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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-06-29
CROP AND WEATH-R REPoRT.
Splendid Rain Throughout Rice Belt.

The most severe drOuth, ut this sea-
son of the year, that has been known
for a long time was broken Tuesday
by the abundant and general rains
which fell throughout the ri'e belt.
With the exception of q few local
showers, the rice belt has had no rain
since the thirteenth of April. This
drOuth, combined with excessive hot
weather and several days of dry north
winds, had placed the crop outlook in
a "ery serious condition. 1t was eSti-
mated that the yield of rice would be
cut very short.
While some Of the smaller rice has
gone beyond recall, yet the splendid
rains which have fallen since Monday
night places most of the crop in fine
condition Many farmers have shut
down their pumps, as their crop is
completely Hooded. Those who had
no water on their rice have a chance
now to catch up with the season. The
tall OF water was general throughout
Southern Louisiana and Texas, rang
ING from one and One-half to four
inches, and in many regions was suf-
cient to drive back the RAPIDLY ap-
preaching salt water. This rain is
worth millions OF dollars to the region
affected. There is something wrong,
with the farmer who can't smile today.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-06-29

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Group and Pulmonary Diseases. Buy
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B. B. Laughter, Byhalia, Miss,
writes: 81 have two children who
had Group. | tried many differen!
remedies, but | must say your HOre.
hound Syrup is the best Group and
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by Billion Bros.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-11

1T doubt if ever again we will see
such contests as those. No matter how
poorly men played against other clubs
when they met Providence it was scrap
from start to fnish.' L., .s,.-2
John F. Morrill, played in every one
Of the games between Boston and Provi-
dence; was also the captain the whole
time and managed the Boston club six
Of these years. After reading the
charge made by Mr.. Fullerton, Morrill,
said:'
'1This looks like the story Of a
dreamer, and very bad one at that.
The games between Providence and
Boston were always played to a finish,
as there was warm rivalry and no love
between the players. It 8 the first time
that I ever heard it even limited at that
the Boston club ever had crooked ball
player under salary"
George Wright was provoked when he
was shown the screed and said: "The
only player in the number even suspect
ed was Mike McGreary, whom had at
second base in Providence in 10. Nc.
Greary played grand ball and material.
ly helped us when the championship was
won. The crowds that went back and
forth to cheer. for their favorite club
could not be fooled by ball players even
if that was intended, but such was not
the case and even Joe Start was no
more honorable than nearly every mem
Der of both teams.''
Neither Boston nor Providence ever
stood for crooked ball playing, and
since 1877 the sport has been as clean as
possible to make. it. Brooklyn, Chica-
90, Philadelphia and Louisville were
the only cities where the gamblers ever
made Roadway in baseball, and that was
before the formation of the National
league in 1876. a.; There is not a living
baseball player that will contradict my
statement, and who should better know
the facts9 IT,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-11

or less than typical of the boa constructor
in that they SLAYER all over a subject
before crushing it to death. They take
up man or sport, publish columns
of fulsome slush and go into Mysteries.
They throw fits in pictures and print
yards Of twaddle that is nauseating to
the well-balanced reader. Take foot
ball, for example. Certain papers.
pleased to call themselves metropolitan,
took it up and granted, indiscriminate-
ly, the title of 'hero" upon every red
neck who gained five yards in big
game. They magnifed the play and the
players. They were pictured as over.
lords Of creation and the hottest TOBIAS
CO in the laboratory.
This followed for about two seasons.
Then came the inevitable turning upon
the sport which had been fostered. The
season over, these papers, seeking for
new sensation, began by printing a
death list Of the season and that death
list, incorrect, misleading and malicious,
was swallowed by lot of fool people
who did not know how or who did not
care to verify it. Emboldened by this sue
cess, the yellows kept up clamor
about the brutality of the game until
the academic section of the big schools
looked up from the Iliad long enough
to catch the hue and cry. They are
acting. Acting without stopping to
separate the false from the true.
Friends Of football supposed that the
eminent educators of the big schools
possessed sufficient discrimination and
horse sense to analyze the rumpus and
tell how much was real and how much
was made up Of noise. They made a
mistake. The big nine action, as well
as lot Of the other legislation, showed
that the eminents were sucked in like
lot Of Jaspers at the circus chuck
aluck board.
All of the time the irresponsible sec.
ton Of the press kept up the howl and
tom-tom heaters were utilizing foot.
ball, live sport, to attract attention.
They were filing in quiet time with
readable stuff, caring but little for its
accuracy or justice. Every white
blooded ascetic, artsman or academic
had his little fling. Every obscure
tutor Of freshwater college, whose
football was not fast enough to dis
turb team Of cripples, howled against
the "Moloch, King Football" It has
had it's effect.
Next season, having brought football
as near to ruin as possible, these news
papers will be fondling some other
branch Of sport or side issue Of life
and while nursing it, preparing to cut
its throat for the sake Of sensation,
when the proper time comes. The
friendship Of certain class Of news
papers is the most dangerous thing
that can come to man or any form Of
sport. They boom circulation by ca
tering to q sport and then boom the
sales still further by tearing down
what they have assisted in building.
Their trail Is always disoernible by
the ruin in their wake. They never
create anything and leave 1t standing.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-11
~BI MALACHI HOGAN

