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TnU OMAHA DAILY BEE : , OCTOBER 7 , 1894. 11
RING OF THE STUBBLE FIELD
Glorious Spoit Aieacl for the Pointer and
Iho Bettor ,
OPENING OF 1HE FOOT BALL SEASON
TV'licnl WliUpprlnm Intent ( ram the Hall
riclil Tlio A mat curs Tlio Crude of
tliu Ilnmmrrless nuii Smxliiy'ri He-
E Orlit nt Sports.
HB quail law was up
lor 189 ( on Monday
last , the lit day ot
October , and already
some very flno bags
have been made In
the immediate vicin
ity. All reports con
cur In the tact that
the crop of birds this
season la the largest
that has been known
In Nebraska for a Ions'
erics ot years. In all localities where the
conditions arc favorable for the thrift of this
royal little bird , they nrn to bo found In
uncommon numbers. Every stubble field and
every copse seems to shelter Its covey , and
there Is a. great season's sport ahead. Along
thq 'wooded ' Elltliorn , In ' 'tho ' fields and
thickets both up nnd down the Missouri ,
out on the Loup , Republican and 1'lnttc , there
are said to be myriads of quail , and as soon
as the frost wilts and beats down the leafy
undergrowth end strips the trees of 'heir
fay foliage , a grand fusllade will be heard
all along the line. From tlmo Immemorial
quail shooting has been a favorite pursuit of
the sportsmen , and while It does not begin
to rank with the delights of wild fowl
shooting , In my estimation , there are thou
sands of other lovers of the gun who rate It
first of all. They delight 1n the work of the
dogs , which no other shooting so thoroughly
calls forth , and then the sport Is not fraught
with the hardships that attend almost every
species of autumnal hunting.
The quail IB certainly a most delectable
table bird and Its beauty Is far-famed. Not
only Is ho rare In brown and white plumage ,
but there Is grace and poetry In his every
move and motion. Ho IB the most vivacious
and Joyous of all game birds , and ever In
cheerful and ) Interesting /activity. / During
the summer months , throughout the breeding
season , the quail , alone , ot ull the gallin
aceous family , keep the soft nlr atune with
their melodious whistle. The old cock ,
perched upon some high fence post or stump ,
near the nest of his mate , Is always tireless
In his efforts to relieve her of the ennui
nnd Irksomcness Involved In the labor oi
Incubation. Then whtn the shells are broken
nnd the bevies make their appearance ,
how proud he is and how he
"struts and parades before their wondering
eyes. This has been a great season for
fecundity among these birds , the first brood
being hatched In most localities out this
way and well afoot as early as the middle
of June , owing to the dry and favorable
weather. In such seasons they always hatch
two broods , and If the conditions are aus
picious and they are undisturbed by two
and four legged enemies , their Increase Is
very rapid. The duties of nldlflcatlon keep
the hens busy from early In May until
October.
In Nebraska the quail's worst enemy Is
the weather. Our severe winters are too
much for them , and In cases of a general
heavy snowfall , followed by zero weather ,
they freeze and starve to diath. ) by the
wholesale. On frequent occasions' from this
source the birds have been all but exterm
inated , whole covlie being often found In
corn-shocks and fence corners , frozen hard
as rocks. It they are unable to bravo the
cold they starve to death. In Ohio and
many of the eastern states the farmers , who
are everywhere friends of the quail , provide
against these destructive contingencies by
scattering feed In their most frequented
haunts and erecting brush sheds for their
comfort and protection. As these dangers
are much more liable here In Nebraska the
exampUi Is a good one for our farmers and
stockmen to Imitate. On several different
occasions within my own knowledge quail
have been almost wholly extinguished by
cold and nnow here In Nebraska. This was
notably the case In the Intensely cold winter
of ' 90. Prior to that they had been fairly
plentiful all over the state , but when spring
came\ following upon that frigid epoch , and
the warm sun began Its work of extracting
the frost from the ground It was found that
Bob White was all but annihilated. They
recuperated slightly , however , In ' 82 and ' 93 ,
but it remained for the breeding season
of 'D4 to restore them tn anything like their
former plentltulncssi They are hero now
and the strictest pains should bo taken to
preserve and protect them. The Inroads
made by sportsmen upon their ranks Is the
least decimating peril to which they are
subjected. At Its very best quail shooting
In Nebraska , owing to the dense nature of
the stream-bordering thickets In which they
seek safety on being flushed , Is laborious
sport , and the birds that fall to the sports
man's gun are as nothing compared to the
number which fall victims to rapacious birds
of prry , skunks and coyctcs , to say nothing
of their chlcfest danger by summer floods
and winter cold and snow.
Another cause for the abundant crop o
the present fall , aside from thd splendid
season of nldlflcatlon , was the open char
ncter of the weather last winter. The ;
were quite plentiful In most regions las
fall , and as the winter following was one o
the most propitious known here for a long
time , there- - being no prolonged cold nnd but
the most Inconsiderable snowfall , the bulk
of the birds pulled through , strong and
robust , to multiply and Increase at a wonder
ful ratio during the summer just closed. /
careful adherence to the law a vigorous In
terest on the- part of both farmers am'
sportsmen , and mutual concessions aboil
hunting and trapping them , and an unccas
Ing war upon their feathered and turret
enemies will go a long ways toward preserv
ing this little king In fairly abundant num
berg for years to come.
In hunting quail , and I have bad lots am
lots of it on the best quail grounds In tin
world , which are , I am bold to proclaim
found only In central Ohio , It Is inon
difficult to find your birds than It Is to kil
them. While they fly with exceeding rapid
Ity , in fact thcro Is no bird within mj
knowledge that takes wing nearly so quickly
they are easily covered by the practiced gun
ner. They leave you on a direct line , am
never pitch or tumble , or twist or turn , Ilk
snipe , plover or duck , yet It takes a qulc'
eye and a steady ncrvo to do the wor
properly. The majority of sportsmen ma
differ with me on this question , but few ,
think , who have had1 the varied experlenc
with feathered game that has been my de
light and good fortune.
This would be a most charming time t
hunt quail in Nebraska was It not for th
matted and tangly vegetation which abound
exuberantly everywhere the birds are mos
likely to bo found. The mornings , up t
half past 10 , are perfect , and so are th
afternoons , for such a tramp as would b
necessary to make anything like a respect
able bag. All talk about certain condition :
of the weather for success with the different
kinds of game has always struck me as Idle.
