Sioux City Journal from Sioux City, Iowa • 11

THE SIOUX CITY JOURNAL: SUNDAY MOKNING, MAKCfl 9,1902. 11 SMALL CDT ENDANGERS LIFE COACH FOR 1 MORNING SIDE will probably try for catcher. The lineup of the team will be largely the same as last leads off with Cleveland, Columbus, Buffalo, Readville, Providence, Hartford. Cincinnati. Terre Haute, Brighton, estimated, Lexington, $75,000, and Memphis, $40,000.

-L THE'PniZE 1UXG. i r--n nf5? 'nr. p-i MJ dlff store for the patrons of the game. The managers have taken pains to get the best the salary offered cocld procure, and a lot of good ones adorn the roster. L.

D. Waddell, second baseman on the ale university nine, and the best generaj player on the team, will leave the university in afew days to go into business at Pittsburg, and will not play upon the nine the coming season. A good article of baseball comes high. It Is estimated that it will require $70,000 to operate the Philadelphia club the coming season. Some of the players have their names on" the salary list for $2,000 a while others get more.

This will be the most expensive organization In the National league. Detroit, Washington and Baltimore, in the order-named, come next as to the amount It will require to rpn the teams, but there is not one of these three which will be inside of HORSE i 3J Harry Goldfem Lies in a rreoariona Condi, tion at Hospital. BLOOD POISONING HAS BET IN, I Patient Scratched Himself IVhile Taklne Knife from Ills Littlo Nephew One Flnigrer JIas Seen Amputated' and Life Is Threatened. I As the result of a trivial cut on the end of his little finger, Harry Goldfein, broth; er of Mrs. M.

Kroloff, of 1619 East Sixth street, lies "in a precarious condition at ths Samaritan hospital and fears are entertained for his recovery. Mr. Goldfein, who only recently came to the United States, last Sunday was a visitor at the home of his brother, Ooldfeini 425 Center street. Seeing his nephew, Sammie, playing with a butcher knife, ho went after him and took the dangerous weapon from his hands. In doing so the 'V Charles G.

Flanagan Is Engaged by Presi- dent a Lewis. GREAT JOT AMONG THE STUDENTS Athletic Will TaJce a Boom at the ColleB with the Advent, of the Coach The Hish 'Schoolers and Brown'a -College Boy Play' Ball. Chicago, March Charles. G. Flanagan, a graduate of the University of Chicago, in whose athletics he has been prominent for years, has been engaged for coach at Morning Side college, Sioux City.

Rev. Dr. W. S. Lewis, president of Morning Side college, was in Chicago this week and closed a contract with Mr.

Flanagan. Other well known athletes who were under consideration. for the place were L. Smiley, who last year was assistant physical direct or at the Northwestern university, and Joe Hunter, former captain of the Northwestern university football team, Flanagan is a good man, and the Morning Side faculty has a right to congratulate itself upon having secured him. He has been a "prominent player on University of Chicago football teams, and was a mem ber of the crack team of 1899.

He, is a fine looking man. He Is a good baseball and basket ball player, and is well up In practically all lines of athletics. He probably wiu go to bio ux city in May. The news of the engagement of a coach will be received with mueh Joy at Morning Side-college. The college has not been as strong in athletics as both the faculty and the students would have liked, hut it has been because of of training rather than because of lack of material.

It is ex pected the coming year win be a great year in athletics at Morn ing Side. An athletic park Is one of the dreams which the students of the college. hope to have realized. Prof. R.

B. Wylle, a member of the faculty, is acquainted with Mr. Flanagan, whom Dr. Lewis has selected for coath, and he says he is a fine man. Prof.

Wy lie met Mn Flanagan while he tt'ror. vvynej was taking a post graduate course at the: University of Chicago recently. If his athletic duties do not take up all his time, Mr. Flanagan probably will teach a class atjhe college, but this is to be decided later. Dr, Lewis has not yet returned irom nis tnp.j i TRIAL ATHLETIC MEET.

It Was Held Last Evening at the Y. M. C. A. GTmnaalnm, A trial athletic meet was held in the M.

C. A. gymnasium last night for the purpose of selecting a team of good men to compete, in two important indoor athletic meets this month in which the Y. M. C.

A Is to take part. One' meet will be with the University of South Dakota to. he held In Sioux City March 14, and the other will be with the Omaha Y. M. C.

-to take place in Omaha March 28. Thirteen young men competed in tne seven events of last night. The events, the winners and the records were as follows: Sixty-yard potato race Fred Taylor won. uime, i 4-0 seconus. Running high Jump-Arthur Teets won.

leet, 5 lncnes. Fence vault Louis Caton won. Height. xeet, bA mcnes. Hop, step and Jump Arthur Teets won, uitance, zi xeet men.

Twelve-pound Shot put Frank Hope won. distance, sn reec mcnes. Pole vault Louis Caton won. Height, 8 ieec incnes. -j Standing three broad jumps Arthur Teeta won.

