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The Minneapolis journal., 1904-01-23
HE WANTS NO GAMBLERS
BARNEY DREYFUSS DESIRES NO
PLAYERS WHO BET ON GAMES
TO JOIN HIS TEAM. r..

IT do not want any sports on the
Pittsburg team, and that's why I'm
so careful and go slowly in my selec-
ton of what new talent we want for
next season.
Barney Dreyfuss, owner of the
thrice champion Pittsburg team, and
who confesses without reserve that
he wants the fourth pennant in a. row
to make him happy, said this, and he
looked as if he meant it.
''By sport I mean the player who
will bet on himself or his team to win
games," continued Mr.. Dreyfuss.
II don't want any man that will
wager that his team will win, that the
other fellows will be shut out, ETC.,
for that is a very bad business, and
there is entirely too much of it in
baseball now.
'I know, pitchers who will, when
they have the money, bet as high az
$1OO on themselves when they go into
the box, but I don't want any of these
people on my pay roll.
'At first it looks like good game !;
it looks as tho the club owner should
be proud to have in his employ men
who will wager their own hard
earned money that they will beat the
other fellow, but when we look at
it more closely and examine records
it proves to be very bad baseball.
1T has been proved that the play
er who bets on himself cannot give
his best attention to the game.
1T sounds very brave and nice to
hear that such and such a player in
the game has bet so much money
that his team would win, but it isn't
sport, and it has been proved hun
dreds Of times.
MANY are the club managers and
owners who could tell, if they would,
where such and such game was
lost by a certain player having bet
and becoming too anxious.
1--WE have none such players on the
Pittsburg team, nor do we want them
IT have made no secret Of the fact
that I want a good, first-class pitcher
and I will get him.
II have had the refusal Of some
since the last season closed, and have
refused to take on what seemed to be
first-class men because I know they
are sports; that they will bet their
money on the games in which they
take part, and that leads them into
loafng with the betting element, and
this is additionally bad.
II have in my minds eye two very
fast pitchers men considered at the
top of the profession, at least they
have been, whom could have had fol
Pittsburg, but refused to take, jus,
because they have got to that stage
where they have some money an6
they. insist on betting it on games ir
which they play.
"They always bet on themselves, OF
course, but they cannot play on the
Pittsburg team"
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-01-23
ROWING

The attention Of Andrew M. O'Dea,
coach of the University Of Wisconsin
crews, is engaged with almost one
hundred candidates for the freshman
and varsity eights. The varsity can
didates are the last to be called out,
and these number twenty-nine, most
of whom are new bidders for places
in the badger shell, the members Of
last years eight not yet being in the
training quarters. The freshman can
didates number sixty-four and have
been at work for some time. Many Of
the men trying now for varsity hon
ors at the sweeps are those who rowed
in the freshman boats last year. The
candidates have been divided into four
squads, the coxswains at present be-
ing in the immediate charge of pre-
liminary physical exercises prepara-
tory to rowing on the Glycerin ma
chimes. The coxswains are Van Meter,
Kessenich, Concklin and r. e. John
son.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-01-23
I claimed to be-and If was not, h
opined it wouldn't be healthy for me.

