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Bur Tigers Will Need Better Start in 1917 Than They Got Last Season
«Sgjr A/r 04/|4r vC# |r •
iBl CLUB dfrr*f » b#ve to lead the American Nam*- thr first of JuD jo
wl.* at the pennant. Bur .Hub that i* >n th- second and
I§9L zLia* At (bat time ia very likfflv to be a few rani- *h> in th*' *bo»
■SP 1,,-.. Ttif Had Ho* managed to gat ;»w,«\ with a break fr*»ni t*e
fflvhriaß laat yew. and once it looked ai* ts the Tig- r- »ouui niaka
.. tw,| that la almoat a solitary m»'»nro In ’«*r u* ; h"**^'
tk«t Detroit will havr to gal » bait, r -'art in 1;*!. 'hail i*
HK|m to have a churt at tha bunting
» Tl—ra mada a horrlhla moi of thing- I**? spring >o did n*»r'v
except tha Yank- and Trl- Speaker. but tie Jung*!* * n.
IHSroorn off an data B> tha firs' of Juna they h.»d -If i ;--d .*1 I-.»**■«
jg Incidentally. nine of than- sniffi.-* w.-r> ' fl
gjj (kn van good for an average of 423. and that mean* ? '*■'■
standing By that tlma th- J* nntr.*** ■* L*d p’-v'**d ev.rv -t.
aariaa of ao. At tha and t»f tha Aim sw.n -a ari-ur.d ’••*
bad «M only right gamw of 22 on tha r-.ad *r.d -n » fiw- of 11
boroa. Lata In May thay cam* home. and >u- >. *•• -l- and r. '.int-f •-
nm gi Louia and braaking ev all with t huag-> >n ! »*-« ••r*: i*-n da*
hslpcd • btt but not anough to gat them ou T of 'he -acoml division
August. altho In those TWO b«< * • •-•*' *'• •
iMd wtm M and ioat ooly 2<i gaina-
K Better Shape Thin Year.
B*i| - graad anon tha Jungaleer* mada lata in ’h«* on and tl
flbt away With It. but tha' -print: fi.* v. r -?i’l h-ns 'ft
nig too much for them Voa’ of tho-e earl' gain-- w-•*•
lliiSffb* road Tha Tiger* *#e«ed to b* bothered h> tore gn t>a«tur-«
mrniJpfamm fbr** latef In tha Malta. This ramr moat of tha ear'.' gsn *- *
aa ßnSfl at bofflp. and tha trip- will .on - after *»m »"-»'har -ei- n
ara seasoned Tha |o> ai root* »* ar* .r- 'ad ’-■> S-t •-
H|MMIWt out of tbia clrrumataaca a* thay ran
■| y prababla that the Tiger- will rnm* por-h in h. "ar condition than
sBL yggs ago, whan thay workad thru Oklahoma to Kansas t lt»,
|Hte that wara not atrong anough to rhallang- *on ln-arawt. i-t
BL| ntwrl Th»a yaar tha aama lamtory w ill 1- rtnarad w ith tha
the roan of MrOraw an-1 th- n.. r. of Jaiir.ing* « ai-t* bitter
fhry will play aoroa raal baaahal! ; a*t b* for- th- «*o<m opana
gaforaaan calamity, our club will not ha comp* 11-d »o mik* %
HpSff start whan tba bnrnar apnng* tbia apnng
The Capital of Swat
■ Ihßgß [)MTfr dub of tba Waatarn Inagua, which ga»a tha Tig-ra a
- ngtMbMng Inftaidar b> tha nama of I'yar laat fall, won no littJw
■ pLm last aaaaon by ftntahing 'h- campaign with a grand hatting
|flr ivwigt at 404 and raporting right 1«*»* hittara on tba rnatar Tha
Waatcrn leagua want entry with th* bludgaon. turning in a total of
BBLHgfs of tba bOO par*ua*loci and *ama Aa horaahtda maulara who a-* r
Si or bettar. The circuit w-aa a batter- paradiaa bayoml all QU-a
--mT bat Oaaaar anally wan tba maharajah of tba tribe
