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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-04

Miss Ida Guam who teaches at Man.
vel is here for a days visit with Miss
Rikka Jorgenson and to attend the
teachers meeting.
Mrs. j. Arthur Williams went to
Crookston last evening to visit her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. Eichoff for a
few days.
Miss Doris Anderson of Gilby is
among the visitors in the city today.
Misses Belle Rinde and Florence
Blades of Grafton are attending the
teachers meeting today.
Miss Dora Larson and Miss Sophie
Middleton of Arvilla. are here for the
teachers meeting today.
Miss Nellie Caldwell of Gilby and
Miss Hannah Sand of Emerald are in
the city today.
Misses Sophia Tornbon and Han
nah Tjoinham of Northwood are
among the shoppers in the city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. d. Lord and daugh-
ter. Leah of Park River were arrivals
in the city las evening.
Miss Gertrude Riordan of Devils
Lake was among the arrivals Friday
evening.
Misses Ella b. Morsen and Florence
Barton of Drayton are hotel guests in
the city today.
Misses Laura Oihus, Ida Desautel
and Julia Johnson of Grafton are here
for the teachers gathering.
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hours were from 9 to - o'clock and
there was the %jolliest kind of merri-
ment all the time. The Rorke or
chestra played and punch was served
during the dancing hours.
The evenings guest list included
Mrs. a. P. Clifford. Mr.. and Mrs. c.
r: Winslow. Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. 3.
Finch, Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Clifford.
DR.. and Mrs. II. w. Whitcomb, MIR.
and Mrs. j. r. Bacon. Mr.. and Mrs.
j. c. LeBeau. Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Dug
gan. Mr.. and Mrs. j. X. Carley, Mrs.
r. III. Mccoy. Mrs. F. A. Taylor, Mrs.
NJ. G. Olson. Mrs. T. S. Corrigan, Mrs.
Theodore Thompson. Misses Clara
liams, Clara Hale, Pink Wilder. Helen
Hamilton and Temple Irwin. Messrs.
F. d. Cameron. Clarence Wolff, Will
liam Burke. Sam Chesley, Fred Brock
hof, James Bulge. Perry johnson
and Walter Hawkins.
Miss Westacott Hostess.
Miss Mayme Westacott entertained
the girls of the B. n. C. club last ev-
ening and before gathering at her
home on South Fifth street the girls
enjoyed the performance at the
Grand. The rest of the evening was
given over to needlework and Miss
Westacott served a dainty lunch at
the close.
Presbyterian Sunday Music.
The program of music for
the Sunday services at the First Pres
byterian church with W. w. Norton
directing and A. P. Clifford at the or
81 II follows:
Morning.
Organ Prelude.
Anthem-Jubilate Dec in f Flat.
oft Na Tenor solo-"Fear Ye
F. E. Dickinson.
Organ Prelude.
Organ Prelude.
Anthem-"Rock Of Buck
Ofertory--'God to Whom We Look
Up Blindly" ............ Chadwick
Miss Genevive Meacham. Mrs. Fred
Parsons, F. E. Dickinson and =.
w. w. Norton.
Baptist Aid Meeting.
The regular meeting of the Baptist
Aid society will be held mkt Wednes-
day afternoon at the usual hour in
the church parlors and the hostesses
will be Mrs. Gaylord. Mrs. A. K. Get
ty n Mrs. Hewitson. There will be
a goo missionary program and Mrs.
n. j. Nelson who has just returned
from st. Louis will give a report of
Missionary society.
Grafton Guests Coming.
DR.. and Mrs. w. J.. Crydermann will
arrive Monday evening from Grafton
to be here for the state convention of
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morning. that the stars engagement
in this city will have to he cancelled.
The message from New York does not
indicate that Miss Janis illness is any
thing serious, hut will keep her from
working for q numbr of ~daNs-long
enough to make her engagement here
impossible at the present time.
This news Will he a disappointment
I" Grand Forks t~heatersocrs. as the
coming of this clever young in
The Slim Princess was looked for
ward & with much pleasure.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-04
JANIS
ILL, WILL NOT
APPEAR HERE

This is a striking photograph of
Miss Elsie Janis. Youngest. daintiest
and cleverest musical star on h
American stage. who is prevented
from filling her engagement at the
Metropolitan opera house in Grand
Forks. Thursday night, because of
throat trouble.
Charles Dillingham;. manager for
Miss Janis, telegraphed Gu Meyers.
manager of the Metropolitan this
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Organ Prelude.
@a%e
p Aid Meeting.

