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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-18

even the hardest rains could not soak
the ground and make 1t muddy. The
size OF the plot was usually about
80 by $50 feet. surrounded by a ditch
or gutter four or five inches deep
During the reign of Queen Anne
and the first three Georges a bowling
green was as popular and necessary
to gentleman's country seat as a
billiard table is today. As an after
dinner sport of our British and Dutch
ancestors, it was very popular.
The game was introduced into Amer
lea early in the eighteenth century. Ii
seems to have been very popular in
New York early in the eighteenth GEN.
tury In 1882 there was locality in
New York at the foot of Broadway,
called Bowling Green. and 1t is still
known by that name. From the time
that the sport was introduced into
America it has rarely ever died out,
although the outdoor game has long
since given way to the indoor.
A An IndOor sport.
As an indoor sport the game orig
mated from several games. among
which were eagles, French Quilles,
skettles. loggetts and sayles. In the
game OF eagles and leggetts conical
shaped pins made of hone were set
in rows Of six or eight. and the play
ers tried to knock them down by
throwing clubs ut them. Knocking the
pins down by bowling a ball came at a
much later period. The sport WAS
stopped for short time by some laws
which prohibited the playing of nine
pins and similar games. The Objec-
tionable features were cut out, and in
stead of having pins set up in dia
moad-shaped frame, ten pins were set
up in a triangular shaped frame. The
first game known to have been played
indoors WAS on a covered allay some
time in the twelfth century. The first
match game indoors in this country
was a game played on the knicker-
booker alleys in New York on Jan.
l. 1910. Until 1875 there was no
standard length of the alleys or the
size of the balls and pins. Before that
time the pins were longer and much
heavier than those used of the pres
ent day, and it was much easier to
get the strike"
The rules and regulations for the
bowling game came into effect in 1875,
when number of bowlers from the
them. Up to 1890 the games of the
East were played under the rules of
the National Bowling League. while
bowlers of the West played a "go-as-
u-please-game." The game was
brought down to a scientific point in
1895. when the American bowling con-
gress was formed, which has made it
one of the important factors in the
-
alleys was soon adopted. the narrow
ones giving way to the wider ones,
which are sixty feet long and four
feet wide. The old-style solid ball
was replaced by one with thumb and
finger holes. and the eighteen and six
teen inch pins were done away with
and the regulation size used. The
balls of the present time weigh about
fourteen or fifteen pounds, and are
about twenty-seven inches in circum-
ference.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-18

My Pet. Begonian. Weathercock, Can.
hind him.
The derby OF 1907 is quite a way of,
but it seems to be the opinion of the
best critics in England that Sieve
Gallon will be the favorite for that
great classic. That his owner believes
he has better than an outside chance
Of winning that coveted prize is indi-
Gated in his refusal of this stupendous
sum for the youngster.
Paul ]. Rainey paid $4,000 for De
Mund. and many are OF the opinion he
got a gold brick. Rainey also paid
$4,000 for Horace E. and this colt has
failed to make good. A similar sum
was paid H. NJ. Tichenor & Co. for w.
H. Daniel an dhe has not shown his
value. About the only one for which a
big sum was paid and which has made
good is Accountant, for which "Dia-
mond Jim" Brady paid Mr.. Brown
$4,000 and the colt has won more
than that in stakes and is unques-
tionably the best 3-year-old of the
year. east or west.
James Madden induced T. R. Hitch
cock to buy Salvidere at nominal
sum, and this colt has won a for
tune and has proved himself to be the
best 2-year-old in the east, and has
only lost one race in seven starts, and
that was his first start, when in the
colors of Capt. S. S. Brown. and while
Bob Tucker was training him. Tucker
did not think much of the colt and
let him go for less than $4,000 at the
public sale of all the horses belong
ing to the Brown estate.
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STUDIES COME FIRST.
Preparation for Examinations Is Nest
Important Work Of Gopher
Snu06