Battling Nelson and Terry Meow
ern meet at Philadelphia next Wednes-
day in bout that is a puzzle, from
whatever angle you try to consider it,
There seems to be no. particular reason
for it outside Of the fact that it will
draw big house. Nelson has every
thing to lose and nothing to'gain but
his end Of the purse.
If the reports that have been sent
out from McGovern s training quarters
are true, Nelson has not an easy propo-
sition on his hands by any means. If
the Battler has tied himself up for an
easy match, the public has been de-
ceived. T believe it is generally con-
ceded that if McGovern is in any
where near his oldtime form, he will
have the better Of the argument, for
the conditions are certainly to his
liking.
He always has been six-round
boxer. Nelson never has. Taking all
of the Danes bouts, there cannot be
found one in which he appeared to
exceptional advantage against any
boxer Of consequence in the first six
rounds. He has won by roughing his
opponents numerically and waiting for
them to defeat themselves by their
own exertions. When they have worn
themselves out, he can administer the
knockout punch, fol-. his ruggedness
enables him to stand the strain of a
long tussle better than most of the
others. @..".. ~
" r Crowd to Be Large.
Indications are that big crowd
will see the bout-the largest of recent
years in the east at least. There will
be no decision given and Of course the
only way an out and out advantage
can be obtained is by a knockout.
There is a strong probability that this
will be the finish Of the affair." AS I
said before, if McGovern is the Nc
Govern Of old, he is likely to knock
Nelson out. If the public has been
deceived and Terry is only the wreck
Of his former self, as several eastern
critics have declared TO be the case,
Nelson probably will knock him out.
In any event it can hardly be figured
how the bout can be an especially SEN
sational one.
Stuart Douglas, former Chicago fan
and boxing critic, now living in New
York, gave me some significant infor-
nation in a letter he wrote me last
week. He said:
I had the pleasure of an invitation
to go to McGovern IS quarters the other
afternoon. I must confess that I was
somewhat disappointed in him. You
will understand that this feeling may
be wrong and hardly fair to Terry,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-11

