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Newt and Views
Truth and Sincerity
IHIBO STATION IS THE
f OUT TI6ER JOB THAT
] HEED CAUSE ANY M)
Jfehrwrything Else Will Be Taken
r* Care of as Well If Not Bet
ter Than Before
i/OUDEN'S CASE IN DOUBT
it His Head Is as Good Against
a Majors as Minors, He’ll
Be There
f BY RALPH L. YORKER
Third base is the only Tiger Job
about which there need be any anxi
•U.
« Whether Owen Bush reports or de
cide* to remain peeved, shortstop will
he taken good care of. There is only
Qae thing that Jennings fears from
Oacar Vltt, the youngster w ho has es
gayed to take Donies’ place, aud that
la that the stage fright of the first
lew weeks in major league baseball
gaay get him an druin his hopes,
e Jim Delahanty can t be beaten out
Os that second base. Jim's leg was the
only thing that was a source of hope
to anybody with his eyes on the sta
tion, and if there was ever anything
the matter with Dels leg nobody
would know It now.
President Navin took a chance when
he discarded opportunities to get
mw first baseman this winter, but the
wrist of one Del Galnor is now so use
ful that it looks as if the Tiger boss
had the cards stacked when he per
sistently refused to squander money
an anew man for the Initial corner
In the outfield, Crawford and Cobb,
of course, take care of two of tne
Jobs, and that third has two men who
are Juat as good or better than <he
men who held them last year. Davev
Jones hasn’t gone back a bit since
1911. Os that there is no doubt. He
la hitting‘well, doing his usual fleld
in gstunts and running bases just as
-aorlgthlv as ever. If llugbie decides,
that George Morlarty will make a
better man for the job It means that
the Tigers will be much stronger there
during the coming season than last.
Perry has been disappointing.
Jack Onslow looks like the third
oholoe among catchers. When that
opinion, almost unanimous among
those who hare watched the Tigers,
was given to men who saw Jack at
oFrt Wayne with Jim Casey last year,
the result was *:*Oood night! Whst
a catchiug staff the Tiges must have!”
That the pitching department la an
improvement over la*t year goes
without saying, aa the old men are
goingto be to better shape and the
recruits show more class than did the
beginners of last year.
Thus It appears that the only place
that should cause any care is that or
third baseman. Morlarity haa never
been considered this year aa a possible
choice for that job. Hugbie took an
Immediate liking to Bill Louden and
has been working hi mthere right
along.
A bunch of Detroiters who saw the
game at Toledo Saturday were dis
appointed In Bill. They couldn t see
the former Newark man. He fowled a
couple of bunta and he didn’t hit well.
It may be aald for Louden, however,
that he put up one of the poorest ex
hibitions of the home coming series at
Toledo. He had been fielding better
an and hitting better. I
No* Bill isn’t going to burn the
league up with his hitting. Nor is he
going to be the best in the league at 1
fielding. But Bill can be depended
upon to play a steady, consistent i
game, to cover acres of ground, to use
his head all the time, and to fight
light—fight.
When the season starts take a seat
over near th ethlrd bag and watch
tome of the clever tricks this William .
will pull off. Watch him walk right
np to the limit of the liberties allowed
i baseman with a runner to check him
and, when the chance arrises, step
~®Ver that Blfiir a Ttttte and get away
with It.
I don’t look for Bill to improve
greatly. Nor will he slump. Bill is
not likely to suffer from stage fright.
The only question is, will his heal
and hit fight carry him along with the
big leaguers aa it has with the minors
I nthese exhibition games? If it does,
third base will be covered. If it doesn’t
third base will be weak.
When t ehchoice has to be made
between George Westerzll and harlC’le
O Aweary for that utility Job, little
George la going to have to look mighty
gbreet In Hughle’s eyes to oust little
Charlie out of it.
