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SHOULD FOLLOW
BIG NINE LEAD
G^ph^r Coach Entitled to Same
Treatment Received by
Stags and Yost.
By O'Loughlln.
$ light of the general m'ls'nnderstanding, or
lad: of knowledge, of the Anal action of the
Big' -Nine conference relative-'to*. the profes
sional coaches, followers of gopher football
fortunes are asking what effect the recent
legislation i'Hl hate upon, the existing con
tract with Dr. H. L. Williams.
Dr. Williams' old contract expires in Au
gust, and-at the last meeting .of the old board
of athletle^ control, in January, 3u^t ^.before? that
board went' out of existence, ar
rievv three-yea
contract was made. This contract was a dupli
cate 'of the former* instrument,' save in that
the coach -Was yoted an increase In salary .of
600 it ear, making-a, total?of^,500 per an
num. In the old contract were the stipulations
that the instrument became null and void in
case football was abolished by the board of
regents or if it became unprofitable from a
financial standpoint.
Just before the January meeting broke up,
Dean Jones added the stipulation that, the con
tract held good "unless the board of control
were limited 4 the board of. regents, or. by
the faculty." It was explained at the time
that this proviso was Inserted to protect the
athletlo. board from any possibility of suit to
recover should football be abolished in the
Big Nine. Not wishing to tie up the board,
Dr. Williams acquiesced in the addition. There
was not at that time, nor is there at present any
question AS to rk*e wilHtigrxiess of tlie board
to make-the contract or to grant the advance
ID salaqr.-
increase Was Just.
The Increase In salary of the director of ath-,
letics was thought to be no more than fair In
light of what had. been done since he took
charge of the athletic affairs at the univer
sity. From a struggling body of athletes Min
nesota had gained supremacy in western foot
ball, or an even Tfrea with the leaders. Dur
ing the last three years $25,000 or more profits
have been sjJeot in permanent improvements on
the athletic field, and at Christmas.there was.
a balance of $8,000 after providing for the
salaries of the year.
At the University of Chicago, Stagg has been
paid $3,600 for the past six years. Yost draws
$3,760 on a five-year contract, which has four
years to ru n. Kine was paid $3,250 at Wts
consln, and Kraensleln drew $1,500 as trainer
of the football and track teams. O'Pea also
assisted In training the football men and had
entire charge of the crews. At Michigan, Fitz
patt-Ki draws $4,000 for training the track
team. Stagg has the help of football and
track trainers, and even the lesser colleges of
the country paid more for track and football
coaching .than did Minnesota. Michigan pays
In round figures about $7,750 annually Wis
consin, $4,750, exclusive of O'Dea, and Chi
cago, $3,5*00 and tialners additional.
When these figures are studied it would in
dicate that Minnesota has been enjoying a bar
gain in the coach line. Dr. Williams has been
acting a* trainer and coach of football and
track teams, doing the work of two or three
men and. receiving less salary than any other
coach in the middle west in a university of
like stefnfllng. There have been no surgeons'
or physicians' bills, as Dr. Williams, in con
nection' with his trainng, has gven the ath
letes' such medical attention as they required
i
a, Other Schools Stand Pat.
Now, under the conference rules, Chicago is
to keep Stagg at the old salary, Michigan keeps
Yost at the same salary, but at Minnesota the
coach Is confronted with a technicality in his
contract which makes It possibW for him to be
cut out of the $500 increase voted him, in
good faith, by the board of control, and which
Increase only puts him on. an equal footing
wrth the Other coaches of the country.
v''1''"
The Interpretation of the local, contract seems
to* rest w^th the faculty of the university. Dr.
Williams fiaa been highly successful in his
work at Minnesota, and in all fairness it would
appear that the proper thing for the gopher
faculty to do is to ratify the contract and go
ahead in the same manner in which Chicago
and Michigan are meeting the situation.
Michigan's head called the recent conference,
add Michigan was the one school to refuse to
do anything with the coach question. Minne
sota has stood for the professional coach from
the Btart, President Northrop repeatedly ex
pressing a belief that if football is played the
work of coaching and preparing the players
shtuld be looked after carefully. That the
work has been well done" in Minnesota is
?*4. shown by the fact that in six years of cham
ntnnetilTii -PA/v+l^n 11 ATIrmpRntn hflfl tlPVW had
:^man suffer an which anything more
than temporarilinjury disabling..-'was
If JJIIB
v"ftesl faculty forces an' abrogation OT
V[ reputUatibTV of the January contract It -will
meaflt'. "th^lf- the gopher coach Trill receire a
^fr.mnefi* WwfaT salary, \t n^ade under the new
^"'reguffe^sV.as. understood at present.
Kp After" six or seven years of faithful service
,'at a lower?'salary than that received by coaches
&\ whose teams he had licked and licked decisively,
It looks In'all fairness'to^be up to Minnesota
to ratify fthe January contract.
