THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , JULY ] , 1801
CHAT WITH THE BOXERS
Ofitip of the Week Ajjpnt tbfl Wearers
of the MrttiC
TOMMY RYAN WILL MELT BILLY SMITH
tlio Match Hooked for Mlnncnpolli Till *
Month Hum Meeting nt Union 1'iirk on
tlin I-'ourth New * of the \Vhcrl-
incn Atlnccllnneou * HporU.
There IB but precious little stir In pugilis
tic circles Just now , and nothing In sight.
The Corbctt-Jackson controversy has nar
rowed down to a burlesque , and there IB
ho prospect ylJ 89eyc of the yp ever gc -
{ Tng togetncr , that IB , unless the champion
Can 'bo "naRKcd" Into It. The enormous de
velopment of his bumps of conceit and ego
tism arc the salient points of assault , and
already the men who make both fights and
fighters , the sporting historians , have al
ready trained their guns that way. As far
as I am concerned , I think Corbctt's per-
filsterit refusal to come to any sort of terms
only evinces his superior mind over tlioso
pf his kind. As the case stands today , the
champion Is fully $125,000 strong , and he
hasn't made the half of It with his dukes ,
cither. Since ho made a Has Ilcen out of
Old John L. , Jim has demonstrated that his
resources outside the ropes arc ample to
keep the wolf from the door , and what need
Is there for him to taku any risks In the
unlawful pursuit of fighting. If he Is one-
half as ambitious as he declares he IB to be
k gentleman , he can accomplish this In no
manner but by keeping out of the ring , and
that Is the way It looks just now. How
ever , I put prize fighters all on the same
footing , and Corbctt , simply because he has
been successful In piling up the rocks , Is no
better than the common run , and If he In
tends to fight again , It seems to mo It would
be the nlco thing for him to cease monkey
ing , gat down to business and show a doubtIng -
Ing world that he can lick Peter Jackson.
.Without 'a doubt the trouble with Jim Is that
he knows , us well as he knows that he Is
Olive , that he has little better than an even
brcaki with the black fellow. If he was as
cock sure of his game as ho was with Char
lie Mitchell , this fight would have been
fought long ago , and we would now know
really Just how great he Is. That he Is the
luckiest champion the world has ever known
Is a fact not to bo gainsaid. He won It
by whipping an old woman and clinched It
in a sideshow of a fight with a man who
couldn't whip Dick Moore. But there Is no
kick coming on that score. I would rather
see a man climb than tumble any day , and
while I might envy his luck , I would cer
tainly have nothing to say against itu fair
ness or legitimacy.
The latest from Corbett Is that In response
to a cablegram from I'arson Davles
asking him to simply mention a
flato when ho would balance accounts
With Jackson he says he will make no state
ments or promises until he returns to these
shores. So there you are. He may como
back next month and ho may not come back
Until next year , but In the meantime the
red-hots can chow their cuds and do a little
ruminating on the vicissitudes of the. life of
a sport. It Is a rocky road at best.
Hero Is what Harry McEnery of
New v Orleans has to say ancnt
this "subject : "Jim Corbett has acted
-badly with Peter Jackson , whom It 1ms
been said has always 'toted' fair with all
his fellow men. It Is true that Jackson Is a
black man , but that Is no reason why Cor
bett should not have acted like a 'white'
( nan In his dealings with the African fighter.
All prize fighters are alike so. far as the re-
bectablllty of their calling goes , but all the
World loves a fair man , and when a white
man stoops to deceiving a colored man and
takes unfair advantage of his colored brother
he has to stop counting on my friendship
tor him. The truth Is that Jim Corbett has
Icted unlike an American champion fighter
jn hla 'dealings with Peter Jackson , and the
Unbiased sporting minds will certainly agree
Jvlth me after the case Is fully considered.
Corbett knows that Jackson has always said
he wouldn't fight In the south , and with
that understanding the match between the
men was ratified. After long months of
wrangling , the American puts his foot down
and says that ho will fight In the south and
nowhere else. Now , tell me , what kind of
pugilistic etiquette Is James J. Corbett em
ploying , anyhow ? "
Harry , you know , Is the pugilistic seer
of the Molasses City , and they think down
there what he doesn't know about the punch
ers Isn't worth learning , but I have known
the celebrated "Bantam" that Is the name
of endearment by which he goes to Indulge
In about as much guff as the ordinary run
of fighting authorities. "Macon , " in his
wildest delirium , Isn't a marker for him
attimes. . , However , what he
Rays about 'Corbett may bo true , and again
H.jpny not. Before assailing the actions of
either man , the Inside history of this pro
posed match should be carefully studied.
It was rotten from the beginning. From
the very night the fight was made In the
ring where Solly Smith extinguished Johnny
Grltlln over at .Hoby , one year ago , down to
the present day It has had the earmarks
of a delusion and a snare and a big mutual
theatrical advertisement. Originally they
were to have fought last November , but
the day after the first agreement to fight
was made they meet over 'a bottle of red-
top In Hector's , and put It off for one year.
The end was then. > %
I always gave Johnny Van Hcest credit
of a least a modicum of brains , and when
ho passed through hero enrouto to Kansas
City I told him he was foolish to go so far
into the country unless ho meant to cut
corn. But he said they were all right
down there and that ho had a hot tip that
the coin was as plentiful as dog fennel on
Main street , and I couldn't Induce him to
stop off In the city a while. He said he
was afraid I'd run him up against Jimmy
Lindsay. I gave him a letter to those ex-
celldnt old gentlemen , Ralph Stout and
Deacon AVhltfleld , and asked them to glvo
him a Teed when the proper time came.
