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Page Six
Newt and Views
Truth and Sincerity
ANTI-JENNINGS Till IS
IIGHTINGUP NAME OF B.
DONOVAN, MGR., AGAIN
Whether Hughie Stays Next
Year is Put Up to Tiger
Players
JENNINGS READY TO QUIT
He is Not the Kind of Man Who
Will Beg for Job— Has
’ Money Enough
BY HA.LPU L. YONKER.
Tb« name of Bill Donovan, always
mentioned In connection with tne
managership of the Tigers when
there Is any rumor of change in the
occupant of the position of 1 >ger lead
er, begins to burn like that of the star
In the electric sign at the front of a
metropolitan theater. v . .
It does so because Frank Navln,
president of the Detroit club, has per
mitted himself to be quoted to the
effeet that he la somewhat dissatisfied
with the present showing made by
Manager Jennings.
President Navin is one of the
• shrewdest business men in baseball.
'His business shrewdness gives him
the knack of using publicity to the
!best advantage and hi® permitting
himself to say to the public that It
.appears to him that Jennings is not
[holding the confidence of his players
Ks not made at random.
It Is thought by many fans that Bid
Donovan is being kept on the pay-roll
of the Tigers biding the time when he
will be hoisted to the managership.
At that time he will be made a bench
manager, as he refuses to consider
any other kind of Job as boss.
Whether Hughie Jennings remains
here as leader in 1913 Is put directly
up to the players on the team, df they
shew the proper spirit they can keep
him here. If they will fight for
Hughie between now and October
they can make the kind of showing
that will increase his present respect
and popularity and make him a fixture
for the coming season. If they con
tinue to lay down on him as they
have in the past, Hughie will undoubt
edly go.
Jennings is not the kind of a man
to beg. He will not compromise him
self to get his men to work for him.
He will never relinquish his rights, as
he conceives them, as manager. In
order to keep on drawing the big sal
ary he has been getting.
Hughie is ready to quit any time
he Is not wanted!
During the recent games here in
Detroit when the team was going bad
ly, it is said that Hughie told his men,
with some bitterness, to keep right on
playing the sort of game they were
If they wanted to, for he had enough
money anil he wasn’t dependent upon
hla Detroit Job at aIL
It‘i the same old story of the loaer
being kicked. It's the same old story
summed up in the proverb, “Nothing
succeeds like success.”
As long as Hughie was winning,
everybody was with him. After Jen
nings took three American league
pennants, was there any greater man
ager In the world? (Loud huzzas
drowning the answer!)
One charge is that Jennings is un
popular with his men? What losing
manager is not?
Bobby Wallace, of the Browns sur
vives only part of a season before
George Stovall replaces him. Nobody
hears anything about the great popu
larity of Harry Wolverton with the
Yankees. Harry Davis had froth his
fans and men sore at him until his
team starts to wake up. Even Jimmy
Callahan, of the winning White Sox,
was popular until his team began to
elump.
Another charge is that Jennings
does not use his pitchers right, it
has seemed to many that some of the
men were not given the proper chance
while others were given too much to
do. But there was no suggestion of
anything of this sort until the slump
came
This proneness of Unfavorable
Criticism to raise its head every
time there is a slump puts it directly
up to the Tigers to ahow whether they
want Hughie or not. While it Is never
up to a club to dictate as to who shall
be Its manager, nevertheless It can
show by its work if it is willing to
fight for him.
“What we do next season depends
upon the showing made by the Tigers
between now and October,” says
Navln. #**
It's up to the Tigers!
There Is one possibility that should
not be overlooked. It may be that
even If the Tigers try, they
win. That may also mean Hughie's
departure. But in that case there will
be the satisfaction, at least, that be
was given an equal chance.
Despite the poor showing of Tlge,
Detroit fans would hste to miss Jen
nings, win or lose.
After a day of rest, the Tigers re
sume playing again today, opening a
series of three days at Cleveland.
From Cleveland they will return to
Detroit for a series each with Chicago
and Cleveland, concluding with an In
dependence Day double-header with
the Napa.
SOUTH MICHIGAN LEAGUB
STANDING.