|kmm| ywcnlla that for sight aawcoaa. Danger ha-« been the cap.ul of
Bk|gOMl Os Pwnt. Starting In l*>t with a grand average of 2*5 tba Colo
■i metropolis gjwnyv baa poaaaaaad a team tha? baa gone thru the aaa
Bgisttsr *h»w a tM dtp Since 1911. Denver ha* fallen below 2» rclv
Bgg tt la a fart that tha ararag- for the eight rrn—cuti»e campaign-
S&aaUy .Mi. Ho other dub tn modem ba- ba haa coma «*n cloa* to
IKggggrt Tha Baitlnaora Oriolaa ware up m tho»e altitudes for a little
■pfc hat they «wuldn*t keep tt up any eight aaaaona
Ifc' phare la amnathing of mystery connected with this unique rvnver
■mppaaMSt. all minor league teams, tba roeter i* coounuaJly ebang
»M tha blame cannot rest upon tba enrollment of an eiceptional clan
HUp2aig. The parka are small and fencaa short, but that i* true of all
paaae iopastars are Inclined to blame the aitrude and rar-
They Insist that pitchers And It impossible to curve the hail
Hfngpvar SB Sharply as they can when stabbing on the lowland* That is
Kagrtta alibi at Stagers who fail to go well at Denver
HU lag fact that when Mel Wolfgang made his minor league reputation
H Daaear, ha was aaail~ to get below three earned run* p*-r game Rip
was a bear up there, hut ha allowed nearly five tallies a contest
Bp year Dutch Leonard won 22 of 31 games for Denver bu« his earned run
Kpgpatf mwek worse than M has bean tn the majors, where ha went the
Hpgaasea. Almost all the Denver moundsmen called g-od are hit hard-r
K laaguemate* Thera may be something tn that altitude theory
a Tha trouble with that notion, however. Is that tba air was just as rare
M U ud 1A years ago as It ha* bean for tba last eight seasons, and tn
Bpllpri Denser bad a lough lime turning tn s grand ’hat *p
Hpgfcpd the 2(4 dead Una. Congress should Investigate this mystery
I Thr Bumper Harvest of 1908
sNpl season of 190lt is memorable for two reasons That was the year
II the Tigers whipped the Add tn the greatest race that ever Mistered
IM- the American league pennant trail That also was 'he greatest *»»
eon the major leagua scouts have had in a decade For all around
rs and permanent value, tha rookie tal-nt dug up in 15m* has
Men surpassed Sonia of the crop was harve-'ed that fall and
II tha following spring Asa whole. It was a wonder
M the yaar the Tigers brought Bush from Indianapolis and
k Newark la 19<i8 the Red s i snagg-d .Speaker from Louls-
T from Lynn, Hooper from Sacramento and Wood from Kar
nnie Mack discovered Joe Jsck«on in th- t nrollnas and snared
Rending. Mclanis from Haverhill and Strunk from McKee#
’billies discovered some skill in * oveleekle ami recalled him
iter. The (iisnts celebrated 'he big MMOS by digging up
l at 8t Paul. Fletcher at Da' a: -t Rub* Marquard at In
he latter being one of the most famous deals in tbe history of
blanders dragged up Austin from Omaha and Cree from Wll
id tied a string to Jimmy Vaughn The < ;m % R*-ds harve«*ed
' from Dayton, Pat Ragan from Omaha, and lick Hoblit/*-U
ng Becker from Little Rock. Bab*- Adams from Louievllle.