Many sportsmen assert that It must be
stormy , blustering , with wind and snow
and sleet and rain , for ducks ; damp and
cloudy for quail and cold for geese , but to
far as I am concerned I want the pleasnntesl
weather possible In season for all kinds of
shooting. I have seen It In all Its phases ,
from deer and bear on the upper Peninsula , to
rail on the reedy Delaware. I have crouched
In a blind all day long , with the mercury
flirting with zero , back In the sloughs of the
lower IlllnoU , knocking the peerless mal
lards right and left , and never thought of the
cold until the- waning light stopped the
shooting and brought me to the realization
that I was all but frozen to death , and yet
I considered It the most capital kind of sport ,
but not so In the sweet by and by , when
ths twinges of rheumatism and neuralgia
racked limb and body. Then , again , I have
had just as fine shooting and made Just as
big bags ot the same birds when the at
mosphere was at temperate heat , and know-
It was iporl a thousandfold more latUfac
tory and enjoyable. < Jlv n balmy weather
and a , flood of yellow > i 1 ue to shoot In ,
always ! let It b "net a'Xoy , duck , snips
cr quail , It matteni wet I"1 tut and I will bo
content with the l-c ? tf-U h - > pen my way
t my full ahw > M thb same , mauger
V
the opinion of the sportsmen weather con-
milieu/ * . ! ) utwe will let that go for fur
ther discussion ,
Ac to hunting dogs for quail , of course
thcro Is much that ecu Id bo said , but It la
not mr Intention to undertake ) to leach
sportsmen In thlt rrgard , I only Rive my
observations for what they are -Worth , and
never want to be considered as on authority
m the sport I love so well. But the ( logs ,
; omo prefer the letter , others the pointer ,
but with me It depends greatly upon the
condition of the country I am to hunt over ,
and while from personal choice 1 prefer the
pointer , I am easily satisfied with Just
dog , so long as he finds the blrd for mo
and Is stflunch and obedient. Therefore I
A 111 not take up any further time In argu-
ng on the often disputed excellence of the
two breeds of dogs.
Wnlah , Cnnii , Ormilru and Mci'nulry.
In speaking of the champion Corn Huskers
the Sioux City Journnl has these nice things
( o say of a quartet ot cx-Omahans :
Whllo Joe Walsh was not with the pen
nant winners the entire season , much credit
la due him for the position which the Husk-
crs occupied. Ills playing at short wns
never In comparison with , the excellent work
of the batteries and outfield , and his seem
ing deterioration In May , resulting In his re
lease the first week In June , was duo largely
to the fact that ho had early In the season
recognized the company was too swift lor
him to travel along with such youngsters.
Walsh had seen many seasons on the diamond
mend , had played great ball In his tlmo
and was thoroughly up on all theoretical
points of the game. Wlaklns had got to
gether a mixed team of old and young play
ers , nnd Just such a man as Walsh was
needed to hold them down nnd settle them
to team work Instead of playing for Imll
vldual honors. Just here Walsh's value
to the Huskers was greatest.
Lew Camp , a favorite with the fans , un
der the sobriquet of "Papa , " commenced
wearing a Husker uniform at first. When
Newull went to short , Camp was sent to
third nnd remained until the arrival of
O'Uourhe. Then he alternated In the field ;
He was a rapid and accurate thrower , and
always had enough ginger to make him
popular wherever he played. "Papa" was a
hot boy with the stick , and his long drives
to right were often winners. His. next
season's location Is yet unsettled.
Frank Genius , the popular center fielder ,
began his professional work on the diamond
In 1SS7 with the Omaha club , and most ot
, hls time , excepting 1892 and 1803 , has been
spent as a member of the Sioux City ball
team. During 1SSS-S9-90 and 1891 he was
under a Husker contract. In 18M his time
was divided between St , Louis and Cincin
nati , Sickness kept him off the field in
1893 , nnd the- rest was undoubtedly of great
value , as the past season ho played the game
of his life. The files that went toward
center seldom escaped him , and the
many phenomenal catches hav o added
much this season to his already well won
popularity. Next year Genius will bo Been
with the Plttsburg league club , and If he
keeps up the pace of the past season Ills
rank as a center fielder will be at the top ,
Pop McCauley was the veteran of the
team , nnd was a valuable acquisition to the
Huskers , even though released by the Mil
lers , It wns a fortunate occurrence for Mai
that Perry Wenlen , through Jack Crooks
got the first base position with the Millers
Otherwise , "Pop" would have finished with
them , nnd would have had worse than
bolls In sliding with the names camblnn
tlon on the closing eastern tour. McCauley
Is one of the hardest working first base
men In the profession , and while not cloln
a phenomenal line of batting , always mana
gcs to do something when needed. He has
been playing for years , commencing his pro
fessional course as a south paw twlrler. He
Is slated for the 1895 Huskers.
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THE duck nnd snipe
season is now fairly on
and the sportsmen are
In h t g li feather.
' Parties are dally leav
ing and returning , but
In almost every Instance -
stance the report Is
, that game Is scare ;
nnd shooting poor.
' Some tolerable good
' bags ot teal have been
made , but thus far very
lew inauarus imve
put In nn appearance and the Jacks nre un-
pu-cedentcdly scarce. The fnct Is that the
shooting In this vicinity Is sura to bo of an
Inferior character , owing almost wholly to
the scarcity of water. When the main
Issue of birds do come In thsy will linger but
a few days , no matter what the weather may
be , for good wild fowl shooting Is only pos
sible when water Is plentiful. Of course
the sntpo- shooting will bo poorer still. All
the feeding grounds roundabout hero are
baked hnrd and the birds must continue on
southward , where the conditions are more
to their liking.
D. J. Welty , an old Omaha business man ,
but a resident of Fremont latterly ,
met with a tragic death while duck shco Ing at
Patrick's lake some few clays ago. Mr.
Welly's gun was out of order , tha spring of
one ot the locks was weak nnd the piece was
liable to discharge at the slightest provoca
tion , and had gone off accidentally on two
occasions , A companion of the unfortunate
gentleman saw him n few moments before
the accident standing In his blind , with the
butt of his gun resting on the ground In
front of him , Intently watching for the
birds. Suddenly he heard the report of his
pleco and not seeing him called out and
asked htm what he had killed. Receiving
no answer ho went over to the spot where
he hod seen Mr. Wclty standing and found
him lying face downward on the gross , dead
An ugly wound was discovered In his chest ,
where the whole load of No. 5 shot had
plct'ghed Its way. The accident was a most
deplorable one , but Is another warning to
sportsmen to exercise the greatest care
when upon expeditions , of this kind.
Elmer Johnson and Henry Swan'son put
In several days last week at Holman's lake ,
near Tekama , cluck shooting and fishing.
They were quite successful , bringing In
something like seventy-five birds aiid about
ninety pounds of bass and cropple.
Al Patrick , Nate Crory , Low Hill and
Major Worth nre making the bear In the
Dig Horn mountains think that life Isn't
worth living. But tormenting bruin Is not
all the quartet is doing , still It Is not pat
that It should bo given away.
Judge E. S. Dundy had n great outing In
the Dig Horn mountains this summer and
fall , returning Saturday evening of last week.
The venerable Judge outdid himself this year ,
securing two big grizzly bears , two black
bears , fourteen elk , two big horn sheep and n
dozen blacktall deer.
