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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-23
CONTRACTS and
RELEASES OUT

New York, Feb. 23.-President
Lynch of the National league has an
nounced that the following contracts
and releases have been approved:
Contracts.
With Boston-Arthur Butler. w g
Collins, Clifton Curtis, Maurice H. N
Graverson, Patrick Keefe and George
A. Tyler.
With William b, Regen
With Chicago-Frank M. Schultz
1911-12-13, and Henry Zimmerman.
With New York-F'red C. Snodgrass
and James d. Nagle.
With Philadelphia--P. ]. Moran. s.
P. Magee. 1911-12-1s, and william
Edward Stack
With Pittsburg Thomas w Leach,
1911-12; A. p. Leifield, Claude r. Hen
dirk, Patrick F. O'Connor and Alex
Maloy.
Releases.
BY Boston to Buffalo, (E. T. ,Bayard
II. Sharpe; to Utica, IN. Y. s. IL,
Joseph p. Burg
BY Philadelphia to Wilkesbarre. IN.
X. s. LIZ, Ralph Mcbride, Fred Web
rell; to Oakland, Up. c. L., Kittie
Knight; to Scranton, IN. Y. 8. IL.
William E. Culp.
BY Pittsburg to Kansas City, "a. Al.
Hamilton ]. Hyatt; to Seattle, IN. w.
L., John F. Kading.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-23
A. c. Will MEET
N. D. UNIVERSITY
AGGlES WILL PLAY THE NORTH
DAKOTA UNIVERSITY GUM
TETTE SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AT GRAND FoRKs-eAME WILL
BE A WARM ONE.

Friday evening the Aggies will
leave for Grand Forks where they will
Meet the strong university aggrega-
ton Saturday afternoon.
The gu" qint has been victorious in
most every game of the season and
has defeated the fast Y. M. C. A.
team of this city by score OF 80 to
26 and will undoubtedly give the
farmers the hardest game they have
had this season. Reuber's aggregation
is in excellent condition and is being
ut through the hardest practice II
las lad this season in preparation for
the coming year.
Captain Darrow and Bridge, who
were not in the last game are now our
for practice and viii be in the pink Of
condition when they go into the game
Saturday. Drummond and Clark, vino
have been I'm poor condition lately are
getting back to their old form and will
go to the Forks feeling strong.
After the university game the A.
C. will lose one of its most valuable
/ asketball tossers. Clark, the speedy
little forward who mas played a star
game during the season, will leave for
Dickinson on the following Tuesday
Clark Is a steady man and he win
leave a vacancy in the Aggie lineup
that will be HARD to I'LL.
The coming game is one in which
the two fastest teams in the state will
clash. Judging from past scores It
looks as though the farmers have the
best of the argument and If they come
home with victory it will give them a
firm hold on the championship of the
{ tate.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-23

Winnipeg were hoping TO see the new
league nourished into a full grown
plant.
The representatives of the other
cities were DESTROYS of having Brandon
and Winnipeg in the new league and
decided to hold off until something
further was known regarding the stand
to be taken by these two cities. How
ever the other cities will also form
international league with some Mon
tana towns, should Brandon and Win
ripeg teams join with some Of the
cities from the states.
Frank Bell and Will Morrow of
Brandon, two of the best known sports
men in the northwest will probably
como to Fargo. These two men ara
on a trip around over the proposed
circuit, and they, or President Black
burn of the Winnipeg club, will en-
deavor to place berth in the pro-
posed league for Fargo.
This is the best opportunity thai
has confronted Fargo in the baseball
world for a number of years. 1t will
be hanging on the bush when visit
irg magnates arrive in the key city.
and all there is for the Fargo fans 60
do is to come forward with a littls
ready enthusiasm, check book for
stock subscription, and pluck the plum.
Now Is the chance. What are you
going to do about Mr. A. Fan.
1t seems shame and an outrage
that city the size Of Fargo has no
league baseball team. Why, little
towns in Indiana and Illinois all have
league ball, and good league ball. But
that is back east. What about the
towns in South Dakota, smaller than
Fargo, and whole half dozen cities
in Montana that are smaller than the
gate city, and all of them supporting
fast league ball.
Besides the four cities of Winnipeg,
Fargo, Grand Forks, and Brandon,
there has been mentioned for the pro-
posed international league, Duluth,
Superior, Virginia City and Hibbing.
This quartette is one that is not to
be passed by, and should the two be
gotten together, 1t would make most
formidable eight club circuit.
Just when the visiting magnates win
arrive in Fargo is not known. But one
Thing is certain-they are coming-anl
It's up to the fans of Fargo to get busy.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-23
Fighters LOST
IN AUSTRALIA