W. L.Pet W. L.Pet.
B. Creek. SI 14 .682 Jackson.. 23 21 &UJ
* £AMtng.. 26 It .600 Ka500.... 11 26 .409
Flint 24 19 .658 Haglnaw. 14 27 .241
Adrian... 26 21 642 Bay City. 14 28 332
VMtrrlsr'i HmslU.
Flint 7. Saginaw 6 (12 innings).
Jackson I. Ray City 1.
Adrian 6, Lansing 6.
Kalamasoo 4-2, Rattle Creek 2-9.
Today** Qaart.
Kalamason at Battle Creek
R*y City at Jackson.
INTERNATIONAL league.
STANDING.
•1- TV 1.1 tv t. p< i
MocheeCr 84 26.676 Buffalo ... 87 81 466
nglttm’re it 26 *62 Newark . 27 St 451
Jlr city. 14 2* .649 Montreal 26 33 4(1
.. II 29 461 Provld'cv. 26 32.641
IT ]WT | GSftSl ter? ;
SWEDEN JUMPS THE GUN
IH OLYMPIC GAMES IS
' DID ENGLAND IH 1911
This Pentathlon-Decathlon Stuff
Favors the Swedish
Athletes
WANT STANDARD PROGRAM
International Committee Will
Consider Adopting Regular
Schedule of Events
LONDON, June **. —Leap frog,
Jump-thc-rope, pump pump-put law ay,
hop-scotch and kindred games are
doomed as Olympic sports. Everv
American of si>orting instincts recalls
the London Olympiad. The Ameri
can team was defeated, after winning
the important athletic contests.
This time England Is getting hers
with every other visiting nation at
Stockholm. And it's going to cease.
Sweden, as host, has the last word
on the program, just as England had
in 1908. Instead of padding out with
little English tricks, the eye cau find
a bag of Swedish tricks under the
Greek labels “Pentathlon," "Modern
Pentathlon" and the "Decathlon."
The Swedes don't specialize .In
sports. They worship the man
holds a medal, and medals are gfven
only to the most proficient In a num
ber of sports. The man who wins
the "Pentathlon," for example, must
broad-jump, run 200 metres, 1,500
metres, throw the Javelin and discus.
The “Decathlon" is the same with 100
metres Instead of 200, and In addition,
400 metres, 110 metres hurdle, thigh
Jump, pole vault and shot-put.
The “Modern Pentathlon" is a
scream as an athletic event, as It In
cludes duel-shooting, swimming, rid
ing and a cross-country horse race.
You can Imagine the chance an Amerl
can will have In the duel shooting and
cross-country race! Even England is
sore, although getting her own medi
cine.
But the end Is in sight. At the last
meeting of the international commit
tee the step w&s taken to establish a
fixed athletic program for Olympiads,
no matter where held. This will be
voted on at Stockholm and the tem
per of the'committee indicates * its
adoption.
The need for action is apparent.
Take boxing—the Swedes consider it
brutal and degrading. Every other
nation voted for boxing this year, br£
Sweden vetoed it. Boxing is an Eng
lish Institution, and is well favored in
the United States. It is safe there
will be boxing in the 1916 Olympiad.
England doesn't like the tug-of-war
rules, either. The Britishers slipped
one over in this event in 1908, with a
trick, which consisted of having their
team turn at a given moment, when
the muscles used in pulling were tired,
and with the new muscles brought in
to play pulled their opiionents off their
feet.
Sweden knows about this trick and
FLETCHER WILL THY TO OUTDO GREEK
WHO LEAPS 11 FEET IN STANDING JUMP
iwL^Jch
F. FLETCHER,
Standing broad jump winner at Evan; ton, ITT
Platt Adams, who jumped 10 feet
8 Inches In the standing brood Jump
at the eastern Olympic trials, ai.d
Flatcher, the Notre Dame skimmer,
wholo feet & 2-4 Incbe* at
Evanston, will be the choice of the
THE TIMES SPORT PAGE
THESE KANGAROO-MEN WILL BRING HONORS TO THE UNITED STATES. DURING THE
OLYMPIC GAMES. SAY ATHLETIC EXPERTS
When the "leppers" get busy in the Olympic stadium, at Stockholm, the men who wear the tri-colored
shield of Uncle Sum will compare well with the best men of Europe.
