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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-17

Coach 4. 4. Stage of Chicago has
just confirmed this opinion in letter
in which he states that his reasons
for thinking that there will be fewer
injuries in football are:
"First-there will be more kicking
under the present game. which con-
sumes considerable time. and men are
not likely to get hurt during this
period.
"Second-There will be fewer men
in at the tackle on account of the
open defense and the piling up will
not be so pronounced. This will pre-
vent entanglements and fewer awk-
ward positions. together with less
weight to cause injury on such an
occasion.
"Third-The changes in the rules
calling man down when he is tack
led and thrown. together with strict
penalties for piling on. kneeing. etc.
will greatly aid"
These reasons are all strong ones.
and show that the great Maroon
coach has weighed the chances of the
new game carefully and thoughtful
ly. 1t will be interesting to note
whether the result of this season S
games prove the truth or falsity Of
these observations.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-17
Swimming Notes

The recent international swimming
contests at st. Louis developed two
champions who were hitherto I'M
known to the sporting world. They
broke four worlds records and beat
the fastest men of Europe and Amer
lea. They are brothers and live here.
Harlan o. Bartels, 10 years old, and
Norman A. Bartels. aged II years, are
the boys who have jsst returned from
st. Louis. bringing with them laurels
which previously went to the sea-
board cities OF the east.
These two boys swimming
against men ten years their senior and
with wide experience, won four of the
most bitterly contested swimming
races held during the meet. One of
the events was an all-star race, in
which the best swimmers in the Unit
ed States and England were entered.
Harlan Bartels took the 22O inter-
mediate and the 1OO-yard Iunior
championships, in the former swim
ming against Gossling, who for years
mas held two worlds championships
ana mas been counted almost invinci-
Die. Young Bartels. the younger
brother. won the 50-yard junior and
the 5O-yard all-star western relay
championships. In the relay the Den
yer lad led his opponent by four
Yards, a lead which the strong New
York team was unable to overcome,
even with Daniels, the greatest SWIM
mer in all the east and the American
champion. in the last stretch of the
race.
In all four of these races the two
Denver boys used the stroke known
as the crawl" one which is scarcely
known in the west and which they
both learned after reaching st. Louis.
In this stroke the swimmer lies on
his face. the arms are thrown out and
forward. while the feet are used as
paddles, dog-fashion. While not i.
fancy exhibition stroke. it is useful
IN gaining great speed When the
stroke was first introduced into the
country from South America it was
not considered practical EXCEPT in
snort finishes Of twenty-five or fifty
yards, but it is now used extensively
IN the east in races up to 22O yards.
Norman Barte!s, in talking of the
water experience of his brother and
himself, attributed their phenomenal
success to the climate of Colorado.
There is no doubt" he said, that
living at this high altitude my broth
er and have developed a lung capa.
city superior to that of the eastern
ers, who have always lived near sea
level. This has strengthened our
powers OF endurance and helped us
greatly in the long distance races.
When we reached st. Louis on this
last trip we both noticed that we
were able to do more in that altitude
than in this, and our wind and en-
durance were better than in the case
OF the men from the east"
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SCORES NOT LARGE
Big Teams Fail to Make Show
ing Against Small
Colleges.

The larger universities failed to pile
up the scores expected OF them in
Saturdays gridiron contests, and in at
least three instances the smaller col
leges gave their opponents all they
could handle.
The feature OF Saturdays game wao
probably the defeat oi Pennsy by
Swarthmore. Swarthmore. one of the
smallest colleges in the east. always
has fast and heavy team, and has for
several years been one of the hardest
propositions the large universities
have had to tackle, frequently scoring
against Princeton. Saturday the
Swarthmore eleven held Pennsylvania
from crossing its line. and Quarterback
O'Brien made the only score Of the
game by drop kick over the Penn
sylvania goal.
Wisconsin had hard battle with
Lawrence, and the Little Badgers"
nearly carried out their promise to
defeat the men from Madison. The
one touchdown of the game was made
by Wisconsin with only four minutes
to play. and was the result of So
yard run. The Lawrence men put up
stubborn fight all the way through.
The only other game of interest was
the hard battle between Princeton and
the naval cadets, which was won by
the Tigers by the score of to 0. The
middies put up game fight, but were
greatly outweighed.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-17
FIGHTERS ARE ALL DCBS.
Jeiiries' Opinion OF the Men in the
Game ut Present.

