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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 13, 1896)
THE OMAHA DAILY HlSJSt SUNDAY , SEPTEMBER 13 , 185)0 ) , SH T r'W ; FOR THE At r-gM The nutumnM tinge that has been taken on by the weather has had a wondrous effect upon tbo college pigskin hustlers. All sum mer they have Idled nway their time , In dulging In no moro vigorous exorcise than slamming the llttlo white tennis ball against the net nnd making love to as many of the dear girls as they could tnanngo duilng the "long vacation. " But now the golden era has ended and the athletes of the various schools are fast reporting to teacher and director. All the summer pastimes will eoon bo forgotten In the maelstrom of ex citement over foot ball , the ono great fall and early winter gamo. During-tho past two .or three years there have been many but'futllo attempts made by the goody-goods to prejudice the public against this rugged but enjoyable sport. The faculties of all the leading colleges have exhaustively gone over the merits and demerits of the game , nnd quite unanimously , It seems , deter mined to stand by the students and allow the dance to go on. The struggle this year tor tbo Western Association championship will evidently prove n herculean ono , as all the members are making unusual prcpara- ratlons for the fray , and all will have stronger teams than ever before. The Ne braska eleven will bo particularly formid able , and If they lese many games I will bo ready to acknowledge that there Isn t much In ante-senson foot ball form. The big dispute between these rival elevens. Har vard and Yale , will not bo settled this season by any me.ins , yet , despite this fact , the "gridiron" fighters have commenced work again , limbering tip for the heavy practice which starts In the last week of September. It Is too early In the season to innko any predictions whatsoever on the makeups of Harvard , Pennsylvania. Prince ton Yale , Cornell and other colleges , but still tbo principal men trying for positions behind the line are well known. The weather has been too hot for fast playing , and the work which the men have undergone has been exceedingly light and pleasant. They have entered Into the gnme In earnest , nnd by October 1 the backs will have the punting down on a scientific basis. Pennsylvania , Yale and Princeton have bad the majority of the candidates out for sum mer practice , but the- Harvard coaches de cided to give the Crimson men a longer rpst If Yale cannot arrange a game with Harvard this year. It Is moro than probable that lovers of the sport will witness n game bi - tween the blue nnd the red and blue ot Pennsylvania. Yale cannot meet the three other large universities In succession , and Harvard Is naturally first choice. There Is the undergraduates a strong sentiment among ates , however , in favor of meeting the Quakers. Harvard's prospects are very brlglit and , unless some misfortune attends her efforts , Iho Pennsylvania eleven will be nn easy victim In the all-Important game of the year. B. G. Waters will be head coach this fall , and U Is very doubtful whether a better man could have been secured than the old crackajack. What he docs not know about the garao of foot ball Is not worth speaking about. His appointment was wel comed by the students and graduates , and , as Captain Wrlghtlngton and he pull well together , the Crimson outlook is a brilliant one. Gould , Newell , Arthur and Charlie Brewer , Rice nnd Holt will be missed this fall , yet Captain Wrlghtlnston has high hopes of getting some good material out of the freshman class. What nbout Sharkey and Corbett , any way ? It there Is ono mnn In ten thousand who thinks they nro going to fight , all I have to say Js that I am not that man. The American public Is not a set of Reubens , as some pcoplo teem to think It Is. Three different dates have been fixed for a meetIng - Ing between the nutty sailor and the coun terfeit champion to settle upon a place to dump their proposed mill , but these dates have all developed Into prunes. Corbett could not find time to attend any of them. Ho Is too busy nursing his spleen and watching the base ball games. He did find 'time , however , to announce to the press that ho was ready to pass Sharkoy up and take on Fltzslmnions insldo of three weeks , but when Fltz came back and intimated that Corbelt's proposal suited him to a T the big green goods pugilist failed to respond spend with the alacrity his friends bad counted on. In fact he did not , nor has not , responded at all , and there Is evidently but one way to explain this dereliction nnd that Is Corbett does not want to fight Fltz- Blmmons , Sharkoy or any ono else , and more and more am I convlnqcd that there Is some thing radically wrong wllh Ungentlcnianly Jim. The truth Is his vile dissipations have unfitted him for even the lightest athletic exercise nnd ho Is as dead n duck as ever .lay In a pit. Ev ii Mucon McCnrmlck salii In his last Sunday's grist of rot that "If Jim can only get Into condition once more he can knock the spots off of any man In the world. " How , when or where Macon got onto that "If" I have no means of know ing , but I am a pretty good guessor. Ho has been hobnobbing with the ex-champion over since he has been In New York. Maybe ho has had his cathode rays on Jimmy's spinal column. Are you nn ? Mysterious Billy Smith la evidently pre paring himself for a position on the rock- I pile. Up In Astoria , Ore. , on Thursday night of last week he undertook to chloroform Australian Jim Ryan , but the antipodean was systematically "t'uinpln * dti face of'en him. " when Billy got down to his true form and endeavored to bite Jimmy's neck off. The referee promptly gave the fight to Ryan and Billy was In such an all-firrd rage that ho concluded to take a piece of the referee. Tbero Is where the Mysterious made the mistake of his life , The referee knocked him down and was preparing tn kick all kinds ot vegetables out of him whim the bobbles jumped In and Intel fcred with what would doubtless have proven one of Astoria's most recherche society ovcnts. Hilly la now countIng - Ing the ties back cait. Tbo llttlo fellows , It seem , have Inaugu rated , with the Pllmmcr-Corficld fight Wednesday night , a veritable punching sat urnalia on the other side. The carroty- topped Boston boy , Johnny