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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-24
THRILLS GALORE
. IN STARS GAME
WHICH CONSTELLATION rs MORE
BRILLIANT-WHO KNOWS? :,
Nobody, for the Game Of the High:
School 1904 Men and the Alumni Was
So Disorderly the Thirty Spectators
Lost Count old-timers Probably
Defeated. -.-... r -. :: II H.

An enthusiastic, gallery of thirty
spectators thought it saw the 1904 all
star High school team force the Alumni
all-star team to bite the dust at Mime
haha park this morning. Jimmy Irs-
field, last year all-western half, en-
rolled himself with this years players
and signalized his appearance on the
gridiron by running the length: Of the
field for a touchdown. Wyman, for the
Alumni, forgot which side he was on
and kicked the goal. As no one could
see, for the dust, where the ball went,
the goal was allowed. &
The North Side players failed to APP
pear, SO the teams evened up by going
among the spectators and selecting like
ly men. Henry Berg played with the
winners and his work was one Of the
the champions played incognito, but it
was rumored that he was a member of
the Royal Academy Of London, and
his game would probably have been
considered admirable from an English
viewpoint.
The length of the halves was thir.
teen and seven minutes respectively
| a strenuous dispute whether 1T was
stopped on account of darkness or tc
catch a car. Some of the players re.
f fused to stop and the alumni claimed
a touchdown after the victors had
stopped playing.
The first half was fruitless in the
| scoring line. Several long runs were
made. Mccarthy ran the length of the
field, but was overtaken by Irsfeld, wht
took after him and carried three op
ponents hanging to his citizen Is clothes
/ He tackled his man on the six-inch line
and the ball was brought back to thu
center of the field because Punk !
Webster, the referee, did not see tn,
play, as he was talking to some on,
also made some long runs, but sometime
forgot to take the ball with them.
Berg did some fine line p1unging ant
the kicking of Frykman and Morse wa
! gllt-edged. Frykman would probabl,
have scored touchdown, but he mis-
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ness acquired in the tackle position to
good advantage and in the Pillsbury
game was all over the field and at the
place where he was most needed. Altho
suffering from a sprain he played thru
the Hamline game and held his own.
The other guard position goes to Smith
of Central, altho he is hard pushed by
several other players, among whom F.
King of North high is the leader. Hun
ter and Chamberlain Of East high were
good men,; but had not acquired, all the
fine points in the game required by an
all-star high school player.
H. Oswald of North high showed a
remarkable increase in ability over his
work of last year and played the best
tackle of the season. He was fierce
on defense, and catapult of offense
For the other tackle there are several
candidates, the two foremost being Fo-
ker of East high and Larrabee Of Cen
trail Larrabee easily excelled in Of
tense but did not play the all-arotnd
good game that Foker displayed in the
North high game If Larrabee had
paid more attention to his game and
had not put up a careless exhibition
at times, especially when the team was
winning, he would have had clear
right to the position. AS it is, it goes
tos,Foker. >2.$ -. .f... -, ~. :
:, On the ends Hoeffner Of North Side
and Weisman of Central have clear
titles to their positions. Westbrook and
Rolling of the East high team were a
star pair of ends, but found themselves
in exceptionally fast company.
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CORNELL WINS
At RUNNING
Gross Country Match Won for the
Fourth Time blythe Ithacan
Team. -

New York, "a Nov. f24.-Cornell again won the
championship Of the intercollegiate Cross Country
association by landing four runners in the first
nye places in the run held yesterday on Long
Island The course was the same as last years,
from Pelham Manor sta ton to the clubhouse of
the New York Athletic club on Traverse island,
IN the sound, distance of little over six miles.
or the six meets held by the association. Cornell
has won first place four times. Cornell scored
IL points, Pennsylvania was second with Al
points, Yale third with 81, Harvard fourth with
62 and Columbia fifth withf73. g. T. Newman of
Cornell, who led the big field of thirty -four run
ners nearly the whole distance, covered the six
miles in 1852, breaking the record by % sec
onds. he finished fifty yards ahead Of @. f. Ma
coffin, who was fifty yards ahead Of W. j.. Halt
of Yale. D. C.. Munson and "A. Starr Of Cor
nell We're about hundred yards further back.
Q. d. Macdonald of Columbia was sixth, w. c..
Howard, Harvard, was seventh and 9. r. Major
OF Pennsylvania* eighth. 72s.
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ENLISTED MEN, TOO
Army and Navy Start an Annual Grid.
+. ...5 iron Event Today.

