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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21
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Bob Fitzsimmons finished his career
as great boxer last night. He paid
the price demanded of all of the fight
ers if they stay with the. game long
enough. Fitz should have stood by his
retirement OF a year or two ago. There
are half dozen fighters in the country
who can whip O'Brien, and if jeff
ship will 90 sailing around for sew
eral years. " ...-
An eastern writer, unloading space
stuff on western football in the Seat
tie Post-Intelligencer, admits that Min
nesota led the west in the number Of
points scored against opponents. Then
fore with all Of the artful Jsidestepping
and word lodging usually employed by
the wolverines and :, their supporters.
The funny thing about this lies in the
fact that none Of Minnesota 8 support
ers has claimed, on the net results Of
the year, that Minnesota outranks Mich
1gan: Minnesota is willing to settle that
on the field of play any year.. Most
of the followers Of the game in the
west believe that Yost and Baird are
too much afraid of defeat to, make
dates. To the sportsmen, the Michigan
colors are beginning to look rather yell
low. ~ .-,.N..' ]
After three-hour trip thru the
Christmas shops we are more than ever
convinced that football is gentle
pastime. One fat dame from the b.
hemian flats was bucking the line in one
OF the big stores last night in style
that would make Bill Ittner look like
a baby playing with rattle. Another
demure-looking damsel was jawing a
clerk worse than Jim Kremer ever
talked after he had been kicked in the
pit Of the stomarch: Still they talk Of
the 'gentler sex.'
Columbia has decided to- add to the
list Of New York Percies and has abol-
lshed all intercollegiate contests. If
any city in the Unite d States needs a
tongs sports, it is New York, and now
they have barred football. Mr.. Bar
keeper will please order 'steen gross Of
nursing bottles and mink carriers for
the students Of Columbia. ~ >4.-,s
Not since the Dutch captured Holland
have the woodenshoes of Milwaukee
been so excited. They are threatening
to break up the American association
and even go SO far as to say that Wat
kins will be thrown out Of the Amer
lean circuit It might be just as well
to make up a new circuit. There are
several dead towns on the list which
could be dropped without any great lar.
Minneapolis fans are getting tired Of
paying money to see a lot of the selling
platers and stiff arms brought up here
and exhibited as professional baseball
players. There is a, splendid chance to
stir up a good fight Turing the dull sea-
son. Why nots Come on, gang! II
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21
INTERFERENCE IS
BAD, SAY TIGERS
Princeton Would Abolish This
Part of the Football
Play.
Journal Special Service.

oOulHdA Spec1al SERVICE. ..
Princeton, N. J., Dec. N.-President Wilson
and the faculty committee on outdoor sports
Of Princeton university announced yesterday as
the principal changes in the methods of playing
and conducting football which Princeton believes
TO be essential for the proper reformation of
the game, and will urge very earnestly on all
suitable occasions, the following: g..
First-That in the playing of the game all
interference be abolished. - =
second-That all coaching by men who are
paid in any way, directly or Indirectly or who
receive their expenses or any part Of them,
be done away with. ~ r $751;.
Third-Ihat the number of intercollegiate con-
tests be very much decreased and the length
or the season for such contests correspondingly
shortened. E,.......-~ -121'.,-'---''
The first suggestion is for the purpose of
apolishing all mass plays and of restoring the
The second suggestion 1s designed to place the
game upon purely amateur footing and to
restore to the players themselves the Initiative,
OF which In recent years they have been de-
prived - L.. ---[". - -.
The committee has instructed Prineeton's rep
resentative upon the football rules committee,
j. B. Fine, to urge upon that COMMITTEES the
acceptance Of the first suggestion -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21
SKATING CLUB IS
PREPARING FOR RACES

