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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-14
MFARLANO IS
RING WIZARD
The Stockyards Lightweight
Boxer is Declared to be
a Fistic Marvel.

Packey Mcfarland Of Chicago,
known throughout the pugilistic world
as the ''Stockyards Champion" be-
cause Of his being the idol of that sec
ton Of the western city. is rated by
boxing experts as the wizard of the
ring" a y The Philadelphia Public
Ledger. Mcfarland is a fistic marvel.
Now at the age Of "a years. he ia ac-
cumulating a fortune rapidly and mas
set his plans to make $4,000 in the
next year. This Is to be done by a
combination of his brains and hands.
Mcfarland has gone about his ring
contests the same as a contractor as
sumes a contract. If the task can be
completed In three days the brainy
contractor realizes that 1t Is folly to
waste six and submit his machinery to
unnecessary wear. It is the same with
Mcfarland. If he sees that a bout
ly fights ten. but II in trying to end
the bout quickly and decisively he
feels he is endangering his tools.
which are his hands. why he simply
wins by the scientific route.
It is that element OF uncertainty
which has made Mcfarland the mag
net to attract ring-goers. His science
at times is bewildering and ardent fol-
lowers Of the game are Outlines at q
AOeS u AO1AO" AAo 04GAA ~ oSS0NA oAo
defense.
Mcfarland has been boxing eight
years., has fought more than 100 bat
ties. ranging from one round to 20.
and in that time has never taken the
count. He started his career by
knocking his opponents out in short
order, winning his first six contests in
that decisive fashion, all being won in
side of six rounds. He continued his
knockout record in the second. third
and fourth years OF his ring career,
winning 81 out of 81 contests in that
decisive fashion.
It then began to dawn on McFar-
land that a skilled mechanic would be
at a loss without his tools and he
realized that no must nurse his hands.
not slug and try I o knock a mans
head off with each punch. but deliver
his blows scientifically. block those of
the slugger and avoid punishment.
Like all men who have studied real
boxing. he oon discovered that It was
far more pleasant to give than to re-
ceive.
From that day Mcfarland has truly
been the wizard Of the ring. He is
proud Of his defense and only during
the last year. when a New York slug
ger reached him and BACKED one of
his eyes, Mcfarland was so ashamed
Of the discoloration that he passed
up a $1,000 six-round engagement In
Gotham. No man had ever BACKED
his eye before. and 1t Is said he re-
NAMED indoors. away from his friends.
until the discoloration had disappear
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-14
What's Doing i'm the World of Sport
Champion Bostons of 1904
No Longer in Major League

