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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-16
C0RR|GAN HAS
EYE ON FORK"
Minneapolis Man Desires to
Place Northern Club in
this City.

Superior. Wis. April ls.-Jack Cor.
rigan of Minneapolis will place a team
In Grand Forks for the new Central
International league. according to in
formation received by Superior base
hall officials today. He will transfer
a team which he had already signed
up for Lethbridge of the Western
Canadian league on an understanding
that he was to have the management
there. With this management made
no further obstacle in the way Of a
new league is feared.
Lew Drill of st. Paul. former Supe.
rior manager. will likely bc offered tho
presidency and II is understood that
he will accept. Other plans arc being
worked out rapidly and the campaign
for funds to give Superior q good start
is meeting with great success. two
thirds OF the 800 subscribed within
two days having been paid in.
1t Is stated that Grand Forks and
Fargo are ready to come into tho new
league. according to the information
that has been received at Superior.
With all Of the other towns seemingly
ready to take the plunge into organ
lied baseball. it would appear that the
initiative was up to Duluth and SUI
perior.
Time has dragged along nimb,y
since the first statement Of the ru-
mored lineup of the new league. Hut
there has really been little accom-
plished since that time. and unless
something tangible is accomplished
during h present week. it would APP
pear that the league is more of a myth
than a stern living and breathing
reality.
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FIGHTER
GIVES WIFE CREDIT

It's comforting. says Willie Fitzger-
aid. the Brooklyn fighter. to know that
although you were never quite lucky
enough to buckle on to a champion.
ship o have lasted twice as long as
most champions. and that you have
money out on mortgages when You
can look around the corner and per-
ceive Young Corbett and Terry Nc
Govern in the oct of borrowing
nickels.
Willie has been fighting for sixteen
years. and is now on the seventeenth,
milestone OF his career. He is clever
and strong at 20. Is not crazy, not
"all in." and is not broke. Rather,
he Is an exemplary fighter and a credit
to the game.
I'm II of the IurkieSt fighters that
ever took Il jah in the mouth" says
FitZ. I've seen n champ after an
other come up and go down. and here
] am still fighting in good form. and
with d safety deposit vault of my own,
I attribute all my good fortune Ia a
little woman. who should have been a:
nun in the clo;s:cr. She has been my
wife for ten years. and my
] defy you tn find a lnettnr one. You
can talk of your Billy Nolans. Charley
tIarvcys and Danny Morgans. hut my
wife is greater han any of them. In
the first place. she made me-. and then
she kept, mo on tho straight and mar
row path
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-16
FINANCIAL AID
IS SOLICITED
Duluth Business Men to be
Called Upon to Help
Baseball.

Duluth. April 16.-whether Duluth
is to have league baseball this sea-
son seems to be put right up to tho
business men OF the city. Mayor John
A. McC'uen, president Of the local club,
presumably tired of carrying the bur-
dens Of the team alone. has prepared
a circular letter addressed to the bust
ness men Of the city. in which they
are asked to subscribe for an interest
In the stock of the holding company.
Under the plan outlined in the let
ter there will be 1000 shares IF the
stock of the baseball company offered
at $25 per share. With the officials Of
the club taking over a part Of this
stock. the public Is asked to come in
and help raise the funds for placing y,
strong team here and stimulating in.
terest in the game.
With the growth Of Duluth. which
never looked more certain than it does
at the present time. the local franchise
will be worth considerable n
But the problem at the present time
is to place the team on a solid 1nanci-
al footing, and this is this object in
the plan proposed in the letter of Dr.
McCuen.
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RECRUIT MAY Be- WONDER, BUT He
WILL FAIL IF COURAGE IS LACKING
Nerve and Strength are Required by Young Players to
Hold Down Jobs in the Big Base
ball Show.