The wonderful leap made by Frank Irons. In 1908, when he jumped 24 feet 6 1-2 Inches, may not be ex
ceeded. for It Is doubtful if there is a 24-foot man competing today. Irons did 22 feet 9 1-2., inches in the
Olympic trials at Evanston. 111., aud Worthington's best at Cambridge. Mass., was 23 feet 10 inches. But thi*
pair are good enough to out-juinp the best abroad.
as it isn't a Swedish trick, England
will find it taboed.
A set program is the solution. You
can't expect a nation to discard on
the other fellow’s ace when he holds
trumps. Fixed rules and anew deal
will find It tabooed.
A prominent British official says' of
the situation: "We learn by our mis
takes." which interpreted means, ”the
toe of the shoe feels different when
the other fellow wears it.”
Sweden will beat the pistol this
year, for the program Is made to or
der for Ernie HJertberg's pupils and
they are the men the American entry
must defeat to win the games
NOTED AUTO'ENGINEERS
ARRIVE FOR CONVENTION
Noted automobile engineers began
to arrive in Detroit in droves today
for the annual contention of the
American Society of- Automobile En
gineers. which opens with the meet
ings o fthe "Standards committee" to
morrow morning at the Pontcbar
train.
There were fully 200 automobile en
gineers, wives and friends reglsteryl
at the various hotels by noon today
and the total number of engineers
and friends who will attend, is ex
pected to total close to 600 persons by
the time the meeting opens.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
STANDING.
W. L.lVt W. L.Pct.
Columbus 47 26 644 St Paul . 29 33 .461
Toledo .. 4ft <5 .6 4.’1 Indian ll* 3* 315.467
Mlnneils 43 36 .6-3 Mllw'kee. 30 42.417
Kan. City 35 36 .500 Louisville 24 42 364
Job Trlatla* D#»f Rl«kt. Tlan
Prli. fin* C®.. Ft John R.-st.
American entry at the Olympic games,
but experts do not believe they can
win from the marvelous Greek,
Talclitlras. who holds the worlds
•landing broad jump record, well over
II feet.
JUHV 11. Hll.
GRIPSACK SI DING-DONGS FOR THE CONNIE AND GETS RID OF HIS CHANGE
' Jit*
FRANK C. IRONS, H. T. WORTHINGTON,
World’s Champion. Who jumped 23 ft. 10 inches at Cambridge.
BRUCE-BROWN WINS FIRST
OAVSGRAHD PRIXCONTEST
Collinet’s Mechanician is Killed
When Car Overturns —
Collinet Hurt
DIEPPE. France, June 25.—David
Bruce Brown, American driver, won
the first day's contest in the Interna
tional Automobile Grand Prix today,
covering 10 laps, 470 miles, at an aver-i
age speed of 75 miies per hour.
The race was marked at the open
ing by the overturning of Collinet s
French Gregiore car, and the killing
of his mechanician. Collinet was seri
ously hurt.
Bruce Brown and Ralplv De Palma,
the American entrants, were strong
favorites in the betting. Both drovw
Flats. Brown forged into the leao
early in the race aud set the pace
throughout.
The race will be completed tomor
row when 10 more laps will be cov
ered. Fifty-seven cars started. Hern*
ery's Lorralne-Deltrcih was forced out
by motor trouble.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
STANDING.
W L.Pet W L Pet.
Boston... 41 19 .683 Clevel'nd; 27 3n 474
Chicago.. 36 25 .*9O Detroit.. . US 33 .4«M
Wash'ton 36 26.681 N York. 17 37 815
Athletics 32 24 .679 . St Louts. 16 41.281
Yesterday's Results.
Athletics 3, New York 1.
Boston 3, Washington 1.
No other games scheduled.
Detroit at Cleveland.
Tmlnt's Game*.
St Louis at Chicago.
New York at Philadelphia.
Boston at Washington.
