TIIR OMAHA DAILY BEE : ? ( /i\TIAt. ' MAY 0 , 1801-TWENTY PAGES. 11
CHAT WITH THE BOXERS
Touching Upon Moore's ' Defeat and Oreodou's
Chances with Fitzaimmons.
WHISPERINGS FROM THE WHIRLING WHEEL
\Vllli Trnlnpr unit Trotter The Sport * In
'I'rUco Dliiiiiiinil Hunt mid tlio
Weekly Coiiiiicnilliini
of Iornl .Sport.
Inasmuch IIB I rifercel tlio last contest be
tween Dan Crecdon anil Dick Moore , which
took place In the Twin City cliil ) rooms at
Minneapolis a week ago 1'rlilay night , I Sup
pose nt least n brief rovlew ot the battle
will bo looked ( or here. A nutshell will hold
the cllRest. Moore wai outclassed , not In
Hire or weight , but In strength , speed anil
endurance. This was nmiiltcst In the very
outspt , and the only wonder was that he
1-uteJ as long ns he did. It was a diaphoretic
affair from the sound of the gonK until the
fatal ten had been counted off a regular
hurricane. The men went right at each other
I i on the jump , and such an avalanche of
smashes la ticldoni seen , oven within the
magic circle. For the first three rounds
Dick appeared good and strong and In the
exchange of fistic compliments he had al
most an oven break. Indeed , In the third
lie had a trifle the best of It ; that Is , ho
landed the oftcncst. Hut the beat of
It In Dick's case cut but an Insignificant
figure. Ho had but a short tlmo for sclf-
Klorific.itlon. The brawny Australian Knew
his game. In the fourth the St. Paul boy
began to weaken perceptibly , and ho kept
going from this nn out. Hut few meli could
have withstood that awful storm of swings
mid upper cuts half as long as ho did. Cree-
don's shoit arm work was a revelation , even
to me. Ho keeps next to his man all the
time. Tlicic li no escaping , avoiding or
eluding him. He Is too quick , too clastic ,
too powerful. Ho was always strong on his
legs , while his wind was something re
markable , lie Is without a doubt one of the
fighters of the age. With a style peculiarly
hla own , alive In all the didactics of the ring ,
powerful as n bullock and as quick as elec
tricity , I want to know how you are going
to lick him. Certainly there Is no middle
weight lying around loose who can turn
the trick , neither are nhero .n
half dozen heavyweights who have
an odds on chance. .Mooro took an
awful beating without a wince. He Is one
of the earnest fighters I over saw. After
being knocked down repeatedly In the eighth
round , ho camn right back In tlio ninth as
resolute and courageous as In the start. Ho
still hoped that something unforeseen might
change the .tide of battle In his favor. It
was n forlorn hope. A left Jolt on the Jaw
and a quick , still short right In the pan
Croatia region did the business. He went
down on his face like an old bull of clothes ,
njadc o frantic but futile attempt to rise ,
then rolled over on his back , dead to the
-world.
It was n grnvo mistake In Moorn's ever
meeting erection ngaln. flood Dame For
tune smiled l.ivlshly upon him when ho suc
ceeded In getting a diaw from him In tlos
ton , and he should have been moro appreciative
ciativeof the old lady's prodigal courtesy
Ho ccitalnly know , notwithstanding
Jimmy Colvlllo made It a dead
heat. that he was just In It ,
In name , In that first meeting , and that he-
Would have no show ot getting home first In
a longer journey. Tliat draw meant all
Jtlnds of money for him and his backer had
they only taken It at Its full worth. Uiit
they didn't , and that bit of rare fortune
now goes for naught. On his rep as having
made a draw with the real kins
of the mlddlowelghts , Moore and
Benton could have toured the countrj ,
knocking out dubs and giving exhibitions ,
and there Is no telling how strong they
might havu f\ilt. | Diet : , with his mnnlv
form and handsome face , might have gone
on the stage even , and emulated the great
ness of Corbett and Jnckbon. Now ho must
commence all ever again and I wet you it Is a
tough hill to climb. Not that ho Isn't as
good a man as over , for ho Is bettor , fai
bstter , than when ho was known about thesa
parts. In fact , I don't know of a middle
weight , outside of Crcodon , but who would
linvo n tremendous Job on hand putting him
out. Alex Grcggalns would bo simply plo
and cake for Dick.
