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CO THE OMAHA DAILY SUXDAT , FEBRUARY 27 , 1803. BASE BALL CRANKS IIAPPK fico the Light Breaking Through the Oloudi at Last. CHEERING PROSPECTS FOR THE GAME HIRE llnnuicrcil on lite JlnUcr ol til-omul * , lint n Ki'tllciiient ot ( hut ( iiH-Atlon Is Kiirlj Omaha Is now a full-fledged member of th ( Western league and the fans are happy Inspired by the bright sunshine of tinIntil tow days they arc already Imagining themselves / selves seated In a shady corner of tlic grand' Bland rooting for dear llfo and snrfcltlnf themselves with the keen enjoyment on I ) appreciated after a couple of years of famine Omaha has been without base ball lena enough to dUcovcr that nothing can (111 ( Itf place , and judging by the sentiment that If In evidence on the slrceto every man whc knows a foul tip fro.-n a packing house will lie on hand when thu umplro once more call ; time on the Omaha grounds. Speaking of the grounds suggests the only trouble that really bothers anyone now. II Is a painful but strictly veracious ndtnls. nlon Hint the management has every reason for complaint on account of the manner In which Its negotiations for n suitable location for thu ball park have been met. In Omaha to In every other largo city , It Is a very dif ficult matter to secure grounds which nrc laigo enough to ratlafy the public and are al the same time accessible. The choice ol location ; ) In necessarily limited , and In this case It looks as though everyone who has property that can bo utilized Is taking ad- vantngo of the situation to tack on i price that can ! ) c regarded as nothing ICFS than an Imposition. It Is to be sincerely hoped that when .Manager O'llrirn return" from Kanaai City hu will find his task less dif ficult than It appeared when he left. It should not be forgotten that In bringing thin franrhho to Omaha MOSMS. Sohuniai and O'llileti have done the city a aubstantla favor. Not thnt thej are comliiB hero for their health. They corn because they ox Ieot tj mike a profitable Investment. Hut while they are making a little money will their 'ball ' team , Omaha Is securing the ad \antaifp of being one of a comparatively few of the cities of Itn clars In which a llrst class article of ball can ho counted am or , } , Its attractions. It cannot 'be dnulitod that i mi , ccssful ball team Is a flrst-clcjs advef tlacment for any city. Aside from that I Is especially valuable to Onuha because this city Is admittedly barren of pummer amuse mcnts. The games that will be played hen this cummer v. Ill till a great big hiatus It tlio recreations of a largo proportion o ( Inaha people Jiid will undoubtedly const ! Into a materlr.1 attraction for hundreds o others who will take advantage of chea ] rates to CPIIO In from neighboring towna to ECO their favorite game. Whl'e It will probably be ( several davfl be fore the locatl u of the Omaha grounds Ii definitely announced , the present lndloitlc"ii nrc tlat Mii > management will bo comyellc. to select the Vlnton street site. The old cirrus grounds arc entirely out of the qucs thn and the University grounds are so tlei ur In the Courts tint It seems to be lmpo. < elblc to get a Batlsfactory lease. It h fltil hoped that this ccnipllc-ithn may bo dis posed of this week , for there Is no qucstlcti but that the old grounds would bo mucl inoro convenient and satisfactory than the Viotoii street location. Unt un'.ew , this Ih accomplished it once , It will be too late , us tl'o reason will soon open , and action intis bo taken at once In order to make the neces sary Improvaments. l < a case ttie manage ment should bo compelled to go to the south tide , considerable grading \vlll bo necessary and a number of the big trees must be grubbed up before the diamond caci bo laid out and the grand stand and bleachers con structed. Asldo from the question of ac cessibility the grounds arc admirably en ltd' for the purpose. They are large enough for any possible purpose , and will admit the construction of as largo a grand stand as ir.-iy be- desired without crowding on the nc'.d. ' The action of the Western league In pro- touting against the drafting rule of the Na tional league Is amply Juntlfled , but It re mains to be seen whether ttie members of the bl ? league will be Bulllclently broad- inlnded to appreciate the Justice of the propo sltlcn. As long as the National league ar- rogatcii to Itself the privilege of drafting any plnjcr It wonts from the minor leagues on thirty days' notice no club can command the cervices "of Its playcni with certainty The draft Is liable to como at the mast critical porlpd for the smaller club , and Its pert-ant winning chances may be praethally dostrojod. It would bo better In the end fet nil ccciccrned If the National league was de barred from taking playcra before thu end of the scaBon except with the consent of the management from whom they are pur chased. Any rule that operates to Injure the game Injures every one connected with It. It would undoubtedly bo very handy for the big league clubs to bo able to forage on the Eastern and Western leagues when they pleased , but It Is to be apprc- liended that In the end they could scarcely profit by what must In many cases bo a calamity to the smaller club. Ono of the mcst striking features of the bane ball situation1 at present Is the general tendency on the part of players