Squad.
Behind closed gates again the Co.
pher football aspirants went through
their daily stunts on Northrop field
yesterday afternoon, and no one ex-
cept those invited to view the work
knows what men practiced and what
men remained in their rooms and
crammed for the approaching exam
nations.
Every deficient player must take
his examinations before Saturday, and
DR.. Williams can hardly be expected
to scold if the men who are behind do
not appear every day for football prac-
tice. In fact it is the earnest desire
OF the coach that every man now play
ing on the squad should pass his ex-
aminations before the end of the
week, as he needs every one in build
ing up winning team.
The spirit shown by the men is
especially good. Not discouraged in
the least by the terrific odds which
some of them have to face in the line
of examinations all are working with
vim, both in practice and in study
ing. They realize the necessity of de-
veloping their team work before the
hrst game week from next Saturday
and they also realize the necessity of
passing their examinations. and as
this necessity will be the first to be
met they will devote all the needed
time to their studies.
That Minnesota will have to develop
a strong team by Oct. ~ is evidenced
by word sent to Joe Guthrie, a grad
uate of Minnesota with the class of
1900. He is at present professor
at Ames and in writing to friend at
the university says. Minnesota will
have to look out for Ames this year
The team here is a remarkably strong
one"
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VARSITY IN SHAPE
u. N. D. Football Team Will
Leave Tonight for Madison,
Wis-Play U. of w.

Doctor Sweetland has been giving
his men some good, stiff practice dali
ly. Plays are being perfected and
preparation is going on in anticipa-
ton OF the Wisconsin game Saturday.
for which the Varsity will leave this
evening. Every one of the players
is keenly alive to the seriousness of
the coming battle and no boasting is
being done. The players hope to
make a good showing. but there is
no over-confidence on the part Of
any one OF them.
II has been stated that training
table was kept for the football boys.
This is true only to a certain extent
Only one-the evening meals OF
the special nature OF food set before
athletes in training. The other meals
set up before the players is OF the
same quality as enjoyed by students
who take their meals at the Univer-
sity boarding halls. This means that
the Varsity boys are not training" TO
any marked extent in the matter OF
food
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Rowing

Bowling, which is about the most
popular indoor winter sport of this
country, is also one of the Oldest
games known to the civilized world.
Our ancestors hundreds of years ago
INDUCED in pastime which, except
ing, and seems to have been just as
last century or SO, was substantially
the same as the present game of bowl
ing. nd seems to have been just as
popular with them.
Bowling seems to have originated
early in the middle ages. 1t was
at that TIME purely an outdoor sport.
AS was the rule with everything of
that period, the sport was known by a
variety of names. 1t was called
bowls" French bowls" and car
rean." Those three names seem to
have been the most common. At that
time the game was very different
from the present sport, but there Was
much similarity The game was
played with teams as today. The
balls. or bowls, as they were then
called. were made of stone, one-half
spherical, the other half oval shape.
This gave the ball curve as it sped
down the bowling alley or green as
an alley was called in that day. The
scene Of the game was a plot of
ground called rink, or bowling green
at each end of which was placed a
cone. which was the mark for the
bowlers to roll into. The cones were
bowled to from one end of the rink
and then from the other. The OBJ
ject Of the game was for one side to
place the ball nearer the cone than
its opponents. Thus the side bowl
ing would try and knock their oppo-
nents' ball away from the cone. sup
planting their own as in the game of
quoits, the nearer the cone scoring
one point for his team. Skill was
required to bowl so as to get nearer
the cone without knocking the oppo-
nents' ball closer
stone Hall subatitut-d.
Later the stone ball was supplanted
by one made of lignum vitae. The
latter being made spherical, the out
side of the tree from which the balls
heart naturally gave the bowl the
desired basis for a curve. Some bowl
ers loaded one side OF the ball with
heavy metal so as to obtain the de-
sired effect for curve.
The cones were finally done away
with and Superseded by a stone OF
earthen ball about three and One-half
inches in diameter. These new ones
were known as Jacks" Instead of
having stationary mark at which to
bowl, the jack was knocked all over
the green, and 1t required strategy
and skill to play good game
The bowling green of that period
was one of the most cared-fOr spots
about a village or an estate. A plot
OF ground as level as 1t was possible
to find was picked out for It, Drain
ing was the first process in making.
This was done in such manner that
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Automobiliing

