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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-18
Play Must Stop as Whistle TOots,
and Feet Must Be Kept
Out of Faces

/ NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. 10
Walter Camp, who was the Yale
member of the recent conference OF
the football rules committee in New
York, today made the following in
formal summarization of the changes
made I'm the rules for the coming sea-
son as they would AFFECT the game.
"The football rules committee rec
ognixed, as do spectators and players
alike. that the game itself as now
played Is not only we'll understood
and liked, but that IL shows signs at
last OF crystallizing In form and be.
coming free from radical annual
changes that necessitate the learning
OF new code every fall. For this
numberless suggestions submitted,
which, while II adopted might posi-.
bly in time produce another good
game, would materially alter the pres
ent style Of play.
There were. however. some four
tendencies In the sport which were
beginning to grow and produce objec-
tionable features. FIRST OF these was
the very exasperating way In which
men on the attack. coming through
to take the secondary interference,
kept on after the whistle had blown
and the runner had been stopped, and
oftentimes endeavored to knock down
a backheld man.
often In the last two years we
have seen an entirely unsuspecting
back. who. owing to the fact that the
play had been on the other side OF
the line and the runner stopped be-
fore he got through his opening at
all, had relaxed. suddenly struck by
one OF these interferers and perhaps
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-18

minus the services Of the veteran
Jake Mazer for the rest OF the sea.
son, for an x-ray examination has
revealed a broken rib sustained in
the Buffalo farce Tuesday night.
Jake, veteran OF 10 years basket
ball in Detroit and the finest foul
shooter in the middle west. opines
that perhaps he may never play
again. but unless his injuries should
prove to be more serious than now
appears, his friends believe that his
retirement Is another Home Run"
Baker affair.
Three indoor track meets have
been arranged by the ~" for the next
three weeks. Toledo will be met
here Feb. 26. and a return meet will
be staged at Toledo March 6. East
ern High and the local "Y" will match
runners Feb. %, this meet being call
ed at o'clock in order to clear the
gym for the basketball game later in
the evening.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-18
MUSKECON READY
TO TAKE S. m. TEAM
Sawdust City Willing To Ac-
cede To Requests of Class
c Circuit

MUSHROOM, Mich. Feb. 1s.--If the
South Michigan league is actually
anxious to secure Muskegon as one
Of the members OF that circuit. there
by ending all chance Of the reorgani-
xation Of the Michigan State league.
II Is now practically assured that the
Sawdust city will become the occu-
pant OF berth in the Frank organi-
zation.
According to letters written by
President Jim Frank, of the South
Michigan, q downtown park and a
small bonus are all that Is needed to
insure the transfer OF a Class G fran
chise here. The First Ward Board of
Trade has pledged itself to provide
the downtown park. planning for the
necessary structures. and the bonus
will also be cared for by the local
business men.
Sandy Murray, Muskegon manager
last season. II anxious TO secure the
franchise and says he has the back
Ing OF former International league
and New York State league mag
mates. The idea OF having Class z
ball here this summer is proving very
popular. There Is little question but
that the state circuit will not reor-
ganize IL Muskegon Is lost to It.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-18
More Coaches for
Pennsy Gridders

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1s.--Head
Coach Brooke. OF the University OF
Pennsylvania football team. will not
be lacking in assistants next fall. DR..
Charles Wharton, OF the class OF 1915.
has announced that be has signed to
tutor the Blue and Red linemen, and
Byron Dickson and Harold CASTOR are
others who have been employed to
aid Brooke. A backneld coach 10 yet
to be chosen. The men under consid-
Grafton are not known, but IL has been
announced that neither Bill Hollen-
beck. former Penn State mentor and
Pennsy fullback OF national fame In
1908, nor Stevenson. sensational quar-
terback in 1904 and 1906. will land
the Job. Wharton and Wiley Wood
run were the first two forwards TO
engage in the guards back" play.
which revolutionixed football attack
several years ago. Wharton has been
line coach at Pennsy several times
during the past decade, and has al
ways done good work.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-18

