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12 A HAWAIIAMAMERICAN ON TIGER ROSTER WILLETT IS BIG SEASON THIS CASE BY RANK COOKE has the 1912: TO De Williams though is an exception Dtt tt? a iut tg ctt' Pinv his 'will leave Honolulu ILAJu Xo oLl XlAbA for Debolt early in ebruary Ground 1'loor or the Man or Woman Who Walks of Detroit As well as Original Sold Only By Sushi in 1911 spread his na THREE MORE CONTRACTS IN NAVIN SAE Ray Demmitt Donie Ruth and Bob Veach Are Added to the Roster of the Men Signed Up for Coining Campaign SCHAEER AND HOPPETO STARTLENGTHY MATCH and just in time to get the most wear out of the sweater and save $1 at the same time be submitted to the of regents at Its on January 27 for the reinforced ilited b' Requests for Berths in the Cir cuit Received rom Many Sources Knill is Re electeed President of Body SHORT SHIP WILL HAVE And it's great swea'vr weather too right iimv TOLD NAVIN HE WAS SATISIED WITH TERMS 1 9 7 MACK HAS ALL BUT OUR MEN SIGNED TO DATE Detroit Pitcher AttacheSignature to Contract Tendered Him by Mordecai Brown of St Louis Club 79 hl 1M2 1913 DETROIT ROUTS THE CANADIANS MONTREAL OUTIELDER HAS EXCELLENT RECORD EDS LULLY TO LOSE IN MINIMUM PURSES ARE IXED AT 500 DOLLARS To be a one de ers are string Deveer catchers Sturgis NEW CONCRETE STANDS CERTAIN ON ERRY IELD Coombs Plank Thomas and Murphy Only Regulars Not in old Lavan Out Smith Shoe Co Maker of Buys a $6 Sweater Coat Splendid Work of Locals ja irst Period Brings Them 1 Hamilton is Best in Last Half in 14 8 2 Here is a special pur chase of these hue warm all wool sweat ers with shawl collars: choice of big rope stitch and shaker knit both in maroon and gray d1 sizes Worsted Knit Sweat ers in gray maroon and in navy with uccla are $250 With shawl Or Ihroi collars brown gray "i maroon these sweat er arc $300 so 109 92 B00SEY IS BIGGEST SCORER THE club has of the Hawaiian American Carver Will Be Closely Watched by the Residents of the of the This Season BY LOWRY Sporting Editor Honolulu Com mercial Advertiser HONOLULU I January 20 Nui to our malihinl player meaning welcome to John Brodie Williams the latest acqui sition to the pitching staff John Brodie Williams who hails from Honolulu Ohu Islands of Ha: wail Honolulu John as he is known In his home town of Honolulu and on the Pacific coast will be the first of his race Hawaiian American to break into major league baseball circles One other pitcher and the only part Hawaiian ball player to seek his fortunes away from home spent a season in the Pacific Coast league in 1907 but when drafted by the Boston Nationls the call of the hula hula and the pol bowl was too strong for him and he turned Ann erry stand talnty ed that the plans for the proposed structure would Michigan board coming meeting The sketches concrete structure capable of hold ing 13 non people are now being drawn by Harold Weeks a grad uate of the Michigan engineering department In 1907 and a brother of thefamous ootball Weeks: He will have the plans and estimates ready for the regents hy the time of their meeting and will be the one to supervise the erection of the stand should the construction be de termined upon The athletic board In control will pass on the sketch es at Its coming meeting sched uled for January 31 A plan for awarding some sort of suitable varsity insignia to those track men who win a title of live points in the annual dual track la now being considered hy the bor'd of directors of the athletic associa tion The Insignia would corre pond to the foot ball It's and wouio give to those who arc otherwise un rewarded some badge of their achievements Dr Av Reed Cushion Shoe House 272 Woodward Ave John Ebberts Shoe Co To avoid IMITATION lopk for tho Makars of Women's name of the maker in the shoe Crowd Enthusiastic The meeting of the stewards held at tne Hotel Gnewold on Tuesday wag the largest ever known in the circuit and enthusiasm was evi dent on all sides The short ship circuit made a name for Itself last year and the steps taken on Tues day indicate that it will be the leading organization of half mllu tracks this year While the conference really start ed on Monday when a number of the stewards put in an appearance the formal Tneeting did not begin until Tuesday morning The rule changes and the circuit had been threshed out somewhat but there were so many applications for dates and such a hankering for weeks in Juiy that a few of the