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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-05
CRESCEUS' RECORD 0. K.
Wichita Officials Say His Time Of
i 1894 WasCor-
@ rect

Wichita, Kan, Nov. 5.--Officials of
the Southern Kansas Fair and Carnival
association when seen relative to the
report that the record claimed for
Cresceus over the Wichita track
would be rejected by the American
Trotting association, deny there was
any irregularity in the proceeding.
II hardly think the record will be
rejected until our side Of the case has
been heard,s said President &C. NJ.
Irwin.s4si4I have a letter from Secretary
Knight Informing me he had not then
received the books kept that after
noon, tho he doubtless has them by
this time and assuring me would
be notified when the case would be
heard by the board of appeals II 1t was
me what testimony would be required.
One of the watches used belonged to
me, one to Mr.. Holdridge and one to
Mr.. Stead and none of them was doc
tored, to my positive knowledge
The officials say there is no deny
ing that some people caught the time
slower than the official timer, but
they aver that this always happens
They say it also is true that many
caught it at 2 minutes and as low as
1853, and they can produce affidavits
to that effect ~
Secretary Knight it's understood,
took with him affidavits of George and
Herman Pulls and possibly one other
to the effect. they caughti|the time
slower than@2 minutes What other
evidence he collected is not known,
but the officials declare they are
ready to refute anything he may nave
whatever it may be.
( 81 } 81 II y T / +
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-05
THE WIGWAG COACH
Chicago Alumnus Roasts Yost for Sig
mailing from Side Lines.

Certain Chicago newspapers have
branded the statement that Coach
Yost signaled his team from the side
lines during last Saturdays game as
a pipe dream" Under these circum-
stances a statement from a Chicago
university alumnus who saw the game
and who had no financial interest in
the outcome. is of interest, because
1T shows that the tale had it's founda-
ton in something more than the i'm
agination of Minnesota partizans. c..
Victor Campbell, a former University
of Chicago man, who attended the
game, says in a letter to the sporting
editor of the Chicago American:
Dear Sir-Last Saturday the Minnesota
eleven in nearly every scrimmage. had to
play against eleven bodies and twelve
heads the extra head being the marvel
ousy resourceful one that rests on Mr..
Yosts shoulders. AS he travelled back and
forth on the side lines Mr.. Yost made an
elaborate display of signs Of nervousness
especially when Michigan had the ball
and was getting ready for a signal.
He took off his hat and held it high or
held it low; he juggled with a cigar. he
crouched, he Strengthened up-in short, he
went thru a surprising variety OF calls
themes. But when all his players were
busy, during a zfumble--sufelY the most
trying OF all times for an onlooker-Mr.
Yost's we'll balanced nervous organism
showed no more signs of strain than We're
natural under the circumstances.
It may have been that when Michigan
had the ball Mr.. Yost trembled for his
wonderful offense,' but hundreds of peo-
pie, who like the writer, had no money
up on the contest, would be willing to take
their affidavit that, to the best of their
observation and belief, these signs Of
nervousness were really part of a system
Of silent sideline signals, by which Mr..
Yost wigwagged to his team advice as to
the next play or warning as to Minnesota S
probable attack.
The wall that comes UP from Michigan
about Minnesota playing dirty ball is very
late. Why were these claims not made to
the proper officials during the game?
After what was probably the fiercest game
that has ever been played in the west,
Michigan men exhibit black eyes as a
sure proof that Minnesota slugged!
Well. there were at least two black eyes
handed out on Saturday last--one to Mr..
Yost's reputation as "the invincible
COACH the other to his reputation as a
sportsman" ss
In their game with Michigan let the Chi
cago team see to it that they play against
eleven men and not against twelve.
Beware Of the wigwag coach!
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-05
The UNFAIR FIELD GOAL
Proposal to Gut It's Value; Down to
Three Points Is Again
Being Urged. &
Special to The Journal.