stty. with most Of the clubs carrying
twenty-five. The full schedule, or 154
games. was played, tho record showed
So victories and SO defeats. The tie
games added few extra contests.
One of the infielders played in 157
games, two in 1856, and the fourth in
155. Two outf1elders worked in 157
games. and the third in LAG. Two
catchers did all the work behind the
bat, and four Of the five pitchers took
part in over 80 games. the other work
ing In 20 games. This record has
never been approached In modern-day
baseball, and with the present tend
ency of the club owners to get as
many players as possible, it Is in no
danger.
Young Last to Go.
Not n player of this 1903 cham
pionship aggregation remains in major
league baseball today. Cy Young was
h last survivor n last year ended
his active services on the diamond, nj
though no made an effort to come
back this season. a big majority of
the players had faded from major
league circles long before the great
!."Cy" turned in his uniform.
Young and Bill Dineen were the
pitching mainstays Of the 1904 team.
but they were not overworked. a.
compared with the other pitchers.
Jes . Tannehill and Gibson worked in
almost as many games as the first
named pair. and George Winters about
OF boxmen made up the pitching staff.
Behind the bat were Lou Criger
and Charley Farrell. the former catch
ing about two-thirds Of the games
played. The infield was made up of
George Lachance at first. "Hobe" Fer
ris at second. Freddy Parent at short,
and Manager Jimmy Collins at third.
In the outfield were AL Selbach in
left. Chick" Stahl in center. and
Buck" Freeman in right.
No 800 Batters on Team.
A surprising feature Of the Boston
teams success in 1904 was that it did
not contain a 300 batsman. Chick
stahl led with .2s7. Parent was next
in line with .2s6. and the others rank
ed as follows: Freeman 1858, Collins
1865, Setback 1853. Lachance .231,
Ferris 1921, Farrell .219, Criger .217,
Dineen .212, Young .211, Tannehill
.205, Winters ia, Gibson .065. Three
infielders hit below .235, and only two
players of the entire team were above
.270.
OF the 1912 champions Bill CARR
gan is the veteran. having first Joined
finishing at Holy Cross. He was SEM
to Toronto in 1907. went back to
Boston in 1908, and has been with
the team since. For continuous serv-
ice Charley Wagner is the veteran,
having Joined the club in 1907, and
has remained there since. Jake Stahl
Joined Boston in June. 1908, being
purchased from New York.
Except for the season of 1911, when
Stahl voluntarily retired. he has since
been with Boston. iris Speaker join
ed the team in the fall of 1908. Wood,
Hall and Collins in 1909, Gardner, En-
gle and Hooper in 1910. Lewis, Yerkes
and Nunamaker in 1911. Cary, Hen
driksen and O'Brien in 1912. O'Brien
first Joined the Red SoX in 1910, was
sent to Denver for the season of 1911,
and was recalled for 1912.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-14

It g doubtful whether there is an
other athlete In the National league
IN y class with Joe Tinker. At least
not whom 1t comes to placing q price
upon tho ability Of tho veteran Cub
shortstop whose one ambition Just now
- to chuck aside the old harness so
that he can jump down to Cincinnati
TO manage the red-legged team by the
Rhine.
The value Of Tinker was made
known recently when President
Charles WEIGH Murphy of tho Cubs
trade whereby the Cub shortstop
might attain the goal he is now striv-
ing for. The high cost Of living isn't
In Il with Murphy's methods Of put
ting a value on talent. Tho west side
chief : u~nblushingly admitted that
Bescher. . Hoblitzell. Marsans and
Ooolan would be proper bait to prompt
O. trade Of the popular actor-player.
There are a few other good players
In the National league. but Murphy
says he will be satisfied If he can get
the above athletes in exchange for
Tinker. Doolan. of course is the
man wanted most of all. and Manager
Evers SAID only a few days & that
he would swap Tinker even for the
&IllllS STAR. apparently IIle Nuu OWu-
Nr and his recently installed manager
sto not jibe. but. this will lie cleared
up as soon az Murphy gets a chance to
talk with Evers upon h latter's re-
turn to town.
The men sought by Murphy need no
advertising. Hoblitzell guards the in
!tial sack to a considerable extent for
the Reds and ranks with the hest in
The circuit. Bescher is the fleet-footed
(;ent who performed in left field for
the Hermann gang. and while he isn't
II terrific hitter, he can plenty of
ground in the outfield and encounters
little trouble in his man. attempts to
:,ilfer bags on u~nsuspecting hackstops.
.harsans. the Cuban. occupies the cen
ter garden, ard like the other two. is
considered one of the strongest mem
,,ers Of the Red team.
As for Doolan, he is at present on
'he Philadelphia pay roll. but Murphy
.xpects the Red management to over
tome hat little obstacle. 1t Is sug-
':ested that IL Hermann really wants
tinker for his manager he can SO to
the trouble of helping the Cubs fill the
Y,ost that they will have to weaken If
he Reds are given the leader they
.eek.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-14
NORVAL BAPTIE IS
BOOKED FOR SOME
EVENTS

Bathgat.. n. D.. Nov. 14.-Norval
Baptie has left for Vancouver, via
Winnipeg: He will give lessons to a
class in skating at the new rink in
Vancouver for two weeks and will lat
er I'LL a weeks engagement in fancy
skating at the same place. After Wis
tting with his family at Seattle he will
make a tour Of the larger towns Of
Canada and visit this section about the
middle of January. From here he viii,
go east to I'LL engagements at Kinks
in the larger cities. He Is booked for
some important skating events during
the season.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-14