Besides being a mighty swell little,
rper yet, In spite of his steen years
the major league. Charlie la as
Jftuch at home <> none side of the dia
mrmd as o nthe other, while Wester
'Sfj'g natural position Is over on the
Kft hand side
I Westerzll Is a fast kid on his pins.
E* lovely fielder and he hits the ball
K ar and But Charlie has many of
fcrtyrft*" qualifications with the addi
of hla many years experience on
the Job that may be of much value to
rffughte after the season starts.
*|t |a probable that either George or
i'CharUe will be sent to Providence. If
Charlie Is sent there It means that
Klgterzll will have but little chance
to develop here. Ts Charlie stays it
"aaaures the Tigers of his expet
this year and of a ninflelder with
added experience any time they decide
Ifg recall Westerzll. This makes It
look aa If O’Leary will be the extra
The Timers get the next to the Inst
of tbeir exhibition gutnes today nt
Cincinnati with Hank O’Dny’a Reds.
The game for Wednesday st Clncy
has heen cancelled in order to give
Khe men a chance to rest up before
beginning the season at Cleveland
on the 11th.
nto%dre was no merer displayed on
’the pert of the Toledoans yesterday
.when they had the temerity to tie
Uhe store In the ninth Inning of a
Lmi against a Joke Tiger line-up
CHATTANOOGA WONDERS IF HANK
O’DAY IS EQUAL TO RED PROBLEM
BY RALPH L. YOXKER.
TOIJSIX), 0.. April 6.—Hank O’Duy s
Clncy Reds made a lot of friends
while they were stopping in the Tiger
tributary, Chattanooga, but there was
doubt expressed among the fans when
the Reds left as to whether Hank
O'Day would be able to quell the dis
turbances that have been prone to
arise in the ranks of the Cincy club.
As everybody knows, there seems to
be a Jinx about that place that no
manager can get rid of.
Hank O’Day. it is said, won t be able
to handle the Cincy crowd, because he
with the mercury doing the hide and
seek stunt in the bulb at the bot
tom of the tube.
Pemoll strengthened his hold ou
a pitching by allowing ouly three
hits in six innings. McCorry gave
Topsy Hamel's men four blngles in
as many innings.
LAWSON ROBERTSON TO
BE OLYMPIC TRAINER?
NEW YORK. April 8— Lawson
Robertson, trainer of the Irish AJaerl
can Athletic club and tbe New York
University track team, will probably
be appointed assistant coacn for the
Olympic team, according to informa
tion here today. Mike Murphy has al
ready been named aa head trainer.
Jab Print Imk Done Rlgkl Times
Vrlntlnc Cos.. IS John R--ft
Togo, The “Yellow Peril” of The Prize Ring
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Three pictures of tn© "Yellow Peril of
the Prize Ring," Showing His Won
derful Development, and Fighting
Pose.
Imagine, If you can, a Japanese
who stands four feet ten Inches and
weighs 103 pounds, a boy who can
hit like Fitzsimmons and take pun-
Ishmeut like “Iron Man" Joe Grim,
and there you have a mental picture
of Young Togo, of Japan, the “yellow
peril" of the prize ring
Six years ago Togo landed in this
country with an excellent knowledge
of Jiu Jitsu, but minus money and abll.
ity to speak the language He went
to work at the Jonathan club in I.os
Angeles, an organization whose mem
bers rate their worth, by the millions
instead of thousands Togo taught the
wealthy ones Jiu Jitsu, pocketed fheir
cash, learned the language and picked
up a smattering of boxing from Eddie
Robinson, the boxing instructor and
old-time bare knuckle fighter, who in
appearance resembles a bond slipper
instead of an ex-pugilist.
Robinson undertook his manage
ment when Togo first showed sighs of
prize ring intelligence and matched
him for a 10-round scrap. He was
knocked down 27 times in three
rounds, hut managed to finish on his
feet. He retired until his jaw should
lose its soreness. Next he bobbed up
on a barn-storming trip, during which
he pitted his Jiu Jitsu against boxing
and wrestling. Out of 310 matched he
won 317. His opponents used any
thing from rough and tumble tactics
to scientific boxing.
