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Graw's dashlng inner worker. For
Fletcher to depose men of the caliber
of Devlin and Bridwell he had to go
some, but there is no gainsay1ng that
Fletcher has strengthened the Giants
considerably. McGraw was willing to
sacrifice anything for speed, and in
Fletcher he has one of the fastest in.
fielders in the National league cir:
cult.
Fletcher Is natural 1ntielder, ii
ever there was one, and the grace
with which he fields his position has
been feature of New York's game
since he went to short. He has fire.
quently been compared to Larry La.
joie as fielder, In that he makes the
most difficult plays with little effort.
Last season Arthur showed lots OF
promise in the field. but did not loom
up particularly strong with the will
low. He was we'll down in the list and
batted only .224 in forty-four games
This season, however, Fletcher has
been one of the most consistent club.
bers in the McGraw ranks. He is now
u1II1uEo .O19s SAAOA IVY UC1AS LILO
only Giant with higher average.
Among the National league regulars
Fletcher stands fifth.
AS base runner Fletcher fits in
we'll with the other speed boys who
compose McGraw's team. He has
stolen twelve bases, but has not taken
part In near as many games as De-
wore, Snodgrass and the other men
much higher up. In many OF fetch.
er's games he played only the last
few innings. while in others he acted
only as pinch runner
Fletcher was procured by the Giants
in the spring of 1909 from the Dallas
(Tex.) league club. The youngster
made such big impression on Nc
Graw when the Giants were training
In the Lone Star state that he was
signed and brought north. Dallas was
Fletcher's first professional engage
ment, but prior to that he played in
trolley league in St. Louis. He halls
from Collingswood, ILL.,, which is
across the river from the Mound City.
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MANY PURCHASE LANDS
CONTINUED from first page.

A. Rain of Minneapolis. Both Mr..
Stems and Rain are planning to
make extensive improvements on
their places. Each man bought an
entire section while Judge Spooner
bought nearly two sections.
The following is list of the buy
ers to date:
Jens ]. Opsahl. Bemidji, MINI.
VIM. Burce, Kelliher. MINI.
Henry & Dalton Sisson, Dumas P.
o., Beltrami county, Mimi.
Christ Beck & Co. o. Espe, Otto,
MINI.
Henry Fuller, Bemidji, MINI.
Arthur Gilman, Dassell, Mimi, R.
F. D. No. 5.
Simon J. Dietel, Nebish, MINI.
Sven Johnson, Inez, MINI.
M. A. Spooner, Bemidji, MINI.
Frank Juracka, Fowlds, MINI.
Fred Raschick, St. Paul, Mimi,
1910 Fa1rmOnt Ave.
Grant S. Snyder, Kenmare, N. D.
J. ]. Cameron, Bemidji, MINI.
Claude H. Stems, St. Paul, Mimi.
c.. N. Heireren, Bemidji, MINI.
David Anderson, Minneapolis,
Mimi
L. D. Cutsforth, Spring Valley, Wis.
Fred V. Gardner, St. Paul, Mimi,
1856 Prescott St.
Fletus L. Williams, Spring Valley,
Wis.
H. L. Moore, Minneapolis, MINI.
D. R. Burgess, Bemidji, Mimi.
J. A.. Younggren, Bemidji, Mimi.
r. G. F. Edwards, St. Paul, Mimi,
1876 Prescott St..
B. O. Nelson, Tenstrike, MINI,
John Ostlund, South Park, Mimi.
Elmer E. Mcdonald, Bemidji,
MINI.
J. P. Curtis, Thief River Falls,
Mimi. +.
G.. w. Strohmeyer, Puposky, Mimi.
w. H. Quinn, Bena. MINI.
Geo. B. Fuller, ST. Paul, Mimi, 1873
Prescott st. g..
Andy Larson, Bemidji Mimi.
James P. Hennessy, Bemidji, Mimi.
Kerry E. Conley, Rochester, Mimi.
Anfind Berdahl, Gemmell, Mimi.
Sturl Rulon, Edgewood, Ia.
John Sheggrud, Berner, Mimi.
AL. Molander, Bemidji, MINI.
John Bakkum, Leonard, Mimi.
Louis Hanson. Beard, MINI.
Casper Christensen, Clearbrook,
Mimi.
John H. ,Moen, Clearbrook, Mimi.
Joseph A. Anderson, Bemidji
Mimi. "--:s ~
Otto Ashby, Towanda, III.
C. A. Paulson, Kimball, S. D.
w. H. Foster, Edgewood, Ia.
Geo. A. Golf, Kimball, S. D. ~
William Winger, Island Lake
Andrew ]. Cronberg, Azure, Mimi.
Amelia E. Motl & Dorothy Motl
St. Paul, Mimi.
J. E. Muzik, Litchfeld, Mimi:
Ole E. Anderson. Bemidji, Mimi.
John Stephan, St. Paul, Mimi.
Mary E. Colby, St. Paul, Mimi.
425 1-2 Robert st.
Soffus Anderson, Clearbrook. Mimi
A. A. D. Rain, Minneapolis, MINI
George Buxton, Bemidji, Mimi.
Emil Stormoen, Bagley, MINI.
B. J. Krogstad, Kenmare, N. D.
F. J. Callihan, St. Paul, Mimi, All
Greenwood Ave. .- .....
Edward Doll, Litchfeld, Mimi.
Alice A. Lamb, Litchfield, MINI.
Medora L. Swenson, Atwater
MINI.
E. P. Peterson, Litchfield, Mimi.
H. I. Peterson, Litchfield, MINI.
John A.. Johnson, Litchfield, Mimi
Carl STEVENSON, Clearbrook, Mimi
Mike Neis. Blackjack, MINI.
E. S. Erickson, Tenstrike, Mimi.
Louis Sivertson, Clearbrook, Mimi.
Ezra R. Lee, Red Lake, Mimi.
B. w. Lakin, Bemidji, MINI. .-
George A. Hayes, Island Lake P.
O., MINI.
G. w: Wagner, Litchfield, Mimi.
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Joe Tinker, of the Cubs, will open
his vaudeville season at Spokane,
Washington, on November 5.
There are almost as many newspa-
per men on the western trip with the
Giants as there are ball players on
the team. -<.''
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Chicago, Sept. 21.-Chicago and
Philadelphia broke even in a double
header yesterday Chicago captured
the first game, Cole allowing but one
hit. Not a single visitor reached Sec
ond base. The Phillies took the Sec
ond game by punching their four hits
off Richter in the fourth inning. The
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HELP WANTED

