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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
by HAEeACHI -HOGAI

championship, Kelly declared this
week. IT will send him challenges
wherever he goes. The minute he &C.
knowledges he is not middle-weight,
I will let up on him.
Jefries seems to have taken offense
at the reported challenge hurled at him
by O'Brien and declares that Jack
(Twin) Sullivan could defeat him.
o 'Brien denied the Jeffries challenge,
but James j. has some unkind things to
say about him, nevertheless. The recep-
ton Jack got on his return to Phila-
delphia seems to have made the retired
| champion a trif1e sore and he declares
that he will bet quite a corner Of his
estate that Sullivan can beat him de-
cisively.
"Why don't O'Brien challenge
| Spreckles or Huntingdon Jeffries ex-
| claimed. "He certainly had no more
right to challenge me than he would
| have to throw one at either of the
gentlemen named. If he thinks he is
champion, and expects the sporting ele-
ment to recognize him as such, why
don It he fight Twin Sullivan or Mar
vim Hart?'
Jeffries declared that 100000 in gold
would not induce him to enter the ring
again and all he wants is to be let
alone.
The next bout of Importance is the
Sullivan-Gans go on the Pacific coast
next Friday night. Very little noise
has been coming from Sullivan camp,
but Cans is making plenty. In his pre-
liminary work with Willie Fitzgerald,
it is said that Cans has been showing
top notch speed and there are plenty Of
people who are willing to bet that he
will be returned the victor. There are
many who profess to believe that Joe
has. been going back for year or two,
however,. and these people are espe-
cially plentiful in San Francisco, where
Sullivan is.well liked because of his i'm.
pressive victory over Jimmy Gardner
:. 1t has been persistently reported that
Cans has been leading very fast life
and as he is getting old, is probably
not the boxer he was few years ago
Sullivan has an excellent chance Il
make himself real champion and il
he defeats Cans there will be no ont
, disposed TO argue that he is anything
but the simon-pure blown-in the -bottl,
4 article.
" !. !. !:
1t is reasonably certain that thu
bout, will draw a big house. Cans ha
been in. disfavor several times am
some of his battles have locked queer
5 but it seems to be the general opjnfol
that this bout will be on the, So re, an.
\ that whoever wins Will do So. on hi!
= merits. Being. practiie ally the only ter
ritsrW where boxing :tthEiwes at present
= California interests In charge of ths
!, sport are able to lay the law down Il
g the principals il. pretty stern .fa.ssi9n
8 Under the ci reu1nssanees, it would hard
ISlM pay any boxer to disobey any If tiI
i
Benny 1sanger has been matched 7,
II box Kid Goo slTnan, and this should b
efEsone of the best bouts that has tax e!
81 place in the east for time Good
h man has, been DING "a of 5oasitl
L lately but is such a 'EoSSsl eflSeF
s. HE manages to lose abe h alt his bat
81 tiles thru: or.ls He lost to Dave 'Desh
fs Ter a boy whom he lsloultle have de
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beginning Of the end. Weaker and
weaker grow his struggles, shorter and
shorter his rushes, and at last he comes
to the surface, "down for the count, !"
and lies, an inert mass, on the placid
bosom Of the lake, mayhap thirty feet
from the boat. And then Jack gently
breathes; "Got him, old man, isn't he
a corker.
"Now then, Charlie, back the boat pu
to him gently so that Dick can gait
him. Careful, now! There's only one
hook into him, and that's hanging by
the skin of his under lip, but we We got
him just the same.'' Which same they
have not. Charlie did his part care
fully and well. The boat edged up to
the great fish as softly as a shadow
goes; Dick had the opened gait poised
for a swoop; everything looked as if the
prize was theirs-and it was required
Of them by a mosquito
Not ten feet Of water lay between
muskallonge and gaff when one Of the
wandering pests dug his bill into
Jacks nose as unexpected as the
devil at prayers,' and the involun-
tary start that followed threw the
rod tip six inches up in the air. A
little thing, my masters, but enough.
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CHICAGO POLICE PUT
STOP TO The FIGHTS
Amateurs Are Forbidden the Box
ing Privileges Before the
G. A. G.
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service. s..-l ~
Chicago, Jan. 13.-Chief of Police
Collins came out fat-footed this morn
ing and said:
''There will be no boxing in Chicago
tonight OF any other night. I see by
the morning papers that the Chicago
Athletic club is scheduled to give a
show. I will investigate this, and, if
it is true, take action. did not know
Of it before.'
Mayor Dunno is out of town and he
could not be appealed to and it is be-
ieved that he had left full instructions
with the chief to carry out his orders
on the subject. The entertainment. at
the Chicago Athletic association is for
members only.
Mike Butler had taken pains to take
a trip to Milwaukee to secure some Of
the best boxing talent there in the anna
teur circles for an inter-city match and
these, with one or two other bouts,
promised some hard fought contests for
the honors. He anticipated no inter-
ference as he believed he is clearly
within the rules originally talked over
between Mayor Dunno and, Chief Col
Inns.
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Organization Plans to Put Stop to
the Playing of Sunday
Baseball.