NATIONAL LEAGUEL
STANDING.
W. L Pet. W. LPct.
N. York. 44 1 1 100 Phillies... 21 20.42#
Chicago. SO 23 s*>6 St. Louis. 25 37 .403
Pittab’gh. 31 24.561 Brooklyn. 21 32 396
Cincinnati 34 27 557 Boston. .. 19 42 .311
Yesterday '■ Result*.
Boston 9, Brooklyn 4.
Cincinnati 1. Chicago 0.
£t. Louts 4. Pittsburgh 3.
New York 11, Philadelphia 5.
Todnt's Games.
Brooklyn at Boston
Philadelphia at New York.
Pittsburgh at St LoUia.
Chicago at Cincinnati.
U. OF M. WITIT HAVE TO
HUSTLE TO GET PENNBY
The University of Michigan will
have to hustle tomorrow to keep Its
6
reputation for a winning baseball
team when It meets the Pennsy dia
mond stars, Wednesday, for the Wol
verines lost to the Williams.' yester
day, ut Ann Arbor. 11 to 4 The Penn
men completel youtclassvd Rickej'a
pets. Corbin staged pitching for the
V. of M.. and Baribeau finished.
State Highway ( nmiulssloner Georue
U, Conley. nf Wlaaesotn, who In rum
p.tnv with several other state and
count v officials. examined Wayne
count)'s Improved roads. Monday,
tiTUT "T have Traveled ovrr _ Ttr.tvmt
mil, of the best roads nf Kurope,
ami have found nothing better than
the concrete highway* of Wayru>
I unniy.** Minnesota ha* begun tbe
# 69t*#iriM't lon of a ri»*il nilleir in
length, connecting Mfnneapolfg/Mnd
Duluth, aud the plan followed with
such success in Wayne will be
adopted
OUR HOPES FOR MARATHON
HANG ON RYAN'S ANKLE
Unless Great Improvement is
Shown By Irish-American
Runner, He Will Be Out
ANTWERP. .7fine 25.—UBless great
improvement is shown in the condi
tion of Michael J. Ryan, of the Amer
ican team, Uncle Sam’s hopes of cap
turing th* Olympic Marathon, will be
badly shattered. Ryan's ankle, whirl:
he sprained last Saturday while do
ing some light training on board ship
was much worse today. It is badly
swollen and there Is a possibility >hat
the Irish-Ainerjcan runner may not bo
able to compete In the long race.
Otherwise the American representa
tives are rapidly rounding Into form.
PICKUPS FROM THE
BIG LEAGUE FIELDS
Two weeks ago the question In
the American league was: “Who
will stop the White Sox?" Today
the word Red has been substitut
ed for White.
The Senators tried It yesterday
but the Speed Boys wars not to be
denied.
All twirlers look alike to the
Qlants. They pounded three of the
Phillies’ flingers for 10 hits, five
of the bingles being for extra
bases.
Big Ed. Reulbach pitched one
of the best games of his career
against the Reds because one
base on balls Ist In the winning
run.
Russell Ford, Yankee's star
twirler, stacked against , “Big
Chief” Bender and came out sec
ond best. The Indian showed
world championship form.
The Pirates started off like
thoroughbred race horses, but
timely hitting by the Cardinals
forced them Into the selling plat
er class
The fast going Trolley Dodgers
were suddenly halted when the
Braves swatted the ball all around
the field.
Fishing
Tackle
SPECIALS
Minnows, all •'*••• Dowagiac
and Shakespeare, 65c to SI.OO value,
choice at 25c. Shakespeare 100-yd.
reels. $1.39. Jersey sweaters. 60c
and 75c. Silk Casting Lins. 25 yds.
on spool, 50c value, for 27c. Bar
gains In svery department. Come
in and look over stock.
OPEN EVENINGS.
"TEXAS LONG HORN" DUE
FROM THE SOUTH TODAY
Three Texans Hike Through the
Continent in a Detroit
Car
Fresh from the range country of
Southern Texas, w-ith an Immense pair
of steer antler® decorating Its radiator, I
the “Texas Long Horn" EM F "30" is
expected in Detroit today or tomor
tow, ending Its long trip from Seguin,
Ttxas.
