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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
League Players
Famed as Birds of PASSAGE

National league
circuit laye
diamond
Te Is list OF National aguers who have
still
Eeals Becker Boston New Philadelphia
Philadelphia | ''7"'"eN-'
Charlie Herzog New again Cincinnati
Roger Benahan Chicago, York
~ NHSAs0
Eddie Grant, Philadelphia, New York
John Lober, Chicago, Cincinnati,
Bobby Byrne, 81 Louis,
Tommy Leach, Louisville Pittsburgh, Chicago
Iolis
Jame chicago
Miller Chicago Cincnna
Mowrey. Louis Pittsburgh
Josh Devore, New York Cincinnati BOSTON
Herb Moran Boston Brooklyn, poston
ncin
Highlanders Philadelphia
Albert Doan Cincinnati, Hghanders Philadelphia PITTSBURGH
a ''ie" -
Bert HUMPHREYS. Philadelphia, Cincinnati.
Red Corrden St
"''o ""u'S7''
Art Fromme st Louis Cincinnati ork
= Highanders Incl
ua
Bill Sweeney Chicago,
Mike onin st Louis Baltimore
"' '''''"isi'. 4'e"
nved ,
Schmidt Good Robertson Kots
Donln -" 'O"N~'
Men who started in the big
they occupy outside OF battery
Doyle Wagner Whitfield Martin Gowdy Dolan Esan Sweeney
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
M ALEER IS JUST
TAKING IT EASY
Former Red SOx President
Thinks He Was Lucky to
Get Out of Game

James McAleer, one OF basebaIrs
most notable figures. who Just a year
ago resigned as president of the Red
SoX and sold his stock TO President
Lannin, is enjoying life of ease.
When | sold out at Boston a year
ago II was forever. | guess it was a
lucky move az that although az the
time | did not think so.
From what | learn now OF the big
league teams. none except the Braves
had very successful season But. of
course, | don't know any of the inside
AFFAIRS, | base my opinion upon what
have read in the papers.
II am just taking things easy now.
They did try 10 get me into politics,
but | guess | don't care for any of
that game.
II have not re-engaged in any bust
ness. and don't know as shall
Knocking around and taking things
as they come rather suits me after 20
years or so in such a strenuous game
as baseball particularly when you
have done a lot OF managing from the
bench.
Il am in grand health now. and
barring an occasional trip TO Cleye-
land | am keeping pretty close TO
home, expect TO take a trip TO Cali
fornta about FEB. /.
I've had some fine shooting this
fall have had fun playing cards with
my friends. and have done a lot OF
reading. and really begin to feel
rested"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
Tiger Sleuth, Then Great
Catcher, Steadied "Rajah"
in First Games

II there is one person in baseball
whom Roger Bresnahan greets Win
more genuine affection than another,
il is Jim McC,uire. OF Albion, Micha
now bush sledth for the Tigers. When
Roger broke into the bag league as Il
pitcher az Washington in 1900, his
make up was an inspiration 10 the
musical comedy rubes. according TO
his own version tie Was big,
freckled faced bashful upsophisticat
ed farmer boy. and the long ride from
Ohio TO the capital mad robbed the
"Itajah" OF all the confidence he ever
had. After his arrival IN Washington.
il took nearly = day for Bresnahan 10
find the baseball Offices.
There ne was RECEIVED Win cOur.
tesy. but was ovcfaWcd by his sur
roundings, and Just then ne would
have given every prospect OF big
league career TO have been back IN
the land OF the old Horse aud Bubby
league. Then he was discovered by
Jim Mcclure. who was az he height
of his career
Roger tells he rest
Jim seemed 20 take a liking TO
me right away and Mrs Mcclure also
quieted my fears for tho time being
But / was frightened half stiff with
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
Two Good Games
On Tonight's Card

Two basketball games OF import.
anee are on the cards tonight Cen
trail will open the season by clashing
with Pontiac at the Central gym. and
Martha Holmes ana the Rayls will
play az the formers court Whit
marsh, Wenzel. Holton Culver and
Sullivan will probably start for Cen
trial. Gordon and Miller viii be new
faces on the church quintet.
An interesting bit OF history is con
nected with the appearance of Cul-
ver's Eame ia the varsity basketball
lineup. Culver was put 10 work on
the basketball squad last winter TO
work up little speed for the 1914
football season. While working with
that idea in mind Culver nevertheless
picked up some OF the fine points OF
the tossing game, and succeeded in
making the second team last winter.
This year he has so improved that he
has been drafted for the regulars.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
Cub Manager Says He Would
Have Quit at Start Except
for Jim