WANTED-Lady or man solicitor at
once Inquire at Barker's Drug
Store.
WANTED-Boy at City Drug Store.
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GIANTS sHoRTsToP is STAR
Arthur Fletcher, Secured by McGraw
From Dallas, Tex. Develops Into
Brilliant Fielder.

Among the star shortstops In the
National league this season there are
few possessed OF the brilliancy and
grace of Arthur Fletcher. Johnny Nc
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up, while the poorer lands brought
in the neighborhood of $50 an acre.
When questioning a certain gentle
man in Virginia as to how much and
what kind Of crops were raised he
said, Corn and melons are the chief
products When asked how much
corn to the acre was considered the
average yield he replied, about five
barrels to the acre Five barrels to
the acre are equivalent to from IL to
Is bushels. We, in northern Mime
sofa consider this small yield and
from land that sells for from $40 to
$25 an acre. e..
We Have 5000 Land.
eff Northern Minnesota people rea-
lized that at their very doors lie the
most fertile soil in the world, the
equal of which if found in states far
Their east and south would bring as
much as 5000 per acre; we can buy
it for $154an acre. More of us should
take advantages of this opportunity. !"
r. What the advertising to this north
section has done is beginning to bear
fruit, is evident of the fact that one
hundred sales of farm and cut-over
lands are taking place today where
there was but one two years ago.
Among the biggest advertisers in our
immediate vicinity and those who
have been instrumental in securing
settlers for this north country are
the Crookston Lumber Company, The
Bemidji Real Estate Exchange, The
Northern Minnesota Dairy Farm
Land Company, J. J. Opsahl, and
others.
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Q Wednesdays Baseball Results. .
O o o o 8 o &. o o q o q o &. o.
American Association.

