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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-26
Majority Believe Jones Will Garry
OF Honors---Some Other Fast Bows

cd time. Some go SO far as to say he
will defeat Jones IL they meet in the
mile event. while others say h. will
free the Cornell student to do his
IL st.
Hedlund Of Boston IS considered lGy
many local and Boston experts to he
nearly as good as Kivier and several
declare that he will improve this year
and give Jones and Kivla. q hard fight
fer stellar honors.
Jim Rosenberger, the laEky sprinter
and quarter miller of the Irish Amer
ican A. c.. has forsaken the quarter"
from now IN he will contlne MS work
t" h sprints. Rosey Is anxious to
make the Olympic team. He said re-
Gently that he believed he would do
better work in h sprints il he ga e
UP running the quarters"
While few experts figure him to
have a chance of beating such sprint
ers as Craig of Michigan. Carey. the
former army champion. or Gwynr
henry Of Texas in the short dash.
ncall.' all of them believe hat he will
give them a hard fight for first place
III the 1920" or 200 metres.
While Bernie Wefers OF the New
York Athletic club says l,o hopes to
the Olympic try-outs, experts who.
have watched the work of his mer.
ralne Beatty in the shot. II.
S. Babcock in the vault. Piatt Adams
In broad jumps, Harry Grumpelt in
the high jumps and l.. Carey in the
spirits as the only men who figure 20
de.eat the fields that will meet at The
Harvard stadium on June 8.
Martin Sheridan says he will make
the Olympic team. Il have not be-
gun outdoor training yet he said.
but I'm as At as a fiddle and expect
to hang up a new record before the
team sails for Stockholm" He says
he has. been playing nandball for sew.
eral weeks. has taken off fifteen
pounds. and that his muscles are hard
as rocks.
F. W. Johansen. the Finnish dis
lance runner who won the Junior ma
tional cross-country run while wear
ing the colors of the Irish-Amer;can
A. c. last year. will sail for Finland
next week. He will compete iii the
Olympic games and represent Finland.
He is not eligible to represent this
country. II he was he says he would
carry the American shield.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-26

Although Ad wolgast holds the
worlds title Mcfarland is regarded
by many as Wolgast's master at lis
pounds, which Mcfarland contends
is the true lightweight limit. He tried
without success to obtain matches
with Battling Nelson when the Dane
was champion and later with VOL
CAST. Everywhere Mcfarland is
practically conceded to he Americas
foremost boxer at his weight. 1875
pounds.
The condition under which Wells
and Mcfarland will box for ten
rounds, the mon to break clean at the
order Of the referee. Wells will re-
ceive fifty per cent of the gross re-
ceipts and fifty per cent of the o
ing picture money, out of which he
has agreed to pay Mcfarland a fiat
sum of 100000.
Contracts call for unusually power
full arc lights over the stage. SO as
to insure the success of the moving
pictures. At. Coney Island in 1899.
when Jeffries defeated Tom Sharkey
on a decision in twenty-five rounds,
the heat from the lights in that oc-
casion was almost unbearable. vet the
men battled the entire distance. The
lights to be used this time are more
modern and the picture people say
the heat at the tingside will be less
intense.
The fighters seem to be in excellent
shape for their go tonight.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-26

Hans Wagner's record is a remark
able one. and Tyrus Cobb. at present
the shining light Of baseball. will
have to keep up a great clip for years
to equal the record of the Flying
Dutchman. Ty is faster today than
linus. and he is younger. but he will
have to travel a long distance and
fast. to Guido the work Of Pittsburg's
great shortstop when the record Of
years is taken int consideration.
Wagner was born. in Carnegie. Pa, a
little more than thirty-eignt years ago
and at the age Of twenty-one he was
coaxed by George l.. Morehead to
give. up the lots of his native town
and try his hand at professional ball
in Steubenville, o. From the mo-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-26