Being Of an obliging disposition, went
with him, his Internal dogs, which he in
formed me knew more than most men.
being a cross of fox and dog, following at
my heels, and evidently as suspicious OF
me as was their master. I must say my
captor fed me well, and gave me a good
warm bunk to sleep in, but he wouldn't
say ten words an hour, and to my excited
imagination. seemed to be pOnderlng
whether he would kill me during the night,
or not. So you can imagine how much
slept that night. But l finally dozed off
somewhere near morning, and dreamed
that was a prisoner to the Pilgrim Faith
ers convicted of heresy, and sentenced to
the good old ordeal of peine forte ct dure
AS the steeple-hatted tormentors piled
caken planks upon my chest to the point
of suffocation, I awoke-and the reality
was worse than the dream. An immense
wild cat was lying across my chest, 1T 8
head tucked up in the hollow of my throat,
and sleeping as peacefully as an infant In
la cradle. And there l lay, sweating the
cold sweat of nervous agony, not daring
to stir for fear the wild thing should re-
sent it and tear my eyes out, till fairly
tainted.
''When-I I revived the fire was re-kindled,
my host was up, and the great cat rub
bling and purring about him just like do
mestic pussy. And when gasped out the
story of my fright, what do you think he
said? Oh, not much, just this, Tn a
id fool! You amt no game warden!
You're LADY, And he hitched up pony
after breakfast, and drove me to the
camp where found they had forty men
securing the woods to find me, and hailed
me as joyously as If one risen from the
dead. But it's me to the asphalt. I'm
not a hog" And away the good city man
went; q deal nearer nervous prostration
than when he left home. But he would
have been all right had he taken guar
dian along when he went after the rab-
! bits. +nt &C. G. Kelly. =
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-01-23
)SSIP OF THE WEEK IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS


ton day. Curling teams from Man
kato, Winnebago City, Vernon Center,
Garden City and Jackson Lake will be
present
Rev. John Lloyd Of Waseca will de-
liver the annual address. Major
George Sinclair and the Misses Hazel
and Mabel Runge of Minneapolis, DR..
Robin M. Dodds and DR.. G. H. Ner-
bovig of Mankato and Thomas Thorn
son Of Vernon Center will take part in
the program.
The Maple River Curling club is the
first organization of it's kind to be
formed in the state and dates back to
1874, when annual gatherings were
held in private country homes. Old
fashioned f1atirons and wooden
blocks were the only curling stones
available, yet the roarin' game was
no less exciting than to-day with mod
ern imported granite stones from Scot
land and an up-to-date rink.
David Will then sang "Rantin'
Rovin, Robin as pleasingly as on each
occasion following. The address to
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-01-23
Minnesota.
MICHIGAN TURNED DOWN
MINNESOTA GETS AHEAD OF
WOLVERINES BY BOOKING
FOOTBALL GAME WITH NORTH
WESTERN.

Chicago, Jan. 23.-The Chronicle
yesterday morning says: That the
universities Of Michigan and Mime
sofa may never again engage in a
football game was the prophecy Of
alumni of the wolverine institution
yesterday while discussing the foot
ball schedule for next fall.
The absence Of Michigan from the
Minnesota schedule and the renewal
Of athletic relations with Northwest
ern are taken as evidence that the
sharp criticism Of the Minnesota play
made by the Michigan team last fall
has borne fruit and that the Ann Ar
Dor school has been cut off from the
Minnesota list for good.
Northwestern and Minnesota have
not met on the gridiron for many
years. Next fall they will renew their
time rivalry Nov. 19, when they
will play on Marshall field. The fol-
lowing year the Evanston team will
journey to Minneapolis. Contracts to
this effect are now In existence. Back
of these facts in regard to the sched-
ule is an interesting story of univer-
sity negotiations. The sudden rise in
prominence which Northwestern
achieved last autumn. under the di-
rection of Coach Mccormack, resulted
III Oil SdScIHcSS " pay LLc- puIplcs Oh
the part Of several Of the big nine"
universities who had become accus-
toned to-. viewing the annual North
western game as a practice contest.
It was only occasionally that Mich
igan would consent to take, OH the
Evanston team, but after the close Of
the season overtures to the Ann Artor
management for a late season game
met with ready response. Only ons
hitch occurred, and tha4was the fact
that Michigan was trying to sched-
ule an eastern game. :t.
Manager Baird wanted the North
western managers to wait until the
outcome Of his negotiations with CO.
lumbia university could be known.
The Northwesterners resented this,
and when a chance came to schedule
a game with Minnesota, it was
snapped up. Present indications, it is
said, point to a failure Of Michigan S
eastern engagement. This will leave
| the Ann Arbor team with but two
important western engagements,
games with Wisconsin and Chicago
| having already been arranged for.
Northwestern's schedule is full, and
Illinois has about all the big games
that the state university can take care
| Of. The Minnesota managers are said
to be jubilant over the success of their
move in getting a game with North
western over Michigan's head, and
unless unforeseen changes take place
the western champions are likely to
| find themselves with an almost :nsig-
| nifcant schedule confronting them.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-01-23
HOCKEY