Her from McKee-por' were Us-ooe<i by th* lira’*-.- The < ib
■y Archer at Ruffalo, W'a-h" K"*ti go' l -!-l of 1 ' m. and hr
lade a deal with Wit hi-a for Jim Scott a,: in lit"*
a of not ail these fellows was recognii-d when they first came
them have been shifted, and many won their fame altogether
1 had nothing to do with thetr rescue from the Jungles But
two dozen of them are still In the big show, snd about a score
ted as positive star- Th- bur-ip-r Mirv* *' -• io-oti ■r* ha*» bai
I L ~ V
Darcy’s Predicament
Is little to be related In defense of Darcy, even tho the
ralian has been tnor* tinned again-t than -inning The boilng
*ates and parasites have ri id*- a s'ar spnng'-d suegwr of him
Ibis much can be said in b«hslf of the l i<»- ba’tl-r he go-
when he decided that he didn't care *o n ■* M ke tiibl-. ■
He should have come to this decision before any articles
Kned. His delayed squawk tn- b..- *!,'•<! :<1 «c. ( rch»*d bins
l a great fighter. He has proven himself by a large number of
nrles. But he never yet has met a master of the ten round, no
He none of those tickling match. V\ e doubt if they- i- a
i today who can beat l>urry In 2‘» innings, providing Ive* can
Jltlon again He Is a siow moving, bat» rit.g ran; 'hat w ill not
But when he gets Into a ten-round n verdict tvi' faring the
■coring a knockout in order to live up to his reputation, he will
Is greatly handicapped This is particularly true because no
Jddle will have to beat Darcy All 'hat is nec* ary for an
>do Just now to retain pr. tr.» d.-' -nce with
111 have a hard time whipping any of the good Yankee# at their
l, shadow boxing game Os ■> •' *>r «• U- i..w who
lake • pop-eyed dun. »• of I>e« ms go - thi- fiibbon-
J a long time to wake up, but h* i- r ghl in be|le»ing that he
lh#l to tarkl# the Phantom bes.-re be has established himself
itry.
H a lime the Jawbone of a Jackass was a deadlv weapon In
'an Industrious manipulator it *l. w many th-- . •- one day
■plating his own franled fortune
rhole ID th# #ast. Dar. Vis err. tat vi-.g u ,»t n, : - - .me
incarnat.d In the perauns of sundry fight nianag. r- and pro
as! as deadly as ever
Not m Chance
UWfOflU has been boomed a- --n - *■»«-.r *., [>/,». pVr. a
th# players frat. Ham has many friends in baseball
t likely that the fflugger of Wahon will ever hare a
eh a berth I? is hardly pro bn hi# that lb# frat Hm if will
bu#t. and It may be several year- before the players or
«• they do. they will name as the executive he#d a p*-r
n position to treat amicably with the magnates it |»
A> thf FuUa lieutenants will be s.repiable t., the
m ft* .fkM p*»«—' will put him -nil of ib# ruaning.
HAMMELEF IN
LINEUP AGAIN
('rack (iortltrndcr ill Play
AffTiin**t Riversides In
Series This Week
Clad tn the gaudiest Jerseys that
have visited lietroit this season, the
Riverside A C chariipion* of the On
tario H<x'k**y association In 1* 1 *».
will exhibit th« .r puck chasing abll
. v ng.t.f.he Detroit mn’.ngcnt
M n i y evening at the Arena, tn the
first of a iwog.tmo series
lhe visitors will bring along the
sam- lineup th.»t played here bef«*re i
m ith one exception—that vs Mci'aff
*ry. who Is bold ng down the right
wing berth There may also be an
add*'-! *'ar. Harry Watsin. the Aura
player who starred tn the
four game* that t. am b.»* apj*eared
at the ivtrult areta.
McCaJfery t- playing a strong
game for the O si A. champions
and is being tout. -1 a* ’he player
who -a rounding oit the Htvers'de
ri-mMn.ition into a tr im tpat i» al
most certain to win It- secvin-1 O 11.
A. title Riversides already have
qualified for the group-playoff series
tv -wee| (ng '!:• boards :o l.rc»up No
.md -coring s'* goals to opponents'
13 in seven games
The i\ - .r - • ■'U • and by ■t he v,«i
tor*. whKh field Jtetroit to three
goals in the open .ng series of the
season, i- r*t*-d ?h» i b»*-t n <» H. A
this season and will be a hard one
for the loci!- u» count any goal*
«ga:n-t Collett .* a fine goalie tnd
in “lax*"’ Merrick and Smitjk he ha.- |
a great pair to u-- »? h ::i in ward
ing -ff attack- cio-e to 'he net.