Milwaukee, Sept .-Dougherty,
who pitched such fine ball on Tues
day, tried to turn the trick again
yesterday, but was batted hard and
the visitors won. Cutting, who sue
ceeded him, was also hit hard. Ying-
ling, for Toledo, was in good form,
but was forced to retire when a line
drive cut his hand in the seventh.
Higginbotham, who was recently Sc
cured by Toledo from Louisville,
pitched to one ban but was with
drawn when Manager Barrett pro-
tested. According to the league
rules, Higginbotham is not eligible
to NAV ..- ..a..'
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Opening at
.Brinknan Theatre
Tonight
High Glass Vaudeville and
Moving Pictures
Overture Miss Nobody from
Starland-Jos. E. Howard.
1.-The Carriers
Singing, talking and Musical
and Double NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
3-The Lovers Signal (Imp.)
4-Grong & Vestiner
Novelty Sketch
5-Was 1t Worth While
49, Feature Film
6-Yam Yram
Comedy
7---Illustrated Song" When the
Boy From New Hampshire Loves the
Girl From Tennessee" by Miss
ADELAIDE Hickman.
8---March---Ech
Chas. B. Brown
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Patterson and Owens; Long, d..
Baker, Schneider, Curry and Ludwig.
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Idl1 OCdCh, CH1II1e1o 11U OOCVc1'
St. Louis, Sept. 21.-New York in
creased it's lead in the National
league yesterday afternoon by win
ming two games from St. Louis. In
the first game Marquard gave but
four scattered hits while Laudermilk
was hit at opportune moments. The
second game was called at the end of
the eighth inning because of dark
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Pittsburg, Sept. 21.-Boston lost
yesterday the first game of its last
series in Pittsburg. Pittsburg. got
only four hits off Tyler but managed
to bunch them with bases on balls.
Hendrix was freely hit but was ef-
fective with men on bases. Both
pitchers were given errorless sup
mort
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MINNESOTA BEST OF ALL

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National League.

Rain at Kansas City.
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American League.

American League.
Boston, Sept. 21.-Boston took the
second nip and tuck game of the clos
ing series with Detroit yesterday.
Pape bested Works in pitchers bat
tie. The winning run was scored by
Gardner from second on j. Lewis,
Texas Lacquer.
R. H. E.
Boston ..3
Detroit q 5 2
Pape and Williams; Works and
Stanage. .~ .-=
Washington, Sept. 21.-Washing-
ton batted Benz out of the box in the
seventh inning yesterday and looked
dangerous but Walsh came to the res
cue and retired the locals without
hit or run for the remainder of the
game Chicago winning five to two.
Hughes was hit timely, four of Chica-
go's singles scoring runs.
washington r; + 3 3
Chicago 80. %
Hughes and Street; Benz, Walsh
and Sullivan.
New York, Sept. 21.-New York
and Cleveland broke even on their
double header yesterday. The visi-
tors welded the bat more effectively
than New York in the first game, a
free hitting affair, while Captain
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Richter, TOney and Archer, Ora
ham; Stack, Chalmers and Cotter.
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Chech and Land; McQuillen, Bur-
den and Smith.
Evening star., 1911-01-15
lMQUISITIVE FANS.

Sporting Editor Star: Will you kindly
publish in Sundays paper the answer
to the following: Who is the best or the
best two players in the American and
National Leagues? Also the best short
stops? JOHN GABB
That would be a matter OF opinion for
the expression OF which this column is
not intended The leaders in the avera ges
might be accepted as being the best.
Sporting Editor Star: How many games
did Pittsburg win from the Cubs during
the season Of 1910 and how many games
did the Cubs win from Pittsburg?
The Cubs won twelve games from Pitts
burg last year and lost ten games to
that club.
Sporting Editor Star: Does not a ball
player or boxer have 10 receive money for
his work before he is called q profession
al. or Is ball player or a boxer a pro-
fessional unless he receives money for
his work? Z. s. KNOTT.
Ball players and boxers are not con-
sidered professionals until they have re-
ceived. or contracted 10 receive money
for their services. They do not become
professionals merely by competing with
or against professionals as in some
branches Of athletics.
Sporting Editor Star: What is the
nationality Of Harry Lewis, the welter-
weight champion? JACOB MANDEL.
lie is an American OF Jewish parents.
Sporting Editor Star: How many battles
did Sam Langford and Jim Barry take
part in. and what was the outcome of
each battle? T. ]. II.
They met eight times Six of the bouts
were no decision affairs. In the other two
Langford won by knockouts in three and
sixteen rounds.
Sporting Editor Star: 4 says that in
the case of a pitcher being knocked out
OF the box and a second pitcher put into
the game. that a victory Is credited to the
second pitcher should he win and a de-
feat charged against him should he lose
r. says that II Is according TO the con-
dition of the game at the time and after
the second pitcher enters. that is. whether
the second pitchers team is winning or
losing at the time he takes up box duty
and also in what inning he starts. G. p
B has the right idea.
Sporting Editor Star: /. What position
did "scrappy" Bill Joyce play when he
played with the Giants? 2. Did Duke
Farrell ever play with the Giants? g. Did
Bill Coughlin play with Detroit before oi
after he played with Washington?
GEORGE FREEDMAN.
!. First base and right field 2. Yes
s. After he played with Washington.
Evening star., 1911-01-15