The clause In the contract under which the
cut Is possible was inserted, as Dean- Jones
explained at the time, to protect the board.
The "conference has not abolished football, and
the gopher coach should receive the same treat
ment which has been meted out to Yost and
Stagg by their institutions.
THOMAS SHARKEY IS
STRONG FOR McGOYERN
New' York, March 13.Tom Sharkey has
'picked ftterry McGovern as a sure winner for
Wednesday night. The sailor says Terry will
do it inside of three rounds, and that Nelson
has no show because the Dane is good only
when the "game is a staying one.
'"If Terry don't put the Dane out in a mighty
short time, then I'll give up the fighting dope
and go back to the tall timbers," said Tom
last night. "Nelson is all right when it
comes to a sticking
propositioni,s
short game, with TerryJhe
It good and proper."
W
but
sure up againsat/in
WW"l BED MEN REACH HOME
Red Wing, Minn., March 13.The Red Men's
basketball team returned last night after the tri
umphant tour to the Pacific coast. The boys were
met at the depot by a torchlight procession
headed by the Red Wing Military band. After
marching thru the principal streets the ball
players were given a rousing .reception at the
operahouse.
POSTOFFIOE LEAGUE.
Special to The Journal.
.Appleton, Wis., March 13.The postoffice em
ployees at the Fox River valley will form an
athletic league. The circuit will include1
Osh
kosh Neenah, Menasha, Appleton, Kaukauna and
Green Bay. Baseball and bowling will be the
principal games.
Mrs. Chas. Smith of Ohio,
writes: I havev
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sick headache I could hear of for the
ripst fifteen years,, but Carter's Little
Idver Puis did me more good than all
the rest.
& Tht best value-you ever
'sot in a lOc. Cigar is
"'-found in the fatuous
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Tuesday Evening,
EVERYTHIN WORTH
FERRIS MABtWORK
WITH SCHAEFER
Minneapolis' Billiard Expert Is in
Line for Tryout in Fast
Company.
Partial arrangements have been made for a
billiard combination between Jake Schaefer of
.Chicago and Charley Ferris of Minneapolis, one
of the best young billiard players in the west.
Frank Billiter of the West hotel billiard
room, who employs Ferris, was In Chicago yes
terday trying to close a deal whereby the wizard
will take the young man to New York with
him as playing partner before the big champion
ship tournament there next month.
DOPE OP THE DAY
-4
NOW HARVARD HAS decided to play ..foot-
ball. Give the wheel another turn.
ADAMRYAN has challenged Battling Nelson
and Young Erne. He'll fight Erne.
YOHO, THE NEW MANAGER of the Sharon
team, expects to 6ail home in first place.
A SINGLE in the championship season Is
-worth a brace of home runs in a game with
the Yazoo Cotton Blossoms.
MIKE DONLIN pleads guilty to everything
else, but says the story of his marriage Is
untrue.
PLAYERS MAY come and players may go, but
Jake Beckley and Kid Gleason appear to go on
forever.
IRON MAN McGINNITY has Joined McGraw's
squad in training In Memphis. He is In good
shape now.
IX MAKES KID GLHASON cnucfcje to Hear
last year's players on college teams referred
to as veterans.
JOHN L. SULLIVAN Is beating It about the
country with open challenges for anybody, 300
pounds ringside weight. A chance for Neromus.
BOBBY WALLACE Is one of the ideal ball
players. He scarcely has to turn a hand to get
in condition, and reported to St. Louis weighing
Just five pounds over his playing weight.
TO PREVENT ANY NEEDLESS worry, the
big league managers might consult Anna Eva
Fay and learn Just, what is In store for them
this season.
AMID THE BATTERY of blngles that crash
Into" the fences down south, remember that
Messrs. Johnson and Pulliam will never hear
of them.
FAVORITE POEMS for sporting men: "Man
Was Made to Mourn," Marvin Hart "Cross
ing the Bar," -Tom Sharkey "The Man With
tlie Hoe," James J. Jeffries.
IF ALL THE players who threatened to Jump
to the outlaws had done so the circuit of black
listed players could very easily be increased to
twelve clubs, sixteen men to a team.
HARRY SMITH says that Jake Beckley is as
chipper as any youngster he ever saw. Jake
has surely discovered the fount of perpetual
youth.
MARVIN HART HAS written to George Te
bean asking for a place on the Louisville team.
AB. Marvin hit about .009 against Tommy Burns,
White Wings will advise the pugilist, who is
serious in the matter, to fade away.
THE ENTRANCE to the hotel where Cincin
nati stays in Marlin Springs, Texas, has the
street number 871. After gazing at it a mo
ment, Cy Seymour said to Ned Hanlon: "Clever
of these people to hang up my last year's bat
ting average."
CHICAGO NATIONAL league people think
they have the best team that has been put in
tbe field in that city since the days of Anson.
