THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , MAllCIt G. 1892-SIXTEEN PAGES. THE LOCAL WORLD OF SPORT / I * All That ia Fresh and Interesting from the Ball Players' Realm. NEBRASKA'S GREAT FUTURITY STAKE Among the 1'nncliorn The Solomons of tlio Turf Athletic Swulnn ! > < > K nnil Oun nnit llrrc/y Ml - collnny. Nnw YOIIK , Feb. 29. To the Sporting Edi tor of Tin : Bnis : The editor of Boll's Llfo In reviewing Tom Paddock's pugilistic career , paid "his passionate temper had bcon his bane , " nhd further stated that ho had scon him Hunt a number of rounds steadily with ill * loft , nnd derive great benefit by doing so , but tbo moment ho got plnkod ho would lu- tnnll.v change to the two-handed style pecu liarly his own. " Although Paddock began Ills fistic career before bo was out of bin teens , ho was a twelve slono ( IDS ) man In hard condition to begin with and did not Brow from a inlddlo to a heavy weight , llko * inrry Broomo nnd Jom Maco. L When Tom Sayors ( who was oichteun I * months younger than Paddock ) fought Dan /Collins in 1850.at ten stone ( HO pounds ) the ' flght was Interrupted by n magistrate In the ninth round , anu , ho commanded the mon to top lighting , which they did after some re monstrance from Saycrs' noisy followers , amongst whom tba championship candidate ' ( I'addork ) was offensively conspicuous and ( Was for defying all law , order , dosoncy and common sense , and then and there , heedless Of the consequence , finishing the nffalr on the presumption that they had n decided ad- Vanlaco at tbo tlmo of the Interruption. Paddock fought Bondtgo the same month ; bo llttlo thought nt that tlmo that Savers would bo the champion nnd boat Paulson , , Jones , the Tipton Slasher aud himself soma years nftcrwards (1850-53) ( ) . Johnny nnd Harry Broomo bncucd Pad- flocu in his championship light with Bcndlgo , and they snld ho showed n great deal of ffractlousucss and bad temper during his training. There can bo llttlo doubt that ho Was a bettor man than Bnndlgo at that tlmo , nd would probably have won if ho hud not tfol Irritated into a fbul blow by Bendy drop ping.Ho mot the Tinton Slasher in Decem ber of the same year , but was over-matched. Xu Addition to tbo Tipton'n advantage in height and weight , ho was decidedly the bot- .tor sol on cod man. Pud Jock wns a rusher wud did not practice retreating tactics. An bid rln'g-goer exclaimed in the llrst round : ' It's nny odds on the old man , the Toung 'un has got bis master before him. " Boll's Llfo said Paddock looked of the Golldh brood beside Bcntllgo , but small bo fore the Tiptoa , aud that Tom's yokel iiko folhU were completely out of distance ; Iho ruih that proved dangerous to Bundigo , old , tale and under twelve stone , was certain do- ' .ructiou against the bulky and firm stand ing Slasher , on account of his tact at coun ' tering , his superior length of reach , and his 'immense weight. " When the Tipton was walking to his corner nt the end of tbo twenty-seventh round the peppery Paddock run aitor him and struck htm on the back of the neck. Old Tipton turned nppeallnrly to the roforec , who nt once decided in his favor , ( 'j'lmo forty-two minutes. ) Paddock had f torwards a chance to fight either Tipton or Jones a second tlmo and ho said "Ho pre ferred Jones. " ( ho easiest Job. ) And Whom ho again boat in en hour and a half ' - ( . 'uno 1855) ) . Paddock Intondoa to retire then nnd "Boll's Life sold ho mi ht safclv hauo retired with glorv , " but ho had hoard that ho had been matched rvlth Siyers , Pad dock slaking 150 against 100. Sayors was overjoyed nttho prospect of a whirl with P&ddock , who was at the time matched with JJroome , but Sayors backers positively de clined to no on with the mutch until the con test with Paddock and Broomo was decided. Boll's Life , In speaking ot Sayers after wards , said in 1850 Soyers flew at high game und was actually matched with Pad dock. The police were very busy trying to top tbo Tiptou Slasher and Paddock from .tnqollne nnd the reporter shin Tiptou _ vcry prudently rested in his car while they were limiting a place to moot , nnd bo noticed Joromost among the crowd running across ploughed fields , etc. , the burly figure of the coppoi'facod Paddock. The mill was fought by moonlight ultimately. A man drew a knife on Paddock in a saloon once nnd stabbed him ; Tom remarked to Bob Travors , the black pugilist , "Bob , ho'ssttck- Ing mo. " Tom and his assassin wore arrested "and " tried next morning. Paddock aftor- "Wards forfeited 80 to the Tipton and came 'boar ' having to forfeit to Siiyors through letting his hasty temper get tbo better of bim , in some words with Aleck Keene , his principal backer. Ho bad a dangerous Illness knd bad boon In the hospital tbo year before bo mot Sayors and was stale and no longer the vigorous fresh man ho had been. "Tho editor said ho gained a slight advan tage ever Sayort In their contest somotlmoj , but it.was very short lived , enoughhowever , Was done to convince us that had bo been the Paddock of five years previous , Tom's chances of holding his proud position would hnvo been anything but rosy. " Notwith standing Paddock's atalonoss bo showed all bis old srumonoss and gained the first blood ( md tbo first knock down. Poor old Tom bad the temerity , when nearly on his last logs , ever two years later , to moot the irignutlo 61m Hurst , and was knocked oat and had his ribs broken by a riant bander from the clumsy coloxsut In ten minutes. Hurst was a hammer man or blacksmith's helper. HU beighth was six foot two and a half , his cheat circumference forty-nine inche ? , and bis usual weight in his clotbos when swing ing tbo sledeo hammer was 260 pounds. The Staloy Bridge Infant' ! as bo was called was cut all to ribbons and beaten into help lessness by the accomplished Jem Mace , in eight rounds , In 1801. Mace in tbat contest weighed 150 pounds. Sayors and Mnco , although - though only middle weights , could glvo uway ' lumps of weight , through tholr skill in dodgIng - < | Ing blows , whereas both Paddock and Jones came tu grief in their contests with Tipton , Hurst und McCoola - The Tipton fought a draw and was beaten iby Charles Freeman , the American giant , who was ton inobos talloraad seventy pounds heavier (181'J ( ) . Frnonian'it ' height'was six foot ton and a half , and his fighting weight was 353 pounds. I saw Freeman and Count . aot to in a theater in 181- . The giuntknockod } big Bon down by a loft bander on bis pug i | nose. Count placed ono band on the floor and sprang to bis feet with great muscular Bgillty like n flash. Big Bon was moro com pactly built than Freeman and thicker In proportion 10 bis height. Ills knotty , curly head and short bull neck wuro firmly Imbed- ed in n pair of herculean shoulders and his broad , deep chest and long , muscular limbs cave him u most formidable appearance. Ills bolghth was six foot two undono-half Inches. T , C. 1C "Tlio Tout , " Many of our readers have at various times bcon impressed wllh the Idea that their judgment of the merits of certain thorough bred * oould not bo very much Improved upon , yet It often appears that tholr contl donee is decidedly rattled , to say tbo least , , when Ihovapproach ono of the numerous import gentry who infest