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targets are thrown from traps which
are located in towers, generally seventy
five or more feet high. This style of
bluerock shooting is said to be exciting
to degree. The only, clay pigeon
shooting tower in America is located
on the grounds Of the Calgary Gun
club at Calgary. This structure is a
strong and symmetrical tubular steel
frame 100 feet high, surmounted by a
platform and shot-proof house. Safely
ensconced behind the aerial bulkhead
are two expert traps from which the
trappers send the bluerocks in various
directions and angles toward the shoot
ers. The men behind the shotguns are
lined up fifty yards in 'front.' of the
tower-either one man up or in squads.
At the shooters signal the traps are
sprung and singles or doubles come
sailing along thru the air toward the
shooter. The latter, who generally is
allowed the use of both barrels of his
gun, must break the target before it
passes him, for turning about and send
ing a shot after the disc is barred.
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lands and where the aborigines now
settle backyard and clothesline dis
putes with the war club we will sub
stitute the fve-ounce glove. The sound
of cannon shall be silenced thruout
the world and the biff and wham Of
the padded mitt will take it's place.
We will visit Butte, Nagasaki, st. Paul,
Calgary and Bombay. We will spread
the glad tidings of the uppercut and
the news Of the short arm jab. We
will leave trail Of rsped arenas behind
us and men will forget the barbaric
arts Of war to become knockersout and
shifty Of foot
The party got as far as California
when Marvinus sighed for just one
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the machine moving the races were
over and Wood took the title without
defeating what is probably the fastest
amateur skater in the country today.
Thomson got into trouble so far as
his amateur standing is concerned when
he first came to America. He could
not understand English, but could skate
like house afre. He was a contestant
at Montreal meeting and raced
against some Of the best professionals
in the country, coming in third.
This made "pro' Of Thomson. He
did not follow up the game as a pro-
fessional, but kept up his training and
lately applied for reinstatement, giving
a full story Of the Montreal race. He
was reinstated and chosen as one of
the western association's representa-
tives in the Pittsburg races. A Mon
treal skater was laying for him and
S'prung the eleventh hour protest.
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about tho Kelley case before he makes
a fool Of himself again. Kelley has
no intention Of attempting to play with
the Minneapolis club this year. Kelley
has given up his career as player
and invested his savings in the stock
Of the Minneapolis club.
The National commission, a high
sounding name-meaning little when
it comes to law-has barred Kelley
from the fields Of play and now Ban
Johnson, the big-bee-gum of the COM
mission Is said to be talking Of putting
thru a rule that men who refuse to
obey the beck and call Of the commits
sion shall not manage teams from the
bench. Johnson is evidently getting
so great that he cannot see beyond his
portly chest and if the newspapers are
quoting him correctly he is preparing
to bring an avalanche Of disapproval
on the organization Of which he is the
moving spirit. To follow Kelley fur
ther would be little less than persecu-
tion and as baseball is a sport and
sportsmen are generally lovers of fair
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bucket Of blood before he, started his
shape show for Honolulu.
"Take a look at this Brusso boy,
he soundeth wonderfully like a pud,n
counseled the willy Ryan, of Syracuse.
"He is certainly violet by the
wayside," counseled Jack the Jollier.
'Sound the gong, am ready now,"
responded the ambitious Marvin.
They sounded the gong and the
Brusso boy proved to be little joker
in game Of cut throat.
Now is the world tour over. Hart
could not draw flies in New Orleans
to say nothing of crowds in the vaude-
vile houses Of New Zealand and
Amsterdam.
Marvin, if he takes train for his
old Kentucky home will get there just
about in time to spade up the pea patch
and rustic rusty hoe in the garden.
He will have to work for his living
after this. Brusso was the sleeping
dog and Marvinus kicked him with the
inevitable result. Now local fans are
talking of sending Jim Potts out to
the coast to lick Brusso.
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TT MAKES the average baseball fan
of Minneapolis crack his teeth
like a bull alligator swapping at
a turpentine worker whenever anyone
gets to talking about the columbus
champions Of the American associa-
ton. Columbus won the pennant all
right, but when the, whole season is
considered the local baseball fans think
that the Ohio people did a bit Of
porch climbing, in the luck line, to get
the bunting. atI.&, x@- -.