Perhaps they have. It certainly looks a whit
better than it did last year.
THE FORBES BROTHERS fought on the
same night. Chick Tucker, did not appear at
Sharon to -meet Clarence, and an easy man
went on Instead. Q'Toole was not 60 kind to
Harry at the Washington Sporting club.
WIN KELLUM, the ex-Cinclnnatl pitcher, has
signed his contract with the Indianapolis Ameri
can association club. It took him some time
to come to the conclusion that it would be ..bet-
ter to play with the hoosiers for the terms they
offered him than to take chances with -the ^out
laws.
HARRY KANE Is looming up strong with the
Phillies at Savannah, and Manager Duffy says
he believes this young Hebrew will prove one of
the "finds" of the season. He has cut out all
bad habits and Is paying strict attention to
business. 4
DONOVAN OF the Detroits, once with Brook
lyn, ha3 a theory that the pitchers -are pro
gressing. more rapidly than the-batters. Some
day, when he. is being knocked out of the box,
and it happens to all of them* he will be will
ing to trade the theorf off for one strikeout.
ELLIOTT MADE the first home run of the
season by knocking the ball over the fence at
Memphis. The big pitcher has always been
handy with the bat, and-if lie can pitch like
he can hit, McGraw may find plenty of use for
him this year.
CINCINNATI baseball enthusiasts will watch
the work of the hleblandem with some
Interest during tbe comln season, owing
to the fact that Etahn will pitch
for the New Yorks. Cincinnati let
him out last summer because he seemed to have"
lost his effectiveness" against the Natiohai
league players. About .the last game of ahyvlmr
portance in which he took part was In Ne\fe
York against the giants, and he was batfdF
freely.
OUTLAWS ARE LAVISH
Money to Flow in the Tri-State League
This Year.
Journal Special Service.
Memphis, Tenn., March 13.According to the
belief in Southern league baseball circles,
money will be spent with a lavish hand In
the Pennsylvania baseball fields this year.
This opinion is based on the amount of money
being offered southern players to sign contracts
in the outlaw league. Contracts, which the
ball players describe as luscious-looking, are
offered, and several southern stars have ac
cepted.
Charlie Shields, a Memphian who played with
Seattle in the Pacific Coast league last year,
has agreed to the terms offered from Altoona
and will sign a contract as soon as it arrives.
Bill Cannon, who has played left field with the
Memphis team for two years, helping to lan'l
the pennant In 1904, has also signed with Al
toona." Jack Law will return to the Pennsyl
vania circuit, and Otto Williams, the New
Orleans shortstop, also is to desert the South
ern diamonds for the outlaws.
McGOVERN PUT OUT
His Landlord Was Evicted
Payment of Rent.
New York, March 13.Terry McGovern was
put out yesterday up at Johnson's roadhouse,
on eviction proceedings brought about by Mrs.
Johnson, the proprietress of the hotel. At the
beginning, of this year Mrs. Johnson leased,the
hotel to Antonio Tommarazo for a term of ten
years..Theflrst\month's rent was paid promptly
by-Tommarazo, but when the second instalment
was due, Tommarazo failed to pay. Mrs. John
son promptly got an ^vlction order. The mar
shal and his assistant* lost no time in getting
vto the roadhouse and .ordering Tommarazo and
all his boarders td vacate the. premises Mc
Govern came in from a road run in time to
witness the'^proceedings anad raised a howl
just' as his quarters were, being torn apart.
A conference with Mrs. Johnson was held and
Terry was reinstalled as the star boarder. Mrs.
Johnson said.she did not mean to disturb the
little fighter.
COMMERCIAL LEAGUE.'
DONALDSON GLASS BLOCK
First
Edlngton 184
Wahlgren
Drew Johnson Cole
Totals
S. NOTT,
First,
E. Dale 146
McDonald 148
H. Dale 159
Stralton 137
Connor 175
SPRINTER TO TRY
tt OUT A L0G0M0TIYE
Terre Haute, Jnd., March 13.Turk, the Rose
Polytechnic sprinter, Is going to race with
Vandalia fast engine No. 1 for 100 yards. Bail
road men and Rose's scientific young' engineers
often have arguments, and a recent one was as
to the comparative speed-of- a-mi and an en
gine for a short distance. '-i
"Pat Daly, the veteran engineer, will be
at the throttle of the engine. The start from a
stand will necessitate the engine gathering speed
so quickly that at the end of ten seconds, or
at the end of 100 yards, the big machine will be
going at the rate of forty miles an hour. At
least that is the result, of .the calculations of the
Rose mathematicians.
Railroad men generally believe the engine will
win. Daly has a record for making an engine
hnmp itself. On one occasion he compiled so
well with an. order to bring Senator Conkllng to
Terre Haute to meet a political campaign en
gagement that the senator had to ask for less
speed. 4 i
BAST DEFEATS WEST. J.
