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iyjiile Congratulating Bill Donovan, Remember That Tige Is Losing Some Soft Picking
BL-iroi7K PROCEEDING further with the loud cheers which have
vTun .Inc, Hill nono,.n'. V «>>■
JZJrmnrka Si « «r.. Oivl.lon Hub, tkb .IIMIIOb of tb. Tl«.r
»dh«Snt. ii* bul flrmiv. r.Ued to »><•»««
taKT^“SL' h cSTIo l r"'f°o:r h *’ VT.^
&SS£vjrssi.
Wllcbt bt' Now York *nd p»rh»p» an oven »pllt »t Bo* lon In .* [*•
* i)Hroll has won *5 per rent of it* Kerne* with New * or *
riahtcJn rver <*nt of It* victories and only 10 per cent of n> defeats h*'e
ettroe frmrTihat club. Many weakling- might occasionally prove urtiri
C never the Yank*, nr the Highlander*, a* they were dubbed part of
that time. The picking became ao easy last season tha- ‘ e " n
tttnc* could pretend exhibition game* and *ry out bi* b
SM #la bet era when Donovan* aide furnished the alleged orppeition.
All this Is likely to be changed this year. There is ewenr reason
•xpect sturdy resistance from the Tanks henceforth. There are only
Mra of hone One is that the spell cast tn past years wi 1 turn inn rea
y The other is that Cobb will continue to run wild when rlsumg New
P York. There is something in the atmosphere in th * r * D ln,t ?
| Lor perhaps Wall street Is to blame—that insptres the P«fb If prr' inus
performance is a criterion. Tjr could bat .500 and steal -0-' bases . . a *
; aon If the Polo Orounds were bis permanent pasture. and wnen u« ueot
| ||ffi goes crai>, the Tigers will not be denied.
The Red Sox are as cheerful over the blossoming oat of the Yankee*
contenders as Tige himself is over the increased prowess of the
Brown* The Yanks nearly stole a pennant from Boston last season V»
f York was the onl> club that had something on Carrigan » bean gargler?
The season s record shows Now York winning a do*e n of .2 games with
, ttie> nastlmers from the Hub No other club In tl*e league made anything
«:|fk« such a showing against the world's champions. In 1914 r be game*
l ven fipht although the relative position in the rare was the same >o
£ th« men of Carrigan are enthused ovdr the probability of New ork be*-
htg somebody else, even as Tlge la over the possibility that the Browns
I’jrm be more promiscuous In their victories.
Snaring Walter.
fans never tire of hearing how Detroit nearly iet Tv
Cobb slip away in favor of Eddie Cicotte. how many clubs refused
Eddie Collins a chance, how Philadelphia got Grover A evand-t
after several managers had passed him up and others over.ooked
“him If Bennie Kauff makes good as a star with the Giants, the nrruir
|%iu' he flooded with the tale that the New York Americans once haa
£]hini. hut let him go on an optional agreement and then allowed the option
gle from neglect—all of which is true. One of the best of these yarn*
BTgf Walter Johnson. Everybody knows that the Smoke Crar wa-
ISlPOked In the farthest brush of Idaho, but the exact circumstance? have
te C rn garbled in previous tales, according to Ed Gnllo. who is close
f?la the source* of accurate Information at Washingotn. Orillo heard Pr*«i
| dent Ben Minor, of the Nationals, tell ail about it tbe other day and passe*
r the yarn along.
u* Minor had • traveling man friend, a* do all baseball magna e. who
found great delight to tipping the moguls to the phenoms he discovered
£|* his Joum'ev* up and down tbe land. The particular traveling m. -»
S lnvolved in the discovery of Johnson was s certain John McCoy, who
jroanied the far west. One day in IPP7, he saw Johnson pitch in an Idaho
; game and rushed to Washington to tell Minor all about the mountain -tar
Klnor pretended to be interested, but forgot about the maner ?« *oon
aa McCoy departed. A few weeks later back came McCoy with clipping- ’o
grove that Walt was fanning oodles of opponent*,- some 22 a »m», the
"MB**** w*>re. Minor passed the clippings on to Joe Cantillon then hi* man
Ugor, wnd Joe devoured them eagerly, explaining that it had been some time
stare he had been Introduced to such humorous reading Beck c*me Mh m
for the third time, asking for news or hia phenom Minor laugh* *1 . n<l the
Miasma n was riled. Said he:
"Say. Minor. I'm a good friend of Johr. Taylor, of th* Bo*.w n
club, and If you don’t think much of this Johnson bird I’ll i»
Taylor to him.”
