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The Detroit times., 1917-04-03
Now En- Route Reds Until Season Opens Detroit
M'Graw May Pitch Schupp, His
Star, in This Afternoons Clash

staged a scandalous rally in the
ninth. and only a snappy double
play. HeilmAn TO Jones 10 StAnage.
saved the day. That play covered
about 40 acres OF territory and was
fine piece OF work
The price OF admission was 81,
but this was a mere tribe. The
fans CAME from miles around. Some
came from points 800 miles away.
There were 800 automobiles parked
around the grounds when the game
started The attendance was made
W OF a typical western crowd that
gased IN much wonderment At the
big leaguers
There Was much disappointment
at the failure Of II Cobb to ap-
pear.
The diamond was hard 70 work
on. and very little ground could be
covered. The distance between frat
and second was 10 feet shorter than
II should have been. making II
easy for tho base thieves 10 get
down no matter how good the back
stops were
The box was nerce place for q
hUrler 10 work from. Why moro
runs were not made, wAs probably
due 20 the prayers the fingers
offered with every ball.
Detroit scored in the opening
inning on Young's triple and Nch-
olson's single. Benton grew wild
after two were out In the NEXT
round. Jones was hit by q pitched
ball and stole second n was q
waste of effort as stsnaSs waIked--
Jones received life on zimme~-
mans error. filling the sacks.
'Rube" then passed Bush and
Young. forcing In two tsllScs- Mich
olsous liner TO right ended ne
inning.
veach's double. a sacrfSce hunt
and a sacrifice ny brought another
IN the third. Bush tripied and
Young singled with two zone in
the fourth. producing another run
Two more came in the nfth On n
peas, single and two-baggsr. Two
hits and a couple OF felderu' choices
accounted for the eighth and mai
tally in round SIX.
New York did not get started I'M
IN the NTH when double two
ore-spots and steal OF home BY
burns brought in a couple The
Tigers helped this rally along OF
falling down on run down when
trey had Burns trapped between
third and home only to let him get
away Smiths pass and Burns's
triple brought one more In the
Sxth.
Going into the ninth. the Giants
were ave TO the bad and they pro-
ceeded 10 cut loose with real
rally. Thorpe started Il with n
triple and scored on zim.s single
Fletcher was hit by pitched ball
Kaun tore into one that ought To
have been good for three. but was
nailed by veach on the run. Holko
singled, scoring Zimmerman. XII
dun. pinch hitter. walked and
filled them up. Kruger. another
emergency man. almost spilled ths
beans. but Holman managed 10 get
under his terrific smash. Fistoher
walked home after the catch and
then McOraw helped the Tigers out
by sending Holke TO his doom IN an
attempt 10 take a run that wouldn't
have been auy good even II n had
scored.
The Detroit times., 1917-04-03
HINKlE WANTS
A WILLARD FIGHT
Cleveland Promoter Would Bid
For Bout Between Cham
piOn and Fulton or Morris

NEW YORK. April Matt Hin
sci the Cleveland promoter today
cyan dickering for a limited bout
tween the winner Of the Carl Nor.
iis-Fred Fulton bout here tomorrow
night. and Willard In a telegram
tc officials OF the Manhattan A. g..
Hinkel declared he would make the
largest offer ever made for short
tout, planning N stage the AFFAIR at
Cedar Poinle. Ohio. on July or
Labor Day.
ilinkel declares he looks for no
trouble In staging the bout.
Hinkel's message also was 10 Jack
Curley. a member OF the synd cate
which Is managing Willard He Is
disposed to !ook with favor on the
match. Willard has not been seen
in ring since be met Frank Moran
here a year ago.
Fulton and Morris have reached
almost training perfection for their
battle.
The Detroit times., 1917-04-03
Witt the Guilty One