Special to The Journal.
Mason City, Iowa, Jan. 13.-All over
Iowa there is an unrest in the ranks OF
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union. The latest tack of the organ
ization is movement to stop Sunday
sports of all kinds especially baseball.
To this end a bill will be introduced at
the general assembly this winter which
will suppress all sorts of Sabbath desc
Grafton in the form Of sports.
A petition is now being circulated
over the state asking that all members
of the union sign it. This petition,
along with draft of the bill, will be
presented to the general assembly in
about two weeks. How generally this
petition is being signed here is not
known, but the reports from other
cities Of Iowa indicate that it is being
largely signed by men in general.
In a few days all the petitions sent
out will be sent to the state headquar-
tiers where they will be arranged and
sent to the egislature. The outcome
of the movement will be watched with
interest in the state where it has been
in progress: How it will fare at the
hands of the legislature remains to be
SEEM
At almost every session some such
measure, aimed at baseball has been in
troduced, but heretofore the opponents
have been successful in their efforts tc
have it tabled by lacking on golf, Gro
quet, .automobiling and in fact all sorts
| Of harmless outdoor sports and exer
cises with the result that the origina
| bill became a farce and died Of its OWL
| weight.
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aged rough house, literally Fright off The sudden ier

the reel"
Dick reels in his line and stands
ready with the big automatic gait,
while Jack, his eager soul in his eyes,
and all a trained fisherman s ready
skill in his nimble fingers, fights the
fight that any true son Of Izaak would
rather fight and win-or lose, for that
matter-than find money in the street.
Away He Goes.
Off goes the great fish as if deter
mined nj to strip every yard of Line from
the, reel, then break the Plagu thread
that: holds him and escape thru force Of
,'s.l main strength and aWkMardness, !"
hen, forced to turns turn by the dgning
pain caGsed by the veteran in the boat
sisE1legiWin him the butt, y back toward
the boifet he comes liilkepsa shot, bent on
eeli3in1eg2 under, Perchance catching the
lime Oh some. friendl projection that
will allow him to bring to bear the
fierce Snap that 2eans free dom and life
Ito, ,hi1H, But fast as he comes, the good
sereatiSSn of Meek takes; up the line
nearly as fast, and when he does 60
SunderS the boat Jack whip his rod thru
the. water right after him, and when
is ON other!sside the lime
is stavlt, and the Strain as tense
asHeMer.
Then ffo11lsoMs half ans III our more OF
desps crate figshtiaa, for life ON the. part
of the grand ffEasfItsNter shark at ONE
end the lime, and. of cool, scientific
the
boat sh oWs Of the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14

