on mrATTA DATT/V T5ETC : R1TXDAV.
NOVEMBERS. CHILLY SPORTS
* " * .
"Wlit .Shall Bo Done for the Preservation of
Oar Fish and Game ?
FIELD TRIALS. FR NEBRASKA
IVhUperlngi The Foot nml Ilnso
Hall KlrliU The Hunter * rt ttirii Shoot
ing Tiiuriinnienl A Laity Walk nml
tlio Uiunl Spotty Kouiidtip ,
V E n Y W H E II R
there Is & manifest
revival of Interest
on tlio part of tlio
lover of the dog and
gun In tlio welfare
of our fish nnil
game , nnd as All
honest and legiti
mate sportsmen
throughout the
great state of Ne
braska arc well
nware that the law
designed , and now
presumably In force ,
r the protection ,
propagation and
preservation of our game birds and ani
mals , fish nnd song and Insectivorous birds ,
docs not fill the bill by a long ways , why
not bo up and doing to bring about a change ?
Our laws are'lame In regard to divers open
and close seasons , lee bioad and too lax , and
wholly Inadequate as to fullness and detail ;
Btrong In plattturtc , and weak In penalty ,
nnu In fact Innumerous respects about as
effective ns a. "blank page In our statutes
vould be. ' '
There Is but * ono remedy , which , under
the prevailing circumstance ! , should bo easy
of acquirement , and that Is the formulation
of a new and Round law and its passage by
Ihe legislature which sits In January next.
Ono ot Iho chief objections to the existing
measure Is that It Is directed too much to
Eamo which exists hero only In mylh and
fable , and to matters wholly Irrelevant and
Inconsequential. . For Instance , section D.C67 ,
chapter xl. of ouV rcvleed statules specifically
charge that "It shall be unlawful for any
person to kill , ensnare or trap any wild
buffalo , elk , mountain sheep , deer or ahtc-
lope ( except for the purposeof domestica
tion ) between the first day of January and
the first day of September in each year. "
Again , section 5,605 , of the sains chapter
makes It "unlawful for any person to enter
upon Ihe premises of another without his
consent , and destroy , tear down , or In any
manner injure the muskrat heaps or housci
on such premises. "
These- are among1 the absurdities of the
present law , anil while others could be men
tioned , they are not sufllclently aggravated
lo Justify tho-apace. Jfony sportsmen , who
have had to contend with Ihe nefarious mar-
kel hunler , who shoots and slaughters al
most Indiscriminately In nnd out of season
with Impunity , seem to think that the open
ing of the urouse or prairie chicken shoot
ing , September 1 , is lee late to give them
a [ air chance at the young birds against the
ruthless pot scavengers. In this , however , I
< lo not agree with them. If the law Is en
forced strictly , September 1 Is ample early ,
If not a trifle premature , to begin chicken
shooting. Uy that time a large majority of
the birds arc two-thirds grown and strong
enough of wing lo give them a chance to
BBVO themselves from the. onslaughts of the
gunner. . Then , Instead of continuing Ihe
open Boanon from September 1 to January 1 ,
a greater justice would bo rendered the birds
by curtailing this from September 1 to De
cember 1. making It lawful to shoot these royal
birds only In the months of September , Oc
tober nnd November , an abundance of time
for all but the Insatiate and
mercenary ; market hunter. By thus
lopping off the last month of the > present
open season the wholesale slaughter ot the
birds In. the deep snows of December would
bo obvldted and the left over crop afforded
a good opportunity to start out on the new
year In force sufilclent to guarantee a good
crop the succeeding fall. Make the law
from Sentembsr 1 to December 1 , without
consideration of the Interests of the market
hunler , then enforce It rigidly and vigor
ously , and I'll warrant Us duration would
bo EuQlclcnt for the most inveterate chichan
shooter In the state.
But before going Into the requirements
nd necessities of a new law for Nebraska ,
allow me , In courtesy to a suggestion from
that gentlemanly sportsman , Mr. A. C. Con
nor o { Central City , to succinctly touch upon
the .salient points of a new bill preparpJ
by the state game Warden to be- presented
to t&e'hexfc Illinois legislature.
According1 to Ih s new law the open season
on all ga.uia. bird * , fowl and squirrels begins
September 1' ' , with the exception of quail ,
which may'iib * shot a nlonth later. AVood-
cocka are Included , for the reason that If
they are allowed to be shot In July and
August 'tin ! hunting of them will disturb
nnd drTrV-away other birds \\hlcli may be
nesting , and therefore it Is proper that they
be left alone 1,11 September 1 , for the betler
protection and corresponding increase of the
other blr.ds. Quail will be through breeding
by Se0temKtr ] J. , but should have another
month-In. which to mature. Dy this estab
lishing .1 unfform opening date for all game ,
quail txc ptejjAcorifusIon will bo a thing of
the past'and birds will feel al homo dur.ng
Iho bwdlnfl stmson.
A fln I pf , $ _ Is provided for. lo rcstaln
the IslUJngrOki-soiiE or plumage birds for
other than scientific purposes.
Ono tcctlon provides for Ihe protecllon of
nesls and eggs. , Anolher provides that three-
fourths of all fines collected shall go Into the
township school fund and one-fourth lo the
warden or Informer.
