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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-02
GAMES COMMENCE
. AT WESTERN MEET
Large Attendance at the Opening
=,
: =. Tests-Michigan Is Con-
:,
:,. coded First Honors.
Journal Special Service,


Chicago, June 2.-The games of +h . I,,e
and universities of the western intercollagis r.
conference were held today on Shenard Hald
the new athletic grounds Of Northwestern mi
verslty at Evanston. They were attended Inv
the greatest crowd that has ever t,rnal ou+ e.,
an event Of this kind in Chicago strono do1o
gatlons having come from the yarious instttu
ions represented among the contestants 1Ho
meet was easily the most important affair of its
A a.n ever heio IN the West seventeen universi
prominent institutions in the west. being renre
senleo. me entries in many features were
large, and In two events, the uuarter.mi1o run
u, tne pole vault. the number was So great
A. was loano necessary to hold the preliminary
trials yesterday in order to allow the gan,a.
to De finished In one afternoon :"
chicago university experienced a severe lose
IN tne absence OF its star quarter mile sprinter
scr1bed time limit and was barred ou+ e. ~ ,
snafp argument between the MANAGING commit
tee, composed Of alumni, and the faculty rom
mlttee. The latter body was at first in favo,
Oh ailo~lnss Quigley to start, but So strong q
protest was made against him by the memhars
OF the managing committee that he was dronned
The institutions reported in the meet are:
Chicago, Michigan, Purdue, Iowa university
IOWA State Normal school. Iowa State college
northwestern Minnesota, Oberlin, Indiana wis
consln, Drake. Beloit, Illinois, Miami, Missouri
Kenyon. - II - ~ a'.7N 1--0'ouA =
According to the form displayed in the yart
ous sGtle meets ana dual contests so far this
season, the University Of Michigan aDpeers r.
ia have the best chance Of capturing first honors
me University Of Chicago, University Of Wis
cons1nr and the University Of Illinois will be the
contenders for second place. Chicago's chances
Tor finishing in this position are conceded to he
the best. ~ ~
northwestern, Minnesota Indiana, Purdue and
iowa nave big representation, but their ath
'etes= 90 not appear to be up to the standard
OF the first four schools. =. ~ -
The preliminary heats in the 44o-yard run and
the wedding out Of the ole-vaulters were do
clded Yesterday. The 44O-yard run was divided
INTO three heats The first heat was won by
Waller of Wisconsin; Barker. Chicago, was sec
ond and Revoke, Iowa, third; time SO sec
3 Second Heat-Goodwin, Michigan, first: Mer
Time, SO seconds. I'LL
Third Heat-Taylor, Chicago, first; Dideout
me 81 see sendIas Mamsren third
l. The qualifying mark in the pole vault was sci
at 10 feet 6 inches Those who succeeded in
clearing the bar at this height were: Idiines
and Henneaberry Chicago crear and Norris
Bickel, Iowa State. and Parks. Ober1in aAe
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-02
ROYALTY GREETED
NORGE ATHLETES
Olympian Team Given a Warm
Welcome on Return to
Christiania.
By M. Aiaer.

Cnrlstian1a, May 1s-The returning to this
city OF the young Norwegians who took part
In the Olympic games at Athens became an
event of more than ordinary Importance. At
4:30 in the afternoon Sunday. Nav "a tbsv
stepped ashore from the steamer and were greet
ed by thousands of people who had gathered
around the landing to wish them a hearty wei.
come home.
The clean sport stands high with the Nor.
wegian people, especially with the inhabitants
OF Christians. 1t was therefore but natural
that the troop coming from Athens was given
the most cordial reception possible.
Under their respective banners the .'Turnfor.
ening" and the several sharpshooters' clubs
marched to the landing to do honors to the home.
corners. After having been welcomed by
shot speech by the director, of telegraphs, Mr..
Heftye, the procession headed By mounted po-
lice. a military band and the troop. marched
ground of the old Fort Akershus, where the ex-
hibitfon was to take place at $50.
Mr.. Nicholson on behalf of the Norwegian
people thanked the young men for their noble
achievement on the classic grounds of Hellas.
where they had been the first to win Iaurels
The exhibition Of the troop began and held
the close attention of the spectators, who were
not stingy with their cheers and applause In
general. The troop went thru the main exercises
of the program which brought them the first
prize for gymnastics at the Olympic games at
stylish" and the German journalist who called
them flying marble statues did not possess %
much Of a runaway imaginati ton after ALL
The sharpshooters were there, too, and they
looked we'll in their dark green hunting suits.
AS formerly reported, they carried of the Sec
ond prize and were not far from the first. One
Of them. Mr.. Skatteboe, who received the title
Of champion of the world, and did not win by
nose either, was in poor health when he left
Norway and had to consult a physician twice
while at Athens, but nevertheless he beat
them all.
In the evening ''sexa' was given In the
honor of the troop at Grand hotel. in which
about go persons, ladies and gentlemen, took
part, and where Advocate Bugge, the chairman
of the city council, delivered the main speech.
Captain Bentzen. who has been the leader Of
the troop, has the thanks and sympathy Of
everybody for his endeavors and the zeal hs
has displayed thruout the whole undertaking,
and which has brought such satisfactory re-
suits.
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SILVER SERVICE FOR
W. 4. WATKINS RETIRED