IVtroit will have Elmer Irving j
in the 1 g-up rover Irving i« a
pa*'tnast*r at the horkey game. ha>
’ng play*-i with the Cleveland chat,
pion* T* ?e' Hammelef will b*
bulk in h cage r*ady to stop 'h
.-hot* of the Riverside" and »i*n
Trout Tn reserve the cage guard ng
du'ie- for the locals will be well
taken car# of.
V final practice *e««ion was held
Sunday and »fce Detroit* were go r.g
gov>d Be-weec perlrtds of Jbe game j
skating race* will be put on with
several local racer* competing in
the second of a serie- of one mile
even'* for the city championship
Gny Lyman former N>* York A I‘,
skater, snd Jack High, who gamed
laurel* on th* gliders at j* laxiis
are among the contestant*.
TRAPSHOOTING RODY
PERMITS SUNDAY MEETS
Probably the rrea'est revision j
i in the rule* of the Interstate As
! soriation for the Enfouraaremnt 1
. of Trapshooting made at the re
-1 cent annual meeting »i* the
. |
one to permit the
of trapshooting tournament* on
B'iaday.
This change was made a* »he
i urgent *oitcita*lon of »he trap
j shooters of those section* where
the "blue laws” do no* eti*t in
many of the -rate* west of the
Ohio river. Hunday is the b.g
day for «por*tng even's—and
with the Interst.i'e association j
for mint year* -es-j« ng to r*g.
‘ Ister a tournament on the S*t>-
! ba'h hundreds of the we«*ern
I trapshooters failed to spr-ear in
j the official average* of *h•* fn’er
j state association—said average*
only carrying the mm- of the
j who shoo* at 2 <y* t nr
more reg«*ered targ-'s d-irmr
I the season
CHAMP AL McCOY
.SIGNS TOO MANY
FIGHT CONTRACTS
nk’a YORK f- v > tt Tb# i ra
Ins question of whether I,e< f»nrr>
the Australian pugC.sr. will h** ai
lowed to dhow What he ran do with
Al McCoy tn a 10-round bout will
be decided this aTernoon by the
1 ork hoving commission
firan* Hugh Brown and John Wei#
mantel the former the matchmaker
for Madison sq gard- n and the la'
ter for the Broadway Spor*ing cl ih
, will go to 'he tr af n a finish bout
for the benefit of the commis-ion
Each f romo*er ha- a contract
j railing for the appearance of Me
' Coy in a lb-round bo-it ai vi far
i forgot h.msejf n- «im *r*ic - -
-for a in round affair wi'h Jack D t i
l'-n a' the Broadway <lub sorn*
time Sgo P>!d*-n»lv he bellev.d
Weismantel had mi-laid the papers
or would say no’h'ng if he w»-n*
over to a rival !*ague for he rub.
*eqi»en?ly rejorted to Madison sq
garden bv signing arirV* r#Htng
for a 10 round -crap with th* lung
distance Jumper, r*wrcv
Wet«m»nte| began t„ T r|) the mm
ut* he heard thaf- MK'oy had
Jump*d snd he ha- taken hi- *ry
to the rommis-ion
KAZOO STAKES
ARE ANNOUNCED
KALAMAOO. Mich. F* h i *
Amount* of he *take* ind the
classes m which they will he award
ed during Kalamazoo's grand nr-uit
meeting have been announced a- fol
| lows:
Paper Mills purse, 2'ot tro*ter*.
>10.t»O0: Columbus lintel purse. 2 12
,» rot 1 er- |2 HI I' I- \ ■
tel purae, 2 1* trotters. fZ.OOfi, Bur
I Oick Hotel purse. 2 |t» papers. |2.