His Jaw having recovered from the
27 knockdown punches. Togo next
wandered Into the ring to trv himself
out. He then licked the 20 oppouenta
THE TIMES SPORT PAGE
is too quiet. A peppery man with a
commanding nature, a lively, energetic
leader like Hughie Jennings, they Ray,
is the only kind of a manager who can
handle the Cincy situation.
The Reds left hatfanooga fCans with
the impression that there -is some
superb hitting strength on the club.
The extra fast work of the Lookouts
was all that saved them from many
a high score at the hands of the Reds.
This being so there seems to be
plenty of chance for the best of the
Tiger pitchers to show what they have
in the Tiger-Red series.
BIG EIGHT CONFEREES’
ACTION SLAM AT STAGG
CHICAGO. April B.—Whether the
boards of control of the colleges will
approve the action taken by the “Big
Eight” conferees here Saturday in
barring athletic directors from the
conference meetings, is a question be
ing discussed by undergraduates
everywhere in the middle west today.
The dual representation rule was
knocked out, it is charged, so that A
A. Stagg director of athletics at Chi
rago University, would have no voice
in the meetings
The raising of the bars against
summer baseball may also cause sev
eral colleges to decide against an
adoption of the latest conference ac
tion.
Job Prlßtlas Dob* Right. Times
Print! as Cos.. IS John R.-rt.
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Only a Midget, But He’s Knocked Out Middleweight# and Heavyweights
With a Punch—Clever, Game and Can Stand Punishment, So Hie Coun
trymen are Beginning to Think That Maybe Some Day a World’*
Champion Will Come to Japan— He’i Aleo Worth $30,000.
via the knockout route in 27 fights,
among them was Harry Forbes, ex
world’s bantamweight champion, who
lost a decision. He beat Harry so bad
that it took him several days to get
his fare back Into shaiw*. Forbes had
previously scored a shadow victory
over Johnny Coulon. though It was not
officially recognized.
On Feb. 26 Rattling Nelson waltzed
against the "yellow peril." He guar
anteed to stop him in six rounds.
There was $6,000 for the fighters and
the winner to get it all. They fought
some lively rounds and at the finish
Togo got the $5,000, according to hi»
manager, and Nelson nothing
Togo will he 22 years old hla next
birthday. He Is a great reader, has
never tasted liquor or tobacco, can
play the piano, and apeak almost fault
less English In addition to all these
accomplishments he has a bank roll
THE D'ETROIT TIMES: MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1912.
GRIPSACK SIS HEARTS IN THE RIGHT PLACE BUT HE CANT COUNT FOR SOUR BEANS.
“BILL" BURNS NOW ATIGER;
DEAL CLOSED IH TOLEDO
Goes To Philadelphia To Ar
range Release—Mullin and
Crawford Join Squad
From a Staff Corretpondent.
TOELDO, 0., April 6—" Bill” Burns,
star southpaw with the Washington
team a few years ago and later with
the Chicago White Sox, now with the
Philadelphia Nationals, is to be a
member of the Tigers’ pitching staff
this year.
President Navin, of the Detroit
club, met Burns here this morning,
and made the deaL whereby Burns
will join the Tigers Bums will go
to Philadelphia at once for the pur
pose of buying his release, which la
only a matter of a little clerical work,
and will report to the Tigers in Cin
cinnati or Cleveland.
RALPH YONKER.
TEN CANDIDATES FOR
HARVARD CREW REPORT
CAMBRIDGE. Mass., April B.—Ten
candidates for places on the Harvard
crew reported today when the train
ing table opened at the new ’varsity
club. Among the men was George
Von L. Meyer. Jr., son of the secre
tary of the navy, who is out for No.
t position on the ’varsity eight.
