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PAGE 4 Daring Dopester Says Horrid Spring Weather May Snare Pennant for Detroit MAYBE th- d©pest*r who * ,r^ i ‘^ t ‘ A“ a f ',u‘‘* th l« ‘?nr'; g would * win *i ha> been dished up for baseball folk tnis *P*’ n * bus pennant for the Tiger* “houid be shot for * * ‘^''unlikely ' the fulfillment of that prophecy t» far from • thing in the world Wholesale postponements. *u* n .1, •• aTV iarlf weeks of the 1917 »*•»»<»« nt-an wholesale d<ub-h_ u .,,.,. rn perhaps half a doz* n dave left that are op n for at. .-a - w t club*. By their use a bit of doubleheading »*■ " ( * * n ;i 0 u# , xt not amount to in orb. There are going t.. mur* two mouths than the American It ague *'•« Knew p. At the present time. Detroit »*[*» * h ** f * r ;. : J , u ‘!d any other team in the league, lu* * . h * AT j , or h r . g might > whom t» about a* effective a- snath i. A. • , 0 y . g • , H>t _ ii i vrhu’in tt i!* ht re.«v to nnbodv but w spring Is going to last. Then *•* happen *o be• o -e • * ;i>i oottmisH There Is no good reason why any one o. S * ineffective, barring accident, dines, or failure to keep ini • are Individual hurlers in the league "*»*** *'*'*; r , *r« i M.-ndab but thepf* isn't another club on hr c.rtul _ b.a. • f , n fllnger to the slab er®r> game should doublehea ler. v succession The form sheet says Detroit can do that • n *> If the Tigers were bitting. Manager Jennings could a" .r-i ■ ; -»• <’* his postponements as fast as the bargain dav* c -u'.d be -'**• ■ • • * get stung by that old Tiger habit of breaking n- n ».i but he has the pitching stuff to justify the *’ra g there is no assurance that Tlge can beat anybody with- '• _. ■ heaving While the other slumping clans have been gami ‘ K rj the mace Detroit hae been sliding deeper into .Mi* m ku *’ •' Cambered into the slump now and is batting nnl' 2<>3 but In e r. «e-n« the pill for a bigger average than the entire club tut- > \n -h ' ‘ mann have seemed to have tramped < omehack trail w h ,•• • • • but the rest of the boys have been gradually sinking Her*- are he app*. 4, .flggets: , A|| n ~ 1H %H «n khi mb r.-« .« a • J 19 m l II 7 aBU*l :::: « •• ;; *j j i ; 1 3S ' w,rfc ip I 3 12 S .2-W MellMattß ™ ; *J J . i • 1 ~«7 (rmUrri ** ' J ' Burn* -U ■* ... .30 3 301 I '• •**• .. in 2 I son SSSf :-.S • ??•>** •• •l«un« batted la. The Weather Man Sipns I p. THESE are the reasons why Jennings ha* been so averse to playing doubleheaders In this senes with Cleveland. sHho he could 'Ti three bargain days straight,'if he wanted, and still have artillery that dopes to be dependable for the Red So* visit Should the Jungle athletes hit well enough this afternoon to indicate rha- 'h*v a approaching approxtma.ely their form shee» birgle banging both the Tuesday and Wednesday programs probabl} will be doubled up Magnates have fallen upon evil days There is no chance to discount the havoc played in the treasure room bv the unfortunate wea’her I'etroit has lost two Saturdays and one Sunday already this year *nd most other clubs have been exactly as unlucky Saturdays never can be replaced n baseball, aod Sundays only bv costly jumps back from the e*«* Even tho the attendance hereafter should be up to expect at tor i, After mid-June will not have much of a chance to make money It was officially announced this morning by President Navir. of s he Tigers, that the weather man has won the most sensational hoidou* in baseball history, and had signed a record-breaking contract to b*t h**r' after on the Tiger’s side. The club tried to get along without the w»a'her man this season and was knocked groggy in the first round Ho! Hum' Another game! Bob Groom did it this time. He blanked the White Sox. and robbed himself of a p*rfet' day u hen he] plunked Duck Weaver In the mid riff. Bulletin —The White lost a doubleheader yesterday. The White Sox were held to one hit and a trimming by Ernie Koob Saturday. The White Sox have lost eight of their last eleven games. The White Sox are on if* skids and their heads are down This i.