1<*00; Rickman Ifotrl pur»e, 2 Os
l-H 1 1I | S- VI.. >-1 - - u -
• w ■>* r v Hrrv wri tw
l«r*e. for ail Cast pacers, U.uQfi.
DETROIT TIMES
“Severimr Diplomatic Vexation.”
rr»»jn- v, -oil. ue--' w ,th worrier and burdens of s magnitude almoet Indescribable, seks solace and
relief on th< go.f Lnks Surely the grand old game was never paid a higher trlbue
Eah morning or as often a* the elements and f-hosts permit - our nation’s executive plays his regular
round with Dr Grayson The soothing and invigorating spirit of the ancient *nJ honorable gam# rvttirtii the
Presided' to the White House refreshed and strengthened m mind and body ready to cope wtth the crucial cares
of the nation
International Polo Tilt
On February Sport Program
English and American
Teams To Meet
At Riverside
I BAN FRANCT9CO, K*b lf-Th
' big polo tournament which ha*
b**n going on a’ Riverside Ca. ,
| since Feb 12 will wind ’.p Thura
4ay with a b * international chain
! plonsbip In th* British Ann>l'»i:
ram*.
This playground af Riv*r*id*
1 probably has witnessed a* gr*a* a
j collection of American polo **ar*
a* ever was «<>f*n together In ihe
L’n;ted States no* e>*-n »-icelled by
' the gaJaxi** of «*ar* *om*iirr.*« a'
Meadow brook fl*id ;/>ng Inland
In the match of England v*
* Arr»rua. Hugh r*r;ry the nu'M,
j 'English player now living at ii»
i er»,<je end playing with the River
sid* club, ha* organize/] a team of
lsTttisb*r* to go aga.ns* 'he
| loan team captained by Malcolm
, .Atevenaon. an 4 th** fact »h*r th.
| agrregat* handicap ra'ina of th*
j players will be in »iohi of 2*. goal*
j for each team indl- *•** to t *.oir,
enthusiast that It will be »m>
game.
The* erer.e of pssts • l r~ X‘
f’heruawa park the bdavVf 1 t ,rs
field on Magnolia av-, con-id*:* :
by poloists a* on* of the be-it and
ecvnically m«*t attractive , n
•be west.
Among the noted player* a r« »d>
on the coa*t fc,r th.* toamaro* n’
are Maicolm Stewnv-r \’*rrj
B«adl*"*on, (# m Heckiober r r
Runaey. Tho« \j» jp, ,t * ~*%.*
York W Balding a no'.-*] .y
player; Karl ’A” Hopp ng *r. 1 <ol
Ms* Flelschman of r;n< ,r,n,«ti
Marat * M • r ,
Clifford W*wth-r»at »,f F*'.-*U r,d
Or*. and Cow din iHisroll h r.4ri
Trevt*. Marry Hga'ing- rt-y lfl
de Gulgn* and ' apt h F Ms, y
>t *an Ma»eo
• VRTICLEsYor
WILLAKI) AND
FULTON READY
CHV AGO, Keh jp „
s.nd Frank Por>« n„tn*i*r. r-»,ee I
j I *
'ton. will get toget ’.er he,
and sign article. tm their n,,p , ,
I•«! of flgt;*. i» l* pri and > »and j* ~
1 tier Stood the ar’.cle. h«ve
j drawn up and ropi** | n
of th*- manager* fur jo UM . , r f , x , rp i
i hu all arinklea haring tx»n trur*4
»ut and »h* formal,* , ~r eu t
j irg ihe only th.r,g l#ft u, , , n , ~ .r,e
mat' b
r>etall« hnv* not been ajmou.K*l *
but It la un ieratood ’hat WiHaH I
Ito gef m gi.aran’n* »,f tt« flr»' jy, ;
j bOO that ««jtii.. t« the house, ah well ;
I a* an option of *,i per .en* of the !
