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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-26

Three pitching arms may nave a
great deal 10 DO with the outcome
OF the American league race this
year.
They are The arms o, Guy Nor
ton. Joe Wood and George Foster,
every one % them master q
speed and curves when right. and
all OF them disAppointmenu 70 their
clubs last year
That Cleveland would have be- q
far more important factor in the
1915 race had Morton not injure !
his arm in midseason is not 10 b
denied
A. N wss Cleveland was deprived
OF the support o, her greatest star
and Manager Foil was obliged 20
saddle a great deal OF bis work on
Coveleskie and Klspfer two young
sters. who could not stand Up IN
der the. strain.
Guy Morton declares the kink is
gore from his arm II Il Is. Cleys-
lard will be a dangerous stumbling
block for other teams n the league
this year
Joe Wood. three years ago the
wonder % the American league has
had bad arm for two seasons.
George Foster. the star Of 1915. was
ineffective ,ast year
Wood believes he IS going TO be
right this year. and has convinced
the Cleveland club. which took e
chance and paid $4,000 FOR him Sat
urday night.
George Foster declared he would
quit baseball when he found him.
self slipping Later he announced
he would like 20 play in the south
ern league az least part ot the
season 70 see IL Re eouldnt get
back IN shape
II Foster comes thru he Kill DO
hauled back 10 Boston In hurry
for Barry. a first year manager.
isn't anxious 10 lose The services o.
a pi.nher % bis caliber.
These three soupbones vii have
10, 10 do with the American
league race ~ they get going rght
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-26
D. A. c. SHOULD
REST CONTENT
Two World Records Beaten In
Its Championship Meet
For Splashers

The n. A c. Is content with the
swimming meet 1, staged In It's big
pool Saturday night The meet held
under A. A. L. auspices and two
world records were broken. These
records Sili be duly recognised and
Inscribed on the historical docu-
inents OF the organization. and with
the records will be notation that
they were achieved IA the tank ~
the Detroit Athletic club,
A htroiter furnished the most
sensational performance OF the
evening Fred Jorn. from the Y. ".
c A. plunged rs feet in IS seconds
That's exactly four and one-hfth
seconds faster than had ever been
done before Il vas marvellous
performance.
c. d PSvlieck. o. Chicago. es;aA
lished the other rccord In the TO
yard hack stroke event. he anishei
in 5sl-5 The summary of The
A A. L meet and the club events
that padded ont the program
a. =. L. Event.
100 yards breast sfroke-I r
ward. Cincinnati gymnasium nrst
L n white. Hamilton club. Chicago.
second " Mcperr1ott. Illinois Ain
ie,ie clus. third Tine . mir. ~ 80
sec.
$50 yards back st-ok-c. n Paw
nc.k Illinois A. c, srst n seeger
Hamilton club. second Max Mntt
Illinois A O.. third. Tine usin.
"a - Sc worlds record ~ 70
foot tarkt
Fsirhurst Detroit y NJ c a. sec
ond Distance. IS Zee, W az So
worlds record Former record. 50
:: yaras free ssyl-w 7. whsu.n
r.. Hamilton club. FIRST. John Ben
seigeL Illinois A G.. third Time. {.
CIss Ev~~t.
Is yards swim FOR - A. c Juniors
Class A. =. years or under-Paul
Esmun1s ers' James HaHlin. Sec
end Paul Bruske. Jr-. third Tine.
Fancy giving. n. A .. club cham
pion seip-Ted Palmer. FIRST Harold
z Butcher. second Lothrcp Dow.
third
50 yards swim fer r. A G. Jun
iors class n. aged % years and un-
stark. second Time - IS sec
50 yards swim. - A e. senior club
cham plonsh ip-Ted Palmer. -r-i
Gar Ssroh. second. Lothrop Dow.
third Time. % IS sec
100 yards swift. for n. A. 9. fun
tors Class G. aged is years and un-
eer-wtlliam Sisl~r nrst J. : Gil
breath. second Allan n. Frazer Jr.
third Time. "a Is So
PiunE. for distanr~. Detroit wc-
mems char pionship-Nrs =. A Roth
well. nrst Mss Dructe Jones. SEC
ond Distance. 50 feet state rec
ord
s0-yard swim Detroit women .
ehampienshfp--Mss Drucfe Jones
arst. Ms Florence HoAx. second
Time. 40 is sec.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-26
COvEY IS ONLY
FLINCER NOT IN
All Tiger Batterymen Are
Agreed To Terms Except
the Big Pole