The third attempt was the in
evitable result OF the way In which q
team on the attack. using q starting
signal. gradually learns 10 beat the
bali In getting or. This. OF course,
is distinctly illegal. but hard to see.
The lineman was busy with his
watch oftentimes and so the thing
grew.
Next season the use OF four Of
ficials Is made mandatory. and the
llnesman freed from the duty OF
keeping time, the watch being given
to the field judge. and this ofncial I'm
structed to see that off-side II called
when any man starts his head or foot
across into the neutral zone before
the ball has been, snapped.
The fourth objectiolal feature
was the rushing into the field Of re-
substitutions during the last period
This has been checked by a return
to the old ruling that no re-substitu-
ton may take place except at the
beginning OF period.
"A ruling was also given on the
position OF linemen. Several have
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-18
RITCHIE WILL TRAIN FOR
WELSH WHILE IN DETROIT
Sullivan's Choice As
Four Greatest Hurlers

CHICAGO, Feb. 1s.--Billy sulli-
van. the veteran catcher who was
released by Manager Rowland. or
the White Sox. just before the
team boarded the train for the
coast. was found In reminiscent
mood here today.
II have caught many great pitch.
ers during my career In the major
leagues and In passing out ] want
to pay my tribute to four l consid.
er foremost In their particular
styles OF delivery. Kid Nichols
OF the old Boston Nationals, pos
sessed the greatest speed: Ed.
Walsh was the peer OF the spitball
hurlers; Jim Scott tops all the
curveball experts, and for all
around mixing and slow ball deliv-
cry there never was man who
excelled DOC" White.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-18
New Interpretation Makes II
Easier for Forward to Get
Into Interference

felt that the restriction placed upon
a lineman on the attack, OF having
one foot and the opposite hand up to
or within q foot OF the line scrim-
mage, has worked hardship on the
really good and active man who could
get into interference. The general
rule made II necessary for q lineman
to bend over with that opposite hand
on the ground. This IL not so. The
man may stand up with one foot on
the line and the other back, and then
IL his opposite hand Is within a foot
OF the line he conforms to the rule
whether that hand II In the air or on
the ground--a rather difiicult thing
for ofiicials TO determine. but certainly
allowing the man to stand up.
There was return to the old rules
regarding running into the fullback,
making q 15-yard penalty for this and
disqualification for roughInG this
player. A forward pass going out OF
bounds, whether hitting a player or
not, will be ruled as incompleted: the
center swapping the ball must actual
ly let II 60; substitutes must report
Immediately on going on the field:
and. In case OF an alleged substitution
not being discovered until play has
been going on. the man 10 disqualified.
half the distance 70 the goal line Is
penalixed and report made to the
central board OF the case. There
were many minor changes In wording
and the Committee recommended
numbering all players besides depre-
eating the sending OF substitutes In
for the sole purpose Of carrying In
structions."
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-18
Whafll Happen to
Me! Queries Johnson

CHICAGO. Feb. 18.--Jack Johnson.
the black champion. Is yearning for
the chicken dinners In Chicago's
black belt. He Is not finding life
abroad during war times any too hap
py and his friends have opened nego-
tiations with United States District
Attorney Clyne at Chicago to ind out
just what will happen to Johnson IL
he comes back and throws himself on
the mercy OF the federal court.
Johnson h facing re-sentence on
three charges OF violation of the Mann
white slave law and re-trial on two
others. Clyde said that he made no
promises. The federal government Is
still attempting to collect the $4,000
which was jumped by Johnson.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-18
Former Lightweight Champion
VIII Spend Coming Week
In This City
CONDITIONING TO BE
HIS CHIEF TASK HERE
New York Bout Expected To.
Pave Way to Marathon Bat
tie For Title ~,