tame ut Present.
Answering the entreaties of his CAL
ifornia friends to re-enter the prize
ring. Jim Jeffries has informed them
that he intends to remain away from
the squared circle until man of the
calibre of Bob Fitzsimmons appears
on the pugilistic surface. jeff con-
siders the Cornishman the greatest
fighter he has ever tackled. and aside
from Tom Sharkey the only one who
compelled him to exert himself.
Il regard the present day fighters as
a lot Of second-raters." says jeff. and
do not care to try to deceive the
sporting public into believing they
have a chance against me. have re-
ceived many uttering offers to meet
men like O'Brien. Kaufman and Ber-
ger. but | have rejected them becaus.
have no desire to enter the ring with
men of their class. Bob FitZsimmons
at his best could have whipped the
whole bunch in one night.
IF heavyweight possessing Fitzs
fighting qualities comes forward
may yield TO the wishes of the public
to don the mitts again. My wife
strongly opposes any plan having for
its purpose My re-entry into the ring,
and YOU may rest assured that am
giving very little thought to the mat
FER
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-17
BADGERS II THE DUMPS.
Only A Few Redee ming Features Fig.
ured by Wisconsin RIOTERS.

The first game of football on the
University of Wisconsin schedule this
fall, the to 0 victory over Lawrence
university Saturday at Camp Randall,
showed to Coach Hutchins the neces-
sity of unlimited practice with the new
plays allowed and made necessary by
the new rules. The play of the Badgers
was so imperfect and ragged as to be
disgusting to the spectators. and when
Lawrence came near to crossing the
were many university rooters who
called out encouragement for the
plucky visitors. while others yelled for
the Badgers to hold.
The interference was disconnected.
The signals were badly mixed and
seemed to be forgotten. Carefully
planned trick plays, forward passes
and quarterback kicks. which worked
we'll enough in practice against the
weak freshmen. failed utterly in COM
petition of the kind that the Methodist
team from Appleton was able to pre-
sent.
There were some redeeming features
however. One was that the forward
pass, as attempted by Clark, half back,
and Frank, end, is play of much
promise. Once Saturday it was worked
successfully, but it needs no end of
practice to make it dependable.
Carl Cunningham, who directed the
team at quarter back during the great
er part of the game, although no novice
at football, showed up so we'll that
he seems quite we'll established in
that position, although Springer, who
went in toward the end. is a close and
aggressive competitor for the position.
Soukup. who made Wisconsin's line
touchdown, displayed ability at end
running.
1t is said that Coach Hutchins will
hereafter call the football candidates
out an hour earlier in the afternoon,
SO that the daily practice may be in
creased and the benefit will be had of
good light. The first game at Madison
showed that practice, practice, prac-
tice Is the great thing needful.
The no-score tie game of Illinois
and Wabash Saturday was gratifying
to the Badgers, for they think it indi-
Gates that the Illinois team is not far
ahead of Wisconsin in development.
Illinois is the best card this year on
the Wisconsin schedule.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-17
Sporting Spiel.

AS yet there are no signs of skat-
ing rink in this city. Perhaps a roller
rink could be started. Such an en-
terprise ought to be a good paying
investment.
Kelly and Rinde of the Grafton foot
ball team are said to he strong men
in a game.
Fargo is not saying much about the
A. C. football team. Talk up about
Oswald, Marks, Hunter, Oech. etc.
Duggan will prove tower of
strength in the North Dakota univer-
sity team.
Netcher has been switched by DR..
Sweetland of the u. N. D. from center
to fullback. Netch is fast and heavy
and ought to develop into a line
smasher.
Griffin is showing up we'll in the
practice on the university gridiron.
He is much heavier than a year ago.
Conmy at quarterback is in the best
shape possible and might give Wiscon-
sin considerable trouble.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-17
Still UP IN THE AIR.

