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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-12

agreement was in their power to carry out.
both in spirit and in letter But there was
a woman In the case. with whom. they
learned yesterday, they had to reckon.
She is it appears, a woman of strong
mind, and with western way of carrying
her point that booked 10 interference. She
is the wife of Eddie Root, member OF the
team of Root and Fogler. For six days
and nights she occupied prominent seat
in the garden, and watched the race close
~. and, when 1t came to paying off, she
was ready to see that the full amount was
in no way disturbed.
The distribution OF prize money took place
yesterday at the Office of Pat Powers, on
the twe e. floor CT Ct the st; Paul build
So was Eddie Root, her husband Mclean
Downing and other bicycle riders who fig
ured in the six-day continuous whirl. Mrs
Root got her husbands share of the money
won by the first team. and although the
contestants in the six-day race, who al
legged that her husband had agreed to place
withdraw from that pile an equal share,
told her about the agreement more times
probably than the number of laps they
made at the garden in the race, and locked
threateningiy at her, she refused to part
with one penny OF her husbands share. and
further said that agreement or no agree
ment, the money was hers.
The dispute over the money took place
outside of Mr.. Powers Office, and would
probably still be going on had not Mrs.
Root run to the twentieth floor, entered the
elevator and reached the street
1t Is said that one of the riders in the
race told her he had a written contract
about dividing the money with Root. To
his pleadings She is said to have replied:
Its no good: the contract was written
with a lead pencil and is therefore bet
ter than a verbal contract"
Another bicycle rider then tried his per-
s,lasive powers on her. and she is reported
to have exclaimed:
You tried to double-cross my Eddie,
and none of you get a cent. I've got the
money and I've got gun to defend IL, and
will do 1t at the risk of my life.
The distribution of the prize money was
conducted with the utmost secrecy in the
inner sancturn of Mr. Powers offices. The
Bedeli brothers were the first to be adj
mitted. and came out shortly afterward. ex-
pressing themselves as satisfied with their
share, and left Immediately. Mclean and
Moran were the next team paid of. then
Root and Folger got theirs. While the al
tercation over the division of the spots
was In progress outside other teams went
In and got their share.
The four foreign teams from the continent
viii sail for home on the French Line
steamer La Savoie on Thursday AGras
and Castro the Mexican team. will so also
to take part in the races N Paris.
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oBRIEN FAvoRITE
OVER .LANKY BOB

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, December IT,
II is the general opinion among the local
followers of the rrize ring that the Ffsx-
simmens-O Brien fight which Is scheduled
to take place in this city on the goth In
slant will be a genuine match. ]. ". Cof-
froth. promoter of the match, when seen
today. said: 1T is ridiculous even to hint
at fake IA connection with this fight. The
mer are training faithfully and intend 10
put up a hard battle. Each is In good COLI
Gition and no men were ever more confi-
Gent of winning"
Others who are closely watching Fitz-
simmons and the Philadelphia voiced SIM
liar opinions when asked about the matter,
O'Brien appears TO be the favorite at this
time. The sports figure that he Is too
young and too clever for the Cornishnlan,
and that II the fight is protracted F'itzsfm-
mons will be worn out and vanquished.
"Lanky Bob" however. SCOTS at such an
idea and claims still TO have the punch and
the endurance required to bring him the
victory.
Leon Friedman. who is very much In
censed at the reports that Fitzsimmons hao
broken down in his work. said last night:
Il am glad TO state that the winner of S6.'
battles WAS never In better shape than he
* today. He Is as strong as lion, as
windy as some of our foremost Knockers
ant as Srry as a two-year-old. HIS feet
and hands are in excellent shape, and
G. Brien will be tapioca for Fitzsimmons on
the Goth instant"
O'Brien says that he Is trained for a fight
within a day, and will have very little
trouble in being in the pink of condition
when he meets FitzsimmonS. OBrien has
kept In condition by light work since lis
LATHE with .AI' kaufmann but he nov
has a little harder program of daily labor
which he follows faithfully. and Is full OF
confidence all the while. His mornings are
devoted to road work.
There was a fun house in attendance in
the gymnasium at Sheehan's when the
Philadelphian went in for his afternoon $
work. He pleased the crowd with the usual
gymnasium stunts and wound up with
seven fast rounds of boxing with Kid
German and a young Swede. who is ampi-
tiouS to follow in the footsteps of Battling
Nelson O. Brien is looking forward anx-
ousiy to the night of the battle. when he
says he feels certain of adding the Cor
nishmans scalp to his belt.
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No Change in Schedule.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, December H.
There isn't much hope of a shorter sched-
ule than last years. said Ban Johnson,
president of the American League. last
evening. while here en- route to New York
to attend the base bail meeting. .'The Ma
tionai League seems to be welded to the
154-gsme schedule. and to prevent conflict
In dates the American has to play the same
number.
Il am sure that steps win be taken by
the rules committee to SO handicap the
pitchers that the batting Will be increased,
but just what this win be am unable to
say While doubt the advisabllity of
abolishing the foul strike rule. / think the
rules committee win find some means OF
improving conditions"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-12
BOWLING, RACING
AND OTHER SPORTS

