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ing to prevent their making themselves
comfortable. One Of them went forth
and killed half a dozen rabbits, the
other boiling some potatoes the mean
while, and they had very good din
ner, besides cooking enough rabbit
meat to answer for provender for a
couple more meals. Then they set
forth on the real objective Of their
journey. "-... >...
Faithfully and hard they worked
during the short winter afternoon, and
many. miles Of solitude they travelled,
but nothing larger than a rabbit they
saw until the setting sun warned them
that they had better make for shelter,
the more especially as their one over
sight in equipping had been failure to
provide any means Of obtaining light
other than what the woods could fur
nish with the aid of matches, and as
Che settlers family had taken their
lamps with them when they went to
town for the. winter. T. T.. $. ..s. o..
Just about dusk, however, as they
| were nearing the house, they struck a
very fresh deer track, and following
it, soon had the happiness to discover
that the pursued was feeding with no
idea of being followed. =: -.
Then one Of them, the better ski
runner by far, craftily made a circle,
got ahead Of the deer, and drove it
right on his companion, who put two
bullets into it at very close range.
That is, tho wounded to death, 1t made
long run before stopping, and the
hunters followed as rapidly as posi-:
BILE. It was plain from the blood trail
that the animal must soon fall, and
they dared not leave it, hoping to
take up the track and recover 1t the
next day. Had they done so they
would have surely furnished a dainty
I repast for wolves, which were very
thick in the neighborhood, and would
have no scruples about devouring 6
wounded deer, tho not daring to touch
one that had been man-handled, ever
tho it lay on the ground, unless driver
by extremity Of hunger.
E. They followed the trail for an hour
or more, before the hunted animal I
last ounce Of strength failed it, and i
lay down to die. Then they came III
and dispatched it, which was unabl,
to rise again, dressed and hung it up
and then had walk of perhaps fv,
miles to make to shelter. Little the,
cared for a little thing like that, how
ever, and by in the evening the,
were under cover, had q good meal il
process Of consumption, and Wer
warm, comfortable, and happy as bug
Yin rug.
At It Again.
The next day they were out earl
and well determined to repeat it, i
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ago. They get away out and ready to
dodge.
McKeon always hit the ball SO that
it went down just few feet inside of
first base and the guardian of the bag
always lodged when he heard the ash
go against the horsehide. mnen the
ball got to first it was always going so
fast that it would tear the arm or leg
off the man who tried to fan it down.
They did not try-in any league-to
stop it. The first baseman always let
the right fielder wrestle with it after it
had spent its force.
In the old days one of Ed McKeon' g
singles was good for man to score on
from first base. He never hit one to
stop inside of the diamond in his life.
He either missed it entirely or bent the
bat in hosting it to the violet patch.
They say he is still hitting them just
the same. This makes Ohio league first
basemen bad risks for the life insur-
ance companies.
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O'Brien Was Lucky.

