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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-01
BASEBALL DOPE BY
ERNEST J. LANIGAN

Baseball dope is a very peculiar
thing. Looking over the major league
openings for the last eleven years, one
hnds that the pirates, who in his time
have won only n flag, have landed
eight of their opening controversies,
and so have the braves, who gener-
ally have finished way down in the
ruCk. The maps. also non pennant
winners have lone splendidly at the
Kickoff. capturing seven contests.
The White Elephants, with a record
of four remnants in ten years, have
broken away in front just six times,
and The Giants. who have annexed
I'VE gOnfalons, have had only an even
split in their pry-off combats. The Nc
GRANTEES. however, have been blanked
on opening day on four occasions.
Six times have the cardinals had to
be content with one tally in their
first championship contests.
Star pitchers &c not @ ways fare well
when real hostilities commence. Cy
Young was the twirler for the Boston
Red o in four Of their openers, and
he was bracketed only once. Joe
Woods record on getaway day shows
n victory, two defeats, and one tie.
Nan Busker has gone down to defeat
three times when the championship
lid was lifted, and only once has led
Si'S oNPS OSo ~ " SAloAlApil II III OPCh
ing game. 1t was when G.. Napoleon
was %ouerating on the mound, in 1912,
that the giants set a modern record
for runs on the first day Of the season
by accommodating eighteen.
A luckless individual at the start of
campaigns has been Arthur F'romme
Of the Giants. He worked in three
openers for the cardinals and defeat
vas his portion on each occasion.
Irving Melrose Young (Cy ID was
delegated three times while with the
braves to pitch the opening battle, and
on all three occasions he came through
with wins. Once he let his opponents
down with a safety. That trick also
has been turned on opening day by
Walter Johnson, the Chalmers car win
ne. last season.; Frank Paderewski
Smith and George Mullin.
Johnson has won two Of the three
games he has pitched on opening day.
So have Jack Coombs, Eddie Plank,
Howard Camnitz. Addie Joss and Jeff
Overall. Christy Mathewson COPIED
both of the pry-off contests in which
he toiled, as did Babe" Arams.
These figures show the. way the
major league clubs have Jared on the
opening days of the last ten years
and the number of runs they have
acquired:
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-01
In the World of Sport

the squad leave for Oshkosh, that his
recruits will nave a lot of conditioning
before returning to Duluth for the fin
al workouts before the opening of the
Northern league season.
Although the first game with Osh-
kosh does rot come until late next
month, nevertheless the White Sox
leader will have his men put on the
Cleveland lots and will get some idea
Of the worth Of some Of the young
sters before the spring training trip
formally opens.
AS there is a host Of Cleveland
youngsters signed up, and as the Ohio
brand OF weather is unusually mild,
part of the training will be done at
the sixth city, though many Of the re-
cruits will get their first glimpse of
O'Brien, when they hit that poetic
little village, Oshkosh.
1t is not known as yet whether Sam
uel Sycamore Meneice will be with the
team this season or not. AS a matter
Of fact, 1t is said thai Samuel does not
know his intentions. at his precise
time.
Bracket for outfieid. .
Henry Hillard Bracket will not
ditch this year. If the last expression
Of the Dock before leaving Duluth can
be taken as the say SO.
O'Brien has lots of Jitchers-~that Is,
hosts of youths who profess to be able
to pitch--and for this reason Is going
to give the speed Of the pitcher a
chance to be of great use il the gar
den.
Darby has held that used as one of
the regulars. Bracket will show rare
hitting powers The experiment Of the
feet Bracket in the garden will be
interesting at least.
With the exception of O'Brien, who
will be back on first, according to
present indications, there will not be a
last years regular in the coming sea-
son infield of the White Sox.
We had no real third basenan last
year; that is, no one that we would
not have changed had the opportunity
presented itself.
Bunny Schneider is lost to the short
stop position and Meneice is not to
play first, even in the event he returns
according to Dame Dope. This will
leave the O'Brien countenance as the
one familiar guide post in the first
Gordon of defense.
We have a host of candidates, and
in the event of half of them showing
the uromise that they have been
tagged with, there will be a lot of
huStllnE to make the crew.
Young players generally hustle, so
that If the youngsters show real form
1t looks as If We are going to have a,
ball team that will be in the game all
the time.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-01
NOAH HAD NOTHING
ON MILLER SQUAD