The annual meeting Of the stewards
of the Grand circuit fixed the racing
dates for 1906. The trotting and pac-
ing season will open at Detroit on July
23 and wind up at Cincinnati on Sept.
20.
Three members of the Grand circuit
Cleveland and New York
Empire city)-made no application for
dates, and none were allotted. In spite
of numerous reports from Albany that
dates would be asked for, no appica-
ton was received by the stewards.
Only three Of the stewards Of the
Grand circuit attended the meeting.
These were Daniel J. Campau of De-
troit, the president of the Grand cir
cult; G. K. G. Billings Of Memphis, and
James Butler Of New York. Rowland
s. Russell of Boston, resigned as a
steward and the resignation was ac-
cepted. Mr.. Russell had been a stew.
ard for only one year. No one was
elected to succeed him. II. NJ. Hanna,
of Cleveland and F. E. Perkins of Prov.
idence, the other two stewards, did not
attend the meeting. Those who were
present at the meeting, in addition to
the stewards, were A. j. WEIGH Of Hart
ford and Cincinnati; c. NJ. Jewett Of
Readville; De Forrest Settle of SYRIA
cuse and Albert II. Moone Of Proyi.
dence, secretary of the Grand circuit.
All the tracks which received dates
were represented at the meeting either
| directly or by proxy. It seems likely
from the present outlook that there will
be no changes made in the dates a.
| announced. Two weeks were allotted
to Detroit with the understanding that
the second week will be given to Cleve.
land in case pool selling is permitted
next summer at the Glenville track. In
case Cleveland holds no meeting, De
troit will probably use the two weeks.
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LYNDA1E roo STRONG
Unity Hall Athletic Club Team De.
feated at Basketball.