Z
Chicago, Nov. 5.--Why should a
man with an educated leg have the
power to defeat an entire football
eleven? Why should he be allowed to
make as many points either with a
place kick or drop kick as an entire
eleven working In unison?
Why should not the number Of
points for goal from place or a
drop kick be cut from five to three?
These and other questions bearing
on the subject have been asked with.
frequency and with persistency, es-
peclally since the game Saturday be-
tween Chicago and Wisconsin, and
side is that the rules should be.
changed so that three points and not
five be given for a place or drop kick.
Thus the eleven with a good kicker
might have an opportunity Of holding
another eleven even provided the
kicker We're able to make two drop
or place kick goals to the opposing
teams one touchdown. 81 According to
football critics this seems to be the
correct ratio. Let the touchdown and
goal following count for as much as
two field goals. Certainly when a kick
gets the same credit as a touchdown,
somebody is going to suffer, and it is
always the team which is not fortu-
nate enough to haveta first-class man
to boot the leather.
Walter MacCornack, of Northwest
ern, who has proved himself to be one
of the foremost coaches in the west,
is in favor of the change, and he
hopes it will be brought about soon.
1T seems to me that to almost any
body this allowing place or a drop
kick goal to count as much as a
touchdown is unfair he said. ut
is unfair, because expert kickers are
born more than they are made.
What l mean is that out Of forty or
fifty candidates for football eleven
not one can be developed into a good
kicker. Then, again, some little out
of-the-way college or high school will
turn out d MAN who without any
coaching will DE able to put the ball
over the crossbar five times out Of
seven"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-05

ference colleges. The conference rules
adopted by the nine big western schools
provide specifically that the board of
control ofSthe respective colleges shall
have final jurisdiction in the matter of
passing uponJthe eligibility of the men
who compose their athletic teams.
1t Is not for Michigan to decide the
eligibility Of Coach Stages players.
That is the duty of the board Of con-
troll at the University Of Chicago. We
are content to abide by the ruling Of
that body"
Manager Baird denies the report
that his conference with Coach Stagg
in Chicago had any significance in
the Eckersall matter. 4
"Eckersalls name was not men
toned in the conference said Man
ager Baird.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-05
DEVELOP DROP K1CKERs.
Western Coaches Working Hard to
Bring Out Some O'Deas.
No-.. !.

WESTERN NOacncS WORKING Haiu W
Bring Out Some O'Deas.
New York Sun Special Service.
Chicago, Nov. 5.-The welcome ces-
sation of the verbal strife between
Michigan and Minnesota and the
tilities in the EckersaH case, have
deprived the gridiron situation in the
west of all it's enlivening elements.
Affairs in the football world have set
tied down into the dull. uneventful
routine of practice, destitute of eXcit-
ing incidents, which promises to con-
tinue for the next two weeks uninter
rupted by the unimportant games
scheduled for next Saturday.
There is remarkable unanimity
among the coaches, just at present,
and the work on at least four of the
big nine" gridirons this week is
largely devoted to the attainment of
a single end, the development of a
drop kicker. The success of Ecker
sail at Madison and Null at Cham
paign on Saturday has apparently
awakened Yost, Williams, Curtis and
Mccormack to the fact that there is
one effective method of scoring which
has been overlooked in the develop
ment of their redoubtable scoring ma
chimes.
In consequence, there is a general
rush to make up the deficiency, and a
crowd Of candidates. attempting every
conceivable. form of field goals, is a
daily sight at any of tlleal ihgs 4ifsti-
tutions.
The Chicagos, of course, have a tre-
mendous advantage over their rivals
in this respect, too great, in the opin-
ion Of the majority, to be overcome in
the short interval which rel mains, if
at all. Stagg has the advantage of
working with a player Of great nat
ural ability at the kicking game, who
only needs coaching, and not much Of
that, to develop into second Herself
berger.
Mccormack, in particular, needs a
man capable Of scoring five points
from the thirty-yard line. Super
f1cially, it looks as if the team de-
feated by Chicago, with a margin Of
twelve points to spare, should fall
easy victims to the purple prowess.
AS a matter Of fact, Wisconsin proved
equal, if not superior, to the maroons,
despite the latter's Improvement since
the Northwestern game, in every de-
partment save one. andsIin that de-
pertinent the purple has no advan-
tage over the cardinals.
AS a result Mccormack is busy these
days with a squad of men Dracticing
goals from the field, and he has sta :
kicker in Cotton.
The wolverines are also busy with
the field goal problem.> John Duffy,
now city attorney Of Ann Arbor,
whose stunts as a drop kicker occur
red SO long ago that none but the
Oldest inhabitants can recollect them,
has instituted school in the art at
Ferry field, with the entire Michigan
squad as pupils.
The vet cram Instruction is oh o.
results already and punters who can
average forty yards are plentiful,
while Garrels, a freshman tackle,
IIeston and others have manifested
considerable skill as drop kickers.
There is little probability, however,
that Sweeley's place will be satisfac-
torily filled this season.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-05
INDEPENDENT FOOTBALL

