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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-29
OLDFIELD WANTS
FORD TO JUDGE
DePalma Objects to Auto King
and Urges Harroun For
Referees Job

Henry Ford may referee the three
racing duels between Barney Old
field. the worlds master driver. and
Ralph De Palma, Detroit's famous
speed son, who is fittingly called
the idol OF the speedways." at the
state fair grounds next Sunday aft
ernoon. Oldheld this morning tele-
graphed 20 this city insisting upon
Ford being selected 10 oficiate and
reserved for himself the honor OF
Inviting the automobile manufao-
turer His request by wire did not
find favor with De Palma, as the
noted and nervy Italian looks with
favor on the plan OF having Ray
Harroun act as referee. Barney and
Ralph will attempt 10 settle this
matter when they meet tomorrow
10 clash over many points with ref
erence TO the race over which they
differ II Is likely that they will
decide the question OF the referee
In the same manner they will do the
other matters OF dispute-hy tossing
up coin.
Both look on the once OF referee
as most important one for the
reason that the rules OF the contest
require each speedster 10 be on
hand with an emergency car he can
use in case the one with which he
starts breaks down. II will be up 10
the referee 10 decide whether a
| driver who is far In the rear does
not claim that his machine is mis-
behaving in order that the race may
be started oyer-as provided for in
the rules II the machine OF one or
+, the other meets with accident early
in the race. And so each driver
wants to have his own man as
+ referee
! Fred j. Wagner. who has directed
most OF the big automobile classics
OF racing history. has been agreed
/ on by both Barney and De Palma as
! the starter OF the race. Wagner will
leave for this city tonight from
, Omaha, Neb. where he is now in
charge Of the speed trials for the
big gasoline derby July 4.
Because each driver will not
hesitate 10 take every possible ad.
vantage over the other and will
crowd a bit AT every chance 20
secure an advantage. an effort has
been made 10 secure experienced Of
hcials for the three match-races. Fl.
c. Bradfeld. who was identified
with the indianapolis speedway in
the capacity for which he has been
selected. will be the Official scorer,
and the timing will be handled by
the Warner Electrical Timer
Oldheld az noon today shipped
here the two cars-the "Delage
Devil" and the freakish and entire
! Uncovered Golden Eagle" on
which he will depend Sunday. De
Palma began practicing with his IL
cylinder Packard this morning.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-29
BURTON And
STEIN FIGURE
Alderman To Throw First Ball
On Amateur Day; Judge
viii Try TO Catch Ii

A double attraction viii be offered
az Saturdays Amateur day" AZ Ma
win field. During the baseball game
which will be staged between the
Western lodge. OF the Oddfellows'
league. and the Barry's real estate
team, OF Glass A OF the Detroit
Amateur Baseball federation. the
scores or the Detroit-St Louis
American league game will be shown
on the board. Aid Burton has con
scented 20 pitch the first ball 20
Judge Stein 20 start the final event
Saturday afternoon As the alder
man in days gone by has heaved
many ball to tho Judge, the latter
has no fear OF the speedy one that
Aid Burton will deliver
An extra event will he staged in
addition 10 those already on the pro
gram. relay race has been added
10 the field events.
Watch for the parade and remem-
Der the time set for the various
events. Tickets will be on sale at
the sporting goods stores as well
as AZ the park The parade will
start at1;30 o'clock. the field eventr
az o'clock. and the ball game AZ 4
o'clock. The gates will open at ]
o'clock
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-29
V G a C h and Stanage
Heroes of Win
Thursday

ST. LOUIS, June 29-The Tigers
are here for six games in the next
four days. According to the SEIZED
ule announced by Fielder Jones this
morning, le-headers will be
played Saturday and Sunday. That
leaves single games for Friday and
Monday. Jennings IL very anxious
that this program will 20 thru on
schedule. because the White Sox
will be in Detroit for six games IN
four days next week. and II is quite
important for the Tiger cause that
Monday be a day OF comparative
ease.
The men ~ Jennings are feeling
better this morning. They showed
the old time wallop Thursday and
won game despite the worst pitch
ing that they had received during
the series That rain prevented tho
second game, they pretended 10 con
slider a calamity which robbed them
OF chance 10 even up the series.
Az n matter OF fact. they probably
were a bit relieved That hangover
contest will be played as a second
game. Sept 2. The race is likely 10
be quite warm az that time. and
the Sabbath and Labor day double
bills with tho Sox probably will
carry some thrills.
Harry Coveleskie has been saved
all week 10 pitch the opener at ST.
Louis. and so he can be expected TO
show this afternoon. Mitchell and
James should go Saturday, and
Dauss and Ehmke can be expected
on Sunday Four OF the six games
is the goal al which the Tigers are
shooting, but they expect 10 do bet
ter than that because Of the pitiful
weakness of the Browns recently.
Tige may get fooled. He made A
similar excursion TO s. Louis Just
year ago, and dropped four of six
scraps here.
Bobby Veach was the hero of
Thursdays contest The Tigers were
one behind in the ninth Cobb had
failed 70 come thru. his daily blow
having happened early in the pro-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-29
BANKS BACK
HOME AFTER
GREAT TOUR

