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Showings
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GOLDEN'S
\M 32-36 MICHIBAN AVE.
COCASH IS MAKING
GOOD WITH THE
M'GRAWITES
DETROIT OUTFIELDER 19 THE
SURPRISE OF THE GIANT TRAIN
ING CAMP, ACCORDING TO EX
PERT SID MERCER.
By SID MERCER.
MARI.IN SPRINGS. March s—The
case of Johnnie Corush, the speedy lit
tle outfielder from Detroit, is a prac
tical demonstration of the fact thut
a minor league reputation is no guar
antee of Hteady employment In fast
company, and that, vice versa, a lack
of reputation in thVininors Is no bar
to development in avnrtjor league. Co
i ash is one of the players drafted by
the New York club last fall. Te coat
the club S7OO. As an outfielder with
.he Springfield. 111., club Cocash at
l rafted but little attention from major
league, scouts—so little that nobody
tried to buy his release. He la not a
<rent find, according to the Throe-Eye
league records, and Mctiraw might
never have picked him up Lad he not
liked the young man's actios in an
exhibition game which the Giants play
c*d at Springfield last summer.
But Cocash is making good down
here. He is relying on ability, and
not a minor league recommendation.
McGruwisa shrewd Judge of players,
lid there is no doubt that he has a
nigh opinion of the Detroit boy. Minor
league records do not go far with the
boss of the Giants. If he gets an ex
pensive player and discovers that he
has plucked a lemon he gets rid of
him. Spike Shannon cost the club a
big sum, but as soon as he deteriorat
ed his reputation did not hold a Job
for him.
Cocash looks very promising, and he
Is strictly in the scramble for a chance
to remain with the team as an extra
outfielder. What McGraw likes about
t’oeash Is his nimbleness and hia abil
ity to profit by Instruction. The little
fellow can field and run bases like a
deer, and remembers what he Is told
He may be one of those spring hitters,
hut if he keeps up his present clip he
will make the team. In the practice
game the Detroit lad is meeting the
ball squarely. In the games .of Mon
day and yesterday he made nine suc
cessive hits in as many times at bat.
and that’s going some. The cases oj
t'oeash and Herzog are somewhat sim
ilar Herzog was an unknown quanti
fy last spring H« showed unusual
ability, and when his chance came he
was not found wanting. Yet he came
to the Giants with no great minor
league reputation.
BASKETBALL PROGRAM
AT SOLVAY “GYM”
The Holy Redeemer Greys will hold
sway at the Solvay gym, Saturday
evening where they present three first
class exhibtions of basketball.
In the malp event the Greys meet
the Seventh Infantry team. The semi
final will be furnished by the Greys
Junior team and the Detroit college
Minims. The Maroons girls and the
Trumbull-ave. girls appear in the pre
liminary, which starts at 7:30.
SMALL _ O PORTING
TALK O WORLD
Tkrrr will br u<> nllrmpl to arcurt u
conference bet th fur Michigan until I
next fall.
|<:nnlcm IliKh ai'ornl 32 while I rrmonl i
rang up I* iMt klfht Tonight. the
teasterners play In Muskegon.
Balbatcbet, the Mbltlaan nilleff I* 111 I
and the Penn relay team la still fur
ther demoralized as the result
la hi* petition for dlvaree Hubr W ad
d'll aa) m hla spouse uni t* set a
cuuple of vicious Juft* on him.
The at. I.omlh Brow ns atart their train
ing with an exhibition game at Dal
las. That la surely going some.
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One tlnds It hard to hlaine Joe t anlll-
U»n for not wanting to pay top
heavy salaries to that Wag Inglun
outfit, anyhow.
—♦
Mr. K.barr, of rtffshurg. I* lucky to
have bowled hln t> 1 h score ho early
In the tournament, 01 It wouldn i
have been noticed
It la aald that there are .HI.IHMI tonrlata
In San Antonio at present Manager
Jennings Is worrying some over the
Tiger accommodation*
Wild Hill Donovan ha« heea nfgrlnlly
announced the manager of the De
troit club’s second team which will
b« known this year ns the Kittens.