The oriol football team would like to arrange
game for Thanksgiving Day. with some fast
football team. Out-of-town team preferred. Ad-
dress Frank Heath. 373: Nicol1et avenue.
125-pound team in the twin cities for sunday.
the Kittens preferred. Address Harry Brook
son, 2618 Eighteenth avenue s..
The Bremers met their Waterloo when the
Voegelis defeated them by score of 5 to o..
For games with the y inners address Rudolph f..
Steinmetz, 1911 Fremont avenue n. The aaverag e
lis 100 pounds
Tie Kittens football team defeated the ST.
Adams by score of 80 to q. The Kittens de-
sire games with any 125 or 13O-pound team in
the city. Address Archie Hill. 223 State street
Sc.
Tie Monarch football squad will meet at Harry
Anles' residence. 1907 Fourth avenue S. Friday
evening at O'clock. to listen to Coach Clown
GUSTS final instructions before the game at
Hudson. 81 =
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IN THE PRIZE RING

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Bob Fitzsimmons insists that he can
reduce to 1853 pounds and he strong. To
a friend In New York the Cornishman
writes: @
81 am still the middleweight champion.
and If Tommy Ryan or Jack O'F8rien thinks
cannot reduce to 1853 pounds / will bet
$4,000 and post the same at any time. /
am in the game until I am beaten. and
If George Gardner whips me will still
be at the head of the middleweight class.
am training hard for my scrap with
Gardner and expect to whip him. He is
a strong. husky young fellow, but ! am
sure will win.
Jack Root has been added to my staff
OF trainers. have wired him to come to
my quarters and expect him any day. He
knows Gardeners style of fighting pretty
we'll. and can be OF great assistance
to me.
Z. New York--All grades OF refined sugar were re-
duced SC hundred pounds to-day 2f5sss
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-05
CARLETON WINS EASILY.
Northfield Eleven Beats st. Thomas
College by a Score of II to O.

College by a Score of II to o.
The Carleton football team decisive
1y defeated st. Thomas yesterday af-
ternoon on the grounds of the latter
eleven. The score was II to 0. The
teams were about equal in weight, and
both played steady football, Carleton
showing the better team work.
st. Thomas put UP a game fight, but
her men were slow in starting. Sew
eral times st. Thomas threatened the
Carleton goal line, but the Mortified
men were always able to hold at criti-
cal times. For Carleton Hendrickson,
Cundy and Hayes played a star game.
Cundy and Hayes were sure ground
gamers, and scored all three touch
downs. For st. Thomas Cullen showed
UP In great form at quarter, while Ma
loney and O'Shaughnessy did good
work in advancing the ball. The line
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-05
viii Play ST. Cloud High.

Minneapolis Central High school Syestar-
day called off the game scheduled to he
played with ST. Paul Central Nov. 13. The
ST. Paul school has arranged a game
with the high school at ST. Cloud for that
date. The game will be played at ST.
Cloud. a - Hh4t s.fl
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-05
In a game at Spears alleys the Spears
team took two out of three from the Bald
SPEARS.

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sleepless, and who has cold hands and
feet, cannot feel and act like well
person. Carriers Iron Pills equalize
the circulation, remove nervousness
and give strength and rest.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-05

Cresceus' attempt to break the mile.
record on a half-mile track. scheduled
for to-day at Kansas City, has been post
poned indefinitely owing to rain and
muddy track.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-05

Carriers Little Nerve Pills. Dyspepsia
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makes you dyspeptic; either one rem
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-05
NO THANKSGIVING DAY GAMES
Chicago Varsity Council Starts Move
mcnt Against Them.

