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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-12-30

ollect that Nelson did not fight for six
months after his first fight with Cans.
And no one roasted him.
In the first bout, that with Redmond
In Milwaukee, l broke small bone In
my wrist. l know the accident has
been sneered at, but If any sporting
writer in the country doubts the seri.
BUSINESS Of the injury l will show him
the signed aff1davits of two of the
most prominent doctors Of Milwaukee.
Stung by the criticism Of lot Of Mel.
son boosters, took on young fellow
at small town in Wisconsin two
months later to see whether my arm
could stand the strain. 1t was a fool.
ish venture, for l broke the bone In
the same place again. Had my arm
stood the strain l would have signed
to box Nelson In November, as l had
announced Immediately after l won
the title
Just when l will be ready to fight
Is question. have been doing some
light work with my bad arm, and it
Is coming along nicely. Naturally.
with big fight In sight I wish to take
matters easily, and you can take 1t
from me that l will not enter the ring
again until l am absolutely certain
that the wing is o. X. When It gets
right, which think will be In about
month, will be ready for any and all
of them. Fighting is the way mako
my living, and the cost Of Lying Is
pretty high.
l hear that Knockout Brown Is on
my trail. Who Is this Knockout per-
son? I never heard of him until he
won from Tommy Murphy, and anyone
who cannot beat Tommy Murphy
ought to take to selling hair ribbons.
II Mr.. Brown wants q fight he will
have to get reputation first. Let him
fight Moran or Attell, or some one OF
class, and II he beats them will be
ready to talk to him.
There is absolutely no chance Of my
fighting Nelson unless the public
forces me into 1t.
Just by way of closing. beg the
public I'd wait just little while.
have had long rest and feel like a
bulldog. When my arm gets right.
the boxing followers of the country
will see all they want Of the light
weight champion.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-12-30

owner Of the Boveril cotton mills OF
Manayunk. You may have heard OF
me-"
Hume coughed alphabetically. you
will excuse me, Mr.. Boveril, but
Manayunk has so many millionaires
that er-Hume is my name, a
Manayunk man myself"
Good. l size a man up quickly.
Mr.. Hume, that's the reason I'm now
where I am. I want to employ
YOU"
But have q profession"
This Is an odd job, in a way.
Won't take up your professional time.
I have a daughter, Mr.. Hume-you
don't know what daughter is, Mr..
Hume" The old gentleman's bust
ness-like tone trailed off into sigh.
1--WE seen them" remarked the
young man.
"Oh, ! mean to own one, bring her
up. let her get to the fool stage and
run you crazy"
Il don't know. what that is" ad.
mitted Hume.
We'll. my daughter Bella thinks
she's in love with drug clerk in
Roxborough. It's ridiculous. asked
her what she admired about him any
way. She said she thought It was tho
daredevil way he clung her sodas.
She's SO young! told her she
couldn't marry him. She said she
would. I've had her mother and
aunt tell her she shouldn't, but
I believe she will. Then l hit. on my
scheme. and there where you come
In"
Hume looked at the old fellows
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-12-30
TACTLESSNESS IN DRESS
Almost az InexcusabIe and Can Cause
as Much Trouble as Taetless-
ness In Speech.

There Is a tactlessness in dress that
is almost as inexcusable. and can az
nearly often wreck q womans chances
of happiness, as tactlessness OF speech.
This, perhaps. is somewhat Of an ex-
aggeration. but there Is enough truth
In II to warrant women giving 1t their
attention.
We all know how Ill at ease a wom-
an Is who is not suitably gowned. II,
unfortunately. she has chosen a high
neck gown when other women are
clad in low necked ones, she has
reached the most acute stage Of dis
comfort. II she clothes herself In a
tailor-made when the occasion calls
for an afternoon frcck, she Is still un-
comfortable, but not so absolutely
wrctched as in the first instance.
The woman Of small income should,
therefore, have In her wardrobe sew
erul simple gowns that will suit every
occasion rather than one or two ex.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-12-30
Embroidery Substitute.

