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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-19
JEFF 0NEED
$40. OF CONFIDENCE
Champion Says It Is as Much to
a Fighter as Condi-
ton. =. =
New York Sun Special Service

New x0rK Sun special 5eCVlces
New York, Nov. 1S.-'tDont you know that
confidence is as much to man in fight as
condition coolness?" said Jim Jeffries one
night In Harry Corbett's cafe in Frisco, to a
group Of sports s$:1t. 80 s
THE time was matched to fight Ftzsimmons
in New York for the ch ampionship Of the world,
was sure that 7 could lick him; yet they offered
as much as 4 to against me- felt that I
could lick Fitz, yeti had great deal Of re-
spect for him. The night 4 saw him in the
ring, he seemed to- beisnrrounded by arms.
When we started; all 7 wanted to do was
be bad, but was certain that If he landed his
would land mine and the latter would do the
most damage. He landed and landed. I
landed again and again. on his body. In the
second round, when + dropped him to the floor,
all fear Of Fttzsimmons left me and I felt as
big as mountain. !. banged that fellow harder
than, anyone L ever fought and it was wonderful
to me the way he came back.
"I'll never forget the gameness he showed.
Not until the eleventh round, when I put him
down for good. did he keep away. He was dead
to the world then, and was so surprised at my
showing that it was fully fifteen minutes before
he left the ring, and then he was In tears.
EVERY battle have been in since Ihave felt
certain OF victory before the gong rang.
never feel too sure, tho. You will always find
me in great shape for a fight When I'm toe
old to train, then + II retire. There's no use OF
a man getting In the ring in poor shape.
have always maintained that if q fellow is toe
lazy to train he Is to- lazy to fight, and Just
watch .the boys who 4shirk work in their train.
ing. No good; man can stay on. top unless he
is in perfect condition the night he fights
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-19
NEW RAGING
NEWS SCHEME
E'.t =
Organization May Take Postal
Instead of Western Union
Service.
New York Sun specia1 Service

New York Sun Special Service. ,5=. "re=
New York, Nov. 19.-Turf operators in this
city were disturbed today by news which reached
here from the Bennings track that fight thru
out the country against the Western Union Tele-
graph company, waged by the allied poolrooms
interests, threatened the exclusion of the West
ern Union company from the field in favor of
the Postal company. & ~.s f.: ~
John Payne, old telegraph operator, and
owner Of a number Of poolrooms in the west,
is said to be at the head of new organization
called the International Telegraph company, or
ganized to furnish racing news to subscribers.
With him is said to be half a dozen western
turf operators whose intention it is to fight the
Western Union because the latter increased the
pooroom charges last winter. The new company
is said to have offered a bigger price to all the
California tracks, Los Angeles, Ingleside and
Oakland, and those at Hot Springs and New Or
leans, than the Western Union, and thus obtained
the exclusive telegraph service at those tracks
for the winter meetings. -. .., -. =, -
1t was said that the Western Union wires
would be replaced by those of the Postal com
pany, which would; enter the field for the first
time for race track patronage.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-19
GAME FOR Il. s.
CHAMPIONSHIP
The Question Is, Does Minneapo'
lis Really Want to
See It?

1t Is possible to arrange game between
the North Division high school Of Chicago and
the winner of the North high Central game this
afternoon. Captain steffens of the North Di-
vision team says that his boys are not only
willing but eager to play either on Thanksgiv-
ing day or the Saturday after.
1t Is quite big proposition to bring the
Chicago boys up here, but it is believed that
If the matter taken hold of with energy
by the right party, there would be no trouble
I'm clearing expenses and earning some money
for the two teams. A high school game for the
championship of the west ought to draw a
large crowd and from a football standpoint
the contest would be interesting than
the one sided games which have been played
on Northrop field this season.
The local teams are backward about taking
hold of the matter and hardly to be blamed
as the public does not readily support high
school football. 1t is hoped that the citizens
will interest themselves in this matter AND
support the movement for a championship game
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-19
EIGHTEEN TRAINS FULL
Six Thousand Minneapolitans Went to
Chicago Last Night.

