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The Detroit times., 1917-07-02
DRIVER DIES
IN MID-RACE

Tragedy broke into the matinee at
Dexter park track Sunday and halt
ed the races. Wesley Becker. well
known and beloved as a Michigan
horseman for quarter of century
died while driving Anna Forbes
down the stretch in the first heat
OF the 230 trot. The dead horse
man lived for many years on the
outskirts of Detroit, on the Eight
Mile-rd near Woodwardave.
BY coincidence. the blind stall
lion Milton r., well known 10 mid
western horse folks, dropped dead
al the track Immediately after this
same heat Later in the afternoon
green PAGER owned by Anthony
Weithoff kicked the undertaker's
auto which was on IT'S way TO care
for Mr. Becker's body The PAGER
broke a leg and was destroyed
The Detroit times., 1917-07-02

TNHREE
Red and the White No
will needed All that will be required
consistent play that
weeks Chicago The
lot hruout the
but VIII
will begin Tuesday afternoon
added from the spring series which
andwiched the Thursday
Friday
Detroit At the time
The OF the month VIII be
OF less soft picking the western
subdue
times
deal this
the slab Nor II likely
hold their The White Sox continue
and pile such lead that the pennsnt race
be would be fatal Detroit
will his Bengal
IL within striking distance The only TO
hang distance
is fol o this Navin field this week
nothing he do there
Chicago There be combna
earth but that
his big
this
triumph DO VIII TO
eliminating Detroit
likewise Will be or the
Chicago reasonably
factoriy placed the home stretch drive
The Detroit times., 1917-07-02
THREE NO-HITTERS
ACHIEVE FAME

Three prominent semi-pro and
amateur pitchers OF Michigan
turned in no-hit games over the
weekend Monte Wood, or
Friendship lodge. in the Masonic
league, duplicated his feat OF a
week ago when he stopped Ash
lar lodge without a blow Star
Mason. of The Maxwells held the
Detroit Bohemians htless and
runless for the full nine innings
in a 3 A. B. A. game at Mack
park, Sunday. Lee Murphy,
Flint twirler. duplicated the per
formance when he opposed Sag
nav at Flint yesterday after
noon.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-02
ROSES SNARE
SOCCER CUP
Detroits Defeated, 4 to I, In
Final Contest For State
Championship

The Roses are the soccer cham
pions OF Michigan and holders OF
the state challenge cup. The honor
IL theirs because they trounced the
Detroits. 4 goals TO 1, al Packard
park Sunday afternoon. The first
half was fairly close, but the sec
ond period found the Roses running
away from their rivals. while the
Detroits were foozling some good
chances 20 gain ground. The teams
lined up as follows:
Detroit-Powers. Simpson. Mid
dlemiss. O'Callahan. r. Shields. A.
Shields, Porter, Forester, Shank
land, Haselden and Grove. Roses
WNlfen. II. Higgins. Adair. Cheyne.
Hall, Mogg, Preston. Fraser. Fsch-
bach. Crockett and Coles. Referee
j. Millman. Linemen--J. OKeefe
and W. Lydiard
The Detroit times., 1917-07-02

Value of St. Louis Series
Hangs on Mondays Game

Ehmke hurled good ball in the Sec
ond game, and the score was tied.
Ehmke went 10 pieces In the sixth.
and couldn't get anybody out. Cum
ningham finally succeeded In rctir~
ing the side. but not before eight
runs had tailed. The Tigers leaped
upon Sothoron and Davenport mr.
seven tallies in the last three Inn
ings. but the rally was worthless
because Mitchell's relief work m
the eighth was on color. Tho
Browns added fve runs 10 their -
tai that round. All the Tigers hit
the ball hard in the rally. the fear
ture OF which was home run By
Pinchhitter Crawford
Eddie Plank was a great puxxIe
to the Tigers in the first game Sat-
urday and won his game. TO 3. In
field errors by Young and Burns
helped The Tigers nosed out the
Browns in the second game, chiehy
because Cobb clamped the climax
on a big day by driving a home run
with the bases full.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-02
TONEY STARS IN
lRONMAN ROLE

