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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-11-30
FARMERs' NATIONAL CONGRESS.
AT Rock I.IAsD, Ill. oOrOpra TO 20.

AT Rock IsLAND, ILL., OCTOBER TO 20.
The Farmers National Congress has for its dis
tinctive purpose the consideration OF broad nation
al questions relating to agriculture. The twenty.
sixth session just closed was record breaker in
registered attendance. in value Of papers, 10 en-.
thusiasm and in states represented The people
of Rock Island, H.. where the meetings were held
showed the Congress great attention.
GOV. Deneen of Illinois in welcoming the Con.
gress said that agricultural prosperity has been
the chief factor in the recent business expansion.
This in turn has been due to the increased inteli
lieence Of the American farmer thro the agricul.
tural experiment stations, colleges. institutes.
CARNATIONS and newspapers.
John NJ stahl. in the presidents annual address.
called attention the relative Importance of agr
culture. He strongly emphasized the TACT that
while farmers have greatly increased their knowl-
edge of the science of production the distributive
side Of farming has received less attention. Far
msrs are better of than as or so years ago. but
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-11-30

New York produced 1000, 900
more barrels of apples this year
than any other State. Her total
crop is estimated at 1900, 900.
The total crop in the United States
is estimated at 80, 100000 barrels.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-11-30

Not a marriage license was issued
by the Clerk of the Court for Cecil
county last week.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14
Simple Life for Tommy.

OMMY RYAN, the daddy of the middle
: : weights when he was fighting on the
D.. square,, is away from the ring for good
fighter. He is out on a celery
and peach ranch near Benton Harbor, Mich,
and only comes to the village to dispose of his
pluckings from the garden.
Tomny's last start as a boxer was under
bad circumstances. He hooked up with Jack
Curley,. and with Marvin Hart started on a
tour Of the world. They played Milwaukee,
Madison, st. Paul and several other hard-cider
stations before they reached Minneapolis. When
they reached here there was something Of blood
starting to circulate in the moon. At that time
Marvinus, the champion Kentucky heavyweight
peewee, was thrusting forward his chest until
you could drive a furniture van over his toes
and he couldn't see 1t. Ryan was stotcally
quiet, but when 1t came exhibition time Tommy
had style Of playing a staccato rendition of
"There Was Awaiting at the Church upon
the abnormal abdomen and bullying brow OF the
Breatth1tt county production.
Hart was accusing Tommy Of showing him
up and attempting to daub Tommy up against
the Woodland dell drop Of the theater, but
Tommy Jerry to Marry and the blow that
would have killed father never landed.
Curley was as busy as the man holding the
chain on two fighting bulldogs who had never
been properly introduced. There were signs OF
the all-star combination going bump, and bumI
1t did after leaving the mill city and starting
out thru the stump ranges toward Montana
ii Marvin wanted to be- the loud racket, an6
Tommy had no aversion to being something Of
d stellar disturbance himself. Marvin had the
large arm, but Tommy had a wicked. punch
that kept Marvinus from getting too proud
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14
IONS UPON THE PASSING 5HCM

milk-al at one meal. = The fool newspaper
(stung here too by the way) bite at the bait
like Jerusha going up against the spindle
game, and the news keeps coming and the
checks keep going. 1t is perpetual whirly-
zig of he-will-he won t-he-won't -he-wtll-
Willie?' se J 5:ayE IFS 3
Personally we don't care a hang whether
Jefries ever shows his face of his hayhome
again.. II the big brute wants to come out and
announce that he is ready to battle and puts
up forfeit with someone beside a father Of a
native son, we'll and good. So long as he ia
pursuing the feas In peaceful quietness upon
the sands of his California burdock patch let
him rest. This on-again-off-ag ain-gone-again
game don't even get q rise from this vicinity
after this. v :
y JEFF as fighter is the daddy of them all.
As. a come back he is shine. 1t is not the
fault Of Jeff, maybe, but due to the greed OF
lot Of those Frisco short-hatred reporters
who haven't been eating. any too regularly since
they abolished the soup kitchens. .
We are ever ready to aid brother in dis
freshly giving to him freely three cheers and
a chunk of good advice-buts these Frisco
brethren of the quill had best make connec
lions with the street cleaning department Of
the golden gate city. No more corned beef
and cabbage coming from stories on Jeffrles
Not from this neck of the woods.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14
| 0WA HOPES TO !. !.
DEFEAT MISSOURI S ! j u
Practice of the Squad This Week
Has Encouraged the
Coaches.
Special to Tho Journal.