The "Long Horn” trip is unique In
the annals of motordom. Undertaken
by three Texans, purely as a pleasure
Jaunt, the event developed such in
terest along the route as to obtain
almost national interest. Receptions
and welcoming delegations met the
Texans everywhere, and their route
became a veritable parade. The unique
ai pearance of the car and the care
free spirit of its prew made a hit
every where.
The “Long Horn” is an old car—
one of the first of Its type in Texas.
It has, been owned for nearly four
years by C. F. Blumberg, skipper of
th< present trip. Several weeks ago
Mr Blumberg decided that his car,
after 40.000 miles of running, needed
overhauling. There was nobody in
Seguin he would trust with the job.
"Why don't you take it back to the
Studebaker factory in Detroit and
have them go over it?" somebody ask
ed him In Jest.
“Happy thought.” replied Blumberg.
The next day he started. The start
from Seguin was made June " 19 days
ago. Road conditions were terrific
through Oklahoma and Missouri, due
to unprecedented rainfall, but the car
tiaveled steadily, Sundays excepted.
On reaching) the better highways of
Illinois and Indiana, the “lx>ng Horn”
began to rua amuck with dally mile
ages around 200.
Mr. Blumberg and his crew have not
yet announced their intentions for the
return trip but it is supposed that
they will wait In Detroit until their
car is overhauled, starting homeward
by s different route.
Battle Creek Has Big Leaguers.
Battle Creek figures that it will
send up at least five men at the close
of the year. Theae five are:
left fielder; Nevitt, catcher; Wien
berg, first baseman; Callahan, short
stop, and Gilbert, left fielder*.
"lien 4 nrpeniler’n second* jumped
Into the ring to protect what they
thought wan a foul blow, the referee
disqualified the Frenchman and award
ed the bout, held at Paris yesterday.
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M'COORIT MEETS BROWN
AT BENTON HARBOR 4TH.
Middleweight Fisrht Will Be
Staged on Baseball Diamond j
Independence Day
BENTON HARBOR. June 25.—This
oil > will b« the »cene of a big mid
dleweight battle on July 4, Promoter
Floyd E FltzSimmons, of this city
having signed up Eddie McOoorty, the
Oshkosh star, and the whirlwind
Knock Out Brown, of Chicago to go
ten rounds.
Nothing in the middle west will be
stuged of more interest to the fight
fans than the Benton Harbor contest.
Both contestants have been aspirins
lor the middleweight title and since
Stanley Ketchel, of Grand Rapids, has
paused out. the victor of the Fourth
fight here can easily claim Stanley's
plnce
The winner of the bout will have to
meet Howard Morrow, another Mich
igan boxer who is fast winning a repu
tation for himself. Morrow has Just
wired from the southwest that be is
wilting to meet the winner of the Mc-
Goorty-Brown go on labor Day. In
all probability this battle will be
staged at Benton Harbor.
Ahe scene of the contest here on
the Fourth will be at the House of
Dt:vid athletic held, near the famous
Flying Roller colony. The baaeball
held will be used, a gang of workmen
baling already started at work
make the grounds into an outdoor
arena.
The meeting of this pair affords a
dandy scrap. McOoorty is said by
some of the fight critics to be easily
the best of the rniddlewetghts now
battling for top honors, stnc« poor
Stanley Ketchel has passed to ti»e
great beyond. He has defeated tfee
best men in the game.
Brown, while always a tough and
dangerous battler, came Into prom
inence by his derisive win over Jack
Dillon the other night In Winnipeg.
Dillon recently knocked out Hugo
Kelley, a feat that McOoorty could uot
accomplish. Just now Brown is at hU
best and the same can easily he said
for McOoorty. t
Both boys have started training for
the match. Brown is in Chicago and
McOoorty Is In Indianapolis.
Willie Ritchie had Joe Maadot at bin
mer« y in the la#t round of their 10-
round ico at New Orleans last night, but
tiie hell waved Joe.
Jim Vaugka, the big Vaakee aeuth
paw. has been purchased by the Na
tionals
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