CINCINNATI, July Fired
Toney. hero OF 10-inning no-hit
game in May, grabbed another
firm hold on fame Sunday when
he pitched and won both ends OF
a double-header from Pittsburgh.
In each game he allowed three
hits and one run. and in each
game he gave only one base on
halls. This is one OF the most
remarkable pitching exhibitions
in the history OF baseball
The Detroit times., 1917-07-02

IRAN for Spencer in seventh.
4Ratted for Mitchell In seventh
tRatted for c. Jones in eighth.
Innings. 80 50
Detroit .....0 o 2 q %
81. Louis Nod | oI q q Y =
Two-base hits-Bush. Plank cobb
Three-base hts--Austin. Sloan pOu-
Bile plays-Austin 70 Pratt 70 Sisler:
Jacobson 10 Pratt Left on bases
Detroit 10. ST. Louis a. First on err
rors--Detroit l. 81. Louis Rases
on halls--On Mitchell I; OF Plank 3.
hits. ? runs In innings: or Plank
run OF G. Jones hit. no runs In
inning of Dauss hit. no runs in !
inning. Hit by pitcher-By Plank
(Stanage). Struck out-By Mitchell
3. by Plank s. Umpires Nallin and
Connolly. Time-i:5i. Passed ball
Spencer
The Detroit times., 1917-07-02
Congratulations For Ty.

IS OUR pleasant duty recall that + Cobb will attempt this afternoon
a significant because Mr.
Cobb has hit safely each OF the last 80 games that he has played
records consistent bngle
40 straight established by himself in 1911
55 hits 90 his
boosted his
seaso
he will
providing the appeals the
with Bill James Bill
only
for
of
hourished before
a
air
laha s ou he has been o a
The Detroit times., 1917-07-02
HARBOUR WILL
START RACES
Veteran Driver In Charge of
the Postponed Oldfield-
DePalma Clash

When Barney Oldneld. master
driver OF the world. and Ralph De
Palma. Detroiter and the idol OF the
speedways. meet in three racing
duels OF %, 10 and 10 miles on the
afternoon OF July 4-the clashes
having been postponed to the keen
disappointment OF a multitude OF
racing fans from yesterday because
the continuous showers turned the
mile track al the State Fair
Grounds into mass OF mud-they
~ill be started by Ray Hsrroun.
Fred ]. Wagner. who has been
selected as starter for the match
races. notified the fair management
yesterday afternoon that he would
be prevented from attending and
starting the postponed speed events
"a a previous ensagement--the hand
ling of the big gasoline derby on
the Omaha speedway-that he could
not cancel interfered
Harroun was Immediately nom
mated for tho post of starter by
De Palma, and Oldeeld readily coin
cided with his selection. The fair
officials were happy that there was
no friction between the two noted
and nervy speed kings in this mat
tsr-it being the first question on
which they both have readily agreed
as the word OF the starter must
be regarded as the inviolable law by
the contestants and IL is a certainty
that since they both favored Har-
roun they would be slow about dis.
putting any OF his rulings.
Harroun Immediately accepted the
honor his two close friends had
conferred upon him.
II the races had been run or as
scheduled AT the fair grounds yes
terday, Oldrield would have shipped
his two swift speed creations-his
Golden Eagle" and his "Delage
Devil-to Omaha. Neb.. that he
might participate in the classic pro-
gram for its speedway on July 4.
Barney was more than eager 10
have clashed with his oldtime rival
De Palma yesterday afternoon
end would have taken any sort OF
chance 10 have had the speed pro-
gram pulled of as per schedule His
antagonist-Ralph De Palma-how-
ever. was Just as eager 10 have the
contests postponed And he had a
good reason His unwillingness 10
participate in races on the Sabbath.
When Ralph agreed 10 race here on
July /, he was under the impression
that that date fell on a Saturday.
After he arrived in Detroit and
found thai the races were billed for
Sundat, he vigorously objected. De
Palma for two days refused 10 listen
10 all overtures made him 10 wave
aside his objections 10 Sunday rae
ing. But finally, after those desir-
ing TO win his consent and 10 pull
oil sorts of strings and bring pow
orful influences TO bear upon him, he
said that he would chance death on
Sunday. His delight was obvious 10
all. when il was decided to postpone
until July 4
Barney and Ralph are planning 10
spend part OF the time this after
noon and tomorrow afternoon in
practicing for their Independence
Day duels. De Palma. tnr oAy one
of the pair Of speedsters gwho has
;ried out the course. has turned laps
in close 10 so seconds without much
trouble. and he asserts that II Bar
nev beats him he will have 10 keep
up a pace faster than the track rec
ord for each lap.
Nv holding down hr.t base In good
styIc for Callahan. bunny Brief has
cro..ed the critics who claimed he
The Detroit times., 1917-07-02
RUTH WILL HURL
FOR SOX TUESDAY