1t appears that an attempt will soon
be made to place automobiling under
the supervision OF the general gov
eminent, says the Horseless Age. The
principal object would be to allow
the automObilist to go from one end
of the country to the other without
the trouble of taking out license in
all of the states through which he
would have to travel. Such a law
would primarily be for the tourist,
and it is barely possible that all auto
mobilists, no matter whether they con-
fine their driving within the borders
OF any one state or not. may be able
to enjoy the benefit of federal legis-
lation; but, first of all, the travelling
governed by congressional enactment
would have to be classed as inter
state commerce. Would it be within
the power OF congress to declare auto
MODELLING generally to be interstate
commerce? An analogous question
came up some little time ago in ref
erence to insurance and it has been
contended that congress has the pow
er to declare interstate insurance in
terstate commerce and TO legislate &C.
cordingly. Automobiling comes very
much nearer being commerce carried
on between the states than interstate
insurance business tranactions, as
there is an enormous traffic of auto
mobiles across state boundaries.
Conceding that congress has the
power to legislate on automobile
traffic. a practicable plan for the ex-
ercise of its control would be to form
number of automobile districts, say
nine, for the whole country, with
proper officers for each Jurisdiction,
requiring all motorists within par
ticular district to register and obtain
license from the duly appointed Of
hcials. The same laws could be made
to apply to all districts, and recipro-
city would exist between the various
districts in reference to registration.
licensing and the carrying of mum.
Ders. These districts could he incOr-
porated in similar way that fire dis.
tricts are made bodies polite in MANY
of the states. Special officers could
be provided to see that the laws are
enforced and obeyed, and it would be
within the power of congress to enact
statutory provisions governing all
matters pertaining to interstate motor
ing. But the questions are naturally
asked, how would this legislation af-
feet the states in the exercise of their
police powers? Would the states be
hampered in prescribing speed limits
or other duties to be complied with
by automobile drivers? Not necessar-
lily. What might be the result if Com
gress expressly declared AUTOMOBILE
ing generally to constitute interstate
commerce. and accordingly took the
subject away from state control, could
only be answered by the United States
supreme court
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ut Coney Island. l thought he would
be a cinch after that in Frisco; the
only thing ! was afraid of was that
jeff might get onto himself. He didn't
know his own strength. Just as !
feared, he got wise in the fight with
Fitz in Frisco. Fitz, with his hands
in plaster of paris, cut JEFF to rags,
but couldn't hurt hmim. You know
Jef thought all the time that any fell
low who could hit like Fitz might
knock him out If he landed right.
That's why he always fought so care
fully.
In the seventh round jeff began to
think. Fitz, with his plaster of paris
hands, had walloped him on the jaw a
hundred times. And all of a sudden
jeff got onto himself. He thought:
Why. these fellows can't hurt me-"
The idea had just occurred to him.
And he jumped out of his corner at
the bell and rat at F'itz and put him
out. That changed everything for
Jeffries. He stopped paying attention
to what the other fellow might do and
made up his mind to fight on the ag-
sressive all the time He quit the
crouch and stood up straight. When
he got punch he laughed, because
he knew that he couldn't be dazed by
any blow that a man could strike.
Il saw the difference the moment
stood up with Jeff in the first round.
JEFF just stood straight and ran at me
without paying any more attention to
my jabs than he would to so many
mosquito stings. ] knew it was all
on. jeff was onto himself at last.
THE most discouraging thing in the
world is to take a punch at Jeffries
He doesn't feel it. 1t doesn't stop him.
1t doesn't even jar him. 1t is lust like
punching solid rubber ball that
weighs about ton. Your arm gets
a jar that nearly breaks your elbow.
You land a punch and It hurts Won
more than it does jeff. It's the same
whether you hit him in the body Or
on the head You wrench and strain
yourself, and he comes Just as fast.
And when he hits your guard breaks
down as if your arms were made Of
straw.
with most fellows could stop their
blows in midair. But jeff is SO power
full that he beat my arms back against
my own face. Guards and locks were
no good. Speed was no good. 1t
wasn't that Jeffries was so awfully
fast, but while ] was sidestepping and
moving about shiftily he didn't take
the trouble to move the same way. He
ran straight at me like a Splinter.
without even pretending to block my
blows. And all the time he punched
away. Most of his blows didn't hurt,
because he was coming fast and
wasn't in position to hit from his toes.
But the three blows that he landed on
my ribs nearly killed ME.
mo, l tell you, I'm in a position
now where l can look back on nv old
fights without prejudice or bitterness.
like Jeffries because he's big, good
natured fellow. And l admire him as
the greatest fighter the world ever
saw. He is a physical marvel. doubt
that the world will ever see his equal
when he has grown old and has really
become has BEEN That won't be
for many years. Jeff will be good
for long time. If any of the young
sters. like Berger or Kaufman.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-18
FIRST RING CHAMPION.