liz fo'Neiii. to l. won; Hsliowmas. 112 IL.
Smith, n - ). second orinnmme l07 u. John
Holland 4 r. p ,n D. fiySn meI1oMsy and
Pattenville also ran.
NAM. TO g. won; Gallant, 1oT u.obbins,. 10 to /,
second; kohinoor. 81 fMeGee,. 20 to |, third.
Time. iisss Circle, B.eokston. The Plains,
Third race-One and enesixteenth miles. Little
Scout 1oi tcriEn'ins1. - to . won. Pasadena, Jos
to'Neiin u :. see5nd. Time, 1.i7- Only two
starters.
Fourth Handicap. enc mile ard seventy
lumb!a Girl. loi IL Smith. to /, third. Time,
Lag. Footiights Favorite and Novena also ran.
Fifth race-Five furlengs. Cousin Kate, 30 Il.
Smith. to l. won; Guiding Star. lis t0'Neill'.
tt Sr s S pnss.a rs H IS
Colson. Etrena and Kings Gem also ran.
Sixth raee-one and One-eighth miles. The Re
gent, 1o+ freeman, TO 2, won; Anthony, 1o3
u.ivingston), TO I, second; Edward Hale, 101
,Bedeil. 10 to /. third Time, LBS Nones and
Consuelo ii also ran.
City Park Summaries.
First race, five and one-half furlongs Billy
Handse 100 III. Lowe. 20 to 1, won; TichImingo,
"a (iorris). TO s. second Mathis 90 (A1cIntSre),
/: to ]. third Time los 3-5. r. U. Arm, p
rates Dance. Elphie Collins, Sam Hoifheimer.
Nevermore Burnoiette, Modredaw, Anna McKurie
and Draco also
Second race. six furlongs.Iady Esther; Il.
som. to 5. second; Hadnr. 1o6 Cd. Hain, Il to
3. third Time, LA As. Daring Quinn Brady
and Polly Perkins also ran.
Third race. one mile and sixteenth-The Trifer,
92 Powers. TO I, Wen: DIR. Wang, 104 ALLEN,
10 to l, second. St. Tammany. 104 (sheedy) 3 to
/, third Time, 149 %. Cnstus King OF the
Valley. Allen Lon NJ. Berry Hughes. Ernest Par
ham Moio Il. and Grosgrain also ran.
Fourth race seven furongs-Ihespan. 100
1Wishardi. - to ). won: Bad News, 119 NIcIn-
tyrel, 1 TO .. second Henry Ach, 100 Vanierbou },
10 /. third Time 1.27 30 st. Noel. Wood
claim and Tom Crab also ran.
Fifth race, steeplechase, short course-Lionel,
4 p., f.,Id To 4
Hiunsett, 30 1, second: Alice Commoner. 141
,IslceI. 30 to L. third Time, 3.G7 Alice Dough-
erty RedIsnds and Scops also ran.
Sixth race. mile and eighth-Forzel. 90
H'errotti, to 1. won; Safety Light. 90 tOhert). 4
10 /. second: Iampadrnme. o9 Head to ). third
Time. lis 40. Gambler. Iidd1n, Harry Stephens
Doeskin and Joye also ran.
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MINOR LEAGUES MEET.
Framing New Constitution and Gave
Out Eastern League Averages.

