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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-18
TEAM
HAS

New York, March 1s.-Wesleyan's
basketball quintet must be satisfied
with its title Of New England cham
pions, for their challenge of the Co
lumbta five. winners of the intercol-
legiate title. has been turned down by
Graduate Manager Harry A. Fisher,
after a special meeting for taking UP
season series. Not only has Wesleyan
challenged the light blue and white
team, but both Purdue and Wisconsin
are seeking lanes with the eastern
champions. II such games were play
ed the winners might call themselves
the national champions.
But there are several reasons why
Columbia will not play, and these have
been given out in an official an
agement to the following effect: BE
aus Of a ruling of the university
committee On student organizations,
limiting the playing season Of ali
teams. Columbia will be unable to ar
range post-season basketball games
with any team this year. The basket
ball season here ends with the cham
pionship series in the intercollegiate
league, and the team is not permitted
Columbia has received challenges
from three universities. but will be un.
able to cacept any Of them. The team
has been %disbanded and the men have
broken training.
Even IL Columbia should accept
n Of the challenges which it has re-
ceived It would gain little. for two
teams. Purdue and Wisconsin, claim
the conference championship, while
Wesleyan has won the New England
championship. Columbia has won the
intercollegiate basketball champions
ship in the east. and. as the season
has closed. does not wish to dispute
the title won by any other team with
the ultimate object of gaining a ma.
tional championship"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-18
MAHM0NT IS THE
MARVEL OF MAT
The Starved Man of Europe
Has Mastered His Carp
ing Critics.
Is Bruce.)

Duluth, March 1s.-Here We are at
that period OF times annual roll where
sweet spring comes out from behind
the hoary wall of winter and holds
dimpled hands out in blue-eyed greet
Ing. Indeed. tits a sweet thought.
for hats. grippe. threatened suits by
the coal companies. the ash man, sui
phur and molasscs. the financial plat
form of friend tailor. and baseball.
Spring the shunting off the
stage of the winter sports. Before
they go we have something to say.
We are wishing hopefully. Imogene.
mat those throne boys. Zybszko and
MahmOut. tangln before thu season is
curtained. and the stage manager, the
ablest of 'em all. time, calls another
act: Gotch says to Herman to beat
Mahmout. whom he characterizes as
the greatest wrestler in the world, and
then he adds that he will wrestle the
Pole in the event Of said win.
But at the same time the master of
Humboldt says there is no danger that
the Pole will turn the Bulgarian, for
the champion says the son Of the sui
tan has developed the art of, leg wres-
Ting as no man before him has sue
e In learning 1t.
Mahmout's disposal of Petersen
Wv SAAS AS&hS vi IIllS INdlCH. Inc
long series of elimination has brought
us down to three really great wres-
tiers. Gotch. Mahmout and Zbyszko
are without a doubt the three best in
the whole big world. Among the clos
est followers of the game there is a
dispute as to which is the better Of the
TWO men anxious to annex the crown
OF the champion. The whole Ameri-
can public Is CRYING for them to wres-
flei ~ nl1f fNN fhi, Il, -~kl kA-A
would attract interest all over the
world.
From present indications the two
are going to get together in April.
klank and Gotch say the Turk will
win n show the wrestling world that
he is oneo I the most remarkable ex-
ponents at the catch-as-catch-can
game that has ever stepped on to a
mat. Jack Herman. the smooth and
clever manager of the Pole, says Zyb-
SIX will beat Mahmout and then go
through with 1t to the end by beating
the champion Of the world.
Before sweet spring makes too
many advances. sweetening the air
with the song of the birds and robbing
h CRATE and steam raliator Of the
affinity feeling, we hope that this big
match will be wrestled and the ques-
ton as to the greatness of the man
Gotch says Is the best wrestler of all
time. will be tabled and filed for flu.
ture reference.
Persistent, tenacious. fighting his
way up the wrestling ladder after his
quick defeat at the hands of Gotch
some three years ago, Mahmout stands
today as the great mystery of the
wrestling game. The starved man of
Europe has surely come into his own,
and this. too. despite tho declaration
OF certain men in the wrestling game
that he would never wrestle a biz
match.
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Democratic National Committeeman.
II GOLD FACTS

