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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-11
VARSITY WINS
H.. CHAMPIONSHIP
Game at Fargo Saturday
Fast and Interesting )
Big Crowd

IA one Of the fastest and hardest
games Of recent years the university
team Saturday evening defeated the
agricultural. college team 20 to IL.
The enthusiasts who went down to
Fargo with the team to see the game
say that. it was spectacular to say tho
least.
An immense crowd filled the big A.
G. gymnasium. and kept the building
in one continual din until within a
few minutes of the enc when they
realized that a victory for the uni
versity could not be STAYED off. The
~" men did not seem to mind the
noise but played a fast and a heady
game. Their team work was much
better than that Of the A. c. but they
were very unlucky in their shooting.
The score should have been increased
by about ten points for the university.
The A. c. me played basketball
all the time. They were. however,
unable to get the ball into university
territory much the first half. They
found the ~" men too eulsive. Humes
was the bright star for. the locals.
playing a spectacular brand Of bas-
ketba1l,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-11
DETROIT SCOUT
PASSED

Hot Springs. Ark, March IL
Grover Cleveland Alexander, the Phil
adelphia Nationals starry young right
handler, ought'to be a member of the
Detroit Tigers and il he had landed in
Jenningsville instead Of Dooinboro. the
Tigers. winners Of the American
league championships in 1907. 1908
and 1909, would have repeated their
conquests In 1910 and 1911, and Jack
Coombs. Harry Baker, RUDE Oldring.
ct al, would not have. busted into
balldom's hall Of fame.
We say that as a result of a chat
we had with George Mullin, the De-
troit teams brilliant pitcher.
I'm the summer Of 1910" states
Mullin. Jennings got a tip on Alex
ander when we we're in the east and
I was sent from Philadelphia to
Scranton to look him over. He was
pitching for Syracuse and uncorked
a game that I. got stuck On. He was
q little wild and his fielders made
weakened. He kept at 1t; was at his
best in the pinches and finally scored
a great victory.
when I returned to Philadelphia
I told Jennings that Alexander had
not yet arrived. but that hew as a
corking good kid and was we'll worth
picking up up. we could have got him
later Hughie had Bill Donovan look
at Alexander and Bills tip on the
youth. was the same as mine. No, I'll
admit that we. did not go dippy In our
tolk to Hughie about Alexander, but
we both told him enough to have had
him buy Growers release. Jennings
was perfectly willing to purchase and
for the convincer he sent out Of his
regular scouts. a man n longer with
us, up to Syracuse to pass final judg-
,nent. He came back and looked wise,
saying Alexander was no wiz and that
there were hundreds like him in the
brush. So Jennings passed him up
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-11
TRAINERS
IN E DEMAND

Pittsburg, March .11.-Percy SMALL
wood, the professional distance rum
ner who makes his home here. and
who came from England a short time
ago. confirms the reports brought
here by A. E. Woods. the English pro-
fessfonal, that conditions in the Brit
ish isles are not favorable for a fine
showing by the British athletes in the
coming Olympic games. Smallwood
declares that in his life has he
seen such poor work by the British
athletes-the distance runners es-
pecially. II don't think there is a
five-miler in England today that can
beat &c minutes very much. and the
ncilers there have gone back woefully.
Everything over there is football, and
they even have football coaches train
ing their track athletics.
Parker. the official trainer Of the
British Olympic committee. knows but
very little abe ut athletics. He is coach
ing the candidates by mail. mainly for
for himself. It's a joke.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-11
FARGO COLLEGE
: HAS WEDNESDAY
Only Team in State That has
Defeated Fast Varsity
Team this Year

Fargo college comes here Wednes-
day night with blood i'll its eye. That
there will be a battle royal between
the champion varsity team and the
team from the Fargo high school" is
an already established fact. The
Fargo college team is the only team
in the state that has defeated the uni
versity team this year. That feat was
accomplished when the varsity was
or it's return from a long and gruell-
ing trip into Minnesota. Fargo col
lege has since been defeated by the
A. G. which in turn has been twice
defeated by the university, both times
in spectacular games.
But Fargo college has a fighting
organization. They have had a glimpse
Of the championship rag and have
no intention Of handing anything over
to the university a la. Carnegie. Be-
sides, this is the first time in years
that a Fargo college athletic team
will play the university on the uni
versity floor. A monster crowd is
expected at the gymnasium Wednes-
day night.
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REACH's 1919 GUIDE.