Distance. feet 4 incnes. Others who entered In the events were Maxon, Hall, Trimble, Parker, Bicker, Fink, i'ayer, iicKinson and wade. BASEBALL IN MARCH. High Schoolers Defeat Brown's Busi ness College Players.

The warm, balmy atmosphere of yester day, stirred up the baseball spirit of the high school boys, and about thirty enthusiastic devotees of the national came contrib uted toward making the practice grounds at the corner of Sixteenth and Pierce streets a pretty lively scene. During the afternoon a team of high school boys was picked and played a practice game with the team from Brown's Business college which has lately been organized, and at the end of the seventh inning the. score stood 16 to 3 in favor of the hign scnool boys. Fink was in the box -for the high scnoolers, and Hough of ficiated behind the bat. House and Jones did tne oattery worK tor tne Business col lege team.

The outlook for the high school team is the brightest ever. From indications at present it will be even stronger than last vear. Some new material has lately been added that will more than replace some of tne men tnat were lost ny graduation last year. Burns, wno entered tne sophomore class this year will be a strong addi tion to the infield, and Clarence Holman The annual migration of the ducks and geese from their southern homes to their northern breeding grounds Is now on. The warm southern breezes and the weather brought the wild fowl early this season, but the sportsmen were ready for their reception.

When the first suggestion of spring Is manifest, the duck shooter be-. comes restless. Hig hunting traps are kept In readiness, and when the advance agents of the web-footed tribe appear there Is a scramble for the marshes, lakes and rivers. AU week tired "winged ducks and geese have been arriving at the marshes on the bottoms in the vicinity of Luton. Great flocks of snowy brant, their pearly plumage glistening in the sun, nil the air with cries of "Honk, honk, as they fly about the feeding grounds, keenly watching for the hunter croucng In a blind.

They are remindful of regiments of soldiers following a commanding officer. Startled from a desolate sandbar in the river, the flock rises Into the air and starts away single file. The report of a gun or the suspicion that a hunter is near, and the column changes to Then, aa if by command from the leader, all line up abreast. The maneuvering of a flock of geese is mighty Interesting, and many 'a sportsman while waiting for a shot has had the monotony lessened by studying the actions of the flocks as they passed from point to point. The wary Canada geese are following along with the brant- These cumbersome fellows do not stop ln this region very -long in the spring.

They stay only about long enough to recuperate, and then continue their journey northward. Watters, a farmer Hvingi eight miles north of-the city luea two wnoppers last week. A boy herding cattle saw a large flock light rode in on. Ma pony to teli Mr. Watters.

Mr. Watters took his gun and hid In the corn-field. The cowboy then circled around the geese, which were feed-ln on the of the field, and made straight for them at full speed. iTbe startled geese started for the river, but the cowboy was close enough to head them off, and they circled around Mr. Watters.

Her hauled doyivone with each barrel. The two geese weighed sixty-four pound and-were fine specimens. But.ducks furnish the bulk'of the sport. The majority of the -ducks to arrive thus far are of the pintail variety. These ducks are great flyers, have long slender bodies, and are not very desirable for the table.

Pintails are exasperating fowls, and manv a tired hunter has, stood for hours in a blind and watched them soar overhead with their backs scraping the clouds. Some mallards and redheads have been but they have -not yet arrived- In great numbers, with two or three days of good warm weather, the shooting will be In full blast, i The melting snow In the hills lias trickled In little down the hillsides' and made many fine shooting marshes on the Missouri driver bottoms. -On these marshes most of the, shooting probably will be done this spring. Still some excellent sport is to be found on the lakes in this Immediate The ice at Crystal lake. Is commencing to break.

In the. open. places now to be found hunters already have bagged a number of ducks. This week the shooting promises to reach Jts acme hereabouts. The lakes and marshes will resound with a cannonading suggestive -of-, a skirmish battle.

Ducks and geese will have fo run an exciting gauntlety as the hunters this spring are. unusually amce me. dues season opened up and the sportsmen are enjoying the excitement, they cannot -help congratulating themselves on the defeat of the bill Introduced In the legislature to prohibit spring, shooting. The sport 1 rolng to be fine this spring. If.

the guess Isn't away off. and if the hunters had to sit down and watch the ducks and geese uj uver unmoiesieu were wouia pave oeen a wnoie lot of nervousness. GOSSIP OP THE BLEACHERS. 1 All definite negotiations for baseball talent and for the proposed Iowa-South Dakota league are now at a standstill pending the outcome of the meeting of the promoters in this city tomorrow evening. Flandreau, Sioux Falls, Eock Rapids, Sheldon, LeMars, Sioux City and possibly Fort Dodge will be represented, and the confer? ence will determine the fate of the league for the season.

i Though the league thus far Is only a paper league, the managers have begun to take on all the conventionalities of full fledged magnates and are already Involved In a dispute which has, disturbed the peaceful harmony which at first threatens to disrupt the i organization. Differences have arisen over the question of guarantees and forfeits and division, of gate receipts, which is only natural where there Is so great differences in the size 'of the towns. The disputes are aggravated by the intense rivalry between Sioux Fallsi and-Rock Rapids. These two towns stand ready to fight at the drop of the hat, and they have succeeded in dividing" the sentiment of the league about equally on the various points which have arisen for discussion, It is tbls little factional fight which will create the disturbance at the meeting tomorrow night if there is "any. This same intense rivalry among the smaller towns, however.