Why are so many young ball play
ers who look like world heaters In
March shipped hack to the minor lea
CUES when April rolls around and the
real season begins? Why is 1t that
after burning up the practice fields
and making even seasoned veterans
stare in wonder at their display Of
the bushward trail when the time ar
rivcs for the pennant fights?
These are questions which the fans
ask each other every spring after not
ing In the ranks of the flag starters
the absence of those cookies who only
a fcw weeks before had been touted
as surc-cn"ugh phcnoms. And they
are perfectly natural questions. for
surely some explanation is due when
a hoy who looks all over the part Of
a real blal player is cast aside like
a broken bat.
Early Practice No Tets.
Rut after all the reason isn't hard
to find ii you look far enough. Nerve.
or rather lack of it. spells the answer.
The courage isn't there. and without
that quality the lmckless youncstcr
might just as we'll never have SHE'D
his caster into tho big ring.
That's the bar to major league
greatness that has wrecked the future
Of many an otherwise w~cll-uualified
recruit. He may field aud throw like
Chief Wilson. hit the hall like Hans
Wagner or u tho sacks like TN
Cobb. but IL he isn't there with the
ncrve--Eood night. The modern ma
ior league manager will nave ono
Of him, and when cuttins-down time
arrives the chicken-hcartcd candidate
is about the first to get tho AK.
Theer you have the explanation of
the numerous failures that follow
brilliant starts every spring. The car
ly practice sessions do not tell every
thing. A candidate ma feature ev-
cry little skirmish by his brilliant
work. and he may look like a genuine
star and eclipse yer the teams great
est veterans in batting. fielding.
throwing or base running. but 1t takes
the acid test of a real contest. the
fire of actual battle to determine
whether or not the candidate posses
SEES the courage that is absolutely nec-
essary in the big league.
Often 1t happens that after all his
great display Of remarkable native
ability. the real test shows the young
ster's makeup does not include a
heart. He may conceal the fact for a
time during the practice whirls. be-
cause nothing is at stake then and
there is no strain on the nerves. but
in real battle situations arise that de-
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Coin of the Realm Will No Longer
Tempt Clubs to Part With Stars


New York. April 1G.--"Digging in
tho minors and little ierkwater towns
for future diamond stars isn't what it
is cracked up to bc." say Arthur 1r-
win the Yankees veteran scout Ac-
cording to tho man whom the Yankees
depend upon for their star players,
real good hall players are at Il prem
Jun these days.
Scouting comments Arthur, lis
not like il used to he. There was Il
. tim" when a man could go through
men: but times have changed since
then. The scout who is lucky to pick
up one really good ball player during
n season can congratulate himself and
feel satisfied that he has earned his
salary"
Scout Irwin declares that there new
or was such q slim market for ball
players as at the present time. big
league clubs" says Irwin, ARE not in
ally, and that's why it is so hard for
any one club to gather a galaxy of
stars. Every club owner wants to
hold on to his best men. for they are
the mes who bring success to his
club. Money cannot buy them. The
club owner must rely on the scout. for
he Is the n man behind the gun. so
~ Sptnh. JIG ia Liz ul0u WIZ uHs
earths the stars.
Some Slow tn Develop.
II remember the days when money
could buy big men; but. now clubs
must develop them. Few of the lead
ing batters today were purchased for
large amounts but of course there are
exceptions. Take uetroit's casc with
Ty Cobb. for instance. The Tigers got
him from a small bush league but
they had to develop him first before
he was anything. Most every head
liner on tho diamond today after be-
ing brought I" tho majors had to be
sent back to the minors for season.
ing.
There's iris Speaker of Boston for
instance. When the Sox got him nc
didn't know much, but he was. IL man
who could be taught. The Snx saw
that and sent him back to the minors
10 learn something. Jimmy Collins
ease is another similar 10. 1t took
Tfttshurg two years to develop Jack
Miller. but after the Pirates got
through with him they made "A great
second baseman out of him. Devore ~
New York didn't amount to much
when the Giants got him and made
him learn in the bushes. What was
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mand grit and courage by the carload.
and II these qualities arc not possess
&C it's the ditch in a hurry for the
unfortunate recruit. lie would be
worthless in the gruclling grind OF "a
bruising pennant fight.
Rich in ability, but poor in courage,
tells the tale of many a baseball fail
ure what promised to be Il brilliant
success. There are dozens of such
cases every I year E>,,n,,c.
Take Harry Coveleski. for instance
the left handed pitcher who started
out like a house afire for the Phillies
and beat the Giants out of a pennant
by trimming them three times in a
row. There was a twirler who was
as perfect in his action and who had
as much stuff rs any southpaw
finger that ever mounted the hill. But
courage was no part of him. and in Il
trying situation he would go to pieces
and throw away the game.
The Phillies soon dropped him
when his weakness became manifest.
Cincinnati picked him up in the hope
that perhaps he could pull himself
together, but the story was repeated
and he went back to the minors to
stay. Yet any scout will tell YOU that
in all his travels through the brush
country each year he ran see no pitch
er to compare in action or ability
with his discarded port-sider.
So it isn't wise to look for subse-
auent wonders from a youth who hap
pens to pull Il few fancy stunts in
March. You have to wait for tho real
test before YOU can feel r OF a
youngsters worth. Manager Clarke
has a lot of fine looking recruits un-
der his watchful eye. and courage is
Of the things he must ind in them
before he will he convinced Of their
fitness for future service in fast com
pany. They may look like phcnoms
on paper. nut the nerve thing cannot
he doped out from this distance. and
it is an item without which all tho
other qualities will fail.
Tho same problem ronfronts all ot
the other big league managers.
Nerve and courage are required to
hold down "A job in the big show. and
whether or not "a recruit possesses
them cannot be determined until he
is sent up against a real test.
It's just like the boxing game
There are many Gymnasium cham.
pions'' who are wonders in private
exhibitions. with the skill and speed
Of a world beaten. but they couldn',
lick a preliminary slammer in a rea'
ring.
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NAMES Of AMERICANS WHO MAY
Be PICKED FOR OLYMPIC TEAM
united States Squad Promise S to be Strong in all Depart
ments Except Walking and Hop, Step
and Jump.