The Twin City Skating club held it's annual
meeting In the parlors of the A. A. A. club,
st. Paul, last night. The date place and pro-
gram for the race meet to be held some time in
January were referred to the board of con-
troll. which will report next Sunday. There
was some talk of providing rink for the club,
but it finally decided to make arrangements
with one of the local Kinks for this year.
Several new members were admitted and the
outlook for prosperous year is bright.
The following officers were elected: President,
George C. Sudheimer, St. Paul; vice president
T. V. Thompson, Minneapolis; secretary, C. II.
Robertson, Minneapolis: treasurer, ]. D.. Bruce,
Minneapolis; board of control Allen I. Blan-
chard, Jr., Of st. Paul, j. C.. Carlson of Min
neapolis, e. G. Bloom of St. Paul, A. NJ. An
derson of st. Paul, W. A. McMillen of Mime
apolis,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21

read in the official football guide for 1905 the
following new legislation
"A distinction has been made between the
acts of the snapperback and the acts of any
other player of the side In the possession of the
ball. If the snapperback makes a motion as
If to snap the ball, scrimmage begins
'The official football guide says that this
was the most important legislation for the en-.
tire year. Let us give credit for this if we
can, to the president Of the United States as
we'll as to the grand dukes of football They
have improved the position of the snapperback"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21
COLUMBIA MAY
QUIT ALL SPORTS
Decision Comes After a. Career In
Which Defeat Was Pre-
dominant. i
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
New York, Dec. 21.-The Columbia university
council last night announced its decision the
question of aboIishing football. The outcome ex-
ceeded anything the undergraduates expected,
for not only was football definitely abolished at
Columbia, but President Butler was recommended
by the council TO take steps to stop all intereoi-
legiate sport at the university. This means, II
Dr. Butler follows the recommendation, that no
more Columbia teams will be seen on the field
of action In any line.
The plan is that all athletic exercises hereaf-
ter shall be confined to the various classes and
departments. 1t is to be Intercollegiate and
not intercollegiate sport, one student phrased
it. Rowing only was excepted
Not only is this SO, but all control either OF
the sports or of their training is taken out Of
the hands of the students.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21
WATKINS NOW In
HANDS OF PHYSICIAN

W. II. Watkins, manager of the Minneapolis
baseball club, did not come to Minneapolis yes
terday as expected. Secretary Dickinson re-
ceived a letter from him yesterday saying that
he was sick and unable to take the long jour-
ney. He added that he would soon
he able to travel
Mr.. Watkins goes to Chicago next Thursday
to attend the meeting of the American asso-
citation, and his visit here is looked forward to
with great interest for he is expected to close
his deal with Mike Kelley for the transfer OF
the Minneapolis club at that time. Kelley's
option expires Jan. 1, and the deal must be
closed within ten days. If Watkins does not
come here before that time the transfer wiz
probably be made at Indianapolis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21
LUND LANDS ARE
j.. =: LOOKING FOR GRIEF

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game. Martin pitched for the Lunds and his
work was the feature of the game This is the
second game Of indoor baseball the Lunds have
played, but they are now ready to meet any
team in the state. For games address E. ].
Schultz, care of Lund Land agency.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21

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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21
CROWD WAS LARGE
Frisco Fight Fans Turned Out en- Mass
for Battle.

San Francisco. Dec 21.--The gate receipts Of
the Fitzsimmons- o Brien fight last night We're
$40, 407. OF this sum 90 per cent went to, the
&ladiators. the winner receiving Is per cent of
the 60 per cent. and the loser getting 25 per
cent. 1t the largest crowd that has at
tended any fight in San Francisco this year. and
was the largest gallery that has gathered
at a fsttc encounter in this CITY,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21
Obtain q Plebiscite.