tbo race track and iool room , This class of precious ones are commonly known as"Touts" aud tbo breadth and depth of the knowludgo they claim to possess , passotb the understanding of all ordinary mortals. Confluent of their own kill and cunning In unraveling the knotty question of owner and trainer In entering UIow Quick" in a hult-rallo dash with 105 pounds up , ten pounds loss than the same animal carried when ho mot , and defeated uch cracks ns "Uot Thoro" and "So Blow , " * by ten lengths' ' Iu the "chestnut stakes" of IbOl , does not always cocuro tbo willing oar ot tbo. Intended victim , but our Tout Is , , however , cn.ua ! to any or all emergencies , lot thorn como irom nny quarter. Ho then under pledge of the utmost secrecy informs his patient that the rubbdr In tha next stable has been watch ing the movements of his neighbors for soma time past ; that ho ( iho rubber ) had himself timed the horse at break of day , und of his own knowledge could swear that the triple boodod and blanketed aulmal tint flashed past his biding place earned the remarkable Weight of 140 pounds , and actually made iho naif mile In forty-savon secondsreally break- In ? tbo record of forty-six seconds , consider ing tbo wolaht carried , and that they would polu It fora "killing. " To provo that ha had not , tied to him bo would bo willing to bow him Just where bis frloud was in hid ing , and tha stop watch used oa tbo interest ing occasion. If his superior knowledge ape * not ovor- como the timidity of the man of wealth , Per sistence pains the day , nnd $10 "going com ing and running Ml day" ( as our modest friend Jack Morrison puts It ) at the com- forlnblo odds of ton , four nnd two Is soon In * Bcrlbod on ono of the nicely tinted and scroll- bedecked < pasteboards and safely tuokod away \ await.ng land alack nnd alas some are still awaiting ) the llnal moment ' when the announcement Is trumpeted forth "So Slow" wins , nnd the llino given an fifty- novon seconds. "How quick" finishing last In a Hold of ton. Now an ordlnnry ovorvday business man would nt once como to tlio conclusion that this prodigious failure wouldsocuro , at least , exemption from this particular evil for the balance of the dav , but , again ho appears bo- fora him , stilt confident nnd with excuses nnd sympathy In such overwhelming nbund- nnco that the tortured ono Instead of mur dering thn wretch outright begins in a meas ure to bollovo thi > t the Tout has boon wronged nnd that ho hlmsolt Is the miserable aggressor , nnd to oloar his conscience at once gives himself up body , soul nnd what Is moro nocossaty , his purse , nnd the garao goes merrily on. All cases are not qulto so hopeless in tholr results. Many of these persons hnvo for years been regular habitues of the track and pool rooms and nro qulto an likely to glvo you n peed thing ns nny in formation you might bo nblo tosor.uro through the moro wealthy class of tbuso exports. They ore close observers , watching cara- fully ' the position of the howes in every race , notlne their ability ns weight curriers over the different distance * ; the effect of dlcxoy legs nnd blood Ing nostrils on track of fast nnd slow dogroo. criticising with Iho eye of n Judge tbolr capabilities to bnttlo wllh the slow deeD dust ; the sloppy hard : the pastern deep nod Iho sticky , holding mud of the vari ous race courses throughout the country. Many are well fitted for n moro lucrallvo mode of existence than tbo uncertainties of rnoo trnclts nnd pool rooms , but Iho fascina tion for the thoroughbred has become too dcoplv rooted to bo hastily torn up , nnd they remain a distinct and unique class , whoso crowning glory it the nnmo by which they uro known the world over the "Tout. " J , S. C. TAIIBII. TH-Trtttlo of bho King. What a howl would have gone up from the Uyun contingent all ever the country If it had been Dunny Neodham Instead of Uyan who flunked In th'o great welterweight fight nt Now Orleans lost Alouday night. " In the moraine on the day of the contest n bulletin was sent out saying that Tommy was in tbo fullest flush of condition and that ho bad in aonk for Danny ono of the most- thorough drubbings presumptuous pugilist ever received. This sot the Chicago crowd , who were backing Hyan , tootbi mouth , money and loonnll to plunging nnd It Is reasonable to suppose succeeded in placing the most of their stuff , ns Noodhntn's adherents wcro no scarce quantity by any means. In the mean time Noodham himself , who was as strong nnd. elastic as n ploco of rubber , yjas the moat confident aiid oacor individual you ever saw. Ho urged his friends that hero was their opportunity to make n ton strike , that ho couldn't possi bly bo in better llx , anil nn interposition of prnvidonco alone oould prevent him from turning the tables on Hynn. The latlor's backers , too , became cognizant of Danny's ovortowerlng confidence , nnd whllo it m'ny hnvo haa nothing whatever to do with Hyan's tonsils , It is qulto certain it made a numbar of the follows nbout his quarters exceeding ly siclr. And so tbo great light never cnmo off. Ryan's backers presumed a physician's cortltlcnte instead of Tommy minself.and the assembled sports were compelled to find salvo in nn impromptu mill between Need ham nnd youn * Jack Burke , the latter prov ing but llttlo better than u punching bag for the St. Paul boy. In this city where Noodham Is well known and extremely popular , ho was a big favorite In his match with llyan , nnd the disappoint ment at their failure to moot was of the keenest kind. Dick Mboro scored a most creditable -vic tory in defeating Paddy Cumlngs at Dubuque lait Saturday night. Tno two fought a draw In St. Paul a year ago , nnd the consensus of opinion at the tlmo was that Cumings was too ble and strong for Moore. Dick , however , evidently differed with these sa vants of fistlo capabilities , for on Saturday night last ho gave away sixteen pounds , then wont In'and In a fearful .slosglntr match of sixteen rounds put the big Irishman out. Dick Moore is in the city anxious for aeon- test with any man In hU class in the coun try. Cumrainga. the man ho defeated nt Dubuque Saturday night , has challenged him for a finish light for $ X > a side and the on tire gate , the fight to como off cither in Dubuque or this city insida of four weeks. Moore has accepted , but no arrangements for the mill have as yat boon made. The Blnck Pearl received another very thorough wholloping out in Frisco last Mon day night. Cbarllo Turner , the Stockton colored pug , turned the trick. It was a tremendous - ondous light , however , and the Pearl was punched out of all semblance to humanity. Hundreds of the best judges in the country wont wrong in picking Manor ns > a winner over Fitz.sltnrnous lost Wednesday night , but right hero In Omaha the FiUsimmons men on the night of the tight were largely in the majority , as the betting at the Diamond in dicated. Muhor quit. Billy O'Donnell of this city nnd Jim Daly of Burlington , la. , fight in an ice house n't Covington , this state , this evening. The Blnck Pearl received the kibosh from Turner out In "Frisco last Monday nlcht In thus wlso , says the Chronicle : "Tho fight ended in the nineteenth round , and very quickly , too , for after a brief rally Turner