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The Detroit times., 1917-02-28

There is a lesson for everyone
in the picture herewith.
The athlete. who minus an arm
or leg. can compete in contests OF
skin and strength with more for.
tunate adversaries and still hold
his own Is the best example OF
what pluck and perseverance viii
do.
Louis Martucci. New York golfer.
has never permitted the loss Of an
arm 70 hurt his golf He has
turned the Van CORTLAND course In
&C two strokes short OF the record
held BY jim Barnes. the famous
pro. and the Essex county course
n SO. feat which astonished good
two-armed members OF the club.
Dickie Devine. IL. IL captain and
pitcher OF an amateur ball team IN
New York. in spite OF losing a leg
under a street car few years ago.
He runs bases with his tiny crutch
and fields inHeld grounders as well
as many OF his fellows.
George Sutton has long aston
ished The billiard world with his
rlsstery OF she cue He usually
averages % 10 As during an even
ngs play az balkline Both Of SUIT
tons hands are missing.
Russell Kriss. Cleveland high
school youth. Is one OF the stars
81 his school Re Is a forward on
the basketball team and a member
o the track squad. TWO years ago
be broke tho Cleveland interscho-
lastic record for the high jump.
hrIss has overcome the handicap
n m amputated leg
In football Neelay. the giant Dart
mouth guard. and Azar. the Akron
university tackle. have not permit
'od the loss Of an arm to keep them
OF the varsity
Last summer baseball team
composed OF one-armed men toured
ne southwest They played the
best Of semi-pro organizations and
won a majority OF their games
Nine more arms on the opposing
teams didn't cause them TO lose
their nerve.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-28
C0VEY SICNS;;
Gets A RAISE
Prexy Navin Tacks $1,000 On
TO Harry's Contract; South
paw Expects Big Year

Harry Coyeleskie will go 20 the
Tiger training camp with the frst
contingent. which will leave Detroit
Saturday night and arrive In waxa.
hachie Monday afternoon. He has
been slated all the time to go south
with this squad. but a little matter
OF an unsigned contract threatened
10 delay matters Harry called upon
President Nayin yesterday afternoon.
thanked the magnate for a 81 900
raise, and signed the all-important
document.
Harry is in good shape and will
have no dihhculty in getting into
condition. He has spent most OF the
winter In Michigan. dividing his
time between hunting upstate and
loafng in town. He will be- the an.
Choir man OF the Tigers again this
year. and there Is no reason Why be
should not again rank as one of the
half-dozen most effective fingers .D
the American league He never has
failed 90 win more than 90 games
for Detroit since be has been with
the Tigers. and is going after the %
mark this coming season.
The only Tiger who has not come
10 terms now Is Oscar VIII. and Man.
ager Jennings IS preparing 10 start
The season without the tLirdoase-
man.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-28
DETROIT BEATS
TORONTO AGAIN
Local Pucksters Now Have the
Edge On That City For
Seasons Play

The Detroit hockey team more
than evened up things this week
with the Toronto invaders for the
winter. Monday night the local
pucksters ran away with the game
with the Rowing club. and last night
the Mackie Ross septet shared a
second victory from the Toronto
oarsmen. the score this time being
, 10 g The game was exactly that
close. too At the end OF the regu-
lar time for play. the count was
tied. and ave minutes overtime was
prescribed.
After two minutes OF play Pietch
shot clear from the side wall into
the net. completely crossing up
Goaltender Crooks. who had been
doing brilliant work turnout the
contest Detroit now has the rec
ord OF having won i've games from
Toronto teams this winter Toronto
has captured four and one was a tie
The Tuesday night summary
The Detroit times., 1917-02-28
NEW BASEBALL
RECORD is OUT

The interchangeable John 3. Foster.
who fnds time In addition 10 his
duties as secretary Of the Giants
to edit the Spalding Oncial Base
Ball Record. the annual harbinger
Of the national game, has presented
in this years edition, which has just
been published. a most interesting
compilation OF all that has occurred
during the past year In baseball.
Aside from the usual features OF
the book, which embrace, in Part
I. a chronology OF the important
events Of the preceding IL months.
the Hail OF Fame In both the Ma
tionai and American leagues. rec
ords OF the world series and the Of
fetal averages OF bodies In organ
lied baseball, Editor Foster usually
selects some important event az a
feature. not only for It's present in
terest, but also az a matter OF rec
ord for the historian OF the game.
This year the two remarkable per.
formances % the Giants-the unin-
terrupted string OF II victories away
from home and the 2s straight at
the Polo grounds are featured.
Az In form- years Part II gives
major league records OF Importance
sinos the organization Of the Ma.
tional league in 1875. and also IN.
cludes a chapter which IL invaIua
BILE, comprising best-on-records and
remarkable performances on IN,
ball field.
For the last several years Tn,
Record has published as Part m
section devoted 20 college base
ball and this IL In Itself a. com
plete a. the division allotted to or
ganized baseball
The Record can now be obtained
at the SpaIding branch In Detroit.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-28
st. Louis Hopes to Find
Some Good Rookie
Infielders