~ y OW that the smoke of the affair
ri has settled down Philadelphia
- Jack-O 'Brien Joseph Hagan
can thank his lucky stars that the big
New York hotels did turn him down
when he wanted rooms. What show
would poor, simple minded middle
weight prize-fghter stand in the COM
pany Of such able Knockout specialists
as those who throng the Manhattan
hostleries9 There are the thieves of
Wall street, the life insurance porch
climbers and the financial second-story
workers Of New York CHARTERED in
those hotels and by the time O'Brien
had been there twenty minutes he
would have been minus his cash, his
wardrobe, his valet and the gold filling
in his front teeth. Phila. j. can figure
it that the hotel clerks were doing him
a kindness when they refused to as
sign him to rooms. -
Another thing which made O'Brien
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such were possible. Plenty of cold
food they had, and the setting sun
should see another deer to their credit,
they vowed, if hard work could do it.
Their first kill was doe, but fine,
large one, and two hours of hunting
brought them onto the track of
goodly buck, or such it's size indi-
Gated, but it proved another kind Of
customer from the doe they had taken
SO handily. This was an old buck, wise
in his generation, ever going to his
resting place by many crooks and
turns, long, devious and extremely hard
to follow, as our hunters had good
cause to know when they finally found
the bed out of which they had routed
him, and calculated that it was no
more than a couple Of miles from the
point where they had taken the track,
tho they had certainly covered three
But a good hound will puzzle out
many may trail and our gritty pair
set off on that of the buck again.
Steady trailing they did until the ap.
proach of noon compelled them to halt
and refresh the inner man, and then
they lighted no fire, but gnawed their
frozen lunch, washing it down with
water from the lake, qualified with a
little of the contents Of their pocket
TASKS, then after little smoke, they
were off on the trail again, which they
followed for half the afternoon, and
then made the appalling discovery that
the buck was simply playing hoss'
with them. That Is he knew full well
that they were after him, and was
leading them about in circle, so wide
and artful one, that only the most
skilful trailers would fail to fall into
his snare, and follow him to utter ex-
haustion, before tumbling" to his
little game. He was so craftily lead
ing them that he was sure to reach an
/ eminence which he could sight them,
himself unseen, every now and then,
and it was the discovery of one of his
places of espial, and the use he had
made of 1.-THE latter fact printed in
} the snow-which put the pursuers
"wise.'> ~
| -. A Weak Spot.
Now the bucks little game, like
most articles, had one weak spot il,
it, which proved his undoing. Had he,
after making the long roundabout fo1
the hunters benefit, taken counsel of
his heels, and hied away for dozen
miles, even as moose does in similar
case, he would have been safe, and
could have given the baffed hunters
the grin derisive. But the delights OF
"playing boss" were SO strong as tc
weaken his Judgment, and he kept al
it just little too long. When the
hunters got it thru their heads what
his game was, they countered beauti
fully. They separated, the better skier
speeding his best across country to in
tersect the bucks line Of march, al
they had done with the doe, while the
other plodded along the trail so as tt
gladden. the quarry with his sight a
intervals. It succeeded to perfection
The runner had little trouble in get
ting. ahead Of the buck, which wa.
4 travelling but slowly, and put a bulle
thru his head at easy range, in les
than an hour after leaving his com
panion. The latter soon came up, AMI
the kill, big fellow he was, was soo1
dressed, and cut up, they taking eacl
a hind quarter, and hanging up the
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What would you do if you had been
unable to get out during the open sea-
son for big game, if you lived in this
country where the big game abide dur
ing all seasons, if there was no game
warden to modest or make afraid, and
If fortune made you q present Of a
couple of unoccupied days, about this
time9 It is an easy matter to resist
temptation when yielding involves
much harder and more costly work
than resisting, but when "the shoe is
on the other foot,' then it's another
story, as Kipling~ remarked.
[ rather think you would fall from
grace under the assault of such a COM
bination of circumstances, and do just
as did couple of my friends recently,
tho I would be inclined to wish you
as good luck as they had, uncoupled
with the untoward features of their
contraband pleasuring. These good
men had been so overwhelmed with
business that they had been compelled
to let the days allotted by law for
deer-slaying pass futile, with never a
cartridge Of theirs burnt. So when
the spoken Of two unoccupied days
came to them, and with it clear
weather, and hint of coming snow,
they could not resist taking advantage
of it. They donned hunting rig, shoot
ing coats under short, heavy mackinaw
Jackets, mackinaw trousers, long
1eather-topped rubbers over three
pairs Of heavy wooden socks, not for
getting compass, hatchets, hunting
knives, matches and other small,
necessary gear, and set out. ......,
Were After Rabbits. s.~,s
Both having take-down rifles, the
old excuse Of going after rabbits
tswent,'' and to further salve their
consciences-both carried shot cart
thru a rifle meant to do good work, il
vain thing, and proclamation.
Skis, which they could use fairly
well, they had as well: Not the ordi
nary ski, but "brush'' skis, made fol
them by native of Norway, mar
cunning in. every device of snow
and broader than those Of the usua
pattern, and far less adapted to stant
the unwary or excited traveller on hi
head when he essays passage thru
thick brush, as the longer, thinner ones
The snow was deep enough for SIX
travelling, and our two hunters mad
their way to the house Of settler
near a big lake some fifteen miles iron
town, where they intended to put VI
for the night, in very good time. Tn
settler was in the woods, and his fam
lily in town, as our hunters knew, blu
his house and stoves were there, as wei
as a goodly Woodpile, SO there was moth
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and
gameness to a de-
gree where they
can wi t h d r a W
from the water
game gracefully.
They point out
that rowing en-
tails a big expense
and the only
crews that can be
met are those Of
the east, rowing
IN home water and
without the long
and tiresome rail
road journ e Y
which always puts
the western men
out Of condition.
For s g v er a !
years Wisconsin
has been after
Minnesota to take
up rowing, but
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-21

