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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-22
Another Kick.

~ nee more is this department
A swatted in the eye with right
~ swing of rebuke-all on account
of insisting that in pugilism there
should be no color line. The latest kick
er, knocker or remonstrant is from
South Dakota, and he grows classical
in his illusions to the poor, down
trodden pug. He signs himself G.. W.
White, and following is the essence Of
the song of the lark Of the meadows:
In the popular sporting games the pugilist
stands upon his merits and is the noblest Roman
OF them all. He enters into a game in which
rag-chewing and bluhing contributes nothing to
his success. 1t Is up to him to do be done.
Tho same reason that the color line is drawn
in other sports holds good IN the prize ring. 1t
Is agreed and understood what is to be done,
and while a mill is conducted along the lines
of fairness, 1t is not ungentlemanly in the gen.
orally accepted sense Of the word.
Battling Nelson is a country block ahead Of
those loud-mouthed DULLES of the diamond. Give
Us more pugs and fewer rag-chewers. Cut 1t out
about pugs not being gentlemen If you have
TO print 1t on the same page with baseball
gossip.
This letter shows upon the face Of it
that our friend from South Dakota is
not we'll posted on the fighters or the
nSnL1ng game. moi Sport possesses
more rag-chewing and pure blufing than
the prize-ring pastime. Fixed fights
are as common as fake wrestling
matches. The fighters certainly "do'
the public. Prize fighting is an out
lawed sport in almost every state in
the union. Gentlemen do not indulge
in outlawed sports as principals.
There can be no reason for color
line in a. sport where innate savagery
furnishes the actuating motive and
greed for money prompts men to ham,
mer each other to make public spec
tacle. Mills are not conducted upon
lines Of fairness. Referees have been
known to bet on bouts, fighters have
been doped, every trick and subterfuge
known to the double-cross brotherhood
is utilized in the boxing game.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-22

arms akimbo, and smiling at him in a
friendly sort Of way.
~ say, hold chappy," remarked
Fitz as he started to his dressing room,
the next time there's h amy pin
money foatin' just let me hold 'orse
sheer h in ION the cutup. That 8
h 'all.
They do say that ''Doc' never for
got the split after that.
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Season Is Really On.
~ HERE was some doubt lingering
in the minds of some about the
- arrival of the baseball season.
All of this was dissipated, however,
when the sporting experts started
signing their dope in 24-point Gothic
caps. In response to an inquiry from
Brainerd we will remark, incidentally,
that an "expert' in sport is one who
don t know anything else.
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Watkins Faction Wins.
~ HE national commission, the
cars of baseball, put a fine
l. little crimp in Joey O'Brien al
Columbus Wednesday. Josephus had
instructed his staff of umpires not tc
permit the use Of any but certain
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-22

(" Hannus' Wagner who sets them GO
ing. Hannus may not be long on Par
sifal ditties and may not know much
about the ethics Of the simple life,
but he is certainly the candy kid with
the wagon tongue.
Pittsburg likes Wagner music, but
not the Bayreuth kind. The Pittsburg
soul fills with heavenly joy when
"Hannus bat collides with the
leather for a good stiff single. The
simple scandals of the steel trust mag
mates give the smoky city fans all Of
the simplicity deal they care for.
Germany may have her Wagner and
France her pastor Of the same name,
but murky Pittsburg would not trade
her Wagner for the continental 'Wag-
ners, no matter how illustrious they
| may be, or may have been. A hitter
who is clipping 300 gait cannot be
shifted at by any set of long-haired
fddlers or any set Of overfed pluto
Gratis taking up the simple life to get
in condition for another round of ter
rapin trouble. "Hannus' is deliver
ing the goods and Pittsburg is glad.
.,.r:,:. Fitz Wanted In.
~HEY are telling good story or
"Doc" Payne, the Cleveland
r. boxer and athletic trainer
The story goes that "Doc" was at ont
time "acting" with Fitzsimmions OF
one of Red Robert g fight for love
dramas. On the stage Robert Away,
turns out a horseshoe and presents it t,
some friend or seatholder in the theater
The narrative goes to the effect tha
Payne was working as sparring part
ner of Fitz at the time. Payne il
thrifty and saw chance to make
little cleanup on the side. He started
swiping Fits horseshoes from tn.
anvil and the man who got the hors'
footgear had to pony up about SIS t.
the thrifty "Doc." 49,.
The scheme went thru with a whoo]
for time. Payne was sailing dow
about $35 a week on the deal, one sho
day, but in some manner Fitz tumblet
to the little game. He said nothing
but when he went on the stage tina
night his under jaw was sticking out
bit-always a bad sign with Fitz.
Payne and Robert started up thei
little boxing act. Payne realized tina
there were doings in store. Robert wa
not swinging those speckled arms a
Payne's shoulders as usual. He wa
punching straight at the Clevelan
man g head. Payne broke ground an
sidestepped for second or two and
sickly fear stole into his soul.
Just as he was thinking about ask
ing Fitz what allied him the Ruby on
stepped in and put over one of thos
short-arm welts that put Payne IS think
ing apparatus at rest. When he cam
out Of his beauty sleep the curtain wa
down and he was laying with his hea
on property brick, behind the scenes
Old Robert was standing over hin
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-22