Man for man, last season, Watkins
had Bryce skinned by:a city block and
going easy in the lead. Columbus was
a fine collection of bush leaguers and
big leaguers headed back to the bushes.
1t never rained on Columbus. If there
was ever a close decision the fine array
Of pin-headed umpires gave the shade
to the. Bryceites. Everything came
their way. Minneapolis star players
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Ed Hanlon, Hugh Duffy, Connie
Mack, Patsy Donovan, Larry Lajoie
and Fred Tenney, all New England
players in their youth, will manage ma
jor league teams this season. Duffy,
Mack and Lajoie, with a chance for
high position, while Hanlon, Tenney
and Donovan will have a difficult task
to whip their teams into a winning COM
bination.
Abe Yeager, the Brooklyn scribe,
says that Hanlon will do wonders now
that he is with a club who will put
up the coin for good players. Mr..
Yeager claims to be a prophet, and has
gone on record, a very dangerous posi-
ton to take in baseball. Working
a "gravel train,' for the Brooklyn
bunch under Donovan, and yet Patsy
has shown excellent managerial ability
may surprise the boys again.
Fred Tenney will have fewer ball
players under contract than any other
minor league manager, and it is an
open question what effect this will have
on his success, for there are times when
too many players kill all chances for
success.
Duffy Hopeful.
Hugh Duffy left Boston this week
for Savannah. Before leaving, he said
if the Philiies landed as high next sea-
son as last, he would be satisfied.
"Give me couple Of star pitchers"
said Duffy, and would fear moth
ing in the big league"
Ia ioie would be roora &ha0 IN u With
his Cleveland club were his pitchers
more formidable. With the Boston or
Chicago pitchers Cleveland would be
have the sturdy and clever boxmen to
win in the big league.
Connie Mack will depend almost
wholly on his pitching staff next sea-
son, for outside the box the team is a
very ordinary lot Of ball players. Will
ing workers, however, and handled by
Mack, they are bound to be In the hunt
from first to last. Not a man in the
game can get the work out Of ordinary
material that Connie Mack can, all Of
which pleases "Uncle' Ben Shibe.
While in New York last week, I
called at the John McGraw.Tod Sloan
billiard parlors. There were several
old-tlme baseball men at the place that
evening, among others Walter Wilmot,
Aleck Smith and John M. Ward. 1t
was suggested that the ex-players meet
annually in New York for banquet
and tanning bee. McGraw promptly
offered to keep back 800 to start the
thing, and several baseball fans, in
Guiding Mike Reagan of Boston, offered
to put down $50 for the entertainment.
A meeting of this kind would be in the
right direction, as it would include the
real old-timers as well as the men who
won championships since 1890. No ac-
tive player Of the present time would
be allowed to draw cards. Later /
will take this matter up, and feel con-
fident we can pull off the stunt and
give the space-writers bundle of rich
and racy baseball yarns to feed the
fans with.
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Californian has style that is frowned
on in England, his rough infghting
arousing the animosity Of the British
public. Bowker and Attell would put
up more of sparring match, with the
chance that the American would out
point his rival.
Attell had intended to take on the
winner Of the Neil-Tenney match, but
the death Of the latter probably will in
terfere with his plans. He has been
looking for a match with Neil for
long time and wanted to leave New
York for San Francisco last week. The
fatality interfered with his plans and
1t is doubtful if he will even talk Of a
match before he goes to England. Gus
Ruhlin and Jimmy Gardner also have
had their plans interfered with to some
extent. They were preparing to in
wade the Pacific coast.
Rubin wants match with AL Kauf-
mann or Tommy Burns, and probably
would have little trouble in getting on
with the former, He; would be good
man for the ambitious youngster to meet
as he is experienced and would teach
him a lot about ring generalship. De-
laney without doubt intends to pit
Kaufman against such men as Rub
lin for while before he trots him out
as a star again. If Burns is wise,- he
will wait until he can get on with
0 'Brien, as this match would be worth
ten times as much to him as one with
Rubin or any of the others of that
Gardner to Battle. y
Gardner, according to reports, is
Angeles with Willie Fitzgerald, but
there is some doubt about this match
going thru. For one thing, the town
is not big enough to support properly
bout Of this character, as it would be
about as good a ring attraction as could
be staged at the present time. Both
Of the boys are about at their best, but
Gardner would be a favorite as he has
an advantage in weight. His recent
poor showing against Willie Lewis
would lead many to believe, however,
that Fitzgerald has good chance to
beat him.