CHICAGO, Feb. ts.-FrsddIs
Welsh, llohtwsl0ht champion, -.
day turned down m OFFER OF So.
600 guarantee 20 meet Willie
Richie over the long route at
Denver, July 4. Welsh told
Richie that N he would Get .
guarantee Of @26, 900 he would put
the match through, but that no
would not risk HE title for Isss
money than RltehIs received
when he was beaten by Welsh
Willie Richie. former lightweight
champion and very likely TO be the
next occupant Of that pugilisuc
throne. win spend next week In DE-
troit. He comes 70 this city to stage
his new vaudeville act. Prom BALL
room TO Gymnasium" In which he and
his sister, Josephine, star In terp-
sic korean feature, but the chief In
terest In his visit will lie In the fact
that while here he will do some siren.
uous and diligent training for his 10
round fight with Freddie Welsh at
Nsw York early next month.
The four-rornd night with Johnny
Dundee at San Francisco last October
is the only bout In which Richie has
engaged since he lost the title to
Welsh on points at London last July.
and IL has been claimed that he has
become hog fat while loanng and
selling haberdashery on the coa3t.
Other persons claim that he has kept
in fairly good condition. but II 10
agreed that Willie will have lot Of
stir work ahead Of him before he can
again get down to real fighting trim.
Ha has been training steadily since
he was matched with Welsh. but his
heavy workouts will begin next week.
and Detroiters will have the nrst
chance to guess whether the excham-
pion can return 10 his old time form
after his long lay OF or not
I. is generally believed that Richie
has been promised 20-round hnish
fight with Welsh II he makes any kind
OF q showing at all In the no-decision
fracas at New York NEXT month. No
one doubts that q home and home
contract was signed, or q promise
given at least, when Willie went 20
England last summer to meet Freddie
under the adverse conditions which
really cost him his title. The double
purpose OF giving Willie chance to
try himself out and Of creating inter
est In the longer match Is responsible
for the New York bout.
II IL probable that Patsy Drouillard.
Ssmmy Taylor and Johnny Lore will
be given q chance to spar with
Richie while he r. here, and there II
likely to be some nifty mixing where
ever Willie takes up his training abode
during his Detroit visit Richie and
his sister will appear at the Miles. the
engagement setting the local theater
back $1,000, II Ia said. Thus II can be
seen that being an ex-champion with
nimble feet and pretty sister il not
so bad. after all
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-18
RONTO and DETROIT TO
MEET ON FIELD OF HONOR
Eyers Chasing Bogey
On Dixie Links Now

z CAMDEN. $. c., Feb. ls-
Johnny Eyers, star second base
man OF the Boston Braves. has ar
rived in this city after several
weeks spent in a mountain camp
in New York, and will remain here
until called TO the Boston train
ing camp next month. Eyers lost
no time In getting out 10. the golf
links. and played. q round with a
friend from Troy his frst morning
here.
II never felt better in all my
life said Evers here, and am
not saying this like the young re-
eruit, for / really feel good, and
from the looks OF things around
here ! believe that am going 10
enjoy il so much that II will be a
case OF holding back instead OF
forcing things"
Which would indicate that
Johnny's illness would not pre-
vent his playing this summer. rs
was feared a few weeks ago. H..
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-18
Nail the BaLToter, But Stop Needlessly Mailing the
Other Players Is Decree of New Grid Rules Says Camp
Speaking of Genuine Sport, HereSa
Sample From Alaskan SnOW Trail

NOME Alaska with Miss Rowena Lewis rid
Burden handicap
distance Of 80 miles the snow
me was and III minutes
dogs driven by each OF the "a
consisting OF Sled driver
participated in the the teams ranging
from drove nine
Bloomfield In W.
Webb and AZ minutes
~
the other contestants
steady at ~
below :.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-18
Whittaker's Boy
To Fight Hunter

Alex Macdonald, the Park Hill
phenom lightweight who Is being tout
ed by Johnny Whitaker as q world
beater. has at last landed q regular
fight His first appearance In the
ring was last week, when he substi-
tuted for Bruno Lang against Artie
Kaufman at Mt Clemens and was
handed neat beating. Mcdonald
VIII night Jack Hunter. whose chief
claim to fame IL victory over Paul
Sikora this winter. at Mt. Clemens
Monday night. The Canadians show
Ing last week would make Il seem
that match with Hunter at his pres
ent stage OF development would be a
wise one. Hunter win probably teach
Alex something, but IL not likely to
outclass him.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-18
#. Farrell a Fed,
Is Latest Dream

NEW YORK. Feb. 1S.---New York
may yet have Federal league team
this coming season. 1t was learned
today that Frank Farrell. former
president of the Yankees, was dicker-
Ing with President Gilmore for the
sale OF playing lot owned by Farrell
and his associates. The Farrell inter
ests bought the ground intending to
make II a home for the Yanks, but
they were summarily ousted from
o. b.
II Is also rumored that Farrell and
his associates are willing to take
over the Feds floating franchise.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-18
Hero of Cactus Classic Enter
ed in Vanderbilt and Grand
Prix Races Next Week