Colonel Hopkins Is still very sensitive on
the subject of Tom Tracey's defeat by
Boston's black dwarf , Joe Walcott , and ho
will glVH Tom O'Hourko no rest until ho
gives him another chance. The colonel
labors under the impression that ho got
something llko the cross In that light. He
didn't want Tracey who , by the way , Is
Orecdon's foster brother to fight the coon
during his absence , but Tom had been over
hero so long without being able to demon
strate how much ho was worth and he
uiged Hopkins to let him go. The colonel
finally consented , but reluctantly. Ho had
a foreboding of something evil , but ho put
the affair In the hands of Jim Wiight , In
whom ho had every confidence , and started
Avest with his Trans-Oceanlcs. In tlmo the
fight went off according to program and
Tracoy got a most artistic flagellation and
-Hopkins n lovely throw-Mown. Wright allowed
ihe O'Hourko contingent to run In so\on
ounce gloves on him , when the articles
specifically called for thrre-ouncera , and It
was these big mils that whipped the youth
ful Australian. Ho Is not a big glove
fighter. Hopkins didn't learn this until ho
got to Minneapolis the other day , when
Croedon and Trncoy took us to their room
' ami showed us the pillows. Prccdon h
copped thorn after the fight for the colonel's
special edification. Ho was about as troplca
u gentleman us you over run across. For n
tlmo everything In the room took on a
splendid cerulean hue and tlicro Is no telling
what might have happened Tom O'Rourke
'Jim Wright and Joe Walcott had they hap
pened to drop In just then. Now the colone
will Insist that O'Rourko consents to
another fight and ho will bet him any klm
of stuff that Tracoy docs the black In shortar
meter than the black done him. And to
Will I.
As to Fltzslmmons and Creedon , a KOCH
many seem anx.'ous to know what I think o :
them , now that I have seen both men work
yet It Is a difficult thing to analyze their
rospectlvo merits. Judging from Long Dob's
actions In the recent attempt made by Hop
kins to match them , however , I am willing
to say nt the middleweight notch I think
Crecdon would have an oven break : a
rntch weights FltzslinmoiiH would have
away the best of It , That Hob Isn'
. nny too well satisfied with his
abilities to turn Dan down at IBS pounds I
made apparent by his strenuous refusal to
meet him at that gauge. No Induccmen
Hopkins could offer would Influence him tt _
put his John Hancock to an agreement for
Eiich 11 fight , and In turn the colonel abuse
Mm llku a pickpocket and there was
never a whimper of resontmcn
from Itobort , Later , however , Arthur Luiu
ley find Fltzslmmons approached Hopkln
with a proposition for a fnka nt Madlsoi
Square Oat den between the two njen , am
the colonel whose word In sporting mat
tern has alwa > s been as good as the United
Stntts mint told thorn both to go utralg1) to
l-Mtzslmmons proposed to ( par Dan slv. round
for an equal division of the goto , no referee
no decision , but stipulated that In case Dai
"copped a sneak" and put him out howa
to forfeit his share of the gate receipts
Robert agreeing to the name. Hopkln
canio near spitting In his face and line
Cre-fdon been present at the meeting h
would certainly ha\o taken u crack at hln
then and there. Here Is the mlddlowolgh
champion ot the world offering to split up
Ills reputation with a man ho prctomU ti
hold "safe , " for a. few paltry dollars , nnd a
the same tlmo contumaciously refuses ti
meet him In a fair , square , manly fight a
equal weight , for thousands. Surely the bt.
inflammatory haired Kangaroo Is In the In
clplent stage ! ) of paresis. The man win
fumed and frothed at the mouth because he
couldn't get on a fight with Jim Corbett , th
master ot all pugdom , and the biggest
quickest , cleverest man In the ring today
refuses to meet a more boy , a head and a
half shorter In stature , and walking around
fifty pounds lighter In weight. Isn't thl
ufflclcnt to convince the sporting fraternity
3f America that there Is something radically
wrong with this man Flfzslmmons ? I think
. .
That Lumley and ritzslmmons , despite the
rebuffs they have ma with at Croodon
and Hopkins' hand * , have not despaired
even yet of tossing off the Now York sports
s made evident by the following letter re
ceived at the West hotel , Minneapolis , last
Saturday morning by Dan himself :
NBW YORK , April 21. Dan Crecdon ,
: sq. , Twin City Athletic Club , Minneapolis :
Will you box Fltzslmmons four or six
friendly rounds In this city within the next
.hreo weeks for nn even split of the gate
money ? I think there would bo big stuff In
t for all of us , nnd no risk run.
II. L , . t-U.MUJY.
Creedon responded Instanter , by wire , that
he would meet him to n finish any time or
any place nt IDS pounds for $5,000 a side and
whatever purse might be offered.
All arrangements for the fight between
George Dlxon and younj ? Grlffo were com-
plctetl at a meeting of the backers of the
two featherweights at Miner's Bowery thea
ter , New York , one night last week. The
conditions which govern the contest are the
same as those agreed upon at Chicago some
lime ago , viz. The men to fight at 120
pounds , weigh In at noon on the day of the
contest. The battlei to bg for the feather
weight championship of tfio world nnd $3,000
a side. One-fifth of this amount has already
been deposited , and the balance will bo put
up two weeks before the day of the contest.