They realized at their recent meeting that
their positions were precarious. They resolved
each to strengthen himself BY obtaining pie
biscite in his favor in the particular university
province from which he came Accordingly an
official announcement comes from Cornell that
their university is now represented in the ex-
listing rules committee by one Of the members
can official announcement comes from Yale
that football there is controlled by the gradu-
ates rather than ~ the faculty. OF course the
plebisclte there If in favor Of the Yale grand
duke, who is chairman Of the committee on
misrule - = -...-4s.s .- = - . =,
whether the other five provinces will indorse
ITS graduate who happens to be one of the grand
dukes remains to be discovered It 1s to be
hoped that at least few Of the seven provinces
will refuse to give themselves over bound hand
in their name -. ~ -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21
GRINNELL FRESHMEN WON.
ecial to Tha Journal

- Grinnell, Iowa, Dec. N.-The interclass bas-
ketball championship of Iowa college has just
been settled The freshman class won four
straight victories, thus quitting the season with
1000 per cent. The seniors came second with
$50. The series proved to be one of the most
exciting ever conducted and brought out high
class play.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21
The Battle by Rounds.

sRocnd LIN the first round not more than four
blows were exchanged. O'Bren contented him
self with dancing about, with Fttzsmmons fol
Round 2Fitzsimmens crouched low and. after
O'Br1en had missed left for the face. he whipped
TALLY landed straight. left and right to the
face and body. Fitz drove O'Bren into a cor
rer and ihen cleverly ducked hard left in
tended for the jaw. In, the break that fol-
lowed Fitz got in light uppercut to the jaw.
OBrien suddenly shot his left to the jaw and.
catching F1ts off his balance. drove right and
left to the face and then clinched. O'Brien
was very quick. Fitz missing him a foot at
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21
The Presidents Efforts.

THE hopeful but somewhat helpless gentle.
man down in the White House attempted to
put forth influence over them some months ago,
but so far as The public has discovered he &C.
complished less with them than Emperor Mich
olas has with the Russian reactionaries
Possibly he accomplished something. for I
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21
DR.. McCRAOKEN SARCASTIC
Pays His Respects to the Football Rules
Committee.

New York, Dec. 21.-Dr Henry NJ MacCrack-
en-, chancellor Of New York university, discussed
football at some length last night at the an
nual dinner of the alumni association of the
university.
The question Of football he said, 'Is fast
ton.
over there It is the Russian people against
the Russian grand dukes.
Here 1T Is the football people against the
football grand dukes. The latter call them
selves committee on rules They are really
committee On mtsrule.' They have reiRned
for years by virtue of their descent from a
defunct ancestor. which I am told was an
athletic club Of New York city -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21
old GLADIATOR
MET HIS FINISH
iFitZsimmons No Match in Staying
Qualities With the Younger
O'Brien. ..
Journal Special Service.

San Francisco, Dec. H.-In the thirteenth
round. in the round in which he Won the worlds
championship from Corbett at Carson City, Rob
sart Fitzsimmons went down to defeat before Jack
so'Brien last night. An a fight that was scheduled
10 go twenty rounds. when he sank helpless
inshis chair the thousands who saw the contest
felt that the grand old man. of~the ring had
Fought his last fight. The victory belongs to
Father Time rather than to the agile Quaker. ~
: "a The end Of the fight was most peculiar. Fita
had fought like demon thru three rounds and
the showing he made caused the crowd to
yell with delight. while O'Brien was made to
look like novice.
At the end of the thirteenth Fitz went to his
corner, apparently feeling strong. About half
OF the rest spell over. when Spider Kelly
rushed to the referee and pointed to Fit7. The
ao1d was doubled up in his chair and was
his stomach he tried to regain his feet.
Graney waited a few seconds and then waved
10 O'Brien the winner. A heavy right to
the stomach and physical exhaustion caused the
collapse.
e@@... O'Brien a Favorite.
Il The Quaker entered the ring favorite at 10
to7 The first two rounds were very tame and
the crowd grew impatient. Then OBrien began
the tactics that proved so successful in his fight
with Kaufman. Working short LETT hook which
rFtrz had great difficulty in avoiding, he soon
had the nose Of the veteran bleeding and both
ayes were nearly closed. He kept up these
stinging jolts on the sore spots and Fitz bled
freely. In spite of his evident distress Fitz
kept after the Quaker and some of the body
blows he landed took the fight out of the younger
man for the time.
8 In the ninth OBrien landed a dozen stiff
rights and lefts to the face which he made his
target all thru the fight, while Bob played for
the body. With his eyes half shut and stream
of blood pouring down his chin from the dam
aged nose and cut mouth, Fitz made sorry
spectacle. Before the end of the round he was
groggy. The Quaker showed his caution, and
when he had the old man practically at his mer-
cy he did not dare to get In close to finish his
opponent
e IN the remaining rounds Fitz recuperated Won
derfu1ly. In the tenth, eleventh and thirteenth
he made OBrien look cheap. He landed half a
score heavy body blows which Jared the Quaker
badly and kept him running around the ring to
avoid punishment. The crowd hooted OBrien re-
peatedly for his apparent cowardice, but the
Philadelphia was after the money. In one of
his rapid getaways o'Brien planted a hard right
to the pit Of the stomach about the middle Of
!. the twelfth. FiN fought well thru the round
and the next. and at the end of the thirteenth
collapsed utterly in his chair
While Fig hung his chair gasping, O'Br1en
jumped into the ring and with ammonia which
he alone seemed to have sense to use, he revived
the old fighter
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-21
VARSITY QUINT WON
. A PRACTICE GAME