Across the path of Eddie Grant and
Ralph De Palma. two time Vanderbilt
cup winners who will race at San
Francisco Monday for the permanent
possession OF the coveted trophy, will
fall the shadow of Barney oldheld.
the most daring speed maniac OF the
whole reckless crew that win thrill
the Frisco fair throngs In the auto
classics. Death will squat on the
chassis OF the cars that speed around
the sharp turns and short laps OF the
Frisco track In the Vanderbilt and
Grand Prix races on Monday and the
Saturday following. and nowhere will
the "old man with the scythe" find
more comfortable riding than at the
side of the fearless Oldneld. Frequent
accidents have barred his way TO VIC
tory In many OF the great speedway
races. but now he has discarded his
old Stutx car. and In a Detroit-made
Maxwell. he hopes to stick the grind
out 10 the finish. IL he does. Il II not
unlikely that both Grant and De Pal
ma will find the battle for the prec-
ious cup q triangular affair.
Barney has had many narrow es-
capes from death, but II Is probable
that never was he nearer disaster than
during the Cactus Classic drive from
Los Angeles to Phoenix last fall. Out
OF the nerve rackng ordeal. Oldfield
emerged the master driver OF the
world" Several times along the de-
sert trails the ''old man with the
scythe" tried 10 steer the intrepid
pilot to destruction.
The closest shave came within 10
miles OF the goal when the exhaust of
his Stutz was screaming. The radi-
ator. explained Oldneld, had been Civ
ing him some trouble. He had been
delayed several precious minutes.
They seemed hours 10 him and the
racer was goaded TO desperation. The
fear that he had lost the great race
when within sight OF the terminal
shook him like an ague. He opened
her up."
slitbering a bit on a muddy stretch
OF road. leaped diagonally on the end
or culvert. IL shot upwards and
out. hurtling toward a telegraph pole.
The "old man with the scythe" grin
ned in anticipation that time. said
Oldfield.
But the intrepid Barney cheated
him by an inch or two when he whirl-
ed the steering wheel In mid-air, land.
ing on all four wheels like a cat and
speeding on past the telegraph pole
by the narrowest possible margin.
The tried drivers instinct, acting
quicker than thought. had saved him.
For genuine thrills. for sensation
and hard driving" said Oldfeld, II
will recommend the Phoenix desert
race. am not going TO retire from
racing just because l have the Master
Drivers medal. / am not through
with the game yet"
And he evidently isn't.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-18
Lands Silent
Until Monday

Z CHICAGO, Feb. 1S.-There will be
no decision In the big baseball suit
of the Federals against organized ball
until Monday. at the earliest. This
became known today when Judge
lands, in whose court the suit was
brought, announced that he goes to
Springfield this afternoon on q per-
sonal trip to the capital. During the
absence OF Judge lands. Federal
Judge Carpenter will handle smaller
cases that are scheduled to come up
In lands court. Judge lands will
return to Chicago Monday.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-18
PLAY WITH BOTH, is
MARQUARDS SOLUTION

NEW YORK, Feb. 1s.--Rube Mar.
guard is still playing the role of
where am I going to play" today.
following long conference with
President Hampstead, OF the Giants.
The Rube is bound to the Giants and
to the Brookfeds with both clubs
ready to fight for his services.
According to reports. the eccentric
southpaw has given both clubs to un-
derstand that he will report to them
for spring training.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-18
Newsboy Phenom
Is Here Monday

Welker Cochran, the newsboy-bil-
lizard shark. and Albert Cutler. nation
ally known as skillful tournament
player. will meet at the Sweeney Hus-
ton parlors Monday night. Hereafter
all OF the exhibitions by members Of
the Champion Billiard Players league
will be given at the Sweeney-Huston
ivory clicking establishment. Mon
days program includes 800 points at
14.1, the most spectacular OF all balk
line games.
Cochran Is an Iowa boy who leaped
into prominence az cueist at the
age Of Is. which was not very long
ago, In one OF his first public exhibit
tons he Is said TO have made an aver
age Of 40 and q high run of 165 at
49,, and q few nights later ran out
a string OF ESQ points in two innings.
His style Of play resembles that OF
Frank Ives. Like all boy wonders, he
Is hailed as Willie Hopes successor.
Cochran Is splendid chap person.
ally, and Is very eager for an educa-
ton. His profits as a newsboy
enabled him 10 get q common school
education, and next summer he will
complete course az the Lane Tech.
nical school In Chicago.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-18
JUNIOR BAekETeALL
TOURNEY SOON