When Harry CovelcFkie tires OF
soaring the fans into Mysteries ay
his holdout and signs his contract
with the Tigers. all Of the Tiger
battery men will be IN tho fold.
Monday Is the date Eet for them
TO pitch camp at waxahachie.
Everybody concerned continues 90
insist that President Navin and
Convey have no serious differences
and that as soon as Harry drops
into the Navin onice The contract
Will be signed. Meanwhile the sus-
pense Is getting terrible.
Saturday night letter was re-
ceived from Couch, the Frisco
pitcher. saying that he will ce at
camp on time. II will b. recalled
that during the winter Couch was
credited with serious intentions OF
icserting baseball and going TO
work. He has reccnsidered his re-
solve and will sign contract as
coon As he reaches camp.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-26
Connie Mack Has Pretty
Good Material This Year
Basketball Card
For This Week

Meaasy-y. ". VI. 4. We. Rseh-
ester Ceatrsls st n. VI. ". 4. Syn
W~ds~sds ,-Rsyf. W. ueeh~.fer
fentrsist y. ", q. Va Polish .<m-
issrr st wee~r hsii.
frtdsy-t siversity sf D~tr~tt
vs. Nsismsnes Nsr9sis at Nsts-
msKoe.
Ca.. reeh We. Nertkwester. htwh
ut >erthwest~rs.
High NJ Ans arbev.
Western Htxh w. C~str~t NJ
Central
ssturfsy-HuGsls Germans W.
Rsyis NJ Armeryt Northwestern
College We. Detroit ~ sf ~
Eyni tsiversity ef D~tr~tt Va "
linet. 4. 4. st CkiesGs-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-26
Maybe He Will Have a
Regular Ball Club,
Too

PHILADELPHIA. Feb 2s.-fhe
enigma OF the baseball world Is
Connie Mack's team OF Athletics
Whether il will begin TO show some
hing OF the form predicted for It
BY 1917 By Mack when he began
bis historic dismemberment OF the
famous old Athletics. is puzzle
that many baseball followers are
trying 20 fathom today
Mack has the basis for good
baseball club Unless he deliberate
~ wrecks what he has accom-
plished since Eddie Collins and his
collaborators departed from Phila.
delphia. he undoubtedly will have
better chance 20 rnish out %
eishth place this year than was the
case in 1915
Mack has pieced together 4 very
fair team OF college baseball play
CTS Re has tlnkered here and
there. adding some minor leakuers
and retaining some cogs In the old
machine until he has a club that
cannot be counted the easy victiIr
OF every other clah by any means.
The feat % the Athletics in twice
humb,ing the YANKEES In single
day last summer. and the Rcd Sox
on another. was considered a huge
joke by great many. but there -
more than one critic Of the game
who saw In that a forebodlng OF
things 70 come. a return 20 power
that once rested In The silent brain
OK Mack
Mack has an infeld that lacks =
great deal OF being a nivver Al
most any manager In the American
league would be willing 10 part with
many dollars 10 have stury Mcln-
MS holding down hrst base Az sec
ond base a younEster. Grover IL
destined 10 perform and be has built
NJ something OF a reputation
IN young IAvton Wit. the 20.
year-old youth picked up more than
a year ago by Mack. the elongated
leader has one OF the most promis-
Ing 'nhelders who has broken into
the American league IN years Tie
is aggressive. can bit and neld like
a hend and uses bis head
On third base Mack promises N
place a minor league recruit named
Bates. Advance notices speak very
highly % him.
The outneid WIN be composed ~
Bodie. Thrasher and strunk. Brodic
and Strunk have been hoidou,s. bu,
Bodis has signed Thr1sher r. a
recruit. but IL said 10 be a power.
ful hitter and clean. fast felder
70 II a hard hitting tho, with Ell.
perienee In two OF the gardens.
The pitching star undoubtedly
win see no new faces Joe Bush
and Elmer Myers undoubtedly will
bear the brunt OF the burden. with
several promising colts to fall back
upon. Two more pitchers who
could perform consistently would
make the Athletics greatly feared
club. Johnson and Nabors are the
most promising other members OF
The star
WaIly schanR Meyers. Picinich
and Haley will hght for CATCHING
berths.
The Athletics present one OF the
-tronges, hitting combinations IN
baseball They'll score plenty Of
runs against almost any kind OF a
baseball club.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-26
MORE DEFIANT LAOS
HUNGER AND SION UP

one ~ one the no 1Il never.
yield" baseball holdouts sre CON.
ing into line week erf reports
say that Sherry Hagee vho
wanted 20 beat 40 Nanagor gtaIL
inEa In Sew Yo-s hotei last
month. and Who raved all over
the sporting pages about Prs1y
HagEhton rscently. has tamely
signed with the Braves and
taken = $500 cut IN salary And
there % Dayy Roberfson The lat
% the Giant and star out
fielder. Vho has come mo me
field Better Join fhe parade.
Covey
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-26
Sa0nn Look Better Than l9l6-Stong Plate

