Nebraska Newspapers

    TtiE O55AHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , SRtTERinKU \ 1894.
SPOUTS FOR GOLDEN ADTOHN
All Sorts of News For tbo Followers oftha
ODD and EOJJ ,
FRESH BRIEZES FROM 1HE BALL FIELD
friuu Itin tVlirrt Uni
lit Ont-Ofl-The Feet Itlimiurft-Stnto
[ ) ( > n lili llucUrrliio'n Speech
uiul llin { J ( ) rf Column.
UK gunners' hal
cyon ( lays are al
most due , In fact.
In a measure , nro
already here , as
the chicken shoot
ing la at Its height ,
and shooting par-
tics going anil cam-
Ing arort almost dally occurrence. Tlio rc-
ports of Incoming teat and yellow legs are
making the sportsmen hustle for time , and
nil the Indications point to much snort ahead.
Nebraska is eurcly a favored state. Her re
sources and facilities for health prolonging
pursuits are an Innumerable as her superior
attractions for the at ckmcn and agricultur
alists. There Is na argument against the
fact that field sports urn healthful pleasures
of the most pronounced kind , and Nebraska
teems with llieze almost the entire year
round , I know cf no ulnto wlicro better
chicken or quail shooting abounds orwhere
there nro better IT more ducking or snipe
grounds. Beautiful lakes , environed by
in [ tea of reedy , rushy low land , make a verit
able paradise for the wild fowl and snipe ,
and our bar-besprinkled rivers a favorite
place for the iccso ; and crane.
Arthur J. Webb , a well posted sportsman
rtnJ a fine all-round fellow , put In a hall
day nc.ir La I'laltc last week. Ho was after
the nlmbla gray tulrrel | , and got him , too ,
twonty-threo of him , Webb says they are
very plentiful and that there la not halt as
much danger In hunting them as chasing
ducks and anlpe , Arthur never wilt fcrget
that II'.ck ' of steers ha got tangled up with
down at Perclval n year ago.
Hon , John T ) , Tlatt of western Nebraska ,
formerly a government scout back In the
clays of tli& rampnnt Sioux , and' now a big
cattle man , was In the city several days
last week. lie says the game Is scarce this
fall out his way and ho looks for a dull fall
In a spirting : way Tlic grouse and chicken
have been driven off by the drought. SIcUlo-
blll curlew were plentiful during the sum
mer , but nro gone now. Colonel Platt killed
twenty-four In July with four shots. If
reports are true , and I have every reason to
believe they are , the colonel will take" a
partner home with him the next time he
comes to the city , Here's to you , old man ,
I'll call round In the fall and knock over a
Thanksgiving gooao for you.
In a letter to the -writer Sanford , K.
Dronn ot Jackson , Neb , , says that there was
an Omaha sprrtsman up In Hurt county a
few days ago In quest ot upland plover. He
was anxious to shoot Mr. Drown any kind of
a match for a $50-Wllllain. They illdn't
Rhool , but I would advise the Omaha man to
luck a lectio oud , I ha\o shot quail with
Mr , Drown and there la no shot In the Gate
City who has a cinch on any of his money
when It comes to handling the hammerless.
My esteemed friends , Rob and John
Patrick , and that enthusiastic sportsman ,
Mr. Fred Montmorcncy , went out after
chicken on the 1st. They used up two
days In the worlc. but report very few-
birds. They bagged twenty some and cov
ered the same ground that two years ago
vrould have yielded from 100 to 150 birds.
Captain Ilaskcll of Whitman was In town
the other day , linvlng brought In with him
eight carloads of cattle. He gays the big
mountain -wolves are very numerous. In his
locality nml destroying inoro or less cattle
every night They nro going to organize
a big party of liuntcra soon for a regular
wolf round-up ami they hopeto get
rid ot the pests. The sporting editor has
an invitation to participate In the hunt.
J. J. Shea of Council I ) I lift a has re
turned from a hunt up near Gordon. He
declares thai they can all talk about the
chicken as much as tlioy like , but heonly -
saw seven birds on the grounds where last
year lie averaged frorn thlrty-dvo to forty
a day.
Few people are aware that some of the
finest rail shooting grounds In this part ot
the country are almost within the city
limits. But It Is a fact , and the city sports
men nro having some very fine early fall
shooting at these toothsome little birds In
the lakes and ponds in the Hast Omaha bet
toms. The marshes are full of them , and a
fairly good shooter can bag a half hundred
of these birds In a few hours.
The species abounding hero are the- clap
per rail or fresh water marsh hen , which Is
of the subfnmllf ralllnac , ana especially of
the genus rallus. a water rail or marsh hen.
Halls are a smill marsh loving , wading
bird , related to coots and galllnulcs. They
llvo In marshes nnd low , wet places , and
make their way through the mazes ol reeds
and rushes with great ease and celerity , the
body being thin nnd compressed , and the
legs long nnd stout. Tlio king rail , or Jresh
water marsh hen , Is II. clegans , and Is ono oC
tha American patno fowl.
A number oC sportsmen who are an are ot
the existence of these llttlo water foxvl have
been making some great bags of" them during
the past week. At this season ot the year
they are qulto tame , and are rolling In fat.
"With a small guago gun , and llRhtly loaded
shells , a man can bag a couple of dozen rails
Inf-tdo of two hours and at the same
It , tlmo enjoy aomo lively sport.
