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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-04

gested most Of the good plays that
made the white stockings famous. That
also is very unlikely. Without ,::ques-
ton, both Burns and Kelly were heady
players, and doubtless they frequently
made suggestions that Arson acted on,
but that Arson was the handspring Of
the club and directed it's movements
and plan of action cannot be doubted.
Both Burns and Kelley played with
other teams and their headwork availed
little when. away from Arson. =
It has been said that Anson's failure
to win pennant for Chicago from 1886
to 1897 is proof positive that the sue
cess Of the white stockings previous to
1886 was due almost entirely to the
giant work Of the noted players Of the
team. The more logical explanation is
that prior to 1886 the Chicagos, very
strong, well-balanced team, had com
paratively weak opponents. = Detroit
was lamentably weak, and New York
was not particularly strong. But in
1885, both the giants and the Detroits
had championship timber and played
ball that was too strong for the windy
| city organization.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-04
DEBTS TAKE MOST OF
CESAR YOUNG ESTATE;
Wife Of THURMAN Reports on DISPOSE
ton Of Assets.

Oakland, March s.-There is nothing
left in the estate of the late Frank T..
Young, better known as "Ceser'
Young, according to the final account
Of the widow, Mrs. Margaret B. Young,
which was approved today by Judge
Melvin. The estate was appraised >at
$4,000. Mrs. Young sold the property
for $4,000. A membership in the
Metropolitan Turf club was sold to NJ.
Mannheimer for $4,000. One hundred
shares Of the New California jockey
club were sold to Duncan Cameron, now
deceased, for $4,000.
Mrs. Young expended $4s2 for a
burial plot for her husband, $4,000 for
monument and $3.50 for the funeral
The remainder Of the estate was ex-
pended in paying debts. Mrs. Young
had a claim of $4,000 against the es-
tate. Prior to his death Young ex,
pended large sums of money on Nan
Patterson, who was accused Of having
killed him in a hack in New York.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-04
AUTO WITH WINGS FOR
CR0SS-CouNTRY RUNS
Flies Over bitches and Spares
Mechanism from Jolting, ::
Says Inventor.

New York, March 3.-The latest
thing in cars for aero locomotion is a
cross-country automobile and flying
machine. It is the invention Of Adolph
Vula, French engineer, who is ar
ranging to have it adopted by the
French war ministry. The machine is a
combination automobile and flying ma
chine, and is so constructed that it can
60 over the toughest field without in
jury to the driver or mechanism Of
the carriage. The wings can be worked
so that the machine can be driven over
the toughest parts with very little
weight on the tires, while rapid &C.
ton Of the wings rests the carriage on
the air to any desired height.
The machine consists of light quad
| racycle frame set on four wire wheels,
steering post, and basket seat. The top
of the frame sets on a cone Of alumi.
mum tubing, some two feet high, along
wire-covered wings like those OF bat
These are motionless and are covered
with alright and waterproof French
silk. g.. -.~ ,,'' - :
| A carbon acid motor is fixed on the
top of the conical frame and operates
the front propeller, also made of alumni
mum tubing and covered with silk. Or
the rear engine works the rudder, which
is used only when the machine has left
the ground. =,
The big wings have tendency t
allow the machine to weigh lightly OF
the earth, so that it can pass ovel
plowed fields and across bitches.
/ Vula says that besides the weigh
of the machine and that of himself, h
i has power enough to carry small cali
Der repeating gun from three to foul
hundred pounds and fly with it any de
sired height. He believes his lates
invention is ideal for use in warfare.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-04
OPENING FOR FIVE
Homing Pigeon Club Looking for a
Few New Members. ss >...