Newell Banks, Detroit's checker
star ~ international fame. has re-
turned 20 his home in this city with
his reputation greatly enhanced
with many trophies and scaips for
his collection. He has been touring
the country for Ave months. meet
ing all corners. He has played them
one at time and 100 at time, and
his success has been so spectacular
that checker and chess fans assert
that this swing around the circuit
has made the Detroiter the most
famous player OF his time.
Mr.. Banks is going 10 take II
easy during the hot weather. IL
there should be any He will CON
fine his play 10 exhibitions at points
which can be easily reached from
Detroit.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-29
RAIN ABOUT
RUINS PORT
HURON MEET

PORT HURON. Mich. July %
The Short Ship harness meeting at
Port Huron is the first fivver OF the
year Thursdays program was post
poned because OF rain. and the meet
ing will conclude this afternoon
with an assortment OF events
cleaned from the events that have
not been raced There has been
only one afternoon OF racing-that OF
Wednesday and II was none too
good because of. a wet track The
track will be very slow today.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-29
Batting Rally When He Hears Club Seeking New Doorep

and finally was cut down 1t thin
Felsoh tripled as usual and oen(
scored him with q single. "a
Detroit tied the score In the arr
Witt hunted safely. and stanao1>
who had field day. got q sin9Io
Both advanced on an inneld play
Bush grounded and Witt scored 81
Viewers error. Stanage came homo
on Young's grounder. The Tiger
went ahead in the sixth. when Bufno
doubled and Stanage singled again.
In this same round the Sox -
gained the lead Risberg. Schax1
and Leibold singled and weavve
cleaned up with one OF those triples
that so plentlfully besprinkled th1D
series.
Cobb scored In the seventh on IN
inheld hit by Burns after a series
OF force plays had broken up . dno
cleanup chance. There was moth
Ing more doing until veach saved
the day in the ninth. In the tenth
Stanage doubled. and took third
when James hunted safely after two
strikes bad been called on him.
Bush hoisted sacrifice ny 10 right
and Stanage toted home the winning
rim
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-29
Harry Coveleskie Saved
TO Hurl at St. Louis Today

gram this time. With one out.
Clouting Robert planted the ball
over the right field fence a couple
Of feet inside the foul line. Never
was there more timely blow. and
few have been more Justify swatted.
This feat tied the score and fash
of good baseball won II for Detroit
in the tenth.
Chicago was the frst 70 score.
This was in the third round. The
Tigers had had several chances. but
lost them by wild base running that
didn't work. The White Sox were
just az wild on the paths IN the
first rounds, and in the third they
got away with something. Eddie
Collins walked. stole second and go,
third on a bad throw by Stanage.
Jackson rolled to Boland. whose
throw 10 Witt caught Collins of the
bag. Clever running enabled Eddie
TO score while Witt held the ball.
Jackson ran his head of meanwhile
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-29
CHAMPS MEET
IN SHORT TILT

PHILADELPHIA, June 29.-John
ny Kilbane will have a six-round
chance here next month 10 add the
lightweight championship 10 his
featherweight title. Bonnie Leonard.
lightweight champion. has signed
articles 10 fight Kilbane here on
July %. No decision will be given
and the bout will go only six
rounds. Leonard will make 1873
pounds nj s o'clock for the feather
weight. Kilbane probably will weigh
1870 pounds.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-29

IT'S ALL OVER for while The weather man permitted hVe game
r" the Chicago The White Sox played bad Dali al
u below the pitching
this Their
glorious chance
badly as ou
White the luck they won only TWO games
second
contender There viii be chance 10 pay a
with the
all will be wei ioi
fellow Blessed with natural oatns eye
nit except
jennings
10
George out
him. and kept him going by the potent threat OF
Hughey attempted 10
planting Sam Crawford on hrst occasionally
the Wahcop didn't
he announced that all his scouts
tho
ceased 10
hasm OF 1922
ate is far fromh worst
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-29
Poor Jones