Her* enter* a brained digit Inlo (he plot Minor *a» impre*.*ed by thi*
f threat and held a confab with Can ti Mon. They determined »o lock Walter
l over, and picked CHIT Blankenship. now a coast league magnate. r»» mal.e
?' (ha plunge into the Idaho Jungle*. Flippant one* hare said that Miff **-
|MWted because any Cliff should feel at hone In rough country. but *b»;
TANARUS» merely a jeet. Blankenship had Injured a Anger and wa* doing b- nch
v#«ty. He aaw Johnson work and brought him to Washington.
■ 1 ■
!*■•'. Jobneon wa* a mighty raw ballplayer those day*, but be vis *
"canny Swede. He refused to cone ea»t unle** his fare was guaranty:
ttt ease he failed. He made good, and at the end of the season, decided
t, that it be was worth hts transportation home as a lemon, he was equally
r ffasertrlng as a sucres*. Minin' was induced to see it that way and Walter
f tads home as bis club’s guest.
Connie's Communique.
p* ,J% FTBR listening to Clark Griffith claim the pennant for aereral
/I beetle hours. Connie Mack has found it impossible to maintain
famous tactiturnlty. Con never was a very Important portion
K^ 1 of Connie, but juat now the erstwhile hero pilot of the greatest
ball club of his decade has gone on a chat-spree. Mack doesn't engage
la one at Griffith's noted hotel lobby pennant campaigns, but be does have
,UOWe very optimistic things to say. and In the saying thereof reveal*
some information concerning the probable personnel of his 19D> club tha»
is news. Chirps, In part. the daring experimenter in the nation % pastime:
“Some time next summer the Athletics will begin to make
r* things a bit Interesting for the other fellows. If I can develop
| several young pitchers early in the season 1 shall expect fair
results. Schtmc will be kept behind the bat practically all season
unless he Is hurt. I have some capable outAelder* in Oldrlng.
Strunk. Davies and Walsh. Mclnnia will play Arst base and
lAjole probably will cover second because of hi* hatting bu»
young Malone will be thoroughly tried in that position. A young
k • ster named Crane looks rather promising for shortstop and Iv*
lust purchased a third baseman named Charles Pick from fh*
fi lialiimore club Pick is a natural hitter and a smart Ae|d*r
| liush and Wyckoff will be niy veteran pitchers, hut I am no*
it banking on them too heavily. I will not take on any new player*
fctf unleae Ihcv are youngster*. I*ll keep my weather eye open and
B whenever I see a good kid I'll grab nim. Come around in 1517
*nd !*ll "how you a Arst division ball club “
Fvlf » report is true, the boys have reason to giggle a- Connie Mack.
(.finnle Is notorious for the manner In which he signs up infants of whom
L Jtker baseball men haven't even heard Now. it is said. Mack is paving
Tor robbing the cradle. Infantile ailments are afAicting his club it i* '
K reported that Stuffy Mclnni* won't report until late this spring ber*u**
gl* U suffering from painful dental trouble that is none other than very <
;; sore gums. 7 f
II A reCenl headline proclaimed that "Exposure is Fatal to Big League 1
I A similar fate is hanging over several pastlmers who Just now
V Ulink. they are big league players.
L Rene Thomas vh. De Paint a.
[ “Jg *hs greatest euto races of all time is predicted as the result
announcement that Rene Thomas, winner of the Indianapolis
»peedway classic in 1914. has been released from militsn service
iL France and will return to this country to compete in the same
iMeepslake* event next I decoration day. When Thomas won two years
a, MP hy setting the terriAc pace of (3.47 miles per hour, the record wa*
is a sensational epoch In the motor world vear Ralph De
• l»avoc with Thomaa' record and Anally raised it to within a
pUotlow of 90 miles an hour. Thomaa had planned to compete again in 1916,
Ib’lkW WO* detained by some trlAllig chauffeur duties with a general's ear
gfcfi Immediate vicinity of the trenche*. DePalma will be bark next May
IhMMI the Italian and the Frenchman will go to the mat with the Old Man
kMrffh the Scythe perching on their bonnet*. Thomas expert* to reach the
t TSfcfti" W^n h< * charge of a Peugeot car that is being
! f tfracord* for the paved speedway at Indianapolis are hoists! tn « <n r
j» Ulff lunm baen In the paat three years. It will take a mark ..f better
*d miles an hour to win the aweepstakes. Seven mile* a year i the
fwrUy that mark has been boosted Faster times have been made on the
vffWeer* at Chicago and Sbeepahead bay. but the more dlfficul' course |.
ffwry something else again.
x, \ Testing the Grid's Pull.
