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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-02
Victory Over Cleveland
Today Is Very Important
ASWAlT, oNE-lECGED
ATHLETE, rs DEAD

ALLIANCE. O.. May ..--virgil
Oswald, %. known Is Peg" the
famous one-legged baseball. foot
ball. and basketball star. Is dead
OF typhoid fever. Oswald, though
handicapped by the loss OF one
Of his legs. when q boy. by perse-
verance developed into a star
athlete.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-02
FOLWELL TAKES
CHARGE AT PENN

PHILADELPHIA. May Bob
Folweli Pennsylvania foot ball
coach. made hts debut this week
when he officially ushered In the
spring football season at Museum
held The workout" was for tn.
purpose OF stimulating interest and
spirit which Is to be dominant
factor in next seasons coaching pol.
icy.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-02
CENTRAL'S BALL
SKED FOR 1916

Central highs baseball schedule
for the present spring is As follows.
according 10 an, announcement from
the athletic association:
May ,. at Monroe. May q. at ypsi-
hnti. May. ~ Scott high at Toledo.
Nav 1s. Cass Tech. Mt Goldberg HeId
May ?. Western high at Clark psrT
Nav 80. Waite hIEh at Toledo. May
e, Eastern high at Goldberg field I.
Mas 81. al Birmingham; May 80. at
Tort Huron: June J. ut Pontiac: June
.. NoFthW esiern. at Northwestern
held - June 10. Alumni at Bois
Blanc island
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-02
Both Clubs Could Profit
Much By Tri-
umph

The d-y has interesting possibili-
ties. A victory over the Indians
will Jam the Tigers up close To first
place again and possibly into tie
for the lead. although that is not
probable since Johnson is slated TO
pitch for Washington against Bos.
ton. A defeat could easily shoot
Detroit down into the second di-
vision with a chance TO snuggle up
close 10 the White Sox. and prob
ably would do that thing There
fore Messrs. Jennings and his hire
.ings are somewhat agitated and de
sirous o. a victory this afternoon.
II so happens that all that is true
OF Detroit in this league standing
matter y also true OF Cleveland.
While the Indians are still bi,
dazsd by all these new hrst division
surroundings. hey aren't allowing
themselves to b. stampeded and
have designs on victory today
themselves.
Cunningham and coveleskie are
the Tiger pitching selections for the
day and the weather this afternoon
Sill have much 70 do with Manager
Jennings nomir alton. II Il con.
tinues to be vet and il IL decided
10 play the game, the southpav IL
The iikely selection. Neither Morton
nor Mitchell have appeared in the
series here yet, and one OF these
two Is almost certain TO be named
b. Fohl-
Wit was at short and MaIsel at
third yesterday, both Bush and
Young being victims Of trouble
some knees. This lineup Is expect
ed TO stand today, because OF the
slippery condition of the diamond.
1t IL surprising that no one has
figured out Lee Fohls scheme to
beat the Tigers before. Almost in
variably all the Detroit scoring is
done In the FINAL three innings. Very
seldom DO the Jungaleers go into
the seVrnth with a lead. On the
other hand. the Detroit pitchers al
low the scoring on them early In the
came. and then tighten up. So Foil
employed strategy. His side got the
customary two runs early la the
fray. Then he ordered up rain
and gave the unsuspecting Tigers a
duckIng that stopped the game be
tore TIgc had chance TO do his
scoring. As tho fracas had gone
FIVE innings, Detroit was licked.
This rain was particularly sad
affair because the Tigers were real
~ getting set for a cleanup. Gov
eleskie was wayering and IN the
last innings played. only sensational
fielding prevented tie score. As
IT was. Maisel was on FIRST and
veach a, bat WREN time was called.
The inevitable Graney.Smith com.
binatlon, which has made most OF
the trouble in tbis town this week.
was responsible for yesterdays trim.
ming 0raney singled. Turner
walled. Speaker sacrificed. and
Smith doubled 10 right. That scored
the runs and ended Clevelsnd's
abuse Of Georg. Dauss' slants. De-
troit almost tied the count in the
nth. Burns singled and s,anage
gave the ball ~ healthy a walIop
~ SO brve notice this season. All
that prevented triple vas lts d..
reciioD% Instead OF skImming the
J Jag or cutting ia past Howard for
double. the ball went straight st
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-02


