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FIELD AND TRACK ATHLETES
Y/cstern CollcRO Men Busy Tniiiiuo ; for
Spring Events.
CHEAT NEED OF CLOSER COMPETITION
( if lln Spiirl Vrrilw tin I'lillfl-
lllti Inltiioncc Which MlKliI ll > 1
Kunni ! In nil liili-i-Ntalf
Assiu'lnllnii
has an iiblubodlcil grasp on thu
pennant of the Western IntorcolloKlnto Foot
1U1I association. U Li a clutch that Is cs
cloao an the Southern I'aclllo rallronil , ami It
Is warranted not tn Incak , rip , tear nor
ravel.'e'vo got hack that pennant where
we hud It oute before. " ami what's more , wo i
I
mean to Keep It for a while. Hut It Is not
meet that wo ( would now cleat over past | !
BUCtessoM , nor look too far forward to ills-
ccrn HtRiiii of future trliimplui , for we huva
liettov work nearer at hiiinl. The mall of
'
the editor of thu dtiiartinunt of poetry
plainly Indicates that sprint ; In appro-ieiilng ,
nml our iiinatcnr athletes n o I nailrlnj them !
solves for lntercolleitntti ; contests on iho
busa ball diamond ami on the athlellr track |
ami Hold. |
Of Xobwaka'a prosperts on the dlmiiontl
Tu | < Hee has already spokon. TlintiKh ire l
lliihloork Is beliiK done In pr.u'Hre. It IN
feari'd that'tlio chances for brilliant aehlino-
inent.i tn track and Held athletics cannot In-
pilnted hi Mich rosy color * . TIIITO Is Rn-nt | '
Intorevst In Indoor practice work In Held
eyentti nt thu University of Nehr.iska thin ]
M Inter , the preliminary trlalK In the high
] iiip | ) , broad jump and polo vaulting liavlng
lici'ii esperlali ) Rood. Hut nmugcr tills Improvement - { *
provoment , there U not the I'lithuslasm In
the work of thn track and Ili'ld athlete's i
niiniju ; the stuilcnlb Hint there \a \ In HID
\vnrK * { ttlio foot ball or e\en In that of the
lone liauxilayer ) . Tills U not surprlslni ? .
H Is .1 fonillltun Hmt exists In nearly every
iiiilvc'iilty , rul'u | > nnd bohoal In this coun
try , whuro aih'ullcR ' AIO ; cncouraKi'd , or toler-
atci ! lit so mo rasm.
The track uthloUo tcvtin U the pool as
U weie. Into which tnery utudont In the mil-
verMiy who thinks be has brawn or can
dnveilop sumo , Hem * . A limn may bu too
tmall tor foot ball or the crew , too clunky
for l ; st ball nml lee slow for tennlK , but he
never goU over the Idea that he o.in run ,
Jumii or ahrow the weights , until bo h.i
trleil it few years for the track team. Thus
ton many aiimiour athletes and those In-
torftitrd In thrlr work argue ' Hut It's not
Mlogeilirr the correct view of 'the ' track |
n'blHln "r.ini to lake1. It Is to be admitted ,
turnover that this view of the situation Is
1h ore thill we are all prrne lo taKc and It
l fnperlally poyuUr In InterrolleKlate clr-
cli- ' l-i this part of the country
T H fact bus led The Pee to mndv tbo
rant , , b for thn la K of Interest In Held and
ti itK itf'litrs ami it iiaa ooinc to the opln-
Iiu that It Is dm prlTH-'pally ' to a lack of
1 "T ( KM ; , np'-tirion Nebraska may excel
J'nvc ' H foot ball , and we hope to win out
In > i F i H | | , mt all must acluiow Ivilgo tlmt
Iho btute ( hot had iln > honor of proluolng
< f la'c ti hiiny Crum ban accompllilied bct-
eastern states. It does not require n
vi.y great student of atbletiis to see that
Intercollegiate games among the many
Iowa colleges have done a whole lot toward
bringing to the front the star limners and
thu crack field athletes of the state that lies
botweeti the two big riveis. If competition
has dccio this much for Iowa In the de-
velopmc'iit of track and field athletics surely
It cannot do less for Nebraska.