ST. LOUIS. Feb. 2s.--wlth sew
erai promising recruits TO choose
from AZ a tonic for his Brownies.
Fielder Jones will enter spring
training this year with a much b.
ter prospect than q year ago. H
will not have 10 contend with ia
eral leaguers, believed TO be real
ball players. He viii have the bea-
eft Of years experience with tAs
old Brownies. His selections are
bound 10 be better than last spring.
Jones ventured the assertion TO-
day that ne win be In the Aght
In an ofYhand manner be indicated
that be has unlimited faith In his
team. II he can get the right sort
OF start. he thinks. the Mvv1s
viii be hard 20 catch.
The inneld struggle for St Louis
berths promises 20 be a thriller.
There IA lots OF deadwood hanging
onto the Brown .coattaiis. Dsrrtli
Pratt and Jimmy Austin. guardians
OF second and third bases. rsspsc-
lively. will have TO trek pretty fast
10 keep up with pace that probs-
bly, will be set by some youngstsrs.
Third base may see more acttun
than second. Stevenson. Western
league Hash. and Bigler. from the
North Pennsylvania league. ara e.
pected to make things pretty intsr-
esiing for Austin. Every year. how
ever. things are made intersstfnK
for Austin on advance reports ana
he Is still there. Rumors OF the
future this year also may be- of De
Wall-st. leak kind. Jones declared
the pennant was lost last year q
third base. so Austin viii have 90
show at his best
Bill Kenworthy. veteran minsr
league star and q former federal
Lacquer, 10 going TO have another
ning az the majors. He WIN -
given n shot at second base. Ksa-
worthy 10 one OF the most versae1ls
players In the game. He has hosn
known TO catch and pitch with souns
skill. His utility powers probably
will land him q steady job even r
be doesn't horn In ahead OF Pratt.
Paulette will try hard 10 replace
Sisler At first He has q hard lob
in prospect. LAvAn seems to have
the shortheld position sewed an.
Ernie Johnson. among the Federuis
still in the big ring. viii make q Try
for H. but Doc LAvan Is certain
he'll stay.
Two colt catchers, Hale ana
White. viii appear Il was the
catching department that cost the
ST Louis aggregation the loss OF
many games The veterans severs6l
and Hartley were on the job anxs-
Gus 10 be In shape and keep TIE
youngsters from taking their places
Sloan. Jacobson and Yardley are
the new faces In the outfeld eco
ton. with Shotton. Marsans and NIL
Ter back among the last year Gar
deners. Yardley Ia touted a mile
swstter. and n be can bang then
here he'll get on regular.
The pitching stan Will get lots q
attention from Fielder. who hopes
20 make his hillock performers ths
strongest In the Johnson circuit
The Detroit times., 1917-02-28
WINDSOR RING
MAGNET AGAIN
Glassco Resumes Boxing and
VIII Feature Tonight Two
10-Round Bouts

This boxing card announced fol
the Glassco arena az Windsor TO
night is likely TO be interesting
Paul Hickey. who meets George Co
han In the nrst 10-round bout. hAs
yet 10 mingle In a bad bout. and the
Brady-Hayes scrap. which also goes
10 rounds, Is certain 90 have some
strange features.
This Brady Is the funniest con
structed fellow that ever climbed
into n ring. He doesn't weigh much
more than a feAtherveight. but he
has the height and reach OF =
middle. He is all legs and arms.
and seems TO have no mid-rin at all
10 punch. withsi he Is n very
clever boxer. Buck Hayes II a
touch customer, but he will have his
troubles getting 20 Brady.
A lot OF interest has been worked
up in the battle. because Brady Is
an athletic director connected with
the Thinker works. and has big
West Detroit following to root for
him Hayes has a similar company
OF rooters from Highland Park, and
all these viii attend the mill to-
night.
Paul Hickey started out IN semi
windups last fall and has made
good. He Is not a finished boxer,
but he is a tough little fellow and
he always is boring in The earn
est. deliberate and persistent man
ner in which he undertakes TO pol
ish OF opponents Is well worth
watching. Nothing IL known about
Conan here.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-28
AGGIE RIFLES
ARE LEADING