With the spring Of 1912 Reach's
American League guide-the official
handbook of the great junior major
league-makes its welcome appear-
ance. being once more first In the
field. as 1t is In everything else; as
this publication, in the course of
years embracing virtually an entire
base ball generation. has become the
standard annual publication of the
entire base ball world. This is a big
clean. but it is absolutely sustained
by he text, illustrations. quality of
paper. ~serviceable binding and all
other details that go to make up a
handsome. readable and saleable
book. Topping all. it may be said
without fear of successful contradic-
ton that the American League official
guide for 1912 is in all respects a
first-class handbook for the National
game and Il decided credit to the
American league and to the publish
ers. the Reach company. OF Philadel-
phia. This is the eleventh annual is
sue of the Reach guide as the official
handbook of the American league and
the thirtieth consecutive year of its
publication by the A. j. Reach Co. as
a book Of record and reference for the
entire base ball world,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-11
NATIONAL LEAGUE
DRAFTS D|SCAROS
Draws Many Players From
Ranks Of American
League Cast-offs

Chicago, March 11.-American lca-
que dlscards are no longer Il scarce
article in the National league. 1t was
not so many years ago. however. that
the old league in its supreme dignity
absolutely refused to give a trial to
it's rival. In fact, it has been only
recently that the National leaguers be-
same willing to admit that the Ameri-
can was but little better than a minor
league. Consequently, they could not
see how they could be benefited by the
acquisition o fanny players that were
not good enough for the B. johnson
circuit.
Things Have Changed of Late.
But things have changed in the last
few years, and now there are thirty
reserve lists who have appeared on
tho American league league rosters
in the past. Brooklyn is the biggest
home OF former American leaguers.
as Charley Ebbets seems to think that
any player passed up by a manager
on tho other circuit is good enough
for him. At any rate. he has on his
list at present Daubert. Stark. Wing
ling and Higgins. former Maps. in adj
dition to Smith. who was bought by
Cleveland a year ago and turned over
to Nashville without a trial. Out
fielder Jud Daley was once an Athletic
recruit. Catcher Erwin was once a
Tiger, while Steele pitched for the Red
Sox and Barger for the Yankees. Jer-
ry Downs. bought from Columbus, was
a Tiger for several seasons. while
Northen was with the Browns for a
brief period.
Boston has a collection Of six for
mer American FASTENERS in Cy Young.
0tfN Iyaeo G~~k,, - Yri-y.-
and Houser. the big first sacker, who
was Harry Davis understudy. Gin
ctnnati has an ever half dozen in
Grant and Mclean. each a Nap for
five mtnuteH Bob Bescher. a Tiger
recruit; Suggs. another ex-Tiger;
Frank Smith, late Of the White Sox,
and Bob Keefe. who used to pitch
for the Yankees.
Frank Chance is another who be-
lieves that former American league
players are good enough for him. He
has Jimmy Archer, who did not ap-
peal to Hughey Jennings; Wilbur
Goode. formerly of the Maps and Yam
KEGS; Charley Smith, who served with
the Maps Nationals and Red Sox, and
Shea1, n of Connie Mack's recruits
q few years ago..
Quakers Have Quintet.
Earl Moore. Cliff Curtiss, Killifer,
Cravath and Madden are the ex-
American leaguers with the Phillies.
Cravath having been a member of two
American league clubs and Moore of
two.
Pitcher Tesreau. formerly of De-
troit, and Maxwell, an ex-Athletic.
are the former Americans with the
Giants. Marty O'Toole. Pitcher Magic
and Mike Donlin of the Pirates had
trials with the Boston Red Sox, while
Roger Bresnahan was an American
league player when Baltimore was q
member of the younger big circuit.
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PRINCETON ~" HAS
MUCH

