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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-13

The Grand Forks ball club will
regular schedule provided for
maCnateS meeting held in Duluth
Sunday it was decided to transfer
some Superior games here. Re.
gardins these changes the Super
ior Telegram has the following:
Excepting for q series of six
games 20 be played with Duluth
the Central International league
season is closed in Superior and
there will be no more scague
games at Ilisiop park unless the
maSnates decide to change their
minds and transfer a series back
to the local lot.
All Grand Forks and Winnipeg
games were today transferred to
those cities. The Red SoX left last
night for Winnipeg and will he OH
the road for rs days. Games are
to be played at the Peg today and
"Wednesday. The Grand Forks
series scheduled for Hislop park
will be played at the Dakota city
August Is. l6. II and is. The
SoN then return to Winnipeg and
play another series there, 1t is
barely possible that the latter SER
les ma vet be played in Superior
hut President Sommcr said today
that at the present writing there
is nothing that would induce the
masnatcs 10 rctransfcr any series.
The Red o will return TO the
twin ports and play double head
crs on August %. % and 81 and a
game on Labor Day with the Du-
luth team at Hislop.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-13

pecially in view of Johnson's refusal
to fight him in Australia.
While Jeanette already has claim
ed Johnson's title, it is conceded that
Langtord has a better ring record.
Langford n Jeannette have fought
six times and the best the latter ever
got was a draw in twelve rounds on
two occasions. Langford. on the
other hand. whipped Jeanette de-
cisively in two tifteen-round bouts and
a twelve round affair. each carrying
den last fall Jeanette was on the
verge of a Knockout when the gong
ended the tenth round.
johnson steadfastly refused to fight
Langford after their only scrap in
Chelsea. Mass. more than six years
ago. Johnson learned in that affair
how Langford, then weighing but 13S
pounds. coul" hit and decided to give
him Il wide berth. 1t is a certainty
right now that YOU couldn't hire
johnson to get into the ring with the
Tar Baby for any money-not ever
100000 for ten rounds. With Lang
ford, therefore, defending the title
the white hopes will have their hands
full. What would Langford do to
Palzer" Or Luther Mccarthy? Or
left to your judgment. but it wouldn't
be wise to bet against the dusky Bos-
ton slusger. One thing in Langford's
favor. it might he we'll to remember,
is the way he lives conducts him.
self. He is married.. has several lit
tie tar babies at his home in Massa-
and refuses to associate with
johnson. who. Langford says, is not
a credit to the colored race.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-13

Boston, leading the procession with
tWenty-one games won and four lost.
Johnson. who is ranked first. is several
degrees lower than Wood. Thus if
You consult the dope. you will find
much to refute the above choices. In
making the selections anne won and
lost We're not considered so much as
services rendered in every way.
Joe Wood is a wonderful pitcher.
Vet Washington would never trade
johnson for Wood. While praising
Wood, American league PLAYERS and
ulnpireS seem TO think johnson has
fore stuff. Ed. Walsh. regarded by
many as the greatest pitcher in the
world is placed third. This will he
disputed by ONE There is no deny
ing the fact that Walsh has not been
as good this year as in previous sea-
son Perhaps the manner in which
he has been worked by Callahan has
had something to do with his showing.
Go down the line and you will nd
plenty of things to argue.
While Eddie Plank's record is bet
ter than that Of Gregg. the Nap twirler
is undoubtedly the better pitcher.
Pitching for a team like the Athletics,
defeats for Gregg would be few and
far between. OF the young pitchers,
Dubuc and Bedient are the best. Du-
buc's greater knowledge of pitching
gives him the advantage over the Red
SoX youngsters.
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Sam Langford Entitled
To Jack JOnsOn's Grown