The Lyndale basketball team again
demonstrated its superiority by admin
istering an overwhelming defeat to the
Unity Hall Athletic club team last
night in the gymnasium of the Lyndale
Congregational church, Aldrich avenue
and Lake street. The visitors were
outplayed at every stage of the game
and the final score of 101 to fairly in
dictates the relative strength Of the two
teams. The combatants lined up as
follows:
Lyndale- Unity Hall
E. Nelson. ...... right forward ......... .Noyes
C. Cahaley left forward ......... .McNabb
G. Schooley. ...center ..........-... Elmer
G. McCracken. .. left guard ........ .Scholtdice
G. Sorwin. ...... right guard ............ .Hass
The stars for the Lyndales were
Schooley and Cahaley and the team
work of the victors showed marked i'm
provement over past form. Unity let
down in very marked degree in the last
half when they saw that they had no
hope of winning. Noyes played con-
sistent, and at times, brilliant game for
the defeated team.
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But Jack had; even the mildest-
hammered Of men, after such an expe-
rience as he had gone thru, would have,
and say it, too, and the entente cor
dale was much Of the nature of thin
ice with twenty small boys skating on
it, until the waning light admonished
them to HE for shelter, fshless, but pos
sessed Of a good story apiece to tell
the sting out Of it. --.e -
But the early morning light Of glo-
Eious day, softly cloudy, suspicion
of warm, gentle rain in the air, and
southwest wind mildly blowing, brought
balm to the overnight lacerated feel
ings Of the fishermen, and off they went
to the head Of the lake, taking, ten
pound pickerel-which they ignomini-
ously cast back again, pickerel not
being fish in this country-and a
beautiful little five-pound muskallonge,
which they strung and kept alive, on
the way. ..
Hauling the boat well up on the shore,
leaving the "muskie'' tethered by the
steel stringer, and all things in safety
against their return when they reached
an old logging road at the lake head,
they set off on foot for a little lake
three miles away, knowing that there
was a good boat there, and bass fishing
not to be surpassed anywhere.
Bass sulking.
But the bass were in the sulks that
day, as for some unaccountable reason
they often will be when every sign is
right, and they "hadn't orter' by
every rule Of the game, and not a strike
did they get until in the afternoon
when they were sadly returning to go
back with never fin to the good. Then
they tried a little cove, the last before
reaching the landing place, and found
that the bass were apparently holding
"a mass convention at that spot, and that
not one Of them had broken fast for al
least week.
Twenty-Five fine ones they took in
record. breaking time, and could have
filled the boat had they so listed. But
no true son of Izaak is as the wease
which Stays simply for the sake OF
staying and because he can, and will
their twenty-five these good men anc
true hiked for the big lake. There they
had the pleasure of finding that they
had provided a dinner for a mink, on,
of those willy 'denizens Of the fores
having killed and partially devouret
their mus kallonge, but as "there mus
ever be briers where berries grow, ,
they only heaved sigh Of fond regre
Z, and let it go at that. -.-
And so homeward with as many fin
?; fish as any man has right to take il
one day, renewed store of health an
energy for the daily grind that all me
: must endure, and pleasant memories 9
, the little outing that would renal
fresh and sweet for many day t
come. ! ~- ~
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feated easily, on foul few days ago,
low blow coming in the eleventh
round of what was to have been a if
teen-round battle.
In case there are no fouls, Yarger
will have his hands full, as Goodman is
good enough to give anybody an argu-
ment, as was proven by his battle
with Herrera in the west a year or so
ago. The Mexican has not cared for
any of the Goodman game since then.
The winner of this bout will get
match with Dick Hyland, at San Fran
Mowatt, who was removed from the
list of eligibles by his crushing defeat
by Tommy Murphy few days ago.
4 !. 4
The news comes from California that
the Britts, Willie and James, are
to go into the fght-promoting line and
will pull off show in about a month.
Jimmy is to be one Of the principals in
the first attraction and his opponent
will probably be Kid Herman.
Communication has not been inter.
rupted between Battling Nelson and his
press agent and as result, the Battler
is handing out some exceptionally dlgnl-
fed talk about his coming bout with
Terry McGovern. When Nelson was
left by himself for while, he gave out
the information that his next battle
would be a return match with Jimmy
Britt. Now he has rejoined his mar
ager at Philadelphia and tells what kind
Of trimming he is going to give Nc
| Govern when he meets him.
i. i. :.
It is\possible that Nelson and Nc.
Govern are matched, of course, but
many believe, and with a great deal of
reason, that the alleged McGovern
match is an advertising scheme, both
boys being on the stage at present
There is danger that Nelson will be
ver-advertised and that the public will
tire of him before his next bout.
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There has been another week Of the
seemingly endless discussion about an
opponent for Jack O'Brien, which was
varied only by the snobbish action of
couple Of New York hotel managers
in refusing the Philadelphia permits
sion to stop at their places. Gus Rub
lin is reported to have visited Jack and
asked him for a match, to which the
champion replied that he was ready to
box before the responsible club that
offered the best inducements. 1t seems
now to be up to the matchmakers to
make all of the preliminary arrange
ments, O'Brien all the time occupying
an advantageous position.
!. j. !.
Rubin was compelled to go away
from the interview satisfied and un-
doubtedly there is a chance for him
to get meeting with O'Brien, but it
| is likely the man who would prove the
greatest attraction as Jack s opponent
would be Marvin Hart. It may be that
there are just as good boxers after the
match and possibly some of the out
siders could put up better battle than
could Hart, but the fact remains that
Marvin claims the heavyweight cham
pionship and has about as much basis
for the claim as anybody. In addition
to this, he recently disposed of Jack
Root handily and got decision, no
matter by how slight shade, over Jack
johnson, the colored heavyweight. He
was greeted by Jeffries as his successor
and the argument about his claim has
been good advertising for him. =
| 1t is hardly possible that o 'Brien is
in hurry for a match and as Hart is
open to engagements, it would seen
that any matchmaker would take the
best attraction. It is almost an even
money bet that Hart and O'Brien viii
meet some time in March or April, Ell
Their at the Tuxedo club or in Califor
MIA. It was announced last week tina
Hart and Tommy Burns had beer
: matched to meet before the Pacii,
Athletic club at Los Angeles on Feb
%. This would not interfere will
, Hart s meeting o 'Brien month or twt
later in case he should defeat Burns
over whom he should be big favorite
4 + i.
Hart has an excellent opportunity
show his class in this Burns bout an
if he polishes his opponent off as
champion should, will be a big drawin
, card on the coast. It will be interest
q ing to watch from now on, as he vii
= show what Tommy Ryan IS instructio
+ has done for him.
Tommy does not. seem to be an3xiiou
for a meeting with anybody, There j
iIsnot "a chance in 'asthoiisan nd that: he an
i % 'Brien will come together, as RNa
j will almost certainly insist o
i o ,BTen's getting Sinsise the middle
II Weight limit, thing the Philadelphia
will not do: On this same basis, :ttIle5
is ,practie allY no chance for a srneetin
Il Between o a!gri'en and Hugo Kelly, a
II the latter also wants Jack to make th
middl lie Weight limit.
II
II On the basis of IA bout with OsI'Brie
||s India gloves som
thine ago, Kelly, whose real name
Ill Mach ell ela|inlsI a to- a mate
land Jack .;nlalna being SaabaE|
HE'D With, ehallle ngas leaiewer he goe
will Keep after % 'IIssrisn, as long
1.-The Lays claim TO the rnlida sweigl
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STEWARDS FIXED THE
GRAND CIRCUIT DATES
Three Cities Did Not Ask for Rae.
ing Time This
Year.
WHERE THE TRoTTERs AND
PAGERS WILL RACE THIS
YEAR.