The rank and file Of the Democratic
party ! N the State of North Dakota
have a right to know whether or not
past record Of the six candidates
VINO now want to serve Democracy in
the capacity of National Committee
man has been such as would justify
n Democrats In supporting them on
March 18th.
MIR. f.. a. WILSON, OF BATH.
GATE-editor of the Pink Paper, an
old resident of the state. feels that he
is entitled to more recognition than he
mas had in the past. on account of
services rendered the party. The
Iacts are h a Mr.. Wilson lives in the
tlrst Legislation District. and has
been a very close friend of Hon. judi
son LaMoure. who has been the leader
or the "Stalwart" faction OF the Re-
pupiican party since Territorial days.
Iheir relations have been so close
n a when Mr.. Wilson'S name was
mentioned for the position of Oil In
spector it was considered useless to
recommend any other person for the
place. on accoun of the improbabiiity
OF getting the appointment confirmed
u! tne a because of the influence
OF senator LaMoure and his deter
to reward his friend. Dem
ocrats OF Pemhina County have openly
charged MIR. Wilson with giving aid.
by his negative stand. to the Repub-
ltcan candidate. in the last senatorial
contest. IN his district. thereby helping
70 elect LaMoure and to defeat the
Democratic candidate, who lost the
eiection by sixteen votes. Mr.. Wilson
mas served four years as State OIL In
spector. is now Secretary of the State
hoard OF Normal Schools at a salary
OF $iOo.oo per month and expenses.
In view of the fact that the Demo
cratic party has had the distribution
OF the patronage Of the state for the
rast s,x years only. 1t is considered
nat MIR. Wilson has been amply re-
paid for any services he may have rem
dered in the past.
MIR. GEO. DUIS, State senator of
Grand FORKS. has been q resident OF
n state for about ten years. He
WISHES to be judged by his legislative
record. a laid a great deal of stress
OIL important meaeures he has endors-
ed and fathered In the state senate.
n claims he has always upheld Gov,
Burke In his endeavors to bring ahor1t
desired legislation. In this connec.
ton 1t would be we'll for the voters
to remember that Mr.. Duis was a dele
gate to h convention that first nomi-
natea Gov. Burke, in 1906. That con-
VenIion went on record against the
abuse OF the pass system. and yo-
Gated the enactment Of the anti-pass
law. Gov. Burke took the stump, a n
vassed the entire state. and assured
n people that he would do all in his
power to carry u the pledges of his
party. He was elected. sent in his
message to the legislature, recon
mended for their consideration the
measures he had advocated on the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-18

A slabman is supposed to discover
a batter's weakness and to detect any
popularity of batting form. But the
job isn't any pipe. take 1t from a GER
tain recruit in last season.
Ever the best hitters of the game"
certain styles and certain swings that
it will pay you to watch. You've been
in the league six weeks now and
should have picked up something. For
example, what different styles do Cobb.
Lajoie and Jackson use in swinging
at a ball?"
you can search me-" the young
ster remarked. when these guys
come up I don't waste any time. /
try to stick the first Overland then
duck"
II think I'll hang on to that fellow"
his leader remarked later on. HE
knows something"
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stump. and for which the Democrats
had gone on record in their platform.
The legislature refused to give the re.
lief the people desired. Gov. Burke
was renominated in 1908. and the
democrats again went on record
against the abuse of the pass system.
Gov. Burke made his second appeal
to the voters. assuring them that he
would renew his request to the Leg
islature to enact a law that would do
away with favoritism along that line.
At that session of the legislature, Sen
ator Duis represented Grand Forks
County. and the very first opportunity
he a to go on record he voted for
the railroads as against the people.
helping to kill the anti-pass bill that
was introduced along the lines recon-
The business relations of Senator Duis
with the Great Northern Railway COM
pany have been of such nature that
the average elector would have reason
to believe that, in case of National
victory in 1912. the Railway company
might expect him to reciprocate in the
matter OF appointment OF United
States Attorney OIL United States Dis
trict Judge In case of a vacancy. In
view Of the fact that Senator Duis
failed to give a true account to the
voters OF the state. in his statement
of his stewardship, and emphasizes
only such portions of his record as
would appeal to the electors. is he a
proper man to be elected to a position
that Will mean SO much to the future
welfare of the Democratic party?
MIR. H. II. PERRY, of Glendale,
feels that his services on behalf of
Democracy Justify him asking rec
nOnytinr ~ th0 NJ. n-.-. -.--
elected first as a Populist for the Of
fee of Clerk Of Court in Dickey Coun-
ty. He made a good record as county
official. and for many years has af-
fliated with the Democratic party,
standing for the principles and meas
ures which our great party leaders
have championed.
MIR. r. w. MCLEAN. a lifelong
Democrat. recently removed from
Cavalier County to Fargo. is at pres
emit Secretary If the State Organiza-
ton. and is Chief Game Warden in the
Second District. with a salary OF s1a6
per month. He and his friends urge
that he has all the qualifications neces-
sary to fill the position with honor and
that his record in the past has been
porting him.
MIR. BEN. WHITEHEAD. of Will
liston. is also a candidate. Mr.. White
head has resided in the state about
six years. removing here from Indi-
ana. He has been editor Of the Will
liston State. and by the course he
pursued as editor of hat paper in sup
porting "Stalwart" Republicans for
office. such as P. ]. McCumber for the
United States Senate and l.. b. Han
ma for Congress. has forfeited any
claims he may have had on the Demo.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-18
MANY
TO BE RUN OFF