EIDER ALLISON the Tigers again today
n hopab mood just now but he doing
he prefer welcome Clark Grit
Nationals Mullins Kokomo Kuckoos or
committee the Jennings
mighty bad Their
failure and unless winning streak OF some dur
lose lot OF money right on me
home meadow new situation mas risen IN 81 1S 49,. @ non"iar
this and for more reasons ha th are
The opposition IN Mouno O
looks the opposition Is going to cash the blue hps
Jones Hickey and
there baseball religion
which that Jones the foSest
the American have the
sneaked
Cleveland after
his comeback interesting recall what was written OF him when
the inscribed in baseball history published In
that few few, profess
Fielder Jones
Jones. who the captain and
Chicago led them victory
his made
a With merely
business had that demanded
It's hold on him. he was firm IN his intention to cay
diamond before Jones quit the Chicago club
valuable and PLAYERS in the
The baseball world looked tho retirement of Jones the
His wonderful brain work earned for the White Sox the title OF
hles wonders dIot stun for Clarence Rowlands eyes)
Under Jones regime games
mere OF
the bags, ne warmed all his
pitchers hurer for batter that McAleer
precedent IN the , @ au @ v @ 'e i s
him the White soX But Jones
when considered his best a
remarkable thing Of then retiring from the for
look the of this for thing might
that Bill Carigan looked what happened the
comeback last year and then gut while the getaway was good That one
the rest of them All OF which is not permanent
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-29

Of recent
wi The combination OF
McGraw the
called those
recent between the Cubs and Braves Chicago The
by Billy Birch OF Chicago
Baseball played by the Cubs and
Byron ougey
Sa m S the S'sqns sw by oa P1y s
seats One decisions evenly divided between Lord
the had cnched
in the sixth inning First sherry Mage Boston ehde
calling him base
pitcher slid across
The pitchers s ar box At the same o Time eight nv Braves
initiating antics that be almost afternoon the
key In Lincoln park
oug iordshp rendered decision
eight made
the monkey tricks And time Magee passed Qugey he
the repaee teams changed sides ouey walked down the
@ base line ana no fa ms so, out Of hearing How
wop Byron on the Jaw and the day was too cold for buyng
Louis, where they just finished series.
Players ump farce ye, there was
display umpirata authority On other
league syllable OF the protest
spoken modern axiom o. baseball that when ANYTHING happens
lions have been noted With the national commission wohds National
wellmatched teams skirmsh in the classic
Incdenty authenticity ropudad has
established and dearly
his pevh
Horsemen few weeks the
pink hoops and primrose
than HIS
until aeF the Prominent e the colts viii be the get Of Cicero
this fail The coos OF Lord Roseber front the English
pick Of
until the and the stars the string viii be entered the
'dnnlnss bsu these win swell relief funds
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-29
DUNDEE MEETS
JACKSON AGAIN

NEW YORK. June 29.--Johnny
Dundee will get chance tonight 70
prove or disprove that Willie Jack
son did IL all by accident Jackson
who holds the distinction OF being
the only man who ever stopped Dun
dee. will again tackle the italian in
a scheduled l0-round go here.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-29
PROGRAM FOR
MASONIC TEAM

The assignment OF umpires and
scorers and schedule OF games in
the Masonic baseball league for Sat
urday. June 80. is as follows:
Zion VS.. Union. diamond No ;. Um-
pire, Manning; SCORER. Stuetger.
City OF Straits VS. Oriental. dia-
mond No. 4. Umpire, Carroll, scorer.
Speck
KilwinninE VS.. Detroit, diamond No.
8. Umpire, Brown, scorer. Brady
6. Umpire. McAllister. scorer. How
arth.
All games will be called for $3.50
o'clock and will be played az Bob
1o Roat leaves foot OF Batesst. At
40 o'ClOCk.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-29
SPANGlER LIKELY TO
LOSE HIS HANDICAP

MUSKBGON. Mich. June %
W. L. Spangler, OF Tarlcton. O..
will have hard time getting a
19-yard handicap in trapshooting
handicaps hereafter Spangler
was allowed TO blaze away at the
targets from this distance in the
Indian handicap here Thursday.
and all he did was 10 smash 80
OF the 100 birds tossed for him
This performance entitled him to
the loving cup for the best am
ateur entered in the annual In
dian pow WOW.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-29
DETRoiTER SCORED
PERFECT MAN IN
AVIATION EXAM

FORT SHERIDAN, III. June
2q-"Chick" Pudrith. former
crack Detroit school boy athlete
and more recently a star lines
man on the dartmouth football
teams. has achieved the unusual
honor OF passing the army avia-
ton test with a perfect score.
This is the most severe physical
test in the whole world
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-29
Brief a Colonel Now.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. June 29--Bill
Clymer has helped the pennant
chance OF the Colonies by signing
Bunny Brief TO play first base for
This city's American association en-
try Brief was turned hack from
the Pirates early in the week.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-29
Yestcrdny's nrsuIts.

