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Jm Dwb Riweir Twnia Has Day Al IRm4 Eips Hits Ball GMb auradl Beate Local Cot St Paul Will Retain Club, Says President Chivington SOFT TRACKS SLOW UP HORSES' TIME i Garland's 670 Good for Top Place In B. A. Bowling 7 'vyV Veteran Is Only One. Pin Short of Record! Local Stars Paint Mimic-! apolis All Over the Honor List. TiieSporting ODservsr Association Head Thinks Owners Will Take Charge This Work.

St. Paul retains its ball club. President Thomas Chivington, after a Hying trip up from Chicago, announced last night that ho was pleased with the situation, that tho dent for the transfer of the club from George E. Lennon To new owners would be completed this week and that all Bt. Paul fears that it would suffer tho ignominy of being wiped off the baseball map might be chased for all time.

He further announced he would call lie Association schedule -meeting Huroogla Simla Mt CirysHal Lak ls04 Crystal Lake Pacer in Splendid Performance within' a tew (lays and that Association clubs inight go ahead with spring plans, counting on Bt. Paul as one of the ring. Jf the details of the transfer of the Bt. Paul franchise are not completed within a few davs, George K. Lennon will represent Bt.

Paul at the schedule meeting. lw The brow of the league president was fur from the care-furrowed expanse he is supposed to have developed oyer his Bt. Paul worries. In faet, it might well he supposed that Lexington Park was a treiuured spot for the) coinage of dollars, so cheerily did he size up the situation. "Pine, line!" he exclaimed.

"The Association with the prospei of its now major league rating should have one of the best seasons in its hiHtury and the St, I'aul trouble is trilling. I look to see a real ball club and a real season there." Xow comes additional information about the latest Miller acquisition, each word pointing to the fact that the Can-tillnns have landed a nrst-class player, who shouia be of immense value TW the re-formed aggregation. Wallace II. Smith, the dope shows, lives in Philadelphia, is a right-handed batsman and thrower and will soon be 26 years old. He is just half an inch less than six feet tall and weighs 180 pounds.

He began his professional career with Lynn, in 1909 and went to the Ht. Louis Nationals the following year, lie wasn't thought to have had suffi cient minor league experience and ws snipped to Atlanta, where he starred in 19a- and 1912. In August of 1913 he was sold to tho Washington America an a was with that club when the Car inions purchased his release, writes Innis Brown, sporting editor of the Atlanta Journal: Smith is a great minor league player when worked reg ularly." II is acquisition looks like an impor tant move in the general reorganization and strengthening of the Minneapolis machine, last season disrupted and broken down under the strain of years. IF WALSH COMES BACK. Declares Edward Walsh: "I'll be as good as ever this season and will win a lot of games for the Sox." If any one news item could cause a hedge in those winter books on the Bos ton Americans it is that same little an aouncenient.

With Walsh, Faber, Cicotte, Scott, Russell and the rest of the Sox gang of star (lingers, with Collins, Brief, Fouruier, Weaver and the others, with Schalk for premier catcher and a new deal in managers the Box are to be feared, not scorned, this season. BOWLING It isn't safe to make any comment about the I. B. A. leaders.

While a fel low's writing the crack piu-getters ahQQLfllL the figures little bits with new high scores But there are a few Joe Dodd Beats King Baneeia in P'ive Heats for Possession of Eowe Cup. Knight Express Defeats' Black Diamond in Match Rae Holiday Card Out. Skylight, the big Crystal Lake pacing champion, raced through a stiff wind over a soft track to splendid time in winning the free-for-all pace of the Crystal Lake Driving Club yesterday afternoon. 1 The big black made the first heat in 1:06 '4, considered fast under condi tions, cut it down to 1:05 in the second heat, and then snowed his caliber by whistling down the ice in tha third in a flat 1:04. Bobby K.

aod Kid Birch- wood were slim competition. Ice In Fair Shape. Skylight's performance is emphasized by tho fact that in tour other classes the wind and slush materially affected the time. Joo Dodd and King Baneeia furnished a team race that went five heats before McPherson finally captured the Kowe cup with Joe Dodd. Each horse had previously won a leg among the fields in the pacing class.