Murphy , Is over there preparing for bis contest with that Krcat llttlo bantam , Pedlar Palmer , nnd Solly Smith will soon follow to collide wllh a fellow monibur of that Illustrious family , yclept Willie Smith. Although most to- called authorities consider Murphy a trifle passe , I am mistaken In my own Judg ment It ho U not In the running with Mr , Pedlar. He gave George Dlxon the buttlo of his life , and ono night down In New Orleans on the big balcony of the old St. Charles I saw hint go after big Tom O'Rourke with a * much gusto a * ho would tackle a piece of pie. Johnny does not I know what It U to be afraid , and tbe man of his own heft and caliber will have to hit him with a piece ot paving stone to knock hlui put. As for little Willie Smith , he'll huvo a good tlmo with Solly , I don't think. I saw Solly knock Johnny Griffin Into tbo middle of the next county two or three years go over at Roby , and If there ever was a man with a mule's heel attached to his organism that wan la Solly , For three round * flrltUn made a punching bag of Einltb , but bo came up smiling , metaphori cally , In tbo fourth , and In a little neigh borly mlxup bo eaugut Johnny a swat ip tbo aeak. tliat Bounded like bitting a fat bog .with ft piece ot wcatherboardlng , and It wr.3 several Bccohds before the Uralntreo lail felt that ho M.fe'rtjt dead. Again Jnfco-Qaudaur la champion sculler of the world , llo boat bis Jim Stanbury out of the title , nnjl two or thrco thousand slmolconB on "Monday last , on the Thames , In hollownly6 \ \ li\s I said some wcelts ORO , If Oaudanr would bring back the championship - ship to America , which I did not believe be could , n revival of Interest In professional rowing would follow. Of late years sculling scoma to have sort of gene Into disrepute , and It has been almost Impossible to revive vhat was onqo the moit popular of all the sports. It waa In Its greatest prosperity during the years ndward Hanlan defended the championship title against the world. Hanlau In Ills day was Invincible , but like nil clmnplcns , lib rowed lust once too often. Ills career was followed by thousands of enthUHlants. and with one or two unfortunate races It was an honorable one. Thousands and thousands of dollars were won on Hanlan , and when , dually he was defeated the Interest In the ' iplcndld sport seemed gone. In , Ilanlnn' day In the early SO's he hud for his opponents such men as Courtney ! K1loy , Ten Hyck , daudaur. Hosmcr and others' whom I cannot recall nt this time. The great difficulty with nculling Is that for years the same men have participated In the game. The fol lowers of the sport grow tired and weary of the same mon appearing In races year by year. Tjien again , mo. , llko Courtney , who prefcrrdd-to have a boat sawed In halves rather than participate In a race , didn't do much to l < eep the sport clean arid In public favor. The suspicion of crookedness was attached to many of the events. The moment the suspicion was aroused It meant the death of the sport , for the moment our sport-loving pcoplo begin to think they are being cheated that means the death ot any sport , no matter how popular It was. In its last years of popularity Hanlan was the Idol before whom the world bowed , and when Hanlan became nn cx-champlon that seemed to kill the Interest In the game , and up to the present time the professionals have given us nothing but fakes and hippodromes. A change for the better Is now due. An earnest effort will now bo made to > resus citate the sport , and If races are conducted strictly on the square there Is every reason to expect success to attend the cftort. It may bo depended on , renewed activity on the part of the professionals will at oucc set In , for the Australians are extremely jealous of their ability to hold the world safe In rowing contests , and they will make valiant efforts to regain their lost laurels. Had Stnnbury beaten Gaudaur many a long day would have most probably elapsed before wo would have witnessed another such a match. The colossal antipodean would cer tainly have returned to the land of the South ern Cross , opened up a riverside "pub , " and taken life easy , there being no more worlds to conquer. With Stanbury discarding the paddles , young Australia would aiVQ fol lowed suit and the royal old sport ot th-3 waters fallen Into downright deseutude. Now , however , with the premier honor hfld In this country a furore may be expected to sweep from ocean to ocean and again may wo see , some of the magnificent races of yo oldpn times. But the race Monday. Itvns for the world's championship , $2,500 and the Sports man cup. The weather was as dtimdl as It could be ; thjero was a foul , a protest , which was disregarded , and Gaud.uir won by twenty IHigths In twenty-hrqo minutes and one second. ' At the end of the ill at quarter mile Stanbury led by a foot , but at the third of a mile the two boats were level , nnd BO continued for n few strokes. The half iniln post was passed In two minutes and twenty- one seconds , Gaudaur leading by about a quarter of a length. Stanbury at this stage of the racq appeared to be In trouble , and the oarsman , from Toronto simply walked away frcm him. After the mile mark Stan- bury spurted desperately , as If attempting to foul CfaUdaur. When the oarsmen shot under Hammersmith bridge the nose of the Australian's'shell was almost touching the stern of Oaudaur's boat , and about two furlongs above the bridge there was a slight touch. Stanbury promptly held up his hand and claimed a foul. But as both boats were In the center of the river the referee re fused to admit the claim. Stanbury , who had stopped rowing in order to claim the foul , was now a badly beaten man , and Gaudaur went right away and won as ho pleased. Perhaps ISSfi wag the most Important in the champion's life. On June 12 bo-won the championship and $2,000 from Teenier at Pullman , III. , In 21:20. : On September 28 oc curred his famous race with Wllllim Bfnch over the Thames in London for (5,000 , and ho was beaten by a short boat longtn In tine of the greatest races over rowel nn the Thames. On May TQ , 18S7 , the Orllll'in won ? & ,000 and defended the championship from Hanlan In 10:32 : , making a new record In July , at Pullman , Hanlau won Hie title , finishing outside the flags In the .lai kness , Tecmer beat Hanlan August 1.1 , and Jolce was unsuccessful In his effort to win the title from the McKeesportcr , October 2S , at Lake 'Maranacook ' , Me. From 1S88 10 date his most Important races were -is follows : August 3 ho and McKay , nt U.ilifix , ifr'eatod Teenier and Hnnlan for the double uculling championship and $5,000 in 19:25. : March 3 , 1SS9 , William O'Connor defeated Gauilrur on San Krdncisco bay , In a three-mile race , In 19:45. : On September 13 lake beat Tceir.er at McKeesport. In 1S90 , nt Uuluth , he made his great record In 19:31 : , McKay i.r.d he won the double , and his crew won Ibe four. In 1S91 Haiilan and O'Connor ii < ? fitted Gau daur and McKay at Hurllngton bctich , three miles , In 18:30. : September 25 , 1S91 , he end Hosincr won the double nculllnt champion ship from Hanlan and O'Connor , Again on October 15 the same result l-.ok place. Gaudaur's brilliant victories at Austin In 1893 and 1S94 are still fresh in the putllc mind. His record of 19OG : , .ml Mtt-r I'.rOl , for tin oo miles with a turn , .ire world's records today. He and Hosmcr rowed the fastest ioutIo | ) scull race on re-orl in 1S93 In the Austin .regatta , cove.'iiiB the d'tiauco In lSQS&Hrv ; , ' Stanbury claims to have held the cham pionship' of the world for four years , With out going Into sculling hUtory , wo may mention that Henry Krnost Searle , who was regarded as the finest sculler over known , beat O'Connor on the Thames for the cham pionship ot the world. Searle , however , died on the passage back to Australia from typhoid fever , and the championship then reverted to Peter Kemp , the ox-champion. McLean then challenged Kemp , but was beaten , and ho Jn turn was defeated by Stanbury , the recent holder , after a very hard'and exciting race on the Paramatta In 1892 , Then Tom Sullivan came forward , and , after a desperate battle , Stanbury again won , the record for all races being beaten , L. Q. Towkiibury , the New York banker , who ownsMascott , 2:04 : , and who barely missed WaRIng a metropolitan road in are of Allx63 ; > 4 , a few months ego , has purchased from C , J. Hanilln the champion pacer Holieit J. , wllh a record ot 2.01 % . The price U not stated , but It is known to bo a faiioy ono. the millionaire breeder and turfman of , liuffalo having declined to put a price op the star performer of his stablu without reserving the racing qualities of Ilobort J. Ion the remainder of the present campaign , This arrangement Mr. Towks- bury bad to accede to , end ho will not gain possession , 'of the champion until after the big meeting of the Kentucky Trotting Horse Dreedors' association at 'Ix-xlngton next month. It Is probable that the great boras will race hl last at the Lexington meeting , his new owner having purchased him to drlvo on tbe road In New York. Ilernard Wafers , the phenomenal sprinter , came within an ace of equalling the world'i record for Boventy-nve-yards , last Saturday at Jersey City , In blinding rain storm and with a strong wind against him. HI * per formance was the event of the day. He conceded from ten to twenty-two feet to hi * opponent * In the trial and semi-trial beati. which bo captured In hollow style , The final heat wai called Immediately after Wefer * finished 11 second trial , and It was In this dash that ho astonished the specta tors by hi * wonderful tpecd. The track wan Iiko a quagmire , but the "Mercury Foot" crack got nway with the pistol , catching both Kean and Italpln at the fifty-yard mark and finishing strong In 7 3-5 seconds. The announcement sent out that this equalled the world's record Is a mistake , for Luther Carey made the distance In one- flfth of a. second less time. At IJergcn Point , however , on Monday , Wefcrs showed him self to bo the champion runner of th ! world by establishing a new 300-yard record , measuring the distance In 0:31 : seconds flat. Tbo Australian cricket ( cam , \vhlch has been ploying In England , Is now ' upon the bounding deep rnrouto to this'country. The nnnals of Anglo-Australian cricket are full of stories of stubbornly fought contests ntul brilliant ftnts of valor and skill , but them Is no denying that the Australian eleven of 189S Is the best all-round team since the 1SS2. Their tour In Great DrlUIn was brought to a close last Saturday a wf ck. nnd ot the thirty-two matches In which they have met the strongest teams In 'ho mother country , defeat has fallen to their lot but ftvo times. Headers of The llee have bc < ? n kept posted on the doings ot thn Antlpodcans since they flrsl arrived In Lon don , nnd now that they are oh the way lo America , followers of the game In the nibt arc anxiously awaiting n chance to cntrh a Rllmpso of the men who have earned such a high reputation In the cricket world. T'icy are due In New York next Thursday , and nro scheduled to play thrlr first match spalnst the Gentlemen of Philadelphia at Manheltn on the 18th , 19th and 21st. On the follow ing Wednesday ami Thursday they will meet a New York eleven on the grounds ot the New Jersey Athletic club at noyontip , nnd two more matches will bo played In Philadelphia before proceeding to Chicago. Captain Harry Trott is known In this roun- try , nnd he has shown this season that he ' ha's lost none of his skill with either bat or ball , nnd for a stout man he Is a wonderful fielder. George Olftcn Is to Australia what W. G. Grace Is to England , and Is too well known to need any praise. Ho his not been In the best of health this summer , but his bowling has been better than ever. As n batsman Sid Gregory has few equals , und ho again heads the list of averages. Con sidering his size , the power ho puts Into his strokes Is wonderful. Among the new men to visit us , B. Jones , who has earned the name of "Express Delivery Jones , " by reason ot his terrific speed when bowllnt ? , will claim most attention. A few months ago Jones contemplated making his home In England , but this Idea has been abandoned and doubtless he will piny sad havoc with the wickets In America. The team will pass through Omaha enrouto for San Francisco sometime In October. Score Card Flynn , who had the privilege at the state fair. Is ono ot the best known characters In this line In the country. Ho has been publishing offlclal programs for the past fifteen years and Is favorably known from Maine to California. For the past thirteen years he has published the Ne braska