FIRST GAME
Innings 3456T So r II r
New york q n o o ? 81 ?
Boston II o o . 0 0 s. 2 o
BAtteries-Fisher and Nuna maker,
Leonard and Thomas Umpires-
O'Ioughlin and lIildebrand.
SECOND GAME
Innings ! 2 3 9 VI r
New York o o o q o. 3
Boston 30 20 o 2 - /
IA tteries Caldwell and Alexander.
Pennock and Agnew. Umpires-hu-
debrand and OLoughlin.
Innings / 2 45s So II r
Washton o o q . Il ?
Phila 'phia O 0 q o o. !
Batteries Johnson and Am
smith, n Johnson, Haley and Schang
Tmpires -Dineen and Mccormick
Innings i 2stB s7ss r. II r
81. Louis. q o o 3 Q o. II !
Cleveland 0 o o o. ]
Batteries Plank SEVERED and So
theron. Boehiing. OXEN and Nor
ton. Umpires-tvans and owens.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-29


innings ...i 2a45s 7ssio
Detroit ....0 q > 81 IL
Chicago ...0 2 q 0 : q 0 0-s
Total hases-petroit. - Chicago.
1s Sacrifice hits-Rush. Russell 2
stolen bases-Cobh :. Neach, 4. Col
Inns Two-ba-e hits--Burns Stnnsge
Thrce-base hits--E. Collins. Burns
Felsch. Weaver. Home run-Neach.
Double plays--Woavc 90 Schalk 10
Weaver. Risherg TO Gandii. Neach TO
Stanage. Young 10 Rush 20 BURNS.
Left on bases-Detroit. u. Chicago.
.. First base on errors--pctroit. I:
Chicago. 1. Bases on balls--ON Boz
landA .; off Russell. ?. or Williams.
4. OF James T. Hits and earned
runs-On Roland hits 2 runs In s
innings. of Cunningham hit no
runs In ! inning OF James hits. no
runs in 3 innings. OF Russell 70 hits.
2 runs in 2 innings, on williams 3
hits, runs I'm ? innings Hit by
pitcher-By Williams Cobb. struck
out--By Roland. 2. by James. z.
UmpIres--Nsllin. Noriarty and Con-
noily- Tins-21A
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-29
National League
STANDING
Today. Gnmes.

St Louis in Chicago.
Cincinnati In Pittsburgh.
Phiilies in Pfooklyn 1.-TWO games
Boston In New York 1.-TWO games)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-29

FIRST GAME
innings ? ? 80 r r
PhiIa'phia o 0 o 2 o. 3 ,
Brooklyn 0 q / o - 10 3
Batteries RiNey. Kiiiifer and Fit
terry; .darquArd and Meyers. Umpires
KLEIN and Bransheld
SECOND GAME
Innings . SIS . y n r
Phua phia q q o. q
TrooSlyn o o o o. 0 .
Batteries-Oeschgc and Burns
Cheney and Miller. Umpires
and Branshcld.
Innings 2345s 50 r II Z
Boston q o. !
New York o o - 3 Q
Batteries Raglan. Tragreser and
Barnes; Schupp and Rariden. I'm
pires-Rigler and Orth.
Cincinnati . 0 o. !
Pittshurg 0 4 - s 10 ]
Bstteries-Toney. Wingo and Ring
Steele and Fischer. Umpires-Byr on
and Quigley.
Chicago. oIoo 900 0 o-i .
st Louis o 2 2 0 - o
Batteries--Douglas and Elliott;
Pa ckard and Gonzales Umpires--
ODay and Harrison.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-29
STANDINGS
American League
STANDING

Todsy's Games.
Detroit In St Louis
Chicago in Cleveland
New York In Boston.
Washington In Philadelphia.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-29

sBatted for Witt in seventh.
MATTED for Cunningham In eighth.
fran for Russell In eishth
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-29

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be
perma
nen be oil Is
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-10-13
Funeral of Mrs. Bradley.