Vm hd have manager this re ssa x =. Who never
had unanArsd life The Red soI had 70 hsNe
signed JACK
one can
of the Meanwhile one
the
- American these big show choices ~ere
baseball
club We have hun
nat I'm viii be worth the wait
Is consecutive
New doeA
with bis nAgnA'es
OF the IA seasons
he hea
Win IL Of his last ~ games ana
He has finished second
nveu zines third three
Of Louisville club about year ago M
pennan no count was
nv the Louisville bad neoo
division the pest
tho he lie
a twenysesenih OF July BE was IN
In pennanl ano
good PLAYERS that
the nd OF a driver this Clymer H.
and Joe Tinker among o'n
rival piot andwe see shall
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-26
HAS NEW
WRESTLING CHAMP

ST LOUIS. No. Feb 2s--Jack
Fisher. Dallas. Ter. r. sportdon's
newest champion. by throwing Al
Wassm. OF clifton. Ariz.. in straight
falls yesterday he won tho lgh'
weight wrestling crown The hrtt
fall was in 10 minutes and 10 sec
Snds. and the second required just
ave minutes longer than The hIst
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-26

\CRNEILS
~ likely
Moakey the 10 Mok
~ de-
consn point where they almost nncb Cornell
and the Of It's distance runners has ounde The sporting
has all his rivals scared again this spring
there
bring
a.
eghtoared
Rowing
his
already started his 1917
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-26
REICNS
IN PUCK CAMP
Hockey Factions Unite Against
Common Foe, Which Hap
pens To Be Toronto

The nfth series In which Detroit
and Toronto hockey teams have tx
ured this season. will be started to-
night. The contest marking the re-
turn OF the holdout players. Toron-
N Rowing 4 Athletic associations
septet will be the visitors on this
occasion.
At a meeting az the Arena Sun
day afternoon the warning hockey
factions were brought together ~
President David A. Brown. OF the
General Necessities corporation. 90
orators OF the Arena rink. and both
factions agreed 20 play together
and 70 leave the adjustment OF
their difficulties 10 him. This means
that De,rolts lineup viii be select
ed from The following list OF play
err HAmmelef. goal. Sicily. John
son and Pletsch. defense. Holman
or irving. rover: Black center;
shaw. Ieft wing: Trtgioon or Irving.
right wing. Emory. Reid. Billing.
Roberts. Melton, Johnson and Pei
letter. spares
Manager Fletcher. u the T. r.
4 A A, has promised very
strong lineup including Capt Bud
Mclean. defense: Hicks. isft wing:
Smith. center. and HiIl. rover. all
81 whom have appeared here before
with Toronto teams Crooks. In
goal. also is veteran % long stand
ing who guarded The cage against
Detroit last season.
In the eight games Detroit has
played with teams representing the
Maple Iyeaf city this season, the Ca
nadiAns have a margin OF one vic
tory and also a siI-goal lead In to-
tai scoring Detroit has a chance
20 gain The Advantage in this series
and viii send Sc strongest lineup
into the fray on the other hand
the rowing club seven IL out 20
show that IL Is az strong as any
other team IN the Maple Leaf city
Ths game Monday will be started
80 as and skating races will b.
! decided between periods ms prob
able linsups follow
DETROIT T. r. a. A
-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-26
Those Balls and Bats

American big assortment, OF easeoa
soldiers
officer leave OF absence called on r-saent
Of which Mr. johnson recalls the follow
Incident related by the warrior:
Let me Johnson Americans are
OF realize you
H. . incident show brought
o baseball connection You
position
introduced baseball
balls and other
phernaa Johnson lot OF equipment
detachment Canadians happen
relieved and OF base
either played
hitting ungoes and catching
nes The
boysan
pany-wsre machine detachment
baseball and the
umpr ounted
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-26

Charles Houser has been stopped
AZ last John Nancy beat him FIVE
~ eight gamee In a Grecter Detroit
tourney match Saturday evening,
Eitho Houser averaged 21s and
Nancy only 2i5. Very fair bowling.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-26
pe,oi,er, Win

Tomlinson and Ire. tho Detroit
team. won the inteT.city doubles
handball chsmpionlhip al the u. 4
G Saturday afternoon Cleveland
team took second place.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-26
Jackson Meets Cullen

Clarence Jackson. OF Detroit, VIII
play William Cullen. OF Buffalo. In
an Interstate three-cushlon league
match At Sweeney Illusions tonight
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-26
LEW BENTLEY IN
HALL OF FAME

lew Bentley bowled q so0-scor|
at Millett's alleys. out Trum bull-ave|
last night, and Is receiving the con
gratulations OF his friends as a ned
conner TO the hall OF fame. This Il
the nrst perfect performance In mi
history oof the Millett alleys A lArg|
crowd saw the game and vouch foI
its excellence.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-26
Central WaIIop. lan.lna.