Now this is what comes from Johnny :
. KANSAS CITY , June 2C. To the Sporting
Editor of The Bee : Say , this Is a good thing
flown here , and If you know of any cham
pions out of a Job they can bo accommo
dated hero , as they know all about fighters
ind all about the game. I was Introduced
to a dozen of the leading sports the other
evening' and they wanted to know what I
worked at , and If I had over lived In the
country before. Not one of them had over
beard of me. Say , I wish I had stopped off
it Palls City , maybe Charlie Abbey's p.i
tvould have given mo a job killing potato
bugs. But they glvo some big purses here.
[ saw two champions fight the other night
[ or $3.35. Prof. Jim Evans , the English
lightweight , was manager of the affair.
There were about sixty guys In the crowd ,
nd they all went out In two carry-alls ,
about seven miles , where the solitude was
almost equal to that hero. Prof , Jim col
lected the $3.35 on the wuy out , and an
nounced when wo came to a halt that It was
til to go to the winner. And so It would ,
but after the fight the fellow who held the
money couldn't be found , and the champion
got nothing. But that wasn't all. Half the
crowd had no money to pay their way back
to town , so they hoofed the whole seven
miles , getting hero at cock-crow In the morn-
Ing. I know a hack driver. But say , If you
pieet any more fighters who want a good
thing , juit send 'em down to this quiet
little place. It Is dead out of sight.
JOHNNY VAN HEKST.
' ' Joe Walcott , the Boston darkey , didn't
even got up a sweat with Mike Harris , the
Bowery Boy , the other evening. A round
and a half was all that was necmary for
the Barbadocs ilmdo to make Mike sing :
"Du liowcry , ile Bowery ,
Dey do nleh t'lngti ,
Ami ilf.v nay nidi t'lmn ,
Tlmt I'll go HtrulKht buck dcre ngln , "
Il&rrli , It will bo remembered , whipped
Walcott In their Ant meeting , but the coon
hai como fait and Is now a candidate for
Tun my Ilyun , Billy Smith or any of the
Itbtr ambltloui wclteri.
1 * o 'Cincinnati U to buy * * fighting feast
under the managerial guidance of my
tsUcmed friend , Australian Billy Thompson.
A club has been organized railed the
Htrctilcs , and they are to hove limited
round contests only. The flrkt pair of old
chestnuts who will take n crack at each
other are our old friends , Wiley Evans and
JJarny Necdham.
In Boston on the evening of July 4 Stnnton
Abbott and Billy Meyer , the crstwhjl ;
Siiwtor zytohjr. ir ? lo box twelve roundi
tor a JI.GW plfre. * ,
The contest between Dlxon and flrlffo at
Boston Friday night In unworthy of mention.
Without the shadow of a cjoubt It wan a cut
and dried nrtnlr , adroitly executed. If
Grlffo , weighing 138 pounds , couldn't best the
Hallgonlan In twenty rounds at 123 , what
could he do with him If he put up his dukc >
at oven weight. Only get killed , that's all.
But the affair Is unworthy of discussion In
these columns , The fact that Dlxonvcnt
Into such a protracted contcsl with a light-
wclght , and a wonder at that , Is sufficient
to stamp the whole > business no a fako.
U Is now a settled ? aci that Tommy Uyan
and Mysterious Billy Smith arc to meet tea
a finish. It will be at Minneapolis on
Thursday evening , July 26. 1 will run n
special Pullman that Is If a Pullman Is In
sight at that time to the fight , leaving her *
at 4:45 : on the evening of July 25 , A fltu
delegation will represent ! this 'city , and
those dcslrouB of taking advantage of a
good late can do so by applying to the
undersigned. Full particulars next week.
SANDY QUISWOLD.
A GItKAT MATCH KACB.
1'ylc'a Itoltlilc I1 mid Allt to Co to n Finish
on tliu Fourth.
The racing the past week nt Union park ,
Council Bluffs , has been of a sensational
character during the entire meeting , Flying
Jib having made 2:05 : , the fastest mile
paced by any horse In the United States ,
either In public or private , this year. Allx ,
the queen of race mares , trotted a mile In
2ll'/4 : ' , the fastest record made by a trotter
this season , and It has never been equaled
by any horse prior to July 4. Certainly such
record breaking performances at one meetIng -
Ing should stimulate the management and In
sure the greatest crowd ever assembled on
a race track July 4 to witness the contett
for supremacy between the western king and
queen , driven by their owners.
The sweet little Allx , 2:07 : % , won the great
free-for-all race at Chicago last August and
her owner , Morris Jones , refused $2,500 for
one heat.
Robbie P , 2:13 : , owned by Captain Pyle ,
has been an Improving horse each year , and
his record Is the fastest In the world made
by any horse driven by his owner and
breeder. As ho stepped a quarter In 31 seconds
ends (2:01) ( : ) gait ) since his arrival at Council
Bluffs , a bitter contest Is assured , both
owners being after money and reputation.