Dr. W. F. Carver and J. A. Elliott ofKan-
sas City , the world's ' wing shot , have signed
articles for another live bird match. The dates
set for the shoot are Thursday , Friday and
Saturday , October 11 , 12 and 13 , and will bo
for $400 a side and the world's championship ,
American Association rules as regards boun
dary will prevail ,
"Sclp" Dundy , Frank Hamilton , Stockton
Hcth nnd S , O. V. Qrlswold are In the sand
hills tor a ten days' bout with the canvasbacks -
backs and red heads.
John J. Hardln is cracking away at th ?
grouse near his ranch north of Paxton.
Herman Stockman received a stray shot
through the under Up while crouching In the
reeds at Manawa Sunday , He stuck the day
out , however , and made a nice XIII of teal and
yellowlegs.
J. C. Green and son George , H. II. Allen
and "Tate" Prltchard put in a day on the
marshes below Council Ulutfa last week , and
succeeded tn bagging BO mo twenty teal and
a large number of the smaller fry. Qrecn ,
the elder , Is nearly 66 years of age , but
perched on a muskrat house In the middle of
the lake , and the birds flying well , Is yet
able to give many of the younger generation
many lessons in bringing the birds to grass.
W. W. Cole of the Consolidated Coffee
spent several days last week at Big lake.
Minnesota , together with Robert Slmma ami
a party of Kiinsas City anglers. Their
catch was one ot the most magnificent re
corded in this section of the country this
season , Mr. Cole carrylnc off the honors.
With a BONen-ounce split bamboo and a email
Mllli Bilk line ho landed a pickerel weighing
twenty-two and one-half pounds and meaiur-
Ine three feet and three Inches in lencth.
It was a monster , and was viewed by scores
ot sportsmen at Mr , Cole'i headquarters on
Harnoy street Wednesday , In addition to
thU leviathan ot the like , Mr. Cole caught
t
several picker a 1 weighing from five to seven
pound * , a large number ot black bass , one
tipping the scates at live and ono-tourtn ,
ana n wall-eyed pike nearly na large. Dig
lake IB sixty-four miles northwe t of St ,
Paul , ami Its waters are fairly teeming with
splendid fish.
On Oclober 24 and 2B the Button Oun
club ot Sutton , Neb , , will hold Its second
annual tournament , and the boys are preparing -
paring lor a big shoot. There will be ten
chases each day at both targets and figures.
The Omaha trap shots have oil been cor
dially Invited to attend , nnd a largo delega
tion will cordially respond ,
The I'nitont Mlle liver I'ncetl.
Flylne Jib mndo a marvelous showing at
Chllllcothe , O. , on Saturday of last -week.
Andy McDowell was working him out and
had him hitched to n high wheeled pneu
matic wagon with a running mate hitched.
The pair scored several times , and finally
McDowel gave the word to those who wera
In the Judges' stand. The gelding paced
awny beautifully. He went to the half In
1:00 : , and finished the last halt In 0:69-4 : ! ,
thus making the mile In 1:591 : $ . No per
formance lately has excited the horsemen
more , ns It Is the fastest mile ever paced ,
beating old Westmont's time of 2:01 : % , made
In Chicago under like conditions several
years ago. Wcstmont was owned In this
city , by the late Charlie McCormlck , up to
the spring of 1889. Neither the performance
of Wcstmont or the Jib stands technically
as a. record.
On llio Orlil Iron riclcl.
\OOT ball In the cast can
Otiow bo said to be the na
tional fall sport of the
American youth nnd It is
undoubtedly fast becoming
so tn the west. Foot ball
has been raised to a science
In the former section ,
where It has been fostered
nnd developed to such nn
extent that each college
must have Its coachcr to
teach the Intricate man
euvers of team work , and
tp.im nl.ivn. nnrtwn find
he interest in the sport has been so wlde-
pretul In the last two years that there
is demand for competent coacbers from all
Irectlons for the smaller colleges , high
chools and associations.
Foot ball , llko most games requiring brains ,
clence , skill and courage , Is Interesting to
spectator knowing the points and having
knowledge of the game , nnd from the
tart to the finish Harry Is followed on a run
Tom Is singled out as he takes n header
hrough the line , while Ed and George are
latted on. the back for their brilliant Inter-
'erlng In running Will around the 'end" for
gain ot forty yards , where ho Is brought
o fu "down" by Charlie ) In a brilliant
tackle" when he Is all but "across the line. "
intl so It goes. A spectator having no
nowledgc of the- game Is fascinated by the
kill displayed by one and all , and delights
n the wonderful power of endurance as
xhlblted by the player.
Now , with a desire to interest the spectator
not knowing the game ) , moro dee-ply In this
iest ot all sports with the hope of stlmula-
ng a love for athletics , and enlightening him
as to the points , the following hints are made ,
he endeavor being made to give- the simple
teps and early development of the play ,
caving the most difficult evolutions and
clentlflc tactics- which have been mastered
or an article of the future :
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Goal line. I Goal I Oonl line.
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American foot ball requires n field 330 feet
long by 160 feet wide , bounded by heavy
lines made of lime- , marked on the ground ,
and in order to measure the distance gained
or lost for the convenience of the referee ,
white lines ot lime nre- marked across the
field from flda to side , five yards apart , the
fifth line from either end being an especially
heavy line and known as the "twenty-five
yards line ; " while the "center of the field"
.
Is located at the middle of the eleventh [
line. The end lines are what are known j
as "goal lines , " and the side lines are what
are known as "touch or bounds , " At the
center of the goal lines at each end of the
field the goals are located. Goals are two
posts , from fifteen to twenty feet high and
eighteen and one-half feet opart , and con
nected by a crossbar ten feet from the
ground , as represented In above diagram.
Two teams of eleven men each contest In the
game. A foot ball team consists of eleven
men. Seven of them calle-d ( rush line )
rushers , oppose a corresponding seven on
the opposite cloven , whenever the ball Is down
for a "scrimmage. " The one In the middle
is known BB the "center. " On either side
of him arc the right ana left guards , the
right and left tackles , and the right and
left ends , respectively. The four remaining
players are the quarter back , right and left
half-backs and the full-back , who stand be
hind the line ot rushers and occupy
positions which vary according to
whether they or their opponents
have the ball. At the beginning
ot the game the ball Is placed at the center
of the Held. The side In possession ol the ba
constitutes the sideof attack , and endeavors
to carry it down the field by kicking or run
ning with It , In order to place It on the
ground behind the opponents' goal line. The
other side , forced to act on the defensive. Is
drawn up In opposition and strives to check
their advance and get possession ot the bal
themselves , so that they may no longer ac
upon the defensive- but become In turn the
attacking party.
The rules of the game place certain restric
tions upon the- attacking side and upon the
defense , and It Is the attempt made tn accord
ance with these rules by each side to retain
the ball In their possession and carry It down
the field through nil opposition , In order tc
place It behind their opponents' goal , whlcli
furnishes In rough outline the essential tea
turee of the American game of foot ball.