Is Just the element "which make the league successful If It succeeds In tiding over the present petty disputes. Sioux City representatives will firmly Insist upon a $500 guarantee from each organization. This requirement Is considered rather, exorbitant by some of the; managers In the smaller towns. This, last Item is easily surmountable, however, and ithe smaller towns which have displayed tbe most energy in the promotion of the league will not let the $500" guarantee stand In the way of the-organization's success. The selection of a president for the league has not received much attention thus far, and It Is hard to predict under the existing rivalry, where the scepter Sioux City, however.

seems to be the logical source of material, at least from the, standpoint of the. Sioux Cityans. Tomorrow's meeting will be called at 8 o'clock at the Elks- elub, Where is Western league 1 going to land when It: gets through; Ifs somnambulistic performance? (The only supporters of, the opinion that.lt will land anywhere but in theconsomme are sleepwalkers themselves- They have entered upon their season's campaign against the American association-with the premeditated policy of los-ine money in the fight, and it is the general opinion tbnt they will lose all they at their disposal, and then some. The success of A. B.

Reall in his bluff against the Western-league managers at Denver is only one of the incidents which -goes to prove the lack of organization in the league. Very probably the Western league wllfbe- gin the season on its present basis. At the cuu or me urst month the magnates will find themselves losers tf tho. Ttnt nt rpv- eral crates of the long green and by the middle of the summer they will either de- viue 10 mrow up tne sponge or seek a more reuaoiiame territory for operations. In addition to having come out of the estern- league muddle with his self respect; and his money, A.

B. Beall, of Sioux City, escapes also with the cordial Indorsement of Otto C. Floto, sporting editor of the Denver Post, and one of the very best nuiuwiut's tne wnoie country on sporting matters. Mr. Floto was present at the Kansas City meeting, where the lpacnie magnates expelled Manager Beall.

Of the iwi-M-wuiiigs ue says: The I'ORt nfc OTIf tltriA onnnnnnorl t4at Broadway park would again be the scene of baseball strife the coming year. It was a. pleasant way out of ji nasty situation. Mr. Beall bought the lease of the grounds from Tebeau In good faith.

He paid his money for the goods he received. Of course there was a great deal of ai me January meeting in Kansas City about Beall giving the league the double cross. Well, maybe he did. But the letter read at that meeting from President Whit field to Beall authorized him to act as he deemed Beall claims that by buying me irancnise rrom xeoeau ne was acting a he thought best and the easiest way, out of a lawsuit with the former." The rest of tne magnates thought however. and Beall was exoelled from the league.

There are worse men that A. B. Beall in. imseoaii, and the day may come when the Western league will be pleased to number mm among their members again. Baseball has its ups and downs, and those In power today may.

be very small notatoes next year. Take the power of Tebeau a year ago in tne western league, ana today he is uoi, even a memuer or tne same. The Rivals were the first amateur team to organize tbls season, The team which Is made ud as follows will get together to day for practice: Emil Olson, manager and first base; Ralph Westcott, pitcher; Tony ruggeman. second base: Clarence Olson. Tom Ghlzzoni, third base; Tony Duung, catcher; Fred Trainer, right field and catcher; Charles Wagner, center field; A.

Olson, left field. The High Rollers and the Stock Yards teams or last year aiso will oe reorganized. Clarke seems to have discovered what Ponce de Leon couldn't flnd. i A dozen ye.ars ago he played withmaha in the same leagu with Sioux City. At this time ne was.

considered an ola player, and' when ne xwiriea out or rorm Tor a iew games, ru mora of a "glass arm" were Clarke and "Kid" Nichols, the crack Boston pitcher, used to alternate with great fect in the box for Omaha, and won for the White socks the pennant in the exciting baseball days when Sioux City boasted of "Pop" Bradley, Davy Force, Tim Brosnan, Jim Powell, "Dad Wells, Selbel and Flan agan, and a bunch of other "has beens." This season Clarke is to make a try at pitching for Minneapolis, and mention of his name brought back a baseball story: to an old Sioux City fan. In the primitive days of professional baseball in Sioux City a special train one Fourth of July took a dele gatlon of Sioux City fans to Omaha to cheer tor the corn Huskers, who were to play a double, Jieader with the White Socks. Bubbling with enthusiasm and bedecked with big red ribbons bearing the inscription. "We are the people and we must be the Sioux City crowd congregated in the grand stand, at Omaha, and previous to the morning game blew horns, shouted and made a great demonstration. Seibel, a southpaw.