This season Of lovely and costly
lowered chiffons and nets, the girl
who signs for them In vain can evolve
a creditable substitute II she IL
skilled with her needle.
Let her embroider on Paris muslin
or handkerchief linen flowers and foil
age in any color and size preferred.
These can be worked In Kensington
stitch and shade. but Wallachian
stitch is rapid and easy.
The sprays can then be appliqued
to Brussels net for blouses or whole
gowns. The work can also be done
directly on chiffon by basting tissue
paper underneath to give body to the
embroidery. The paper Is easily
pulled away later
Many different kinds OF flowers are
found in the patterns for Wallachian
embroidery and the ingenuity Of the
worker will show how they can be
artistically applied.
The flowers can be embroidered IN
n single tone to give monochrome eH.
fects, but 1t Is newer to shade them
and not much more trouble.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-12-30

tremely handsome ones. 1t seems that
the plain coat and skirt are tho form
OF attire for which the largest number
OF occasions exist just now. And a
good looking tailor suit Is absolutely
essential II woman wishes to be well
dressed. They can 30 had with good
lines and Of smart arit in nearly all
the shops, but one should be careful
not to select one that Is overturned.
A simple theater frock In some light,
attractive color, slightly round at the
neck and with the short sleeve, is also
very necessary garment. Then II
one possesses a black crepe dc chine
dinner gown, low in the neck, with
lace or net sleeves, one has the three
essential garments In a woman's
wardrobe, and one can always feel
that one Is In no danger of finding
herself without a suitable frock for
any occasion.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-12-30
LARGER WAISTS IN STYLE
Paris Made the Law and Everyone
Has Followed II JOY
ously.

Most certainly very small waists
are not today a necessity In beauty
culture; indeed, some classic statues
dressed in Partisan modes might pass
muster now; twenty-six inches Is
none too big. even twenty-eight
inches.
Paris made the law, and every one
followed it joyously; even the stays.
pull as you may, will not give you
small waist. 1t Is even rumored that
Frenchwomen pad the front of the
figure, to cause 1t to appear straight.
1t Is not the waist we have to re-
duce, but the hips; the one desidera-
tum Is to keep them to the straight
line.
Catherine de Medici, when she in
troduced the bone corset, made thir.
teen inches the right size for the
waist. and many woman at court
sacrificed her ife to attain it. There
is no necessity to have long bones to
keep In the hips; coutil or brocade
may be cut SO as to confine the dimen-
sions. Digestive organs are now left
full and easy play; but we do not
want to get too tubelike, which
seems the special danger of the mo.
ment
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-12-30
Chauffeurs In Germany

A person making application as
driver of motor vehicle in Germany
must present his birth certificate, an
unmounted photograph of himself, a
doctors certificate as to his physical
condition, especially with reference
to his sight and hearing, and evil
dence that he has finished a course
with some person or at some institu.
ton officially qualified to teach the
driving of motor vehicles.
If the application is otherwise ac-
ceptable the party is referred to an
expert especially designated to ex-
anime such applicants. The sxamina-
ton Is oral and the applicant must
also give a practical demonstration
of his ability to drive a motor We
hicle. The fees for the first examina-
ton, II held at the residence or Of
fee of the expert. are 10 marks
($2.38) for the driver of a motorcycle
and Is marks ($3.57) for the driver
Of an automobile; II held elsewhere
the fees are Is and 20 marks ($3.57
and $4.76) respectively, The fees for
subsequent examinations of the same
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-12-30

and team work with other teams, but
l never realized fully the possibilities
of team work until was with the
White Stockings. / am not claiming
any part Of the credit, except that |
was able to work with two such gen.
erals as Comiskey and Jones, and to
contribute what knew Of the inside
game to them in return for what I
learned. l do not think there ever
was a team as perfect in defensive
and aggressive team work as the
White Stockings were under Jones.
Our system of signals was perfect,
and besides that we had men with
wonderfully acute powers of observa-
ton. and every one worked together
One of the principal causes of VIC
tory to pennant winning team is in
the selection of pitchers to work
against certain teams on certain days.
The condition Of the sky is studied
the lights and shadows on the grounds.
the condition of the grounds and the
force and direction Of the wind. before
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-12-30