The national commission did not
act on the Kelley case, but intimated
that it would be sent back to the
American association. President Her.
mann said it never should have been
sent up. The commission was sur
prised and somewhat annoyed that the
American association should send a
case up for decision upon which it
had not had the nerve to pass itself.
The association had all the evidence
there was before it. 1t should have
acted on it before asking the Ma
tional commission to act. 1t looks
like lack of nerve to pass the entire
matter up after refusing to take or
make decision itself.
The evidence was very fiimsy, and
the association hardly dared to base
any action upon it. The proper thing
then would have been to have dropped
1t. II the association was afraid to
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-17
Prize Ring

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soak" Kelley on the evidence on
hand. it should have cleared him. Ger
tainly some action should have been
taken. The National commission
could hardly be expelled to take
kindly to the iaea OF minor organi-
cation attempting to use it for political
purposes under such circumstances.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-17

Chicago Record Herald: Chicago's
yachting season has practically closed.
With the exception of the Columbia
Yacht club, the local organizations
have shut up shop for the winter.
Every day the number of boats moorcd
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-17
A. c. IMPROVING.
The Result Of Coaching Now Begin.
ming to be Realized.


Fargo Forum: This week opens the
season for football at the A. c. The
first game of the season will be played
Wednesday afternoon with a heavy
fast team from Mayville. This is not
a Mayville normal game but a picked
team of old football players and it
ought to be a very interesting game.
Then on Saturday comes the game
with Carleton college. The team at
the A. c. is rounding into shape and
begins to look and act like football
team. The practice on Saturday
showed some improvement. The plays
are going off better and faster. There
Is the semblance of the machine" in
some of the plays. Marks is doing
good work at fullback and has the
making of first class player. He
still starts too slow-takes too long
to get under way but goes well when
he gets started. South at left end is
playing good offensive game but is
still weak on defense. He misses his
man too many times in tackling. Osh-
void is beginning to wake up He
has been slow all the fall so far, and
didn't seem to put energy into his
plays, but was doing better Saturday.
The right of the line looks good with
Eakins at guard. Oshwald at tackle
and Birch on the end. On the left
Is a good man at tackle-Jacobso
guard and Haskins-heavy but new
man at the game. He don't get down
Low enough in the line yet, nor cover
as much territory as he ought to, but
he's learning. In fact the whole team
4, roundin~r iutO shano hut have gOt a
lot of football to learn yet.
1t has often been predicted that
there would be less injuries under the
new rules than under the old.
I'll ~ thu foofhol nrifioa
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-17
Long Hits BY Clubs

Double plays-cleveland. 1873: De-
trolt 9s; Athletics. 81; Boston. IS; Chi
New York. IS. '''
Triple ,plays--Athletics. /: Cleveland,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-17
The Wise Husband.

A Kenwood man consented, the
other day. to go to the millinery de-
partment for the purpose of helping
his wife decide on a hat After much
trying on, the lady decided on two
hats from which to make her selec-
ton. One of them was $24, the other
SIG.
Now want you to tell me honest
~. George" she said, (which of these
two you would advise me to GET
Then she put on one after the other
and permitted him to view her from
In front. from each side and from
behind.
We'll. tell you," he said at last,
the one you had on first looks to
ME as If it might be more stylish, and
all that, but the second one makes
you look much younger than you do
in the other"
He had wasted an hour, but he had
saved $S.-Chicago Record Herald.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-17
Dark Outlook.