j MOfie rig ta or l:‘-.0bo m aeh for i
tb*m
Mrant Hugh Brown ' Vfvli on *
H/;Uare Card* n promoter, probnblr
will get the ftght. I hi# •# nral .flier* 1
are j. r „ rbfkaltf*.l I
eftn
IN WHICH THE GOLF
COOE GETS A JOLT
Some golfers are long on ‘he
game and mm are b>ng on the
rules Here is a story of two
golfers not so long on the game,
but—
They were playing on a course
where th* snow was coming
down fa»t and wet At the four
teenth hole one of them found
hla ball cowered with snow In
putting the hall wa* barely tap
ped and It stuck to hi* club In
raising his club at the curious
*lght his opponent claimed ihe
hole because ihe oiher had lift
ed the ball
"Tut. tu».'* retorted the first
named. "I'm going to hold fhla
ball over the hole and when the
• now tuelta I'm going to hole i
out I claim Interferin'* by an
agency outside the match I
an't be penalized for that *'
FACULTY KAYOS
ATHLETICS AT
NORTHWESTERN
ttVANrTON. UJ . F-h If -Ath
ie possibilities of Norhwestern
m. took a decided clump to
day when result* of the February
examinations were announced
showing the captains of three team*
Ineligible and numerous other ath
e*es Conditioned
I nd*rhlll basketball captain. Ol
•on wrestling chief, and Johnson
leader of the swimming team,
failed Among the men with con
< Mona are Carney, crack hurdler
who probably will |*av* « hoot on
account of ’flunks;’' Heise, weight
man. timart, sprinter McCarthy
o|e eaulter. pweet, quarter miler;
fiomberger. sprfn'er Burch. pole
tulfer HrumbNfh low hurdler,
and Rrlghtmlre, footbgll star and
•printer
Apflita Do Bet**r at Hong.
FAHT I.ANHINfI Mich. Feb if
The Aggie basketball team I*
t a* k home affer Its trip, and Is pr*
P»ring for a gam* with Hope col
lege Friday night. Strang* courta
proved too much for th* Farmers
They were soundly walloped by the
I A C. at Chicago and by Noire
I>ani* at Bosch Rend
Detroit Third in A. B C. Entries
GRAND RAPtrm. Mich, F*b if
l*etrolt will lead all rtf lew except
Chicago and Orand Rapida in th*
A fi C tourney h*r* n*it month
ftetrolt will send around 7R teams
chl'ago will have r,O more, and
- Grand Rapids twice as many. Mil
waukee comes n*lt with 13.
ftoo,ooo in Furata.
The Windsor Jockey club an
‘ nfninres that Ita overnight race# this
year will average s*oo for purw't
n. Including the a'ak*a, more
1,411 liH.NI Will b« paid boraeinen
j in purse mam*!-
WESTERN WANTS
YOUNG PLAYERS
bach (lab Muftt Carry Six
Kookiea the Scjlhoo
Around
The Western league ha* stepped
to the front in encouraging young
player* to take up baaebaii an a
professum
A rule adopted at a went meet
'ng compel* each of the eight
'earn* In the league to keep six
player* who have never played In
anything higher (baa Class B bail
on their roeter* The team* are
allowed but IS men and the rule
will he an inducement to managin'
to develop young piayerw.
The new rule applies to old play
err the same ae Dew ones )oin!ng
the clubs Only atns men with
previous engagement* In league* of
higher standing than Hass A may
he carried Each club may carry
/.ve pitchers, two of whom must be
youngsters
Thirty full games for Inflelders
and outfielders. IS games for catch
er* and 10 for pitcher* will put
them out of the youngster clas*
To enforce the "youngster'' rule
manager* who refuse to get rid of
old players above the limit will
have thstr rame* forfeited until he
obeys the ruling
SYRACUSE FEARS
U. OF M. WINNERS
SVFLA<*C'BE. N. Y. Feb 19
Michigan the moat feared foe of
’he Syracuse university track team,
comes to this city «*n Thursday of
this week for the annual indoor en
gagement in the John D Archbold
gymnasium. Thomas F. Keane,
roach of the Orange runners, ex
;*ecta a good exhibition by his men
but Is making no promises of a vie
tory Michigan whipped Notr*
frame last Saturday.
