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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-08
By &C. KELLY

3
This season has been decidedly what
the uHregenerate call con the bum, -
SO far at least as good catching and
killing is concerned. Of fishing and
hunting we have had enough and to
spare, but the strings and bags have
been poor indeed And yet we cannot
repine. An "off year like this, the
floods covering the face Of the earth,
the low water in the brush. the ducks
having all the best of their annual
match game with the gun, and other
game birds unreachable with a search
warrant, will do more towards game
and fish protection and preservation
than all the game laws the legislature
of Minnesota ever cooked up, and all
the. commissions ever appointed.
cause why; if you can't get at 'em
this season you can t kill 'em this sea-
son, and there's a bigger surplus ready
for slaughter next. But tho few were
the parties who went afeld, at least in
my bailiwick, and came back thoroly
satisfied, Messrs. Rataplan and Oyer
were notable exceptions to the rule.
Those gentlemen had all the fun they
sougkt---and then some-and it will be
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-08

81 think at least three of them crept
Off and died lingering death in some
swamp, and very likely the one which
landed on me had its death-wound also,
but we will never know. They made
litter and carried me to town as rap
idly as possible
And here ends the story of the good
Rataplan, who departed for home the
next day, his broken ribs well plastered
and his other injuries bandaged, to
all appearance in haste to reach
the city and show his stbattle-
scars while they were fresh. Now,
one story is good till another's told,
and Rataplan s story WASH It half bad,
but as sauce for it, suppose you listen
to this which is
The Shacker's Story.
HBears done it! Bears nothin'! Oyer
done it, n 4 / hadn't a been there
he'd done fer Ratty N hisself to
boot. You know them falls nigh my
shack where there IS SIGH dandy place
to fish when the dam s open N logs
running Course you do! IN you
know tibet big eddy jest It the foot o.
the swift water where there s alters a
jam nigh clear cross the river when
they was fshin', mebbe twenty foot
Dove the big eddy one day, one on each
side of the river, but not forty foot
apart N able easy to git together 4
they wanted to m there's where
Oyer played bear. Both of 'em hooked
a big fish same time, m first thing
they krowed both lines was tangled all
up by the fish tryin' to git away. Then
Oyer's fish jumped m showed he was
a muskie, mebbe a ten-pounder,, N
Rat IS was big bass. Oyer he yelled
to Rat to cut his line, him havin the
muskie, but Rat yelled back fer him to
go to, N jest then Rat IS line broke
n Oyer he'd both fish on his rod He
was handlin' Of 'em beautiful, m he ID
got 'em too, hadn It been fer that
id Rat tyin a big sinker to his
line m a castin' out m a ketchin'
Oyer's line m dragging on it hard's
he could. Course that give the
muskie chance to snap Oyer's line N ,
| go off, bass IN all. Spec he swal-
Tered the bass m urdid the tangle
tibet away, but Oyer didn It stop to won
der what he done. He charged over
them logs like bull at red shirt, n ,
he went after Rat like a bass after a
swimmin frog.
They Mixed
"They mixed it up good n plenty,
n fore could git to 'em they rolled
often the ledge n went down the rap
ids like flash. They unlocked when
! they struck the eddy, m I was there
in time to help Rat out, m none too
soon neither, fer the rocks comm
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-08
4GER's VIEW OF PROFESSIONAL BAsEBA


snized factor in American baseball and
there are fewteams on whichWill not be
found students and Greek letter men.
These men have helped baseball. They
have brought brains into the game and
put 1T on a higher plane. In the olden
sdays-and not SO many years ago
the professional clubs were .recruited
from men who had gained proficiency
college. Many of the old-time players
We're men OF little or no education.
SRoWd yism was common and they were
hard men for the managers to control.
The college man in baseball has changed
this. /. 81.
The college man in baseball realizes
that he must be temperate, take care OF
himself, and deports himself asa gen.
tleman on ard off the field of play. He
is usually what we term a natural
player, and these men are superior to
those whose ability has been acquired
only by long-c continued practice. Out
breaks occur on the diamond at times
even now, but investigation will reveal
that in nine. times out of ten the. dis
turbers are the oldtimers, RoWdies
are a disgrace not only to themselves,
but to the city they are representing.
Summer Baseball.
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The college man in Baseball has
brought up much discussion in college
circles over summer baseball and
there is room for a wide diversity on
the question. The money received for
playing professional baseball has paid
many a young mans way thru college
and university when he could not have
made it in any other way. During
my career as a manager I have had
men on my teams who are now success
full physicians, lawyers, engineers and
in almost every walk of, prof ssiona]
life. Right here 81 wish to say that
these men were invariably y; the most val
they barred themselves from amateur
athletics by receiving. salary for playing
baseball, but the money they received
allowed them to pay for their education
Honor and medals won in amateur
contests are n OF, Il believe, taken in re:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-08
WORLDS PREMIER & +
BASEBALL PROGRAM