4HIs thing stArspanged faetV mas
been salary by Nan and his demands are 50
ball player considers me
Wild wit something like $4,000 That Is very
axe In baseball about that ngure from the
oox during and he star purchased
In dire crack
25 800 and considered aisround PLAYERS OF
$1,000 Oscar wants more tnan
Is paid member OF the world champion
distinguished clan Is craving
esw his merits ball player He
sensational from San Francisco
Tiger roll 1872 1913 and 1914 and
a hdbaseman had excellent
utility could be play ed
Ss days good and physically
fna that he But the
and addition dug down for the medical
a 1915 did Witt become regular
scored lot of hit around ESQ and developed into
third base In 1915 establishing
isague but falling OF horribly on onense Nov
which everywhere conceded to tote
refused report for spring training and has re
further with the club He demands the salary
and wiz hear TO compromise
that he drawing card because he is not Attic
nelder pretty workman the diamond He
oWkwd The thrill in HE execution lies in the fact that every Tar
ball until he with He makes every
lucky stab Fans like 70 see Oscar at third but ne has
outside of Detroit he scarcely known except
] - demon barber shop dopesers
The Detroit times., 1917-04-03

night, Jim Flynn escaped what seemed a certain kn
Flynn and Wild swinging but ferocious fellow call
ed Battling Johnson came 10 the ninth round Of a
scheduled ten round AFFAIR.
FLYNN had Il on Johnson 80 far points were con
cerned But Johnson vAs very dangerous Such men
az Jack Sullivan could do better than Outlook him
and mark him up. He was ugly a. close quarters
In the ninth Johnson landed on Flynn and Jim went
down. He looked all In. About the count OF seven
Flynn staggered up babys breath would have blown
him down. Johnson started terrific swing but Just
then a loud report like gun shot heard and the
ring became dense cloud Of white smoke photog-
rapher had taken a hashlight picture
Johnson evidently was badly frightened He dashed
away toward far side ~ the ring and stood nervous
and ratified In The meanWhie Flynn had recovered him
self little and held bis feet The gong ended the
round before Johnson realized what bad happened. He
couldn't get back a. the helpless Flynn In the tenth
strong and outDouting Johnson Eiven chA popular
The Detroit times., 1917-04-03
jennings Will Likely
Use BOland or
COveleskie
Bv HARoLp Y. WILCOx.

Bv HAROLD Y. WILCOX.
(ston Correspondent Detroit Ttmss)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. April
S.-The Tigers and Giants arrived
in Oklahoma City this morning for
the fifth game OF the interleasue
series. or the four games, each
has won two, and each contest mas
been q thriller altho the Monday
traeas did not develop as much "a.
Kressiveness as has featured the
others. Umpire Brennan was the
only man wounded AZ Wichita
Falls. Oscar stanAse very acci-
IDENTIFY stepped upon the ump. and
cut his foot while trying to snag
foul.
With the series tied and i've
games stu on the program. both
, clubs are expected to fight hard
this afternoon for the edge. None
OF the bitter feeling between the
teams has subsidized. and there was
nothing doing Monday. This was
because the Tigers grabbed big
lead OF Benton early In the con-
teet. and the game was decided al
most before action had begun. VIII
lie Mitchell sadly weakened In the
final round. but the hitting OF him
was so clean and rapid that there
was no chance for startling devel-
opments.
McGraw threatens 60 pitch
schupp. HIS star. this afternoon.
jennings probably viii come back
with Boland or Cunningham. and
possibly Coveleskie. One OF the
splendid features OF The series s
the work OF Young. who n playing
or an ankle that tortures him. Ho
vill be back and trying again to-
day.
Cobb will not remain with the
club turnout the series. Manager
Jennings has arranged to have Ty
complete HIS conditioning at Gin
cinnatl with the Reds. Jennings has
given his unqualified approval Ia
Cobb's refusal 10 play in this tour.
and IL determined 10 cancel the
series az the next outbreak. regard
less Of the money such course
would cost the club. There isn't
much chance for the Peach 20 get
into condition on this trip. and Jen.
nirgs himself suggested the ctnein-
natl plan 10 which Christy Mat.
thewson wired his consent hast
night. Ty left for the north al
once
The Monday game was played in
an arena OF splendid distances. The
teyelest and hardest piece Of GROUND
ma the Texas pan handle vas picked
fcI the wichita psyk grounds. Tho
fences were so FAR away that all
drives over the Cuthclders were
liniied 10 thrcc-bageers. and the
inreiders played fully 80 feet be
hind the base lines Young and
Lush gave grand exhibition Of
throwing on fast men like Burns
and Thorpe The diamond was
hard as a marble slab. and a ground
ball went far and fast
DOME Bush. with two triples, and
Heinie Zimmerman. with four hits
IN Eve times al bat, were the clout-
ing heroes Of the day Heilmsn
and veach both figured big in the
timely driving. The game was won
in the early innings when South
paw Benton stabbed for the Giants.
Rube's offerings were slammed and
he was very wild. James. who
started for Detroit, did splendid
work. altho he looked as II ne wero
forcing himself. Bill went 10 sleep
IN the fifth and Burns cleanly stole
homo with the first Giant tally.
Smith. the ooIlegian who finished
for the Giants, was quite effective,
while Mitchell was pummelled
soundiy IN the last inning when his
curve ball went dead. The Giants
The Detroit times., 1917-04-03

