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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-24
7. Eek SAYS
BIKE CRAZE
WILL REVIVE

Tom Eck's statement to the effect
that a great bicycle boom is due in
America is going to make the manu.
facturers sit up and take notice, for to
no man more than to Eek and to
those who pushed his schemes away
pack IN the early eighties is due the
investment of millions of dollars in
bicycle plants. Eek bases his pre-
diction upon the great revival in roller
skating.
Leading sportsmen and sporting
writer's know that MANY indoor and
outdoor pastimes which have had pop
ular attention come in cycles. The
bicycle craze, which reached the max
imum of popularity in 1897, followed
the equally great roller-skating craze,
which began to decline in 1884. 1t
was due to the wane of roller skating
largely that the indoor cycle races
received popular attention, the vacant
Kinks offering bicycle racing promo
tiers flattering opportunity to get
their sport before the public.
Tom Eek, accompanied by Louis
Armaindo, blew into Minneapolis when
that city was enjoying its first great
boom. Enterprising citizens had erect
ed the largest roller-skating rink in
the world. This great barn-like struc-
ture. where Sullivan later fouth Pat
sy Cardiff, covered nearly a full city
block.
Snowden, Bromley and all the great
roller-skating champions had won
honors in this rink and here the ia
nous Croker skate was tried for the
first time. The skating craze had,
however, had. it's day, and, although
Eek made later effort to revive it.
nothing like the former prosperity was
again enjoyed.
Eek, then high-wheel rider of more
than ordinary ability, had plenty of
nerve, gray hair, talk and about seven
dollars in good money. Owners of
the rink came in to his aid and good
press work did the rest.
Among the first races on the four
lap track with sharp turns and low
banks was that in which Armainio
beat Jack Prince, the English cham
pion, in twenty-four-hour race, never
leaving the wheel during the race.
William NJ. Woodside was then the
American champion, and Eek started
six-day 144-hour event, in which he
was entered, with Woodside, Prince
and Albert Schock. Eek withdrew and
became Schock's trainer, and has
never since ridden in a race.
Following this race, won by Wood
side, who was the first rider in Amer
lea to break the English record of
about $50 miles, Schock challenged,
and the first and only match race for
$1,000 side in America was made.
Schock won, and his record of about
1850 miles on high wheel was re-
garded as something marvellous.
From this first start as a trainer
and promoter of cyclists and bicycle
races Eek continued his great sue
cess. Among the first of prominent
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having been scheduled for Thanks
giving day.
The schedules as far as announced
up to date are as follows:
At NOrthrop Field, Minneapolis.
Minnesota VS.. Ames. Oct. %.
Minnesota VS.. Nebraska. Nov. 3.
Minnesota VS.. Indians. Nov IL.
Minnesota VS.. Indiana. Nov. "a.
At Madison.
Wisconsin VS.. Lawrence, Oct. IS.
Wisconsin VS.. Alumni. Oct. 20.
Wisconsin VS.. North Dakota, De-
tober -.
Wisconsin VS.. Purdue, Nov. IL.
Wisconsin will also meet the Uni
versity of Ohio at Milwaukee, No
vember 5.
At Marshall Field. Chicago.
Chicago VS.. Purdue, Oct. 20.
Chicago vs. Indiana. Oct. %.
Chicago VS.. Minnesota. Nov. 10.
Chicago VS.. Illinois. Nov. L.
Chicago VS.. Nebraska. Nov. -.
At Ann ArbOr.
Michigan VS.. Vanderbilt. Oct. Is.
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THE EVENING TINES GRAND FORKS, N D.

"A first-class boxer always trains
faithfully for bout, and he is, as a
rule. in the best possible condition
at such time to receive punishment
He is by nature rugged specimen of
humanity. with a naturally strong
constitution, else he would never take
to or choose such rough game. These
are probably few of the reasons so
few accidents happen in the ring. as
we'll as the privilege contestant has
at any time to discontinue in a con-
test when he sees it will injure him
to continue further. The average
well-contested boxing bout is not con-
sidered brutal. yet glove contests are
allowed in only three states in the
union. There has never been a law en-
acted against football in America. OF
the two evils. the law discriminates
against the lesser in this instance"
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est follower of pace the world has
ever seen. Harry Elkes and Bobby
Walthour were also under the care Of
Eek. With Michael came the almost
equally famous pacemakers, and from
the public attention given to these
riders grew the popularity of the great
bicycle races, of which the annual six
last vestige.
Eck's prediction of a revival in BIZ
cycle riding will cause flood Of re-
miniscences. His early prediction in
1885 came true. Will the second?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-24
Sporting Spiel.