That the invading Aemrican fighters
cid not make the barrel OF money in
the trip to Australia, whict. had been
anticipated, Is claimed by Rudy I'm
holz, the Boer, who recently returned
from the Anttpodes. Rudy says the
quartette of scrappers will be lucky
If the players have any money left by
the time they return.
In addition to fighting for small pur-
ses, several OF the fighters lost good
ly sums in bets on the horse races in
The distant country and considerable
amount had been spent in sighting.
Unholz was present at number of
the bouts in Australia and he knows
what amounts were taken in. Accord.
ing to Unholz the following houses
were drawn by the American fighters
in Australia:
Jimmy Clabby VS.. Bob Bryant,
$1,000.
Jimmy clabby vs.. Mark Higgins,
$500.
Billy Papke VIZ. Ed. Williams. $s,O25.
Johnny Thompson VS.. Rude UnholH.
$500.
Ray Bronson VS.. Sid Sullivan, $4,000.
Bob Fitzsimmons VS.. Bill Lang.
$500.
Tommy Burns VS. Bill Lang, $4,000.
From the above it can readily be
seen that the Antipodes are not the
rich field for American fighters that
.rany have been led to believe. Jack
Johnson and Tommy Burns were re
orted to have drawn over 100000, put
according to information received the
house did not aggregate $4,000
Unholz, says his end of the purses
in his fifteen bouts in Australia
amounted to $4,000 and he says he
saved major portion of this amount.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-23
FARGO MAN Won
CHAMPIONSHIP
STATE CHESS ASSOCIATION WAS
FORMED YEsTERDAY-c. A.
RANSOM is THE STATE CHAM
PloN-GEo. HoENcK ELECTED
THE PRESIDENT.

The ambition of the Fargo chess
players has been realized and North
Dakota now has a state chess assoc
citation. At 2 p. m. yesterday meet
ing was called by temporary chair
man and the following officers were
elected:
President-Geo. Hoenck.
Vice President-Rev. r. "A. Beard.
Secretary Treasurer-Prof O. Ton
ming, Moorhead.
The organization VIII be known as
the North Dakota State Chess asso-
citation and will meet annually to de-
eide the championship of the state. The
meeting having adopted rules and an
adjudicating committee having been
appointed, the first chess tournament
OF the North Dakota Chess associa-
ton started at n. M with the fol-
lowing players entered in the ma
Jor tournament: Rev r. A. Beard e.
C, Fleming, G. A. Ransom and Geo
Hoenck of Fargo.
In the minor tournament were en-
tered Prof. p. Heftzgard and Prof.
O. Tonning of Moorhead,, Alex Stein
block of jamestown and Herman Hal
land. #. Kakhies and w. Richter Of
Fargo. Among the visitors were sew
eral chess players who were unable
to take part in the tournament.
The minor championship was de-
cided by s p. m. being won by w.
Richter who is young player OF
ability and looked upon as a conner
In the chess world.
The state championship was not
decided until the small hours in the
morning as 1T was hard battle for
the new state champion but he sue
ceeded without loosing a game and
North Dakota now has state cham
pion. in the person Of G. A. Ransom,
who, all the chess players of the state
win find is a clever player and hard
man to win from
A vote of thanks was extended to
Geo. Hoenck for the use of his apart
ments for the tournament.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-23
PICKUP TEAM LOSES
Y. M. c. A. Indoor Baseball Players
Take Fast Game by a Score Of
is to g.