I" . The marsh hens are vociferous feeders , and
until the sun get3 almost at Ita zenith they
are busily engaged In gaining sustenance
from around the roots of the cat-tails , flags
and the water moss. Their shrill
cries nml chuckllngs (111 ( a sportsman
with visions ot a delicious dinner , and with
his waders ho carefully makes his way
through the rushes to some open place in the
marsh and quietly n waits developments. In
a few moments Eovcral of the bright-eyed ,
red breasted little fellows are seen cautiously
peeping out of the rushes to see what has
disturbed them. They grow bolder , and BOOH
several ot them are hard at work dipping
under the vater ami around in the moss
for food. A good shot presents Itself. Hang !
eoos a No. IS or 10 , and over rolls the pretty
llttlo hens , while the others take .1 short
flight , presenting easy marks for the gun
ner , and ho has no trouble tn bagging from
two to five birds. In u few moments another
bunch of birds cotno out and. the sport Is
continued until the hunter' * desires are sat
isfied , or the birds quit feeding.
Last Tuesday the writer enjoyed a fore
noon's sport among- these birds , and after a
couple hours of hard -work bagged eighteen
of the birds. II : was armed with a 22-callbre
Uallard rifle , and for a while had the conceit
completely taken out of him by missing one
bird four tlmeo In succession. The fifth shot
laid him out , and then It was found that
every bullet had graisd. the bird , but owing
to Its deceptive size , none of them had struck
a vital placo. After getting a mess of the
birds , the hunter turned his attention to a
big bunch of mud hens In tha rushes , ami
for a time had considerable sport In making
tho&o Imitation ducks seek shelter from the
leaden pellets by diving repeatedly ,
On I'rtday morning the writer , who In the
meantime had become tilled with a craving
lor atiothor feast of marsh liens , rallied
forth with his arsenal again , and not only
bagged a baker's dozen of these birds , but
killed four flue , fat. yellow-legged anlpo , and
a half dozen sandpipers. This , might be
termed pretty fair shooting with a small
rlflo , and is as good a. bag as many of the
"scatter gun" shooters make. Detective
Dunn Knocked over a flno bag of marsh
hens ono morning this week , and other
sportsmen report good luck on brief hunting
expeditions on both sides ot the river. It la
reported that small ducks are beginning to
come In at Honey Creek lake , and some
early shooting la being Indulged In by the
boys on the quiet.
I'oit-SDamin. llumit * for Omuhii ,
President Rowe Is completing a most at
tractive schedule of post-season exhibition
eaines , and it Is a sure thins that some
flna ball Is to be > sctn at the Charles street
park , durlua October , Oesldoc the lx
with Lincoln for tlie lUta chntnplonnhlp , ne-
Rotlatloni nr < 3 In prepress with the Chicago
and St. Loals National league teams , * n < l
also with Minneapolis , Sioux City and Kan
sas City ot thrt > West rn league. Tin
Omaha team , Intact , -will return to Omaha
on the 2th ( , nnj remain hero until the last
week In October
Atioirrruim mo scoitr.s.
Tlio NURnrat 7l 1il n Itccnrd Nut Likely toPe
Po tlriikrn ,
Henry Chadwlck , the veteran , In a rcc nt
budget of gossip , says ! A correspondent
wrote mo to know what the highest score la
that was ever made In a base ball match.
The answer Is 209. In these days ot splen
did fielding games , marked by single figure
scores , the boys who read ot runs In a game
being made by the hundred wonder lion1 It
could ha done. Tlio task was a vary easy
one , when It Is considered that the pitching
was simply tossing the ball to the bat , for
one thing , and that tlie ball played with
was nearly ten Inches In circumference and
had two anil a lielf ounces of rubber In Its
composition. The match In question was
played In Buffalo on Juno 8 , 18G9 , and the
contestants wcra the Niagara club nine and
the unpractical local amateur nlno of the
Columbia club. The former scored 20D runs
to the lattcr's 19. Two of the Niagara club's
batsmen made 25 runs each , nnd IS of these
GO runs were home runs. What "splendid
batting" it must have ben. The Niagaras
began the traine with a score of 40 runs In
their first tuning , and they finished lip with
DS runs In their eighth ami ID In their ninth.
U was a regular pedestrian go-as-you-please
match at base ball. A Buffalo pninr , In com
menting on the game , said :
"Wo are Inclined In base ball matters lo
reason logically. For Instance , the lied
Stockings beat Ilia Niagaras by n score ot 42
to G. or 7 to 1. The fair Inference is. If
the Clnclnnatlans had played the Columblas ,
the score would have been 1,463 to I or 2 , "
Another pame of tlie- same kind , played
the followlnR year , took place at Memphis ,
between the BlulT City nlno and the profes
sional team of Chicago , the score ot which
was as follows :
Chicago . 72711 0 133311623 157
Bluff City. . . . 0 1
To call thes affairs good batting games is
Q misnomer. Let any ot the muscular play
ers pet a pitcher to toss fair balls to them ,
and let them get a lively clastic ball to bat
with , and they can readily run up lare
scores. When you see two first class nines
playing a game together marked by single
figure scores , then there Is a chance of seeing
peed battlnR against skillful pitching and
sharp fielding. " .Muffin" batsmen can easily
make long hits and homo runs against poor
pitching ami worse fielding , and that Is what
they generally had in the so-called "good old
days" of the game ,
I'or C'liMliipionslilp of the Mate ,
Out on the grounds Thursday last , Just
after the game. Pa and Buckerino got Into
a rather Incandescent argument over the
relative merits of their respective teams.
