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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-30

citizens of Fargo may wen feel proud
of their representatives who won the
next two places.
+. h Talbot of Fargo college was
awarded second lace and very close
second at that, for it became known
that he equalled the winner in rank,
but lacked only few points on
thought and composition. The Grand
Forks audience loudly applauded his
Grafton, and he was made to feel that
his speech was success.
p. j. Olson of the A. C. took third
place, leaving fourth to Mr.. Crock
of the State Science school.
The winner of this contest will re-
present North Dakota at the inter-
state meet to be held May 90 in
Omaha.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-30
DYNAMITINe STREAMS.
Lawbreakers Said to Be Busy in
Hibbinu Vicinity,

Hibbing, Mimi, April S0.-Deputy
Game Warden ]. A. Miller is on the
lookout for the lawbreakers said to be
dynamiting streams south of here for
fish and will prosecute them to the
limit if they are caught.
These streams were stocked with
trout four or five years ag1, and in
one or two of them good fishing is to
De held. Mr.. Miller was out this week
ana brought back ten trout, one of
winch was fourteen inches long.
Mr.. Miller has applications in for
trout fry and expects several cans
from the state within the next few
days. They will be planted in vari
Gus streams south OF town.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-30
MORE BUILDING PLANS.
New Courthouse at Forman--Nev
Fargo Residence,

The plans for the new residence OF
e. c. Wagner, manager of the Buffalo
Pitts in Fargo have been prepared
and are on exhibition at the Fargo
Builders & Traders exchange.
The plans for the new $4,000 court
house for the town of Forman are ex-
pected to arrive at the same rooms
in the very near future. They have al
ready been prepared and it is expect
ed that they will arrive here on Mon
day.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-30

sleep in rooms where there is no fresh
air.
Ii you are weak and run down." or
have a cold that hangs on, you may
have tuberculosis of the lungs. See a
doctor at once. A little delay may cost
You your life.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-30

Boston Courier Stubb--I notice your
wife doesn't wear her 500 button gown
to church now.
Penn-No; 1t was too embarrassing.
Every time a button turned up on the
collection plate the parson glanced at
her.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-30
TALBOT OF T. c.
A CLOSE SECOND
REPRESENTATIVES, OF FARGO
INSTITUTIONS WON SECOND
AND THIRD PLACES IN THE
STATE oRAToRicAL CONTEST
U. STUDENT WON FIRST PLACE,

The Grand Forks people went nearly
wild last night when it was announced
that the university orator, William
Greenleaf won first piece in the state
oratorical contest on the subject
George Rogers Clark. However. the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-30

Chicago Tribune: Daniel had
emerged from the lions den. Although
was in no danger of catching anv
African fever from Them" he said II
am sure Professor Starr will feel much
easier to mind on account of my COM
Ing out unframed" For the professor,
1T will be remembered, had NOT pre-
dicted that anything would happen
to Daniel.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-30

Cleveland Plain Dealer: Stranger
Who are those uniformed men with
the heavy leather gloves and thu
el-plated nippersY
Native-Eh! Why that's Chicago's
famous hatpin squad.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-30

Special Offers at Moody's.
A. L. Moody's ad today is full Of
interesting matter for the ladies.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-30
Building for Future