In fast game Of indoor baseball
which was played yesterday afternoon
at o'clock at the Y. M. C. A. gym
nasium, the association team defeat
ed a pickup team by a score of Is to 9.
This game was scheduled to be the
play-off of a protested game between
the Y. M. G. A. and Presbyterians
but owing to the fact that the Pres
byterians could not get their men to-
gether in the afternoon the game was
again postponed A team composed of
what Presbyterians did gather and a.
pickup bunch gave the "Y" a game
to satisfy the crowd Of fans which had
gathered to see the contest
The 'Y'' players took the game by
using superior team work. They
fielded superbly and their stick work
was well cared for in the bargain. The
pickup put up good game and de-
serve great deal of credit for their
side Of the contest, but their work
simply was not good enough.
The association players have gone
through the season and lost but one
game. The men on this team play
together several times a week ana in
this manner their organization is as
nearly perfect as any team in their
league. The excellent batting record
and errorless field work has made 1t
possible for them to come out of the
season with but one scratch.
Monday evening the season win
close. At this time the First Metho-
dists and the A. G. aggregations will
fight for the second position in the
percentage column. Both teams are
now tied for this place, and when this
protested game is over, the fixed posi-
TONS wiz become settled matter.
The W will play OFF the protested
game with the Presbyterians at that
time.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-23

between the cubs and the various col
lege mines. Notre Dame, Chicago,
Northwestern and Illinois have been
angling for spring combats with the
champions, and the big league heads
have decided to meet these teams here
April 5, 6, Z and 8, the cubs coming
here from Terre Haute to take on the
collegians. Just what teams will be
played on the various dates will be de-
termined later
After discussing the clubhouse prob
lem, Murphy and Chance waded into
a mass Of correspondence. plotted to-
gether on the southern pilgrimage,
adjusted training dates en- route north,
Juggled with the uniform riddle and
finally announced that Jack Pfester
the we'll known giant tanner, would
continue to serve his country In cub
attire.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-23
MULLIN FAVORS
The TIGER TEAM

Detroit, Feb "a George MulIin. the
Detroit clubs veteran pitcher in poinE
tf service IL strongly inclined to the
view that, In case the spring season
develops a new infieider for first or
third hasa, the tigers will be strictly
in the running In the 1911 pennant
night. He said.
II can't see where anyone has any
iiccrse 60 place the athletics or any
Their team ahead or Us, IL we get an
equal break in the luck. Wen be-
better next year, and don't think the
athletics win be 30 good"
SO sayir 9. MulIin grabbed rubber
shirt box Of balls end hied hinl-
self to the train which was to carry
him md Bill Donovan to Hot Springs
incidentally. Mr.. Mullln has i rec
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-23
COMMERCIAL LEAGUE
Commercial Basketball League Games
viii BE Played Tonight at the
Y. NJ. G. A.

The regular weekly games Ina the
Commercial basketball league win be-
played tonight at the z. M. G. A. gym
nasiiin.
The opening contest will be between
he Aalxer and Mutual teams. and from
the positions of these aggregations, the
game will be good match, The Globe
and interior teams will pass the pill
III the second contest Of the evening.
The Forum sleeveless artists arc
booked to cross the Key city ave iii
the last contest of the evenings series.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-23

erd as prophet, having foretcld over
Ills own signature, last fall, the fact
that the cubs would be lucky to get
more than one game from the ath-
letics in the worlds series.
Mullin is down to 1876 pounds, in
v eight and won't have to take off
much this spring. Mullin will essay
The final stage of his journey alone,
as Donovan will drop off in Chicago to
have DIR. Harvey Parker administer
the annual cupping to his pitching
shoulder.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-23

Jacksonville, Fla, Feb. ga hon-
day crowd attended the races at Mon
Grief yesterday and witnessed one of
The best afternoons sport OF the
meeting
Donald Macdonald proved he is a
good handicap horse when he shoulder
ed 125 pounds and won the Washing.
ton handicap worth $500 from a. good
field. He shaved one-fifth of a second
off the track record. running the mile
and an eighth IN 1853 rs.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-23
GRAND FORKS Won
FROM FARGO HIGH
LOCALS GO DOWN IN DEFEAT BE-
FORE THE HIGH SCHOOL soYs
or THE UNIVERSITY TOWN IN
GAME PLAYED AT GRAND
FORKS LAST NIGHT.