New York. Aug. 13.-If Jack John
son actually retires fro NTH. ring
Labor day and thereby gives up the
worlds heavyweight title many big
fellows. white and black. will claim
the championship. At least one sam
uel Langford, Boston Tar-Baby. APP
pears to have a right to proclaim
himself Johnson's successor. and
as sure as the sun shines. Langford
again whipped Sam McVey in twenty
rounds at sydney. N. S. w, Saturday
night. Gable reports say that McNcy
took a sound thrashing.
This was the fourth meeting be-
tween Langford and MeVey. They
fought a tWenty-round draw in Paris
last Year. In Australia later they
clashed in another twenty-round af-
fair in which Langford appeared to
be the master. although Referee
Snowey Baker decided in McNey's
favor and nearly caused a riot. The
third fight resulted in a clean-cut vic
tory for L%angford. but McVey. it is
said. put up a more stubborn resist
ance than Saturday.
Langford'S claim to the heavy
weight crown was recognized in Eng
land three years ago. when johnson
refused to live up to articles of agree
ment to box him at the National
Sporting club. In fact. the Lord
Lonsdale belt. emblematic of the
British championship. was offered t @
Langford, but he declined with
thanks. saving that he didn't care
about winning by a forfeit. Hugh
Mcintosh since then hailed the Tar
Baby as the worlds champion, es-
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Right Handers-Johnson. Wood.
Walsh. Coomhs. Dubuc, Hail. Hughes.
Ford. O'Brien, Bender, Lange.
Bedient. Banding. Benz and kahler.
Left Handers-Gregg. Plank. COL
Inns. Hamilton. Vaughan. krause,
White, Pennock and c. Brown.
Best Young Sales.--future. Bedient.
Houck. Brown. Cashion. Baumgard-
ner, Steen. Pennock. Peters and
Baskette.
Every year the question is asked a
million times as to which pitcher leads
among the right handlers. what twirler
should wear the crow among the left
handlers. and to what y%oungster be-
longs the title of the sensation of the
American league. With the same
crop of twirlers to choose from. such
questions would be sure to bring a
widely different bunch CT answers
each year.
In the three lists above are placed
the leading pitchers among the right
handlers and left handlers and the most
likely twirlers among the newcomers.
1t will he seen that Walter johnson is
given first choice among the right
handlers. that Vean Gregg has been Sc
lected to top the %southpaws and that
Jean Dubuc lie looked upon as the best
of the new recruits.
On no n question does opinion diff
fer as much as to the relative ability
of the various pitchers. 1t lie dollars
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HOW THE SCOUT
DISCOVERED COBB

A man sat or the topmost tier
of the grand stand at Columbia, S.
G. The upper rows of the struc-
ture being vacant. he perched
there in strange isolation. all UNI
mindful of the clamorous fans be
low him. At times he drew a gilt
leafed memorandum book from
his pocket. made some notes, re-
placed it. and resumed his steady
scrutiny of the field. There At
lanta and Columbia Of the South
ern league were playing. The
score was close: it was lively base
ball; yet the man became
enthusiastic. Only when Atlanta's
slender, blond-haired outfielder
staggered to bat. danced about
the base lines or swept across
lots. pulling down high spitballs,
did the man appear interested.
Then the little notebook would
appear again and as quickly van
ish. Innings passed. and when the
1.-the young outfielder had stolen
his fourth base a look of satisfac-
ton came into the mans face.
Later he left the grounds as quiet
ly as he had come.
That night a message went over
the wires from Columbia to the
headquarters of the American
league baseball club in Detroit,
Mich. The message read: Trans
fer your option on Pitcher Cicotte
Of Augusta to Outfielder Cobb Of
the same club. And Detroit did,
for the sender of the message was
the mysterious man of the grand
stand--a major league scout.
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Will Fabulous Priced
Marty O'To0le Arrive