indianapolis, Ind, June president w, H.
watkins OF the Indianapolis baseball team. who
mas retired as active manager, yesterday re-
ceived from Charles ]. Schneider of Kansas City
trophy ne prizes very highly. It Is silver
service, consisting of three bats so crossed as
to form receptacle for large silver ball.
Inc base Is circular and is of solid silver. The
figures 1879 1900" are on the ball When
MT. watkins was in Kansas City few days
ago with the boosters he called on Mr.. Schmel-
zer, as has been his custom for the last twenty
years. and informed him of his intention to
retlre from the active management of his team.
Inc presentation of the silver service followed
only 1t arrived by express yesterday and the
recipient was unaware of what was in store
for him. ~
In length Of service Watkins is one Of the
aged a team at Guelph, Canada, in 1870. which
was known as the Maple Leafs. This aggrega-
ton won the championship of the Dominion
and afterward toured the United States with
great success In 1880 he managed the St
Thomas (Canada) s team: that also toured the
states. The next year he was at Port Huron
and from that city he came to indianapolis.
In 1885 when the Western association, of
which indianapolis was member, disbanded
Watkins transferred the boosters to Detroit and
went to that city manager. To strengthen
the Detroit team he bought the entire Buffalo
club Afterward Watkins managed clubs in
Kansas City. st. Paul, Rochester, Sioux City,
st. Louis, Pittsburg Minneapolis and this city
Watkins was famous for his ability to de-
velop players quickly He has managed some
of the most famous diamond stars the game
has known His team In Detroit in 1888 won
the championship Of the National league in adj
dition to the title of worlds champions. OF
the Buffalo club Watkins retained only a quar-
tet Of players that became, world famous as the
'big four" They were Deacon White, Rowe
Richardson and Brouthers. Other members of
the team who are still the subjects for tanning
bees of old-time fans were Cy Sutcliffc, Pete
Conway, E. Gruber, Sam Thompson, Edward
Hanlon, Charles Camel, Edward Beatin LADY
Baldwin, Charles Getzin, Larry Twichell, Hardy
Richardson and Charles Bennett Pitcher Casey,
considered of the best southpaws of his
day, was member Of the Indianapolis team
when It was transferred to Detroit but he was
assigned to the Philadelphia team. y
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-02
SCANDAL BREWING
IN TURF CIRCLES

New York, June "a big turf scandal is
breWing.A One of the most prominent horse own
ers in the world Wall street maguate of
power and influence, has asked the stewards of
the Westchester Racing association to investi-
gate the riding of one Of his jockeys. The boy
rode at New Orleans under the management of
a certain owner. The stables entries have
gone to the post and second choices, but have
always been laid against by certain book
maker, whose name is known to the stewards
The Jockeys mounts have consistently failed.
In other words the bookmaker in question has
''got next to the jockey in mind. His mounts
notwithstanding the prestige of the stable which
employs him, have been consistently laid against
IA the bookmaker, whose connection with the
deal Is to be investigated.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-02
HORSE SCANDAL. . ..-. =
IS AIRED IN COURT

New Haven, Conn, June 2.-Judge William
r. Townsend In the United States circuit court
yesterday denied the motion of the Memphis
Trotting association to restrain it from holding
meeting to hear the famous Major Delmar-
Lou Dillon case, involving the alleged drugging
OF the mare IN the gold cup race at Memphis in
the fall of 1904.
The decision rendered at the close Of rather,
stormy arguments by counsel for the Memphis
association and the national body is a victory
for the national association, which was accused
of conspiracy and treachery by Attorney Meagh-
er of Chicago for the Memphis association III a.
closing argument. President. p. 81. Johnston
of the national association. who came here from
Kentucky to be present at the hearing, last night
said the date Of the meeting OF the association
to pass upon the case was not fixed He added
that he hoped the matter would be settled before
the trott1ng season opens. - #1 ,f1ztt'E = =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-02
AMONG THE INDEPENDENTS