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The biggest crowd of the week attend
ed the. Motor Moat show last evening
Tonight will be featured by the pre*-
encs of the Edgemer* and flolvay
clubs In a body.
cALL THAT’S DOING TODAY IN THE REALM OF SPORT.
SPORT VIEWS
and REVIEWS
HUGHIE JENNINGS wants It distinctly understood that, whatever that
veteran sage Jim McGuire may say about It. the practice of the I>*
trolt Base bull club at Sun Antonio this spring will be as open as t fie aky
and as frss as ths air. Tha gates of the park down In Texas wtll not bo
. closed villa tha Tigers ara within. Anyona who
wants to see a real, champion, big-league bait
IKCHKT PRAC'TIt'IBT team at Its work can enter and be wslcoiua.
" OT T l^ I ,™“ This d« t ' l a r| U ,on by tha boss little manager was
evoked on Information that the Cleveland Naps
+ + had barred from their park all the Mobile popu
lace, alleging that none of the secrets which McGuire was about to Impart,
were going to be flashed to ths othsr American league tumps, if otdlnaiy
precautions could prevent.
. ' Bosh!" says Height*.
"The more people we can persuade, lure, coax and lug by main force
Into the park at San Anton* the better I'll like It. 1 like to have a big crowd
out to watch practice. The presence of the people puts enthusiasm Into
the players and has a very marked effect In making the practice a dashing
success. 1 can rsinembsr my own expel lence as a player and know thut it
was so then. The brai/d of enthusiasm the Tigers turn off when the bleach
ers are well occupied, is always reminiscent of the old Baltimore Orioles In
the same conditions.
"And I'll defy the greatest tactician In the world to drop in at one of
our practices this spring, and pick out our signs.
"In the first piace, we don't take signal practice very often—none at alt
in tiie first week, probably.
"In the second place, the signs of a team aie so well veiled that very
often the players at one end of the halting order don't know the signs of
thos« at the other. If this Is the case, how is some hostile expert going to
diop In and cop the signals out?
"And. even were some spy to get a signal for one of our plays, the
chances are It would never do him any good. Each man has his own sign
for communicating with his mates ami no two aio ever alike Quite often
a man employs the same method of signaling for years without Its ever be
ing detected. That was the cas« gt Baltimore, and 1 could sit right down
now and tell the signs that were used by the combination with which I usul
to bat and run. Keeler and 1 came together in the hatting order for seven
consecutive years. Any time I saw Willie, standing out on first base, hit. fi
away at his left stocking as If It needed pulling up. you can bet your life
I'd hit at the next ball, for I knew he was going to start. When 1 wanted
to hit and wanted to give Keeler the wireless to that effect. I'd lav one
thumb lengthwise along my hat, as I faced the pitcher. Jn all those seven
years Keeler never missed that sign once, lie was away before the !>hII tell
the* pitcher's hand, and, If 1 was lucky enough to connect, he didn't stop at
second base, either
• i don't think there was ever a team that reduced the hit and run to the
science we did at Baltimore 1 remember one afternoon when, playing
against Brooklyn, we worked It for seven consecutive runs, the batsman each
tint.- out -guessing the Brooklyn Infleider who went over to cover second, and
tapping the hall through his position. I think that was a worlds record.
The Irony of fate bobs up again In the case of Detroit which tried hard
to get the National Bowling congress a year ago hut failed, only to have the
National Bowling Congress heg for the chance tills year, when the event isn t
wanted at all.
The ins ami outs of the game are well illustrated hv Harry Howell
who says of Jimmie Williams that the Infleider Is al on figuring
out inside plays.
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Cleveland Is getting chesty over the fact that the Sitton brothers, one
of whom has signed with the Naps, pitched two no-hit games within a week
last ysar. Tut! Ralph Works, of the Tigers, did that all by himself lust
year and against different cluhs. too.
Here's a leaf from Sam Crawfbrd's store of baseball wisdom: No
healthy athlete Is going to reduce ills weight to any extent, without diet
ing. Work alone won't do it."
