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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-17
GOPHER PRODUCT
MAY EXCEL SIRE
Horsemen Expect Dazzle
Patch to Lower Record
of Famous Dan.

A Minnesota product. born. raised
aud now owned on a Minnesota farm.
will enter the big horse races Of the
country this season. when Dazzle
Pitch. owned by NJ. w. Savage. is
paced upon the circuit. This horse
is u "-ycar-old son of the famous Dan
Patch. 1:55. now retired to the Saw
age stock farm. This colt is admitted
to no Il speed phenomenon. When 90
months old he paced a half mile In
80 seconds Ga 1:5S clip). a quarter OF
Il mile in 27A seconds IA 1851 clip):
an eighth of a mile in 13 seconds "a
1:44 rlip,. All horsemen who have
seen this remarkable colt perform
agree that there never was n like
him. and it is freely predicted that.
barring accidents. he is certain to
lower tho record of his sire.
Mr.. Savage plans to start his worlds
champion nacers, Minor Heir, 1:5SA.
and George Gano. o:0oA. in single
and in team exhibitions against
worlds records. Minor Heir now
holds the worlds unpaced mile rec
ord. and is admitted to be the great
est matured speed marvel now in
Gitions last year prevented the Heir
at-t.aw horse from establishing any
now marks, hut reports from the farm
this spring indicate the stallion to he
in remarkably good condition., and
with a little break of luck be is ex-
rccted To do some sensational work.
In addition to these three exhibition
horses. Mr.. Savage has a dozen other
horses which he will start at the
minnesota state fair and other race
meetings.
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Athletics Gain Weight Fast
On Good Fare Aboard Ship

One of the most pcrpleXing prob
lens that confronts the gentlemen in
in maintaining Americas SUI
prenlacy in the coming Olympic
games is that of keeping the Yankee
athletes in condition during tho voy-
age from this continent to Europe.
The greatest danger to a sea-goinG
athlete Is that of gaining too much
weight. Some of tho American ath-
lctes that visited Athens in 1906 gain
cd as much as fourteen pounds during
the trip from New York to the larG-
est city in Greece. On that trip fully
forty per cen Of the men who start
ed from New York On the Harbarossa
in fine condition were no good ath-
letically when they reached Athens.
Some were hurt. and others got sick
with a disease rcsemblin. mumps. hut
the majority of those who failed to
perform up to their standard in the
Grecian anne were simply too fat.
It's a mighty hard job for a healthy
young man with Il husky appetite to
refrain from eating while at sea. The
salt air invariably sharpens the crav-
ing for food. and more food. The
transatlantic lines also do their share
by serving plenty at meal times, and
some more between meals. One of
the regular jobs Of Manager Halpin.
on the Athens trip. six years ago, was
chasing away stewards who bore
trays loaded down With goodies" for
the athletic voyasers. In spite of
their determination to keep in condi-
ton. it was hard for the athletes to
refuse dainty cakes and the like when
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the stuff was poked under their noses
by the tip-Seeking servant between
meals.
The forms of exercise used to keep
the athletes in shape while at sea are
various. Tho sprintcrs of course ear
do no real fast work. but easy starts
and "prancing" keep their leg muscles
supple. Jogging is about all that the
distance runners can do. The field
Nor aim to keep in good condition
generally by every sort of exercise
stunt they can pick up around the
deck; the Shot putters being the only
ones that can get in any real work.
Boxing and wrestling are great
STUNTS on shipboard because the ath-
letes can 20 in at top speed and get
warmed up. without running any dam
ger of being hurt. ON the Athens trip
in 1906 regular Sparring exhibitions
were held on the after deck every aft
ernoon tn the intense delight of the
oth"r passengers on the Barbarossa.
None We're more interested in the box-
ing than a company of Mexican bull
fighters that We're on the ship en- route
for the King of Spain's wedding. They
marveled at the skill of some of the
Yankee athletes who knew how to
handle their fins. and promptly pro-
cceded to take lessons in the manly
art. Their antics With the gloves We're
extremely ludicrous.
On the coming Olympic trip to
Sweden. which will he made on the
steamship Finland. every possible ar
ranscment will he made for keeping
the athletes in condition while at sea.
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IS TO
HAVE A TEAM
Promoters Propose to Put
Winning Nine in Field
This Year.