The Harriet Hockey club held an
meeting last night and de-
cided upon the date and place where
the various teams of the city will
meet to form the proposed city league.
Full particulars will be given later.
Two games will be played tomorrow.
At Harriet, the Harriet team will
meet the Mohas. At Lake Of the
Isles the Glens will play the Lake
Shores.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-01-23
WHIST LEAGUE MEETS
NIINNEAPOLIS PLAYERS WIN
FROM ST. PAUL FOURS IN THE
TEAM MATCH.

Whist players from all parts of the
northwest, are playing in the annual
tournament of the Northwestern
league at the rooms of the NIinneapo-
lis Whist club, in the Andrus build
ing. Sykes and Brinsmade Of Mime
apolis won the afternoon pair match,
north and south, and Jones and
Briggs of Minneapolis and Mrs. Nc
Manus and j. H. Armstrong of ST..
Paul. east and west. The Park team
OF Minneapolis beat the ST. Paul club
Of ST. Paul in the team play. In the
evening the team play resulted as in
the afternoon, while the pair event
was won by Todd and Sullivan, north
and south, and Mrs. J. B. Metcalf
and Mrs. Ringold, east and west. The
ScO":eS:
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-01-23
SLUGGED THEIR WAY IN
BOSTON POLICE BOUND 10 STOP
FIGHTS IF THEY HAVE TO WAL
LOP SPECTATORS.
New York Bun Special Service.

Boston, Jan. 2S.-The boxing bouts
scheduled to be held at the Lenox A.
G. in South Boston last night did not
occur, for the reason that the police
broke into the clubhouse and refused
to allow the men to appear.
On Wednesday night the police, in
their endeavors to stop the boxing in
this city, went to the Central A. c.,
but were unable to obtain admission
to the arena either by invitation or
by purchasing tickets. Last night the
officers employed different tactics. Be-
fore the time set for the boxing to be-
gin, squad of bluecoats under COM
mand Of Captain Westcott of District
No. 6, presented themselves at the
door and demanded admittance.
rhe officials of the club refused, and
the policemen promptly forced their
uppercuts and wallops to all who
barred their way. Some Of the men
hit were spectators.
The police then announced that no
boxing would be permitted and hung
around until the last spectator had
departed.
Charles Neary of Milwaukee and
Aurelio Herrera, the Mexican; fought
six rounds to q draw before the Mil
waukee boxing club last night. In the
first round Herrera chopped Neary's
face with straight punches and left
hooks, drawing blood. Neary began
strong in the second but hooks, upper
cuts and jabs by Herrera gave the
Mexican a decided advantage. Herrera
began to mix in the third, but Neary
gained the advantage at in-f1ght1ng.
In the fourth the fighting was chiefly
at long range, Neary forcing, but
Herrera maintained his advantages.
The fifth and sixth rounds were
rather tame. both men tired and
neither landed any effective blows.
Eddie Santry and Maurice Sayers
went six rounds to draw.
Joe Grim of Philadelphia won the
purse hung up by the Eureka Athletic
and Social club in a ten-round bout
at Baltimore last night and an addi-
tional 800 from Cans, who thought
he could put out '"The Human Punch
ing Bag in six rounds. Cans weighed
about 1873 pounds. Grim seemed to be
twenty-five pounds heavier.
The lightweight champion cleverly
ducked many vicious swings Of the
blow. while Cans played thruout for
| the face and landed enough right and
| left hand swings to have put any man
in his class to sleep in the first few
rounds. Grim was SO badly cut about
the face and head that the police in
terfered in the middle Of the tenth
round.
John Hertz, manager Of Benny
Yanger, and Aurelio Herrera met yes
| terday in Milwaukee and agreed upon
battle to be fought by Yanger and
Herrera in Butte, Mont, Feb. Is.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-01-23
EASY FOR THE GOPHERS
MINNESOTA BASKET BALL FIVE
EASILY DEFEATS LEWIS INsTI-
TUE TEAM OF CHICAGO.
New York Sun Special Service.