The law guarantees to every owner or oc
cupant tit land the right to control htii own
premises ; nnd provides that every person who
hunts .shall flriit obtain a licence , for the
double purpose of establishing a fund for the
payment -wardens and the propagation of
game , sald'llcfense to co.t $1.
b'ectlon 10.op ns a way for Increasing the
game of the state by establishing- game pre
serves , which In tlma will overflow and block
the surrounding country. If enacted deer
will once more be an object sought for by the
sportsmen of 111 nolr.
Section 11 prohibits the use of the line on
the waters of the Elate , for the reason that
many human lives ara constantly endangered.
Section 12 provides that game shall not be
sold before the fifth day after the opening of
the season and not after Ihe. flflh clay pre
ceding Die ckiso of the season. It is noped
lo tlmtf check the Illegal killing of game
before the first day of the open season mid
have none on hand when tlie season closes ;
also lo give those residents of the state do
carnal find time to shoot , or who er
shoot , a chance to eat some of the ne
which they would be denied , and unjustly , If
the aalo of game was prohibited entirely.
This section ulso provides th.it the game
conlltcnteil shall be given to chatitablu In-
BtltiitionH and not again offered for sale ,
which would he equal to compgundtng felony.
The final section piohiblts exportation of
game , thus. Insuring sport lo any one who
wishes lo shoot within the 'state , but hoe
tects the gania by not makhn ; it profitable
to ship out of the stale.
While the above law will doubtless strike
a largo majority of our sportsmen as kea
decidedly sensiblennd wholesome document
It Is not In Its entirety what Nebraska wants
and needs. In the main I concur cordially
In thu provisions of the above , but thcro
arc a number of dwtalls
not In accordance
wllh the necessities of our case.
In tlio first placeIt ts nol 'in ii y
with tlio fllnets of things as they exist In
thq Antelope1 Mate , that the open tcason nn
nil fciimo bird * * wild fowl and squirrels , shall
begin an September 1. That It has tlie
woellcock unrt quail season nil right Is ac.
knculcdK&l , but nut hero , ns they are In
Illinois , a'laipo propurtlon of sportimen ira
more Interested In Wild fowl shooting thnn
any other branch cf * i > ort , nnd in dealing
with Mils species of game much careful
studnnd ) Judicious provision u absolutely
reccsnary. Of this , however , I win >
nnliruiilvcrt further on. A.a lo long und
plumage bird * , the above. U not sufficiently
Etrore The cl.iutu touching- upon tlie
rltliu of foul onuar * In correct , and ( Hie
Irrjovnttcn Irl Hit- way of n H.ooter's license
excellent. Section 10 la lilehly laudable nil'
fcn ixampl * to ) > commeodtd to ill western
utates where R mo. birds and animals thrive.
The section prohlbltlnn lhe'isc of rifles on j
Iho waters of the statell another
good one and will commend llaelt favorably
to the gunners throughout Nebraska. Sec
tion 12 has Its good and bad features. The
provision that game hall not be sold before
Iho fifth day after.the opening oC the season
and not after Ihe flflh day preceding the
close of the season Is sounit preaching. Ii > "
( his It Is hoped to check the Illegal killing
of cntno before the first May of the open
season and have none on hand when the
season closes- . That confiscated game should
be lurned over to the. charitable Institutions
Is alto all rlghl. But , according to my
Ideas of natural law , game protection and
the marketing of game are Incompatible and
Impossible. The absolute abolishment of ail
game markets , If that wore advisable , would
be conducive of more good than nil the
measures mentioned combined. The money
vaiuo of panic must be destroyed some time
or It Is gooclby game ,
Hut let us consider what would be an Im
provement on our present law. To draft
a now and effective bill we must be con
sistent and practical , as well na just to all
parties concerned and Interested ,
As a starter , the proposed three months ,
September , October and November , Is ample
BO far na the chicken and grouse are con
cerned , and I have little fear but what the
majority of sportsmen In the state will agree
with me.
The killing of deer should be strictly pro
hibited for a period of at least six years.
Such action would once more assure the
sportsmen , In a measure , of the stirring
sport of n decade ago. In that period of
time the supply would Increase wonderfully ,
even from the seed now left In the remote
sandhills and untenanlcd prairies.
The open season for quail should be con
fined lo the months of October and November
alone. Whal holds good In this case with
grouse and chicken , would prove equally so
In behalf of Deb White.
For wild fowl , vigorous measures should
bo adopted. They have. , been but Illy pro
tected In this stale , notwithstanding they
constltuto the choicest clasi of all our game.
Thcro Is no open and dose season for geese
and ducks In Nebraska. Thlnlc-of that , lovers
of the gun and lion cat , sportsmen. It is as
lawful In this state to shoot an old duck
on her nest as , It "Is In th.0- middle of the
winter. They are accorded no protection
save that embodied In a , meagre clause ex-
ptaljilng how and by tfiD use"of what instru
ments they may bo killed.
Wilson snipe , curlew , upland plover , yel
low legs , avocqts , sandpipers , rail and tlie
rest of the waders are not even so much
as mentioned In our unique law. There probable -
able exists no where In creation n game bird
equal to our common jack snipe In Its quali
fications for the table , while there are but
few that surpass the upland plover and the
yellow leg.
