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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-28
OF Course. We Know COuzenS
Is a Very Busy Man In
Another Office, But

James Couzens is serving his city as
its commissioner Of police at 1r.a. neg-
sonal sacrifice
He is setting his fellow citizens q fine
example in unselfshness.
And he is making good ia the office
to which he is giving. we ARE told from
10 to u hours a day of as valuable
time.
He has proven to the mayor that he
made sad and costly mistake. the In
terest of Detroit considered, when he de-
clined to continue Frank H. CrouI IN the
police commissionership and gave that
important Office to John Gillespie 70 re-
ward Gillespie for political services rem
dered
Croul had the department so efficient
ly organized that its reputation for ef-
fectiveness was known all over the
country, with the result that crooks, the
scarlet vice trust and undesirab.e- OF
all description passed right through If
it was necessary for them to come this
way, but never stopped.
Mayor Marx gave Couzens no easy
task when he turned the department over
to him.
Couzens found the force miserabiy
short on efficiency and lamentabiy long
on politics.
He found the city stuffed with every
class of crook known to the underworld.
Given a free hand, without having To
serve the city hall or city hall ambitions
he is, as we have said, making good.
Thursdays announcement, that he has
placed the department back on the old
basis Of precinct responsibility. SHOVE
that he does not consider his work hn-
ished. but is striving on for the Limit
of results from the force.
All of which convnces us that he is
UNFORTUNATELY busy or Too busy
to give some OF the other departments
some of his valuable time and the benefit
of genius for organization
Did he not have his HANDS fall. ara
were he not already giving SO much SER
vice. so unselfshly We would fee. Ike
asking him to put on some Old clothes
and step over here on Bagley-ave, r be-.
half of the department Of public works
which also belongs TO The Mari admin
istration, and repair a Watering tr15g
just across from the Times office, tha
has been running over now for about
month.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-28
Petrograd', Distinction

Fttrorrfl vr, OF .., frp rlr,.
p.an sta'a stts0 5r. a,..r boo.
b, .re.a ~ captured b.. euomt
forces Way ~ 1908 Peter OBJ.
Great founded tUc Cig boy building
himself 3 small wooden hu' m I11G
Count GulatFfr hliIt fhe frs' brick
house ard 1 'ts following wear fta
emperor laid Woo foundation OBJ. f.
Hrl-a e. tHr Same material FOR h..
DV1 home and -ars farred 'ha -er.
~ z0vrrHme1' from Moscow ~ tre
nnV capital
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-28
az Or. FRANK CRANE
topyriGhl 1915, by Frank Crane)

Schoolboy composition, dated A. D.
1916.
Legs were once used FOR various pur-
poses.
Their principal use was to hold things
up from the ground or floor All chairs
had legs, and all tables. desks, and the
ike. until it was discovered that We could
get along just as well 20 let things rest
IN The ground as 20 have them raised sew
eral feet IN the air All tables now rest
hat ON the floor Men m offices sit ON the
.ioor at their desks. Young ladies lie fiat
when they play the piano People reclnc
on touches at dinner as the ancients used
TO do and SQUAT ar'eaas the Japanese.
Legs. in fact, have gone out of style.
F,,he, don't use them, nor snakes. and
never did Horses, COWS, dogs and cats
still make use of them, but they don't
know amy better
The genera. describing of legs occurred
In about the year 1850. and Was mainly
due to the universal adoption Of the auto
mobile and the a.rup.ara "a means 81 To-
.am,+..o ,ut.,..s.,,. tsca,,, 80
.t,so rbs, ever. ann. c,.I5 bu,. ono ,bo,o
was really no excuse for walking any
more
Pcarr. once walked and seemed ~ GOT
con .aa~..b.e Measure from, the exercise
Exercise however F.. oyf ~ voo-,e 49, wa
a.v have ro nsr+.rgla,. ,.a for the BODY
avccp, as q vehicle for the brain. Be
ies with the advancement of thought
gr cain lust think a walk and il does ia
u.te rs much good and is les. trouble
than actually walking.
P..4a. la rr. .lfs. ,ir,o ,horo yora
....,, .o..,. ,...,... ,.,.. lad g.. .o.,u "a
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-28
HAPPY EXPECTATION

Are you iooflrr furu1r1 Pos The Summer wi'h
r.caaart anticipation asked tho optimistic
CfVrn
N"f indeed. replied zinc pcsstmigtic person
A great many people I'm tired Of looking AZ
VIII go our n town tor the Summer"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-28