Pittsburg, Aug. 1S.-What about
O'Toole?
Midseason's advent tinds the ques-
ton somewhat unanswered.
Battling with ill luck and the handi-
caps imposed upon him by glittering
advance notices. the red headed spit
ball pitcher has worked heroically to
justify the expenditure of S22.50O by
the Pittsburg club to secure his serv-
ices.
But the $22,5OO is the smallest part
of it. That sum has come back through
the box office. but what Pittshurs
wanted more than anything else was
a pitcher. They got a dandy, but hc
has been unsuccessful. Behind him
his club has been lamentably weak on
the attack. Most of his defeats have
been his best pitched games, an in
stance being when A home run off him
by Schultz vas the only III scored in
a 1%2-inning game With the Cubs
probably the greatest game aver stag
ed in Pittsburg.
O'Toole has been a very crratic
pitcher this season. One cannot go be-
hind the facts. Like all the other Pitts
burg pitchers, he was slow in round
ing into form and mastering control.
He mas pitched wonderful ball in
streaks and his work has been moro
spectacular than consistent.
He has weathered his trials hravely
and is still plugging along. confident
and eager to hit his winning stride.
Skeptics who ridiculed the outlay of
the big sun to st. Paul for his serv-
ices have tried to raise he "I-told-
you-so." but O'Toole has shown
enough to furnish a hundred arsu-
ments to the contrary.
Has Hard Luck.
They may talk OF Lefty Liefield and
Leon Ames and the hard luck of this
pair of pitchers, but if any pitcher in
the world eve experienced tougher
luck than Marty O'Toole he must have
resorted to a rope and a rafter.
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After the fans have had their say
about OToole il way and the other
and after critics everywhere have
pecEed at him and harped on his hard
luck and failing efforts to wiz a lot of
Games it is a good idea to hearken to
the opinions expressed of O'Toole by
National league hatsmen. RUDE Mar
guard. Frank Schultz, Dick Hoblitzell
and any number of leading lights have
cXtolled the merits of O'Toole and
have declared him to he a wonderful
pitcher.
no two players suffered more from
public criticism and unkind ridicule in
their time than Rubc Marquard and
Fred Merkle. both of the New York
Giants. Marty O'Toole is %ploddins
along the road taken by these two and
is heading the same direction to fame
Poor Marquard was the butt of mil
lions OF jokes after John T. Brush
parted with $4,000 to secure him
from Indianapolis in 1909. He could
not win. He didn't show any quail
ties. He wasn't nearly as successful as
O'Toole has proved himself to be. New
York fans clamored for his release.
Lemon was his name. He plodded
along under handicaps. This Year This
same chap won nineteen consecutive
victories. He is winning another pen
nant for Mctiraw.
Merkle, who made hat almost UNI
pardonable hlunder of not touching
second in 1908. losing a pennant for
McGraW, suffered more than Mar
guard. In spite of handicaps. public
ridicule n almost unbearable gibes
and roasts Merkle continued to live
down his blunder. Merkle's work
speaks for itself.
lust SO is Marty O'Toole passing
over the rough spots. But unlike the
Others Marty has shown the real ar
ticle for which he is famed at the
very start. although he cannot win
games. But luck cannot forever go
against him.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-13
What's Doing in the World of Sport
PACKEY ALWAYS
READY TO SCRAP
Stockyards Boy Ready for
Anyone His Weight at
Any and all Times.

Packey Mcfarland. the little stock
yards boy of Chicago, certainly must
be given credit for mis- business acu-
| men. While the other boxers have
been dickering and wrangling over
matches and making themselves heard
through the press--the clever Chica-
| so boy has been quietly making hay
while the sun shines. He is always in
| condition and seldom has to work hard
in preparation for a contest.
Mcfarland is one oil those fellows
who always believes in taking care of
themselves. He is in the boxing game
for the sole reason that he can make
a better living at il than ANYTHING else
and naturally he has been accused of
four-tlushing and picking lemons by
| almost everyone connected with the
sport.
Takes Care of Himself.
True. Packey docs not engage in
championship contests every Week.
But he is always open to box ANYBODY
in the world of his weight. providing
him. In the meantime he goes around
the count taking good care of him.
self. boxing duhs and topnotchers
alikc--they all look alike to him-al-
VANS adding to his Sank roll He is a
close rival to Battlins Nelson in the
way of getting moneT-onlN he doesn't
have to take the eruelling that was
Nelson's lot.
The chances are that if Packey
weighed a few pounds less-that is.
if he could make the 1873 pounds ring
side--he would walk away With the
lightweight championship. For proof
OF this fact. n has only to look at
the statement made by Wolsast a
short time ago. that he would not un-
der any consideration box Mcfarland
unless the latter would make 1873
pounds ringside.
by this it would seem that Wolgast
has a most wholesome respect for the
proves of this fighting lad from the
stockyards of Chicago Packey started
his career around these same Yards.
ABOUT eight years ago he was working
for n big horse dealer. who used to
conduct auction sales every Thursday.
1t was while II of these sales was in
progress that Mcfarland got his start
in the boxing same.
Stopped Their Jokes.
] There are all kinds of people who
attend the auctions and among them
are many hullies. Three of these
aforesaid DULLES started to subject
Packey to heir jokes one day. and as
a result they found themselves pos
sessed of badly battered countenances.
Thereafter at tho auction sales they
did not bother the little curly-headed
kid with the iron fists.
Packey started his career as a
knockerout. hut he sacrificed his
punching powers to become clever and
any II who has ever seen Mcfarland
perform will say that he is the fastest
piece of fighting machinery since the
DAYS of Will-o'-ther Wisp Young Critic
Mcfarland. early in his career. saw
the possibilities of a promising career
for a clever boxer. He set out by
consistent practice to attain these
ends. Therefore. he had to forsake
} the punch.
Packey is an honor TO the profess
sion. a most gentlemanly little fellow
who looks more like a prosperous
business man than one of the worlds
greatest boxers, in street attire.
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WRITER
PEEVED BECAUSE
BLUHM ISN'T SOLD