On Monday afternoon at 400
there occurred the funeral of Mrs. l..
IS. Bradley, from the undertaking
parlors of Mr.. Cowen. Interment
was in the Mountain Home cemetery
Rev. d. S. Crane officiating.
Grace May Welch was born In
Oregon June 2Sth 1879 She was
married to l.. s. Bradley IN 1912.
They came from Oregon weeks
ago and have been living In tent
just northeast of town for the last
two weeks. Mrs. Bradley is sur
vived by her grandfather and one
half-brother. Her mother died
when she was 4 years old, and she
was unaware whether her father
still lived, at the time Of her death,
and leaves two children, one 4 years
old, the other an infant of two weeks.
She died on Sunday evening October
z, 1917, after an illness of only two
weeks.
1t Is understood that the children
are to be provided for in the Boise
home for children. There were no
relatives present at the funeral; but
the sympathy and friendly Kindness
of Mountain Home will go out to
these little innocent ones bereft of
the shelter of mothers love.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-10-13

Note that the Sunday evening
service will begin on winter time
at 1880. Subject, THE Two Touch
es."
Morning, 1900: Power Points OF
the State Conference. Special
music at both services.
Sunday school at 1910, New
Year and new material ~
Christian Endeavor at $50, new
time. What is committed to Your
the committees.
Prayer and Bible meeting at S:o0
Wednesday.
Choir rehearsal Thursday at 500.
Ladies Aid Thursday at 2:30.
Rev. DR.. A. X. Browne, missionary
81 years In Turkey, gave most iliu-
minating addresses Sunday forenoon
and evening, the evening being es~
pecially we'll attended. He also
spoke at the Sunday school and EN-
deavor He held services at Bruneau
Tuesday and Wednesday, and at
Grand View Thursday, and will wcrk
In Idaho during October. He VIII
visit the other states of the Paeihc
during the fall and winter
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-10-13
RED CROSS ADOPTS
BY LAWS AND ELECT
OFFICERS FOR YEAR

The annual meeting of Elmore
chapter of the Red Cross was held
Tuesday afternoon at the library
with thirty interested members
present
The reports from the sewing and
knitting auxiliaries were very graft
flying and showed a great deal of
work done, as did also the report from
Glenns Ferry.
The bylaws sent from the national
red cross were read and with a few
minor changes to adapt them to local
conditions, were adopted.
Mrs. Ella Caldwell was elected
president for the ensuing year, and
other officers were elected as follows:
Mrs. Will II. Gibson, vice chairman;
Miss Jesse Hickok, secretary; Mrs.
Ruby M. Brady, treasurer; Mrs. w.
H. Minkler, captain of sewing auxil-
larry; Mrs. Carter Tobey, captain of
knitting auxiliary.
The following executive board
was chosen. Mrs. H. H. Eaton, Mrs
Worth Lee, Mrs. j. Black, w. c.
Howie, F. E. Austin, A. F. Anderson,
r. W. Smith.
The red cross locally has raised a
large sum of money through dues
and entirely separate from the money
raised in the drive for the national
work, and has made up great num-
bers of comfort articles for the sol
diers in the field, some of which are
now on exhibition in the window of
Eckstein Bros. s clothing store, There
will be a steady demand for the work
Of the red cross locals during the
war and it is gratifying to see Elmore
chapter take rank with the most
active in the state.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-10-13
LOCAL WORKERS AT
: STATE MEETING OF
! CHURCH SOCIETY

The Congregational state confer
ence at Boise October October 2, 3,
and had delegates from the border
churches, Poeatello, Rockland, to
Weiser, Mccall, Ontario and New
Plymouth. Bruneau war represent
ed by Rev. and Mrs Sears and Mrs.
Noble. Mountain Home sent b. P
Thompson, Mrs H. Fl Eaton, Mr. and
Mrs. 0. E. Norell and Doras, Rev and
Mrs. c. E. Mason and Mrs. Mason S
mother, Mrs Sarah Shedden. Su-
perintendent A. j. Sullens of Port
land and the new elected assistant
superintendent, Rev. e. j lngham
of Boise had parts on the program,
the latter being chosen moderator,
and ox-ohiCio chairman of the con-
ference committee for the year Miss
Mary f. Denton, from the Doshisha
school for girls, Japan, gave most
interesting address at the@ meeting
Of the Woman's Missionary Union.
Besides excellent addresses by pas
tors, Hon A. L. Freehafer spoke on
"The War and the Church as a
Democratic Force" Mr.. r. e. Ran
dali, secretary of the Boise Y. M. G.
A. spoke on 1.-THE War and the Work
of the Y NJ c. A., both with great
interest Ministers Martin of the
NJ. e. Church and Chamberlain of
the Episcopal church presented work
of Food Conservation.
Rev, G. f. Mason preached the con-
terence sermon, and was reelected
member of the conference committee,
state treasurer of missions and appor-
tionment secretary. Mrs. Mason
was chosen treasurer of the Woman's
State Missionary Union. Miss Irene
Bfiegleb was chosen a member of the
state Endeavor committee.
Next session will be held with the
New Plymouth church.