How completely Marvin Hart was
overthrown by Tommy Burns was
shown last week by the Kentuckian IS
attempts to explain his defeat while he
was in Chicago. Neither Hart's ex-
PLANTATION nor those Of his managers
proved anything except that Marvin
put up a poor fight, and was never in
it at any stage Of the journey.
The particular reason for this bad
showing, apart from the fact that Hart
never was high class boxer, is hard
to find. He cannot explain it. The
real reason probably can be found in
the attempt, of Tommy Ryan to make
a clever boxer out of rough fighter
AS pointed out at the time Ryan
| joined Hart, the latter was too old a
dog at the game to learn new tricks,
| and any attempt to teach him clever,
ness would spoil his effectiveness.
This seems to be about as good an
explanation as can be given. Hart was
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Tommy Ryan, a
world g champion
and in the big
bandwagon was a
fat boy from the
bucolic districts
Of Kentucky, com
monty known as
Marvinus H a + t.
T h e procession
was away on it's
way around the
world.
We will visit
Greenland g icy
mountains and In
d a c 0 r a l
strand, - remark
ed Jack, the jol-
lier. "We will
carry the light
into the dark
places. We will
visit the savage
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stay here as long as possible in hopes
that Manager Donovan may make
deal for me to go to Brooklyn Ryan
was looking the picture Of health and
good for dozen years yet in fast COM
pany. Ryan is one Of a great many Of
ball players who go out from New Eng
land to play professional ball. There is
not major league club in the country
that hash It one or more players from
this section Of the country, and yet
Parent, Ferris and Harris alone Of the
twenty ght men under control Of the
Boston Americans hail from New Eng
land, while Tepney, Dolan and Young
of the Nationals are natives of this
eastern section Of the map.
Where They Come From.
About one player in six is raised in
the section about where he is employed,
for nine players out Of ten refuse to
winter in the cities where they play
ball. New England represents every
phase of up-to- date baseball. The Ma
tional league is represented by the only
club that has never missed a season
since the game was recognized as a
professional in 1871. Here every Or
ganization that opposed the old Nation
al league found warm welcome and
thrived. Viz: The Union association,
the Players league, the American asso-
citation and last, but not least, the
American league. ~. -~-.s... w.,
The Eastern league has club in
Providence where the only Sunday
games in New England are allowed and
these games are played at seashore
resort a dozen miles from Providence.
Two class B leagues thrive-the New
England and the Connecticut leagues,
the former being the oldest minor
sided over by the present attorney gen
eral, William Moody. ~.
The New England league has the rec
ord for developing ball players for the
major league, among the number being
Hugh Duffy, Thomas Mccarthy, Patsy
Donovan, Larry Lajoie, Christy
Mathewson, Bill Coughlin, Harry Davis,
Hobe Ferris, Duke Farrell, Morgan
Murphy, Jimmie Sheckard, Cozy Dolan,
Young "Cyo Young, Martin Sullivan,
Wilbur Robinson, Gilbert, Jimmy
Casey, Buck Freeman, John Anderson
and a long string of players now
dropped out.
College Men Thick.
With dozen universities and score
of colleges and "prep" schools, all in
terested in baseball clubs, with several
summer independent leagues and raft
of independent cplubs, New England
stands out conspicuous as the most sub,
stantial supporter of the game, and,
better still, a section of the country
where the umpires receive the best
treatment and the integrity of players
is never questioned by those who visit
the ball fields, It is sport for the
clergyman as well as for the boy or
man with half day off on Sundays.
To make our happiness complete, all we
need is a right to play ball on Sunday
as they do in Chicago and other up-to.
date western cities.
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udlllCS VI UuC tuUu-
sands who have
gone down the
slide as tho it
was creased and
do not possess
enough money to-
day to firt with
the cashier at a
cheap hashiery.
In the fighting
game, where for
tunes were made
a n d los t, t h 9
money savers have
always been ;un-
popular with the
rabble that fol-
low the game.
The short haired
"admirers of
the fighters de-
mand that a sue
cessful boxer must
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Vintage of '56.