IJoth were hot because they did not win the
series. The fact that they broke even
seemed to furnish no solace for cither.
"If It hadn't been for this cigar box you've
made us play In , " yelped Duck , "you'd never
won a gam : ; we would have mnde it
eighteen straight , see ! "
"You talk like a monkey , " retorted Pa ,
and his back humped up a notch or two.
"U we hadn't had trouble in our ranks at
critical times during the season you fellows
would all bs at your trade again cutting
corn. De empire robbed us of no less than
four games on your grounds , and the .two
you won here was on account ot bur crip
pled condition. "
"Have you any stuff ? " Inquired Buckerino.
"Got three men cutting off coupons down
at the Omaha Commercial bank every day , "
retorted Pa.
Well , I'll tell you -what I'll do , " &ald
Hiram , fastening the Index finger of his
rlcht hand In IVs buttonhole.
"What ? " queried Papa.
"I'll bet you , } 200 that wo can beat you
In a series of six games after the cham
pionship season Is over , for the champion
ship of the slate , three to bo played here
and three in Lincoln. "
"You can't put up too quick. "
"A $50 forfeit will answer at present ,
won't HZ"
"Cert. "
"Well , here's mine , " and Duckerlno
planked down his half century , which was
promptly covere-cl by Pa , the sporting edi
tor holding- the stakes.
"Now , " said Pa , "all we've got to do is to
agree on an umpire and the dates. "
That's all. " replied Hiram.
"And we can do that after we get home. "
"Sure. "
So the old saw about Its being1 an 111
lnd that blows nobody any good has
again , been exemplified by reason of the
tlo on the championship scries we are lo
have six more games between these Invete
rate rivals , six more games for the cham
pionship of the state , and $200 great big
cart wheels. Thlj Is news that will be
greted with delight by all the fans , as the
battle for the pennant won't bo In It with
this strife for the championship of the
state.
And maybe Buckerino and Pa arn't a
couple of astute birds.
nr About ( ho Umpire.
The umpire question has been the all-
absorbing ono In the Western association
this year , notwithstanding that this august
personage receives as much money for hla
work and moro than many of the best play
ers. Of all ( ho many trial horses we have
had here this summer , not one , except Jack
Haskell , has given satisfaction , and be has
Invariably given Omaha the worst of .it.
Not Intentionally , probably , but In his in
tense deslro to glvo the opposing teams
no grounds for a claim that ho was partial.
Yet he Is the making of a superb
man , and is yet destined for the bigleague. .
What a preposterous piece of business on
the part of the eastern press to charge
President llowo with intermeddling with
the umpire In the interests of the home
team. Next to Haskell came Ward , who was
eminently satisfactory at first , fairly good
later , but finally fairly exasperating. Cllne
wo never saw much of , but what we illd see
supplied an elegant sufficiency , and there haa
been no sighing here for him any tlmo since.
But It haa not been Omaha who 1ms done the
kicking .and complaining. She ( has "been
freer from this than any city In the cir
cuit. Every ono of the eastern towns haa
sung , and they still keep on singing their
tales ot woe. Reedy took a game away from
Omnha , then apologized , ami so did Need-
ham. How ever. I do not believe there has
been any dishonest umpiring1. The one
word , liicompeteiicy , tells the story. Most
of them have simply bent forward , peered
Intently Into space , then guessed at balls and
strikes , whllo on the bases the team who
got the most Jaws to work , generally got
the decision. Notwithstanding these minor
drawbacks , the association has been the
model minor base ball organization ot thu
country , not only for this year , but In the
history of the game.
15iick Tliio Mnkeiv n .Speech.
Buck Ebrlght says that the reason Omaha
stands at the head of the batting list is on
account of our short right and left field
fences. A ( olid punch any tlmo sends the
sphere over cither ono or the other , ac
cording to Duckerlno , and that , too , -when
these hits would besura outs at Lincoln.
There Is. so much crampedness about the whole
garden that a man whoso guessing tank Is
In good order does not have to > be told that
the painted post on one liand and the barn
on the other are for the guidance of the "em
pire" in determining what are two-baggeri
and what are home runs , "Tho cigar box , "
continued Buck , "is a fitting tltlo for
Omaha's park. If all the Omaha games
had been played on our grounds , " and
Duckerlno crossed his heart , "we'd won
every bloody one of them. Why I huve > seen
the moat ridiculous kind of hits pop over
the fence , arid any son of a decent drUo
always bang * up Against the fence and
bounds back , making a two-bagger out ot
what could not possibly be stretched into
more than a single. And moro than this ,
hits that on our grounds would count for
homers or tune-baggers are by the same
reason cut down hero to singles. Now. our
grounds are the right kind of grounds ,
Our fielders do not tramp on each other' *
corns In trying to get around , as they do
here. Way , In ono gamu wo lost here there
were no- less than thirteen balls. hiiteJ over
the fence , and seven of these won gor > 1 for
the round trip , Now , how could tha Uourko
family ( ncapo with anything but s. big batting -
ting average. II u I So not think I mean
lo disparage1 your team. It Is an average eort
of a country nine , made up of good fellows ,
and I Ilko every one of them especially
when I gel them on my grounds. "
I'or Monry , .Mnrhlrs or Chnllc.
OMAHA , Sept. 8 To the Sporting EOltot
of The Bee : During the summer whlla I
was Injured and unable to run a sprinter by
name of I'M Powell of South Omaha , was.
blowing around how easy It was to beat me >
and In some cases I understand he laid he
did beat me. He never beat me , and If he
thinks I am easy ho can liave a race for all
the money ho wants or for fun , I will run
him 100 yards , pistol shot start , for (25 up.