Virginia. Mimi. April l7.-c. r.
Coates and Ed. Finch. promoters Of
baseball for this city. state tina Nir-
sinia will surpass the three larger
cities of the G. ]. league in attend
ance. The Commercial club appoint
cd working committees to sell stock
and season tickets For many wears
this city has produced a winning non-
professional team The club Of 1908
defeated the st. Paul American asso-
citation team 3 nut of 4 in u series
here. Commercial club and moncycd
interests are supporting baseball This
year The local opponents arc prar-
teal cN-players and managers. The
sentiment is unanimous that Virginia
shall have a team. The people are
educated to high class ball and only
Il strong. fast team would be accept
able and would draw gate receipts.
a manager with a team is available
and will he signed in a day or two.
The games here will draw patronage
from seven or eight mining towns
within a distance of fifteen miles. The
outlook for a successful season is very
favorable and tho building of an iron
range trolly line this s,lmme will add
greatly to the end of the season games
and 1913 would he a great year for
attendance.
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ALUMNI weekly
MAKES REPLY
Cophers are Red-Headed at
Chicago Insinuation
Bureau.

Minneapolis. April 1.-THE Alumni
Weekly of yesterday says:
1.-THE frequent references to Mime
sota's stand for a scholarship basis
Of eligibility. as a lax standard. IL
vel l%calculated to o u the ire Of
every lover of. a square deal. We Of
Minnesota believe that 1t Is the only
an educational institution.
Sixteen years Of experience with
the so-called amateur standard. has
shown that standard to be thoroughly
unrealibale. and wholly Inadequate to
check dishonesty in intercollegiate
athietics-indeed 1t has been demon
strated that such a standard puts a
premium upon and encourages all
sorts of deceitful practices. not alone
the conference.
1--WE. of Minnesota. are completely
disguised with attempts to tinker the
amateur standard to make 1t At what
It was never intended to At. Sixteen
years Of unsatisfactory trials to make
the amateur rule work has satisfied
us that 1t will work We are
tired. very tired. Of this unseenly
wrangling. Let III adopt a rule that
will tut out ringers. and admit to in
tercollegiate athletics only those who
are In college for the purpose Of Sc
curing an education.
"Minnesota's stand is for a rule
that can and will be honestly enforce
ed without question. If other colleges
don't want to play with US on such
a basis-so much the worse for them
we can survive, and We certainly
shall enjoy our own self-respect.
at cannot be stated too emphatf-
cally, nor too many times. that Min
nesota's stand is not for a profession
al basis OF athletics. nor is It for Sc
curing the right Of its students to play
baseball without injuring
their right to take. part in intercol-
legiate athletics-her stand is for a
matter Of principle. a logical basis Of
eligibility that can and will be enforce
ed and that will cut out. from inter-
collegiate athletics. all who are not in
the university. primarily. for an edu-
cation"
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MANAGERS TO
EAT AND TALK
Head of Commercial League
Clubs Booked to Feed
Tonight.

The managers Of the six teams that
will this summer furnish the sport in
the Commercial league will dine at s
o'clock this evening at the Columbia
hotel when plans for the season will
ibe blocked out. The rules to govern
will most likely he adopted at this
gathering of "magnates."
4. 1t is planned by the new local
league to play twilight games. the
first game of the season to be played
May 8. The season will last three
weeks. Games will be ployed Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday evenings.
That there Is much interest in the
twilight circuit among the players
and their bosses" is indicated in the
following statements regarding the
situation made by the club managers
this morning:
w. H. Brown. manager Red River
Power company: I'VE hope to have
some splendid baseball this summer.
The boys r all taking interest in
the league. ] believe"
H. f. Secord. manager Times-Her.
aid TYPE Singers: II feel safe in
predicting that we will have the best
amateur team this city has ever
known. I a feel that pennant in
my hand this very moment. Frank
otO"u Sou iidIdit walt LOT tlc S6dSOTl
to start. He says We won't get a
game. ! think he has another guess
coming"
Tom Harmon. manager Great North
ern team: We hope to have a. good
team In the field. a little early to
make predictions. but things look
good"
Walter Hawkins. manager Whole
satcrs: Il believe the Commercial
league will be a good thing and will
furnish the fans fine entertainment.
We hope to have a fast club in the
league"
7. c. Griffith. manager Retailers:
The Commercial leegue should de-
velop some fast players. 1 believe we
will have some good clean sport these
summer evenings. The Retailers will
try and keep away from the bottom
of the list"
L. E. Goodwin. manager Y. NJ. c.
A. team: There are a number of
good ballplayers in the association and
II looks to me as though We would
have n of the fastest teams in the
league. The boys seem very much in
terested."
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Fighting is the Only Fun Tough
Battling Nelson Really Enjoys

