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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16


journal Special Service
Chicago Dec 16.-Traded-B Maloney,
Jimmy Casey, Jack Mccarthy and Bert Briggs
Tor one James Shreckard, late of the Brooklyn
team. Such is the latest move Of the youthful
West Side magnate, Charles w. Murphy.
What will happen when the West Side fans
Eealize the full meaning Of the above is hard to
conjecture, and 1t is advisable that one Murphy
should keep away from any wild-eyed fan he
may meet on the street. The occupants of the
left-tleld and third-base bleachers will no longer
be able to watch the scamperings of Mr. Casey
around the third sack. The short, little man
will no longer make those quick undetermined
snaps to first that have nailed so many runners
and caused much glee among the rooters in that
section of the field.
Malonsy Favorite.
But the grief of the left-feld and third-base
bleacherites will be nothing when compared
to the frenzy of the men who sit in that portion
Of the garden where Bill Maloney, the former
Minneapolis player held forth. Maloney has
been but one short year on the West Side, but il
that time he has done much to endear himsel1
to those authorities of the game that sit In thu
Eght-feld bleachers.
Then it must not be forgotten that Jack Nc
Carthy was also prime favorite with the root
ers that frequented the West Side grounds. Thel
but one Briggs. Bert was pitcher Of som
parts when he right, but during the pas
season ne mas not peen IN GO0u shape, ana q
times he was unable to deliver the goods.
Traded in Bunch.
These foli men are to be traded in one pack
age for the captain Of the tail-enders of tn
league. He member of the champion
ave or six years. 1t is figured that Murph
Expects to make the cubs a hard-hitting team
With Steinfeldt, Moran, Shreckard and Sebring.
Shreckard two years ago considered tn
best baseball player in the league having mad
more home and stolen more bases than an
sther player. That year Dahlen was sold by tn
Brooklyn club to the giants and McGraw wante
Strickland. The New York manager made
pig cash offer for Shreckard, but it was re
fused, as the management In Brooklyn declare
They would not part with him. McGraw sti
supposed he had first call on Shreckard and wa
turpr1sed when he learned that the much sought
Tor player was to be traded to Chicago n
quickly renewed his cash Offer but it was turne
Town, as the Brooklyn club needed players.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
CHICAGO WANTS
A STRONG GAME
Parlor Sport Not in Demand at
f. the University of Chi
f. cago.
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Chicago, Dec 16.-That the athletic board and
the faculty Of the University of Chicago not
In sympathy with the present agitation against
football clearly demonstrated at the an
nual meeting for the presentation of embems
Goodspeed, the university treasurer, and Fri
r. Hubert dean of the divinity school, de-
clared that the university wanted football to be
a strenuous game. 49,, ~ .-.....
1.-The athletic board Of the university is in
favor of improving the present game if posi-
ble,'' said Dean Hubert. "It is in favor Of
keeping very strenuous one, however. The
not want to see the players the field
in dress suits and wearing kid gloves. Nor do
we care to see the contestants bring their
parlor manners the field and present cards
to their opponents before the game starts.
Parlor Game Not Wanted.
ga great many intelligent and honest men
are assuming great deal about football. They
probably have not seen game played or they
would not make some of the statements attrib.
uted to them. The University of Chicago would
like to see the game changed, If 1T be
changed without making it weak parlor
game" ... 49, ....
Thomas w. Goodspeed was just as empha tic
in support of the gridiron game. @2 *''
II am totally out of sympathy with the talk
against football" he declared. 1.-THE game as
now played is the greatest athletic contest ever
devised. 1t is great because it develops re-
sourcefulness, alertness and self-control. All OF
these qualities great helps to a man IL
| his business life. I firmly convinced thai
Walter Cavanagh was able to save his life IL
| the accident at Kenosha. yesterday because Of
| alertness and resourcefulness developed on the
football field.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
POOR WIRE SERVICE
PREVENTED SLAUGHTER
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Journal Special Service.
New York, Dec. 16.-A big killing, which
would have netted those in the secret at least
$4,000 if the telegraph wires between here
and New Orleans had not broken down for
time, pulled off in this city yesterday when
the 2-year-old colt, Deux Temps the third
race at the fair grounds, New Orleans. In
spite of the misfortune of a bad wire service
at the critical moment, those behind the kill
ing got away with about $4,000 in this city
alone, and several poolroom bank rolls Grip
pied today as result. Deux Temps is owned
by Kansas" Price.
He had been prepared for a killing for some
| time, and finally placed we'll in the third
| race yesterday. The books operating at New
Orleans are wary, and therefore not a dollar
| of the right money put down at the track,
| the plungers reserving their play for the pool
| rooms about the country, principally in New
! York. Early betting the race here Was
20 to against Deux Temps, and this was taken
pretty generally until just before the second
race, when it fell to Is to l.. Between the
second and third the time for laying
down the bulk of the money, because it would
be believed the price would go steadily up. But
the poolroom wire service broke down and nc
| quotations came from the track at all This
frightened the plungers and they had to BET
blind not knowing what they would get until
the morning paper prices were printed. Enough
money was put down, however, to gather in
| $4,000. Deux Temps won easily.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
NOLAN CALLS OFF THE
M'GOYERN ROUGH GO
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Toledo Ohio, Dec. 16-William Nolan, man
ager for Battling Nelson, has declared the match
off between Nelson and McGovern for the rea-
son that the forfeit money, 1900, was not
posted by McGovern's manager. Nolan said last
night that he had given them fair warming that
he would take this action, and when he re-
ceived a telegram from T. G. Murphy, the
stakeholder, that the money was not up, he
said that settled the matter.
His reasons are the same given before
theatrical engagements. He said: 'Nhen Mel
son was down and working for the top he had
to take everything from the other fellows on
top. and turn about is fair play. Nelson has
nothing to gain in fight with McGovern, and
he is the champion
II attribute this action solely to McGovern's
managers. think that McGovern himself is
all right and wants to fight. but his people are
| trying to boost him up with Nelson, and also
trying to get more money from the club by
| holding OUT .a ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
DOCTOR WEEDS NURSE
Romance Revealed in Marriage at Ri
vena, Neb.