Number of Games-Best four out
of seven.
Places-New York and Philadelphia
or New York and Chicago. 81
UmpIres-Hank O'Day Of the Ma
tIonaI League and Jack Sheridan OF I
the American League. .
Price Of Admission-5oa cents to So. .
SCHEDULES. II
New York and Philadelphia.
First oame-Monday, Oct. 9, at
Philadelphia.
Second Game-Tuesday, Oct. 10, at
| New York.
Third Game-Wednesday, Oct. II,
at Philadelphia. .:::,.5. .51
Fourth Game-Thursday, Oct 12,
| at New York. =
! Fifth eame-FrIday, Oct. 10. at
| Philadelphia. -. 7 IN
| Sixth Game-saturday, Oct. "a, at
| New York.
| Place of.@seventh game. If neces-
! sary, to be decided by national COM
| mission on Oct. IA. 40 t5E
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-08
BY L. l.. Collins.

Followers of the freshman team at
the university are beginning to see the
effect Of the Sig Harris campaign for
speed, and the candidates for their class
numerals are finding life on the univer-
sity campus much less of burden than
it has been during the past three weeks.
The wise ones who shook their heads
ard declared that there was no hope for
Harris proteges are less emphatic in
week the freshmen have shown a symp-
toms Of becoming a real football team.
The freshmen squad now numbers
about thirty men and it will be in
creased this week to at least thirty Ave
candidates. Collectively, the squad is
Mght, especially so when one thinks of
sthe men who entered college as fresh
men last year, playing on the varsity
squad. =. - FIJI
With heavy team out Of the ;ques-.
ton, Sig Harris is at work. drilling
enough speed and football science into
the men to overcome a handicap in
weight. His hope is "shiftyO team
and there are men on the squad exact
say suited for his purpose.
Backs Are Fast.
The work of carrying the balTin the
freshmen games will fall almost entirely
on the backfeld. With light linemen,
Harris will use his backs, and it is in
the backfeld that the team will be
strong. Nat Frykman and Oscar Ertl
are known to Minneapolis rooters as
two of the best ground gamers and de.
fensive backield men in the history
of high school football, and these two
men, with Bly, at fullback and Moore
{ at quarter, ought to make the back
field the equal Of any freshman back
field in the west. Bly, is heavy and
fast, a good kicker and one Of the hard
est workers on the squad. Moore, the
quarterback. is Of fair size, sure in
passing the ball, and remarkably fast
on his feet. During the week he has
continually eluded the ends on the Sec
5ond team, and once free son the field
there is no stopping him. Other back
field men who have been showing up
Vidal and and Hnbb mae and ne dpgrasep
With this nucleus, Harris sbackfeld
should develop into the equal Of any
freshman backfeld in the west,
Trouble in Line.
In the line there is trouble. There
are good men, but there are too few
Of them, and more weight lis absolutely
necessary. Stoddard, freshman weigh,
3 ing over two hundred pounds and ex-
perienced in the game, will ioin the
squad tomorrow, and there are other
men who have not Joined the squad, as
johnson and Nelson, and johnson and
Capron, who are eligible to the team
ans who would add greatly to the
strength of the line.
The trouble in the line is not at the
ends, as the freshmen seem well fixed Il
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-08
Best Runner and Hurdler IN America

New York, Oct. THE fall games Of
the New York Athletic club recently
held at Travers Island, produced a set
of times and distances that rank we'll
with the best athletic standards Of the
days Of Connect, Wefers, Burke, Kraenz-
lein and Long. U.s..
john Flanagan hurled the / sixteen
pound hammer within nine inches Of his
own worlds record of 172 feet II
inches. Myer Prinstein cleared over
twenty-three feet in the broad jump.
Rodgers won the mile run i'm 1926.
Harry sHillman won the 600-yard ham
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-08

in enthusiasm as baseball players, re-
tanning tho, their liking for watching
others play the game. There seems to
be some natural law working about the
middle years of a boys school life
which causes his loss to the diamond.
In his high-school years he is apt to
turn back to playing baseball again and
who. has ever played vacant-lot base
ball turns out and tries for the college
team. s> IN .ssss.5 KIN ss&$ 81
College Men in Baseball.
The colleges and universities have
done much to bring about a better1nent
of the game. Not thru concerted action
Of faculty or prof essors, but by involun-
tarily sending splendid players into the
game. The college man is now a recog-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-08

The best trotting prospect in Min Nj n:
nesota, according to horsemen well
versed in turf gossip, is s. silver" the
golden chestnut owned by W. B. Mac
Lean, president of the Lake of the Isles
Driving association.
Silver is a big, rangy chestnut with
silver name and tail, and is "a product
of the j. j !. Hill farm. He is sired by
Allen, dam Silver Thread. Last win
ter Mr.. MacLean carried off some hon
ors on the ice and this season the Min
neapolis horse has raced over the Great
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-08