II team which will probably be
picked to represent the United States
Will nc weak in walkers and hop. step
ana jump candidates. hut otherwise
strong. All rye throughout tho attn
ietfc world arc trained on the com.
ing games and tho probable
selection OF tho American team. While
no definite selection has been, made.
because the Track and field try-out
meeting is still some weeks off, the
following string Of athletes. with sew
cral additions. will most likely repre-
sent Uncle sam at Stockholm next
July. In the walks tho foreigners
have it on the American bunch in all
ways. while In the hop. step and jump
Platt Adams looms up as the only
available candidate. The Ahearns arc
out of It. because they are not citizens
of the United States.
100 meters-Ralph C.. Craig. Uni.
versity IF Michigan: Gwynn Henry,
Eden. Tex: q. W. Minds, University
of Pennsylvania; James ~Rosenherger,
Irish-American A. c.: Alvah T. Meyer,
Irish-American A. c.: Hal Heiland,
Xavier A. A.. and Robert Cloughen,
date.
lctes. with William Heating, Xavier A.
A.. and Pete Gerhardt. Olympic Club
of a Francisco. as likely candidates,
400 meters-James Rosenberger,
rish-American A. c.: Harry Gissing.
Jrish-American A. c.: Melvin W.
sheppard. Irish-American A. c.: Ira
\. Davenport. University of Chicago:
D. B. Young. Amherst: William Hayes,
Aquinas c. c.: Philadelphia; Roy Dor.
land. Dominican Lyceum. and H. c.
Prout, Boston A. A.. a likely .candi-.
date. -
500 meters-Melvin w. Sheppard,
1rish-American a. c.: John Paul
Jones. Cornell University; Clarence
Edmunson. Seattle A. c.: Eddie. Frick,
New York a. G.: Harry Gissing. Irish
American A. c. -.
$500 meters-John Paul Jones,
Cornell university: w. PAUL , New
York A. c.: F. Hannivan. University of
Michigan: Abel Kiviat. Irish-American
A. c.: o. r. Hedlung. Boston A. A.,
5000 mcters-John- Paul Jones.
Cornell university; George .,BonhaE,
Irish-American A. CT. William iKram-
er. Long Island a. G.; T. IS ,I3srna,
Cornell university. " ~
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the result? The Giants developed
great little outfielder.
Minor Seasoning Needed.