There are a number of high class
performers on the Syracuse track
squad this year, but they have not
been tested m a meet of the lm
porlanre of this Michigan engage
m<nt. There are a few veterans
of known ability and It la on these
that Coach Keane depends
Syracuse will be strongest In the
middle distance races. It la ex
pected, Capt Newkirk and Peter
-on being Ideal balfmllers Wat
•or and Smith are showing up well
at the longar distances.
It is In the dauib events that the
youngsters will have to shin*.
Michigan has been famous for Its
'ft'* yard men Such stellar per
f imisn as Craig. Bond and Smith
hare glv«n the Wolverine* a repu
tatlon Kvery effort will be made
to break down this seeemlngly un
beatable record of sueceas
Alma Still In Race
AGkfA. Mich. Feb. It— Alma ool
lege continues to be In the running
with Ka lam a too for the M I A A.
basketball championship Alma
won Its fifth game Saturday night
l»T »«*B tnmmhig Atnan IS to ST.
<m the Adrian court.
By Ripley.
Rayls Play Crack Rochester
Team This Week; “Y” at Chi
TRAINING WILL
START MARCH 6
riffrr Battery Men Hill Report
At Haxahachie KirM Week
In Nevt Month
Week end an noun* ement* from
the Tiger thi-me ijt*r proclaimed
th* receipt of Bernle Boland * con
tract and gave some informal i*>n
on the training trip Uoveleskie
Vcaoh. Burns and ViH *re n*>w *up
pveed to be the ooiv holdout*
The first contingent. Waxahachie
bound, will leave Tue-day night
Harry Tuthill and Oscar S»anag*
will rrmipose that party Tuthill i
going down to prepare the way for
the athlete* and Hlanage t* going
to escape the cold weather The
next bunch will leave on the even
inr of March 3 for St Louts. Bo
land. Yelie Uovelewkle, James and
McKee will be the only player* in
that party, which will also includ
the war correspondent* and B#cre
*ary Charlie Nfivta. Cunningham
Dwus*. and Jame* Burke will Join
the party at Rt ls»uis and Hunda>
night the gang will *et -aii for
Texas
Training w*ll star* on the morn
ing of Maruh ft In addition to th*-
g*-ntletn*-n named Catcbaf. Hpenrer
and FMlrher* Watson. Wood* Mt'cb
ell. Ffianagan. Couch. Ehmke and
Jones will be on hand then They
wil go direct from their home*
The real of th** club will repor'
about March 10
DETROIT WILL
LOSE MODESITT
The fietroit Y M C A is facing
•he |o«a of Dr J B. Mode#ltt. ath
letic director Si the "Y" for the pa*’
-evm years I revlou* to his D*
trott engag*ment. r»r Modc-itt mad*
s great reputation for him-elf ;n
the **vt a- a promoter of »port snd
municipal and a*«oriation r»creation
He ha* been highly -urc -«ful in
cver> respeft In Detroit and will
leave next month to accept a richly
earned promotion Hr t- to b*- *c*
retary of the h*alth and rerr« atit»n
commission of the International Y
M C. A
LEO ALLEN HAS
CHANCE FOR LE VI)
Billy (iuthard and l/o Allen were
scheduled to meet today in the
fJrmter I>etroit b<iwltng tourney.
Allen was t|* and with John Bauer
for first place before the game
Moore drf- ited Bamberg Sunday In
a splendidly contested match that
went nine game* Moore’s average
ws* 207 and that of Bamberg wa».
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MONDAY, •FERRl T ARY 19. 1917.
MICHIQAN KNOCKS
AT CONFERENCE GATE
There war much mystery con
reeled with the affair, and there
were a lot of denial*, pus.-y-toot
ing and wide stepping over the
week end on the part of penton*
who should be pon.-e-iicd of In
side info, but this much i*
know n.