The National Federation of Homing
Pigeon racers has given notice to the
Minneapolis district club that their
membership list>is open for FIVE new
members. Any fancier wishing to join
should see J. H. Barton at the Journal
office. The club is now one Of the
best in the country and has some Of
the fastest national winning birds.
With good flying weather, the club will
give this summer the lovers Of this
sport some good records, and expect to
land some Of the special blue ribbon
diplomas for the Minneapolis lofts.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-04

situation from one corner Of his eye,
gathered all his strength and got him
self poised on his toes, suddenly rose to
his full height, and, sending his right
fist on the jaw Of his opponent, who
was dazed for the instant, landed a
fearful blow and dropped the unsuspect-
ing fighter like a log. 1t was all done
quicker than it can be told, and the man
had been hit so hard that, even when
the referee had recovered his senses and
started to count, he finished the fatal
ten seconds long before the fallen boxer
could get on his feet. In fact, while his
seconds got into the ring and dragged
him to his chair, Mccarthy had gone to-
his dressing room and was in street
clothes by the time the other fellow was
in shape to leave the ring.
McCoy's Nasty Manner.
Kid Mccoy is another man who used
to tantalize his opponents by talking to
them during contest. Mccoy had a
nasty, sarcastic manner, which was
enough in itself to rattle along any man
who would ever stand in front Of him.
When his sarcastic remarks and the
swear words he would occasionally utter
were we'll mixed, with jabs, hooks and
hard smashes on the face and body, the
effect on boxer possessing only linn
tied amount of nerves can readily be
imagined. 1t was only matter Of time
till Mccoy would have his opponent up
in the air, swinging and banging about
wildly, most Of his blows going where
there was no one to receive them, Nc
Coy meanwhile tapping his man when
and where he pleased, till he finally got
him weakened enough to make it an
easy matter to land tho deciding blow.
Goodness and the ability to take ad,
vantage of an opponents weakness
were also McCoy's strong points. This
was very clearly shown when the kid
boxed Dan Creedon at Long Island City
Early in the bout Mccoy opened an old
cut over one Of 'Creedon 8 eyes and the
blood trickled from it in tiny stream
It did not hurt Creedon any, but finally
the blood got in Creedon s eye and in
terfered with his sight. When he went
back to his corner Creedon's seconds
stopped the flow of blood and Dan came
out looking very confident. The first
thing Mccoy did was to tap the sore
0yo q oouPlO VI ASAC Jdpo' AA1t AoooOA0I
the courtplaster, and the first time they
came to a clinch the kid, instead of try
ing to punch the Australian, coolly
rubbed the inside Of his glove over thu
sore eye and loosened the plaster alto
gether. He kept this up every tim'
Creedon came out of his corner, and tn
temporary binding of Creedon from tn
flow Of blood to his eye many time
placed Creedon completely at the mere.
, of Mccoy.
The --latest One.
, It was only by lot of joshing Xix
, this that Young Corbett was able to las
r out the six rounds Of his recent bou
7 with Unk Russell in this city, says r
} H. Kahn in the Philadelphia RECORD
Corbett, as usual in his recent battle
7 here, went into the ring hog fat and GU
of condition. He had recokoned ON Rus
t sell being an easy one and not tn
3 strong, rugged young fellow that h
a really is. After the second round Coz
:, bett s strength began to wane and h
g found himself anxious to avoid all blow
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-04
PLAY CLOSE GAME
ssThree AZ Team Too Fast for Mid
- 30 way Y. M. G. a..

The basketball contest between the
St. Paul Amateur Athletic association
and the Midway 7. NJ. G. A. teams at
the formers rooms last evening was
won by the "Three A - team by score
Of l6 to 13. The two teams are now
even, as the Midways won at their first
meeting. At the beginning Of the game
it looked like an easy victory for the
Midways. In the first half they played
their rivals off their feet, winning by a
score of IL to 2. In the second half
both teams reversed their form and the
A. A. "A. team scored IA to 2 by their
opponents.
The teams lined up as follows
Midway. "a. A. a.
J. McDtnald, u -
). Portal. right forward. g. Yeuna
Roy Cutter. ...... center. E. Roberts
a. huffman. (. left guard =. Edwin Fox
A. Kronstedt. y. right guard. John Bunker
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-04

It is said that Manager <McAleer il
negotiating for Jimmy Callahan, who
is sour on the whitesox.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-04
SACRIFICE HIT SHOULD
STAY, SAYS WATKINS
One Of Prettiest Plays in Base
ball Declares Manager Of
Indianapolis.