How was the proposal?"
oh, 1t was general turn-down.'
That so?"
Yes. when Dick started to. tell the
old, old story, Katherine turned down
the parlor shade"
"Yes?"
And then Dick turned down the gas"
"Well?"
Then the old gentleman rushed in
and turned Dick down."
Some men are never satisfied unless
they are on the wrong side.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-17

stead OF transferring his whole estab-
lishment to the track where the rae
ing Is to be held, he enters such
horses as are intended to be run at
the meeting and sends them on in
charge of his foreman or an assist
ant, who is termed travelling man."
The position Is a responsible one, and
from 1t have graduated many men to
the position of trainers. George Black
we'll, trainer of Rock Sand, recently
imported to this country by August
Belmont, was at one time travelling
man for Matthew Dawson.
Methods Of Training.
There is not such a marked differ
ence between the methods of training
horse in America and in England
as some would believe. A good man
with horse here is good man there,
and the reverse applies. Surprise is
sometimes expressed at the fact that
the watch is little used in England,
and that timing races receive scant
attention, where here much impor-
lance Is attached to time. The rea-.
son is simple enough when it is con-,
sidered that no two courses in En-
gland are alike in character.
At one perhaps the finish is on an
up grade, on another down hill, while
some few. such as at Lincoln, which
opens the fiat racing season in En-
gland, are practically level, with per-
haps scarcely perceptible rise to the
finish, which makes it ION the collar"
all tho way.
The watch under these circum-
would be good time on one course
would be slow on another. Judgement
has to accompany the use of the
watch here, where all tracks are level
and very little in the nature of the
going, and equal discretion has to be
used where trial horse Is put in the
gallop as in England. We have
morning glories" here which, in the
Afternoon. do not run to the time they
showed in the early hours, and in like.
manner the most carefully arranged
trial through other horses does not
always give the correct line on
horse in England.
American Innovations.
The sharper" shooting and lighter
plates on horses, first introduced to
England by American trainers, gave.
them great advantage and the super
iority Of their methods in this respect
was very marked. The amount of iron
HOIh WOrH anu Tie manner IN WnlCn
it was attached to the horses foot
was cumbersome and clumsy COM
pared to what was used in this coun-
try, but material advance has been
made in this respect as a consequence
Of the lesson taught. An English
trainer uses more clothing on his
horse than we consider absolutely nee
essary here.
Unquestionably one result of the
American invasion was an improve
ment in the method of running races
over distance Of ground in England.
1t had become the fashion to run the
first part of many long distance races.
especially the weight-for-age events,
at very slow pace, so much so that
many of these contests were reduced
to matter of speed in the last few
furlongs. Our jockeys, by hustling
their horses away quickly from the
post and keeping them going, made
truer run races and much of their
early success was due to the employ
ment of these methods. Later on
this fact. and, as a result, today, races
there are run faster.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-17

1t has often been predicted that
there would be less injuries under the
new rules than under the old.
Nearly all Of the football critics
have disagreed with this statement.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-17

DOuble pIuyS-PlttSburB TT, Boston
ITO. Chicago, 109. St. Louis 1O7. Cincin-
natl l04. New York 80. Philadelphia SO,
Brooklyn 81.
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Baseball
NATIONAL !

Long Hits by Clubs
The Washington herald., 1906-10-21
BABY TOO MUCH FOR COPS.
Tyvo-year-oId Wait Turns Gotham
Police Station Upside Down,