"Darkey" Haley. an English feather
weight champion pugilist, is coming
to America next month. On his ar
rival here he will try to arrange
matches with the best 122 pound men
in the United States.
Coach w. T. Reid. who is at the head
of Harvard football this year. is prob
ably the highest salaried football
coach in the country. Reid last year
received $500 from the Harvard
Athletic association for his two
months coaching. and then it was adj
mitted he received $500 from other
sources. so that his salary was $4,000
year. The only other coach who
ever received this amount was Foster
Sanford. the old Yale player. when he
was coach at Columbia.
Eddie" Graney. the well-know
referee. is quoted as saying that
Jimmy" Britt will not have much
chance against Joe" Cans in an
other match. According to Graney
Britt does not class with the negro
as pugilist.
The sixth annual ladies' tournament
of the Royal Canadian Golf associa-
ton begins today on the links of the
Toronto Golf club and will continue
until the end of the week.
The candidates for the football team
OF the Annapolis naval academy are
to respond to the call for practice to-
day. The squad this year is said to
be especially strong in halfbacks. and
it is expected that the open game
under the new rules will improve the
navy's chances against West Point and
other heavy teams.
Every bit of available space has
been allotted for the seventh National
Automobile show. The show is to be
held in Madison Square Garden during
the second week of January.
The tour of the All-American Bowl
ing Trio throughout the United States,
Canada and Mexico. announced some
time ago to begin October ]. has been
postponed until later date.
The prospects of the Carlisle Indians
for good football team this year are
reported unusually bright.
For a youngster with a tail-end
team, Pitcher Glaze has done great
work for the Boston Americans.
Some of the veterans with the Pitts
burg team will have to go if the
Pirates expect to do better than third
position next season.
The Eastern league has been shy
of 300 hitters all season. Grant of
Jersey City and Gettman of Buffalo
are the only regular men in the select
class.
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GET INTO THE GAME.
A Movement on Foot to Make Bis.
marck a Baseball Center.


Will Bismarck get into the North
ern league next year:
Business men say yes" AMI are
doing all in their puwey to accom-
plish it.
Why should Bismarck: not support
bail team that can cope with our
big sisters to the east? And the an
swer is, "why?" -,
Prominent business and profess
sional men OF the city have inaugur-
ated the commendable movement and
already $500 has been subscribed.
Only 5000 more is necessary.
Enthusiasm is not lacking.
The president of the Northern
league has been written. and local
fans are anXiously awaiting an an
swer from him.
Bismarckians are lovers of the ma
tional game, and may be depended
upon to patronize the sport literally.
A rumor to the effect that several
of the teams in the Northern league
will be dropped in current and now
is the time for the capital city to step
in and fill a vacancy. She can fill it
we'll, and by so doing literally boost
the town.
Let everybody join in this move
ment. BY boosting Bismarck as a
member of the Northern league, you
boost the city itself.-Bismarck Tri-
bune.
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ootball

Western football schedules have suf-
fered considerably as a result of the
strenuous opposition to the game at
the close of last season and the ex-
IRENE uncertainty in several of the big
schools as to whether the game would
be played by them this fall, and with
this handicap, the strenuous endeavOrs
of managers have not made I'D for the
time lost.
While Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Chicago have a fairly attractive sche-
dule arranged for the season, Michi-
gan has so far announced but two
games as certainties, Vanderbilt being
scheduled to appear at Ann Arbor on
October 10, and the Wolverines going
to Philadelphia for a game with
Pennsylvania on Nov. II.
Minnesota's big games, are with the
Carlisle Indians at Northrop field,
November II, and with Chicago at
Marshall field, Nov. 10, and a large
number of Grand Forkers are plan
ming to attend one of these games.
The Grand Gorks high school man
agement is attempting to arrange
for game with the Minneapolis
Central team to be played in that
place on the date of the Carlisle
game SO that local enthusiasts may
support their own team in it's most i'm
pOrtant game and take in the big in
tercollegiate contest on one trip. The
rates to Chicago on November 10 will
probably be reduced as low as prac-
ticable and the trip to this game can
be made at hardly greater expense
than the one to Minneapolis.
Wisconsin has not announced any
very important games for her girdiron
warriors this year, Purdue at Madison
on November II, and the University
of Ohio at Milwaukee on November 8,
being perhaps her most important
ones.
The higan-Pennsylvania game
will be watched with interest by foot
ball men throughout the country as
the first clash of Western methods as
represented by Yosts Football Ma
chine" and last years Eastern cham
piOns. Michigan is weaker than she
has been for some years and has, per-
haps, a weaker team than Chicago or
Minnesota, SO even a defeat at the
hands of the Quakers will not con-
vince the West of the inferiority of its
methods and of the teams it produces.
The Western season will open
October 10, Michigan playing Wander
bilt, and Wisconsin palying Lawrence
on that date. 1t will close as far as
is known at present on November "a
with Indiana at Minneapolis and Ne
braska at Chicago, not a single game
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-24
Football Team.

