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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-27
DOPE OF THE DAY

coM1sKEY MAY make an outfelder out Of
Hart. the third catcher.
CATCHER, RAUB and Infielder Perrine have
at last signed with st. Louis. .-.
THE BROOKLYN club has released Catcher
George F. Suggs to Memphis.
NEXT FOURTH Of July will mark the thir-
teenth year OF major league playing of Bobby
Wallace. =
SECRETARY KNOWLES of the New York
club. denies the report that Sandow Mertes is
to be traded. s'H&E
LAJOIE'S PROTEGE Mascot Petite Powers,
has been arrested in Cleveland for truancy
and disorderly conduct Lajoie has given him
up as incorrigible. =.
BAN JOHNSON'S new umpire William
Evans, has been taking boxing lessons and
dumbbell exercise to reduce his weight. He
says he has worked off eighteen pounds
EVIDENTLY THOSE Southern highwaymen
didn't know whom they were up against when
they waylaid ''Rube'' Waddell. or they wouldn't
have wasted time and energy hitting him on
the head.
Pc THE ST. LOUIS Nationals will not want for
third basemen this year. There are seven can.
didates for the job at the third corner of the
diamond as follows Arndt, Hoelskotter Ben
nett, Perrine Frantz, James and Hickman.
JACK HENDRICKS, manager Of the Spring
field team in the Central Baseball league, has
informally signed Hugo Bezdek, the famous
fullback of the University of Chicago eleven
to play on the nine there the ensuing season
MANAGER CLYMER arrived in Columbus last
night. Pickering and Hart were already or
hand: Rain has cleared Neil park of snow and
all the players were yesterday ordered to ge,
to Columbus as quick they can.
WHAT A TERRIBLE shock it must have
been to Mike Donlin to find himself -F'sus
pended when salaries do not start until next
| raving about McGraw's harsh methods Johnny
will have his little joke.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-27
GATES TOO FAST
FOR BIRMINGHAM
$40. 900 a Throw" Was What
Caused Loss Of Alabama
Breath.
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Birmingham, Ala, March E.-John W. Gates
is In the city and the lid has been taken off,
1t will remain off so long as he stays here
and the hope is expressed that before he leaves
town there win be some play calculated to
starte Monte Carlo or Saratoga.
Mr.. Gates came to the "Pittsburg Of the
south, on Sa turday, ostensibly to purchase few
aud he devoted his first day in town looking
of Sunday at the Country club the most ex-
The membership is confined to steel and coal
barons who have come to the surface since the
discovery of rich deposits in this neighborhood.
Reports that Gates had dropped $4,000 at
poker dice in Hot Springs just before he started
for Birmingham caused much enthusiasm among
the members Of the Alabama club with which
the leading players of this city connected,
and Immediately pool Of $40, 900 was formed
and q committee was appointed to wait on
Gates and invite him to 'no-limit'' entertain
ment, at which he could name the brand of
game TO include anything from faro to pitching
silver dollars.
When the committee called at Gates hotel
yesterday they found Mr.. Gates prepared to go
for a spin in auto to the Country club, and
he smiled blandly when they made known the
object Of their visit. Forty thousand' he
commented; well, SO long as there is no limit,
we will match coins for 900 a throw
The members Of the committee are brave men,
but they paled perceptibly Gates bowed and
rode away. Nevertheless they hope to entertain
him before he leaves the city.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-27
HARD LUCK BOWLING
FOR WESTERN STARS
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3 Louisville, March 27.-Spurred by the
hope that springs eternal in the bowlers' breasts
and the knowledge that the pins had fallen so
easily on, Saturday night. contestants in the
singles and doubles fuced the pins yesterday
full Of confidence. Instead of gathering clusters
of strikes the men drew the same allotment
Of splits as hundreds of their, predecessors and
when the gong changed marking the final ball
in these events. the leaders in both of them
remained undsturbed. a3z
Gus Steele Of Chicago and Frank Woodbury.
Of Milwaukee were the highest contributors i'll
the individual scores today, both finishing with
COB in spite of hard luck. Woodbury's work
was perfect except for three railroads at his
end of the Initial game. Phil Wolf, the former
New Yorker, hit the timber clean, but on good
hits had no less than five single pin spares and
these he bowled over clearly. Such is the luck
of tournament bowling. -. = r. f. .sr
With the best men from the Brunswick and
Columbian Knights of Chicago and old Forest
ers of Louisville to roll today, there are still
few chances remaining for surprises. but 1t
Is reasonably certain that Philadelphia will be
the abiding place of the stwo-man championship
and Oshkosh Of the individual honors.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-27
SAINTS SUFFER FROM
: EXCESS OF MOISTURE