Kate Caffery and Nelly Cobb , winners of
their races the past week In fast time and
straight heats , establishes the racing quali
ties of the Charles Cafferya , and Captain
Pyle Is very desirous and hopeful to add
another brilliant performance to the credit
of his great son by defeating Allx on the
day wo celebrate.
We admire the captain's pluck , as cer
tainly he has overcome obstacles but few
others would. Eight years ago his entire
stable of developed trotters were burned at
the fair grounds In this city with two ex
ceptions , and two years ago at the same
place he was knocked senseless by a collision
while driving Newsboy , 2:12 : % , but the fol
lowing week at the state fair found him ogaln
driving the winners.
St. Joe had 40,000 people at their meeting
two years ago to see Nancy Hanks RO agulnst
time , and certainly our three cities should
do as well to see what promises to be the
fastest race ever trotted In the west or In
the United States at this season of the year.
There will be two other races of local
hors's , which Is always exciting , owing
to the popularity of their drivers and owners.
Entries for these races will be received at
the Drexel hotel , Sixteenth and Webstc *
streets , up to 10 o'clock Monday.
The Fourth Anmwl Meol.
Never In. the' history of cycllng"ln Ne
braska has there been such a prize list and
splendid program of bicycle races offered
as that gotten up by the Kearney Cycling
dug for July 4 and 5. The occasion Is the
fourth annual meet of the Nebraska division ,
League of American Wheelmen. The first
meet was held at York In 1S91. the second
at Hastings In 1S92 , the third at Lincoln
In 1893 and each were prominent events of
their time. The York meet will bo remem
bered by the cyclists as a meet where every
one met every one else and had a good time ;
the Hastings meet Is remembered us tha
meet at which Mockett had everything his
own way and became state champion. TM
Lincoln me'6't wFs a success numerically and
financially , but the races were cake walks
and badly managed , because they weren t
managed at all. Omaha sent the largest
delegation of cyclists to this meet that she
has ever done , and It came back satisfied
because Omaha "scooped the board. " But
this year Indications point to the grandest
meet Nebraska has ever experienced. Tha
Kearney club Is composed of young business
men who are hustlers and a credit to their
town. They have laid themselves out , as
It were , to make the "fourth annual" an
overwhelming success. A fast track has
been carefully prepared , and will prove the
Waterloo of many an aspiring rac
ing man. There will be men
from Colorado , Iowa , Illinois and Nebraska
who can ride and ride fast. The Class U
men will bo given a chance In five different
events. There will bo plenty of new faces
and several older ones. If you are looking
for a place to spend your Fourth and have
a genuine good time bundle your wheel Into
the baggage car Tuesday evening and liio
away Kearneyward. The prize list will foot
up $1,500 or more and Is composed of high
grade bicycles , diamond rings , gold watches ,
gold medals , silver medals , bronze medalu ,
silver cups' , cameras , etc. The program
consists of twenty-two races , as follows :
JULY 4.
Two-mile novice , value of prize , JtO ; $20.
Quarter-mllu ( open ; , value of prize , $40 ;
$19
Kearney Cycling club championship , one
mile , value of prize , $15 ; US. ,
Half-mile ( open ) , 1:20 : class , value of prize ,
oWniUe handicap , value of prize , $35 ; $15.
One mile. League of American Wheelmen
championship , three prizcf.
Two-mile handicap ( open ) , value of prize ,
Sll * $12
One "mile ( open ) , Class D , value of prize ,
$125.
$125.Fivemile handicap , value of prize , $25 ; $18.
Ono mile ( open ) , Class 11 , value ot prize ,
$125.
JULY 5.
One mile , novice , value of prize , $15 ; $15.
Kearney Cycling club two-mile champion
ship , value of prize , $35.
llnlf-mlle Nebraska Division League of
American Wheelmen championship , three
prizes.
Two-mile ( open ) , Class B , value of prize ,
$125.
$125.Fivemile club relay , value of prize , $50.
Two-mile ( open ) , 5:30 : class , value of prize ,
$3S ; $25.
Half- mile ( open ) , Class B , value of prize ,
$50 ; $25.
Two-mile Nebraska Division champion
ship , three prlzvtt ( medals ) .
One mile ( open ) , 2:50 : class , value of prize ,
$18 ; $25.
Ono mile ( open ) , Class B , value of prize ,
The Kearney Cycling club , under whose
auspices the meet will be held , will leave
nothing undone to make visiting wheelmen
feel at home. Don't forget your League of
American Wheelmen tickets ; you will need
them ,
InU-mtuto Clmin\iloi)8lil | > Gninc * .
For some time past It has become ap
parent that the Christians were some few
lengths ahead of anything of the amateur
description In or near Omaha , and , as a re
sult , their heelers have become surfeited
with too much success. The next thing
after winning a state championship | s (0
go after other states , and this the Christians
have done. Finding the championship of
two state * , Kansas and Missouri , held by
the tame team It seemed logical to arrange
for a meeting with that team , and , as usual ,
logic carried the day.
Two games have been made for next Tues
day and Wednesday , July 3 and 4 , and should
It become necetiary a third will be played
at a time to be agreed upon later. The
Kansas Cty | Red * , the team referred to , has
for the past four years met and defeated all
comers among the amateurs In the two states
mentioned and a number of the stronger
professional teams. It played the opening
this uaton with Jim Manning1 ! * Cow
boys and puihrd them off the earth In one
game , besides keeping them down lo the
edge during the entire unpleasantness The
first of their two games will bo played Tues
day afternoon , commencing at 3:45 : , am !
the second on the gloifoua Fourth , com
mencing at 3:30 : ,
In addition to the regular ball game on ,
Ui Fourth there will be an athletic exhibi
tion ana a pnmn of lacrosse , all for the one
price of riihnfijsion. > , i ' .
rrFor
For the Ulorlmm [ ' ( Mirth.