who did a fair season's work last year to hang out for exorbitant figures for this season. Nearly all the big clubs are having moro or less trouble In signing their players and ( several of them have so far only succeeded In clos ing contracts with half a dozen men each. This trouble seems to bob up regularly every few years , and. In Boveral cases , the man agers have acceded to thn demands of the players to an extent that has brought disas ter to the ( tamo. It seems , however , that the magnates have profited by their past ex periences and there Is a general disposition to stand pat all along the lino. As far as the Western league Is concerned the position of the managers In very tersely put by J'resldent Johnson. IIo says : "No player In OKI Western league will receive moro than $200 a month unless ho bo the manager of u team , In which Instance ho Is entitled to a bonus. There Is an Iron-bound agreement between the Kantern and Western leagues not to pay a player more than fMO per month , and that agreement cannot be broken. The gentlemen who have their own money Invested In these two minor leagues do not Intend to give all the profits to the ball players. I'ant experience has shown that wo Annual Bnloa ovorO.ooo ooo BOXOB TOR BILIOUS AND NERVOUS DISORDERS moll as Vflml and Pain In tlio Btomach , UlddlnoHa , yiilncgfl uftor nu-alH , Hrnd- nchc. Dizziness , Drowsiness. Flushlnga ot Ilout , Jjoaa of Appotito. CoBtlvoni'hS , Blotches on tlio Bkln , Cold Chlllx , Dis turbed Bleep. frightful Dreams nnd nil Nervous anil Trembling BonsntlonB , THE FIRST D03E WILL GIVE RELIEF IN TWENTY MINUTE& Every sufferer will noUnouloilKO thorn to bo A WONDERFUL MEDICINE. IiiiiilAM'S : : : IUI.1,8 , tnknn nsdlroct- ed , wllluulckly imtoro I'oinalcs to com- plolo health. They promptly luinovo obstructions or Imwilnrltli'H of thu ny.s torn nuil euro Mrlt llvmlui'lio. Fora Weak Stomach Impaired Digestion Disordered Liver IN MEN , WOMEN OR CHILDREN Boocham's Pills are Without a Rival And Into Iha LARGEST SALE efauy I'utcnt MtMlIrliio in tliu World * itto. ut oil Drujj Stores , cannot afford to pay fancy fialnrles. When & man can moke $200 per month for rtvo or 'X months he is not doing poorly. That j Is all a player Is worth to our clubs. When lie develops and his services are worth more than our limit , ho It ready for the National league , where bigger salaries are paid. The players will have to drop In line and accept our terms or quit the game. The Western and Haetcrn leagues are the two principal minor leagues In the country. A player who will not accept our salary limit must either play for Iras In some ether minor league * , If ho Is allowed to play at all , or quit. That la the whole thing In u nutshell. " Alex Whltehlll has decided that ho would like to appear In an Omaha uniform again. He Is studying medicine , hut ho writes the sporting editor of The Bco that nothing noth ing uould suit him better than to drop anatomy for the season ard play ball Ho asserts that ho V.MS not In condition last year , and that If ho can get another chance he Is In first-class shape to do satisfactory work. Alex pitched a number of excellent games when ho was with Omaha , but his great wcakncsi uroppiid out as soon as he failed to re-echo gilt-edged tupport. Ills letter hag been turned over In Manager O'llrien , who m'ght ' do a great deal worse than to give the "Deacon" a cliancu. niitiiiuiiii DUN ! . The Milwaukee team still has nearly flft > men on Us daltnrd list. . Washington wants Pitcher Cnrscy of St. Louis , but Hurst wants htm too and he will stay. 'Brookhn ' Is tald to have offered one of Us pltchort ) $900 ton the reason. And still they talk about Greater New York. With the departure o Anson Jimmy Hynn 1 the ouly member of the ISSfl champion team still wearing the Chicago uniform. Frank J. Leonard , who once played an cngascmcnt It ] Omaha , has been signed to manage life Augusta club of the Southern league. Cincinnati IB trying to trade off Dusty Mil ler. The management Is evidently taking Judicial notlco of the approach of the beer season. The Chicago fans are much agitated over the question whether Decker or Kverltl will bo selected to fill the old man's place on the first bag. . Comlskoy asserts that when his team llnee up for ttie'flcnsonthere will be eight men on the diamond every day who cxin hit above I he . ' 300 notch' . * " ' It is. .claltnud that five ot the National league clubs are In line In opposition to ttie bunt hit. In another year they ought to be able to inuiUcr a majority. Pitcher Perry of Milwaukee refuses to sign at the $ ' . ' 00 limit. It Is evident that the "Adonis" has not thoroughly mastered tlm lesson ? of the last tow years. Tim Hurst Is alleged to be- willing to bet that the Urowns will finish better than twelfth this' year. There Is said to be some question whether this is an even proposi tion or not. TUe fichemc for a Kansas league has fallcci through on account of lack or Interest. V.'lchlta is Btill enthusiastic , however , and it Is proposed to put In an Independent team with the view of awakening a more extensive rntlnicat by another year. The Indianapolis management has selected a very sensible way to discipline > i player. Sockalexls haa been signed at ? 