- the same team to which n few Detroit fans conceded the pennant three weeks ago. Some Lines on Gunner llitte. ONE of the interesting characters in baseball is Charley Hitte who travels with the Cleveland club as trainer. Charley is a chunk* fellow with a nose as flat as a flap jack and a manner of 'Hiking thru his teeth that mak*»s conversation with him like unto chafing with a sputtering machine gun. His flattened nose and the throa*> staccato of his discourse developed together in a career of adventure that is far from colorless. Miny years ago he w:is horn at sea and christened Chari* Murphy. His father was the captain of a boat that traded in the Pacifb 1 Charley's first glimpse of this world was a peek at the orcau in the Fi island regions. Dad Murphy was '•ailing from Melbourne *<> Vancouver For 11 years the boy lived entirely on hi- father's ship The Steward . a college man gone to sea, and he gase the ,ad a common -chool *-du' , -v When 11 years of age—so we are told < rley Murphy b- ar . 1 sealing schooner and roamed the seas that sepatate Alaska and Japa;. On the sealer he learned to box, and the time c*me when nobod on m* greasy old schooner could stand up before him That wa wt.r 1 changed 1 6 Hitte. Hitte is supposed to be a fighting name In l v V> < Hir Hitte entered th* Untv Before long he be- He liked adventure, and got a lot of it one day when a typhoon fell up* r his fleet. His ship was crushed on the rocks, and Hitte war one of at» w who escaped with their lives * **Later he was a gunner on the Omaha, which open* -! < h'-r.uipo Korea to American trade. In those years h* became the boxing chan,,-ion f Uncle Sam's navv. Having served out his enlistment. (.) *r!*\ em r< 1 the Chinese navy in the ninetie- He fought the Jap*, and w. s i«.<> captured by them so the stor> run- Thrilling *-«rap* a-, e-i his head During the Spanish-American war Hitte returned to his Fnrie Sum and rode the waves in the Nashville Then he became a professional fight<> beating up a few notable gladiators and taking several beating* Charley won some fame by knocking oui Elbow McFadden. He w*-n’ to France and defeated Harry Lewis on t- foul. Thr gave him h good!; [»or'tor of prominence and he was able to s*cur> a berth with a burlesque show tha' took him thru Spain and northern Africa into Eg\ pt where h** lad -or • fun battling camel driver*. In all his fighting he nev*- *.<« kno- k- 1 •>. and says he never was knocked down. In later years Hitte returned to this country and had some lurg a 1 Albany, N. Y. He won favor by assisting the police in making ,f »- m pleasant for certain gunmen in that city. One rough house r ade him •>: popular and several prominent men engaged him a« boxing Instructor Or,, of those—according to the story was T Roosevelt Mine drifted In' - baseball thru Joe Birmingham, and now lives « comparativei> pale pink life in the shade of the bingle orchards. The Record Monti* Lost IT may be that Hon us Wagner established an all time record when he played 20 years of major baseball before he wed. but aforesaid .and herewith described record was not very durable l>ea* , oit~.nw;'TvY.fe, member of one of the biggest "Btg Fours" that ever adorned baseba'l. ■bot Hon us' record to little bits one day last month.. White w a catcher