Princeton, Md, March ia wave
OF enthusiasm in favor Of systematic
physical training is sweeping Prince
Ton university this winter, and the
the introduction Of an extra coi1rse
for freshmen in personal hygiene con
quoted under the direction Of Pro-
lessor Joseph e. Raycroft, the now
mead OF the department of physical
education, formerly Of the University
OF Chicago. Together with DR.. Ray
crofts course has cor a series of in.
tercollegiate activities, which include
the formation of bowling. basketball.
rack tennis. and baseball teams
anon different factions in the uni.
versity for the promotion of athletics
among those men who are not identi-
ned with some varsity sport.
Freshmen Must Exercise.
The first innovation after DR.. Raw.
croft assumed the duties of the new.
~ created Office in the Princeton fac
ulty came with the announcement Of
compulsory exercise for freshmen.
which a been followed here since
early fall. Included wit hthis was
the prerequisite that each man must
pe a perfect swimmer and must sub
NIT to a physical examination during
the first few weeks Of college. The
most interesting feature. the lectures
on Personal HYGIENE" were r%elegat-
ed to second term by DR.. Raycroft.
and 1t was this series that was started
this week.
The several topics include such sub
1ects as the fundamental laws of
health, the advantages of exercise, the
true effect Of personal habits. the
manner of treating wounds broken
one of the body, and other Injuries.
and severa explanatory lectures on
infectious diseases. The lecture this
week. although arranged particularly
Tor freshmen, who were required to
attend, attracted a surprisingly large
number of upper classmen. The man
ner In which Pricetonians are taking
up their new department work is said
TO be as surprising to the leaders of
ed with the university. 1t had been
anticipated that the men would CO.
operate. but the favorable results were
not anticipated at so early a date.
Class Team Arranged.
me intercollegiate sports, which at.
tract men not actively engaged in
athletics. have been arranged purely
on the initiative of the student body.
and the teams are arranged. among
the upper class men. according to
clubs n among the lower ella ssn,en
according to dormitories.
The competition in the different
sports is made keener h ythe award
ing of trophies for championships, 10.
niors and juniors. competing together.
and sophomores and freshmen having
a section to themselves. 1t has been
estimated that two-thirds Of the men
in the university are engaged in one
or. more sports in %onnectio with
intercollegiate teams at the present
time. The system was not Originated
with a view to developing men for
the varsity teams. 1t is thought that
this work is done best in the prepare
tory schools. and practically no cases
are known of where the i%ntercolleei-
major teams.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-11

TWENTY GREATEST BLUNDERS.
When Cincinnati traded a kid nam
ed Mathewson for a great pitcher
named Rusie.
When st. Louis traded Three-Fing-
cred Brown to Chicago for Jack Tay.
lor.
When Charles Webb Murphy stood
in the lobby of the Waldorf and call
ed Rajah Bresnahan a policeman.
n John Anderson stole second
with three on.
When Jack Chesbro lost a worlds
championship on a wild pitch.
When Merkle failed to touch Sec
ond and lost a pennant.
When Matty grooved one for Bak-
When Marquard grooved one for
Baker.
When Charles Webb Murphy pam
ned the national commission.
When Clarke Griffith allowed Mil
Ter Higgins to leave Cincinnati.
When Bill Hinchman loafed on his
grounder to Bobby Wallace at st.
Louis Oct. 4, 1908.
When Sherwood Magee belted Fin
neran on the bugle.
When Pittsburg and Detroit passed
up Grover Cleveland Alexander.
When Cincinnati allowed Marty
OToole to get away without a trial.
When Hughey Jennings underesti-
mated Babe Adams in 1909.
When Cleveland let Ned Killian so
to Detroit.
When Brasnahan made faces at
Umpire Billy KLEIN.
When Horace Fogel switched hts
famous Herrman-Murphy letters.
When McGraw parted with Mike
Donlin prior to the 1911 worlds SER
les.
When Lou criger touted Ty Cobb as
a bonehead.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-11
DONLIN
MAY BE

l.. Pittsburgh, March 1l.-Pittsbureh
baseball bugs r working overtime
appointing captains for the Pirates.
n while Tommy Leach and Hans
Wagner have been even money ia
vorites all along, q new candidate has
suddenly entered the field. This is
Mike Donlin. who was served from
Boston in exchange for Vim Camp
bell.
They would like to know just who
liz to be Clarke's field officer. At the
same time. the captain Of the Pirates
Is little more than a f%gurehead. He
calls out certain plays. and other
players do the same thing when they
happen to he nearer to the ball. The
most important duty OF the field can
tain in Pittsburgh is probably to
frown and strut up. to the umpire
when that oaicial uncorks Il ragged
decinion.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-11
SPORTING LIGHTS
FIRST HAND STATISTICS.