Indianapolis, March 3.-The sugges-
tion to abolish the sacrifice hit made by
President Harry L. Taylor, Of the East
ern league, does not meet with the APP
prevail of Manager Watkins, of the
boosters. =
Waite believes the sacrifice hit is one
of the prettiest plays in modern base
ball, the result of brains in baseball
and play that lends much toward the
winning Of games. r..
It is not babyish play, says Waite,
in answer to President Taylor. It re-
quires the right man at the bat and the
proper men on the bases. Manager
Watkins says the umpire would be
called up to tell just what plays were
intended as sacrifice hits, and accord
ing to the plan suggested by Presi-
dent Taylor would send the runners adj
vanced by such play back to their
original positions. This would give op
portunity for all sorts of arguments an
Misunderstanding
Defends the Play.
IT don't believe in the suggestion to
abolish the sacrifice hit,' said Manager
Watkins, "because the sacrifice hit is
one Of the prettiest plays in. baseball
and instead of being disiked by the
majority of the fans believe the ma
jority Of them like it, >.
"There are bunt plays much re-
sembling sacrifice hits that were never
intended for such. Hence the umpire
would be put in critical place many
times in the game and the umpire has
enough troubles as it is.
1.-THE sacrifice hit is a play that wins
games when used at the proper time.
There are times when sacrifice looks
apparent that I instruct the batter to
hit it QUIT all depends what player
I have at bat or whom have on the
bases.
A Similar Play.
"Then, again, there Is play worked
BY such batsmen as Donlon, Keller and
Beaumont-men who are fast getting
down to frst-that looks like sacri-
fee but made with the intention of
putting it so that it could be beaten
out. It would not do for the umpire
to rule that this play was sacrifice,
call a strike on the batter and send
the runners back. The play is not
to dump the ball in front Of the plate,
but to send it where the pitcher can
not field it toward the second baseman.
The ball, when the play is made sue
cessfully, rolls too slowly for the sec
ond baseman to come in and field in
4 time to head off the runner.
GA play like this requires lots Of
thinking and proper execution and in
all probability would be killed if the
suggestion Of President Taylor were
needed. 49,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-04
Yale Wins At Chess.

By Publishers Press s
New York, March 3.-Yale's chess
team defeated Princeton's representa-
tives in the annual tournament between
the two colleges played today, by the
score Of eight to two. Princeton did
not win single match, but two games,
not completed when time was called,
were awarded to Princeton by the
referee.
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-04

Walter Burnham was turned down in
his application to use the Princeton
university grounds for the Newark
: club
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-04
MANY TRICKS USED
IN THE PRIZE RING
How the Fighters Scheme to Gain
Advantage of Their
Opponents.

One Of the tricks Of the prize ring
which has been the stock in trade of
fighters from almost the beginning of
the history Of the ring is the disconcert-
ing of mans opponent by talking to
him and in various otner ways getting
his attention just long enough to land
a good, stiff punch. Various methods
are resorted to, so numerous, in fact, as
to be almost impossible to enumerate.
Every once in while someone inverts
a new trick or resorts to some Of those
almost forgotten. Old-time followers of
boxing will remember Charles (BulD
Mccarthy as one Of the trickiest fight
ers in the business. He used to do
many queer stunts with the view of
drawing the attention Of his opponent
while in the ring.
One time Mccarthy pulled off clever
trick on an unsuspecting youngstel
who was boxing with him before a New
York club. This fellow was strong
husky youngster, and he was handing il
to Bull pretty stiff. Bull studied the
fellow for little while and found hin
awkward and hard to get at. They hac
boxed several rounds, and it was going
rather strong against Mccarthy. Al
the end of one of the rounds Bull went
back to his corner with smile on hi
face, altho he had been getting some
hard cracks. The smile was caused by
the fact that the lacing Of one of Nc
Carthy's shoes had become loosened
and this fact had given Bull an idea
how to end the fight if he could ge1
away with the trick.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-04
VICTIMS OF PRIZE RING