There wilt be two championship games al
the Charles Street park on the Fourth , one
at 10:30 : In the morning and the other al
3:30 : In the afternoon. Qulncy will be the
opposing team , and , although they occupy a
low place fn the standing , they have been
materially strengthened within the last few
days by recruits from the Southern league ,
and will come here In fine shape to give the
Rourkes a grand argument. The Fourth of
July Jj bjuj ball day all over the country
anil with the people from all over the state
who will be here the banner crowd of the
season will undoubtedly be on hand to wit
ness the triumph and defeat. Base ball
patrons arc urged particularly not to miss
the morning game , as In this Qulncy will
have In her new twlrler nnd IH the game
she Is counting on as already won. The
Omaha management Is deserving of every
encouragement and support , for In spite of
the hard luck that has recently been visited
on them they are straining every nerve to
give Omaha as good , If not better , ball than
she has ever known. New players are hard
to get , especially pitchers , but Manager
Rourke Is working Industriously In this direc
tion and promises n crackcrjack or two be
fore the week Is out.
Frank I\c * Douris Vlgniiux.
Frank Ives defeated Vlgnaux In a 300-polnt
balk line game at Paris early In June , al
though I have seen no notice of It In the
press on this side. It was the first time the
two great exponents of the game ever crossed
cues , and the rather aristocratic club rooms
of the Cerclo Arlstlque et Llttcralre were
filled with spectators. There was consid
erable money In sight and an Englishman
who had "seen Ives beat Roberts" won 100
on the result. "I was extremely anxious to
meet Vlgnaux , " said Ives after the game ,
"and I even offered once to play for nothing
If he would meet me. I had played billiards
with all the other great players , and I wanted
Vlgnaux on my list , even If I never got a
shot. " Vlgnaux came very near getting Ives
on his list , for , with 172 to go In his fifth
inning , he ran 103 before missing. The score
was then Vlgnaux , 201 ; Ives , 192. The lat
ter then ran the game out with 108 , , making
an average of GO In five innings. After the
balk line game was concluded Vlgnaux and
Ives played three cushions with 15 up. Ives
won by 15 to 4.
The Crciitest Jtaco of All.
Notwithstanding the slump of the nourko
family the Western association pennant chase
still continues the hottest and closest In the
country. While they are having a great
race In the National league , It Isn't In It
with that of the Western. The Southern
league has shrunk to four clubs , while the
Eastern Is but rarely heard of. The Western
league Is hanging on by an eye lash , with
Sioux City so far In the lead that her near
est competitor has to use a telescope to
locate her. In the Western association but
three games separate the first five clubs ,
and the sixth and seventh teams are within
easy reach. All are playing good ball and
the race promises to hold out to the end In
excitement and stubbornness. Manager
Rourke Is keeping the wires hot In his search
for new talent and has a number of men on
the string , who , If secured , will cause a
sensation among the cranks.
Huso Hall for the Wrck ,
The schedule for this week at the Charles
Street park Includes what ought to be a list
of hot games. Today Jacksonville will make
her last appearance on this trip and on
Tuesday the yellow boys from Qulncy will
be here for a game that day and two on the
Fourth. The Qulncys have been greatly
strengthened during the past few weeks and
If they would now discard those abominable
uniforms might do some great work. Six
months Is none too good for the man who se
lected those "canary" habiliments. Thurs
day Is an off day , but Friday , Saturday and
Sunday Des Molnes Is here. Following the
Prohibs next week we will have the leaders ,
St. Joe , here Monday , Tuesday and Wednes
day ; then the Rourkes leave us for a week
getting back here on the 20th In time to
tackle Buck Kbrlght's lot of Farmers. If
the management would like a big drawing
card for Thursday next they can get It In
Captain Abbott's husky Y. M. C. A.'s. They
would pack the grounds.
An Onuihii llorgu lit Milwaukee.
The Kinney brothers bjive refused a hand
some offer For Tom Miller , the handsome
sorrel colt who won the 3:00 : trot at Milwau
kee last Wednesday In 2:23' : over a field of
fifteen .starters. There were five heats In the
race , but the plucky Tom stayed 'nobly , win
ning the first , third and fifth heats. There
was much excitement over the event and
thousands of dollars changed hands.
IVliNpt'rliiKH of HID Wheel.
Work , work , work ,
From dawn till the set of the sun !
Work , with nn eager , tireless will ,
When your training you have begun.
Eschew nil your pleasures now ,
Discard your pet vices all ,
For you've got to have hcnrt and lungs of
a cow
If you stay with the "cracks" this fall.
You've got to bp good and wise ,
You've got to be brave nnd strong ,
You've got to subscribe to a heap o lies
If to "Class A" you would belong.
For there's never nn "amateur"
lint who sooner or later must stoop
In more ways than one. or he'll be sure
To tlnd himself "In the soup. "
Cycling West.
It I ? claimed that there ore 7,500 wheel
men and wheelwomen In Denver.