and flrstbaseman for the famous Boston club of the early ’seventies With A’ ; Spalding, Ross Barnes and Cal McVey, he Jurni*ed to Chicago in IST* In be moat sensational hurdle in the history of baseball, barring leaps »hat feat ed tjhe launching of outlaw leagues Later White starred at flncinnatf * ' Buffalo He lives in Illinois. Thts spring he ventured ra«*t to Corning-. pHrY.. to visit his brother. There h*- tnet Mrs. Alice Thurston, who m,. hj« sweetheart in his York statn schooldays back in the 'sixties. Two weeks ago the blushing young couple ran away to Rochester and were married During lit*’ winter the University of Washington developed a remark abla «rww. It tCKvk the roast championship away from California and Le|ar>-! Stanford so easily that the Seattle eight was conceoed ar excellent chan-e in competition with the eastern universities There was talk of sending the westerners east, or of bringing an eastern crew west One eastern .set of oarsmen consented to go west. Then war wa- declared The athleur authorities decided to hold up the regatta a while umlt they could determine whether or not il would be to stage it. V When their decision wa« resdv, they looked about them and Cou!d see no crew It didn't take long to discover that they had none. Almost bodilv it had enlisted to rha** ’ Bwbmarine- The Piping Rock racing aasoclation, of New York. ha« announced that the emirs earnings of the track for the May meeting above actual ex CMes. will be dona'ed to war relief funds Bovertl owners of thon Kre-!s e* annonneed that thev will contribute to the relief funds such purses as , tear be captured by their steeds CAOOOCK-LE WIS MATCH IS KEXT Title liout by The*e (irappjers ''ill rto Vi oust 1 <*t of « Interest i:,trl ‘' •!' v . • i i:.i !.• ah no» to mat oh .*urel> would ih»* pr* ■* tnt uml)lt' in tlit' t hiittpioti'liip iUiu arous* no end of mt>T< si spectator at »?'»• i owi* i>Tta ni;ii< h studied •,o hos tb notes int* from thi- match, Caddock o«id before a *;o' <1 n*.in oui b» at richer of *h* in. Olio do* n’t know the but has suoh i r*’ni**nilOtis :r*ii»:'h and d** Arinina "ion that he i> a bard n *n “I>»» i> hasn't improved the way I figured he would Ju*t nonce and the wrong way for holds H* is hurting Ol.n wuth the douMv wrist lock and I wouldn't b* surprised r o M*- tiic F nn g.v»' up before !oi»g Caddo, k "ius called the turn *>n what happened at leas' one our he end an." showing that >h lowa gladla'or is the keenest, of ob \ -Olitl has a weak forearm, wrist and h<tnd. ’ CaJdock opined as he watrh-d the struggle "Hie grip ;*n'‘ tuuch 1 # wl* has the better arms b :t ne t* doing so much work that hi* hands and wrist* are b* ginning *o bother him a lot. Just watch how he is -tiffemng up " Had U* t ' nn s»u'k for a few n n - . - ’here vas a ( g‘> f , hance that he would have received a draw The referee »a« for call mg the ti ng off then and while |.ew<- was entitled to the decision i» is aaid Gotch figured the fairer way would oe to rail it even and let it go at 'hat l>i:n saved the situa {ion l»j rendering the decision him S. If The match "ran ’ true to form all right. .< * I,ewis is much *he better wre-'ler and deeerved to win, Olin -how-d l.ttie but hi* bulldog gr.t ~rW almost uncannt fam.na and ► nduram e. MAI’POME WINS 3-CUSH TOURNEY By heatinc both Ellis and Me. Court—both of them former world cheropions -Pierre Maupome won the honor* in s he all-star three rush.on tourney at Swe>ney-Hus ton's and came thru undefeated The Mexican b<- .t Elli*. 50 to 32. in ’6 innings Sunday afternoon and n *he evening beat McCour* by a timtlar score He drew down $175 for hi- winn rg play The other -.r'ge mnr.