BOSTON. July Babe Ruth will
pitch for Boston tomorrow. provid-
ing he digs down /r 800 that he
owes Charley Deal. OF the Cubs. Just
as Ban Johnson took a 800 fine OF
the southpaw and announced that
the suspension would be lifted Tues
day. the national commission sus-
pended Ruth until he paid his debt
To Deal
The Detroit times., 1917-07-02
Real Estaters Beat Western.

The Western lodge OF the OddfeI-
lows league was de-eated by the
Barry Real Estaters OF the ID. A..
3. f. Saturday afternoon In the
field day sports at Navin field. The
score was l3 to 3. The parade and
field day features proved popular
and the amateurs had a big after.
noon for all hands.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-02
Matinee LIKE Ridc. July 4th.

Celebrate the afternoon Of the
Fourth by enjoying boat ride 70
Lake Erie. The luxurious steamer
'i'~ 90 Cleveland III leaves foot OF
Third Street at 1870 p. m. returning
at $50 p. M. Eastern Time. Tickets
or sale at dock or at city Ticket or
fee l51 Griswold St-Adv
The Detroit times., 1917-07-02
Tennis Finals Today.

Detroit will have new junior
tennis champion tonight Joseph
Vance. Jr.. and Tom Paddock. win
ners in the semihnals, will clash
in the finals of the junior tourney at
the Detroit tennis club courts at 3
o'clock this afternoon.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-02
RACE MEET AT
SAGINAW OPENS

SAGINAW, Mich July 2-Fiye
days of racing are on the program
for the short ship meeting here
his week Some of the purses will
run as high as $4,000. The feature
" Mondays racing will be the 1:14
rot. which has huge field OF on
tries Among them Lena Moko.
Doris Watts and King Clansman, all
we'll known because OF recent un.
usual feats
The Detroit times., 1917-07-02
n. 4. ". 4. Results.

n. 4. ". 4. Results.
Ma Xwell 10. Bohemians q.
Upper Gratiots g. prehr & Toll 0.
Strohs Bohemians e. Victors o.
Empire Laundry 2. sports 10.
Risdons g. West Ends 3.
Masonic League.
Friendship ;. Ashlar 0.
Straits IL. Oriental :
Zion :, Union 10.
Industrial League.
Solvav Is. Packard s
Wilson Body 10. "a Xon g.
Iarned Carter 3. Pressed steel 4.
steel Products .. Strelirgcrs. o
Detroit Screws s. Schleiders 2
Electric Woiders -. Parish 3
itupps .. BiowerS .
Gemmars 10. steel Products e.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-02
'Ratted for Cunningham IN seventh
tRatted for G. Jones in eiGhth

'Hatted Tor cunningham IN seventh.
fBstted for c. Jones in eighth
Innings ....1 ia 7sp
Detroit .,.....o 0 90 I ?
ST Louis ...1 90 0b KS
Pitching summaries-Seven hits
and 20 times at bat on Ehmke in &
innings (none out In SIXTH: z hits
and times at bat of Cunningham
In inning no hits and times at
bat on e. Jones in inning. hits
and 2s times at bat on Sothoron In
innings none out in eighth. 2 hits
and 10 times at bat on Davenport In
innings: q hits and times at bat
on Mitchell in inning. Two-base
hits--Cobb ?. Jacobson. Hale. Sisier.
Marsans Three-base hit--vitt. Home
run--Crawford. First base on balls
on Sothoron. T. OF Ehmke. L. OF
cunningham. I. Hit by pitched ball
by Sothoron. Spencer. by Mitchell.
Sloan. First base on errors--Detroit
2. ST. Louis T. Left on bases-Detroit
6. ST. Louis S. Struck out--By Soth-
eron. a. by Ehmke. q by Davenport,
T. Passed ball--Spencer. wild
pitch-Sothoron Time-f:o5. I'm
pires-Nsllin. Connolly and Moriarty.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-02
Yanks Lose to sandlotter,.