Miss Bertha Kern Of st. Louis, who
won the ladies' championship at the
American Bowling Congress held at
Louisville the last week in March, has
been practicing bowling only about two
years. She took up the game at the
time her father was champion bowler
of America and has hal his instruction
ever since. She spends one evening
each week bowling for about an hour.
Mis- Kern finds the exercise very bene-
fetal and does not indulg e in any other
physical exercise. Last year she de-
feated Mrs. Hull at Milwaukee, but the
latter has claimed to be the champion
of America, SO that Miss Kern's victory
over Mrs. Hull at Louisville crowns her
queen of the tournament and champion
Of America.
She won three out Of five games with
total Of s32 pins to Mrs. Hull's score
of 759 pins. Her highest game was 210
pins, altho she made 276 pins in one
game while practicing for the tourna-
ment. This was done by making eight
straight strikes. She uses sixteen
pound ball, twenty-seven inches in cir
cumference.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-22
NEW YOBK sPORTsMEN
TO AID SUFFERERS
Monster Benefit Arranged with
Proceeds to Go to
II Frisco. ~
New York Herald Special Service.

.
New York, April 21-Sporting men
in New York are organizing movements
to aid in the relief of San Francisco.
A mammoth benefit has been arranged
to take place next Wednesday even
ing by the Consolidated Athletic club.
Robert Fitzsimmons, James J. Corbett,
"Kid' Mccoy, Gus Rubin, Jake Kill
rain, Tom Sharkey and Frank Erne
have volunteered their services for
short exhibition bouts. Grand Central
Palace will probably be offered for
the public.
At Madison Square garden, in the
concert hall, the seven billiardists who
have been contesting for the interna
tional championship, will give an ex
hibition on Tuesday night for the
same cause The entire receipts viii
be turned over to the fund. Short
games Of probably 100 points each vii
Be played by the different experts and
cushion carom matches and corner
games contested. Beside these, Mau
rice DAILY will give an exhibition Of
his famous fancy shots. Schaeffer
Slosson, Hoppe, Sutton, Cure, Cutler
and Morningstar will play.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-22

Boxers have spit in each others
faces in public barrooms, have whipped
their wives, have spent fortunes in sat
isfying their british instincts in
saturnalia of sensuality and intoxica-
ton. They have been bad actors
galore. There have been fighters who
deported themselves quietly when out
of the ring, but rarely. They have
been barred from some of tho leading
hotels Of the country. The fighters
who have behaved on the streets have
been the exceptions who proved the
rule. ~
Battling Nelson, 50 far as I have
known, has behaved himself when out
Of the ring. Nevertheless, he is fol-
owing a pastime which cannot by any
,tretch of imagination be termed a
gentlemanly sport. If Brer White will
study his fighting book little bit
closer he will find that he is looking
at the short haired contingent thru rose
colored spectacles.
No less a light than Charley Mitch
ell once declared that no fighter could
be gentleman and gave good
reasons why. The word gentleman is
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-22

just as much abused as is the word
''lady.' If the fighters want the title
about everyone else will be willing to
move out and let them have it. The
latter day definition Of "gentleman
in sports is a man who lives by his
wits or whose wife is strong enough
to do sufficient washing to keep him in
loud-checked raiment and cigarets.
Whenever you hear man attempting
to prove that he sis gentleman it
is a cinch bet that he is not.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-22
Unconscious Humorists.