Jimmy Britt seems to have promised
to give Eddie Hanlon a match, and it
was originally agreed that they should
meet before Coffroth' 8 club in March.
The death Of Harry Tenny seems to
have interfered with the plans, how
ever, and the bout has been post poned
fatal ending Of the NeilTenny affair
has affected the game to considerable
extent in California, but the officials
seem disposed to overlook the affair and
in time it is to be presumed that boy
ing will be going along as usual.
The Britt-Han1on match is not one to
cause any great amount of interest, but
the announcement of it shows to what
lengths Britt has been pushed for a
match. He apparently has despaired
of getting on with Nelson, and some
others who want to meet him are
pretty tough nuts for him to crack. Kid
Herman is one Of these and Herman is
another. Britt must understand that
if he meets Herrera there is chance
that he will be given one of those terri
BILE punches for which the Mexican is
noted and no one cares particularly
Marvin Hart has been offered a fair
chance to climb again, if he has the
ability. He has been offered a match
with George Gardner, at Chelsea, Mass,
and in case he wins he will be matched
with Gus Rubin. A defeat of these
two men would give him some standing,
as much as he ever has had, n fact.
There is also some talk Of this Chelsea
organization offering him return en-
gagement with Burns, but Hart will
hardly care for this for some time.
Burns certainly would not accept it
either, as he stands an excellent chance
of getting on with Jack O'Brien-a
match that would be worth while from
every standpoint. Meanwhile, Jack
Root is clamoring for another meeting
with Hart, as he thinks he could re-
deem himself for his previous defeat.
Hart has not gained much by his
charges of unfairness in the conduct of
the bout at Los Angeles, even if he
did get the worst of it. Physically he
was much the bigger man and should
have been able to stand all of Burns
roughing tactics and given back a
great deal more in return.
Jack O'Brien has finally confessed
that there does not seem to be much
chance for him to get on with Tommy
Ryan for the middleweight champion.
ship. 81 m afraid the match with
Ryan for the middleweight title is of, /"
he said last week. "Tommy knows I
can beat him and he will sidestep and
keep out Of sight as long as try to
get on with him. There is no use in
wasting more time on that. I always
said Hart was dub. could have
whipped him easily. Burns got ahead
Of me there while 1 was busy on the
road. have beaten Burns and / do
not consider him in my class, even il
he did beat Hart. -
O'Brien was in New York during the
last week and announced there that he
considered himself full ledged
heavyweight champion. He declared
that there is no one to dispute his title,
except Jeffries, and announced his will
ingness to meet Jeffries if the latter
wants to enter the ring again.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-11

pers of doubt as to the capacity Of the
human wine tank. Jose, was consumed
with wrath and announced that he
could drink gallon of the stuff and
still see single. A wager was made
and Mendoza took half-N elson on
a stein and before he stopped had
pressed the shoulders of Gambrinus to
the mat for one-gallon fall. Jose
drank the gallon and mariposa time
set in. SASS ~
Jose became sleepy. He curled up
on the freight truck on the Redlands
station platform and began to dream Of
land where mescal and tamales were
as thick as the heas in the. California
sand. He dreamed three days and then
the station agent, needing the truck,
started to wake him up. Jose refused
to get up. He was as dead as door
nail, and now the Redlands doctors (s)
say they are "greatly puzzled over
the cause Of death and will hold an
autopsy to tell which kind Of reptile,
pink snake or lavender alligator, bit
Jose to death as he slept. 49,"
Those California physicians must be
wizards if it requires an autopsy to
discover the cause Of death when a
Mexican has consumed gallon Of wine
at one gulp. ~. -. =
., -~ + 1. !. .~. --s
Donlim Not a Pet.
Sk~ III IKE DONLIN in trouble
~ NB againl" That's the way
- they put it up on Broad
way, hearing that he has joined the
married LEAGUE writes Allen Sanqree
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-11

Chatield Orphans thumped the life out
of the Alphabetical bunch in the first
game, 80. Tony put little Of the
fear Of the hereafter into the hearts
of his players and they won the second
game, 4-3, after twelve innings Of the
ball floor. The city stars then became
slothful in the third game, while Chat
fields merry villagers chased them
selves across the plate 16 times and
only one Of the S. & LIS got over the
pan.
Buck Freeman and Peaches Graham
issue rather sheepish grins when the
subject is mentioned, but Tony gets
SO mad he whistles. Chatdeld Is now
only a watertank station on Tony's
map. ..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-11
MURN\ANE