The third heat saw the horses going the entire quarter with carts locked and tho winner in doubt till the wire flashed by. The best time in the race was 1 made in the first heat by King Baneeia. Baylandor madn it three straight in tho trot, and Black Fox had tho same record over Dan Ham in the 2:30 pace. Ruedv, with Knight Express, and Morrison, with Black Diamond, settled differences in a matched race, and Ruedv won, but not until he had taken a little ot the living ice in one heat. The holiday card at Crystal Lake for Feb.

'J2 will be a 2:24 trot, 2:10 pace, and a gentleman's road raee at three-eighths of a mile. FOND DU LAO CALLS OFF GAME Small Crowd at St. Joe Gymnasium Stops Contest. The Fond du Lac, basketball quint took one look at the crowd at the St. Joo gymnasium last night and called off the game with Bt.

Joe. Less than a handful of people were at the gymnasium. There is a possibility of another game being arranged between those two teams in the near future. Fond du Lac will be in Minneapolis in a few weeks and the game will probably be played then. Princeton Beats Yale.

New Haven, Feb. IS. Princeton's hockey team won from Yale here last night, 2 to 1. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS LAKE OF THE ISLES. Fre-for-ll Pace.

Sav Cup. Keal Patch (Smith) 1 1 1 ti Thornway iSavafe) I Oordon Boy (Kallayl 2 dia lime 1:10 Free-for-all Trotj White and MoKaught Cup Abbie Front (Wnvele) 1 1 I'littortt (AllendoTiJ Frank Ciayton (Adrewi) TtaeliOB, 1:08, V. 6. Horseshoe Cup. G-wvella Jay (Kellay) Ladr Mao (Bogie) Todd Beeant (Kottlto) Bustir (Hanson) Phoebe (Wickhara) Time 1:14.

Jaitree MrElroy. Thttreen, Todd. Timere Jehnaton, Allen, Starter C. B. WaddeU.

3 1 I CEY8TAL LAKE. Free-for-all Paoe, Ptrtini Cup, Sarbather and FlioenU Priiee. BkylitrUt (Comstock) Ill Bobbie K. I Salter I I Kid Birchwood (Burg) IIS Time 1:04, IM. Face.

Bowe Cup. Joe Dodd (laoPherson) King Baneeia (Uobinson) Time 1:10, 1:10, 1:11, 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 10. 8:40 Trot. Went and Yaefer Prizes. (Nolan) 1 1 1 Oresoent.

Jr. (West) 3 Brirht Boll (Taylor) 3 Ti'ne 1:23, 1:22. 2:30 Pace. DfUittre-Diioa anil Xnaeble Frizei, Blaok Fox (Dorlraan) 1 1 Dan Ham (t van a Time 1.21, 1:20. Katehed Race.

KniRht Express (Rnedy) Black Diamond (Morrison) Time 1:18, 1:14 1:15. Judges Christy. Moore Hand. Timers Knaeble, Kirriey, Bompafe. Starters Larson.

Burnett, Patxsl Judfe Hamilton. 1 I .2.1. Big Black Shows White Feather; Wants to Come Back to United States Chicago, Feb. IS. United States District Attorney Charles F.

Clyne yesterday received information from an emissary of Jack Johnson, world's champion heavyweight pugilist, that Johnson wanted to return to the United States. Johnson, who left America while under sentence for violation of the Mann Act, desired to know the attitude of the Government regarding his return. Mr. Clyne refused to say what the Government would do if Johnson returned voluntarily or if he were brought back, lie could be tried on two pending charges or resentenced on the former conviction, it was said. PEED AN LOSES FIRST GAME Blomquist Defeats Teacher in Work's Buliard Meet.

Peedan lost his first game in Van Clark's three-cushion billiard tournament last night when he was beaten by Blomquist bv a score of 30 to 2H. The game went 85 innings. There is one game tonight. Olson meets Bhute at 8 p. m.

Hennepin and Sixth ONGS AND By GEORGE E. PIIAIR We fail to see any reason for the financial straits of the Columbia Yacht Club. Any yacht club -would he on easy street if it only insisted that all the members pay their bar bills. If vou nru interested in athletics yen orobablv have noticed what a heart rending race there is in the three-cushion billiard league. Wah Kai Chang deserves all the publicity he is getting.

