The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-25


appears to be coming between the big uni
versities Of the west. For time the bee of
eastern games buzzed merrily in some districts,
but this is abating. The east appears to want
none of the west, in football, Michigan
has found to her sorrow. Wisconsin is having
troubles over the showing Of her crews at
Poughkeepsie, and George F. Downer, manager
of Wisconsin athletics, Is out with signed
article in which he expresses hope that the
gophers and Michigan will take up rowing. He
comments upon the fact that baseball has
dropped to low an ebb that Minnesota had
no team this year, Chicago lost money and
tried free gate, and only Illinois showed a
proper balance. && -:a.g s5
Downer points out that the building Of the
dam at Meeker island should in time bring
rowing water to the back door Of the University
of Minnesota, and that Michigan would not
have far to go to get crew in the water.
The trouble of sending badger crews to the
east to meet defeat has discouraged the Wis
consin people, and they are apparently getting
ready to do some missionary work in interesting
Minnesota and Michigan in rowing. The games
of the conference schools at Chicago brought
about an era of good feeling among those who
have the athletic affairs of the big institutions
in charge, and will bring about renewed
interest In track athletics at all of the schools.
Minnesota won but one point, but her athletes
right in the bunch In every event There
were no disgraceful defeats. This had added
zest to track athletics at Minnesota and dual
meets with other institutions are prospect of
next season. There has been some bad feeling
over football, but this appears to be dying
out. The teams are changing and the cid
personal prejudices are being forgotten. All
Of this bodies well for the welfare Of sport in
the west. All have much to gain by getting
together. ...s
Chicago paper gives Comiskey's recipe
for sticking at the top Of the pennant pole
In the baseball business. It is as follows:
Sprinkle with a layer of ashes, then an
inch of sawdust, add cover Of resin, pour on
pail of glue and lie down in the mixtude
At the same time grip the pole firmly with
your spikes, give it the hooks with both hands
and suck a lemon to keep off that dizzy feel
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This message would have been just as good
week too late
This is about the season Of the year when
the summer baseball collegian is laying up his
strongbox filling to pay his expenses at the
football training table next fall. S.
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| Umpires are permitting more infractions of
| the rules this year than ever before. Among
those most often broken are the regulations
| covering the discoloration of new ball, the
| strolling about the field Of substitute players,
balks by pitchers, and the coaching rules. The
rules governing coaching seem to be dead
| letter. Coaches are allowed to talk to the op-
posing pitcher, incite the stands to demonstra-
| tions use language rejecting upon the players
| of the opposing club and do about as they
please even to leaving the coaching line and
entering the diamond. All Of this Is strictly
forbidden by the rules. z'' .
1t may not be generally known to fans, but
| the rules forbid in strict terms, the question.
ing of decision by an umpire or remarks upon
| his judgment. This rule is joke. Another
rule which goes for nothing is that forbidding
players to address any person or persons In
the stands, save when asked for information al
to the standing progress of the game. AL
of the regulations mentioned violated in
every game. Probably the most obsolete rule
Is that requiring the umpire before the begin
ming of each contest to inform the captains Of
/ the opposing teams that he will enforce thu
rules to the letter.
If an American association umpire walked
forth and remarked: 'Bills, Fox and Clymer
the rules go today! See ~ both of those worthie
would die in fit in front Of the assembled
thousands Some baseball rules are monumental
IN their ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. -.'.
Tergitory Tomson is composing an ode on tn
antics Of Frosty Thomas. r.
Nov. 4, with two football games, begins t.
stick out as date when the rooter will be to-
hoarse to order the ham and at lunchtime.
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Ban johnson is thoroly convinced that Wat
kins, Bryce and Stallings are very bad boys
Ban threatens to take his bat and ball and no
play with them any more.
Columbus scribes, near the truth as usual
say that Minneapolis fans are abusing tn
team. The attendance of Saturday and Sunda
is the sort of abuse that will put Watkins Il
. the Rockefeller class, If persisted In. Watt
does like to be booted by 5000 crowds. H
takes lot Of that punishment and takes i
| manfully
! Those Columbus scribes also reported Siever
as Jumping Saturday. They were wrong. II
Jumped Sunday-all over the Clymer aggregu
| tiOn xuifh both