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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-19
MAHER WILL BE
BOLD CHUFFER
Jockey to Try His Hand at the
Auto Racing
Game.

Special to The Journal.
New York, Feb. 19.-"They can all laugh at
me If they want to. but the laugh may be the
other way some OF these days." said Danny
Maher, when shown the statements of several
automobile racing men to the effect that they
are not greatly alarmed for safety Of their lau-
rels because of his coming advent in the game.
II know very little about this kind Of racing
now, but there are only three things necessary,
SO far as have been able to find out. They
are knowledge of your machine, nerve and ex-
perience. When those three combined little
else Is needed"
The announcement several weeks ago that
Danny Maher, jockey to the prince Of Wales,
had bought Flyer" and would soon enter the
big track and foad events, caused a distinct stir
both in automobile and turf circles.
Will Not Quit Horses.
"Will he quit the horses ?" Has he been
lions asked, but Danny answered this by saying
that he would soon sail for England, where he
would not only fulfill his 1906 engagements there
but would get his preliminary training for hi
automobile career.
81 think am in fair way to have thu
| three requisites for automobile racing" Maize
| continued. "Of course. knowledge Of the ma
chine will come only with thoro study of 1t
but I began that at the factory and can kee
It up as soon as 1 get my car. do not thinl
| any has ever accused me of lack o
nerve and as for the third thing necessary. Ell
perience, surely my work as jockey will hel
me to some extent in that. Some people do no
! think so, but men who have done both kinds 0
| racing assure me that it will.
| II do not want to brag beforehand about wha
I can do, but If the boys are starting out now t
laugh at me, all I can say Is that I will do m
best to make them remember the old adage tina
| he who laughs last, laughs best
The Last Laugh.
81 learned one thing riding the horses. Some
times gree-looking youngster will come G
the track against me and we old ones woul
ho ou1H and
beating all Of us. Now I never laugh at ne
jockey, no matter how young and green b
looks. AS a consequence I very seldom hay
anything to take back. That is good plan fl
every one to remember"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-19
TO VISIT FARMERS E.
=. OF N. NORTH DAKOTA
SEED SPECIAL WILL LEAVE FAR
* GO MARCH s. =
Treatment of Grain with Formalde-
hyde to Prevent Smut and the selec-
ton and Testing of Grain Will Be
Subjects Covered by Four Well
known Lecturers Itinerary Includes
About Forty Towns. -v .
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal
Fargo, N. D., Feb. 19-Selecting, testing and
treating seed grain with formaldehyde to prevent
smut Will be the subjects covered by lectures i'm
the tour Of the special seed train over the North
er ,a Pacific that leaves here Monday, March s.
Al! meetings will be held in halls at the differ
ent towns visited and farmers along the lines
covered are requested to be on hand when the
train arrives 80 that the full time scheduled for
each stop can be given the lectures "
in9 9s3, VINO VIII speak are Professors Shepherd
Messrs. Hoverstad and Litchard of the INSTITUTE
corps. Following is the itinerary of the special
8, Monday March Fargo. Davenport, Leonard,
Tuesday; March a-.Edgeley. Alfred, Berlin,
Dickey, Montpelier. Pingree
wednesday, March 7-Denhoff, McClusky,
Goodrich; Bowdon, sykeston, Barley Rhodes
ihursdoy, March s-Rhodes Maddox, Oberon,
Mtnnewaukan, Brinsmade. Leeds.
:, Friday, March 9-Sanborn, Darcy Hannaford,
Cooperstcwn,, Binford. McHenry. - :
Saturday, March 1o-Marion, ItchvilIe Lucca,
Alice. Embden, Fargo. - IT
ner. Oakes - - = =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-19
GOPHER QUINT is TO
SWING AROUND CIRCLE.