.Anent the selling OF Bluhm. the
classy first sacker of the "wreckins
crew a Duluth sports writer hands
u the following:
AS Vet no word has been received
of the sale of Red" Bluhna. How
the big show can pass him up until
drafting time is a question. August "a
is the last day for purchasing. Several
clubs have made bids for the CLASSY
first sacker and n of the bidders.
who offered $1,000 for the lad. is com
ing back to Duluth to take another
look at him Returning this way 10
take a second glance at him means
that the scouts saw something to start
with. 1t is highly probable that
Bluhm will be sold before the end of
the week,
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SPLENDID
BOXING T FOR
THE WINNIPEG FANS

Winnipeg, Aug. 13.--The National
Sporting club of Winnipeg, being en-
couraged by the packed house at the
Welsh-Hayes contest on last Monday
evening at the Auditorium rink. have
decided to give the patrons of box
ing another good show on Friday ev-
ening. August 16. when Freddie
Welsh, England's premier boxer, will
meet Phil Knight, the husky ana
hard hitting boxer from Kansas. who
has a ten-round draw with Packey
Mcfarland to recommend him, and
has also met and defeated some of
the best boxers in the states. Knight
will finish his training here. and
Freddie Welsh will stay in Winnipeg
and train at the Auditorium rink
every afternoon at 4 p. M. except
Sunday. as Welsh never trains on
Sunday. Billy Allen. the clever Ca
madam boxer. will be at the ringside,
and will probably meet either Welsh
or knight here on his return from
Calgary. where he boxes September ,.
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Try Will be eligible ~ compete. Win
ncrs of former French Grand Prix
races Will he invited as we'll. This
means h such stars as Ralph Null
y inner, Louis Wagner. the daring
frenchman who won the 1905 Wander
bill cup race and the 1908 Grand
Frize; Victor Hemery. the dashins
winner Of the 1905 Vanderbilt cup.
and George Heath. the amateur who
Won the mrs, cup race held in Ameri-
"a: George Robertson. the 1905 Win
rear. Joe Dawson and Ray Harroun.
would he invited
Such a race would ne 4 real battle
Of eight or ten real champions and a
thriller from the word go h dis
lance which General Manager \. r
Pardinston and others connected with
the metropolitan Motor Speedway as
soHiation. who are making the $4,000
offer, recommend is 500 miles.
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OFFER $4,000 FOR RACE
BETWEEN GREAT DRIVERS
OFFICIALS OF NEW MOTOR SPEEDWAY IN NEW YORK AGREE
ON PURSE UPON LEARNING THAT BRGCE-RROWN HAS
CHALLENGED GEORGES BOIILOT.

New York, Aug. l>-Upon learning
that David Bruce-Brown, twice win
rer of the grand prize race, had chal-
Icnged Georges Eolllot. winner If tho
last French Grand Prix TO a match
race. on any sort of a course IN this
country. officials of the new Metropoi-
ilan Motor Speedway, which i nov in
course Of construction on the Newark
Meadows. immediatclN made . hid for.
this match. The Inducements are so
alluring that the IL enchmon VINO will
shortly receive the formal offer in
France. a hardly afford 10 refuse.
=. prize of $4,000 is Offered by the
Speedway association for N" winner
1t is proposed To hold this event
carly next season, but the match will
ba confined merely 10 tiles,. Two
drivers. it will he an invitation af-
fair and all winners of Narderhilt cur
and Grand Prize races in this toun-
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Games Today.
Grand Forks at Duluth.
Superior at Winnipeg.

Duluth, Mimi. Aug 1S-The White
Sox took the second game of the Sc
ries here yesterday by the
of 3 TO 5. Both Norman and Jarni-
San We're hit hard. but the play of
the Deacons was both ~liStlas~ md
erratic. Sharp fielding or the part of
the SoH cut off severe threatened
runs. while the local counts general
~ came after there had been a chance
to retire the side or through some
poor playing on the part Of the WISH
tors.
Tho visitors scored in the first
round through a walk and a slash
ING single of NanDine. The next
score came through Altman's double
and Edmunds' single clout. Two
runs came in the seventh when Hyzer
stro!led and Jarnigan swatted the pei
let over the left field barrier. Olson
doubled in the ninth. advanced on an
infieid out n counted on a passed
ball.
Har@rovc Was spiked in the third
inning and was forced to leave the
game. Bennett coming in from the
fIn1C1 md rrr;yr 1-@I,;,1 49,. I~A
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SUPERIOR TAKES
DOUBLE HEADER
Hirsch Knocked Out of Box
in First Game-Glass is
Hit Hard in Second.