ducked a hot loft and returned tbo compli ment with a heavy right on tbo point of tbo jaw which brought the Pearl to the boards. Ho lay there for consldurably ever the allot ted ten seconds , whoa his friends draggad him to his corner. Turner was qulto un touched nnd apparently as frost ) as paint , whllo It took the Pearl some minutes tore- cover and leave thu ring. Tlio Nuhruxkn Futurity Stake. The Nebraska Futurity Stake offered by tbo Syracuse , Nub. , Driving Park associa tion Is the most promising turf event the state has ever been connected with. Secre tary D. F. Hill writes that the entries are coming in dally. California , Kansas , Iowa , Nebraska , Colorado , Tennessee , Kentucky , Wisconsin , Minnesota , Illinois , Maine , Now York , Indiana and Massachusetts huvo made nominations. Thu following is u partial list of the horses nominated : Messrs. Brastlold & Samnoll , Lexington , Ky. , nominate Bnnnio McGregor , 3ia : , by Hobort McGregor , 3:17 : > , dum Fonnlo Vhnolook , by Reconstruction. Alfred Calony. Fergus Falls , Minn. ; Rob- ort lied 16393 , by Hod Wllkos , dam Sally Brass , by Geo. Wllkos. W. LI. Barkloy. South Elkhorn. ICy. : Rod Chief , bv Uod Wllkos , dam Maud Muller , bv Ciork Chief. B. G , Cbrisman ; Nlcholnsvlllo. ICy. ; Og- donburg , 3 : : > 8Jtf , by Mambrino Patchen , dam by Orange Blossom , 3:20) . L. C. Judy , Fisher , III. ; Sonticus 10093 , by Belmont 04. dam Sonnet , by Bourbon Chief 383 ; same dam by EdwluForrest. _ Ivlessrs. Grnham & Conloy , Mulr , Ky. ; Constantine , CIO4' : , by WH&cs Boy , 2S4 , dam Kincorn , by Mambrino Patchen. This grnndlv bred horse sold recently for . ' 7UOU at Bra'sflold'a sule. W. J. Dvor , Lancaster , WK ; Cedarwood , 2:20 : . by the great Nutwood , 2:183Jf , dam Four Lines , dam of Woodlino , 3s2UW , ( as a 3-yoar-od ! ( ; Knox , 2:25 : } ; Happy Thought , and Tbrco Lines , 8-year-old trial , 3:23. D , J. Cameron , LoCrcscont , Minn. ; Oh So 10783 , by Nutwood , dam So So , 317'by ; George Wllkos , 3:33. : So So is dain of All So 3:30 : > tf , and lloavoso , ! i:33tf. : Mr. L. A. Itogsdalo. Clnrksvlllo. Tenn. ; Ro-Eloctlon , 3:37by Eloctloneor , dam Lady Itussell , by Harold ; second dam Miss Rus sell. sell.A. A. 1C. Guorne , Lexington , ICy. ; Alfred G , , 3:1Dby Antceo , 3:10j : damRosa'B. , by Speculation O-'S ; second dam by Alexander. Dlxluna stock farm. Lexington , Ky. 5 /.colyto7413. . record 8:31 : , by Onward , aam Lady Alice , by Almont 03. Acolyta 'la the nro of Vatican ( S ) . 3:37 : > ; Promoter (3) ( ) , 3:38 : , nnd Position , 3S3tf. J. C. Lineman. Lima , O , : Alphomn , by Baron Wilkcs , 3:18 : , data the great brood mare , Alma Ma tor. Dyor&Cartsr , Lancaster , \Vis.5 Alaster 10173 , by Lord Kussoll , dam by Allco West , 3:20. : bvAlinout , 33. W. 1C. Ora , Kingston , O. : Elbortle , by Egbert , dam Armando , by Blaokwoodt K ; second dam by Abdallah 15. A. Y. Art , Knoxvlllo , la. ; Itex Trombone 1 3:83 : , No. 1334S , by Dictator 111) , dam by King Ueno 1778 ; second dam by George Wllkos. G. N. Leavltt , Boston , Mass. ; Parker Gun (3) ( ) , 315X ; , by the great Joy Bird , eire of Allorton , 9:09 : . dam Widow's Mlto , by Wavaland Chief : second dam Tansey , by Gcorgo Wllkos. Sha Is dam of Butterfly nnd Esglo Bird , O. M. Dunlap , Jncktonvlllo , 111. : Motor , 3:29J : , bj Onward , dam Grlsslldo , by Wil liam Hysdyk. Alfred Colony , Fergus Falls , Minn. , has another entry In Axmmlstor , 3:33'f. : by Wilton , 3:10 : , dam Louisa , slslor to Queen Wllkos , 2:2fli : , by George Wllkos. John Grinin. Ilornolisvlllo , N. Y. , nomi nates two ; Ashman , SUOjr , by Sherman , ? :83 : > l , dam Hnttlo. by Andy Johnson ; Hor- nell Wllkos. 2:27 : / , by Red Wiluos. dam Lanra , by Captain Sykosj second dam Mam- brlnn ( dam of Hambnno , ' 3:21 : < . lro of Wlldbrlno , 3:1(1 : ( ; IJelmarcb , 3:1 : Itf , nnd fourteen others. ) Ai this li only a very small number of nominations already rocolvod for this great Futurity stako. It will bo soon that the breeders are up with the times , and Intend to mnko the trotting horse nnd his got moro valuable. Didn't l.Uo the Able OMAHA , March 3 , 1893. To the Sporting Editor of Tun Bin : : lu the interests ot fair play and athletic. ) lu general , I would direct your nttontlon to the conduct ot the mana gers and judges ot the armory contest , espec ially In the mile walk ovont. I am awuro the managers had n deal to contoud with In bringing their sports to n successful issue on so small n track.but that Is no excuse for partial judgment to some , nnd foul play to others. In the ono mlle walk thora was ono man who was badly dbuiod. I refer to Collier. This man took the load from tbo start , and led far the llrst halt mile , walking strictly nnd fairly , whilst every other man on tbo track was simply running , as was admitted by the Judges , who cautioned every ono of tnom ( Collier oxconted ) several U m os. I don't know whether to attribute tbo action ot the judgo.i to tholr Ignorance ot the laws of hcel-und-too walking or to > xay they were staunch , true mon who would stop at nothing when their friends needed tholr as sistance. I take it ns the former. It seems the moro charitable vlow and for their in formation I will just clvo them a hint about the laws of cautioning. ( I don't ' refer to the way you would know n tnou was run ning. All the judges know that last night. They couldn't but know It ) , when n man breaks In walking ho Is cautioned , nnd should bo ngam break ho Is cautioned by being stopped and turned around. Now should ho repeat tbo oftonso ho Is ordered irom the track. Now iu tha armory contest these laws wora ultogothqr ignored by the Judge * . All they scorned to know about cautioning was to say , "Keep down , keep down , " which every QUO of them said at least u dozen times to.every man ex cept Collier. But bore It did not ond. Col- llor had tbo race well in hand dosplto all .the running , had not two of the three judges given him to understand on askine , that the man who ran past him for the lend ( and who was subsequently awarded tbo race ) , wns disqualified. Collier judged his race from this point to the end as if this nvin was out of the raco. Ho naturally believed the judges , but it scorns they wanted to see who would como in for the modal before they would decide whether a man was running or not. Moreover there was ono Individual who assumed the whole responsibility of judclng the rnco , nnd finally awarded It while the judges was at thu other end of the courso. Now wns this fair ! Or what were the judsos placed around the track for ) Don't you think the Judges who cautioned every man so often ( Collier excepted ) might if they were allowed time , . have n material inliuonco on the decision ? As it was , ono ot them who saw tbo mistake attempted to mend matters consoling Collier by saying ho the only ono wao walked , and only made thorn worso. Hitherto I have only stated bare facts concerning the gross foul play to Collier. But these facts , taken into consideration with n few more llttlo Incidents , give matters n very ugly appearance indeod. From tbo first the managers nnd judges and competi tors ( but I don't mind thorn , ft was only natural on tholr part ) wore prejudiced against this man Collier. They chargoa htm with being a