Hut why stop at state Intercollegiate asso
ciations for track and field -Ubieties ? The
foot lull association that includes the foot
ball elevenu of the state nnlvens ties of Ne
braska , Icn\'i , Mif-.sonrl and Kansas has been
more or lest of a success and promises to bo
n greater bticccoj than ever before during
the coming year. Is there any good reascn
for believing that an association for pro
motlng bealtliy rivalry In track and field
events In the < -imo state unhoraitles would
not be just as successful , or more so ? The
Bco lo firmly of the opinion that a meet of
the best track and Held athletes in Hie mates
of Nebraska , Iowa , Missouri arid Kansas at
Borne central city during thi > spring of each
> ear would do more to develop track . : cid
field sport * than anything that bus ex or i-ip-
pencil in westein Inte'rcoliofi'.ate circles Not
only woulrt the prlng meet Itself be of such
great Interest as. to draw a large attond'inco
arid probably produce a few record-breakers ,
but the preliminary training 'imoog the ath
letes In tbu collQKM and nnlven > lt'cs In the
four state * \\oultl certainly be widespread
and productive' of results that would abun-
dantly Justlf > thfc efforts that would bo required -
quired to Inauguralo-such a movement as la
Much Is being said In the papers these da > s
I rol.Ulvu to the resumption of athletic vela-
! | Hans bctwcon Princeton and University of
I > cnniilvo4ilartgrlng the coming spilng. Ill
I can bi > dellnltely suited tint absolutely notliI I
Ing his been done tonurd the consummation j
| j uf sui'h a proceeding so far at least by |
1'rliK'cion. Manager Wilson h.is almost com- '
' ploled his batu twll schedule and no allowance -
ance hs been iniulo for the possibility of
| atiy extra games. In regard to the attitude
of Princeton toward .such n game , It can bo
very mslly stated. The undergraduates gen
erally would unquestionably look with 1'avor
upon the Idea of playing PeunsyUanla , and
the ulllcials of the nine speak unequivocally
in favor of euch n lucnofcltion. Indeed , It Is ,
t-ald that Captain Butler has even Importuned - !
tuned certain members of the faculty to allow
Princeton to ( il.iy tlio Ile-d and Blue. It will
bo remembered , luuover , that after that
memorable game In ISO ) , the Princeton fac
ulty ( Ubsed a law In which It was stated that
the students of Old Xutsau should engage In
no form of sport with Pennsylvania so long
IB the clas.s of 1MS ) was In college- . Well , the
elaui of 'US are now swilorr ! and the law still
Simula. Furthermore , the faculty shows no
disposition whatever to revoke that resolu
tion , und It In altogether likely that such a
revocation will not take place during the
coming spring , and that consequently no
game with Pennsylvania will be plajed. ' I
Wlie'thor the faculty will re-lent next fall so
tint the.su old foe * may play foot ball against
each other Is another question , and ono
upon which oven a member of the faculty
could scarcely venture to prcvhesy with ac- ,
curacy.
A dltpatch from Now Haven says"Vale
( list of all wants to row Harvard , and any
other race Is s minor euiisfderstlon. "
To bo euro1 No one who Is familiar with
that charming old relic known qs "Yalo
policy" ever thought for a single 'raorupnt
that Yale did not consider all Its races , B.IVO
those with Harvard , of minor Importance. .
.MoU awiiircJly , and why not ? Hasn't Yae\ !
long had an easy thing with the Harvard
crews ? With one exception , hasn't Yale
Blinply run away from the crews scut out I
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Us races with Harvard of supreme
consequence ? Isn't an assured victory al-
wajs of first consideration ? Yes , Indeed ,
and therein may be found the essence of
that much vaunted , perfect Idea of true
sportsmanship at Yale ! It Is truly In accord
with the "eternal fitness of things for the
Yale ciew to suddenly discover that all other
races eave those with Harvard are of minor
consideration. Why shouldn't a race be
tween Yale and Cornell bo regarded as of
minor Importance , that Is around the old
Yao ! fence ? Didn't the Cornell crew badly
defeat thu Yale crew last year , and that
after Cornell already held the three-mile
record for the New London course and the
world's record for four miles ? It Is not at
all surprising that Yale should attempt to
bollttlo the Importance of Its meeting with
the Cornell crow , but If Yale Is so foolish
as to think 'or an Instant that Jt can de
tract fiom the honors now enjoyed by Its
victor by designating another contest with
Cornell as of "minor consideration" It should
Immrdlate'Iy take another guess. It really
has another guess coming.