“Long-Form Contract With
Yost” is Huston's Motto
Roaecoe B. Huston, the Detroit attorney are mak
ing a strenuous campaign on his behalf for thd placing
him in the position of Graduate Director ,of AlhlW-jJjH the l nlver
slty of Michigan, vice Charles Baird, about to r*K Jm one or the
closest friends of Coach F. H. Yost, of the Wolverme football team
and flatly states that, if chosen for the position by the regents his
first and most strenuous endeavor will be to secure for the Athletic
association a long-term renewal of the contract with Mr. Yost.
Mr. Huston is steadfast In the belief that lack of material, not
any decadence In the coaching, is to. blame for Michigan s recent dis
astrous football campaigns.
“Yost is by all odds the greatest football strategist the world has
ever seen,” said Huston, in discussing the matter. "To the close stu
dent of football he lias been greater In recent years, though in de
feat, than he was In by-gone days In victory. He has done more with
his material, good or bad. than anyone else could possibly have hoped
to accomplish.”
KID OUTFIELDER
PACKED IN ICE
By SAM CRANE.
MARLIN, Tex., March s—Josh De
vore, of the Giants, was attacked by
appendicitis on the baseball field yes
terday afternoon and an operation may
have to be performed on him today.
His physicians have him packed In Ice
now, and say that the operation may
be avoided at this time, although he
nuist undergo the knife later, as this Is
his third attack.
Murray. Herzog and Ames made
their first appearance on the field yes
terday. and the Giants’ training camp
took on anew lease of life.
The beat-looklag young pitcher devel
oped this spring up to date by any
of the big league dubs, appears to
be Sutor, a California southpaw-, ex
ploited by Comlskey.
As anticipated. Jerry Downs goes to
the .MlnneapollH club in the American
association Jerry will like that bet
ter than Jersey City, anyway. It
Is a lot nearer his home.
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The Htirroughs wou a hard battle from
the Riversides last evening in the
former’s gvrnnasltim. 27 to 20. The
Riversides established what was ap
parently a safe lead in the first half.
Hcrt Noblelt. the veracious t.rnnri Map
ids player, says he know an In
flelder. Kddle fllenn bv name, being
traded by a Southern league club to
a rival for a baby bear mascot. Next’
brnrif R. Hutton l« again president of
Ihe Detroit Matinee duh which will
ra<c at Recreation park again next
season. JefT Cunningham will train
unite a bunch of the star trotters
an<l pacers owned In the club
♦
Charlie \ndrews, whom a local atier
rmon papdr had catching for the Xux
In t'allfornia. refuses to sign his con
tract with the Xt. lands Itrowns. as it
does not guarantee him a raise over
tils mlnni-league stipend of last year
-
Ihe Newark dlfgculty. caused hy Mr
tllnnlty's buying In has been settle I
hy that players announcement that
lie doesn’t want to manage the ring
anil will he perfectly satisfied to hnve
Wolverton lernatn for that purpose
and to draw the 14 Q«0 per year.
THE DETROIT TIMES: FRIDAY. MARCH 5, 1909.
Gannon and Thompson.
NEW YORK, March s.—Cyclone
Johnuy Thompson, of Chicago, and
Micky Gannon, the terrific puncher br
Pittsburg, will be seen In New York
for the first time tonight, when they
meet In a 10-round boxing contest At
the National Athletic club. Otnnon
and Johnny went 12 rounds to a draw
ii» Boston nearly a year ago, and it
was one of the best bouts Beanjiywn
ever saw. Tonight s battle wIR be oil
the Hurley-Griffln order, but ‘between
men of greater skill and hitting power.
Call to Minstrels.
The Detroit Wheelmen will hold
their first rehearsal for their annual
minstrel show, Sunday, March 7, at
2:30 in the club hall. Members who
formerly took part, and especially the
following, are requested to be present?
