The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-25


was a remarkable exhibition of sus-
tanned speed he cannot be credited
with an official worlds record. Two
thousand meters. although a popular
event in Scandinavian athletics, 10
what n known as an unusual dis
lance ii track and field sport, and is
not recognized by either the Inter-
national Amateur Athletic Fedora
tion or the American A. A. U. Since
1t is q metric distance It falls within
the province of the /. I. A. f., which
provides for no running records De-
tween 1900 and 1000 meters.
Reduced to- yards, 1000 meters
equals 2,1S7 yards, which Is thirteen
yards short Of one mile and q quart
err. This distance is not featured IN
the American records, but is FOUND
under the list of noteworthy per-
formances. which shows that Tom
my Conner, the famous Irish runner,
established the present record at
Bergen Point, N. J., at the Labor
day games of the New Jersey A. Y.
in 1895, when he ran the 1900 yards
in 5:3s 40. Some idea Of the speed
of lander in his recent Stockholm
race can be gained from the factt that
he ran q. distance just thirteen yards
less than Conner in seven and four
fifths seconds less than the time Tor
the full mile and quarter. Aander
could have, in all probability, contin-
ued and finished the 1900 yards In
better than 5:S5.
One sport the. undoubtedly has
benefited Immensely through the war
is fencing. Here and there through
out the United States, where the men
are wont to use the foils, dueling
sword and saber FOR their exercise,
has been noted tremendous IN
crease in interest in the ancient arr
Of fencing. The war, is of course,
responsible for this condition, ana
this is a remarkable thing, in view
of the fact that the sword has pc
come completely obsolete IN modern
warfare. True, the payonet sun
plays an important part IN ngntng'
and right here is where fencing De-
comes worth while for the soldiers
viewpoint. Fencing trains the eye
and arm and makes the soldier
quicker of foot.
In speaking OF the benefits de-
rived from fencing, a French master
OF the foils says: Fencing for GEN.
turtles has been, and is today a rec
ognized factor as a sport and an ex-
ceedingly worthy and interesting
exercise. Moreover, 1t has been said
that fencer can learn more OF
person in q, fifteen-minute bout than
he might in years Of acquaintance
whether loyal in his 'acknowledg
nent, gentle, severe or antagonistic
in his manner and speech, wise In
Judgment, quick in action ana execu--
ton.
Fencing strengthens the mind as
well as the body. 1t can be INDUCED
in vigorously by the physically Mt
and moderately. by those with less
aptitude, and. its regular practice
preserves the health and muscular
vigor. Not only is every muscle In
the body brought into play in fenc-
ing but the powers of the brain and
eye are quiokened. 1t makes a de-
cided improvement in the essential
qualities which we need for every
day business, and social activities.
Among the soldierly qualifications
which football develops are ability
to think, to take hard knocks, ament-
ty, discipline and the like, according
to Charles Brickley, the famous Har-
ward fullback, who. now Is in an OF
ficers' training comp. He says;
think the training that football play
ers receive under any of the recog-'
nized, football systems .fits, them the
mort for war service than training
in any other spot would do. The
football man must have his brains In
his head and not in his feet. He is,
as a rule, a strict observer of dis
cipline, accustomed to do as he is
told without questioning, and is used
to respond in the pirches. Above all,
the footballer is an everyday recipi-
ent of knocks and bruises. He nat
uralIy expects them, and none OF the
players feel out OF sorts when they
haven't an injury or two to nurse
during the season." ,s.s.
Johnny Evers.. at present with the
Phillies, has earned quite g tidy
sum of money out OF baseball, and
especially while in the service OF the
Boston Braves for three and half
seasons. Johnny is not only one OF
the brainiest players in the game,
but a clever business man, as can be
readily observed from the financial
statement compiled relative to what
he drew from the Beantown .organi-
cation. Johnny got his while the
getting was good, as the old saying
goes.
In 1914 Evers signed a contract
with the Braves that many a finan-
cier envied. He was to draw $4,000
a season for the years of 1914. 1915,
1916 and 1917, whether the; Braves
made q. profit or lost money. He re-
ceived $4,000 check for his mere
acuuiesence to play ball with the
Braves. The understanding was
that IL the Braves finished first he
was to collect $4,000 extra as a bo-
nus. If they finished second the
sum ,,f $500; il third, $1,000.
Evers landed the bonus each year.
s&&
Az an illustration Of the way luck
follows some ball players ponder
over this for while. In his first
year with the Braves the team won
the pennant and subsequently the
cords series. AS a matter of fact,
An his first year with Stallings,
Johnny made a grand clean up. In
addition to the bonus OF $4,000 for
signing and $4,000 for the years
salary, he drew an extra $4,000 be-
cause Boston won the pennant, and
his worlds series loot was a mere
bagatelle of $2,S12.2S, making his
total earnings for 1914 the nice sum
OF s3s,Sf2.2S.
In 1915 the Braves hS.ished sec
ond and Johnny drew $4,000 in
salary and a bonus of 81, 500 making
the total $11,500. Last year the
Braves fell to third place. and Evers
cashed in $4,000 in salary and 1000
in bonus, making $1,000.
This year Evers played virtually
half q year with the Braves and coll
Iected approximately $4,000. He win
draw the rest OF the $4,000 from the
pills. Although his services with
the Braves for the three and a half
years netted him the neat sum Of
sB7.312.2S. This is more money than
any single rIayer in the ma iorE