EAST LANSING. Mich. Feb IS
The Michigan AEgle rife team
has been notified that Il b. leading
the American colleges IN their win.
ter shooting tourney The Farmers
are ahead with score OF 1881
Notre Dame a. second with $50.
and Norwich university D. third
with 1851
The Detroit times., 1917-02-28
BILLY MISKE
Is DEFEATED
Home Coming of st. Paufs
Battling Son Is Spoiled By
Lkvinsky's Left

ST. PAUL MINI. Feb. 2s.-Billy
Miske came back 20 his home town
to fSht last night. When he went
away six months ago he was dub
When he came back he was herald
ed as the oonqueror OF Jack Dillon
Bat Lsvinsky and a dozen good
men. In short Billy was ranked as
the best light heavyweight in the
world.
So Miske came home last night
20 greet the home folks. His oppo-
nnnt was Levinsky. over whom he
had a referees decision. When the
nght was over. Levinsky had won
eight rounds and Miske only one.
Billy was soundly walioped on the
home grounds.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-28
MACK LINES UP
ALL HIS VETS

PHILADELPHIA. Feb 2s-There
r. no such thing az Connie Mack
holdout now. Early in the week
Joe Bush and Amos strunk signed
their contracts. and Tuesday night
waliy Schang capltulated Mack
now will be able 20 build his team
around Bush ar a pitcher. Mclnnis
az an inhelder. Bodle and Strunk
az outheIders, and schang as a
catcher.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-28
PoThas Harry CovekSgns Contract for Season of 1917
If Start Is Good, Says Jones,
Browns Will Be Hard to Catch
HE'D Better CUT OUT JOY
RIDES AND WIN A FLAG

PASADENA. Cal. Feb. 2s--If
the Pacific Coast league viii
guarantee spring exhibition
games with the Chicago Cubs
for some years 10 come, the
Cubs may establish a 100000
training camp at Pasadena. vii.
liam wrtsley. millionaire direc-
tor. stated today.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-28
CHAMPION SKI JUMPER WILL GO
AFTER NEW RECORD TO-DAY

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS. Colo Feb 7swi,h Rasnsr omtysd.
present holder Of the worlds and Anders Haugen Of Chip
pewa Fails Wis Henry Han Of Michigan and other famous ski jump
boat SPRING. fourth annual SKI tournament here tomorrow
omived who established the worlds record for ski jumping
feet oyer this declares there
which speed
when he the in the professional scheduled
The
incline vertical ios feet where The
takef pas
The Detroit times., 1917-02-28
DILLON-M' COY
BOUT IS FROST
Jack Planned Because He
Didn't Knock the Middle
weight Champion Out

NEW YORK. Feb. 2s.-New York
light fans are very much disappoint
cd today. They are In that frame
of mind because Jack Dillon. with
his armful OF left and righthand
smashes did not knock out AL Nc
Coy in their lo-round bout At the
Broadway Sporting club
Criticism IL being heaped on the
head OF Dillon.
'He isn't fast He can't hit. Hes
slipping"
Think OF anything derogatory TO a
high class boxer and apply II to Dill.
Ion and you will have the general
New York opinion.
Dillon whipped Mccoy and he did
II with just rs much OF flourish ga
anyone could have expected. The
fact that he didn't knock out the al
legged champion must be put down
as a good mark for Mccoy and not
as a drawback TO billions record.
Dillon won every round. with the
possible exception OF the sixth. when
Al was caught landing a blow on the
Indiana light-heavyweight II so
startled the critics az the ringside
that many OF them chAlked up the
round in McCoy's favor.
Dillon's smashes 10 McCoy's head
and body were tremendous. Stand
ing up under them as he did. Mccoy
won the right 20 be called one OF
the toughest and gAmest boys In the
game Dillon once hit Mccoy so
hard with a right cross that blue
welt was sticking right on the point
Of the Brooklyn boys chin.
The result OF the bout had but one
effect on the probable outcome OF
billions Monday night bout with Les
Darcy. II made him look bad. The
fact that he failed TO hurt Mccoy
badly initiated against him In the
eyes OF the fans 30 much that Darcy
now a. a favorite in the betting
Darcy. however. is billions style Of
hghter and the Indianapolis man
will make a good showing with any
boxer Ia the world who will carry a
fight 10 him and keep close
The Detroit times., 1917-02-28

inelders
Tuner He would winner the White He
nfed and make virtually
aeb1a He could give 81 Louis pennant chance ench
Washington the division He IL the rock
y vhch Lee Foil viii build his Indian nneld this
be will pitch his
oseaa1 trimming The cottontop IS old Feb IS
- II II would
- ~ 1881 would BE- only eight birthdays along
who established
grand batting of 25s
oonooos be hit .2s2
- ahouf sprghty
3 an6 funsd M he behalf
The Detroit times., 1917-02-28
Wood signs