Rugby Sept. 24.-The formation of
the O6 football team for Rugby has
been or will. in few days be COM
pleted. The selections will be COM
pleted. The selections will be made
from the number of enthusiasts who
are practicing nightly-the best
available being selected when the
time comes. The new suits have ar
rived and are very handsome in color
and design, being of the latest and
most approved football pattern. and
the team will be able to line up
with any team in the state. We hope
their playing qualities will rank on
a par with the suits. The list of
players will be published as soon as
obtainable.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-24

riders to be developed by Eek was
John s. Johnson, whose riding as
boy had attracted Eck's attention.
johnson was the first to lower the
records on race-tracks paced by
horses and on plans developed by
Eek. Stillman G. Whitaker, Wilbur
Knapp. Frank Dingled and L. ID. Mum
ger were earlier champions of the
great trainer.
Following tilt between johnson
and Eek, the latter went to England
and brought over little Jimmy Michael,
whom Eek developed into the great
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-24
Baseball
BALL MEETING is POSTPONED.
League Magnates Will Discuss Cir.
cult Changes Next Month.

A meeting of the Northern and Cop
per County league magnates was
scheduled for the early party of this
week, but owing to the inability of sew
eral OF the members to be present, it
has been postponed for two weeks.
1t will probably be held in Duluth
during the first week in October. and
at that time the proposed changes in
the circuit. to include St. Paul and
Minneapolis, will probably be taken
lid
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necessary to any bit of high life

necessary to any bit of high life
gossip.
When the divorce was secured, upon
what grounds and where Is unknown.
1t Is stated positively however. that
the decree was granted to Mr.. Harri-
man. For year or more there have
been rumors of strained relations be-
tween the pair. and last January Mrs.
Hartman suddenly went to Aiken, 8.
c., and Mr.. Hartman began to dis
mantle his home and disposed of the
property. 1t was stated then that Mrs.
Hartman was in Europe travelling
with friends. Mr.. Hartman was not
of the party. Today MIR. Hartman re-
fused to deny or confirm the rumor of
the divorce.
Mrs. hartman was one of the fam
Gus three graces." the beautiful
Hunnewell girls, whose rare beauty
and social attainments caused such a
furore among eligible bachelors some
10 years ago.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-24
Boxing Not Dangerous.

That athletes are prone to heart dis
ease. pneumonia, consumption and a
death earlier than that of the average
man, is the conclusion of DR.. Robert
E. Coughlin, of Brooklyn, who has been
studying the effect of athletics on the
body.
Since 1904 he collected data concern
ing the death of 1928 athletes, of which
fifty were due to diseases and seventy
eight to accidents.
The average age at death of the
whole number was 26 years of age"
he says.
One of the athletes who died of
senility was boxing instructor who
reached the age of eight-seven. DR..
Coughlin be lieves that athletes are
particularly susceptible to heart dis
ease, despite the fact that only two
out of 761 Yale athletes since 1851
died of heart disease. The total deaths
were fifty-one.
DR.. Coughlin is severe in his
structures against the game of foot
ball. He says:
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-24
DIVORCE FOR NOTED BEAUTY.

Boston, Sept. 24.-Smart society is
agitated over the reported divorce of
Herbert H. Hartman. cousin of Rail-
road King" E. H. Hartman, from his
beautiful and accomplished wife,
Isabel Hunnewell Hartman. The
mystery which surrounds the whole
affair adds just the dash of piquancy
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-24

Chicago Tribune: How is your boy
getting along at the military
academy"
He's working too hard, I guess.
The commandant writes me that he
soldiers all the time"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-24

New York Press: How is it you
got back so late from your grand
mothers funeral?"
1T was ten inning game"
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-11-09
The Inquissive barber.

