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The Minneapolis journal., 1905-08-23
FARMERS WAVE
HANDS Tn AIR
Take Advantage of the Law Re-
quiring Automobiles to
+. Stop. ,~-

Farmers in Iowa have their hands in the
air, said George II. Seeley, who returned to-
day after a twenty days vacation in an eight
horsepowe Cadillac. The run was made to
Chicago and back and altho no attempt was
made to break records, good time was made all
along the route.
you see," continued Mr. Seeley "the Iowa
law is that If a farmer holds up his hand
you must stop your machine. It is not the
slightest exaggeration to say that some Of them
throw up hand fully half mile away 1t is
also safe to say that there are more horses
scared In Iowa on account of that very law
than any place else. The machine stops dead
farmer gets scared, and tbs next thing that
happens is thsst you can't get the horses by
Several times we stopped and helped unhitch the
horses. Ii the machine moves slowly there is
never any trouble, at least we did not find any
trouble In Wisconsin and Illinois.
The best road on the trip is out of Chica 90
to Elgin. It Is forty miles of macadam,
that he forgets to eat The rains kept the dust
down all the time and as good luck would have
1T we missed all the storms. When we pulled
out of Chicago we left storm behind us and
at Usage, Iowa, we were between two storms
back of us there was a cloudburst and in front
hail storm. The people along the route said
that the stones were ten Inches around and sew.
eral horses We're reported killed.
"We planned always to stop at the large
towns which was very easy to do as we were
not trying to make fast time. The accommoda.
tfons were excellent. It was sometimes hard
to pick out the road for the people we met had
often never travelled more than twenty miles
machine behaved perfectly. We never left a
place without making sure that everything was
in order and never trusted it in the hands OF
inexperienced mechanics.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-08-23
GRILLO DILAIES
ON HIS TROUBLES
Says Pitcher Got Mouthful Of
Tobasco Sauce in, Mime
apolis.

There is much agitation just now in the asso-
cation regarding the use of licorice, etc., IN
''spit" ball pitching. The trouble started at
Toledo, when Cy Morgan, the indianapolis
pitcher used saliva to an unusual extent, hay a1
ing, it is claimed, oversupplied himself with
slippery elm 10 reach that end. "A
In speaking Of the trouble President J. E.
Grillo of the Toledo club said "The whole af
fair was magnitied tenfold by the hoosier man
agement in reporting 1t. In the first place, the
balls used by the Toledo players were not soaked
with licorice as reported. The pitcher was chew
ing ncorice the same dozens in the major
leagues and other leagues; in fact, licorice has
been used by ball players for years as a substi-
tute for tobacco. Ask any major league player
and he will tell you the same The balls We're
not discolored nor made unfit for use, Us stated,
and the umpire had no business to act as he did.
1t is the first ruling against lcorice being used
by ball player If there Is going to be rui-
ing at all let the officials be fair and rule
against slippery elm, etc., and also rule on the
balk, which is being violated every day in the
association by the pitchers. And go little
farther and stop the Of tobasco sauce, as
was the case in Minneapolis. When we played
there Camnitz tried 10 use the spit ball and
discovered that the ball had been smeared with
tobasco sauce to such an extent tn that ne could 1s
not use the spit ball that day. We were noti
fed the day before we reached Minneapolis by
one Of the pitchers who was there and used the
spit ball that the millers had smeared the
balls with tobascO sauce to prevent the p1tch-
aus throwing the spit ball. They told Cap
tain Demol..1 that they had done So.
"We have had Umpire Kane for fifty games
this season, which, in view of the fact that
| thera was trouble with him, might have been
avoided to some extent by changing. Kane
| wanted to make mark of me at Toledo. ano
also here, but It will not be tolerated longer.
| When we made a protest Saturday about that
pitcher discoloring the Dall, which Is dlrect
violation of the rule, he finally called to me ana
| said: well, are you satisfied noW,. you tresn
| kidT I remarked: Yes, YOU fat head. mat
| was the only remark made, and there was no
| cause for putting me out of the grounds :
| "Another thing, there is a rule that says there
| shall be no coaching when there are no runners
| on bases, but it is violated every day, and we
| are bound to do the same other clubs to pro-
| tect ourselves. If the uInpires followed their
instruction or the rules there would be no kick,
but let them treat all clubs alike. We have had
| no trouble with Sullivan or Haskell. because
| they know the rules and follow them. All ask
is to have all clubs treated alike. AND there Will
| be" no kick.
| There would be much trouble prevented II the
clubs would all agree to new balls every
game. instead Of putting in old punky ones
| which always starts argument between the
! teams and makes trouble for the ump1res.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-08-23
TlLTING TOURNEY
AT FORT SMELLING
Minneapolis and st. Paul Riders
Will Participate in Feats
of Horsemanship.