Cranleigh Hume swung himself
into the Manayunk car, thrust his
thumb and forefinger into his waist
coat pocket after the small change he
usually kept there. and found moth
ing. ...... .
"Hurrup!" growled the conductor
glancing at the waiting line behind
the trim young fellow. The boys
fingers run,maged nervously through
other pockets.
"Ah, here" snarled the bluecoat
trying to beat your way for a few
blocks!" He jerked the bell violent
iy for a stop.
II have nothing but this bill. =
Hume thrust into an inside pocket
and drew forth twenty dollar note
The car came to grumbling stop
The conductor was angry. mo, you
don't. You know I can't change a
double X. Don't have to. Get Off"
The young fellow hesitated, a flush
crept up his face into his closely
clipped hair. Two or three passen.
gers were smiling at his dilemma
He turned on his heel and stepped
into the night.
At the same moment a fat, white,
haired. red-faced old gentleman
stepped from the crowd on the car
platform. The car rushed away with
its usual ascending whine. Gran
leigh found himself and companion
dropped in the midst of a row of
dwellings of uncompromising re-
spectability.
The young man stood for a mo.
ment under an arc light, wondering
vaguely into which house the old
gentleman would turn when, to his
surprise, he spoke.
Pretty rotten company, that"
Rather" returned Hume cautious
ly, looking up and down the street
for the light Of a drug store where
he could get his bill changed.
Don't bother" said the old man;
II have some small change. Well
90 out Manayunk way together"
Hume glanced suspiciously for a
moment, but the broad comfortable
face and prosperous clothes were re-
assuring. Then why did you get
Off"
The old gentleman nodded en-
phatically. Because you did. Bow
eril's my name. Elziver, Boveril,
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-12-30
WoLGAST WILL FIGHT MORAN
Declares Enslishman Will Be His
First Opponent When He Returns
Early In the Spring.

In the following article, published
by the Chicago Tribune, Ad Wolgast,
the most criticized pugilistic champion
IN the ring today. attempts to answer
MS critics and incidentally tells what
mis- Intentions are N regard to Owen
Moran and the rest of the lightweights
VINO are clamoring at the champion.
ship door for recognition:
am fighter, not press agent, but
! nave been attacked SO much and
roasted so generously that I believe
IL Is up to me to tell the public few
facts. All this talk about my alleged
loanng does not bother me a bit, for
when get in shape I'll step out and
make all my critics take off their hats
to me.
And right here let me say that Nor.
an will get the first chance. I held
him to draw in New York when I
had never fought anybody but dubs.
and had only been in the business q
year, SO does 1t stand to reason that
l rear him now, when have improved
1000 per cent. and he is the same
scrapper he was three years ago? II
Moran wants to fight me right away,
why did he sign up for three months
tour on the stage? Not that l mean
that he fears me. but just the same
when 1t comes time to fight see II
am not prepared before he is.
l have had two fights since I won
the title from Nelson last February,
and there has been an awful yell be.
cause l have not boxed oftener. II
my "panning" friends would take time
to remember they would probably rec.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-12-30

There is bare possibility after all
that Frank Gotch, retired wrestling
champion of the world, may reconsider
his Intentions and sign articles to
meet Hackenschmidt in a finish bout
for the worlds title. Before leaving
Chicago the other day for his home
In Iowa Gotch told some friends mot
for publication" that he might agree
to one more match If there was
enough money in sight, but before
doing SO the Iowa farmer said Hack
would have to beat all good men In
this country, including foreigners.
Three good American heavyweight
wrestlers are ready to work whenever
called upon. These are Jess Wester-
gard, Ordemann and Charley Cutler.
Ordemann recently defeated Cutler at
Minneapolis, but 1t was not a satisfac-
tory match, as Cutler sustained a bad
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-12-30

final selection is made. or course
every man on a team knows what
pitcher is likely to be effective against
certain teams. The study of the con-
dition of the pitcher then becomes
extremely important. He may have
been good in his last game, but gone
stale or stir or lost some speed, or
his curve. The manager or catcher
must study the man in preliminary
practice to discover II there has been
any such change. Then the other con-
ditions must be taken into considera.
ton. And, after that is all done, and
the manager has thought and worried
gray hairs into his head, an umpire
may miscall one strike and turn the
entire game, which shows how much
any one really knows about how to
win.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-12-30

ly wrenched knee in tha secoid fall
and had to give up after having beat
en- Ordemann in the first fall
Three foreigners now in America
are all after the title held by Gotch.
There may be more than three, hut SO
far there are only three worth men.
tioning. and even one Of these may
as we'll be left out Of the running.
Zbyszko was easy meat for the Iowan
in the final match last spring, and un"
less he has improved by a good meas
ure he would not be considered by the
fans.
The two real good foreigners are
Hackenschmidt and Mahmout. One or
the other of these should get a chance
at the crown before they return to
their homes. Gotch Is quoted as say.
ing that he considers Mahmout the
best Of the lot
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-12-30
| GOSSIP OF;
; SPORTDOM
Observation-Disclosures