Notwithstanding the general im-
preston to the contrary. the regu-
lated system OF combat with the closed
fists which now bears the name OF
boxing and which as system had
its origin in England, dates only from
the earlier half OF the eighteenth CELL
fury. The rules. including the rounds
and the intervals between. We're the
production OF John Broughton. who
was born in London in 1904 and did
in 1885. He was known as the father
of the manly art. and his body lies
buried in Lamberth churchyard.
Broughton kept Il booth for the en-
hibition of boxing in the Tottenham
Court road. and his rules bear date
Aug. 10. l143 II seems that the COM
paritively Harmless amusement of box
L. on the decline OF sword combat
exhibitions.
Broughton was the first to stand in
the position OF champion. a distinc-
tion he held for eighteen years. His
most noted patron was the Duke of
Cumberland. the second son of George
l. He once took Broughton to the con-
tinent and on showing him to those
famous tall fellows OF the grenadler
guards at Berlin asked the pusilist
what he thought OF those fellows for
set-to. The English boxer answered
that he would have no objection to
fighting the whole regiment if he We're
only allowed a breakfast between two
battles.
Broughton was admitted to have
constant originality as we'll as great
power in his style OF boxing. He was
man of sense and ability apart
from his profession. He was at the
height of his reputation when he Was
challenged by butcher named Slack.
The champion and all his friends
and advisers regarded the challenger
with contempt, and when the fight be-
gan the betting was 10 to in Brough-
tons favor. Slack contrived early in
the contest to hit the champion be-
tween the eyes. The blow blinded
him. The champion had undiminishe:l
strength, but was unable to see his
antagonist. His royal patron, with
characteristic brutality, roared out to
him. Why. Broughton. you can't fight
! you're beat
1t was to true. The fight closed in
fourteen minutes with the defeat OF
the hitherto unmatched hero. The
Duke of Cumberland lost thousands Of
dollars on the fight. Slack gained
| 5000. about $4,000.
Broughton retired from the ring ant
lived thirty-nine years OTTER this de
feat. He was a wise man and hat
saved enough money to be in comfort
able circumstances for the remainde
| of his life
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-18
TOO MUCH CHANCE.
SO Thinks YOst of Football Under the
New Rules.