Grafton Guests Coming.
Dr.. and Mrs. w. j. Crydermann will
arrive Monday evening from Grafton
to be here for the state convention Of
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States Motor Company. Lacking
these resources, no other manutac-
turer can afford to build such a
car at such a price.
We are ready to give you a
complete demonstration of thisnew
Maxwell Special. l funable to call,
we will gladly wait upon you.
Meanwhile, let us send you our
new catalog-write today.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-04

Ono way to get even with the
packers 10 to eat green's. a Noble
Species Of vegetation.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-04

, the North Dakota Dental society.
They will be guests at the Dacotah
and Mrs. Crydernlann will visit
friends while her husband attends the
convention sessions.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-04

You must see the new Maxwell
Special to appreciate its high-class,
up-to-date style, with new, ventl-
lated fore-door, Aush-side, vesti-
buled steel body, inside control,
Columbia Honeycomb type rad.
ator, new designed bonnet and
other rehnements. The remark
able price is made possible by the
great purchasing and manufac,,
turing economics of the United
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-16
MIGHT HELP THE GRrSDs

A contest of a novel kind has been
inaugtrated at Dartmouth and it is a
contest all colleges would do we'll to
establish. Two alumni have offered
cups. to be presented to the students
h make the greatest progress in
physical development in a certain time.
All candidates underwent a physical
examination early and this week had
their measurements taken. The con-
testants are allowed to train them
selves as they see ut and at the end of
May their measurements will be taken
again. The one who shows the great
est Improvement will he the winner.
II the proper spirit of competition can
be developed his should do lots of
good. Naturally the mar who has neg
lected athletics n his physical con-
dition should be able to make a bet
ter comparative showing than the best
athlete. Perchance this is the solution
of the problem which has SO long
bothered the athletic advisers at the
colleges. 1t might be tried at the Uni
versity Of North Dakota for example
to the advantage of the grlnds. I'm
agine the university field or stadium
filled with cheering thousands as the
winner receives HIS prize. But. jok-
ing aside. 1t would undoubtedly do the
individual man more good than being
a football or baseball hero.
ALL DEPENDS ON THIS YEAR
If the plans of those at the head
of things materialize. as expected.
the trotters and PAGERS should have a
more successful season in 1912 than
for years. 1t looked for a time as
II the agitation against betting had
killed the game. as It killed that Of
the nner in this section of the
country. The meets for the ponies
are becoming fever and fewer. but
the grand circuit seems to have. taken
a new lease Of life: ! The schedule, as
planned. this year. is stronger than
for years and two. important moves
are made in making provision for
meetings at Pittsburg and at New
York. As arranged, the circuit opens
July 8 and the. h9r!ss are to be kept
busy until oct9bef -: when the sea
Of the game surely depends on the
support accorded the tracks. this. year.
BASEBALL ADVERTISING PAYS.
That littlA statement. made a while
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y = = = y = y
= WHERE THE LEADING
BATTERS REPORT

v n
Following is a list of the best hat.
tiers IN the business, the 1911 cham.
pions. and their 1912 destinations as
we'll being included herein:
American league-Cobb, Detroit
:420; reports to Detroit, American
league.
National league-Wagner, Pittsburg.
.S34; reports 1912 to Pittsburg, Ma
tional league.
International league-Perry, Proyi-
dence. .343: reports 1912 to Providence
International league.
New York State league-schlafy,
Troy. 1884: reports to Jersey City, In
ternational league.
Southern league-Smith. Nashville
and Pratt, Montgomery. tied, .316;
smith reports to Brooklyn, Pratt to st.
Louis. ~
American association - cravath.
Minneapolis. 500; reports 1912 to
Philadelphia National league.
Nebraska State league-Coyle, Su-
perior. 1854: reports 1912 to Omaha,
Western league.
Northwestern league-Bues, Seat
tie. 1855; reports 1912 to New York,
National league.
Ohio State league-Blue. Pioua.
;249; reports 1912 to Piqua, Ohio state
league.
Pacific Coast .league-Heitmulier
Los Angeles. .343; reports 1912 to
Los Angeles, Pacific Coast league.
Three-1 league-Johnson. Decatur.
800 reports 1912 t o New York Ma
tfonals.
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COBB TELLS HOW
CHEATING FAILED
Tried to Slip One Over on
the limp and Nearly
Got His