Leavenworth, Kan, March 27.-The advance
guard of the st. Paul baseball team arrived
here yesterday. The spring rains have turned
the diamond into bog and there will be
nothing doing until the weather clears tho
Padden and his crew may try to go thru the
motions today
The players already here are Padder Wheeler
Ge1er Ferguson and Coy. Sugden, Sto7al, Van
Zandt and Marcan are expected today The
remainder of the twenty expected in day
or So The stey of the saints here is limited to
two weeks and the necessity of getting action
is pressing. AS the regular grounds are being
used by the Western association players the
st. Paul team will the grounds and gym
nasium at Fort Leavenworth and will walk the
three miles out and back by way of exercise.
Speaking of the outlook Manager Padden says:
''1f We have little good weather here I can
whip my men into shape that we will be
in the running from the start. don't want to
make any forecasts about our standing in the
race. for one never can tell until the first
gong sounds bow the others look. All of the
old men are looking we'll and I have good re.
ports from those who have not vet arrived
The new men seem to be a promising set and
foresee no trouble in getting together team
which will make the others HUSTLE
Next Sunday the saints will play their first
practice games at Wichita and Topeka wit.
teams of the Western association.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-27
MINNEAPOLIS TEAM WON
Little Falls Did Not Defeat Central
Five at Basketball.

10 The Sporting Editor of The Journal.
noticed in your Sunday paper the statement
that the Little Falls high school defeated Central
in game of basketball in Little Falls. This
statement Is not true The MINNEAPOLIS bows
defeated the Little Falls team by the score Of
Is to -.
There was no dispute about time being called
on the part Of the Central high team. There
vas :a about minute left to play and by some
dirty play on the part of the Little Falls boys,
one of them ran into Cahaley and knocked him
down and hurt him. He, however, called time
and the whistle was blown. The LATHE Falls
team did not seem to hear it and after shooting
a number of times for the basket finally sue
ceeded in putting the ball thru the ring. As
time had been called By Referee Chase the
basket did not count. The Little Falls boys dis
puted this decision and while doing so time was
called by Timekeeoer Lynch.
-, Central played at Atkin Friday night for the
championship of the state. They defeated the
home team in one Of the cleanest games played
by either team this year. by the score of 42-15.
The feature Of the game was the refereeing
Of G: l.. Lynch physical director of the st.
Cloud normal. After the game the Aitkin girls
gave the teams elaborate banquet.
Yours truly. Charles NJ Parker
Manager Central B. B.
Minneapolis, March q, 1905.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-27
BASEBALL MAY GO
FROM NORTHWESTERN
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Chicago, March 27.-Alarm over the possible
death Of baseball at Northwestern university
has led to call for a mass meeting this after
noon of all students interested in the game
to discuss ways and means for the support of
team this
The following question will be put to those
who attend the meeting: "Do you. stu
dent Or faculty member of Northwestern uni
versity, want baseball team? If so, are you
willing to lend your moral end financial aid ~
Cards will be presented for signature. pledg-
ing support and 1t Is figured that if 200 cards
are signed at the mass meeting. the matter
will be laid before the professional depart
ments downtown and 300 signatures from that
source practically will insure the support of
team during the coming season.
Attic intercollegiate football officially has
been declared dead at Northwestern move
ment has been started for class teams and
interclass games during the coming season. The
action Of the trustees is not taken to mean
that such games prohibited.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-27
NELSON THINKS HE
WILL WHIP HERRERA
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New York, March 27.-Referring to his COM
ing battle with Herrera, Battling Nelson said
before leaving for Los Angeles:
Now as to my opinion to whether I can
beat him in our coming fight, all have to say
is that whipped him when l was his sparring
partner, gave him an awful beating in our
twenty round fight and am equally confident that
i will again get the better of him. I have
improved since our Butte engagement, while he
certainly has not / should say he is about
the same, with perhaps little more confidence
in himself. 1 am seven or eight years his
junior and have not disspated as he has. l
feel safe in predicting to my friends that I
will be returned the winner of this fight.
"How long it will go / do not know, and
you can depend it that will try to end
the fight as quickly as possible. But don't
think for minute that expect to get the de-
cision without plenty of trouble from the Mex.
lean. Another thing is that Herrera is very
game and can take a good punching. Any man
would have something to boast of after getting
the better of Aurelio Herrera" 49,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-27
HENLEYS AND LUNDS
WIN INDOOR GAMES