New York, Nov. 24.-Picked teams Of the en-.
listed men OF the. army. and navy lined up
against one another at the Polo grounds today
to contest for the football championship of the
two arms of the service. . -
The best players that could be selected from
the forts and warshtps around New York have
been chosen to battle for the gridiron supremacy
The teams have been in constant practice for
weeks and have been carefully, coached by compe.
tent and experienced trainers.
Lieutenant Bunker, one OF the best halfbacks
ever turned out at West Point, has had the
army team in charge, while the navy eleven
has had the advantage Of big Tom: Thorpe's
advice. Both teams are in splendid FORM
This is the first contest of what will be an
annual event, and arrangements were made to
make It memorable. .5l5s
Generals and admirals, with their stats, occu.
pied boxes.
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RYAN AND ROOT IN
PALPABLE FAKE
Laughable Exhibition at Phila,
delphia Called Off by the
Disguised Referee.

Philadelphia, Nov 24.-The much advertised
fight between Tommy Ryan, the king of middle
weights, and Jack Root, the light heavyweight Of
Chicago,' turned out to be only a sparring match
and poor one at that. It was so palpably a
put-up job that the spectators began to cry
fake" in the first round. After three rounds
OF the worst horseplay seen in q prize ring,
Jack McGuigan the referee, left the ring in dis
gust in the fourth round The crowd became
turbulent and squad of policemen surrounded
the ring. When missiles began flying the police
Jumped thru the rope to protect the takers and
later escorted them to their rooms. Not one
hard blow struck in the whole exhibition
and Ryan's attempt to simulate Touchdown in
the third round was laughable. The men col
1ected $1,000 each before entering the ring and
the National Athletic club, which arranged the
mill, is out about 81 800. i. ..s - E'.s5.
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took the press gallery for the goal
posts and it was not allowed.
The line was probably as follows:
ars. Positions. Former All-Stars.
FOUR DROWNED In
THE ST. CLAIR RIVER.

:
Port Huron, Mich, Nov. 24.-The
rowboat of William Briggs; the night
ferryman between this city and sarnia,
Ont, which is directly across the St..
Clair river from here, was upset near
the Sarnia dock early today and four
men were drowned. " they are:
ALFRED GREEN, engineer, ST..
Thomas, Ont.
JOHN s. CHREENkN, fireman, St..
JOHN .DACK, brakeman, st. Thomas.
JAMES +: CONNELL, barkeeper,
Sarnia, Ont. ..<..,.-.:.>
Ferryman Briggs left the Port Huron
dock with six passengers insa.his row.
boat. A heavy sea was running on the
river, kicked up by the strong north
wind that. was : blowing. The boat
pitched and tossed on the waves, but
made the passage safely until within
about one hundred yards Of the Sarnia
dock. Then a heavy swell from the
shore suddenly caught the craft and
eapsized, her. IS
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e lineup follows
HURLEY COMING BACK
Harvard Delighted to Get It's Little
Irish Captain Again.

New York Sun Special Service. s. ~
Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 24.-Harvard men are
pleased to learn that Daniel Hurley, the plucky
little captain Of their football eleven, will re.
turn as graduate student next year in the
medical school. Hurley, will be eligible for the
well. 80 ,'t I -
. Never. perhaps, in her history, has Harvard
had harder working, more faithful, conscien.
ttous or brilliant leader than Hurley. Attic ii
Is somewhat against tradition to elect captain
from another department than the college, the
choice In this case has been heartily approved
by every Harvard man. :, q,
Hurley is undoubtedly one Of the best half
backs In America. He has what most Harvard
players lack, touch Of Irish in him. and this
accounts more than anything else for the bull.
dog grit which his little eleven of boys still In
their teens put up against Yale, Nov 10.
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BY Kit.