I understand ho has plenty backing In South
Omaha. Let them post it with Sandy Grls-
weld of The Doe , the latter also to chose the
pistol flrers. If Powell can't nnd | 25 backing
I'll go out to the fair grounds any tlmo and
run him for lun , Just to let him see how
easy I nm. FRANK SULLIVAN.
C'opjilo llunJi Job on 1lnii < l.
W. D. Copple- , the famous Bancroft
sprinter , has gat a big race on band. He
Is matched with T. C. Morris , the California
wonde'r , In a 100-yatil race for $1,000 a side ,
the race to como oft at Los Angeles , October
1. Copplo Is very confident , ami , together
with Ed Toll , his trainer , will leave ( or the
coast next week.
Clint with tlio Hull rinycM.
HO will bo the
champions at the
end of the baseball
season In the three
leagues U the- ques
tion that Is agitat
ing the ball cranks
at the present writ-
Ing. The Western
association Is by far
the prettiest race
and has been since
the start of theses
son. It will take
a good guesser to name the winner even at
this late day. They have thirteen games to
play , which mokes It possible for any of
the six top clubs to win , a state of affairs
that has never happened In baseball s'ince the
game started , nock Island has a trifle the
best of U , as they are at homo until tlio end
of the season , but the crippling of ona or
moro of her players means disaster. Omaha
starts away Irom home not In as good shape
as was hoped she would , with small likeli
hood of getting any good player to Join nt
this late date , aa no player likes to be re
served so close to the end of the season ,
The National league- has been the greatest
success financially In the coat In its history ,
proving that winning ball always pays , no
matter what condition the country Is In , In
all the years past in the league the race has
always dwindled down to a sure thing for
one club before this time , or at least to two
clubs. This was so when Chicago and New
York had such a fight In 1885 , the three last
games deciding the pennant. This year Dal-
tlmoro leads by a small margin , with good
prospects , as they are all good travelers ,
they have been lucky In not getting their
players hurt , but their pitchers are not as
strong as some others , Can they win It ?
New York on their last trip west were the
most successful and since then have played
wonderful ball from a pitcher's standpoint ,
Huslo and Meekin doing all the work until
the game was won , then using German and
Clark , which shows Manager Ward's head.
If New York can come anywhere near du
plicating her last western trip nothing can
stop them from winning the pennant. Bos
ton stands the poorest show ot any of the
three- clubs , as their pitchers have not been
steady winners this year and the other clubs
are well up to their tricky playing. Boston
lost when the bunt was taken away from her.
Philadelphia is In the game yet and may take
the place of ono of the above. Brooklyn can
not reach the lop , neither can Cleveland , but
the latter may spall the aspirations of any
of the leaders. The race Is a wonderful one.
The Western league has not been so InterestIng -
Ing , as Slou.x City got such a lead early in
the season and will hardly be headed , as they
are great people away from home , whllo
Kansas City and Minneapolis are not. The
Minnies have an advantage at home on ac
count of the small grounds. They are smaller
than Omaha's. It would take a lucky man
to name all the winners of the three leagues.
The Itourfces rank first In batting and fifth
In fielding.
Old Cy Duryea Is playing right field for
the Allentowns In the eastern.
Cleveland Is banking on New York loosen
ing up and giving her Dad Clarke. '
In the east they call Bert Inks , -who first
came Into prominence here , "Captain Jinks. "
Pedroes seems to bo putting up a gilt
edge sort of ball , both In the field and at the
bat , for Buckerino.
Colonel Flaherty , late of Cleveland and
spoken for by President Kowe , has gone and
joined the Mihvaukces.
Jimmy Canavan has fallen down In his
hatting for Cincinnati lately , but ho has
been doing some great fielding.
St. Joe did not got Mike Kelly after all.
They made a good bid for him , but the
only considered the playing season too near
Its end.
Eddie Elteljorg , once the pride and hope-
of Omaha , has been resurrected and Is pitchIng -
Ing good ball for the swamp angels up In
Toledo.
It Is whispered about that Hobby Langs-
ford and Pa have kissed and made up and
that Bob again Joins the team this week ,
Hope so.
If Omaha cannot reach the pennant It Is
the devout wish cf the Omaha crank that
Lincoln despite all alleged prejudice may
secure the plum.
Grace Pcarce , the old-time umpire and a
close friend of the sporting editor's bick In
the 70's , died In a New York hospital ono
day last week.
Owing to the long stretch of beautiful
weather that Is yet to corae the Omaha
cranks cannot , realize that the championship
season Is over lierc.
There Is such a thins as making too much
of a ball player by both public and manage
ment , aswas fully exemplified In Lily Langs-
ford's case lost week.
In a game between Minneapolis and In
dianapolis the other day fifty-eight lilts and
flfty-slx runs were made the hitting and
run-getting record of the year.
It is qulto probable that both the Chicago
and St. Louis National league teams will
be seen here In conflict with the Ilourkes
during the month of October.
The Johnson Brothers grocery team , Leav-
cnworth and Park avenue , played a remark
able game a few days since , shutting out the
strong City Steams without a run.
In the last seven games on the home
grounds Hutchison played the greatest lleld-
Ing game of any man In the team. beslJea
doing a whole l t of timely batting ,
In the two Decoration day games at Balti
more Joe Kelley. the ex-Omahog , was only
at the bat nlrio times , and ho made nlno
hits , Including a triple and four doubles.