The vlctoiy of the fencing club of Cornell
over the Unhcrslty of Pennsylvania last Sat
in day will do much to popularize the sport at
the New York State university. The club
has been In existence hardly two years , and
din Ing that tlmo has had a very prccailous
life. At Hie opening of the fall term n few
of the enthusiasts , after bearing the burden
and expeiiuo of maintaining the Cornell
Fencing club for two years , made strenuoud
efforts to get the club on Its feet again , with
the re-suit that Cornell has at last a repre
sentation In this sport of considerable sUc
and of much promise. The club will very
shortly Journey to Annapolis and cross foils
with the naval cadets , who aru said to bo
past masters at fencing and broadsword
w ork.
Some progrccfi toward a revision of foot
ball rules appraiH to he near 'it h.iod. Al
though the movoimot among western teams
to change the rules was confined to the Unl-
verities of Chlc.igo and Illinois there IH .
no douut a general sentiment among western |
foot ball men 'n ' f.ivor of a revision of the
rules. In the east homethlcig toward re
vision will probably bo done at New York
next month.
Representatives of the leading eastern
universities will meet at the University Ath
letic club In New York on Saturday , Feb
ruary 19 , for the purpose Indicated. It la
likely that the came men will be called upon
to serve as representatives on the rulc
committee as composed It during the last
two meetings , when the following were mem
bers : Walter Camp of Yule , Alexander Mot-
fatt of Princeton. John C. Bell of Pennsyl-
\anla. Jcxsoph H. Sears of Harvard. L , M
Dencils of Cornell and Paul Darihlell of the
United States Naval Academy nt Annapolle ,
and .i graduate of Lehlgh , as the Je'legale-at-
largo.
Attention will first bo given to the rule
governing mass plays. It seems probable
that mass plays will be abolished , thus doing
away with the so-called turtle-back wedge ,
Pennsylvania's famous guardback Inter
ference , and all other formations that are
directed at one opponent. This will neces
sitate tlio ends , tackles , guards and center
remaining In the line and only the two half
backs , quarterback and fullback will be
allowed to make any sort of formation be
hind the line. Another suggestion U , that
there be more open play and the quarter
back be allowed to run with the lull , the
saint as the * others b ck of the line Some
of the niles will probably be rewritten , as
they arc * o vague in mean ng * r-at different
\lnterpretatlons were made ! of them last
aaon , notably the one about the kick-off ,
Wio TCvised wcstetp * " " 'f pre-
j verslty of Illlno- were sent out after a
I final conference Tuesday. Alterations In the
' 'rules are less sweeplinr than many expected.
I Tle ) vital change Is dial radically altering
| i the present system di scoring. The goal
i after a touchdown Is fixed to count for only
I ono additional point , thu drop kick for four ,
the place kick for three and the safety for
two. *
Thcro Is no requliement for seven -men
In the line , but It Is provided that If two
linesmen are drawn back of the line they
shall bo outHlde oftpo ) line of scrimmage.
Another safeguard against roughness Is
that Imposing a distance penalty for laying
hands on opponents before the ball I put
Into play. An Important alteration also Is
that permitting to life sldo .scored on the
choice of kick-off. Ortier change * suggested
arc In defining the safety , allowing fifteen
yards Instead of tendon the kick-out after
a kick for goal on { ho first down , permit
ting only two minutes of tlmo taken out
for Injuries , and modifying the penalty of
Impositions when thei hall Is close tn the
goal line. Tlio copnnltteo reserves several
suggestions on duty of officials which will
bo submitted If the committee is continued.
( IM.VHA A.Vl7 l HASH II MI < THAU.
I'l'KSIK'l'lNI fill- ( IIIWONI.TII
l.enWiKIinill I UK Here.
Well , It Is now a 10 to 1 shot that
Omaha will have a ball club tlil.s year and
by tlio &imo token It will bo one In which
the fans ca > ; ) happily pride themselves. The
visit of President Hanr Johnson of the West
ern League Thursday' In company with II.