It strikes me thatflt would be a good thing
to limit the spring wild fowl shooting to
March 15 to Aprir IB , Inclusive. That Is
ample time. Many advocate Ihe absolute pro-
hlblliari of spring sBioting , but as yet I have
not been won over to such a measure. If n
uniform law could be adopted In the Dakotas ,
Minnesota , Iowa , Missouri , Kansas , Colorado
rado and "Wyoming , I would most heartily
recommend the change. At present , with the
lax laws in surrounding stotej , an abrevla-
tion of the open season for Nebraska would
bo the thing. Give us one month of spring
shooting , as above mentioned , and two
months In the fall ; Oclober and November ,
and all temporary requirements for the pro
lection and preservation' the birds , would
be amply met. Make II legal to kill snipe
from March 15 to April 30. nnd from October
1 lo November 1 , 'with corresponding wise
and protective provisions for curlew , uplani
plover , sandpipers , rail nnd yellow legs.
Squirrels have as yet been denied pro
tection In this state , but they should be
neglected no-longer. From July 1 to De
cember 15 Inclusive would ba about the
proper thing for the squirrels ,
Woodcock are all but exterminated in this
state , but prompt and efficient legal Inter
vention In their behalf might yet be- the
means of restoring them to something like
their pristine plentlfulneES. From September
to November Is the provision In stales in
this latitude where the bird abounds. Dove
should bo Included In the list of game birds
and the open sason made lo Inc'mlc the tlm
between July 15 and October 15.
Nonresidents should be shut out IncontI
nently by the most'stringent kind of legls
latlon , and to render the , same operative am
effective all members of local gun clubs an
societies for the protection of game- and flsl
should be Impowered to make arrests of an.
person or persons found violating the pre
visions of this clause , or Infringing in any
way on any of , the laws ot the state made fo
the protection of game and fish. This Is
provision that should not be overlooked
Many states have adopted similar laws , an *
In each Instance tlie results have been of i
most beneficial character.
The shipment of game to the market shout
receive lavish ntlenllon , and refrigcralor
tolerated on no grounds In the state. In
vest the hunter with the right to tak
homo his own game , not ship In advance
and curtail the number of head of all kind
of game per gun a. day , and wonderful
.surprising , its well as most gratifying rt
suits , will follow. The license of the gu
Is another move that has much to recom
mend It.and J2 a 'year , payable scm
annually , , would be a nominal assessmen
Some sportsmen think It would be hcapln
It on a trifle thick lo lax a gunner ,
long as guns am taxed as personal property
but It would be Ihe means of creating
fund lo pay game wardens and game pro
tcctors and cut down the standing army o
pot-hunters , lo some extent anyway.
Shooting geese and ducks after sunset
before sunrise should be absolutely dlscoui
tenanced. Swivel and punt guns should no
be tolerated , as shfjild also nets and all othe
Instruments and'deyiccs other than the com
mon shoulder gun iyjd evBrt thla should b
limited to the len-guage-and under. Floatln
batteries or blinds.Slak boxes and all cue
unsportsmanlike de'vt " as should be rigidly fo
bidden.
The law governing Men and the fish Inter
csls of the a.tate are much fuller and mor
satisfactory than the orte governing gam
but this , too , is a nt subject for much ch.ing
and Improvement , nnd as.deserving of equal
attention at the hands fit'sportsmen as Ihe
matters alluded to. , . ' .
The object of this article , which will be
followed by additional papers. Is to arouse
a proper spirit among ; sportsmen generally
over the state , and not given with the hope
of seeing Us suggestions- followed out to the
letter , but for th < ? purroso.ot opening up an
Important and vital question for discussion
among the largeelementInterested. . The
Dee Is always lirte"hsted IsTnny project lhat
promises good to the general people and
It : ) columns may now be considered open to
those who have comments , criticisms , or
suggestions to make. The sporting editor
will bo pleased to re calve personal letters ,
or letters for publication , from his hundreds
61 sportsmen frlentU throughout the state ,
from Ihe officers and members of gun clubs ,
and all otljers who 'deem themselves quail-
fled to be heard frtm oathis subject. All
will be treated aljKp , arid , after the matter
has been thoroughly gcno over , a meeting ,
Mhlch I hops la have called by the president
of the State Sportsjiian's' association , backed
lip "nnd endorsed by every legitimate or
ganization In the ' statefljced for this city , at
n date early ln'Docmbr. It will be Ihe
business of this'meeting ( o sift from the
mass of testimony , which Ivlll I bo pljased
to preserve , nil that Is solid and good , nnd
tlio Immediate drafting oj a new game and
flab la'V to bo presented and passed , If .pos
sible , by" the legislature that convenes In
January. . „
On tlio Mnnx City Mtuntlnn.
SIOUX CITY , lo.'Nov. 1 , My Dear Oris-
u.oM : I want to thank you In the first place
for your uniform treatment of us as n mem
ber of the Western ledgue during the entire
season Just past , but particularly muit I con-
gralulato you on. four general conception of
the present situation as published In last
Sunday's Uee. You struck the keynote ex
actly , The fuels are ttio constitution of the
Western league provides that nt the end of
tlm playing nenaon tlie annual meeting shall
bo held In the city winning the pennant.