DEADWOOD. s. D.-Mrs. Juanita Abbott and
DIR. Jeffrey Hilliard have been quietly married
at Rivena, Neb This event reveals a love ro-
nance which started in the Philippines during
the Spanish American war.
The bride is Mexican woman, daughter Of
one of the wealthiest coffee growers in Mexico
City. Becoming tired with her home life. she
left for the states about the time the war broke
out She enlisted her services with the Red
Cross society and was sent to the Philippines.
While nursing the sick soldiers. she met DR..
billiard, and they fell in love. They afterward
were separated and Mrs. Abbott returned to the
states, where she married James Abbott, and for
some time resided at Norfolk, Neb. She kept
track Of the young doctor, who practiced medi-
cine at San Antonio. Texas.
About two months ago she began divorce pro-
ceedings against her husband, Abbott. on the
grounds that he had deceived her in his birth.
the statement in her divorce decree being that
he had negro blood. She wrote to him at Sheri-
dan, Wyo., telling him that she had begun a
divorce against him and that night he shot and
killed himself When DR.. Hilliard learned Of the
death of the husband. he began correspondence
with the widow The marriage at Riyena re.
suited.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
JURY LAYS BLAME
Verdict Says Workman's Death Was
Due to Faulty Scaffolding.

,wINoNA MINN.-The alleged faulty con
struction of scafolding at the gas plant
in this city the cause of death of Louis
Schultz, who had his neck dislocated by fall
of twenty feet there thru the breaking of
plank upon which he was standing. Harry
Renshaw. building superintendent for the Stacey
Manufacturing company, is especially blamed
by the verdict. The verdict, states that poor
material was allowed to enter into the
struction of the scafolding, and because OF
this plank. broke, without carelessness or
negligence the part of the deceased. Tho
funeral will be held today. .a.n = ..-.s. .
Winona promises to get thru the present year
with very light fire loss. The figures up to
the present time show that the loss is but
49, 947 compared with Sal ,SO5 last year.
There have been but three fres4this year in
which the loss has been more than 81 900, end
, in each it largely covered by insur-
ance. s... az ~ .sgr.@ RI s.- 81.
| Three Winona men and much Winona capital
| is interested in new lumber company that
has been launched in the Pacific northwest.
! The company is known the Old Oregon Lum-
Der company and the officers are: J: W. LIZ
Bell. secretary, all of Wincna and H. A.
Muffley Of Minneapolis, manager. The capital
| is $500, 900. The company will begin business
! this month. It's head offices in Seattle.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
.IW0.MAN TEAMS IN
BOWLING TOURNAMENT