Whole Detrott asa New Nevk were
tsseag. tie Senators defeated the Red
SeS aad weat late The lead fes the
American fesgue pesnast.
~Bahe- Rath cswida1 see the plate.
He walked NINE seastsvs. allied che
hases ~ the eighth sad shes rettv~d
- faves ef "Dut~h" Leonard. whe
IVES Kreeted ~ Heavy with . doubie
which CLEARED the kasea.
TIE Gissss lost their etghth
strutght gssse yesterday.
Nsp Rseker stitched bis avst gsme
- the year for The Dodgers. That
n. De stavtea 60, b0t sstt In the
fe0rth taaiWg hes The Giants solved
bis delivery ssd started % pouad
Bin.
Bessy kau9 set tive hits yesser-
day.
Rsisy weather prevented the Car
diase-t Obs. White sox-bpowws games
yesterday.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-02
Iona Tour Planned.

CHICAGO. Nav 2.--Amatenr auto
lists here were planning today tour
over the National Parks highway.
According TO tentative plans an
nounced today. the tour will start
July 20. from st. Paul. and will end
AZ Cardr or, Mont. July 20.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-02

PHILADELPHIA. May 2.--Benny
Leonard. New York's sensational
lightweight. added Charley Thomas
pane 10 his list today OF those he
will fash on Freddie Welsh, to cor
ner bout with the elusive title
holder. He all but knocked Thorn
as out at the Olympia last night.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-02
70 GRIDDERS
OUT AT YALE

NEW HAVEN. Conn. May 2.--AII
records Cor big tournouts for spring
practice OF football candidates At
Yale have been shattered by tsc ap.
pearance OF 10 men. Beginning ~
day they will t- given the stises'
kind Of practices. despite the VAIN
Weather.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-02
Who WIN Lead?

m Boston likely to be in the lead when they
cordially from
today played they viii battle each other
maui but happens
~ nx n likely get pitching this week for
- star D likely than
probable Washington viii beat Boston
ana pungs with the Athletics that
the fellows 10 beat up the
Y1adha chance against mediocre pitching but hardly
! ~ teond Gri6lfh viii present
$1,000 Dso Cleveland and then win entertain
tedsy probable Despite welman Groom and Plank the
the The Browns have blown
1& bad that the fans going the
when the club happens make good play
~ n Jones engineer comeback. but hardly In
club should be piekings for Tige Still
softer picking the edge. and the best
pruphecy do now il to predict that Detroit win
division scramble but trailing the Nationals
no Clsvsand Be playing White possbI
that victory for Detroit today
&Mf&1U epssntial to Jsnnings mental tranquility.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-02
Miller VIM

Billy Miller won from Tom Haley
in the Greater Detroit bowling tour
ney last night, capturing four OF the
six games played. Miller's average
vas 1873, and Hsley's was 1856.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-02
Jaquier Behind

Stephens defeated Jaauier last
night at Sweeney Illusions At three
cushion billiards by a count OF 80
10 81. The match is for the city
championship, now held by Jaquier,
and the second and final block will
be played tonight.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-02
Michigan Expects to Clean
Up in Mile, Half and Dashes
Other Events In Notre
Dame Meet Up to
UnknOwns

ANN ARBoR, Mich, May L.
Michigan Is seeking revenge in the
track meet with Notre Dame on Sat.
urday. and all OF the men are pre-
pairing daily to regain some Of the
laurels which the Catholics TOOK
away from them In the inooor meet
monsh or so ago. Despite the vet
weather the team WAS on the track
yesterday.
There are two or three places
which the fans are already counting
on as good ~ won. These are the
mile. the half mile. and the dashes.
Although Notre Dame won the half
indoors. the Hoosier entry can do
no better than 1859. while Ufer made
better than i;ss last saturday, and
Murphy Is capable OF aotns very
fast time II he hits his regular
stride.
Carroll Is q sure thing in the mile,
With Donnelly good for second place.
Smith and O'Prien viii have some
real competition In the dashes, but
the intercollegiate champion has
never been beaten upon q straight
track In either the huncred or two
twenty, and this week Is no time
for him TO be headed.
The rest OF the events are In the
hands OF unknowns with the ex-
ceptions OF the weights. which Cross
should cop. Simons should come
through in the high jump IL hts
ankle can stand the strain. while
there are several good men In the
hurdles.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-02
Crime Wave Has No
Punch This Time

OSSINING. ~. r.. May 2.--Tnabjl-
ity TO steal bases and crack out safe
hits yesterday caused the Sing Sing
prison baseball team TO lose TO a
scrub team from Brooklyn. IL to 2
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-02

