Document 6502545

Iowa; Omaha, St. Joseph,
Council Bluffs and St.
Louis.
and towns adjacent to
those mentioned are expected to be
thusiasm and the members of the club well that Brock was not able to hurt
have started what looks like the best him.
season in the history of the sport,
nearly
John
White of Chicago
here at the Head of the Lakes. There knocked out Tommy Kilbane of Clevewas a good "gallery" last night, and land In the tenth round of the semiwell represented.
The International Bowling associa- enthusiasm over the two regular match final.
tion was organized Jan. 17, 1909, there games ran high.
Tommv Gavigan of Cleveland won
being a strong demand for a permanent
over Rvibe Mace of Detroit in
five
and Independent organization In the
rounds.
portions of the United States and Canada between the Great Lakes and the
Marshall,
Kansas
GOSSIP PICKED UP /\LONG
LYNCH WILL
THE SPORTING HIGHWAY
LEHTOWILL
MEETPERSON Minnesota May Secure Re-
HOLDOFHCE
Table—
Major League Meetings—
turn of Training
Fionish Champion
Man
on Duluth
Take
Will
A Letter From the Orator
After
—
HackenschmidL
He Was Not
Ssiys
Wolgast
to
Replies
Blame
to
Mapates
In the demand of the studentq of
the University of Mir.nesota for the reGlancing
turn of the training table.
behind the hedge ferce of the first hue
and outcry for the proper diet for
football men, one may see the eventful loop for the return of Michlgun to
the conference fold.
One of the many very good reasons
why Michigan Itft the somewhat narrow minded conference, was because of
the in.«!istence upon the abolition of the
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The following telegram from Jack
Herman, ore of tlie best known
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DOPE THAT
FROM THE ADVANCE baseball
writ-
has been gathered by the
Two MaJorM Will Meet
During Ibe PreMcat Week,
for
OWEN MORAN.
Owen Moran,
Nelson,
bition
the conquerer of "Bat"
am-
Is an Englishman and his
is to take the lightweight title
election of a president, and make Tom
Lynch head of the league for the next
Many baseball followers
tliree yeais.
are of the opinion that this move will
give the magiiates more time to think
of the real needs of the league, as In
the past the politics of baseball has
exacttd much valuable time of the club
owners.
It does not look at this time aa if
John M. Ward will try to break Into
the league politics, and with the best
men behind the re-election of Lynch,
baseball men hope there will be smooth
sailing at the meeting Tuesday.
The American leaguers will hold
Both of the league
forth Wednesday.
meetings will he held in New York,
nnd for the lime being that city can
ima£lne that It U on a par with Ciii-
3
Bob Harmon and Catcher Phelps to
the Toronto club late last night and
will, it Is said,
get rid of Victor
\N ilHs
staff
cago, which is the best baseball center
In the country.
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FROM
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O'Brien, the celebrated wit and poet
and the leader
A Letter From Ihe of the White
brigade,
Famed IrlHk Orator.
that
writes
things are looking lovely. As to the
signing of niaycrs, the harp is rather
quiet, but drops the information that
at the present time he has an option
upon several very good men. "After
the holidays we are going to get busy
and Kct together the best ball team
that has represented Duluth for a
long time," states the orator. Here Is
hoping that the words of the genial
We want one,
soul are borne out.
deed we do. as many of us hope that
whatever league this town will be In,
will be a faster league than the
it
Mlnny of last season, and that Is not
meant In the least to convey the impression that the Minnesota-Wisconsin league was not fast last year.
If given a free hand there is little
doubt but that Darby can get the men.
At the close of the present season we
had the nucleus of a very strong team.
There should be changes and there
no doubt will be. As yet we do not
know what changes In the local baseball map the coming season will bring
forth. We are hoping for the best and
are also believing that the White Sox
are going to be strong, no matter what
league they are herded in.
13.—
Deo.