Now. two or three day btfore the meeting
wo sot R. telegram fronvPresident Johnson
as follows : "Will you .consent to annual
meeting Ir. ChlcagoT Only requires your vote
to make It unanimous. " Wo did not care to
decide In u hurry , but before they got our
reply President Johnson sent out not Ice i , Sa
In this , the- first Instance , they Ignored the
winners of the pennant. As I could not gc
on , our treasurer. Mr , Dcyer , went , and the
principal nnd only butlncas ( hey tild was to
1 vote Ihut Sioux City should be dropped and
nome other town subitltutrd. bulwho II
i should be , as Ibere were na applications only
' tlinift through J. Hun ( or Chicago and Coinls- ,
| key for St. Paul , they could not decide. It 1
eems that Mr , Brush , who was there from
mllanapolls , had a good many resolution *
o offer on n variety of subjects , but the. t > eo-
le there wore afraid of a "jilfiser In the
oocl pile" from ( he Brush , standpoint. So
monotonous did this become for Urush that
e realized that nothing could be done and
moved to adjourn (111 ( November 20 , This
hey voted down , and ho said : "Gentlemen ,
will bid j'ou good-day. There Is apparently
o effort being * made to do business , " nnd to-
; elher wllh Oolt , the treasurer of the In-
lanapolls club , left. After they had gone
he others , realizing that nnythlng they might
o without Indianapolis would be of no ad-
antage , moved the same resolution that they
ad Just voted down and carried It unanl-
uously.
Now when I heard from Hover on his
eturn I told him this , and U Is the
itandpolnt I have taken. Vfe were , together
with seven others clubs , regularly Incorpor-
ted as a league ; had the same property Inter-
ats as any one of the others and had bound
ursclves for one year from next March and
re partners today. We each paid } 75 lo the
National league for protection , \\hlch means ,
f nnythlng , that the National league rules
govern us as well as they , Now , what right
ave they or we lo drop any one of our part-
ers without taking care ot the properly In-
erests In which the whole league should c6n-
; ult. Of course we do not care to stay In
a league composed of men not In sympathy
with us , but wedon't propose to be fired
iodlly If we know U. They must disband ,
nd If they do then what becomes ot the
ilaim reserve , etc. , they have on their
layers ? The funny part of It Is that since
he meeting President Johnson has notified
me of all claims and transfers and I have
heard from two of Iho eastern cl'ilbs asking
erms of different men. If we have' ho claim
n these men , why go to this triub'lor" The
'act Is , Sandy , we will bo very much repre-
enled at the meeting this month.
W. II. HECK.
The only consolation the Omaha friends
of Sioux City can extract from the very
unjust treatment accorded her ball club by
the magnates of the Western League Is
that she may be Induced , after demanding
and securing n full and satisfactory settle
ment from her baseball partners , to grace
fully wtlhdraw from such undesirable com1
pany nnd apply and recejve a franchise In
the Western association , the- only successful
minor baseball organization over operated In
the west. This was made possible by con
fining expenses to an actual living standard
and operating on the most economic lines In
everything that pertained to the business
It Is the only safe way , as Omaha's season's
work abundantly demonstrates. Wo had
good ball here , ns good as ever before , so- far
as Interest In the actual playing.was concerned -
corned , and made money. Past experience
has been costly , and Incontrovertlbly proven
that the standard of baseball enthusiasm In
the growing cities of the west Is not of such a
robust character as to Justify competition
with such cities as Doston , New York , Phila
delphia , Plttsburg. Cincinnati and St. Louis ,
This has always been the ambition ot the
Western League , and year after year she
has taken the worst of It In allopathic
closes , always being foumi at the close o
each season floundering In the last throes
of dissolution , disconsolate , disgusted and
all but busted.
Sioux City will make n. most desirable
accession to the Western association's ranks ,
complete a compact and profitable Western
circuit and contribute more than she ever
did before toward the advancement and
prosperity of the great game In this section
cf Iho busy world. So step up , genllemen ,
you need not knock twice , the doors will be
promptly thrown open to you ,
ON TIH : < ; itiuiiu > N fitMI.
Tlio Io n. Statu TCUIII nml Ilrccry Cone ml
Lociil tlirnHlp.
UNIVERSITY OP IOWA , IOWA CITY ,
2. ( Special Correspondence of The
BCE.Ono week ago a letter on Iho pros
pects of the foot ball season In the Univer
sity ot Iowa would have been far different
from what it Is now. Then the team was
'In most excellent condition , and their plar-
Inc gave rise to the. hopes that they would
win the championship of Iowa , the cham
pionship of Iho Inlerslate League , and take
a place In I he west that would nol be far
from Ihe lop. Now all of that bright future
has been changed to one where defeat , la
staring us in Ihe face. Captain Sawyer , who ,
by the way. Is one of Ihe pluckiest players
in the west , was stricken down with pneu
monia during the week Just past , anil will
probably not be able to don his uniform
again this year. The following Is a fairly
good likeness ot Captain Sawyer , who Is well
known to the people of Omaha as one of the
best quarter backs on the gridiron.