The Ds.h fndIa 1875 pro-
d4red fn0Dts IONS % petroleum
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14
IOIIPHANT GREATEST ALL-ROIJNn
ATHLETE TODAY, AYERS RICE
Neil Snow, Former Michigan Football Star
Ranks as One of Greatest of ALL
Time Versatile Performers
BY GRANTLAND RICE

football. baseball. basketball ora =.
Oliphant Is the hest nll-arouna .ax,ck usck
now In college. He hasn't an eonai ryp'sle s
widespread efficiency iOf
The Case Of Snow
Undoubtedly, one Of the creates,
the late Neil Snow, of Michiesn vas
stood as one of the great football nlsvs,.
of the game. He was an all-Anorysl's
end and a great plunglng fupback ~.
ball player he batted over 300 for Ma
gan his last two years, and received y.
least three good offers from big less,,1
clubs. He was one of the pest coil.ss
first basemen that ever lived.
On. the track Snow could high i,r,s
around six feet; he could put the sbss
10 feet; he was fine hurdler Tatins
both quality and quantity, we should sas
that Snow was the equal at least of AM
man that has been mentioned
Thorpe the King
But IL tho crown Is to be awarded. N.
man entitled to the best claim ia I,-.
Thorpe, the renowned Indian, who unss,
the social status of Sweden and ren,
asunder the A. A. u.
Thorpe must be listed as one of IN.
greatest football players of the game
More than one will give him first place
even above the magic of Mahan or ths
power of Ted Coy. lie could kick rim
pass, block, tackle. duck, dodge ana
smash. In baseball he was good enough
to reach the big league. In track work
he was good enough to win the all.
around championship of the planet upon
which we are making a brief and stormy
abode He was a fine runner and gr,,t
jumper. He could peg the javeln and
toss the discus. Wherever placed he was
star.
Thorpe's athletic average was undoubt-
edly the highest of the lot He could
not do quite as many things as Mathew.
son, but his range was nearly as broad,
and in the major fields of sportive en-.
deavor he held a trifle higher place.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

T1HE passing OF Hub Perdue. who has
i forsaken the baseball arena to assume
charge of his cafe property down In Texas
is regretted by fan and player alike. Hub
is a true son of Dixie. born to bask In
the warmth of the sunshine, and 1t was
the great misfortune of his life that he
was forced to spend the greater portion
OF his major league carta. as member
of the Braves In cold. oieak Boston.
Hub is no less famous for his ability
to tell a good story than he Is for his
strength in the pitchers box or his lu-
dlcrous weakness at the plate. Perdue
was probably the worst batter in the his
tory of baseball, and the best story teller.
Here is yarn spun by Hub at the time of
his transfer from the Braves then a
joke aggregation, to the st. Louis Cards.
''Sah, done heard a gentleman remarh
as how these yere Braves were fighting
team. Huh! Why the only thing / ever
saw 'um fight was the ball. Vas sah,
dats so. I'm jus a-gwine to tell you all
that they was fe-rocious like an oyster.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14
FRIDAY 13" JINX
BARELY MISSES
THE AUTO SHOW
Crowds Swelling w / t h
Each Day of Splendid
Exhibitions
NOV FE A T U r + 5

Today couldn't very well help being
Friday, but 1t had to be pretty cautious in
order not TO be caught with 1.-THE 18th"
as a part of Its title. But 1t didn't get
caught.
And SO the auto show continues on It's
merry way without any link. other
than the cheerless weather 1t has been
up against SO far. The attendance each
day has been gradually increasing. The
very top in the attendance curve Is
expected to be reached tomorrow when
is the last day OF the show. Today tho
crowds augur 'iell for the extreme IN
terest Philadelphians are taking In the
latest fashions of motordom
The ut-of-the- ordinary exhibits continue
to draw most of the attention o. the
crowds. For instance, there is pooth
displaying Camden-made oil, grease, soap
and other like substances. This makes
rather dull display, so a stuffed panther
wrinkles it's nose and prepares to spring
at the onlookers, "A workman was wiring
the beast today and when a small boy
asked him what was going to happen
when he turned on the power the man
replied that the panther would sit on Its
hind legs and bark. The small boy
waited till the job was completed and
was rewarded by red light being lit
in the animals mouth. Hence, lubrca-
tion.
The booth of the owen Magnetic con-
tinues to be one of the most popular of
the automobile booths. This is the firm
that makes the humble statement that
1t has harnessed under easy control the
power and efficiency of the gasoline mo-
tor, given 1t the hexibility of the steam
engine, as well as the simplicity and con-
troll of the electric. The car, which has
been on the market scarcely a year. has
had remarkable success and bids fair
to revolutionize the system of gear shift
ing just as the builders clalp
One man made the remark in the Metz
booth that as soon as the car came out
that had no gears to shift and didn't
have pneumatic tires a person might be
able TO take out his car with some de-
gree of confidence. He was promptly
hailed into the owen booth. where he was
shown the simplicity of the tiny lever on
the steering gear which did all the work.
He was also told that tires on the owen
last 1900 miles. His long beard TUNED
up eagerly as he looked around at the
handsome cars, but 1t sagged again when
the price was whispered in his ear.
The Oldsmobile booth contains a
roadster which has the novel seat found
on several cars at the show. But TO its
deep depths there is apparently no gentle
path. In fact 1t is an excessively long
stretch from the running board step TO
tAe rear seat. 1t is one of the few seats
that members of the fair sex show no
curiosity about sitting In.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