SO Thinks Yost of Football Under the
New Rules.
Philadelphia. Pa, Oct. lS.-Coach
Yost. of the Michigan football team.
was a spectator of the Pennsylvania
Swarthmore game on Franklin field.
he and Graduate Manager Baird. of
the Michigan Athletic association be-
ing here to make arrangements for
the Pennsylvania Michigan game OF.
Nov. IL.
There is little doubt that the game
was lost on account of the fumbling
of Pennsylvania backs when at
tempting to catch punts." said Yost.
and the failure of the entire team to
fall On the ball instead of trying to
pick it up. This gave Swarthmore
chance TO get all the fumbles. Penn
sylvania's center trio played too high.
and Gable. the big Swarthmore CEN
ter, more than any one in the Swarth-
more line, was responsible for the
big gains made through this part of
Pennsylvania line. as he had the
knack of catching Hollenback on the
arm as the latter charged high. and
kept him in standing position until
the play came on. Outside of these
faults. which can be corrected. Penn
sylvania has fine team. and under
the old rules should have won the
game by comfortable margin.
lit does not seem to ME that any
teams in the east or west have as
good teams this year as several years
ago.
About new rules-well. one has not
had much chance to get line on them
The old game was plenty good enough.
but the attempt to open up the game
little so as to make beef count for
less is commendable. The changes.
however, have proven too radical, and
the game is more or less dependable
on chance. The little teams have a
much better show than before because
of the forward pass, which practi-
3cally is useless play for big game
Michigan will not use it. and l can
not imagine two teams like Pennsyl-
vania or Michigan ever thinking about
1t in a big game. 1t is entirely toe
risky.
LAS to what kind of team Michi.
gan will have, you can rely on it tina,
We are up against it and that We viii
not have nearly as good team as In
previous years. There are severa
good reasons for this; the most i'm
portant is the new set of eligibilit,
rules adopted by the Michigan facult,
that about knocks ont every one"
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MADE YOST RETRACT.
Coached Knocked Out by Player Whom
He Had R0asfed


Ann Arbor, Mich, Oct. 1s.-The
story of Coach Yost being knocked
out in Thursdays secret practice has
just been made public.
"Schneck," shouted the coach,
you don't help Workman at all. You
don't give him any interference. You
couldn't bowl over a 5-year-old kid
III get over here and you try and stop
me-"
On the next play Workman was
given the ball and Schenck started to
block Yost from tackling Workman
He threw his shoulder into Yost's
thigh and the big coach rolled around
on the ground in pain for five minutes
before he could get up.
III retract," said Yost with a
smile, as soon as he could get up.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-18

West Point and also Princeton to dial
meets. Charles NJ. Lynch of Green's
burg. Pa. has been reelected cap
tain. He is half-miler. Lawrence
H. Austin OF Chicago. has been select
ed as manager. One of the navy
cracks is l.. c. Carey OF Berlin. who
has done the 100 wards in O:O9 As.
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rlze Ring
Fought u Draw.

Philadelphia. Oct. lS.-Terry Nc
Govern and Young Corhett fought
hard siX-round bout ut the National
Athletic CLUB last night. When the
gong sounded the close OF the battle
there was little to choose between the
fighters. The fight was the bloodiest
eyer Witnessed in this CITY
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-18
MRS. HOLMES COMMITTED.
Woman Who Has Annoyed President
Roosevelt Sent to Insane

nSy Auaus
Associated Press to The Evening Times.
New York, Oct. 1S-Mrs. Elizabeth
NJ. Holmes. wife of William NJ. Holmes
of Brooklyn, who was arrested in
Washington last January while at
tempting to secure an interview with
President Roosevelt, has been ordered
by Judge Crane of Brooklyn to be COM
mitted to Bloomingdale asylum as a
paranoiac. The application for her
commitment was made by her hus-
band. Several doctors testified that
Mrs. Holmes believed that government
officials and judges were implicated in
a plot to protect a lawyer by whom
she believed she had been swindled.
She has written letters to many promi-
nent persons including President
Roosevelt. complaining of fancied
wrongs.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-18

BY my plan the regular season in
both leagues will end on Sept. ]. or
soon thereafter" said Stanley. Then
the American league clubs will start
out. each team playing two games in
each National league city.
When that series has been COM
pleted the National league clubs will
take 10 the road, each club playing
two games in each American league
cit