Chicago, ELL. March Jeff the
plans Of the Peoria convention bur-
eau succeed, the annual regatta Of the
National Association Of Amateur
oarsmen will be held in July in Pc.
oria. on Peoria lake. and will be the
feature OF an aquatic carnival from
July 20 to "a. It is planned to hold
three regattas during the week-the
National Association Of Amateur Oars.
men. the Central States Amateur
Rowing association, and the South
western Rowing association. The two
last named organizations have already
awarded their regattas to Peoria, and
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-18
A BEAR AT oTI

Hyman Pearlstone, the peer,es.
rooter from the alfalfa, is at san An
tonic with the troupe de luxe. Ac-
companying him is his cousin, one of
the moguls and prom cts from Taylor.
Texas. Mulaskey by name. Latter is
the Christopher Columbus of Hank
Tate, the lean lobber from the Lone
Star state who was with Connie last
season. Mulaskey tells a funny story
about when the latter returned to his
W lares and penates after staying
twenty minutes or more with the
champions last season. Around the
corner grocery where the denizens of
Taylor We're wont to hold nocturnal
gabfests, Hank would tell about the
time when I was with the worlds
champiOns."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-18
CALISLE COLLEGE TETM.

Carlisle, Pa. March 1S.-Five In
dams for n American Olympic team.
1t is the hope of Glenn Warner. coach
of the Carlisle Indian school,, to have
the selection committee pick that
number Of members of his athletic
squad to go to Stockholm.
Warner can't figure how three of
them-Jim Thorpe. all-round cham
pion; Louis Tewanima, one of the
greatest long-distance runners In the
world. and Arquette, who is fast fol-
lowing into Louis shoes-can be kept
at home. Warner will send a team Of
relay ace at Philadelphia, in addition
to the usual contribution to the one
mile team race.
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loom in the fashionable chit.cbat of
the drawing room.

The progress of Hank O'Day and
the Reds at Columbus. Ga. is said to
ne entirely satisfactory. We hope for
the best, but it's quite a dizzy gap
March and June.
Hank carries n consolation. If he
Tails. he can point with pride, to rob
cannery. to a long line of dis
tfnguished company who belong with
him. 1t has been a matter of some
thirty-one seasons wherein Redland
has failed to connect wit hthe banner,
Inc by this time the queen city of the
Rhine should be fairly we'll acclimated
to the worst.
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HOW DAN O'NEIL LOST PENNANT
Henri Maggert, who halls from the
land of the native son and the vale
of sunshine and roses. is about as sur.
of being a fixture on the team al
death and taxes.
Maggert's middle name is Speed
and is going to first and circling Tho
sacks he can take his place with al
the speed merchants Of the game
Maggert has had a lot of experience
baseballing around various sections OF
the country, and was in the Connect.
cut league at the same time that Earl.
alias Mordecai. Brown was twirline
for the Waterbury club. Dan O'Neil
was the guy who owned the team tina,
Maggert was trailing along with. and
the stories that these two tell abou,
the irascible Daniel make a fine vol.
ume for the book.
ONeil lost q pennant one day b.
his manner Of showing his temper. He
and Rorty. one of the jumps, had fisti-
cuffed during a. scheduled melee OF
dental ban was placed against them.
A double-header was on with Holy.
oke. and it was a cinch that the
Springfield team. of which O'Neil was
manager and prop. would wind up
the season with the grand old rag
tucked in their possession.
When the Springfield Ponies, as the
home lads were known, tripped blithe-
~ on the field. 1t was seen that the
suspension against Rorty had been
raised, while Danl was still outside
the breastworks.
O'Neil was madder'n a wet hen, and
he did a heroic stunt.
Nine thousand persons were crowd
ed into the stands. tho nennant u,os
at stake, but Danl was lore that his
suspension had not been raised at the
same time that his jumps ceased to be
exiled. He marched his team off the
field and wouldn't play either game,
FORGETTING them both rather than let
the game go on with Rorty as an ar
bitrator.
1t cost the Ponies the pennant, but
it satisfied old Don's feelings.
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MANITOBA WOMAN NAMED

Mandan. n. D., March 1S.-Miss
Margaret Lloyd who has been con-
nected with the Morden hospital in
Manitoba has been engaged as super
intendent Of the Mandan hospital to
succeed Miss Smith. who resigned
some time g and leaves on Sunday
for st. Paul. where she accepts the
superintendency of st. Luke's hospital.
Miss LLOYD Is an experienced nurse
and a graduate Of Netley hospital,
England.
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THE SLUMP OF THE EPOCH.