Frank Gotoh, chninpl<t4i wrestler
of the world, Iw going to Ret marThlH ban been hearlded
ried.
abroad many tlniea before, bat
tbiN time, according to local partleM, who claim to know, an actual date for the wedding has
been named, tosfether with the
name ««f the bride, who will be
MIhm Gladys Oentrleh of Humboldt, daughter of R. F. Oentrlch.
a oaiiltallat and highly reapected
The date of the wedflnaneler.
ding will be Jan. 11, 1011. Only
Humboldt,
Sox
•^TUNG." SATS
minute
—"stung
last
Adulph WoIgnMt ReplteN
To
Criea of the Crltlca.
critics, I
will
come
now
forth
and say a
few words," and he does. He says he
win fight and that Moran will be the
encounter.
glad that the GerIs going to tackle some of
the best of the boys of the class. If
confessed confidence Is an asset for
a f.ghier, this man from the wilds of
Cadillac has the so-called brain hop
on the rest of the bunch.
Did 7''ou ever see a champion who
first
boy he
was
v.-lll
all-fired
njodest;
him
If
you have heard of one,
vaudeville people,
for there are none at tlie present time
repor-.
In
to
^W^^A
2
to
By Score of
Well-Played
in
Contest
Detroit.
Mich..
13.— (Special to
Duluth Northern
last night again defeated
the Detroit hockey players, the second game going to the visitors bv the
The Herald.)
hockey team
Dec.
— The
score of 3 to 2. The contest was close
and well contested all the way from
whistle to whistle, the aggressiveness
of the Duluth boys being the feature
of the game.
Winters and
Fenton proved the
bright particular stars of the visiting
aggregation. The dashing, aggressive
play of Winters, who outclasses any
player ever seen In a Detroit rink, and
the remarkable goal guarding of Fenton, featured the play of the Northerners. By his speed and
cleverness
Winters eluded tlie defense of tha
local team time after time.
Fenton's goal guarding was the best
ever seen on a Detroit rink. He blocked
with remarkable Intuition as to where
tne local shooters sent the puck, and
several times spoiled almost certain
scores for the locals by blocking with
body and arms.
Cummlngs
at cover point also played
a fust and consistent game for the visitors. Cummlngs is one of the hardest
men
to stop
who has played
number
for a
Detroit
in
The
of seasons.
made a good impression
visitors
here, as they
are not only very strong, but also have
the possibilities of developing a very
much stronger team.
The lineup:
Duluth.
Position.
Detroit.
Fenton
Winters
Kline
g
Ross
p
Cummlngs
Billings
Mitchell
c.p
McKenzie
l.w
Steinbeck
Jones
Black
Davis
r
c
Bartlett
r.w
Pletti
CumJones
—
mlngs, Pletti. Black. Penalties — MitchBartlett
McKenzie, Cummlngs.
Stops — Fenton
Kline
Referee — Foley. Umpire — Ferrlll. Timekeeper— Nellly.
Time of periods — 20
minutes.
Summary: Goals
ell
(2),
(2).
(2).
(7»,
{7).
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the
cai)tlvity.
Wolgast only thinks that he could
have beaten Nelson, had he been in
Moran's shoes. In five rounds, and that
he will have little trouble •with the
There are
Briton when they tie up.
a lot of people who do not share
the confidence of the good citizen of
Cadillac; yet the difference of opinion
stuff makes the houses large.
PAT POWERS
LOSES HIS GRIP
Totals
K
930
Streeter
.'Vnderson
Foote
Hanson
Nobis
ney of International Bowling Association.
Paul, Minn.. Dec. 13.— Preparations are going ahead for the International Bowling association tournament
to be held in St. Paul Feb. 11 to 23.
The growth of the organization in the
last year assures the attendance of at
St.
least 50 per cent
more teams than were
present and participated in the last
"Loole" meeting.
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If certain suggestions that have been
will
be some
made are carried out there
women in this
for
prizes
desirable
tournament. Bowling is growing more
popular every day with the fair sex,
and reports received by R. F. Malone,
president of the organization, show
that the number of women bowlers in
the international's territory is fast increasing.
Within the last few weeks St Paul
women, well known in the city's social
circles, have organized a Flower league.
The league gets its name from each
club being named after a fiower. Tliis
games, however, are' rolled
league's
under the rules of the American Bowling Congress, but the members are
eligible to membership In the International as well. Thus far in the season
the contest has been very close between the Morning Glories and the Sun
Flowers. The other teams, named according to their standing as last pubForget-Me-Nots, Nasturare
lished
tiums, Daisies, Golden Rods, Dahlias
and Moccasins. Prominent In the affairs of the league are Mesdames A. O.