The propelling motive in nearly every
mind, the thing that keeps us all hustling.
IS not only to provide for the present:
there IS always looming up ahead of us
the FUTURE, and every right-ninded
person desires to make the future secure.
A secure future is assured to the man
or woman who begins while young to Law
aside Systematically as much as possible
tor "a rainy day" We suggest that a
certificate in this strong, successful com
pany, where the dollars of the many are
combined for the mutual protection and
profit of all, make accumulations certain
and the principal secure
A moderate sum invested monthly.
quarterly or yearly in a certificate running
either 10, 10 or 20 years, will build with
assured certainty and profit for the future.
1t will teach and encourage systematic
saving, provide a definite object, promote
economy. satisfy the desire to accumulate
a competency.
A postal card will bring you full particulars
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of novelty would not only kill the
sport but after the first performance
would excite the most hostile criti-
cism.
Coming down to the time of Jem
Mace, we really reach the first pugilist
to study out the scientific side OF box
ing. He was the founder Of this in
novation in pugilism, and to him we
owe the change that has elevated the
sport.
Corbett convinces Mace.
shall never forget my first intro
duction to Jem Mace some sixteen
years ago. He invited me to come
around and show him what I had that
was new in boxing. 1t was a meeting
of the old and the new champions.
and + was as glad Of the opportunity
to learn from him as to show my own
skill. He explained the straight leads
and straight cross counters that he
had used SO effectively in earlier days,
and seemed greatly surprised when /
kindly told him that if they boxed
like that now the clever men OF the
new school would tear the top Of his
head off.
To illustrate this fact as he desired,
and ] Eeil1e the yoNLger man, said:
lcu t@ld at me end I'll show you
something you have never seen" He
was simply dumb for a time in his
establishment at MY skill in avoiding
his leads. For instance, I tried the
double feint Nth both hands and
slipped into si1estep. at which he
let go both hands and went out Of
position and at my mercy as the trick
is intended to be used / followed with
all knew of boxing and the grand
old man of the ring was greatly
pleased and warmly congratulated me
on my skill.
After Mace came Joe Wormald, Joe
Goss, Tom Allen and Joe Coburn. They
all simply followed the style Of the old
master as far as they were able to
master the scientific end of the game,
each adding little individuality, but
nothing that was startling or that had
not been seen before.
Comment on John /.
Then along came John L. Sullivan,
rough and scruff, slam-bang, right
handed fighter Of great muscular de-
velopment and game to the core.
wouldn't detract one iota from John
LIS reputation or seek to lower him
from position he occupied SO many
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John Heenan, Tom Sayers, John Nor
rissey and Ned O'Baldwin. just think
what jeff with a knockout punch In
his left hand as well as the right, would
have done to the men named. for /
don't hesitate to say he was every bit
as quick as those men and as clever
Jeffries takes punishment with the
same degree of nonchalence as did Nor
rissey; is clever like Mace, but with
an improved style, and he lis bigger than
O'Baldwin. He Is better on his feet
than Coburn, and he has everything
that any one elss ever had--in fact,
a little more, Including that famous
knockout punch with the left hand, and
he doesn't need 20 send it along more
than seven inches TO make Il affective.
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buted materially to his success in the
ring. That he has defeated F'itz-
simmons, SharlSey, Rubin and Cor
bett, not once but twice, and the fact
that those named were the best of the
heavies at the time, shows what a
marvellous fighter this great bear from
the Pacific coast really is, for, unlike
some OF the other critics. / believe
Jef still them aster of them all, and I
much doubt IL we shall ever look upon
his like again.
Jeffries Best Of All.
Fifty years ago Jeffries would have
been considered scientific fighter as
well as a successful knocF erout pugilist
even amo lg such men as Jem Mace,
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velop accurate foot work, he should
be good at the initial sack.
frost and Hendrie are the candi-
dates for second base together with
the odd pitcher 1t is hoped, how
ever. that regular can be developed
for second frost is strong at the
bat. but Is q little weak In fielding.
Much may be expected from him, how
ever, before long.
Hendrie. on the other hand, is show
ing up fine In fielding the position,
but is little shy at bat. However,
he is q very promising candidate.
George Haggart win be In uniform
soon and will add to the sensational
fielding stunts OF the season.
Thus 1t may be seen that there IL
considerable competition Ia the inneld
IN the sun garden Horner and Me-
Donald win shine. They are both ac-
curate sgrabbers" and Ii they develop
little more at batting they viii prove
valuable. Aronson. Shaw. stribei. zu-
Der, Boise and several others. however.
will try for one Of the three gardens.
and lively contest Ii expected.
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ACTIVITY IN THE
PREACHER CAMP