Total bas$s--Detroit. 2 CIevs!anA,
T. Sacrihce hits-Grsncy. speaker
stolen bsse--Speaker. Two-kas~ init
Smith. struck out---By Dauss 1
Smith: by Coveleskie. fDaursD
ner): OF ysieskfe. 4 Cobb. Double
plsys--Gandil tunsssiEfed) Cobh and
Maisei. First base on errors he.
troft. 4. Cleveland. 7. Left on bases
Detroit. 3. Cleveland. 2 Time
! hour. UmDires--Eysns and chill
Attendance-s.Tst.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-02
American Association.

terterdsy's CAME
Louisville .. Milwaukee :.
Columbus 10 Minneapolis l.
-. paul-Toiedo. rain
Kansas City indianapolis rain.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-02

yosnsztsr Ests three hits and steals base
MNG with Cobb pop up
Ix(o DsasuSs1 Walter Johnson q
y1ehey ~ 1918 Grover Alexander Johnson
a =
- seldom consider johnson ball
muo4 mogchant As matter Of fact, however Walter
- hs finds he throw the past
- sys and puts persistent viggle the missile That's
~ bonS he Red 6ox.
- 0e he bucked them this spring The time they
U1 - The Red Sox themselves authority
ZAV say only for change of
HntU kept unhttabie breaking
on0nS They that seldom a pure
uQny ho1S Walt did that drop
~ innings but II OF them only
la ~ 1cpn1 responsible All which
~ ~ Versatility Of the greatest chucker Of the day
50. JoAnson oppose again tomorrow
4 ~ thgoe days he will a
~ defeat for the FIRST three
RI t10t clip October win IS
A. - ~ Doat think Washington hitting
- 1913 he IS and lost only
M4&no yco6 season
III - 6amso less and appeared In many games.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-02

Deet Ne susprssed ~ she 4. 4. a..
ssrOUs eot those lows spStst records
- ehe groes6s thss hey we're run
- W009eeo Ooos
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-02
STANDINGS
American League.


Innings iss,s 20 = =
Wash'xton q 1909 .--s s o
Batterias-Ruth. Leonard and Ag-
new, Thomas. Harper and Henry
Cmpires--Counolly and Owens.
Innings .yl5 X =
New York; o Q o o Q o. !
Pbiia1phfa zoe . q o - J
Batteries-Russel and Nuna ma ker;
Bush and Meyer Cmpires--Nai!in
and Dineen-
Chieago-st Louis. rain
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-02

According Co Harry WARDEN tAe
eAief srswbte with Wany eslfess 81
aevev hear tie spovt1aG seeds
hosses secoadiag this 0etlea.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-02
ncon Likely Post When West Invad East Next Weel

= oooUo oue ygers winning rune can't get
& ey)M tNalWos elk o. more have slipped away
4 ~ uA0t 70 more, the foen,en that we've met
IN seess their while young and fresh the ray
yhIe puneh % ssiH that wins when games seem lost
N M stun 10 H. and swell TO write about;
ovt sonsetiues u baekHres and then q frost
ooth nip the end Of Tees old 0rixxled snout
slew starters must deem lads who flame
And flare and confizerzte when late the pinch;
seherne occurs TO to make each game
g 4 double barreiIed, popeyed, redpiuned e'neh.
ct cut before each game this inneid play,
And pit the boys against phoney foe
Attjred lust like the club they scrap that day;
FER innings six seven let them CO.
And then ahes 10" and hsbtbound to Hoek
Across that plate when this long they have psyeo'
The whole game TiSe will rear and tear ara Knock
The bail TO hooks where II has never strayec
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-02
Watching. the
ScOrebOard

YEgrERUAv's HOMEHs.
struUk. Athletics, on Caldwell.
ysskeest ssewgei. BrosktyW. on
Pal0epW. Gtaats.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-02