Defore the game Is to begin the captains o
the respective teams decide by a toss of a
coin which side shall first be given possession
of the ball. The side having the ball places
it down upon the center of the field and ar
range themselves In any formation which
they deslro behind the line on which the bal.
is placed In preparation to- - force It Into the
enemy's territory. The side acting on the
defensive Is obliged to withdraw ten yards
toward their own goal and are there drawn
up In opposition to await thp attack of the !
opponents until after the ball Is put In play.
Aa the "center rusher" ot the attacking
side puts the ball In play "by touching It with
his foot and passing It back to some othe
player for a run or a kick down the field ,
the rushers upon the defensive side are at lib
erty to charge forward to meet the attack
The clash following this charge constitute
the first actual encounter ot the game.
When the runner with the ball Is caught o :
"tackled , " thrown upon the ground and then
held , to that he can advance no further , h
calls "down , " whereupon the ball is "dead1
for the moment and cannot bo carried for
ward or kicked until the center rusher a gal
puts It In play according to rule.
Ai icon as "down" la called , an Imaglnar ,
line- , crossing the field from Hide to side an
passing through the center of the ball , Imme
diately comes Into existence. Each player
must remain on the ilde of this line toward
his own goal until after the ball IB "put into
play , " and It la one of the duties of the um
pire rigidly to enforce this regulation. Should
any player cross this line and fall to return
before the ball U "snapped back" It const- !
tut an "off tide T > lajr > " /or / Rhlch Iho rules
l4 J
provide a penalty.
To tigum put the ball In play the center
rusher places his hand upon It at the spot
where "down" was called , , The rushers then
"lino up , " opposing ono MioUier , the line ot
attack being drawn closcl nrtogethcr ( or n
greater concentration of cnfrfi ? . whllo tha
defensive rushers are slightly spread apart ta
facilitate breaking through the line- and stop
ping the Advance when tVolJMll shall be put
In play. The captain upon the attacking side
then shouts aomo signal , understood only by
his own men , which Indicates the evolution
that he wishes his eleven to execute ; where
upon the center rusher p'als the ball in play
by "snapping It back,1' ' that -Is , by rolling It
back between his legs. , t
Immediately behind the center rusher the
quarter back has taken his stand. Ho re
ceives the ball as It Is "snapped back , " nnd
Instantly passes It to one of the hall backs era
a man In the line tor a run , or to tho-full
back for n kick down the field. Thereupon
the first "scrimmage" of the game takes
place , as the opposing team attempts to break
through the line and stop the play. One side
Is not allowed to retain Indefinite possession
of the ball without making gain or loss. The
rules provide that If the side- - having posses
sion ol the ball -shall fall to make an aggre
gate gain of flvo yards or n loss of twenty
yards In three- consecutive "scrimmages , " the
ball shall bo forfeited to the other side at
the spot where It was last down ,
Advances by running are made by the
player directing his course through one of
the six openings In the rush line or around
the ends , according as the signal may di
rect. The signal also indicates the player
who Is to receive the ball. The runner Is
assisted 1n his course by the players who
border on the opening through which ho Is
to go. These seek enlarge the. space by
pushing their opponents ta one side , He Is
further assisted by others ot his own players ,
some of whom precede to "block
oft" the opponents from tackling
h'm in front , whllo stilt others
follow to push him further If he ta checked ,
The players who ore to precede nnd the
players who nre to follow change with the
play according as each man Is enabled by
his position to adjust himself to It. Ten
points are scored when one side carries the
ball across the goal line and makes a "touch
down. " The side making the "touch down"
Is then allowed to carry the ball out Into the
field ns far ns they may desire In a line per
pendicular to the goal line , and passing
through the point where It was "touched
down , " In order that one of their number
may attempt to kick It between the goal
posts above the cross bar. The other side ,
meanwhile , are obliged to take their posi
tions behind the goal lino. Should the at
tempt be successful It will constitute a
"goal , " nnd two additional points be added
to the score. But whether the attempt bo
successful or not the ball must be delivered
to the other side , who will take It to the
center of the field and put It In play In the
same manner as at the beginning ot the
game.
If the ball can bo kicked between the !
posts nnd above the cross bar by a "drop
kick" or a "placo kick" by nny one of the
players without having been previously car
ried across the goal Una It will constitute
a "goal from the field , " and It will count
flvo points.
In case the ball Is kicked or carried across
the boundary line on cither side it will be
out of bounds , and must bo brought Into
the field at right tingles , , to the line at the
point where It crossed , , Thls Is done by
the side which first secUrcis-jilt after It passes
out of bounds. It is usaabto bring the ball
Into the field from ten to" fifteen yards and
then to place It uport the { ground for a
"scrimmage , " as from a-regalar down , though
the ball may bo passed tft .any one of the
players In at the polnj . .TVfiere It went out ,
provided that It Is thrown In at right angles
to the side line , or U Tnay bo "touched In"
at the same point ,
The game Is divided' Into two halves of
thlrty-flvo minutes each , and the team suc
ceeding In scoring the' greatest number of
points during that time is declared the wln-
ne. ' .
The Young Men's ' Christian association has
among Its many members scores of trained
athletes who will furnish material enough
to make a remarkably strong team , and If
properly selected a long 'list ot victories
will surely be marked upJ to their credit.
There will Ixy a larger' number of games
played hero this season- ' than ever before ,
nnd the new rules will be very potent In
further popularizing the great sport.
Within the Young Men's Christian asso-
clat'on ranks are such excellent men as
A. W. Jeffries of the University of Michi
gan and coach fcr Doane college last year.
Frank Crawford , University of Michigan ,
coacher for University of Nebraska , ' 93.
Charles Thomas , University of Michigan ,
coacher for-Baker university , ' 93.
II. Myers , left half , State University of
Iowa.
C. Lyman , Yale.
Poulcar. Princeton.
Tailor. Olivet.
Swaun , New Haver. .
Henry , Cornell ,
Young. Cornell.
i Hlley , Doston football team.
Tuflleld , Edinburgh.
Thomas , Yale.
And this la not nil. There are many
more , and the local devotees of the royal
sport are confidently expecting to see a
team here this season well able to cope
with almost ' any In the country. And they
must bo , 'for the University of Minneapolis ,
' with a great eleven comes this way Thanks-
i giving week , and the teams of the unlver-
| sltles of both Iowa and this state will throw
down the gauntlet toOmafia ,
The Omaha High echoof has just cause to
feel proud of their football team for 1S9I.
The team as a whole ifc n first-class Hlch
school eleven , and among Its members nre
a number of last year's , fine team. Having
seen the boys in a preliminary struggle I
unhesitatingly pick them for the winners of
the championship In the Interstate Scholas
tic Football league of Nebraska.