Thursday night the university basketball team
will leave for tour around the big nine circle
and by next Thursday the probable standing Of
Minnesota in the western intercollegiate basket
ball conference will be ascertained. The team
will play five games, four OF them with big nine
colleges and should the gophers win majority
of their contests the team should be able to
head the basketball list at the close of the, sea-
son. ~.'- 90 t.Hs = u ~ sc ~. a. =
The following schedule for Fthe trip has been
announced by Manager Reed: = rf,4s, e. .:
Feb. 23-Wisconsin at Madison
Feb. 24-Chicago at Chicago ,.-r\ /
Feb. 26-Purdue at Lafayette. g. l.
Feb. 27-Wabash at Charlottesville, Ind
Feb. 2S-1llinois at Champaign. =;
Of the five teams to be played by Minnesota
the Wabash quintet is the only aggregation not
representing a big nine college and as the Wa
bash team has made phenomenal record and in
cludes Yale in her string of victories, the game
with the boosters will arouse as much interest
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-19
REDMEN LOSE GAME
d
Minnesota Basketball Cracks Strike
a. Snag In Oregon,

Dalles, Ore, Feb. 19.-In one Of the best
games since the beginning Of their tour, the
Redmen basketball team Of Red Wing, Mimi.
lost to the local team here Saturday night by a
score Of 10 to 49, chance basket from field
gave the home team the game: The locals out
With the score standing IS to Z in favor OF
Dalles Then the visitors took brace and
We're soon on even terms with the home team
Z The game completed half Of the Redmen's tour
and out of eighteen games played they have
won fifteen. The team has been on the road
etwenty-three days. and everywhere it has met
with warm receptions. -' '" I
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-19
Bennett Trial Nears Close.

In the district court at Grafton, this evening,
the Of the state against Frank g. Bennett
will reach the jury. Bennett, prominent resi-
dent of Hoople, is charged with granddaughter
in the third degree for the killing of Henry q.
Patterson, also prominent resident at Hoople.
The men engaged in fist fight at Hoople, Nov.
~ last, having started in dispute over Bennett
dnving across lots controlled by Patterson, in
order to reach his woodward. The men fought
with bare fists, and neither appeared to be any
the worse for the encounter. Six hours later
Patterson died, and it found that death was
dine to fracture Of the skull, and the injury
was presumed to have been inflicted in the fight
with Bennett. The defense has set up excusable
and justihable homicide, and it is hardly ex-
pected that Bennett will be convicted.
Z Judge kneeshaw who is holding court at Graf
ton, will convene term of court at Pembina,
Wednesday, for the trial Of George LeFleur,
charged with the murder Of Edward Lar1vier, at
Walhalla, three months ago. LeFleur is charged
with striking Larivier over the head with club
or iron rod. iniicting injuries from which death
resulted short time after the assault. LIE
Fleur denies his guilt and claims that 1t was
some one else who struck the fatal blow.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-19
LAWRENCE BALL DATES
Appleton Sluggers Want Games with
.'.'.@ the Lincoln Neversweats.
curnal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
Appleton, Wis. Feb. 19.-After the University
of Nebraska plays Minnesota in May the team
will no doubt come here to play Lawrence uni
versity on May z. Koehler has received com
munication from the manager of his alma
made to secure games with Minnesota, Law
renee. Belott and Wisconsin for the cornhuskers
brighter than for some years past. So far tho
work has been limited to getting pitchers in
condition. The most promising candidates for
the box are Perry, who pitched last year, and
Klause, the football player. The latter pitched
In the west last year and Is believed to be a
tS e ait sb1 rst bas are
A. Werner. short and second base; Klause, third,
when not pitching; Aler. Volk and Wingender
in out field. In addition to the old men a
number Of new candidates will report on Feb. %.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-19
CANS IS TELLING
AN UGLY STORY
Say His Go With Native Son
Britt Was a Fixed
Bout.
journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
San Francisco, Feb. 19.--Ever since Joe Cans
whipped Mike (Twin) Sullivan here he has been
making desperate efforts to get return match
with Jimmy Britt but Britt met all his adj
vances with the statement that he wouldn't have
fakir.
When this was repeated last week with many
eontemptuous remarks Cans grew angry and last
night he gave to the reporters what he alleges
are the full details of the fight with Britt In
1904 In San Francisco which he says was framed
mp by Britt. Cans statement follows: s
HEREFORD In It.
~ al HEREFORD, who was my manager at the
and said he had made an agreement with Willie
Britt, acting for his brother, that ] was to
Iaay down and permit Britt to win Up to that
!! time I had trained faithfully for the fight and
had no thought of anything crooked. told Her
ford did not like the proposition and refused
! to lay down. Herford then said he had $1,000
posted that I would not give the Britts the
double cross and he would lose If did not agree.
Finally 1t was agreed, instead of my laying
down, Britt should lose on foul after I had
Epermitted him to make such q showing tina
There would be no question in the minds Of the
spectators that he was the better man.
800 Harford returned to- Willie Britt with this
i opposition and 1t was agreed to. This was the
agreement that finally stood: Britt was to have
j oil the best Of the fight up to the fifth round
and then he was to appear to lose his head when
I was down. Under this agreement Britt was to
'receive Ga per cent tho he lost and was to
get a21s per cent. In addition, Britt and Her.
ford were to bet on the fight In pool. the win
Kings to be equally divided between them The
arneunt Of these winnings were about $4,000. I
i do not know the exact amount but it was some
! Mhszs near that figure. -
Cans Says He Rebelled. ST..
: seEven after the agreement was made did
i not like the arrangement and told HEREFORD that
: q was inclined to give them the double cross
{ after all, winning knockout If possible.
Rerford then told me- that the agreement was
that in case won knockout and failed to
allow Britt, to make showing, that was to re-
ceive 10 per cent Of the fighters share. while
Britt would receive 90 per cent. In addition to
this we would lose the So, 900 which Herford
had posted, that would keep the agreement he
:! had made.
!, Y The only parties to the agreement were the
Brttts and Herford. Graney knew nothing about
? the; arrangement and neither did Coffroth. It
would have been impossible to frame up the az
fair without Jimmie Britt knowing all about it
Q he followed out just the tactics that HEREFORD
8 said he would: I was as fit to make my best
: night that night as ever was in my life.
7 made 1873 pounds at the ringside, and was as
strong as ever. I said was weak afterward
because had to make some excuse for the poo,
eAowing made
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-19
ON TO ISIIPEMING