After some little discussion It was agreed
that they would meet at Boston on or
about Juno 18 In "a limited round contest of
something HKc fifteen rounds. The Grlffo
imrty made no objections to the weight
question , as Messrs. Ileohn and Fitzgerald ,
and Grlffo , too , think there will be no
trouble In getting to the weight. Dlxon
will close his theatrical season next week
and will Immediately go Into training for
what he evidently considers a pretty tight
proposition.
The International battle between James J.
Corbett and 1'ctcr Jackson for the heavy
weight championship of the > world Is still n
great way off. The articles of agreement
binding the American and Australian to
meet In the ring nt the time named and set
tle the question of superiority will be null
and void after May 12 , the date of posting
the final Installment of ? 20,000 with W. J.
Davis , the stakeholder. The reason why
thti agreement will cease to be operative
after that date Is that the prlnc'pals ' have
failed to carfy out certain stipulations con
tained In It. The men will nevertheless
fight , nnd new articles ot agreement will
be signed In the near future.
The battle will In all probability be fought
some time In the fall In the arena of the
famous Olvmplc club of New Orleans , where
so many championships have changed hands
That this Is trvc la evidenced by the private
correspondence between Richard K. Fox ,
President Charles A. Scholl of the Olympic
club and James J. Corbett. The object of
ke/plng the correspondence private Is ob
vious. Mr. Fox now gives everything that
has tranrplred , says the New York Herald
It appears that when the supreme court
handed down Its decision In favor of the
Olympic club lost week It did not mean
that the case had been effectually disposed
of. Sl\ Judicial days had to pass before
the action of the supreme court became
final. The requisite time iias now passed ,
and the Olympic club can now go ahead and
hold oo many glove contests In Its arena as
It sees fit.
President Scholl notified Mr. Fox to cable
Corbett , who Is now In London , at the ex
piration of the time limit , nn offer of a
? M,000 purse to fight Jackson In the Olympic
club's arena. Mr. Fox did so nnd received
a reply from Corbett to the effect that It
would be Impossible for him to accept the
Olympic club's offer at present , as the ar
ticles of agi cement signed by himself and
Jackson expressly state that the fight must
not take place south of the .Mason and Dlxon
line. Corbett said Jackson's consent would
be necessary for the contest to take place
In New Orleans , the present articles be de
clared null and void and the stakes vvlth-
diawn.
The champion further explained that it
would be too warm In the south In July for
him to fight , and that his theatrical engage
ments on the continent would preclude , the
possibility of his engaging In a finish fight
until October. Corbett also states that ho
does not diaw the color line and that he
will , positively. Ight Jackson. "I gave him
my word , " continued Corbett , "that I would
meet him , nnd I Intend to keep It. Any
fair place will suit me. I have no objec
tion to fighting in New Oilcans and , further
more , I have every confidence In the Olympic
club to pull off Biiccesbfully anything It
undertakes. "
From the Indications It uow looks as If
the Olympic club Intends to get all the big
pugilistic matches , and It will probably be
successful , having no rival. In addition to
the Corbett-Jackson fight President Scholl
Is trjlng to arrange a match between "Bob"
Fit/slmmons and "Joo" Choynskl for n
purbo of $5,000 , but It Is doubtful whether
he succe-ds. SANDY GIUSWOLD.
With tlio TrntnerH untl Trotter * .
Fleetwood Driving park , New York City ,
will have the greatest meeting over held In
America If the arrangements now under way
are carried out. H Is proposed to give a
$15,000 purse for free-for-all trotters and no
horse wlU bo barred. This will let In the
great Dlrectum , Allx , Kremlin , Arlon , Fan
tasy , Walter C , Nightingale , Greenlander
and all the extremely fast ones.
Buffalo's great free-for-all pacing race for
a $5,000 stake Is attracting the attention of
all owners of side-wheelers nnd It Is more
than probable that the east will be treated
to the greatest pacing race ever seen on the
turf this season. As matters now stand ,
Robert J , 2:05'Is : ! the most prominent can
didate for honors In the frce-for-nll pacing
class.
The entries for the Juno meeting at Over
land park , Denver , were most gratifying
and represent some very prominent horses
from all sections of the west. In the 2:15 :
class pace I notice that 13. D. Gould of Fullerton -
lerton , Neb. , names the great 3-year-old filly ,
Belle Acton , that holds the world's honors
ns a yearling. Citizens of Omaha will 10-
member that this filly last season , with lit
tle preparation , and the first full mile she
had been asked to go , showed an exhibition
mlle nt the Omaha Driving club's meeting
In 2 17 % , half In 1.05. She Is fast enough
to bo a money winner In almost any kind
of company and strong enough to stay her
races out. Last season her feet bothered
her , but Chandler says she will bo all right
this year. Clinton Brlggs of Omaha has en
tered the horse Hurly Burly In the 2:17 :
trot. Betsey Cotton and Dan Velox are In
the same class and that signifies that there
will bo a horse race. Dick Tllclen will drive
Hurly Burly , and as he drove Dan Vclox In
his hardest races lost season , ho Knows
what he 1ms got to contend vvUli. Betsey
Cotton was always fast and she Is salil
to bo much bolter this season than
she has ever been before. Dandy Jim ,
a horse that the western boys ran "against
many times last season and were sorry for
jt , Is In ths | race , too , and If they have been
able to got some of the bees out of his head
lie will be hard to beat. In the 2.20 pace nd.