The second period OF baseball is
now in order. The boys at Fargo coll
lege are raving to get at their Op,.
ponents on the diamond, and If the
weather only permits things will be
doing very shortly. The diamond is
drying rapidly and will be in pretty
fair shape for the game with Barnes
vile this afternoon. Coach Watkins
has discovered a weakness in batting
and to overcome this failing large bat
ting nets have been secured which will
be installed Immediately, in which the
men will be given steady grind at
the bat. No line on the men has been
secured yet, but will be in the course
Of a few games.
There promises to be some keen
competition In the infield, however
the battery Of last year will be missed
considerably, but Thayer and Slingsby
have worked together in high school
and thus know each others failings
Slingsby viii hold down the receiving
position. He is an accurate tfrower
to second, is heady, and a. first rate
"sticker." He will get the best out
of the pitchers and will be in a fine
place to captain the team.
Thayer, the old high school star, has
been making rapid strides In the box
He is at present developing a change
Of pace. He has considerable speed,
and good quick curve but is little
shy on control, but this is easily to-
be overlooked, it being SO early in
the season. His strong points and
surely bring his name before the lime
light before the season has progressed
very far.
Fortin, the star basketball guard
looks good for reserve pitcher. He is
an old timer at throwing snow balls
and with his speed and curves should
be a find. He naturally is little off
on control but will improve wonder
fully before the season is over.
Aronson the Norwegian recruit. has
also been tried at pitching, and al
though somewhat inexperienced, looks
good. He is certainly speedy, and his
curves break quickly. He Is inclined
to feed the groove" too much. His
being good at the batting game. will
make some one hustle to put him off
the team.
Shaw, the elongated pitcher from the
preparation department will be carried
as reserve. 1t is hoped that he will
develop into a strong southpaw
As the weather has prevented con-
tlnued practice considerable depends
upon the battery. They have been
working in the gym lately.
@. Pollock, the standby of the school,
win star at third sack. He has been
showing up remarkably well, hitting
at an awful rate Els bat win cIout
the ball over many q fence. Without
doubt he vii develop into a sensa-
tional infielder. and no one Ii worrying
shout the far corner OF the inf1eld.
Walter Bayard. this candidate for
short stop has been laid up with q
game hand, during which time Hendrie
has substituted for him, When in
shape he has few equals in the colleges
OK this section OF the countr.
Tho frat and second base PROPOSE
tion Ii the problem. Perry, the tall
basketball center IL certainly built FOR
the place. Ills stick work has inn
proved wonderfully. and II he can de-
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PLACE BAN ON ALL
TURKEY DAY GAMES