members had tobe disappointed the same as in the case of the grand circuit However it was conceded that lhe allotment was the best that could be Continued on aae Thirteen In we 217 17 baHketeers have suffered a severe setback this week on account of the absence of Coach Day who te ill The team with the assistance of assist tant Coach Yeager and captain Dambert Is working hard and showing marked improvement over the work of last week Coach Day will be out with hfs players tonight and get his live In perfect condi tion for the Pontiac game riday Orr who 'made rather a poor showing against Jackson is showing bi tter every day and a marked improvement looked ror in bls next game vast improvement last that or JOHN BRODIE WILLIAMS Honolulu pitcher who is expected to make a place as a Detroit regular this season He been with Sacramento of the Pacific Coast league for two years Plans Will Be Submitted to Michigan Board of Re gents January 27 Special to The ree Pros Arbor Mich January new concrete grand was made practically a cer today when it was announc Racing' Dates of Short Ship Circuit 454 WOODWARli AVE out today Official Athletic Almanac President announced 'this morning that he had purchased the much talked of 16 feet of ground in the Addison street site which has been sought he says bv repre sentatives jof organized baseball 'Without this piece of ground it is aaid it would have been impossible to build a baseball park on the i proposed site OrRHDije Boosters Club Baseball fjyis living in the Wil 5un avenue district are organizing what they 'assert is the first ed raj league rooters hpen riven the Dump wav ederal League club and It is expected by its promo tern that it will have an enroll nient of fully lvou fnr the opening game for the new baseball organ teation Only Local ame Up toe three years ago or Honolulu fame had nnlv within the hnijndy of tive home He was like many other youngsters great on playing ball and when not at home one could find Johnny cavorting on the town lots of Honolulu One day Charley Graham of Sac ramento was handed a straight tip about the Hawaiian youngster and he sent for Williams to come to the coast and try his luck in faster company Johnny was like all bushers shy In 1812 Williams went to bat 94 times made 11 runs and 19 hits In 1913 he went to bat 72 times made three runs and 10 hits on funds but a stanch friend Sullivan stood sponsor for Johnny apd In ebruary 1911 he left Hono lulu for Sacramento At home Johnny had played baseball in a primitive way and there was much to learn He was willingani am bitious though and possessed a heart and Graham saw that with a bit of seasoning Williams would soon rank among the stars of the west With this Idea tn mind Graham sent Williams off to the Victoria club of the Pacific Northwest league recalling him at the close of the 1911 season Poor Team In 1012 In 1912 Williams pitched for Sac ramento but the team behind him was a green one and his record was nine wun and 16 lost ollowing are his records for his two seasons In the Coast league showing tne season over nlfn hm rf crtI tr shoes at some future date and how long distant this time may be In addition to this they will no doubt see some fine billiard play PO 9 14 in Honolulu Sixteen Weeks of Racing on Michigan Half Mile Tracks Are Assured Harness Horse Owners This Year Billiard Champion and Young Marvel Play irst Blocks at Pullman Wednesday Detroit billiard fans will have a chance to view the work of a cham pion Wednesday when Willie Hoppe plays' hit first two blocks of the 00Q to 1800 polnt 182 handicap match with Jake Schaefer Jr at the Pullman academy Grand River avenue These two knights of the cue and ivories have been playing a handi cap mutch in Ann Arbor the past two days and the young player ha? done exceptionally good work against Hoppe while title holder appears (to be in his best form and some mighty good bil liards should be seen in Detroit Wednesday Thursday and riday in this match The first clash of these billiard stars takes place Wednesday after noon at 2:30 and in the evening they meet at 8 Both of these blocks will be 500 to 300 points When It Is considered that Hoppe is supreme In the 182 and 181 style of play It is readily under Michigan short ship circuit which has in existence more than 20 years never had such a strong line up as that which It presents for 1914 Sixteen weeks of racing on the half mile tracks with bigger