Lansing high gave Central no
competition IN their track meet
Saturday night. The score was
ST IL TO 4i-.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-26


/
In Of
a Pullman painfully injured. day
coached his
them II
-
he rallied
returned
up he % he
gct 70
Mr.
Cornell
hen be
It's been three / l IL
ealy yesterday who coached q
he ad
sudgsned his Poughkeepe a
his
This
under
Pop oeers Hans Wagner Boethnr
still warble rolicking
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-26

osrsmea Of beth Hsrvura and ysi
have reported for practice. TIE ~sn
didstes are divided late crows AM
drilled on the rowing nAaehines.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-26
Heavyweight Championships


HEAVYWEIGHT championship
times In battles that
beat Sullivan.
Johnson Jerries Ace
the like Peter Nshe
In ring history.
These championship
Ccrbe II defeat
Corbe
rounds before he could win Not
JohnaNn able to crush the burned
Willard rs
battle which crowned new king IL rounds
rtxsmmcns Frsiunnons
generally scorned contender fo. he In history
Tip or Two
VII
ship o. the world win be the hsic
~ ths AND Fred Fulton
heavyweight belt
which will the limit
Willard will his high
indicates when the title
Tremendous upset In the dope all OF which
other
Of question flirting with PIKE.
fighters think
call I'm Pork q Beaners
We that Milwaukee, promoter the courts
20 make Les Darcy nght for him
money enough 10 buy of
MA oart make parv nsht Ths NJ askns Of oou
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06
Millions Carried
by Certificates

Certificates of notification evidenc-
ing increases of stock or bonds to
amount to millions of dollars have
been announced by the Public Serv-
ice Commission, having been filed In
the list fifteen days.
The West Penn Power Company
of Pittsburgh, filed three certificates
showing a total of $6,223, 900, all for
extensions of the company. OF the
issues 100000 is of preferred
stock, $1O,00O,000 authorized. The
total authorized issue is $4,000, ,0OO
of bonds.
Other certificates filed were:
New York Central railroad, bonds,
Greenville Water Company, Pitts
burgh, bonds, $4,000.
Kensington Water Company, Phil
adelphia, bonds, $4,000.
Tri-Cities Water Company, Pitts
burgh, bonds, $4,000.
Lehigh Valley Transit Company,
Allentown, bonds, $4,000.
Cherry Tree and Dixonville rail-
road, Philadelphia, bonds, $1,21O,-
600.
Citizens Light and Power Com
pany, Oil City, common stock, S40,-
000; bonds, S222,0O0.
Penn Central Light and Power
Company, Altoona, bonds, $4,000.
Bloomsbury Heating Company,
Bloomsbury, bonds, $4,000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06
Reasonable Utterances
of Riverside Woman Are
Reported to Authorities

Attention of United States Commits
sioner Wolfe was drawn to-day to the
fact that a woman of Riverside had
insulted a soldier in United States
uniform and displayed hostility to the
United States Government.
The man was Sergeant c. A. Har-
man, one of the Eighth Regiment men
now encamped on the Island. He and
others were soliciting contributions
for the soldiers fund festival held
Tuesday night. He approached the
woman in question and began to ex-
plain his errand, when, among other
things, she said:
If 1t is for the Army I will have
nothing to do with it. You ought
to be ashamed to wear that uniform
and to go over to Germany to Kill
your brothers"
This woman is said to have on pre-
vious occasions displayed marked pro-
German sympathies. She is said also
to have a close relative in a trusted
position in the Federal government
For the present her name is being
withheld.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06
AMERICAN ARMY
WILL OUTDO EVEN
GERMAN MACHINE
Plan to Train 10000 Officers
Indicates Ultimate Force
of 100000 Men