Boston, March 1O-Crooked base
ball playing Of the past at Boston and
Providence was the text Of a signed
article by baseball writer that ap-
peared in several Sunday papers Feb.
3d.. AS four-ffths Of the parties who
took an active part in the games at
the time mentioned by the writer are
still alive, and sensitive to the foulest
kind Of charges that could be hurled
at retired ballplayers, feel it duty
to place a few telling facts before the
baseball public, for knew every one
Of the players and witnessed over one
half the games played.
! The writer mentions Joe Start, a
member Of the Providence team, who
was one of the honest men of that
club, many Of the other players, &C
cording to the writer, being thieves
and crooks.
Joe Start was a member Of the Provi-
dence club from 10 to 'S5 inclusive.
If the crooks ran the club they ran it
well, for there is but one instance Of a
better record in championship race
in major league.
Says Start Was Honest.
The writer says that q syndicate of
gamblers fixed game for Boston to
win from Providence and bet $4,000
for the players in addition to what
they. bet for themselves, but that Start
plugged with his men to fight for vic
tory. @.' e.. :
In5the ninth inning, so the writer has
it. the score was to 5, in favor of
Boston, with two out, when a base on
balls, hit and an error on an easy
bounder filed the bases, with Start up
Dick 'Hibbams who was catching
pleaded with Start not to hit, but Joe
drove the ball over the left field fence
sending home three runs ahead of him
andwinning the game. >.. s..... ~.
What splendid climax; two out in
The ninth, the bases full and a home
run needed. Great, but such thing
never happened as the reports and
scores will show and for the benefit of
the future history, it might be well to
note the fact that Dick Hibbams quit
the league ball in 1879, the year that
Uoa Start went to Providence.
The following named players went
10 make up the teams Of Boston and
Providence from 10 to '85, the sever
wears that Joe Start was a member OF
The Providence club (and Start was
member Of this Rhode Island club
ali but the first year. of its existence)
BOSTON.
60 Years
Name-- Played Present Home.
j 1o6n f. Morrill,. Boston,
| George wright. ..3. Boston
sTrornas Bond. 81 -. Boston.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-11

wonder at the movements Of the giants
and were a source of considerable
amusement to the players.
Smith swung on a drive and it went,
like bullet, into a distant crowd Of
the little chaps. When they scattered,
one Of them lay still upon the ground
and the surgeons say he cannot recover.
Smith was in no way to blame and
would probably give seasons salary
to see the injured baby cavorting
around the outfeld again.
sportsmen and followers of sports
do not care to see animals or little
children hurt. They are rather against
it. That is why it makes one think
more of dogs than Of men when al
legged sporting writers attempt to write
funny paragraphs over an accident Of
the kind. AS to granting life and
death between the victim Of the acct
dent and these writer's my sympathies
would be with that suffering "nigger
baby' down south.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-11
JOE SATISFIED
Cantillon's Milwaukee Team Lacks
Only Shortstop,

. Milwaukee, Wis, March 1O.-"My
brewers are complete for the season Of
1906 with enc exception, and that is
shortstop,' said Manager Joe Cantillon
today. 1.-THE team looks good to me, y
continued Joe, "and that is all that is
necessary. am after a shortstop and
as soon as I can land the right one I
will be ready for the call Of time as
soon as any Of them.
~ would like to have Robinson back
at short, as Robby is one of the best
short felders in the association, and he
can bat well enough for me. He makes
errors, but then all good shortstops
make mistakes in handling balls that
others are afraid to 60 after.
''The brewers will report at Des
Moines, March IS, and we will put III
about three weeks hard work. -
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first because he has been training only
one week and because of seeing him
work with a marvelously clever boy
Harry Harris who has improved won
derfully over his Chicago form.
"But it seemed to me that Meow
ern had grown much older than he
really ought to be. He was slow
very, very slow punching the bag and
clumsy boxing with Burdick. But in
front of Harris, I am afraid really
ought not to give my opinion at this
time, as McGovern always was my
ideal, considering him, as I did, the
greatest fighter America ever produced.
I mean by this a demonstration. I
hardly think he had the head Of some
boys, for if he had, he never would
have been beaten.
1T have seen McGovern when men
like Harris, with all their cleverness,
would be simply soft for him to work
on.
Must Win Early.
Gas I see him now, I feel that if
Terry does not win from Nelson in the
first or second rounds, that I will hate
to see the finish, liking Terry as much
as do. However, this may be all i'm
agination, and as he has two more
weeks to train, he may be the old Nc
Govern. He is being taken care Of by
Joe Humphreys, who is an improve
ment, in all ways, over the regular man
ager.'
Douglas had some Interesting things
to say about the boxing game in New
York and the way it is conducted and
shows how it might proftably be con-
Quoted in Chicago and other large
cities
"The manner Of conducting the
sport in New York is revelation to
me, - he says. "I mean as to the har-
mony among the managers and the de-
pertinent of the spectators during the
bouts Everything is as quiet and or
derby in the arena as in a well conduct
ed theater and in some of the clubs, the
greater part Of the audience is in full
dress. Only three rounds are allowed,
it is true, and to the average Chicago
fan, this will seem not quite enough to
demonstrate the merits of the men.
GAS all the boxers understand this
thoroly, they begin to fight from the
tap Of the gong. These shows are en-
ioyed fully as much as many of our own
six-round affairs. Again, when you
consider that they put on from seven to
ten bouts at every show, one gets quite
an evening s entertainment. You can
take it from me that there is generally
more action and work in these three
round shows than have seen in lots of
even high-class six and ten-round af-
fairs
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-11