The indoor baseball games last evening result
ed in victories for Coughlins pennant-chasers
and the Henleys. The sLunds went for the
first go, and for the first time this year present
ed Il change in the lineup. Fred Ryman was
selected to do slab duty and Sammy Kinkle was
the receiving artist, and they won their game
in q walk
The Henleys met the Company team in the
last game and had no trouble finding Erst-
gard, while Curriers' twisters were a puzzle to
the soldiers
The Apex team will meet the Palace bunch at
the Casino this evening. play to commence at the
close of the regular skating session at 80 pm.
Lunds ..........2 So 0 2 0 s-14
Tonys .......... Q 0 o o. l. 6
Batteries--Ryman and kinkle; Dahlgren and
Norris.
Henleys ........ o 6 Ollie O-1S
Company 0 0 o . q 2
Batteries-Currier and Norris; Erstgaard and
NVStrOm
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-27
COOKIES AFTER THE
RED WING RED MEN

Team Red Wing, Mimi: The Cooke Institute
of Minneapolis would like to arrange series
of games with the Red Men of Red Wing.
We have gone thru the without
defeat having met Hudson Wis. twice the
state agricultural team twice, Holcombs twice.
the Riversides four times, the Lyndales twice.
Central high school once and the Lake Shores
Cnce.
Our victories over Hudson, who in turn de-
feated Saltwater Company on her own floor
by 10 points. gives supremacy over the two
strongest military teams in this vicinity. This
narrows the championship for Independent teams
of the northwest down to the Red Men and the
Cooke Institute. We. therefore. challenge you
to one or series of three games; if one, the
game tc be played neutral floor; if three.
game to be played each teams floor and
if third game is necessary, to be played on
q neutral floor. Cooke Institute Team
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-27
DRAWING THE LINES

Washington March 27.-The Jockey club
stewards apparently mean to live up to the agree
ment which 1t is said to have made with DR..
Spicer to restrict betting as much as possible.
s. S. Rowland, brother-in-law of August Bel
mont and presiding steward at Benninss track,
gave orders yesterday afternoon that only those
betting agents who could furnish cash to the
amount of S., 600 would be permitted to accept
bets in the clubhouse.
This sum was to be held By the club as a
guarantee of good faith for the proper settle
ment of all wagers. 1t was declared by the
officials. but was really used as lever to force
out some of the small agents and this confne
betting to limited numbers Of members and
commissioners" EE 'r"
That the officials are IL earnest to curtail
the betting as much as possible was shown
agent, J. Dehlman, to work unless he paid over
the $4,000. Lorillard was willing to go his
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-27
CHICAGO TEAM WON
FIVE MEN H0NORS

Louisville, March 27.-Championship honors in
the sixth annual bowling championship last
night went to the Century No team of Chi
cago. whose total Of 2,794 won the, big prize
of $3.50 and the championship medals. For a
time it looked as If the Brunswick five Of Chi
cago would displace the men who have been
In the lead for a week, but the strain told
and they finished In their place with 2,754. put
ting the First National bank five into fourth
position Peoria gets second money thru the
fine work Of Leisy No. team.
The North Side Turner'S No. 2 Of Indianapolis
went great guns at the start with 945, but
then slumped. A leak in the roof made the next
pair of alleys wet and after rolling few
frames they lodged a protest and were allowed
to start their last game over again on other
alleYS.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-27
WISCONSIN LEAGUE
MAGNATES IN SESSION