fitting tournament is to be given on the
artillery parade at Fort Smelling Saturday after
noon. Sept. g A number of Minneapolis and
st. Paul riders have been invited to partici-
pate.
There will be prizes for the winners Of the
six events, and also prize for the rider that
makes the largest total of points in the two
fitting events
Besides the fitting at rings and pegs, there
will be egg and spoon race, a steepechase
(fOr horses) and polo mallet and ball con-
test.
The list Of events will be follows:
First-Tilting at the rings; four three-1nch
rings hung six feet from the ground and one
ring hung over a two-foot hurdle; course, 100
yards; time limit, 15 seconds; three runs over
the course, each ring caught on lance counting
one point, except the one over the hurdle, which
will count five. --.ta-..E
Second-Egg and spoon race run 100 yards
with spoon, dismount, pick up egg in spoon,
mount and return to starting point
Third-Iilting at the pegs; course, 120 yards,
five pegs twenty yards apart; pegs to be
eighteen inches high and five inches wide; three
runs over the course with time limit as
! in No. |; each peg pulled and carried three
! feet from spot where driven will count one
| point.
| neutrality-suspicious. (for horses); course,
quarter-mle with three three-foot hurdles, twice
| around the
Fifth-Steeplechase (for ponies under 14a
| hands); same as for No. 4.
| SiXth-Polo mallet aud ball contest; 300-yard
course; each contestant to have a different col
| ored ball; the ball to be put thru regulation
| polo goal posts at the finish; back strokes at
! opponents ball is allowable.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-08-23
SCHRADER MADE
IT FIVE STRAIGHT
st. Louis Chessmaster in Splendid
Form at the Excelsior
Congress.

The second day and fifth round Of the western
chess tournament at Lake Minnetonka finds
Schrader of ST. Louis in the lead as the only
player with five straight wins to his credit,
without draw or loss.
Uedemann of Chicago and Magnus Smith of
Winnipeg each lost his first game yesterday,
places Cedemann, Smith, Blake and Elliott
himself proud yesterday with three straight
wins. Lee and Stacy strengthened their scores
by winning their afternoon and evening games,
Lee from Magnus Smith and Spencer, and Stacy
from Fitzgerald and Friedlander. Cohen the
university student, made his first loss to Uede-
mann in hard-fought game, which confirmed
the impression Of young Cohen's strength Of
play.
The score Of Tuesdays three rounds. the third,
fourth and fifth of the tournament follows:
Third Round-Bigelow drew with Widmeyer,
Blake defeated Abbott. Cohen lost to Uedemann,
Clark lost to Updegraff Elliott defeated Stacy,
Fitzgerald beat Spencer, Friedlander lost to
Magnus Smith, Judge Smith defeated Lee, Rosen
lost by default to Schrader.
Fourth Round-Schrader won from Widmeyer,
Judge Smith defeated Rosen, N. NJ. Smith lost
to Lee Friedlander beat Spencer, Stacy defeat.
ed Fitzgerald Elliott beat Uedemann, Updegraft
and Cohen drew, Abbott beat Clark, Bigelow
lost to Blake.
Fifth Round-Spencer lost to Lee. Magnus
Smith won from Rosen, Cohen defeated Abbott,
Elliott beat Updegraff, Uedemann beat Fitzger-
aid Bige1ow defeated Clark, Stacy beat Fried
lander, Blake beat Widmeyer, Schrader defeated
Judge Smith.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-08-23
GOLFERS HAVE EYE
ON HARRY LEGG
Minikahda Player Looms Up as
Competitor for Doran with
Bend Out.