Wilson, G. C. Knlspel, Nicholas Drexel,
886
Years Suc-
ceeded By Barrows.
—
The
New York, Dec.
league of professional baseball clubs
met In annual session yesterday at the
Hotel Victoria, ousted "Pat" Powers of
Jersey City from the presidency which
he had held for eighteen years, and
elected Edward G. Barrow of Toronto,
recently manager of the Montreal club,
13.
Eastern
150
179
153
143
154
171
210
127
193
189
to the position.
For the
first
time in the history of
the Eastern leagtie, Ita session was attended and closely watched by the club
owners of the two major leagues. The
national agreement expires with the
close of the next season and there Is
expectation that the Eastern, now In a
prosperous condition, will demand recognition as a major league, ranking
with the American aud National.
will
ttUfc_idu.ai^HU
meet Henry
of
Adams Will Bowl.
a match which will probably result
Toniglit at the Grand alleys the
In the elimination of Ordemann from bowling season of the Adams Howilngr
the list of posBibilllies for the world's league will be formally Inaugurated.
title.
The secretary's team will i>lay the
At the present time Hackenscmldt treasurer's. A good contest Is expected.
is the logical champion, until Gotch
comes out of retirement.
Hacken- You Muat Head Tbls If Yon Want thm
Beneilt.
schmidt is the champion wrestler of
Europe, and has thrown the greatest
J. W. Greer, Greenwood, La., suffered
the Old World has produced.
with a severe case of lumbago. "The
in
pains were so Intense
attacks
small of
was forced to
relief.
These
with a pain In the
back whicii gradually be-
started
my
came fairly paralyzing. My attention
was attracted to Foley's Kidney Rem-
—
How
I
hypodermic injections for
PHIL BROCK WINS
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using this wonderful medicine I am
no longer bothered In any way by my
enemy,
lumbago."
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druggists.
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690
170
151
188
194
It is
too loTig a story to
salts to
tried these makeshift
COACfl STAGG
A STANDPAHER
Midway Coach Would Give
Present Football Rules AnTrial
—
Chicago, Dec. 13. Coach A. A. Stagg
Chicago
has
of
of the Univeristy
joined the "standpatters." He is holding out for a continuation of the "safe
and sane" football rules, and will urge
another trial for the 1910 statutes at
the coming meeting of the national In-
tell
of
all
the different \iiethods resorted to for
the cure of constipation, ranging, as they do, from massage to stomach pads
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powerful cathartics.
methods that he begins
It is
only after a person has
to realize
how
futile
they are.
first being introduced to Syrup Pepsin
one that in the form of a free sample bottle,
has some basis In reason and fact, and sent direct to the home. Mr. J. A. Verth«en watch results. The remedy for the non of Oklahoma City, and Mrs. S. D.
intelligent, who are striving for per- Snyd-ar of Canton, 111., both used It for
stubborn constipation of many years*
manent not temporary results, and do standing
and now publicly report cures.
not want their Intestines nearly stran- You will never find anything better for
gled by the average violent cathartic, constipation, liver trouble, sick head-
Waste no further time on them but
try
is
a
preparation,
scientific
Dr. Caldwell's
Syrup Pepsin, wTilch ache, biliousness, indigestion and simi-
has been on the market for so many
years that its stability is assured.
Any druggist will sell you a bottle
it is a liquid remedy and not a pill
at fifty cents and one dollar, but If you
hesitate about buying, even In spite of
numberless testimonials, then write Dr.
Caldwell for a free sample bottle, which
he will gladly send you on receipt of
your name and address. Thousands of
persons have recovered the p-arfect use
of their stomach and bowel muscles by
lar complaints.
Dr. Caldwell does not feel that the
purchase of his remedy ends his obligation. He has specialized In stomachy
liver and bowel diseases for over forty
years and will be pleased to give the
noader any advice on the subject free
All are welcome to write
of charge.
Whether for the medlcul advice
him.
or the free sample address him Dr.
W. B. Caldwell, 541 Caldwell buildings
Montlcello,
111.
tercollegiate experts.
The Maroon coach looks for a comparatively calm football winter, inasmuch as the college authorities seem
gain
in
safety
satisfied with the
achieved by the rules during the past
He will In all probability advoyear.
cate the retention of the majority of
the newer features of the game at the
meeting of the Intercollegiate Athletic
association of the United States to be
held Dec. 29 in New York.