II. Schuman. and .M. ' J. O'Brien , who nre
now the owners of the Orand lUplds fran
chise , was the most { significant event In a
base ball way that hns occurred hero for
years and that It will result In the lor-itloi
of a first-cUs Weatein League team hero Is
almost certain. Inact ao the situation now
stands It would be dllllcult to br'ng about
any other lesult. It'lios been well known
for tome time , and the fart w.'s confirmed
by President Johnson the other eJay , that
It has long been the Intention of the league
to Include Omaha Im Us circuit. It has sim
ply been a question as to when It would
bo most advlsablo to launch thu entcrprl o
and there out be lip question that that time
has arrived. Omaha has struck the up grade
and no one knows It better than the men
who are at the helm of the league. Presi
dent Johnson was undeniably enthusiastic
after ho had spent a day la looking over the
city and that his strong attitude In favor of
Omaha will have great weight Is obvious.
Moro than that tils position Is endorsed by
nearly every city In ihe league. St. Paul ,
Milwaukee , Minneapolis and. Kantus City
aru openly for Otimlu Indianapolis and
Columbus are also wel , ! dlfcpoBod , and In fact
the only apparent oi wltlon Hat could pos
sibly materialize would be from Detroit
which would ii'iiurallj fi\or ( Irand Itaplds
on account of Its easy teaching distance.
But oven at that Omnbi would ntlll be fairly
satisfactory to Detroit. That city is us
much Interested us IndUin'ipolU and Colum-
bun In breaking the long Jump between Kan
sas City end St. Paul1. With OHM ha In the
circuit the nucetolty of losing a day every
trip would 'be ' eliminated and the value of
the change U apparent. Ici fact there in
every roaton lo believe that Omaha has won
the prize. It will be selected because the
league consider * It the best town In sight
and hcriuEo It believes with us that U ban
started on a perlixl of buslnciw prosperity
It Is surprising bow the local spirit IMS
bfro reMviflpd by the news that a fmnchiBe
wan almost se urel. In the pressure of ex
position und other Important matters bafo
ball bio Icrn allowed to go by the board.
People have been Inclined to look on It OH
8on"'hln which would be very
'
LAST WEEK SELLING ALL THE Last Week , Selling all the
FROM THE Men's $1.50 Laundered
WiEBOLD AT
FIRE STOCK.
35C&50C
Thousands of dozens of all kinds of handkerchiefs , hem
stitched , Swiss embroidered , plain and fancy Irish linen Al' st ' ck the , p-i'iKiinu-i men's shirts il ahx.ilnlt'ly from the Mmiul Woibolilt and
hnmlkcrchlefs , some only slightly soiled ty amolce , otherwise all perfect , will | H > 'e'i-t , iiirlml.iiL' Hie highest vrmlu of
bo bold nt less than ono-hiilf the price they wore Intended to toll for in C hAll whltu Ituimiereil shirK white shirts
with i/oh'i'eii hoioiim.iMilorod sliiH with
collars mm citlYs tittiu lu-d mill ilotacla-d.
All the misses' and One immense lot
children's plain and of lace edged
fancy bordered hemstitch Handkerchiefs
ed hnnilKerchiefs o at
lie , worth up to Cc go at 2 > ic each . . .
500 dozen ladies' All the plain white MEET'S
and gent's plain and fincy bordered
and fancy bordered , sheer lioinstli.'hod . , Illicit on ilily of
( niton IhiiiclUeivhii-K that
cloth handkerchiefs
, . > UI up to 'JiV each ,
go tit 'lju each , ; < > : it Oc'o.ii'h . . . Ciiol.e of all tliilik'h ' i' ado men's un-
1'iM-rtfiir ' in ibis sine U WDI th uptown.
ju ill" i . ! i' > uli'el\ > o.nui and pm-'cet
All the Ladies' extra All the ladies' < > at
line quality of hein-
btltehed handkerchief * , pure linen em-
liaiul emhrulduiod in the b.'oicleroil . liani
four cornel H mill ilii\rn :
hut were sold as
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thruail huinstlti'liud m > 'it
lOcuncli , many worih : ! oo as , 'MJO , < iu at l"c eaeh. . .