II. J. Palmer , who lately passed through
Omaha on his way to Denver from Chicago ,
has arrived safely at his destination.
The contract between the Tramway com
pany and the Denver Wheel club has been
signed a I'd accepted by both parties , nnd
work has commenced on the oval. This Is
the track on which the national races will be
contested In August.
It Is not apparent that many cyclists from
Omaha will attend the two days meet at
Kearney on July 4 and 5 on account of the
distance , Several of the old "Btandbyes"
will run over though , as a race meet would
not be complete without 'em ,
The ten-mile road race record for the
world went glimmering at .the recent Den
ver road race. II. R. Renshaw was the
speedy youngster who lowered the existing
record of 27 minutes , 26 seconds. His time
was 27 minutes , 5 seconds.
Ed Proulx wears a happy smile and a
beautiful diamond medal. The latter he
won at Kansas City on June 18 as a time
prize In the Kansas City road race. His
tlmo for the fifteen miles was 41 minutes ,
38 3-5 seconds through the mud.
Albert A. Dowd of La Junta , Colo. , has
started to ride a twenty-two-pound Halll-
day-Temple scorcher across the continent ,
Cyclers will watch his progress with In
terest , as this Is the first attempt of any
cyclist to ride a semi-track racer over the
country roadi for so long a "spin , "
Today , If nothing happens to spoil arrange
ment ! ) , a party of the Tourist Wheelmen
will start for Red Oak , la. , for the purpose
of measuring the distance and locating the
route for the annual club century In Sep
tember , If the route Is not suitable an
other will bo chosen , potslbly the route to
Hamburg , la ,
Mr. Frank Fowler of the Hill Cycle club
Is preparing to send out an elaborate special
train from Chicago to Denver , ostensibly to
give wheelmen a chance to take In the great
national meet at Denver In August. Den
ver Is preparing to receive 40,000 wheel
men during the meet. Fowler's train will
make steps at Kansas City , Omaha and Lin
coln.
J. W. Belden , the Blair "speeder , " Is a
good one for a young man who has been
riding only a short time , and Is unfamiliar
with the "trick * of the track. " Hlu time
In the three mile , one mile and quarter
mile sprints was 10 minutes , 2 minutes , 66
seconds , and 35 seconds respectively. With
a good trainer and other adjuncts he would
be a "crackcrjack" among the local men ,
Messrs. Coulter , Locke and Reynolds of
Toledo , 0. , pasted through the c.ty last
Monday bound for Fremont and further
west. The men urs making a trsn--nntl-
nenlal tour In thtMllilercsts of the "Falcon"
cycle , built by UifA'mt Manufacturing com
pany. The genUcmrn are very pleasant
young men to mm personally and expert
cyclists. Their irtp thus far has been one
of great enjoymeirUaod Interest to them.
Henry Frcdcrlckaen , . A. K. Proulx. Charlie
of
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trunkful of "prizes''they brought back with
them. I'cRnu got-.second prize In the ten
mile handicap. Condon first In the one mile
and quarter dnstu Fredcrlcktcn RPCIMI ! In
the one mile , and Proulx second In the
quarter mile.
Captain Walker- the Tourist Wheelmen
has named his man fbr the great Washing
ton-Denver Relay , nnd will proceed to get
them Into shape and thoroughly acquainted
with their relaysi He has named Melton ,
Daxon , Hynes , Flesclier , Smith , Taggar ,
Pegau ntiO himself as the tjm , although It
Is likely that Proulx and another will be sub
stituted for Daxon and Smith , as business
will undoubtedly keep these men from par
ticipating , His portion of the relay has not
been assigned him as yet , but he Intends to
Bend his men over the entire relay between
Omaha and Fremont before long In order
that the .team may become familiar with liny
portion of It , The Omaha Wheel club team
Is also being organlzid , and will be sent
over the entire relay for the same purpose.
The message will be delivered lo the Omaha
boys by the Uanymedes In front of A. H.
Perrlgo'B store on Douglas street , the Oatiy-
medes "totclng" It from Atlantic , In. The
Omaha boys will carry It by frequent nnd
successive relays to Fremont , where the
Fremont club will hurry It on to Schuyler.
Arthur D. Black of the Illinois division rac
ing board has the management of the relay
ride In general , and has appointed the fol
lowing well known wheelmen as state mana
gers. The state managers will look after
the message while In transit through their
respective states : George II. French ot the
War department , District of Columbia ; Al
bert Molt , Maryland : P. S. Collins. Penn
sylvania ; Jason C. Stamp , West Virginia ;
M. W. Bliss , Ohio ; George Dickinson , In-
llana ; M. R. Thompson , Illinois ; J. A. Pallis-
ter , Iowa ; James 13. Ebersole , Nebraska ; C.
II. Hilton , Colorado. The message will be
delivered to the wheelmen by the president
at the War department , and will bo carried
day and night , through sunshine nnd rain ,
until It is handed safely to the governor of
Colorado at the court house , Denver. The
tlmo scheduled Is six days.
Vrlp.i from th Itlt-iinhrr * .
Qulncy plays two games hero on the
Fourth , Wednesday next.
What Omaha needs worst Is one more
pitcher , and a good one at that.
It Is a remarkable fart that no team In
the Western league , so ays Ren Mulford ,
has been shut out this season.
Old Pep Smith still continues to put up
a good second base. He Is with Erie.