The victory Of tho Boston Red Sox
in the American league championship
race last season.. the third pennant
which has come to the home Of Gull
ture and cod during the twelve years
that the American league has been in
quickness with which former cham
pions pass from View.
IT Is only eight a since Boston
had it's last championship club in the
johnson circuit. yet every member of
the 100 champions has passed from
the major leagues. many Of them
from, baseball. In their places young
er men have had the call, and the
new team Of champions Is made up of
players every one of whom was I'M
known to baseball when the great ag-
gregation that Jimmy Collins pilotea
III 1904 was making baseball history.
Boston's 1904 champions did not
enjoy the fortune of sharing in worlds
series such as falls t" the lot Of the
pennant winners Of today. In 1908
most Of the players who made up the
champions Of the following year en-
gagged in a series with Pittsburg after
winning tho American league pennant,
and they furnished the most remark
able squirt that q worlds series has
yet produced by winning four success
size games and taking the series after
ar"nping three Of the first four games
liz nine.
This was before the national COM
mission assumed charge of these post
season games and fixed seven games
as tho length Of the series. In 1904
the New York Giants won their first
pennant under the management of
John j. McGraw, but for some reason
the club owners refused to allow the
players to engage in a series with
Boston for the worlds championship,
held at that time by the latter team
by virtue Of its victory in the preced-
ing year..
just Plain Boston Americans.
The Boston team was not known in
those days as the Red Sox, nor even
as the Speed Boys. an appellation that
came later and has since been dis
carded for Red Sox.. They were gen.
orally known as Boston Americans.
The club was under the management
OF Jimmy Collins, generally rated as
n of the greatest third baseman
that baseball has produced.
The year 1904 marked the beginning
OF the John I. Taylor regime, the lat
ter succeeding Henry w. Killilea, who
was the president of the club during
tho championship year Of 1908. Tay-
lor remained in control until the pres
ent year. when James McAleer and
Robert Mccoy took charge. Taylor re-
tanning one-half of the stock but put
ting the active control Of the team in
to the hands of McAleer and Mercy.
The Boston team of 1904 was not q
wonderful hitting club. nor did it pos
sess unusual speed on the bases. But
1t was made up Of seasoned players,
most of them great f1elders, and the
club went through the season notably
free from accidents. In the respect of
having he same players in the game
practically every day during the sea-
son the Boston team Of 1904 estab-
lished a record that has not been ap-
preached in modern-day baseball.
The club went through the season
with only fourteen players. vet today
at least twenty are considered a neces-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-14
WILL NOT PLAY
-. LOCALS AGAIN
g. 4
Fargo Highs Say Grand
Forks Will Have to Take
Consolation in Title.