: 5 Eighteen trains, bearing at :. least
5000 Minneapolitans, rolled out Of local
stations, last evening, leaving behind
other thousands who wanted to 80 to
tween Minnesota and Northwestern, but
who couldn It, because the railroads
didn' It have the cars and engines to haul
them.
The crowds of bowling enthusiasts
iammed into the stations shortly after
6, and train after train left, with it's
size Of the congregation. The fans
were SO eager, to get to Marshal. field
that many of them jumped aboard
trains knowing the probability was they
would have to stand-or sleep-in the
aisle all night. But that didn It deter
them. -.'~ &C go
The travel was not limited to young
men. Every age from the child to the
totterlng stage was represented, and
many women and girls seized the OPP
portunity to go to Chicago cheap. Ex-
tension Of the time limit resulted in
much travel for over Thanksgiving day.
1t was evident that many passenger
had never seen Chicago before. The
farewell partings from their friends
gave the whole thing away. Warnings
of confidence men and the usual dangers
of the big city were dinged into their
ears.
The first Journal special left the St..
Louis station on the dot, pm, loaded
to the trains capacity. Immediately
another. big engine hauled the second
special into the station. The crowd did
not seem to have been diminished at all
by the departure of the first load and
hundreds poured into the tourist sleep
ers, still leaving, throng on the plat
form to be loaded into the North Star
Limited's sections. Il Il
These trains, which were filled by
Journal excursionists, gave superior
service. No tickets were sold in excess
of capacity and no passenger had to
stand, tho every seat and berth was
full. These trains reached Chicago this
morning at $3.50, 8 and $3.50 respec-
lively.
The Rock Island stopped selling tick
cts early because equipment was ex-
hausted. Other lines making the So
rate could have sold many more tickets
| if they had been able to take care Of
the crowd.
Several special trains went from st.
Paul. x.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-19
CROWD ANGERED
AT JENNINGS
The Police Prevent Disturbance
Threatened by Decision of a
Close Race.
New York Sun Snecial Service

New York Sun Special Service
Washington Nov. 19-Prompt action the
part of the Bennings race track police yester-
day afternoon prevented what might have been
serious disturbance The crowd, angered by
the decision Of the judges in awarding the fourth
race to Monacorder. when everybody in the
stand thought Gold Fleur had finished in front
by half length, was the cause of the trouble
. The finish of the race was q close one between
Gold Fleur, Monacorder and Preen. Just as he
neared the winning post, Gold Fleur passed
Preen and seemingly by half length
from Monacorder, who next the rail, nppe6
Preen out of second money by neck.
Much to the surprise of the crowd Mona
corder's number was hung up first, Gold FleuI
second and Preen third For few seconds the
crowd stood transtixed with amazement at the
decision. Then angry words went hurting thru
the air, "Gold Fleur first; he won by length, .
Robbers and various other like, expressions
were heard = F-'5-i't
The angry turf spectators gathered around
the Judges, stand and made such uncomplimen
tary reference to the decision that captain OF
police dispersed the men. . p. = .....
Mickey Crimmins, who rode Gold Fleur
thought he had won the race and said: IF eve
| I a race, I won Gold Fleur. Why, hi
was a length in 'front.' -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-19
BARTENDER's GRIEVANCE
Couldn't Get Anyone. to Call Him
.-a= - III .-.l -: stMister, -

Well, suppose every man on top Of
the earth has some sort Of a grievance,
or most Of them have,' said the old
barkeeper,. who has for some time been
out of business, s.and I have mine same
as anyone. else,'' he continued: IT
1"What is the cause Of your dis
quietude9'' he was asked.
reply. 7tYou know in nv time i've had
charge of some dandy bars and have
net = a great many people: First class
any second-rate establishment end
jim, mix me one Of your bang.up tod
stuff in the house : take one yourself !;
have a cigar and SO on and SO on.
Gents would introduce me to friends
and be social with me and seem to
think a great deal of me and all that.
Well, some years ago an uncle Of mine
went over the great divide and left me
a snug little 81. sum Just about that
my advantage, and thinks now Is my
time I'll stop waiting on other people
and branch out as fellow Of some con-
sequence and not having fellows call
ing me by my first name and ordering
me to mix cocktails, fill 'em up again,
fetch 'em the drinks at the little tables
and play servant generally:
Now, what do you think. All these
little notions Of mine were castles in
Spain. Nobody has any more regard
for mel mean real regard-than when
[ was wearing a white apron and serv.
ing up drinks. Fact is, they have less
regard for me than they had then.
Can't get anybody to call me mister
to save, my life; When do meet a
man that I used to know all he does
say is Hello, Jim :; never thinks of say
ing Mister Jones or inquiring after
my health. Well, the way Of the trans.
gressor is hard, they say. Nobody ever
asks me, to do them the honor of join.
| ing them in drink or compliments
me with handle to my name name That q; :
q Blessed if / IN not thinking Of going
| back in the rum business Just to have
some folks talk pleasantly to me.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-19
LEFT HANDED THORoFARES
Only a Few Of Them Left Now in
America.
Brooklyn Eagle,