ELLINGTON and Cole won the first prize Of IS
in the Commercial leagues bowling tournament
for two-man teams which rolled at the
Arcade alleys last night. Their total score In
four games was 1,487. -.
Porter and Drew came second with score of
1,4e1, and received So. and third money, 81,
went to the Brandt-Frederickson tam, which
rolled 1852. re. 70.
Boxes Of cigars were awarded in addition to
the cash prizes. Burr, who won in the singles
the night before got box for making the
highest score, 27S. Eddington got an tnstalment
Of smokes for making the most spares in one
game, and third box went to Porter, who made
high averoge. 1919. r. g."
The scores made by the other teams in the
contest we've follows: Nobis-Simonson, ,443;
Gilbert-Swanson, ,415 Peterson-Kacher, 1 1859;
Williams Logan, 1856; Johnson Connor, 1927
Liss-Sorenson, 1,255. i .,.-~
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Los Angeles, CAL, Dec. 16.-In a fierce, bloody
scrap that was hammer and tongs from the tap
Of the first gong to the sound of the last one
Kid Herman Of Chicago got an easy decision
over Eddie Hanlon here last night before a
1000 crowd Of spectators in a twenty round
bout. ~
Herman All the Way.
There was really nothing to it but Herman.
He came out of the fight with but few bruises,
while he made chopping block of Hanlon,
starting fresh gushes Of blood in each round
from numerous welts, cuts and bruises on Eddie s
face.
Hanlon was the 10 to 7 favorite early in the
day, owing to the native-son sentiment, but
toward night the eastern racetrack sports opened
up and quickly made Herman even money.
Hanlon Outclassed.
The Kid was in fine shape and entered the
ring weighing about 12S, with Hanlon at 1872.
Herman assumed the aggressive at the start,
and had the best Of every round except one or
two. He drew blood. from Hanlon in the ninth,
and ever later round opened both new and old
wounds. He fought a stand-up fight while
Hanlon crouched and depended on body blows
| few Of which he landed, for Herman kept him
| away with straight rights and lefts, outpointing
| Eddie at every stage.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
MEET AFTER FOURTEEN YEARS
Accident Brings Brothers Together at
.--.- Bemidii. .--.''

REMIDJ1. MINN.-Two brothers, Oscar and
John Berg met here today after separation of
fourteen years: They had not seen each other the
They are both Undertakes and have Travelled
all over the United States since they parted in
Sweden The reunion was accidental and came
about by one Of them being recognized for the
other, Both men secured employment today IN
one Of the lumber camps near here:
Mathew Jones was arrested by United states
denuty marshal at Northome and taken to
Walker, where he. will! await, the, action OF
| the grand jury on the charge of having fraudu,
to be the first of several similar prosecutions the
government will press against violators of the
homestead laws. 49, -. .., :.
| The demand for men in the lumber camps Is
still active and more can be given employ
| ment than are available. .~ ..e...
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
PLAYING NOW FOR .. +
THE EASY MONEY
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San Francisco, Dec. 16-Altho O'Brien still
rules favorite over Fitzsimmons at 10 to and
8, the Fitz followers declare that those figures
will be reversed before they enter the ring. 1t
was undoubtedly the showing of the
quaker in his fight with Kaufman that caused
the sports to favor him, and also the fact
that Fitz was considered too old to get into
good trim.
Conditions have changed in the past two
weeks The old warhorse has made many ad-
mirers since he has been in training. Those
who went to the Fitzsimmons camp expecting
to see an aged man and decrepit person have
been confronted by 1.-the and active specimen
Of ruggedness able to stand up and punch the
bag with machinelike precision for thirty min
utes or more on a stretch without drawing a
long breath.
All the wise ring judges who have seen Fitz
work say he will win. Men here who saw Fitz
and O'Brien fight at Philadelphia say the quaker
took awful beating then, and predict worse
times for him in the coming battle. Except
for gymnasium work and a jog the road,
O'Brien did nothing yesterday. He tipped the
scales at 1914. Ftz will weigh about 16s
at the ring. -. = 3" - .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
TWIN CITY MEN DONORS
Sumner T. Mcknight Helps College
?" 49,. .. Get Carnegie Fund. s= t.. i

RIPON, WIS.-Several st. Paul and Mime
apolis persons have helped to provide the first
endowment which Andrew Carnegie gave to any
ontSs ago. Mr. That
decided to stop giving library buildings, and to
begin investing his money in endowments. RID
college refused library building. saying IT
had buildings enough. when Mr. Carnegie
started on his endowment plan he offered 500
900 condition that the friends of the col
lege give an equal amount. The $4,000 en-
dowment has beene completed and the list Of
donors includes the following: o. H. Ingram,
Eau Claire, Wis, So, 50O Sumner T. Mcknight,
Minneapolis, $4,000; w. J. Starr. Eau Claire.
Wis, $1,000; o. W. Mosher, New Richmond,
Wis, 81, 200; F. Weyerhaeuser, st. Paul, 81, 900.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
ELECTED MANAGERS
North High Athletic Association
Chooses Team Leaders.