MY funniest experience in base
ball was one that might easily have
been turned into a tragedy" said Ty-
Il Cobb III a recent tanning bee ut
happened in "a little coal mining town
In South Carolina when I vas II
l had decided to follow baseball as a
profession.
with the Augustus team I had
gone to this South Carolina town to
play the local nine. / was in center
field. as usual. and as I examined the
ground 1 noted a fence. about ten
feet high and surmounted by sharp
palings. surrounding the enclosure.
Casually I walked out to the
were placed about four inches apart.
II readily understood how q ball
hit over the fielders' heads could go
through the fence for a home run,
and I also appreciated hat going over
the palings wouldn't be a snap in the
heat of the game.
Il then decided to not only pro-
tect myself. but the team. and when
l went to the bench at the close of
the first inning I slipped a baseball
into my blouse.
Over His Head.
Along about the fourth inning.
sASS HAb ~ Nto IA W lCl jill
bases. n of the local clouters whaled
the ball YER my head.
That ball went so fast that it look
ed like a white streak. but I was run
ming backwards with the crack of the
bat. and the ball hit the low fence
about twenty feet in front Of me.
Il saw it bounded back, but my
mind wa conferred on the trick l was
about to play and, STOPPING down
as I ran l snatched the extra bali
from my blouse and. Strengthening up.
threw 1t home. / nailed my man and
then fell to the ground. AS did SO,
!! snatched up the ball that was real
~ IN play and secured It in my blouse.
Eagle Eyed Miner.
las l came in I heard some clap
ping and l thought I was going to
get away with it. But IN eagle-eyed
miner in the stands saw or thought
ne saw through my ruse. and he
clambered down the steps. and made
a Decline for me. He went by bail
players. umpire and every one else.
Il thought my time had come. I
could tell he was out for trouble, and
l didn't know what to do. But /
swallowed my fear and was just go
ing to pass him unnoticed. when he
5ostled me. and roughly demanded
tnat L give up the ball in NY blouse.
Wanted to Search.
Il protested, but 1t did no good. He
was going to search me. but 1 step
ped back and threatened to knock
his head off with a baseball club IL
he attempted anything of that sort.
Naturally his actions attracted the
umpire. players and spectators to me
and for a few minutes I was the CEN
ter of an angry discussion.
Il tell o the cold chills were hay-
ing a lot of fun playing up and down
my back. and l thought I was In for
1t. when n Of my fellow players
wormed his way through the crowd.
and stood beside me.
"Unnoticed I managed to slip the
ball out Of my blouse and to him.
Then, with considerable %grandstand
effect ] threw open my blouse and
told them to Go ahead and search!'
They didn't find the ball, Of course.
but the umpire was so blamed sus-
picious that he sent the runners back
to their bases and made the batter
hit all over again. That time he
did wallop 1t, and I v did find
that ball.
"Yes, We lost"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-16
[|GHTWE|GHTS To
GRAPPLE FRIDAY
Peter Brockus, Butte, Mont.
(, Wrestler. Will Meet Deitz
in Preliminary

Peter Brockus of Butte, Mont. was
an arrival in the city on Monday and
ID looking for a bout with either local
or state lightweights. Brockus is ono
Of the finest built specimens of man.
hood that has struck Grand Forks
in some time. He Is all muscle and
II he Is anything as good at the wrest-
ling game as he looks should be able
to land a couple Of good matches
here.
Brockus will be one Of the attractions
at the Powers-Doran program on FRI
day night. Deitz will be his opponent
and the bout will probably create as
much interest. as the big bout itself.
Powers has made the 100 pound
weight asked by Doran and the latter
- now the one who has to cut down
or, the. .aypirdupois.
Powers Is not worrying any over
the result Of the match and neither
issDoran... Both are confident Of their
own supremacy and the match Fri.
Day will be a hard ono from start
to finish. Besides the big match
between Doran and Powers and the
classy preliminary between Deitx and
7Hfockus. Ed. Willitts will stage :
SpeSialty with "Jehn.". the wrestling
oeef' ss~hts opponent ~ Z
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-16
HAML|NE GETTING
READY FOR SPRING
Practicing For Baseball Has
Started-Many Old Men
Back