ing bout with T. McGovern, who is
said to be pretty good at present.
With such an opponent, there is always
a possibility that a champion will be
disposed of, even in six rounds, and
Nelson probably realizes that he has
more work than play cut out for him.
The .Hegewisch boy is not believed
to be able to dispose Of McGovern,
while Terry has reasonable chance
of winning. For this reason the match
is all in Terry's favor. Six rounds GER
tainly suit him better than twenty,
while the battler does not begin to get
busy until after the tenth session.
Nelson is confident Of winning, how
ever, and says he will take Herman on
a month after the Philadelphia meet
ing.
That Willie Lewis and Willie Fitz-
gerald battled twenty-five rounds to a
draw is not surprising, in view Of the
fact that they fought draw before.
They are so familiar with one another g
style of boxing that it is almost i'm
possible for either to get decisive
victory. According to all reports, Fitz-
gerald had good shade the better of
the bout, even tho he conceded several
pounds to his former Brooklyn play
fellow. He seems to be as fast as he
ever was, and is certainly good enough
to meet the best of the lightweight
boys on the coast.
The other Willie is not a lightweight
at all, but light welterweight, and if
he wants to get to- the top, will have tc
travel in the welterweight division
He is talked Of as the next opponent
of Mike Sullivan or Joe Cans, and
would doubtless put up good argu
lment with either. He has gone east
to participate in some of the three
round affairs, in New York city, an6
| after few months will look for q
meeting with some of the leaders.
+ !. i.
! Those eastern three-round bouts dc
not prove very popular with the little
western boxers who have tried them
Benny Yanger, who went to New York
several weeks ago, is coming back dis
.gusted with the game in that section
of the country. He is scheduled to ap
pear at Indianapolis and then leave fol
California, which is certainly mucl
more promising field than the one hi
has just left.
Since the opening up of the three
round game in New York, clubs have
been springing up like mushrooms ant
are making so much noise with thei
competition that there is danger o,
! the lid being put on again. This il
/ an old story, known well to us Of tn,
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York sport writer.
comes out and
says that Handy IS
records are for
the odd and none
set up for the
regulation dis
tances.
This writer, who
is an old-time
swimmer and evil
d 9 n thy knows
what he is talking
about, points out
that II a n d y s
swimming marks
were made In a
small tank, where
the swimmer had
the advantage Of
a strong leg push
at the turns ev-
cry few minutes.
He predicts that
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Little Jolts.