As a member of the old rules committee and a permanent member of the
changing committee of fourteen, Coach
Stagg's opinions should count heavily
for the West. That his ideas and those
of the conference district generally will
do much to keep the antl-lnjury rules
in the statute book is the belief at the
A Peck
PUY
of Trouble
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orders "PITTSTON" Anthracite.
will not be bothered with clinkers, coai
dust or poor burning coal, as we sena
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BEGINS IN
HERALD EVENT
West Wins From McGilvray
and Catterson Defeats
thing.
"Collie"
arrangements. It is assured that with
victory
the
industriously
there will be teams here from Chicago Naughton also worked
and other Illinois cities; Milwaukee, with the sweep. West's rink showed
Superior and other Wisconsin bowling good form, and this contest proved one
centers; Indianapolis and cities In In- of the best contested a-nd most excitdiana; Dayton, Ohio, and cities in the ing played at the rink since curling
East; Vancouver, Winnipeg and other has begun the present season.
"Doc" Catterson's rink defeated the
Canadian cities; Duluth and the northern part of Minnesota; Fargo, Grand Herald rink by the score of 10 to 6.
Forks and the cities of North Dakota Play in this contest was close all the
where bowling i« popular; Aberdeen way and it was an interesting contest
and Watertown, S. D.; Des Moines, up to the last head.
CurliniT ^s on with mid season en«
Sioux City, Dubutiae, Waterloo and
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Hackenschmidt
Minneapolis, generally
recognized as the American champion,
214
Herald Rink.
S. Wright
Mr?.
Kiess.
and
and Misses Leltner
Play for The Duluth Herald trophy
Wilsons high score of 171 is conslder»^d was begun last night at the curling
excellent for a woman who has br.>n
playing the game no longer than r,t\e. club. Two match games were played
St. Paul has 2.500 bowlers, and as a during the evening, as well as a num»
center for this great winter sport is ber or practice games. For so early In
second only to one or two other cities, the season the play was unusually
each of which has a larger population good.
than the Minnesota capital. Most of
Tom McGllvray's rink was defeated
these bowlers are members of the In- by C. F. West's quartet, the score being
ternational and will help in making 14 to 9 in favor of "Tom's" opponents.
the coming tournament the most suc- The West rink worked hard for victThe Minneapolis ory, the enthusiastic sweeping of
cessful ever held.
bowlers will co-operate with St. Paul Frank Crassweller having much To do
in the
ui
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President of Eastern League Arthur Martin and William
for Eighteen
luth
Ordemann
and from simple
Totals
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Annual Tour-
Will
Stanley Shoe Co.
other Year's
Preparations for
Hackenschmidt
tlie
son insists he was not, and will make
it part of his stock in trade that h»
Finish Match.
was watching the count and could hav*
George Hackenschmidt, the famous been on his feet.
It doesn't matter that every news"Russian Lion," will make his
first
critic at the ring.side and others
appearance In this part of the country paper
who were following closely what was
this evening, meeting Karl Lehto, the happening heard Referee Bennv Seiig
young Finnish champion, in a finish say "Nine; you're out," the Dane will
stand by his guns. It was hoped the
match at the Lyceum theater.
pictures themselves would settle the
Hackenschmidt comes to Duluth with controversy; that they would show the
the prestige of a wonderful career be- referee tolling off the count. The first
of the pictures in California
hind him. His one object In coming to exhililtion
was hold today, and still the controFrank
A. versy can go aliead.
this country, Is a match with
"When you come to that eleventh
Gotch, the only man in the world who
shouted Jimmy Coffroth to the
has ever gained a decision over the round,"
operator,
"turn
slowly, so we
can
wonderful Russian.
watch for a knockout."
The wrestling of the big Russian has
So slowly that it was possible
to
proved a sensation wherever he has ap- watcli everything that happened, the
according
to last round was reeled off.
peared.