The Little Grays defeated the 1eyear=old
Irvings In one-sided game by score OF 10
with any 10 or 14-year-old team in the city.
For games address Cyrus Larsen, BOB Irving
avenue n stE : 5&Ta'2
The A. E. Johnsons will play the Johantgen
& Kohl team Saturday afternoon on the Broad
way grounds. "a 81 s..s.-. are
The Humboldt Stars would like to arrange
games with all 10-year-old teams In the city.
For games address Lyman Lahtinen, 233 Hum
boldt avenue n. .f..,. &C.,. ,.,.,.,. j
The Duponts defeated the Beemans in a one
sided game, the score being Is to II. The
Duponts have defeated nearly every team in
the city at he Ave aao ade
Nelson, 1923 Dupont avenue N. "--
The Beavers wish to arrange games with any
ID or 14-year-old team In the city. This team
has made q reputation that very few teams
have duplicated and they are ready to play all
games games address Henry Henry Fjelde, iis4 Emerson
avenue N. .f-.s-8 ..,.. = ....
season and would like to arrange games with
any Is or 16year-old teams in the city, the
eSad b xay re al 4
avenue N. 5a$%5 * --.... sra. -.-
The Marines will play the Camdens tomorrow
Place. The Marines would like to arrange
games with any is or 17-year old team in the
city Gerbess Or Emersons preferred TERED For games
telephone Ed Hanson, T. G. $780,. '-
The Centuries defeated the Woodlands Me-
mortal day IA to a. Anderson, who pitched
for the winners, struck out twelve men and is
sued one base on balls. Homer, who pitched
for the WOODLANDS struck out eight men, but
IL and 13-year- old championship Of the CITY,
For games address F. Stout 1880 Twenty sixth
avenue S. IL
The Whittiers defeated the Kenwoods in a
fast game by ,S Of n+si to g.
Williston, who struck out fourteen men. The
Whittiers put up fine game and outplayed
a that You'd like e M
conclusions with the Whittiers should commu-
nicate with W. Thompson, 2724 First ave-
nue. s.
The Kocurecks and Breans Of Hopkins defeat
ed the Emersons by score OF 10 to 9. The
mond and large crowd witnessed 1t. The win
ners have an open date June 10, and any fast
17-year-old team in Minneapolis could arrange
to play on that date if they so desired Ad-
dress all communications to Dan G. Jensen,
Hopkins, MINI. Northwestern telephone 4427.
The manager of the Zeno team intends to
protest the game played Memorial Day with
the yictorias, which the latter won. as the
in no condition for game and account of
the unfair decisions Of the umpire The zenos
would like to play the victorias for side bet
Of any amount.
The SUBMITS would like to arrange a game
with some. fast team for tomorrow afternoon.
9thsS;. M?ha Mks or Excelsior pEeferred Manager
fa 9Th HSPk fs
team: SAFE; TO ;Iresent Cat
.sfsest..asni tSn Venue
deus fl s42 S s !
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MORE TROUBLE IN
WESTERN LEAGUE
Journal Special Service,


Sioux City, Iowa, June "A telegram from
A. M1ddlekamp, one Of the owners of the Pueblo
baseball club, stating that he will attend the
Western league meeting at Omaha tonight
makes 1t seem certain that the effort to GUST
O'Ne1ll from the presidency will not fail for
lack of attendance at any rate. Sioux City,
Omaha and Lincoln had already agreed to go.
A telegram was received from O'Nell yester-
day calling meeting for Pueblo June 8, but
this will be ignored by at least three Of the
clubs
Other clubs are growing furious at the favor
ftism which they allege is shown Des Moines
by the umpires: Manager Rourke Of the Omahas
declares that during the series his team played
at Omaha the umpire allowed the Des Moines
players to stand on the plate 50 they would be
hit by pitched balls. The Omaha men started
an attack on Umpire Fuller when he called a
Des Moines man safe when, they claim he was
tagged ten feet from the plate, thus giving
the winning run to Des Moines.
Yesterday at Des Mones "Ducky' Holmes, the
Lincoln manager, grew SO Infatuated over a
decision in favor of Des Moines that he started
after Fuller with q bat and was promptly eject
ed from the grounds.
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"BIG nine" RULES
ADOPTED FOR '06
Faculty Football Committee APP
proves Of the New Code
of Playing.

