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Page Six UTS DETROIT TIMES: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1911. Edited by Nam and Viamt RALPH L. YONKER Truth and Smear*? THE TIMES SPORT PAGE firm tn my lint," savs Mr. Bennett. PICKS OLD-TIME Four of The Most Promising of The White Hopes "Everyone known about him. Ah a liASEIIALI. CHEATS PUT UP CHARLIE BENNETT PICKS hatter be couldn’t Iw fooled, and his MORRIS WOULD work an a catcher and first baseman f wm at all time* the beat. Anson i.« WITR UKRTi GREATEST BALL mill prominent In the baseball world." SPLENDID FIGRT BUCK SWING—Ewing. who played with Now York, was a brilliant catch* JOHNSON, THINK FUNS PLATERS Us HIS TIME er, a flue hitter nnd one of the beat base runner* in the business. HUGH IK JKNNINGS Jennings Pound* Tom Men Must Be Retired From Ac- wan i great fellow for ginger when he Oklahoma Giant was plavlna an he la now He was Playing To Be Eligible Kennedy the Ring tive an average hitter and a flue shortstop. All Over aperialty to the List. Hlk was in getting chance* But Lacked Punch. that other men wouldn’t attempt.’’ KIJ. HANLON —"Eddie Hanlon was player. THOMPSON. a very heady He wa* a fine FLYNN CLAIMS MATCH, TOO JENNINGS AND outfielder and a good hitter. BAM THOMPSON- "Sum Thompson •van a most wonderful thrower. He got any other ? Bennett Himself Was One ol the over ground faster than Wells To Fight Jack Another mau, although he did not seem to be Has long legs Hope To Be Blasted Tonight Best Players Detroit going fast us his carried him far at every step. He was h good in Kaufman-Palzer Go. Ever Seen. hitter. He had a terrible reach. He played In Detroit aml still resides here. NEW YORK. Dec. 28—That Carl JOHN W. WARD—"Ward was .» ha* really good intlelder ami pitcher and an ex- * Morris, the Oklahoma giant Twenty re-established himself Charlie Bennett’s cellent hitter, lie played shortstop come back and is now- formidable ‘‘White hope," was Greatest Old-Timers and pitched for Boston and as a owner of the Boston club. the opinion expressed today by fight who him hammer Tom. Ken- MIKE KELLA Kelly was * catch- fans saw Chi- nedy, former amateur champion, into "Pop” Anson. er and outfielder for Boston and quickest a pulp last night at the Empire Ath- "Buck” Ewing. cago. He was one of the letic club. "Hughie” Jennings. thinkers who ever played baseball. He Morris’ showing was a great sur- "Eddie” Hanlon. had a tine .head. Kelly Is not now liv- prise to those who saw Fireman Jim. "Sam” Thompson. ing. Flynn pound up. He showed con- John Ward. PAT TEABEAU—"Pat Tebeau was him 1 J£L l siderably more cleverness and steam "Mike” Kelly. a player and manager for Cleveland and went after Kennedy from the "Pat" Tebeau. He was. I thluk. the hardest worker start. With more training,, such as Fred Pfeffer. in old-time baseball. last night’s fight showed he needed. Pardy Richardson. KURD PFEFFER—"PfefTer was a Morris. In the opinion of many fight- ”Bilver" Flint. seiond bu&etuau for Chicago who could ing men. will make a splendid flgh r George Wright. throw from any position imaginable , against Jack Johnson. Jerry Denney. His marvelous throwing was bis ? Morris led Kennedy in every round, "Bid” McPhee. .strong point. but Hit'll A —** ha rd- hammering him all over the £ing, Radbourpe. _ PARDY R DSON Rlc failing to follow It up with the final "Jim” Whitney. son. a Detroit player, known as "Bul- necessary to knock "Dutch” Long. let Bye' because of hi* good hitting punch that was wc • ask-' ot|t his man. "Bill” Hamilton. and catching, was a good outfielder or Amos Rueie. second baseman ami a Mne hitter. He SbALT LAKE CITY. Utah. Dec. 28. "Tim” Keefe. covered lots oT ground and was a that I have every sure catcher of He is working —“I have shown tiles’ < II \ HI.It: HEN \KTI nght to meet Jack Johnson for the BY RALPH L. YONKER. tu Utica for a typewriter company. world, and Jack PUNT—“Frank was JLM WHITNEY—"Big Jim Wht championship of the Charlie Bennett. the old-time De- SILVER Flint Curley, my manager, will not rest a good, steady, day In and day-out nay, another Providence pitcner. was BOMB WKLLS JIM KI.YB * troit baseball star, has picked the signature that big catcher for Chicago. He was a very a very speedy man, and ranked up until he has the of twenty men who. in his opiuion. are to meet me." hard He has away. near Kadbourue. black to an agreemetn the grea'est ball plaveis of history worker. passed Flynn’s -"George HERMAN Long was This is Jim announcement net now actively engaged in playing GEORGE WRIGHT LONG—"Dutch his