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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18

as a 81 naturally atty ", as he takes out his coat
that Swiss style tobogganing has
reached a perfection which is little short
OF marvellous. That perfection, however,
Sdlsplays itself not so much in speed as
in balancing. The American , steel
frame toboggan was therefore intro
duced, and has now nearly eusted the
SWISS wooden machine from its former
position. At Davos, thanks to the en-
couragement given to the perfecting of
Swiss tobogganing by, J. Addington .Sy-
m 7! (who founded an. annual race
still "going strong,' but at st. Moritz
it is held in less esteem. Even on the
Village Run the scientific and business
like skeleton, as the American tobog-
gan is grewsomely dubbed, has almost
entirely replaced the handschlitten. In
few Village Run races are the latter de-
barred by the entrance rules. Their
inferiority in speed is, nevertheless,
killing them off as effectively as any
club legislation could do. ...,
The tobogganing beginner, therefore,
it's vagaries from the very outset if he
wishes eventually to take a-position in
the first rank Of the opponents Of the
sport. No one who has tried head:frst
tobogganing will ever return with any
enthusiasm to the sitting posture-un-
less weak lungs force him to do So
There is all the difference between the
swoop of an American skeleton and
the clumsy slither Of wooden Swiss
sled that there is between the sensa-
ton of diving into water and merely
jumping in feet foremost.
Learn American-style tobogganing
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D/SPELLIVG IGNORANCE
Nv THE SUNNY SOUTH
Uplifting and Practical Work of the Fveeduen's Hid
and Southern Education Society-.Schoozs Of In
dsst,y foythe Poor Non,ttain Whites
=. and for the Negroes.

One Of the greatest agencies in the
south for the uplift of the negroes and
the mountain whites is the Freedmen 9
Aid and Southern Education society,
with headquarters at Cincinnati, Ohio.
The society has fortv-six schools under
whites, and twenty-five among the ne
groes. There were 10000 students in
the schools last year, 5000 of whom
were among the colored people.
The society emphasizes three lines Of
practical work. The first is the normal
department for the preparation Of teach
-ers. In all 1925 young colored men
ers from this department, and are at
work in all sections Of the south. When
it is remembered that the schools for the
races are separate in the south, and
that no white teachers are employed IN
negro schools, the Importance OF the
negro teacher as a factor in the upllft
of the people and the solution OF the
problem is apparents
Competent instructors from some of
the best northern schools have been Sc
cured making this work for the prep
aration of the colored teacher most
efficient. AS many Of these teachers
have been compelled to learn trade
before they could be graduated, they
90 out doubly equipped for the work as
kSdCuClo GiCi' oNA pNoPAS'
Industrial Education.
The society puts large emphasis also
upon industrial work, and teaches as
many as twenty-four trades in it's many
schools for this purpose. The largest
equipment is at Clafiin university, at
Orangeburg. S. c., where the Slater
manual training building, the largest
with one exception in the south, has lust
been completed. 1t is equipped with
thoroly up-to-date machinery, and hun
areds Of col ored boys and girls are busy
preparing for usefulness and service
W. Wilson Cooke, young colored man
graduate from Clafin. who subse
quently took post course in the Bos
ton School Of Technology, is superin
tendent of the manual training depart
ment. Every building erected in the
last eight years has been built by the
boys in the several industrial depart
ments under his direction.
Industrial Work for Girls.
In addition to this general work, the
society gives special attention to indus
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To attempt to explain tobogganing
from any logical basis is absurd, says
writer in the Bystander, of London.
Tobogganing itself is absurd. But it
is an absurdity which drags regiments
Of sportsmen and sportswomen to the
Alps every winter as surely as the mag
netic pole attracts the compass needle;
an absurdity which annually extracts
thousands of pounds from the pockets of
the said enthusiasts and transfers them
to those of hotelkeepers; an absurdlty |
which has Weakened q dozen townships |
in eastern Switzerland out Of SOM
Violence to an activity as great as was
hitherto confined to the August tourist
season.