Chicago, June members of the faculty
football committee Of the big nine'' colleges
met here yesterday and, after prolonged dis
cussion, adopted the football rules of the 1906
rules committee for the coming year.
The question OF summer baseball also came up
for discussion. 1t was held by some of the
members that the committee should be conserya-
tive and allow the game to be played during
vacation time.
No definite action was taken. but resolu-
ton was passed in which the various athletic
boards were instructed to inquire thoroly into
the proposed change of the present rule and
advise the conference board as soon as possible
Of the conclusions arrived at.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-02
MICHIGAN TEAM WINS
GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
Journal special eerviee.

Journal Special eerviee. E -,
Chicago, June 2.-Captaned by Clement E
Smoot, the University of Michigan representa-
tives won the western intercollegiate team
championship over the links of the Exmoor
Country club yesterday, finishing 10 down in the
36-hole competition against DOGGY. Young Smoot
Is member at Exmoor and showed his famil.
iarity with the course by finishing up in the
double round He was Q up eft the end OF
the frst eighteen holes and finished all even
in the second eighteen. -..sa.- a. vsa4gTi
The Michigan team had all the best Of 1.-The
play, their score being thirty-one holes better
than Wisconsin, which second with so down
and Chicago third. down. .~-. d. ---4~gL4
The Michigan team awarded trophy,
emblema tic Of the championship. halls
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TO run
FOR WISCONSIN
Crack Splinter Makes Up His
Studies and Will Compete
at Chicago Meet.
Journal Special Service.

Madison, Wis, June 2.-Charles Parsons, Wis
consin's crack Splinter, able to take part in
the conference meet at Chicago today. He
made up all his deficiencies in his scholastic
work this morning and announced that he would
compete at the meet at Evanston this after
noon. .sfr - e
The fact that Parsons will take part in the
meet is gratifying to the followers of the for
tunes of the track team. He is conceded the
10O-yard dash and the 220-yard dash, and it will
be accident If he does not land the ten
points for first in these two events. He did the
100 in the conference time of o As seconds at
the home meet here. He has never really run
himself out in the 22O but it is claimed by the
men that have coached him during the year that
he can do better than % seconds, and poorer
time than that will enable him to win the event.
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- st. Paul ut Milwaukee. 5-- 49, ..~--,-
~ Columbus at Toledo. e.--- ., So .-:--.
= Indianapolis at Louisville.
Mlnneapo at Kansas City. 81 s.
Special to The Journal.
Kansas City, Mo-, June 2.-Mike Kelley
team lost the opening game here yesterday by
the of to 3. The blues played all
around the Minneapolis boys as far az real
ball playing is concerned. It was ladies' day,
and close to 5000 were In the stands. They
had many occasions to yell, and all went at
1T with q will
~ Swami did the pitching for Kansas City and
4Cadwallader started In for Minneapolis but as
the Burke team averaged run inning of
aCadwallader, Gehrtug was substituted in the
sixth.
=, IN the first after two men had been thrown
t,out Hart singled, Greminger walked and Ora.
ham sent long double to center. Both Hart
land Greminger scored. This ended the scoring
tfor the millers until the closing inning, when
"a two-bagger by Gehrtng, single by Davis
and another By Denny Sullivan netted one run.
r. The first four men up for Kansas City in the
first clouted the ball. Then, with the bases
full and out, Burke made drive to the
pitcher and started double play In the nth
HHnl clouted Tor three bags and Phyle' s
$dolhle to left scoring Hill, Burke was thrown
4 out, bslr Jack Sullivan walked. making two on
! bases Swami, with long SINGLE scored both
. men and took third on the throw-tn This ended
Is the scoring for the blues. The score;
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SPRINGFIELD REPLIES.

Springfield, Mimi, June I'm reply to the
day, will say that New Ulm is all out of the
run for championship, they being defeated BY
Kasota and we defeated Kasota May 26. We
had a game with New U1m for last Saturday
on our grounds but as we defeated Kasota
thought it better to try some team with a record
and play out of town. as we are deeply in debt.
Arthur Ochs,
Manager 8. H. s. Baseball Team
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AMBoY 10. K, & s. 4.