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Unconscious Humorists.
~ HE Milwaukee papers Of Wednesi
day are really funny--if one
read them Saturday after read
ing the other papers on Thursday.
The Milwaukee sheets Of Wednesday.
were as full of wrath as the cat whose,
tail had been trampled on. They told
how the Victor ball would be used all:
over the American association circuit,
or there would be trouble, sir. Bad
trouble. They told how Joe D. o 'Brienj
had instructed his umpires to permit
no other brand of ball and how the
Watkins faction was going to get the
worst Of it again.
All of this is loud smoker now.
Joe Cantillon 3 team swung at Reach
ball in Toledo. st. Paul swatted one
in Indianapolis, the Kansas City NUTS
found the Reach in the air at Column
bus. Only at Tebeau's town did the
Victor ball get damned. There were
no thunders from Jupiter's throne and
no catastrophes following.
Garry Hermann sung his little song
and the frightened three scuttled in out
of the dampness. To read the Milwau-
kee predictions of Wednesday Is bet
ter than one Of Lac Stafford 3 smoker
stories.
"Toot" Here Today.
<kTooT" THOMPSON, the Rem.
vile player who was signed
by Kelley, and whose feet
grew frosty when reporting-time came
plays here today with the Watertowr
team.
What the fans will say to him from
the bleachers this afternoon will, with
out doubt, not raise Minneapolis II
his estimation as baseball city, in ths
slightest degree. Minneapolis does MOI
warm up much to gentlemen who quit
Suspense Is Heartbreaking.
- MINNEAPOLIS fans are hang
~ ing their harps upon tn.
l. - willows. They are broker
hearted. Here is all of this fine base
ball row happening 600 miles away ant
not chance to make airy remarks t,
George Tebeau from the stands.
The locals are merely waiting to cas-
few violets at the frightened tire
and the president, who Isl assistinl
them SO nobly in their Fostering Of tn
local magnate.
There will be a bunch of fine oil
grandstand and bleacher humor whe
/ the fans catch sight of any of them
Nothing mean at all, but just gentl
reminders of where they get off.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-22

N. Twin City phone 1887. practice game
will be played this morning.
The Van Cleve Baseball club has organized
for the 1906 season, and are willing to meet
all of the 19-year-old teams in and out Of the
city. For games address s. W. Storms, 1851
Seventeenth avenue Sc. T. O. 16649.
The Security Bank baseball team defeated the
First National team in a practice game yesterday
afternoon by the score of IL to 9. The feature
Of the game was the batting of Harry Birch for
the winners, who secured two home runs and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-22
GIRL MAKES SUCCESS
OF HORSE BREAKING
Started in the Work While Liv-
: ing on a South Dakota
Ranch. @s

Miss Winnonah Won Oil, of Willow
Lake Ranch, N. j., has attracted the
attention Of horsemen, east and west,
thru her wonderful success in horse
training. She is but trife over 20
years Of age and attributes her success
in the work and her liking for horses
to a soiourn at the P. J. bar ranch, in
South Dakota, five years ago.
Miss Won Ohl's mother was In bad
health and the family physician ordered
her to 90 to South Dakota for the
change Of climate. The girl had al.
ways been fond Of horses and the life
in the open, on the prairies, appealed
to her strongly. She learned how to
ride the well-broken horses and became
ambitious to vie with the cowboys on
the ranch in 1" broncho BUSTING There
was a fear at first about permitting her
about the unbroken animals, but She
persisted.
Conquered Bad One.
She finally secured possession Of one
of the worst tempered horses on the
place and after an exciting experience,
In which the animal kicked, plunged
and resorted to all Of the tricks Of his
kind, Miss Won OIL conquered him and
in a short time had him thoroly broken.
I This was her start in tanning wild
horses. She has followed the work with
wonderful success and has never en-
countered horse who could withstand
! her methods. She does not believe In
the common practices Of breaking thru
use of whip, spur and rope, but relies
upon kindness and instilling confidence
| into the mind Of the animal.
| The Won Oil family moved back to
New jersey and Miss Won Oil carried
back to the east her liking for the horse
and decided to keep up the work. She
is doing 80 and meeting with splendid
success.
How She Works.
In speaking of her work the young
woman says: "I have never read
book on horse training in i, my life,
/ hav enever talked with other trainers
| and I have never seen anyone only the
cowboys on the ranch do any training
/ All that know about it l have Learned
from nv observation Of horses, and my
love and sympathy for them. | hav,
i had q great many narrow escapes anf
/ We nderful adventures, but / have neve
been injured by horse, and more thai
once a good horse has been the mean
of saving my life.
cit may seem rather peculiar bust
ness for a girl like me to go into but i
. is the one I seem to be best fitted TO
by nature, and as ] can see some goo
in it. both to man and to horses. meal
: to follow it. 1t means good income
and as I have said before is very con
genial and satisfactory work.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-22