8 In addition to this Hillman broke AL
vim Kraenzlein's worlds record of sc
seconds over the hurdles for 800 yards
by skimming over the flights in 81 3-5
Hillrlan also ran an exceptionally fast
quarter mile as member of the Mer-
cury-foot quartet that defeated tie
Irish American team in the one-mile re-
lay race.
These performances, added to even
better ones that 5Hillman had accom-.
pished this summer, doubtedly STAMP
him as the best runner and hurdler in
America today from 200 to 500 yards.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-08

Last week Silver and his trainer
George G. Loomis, had some trouble at
Lc1be e1 and both were suspended
for the rest Of the season on the alleged
ground that they did not try to win
The horse has beer entered in all
classes from the 2:40 to the 2:lS, and
has never been outclassed.
II Next season, If nothing happens, Sill
ver. will be a prominent candidate for
the big stakes on the grand circuit and
Mr.. MacLean, altho he has little to say
regarding his horses speed, intimates
that he is willing to take his chances of
winning 1lig at least his share Of the big
purses.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-08
REMNANT WINNERS OF
LEAGUES NOW CLOSED

American Associat ion Columbus.
Eastern League-Providence.
Southern League-New Orleans.
Western League-Des Moines
Central League-Wheeling.
Three-I League-Dubuque.
Kitty League--Vincennes.
4Tri-State Observation-Disclosures
Western Observation-Disclosures.
Ohio Pennsylvania League-Youngstown
Missouri Valley League-Pi ttsburg, Kan.
Iowa League-Ottumwa.
New England League-Concord.
Northwestern League-Everett.
Northern League-Duluth.
Interstate League oudersport. E
Connecticut League-Holyoke.
New York League-A. j. c..
Hudson River League-Hudson
South Atlantic League-Macon.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-08

back to Minneapolis some time this
month, but his owner says that he will
probably not be seen on the ice this
winter, but will be carefully kept in
trim for next year s racing.
Sc Notwith ding the fact that Silver
has raced at least once a week during
the season just closing, and has been
considered a live factor in every con
test in which he has been entered, he
has not won a race nor a heat and
comes back to Minneapolis without a
mark. He has nevertheless won a num-
Der of seconds and in all has considera-
bly, more than paid his expenses during
the summer.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-08

The Providence team, which won the
by Jack Dunn, the old league pitcher
and utility man. Only .003 separated
the winners from the second team, and
in order to win, the Providence team
had to win. the last fifteen games
played.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-08
Freshmen Showing Speed Under
: The Direction of Sig Harris

this department. with Castor, .Kaughlin,
Marshall and Rogers. Castor lis well
known for his work on Central last
year. He has a faculty Of following the
ball, and his work on getting down the
field on punts and blocking for plays
around his end, have been features of
the playof the week, Kanghlin, too,
is drawing the Plaudits Of the side line:
crowds Marshall and Rogers have had
little opportunity to make good, as both
have been in poor condition. Rogers
is brother Of Ed, a smaller man than.
his big brother, but with the same shift
tiness and lodging ability.
A look at The tackles guards; and
center ,rushes on the squad shows that
it is in this department that weakness
is most likely TO develop. There are
positions.
Smith and Akin seem to be leading
the tackle candidates. Smith is the
lighter man, but he handles himself we'll
and seems able to hold down his tackle,
He has tendency to devote his atten.
lions. to his opponent, with too little
regard to the progress of the ball, but
with Castor, his old teammate next him
at end, he has done the best work Of
the week in smashing interference.
Akin is big man, the biggest on tho
getting into the fray. Shepard, a
guard, shas also been played at tackle.
He is not yet in condition. but shows
the earmarks Of good linen1an.
z5 Center Trio Outlook.
At guard and center the team is
weak. Knoche is hard player and
fairly heavy, but he has discouraging
tendencYsto get hurt. Dibble is new
at the game, but shows the right kind
Of spirit and should develop into first
class man. He is not heavy enough
for an ideal guard, however. Another
cardid date, Lambert, did well during the
first part Of The week, but failed to sat
isfy Coach Harris later. He is heavy,
but low in cha rging and not aggressive
enough. If he overcomes these draw
backs he stands a good chance Of MAX
ing the team. ST
There b is a 4, discouraging lack e Of Gan can
IS fairly accurate at passing the ball,
but he does not get into the defensive
play of the team with enough energy
and he is Of little assistance to the
guards.
Weeks Work Ahead.
This week will be strenuous for the
freshmen. With the Iowa game two
weeks distant, the work OF. the week
will determine the lineup of the gopher
team against the haWkeye freshman,
and as the Iowa game will be consid-
cred by the board Of control In award
ing the class numerals to the members
Of the freshmen team there will be some
keen scrimmage on the university CAM
pus. IS possible an arrangement will
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-08