Gould has entered Durondale , 2:27 : > , { , that
took his rco rd last season nt Des Molnes ,
la. , as n 3-year-old. Ho has to race against
such good ones as King Rose. 2:21 : % , and
Allccn , 2.1914. The free-for-all pace Is the
rare that will make history for Nebraska
horses If they can win It. In this race Is
Newsboy , the dun pacer In Clinton Hrlggs'
stable that surprised everybody last season
by taking a record of 212W ; , but ho will
have to pace bomu to win , for In the same
cla s with him Is Flvlng Jib , 2:01. : W. W. P. ,
the erratic gelding that set everything afire
that ho raced on last scabon. Online , the
Nebraska champion as a 2-year-old , Is aluc
In the same race and much ls expected ol
him this season , It would hardly bo pre
sumed that Chandler vvculd start this fellow
up for a hard race In his first start , and ho
may not start at all , as the same farm names
Fred K. , the consistent little gelding that
U now C years old and never was outside
the money In a race but once In his life ,
lleulah and Yola Maid are also named for the
euma race and they are both capable of mak
ing any horse go fait. Charley McDonald
names that erratic horse , Dandy O. , In the
name race1.
lid. Gould has got another yearling by
Woodllne that ls fast enough to attract some
attention and reflect credit on her noble sire
The new candidate Is named Stella Wood
llne. I note with pleasure that my predic
tion ot last year that Capple Woodllno wouli
be the beat 2-year-old at the Woodllno farm
I
8 being verified by the entry ot that filly
n the 2-year-old stakes. Normandy n full
brother to The Conqueror , has been pur
chased by EM. Gould nnd Is being entered
n the 3-year-old trotting stakes. This colt
IAR shown some great speed and there Is not
i shadow ot n djubl of his ability to go right
around 2:20 : this season , If he docs not bent
hat time.
D.avld Fitzgerald of Lincoln , Neb. , has
purchased the horse Nickel 1'lntc. 2:22 : , that
everybody In the west knows. Ho will con
vert him to a pacer and campaign him this
season.
Horse owners In Hid west will be glad to
enow that the builness never seemed to
mvo such a brilliant future as at the pres
ent In the cast. Large prices BIO dally being
paid for gcod animals nnd a day does not
> ass that several sales are not recorded nt
sntluf.ictory prices. There Is now In this
city n demand that cannot be mppllcd for
fast roadsters , the faster the better , and the
irlces being paid nro throe times as great as
six months ngo. A horse that Is pound nnd
ran beat 2 2ri will sell here for right around
$1,500. 1'accrs are becoming very popular
ind there Is a continual demand for the
'aster one. . A cheap grade of trotters or
mcers can hardly bo given avvny here. It Is
the very best that Is wanted. The demand
'or ' horses to race Is unprecedented and the
prices range high. The sale at Tatter-
sail's last week , when an untried horse sold
for $5,250 , Is a fair Indication of the condi
tions that exist. New Yorkers are critics
and they buy only the best , but when you
have got something that suits them , they
will pay the price.
Judging from the entry llet the coming
Fort Wayne1. Ind. , Western-Southern Cir
cuit meeting should be one of the great
meetings of the season. Up to date this
meeting has the largest entry list of any of
the members , or for that matter of any
meeting yet advertised.
Two mile races will be features ot the
eastern meetings this year. Years ago
Lheso races were nmong the nttractlons nnd
nlvvnys drew n good crowd nnd there Is no
reason why they should not be revived ,
Up inn ) Down Uir I.lnr .
Patsy Bolivar Tebcau's crowd ngaln heads
the league procession.
Jimmy Burns , Omaha's old Highland bard ,
Is playing a great Held for Detroit.
Hilly McClellan the general commemor
ated his 58th birthday by signing with New
Orleans. '
There will bo no less than five amateur
games played within the city limits this
afternoon.
The Ilock Islands again this afternoon , and
tomorrow , Tuesday and Wednesday the
Jacksonvllles.
Indianapolis found Hilly Sowders no good
In the box , so Sharslg lifted the lid and al
lowed him to escape.
Big Perry Werden Is looking for a job In
a boiler factory. Vondy gave him the
"cha e" the other day.
Cra y Schmidt , who was the clown of the
Western association In 18DO , is pitching like
a Husle or a Nichols for Grand Rapids.
There will be three games each with the
four eastern teams at St. Charles park , then
the Ilourke family goes east for a couple of
weeks.