course O'Brien could hit Jefdes and
could swell his eye, but whenever he
gets in close enough to put the bump
on the Californian Is eye he is also
within the arc of one Of those hay
makers of the aforesaid Jeffries.
It is pleasant scheme Of O'Brien g
to dart lissomely back and forth like a
merry milkmaid and but down the
curtains on the eyes Of the champ, but
if Mr.. O'Brien ever undertakes 1t there
will be black-bordered letter going
back to Ballyomalley.
The sound of the funeral wall will
be heard over the hills Of Tyrone. In
stepping in, Mr.. O'Brien will encoun-
ter one Of those neutrality-suspicious.
sleep slashes Of the Jeffries lad, which
will cause him to see sights not Of this
vale o. woe. The whole talk makes a
merry story for the O'Brien press
agent, but the acting out Of this bell
the cat program will be well worth
seeing.
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FANSu S AS OOA o 1ho
still be able to
roll cigarets with
one hand. Jose
was about the sas-
siest usher who
ever waved away
the coachman Of
the :waterwagon
and it was his
wont to take on
the poems Of the
village for drink
ing bouts. After
he had put them
all under the ia
BILE, Jose would
amb1e forth to
n
lind someone to
get drunk with.
All Of this was
done for sheer So
ciability. Finally
there were whis-
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ed the item cone
Baby Down, but
No Cigars, - and
various captions
of an equal order
o f wit. The
brains Of such
writers as these
should be taken
out and soused in
a bath Of BIZ
chloride and car
bolic acid.
It seems that g.
crowd Of the lit
tie black young
sters gathered in
the outfeld of
the prac t i c Q
ground to see the
ball players exer-
else. They gazed
In ODen month
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OiuSuCo LII dC4u1
escence when he
says he is faster
on his feet than
the boilermaker.
He tells how he
can dance in and
out, bling JEFF in
the eyes until he
is blinded and
then finish him
off at his leisure.
This hath a
gladstone sound
and port Q n d 8
great glee for the
coast if Jacobus
O'Brien ever gets
into the ring
with Jeffries and
undertakes to
make good on the
Gin and OUT
nrODosition q z
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and general invertebrate zoology and physiology.
J. 20 Brien-O Hagan, WALL. o. PER-, profess
sor OF the romance languages and history
Tom Sharkey, HAS. BE. EN-, assistant profess
sor OF mathematics and secretary of the College
Of Arts and Sciences
Jiminez Cofbetti, ON. CE. WAS, dean Of the
College Of Histrionics.
I. Ryan Youngs, WIsN.G.UY., professor Of
the medical school, with headquarters at Ton
s1litis avenue and Anastasia lighthouse.
Jimmy Potts, CONFER professor Of palaen-
anthology and stratigraphic geology.
Young Otto, PIX. Err, assistant professor Of
elocution and sidesteppery.
Terence McGovern. A.LL.IN., consulting der
matologist and professor In the eye, ear and
chin department s..-
Joe Walcott, u. I.NG.B., tanitor.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-11
AFTER WRESTLERS
Some, Of Altona's Citizens Would Ap-
peal to Governor.

Journal Special Service.
Frazee, Mimi, March 1O.-The lively
village Of Altoona, six miles from
Frazee, announces wrestling match
between William Wanger of Mankato
and Elmer Bennau of Milwaukee for a
bet of $50 and gate receipts. The af-
fair to be pulled off in Bruhn 8 hall.
1t is rumored that Governor johnson Is
attention will be called to the sporting
events at Altoona by some Of the better
class Of citizens i