Representative* of the Western
conference and the Univeralty of
Michigan g-»t together t n Chicago
Saturday and took up the ques
tion of Michigaa's return to the
conference At* a reeul* of the
meeting, it i* ver> probable that
MHh.gan's schedules for 191st will
include confer*me games.
Mullock - Greens On
Trail of Y. M. O.
Quint
One basketball game of excep
tional class and another t list may
have Interesting results are canted
by the amateur looser* In Detroit
i tblc Week. The Kavts will p|*y
Urn heater Controls Wednesday
dight. This team is one i»f those
| talented 1 ork state fives t|i«* com
pares favorably wl<h the Oswegos
I iDu the Buffalo ilermim< |f has a
marvelous record .tad Is 14 >-««ra
• ■ld, retaining most of the players
sho e re with It when It was ffrst
U- riubled. Vocordiug to criticS Who
know the (entrals and ftoiu tips
i.l* an» and from their ucorda. their In
vasion of lvtrolt this week will be
an nr* a* lon do luxe An added fra
lure of interest is the fail that all
th« Centrals are Hebrew*
The lU«>l* n<4tm>«d thl* morning
from Ft Wayne, where thev scored
a dost hie victory Sunday iu af*er
tioun and evening games In the
afternoon they tmxinrnl the Ly
ctutns, 27 to 17. and at night they
l>4 at the Sh. Mary'* club. 23 to 17.
The Kayla w-tm six of eight game*
on thetr trip, losing the Aral two
On TutwJjv night the Bullock
tireens will play the Ht lg>uts clirb
at the l{«d> Rosary gym This gam*’
is interesting because the Hullork
Green* are demanding a place in the
city rhamplonahip trwirney. which
"ill start next week wi*h the Kayls
rnd Y M t> a* stellar entries.
The hardware quint ha* been
•after a game whh the 1 M. O
all winter, and have not >«-t been
accommodated Thi* team d«»f**Hte»l
the First !*re’*byterian.* by a larger
rcore than any team has conquered
that clan, and tomorrow night, they
Y.<*pe to vanquish Ihe St limits five
l»> a more overwhelming score than
the bn toc Trianglai did Any time
they e*j ial the Triangle victory, thev
will t*e* entitled to fames with nnv
body In town In the Hullork Green
ineup will t*e Cnrtls. Ra~tln and
I orenian. formerly of »he Y V H
A ; West, from l'niver«ity of He
ttolt; PlnH. from rhutrtn high, vnd
M<wire, formerly of the Riverside*
The taurolt "Y” will play it* only
rame fhi* week at Chicago, where
•he Maaarlte* will n>«c* »lie I \ C.
Saturday night The only high
».choo4 league g ime will t>e ihst
played h»»t w e*-n (*»*•* and Wr«*rrn.
*hich ca inot iff* < t the clmnipion
rhip situation.
Northwestern will Grand
Rapids Booth hisrh and Central will
entertain Ann Arbor high on Frida'
« vening |la*tern will entertain
Ypsl high Saturday nigh*
KOTCHER*ANI)
FISHER EVEN
MIAMI. Fa., Feh 19 It is now a
hor'e spiere for Charles Kotrher, «f
Iwtrott. and Carl Fi«her. of Indian
spoils. Fisher heat Kntehcr. of l»e
trod, and t'arl Fisher, of Indlanapc
Its FU'her beat Kotrher ••’attirday
in the 10 mile race for express rruls
rrs. evening up the count Fisher t*
cslng the Shadow 111. while Kotrher
I* racing wt*h Raven 111. another
of Fisher's boats Tne hetrolter's
original entry w.i* sunk on the way
down
Soldier* Box at Windsor
rhere will he * boxing *bow a*
(Has*eo‘s arena it Windsor Wednss
day nigh* under the auspice* of the
Canadian Scottish Borderer* 80l
clter* theoiselve* will furnish the
athletic talent There will he no
professional boxing at W indsor *bi
w e» k.
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