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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-22
FIELD: AND TRACK
MEET: MAY l7!l8
Will Add Two Mile Run and
Allow Larger Number Of
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Some time the latter part of this
week Official notices and invitations
will be sent out to the high school Of
the state for the annual ~interscholastic
field and track meet which will be
held at the University of North Da-
kota on Friday and Saturday May II
and IS.
The faculty athletic committee is
considering a number of important
changes that will affect the meet in
many ways. 1t is probable that an
other event, the two-mile run will be
introduced this year.. that the teams
will be allowed an unlimited number
of men and that the handicap to the
smaller schools will be increased.
The two miles run Is n of the
prettiest on the entire athletic calen-
dar but heretofore 1t has not been
included for a.. number Of reasons,
most especially the men limit.
Until this year each school has been
allowed but seven entries In the meet
exclusive Of the relay team. which
practically gave them eleven men. I'm
der this limit, the two mile run has
been an imposibility as a man run
ming in that event would be too much
ldllAuSu " ~ lIbko a oPAAAS VI SLhAy
other event for that matter a few
minutes afterwards. as would have
been necessary.
This is one of the reasons why the
men limit goes to the discard.
Another reason is that many schools
have athletes fitted for only one class
of events and as 1t Is now a Splinter
has to get into the weight throwing
ven in which he is physically I'M
fitted to compete.
Handicaps a been given to the
smaller schools on a basis of attend
ance but this will probably be chang
cd for the coming meet. Just. what
basis of handspring will be institute
ed is not as yet decided upon. but
whatever form is adopted. the smaller
schools will have a more eve chance
to cur the state banner.
incidentally the high schools Of the
state are expected to be more largels
represented than they were last year
In the 1911 meet twenty schools
were entered. All Of these will be
represented again and a number more
will be heard from.
Last year the entries included men
from the Grand Forks, Langdon. Mi
not. Grafton. Pembina. Fargo, Park
River. Cavalier, Casselton. Bathgate.
Velva. Cakes. Jamestown, Inkster,
Lidgerwood, Williston. Hannah, st.
Thomas. Churchs Ferry and Drayton.
The coming year Dickinson. Mandan,
Bismarck. Valley City. Washburn, Gar
rison, Mott, Beach and a number Of
others will probably be heard from.
Every high school in the state viii be
communicated with and the details of
the meet will, be explained. Accord
ing to the plans Of the faculty athletic
committee, the first notice will be fol-
lowed up by others and the matter
will be kept before the eyes and minds
Of the principals of the various
schools.
The meet will be held on the new
university field installed last year and
on which still further improvements
will be made. A new grand stand is
n Of the features contemplated and
more adequate dressing rooms will
undoubtedly be provided. From the
preparations under way. this years
interscholastic will be the biggest ana
best in the history of the institution.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-22
BURNS IS
new CLAIMANT

Ne " Orleans. Jan. 22.-Frank
Burns Of Jersey City was awarded
tho decision Of Johnny Daily Of
Brooklyn after twenty rounds Of hard
fighting before the West Side Athletic
club. Algiers. Sunday afternoon. win.
ming the right to meet Johnny Caul-
on Ia the same ring February Is for
the bantam weight championship.
From the first round on both
fought at Il fast pace. In the four
teenth round it seemed as IL the bout
would end when Burns jabbed Daily
In the stomach q dozen or more times
with blows that would have knocked
out a less hardy fighter. DAILY was
considerably weakened and appear
ed groggy at the end Of the round.
They fought ~furiously in the first
round. Burns bringing the blood from
Days nose and mouth with a straight
left. the Brooklyn boy raising a large
lump on Burns eye. with a hard left
swing.
Burns was best at in1ghting, work.
ing right and lefts to the stomach and
kidneys in the frequent clinches
which Daily sought. Daily left the ring
with a badly battered and swollen
face and with several marks on his
body.
Both men were under 1T pounds.
Harry Stout was the referee and the
decision was a popular one.
Johnny Coulon was signed I'D last
week to meet the winner here Feb.
ruary 18 to defend the bantam cham.
pionship. q
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-22
LEAGUE
NOW CONSIDERED
Cities in This Section Are In
fected With the Baseball
Bug