Charles T. Schermerhorn, Louis
Schneider, Irving R. Swan. Dougia*
Rodgers, Rutledge Armstrong. Tom
Kirk, W. J. Brookraan, Joe Adcock,
Tony Weiss. Tom Ray, Tom Cum
mings, Bill Leach and Carson and
Craig
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A Baseball Reminder
E. M. Harris & Cos , conducting the
Old Russell House Cigar Store, are
getting out the first of the reminders
of the approaching baseball season, in
shape of a blotter with the calendar
for March, training dates of the De
troit baseball club being indicated
when due. Similar souvenirs will be
given out all season, monthly.
Army “Y” Trims Pontiac.
In a fust game in the Pontiac Y. M.
C. A. gymnasium, the Army Y. M C. A.
basketball team of Fort Wayne, de
feated the Pontiac "Y" by a score of
l\ to 17. The Army “Y” is open for
games with any team in or out of the
j city.
Clyde Bleakley 111.
The wrestling bout bill for Monday
eveiuug. March 8, at the Detroit Wheel
men between Clyde Bleakley and th-»
I unknown has been declared off owing
to the sickness of Bleakley.
Will Box at Ypsilantl.
i Cards are out announcing a boxing
| bout at Ypsilantl, March 17, between
Jimmie Whalen and Ted Fallon. Ix>-
gan Foster, of Detroit Is down for the
1 referee and the bout is scheduled for
eight rounds.
Florida In a Through Sleeper via
Michigan Central and Big Four
Railways.
Leaving on the Que*>n City Limit
ed. 12:33 Noon. Tuesdays. Thursdays
and Saturdays.
! See Agen’s for full particulars.
JENNINGS EXPECTS TIGES TO LEAVE
TOWN WITHOUT ROSSMAN OR WINTER
...By,. •
PAUL H.
BRUSKE.
That, in all probability, neither Claud
Rouman nor George Winter will be
members of the party of Detroit Tig ;
era which leaves the city Saturday
afternoon for San Antonio, Tex., there
to begin the annual spring training,
wae the admission made by Manager
Jenninga of the team Friday noon.
"I don't expect that Winter or Ross
man will be on hand,” said he. "They
seem to entertain views on the salary
question so radically different from
those of the club management that it
looks like a deadlock. A little wait
will do neither of the men auy harm.
Mental discipline Is often best acqulr
t-d by a test of this sort. Neither one
of the players Is necessary to the sue
cessful trip of the team, or, for that
matter, to the enjoyment of a success
ful season in the regular American
league play.
"UNLESS KOSS.MAN SHOWS A
SPEEDY CHANGE OF ATTITUDE
WE WILL SHORTLY BE READY
I WITH THE AN NOVN CE M ENT
j THAT GEORGE MORI ARTY WILL
BE CONSIDERED THE REGULAR
FIRST BASEMAN OF THE DETROIT
CLUB
“Winter's presence or absence
rpakes very little difference. He is
a good pitcher but so unlucky that it
is doubtful If he would have been of
great use at a time when we will -have
so many twlrlers that It will he a big
problem to keep them all busy.”
The arrival of Henry Beekendorf,
was the main event of the forenoon ,
around baseball headquarters. The
Brooklyn Counting on
Detroiter To Make (iood
Mannser (.antler, of the Brooklyn flub,
count* on tlieur nivn »•<* hi* iiiuhl
promUlnx rri-rultn. Th«r mnn Ml tb»*
top I* Outndili-r Toni tattrrnon. ll*-
low litin I* t.corwr lluntcr. u pltrhor.
On the rlit lit mi the bottom l» t n lett
er Dunn, .loir Ku«tu*, of Detroit. I«
the player rrnmlnlnK.
a Union Made.
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And it’s important, likewise serious thi* year, as there is a general strike affect
ing 95% of the hat manufacturers of this country and neu goods are hard to
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Get in line early and start the season right by donning a Yale.
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* We have added a famous English maker's line to oumwn factory out
pur * >2 M the nrice as usual.
>German backstop, purchased from the'
Scrauton club of last year, looks to
| be In fine condition and is tickled to
death at the chance of getting a big
league tryout under Jennings against
whom he played as a member of the
Providence Eastern league team sev
eral seasons ago.