Amboy, Mimi, June 2.-The Amboy Giants de:
feated the Kelly Steinmetz team of Mime
apolis in q one-sided game by the score of 19
to B. Wil!et. who pitched for the home team,
allowed only four hits and he had the Mime
apolttans at his mercy at all times. Anderson
and Birch took care Of the pitching department
for the visitors, and both were hit at will the
home team registering twenty hits.
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bhOOhINGS WINS TWO GAMES.
Bookings S. D., June 2.-Wednesday's Brook
1ngs. WATERFOWL game was splendid exhibition
OF the national game and it really did look as
thou Claytors renovated team was a close Sec
"ond to the Bookings reds. Erickson fully sus-
tanned his reputation a slab artist and held
the visitors down to one run, which they secured
IN the ninth inning, the game resulting 2 to 1
In favor of Brookings
thursdays game was walk -away. Tree and
Erickson drew three-baggers and every man on
the team slugged the leather at will and clear
ly out-played the grays at every turn Bur
we'll had the visitors at his mercy and should
have had shut-out only for an error by Hille.
at his best in the box. s
Watertown ........0 0 o o o 0 OIL
Brookings .........2 o 0 1 1 O. SO
These two teams have now played seven
games six Of which were won. by Brookings.
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Minn sas iss 1890. .:... SIS 3 9 ia

ThFee-base hIt, Hill; two-base hits, Graham
balls, of Swami g. OFF Cadwallader 8, OF Och
ring g.; struck out, by Swami g. Cadwallader Q,
l.. Gehrtng l; double plays, Cadwallader to Shan.
non to Hart, Waldron to Sullivan; passed ball
Sullivan; hits, OF Cadwallader 10 In Ave inn,
ings- of Gehring in three innings; stolen bases,
Perrine, Cassidy. Burke, Sullivan a., Hart;
Egan.
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FIGHT DECISION PUT OFF
Judge Orders Briefs Submitted in Nc
.E-i Govern-Britt Case in New York.

New York, June 2.-Magistrate Breen at the
hearing in the Jefferson market police court yes
terday in the cases of Terry McGovern and
Jimmy Britt the prizefghters arrested at Madi.
son Square garden last Monday night, refused
to hand down decision He ordered briefs
submitted. by Tuesday next. and said he would
render his decision the following Thursday.
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YACHTS TO RACE FOR CUP

KEEL June 2.-The yachts entered in the spe
cial class for the emperors cup the Monri
cot and the Santi, both Spanish, the former be-
longing to King Alfonso. the Angela H., the
Tillie VIII, the Tillie VII. the Sonderling. the
Lunula. the Paul, Paters Hans, the Glueckauf
the Molch, the vallen, the Rest, the Hanover
the Pather. and the svea. the last Swedish
boat 49,. .-r-.~, ~ t,s
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JOSEPH ON TRAIL
OF THE MILLERS
Investigating the Mobbing of
Kane in the Belief that the
Players Inspired It.

Special to The Journal.
milwaukee,, June 2.-President O'Brien of the
american association has started an investiga
ton into, the trouble at Minneapolis which re-
s IN Umpire Kane being chased and in
jured after the last game with ST PauI
1t is intimated here that some of the players
were responsible, and If 1t is proven they will
be punished for their participation in the affair.
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JOE CANTILL0N TO
RESCUE OF 0'NEILL
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Milwaukee, Wis, June 2.-Instead Of coming
home with the Milwaukee team from Kansas
City, Manager Joe Cantillon went to Omaha to
confer with the Western league magnates there
and try to patch up peace between rival fac
lions, as he says that the league will be
smashed If President ONeill is deposed. O'Nein,
by the way, is generally regarded as the pro-
tege Of the Cantillens in the league, and nat.
urally the Cantillons are anxious to have him
retained.
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BACKWOODS TEAM
BEATS GOPHERS
Minnesota University UP Against
the Real Thing at St.
-. -. -. =. f..
Viateur College.

Kankakee, ILL.,, June 2.-The University of
Minnesota baseball team struck Tartar yester-
day In st. Viateur's college team of this place,
and the gophers were defeated by score of
IL to g. Shiel of the local college team was in
great form, and in addition to striking out
eleven of the Minnesota men, allowed only two
hits, -s'-. sf p. s.-.-<. &c.. --'-.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
GAMES TODAY.

% GAMES TODAY -
Boston at Brooklyn. ..-. .-.
sSIAa Kew York at PHILADELPHIA
Ma Caicago at Cincinnati. ,-t, .. a..
.siS st. Louis at Pittsburg. - d..
a24 At PHILADELPHIA -.a - III nm N
5: ft,iaa SHTH ..:.a aaaoooeeeseS il .
Battertes-Witse, Bowerman and Marshall:
q Drggieby, Richie and Doom. =. - - $500
% At Pittsburg- u n
IS T. ptttsburs .....,.....o 12o1 90 IS Is i
&c sc. Louis % 0 O 4 O o. q
~ EBattcries-seiaeld and Phelps; Brown, Thomn
= son and Grady. 80 >p
1ss~ At Brooklyn -r-- n n
$. Boston: :.:~:..:.:...o ooooooo-o =
brook lynE: II % q TO o o s-6 40
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