Amateur BilUardists Meet and Jersey
man Beats California^ by 300 to 206.
Chicago, March 13.The sixth annual tour
nament Glass A, National Association of Ama
teur Billiard Players, opened last night in the
gymnasium of the Chicago Athletic association
with a game between Edward" W. Gardnei of
Passaic, N. J., and Harry A. Wright of San
Francisco. Gardner won the game by a score
of 800 to 206.
The following six are the entrants In the
tournament: Edward W. Gardner, Passaic, N. J.i
J. Ferdinand Poggenburg, Charles S. Norris,
New York city Charles F. Oonklin, Calvin Dem
arest, Chicago Harry A. Wright, San Fran.
cisco.
Demarest is only 10 years of age, and, like
Wright, has never played in' a national contest,
while the other contestants have been in one
or more, Conklln, Poggenburg and Gardner each
having won the championship.
The second game of the tournament will be
played this afternoon between Norris and Pog
genburg. Summary:
GardnerXotal, 3O0: blgtx run, 88 average,
62-8.
Wrighttotal, 206j high run, 82j average,
4 15-32.
SPRINTERS AT LAWRENCE
Fleet Banners Prepare to Show Heels
to Hamline.
Speoial to The Journal.
Appleton, Wis., March 18.During the'past
week several promising sprinters have been
brought out at Lawrence university and it is
believed when Lawrence meets Hamline at.
Minneapolis next May, that the vacancy in
the dashes caused by Stephenson's leaving school
will be well taken care of. "Bob" Wolter, cap
tain of the 1905 football team, and T. F.
Robinson have been showing up well in the.
100 and 220-yard dashes, especially the latter
"while Jackson \wnt tlie .quarter in CO S-5 sec
onds on an Indoor track. Sawyer and Chuntf
went the quarter in 1 minute fiat on the same
track. Arthur Roesch, for three years the star
halfback, but who left last fall for Madison,
says that he will be found on the Methodist
team next year.
TO TACKLE PROBLEMS
Northern Wisconsin Fair Men to Have
Important Meeting.
Special to The Journal.
La Crosse, Wis., March 18.Secretaries of
the fairs of the northern Wisconsin circuit will
meet at Chippewa Falls, March 18. The meetr
ing will be nn Important one in view of the
difficulties in which the smaller fairs of the
state find themselves on account of the ruling
of the state attorney general in regard to state
aid. La Crosse will continue in the northern
Wisconsin circuit in spite of the fact that it
has also Joined the Great Western racing cir
cuit. The cities included in the northern cir
cuit are La Crosse, Chippewa Falls, Stevens
Point, Wausau and Marshfleld. V^
PENN WANTS GAME
Challenges Yale to -a Football Contest
This Fall. ,j-/"I-o
.New Haven, Conn., March 18..rYale has.been
challenged "by Pennsylvania for" the? first
ball game since 1894, whenv Yale^-broke1*foot-
valued at $^5,000:
ath
letic relations* The matter will- belieft..:*a. fine
faculty. In no other quarter isj there any
proposition, but the Yale fatuity/would like
to have the contests smaller instead of larger.
Captain Sammy Morse stated that he favored
the game, altho he did not wish 'his opinion
to bind the university. The old feeling of bit
terness between the two schools has died out at
Yale, the only drawback to an annual game is
that Yale probably would have to drop one ot
its other opponents to take on the Quakers.
AUTO RACE CALLED OFF.
Terre Haute, Ind.. March 13.The proposed
automobile race between Terre Haute, and In
dianapolis, scheduled for the first Sunday in
Mayr probably will be called off. A new law
has been found which limits the speed to twenty
miles an hour on the highways. It was sug
gested that perhaps a special permit might.be
obtained, but the law also says, that the rate
of speed cannot be changed by any municipality,
board or other xmb'lie authorities.
5-
VALTJALE HORSE KILLED.
San Francisco. March 18.Seymour Wilkes,
2:08%, was accidentally killed Saturday whil
being exercised by Thomas Roach, nea-r* Lak*
ville. The pacer was on the road for light ex
ervise, when a young man came along With a
fractious colt hitched to a buggy.- Just as-he
was passing the crack pacer, the young horse
reared and swung around, driving the shafts
thru the body of Seymour. Wilkes, causing death
within a few minutes. Seyindur
Wilkes"
THE MtiNEAPdtt$^OVKNAti
SCIULTE I
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Tbe scores-:
Tonye
J.Hansen rf
Rokem 2b.. 1
Holstrom rs 4
Rosenfleld 2
Donobite' 8b. 5
E.Hauson Is 2
Palch."&... 2
Dahlgven, c. 1
Nelsonvr
lb. 4
was
WRIGLEY MUST HUSTLE.
Columbus, Ohio, March 13.Columbus has pur
chased Infleider Malay from the Brooklyn club.
It looks as it Friel would be shifted to the out
field and Wrigley will be forced to hustle tor
his Job.