HERE ARE TOGO’S MEAS
UREMENTS.
Height 4 feet 10 inches
Chest 38 inches
Waist 22 inches
Neck 17 inches
Hat ...7 1-4
Glove 6 1-2
Shoe 2 1-2
totaling $30.000.
In ail his fighting career he has
never bothered about how much hla
opponent outweighed him. Gpsy
Gleeson. a 165-pound miner from the
coal fields of Arkansas and Oklahoma,
who had never been licked, agreed to
gtop Togo In 15 rounds. In the second
round a left shift to the solar plexus,
followed by a right smash on the point
put the miner to sleep for half an
hour. Before that performance he had
knocked out Jim Downing, an Arkan
sas "white hope.” in 10 rounds. Down
ing is 27 years old and stands 6 feet
1 Inch, weigning 193 pounds.
Togo Is a freak lie has the neck,
rhest and head of a middleweight, but
the height and weight, feet and hands
of a child. But he Is a remarkably
clever little scrapper, whom some ring
experts declare will be the first Japa
uese to hold a world's championship
BIG LEAGUERS ARE ALMOST READY
TO BEGIN THE BATTLE FOR FLAGS
Chance Likaa Pltchar Northrup—Form.r Datroltar To Work <or Me-
Grow—Ed. Walah Big Attraction —Napa Beat Memphia and Turn
Rescuers of Flood Victims.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., April B.—Mightily pleased with the Rowing or
his rejuvenated veterans here, Manager Chance, of the Cubs. .
final wallop at the Indians today. Chance it Jubilant also over
of young Jack Northup. the recruit pitcher who hsld tb *^
In the last half of the game, yesterday after they had threatened to se
King Cole to the stable. The score was 8 to l.
NEW YORK. April B.—The Giants and the Newark club ° f !miu"
national league are scheduled to meet this afternoon at the oo g •
Jeff Tesreau is due to work, but McGrai may decide to send { orlh °J* e *
the veterans The McGrawltes Journeyed to Paterson, yesterday, but tns
rain prevented a game.
DBS MOINES. lowa, April B.—The Chicago White Sox arrl 'L ed ., h . er ®
early today for a two-game series with Frank Isbell s new team,
is expected to do the last of the pruning of his list of Athletes here He
fore a crowd of 5,00a people tbe Sox slaughtered the St. Joe team. >estei
day, seven to. Lope. The fans came for miles around to see .and
pitch.
LOUISVILLE. Ky.. April B.—The Cleveland Naps, w-ho failed to beat
Memphia in nine innings, yesterday, but won in the eleventh, and
went out and helped in rescuig flood victims, arrived here this mor g
for one game. After tomorrow's game, in Indianapolis, the (leveland
will return home.
KANSAS CITY. Mo April 8. -Kansas CBy, 4, Piratea.Jl. tat
est crowd which ever saw an exhibition Pirate game—this combination
today brought joy to the Buccaneer hearts. It was yesterday a result.
Miller’s batting was the feature Hendrix uid well on the mound.
CINCINNATI. Ohio, April B.—The Reds defeated the Boston Ameri
cans. *> to 2. yesterday. Rube Benton pitched five innings against Boston
and did not allow a hit.
Mack Admits That There Is
Some Hope For The Athletics
He Does Not See How the Giants Can Be Beaten Out of the
National League Flag
NEW YORK. April B—There is
seme hope for the Athletics this sea
son. This was admitted by Connie
Mack, the non-talking manager oi the
world’s champions here today.
”ls we do not run up against Old
Hard Luck, in the shape of numerous
actcdents, I think we will have a
shade on the other teams,” declared
“BOOST MY RECRUITS, OR BE MUM,”
PLEADS O’DAY, CINCY MANAGER
TOLEDO, 0.. April 8—“ If you
can’t say anything good about my re
cruits, be mum.” Is the plea of Hank
O’Day.