*4o%' Oil TS.OOO folks make a practice of watching the v*i. Harvard game
Whaa that classic is played in the New Haven bowl. »* it will he
■O thla F»ar. Never have enough seats to supply thi demand been
available for the Armr-Navy gam*, which will be pi a \*d »< th.
jMfet Ground* m New York this yrar. There will be An.nnu perrhr* *x*ii
§■■l for the gridiron s fashion ahow Inasmuch as these game* j*iit hr
Hiid am the same day next fall with the battlegrounds n<>» mor* -Mr
I*o,ooo persona will have an oppofiunit* > n *une.. |,| .
■HflMlitri on the same afternoon ran footb; n draw that
HHHnßff York district? The popui*rM\ of »h«- gam* will he K , rn
HHjHHoMLjHkWe have a hunch fh'-re «rj|| v« ,11 ...nic fit' f- 'h.
Murray— That’s AIL
A MOVIE CAhWANb GLT HIS T PI*OTO/
.GjesttOK fJ If \
■T SUtTjj»*'&*«*«* twit! *
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_____ - v ~ M *
Y.M.O.AND
ADDERS'T
TO CLASH
Championship Fea
tures Basketball
Card Tonight
HAMILTON “Y M
IS WINNER
Takes Game of Little
Scoring By 1-Point
Margin
A merry scrap for a place in ’lie
city cuampionsutp ranking will fea
ture the r>etroit basket ball card to
nigh'. The Burroughs five will at
tack the Y. M O at the K cf l!.
gym. at First and Fort-sts . this
evening. Th»*e teams have ai*-’
before, and terrible things hap
pened Although the Adders were
doped as easy winners, the Y M O
outplayed tbeir opponents and
slipped across a one victory that
played havoc In city basketball
circle*. The Burroughs performer*
must win tonight to keep in the lo
cal race at all
The game between Hamilton “Y"
and the I>troit “Y," at the local as
sn* Ist lon gym. w-as a great defen
sive match. Hamilton woo. IS to
14. after the t*-ams had been tied
mow o 4 th*’ Anal half. The Detroit
ers were unable to ring Aeld baskets
with much success, and had to de
pend on excellent foul throwing to
keep in the runs. The visitors
scored more baskets, but not enough
to offset »he spectacular gtiarding
which featured the game. The sum
mary
DETROIT *T” HAMILTON T *
Sutton L V F-.nlayaeti
lamtrtt R F Barton
ißooeey r Webster
| Vinton ........L.'} Thompson
I Bush R. 1 Dodson
Finsi mor» Hamilton. 1*: Detroit
•T )♦. hirst hslf: Detroit "T" »*,
t Hamilton V. Baskets from field kut»
! ton. Ismti«rt, Boosw. Burton. Flnlav-
I son. Dohson. * Thompson. 2 B**«
kets from fouls: Vinton. ' In 14 Eiv,
l 1n 1. Burton, non# In 2. Finlay son
1 In 1. Fouls committed Lemh*rt. *;
Boosey. Bush. Flnlayson. Burton. 2;
Webster *. Dobson. 2. Thompson, 4i
Referee r»r ffs<-Wett t'mplre Ward
Tim* of halves- 24 minute* S ;h**!-
.tuttons. Kly for Lambert Kline for
Bush.
The St. Elizabeths made the Rav]*
step along last night a» a gait that
surprised *he dop***ter» The R^yls
w'on, to Ig. but their <vpi*>f)ent*
MICHIGAN ENTRIES
IN A. S C. TOURNEY
M O. 8., Marquette, \f ( rh.:
C.x.ney g Smith, Kav City; Al
berta. Bay Cur; Palaes, Bar
r iiy. Enterfiorm. Flint; f'ary A
Ugoiman. P.av City, Buicka,
Flint Thnt, Bay City, Van
Dy.*ni«. Saginaw; Chevrolet,
Flint; larkaon Patnots, Jack
*nr Wei- Manufacturing Cos,
'fonroe: Huffman Ifonners. Mon-
He; Ran Clairgs. Fan Claire;
New Interim kera, Grand Rapid*.