st. Joseph, April 1.-General Noah
and his ark converts in their palmy
days had anything on Manager
Pongo and his herd of pennant seek
ing athletes in getting the breaks in
the weather. The MilIers have been
in camp here just two full weeks and
rain has been falling internationally
all the time. There Is little doubt that
If the athletes were to remain here
any length of time they would put to
.rout the record Of forty days Of idle
in the days of the deluge. About the
only exercise for the players Monday
was playing the movies.
The continued Indictment weather is
disgusting to the athletes who are
anxious to work out daily to get into
condition. The players don't mind a
rainy day or two during the regular
season, for then it's a vacation and
they can grab their fishing tackle
and go out for q days outing. But
not SO now. The season is only two
weeks off and they have had only
three or four good outdoor workouts
since reporting. The men hope for
better weather from now on.
Manager Pongo will divide the
squad in two Friday. Games have
been booked for Saturday and Sunday
at Des Moines and Omaha, of the
Western league. Dave Altizer will
head the delegation to the Iowa me-
tropolis ana Manager Joe will assume
the reins again at Omaha. Altizer's
crew will leave for Des Moines Fri
| day afternoon at Ale and is due to
arrive at s:35 o'clock. His lineup fol-
lows: Altizer, shortstop; Whelan
second base. Anderson, third base.
Rondeau and De Rose, c~atchers; Ross
man, left field. Hunter, first base;
field, and Woldring. Hogue and Turn
er. pitchers.
Catchers De Rose, whose name ii
included In AItizer's lineup, Id the
latest addition to the Miller roster
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-01

said Mr.. Johnson.
The report from Missouri had 1t that
tho American association and the In
ternHtional league were heading q re-
volt and that the minors would soon
combine and leave the National.
American and Federal league fiat on
their backs. , ...t ..E u..#
Commenting on the rurriored break
Of he minor leagues, j. I'll. Richie, of
the Minneapolis Journal, dopes out the
following:
Mike Cantillon, president Of the
Minneapolis baseball club, in discus-
sing the relations Of minor leagues to
the Federals and the majors, says
the association 10 getting it coming
and going. Interrosated as to the
probability Of the association loading
UP the old muskets and marching
forthwith on organized baseball, Mike
replied thusly, by wire:
Il haven't anything to say regarding
the conditions Of the National associa-
ton, but it is absolutely true that
all Glass AA and Glass A leagues are
badly affected by the conditions as
they now are. 1t Is impossible for a
minor league club to get a player
from the majors without buying him
at a high price, and after buying him
then to have to outbid the Federal
league for his services. n this condi-
ton continues, the minor leagues will
either have to play with inferior play
ers or bid against the Federals. If
they do that, il will be impossible for
them to live.
Another bad condition existing now
is that minor leag1es that exist by
virtue of the sale Of players, under
these new conditions will be unable
to sell any ball-players for the reason
that they cannot deliver them, and
major league clubs will not buy any
one that cannot be delivered. Every
II in minor league baseball UNDER
stands that the majors must do some
thing to remedy the conditions. If
they do not, the minor leagues will
be and are nov in a chaotic condi-
ton"
In light Of which Signor Michaeloy
Cantillon is given permission to grid
on his armor, bestride his war horse
and go as far as he likes. If he and
his associates can better their league
and improve the grade Of baseball pro-
duced, all we pacifcos on the sidelines
will be there to cheer the proceeding
until the last bomb is fired.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-01
Catfish