professional because ho walked a race ( confined to amateurs ) in the Coliseum. They objected to him ou the ground of en tering under a pseudonym , but that counts , nothing when It was a scratch raco. Finally they said ho was not outerod , but an Investi gation of the honorable secretary's manu scripts overruled that objection. At last they suddenly allowed him to walk , evidently determined thai that was all the good it would do him. Now , this is no way to treat athletes or support athletic * . It is all very well to give a contest and charge no entry fees , but that's no excuse for dispensing with fair judgment , and I would suggest in the event of another contest coming off nt the armory they would aavertlse It as "a conilnod ono , " "to special wlnuors , " and not mislead the amateur ath letes of the city ( and then Insult thorn ) by advertising It as an "opou contest , " Yours truly , S. WATSOK , 1322 Capitol avonuo. No Talking Iluck Thin Your. Another good change In the cede of laws governing base ball games is that fortifying the umpire against annoyance from kicking players nnd bull-headed captains. As ho always was , bo Is to continue as solo and absolute judge of all plays , and In no in stance , uor under any circumstances will any player bo allowed to question the correct ness of his decision. If any player loaves bis position in the field , on the bases or bench , with tbo slnglo exception of the cop- tain , and ho to show the playing rules onlv , ho will bo fined , an arbitrary duty imposed upon the umpiro. Should a manager or olub officer presume to cntor tbo field ou any occasion ia dispute , tbo game roust bo given to the opposing club. This is undoubtedly ono of tha best changes that has boon made In the base ball cede for several years , as it relieves the spectator absolutely from the harrowing scene of an umpire surrounded by two wrangling teams during the progress of a game , and does away with all the senseless kicklng'that has hitherto marked all close games. Another thing , It shortens n regular contest by fully ten minutes , which Is a good deal'to ' many patrons o' the gamo. Marc 1'liiyors Thun I'luooi. L. C. Krauthoft of the players' committee of the now Western league , writes that tbo committee has boon overwhelmed with appli cations from ball lessors who are anxious to link tbolr fortunes with those of the now'or ganizations this season. Friday Secretary Williams sent Mr. KrautbofT nbout fifty ap plications for him to puss upon.and'tlils ' lot increased the total applications to consider ably moro than the number needed by the eight duos. About half of tbo applications heretofore were fro-n rising players In the smaller leagues , but now the players'm < last year's Western association are -sending In tholr terms. The salaries are very moderate , consider ing tbo fancy llguroa tboyhave boon accus tomed to , and Bomo of the old playcra who have boon tearing the air Into shrods'with tholr howls against tbo new plan are now meekly asking Secretary Williams for quUo modest salauo's. Among these is Larry Twltcholl , who a few weeks ago was declar ing that ho would never play for less than > 00 a month. Mr. ICrauthofl1 stated yester day that , on account of the unexpouto'd num bor of applications , none would be rocolvod after March 1 , and ho advised all players who bavonot sent In terms to got inside be fore the door is closed. Amateur Atliletlci , There has boon talk for some time among tbo athletes of the oity to.hold an open contest m which all amateurs might try their prowess. This has taken active form and will bo held under the ausplcxu of the Young Men's Christian association In Ex position ball March 134. The events will be : Polo vaulting , hltoh and kick , standing hop step and Jump ; putting sixteen-pound shot , three broad jumps and standing high jump A number of mon have already Blgulllea their Intentions of entering and it is bopei that every club and turning society In the city , South Omaha and Council Uluffa wll oa represented. It Is an all round centos and the three first mon will recelvo suitable medals. Entries must be made to W. S Sheldon at Young Men's Christian asiocla tion , or O. T , Zimmerman at FlrU Nat ion a bank , before March 18. This promises to bo the greatest utbiotlo event of the season am every one interested In clean athletics sbouU boar lu mlud the data. The SivcdUliAtliletlo Club. The Swodlth Athletiu olub of Omaha and South Omaha organized February 25 with forty-two member * . They huve rented ocond story ever 1415 UUrnam street for a gymnasium until a uiuto suitable location can lohnd. At present they are busy fixing up vcrylhmg there and will to ready next week or aotlvo work. Tho'Yftachine will bo after 'rot. Ling's nyitow of StncKholm , Sweden , . 'ho club will incorpornttJ shortly , nnd tone- ntf will bo ono of the great features. The officers will bcmclectod ovorr six months March 1 and Sdniomber 1 , Ofllcers iloctod for the first tt'rrn ' nro as follows ! resident , Albert Sjubcrg ; vlco provident , \ndrew Norman ! socrWary , Olof Brown , Inancial secretary , Jacol ) tncobsonlr < > asuros , Charles Peterson : bonrd f directors , Hakan Srlrksou. John Eriukson Ed Ureon , John 130H30I1. John Lund. * " ' ' Teachers Mr. Nil * Tundgron nnd C. lalmborg , both from , JVcndos artillery of Stockholm , Sweden. Thn Old lliilo HtumU. Tno attempt to ohnngo tbo rule on balls md striken rosultad In fnllo.ro , as It should have dono. The great difficulty wllh the mon who have the moulding nnd minlpula- ion ot the national game In their hands Is .holr prouonoss to tamper with the rules. L'hoy never seem satisfied to lot well enough nlono , nnd at aach recurring annual meeting n great deal of tinkering is dono. This spring t was the nbovo mentioned rulo. Some authorities thought bv thus Increasing iho inndlcan on the pitcher it would Increase the batting mm In turn enhance the liveliness of the gamo. But it was an untenable theory , "or it would have bad just the contrary of- 'oct. Tha bnlsman would have had ono loss swlpo nt the ball , but. un increased cbnnco to reach his base on the pitcher's inability to ml them over. This , however , would have added precious llttlo tu the excitement of the game , nnd It Is nn exceedingly gratifying 'ihing to know that the old rule stauds , ( into the Pony Mutter. The tricky batter has' had his chances for cuunliig worn curtailed by the recent modifi cation of the rules , Hereafter the man at , ho but \\111 bo dented the opnortunlty to In tentionally foul a ball In order that tha base runner may advance. Neither will there bo nny such thlnp'as a blocked ball by reason of the " same striking the batsman's ' club when "n poutlon. Ho must mind his eyes , to do- icond to nautical parlance , or ho will bo ossed out ut first on ouq of these so-called unintentional love taps. The now rule pro vides that a ball so delivered that U touches i bat of the bntsman in position shall .bo called n batted bull and In play. Another low thing is that a ball striking a fence loss ban 345 foot from the homo pinto , entitles the batsman but to two bases only. Itaivn an the Agruninmit. Manager Uowo in tpoaklng ot the now latlonol agreement last night said : "It Is n vast improvement ever Mr.Rogors' caricature , and really as liberal as I ox- peeled. Whllo tbo tax levied on us for pro- .cution might hnvo boon a trillo lower , as It s , it is not exorbitant. In return wo are to receive $1,000 for every mnu the big league liMfts from our ranks and thoj can no no Irnfting during the ulavlng season. It woulu 10 nonsensical to impute to the league any- .lung but the moil gotiorous interest In the Western. Wo will riinU second in point of mport.uicn , and will bo treated with all the respect nnd HDorallty our position entitles us. The magnates .of the big league nro thorough business men nnd look furthnr than a day ahead. " it n V.'hcro , Iudjmoiit Is Xofldod. Billy Harrington , nnal'0ReJ ' , ' ' b130 bal1 manager , has applied to Prosideut Williams 'or a position on th&l'jWostern league's umpire staff , but Prosldont Williams ought to understand-ii/ | does not , that this Is an'1 "era of wood- in * ; cut , instead of .cultivating the Incom petent , the tough and the uttorlv no good , in : ha baso'hall watermelonpatch. . No Billy Harringtons arc noododjf.ana they should not jo allowed to nronk intcCUio league in any position under anv clrciiaistuncuj. President Williams , Ialso notice In ono of the .Columbus papers , Ife llkolv to appoint Charley Jones on tho.staiT. This would also 1 bo A'mistake. Jones' eyesight 1 bad , and ho Is othorivl Qunllttcjd , for. the position , Oho liunilrcd yca'rd or so ntjo ho used tp DO a tolerable erable Dull player , but an" urn pi re , novor.g.'iH i * f > ismiii'k i- ' , ' j 1 n " ii t nf c ' Tlio Flrnt ln.it lie field. mong the amateur loams in this city this season who will make It exceedingly warm for any amateur team in this state will bo Hay don Bros' , club , composed of the fnllow- well known players with the positions they will plav : Jack Carrignn , second base : Barney Hawley - loy , right ; Billy Wiifman , middle ; Ed. Snyder - der , pitcher ; Charles 'Bowman , first base ; Dick Purcoil , short stop ; Bon Nelson , nitcbcr ; Bon Swartz. catcher ; Harry Bowles , third base ; Horace Butler , loft ; Egan , extra. Huydcn Bros , may well fool proud of these boys , at they nro all prentlomen nnd lirst class ball players , and the club that beats them will have to moro than piny ball. Jack Kelly will manage the team. The Dickey Itlrd'n Cliirp. Pool Burns is booked for Quinoy this year. Old Joe Ardnor comes back Into the Western orn this year. Even the great Jerry" Denny wants a Job In the Western. Kid Nichols , who has been wintering lu- Kansos City , started for Boston yesterday. John T. Brush soya ho cannot see how the Western league uan fall in scoring a big suc cess this year. Catcher Grim Is being depended upon by the Loulsvlllo club to hold Mookin's cannon ball delivery. Patsey Bolivar has ordered bis Forest t City crowd to boon band as early as ono woott from Tuesday. Guy Hcckcr and Bob Emsllo are likely candidates on iho Wostorn's umpire list. Good men , both of them , Oliver Perry Board , famed for his vicory on Erie's billowy bosom , has signed to cap tain and manage tha Spokane club. Georgio Bauswlno , the former umpire whom McCormick smashed with bis um brella , has signed a Western league contract. Sid Farrar. the old Philadelphia , llrst base man , who will bo seen in tbo Western this year , Is Frank Seleo'a business partner in Mclroso , Mass , Seattle has sot up a holy howl about Pitts- burg's signing Winflold Scott Camp , the Omaha boy , butnobodv scorns to bo paying any attention to it , Wnlly Fossondcn has applied to President Williams for an umplrcsnlp. TlioVostern had ono dose of Fessondun und ho should bo lot severely alone. Billy Trafiloy will catch and manage the Dead wood loam thia year. They are stuck on the old vet up In the bills and will not him up in business. Manager Howe says tu'at every man on the team this year will havai lo let out his best licks from tbo Blurt or their places will soon bo llllod by capable moif } . Cincinnati will carry a'load this season In Eddie Uurko and JdMro Hulligau , both of whom will bo back lu.tbo Western league bofoio the season olose&AV Harry Raymond is"iii > otbor former supposed - posed luminant who ban sent In his terms to this loaguo. The wblrlipig of time do bring- about some fuuny things ; . * , , Bill Hassnmor , the tnlt ; Ungainly outfielder of the Kansas City teainlriu 1633 , is said to have developed into otfb'of ' the best short stops on the Pacific coast/ . Secretary Williams ofAJjo Western icsguo has established an ofllco lu room 13 , Hoyden block , Columbus , whoro'Au'H communications should bo addroisod to jfjtj ) ) , Ed Cartwrlgbt , who 'WAS once with "dor boss , " is foreman of onnpangof Ironworkers on the now UnitedStawJijwiiMhlp Monterey , now building at San Francisco. Unquestionably the smallest professional ground In the country ! * tbo park of the Min neapolis club. It Is called tbo "cigar box" by the playirs , and seoins no larger thau a oao aero' lot. Idlojag writes a frloud that ho is glnd to get back Iu the Western league , oveu at tha cut rates. There Is still d largo majority of tbo old team waiting and longing for some thing to drop. Manager Buckenberger has lit ted up a gymnasium for tbo Pitisburg players at tha Pittsburg bah park and has installed a pugi list ono "Hoddy" Mason as general ulhi letio lustruutor. Billy Kluiman , who filled engagements as second liAsoman for the Boston league team , the St. Louie Browns and about ail the minor league clubs in the world , 1s a polluo. man In Cincinnati. Deacon Jimmy WhltUold announces ; "Tho Western league is progresisvo and does no ) propose to wait until the proposed national agreement Is nrlootod before Inking steps to- vnrd maklnc up It * clubi , " . There nro a largo number of old players vho. ns jrot hnvo failed to tumble to the true oondltltlon ot thlrigs , nnd tnov will continue o procrastinate until the hod , the pick or ho shovel will bo tholr onlv hopo. A St. Paul correspondent writes that Wai- or Wilmot positively refuses to play in Chi cago. Ho is quoted ns soylne that ho would rather plow thnn play with Alison , nnd It von't , bo mnny yertr < tloforo ho is plowing fern n livelihood nltogcthor. Tommy Lovott , the young man who ro- cfilvcd only f 15 n game for pllchlne very ioor i hill for Omaha once upon n tlmo , has l ho ] sulks nnd refuses to sign with Brooklyn. { U ' only a bluff , however , nnd Tommy will bo In line ere mnny days moro elapse. Frank Shugart Is a boy whoso mother Is very poor. She lives near Oiihols , Pn. , In a modest cabin which has been brightened since Shugart bogsn his career on the dia mond. From povertv thor stopped to what as surely nfllnonco for them , says Mulford. Old Cy SutclttTo blames nil hU misfortunes to ono incident. When ho llrst visited Chi- ugo ho rode In on n load of hay. Chicago imosj Ori , no , that Isn't It , Old Cy Is too smart not to know Unit it wns his contempti ble notion In Hocking wllh Shannon last July , that compassed his downfall. Charley Jones , the old ball player nnd cx- ? layors' ' 1 outfit o umpire , has received nn offer ' 'roru Secretary Williams to umpire In the Western Icngno. Ho may accept It. Ex- ihango. It looks very much ni it President Williams intends to distribute tlio bulk of his ilums to that old played out