state fair racing program and al ways given perfect success. His cards are always complete and reliable , as he Is thor oughly up In weights and handicapping runners , as well as a good authority on breeding and records , both as to harness horses and the thoroughbreds. He Is the author of the racing guide 2:30 : book , which U on sale on all tracks. Flynn's circuit this year will bo Chicago , Saginaw , Cleve land , Buffalo , Baltimore , Philadelphia , Boston , Providence , Omaha , Johnstown , Springfield. Syracuse , Wheeling. Dallas , San Antonio and Houston , with headquarters and residence at Chicago. Billy Pllmmer , the little crackajack Eng lish bantam , regained his waning laurels last Monday evening by making his fellow countryman , George Corfleld , cry pecavi ! It was a rattling fight up to the seventh round , when Billy got Corfield going and ho never let up until he had him out , which event occurred In the twentieth round. By the way , I see that FJtzslmmons has Issued a bona fide challenge to fight Corbett and has posted $2.500 as a guarantee of good faith , and while Corbett has accepted with all duo punctuality , as yet ho lias failed to cover Fltz's bundle. The fight will be a long ono and will bo fqught Jn the news . , ' papers. i IX TIIK FIKLI ) AND AT T1IK THAI * . IVcclcly Jiinnt with tlie DevotccM of II oil mill fin n. Next to May , September Is regarded by experienced anglers as ono of the best months ot the whole twelve , and the fact that black bass have again begun to bite with something llko their spring-time avidity leads one to believe that with gootl weather the fishing will bo first class until the keen frosts ot October begin to make themselves felt. Thus far this month , with the exception of a few days , the weather has been Ideal , and salmoldes mlcropterus has been taking the lure finely In all adja cent waters. Lake Qulnnebogg and Lang- don are more than holding their own , and angling expeditions to both points have been numerous and successful. - - I A. C. Powers , secretary of tbo Board of Public Works , and Bud Balcomb of the city treasurer's onico make a team of sports men that would bo hard to beat. They went up to Noble's lake the other day , Bud with rod and line and A. C. with his little gun. Their experiences were numerous and exploits remarkable. Bud perched himself on a half-whelmed log and spitting on his hook , threw out , then sat there , with the blue waters laving his feet and gazing upon the vast amphitheater of murmuring green hemming him In , contented and pacific as a summer dream , while Powers pulled on his rubber boots and sallied into the marsh after snipe. Hour after hour glided by , and while the mosquitoes Bank their little Jave lins into the most tender and exposed parts of Bud's anatomy , the fish steered clear of his vicinity , and soon tiring of this racking excitement , ho pulled up , went ashore , and standing his pole , with line dang ling within a foot of the ground , against an old oak , ho slunk nway , lay down In the shade and went to sleep. Powers was more successful , In fact ho found birds very plentiful , nnd by 3 o'clock he had bagged eight snipe weighing from ono to two pounds each , and with chest sticking out llko a cowcatcher on an engine , ho returned to the lake to com pare notes with Bud , When ho reached the scene he found his pal In an animated con troversy with Farmer Brown , who resides on the lake shore , and In fact was Just In time to prevent the irate agriculturist from hitting Bud with an ax. It seems that Balcomb had failed to take the worm oft his hook when ho stood his pole up against the tree and Mr. Brown's premium Buff Cochin rooster canio sauntering along , and , discovering the vcrmlculous delicacy dang ling from the boughs , gobbled It up , and when the hook Imbedded Itself In bis throat raised such a clambr that the old farmer came rushing down with an nx. Ho wanted ? 2 from Bud for killing his blooded chanticleer , but Bud refused to cough , because the rooster had no tag on him , and the farmer was about to chop oft one of Bal's legs , when Powers arrived on the scene and advised arbitration. After a brief argument A. C. dove Into ono of the capacious pockets of his hunting coat , and , producing a flask of Yellowstone whisky , settled tbe contention tbero and then. After inserting several big slugs under his belt the sturdy yeoman went back to the house to lick his wife for not putting a tag on the rooster , and while bo was gene Bud and A. 0 , hurriedly booked up and drove away. Once a safe distance from tbe lake Bud said : "Well , I didn't get a d d bite ; wbat'd you get ? " This was a supreme moment In Colonel Powers' remarkable career. Proudly reach ing Into the eamo pocket ot Ills canvas coat ho exclaimed exultantly : "Ob , nothing but eight ot tbe biggest , fattest Jacksnlpe you ever saw ! " Then , one after another , be pulled out of his coat and throw Into the bottom ot tbe buggy eight great , long-legged , cadaverous shite-poke. "Four of those are yours , " cried the gener ous and triumphant Colonel , as fie turned bis smiling mug upon Bud , "Not on your life ! " ejaculated Bud. "Don't you knov what tbem 1 T" "JacUanlpe. " promptly replied A. C. Bud fell baclc In a cataleptic flt. Tbe Yellowstone restored him , and in a stage whisper bo divulged to the Colonel the naturu of tbo bird bo bad capture ! . It wai a horio apiece. Tbey claepel bands and swore tbey would never glru one another away , but tbey bid no loonir struck town tbn Power * went to tbe World * , Herald office and told Colonel Eaton nbout Bud's rooster , while Bud slipped up hero and told wo all about Powers' Jacksnlpe. TheBertrand Quit club will hold Its an nual shootlnc tournament this year next Monday and Tuesday a week on the flwt nnd second days ot the Phelps county fair. There will be eight events each day , live birds and targets. D. C. Olmstcd , the club's secretary , will furnish all desired Information on application , J. A. U. Elliott of Kansas City and ex- champion trap shot of America did excel lent work at the recent Atlantic City tournament. lib has Issued n broad chal lenge to nil IboHurAcks of the country , offer ing to shoot any /and all ot them , ono after another , commencing any time this month , for $300 n side , * Uio loser to defray all ex penses. J. At U. will evidently find