on the bases when there were run.
ners on the paths and gave ME a
dozen little hints OF things that never
had entered my mind when I was in
the old Horse and Buggy
Gee, but ! sure did stick TO Jim
Mcclure after that, | never let him
get out of nv sight and TO me ne
was a bigger man right then than the
president OF the United States
Jim must have told the manager
some nice things about me, because
all OF sudden. the fifth day | was
with the team and 10 minutes before
the game began | was told TO ger
ready as was selected 10 pitch that
day
Bresnahan had a stormy day. but
he succeeded I'm overcoming his stage
fright and shut out ST louis. TO o.
with the timely aid OF Mcclure. who
caught him. Roger went through the
season with great success after that
winning 10 out OF 20 games. and,
thereafter was one OF the big men OF
the game long after he was a catch.
er Now he is known as great
catcher and a capable manager. but
he attributes mach OF his success 20
the kindly advice and aid Of Jim Nc
CURE in the summer Of 1909
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
OUTLOOK BAD FOR
RING in ILLINOIS
Governors Action In Stopping
Fights Believed to Mean End
of Game

CHICAGO, Jan. Flight promoters
and fans throughout Illinois were fear.
ful today that the stopping OF two
fights by order OF Gov. Dunno yester.
day has sounded the death knell of
the squared circle in the state. II is
believed today in many circles that
the action was the opening gun in the
fghg OF the reformers 10 staye off pas
sage of the measure legalizing boxing
in the state
At Peru, H.. just as Referee Scanlon
announced that Mike Snyder. of Chi
cago, and Goats Doig, OF Spring Val
ley, had fought 10 rounds 10 a draw,
Peru officials stepped into the ring
and arrested Scanlon who promoted
the bout. the two lighters and the at
PENDANTS. A number of spectators
were nabbed as witnesses.
While the arrests were going on at
Peru the police of Ottawa prevented
a scheduled ten-round go between
Andy Dams and Teddy Oster
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
SHORT LENGTHS

The University OF Pennsylvania has
turned over 10 the Army and Navy
charities its share OF the seat sale at
the Army Navy football game, amount
ing 10 $4,000. These charities have
received more than s155.O0O from
Pennsy since the games have been
played at Franklin field
The Illinois A. g and the Rayls viii
hook up on the basketball court here
Jan, o.
Homer Mack. e:06la established a
new world record for three heats over
Ice on half track yesterday.
The heats were stepped I'm 2:l4ia and
2:li, the last being the fast one
Charley White has astounded the
sport world by calling his mana ger.
Nate Lewis. 10 one side and presenting
Nate with a neat raise Under the
rules of the fight. Lewis should have
been fred AS soon as charley made n
success of hghting
Eddie Campi OF Los Angeles is after
fight with KID Williams
-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
Wherever Donovan Goes, One Great
Game He Didn't Win Will Be Recalled

to Rossman. Evers should have been
the second out, but Coughlin fumbled
his grounder and the bases were full.
Schultz, the home run hitter. couldn't
get the ball out OF the inield and died,
Rossman TO Donovan, while Chance
scored. Del Howard batted for Tink-
er. and Donovan struck MIN out, but
Schmidt let the third strike go through
his legs and Steinfeldt came in with
the tying run. That was as hard
luck as even Matty has encountered
in post-season battles.
Just to show how Donovan pitched
that day il may be recalled that he
famed Tinker three times, Chance
and Slagle twice and Zimmerman,
King. Schultz. Howard and Overall
once apiece. Smiling Bill may or may
not have the markings OF great man
ager in his system, but he was Ger.
tainly some twirler. -
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
Only Colleges Seem To Take To
z National Game Of Amer
leans
WRESTLING IL JAPAN'S
MOST POPULAR SPORT
Mat Contests. However, Are
Very Different From
Those Here