Robert Gardner, national champion,
1903, says: Il should like very much to
oblige you with a rating, but / hardly
consider myself capable Of drawing one
UP. as I know very little about the east
ern golfers. However, I think Evans Is
easily first, with Mason Phelps near him.
About the rest I do not know"
How Fownes Places Them.
William C. Fownes, national champion
1910: Travis. Evans, Herreshoff. Wood
Phelps. Sawyer. Travers, Byers. Tucker
man. Ward, Gardner, Anderson. White
more, Weber. Ormiston. Douglas. Seckel
Egan. p. Hunter r. Hunter.
In making this selection Mr.. Fownes
writes: ''These I consider the twenty best
golfers OF the country and the manner in
tie Of Travers' game at present that
have put him rather low in the list
Ex-Champion Likes HerreshoH.
Jerome D. Travers, national champion.
1907, 1908: Herreshoff, Egan. Travers,
Travis. Douglas, Evans. Fownes. Byers,
p Hunter. Behr, Sawyer. Wood. Ed
wards. McBeth. Orniston. Anderson,
Gardner. Seckel. Ward. Clafiin.
Also Likes New Yorker.
.Eben NJ. Byers. national champion. 1905
runner up. 1902, 1908: Herreshoff. Evans
Fownes. Travis. Phelps. Whittemore
Egan, Wilder. Anderson. Sawyer. Doug
las, Ward. Wood, Ormiston. Gardner
Byers, Gilbert Weber, Behr, Reid.
. when it comes down to the las,
Ave." he says. there are abou,
ten men from whom / would find il
hapd to choose. and 1 think five tina,
will not put in would be just as good
as the ones do"
H. Chandler Egan, national champion
1904. 1906: national runner-up. 1903. in
declining to pick the team gave as his
reasons: II confess that it is a great
temptation to give ones opinion Of the
twenty best amateurs in the country in
the face of such ranking lists as I have
seen so far. However. as l have SO ia.
refrained. l hardly feel that l can con
sistently give such a list for publication
1t is difficult for any one man to have a
clear and complete idea Of the merit of
golfers beyond his own immediate ter
ritory, because, in my mind, it Is unfair
Evening star., 1911-01-15
WILLIAM C. FOWNES, JR.,
PICKED AS REAL LEADER
Pittsburger's Winning Of Championship as
Well as Past Records Entities
Him to First E1onors.

to judge the seasons play by one tour
nament. This has seemed to be the
error OF one man in particular. for the
national tourney at Brookline seems to
have had large influence in the placing
OF the men. There is q tremendous diner
ence between two lists. one Of the twenty
best players and another OF twenty men
who made the best showing the past sea-
son. Do not take this little outburst to be
q personal appeal for my own case.
Wood Wouldn't and Would.
Warren K Wood, 1910 runner-up. has
this to say: "On account of the many
intimate and dear friends have among
| amateur players I should prefer not
to submit a list. It is next to impos-
sible for a man in the west to judge
the ability of the eastern players when
the only opportunity OF judging their
ability Is the record they made In the
various tournaments as you hear OF or
happen to participate in"
Phelps, western amateur champion,
submitted lists. Mr. Phelps selection
is submitted alphabetically. and not
in the order in which he really regards
the players:
Anderson. Byers. Douglas. Egan,
Evans. Fownes. Gardner, Herreshoff.
p Hunter. r. Hunter. Legg. Phelps.
Sawyer, Seckel, Travers, Travis.
White, Wh1ttemOre, wider, w oo0.
Mr.. Wood modestly left his own name
out, but the writer has taken the lib
erty of putting it in where 1t properly
belongs:
Evans Fownes. Travis. Wood, Phelps,
Egan. Sawyer. Herreshoff, Gardner, An
derson, P. Hunter. Byers, Douglas.
Whittemore, Seckel. r. Hunter, Legg,
Weber, Merriman. Mcfarland.
Favors s'Chick" Evans.
Harry G. Legg, transmississippi cham.
pion. has this to say: II think there Is
no doubt about the ranking OF the first
five men. and after that it is very diff
| fcult to place them in their proper posi-
tions. Such experts as Travers and Egar
are not placed because they have not
competed this season. To my mind there
| is one man far above the other golfers
of the season, and that Is "Chick'
Evans. He has played continually
throughout the season and has lost bu,
three matches. His best work was shown
in the western open. where he made a
clean sweep. In the western amateur his
putting was the only weak part of his
game, but even then he made Phelps
, play three better than part to win. He
has an ideal disposition. loves the game
and, whether victorious or vanquished, he
is always the same smiling, sun5urned
Evening star., 1911-01-15
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