Winnipeg, Aug. 13.-The civic holi-
Cay at the ball grounds here yesterday
was disastrous to the Brownies. they
dropping two games to the Superior
squad. The Superior team was delay
ed three hours and about 1900 fans
were disappointed in the morning. the
contest being postponed until the
evening. In the afternoon it took
three hours for the Red Sox to grab
a 10 to I victory. Glass was hit hard
in the evening and the Red Legs won
handily 4 to /. The scores:
Afternoon Game.
R. H. E.
Superior -. 2o4 900 o22-lo 10 ?
Winnipeg e.. 600 241 600 { S
Rhoades. Cummings and Ford;
Hirsch. Peasley and Hasty.
Evening Game.
r. H. E.
Superior 49,. o01 200 ii Q o
Winnipeg g.. 80. 100 900 O-l 1 /
Lampman and Benrud; Glass and
Jones.
(Called on f darkness>.
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SUCCESSFUL MEET
is THE PROSPECT

Buffalo. y. Y. Aug. 1.-More than
200 OF the greatest trotters and pac-
ers OF the country are stabbed at Fort
Erie track across the river for thu
three DAYS grand circuit racing which
stars tomorrow Not only circuit
stars from five previous meets. hut
the best of Canadian material an.
stake inner from half mile circuits
are represented and the outlook is
for n Of the most successful meets
IN c NearS.
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TEAM n1SB.NDs

Alexandria, Mimi. Aug 13.-AleX-
andria's crack baseball team disband-
ed this week with a record of 81
games played and II lost. ? rercen-
tase Of SoT. II Includes the games
with the strongest teams IN northern
Minnesota, North nakota and the
twin cities. Th@ team which wore the
Alexandria uniform this season has
teen the strongest aggregation Of ball
players that eVer represented this
town Following are the individual
records
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TO TOUR WORLD
New York Giants-.All American to
Visit EurOnc and Australia.


New York, Aug. 13.-"The New
York Giants all American around the
world tour. Incorporated" was char
tered in Albany yesterday With a cap
ital of $50, 600. Frank, Julius and r.
j. Locker, Joseph Jacobson and Isador
Klein are named in the pa pers as di-
rectors.
The baseball corporation. it was
learned here last night. is designed to
conduct a world our of the New York
Nationals and American league stars,
at the close OF the season. should New
York win the championship.
The start would be made in the fall
and the itinerary would include Eu-
rope and Australia. Roger Brcsnahan.
manager of the st. Louis Nationals, is
interested in the tour.
1t is understood that advance agents
are already abroad laying plans for
the trip.
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Duluth ........0 9 0 0 x-9
Grand Forks Il 0 0 0 Is
Summary-Two base hits, Leber,
HarsroNe, Johnson. Altman: home
runs, Jarnigan: bases on balls, Nor
man. Jarnigan; hit by pitched ball.
Eluhm: passed balls, Hoffman. Ed
1n"nds .. Bennett 1, wild pitch. Jar
nigan: struck out, by Norman 4, by
Jarnigan G.: left on bases. Bennett,
Edmunds, Bluhm. O'Brien, Norman.
Lcgsett; umpire, Landry; time OF
game 1:10.
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Philadelphia
Cubs Win Game.

Boston, Aug. l3.-Chicago won an
other hard hitting contest from Bos-
ton Yesterday 10 to Z. Loose fielding by
Boston netted three Chicago runs in
the ninth.
Evers was out OF the game today.
under a FIVE DAYS suspension for his
dispute with Umpire Finneran Tues
day Zimmerman was fined $50 for the
same offense it was announced.
r. H. E.
Boston 10 ;
Chicago 10 IS .
DonnellN and Rariden; Lavend r,
Smith and Needham. cnttar
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Wild Throw Lost

Toledo. Aug. 13.-A wild throw by
Catcher Carisch IL catch Clark At
third in the fifth inning of yesterdays
game allowed Milwaukee to score thu
only two runs nj a pitchers battle
between James and Nicholson.
r H T.
Milwaukee < /
Toledo .......0 S ;
Nicholson and Hughes: left. Cola
more and James.
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Home Run" johnson. the Trenton
%outfelder, Is some hitter. He leads the
'Tri-State League batters with an
average of 1916.
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The Boston Red Sox dropped five
Of their first seven games on the first
trip west. and on the second trip won
five of the first seven.
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Called in Second

Louisville. Aug. l3.-Th4 game he
tween the locals and ST. Paul was call
ed in h second inning because NJ
rain with the score : 10 q in favor OF
Louisville.