AS preliminary to the meeting of the
National Base Ball League today in New
York city, many owners met in conference
at different hotels yesterday. At the Vic
terra Hotel the directors of the Eastern
League met at o'clock. Harry L. Taylor.
president, said after the meeting that the
principal topic discussed was the framing
of new constitution, and the result OF
their deliberations will be placed before the
national board today.
An informal conference of the directors OF
class was held at the Imperial Hotel. but
nothing of consequence was done
AT the annual stockholders meeting of
the New York National League Base Bail
Club. held in Jersey City yesterday the
election of officers and directors for the en-
suing year resulted in the reelection of the
following: President. John T. Brush: sec
retary-treasurer. Fred" NJ Knowles;
beard Of directors-John T. Brush. v +.
Snyder C. j. Sullivan, N. Ashley Lloyd.
and Fred NJ. Knowles; executive COM
riittee-John T. Brush, N Ashley Lloyd
and Fred NJ. Knowles.
Official averages made by players In the
Eastern League last season were an
nounced They showed that Foster of
Newark had the highest batting percentage,
.45S. He took part In only fifteen games.
Then follow Caldwell. Toronto, with .3S;
~ TIARA. .oUuI NoouS,
1888: Griffin. Baltimore, 1913 and La Porte.
Buffalo. 1871. All except La Porte took
part in not more than twenty-one games.
La Porte played in 100. went to the bat All
times. made 70 runs and 14S base hits.
In fielding the leaders were: Catcher,
Shea. Newark, .974; pitcher, Moriarty,
Newark. .991; first baseman, Murphy, Buff
faio, $3.50: second baseman, Mullen, Balti-
more. 965; third baseman. Woods, Jersey
City. 1897: shortstop. OBrien. Rochester,
933; outfielder. Gettman, Buffalo, 9I9.
Lindman of Jersey City had the best win
ming pitchers average. He won twenty
four out of thirty-one games with a per-
centage of III Cronin of Providence won
twenty-nine out of forty-one. with .707. and
Burchell of Baltimore won twenty-four out
of thirty-four, with .7o6
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FOR WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP
Frank Gotch Willing to Meet Any of
the Leading Aspirants.

Frank Gotch. the former wrestling cham
pion is being urged to claim the title be-
cause Tom Jenkins. who won it from him.
has announced his retirement from the
mat. Gotch however. believes that il en-
kins is sincere in his announcement the
title should be wrestied for between all
claimants. in order to establish real
champion. He is ready to train with This
end In view and is willing TO make a match
with Beell or any of the prominent aspi-
rants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-12

Good Scoring in Bowling
League Contests Last Night.
STRAIGHTS THE RULE
SIX FAVORITES DEFEATED AT
THE CITY PARK RACES.
Base Ball Magnates in Session-o' Brien
Picked to Whip Fitzsimmons
Golf Notes.

The Bureau and Government Printing
Office teams of the Departmental League
met last night on the Palace alleys, and
the former won the full set of three
games The Bureau quint rolled in ex-
cellent form and ran the first two games
Tor totals of over 900. Helmerichs was
high man of the evening with a score
of ZIG for his second game. The scores ::
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ASSESSORS
INSTRUMENTATION Bowling League

An enthusiastic gathering. with large
representation of the fair sex. Witnessed
the games OF teams representing the two
Lutheran churches in this league-the ST.
Johns and ST. Mark s-the former taking
all three games. Ostermayer with 1893 and
Rieber with 1914. both OF ST Johns were
high men The scores follow
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Real Estate League.

The Assessors and Lawyers quints of
the Real Estate League clashed last night
the Palace alleys. and the latter lost
two Of the three games. Both teams
rolled good scores. Brosnan was high
man Of the evening, rolling scores of 2I2
and 202 The scores:
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District Lea que.

In the District League the Market
House .quint trimmed the Saengerbund
1--WE for three games. Although the Mar
ket House boys won, the scores were
close. with tie exception of the first.
Bailey rolled high score-204. The scores:
MARfXEsr JfnT-SF I,fr.. S.co,I r,,,ra
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G. P. o. League.

In the three games rolled last night be-
tween the Morocco and Freshmen teams
of the Government Printing Office League
the latter took two of them. All of the
scores were low. Conroy rolled high
scOre-2II The SCORES:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-12

Robinson Handicapped. P. Baer. In
spectors-Lieut. Rollins. Lieut.. c. v. NJ
Cooper Lieut. M. A. Atkinson. Lieut.. FL. NJ.
Smith. Lieut. w. 8. Brownley. Marshal
Capt. s. E. Conradt; assistants. L. s. Han
cock Thomas G. Buchanan and James
Goodwin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-12
Book Binders League.