50 a month less than fie received last year , with a dis- .Inet understanding that strict sobriety will scenic him the difference ot the end ot the sou on. The St. Joe fans are happy again. After hanging on the fagged edge of expectancy ill winter they have an assuied prospect of retaining their franchise and It Is asserted that there Is more local Interest in the game than ever before. The engagement of Duck Ebrlght as manager Is generally commended. T > io llockford papers are rather severe In thclc criticisms of President Iltckcy on ac count of the transfer of the Rockford fran- ohtec to Hock Island. That city has nothing to complain of , as If ono club was allowed to violate the rules of the league with Im punity the league might as well go out of business. As a matter of fact the decided action that was taken in this case Is likely to have a salutary effect on the other mem bers of the league. Pete Browning has come out with his an- sumi statement that he has not touched a drop of liquor for three months and is fit to play the game of his life. Fortunately most of the newspapers that make a specialty of b.-u'o ball news have the announcement stereotyped and the old plate will be dug out and run without unnecessary expense for composition. It may safely be assumed that the Gladiator has a bigger stock of shattered resolutions on hand than any other player In the league. GOSSI1" I.MIOfT COM.KGR ATIIM3TICS. Cornell Will Koiv Ynli Over ( lie IIlN- Icirir TlminrH COHTHC. It Is more than gratifying to learn that the difficulties that have stood In the way of a meeting of the crack eastern college cicws have been finally overcome , and the races for this year definitely arranged. Cornell will row Harvard and Yale In a triangular race June 23 or 21 , at New London , and will also row Pennsylvania and Columbia , either at Saratoga or Poughkeepslo July 21. The alacrity with which Cornell accepted the New 'London ' course after having positively refused to row without the as surance of another race , makes It look as though Yale has consented to give Cornell a chance to retrieve lost honors next year If the race In June results favorably for the blues. The delegates at the conference would not admit this , but It Is assumed on all sides that such'Is tlio case. One of the delegates said after the conference that the two universities are on friendly terms , and he saw no reason why Yae ) would not accom modate "Cornell next year If asked to do so. It was also said that this year's race at Now London Is In a measure a test as to whether -tho course is vvldo enough In places for three erews , If the course should prove to bo unfavorable , and another race between Yale , Cornell and Harvard U arranged , It will be rowed on some other courso. Cornell Is most active In the proposed American Henley race , which It Is hoped will become an annual event. Dr. Louis L Seanun , president of the Cornell club of New York , last week announced the establishment of a trophy which Is to bo an open challenge , permanently , for all Ameri can college er.ows. The cup , which Is to typify the American college championship , was exhibited at the recent Cornell banquet In .Now Yoik , although It Is not quite finished , and the deed of gift to the Cornell University Athletic association was read. It ! > rovdes ! that the association shall "hold the cup for ono year , or until the formation of an Intercollegiate or American Henley HewIng - Ing association , If such association shall bo rormi'd within ono year , and upon the forma tion of such association shall transfer such cup In trust to such association or the stewards thereof , " The 'Varsity Challenge sup Is said to bo the largest and finest trophy ever offered for competition In an iquatio event. It Is of sclld silver , stands .hlrty-ano Inches high and weighs about 220 ounces. The style is Ixnils XV , and spaces ' are left for panels to allow of special decora- ] lion. Dr. Seaman , the donor , was | graduated from Cornell In the class of 1S71 ! . md has always been on enthusiast In row- tig matters and other athletics. He la a ' practicing physician In the metropolis. Harvard's row'ig coaches are to have a r.3w $8.000 launch. It will be presented by Frank Thompson , president of the Pennsyl vania railroad. The Cram pa of Philadelphia will build the new launch , which Is to bo about fifty feet In length , It will bo built with the special view of adaptability to the equlreroccts of the Charles river and la to jo capable of making a speed of aevcnteoi < aots an hour. Mr. Thomson , the donor , is particularly Interested Ui Harvard , for Iho reason that his two sons , Frank Graham Thomson and Clar'.to Thornton , uru utudenta of the university , K. Sullivan , secretary of ( ho Ama rur Athletic union , recently eald that he mil hiard of the propti'ltlon ' to change the name of the foot ball rules committee to that of the "Intercollegiate Foot Hall union , " the absolute jurisdiction over the popular grld- ron be'iig given ( o the latter , "U le an excellent Idea , " eald Sulllvca , 'for ' Intercollegiate- ball today la 5 > ruc- Ically ungoveroed. If the foot ball union or association coulJ be formed from the ompetent members of the rulea committee , t ould b * tin Mjr , mattes U > out only 'continue- Jurisdiction over the pl r ! * R rulw , but al o to aMumo control over the otrlct enforcement of thu amateur rule. If any member ot ono of the big college teams t'hould bo accused of professionalism , thta governing body should bo In a position