‘ There is no ball player so affected
by the opinions of those who watch
him play, and especially printed opin
ions, aa the young fellow trying to
make good in the major league*. He
SCORE OF STARS IN MINORS WHO CAN
NEVER HOPE TO BE MAJORS
—JKYXIXGS.
TOLEDO, 0.. April 8— Hugh Jen
nings says that he could name 20
stars in the minor leagues who could
never make major league players.
There are hundreds of ordinary play
ers in the minors who cannot hope
to be anything but bushers .but it
would seem that the bright lights of
the auburbs ought at least to glim
mer a little In the big white way.
The case of Eddie was one
in point. Ed was some scintillator in
the Eastern league but though given
every opportunity he couldn’t make
UNITED BTATEB LEAGUE
TO OPEN FIRST OF MAY
NEW YORK, April B.—The
United States league, the new
independent baseball organiza
tion. will open its season. May
1. and close on Sept. 28, accord
ing to the schedule made pub
lic here today. The teams on
the circuit are New York.
Washington. Reading, Rich
mond. Pittsburgh. Cleveland.
Cincinnati and Chicago.
Bwiw-ilt* Prlstln. No fuss and
no feathers The plain, neat kind that
looks right. Tines Prtatlag Ce- 1*
John R-at Ph Mata 1491 or City Mil.
,TAILORS
hoomLi dc rr>o»T ortw ~
Mack. “You know I ara not a base
ball prophet. It is also weil to re
member that the other managers in
the American league are trying to
strengthen all the time and some of
them are bound to succeed.”
Mack said that he did not see how
the Giants could be beaten out for the
(lag.
notes everything said about them by
the writers in their home papers.
What Is said in papers outside of their
own city is very likely to knock and
they pay little attention to it. But
when the papers on the city for whom
they are playing begin knocking It
takes their heart.
"Boost or say nothing.”
R. L. Y.
the big league grade satisfactorily.
He might possibly develop something
yet that would bring him back, pro
vided he changes his mind about
leaving the game, but he has been a
disappointment.
AIN’T GOIN' TO BE NO
JOHNSON-PALZER FIGHT
CHICAGO. April B—Jack8 —Jack Johnson
will not meet Al. Palzer In New York
in the near future. This is the an
nouncement he made today, following
a long conference last night with
Jack Curley, promoter of the cham
pionship battle between Johnson aud
Flynn.
Curleys talk convinced Johnson
that the big battle will really be
staged July 4. The site will be an
nounced within the next two weeks.
Las Vesgas. N. M . and Juarez, Mexi
co, are the two most likely places.
Harry Lenox
—TAILOR. —
32nd Season *■ ~
Has received his new Spring
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tainly are choice. None better
GO AND SEE THEM.
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Edited by
RALPH L. YONKER
SOUTH TO SE UUDOIED
IT NEW YORK AMERICANS
Bermuda, Future Training Quar
ters, Looked Upon With
Favor By Jennings
NE WYOR'K, April 8.-—The Mouth is
to be abandoned by the New York
Americans as a spring training
grounds. Neit spring the Highland
ers will go to Bermuda where they
will train on a big cricket field which
has been leased by the Jersey City
International league club for five
years, according to information here
today.
Among others "Vho had their eyes
turned Bei muda-ward after the suc
cess of the Jersey City club there
this training season, was Hughle Jen
nings. If it had not been that Gull
port looked so good to Hughie as
seen through Jim McGuire's optics,
there Is but little doubt but that the
Tigers would have made an effort to
get on the islands.
It Is said that they have much rain
there but there are, many places for
baseball grounds out on the bare
sands of the coast where the water
departs from the ground as it does
from a sieve.
FOR STATISTICAL FIENDS
DETROIT.
AH R H O A F.