CAPTAIN miNCE SAWYEH.
In addition to the loss of the captain , Cun-
snulus. one of the ends , has a bad leg.
Lit tig , the other end , is also badly crippled
n his running gear , Williams , the left
tackle , ha ; a severely bruised head and Con
verse. the left half , Is not In good playing
condition. Anyone who has even a filr
knowledge of foot ball will readily see that
the team Is In bad , shape and that nothing
short of a miracle will put It back In Its
old position of excellence. Of course all the
positions can be filled by substitutes , nearly
as good as the regular men , but It Is Im
possible to fill the place of the captain this
late In the season with n man whoUnovs
the men and the playing abilities of the
team as well as did Prince Sawyer.
Thn team started out this season wllh
very bright prospecls , and had It not been
for the pasleek of hard luck It would have
made an enviable reputation. The well
known trainer , Edward W. Moulton , look the
men In hand early In September , arid , as
Stagg said in Chicago on October 27 , "that
team Is In the best physical c6ndltkm of any
in this , part ot the country. " Roger Sher
man , an old Ann Arbor man , has coached
the team for two months and with Moulton
deserves a great deal of credit for whal he
has done for them. We open.cdl the .season
(
October 1 with Ames college , ftnO were de
feated by a score of 10 to S. Tli'e A'mes" ' boys
had the advantage of longer training and won
the game In the second half , when our team
was fagccd out. This game has been re-
matched and November 13 we will meat
them In Cedar Itaplds , On October 13 we
defeated Cornell by n scqre of CO to 0 , nnd
on Ihe 20th bested Auguslana college at
Davenport 3 to 0. On the 27th we played
the University of Chicago and really won
the game , but the score was called 18 to IS.
Stagg admired our team greatly 'and ad-
mltteil our superiority over his cloven.
On Ihe 2flth we played ihs University of Wis
consin at Madison and were badly defeated ,
41 to 0. Five substltute-3 played In this game
and from that time dates our story of hard
luck. The Interstate league opens hero on
November 3 , but we are In no shape to meet
"our friends the enemy" and do not expect tore
win. We have games yet \\ith Iowa college ,
llelolt , .Missouri , Nebraska. Ames and Kansas
and although we will make them , all fight
hard lo xvln we will not reach the clmm-
plonshlp , which until lately every ono nail
good grounds for believing- would win.
The following Is the way the men have
lined up In the majority of games so far :
LHtlg , left end ; Williams , left tackle ; Allen ,
left guard : Ivtrron , center ; Lelghton , right
guard ; Collins , right tackle ; Gunsaulus , right
end ; Sawyer , quarter ; Uonverse , left half ;
Hcrrle , right half , and Keppler , full back.
The team Is rather a heavy one and will run
pretty close to ISO In the line. Joe Allen Is
playing a great left guard and with a height
of six feet three Inches and 200 poundj of
active inuiele he Is "quite a hey , " Iverson Is
a fine center and a smash on the center does
not go Mr after It strikes him. Lelghtcn at
right guard U lha most powerful man In the
college He is a six-footer , with 103 pounds'
of weight to bick htm up , Koppler at full
back li playinghla first > ear of college , foot-
| bill and It U very evident lhat In a year or
1 two be will have very few superiors. He ts |
five feet ten Inches tall anil weight 1,78
pounds. Ho runs very- fast and lour , punts
likenn Indian and can smash the line- very
hanl. F. P. CLAIIKSON.
The Don no college learn was organized
for the express and frit purpose of downing
the Nebraska University eleven , nnJ as they
succeeded In accomplishing this after the
most pronounced style. It la probable now
that they will disband for the season.
Jensen , the big Dane , says that he Is going
to play foot ball again , and that he will show
the boya who have the iclenco that they are
not In It against UrenKth , Jens will bear
watching.
Had the Doana college team played here
yesterday they would hove met with a right
royal reception at tbc > < bands of the local
alumni. They were la- have boon , given a
tally-ho ride to and from the park nnd ban-
quctted after the gatneji
The probabilities orei that the cream ot
the High school and Y.'rfM. C. A. teams will
be banded together In jono strong organization
under the name of tfcb former.
Johnson Is playing-ont > of the best games
of any man on the UliU ; School team. It Is
very seldom that a guard can be found who
docs as much tackilngit as the dark horse
from North Omaha.
Cowglll and Tukey irmfcc n pair of tackles
that are very hard to bent. No better men
will be found In the 'ledgue as ground gain
ers than they.
Ayres , who played tackle for Ihe last two
years , has returned to- school and will prob-
nbly play end hercnften Ho Is a well built
youth weighing about 145.
Purvis is showingnor life In his position
ns end , nnd Is tackling ibctler than ever be
fore.
fore.Giant
Giant Cross nnd Pigmy Whlpple are the
long and short of It. Both are playing n
great game In their positions as center and
quarter.
Durdlck Is playing a wonderful game at
half , but his worth Is neutralized by n ten
dency lo Individual play , the day for which
has gene by. Still he Is ono of the greatest
of all our local players.
Waltemcier of Iho Y. M. C. A's. ia not
only n hard but a great player. He is al
ways aggressive and n man of great strength ,
makes a. formidable center.