Duluth Mimi. Feb. 19-The Duluth Ski club
will send large delegation: accompanied by an
at Ishpeming. Mich. Feb. 22.- The delegati
will include Gustav Bye, formerly of st. Paul,
who holds the long distance jumping record Of
will be John Mangseth. who took second prize
at the St. Paul tournament; Ole Feiring, who
prize E#-.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-19
HORSEMEN JOYFUL
OYER A DECISION
Journal Special Service.

JUuTHdI Op4C1al SerV1c6. :
New York, Feb. 19.-The southern and west
ern horsemen are much happier lot than they
were forty-etght hours ago. The action Of the
supreme court Of Tennessee in declaring 1.-THE
anti-race" track law Of that state dead is the
cause. This decision means much to the horse
men, for it opens UP to them q field for their
thorObreds breadwinners. .-..s y. 4 ~
Not only will the Memphis and Nashville tracks
reopen, but many other courses that are now
closed may resound again to the hoofbeats of
the racers. Men who are high up in the turf
circles of the west predict that ere many months
have passed there will be racing again in Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Illinois, states that
have barred thorobreds and harness
horses from racing under laws practically
the same as the one Just declared unconstitu-
tional by the Tennessee court. tx
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-19
WILL CELEBRATE .
A DOUBLE EVENT.
-"s. ~ 4 nj 4
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
{ 4 HAS TWO ANNIVERSARIES.
Institution Established by Territorial
/ Legislation Feb. %, 1ss3-Exercises
3 to Be Held at Baptist Church Thurs
day Evening Bennett Manslaughter
Case Expected to Be Given to Jury
Late Today.
Srecial to The Journal

Special to The Journal $40.
. Grand Forks, n D., Feb. 1e.-Next Thursday,
the University Of North Dakota will celebrate
a double anniversary-one Of state and the other
of national Importance. Twenty-three years ago,
on Feb %, 1888, the bill establishing the Uni
yersity Of North Dakota was passed by the ter
ritorial legislature in session at Yankton. now
An South Dakota. -Four days later it was signed
and became q law. \. a. IT, - Is +.5r. e.
Two years ago, when the university attained
Its majority, the founders day program was a
more elaborate affair. Last year the occasion
was celebrated in q more simple man.
ner. and this year appropriate exercises will be
held at the Baptist church at o'clock, Thurs
day night, and an interesting program has been
arranged for the occasion. President Webster
Merrifeld will give review of the year, and the
principal address will be delivered by DR.. Liv-
ingston C.. Lord, president of the Eastern IL
nnois normal school at Charleston, Ill. DR.. Lord
was at one time president Of the Moorhead nor
NAL. His subject will be ''The Modern Sir
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-19
NoRTHERN o1Rcu1r 1NcoMpLETE,

mittee of the Northern league was not ready to
report at the meeting of the board OF control
M Camftsch. Fargo: j. NJ. Lamb. Winnipeg; +.
Van Praagh. Duluth. and NJ. Stanchfeld. Grand
Forks. Several towns have asked for league pro-
lection. and these applications will be investi-
gated and meeting called by circuit committee
probably about March i.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-19
O'BRIEN FLOORED AGAIN
Sparring Partner Takes a Whirl at the
O'Hagan Boy.