Hutchlnson Is the name of the Southern
leaguer Manager Rourke has signed for
third. He Is expected today.
Joe Walsh has caught on big with Mil
waukee , and Manager Cushman has been
chased.
The Jacksonvllles , who are giving evidence
of being the strongest team In the outfit ,
ought to draw out a great crowd today.
Just think of It ! The Washington papers
have gone daft over "Pig" Ward. They say
he Is the greatest base runner In the busi
ness.
ness.Whltehlll
Whltehlll hasn't * the stamina to stay for
the full trip. He-Is always larruped iin-
merc'fully In the closing Innings. Better
trade him fcr a plug of tobacco.
John W. Gaffnoy ; the old "king of um
pires , " has been reappointcd a member of the
league staff vice Ned Swartwood , who has
Joined "Orator" O'Hourke In retirement.
"Lady" Baldwin , who came over on the
Mayflower , was resurrected by Grand Rapids
the other day and he produced on assort
ment of obsolete curves that were entirely
too rich for Billy Sharslg's gang.
McVcy and Moran are surely doing some
tremendous hitting. There Isn't a pitcher
In the association who doesn't tiemblewhen
either steps to the plate. McVey Is In the
.3.38 notch nnd Moran , .3.30.
The Tlme8 Stai > j.says that Arllo Latham
has shed his mustacbe. If Cincinnati knew
her business she -would shed Arllo Latham.
Ho has been next to a dead weight for four
years. His alleged funny sayings wouldn't
win a game of ball In a thousand years.
Cincinnati's crowning Idiocy was the sign
ing of Mart McQuald for the outfield. Mc-
Quald couldn't get his board out this way
if he played two games a day. It Is funny
to witness the pitiful Ignorance- Captain
Comlskey displays - In his frantic efforts
to dig up a ball player.
Charlie Bennett Is going east and expcct.s
to spend some time at New Castle , Pa. , his
old home. His New Castle friends will
takg hm to PJU burg on July 4 , when the
Bostons play there ! If the arrangements
can be made with the management of the
two clubs Bennett will occupy the cpaghcr's
line at least for one Inning for the Bostons.
Manager Rourko wishes to call attention
to the fact that the department reserved at
the south end of the grand stand Is Intended
exclusively for ladles and their escorts. He
does not desire to be compelled to Invite any
gentlemen out of this precinct , but will be
compelled to If they persist In breaking the
rule.
Noivny ClirlHthin Hull Oo/tHlp.
In view of the number of base ball teams
In the city and the few opportunities they
have to play each other , there Is a move
ment on foot to arrange a series of games
at Young Men's Christian association park
to be played In the evening , beginning at
0:15. : One game a week during the months
of July and August would glvo every team
In town a chance at the Young Men's Chrls-
tlon association ; , and that seems to bo
what they most desire.
Last Wednesday there was a meeting In
Lincoln , at which the Hastings , Grand
Island , Aurora , Fremont , Lincoln and Omaha
associations were represented , the object of
which was to discuss tno advisability of
forming a state Y. M. C. A. base ball league.
Base ball through the state has taken a
remarkable boom this year , but this bust-
ness of playing here and there as the oc
casion presents Itself Is unsatisfactory do
far as deciding the superiority of anybody
Is concerned. And It was with a view of
making a clean cut fight for the amateur
championship of the state that this step was
taken.
The Y. M. C. A. base ball team has found
out how true the old saying Is , to the effect
that there are plenty of rooms at the top ,
and unless some new teams spring Into
existence soon It will actually run out of
games for the want of competitors. The
recent massacre of Missouri Valley and the
unconditional surrender of the Conventions
liavo made It clear that whatever combination
gees against the Christians Imvo cut out for
themselves a job almost as magnificent In pro
portion as some that have recently de
veloped In the city council. Any manager
who thinks the above Is the result of nn
undue swelling will bo listened to with
pleasure.
This league will not Interfere with the
outside games of any of the teams , and any
onutslde manager who may feel himself
aggrieved by the claims of superiority made
by any of the six teams mentioned will be
cheerfully occomodated with a lambasting
as thick and glistening and brown as he
can consistently demand.
After an exhaustive discussion It seemed
clear that such a league was feasible , and
Lysle S. Abbott , the manager of the local
abtcclatlon team , was appointed a committee
: o draw up a constitution and by-laws , and
to prepare a schedula. In view of the ad
vanced season It was thought best to play
as few games as possible this year and If
: ho plan proved a success then start about
May 1 next year and play a four-months
schedule. Tim opening games this season
will be played at the western end of the
circuit on the Fourth In case the final ar
rangements for the league are completed
without unlocked for delay.
The management of the Omaha Western
association team has developed a remarka-
jlo case of hcgglshneKs , Some time ago
James Manning * of Kansas City wrote to
Abbott asking what proposition the Chris
tians would make him for a game on Mon
day , June 25 , when on hU way from Kan
sas City to Minneapolis. SotUfactory terms
were arranged , and Instructions were se
cured to book a game for that date. Out of
courtesy to the Omaha Western associa
tion management , which claims that by
some legerdermaln It has an * absolute
monopoly of the city and can keep every
other professional team out , a request
wus made fur sucU cement , and as Omaha
has no game scheduled for that day It could
make Absolutely no d fTcrenco to her. After
about f.ur days folcmn consideration the
ukase was sent forth denying the royal ap
probation , and Manning , not -caring to an
tagonize the local maggota , canceled the
game. In view of the statement that the
denial was made for pir el financial fFaeons
the Christians offered to play the Omaha
team on that day on nlmo t any terms , but
In spite of the fact that there could not be
.
this pi'0p6slton ( uas also pigeon-holed.