The Boston Herald says that there Is a
movement among the more respectable ball
players to have men of the Pat Tebeau
stripe barred from the game. Can It be
done ?
The Western association has nearly 45,000
tn Its treasury , and expects to swell this
considerably yet , This Is certainly a good
endorsement of President Ilowe's adminis
tration.
Captain Jimmy Manning of the Cowboys
says this Is his last seas-n on the diamond.
Hen Mulford , however , says the genial
Jecms 1s good for at least a half dozen more
farewells.
Omaha , without a doubt , has the strongest
pitching corps In Abbey , Clausen and Whlto-
hlll in the Western association , And In
Billy Moran she his a catcher ai good as
the very best.
Jasper Johnson's pitching wing 1 very
sere and ho Is not llkejy to beef much
service to the I.lncolna 'for some days to
come. In form , he Is the best kind of a man
to have on hand.
Big MoVey. captain of the Ilourkeswill ,
winter In Omaha. Just before leaving for
tha cist Thursday he entered into a con
tract with Tom Kolcy to take charge of U
Phoenix billiard parlors.
Captain Larry Twltchell , who was one of
Shannon's lambs three year * ago , TV at jre-
with a nundsamo gold mtu'al ' at Milwaukee
waukeo the other day for being the best
ill aroti.iJ player pn he , team.
The last game of the season with IHroni
Bbrlght's brlflhl rouat ; .farmers on Thurs
day last was the grandest , completcstvletorr
of the year. It lias jefC the army of fans
In a stale ot bsalltude hard to describe.
Mcjsrs. II. T. and J T , Westerman , editors
and proprietors of that Ivewsy ami metropoli
tan sheet , tha Lincoln News , together with
Mr. H. T , Dobbins , the sporting editor ,
watched last Sunday's game at St. Charles
park from the grand stand.
Ooodcnoush , who jioo ed a barber with
a chair In a IVntli nlrt'et shop In ( hi' fltj-
four years ago -when , with St. Paul , had n
rough and tumble fight In the sUects at
Grand Haplds the other , day with Catcher
Spies and was badly pone up.
The Insubordination of such splendid
players as Langsford , anil Pear lias been a
matter of almost universal regret. Iloth
were great favorites , and the fans are loth
to give them up. That they will both be
placed on the blacklist Is a forgone con
clusion ,
Sioux City lias not patronized its club to
any extent this season , nnd there Is talk ot
dropping the Corn Huskers from the West
ern next season. Times-Star. You don't
know the Sioux City people. They can
stand a bigger loss with teller grace than
any community In the west.
The Indifferent -work ot Freddy Clausen
In last Wednesday's game at the Charles
street park was caused by the reception ol
the news Just before play began that hia
10-year-old brother was dead. lie dlcil at
his home tn Milwaukee early In August , but
this was the first Intel ! Igoncs Fred had re
ceived of bis sad bereavement.
Al C. Ituckenberger la no longer manager
ot the Plttsburgs. He was dethroned last
week and Connie Mack temporarily Installed
Manager Wnjklns , now of Sioux City , will
have charge of the Plttsburgs n-ext season.
Ren Mulford of the Cincinnati Tlmas-Star
continues to gel up the brightest and snap
piest base ball department In the country.
From the day that Tom Lovett Joined the
Providence team , after being released by
Boston , that team went to the front in Hie
Eastern league and lias stayed there , with
the prospect of winning the championship.
Lovott helped , the Brooklyn club to win two
championships , and now promises to be the
prominent factor in winning a third.
Manager Al Buckenbcrger has put on the
robes ot prophecy. He Is sure- that neither
Baltimore nor L'oston Is in the race-this
year at all for the pennant. Said he the
other evening : "New York will win the
pennant beyoml a doubt , or rather Huale
and Meekln will win It for them. The like
ot such pitching as has been done by these
men has never before been seen , and they
are Improving each day. They are cer
tainly the greatest pitchers on earth. "
George H. Cumlngs , the deaf mute pitcher
who made a good record In Iowa and Ne
braska In 1890 and 1891 , has Just returned
from the cast , where he has been pitching
In the Pennsylvania State lecgue , and Is now
visiting relatives at Weslslde , Iowa. He Is
a good man and any team In need of a good
pitcher , base runner and batter would do
well to secure his services , which they can
do by writing him at Westslde.
-\Vhliprrlug * tit IhuVheol. .
LADY CYCLISTS
who read "Whisper-
Ings of the Wheel"
will bo interested In
the following remarks
from the pen ot one
who seems to be epi
dally anxious to see
the advance of the
national costume for
ladles who enjoy the
splendid and healthful
spoj-t of cycling. The
contributor In modesty
s ( , g n s "C o 111 in o n
Sense , " and the article
is worth the readimj , cpntalnlng comments
and information ofalupi relative to the now
costume which Is attracting so- much atten
tion alt over the cfvlllzeil world.
The Ganymede Wheel clut > Is scheduled
for Blair today by way of Omaha , leaving
their club house In Council Bluffs at 7 o'clock
sharp ,
In a recent road raco''over In Illinois one
of the starters , Thomas' Lewis , covered the
proscribed distance , sit3and one-halt miles ,
In 34:15. : The gentle'milri ' Is a gay youngster
of OS summers. Ho'felt'no ' bad effects from
his fast ride. *
The rain ol early Sunday morning made
the roads just sticky enough to knock out
the scheduled club runs. The Tourists did
not go to Irving ton as advertised , but held
an impromptu run to Courtland beach In the
afternoon.