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Michigan's- Stas-- GruarcVv HasUtileTclty
^Played. His Efour-Year
Term.
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Journal Special Service.
Ann Arbor, March 13.Professor Pattenglll,
Michigan's representative to the conference, an
nounces that Henry H. Schulte, guard on the
Michigan football team, has been declared Ineli
gible for further competition. He has played
three years for Michigan, and the conference au
thorities have decided that he used up one year
of eligibility at Washington university, St.
Louis.
It was claimed before the Thanksgiving game
last fall that Schulte played two years at
Washington, and was therefore ineligible.
Michigan ..investigated the case'and -ieeilec that
he was eligible and. played him against Chicago.
Since.that,time Professor Waldo, Purdue.uni
versity, has been looking into the matter in behalf
of the conference, by whom he was named as
arbitrator. His finding as announced by Pro
fessor Pattenglll ISJ
"Inasmuch as Henry F. ^Schulte used one of
his four years* intercollegiate" eligibility atand
Ing by playing at 'Washington university, he is
ineligible to further competition. Michigan was
hot wrong In playing him last year."
The decision is another -hard blow to Michi
gan football prospects.. With Joe Curtis,
Schulte made Jprobably the strongest wing ever
seen on a football field, and Yost has been count
ing on him-for next year. Michigan is getting
the stiff arm all along the'.-line- in the football
squad, .and it looks as If there will be no vet^
erans when practice opens next fall.
APEX TEAM TRIMMED
THE ALPHABET TEAM
The Apex team won from the S. "& L.'s and
the Tonys defeated the Palaces last night. Jack
Smith made a new record,' only twenty-seven
batters, facing hiaa. ThV'Lniias play'the Palace
at the Casino th$i. evening,
S'.-":&'L,'S---p
Erkel.3b/ 0 1
Mills,lb. 0- 5
Williamsjls.-0 1
imce.c.r 1-4
Taylor,2b... 2
8mitbt.S". 0 0
Gillis.lf.., 1 8
Dowd^rs..... 0. 0
Moore, .T,.,p.P. 1.
Totals.... 2 27 5 8 Totals.... 6 27 7 0
Apex 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 -26
$. & L's.. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 00
First .base-on'balls, off Mopre 2, Off Smith. 0
strike-outs by Moore 14. by Smith 18 double'
plays, Donohue, unassisted. Time of game, 1:03.
Umpires Gielan and Dahlgren..
GOPHER IN PRtZE FlGHT.
San Francisco, March J3.Rufe Turner, the
Stockton negro boy, has been matched with
young Kid McKoy of Williamsburg, Minn., for
a, twenty-round go.at Stockton, Friday- The
men will fight at 183v
asu
'8 8 feALACE....
eV.-Palace-!'-* :h
OGeelan p... 0
0 Rlch'd'sn rs 2
OKayser 2b.. 2
0S1W.V If.,., 1
0Jones rf.... 2
0 McKenna 3b 1
0 Wasslng 2
0 SchrocdVlb 3
OKyman Is.. 0
2 0
0 0
1 .0
Totals- .24 27 9 0 Totals ...13 27 7 0
Tonys .4 6 0 0 4 0 0. 2 R-r-19
Palace .....0 1 3 '2 0 0 1 1 0--S
Bases on balls. Rosenfleld 1, Geelan 4:.struck
out, Rosenfleld A. Geelan 4: double plays. Rosen
fleld to Nelson: left,on baSes, Tonys 6, Palace 5.
Time of game, 1:43. Umpire, Tigue and Rice.
a -Apex -a
0 1 Du-Foun.c.. 0 18 2 0
0 1 TiHanson.lb 0 4 :"0 .0
1 0 Tigue.rs..... 0 2 ,1 0
3 1 Mills, la. O O i 0
0 0 Norrl8,2b... J, 0 0 0
1 0 B.Hanson.ls. 0 0 12' 0
0 0Donohfue,8b. 1 3 0 0
0 0.Smlth,p... 8 Odd
0 0 Rbkem.rf... 1 0 0 0
pounds, ringside.
MarcK
TONYS TO HAYE A FAST
pALL'TEAM THIS YEAli
^fffe*
WitS* tbe etars ot lat years' team as a nu
cleus, and premising new men he -has' engaged
Manager Irgens ot tbe Tonys nays the. othefc
local baseball clubs will have to go some to lann
the pennant this year. Hallsbrom, Joseph
Tetf Nelson, Norman Hanger,' Mark Rag
nas, Gus Satherlie, "Red" Hanson, for the
fielding work, with "Gy" Dahlgren and other
strong ones to furnish the-pitching, form the for
midable list of players that Irgens commands.
The Tonys are anxious to complete ft schedule
as early as possible and will make dates at once.
For games address E. M. Irgens, 823 Twenty
Second avenue S.
BOXING WAS SPIRITED
Fast Bonts at the Amatenr, Show at
Union Temple.