Wherein lies the peculiar fascination
and at the risk of broken leg, slope
which must Immediately afterward be
reascended with immense pains at half
a mile an hourQ Why this mad lust
for haste in reaching the foot Of a hill
when a toilsome climb back to its sum-
nit is ones sole reward? It is impossi-
BILE to elu a! The thing, once tried,
an end of it. The only way Of confut
ing the arguments Of the scoffer at to-
bogganing is to plant him on a tobog-
gan himself, and shove him off down a
run. He will not ask for any more con-
vincing after that.
st. Moritz always has been and al
ways will be the Mecca for the tobog-
too, it once was by no means. easy to
reach. A ten hours sleigh drive in an
open and springless sleigh is no joke,
when one has to traverse an almost
trackless seven thousand-feethigh pass
in blizzard. Fortunately, the
Rhaetian railway has now burrowed
thru the mountains Of the Albula.
turned toward st. Moritz this year
(which have in the past been compelled
to aspire to Davos, Grindelwald and
Caux alone, because of their accessi-
bility. I say this in no spirit Of de-
Epreciation Of these places. There are
Eplenty of Alpine winter resorts as de-
| 1ightful and as attractive to the all
vos justly claims to be foremost in
road tobogganing, by reason Of it's own
/ ership Of the famous HKlosters
! Course; Grindelwald is coming to the
front in curling; Arosa in bob sleigh
ing; Adelborn in skiing; Caux and
Chateau dock in milder Juggling and
meadow. shedding, and even Innsbruck
is beginning to lay claim to be a
skaters paradise. But to find tobog-
gaming carried to the highest pitch Of
skill and enthusiasm you must go to
st. Moritz; there is not doubt of that.
The st. NORTH "Village Run ''-at
one time impolitely nicknamed the
"Duffers lis constructed upon deep
by-road, which connects st. NORTH
Dorf, on the hilltop, with ST. Moritz
Bad, the dreary tumble Of shattered
summer houses which lie in the sunless
valley. Its summit is a stones throw
from the main street of the place, and
by stepping aside from ones shopping
one may find oneself a spectator of
the more or less edifying antics of the
tobogganing tyro, in all his glory of
white sweater, helmet cap, elbow pads
and steel toe rakes. But the Village
Run, tho essentially the tyro's, is BY
: no means to be sneezed at. Many q
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from leading cooking schools in the
north, and all the work is done on scien-
tifc principles. Graduates from the
cooking schools are eagerly sought after.
some being employed in northern homes
and giving full satisfaction 8. H.
The society is under the direction of
a board of managers composed Of prom
inent men from different sections.
Among these are leading business men
and this insures the economical expendi-
ture of every dollar contributed to this
work. There are two, corresponding
secretaries, Rev. DR.. W. P. Thirkield
and Rev. DR.. M. G. B. Mason, the senior
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secretary, who is himself graduate
from the schools of this society. He is
the first man Of his race to hold such
position Of trust under the organiza-
ton and management Of white men.
The society has appropriately chosen
Lincoln g birthday as it's anniversary,
and upon this day appeals are made
thruout the entire country to all lovers
of humanity to help them carry on the
work which will make effective the
proclamation of the great emancipation.
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trial work for girls. This, it will be
seen, is Important as no education, in
dustrial or otherwise, which leaves out
the women is complete. This in
special sense is true of the black women
of the south. The colored race, like all
other races, must be affected largely by
their women. and the Freedmen.'s Aid
society is giving much attention to
these home builders and home makers of
the race. Accordingly, plain sewing,
dressmaking, millinery, basketry, cook
ing and all lines Of domestic economy
are taught The school of cooking is
fully equipped. The instructors are
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pany, who is in Minneapolis looking
over the ground.
Minneapolis and the west should be
proud Of this great and beautiful
building,' said Mr.. Schlotterbeck.
"Few cities have such structure. The
stage is magnificent, and no perform
ance of grand opera at the Metropoli-
tan in New York will be more beautiful
and elaborate than that which we will
be able to give you here.