Chicago Jan. 23.-Basket bail play
ers ot the University Of Minnesota
took the measure of the Lewis inst
tutc five in the latter's gymnd siuIn
yesterday and won by score of SO. to
II. The visitors exhibited remark
able tearli work, and repeatedly they
forced the tall to the opposing goal.
Only. few fumbles were credited to
the Minnesota team.
The Lewis institute team was not as
heavy as its opponents, but they put
UP a creditable game. Falls was the
star of the local five, scoring two field
goals and six free throws. Deering
did the best work for the gophers,
making three field goals and six free
throws.
The playing during the first half
was fairly even, the score being II to
II when the whistle sounded. The
Lewis boys were able to make only
three points in the second half, while
tn, visitors ran the score up to 80.
The lineup:
Minnesota. Lewis.
Peesas nsvs.
Kiefer :.......:: Left Guard ........: :Tage
leFih Field Gsntl soals Pierce Taea Deerins
Leach l., Falls 2 Thatcher l. Taee !; free
refevee, fese, POST t.'A '''' '
The Minnesota team will meet the
firs1 five Of the West Side Y. M. G. A.
at the latter's gymnasium this eve
ming. It will be the first contest since
the West Side team was disqualified
by the a. A. u, altho the men have
kept in good shape and expect to win
the game.
The gophers are eastward bound
and are playing the first matches on
their schedule away from home.
Matches hay been arranged with
Purdue Cornell, Syracuse and Will
liams.
The South High school won close
basket ball game from East High yes
terday at the Y. M. c. A. building,
the score standing Is to 10. The
play was interesting and at times brill
liant.
The state university girls basket
| ball team will meet the Central High
girls this evening in the university
arulory. An exciting contest is ex-
Decte:d .whe lineup:
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-01-23

The race in the Commercial league
is growing interesting, since the league
decided to offer prizes for team stand
ing, high average, and individual high
score. The Powers team leads in the
race by good margin. The standing
of the clubs follows:
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-01-23
Am / Right !?
no game except golf en-

( ~ +. 3 yftt - So Z, st 80 s
.DERHAPs no game except golf en-,
= joys the clientele that curling
does. At the annual lbonspiel of the
Northwestern Curling association
held this week on the ice of the Flour
City Curling club there were repre-
sented business men of high stand
ing from all parts of Michigan, Wis
consin, Minnesota and the Canadian
northwest. These men, some Of them
nearing the psalmist's limit Of human
life, entered into the sport with the
!zest of boys in their teens. They were
here, not for the purpose Of winning
trophies, but for the enjoyment of
the contest itself. They took their
victories with modesty, and they ac-
cepted their defeats without bitter
ness.
Curling is a fascinating sport and
a grand exercise, yet it is difficult to
understand why it attracts staid busi-
ness men more than does any one. of
two or three other sports. In the
local club, large number Of the
members are connected with firms in
the Chamber of Commerce, and it is
! probable that in other cities in the
northwest the devotees Of the roarin'
game are men Of the same standing
/ as here. A player on one Of the Win
nipeg Kinks in the bonspiel here was
| Turnbull, fifteen years ago an oars
man of national reputation, who has
curled for years. One Of the sk1ps
Of another Winnipeg rink was a
white-haired man Of apparently so
years. There must be something in
a game which draws such men and
holds their enthusiasm to such an
age.
| M UGH has been said about the fas-
cination golf has for it's devo-
tees, but apparently curriers' come
nearer going crazy about the game
than golfers. I have witnessed sew
eral golf tournaments, but have never
seen players willing to skip meals to
play a match. In the bonspiel here,
j however, it was a common occurrence
for a rink to finish one game at noon
and go on Immediately to play an
other match, staying on the ice some
| times for nine hours at a stretch
barely stopping to snatch bite OF
food. One might paraphrase the old
saying to read: IF curling inter
feres with your business, quit you1
business."-Thor.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-01-23
BOWLING