CLEVELAND. o, Feb 2s.-Joe
Wood signed a oneyear contract
Tuesday afternoon 10 pitch for the
Indians The figure vas not given
out
The Detroit times., 1917-02-28

his
Wogast and told him
Y gloves Nsshingtons
Wildcat lightweight champion
Void nercely
80 battling Ad wolgas
s a
accommodations
o their a f
y oDe11nG fur the collision Of midget
20 Nelson's
he before.
round after round Il
[X0U until his
the and then he would onderouy
- - he had undertaken woigas another Just like him
3
1r brought primitive giadlators
- - IL time
really In shape grueIling
he a Nelson's
~ the who knocked out Joseph shortly
Nelson their
d ths pair Of vicious pigmies and his comment
Adolph like little
took al the
Nelson's
nukchnads the middle OF the with
ut nearly q Frisco But the
~ and with furious rush
spra
The Detroit times., 1917-02-28
Bender 10 sued

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 2s-Aftho
chief Bender was cleared OF any
criminal responsibility when his
anto struck and killed a pedestrian
here last week. the Chief r. now
defendant In $4,000 damage suit
instituted by the victims widow.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-28

Goals Fror"d--ftrHt period crane.
T min. Nolan. "a Min. Second pc
riod Roberts. 30 sec. Holman, :
min Overtime-Peisch. . min Pen
Mclean. Adams ?. Crane 2
Pletsch. Reid Roberts stops
Crooks n. Pelitier IL Substitutions
Detroit Reed for Black. Black FOR
Trigioon. TriEloon for Roberta Ref
eree--Hamilton. Detroit Time Of
game-rhree 20-minute periods. Five
minutes overtime
Tae New Ter& Yankees have SIGNED
Juiian olsou, = semi-pre catcher frem
Ftorfda.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-28

The New York Giants have sHerea
eontra~f 60 fI~fne sf-W~~a che
former Tufts eoIIeHe Baseball star.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-28


did winning them He
he beating dozen Be
surprising his club did TO
because OF the toughest luck
. Kid Misfortune cleaning
fanks needed the loyalty OF
- this Caldwell glorious He
- YunD Caldwell ordered
Saturday. He did show IL
possibI had the and at Macon When
- ~ Now he d ineligible Probably fellows
80 end
He should been
psnnan the ability do H. That feat
Of TO Iris
Cobb The the Ysnks guilty OF
vanity uckled, and the eg
this The
the 1917 and Caldwell would be
OF the things Caldwell has snapped for the
~ = - bright lights
= unoehsr m story happens be worth
II modern baseball Plenty Of play
should because OF failure
bat sheer ziness and overeatng explain dozen instances
6 WheFe dissipation explains
The Comeback
University Michigan
Urbana Ill.
University
I64u win be dash
49, 01nn win and weight in which Cross viii have
western bit OF with the srso
g ~ when2 tucked her doll under
severfng all relations with the
gvs gsreTs speed
1rl1bvston OF the occasion.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-28

I've BarrelYs cohorts well afford little
11rbrntfon OF the occasion.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-28

- = onoehsr version OF m old story, but Il happ
fnn4 row because II In unique In modern baseball.
q ohogt of what they should accomplish because Of
eon, but sheer isziness and over-eatfng explain a
Whoro dissipation explains one.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-17