"The present tour has been arranged
on strictly artistic lines, and Mime
apolis will be given productions in no
detail inferior to those given in New
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are banked, but the Cresta toboggan&
I skins around curves at an angle whicy
no Hbike,' would dare. The angles are
not alike, and not all fitting in the sans
direction, as are those of the cycllst,
therefore it is evident that if mimi
mum Of bones are to be broken these
angles must be calculated to a nlcetY.
on the Cresta, every curve, is the fruit
of years of trial and experience. An
army Of laborers, under the leadership
| of experts, build each yard of the course
with tapemeasures and theodolites, and
the most loving care is devoted to the
smallest change, the most trifing mod1hs
cation.
When built the run requires constant
attention. 1t must be patched at the
worn points, planed down slightly at
that lump, shaded by screens from the
fierce sun at this corner, swept free Of
breeze-blown snowfakes at that
straight. Every day it needs some sort
of tinkering, every day the gathered,
SUM burned troop Of Swiss laborers are
to be found working diligently at some
point upon it.
BY Telephone and semaphore.
When in use it has to be even more
carefully managed. It would never do
to launch such imitation cannonballs
1 as Ine Cresta tobOgganers down a
trajectory of which the end is invisible
from the beginning without precautions
for their safety and that of the onlook1
i ing public.
4 "A system Of telephones and sema-
pheres has, therefore, been devised,
and works to a marvel. On hillock
which overlooks the summit, and whence
also the winning post can clearly be
seen, a sort of EiffeI tower has been
,erected, and, ensconced here, the director
OF the sport can control every descent.
1t is from this tower that bell rings
a warning, which announces to the
whole valley that tobogganer is about
to- start Idiots who, after hearing the
bell, persist in venturing over the
course, have only themselves to thank
If they lose their neither limbs Mean
while, another guardian lower down the
run, has moved his semaphore to indi-
cate call clear This second soma.
phore is the most vital spot upon the
Cresta, for here main road crosses the
run, and if a sleigh or horse were to be
passing when toboggan descended, the;
resulting catastrophe would be appall-
; ing. -. -=-.
Finally, the manager at the summit
drops his flag and the tobogganer has
permission to go. Bending over HIS
J machine, he runs for a yard or so and
then throws himself upon it face down
ward and whizzes off. About
three minutes later voice from the
clubhouse announces that he has reached
the finish and that his time is so.
; and-so.
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SHOULD BE PROUD OF IT
G.. Schlotterbeck, a Conried Manage
Praises the New Auditorium,

The stage opening of the Auditorium
is larger than that of the Metropolitan
operahouse in New York. This is the
statement Of G.. Schlotterbeck, manager
of the western tour of the Conried com
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York city. Mr.. Conried has taken
and may be in Minneapolis for the
opera season himself.
3" Our schedule is so arranged that
the wonderful ,'Parsifal' scenery with
men to set it up, is sent on to each city
a. day or two before the performance.
This is also true of the other operas
in the repertoire.'
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-29
CLOSE SEASON
IS INEVIT Able
Coursing Promoters Finally
Reach a Conclusion Appar-
ent to Others for Years.

The promoters of coursing have final
ly reached the conclusion that there
must be cessation of the sport here
after for number of months each
year. This has been recommended for
years by persons interested in the
highest development of the sport, but
the promoters would not listen to it.
The possible extinction of the hares
has forced the situation upon them.
The claim was always made that to
stop would be to drive all the owners
out of the game and to scatter the bet
tors. This weak argument would ap-
ply equally well to horseracing, which
thrives on season OF $50 days.
At the present time men are keeping
up expensive strings of greyheundS
which have few opportunities TO course.
If the season was a limited one these
dogs would be thrown out of training
and fed on soft food, which would be
inexpensive as compared with that
which they require when they are run
ming.
The running must stop after the
first rains next winter or else Oregon,
Nevada, Idaho and Utah must be
drawn on for hares. Whether they will
prove satisfactory remains to be seen.
Weather conditions will have much to
do with it.