Defeat WAS In store Of the Fargo
high school boys who met the Grand
Forks nidgets on the foreign floor
last night, and the locals lost their
game by q score Of SO to III.
The Fargo team he'd o badly mud
died lineup when II went on the floor
and two or the Fargo regulars were
missing, This fact caused the little
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-23
IN THE WORLD OF SPORT

giants to play a game that was not up
20 their usual standard.
The Fargo players started Off in the
lead and the gate city situation look
ed bright for a time, However the
heavier opponents managed to cage a
few which placed them in the lead
where they remained throughout the
rest of the game.
Both led the Fargo bunch in drop
ping the pill into the hoops. He secur-
ed Ave pretty shots, while Hines, his
running mate, placed the sphere in the
net four different times. The work
of both was sensational. The Fargo
guards played well but were not up
to their usual standard at getting
baskets, which held down the local
score.
Return Game to be played.
This game does not settle the state
championship. The Grand Forks team
viii play return game on the Fargo
floor and the team getting the biggest
percentage of points in the combined
games will get the chance to play Ken
mare for the state championship. The
game here will hep layed week from
Saturday.
The lineup and summary of the
game follows;
Grand Forks Fargo.
Armstrong 80. ,F......... Booth
Hickey, Coulter #. ........... Hines
hohot ..........,C .............. Blk
Henry ...s....... G.. .......... Nesbit
Moore ..G.... Ridley
Summary of Game Field goals:
Booth, S; Hines,4 Armstrong, 4
Coulter, 2; Roholt, 4. Free throws:
Booth, / Nesbit, 8; Henry IL. Fouls
called on Grand Forks, II; on Fargo, 20
Off1cials Referee, VIM. Woods; UNI
pire, r. S. Sligsby
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-23
WITH THE PONIES.
intrinsic Won.

Juarez, Mex, Feb. 23.-Intrinsic
easily won the Washington handicap
of one mile at Terraza's Park, and in
doing so defeated the odd-on favorite,
Round the World, by three lengths.
The public had bad day, as four
straight odds~on favorftes were de-
feated. The track is improving.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-23
ANTE-sEAsoN RINeLEs.
Giants Leave.

New York, Feb. 23.--The last squad
of the New York Nationals left for the
Giants training camp at Marlin
Springs, Tex, yesterday, by boat to
New Orleans. The party consisted ,f
FIVE regulars headed by Captain Larry
Doyle, who will join the newer players
already at the camp.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-23
LittIa johnny sion.

Chicago, Feb. 23.--John Evers, sec
ond base1nan Of the Chicago Nationals,
signed g. two-year contract with the
?club today. 1t is believed that Artis
Hofman's differences with the man
sgement over salary win be adjusted
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-23
PHYsICIANW

r.. j.. CAMPBELL. M. D.-pRACTTCn
limited TO diseases OF women--0enito,
urinary 6nd skin diseases Offlce hours
10 to IL end to 8. Over Mcdonald
drug store, Front street. phone 7Sp
DIR. p fl BURTON-OFFICsE HC1ITRQ
10 to 10 g. an, 2 to 5 and to . .. "a.
price. Stern ouiIdin- Phone 1as-L.
DR. j. q. Dillon. HOMEOPATHIC
physician. deI1endrecfe block
DRE. DAkROW a WETBLE. dnLEND-
recIe block. Once hours from 70
DIS. +. H. BAILEY /. KAcHEIm Ae.H.
or. Specialists. eye. ear. nOMa anil
throat Once hours, u IL and Ian
TO s. Ofnces in the Stern hinrw @'Sv
DIX A @. 6ORRI6. PHYSICIAN AND
store. sos Front street. Hour ~
nj. TO 5 and 20 g. Teiephons
NICHOLS BROS, PHYEICIANS ANN
surgeons. once eos Front stree "a ~.
fic3 hours: 10 70 ~ a. m.. "a i and =
90 D. m. Phones: once SsS: r@ai.
DR. HOMER B. SMITH, der.ENDREc1e
building. gh0ne 11e4-L1 Hours: Z 10
D. M Residence phone 21e4-Ia.
DIR. H. il. SAVAGE, PHYSICIAN Ann
surgeon. 500 Front street
j. w. VIDAL "a. d. HOMEOpA TF4Yrs
physician and surgeon. Edwards blonk
q. 4. oEfs;oE. II. D.-PRAcT1on tn.
tied TO Office practice Edwards Brildsnr
~ 20 " 2. M, to 4 and to eco i. ~.
Phone T24-L. II
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-23
LeIIyeIt sold.