Victims, Opponents Place
VIM. Miller >. Dial Hawkins. San Francisco.
Con Riordan.. Fitzsimmons. Syracuse, N Y.
Andy Bowen kid Lavinge. New Orleans.
George Scott Oscar Gardner Columbus O..
Alex. Scott. Tom Butler. brooklyn.
Tom Lansing. Jack Root. Chicago.
Guydo Jim Jeffries. Paris.
Bull MCCARTHY Young Critic. Sacramento.
Ben Coleman. VIM. Wright. Cincinnati.
J. G. Peters. Bergen, N. J.
Chas. gan.--------s1:.;;,. st. John, n B.
Alex DOWN. --- - San Francisco.
Harry Tenny ~. frankie Neil. San Francisco.
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A Most Audacious Trick.

i, Mccarthy was careful not to let on to
anyone what he had in his mind. He
did not even tip off his seconds as to
what he was going to do. The bell
rang, and then Mccarthy, walking to
the center Of the mat, pulled off one Of
the most audacious tricks ever seen in
ring, and, catching his man completely
off his guard, knocked him out. AS Nc
Carthy walked from his corner to the
middle of the ring, he appeared to no
tice for the first time that the lace of
his shoe was Enlightened. Just as the
two men were about to square off he
stopped stock still, and, leaning over,
started to tie the shoe lace. The other
man and the referee were completely
taken aback. The referee stood still to
one side, and the other fighter sort of
folded his arms, waiting for Mccarthy
to complete his task.
The big crowd was all intent on what
Mccarthy was doing, and it would have
been possible almost to have heard a
pin drop. Without moment 9 warning
Mccarthy, who had been taking in the
Holbrook argus., 1906-05-26
Not Eligible.
Manhattan.

America has the credit of being tho land of boundless opportunity, but one of the early Chicago lawyers discov- cred, even in this country of glorious freedom, barrier to his career. The story is vouched for in an old pamphlet on the Illinois bar.
 Edward D. Baker was young man of some parts and of intense ambition. Walking one day in the woods, brother lawyer discovered Baker sit. ting on fallen tree, weeping bitterly. On being pressed to tell the cause of his grief, he replied:
 "I have been reading the Constitu. ton of the United States, and find a provision in it that none but native born citizens can become President. 1 am of English birth, and so l am not eligible!"
 Notwithstanding this disability Baker had brilliant military and political career, and served his adopted coun- try well. He was a member of the Illinois Legislature, and was elected to Congress from that State both before and after the Mexican War, in which he served Later he removed to Ore gon, and was sent to the United States Senate from that new State.
 He left the Senate to enter the army at the time of the Civil War. He fell at Balls Bluff, pierced by nine bullets, because, as he said before he died, "A United States Senator must not re. treat"
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THE HAPPY COUNTRY CHILD.

City Children Never Get Half Their
 Legitimate Enjoyment Out ofLifo. I don't suppose anything Is more dis astrous than keeping children too clean says prominent magazine writer. The divine right to be gl0riOusly dirty Il large portion of the time when dirt Is ia necessary consequence of direct, use full, friendly contact with aH sorts of interesting, helpful things, is too clear to be denied.
 The children who have to think of their clothes before playing with the dogs, digging in the sand, helping the stableman, working in the shed, build ing bridge, or weeding the garden never get half their legitimate enjoy ment out of life. And oh unhappy fate, do not many of us have to bring up children without vestige of dog or sand heap, or a stable, or shed, or brook, or a garden Conceive, if you can, more difficult problem than giving d child his rights In city fat You may say that neither do we get ours but bad as we are we are always good enough to wish for our children the joys we miss ourselves.
 Thrice happy Is the country child, or the one who can spend part of his young life among living things, near to Natures heart How blessed is the little toddling thing, who can lie fiat in the sunshine and drink in the beauty of the green things growing" who can live among the other little animals, his brothers and sisters in feathers and fur; who can put his hand in that of dear mother Nature and learn his first baby lessons without any meddlesome middlenan; who is cradled in sweet sounds from early morn to dewy eve; ;" luIled to his morning nap by hum of crickets and bees and to his nights slumber by the signing of the wind, the splash of waves, or the ripple of q river. He is part of the shining web of creation" learning to spell out the universe letter by letter, as he grows sweetly, serenely, into knowledge of Its laws.
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Waste of Postage.