*'»rand Rapids. Orand Rapid*;
Bilv»r Fraio* Grsrd Rapids;
Vmrrifsn Oil ./*»!»von. Chamber
Commerce. Kalamazoo
Haynes America First, Kalama
zoo
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DETROIT TIMES
Here’s tha’ chap Murray again'
i Ti.o ;**i »,» heard of him •»«* id
| H'l* "hen he Journeyed ej**r troin
} :he graduating cia-- oi the I e ami
| Atanforu university in Ca forma anr
l Lurncd up a'l ihe tennis courv*
1 hou«()i tIK 'oung‘ ter d’d not •< ir
! the n .uona 1 title he *a« rcall.. tuc
‘er atior «*f ih- r*^r
No* h* romes in ** if of th r »nr»»
sand ra.:: and •* “he «rn«afion of ?h»
*cvcn:.ccnfh annual indoor tennis
; < ikampiun-hip« jw«t h.'ld in N< •»
\ ork *i * «>n - ie i.ilr ys»t«rd*v.
The e ntrK »-j, Murray play * a: r
v#ivr!*»*i? rn»"* cf «p.»ed. Suei-i?
tounu.ng ef*c with remar
j • *r. u t uirp« ’hat cr.ahle h!rj
■n' ike • z i tlia - up e* • hop* !r •
.' »a’« »i*K s hovi*h grin on
hi- far ' 1 “h’s u mask'd mi; vei i»
s • Inr more popuinr e ery gam
i Rvc r. ! » >cr;cgcd with eiam
»er« trr nu u'Trap;. and prr'to~ra; iv*
every --m-
DETROIT ENTRIES
IN A. 3. C “OURNEY
<>u’’ , i r ni. vio- • r . R;>an**
Cltitl-uc r s !. T. Hudson Cos.. VVeis-
IT:.ns Col*«. tl'eNo r. Mil
let t*. D« V. t’ \Vuod*«rd*.
Pearson * . "r'ii rd’ 1
Woodward-. Vu g *. Pa-k?rd
Motor fa - Cos S \ Swift
Cigars. ll«r til‘.*n* V .S‘ vn -
Ponrchartt-f in*. Maviii' El
mores Fiv-nd-hir Lud-*. Dia
mond Lodge, KiiMo Pee iiiincD
Indians. Dixie*, jiwitt i sai i’o.
Louis Bur*. Vlc* u r .;. %So I.
Jubilee I. O. O F W ard W.
Pfeiffer's N':>. Stroll i hKrv*.
Johnny Evm*
led at the end o* ’he half and
showed some superb basketball.
The summary
BT ELIZABETH r. v TL-
Marshall L F l«nr
Moiltor Tt F.. Hunk*!
Kaiser C. .. \fs->r*r
Schulte LG W-haefer
Marts R. 9.. tvs»rruind
Final score: Rayls .* F,h*s
heths. I*. First hslf «* « m n«ths.
11 Ray Is, 14 Basket* ' ■<.■> field
Lane. J. Runkel. I Ms ;r*- I s< hae
fer. Marshall. 7, Vfolttor. V Mart*
Baskets from fouls. Runksl. « in 1<»:
Moiltor. 4 In 4. Refeee# F «her. Um
pire Walker. Timer Vincent. Tlm*
of halves: 24 minutes
Ypatkuitl Normal l autk«te«rs
never wsr« Is tbe game with the
PoWeb eemlnarv fast night The
summary of their game at Ypei last
night, follows:
NORMAL STMTIVART.
Erwin t. f . . )
E .. i Pet sold
Hartmen c Dudek
LAngt<-*n Mvsler*r|ra
rnjnt-roolt R ; Rods*
» fl ?: r Mead. Hartman.