Captain Walker asks all members of the
Tourist Wheelmen to turn out on the club
tours this month and next to help swell the
club mileage. Bring along your cycling
friends and acquaintances. Don't miss the
annual club century on the last Sunday oC
this month.
OMAHA , Sept. C. 'Cycle Editor of "The
Bee : Discussion always accompanies the ad
vent of new tdeaa , especially those which
vary from the usual to quite an extent. The
new ladles' 'cycling- suits may bo repulsive
and ridiculous , or refined and tasty , ac
cording as they are made.
The American League of Racing Cyclists ,
In order to protect Itself , and at the came
tlmo protect the race meet promoter , has
adopted the rule to suspend all racing men
and teams who enter at race meets and fall
to appear or serve proper notice that they
will not ride. This la a move In the right
direction.
Next Sunday tha Ganymede Wheel club
boys will take their annual spin , to Sioux
City , la. , distance 1IG miles , Captain "Wil
liamson feels confident that ho will take
more men through this year than on the laat
occasion. Several Omaha cyclists have sig
nified their intention of accompanying the
centurions.
The Kearney Cycle club of Kearney , Neb. ,
will glvo a , big meet on September 19 and 20.
Valuation of prize list , J2.500. Twenty races
on the program , ten in class A and ten tn
class B , All the- western "flyers" will enter
nnd the gentlemen in charge of the meet
will strain every nerve to make the two days
meet a great success ,
A. H. Drown , Mrs. Brown and Miss Alice
Gaust , cyclists of Pueblo , recently toured
from Pueblo to Denver , Colorado Springs
and Manltou , covering 284 mllea on their
wheels. The longest day's run was seventy-
five miles , and tlie ladles felt no fatigue
whatever. They were comfortable bloomer
suits , the now national costume.
A Denver Journal In commenting on the
late meet and the numerous visitors says :
"Dress relorm received nulte a boom here
during tlie meet and a great . man com
fortable and attractive suits could be seen
among \\heelwomen. . If all the new cos
tumes were as neat and becoming as some
oC those worn here the last vestige ot prejti- *
dice would be swept away by a mighty tide
of popular approval. "
The Cycling West , published In Denver ,
haa Its little fling at President Luscomb , and
the far east , as follows : "Despite th : ab
sence of moat of the plllcials of the League
of American Wheelmen , considerable rant
ing In eastern papira and a llttlo dissatis
faction expressed by the .president at not
being able to appoint the otllclals , the Den
ver meet will pass Into history as the great
est since the foundation of the league. As
a New England meet jt was a failure. As
a national affair , It was a grand success. "
Sarcasm well put , eh ?
Things that are In themselves acknowl
edged to be sensible anil correct when prop
erly made , always have to suffer In the
eyes of the public because of mlsmnde and
untrue Imitations , which are resorted to in
order to accomplish difference and Indi
viduality , and even especial notice. Gay
colors and awkwardness attract quickest , but
neatness and taste leave moro permanent
and favorable Impressions. There are con
ceded to be two aenslblo and modest modes
.of attlrement for our sister 'cycllits. Quite
preferable tlie soft colored suit consisting of
waist , neatly made , with sleeves loosely
pleated at shoulder to match pie its In the
skirt , bloomer trousers , not too large , retch
ing Just below tha knee , where they merge
Into leather leggings which should match
the suit aa nearly aa possible. A short
skirt to the top ot the legglns leaves un
warranted the claim of Immodesty. A wide
belt and cap of the goods , and gloves , shoes
ami legglns alike net off the combination , and
the universal comment ( asldo from those
who delight In unkind criticism ) Is that the
desired ends , Tit. , comfort , safely , refine
ment and. modesty are accomplished lu till ]
mode ot 'cycle dress ,
The. "bigcracks" are all having a try at
the unpaced mils record and the beautiful
golden slab hung op by Morgan ft Wright
ot Chicago for tlie record. . The slab U worth
orer $500 In crude gold nloue. lo say nothing
of the vast amount ot skilled labor that has
been expended upon II It Rues to the holder
of the unpncpd mile record at the cad of
this season , ganger ot "SchllUvllle" started
the bill rolling by establishing the record at
Z 11 1-5 , This was In time cut down several
seconds until Harry Tyler succeeded In plac
ing the figures nt 2:07 2on August 27. He
nlso lowered unpaced records for quarter And
Imlf. Tlmo for quarter , 2fi 3-5 ; hilf , :50 : 4-0.
The unpaced mile record will eventually be
he world's record tor the mile on a bicycle ,
.s It Is the only true manner of Judging what
man can do. Theunpaced mlle leaves him
is onn general and Judge. He lus no ono
o pull him along or screen him from the
rind. What ho does he docs alone.
The other , uhilc not conceded to be so
opulnr , yet quite ns comfortable , Is the
arcfully made divided skirt of dull , soft
hade. No deicrlptlon need be given. In
ny suit loiidnc-jj should be avoided , Bright
olors or contrasts are very noticeable , and
usually worn by those whoso grace docs not
> stUy the attention they attract. Krcct
liosture , proper conduct , neat nnd tidy ap-
iiearanco and perseverance In the cause will
tlo most to overcome the as yet only par-
Inlty historical prejudice against ladles
'Ullng 'cjcles , and this much less Important
nnovntlon. the now nnd proper , sale and
iensiblo costume for ladles a-whecl ,
COMMON SENSE ,
: MADU HYMSASrUM.