Down In New Orleans the cranks think
there Is no pitcher on earth who can hold
his own with Jack Fanning , once with the
Omahas.
The grand stand Is to be enlarged and
more bleachers put up. The management
has Joyfully discovered that theli accommo-
datloim are Insufficient.
Willie Mains , the muskrat trapper of Moose-
head lake , has obtained his release from
Minneapolis nnd returned to his native wilds.
Both arms and one leg are crystnllbed.
The latest terms to Indicate the pitcher
and catcher are "deceiver" and "reti lever.
The fielders should be "retrievers" and the
umpire the "percclver" to carry out the mat
ter to a proper ending.
Qulncy has traded Arthur Tcnley to De
troit for Jerry Hurley , with his opaque ears.
It Is dollars to doughnuts , railroad dough
nuts at that , that Detroit got the best of
the snap.
Up to date the Minnies under Colonel
John Barnes have lost everything but their
uniforms. What is the matter there , Crooks ,
Hengle , McCaulcy , Duryen , can't you play a
little bit ?
Alex Whltehlll , the big pitching phenom
of the Sioux Cltvs , has been released to
Omaha for a consideration. Whltehlll won a
game against the Plttsburgs this spring ,
letting them down with but four hits.
Count De Mouth Campau Is not super
stitious , especially If there Is anything In it
for the count. His New Orleans friends
mnde him n present of an opal scarf-pin last
week , and ho mourned because the stone
wasn't bigger.
The Metz Bros , have organized for the
season with the following well known
players : Graham , catcher ; Carmello , pitcher ;
Kleffner , first ; Hayes , second ; Itooney ,
third ; DiUcoll , short ; C. Frank , left ; Strong ,
middle ; Sage , right. Any team desiring
games address A. L. Tlmms , 209 North
Thirteenth strict ; telephone , 79.
"The Sandy Grlswolds" Is the name of
that crack amateur team of which Ambrose
Ellington Is manager and Tom Martin cap
tain. The club was organized but a week
ago , but has been practicing dally and Is In
good condition for active work. Among the
familiar faces are Thompson , Arnot , Uyan ,
Mahoney , Knapp , Kennedy , Murray , Kllby ,
and McCoy. With that name , of course , the
team cannot lose. All communications should
bo addressed to Ambrose. Ellington , Bee
building , Omaha.
Ilio dimly G'B nnd the Daisies.
That will surely be an exciting struggle
nt Nonpareil park , corner Fifteenth and
Vlnton streets , this forenoon , when the
Sandy Grlswolds nnd the Daisies collide on
the diamond. The Daisies are n strong lot
of young players , who have been limbered up
by considerable spring practice , while the
Sandy G's have their first game this season
yet to play. They are ball players , how
ever , every ono of them , nnd will not bo
easily vanquished. The positions :
Sandys. , ? * ? -
Thompson Catcher U7S"
Arnot 1'ltcher Trobiy
llynn . . . . . . . . . . . . .First base Williams
Martin Second base MoDomiH
Mahoney Short M-cCan" ,
Kennedy Third base Oarvey
Kllby . . . . . .t Left Foley
Murray Center . . .Cotton
McCoy Itlght. . . . Somrneis
AVliUporliiK" ot tlio Wheel.
Henry Fredcrlckson , the champion heavy
weight rider of thu Tourists , Is sojourning In
Fremont.
The Tourist Wheelmen take their first
regular spin to Glenwood , la. , today , re
turning this evening.
The Omaha Wheel club has been renovat
ing Its quarters and Is now as "snug ns a
bug In a rug. " Their recruiting committee
la adding now members to the roster.
The country roads hereabouts nro In good
condition , the surfnco being smooth , hard-
beaten and unusually devoid of chuck holes.
The wheelmen are enjoying this Immensely.
Kearney being so fnr awny from Omaha
It Is not likely that many local men will at
tend the state meet It It Is held there.
Other points In the state , however , will bend
goodly delegations.
Ora Havman , ono ot Grand Island's
speedy cyclists , has been subpcnded by the
National Racing board of the League of
American Wheelmen pending nn Investiga
tion ot his amateur standing.
J. F. Whcolock has been appointed local
consul nt Kenrney , Neb. , and A. 0. Chert
local consul at McCook , vice A. J. needier.
The Nebraska division nlso gained four new
members during the past week.
Mnrtln , the American professional , lately
won a race from a French professional
named Lambrccht , cnpturlng n purse of J200
and a banquet. This Is little Mnrtln who
used to lick the boys out at the Coliseum.
The country rends nro In splendid condi
tion hard and smooth a morning bpln will
cure jour dyspepsia nnd make you feel ns
though Ufa was worth living after all ( If
jou are Inclined to think otherwise. ) Try
HI
Cnptnln Walker changed the Tourist
Wheelmen run last Sunday from Fort Cnl-
houn to Underwood , la. Quite u number ol
thu club wheeled up to that burg , visited
with Kelly's army and took dinner with
mine host Uechtelo.