by GTAntIanu klCe.)
ICY Young. the veteran slabman, is
now planning to write a book cover
ing his baseball carecr.)
Now We shall hear of the series Of
Babel.
From a guy who was there;
OF the bean ball that Cain used in
pitching to Abel.
From a guy who was there:
Of how Alexander stepped on the ball,
OF Caesars flag-winning invasion of
From Adam to Cobb we shall hear of
EN- all
r a guy who was there.
Long have 1 waited to get the dope
pat,
From a guy who was there:
II Wagner or Samson swung hardest
at bat,
From a guy who was there;
of what use today is old Pliny OF
Plautus.
Is Homer. or other sport writer's
who've taught us,
When official box scores from the
Ark shall he brought US
BY a IL who was there
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-11
BIG CUE EXPERTS
IN COMPETITION

Philadelphia, March 11.-Final ar
rangements have been completed for
the pocket billiard tournament, for.
merly known as continuous pool, for
the championship of the world, to be
held in this city at horticultural hall,
starting March Is, to continue until
completed.
This will be a great treat to Phila-
delphians, as it will be the first cham
pionship tournament of the kind ever
held in this city. 1t will be competed
for by the hest present day experts,
including such men al De Orc, King,
Houston. Keough, Sherman. Allen,
Weston and Clearwater. This list is
made up of players who have either
at some time been champion of the
world or have played for 1t.
A trophy will be presented to the
winner as a championship emblem;
$1,000 in cash prizes also will he dis
tributed to first. second, third and
fourth. Although the entries do not
close until March II the promoters
have already received more entries
than they car take care of. This num-
Der has been limited by the manage
ment to not more than eight.
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TURNS
DOWN BIG OFFER

Boston. Mass, March II. Maybe
you've heard Of certain things, like
virtue and a clear conscience, that
money can'tb ny. Nap Rucker is somc-
thing else again.
President Ward of the Boston Ma
tionals concluded the other day that
he would like very much t. acquire
Ruckcr. the Superbas' superb south
paw. He strolled around to President
Ebbets Of Brooklyn and put 1t bluntly.
How much will you take for Ruck-
er?" he asked.
Don't make me laugh before you
tell the rest of the joke" replied Eb-
bets. How much are you offering
nowadays?"
"I'll say $4,000" said Ward. lin
gering lovingly owe the words.
Ebbets merely picked his teeth and
looked pleasant.
"Well.' said Ward, 'I'n &c to $780,
900 and take a chance"
You're not taking a chance" re-
piled Ebbets. "Rucker is the best
pitcher in the business. and there isn't
enough money in Boston to buy him.
No chance at ALL" And thus they
parted.
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HAWAIIAN DUKE
MAY SWIM o u. S.

New York. March 11.-Hawaiian
swimmers have for many years been
noted for speed and endurance, but
they have never competed in this
country until now, and there is a fair
prospect of the representative from
that territory. Duke Kahanamoku.
carrying off the championship at Chi
senting this country in the Olympic
in Sweden.
Kahanamoku was not at his best in
ship. held at Pittsburgh recently, but
he will give a better account of him
self whom he appears at Chicago, for
he Is under the tutelage of George
Kistler. coach at the University of
Pennsylvania, and has been at the uni
versity a week learning how to swim
in the tank. He belongs to the Hui
Malu Swimming club Of Honolulu. and
holds the record for 50 and 100 yards
in the islands. He is also credited
with 81 4-5 seconds for the century
second faster than the worlds rec
ord. held by Cecil Haley Of Australia.
but the time was made in practice,
and Is not a record. His best time
for the distance in fresh water is SIS
2-6 seconds.
Previous to his arrival in this coun-
try a short time ago. Kahanamoku
never wan in an indoor tank and on
his first appearance at Pittsburgh he
started out with tremendous speed.
but the unaccustomed tunrs wore him
out, and he was taken from the water
in a fainting condition. On the sec
ond occasion. he did a good deal bet
ter. He did not win the distance
championship there, although he took
two sprinting titles. He then went to
Pennsylvania to take advantage of
the fine coaching of Kistler. who be-
lieves him to be the greatest SWIM
mer in the world. In an exhibition
the other day Kahanamoku broke the
tank record for 100 feet. with IA lis
seconds. and then beat the inter-col-
legiate champion. John K. Shyrock.
a prominent Olympic candidate at 100
yards in the fast time Of 81 LIS Sec
onds.
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A TANGLE IN TILE DOPE.