Beekendorf looks to be In good
shape, though not In danger of serious
weakening by the sloughing of a few
pounds ut Sau Anton’.
Immediately following Beckendorfs
advent occurred that of Eddie Burn
ers, the Hoosjer tVlrler. Bummers
made a particularly fine Impression by
his appearunce and admits to 195
pounds of weight, which is a consider
able increase over last year. In his
case ll Is solid beef-—the natural re
sult of seasonable growth. He looks
Ukt the prime dependence of the Tig
ers this year, particularly in the early
Stages of the season, when he will be
A^AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA/VVVVVVV
ELBEDFELD FITS
WEIL UT THIRD
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| MACON, Ga, March s.—Kid Elber
fehl v\as tried at third base by Man
ager Stallings and he did so well that
It looks like a certainty that he’ll play
there all season.
""Knight was at short and not one
envious glume did the Kid shoot in hia
direction.
Elberfehl’s arm was so good that the
pellet sizzed over to first where Dr.
Newton was officiating. It may be
said that Elberfeld worked at third
equally as well as at short. He got
i hem near the bag. chased oven Into
Knight’s territory, flipped the ball
away from all positions and threw with
perfect accuracy* He did uot bother
any one else, but by his own ginger
electrified the whole Infield.
"Buncoed” Shrieks Isey.
Frank Isbell, part owner of the
Wichita club, is out with the statement
that the Chicago club sold him for SSOO
Cun her Evans, know lug that the play
et whh mentally so incompetent as to
compel his outright release. Isbell
wants his money back.
Hard to Satisfy.
Outfielder Emmett Heldrick, who fin
ished last season with the Browns,
received $1,500 for playing in 26
games. This spring he refused to go
south at the club's expense to get
himself Into condition.
Bad Winter for Kllng.
j Catcher Johnny Kllng says he will
| not he able to Join the Cubs at Bpring
'practice OK'ing to business troubles.
The crack backstop has been beaten In
two pool matches; was robbed, and his
place of business was practically de
stroyed by fire
A Mark for Punsters.
The jokesmiths will burst forth if
Pitcher Heller, a Giant youngster,
makes griod.
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I often, In ull probability.
If the evidence of the railway time
tables Is to be believed, the party
: leaving Detroit tomorrow will puli' out
of the Brush-st. station at 5 p. m for
Toledo, over the Lake Hhore. At To
ledo the change will be made to the
Clover Leaf which should land the
party In Bt. Louis Sunday Ht H a. m
Then comes the long Jump over the
Iron Mountain through Missouri, Ark
ansas and part of Texas, the arri\ut
at San Antonio being scheduled foi 9
o’clock Monday evening
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Providing Winter and Rossmau
should unexpectedly report, they
will he members of the original party,
leaving Detroit us outlined above. The
party is sure to Include Pitchers Kil
lian, Summers and E. Jones; Catcher
Beekendorf; Outfielders D. Jones,
Crawford and Mclntyre; Manager Jen
nings, Trainer Tuthill, Mrs. Killian
and four newspaper men.
At. St. Louis the party is cine to pick
up Capt. Schaefer and Inflelders Bush
and O’Leary
All the other players with the excep
tion of Mtillin and Works, already In
San Antonio, will go to the Texas
training camp direct from their pres
ent hangouts, the list including Stan
age' Schmidt—ls he goes at all-t-Don
ovan, Speer, Willett, Kiillfer, Suggs.
Cobb, Lnfitte and Morlarty,
A unique feature of the census of
the team as it Is expected to line up
for training work, when the laggards
wheel Into line, is the fact that the
Tigers are already rltfht down to the
legal limit of 25 men. which number
Is the maximum set for the big teams
after May 15. THE MANAGEMENT
WILL NOT NEED TO CUT A SIN
OLE MAN LOOSE TO CONFORM TO
THE RULE THIS YEAR.
This 25 includes Manager Jennings,
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From present Indications the party
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