Washington, Aug. 2S.-The War De-
partment is preparing plans for the
training of 10000 officers at reserve
camps during the next year. The Cen
eral Staf estimates that one officer is
required for every thirty men in the
service. The War Department prep
arations calculated on the General
Stairs estimate indicate that this
Government is laying the foundation
for an army of 100000 in addition tc
the 1,250.000 who have been called
through the regular army. the militia
and the draft.
1t is impossible to get from secre-
tary Baker or the Chief of Staff any
statement concerning the size of the
army which the United States expects
to place in the field ultimately. 1t is
known. however. that what appear
to be delays in getting the first troops
into the field have been merely parts
of thoroughly worked-out scheme of
mobilization whereby armies would
be organized as rapidly as they could
be supplied and transported
From the beginning of the war
duInl1lSIIdIlOn
been actuated by a determination to
avoid the general confusion which
was brought about during the Spanish
War day when the War Department
tried to organize an army without
consideration for its necessities.
The present shortage of guns and
supplies of all sorts will disappear
before the militia is in France, and
the first draft is organized into divl-
sions. Thereafter the available sup
plies will increase so that great num-
bers of troops may be mobiliZed and
thoroughly equipped with machine
like schedule and precision.
VIII Guido Even kaIser's Machine
While the administration hopes that
Germany may decide to quit, the War
Department is working upon the the
ory that the Kaiser plans a war OF
attrition, and to Offset his program
the greatest military organization
| ever prepared outside of Germany will
be gradually evolved in the United
States.
The War Departments theory is
that the first 100000 men from the
United States will merely help to give
the allies a slight advantage, but that
the millions who may be sent after
them will end the war, no matter to
what extent the Kaiser desires to sec
it through. To attempt to rush such
a program through in a few months
would result merely in confusion and
failure. ranking officials of the War
Department insist
The foundation for the present war
plans will be kept slightly in advance
of the plans of the shipping board.
The War Department does not desire
to have great armies on it's hands in
this country. Whenever the shipping
is available, the troops will be ready
to march aboard.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06
DR.. Yates Undecided
Whether to Respond to
Call From Pittsburgh

A large congregational meetine
was held by the members of the
Fourth Street Church of God, last
evening and a unanimous call was
given to the Rev. DR.. William n
Yates to remain at the local church
'~'N"r year. 1t had been learn
ed that DR.. Yates has received a cal
ue Mount Pleasant Church OF
God, which is near Pittsburgh.
Among those who addressed the
meeting were C. NJ. Sigler, ]. F.
Garner, II. b. Bair r. Laverty, c. S
Meek, Professor Fishel and w. A.
Laverty.
DIR. Yates stated this morning that
he has not yet decided as to whether
he will go to Mount Pleasant or re-
main in Harrisburg.
Delegates were elected to attend
the East Pennsylvania Eldership
which meets in Altoona the first
Thursday in October. They We're: G
S. Neck, ]. E. Garner, Samuel Gard.
ner. M. A. Sigler.
Resolutions were adopted WISHING
the speedy recovery of the Rev. c. ii
Forney, d. D., LII. D., who was
former editor of the Church Advo.
cate and who fell unconscious while
walking home from church last Sun.
day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06
Prominent Men From
Here to Participate in
Electric Convention

The tenth annual meeting of the
Pennsylvania Electric Association,
state branch n. +. l.. A.. will be held
September Z and at the Bedford
Springs Hotel. in Bedford Springs.
This meeting is of considerable i'm
portance to Harrisburgers and many
from this city will attend. Elaborate
preparations have been made for the
occasion. George b. Tripp. of this
city. president of the association. will
preside at the meeting and Henry NJ.
Slime, of Harrisburg will act as sec
Ictary. Another HarrIsburger promi-
nently identified with the association
is c. NJ. 'Kaltwasser. He is chair
man of the south-central section as
well as a member of the special
committee
William d. b. Ainey. chairman of
the Pennsylvania Public Service
Commission, will be one of the prin-
cipal speakers. The badge colors for
the meeting will be red. white and
blue, and all the members who are
in the service of the United States
government have been asked to wear
their uniforms.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06
Power to Confer
Degrees Is Defined

Two decisions of Importance in
educational affairs were given to-
day by First Deputy Attorney GEN
eral Keller to DR.. Nathan c. Scheaf-
fer, state superintendent of public
instruction. In one it is held that
an incorporated college with power
to confer degrees transfers its prop
erty and facilities to a private in
dividual or some other corporation.
1T loses such power until its affairs
are rehabilitated and placed upon a
firm and stable foundation" said he.
The matter is one for the College
and University Council to handle. In
another opinion it is held that a
synod, conference or sisterhood can
not be vested with power to confer
degrees as the limitation is to col
leges, universities and theological
seminaries