Vltt. s s 4 0 0 3 5 1
Louden. 3b 3 1 2 1 0 l
Jones. c. f 4 1 33 0 0
Wcstersll. r. f 3 o 1 4 o o
O'Leary. 2b 5 0 2 1 4 0
Gainer. lb 5 0 1 12 1 0
Perry. 1. f. 8 0 0 0 0 0
Kecher, e .....3 0 0 4 0 0
onslow. C. 1 0 0 l o 0
Pernoll. p, 3 0 0 0 1 0
McCorry. p. 1 0 0 1 3 0
Totals 35 2 8 30 14 2
TOLEDO
AB R H O A K
Flick, r. f 6 0 0 1 0 0
Niles. 2b 5 0 1 2 4 0
Meloan. c. f 4 0 0 0 0 0
Griggs. c. f 4 1 1 1 1 0
Chapman, s. a 3 1 1 4 3 o
Butler. 3b 4 0 12 10
I>**rrlck. lb 3 0 1 14 0 0
Carrlsch. c. 2 0 0 3 1 0
Land, c, . . 2 0 0 3 2 0
Higginbotham, p. .. . 4 0 2 0 5 1
Totals 26 3 7 30 17 1
Innings. 123456788 10
Detroit 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 o—2
Toledo 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 o—2
Hits —Off Pernoll. 3 In 6 innings; off
McCorry, 4 In 4. Two-base hits —Lou-
den. Niles, Chapman. Higginbotham.
Three-base hit—Griggs Sacrifice hit—
Perry. Sacrifice fly—Weatersll. Stolen
bases—Vltt, Louden. Jones. Double
plays—Vltt and Gainer; O’Leary and
Gainer; Higginbotham, Garriach and
Derrick Left on baaea —Detroit, 10;
Toledo. 6. First baae on balla—Off Mc-
Corry 2. off Higginbotham 5. First
baae on errors—Detroit 1. Toledo 1.
Struck out—By Pernoll 4. by McCorry
1, by Higginbotham 6. Tima —1:10,
Umpire—Whitney.
DETROIT.
AB R H O A E
Vttt. ■ * & 2 2 2 5 0
Louden, 3b 0 1 1 2 0
Cobb. c. f 5 33 1 0 0
Crawford, r. f 5 12 10 0
Delahanty. 2b 6 0 2 1 S 0
Galnor. 1b 5 2 4 17 1 0
Perry. 1. f 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ptanage, c 4 1 1 3 1 0
Willett. P 4 2 3 1 4 0
Totals * 40 10 18 27 21 0
„ TOLEDO.
AB R H O A E
Flick, r. f 4 1 2 0 0 0
Hlnehman, 2b% 4 0 T 6 3 1
Meloati, c. f 4 0 0 1 1 1
Grigs*, 1. f 4 0 112 0
Chapman, a. a 4 1 3 1 4 0
Butler. 3b 4 o 1 1 2 1
Derrick, 1b..... 3 0 1 12 2 0
Carlarh. c 1 0 0 3 2 0
Lard, c .....2 0 0 1 0 1
Fnlkenbera, p 1 0 0 1 1 0
West, p 2 0 0 1 _1
Totals 51 9 17 19 4
1234 5 4789 B
Detroit 1 0 0 0 4 0 3 1 I—lo
Toledo 00011 00 00 — 2
lilt* —Off Falkenberg, 3 In 4 Innings:
off West. 16 In 6 Innings Two-base
) llt a—V’ltt, Delahanty. Galnor. Flick
Three-base hit* Cobb. Chapman.
Home run—Willett. , Sacrifice hit—
Perry Double plava—Louden. Dela
hanty to Galnor. Willett. Vitt to
Galnor; Derrick to Chapman; Chapman.
Hlnehman to Derrick. Left on bases—
Detroit. 5: Toledo. 4 First base on er
rors— Detroit. 2. Struck out —By Wll
lstt 2, bv Falkenberg 3. by Watt 1
Passed ball—Carlsch Attendance—
-2 171 Time —1:28. Umpire—Whitney