The disease is growing, the baseball
bug Is getting in it's work. the stove
leagues are adding new recruits daily
and now comes word from Inkster
that a league composed of teams in
towns between Grand Forks and Han
nah is to be n of the features of this
section the coming season.
The movement has been on foot, or
rather the bug has been carrying the
infection for some weeks and definite
action was taken when representa-
tives from the various cities included
met at Inkster and organized, w. d.
Scouton of that city being elected
chairman of a temporary board Of
managers.
At present four cities have gone into
the matter and others will probably be
included before the season starts.
Itarimore. Inkster. Arvilla and Nc
Gamma are the charter members Of the
league and it is probable that Milton,
Langdon, Park River and Hannah will
be included.
According to the promoters, none
but home boys will be played IL it is
possible to arrange matters that way,
although it is probable hat two sal.
aried men will be allowed each club.
Another meeting will be held in the
very near future and the league will
then assume definite proportions. Any
n interested should communicate
with w. D.. Scouton of Inkster as he
is at the present directing the affairs
of the organization.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-22
DEFENDS
NERVE

Pittsburg. Jan. 22.-somebody told
Hans Wagner that 1t required lots Of
nerve to play football. but that al
most any chap could play baseball.
This reused Honus to oratory. He is a
football fan himself. just as enthu-
siastic about the game as Christy
Mathewson. and. in fact, like Matty,
likes to watch a football game more
than he does a baseball game. But
he refused to admit that football re-
quires more nerve than baseball.
There are a hundred little spots in
the game" said Wagner. where the
streak will show in a man who hasn't
the nerve. Baseball has no room for
men who are shy on nerve to stand a
strain, or take the bumps. Doesn't it
take a little nerve to stand up to the
plate and have the terrible speed of a
hard ball whisxing past your fore.
head? Doesn't It take nerve to step In
when you don't know what's coming ?
Doesn't 1t require nerve to slide into
a bag, when the ball is coming at you
like q bullet and you don't know but
that it's going to. bound on your
head? Doesn't a pitcher need a lot Of
nerve to stand the Eaf In 4 losing or q
close light? ! should say yes"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-22
NEWS OF SPORTDOM
MTERSCH0LASTC OATES HAVE BEEN
SELECTED BY ATHLETIC COMMITTEE
WISCONSIN MAN
PREDICTS. DEFEAT

Madison. WIS. Jan. '22:--In an Off
cial statement Director George w.
Ehler of the Wisconsin athletic de-
partment predicts that the motion
made at the last conference meeting
advocating the eligibility for all col
lege athletes who maintain an am
ateur standing while in attendance
at college. regardless Of previous pro-
fessional Or semi-professional COM
petition, will be killed at the meeting
Of the big eight" conference in Chi
.cago on Friday. -
Professor Ehler further predicts
that the amendment to the White res
olution to introduce a majority rule
in conference procedure hereafter
will be lost because Of the opposition
of Wisconsin, Chicago, Purdue and
Northwestern, which will stand pat
for the two-thirds' rule.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-22
ATTELL ANOTHER
ON THE BLACKLIST

New York. Jan. 22.-New York
sporting writer's have paid uncompll-
mentary attention to Abe Attell, feath.
erweight champion of the world, for
his palpable "stalling' in his match
Thursday night with Knockout"
Brown, the East Side lightweight. Al
most without exception. the sporting
critics declare that Attell has neither
gone back" to a marked degree, or
else he put up an exhibition that de-
serves the severest censure.
One writer quotes Attell as declar.
ing he a 'doped" before the fight.
According to this sporting editor, At
tell declared he always had cocaine
injected into his broken hand before
he fights, but on this occasion he got
too much Of the drug. Attell, de-
Tending himself, declares that he is
confident Brown cannot whip him and
offers to post a side bet for a return
match. Most of the sporting writer's
intimate that it was the hope Of a
return match that caused Attelrs
stall" Thursday. There is little prob
ability. the boys could get another
match before a New York audience.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-22
SAMPSON BEAT
BY BROKEN u