In spite Of the many reports pub
lished of late, track athletics at Central
are not on the toboggan: on the con-
perity. having attracted the largest
squad in many seasons.
The doubtful one need only visit the
scene of training on the basement run
ming track and be convinced. tor every
a squad of we'll over half hundred as
pirants for track honors work out un-
der the direction OF Coach Foley, VINO
has had the work in hand for many
years. The coach is not the worried
being that some would make him. and
successful season.
Reports of activity in other quarters
have not disturbed his men. but have only
served to spur them on in an effort to
stamp out whatever claim another team
migth have to the scholastic Lille of the
section. Capt. Reuter- is showing his old
time form and is bound to be the same
stars as he has been since entering the
scholastic field three years ago. Hamil-
ton and Kelley. a pair who probably
scored more points than the entire field
Of athletes In other schools OF the Dis
trict last season. are showing improved
again sweep the field in their respective
events. Gilbert Hunt, acknowledged
leader among scholastic hurdlers OF the
south. is still available and has capa-
BILE second in Bragg, who showed excel
lent form two seasons ago, but failed
to take an active part in sports last
season. Currie. in the high jump; Fisher
and Cullom, both dash runners. anu
Lawrence and Dyson. in the distance
events, is another quintet Of veterans
which looks to be a dangerous contender
for the coming season. And then. Coach
Foley has few surprise packages that
promise 10 help materially in extingush-
ing that glaring light of fear for the
future welfare of the team.
Western High promises to bid stronger
for track athletics than ever before. ac-
cording to reports emanating from re-
liable source.
Heretofore Curly" Byrd has volun-
teered his services. but this season lie
has been engaged as coach by authorities
vested. Byrd will be forced to deal With
a squad composed for the greater part OF
green material. and should he be so for
tunate to turn out winner will tie
looked upon as the man of the hour by
the student body over In Georgetown.
Capt Tanner, Barclay and Cpman are
the only veterans, and this trio will prob
ably be selected to represent the school
in relay races and the open middle dis
tance events. The entire Western squad
numbers about thirty men. and from the
new material the coach. is hopeful of un-
earthing at least one Or two live ones.
Athletics at Tech received jolt sew
erai days ago when it was announced
that Sinclair member of the 1910 foot ball
eleven and q man whom the base ball
nagement had counted on, had decid-
ed to discontinue his studies at the school.
\ M ".
PLANTATION of his action. but 1t ID under
stood that he contemplanes entering an
Evening star., 1911-01-15
COMMERCIAL DUCKP|N
LEAGUE IS BOOMING
Woodward & Lothrop and
Peoples Mutual insurance
Company Tied for Lead.

The Woodward & Lothrop and Peoples
Mutual Insurance Company are tied fol-
first honors in the Commercial Duckpil
League. followed by the quints from Toll
man Laundry and the Washington To.
bacco Company. The Moses. Hahn and
ParkerBridget are tied for the mex,
position.
E. Handiboe beat the high set Of 35t
by rolling 204. only to be beaten a few
days later by Marshall, who rolled 359
The Washington Tobacco Company now
claim the high set with lob, while the
Peoples Mutual Insurance Company car
ry the high game, with So
Marshall holds the record in spares
with 81, and strikes with 81. Nally, with
147. has high game and Marshall high
set with $50. The following are the rec
ords to date:
Evening star., 1911-01-15
Notes Of the League.

The game between the Pearls and
Topaz teams which was scheduled for
Thursday night has been postponed.
HALEY of the Rubys is increasing his
average every time he bowls. And Pop"
is some anchor man, too.
Capt. Michaud made no mistake In
signing Lerch for his Garnet team.
Lerch's rolling was really responsible for
the downfall OF the Rubys. His 11S
came in the last game. beating them by
two pins.
Although the Cameo team is not very
high up in the race, this team will bear
watching. as Capt. Heitmuller and his
men are rolling consistent games.
Fesan Of the Rubys Is also member
Of the Manager team OF the Southern
Railway League, and Is rolling good
consistent game. Keep the good work
up Dave
Well! Well. Well! The Pearl team has
finally tied the Rubys for first place.
These two teams have been lighting 1t
out since the opening Of the season. May
the best team win.
Don't forget the meeting at the
Diamond bowling alleys this morning at
1880 o'clock.