In The Bookbinders League the Unions
took two games from the Blanks. The
second game rolled by the Unions was
the only one they won, but was the best
of the evening. The scores:
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RULES FOR ATHLETICS
INTER-HIaH SCHOOL CHAMPION
SHIP GAMES.

AT a meeting OF the faculty advisers for
inter-hgh school athletics held last night
at the Gales School building the eligibility
rules for participation in Championship
games were frightened up considerably.
There We're present all the members of
the board and the new rules were passed
unanimously. Emerson w. Matthews.
chairman of tie board. adviser for the
Western High School. called the meeting
together. Central High was represented by
Gilbert Kelly Eastern by Percival Padgett
Business by Charles Hart and Mckinley by
Clarence W. Hecox.
Mr. Kelly at once moved that no games
of foot ball should be rep!ayed.
The motion was made, he said, in tie
interest of a short fall season. Much dis
cussion has occurred concerning the length
ening of the foot bah season, and, in spite
of the fact that In the general mind the
custom has been to close the season
Thanksgiving day, the Army and Navy
games being played the Saturday follow
ing. the high school practice has been TO
close much earlier.
The season of 1905 lasted only from the
opening of the school, September 19--or
rather the opening of the game, October
10-to November IA. Should even the cup
games prove to be ties, In the general in
terest of a quick season, the opinion of the
advisers was against playing off the ties
The motion was carried,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-06-22

Engraved Cards.
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OULU NEWS

School election was held here June
9Th and Andrew Lauri, Nsls Matson
and Emil Johnson were elected as
clerks; but we have now to vote on a
system OF school government, and
may have to elect our officers over
again. We wish to have our town
affairs as close to the law as possible
but outside OF our schools we have
everything running smoothly.
Everything came in bunch, being
census year.
Our roads are in bad shape and
OF course everyone wants ! road to
his own door. but then there has
been lot of free work; some of the
men have put in two or three days
work on the road tor nothing. In
the way of economy we have cut the
wages to $3.50 from sc last year.
The price of land is worth from ten
to twelve dollars an acre. There
are new families moving in every
week or so.
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bayfield,

From the Press:
A. H. Wilk inson attended the
meeting of the Masonic Grand lodge
at Milwaukee this week.
G., A. McHenry has secured the
service of Ed. Moran, of Green Bay,
as Druggist at the Pharmacy.
John Talbot, of Washburn, has
been appointed local agent. for the
Metropolitan Life insurance COM
pany in place ef NJ. Drummer, who
has been promoted to the office OF
assistant superintendent with head
quarters at Duluth,
Mrs. A. Staples. who is residing
at Red Cliff with her husband, went
to Superior Thursday for % shor t
visit. Mr.. Staples is assisting Mr..
Wachsmuth in disposing of the stock
OF A. Buffalo Il Son at Red Cliff.
Miss Grace Atkinson, who has
been teaching school at Ellsworth
the past winter, returned home
Tuesday and will spend the summer
vacation with her parents.
A deal was closed this week by
Carver & Nourse whereby the Wach-
smuth Lumber Company became
the owner of over one hundred mil
lion feet of hemlock and hardwood
timber, the consideration teing
1905, 900. The timber is located on
&c, $3.50 acres of land known as the
knight & Villas and Thompson Lum-
Der lands. A great deal of this
timber is located along the line Of
the Bayfield,. Lake shore 4 Western
railroad, over which road the tim
Der will be hauled to the mill. All
of this timber will be manufac tured
in Bayfield, and means from ten to
fifteen years labor for the mill, rail
road and woodsmen.
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IRON RIVER