The lawyers were discussing the merits and demerits of well-known member of the New Orleans bar who had been gathered to his fathers, and one of the party, says the New Orleans Times Democrat, recalled the time when he studied in the old mans office. We had copying clerk whose ineffi- ciency continually worked the judge up to the point of explosion. One day a wire basket fell off the top of his desk and scratched his cheek. Not having any court-plaster, he slapped on three postage stamps and went on with his work. A little later he had some pa pers to take to the United States court, and. forgetting all about the stamps, he put on his hat and went out. As he entered the office, the judge raised his head and fixed him with an astonished stare. The clerk stopped and looked frightened, and finally said: Anything -er-wrong, sirW Yes, sir!" thun- dered the old gentleman. You are car, rying too much postage for second-class matter"
Holbrook argus., 1906-05-26
A Kidnapped Clergyman.


The early settlers of the colonies were commonly led by their minister, but there were exceptional instances In which a woman was leader of the en. terprise. In his recently published &C., count of 'The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence" Dr. Graham tells how the Scotch-Irish settlers came to North Carolina. Among them was minister of the name of Alexander and the story of his coming is as follows:
 Their grievances increasing few years preceding the Revolution of 16SS, their ministers imprisoned for holding lasts, the Alexanders resolved to seek quiet and repOse in the New World. On the eve of their departure from Ire land they sent to Scotland for their old preacher to baptize their children and to administer to them the cancellations of the gospel.
 The faithful and fearless preacher ar rived in time to meet the friends on the vessel on which they had embarked. and there held becoming religious ser vices. An armed company now came on board, broke up the meeting. and lodg- ed the minister in jail.
 Toward night an old matron ad. dressed her kinsmen
 "Nen, gang ye away, talk our minls- ter out O the jail, and talk him, guid soul, wi us till Ameriky."
 Her commands had never been dis obeyed. Before morning the minister was on board, and the vessel had pro- ceeded on its voyage. The minister, having no family, cheerfully consented to the arrangement and with joy and thanksgiving they landed safely on Manhattan.
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The Kings GlOved Hand.

It was noticed in Paris when King Edward was there that he always ap- peared in public with his right hand gloved, but not the left. As it is Il common practice to carry the right glove loose. and not the left much speculation has been excited by the kings reversal of this custom. One learned writer suggests that it is due to a sound perception of hygienic pro- priety. The object of glove, he says is not to adorn, but to protect the hand Which hand has the more constant em- plOyment and is therefore brought into closer contact with microbes? Why, the right hand, It follows that in keeping that hand glOved the king shows his uEfailing sense. Vive ie ROi!-LondOn Chronicle.
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The Man on the Steps.

They were going to the matinee. She was up in her boudOir putting on fin ishing touches, and he was sitting i'm patiently on the front steps.
 George, she called down sWeetly. "iust one minute more until find my gloves"
 Fifter minutes passed. George" came from above, wait another second. I've lost my pin"
 Twenty minutes slipped by.
 George" she continued, don't go. One moment. A button just jumped off my shOe."
 Long silence Then George calls wearly:
 Hurry q little, Ethel. If you get down in another five minutes we can make the evening performance. Mat inee's over long ago."
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PatrfOtisnn.

While exploring the grounds about the tomb of Washington gentleman happened to see lady of mature years who, bathed in tears, was kneeling before an edifice some distance from the monument. Thinking she was in some sort of distress the gentleman offered assistance.
 No, sir; thank you very much," said the lady, "I am not in trouble, but my patriotic feelings overcome me when 1 gaze upon the tomb of the Father of his Country"
 Quite sO," the gentleman replied, tenderly, II thoroughly understand, but, my dear madame, you have made a mistake. This is not the tomb of Washington this is an icehouse."
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why mex,cans Ua,I Us Gringoe..


 People often wonder and ask why the Mexican calls the American a "Gringo,' or what the word means. That can be explained much easier than why the American calls the Mex ican "Greaser." When the Ameri- cans went to war with Mexico, a mel ody, every verse of which ended with Green grow the rashes, oh," was very popular. It pleased almost everybody s fancy and was sung by old and young. While in camp the soldiers would sing it constantly, and all the Mexicans could hear was Green grow the rashes, oh." They immediately began to call the American soldiers by the first two words, as 1t sounded to them, grin goes" They made it into one word, by which they will ever know the Ameri- can-"Gringo."