Aberdeen. S. D.. Jan. 22.-1n a
wrestling match here George Turner
Of Glenham won from a man mas
querading as John Pool of Austria. but
er today that he is e. s. Sampson. a
German wrestler who was bested by
Henry Ordemann in Minneapolis last
week. The match was forfeited to
Turner after the first bout, Pool or
Sampson refusing to go with the
match because he had sustained a
broken thumb. Both men started to
rough 1t several times, and the
referee interfered. Finally he let then,
go to 1t. and Turner grabbed Samp-
a manner that the thumb was brok-
en-.
After the match Sampson said he
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-22
DOUBLE p
!. IN

Chicago. Jan. 22.-The double UNI
pire system will obtain again in the
American association this ear. This
President Thos. NJ. Chivington.
Several ley faces will be seen
among the staff. Not all Of them have
signed contracts, however. The names
Of the probable arbitrators have been
issued.
One Of the difficulties that confronts
the president is replacing Clarence
Brick" Owens, who has been in the
league for several years He will be
seen in the National, league this year.
American league three years ago but
refused to sign.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-22
Sporting lettings
MISCELLANEOUS SPORTS OF
ALL SORTS
DUAL MEET WITH HAs1L1NE.

Coach William Baird of Hamline,
who is chairman of the committee ap-
pointed at the meeting Of the Dakota
Minnesota conference to look up the
matter of holding a conference track
meet in the spring has not as yet come
through with any information. He
has had about time enough to let the
ones vitality interested know whether
which Is what or not. In case the
conference track meet does not go
through, Coach Baird will have an
answer to make to a request for a
dual meet between Hamline and the
University Of North Dakota 10 be held
here some time in May. The Flicker
tails visited the Methodist camp last
and were beaten, but another
tale will be unfolded this year, so say
the U. N. D. track men.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-22
MIKE MURPHY IS
BACK ON THE JOB

Philadelphia. Jan. 22.-Michael C..
Murphy of the University of Pennsyl-
vania, selected to coach the American
team to be sent to the Olympic games
in Stockholm. Sweden. next July, has
Sd far recovered from. his illness that
he expects to resume his duties soon.
He denied today that he has any
thought of %resigning as coach Of the
American team.
Murpl:y's illness is the result of a
severe cold contracted toward the
close of the football season. His ac-
tual duties as coach of the Olympic
team will not begin until June when
the mel are picked. The team will
sail from this country until the
latter part Of June.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-22
WAS
LATE FOR MATCH

Omaha. Neb., Jan. 22.-A snow
storm in southern Minnesota disar-
on holding a finish wrestling match in
Omaha Friday night. The train that
carried the Minneapolis grappler was
stalled near Hayfield. Minn.,. and 1t
was agreed to postpone the match un-
til tonight.
Reports from the Cornhusker town
say that'a larke crowd had assembled
to: use the match. Oredtmann finally
reached that city about midnight and
Win nave two days rest there before
msstins his opponsut.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-22
WHY NOT THE PROJECTION?

These outlaw leagues, the Column
bia and the United States. seem to
have gone ahead with the assurance
that everything is going to be O. h,
with them. They have started to Sc
cure grounds. claim to have financial
backing. and are asking for recogni-
ton by the national body. It would
seem as If these WI leagues, If they
show that they are real associations
and not boomers. could be recognized
without bothering the two major bod
les in the least. AS long as the two
leagues invade cities where there is
but a single team at the present time,
it should be all right to give them
protection and to arrange the sched-
ule OF the older leagues team in those
cities to prevent conflicting dates.
Anything that adds to the value of
the national pastime can be helped
along.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-22
oLAsoN VS.. POWERS NEXT.

Vigfus Olason. the big Icelander Of
Mountain. N. D.. who threw Ed Doran
with such ease the other evening, is
liable to make Grand Forks his stamp
ing ground for a few days again. in
the lear future. Olason and Powers
are due to meet and although no late
has been arranged it is probable that
It will be before the end of the month.
Doran found the big fellow too much
for him as Olason had him by about
twenty-five pounds and although
Doran labored under a handicap Of
PHYSICAL troubles in his match with
that Olason would be too much for
Powers. Powers is dead anxious to
get on the mat with Olason and in the
opinion of many would make the Ice.
lander hump himself and probably find
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-22
FARGO
GETS REAL TEST