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Fond du Lac, Wis, March 27.-At a meeting
Of the representatives of eight cities last night
it was decided to form circuit Of eight cities
If possible. and If not, of six, for Wisconsin
state baseball league. La Crosse, Madison, Eau
Claire Chippewa Falls. Green Bay, Fond du
Lac, Wausau and ,Freeport. Ill. were repre-
sented and Oshkosh by proxy. An eight tea
league would include teams from each of the
cities except Eau Claire and Chippewa which
would have one together. =. , -.
The two doubtful cities are Oshkosh and Fond
du Lac. but if these can't be secured SIX
team LEAGUE among the other cities will be
formed
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-27
BOWLING

With the cha mpionshtp already cinched by the
Powers team the final play in the Commercial
Bowling league. which will close its season to-
morrow night. is rather listless. Last night the
Janney. Semple. Hill team won two out Of three
games from the Minneapolis Dry Goods company
team and the w. s. Motifs gave the same medi-
cine to the Plymouth team 49,. .s.s.s ,
Next week the league will hold its annual
tourn: ment for singles. doubles and fve-man
teams at the Arcade alleys The meet will begin
Monday and continue thru four days. Some good
prizes will be awarded. Last nights scores
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-27
MArHEwsoN IN HARNESS

ginger from their victory over the Memphis club
Sunday, in which the giants showed mid
three hours Of hard work yesterday. Getting
the inside work down. which made them ia
nous last year, was one of the features in
the training yesterday. Christy Mathewson,
who has been i'll for the past week, was in
uniform and did some work in the box that
proved that there is nothing the matter with
his arm. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-27
STANLEYS AT THE HU'
Varsity Girls Expect Hard Game with
T. . f., 49, = the Juniors.

The varsity girls and Stanley Hall will play
their annual basketball game in the university
armory Saturday night Rivalry between the
teams is always keen, and the contest promises
to be the most spirited exhibition of girls
The stanleys have played few outside games
this season.. The first five has been working
hard with the second team, and is said to be
been given an opportunity to practice on the
big university floor, and SO will be nearly as
familiar with it as the varsity.
The university team has always found the
Stanley game the hardest On its schedule, and
Is hss MOI no ha any IN ITS pr Inc
ment, and, with its long rest broken by fire.
quent practice, should be in shape for hard
game. '0-.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-27
"TOOT" THOMPSON IS
. DECIDED BRUNETTE

"Toot" Thompson, the new miller third
baseman is still among the missing. City
Ticket Agent McElroy assisted lanky straw
berry blonde, who anxious to overtake the
Minneapolis party at st. Paul, aboard train
Sunday night and thought he had the missing
foot safely corraled.
1t appears that McElroy made bad
guess, for Secretary Dickinson comes forward
with the information that Thompson is a de-
cided brunette.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-27
DRUMMONDs VICTORIOUS
Defeated Midway Y. M. G. A. Team at
Basketball

Drummond hall defeated the Midway Y. NJ.
G. A. at basketball by a score of A to 40 last
night In the first five minutes Of play the
score stood IL to 1 in favor Of the visitors and
at the end Of the half the Y. NJ. G. A. had the
game in their favor, % to %. In the second
period the Drummonds took a big brace and
gradually overcame the lead Of the opposition.
Gray the star of the game. The teams
lined I'D in the following order:
Drummond Hail. Midway Y. NJ. c. A.
Kruger. right forward $3.50. Kronstad
Svendsen. left forward .......... Portal
Gray .............center ................ Cutter
Brandt. right guard. ...... Mcdonald
Hardesty. ....... left guard ......... .Luthman
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-27
i Question That Every Man Should
Decide for Himself.