’ *?:
Dear, .Ivkcn f ** n *'
PATSY PROMISES
SIZZLING BOUT
Patsy Droulliard has » word to
i *a? st.out hts horn sun Flf -~Ky Kan
(sas it Windsor tonight. Bav« F*at
!*>: ' r,n ’ , ' r Irt anybody tell you this
l woo r ~ e a good flght tonight. II
oust he * good ho«it. Here It la
'r.esriy March au-! i btvrn't done
hardly any flgbtlng this winter,
prmc, rally because I got !n wrong
when Bloom pest me. |« u t Iff
»> fat. * hen, too *nd that fact
didn t win mv any frt-ndx. Ther#
tsn f much Mme left to go out and
K*t *o?m good fight*, hot several
have nffr-od me |f | beat Kan
►h* I don't know whether he will
want to flgh* , r Just *Uck arr»nnd
! for 10 rofinds I’ve got to Aghf. and
I’ll i»iake Kansas light jf I have to
use a ring pod to do H.“
Nohl* words these and Ailed with
ambition. Pat*v is sadly In need
of a 'oroehsej, and If he makes
good ’onlght h»- * ill get some bouts
tha: ovorwis* win he denied bin*.
Probably th* Frep'hman will fore*
the issue and 'he «*ra;» «ill he trell
'.Vort * - hlle
i Mur r a> l , a < * n »' one- Hi*
' hump tump ervt Th'., i* ns il
read, a j'lii p K r o.v,ng on* of h’-
»har ’ak.»« him hounding to
*».->rd Mi* not o kii! an; return it
»her>' i* a roiorn
Koj rt ’.ii «i 1•j Murray lias for
| --ken hi> home fo*n of Palo Alto
is v and r o" living in Bayonne
N T ' • ,» employed a- .*
ptMnraci- iie pla-, rcnr.i- *« i*
•uer.i r- ,• the \\ «• Side Tenn c
. *** Forest Hills l. I. He rap's
>ri fourth in the national list of
player* in ip; t. and von the N«w
Ensl:t< and and M '* opo'F .n ( hanip’on
• ;ip« 'hr -ante year. Ia si ye H r l :i
--• res< prev* n:ed i' m from com c••r
--,i cry of th" i JtK ter-.rus «-ts*-i »
ar.<i ;»* *<r» ii -ic he pnno i. ifd hv
re- r* nr .’t 'ro r .i the gam e
t*. * rr. h" found thr tr:-.r,’ hu
too irritating ti-d thi' winter
re’ief ir the h«*ar>l« o.' 'lie nario :n
nf’oor lonrnnri*: •
Wa him thi-* -un.nier. t >o'
FED SLAVES
GG A! AUCTION
C• r:in-i ( lean i'p of I’lavcrs
Will Be Sequel to "Funeral"
Salurdav
CHICAGO. Ft b. 23.- Whit** r iav*\
of th*- diamo-.d w||i b*- am 'ion and «*»r
i larzt* pare**! .Saturday, -vhrn tf.•*
Federal league hold* its ob.«**q u*
here
As Mwn as th** Iraau** ha* b' **;i
. rop**rly Inferred, and th** run r. I
s* rmon said. U** h**li • and cl< *-. and
auis will sell to the high** t bifid* r*
all th** rrmatnirg chattels and a
signs
Harry Sinclair, th** oil magnate
angel of ihe Keels. «lio has tsk**n
over mnn of the Feds' contra* t*.
a 111 sell tbs largest parrel of pla.v
er*. Charles Weeghmati, of th*
Cul**- Whale*, will be on hand with
a fat porae W****gfcuian plan* to
boy Gene Packard, the de |tj\e
southpaw of th«- Kansas « it> Feds
and perhaps a few other*
BARKUM HERO OF
PERFECT SCORE
The first SOO bowling score to he 1
made in Sweeney- Huston's palace of j
pln-ewattlng was established ls*»
night hr E J. Rarkum a Detroiter. |
who hsd hitherto escaped a place in
the local hall of fame Fie hardly
waa In earnest about rolling *h**n
he started his game, httt as the
strikes piled up, he began to *-n
thnae The Sweeney- Hutton folks
will erect a tablet commemorating
the achievement.
1916 HOLDOUT
KING IS SIGNED
CINCINNATI, 0., Feb. 2S.—Fred
Toney, star pitcher of tlie Cincin
nati Reds, who baa been the big
gaat holdout of the season, has tome
to terms with the club officials and
signed a one-year contract. The
salary **a* not made public- After
working last season for $3,200.