Henew boys ! You must get In your re
newals between now and the 30th ot June.
Nebraska division la forging to the fronl
and Is gnlnlilg strength every week. We
have 300 now , let's make It 400. Henew
yourself and get your friends to put In
their application.
The registration ot racing colors baa fairly
1
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' yards Samples BODY BRUSSELS , $1 each ,
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Japanese Porch Blinds , new thing , Drapery department , 2nd floor.
begun , and tlio racing men are sending In
their combinations quite lively. The field at
an amateur racing meet will present an
animated , bouquet like appearance this sea
son , as the register shows every color and
shade known to the djem
Denver Is now Kneefdccp in plans for the
track on which the national championship
race will bo run in'August. Several plans
.iml propositions have been submitted , but
none accepted. When the tlmo comes , how
ever , one of the best and fastest tracks in
the United States will be ready for the
"speed merchants" to try conclusions upon.
Albeit Shock , the champion long distance
professional late winner of the 142 hour
race at Madison square garden , Is out with
a sweeping challenge' to the professional
ilders of the world -for a 112 hour "go , "
| 2DOO o side , half the gate and the cham
pionship of the world. Shock rode several
races In the old Exposition hall hero several
years ago.
SIGNS OP SPRING.
By the reeds In the lush the redhead
squ.iw ks ,
The hen makes her nest In the mow ,
The Violet shows Its purple head ,
Where 'twas growing under the snow ;
In the swale the rice bird comes anon ,
In the slough the loot may reel ,
And the clubman thinks the tlmo draws
* nigh
To tiundlc out his last > ear's wheel.
The Idler In "The Bearings : " The worldly
"Idler" spoils this bright effusion by sug
gestive allusions to "Unklo , " whose sign
is n cluster of three golden balls hung
"mabsee" and to "trundle out" the last
year's wheel means the surrender of ticket
number blank , with amount loaned and In
terest. This Is a libel , however , on the
wheelmen. "Unkle" don't get many wheels
to store for the winter out In this country.
Omaha may have a tournament of her
own this season , even If she does not get
the state meet , that Is , providing , ot courbO ,
If some of the clubs want to give It , or the
local clubs "pool" and make It n tourna
ment worthy of the name. No reason why
wo shouldn't have one. Plenty of wheel
men In Omaha , lots of "push. " good track ,
merchants liberal , several thousand specta
tors , several clubs to back It up. What
moro Is needed ?
A cycling family Indeed Is that of Alfred
Coningsly of Brooklyn , N. Y. The family
consists of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred , four boys ,
four girls , and the eldest son's wife nnd
baby , making twelve In all. The family
uses two "Columblas , " three "Victors , " two
" " " " nnd three
"Ramblers , two "Spaldlngs"
western wheel works machines. Not long
ago the entlro family took a morning tpln
nnd the next day a morning journal came
out with a local on the bicycle parade.
The annual Pullman road race Is attracting
a great deal of attention nil over the United
States nnd has become one of the fixtures
of cycling events. This year the race will
be run on Decoration lay as usual , but over
the new course. It IB nothing unusual to
have several hundred ' 'sposders" line up at
the starters' stations. I or the past two or
three years practlca\ly \ , unknown men have
won the race and Its buidsome ; and valuable
pri/e. Last year a K braska boy captured
the trophy , and \vhoi.knons but that un
Omaha man may win iLthls year ? "Hero's
hopln1 , leastwise , " Is stated on pretty
good authority that several Omaha men will
enter.
Captain Williamson : of the Ganymcdo
Wheel club , Council Illurfs , has. Issued his
May run card , and a 'glance at the runs
listed will show thatt the popular captain
has selected tome of the nicest runs out of
the Bluffs for the 'MrUcs , llollovuc. Timber
Lake and Glcnvvoad nbelng especially so.
Sunday , May G , Bcllovne , thirty-two miles ;
Wednesday , May 9 , | Juiko Mamiwa , eight
miles ; Sunday , May 13/flintier Lake , twenty
miles ; "bosa hunt ; " Thursday , May 17 , Pony
Creek , eleven miles ; 'Joint run with Tour
ists ; Sunday , May 20 , Glenuooil , forty miles ;
Wednesday , May 23 , Florence , twenty-two
miles ; Sunday , May 27 , Papllllon , thirty-two
miles ; Wednesday , May 30 , South Omaha ,
sixteen mllca ,
A number of local "cracks" are training at
the Driving Park track. The Uamblcr trip
let plays a prominent part In the Impromptu
races that are held out there In thu evening.