This year, all-star high school team
is chosen with a view Of presenting. not
aonly eleven men of exceptional ability.
lin their positions, but an eleven that
would collectively present the strong
fclass that could be brought against
them in the northwest. Several Of the
{players stood head and shoulders above
their rivals, but other positions had to
be filed after the most careful sorting
sout amongst a superfuity Of riches. The
s play deprived the high school
football world Of several valuable play
ers and narrowed the competition to
II North, East and Central. North Side
had an. abundance of good men left
from the previous year, but East and
l.tentral had to thresh out their teams
from green material. -
In the fullbaek position ig"yack
Marks of North high earned his right
Ito the place by consistent work thru
rathe year both in defense and offense:
His punting improved thru the season
4 and he was especially valuable in get.
over the heads of the backs of the
Opposing teams. Morse of Central
would have been close contestant if
the board Of control had not found
fault with his scholarship. Bunnell at
East Side played consistent game,
Nperience of Marks. ..a.
Frykman Sure Enough Star.
Captain Nat Frykman of the East
High team is another player who has
"a cinch on his position, having played
one of the best defensive ; halfback
games of the year. His kicking m eant
he squeezed thru seemingly impossible
holes. The other .halfback position is
a standoff between Broderick Of East
High and Captain Oscar Ertl Of North
Side. Both men are exceptionally fast
and used their heads better than the
average high school player, but Broder-
ick's two long runs in the Hamline
game, his run the length Of the field in
Che Central game and his work in the
BSt. Paul Central game entitle him to
10 shade the better right to the eleven.
ssStorer of the Central team also deserves
credit for the fighting spirit shown in
all the games played.
In selecting the quarterback, East
high has two candidates Of ability, but
back who was in every play and who
showed speed and Judgment in running
black punts, altho he was sometimes
weak in catching them. Williams and
Martin of East high alternated in the
position and each had quarterback
made many clever quarterback, runs
but as he played only in some of the
games, he has to give way to Bolser.
Haymaker for Center.
At center Haymaker, of North Side
easily played the best game Of the year
his nearest opponent being Farnham Of
Central. whose work was hindered by
the fact that he was often called upo1
to do the kicking, department il
which he had not been sufficiently
coached. Haymaker was good on de
well.
The shifting of Jack Oswald to guart
on the North high team was one Of TIT
finds of the year. He used his quick
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INDEPENDENT FOOTBALL,

The Cedar Athletic association football team
would like to hear from the Fusts or any other
team having claim to the 12O-pound champion.
ship. For games address Ed Burke, 1928 First
street 8. -, .5.-s =
The Washburn Home football team, having
won seven successive victories since the begin.
ming of the season, now claims the S5-pound
championship of the city. Any team wishing to
dispute this title may have game by calling
the manager on Twin City phone 44s4, or North.
western, South O..
The Cottage City winners would like to arrange
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NORTHWEST FOOTBALL

Long Prairie, MIMI, Nov. 24.-In football
game here between Little Falls and Long Prairie,
the former went down to defeat before the local
team by a score of 10 to o. The play was
fast from the start the winning team scoring a
touchdown in the: first two minutes Of play. A
large crowd witnessed the, game
Garner, Iowa, .Noy. A.-Britt high school de-
zfeated Garner eleven at Britt by a score OF
28 to o. The Britt team was considerably
heavier and made most Of the gains BY line
smashes. , = =
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1NDEPENDENT CHAMPIONS
The Title s. Was to Be Settled This
s~s. 5.> ~ Afternoon, 4 i>f5;s

The contest for the independent football cham
plonship for the twin cities was fought this aft
club of Minneapolis snd the A. A. a. team ahaet Of
ST.. Paul. Each team has defeated ali oppo-
nents IN. its respective city. and the winner will
sWesthagen, the strong center Of the A. A. a.
team, was injured last evening, but capable
substitute mas been obtained in Boyd of Ham
line. The Columbias, who average 1S1 pounds,
We're confident Of success and were heartily
backed BY the -four ity followers of independent
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games. with any 7o-pound team in the city.
Address George McNutt, 8S04 Thomas avenue s,
or telephone Northwestern. South 1043J1.
The Riversides would like to arrange games
with any 125-pound team in the city. For
games address George Palmer, 2615 Twenty-sec-
ond street s.. ~
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SIDNEY DILLON SOLD =
Famous Sire Of Lou Dillon Brings
80 mn --"t =