Jimmy Cockman, who played short
stop for Duffy s champion team at Mil
yankee and has been with Newark in
the Eastern league for two years, has
leans since the close Of the Eastern
league season.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-08

A sailboat of construction lines new
to western waters win competeswith the
regulation type of9boats on Lake Cal
houn next year. This new boat is built
on regular oceanzgoing lines and sim
liar to the ordinary sharp-nosed fishing
schooner or the old-style yacht. She is
10 feet long by 6 feet beam and carries
an iron centerboard 3x4 feet. Under
the standing deck is a 12-inch ballast
room, and her cockpit is, 4x10 feet. The
mast is 81 feet over all, rugged to hoist
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-08

dicap from scratch in 1:12 As, the fast
est time the distance55h has been COW
cred since Tommy Burke made the
world IS record Of I'LL at Columbia
oval nearly ten years ago.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-08

jib and mainsail IA feet. + The balance
the gaff and :jib stopsail. n this Spartic-
ular the boat will be unusual, as few If
any boats Of her size carry these top
sails. ! J. " - r, ,'E.
9. e.. Bryant, 34o5 Chicago avenue,
who built the boat for mis- own use, ex-
plains that he adopted this rig to en-
able him to increase or shorten sail at
will on the short legs of the triangle on
Lake Calhoun.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-08

An offer of $1,000 has been refused
foT the weanling FLY by Audubon Boy,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-08

Dakota Agricultural college and it Will
be played on Northrop field instead of.
in Fargo as was at first intended.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-09
INSURANCE.

she-Father sprained his ankle at golf yesterday.
 He-Good! May I call to-night?- Chicago News.
 MT. Tungay Cat outdoor concert in park)-Isn't 1t funny, when you come to think
 The other man-But I didn't come to think; I came to listen to the music.- Chicago Tribune.
 The artist-What effect do you think a war between Norway and Sweden would have on the world at large?
 The editor-rm afraid there would be a universal strike of linotype operators and proofreaders.--Puck.
 Little -year-old Ruth was watch ing a young man play the mandolin. Her interest was intense and she drew nearer. The instant he paused in his playing she whispered breathlessly: Tickle it some more!"-Llttle Chron- icle.
 I'm glad I don't live in Germany right now," said the man who was try ing to occupy three seats at once in the street car. 1T mafraid of cholera"
 No doubt you are," said his neighbor savagely. T know a farmer who had whole drove die of it the other day" Cleveland Leader.
 Woman of the house (scrutinizlng him sharply)-I believe you are the same dirty, wofthless vagabond that was here last week begging for some- thing to eat.
 Saymold Storey-Yes' I'm the fel- Ter The cold piled ham got here wuz the best I ever att, an couldn't resist the temptation to come again. That's why-thanky, ma'am.-Chicago Tri- bune.
 I'm afraid Dingledorp is losing his interest in golf,' 5lS!IJA
 What makes you think sop
 Just as he was starting for the grounds this morning he received an important telegram calling him to New York, and actually hesitated over it for at least five minutes"
 Then he went to New York;"
 "No. to the grounds" Plain Dealer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-09
WAKING UP.

China is waking up. She is now go- ing to have some real civil service re- form. An important Chinese edict has been issued, in response to the memo rial of Yuan Shi Xxi and other promi- nent men, abolishing examinations for the old system of degrees. By means of this system China has recruited gov ernment officers. Hitherto the aspirant for honors was required to be proficient in the writings of Confucius and other classics. The learning so acquired was entirely useless for practical purposes. In future officers will be recruited from the ranks of those educated according to the modern system in schools to be established throughout the country. This edict offers the strongest induce ment to the Chinese to acquaint them selves with western learning.
 China may yet surprise the world as much as Japan has surprised it. She has a good and near example in Ja- pan.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-09
The Scandal Hunger

We glance at the realms of political We skim OCT the baseball and racing
 track stuff: We read the odd items that merely
 amuse; We learn how Komura and Witte have
 progressed. We read of Tom Lawson. who talks Then. yearning for something worth
 notice to con. We turn to the page the scandal is
 on. What matters the news of the busy old
 world? What matter which flags are triumph
 ant or furled? What matter the gifts that the wealthy
 supply? To educate all of the race by and by? A moment suffices for trifies like these
 the breeze. We skim them and bid them from notice be gone Then turn to the page that the scandal
 is on. With pupils dilated the scandal we read, Each syllable gulping with buzzard-
 like greed; 'Twixt reading to-day's and to-mor-
 rows we Drate Of newspapers sins at a terrible rate; We wall and bemoan that they publish
 the facts Of frailest humanity's culpable acts; And then, when our spasm of virtue is
 gone, We turn to the page that the scandal Is
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