purses and smaller en trance than elsewhere is the in ducement which the organization of tracks offers to the owners and trainers to gather in a section where the going is good Not only is the circuit itself su perior but the rules adopted are a striking innovation which cannot but appeal to the men who provide the sinews of the sport so the season ought to be prolific of real fun and plenty of good clean racing Philadelphia January 20 Connie Mack manager of the world's cham pion Athletics announced today the names of the players that have signed contracts for the coming baseball season the list Including aJl the regulars with the exception of Pitchers Coombs and Plank Catcher Thomas and Captain Dan Murphy in addition to McInnis Collins Barry and Baker Orr and Crutbers have signed as infielders Lavan another substitute has not yet signed and may not be with the team thia year Several new pitch reveaieu in mucks iung They are Baker Van Boken and Graves young signed up are McAvoy and Thw will work In the south with the team In the and may reach the big league Detroit June 16 to 19 Monroe June 23 to Jackson June 30 to Juiy 4 Port Huron July 7 to 10 Haglnaw July 14 to 17 Hay City July 21 to 24 Lima July 28 to 81 Toledo August 4 to 7 Rockport Augist 11 to 14 indlay Augunt 18 to 21 Jackson August 26 to 28 Marshall September 1 to 4 Bay City September 7 to Saginaw September 16 to 18 Charlotte September 29 to October 2 He is the Main Cog Around Which the Local Passers Re volve Lees Exhibits Most Scoring Power for Victors by hall I was not Just what be called that invasion of foreign basketball territory by the Hamilton for the bask eteers from across the bonier sort of relied on the hospitality of their hosts and took It for granted that they were to win their bit of bat tling with the local passers But alas and alack their fond hopes and expectations were not of the sort to realize on and the Detroit crew accorded them a most rude reception said reception be ing in the shape of a 2fi to 12 de feat that was a crushing byow to say the least and was accomplish ed before the gaze of a crowded house of enthusiastic fans The one sldedness of the scoie would Indicate that the visitors wen beaten almost to disgrace nthletie ally after so many years of snn ew on home and alien courts but that not exactly what It would he define by those who witnessed the struggle True the score was toplieavy in le favor but in making it at the Huebnerites showed a brand of pa tlmlng that even surprised those wh aro tlielr most ardent admirers it Continued on Png Thirteen Bill Killifer and Addie Brennan Are in Philadelphia for Con ference With the Direc tors Wednesday Special to The ree ress I'hiladelphia January 2U Will iam Sbettslint) business mana ger uf the Phillies returned from bls western trip tonight accom panied by Catcher Bill Killifer and Pitcher Addle Brennan two of tne Htar players who bad been reported as having signed with the Chicago ederate The two players will meet Presi dent Baker at the office in thia city tomorrow and it if ex pected they will sign with the Phil lies this year Killifer and Brennan were of the first among the major league play ers reported fts secured by the ederate in their efforts to raid the National league Otto Knabe who signed to manage the Baltimore club and Joe Tinker who will manage the players were both after the Phillies battery but Tinker was in Chicago and had Just enough start on Knabe to talk business with the players' before Knabe could reach the ground Despite the reports of the ed erate having the players under con tract President Baker and Mana ger Dooin of the Phillies refused to believe the men were so un fair as to sign with the i opposi tion league they had given the Phillies: a chance to utter them terms Business Manager Shetts Hne was eent west test riday and so far' as could be learned noth ing had been heard from him until tonight when he returned to hte home in G7en Olden President Baker was at his of fice all day today and reiterated his statement that he was not worrying over the prospects of signing all the ball players ex cept Knabe who was considered lost to the club Late in the af ternoon Sherwood Magee the out fielder met the president at the office and signed a three year contract Magee tonight ad mitted signing but refused to say what terms had been agreed upon lut did ay he wa perfectly sat isfied with the contract offered him