They sell the Boston National league
Beantown.
That annual row of the ice skaters
gives promise of coming along on
scheduled time.
| Packey Mcfarland insists that he Is
a lightweight still, but he doesn't care
to work at 1t just yet.
Frank Gotch may have retired for
keeps, but there are a lot Of wrestling
FANS from Missouri who will have to
be shown.
Eastern collegiate basket ball Off.
Gals want to let the referee decide
whether holding and blocking shall
| constitute a personal -four.
If Tulane university professors want
| to be popular they should know by
this time how "incontrovertibly and
unanimously" students regard foot.
ball.
Every year they come across with
lot Of changes to increase tho bat.
ting. The latest is make it impossible
for a manager to use more shan two
pitchers In game.
Cleveland baseball fans see a pen.
nant in sight for the Maps next year,
according to reports from that city.
Jackson and Lajoie in the outtield are
expected to bring it that way.
President Murphy of the Cubs is
against any change in our baseball
code. Why shouldn't he ber The
Cubs could not hope to be more sue.
cessful under a new set of rules.
The principal ambition of the heavy.
weight fighters seems to be not to bat
tie themselves, but to dig up @ white
mans hope" who can fight, or at
least make a noise like champion.
Russell Ford, the spitball pitcher OF
the New York Yankees, Is clamoring
for more salary. Russell says base.
ball players don't last long and they
should get all out of 1t that Is coming
to them while they are good"
Major league baseball writer's may
not have to spell Peckinpaugh after
all next year. Owner Summers of the
Cleveland Maps is about to complete
deal to farm him to the Portland
team in the Pacific Coast league.
Artie Latham is probably out of ma
jor league baseball. Manager McGraw
OF the Giants has not sent a contract
to the clown Of the game He prob
ably figured that he had enough of
them on his STAFF without carrying an
official one.
A Detroit baseball writer has dug
into the files and discovered that Ed.
Walsh famed Larry Lajoie on three
successive pitched balls in 1908.
Thanks for the information. Cleveland
writer's never dig up such things ex.
cept on Ty Cobb.
Wright brothers, inventors of the
blplane flying machine, have started |
suit against Grahame-White, the Eng.
lishman, for infringing upon their
bird" Just because Moran was the
first man to knock out the origina;
Battler is no reason why the English.
men should want to cop everything.
DR.. Sargent, Harvard's great phyai
cal expert, has discovered that mon
are becoming more ladylike all the
time. Perhaps the clever prof"
might make 1t more interesting II hs
pointed out some line of sporting On.
deavor in which he has noticed this
with distinctness. Certainly the
faint" 10 not creeping into footb0u,
% II?
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-12-30
DAVIS GIVES PLANS TO WIN
Team Which Sets Pace, compeIs Other
Team to Give Ground and Is
Aggressive Is Winner.
BY GEORGE DAVIS.

Copyright. 1910. by Joseph B. Bowles.)
Think quick, act quickly, claim
everything in sight and watch every
point. Run out every hit, take any
kind of chances on the bases, make
the other side throw.
That is the way to win in baseball
Plainly stated, the team which
forces the pace, compels the other
club to give ground, assumes the ag-
yressive end of the game and throws
the other team on the defensive right
ut the start is the winner. The hus-
Ting, aggressive, pushing club, no mat
ter how much weaker than its adver-
sarieh, usually beats them.
Team work has been one of my pet
theories for many years. I think I
know . good deal of inside baseball
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-12-30
No More CHALLENGES.

George Hackenschmidt's manager
says that in future the big Russian
will refuse to wrestle unless the tire
some custom of introducing the chal.
lengers from the stage on which he
works is done away with. And patrons
of the game will applaud this stand.
for the practise has gone beyond all
limits.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-12-30
Huge Turk Coming.