No doubt many. readers have heard
Of the austere disposition OF Americas
greatest living actor, Richard Mans
deld. Perhaps the following converse
tion, which took place in one OF Bos-
toms leading hotels. better illustrates
the satirical nature OF the player. En-
tering the BARRIERS shop one morning.
he was Immediately recognized as Rich
ard Mansfield by the barber.
'Good morning" said the barber af-
fably.
A grunt was the only reply.
.Well, how was things over at the
house last night?"
"What houseg answered the actor
ironically.
1.-THE Hollis" said the barber.
what do You mean. sir?"
"Why. are you not Richard Mans
deld?' the barber asked.
''oh, no. indeed" replied Mfr. Mans
held. Il just got out of Jail this morn
ing"
'what! You're not Richard Mans
field; and you Just got out of jail this
morning! What for, prayT
For assaulting inquisitive BARRIERS"
WAS the response.
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eAsLsAaaNT 80 gls..slsos.


a. sses ths rssssse@s slgas ass~s.=
eeeassse sAsse.
= Washington aaNsessh msys sia4s nv
Fnlxlsaut N prsgarsma 70 fasieem as
pfentse made TO sise i'isailppine sssopis
through serresnry Taft that tlaey aisaiI
haze 4 parliament " their owgs Con-
dltt0ned upon their K0<,6 behavior Tor
. term Of TIVE years. and II IL under
stood that Secretary Taft himself viii
proceed 70 the Philippines next spring
70 witness the installation OF the nev
form of representative government
On March 81, 1906, the Philippine
census was published, and consequent-
" two years from that date March
"a, 1D07--unfer the terms Of the act
OF Congress, the President win direct
the Philippine commission TO call q
general election for the choice OF dele
gates to what will be known as the
Philippine assembly. This body is 10
take over all legislative powers hereto
fore exercised by the Philippine com
mission in all that part OF the archi.
pelago not inhabited by Moros or nom
Christian tribes.
As this date draws near the Philip
pine people are showing signs Of agi-
tation and to the officials here 1t is evi.
dent that they are expecting some ben.
Gifts that cannot at once be realized.
For instance, the assembly of provi.
sional governors recently In session In
Manila with the view to arranging the
prelimiIiaries for the meeting of the
Philippine assembly Is reported to
haverecommended that the suffrage be
widely extended. 1t Is pointed ont
here that this is not possible, for tie
reason that the act of Congress under
which the assembly win be convened
expressly states the qualifications OF
voters.
These In brief are that the voter
must be at least % years Of age
(Which was the Spanish requirement)
must be able to read and write either
Spanish or English. or must own a Ger.
tain small amount of property. or
must have been In the past an Office
holder under the Spanish government.
These qualifications were framed upon
the old Spanish practice and no Philip
pine assembly can change them. The
new assembly or legislature win con-
sist of two houses to be known as the
Philippine compassion and the Philip
pine assembly, the latter to consist of
not less than fifty nor more than 100
members. 1t Is probable that the pres
ent commission viii be merged In the
upper house.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-11-09
,,soe. 100000 BUSHELS WHEAT


Expert says Thfs Cssnfry Csm Pro-
anee Thsf Msek.
That this country IL easily capable Of
producing biIIion and half busheIs Of
wheat. or about TIVE and . half times
what IL ncw produces, = the belief 81
Mark 4. Carleton. expert Of the Depart
msnt Of Asrieufturs in charge 81 cereal
investigations. he considers the wheat
possibilities oil the United States 20 great
ona cannot estimate them in sny except
the roughsst way.
Mr.. Carleton and his assistants are d.
Ing remarkable work IN seeking 70 In
crease the wheaf area and the yield Per
acre They are developing winter wheat
varieties that viii grove farther north
than most winser wheat u row xrown md
varieties that viii grow farther up On
mountain lands and slso en dry IanA
areas. wintsr wheat growing u plare
Of spring wheat y beinx encouraged 81
the department. IN sneh States - Illinois.
lows. Nebraska, Wisconsin,. Minnesota
and South Daketa.
The expert szys wint<r wh<zt 4 mp
Idly displacing spring vh<at Ii tAo~e
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tmSrsosee wstEs<z re azx
Ths xAsrA -. wstkxs fesA ne&r the
b@nk, wss fsot smstrsay euzzmewrx6 1T
6rxt, although DC rtstax t51< eA6<kss
yvs1t ossr T. Hsles were 90 tirsnxh
H. reo< and fsw persozs were drag
sd ost b. fasfs 9esnz
The accident wss wftaessed b nszny
people ard rescse ~sxk Was prHnpk.
Strong swimmers endeavorea 70 are to
TIE submerged cara IN search Of bodies.
but 90 swift vzs the ff1e fhzt fhey
we're forced TO desIst. professional
divers we're then secured. WHO dOaned
thefr armor and went doun- Bug ever
they were Unable 10 Do anything
against tire tide that suirsezd around
the sunken coaches
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-11-09