Was in the bor for the Huskers. and Clarke "officiated for Omaha. The game resulted in aa overwhelming victory for the umana team, but the Sioux City delegation did not lose heart and hoped to turn, the tables in the afternoon. When the afternoon game was called the grounds were crowded, vehicles circled the ana small boys were perched on the fence like blackbirds. Flanagan, as tall as a cypress tree, pitched for Sioux City; and the invincible "Kid" Nichols, then beginning his Illustrious baseball career, was up for the.

Omahas. Flanagan performed like a scared amateur. The Omahas basted his balls all over the diamond and the Omaha fans howled with delight. They stood np1 in the grand stand, and their fingers at the Sioux City delegation. It was too much- Off came ribbons, and in ones and twos the delegation scattered tp obscure seats in the grand stand.

Flanagan's rank performance was respon sible ror nis support, losing heart, and the Omaha players in the first five Innings piled up a score of 20 to 0. Nichols twirled In great form. The Huskers fanned the air or went out on measly little infleld hits. Toward the end of the game little Cooney. then playing shortstop for Omaha, knocked the sphere clear, over the back field fence.

A fierce demonstration followed. Men threw their hats in the air and pounded one with delight. When Cooney crossed home plate and stood panting before the grand stand, silver money fairly rained on him. The deluge of coin kept two or three men busy gathering Up the money. This was an incentive for other Omaha players to try and knock the coyer off.

the ball, and they did It merdlessjy. It was nil the Huskers could do to retire the Omahas in the eighth Inning, and they didn't succeed until the score was up.Jn.the thirties. "If I remember said the man who related the incident, "the Huskers acquitted themselves with one tally." Jim Galvin, one of the most famous pitch-era in the countrv, is dying In Allegheny, penniless. He was a product of the famous "Kerry Patch," St; Louis, which produced such players as "Scrappy' Joyce. Patsy Cable and Jack O'Connor." Tn 1877 he was purchased from Buffalo by the Pittsburg National League club and played three seasons.

-He went back to the famous Buffalo organization and played four seasons, and came to Pittsburg again in 1883. but was released to St. Louis. Tn 194 he played In the Eastern league, but his 'pitching nrm gave out. He was appointed umpire in the National league, but only lasted a short time.

Pickups. Brashear, the hard hitting second baseman who was with' the Indians under A. B. Beall, will play with Kansas City. His brother Is to play with the St.

Louis team. George Hogriever, an ex-COrn Husker, will play in the outfield this season with Indianapolis in the American association. Hogriever is a fast fielder and considered a good hitter. Roth, who used to officiate as an extra behind the bat for the Sioux City team in 1900, has been signed to catch for Toledo. "Dusty" Miller, who was' with the Omaha team, is to play outfield for the same aggregation.

After a perusal of the list of- players signed by the various clubs In the American association, the Initiated baseball-fan can readily see that some fast ball playing Is In year. Hope, Janat, s. coe, Stevens, nun, Howe, A. Lynch and B. Coe will all be back In their old positions.

Capt. Fink intends to begin daily practice as soon as the weather permits and says he win have the team in fine form for the opening game of South Dakot at Vermillion April 5. "CHOYN'SICI THE WINJfER, "Wild mw Hanralum, I Knocked Out In the Fifth Round. Louisville, Ky March .8. Joe Choynskl, of Chicago, defeated "Wild Bill" Hanra- nan, of York, In the fifth round of what was" scheduled as a twenty-flve-round match before the' Empire Athletic club.

The knockout blow came after a hot mixup, wh.w. ended by ChoynsKI putting a stiff left to "Wild Jaw, and following It up with a right to the Jaw which put Hanranan out of the fight. Choynskl had tne-Dest of tne fight all the way through, and His feinting and dodging were too much for the New Yorker, whose vicious swings failed to land. In the first round the men kept away from each other and seemed to be trying each other out. Hanrahan at the opening of the round, however, landed a hard swing on Joe's neck, knocking him to the floor.

Chovuskl was ud in an Inst nut and did not seem to be troubled. The second and third rounds were in Choynski's favor, and In the latter round Choynskl landed on Haiirahan's jaw four times without a return. In the fourth round, however, the men mixed It up and Dotn landea some stiff puncnes, llanranan reacnlne cnoynsKi law tnree times wltn out return. Both men seemed tired when the gong sounded. At tne beginning or tne nrtn rouna a swift exchange of blows followed a clinch, but Chovnskf had the better of the fight- Ing, landing two rights to Hanrahan's jaw.

The latter then became wild and Choyn skl whipped In a left to Hanranan's Jaw, following It with a right to the jaw, which Dut the New Yorker down and out. George Slier, or. cnicago, was. tne rer eree. Before the fight it 'was announeea tnat Tom Sharkey would meet the winner on Derby night in this city.