Iowa City. Oct. l3.-Iowa awaits the
coming Of the University of Missouri
eleven on Oct. 81, with hope if not con-
fdence. 49,.
For weeks the teams prospects have
been dark and dreary and the loss of
an even dozen high-class players, thru
various means, left coach and rooters
Respondent.
New blood has been unexpectedly in
jected into the team, however, and the
"Bobby"- Miller has taken the quarter
backs post. and is playing. great ball.
Willcutt, formerly captain of the
Buena Vista college of r. Storm Lake,
Iowa, is playing halfback for the first
time and is putting up giltedged
game. Captain Allen, whose last bril-
liant work in a real game was seen IN
st. Louis two years ago, is at half, hav
ing finally cleared himself Of all dis
credits in the classroom.
| Several new candidates have ap'
peared on the field as a result, Of Coach
Chalmers pleading. Thompson, whe
against the Minnesota freshmen last
season is out for the first time. Smith
Peck, Spangler and Law are new mel
whose work is expected to help thu
team. Peck is 200-pounder from
Whom much is expected. Washburn il
carrying the ball well.
The plays invented under the new
rules have been Ineffective so fa1
owing to many shifts in the back field
Forward passes have failed repeated.
against the freshmen.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14
IRlNk GOVERN HAS
:. :. NO CHANGE At. ALL
Young Corbett Believed to Be
His Master ALI of the.
Time.
Journal Special Service.

JouInat 0poclaA oeIV1ce',
New York, Oct. 13.-FfI see Terry is
going to stuff his ears when he meets
Corbett,'' said the man who reads.
eyes, and he's looking pretty good
said The Fellow Who Knows. WThat
won It do him bit Of good,' said Tom
O'Rourke. He can't tie Corbett g
hands. Corbett will win. He will hit
Terry in the face and that will be the
end Of McGovern. Terry can't stand a
blow in the head.''
"That's true,' said Tim McGrath
"No matter how good Terry is and nc
matter how bad Corbett is, Terry viii
lose. The Colorado boy has his measure
Terry can go out and beat every boy
in the country, and Corbett can be beat
en- by every boy in the country, YET
when these two meet Corbett will win
"Why, out in Frisco Corbett had Ter
ry gone in the first round. The frs
punch did it. After that Corbett only
kidded Terry and it will be the SAM
thing over again.
"Young Corbett is gone at that,
said o 'Rourke. "This broad way put
all the fighters out Of business. -
/ Pitcher Fred Glade of st. Louis is booked t
wed an Iowa girl in the near future. - -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14
AMEs TEAM PREPARES
FOR NEBRASKA n GAME
Real Men of Iowa Aggies Viii
Be Tested on Sat-
urday. 49,; III
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Ames, Iowa, Oct. .13.-The work of
the Ames squad during the week has
been anything but satisfactory. In
running signals the men become mixed
on signals and fumbles Of rank ma
ture have resulted. In actual scrim-
mage work the varsity backs have been
thrown back again and again for a
loss. The best the varsity can do is
about two touchdowns an evening. The
defensive work is better, the reserves
never getting close to the varsity goal
line. +Eiz5f 49," r. -
Three men have been taken over
from the reserves: Nieletts, the reserve
fullback; Gray, "a tackle, and Graham,
an end. With these changes Coach
Ristine has two full teams on his var
sity squad.
The game with Morningside called
Saturday was Ames' last easy game,
and then comes Nebraska, against whom
the team will attempt to make great
showing.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14
HsAnk~A9-