Union Temple hall was packed with a large
and enthusiastic crowd last night to witness
the second amateur athletic boxing and wrestling
exhibition, which proved to be on the real thing
order. The first exhibition on the program was a
wrestling match between young Sampson of the
Y. A. and Rosenfleld for the championship
of the city for men in their class. After wrest
ling the time limit of twenty-five minutes, the
referee. announced it a draw, neither man gain
ing a fall.
Lund and Melvln then appeared and rolled
around on the mat for eleven minutes, when the
latter gained the fall. Burger and Hutton did
a two-step around the ring for ten minutes,
when finally Hutton was put on bis back.
The referee then announced that there would
be several exhibition boxing bouts and the audi
ence was given to understand that nothing In
the nature of brutal prizefighting would be
witnessed.
The first three-round go was between FOBS
and Weir, who fought at 133 pounds. Both had
blood in their eye when they appeared, and be
fore the bout was finished It was clearly demon
strated that Foss meant business when he
slugged his opponent when down on the floor
and in his corner. The referee gave this bout to
Weir on a feul.
Gillespie and Brennan fou&ht at X20 pounds,
both men were In fine condition and put up a
very fast fight, Brennan winning. Miller and
Woods from St. Paul gave a very clever exhi
bition of boxing, Woods weighing 145 pounds,
his opponent 138 pounds. During this bout the
referee cautioned Woods about landing too hard
on. hia opponent, which he obeyed and was the
cause of losing him the decision, the bout
going to a draw.
The real live boxing match of the evening was
next on the program. The contestants were Haag
quist, 134 pounds, Hayes, his opponent, only
weighing. 123 pounds. This must have been
the first time they ever had the mitts on. The
outcome of this battle was a draw.
Leo Ryan and Mitchell proved very clever
boxers in their class. Mitchell had a style of
covering which saved him from many a hard
punch. Ryan won the decision on points.
The real live bout of the evening wa.s between
Rob Ryan, 130. pounds, and Herb Catherwood,
1S8 pemnds. tTrom start to finish it -was give
and tuKe, Catherwood having much the best ol
the argument. Reports were current that Ryan
was not in thex best of condition, which was the
cause of his poor showing. The decision was
given to Catherwood.
PREPARING FOR THE BADGERS
Gopher Basketball Men on Edge for
Championship Fray.
Stiff practice work will be- the order for the
Minnesota basketball team all this week in
preparation for the game with the badgers next
Saturday, which will, decide the western con
ference championship. The badgers, once vic
torious over Minnesota, and now tied with the
gophers at. the top of the percentage column,
also are busily turning out'form and will come
to Minneapolis, confident of winning the fray
and its attendant honor.
Tickets for this,, the last and most import
ant big game of the season, will be placed
on 4sale tomorrow at Voegeli's and the school
supply stores. Informal dancing will follow the
game.
LADIES' RELAY FOR FAIR
FastvRacing EventaIs Engaged for Min-
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MFA
nesot Show
A six-day ladles" relay horserace will again be
one of the features-of
thesMinnesota
D8 SPORT IS iATHERED HERE
state, fair,
the result of-contract just signed Fou
miles wil|. be .rj^den pach day,, with liorses
changed e6n mile. Other fine features,,induc
ing the' best acrobats, have been engaged to
make interesting the waits between the regular
race events.
DISOWNS THE TEAM
St. Paul Central High Denies Owner
ship of Basketball Men.
Public notice that the basketball team that
benrs its name is not recognized by the school
has been served by the St. Paul Central High
School Athletic association.
CAMPAU LOSES TRACK.
Detroit, Mich., March 13.Failing -to pay
into court $100,000, D. J. Campau loses his
right to redeem the Grosse Point racing 'course,
which was. sold at foreclosure to a St. Louis
syndicate, headed by Louis Cella. Mr. Campau
savft he-' mar take a. financial interest in the
company to be formed to run the plant, but fle
Clares he Will, not take an active part if it's
possible tpravoid doing so.
CHASE CHASED HIMSELF.
Birmingham, Ala., March 13.A game which
came near runninng into extra things was played
yesterday between the regular Highlanders, un-.
der Jack-Chesbro. and the colts, under the man
agement of McGuire. In the ninth inning, how
ever Hal Chase performed the wonderful trick
of scoring from first on a single and won by a
score"of 6 to 5.
Chicago, March 13.It is estimated that $15.-
000 was taken out of Chicago handbooks over
the victory of Al Powell In the second race at
the New Orleans fairgrounds yesterday. The
money wagered came from Willie Shields, owner
of the horse, and those associated with him In
the-coup.
LORD OF THE YALE
^CARRIES TOP WEIGHT
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Tcmraal Bpeoiml Service.
New York, March 13.Weights for the Ben
nihg spring handicap of the Washington Jockey
club were announced at the headquarters
of the Jockey club last night by Joseph A.