Will John Paul Jones. the great
rune of the Cornell university. carry
all the middle distance honors in the
Olympic tryouts" is the question most
asked in athletic circles these days.
He. his trainer. all the Cornell stu
dents and thousands of those who saw
him compete in the intercollegiate
championships at the Harvard stadi-
un, last year say he will win any event
in which he starts. They declare him
to be the greatest runner America ever
produced and all look for him to win
his races in reCord time.
But there are many. including sew
efai experts. who take an opposite
view. They agree he is a great run.
ner. but ONE of them refuse to adj
rtit he can defeat the seasoned club
champions.
Most Of his admirers paint to his
half mile intercollegiate and one-mile
prove n smash more records next
time"
Others are stronger in their praise
and say he is in IL class ~ himself;
that he Is a great rune while the
ether noted American middle distance
rler are onlS fair
Local e including sone of those
NHo sdN Ils BTedt peIIOI last
year., admit he is a wonder. but refuse
to admit that he can defeat Melvin
Sheppard at a half mile or Abel Kiviat
or Oscar Hedlund in a one-mile event.
They point out that Sheppard is im-
proving rather than going back and
that when he is in prime condition can
defeat. half miller in the world.
''shep" has set his mind on winning
the half-mtle ven at the try-outs.
Believing that he will be opposed
by Jones. he has begun training with
a view of getting himself in the best
condition Of his career. Those most
familiar with the character of Shop
pard say the I. A. A. c. champion will
win that or n his athletic
career III the attempt.
OF kiviat great things are expected
this Year.. 1t is pointed out that he
is young. lives a clean iife. trains hard
and possesses all the essential quail"
ties that go to make up a great miller.
On a track like that at Cambridge.
which is considered the fastest in the
world. his admirers say he will trave!
a mile in the Olympic tryouts in rec
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-26
CLASSIFICATION Of CONTESTANTS To
Be ACCORDING TO WEIGHT THIS YEAR
Seventh Annual Inter Gram n1ar School Meet Billed For
Saturday Afternoon, May 25-Palmer Tro.
ply For Winning Team.

The seventh annual i~ntergrammar
school athletic meet will be held at
Athletic field at the state university
on the afternoon of May IS.
This contest Is open to any pupil
doing satisfactory work in any of the
grammar schools of the city and is
conducted by the Y. NJ, C. A.
This year the classification will be
according to weight and not accord
ing to age and grade as a year ago.
The boys will be divided into four
classes. Following are the classes.
A clas-Boys Weighing lot over so
pounds.
B class-boys weighing between 80
and IS pounds.
G class-Boys Weighing between 95
and IFS pounds.
d class-Boys weighing over 115
pounds.
Events for Each Glass.
A class-Fifty yard dash: running
broad jump: running high jump: $50
yard relay.
B class-sixty yard dash: running
broad jump: running high jump: $50
yard relay.
c class-seventy yard dash; run
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-26

ming broad jump: running high jump;
eight pound shot put; 44O yard re-
lay.
d class-1oo yard dash: running
broad jump: running high Jump;
eight pound shot put; 440 yard re-
lay.
Points will be given as follows:
First. 5 points: second. 8 points;
third, l point. The relay race will
count 5 points for the winning team.
The school winning the highest
number of points will be permitted
to hold the Palmer trophy for the
next year. Any school winning this
cup three times in succession will be
permitted OF keep it.
A. pennant will be given to each
team winning one of the relay races,
Ribbons will be given to tho in
dividuals winning first. second and
third places in any Of the single
events. No prize except the pennant
given for relay races.
All contestant must be weighed
In their respective classes at the 7.
NJ. c.. a. not later than Thursday,
May 2S.
The Belmont school team carried
of the honors a year ago.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-26
SPORTING NEWS
IREO S0X WILL Be STRONG WHEN THEY
LINE UP AGAINST POCKETS SUNDAY
Manager of Gate City Team Claims the Fastest Semi
Professional Bunch Fargo Has Possessed
in a Long Time.

Claiming to have the hest semi.
professional team that has ever rep
resented Fargo, Earl E. Wheeler,
manager Of the Red Sox. will bring
his club from the gate city next Sun
day to battle with the Picketts in the
east side park.
In a letter to Manager Eddie Nell
raith of the Picketts. Wheeler says
that he has an exceptionally good lot
of material In working order this year
and hat Forth, the boy who will do
the twirling against the Picketts next
Sunday. is q spitball artist Of no mean
ability and an all around good boy in
the box. He says he is coming to
East Grand Forks with blood in his
eye and means to return with the big
end Of the or walk all the way.
Tickets Working Well.
The Ptcketts have been putting in
some good work since their first warm
up last Sunday. when they trimmed
the White Sox. and will be in shap pc
for a much tougher contest than they
were a week ago.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-26
In Fifteen Years Hans Has Lined Out =.
2,646 Safe Drives in League Games

ment he donned the war paint, John
was a star. and his rise was rapid.
In his fifteen years in the big lea
Hans Wagner has accumulated
the amazing total Of 2.66 safe hits,
and il the number of runs that had
crossed the plate through the agency
of his powerful willow could be ac-
curately computed, the figures would
be decidedly interesting.
So far as the records show with
any degree Of certainty. the Dutch
man batted in 81 tallies in 1907. in
creased the number to 106 in 1908.
and hammered 102 across in 1909. In
1910 he dropped to 81 but last sea-
son he ran the figures up to 108.
Here are the statistics that show
how he has batted ever since he en-
tered the National league:
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-26