The celebrated penman Who once IN
scribed, ooh, what fall Is this, my
co~untrymen,' must have had George
Stovall in mind.
From the job Of leading a ball club
from the sixth place to third in three
months time. Stovall drops back to a
private on h Browns, from the third
most successful manager in a big
of stamping about on the cellar floor.
The prince of darkness. in his whirl
from heaven to the Plutonian caldrno.
never hit tho soapy chute with a great
er rush.
In the meantime. what has become
Of the Johnson Flynn imbroRlio? Not
somehow when Q hiatus threatens to
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-18
NEW YoUNGsTER TO BE GIVEN
TRIAL.

Walter Frantz, the young man who
is to be given. or rather is being given
a chance with the Yanigans of the
Mackian suite. is one of those chaps
who have nc recourse to the pastime
as a means of evicting the wolf from
the front porch. Wallie is worth
something like a couple of hundred
thousand bucks in his own name, and
he merely takes up baseball as a
means of passing away the idle mo.
ments. His family is one of the rich
est In San Antonio, and Walter him.
self owns enough of the surrounding
landscape to laugh at landlords or
butchers. However. he is nuts on
baseball. His brother. Orville. played
first base for Harvard university. and
there is a pastiming strain runs
through the blood.
Walter used to go in occasionally
and help out San Antonio. and addi-
tionally played several seasons as a
regular. However. he is a conscien-
tious youngster. and had great scrup-
les against playing Sunday baseball.
1t mattered not how tough the situa-
ton that Manager. L4eidy was called
upon to face he VI required Walter
TO pastime ON Sunday. and the latter
always adheres to the principle of
eschewing Sunday baseball.
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BASKETBALL
SEASON OVER
State Science School was
Showed Under by the
State Champions.

At the university gymnasium satur-
day afternoon, q very enthusiastic
crowd was furnished considerable
Amusement. when the university quint,
champions Of North Dakota, defeated
the Wahpeton school of science by a
somewhat surprised to see Wahpeton
take the lead and keep the university
scoreless for about FIVE minutes. At
this point, however. George Sagen,
after successfully missing about ten
chances for a basket, got his wrath up
and commenced to do things, succeed
Ing in negotiating basket during
termination seemed to be an incentive
to the other members OF the team.
for they Immediately began to do
things and kept UP the good work un-
I'll the game was ended. Wahpeton
did no scoring after the first ten min
utes Of play.
Burfening and Sad both played a
steady and consistent game. while Will
strong game asa'G Robinson piasea also no pl nssa' q q
good guardian game, but had an off
day at throwing baskets.
Following are the lineup and sum-
mary:
University. Science School
Burfeniny. ellis
MiIen. Robbins
summary: Goals from the Held.
Sad z. Burfening 8. Sagen 2, Wilson 8,
Robinson 2, Toney 2. and Robbins 1;
free throws. ellis e. Substitutes.
johnson for Anderson: Robbins for
johnson.
Alumni Defeated.
Az a curtain raiser to the university
Wahpeton game, the Grand Forks
high school team played the alumni
from the same institution, winning by
a score Of 81 to a. The game was an
exciting and closely contested one
from beginning to end.
The alumni team. the first regula-
ton old timer quint that has ever
played the high school. kept the regu-
lar players going from the first whis-
tie to the end of the game. > The high
school players did not play in their
usual form, and showed that they
would have to do better If they want
to defeat the Jamestown pill tossers"
at Fargo next Saturday.
Following are the lineup and sum.
mary:
High School. Alumni
Coulter Observation-Disclosures. Kemerer
Burfening. ......F........... Moore
O'keefe.. Wells
jackson. Observation-Disclosures. Bulge
Summary: Goals from field, o'Keefe
:. Coulter g.. Wells s, Burfening S,
jackson 3. Welsh 4, Wells 3, Kemerer
o'Keefe i. Coulter i, Welsh i. Reed ee.1T !.
Referee. Sagen. Umpire. Louis Bur-
fleming.
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BOARDS MEET AT MINor NEXT,