With Magee in line and Killifer end Brennan In this city for the purpose of talking business with President Baker It is likely the troubles will be settled to morrow i Xew York January Rucker Lax trtirnt a threc year contract to play wlt lb? Brooklyn National league club This aDDounctnicrt made today by Vice Edward McKeever put to rest She rumor that tjj star left harder would Jump to the ederal league Rucker was Eeuppused to be negotiating with Manager Joe Tinker ef tlie Chicago club ef the out law league i ive additional members the Brouk Jyn team have signed contracts it was an liounced today President Charles il Eb beis securing the signatures of several Together with Rucker jn other cities 4 while Allen pitcher and te her catcher 1 Rigncd McKeever here Alien for two years and ischer for three Carl 3 jslo Hmith third batiejnan und Hc (klngerv accepted terms for one year TMcL'urthy catrliHr for three years Two aemi profeBElonaJ pitchers Ne rnhouse and were ordered to report for trial at the spring training ramp of the buperbas AU of the Brooklyn Lt ajo have signedfovr except Joe Tinker and several young atera secured by draft or purchase from fthe minors McKever expressed the opin jon today that Tinker would wear a Brook JJyn uniform this year i Magfe Decide to Muy "Philadelphia Januarv 70 Preei dv nt Baker of Uie Philadelphia National league club announced to night lhat outfieider Sherwood Ma had rfigned Jite contract for the oming season r'LUcr $1kus With runts Na York January teher one ur the New York American league club'sveteran pitchers wax addeu today to the list of player who have signed with thevuo for J9J4 Hie contrjp't was received from Middle vt ybera he te teaching gcbooM HONOLULU ANS BELIEVE THAT TIGERS HAVE SIGNED STAR IN PITCHER WILLIAMS Has Had Three Ex perience in Professional Baseball ollowing Ear ly Training on Lots of the Island Town The Honolulu Star Bulletin of January 2 contains an account of a game which Williams pitched for the Oahu team against the All Chinese 'the latter being by the way the same club which appeared at Mack avenue park last summer Williams did well against the Chinks allowing only eight hits but was beaten in a 10 inning contest 4 to 2 the deciding runs coming in after two were gone through some ragged fielding Not only did Williams hurl well but he ted both clubs with the bat getting three blows He was Hclean up on the Oahu outfit so there must be a wholesome re spect for his slugging in that part of the world Evidently tho Tiger recruit Is a trifle too peppery to suit the Hono lulu temperament for he gets' a hot panning for alleged rowdy acts This is an that the Star Bulletin writer says about his actions In this 'game: spoiled an otherwise suc cessful contest was what looked like dirty ball playing on the part of the All Oahus It Is sometimes impossible to tell just what a play intentions are by his actions and it te only possible to judge by the latter and make deductions from results On this basis it looked as though the All Oahus or rather certain members of the team were determined to draw down the long end of the gate by any methods fair or unfair The actions of Williams Chillingworth and La Mere especially the first named put the whole team in Dutch and thoroughly disgusted Ulf JHttJUIJLy QI LauB Local ana Rulien "When the man who led for the motor enthusiast there to no shoe that offers better style or will give such gen Ilina a a A A wun vuiiii vi i autn pci icci prgieciion to tne Teet from cold and dampness as The Dr A Reed Cushion Shoe The Ideal Shoe for Men and Women 6 PITCHING KECOKD RA 136 64 THE DETRQIT REE PRESS: WEDNESDAY JANUARY '21 1914? BB HB WP BK 10A 5 9 0 54 6 6 1 fk Edgar jump Io the ederal league entirely unexpected In view of the fuct ttliat President Savin waa in fear for the post nevetal days that Che blr pitcher Mould take the "a'vln's trip to Chicago last neek mysterious at the time the purpose of enllat 4 ltHf George aid In an tfort to swing Willett hack In line with the Detroit chib be fore negotiations between the pitcher and became serious Detroit club got wind ofTake fnt that Willett had left I iulfport nbcre be 'was winter 'll ng for Louis forvn eonsulta tion with Mordecai Brown man 12 nger of the IhmiIm ederate3 Moriarty was sent to the Mound 4 t'ity to remonstrate with Edgar 1 but failed anparcntly la a letter to fiinvln ibout a week ago Willett in 4 lornied the Detroit magnate