New York Sun Special Service.
Chicago, Nov. "a movement to
end the custom of holding football
games on Thanksgiving Day has been
undertaken by the University Of Chi
cago. s The l, faculty administrative
council, made UP of President w R.
Harper, the deans Of the various col
leges and schools and the directors
of departments, have adopted reso-
luton opposing games on that date
The council has instructed Professor
A. A. Stage, director of the depart
ment of physical1eulture and athletics,
to confer with the other universities.
Il The eastern universities which have
their final contest for the season
on the Saturday before Thanks
giving, is one argument. DR.. Henry
Pratt Judson said All of these points
made by the student petitioners APP
pealed to the administrative council.
The university has taken a similar
stand in reference to Memorial Day.
We wish to help eliminate the circus
element from Thanksgiving Day cell.
ebrations."
Director Stage expressed his per-
sonal disapprovaI of the move. He
said: yale and Princeton gave up
the Thanksgiving game because it was
held in New York, and a lot of cheap
sports, most of them not students,
displayed a lot OF. rowdyism. There
has been no such trouble here.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-05
BILLIARDS

Fargo, N. D., Nov 5--The final game
here for the northwestern billiard cham
pionship was played last night Peterson
of Fargo won from Ferris of Minneapolis
by 800 to IT. Peterson played a. splendid
game which included several difficult
shots. The scores: ei
Peterson. o. s.: 90. o. 0. a. o. 13, q, 9, i,
%, Is. IS, g. 81, s. 15..s SO, $500; average
1862.
L. s.. o., TO- %, %. %. o, O-17I; average, lS;I-2O
The game yesterday afternoon was be-
tween Ferris and Spears, and the latter
won by 800 to 2O5
Duluth. Nov. 5.-Frank Bitter last
night defeated w. F. Hatley. champion
14-inch billiardist of the northwest, in the
first game of the championship series here
by a score Of 300 to 274. Billiter's average
was 91a-S2 and Hatley's was 26-31.
BilIiter's high run was IS and Hatleys 81.
The score:
Bil1iter--1, a. II. s. 4, %. 5. /, i. 20, 3, Q, 8,
Q. 10. so, Al. s. ID, IA. IS. 4 1. /. 0, 2, @,
q Il Is s. 1890. Thirty two innings.
Hatley-15 0, 81 10, 8, o. 5, s.. 81. O..
= o. 49, o. 10, IA. 10, o. o. 20. 10. 8, ., o.,
"a il. 6. O. 3, 2--274. Thirty lone innings.
This afternoons game is between Spears and
Biiliter. Tonight Hatley and Ferris play.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-05

MISCELLANEOUS SPORTS

The Chicago poolroonl wire tappers ara
thought to have been at work in Omaha,
and the Diamond poolroom there has lost
| thousands Of dollars by their operations.
The person who did the actual betting was
a stranger in the city, and as soon as
the disclosures and arrests were made in
Chicago, he disappeared. But the Omaha
people were becoming suspicious of his
deals and had refused to accept any fur
ther bets several days before the stranger
left the city. One of the bookmakers at
the poolroon yesterday said: During the
past three weeks stranger has been
beating us daily, and we became suspic-
iOus OF him and shut him off. His sys-
tenn was to wait until the horses were
at the post and then request a bet What
made his actions doubly suspicious was
that during the three weeks we stood for
his work he never lost a bet. and this con-
WINGED us that he had something on us
that was not according to the rules of the
game. Together with ether suspicious oc-
currences, we now are sure he was one
of the Chicago gang
There is an effort under way to have
Jim Jeffries fight in San Francisco be-
fore the summer comes again. Joe Eagan,
the champions business manager. has re-.
ceiyed a dispatch from the matchmaker
Of the Colma A. c.. new athletic club
in San Francisco, offering purse of s20-
fries and Sam McVey. the big California
negro. The organization wants to hold
the combat within the next four months
and is willing to allow a tidy sum To
Jeffries for expenses. Eagan promptly
turned the offer over to JefYries, who said
without much hesitation that he would
not consider it.
Il have made UP my mind never to
fight negro again as long as there is
white man in the field he said.
Emperor William. during his visit to
Saalburg. Germany, Tuesday, asked Baron
Won Brandenstein, secretary of the Ger
man Automobile club. to submit a report
on the preparations for the James Gordon
Bennett cup race in the vicinity of Ham
burg. The emperor assured Baron Won
Brandenstefn that he would offer a prize
for the best alcobol-using automobile If
the club wished to institute a special COM
petition for it.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-05