League. Sect Section S~ <. scattered % the pins for
grand total Of silS last night on h the witeyt key
nve-man team. 1t was the best bowling OF
the II the eagEs nd tbs sss S he
tournament. The. opening game resulted in
a total q 1890 pins being knocked down l by !,
Randall 246, the best individual score of the
night. Tom Canon was close second. with
40 while FrckS rs, scored III and s o. PIn Nuns
quintet.
In the second game Pirates totaied e57 to
ieaEus S leaders @ came nmt Within pins % Of eauains
their first game total. having count Of l02s
Canon were again the big scorers. summing
up, Randall recorded score OF bS2 Tor his
three games, while Gamon's total amounted
TO 666.
The best total of the season was the 3l1o
score by Maneto, OF the Quaker City League,
Majestic, the single game scores being 1889,
zoos and 1913 Scores of 1000 and over have
They are the last word in modern alley con-
structlon and include automatic pin spotters
and pin settlers, all q which assure the ten
pin enthusiast OF the finest equipment In locat-
Ing the pins.
., The Ger%manM,Amerlcap % "A League is l. one % of , the
This is interclub affair rolled under the
rules OF the organization in which the social
given y for the highest scores. both team and In
dvldual, as well as the best averages made
son, the race is again a battle between the
two political clubs-Mutual Republican Club.
aTSsn ss sss IN & 9e Sna Ss on
Club. OF the 10th Ward.
In this weeks game the Mutual team ran
up against surprise in their matches with
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14
FOOTBALL STARS
In BASKETBALL
LINEUP TONIGHT
McGuckin, R e G a n and
Dougherty Play With Viii
lanova Against st. Rita's

The Villanova varsity basketball team,
accompanied by a large section of the
student body will come into the city to-
night to play the speedy independent St.
Rita's team, OF South Philadelphia. The
contest will be staged at st. Ritas Hall,
Broad and Federal streets There will be
preliminary contest between st. Rita's
second flve and the Villanova Prep quin-
tet The first game begins at S:l5 o'clock,
In the lineup of the VilllLova team
will be Charley MCGuckin, the famous
drop-kicker, who, as a member of the
Villanova football eleven last fall. tied
the seasons record for lifting field goals
over the bar. Dougherty and Regan,
two other gridron warriors will also play
with the suburbanites,
Manager Tom Connor, of ST. Rita's has
arranged to play Grard for the city
championship some time in February In
the meantime the downtowners will be
coached by Joe FoGarty, of the Trenton
Eastern League club.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14
LATE NEWS FROM THE RINGSIDE

a great task on his hands 70 bring the club
back to the position II once held. The Eddie
Capi-Young Jack Toland match, next TUESDAY
night should give Douglas an excellent start
Il is an excellent match.
Joe Hirst Is clamoring for a match with Joe
Borrell. The Ghetto fat boy claims that he is
In great shape. He will probably have no trou-
BILE getting match with ,Borrell. as the Ken
Is any money In sight.
Harry Edwards expects another packed house
when Freddy Welsh meets Eddie McAndrews
Monday night The fans always Ike 10 see
champion mix with a hard-hlttins local
boy. They are always anticipating a Wild
swing which VIII put the champion aay.
he easily defeated frankie Whitney, the boy
who stopped Ad Rolgast.
fans at the Olympia Monday when Fighting
Berry Kenny, OF New York, who Is touted az
a great slugger. Will meet Sailor Czarman-
sky, champion middleweight on the United
States navy. The sailor has been creating
quite stir In the Middle West
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14
NOTES OF THELOCAL BOWLERS