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LAST WEEK SELMUG Ail , THB
T" I'liKr on I all Hi m "i'-i in- , lewin -
f -niii tills .s'neu , all the l.i'est btj ie ,
lilt * dll II ' ' ll'lll'l- ill '
> - Hill U'lll | IOI'-
fi'i- Mei | > ,1 tn n mi u\o bi"ijiuu
From the Wiebold Chicago Fire Stock , MIIIUIVS uii'l ' i > u' ' > in e'i 11' '
It's one of tic irealG3l ; Muslin Underwear Sacs liver Held in Onaln.
One immense lot of [ jOne immense lot
ladies' muslin drawers Hof Indies' niirht gowns.
* . himiNoinoly ein-
ers , nicely inndo with a
le1 trimmed draiv-
v -
cluster of tucks , elgn .it ! ) ! V nsu-n ,
go at lie pair mil ill up tuT'lo
MEN'S
and BOYS'
All the most soiled underwear \ll the finest underwear , in
wear from the Wiebold stock cluding all lace and embroidery All the men's and boys' caps
including1 infant's and children's ti iimiH'd skirt eliemi'-o
wear ery pnwns , ' -
ladies' skirts and umbrella drawer.-- , and nmhio'iu ' skirts , jro at Iliu , fi''e ' and will be c'osed ' out in three
go at J.'io and 2oe. many 111 this lot IN- , many In line lot worth up to $2. lots all guaranteed sound
worth up to . "lOe each
and perfect.
and
an effort to secure. But tlio visit of Presi
dent Johnson asid his associates anil the fol
lowing ceinounconu'nt that Om-iha would un
doubtedly he selected lias developed more
hase tall ontbiiu < la.3m . In twentj-four hours
tlian has been known in the last five ju-iii.
It has been the general topic of conversation
on the street ever since and the opinion Is
general that such a club as Messrs. Schuman
and O'Brien propose to est.ibll.ih will re
ceive a libelal oipport. : The tort of hall
that the league Is putting uj > will bo espe
cially welcome after two or three years of
fourth rale lail followed by none at all , and
the old brigade of fans will receive numerous
accessions before the reason opens.
As a rule the selections of players that
have been announced are warmly coin-
mended. Tommy Tucker Is just the sort
of a man that pleases an Omaha crowd.
They like to BCO a player who Is In the
ganio all the time and Tommy's fog horn
voice and original coaching would bo a
drawing carl on the local giounds. There
Is fjomo difference of opinion In regard to
Kred I'fpffer as a managerial candidate. Jt
la suggested that his personal character
istics are not such as would make him
popular with the local fraternity , but the
opposite view Is held by others who are
equally qualified to Judge.
There Is ono thing that must bo homo in
mind by nny ono \\Jio proposes to put a
toani In Omaha , and that Is that this Is
no town for lushers. Thp public Is quick
to discover If any of the players are losing
their e > yo on account of blbultnt habits
and there Is nothing that will sacrifice In
terest inoro rertalnly than this illscovorv.
More than ono ball player has lost credit
hero on thli score , and If the prospective
Omaha management can secure a team of
sober anil reliable players whoso deport
ment on and off the grounds will com
mend them to fa\or It will bn n better In
vestment than a more pretentious aggrega
tion of men who will piny brilliant hall
when they are sohor , but uliooe sobriety Is
uncertain ,
The \S'cstcrn association seems to be
about the only base bull organization In
the country that Is without the meet flat-
U > rd s prospects for the pictent reason.
The St. Jou fianehlso deems to be a drug
on the market , Dos Molnes has liecn torn
up by Its ambition to get Into ( lie Western
league and now It Is announced that
Qulncy has thrown up the sponge. There
Is eald tn bo a chance that Sioux City will
nuslHt to fill up ono gap and Ottumwa Is
making a hard hustle to secure the other
place , ivjth r oed prospects of success
Cadwallader , the big Vale foot bull player ,
has taken to pitching and shows conflder-
ablu ability.
Von dor iAho has announced that ho will
return Crooks , Ocnlns and Daniels to the
ColunibiiH club next month.
President Soden of the Boston elub cm-
nlmtlcally denies that the BeHtictitcr < < will
play Sunday ball either now or hereafter.