Duiuth Minn., Aug. 23.-Plny in the qualify
ing round for the state championship opened
yesterday morning, with all the weather con-
uitlohs favorable for good golf.
The wind, which bothered the golfers Monday,
naa naa dled down and the air was clear and not
100 warm to be oppressive Owing to the large
numoer OF entries in the qualifying round play
nau 10 be commenced at $50 O'Clock, and the,
nrst round of the first flight did not commence
until ii after o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Inc interest centered in the match play be-
tween 1--WE Alfred Hulst of the Northland club and
T. Il. I. Bend of st. Paul, the state champion.
Inc Duluth man with two up and four to
play. Hulst made his last hole in four, beating
DOGGY by one stroke. This put the champion
out or the running.
Doran, Jr., Of the Town and Country club
won Ill the first round of the first flight from
Parl1n Of his own club with four up and three
10 play, and Blair of the Meadowbrook club
won, won his first round in the same fight from
Walker of the Duluth club by similar score
Marheld of the Minkahda club of Mime
apolis took the first round of the second flight
from Hargreaves of the Northland club after
close contest of twenty-three holes with only
one up. -E-@ =
The qualifying round developed ties for three
nights In the first Richardson of Bryn Mawr
Walker of Northland and Lawhead of Mini
samoa e;a1n were tied the first two making the
Hight and Lawhead dropping back to second
| flight. For the second H. H. Myres of Duluth
Gordon Of st. Paul, Rees of Minneapolis Stew.
| art Of Minneapolis, Berkey of st. Paul and
| the flight. > .t-T - =
This morning the second round for the three
| nights was under way, and this afternoon the
third Will thin down the tanks Of the con
Legg, the 1e-year-old player from the Mini
! kahda club, is probably showing as good form
as any player in the tournament. His driving
IS phenomenal, and he and Doran are probably
| tne Two Warmest favorites for the state cham
pionship. Doran uses en- iron entirely, ant
| never makes use OF wooden club. ~
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-08-23
ALL READY FOR THE
SEA GIRT SHOOTING

seagirt, N, j., Aug. 23.-Eyery thing is in
readiness here today for the opening tomorrow
of the third Internal tional matches of the ma
tional board for the promotion OF rife practice,
the thirtythird annual atches Of the National
Rifle Association Of America and the fourteenth
annual match Of the New Jersey State Rifle
association. The tournament, which will be in
progress until Sept. 8, has brought together
some Of the finest marksmen in the country,
and the matches are expected to be sharper and
more closely contested than any which have oc-
CURED in the Seagirt range The attendance
Of teams and individual experts with the rifle
is unprecedented. -. ~
The international match to be shot to
morrow Friday, Saturday and Monday and Tues
day of next week will be conducted under the
auspices of the National Board for the Promo.
ton of Rifle Practice, of which Assistant Sec.
retary of War Oliver Is the president The
national team match, the most important con.
test Of the tournament, will begin Saturday
morning, and Is scheduled to end next Tuesday
1t is open to teams of twelve men each from
the following: One from the cavalry and one
from the infantry of the regular army
one from the navy, one from the marine corps
one from the naval academy, one from the
guard or uniformed militia of the several states
and territories including the District Of Colum
bia. These will be slow, rapid and skirmisl
firing at varying distances More than thirty
states as well the District Of Columbts
and Hawaii, are already represented here BY
teams. t.'- II
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-08-23
WESTERN TEAM LOST
Collins and Waidner Defeated by Alex
ailder and Hackett.

Newport, r. L., Aug. 23.-The twenty sixth
annual tennis tournament of the national as
sociation begin yesterday the casino courts.
All the matches in the, first round Of singles
were decided in addition to an exciting contest
in doubles between the champions of the east
and west, which the representatives Of the
east easily in straight sets. This contest,
which was ,waged between f. B. Alexander and
II. b. Hackett Of the east and kreight Collins
and II. P. Waidner of the west, proved the
attraction of the day and much harder
fought than the scores of Ga, GA, 6-t would
seem to indicate. OF the thirty games which
were played, no less than sixteen went to deuce,
Ia points being scored in the very last game.
Steadiness won the contest for the east. for
altho Collins and Watdner were more brilliant
playing in dashing style that fairly electrified
Newport society, Wafdner was stonewall at
the net. and Collins frisked up and down the
back court like kitten. but neither could pass
young ,Hackett, while nearly every ball that
went in Alexander's direction was promptly
killed. The winners will meet Ward and
Wright tomorrow in the challenge round.
The championship match in doubles between
r. Ward and B. Q. Wright, the holders, and
+. B. Alexander and Il. s. Hackett, the chal-
lengers, by virtue of their victory of yesterday,
was the attraction today. el3i
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-08-23
CLARK GRIFFITH
STEALS A MARCH
New York American Team Is
Already Signed for Next
Year. .' "
New York Sun Special Service.