Marvin Hart and a WANT AMERICANS TO COME. British Would Like to Meet Ameri can Boxers and Fencers. New York, March 8. W. A.

Gavin and G. Lea, of the National Sporting club, of London, arrived today on the St. Paul. "We have come," said Mr. Gavin, "to try to induce American chamoions of boxing.

fencing and wrestling to go over to Engr land during coronation week, and there to meet tne nest men tnat ureai onwiu and the other countries of Kurope can pro- dnee. What we ehlefly want Is the champi ons of the army and navy who are at present in the country's service. We will also try to get Harvard and Yale to send their ttoat tinipra tv to comDeie aeamsi those of Oxford and Cambridge. Lord Lons dale, the resident or our ciuo. nas orcerea a cup as a prize for the winner of a loxlng contest between Harvard and Oxford, ana the earl of Kingston anotner cup lor tue winner or tne contest Detween me Doxers of Yale and Cambridge.

"The chief feature of the tournament will be a tug of war between twelve picked men of Europe and twelve of the United States. "The club has a belt which Is valued at $5,000 which will be given, besides a large money prize, to tne uest neavyweigni pro fessional poxer." CIRCUIT IS, Western League Managers Satisfied with Des Moines and Peoria. Kansas City, March 8. At a meeting of Messrs. Whitfield, Van Brunt and Manning, the circuit committee of the Western Base ball league, today, the circuit was com pleted as follows: Kansas City, C.

A. Nichols, manager; Mil waukee. Ilugn Dutry, manager; uenver. Parke Wilson, manager; Colorado Springs, William Everltt, manager; St. Josepn, uy-rmi fTClhhn.

ranairer: Omaha. W. ron TtmirkA. manatrer: Des Moines. Joe Qulnn, manager: Peoria.

American league player j'et to be signed as manager. President Whitfield has calh 1 a meeting Of the league-for Denver on vveanesaay. Mnrph 12. at wnicn tne committee action today will be ratified and other matters taken up. Th.

financial hflcblhlT 111 Df MoIflPH and Peoria thoroughly satisfied the committee, and franchises were awarnea to tnem suo- ject to the ratification of the league. Stock companies will back the teams and are sure to complete tne season Decause enougn money has been subscribed to carry the teams. BOWLING TOURNAMENT. Interest In the Contests Being- Rolled Off on Seller's Alleys. The -bowling on Selzer alleys continues to attract much Interest.

The teams are doing as well as can be expected under the circumstances. The scores made by some of the clubs In the present series are.UD to tne standard oi tne late tourna ment at JBUnaio. aim in many wars wey are better. The only fault that could be found is that no notices were sent out by the clubs to the members previous to the dates on which they are to participate. The standing of the clubs to date is as folio ws: Total Played.

Worn Lost. Pins Printers 6 5 1 4,278 Clerks 6 5 1 4,074 Bookkeepers 6 3 3 4,052 Packers 6 0 6 3,812 Ctgarmakers 6 3 8 3,722 Plumbers 3 1 2 Barkeepers 3 12 The schedule for this week Is: March 10, nrlnters V8. clgarmaKers: Marcn lz. uook- keepers vs. plumbers; March 14, packers vs.

clerKs. WILLIAMS TO PLAY BASEBALL. Man Who Was Barred as an Ama- tear Becomes a Professional. Iowa City, March 8. Special: Capt.

S. Clyde Williams, of the University of Iowa, who was last fall placed beyond the workings of the conference eligibility rules for nlavlng baseball last summer under an assumed name, will play baseball this year under his own name, lie nas deemed tnat mieht as well be a professional, since the conference declared him to be no ama teur, and today signed a contract io piay nhnrtston on the Sioux Falls. S. base ball lie win leave ior aioux ans as goon as tne onsenaii season at iowa closes In June, lie will coach tne university baseball team this spring. O'Tlrlen Posts a Forfeit.

Philadelphia, March 8. Jack O'Brien to- day' posted a $500 forfeit to bind a match With Tommy Ryan for the middleweight championship- of the world. OHirien says he is ready to meet Ryan any time before June 1, or after the hot weather, before the club orrerlng the largest purse. O'Brien says 150 pounds at the ringside is satisfactory to him. Ryan has already posted his $500.

An Offer to Snntos Dumont. London, March 8. Through the Aero club C. A. Pearson, the publisher, hasoffered Santos Dumont a prize of 4,000 for an alr- shlD voyage from London to Birmingham.

No time limit is nxea. une distance is luo miles. This will be the greatest feat Santos Dumont has yet attempted. By request of Santos Dumont the competition is open to all aeronauts. Michigan Debater! Philadelphia, March University of Pennsylvania won the debate with the University of Michigan last' night.

The subject was "Resolved, That a System of Compulsory voting Should Be Adopted. Pennsylvania' had the affirmative. EnKliih to Man the Meteor. New Tork, March 8. Twenty sailors to man the German emperor's yacht, arrived today on the St.