There is one subject in which many of
us are interested and that is, what is
the quickest way of getting rid OF
troublesome cold9 Is it best to take
some new remedy put out with exagger-
ated claims, or to pin your faith to
Chamberlain Cough Remedy, a prep
aration that has won a worldwide repu-
tation and immense sale by its cures Of
this diseased
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-27
LIKE THE DUCKS
Chicago nationals Go to the Land of
Flowers and Ague. ~
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Vicksburg. Miss, March 27.--Like the ducks
that migrate when the blizzard makes it against
their liking in the far rcrth end settle down
to be content. in the placid lakes of the south:
the Chicago National league Is here and settled
down comfortably for the week. ana possibly
longer, as they have found diamond that
will ford them good practice and the conditions
altogether to the liking of all concerned.
The Chicago team had splendid practice during
the day. hitting the ball, working in position:
shape. During the week the team Will be
worked twice daily and once day they will be
compelled to trot in to the hotel. a distance Of
three miles Rain prevented practice yesterday.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-27
THE 'WIzARD' IN
SPLENDID FORM
Broke All Known Billiard Rec
ords in Came with John
DAILY.
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Journal Special Service.
Chicago, March 27-"Wizard" Schaefer broke
all known records last night by making a high
run of 1858 during contest at his academy
with John DAILY How many more points Schaefer
could have added to his string will never be
known, as he stopped from fatigue after he
had reached that unprecedented figure. The
great run came in Schaefer's fifth inning He
had clicked of Z, SO, 10 and 10 in his four
previous innings, but in his fifth he finished
the game with 332.
Jake wanted to stop at that point, but the
big crowd present. urged him to keep piling
too tired to continue. Scliaefer's average was,
therefore. SIS 1-5. Schaefer will play AL Taylor
this afternoon and Charles Ferris Of Minneap-
Oils tonight
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-27
soPHoMoREs WON

The sophomores hold the girls basketball
championship at Central high. The tournament
play went follows Freshmen sophomore, won
by the sophomores by score of % to 4:
junior-senior, by the juniors by of
23 to 10.
In the final match for the championship, the
sophomores won from the juniors by score of
% to IS.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-27
BASKETBALL GALORE
Interdepartment Games Scheduled for
the Varsity Players.

Thursday evening will see the annual inter-
department basketball tournament at the uni
versity. The colleges Of law, engineering, med
feline, the academic department and the faculty
will have teams entered AS there are al
ready four fast class teams in the academic
department, preliminary meet to decide which
one of them will enter the tournament will be
held On Thursday afternoon.
AS the members of the first team have now
stopped practice. they will be out to play with
their department teams. The academic seniors
will draw three Of these, and the laws and
engineers one each. The needles have strong
team, and the faculty is said to be playing a
stiff game.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-27
.COMISKEY, TO FIGHT
Will Garry Personal Injury Case to the
Highest Court. -
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Chicago. March 27.-Presldent Comiskey of the
white stockings has returned from the south,
bringing good reports from his ball players. de-
spite the adverse weather conditions encountered
by both sections of the team. - 80 f.
The reason for ,CoIniskey's return earlier than
he had intended yves 40 look after the suit in
which jury recently awarded a spectator $40,
% f4f fSS ns while
verdict he said:r.'It is unprecedented in base
ball history. motion for a new trial is to
be heard one Saturday and, Of course the case
will be fought in the interests Of baseball as
we'll AS my club. Why, down at my park it was
SO hard to sell box seats in the grand stand be-
hind the wire netting that had to take down
part Of it, ...... 49,. .4
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-27
ILLINOIS FIGHTERS TO
WORK AT MILWAUKEE
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Chicago, March 27.-The Illinois Athletic
club will take boxing team to Milwaukee
Saturday in daal contest with the NJ A. c.
representatives. The Chicago fighters will be
the same those who met the Missouri Atl-
letic club boxers recently with the one excep-
tion of Fred Gilmore, who enters upon his
professional career at Milwaukee To-
night. The men from Chicago follow: Bantam
weight, 105 pounds, Johnny Couon Danny Good
man and Charlie Kriegel Featherweight 115
pounds. Victoria Dunf1eld
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-27
DELEHANTY WEAKENS :,
Troublesome Player May Get Into the
Bandwagon.

Birmingham, Ala, March 27.-If everything
works out right Frank Delehanty. the wayward
ball player, will Doin the highlanders today.
The young fellow whose claim for money has
caused both Birmingham and New York much
trouble, writes that he has decided to report.
His contention was that he should be paid part
of the purchase money which Griffith paid to
the Birmingham association for his services.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-27
POLICE SPOILED BATTLE,

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Chicago. March 27.-Three hundred fight
fans who journeyed to Harlem last night to wit
ness ten-round bout between Eddie Tance and
julius Stein sorely disappointed by the
police refusing to permit the fight being
pulled off.