the result? The Giants developed a
great little outfelder.
Minor Seasoning Needed.
lit took the Phillies a year to make
a great pitcher out of Chalmers. When
We got Mcconnell a lot of persons said
he didn't amount to much; but I knew
better. / watched that nan and I saw
the markings of a great pitcher. You
want to watch that fellow this year.
The years experience and teaching he
has had in the International league is
going to have It's result this Year. Russ
Ford was a gawky fellow when we got
him. but after a years work with Jer-
sey City he developed. OF course all
these fellows showed signs of better
playing form when they were first
looked over. and all they needed to de-
velOp was some one who could teach
them what to do"
Irwin says he doesn't think it a wise
plan to spend large sums of money for
players. Pick up youngsters who
look good" says Irwin. land you will
get better results. That is my plan.
Youngsters make better players than
these %so-called stars"
Troubles Of Pirates.
No n knows the scarcity of real
stars better than the scouts. declares
irwin. has spent fully
$4,000 in the past five years and as
vet it hasn't secured a first baseman.
They have " had a real first-sack-
er since the days Of Kitty Bransfield.
They need a first baseman 80 badly
this year that either Wagner or Miller
may have to owe the bag.
The st. Louis Browns have been
trying for five years to pick up a third
baseman. but they haven't got a star
for that place yet.
The time is now ripe when clubs
must develop their own men. You
can't buy the talen any more. The
is too great. And tho fol-
low who is able to pick up the mel
who show future ability is the man
can bring success to a team. De-
HclopfnE players. is the keynote to n
success. Unless managers can
do this they stand little chance to builI
winning teams no matter how much
money. is behind them"
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10000 meters-William Kramer,
Long Island A.. c.: Louis Scott. south
PATERSON a. G.; George Eonhag. Irish
American a. c.: and John j. IIsly.
lrish.Amcrican 4. G.
Relay races-Melvin W. Sheppard,
Irish-American a. c.: Harry Ciissine,
Irish-American \. C.; IRA Davenport.
University OF Chicago: James Rosen-
berger. sh-American A. C.; Alvalh
Meyer. Irish-American A. c.: Gwynn
Henry. Eden. Tex; Ralph G.. Craig.
University Of Michigan: John PAM
Jones. Cornell university; Abel kiviat.
lrish-American A. G..
Hurdle races-J. j. ElIer. Irisl,-
american \. g.: A. r. Shaw. Forrest
Smithson. Portland: G. a. Chisholm.
Yale university.
ence. Boston a. A.; f. Erickson, Mott
Haven A. c.: II. Porter. Chicago a. A.:
n. j. Grumpelt. New York 4. c.: W.
Thomassen. Seattle 4. c.; ], w. Bur.
dick. University Of Pennsylvania: J.
Koran. Stanford university.
Standing high jump-R. c. Ewry.
New York A. c.: Plat and Benny
Adams. New York A. c.: H. GoebrinE.
Mohawk A. c.; Dan Healy. Pastime A.
c.: H. Biller. Brooklyn.
Broad jumps-Frank Irons. Chica-
60; Plat Adams. New York A. C.; e.
T. Cook. F.. Gutterson. Boston A. A.
Pole vault-E. T. Cook. l. 8. Scott,
Stanford university: w. c. Babcock,
California university: Bellah. Multno-
Hop. step and jump-very weak.
Plat Adams only one in sight;
Ahearns. not citizens. can't compete.
All-around-B. Gish. Martin Sheri-
dan. J. Thompson. j. j.. Filler. J.
Thorpe, Cook. =
Discus---Martin Sheridan. James
Duncan. Lee Talbot. e. Muchs. T.
Griffin. 1t.
Hammer-Matt Mcarath. Lee Tall
bott. ..Gellis.
shotput-McDonald. Ralph Rose, ].
Beatty. H. Whitney. ]. Horner.
Cross-country-W. Kramer. J. J.
DAILY. George Bonhas. Fred Bellares.
Marathon race-Towanina and
Ryan. from all indications.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Games Yesterday,

St. Louis. Mo-, April lS.-Hofman..
walk, an attempted sacrifice nv Tin.
ker. Archer's sacrifice. singles b,
Cheney. Evera. sheckard, Schultz and
Zimmerman and a base on balls to
Lennox. permitted Chicago to scor
SIX runs In the sixth inning, civ.
ing them the game ? to 2.
S!''Cdso
st. Louis ...... :
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SOCRJS WILL.

SOURIS WILL. CELEBRATE.
Souris. y. D.. April 15.-At a recent
meeting of the Sons of Norway It was
unanimously agreed to celebrate Nor
way's Independence day. Nav IL.
Plans for. tho celegration have not
been perfected as yet.
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Could Not Overcome Lead.

Brooklyn. April 16.-Philadclphia
piled S runs off Earger and Kent in
the first inning of the game, a. lead
the Brooklyn Could not overcome, al
though they tried hard. An error by
Downs which broke up - double play
played a big part in tho slaughter.
Kent pitched we'll after the first and
the visitors only go two more runs.
Alexander relieved Moore in the fifth.
and held the locals until the ninth
when they rallied strongly. Morah's
batting and fielding featured.
r. H. E.
Brooklyn s = &
Philadelphia 10 IL 2
Barger. Kent and Irwin; Moore, Al
exander and Doom.
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Player Broke Leg.
Toledo. April 16.-Toledo nosed out
ahead Of Kansas City by Z to 6. a
pretty double play in the ninth by
Mclean and Hinchman, which retired
oyler and Gordon. being all thai
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st. Pau. Victorious.