The North High Athletic association met
Yesterday afternoon and elected the following
vice president; Stevens secretary; Fowler
Hobbs. football manager; John Thompson base
ball manager; Allen King. track manager; Frank
Lee basketball manager; Jack Marks, and LJ lc
Batterton, alumni members of the board Of con-
troll.
Next Friday night the athletic association
will give a roller skating party at the Casino
rink for the benefit of the association treasury
yited to attend. ''"' ..%
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
IoWA'S CROP BEATS ALL PREVIOUS
RECORDS.
Value of production, $500, 1856, 212.
| Corn CROP 345, s71 $40 bushels.
! Value of corn crop, $121, 055, 144.
Increase over last year, BIG, 800 bushels.
! Oats crop, l46,439, $40 bushels. r'
! Value Of oats crop, $4,000, $40. ..r
pecial to The Journal.

pecial to The Journal.
Webster City, Iowa, Dec. 16.-The Iowa corn
rop aggregates 345, 81 $40 bushels. This is
ne total given by John R. Sage, director Of
he Iowa crop and weather service, in his an
nal report for 1905. He computes that at an
yerage price of So cents bushel, which was
he prevailing price of corn Dec. /. the value
the Iowa corn crop is $121, 055, IA. The
ats crop is the next, with a total aggregate
146 439, 24O bushels .- .
Mr.. Sage states that the figures and the
rops he has reported do not show the full
alue of Iowa farm products. The pasturage
p cattle is not given, and no way is open to
lake a showing. -
The figures on the corn crop show an increase
yer all previous crops of nearly 1000, OOO
nshels. This Is greater than the increase made
lst year. The summary of the crop is as
blJows. .. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
CLAIMS SELF-DEFENSE
Purcell, on Trial at Aberdeen, Says He
=. ., ..-sr Was Aggressor. ~.

ABERDEEN S. D.-The bulk of the states
evidence in the Jack Purcell care is in. 1t was
shown that Purcell threw a cusDidor in sa.
loon fight and that Marvin was struck and
killed. The immediate cause of Marvns deatht
was blood clot on the brain and the defense
will endeavor to raise doubt as to whether his
bartender at whom the blow was aimed. testi-
fed that he threw a quart bottle of beer at
Purcell as he Purcell rise with the GUS
pidor and before Purcell threw it, The de-
tense will try to show that Purcell was SIM
ply defending himself and that Block was, the
aggressor. 80
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
MANY CRIMES CHARGED
flames Percy Will Be Tried in Bottineau
IL; County.

GRAND FORKS, n. D.-James Percy, alias
feasley, who has twice escaped from the Lari-
more locklD while under arrest on charge Of
violation Of the prohibition law. will be
rled in. Bottineau county serious
ha1ges States Attorney Bowen has advised
Etate's Attorney. Wineman. that the man gave
he name of James Peasley there and is charged
vith shooting with intent to kill, breaking Jail
md with highway robbery. Conviction on either
me of the charges means term in the peni-
entiary.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
Those in Attendance.

The presidents who attended the meeting were:
R. d. Harlan, Lake Forest university; w. P.
Kane Wabash college; J. o. Kerr, Westminster
college, Missouri; W. w. Smith. Coe college,
Iowa. W. o. Carrier, Carroll college, Wiscon-
sin; W. R. Parsons, Parsons college, Iowa; f.
W. limit, Central university, Kentucky; D. W.
Fisher, Hanover college, Indiana; G. H. French,
Huron college, South Dakota G.. W. Wadsworth,
Bellevue college, Nebraska; A. F. Bruske,. Alma
college, Michigan; T. W. Lingle, Blackburn col
lege, Illinois; James Wallace, Manchester col
lege, Minnesota; F. W. Grossman, Lenox col
lege. Iowa; e. v. Wight, Hastings college,
Nebraska and S. B. Mccormick, Western uni.
versity, Pittsburg 49, "
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
King Of All Cough Medicines.