New York. Nov. A-Sidney Dillon the fam.
Gus sire of Lou Dillon. was sold at the Old Glory
horse sale, for $4,000 to Sterling L. Holt Of
Ros Drt one Of 6 Sasf be Irom sons t.
Direct, and himself famous sire. was sold to
r. L. Wood Of Liberty, Ind, for ST. 600. :.
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ANOTHER KIND OF sTANDPATTER.
An Atlsntic Highlands man. has been trying
to save a bluff there from the encroachment Of
the sea. He has found out what the wild waves
are -sa. irg-they are calling his bluff.
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$1,000 to st. Louis and Return
Via

/ Tickets on sale from November 18th
to 26th.. Good returning to December
list. For further information apply to
r. n. Heard, General Agent, corner Mic
ollet avenue and Fifth street. Mime
apolis.
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HARD TO GET DOWN TO WEIGHT
"Young Corbett" Having Tough
-- Time Getting Thin

San Francisco, Nov. 24.-"Young Corbett''
weighs 1875 pounds now, and Nelson tips the
beam at 1872 -
The little champion is having his own troubles
in making 13O, the limit that the articles Of the
fight call for He has trained for half a dozen
been. vexatious problem but heretofore there
has been the excuse that he was not living up
to the spirit OF the occasion. It is not the case
estly: In ten days he has reduced over ten
pounds, but Is sticking away above the notch,
off the rest and be the old Corbett. -. : :
This morning he came off the road clad in
abdominal covering of rubber cloth to induce
perspfratton: Trainer Tuthill advised a plunge
in the Pacific, and the fighter assented. attic
peated daily to harden the skim Corbett saws
no one need worry about the weight, that he will
be at the notch in good shape and will win on
the bit. :. -
Nelson is training in the warmer inland climate
Of Larkspur. The weight is a joke with him
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Az LouIs ,GEr TRIO.

Birmingham. Ala, Nov. 24.-Pitcher Raglan,
Catcher Clark and Fielder Matthews Of the
contracts with tie ST. Louis American association
team.
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FuREY GETS FURIOUS IN VAIN,

st: Louis, Mo-, Nov. 24-Barney Furey Of
Cincinnati was knocked out in the fifth round
Of fifteen round go with Dick Fitzpatrick at the
West End club last evening. Furey was hit in
the stomach, and altho claiming foul, attacked
Fitzpatrick savagely and was knocked down
second time. The foul was not allowed and
Furey did not respond for the sixth round,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-09
BONAPARTE.

Bonaparte, April 7.-Dr. C. S. Per
school directors to fill the vacancies
caused by the designations of DIR. r. N.
Cresap and A. Mcdonald.
Mrs. f. L. Eason is visiting relatives
in Ottumwa.
Phil Eich, of Des Moines, was bust
ness visitor in town yesterday morn
ing.
Mrs. Glen Young is spending a few
days in Des Moines.
]. Hall Whitley returned yesterday
from Keol<uk, where he has been at
tending the medical college.
Miss Bessie Cackley has returned
from an extended visit with relatives
near Mount Sterling.
Aaron Blackford is moving his
household goods from the Cresap prop
erty to the residence he recently pur-
chased Of DR.. j. A. Young.
Guy Derr returned yesterday from
Reedsburg. Wisconsin, where he has
been employed in wooden mill for
several months
Eldora Leach, of Ottumwa. was a
business visitor in Bonaparte Tuesday
night.
The revival services being held at the
Bonaparte church are quite largely at
tended. Rev. Wilson Mills, of Des
Moines, is conducting the meetings.
The wooden mills are closed down for
several days on account of a coal fam
inc here.
Clayton Miller, who has been In
western Iowa acting as railway mail
clerk, is home for vacation.
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BlDW