st. Louis, Aug. 23:-Clark Griffith, captain
manager of the New York Americans, came out
with a statement yesterday showing that he
has stolen march the entire baseball
world. Backed by Frank Farrell, he has dis
patched checks within week amounting to
more than $1100O the money being used to
buy outright pennant-winning team for next
year. Griffith has practically denuded the
minor leagues of their best talent, leaving the
scraps for other major league clubs. The club
will start off next year follows: -'.,-'-
Deehanty, left field; Conroy, center field;
Keeler, right field; Moriarity, third base; Elber-
field, shortstop; Williams, second base; Charles
first base; catchers, Thomas. kleinow and Nc
Gure; pitchers, Chesbro, Orth, Newton, Keefe
Hogg and another lad from the Pacific Coast
league, besides two minor league cracks whose
contracts have not been signed. "
Moriarity is said to be the best infelder Of
the American association. He Is now with
Toledo and his work is something like Devlin's
of the giants.
Keefe is the star pitcher in the California
league. He has just the pennant for Ia
coma by shutting out San Francisco in two sue
cessive games. The next best man to him is
also bought. Thomas, the catcher, is now
with Providence. and Jack Dunn says he is the
best backstop in his league OF the men
Hahn and, Delehanty have all season led the
Southern league in batting and fielding. .-
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-08-23
SUPERIOR TEAM
ON The ROCKS
Northern League Said to Be a
Money Losing Proposition
This Year.

Superior, WIS.,, Aug. 2S.-Altho scheduled to
play this afternoon under the direction of Presi-
dent Kent and Secretary Sileby Of the Northern
league, the Superior ball team is practically
no more. With games scheduled In Duluth for
today and the remainder of the week, Manager
Patterson threw up the sponge and said it was
no CO. The players cannot get their salaries
and are way behind on them. They nave been
running behind for a long time now, and the
only money they have had was some that Presi
dent Kent advanced them when they We're in
Grand Forks recently. @-~
The team came here broke, being transferred
from st. Cloud-Brainerd, under which name it
started out in the league this year. When 1t
played good ball here there were good crowds,
but when it commenced to do poor work the
crowd fell down and there has been not enough
money to pay the guarantees. street carnival,
held for the benefit Of the\ ball team, did not
prove such a whirlwind of financial success
as expected, either. ...-s .-a-. -.+
Twice now has Northern league team here
gone bump. The one last year was compelled
to quit the game about this time and that re-
suited III the forfeiture Of Superior's franchise
in the league, altho 1T got it back when the
team was transferred here. 1t may be that this
is the end of bush league ball up here, as
even with a winning team the Duluth manage
ment is continually losing money and the only
team In the league that Is said to have made
any is the Winnipeg aggregation. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-08-23
AMATEUR BASEBALL,

The Palace team is playing Forest City at
FOREST City Iowa, this afternoon. sr. r. L 4.
The HoltZermanns defeate Hopkins in an
exciting game at that place by 4 score of to
g. The feature of the game was the fielding of
Ragnas and the pitching Of Schroeder for the
winners Heck, who was on the slab for Hop
kns, also pitched good ball, but allowed his
hits to be punched in the eighth inning Bat
teries-schroeder and Anderson; Heck and
Klebs. 80 -,q - = :
The Osseo team claims game from the K &
B. team for non-appearance. The Osseo team
has won seventeen straight games and is willing
to meet any Of the fast city teams. They would
like game for Sunday with the salzers, Cam
dens or the c.. B. Il. team. For games tele-
phone Pete Rangier, T. G. 33.
Sunday the Foresters will play their last city
game at the Broadway and Central grounds
where they will meet the Thies for a purse
The Foresters have open dates in September.
Out-of-towa teams desiring to fill them can do SO
by addressing I. Hentschell Times.
Division No. Z, A. O. H.. defeated team No.
25O of the A.. o. U. W. league by score of
- to II. Batteries-Cady and Noonon; Evens
and Jambix.
The Highland Parkes, Jr., defeated the Clover
Leaves in an exciting hfteen-inning game by a
score Of 8 to r. The winners now claim the
13-year. old championship Of the city and are
willing to meet all comers. The Guttersons Or
Wonderlands preferred. Address L. Person, 2423
Fremont avenue n. ~
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-08-23
WILL ORGANIZE A
YELLOW FEVER LEAGUE
New York Sun Special Service.