Kansas City, April 2S.-Delegates
to the Missouri Valley Conference
meeting voted to abolish all Thanks
giving day football games. thereby
dealing a death blow to the time-hon-
ored Missouri Kansas battle. The big
moguls also stiecreed that the hammer
throw shall be eliminated from field
events and that the training table
must be abolished by the gridiron au-
thorities. 1t was also decided that af-
ter Dec. no athletic coaches shall be
employed except those who are mem
bers Of the teaching staff. The chief
changes follow :
After Dec. /, 1910. no intercollegiate
football games except on college
grounds.
After Sept, |, 1910, no STUDENT
shall be member OF more than two
intercollegiate teams in any one year.
Freshmen shall be limited to ath-
letic competitions within their own
school.
The president OF each institution to
appoint one member Of a joint COM
mittee to revise the football rules and
report to the conference after Dec. i.
1910.
The permanent organization Of the
governing board of the conference
with Chancellor Frank Snow Of the
University Of Kansas as president and
Isidor Loeb, dean or the school of law
of the University Of Missouri, secre-
tary.
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hard with one hand as the other
and fairly clever. 1t was his wallop
that Won nearly all his fights. Tom
sharkey was physical wonder game
and hard slugger. Slavin and joe
Goddard were OF similar class.
And now we get to Jeffries, a big,
robust man weighing 2s0 pounds, as
hard as nails, and the quickest man
Of his weight / have ever seen in the
ring. Above ALL he has something
that he Is naturally left handed, and
ticularly none Of the Sullivan type,
could ever show. In q knock out
punch with the left hand The fact
that he is naturally Lett handed, and
as good, if not better. in every other
way as all he has met, has contri-
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that could be developed into value
today by our fistic champions.
in a review Of this subject we must
start away back In the old, old days
when ring contests were held out In
the open and the followers Of the sport
were largely drawn from the toughest
element. This was necessary, be-
cause SO keen was partisan feeling
that when either contestant showed
signs OF defeat the ring ropes were
cut and frequently the man with the
toughest crowd behind him won the
battle.
1t has taken years to change all this
and we Of the present day should re-
joicesat the different conditions that
now prevail. Boxing contests are
now held in large auditoriums lighted
by electricity. attended by men In
evening dress and frequently BY wo-
men; there are padded ring posts and
ropes; honest referees and large
purses to offer pleasing contrast
with conditions of other days And,
incidentally / call attention particn-
larly to the fact that the character OF
the men engaged has much to do with
this change
Brute Strength In the Past.
The prints OF the early champions
show o variety OF poses In the ring,
but absolutely no indication Of what
we today call science in boxing. Our
present day amateurs would be ridi-
culed should they strike the same at
titude as the champions 0f even 100
years ago, and that II really only ten
decades In boxing. They had then to
develop wrestling skill as well as
punching ability. and their muscular
development, will admit was some
thing to admire. But 1t was all
summed up In brute strengths and the
science which now furnishes the
piquant sauce to the sport was then
almost entirely lacking The same
conditions today beyond the attraction
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years as the popular idol of the ring,
but honesty compels me to say that
he added nothing to fistic science ex-
cepting his famous right hand punch.
AS usual, the new champions style
was Immediately in vogue and Mike
Cleary and some others gained a place
In hstic history as right-hand- fight
ers. / am not going out of my way
to say here that / don't believe Sui
livan In his best days was the master
Of Jeffries, and as I say this because !
have so often heard them compared.
Charley Mitchell was one man whom
Sulliva ncould never whip. Mitchell
who had trained in the Mace school,
was nearer to the present style of
boxing than any man Of his day.
Weight was his great handicap
Then came Peter jackson from
Australia, who weighed 200 pounds
stripped and was six feet one and one
half inches In height Jackson, too,
had the Mace style as improved by
Larry Foley, the teacher OF SO many
good men from the antipodes. Jack
son also was a wonderful innghter,
q good left-hand jabber, and he had
2 right hanu bad punch capable OF
terrific damage. The one thing
jackson lacked was the left hand
hook.
Corbett Works on New Lines.
What shall say OF Jim Corbett?
He had studied out q miscellaneous
style III which something had been
adopted from Mace and carried for
ward into development showing In
dividuaIity. 1t was a system of
boxing entirely his own and one that
had never been seen before the night
sof Sept I, 1892 at New orleans, and
without dwelling further upon the
subject wish nodestly to say that
there has been little Improvement
since.
Bob Fitzsinmons was 4 wonderful
two handed fighter able to hit aa
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GOSSIP ABOUT HORSES
BY ). J. J.