st. Paul. Mimi. JAM. 16.-In spite
of the frigidity Of the weather the
baseball spirit popped out at Hamline
university last week and a score of
candidates tossed the horsehide about
the basement Of the gymnasium.
While but little room is given the men
for batting practice in the cage they
their whips and keep in shape.
Several prospective pitchers who
appear to have class have reported at
the camp of the Methodists and these
men are already getting into shape
for the spring baseball season. The
most promising slab artists who have
reported so far are Little. Davy.
nam. With W good catchers on the
Job ! N h persons of Lokke and
Iienke. It appears as though the
M~ethodfsts are to have two good bat
teries at least.
Two Veterans for Nucleus.
Though there are only two of last
years veterans In school It is thought
that the will be a high class one
this year because there is a great
abundance Of new material Of high
caliber from which to build q team,
Lokke and Lienke are we'll known
catchers. Glass, at the initial station
Is q veteran of three years standing
ana lS strong both In fielding and in
stick work. AT second Bill Wynn.
who was a star on the teams Of 1905
and 1909, will again hold down the
bag. Wynn is reputed to be one Of
he best men on bases to be found in
college ball in this state and is a
clever and sensational fielder.
Have Reputation at Stake.
Johnson, a new man, Is said to be
yome shortstop. while Harrison Of
Winnebago. is reported to be a classy
performer at the third corner. Amons
those who have stated their intentions
to- try out for the ball team are Out
fielders Sweitzer of St. Paul, Peoples.
u veteran. and Brown. a second team
man Of ability. so 1t would seem that
even at this early date that the last
years championship team at Hamline
may be duplicated by the team 81
a9f2.. Last Years team Won fifteen
out Of eighteen college, games and .
duplication lsaf this record would be.
most p1easinE to the Red ana Gray.
fans and "fanerines." .,r.,,
81 Paul Boy. Captains Team,
Co1cff sBalrd.. viii again direct the
tean"th6 year. Warren ". Glass. a
St. Paul lad who his a Very enviabie
reputation among college baseball ar
fists in -thies Mcinity,;eh has ybeen elected
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ago that in case the fans of the city
signiiied a willingness to boost the
team and pay their way into the
games instead of sitting on adjacent
lumber piles and climbing over the
deep center fence, that the Grand
Forks Commercial rlub might interest
itself in the advertising a baseball
team would give the city. was to say
the least not all Il bluff. The action
of the directors on Wednesday night
will be watched with a little more
than ordinary interest. The Grand
Forks Commercial club is not the first
to see the advantage IL baseball team
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ALL DEPENDS on THIS YEAR

BASEBALL ADVERTISING PAYS:
That littl4. statement made a while
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-16
1T MAY Make A DIFFERENCE

If the football rules as suggested
by the recent intercollegiate CONFER
ence are published in the spring.
there is an even chance that as many
as five or six close students can un-
ravel the mystery Of gridiron lore as
now segregated. But even the interim
Of a patient summer will hardly extend
the time for study beyond the required
needs. The 1911 output was a fear
full and wonderful piece of work for
those brave enough to grapple with it
to a finish and the schedule had gen.
orally been completed before the first
ray of light had begun to trickle
through.
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AMI WEAK I'M mELn

OF the five American league clubs
which hope to go out and grab aWay
the lead from the worlds champs, not
n can show m infield certainty, or
known strength from first around to
third. Save in this respect. any one Of
h Y clubs would have its Chance
to make an even fight Of It against the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-16
NEWS OF SPORTDOM

captain. while Alfred L. Mallery. a ma
tive OF Lake City, will handle the
managerial reins. The Hamline man.
ager is planning to get the other col
leges Of the state together to form a
league. including Manchester. st.
Thomas. Carleton and 81. Olaf. Such
a league would make 1t possible to
definitely decide the college cham
pionship of the state, which has not
been possible in the past because of
the great miXup in the schedules of
The different claimants.
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Sporting lettings
MIsCELLANEoUs SPORTS OF
ALL SORTS
DIRGE OF THE WINTER LEACuF