King George Tebeau I. Of Looyyille, Kentucky,
Kansas City. Mo-, and Denver, Colorado!
There Is to be no more of strife in the asso-
ciation Bryce of Columbus and Havenor Of
Milwaukee now join in the same gladstone dance
about the peace and prosperity maypole while
George Tebeau OF i the. augmented faction
stretches the benencent and benedictory palm
over the proceedings with ''bless you, my
children, Bryce Is now In out OF the quar-.
relsome rain beneath the Havenor Lennon Tebeau
umbrella and is being made much over In the
lone lnsurrectionists and dynamiter outside Of
the fold but the powers that be dare not point
a finger at Edward, as back Of him looms tho
figure of Garry Hermann and. the Tebeau syn.
dicate has always been as afraid Of Garry -
cotton picking coon Of a country churchyard.
Watkins announces peace in 4 sort OF please
-me-alone -hollered- August tone Of
voice. August Koch is the baby Of the bunch
80 far as magnates go, and Is too busy patching
up his assessments, keeping streets out OF his
Fairgrounds and liking up bleachers to do a great
deal in the peace congress-. The talk OF peace
in Minneapolis is something of joke to the
new owner, who has been on the ground for
several weeks. " ts.=t go =.
But then, II we are to have peace-lst Il
come. Glad to see 1t. but there is not going
to be any particular amount Of baseball peace
In Minneapolis until the directors OF the asso-
| citation give Mike Kelley clean bill Of health
with orders to beat it. s.s.rs s3
There must be more Of the petty perBecu-
ton Of Kelley. -. ~ - Il z@]-i'
| There must be no more Of undeserved fines
plastered upon a Minneapolis team.
There must be less of those fool 'tsuspensions"
and fines without Investigations upon the ground
and the taking Of reputable folks word on .
/ par with that Of umpres. 8szl5a
1 Joe OBrien should learn that the best police.
man makes the fewest arrests and the best
Judges frequently impose the less number Of
penalties. 80, - = s'-E
Then bring along the pouter pigeon of peaee
| and the embalmed laurel. : Il.
Minneapolis will eat the emblems without
i sauce-but not until assured these vital
i points. 800 -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14
MOTORISTS AFTER
A "LONG" RECORD
Speoial' to The journal.

Chicago, Oct. l3.-Fred E. Dayton,
just back from the east, announced to-
day that he had completed all his plans
for an attack upon the Chicago New
York automobile record of 56:58:O0,
and that shortly after IL 'clock Mon.
day morning Bert Holcomb will start in
an effort to get as far under fifty hours
for the 1,108 miles as possible.
The car r. T be han pn oR Rea+ Grey Hg
comb and De Forest Lull, with Fred E.
Dayton in charge of the trial. Hol.
comb and Dufle are pioneers at the
game and have twice driven cars in
successful attacks upon the Chicago
New York record. 81
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14
MUST SHOW CLASS .
'' ..a TO DRAW JEFFRIES
Special to The Journal.


Los Angeles, CAL, Oct. 13.-Answer-
ing the entreaties of California friends
to re.enter the prize ring, Jim Jeffries
has informed them that he intends to
remain away from the squared circle
until a man of the caliber of Bob Fitz-
simmons appears on the pugilistic sur
JEFF considers the Cornishman the
greatest fighter he has ever taken on,
ard aside from ,Sharkey the only one
who compelled him to extend himself.
80 II regard the present day fighters
as lot of second -raters,D said jeff,
," and I don't care to try to deceive
the sporting. public, into believing they
have a chance against me. I have re-
ceived many hattering offers to meet
men like O'Brien, Kaufman and Ber-
ger, but have rejected them because
I have no desire to enter the ring with
men Of their class. Bob Fitzsimmon
at his best could have whipped the
whole bunch in one night.
elf a heavyweight possessing Fitz IS
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 it's pur-
pose my re-entrY into the ring, and
you may rest assured that am giving
very little thought to the matter
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14

Tommy has never fought since. Neither has
Marvin. The latter has been in several mix
ups, but never to shine. Marvin is still scrap
ping with Mique Schreck at long range. Tom
my is battling with the potato bug and acquiring
the lingo of the Michigan agrarian The ring
shoe has been displaced by the felt brogan
affected by the wolverine earth-ticklers, and
padded glove has been replaced by. the Made-ln'
Fonda variety that acquires beautiful polish
thru the friction Of the hoe handle. .7tv.
Thomas no longer dirts with fortune be-
meath the glare of the spotlight focused or
pies and robbing Michigan's sandy soil for hit
needings. He has the money and will never
fight again. II he does he is foolish. He's
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14
GOOD CARD OFFERED
AT CHURCHILL DOWNS

Louisville, KY, Oct. 13.-The feat,
ures at Churchill Downs this AFTERNOON
were the travelling passenger agents,
handicap at one mile, and a conditional
purse at six furlongs, both Of whicl
brought out the best horses at the
track. Pretension was the favorite
for the handicap, but Hannibal Boy
caught him in the stretch and won b
half a length. Today's winners, Abb
no, Auditor, Platoon. Hannibal Boy
Chase and WhippoorwiQ.
Secretary Navin of Detroit alleges that A
mour was too 1enient with the players.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14
BUCKNELL NO MATCH
FOR CORNELL TEAM
Special to The Journal.