of ibis satisfaction with the terms I mentioned In the UH4 contract tendered him and nddlng he would sign in due time itrher on the Philadelphia National "league staff hod signed a contract but whether with Indianapolis or Pittsburgh could not be learned def initely Manager GesHler of Pitts burgh and Manager Phillips of In dianapolis were both after the big Jaague pitcher and Camuitz went to the highest bidder presumablyIndianapolis President Gilmore announced to day that he had signed four um vplrs Steve Cusack accepted terms today and will be on? of the ar 'hiters Bill Brennan who was with The National league last year signed Yesterday Brennan and Cusack'were the only two Mr Gilmorewonll announce Owens Is 'teaid to be one of the four while Bush and Guihrte were names men tioned as likely to be added to the list Oisaek te a product of Chicagoand decidedly popular with baseball players and fans He has been as sociated with the Three I league the past three years and was with the National league in 1909 Tn 1908 he was with the Eastern will report Houston Texas March 1 A Burr of Chicago a tchoolboy pitcher with HotchklM school two years ago and Choate school in Wallingford t'unn ifcxt year and now a student at Williams college aiao aimed with the Highlanders today Henry Given an Increaae Washington January After a con ference today between Manager Griffith of the Washington Americans and John Hen ry coatchlng mainstay it was announced that 'signature has been affixed to a two year contract carrying a material increase In salary it also was announced that Howard Shanks left fielder had signed for sm other season Wellman Will Stick Hamilton January 20 XJarl Wellman today signed a 1r0TZiy contract with the St Loula Amer icans at a salary of HOJO a year It had en reported that well man would join the ederal league but he ended all rumors by sign ing the st Louis contract today Demaree Passes Up eds New York January 20 The ed contract of Al Demaree one or the crack pitchers of the New National league club was received today by President Hempstead Demaree signed for three years He admitted In his letter to President Hempstead that tbe had made hliaan offer lYesident rank arrell ot the local American league club would not discuss tne jump of Russell ord the club's one time star pitcher to the ed eral league It is understood that the local club had out salary in thd contact sent him for 13U All Amerhi Hundreds of pk turuf of wunds piutiu all the woHJte ainub record? Russell ord and Howard Cam nitZ'Cast Their Lots With Organization ourUmpires Signed by Gilmore jii Special to The ree Press Jp IIICAGO January Accord ing to Ban Johnson pres Tlnt ot the American league Ed jtr Willett of Detroit Tigers signed a contract to play with the St Louis ederal league dub I Willett was signed in St Louis Several days ago while en route irom the Detroit club's training quarters at Gulfport Miss Wil lett it is said planned to continue J113 journey north but after sign "Ing with Mordecai Brown he re fnained in St Louis I Russell ord spitball pitcher and he star of the twirling staff of the ew York American league baseball Club also has stoned a ederal league contract and will a hicago uniform lirtlug with Ed Sweeney who has been ord's small backstop and who is the lead ing catcher of rank Chance's Highlanders is said not tohave a' ed contract hut is still liegotiatlUK with Tinker fcnd it Is believed he will be hooked" before tbe Is over1 It was admitted at the ederal fCUgue office that Howard CamOitz 1ft One of the Leading Batters of the International League in 1913 Gossip of the Baseball Diamond and Its People BY A BATCHELOR PRESIDENT RANK NAVIN of the Tigers managed to push the ederal wolf a a little farther from the door Tuesday when it was announced that three more of the players had come inwith their signed contracts 1 1 1 tjM 1 The new documents placed in the1 strong box are those of Ray Demmitt and Bob Veach outfield ers and Donie Bush shortstop Bush's contract was expected as Indianapolis dispatches a couple of days'ago announced his signing It was reported that the ederate had serious designs on Veach yet he came through without a struggle Demmitt Is the outfielder secured from the Montreal dub of the In ternational league with which he had a splendid record In 1913 In 144 games he batted 535 times scored 68 runs and gleaned 174 hits which an' average of 325 He second In the