Lippincott's Moliie met Muriel at
the matinee n afternoon. They en-
breed enthusiastically. 3
"Oh, dearie," cried Molly, "T'm so
glad to see you! I have scarcely been
able to wait until I could see you. to
congratulate you on your engagement
to Harold! Why didn't you give me a
hint as to what you expected?"
Why replied Muriel, CT
Now, don't you dare to tell me-,
went on Mollie, that you concealed
it from me Intentionally"
why, I didn't, certainly" said
.Muriel. y really didn't expect ii my
self quite SO soon, dear"
HE is such a charming fellow .
continued Mollie. Weren't YOU iust
surprised to death when he proposed
to you, dearie9gg"
Why, ! can't say I was" replied
Muriel. Why should I have been D,
We'll" replied the dear friand
Everybody else was
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-01
WHATS SAID

Mrs. Sayler. secretary: The Royal
Neighbors will meet tomorrow evening
at 1880 O'Clock at the A. o. u. w. hall.
All members are requested to be pres
ent.
Mrs. Hattie Dursey, secretary: The
Lady Maccabees will meet Thursday
night in the Sons of Norway hall. All
members are requested to be present
as there is business OF Importance to
come before the lodge, as to the keep
ing up of the lodge in Fargo.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-01
DOPE ON MINOR
LEAGUE REVOLT

Chicago, April 1.-"There is moth
ing in the report that the minor lea
CUES are preparing to cut loose from
the majors" said President Chiving-
ton of the American association in
commenting on the story from st.
Joseph to that effect. "If n owners
held a meeting in Chicago to discuss
such a subject 1 did not know about
it. but the whole thing is preposterous
on the face of it. The minors are
satisfied, so far as I know.
President Johnson of the American
league was equally emphatic. There
is not a chance in a thousand that
anything of the kind will happen"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-01

He was signed by Manager Joe on
the recommendation of Lee Tainehill
and his home is in South Bend, Ind.
He has had no league experience. He
has not yet reported.
Pongo and his party will leave for
Omaha at 6:10 o'clock. The lineup
against the Rourkes will be: Climer,
enter field; Killefer, right field;
Names, first base; Williams, second
base, Tannehill, third base; Fiene.
left field; F1asg, shortstop; Smith,
catcher, and Patterson, Gilligan, Burns
Tiene Schmirler, pitchers. &
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-01
PLAN CHANGES IN
FAIR GROUNDS
MERCHANTS PAVILION ASSO-
CATION WILL MEET IN FEW
DAYS TO TAKE UP PROPOSED
CHANGES IN BUILDINGS AND
GROUNDS AT FAIR GROUNDS,

The Merchants Pavilion associa-
ton, of which H. B. Ashelman is pre-
sident, will meet in a few days to
take up plans for a number Of pro-
posed changes in the fair grounds,
and in the merchants pavilion.
Though the association is not yet
ready to make the plans public, it is
believed that these changes will re-
suit in a great improvement in the
grounds and the arrangement Of
buildings, and should add very great
ly to the comfort and pleasure of
those who attend the fairs held there.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-01
PRACTICE GAMES FOR
DULUTH White SOX

Duluth. April 1.-Pres. H. A. Blume
of the Duluth White Sox has received
Q wire from Darby O'Brien. who is at
Cleveland, stating that the orator was
arranging a number of spring exhibit
ton game dates, and that in all prob
ability games will be played at Madi-
son.. Green Bay and Rockford. in ad-
dition to the games hat are to be
played with the Oshkosh team.
I: O'Brien figures that with the series
of exhibition games he expects to
have completed before the members Of
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-01
EARLY CARRIERS
ANOTHER 800

Red Early rushed right in and dust
ed the boards for another 900 score
this morning, in competition with a
bowler from Chicago. Seven perfect
scores this season.
This is the second time that Red has
had d serious attack or strikitis and
his friends are watching him closely
for fear the same thing may happen
again.
r. S.-The Chicago man paid for the
zane.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-01
Union Light Co.
CROSBY WRESTLER Wins

Noonan, N. D., April LIN q fast
match here Saturday night, Henry HUI
set of Crosby defeated Geo. I.avey Of
Noonan, in two out of three falls.
Lavey got the first fall in eleven
minutes, put Huset won the next two
in thirteen and four-tenths minutes
respectively.
Huset's next match will be with Jack
Cornell, of Tusla, DIX, at Crosby,
Saturday night, April 4.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-01
THE III
Union Lights Take Three.