4oMa9 Wise this Washington showing
shy frank predicting beats
1tDU that being compiled showing
mt 70 Detroit and this hitting up
Waahtngt0a the happen and
In1enI nsenifcsnt pitching staff will keep
eeftan II Washington continues outbat
ge - the Nationals did in April Detroit pen
ue concideuce that Clark Griffith. insisted
- poanant whenever his club had world
- bunting = waIkaway Yet that is exactly what has
Hurhape shouldn't compliment, Griffith
soo Usually the club Clark boo Immediately
oen isssuer complete seasons This is bis fourth
- .how II Is asserted that last
Z ~U 1ade ~ johnson.
|x The Sawdust Trail.
NAE been printed about hitting the
ueM q one OF Billy Sundays meetings the other day
- toag 70 his private life OF the fans
- eatenen however opinion Sunday and com.
I'll payer what the Yankee star has to
~ youdssiul Sunday Is great man: There
- - bear him. and his talk made Of
IycV ue oame out and hit
- twice think he does the ordinary
<n1n The clean LIES the thing He Is
0l1ov can't listen him wanting to 20 right"
$1,000 demon athlete who getting his share Of the
eahsSpssr. Of ssax Rohns~ve. of this city won SIS
oo1ng % great FORM giving exhibition
Ihre~ins ringer after ringer over the pima
- - oreat naster Of the irons he really H.
Yours very respectfully.
en- seeh Grover Loudsrmlk control suggest that he
h6egpssloa under John
60. = mech money sh.msoa:so
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-02

Cleveland at Detroit
Chicago at 81 Louis.
Boston at Washington
New York al Philadelphia
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-02

Todsy.s Games
Brooklyn at New York.
Ph!liies At Boston.
Pittsburgh az CincinnatL
st. Louis at Chicago.
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Nationa; League.
STANDING,


Yesterdays Games
pittsburgh . 1905 s . . 90 Z
CINCINNATI j 90 90 o 0 s-5 o
Bsttertes--Adsms and schmidt
Mitchell and Clark Impires-hlsm
and Emsiie.
Tnnings i23as RHE
Brooklyn 20 % 40 as u .
New YORK; 70 D 0--5 ~ ?
Batteries-Rucker. Coomos ana
Miller. Palmer. Schauer and RaTiden.
Doom. Umpirss-Byron and On z
Innings z3t ssTs RHE
phtla1phiA 4 %
Batteries-Msyer RiXey and Burns.
Adams, Rudolph and Gowdy. I'm
pfres-RiglAr and Eason.
o. rn,,F.-CEf~aUu raip
The Lamar register., 1916-01-12
A Pocket Perlscone-

There mas been brought out in Eng
and a combination of two mirrors
Joined by a collapsible frame When
this frame is closed up and the an
paratus is laid In its case you M nj
suppose the soldier owner to be carry.
ing a small camera. but when he gets
INTO a trench he can open up his peri
scope, stretch out the frame to the n
OF the trench ard see what is going
on about him through the reflection IN
the two mirrors without putting mis-
head above the ground.
The Lamar register., 1916-01-12

lars a week, neither more nor less, un-
til | grow old. by which time. IL | am
good for a few more years. | expect
to be able to retire on some very
modest savings Well, sir. forty-dol-
lar man-you know him. I'm the type
look at me, Decent clothes, but a
little faded; clean linen, a sober neck.
tie. and yet the unmistakable forty
dollar stamp of the soul-what?"
He fitted the type 50 perfectly that
was at a loss for words
Well. then. you know the sort of
wife a forty-dollar man requires. \
quiet. home-loving body. good cook,
fond of little harmless relaxation. a
girl in to help on Saturdays. no wash
ing to do. but handy with the broom.
You understand? Well. suppose the
wife of a forty-dollar man took a fancy
to go on the stage-what would you
do?"
IN tell you what l would do" |
answered. Il should try to crafty
her wish. I'd let her taste stage life
to the full. It would make her or
break her. Excuse my frankness. but
it's no use trying to bottle up those
longings. 1t doesn't work.
He nodded That's what did" he
said. Il thought she had no talent
that she would get tired when she
tasted the theatrical life. But she
didn't. She proved to have genius.
She went into the movie game
They're paying her two thousand a
week She's Julia Rome
Julia Rome is your wife, l in
quired.
'Hush-shl" came from all around
us. The screen was alive again. 1t
was that famous play. Home and the
World. | saw Julia Rome in a thou
sand poses before the spectators The
tragedy OF the situation gripped me-
the forty dollar husband watching mis-
wife night after night, as she posed
and postured before the diversified
audiences.
In the next interlude he turned to
me again
You saw herr" he said. That's
The Lamar register., 1916-01-12
Pneumatic TRANSPORTATION.