league in extra base hitting get ting 29 doubles six triples and four home runs a total of 227 bases' Simmons ot Rochester a former Tiger who played in 150 games topped Demmitt with a total of 255 The Montreal recruit stole 20 not tmuch of a record for 144 g'ames and advanced men a score of times by sacrifice hits He was Only a fair waiter Jn 1913 getting but 30 passes and he struck out 44 times Good Record in ield Demmitt also had good record having 273 putouts 2 assists and 11 errors for a per centage of 966 He was fourth among the International league out fielders in assists Conroy of Rochester leading with 31 McCabe of Jeraev City coming next with 30 and Northern of Toronto and Newark third with 29 Demmitt te by no means a young ster and has been with two other American league clubs the Yan kees and Browns He also has played with three clubs in the In ternational He was born in 1884 and will be 30 years old ebruary 2 rather antique to be breaking into the big show They say how ever that he has been playing bet ter nail lately than he ever did in his salad days and International league followers declare that Pres ident Navin struck a real find when he signed him up Eddie lank it wifi be remembered was about 27 before he became a big leaguer and pitchers naturally wear out faster than outfielders The newcomer to Detroit's corps of gardeners is five fert nine inches tall weighs 170 pounds and Is nf American birth and extraction He Is a left hand hitter Bob Veach whom Demmitt must fight for an outfield job here says that he expects to show Tiger fans something this year Bob com plained of a bad ankle all last season which resulted In hte being slow on the bases and an inefficient fielder He did not look the part of a gtPund coverer 1n 1913 cer tainly but may do better when he gets hte legs in shape Robert surely can hit the hall Though he fell away toward the latter part of last season and had a mark of but 269 he te a natural300 batsman and ought to reach that figure In 1914 Close followers of the news regard It a significant that the Denver New York combination of McGill Hendricks and Smith bought the Indianapolis club of the American association the very day that the ederal league held Its meeting in Chicago and announced It was going ahead with even more pepper than formerly McGill Ills riend McGill te a warm personal friend of Joe Tinker and If Joseph bad really entertained any great fear that the ederate were gong tn raise hob in the Hoosier capital the least that he could have done would have been to put a warning word in McGill's ear That he made no effort to tout his pal off the purchase makes It look as though the deposed Cincinnati manager had no great faith in the league with which he has allied himself It has been conceded even by or ganized ball that the American As sociatlon and International league might be hurt somewhat by the ederal but if the can not get the patronage in Indian apolis where the Association club has been a tail ender for a couple of years and the fans are' sore it cannot be nearly so much of a menace as has been claimed by Its backers Miles Main th? Detroit pitcher who came to Detroit Monday and signed ha contract says that he' thinks the ederate will do well In Buffalo A "The Bison city is large enough to two said Main "and if the ederate furnish any sort of ball at all they will get good patronage What Buffalo wants Is a good gracte of baseball whether supplied bv the Interna tional league or somebody else" Charlie Romers the Cleveland magnate will not make any hit with the other major league owners If he cuts many ball sala ries as he has cut red apparently without any cause The general tendency in organiz ed baseball now te to placate the players whenever possible Pres ident Navin of Detroit for instance wherever he has heard of a man is backward about signing has tried either to get the player to come here for a conference or has sent a special emissary to se him and talk things over George Mor iarty has just been on a still hunt for one of the Tigers who te re ported to be bucking a little The result of hte quest has not been an nounced as vet Somers will antagonize the whole league by cutting a man of Bland type at this time for th? ed eral league and its supporters will have an excellent "talking ppint" in the case of a faithful and suc cessful hurler who te subjected to a reduction of hte emoluments with out any reasonable