to properly Investigate such a charge and wouli alto receive the power to act. In CMC o ! it dliptitc over the arrangement of a game or sone : technical decision of an official , the union could act as arbiter an1 probably give complete eallifactlcn , too. It would also govern college players who arc members ol athletic club teams and could greatly aid the American Athletic union In purifying the * port The six members of the rules com mute * are representative college foot ball experto , and they ehauld be empowered to take complete central ot the came In all Its details. " After Ependlng an afternoon and evening In debate at Drown university , Providence , 11. I. , thei Intercollegiate athletic conference adjourned , having dene nothing but decide to refer the following questions to a BUb- commlttce.tilch shall report at another mectlnf , ' ! Should games be played on college grounds nlone ? What methods should be employed to avoid excessive Rate receipts ? Under whnt conditions should scholarship be given to athletes' . ' Should players on summer nines bo eligi ble to college teams ? Siould professional conches bo employed ? Should members of the graduate schools be considered ns eligible for college teams' Should the conference ndopt a set of general eligibility rules ? Ouclit responsibility for athletic manage ment bo placed on athletic committees ? Harvard , Princeton , Columbia , Pennsyl vania , Cornell , Dartmouth nnd Urown were all represented. Yale did mot participate Ii the deliberations at all. On Tiles-lay morning delegates from the University ot Nebraska , Doane , Wcslcyai and 'Hastings ' met at Lincoln to foim the State Athletic association. These presen were : Jones of Hastings , Carver fron Weslcyan , Heed from Doane and Prof. Hast ings and iJIoore from the University of Ne braskn. A constitution was adopted , sub Jcct to the approval of the athletic associa tions of each Institution. Heretofore the as soclatlon has had no real existence , and I will now be put on a firm basis. It was agreed that the limuguial meeting of the association be held on May 11 at Lincoln am the election of officers will occur on the o\enlng of that date. The meeting was eharacti rlzed by perfect harmony In rcgan lo all business to bo carried out and the out look Is bright for a real live state athletic association. F. M. Hall ot Butte , 'Mont. , has been decided on as head coach for next fall's 'varsity foot ball team nt the University of MIchlgin. Hall Is an old Princeton player and served as guard on the Michigan eleven of ' 95 , which nearly defeated Harvard. He was one of the best field athletes Michigan ever had , and won the western intercollegiate shot-put and hammer-throw In ' 03. Hall wll coach the linemen , net as head coach , ant : some ono else will be engaged to look after the backs. A graduate of the University of Penn sylvania , George H. Frazler , ' & ' , has established a prbe worth $100 to be given annually to that member of the foot ball , bise ball , track team or of the crew , who attains the highest standing In scholarship. It Is quite probable that a team of athletes composed of the first and second men In the next annual meet of the Inter collegiate Athletic association will go to London In the summer to meet the' cream ot the athletes at Cambridge and Oxford , Yale , Harvard and Princeton have signed articles of agreement for the first Intercol legiate whist tournament ever held In America. It will begin In New Haven In April , and thei rules of the American Whist congress will govern. Each college rep resentative will be selected by a competitive tournament. A. A. Stagg of the University of Chicago expects to make the Intercollegiate ana Interscholastlc meet at Chicago on March 5 the biggest event of the year excepting only the Intercollegiate outdoor meet In June. Every college and preparatory school Invited to participate has definitely responded ex cept the University of Michigan. The details of the big contest are almost all completed. The principals of the high schools and academies sending teams to compete have been asked to be the patrons of the event. Mr. Stngg .has arranged to have a row of boxes entirely around the arena. In the center will be a largo box for distinguished guests. The high school and academies will compote In the afternoon and the colleges In the evening. The finals in the relay , tht > tug-of-war , the 300-yard run and the wrest ling match will bo carried over Into the even- Ing. In the tug-of-war for "prep" schools the teams are limited to five men to weigh not over 750 pounds. They are to pull stand ing for three minutes on a reslned floor without cleats or spikes. SCLV'ITKIUGUX CHAMCS 1CI.OVI3II. . Griinil A in cr I i-ii it Hu ndlcil ] ) I'romlNCN 1 < > Hia lluforil Hrcnlicr. 