Baseball is the football OF Japan
Wrestling is the Japanese baseball.
This is the relation that the Two
sports bear TO each other in Japan,
said Klyo Sue lnui general secretary
OF the Japanese athletic association,
recently.
Like football in America, baseball IS
the college game of the Japanese. and
is to certain extent making it's way
among the school boys But people
In general. outside OF the colleges.
still cling TO wrestling. the only ma
tive Japanese sport
Baseball is taking wonderful
hold in Japan. but il has not displaced
wrestling and possibly never VIII H.
is strictly a game. The japanese
system OF wrestling would do a man
lttle good If he were attacked. Jlu
jitsu is for that
This formal wrestling. says Or.
Inui. will keep its hold on the people
against the invading baseball, though
II may have TO see the American
game promoted TO an equal footing.
There are as standard holds used by
Japanese wrestlers. A fall is count
ed when any part of the body above
the knees touches the ground
Against this. understood by every
Japanese and surrounded by tradition.
baseball must make Roadway II Is
making H. but so far has gained
ground only among the colleges,
where ii is the rage. as football Is
here Crowds attend the games, es.
pecially when American teams such
as have visited Japan recently, are
taking part, but they are more like
the football crowds In this country
than the baseball mobs.
Japan is perhaps peculiar" says
Or lnui, lin that there is no native
game of ball except sort OF an as
sociation football played by boys
Girls have always used soft cotton
ball TO toss about. but a game played
with a ball by men is a new thing.
Tennis is now played in Japan.
many girls taking part Boxing VIII
never gain a footing | think. There
are Japanese boxers in America. but
the game itself would not appeal 10
Japanese in general
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02

Now that Wild Bill Donovan has
returned TO the American league in
somewhat OF blaze OF glory, remln-
iscences Of the former great twirler
are in order Probably the greatest
game Bill ever pitched was the hrst
contest OF the world series OF 1901,
which was contested by the Tigers
and the Cubs. Donovan should have
beaten Big JEFF Overall that day and
If he had II might easily have changed
the result OF The following games. As
il was the battle was called at the
END OF the twelfth with the score y
TO 3.
AZ the time When the Cubs came
M In their last half OF the ninth the
score was 3 TO in favor of Detroit.
Frank Chance, lighting as always,
singled to right and Donovan passed
Steinfeldt the smgger. Johnny King
tried 10 sacrifice. but<Dopped weakly
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
BASEBALL IS FOOTBALL
OF The NIPPONESE FOLK
jumps BROKE LEG
DIDN'T KNOW IT
Took Murphy. of Feds, Five
Months TO Discover Frac-
tured Ankle

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, Jan. -
Umpire James 4. Murphy, OF the Fed.
eral league sustained a broken leg
on July I, and did not find IL ont I'M
iii December lie started the season
with the Illinois Missouri league. and
Was officiating at Ottawa, III, when a
line drive caught him just above the
ankle. lie was laid up for a day or
so. but was back on the job in time
for foul tip TO crack two of his ribs
on July 8, This time he was out OF
the game until Aug TO- when he
jumped 10 the outlaws His injuries
did not bother him further until cold
weather, when the ankle began To
pain him quite severely Last month
he visited physician here, and was
informed that his leg VAS broken-a
greentree fracture OF the fibula 1t
was news 10 Murphy.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
MORAN HAS NO CHANCE,
If RUM0RS ARE TRUE

II the rumor to the effect that Man.
ager Pat Moran knew nothing of the
shifting OF Sherwood Magee to the
Braves until he read 1t in the papers
IS true, then conditions on that Phila.
delphia team are worse than were
suspected and no manager, regardless
OF how capable he may be. has a
chance to make a success OF the Job.
Interference with man supposed
TO be in charge of team means dis.
ruption, regardless OF what the condi.
tions may be. No ball team ever has
been successfully managed by more
than one man. He must rule with a
free hand and under no circumstances
must he be hampered by interference
from the outside.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
COMISKEY HAS LAUGH ON
WHOLE BASEBALL WORLD
BRENNAN SCORES
KAYO All RAPIDS
Stewart in Draw Middle
weights Fail TO Decide Any
thing in Eastern Bouts

frankie Brennan. Detroit middle
weight, scored clean knockout over
Irl Crowshaw, of Grand Rapids. az
Grand Rapids last night, in the fourth
round. Brennan will probably be
matched with Eddie DeLosh for Jan.
is. Hal Stewart featured in another
draw, tighting six clever rounds al
the Furniture City with Battling Ter
~, OF New Castle, Pa.
At Waterbury Conn. Battling Lev
insky and Gunboat Smith fought J.
rounds 10 q featureless draw last
night. AL Pittsburgh, Johnny Xii
bane was outpointed BY Patsy Bran
nigan i'm a six-round go. Knockout
Brown lost l5-round bout to Tommy
Lowe, at Ardmore. Md. Tom McCar-
thy knocked out Sailor Fritts in the
third round at New York. Jack Dill
Ion and Young Ahearn made il six,
round draw at Philadelphia
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
M'GRAW TAKES ON
COLLEGE PITCHER
Cook. of Princeton. Learned TO
PLAY Ball Because Coach
Insisted