The Williamsburg bridge is left
thanded thorofare and 50 is. in sharp dis
tinction to any other highway in Amer
lea, save one or two of the western rail-
roads. The teams on the bridge keep
to the left, vehicles bound from Manhat-
tan to Williamsburg using the north road
way, while vehicles going out from Brook
Ign use the south roadway. When COM
missioner Best was asked how such an
unusual order Of things came to pass. he
said 1t did not occur to him that 1t made
any particular difference which way the
bridge went. On English bridges alone
of all this big world are traffic conditions
left-handed.
Some Of the western railroads were
left-handed for years, the Chicago &
North Western and the Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern being notable among
these The Lake Shore is engaged at the
present time and at a tremendous ex-
pense, in reversing It's tracks and sig
nails so that it may become right
handed railroad like most of its double
track fellows. The Brooklyn bridge IL
quite unconventional and has been right
handed ever since its opening, twenty
years ago.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-19
SAYS FOOTBALL
WARPS THE BRAIN
Trainer Delaney of Northwestern
Thinks He Has Found New
Ailment.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Chicago, Nov. 19.-Football players
according to Jere Delaney, trainer Of,
the Northwestern university eleven, are
ing Of the brain, which leads not only
to the making Of peculiar statements,
but causes strange actions which some
times are amusing.
The exact cause of the trouble, Train
er Delaney says, he is una BILE to faith
ON. He declares, however, that it re-
suits more from the loHge t Siad
the men are subjected during the three
months Of rigid training which they
are forced to undergo, than from the
blows, kicks and bumps they receive on
their skulls during games. -N.-,.-~
Mind on Football Only.
Only at rare intervals during the
football season is a candidate for a
university team allowed any real recre-
alton. His mind constantly is concen-
trated on the theories and facts Of the
game, which are pounded into him by
his coaches and trainers.
Delaney has had considerable expert
ence with athletes both in the east and
in the west, and it is from his close
that his conclusions are deduced. And
he continues:
- 1t always has been my aim not only
to keep the mems bodies in fighting
trim, but to watch their mental condi-
tion, and to see that they are not in
clined to let their thoughts wander to
strange, imaginative subjects when they
are at rest.
cit is known that every player of the
game fights his games over and over
again in his dreams, but only by the
men who are i'll closest touch with the
players is il recognized that they are
given to constant day dreaming, during
which they make strange motions as il
struggling with an imaginary oppon-
emit. J.
Childish While at Rest.
According to Delaney, the athletes
are given to almost childish methods
| of play when at rest. An instance
related by the trainer was of man
who during more than an hour pored
| over map Of the United States, draw
ing lines with his index finger and i'm
try which his finger crossed.
"From Chicago to Philadelphia to
aloud; '1then "a a trip to fBostonMgee,
but it's long trip-to see Harvard.
But there's no game, SO let IS go to the
seashore. Rah for swim! Wow, it $
too blasted cold'' Then he drew his
| niger Ddch GUu Imaginary miles before
he could check his flight from the icy
waves.
Many more instances are related by
Delaney, but he did not laugh over
them. On the contrary, he says, he
constantly is scheming to relieve the
minds Of the men, SO that they will
stay normal and not be subject to the
weird processes Of mild form of in
sanity caused by the steady diet Of
football and nothing else.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-19
BADGERS PICKING UP
Change Of Diet Seemed to Put New
Life Into Them. ~
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Madison, Wis, Nov. 19.-Coaches Curtis and
Cochems took the Wisconsin football squad out
to the golf grounds west of the city yesterday
afternoon and sent the men thru sharp signal
and formation practice Tho principal work
was perteeting some new plays to be used in the
out and they sh WED much improvement In theil
work. particularly II, their speed They also
showed much letter split than for several days
past which is due in measure to the change
IN diet last Right.
All IF the regulars except Remp, Bertke and
Tanderhoom in good physical condition
They are all under their normal weight; but II
Is believed that the chaLge of food will cause
them to pick up from now oil. st German, the
Indian hoy wno rade record on the Haskell
team last year. has Displaced Brindley at right
tackle and is doing fine work. -
The sophomore and freshmen teams used Ran
dali field for their annual gridiron contest, which
resulted in victory for the sophs, 81 to Q. :
Harvey Holmes, the former star tackle ant
ifornia has written friends here Informing them
that he expects to apply =, for the JOB of tracl
signed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-19
SPORTS
PAGE PEEPED
ON OWN HOOK
Coach Williams Says Man Ar
rested at Evanston Is an
Outsider.