'For ' the next month the Grand American Handicap of the Interstate Association at Long Branch , N. J. , will absorb the bulk of Interest In trap shooting circles. This is the big event of the year for the cracks and this year It Is promised that the tournament will eclipse all of Its predecessors. Last year the event brought together 'the ' biggest crowd of fhooters that ever congregated at the traps and It Is expected that the record will again bo broken next month. The tournament Is scheduled for March 22 , 23 and 24 and . ( ho big handicap , which has al ways been the distinctive feature of the tournament , occurs on the second day. This Is a twenty-flvo-blrd race , with $1,600 guar anteed and all surplus added. It costs $25 and the price of the birds to enter this big race , atid-as fully 150 entries are ex pected It Is apparent that the men who can win places will not have their work for nothing. The first gun will get | 600 and the sterling silver trophy , while the second and third guns will win $500 and $100 , re spectively. All the money In the purse In excess of these amounts will bo divided In accordance with the number of entries re ceived. Frank Parmalee will probably be the only Omaha man who will enter In 'the ' big event. Ho will enter In all the main events of the tournament and his previous record Is sufficient to Indicate that ho will bo la on the money. Flunk Parmaleo and 0. W. Loomls.havo returned from Hot Springy , where they made an excellent showing. Parmalee was one of the Iho who tied for first money In the big event , the Arkansas Traveler handicap , and Loomls got In on second money. The handl- cappcrfi showed what they thought of Par- imtlec'a shooting ability by placing him at thn thlrtv-two vnrd illno In this event along with Jack FannlnB , the San Francisco crack. Of the other llrst money men U. U. Fulford of Utlca , N. Y. . and H. McMurchy of Syra cuse , N. Y. , were placed at thirty-one jards and H Trimble of Cincinnati thirty yards. Loomlij chut at twenty-nine yards. Iiudt. Gilbert , Helkcs , Elliott nnd fully twenty moro of the best shots In the country were also entered. Loomls did Komo of the best shooting dur- j Ing the tournament and It was a pretty tight' race between the two Onuha men for all- around honors , On the second day Looniis killed Ills twenty-five rtralght In tlio twenty- live target event , making It a tie with Charley - ley Hudd for first money and ho got awuy with only one tnUs In several other events. Parmaleo says that ho doubts If there was arother place In the United States where the nowo of the wrecking of the Maine aroused eo much excitement as In Hot 3prlngj. The town does not receive up-to- Jato telegraph diaputches , and the news ivaa a couple of days old by the time It sot there. Then U ulincst ecllp > d Interest In the shooting , and the meager bulletins that were available were literally besieged , Quito a number of ducks have been re ported along the Platte , and the local sportsmen arc beginning to get their guns slcanrd up and shells loaded ready for the : ampaign , It IP a trifle early yet to ex pect any satisfactory sport , however , and no expeditions have ctarted up to date. That proposed race between Fred Gilbert md Captain J , L. llrcv.'er U beginning to ac- lulro some of the features of a pugilistic alklng affray. It U only fair to eay that ho redoubtable captain Is doing roost of -hi bluffing , however , and U Is apparent that ho would much rather talk than shoot. Three of the leading.clllttns of Spirit Lake , Including the "president of ono ot the banks , came out a week ago with the statement that they would buck Gilbert against Brcnor for nvc 100 bird races for any part ot $2,500 and let him choose his own shooting grounds. Uut In the face of this Brewer has the nerve to write a signed letter to the American IFIeld , In which he refers to Gil bert as a "Jackrabblt shooter , " declares that ho hasn't the nerve to come cast to meet him and talks largely of the big money that his backers are so anxious to put up that they can't sleep nights. If Brewer Is so anxious to win a wad of Iowa money ho evi dently has the opportunity before him , but his ridicule Is unsportsmanlike and decidedly suggestive of a lack of confidence In his own quarter. It Is announced that the Missouri state shoot , which occurs May 1C to 22 , will be the biggest tournament ever given by the state association. The most Interesting feature will be the final race for the Kansas City Star cup. This has been won by Fred Gilbert of Spirit Lake , la. ; Sim Cllovcr ot Hochcster , N. Y . and J. 13. Hlley and J. A. 11. Elliott of Kansas City. The cup will be In competition again In the usual Jl.OOO guaranty shoot and then all the men who have won It will meet In a contest that will decide the final ownership of the trophy. The Fort Dodge , la. , marksmen have or- ganbed a club which Is known as the Wall- konsa Shooting club. It begins existence with twenty members nnd excellent pros pects. i'ji.\'i-ri.n TTp TIIU rum LISTS. To in fit I n KHull OllVrcil for KI < 7Nlin- iii mi * mill Corlirtt. It would seem that the offer made by ono Joe Harvey and hh associates for a fight between Fltzsimtnons and Corbett would bo a tempting ball for these rivals. They have offered a purse of J50.000 for the men to meet In a finish fight In July next some where In the west. No answer has been re ceived from Urady , Corbott's manager , but no difficulty h anticipated from that end , In view of the pompadour's anxiety to get at the red-headed champion once more. Fltz- simmons has not been located. He Is sup- rosed to be playing one-night stands In Mich igan and Wisconsin. The offer Is said to be made In good faith. It Is based on business principles , saj-s Harvey , and the secret of It Is the vcrlscopu pictures , Even if this fight bhould be arranged , It Icoks very probable that It could not be pulled off In San Francisco. Things pugi listic out there do not bear the brightest