An lnex [ > on lvo Oiitllt Sufllclrut for Alt
> rr < l .
Having a great deslro for a gymnasium ,
iut living In n small town that had none ,
, nd not possessing the means to "order" an
iiitflt from those seductive catalogues of
portlnp goods houses which everr school
boy has longingly perused , I decided to de-
'lie ' and construct one. It was such a sue-
ess , and the cost so small , that I believe
that there are many boys In the country who
> illl bo glad to know how It was made.
The total cost of my gymnasium was $ S
\ boy In any country town can make one
as cheap , and perhaps cheaper. With the
utfit described below , > ou can get enough
xercls ? In volume and variety to suit the
.verago amateur athlete.
THE FltAME.
Tlrst , a tall frame Is erected , Get three
largo beams fc(3 Inches , two of them 16 ( : ct
and ono Gfeet In length. Mortise the short
beam on top of the long ones , and set the
'ramo in the ground. Sink It about threa
'eet , and run guy \\lrca from the top , or
else use wooden props , in order that there
shall bo no oscillation. Upon this frame
the sovral appliances are fixed. The most
mportant of these Is the
HORIZONTAL HAH.
There Is. probably , In jour neighborhood
a turning lathe , It o , you can net a seas
oned hickory bar turned In a few minutes
for 75 cents. It should be about 1'-i Inches
n diameter and G feet long. It you cannot
get one turned , a carpenter will how and
draw one out for you. About two inches at
each end ot the bar should be lelt siiuare ,
the roundness tapering oft from the square
ness. Before using the bar should bo well
sandpapered In order to make It as smooth
ns possible. This bar fits In the frame be-
wsen the two upright beams. To make It
adjustable to different heights and remova
ble In a few seconds' time several corre-
poiidlng holes must be cut Into each ct the
uprights. In one of the uprights cut live
square holes juat sufficient In sire to admit
the square end of .the bar. Let the- first
iole be , say four feet from the ground , and
the four othtrs half a fool apart above it.
They should bo in the center ( from right to
eft ) of the upright , and should go about
half way through. The holes In the other
upright should be. Instead of square , twlco
the length of th : others , and from the top
part of each of them a little passage wide
enough for the end of a bar to slip tlrough
should extend out to the edge of the upright.
This device makes the bar easily removable.
SWINGING IUNQS.
Next tn Importance to the bar are the
rings. Get a pair of rings about Ilvo Inches
In diameter. It you prefer you can have
them shaped Hks a stirrup. This shape is
moro comfortable for the bauds. You can
get a pair made by a blacksmith for
cents. The-se rings are suspended from the
top beam to any height from the giound
you may desire by tuo small ropes. In the
top beam put two escrow rings ( Ilko these
on a picture frame to which tt > ? cord i& at
tached ) and to these fasten the rops. The
ropes should be as small as possible , hut very
strong. It Is a good Idea to wrap the rings
once or twice with narrow strips of flannel
In order to save- the hands ,
STRIKING BAG.
This is an admirable cntrlvanco for de
veloping the muscles of the arm , chest and
back , and to boys of a pugilistic tendency
It stands unequaled among gymnasium ap
pliances. The cheapest ready-made bag to
be had Is $1 , but n rubber foot ball of av
erage sUe. wlilch can be bought In most
small towns for )1 , answers nil purposes
Encase it In a snug fitting cloth bag so that
It can be fastened to the rope. If you
can't get a football persuade your mother
or sister to make you a canvas bag and
fill It with the lightest material obtainable-
cushion hair , 'excelsior or rags , If ncces
eary. It should be light enough for you to ,
after a few days practice , be able , with a
solid blow , to knock It ten feet in the air ,
This , like the rings , Is suspended from the
top beam with a small rope , coming to a
height parallel to your shoulders. It Is
to bo in the center of the frame.
CHEST WEIGHTS.
Chest weights today take high rank
among gymnasium appl ances. They consti
tute one of the simplest and most benefi
cent forms cf eiorclss known. The cheap
est I have seen them catalogued at is $6
I have given the most expensive ones ai
equal trial with the ono I made , and the
latter. In the good effect produced , does not
suffer by comparison.
On the outer side of one ot the uprights nal
( mortise in ) a strong board three or fcnr
Inches wlie nnd two and one-half feet long ,
It should be at a height level with the
shoulders. Near each end of this crossbar
place a strong , small pulley wheel ( which
can bo procured at any hardware store for
75 csnts per pair ) . Get two pieces of rope
( size of the other ropes mentioned ) , each
piece longer by a third than the distance
from the ground to the pulley wheel. On
ono end of these ropes weights are attached
The kind , so they are equal. Is Immaterial
I 'used two small tin buckets filled with
pebbles. Then run the ropes up through
the wheels , letting the ends hang down
about a foot below the wheels. To these
ends attach small atlrrup-shaped rings , as
suggested tor the swinging rings , cxcep
smaller. Of ccurso you are to guage the
weights to your strength.
I would suggest now that you get an old
worn out mattress and put It under your
frame. This -will perhaps save you fron :
some hard falls.
Drive a large nail In each of the uprights
to hang the rings and striking bags on
when they are rot In use.
I think that by a careful study ot th
foregoing directions you can construct in
your yard a gymnasium that will do you a
lifetime of good , that will glvo you many
hours ot pleasurable recreation and ( as you
will see from detailed statement below ) a
an Insignificant cost.