ANAGER JENNINGS confident that Bobby
bag acceptaby He but
he does cover lot OF ground lie
hasn
right ned
aetuA number Of made
Bush. putou and 5II
1915 $40 and 504
<3b assists in 1916 That sounds like DOME we'll show
DOME had
eeeause Marty Kavenag was seoondbeman That's
OF in
tho
and robbie
ke slowing the bases but
get
The Detroit times., 1917-04-03
HOPPE COMING TO
DETROIT APRIL 9

Willie Hoppe, worlds champion
cueist will be In Detroit April 8. 10
and IL. he viii appear at the
sweoney-Huston company's pariors
In numoer OF exhibition billiard
games.
The Detroit times., 1917-04-03

sBatted for Smith In ninth.
fBatted for Gibson In ninth.
Innings i23f sTss
Detroit ..........l ? ] 0-g
New York 100 o o -
Two-base hits-Neach, q Burma a.
J. Burns. Three base hitH-YouuE
Bush 2 q. J. Burns. Thorpe. Stolen
bases-Eauh. Zimmerman 2 Jones.
Nearh q. J Burns Sacrifice hit
Heilman Sacrifice diea-G J Burns
Kreuger Double plava-YounE and
ZONES. Heilman, Jones and stansEe.
Base on balis-6n Benton 4. on lanes
4 OF Mitchell g. OF smith Left
on bases-petroit Naw YORK ~
Hit by pitched hail--By BENTON Z
Jonesl by Mitchell tFl~trherh
Hts-nH Benton IN lnnlnEs on
James IN s 90 Mitchell IN ~
smith. E4trrrrh nut f3y BEN
ton T. BY James By Mitchell :
Passed McCsrty and George.
kms-a.aS Umptre-Brsnnnn-
The Detroit times., 1917-04-03

DuyRE that went back sadly in
= personal notion that he would improve in his
bridegroom last and Is
fact despite Jokes to the contrary that
in while Ball players should
Wits mind would be his work this
t But that il merely personal opinion The
OF fellow that
The Detroit times., 1917-04-03
H. &.i i; If i! 1 !; ! i:

mats embarrassing showdown for fellow who demanding
Perhaps
the burden OF WITT
he is ~ oldan age at which many players hike
= 10 the Jungle
BE- much batting but
That's another thing that must be
embarrassing ng
confront a They
Detroit and lost Is Of thevnning
finished FIRST Chicago second and Detroit
played Il against Boston and
Chicago We happen to have at hand his complete record
OF 10 against the White His helding
his
either hrs
and Just the
recalled that he scored ll6 tales In
donly In his work the
order The pennant
The Detroit times., 1917-04-03
Navin's Position

ERE the pinehes working with the Tiger
vreckng scoring four against Boston
aies the White
falling old
1ce he supposed be exceptional bunter Here IL
the explain before he be ranked
The Detroit times., 1917-04-03
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla April >.