Fargo, N. D., Jan.22.-The Fargo COL
lcge basketball five meets its first real
test of strength tonight when 1t clash
cs with the fast Aberdeen normal
team from South Dakota, one Of the
best teams in that state.
Doctor" Watkins has been prepar-
ing the boys for a fierce contest, and
hopes to show the South Dakotans. an
article of real basketball. although it
Is We'll known tat the game will be
hard fought.
At 8:15 the starting whistle will be
blown, and q large audience will have
gathered by that time to witness the
first big game of the season.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-22
Sc, 200 O HIS
BILLIARD TOUCH

st. Louis, Mo-, Jan. 22.-For the
loss of his billiard touch Charles Pet
erson. a local professional was. given
a verdict Of $4,000 by a jury here Sat-
urday. He was thrown out Of an
automobile when a street car ran into
the machine and he sued the street a
for $4,000, alleging his
system was injured. He tes-
t;fiel that he could not make the shots
now that he formerly did.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-22
GOES
TO

Chicago. Jan. 22-Preddent Tear.
ney OF the Three-Eye league has an
nounced that he had signed Jerry
Eddinger, who umpired in the Ameri.
can association last season, as u mem
Der Of his 1912 staff. Eddinger for
inerly was trainer of the Washington
club Of the American league.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-22
TEAM
IS IN Hi E

The above Is the way the averages
in the Business Mems volley ball lea
que stand at the present time. The
last series Of games we're played last
Saturday evening al the 7. NJ. G. A.
gymnasium and resulted in victories
In the first game the Goodwin
for the Goodwin and Raymond teams.
team defeated the Wideman ball bat.
tiers by two out of three. the scores
being 21-16. 20-21 and 2l-16. The
Raymond team defeated the Winslows
in two straight games 2l-l0 and 81.
13.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-22

had no complaint to make. but offered
to wrestle Turner again for q purse Of
from $500 to $1,000. Turner prompt
ly accepted the challenge, ana It il
likely that the men will meet again
The bout was a lively one. .Tur.
ner securing the fall In "a minutes and
45 seconds with a combination scis-
sors, half-nelson and arm hold.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-22
TOP BOOKING IN BEANrowN.

The Boston police, who get busy
every once in a while when they are
fleabitten with the bug Of reform.
have started to put boxing on the
blink in that city again. Eddie Kee-
vim, manager of Jimmy Walsh, start
ed a club known as the American A.
c.. and ave everybody who wished
for membership. Public scrapping
in the burg of the bean is prohibited
by law. Keevin was .pinched and the
entire matter will be threshed out.
II Eddie is licked. then boxing gets
the X. O., but II the police take the
count then the boxers will have a rare
time.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-22
NEARER THAN AUSTRALIA.

France is proposing a worldwide
tennis championship. Well. it's better
to travel three thousand miles for
a trimming than ten thousand, If the
worst should veer around to the brand
of worst 1911-12 had to offer. Not
knocking any one. but merely Offering
a mathematical computation.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-22
BASEBALL PENSION FUND.

Jimmie Callahan. manager of the
Chicago White Sox club, is of the
opinion that organized baseball should
lend a helping hand to the stars of
bygone days.
"The major leagues" he said last
night, should set aside one day each
summer for a championship game
and apply the receipts toward main
tanning a pension fund. This money
could be used for providing comforts
to worthy players of the past which
they otherwise could not enjoy.
Better still, II the owners could
create jobs during the playing sea-
son the wages these veterans would
earn would help them wonderfully
for q time"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-22

boxer who does appear in New York.
Naturally. the big negro is peeved,
but just the same it is a good thing
for the boxing game that he is not to
meet anybody in New York. If the
bout were not a frame-up it would be
one-sided as to give the game a
blow which might prove to be the
final blow. There Is enough oppose
tfon to the Frawley lay now. without
having the promoters play into the
reformers' hands In any such way.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-22
ARE STCNEn.

st. Louis. Jan. 22.-Jack Shelton
and Charlie Dalwitz have signed arti-
cles to appear In the feature number
or a five bout pugilistic exhibition be-
fore the rish-American club Of this
city on the night Of January 81. They
viii weigh in at 1875 pounds.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-22
WOULD KILD THE A

Pittsburgh Leader: Jack Johnson
Is peeved at the decision Of the box
ing commission in New York to bar
him from appearing in the Empire
state. what's more. he threatens to
take dire revenge. But he will have
trouble enough finding anybody to
fight without increasing the difficulty
by placing on his black list any
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-22
COOKS ADVICE.