Chicago, Nov. 19.-Arthur w. Page,
was arrested on complaint of Manager
F. O. Smith yesterday afternoon. Page
was found in the Northwestern univers-
ty observatory building, which over
looks Sheppard field, where, it is said,
he had gone to get glimpse OF Nc
Cornack's players. He was taken b; to
man Johnston and booked on a charge
of disorderly conduct. ...
Page denied his intention Of inform
ing the Minnesota team of what Coach
Mccormack was doing, but admitted he
had gone to the observatory tower to
get line on the purple eleven.
tsMy object was to see how strong
the team is, SO I might know how to
bet said he.
Page had 800 on his person and from
q cell piped forth defiance and odds OF
8 and 4 to on Minnesota.
DIR. Williams Statement.
Coach Williams said:
81 have known Arthur Page for sev-
eral years. He is a young Minneapolis
fellow not connected with the univer-
sity, but football crank who follows
the team everywhere it goes. He bets
heavily on games and often wins or
loses large sums.
E'This year he wanted to see the Min
nesota secret practice In order to know
how the team was doing, 80 we gave
him pass and allowed him to be
guardsman on Northrup field. The pass
Is made out in the regular form on a
yellow card and has " Assistant Coach
printed on it. 1t is the custom to give
these cards to all the alumni players
and football enthusiasts who can be
trusted to admit them to secret prac'
tice. ..-
"Page has never played football, and
has no real knowledge of the game. He
attends all games played by Minnesota
and I have known on one or two occa-
teams we were to play in order to size
them up, and get an idea how to bet
his money. He tried to see Northwest,
ern practice, and was caught in the act
and taken for a spy. The fact that ne
pocket shows his purpose in being out
at Evanston. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-19
TO LOCATE SUNKEN SHIPS
Alaskan Inventor, Who Believes His
Invention Will Do SO. '
Milwaukee Sentine

n1lWduh60 O6uC1uCl.
A. w. j ohnson, an Alaskan mine own
er, who arrived in Milwaukee last week,
has, perfected an invention by which
sunken vessels may be located, their
names ascertained, and the depth Of
water in which they lie told without the
assistance of diver. He has with him
a model showing how the plan is carried
out and intends to form stock com
placing the invention on the market.
One of the chief objects Of the inven-
ton is to lower insurance rates on YES
sells and enable insurance companies to
recover hulls and cargoes at a greatly
reduced cost. ...- ...s..
The device consists of sort Of cyl
inder set into hatchWay. These cyl
inders are two feet six inches in dia-
Of the .keelson and are fastened to the
decks Each one will hold two miles of
three-inch manila rope. In each cylin-
der is ahollow buoy six feet long and a
little over two feet in diameter, capable
of sustaining 1000 pounds in the water.
To this buoy is attached one end Of the
cable or rope in the cylinder, and over
placed a loose hatch cover. When the
ship sinks the rush Of the water forces
off the cover and the buoy floats to the
surface, attached by the rope to the YES
sci. On the buoy is painted the name
Of the boat and the rope or cable indi.
Gates the depth of the water.
Mr.. johnson has another continuance
meant to be used by the wrecking crew
which goes out after the lost vessel, and
which works in connection with his cyl
inder and buoy cable, which may be let
down to the sunken boat, using. the
buoy line as a guiue. On this buoy
line is an iron which fits into the CLAMP
the hull Of the. ship by. strong chains
The stronger the force pulling. on this
clamp the tikhter it grips the iron an6
with two or three Of these clamps at
tached to strong ropes, a good sized boat
may be raised without the assistance Oh
a diver
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-19
CURTIS LEAVES;
COCHEMS COACH
Andy o'Dea Also Resigns as
Trainer Of the Badger
Team.