oPoc1E1 co 1Uo 0Vu1HH1'
Ithac, N. Y, Oct. 13.-Cornell's big
red team ,outclassed Bucknell today on
Percy field, defeating the Pennsyl-.
vanians by the decisive score of "a to
6. The visitors secured their only
score on a blocked kick for the goal
line, which Shade, fell on. For the first
FAST game, tearing up the A opposing line
Gibson played brilliantly, his long end
runs being the feature Of the day.
Earle, Wilders, Gibson and Babcock
proved steady and consistent ground
gamers for the red and white. The
Forward pass failed in every attempt,
but Bucknell worked several quarter
back kicks to advantage. Cornell scored
three times in the first half and once
in the second. The lineup: -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14

Former Greatness Does Not Help
l. Them in the Debrutalized
Game. -
Special The Journal. {.

Madison Wis, Oct. 10 -Wisconsin
defeated thu. little team Of ~LaWrence $
university, Of Appleton, at Randall field
today, by the score Of S to. o. The.
touchdown was made by Soukup four
minutes after the game began. This
was the first game of the season Tor
Wisconsin,, and while the weather was
Hutchins' men put up good, snappy
game. -. q.
It was largely a kicking game, nei-
Their team making many gains by the
old straight style of football. The de-
layed pass, forward pass and quarter:
back kick were frequently and success
fully used by Wisconsin and less fire.
quently and successfully by Lawrence.
The single touch of Wisconsin was
l5.yard line. Cunningham passed the
bali to Howard, who in turn gave it
to Soukup, who got around Allen and
over the goal line. Mesmer failed to
kick goal. He also missed two tries
for goal from the field. In other re-
spects, however, Mesmer played splen-
Wisconsin's goal was really in dan
ger but once, that being when Law
15-yard line. The ball went to Law
~SocooS VIA
a forward pass, which Carr tossed to
Frank. The latter was unable to carry
the ball, the Madison team getting the
pigskin on downs. Wisconsin quickly
punted the ball out into the center Of
the field. Lawrence made two attempts
to kick two goals from the field, but
Mesmer blocked it both times. Both
teams frequently offended by fumbling
Wisconsin was penalized several times
for, being too eager and getting offside
before the ball was snapped. Rogers
and Frank at ends and Mesmer al
. tackle all did splendid work and won {
large part of the applause. The lineup
Wisconsin. Lawrence.
Rogers, Soukup. left end. Cassad
Mesmer. left tackle. 49,. .Ballantyn
B1eyen, Huntley. ...left guard. ........ .Taylo
Bailey. Whitaker. center. .shergen Capt.
Gelbach (Capt.) right guard. ....... Kiau
D1ttman. ......... right tackle. ....... Virgil
Frank right end. ...........A Allie
Cunningham. quarterback go. Hunderma
Clark. .............left half ........ .Patterso
Soukup. Curtin. fright halt. Beyo
Howard. :fullback ......:...::.. Vol
Illinois Referee, Mccarthy Of Brown Hea
linesman, Walter. Time of halves, 20 mil
utes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14

team showed up well in defense and in
the kicking work.. considering the short
time the team has been working to-
gether. The team gives promise Of ex-
cellent work by midseason. Lineup:
: Shatt,,ck East IIieh
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14

LucKleSS McCue.
~ @ ARTY MccuE. who at one time made
M some noise az featherweight
pugilist, but who rose to the proud
position Of a New York saloonkeep-
Or. has once more plunged into the abyssmal
depths Of brutality.
the democrats of the sixteenth assembly dis
trict. New York. and bids fair to be elected.
Picture II you can a mild saloon
keeping prizehghter cast, In all Of his trusting
innocence into congress
It's the worst thing that has happened since
the New York hotels reached for the rollers
and put then on Jack o'Brien.
Up to Nero.
~~ HE national baseball commission has
followed out all that expected OF
It, Garry Hermann has announced
that the Kelley case should never have
been sent to the commission 1t will be thrown
back to the association for settlement and that
probably means nothing doing until Mike Kelley
hales the whole bunch into court
The Milwaukee hearing Of Aug u was an
open affair and the evidence. listened to by a
few impartial reporters and fans was Of
1aughaols nature: TO avoid admitting mt a.o tnat
sent the case up to the national commission.
Now 1t comes back again to the Joe O'Brien
circle. Kelley Is still left under suspension,
eltho under the regular working of baseball law
all suspensions of the kind end with the close
Of the playing season.
The longer the American association magnates
nddle with the Kelley case the worse of the
situation grows locally. There is deep-sea ted
anger all over Minneapolis all over this affair
and that is not going to pass of during the
winter Mr.. Koch. the new owner Of the club,
found this out to his satisfaction, and sorrow.
before he returned to Milwaukee. If the mag
mates centering around Milwaukee, Louisville
and st. Paul will listen to Mr.. Koch he will
tell them a tale that they had best listen to-
for Mr.. Koch's good and their own.
Kelley should be free right to work on
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14