The Union Light quint slammed the
naples for three straight games from
the walker Bros. e Hardy team last
night on tho Nestor alleys. The cleo
tricians started out with a rush, and
grabbed the first two games by Sub
stantial margins.
In the last game, the printers got
together and set to work to save at
least one game out of the ruins and
they came within two pins of it. peter-
son faced the pins for the last frame
with the necessity for a spare oon-
Ing large in order to win. He got
a.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-01

The Junior Railroad league is in full
sway. The different crews are doing
their best the best time. Saturday the
Northern Pacific beat the Great North
ern railway a small margin. The New
York Central beat the Canadian Paci-
fc also by a small margin.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-01

starts this afternoon at 4:3O p. m. The
our different teams made up Of five
boys each will represent different
Indian tribes.
The teams that get their t~omahaWks
out this afternoon are the Commauches
against the Black Hawks.
The Line Up.
q Communches-Billy Smith, Arnt Nell
SON, Donald Freeze, John Lockhart,
Geo. Porter.
Black Hawks--Maurice Wolcrs, Clay
ton Berdahl, Bernard Russness, w. Gel
lespie, Fritz Melvy.
The cams that play next Wednes-
day are as follows: ~
Apaches-Geo. May, Max GRADER,
Walter Holkisby, Harry West, Floyd
Wasena. fa, &a
Sioux-Ralph Lockhart, M. Camp.
Ruben Rutz, Willard hudson, Percy
Wilson. 3
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-01
NEXT SALE ON
APRIL e and "a

/ The Mark Western Horse sale COM
pany had n Of the most successful
sales last week hat they have ever
held in Fargo. The entire buying
force. of the company are at present
out securing the country to secure
good horses for the next sale which
will be. held in this city on April 23
and "A. This sale win be the best
opportunity to secure horses for
spring work ever offered the farmers
OF this section. Don't forget the dates
April 23 and "a and the place Mark
Western Horse Sale Cos. yards foot
of N. p. avenue, Fargo. N. D.--Advt.
Coming of the Real Prince, two-reel
Reliance picture, at the Isis tonight
Advt. VI
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-01

Keystone comedy tonight featuring
Little Billy.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-01
Horses for S,Ia

Horses for Sale.
Twenty head of farm horses and
mares, three drivers. George D. Grown,
Wild Rice, N. D.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-01

and Mr.. Upshaw will have charge Of
the singing. ..., ...-. $3.50,
Some pictures OF boys groups are on
exhibition in the club rooms and the
fellows can secure prints from the
secretary if they wish any for them
selves. "
Thursday night Of his week ends
the high school class league. The
SPAHTP are to meet the THAGMS and
the CCUIG play the BTCTMW. At the
closing banquet the two winning teams
are to eat while it is up to the losing
teams to give them the feed. At this
dinner the names of the teams will be
disclosed and a lively time it will be
when the bunch gets together. At
present the CCUIG team leads with 80
points the SPAHTP and THAGMS
teams are tied for second and third
with 33 points each and the BTCTMW
have ~ points.
Prof, B. L. Smith of the high school
will speak at the high school boys din
ner on Saturday. Emory Gestie is at
theh head of the commissary department
for this week.
The Employed Boys league last
evening put forth three good games.
The winners of the trophy will be
decided next Tuesday which closes the
league. The fellows are working very
hard on account of the closeness of per-
centage.
MI 80 t--A
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-01