This organization Is composed of two cir
cuits , the north and the south , with Omaha ,
Lincoln , Nebraska City .and Ashland In the
north , and Pawnee City , Falls- - City , Deatrlce
and Wymore on the south. The four north
ern teams will play a series of games
among themselves , and the four southern
clubs ditto , The winners of the respective
circuits will then meet in. a battle royal for
the championship of toe state.
T'IP srnednlc follows ;
Ashland at Nebraska City , October 7.
Nebraska City at Omaha. October 13.
Ashland at Omaha October 20.
Nebraska City at Ashland October 13.
Lincoln at Ashland October 27.
| Lincoln at Nebraska City October 20.
Omaha at Lincoln November 3.
Omaha at Nebraska City October 27.
The schedule for the Southern circuit has
not been decided on yet , but will be shortly.
These will all bo most Interesting and en-
Joynblo contests , nnd as nn encouragement
to the High school lads large crowds should
bo the rule to see them play.
The players frcm , whom the High school
team will be felecteil are' a strong lot and
are all moro or less deserving ot mention.
M. G. Clarke will captain the team. Ho
possesses all of the qualifications necessary
to success In this fen'etdus position , U a
rigid disciplinarian , has 'excellent ' Judgment ,
plenty of nerve and prays the game earnestly ,
vigorously and well. Captain Clarke Is 17
years ot age nnd weighs 130 pounds , and
will be seen as quarter tills fall.
II. M , Cross , center , Is16 years of age and
weighs 191 pounds. T lib has played his
position for pastitwolyears , Is an excel
lent man , and would Ixn'better were he a
little faster. He Is. belter up in offensive
than in defenttve worlcj < ' He does not get
down just according ito Jloyle In the latter ,
and flags In vim as aicon < 8t waxes ,
August Jensen , 19 years , ISO pounds , left
guard , Is a new begiieribut ( | ! will evidently
make a good man. [ Aayvl he Is not versed
In thn game , but Is an.nrtV "chola and will
Ing , and must conseguyiijly catch on. I
think ho Is a trifle slow , does not get low
enough and niakoa n largo "hole. "
Frank Lehraer. IS 140 , Is another novice.
He la ( Irmly built , runs hard , touches low ,
has a good head , but lacks endurance and
must have plenty of work in preparation.
George Purvis , 19 131 , played quarter In
189 ? , right half last year and will again
this year. He Is quick nnd heavy , tackles
rather high , but was the champion ground
gainer last jear.
Howard Cowglll. 17 HO , tackle , Is very
muscular , compactly conitrucled nnd will be
a dangerous man. Ho tackles admirably
and ] runs low.
Herbert Whlpple , end or quarter , 19 125.
is the lightest man in the bunch , but the
most adroit tackier. Has had two seasons
experience ,
Harry TuUey , 17 137 , tackle , li a , good man ,
but hn his faults. He shows timidity at
times , rum too high and not hard enough.
Will Gordon , 17 143 , full , U compactly
built and very athMlc. Is a good all round
runner , kicker and ; tackier.
1VI11 McKell , U US , nd DJT tackle , U * n-
other new one. He tackles hard , but lacki
ginger when ginger Is most needed ,
Oscar Collet , end , 18 140 , Is another tyro ,
but A promising man. Ho Is finely formed ,
and tackles nnd runt all o , k.
Charlie Humphrey , IS 120 , plays elegantly
tor juch a light man tackles low nnd runs
finely. (
Willie Jackson , 19 143 , coloredl la a hard
man to handle , runs low and hard , and with
proper coaching will be a big factor tn the
championship chase.
Alfred Darker , tackle , 17 119 , played with
Kcinper Hall last year , Is Improving rap-
Idly. He tackles well , and Is always In the
game.
Earnest Sheldon. 0 144 , Is a good one. He
tackles high , but hard. He also makes
good ends and breaks up Interference. Ho
wns on ( he cliamolon team ot ' 92 , and Is a
speedy and hard winner.
Ilalph Connell , half , IS 150 , is stoclilly
built , but a superb runner , llo played with
St. John's school , Hhodo Island , last season ,
and Is quick and energetic always.
Anthony Gzantcr , 1 ? IDS , guard , Zant
tackles too high , but Is active and Is al
ways In the thick of the fray.
Walter Ilurdlck , 19 142 , was with the
champs of 1692-3 , plays n great half or
cuard. runs- well , but docs not tackle low-
enough.
A. W. Jeffries Is the team's coach. He Is
n well qualified man and a nervy and heady
player. Ho was with the University of
Michigan eleven in 1892 , and coached Doane
college last season. Mr. Jeffries Is sure to
bring the team , when finally selected , up tea
a very high standard of merit. The candi
dates practice- dally on the High school
ground , and will be thoroughly Instructed
for the hot work of the campaign.
of tnoVliotl. .
T THE regular
monthly meeting of
the Tourist wheel
men In the nrmory
of the Omaha Guards
last Wednesday even
ing the attendance
was not large , but
made up for the
deficiency In cn-
thuslnsm , and con
siderable business
was transacted ol
Importance tb the
club. The treasur
er's report showed a
considerable decrease
In the old club In
debtedness and a nice little balance In the
treasury. A committee composed of
W. M. Darnum. F. n. Walter nnd
E. T. Yates was appointed to make arrange
ments for a club dance during the month of
November. A series of parties will also bo
Inaugurated , during the nonrlding months ,
the- place of rendezvous being the homes
of the club members. The fourth annual
banquet of the club , which Is given nt the
close of the riding season each year , will
bo held ns usual this year , nnd Invitations
will soon bo forthcoming. A largo number
of outstanding accounts were reported turned
over to an attorney for collection , these ac
counts being mostly back dues , delinquent
by club members. The burden has been
carried upon the shoulders of a few loyol
members , and all of the decrease In the
club debt has been due to their loyalty and
pockctbooks. They have naturally grown
weary of doing all the paying when others
who had an equal privilege are dilatory , and
the placing of the accounts in the hands of
an attorney Is the result. This la a step
not altogether new , by any means , as other
clubs have taken the same course when
so compelled , with good results. The
Tourists have determined to keep on top
of the local cycling firmament and will
doubtless survive In their undertaking , not
withstanding adverse criticism and petty
jobbery which has been brought to bear
upon the club since its organization. The
mlleago medals will be awarded this year to
the plucky men who competed for them and
succeeded In winning out.
W. M. Uarnum , representing the Relay ,
has returned from a business trip through
the eastern portion of the state.
nichard Delt , familiarly known as "Dick , "
who has been the right hand man of the
A. II. Perrlgo & Co.'s cycle emporium for a
number ol years , has resigned his position
and will accept ono of wider latitude.
"Dick" Is a good cycle salesman , an expert
repair man and thoroughly conversant with
the wheel business , having teen engaged In
one branch or another of the trade ever since
boyhood. His friends wish him success in
his new venture.