Cotrelly, weighing 80 pounds, one
OF the sultan's giant Turk wrestlers, is
crossing the big pond, to make all
other grapplers now inhabiting Chi.
cago and other palaestral centers look
like pieces Of copper. Mahmout, who
says he is now thoroughbred Ameri-
can, says he does not draw the color
line.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-12-30
Kansas City Game Nets $33,s23.

The receipts Of the Kansas Mis-
souri, football game, held at Kansas
City Thanksgiving day. were the
largest ever taken in at any game
west of the Missouri river, amounting
to S33.S23. or this sum each team re.
ceives $15,22O. The total paid at
tendance was 1852. Efforts are be-
ing made to induce the heads of the
two colleges to permit the playing
of the annual game there again next
year
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-12-30

fold in the drapery Is carefully consid-
cred by the maker.
All those who possess good furs
should take the best care OF them
They are growing moro precious from
year to year, as the demand outruns
the supply. But In millinery there
will be no lack for millinery furs are
clever limitations, as a rule.
JULIA BoTToMLEY.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-12-30

duction OF fur necessary to place the
coat or wrap or gown in the winter
season. Therefore we have draped
gowns showing chiffon with fur border
or the fiimsiest, and most charming, Of
net or chiffon sleeves finished with
bands Of fur. There is a hint of the
regal In fine furs and wearing them
lends an "air" to the costume which
is over with fine lace. Tennyson re-
minds US that "splendor, dear to WON.
men" marks the choice Of their ap-
parel.
Fur is everywhere introduced In
millinery, scarfs, gowns and fancy
nuns. The fad of the season Is hat
and nun to match with satin scarf
which may or may not be bordered
with fur.
The pretty lady in decollete gown
with big fur mum and hat, may appea:
at once inconsistent and charming to
the masculine observer, but she Is no.
really depending on her fur accessorie!s
as a means Of keeping warm. She 10
wearing them for effect and providef
herself this season with an ample and
enveloping cloak, worn In the fashion
Of an Indian blanket, and made for
real warmth. This apparent shape
lessness In cloaks Is another instance
Of deceptive appearances for every
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-12-30

This dashing little ulster model
might be used for storm coat or a
quite smart garment of cloth or vel
vet. Here the material employed is
a novelty wool coating in red and
brown. a handsome satin in the Same
red lining the garment all through.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-12-30
The LURE OF THE FUR
MAKES UNFAlLING APPEAL TO
WOMEN OF TASTE.
Introduction Of Fur Accessories or
Trimmings Necessary to Place
Cloak, Suit or Gown in Its
Winter Class.

There Is something about combina.
ton Of fur and lace or fur and other
sheer fabrics that makes an unfailing
appeal to women of elegant tastes. 1t
Is as II it were always summer in the
gay land of fashionables and the intro
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-12-30
New Hatbins

Among the newest hatpins are those
mounted with birds heads, small tufts
OF fancy feathers. a pair Of tiny out
spread wings and a hundred and one
other varieties.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-12-30
New Table Mats.

Embossed table mats, covers and
pillow tops are used this season by
all upto-date housekepers. These are
in two layers, the upper one being
embossed. These come In two tones
Of the same color.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-12-30
A Nall Hint.

Nails used in bathrooms and kitch.
ems on which damp cloths and towels
may be hung should be painted with
enamel, so that th@y do not leave
rusty marks, D.. -
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-12-30

Even So.
IT'S only hollow pumpkin and q
candle, son."
But It frightened me, uncle"
Never mind. child. Many a promi,
nent statesman has been skeered by
less"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-12-30

Paio UP.
Were you ever confronted By u
robber?"
Sure"
And did you play the part of a
hero?"
mo, indeed; you can't throttle a
gas meter"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-12-30

applicant for vehicles of a different
class or different kind of motive pow.
er are s and $50 marks GLIB and
$1.79) Observation-Disclosures and
Trade Reports.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-12-30
A Fine Presentation.

A Fine Prescription.
And how long. doctor. should |
stick to this plain diet which you rec,
ommend?"
''Why-er-until my bill Is paid"
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-13

I'VE calling atten OF hrmng the lat ana a
NV consisting OF pal
cottonseed meal to or par
The cottoneed meal
effective
hardening the fat and the