The right arm broke in the
fourth round of my tish, with Her
rcra in Butte. The left one me with
similar treatment in my fight with
Neary in Milwaukee. broke my left
hand h first time in my fight with
Jimmy FRITZ at Colma. and this acct
dent again happened in the fourth
round of the bout. The second time
7 broke it was in my fight with Sam
my Trott. this time in the second
round. but the fourth round jinx was
still lowering around. and when it
came along | broke the. right one in
tn" same go.
Before ! leave my hands must
not forget this broken left thumb.
Also got thai in the fourth round,
this time when / was mixing it with
Young Scotty of Fond du Lac.
Let's sec. oh. yes. we're down to
tho broken ribs now. Well, l got
them in m! second fight With Young
Eorhett. Somehow the .iinx hadn't
arrived at the rlngside by the time
the folrth roun was on and I went
through to the ninth all right before
Corbett handed me a couple of punch
rs that my ribs weren't strong enough
to resist"
Nelson's world tour promises to be
the most rrctentious that any fighter
has aver attempted. Bat. not content
TO go alone. is negotiating With John
ny Coulon. worlds bantam champion.
to ACCOMPANY him. Harry Lewis, the
Philadelphia middleweight. will. in all
probability. be a member of the expe-
dition. Lewis. however. will not make
the start with Nelson. but, II he con-
sents to so, will join the tourists In
Australia,
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SCHEDULE FOR
+. CENTRAL LEAGUE
Minnesota Baseball Associa-
ton Will Open Season
On May s.

st. Cloud, Mimi. April 1.-THE
committee appointed to prepare a
schedule of games for the Central
Minnesota Baseball association for
the coming season has completed its
work and has submitted copies to
the different directors. The season
will be officially opened on May 8
with three games. as follows: Royal
ton at Little Falls. Benton county at
st. Cloud. and Staples at Brainerd.
The scheduled games are as follows
for the season:
At st. Cloud-Little Falls. June 2
and July z; Brainerd, May 26; June
% and August %: Royalton, June
16,; July Fl and August il: Benton
county. May 5 and 80. September 2;
Staples, May IL, July % and August
10.
At Little Falls-st. Cloud. May 10
and 81; Royalton. May 5. August 4
and September 2; Benton county.
May 26 and June g.; Staples. June l6
and August II.
At Brainerd-Little Falls. May IL
and August 10; st. Cloud. August 4;
Royalton. June 2 and 80 and Septem-
Der 1; Benton county. June 16, July
z and August II; Staples, May 5 and
80 and September 2.
At ItOydltOn-St. ClOud, july IL;
Little Falls. May 80; Brainerd. June
9; Benton county. August IS; Staples,
July 4 1.-TWO games.)
At Sank Rapids-St.. Cloud, July a,
afternoon; Little Falls. July II and
%; Brainerd. May 10; Royalton. May
IL, June 90 and August %: Staples,
June 2. July 81 and September 1.
At Stples-St. Cloud. June 9: Lit
tie Falls. July II and %; Brainerd.
July IA; Royalton. May sc two
gamesl; Benton county. August.
Open dates. st. Cloud, June 80:
Little Falls. June %; Brainerd. July
20: Royalton. July Z. May 26> and
july %; Benton county. June 30;
Staples, June 90. May 26 auly Z.
Daily Happenings.
Some OF today's store.ads. will in
fuence your next purchase-to your
profit.
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"Fightfng." declared Bat Nelson re.
Gently. lis the only fun have
Allowing for the matter of person
Battlcr must have had whole wagon
loads OF ii in his long and strenuous
ring career. For the result Of his
fights in the aggregate have left hin
with two caulifiower ears. two brok-
m arms. two badly bunEcd-up hands,
one broken thumb and two broken
ribs. He also admits to ono broken
nose and one cut lip. but tho latter
regretfully. not to his tistir encounters.
but to accidents which happened after
he started on the Queensherry road
which led him to IN lightweight
championship.
About the only thing that isn't
changed since I took up the fighting
game" continued Nelson. in talking ot
his bumps. lis the size OF my head.
Fifteen years 6 a SIS hat fitted me.
1t still does today.
See those two c%aulifower ears"
Peaches. amt they: Well. I got both
of them giving exhibitions. The left
began to lose its natural shape while
I was spsrring with Fob Lundy and
the right one followed suit TO keep the
left one company and to prevent my
head from hanging too much to one
side when ] had the lobe trotter.
Jack Grace. for my partner.
MY lose has been broken and my
lip cut. but. alas. this was the result
of a rather prosaic accident and not
due to any rough work in an actual
fight. / got them both at the same
time when working in a bicycle shop
at a drop forge before / started in on
the game.
up to the present l haven't dis
covered anything the matter with my
neck. My shoulders. also. are in pref
ty good shape. but while my arms
were perfect mates at one time. they
are strangers to one another now. The
right n I can't straighten forward
and the left one resists all my efforts
to bend 1t inward.
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TO HAVE BOXlNG AGAIN,