NEWPORT. r. l.. July "A
semi-pro team here beat the Yam
KEGS. 10 /. in an exhibition game
here yesterday Love and Monroe
did the Yankee twirling.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-02

Two-b base hits-Sisler. Hamilton
Three base hit--Purns Double plays
johnson. Pratt and Sisler; Johnson.
SEVERED and Pratt. Left on bases
Detroit S. ST Louis Z. First base on
errors-Detroit I. Rases on halls
or Bolsnd T. on Hamilton 3. Earned
runs--Or Hamilton .. Struck out
nv Roland .. by Hamilton 2. Cmpifes
--Morsrity. Nallin and Connolly. Time
lisa
The Detroit times., 1917-07-02

'Ratted FOR Groom In NTH.
Rated for Davenport In seventh.
fBatted for Rogers IN ninth
Innings ....i 49, 50
Detroit .....0 o q o q N-s
St Louis o q q ! I e--S
Pitching summary-Six hits and 2i
times at bat on Groom IN s Inn ngs.
hits and : times at hat or paven-
port In innings. hits and - times
at bat OF James I'm innings mono
out in eighth) no hits and Z times at
bat OF Dauss in innings. hit and
tines at bat m Rogers In innings.
Tvo-bsse hits-Sioan. Mersans
Three-hass hit-Cohb. Homo run
Cobb. First base on halls--OT James
J, on neuss I. or Groom ?. m Doven-
port I. Left on bases--nefroit T.
St Louis q Struck out-3v James 2
by Groom I. by Davenport I. by
Rogers I. Double plays-Iohnron
Pratt and Sirier. Austin Pratt and
Sister. Rogers. Johnosn and Sisier
Ifme-1.sA Umpirss-Connolly and
The Detroit times., 1917-07-02
Metxaer Wlns.

John MetIger won the Y. NJ. c. A.
swimming race Saturday. but fell
short OF the record because OF rough
J water and a sfgsag course
The Detroit times., 1917-07-02

Woouays flames.
Cincinnati In Chicago
81. Louis in Pittsburgh.
Phillies In Brooklyn.
Boston in New York.
SUNDAYS GAME.
Phil'phia ooooe 9 0
Batteri~s--Lsvende Rixey and
Killifer. Pfener and Myers and MIL
Ter. Umpires-Klem and Brsnsneid.
81. Louis 2 ?ooooo o. 0
Ratteries-Doak and Gonzales.
Douglas. Aldridge. ssator and Elliott
Umpires-Harison and o'Day.
FIRST GAME.
eis!nSs,s eirtsssrf 1888 = /.
Batteries-Jacobs and Schmidt;
Byron and Emslie.
SECOND GAME.
cin'nDStff 'TDff - !
patteries-st~.i. and Fischer:
Toney and WinEo. Umpires-Quigley.
Byron and Emslie.
SATURDAYS GAMES.
4 York o oos II =
Batteries-Nehf and Trssreser
sallee and Gibson. Umpires-Rigier
cincin'ti 1000 ooi-.io I
Pittsburg o. oO71o s5 Z
Bstteries--Schneider Ring and
Clarke. Cooper and Fischer Empires
-QuiRlcy. Byron and Emslie
Chicago S 20 10 I
Ratteries--Ames. MAY and Gon-
zales: Vaughn and Wilson. Umpires
\-ODay and Harrison,
FIRST GAME.
Philphia q n z o. o n-sfi 4
Brooklyn q o q q q q q ~
Ratteries--Aiexande and Killifer
Coombs Dell. Smith and Muller. TIM
pires-Kler1 and Pranrfeid
SECOND GAME
rhiInhia 2 a n o. n 2
Brooklyn 20 % % s-ais 2
Ratteries-Maver. Bender and
Burns. Csdore. Cheney and Meyers
Umpires-Klenn and Bransneld.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-02

Nv holding down hr.t base In good
stvIc for Callahan. Hunny Brief has
creased the critic. who claimed he
wouldn't ht with the Pirates.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-02
Bathers Win.