q something worth while doing at the
r. viii be the regular program for
the next few weeks. Tomorrow
Grand Rapids and Detroit meet In q
swimming tourney that Is creating I'M
expected interest. There has always
been lots OF swimming in the Detroit
tank. but there never has been COM
petition enough. near by To warrant
~ a6lair OF the sort to be staged to-
morrow. The Grand Rapids splash
ers. however. secured new tank
this winter, and they have developed
. team that will give the Detroiters
q busy evening A return match will
b given Grand Rapids, the date TO
20 selected tomorrow.
The next athletic event OF big in
torest on the "Y" schedule will be
the basketball tournament for the
Wayne County Amateur Athletic fed
Grafton. Last year there were some
thing like Al teams in the tourney.
altogether too many. and this year II
- not likely that more than. dozen
Will be allowed to enter. There are
= number or church leagues about
the city, and 1t 10 probable that the
two or three teams standing frat in
these leagues will be permitted to en-
tor the title Tits, the others being
considered as eliminated by the win
ter's play In their own leagues. These
league leaders. together with Lunat-
tached teams OF the same grade
which are unattached. will make up
the tourney eligibles. A meeting OF
the managers and presidents has
been called by DR.. Modesto for Mon.
day night. after which more defin-
'ite announcement will be made.
DR.. MODESTO Is also planning a SEN
for amateur basketball tourney, for
the Riyersides. X X five and teams
q that caliber. IL they desire It.
Church teams that consider them
solves stronger than the average run
g such quintets would also be eligi-
be,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-18
Kansas May Have
Subsidized Ball

TOPEKA, Kas.. Feb. 1S.-Baseball
subsidized by cities In Kansas is .
possibility. Several legislators in
conference reasoned thusly:
II the state can appropriate money
for the benefit of state and other
fairs. why not appropriate money 10
permit cities of the nrst-class to sup
port baseball clubs In such cities?
II the encouragement rules that 1t
can be done, such bill win be pre-
scented.
Organized baseball in Kansas is on
the wane.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-18
TAYLOR A Conner,
PREDICTS SCHIFF
Dalton's Foe of Tonight Spars
With Sammy and Finds Him
q Tartar

Johnny Schiff wound UP his train
ing for the fight with Jerry Dalton at
Windsor tonight by short bout with
Sammy Taylor at the Moose gym yes
terday afternoon. and thereafter the
two boys formed a mutual admiration
society. Sammy says that Johnny will
stop Dalton In four or five rounds at
the outside, view which Dalton, OF
course. absolutely fails to share.
Schiff did not know who Taylor was
when he donned the gloves with the
Detroit lightweight, and supposed him
to be merely one of the lads who find
pleasure in hanging around gym
nasiums and sparring whenever q
CHARGE is offered. He soon changed
his mind when he began to mix It
with the Austrian, and at the end Of
the short bout blinked a minute and
demanded some information about
Taylor. Johnny declared Sammy one
OF the finest prospects he had ever
seen. and In fact spent the rest OF
the day in singing the praises OF the
local youngster. Both Schiff and Dali
tor are In good condition for the bat.
tie this evening.
No day Is complete without an out
burst from Walter Burke. and today's
offering Is even more startling than
ordinarily. The manager insists that
this spring he is going to collect
Johnny Lore. another lightweight, a
middle and two heayies. ard start on
a transforming tour that will land the
party in Australia next fall. The tour
will start at Detroit. and will include
Montreal. New York and Havana. No,
Walter hasn't picked his fighters yet
and applications are In order. Burke
was asked by Promoter Mcintosh a
year ago to bring Lore TO the Anti
podes, but called or the trip because
OF warnings from Joe woodman, who
had taken Sam Langford to Australia
and had not been particularly well
pleased with his reception. The ring
game is prospecting highly in that cor.
ner OF the Pacific now. however, and
visions Of the provArbial pot of gold
at the rainbow's end are calling Wal
ter.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-18
1ener and Johnson on Pacific Coast,
Fed PYexy Excited -SomefhinQ DoinQ?

Since President Gilmore Of the Federal league
INTEREST Johnsons
Francisco to
n the exposon opening according
q tning the presence OF the
other than baseball
sufficient TO make fans