him self a busy man' ' ere the snow begins to fly. IB- i ' Dr. Shattcrd almoted Iowa naturalist , re cently added > l.1f > ihls collection of serpents a rcmnrkabloTthroe-headed snake. The rep- tllo , the flrstnof Its kind ever dlscovcVed , Is perfectly dlirfiird. It * three beads are of exactly the same elre and shape. Its various necksj am Joined at the same place to Its boJy. BJ Tills remaricablo rcptllo was discovered by William Price , a farmer , aliout three ) in lies from Elizabeth. Pa. While Prlcdl wa > repairing a fence he found a snake'stnest filled with eggs. Ho broke the ORBS. To his amazement , a snake with three distinct heads crawled from one of Khoi shells. Price killed the Biiako nnd carried It home. It was after wards exhibited for several days In Shaffer's drug store at Kllzabeth before being sent to Shaffer's brother , the Iowa naturalist. Mrs. W. T , Shattuck of Minneapolis , Minn. , was the only woman who participated in the live bird match for the Dupont trophy at Chicago some weeks ago. She shot very well and stayed in the match like a veteran. A Mrs. Johnson contested In the shoot for prizes at the Minneapolis Gun club last week and shot very well , breaking 8 out of 10. Mrs. E. S. Uundy , jr. , of this city took part In a match at Sutherland , Fla. . two or three years ago , nnd broke 18 out of 20. George Work , the noted amateur wing shot of Now York , has returned from his trip abroad. Ho took part In a number of shooting events In France and England and won several valuable prizes. George Beck of Indianapolis , Ind. , known to shooters as "McVey , " has challenged Bert Clarldgc for the Dupont trophy. The angling fraternity have been making the best of the recent good weather over at Manawa. The latest reports are that con ditions are greatly Improved nnd that there Is a prospect of Rood sport all through the present month. The Moating moss Is fast disappearing and casting will bo possible from this on out to the close ot the season. The tongues of some animals are very dangerous weapons and It Is said a lion could readily kill a man by merely licking him with Its tongue. The tongues of all the members of the cat family are covered with curious recurving spines , formed ot tough cartllcgo. They are so small that there arc hundreds of them to the square inch. In tre common domestic cat these spines are very small , but are sufllclently well developed to give the tongue a feeling of roughness. Most people have noticed this curious gratcr-llke appearance of the tongues of their household pets without understand ing Its significance. By looking closely It will be noticed that these spines all curve In ward or toward the throat. They greatly assist in eating by preventing any food from slipping out ot the mouth. And al most all animals that drink by lapping or drawing up liquids with tbe tongue are assisted In this way. The roughness and strength of these spines differ according to the temperament of the animal. In the fiercest animals , such as the lion or tiger , these spines are very well developed. They are frequently found projecting up for an eighth of an Inch 'or more , with very sharp points or edges' While the mouth Is re laxed the tongue Is soft and smooth , but when the animal is excited to the lighting pitch the splncB > become rigid. The tongue 'at"au6h ' 'times' ' resembles a" fln&H steel curry comb. The muscles ot the tongues of lions and tigers 'nro very powerful and enable them to actually lap the flesh or draw the tongue along'food ' surfaces with force suffi cient to lacerate ordinary flesh. The tongue then acts like d very sharp , rough flic , and cases have been known where lions have licked away 'flesh ' In this way clear to the bone. < " I Frank S. ' Parmeleo and Irvine Gardner were In atttfodAnco at the trap shooting tournament' at'Soward ' Thursday and Fri day and In company with Dug Welpton , also of this city , 'went on to Broken Bow for a few days chlfckeh shoot Saturday. Dr. Dohso'tho'old war-horse of the Ban croft bottoms1. Is1 now at Holman's lake with a party of , rrlCnds , banging away at the teal and snipe. ' ' Charlie Waterman , Gus Icken and J. L. Henrltzy spent'a day on the Honey creek marshes during the past week and brought to bag some twenty-four or five teal. G. A. lloagland Is overhauling boat and shooting paraphernalia preparatory to his annual fall duck hunt. They tell a good story on Jim n. Kelby. assistant general solicitor of the Burlington , and Leo Spratlln , the assistant cashier of the National Bank of Commerce. These two gentlemen were the guests of George W. Loom la and Frank Parmeleo at the Omaha gun club shoot across the river the other day , and after It wrs over Loomls , Parmelee and Spratlln put up a Job on the Burlington man. As Is pretty well known among the shooters , neither Kclby nor Spratlln could kill a clay pigeon In a hundred years , and Parroelce and Loomls ribbed up a ten-bird match between them , Kclby betting Sprat lln the dinner , a bottle pblz and the cigars at Maurer's , that be could break moro targets out of the ten than Leo could , each man to shoot his ten birds out straight. They tossed up for first shot and Spratlln winning , ho sent Kclby to the score and ho banged away ten straight times and never touched a feather. Then Leo followed , and , taking bis position behind the trap nine birds wcro liberated , and ho missed them all. Ho had ono bird left , and Kclby said : "I'll bet you a box of cigars you miss It. " "I'll have to go you , " Spratlln responded , and as Lee proceeded to get himself In position , Parmeleo whispered to him not to shoot at all. Leo was on , and be waited until Parmeleo bad gotten In position , oft about twenty yards to one side and behind the llttlo group of shooters congregated around Leo , and then , when Loomls had gotten Kclby engaged In an animated dis cussion on the art of drawing on a flying target , Spratlln called "pull. " Away flew the bird , Leo drew up bis gun , there came a report , and tbo target was as thoroughly atomized as target ever was before. Par melee bad rmashed It fifty yards away. "You win , " disgustedly exclaimed Kelby , and tbo crowd adjourned to Maurer'u. Hi/ bill was J21.SD. Dr. Dcspccher has been making war on the teal over at Manawa for the past week. Last Monday ho killed seventeen , Wednes day , eighteen and forty-one rail , and on Thursday twelvp teal and thirty-four rail. Frank S. Parmeleo and Irvine Gardner were In attendance at the trap shooting tournament at Seward Thursday and Fri day , In company with Dug Welpton , also of this city , Tbey went on to Broken How for a fc\Y > days' chicken shoot , i Dr. Dohse , ' the old warhorse of the Ban croft bottoms , U now at Holman's lake with a party ot friends , banging away at the teal and snipe1 ; Charlie Waterman , Gus Icten and J. L. Henrltzy spent a day on the Honey creek marshes during tbe past week and brought to bag somo.t cnty-foijr or twenty-flvo teal. Q , A , Hqaglnnd Is overhauling boat and shooting paTavhornalta preparatory to bis annual fall flupk hunt. ON 'THIS 1IAI.L FIELD. ' ' ' _ _ _ _ A Drcc r/OrUt / of luterevtlntf Oltat t'ro'ni ' All Quartern. Interest In tbo cliaio ( or tbo National league pennant i la at an end. Baltimore bo * called tbo trophy to ber fUg- taT ! for tbe tblrd consecutive time and Cleveland ha * ousted tbe Cincinnati * from second place. The last game ot the season will bo played nt Cincinnati with Chicago on Sunday , the 27th. and there Is llttlo prob ability of any further change In the standing of the teruns. Boston may bent Chicago out of fourth place , but It Isn't probable , nnd Washington may force nhead of Brook lyn. Otherwise the standing will bo the onmo as you find It this morning. Cincin nati cannot hope to get back Inxlde the Temple cup money. She has quit Inconti nently and U playing the weakest game In the league today. After today she ROCS to Plttaburg for three Raines , and then to Cleveland for four. It she can rep two out of the seven. Buckerlno Ewlng will consider hlmsrlf lucky The last games come on Saturday nnd Sunday at Clnclniutl with L'nclfl AnFe's Colts. The following description of a base ball game In Japan Is from the sporting editor of the JIJ1 Shlmgo , the game baring taken place In that country July 4 : "We have described In our copy of last issue about the students of high school , who won throe times before , was beaten by the fr-relgncr by the difference of two runs. It was the great and pleasant match we rarely can seen. The number of visitors was very much Increased than last match , nnd that day being nn Independence lioll- dajv-nml many gentlemen decorated with tho" Star necktlo watched the game- with great cnthuskRm and was excited If they cannot win they shall destroy bat and struck ball nnd struck ball and won't play the game the Notional game any more. "Tho score was very close from start to end , and many IIno plays made by both parties. "At the first Inning America got f , while Scholars lias none , but en the second School got ft and America has no run. The third 1 and the fourth fi by School the fifth 1 run'In both parties and on tbo sixth Inning America got 1 and none to Jchool , but In time School got 2 more runs. The seventh and eighth no runs by botn parties and left the ninth Inning , which was very much Im portant for both parties. In this time the visitors suggested the School will win no doubt , and somebody bet $100 to School. Mr. Stone , the umpire , look very anxious , nnd also many foreign gentlemen shaked hand nnd bet $5 to School. In the middle of the ninth Inning Ameri can got 2 out and 0 runs nnd number ot run ning became same , so If American have one out then the School will become better and can get some more runs , but unfortunately the pitcher failed In stopping the ground ball and American got two runs In this moment. So that the School plriycrs din couraged very much and finished game with out having any run when they became bat ter. The result of the game was American defeat School by 14 to 12 runs. They both play very well , but let us criti cise n little. At the second Inning when a School runners got full on bases the batter , Mr. lhara , stiuck ball very well and had very good Innings. At the third Inning the ball of the pitcher , Mr. Aol , was a little high and gave the benefit to the American party. At the fourth Inning Mr. Morlwakl ran very fast nnd clever to get to base. Up to this Inning the pitcher of the American party thrown dead ball very often so that the be ginning of the fifth Inning American changed pitcher , who threw very good ball and made School party very much fright ened. " There Is no bouncing baby boy In the Brcltcnsteln household. Mrs. B. denies It and declares she will make matters Interesting for Theodore when he returns. Her friends nave called to congratulate her and view her first botn In such numbers that she has been kept busy denying the existence of a miniature Theodore. "I had a letter from my husband explaining the matter , " she said , "but there is but little satisfaction in It for me. He was feeling pretty good after winning that fine game he pitched In Plttsburg. While he was talking to n re porter a telegram was handed him. 'What's up , Brelt ? ' asked the reporter. 'Has Chris sold you ? ' 'Oh , no , ' he answered. 'It's only a nine-pound boy at my house. ' Think of a wretch doing such a thing ! " Cincin nati Post. Among the marks of goodfellowshlp In the league no other two players are as faith ful to each other as Billy Shlndle and Mike Grlfiln of the Brooklyns. This comes from constant association. They played together In Utlca , were side by side In Baltimore , and. In fact , where one went the other was sure to follow. They room together , eat , drink , walk and ride In one another's company and are Inseparable. Recently GrlfBn , to clinch matters , moved Billy next to him in the bat ting order making another link In the friendship between the two. Tbero are but few teams In the league that are made up as the Orioles arc. Nearly every man Is nn all round player. Jack Doyle was a catcher once and has played every position on the diamond excepting that of pitcher. Harry Reltz was also a catcher , and Ileltz has played all over the Infield , besides pitching n little. Hughey Jennings was another catcher , but the short field Is his banner position. Brodie can play a fair Infield and Kccler was an In- flelder before he > was thrown into the garden. Jessie Burkett Is a very queer fellow and has many queer Ideas. Ho says that base ball Is a peculiar game , and try as a man will , there are days when he cannot play the game In a manner to plca&o himself or the spectators. Some days you can walk up and smash the