MT. CLEMENS. Mich. July a.
Rynearson pitched Tom Stephens
Bathers 60 10 TO victory over
Gaylord. Sunday DEBATE. OF the
Tigers. played short. and had a per.
feet day az bat.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-02

SATURDAYS GAMES.
rafr.u.rr- 1ansrs

FIRST GAME.
Wash'ton q o. 2
Athletics 2 o o % o '---ia 10 q
Batteries -- Dumont. Ayers and
Henry. Seihold and Haley. Umpires
--Dineen and Mccormick
SECOND GAME.
wash'ton O ? 0 o o. ~ q
PhiI'phia 2 81 0 q q - 10 2
Batteries-Shaw. Gallia and Ain
smith Bush and Meyer. Umpires-
Mccormick and Dineen.
N York 0l o q o-7 q
Boston Il q : o I - II
Batteries-Culop. Love. Munrpe and
Nunamakcr Mays and Thomas and
Agnew. Umpires--liildebran and
o'Loughlin.
Chicago 1000 90 o-i &
Cleveland ; ? o 1 i'll 70 1
Batteries-W Williams. Scott Benz
and Schalk Raghy and O'Neill. Um-
pires-EvanE and Owens.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-02
STANDINGS
American League

Mondays Games.
Detroit In 81 Louis.
Chicago In Cleveland.
New York In Boston.
Washington In Philadelphia
SUNDAYS GAME.
Chicago o o o 0 o q II 2
Cleveland q q 2 - 2
Rattcries-Cicotte and Lynn Nor
ton. Coumhe and ONeill and DeBerry.
Umpires-Owens and Evans
The Detroit times., 1917-07-02
National League

Mosdsy's Games.
Cincinnati In Chicago.
81. Louis in Pittsburgh.
Phillies In Brooklyn.
Boston in New York.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-02

'Ratted for Groom IN NTH.
'Ra tied for Davenport In seventh.
tBatted for Rogers In ninth
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SENSATIONAL DIPLOMACY

TT is not surprising that the Fresi-
dents message to Russia should have
occasioned a sensation in Germany. Most
of the State papers of Mr.. Wilson dealing
with the war havo caused sensations
throughout the world. 1t is the province
of American diplomacy to produce sensa-
tions, chiefly because American diplomacy
is direct and purposeful, without deceit
or guile, q characteristic so antagonlstic
to historic European diplomacy that ap-
probation of it is only beginning to dawn
on the ancient continent
The Kaiser's agents have been filing
Russian ears with insinuations and lies.
The President has stated the truth to
Russia The truth in these days hurts,
and 1t hurts Germany particularly. 1t Is
not too much to hope, we believe, that the
wholly generous attitude of America will
be as powerful factor in achieving peace
as our arms and our money combined.
For the President has voiced the soul
aspirations of his country, and these
aspirations have been gradually becoming
through the decades, the hope Of the
| oppressed classes in Europe. We are
even so optimistic as to believe that Ger
many herself will in time thank the God
of all nations that the United States sat
in the peace conference, for in it she will
sit, and with dominating influence
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EXIT ONE MORE KING