explanation of hte action Somebody probably will hand tbe Clevelander a gentle hint to look tlu present situation in the face and give Blanding what he wants providing it te a reasonable request te not threatening any "hold stuff but thinks that he is en titled to a better contract than tbe ono handed him 1912 1013 Williams waa burn In 1889 in consequence he will be 86 years of age his next birthday July 16 He stands six feet one half inches in hight weights 185 pounds and pitches bUts and fields right handed Williams is of a quiet disposition but aggressive and hard working on the ball field He is married and is from a large family ot which four of hte brothers are ball play ers being ineiqbers of various teams about the islands Interest Honolulu an The going of Williams to De troit and his work there will be with close interest by the fans of Honolulu Baseball is still infancy on the island and despite the rapid growth of the Hicks Is Matched Wifli larlr Dillrm nt 7 Windsor eb 1 1 1 1 'Manager Glasses has definitely set the date for reddie fl appearance at the Windsor Ath 'i letic dull with Jack Dillon Tbe Windsor promoter got word from the Hoosier middle tj weight late yesterday afternoon saying: that ebruary 11 satisfactory wheieupon article were sent Jack at Indianapolis 1 1 Hicks has been working at the 1 club across the river expecting word frum Glassco and he was told of the conditions itnmedi 1 ately'upon rocejpt of the letter I froniDillpm THERE WILL BE A EW LET IN BIG LEAGUES I a 41 40 IELDING pECOHD 41 40 Great ootball Material Among Tiger Athletes Coach Yost would scream for joy If he could get as much weight and speed on hte 1914 football squad as the Tiger roster boasts It would be possible tb pick an eleven exclusively of slx footers from among the JungleXMaw anb team could be so selected that It would better than 18 pounds in weight Here are some of tbe bigfel lows who ought to make great gridiron material: Covaleskle Cobb Crawford Dubuc itz simmons Hellman Kavanaugh Main Moriarty ITpp Reynolds Williams Willett and Shepherd 4 The average bight of the 34 men at present on the roster is 5 feet 9 7 10 inches while the average weights Is a fraction undo J76 They are a husky bunch Indeed those Tigers and a good percentage of the squad can boast of speed as well as avoirdupois SIGNED UP WITH EDS tt his back on the opportunities of Ifered to become a big leaguer Not so ith Honolulu John The thirst for fame and glory and am bition came to the dusky son of the Paradise of the Pacific as the Hawaiian islands are called and when opportunity knocked at his door Johnny grasped Its hand and neia on nae grim aearn success in baseball was his sire 17 Coast league last season and who I Is going to Detroit this year stepped on the diamond he was un der the friendly eye ot the big crowd The home fans wanted to see him work and gave him a good hand That Williams care a whoop for his home fans was In dicated by his actions and his general attitude of sneering indif ference to the ethics of fair play Williams did things and said things that would have chased him off any mainland lot In disgrace and as he has certainly had enongh exper ience to know this the conclusion must be drawn that he held the Rube fans In contempt and played horse with them Williams xvas too wise to make his roar out loud but according to Umpire Desha he used abusive language when lie came within close range of the in dicator holder" Without claiming to know the facts In this case it Is just possible that the Honolulu writer gives Will iams considerably the worst of It in this article rom other sources It Is learned that tho umpiring In this game was so bad that the Ditch uaiin i nzxinnr exasperated One correspondent in Honolulu assures The Tress that he never saw worse work by an arbiter than that which occa sioned outbursts stood what te to be expected in this jtj llr trftit ntnuuiniifu Hn tx vr UHHUrK rn ru)n ruw )r lnp 1 pastime the development of first class ball players been decided chance th son of the former cham lw Binu nl rn "ie rf nr til ntrlntnhlfifzith to the rule and there is little doubt er had every aiihpii nr uunie mug uui what John Brodie Williams will be a winner for the Tigers Williams I 1 1111111 IIL 5 MMIMMUiinii i 'iU 1 Hgy 1 A vX'Wsdf I i i iBBEs a i i KH iMaranKSRInKBEKHB A vic rZ Af 1 Is i 'fix i A Ww fl 9 $5 i The Men's Store i I Vk YJ I WW gfegftjrUa i 1 1 SM Ji 1.