John McGraw, OF the Giants seems
TO De taking shine 20 college ball
PLAYERS these days One of his latest
acquisitions is Fred Cook. a former
played al San Antonio. Minneapolis.
Cleveland and Columbus Cook start
ed 10 pitch in 1893. when he was at
tending high school at Boston He
mad never played ball but was draft
ed by the coach 10 try out for the
team As material was scarce. Cook
worked during the winter I'm the high
school gym and quickly developed
into the best prep school twirler in
the city Later he starred at Exeter.
and was first string moundsman at
Princeton for two years Cook is also
something OF a pinch-hitter
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
COAST LEAGUE MAY
GET INTO COURT NOW

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2.-lt is re-
ported that Harry Wolverton aud
Lloyd Jacobs, who held the Sacra;
mento Coast league franchise last
year. will fight the transfer OF the
franchise to Salt Lake City in the
courts.
The league asserts that Wolyerton
and Jacobs forfeited their say in the
matter when they failed to pay sal
aries last season, and the other clubs
had TO dig up some $4,000 for debt
paying purposes at the California
capital
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
DETROIT HANDICAP
LIST Is HELD BACK

NEW YORK. Jan. practically
half OF the clubs affiliated with the
United States Golf association are
tardy in making their handicap re
turns. The time set for the placing
OF such data in the hands OF the ex.
ecutive committee was two weeks ago.
and unless the delayed reports arrive
soon. the handicappers will have little
progress TO report at the approaching
annual meeting Among the clubs
from which the committee is anxious
TO hear is the Detroit Golf club
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
English Golfers
Coming Next Year

BOSTON. Jan. Fit is announced
that Harry Vardon, Edward Ray aud
George Duncan, the big three OF Eng
lish golfers, will visit this country
next summer for the purpose OF WIN
ming the American title. IL they come,
another struggle as eyentful as that
which took place AT the Country CLUB
here in 1913, when Francis Ouimet
won the open championship from VAR
don and Ray, can be expected
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
Pitches With Either
Hand, But Lacks Job

Ii would seem that such marvel
as q pitcher who could deliver the ball
from either side Of the mound would
be prize that would be hastily seized
upon by the big leagues. Such versa
tility should be invaluable. But evil
IDENTIFY the major league managers are
not educated TO an appreciation
OF hurler who is both right
and left.handed for Rhode
IsIano youth. who claims 10 be
an ambidexterous twirler. il having
10 advertise for a job. He an
nounces that he will consider any
sort OF an Offer His name is \. Reed
Towner and he gets his mail a WAY
priy r.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
'Chick" Gandil Is
Injured by Auto

Automobile accidents have added
another ball player 10 the roll of dia-
mond stars who have been more or
less seriously injured since the season
closed. The latest victim is Chick
Gandil, the Washington first baseman.
In avoiding collision, Gandil made
quick turn of his steering wheel the
other day, and severely wrenched the
muscles and ligaments of his throwing
arm. He has always had trouble in
lmbering up his arm in the spring,
and the accident has not brought any
JOY to Manager Griffith Chick" viii
have to go TO Bonesetter Reece for
treatment, Earl Hamilton, Eddie CT
cote and Bonnie Kauff are among the
other baseball notables TO get banged
UP while motoring since the end OF
the season
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
Detroit Takes
Second In Week

Although outplayed inst two periods,
the Detroit hockey team won its sec
ond victory OF the week by defeating
the Toronto Riversides last night. ?
TO /. The Tigers did all their scor.
ing in the first period, and then the
splendid defensive work OF Black
and Emory held the invaders TO a
single counter. although Toronto was
easily the master of the Detroiters
during the final sessions. Reid and
johnson did the scoring for Detroit
Two games will be played here next
Wednesday and Thursday nights with
the Hull college septet. champions Of
Ottawa.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
Still Has Collins. While Walt
Johnson is Back in Wash
ingt0n
COULD NOT BUY EDDIE
AS CONDITIONS ARE NOW
III Twirler Had Never Leaped,
Second Baseman Would Have
Gone to the Yanks
BY HAROLD v. WILCOX.