Philadelphia lisa disposed of flvn of UK
thirty-seven players. Shugart and Oclger
go to Bt. Paul , Miller to Montreal and
Union and Mortcti to Columbus.
Pat SIcAuley'H batting average latt year
nas 2p > 3Thu principal ftuture of his backstopping -
stopping MUD his icmarkahU' tlirunlrg. uh.ih
netted him an exiraoiilli ary numtc-r of
Among the pitching . an h.l-u , i < r thu
Drown I'lihcrslt ) base ball team arc Hlch-
ard Croktr , Jr , and Krank C'lokcr , both
sons of Richard Croker , iho famous Tam
many leader. The two lads are fine all-
round athletes.
man , who will follow the franchise to
OmaliU. If It comes hen1 , ranked thh't.v-
thlrd In the YYe&ti'in league battlns ; liht
last year. Ills nverago was .SIS. He was
down near the foot In fielding , with .821.
The question , "Wheio Is Ansun at ? " Is
still unanswered. It Ls pretty dellnltely
mulct stood by this time that he will not
continue to manage the Colta , but further
than that no ono Is able to go. In fact , It
Is dollars to cenU that Aiihon don't know
blnibilf.
Manager . II. Wntklim of the I'lttbburg
club believes In keeping a good catcher behind -
hind the bat as long as ho can do good
woik. Ho does not hellovo In the former-
fashioned scheme of alternating catchi-rn ,
putting In a backstop every other day. Nei
ther does ho hulluvo Hint pitcher and
catcher should bo coupled up Into stated
batteries.
An examination of the sixty-nine league
players who batted over .MO laht jear
shows that the left Holders lead , twelve of
them being among the heavy batters. There
are eleven catchers , lea fliwt basemen , night
right lleldeis , sovcn center fielders , seven
third bnsumcn , falx second basemen , four
pitchers and four shortstops. The three
outfield positions produce twenty-seven of
the " .sluggers" ami to do the four Inlleld
positions.
M'\TTHIKJI V n.M'KUTSl ) fi.\Mi : .
IIMIII Mi > n Mil.mt Wlillc I'ri'il ( illliiTl
Cons tin * IIiiNlcrn Cruel.H
The week Is a blank for the local marks
men , mid as far as known there Is noth
ing In sight for the Immediate future that
Is worthy of attention. During the last
month thcro has been qnlto a lively ri
valry between Omaha and Council Bluffs
marksmen and this has resulted In a num
ber of very pretty races. But the Ne
braska cracks have walked off with the
money on each occasion , and It Is sug
gested that the Iowa men are laying low
they get tangled up again.
According to the American Field , Krcil
Ollbuit's recent achievements have con-
i vlnced even tlio rrack eastern shots that
I their reputations are liable to Miffcr If
< they gn against him. It says , that when
Mr. filllA < rt was In New York to shoot his
, race with J. A. H. Klllott for the Dupont
cup Captain Jack Brewer anil dotno of his
friends suggealeil that they would like lo
arrange a match with ( illbort for n big
fitnko. Brewer declared that ho would
not shoot for $100 nor n tin cup , ami the
lou.i man's backer * at once rcpllod that If
ho wanted a race with Oilbert ho rould
challenge him for any one of I ho cup ?
that he now holds. If ho would do so and
hlioot the match In Chicago , they would
accommodate Brewer with a Hide bet of
i $1,000 , and If one race was not enough ho
I could have two or three. Brewer made an
i appointment to arrange terms , which he
fulled to keep. The naimi authority now
fcuggegts that Brewer ami bis frlcmU should
either put up their money and shoot or
else quit talking.
Hello Ilelkeu won first place hi olfiht out
of nine evoi U at a recent shout , it Uay.on ,
Ohio
It Is Hintitl that the 4oiiriiaino.it that will
bo given ' Hot Springs Aik . I'Ybnmry IS
to I'l promlM's to be one of ( he lum altuidcd
hi.O'iliriKt'i > in that IIP.H cvti Ixcn piilU'd
off In the s'die ' Aside from total marks
men a i umber of the .rraek shots from other
utatcs IKIVO liidlca'trd ' an Inu'iitlun to bo
present.