Toledo, Ohio. Feb. 19.-During three-round
exhibition at the Empire theater Saturday night
between Jack OBrien and his sparring partner
Fred Cooley Of Chicago. the Philadelphian was
knocked down and almost out. 1t was not acct.
dental, but Intentional the part Of Cooley,
who landed a right and left hook in rapid sue
cession on Jacks jaw just after the second
round. >- '.'-F ~ 3
After the performance, as O'Brien passed
Cooley's dressing room the latter asked if he
was to go to Brooklyn as scheduled.
Jack responded: Twenty three for you. I'll
see you at the box office in few minutes,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-19
S0X WILL AVOID THE
SOUTH In TRAINING
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service. .-....-..
Chicago, Feb. 19.-The Chicago Nationals will
start their training season on March or Z
with a short stay at West Baden, Ind, after
which they will cross over into Illinois to COM
plete their conditioning at Champaign. following
up with short series of practice games in
Ohio. Indiana Michigan and Illinois cities.
The trip avoids the extreme south, the ap-
parent design being to prepare the team for the
championship seasons opening in somewhere
nearly the same climate in which the team will
have to play from April IL and still send
the team far enough south to get the benefit OF
outdoor work without danger from cold weather.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-19
MAGNATEs NOT BUSY
Northern Leaguers Find Little to Do at
.7- Meeting

Grand Forks. N. D., Feb. 1e.--President ". ].
Price and NJ. Camitseh of Fargo; J. NJ: Lamb
of Winnipeg l.. Van Praagh of Duluth, and
NJ Stanchteld Of Grand Forks were present at
the Northern League baseball meeting here
Saturday The circuit committee, composed of
Price, Lamb and Kent was not ready to report,
claiming that several towns have asked for
league protection, and adjournment was taken
to the call of this committee, which will prob
ably meet about March l.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-19
RED WINGS ALLY.

ST. Paul will be represented at the. ski tourna-
ment at Ishpeming and will work with the Red
Wing Representatives to secure the next national
meet for Red Wing. Carl Jacobson and T. g.
Simmons the best Jumpers of the st. Paul club,
will compete. Ey$a3 ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-19
MATTSON WON
Threw Whittemore in a Few Minute
at the Dewey.

Carl Mattson wound up his week Of wrestling
at the Dewey Saturday night by taking the
measure Of Captain Whittemore of st. Paul In
6 minutes and IL seconds. Whittemore has
usually stuck for longer time with the big
wrestlers, and Mattson's friends are highly
elated over his showing.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-19
BAPTIE rs CHAMPION
Defeated Charles Rankin Of Duluth In
t.r Skating Match =,

GRAND FORKS, N. .D.-Norval Baptie re-.
tanned the worlds skating championship by de-
feating Charles Rankin Of Duluth in q series of
three races Saturday. There was large at
tendance, and the fact that Baptie was a North
Dakotan made him favorite. He won the
half-mile and mile races by good leads, but took
the two-mile event by only two laps. - i. ~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-19
ATHLETICS IN IOWA
Special to The Journal

Sioux City. Iowa, Feb 19.-John L.. Griffith
director Of athletics at Morningside college, has
mailed invitations, to all high schools and in
dependent preparatory schools in South Dakota,
Nebraska and Iowa. to attend trt-state inter-
scholastic meet and relay race in Sioux City
May 4 and 5. There will be the usual program
Of field and track events and gold and silver
medals will be given to winners of first and
second places in each. A handsome banner will
be presented to the team winning the most
points, as school trophy.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-19
BASKETBALL TONIGHT.

Thes State School of Agriculture Basketball
team will meet the St. Olaf college quint this
evening at the farm school gymnasium. Both
teams are playing fast and close game is ex-
pected.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-19
WANTS BASKETBALL GAMES.

The Midway Y. NJ. G.. A. second basketball team
desires to arrange games with fast17 and 1S-year
old teams The Ascensions and Drummonds are
named as opponents preferred in the challenge
hurled. For dat es, address Fl. Simmons, Mid
way Y NJ. G. A., st. Paul
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-19
FLYNN VS.. MAHoNEY.
journal Special Service.