Manager Mcllraith said last night
that his boys are looking for a pretty
stiff game with the Fargo nine. but
will attempt to give the visitors all
they are looking for.
The Picketts will have practically
the same lineup as vas used last Sun
day. There may he a change on first
base. however.
Rcd Sox Lineup.
The Red soN will line up as fol-
lows: Slingshy, catcher; Forth.
pitcher: f. Wheeler. first base: 1hay-
er. second base: Nelson. third base:
Paxton. shortstor; Peterson. left field:
Sherwood. center field; w. Wheeler,
right field and Rastine. utility.
The Fargo team has several good
games In sight among them being con
tests with Reach, Bismarck. James
town. Valley City. Alexandria,. ST.
Cloud. Long Prairie. Little Falls and
Rrainard.
One week from SUNDAY the Pickctts
expect to meet Fosston and Moorhead
the following week.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-26
T o
North Dakota Kennel Club Offer Re.
ward for These Fiends.

Fargo. N. D.. April a6.-The North
Dakota Kennel club will give a reward
of $50 for the arrest and conviction Of
any one poisoning any pedigree dog.
There was a we'll attended meeting
last night at the offices of James
Cowic of the North Dakota Kennel as.
ISOLATION and arrangements were
made for the dog show which will be
held in this city in January next year.
II was decided to boost the coming
dog show and President Cowie stated
that he had already received offers of
flftN-one special prizes to he donated
by business men and dog %fanciers.
e.. P. Brown. treasurer of the club,
was made a committee to look after
the catalog. Colonel Brewer was .ap.
pointed a committee on publicity:
Charles Parrit, secretary. will assist
in the wok of compiling the premium
list and Art Hanson was made a
committee on advertising and print
ing.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-26
Results in the Big Leagues
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

defeated New York in the " last game game
Of the series here in a pitchers
battle between Russell Ford and
Chief Bender, lasting IL innings. In
the twelfth Martin opened on Ben
der with a triple. but could not score.
Barry stole home in the fourth.
nsW YORK 2 3
Forte and street: Bender and
Thomas I3 i%nnings).
Boston Won Game.
Boston, April o6.-Boston hit
Hughes opportunelv and aided by
occasional errors, won from Wash
Washington 3
Hall and Nunamaker; Hughes and
Henry.
Gets Three Hits.
Cleveland. April 26.-Chicago made
it three straight from Cleveland
and allowing but five hits. three of
which were made by Lajoie Man
ager Davis made his debut as a
Cleveland player today. but showed
lack OF practice.
r, II. f.
Cleveland > 5
Chicago II .
Knapp. Steen and Easter1y; Benz
and Block.
st. Louis. April os.-Rsin stopped
the game between Detroit and 81.
Louis in the fifth inning with the
score 6 to 1 in the visitors favor.
The locals lone tally came on a
triple and an ont. Cobh's home-run
with two on bases was a feature.
r. II. E.
st. Louis = !.
Detroit 1913 Z 0
Hamilton. Lake and Stephens: Null
lin n Stanage. (Callcd in seventh
inning or o of rain).
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-26
BENCH SHOW IN TACOMA.

Tacoma. Wash. April 2S.-The an
nual bench show Of the Tacoma Ken
mol club has opened with a record
number of entries. We'll known ken
nels from all over the northwest are
represented. The show will continue
until the end of the week.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-26
SEASON OPENS MAY 8.
With Frank Brown as Official Chief
U1mnirn-

While the schedule of the CONNER
cial league is not completed. it is an
nounc=d. however. hat the opening
games will be played Friday evening.
May 3. between the Times-Herald and
Y. NJ. c. A. teams and the teams rep
resenting the Wholesalers and Retail
ers. 1t is expected to have the sched-
ule completed the first Of next week.
Frank Brown. the MIN who helped
put baseball on the may i'll North Di-
kota. has been selected as the chief
umpire of the league.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-26

makeup of the organization has hoen
radically changed. -Four of last
years clubs. Lancaster. Springfield.
Piaua and Hamilton are out of the
league. while Newark and Mansfield
are newcomers.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-26
OHIO STATE LEAGr1E OPENS