« was distributed a* fn!- -vs }"! sl2.* -E’aimer.- $ “*> Jackson. $8? SO; McCoart, SB6; Bey icour, $37 Demetrai va. Cutler. William Hemetral. champion of all the Greek wrestlers and Mar'v Cutler, brother of Charley Cutler of Chicago, w-ili meet at the Avenue theater Tuesday nighc until on* of the principal * shoulder* are put to the mac providing it dot**n't re quire more than an hour »o r*a< h that verdict. Nfecotnb Champ Aga.e Charles H Newcomh. of Philadel phia. l* again national amateur trap-shooting champion He won the title main »• Travera Island Haturdav Mrs Vogel, of Detror broke 167 target ,n the compe'i t ion Newcomh * -core was IfH. S'inon Pyre* Rimfd Out. Ratnv weather and «of diamond jiurdav made j* necessary to call off all the important amateur and cem pro ball games scheduled for ]w*troif meadows a /3iySi|l Just the £ Every* thing to iff Z>- W) body is key you r jiT% p* .is ... |up for the !< 1 /V r ld, "K > Bicycling is the he*t tonic for the system. The he-t exerciser for your muscles. N cmi‘ll save time, car fare* and Doctor hills. You'll look heller, feel better and work better. Secure your bicycle today hv placing a small deposit. Balance easy. Haverford Cycle Cos., 289 Woodward Ave. DETROIT TIMES Knocked Out Again. o’ —^ BY ROBERT l RIDLEY. ... > . . ' •■ • K>l lough Lu< k has walloped him again and (ho fauiou- Australian boxer won' do»n down »n bed—and an•» other match tnus' be called off. Me •s stiff- mg from rheumatism and w * - Darcy was matched to meet la*w Roland' in Memphis this time Marc ' *h* :n!v k> st fellow we know—and the mo»’ unfairly 'rest ed He i« misfortune's s'ep-brother ff i* r.ned soe« would only have i fork Governor*. manag*-'*. and nreumsf ;n«'es have trea'ed htm k LISBERG SETS I P NEW SWIM MARK Tom Usher* succeeded in hi* | *:m or x re ord .v the V M C \ j «ph'h me*» Saturday nigh' The! r>etin;?er u*#d he or-as 1 s'rok# I for IVi * a rds wth such suceess »ha r i* hung up anew niark of 2 •>" 2 which is nearly two seconds ! better than the old mark Tim i Crann >n • f PV'shurfb made g >nd in the B*<Vyard race with Metxger. ,» r*i-( • Crar.n<>n won in 2 4f> .. chipping n*-*rl> a m.m.'* off he old reri.rd Me'Zg* also excelled 'he old rr*ark flni'hing seven second* behind <'r *nr n detkoits’and CALEYS VICTORS Park.. :* an.i M .-on* * ill not b» in the Mi* h’gan 3’ate cup semi Anal. f.»r 'h* very excellent reason tha' both th* s**— — clubs were roundly trounced in Sunday's mud The I*# tnvts romped ail over the F’ark ards. she ne unexpected offensive j.p in-- They scored, a \ to 1 vt* tor> A’ d right-of-way in the semi final' The Mason* fell before the Caledonian *»fter fto minutes of tie i*la' In 'h* overtime, the Uhl'*'*> ♦ h’i <• kj".t 'd man lug tn*- *>• -.. Bethleoem Beaten \ a o tpel Bethlehem regime 'h ,->rr»r ha* be* n overthrown. I-*-’ Saturd« the fall River M, - Rfoer- defeated *h* steel workers P opship MHK VMI 111 V f'H "rv 4 Mf.Hs Steame-s for Cleveland Pittsburgh and points East and South. t0:45 P. M ds-ly. Central time Fares: Cleveland. $2.50; Pittsburgh, $6 8C ' Stnm»rs leive foot of Third avenue v - \*d a n.s coun- U; «f •i a *pec'a< ular trip from hie n.v ;v i* lan i he was accorded a re cep’-. »\traordmary The voi.ni sier Ink and his eve* at the high budding- of N> * York and the high off* r.' of »he frantic promoters T-ar* of \)> g! bed down his cheek a? fame and fortune danced before his eyes However, the no' of riches soon disappeared Match a*ter match fell 'hru He hasn't fough' vet Anv tears that course down hi* cheek a* he lies in the hospital are n*v *ne liquid jewels of joy tha f glistened on his arrival here ("hri*t mas Day. MOORE DROPS TO THIRD PLACE FVld >e Moore is hav'nr a tough •irr»e to even *-'ick in the Or#a’er Petrol* ‘■’ow line 'o'irnev kfter be inc *’u<hred out of first place hv V-o Mien, Moor** took a beating e»un :av from Chick Thompson, and that gave Charlev Houser second place tn th* standings The flr*t five men in the tourney will be Al len. Houser. Moore Miller and John Bauer There ie no chance to «h?ft *h#se money ro«itton« now Car in/bmnocl What the Car Shortage Has Done The freight car shortage has done us a pretty good turn. Ft has made possible for us to secure from the Paige-Detroit factory an extra allotment of Paige Fair fields “Six-46” which would have been shipped to other cities, dealers and purchasers, if there had been the freight cars in which to ship them. ♦ i We don’t have to tell the motorist of Detroit anything about the Fairfield the big, powerful, seven-passenger car which has set anew standard of six-cylinder performance and general motor luxury. This is significant about the Fairfield: It is the only light Six on the market that hasn’t been increased in price from SIOO to $250. And if it were necessary to buy the materials today, we couldn’t attempt to sell the Fairfield- or any other Paige model without increasing the price twenty per cent. The price of the Fairfield in Detroit is $1375. We cannot tell how long this special allotment of Fairfields will last maybe two weeks maybe two days. It has a tremen dous popularity and demand. We will let them go - first come— first served. We urge you to come early. Fairfield “Six-46,” seven-passenger .... Stratford “Six-51,“ seven-passenger Lin wood “Six-39,“ five-passenger Hrooklands “Six-air* four-passenger... Dartmoor “Six-39,“ 2or 3 passenger.... Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company WETMORE-QUINN 279-I’MI .lefl>rM>n Avenue. Open Evenings and Sunday*. By Ripley. | STANDINGS 1 American League STIMIIMI. TV l. P i TV I, Pci ' R.nt'in Id t I|4 lUevel tl. Mu 47« I st levins | t < ..?• Detroit •> * 4»*• * Y Y rk - ■ t’. Xthleti. * *. ’» o v hi u- It U» Mt Wulun. vl" V| wntlit ?*■ I*nine*. Cleveland in Detroit. I'hn’ugn in St luis .Yew York in I’hllidi Iph a Snntles's It*-suits Ml#v #l/1 n t -n !•••!?-.>.t <a*tl. .. Inn n<« 'l . 1 U « : t t nII I fh'i-aao i» a j a rs ; a o a 4 v x • <t .* 4 ft 0 O j • < v ' Rstte- Russell. I>«nfortb ho.i ' ilk Si.thi rn Plenk ir -m end s.-vereiil t'mpirre Kt tn.« m N-al -11 n *s.- r 1 a* me Inn-ncs i't< T . *txv v hi* eg. c >' O ft 0 o 0 ft ft—ft i .* . • Ratrerie* Rent a»wi -**-hs!k C|-.» .* t vnd Sev»reid l*:xtp \.« l*-n »r,,| Kv• n • Only tw.v gernes «.-v>e*ir|iel v.inriU* a 4.ernes. Innings 1 ' v 4 7 s w R H K Chicago o 0 .1 ft *' ft r ■! ft .* I j St I a*' IJ 1 • •' O > 0 1 '* • 1 S 1 R*»rtet-*e« Cl ■• * t.• Hn.t S h/i!k K •>•1, sn.l Severe..| I'- p ra. 1- ir « «r- Va 11 in ♦ National League ST % M»l \ 1. tv 1, i*. * tr 1, r, ■ *• t AMI'S * m: *• n.•« U 1 ' IC. \ V,>rk V .S K \ Mr. -k!\n # T 4IT 1" ..-ago •■»<»•'*• M. * - St« ■ Ph ;** * « S'l P.’ttsl <b Til'!:* H.ind.t'a l.am-a. P.tteburgh n ’h ,\g St le>u • ir Ctt -.nnalt. Rmokl.vn -n Moston Phi!l>* in Yew l ■ . *nn«4«»‘s Mestilf*. toning* 1 7 t ( S e ~ * ft rt It K PttsSirgh ftfteft'ft' is ? t ’ 4*h>e*gO (' 1 ft 1 *1 ft 1 * t » l Pfttteries Cer s< n «r.