The standing of the , " teams In the Inter-
Echolastlc League up to yesterday was as
follows :
Teams. Games Played. Won. Lost.
Ornnhn.
Ashland
Lincoln
Nebraska City 3 1 2
Hpatrloe r 1 0
falls City ,
The Southern circuit finally simmered down
lo Beatrice nnd Falls City , with Inn under-
slandlnc that the team which won the flrsl
game should be considered Ihe champions
and have the right lo go against the cham
pions of the Northern , circuit In the final
game for the Interscholastle championship.
Beatrice turned the trick and will , consequently
quently , piny either Ashland or Omaha for
the premier honor. If Omaha beat Lincoln
yesterday , and the result may be ascertained
In the telegraphic columns , by n bigger score
than Ashland beat her. then Omaha will be
Beatrice's opponent. Ashland worsted Lin
coln 12 to 0 , and It this remains higher than
the score mude by Omaha yesterday , than
Ashland takes a shy at Beatrice lor the
championship. As Omaha beat Nebraska
City 3C lo 0 and Ashland only beat her 12 to
0 , It looks very much ns ir Omaha ought to
better Ashland's \sork at Lincoln.
Lchmer Is playing a strong- , steady game
ns full back , notwithstanding1 the fact
lhat ho has been unable to play for several
games.
Gardner , as left half. Is the star player
of the outfit. He can run , kick , tackle , buck
and block. His
most wonderful plays were
made In the Nebraska City RIUHO when he
ran down Price and when he made a caln
ot about 100 yards. Ho al&o , vt'.lh Durdlck ,
did startling work against Ncllgh a week
ago.
Clarke is playing as general utility man.
One day he plays end , Iho next quarter , and
finally will land as a half or as full. Ho Is
a steady , earnest , Intelligent player , quick to
see a point , and quicker lo profit by It.
JIcKell , end man. is another one ot the
High school team who Is putting up a mas
terly game. Collet , one of the'sub tackles ,
is also doing nicely , while Humphrey , the
man with the fractured proboscis , promises
lo develop Into a star , at quarter. Hopkins
doesn't ' get down to business as he ought to ,
tackles lee high , but will round to In fine
shape with proper coaching. Morserfiah , with
a trifle more animation , would fill the 1)11
as guard , and Gsantner.iin a like position , is
all that could bi expected.
Gardner and Cowgill are two of the great
est kickers In the state. '
Ashland , Lincoln , Nebraska City , Beatrice
and Falls City all earn' n surplus of beef
Omaha Is Iho lightest learn In the organlza
tlon. She has but two men tipping the
scales over 160 , CrossflSt and Jensen 185.
Charlie Thomas , uuntger of the Y. M. C
A.'s , ts a hard man tomatch. He was one
of the famous Michljra.n 'varsity team , and
as a coach Is unexcelled
Brown , who was aisuli on Iho great Yale
team last year , and who has recently figured
as Nellgh's coach , Is thd captain ot the Y. M
C , A.'s. Ho Is an excellent all-round man
and possibly one of the best kickers In the
country. Like the baseball pitcher , who
throws n curve , Bro ji performs the sam
feat with his feet that Is , he kicks a verita
ble curve , -deceptive ball and extremely
difficult to catch or handle ,
Fluid Trial * lor Next YCHF.
OMAHA. Nov. 2. To' the Sportlngr Edllo
of The Bee :
HE stateof Ne
bra ska has many a
sportsman who de
lights. In the page :
of tfrc" various jour
nals devoted.to ( ! el
uports arid the re
\s\\// , . /B views '
of field trla'
alway receives ex
tra attention
Many expressions liavo been mad
relative to the possibility of holding trials I
this section , but no ono seems to have Ih
energy to starl Ihe ball rolling. Thai Ih
trials can be held In Nebraska successfully
at "least from a local standpoint , Is a cer -
talnty , and the opinion ! Is endorsed by som
of our most level-headed sportsmen of * thl
vicinity. Why not start a field trial clu ib
and have the- Initial "go" early In Decembe r
for local competition only ? Suppose you pub -
llsh this communication in next Sunday's
Issue , with the request that every sportsman
Interested write you his willingness to eo-
operate and help the formation of a Meld trial
club. Feel certain tlie Commercial club will
permit the use of one of their rooms for a
meeting. The .dues need not b8 heavy and
the trials will develop a rivalry among our
sportmen thai cannot but be of advantage to
cur four-footed friends.
Let every sportsman Interested reply to you
Immediately , stating his willingness to attend
a meeting for the purpose aforesaid , so that
notice * may ba sent accordingly. Those
sportsmen out of the city who cannot attend
might write their views with , the Ides of
having lelters read at flrst meeting. There
are several sportsmen who Mill bo
liberally for privilege of attending the Is ,
Isn
even though they have not clogs of their own
lo run.