Newark. Ohio. April 26.-Opening
games in the Ohio State Baseball
league were played YESTERDAY. Marion
starting at Lima. Portsmouth at Chill
licothe and Mansfield in Newark.
Since the close Of last season the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-26
NATIONAL

O'Toolc Strikes Out Ten Men.
Fittshurg. April 2f.--Cincinnati de-
fcated Pittsburgh today. / to o. Both
SueGs and 0'Toole were effective. cs-
pccially with mon on bases. O'Toolc
struck out ten batsmen.
f. II L.
riftshnrgh o
CINCINNATI ..... y y
OToole and Gibson; Suggs and Nc.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-26
Chicago Won Game.
Mathcwson Out pitched.

Philadelphia. April 26-Seaton out
pitched rl1risty Mathewson, hut tn.
Giants won. 3 to /. Downey managed
the Pllillies today. Doom. Knabe and
Doolan being out of the game.
r. Fl. E.
Philadelphia ............. 1 : 4
New York " |
Seaton and Traham: M%athewson
and Movers
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-26

Bcins a good card PLAYER always
costs A good deal in the way of time.
nd frequently some real money.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-26
Killing split Finger.

Ming Split Fingcr.
BROOKLYN. April 2~6.-Boston won a
loosely PLAYED %ten-inning gamo
by I to ;. Both teams hit freely, the
home club getting the most hits. hut
errors by Tonlev and Downs proved
costly. Killing split his finger in the
ninth and was forced to retire.
r. ". T..
Brooklyn : l. !
Boston 3 o
Ten innings.
Rnrker. Schardt and Erwin and
Phelps; Purdue and King and Rari-
den.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-28
HOLDS DIX CANNOT ACT
Primary Amendment Necessary
to New Election.
IDy rcloeraph to The Trlbun,.

Albany, March 27-Attorney General Car
mody, at the request OF Governor DIX gave
out tonight An opinion in which he held
that an amendment to the Law is necessary
If II is deemed advisable TO hold new pri-
mary election in New York City. The At
torney General stated that the election law
now contains broad provisions for judicial
review of primary elections but he doubted
that 1t was sufficiently broad to direct a
new election by the Governor.
William Barnes jr chairman of the Re
publican State Committee. in a statement
tonight contends that there is no legal
standing TO the suggestion that another
primary be held.
The opinion of the Attorney General was
given the Governor after the latter had re
ceived d telegram from Charles II. DUEL, OF
New York chairman OF the Roosevelt COM
inttce protesting against the conditions
that existed al the primaries yesterday
and suggesting that another primary should
be held Ito abate the public sense of out
rage and 10 solve an intolerable situation"
Attorney General Carmody gave the fol-
lowing statement to the Governor, express
ing his view of the legal situation:
Section 56. of the election law. as amend
ed by Chapter S9l. of the laws of 1911.
contains broad provisions for judicial re-
view Of primary elections. IL may be
doubted. however a. 10 whether the pow
er OF court or justice. under the proyis-
ions of that section. Is sufficiently broad
g. direct a new election in the situation
developed In the city Of New York. In
ordcr TO avoid any question, in case II Is
deemed advisable to hold new election,
II will be- necessary f. amend the statute
so a. 10 permit the court, or a justice
Thereof 90 so order. II the facts disclosed
warrant such a remedy.
Senator Stillwell, Democrat Of The Bronx.
introduced to-day a bill az 2 result OF the
New York primary. IL empowers the Su-
preme Court 10 order new primary eiec-
ton in districts IN which II appeared that
fraud had been perpetrated or the true SEN
ument of enrolled voters had not been OBJ
tanned. The bill practically carries out the
idea Of the Attorney General. and in fact,
was introduced after consultation with
him
In introducing his bill Senator sullwen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-28
SAY PRIMARIES SHOW
CLEAR CHOICE FOR TAFT
ORGANIZATION Holds That Ballot
Trouble Affected 1t More than
It Did the Opposition.
TAFT Gill, COLONEL 1922
With AZ Election Districts In
City Missing-Duell Undecided
Whether to Appeal to Courts
or the Convention.