IL certain recent baseball deal
were turned wrong side out and the
inner works exposed to the vulgar
gaze OF the public, 1t is probable that
certain merry chuckles coming from
the direction OF Charles Comiskey, OF
Chicago, ILL.,, would be explained. The
deal in question Is the one which up
set the dope and the baseball world
by sending Eddie Collins TO the White
Sox.
The purchase OF Collins was with.
out question great coup Tor Com
iskey. AS things now stand, the
White Sox have the only real. out
standing baseball star in Chicago.
Collins has a monopoly on all gate
magnet honors there. Besides, he
will so strengthen the Sox that the
south siders are likely to be pennant
contenders for the first time in sew
eral years.
But there is no reason TO believe
that Comiskey could have purchased
Collins at any price under conditions
as they now exist in baseball. When
the deal was put through, Walter
johnson had jumped to the Feds. The
decreed that something drastic was
necessary for O. B. TO hold its own
In the Windy city. Somebody sug-
gested that Collins might be able TO
so strengthen the Sox that the John.
son hurdle would be Offset. Ban
Johnson was suffering from the eX-
citement of the week, and he threw
his influence back of the decker. Mack
yielded to the necessities of the mo-
ment, and Commy nailed Eddie.
Since then Johnson has hurdled
back, and the White Sox still have
Collins. More fortunate circhm-
stances could not be imagined by the
south siders. and Commy surely has
right to indulge in a little glee.
III Johnson had never jumped to
the Chifeds. there is every reason TO
believe that Collins would have gone
TO New York Had Mack still been
determined TO get rid OF his star sec
ond sacker, the American league would
have been able to redeem its promise
TO strengthen the Yanks, without
arousing the ire of other magnates,
who are determined TO hang on TO
their leading performers. In fact, the
early dope had IL that Collins would
join the Yanks, and il is believed that
only Walter Johnsons temporary de.
sertion, which did not seem temper
airy then, caused the league 10 switch
its plans.
At any rate, the good luck deity
has smiled graciously on Comiskey,
and he has every reason in the world
TO be happy man.
President Navin and Manager Jen.
nings are determined to develop every
Tiger pitcher to his highest efficiency
before the season Of 1915 gets. under
way. Last year there were some
mighty promising performers on the
hurling stan, but many OF them failed
TO get going as they should. and il
was necessary TO overwork Dauss and
lCoveleskie. This spring there will be
two veteran catchers in camp whose
sole duties will be to develop pitch.
ers- Lew McAllister and Jim Nc.
CURE are both crafty men OF long ex.
perience and both know we'll the
needs OF young twirlers. II the pair
OF them do not succeed in improving
the Tiger material amazingly, il will
be very surprising upset OF done.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02

my new surroundings and you can
bet that didn't let Jim Mcclure get
out OF my sight for the next three or
four days
We'll they took me TO the ball
yard ID The morning and Mcclure.
with real fatherly interest. took ne
in hand and started 10 warm me up.
/ showed him everything had IN
stock and he kept saying
That's pretty good. sonny; you're
all rightly "
II was too green 20 imagine he
was merely jollying me along.
The other PLAYERS tried TO have
fun with me. but Jim shooed them
aEay and kept working on me, show
ing me better way to wind up than
/ bad told me how to keep all eye
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
EVERS RECOVERING
VERY SLOWLY, Is FEAR

TROY y. y, Jan. Friends OF
Johnny Evers are much alarmed at
the great second baseman's physical
condition Evers recovered sufficient
ly from his attack OF pneumonia at
New York TO return TO his home in
this city for the holidays, but since
then his restless nature has delayed
the return OF his strength. His
friends are urging Evers 10 90 south
for the remainder OF the winter but
Il is said that the ball player refuses
10 share their fears.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
Some More About
Red SOX Hurlers

Ray Collins OF the Boston Ameri-
cans possesses the enviable record OF
riding through 272 innings without
hitting a batsman. Nine hundred and
seventy-seyen men raced ColliHs they
we're men of every descriptions -me1
who crowded the plate; men who only
hngged il at times; men who stood
back for the purpose OF failing the
sphere. Yet Collins didn't hit one
and he granted but 90 bases on balls.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
NEW ORLEANS RACING
WELCOMED By 10000

NEW ORLEANS. La, Jan. "A
throng OF 10000 turned out at the
track to welcome the return OF rae
ing to New Orleans yesterday. and
the interest shown insured the sue
cess OF the meet. Three favorites and
three long shots won on the opening
day. Just Red. who paid 10 to l, won
the feature race, nosing out the favor
tie. Robert Kay, in a whirlwind finish
from behind
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
White House Puts Pair On Yale Quintet

That touch OF aristocracy is no
drawback in American athletics, IS
evidenced by the fact that a grand
son OF former President Garfield, and
a son OF former President TAFT are
regulars, on The Yale varsity basket
ball team This winter both are tall
rangy and splendid players.