The officials OF the Children's Society
breathed a sigh Of relief when they got
rid of a tvo-year-old baby boy who was
on their hands the last two weeks. Thee
have been hundreds of two-year-osds in
the society rooms since the organization
was founded. but none ever compared
with the little unknown who made things
so lively that there wasn't an hours peace
while he stayed in the place.
On the night OF october 4 little Samson.
as he was quickly called, was found in
Corlears Hook Park. where lie had been
abandoned. He was turned over TO q
cop. who took him TO the Delaney street
police station. Thence he was shipped 10
the Chidren's Society. He was a pretty
little youngster, with light hair, big blue
eyes. and fair complexion, and he was
fairly well dressed.
Although unable to talk. he made ii
known that he wanted a drink Of water.
and couple Of cops on reserve made "a
rush TO wait on him When the tot drank
his I'll he let the dipper fiy and caught
Policeman Sullivan over the eye. He
laughed in glee when he saw the cop rub
bling the sore spot. and straightway
bawled for all he was worth until the
dipper was handed back TO him. \ sec
ond time he let It rip, and it crashed
through a window Of the back room.
Seeing that he mad done some destruC-
ton, he appeared to be happy for a while.
but once his eyes rested upon the check
crs and dOminOes on the table ne slid of
the bench and toddled over The big cops
didn't like the interruption Of the game,
but there was nothing 20 do but quit then
and there. Samson gathered all the check
ers and dominoes together, and then let
loose a fusillade- Laughing and chuck
ling. ne threw every one at the cops, who
lodged and fed from the room.
Left alone. Samson toddlcd across the
room and kicked over every cuspidUr
overturned benches and chairs. and with
a mighty effort tipped the heavy table
The sergeant. hearing the racket. rushed
IN and just nailed Samson in the act OF
hurting a brush through a pane Of glass
The cops were accused Of cowardice FOR
not standing their ground. and The door
man was threatened with charges Two
bluecoats were detailed 10 watch the
youngsteT. wiilo the others were set to
work Strengthening cut the dlsoUdercd
room.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-21
Labor Unions in Politics.

From the II Paso News.
The labor unions have at last become
political force TO be reChoned with in
many Of the States. The American Fed
Grafton of Labor has issued a campaign
book explaining its attitude and urging
all workingmen to take part in politics
II advises that wherever it is apparent
that an independent labor candidate can
not be elected the wOrkingnen should
indorse and support candidates of the
minority but where there is a chance to
elect a labor candidate, one should be
nominated and supported. The move
ment was the result Of the manner in
which the petitions of the workingmen
have been despised by President Roose-
welt and the Republican Congress. It is
likely to produce startling results at the
coming election.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-21
DIVORCES IN FRANCE.
Movement to Make Them Easier in
spite OF Increase in Numbers.


spite OF Increase in Numbers.
From the Nev YORK Evening Post-
The movement in France in favor OF
easy divorce is the subject OF an article
in tho Revue de Paris Until 1884. the
law was strict and divorces were few.
II was supposed by those who advocated
the act Of that year. that to give great
err freedom would diminish the number
Of divorces granted on the ground Of in
fidelity. On the contrary. while the
number during the four years preceding
the passage of the act was only S34 in
the last four years il has increased TO
2-2lA There has been no decrease in
tie frequency of crimes passionEelS. The
legitimate birthrate has remained sta
ticLary. The supporters of the act ex-
pectcd that 1T first the number of de-
CUecS granted would increase as those
who were unhappIly married took ad-
vantage of the relief afforded, but that
subsequently, there would be a marked
decrease IL such cases. But while in
1875 there were 4.0o0 DEGREES granted.
in 1902 the number rose TO 11,0o0 Il is
not i'm the bourgeois class that this con
dillon of morals is most common for Of
those divorced about seventy-five per
cent are working people and peasants. II
would seem. therefore, that instead Of an
agitation TO extend. there should be an
endeavoT To restrict, the freedom Of d.
vorCe. NM. Paul BOuTSet and Fonse-
grtve are active in such an effort. But
there is an eXtens.T5 crusade IN prog
ress 10 secure greater liberty. II IS car
riCd on chiefly by certain writers, wbo
are said To be counting notoriety. The
clerical party naturally regards II as an
effect of anti-Catholic sentiment, while
its opponents declare that to resist the
new movement is to write ones self down
4 "rcactionary" and 'obscuranust- Yet
when the law OF 1884 was passed. among
those voting IN the negative were CaTnot,
FailicTes, Felix Faurc, Jules Ferry, Rlbot.
and ,fambettn.