$lOO,cOO. Waiter Camp evil
IDENTIFY knows how to get and
hang on to the money.
Herrera, the Mexican fighter, is said
to drink ten WHISTLES day while train.
ing. We will tell the brand Of tiger
eye-water he uses if John Barleycorn
does not land him before we can ascer-
tain the maker of the whisky.
The man who yelled fire" in Lin
coin, Neb., theater Wednesday night
must have been a sleeping member Of
the cornhusker football team, dreaming
that Bill'' Ittner was after him again.
Wanted-Seven spinsters for the
Harvard university drop-the-handker-
chief team. Must report for practice
at Cambridge not later than May l.. g
DR.. Jack Raymond, the old doctor
no pay, no cure-is attempting to heal
the acrobatic press agent, Mr.. Early
May, Of an attack of boils. Any one
knowing a good cure, other than the
sulphur and molasses stunt, will please
leave it at the box Office Of the Or
pheum. Paid adv.-nit.) +. 49,.
Now that the Nelson boy is thru with
him, our townsman, Mr.. James Potts
is counting his ribs to see if Nelson
took any away with him. He is alst
on spoon diet until such time as hi
dares intrust a bit Of cowmeat to hi
massaged stomach. James has no
mentioned challenging Nelson since
Thursday noon. ...... , >.. 49,
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has a nice girl
somewhere W h o
thinks he is all
right and what is
the use Of at
tempting to break
up a happy home,
to-be to make
work for the cas-
ketmaker?
Neary is a clev-
er battler and has
succeeded in TAX
ing some notable
beatings, but for
him to offer to get
up in front Of
Battling Nelson is
considerably like
a fish worm at
tempting to spit
in the eye of a
black bass. The
result would be
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bun. ~ Here is
the way he de-
scribes the setto:
GA re s t i n G
match was pulled
off at the Grand
Central P a / a C e
last night. That
WASH It what it
was termed on
the bills, but the
name fits. George
Bothner, c h a m :
pion lightweight
Of the world
don It forget of
the world and
Alexander Swan
son no titles -
were slated to
wrestle best two
out of three falls,
catch as catch
can, for the cham
DiOnshiD.
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Old Ed MeKeon
is still in the GO
ing and playing
pretty good ball
down in one of
those dinky, fried
ham circuits in
Ohio.
Reports say that
the "Old Roman
is not going down
to first base in a
style to make
Dan Patch en-
vious or covering
as much ground at
first as " Scoops
Cary, but when
he gets into the
box with the old
fail in his fist the
buckeye felders,
they say, have
learned the lesson
first taupht wears
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President Harry Pulliam of the Ma
tional is strongly opposed to the aboli-
ton of the foul strike, and is of the
opinion it would be suicidal to chance
it. Yet such practical man as John
McGraw takes just the opposite stand,
and is not alone in the matter.
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BY MALACHI HOGAN

a URELIO HERRERA IS victory
IA over Young Corbett at Los
Il "a Angeles is regarded by the
friends of Kid Herman. as one of the
stepping stones by which this clever
Chicago boxer will get a chance to
reach the top of the ladder thru de-
feat Of Battling Nelson. 1t will GER
tainly afford Herman the chance and
point out to him the way by which he
cam get match with the champion,
and he has what is probably the one
chance Of his life to rise:
Late next month Herman and Her
rera are to meet, and If the former can
defeat the Mexican, he probably will
be taken on by Nelson in hurry.
Herrera has made a good reputation on
the Pacific coast, probably better than
he deserves, by his defeat Of Corbett,
who, in his recent battle was far from
the man he once was. Herman de-
feated Hanlon in impressive fashion,
and also has high rating This will
make Of the Herrera Herman match a
big event and give to the winner a
standing at least as good as that now
occupied by Jimmy Britt.
+ + i. ?
Both Herman and Herrera are anx-
ious to meet Nelson, and the latter has
declared that the winner Of the COM
ing bout will have the chance. 1t is
generally thought that the Chicago lad
will be favorite over Aurelio-and
pretty big one at that. Critics all
over the country already are clamor-
ing for match between Nelson and
Herman, and if this thing keeps up a
| few weeks longer, the match will be
| well enough advertised to prove at
tractive even to boy who has been
e6xing for exceptionally big purses.
With Herman coming along so fast
in popular estimation, Nelson will be
able to throw overheard the Britt
match, about which there has been SO
much wrangling that the public is get
ting tired of it. Willie Lewis stated
the other day during few hours in
Chicago on his way east, that coast
fans are exceptionally anxious to see
Herman have his chance, and that
most of them believe he will defeat
Herrera and get his match with Mel
son. If popular sentiment is this
strong, the matchmakers will help the
! game along as much as they can.
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Sport Section.

persona non grata was the fact that he
has never been mixed up in any nasty
scandal. He must go out and get
noisome reputation before New York
will ever think him great.
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Badgers May Quit.