MISS =. j.. UL CH1Caso,
sent out by the American Anti-Wom-
ans Suffrage league, was in the city
yesterday registered at the Gardner.
Miss Markeson's purpose is to deter
mine the sentiment on the suffrage
question in the various states. While
here she called at the different news
paper Offices and made other general
inquiries. The result of her visit she
did not report. f"~@ " .v
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-13

the full responsibilities of the presi
dency, Mr.. Wilson was engaged in build
ing a gallows higher than Haman s for
the trusts, but in the latest message
from the White house we find that the
gallows have been transformed into a
May pole and the trusts are invited to
join the president in May day dance
TO celebrate tho new constitution of
peace. The new diplomacy that was to
convert our battleships into interna
tional social centcrs has brought only
refusal from the great nations of Bu-
rope TO participate In the Panama ex-
position, the nations OF the east are
irrltated, South America suspicious and
Mexico in anarchy.
"The great menace of today is not
the trusts-howe0er desira BILE it uny be
to have wise legislation TO regulate
tbem-so much as unemployment. We
have domestic depression and foreign
irritation and there must be some
cause. To my mind it is the reversal
of old and tried policies, Experiments
with the Democratic policy have not
been successful They have been re-
peatcdly tried, but only to react on our
domestic tranquillity.'
Mr.. Cannon referred to factional diff
ferenccs in the Republican party and
suggested that there were no differ
ences between Republicans and Pro-
gressives on the subject of protection.
81 Am not an advance agent of COM
promise to bring warring factions to.
gether," nc said "I am Just an old
fashioned Republican and a standpat-
| ter on prosperity. It is a good time for
them TO quit kicking at each other,
| shoulder up their responsibilities and
turn TO the rock Of salvaton.'
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-13
GENERAL ELECTION
DEMANDED BY LORDS
Upper House of British Par
lament Is Still Controlled
by Tories.

LONDON, Feb. 12.-''You could easily
smash the British empire in a days de-
bate In parliament II you tried to inter-
fere with the autonomy granted TO It's
various parts was the statement of
Lewis Harcourt. secretary for the colo
nies. in parliament today. He was re-
plying to an amendment moved by the
Labor members In the house of COM
mons to the address in reply to the
king speech. -, A..
the government withhold It's assent to the
hill of Premier Louis Botha OF Soutn
Africa indemnifying the South African
government for It's act In deportlng tne
la abor leaders after the recent geheia'
strike there.
Without defending the action Of the
Botha government, Mr.. Harcourt pointed
out that there were In South Africa only
4 l35. 600 whites to 100000 natives. VINO
when work had ceased at the mines be-
came hungry and dangerous. He added
'sThat is tho sort Of volcano on which
everyone was sitting in South Africa
king TO withhold his sanction from the
bill IL IL passed. and he declared that
such advice would be entirely unjustih-
able He urged the speakers during the
debate 10 be careful OF the sensitlveness
of the self governing dominions and to
refrain from saving anything deroga- =
tory 70 an autonomous government
The house OF lords today adopted an
amendment TO the addres In reply TO the
speech from the throne demanding a
general election on the question OF home
rule for ireland The majority in favor
OF the amendment was 1Ss.
The vote followed strict party lines
and showed that the discussion OF home
rule for Ireland, which has lasted thirty
years, has not changed the opinion OF the
Tory majority In the upper cha mber.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-13

1t is almost certainty that tho list
of prize winners i'll The Tribune Pic
ture Game will be announced next S0n-
day,
Rechecking is now on and by keep
ing right up to the present schedule,
work will be completed in time Satur-
day to have the announcement in the
printers hands for Sunday morning s
paper.
ever-not promise. Definite word Will
be published in tomorrow Tribune,
and in the meantime everything posi-
BILE to make Sundays announcement
possible will be done. And while you
are waiting For this, another bunch of
ten answers by which you can check
your own list.
Work in the checking system used
this time was reduced by one-half. In
The Tribune's previous contest every
book and single set of answers was
checked clear through-the correct an
swers counted and the book put into
proper pile; those with fifty-five to
sixty had a pile; those with siSty-ono
to seventy correct had separate pile,
and these were, in turn, segregated.
the reverse has been done; that is, in
correct answers were counted and
checked, instead of the correct answers.
At the very outset book was thrown
to one side when nine were found
wrong. 1t became evident within a
short time that eight wrong would bar
one from success. Later it dropped to
seven. This process of elimination.
coming as it did In quick stages. did
away with unnecessary work and IN
this way expedited work wonderfully,