OKLAHOMA CITY, okA- Aprh O.
- URuSc the next will be OF less
among regarding the status OF oscar
posslble Bobby will started slowly
afwtilr memories Of the holdou
a likely will start like streak Ihen
good days ana ons ga
a. do All will be days when VIZ al ST 60
him In VIII NO'
~ ~ sessip Bit regarding straight OF this Wit mauer
n a sisnincant while the whole Tiger squad mas zoe
for the genial third basemsn there has NOT "0 "
~ ~ o.car been failed his contract ana
rt camp complaint because President NA
r~fusd 20 accede demands There not player on n
no does not think excellent pennnt enSnee
year that II Is tempting tate 20 s inc
OF nhelder like the
which they stick osethe
teammae getting raw uea n
Will Join mighty
sentiment prevalent IN camp tnn sp "
Oscar didn't show up
The Detroit times., 1917-04-03

At Fayetteville. ~. c.
New York. 1901 Ssiis
Boston III 90 o030 s-4 80
pa tteries-Pisrcy Love and wal
tsrs: Alien. Davis. Crum. Nehf and
0owdY.
The Detroit times., 1917-04-03

Coy DwaI~p. n Pirate reerwit, seem.
.sykea 60 had q kovrfbls life 40 a
D~sffsner. Ne has hees picked 10
nii Houws WaGner'a place az sherI
The Detroit times., 1917-04-03

There have been hodouts with merit Every scribe the
and
In
~ him thru sympathy coming
~ he thought that would
would gladly
d pennant would be cheap the price Blu, he dare not give
WIT Should fellow
demands he would do baseball immeaurabe harm Oscar
hodout
would full bowling
mostly
bandtry
baseball family
them fairly
Should In
that the would be before
on
The Detroit times., 1917-04-03
ANECDOTES OF PRIZE RING
HEROES BY NOTED REFEREE
~ EDDIE oRANEV.
Great Among Great Refereee)

me night Jim FLYNN escaped What seemed certain koekou
The Detroit times., 1917-04-03

sBatted for Smith in ninth.
fBatted for Gibson In ninth
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24

him through the park. After a brief sprint,
he stopped at a shady spot where he messed
around with Micky Dunn and boxed again
with his brother. He also tossed the
medicine bali and skipped the rope.
In the midst of his workout, Benny
stopped. walked over to fountain and sur
prised every one by taking a drink Of
water. 1t was a good, healthy drink,
drink usually taken by very thirsty man.
Then he proceeded with his workout
Drinks Water While Training
II am one of the few boxers who take
a drink Of water while training" he ex-
plained. II don't mind 1t because never
have to make weight. Whenever I get
thirsty. I take a drink and 1 believe It Is
good for me-"
But how about the weight for wednes-
day night?" we asked. will you have any
trouble making 133 at oclock?"
mo trouble whatever" he retorted.
'Iook at me now. Do you think / could
perspire like this If were boiling out?' I
can make the lightweight limit without
difficulty and tell you It is big load off
my mind Don't be nervous about my
weight. am In shape right now"
Mrs. Leinier, Benny's mother. was at the
gymnasium, but did not accompany her son
through the park.
IT am proud Of my boy. because he Is
so good to u.s." she said II shall 90 over
to Philadelphia on the night Of the match,
but won't see It. I couldn't bear to see
Benny In the ring. I am nervous without
seeing him, and fear l wouldn't be able
to stand 1t II were in the park. / have
confidence In him. however, and know that
he will wn."
New Yorkers Pick Lightweight King
This Is the feeling in New York. The
followers of boxing can't see where Leon
ard has a possible chance to lose and they
will be out in full force, with huge bank
rolls to wave in the faces Of the Kilbane
supporters. To my mind, this is mis-
take. Kilbane's prowess Is underesti-
mated and unless there Is a change IN this
attitude, the lightweight champion will meet
with an unpleasant surprise. 1t doesn't
seem to me that he Is taking things seri-
ously enough. It might be because OF his
youth and inexperience. but he can take no
chances with a man like Kilbane.
Johnny is working strenuously every day
and omits nothing. He knows he has
hard Job on his hands and Is getting In
shane for It, His mental attitude Is that
Of a man bent on serious purpose, and
while be is not worrying very much, he
feels that he must be at his best tomorrow
night. n.
The two boxers are training In two dif-
ferent ways AS to which is the better
we'll, wait until tomorrow night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24