Ed P. Walker and Louis Fleschc * of ths
Tourists maden century over the Tekamah
course last Sunday , they being the only
members of the club who ventured out on
the third nnnual club century. They fin
ished well within the prescribed limit , four
teen hours. Had the day been more prom
ising a good turn out of club members would
have been the result. It has not been de
cided 5-ct which of the two won the cen
tury badge which was hung up for the last
club member finishing within the limit.
Each ot the gentlemen were after the badge ,
and the re-suit was nbout a tie. The matter
will be settled to their satisfaction teen ,
however.
Captain Gcoge Williamson , Rolla Robin
son , n. H Nichols nnd William Carothers of
the Ganymede Wheel club passed through
the city last Sunday on their way to Fre
mont. The round trip of eighty-four miles
was made in good time. The roads were
reported In elegant condition , Captain Wil
liamson rode all but three miles oC a , cen
tury ,
W. A. Plxley of the Omaha Wheel club
has received a Stearns tandem and will now
establish some records for the state. His
records will all be against time , paced by
a tandem. Pixley is a good rider when In
condition , and ought to put the marks for
all distances at low figures.
Or n. Hayman , the Grand Island flyer ,
didn't do a thing but smash the state record
for n half mile In competition at Kearney
the other day , r This , too. In the face of a
gale. Ills time of 1:11 % Is better than
previous records In both A and D classes ,
llayman , It will be remembered. Is the
young man that was carried from the track
on the last day of the Ganymede tournament
with his eyes almost gauged out and a fit
subject for the hospital. Ills terrible fall
does not seem to have lessened his tpced In
the least. On a fair day and under favor
able circumstances it would appear that he
could have easily lowered the record to1:07 :
or even 1:05 : ,
The Cycling West publishes a good like
ness of Lieutenant Donovan , the sturdy
army wheelman who rode lately through
from Fort Hussell equipped with marching
accoutrements , The engraving shows him
In the act of mounting his wheel and gives
one an Idea of the amount of baggage he
carried with him on his trip.
The game of record breaking Indulged In
by Johnson , Dllss , Tyler and the other
cracks goes merrily on. The flying mile
made by Jonnle Johnson the otber day re
duces the world's record several seconds ,
the mark now being 1-50 3-5. Dllss ls In
better shape than he was some weeks ago ,
and we may now look for another slice off
both the standing and flying miles.
Prrsh from the Hull field.
Columbus , 0. , wants a berth In the West
ern league again next year.
Jimmy Canavan will again manage the
New Uedlord polo team this winter.
Pitcher Dean ot the Peorlas has been
signed by Philadelphia for next season.
Rourko and McVey are the only Omaha
players who will winter In this city.
Perry Werden goes to Louisville In 1895 ,
He played a great first for Minneapolis thl
year.
year.Baltimore
Baltimore lost hut two games on her las
western trip , while Doston lost nine. Quit
a difference.
The Western league is quite anxious thn
Omaha shall step In and take Sioux City'
place next season.
George Hogrlever Is wanted In Clnclnnat
next season , but as that Is George's horn'
he is averse to playing there.
Kid Fear has been playing some grea
ball at Flndlay , O. , and will be given
chance with Toledo next year ,
George Ulrlch , alias the Grasshopper , wll
winter In Philadelphia. He may return t
Omaha next season , and again be may not.
Blouz City , alter winning the pennant , ha :
been kicked Incontinently out of the West
ern league. Better get Into the Wetter
association.
It Is already a certainty that several new
faces will be seen on the Omaha team nex
season , not only In the box , but In two o :
threa other positions.
W. II. Watklns will be found at the head
of the Indianapolis team next year , and It
Is ai good ai done that he will got a , great
lot of players together.
What the Cinclnnatls will do with Cun
ningham It ouo of the mystcrlei. Ja seven
Innings lad Sunday Om.iha touched him up
for fifteen * hiti , anil didn't half try.
Stewart , the Sioux City second baseman ,
gobbled up by your Undo Aneo for 1895 , Is
certainly a great ball player. He Rave ui nn
exhibition of tome of hli marvelous work
both In the field nnd at the bal hero last Sun
day.
Jlmmlo Manning la said io have cleared a
cool 116,000 with his club In Kaxrvllle tlta
past season. Barnes picked up about 15,000
nnd Long 12,000. Indianapolis , Uranil Hnplds
nnd Detroit also made money , whllo Mil
waukee was a loser and Sioux City quit even ,
Kid Mohler played the last two gamss of
the National league chAtnplonshlp race- with
the Washlngtons- acquitted hlmsclt with
much eclat. Ho made one hit In the flrat
game and two In the second , accepted four
teen chances out of fifteen In the two con
tests , uml made a run In each. Pretty good
for the Nebraska boy.
Umpire EM Cllnc , who Is ns corpulent as
the ordinary fat boy In the side show of a
traveling circus , In ono "autocrat ot the
diamond" who might stand n chance ot be
ing sent to congress. He proved so popular
In the Western association that he received
n gold-headed silk umbrella and a diamond
pin from the fans at St , Joseph , Mp. With-
but meaning to be unkind , It "Is $1,000,000 to
1 cent that Colonel Cllne didn't g.ve St. Joe
nny the worst of It. Ucn Mulford. Yes ;
and two or three days nflerwarda President
Howe caught him out alone one night over
In Peorla and gave him his walking papers
and n fine big enough to pay for n carload
at gold-headed canes , umbrellas and diamond
mend pins.
r _ _
Tim Strimc Hey of Omiilm.
An Omaha boy by the name of Swohoila
bids talr to become a rival ol the famous
strong man Samlow In muscular develop
ment , as well as In feats of strength.
Swobod.1 , who has just passed his 21st birth
day. Is an Intelligent and modest young man
of most excellent habits , never having used
liquor or tobacco , nnd who has acquired tils
present grcnt strength thiough methods of
training principally his own , His muEcul.tr
development Is simply wonderful. With ono
hand lie. lifts a 100-pound dumbell from the
floor and raises It over his. head wl''i ' the
greatest apparent ease. Ho perlorms the
same feat with n 200-pound dumbell , using
both linnds , with but Blight exertion. Ho
tears a full pack of cards In two as though
It was a. pleco ot brown paper. Look out
for the Omaha boy.
Srntturiuotil "I tlin ICoiirlitB.
In less than n week the Rourkc family
will have been dispersed for the winter , and
no more will their cheery voices be heard
fracturlnz the ambient air. no more their
athletic forms be seen In enthusiastic activity
upon the battle-stained diamond that Is no
more until another half year has been
reeled oft and the balmy airs of spring on.ce
more assembles the gray-clad hosts for
another campaign. TJlrlch goes to Phila
delphia ; Seery to Tampa , Fln.j Moran to
Jollct ; McVcy to Toley's billiard rooms ;
Hutchison to Sacramento ; McCann to Colum
bus ; Holllngsworth to St , Joe ; Wliltehlll to
San Francisco , and Itourke to Handle's cigar
storo.