He is faster,
As Nelson
newspaper accounts of his work, than went down the la.^si time a small group
he was when he wrestled the famous of spectators counteil with Seiig, timHackenschmidt ing themselves with a wave of the
contest
with Gotch.
has learned a lot about catch as catch referee's arm.
can since the memorable contest with
"One, two, three, four, five, six, sevGotch, and should he meet the Ameri- en, eight, nine," that was all there was
can tlie present season a contest that to It. Testify as repiirter.»^ can, that
will be the greatest struggle between Sellg went the lull llinlt. the
movingmodern athletes, should result.
pictures show Ills arm went back ana
While the famous Russian Lion is forth only nine times. For some reantaurally the star attraction of the big son Seiig must have dropped his liand
bill,
two other bouts will be staged to his side when he had counted the
Person ninth second, and then with no motion
that should prove interesting.
will meet Ole Johnson, the big heavy- to indicate what was liai)pening, shoutweight from across the bay, and ed in the Dane's ear, "You're out!"
Maurltz Harris, who has held The lightIt gives Nelson a cliance to argue,
weight championship of the Head of and he will be heard from one ocean
will
number
of
years,
Lakes
for
the
a
to the other.
meet Joe Fish, the crack little wrestler
Tlie films are excellent
and have
from this city.
plenty of action with a
spectacular
Indications point to a large attend- ending.
The lack of sun the day of
ance from out of town, as there has the bout has produced pictures that
been a brisk demand for tickets. The are without the sh.idows that work infirst preliminary will start at 8:30.
jury to most affairs of this kind, and
Shortly after his appearance in Du- the figures are unusually distinct.
K
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—
Cal., Dec. 13.
Movingr
recent
fight
between
Owen Moran and Battling Nelson will
not settle the argument as to whether
or not the Dane was counted out. Nel-
Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 13. Phil Brook
of Cleveland had an easy victory over
Danny Goodman of Chicago in a tenround bout here last night. Goodman
was clearly outclassed, but covered so
Last evening the Majesties defeated
the Stanley Shoe company team on the
Central alleys, the visitors taking two
games out of three. Server bowled two
strong games, one of 233 and the other
of 222. The score:
Majeatlcs.
Stiegler
190
190
179
Mausolf
188
145
184
MacDonald
ISO
168
175
Server
233
222
167
F. Llndgren
162
179
170
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BOWLERS WILL
MEET IN ST. PAUL
degree by
my
Iowa,
relatlvea and Immediate frlendii
will wltnena the ceremouy.
WOLOAST—WAIT A
to the
umpires.
CUPID PINS FRANK GOTCH.
DARBY
CLEVELAND
of
Only Nine Over Battler.
Meet Karl Lehto
before the meeting ends.
Moran knocked out
The Waterbury, Conn., league and
the Dane In the eleventh round of what Trov, N. Y., clubs, which are on the
was scheduled to be a 20-round con- market, have not as yet been sold.
Moran Is now It Is linderstood Jesse TannehlU will
test at San Francisco.
in the East filling some theatrical en- buy the Waterbury club, while it Is
gagement. He has posted a forfeit to known that Charles Dooley and Larry
meet Ad. Wolgast for the champlo i- Shafley have an option on the Troy
Moran Is well known In club. John McMahon, who. In his flay
shlp title.
America. He has fought a great many was one of the greatest pitchers In
battles and among the men he has met the National league. Is here to apply
to President Lynch for a place on the
are Attell and Tommy Murphy.
life.
Prosperity and success ever did have
a long and eager line of followers. It
may be that the directors of the older
organization are going to take the success of the American league to heart,
the annual petty politics regarding the
Detroit Defeated
J
Fight Films Show Referee Counted
San Francisco,
George
back to England.
ers of the
Many are
country. man
youth
there will
be little of
the excitement that threatened a real
live baseball war at the meeting of
The
the National league a year ago.
done says an amendment to the constitution which will make the office of
president tenable for three years and a
lot of trades among the magnates.
There seems to be the opinion that
Thomas Lynch, once known as the king
of umpire:-!, and now president of the
National kague, will be re-elected and
his term made for three years, instead
of the customary term of one year that
the older league has found it very hard
to get away from.
Not since the halcyon days of Uncle
.Vick Young, who was in a way the Ban
Johnson of his time, only a milder sort
of perennial ruler, has the National seen
fit to cling with loving k'ndness to one
Harry PUllam stayed In olTce
man.
some few terms, "tls true, but poor Pulllam's life was made such a burden that
manv are inclined to believe that is was
the petty details of small warfare that
drove him to a suicide's grave.