Milwaukee, Feb icy Flynn. the Buffalo
middleweight, win meet Young Mahoney in the
wind-up Of the Badger Athletic club show Fri
fighters having agreed to 160 pounds at 8 o'clock.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-19
ICE TOO SOFT FOR SKATER;

Chicago Feb. 19.--As the weather man was
too generous with his thaw the skating meet.
scheduled for yesterday afternoon at Humboldt
park, was pos tponed until next Sunday.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-19

Milwaukee, Feb. 19.--The American sssocia-
ton is to have at least one new umpire next
reason. as President O. Brien announced today
that he has signed John J. Egan of Providence
Gre years.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-19

More pure India rubber, more wear.
more quaity-Glove rubbers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-19

Git-La Grippe-you can It forget the
name--cures a cold in one day. At all
druggists. IS cents.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-19
Charge Is Embezzlerne1lt.

- j. w. Skoda who up to last October, was the
Great Northern agent at Pisek, was arraigned in
a Justice court at Grafton on charge Of EN-
beszling $55 from the Great Northern Express
company. He was held to the district court. 1t
was discovered after Skoda had left Pisek that
be had failed to account for this amount col
lected from patrons Of the express company. The
agent who followed Skoda at Pisek a man
named Could is alleged to be fugitive from
Justice, the amount of his populations being va
riously estimated at from $500 to So, 600.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-19
IUNDIN AFTER PARDELLo
Wrestler, Now in Des Moines, Anxious
to Meet italian.

Special to The Journal.
Des Moines Iowa Feb. 19--Local wrestling
promoters are making an earnest effort to find
Leo Pardello, the big Italian wrestler. who re-
Gently defeated Carl Mattson in Minneapolis. to
match him against Hjalmer Lundin, 210-pound
knight of the mat, making headquarters
here. The men would enter the ring evenly
matched. -.--- e." w. - 1
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-19
COLD FEET AT APPLETON.
Journal Special Service,

Appleton, Wis, Feb. 19.-The Central high
school of Minneapolis has challenged the Law
renee giants to game of basketball to be
played here. AS the high school team is not in
the Methodist class in size the challenge will
not be accepted. r.. ,M-.-..,s + r.. ~ sss az
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-19
Divorced from Farmer.

Mrs. Bertha Kaasa has been granted decree
of divorce from Louis Kaasa, a prominent and
wealthy farmer, living within half mile of the
city of >Northwood, on showing Of cruel and in
human treatment and intemperance. While
Judge Fisk has announced that he will grant the
decree prayed for, he has not decided how he
will dispose of the alimony question. Kaasa is
wealthy his property being valued at from 500
600 to $25, 600. They are more than so years of
age and are the parents of ten children.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-09-22
THE NEWS ON A SOLID BASIS

The Tucumcari News is at last
purely a Tucumcari institution,
owned and controlled byTucumca-
ri people who have all their inter-
ests in the town and county. The
interest of Geo. F. Queen has been
purchased by ]. M. Alvey a staunch
republican and a veteran news
paper man, having been in the
business for thirty years, the ma
jor portion of which has been in
New Mexico. We say the News
is on a solid basis because every
man connected with it is a practi-
cal printer with ample experience.
The paper has done the best it
could under the circumstances
since its inception and has met
with great encouragement and a
splendid patronage on the part of
Tucumcari business interests and
Quay county people, and will spare
no effort in the future to show a
Just appreciation. 1t is our OBJ
lect to labor with the people in
every way possible to aid the
growth and prosperity of our town
and county and the material we'll
being OF our people. We earnestly
solicit the friendship and hearty
cooperation OF every citizen in our
effort to serve this community in
the publication of a newspaper
whose motive is justice to every
body concerned in the moral, edu-
.ational and industrial develop
OF Tucumcari and Quay
county. Respectfully
The Tucumcari Printing Co.
A. d. PANKEY, SEC.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-09-22

Hon. b, S. Rodey, the apostle
OF statehood for New Mexico in
the 58th congress, now Judge of
the U. s. District Court of Porto
Rico is coming back on a few
weeks visit to enter the fight for
Joint statehood between New Mex.
leo and Arizona. Mr.. Rodev will
accomplish something for the good
OF the cause too.