John r. Pottytohn. S. vs.. Ames and I.
:. SoutnSatc were chosen on the first
ballot.
Bishop Denny made IN appeal for the
fund 10 be raised for army work. and
in a brief time the pledges amounted
to slightly more than $4,000. which
was then fixed as tho minimum.
Tho result of the second ballot for
lay delegates was Frank
Talbot and S. ID. Scott being elected.
Rev. Frank l.. Wells announced the
following assignment Of preachers for
services Sunday:
The third ballot for lay delegates
resulted in the election Of J. c. Parker
as the seventh delegate.
Tho conference then decided 10 eject
four clerical and four lay reserve doll
egates.
Tho conference sang Praise God
From Whom All Blessings Flow" AID
hen the delegates went to the front to
&c Photographed.
Tonight the announcement OF the
first ballot for clerical delegates TO the
general conference resulted in the cleo
ton o. DI. james Cannon and Or.
George Il. Booker. The five leading
candidates were DR.. Cannon. 1875; DIR.
Book sr. l54. DR.. :. -. Hatcher. lcS:
DR.. G. II. Lambeth. 112: DIR. T.. T..
Lipscomb. Necessary TO choice. 1875.
The layIncn took the first ballot for
four lay reserve delegates. and the
second clerica, ballot was had. the re-
suit OF both to be nounc to-mor-
row. Ti.ore WAS an immense crowd
present for the Sunday school rally. the
order OF the evening.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-17
PREDICT ENEMY U.BOATS
OFF AMERICAN PORTS
Speakers before Society of Naval Ar
ehitects Predict FiotiiIa OF
"COntrR-Submnrincs.-
BY Associated rress

- q tFNN
NEW YORK. November l6.-predic-
lions that enemy submarines will soon
make their appearance Of American
ports, hat the submarine will be found
to be the best antidote for the sub
marine, and hat the great world DOW
ers in the near future will have no-
tillas OF "contra-submarines," especial
ly built for operating gains under
sea craft. were made by speakers who
addressed the annual convention Of the
Society OF Naval Architects and Ma
rine Engineers here to-day.
Simon Lake, the inventor. pointed to
the possible danger to American shores
from the submarine menace. He cited
the transatlantic trips of the merchant
submarine Deutschland and the activi-
ties of the U-53 of the North atlantic
as examples OF what is pos
sible with the submarine.
Commander T.. S. Land. OF the United
States Navy. took issue with Mr.. Lake
when the latter said he did not be-
iteVe the submarine could be effective
ly used against the submarine.
"A submarine can light a submarine
as well as n battieship can fight n bat
tleship." said the commander. Though
he said foreign tendencies in submarine
construction were toward displacc-
ments of 1000, 1000 and even 5000
tons, Commander Land declared his
belief that craft OF the S00-ton type are
now being most generally built. be-
cause of their a%daptability for all-year
use.
Marley +. Hay predicted the de-
velopment of a ''contra-submarine," or
a MISUNDERSTANDING undersea boat
which would do most OF it's work while
submerged.
Estimates that Germany had in COM
mission over 700 submarines last May,
and that she would have in service a
total Of 1000 undersea craft by the
end of the year. were discredited by
Mr.. Hay.
ut does not seem possible that Ger
many had more than 900 submarines in
commission last May" lie said. "Infor-
nation at hand would indicate that the
actual recent output has been approXi-
mately ten submarines a month"
Mr.. Hay, in discussing the develop
mcnt of the submarine. declared Ger
many was the last of great world pow
ers to admit the ~desirability or neces-
sity for submarines.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-17
Another Star on New
Quarter gDoNar
Bank Men Say Both Varieties
Of fire Undoubtedly
Genuine.
Genuine.

An old man entered the post-oflce
in Richmond yesterday to buy O stamp.
The clerk gave him back two 1917
quarters.
"Brand new. amt they?" he asked
himself.
In examining them he discovered
that they were not at all identical.
one OF them had three stars under
the eagle II Ave on each side. The
other coin had no stars under the ca
gle.
That's funny" said the old man.
y young fellow standing near Ques-
toned the old man as to how that
variation had come about. In moral
izing Oh tho subject tho old fellow said
he guessed that after the government
had made the first issue she joined the
allies, and shat the three stars I'M
doubtcdly stood for America, France
and England.
1t has been noticed by many persons
lately that there is II difference in de-
sign Of the 1917 quarters: and it has
been talked by many hat one style or
the other is a counterfeit coin. The
matter was referred to the American
National Bank pay clerk. who was OF
opinion tina all the coins are perfect
ly good. He said that frequently the
design OF n new coin is changed. the
first design being in some ways nearly
always crude. SO the old man was
not fnr wrong after all.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-17
VIII Attend Convention.

The Committee on Dock, River and
Harbor of the City Council has
selected Messrn. Batkins and Powers
as a subcommittee to arrange details
OF the trip which certain members will
make November 81 to attend the meet
ing of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways
Association at Miami. Fla. Mayor
Ainslic has approved the appropri-
alton of $500 made by Council FOR the
OF this trip. The subcom-
mittee will eport at a special meet
ing next Monday. The members pres
emit were Messrs. Paul, Powers. Cheat
wood, Ratkins. Nclsen and Umlauf.