How well has the American league
prospered under the rigid rule of Ban
Johnson! And how well, too, have the
magnates of the league appreciated the
He
;.biliiy and baseball brains of Ban.
per
|25.000
receives something like
merry annum and has the presidency
An-
—
m
—
for
AT THE LYCEUM
pictures of
Leagues
New York, Dec. 13. While the Eastern league was finishing up Its routine business today the magnates of
the National baseball league were assembling for tlieir annual meeting.
President John T. Brush of the New
York club was the only club president
who was not expected to attend tlie
meeting of tlie older major organization, but otlier officials of tlie club
were on iiand to look after the interests of the organization. Tlie question
of the league preslaency tills year as
last. Is tlie primary one for the magnates to settle. No such long-drawn-out
combat as that of last year is looked
While it was admlited
for, however.
tliat opposition to President Thomas J.
Lynch of New Britain, might develop,
tiiere seemed little doubt before the
meeting opened today that lie would
be chosen to succeed himself.
Lynch Sure of Election.
He was aparently assured of the
votes of the New York, Pittsburg,
Cincinnati and Boston clubs, with that
Tlie
of Pliiladelphia a probability.
support of four clubs would suffice for
his retention, as the amended constitution of the league provides that In
the case of a deadlock the Incumbent
holds over.
Talk In connection with all kinds of
proposed deals for players was Hying
about today, but up to the time for the
magnates to assemble there were no
definite announcements In this conWhile the National league
nection.
representatives were gathlng a number of American league men arriving
for the American league's annual meeting tomorrow, joined the big company
of baseballlsts now In the city.
Player* Are Sold.
In addition to the club owners, a
number of prominent National league
managers are on the ground, among
them Clarke of Pittsburg, Bresnahan
of St. Louis and Lake of Boston. Bresnahan sold Pitchers Johnny Lush and
.Michigan Avlll not come back. Tiie nthdeletio authorities have expressed
sire to join the body they left of their
own sweet will; but w^lth the ban on
the training table removed, thus conceding something to the viewpoint of
.Micljigan, there is the chance that the
between the Wolverines
differences
and the little professors might be
promoters in the country, a
Bion who has established a name for patched up.
f.ilrness in every part of the country,
The legitimate field of Michlga-i Is
Is ample imto Itself and needs no fur- naturally
In the West, though there
ther <ommcnt:
are reasons to believe the Wolverines
"Sporting Editor. Herald,
will have little trouble scheduling good
-Duluth. Minn.:
games In the East. However, the fact
"Deny emphatlc.illy for me any re- remains that a Western team should
Since Zby>izko play games with ttams In its own
port of fake matches
i>a? been In America under my direc- territory, and this Michigan might be
tion and 1 believe since he has been glad to do when the leaders of the
wrestling at any time, he has never college conference recover their sanity.
be*n party to any pre-arranged affair
•
•
.
In bis matches nor has he been acIS WHAT EDDIE SMITH,
HERE
cused of such tactics, and he never the sporting editor of the Chicago
will be. while under my management.
A m erlcan.
The very fact of his continued sucone of the
What an Expert Saya
ce.fs on the mat should be convincing
Resardins Certain Match, big referproof of his honesty of purpose In
ees of the
•e"'klr.g continued recognition as the country and an expert on wrestling,
world's leading challenger for the has to say on the Hackenschmidtchampionship now held by Gotch.
Westergaard wrestling match, wiiich
"No man has ever attained the proud was decided in Chicago last week:
position Zbyszko now holds In sport,
•'The Russian Lion didn't have to
without having his enemies and de- uncover
more than his massive shape
tructors and Zbyszko has never failed and about three tricks last night to
Many dump Jess Westergaard, the big Iowa
to develop a few of both.
thinks for your kindness In Informing Swede, into what should go down In
mo promptly of a report which un- wrestling history as an entirely honordenled might have worked me consid- able defeat.
The battle waged for 1
"J. H. HERMAN."
erable Injurv.
hour and 13 minutes before Hacken'New York. Dec. 12."
schmidt was given the verdict.