in $50, these fell
lows all were chip
per then and full
Of their pranks
and tricks. Alone
I sit by the fire.
light glow, with
senile decay I'm
bent, but these
boys here In the
picture frame look
happy and well
content. T h 9 y
scarcely appear to
show their ago
with hair and
W h i s k e r. dye),
while my locks are
long, snow white
and thin, and age
has dimmed mine
eye.
"Well, I re-
member when bl1t
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q professional and
not entitled to
compete with the
pure and holy.
This was all
right on the face
of it, but the
Pittsburgers knew
Thomson was max
ing a long trip
and waited until
the gun was cock
ed for the start
before making the
howl. Thomson
was a PROF. at
one time, in the
strict interpreted
tion of the rules,
but was rein
stated. It took
time to show this
up and before
Thomson could get
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coast to coast. He
has been called
everything from
an migrate to a
hero and the grind
is still on. A st.
L u i $ pape r,
t'other day, came
out with a long
screed about Kel-
ley and told, with
great gravity, how
the National COM
ullSS1ON = IL " u 1 u
keep him from
playing ball this
season.
This st. Louis
writer should get
his head out Of
the stein and his
hands out Of the
kraut long enough
~ mot himsalf
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Hart Was Foolish.

It would be hard to imagine a more
foolish match than this one was for
Hart. Of course when it was made,
Marvin and his managers undoubtedly
figured as the general public did, that
Burns would not last long and that his
defeat was a foregone conclusion. But
it was taking chance in a match with
scarcely any financial returns, where
Hart might have gotten on with Jack
o 'Brien and struggled before one Of
the biggest houses ever known in this
prosperous California country.
Hart, according to his showing with
Burns, would have been badly defeated
in match with O 'Brien, but he would
have had something for his trouble,
whereas he took a beating from Burns
with nothing to show for it except a
bunch Of signed tabs. It is doubtful
if he even made his training expenses.
Ryan has deserted him, and under the
circumstances this will be no loss.
Tommy is going his own way and
speaks occasionally about the O'Brien
match, but it still looks like that is far
away. Jack still maintains that he
believes the match is on, but those who
have talked to Tommy have gathered
from his conversation that he does not
intend to meet O'Brien or anybody
else. r.. ~
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BY NzAZIACH| .HOGAI

Harry Tenny's death after his defeat
by frankie Neil at San Francisco
"Wednesday night was one of the TRACE
dies of the sport of boxing that do not
come often, altho it is greatly to be re-
GREETED that they come at all. Invaria-
bly, the death Of the principal in bout
puts a damper on the sport in the par
ticular section in which it occurs and
without a doubt it will do 50 in this
case. How serious this will be, re-
mains to be shown, but whether or not
city officials stop boxing for a time,
the public, which supports the shows,
will prove in decreased interest the
dampening effect of the death of the
boy.
There is no prominent sport, just as
there is hardly any business or trade
that does not have it's fatalities. Base
ball has, and 80 has football in the
greatest degree, and yet it is hard to
figure out how these can be avoided In
the case of Tenny, the bout might have
been stopped by the referee before the
!. boy received the final installment Of
blows, but even the referee might not
have known how severely Tenny was
being punished or what his condition
was before he entered the ring.
Condition the Question.
Probably the question of condition
had more to do with the death than
anything else. With some physical fail
ings which could not be detected, Ten
ny stayed as long as he could, and
!, longer than many boxers would. Prob
ably the most important lesson learned
is that referees should be very careful
about letting a bout 60 any longer than
it appears that victory has been won.
Experience has to teach this lesson, as
il does the elimination as far as posi-
bic of brutality in football and the safe
guarding of theater patrons by proper
inspection and enforcement Of. ordi-
nances looking to the safety Of play
goers. ~
Neil proved himself to be still the
American bantamweight champion.
There has not arisen boy Of his
weight in America who could give him
an argument, and the only person who
has received decision over him since
he became champion is Jem Bowker
IF England, who is the holder of the
worlds title. .@
Speaking of Bowker, it appears that
he will have to step into the ring again
to defend his title against an American.