The second annual tournament of the
Charter Oak Gun club will be held on the
club grounds at Charter Oak , la. , October
11. 13 and 13 , There will be nine events
each day , live birds and targets , nnd the
manacement. Messrs. B. G. Abbott , H. F.
Arft and B. A. Abbott , Is making prepara
tions for a large attendance. The Sioux
City Gun club's tournament precedes the
Charter Oaks , nt Sioux City , on the 9th and
10th , and shooters from this vicinity can
kill two birds with one Bone , so to speak , by
taking in both affairs.
QiicRtlon * mill Aimvrr .
OMAHA , Oct. 3. To the Sporting Editor of '
The Bee : Is there any work on rifle shootIng -
Ing , how to shoot and how to become pro
ficient In the art ? Can you off < r any advice
to ambitious marksman ? If so , would bo
under many obligations ta you , Enclosed
please find stamp for reply O. T. L.
Ans. No answers by mall. There are
without doubt many who occasionally shoot
the rifle nt target or game who
have but n slight Idcn regarding |
the vast amount ot practice that
la required by most of the first class
off-hand target shooters to do steady work
regularly. Of course there are times when
the best shots have thdr "off days , " nnd
do not shoot well , but thcro are those who
on almost nny day when the weather condi
tions nre fairly good can step to the firing
point nnd make a creditable scar ? . Practice
makes perfect , applies well In this case , and
not only must the shooter practice a great
deal to become thoroughly conversant with
nil the many points required to make n skill
ful shot , but he must keep In practice con
tinually. By regular practice the muscles ,
the nerves , the finger and eye become so
thoroughly trained that If a poor shot is
scored It Is due to something In the weather
conditions or ammunition , rather than de
fective holding or pulling. "Instructions In
Rifle. Firing , " by Captain Blunt , 1& about
what you want and can be ordered of the
Forest and Stream , 318 Broadway , N. Y.
LEON , la. , Oct. 2. To the Sporting Editor
of The Dee : Please Inform mo through the
columns of The Sunday Dee If Bob Pltzslm-
mans and James Hall ever fought more than
once , and It so where and the number of
rounds , George D. Miller , s. Subscriber.
Ans. Yes , twice ; four rounds each time ,
In Australia once and at New Orleans.
OMAHA , Oct. 2. To the Sporting Editor
of The Bee : Will you publish the batting
and fielding averages of the Western asso
ciation for the season Just past ? Crank.
Ans. Yes , as soon ns compiled.
COUNCIL BLUFFS , Sept. 28. To the
Sporting Editor of The Bee : Please state
In Sunday's sporting columns what you mean
by the expression "odds on" In betting.
n. T. Willson.
Ans , Where the bookmaker offers less
than the Investment 2 to 1 "on" means a
bookmaker gives 1 against 2 ,
OMAHA. Sept. 28. To the Sporting Editor
of The Bee : To decide n bet will you
plcaso answer whether Sullivan ever broke
his wrist , and on who or In what fight. In
next Sunday's Bee ? W. B. andi P. C. , Sub
scribers.
Ans. On Patsey Cardiff at Minneapolis.
ELKHOUN. Oct. 4. To the Sporting Edl-
tcr of The Bee : In poker , playing Jack
pots , Is a man required to Imve his ante
up In case no one "conies In , " for a Jack
pot ? A. L. L.
Ans. If playing Jack pots , yes.
OMAHA , Oct. 2. To the Sporting Editor
of The Bee : To decide a bet , please answer
In next Sunday's Ilee when the Bayers and
Heenan fight took place. A Subscriber.
Ans , April 17. 1800.
NOFITH PLATTC , Oct. 1. To. the SportIng -
Ing Editor of The Dee : Please state In Sun
day's Bee of the 7th what the looks and
points of a thoroughbred bulldog ought
to be. and obllgo several of your constant
readers. TJ. M. T.
Ans. A thoroughbred ought to be white ,
brlndle. tan or pled , Flno coat , chest
wide , back short , short wrinkled face ,
turnup muzzle , eyes black and round , jaws
broad , lower one projecting , thick heels ,
short , rather low tall. They are usually
extremely gentle- and fond ot children.
OMAHA , Oct. 2. To the Sporting Editor of
The Dee : To decide a bet will you kindly
state In The Bee- how many rounds Sulli
van and Mitchell fought In France , and
oblige. Burlington ,
Ans. Thirty-nine.
COUTLAND. Neb. , Oct. 3. To the Sport
ing Editor of The Dee : Will you please
advise me exact ages of Pugilists Corbett ,
Jackson and Fltzslmrnons , and date when
Corbett nnd Jackson fought to a draw , and
how many rounds ; also what age Is John L.
Sullivan ? L. A. Slmmoni.
Ans. (1) ( ) Corbett Is 23 ; Jackron. 33 ; Fitr-
slrmnons. 32 , and John L , , 3C. (2) ) Jackson-
Corbett draw , 1891 ; Cl rounds.
T.nbrlrntlon Korps Her I.ltnbor.
When a bright-eyed , handsome woman ,
who has nearly reached the half century
meridian , but who looks about 35 , was asked 1
how she managed to keen eo young , she
promptly replied : "I am simply an example
of the good effects of lubrication. You
know n stiff or creaking hlngo or a sewing
machine that gives out a doleful squeak
when used needs oil , and I believe that
human beings nro often the better for a
similar course of treatment. " "What do
you lubricate with ? " she was asked. " 0 ,
various things ollvo oil , cocoanul oil , gly
cerine and vaseline : each has Its peculiar
application , and you'll have to experiment for
yourflell and KB what suits you personally
best. Cocoanut oil Is
excellent for all over
jnassage , especially when one la tired or hat
a touch of rheumatic stlffneis ; vaseline U
best for tired and wayworn f et , olive oil
to be used after a bath , and rosewater gly
cerine 1C It suits your skin for the fact
and the handi , "
JUQOL1NO.
r.y ; Slelur'it at llnnd tlmt Anr CIcv r B f
May Acctiinpjliili ,
The boy who Is nble to perform feic
tricks In l direrdetnaln has the mean * 4
furnlcMriK At\ \ exceedingly Interesting fnlep-
talnmcnt , while the lime devoted to learn *
Ing them might easily be ipeut In som lot *
Iirofitnblo l nunner , Among the varloul ImV
( ilements for sleight ol lianj trick * none h v
been < so common as en rill , Thf Aril tw
rudlincntt to bo learned In handling them
nifli "palming" and "making ( lie pass , " Thi
flrst consists In concealing n card In th *
palm l by simply pressing together Iho fleshy
part ot the thumb nnd several finger * * ,
MnVlne the pass is Iho technical term tot
shifting Hie top or bottom card to any plac *
In.vl the deck. A very celebrated one. used br
all professional curd men. Is the "Charllorl *
pass. The cards are taken In the left ha nil ,
held by the tips ot the teeonil and third
finccrs nnd thumb. The lower halt of the
pack , by a slackening of the pressure ot the
thumb , falls loose on the hand , The first
finger lifts the outer cdgo of the lower
packet until It reaches the ball of the-
thumb. Tlio second nnd third fingers now
relax < their pressure , thereby allowing tha
outer ' pdgo of upper packet to pass cdgo oj
lower ' packet nnd to coalesce. This seema
dlftlcult. ' but It Is not. Card men can make )
the pass sixty times , a mlmitp.