(l J • : * ■ ' t V«-ig*-n <in*l E! i- ti t’mptris K ! *ni en*l Enells ’ Inn'ngs ll*4Sl"** RMI .S* leMlls iftftftOftftftft « v : C’lnetnnatl a • > ft s *1 ft ft ft '■ r%.fer*es \X's » . n SC- «!rvrjer Toney, E'ler ho*' •trif’ , *n l'tnp r. * Or»b «n*l R'*’*" Only lw gsr- »« «rh.4i:’» I Sntwealn.'s t.ames. Inn'ngs TTHF. Chirii -* iv ft ft ft a ft a v 4—4 t O *’ln*• 1n n a»1 « ft > ft ft t * ‘ft Hmteries - H*n*lrvx iMrMfsi tr'ris.An sod Kill -tt s hn. -ler Kn- 1 *»r erd H ibn t rrptre ■ P. cler uri.; Orth CHEESE \ ROY VAULTING HIGH KAI.AM kZOO vch . M.t> k Grand Rapid* t"entral won the in terscholae’lc intek meo* a» Ka'ama joo college R-tturda - - Kalamazoo Gentral was next and Tensing was third. The meet developed a pole ▼aulter from Chelsea who rr.av make trouble (n several meets this spring His n«me |* Row» and he vaulted 10 feet eight Inches RURMAN’S KEETON TO RACE AT FAIR GROUNDS MAY 30 One of th** tiinat celebrated car* th*t ever competed In the fammi* ln*lt inapolia Speedtvav th* ***, Rob Hiirman'i Keeton, will he a con ' tender in the Memorial day races .it the State Fair gtoiinds track When Hurman ah.iudoned the car after tHklug It to tbe Ua* »flc coast shortly after the mi3 renewal of the Hoosier clas*le. It b**catue the lirot»«-rt> of hYed Jennings, the first to enter the races here His entry j reached Manager iHrklnson'a office Sa'iirtlay Jennings was here with the car] .n Itflfi, skirmishing In the nigh' 1 events at the State fmr. but Ih'l y* ar operated exclusively in the! northwest, where, with Capt Ken- I ned\ behind the wheel of the fa mot)* o >d Christie car 'hat Ramey ! Oldfield ts*>d Jo drive, ha claaned | up regularly. Sine* coming Into poaaeaalon of j n. Keeton has been thoi | oly overhauled and Fred declate it tn he faster now (ban when Hnr 1 man pronounced It fl' to win the in | dl.tnapolU race, a ihroar he would i have made ,;ood but f*>r th*- fact j that fire >n the .ar and a bursted I gas ’ank put hint out of tt NEW U. OF I). GRID COACH IS HERE folmour Ttcil'le, th# new fodtball *tach h th# \ nlverwlty of ftetrolf has arrived In r >etroif to establish iiim*o»lf in 'he prat'tlc# of law, to w hi* h. he will devote his attention * ben not grid tutoring J>ohi# won -• ■* *' farro- wh.-n* h:s University of Washington team' went unbeaten R* r '2 tears Hi-* 'ontball plans de pend larg*lft upon what kind of a schedule the war situation leaves him Splendid Bargains In improved and unimproved property. £ee us for infor mation regarding our “LITTLE FARMS” if you desire a horn** in the country. Maloney-Campbell . Realty Cos., Inc. Telephone Cherry 119r>. Free Press Rldg. MO N DAY. MAY 7. 1917. TIGERS WILL PLAY TODAY Morning Sunshine Says That Athletes At Las! Will (jet Some Action Thu ih auppoaed lo b*' n tdory about the Tiger*. It \* eupponed in f••at- jr •* tin «i •1 1 * *»■ ’i > l Mi* \l"iul * • gam**, ami to rc<all th< high light* of the Saturday nml Sunday con t**»th There wa* ju>»t a* nint h con t*>*-t Saturday and Sunday as there \*a~ Thursday anti Friday Th* ro tt as none a' ail uni* a* the athlete got together on the quiet ami rattled the bon* for a *pell For ouc* th-r* tot) mirh lain for liroundkeeper Haiaman, and while the akirs rlearrd t hit Sunday juet about game tint** the held w*4 in no aha [ ie for plai (•’:* ► i .1* will lie r !iy*d thie est • rnoon Ph* morning *uo*hin*- Justified tliat prophe •> Hernle ITn land will pitch f>o is-trolt f any one of o ven Ot e'7ht other 1/etro” hnrlere I* not call*-d upon ijiatead of Hernle Stanley Cot ** enkie or Jin* Htnbi will chuck for riev* Ititid, providing Foh! doesn't derld' 1 upon somebody el*c I.v»r y man In both «taff" I.* r» ady to w ork, ro far a» game* pitched are con c*rped That *everal are a hi* off condition a* the reenlt of the fre quen’ postponement* ia not tin lik*ly Speaker'* auep* nalon ha been lifted and he « ,11 play toda* Likely as not, there will he ;i double header tomorrow (f * workr* out atl rigid, there mny h< another double header Wedneada* Hoafon will come Thursday and tn> fan* w‘l! c*d a chance to aeewheft er or not Ttgc ha* anv punch left.