midiron and a cleek where q brassey shoH
u needed. Time and time again the play.
ers md themselves short Of the greena
This trouble wears away In a day or I'd,
put tor a time golfers are underplaying the
approach shots. ~
The caddies were excellent Most Of them
are Philadelphia boys UP for q summer.
They are we'll paid. the rate being seventy.
hve cents for round Of eighteen holes
And not few Of them make three rounds
In single day Chick Evans said Of his
boy that he was the best caddie. ne had
ever had. The youngster certainly felt the
honor OF Juggling his clubs and he was chock
full OF pep from the time the four-bali
match started out until the clubhouse was
reached. =
Tho boys have n large camp on the Bin.
niekill near the twelfth green. They have
a superintendent and a chef and the boys
are well fed and well cared for and only
pay $3.50 a week. Most Of the golfers tip
them in addition to the regular pay. 90 that
the boys not only have q delightful vaca-
tion but they are well paid in addition.
The tournament itself is growing in popu-
larity each year with the Philadeiphia
golfers. In spite Of the fact that the play
ers knew In advance there would be no
prizes It did not make the slightest differ
cnce In the number OF entries, and this
In itself speaks we'll for the tournament.
It will be necessary for tho golfer to 30
to the White Mountains or to Ekwanok to
find a more beautiful setting for the golf
course. The first time you play over the
course you spend half your time comment-
ing on the wonderful scenery and the other
half pralsing the golf holes, Two or three
days later you take the scenery AZ . mat.
ter of course and talk only of the great
| golf holes you meet
Some of the Excellent Holes
The drive on the FIRST Is possibly one
| OF the best tests imaginable for starting
| hole. The drive on the. second is another
| excellent shot. The approaches on the
| fourth and fifth, the second shot on the
seventh. the wonderful three-shot hole, the
tenth. the splendid thirteenth. the second
shots on the fourteenth and fifteenth. the
Binniekill hole--these are only few of
the shots which come to your mind In look
| ing back at the course. UnQuestionably the
short Blnniekill hole is one OF tho very
| finest mental hazards In captivity. II has
| fooled and worried more players than any
other hole on the course and, II you forget
everything else at Shawnee. you will never
forget the sixteenth, particularly II you
have let the broad Binniekill flowing di-
rectly between you and the green, interiors
with your mashie or jgger shot to ths
green on the other side.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24
MATT HINKLE WOULD GIVE $4,000
FOR KILBANE-LEONARD BOUT AND
PUT IT ON AT CLEVELAND ARENA
"All Wrong" Says Ohio Promoter Regarding
"Fake" Rumor Connected With Championship
Battle Tomorrow Night at Shibe Park
BY LOUIS H. JAFFE

MATT HINKEL the millionaire boxing
1xl promoter of Cleveland, arrived in town
this morning all excited over the rumor
that Kilbane and Leonard might fake In
the big boxing bout tomorrow night. Matt
WAS one Of the highest bidders for the
battle and when he lost the chance to stage
It, took a special trip to see 1t anyway
"Ths talk about fake fight is al
bosh" said Hinkel today. Il know both
bows personally and there aren't two
souarer boxers in the ring. Kilbane has
boxed for me many time and never mas
he fallen down on the job. Johnny WORKS
hard all Of the time and always gives the
public the best he has. He never stalls
and the same goes for Leonard.
why, 1t looks as If the people here
don't realize what great battle II 49,
continued Matt as he wiped his brow and
nroceeded to get his stride. I'm Cleveland.
we wouldn't be able to accommodate the
crowd and would need couple or paii
parks for the match. Right now am
ready to take the Leonard. .knbanar pout
away from Philadelphia and stage II IN
cleveland or Canton. ! will give S25,oOO
for the bout as II stands. I know that l
can make money on It, because everybody
in the United States wants to see 1t. IL
Is the match Of the century
Hinkel put on the Kilbane-Chaney bout
Mt Cedar Point last Labor Day and made
a success of IT, He also has promoted
other big matches and stands out az one or
the biggest boxing men In the country
Matt is a real booster of the boxing game,
as he has enough money now and does not
run his shows with the object OF increasing
his bankroll On many occasions he mas
turned over his profit sto charity-some-
thing mighty rare In the boxing game
On Labor Day, Hinkel will stage the
Fulton Morris match In Canton. o. This
virtually is a championship bout, as Will
lard won't fight and this pair seems to be
about the best of the heavyweights
BUSINESS reasons have forced Emil
Beuhr to separate himself from Gus
Lewis. local bantam. and In the future Jack
Hanlon will seek scaps and shekels for
the brother of the one-time famous Harry
The younger Lewis has been under more
managerial wings than any otner poker
IN Philadelphia so many. In fact, that the
changes have been more of handicap than
otherwise It seems rather a coincidence
for Gussie to tie up with the same man
who brought glory to his now retired
brother Hanlon is acquainted with every
angle in the boxing business ne was
a boxer himself, and later branched out
into a manager and now also as o match-
maker. Lewis has a lot. OF class and II
any one can bring It out Hanlon can do IT,
Evening Ledger Decisions
.-. ~ x.h-.v un~ner defeat~d H.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24