Paul. They are Englishmen, and have been In the emperor's service for rrom nve to seven yeara eacn. Lowered Two Records. Ithaca, N. March 8.

At' the weekly track meet held on the armory outdoor track today A. Walton lowered two world's records, running the fifty-yard high hurdle in 6 1-5 seconds and the seventy-yard low hurdle in 8 1-5 Reported that 150 Were Drowned. Hong Kong, March 8. It is reported from Canton that a river steamer plying on the Canton river ran down a native passenger boat and that 150 persons were drowned. Bob Fitzslmmons is at Bath Beach and has already commenced to train for his coming battle with Champion Jlra Jeffries.

He has engaged Terry McGovera and Gus Ituhlih to, assist him in his preparatory work." Naturally Fitzslmmons Is confident. Every fighter of any consequence always gives out previous to a battle that he surely will win. Fitzslmmons 1 the winner of over 100 creditable fights, and is, notwithstanding his age, entitled to consideration. Still some of his most ardent admirers, believe he is doomed to defeat before the champion. Jeff" beat him before in eleven rou nds.

The knowing ones say that Jeffries is too big, strong and clever for the kangaroo. The consensus of opinion and the betting proposition In connection with the fight seem to be not on who will win, but how long Fitas will be able to last. All concede that Fitzslmmons is a dangerous foe. but students of the game cannot figure him a possible winner. Bob Armstrong, the colored heavyweight, will assist Jeffries in his work.

He will fit himself somewhere near San Francisco. He does not underestimate Fitzslmmons as a fighter, and will prepare himself with the utmost precaution. March 15 bids for the fight will be opened, and then it will be known where the battle will take place. There is likely to be strong, competition for the bout among fight- promoters. Three San Francisco clubs will put In bids and trust to luck to get a permit from the authorities.

Los Angeles, Jeffries' home, has already offered 120.000. and Fort Erie, will be on hand with a bid. It also is likely that a bid "Will come from New Orleans, and Fitzslmmons is anxious to fight in the south. When "Young Corbett" signed articles of agreement giving Terry McGovera a return matdh immediately after McGovern whipped Dave Sullivan he at once put himself aright with the lovers of the pugilistic game. The featherweight champion all along after his fight with McGovern saw that he was not taken for what he thought he should be.

To Ed Glroux, his advance rcrjj, the little fellow said one night "Why, the people take, me as a joke! And Corbett was right. He was generally taken as a joke by the pugilistic world until McGovern had such a time with Sdllivan. Then the wise ones saw they were mistaken, and now Corbett's stock is at the top notch. 'When the Denver lad steps into the ring again with McGovern he will surely go at even mouey, and it would not be a bit surprising to see him (carrying odds. Those who saw the Sullivan-McGovern fight and saw how long it took the Brooklyn demon to put his game little opponent on the shelf will undoubtedly be found in the Corbett column.

Little Jabs. Billy Stlft has made a contract to fight Joe Walcntt at the Chicago Athletic association within a short time. Walcott has agreed to take Stlft on at catch weights, and as tue north side fighter is In better trim than he haa been for a Jong time he has a chance to land the right, blow on the Barbadoes wonder. Jack Graham, of Indianapolis, who was In Sioux City last month looking for a contest, fought a twenty-round draw at Lead, S. with Andrew Ennls, a local man.

Graham weighed 162 pounds and his opponent 154. The battle, which was for a purse of $200 and gate receipts, was devoid of much cleverness. Jack Root, the western middleweight, has received three offers one from George Gardner, who waats to meet Root In Chicago; another from Loulsvllle where Root is wanted to meet Marvin Hart on the night of May 3, and one from a at Appleton, who wants Root and Carter, Root's manager wired acceptances for all three, providing the proper forfeits are posted. Jack O'Brien is in this country ready and willing to fight Tommy Ryan for the middleweight championship of the world. O'Brien won the title fairly and squarely In England, and he is anxious to meet the best man of his weight In America.

He Is particularly desirous of a go with Ryan, who talks of boxing Tom Sharkey. If he Is he certainly ought not to hesitate to take on -ie 'Philadelphia born English champion. IS DANGER OF A CLASH. Reyolutlonary Bands Cross from Btilsrarla Into Tnrlcey. London, March 8.

A dispatch printed this morning in the Standard from Its Constantinople correspondent saya that since the liberation of Miss Ellen i Stone, I the American missionary, numerous revolutionary bands have crossed from Bulgaria Into Turkish-territory, taking advantage of the temporary withdrawal of troops from the frontier.ATbis was evidently planned by the Macedonian committee, explains the correspondent, and, although no immediate danger Is feared, such crossing the frontier may result In conflicts with the Ottoman forces. Bandits Captnre a Priest. Pekrn, March soldiery have captured a priest at Jehol, about 100 miles northeast o( Pekin. Both the French and Russians are anxious to Bend troops to the rescue ol this priest, but as Jehol is a rich gold mining district the court has ordered Gen. Maiyukwan to hurry and release the prisoner, In order to forestall the entry of foreign troops Into the district.

