The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-03-27

of the Oklahoma oil belt will add an
other victory to his list when he
meets the Louisville heavyweight.
Twelve thousand people can be
seated in the big structure that has
been erected especially for staging
this fight. w. s. Stone, who brought
Morris to the fore in pugilistic cir
stadium. From all parts of Oklaho-
States fight followers are arriving,
and it now looks as ii the pugilists
will perform before big crowd.
Odds are to in favor of Morris,
with but few takers.
1t is reported that wrestling
match between Gotch and Hacken-
schmidt has been arranged for April
a..
/ In game featured by the terrific
hitting of the Philadelphia Ameri-
cans, the champions won the second
game of the series from the Charles
ton Sally league team by a score of
IA to /. Baker of Philadelphia got
two home runs and double in three
times up.
frankie Conley, former bantam
champion, and Johnny Coulon, his
conqueror, will meet again in 20
round fight at Tom McCary's Los
Angeles arena, according to the de-
feated champion. Conley arrived in
Kenosha, Wis, yesterday to place a
challenge to the winner Of the Coul-
on-Forkes bout next Tuesday night
Johnny Kilbane and Monte Attell
fought ten-round exhibition con-
test near Cleveland Saturday night.
Referee Walter Kelley declared the
bout a draw. Kilbane throughout the
fight, however, seemed to have Attell
outclassed and was wonderfully fast.
Hans Wagner. followed by an awe
stricken crowd of natives, tourists
and small boys, is quite conspicuous
among the athletes in training at Hot
Springs, Ark. The great German,
lacking any other diversion outside
Of practice hours, was urged to play
pool the other day. He did so-un-
It'll the owner. Of the billiard room
called for the constabulary. Mr..
Wagner played pool the way he bats,
and broke three cues, jabbing them
through the green cloth of the tables.
A strenuous athlete is Mr.. Wagner,
no matter what pastime he may en-
gage in.
Billy Sunday, the old Chicago base
ball star, who Is now famous as an
evangelist, held revival at Lima
Ohio, last week and in talk to 1000
men, Billy told how he once offered
up q prayer that he might catch q
long fly.
"Oh, Lord, IL you ever helped any
body, help old Billy Sunday catch
that ball, and you amt got much
time to make up your mind, either
This is the prayer Billy said. accord
ing to his own story, and it was Of
fered up when he was member OF
Anson's old Chicago club which was
playing Detroit for the championship
Chicago was run to the good In
the ninth. Detroit had men on sec.
was pitching. His foot slipped and
the ball wobbled over the plate. The
batter slammed 1t squarely upon the
nose and it sailed out to Sunday
; field where a large overflow crowd
was standing. The player dashed
into the crowd and it was while he
WAS elbowing them right and left
that he offerd up his prayer.
'And Tom Johnson, the Cleveland
mayor, handed me $40 and offered to
buy ME new suit of Clothes" said
Sunday. finishing his story.
The passing of a state law legaliz-
ing Sunday baseball IN Alabama
probably saved Hughey Jennings and
his Detroit Tigers fine. The lead
er of the old American league cham
pions and the Mobile club leader had
iagreed to play last Sunday, whether
or not the pastime was law breaker
and all arrangements were made for
the contest. On Saturday afternoon.
however, the bill legalizing Sunday
baseball passed and Jennings was
saved SIS that amount being de-
manded for the crime" Of playing
the diamond game on the Sabbth.
/ In one of the most holly contest
ed basketball games of the season.
the ID. B. G. girls quint of Fargo won
from the Sheldon lassies Saturday
night by score of 8 to 3.
The A.. G. is looking for a track
coach. As yet the aggjes are in a
dilemma regarding the track team
situation as there has been no one
secured to coach tho thinly clads.
Elliott. the tiny third sacker of the
New York Americans. is to lead the
batting order. He is wealthy man
and. plays the game for love- His
grandfather left him $4,000 few
years ago. so he does not have to
play.
Chicago. March 27.-The University
of Chicago carried off first honors in
the first annual western intercol-
legiate indoor track meet Saturday
night. gaining total of thirty-six
points. The University of Illinois was
second with thirty-three points, and
Minnesota third with fourteen points,
Purdue and Wisconsin tied for fourth
place with ten points. and Northwest
ern university finished last on its own