hue. The grand Jury has tackled the mat ter and In Its report says : "The honorable district attorney states thnt these so-called boxing matches are simply disguised prize fights , squarely within the prohibition of the penal code ; and ns they are , per se , Illegal , you cannot by ordinance legalize that whlcl is Intrinsically illegal and Is forbidden by the penal code of the state. " From this It is to be judged that the sports may have some difficulty In pulling oft matches until the flurry passes. It Is be lieved , however , that the authorities wll not Interfere with the contests this sprint , that are to bo fought under licenses Issucc before the grand Jury tackled the matter. It seems not at all Improbable that "Kid1 McCoy and Crcedon will come together again If enough mcney Is In sight. Homer Selby "Kid" .McCoy's . brother , had a talk with Colonel John D. Hopkins last week , relative to the match for the main go at the opening of the now athlotlc club in New Orleans , in which Hopkins and "Parson" Davlcs are In terested. Creedon wants to meet the "Kid1 at 168 pounds , which Is perfectly agreeable to Solby , provided the purse be made large enough. Jle tcld the colonel the other day that when he was ready to make the match to sign the articles , sand them on to him , atu McCoy would be at the ringside. The bout In Chicago last Monday between Deb Armstrong and ' "Yank" Kcaney , who Is travelling on his llkenea ? to Pompadour Jim Is eald to have been a delightful slap , bang whack affair. There , was not a particle ol flciene liii it from the minute that the boul stalled until Kenney dropped asleep. Whetted by this creditable victory , Armstrong has announced his intention of going further east with the Intention of tackling Maher If he ecu make a match. George Lavlgraa , the champion lightweight of the world , and Jack Daly of Wilmington , Del. , an aspirant for the title , have beer matched to box twenty rounds at Cleveland en March 17. The Cleveland club has put up a purse ot $1,500 , $1,000 to go to the winner. The boxcra areto weigh In at 137 pounds at G p. m. SOME G RX UH A I , Sl'OIlTIXG XI3WS. Glmit Turk Looking After Glory mill CIiuiuiilaiiHlilp I ! ono I'M A Turk has come over to this country for the special and only purpose of throwing any American who thinks he is anything of a wrestler. His name Is Yousouf Ismalllolo , and ho Is said to bo as great a terror as his name. He Is hero to meet everybody , but Is particularly anxious to meet Lewis and Hoeber. Ho Is ready to struggle for any- sized purse , but insists that his .challenge must be accepted speedily , as he Is due in Constantinople in three months. He wrestles In the Graeco-Homan stylo. Strange as It may seem , the disciple of Mahomet Is not after gold , but wants glory , pure and simple , In order to gain the greater favor of the sultan. Ho Is born of a family of wrestlers , and has a record himself. He threw everybody In Turkey , and then ex tended his conquests to the rest of Europe , securing the title of champion of that coun try. Ho wants to bo champion of the world , liowevor , and as the Individual bearing that distinction lives In this country , the Turk canio after him. The wrestler is said to bo a Hercules. Ho stands 0 feet 2 Inches In his stocking ftct and weighs at present SCO pounds , but trains down to 220 pounds. His chest measurement is 48 Inches , and Its ex pansion Is five Inches. His neck Is 19 % Inches In circumference , his bleeps IG'.b , his forearm U % , his wrist 0 % , his thigh 20 , ils calf 17 and his ankle 9 % , Antonio Plerrl , "tho Terrible Greek , " once world's chum- plo , says ho Is the toughest men ho ever went up against. Three sprinters who are running a close race for the amateur championship of America Wefers , Hush and 55lnn are matcfied to meet tomorrow in a forty-yaid dash at the annual Indoct- athletic carnival of the Boston College Athletic association. There Is much doubt In the minds of the sporting public which lo the best of 'ho trio. Wefers seemed to have claim to "he place until he wcs last year beaten out in two races by the Iowa boy. At the New Jersey Mhletlc association games U was the nlrnost inlversal opinion that Klnn beat na'.ti , al- hough he was given but third place. If the three enter , the race will practically de cide the question. Frank C.Tve and Schaefcr , the present mlder of the title of the elghtcen-liKh balk Ino billiard clMiiiplanuhlp , have agreed to contest for the tltlo In Chicago on April 2. The match IB for 600 points. Tlio match wcs lot arranged without difficulty , cu the two stacks are not on the very best of terms , lull after a somewhat heated conference all obstacles were removed. Theru Is qultu a sentiment developing aniwiig billiard cracks to reduce the dumber of points for a game on the new eighteen- Iiich balk Hue from COO to COO. The tourna ments and contests which have recently nker place have been too long to cult the rpcc- tp.torn and have been found to becrv wear ing upon the players. There Is inch a feelIng - Ing over the matter that It Is considered not at all unlikely that the charapionthlp rules will be changed , Siesklowlcz' Lyglan plant In "Qua Vadlo" seemed to bs notno better than the guy who tried to emulate hta bull-tciirlng feat below the Rio Grande absut a week ago. The asplrcnt after glory lies the cleralc name of Homolus , He le an Italian