Sir-Just Il line of dope for you ia
figure on. The Giants in 1911. with
347 stolen bases, converted "a per
cent of their hits into runs: the Pr
ates. with only $50 stolen bases. con-
verified So per cent of their hits into
bases. converted 81 per cen of their
hits into rams.
Question: Why is a base runner:
Answer with apologies to Punch)
Because tho higher the fewer.
n. A. r.
And then again there is this side to
1t. If the Giants hadn't pilfered 347
bases. their average of hits convert
ed into runs might have been about
u per cent In place of 81.
On the dope Of last seasons tabu.
lar statistics, the sacrifice is a better
run developer than base stealing. The
Cubs. with 1874 fewer stolen bases,
scored more runs with AZ more sacri-
fee hits than the Giants employed.
Just what this might develop after
full research is another guess.
Here's still another angle, The
Giants. with fewer runs scored, won
more games than Chances people. But
the odds are that the Cubs on this
account Will hardly desist from push
ing the precious tally over the pan
whenever the occasion offers.
The first point to consider is win.
ming the game. The second is the
number of runs required for this di-
verting purpose. And how you get
'em runs a poor third so long as YOU
get EN-. The correct play in base
ball is the one you a get away with.
And there's never yet been another
sort developed worth three whoops in
grandOldGehenna. Whatever the
game. there's only one answer at the
showdown-did 1t make good--or did
1t fizzle? And there You are.
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Of open gaps i'll rank might be of i'm
terest. The Giants can use an out
fielder II another pitcher.
The Cubs have room for two pitch
ers and two infielders unless Chance
and Evers report in shape.
The fanks could use two new in
fielders to advantage.
Detroit can use another intielder,
Il pair OF pitchers and an outfielder.
Pittsburg has a gap still open ut
first for a debutante TO plug.
A h%ard-hitting o%ut1ielder and an
other slabman can find room in the
Philly lineup.
There are nine Jobs wide open for
Brown recruits. A promising young
ster might break in upon the Ath-
lctics as Il bat boy if he could hit
300 when the rest of Mack's men
needed respite from the daily toll.
Here is an answer to the deadly
mystery at last. The author of the
"Houn' Dog melody is Charles Vic
tory Faust, the well-known epic poet
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-11
NEWS OF SPORTDOM

the suggestion has been made that one
of the eight entries he left open. to be
tournament, to be held at the six
largest central rooms and to have the
best men procurable to play off to de-
termine the winner. BY using all the
room at the same. time this tourna-
ment could be finished in about a
week.
The reason 1t is necessary to hold
this tournament Is because D'Oro. the
present champion. successfully defend
cd his title against all Corners for a
year, which makes the emplcm his
personal property. inc in order to
determine a new champion it is neces-
sary to hold another national tourna-
ment,
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r COLLEGE WINS.

Wahpeton, n. D., March 11.-Far-
go college basketball quint was an
easy winner in Il slow uninteresting
game with Wahpeton Science team TO
the tune of 60 to 12.
At no time after the beginning of
the game was the result of the game
In doubt. The visitors played the To-
Gals off their feet from the start.
BY superior basket shooting and
good g~eneralship the ball was kept in
Wahpeton territory the greater part
of the game and Fargo college men
shot basket after basket in rapid sue
cessiOn.
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DIVIDED

Des Moines, March 9.-Three of the
four republican county convntions
held in Iowa today selected Taft dele
cations to the district and state con-
ventions. the fourth, Page county, in-
structinG its delegates for Roosevelt.
Cass, Marion and Lee counties in.
structed the delegates to work for the
denomination of Taft.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-11
STRIKING BrrroNWoRkERs

Muscatine. Iowa, March 9.-Acting
on a suggestion made by John Nit
chell. vice president of the American
Federation of Labor, who spoke here
today in behalf of the striking button
workers of Muscatine. the local union
lists will petition congress for a con-
srossional inquiry into the Muscatina
situation.
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a Few Hints to Cy.

(Anent his forthcoming volume
of personal rcminiscences.)
If Author Young hasn't got too far
along in his edition. here arc a few
things that might he of general inter
est to a few of us who were not there
when the ark was launched.
. /. Did Helen OF Troy have anything
on Colonel L. Russell when the lat
ter was at the top of her game?
2. What sort OF an alibi did Methus-
aieh flash when Kid Time knocked
him out in the 969th round:
3. Did Cleopatra have all the speed
n curves attributed her by the sport
writer's Of that period?
4. Was the David-Coliath scrap IL
frame-up or on the levelo
5. What kind of a bloke was Sam
son off the field? A regular fellow
or a crab?
6. Who. in your opinion. after see
ing both work. was the greatest lead
or, Alexander. Caesar or Connie Mack .