Bismarck, N. D.. March 18.-Super-
tntendent p. J. Taylor has returned
from Q meeting OF the normal school
board ct Valley City. The. next meet
ing Of the board Will be held at Minot
on April 2 At that time 1t is; hoped
THAT the Minot normal school affairs
will be in such shape that the board
can begin effective work.
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A real mean man says. he can't get
enthusiastic about q travelling library.
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SPORTING LIGHTS
The Pitchers Dream,

(By Grantland Rice.)
I saw him writhe and toss in bed
A pallid hue upon his cheek;
I saw him clutch his clammy head,
And then he gave one CHASTITY
shrek:
I rushed to him and. With a shake,
From slumber's clutch 1 set him
free,
And as he looked around. awake,
With trembling lip he spoke to me
II dreamed 1 was in a game
On which the gaudy pennant hung
I heard them cheer and call my name
(He wiped the froth from his
tongue)-
THE score was tied-and just at that
Exciting turn-O bitter cup
I saw Hans Wagner at the bat,
With Cobb and Baker coming up
In vain I worked with him, forlorn;
In vain / mopped his throbbing
dome
He caught the first train out at dawn
And beat it to the farm back home.
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Sur1mary: Goals from field, Q'Keefe
2, Coulter 8, Wells s. Burfening s,
Jackson g. Welsh 4. Wells 3, Kemerer
O'Keefe I. Coulter 1. Welsh /, Reed /,
Referee. Sagen. Umpire. Louis Bur.
fleming.
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He caught the first train out at dawn
And beat it to the farm back home,
Morgan County republican., 1912-07-25
SYNOPSIS.

The scene At the opening Of the story is
laid In tho library Of an old worn.out
southern plantation, known as the Bar
Sy Ssory rhs alr M P gs se 'od onrers asd ss
Quintards. is the subject OF discussion by
Jonathan Crenshaw. business man..
Yancy,. a farmer, when Hannibal Wayne
Hazard. n mysterious child OF tho old
southern family. makes his appearance.
Yancy. tells how he adopted the boy. Ma
CuihtaIds deny any knowledge of the
hoy. Yancy TO keep Hannibal. Captain
Mnrreil. h friend Of the Quintards. ap.
ony. Trouble At Scratch Hill when Han
nihal is kidnapped by Dave Blount. Cap
Blount, gives him thrashing and secures
Ibalaam,; ana Is dlscharged with costs for
the f,.rrlses. has an encounter with Cap.
tain Murrell. who forces his attentions on
Der; and Is rescued by Bruce Darlington.
Darlington takes the same stage Yancy
and Hannibal disappear. with MurreIl on
th",r trail Hannibal arrives at the home
nizes IN the boy. the grandson Of an old
time friend. Murrell arrives at Judges
bone Cavendsh family on raft rescue
breaks jail Betty and Darlington arrive
at Belle Plain Hannibals rifle discioses
lone ZONE startling things to the Judge. Han
..''h' hHI Ipftly meet bphIH. MuTTel ar
rive In Belle Plain. IL playing for big
stakes Yancy awakes from long dream
less sleep on board the raft. Judge Price
makes startling discoveries In looking up
land titlcs. Charley Norton, a young
planter, who assists the Judge. IN mys-
.eriously assaulted. Norton informs Car.
fington that Betty has promised to marry
MIN. Norton IL mysteriOusly shot More
iHht on Murrell's plot He plans upris-
ing or negroes. Judge Price. with Hanni-
bal, visits Betty and she keeps the boy
az companion. In "A stroll Betty takes
with Hannibal they meet Bess Hicks.
daughter Of the overseer. who warns
Betty OF danger and counscis her to
Ieave Belle Plain at once. Betty, terri
ned. acts on B"ss' advice. and on their
way Their carriage II stopped by Slosson
me tavern keeper, and "A confederate and
Betty and Hannibal are made prisoners
The pair are taken to Hicks' cabin. IN an
almost Inaccessible spot. and there Muir
fell visits Betty and reveals his part in
the plot and his object. Betty spurns
his profrered love and the interview is
ended by the arrival OF Ware, terrified
a. possible outcome OF the crime Judge
Price. hearing OF the abduction. plans ac-
t!Sn. The Judge takes charge Of the
eituation. and search for the missing ones
is instituted Darlington visits the Judge
and allies are discovered Judge Price
visits Colonel Fcntress. whore he meets
Yancy and Cavendish