Bidwell, April 6. The death Of
Mrs. Araminta Fisk, occurred March
20, from the effects of paralysis at the
home of her son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Greenland, of Lo-
villa The remains arrived here We'd
nesday, March 81, on No. 8. The fun
eral services were conducted Thursday
from the Christiansburg church by
Rev. Winthrop, of Blakesburg. The In
terment was made in the Christians
burg cemetery.
Mrs. Fisk was 80 years, 8 months and
16 days Of age, and had been a resi-
dent Of this community most all her
life until the past few months.
+ Quite a number from here attend
ed the Fritz-Shea fine stock sale at
Blakesburg Wednesday.
Alb. Beagle was Milwaukee passen-
ger to Blakesburg and back Friday.
Henry Melcher, Mont Moffet and Jim
Fisk, of Ottumwa, were brief visitors
at the Rolla Lewis residence Thursday.
Harve Grooms and Frank Smith,
will soon begin the erection Of a large
new barn for Henry Oswald.
Grant Mof1itt of Ottumwa was a.
guest at the George Chisman home re-
Gently.
Silas Warren and daughter Miss
Dora Of Chillicothe, were business call
ers here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. F. Chisman and
sons Lorne and Theodore Of South OF
tumwa returned home Sunday on No.
s after pleasant visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Grooms, In COM
pany with Hugh Lottridge, of Chilli
Gothic. visited relatives here Sunday
Arthur Groo1ns and children, Of Ne
braska, are, visiting relatives in this
vicinity.
Mr.. Boies and Miss Grooms. Of OF
tumwa, were guests at the A.. o..
Grooms home Sunday.
D. Riggs. Of Chillioothe, was a busi-
ness caller in this community Monday.
Levi Cloyd, Of Blakesburg, was cali
ing on relatives here Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Rolla Lewis and son
Merle spent Sunday at Charley Smiths
near Munterville.
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Cures permanently the cases he under
takes and sends the ncurable home with
out taking fee from them. This Is why
he continues his visits year after year,
while other doctors have made few visits
and stopped. Dr.. Shallenberger Is an emil
nently successful specialist In all chronic
diseases, proven by the many cures effect
ed in chronic cases which have baffled the
skill Of all other physicians. His hospital
experience and extensive practice have
made him so proficient that he can name
and locate disease III few minutes.
Treats Ill durable cases of Catarrh, Nose,
Throat and Lung diseases. Eye and Ear,
Stomach. Liver and Kidneys, Gravel,
Rheumatism, Paralysis, Neuralgia, Ner.
vous and Heart diseases, Blood and Skin
diseases, Epilepsy, Brlght's Disease and
Consumption in early stage; diseases Of the
Bladder and Female Organs, Liquor and
Tobacco habit. Stammering cured and sure
methods to prevent its recurrence given.
A never-failng remedy for Big Neck.
PILES. FISTULAE and RUPTURE guar
anteed cured without detention from busi-
mess. Special attention given to all Surgi.
cal cases, and all diseases Of the Eye, Ear,
Nose and Throat.
Graduated Lids, Cataract, Cross Eyes
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HE WAS SMOOTH.
Man With Bad Eye Fools creston
People on Checks.

Creston, April T. = A medium built
fellow, with smooth face, about 80
years old, slightly bald, weight, about
100 pounds, and with a bad eye, is the
description that E. e. Hall, manager
of the Blair hotel, gives of the man
that arrived at that nostlery Sunday
night and who registered as F. H. John
son, of Murray, and who left the city
some time Tuesday without the little
formally OF paying his board. This
man johnson also passed three checks
on S. A. Bowers, jeweler, for $135, SIS
and S12, receiving in exchange there
fore goods to that amount with the
exception of $25, which he received in
money.
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BRYAN READS OUT PARKER.
Says Judge is Not Available Along
With Cleveland and Others.

Lincoln Neb., April Wv j. Bryan
said last evening that Judge Parker is
not available as candidate Meth
err" he continued, 'is Grover Cleveland,
ator German. Mr.. Hill has made him
self champion Of Mr.. Parker in New
York, and it is not likely he would do
this without having an understanding
with Mr.. Parker as to his own position
with the administration. The fact that
Mr.. Parker is an enigma ought to re-
move him from consideration, and the
situation is made still worse by the
blight of Hills record. If Mr.. Parker
is nominated it must not be as har-
mony candidate; it must be with the
knowledge that he represents the same
element. the same influence, and the
same method which during Cleveland's
second administration led the demo-
cratic party through the valley of the
shadow Of DEATH"