I/CM Mnhies and Hello IIHkes of Dayton 0 ,
for the ra-t iiiiii nifdal IH nm < of the evrn'i
which are M-hodiiled for m.\t mon'li HtlKi-s
Is 'he pro ont holder of the moditl hn\lig
\\o. It f i oiii C.V. . ( iiimiii Jld'finlur G 11 il
again Januaiy 1.
Charley Budil bus a big trap xhool soliod-
ulcd at IJ ( Molnes for four days , beginning
\prll HI. The'o will bo tlu > usual pursca
with $100 added. Of Chit $ :100 : will bc < added
In tlio target ovetitn of the llrat three days ,
? M ) ( for tin ) bent aveiage anil $51 added for
the twenty-live live bird handicap , on tlio
last day. A number of the local marksmen
will probably go after a xlloe of the money
The Waterloo , In. , gun rliib will give a
tournament May IS , I ! ) and 20. The club
now has commodious grounds mill n com
foitablo club house within easy distance of
thn city and It is oxpccc.l Hut the touicia
ment will be siilllclently successful to com
pensate for the llminclal failure of the one
which was given a ye r ago.
Thu sportsmen of llurllngton , la , ate
heading n movement In the direction of a
number of changes In the 1:111111' laws which
they bcllovo will bo bonell.lal lo the sport
They want the open season for quail made
twenty days later , closing December 20. In
Mend of D < comber 1 as at present , and tiny
alsu want mi open season for doves They
will ask for the repeal of 'tho so < tlon of tlio
ganio law which prohibits the transpnrtatlnci
of game out of the t/talo for four that the
Illinois legislature will pass a utulintory
luu.
It Is said that no MHiilmn six niw styles
of hammerlcss. breech-loading guns lll bo
placed upon the miirki t this yojr bynurl
ran mnniifacturers This number , added 'o
tlnso we already limn , ought to eimlile ilio
woiot of gun clanks tu llml t-oiiifthlug thut
suits his fancy.
WITH TIIH IIS\'OTIIJS Ol'IIIST. .
Tliiiniler of Aiillinrlly llurleil n (
Ti'iinili Slitiuil mill UN Train ,
A recent review cf the ilso and i.rogiom
of the trump signal rcnuikb ihut , Mir tlio
love of money In life , It has been the \ rA
of all evil In play. l''iom It l.iis npiung , >
f.int ( lolsonous growth of pilvuii- M.---n
tlonn tl'cit has chukcd up the Indm 1 tali > ,
the il'ish and brllllamy Iliat Is ( iri' < r \
( Mines. Although 'it 11 m It wat lulu. . I < >
bu a benellt to i ; > < J airl bjd ( ihifi. ' ( Miki
Its Injurious Inlluuncu was soon i < - oti > ! / I
and no ono legrcttod Its liitrodiK tlun m < o
HIKII lt < ) Inventor.
"The great obje.'tlon to the signal " > > .i.s
a writer of thirty years tigo , "Is that it has
Htruik out of the game the point thai required
t'.ut uiid dis-
quired inoKt Judgment , courage -
crotliu when to lead trunos end MI has
brought all ( ilayors down to the same Icwc-i
Thin criticism Is equally true of all arbitrary
convontlonu , most of which fiocrn to have
been Invented I'ov tlio benefit of bunglers
Julius Clay , ono of tlir llntst lla ) > tis uf lila
time , icgurded the trump signal an an i.n-
mlxfd evil , Dr. Polo ihoiigbt It was im
moral , Proctor ald It wax dishonest ulucji
was alsii the n.ilnlon of "Mogul " The Neiv
Voik Sun has taken up the lli'il ; eigulniit
thoce private cunventluni ) und says , spiuking
liioro especially of the Hilary discard , Unit
"U Is one of the monl contemptible ; piuce.1
of card-shanjing met introdiiied ut the whist
table1" In Kngland the r ilm are * inuru
strict In thin regard and ( iluK.ro arc bound
to draw no Infennci's except these | irn > er
from the r.atuial full of the can)8 ) II U
iipurtod that Ifl one of the nuet fuuluonabl'j
tjortinK | clutJA In Ix > irJon even American
ItiidH are forbidden and any ( ilayer uulni ;
them at the whlut lublo would bu disciplined.
Ill the clays of MsUhous whLH was played
uiion very ilmplu iirlnclylct. Original JtaiU