Republican leaders expressed them
selves yesterday as we'll pleased with
the result Of the primary election on
TUESDAY. Although they deplored the
fact that the lack Of ballots in some
cases and the lateness Of their arriNal
in others in this city had cut down their
vote. they declared that the voice OF the
enrolled Republican voters had been eX-
pressed clearly for the denomination OF
President Taft
An impression prevails among the
leaders that while seven of the dele
gates TO the national convention may
favor Mr. Roosevclt's nomination at the
present time, they will change their
minds before the delegates are called TO
order in Chicago.
The last compilation of the primary
figures obtanable Yesterday give
grand total Of 31,lll votes for President
Taft and 1J.262 for Colonel Roosevelt
with forty-two election districts missing.
The total Republican enrolment is
slightly over 10000.
only seven missing election districts
were heard from yesterday at Eepuh-
Ican county headquarters. OF the MISS
ing election districts twcnty-one ar" i'm
the 18th Assembly District nine I'm the
nth Assembly District, six in tho I'D
Assembly District. four in the 18th As
somhly District and two in the l'th AS
eomhIy District, but oven the total en-
rolmcnt Of those districts credited to
tho Roosevelt ticket would not affect the
result I'm any Congress district
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-28
Table OF Primaries Results.
Following arc the last revised figures

Samuel s. Koenig president ot IN"
RonuhIican County Committee. said last
night he did not think that many ot 'he
voters were unable 10 cast vote at the
primaries. either on III official ballot or
an unofficial ballot. Ak provided by law
hi, that II II could hn shown that IN
any particular election district any con
siderable number 81 the voters had nae
no opportunity 10 vote. the organization
might be willing To have an uno'h'iai
urinary In that district.
The nov county committee elected 81
Tuesday will meet for organization ~
tho Murray Hli Lyceum tomorrow
night. aud the question Of such primaries
may bc taken NJ for discussion at that
time Tho new executive committee VIII
meet for organization in tn" afternoon
Discussing the claims n the Roosevelt
committee that only Roosevelt voters
had been prevented from voting by tho
lack Of ballots, MIR Kocnig said the idea
was almost too absurd for serious con-
sidcration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-28

asked for its immediate advancement, say
ing that he expected TO get an emergency
message on Il later but Senator Bracket
objected. and II was referred TO the judi
ciary Committee. Objections were also
made by Senators Wagner and Newcomb.
Chairman Barnes gave out the following
statement
The failure Of the printer TO provide the
official ballots for the primary on Tues
day i'm the City Of New York AT the hour
of the opening Of the polls was most un-
fortunate because the dcfea led candidates
now are endeavorng publicly to becloud
the title Of their successful opponents.
Section 81 Of the election law, however.
governs distinctly the failure OF a printer
to produce ballots By providing for the use
Of unofficial ballots. so that ample oppor-
tunity was afforded the various candidates
to supply the deficiency OF the printer.
This provision 81 the law absolutely estab-
fishes the election Of those who received
a plurality OF the votes that were cast. and
there is no power In the Legislature or in
tho courts OF the state 10 take away from
the candidates so elected the rights which
they secured at the primary.
Suggestion that another primary be held,
therefore, cannot possibly have any mean
ing, because it can have no legal stand
ing
II is not surprising that those who ad-
vocate lawlessness and disregard OF con-
stitutonal rights in other matters should
be unwilling to submit to the law I'm this
case where the accident In the delay in
furnishing the ballots unqyestionably re-
suited in less prOI ounced expression Of
the popular will Of the enrolled Republl-
cans against them.
Returns indicate that nearly 10000 Re-
publcans In the state OF New York voted
at the primaries tuesday, although in
most districts no opposition candidates
were nominated.
Upon the receipt 81 Judge Duell's tele-
gram to-day John a. Mason. secretary to
Governor Dix, sent the following telegram
20 Mr.. DUEL:
Governor Dix directs me to acknowledge
the receipt OF your telegram OF to-day. He
has submitted the matter TO the Attorney
General for an opinion and expects to be
able to dispose OF II tomorrow
Governor Dix sent special message 10
the Legislature to-day urging that the d.
rect nominations act passed last year. be
amended at the present session. The Gov
ernor points out that the present law has
created foundation upon which per
fected structure could be built by the
method Of amendment" The Governor
said:
Amendments 10 the law enacted during
the session Of 1911 have been found desir.
able, ana undoubtedly as time progresses
turther amendments win become necessary
w comply with changing sentiment or con
oiuons. II ts safe TO predict that never
again VIII the voters of this state return
10 the methods which obtained prior IN the
enactment Of this law.