Chicago-Cattle. common 10 prime
800 TO xI.2S; hegs, prime heavy, $500
to S64T; sheep, fair to choice, $500
to $3.50: wheat. No. .. TIE 70 74c: corn.
No. 2, 45c 20 46c: oats, standard. a2c 10
33c: rye, No. .. Gle to tie: hay. timo-
thy. $1,000 10 $i650: prairie. S8.0O 10
$ia.oo. butter. choice creamery, isc to
DE: eggs. fresh. nc to re: potatoes.
Soc 10 4Sc.
Indianapolis shipping, ssuO
TO $3.50: hogs, choice heavy. $500 To
$3.50; sheep, common to prime, 500 20
$50: wheat, No. 2. 1fe to Use: corn.
No. 2 white. doc TO 41c: oats. No. 2
white. 3Sc to 3ac.
st. I.ouis~-Cattle. $3.50 10 xse0:
hogs. $500 to S6.a5: sheep. sa.5o 10
$3.50: wheat. No. ?, Tie 10 -5c; corn,
No. 2, 43c to 45c: oats. No. 2. a2c 10
s3e; rye, No. ?, 59c to eoc.
Detroit Cattle. s4oo to s5.s5: hox.
$foo to $605: sheep. $50 to $40:
wheat. No. ., T0c 10 77c: corn. No. 3
yellow. 4sc to acc; oats. No. white.
s5c TO SIC; rye. No. :. ss7c 70 eDc.
Milwaukee Wheat. No. 2 northern.
TIC 10 Toe: corn. No. 3, he 10 az:
oats. standard, 33c to Sac; rye. Ne. i.
&c to Csc: barley. standard. SIC to 55c:
pork. mess, <I4.O0,
Buffalo Cattle. choice shipping steers,
$500 to $500: hogs. fair 10 ckosce. $500
TO $s.50; sheep. common TO good mixsd.
fA.00 to $3.50: lambs. fair 10 choice. $500
to $3.50.
New york--Caetls. $500 To $40:
hogs. $500 TO S8.50; shesp, xao0 20
s5.T5: wheat, No. 2 red. Sac to sec;
corn. No. :. a3e 10 55c; cats. natural
white. 3sc 10 4oc; butter. creamery. ane
TO 21e; EGGS, western. Re 10 ssr.
Toiedo Wheat. No. . mixed. tie %
sae: corn. No. ? mixed. ATE 10 asc;
oats. No. ? mixed, 3ae 10 S1e. rye No,
:. Ole g DDS elever seed prime. Ss.l1.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-11-09
Tsid II : rs~ I.l.s-.

Ceiestian Antnine. ~ wears af are. xho<
and killed bis wife at ChatEsld. Mlrn.. ~
cause Of domestic tronhte-
Reno Hntehiason. secretary 81 the Y.
~. G. a. At Spokane. WASH. has h~en
shot and killed hy hiEhwayman.
Burgess Fex aaa Bill Frazier. wAIs.
men elnployed In mine aear SaiisAurx.
n. c. were killed hy ~ explosion.
II b expected compromIse wal ~
reached as to the will Of Herman Oelr;cAs
and that there win Be no censess.
Fire IL Jesssp. Ca. destroyed the selr-
phone exchange. the Strickland ksssl an&
other buildings. The loss i $a0000
The British steamer Arahissan. witk
$s,oo0000 gold en- beard. u heii<v~d e
hare been sunk duriag the West Insiian
hurricane
-wizard- Burbank AZ Les Anseles
Cal. ID propaxstinx an appis h.lf I'd ~
half ysliow. II q sweet on ene sids ~
sour ca the cthes.
Secretary VI War Tan. at ccafervnrs
with President Roosevelt ana As.i.fnns
Secretary Of State gAcan. nads I fan =.
Port On the CABIN xlsaatisa. PRE-
matters also were discussed.
Mrs. Fred n. plIisn was killed ana
MsA Cserre r. GFaaf. IT.. was nerisssly
injused hy tie ovsrtarninx u an auts 8
which tAey were fidlas. II ths feet Y !
long bill near waiEAam. Ma
kalpA Seaman. charged Ii Frisco Win
tAs msrdsr ~ wilIsam FrieihA. : narhrt
n,n, vas ldentisirA ~ Afrx u II eli.
nan. nssssr af Mshe, .1ifmaa. - aerrem
= . lsskeuf 80 ca sstsk1s nap1ss
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