Its the empty rooms that eat up the
profits. Keep your rooms full OF
profitable roomers by using a journal
want ad all the time.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-05

Niagara Falls. ont.-The striking laborers on
the power plants have returned to work accent
ing dollar and c half day and the strike
ordered home
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viii Play at Escanaba.
Special to The Journal.

special TO Ihe J0urHaIs N
Marquette. Mich, Nov. 5.-After a live
ly3controversy between efIshpeming and
Esca aba football teams, which will soon
meet to settle the upper peninsula cham
pionship, the state board of athletic con-
troll has decided that the game shall take
place at Escanaba. 1t will occur week
from Saturday. and viii undoubtedly be
the greatest gridiron contest in the his
tory ofnorthern Michigan. Special trains
Will be run to- Escanaba from the Mar
8quette range, and an attendance Of many
thousands is anticipated.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-05

st. louis Mrs Mary TyndaII, Of milwaukee,
wns crushed under train at Union Station to.
day and died soon after at the city hospital
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-05

Time--Twenty five minute halves. officials
George Mueller: referee. e. C.. Rice. umpire:
Tom Finn Jinesman. TOuchdowns--Cun g
Hayes 1. Score, II to o.
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BOWLING
Games Tonight.

Minneapolis League-Buffalo VS.. Turner
lat cooperative alleys. ,-
City League-Rise's VS.. ST. Anthony at
st. Anthony alleys.
Grain and Flour League--Poehlert VS..
Cargill at Cooperative alleys. s
The Apex team furnished surprise
last night by taking two out of three
games from the strong Tuxedo team In
the Minneapolis league match. Hansen
got high score with 223 The score:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-05

Tregendet Cleans Your Silverware.
No abrasion, no polishing. No work.
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In sthe Commercial league the Powers
Mercantile company took two out of three
from the Janney Semple-Hill team, and
the Minneapolis Dry Goods made a clean
sweep with the Roberts team The score:
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Totals

In the Grain and Flour league last even
ing the Piilsburys took three straight from
the ST. Anthony and Dakota team. The
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-05

New York--All grades OF refined sugar were re-
uced sc hundred pounds to-day
New-York tribune., 1903-04-04
OPPOSITION GAINING STRENGTH.
Reorganization Plan of American Mating
Company To Be Voted on To-day.

Opposition to the proposed reorganization plan
Of the American Mailing Company IS gaming IN
e-rgrs+b The proposition which Will be voted on
today has for its object the reduction Of capital
fzari07 The company is now capitalized at 81
zoo na lTntu October 1899, The preferred stock IG
the dividend of per cent. Since that date II has
Maid nothing It IS declared that with so large Il
Capitalization further dividends are impossible II
. new company is formed. the plan provides for
e7-+fng down the stocks 10 100000 preferred ana
s7o 90, 900 common. The reorganization committee
= COMPOSED Of Frederick Uhlmann. chairman.
-ren3ule Bowdoin. John G. Jenkins and Waiter u.
Oakman. -
IN -bA oDDosition pamphlet Issued on March le'
s,gr,ed by Archibald 4. Hutchinson and victor ~.
McFIbepy II OF No. Pine-st-, it Is declared
.hor the real moving cause is 10 form a new cor
,,oratior and thus to get rid OF impending SUITS
sf-s+ certain of the former and present directors
and officers Of the company, and also against the
o~ipinsI prornoters The opposing sharehode pro
rce7 against the proposed payne mt OF S3,o5',l
e T,ar cent Of the present captains tIoi- loN
1.r,1ryosea of REORGANIZATION, iHctL1!LS vAlSlLL9t
ar5 Tor the new company They urge Ihdt
- 5isI0sItfon Of such sum would redolLo uoIe more
>. he rrodt of lawyers, the reorSaIi Z tZltl
.tIe ibe underwriting syndicate ana OthtISr tHA-
- ne stock holders themselves 90
girruI1r the TFCTSallzal!uA -''LI-i-i
iseIo5 on March o. and IN order 10 share IN the
rraT stocks must be deposited TO-DAY! 5 ' @
t-1yr,irfaa failed to say whether the plan "otl4 E
c,-l- s,-srative at this time. II Il eApe-le4, Is
49, tiiat the time for deposltinE STOCKS VIII pe
4f7pt