SOHE MODERN LENTEN DEVOTIONS. The harness horses are now, coming in for attention. The likely ones have been brought j. out of winter quarters and are doing initiatory work on the roads or are Jbeing jogged on the tracks. The owners have much before them to hope for.

It is a poor town. Indeed, which will not have a meeting of some kind. In Iowa and the northwest hundreds of "bush" meeting are being planned, and those who cannot show enough speed on the big circuits will have plenty of opportunity to keep busy. Only three big meetings are scheduled for Iowa this season, Columbus Junction, Des Moines and Davenport, these towns being members of the Great Western circuit. Davenport's meeting will begin July and close- July 11.

The association of-ers $12,000 In purses. The Des Moines meeting will not be quite as big from a money standpoint of view. Des Moines offers $8,000. This meeting will be held July to .28 inclusive. Columbus Junction also offers $8,000 and claims August 28 to 29 as dates;" Fifteen trotting meetings have been assigned In the Great Western circuit.

These include meeting In Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota and Iowa. From the schedules submitted it was calculated that the purses and be raced for at the fifteen meetings will aggregate $250,000. -The complete schedule is as follows; JoIIet June 24 to 27; $10,000. 'Minneapolis July 1 to $10,000. Pekin, 111.

July 1 to 4: $8,000. St. Paul July 8 to 11; $8,000. Davenport, Io. July 8 to 11; $12,000.

Detroit July 14 to 18; $50,000. De8-Moines, Io. July 22 to 26; $8,000. Freeport, 111. August 12 to 15; $8,000.

Galesburg, 111. August 19 to 22; $15,000. Columbus Junction, Io. August 2S to 29 $8,000. Hamline, Minn.

September 1 to Milwaukee September 9 to 12; $12,000. Indianapolis, Ind. September 16 to 19; $12,000 Joliet, III. September 23 to 26; $8,000, Springfield, I1L September 29 to October $20,000. The Hamline, Milwaukee, Indianapolis and Springfield meetings are all state fairs.

At the present, time the prospects of Sioux City having any kind of a racing meeting look like 30 cents. Some of the horsemen have talked over the situation, but there seems to be a lack of support, and the few enthusiastic ones do not see their way clear to make a financial success. The prospects for a meeting have not been entirely dropped, some of the- horsemen aver. It does seem as If Sioux City, as long as It Is out of the circuit, could give a successful meeting for horses who are too slow for the fast company which will be found this year on the circuits. Sioux City has one of the best tracks in the and once was known as a good racing town.

For the past two years Sioux City has furnished horses and patronage in liberal supplies for other meetings in this vicinity. Sioux City, horsemen when they want to see a race go to 'Des Moines. Davenport, Omaha. Dubuque, or to one of the many wnall towns In this Immediate vicinity which season after season give interesting meetings. It seems as if the time had come when the 1 local horsemen should stop their petty quar-? reling, Join hands, and make an effort to give a meeting.

TthoIc DnM. American Jay, 2:21, by Eagle Bird. 2:21. Is now. a high stepping cob horse in New York.

i. Frank Bogash will have a stable this year consisting entirely of the get of Atlantic King, 2:094. Harry 2:06, heads it. Bessie Hal, dam of Ed Geers' fast green pacer. Direct Hal, that worked a trial mile in last fall, will be shipped to East View farm to be bred to Direct, 2:05, once tnore.

The era of high prices for trotting stallions closed in 1F92. when Arlon. Stamboui. Di rector, Conductor, Ralph Wilkes, Constan- tlne, Athel and Belsire were sold for $25,000 or more each. In the following year Sid ney fetched $27,000 at auction, and the price paid for him stood as the record from that day until $50,000 was paid for the black son of Mamhrino King.

Tod Sloan will- undoubtedly be reinstated by the English racing authorities If he cares to King Edward, is anxious for the premier jockey's services. He, only has second call on Diumy Maher. His securing of Maher, too, is thought by many to bo a means of appeasing the wrath of some of the turf followers who are strenuously opposed to Sloan. Tod was always the king's favorite. Nearly $600,000 will be hung tin In stakes and purses this season down the Grand cir cuit, Lexington and Memphis meetings for the light harness brigade.

Never before In the history of the American turf has such a sum been offered for competition. Detroit bade cut a sma11 Kash on the end of the I little finger of his right hand-near the nail. He paid little- attention to the- cut at first, but later blood poisoning set in and he kept growing worse every day. Yesterday his condition grew so serious that he was removed to the hospital and there submitted to an operation. The infected little finger was removed and i rreaimpiir wan vrti 1 rnp nnnA nr hrvh it his life.