Gentlemen , owners and lovers of the- setter
and pointer In Nebraska , will you co-operate
with this effort to establish a field trial club
In Nebraska ? If you will , drop a card to the (
sporting editor of The Dee with your name
and address for notice of meeting to beheld
Immediately. FIELD TRIAL. ildof
This has been one of the pet schemes of
the sporting editor of The Ilee for a long
time and three years ago was quite vigorously
advocated In these columns , For a time
these efforts promised tbundant frulllon , bul
Interest finally flagged and-for the time hen
project was dropped. The suggestions em
bodied In the above , ! however , are all good
and will undoubtedlyuneet with the approval '
of a large majority 06 our sportsmen , from
whom The Dee will he pleased to hear In the
manner suggested by Field Trial. The forma
tion of a club in surely the proper way to lago
about It to bring about the desired result , and
there Is llttlo question , but what this can be
promptly accomplished.- Naturally , there is
no lection In thecounlrj better adapted for '
Held trials than our own glorious btale , wllh
Its broad prairies for ichlcken and grouse and
limitless cover for qliull , and as there Is ndat
present a very < Jecldil manifestation of re
newed Interest In thoroughbred hunting dogi
by our local sp&rtsme-n.iithe venture would un-
iloubtedly eventuate nln a Brand success.
There are more good dog * In Omaha and the
Immediate vicinity Ju now than at any
I time within JU history , and a central and
favorable response , lo the proposed enterprise
will certainly bo forthcoming.
Ttin Itnttln of tlm I'lintolicmniii.
The Omaha Whist club tournament Is cre
ating no end ot enthusiasm and enjoyment ,
the contestants nro all wrought up to n. most
exciting pitch and each team Is exerting- Itself
In a manner that Is as vigorous as 11 Is re
freshing. .Messrs. Hawks and Mlcklo still
present an unbroken front , with six straight
games , while Wilbur and Alleo are at their
heels with four won and one lost. The stand
ing , Including the games of October 31 :
1'lnyeil. Won. Lost.
Wheeler nnd Small B 2 4
Wilbur nnd Allee 5 I 1
Mlcklc ruul Hawks 8 li 0
Connor nnd % UK
Love nnd Gnrner
Honn nml Ludhnv
TII njnnd Btebblns
Iteeil nnd Ulnelmrt
Jonlan nnd Mitaselmnn
Stonier nnd Sheohnn
Scannell nnd Shipley
llaxler and Itlsk 2 0 2
Kunkhoufor nnd Weber G 3 3
Tools nnd Hnrknosi C 1 4
Heth nnd McCngue
JIcGrcw and Grisuoltl
Jlnrsh and Pease
I'rnni Clilt'iico 'llnrnlil to Onmlin I toe.
Harry Hcthtine , ex-champion sprinter of
the world , spent several days In Omaha last
week , nnd made the sporting editor a number
of pleasant calls. He Is at Lovllln , la. , at
present and writes that ho will match his
portcge , Thompson Uakcr , against Old Sport
Cnmpana , who Issued a challenge last
Wednesday to walk any man In the world
from Chicago to Omaha , for J2GO a side.
Harry snys Jf the match Is made , and he
thinks It will , the men will start from In
front of tjio Herald office In Chicago on the
morning-of the 20tJ ) . Ihelr destination being
Tlie Bee building in this city.
rorest , Hold mill htroiui. :
W. D. Hardln. Dr. H. S. West , August
Bereshcln and Julius Zunnerlle of Council
Hlurts , and Harry Hnrilln of Oretna , this
state , have returned from n highly successful
duck and grousa shoot In the sandhills of
Dakota. They bagged something like 1,100
wild fowl and 400 chicken In Ihe course of
three \Veeks. Air. Hardln Is oneof the best
known of all the Council Dluffg sportsmen ,
Is a line shot , a genial gentleman , of course ,
and the possessor of the best broken setter
In the west ,
The Collins Gun company , of which Frank
S. Parmelee Is the head and front , has moved
Into spacious new store rooms at 1310 Fnr-
nam street. The establishment embraces
three floors , with an immense new stock on
each , and a forty-yard rifle range In the
basement.
J. H. McFarland of the Elkhorn's tele
graphic department , returned Friday evenIng -
Ing from his favorite ducking grounds : In the
northwest. He brought In with htm a su
perb bag of mallards , and says he has had
matchless sport during the past week.
N. D. Money , the American agent of the
n , C. Powder company , England , will be
the guest of Frank S. Parmelee tomorrow ,
and for the three succeeding weeks. Mr.
Money , logelher with a party of English
friends , wll leave for the Kansas quail
grounds Wednesday morning under the effi
cient chaperonage of Colonel Parmelee.
Judge B. E. B. Kennedy , Ooodlcy Brucker
and John Gwln have the sporllng editor's ac-
knovvledgcm'ents for valuable hints and sug
gestions nnent the proposed new game law.
These gentlemen are very much intereslcd
In this work , and will lend every assistance
toward pushing the matter through.
J. C. Morrison and II. B. Kennedy , who
have been hunting guests of Lieutenant Crn-
ger of Rosebud agency , returned early last
week. They drove as far north aa Lake Lo
Mareneaux , some 1-10 miles north of Valen
tine. While they did not meet with a super
abundance of shooting , they enjoyed the trip
beyond .expression , and are emphatic In their
praises of the hospitality of the lieutenant.