Three beams for frame . J2 00 or lea
Erection ot . 150orles :
Four pieces of rope. . . . . KO
Four rings . S3
Horizontal bur . . . . . . ICO or less
Two pulley wheels . 75
Ono striking- bag . 1 CO or less
Two screw rings . 15
Total . , . . $ SOO
In an article next Sunday I will give de
tailed Information about the simplest ex
ercises for tha ceveral appliances herewith
described. A. H. M.
CJiieitloii * nnd Anmvi'ri.
, la. , Sept. C To the Sporting Ed
itor of The Bee : Please say In next Sun
day's Dea whether or not a batsman is
entitled to his hose If hit by a ball from
pitcher that ho Btrlkes at on the tlrst or
second strike and how does It affect other
base runners ? Is It a dead ball ? The rules
do not define It clearly to Home people. C.
II. Draper.
Ana. It Is a strike , but does not affect
other runners aa In case of being- lilt by
ball on third atrlke. when base runners
must return to iholr bases.
BTROMBBTIJID. Neb. , Sept. B. To the
SportingKdilor of The Be < n Two partners ,
A and II , Ka into a store , A picks up a dice
box with live dice in , turns It upside down
and says to B , "I bet there arc three aces , "
anil U takes the bet. A lifts up the box and
llmls only one ace turned up. Who -wlna
the bet ? Nothing- was Bald how the acea
OMAHA !
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\VllloxhllilL nt Hot ! Onto Sopf. 11.
should be turned. PlcnFC give tin nn answer ,
If not personally. In Sunday's Uoe. II A.
Ans. It is a catch bet nnd does not BO.
WATJSA , Neb. , Sent. 5-To the Spoiling
Editor of Thp Hoc : rlease send mo at onc&
one copy oC Sliellield iiinnlnir rules , for foot
racinguse. . Harry V. ISIcnklrun.
Ans. Send 25 cents and 2-cent sUimp to
Richard K. Tox. Police da7ette. New York.
He will forward rules to you. There la but
one copy in , The Bee olllce.
MINNEAPOLIS. Sept. 4. To the Sporting
Kdltor of The llee : Please state In Sun-
day'H FportJnp query column the address of
Hob Turner , bookmaker , and oblige. It. L.
* < i.
i.Ans. . Turner la In tills city , but leaves for
Minneapolis this evenlnp.
KANSAS CITY , Sept. I. To the Sportlns
Editor of The Uee : If possible -will you Rlvu
me the address ot the owner of n. peed
pointer which can be bought ? H. T
Holmes.
Ans. Address W. J. Cuslck , 1B10 Grace
street , this city.
LITTLE SIOUX , la. . Sept. 0 To the
Sporting Kdltor of The Hee : Here is a
question In baseball I would like to have
answered in the BportiiiK columns of The
Omahn Sunday Uee : A Kiime of ball was
matched for a JM purse , 1(25 ( a side. At the
end of nine Innings the score was a tie
They played the tenth and It resulted the
same way. In the first Imlf of the eleventh
one score was made by the visiting club
nnd in the. last half one was made by the
home club on a block ball. VisltlnK club
jrot mad. claiming H was not a block ball.
After the dierlslon of the umpire had been
made In tlie field , there beliiff two umpires ,
the other umpire , who was umpiring balls
and strikes , called the men to play. The
visiting club failhiK to respond In live mln-
utes , ho irave the Rnme to thu home club
9 to 0. Who takes the money ? H. O. K.
Ans. Hverythlns Roes with the umpire's
decision , and it seemu both concurred In this
one.
1 SILVER CITY. la , Sept. 7. To the Sport
ing Editor of The lice : In target shootlnc
A shoots Inalile ring : I ! shoots a half. bell.
Who wins ? D. Halnes.
Ans. What Is a half bell 7
AZJN'CVK tlVQVST , 'KlfiKTY-TUKKK ,
Cincinnati Commercial.
Now backward , turn backward , Insatiate
Just pause in thy flight and attend to my
rhyme.
SIeve slowly , moro slowly ; there's no need
of haste ,
The time that you save you may find goes
to waste.
Now , there ! That Is bettor ; now come , let
us cast , ,
A glance at the time you have saved In
Just turn your eyes yonder on Washington ,
D. c. ,
The calendar reads August 7 , 'S3.
First pause and reflect nnd your memory
will say , . .
That congress convened Just a year from
today. , ,
The hands of the great senate clock marks
the hour. . . . .
When full sway was assumed by the party
in power.
Now , forward , grim Time , let us traverse
the way
O'er which congress has passed since , a year
from today.
The tariff , free silver , and labor's fair cause
Weie nil promised the aid of congressional
lllWB.
Hut day after day since congrss first met.
The recreant members have quarreled and
fret.
Wasted weeks grown to months till a year
they have striven ,
To devise that relief which they never have
given.
Now , come- . Father Time , you alone are
to blame ,
You tarnish the Rlit on each congressman's
In your "mighty night pause , fold your winga
and Kturid Htlll ,
Just to give them a chance to agree on a
bill.
Whnt matter , the sources of labor have
failed.
That riots and strikes and distress have
prevailed ;
What matters with sadness Hie people re
member
The promises made them u year last No
vember ?
These twelve goldea months have sped
swiftly nway ,
And ruin now reigns where prosperity held
eway.
Though patient w& are , we have still ono
great fear.
That congress might stay for another wliolo
year.
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