ing game is to be revived in Newark
tomorrow night. after a lapse of sew
eral years Arrangements have been
made to give the initial show in the
open air at the Newark baseball
grounds. The feature event of the
evening will bring together Young
Kurtz of this city and Mike Glover Of
Boston.
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MAY BUILD.
New Tennis Club House in Gate Cit,
Park.

0bns
Fargo. n. D.. April 17.-The lead
ers and organizers of the new Fargo
Tennis club. which is now in process
Of organization. ire going to meet
with the members of the city park
commission this afternoon for the
purpose of securing permission to
erect q $500 club building in the park
for the new organization.
The leaders Of the club will also
ask for permission to put in two more
tennis courts in the park and 1t is
believed that the members Of the
park board are entirely favorable to
the proposed plan.
The Fargo Tennis club will be the
outgrowth of the old 7. NJ. c. A. ten
mis- organization and will encompass
many members who are not connect
ed with the "Y."
The club house. as planned. will
contain shower baths and lockers and
all the modern equipment of a small
summer athletic club. The leading
spirits of the new organization are
J.. j. Stranahan. B. v. Moore and NJ.
w, Murphy.
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AUTO UP.
Manager Candllon to Be Presented
With One,

indianapolis, Ind. April 17.-Man-
ager Joe Cantillon will be presented
with a $4,000 automobile at Nicollet
park when the Millers open at home.
April 26. The donors will he the
members of Joe's ball club and the
baseball corporation. The plans have
been on foot for some time. but the
news was kept under " until this
morning.
While no definite plans have been
laid for the formal presentation. tho
affair will he pulled off lust before
the opening game with indianapolis.
a week from next Friday afternoon.
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BUSINESS FINE.

According to George Z. Duis, rep
resenting the REQ Automobile COM
pany in Grand Forks. the demand fol-
these cars cannot be supplied at the
present time. Tuesday a carload OF
the machines were unloaded here and
another carload at Hoople. for Kit
son Bros.
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GoPHERS DEFEAT ST. THOMAS.
University Baseball Team Rarely

>NNV u wv oSsSsS.
The St. Thomas cadets. playing at
the University Of Minnesota baseball
team by holding the varsity down to
Il 3 to 2 score. Tho game was played
on a muddy field and fast work was
Impossible. Coach Denny Sullivan
of the varsity used a makcshift line
up. as he will not know what material
he has at his command until after the
baseball squad goes before the Goph-
or eligibility committee today.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Cincinnati. April 17.-O'Tole was
in fine form yesterday and allowed
Cincinanti only five hits. Fiitsburs
winning 8 to 2 While wild. O'Tole
was hit opportunity. Wagner's bat
ting and fielding featured. Bates
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DEMONSTRATORS WEDDING,

Chicago. April 16.-Thc marriage of
Miss Leila Waters daughter Of Rev.
and Mrs. w. c. Waters. and Thomas
Francis of st. Louis. son of former
Governor and Mrs. David r. Francis.
took place this afternoon in Grace.
Episcopal church. of which the father
of the bride is the rector. The church
ceremony was followed by a reception
at the home of the brides parents.
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Krause lasted only one inning. The
game was featured by five double
plays. two of which were started on
line drives to Gardner: by Woods
striking out II batsmen. thus equal
ling the seasons record. and by bat
ting of Hooper. McInnis and Wood.
r. II. e.
Philadelphia ............. 2 10
BOSTON , 10 =
Krause. Danforth and Lapp. Ryan:
Wood and Nunamaker.
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RACE SUICIDE DIsCoTRacrn.