~ OWN at Wisconsin the athletic
authorities are talking Of doing
~ away with rowing. The crew
has gone east and taken magnificent
lickings for so long that the badgers
think they have established their
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Heston Is Hufy.

Wv LILLE HESTON is mad Real
~ mad. Mad as the housecat
l. W when grandmother rocks on
her tail. He Is mad at an editor and
threatens to punch the head Of the
moulder of public opinion until it will
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-21

Lave Cross says there is the best of
feeling between him and Manager Con-
ME Mack, and he parts company with
his former manager on the best of
terms.
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More Whiskers.

q 1NCE Jeffries has started crop of
celery on his chin New York
Journal artist things it time for
Corbet to follow suit and offers the fol-
lowing suggestion of how Jeems may
look III a few months:
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Daniels Not Worrying.

~ ANIELS, the New York swimmer,
is not greatly worried over the
- coming Of Handy, the Chicago
swimmer, to whom the Chicago papers
allude so lovingly and often as the
"ittle brown water DEVIL Further
than this one New
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-21
Manhattan Wrestling.

FORGE BoTHNER lost his
a. wrestling match to Swanson in
New York the other night and
one newspaper man thinks that it was
about the most peaceful affair ever
pulled off in the land of the midnight
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look like a FROST
bitten pumpkin.
It is all over the
stories which have
come out Of Iowa
relative to Heston
leaving the Drake
football team be-
fore the last game
Of the year to go
down east and
play in a game Of
professional foot
ball.
Willie " drifted
back to Detroit,
Where he is still
looked upon as a
greater man than
the mayor of
Windsor. The re-
porter, after re-
framing from al
ludingto the nap
kin charge of ,Jor-
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Neary had best shoe off at this friend
who is making the offer. He is prob
ably attempting, in subtle way, to
get Neary's head amputated from his
shoulders.
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Humor at Milwaukee.

~ NE Milwaukee fight follower is
getting brash with his long
green and is talking Of
Charley Neary as possible opponent
for "Battling' Nelson. Now Neary
is clever young chap and probably
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dan in Golfers expose writes as fol-
lows: ~...s....
"Willie says he has already asked
for letters from the Drake faculty ex-
onerating him, and has been promised
them. .-.- ...s ..r'...ny.
"a red-haired, cross-eyed editor Of
dinky paper up there somewhere caused
me all my trouble,' he said "Because
I did not let. him DO just what he
wanted, he got sore and started send
ing out these dispatches about dissatis-
faction at Drake. There was none,
whatever, as my letters will prove. If
ever I meet this gentleman with the
rusty hair there will be one corn-cob
pipe without an owner.'
We should like to be there when
they meet. Sometimes some of these
brick-tops who smoke corn-cob pipes
are deceiving "critters' as to battle
speed and Willie might need his hear
gear and padded panties before he gets
thru depriving the pipe Of sucker.
But not we to be spoil sport. . ..
Sic 'em, Willie--go as far as you like
AS far as you can.
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One Star Too Many.
~ YAM and Hart will quit their
liz theatrical tour in day or two.
A~ The official announcement comes
from Butte, by Jack Curley, manager
of the pair.
This duo of bump delivery boys
started their stage career in Minneapo-
lis and it did not take two nights to
develop the fact that the partnership
would not last. Jealousy was at the
bottom of it. Hart felt himself the
heavyweight champion and wanted to
be billed as such-wanted the center
of the stage and the limelight. Ryan
claimed championship as well and he,
too, wanted the glare Of the calcium