He is, without a -doubt, the best Chinese athlete attending tho University of Chicago. THE NAMU WILLIE. Being a Boy Wonder has its drawbacks. Willie may play billiards for 1,000 years and yft nobody ever will think of calling him Bill. Ad Wolgast and Bill Hhakespeare didn't agree on the subjeet of names.

Once we heard Adolph say: "When a guv grows up and they still call him Willio he can't be any good." Then he met Willie Ritchie. Joe Loomis, tho sprinter, is one of our loading tango dancers, but he can't beat Vernon Castle unless lie wears spiked shoes. It is possible to bo an amateur ath lete and a professional tangolst at the same time, but if tangoing isn't athletics we'll eat our Victrola. AMATEURISM. 'ertain college professors maintain that a wan may be a professional in one form of sport and yet retain his amateur standing in another.

This idea might be carried out with various meanderings and variations. For example, let us take a possible scene on a college campus in the melancholy days of early Autumn; Enters a rawboned youth (with emphasis on the bone), clad in a football layout. Enters also a graduate roughneck who is drawing salary as a coacb. "Get in there," says the let me see what you can do at right Tho youth haugs his head and replies: "I once played that position for money on the Canton Tigera. 1 am a professional right tackle.

"Then get out at right end and see what you can do there." Once more the youth hangs his bead and replies: "I once playod right end for money on the Waukesha Walruses. I am a professional right end." "Can you play right guard!" asks tho coach. "Oh, yes," replies the youth. "I played it once fur money on the Ho-boken Hoboes. I am a professional right guard, but," he gops ou, raising a beaming countenance, "1 have never been a quarter back for money." "Then get in there and play quarter," says the coach.

"This is a strictly amateur team." and Ofter for Sale uits 1 Wladek Zbyszko Arrives Today to Meet Ordeman Younger Brother of Stanislawf, Has Won Many Medals in Europe. Wladek Zbys.ko, you msv trv it aloud if you wish, will be in Minneapolis arlv todav for the -announced, avowed and declared purpose of Hopping Henry Ordeman flat tipon hi back twice within the round of the little old minute hand. Wladek, who is a younger brother of Btanklaws. is said to be almost as good a wrestler, with an even brighter future in the mat gamp. According to bulletins about Wladek he is one of the champion medal winners of the world.

Here's bis record: Won a gold belt in Bucharest, Rou-rminia, and had it presented by the king. Won a loving cup in a tournament in Vienna. Won a golden wreath' in a tournament in Warsaw. Won a gold medal set with diamonds in championship tournament in Paris. Won a gold medal in Buenos Aires tournament.

Wladek is only 22, is 6 feet tall and measures 4 inches around" the chest. The match takes place at the Gayety Thester tonight, starting fit II m. ATHLETIC CLUB AT POSTOFf ICE Under plans to provide for extensive athletic, contests and for a bilr field meet in tha spring, clerks and carriers of the Minneapolis postoffice have organized an athletic club and obtained gymnasium roof in the basement of the new jiostoffice building which will tie compfotel furnished. Bowling and basketball will be the principal game and the vajious teams will arrange contests between similar teams in the Bt. Paul and Duluth post-offices.

A big field meet will be staged between teams of the three cities in the spring. Hennepin and Sixth the St. Paul Takes Fifth, Sixth and Seventh in Five-Men. TOURNEY LEADERS FIV8-MEN. Peorias.

Peoria, El. 2981 Zumalweiss, Minneapolis 2951 Centrals, Minneapolis 2889 Bergsings, Minneapolis 2861 Jaytons Bluff Commercial Club Bt. Paul 2837 O'Briens, St. Paul 2798 Conrads, St. Paul 2797 Snyders, Minneapolis 2758 Elks Specials, No.

44, Minneapolis 27f6 Park Brewery, Winona, Minn. 2751 TWO-MEN. T. B. Tennyson and B.

Newhouse, Minneapolis 1265 r. E. Byrnan and G. A. Ilagberg, Minneapolis 1230 W.

6. Laidlaw and O. Garrison, Peoria, 111. 1229 George Wilke and Fred Eeimer, Minneapolis 1218 Charles Ericltson and G. F.

Pas-chen, Oslikosh, Wis 1214 "Ward Bhea and Charles Cole, Minneapolis 1198 Schoenlg and K. Hanson, Winona, Minn 1197 B. Gilbertson and B. Kyan, St. Paul 1189 XL Saunders and E.