Cincinnati nnd Jnlumbus crowd. Plpn , Anson' now hmn , was born in Brighton in ISM , anil has phiyod ball for .wolvo yearn , part of the tlmo professionally , but usually as n recreation from business cnros. Plpp'is l ! foot 3 Inches in height , weighs 'JOJ pounds , and would do for n ntatuo of iho pel-foot nthlotu. Ho Is in the hard ware business in Kalkiiska. Shooh , Cavnoy , "Campion nnd Grifllth , nil old Milwaukee plnyora , hnvo sent in their ap plications to President , Williams of the Western league , and in their application each stated that ho would urofor to bo assigned to the Cream Cltj , b'ut thuy will take tlieir chances with the rest nnd nro ns likely to coino to Omaha as thov are to go to Mil waukee , Brooklyn's'nbw pitcher , Stolii , Is a quiet 3ermaujboy ot excellent habits aud good disposition. Manner Ward has great faith hat Stem will provo a strong card. Bob Hartley signed him for Brooklyn. Brooklyn E'iglo. And well may Ward have faith In . Stein , for ho Is undoubtedly ono of the most promising twlrlors in the country. Ho did great work" here last fall. Tha Kansas City club has telegraphed its ultimatum . to Jimmy Manning , and if the lopulnr player does not nccopl tbo club's .erms Prusidcnt Spoas will cast , a line out for mother manager.- Indeed , Air. Spans already ms bis eyes ou another man for managorand n thn event that Jimmy prefers pills to basoj 3all , n competent man to load the team wll ba secured just the snmo. Pitcher Ktlloti Is still at vorlanco with the Washington club on tbo salary question. Killon has written to Prosidout Young com plaining that WasbJugton is trying to out down his snlarv 8i5U , but ho fallod to sta to : hnt ho himself wanted WOO moro than ho iad boon getting. Manager Barilla says ho is ready to pay him what ho was getting In Milwaukee , and ho must take that or warm the bench. Washlucton Post. And that is moro than no's worth. Stuto I.mguu Nutca. The salary of the umpires will bo $75 par month. There Is nn opening for nn experienced manager nt Fremont. A cash prize of $500 will bo glvon to tha pennant winners , which will insure good , bard ball playing. The league will have the National league's protection , which will prevent players from jumping to the other leagues. The Grand Islana Street Railway company will furnish that city with a park. W. A. Kourko will manage the toam. liastlnirs or Kearney should not fall to enter this leacue. Tbo size of either place would nssuto a good attendance to games. The Nebraska State ioacuo has been formed with Beatrice. Fremont , Plaits- mouth , Grand Island Lincoln and Norfolk. Fremont has line grounds , centrally lo- catoa , good street car accommodations , and is ono of the best drawing towns In the stito. In case Hastings or Kearney do not put In a team Norfolk will como in. They are unxious for a membership and have tbo nec essary funds. Tbo salary limit is fixed at $550 , with a puaianteo of 525 per game to each visiting team and tbo holiday receipts divided equally , same as in the Western. The teams will I probably bo managed by Rourke , Grand Island ; Coman , Fremont ; T Gatowood , Beatrice ; Patterson , Platts- inoutb ; Houscworth , Lincoln , and Lockwood , Norfolk. Beatrice will call n meeting ID regard to raising the necessary money for their grounds at onco. The Motor company will enclose the grounds , nnd It will , "when completed , bo the finest park In the stato. Fremont has oreanUod her club and elected the following officers : E. N. Morse , presi dent ; Gus Roitz , vice president , and George Hlckok , secretary and treasurer. That city is moro enthusiastic on base ball than they have been in several years. The Roach ball was adopted , and tha fol lowing colors forsuits for iho aiflorent teams were settled upon : Grand Island , blue ; Fre mont , gray ; Lincoln , white ; Beatrice , black and white ; Plattsmouth , blue and maroon ; Norfolk , not settled' upon. Norfolk is not sure of entering the league as .yet , and will not sign players for several weeks. If Hastings or Kflarnoy enters , Nor folk will bo dropped on account of tbo extra traveling expenses. They have glvon the Icazuo ten days lo consider tholr entering. Up tu date the following plovers have been signed for the different teams : Lincoln , Hillls nnd Castone ; Fremont , Finch and Pat terson ; Grand Island , Hoftmastor , Rourko and Wood ; Beatrice , Taylor , Gatowood , Van Arnam , Kennedy , Jones , Thompson , Edingor and Howe ; Plattsmouth , Miller , Maupin and Patterson. The different cities will use their last year's grounds , with the exception of Grand Island and Beatrice. Tbo Grand Island Mptqr company has offered $500 toward now grounds ! What aoo * the 'Omaha Street mil- way think of that ! The location Is settled upon and work will bo commenced on thorn next week , ' The oftlcors f the league are T. J. lUckoy ot Lincoln , president ; S. C , Coman of Fro- monl , secretary and treasurer. Mr. Hlckoy will bo found n good man for the presidency of the loagdo , as ho has bad much experience in the league , being in 1803 the president of tbo Lincoln team. Mr. Coman will also bo found a good man for secretary nnd treat- uror , having had wide oxporloaco with hall players. The work of oruanlzlntr the several teams in the now state league Is progressing favor ably. " Bet-rotary Coman will forward con tracts to the different clubs In a few days , when tbo work of signing players will begin in earnest , bovpral of thu dubs have selected - lectod players and are ready to sign thorn as soon as they receive tbo contracts. Platts mouth and Beatrice are already equipped With uniforms. n locul Spurts. Wild geese bavo cnmo In by thousands on the upper Missouri. Sam Hurst , tbo Iowa balk-lino champion , is in the city in search of sucker * . Frank Keniston is the undisputed billiard champion of the stnto of Nebraska. Gus Ickon and Carl Hoffman are out on the Platte cracking away at the Can'ndas , Henry Fry of York recently sold ono of hit handsomest roadsters to Mr , Pearson of Grant , this state , for $1,000 , , Billy Paxton purchased of John D. Crolgh- ton last week , a suckling , by Nutwood , dam Lakeland's Abdallab , for $1,000. Will Slmeral and hU hammerloss Lofever are up at Bancroft with tha hope of making It merry for tbo sprigs and redheads this week. Charlie Ashlngor , the Oklahoma cyclone ; won tbo six-day cycle chnso at 'Frisco , beat- in I ? Willie Wood bv half a wheel length. Jack Pnnco came in fourth. The Brunswlok-Ualko-Collcndor Billiard company is makinp preparations for u grand bowling tournament to bo hold lu this city tbo latter part or this month , G. M. Hunt of Hebron , Nob. , will train his string of trotters over the Abllonu , Kan. , track this toason. This track u being fitted for SOIIHI great ovonU this year , F , D , Dowd and Charlie Hunt have returned from a goose hunt down at Swcavol's atouo quarry on tbo Plutto. They had n thrilling experience by being caught In An lea gorge , nnd escaped by tbo merest obanco. William Sohnoll of the Young Men's Chris tian association and Harry Mulhall of the Omaha Athlotlo club nhd Bob Burns of the Young Men's Institute cnch won n handsome gold1 modal nt the Omaha Guards' nthlotlo contest last Wednesday ovonliiir. In n letter to the sporting od'ltor