Abe Attell, featherweight champion Of
s America, has practically made up his
mind to go to England to meet Bowker
& in ffteen-round bout before the Ma
tional Sporting. club. He has declared
that the purse and expenses offered are
suitable and that he undoubtedly will
make the trip.
international Battle.
A great deal of interest would attach
to this battle, for besides being an in
ternational one, it would bring together
two Of the cleverest boys in the coun-
try. Attell would probably do better
under the English Interpretation of
Queenbury rules than Neil did, for the
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throw away his winnings with a prodi-
gal hand. They point out John L.
Sullivan as the greatest wad burner
Of his day, yet say nothing about the
benefits given to keep John off the free
lunch route. Ryan boarded his coin
and was never popular. Corbett chung
to his winnings and was voted a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-04
FOR OLYMPIC GAMES
List Of American Athletes Selected for
Athens Meet. ..s y.

Athletes Of the United States selected
for the Olympaid at Athens are as fol-
lows f. .-ra ~ -'-...7 49,
One Hundred Metre Run archie y
Haha, Milwaukee A. c.; W. D. Eaton,
<Cambridgeport; Gymnasium; G. H.
Queyrouze, New Orleans Y. M. G. A.;
W. A. schicq, Harvard. =...*s..
Four Hundred Metre RUM. l..
Hillman, New York A. c.; w. A.
schick, Harvard. =
Eight Hundred Metre Run. p.
Sullivan, Irish American A. c.; George
V. Bonhang, Irish-American A. c.
Five Mile Run-George ". Bonhag,
V. Bonhang, Irish American A. c.
Marathon Race, Forty-two Klo-
metres-J. J. Foreshaw, Missouri A. c.;
J. Fowler, Cambridgeport Gymnasium !;
W. j. Frank, Irish-American A. C.
Standing Broad Jump-Ray G. Ewry,
New York A. C.
One Hundred and Ten Metre Hurdle
Hugo Friend, Chicago A. A.; R. G..
Leavitt, Williams College.
Running Broad Jump-Hugo Friend,
Chicago A. A.; Myer Prinstein, Irish
American A. G..
Hop Skip and Jump-Myer Prin-
stein, Irish American A. C.
High Jump-H. W. Kerrigan, Multa-
nomah A. c., Portland Ore.
Pole Vault. B. Glover, Chicago
A. A.
Weight Throwing -Richard Sheldon,
New York a. G.; James Mitchell, New
York A. G..
Swimming Events Goo, 400, and
1000 metres)-C. NJ. Daniels, New
York A. c.; Marquand Schwarz, Mis-
souri, A. c.; J. W. Spencer, New York
A. G.; II. ]. Bornemann, Chicago A. C.
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The Other Side.

Il NEW YORK writer has broken
"A out and printed q long list of
4 n former "sports'' who have
retired with large rolls of money. He
very carefully refrains from giving the
other side of it. He does not print the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-04
Ryan an Old-T11ner.

By the way, Jack Ryan must not be
overlooked as long distance perform
er, for he was the regular catcher for
Louisville in 1890 when that city car
ried off the championship of the Rump
American association. Many times
since then has Jack been offered the
major league wagon, to return more
valuable player than ever, as the result
Of being possessed of baseball brains
and rugged constitution. While the
Columbus management would like to do
it's old catcher favor, it cannot afford
to give away one point that might af-
feet it's chances for the pennant next
season, for Columbus has grown to be a
real big proposition in baseball with the
advent Of magnificent ball park and
with Clymer an up-to-date manager.
By the way, saw Mr.. Ryan in Hay
erhill last week, and he said: I will
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McGraw is said to have offered
Catcher Marshall and $4,000 for Grady
of the. st. Louis browns, but after
ward withdrew the offer Gray would
like to go to New York, not owing to
any feeling against the Robisons, with
whom he is entirely satisfied, but be-
cause he bankers for a change. 1t is
more than likely that he will remain
where he is at present.
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st. Louis fans are still hankering at
ter Emmett Heidrick, and he is being
implored to report to the browns on
March 1, when they 60 south. But
Heidrick resists all pleadings, and says
he will continue in the building bust
ness.
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Back From the occident.

n ARLY in tie winter a mighty
r. calvacade passed thru Mime
- apolis on a world tour. Leading
the procession was the veteran Jack
Curley, champion space-killer of the
United States. Following him was