Fargo. N. D.. Nov. 14.-The Fargo
high school football team is through
playing for this year. The Fargo sea-
son closed with the Grand Forks
game, November 9, the team is dis
banded and there will be no more
gaems this year for the first team.
The bow vas the announcement
made this morning by Superintendent
Hoover in response to inquiries. He
q third game with Grand Forks. OH
cials of the Grand Forks school think
their team would nave a chance In a
third game with Fargo. and claim that
Fargo has no right to claim the cham
pionship Of the two cities as a result
Of the two games.
1--WE are perfectly willing to stand
on our record" said Mr.. Hoover this
morning. III Grand Forks a get any
satisfaction In claiming that they have
an equal right to the championship
will not deny them that consolat,on'
We certainly beat them decisively:
beat them fairly and. squarely ana
beat them thirteen points more than
they beat us.
Il know that after the game Grand
Forks claimed that Fargo had a horse
shoe. We do not consider that we did.
| We beat them at the new game. ~
was the first time this year that the
whole Fargo first team had played IN
a decisive game. We have been very
strict on enforcing the scholarship
rule this year and in every other game
have had one or more Of h star men
out Of the lineup. Hines did not play
in the first game at Grand Forks.
..There is in my mind a misunder-
standing about the Fargo defense IN
the Grand Forks game. TO say nat
FARGO had no defense shows that the
game under the new rules is no ap,
preciated. In the center OF the heid
Fargo's defense looked weak because
the defense had to be open to stop
fnrward passes. AS the team was
driven back toward its goal the for
ward PASS danger lessened. the team
haca me- more compact and we took the
baii from Grand Forks time and again
on downs. This system is not poor
niaying but is the result Of studied
plan. ~.
center Of the field resulted in the In
Perception of a forward pass which
VAS converted into a touchdown. This
same thing happened in the Moorhead
game. Those interceptions were not
luck. They were part of Farso's plan
of defense. I consider that we put
nm a splendid all around game. play,
cd rings around Grand Forks and
do it again if we played again.
our season is over. we
announced at the beginning OF the
year that November 2 would be the
closing date, and we will live up to
that announcement.
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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-14
With The Scissors

The S o'clock pink teas for freshmen
Jaw students will be welcomed by foot
hall coaches at the university. After
9 winter of Dean Henry's training. the
'~freshies" ought to be in good condi-
lion for a real. old-time gridiron riot.
The eyes Of the western football
world will be on Northrop field in Min
neapolis Saturday afternoon. where
battle for the conference champion
ship. That the contest will be one Of
the hardest fought the conference has
known goes without saying.
DIR. Williams. the Minnesota foot
ball mentor. has been working with
his team for the past two weeks IN
preparation for Thu game. and has
stock. At the end Of he Chicago
game nearly two weeks ago, the Wis
consin team was easily the favorite.
They are still looked on al winners,
but this sentiment 10 not quite so
strong az 1t was then.
The outcome Of Saturdays game de-
ponds on h tactics both teams fol-
low. II straight football is played.
there can be no doubt that the Dad
gers will win. But there are no in
dications that straight football will be
used to any great extent. Williams
has been spending the. past two weeks
in developing a defense for the Wis
number Of trick formations. In the
style Of play the Gophers have a slight
edge on the Badgers. for the latter
have shown a weakness In such work
during the season. Some Improvement
was noted In last Saturdays gnme,
however. and Coach Juneau. may
spring a number Of surprises in the
contest with the Gophers.
But Coach Juneau was not reckon
without DR.. Williams. The latter is
q much better coach than he Is or
dinarily given credit for. and 1t would
not be surprising to see him uncork
q series Of formations that will be-
wilder the Wisconsin team.
Tho election Of John Harris as cap
tain Of tho university football team
for next year meets with the approval
Of the students and gridiron followers
Harris has played a great game since
he has been u member of the univer-
sity squad. and will no doubt prove
himself as good q leader as a tackle:
Tt. headlines announce that a
white hope" tourney is to be held in
Los Angeles. December 10. WHAT'S the
use? Jack. johnson. whom fight fol-
lowers have had in mind in raising a
crop of hopes" has received the
x. o. from Chicago authorities. He
has taken the count for all time-so
far as fistic fans In the United States
are concerned.
1t IL nearly time for the opening Of
the stove-pipe league. and. judging
from advance announcements. Grand
Forks Is to have q team in this or
Ganization.
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will do: that: I am promising to send
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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-14
y: IS j. * : Is y
Opinions of Others
X II 4. II X II 4,

This may SCENT o he a trife early
to start piping the hugle for 1919. bur
amid the various shifts. Jumps,
changes. episodes and incidents which
have developed at this stage. ball
dom's newt campaign should he the
most interesting YER featured in the
widespread press. By this statement
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-14

We don't intend to indicate that the
two races will be more bitterly fought
or that a higher standard Of skill and
ability will be flashed in the presence
Of b~ewildered thousands. But. all in
all, there will. be more interesting
events to watch and more sudden nm
sets for the dope than any race has
ever known before.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-14