0- Since his arrival in Sioux City Mr. Gold fein. has been living at tle Kroloff home. RURAL SCHOOL DIRECTORS. Meeting: Called for Discussion of Plans for Improvement.

County Superintendent E. A. Brown has called a meeting of, the patrons and directors of rural schools at March 20, to discuss ways and means of improving the system of rurnl schools ia Woodbury county. "There is little quesi tion that there is need for bettering the schools of the country districts," said Superintendent Brown yesterday d's-. cussing the meeting, "aud i am anxious that patrons and directors should get together to talk over the needs of the bcuools and ways of supplying them." It -is the county superintendent's hone that the meeting will discuss particularly the question of teachers' salaries ajid the question of consolidation and centralization of schools In the country.

To this-end he has outlined a series of questions for debate In the circular letter in which he an nounces the meeting. The letter follows: Sioux City, March 1902. To the School Directors and Patrons of the Rural Schools of Woodbury County: There is in manv townships of the conntv a feeling that our rural schools ought to be improved and that they are costing too much for the- Denents derived. We have thought that one of the best ways to secure letter schools Is to get the directors and natrons of our rural schools together and consider some questions of im portance in regard to tne scnoois. We have planned to hold such a meeting at the high school at Correctionvllle Thnrs- aay.

March 20. at o'ciock. xne toiiow- lng topics are suggested for discussion; othA er topics win De aiscussea it aesirea. win you plan to be present at this meeting and take part' In the discussion? 1. What should be expected from our rural schools? 2.

Are the rural schools. In general, satis factory? If not, why not? 3. Can better schools be. secured at less expense? If so, how? 4. Can well Qualified teacners ce secured and retained at the present salaries? 5.

Will the consolidation of the small rural schools give better schools at less ex- yeuser 6. Is consolidation practicable? 7. Advantages and disadvantages of town- ship central schools. 8. snou id tne quaun cations ior leacmng be raised? 9.

Are too many branches taught In the rural schools? 10. How make the scBool rooms more com- fortable and the grounds more attractive? BOILERS IN GOPD CONDITION F. Spencer Makes Report as to Appa rntns at the City Bnlldingr. Sioux Cityj March 8, 1902. To the Editor: Kindly" Inform the patrons of our library, 'and cMfe officials who have their offices in the library building, that the writer had occasion to personally make some very extensive repairs upon, the boilers In the basement of the library building some three years ago.

These repairs consisted in removing what we call the tubes. At that time I removed all the Internal parts of, both boilers, and for two weeks I had a better opportunity to make a thorough examination than has ever been offered anyone either before or after the work, was done. At that time I was in-; structed to make a thorough Inspection and examination of these two boilers. After going over every inch of surface internally and. examining every rivet and brace, I concluded that they wero In excellent condition at that time, and so reported.

I am still of the opinion that these boilers are safe for at least flvo. years more, if managed carefully, and; that there is not in the least any cause for alarm. The amount of steam pressure carried on these boilers Is only one- fifth of the theoretical bursting pressure. so you see there Is a big margin to go on. before feeling alarmed.

FK Spencer. SCHOOL ELECTION TOMORROW Trospects Are that It Will Not Bo. Very Excltlnjc. The annual school election will ijako place tomorrow, although no one would know frpm any great excitement that is being, manifested over its approach. There are four avowed candidates I for the three vacancies which aro to1 be, filled.

L. J. of -Morning Side, probably will be elected to succeed Prof. E. A.

Brown, of Morning Side, and serve out his unfinished term, which would have expired in. one. year if Prof. Brown had remained on the board. Victor Swan la a candidate to succeed himself "on tho board.

C. Williams and II. C. Gardi ner, the other two candidates, probably, will have to fight for E. D.

Wigton'a place on the board, Mr. Wigton not be-, ing a candidate for re-election. The polls will open at 9 clock. Tho polling places and the judges and clerks are as follows: First Precinct, Including the First and Sixth Wards Fire station on West Seventh street; Judge, T. C.

Prescott clerics, Fi A. Singer, O. XV. liu Hard, u. w.

Second precinct, including ssecoua nnd Fourth Wards City library building: Judges, Dr. J. C. Dunlavy and R. II.

Brown; clerks, jonn weocr nnu u. m. lveruy. Third Precinct, Including Fifth, Seventh and Eighth Wards Copt. White' music store, 1105 Fourth street; Judges; A.

Swan and 13. D. Wigton; clerks, A. A. Smith, J.

A. Johnson and G. Hultbcrg. DIEZV i KRUEGER In Sioux Saturday. March 8.

1002. Mrs. Wllhelmlna Krueger. aged CO years, of pneumonia. The funeral will be held at 20 o'clock; tomorrow afternoon at the residence, C13 Main street.

Mrs. Krueger died at 9:10 clock yesterday morning after an illness of about ten days. She is survived by two children. Wal ter A. Nlvllng and Edward Krueger.

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