The intermittent showers in the San
Joaquin Valley are blamed for the
present shortage. These keep up the
green feed and the hares are scattered
over wide area of country. One hot
week in the valley is expected to- work
wonders in the supply of the little fly
erS.
The train for Union Park tomorrow
will leave at 10:30 o'clock. 1t will not
stop at Valencia street. The best four
dogs in the class stake seem to be:
The Referee, Quita, Rocker Arm and
Tillie r. The last four in the reserve
stake should be: Pomona, Secretive.
Presto and Sea Lion. The likely win
ners:
Unfinished stake-Rector. Hudson. Agile
Glass stake-rhe Referee, Friendiess Bow.
Freeport, Lucy Clair. Mr.. Zignego. The Rival
Gambit. Quita, orsina, Tom King. TiIiie r.,
Flower Girl
Reserve stake-Y elowstone, Pomona. Com
roy, Ina Cissus. Race King, Glaucus. North
ern Flyer, Sky Van, j E n Presto Dor
Burns. May S. Muggsy. Sea Lion, Sherman.
Fairy Belle
Two stakes will be run at Ingleside
Park tomorrow and good sport Is ex-
pected. The likely winners:
Wild Mamie. Lord Brazen, Cascade Mabel 81
Edenvale, Free Born. Choo Choo, Pasha Pleas
ant, Presdo Girl.
Reserve stake-Idleness Sampler Iyoretta
Black Coon. Master Garrison, Firm Fellow,
Butte City. Yellow Tail. Pure Pearl Queens
Motto. Doretta. Mark Twain, Tralee Maid Ross
of Gold, Real Pasha. Young Kerry Pippin.
In Time, r, Domestic Lad Fiery T3ock
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-29
cl4RoLAN, MISTER LE4DLNG FIELD
CRICKET DAYS
NEAR At HAND
May Arrange Series of Cham
pionship Games for Port
land Exposition.

The schedule of sports to be held at
the Lewis and Clark Exposition alIots
September 13, IA and Is to cricket
championship games. The crieketers
in Tacoma, Victoria, B. c., and else
where on the Pacific Coast are de-
sirous of making up teams to take part
in these championship contests. The
States Of California, Oregon and
Washington, with the mainland of
British Columbia and Vancouver ISL
and, would furnish five teams If each
team played the others and a final
match were played between the two
teams that had won the most games,
eleven matches would be required. j.
Lawrence, Tacoma cricketer, and E.
c. Hilton, brother of one Of the vice
presidents of the California Cricket
Association, are bestirring themselves
in the matter. 1t should be possible
to make UP quite a strong team from
the six affiliated clubs in California
I. w. Tetley, L. E. Duquesne and
William Carnie have been elected
members of the San Francisco County
Cricket Club. t. w Tetley played last
season with the Pacific Club. He has
recently returned from a visit of seven
or eight months to England. L. E.
Duquesne is well known as an associa-
tion football player
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-29
Motorists to Go to San Jose.

The circular issued by L. p. Lowe,
chairman Of the executive committee
of the Automobile Club of California,
to the members states that a club run
Will be made to San Jose to-day. No
regular schedule has been prepared
and the automobilists will reach the
rendezvous, the Hotel Vendome, at any
hour and by any route that may be
agreeable to them.
If enough members are on hand an
informal meeting will be held at the
hotel from $3.50 to O'Clock tonight.
From to II there will be music and
dancing in the ballroom, and at IL
o'clock supper will be served to the
motorists and their friends. The SWIM
ming tank will be open to the visitors
during their stay.
Inasmuch as the management of
the hotel desires to know the number
of visitors for whom it will have to
provide. members of the club are re-
quested to inform the manager as to
the number of their party and the
probable time of their arrival The
members are also requested to pay
careful attention, especially in the
towns through which they pass, to the
provisions of the new State law regu-
lating the speed and operation of mo-
tor cars.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-29
LACROSSE MEN
At SAN MATEO
San Francisco and Talagoo
Teams to Meet in Exhibi-
tiOn Contest Sunday.