full horscman OF today does more
buggy riding" !. e., driving on the
country roads and less OF track work.
The result is that when the day for
the race comes the horse wants 10
race. "All work and no play makes
Jack a dull boy"--and the horse gets
tired of the everlasting drill OF the
tarck What do you think about 1t,
reader7
Among the entries for the 2:12 trot
at Grand Rapids. Mich. for the $10,-
900 purse is the bay, gelding Safe
guard, who was raced through North
Dakota and Kansas very successfully
last season. He was one OF the big
money winners in his class, is only S
years old and is considered a very
likely prospect. There are twenty lone
entries In this class
Among the PAGERS in the 2:06 class
this year is r #. ID. Last season he
was not in the best of condition, but
great things are expected of him this
year as he has wintered fine and is In
fine shape. right now. His mark is
2:O5h. He made Lady Maud c. pace
mile in 2:03ik to beat him last sea-
son.
If all the signs do not fan there
will be a couple of candidates for the
slow classes in North Dakota and
Manitoba that may make the talent
'sit up and take notice" One viii be
a trotter and the other a PAGER. VINO
the owners are is stu a mystery.
r. ]. McKinzie Of winnipeg, Man.
has purchased at Memphis, Tenn, the
roam pacing gelding March McEwen,
2:08h, from Jack Slackleford OF
Courtland, Ala. The Price was $4,000
and another horse. Another important
sale vyas that of Bland s., 2:O5A, the
premier western pacing stallion OF the
1909 campaign. Joseph Carson OF
Winnipeg secured the stallion from
w. III. Stubbleford, jr.. oran, Mo. 1t
Is understood that Barney Barnes viii
drive Bland s.
Hamline hangs up $1,000 for a 2:16
trot, and $4,000 for the 2:13 pace
There will be a free-for-alI pace for
$4,000 and a free-for-alI trot for s2,-
600. And $1,000 purses galore. C. NJ.
Griggs has taken hold of this depart
ment again, which means its success.
Efde Powers will soon foal to Dan
Patch. That colt ought TO have the
stamina, IL he breeds after the fam
GUS old mare. She was "the talk OF
the town" when in her prime, which
lasted until she was nearly 20.
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istic history. generally speaking, does
not offer any one who may be used
in close comparison. Jeffries seems to
me to have been in a class all by HIM
self That he should retire as an un-
defeated champion to my mind cuts
off nearly all argument
The question has frequently been
asked, however, as In the case with
other ring champions, and in fact
in nearly every class of sports, as to
what position Jeffries would have held
had he been born ten. twenty, Atty
or even 100 years ago. My answer
I'm this case would be the same. JEFF
fries has variety Of ring accomplish
ments that no other pugilist ever had
and as / search through the pages Of
history I reach the same conclusion
that he stands out as the ideal pugilist
of all time.
old Tactics Lose Value.
In nearly every decade since the
days of Figg 1719 there has been a.
new champion. one man at least who
classed above all his fellows. From
the old prints showing the poses as
sumed in the ring by former cham
pions and from all i can find in writ
ten history or have heard during my
travels about the world from those
who had close personal contact with
former champions, and / have made
probably more Of a study of this mat
ter than any other man, do not find
that the old champions had anything
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A starting Judge can do more TO
add to the success OF a race meeting
or to detract therefrom than any other
official. A capable judge is a valuable
acquisition, while an incompetent is
menace to the racing game.
Grand Forks offers a purse for the
300 class pace. This Is an excellent
idea and will meet with the general
approval OF all that class who are
breeding raising youngsters for the
speed class In the 800 classes will
be found larger percentage OF green
ones than in the 2:40 or 2:45 classes
And the man with a novice at the
game does not like to start him against
horses who have been racing season
or more.
The stake entries for the Winnipeg
July meeting closed AprH Is. Entries
for the class races close July Q. The
eight running races close the day be-
fore the races. The meeting is July
14-22.
The stake races for the Great North
ern circuit close on May Is, and the
class races for the Fargo meeting close
July IL.
with the advent of the brick pave
ment in Fargo the owners OF driving
horses are finding the use Of pads
under shoes advisable. 1t takes off
the concussion.
AThe Huron, s. D., management make
a nice bid for those who are attempt
ing to promote the breeding OF race
horses in the northwest. Among their
early closing events (May 16) are O.
year-old and 3-year-old trots and SIM
liar events for the PAGERS OF same age.
The races are to be half-mile heats,
two in three, for colts bred In South
Dakota. The idea is worthy Of emu
lation. The Montana meeting also has
2-year-old and 3-year-old trotting
classes. Winnipeg has a S-year-old
trot or pace.
II Bland S., 2:O5A, Major MalIow,
2:O41s and March McEwen, 2:0sA,
start in the free-for- -alls in North
Dakota--which is more than likely
there will be something didding" All
OF which goes to show that the great
northwest is rapidly becoming the
mecca of the horseman.
The old-style training system of
sweating and scraping horse until
he was weak and rubbing him until
he was dry. incidentally giving him
next to no hay at all, has, happily,
passed and with it most Of the num-
erous workouts that were also a
part Of the programme. The success
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TAKE ON
WAHPETON TODAY

The A. G. baseball seam left this
morning for Wahpeton. The game to-
day wiz be the first contest Of the
season as last Saturdays scheduled
contest with Concordia was post
poned.
The lineup will be:
Pitchers Baker or Wirtenburg.
Catcher -Foss.
First Base-Parker or Olson.
Second Base-Bert Haskina.
Shortstop- cCarthy.
Third Base-Juell.
Left Field-Hammes.
Center Field-Reuber.
Right -Wirtenberger or Peter
man.
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carpio's Battery.

Carpio, N. D., April 23.--Leo Glow
sczewsky and Oscar Seim have con-
tracted to be the battery for the local
ball team and will not go to Leal as
they intended. Both are good players
and, with the best OF the lineup, will
give Carpio one of the best teams in
this section. Everybody boost for the
team, they are winners