the Philadelphia Quartet Club, by whom they
were forced to extend themselves to beat out
Quartet team. totaled CAS- In three games,
averaging 2i5 a game. Al Lungrer banged the
for Mutual and this proved sufficient to- turn
the tide In this game, as Mutual won, by ID
pins.
Last Saturday a team OF Casino Alleys
bowlers visited Wilmington and won three
game series from the members of the Phla.
delphia, Baltimore and Washington Rairoaa
Athletic Association. The concluding games
are to be played on the Casino Alleys satur-
day, January %.
The Quaker city League which boasts the
- sam of the bowling talent OF this city, VIII
hold the alleys at Keystone establishment to-
night. There Is limited seating capacity tof
enthusiasts and the bowling OF the games y
usually watched with interest by crowded
houses, as the space for spectators apart from
those rolling is limited the establishment son.
tanning 10 alleys. The drives are situated oa
the eighth floor and on a bright day the layout
makes a pretty picture
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14
PERDUE, COMEDIAN AND BALL
PLAYER, NO LONGER A MAJOR

suttenly they was the perlitest lot Of ball
players I ever see.
"One day down yonder in Pittsburgh
was a'pitching my head off and the SEQ
was to 2 agin us. Come our half Of
the seventh and the fust three batters
get on. 1t was my turn to hit, and
figures I'm due cause / amt had no hit
since the spring befo'. 1 went a'running
fo' my bat and, man alive, 1 specs I'd
JUS bout make a home run and be a
hero. I gifts my war club and starts 70
the plate when I detects the Pittsburgh
players coming in, an all a-laughin'.
"Yas sab. Dog my cats IL every one
of those baserunn.rs hadn't done gone
and let those Pittsburgh fellows push
'um often the bag and tag 'um out. And
worser still, every one that was ketched
was 'poligizing for bein in the way an
interfering"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

AROUND one Of the Camphlres OF Sport
n a night or two ago n number of Keen
students of many games were attempting
to pick the greatest all-around athletic
ma rveI this Commonwealth has ever pro-
duced.
The subject is one OF abiding interest,
for there have been many who followed
varied sporting activities and who In these
various lines reached high places.
One Familiar Case
There is, for an often-used example,
Christy Mathewson. Mathewson is one of
the three greatest pitchers that ever
lived BY many he is listed as the great
est His place In baseball Is at the top. AT
Bucknell he was a first-class fulloack; I;
SO at football, another major sport, his
rank is we'll UP.
He isn't star golfer, but he Is good
one He Is good trapshooter ana, if that
might be classed as sport, chess player
of unusual ability. So here is Mathewson 8
ield-basebal football. golf, trapshoot-
ing, chess and checkers.
Other Ball Players
Charles Albert Bender, the Chippewa
chief. holds a place, but not as high as
Mathewson. Bender eXcels at baseball,
golf and trapshooting. His average here Is
high. but his range isn't as wide.
Ty Cobb doesn't hold high place in all
around play The worlds greatest ball
player gives most of his time and energy
to the one game that has fired his name
around the universe.
The Collegiate Array
The colleges show more all-around
talent than the big leagues. Charley
Brickley was star football player, a
good bareball player and sufficiently
adept at track and field play to make the
olympic team.
Tom Shevlin was an all-around star,
but neither Shevlin nor Brickley holds as
high n rank as Elmer Oliphant. the West
Point wonder. who Is a star entry at
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14
Callahan May Not Repeat Mistakes of Past


which
a
Callahan the the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14
Reds Training Dates

CINCINNATI, Jan. IL - According to the
official announcement made here, not more
than % players viii be taken South on the
spring training trip Of the Cincinnati Baseball
Club. The playing itinerary OF the trip was
given out as follows
Leave Cincinnati March for Shreveport La.
Play st. Louis Americans at Shreveport Marcr
22: New Orleans at New Orleans March 90;
Cleveland at New Orleans March 26 New Or
leans at New orleans March 2I; CLEVELAND
Americans at New Orleans March rs, 20 and
30: New York Americans at Memphis Marcel
~; New York Americans at Cincinnati April
), @ and I; Cleveland Americans at Cincinnati
Aprl s. - and 10
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