ball out every time you come to the bat , while other times you can't keep It away from the fielders. The best play ers have always a few days ott In the season. Tbe Washington women who patronlae the game are an enthusiastic set , and as super stitious as they are enthusiastic. When the club Is losing at the beginning of the eighth Inning every ono ot them can be seen to rise solemnly and turn around from left to right before resuming her seat. Of course no one In Omaha Is personally acquainted with Mr , Peter Gallagher , ono of the shining amateurs of the Chicago prairies , but the story the News tells of blm Is not uninteresting : "Do you know Pete Gallagher always wears a black band around his hat ? " says Charlie O'Connor. "It Is In memory of the man bo killed ten years ago. How was if Why , there was much talk about It at the tlmo , but Pete escaped Indictment on a technicality. "Pcto had played seventeen games with out reaching first. In the eighteenth game bo smashed at the ball , sent it clear to the end of the grounds , and circled tri umphantly around tbo bases , A man In the stand arose when the bat met the ball , stood up on bis scat as Pete hurried round the corners , and as be touched the homo plate gave ono wild shriek and fell to the floor , stone dead. Heart disease , the cor oner said , and the blow almost killed poor Pete. " St , Louis Globe-Democrat : Joe Qulnn has decided not to make the English trip with tbo Baltlmores after tbo close of tbo cham pionship season. When the Tcmplo cup games are over , be writes , ho will return homo and , devote himself entirely to bis undertaking business. Qulnn Is one of the few pall players who has taken advantage of his chance to perfect himself In a pro fession during his playing career , and Is the only cmbalmcr who ever graduated from tbe game , Cleveland Plain Dealer : It Is now said that Amoa Ruslo never wanted to play ball this year , as his arm needed rest , and bo kept nagging Freedman so that the latter would fight , and the real reason for lluslo'a retirement bo unknown. Next year will find the big Indianapolis pitcher back In tbobox | In good condition. Smoke another. Lajolo , Do Montrevllle ! What patrician names , to bo sure. But If they play good ball , we'll forglvo their pyrotechnic pat ronymics , remarks the Philadelphia In quirer , Jack liaskell will go through a regular systematic slego of training this winter , a * be la determined to bo In tbo best of condi tion when he picks up tbe Indicator for tbo big league next spring , I predict that Jack will wear tbe plume of all tbe staff In 1897. Dolan , the Omaha kid , I * playing remark able ball for the Loulsvllles , In fact take * second place to no ( hortitop In tbe country , not excepting Jennings , the itar of the Orioles. And tblnlc ot It , Uavo Howe , tbe three-ball manager , said Dolan wasn't iiat enough to run with Old Hutch , Boxendnle , Pedros and the rest of Omaha's ' 94 ham falters. Denny Lyons Is playing great ball for Plttsbunt. Shortstop Ely of Pltttihurg Is tbo boss sacrifice bitter of tbe league. The St. Pauls have braced up again. Co tnlskcy Is back In the game. There protnlses tibo considerable swap ping of players at'CtJlcngo In the fall. , i Philadelphia aim Brooklyn nro teams thai finished In the flrat division last season " " Not so this year. ' Hanlon likes CharJeY. . Hnstlncs and wouli bo glad to have hlm-qn his Oriole team. He Is even willing to trade Donnelly or Cjulni : for him. McUunnlglo of thei.'Ooloncls will reserve Casaldy. ' Captain Nash. , of Philadelphia says ho would not sell Lajole for $10,000. Al Head nnd Colonel Uogcrs would not second thi motion , For a player whoso batting eye hasn' been" developed through the regular cour.si of a season's work , Mugy McGrnw Is doing quite well , thank you. Billy Nash thinks Stlvctts , properly han dled , Is ono of the greatest pitchers In the profession. Bill Joyce now leads the New Yorks li batting , with "Silent Mlko" Tlernan a clost second , Scrappy Joyed ' 'say ' * Kid Glcason Is a _ valuable on scc6iid as any guardian ot the second bag In the league. Dusty Miller forgot nil nbout the- Temple cup and consorted with the flowing bo\\l nnd that's why Buck fined him $25. Bob Caruthers , the old St. Louis nnd Brooklyn pitcher. Is umpiring In the West eru league , nnd doing pretty well. In Cleveland they are willing to bet that the Spiders will finish second and win from the Orioles In the Temple- cup serlca. Buck EwliiR has an eye on Flfield , the Detroit twlrler. Flfield will bo In greater demand among the major league magnates than any other Western league pitcher. Hamilton of Boston Is out for the base- stealing honors. Pennants may cotno and pennants may go , but BO long as Hamilton purloins his bags all Is well with him. Ewlng may recall Twlrler Chnuncoy Fisher from the Indtanapolls farm. Chauncoy , 'tis whispered , \vns a victim of professional Jeal ousy , which Is almost as rampant In base ball as In theatrical ranks. mill AIIHWPI-H. WAHOO , Neb. , Sept. 9. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : Will you kindly tell mo U an American ever run 100 yards at Hammersmith , England , in 9 4 seconds ? Will you also Inform me what Is the fastest tlmo ever made for 100 yards. Subscriber. Ans. (1) ( ) No. (2) ( ) 0 4-5. LINCOLN , Sept. 10. To the Sporting Ed itor of The Bee : Will you please state In next Sunday's Bee whether or not Denvci Ed Smith Is matched to fight Joe Goddard In South Africa , and also when the Murphy- Palmer fight comes oft In England ? Thank- Ine you In advance ; wo are regular rondcis of your Sunday sports. Robert Me. and II. T. E. . - . Ans. (1) ( ) Smith , and Goddard fight at Jo hannesburg , South -Afilca , October 12. (2) ( ) October 0. -17 OMAHA , Sept. 9. rTojthe Sporting Edltoi of The Bee : Will' ' you kindly oblige us b > answering In the 'Sunday Bee what clut won the Temple Cup series of 1893 and at what city or cities the winning club woi , Its games ? Readers of Your Paper. Ans. (1) ( ) Cleveland/ ) Cleveland-Balti more at Cleveland , C-4. 