Memphis Tenn, Aug. 23.-In face Of the
fever raging in tropical countries at present,
Charlie Frank, manager of the New Orleans
baseball team which has practically c1inched
the Southern league pennant for this season,
is arranging tour for ball players, TO include
games in Central America and as far as Panama
the Isthmus
Games are to be arranged against teams in
Panama city and at Colon the Atlantic side,
so that natives of the republic and thou
sands of employees in Uncle Sans canal zone
may be enabled to watch the contests.
Frank is informed that good teams flourish
on the Isthmus, composed of soldiers stationed
there, while the natives of Colombia have taken
favorably to baseball since they have the
contests. Material to compose Franks invaders
will come from the ranks of his own club and
from major league players. They will embrace
the first consignment of ball tossers shipped
to the vicinity of the equator, altho many teams
have travelled far Havana and In other
countries over the globe.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-08-23
TENNIS AT OMAHA
Muddy Courts Held Back the Players
Yesterday.


Omaha. Neb., Aug 23-Play in the middle
west lawn tennis championship began early to.
day, yesterdays muddy courts having delayed
the Tournament A dozen matches III the second
round of singles were still unplayed and the
doubles had not been started when the play
began on seven courts today. In anticipation of
interesting play, large gallery crowded the
yerandas Of the clubhouse and terraces Of the
large lawn. y ...ss, ~
ternoon, the courts not drying out enough to
start until 5 o'clock. One match was played in
the first round. in Which G. F.. Jones of Hot
Springs, s. d. easily beat Williams, who Sc
cured but one out Of thirteen games. Ike Ray
nond Of Lincoln and Blatherwick Of Rock Val
ley, Iowa. had stiff match in which the latter
Snow of Chicago beat DR.. Num- of ST.
Paul in easy fashion and DR.. Schnehler, local
player, was tied with Hassler of Pawnee City
in the middle of their third set.
Scores: First Round-Jones beat Williams,
6-1, so. Sc ?ond Round-Blatherwick beat L.
Raymond, 7-5, 6,l; Snow beat Mum, 6-1, 60;
Schneider tied with Hassler, rs, G-S. SO.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-08-23
WET GROUNDS AT KANSAS CITY.

Kansas City Aug. 23.-Kansas City-Toledo
game postponed: wet grounds.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-08-23
NEW YORK WILL SEND
RUNNERS TO MEET

New York. Aug. 23.-It is likely that the
Metropolitan Athletic clubs will send five-man
Marathon team to represent this city in the
Marathon to be held in Chicago by the
Illinois Athletic club Sept. %. 1t is believed
that New York can put out the best team OF
distance men Of any city in America.
Among the athletes likely to make up the
New York team Sam Mellor, Mohawk
A. c.. a veteran of many long road races; Fred
Morse, Mohawk a. c., who disqualified in
the st. Louis Marathon race; Mike Spring, the
Boston winner; A. L. Newton, the only man who
beat Lightbody, the Chicago runner, at the
Olympic games; Little Dick DeVlin, Tim
'Connor of the Pastimes and his team mate,
Louis Marks. o.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-08-23
TRAFFORD JAYNE IS !. :.
IN SPLENDID FORM

Trafford Jayne, the old-time tennis crack,
seems to be coming back to his former form
this year. He holds the North Dakota cham
pionshp, and is playing strongly in the
Minnesota state tourney at the AIinikahda club.
Yesterday afternoon he defeated Russell Greer
81, 81. Jayne played a net game while Greer
attempted a back-court play which did not prove
effective against the placing and slashing of
Jayne. Wyman defeated Patterson 6-1. 6-1
Belden brothers met and defeated Patterson and
Wallace in the doubles, 61, 7-5. In the con-
ISOLATION singles Ogilvfe of St. Paul defeated
Ralph Mitchell 10, 81. The summary of the
play is as follows: -
Wyman defeated Patterson by the score of
61, 6-1.
Jayne defeated Greer by the score, 6-1, 6-2
In the consolation singles Oglve defeat/l
Mitchell by the score 7-5, 6-1.
IL the doubles the Belden brothers defeated
Patterson and Wallace by the score 6-1 rs,
Today the play is In the semifnals of the
singles s., ..' ..= ~ r -'"111 =