A triplet team has not been mada up yet ,
although several of the enthusiasts havu cx-
sayed to form a team. The other evening
while Culley , Wertz and Mullmll wore pacing
Condon ut a 2:10 : clip for four miles Mullmll ,
who occupied the rear neat , was whisked
around one corner ot the truck so fuxt that
he took a "aider" ami a doicn samerimults
before ho landed Agaliisl Ihn fence. It wan
n lucky accident , however , no bones being
broken. The few spectator * aver that
Mully's exhibition of ground and lofty tumb
ling would have done credit to a profcHulanul
gymnast.
Last fiunduy woA beautiful day , the
county roads on the Iowa side wore In line
condition and this , added to the attraction of
the Industrial army at Underwood , drew out
a largo delegation of wheelmen for a spin In
that direction. Parties from the Atlantic
Wheel club , Avoca Wheel club , Ganymede
Wheel club , Cudahy Cycling club , Omaha
Wheel club nnd Tourist Wheelmen congre
gated there for n few hours and satisfied
their appetites and curiosity at the same
time. The boys visited with the Imlubtrlal
soldiers , sang with them and ushered them
out of the little village , parting with the
column on the Neola road vvllh a true whe"l-
man's cheer. The commander of the Indus
trials acknowledged the salute with a happy
smile nnd a few words of thanks that came
straight from lib heart. The trip home de
veloped Into a burning scorch that laid some
of the boys up for repairs and demonstrated
that light wheels and high gears are strictly
"In it" on the roajl.
It Is said that Kearney will got the state
meet ! Omaha Is practically out of the
race , the wheelmen who were In favor of the
meet being held In Omaha falling to come
together understandlngly , consequently our
chances of the meet go gllmmeiing. Per
haps It Is as well and for the best , but It
does seem too bad that a city containing so
many wheelmen nnd having so many advan
tages cannot get up enough enthusiasm to
make a bid for the fourth annual state meet.
What the cjclists need here Is a cyclists'
union or associated club. At the present
time there Is too much petty jealousy and
trivial bickering among the different clubs.
Each pulls Its own way and against the
other. A good , strong association would
remedy this state of affairs and boom cycling
moro than anything else. There are plenty
of good , brainy men among the cyclists to
organize and officer such an organization
and they would meet with support from the
majority of local wheelmen. Why can't wo
have It ? A better exalnplo of what an as
sociation of cycling clubs could do Is not
needed. Cast your eye at Denver ! To
use the latest ot s > Iang vernacular , "A 'hottei'
cycling town does not exist In the west ! "
Why ? Because the union of the clubs and
unattached men has made It so.
Chief Consul Ebersolc , who has charge
of the relay ride through Nebraska , Is cor
responding with riders nnd clubs at dif
ferent points along the proposed route of
the great ride , relative to assigning tlio re
lays Into the hands of competent , swift road
men. The message will be hurried through
Nebraska In a manner that will astonish
the natives and the public at large. Cap
tain Williamson of the Council iJluffs club
lids charge of that part of the route lying
west of Atlantic , la. , and will deliver the
message to the Omaha rldrrs at the bridge.
This relay will be the greatest rldo of Its
kind over attempted by American bicyclists ,
and If accomplished will bo a great feather
In the cap ot the promoters and plucky
boys who participate. The object Is to carry
a message from Washington , I ) . C. , to Den
ver , Cole , , by blcjclo relays. In the quick
est possible time. The message will not
halt on Its way one single moment , night
or day , rain or shlno , until safely delivered
ut Denver. Local men will carry the mes
sage from the Missouri river to Fremont.
There Is one Job the "fool killer" ought to
do , and to do It well he would bo voted a
gold medal by many Indignant wheelmen If
ho did , and that Is annihilate tome of the
"would be" cyclists who scotch along the
public thoroughfare between Omaha and
Council Bluffs after dark und on the wrong
Blclo of the road. Cyclists complain consid
erably of these fellows , who nro cither ma
liciously Ignorant or Ignorantly malicious of
the usages and -courtesy common among
wheelmen on the road. What might have
been a serious accident occurred on this
popular roadway one evening ot lust week
through the stupidity ot one of these
"scorching gentry. " A party of ladles and
gentlemen were wheeling quietly along to
ward Omaha aftur dark when uuddonly n
half gronn man on a lilcjclo dashed Into
them "head on" without any warning and
tpllled himself and 'wo ' of the parly upon
the pavement. The "scorcher" was on the
wrong side ot the road as usual , und inudu
the excuse that ho couldn't KCO ahead of
him , yet ho was bearing along at n three-
minute gait. A skinned none or two , u
twitted frame and a badly "buckled" wheel
was the result of the collision , but It was
only a lucky coincidence that no ono wan
seriously hurt. Somebody made n mistake
In selling the "would be" cyclist n wheel , ho
ought to have Bold him a gun and turned
the. muzzle toward him , iidv'lulng him to pull
the trigger quickly and often , If thisi \
not stopped soon wo will have a lamp or
dinance and then who known what not.
( jm'ntloiiK mill . \iiH\\iTii.