Reports from St. Paul Indicate that Jack
Michigan. who has been selected to referee
the Mike Gibbons Young Ahearn battle will
be allowed to render decision The State
Boxing Commission meets Monday to decide
whether a decision shall be given and st.
The fight Will take place Tuesday evening,
Young Higgins and Kid Wallace will meet
in the Anal bout Of the lO5-pound champion
ship tourney a. the Gayety tonight. These
boys vent through a large Held with ease and
amateur ield at that weight. Two additional
bouts will be staged.
Jack MeGuigan has arranged an excellent
preliminary card to the kiIbane -C'onifTey hght
tomorrow night. The semiwind up between
While MeehRn. the Californian heavyweight.
who made great impression in his last bout
here and Lew Fink, should be particularly
interesting. Both men are susgers and
knockout Will result
Fred Douglas. who Is back where he started
as a promoter, has appointed Lew Griscom as
matchmaker OF the Douglas "A. C. Douglas has
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14
GOLF M0GULS HOLD
ANNUAL SESSION TODAY
Merton May Get the Next National
Championship Event

CHICAGO Jan. i.-Representatives of
nearly = every golf association in the
United states are here for meetings today
and Saturday Tho annual meeting of the
United states Golf Association, the ma
tional body, was scheduled for today and
the Western Golf Association will hold
it's annual meeting Sunday.
Interest in the meeting of the national
body centres in the selection of the course
for the amateur championship. Bids have
been received from Merton Cricket Club.
Philadelphia; Nassau Country Club, Glen
Cove. N. Y, and the Piping Rock Club,
locust NalleY, N. Y.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14
Brill Defeats Coleman

The All-star Pocket Billiard Tournament
was continued yesterday ,, At !he Regent Billiard
man. lo9iII The latter got away web and
IS to Is, but from this point II was all Brill.
Brill . Il ~ 10 10 IA 80 II 8.
Cole colemsS-I IL 0 IS q 2 4 IL 80 2.
Total II. High run. Is.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14
CALLAHAN WILL HAVE A
HARD BATTLE TO MAKE
PIRATES WINNING TEAM
American Leaguers Seem to Believe Former
White Sox Leader Will Not Make
Good in Pittsburgh

yXTLL Pirates? American
w of
Callahan Caaharr position
where he
failed produce results This mainly the fact that he has
Smoky
attend the with losing charitable enough TO boost
a
excellent ball
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14
Pirates Need Several Men to Fill Weak Spots


o
OF
Callahan a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14
Masked Marvel Wins

NEW YORK. Jan. 14,-Peter Zelesnow, oi
Russia, the human spring" today Is smart,
ing under his hrst defeat In the international
wrestling tournament. Peter pinned 10 the
mat by the Masked Marvel last night after
one hour aud four minutes Of eateh-as-catch,
can graphing,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14
Somerset Soccerists to Play Here

The Somerset F. c.. OF the Second Division
Allied League is scheduled to meet the
grounds. 18th and Berks streets. Saturday
afternoon. at o'clock.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

OLYMPIA A. A. H"s,a ssS.a Es,s1Sa B9lnOrIass a;Ls.
MONDAY NIGHT. $3.50 SHARP
Eddie Fox ys. doe Lasigno
sid O'DonnelI vs.. doe Koons
Buck Fleming ys. Eddie Kelly
Sailor Czarmansky VS.. Bert Kenny
Eddie McAndrews VS.. Fred Welsh
Adm. 25e. Bal Res. soc. Arena Res. Toe. 81.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14
Bill Brandt Star

Chestnut squad beat Walnut quintet 40 to o.
In a basketball game between teams of Central
Y. NJ. C. A, yesterday. Bill Brandt scored II
goals for Chestnut.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14
Few of the Old st. Louis Browns Remain

of
bat N of
a
in, are
Of In
in
in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14
Learned From Waters and Lewis

For instance he he learned from the regime
the in
the
to had
fol epast2s
in
change conditions according
enter
q
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14
Fulton Calls OF Match With Flynn

Orleans 2s This something
everything a
sinoe he matched Willard in
Of world
1880
to eseeth
al
a sewinno
he
So steinfedt OF the
University New Orleans issued
and
Ia hardly wait for
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-28
TRAVELETTE
By NIKSAH
SALONIKI

As a pawn in the game Of empires be-
ing played across the water, SaIoriki
has attracted { great deal ot attention
lately. As Z quaint and unusual citv
II has hardly gotten the attention that
is its due.
You are told OF SaIoaiki's strategic
Vs4le. ana the csfeHses that the allies
are throwing up in the plains sroI,1E
You are shown pictures taken f-o--
military aerc2lanes gliding over the
white houses. but no one has seen ~
70 mention that Saloniki is really =
Spanish city in the Orient. The Ian
guage ot two-thi-ds ot the people. and
the one understood By all, is form Of
Spanish, and IL is commonly printed IN