In the American league there are
three clubs sure to corral a large clus-
ter OF attention. 1t will be interesting
to see whether or not the recent car.
nival Of the Red Sox was a one-year
flash or was based upon extended
merit.
1t will be interesting to note the
return form Of the militant Mackmen.
bolstered In the outfeld, and driven
at last to the knowledge that in order
TO win tehy must hustle from the bar.
rier TO the wire. This team still ex-
hard to handle. once aroused to the
loss OF that worlds series stipend.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-14
These Are the SYMPTOMS:

1-Pain In the back.
3-Burning or obstruction at urine.
4-Pain or soreness In the bladder.
6-PFoetatic trouble.
S-Gas or pain In the stomach.
5-Ssenerai debillty weakness .dissiness.
S-faln or sofene6e under rlGhf rj6.
n any part OF the body.
l9-Gonstipation o. liver trouble.
I2-Pein in b hip Joint.
13-Patn In the = q head.
1s-pssn or eorenes In the ki6aeys.
1S-r,s!n or eWetIing Of the muscles.
!9-!aln and coeonees IN nerve.
or chronic rheumatism.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-14

Az a rule. one who doesn't want to
be imposed or. wants to impose on
others.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-14

There are so many bull-headed
people in this world. II 10 a WONDER
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-14

Carrying a gun Is not as effective
a protective as behaving
properly.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-14

Probably. however. the SCOTCH
whisky wouldn't be any Worse If it
were made in Scotland.
a little problem for today: Why
does grape juice cost so much more
after it has fermenteG'
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leaves the title in a very muddled con-

The prospects for a winning team
next year are very bright. With prac-
tically a raw eleven last fall, the men
under the direction Of Coach O'Keefe,
developed into a fast team thai has.
at least. a half interest in the state
title. Next year it will be practically
a veteran team Only three Of the
team will be lost. Lodmell. the speedy
end and kicker. Wells. who played a
heady game at quarter. and Campbell.
a power in the line. will not be back.
But there are several men on the Sec
ond team who have shown up we'll and
who can be relied upon to fill the va
cancies. Carter. who was used as SUB
stitute quarter in some of the games
this fall will probably be used reeu-
larly at that position. kneupfer. who
was used as Il sui in the backtield. will
again try for a position.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-14

1t will be equally interesting to note
r%ejuvenated Senators. who framed
and formed the greatest uplift on rec
ord through 1912, sliding, with a new
manager and six new men, from
seventh to second place in a six
months dash. Not forgetting that it
took Grihf until mid-June to build up
his machine. and that from mid-June
on the Senator's won more victories
tnan any other team in either league.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-14

The S o'clock pink teas for freshmen
Jaw students will be welcomed by foot
ball coaches at the university. After
q winter of Dean Henry's training. the
''freshies" ought to be in good condi-
ton for a real. old-time gridiron riot
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-14

Another. interesting angle for 1913
will rest with the observation Of a
flock of new managers at work. In
addition to Evers and Higgins. the re-
entry of. Stallings may stir things up,
with SUCCESSORS vet to be announced
for the gaps left by the sudden dis
appearance of O'Day and wolverton.
Already six of tho sixteen moguis
who started 1912 have skidded from
the trail. And others may vet fol-
low before the Christmas holly fades
out and the berries of scarlet and
white are dry.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-14

But unless the greatest Of all mir
acles takes place. the Cubs are through
until Charley Murphy surrendeds his
ownership and steps out for good,
With Chance and Tinker gone and
with Evers in charge. If the Cubs fin
ish in the first division It will be an
~accident-a clerical error. They had
the greatest Of all machines. hut Muir
ply. by terrific labor. has succeeded
in wrecking it at last.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-14

It 10 nearly time for the opening Of
the stove-pipe league. and. judging
from advance announcements. Grand
Forks Is to have a team in this or
g%auixation.