7-2 , 7-1 ; Baltlmorc- ClovelanJ at Baltimore , G-o ; CIcveland-lal- ! tlinoro at Baltimore , 5-2. SIOUX CITY , Sept. ' & , To the SportlnR Editor of The Bee : "A 'friend of mine hac a very fine dcg , a 'setter bitch whoso paruntr wcro Imported direct from England. I can not tell exactly what she Is but she Is ar unusually fine do $ . ' I have a pedigrees plonter given mo by Major Howard , and hi U a rrackerjack. NoV what wovont tr know Is what will be 'the result of the breedIng - Ing these two together. Would such a oross result well ? Answer through next Sunday's Bee. L. M. Pyle. ' Ans. Such nn alliance would result U what Is known as a "dropper , " usually au ex cellent field dog. Hdwever I would not ad vise such breeding , nnd In your case It I : certainly entirely unnecessary. OMAHA , S < y > t. 5. To the Sporting IJdl tor of The Bee : If it bo convenient for you will you please answer the following ques tions In next Sunday's Bee : First Give the names of the Originals and the number o- times each struck out , got base on balls and hit by pitcher In the last three championship games with the University club. A Sub scriber. Ans. Waller hit 2 : base on balls 1 ; Brad ford struck out 1 , Miller struck out fi ; bane on balls 3 ; Rooney base on balls 1 ; Whlpplc struck out 3 : Knlclc struck out 1 , Foley base on balls 1 , Taylor base on balls 2 ; Lewis base on balls 2. CHADKON. Neb. , Sept. 7. To the Sport Ins Editor of The Boo : Kindly give thi method of estimating the gear of a bicycle In next Sunday's Boo and oblige Waltei SlmniB. Ans. Count number of teeth on big sprocket and multiply that by the diameter In Inches of the back wheel , and divide that by the number of teeth on the rear sprocket WILSONVILLE , Neb. . Sept. 5. To the Sparling Editor of The Bee : A , B and C , U nro playing duplicate whist with twclvt decks of cards. A and B make twenty- ono points anil C and I ) make thirteen points. Then G nnd I ) tnko the hands that A and B played and A and It the hands that C and D played and C and I ) score eighteen points and A and It score sixteen points How many points do A and B gain on C and D by their superior playing ? Answer In Dally IJeo S. A. Austin. Ans. Six. COUNTY' COURT HOUSE , Sept. 6. To the Sporting Editor gf The Bee : In n four handed game of high five A and It are fifty-one points ; C and D are forty-four points. A and jj make game and C and I ) make the rest. ' Does not A and B win the game ? I claim that- the natural point * must be counted first 'then right and left fives. D. L. S. Ans. (1. ( ) A and B win. (2. ( ) You are cor rect. rect.OMAHA. . Sept , 9 , To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : Kindly render a solution for the following question and oblige : Presuming no previous arrangement to have been made , In i game of high flvo A deals to B , U and D In order named , B bids 14 ; can C and D bid 1 1 , then allow A to bid 14 also and name the trump ? J. L. C. Ans. Not on your llfo. WAHOO , Neb , , , Sept. 9. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : Will you kindly tell me If an American ever run 100 yards at Ham mersmith , England , In 9U seconds. Will you also Inform , mo what la the- fastest tlmo ever made for.jyOO . yards ? Subscriber Ans. (1) ( ) No. (2 ( > .p-l-5. LINCOLN , Sept , ilO , To the Sporting Editor of The Bee ; Will you plea e state In next Sunday'1 Bee whether or not Denver Ed Smith ! ' watched to fight Joe Goddard In South Africa , and also when the Murphy-Pllmmcr fight comes off In Eng land. Thanking you In advance , we arc regular readers of your Sunday sports. Robt. Me and Hi T , K. Ans. (1) ( ) Smith and Goddard fight at Johannesburg , South"Afrlca , October 12. ( S ) October & . OMAHA , Sept. 9. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : Will you kindly oblige us by answering In The Sunday's Bee what club won the Tcmplo cup scries of 1895 , and at what city or cltlea tbo winning club won Its games T Readers of Your Paper. Ana. (1) ( ) Cleveland , (2) ( ) Cleveland-Balti more at Cleveland , 6-4 } 7-2 ; 7-1 ; Baltimore- Cleveland at Baltimore , 5-0 ; Cleveland- Baltimore , at Baltimore , C-2. SIOUX CITY , Sept. B. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee ; A friend of mine ha a very One dog , a setter bltcb whose parent * wore Imported direct from England. I cannot tell exactly what she li , but ( be ta an unusually fine dog , I have a pede- grwd pointer , given mo by Major Howard , t and ho t a cracker-Jack. Now what wo want to know In what will bo the result breeding thrno two together. Would such. . a cnm rcxnlt well ? Answer through noxtl Sunday' * Beo.-T. M. 1'yle. I Ans. Such an nlllnnco would result In what Is known ns a dropper , usually nn excellent field doc. Honoter. I would not advise such breeding , nnd In your cnso It Is certainly entirely unnecessary. OMAHA , Sept. 5. To the- Sporting Editor ot The Boa : If It be convenient for you , wlfi"V you please answer the following questions In next Sunday's Bee ? 1. Olvo the names ot the Originals and the number of times each stnick out , got base on balls and hit by pitcher In the last three championship games with the University club. A Sub scriber. Ans. Waller , hit , 2 ; bnso on bnlls , 1. Bradford , strilrk out , I. Miller , struck out , 5 ; base on balls , 3. Roonoy , base on balls , 1. Whlpplo , struck out , 3. Knlck , ntnirk out , 1. Folcy , base on balls , 1. Taylor , base on balls , 2. Lewis , bnso on bnlls , 2 , CHADRON , Neb. . Sept. 7. To tbo S ] > ort- Ing Editor of The Bee : Kindly glvo the method of estimating the gear of a blcyrlo In next Sunday's .Bee , and oblige. Walter Slinms. Ans. Count number of tcelh on the lilff , sprocket nnd multiply that by the diameter In Inches of the back wheel , and divide/ / that by number of teeth on the rchr sprocket , WILSONVILLn , Neb. . Sept. 5. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : A nnd B and C nnd 1) are playing duplicate whist with twelve decks ot cards , A ami B make 21 points and C and D make. 13 points ; then C and U tnko the hands that A and B played , nnd A nnd It the bauds that C and D plnycd. and C and D score IS points nnd A and B score 1G points. How- many point * do A nnd B pain on C nnd 1) by their su perior playing ? Answer In Dally Beo. S. A. Austin. Ans. Six. . COUNTY COURT HOUSE. Sept. C. To the * Sporting Editor of The Bee : In a four- handed game of high five , A and 1) nro Cl points , C nnd D arq14 points. A and 11 ninko game nnd C nnd D make the rest. Do not A nnd B win the gnme ? I claim that the natural points must bo counted first , then right and left fives. D. L. S. 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