Murphy, hanolcapper for the Washington meet
ing. The Benning handicaps are run on tbe first
and last days of the spring meeting. The first
running, March 26, to be at six furlongs on*
the Columbia course, and the second running,
April 14, over the Beven-furlong route of the
Columbia course.
There are fifty-two entries for the handicaps
and the weights In each are Identical. Lord of
the Vale Is assigned top weight of 133 pounds,
followed by Adbell with 130 and Dandelion with
126. From these figures the weights scale down
to 88 pounds, the Impost assigned to the Veiled
Lady and three other candidates.
IRON LEAGUE OPENS IN MAY
First Games in Menominee Bange Cir
cuit Scheduled, for May 26.
Special to The Journal.
Menominee, Mich., March 13.The first games
of the season to be played by the teams of
the Menominee Range Baseball league, will take
place on May 26. Games will follow at the
rats of two every two weeks in each town.
During the season thirty-eight league games will
be played, not including those played on holi
days. Probate Judge John Stiles of Menominee
is the president of the new league.
SULLIVAN PICKS HoGOVEBH.
Journal Special Service.
Buffalo, N: Y., March 13.The once mighty
John L. Sullivan believes Terry McGovern will
be returned a winner In the Brooklynites battle
with Bataing Nelson at Philadelphia Wednes-
*John L. places his faith in Terry because he
can deliver the knockout punch, and, further,
Sullivan does not believe that Nelson was ever
as good as McGovern.
GIAMTS IK BLAITKETS.
Journal Special Service,
Memphis, March 13.Climatic conditions ex
perienced a complete transformation today, caus
ing a change in the training plans of Manager
McGraw and his giants. Players retired last
night with sheets alone sufficient for comfort
able covering, but early this morning there were
wholesale demands on the housekeeper for
blankets. Despite the cold weather the giants
practiced for two hours this afternoon.
C0MISKEY JOINS BOX.
Journal Special Service.
Vicksburg, Miss., March 18.President Comis
key joined his men yesterday and saw them play
an exhibition game at the baseball park here,
After the game, which the blues won by a score
of 4 to 3, he said "I am perfectly satisfied with
the condition of the team up to this time. The
weather has been great and all the men lool
good to me.**
BAIN WORRIES HIGHLANDERS.
Journal Special Service,
Birmingham. Ala., March 13.Rain inter
fered with the practice of the Highlanders and
the chilly winds came as a reminder of the
blizstard which is sweeping over the northwest.
Work at the athletic club made up for the loss
of time. Elberncld came in, this morning and
says he.is as fit as a fiddle. The only missing
men are Conroy and Delehanty.
RACING AT THE PALESTRA.
Calumet, Mich., March 13.One thousand two
hundred people witnessed the ice races at the
Palestra, when Miss Lillian Archer of Calumet
won from Miss Amelia Fred of Hancock by one
lap. The backward race went to Schneller.
Johnson finished seven laps ahead, but he fouled
Schneller. In the novelty race Matt Gipp ran
five laps in 1:22, while Albert Davey was skat
ing seven laps.
CRICKET IN COPPER COUNTRY.
Calumet, Mich., March 13.Steps have been
taken toward the organization of a cricket league
In the copper country. A meeting will be held
in a short time when the organization will be
perfected. There are several cricket clubs, in
cluding those at Trimountaln, Painesdale. At
lantic, Houghton, Dollar Bay, Calumet, Tam
arack, etc.
NORTH BEATS SOUTH.
North,_beat South In a ricochet game last
flight by 'the score of '2 to o. Lee and Nye
were goal scorers. The Casinos want a game' for
Saturday evening. The lineup last night:
North South
Lee center .Solem
Nye-Wingate rushes Wethall-Gunderson
Kerker. cover Bale
King goal Solem
KENT. HAWKEYE'S CAPTAIN.
Iowa City, Iowa, March 13.Maurice Kent,
star football player and all-around athlete of
the state university, has been elected to the
captaiiicy of the baseball team for the coming
season, in place of Dennis, who resigned on ac
count of professionalism. Kent is a sophomore
in the college of liberal arts, and one of the
most popular men in this university.
NUSHKAS WIN TWO GAMES.
In their investigation curling meet with Du
luth the St. Paul Nushka club players won two
and tied two times. The total was 43. to 3T
in favor of the Saints. The same rinks are
scheduled to, play again today.
MINNEAPOLIS GIRLS SHUT OUT.
The Hennepin girls* ricochet team last night
shut out the Minneapolis girls by the score of
2 to 0. Tonight the Armory and A. A. A.
terms will meet at the Armory rink.
SCOTTY MALLEN GOOD.
"Sotty" Mallen stayed the limit last night
with Jack Downs, the wrestler who Is meeting
comers at the Dewey this week. Tonight Jlm
mle Potts, the local champion, will try to stay
the required fifteen mlautes.