B. Hull, Minneapolis 1183 J. Garland and A. Kolis, Minneapolis 1182 INDIVIDUALS. James Garland, Minneapolis.

670 P. Eommers, Minneapolis 653 Frits German, St. Paul 640 K. c. Dowiev, Minneapolis 631 Ray Curtis, Dubuque, la 630 J.

Bcaxoeaer, Minneapolis 629 Chris Linehan, Dubuque, C. V. McCauley, Minneapolis J. Seiberlich, St. Paul Fred Eeimer, Minneapolis 621 619 617 617 Jimmy Garland tops the list of individual performers at the International Bowling Association vith a score of 670.

All bowling Minneapolis elm-siders it his rightful position. The veteran shot true to the form which has made him the best pin-getter in the local colony. Near Record. -Ifi's yesterday performance is within ene pin of the record of tlie 1. If.

A. tor its seven yearn the 671 of Victor Weber of Le'Mars, Jowa, made Just jear. Uarland accomplished his feat after a comparatively low score of in his first game. His second game was a tournament mark to date, -89, ten strikes and two spares. His third was 24.

Pete Sommers followed close on Garland heels into second phwe with 653, hade-by-jramcs of -Sl-S13 and with not an open frame to mar his rolling. K. 1). Dowly, another Minneapolis bowler, went into fourth place with 631. 1.

h. Ryman and 0. A. Ilagberg went into second place in the two-men with a total of 1.3U. From among the collection of Minneapolis star who monopolized the alleys with their singles and doubles yesterday, i no others did any note-worthy toppling.

Minneapolis is nearly through witli her efforts and stands well represented in the honor list. There are six local teams among the first ten in the tive-ineu, five two men combinations up there and six individuals in select company. Bt. Paul made its first appearance in force on the alleys hint niht with fourteen teams in the lirst shift, none of which is rated as among the, real down-river stars. At that, the men from the other Twin dented some good t-ounts.

The Llaytou Jihitf Commercial Club five took fifth pliico away from the Powers Mercantile Company of Minneapolis with a count of 2 S3 7. The O'Briens grabbed sixth place with and the Conrads went into seventh position with Tonight will see Paul still more ably represented on the night that all the bowlers are dreading the appearance of the crack fSt. I'aul City League teams who have spilled so much grief locally inter-eity matches Vesterday TWO-MEN EVENT. a iu a. W'trd nhca, Mpt.

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Mill. Wi V.m i-t-lIH Jul lie- IMS (Continued on Pa.ge 15) "Mystery" Beaten; Mask Torn Off; "Ham and Egg" Wrestler Disclosed Chicago, 111., Feb. 18. The mask was torn from the face of the wrestler, by Bill Hoknff here last night, who won in straight falls. The first fall was accomplished in twelve minutes with a cross-body lock.

The second required only seven minutes, and the hold was the same. Instattly the house was an uproar. "Tear off his the crowd yelled to Hokuff, and the latter advanced uncertainly toward the man he had conquered. The defeated grappler stepped to tne front of the stage and ripped the black covering from his face. It was John Friburg, a so-called "ham and egg" wrestler, who has been working on the mat in Chicago for several years.

Ed White, "Mystery" manager, made a speech to the crowd in which he said the. bout last night was the first that had been pulled off on the square in six years. 4 'Hi Skylngte Wlhksss Real Patch Wins Pace; Abbie Frost Takes Trot Poor lee at Lake of the Isles Makes Time Unusually Slow. President Kellay Drives Gervella Jay to Victory in 2 :22 Pace. Three fields of horses chugged through 6lush to slow time at Lake of the Isles yesterday afternoon, the much anticipated free-for-alls yielding in interest to the finishes in the trot.

Keal Patch gave Charley Smith a buggy ride in tho pace, Miss Thorn-wav verifying predictions that she could not work without hopples. Gordon Boy, the third entry, had no speed for the class. The best time was 1:1014, testimony to the poor racing conditions. Abbie Frost Wins Cup. Abbie Frost took easy three-heat win over Clifford and Frank Clayton in the trot for tha White aud Mc-Nanght cup.