of Tony Wrighf as a shortstop for Providcuct the most spectacular shortstop In the today following knockout CHICAGO ALUMNI FIRM the game. GOTCH REAFFIRMS THAT EXPECTS BLACKBURNE impossible stops. rounds last night. was a great man on ground balls, business. He made C&poni in three used to catch and play lighter than SIO,OOO. Mr. Bennett handlin': almost anything. He He played with Boston and Detroit Ctponi, many pounds TO BE WORTH third base for the team when was a for Flynn, Detroit while living. the fireman, was no match it worked at Recreation park, where heady player and a good hitter. slugger almost had HE IS GOING TO RETIRE ON CONFERENCE MATTER DENNEY—"Jerry Denney, Ham- and the Pueblo CHICAGO. l>ee. 28.—Manager Brush boulevard ig now. near Harper JERRY WILLIAM HAMILTON—“BiII out in the first round. the a Providence third baseman, was a ilton of Philadelphia was the best the Italian Jimmy Callahan, of the White hospital, with teams in National Coponi showed some recuperative league from Providence. Boston. Phil- s'rong thrower and was famous for buserunuer of hi* day. He had abot r quickly Hibbard Says That a Training: powers in the second 4>ut was “I Am Going To Quit the Game,” Sox. announced toda\ that he adelphia. and New York in the east, handling balls with his left har.u, 100 stolen bases to bis credit one series of lefts was h’gnglng on again. A Say* Champion; “England expects to realize on Shortstop Table Is Necessary for Men and Chicago. Pittsburgh and Cincin- which, of In those days year, as I remember. He was a good jaw In the early part of the bare as the right. hitter and to the Russell Blackburne. the $l0,00t) nati in the west. as outfielder. third stretched Capont on the tnai for At Ann He first played baseball in this rif*v BID M« PH EE—"There was no be’* AMOS RirSlE—"Rttsie was one of For Mine/’ Says Monroe. disappointment. Arbor. tlie count. Blackbume’s with the club 1876. The next ter fielder as a second baseman than the speediest pitchers in tile game. Injuries are healed and he Etna in year the club dislwnded and Mr. Ben- McPbee of the ('lm-ies He was a He played with New- York and wu - writes he will prove his !NEW YORK. Dec. 28.—It is rumored that CHICAGO, to neu went to Milwaukee tor tw o seasons wonderful defensive player. the man who hit Jennings, injuriug Wells, KANSAS CITY. Mo., Dec. 28.—"N0, worth in 1912. l>ec 28.-r-Tbere seems here today that Bombardier the be prospect of and then to Worcester. Massachusetts. f HARLES RADBOt lIXKE Char- him at one time. not changed by no that the University English heavyweight, who is now on I have mind over Michigan will rejoin the "Big Fight," In ISBI, Itotroit got Its first fran- lie Radltounie, who played for Provi- TIM KEEFE —"Keefe of Boston wu? his way to America, really has been night,” Maid Frank Gotch. champion conference, according the con- chise in the National league and dence, was one of the speediest and another good pitcher. He had a Johnson, to promised a fight with Jack wrestler of the world, when questioned census of opinion expressed at the ( jj.irlie returned to this city, remain- headiest pitchers In the business. He speedv or a slow' ball that,was fine, approaching fight is the 1889. when the franchise used to vary his pace greatly and and of He used his and that this today concerning his determination to semi-annual banquet of ihe Wolverine ing until was plenty curve. cfrmte for training in Chica GIANTS TO TRAVEL OVER He then played the completely fool his batsmen. tie ad well." ~ Johnson’s alumni of Chicago last night. Expert* surrendered. in Negro to leave the mat for good. "I am going giL Wells and the were on college athletics todaj the cast and was with Boston a few years England, quit, declare injured have fought in but the match to quit the game—l have I*Bl Ann Arborites will hoid out for a later when he -was In t* rail- tgas called off by the authorities. night's bout with Alec. Monroe was TRAINING ROUTE road accident and forced to bandon Friendship A NEW training table and want the quest Inn Quintet Will my last. I shall never appear in a of faculty control settled. the game. feel that NEW YORK. Dec. 28—Another wrestling contest again, i Philip G. Barfelme. athletic director Register With The A. A. U. Hope.” is doomed to disap- I better now than ever before, but In selecting the twenty greatest, “White am Heavy Work Will Be Done at of the University of Michigan, wag the The basketball ifam representing which retains Its squad throughout pointment tonight at the National 1 know when to stop.