Russell stopped Mike Malone seconds Frankie
Racine. Wis.-Joe Burman defeated Georxie
Now York;. o. Lew williams stopped John
NJ n'pi.tsiield. Mass.~jackie Clark won from John
y nBafialo-Georse Clancy drew with Rocky
Kansas.
y wGcds NsE York lishtwsisht +. has %srsn; en-,
Wiiiiaag: WITH sg the nu"' ''' p0' '"'' ~ '"' A'
Johnny Downs. Jswn KY Kibans,s sns spsTs,ns psTd
he sports scribe: hss5lSS out q h' ha1d II
The ms pdan Ssn ne arm %en ada' Ssd 0u' near
RcahHSH.s Rss has entered snss. on oES'qS
rough PERSONS manaEer=
p FSsa S sd fro Rs %a. work oas
against all top-notehers.
KID Pendy has gained al the the prestige rest he care:
competition. He Is fywe!ght.
Another TrFr, MsGGvsTn ls u spOpt to dGq The
FOUNDER.
Johnny Dundee boxes the Red Head. Tommy
Tuohey. in New York tonight.
Terry, McGeysrT Th9 boses s Loo,s ,,I Tender
Atlantic City for several days.
States navy today but he was turned down be-
cause Of fractured nose.
Frankie Burns, Of Jersey City. and Memphis
Pal Moore meet in a tweive-rouhder in Boston
tonight.
e. A. M.-Yes.
Jack Britton is signed for three matches. viz
Soldier Barheld August 8; Ted Lewis, Septem-
Der 8. and Jimmy Duty. September "a.
York. He failed to get any recognition from
local promoters,
Frank Klaus. who lost his middleweiSht title
tn George Chip threatens to return TO the ring
according to Pittsburgh reports In his heydsy
Klaus was a great middiewelghtt oyt ~ would
be- a pity TO allow him to get back into ring
harness after his two-year layon.
YOUNG Dundee. handled by Johnny spatols. is
rasy II snspe or iSI any of he is poSndsrS '0s
Dsttling Lsvlnslu landed hard right on the
harder head OF an opponent recsntly and now
he . cut ef ~ gams Tor several weeks.
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kilbane to Write OlDn
Version of Leonard Bout
for the Evening Ledger

Johnny Kilbane will take his trusty tyne
writer In hand tomorrow night after his
ContesL with Benny Leonard ut Shibe Park
contest. to be printed for the Evening Ledger
rsSaderc rSaa on Thursday; The featherweight
fore. and he can be depended on to give
rhiiadelphia fans an interesting article ON
the great SEQ. 900 contest. Kilbane was nj
the rtnSslde Of the Leonard-Fred Welsh bout
In which the lightweight title changed hands.
and his story on the battle was as interest.
ringside critics. With Kilbane the other
participant In the, champio onshlp contest, he
Wi! DC ~ position to give the fans a lot
experts.