Then a proposition was made to play
three games at suitable tlmco , one on the
Young Men's Christian association grounds ,
one on their grounds and to B up for the
third. This , too , was received with a cordial
refusal. The conclusion to bn drawn from
all tliefc facts are apparently. In the first
place , that the local maggots Intend to
lite every endeavor to prevent the Chris
tians from bringing drawing cards to this
city , and , In the second place , that they
are not consumed with anxiety to have
their team meet the Christian' .
CHRISTIAN BALL TOSSER.
( JnrHUiitu and Aimvrr * .
Ht'RWKLL. Neb. , Juno 23. To the SportIng -
Ing Kdltor of The lice : In playing a Knme
of bnselmll the bntMinan lints a grounder
whli'h goes out between Itomi1 nnil lli-xt
base : llrst bnweimm llelilK It on fair ground.
Would like tn hear whether or not It IH a
fair or foul hall. Please answer in Sunday
Hee. J. O. llershc-y.
Ans. If the ball was outnldo of the line
when he picked It up It wan a foul. If It
rolled In and he picked It up on fair ground
of course It WJIH fair.
KMERSON , Neb. . Juno 27-To the Sport
ing Editor of The Hee : Will you decide the
following Imseball dispute In the sporting
colutmm of next Sunday's Hee ? There Is n
man on first bnse , one man out and the
hntKtnnn knocks n fly which K < WH live or
six feet outside of the diamond. The pecnnil
baseman gets under the lly , but misses It ,
which leaves a base runner on llrst and
second. One captain says the batsman Is
out because an Intlelder handled the ball ;
the other says the runners are all right be
cause the lly wan outside of the diamond.
Which Is correct 7 Also what lire the
boundaries of the Infield ? Amatonr. This
was referred to me and I told them I would
have you decide It. Hugh A. Diamond.
AIIB. (1) ( ) The mini wiis out. While the bnll
may have been live or six feet outside the
diamond iis you say , It WHS nevertheless
nn Infield lly. (2) ( ) The lines' , strictly.
HEIlllON , Neb. , June 2S.-To the SportIng -
Ing Editor of The lice : Will you please
publish nn answer to the following In The
Sunday Hee , July 17 The batter In attempt
ing' to bunt the ball makes a foul which
strikes the Kround about eluht feet behind
the plate. Question : According to the new
bunt rule , would it bo called u strike on
the batter or would It come under a foul
tip ? By kindly answering the above you
will confer a great favor on u local sport.
E. W. Jones.
Ans. It Is a strike.
OMAHA , June 26. To the Sporting Ed
itor of The Bee : T'lense answer these few
que. tons In Sunday's B e nnd oblige : Whit
pitcher In the Western association hn. the
best record up to date ? Who has the best
hnttlnff , also fielding record , same league ?
Who do you think will win the pennant In
the three big leagues ? Crank.
Ans. (1) ( ) Don't know. (2) ( ) MeVcy of the
Omahas. (3) ( ) Flynn of Pcorla , (4) ( ) Baltimore ,
Omaha nnd Sioux City.
FREMONT , Neb. . June 2rt.-To the Sport
ing Editor of The Bee : Will you please
send mo n schedule of the gainea to be
played by Omaha ? I did not see that one
in Sunday liee. J. Wallace Murray.
Ans. The weekly schedule appears each
Sunday. Write to President McVlttle for a
schedule sheet.
HA1UUSON , Neb. , June 21. To the Sport-
Int ? Editor of The Hee : Ball player run
ning from third tn home , catcher puts ball
on base runner when sliding- , hut drops. Is
base runner out ? Don't catcher have to
hold ball ufter putting on runner ? W. H
HoUKh.
Ans. Yes , a reasonable length of time.
FAIUKiELU , N u. J n1C To the Snort
Ing Editor of The Hee : I hear there Is goIng -
Ing to be an Interstate siii-lntlii miitoh In
Omalm on July 1 , is this correct ? If so ,
who may enter , what are the prizes and
who Is thti race open to , I. e. , what states ,
nlso nnmteur or professional ? I'lease Kiv <
me full particulars In next Sunday's liee ,
I have been corresponding witli other pee
ple. hut thought I would be more apt u
pet It straight from S. O. himself. W. H
Gardcnler.
Ans. Hn
OMAHA , June 30. To the Sporting Edlto.
of The Bee : Please Rive In Sunday's sport
Ins : columns date of Allen-Hogim light a
or near Missouri Valley. A Sport.
Any. November 12 , 1873 , near 1'aclllc June
tlon.
o -
Ho 1'rovcd He Wna n I'lunihcr.