Toney turned down the chib's offer
of a $4,000 contract for thi* season,
demanding $4,000.
Postal Wins Again.
Clarence Jackson sill meet Floy
Canoefat al Pweeney-Hnston's to
night In an Interstate, three-rush*
ion match, Lait night Jarkaon en
countered TJoyd Jevne. a three
cushion player of nathnnl Inputs
Mon and defeated him. to .16.
Postal continue** to run wild In the
h.*lk line »ourne? I a*t night h»
defegtad Miller, 100 to *4.
Several reds mmr they ***»'t *»««»
«<• play la «f. bawls aa aeeewnt of ffce
ollmete. If fhey'4 hi*«**h Ike hall lit
• Iriui of Ike eltmate fbey’d he ell
Hahf.
—By Ripley.
COAST TENNIS
EXTENDS SWAY
Adds Indoor ( To
It*- Trophy l)isp!i>
Muna> i> Winner
NEW YORK l*>h t sh'orni •
art led .4n• >th.• rhniut'io.i-hi to it
lon a It i «»f t-nr. 'ate T«o*«
d.i>, <4! * n It l.mdi* > .Mumr. t|>»
F’a i*lc -;ir|• > 4pip on. P
l*'. to I Alrir . |l V.lll >h * Yule nr,
versitv < hampion th r *-< Mr:iis'it »et
:n t!ir Prtai- of rii» mtion I indonr
cbenip:* t -hip inatt'h Th** first
•>« ;s # rr (Mil *(n bv Murray *.
er* h. in the th! .*rt t’.o aa stern*' ■
trep-ibcr* ! L» lo t a ha-1 maich
In t* 7 This f> th* f.: - t Ind*, nhani
’Meri-Mp f< *,*■* «u*i» * -h t nj
,»:■ r.'f* 1 it iiM.r
V. tK i.ni l!f • nbi: m and \rtiutr
M i.ovlborid vrti t' c doubt » t'tle
1» the ftn:4l mat'll v"h K ;ig Smith
and .»r*hu iv • ra*in. The nia'ch
* er* l •; ». 1 \..; . t ,d ’u\
I’.OSTON. I S'nnle;. (7
Mortino r. rs th*- Tt:x**d<». N 1 T'*n
n .;nd llarq i»' ci’ib. won t.ir na
tional rseque* fin,'{l* * * namp.onship
titli at tin- T* nn * n<l Ki'-qwet < lub.
Tuesday. i»> the 1915
< .i*iv p!on. Ci»r* r, C. pell. al.-o of
Tuxedo. in thr»p .ft-, 1.V12, |&-2
a.wl la-J.
Mort 1 nor vo;i :!!*• t lie In )<lmy Ank
> iia; the *xi>< r* air** wa * the b*»i
r.' , i|n*:** at *••• n »li** Tr finis'
. ml Racquet < 1 1 1 #.
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Demarest Is Not
Dead, As Reported
km;IN. 111. Feb -J.t Official* of
the Kigin S ';;fp In pane hospital n *-re
uneble toda;. to explain reports of
Chicago friend? of Calvin T»**marepf,
one time hold* r of the world s ama
tenr billiard championship, that
Fa marest had died.
“Deni a rest Is in practically the
same condition as when he was
committed to the asilum several
mon'hs ago," I>r M C. Hawley, as
sistant superintendent of the asylum
said, “lie Is in had mental con
dition. but in no immediate danger
of death.”
% frss'l Mil Jack loontKa |a
tb(«a K h. Wf'u brer,l fbat Hefara.
Tbra n r brant br n nn in gaasra for
SrtAhlra.
1 aha nanfa tbr Olonplr gnmru In
I*3o. o fbr rati- ntblrtra arc he In 4
Wllle.l in t'arnpr, Ibrrc ain't anln' !•»
he nn llhniplr anmr In 107*4.
I v.
Two ni the
gam** of
chr hur«-
day and Fridav **.**n jl
rngs— ?4th and 25th
TORONTO R.M.A.
DETROIT ‘
Sdmt*«ion include* skat- |j
ing from 4to 11. < iames jkw
railed at ft sharp Take IB
Xtosn rat to HtopeiU JC
55. v), ;j f r—'lM
Detroit Arena
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 191«.
U. of M. Baseball Situation
Not Unlike That in Football
ANN ARBOR. Mich. Feb. 23.