1t appears that among the new uses
of pneumatic tubes are the movement
of various finely divided. low-grade
materials. such as sand, coal Stag. ash
and refuse; the carrying Of dangerous
dust out of the mines, even of coal
up to nut size; and the conveyance OF
valuable raw products. such as grain
malt and chemicals.
The tubes prevent losses In the form
of dust, which when the materials are
transported in other ways are often
considerable. The pneumatic transpor-
tation system uses directly exhausted
power or compressed air. or both. sue.
cessfully.
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proposal was inevitable. And now,
gently, kindly. she had told him that
it could not be.
Il hope to see you a grand good
man." she said at parting at the hall
where she was to meet coterie of fel-
low woman workers in a local philan-
thropic field with your prospects
you can become so useful. leader"
Suppose l do?" interrupted Lyndon
eagerly. Would that make a diner
ence?"
She evaded the question and he
hoted that she flushed slightly. He
took heart of hope. Almost gayly he
bade her good-by.
I'd become a missionary to the
Fiji islands to win heri" he told
himself. as he went his way. Il see
what's the matter with Grace. She
thinks 1 have no interest in life. I'll
show her! Shed like to see me doing
good, like her lovely self. I'll try her
that way
Lyndon gave up an engagement to
drive down to summer resort that
evening. He went cut on the street
and came near getting a bad reputa-
ion escorting home drunken man to
The Lamar register., 1916-01-12
knew What He Wanted.

Gimme a dimes wuth O. dried beef
an sum crackers" said Uncle Josh
Wayback to the young lady in charge
OF the ribbon counter in a downtown
store.
You nave evidently made a mis-
take IN the place" she smilingly re-
piled This is a dry goods store"
Wall. meow. reckon knowd that.
by gum answered the old granger.
an eff dried beef an crackers hain't
dry goods then I'd like ter know what
In tarnation yew'd call EN-
The Lamar register., 1916-01-12
An Odd
Wooing
Isabel May Griffiths

NN~~~~~~~~~S~~SS~-SSS
Copyright. 1915. by W, G. Chapman.)
Il shall seek an early gravel" de-
clared Ward Lyndon in a sepulchral
tone.
You will do nothing OF the sort!"
dissented bright. pretty Grace Lever
ing.
You won't have me-what's the use
living?"
ITO find out by experience that one
may tomorrow be sorry OF the decision
of today. Now, Me Lyndon"
You mean Ward"
'In my heart yes. Ward. for | value
your friendship greatly. / feel proud
and happy to have your escort, but
there must be no more OF this-fool-
ishness."
Her sweet lips pronounced the words
unwillingly, her gentle eyes bore a
wistful expression. despite herself
Any girl might be proud of the atten-
tions of Ward Lyndon. He was hand
some, rich and-"square" To him all
women were angels. and Grace the
chief OF them all. There was scarcely
a wish his spoiled father and mother
had not gratified, and now to be dis
appointed in the dearest desire of his
life was a shock that distracted him.
Everybody called Lyndon "a good
fellow" old and young. and an aunt
recently deceased and leaving Lyndon
a fortune OF fifty thousand dollars. had
caught the genial enthusiasm. Lyndon
proceeded to demonstrate his gener
Gus instincts at once. He became an
idler. There was plenty of money
why work? His capital was well in
vested to all seeming. He had no bad
habits, but he made no profitable use
of his time
Then he fell in love with Grace,
who played the church organ and gave
music lessons. II was head over
heels" with him. and a rash speedy
The Lamar register., 1916-01-12
"a
Forty Dollar
Husband
Ccopyrlght. 1915. by W. @. chapman.j
By
H. M EGBERT


am not a movie fam" but my
work necessitates my seeing many OF
the picture plays that are shown at
the Orpheum theater. II would not
interest you IL l were to explain what
my work is: to be very brief. my
company is engaged in an enterprise
for the purpose of clearing up the
breaks and spots in the films How
ever, had been attending the Orphe-
um two or three times a week when
| began to be aware OF the man who
always occupied the bench halfway
along the theater on the left side.
Apparently the recognition was mu-
tual, for one evening during an inter
lude, he entered into conversation
with me.
"A lover OF the films. ! see" he be
gan, with half sneer.
did not feel inclined to enlighten
him as to my business Like your
self?" l suggested.
Il hate them, sir. :" he answered Did
It ever occur to you what lot OF life
one learns from watching these
plays?"
Life OF a kind" | answered. But
surely. they do not represent life az
It is"
OF course they don't" he retorted.
These plays are written for the
crowd that loves sensationalism. No.
sir. what mean is. reading between
the lines OF the plays. Reading the
lips of the characters. sir"
h. fnr In.
nocent person. for he plunged at once
into condolences
Il am a home-loying man." he said.
II make forty dollars a week. l sup
pose l shall always make forty dol