In the bowling contest to select a
Minneapolis team to roll at the Cleve-
land national tournament, Garland
leads with an average Of 213 1915.
The scores to date follow:
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-01-23

There is no trouble to secure help,
but the question is to secure the right
kind. The best help may always be
secured thru Journal want ads.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-01-23
Nip Them in the Bud.

If you have loss of appetite, head
ache, constipation or biliousness take
Electric Bitters. 1t cures or no pay.
Only soc.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-01-23
WILL HONOR
BOBBIE BURNS
MAPLE RIVER CURLING CLUB
HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING:
Has Commemorated Birthday of Great
Poet Every Year in the Last Three
Decades - Haggis Dinner Is a
Feature of the Event.

Special to The Journal.
Mapleton, Mimi, Jan. 23.-The
Maple River Curling club will observe
"Bobbie'' Burns anniversary Tuesday,
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-01-23

President P1antz of Lawrence uni
versity, Appleton, Wis, said yester-
day that there would be no more
Thanksgiving football.
The decision was reached because
of agitation in religious papers
against the game on that day. This
move will cut big hole in Law
rence's athletic receipts.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-01-23

as has been the custom for the past
thirty years. No one has ever been
known to decline an invitation to this
annual event. consisting Of a bonspiel,
and haggis banquet. 1t has always
been known as Mapleton's big jollifica-
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-01-23

The following is the schedule for
next week: Monday, New Store VS..
Janney-Semple; Minneapolis Dry
Goods VS.. Palace. Wednesday, T. M.
Roberts VS.. William Donaldson; Pow
ers VS.. Wyman Partridge.
The Clear Lake, Iowa bowling team
was defeated by the Garner team at
Garner last night, 1S3 pins in three
games.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-01-23

The Nicollets made some more SEN
sational scores last night in their
match with the Henepins of the City
league. The leaders made a total of
2,S7O. Nelson had high average with
224 1-3 and high score with 279
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-01-23
May Vet BE Saved

All who have severe lung troubles
need DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption. 1t cures or no pay.
soc, $1.00.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-01-23

the haggis was given by James Ellis,
then as it is to-day. The haggis was
made by Mrs. James Ellis until this
year, but as she died in November,
1903, it is being prepared this year by
a committee of three.
inmates with the shake of the> hands.
Concluding the exhibition they will
meet in a spirited bout.
The full program follows:
Fancy drill by Leaders class.
Electric club swinging in cabinet, illustra ted
with electric lights.
Horizontal bars. Ill.
Tumbling.
Fencing. grand salute and exhibition, by A
B. Mallett and Miss Huldah Sweet.
Posing, by r. NJ. Thayer and Roman Gladia-
tors
Pyramids, by Leaders class.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-01-23
PILLSBURY.