from Hot Springs , Mmnlo Calm says : Since my arrival lioro I have mot quite a number of prominent [ isoplo , nmong whom l might mention Inspec tor Byrnos of Now Yorw ; Phil Unly , the big Saratoga sport ; Buck Kwing , the prince of ball players ; JBCK MoAulllTo , the light weight champion ; Plttsbur * Phil , the race hess plunger , and nny quantity of small try. " "Chick , " H. B. Kennedy's champion Irish setter , wns stolen from Mr. Kennedy's prom ises some ton days.nijo. "Chicn" is undoubt edly the finest rod setter owned In this cily , unu ono'of the most thoroughly broken docs In the country. As n duck rotrlovor it would ho hard to find his equal. Ho was valued at WO , and already Mr. Kennedy has expended over $100 In tho'cffort to recover him. Wlnslow Wllkos , the sensational horse of 1800 , arrived in Omaha last WOOK Irom Lox- Inelon , Ky , , whore ho had boon turned out to winter. Ho Is the fastest Nebraska bred horse , having n 4-yoar-old record of 2HK : which he mildo lu the third boat of ono of the most hotlv contested races ever paced ever the Lexington track , beating n field of aged horse * . Had bo not tnkon the prevail ing horse illsomo last season ho would , with out a doubt , hnvo lowered bin record n few seconds. Ho is richly bred , being by Black Wllkos , dam by Almont (33) ( ) . Ho Is owned by Thomas Collopy of Sixteenth und Vlntou streets. Dr. Isadora ( Jluck Is the possessor of ono of the handsomest nnd most valuable KnglUh setters In the west , In his white nnrt blnck nnd tnu Kaholals. Ho Ii tough nnd hcnlthv. nbout medium sized , nnd when matured will wolgh probably llfty-llvo pounds. Ho has dnsli , spoccl and aiidurauco of the highest order , ranges wide , stays out nt his work , quarters the ground well mid points iiicoly. If superb breeding has any inliuonco in the making of n dog , Uabolals promises to boone ono of the ilriest dogs In' this country. Ho is the grandson of the world renowned Hod- origo. Ho has a double UlaJstono-Confit Noble cross ; n double Lok-ostor-Darl cross through Clys , the dam of Columnn's London and also tbo dam of Twin Maud ; a doubla cross of Llowollen's famous dog , Dan. Four Hob Hoy-Juror crosses. Three wcoks ago the . Blue Uldgo kennels bought Antonio nt the r price of $3,000. Kabolals has practically thu same pedigree as Antonio , and there Is no reason why ho should not , If properly handled , bo his oqual. Kabolals was bred by J. Forder of Storllug , 111. Local shooters were highly elated Friday morning over the news from Chicago that Charlie Budd , alias , Chipplo , of Dos Molnos. had defeated the conqueror of Brewer , the former champion of the world , Edward Ful ford. The score was 03 to 81 out of ono hun dred. Following Is the score : Budd-'J , S , 1 , 2 * U , 2. 1 , 1 , * , 0. I 2 , 2 , 2 , 1. 0 , U , 1 , 2 , 1 , 2 , 8. 2 , 8 , 0 , 2 , 2 , 2 , 2 , 8 , 1 2 , 1. , 2 , 2 , 3 , 8 , 2 , 2 , 8 , 2 , 2. 2 , 1 , 1 , 2 , 0 , 2 , 2 8 , 2 , 2 , 2 , u n o o o on in o n i o o o t n * i > * * i t ' t -i * -i 'i ' * -t "M * * "i * " > ) o o o o o o o o i o ) o < > o o o o 1 wi * * i 'i * " * * * w * * * i * * i f * * * i * i * * " "i * * i * * i * * I ° ' 1 1 1 1 * > Tntnl O'1 * M 1 1 l J | * > | ( t * JLUUlUt ir-rft T - _ O O O OOOOOOO1 . . OO -t * , : - i - o V i' o * ) D , o W , 1 , 1 i , * , n W. no U , * W 1 , 1 , M i , o M o 6 o M , * f * f 0 | o * > o n n o o o i n # n i o o n i i i , Mf M , f U , W , , W , W , 1) Ht t U , 1 , - M , . 1 ( * * O O * O 10 4) . * 41 .1 O t 001 O * * 1 * * "t * 1 * ' * ! * * * * " * i " i * * 1 * * * * * ' 1 * * l 1 n o o n n 1 't -i "I -i ui ui 'i 0. 3 , 3 , 2 , ' - > , 0 , S , 0 , 3. - Total , 81 ; 3 denotes second barrel. * dcuotos dead out of bounds. Summary Dead out of bounds : Budd , 3 ; Fulford , 10. Used second barrel : Budd , 74 : Fulford , 04. Left qunrtorers : Budd , 43 ; Fulford , 48. Uight quartorcrs : Budd , 11 ; Fulford , 13. Drivers : Budd , ! 13 ; Fulford , Ul. Incomers : Budd , 12 ; Fulford , 0. Budd boat tbo eastern crack again on Fri day , Fulford throwing up the sponge before two-thirds of the 100 birds were shot nt. Quest loim nnd AiiH\v ir . ) , Nob. , Mnrch 1. To the .Sporting Editor of Tin : HKK : To settle n. wajjer pluiiso answer the fullnwlni ; : In a unnio of fUtoen- b.ill pool , 1st , If nny purler thu cue bull when In hiind Is luld with any part ever thu line Is It without or within ? -Jd. tins thu uuo ball the sumo privilege as Iho object bull--Olarcnco Llttlulleld. Ans. (1) ( ) if loss than half is over the line it s "in. " (2. ( ) It has. Sioux OITV. Ta. . March 2. To the Sporting Kditarof THE HUB : Will you p'ou o give In SIINDAV'S HKE a receipt for brownhu gun bar- relK.--UlllfoK. Ans. Ta o 1 ounce of murinto tincture of stool , 1 ounce spirits of wino. " ounce muri- ate of mercury , f ounce of stronp nitric acid , % ounce of blue stone , 1 quart ot water. Mix well and allow to stand thirty days to amal gamate. After the oil or grease has been re moved from the barrels by lime , the mixture w laid on lightly with a sponge every ton hours. It should bo scratched oiT with a steel wlro brush night and morning until the barrels are dark enough. Then the acid Is dcstrovod by pouring boiling water on the barrels and rubbing thorn until nearly cool. If ttiQjbarrels are laminated alee ! do hot di lute the acid so much. OMAHA , March 3. To the gpnrtlnt Editor of THE IIEK : Will you publish In SUNDAV'B HKK how the huso bull sauson will bu .oponod tills your , the west In the oust , or tlio oust In tlio west , and when will the neason staitV--Iiiipa- tlenco. Ans. (1) ( ) The schedule has not been nn- noun cod as yot. (3) ( ) About April 23. There are letters at the sporting depart ment of THE BEE for ball players Harry Gatowood and John Patterson , and a letter forChnrlio Abbey nt Frank BandloM' . OMAHA , MarchS. To the Sportlnir Kdltorof TUB HER : I'lonso Miswor the following ques tion In your Sunday's Issue : In n gainocf hluli live , twenty-one points , three nartloi pluylim ; A Is ' 'J. l > 18 und O 0. U bids 2. A makes low and U high , juck , game , which wlns-F. II. Ans. A. SOUTH OMAHA , Mnrch ft To the Sporting EJltor of THE HEK : 1 Know they uro chestnuts , hut hope you will please answer thu following questions : How old Is John L. Hulllviin.whero WIIH ho hornnnd whittls his holt-lit ? What was his first notable performance ? Did ho defeat Alt OroonOoId once or twice ? Hilly. Ans. John L. wns born In Boston October 15,1858. His fir-it notable performance was his defeat of old Joe Goss , at Masonlo ball , Boston , In the spring of 1SSO. Ho defeated Alt Greonbold twioo. FIIKMONT. Nob. , March 2. To the Hporllna Editor at THK Her. : i'lcnso dollno thu pitch er's position In Sunday's HKK and settle a dis pute.