Macon. Mo-. April 16.-The os-
borne district school board has offered
&. prize of $50 to the family Of the
district showing the largest increase
in members within the next five years
The offer was inspired by the slack
attendance at school. There are onlv
six pupils. although the district IL
composed Of 80 farmers who are we'll
able to maintain a school,
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Years Record.

Years Record.
st. Louis. April 17.-Errors and in
ability to hit at the right time
brought defeat to Chicago. and
was emphasized by terrific hitting on
the part Of the locals, giving them
the game with a score of 20 to s. The
game holds this years record for the
number of runs scored. The game was
called at the mi of the eighth in
ming on account of darkness.
r. H. e.
st. Louis II 0
SIlSdSo ......... ......... D ~ 3
Steele, Willis and Bliss, Wingo;
Cole, Pearce and Archer.
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RECOGNIZES consul.

Chihuahua. Mexico. April 16.-C;en-
eral Pascual Orozco TODAY performed
"a complete right about face and da-
rided to recognize United States Con-
sui Marion Letcher.
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Nferkle Returns.

Merkle Returns.
Boston. April 17.--New York re-
turned to form yesterday and. bunch
ing hits with Boston's misplays. piled
up seven runs in two innings. and de-
feated Boston. s to 2. Merkle, who
has been a holdout came to terms
with the New York management and
played his first game of the season.
II. II. E.
Boston 2 6 2
New York 8 IL 2
Dickson. Tyler n Killing; Marquard
and Meyers.
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Manager Ordered on Field.

BROOKLYN. April 17.-Phtladclphia.
Brennan pitched excellent ball and
drove in the winning u with a long
triple in the seventh. Manager Dahl
en- was ordered off the field in the
seventh for %disputing a decision.
BROOKLYN 2 z o
Philadelphia ............. Z 1
Knetzer. Schardt and Phelps; Bren-
nan and Doom.
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Won Uphill Game.

Won Uphill Game.
Cleveland, April 17-Clevelan nd won
an uphill game today 3 to S. Pitchers
Baskette and Frill. who started the
game. failed to last until the first in
ming was ended. two doubles. q single
and a triple being made off Baskette
and four singles off Frill.
r. H. E.
Baskettc, Blanding. James and
O'Frill; Brown and Stephens.
r. II. E.
New York 3 2 s
Washington IL 1
Ford, Warhop. Mcconnell and
Street, Williams: Groom and Henry.
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Six Double Plays.

Six Double Plays.
Louisville. April 17.-Louisville de-
feated st. Paul in the third game Of
the series by a combination Of good
luck and four hits in the first and
second innings. Rransfeld's bat
ting and six double plays featured the
contest.
r. II. L.
81 raul !
Snyder and Iaudemilk and Schlei;
Decanniers. Dauess and Block.
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Results in the Big Leagues

hand a injured in the sixth and he
retired, Mitchell taking his place.
r. II. f.
Z lNtSuuI6u 4 III "
Smith and Mclean: O'Toole and
Gibson.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Chicago. April 1~7.-chicago was
outhit and outplayed yesterday and
Detroit won the second game Of the
series. 10 to l.. The weather was cold
and the locals erred frequently. while
Willett pitched almost invincibie ball.
A triple play was made by O'Leary,
Bush and Gamer the first of the sea-
son. Callahan was hit by a pitched
ball in the last inning and had to be
assisted from the field.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Indianapolis. April 17.-webb and
Patterson battlcd for ten innings,
Minneapolis taking the game 2 to 1.
Owen reached first base on a bad
throw in the tenth and scored on Il
sacrifice and two hits.
r. II. f.
II. dianapolis Is Il"
Minneapolis s .
Webb and Clarke: Patterson and
Owens. (Ten innings).