Montgomery, Ala. Feb. 2s.-Mana-
ger Dobbs has announced the purchase
OF Pitcher Lelivelt from Detroit. He
was member Of the Mobile team for
awhile two years ago.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-23
WINNIPEG BASEBALL MEN
TO MAKE. PROPOSITION HERE
Proposition for International Baseball League to Include
Fargo, Grand Forks, Brandon and Winnipeg VIII
Be Put Up to Local Enthusiasts

Winnipeg Man. 2S-Sporting Editor The Forum Wnnt
baseball going city
league baseball
Grand Forks Brandon Winnipeg possibly
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-23

The game az Grand Forks Saturday
viii be played In the afternoon SO
that the university passers can at
tend the show In the evening the
same one that appears here tonight.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-23

Another winter IL almost gone and
there are still q number OF things Far
SO has not yet seen that are neres.
rary adJuncts to good sporting town.
Among them are good ski hin. In
basketball rules used,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-23

Two good preliminaries are booked
to precede the big wrestling match
.onieht between Refs and North which
will DO pulled OFF in the Union hall.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-23

Refs Is branching out and booking
several matches over the state and i'm
Minnesota. The little giant has proven
to be very popular wherever he has.
appeared.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-23

open boxing and the organization OF
company to place league baseball
ON the local diamond for the summer.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-23
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
ACCOUNTANT.

WALTER THOMSON. EXPERT AC-
countant Phone 399-J. i12O Third ave-
nue. south. Fargo. N. ID.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-08-24
LAND FOR SCHOOLS.

The New York Independent gives
high praise to ga little town in the state
of Washington" that proposes to buy
ten acres for the high school, and to
turn five acres into an exT erimental
tract for illustration of lessons in agri-
culture and the other five into an ath-
letic field,
The paper urges that athletics are
now universally recognized as part of a
modern educational course, that there.
fore they should be formally adopted in
the high school curriculum. Further,
that where instruction in agriculture is
given that teaching should not be con-
fined to the school room. but carried
out on the land in practical form.
1t may be argued that teaching in the
mechanical course is illustrated with
toolss wood and iron ia actual handi-
work. then agricultural instruction
should also be made practical. II the
Agricultural college carries this ides out
on a large scale. high school students
might be started on the same lines
Journal
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-08-24
Edison Photographs and records for
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CURIOUS RESERVOIRS.
The Use to Which Basbab Trees Are
Put In africa.

lHO OSS N0 WINCH 0dopAD tT0oS ArO
Put In africa.
People of the Kordofan province,
Africa use baobab trees as reservoirs
for the scanty wateB Of that district.
The trees have to be prepared care
fully for this use. The large branches
are first cut off near the trunk. If this
Is not done the trunk, is apt to split as
soon as it Is hollowed out A hole is
cut in the trunk. generally just above
branch. which serves as a platform
for the man who is filing the tree. and
the interior is followed out. Round
the bottom of the tree shallow basin
some twenty or thirty feet in diameter
is made. in which the Tainwater col
lects. AS soon as there is a storm the
people go out and fill their trees. The
water so stored remains perfectly good
until the end Of the next hot weather
or even longer. A few trees. naturally
hollow. have a hole at the top between
the branches and fill themselves. the
branches catching the water and act
ing as cutters. These are called ia
gai." and are highly valued.
The system gives a cistern twenty
feet high and from eight to ten feet or
even more In diameter. Owing to the
labor involved in preparing and filing
the trees water Is usually bought and
sold. and on the main roads where
there is much traffic. as between Ma
hud and Jebel ell Hilla on the way to
FL flasher. the. capital of Darfur. the
people do regular trade by supplying
merchants and travellers with water.
The bucket, called diva" con-
sists of a piece of leather suspended
by strings six inches long. from piece
of wood bent in circle. to which the
rope used for drawing the water is
fastened by three or four strings. On
reaching the bottom of the well the
leather opens out and collects the wa
Ter, however little there may be.-Chi.
cago News.