-U. L. M. Ans. Why don't you put 10 cents In a base ball guldot Uulo eighteen says Iho pitcher shall takq bis position facing the batsman with bo'oth feet squarely on the groundono footon the roar Una of the "box. " Ho must not raise either foot unless in tba act of delivering the ball , nor make moru than ono stop In such delivery , Ho shall hold the ball , before tbo delivery , fairly in front of bis body und in sight of the um piro. When the pitcher feigns to throw tbo ball to a base ho must roiu mo the above po sition and pause momentarily before deliv ering tba ball to the bat. HCOTIA , Neb. , March l. To the Sporting Editor of Tin : HKB : I'luuHo doolduu but by aiisworlni ; the following by return ma'l : In n t'ume of poUar the hands lire limped : A bum JX It calls ; A auyi * two pulr iimllinnyu no coed , when A spreads down four neon. 11 claims A loses iho pot for riuscalllnir hln hiind , A claims lie did not miscall his liuud , Who Is right ? DoUon. Ans. Couldn't find a stamp lu your letter ; however , no answers m this department are made by mail. Strictly apcaking , A did mis call his huud , bcoausa four aces are not two pair In poker parlance. B's claim oa that' ' .score is all right , but A does not lose the pot. ' The spreading of hl hand was nil that was' ' ncccssarv. Miscalling , bauds , is common enough fn nny'gurno of pouor , only , however - over , In pleasant bandlago. SOUTH OMAHAMarch . To thoHportlnz Kd- Uor of THK HKE : To decide a hot would you' ' pluabo btuto In your valuable bUNDAv HRU wliulher.IucU Ioinpov WIIH ever knocked out by ija Illauchu , and If ao how iiiitny rounds wuro there fouaht. 3 Bpot. Ans LaBlanche knocked Uompsoy out on August 27 , 1690 , in UJ rounds , lustlug two hours and seven minutes. OMAHA , March 4.To the Sporting Editor of THK imp : What's thu mutter with a good nth- lulia contest between iho Omulm nthlutlo' flu I ) . V'puni ; Men's Christian msoolatlon und thu Hermans ? Would bo just the thlnjs about this time. Athlete. Am. The throe organizations ought to given lirat-class exhibition , and no doubt will some time soon. LINCOLN , Nob. , Mnrch 4.-To the Hnortlnjf Editor of THK OMAHA HJCK : Will you plousu state In Hnnduy'H UKB thu amount of salary John L. riulvaiidrawii | | uor week. W. A. M. Ans. Ho is ono of tbo proprietors of tba Harrison-Sullivan combination , CEDAU HiAjrra , Nub. . March S. To the Hporl- lu. Kdltornf THK HKE : I'lauftunnxwur thu fol- lowla ; In the Sunday Uiuo : Did Wellington or not huvo Nupoluoii defeated buforullluchxr oumo up with blu army tu Waterloo ? A , II. u , Ans No. Wellington was about rotroat- Inff and was beaten , when nt about 4R \ p. ra. Uluchor cnmo up with nbout .V ,000 fresh troons , and saved thq ilny for the Kntfllsh. CozAti. Neb. . March ! ) . To thoSportln * rM- llor of ' TIIK IIRKI Will .you plwiiio sttxlo In Sundnjr'1 HKB a Rood , rollublo , nil round shot gun Mioll. I hare lioon imliiK the Quick Shot shell , manufactured by rho I'otow Uirtrldcn company. Cincinnati. What do 7011 think of It ? UUCKKH. Ans. There I * no bolter shell In the world than 1'otors' Quick Shot. Stick to that unit you won't go wrong. I'l.ATTSMOltTH. Nob. . Mnrch -To the Bport- IiiR Kdltornf TUB HxE ! Thcro wm n spoclos of wild ducKbroimht. In hero yo tordny that has occasioned a hunted dl cilsslon ni to 111 Identity , It Is about ni liiritn as .1 tnnllard. 1)111 yollonlsh , Irlt drop brown , foot oraino rt ii , head plossy hrown-hlmik , b itid ever the oyo. light priy ( Mi-brawn , wllh dusky streaky Konor.il color bhicldsi-hrown : fiilnt tnuo of imrk green In wlne i speculum Rrrun. liltie and purple. vnrylnir In dllToront. llshK bnundiMl by Rlosiy bliiokj whole under part of wltiRs , whito. Hun .von imino Itf JNO. T. M. Ans. From the description of the bird , would unhesitatingly pronouneo It blnck nmilaril , or moro properly dusky or block duck. ( Anns Obscm-n. ) T. L. llowuNO : You couldn't ' do bettor than the Lofovcr. It t > ono of the host mailo puns In the market , WOODBURY'S FACIAL SOAP For the HHn.BoMp nnJ Completion * Th * r iut ) uf to jrvftiV fHH | rloiir . At UtMugUt * or rHt hj la ft 1 1 , cor. A Mtnpi * OKa anil ifs lu flook on Pornutnlncy nnJ Hcnulr. IIIuMrMMj MI tUtln , &rn ] , Ncrrons AIM ) Ulooil DUpUrvvft niiil Oirlr IreM * mrnt. ntnt poMed. tor.i l > ufluro. menu , IHrih > l rk . Mnloi. Wirt , liutt * Ink in. . ) rowilT SUtk , yntt. rililnn , .Incp * nr Nno , Purfluoi | > g lUlr , I'lm * J , etc. , remuvM. CoDtaltAtlon rno , at ofllmor br ruAtl. JOHN H. WOODBUnY , DermMologlcal Institute , JUS IVcftt 4 iul Nlrcct , Now York City. N. M , RUDDY , THE ONLY PRACTICAL OP1I8IAN 2JiHcmtli | isth Su , fnrnninSt. Thcmlor. EYES TESTED FREE ( llnssei I'lttod to romudy nil dafeots of oyl > - Nlght. Stool sportaclos of Kimr.inloocl im.UUy II and tii. | Solid ( .old Spoc'ncliM nil Eyolism ! : , $ I find upward. Occuiltt'H proscrlpttniu for glnssus llllod roircctly saino dav ns rooolvod AHTIHOIAL HUMAN EYE3 INSERTED PENETRATES STOPS PAIN WOOD'S PENETRATING PLASTER FAR IN ADVANCE OF ORDINARY POROUS AND OTHER PLASTERS Sold by Druggists Everywhere Ncn York Depot i yi William SUcct GONORRHEA , GLEET AND LUGOERRHEA CURED In "days by the Trench Hemeily. entitled , The King It dissolves ugnliHt nnd Is absorbed Into tha inlliimecl purtH. Will rofnud money If U clous not cure , or causes stricture , ( iontlemoat here Is a rolhibla nrtlclo. iM picfcago or Z tut t\ by mull prepaid. Snow. Luna& Cxi. , Omulm. I CURE FITS ! When I say euro I da not inaan merely to Btop them for n tlino and them haTO tlirm return Aaln. I moan a radical euro. I hnvo made the d HOHPO of FITS , KI'I- I.KPSY or FALLING SIGKNKS3 a life-long etmlj. I warrant my romojy to euro the irorat cnnrs. Ilocauno others hare failed la no reason fur not nmr receiving a euro. Send at orco for a treatise and a I'n'O llultlo of my Infallible remedy , tiivo Kxprces and Post OtBco. 41. G. HOOT , DI. C. , 183 I'uitrl tit. , N. Y. A OKNUINKMICUOIIK KII.T.HIl t ! KIUU'S ( IHKM KUAinUATOlt curoi all dovuuioi bootiiu It kllli thu mlcroho orKOrm. Till tip unit rotntlodln it , tlanJ 13 BZUJ , the latter m unlton * . Soul nuytvhoro prepaid - paid un rocolpt of prlco or 11 O. I > . Wcliius .1 nimr- nntuu tocuru. Tlio imbllo tr.i'.lo mil Jobb.T ) nap- pllod liy ttin Klns'cr Drutc Conipnti . O.iiahn ; ( X A Melcliur , IlonurdMcyorand K. I * , tieykara. Houth Ouinlm : A. U. Koalorsind U. J. Kill ) , Council lllulTi PE'QOOT. LeDuc's Periodical Pills. The French remedy acts dlrootly upon the generative organs and onroi supprosulon of the mensej. liior three for $5 , and oun bn mallod. Should not bo used durlnijproxiiaiioy. Jobhurs , drngglstsandthepubllo supplied by Qoodmaa Drug Co. . Omaha DR. J. E. Me GREW , THE SPECIALIST , PJirVATE DIBKA8K8 AND ALL DIBOBUEBB AND DEBILITIES OP YOUTH AND MANHOOD , 17 YEAKS' EXPEBI13NOB. WBITE JOB OIBOULARS. 14TH&FAKNAM8TS. , OMAHA , NEB. WEAKNESS ° MEN QUICKLY , THOROUOHLY , FORBVBR CURED l > 7 o now perfected eclontiflo inctlina that cannot fall unloti tbn ca > e Is beyond human aid. You fool Improved tbofJm day. feel a lionu- III overrauyi luonkuow yourtuir n klnir omourf uuri lu body , wind and iicjtrt. UrnhiBannlostca onded. Kvory obaiaola tohuppjruiurrlod llforo- luovoil. Norro force , nlll.eiiDrpr. brnlnpovtor , when falllnuur luntarj restored b/ this troau uiont. All imall and weak ixirtloiuof tliobodr un Urged and Blreoytheood. VlctlmioBbuiea and Cicbsion , reclaim your mnnlioortJKurTorcralrom folly.OTenrnrk.lllhociltb , rcgnln your fljorl Don't < li > p lreren Itln tbo lut nUvfs. Don'tbo dlilioart oncd Ifquacka hare rubbed - bed you. IMI ui allow you Ui l medical Klvuoo uc < l liuilncsihonor illll czUt ) b ro HO tiaiid la liuid. Vrlle for our Iluok with explanation ! * proofa , roallodceuled Tree. Over M.OOO refereuce * ; EBIB MEDIOAL 00. . BTrFFALO , N. "R