There aru lotteru nt tlilx olllci- for Mana
ger BaKO of the McU llrothcra bull tvnin ,
Jack Uynn , pugilist , niul MODS , Mcnlcr ,
nciobut and dumb belt \\lehkr.
KANHA8 PITY , Muv 2.-To the Sporting
Editor ot The lice : I'leauu ututc In Hun-
day's column whether " "
query "Silver" King
ami Catcher Mack of the I'lttsburgs tire
playing under assumed names or not ? T.
Herb Brown.
Ans Yes. King's name Is Koenlg and
Mack's Magllllcuddy.
WAHOO , Neb , May ] . To the Sporting
Editor of The Bee : Will you please state
in ne\t Sunda > 's Ceo whether or not"Uad"
Claik pitched foi Omaha on July I , two
years ago , when Toledo was playing with
the Omahas ? Ain't sure of date , but It
was the time of the Independent convention.
Elmer Johnson.
Ans. No , but he pitched for Toledo , and
Uuclo Dave's pets made 13 hits and 10 runs
off of him , -while the Tolcclos made G hits
and 3 runs off of Dai by.
SCHAIIrH , la , May 1. To the Sporting
Editor of The Bee : Will you kindly Inform
me by return mall who la champion weltei-
vvelght fighter of Nebraska ? Adam Ritchie ,
who spais hcio Satin day eve , claims that
honor. Karl Snow.
Ans. There Is no Ptich champion. Ultchle
Is piobably Fome cheap fake.
KEAUNKY , Nob. . April SO. To the Sport
ing Kdltor of The Bee : Plciise , will you be
so kind BB to Infoim me In next Sunday's
Bee If the Omnlm Ctleket club Is to play a
Kearney club on the 10th of June , nnd
oblige a reader nnd admirer of your sport
ing column ? G. W. J.
Ans. It Is.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Apill 20.-To the SportIng -
Ing Editor of The Bee : Would > ou bo so
kind as to send me the weights In amateur
wrestling. I want to use them In tlxlng
the weights In the University Field Day
ronlestB I would like the exact limit for
light , middle and heavy weight class , if
you would grant me this favor r would be
veiy much obliged to jou for them ? John
P. Cameron , State University.
Ans. Bantam , 105 His. and under ; feather ,
llti tbs. and under ; light , 13i ! Ibs. nnd under ;
middle , IBS Ibs. nnd under. rontCHtants
must be welshed within one hour of the be
ginning of the contest , nnd any contestant
beliiK over weight must bo rejected.
OMAHA , April 25 To the Spoiling Editor
of The Bee : To decide a dispute among
some of your tegular pationH please state
In next Sunday's Bee the height nnd weight
of Dan Ciecuun nnd Alex GreggalnH ? C.
P. Honsei.
v
Ans. Cieedon , 5 feet , O'i : Greggnlns , C
feet.
feet.HASTINGS.
HASTINGS. Neb. . May 2. To the SportIng -
Ing Editor of The Bee : I wish you would
answer thiough your paper and decide the
question below : At a bicycle lalllo held
heic the drawing took place lust night , nnd
lliO chances vvoie sold , and the same num
bers weiu to be placed In a box and taken
out singly , and the last number out of tin ;
box was towin the wheel. Thev done
same , and the last number out was ICO , and
In checking up It was found that there
vvcie two sevens and no 10S In the box , nnd
thu majority of the holtlern of chances said
It was not a fair ill awing , nnd they hail anew
now drawing , nnd 1J7 won HIP wheel Now
an 1 hold IDS had I not n light to settle
with 1BO for the wheel , or was the llrst
drawing unfair , nnd the second diawlnj ;
win the wheel ? A Subscilber.
AIIH The first iliawlng was certainly un
fair , and the winner In the second In right
fully entitled to tlio pilzo. ;
SWEEPING WITH HOSE.
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Ono of the most nolablo of the present
century's small Inventions Is an air pump
for gleaning purposes. A hose pipe charged
with air under fifty pounds pressure to the
bquaro Inch Is turned upon the article or
room to be. cleaned. It Is used In precisely
the banio way ns the water and hose for
washing purposes. It Is far moro effective
In Its result than brooms , beater or
brushes , us It iscarchfs out nnd penetrates
every crovlco nnd cleft In woodwoik ,
This dovlco Is at prcuent applied to cleanIng -
Ing cars , but ao perfect Is Its work that It
Is only a question of time when It will como
Into IIHO for other purposes. Hotels and
largo building ) might bo swept out nnd
dusted In nn Incredibly short space of time.
Carefully managed , ihls air pichsuro would
rid the room ut every partlcal of dust , clean
furniture , carpets and the heavier articles
of bric-a-brac and ornaments. It would do
the work of a dozen people ,
U IH now In order for name homo mission
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holil urn. UK Introduction would rovolutton-
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Bomo years ago It wan bald that there
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