"The plumber joke Is worked to death
but I will tell you one , anyhow. Just because
It Is true , " said one of the fraternity to the
Courier Journal. "The young woman that
figures In' the story lives on Broadway , near
Floyd street. She was sprinkling the strce
this morning and used a hose that was sadly
In need of repair. An itinerant plumber'
came along with a kit of tools slung over his
shoulder. He asked the young woman If she
wanted the hose fixed. 'What will you
charge ? ' she answered. The man looked at
the hose critically and then said he would
repair It for 15 cents. This was contrary
to all tradition relating to plumbers' prices ,
so the young woman told the man she did
not bgll ye lip was ' what , he represented hlm-
s'elf to be. 'St'lli. ' she said , 'go ahead and
fix the hose. ' The man took out his tools
and soon hod the hose nearly as good as
new. The miss gave the man 15 cents. Ho
shook his head and said he wanted 45.
'Why , ' said the young woman tn surprise ,
'you said you would do the work for 15
cents. ' 'Yes , I know,1 he returned , 'but there
was more work than I thought. ' 'Well , I
was afraid you wasn't a plumber when you
first came up , but now I know you are , and
am willing to give you a certificate to that
effect , ' was what the young woman said
when she gave the man his pay. "
.Icilgo Wiixi-m'8 ProvrrlM.
Detroit Free Press : No man knos wlints
goln to cum uv him when he gits to be a
coiiKresman.
Ef thnr wuz a law agin maUIn oounterflt
premisses sum candidates wood hav a hard
row to ho.
Constltuants wont hussel fcr a congres-
man that wont hussel fcr them.
Congress takes up more time undoln than
doln.
Putting Coxey In jale fer wnwkln on the
grass dent change the prlnslpel uv the
thing much that he started out ft'r.
A man cant he oncst In politicks thcs
days , fer pollltlcks Is agin a monoppollst.
Pollltlshans make statesmen and states
men make the laws.
Ef the American eagel had n vote thcr
alnt no tellln what party wood nit It.
A man that cunt make money makln
hay cant make It makln laws.
A woman kin roost on the rldgo pole uv
CollltlcH about as ezy as u fish kin roost
i a tree.
An Attractive Klrlicr.
Ex-Governor Wlnans of Michigan tells the
following story on Mayor Plngreu of Do
trolt ; Mr. Wlnans was talking with a num
ber of worklngmen one day at thu noon hour ,
when one of them remarked that ho would
like "to have a chance to vote for that man
Plngroe of Detroit. " "But you are a demo
crat , are you not ? " said another. "Course
I am a democrat , but I would not have any
objections to voting for Plngree. I bnllovo
that I would vote for more of my senti
ments by voting for him than for any other
man In the state. "
"What are your sentiments ? " Inquired the
man who was doing the cross-examination.
"Well , I guess I can't tell exactly what ho
Is In favor of , but , dern me. If he ain't agin'
more things that I am agin' than any man
I over heard of In my life. Every tlmo you
hear anything big about Plngreo he has got
on a fight with something or other that all
us fellers would be agin' , If we had anything
to do about It at all. "
DoWltt's Witch Hazel salve cures piles.
Nat Goodwin Is going to add "David Oar.
rick" to his repertory next season. He will
produce the play In Chicago In the early au.
tumn and will not bring out his new comedy ,
"Ambition , " by Henry Guy Carleton , until
February , when he reaches Boston.
THE CHARM
OF BEAUTY
IB ev rywhorp recoKnUHl , llciiuly nnil nn ngol
itplirnrnncu lire ImiMifHlblr. OML wmnan In a
million l prHty with Ki y Imlr. Tim niliom
must pri'Bcrvu their hair arid tlii'lr beauty by
uilnic
IMFERTAt ,
HAI 3 , BEGENSRATOR.
U IH not n ilyp , but it cnlorlriK , clean , hiiilthful ,
tfllcli'til. U not only rcstnri' * Ihr Imlr In u rli'h ,
beautiful rolcir nnil luulie , bin net * im a Imlr
tonlu ul i > . Hvvrn Hliniln frnm llghtfBt lull blonJ
to raven blai-k. Made unly by
IMPERIAL CHEMICAL MFG. CO , ,
202 5th Avo. , Now York.
Fiild by Hliornmn & McComiull , 1&13 Doilgo
Street.
r OFF with the
PANTS
In a sale at which so many
goods have been sold as has
been the case with out great closing
out sale , there must necessarily be
many odds and ends in coats vests-
pants. Tomorrow we sell
PANTS
PANTS for suits for
for50c
50c , $1.00 , $1.50
ODD size pants for
$1.00 , $1.50 , $2.00
Remeber our time is limited and
to secure the best bargain s you must
be first on the ground. When we ad
vertise a bargain It is known as such
and is snapped up at once.
Look in the show window for
PANTS.
Columbia Mini
Cor. 13th and Faruam.
'E who search indefatigably for relics of
Napoleon , and are inexpressibly glad
dened if we find a tooth comb said to have
belonged to the Little Corporal or a scrap
of writing anything what should we do if
there were discovered manuscripts by Na
poleon and his marshals , and the generals
who opposed him , relating the two sides of
the stories of the battles Sadowa , Waterloo ,
Sedan , Moscow , all ?
HOW invaluable such a discovery would
be ! How great the benefit to every
body ! How voraciously would such a pub
lication be seized upon !
HOW satisfactory it would be if the great
military events in the lives of Nations
were so historied ! No more dependence
upon- haphazard historians. We'd have ex
act knowledge.
THE
CENTURY
PEOPLE'S PICTORIAL
EDITION
Is just such a history. The great Union and Confederate Gen
erals wrote it. No other Civil War history was so written-r
not another- can be.
A ND you can get it on
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