Murdcck McCarley OF Leominster, who is to
play first base for the Fail River team. was
given a banquet at Leonfnster, Mass. April Z.
by the T. A. club Of that town, OF which he
IL d member He was presented q handsome
leather bat case and a uniform bag. George
Rouker made the presentation
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-22

Charley Shaft who was with Tulsa last rear,
and LED the Missouri Valley league in batting.
has signed with Topeka for this summer. Ht.
has an interest In the Tulsa club, but viii die
nose of IT,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-22

Bobby McClatchie, Jimmy Beard and Ollie
Britton, three OF the best ball players Reading
can boast Of. have signed contracts to piay With
the Manchester, n. H.. club.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-22

unless he rescinded his orders to tho
umpires, he would be regarded as al
outlaw.
"Stung!" whispered Josephus.
'fCut out the kidding" was what he
probably wired his jumps later on.
The frightened three had lost the
first round.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-22
Three Good Friends.


~> ON cHIvINGTON, the press
booster Of the frightened
II three in the American asso-
citation wrangle, has left the Milwaukee
Sentinel and cast his lot with Louis
vile paper. In commenting upon his
departure, Oscar Morris naively re-
marks: - 49,. ~
Mr.. Chivington made friends in the American
can associa ton circuit for his stand In the fac
tional fight among the magnatss.
This must be true. George Tebeau,
George Lennon and Charley Havenor
must think heap Of Chiv. They tell
me that Chiv is fine fellow personally,
and he is good newspaper man. Some
of his American association fight stories
tho have been badly tinctured with
what some might construe to be preju.
dice. ...'. .-..-'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-22
The Illustrions Wagner.

~ OWN at Pittsburg the city wor-
y ships at the shrine Of Wagner.
F. Not the "Vogner" whose tu-
multuous chords set the music-lovers
to having conniption fits Of ecstacy,
nor yet the .Frenchman whose little
contribution to literature in the way
Of "The Simple Life'' set the country
to talking Of sleeping on the grass and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-22
Not Really Dangerous.

~ ANS in the real baseball cities of
the American association need
H. not worry over the speed at
which the tailenders Of last season are
starting off. There is consolation for
Columbus, Indianapolis, Minneapolis
and Toledo in the sweet old idea that a
dog that runs fast can t run long.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-22

Along about noontime, Garry Her
man got busy and wired Joseph that
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-22
Stages Illness.

~ ROM Chicago this week came word
that A. A. Stage, coach of the
H. maroon football and track teams,
was in very bad health, so bad, in fact,
that his friends thought he would be
forced to end his labors in the athletic
department at the University of Chi
cago. This report, however, was
squelched when A.. A. showed up in
Chicago Friday as eft as a fiddle"
Stage has had long career at Chi
cago and last season took the cham
pionship Of the west away from the
much-vaunted and greatly overesti-
mated Michigan team. Stage is a
popular coach with his men and en-
joyed wide popularity with the
alumni
He has always been something Of a
mystery to sport followers of the west.
Outside Of Chicago many have thought
that Stagg was one Of the smoothest
procurers Of athletic talent in the west.
He always has. splendid material for
his teams. Promising prep school ath.
letes seemed to have strange way of
entering Chicago shortly after they
showed form. Many attributed this to
Stagg. A personal friend Of the coach
only last week explained how this
came about.
II am close friend Of Stagg,'
said he, "and do not believe that "A
A. knows anything about the prose
lyting methods Of the University OF
Chicago in athletics. I really do not
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-24
Chauncey Olcott,