"It went that long because Westerput up about the grandest article
gaard
FAST FIGHT IN PEORIA
of defensive work ever seen on a mat
here, and full'" duplicated his brilliant
GOES TEN ROLNDS TO
work against Zbyszko last season In
the bout in which he '^as so badly
Peoria. 111.. Dec. 13. Kid Farmer of hurt, and all but put out of business
Peoria and Harry Donahue of Pekln. entirely. But for the lowan's marvelfought ten fast rounds to a draw ous gameness and stamina, 'Hack' would
Ill
laft night before the
Coast Athletic have let the crowd get away at least a
The
Both pressed the game from half hour earlier than he did. conclub.
tnrt to filnsh. but neither could gain Lion' was the aggressor almost
and then took
any m.aterlal advantage. The tight was stantly, and only now
purpose of
the
for
position
under
the
one of tiie fiercest and fastest seen In
husbanding his own strength a bit and
Peoria this season.
to wipe his streaming face on the canvas of the mat. This done he would
resume the offensive and set even a
harder pace than before.
"The first bout went 1 hour and 2
minutes oild, and was one of the most
vigorous battles ever decided in the
coliseum ring, the crowd being kept
in a tumult almost from the very start.
Not in months have we seen a couple
of heavyweights who set and then
maintained .'^uch a savage clip for sixIt was a case
ty minutes as this pair.
of dash and bore in on both sides right
from the call of time, and although
'Hack' never was in danger and as a
matter of fact, was never to one shoulder, Westergaard's work was so brilliant and lie attacked so consistently
and with such seeming effect that the
crowd fairly screamed its approval of
!'s work."
atliletic
than twenty leagues, each having six
to thirty clubs, and each club having
five men, which gives an idea of the
number of persons who will enter the
tournament.
nual Meetings.
Fitzpatrick, retired
condition, Keene
cojntry was no fault of his.
After the match with George Hack- trainer of Michigan and one of the
«nschmidt this evening Lehto will very best men in this country, obcontest with jected strenuously to the cutting out
•tiu-t training for the
All
along Lehto has been of the training table, and In this Aery
Person.
CO ifulent of his ability to beat Peri^un,
and now that the men are matched wise objection he was sustained by
th-re will be a great amount of In- the students and athletic council of
terest aroused in the meeting of two the school.
in«n who have occupied the wrestling
The conference wants Michigan back
limelight In the Northwest for the In the fold.
There are a few men
past year.
among even the college professors who
l^-hto yesterday voluntarily offerel are wise enougli to see that tlie conPersonally Lehtv> ference Is going to be weakened withto wrestle Person.
has never objected to a meeting with out .Michigan, and that football genPerson, for he Is confident of his at>ll- erally Is going to be made more unHf Intcrtsting in the V/est wlti.out the anIty to lieat the Duluth grapplcr.
ws.nted to wrestle In the Copper coun- nual Mlchlgan-.MInntsota game, which
try and was ready to go on. anl It .«;anie, boys, has been the big roundup
was no fault of his that the match of the West, these few years back.
ws.s called off.
At last the students of Minnesota
Lehto will rest for a few days after liave raised a kick and it Is only to
th«> match this evening and will then be hoped that the kick will be long
wrestle enough to keep in good condi- enough and hard enough to reach the
He Is In result the students desire. Perhaps
tltn for the Person match.
best .shape of his career right at
present time, having tralneil conscientiously for Hackenschmidt. Therefoie he will merely have to keep In
condition for the Person go.
New York
in
Insinuations that Karl I^hto -was
afruid of Chris I'erson and that he
ran out of a match In the Copper
co'intry. have been met by the aceeptnnre yesterday afternoon of the
I'eraon by the youns"
*>'
chiilleiise
training table. As Michigan has alFinn.
According to the statement of Lchto ways had a very higlily paid trainer,
ye:5terday, he has never been afraid and this man presumably believed In
©f Person, and the failure of the earning his salary by having the memm&tch to go through In the Copper bers of the squad In the very best of
th<i
tht!
of Three
PICTURES FAVOR NELSON.
more
ANOTHER GAME
(BY BRUCE.)
THERE IS SOME FAINT RAY OF
UON
RUSSIAN
consists of
DEUTH WINS
This Year.
hope
Match.
Rocky mountains.
The association now
Not likely to Be Ousted
Critics.
Former
for Cancelling
President of National League
City,
Cities
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