It is a question whether the Washington club
feet but fields fairly WELL, and can bat some.
It is not generally known that Third Baseman
Bill CouShlin Is minus the forenger Of his left
hand 5gAtsssS
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14
Able to Talk Yet.
So Long K entucky,

- ENTUCKY as state is certainly shoot
X ing the chutes and jumping the course
m on the hairpin turn. 80
- One day last week a couple of real
Kentucky gentlemen got together in the betting
ring at Churchill downs and 'Egad suh-they
quarreled.
One real Kentucky gemmen met another real
Kentucky gemmen and after passing the time
of day and discussing the prospects for good
run at the stills of the state they fell to
talking Of more personal matters The argu'
ment waxed hotter and hotter until 1t was ut
fever heat One intimated that the other was
mo gemmen," and 'Egad sub, the hot Ken
lucky blood boiled up like a teaspoonful OF
peroxide Of hydrogen in the shoulder of q
CALLED truck horse.
There was a reaching for guns, and one real
Kentucky gemmen attempted to exterminate thu
other by the time honored methods of the Hat
fields and McCoys. " :: -:
Instead Of the crowd scattering and letting
the blood flow, the belligerents were hustled out
and told to behave themselves. They were
fined $1,000.
Shades Of David Crockett and Kit Chinn
Fined for attempting to shoot one another! II
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14

now offers Berger ana OBrien $4,000, 900 more
for bare-knuckle finish fight in the Metro
poitan operahouse on Christmas eve.
Digger Dog, Col.-The Commercial club OF
Digger Dog offers 100000 for ten-round
bout between Jimmie Britt and George Dixon.
Piute Point. MONTH Jefries really means
to fight again he can get a match at Piute
Point the Donegal Turnverein Of this place
offering $s,oooooo for battle between JET
and Gus Rubin. y
Goldhelds, Nev.-Tex Rickard is counting out
100000 in 81 bills to put in the show win
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14
The Happy Family.

The Happy Family. r..
~ HERE is to be peace in the American
association next year, is the prophecy
Of W.. H. Watkins, a saying recorded
- after he had retired Charles Rus
chaupt by purchasing his interest in the Indian
apolis club Il =" .ts>1 :$< srjJ.=sS j. Z.
Fine and dandy for peace! Let the turtle
dove rest upon the Hotel Davidson and the
laurel wreath be prest upon the classic brow Of
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14
MICHIGAN VARSITY
WAL[0PEDT THE SCRUBS
"Glorious Victory" for Wolver-
ines Over the College Team.
at Home.
Special to The Journal,


Ann Arbor, Mich, Oct. 13.-The
Michigan varsity defeated the scrubs
today by score of % to o., All the
points were made in the first half. The
scrubs really outplayed the varsity in
the second session of the game, Elke
and Wasmund doing some star work in
breaking up plays.
Captain Curtis had decided off day.
He took his new position at end and
did not accomplish anything. He tried
for five goals from the field and failed
on every one of them. Lowell, Patrick
and Newton showed good varsity form.
The first-named is one of the most ag-
gressive players on the team, but it
was Stocket who brought out the cheers
from the rooters by his fine lodging
and picking holes. The lineup:
Varsity. Scrubs
Curtis. ........ left end. .Guickenberger,
Harris
Ruby, Wright, left tackle. ........... Eike
Clement, Chandler. LEFT guard. ......... Gait
Lowell. center. Carey, Treat
Graham. right guard. ....... Simpson
| Newton, Witmore. fright end. .Fea therstone,
Wasmund
Lewis ............ quarterback. Evans, Tangley
Rumme me; LEFT half. ..... crumpacke,
Stocket, schrenk. :. right half. Bliss
| Wendell, Garretts
Embs. fullbaek. Fuller Reiteul
Goals from touchdowns Curtis 4. Goal from
| field, CARROTS. Umpire, Davis. Referee, Lin
derrick. Head linesman, Coe. Time of halves
| 20 minutes