The San Francisco. Lacrosse Club
team and the representative of the
Talagoos Of San Mateo will meet to-
morrow at 2:30 p. m. on c. w. Clark s
private polo field at San Mateo. The
lineup Of the two teams will be nearly
the same as on the Preside athletic
ground last Sunday A meeting of the
tournament committee was held on
Monday evening in San Mateo, at
which the schedule for the coming
season was discussed and arranged.
The opening match for the Champion
ship Of 1905 will be played on Sunday,
May IA. and will be between the San
Francisco and Olympic teams.
The lacrosse players of San Fran
cisco and the rest of the State are
looking forward to the coming sea-
son with great hope. 1t is believed
the standard of play will be higher
and the contests better than in any
previous year. Lacrosse players, like
association footballers, feel the best
thing for the popularity of the game
would be for the universities and
schools to take it I'D, and they hope
the Canadians at Stanford may be
able to arouse interest enough to get
UP a team there. Lacrosse is a
splendid game, requiring good train
ing, speed, skill and pluck. 1t is also
essentially a team game, and there
fore well adapted to colleges and
schools. Once popular interest is
aroused in the game enthusiasm will
spread quickly.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-29
YOUNG EXPERTS
IN TENNIS PLAY
High School Boys Will Meet
for the Academic Athletic
League Championships.

Many a month has passed since the
tennis players have allowed a weeks
end to go by without playing a tourn-
ament match of some kind. To-day
and tomorrow will be given over en-
tirely to practice on this side of the
bay. On the East Oakland courts a
doubles tournament will be played
this morning for the championship of
the Academic Athletic League Al
though the event is open to all the
preparatory schools the seven teams
entered are from schools in San Fran
cisco and Alameda counties only. The
teams drew as follows:
Charles Foley and Harold Getz
(Polytechnic) VS.. Richard Belcher
and Roy Butler Oakland High; w.
Foster and w. Sherwood (Alameda
High) VS. Melville and Herbert Long
Qowen High); Marius Hotchkiss and
Harold Gabriel (Lick) VS.. Cheney and
Powell berkeley High; F. st. John
and Z. Lagarde (Wilmerding), bye.
The only school across the bay fig
ured to have a chance is Oakland
High, and it is not at all probable it
will beat the representatives of the To-
cal schools. On this side of the bay
1T is figured the championship lies be-
tween the Long brothers and Hotch-
kiss and Gabriel These four boys
are all high class players for young
sters and will furnish some good ten
mis-. The Long brothers look best on
paper, but they cannot be depended
upon. If things do not go smoothly
they are likely to go up in the air.
Gabriel and Hotchkiss are both good
individual players, but have had but
little practice together Gabriel is like
the Longs, and if he gets a good start
he will nlaV that will cfarr,riza
the spectators. Hotchkiss is the least
brilliant of the four, but he is by long
odds the steadiest.
Polytechnic has one of the best
players in the league in Foley, but he
will have rather a weak and mex
perieced partner.
The Academic Athletic League sin
giles will be played on May 13 on the
California Club courts. This event will
be one of the most interesting since
the inauguration of tennis in the
league. 1t will bring together such
clever young players as II. Long. C.
Foley, H. Gabriel and many others
from the bay counties.
The experts are already practicing
hard for the coming San Francisco
championship tournament This event
will be played on the California Club
courts on May 80. 1t win possess less
class than in former years. but there
will be q merry scramble for first
honors- Percy Murdock is the present
champion and will probably defend
his title. Many figure 1t a certainty
that George Baker will win the tourn-
ament and will meet Murdoch for the
championship. On past performances
Baker is undoubtedly the best, but
there are several young players COM
ing to the front rapidly who must be
conceded a chance. Baker is NOT i'm
proving. while players like the Longs,
Gardener, Foley and James have by
no means reached their limit
The second tournament for the Van
Vliet cup will be played by the men,
bers of the Ladies' Annex on Tuesday.
The trophy is in the possession of
Mrs. C. Watson. who beat Miss Van
Vliet in the finals of the last tourna-
ment.