Chauncey Olcott. the romantic
singing comedian. who made n most
favorable appearance in this city last
season. comes TO the Academy OF
Music next Tuesday night, presenting
q new play, entitled Edmund
Burke" by Theodore Burt Sayre
1t is said 10 have proven de
lightful entertainment and gives the
graceful Irish star opportunities Ia
show all his PAGES and 10 sing the
dainty ballads with which he has
embroidered the several acts of the
play.
In Edmund Burke" Mr.. Olcott
will he seen in his strongest acting
part. The play is of the middle
Of the eighteenth century and affords
splendid opportunities for picturesque
scenery and beautiful costumes. The
story is founded on the life of Ed.
mund Burke. who. from poor boy
won fame and fortune. He became
the idol of the people and a leader
in the House of Commons.
There is a very pretty romantic
love story in Mary Nugent's and Ed.
mund Burke's lives.
The title of Mr.. Olcott's new songs
are You Can Sail in My Boat
The Little Birds Story" Miss
| Mary" and Your Heart Alone Must
Tell"
Sale of seats now on.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-24
Steam Grain Dryer for Elevator
is Completed.
TESTED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
Handling of Grain Will be Greatly Fa.
cilitated by New Machinery, the
Need Of Which Has Long Been Felt
Here.
Here,

The new Hess grain dryer which has
just been constructed on the north side
of Chesapeake q Ohio grain elevator A
was put into operation for The first
time at 3 o'clock. yesterday afternoon
when the entire plant was given thor.
ough test. The dryer worked very
satisfactorily, drying large amount of
damp grain which was run through It.
The new plant will he put into active
operation this morning anu in the
future all damp grain brought 10 this
city for shipment To foreign ports will
he dried I'm the new dryer and loaded
aboard ships without the delay neces-
sary for the drying process as worked
In the local elevators heretofore. Be
fore the now drying plant was built
IL was necessary for all damp grain
to be dried by the slow process of cX-
posture to air.
When damp grain is received at the
elevator in the future il will he run
into the top of the drying plant anu as
~ paSSeS Oil uOWu tue Dryer the uHIHD-
ness will be removed from the grain
by steam. which is supplied the plant
from the power house at the elevator.
After the grain passes through the dry
er it is caught by wide belt at the
bottom of the drying apparatus and
carried back into elevator A where it
Is put on other belts and carried
through the conveyers on pier No : and
then dumped into vessels.
The new dryer was built at an ex.
pene of $4,000 and it is one of the
largest and best equipped in the
south. 1t has q capacity of ESQ bushels
of grain day and will therefore be
able 10 dry all of the damn grain
received here.
The building in which the drying an.
pratus is situated is three story
brick structure and is constructed on
solid concrete foundation.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-24
ALONG THE WATERFRONT.
Steamer August Belmont in Port
With Broken Propeller.
STRUCK FLOATING WERckAGE
Accident Occurred Soon After Vessel
Left Pensacola for Bremen and Skip
per Decided to Come Here for Re-
Pairs-hl arine Notes.

With two blades of her propeller
broken off TO The hub the Bftisll
steamer August Belmont lmped into
this port at O'Clock yesterday after
noon from Pensacola for Bremen with
cargo of cotton. the August Belmont
struck piece of floating wreckage
which fonled her propeller swapping off
two Of the blades.
While the accident did not render
the steamer entirely helpless, she was
unable to make very much speed and
had she encountered severe weathe.
after the accident she probably would
nave faced badly.
Whch the blades were broken from
the 3almont's propeller her master
decided to come 10 this port for repairs
SO the steamers course was changed
about and she began her tedious trip
to Newport News. arriving here with
no other damage than that to her pro.
peller
The steamer will he locked at tho
shipyard to have the broken wheel re.
moved and new one. now aboard the
ship installed. When the work is com.
pleted tho vessel will proceed on her
way TO Bremen.
The United States Shipping Com.
pany will lie the agent for the shin
while she is at this port.