In the Grain and Flour league the
Consolidated team took two games
from the Pillsburys.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-01-23
AFTERNOON, SINGLE PAIR MATCH

AFTERNOON TEAM PLAY.
Minneapolis-W. r. Frazer. Mrs. S. w. Ran
kin, F.. NJ. Barnard and Mrs. A C. Paul.
Total, 49,
st: Paul-E. \. Reed, T. J. Buford, H. f.
Bige1ow and O. NJ. Metcalf. Total. s.
For the challenge trophy of the Northwestern
Whist league ~.
Evening. omen mir match.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-01-23

EVENING TEAM PLAY.
Park. Minneapclis-O. II. Briggs, w. S. Jones,
f. :. Barney and y. A. Montgomery. Total TO-
st. Paul.. a. Reed, Il. j. Best, H. Z. Bige-
low and o. NJ. Metcalf. Total, 4
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-01-23

The state university girls basket
ball team will meet the Central High
girls ,his evening in the university
arulory. An exciting contest is ex-
pectcil. r'he lineup:
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-01-23

NORTH AND SOUTH.
Wadsworth and Gray Observation-Disclosures. 147
Sprague and Mchus1ck Observation-Disclosures. 141
Alr. ana Mrs ii. NJ. Wheeock ............ 134
Mr. and MIS-. Luther Observation-Disclosures. 141
MIS- Larkin and Mrs. Coburn ........... 142
Miss hnowlton and j. R. Potter .......... 1876
Mr.: and Mrs. Fl. r.. Scott ............... 129
IOdd and Sullivan 1913
MIS- FaEl ana Mrs. Rankin .............. 149
Miss Dudley and Mr.. Binsmond . 1876
Mr.. and Mrs. I. J. Janney y......... t3S
MI and Mrs. Barber Observation-Disclosures. 141
Average, 14O 7-12.
EAST AND WEST
Miller and Shadegg ................ 1853
MRS j. w smith and Mrs. a. Hyde ...... 1853
Mrs. II. a. Coburn and Mrs. j. H. Dowdy.. 16S
MRS. McAlanus and j. n. Armstrong ...... III
Mrs. II. B. Merrick and J. H. Thomas III
Mrs: ). Is. Metcalf and Mrs. Ringgold -. $50
Mrs. L. S. Gillette and A. G.. Paul 175
!.arR1n ana Metcalf 176
frazer and f. NJ barnard ................ 176
Mt. ana Mrs. Parsons 165
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight NJ. Higbee ,, ITO
Average, III 4-12
EVENING TEAM PLAY
Park. Mnneapcls-O. H. Briggs W. s. Jones
F. s. Barney and Z. A. Montgomery. Total. 10.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-01-23

The South High school won close
basket ball game from East High yes
terday at the Y. M. c. A. building,
the score standing is to Is. The
play was interesting and at times brill
liant.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-01-23
He NEEDED
A GUARDIAN
BUT TENDERFOOT DIDN'T TAKE
ONE AND GOT INTO TROUBLE.
Started Out After Rabbits and Got
freed by Moose-Native Takes
Him for a Game Warden and Keeps
Him Captive-Sleeping with Wild
cat for a BedfellOw.

Tme Won amt lookin' fer nothin' unusual 8
the very time you oughter have your eye skinned
but you don't never do--Philosophy of Colonel
Wheaton.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-01-23

John Hertz, manager Of Benny
Yanger, and Aurelio Herrera met yes
terday in Milwaukee and agreed upon
a battle to be fought by Yanger and
Hererra in Butte, Mont, Feb. Is.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-01-29

The most ridiculous thing we
have seen in print for many a
day, was wa fed to the intelligent
readers of the Statesman by Ed.
itor Baker last week, in which he.
takes ministers to task for be.
ing Democratic. In the face of
the glaring corruption and fraud
nav bullying out in all depart
ments of the government, indfct-
ments being found against U. S.
Senators, fraud and grating of
appointees, all under the Repob-
lican administration, representa-
tives in state affairs under clouds
of questionable transactions, it
would seem to us that q minis
teral convention should be held
and q general prayer offered tor
Providence to 'save us from this
band of iniquity," and give US
"grace to conquer this army Of
grafters, fed at the hands of the
money kings and swag handlers"
Baker, your sacrilegious TRADE
would shane satan out of the
internal domain.