The basoball situation at the I’nl
verwlty of Michigan Is so similar to
the football situation that the stu
dent funs are beginning to wouder
whefhor Coach Lundgren will be
able u> dodge the Jinx that appar
ently la hovering around the Michi
gan campua. It was only two year*
ago last fall that “Jimmie'' Craig
played hia laat season for Michigan
on the gridiron and brought to a
close at tbe same time a run of suc
cessful season a in the fill *|»ort.
With Craig went some half dosen
others, among them “Brute" Pontlua
and ’’Bubbles’’ Patteraon, who had
aided In making the three year*
among the blggeat on Michigan's
record. When these men left, Yoet
was left only a few veterans and no
stars. Asa result. Michigan has
not yet been able to get back on
her feet, and haa Just gone through
rwo of the worst seasons in the his
tory of the university.
Branch Rickey's last year as
coach of the I'nlversity of Michigan
baseball team was a good one, and
the team with Staler as its star, won
21 and lost only four games. It
scored 196 runs to the 66 of their
opponents, and won the national
championship. Coach Lundgren'*
first year as coach found Sisler still
on the Job. and the team won 22
games ami lost si*, scoring 166 run
to 74 for the opt>o*lng nine-. Tfils
was tn 1914.
The next season wss almost as
good a year for Mi* htgau a* was
1914 with the exception of the low?
of the national championship St*
Conservatism
HIGH SOUNDING and extrnva
gant phrases, as applied to motor
cars, arc all too common. Thus their
force is lost, and they convey no thought
other than the impotence of the user.
Unfortunately, too.generalities are often
resorted to in the absence of significant
facts and convincing evidence.
For every effect there is a cause. The
prestige and favor acquired by Maxwell
Motor Cars a;e due to tangible and
commanding reasons.
The comeliness of design, the solidity of
structure, the economy in upkeep and
operation, the ease and comfort in
driving and lastly the innate integrity
of the whole (exemplified by the
World’s Motor No-Stop Mileage
Record, recently established by one
of our stock touring cars)-- these are
the powerful contributing factors to
Maxwell eminence.
Maxwell Motor Car Owners are people
who recognize the wisdom of economy.
They expect surpassing service and
everything that such service implies.
They pay tribute to Value and Worthi
ness whether in man or car.
1 i
Oas Ckasds, Firs Wr Strls*
Two-Paaetnger Roadster .... $615
Fivs-Pasaanger Touring Car ... 635
Touring Car (writh AU Weather Top) 735
Two»Paasengar Cabriolet .... 863
Sta-Pasaenger Town Car .... 913
Full equipment, including Electric Starter
and Llghta. All prices F. O. B. Detroit.
DETROIT. MICHIGAN
MAXWEI.I, MOTOR CARS
are sold In Detroit by our representative
CUNNINGHAM AUTO CO.
W. J. LANE, Mgr.
Woodward and Warren Avea. Phone Grand 2899
ler playing hi* third nraaou »u ■
brighter Mar than »*ver before and
personally pulled the team through
some mighty hard games. Tha
“clean up“ near the end of the sea,
•on. proved disastrous to tha
chances of the nine of claiming any
national honors, but still they wera
a good combination.
Then the bottom dropi>ed out ol
everything, l.undgren finds, scarce
ly any veteran material, and not a
star out for the team this seasou
Hi* Staler is gone, bis veterans art
gone, and In every particular he ti
in the same condition as was Yost
two years ago. There may be a
MaulbeUch lurking around aonie
where, but the football team Lai
proven that It take* more than oni
man even as good as the Dutchmaa
to make H winner, and Coach Lund
gren is up against a bard problem
It has taken Coach Yost two year*
so far to reorgaulie the Michlgar
team after it passed Its zenith ir
1913. This is Lundgrer.'s first sea
son after the Michigan bast-bal
team hn* passed R* height. Thi
coach is hopeful.
NOBODY 7 WANTS
THESE “STARS"
NEW YORK. Feb 23.—Thre«
I**adlut g Federal league outllelden
remain in the “unpurchased“ list o«
the hooka of the league. Thesi
out fielders, who ha\e not bean pur
chased hv any club, major or minor
•re (Maude Cooper, of the Hrooh
feds. Hebei Oakes, of Pittsburgh
and Jack Dalton, of RufTalo.