strong inui. For four lioura a bull dallied with him , and at tbo end of that time the Imitator of thu Lyglan was ready to cry n ough , with noth ing worse than brumes and an alino.it fevered thumb. After the- battle UomoUiu nald ho wanteJ to try again , and Intimated that ho had thrown ec-veral bulls out on bis farm , They were probably of a somewhat gentler breed than the one that Urout totted or even than the ci.e he went CIlCKN , The problems published last week , by 0 Q. DeFronco ot Lincoln , were evolve < l iron a parent problem published some tlmn ARO In the Literary Digest. The RCttliiR ot the original problem was : lllack , K < * i Q H Si white , K on 1C eq. , Q on K Kt G , 13 on K 7. The thre-0-movp solution to this was ; White , K to K 2 , followed by Q to Q 2 and tlio mate ot Q to Q 3 or to Q Kt 4. In epcaktag ot the original position Mr. DpFranco says : "It seems to me that there could not be a com- pastlon more prolific ot possible new problems using the king IP , key-mover. As given , with K to K 2 ns the key-move. It will be seen that therr are &evrti other squares on which the white king could have been placed , and from which ho could reach K 2. This would make eight different problems , all Imv- 'tig K to K 2 as the key-move , without changing any of the three remaining pieces. But white kfcg on Q 3 , K 3. or K B 3 K a bad position and vitiates the problem , be cause from these squares K 4 can be reached , an ! K to K 4 Is equally as good a key-mo\o as 1C to 1C 2. But five good positions are still left for the white king. Now , the bl-ihop docs equally aa goo.l service whether placed on Q 6 , 1C 7 , or 1C 1) S ; hence , for every good position for the whltu king there nr < ? thrco for the bishop , or fifteen distinct combinations of the two , the white queen and black king remaining the same In each Instance , ns does also the key-move. In other words , fifteen problems , all different , can bo made each having 1C to 1C 2 for key-move. "Let us now transpose the pieces 'north and south , " that Is , pieces on the < blaclt side are placed on a corresponding square on the white side ; thus : Black. 1C on Q H 4 ; White , 1C on 1C 8 , Q on Q Kt 4 , B on K 2. Here the key-move Is 1C to K 7 , and there are fifteen combinations In placing thu white king and bishop. "Now , change 'cast and west : ' 'Black , K on 1C U 4 ; White , 1C on Q S , Q on Q Kt 4 , U on Q 2 , with 1C to Q 7 , as the key-move. As before , there nrc fifteen combinations In placing the white king and bishop. Another 'north and south' change gives : Black , 1C on 1C H 5 ; White. 1C on Q sq , Q on Q Kt 5 , iB on Q 7 , with 1C to Q 2 , for key-move , and , as before , fifteen combinations on white king and bishop , "Another 'cast nnd west' transposition would bring all the pieces back to their original setting , as our changes have been a full halt turn each time. So , let us from tills last position glvo the pieces a quarter turn around to the right : lllack , 1C on 1C sq ; White , 1C on 1C H 4 , Q on Q 2 , 'II ' on Q Kt 4 ; 1C to 1C Kt 4 Is the key-move. Again there are fifteen combinations In placing the white king and bishop. "Transposing 'cast and west * we have : Black , 1C on Q sq ; White , 1C on Q H 4 , Q on 1C 2. B on K Kt 4. Key-move , 1C to Q Kt 4. Fifteen moro combinations In placing the white king and bishop. Now , 'north and south : ' lllack , 1C on Q S ; White , 1C on Q II G , Q on 1C 7 , B on 1C Kt B , Key-move , 1C to Q Kt 5. And 'cast and west : ' Black , 1C on 1C S ; White , 1C on K R 5 , Q on Q 7 , B on Q Kt 5. Key , 1C to K Kt u. "Thus far we have discovered eight differ ent key moves , with a total passible number of different problems amounting to 120 , any one of which is constructed with the four pieces above mentioned. Each of the 120 problems has but one of the eight key moves already discovered and but two variations IP mating. " Mr. De France obtained the problems pub lished last week by shifting the orlgln.il position two squares north , first running the bishop to Q 6. Thus the king would atlll hold the key move 1C to 1C 4 , but the point was overlooked at the time that another key move of Q to Q Kt 2 would be opened up. Several perfectly correct solutions have been received , tased on this opening move. Problem No. II From the London Times , white to play and mate in two moves. BLACK. . aSS3i ? SS3i s . , 1 K * & P ' i fisA' P WHITE. Problems Nos. 12 and 13 , to which solu tions are given above , were done by H. S. Hoo\er , Papllllon ; Dorr H. Carroll , Gothen burg , and Leo Edwards , Lincoln. CrlcUolcTs TnI ; 111 oil I.lfo. Base ball Is not the only sport that will afford pleasure cud excitement to the dev otees of athletics in Omaha during the com ing summer. From the unpublished pros pectus of the Omaha Cricket club it Is learned that the last week of July will see ono ot the liveliest cricket tournaments In Omaha that has been held in the western country for several seasons. During the latter part of July the crack cricket teams of Chicago , St. Paul , Denver and Winnipeg will come to Omaha. The grounds at old Fort Omaha have teen secured for the tournament and before the match games are played some hard work will bo put on them to properly prepare them for the contestants. It Is probable that there will be four days of actual playing. Each ot the five teamo will play every older team In the tournament. The