Why not stage the Johnson Flynn
battle upon the crest Of Mount Nc
Kinley? The rarifed atmosphere in
vogue there is reported to be excel
lent as q general disinfectant and
militant power as a purifier.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-22
out how it feels to have his shoulder
pushed to the mat.
AI1NTo WAS

ST. Thomas. N. D.. Jan. 2c.-In the
most exciting game ever played on
the local floor. st. Thomas high school
defeated the Mimic team, 1913. The
Mimic boys excelled in team work,
but they we're unable to overcome the
strong individual playing Of their on.
ponents.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-22
MODEL HIGH PLAYS
COMMERCIAL OUINT

Tuesday evening the basketball
teams Of the model high school and
the Union Commercial college will
meet at the Y. NJ. G. A. gymnasium
for what promises to be a hotly son.
tested game. Both quints are fast
and a good scramble is promised. The
teams will line up as follows:
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-22

KILLIAN MANAGES OSHKOSH.
Sterling, ILL.,. Jan. 22.-Joseph Kill.
Ian of this city. who for two years
managed the Winona team in the Min
nesota-Wisronsin league. today signed
as manager Of the Oshkosh Wis, club
of the Wisconsin, Illinois league.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-23
Brand Jury Finds Food Fur niShed Prisoner By Order
 Of Cans
WHILE SHIFE VALET
 4 WAS IN THE TOMBS
Justice Gerard To Wait Reason. able Time For Pardon Of
 Governor Dix
(special from United Press.)

New York, Feb. 23.-In an effort 10 find out what became of the coun- EeI book of the Tonbs during March, 1907, while Foulke F.. Brandt, the former schiff valet, was in the Tombs' awaiting trial. District Attorney Whit man called on the prison officials who had charge of the volume.
 This book has only been missing re- gently. The grand jury, after exam ming witnesses in it's conspiracy Drot9e. also heard from the restaurant broDrietor who furnished Brandt with food while in the Tombs- He said nc furnished the food by order Of Cans who paid the bills -
 Justice Gerard said, today, he will wait "a reasonable time for Cover nor Dix to. decide whether he wants to pardon Brandt and will withhold his decision in the ha'beaS corpus mat fer from the filing clerk until the early part of next week Until 1t Is finally filed. no application for Brandt admission to bail can be made.
 District Attorney Whitman said, to- day. that the original burglary indfct- Ynent will probably be dismissed when Brandt is arraigned on it. He said that it was obviously so full of error that no judge could order the accused to trial on 1t. So far as the 1ndict- nerlt charging assault on Schiff is know what would be done. It was the general belief, however. that, in view of the fact that Brandt has all ready served five years in prison, whitman will also ask that this in dfctrnent be dismissed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-23
DEATH LIST MAY
 BE OVER 20 IN
 MINEEXPLOSION
Many Of The 100 Men Trap ped When Fire Broke Out
 Have Been Rescued Alive
Especial from United Press )


 McAlester, Okla, Feb. 2S-Reports here from Lehigh. where a mine ex- plosion trapped more than 50 men, yesterday, declare that the death list probably will reach over 20. Seven bodies have been taken from the mine A dozen men have been rescued alive but from stories they tell it is con- sidered likely that at least I5 more dead will be found in one of the chambers.
 Fire in mine No. I, of the Wichita Mining Company, was still raging to- djay. It is not believed any of the men still in the mine can be alive. Conservative estimates place the num- Der of men still in the mine at 15,i although some officials declare there may be 35. Such confusion exists that the mine bosses have not been able to make a complete check of the men missing.
 More than 100 men were in the mine when the fire broke out A young Mexican boy and Chester Caldwell, a. miner, saved a score of lives by rush ing through the various passages and sprea ding the alarm. The miners thus warned escaped.
 The government mine rescue crew from McAlester went to the scene and a, negro was the first man found alive after the exploring party entered the mine.
 In the same room. however, the seven dead were found. Six men be- lieved to be dead. revived when they reached the outside air.
 The rescue work was badly ham pered by the families of the entrapped It is hoped the dead will be recovered today. It is believed the entire inner workings of the mine will be gutted by the fire.