Johnny did not Btart. Time in this event was faster than in the pace, the best heat being in 1:09. Clifford backed up at the wire and saw Frank Weyel with Abbie Frost easily outfinish him. Even Frank Clayton beat out Allendorf's horse in the third heat. The 2:22 pace went to Gervella Jay in straight heats and E.

J. Kellav, who drove her, repeated his offer of $4o0 for tl4 mare to Kottke, her owner. Bogie crowded Lady Mac into Becond place in the summary and another Kottke entry, Todd Bezant, got third. Buster showed another flash of hts speed and worked into a second in the final heif'the track holds up there will be racing at Lake of the Isles btrdy with a 2:10 pace, 2:17 trot, 2:30 trot and 3:00 pace. Warm Weather Puts an End to Hockey Contest Two High School Games to Be Played Friday, if Ice Permits.

Poor ice forced the postponement of another high school hockey game yesterday. This time it was an intercity game between Minneapolis Cen tral aud Mechanic Arts oi t. i aui. Unless the game can be played next Wednesday, it will be called off. The high school team will make an attempt to play two games this week.

North and Central will play at North Commons Friday afternoon. Yesterday was hockey day at North. Tags were sold to defray the expenses of the school team. The East-West contest scheduled for Van Cleve ought to be another hard fought game. Although East has not a chance to beat out the Green and White team for the championship, the Red and White seven is out to get an even break with Captain Yerxa's men.

Ed Walsh Predicts He'll Be in His Old Time Form in 1915 Chicago, Feb. 18. "Big Ed" Walsh, who until two seasons ago was regarded as the premier pitcher of the American League, told friends before leaving with the Chicago American League elnb for Paso Robles, Cab, that he would be in his old-time form when the playing season opens. "When the season closed last year I completely forgot all about baseball," Walsh said. "1 didn't pick up a ball nor even test my arm, but I feel confident that my formeT speed and control are returning." Walsh hasn't pitched a dozen games since' his arm failed him two years ago.

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things The Observer's sure of. IIe' certain That Minneapolis bowlers will iana at least their share of the prize money. That Jimmy Garland is a pretty iair sort of a shooter after all. That Hill Fust is one dandy, reuaoie little old anchor man. That hich league averages don al ways get the most tournament pins.

That Frank juaione is a urst tinoa gatherer of the wood in addition to being an nnequaled executive, and That the t. I'aul experts navru t. bowled yet. THINK THIS OVER. Would short, squatty, hard hitting, earnest "Red'' Watson and slim, limber, clever, elusive Ray Temple make a good lightweight matcht Would theyl Urn! Urn! NEITHER DO WE.

nolis Y. M. O. A. athletes are to take part in a National llexathlon.

Do you happen to know what a hexath-lon is! LAWSON TO THE FRONT. Charley Lawson rises from temporary oblivion "to remark that he'll beat Bufl IScidel to a pulp when they go six rounds at Hudson, March U. Oh, yes, Mr. Lawson also wants something said about an amateur boxing carnival he is arranging for the entertainment of members of Hennepin Tent, No. 10, K.

O. T. M. Friday night. There will be seven bouts, he says, and he'll appear in one of them.

WTiADEK VS. STANISLAWS. Wladek Zbvsko may not be as good a wrestler as "Brother Stanislaws, but he has more medals. Then again Wladek is here and Stanislaws is cooped np In fVtrograd. Rah for Wladckl opponent's gloves were loosely laced and a Jiving string end struck 1)11-maii's left eyeball.

The eye became infected. Kor a time it was feared Johnny would lose tne sight of that eye, but he gradually improved until he was able to remove the bandages and resume boxing. His recent snowinir with Temple, so disappointing to Minneapolis fans, is now laid in slight measure to his eye trouble. Tillman, without attempting any olibi, said afterward that his left eve bct'im ti bother him early in the fight. The specialist's orders came yesterday.

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It is certain, according to announcement by Marnier Frauk Tyrrell yesterday, after a thorough examination by oculiBts, that Tillman will not don a glove again during the present year. Baid the ey "If vou value your eyesight st ull. rrfnun from boxing for un indefinite period. Jt Lkelv will be a year." Tillman's left eve pus hurt eatlv in January. He wns boxing at Cooke 'i irjym natii'BJ in a friendly workout.

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