Detroit-July % to Aug. 4.
Buffalo-Aug. 8 to IL.
FREDERICKSBURG. Is to 10.
Readville-Aug. 20 to 25.
Providence-Aug. 81 to Sept. /.
Hartford-Sept. to 8.
Syracuse-Sept. 10 to Is.
Columbus-Sept. II to %.
Cincinnati-Sept. "a to 90.
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longing anticipation Of the heavy
strike of the king of the fresh waters.
Several reefs and bars in the lake are
drawn blank, then Jack feels the I'M
mistakable "snagged-on-sunken-log"
strike Of big Emuskie,' and there is
something doing right away. Up in the
air shoots three feet of animated sheet
silver, OVERLAND with olive green, dotted
with black spots, and white-hot with
fury, going two feet clear Of the water,
then falling back with resounding
splash and setting up a beautifully man
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pounds, So that the weight per horse
power for the boat, when in commits
sion, will be less than twenty pounds,
and the craft will be lighter, by several
power and dimensions that has com.
peted in previous races. The boat will
be known as No. 13. It will be entered
in the leading events in Europe and
later returned to the Atlantic coast
where an effort will be made to wiz
some Of the trophies now held by som,
Of the crack motor boats of the east,
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in the big events Of this kind, and the
this city, which has just completed a
craft for the purpose, confidently ex-
poets that it has boat which will reel
off as good as thirty miles an hour. The
hull is 80 feet Z inches Go meters) long
and built of double skin construction,
but so light that two able-bodied men
can pick it up.
The engine will have six cylinders
and will develop 100 horsepower, but
| this, too, is to weigh less than 1000
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ALUMNI TEAM WON
Central Team Lost in Game on the
Armory Floor.

The girls basketball team of Central
high was defeated by the girls of the
alumni team on the university armory
floor last night by score of AL.
Miss Brown played the star game for
the alumni, shooting four baskets from
the field and five from the foul lines;
scoring all of the poins for her team.
Central was penalized one point for
rough play.
For Central Miss Won Ende played
the star game. The attendance was
large and dancing followed the play.
| The lineup;
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There will be an amateur race meet
ing at Lakewood on April 26, 81 and 28'
Application has been made to the Ma
tional Hunt and Steeplechase associa
tion for permission to hold the meet
ing under it's rules and for the appoint
ment of stewards and officials.
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Toledo to Quit Glass A.

While the Pittsburg fans are happy
over the acquisition Of Vic Willis, they
do not relish parting with Dave Brain
and Del Howard.
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Went Down Again.

This case proved no exception to the
rule. Charlie dashed the boat at him
with the speed of desperation; Dick
nearly went overheard in a. fierce at
tempt: to :gaff- him; but the silver king
beat both by an eyelash, and went
down. like many another prize; that
carried a vast, fund Of hopes, and van
::fshed under the waters Of eolisaPp 6 STINT
ment just as the hand was 81 osiing ito
clutch them: And the procession
moved on.
/, Pretty soon Dick espied a, forksd
tail as big as both his. hands going,
down VIII ere the sound of a great one
.sleaRin'g had drawn his eyes; cast his
|.iibait featlW right into the wild enine
ring the fish g descent had madei got
La heavy tstEiS pro ela aimed shat shs
lFhaa ttsshes great and selasla of alb
Pass ON his al
fand sbeseag,l5 Jack to, sit still
and see how a Il one osl,g;St to he
sRa@ds Jack ae s9EslShl played Mis-
ssSuEi|$n until Dick after a desperate
! combat Drought ff8feensRo SlnS
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