Grinnell, Iowa, March 13.The Grlnnell bask
etball team .elected Guy Brundage this after
noon as captain for the season of 1907.
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FIGHTERS' COMPARISONS.
NELSON McGOVEBN.
5 feet 7 Inches...Height...,5 feet 4 inches
183 pounds Weight ...133 pounds
67 Inches Reach 69 Inches
33VJ inches Chest 37% Inches
28% Inches Waist 27% Inches
15 inches Neck 15% Inches
13 inches Biceps 12 inches
11% inches Forearm 11 inchea
7 Inches.... Wrist 6% Inches
19% inches Thigh 18% inches
18 inches Calf 13 Inches
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Philadelphia, March 13^"BUI" Nolan, man
ager of Battling Nelson, has announced the men
who wiU be in the battler's corner Wednesday.
Besides Nolan the men who will look after Nel
son will be those who have been helping him to
train at Esslngton. They are Hughey McMahan,
Kid Abel, Eddie Kelly and Frankle McKinley.
Nolan said last night that none of the others
would have anything to say before or daring the
bout, and that be will be responsible for every
thing that transpires so far as the Nelson end Is
concerned.
Humphries, who will act for McGovern, Nolan
and Referee McGugan, will hold a conference at
8 o'clock Wednesday afternoon to decide upon
the final details of the bout.
Nelson yesterday did very light work, altho
he remained outdoors nearly all the time until
sundown. His only exercise consisted of a long
run Into the country.
Reports of almost fabulous prices being paid
for seats for the bout are numerous. The scalp
ers succeeded in getting very few of the choice
scats, and these are being held at prices unheard
of for a six-round contest.
McGovern Eased Up.
Terry McGovern eased np on bis training yes
terday, and from now on wlU enly engage in
light work to keep within the 133-pound limit
for the bout. At last reports McGovern scaled
129% pounds, with Nelson tipping tbe beam
at 132.
McGovern wiU not break camp until Wednes
day afternoon. Terry and his associates wUl
leave for the Quaker city on the 1:25 train on
be day oC the bout. Tbe Broofclyntte ba
trained -with the utmost care for this contest.
and Charley Mayhood, who mapped out the rou
tine to be followed by McGovern, expresses him
self as well satisfied with Terry's condition..
Mayhood has accompanied Terry on his long
road runs, watched bis fast sparring with Harris
and Burdick and his tireless efforts at handball,
bag punching and wrestling, and the trainer Is
telling McGovern's host of followers that Terry
has regained the form that characterized his
form when he met and defeated such men as
Joe Gans and Frank Erne.
Much at Stake.
To win this battle means a great deal to the
former champion. A successful conclusion to the
six-round affair will cause McGovern to com
pletely regain his standing In the pugilistic
world. He will again be accorded the prestige
which he possessed before the two reverses re
ceived at the hands of Young Corbett. Should
he defeat Nelson he will have conquered the
man who took Young Corbett's and Jimmy
Brltt's measure in decision fashion.
While the title Is held by Nelson, McGovern
will be regarded as tbe champion, should be
succeed in knocking tbe Dane out. As no de
cisions are rendered In Philadelphia, Nelson will
retain the title unless he is knocked out.
Confidence reigns in the vicinity of the Nelson
camp, and the Dane's manager, Billy Nolan, ls
said to be willing to wager a large sum that
his man will be returned the winner. For tbe
last.three weeks the premier lightweight has
been working in a wholesome way. He has
led an outdoor life, taken long runs in tb
country, and bis indoor training has been of a
most beneficial nature. .The beUigerent Dane at
tends strictly, to business during his routine
work and obeys Nolan's orders to the letter.
He suffers from no overconfldence and goes
about his training as if he were on the lowest
round of the ladder instead of the highest.
Whirlwind sparring practice has been a fea
ture of the Dane's work. His partner's emenra
from these'encounters sometimes in a rather bat
tered condition, and he tires out four or flv
men during his boxing.
BIG MONEY UP
Nelson Stands to Get $10,350, Win of
Lose.
Kew Xorlc. March 13- The largest amount
of money ever lougit lor by two pugilists la
Philadelphia will be that which Terry McGovern
and Battling Nelson will contest for in their
six-round battle in the ring of the National
Athletic club, of the quaker city tomorrow
night. Up to date more th*n $20,000 worta of
tickets have been sold and as this amount does
not include the general admission tickets, which
will be sold at $2 and have not been put on
sale as yet, it is expected that by the time
the fighters enter the ring the receipts easily
will amount to $23,000. As Nelson is to get 43
per cent' Of the gross receipts, bis end. figuring
on the above receipts, would total np $10,350,
while McGovern will receive about $5,750.
Gus Ruhlln, the Akron giant, and Pete
Maher will in all probability be matched If
the near future to meet in a three-round boo
at one of the stags ot tbe Metropolitan
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