(Via the Ben King Route)
Nothing to write but dope
Dope that is overripe;
Nothing to smoke but u rope,
Nothing to hit but a pipe.
Nothing to fill but space
damned with the same old lore
Soccer teams hit the pace
That, or a bowling score.
Nothing to frame but junk;
Nothing, alas and alack!
Nothing but white Hope" bunk,
Or penning they don't come back"
Nothing to sing but a dirge-
Dirgins Tor nothing but pelf;
Not without kidding yourself.
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he had to buy a ticket good for a
week at 81 per week n run his
chances on the weather and his OPP
p%ortunity to get out FOR the complete
worth of the iron-man. Next year il
the present plans of the park board
materialize. coupon books will be is-
sued which will entitle the holder td
play golf "A day each for each coupon.
This announcement will be received
with interest.
Many college men get away from
their chums and do pretty we'll afteI'
commencement.
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Mackian squadron. for all five loom up
we'll in every other roundup.
The addition of two ranking infield-
ers or the discovery of two infield
finds. will be required by any one of
these five clubs-Detroit. Boston, New
York, Cleveland and Chicago, before
there can be any keen hope of yank-
ing the Athletics from the crest.
AS strong as they are in other de-
partments. the champs maintain their
supremacy more from infield superior
ity. than any other single factor.
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and a franchise in n league gives a
city in the line of advertising. Many
Commercial clubs throughout the
country have been quick to respond
t" requests for help and like every
thing else ii does. the Grand Forks
organization is keeping strictly up-to-
date.
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TO USE COUPON BOOKS.
An innovation is likely to be sprung
by the park board next year. Last
il cost the occasional player of
ow-pasture-pool blindness of Dave
Montgomery four bits II day. or else
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-24
Houghton Department
LUDINGTON BIDS
FOR STATE CAMP
1T is BELIEVED THAT ANNUAL
ENCAMPMENT or TROOPS
WILL BE HELD ON THE
OLD GROUNDS.

That the state enccmpment is To De
held in Ludington this year is practi-
cally assured. Ii was stated some time
ago that the powers that be waited on
~ for the assurance that the boys In
khaki would be welcome. Invitations
were at once sent from the city coun-
ell and the board Of TRADE couched IN
words calculated TO set at rest All
doubts as to the welcome the boys
viii receive when they come.
The invitations We're acknowledged
and while the replies were non-com-
INITIAL. it is understood on the side that
Ludington is the chosen spot
The report that the encampment is
10 be IN Ludington was practically
confirmed by politician soldiers at the
recent Bay City convention in cohycr-
sttion with dcleeates from Ludiuston
At the meeting Of the state military
board al Lansing next Tuesday It is
probable that the matter Of the en-
campment viii be definitely decided.
The guard viii have its encampmcnt
on its own soil this year instead OF
joining the United states army en-
campment al Sparta, Wis, as was first
anticipated.
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HouGHToN 5REvITIEs


Mrs. Hannah Moore wife of Patrick
Moore. died yesterday at the Trimoun-
tain hospital of exopthalmic goitre.
She was lifty seven years of age ana
besides her husband leaves several
children. The funeral arrangements
have not yet been arranged.
The Copper Range has announced
reduction ct twenty-five cents after
May | in the fare to Chicago. which
VIII be 1921 instead OF $3.50.
Robert II. Shields will leave today
for Detroit To attend the first meeting
OF the Republican state committee
since the selection of Alex Groesbecll
to be state chairman The meeting
will be held at the Pontchartrain In
Detroit, Thursday afternoon, and on
the same day Mr.. Shields will attend
meeting of the state tax commission
of which he Is chairman.
The Miller Camp OF the Spanish War
Veterans will hold a meeting this
evening In the Village hall TO complete
ARRANGEMENTS for the departure day
banquet to be held at the Scott Hotel
In Hancock Thursday evening.
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NAVIGATION Is OPENED
BY CHILpS DEPARTURE
STEAMER WHICH WlNTERED
HERE FIRST TO LEAVE.
No Difficulty in Making Way Through
Ice Near High Point.

The steamer Chilli of the Chicago
Duluth line, which wintered at the
Van Orden dock, left at 3 O'Clock this
morning for the head OF the lakes,
thereby opening navigation locally fol
big boats. one day later than the OPEN
ing of navigation last spring when
the Northern Wave and the Allegheny
arrived in Houghton on April %.
The chill was salutcd by locomo
tives and by the Walsh az the Copper
Range docks as she started up the
axe. II had been anticipated that
some slight trouble might be encoun-
tered I'm getting through the ice in
tho wide part Of the lake near this
high point, west of Hancock, but Cap
tain Paige Of the chile and G.. o. Berg.
lund of the Anchor line, took trip
IN a motor boat yesterday afternoon
and found the ice was vocy soft and
would offer no obstacle 10 the boats
passage. This morning the Chilli cut
through II like knife through a
piece of cheese. Mrs. George Paife
wife of the captain of the Chill. arriv-
cd here yesterday from Chicago and IL
accompanying mr. husband on the trip
The ferry between Hancock ana
Ripley was put i'm commission today
when yaptadn Trcgoning placed lin
service his handsome new boat the
Eleanor, which he built during the
past winter.