From the Pioneer:
The Pioneer is in receipt of a letter
from Gust Ed, a former resident oil
this city, but now a resident OF
Stavely, Alberta, giving an account
Of the death OF Nels Sylvan, q form
er Iron Riverite.
Mathew Bros. of Ashland, were
given franchise by the lsgislatu re
to construct dam ON White River
in Bayfield, county. 1t lis understood
that an electric COVER plant will
be constructed and power trans.
mitted to Cheuqamegon bay. A
forty-two foot head will be secured.
Merton Rice returned last Satur-
day from Chicago, where hs is 2
student at the College of Physicians
Surgeons. He will spend the sum
mer in hospital work at Ashland,
and will return to college next fall
and finish his course next year.
Merton ranked second in a class OF
nearly two hundred.
While but one or two contracts
have been made with teachers for
the coming year as yet, it is under.
stood that all the teachers of last
. & & K f NJ {.
year WILDE re-engaged who desire
to be. The principal and one or two
teachers will be the only changes.
A deal was closed recently by T.
F. McMiller for the purchase of the
Deschamp building on the west side
of Main street and on tho corner Of
Mill street. The consideration was
said to be 81, 100.
Ed, Hunter returned last night
from an extended trip. after an alb
sence of several months. He made
tour of the south during the win
tor and also visited California. Dur
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-06-22
DELLWOoD.

Mr.. Stewart Tullock aud bride,
who we're married at Ashland, June
14th, are sojourning at the Colby
cottage. Mr.. Tullock is the head
bookeeper for Swift q Co., Ashland
branch.
Mr.. G.. S. Wilson, formerly Of
illinois, who bought the Cheq uam-
sgon cattle range, received last SAT-
urday carload Of rs steer. It is
Mr.. Wilson's intention to purchase
three times that number of cattle,
claiming that there is abundant
pasture. Mr.. Wilson, together with
Catlin Bros. received last Sunday,
via, Northern Pacific . consignment
of ten carloads OF sheep, e, 2OO.) Ali
this goes to show that Dellwood is
forging ahead. The only drawback
is that we are without wagon road
whatever to 40 to town. Tomor-
row, June 21st, committee OF the
county board is going to meet st the
Fish Greek bridge road to see what
can be done. All the parties inter-
ested in this region are very anxious
to see the bridge road in use again,
and there will be thousands of acres
sold to actual settlers as soon as
that road is rebuilt.
Mr.. w. W. Wilson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Catlin- arrived here from
lllnoise; also their son Maac Catlin
from the Chicago University.
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PRATT.

The boys have organized base
ball team here ard are doing consid-
cradle practicing of late. They
will be looking for games with some
oftthe other towns in short time.
The Royal Neigbors had little
doings here the last of the week.
Miss Ida Welcome will close up
her confectionery store after the 4th
and will go back on the farm to live.
| Peter Wickstrom is building an
addition to his dwelling this week.
Chas D. Lewis will start building
a residence in few days, where be
expects to reside with his family.
H. A. Robinson has started the
erection of store building just be-
low the railroad track where he will
handle everything in the line of a
general store.
Geo. Jameson, of Washburn, ar
rived here the first of the week. He
expects to cook in the Willow River
Lumber CO, camp.
A large number Of fisherman have
been here during the week trying
their luck on the streams in this
section of country.
John Sibbald transacted business
at Ashland Monday.
S. D. Campbell and family left
Tuesday morning for Oregon where
Mr.. Campbell ir tends looking over
pine lands with the in tention of going
into the lumber business out west.
He will be joined at Spooner by
James Johnson who will engage in
business with him.
F. P. Verville has opened up the
meat market formerly run by Chas.
Welcome and will look after the
trade here and at BlbOn IN future.
Mrs. H. A. Robinson is adding
greatly to the appearance of her.stors
by giving it coat of paint.
/. B. Mathews, of Ashland, was in
the town on business for "a shoot
time Tuesday.
E. p. Vervili transacted business
up the line the first OF the week.
Mr.. Cady, representing Gowan-
Payton-Towney, of Duluth, vas here
calling on the trade during the week.
John Smeaton, of Ashland, was
here the first of the week, looking
after affairs in the woods.
A big double wedding is to DE
pulled off here the last of the month.
All of the parties are well known
around this part of the country.
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ing the past fewweeks hehas been at
his old home in Michigan.
Glenn Williams has recovered from
his recent illness, sufficiently to be
about.
The planning mill of 0. ]. Dodge,
located at Pierson, was totally de-
stroyed by fire Tuesday morning.
Through the work of employees. the
fire was kept from spreading to the
adjoining lumber yard. The mill has
been run recently under lease by
the John D. Young Lumber COM
pany, of La Crosse, Wisconsin.