St. Paul Victorious,
Louisville, April 16.-st. Paul de-
feated Louisville here in the second
game of the series. The visitors
made most Of their II hits count,
while the locals fell down in the
p~inclhes. Paroy pitched steadily
throughout.
r. Fl. L.
Louisville II n
st. Paul ~ 4
Northrup. Hunt and Schlei; Leroy
and Murray.
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Games Yesterday.

India napolis. April 1S.-Mccarthv
IN center field misjudgcd Smiths and
Rossnan's hits in the fourth and fifth
innings and both counted as home
runs. clinching the game for Min.
neapolis by the cor of 6 to .. Loose
playing all around lost India mai oiis'
81 consecutive games.
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Cincinnati Wins Another.

Cincinnati. April ia base on
balls. the only one that Adams allow
cd during the game. coupled with a
bunt and a wild throw in the eleventh
inning allowed Cincinnati to win from
Pittsburgh today. ) to 2. Fromme
went we'll until the ninth. when four
hits netted the visitors two runs and
tied the score. HoblitZell and Will
son hit we'll.
r. H. E.
Cincinnati II q
Pittsburgh 2 IL I
Eleven innings. Batteries: Fromme
and McLean; Clark and Gibson.
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%Atathcwson Defeated.

Mathcwson Defeated,
Boston. April 1S.-New York, with
Mathewson pitching his first game OF
u season fell before Boston by a.
3 to Q. Ferdue pitched a steady game.
~, r. H. f.
6oston 3 I
New York I
Perdue and King; Msthewson aud
Meyers.
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hardly noticeable cost. through var,
advertising.
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johnson Rested Quinn.

OOttNsoH 13CStcU quinn.
New York. April 1s.-Walter john
son bested Jack Quinn in a pitchers
battle here. the WashinRtons
winning by a score of / I @ 0. With
two down in the ninth, Quinn issued
ms ! pass of the game to- Mcbride.
Ainsmith drove "a long single to cen.
ter and Daniels fumbIcd. McRride
continued round the bases and mad
a dash for the plate. wolter retrieved
the ball that Daniels Mmbled and
made q great throw to street. who.
however. dropped the ball as he was
tagging Mcbride and the run scored.
r. II. F..
Washington n
quinn n Street; johnson and
AinSmith. M"
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OvcrcaIne Lead.

Overcame Lead.
Cleveland. April LIST. Louis Sc.
cured an early Lead in the game.
u Cleveland overcane it in the
thlrd. knocking Petty out of the box
and winning. s to 8. CleycIand.s
careless work on the bases cost several
runs. Mitchell, who relieved Stein
was effective.
II. II. l..
v. D =
STEIN. Mitchell and Easterly: O'Neil,
Petty and Kritchell and Stephens.
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Columbus Defeated.

Columbus Defeated.
Columbus. April 16.-In spite Of
Wretched fielding. Milwaukee took the
game away from Columbus 3 to
2 Only one of the three hits off
Nicholson counted. while the winner
madc use of four. Clark checked q
ninth inning rally with a sensational
stop off O'ourke.
r. n. f.
'hiI"duNee ....... & s
Beak and Smith: Nicholson and
Schaklcn. "
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Results in the Big Leagues

ekpt the visitors from evening up.
ont7elder Hauscr Of Toledo broke his
right leg sliding home in the seventh
inning.
r. Fl. E.
Kansas City . Q
Falkenherg n Iladd: Fiene, AIT.
rock; Horneby and O'Connor.
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AMERICAN
Games Yesterday.

flames Yesterday.
Chicago. April 16.-Tn a batting bee,
chicago defeated Detroit in the
first game of tho series. 12 to Z. The
game was Il seesaw affair in which
v pitchers participated. Bodie OF
o:htcago hit the ball into the left field
blcachers for the first home run of tn,
season on the local grounds.
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Landed on Cicottc.

Landed on Cicottc.
Philadelphia. April l6.--The home
team won the game fro Boston.
TO l. by landing o Cicotte for sim
gies and a two bagger in the first in
ming. Plank was effective excont in
the seventh inning.
RI f.
Philadelphia. ~ a
i'cS!"n 6 2
Plank and Thomas; Cicottc and
Nunamaker.
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.MERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Standing Of tho Clubs