The university basketball team won prac-
tice game from the Central high quiLt last night
by score of "a to IL. The game was played
under the new rules which cut out many of the
technical fouls. The players were pleased with
the rules, and say that the. game was much
faster than it would have been under the old
rules, while there was no increase Of rough
ness. --.-.- ..' Z 2.
FThe Tide in lib g Affairs" is the
name Of another Of Edgar Welton Cool
ey's stories that are 50 popular, which
appears in h J u r a rs Magazine
next Sunday. This time the hero Of the
narrative is Tiberius T.. Taylor, a char
acter whose luck was invariably
against him no matter where he hap
pened to be or what doing, if a misfor-
tune came within hundred miles Of
him he was sure to be the victim. But
the luck finally changed and Tbs cap
tured his girl, tho only after colossal
incident that nearly wiped him and all
his friends from the face of the earth.
But to understand this and how lib
overcame the strenuous objections of
his prospective father-in-law, the story
must be read; for it never could be told
except by Mr.. Cooley. 49,
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-08-04
MINING NOTES.

The Sullivan plant at st. Marys, B.
c., is proving most successful, 500 to
600 tons of bullion being produced dur
ing the first months operations. The
new process is efficient.
Lewiston, Mont.-The Kendall Gold
Mining company has purchased the
control of the Queen company, owning
the Billiard ground, by purchasing
PSI, 900 shares of the stock, the re-
naming 249,OOO shares being owned
by President Wiedenborner and Foley
Brothers of st. Paul and John J. Bull
lard of Kendall. The deal has been
pending for some time. The company
purchased from R. K. Neill of Spo-
kane the Wedge and Midget claims at
Kendall, both being of considerable
value.
Rossland, B. C.-There is a move
ment on foot to consolidate the White
Bear and the California Mining COM
panies.
Dublin.-A great deal of interest has
been aroused recently by the rumors
and reports of the discovery of q gold
mine in Ireland which, its owners say,
is every bit as rich as any in South
Africa.
Nelson, B. Give carloads of orc,
running $4,000 in silver to the ton,
have been shipped from the Molly Glib
son mine to the Hall Mines shelter.
The ore is from the new strike which
was recently reported.
Nelson, B. Ginning men from
Minnesota and Missouri have formed
the Consolidated Mining & Smelling
company, which has taken hold of
various groups of claims between the
Lardeau and Duncan rivers, and are
now visiting the grounds with a view
to deciding upon operations.
There is absolutely no truth in any
shape and form in the report that the
Morning mine has been sold to the
smelter trust or anyone else" saws
Thomas L. Greenough. "It is the
widest kind of rumor. A rumor to
this effect was current at Wallace for
week, but there is nothing in II AT
all. We have not even been in ne.
gotiation for the sale of the property -