Frank Lawrence , who Is presiding over
one of Ihe most popular sporting goods houses
In Ihe country , at 88 and 89 LaSalle street ,
Chicago , has won a most enviable reputation
with his loaded shells , which have been pro
nounced perfect by experts In shotgun am
munitions. . Ho does all the loading by hand ,
and possibly no house In the counlry comes
within many thousands of his yearly stand
ard. Ot course this statemenl does not In
clude the big factories where machine-loaded
shells arc turned out. Mr. Lawrence is one
of the best posted and most skillful field
sportsmen In the weitern country. He has
made a special study of loading shotgun
shells , and has a patronage that extends
from the Atlanllo to the Pacific , and from
the Great Lakes to the gulf , He Is the ad
vocate of no particular shell or powder. You
can order what you want , and when you
get It , you can bet your pile you have got
Just what you ordered , In as complete and
satisfactory condition as It Is possible for a
scientific loader to make It. He takes u pride
in his work , slights none , hence the enor
mous proportions of his business. He Is ex
tensively known to both trap and Held shoot
ers throughout the great west , and today
stands with but few peers In his line of
business.
J. J. Dickey and William Salisbury , -who
were wllh J. H. McFarland during the first
two weeks of his recent duck hunt , returned
several days ago , brown aa berries , and In
flno condition to assume the duties of a long
and cheerless winter. They did not get the
cream of the shooting , leaving the country
ten days too early.
Drs , Bryant and Coulter spent the day In
the brush and stubble out on the Platte last
Wednesday , and came back wllh a hand
some bag of quail.
Judce Tunnecllffe and Stocky Hltb , over
old Spot , checked the careers of thirty-seven
ouall. three chickens and three rabbits out
o'n the Elkhorn last Monday.
Hugo Brandies IB enlllled to the pennant.
He bagged sixteen ducks In one hour's
shooting at Kelley's lake last Tuesday.
A number of deer have been seen In the
woods norlh , Of Florence during the past
week.
Squirrel shooting on the lower Missouri
bottoms Is reported to bo better this fall
than fpr a long series of years.
J. A. U. Elliott of Kansas City , and cliam-
plon pigeon shot of America , has received
a letter from Captain John S. Brewer of New
York declining to ahoot five races for the
championship of the world on Elliott's terms ,
but accepting Elliott' * proposition to shoot
flvo races for a money consideration. The
flrst two races will be shot at Kansas City ,
lo follow wilh. one at Pltlsburg , and the
other two pn some grounds near New York
city. Messtsj' llrewer and Elliott will meet
at the A'mcr/tan / Field office In Chicago
within ten days for the purpose of signing
contracts.
A llvo bird tournament under Ihe manage
ment of Frank S. Parmelee , will be held on
the Omaha Gun club grounds across the
river next Tuesday , election day. There- will
bo a number of sweepstake events and
several special matches. A fine lot
of good , strong birds have been secured ,
and an-excellent afternoon's sport Is antici
pated. There will bo a number of promi
nent visitors from abroad present and a gen
eral Invitation Is extended to the shooters of
this city to be on hand and take part In the
_
Colonel Lew May of the State Fish Com ,
mission , tosethjj : wllh Mrs. May , leaves for
southern Alabama Wednesday morning for
their winter sojourn.
The four Freds Fuller , Heft , Mengadoht
and Schrndcr , have returned from their bear
hunt In the Big Horn mountains. They
killed two bear , thirteen elk and a number
of both white and blacktall deor.
Clint About tlm Hull I'luyeri.
Billy O'Rourke Is back In Omaha and prom
ises to stay with us until the robins bloom
again. In the spring he may onca more de
velop as a youns blood ,
Billy Harrington , the old Western league
baseball manager , Is dying at Milwaukee of
hardening of the liver. He gave several
minor league towns champions ami hat been
at Iho head of affairs In Indianapolis , St.
Paul and numerous other places.
Scrappy Timothy Hurst , tbe National league
umpire , has been appointed official referee of
the New York Seaside club. This is good ,
If the- club runs short of talent on any occa
sion they can run Tim In , tind I want the
long end of the betting of any nght ht ) may
make. He'i a rum 'un , Tlm la.
BOSTON STORE ,
UNLOADING WEEK
: urniture ,
For the first week in November ,
beginning' tomorrow , we will have a
great Clearing Sale on Stoves , Carpets
and Furniture. We will quote prices
which have never been heard of before.
3elow we can mention but a few of tlje
Bargains which will appear at this
sale. Come and see us and you will
find Imiidreds more.
Thli Ilccl Lounie ,
uiilioUtered to
Brocaded Tap
estry , i
Largo Polished Oalc Rocker , Pluah or
Tnpcsl ry.
I
TUlSr-
nicgant Huiul-Cnrved Extension Tublo.
well nmdo and ( Irmly finished ,
Zlcgantlllch Buck Dining-room Chairs ,
Sic
Woven wire Cots , hard wood frames , 30 inches witlo ,
89c.
ff
DestStcol Wlro Springs ,
$1.85c
Solid Oul < Polished. Finished Book-Case , Cotton Top Mattrcbs ,
l-'tomh : I'luKMirror ,
$1.48
$12.50
I.iree 8i/o Cook ! va
very heavy.
tOkl !
Zinc Board 45s. Goal Hod I3c. Elbows 4o.
FURNITURE , CARPETS AND STQV S.