CAIID THICK.
There nra a great many methods ot tden *
tlfylng a chosen card. The most EtmpU )
MAKING A PASS.
method Is the following : Iiulto sonic ono
to draw n card , whllo he Is examining It
PICKS the cards together so ns to make ono
end oC them concave. Offer the pack that
the card may be replaced. No matter how
much the pack be shuffled you can detect
the card , for It will bo flat , while the re-
mnlndor show n curved line nt one end. A
slight pressure on the opposite direction will
make all straight again. Here Is n very
Ingenious way of finding . card
a. at the- sec *
ami guess. Tell nny one to draw a card.
Hold the pack behind your back nnd tell
him to place his card on top. Pretend to
make n great shunting , but only turn that
card with Its back to the others , still keep
ing It on top. Hold up cards with their
faces toward spectator and ask him If the
bottom card Is his. While doing so Inspect
his card nt leisure. He , ot course , denies
It , and you begin shuffling again. He will
probably ask to shuffle- them himself exactly ;
what you want , since you know what tha
card Is. Take back the cards , sliuflle them
until you get at the bottom and show Mm the
card.
To call the cards out of the pack requires
palming , and , it well done , Is a puzzler.
Throw the cards on the table , faces down.
Spread them out and. tell n spectator ns you
nnmo a card for him to touch one , which
you take up. First name the ace ot dia
monds. This card you have previously con
cealed ' In your left hand. He touches a
card , which you take up without showlnB
the face of It , This may be the four ot
hearts. Put It In your left hand on the
ace of diamonds , covering the hitter. NOT/ ,
call for the four ol hearts. He touches antt
other card , maybe ( he two of clubs , \vhlcll
you call for as before. Continue until sit
cards are drawn. Then substitute the last
drawn card , which is a wrong one , of
course , for the ace of diamonds , or conceal
it : In the palm of your hand. Strew them.
on the table , and while they are looking at „
them make way with tha one In your left
hand. A good plan Is to tell them to
write dawn the names of the cards as you
call them out , so there may bo nomlatnk * . >
PALMING COINS. <
Many clever tricks can bo done- with colrjir.
Palming here Is even more necessary th&a
with cards. A very common way of paln >
Ing a coin Is by the "Jerk back , " PlncJi
the coin between the second finger and the
thumb of the right hand , and holding : open
the left hand four or flvo Inches below It
throw the coin with some force Into the
palm of the left hand. It should fall Oat i
with an audible ( mack. At the same moment - ' }
ment the left hand makes a quick upward
movement to the extent of an Inch , thereby
jerking the coin back Into the palm of tha
rl&ht hand , which closes Just enough to re *
tain It.
Robert Honaln. the prince of magician * ,
gives the following method of making two M
coins pass from one hat to another : The- 5
coins are first shown In the right hand , and : 3
then apparently transferred to the left , but |
really palmed In the right. The performe-r I
takes up with the same hand ono of the ;
hats and shows that It Is empty , In so doing >
laying the coins flat against tha lining ; .
While still holding this first hat he makes {
believe to drop the coins from the left han l
into the second liat , In reality dropping ttierrj )
from the right hand Into the first hat. Tlio 4
spectators hear the sounds and see the left
hand. In which they suppcued the coins tb 'j
be , brought up empty. The keenest eat ) 4
cannot be certain from which of the two hats I
the sound comes , After this you mutter ' 1
some mystic words and the coins "pass- i
TO TURN INK INTO WATER. '
Take n vase with black silk lining. Pout i
It full of water , With a ladle which has a }
hollow linndlo and nn outlet Into the b6wi J
dip out from the vase. The handle of the/ J
ladle holds about a spoonful ot Ink. Wheh 'll
the ladle Is thrust Into the vase the Inl
runs out and colors the ladle of water. Yd
offer this for inspection , Then , throwing-
handkerchief over the vase , pretend to b
Invoking the powers , but In reality grasping
the black silk lining , which you pull out with
the handkerchief nnd display to the QB
tonlshcd spectators a vase of pure water ;
This Is really a very excellent trick ana IB
much used by the experts , Another Illusion
which causes much laughter Is that of bor
rowing a high hat from come one and an *
parently thrusting your finger through It ,
For this purpose make a wax linger on a
cork body colored like life. Insert a nbarf >
needle In the hinder e d of It. Palm the
whole thing In your left hand. While pro
tending to discover some liole from the In
side thrust the needle through from the out *
side. Torn turn the top of the hat toward
the audience and show the finger , wagging
It about by means of the needle on the In-
side. To remove It reverse the process
carrying off the finger with the left hand !
At the name moment pull the- right arqj
nway with a Jerk , as though the flngei
were rather tight In the hole. The feat o (
catching a cannon ball
„ - t i-d MMHW * * ft/ui * might alsobo HI *
eluded under this head , ns It Is really df
sleight of hand. The trick lies In the loadIng -
Ing , The performer placca a ball in the
mouth of the cannon , but Instead of leaving
It there he allows It to roll out again ;
through the ramrod , which Is hollow. He *
then conceals It about his clothes and when )
the cannon Is shot off with great combustion !
of powder he nppcars with the ball In hUJ
hands or lying at his feel , A trick whlctf
for a long time has been the abject of much )
curiosity Is the "cabinet trick. " A cabins !
Is brought on the stage , having Ihrea Belief
sides nnd n front door. An assistant U
pug
Inside and his hands are tied with a sea ? ,
to an upright post , Boon as the door IS
clos.d hands are seen waving and the ae- ,
slstant'B coat comes flying out. Itnmedji
ately the door Is opened nnd everything H
found Btntu quo. The illustration explains
i this very clearly. The cabinet U solid ( &
I every particular except the middle poit
which drops with a spring when tha dee '
, clobea. This frees the assistant's arms atn ,
he rapidly performs the various feats ; rei
places hU arms and tlgnals that ho '
ready ,
Cook's Imperial , World's Fair "hlgheafl
award ; excellent champagne ; good effenr tj-f
cence , agreeable bouquet , delicious flavor. " ( j
Tickling Number Ttirro.
| Judge : She I will marry you , Oeorj
since you wish It so- much , but I tell
fnnkly I can never love you so much „
my poor dead huiband ,
He I suppose you did love- poor Jot
very much. < .
She I don't mean John. I mean lh 6U
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