MI. r. G. Case, a mail Garner Of Can
On Center. Conn.,, who has been in the
=. IS. service for about sixteen years,
avs: I'VE have tried many cough
Medicines for Group, but Chamberlain IS
Tough Remedy is king of all and one
3 be relied upon every time. We also
Ind it the best remedy for coughs and
odds, giving certain results and leav.
ng no bad after effects. We are never
without it in the house. y sss
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
Fighter Broke Wrist

Kalamazoo, Mich. Dec 16-In the final at
the Kalamazoo Athletic club contest Young
O'Leary of Milwaukee was given the decision
over Paddy Nee Of Pittsburg at the end of the
fifth round. Referee. Coffey announced that
Nee had broken his left wrist and refused to
go on. Up to that time the fight had been
slightly in favor Of Nee.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
BIG AND LITTLE ON THE
FOOTBALL SITUATION
LESSER COLLEGE
UNION RESOLVES
Macalester's President an Elk.
tremist in Prejudice Against
Football.
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Chicago, Dec. 16.-The presidents Of sixteen
denomina tional colleges of the middle west met
here yesterday and passed resolutions calling
for the abolition Of football unless radically
modified. '~.s
The action of the colleges represented by the
Presbyterian college union is the most severe
blow that has been aimed at the gridirOn game
since the agitation for reform began. One Of
the speakers, President James Wallace of Mac
alester college of st. Paul, advocated the un-
conditional abolition Of the. game, declaring
there Is possibility of reforming the game.
The only alternative is to abolish it,
Resolutions Adopted. t.-.. 4.
The following resolutions were approved by
the Presbyterans without dissenting vote:
Resolved, That it is the judgment of this
union that intercollege athletics are now claiming
entirely too large place in our American col
lege and university life. r ..s..-~, Cd. i. 81.
THAT athletics should be managed as to
make them strictly subservient to the higher
intellectual and spiritual ends Of education.
'In view of the serious abuses attending the
game Of football now played, We demand
that the rules and regulations be radically re-
formed or else that the game be abolished.
'"Th1s reform must not only eliminate the
unnecessarily dangerous features of the game
itself, but must reach the far more serious
moral evils growing out of professionalism, which
| now our college sports. N--. ..
''That copy Of these resolutions be for.
| warded to the national conference of colleges
| to be held in New York Dec. 2S.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
Total soil products. .............$ 1902, Use
Manitoba's Grain Crop.

NaIl1CUpG UIduI CIUp.
Winnipeg, Man., Dec. 16.-The annual crop
report of the Manitoba department Of. agri-
culture, issued today, gives the following fig
grain productions for this year:
Wheat acreage, 643,5sS; yield, IS, 761, 416
bushels; average yield, 21.7
Oats acreage 1,031 ,239; YIELD IA, 064, 175 bush
els; average 31.2.
Flax acreage. PATIO; yield, 32e9e4 bushels;
average, 1872.
The total grain production was 115 1868 1852
bushels against 81, 304,736 last year. The total
wheat marketed to Dec. 1 was 60.2 per cent, or
SO $50 bushels for the area prepared for
1906. The value of dairy products was: But
ter, $769,591; cheese, $127, 346 .,,f,..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
MANY BATTLES ON
Pugs Get Busy in All Parts Of the
." .Jt~ : Country.

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Benton Harbor Mich, Dec. 16.-Tommy Ryan
and Marvin Hart gave an exhibition at the Bell
operahouse last night, boxing four rounds as a
farewell and leaving Immediately for Mime
apolis to join the Watson Burlesquers.. . -.
x Kid Donohue long ways, from Boston,
Mass, to take the count before Johnny Morri-
son, the featherweight champion of Michigan.
The bout ended in, the third round during a
mix-up in Morrison's corner, and a right hook
to the body, closely followed with a right to
the point Of the jaw did the trick
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
Fighters Were Kissed.

Denver, Cole Dec l16sr, George. Memsic and
at the Democratic club last night, Memsic re-
ceiving2 the decision. The fight, was a tame
affair and frequently drew Kisses from the
spectators. --.r o. ,,z.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
WATSON WON AGAIN
IN BILLIARD PLAY

night In the playoff of tie for the high run
prize in the Class B billiard tournament His
highest run was 20 and his second highest Is.
Nelson made only IA, but reached the mark
several times. The prize was a box of cigars
donated by Van Clark. In addition to capturin,
the panetellas, Watson took the game $50 to 12O
in thirty three innings.