Art Curtiss has retired as coach Of the Wis
consin football team and Andy O'Dea has re-
signed as trainer. This leaves Eddie Cochems
The students insist that Wisconsin defeat
Chicago on Thanksgiving day and the failure
to do SO marks the end Of the graduate sys.
tenn of coaching. 81 n
A Wisconsin victory over Chicago or possibly
tie would mean the selection of Cochems
as coach for 1905 by acclamation. Curtiss will
attend the practices and assist Cochems.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-19
CENTRAL HOPES
TO WIN THE GAME Il! \ ] !;
But North High Is Picked as
Victor in Today's
Game.

Central high and North high met this after
for their annual football tournament. On
account Of the absence Of the university team
from the city, the high school players had
the of Northrop field, where their game
attracted big crowd and attained more dig
nifty than is usually accorded a high school
game.
Both elevens were confident of victory, the
Centrals declaring that there had been such
decided improvement In their work as to place
them equal footing with the North Side
team, but the latter was invariably picked as
the winner before the contest began. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-19
CORRECTION OF THE coRREcToR.

Scene Small wayside station; train APP
proaching.)
Sandy Ito his mastery Here's yer train, sir
Master (who has his own ideas about correct
speech)-That's not my train, but rather the
train I'm going by.
But it happened to be a special train arl
didn't stop at the station whereupon SAM
exclaimed: Were bath wrang, for it's neith-
err your train nor the ane we're gaun by, but
It's the ane that's game by YOU
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-19
WON'T SELL BROWNS
President Hedges Declares He Will
Keep Team Next Year.

New York Sun Special Service
st. Louis, Nov. 19.-President Hedges of the
ST. Louis Browns made the following statement
today: .If there is any report to the effect
that the Browns will be- sold. or that there have
been any negotiations to that end, there is alb.
sOlutely nothing in it.
The Browns made money last season, and
If there is anything in dope they should make
more more next summer J have no intention OF let
ness interests take geat deal of my time.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-19
SOME LONDON HOTEL TIPS.

Il The persons who expect to be tipped in a
hotel nowadays: First, the head sittingroon,
waiter; second the head table d'hote waiter:
ingroop waiter; fifth, the head porter; sixth.
the waiter: seventh, the chambermaid; eighth.
ngh
porter; twelfth, the carriage attendants thir-
teenth, the liftman; fourteenth, the page.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-19
REFLEcT1oNs OF A BACHELOR.


Babies seem to do all their teethfng In the
night time.
The worst Of being right is you always have
to prove it.
1t takes faith to teach your children what
you don't believe yourself
No harm comes to a girl who loses her heart
If she keeps her head.
L A mother isn't willing to lose her figure even
when her daughter begins to get hers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-19
MORE BOXING IN ENGLAND
Sport Is Having a Boom Across the
.s- Pond. 1s...
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
New York, Nov. t19.-Boxing is having a
great boom In England. The latest number of
the Mirror Of Life, sporting weekly Of London.
accounts Of various lights in different parts Of
the, country and printing list of challenges
that shows conclusiyely the activity among the
fighters. The winning Of the bantam-weight
worlds championship from Neil by Joe Bowker
has, given the, game fresh start across the
pond. Among those mentioned are Ben Jordan
and Pedlar Palmer. who are to fight for the
English feather weight title
About Neil the English writer says: ssNeil
says that Bowker has promised to give him a
return match No doubt Joe would give him
another chance with pleasure. 4 but !: until the
plucky little American has mastered some of the
rudiments Of the game it would be as well If he
forgot all about that second meeting"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-19
EaUALLY OBJECTIONABLE.

ztz 1888 Chicago IrlDune
Aunt Caroline (who has nerves)-Tommy.
why do you whistle SO necessarily around the
house?
Tommy Cause It's in me, guess, auntie,
and It's got to come out Why Is that canary
bird always singing?
Aunt Caroline rubbing her nose vigorously}-
Well I can't see any sense In that, either.