LNLATION throughout the Entente oil
IL allied democracies over the military
and naval advantages promised by the
freeing Of Greece from its pro-German
king and his wife, the Kaisers sister, Will
be great, but in this country there is two
fold cause for rejoicing, because the alb
dication Of tho monarch opens the way
for that republic OF Greece which Greeks
and GreelSAmericans have worked for so
strenuously under the leadership of the
great Venizelos. For tho second time in
this war n throne has toppled, for there
seems less likelihood that the twenty
three.year-old prince In whose favor Con-
stantine abdlcated will inspire rebirth
of monarchism in Greece than there was
that tho Cars abdlcation in favor Of
Michael would restore Caesarism in Rus
sia.
Thus Americas purpose in the war
gains new prestige. Venizelos has been
called tho washington OF Greece our
support Of republican democracy goes
fervently to yet another field where tho
people will come into their own again.
Greece was tho mother OF republics. She
NOuiu ilthNo ANNNl AlSN " itSA ''ANAoi'S A'No
dom in tho last century, but an allen
monarchy was forced upon her and, sub.
sldlzed by the Powers and the subtle
poison of Prussianism, It managed for
many years to keep n gallant and liberty
loving populaco under the yoke.
Whether the strongly pro-Ally Venice
los can lead his country to assail the pill
layers of her sister Balkan States may be
for some time in doubt. But Italy's
action, announced this week, in occupying
Greek territory was evidently taken with
foroknowledge of the abdication, and
there will probably DO little opposition TO
tho uso Of the whole northern section of
the country by Allied forces. The Salon.
lea army can thus link up with the
Italians in Albania and Epirus and gain
n new field for operations toward the re-
covery of Serbian soil. Should the new
Greece with her half million veterans join
the Allies, stout offensive might be ex-
pected to drive the Austrans back to the
Danube.
1t has been triumph of delicate
diplomacy ending in q defeat for Berlin
which cannot fail to carry its message Of
discouragement throughout tho Teuton
empires.
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THE SUCKER" LIST

GIVE a bunch of crooks and get.rich-
~ quick operators two or three columns
of space in moro or less disreputabIe
newspaper and a piece of land in the
vicinity Of a copper mine or an oil WELL
and the aforesaid crooks can compile
their own sucker" list within twenty.
four hours. All they need is publicity
and fake proposition TO draw investors
by the thousands into their clutches.
But let Uncle Sam offer gilt.edged
bonds, interest and principal guaranteed
by every dollar Of wealth in the richest
nation on earth, and it requires derrick
and n Missouri.full Of mules to drag citi
zens into the counting offices. In time
Of peace, doubtless, investors in multi
tudes would rush for Government of
fering, but because the money is to be
used in defense of American homes and
Of American institutions the "easy
marks" of Wallingford days are not now
buyers. Three and onehalf per cent does
not attract them and their patriotism is
in their teeth. Draw your own moral.
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UTILIZE ROOSEVELT

WYE OPPOSED sending an amateur ex.
w pedition to the front under Roosevelt.
We imagine that all men are now agreed
that the professional army about TO ap.
pear in France is far better.
But Roosevelt must be utilized.
His enormous popularity, his mex.
haustible energy, his unparalleled ca
pacity for arousing enthusiasm, his in
vincible courage and his magnificent abil.
tiles constitute a national asset which be.
yond peradventure must be utilized. We
have felt that Russia offered a ripe field
for his labors and his ambitions To
galvanize that country into action and
from It's proletarian chaos fabricate a
thunderboH for democracy is a task
worthy the traditions OF Hercules. It is
an ideal Rooseveltian situation, a prob
lem more readily solvable by a Roosevelt
than by Root
But II he cannot go 20 Russia, let him
by no means rest in an unofficial position
al home. He must be called into the
national service ana the sooner the
better t.. ...........l.aL
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WHEN we were at Niagara Falls some
weeks ago we noticed sign above the
newsstand outside the railroad station:
Blind Al. Newspapers, Cigars and
Tobacco" We bought a paper we didn't
want lust to see how the boss compared
with our own Blind Al here at Fifth and
Chestnut streets. The man behind the
little counter wasn't blind at all, although
he acted in proprietary sort Of way. We
were afraid to ask any questions.
The other day we told our own AL about
it, but got never a rise out of him. He
whitfield n stick while we talked, and
when we got through talking he kept
on whiting. We changed the subject.
"Busy?" we asked, for we were disturbed
by our inability to interest this audience
of one. YES" he said, II manage to
keep busy" Fortunately, we didn't ask
him what he was whiting the stick for
The next minute we found out He laid
stick and knife on a pile of paper, and
picking up his broom, began to sweep
his shavings into the gutter. A number
of us idlers, each blessed with two good
eyes, stood around and watched AL keep
ing himself busy.