grounds at Fort Omaha are sutllclently largo to allow two games to bo played at the same time , co that four teams- will bo engaged In play si multaneously. It Is estimated that the tourna ment here will attract not less than 200 ricketera from various parts of the we.st and the games should bo witnessed by largo numbers of ( spectators. Although the visiting teams , especially thco from the north , are renowned for their strength , ( tie Omaha club expects to win a number of the match games nnd to occupy a high place at the conclusion of the tourna ment. The Omaha team will bo much stronger during tht- coming season than ever before , and , though It lias won miny Im portant victories In the past. It reasonably liopcs to win mcc-o during the summer of 1SOS than durhig any previous r.rason oince [ he organization ol the club. TCcro will be considerable new material on the team this sutMiiei. The mcst lit portant acquisition u > that of Mr. Bates , formerly of the Winnipeg club. Ho enjoys a great reputation iis a lowler and has ccnslderable skill ns a batter He Is said to bo the best cricket bowlec i'l ; he west todiy and his prcoence will greatly Bfroiiztlipn the local team. The Omaha club la In splendid condition cr ilie summer season. There are o\er forty ncmbcro now enrolled. A captain will bo elected at the regular meeting of the club In March , for ulil.fi President Laurie will hsue to cal' ' within a few days. \VhtNt Xoli'H , A question which still remains unsettled n whist circles Is the propriety of private ccnvcntloM. One faction contends that any- hlng Is fair that can bo done with the card.1 and that no explanations are due to anyone. They believe that any team is justified In nventlng and UH'CIR systems of slnas ! up o the point of moving about In chairs or nak'tig signs with the flr/jors. This theory s presented by Charles Estelstyn of the Iuson club la a letter which Is going the curds of whist literature. He uajs that vhrn Yale and Harvard meet In foot ball rey never feel called upon to explain the meanings of their dlfferer. ' signals. He adds hat Capta'a Hlskey never asked Captain Treachard the mean i.g of "A , II , C. 48 , 02 , 1 , " nor would one team have thought of nakng the request that a typewritten copy f the elgnais should be dellu-red a week joforo the meeting. Mr. Esaelulyn a.ika why litre sh'ould to any different rule In nlilat. .e says that If A and B can devise a better et of elgnalo then 0 cr.d I ) , or are nuccis. > - ful In uncovering that of their opponent' , It shows the excellence of their Invention and the qulcknebd of their discernment and ! a allowable < n that oczorat. The argument is given on the contrary that when private uleaaUi are used In whht the natural movement of the cards can no longer be followed , and leads are made which are not In accordance with any estab lished principles of play. It is believed to bo the only fair course that Inferences should bo open to the whole table and should bo based cm the natural course of play. Ttio following problem , from tlio Now es to All 15,000 , Packages to be Given to All Who Apply-Jolin A , Smith and Ills Remarkable Rheumatism Cure , THE FIRST TEST AND WHAT IT LED TO Cured Himself First , Then His Friends and Neighbors and Now Proposes to * Cure the World , JOHN A. SMITH , MILWAUKEE , , . , WIS. On the theory that "seeing Is 'believing" John A. Smith of Milwaukee wants every one to first try his remedy for the cure of rheumatism , at his cxpctse. To that end , ho proposes to distribute 15,000 frce sample packages to all persons sending him their name and address. Mr. Smith had for yeain suffcied all the agony and torture ot rheu matism , tried all the icmedles known , and yet utterly failed to find lellcf. At times ho was 'so helplcE.3 that he had to take morphine and after considerable doc toring with leading phyflclaus , who were unable to help him he gave up In despair. Ho ibcgan studying Into the causes of rheu matism and after much experimenting ami icpoated failure , he finally found a remedy wliloh cured him in a few days. The result was so beneficial ta his entire system and was such a glorious escape from the clutches of rheumatism that he called hip new found remedy Gloria Tonic. Thobc of his friends , relatives and neighbors who were subject to rheumatism wcro next cured and Mr. Smith concluded ho would offer his remedy to the world. But he found the task a difficult one. Nearly everybody had tried a hundred or moro remedies , Just as he did , nnd they couldn't be made to ibelleve 'there was such a thing as a cure for rheumatism. But an old gentleman In Seguln , Tex. , Mr. Bertram , wrote him saying If Mr. Smith would send him a sample he would try It , but as he had suffered froty-onp years an dwastcd a fortune on advertised romeOJes ho wouldn't buy anything moro until he know it was worth something. The sample was sent and the result was astonishing. He was com pletely cured. This pave 'Air. Smith a now Idea and ever since that time he has been sending free sample packages of Gloria Tonic to all who may apply. It cured II. Bucholz , 70 years old , of Noi'boine , Mo. , after suffer ing twenty-five years. In Heglna , N. W. Tor. , Anton Hcng ( rt was laid up nlno years. A sample of Gloria Tonic was the firat re lief ho over got and thrco Tioxes entirely cured him. Tliompi * Callaban of Harvard , 111. , stiffciod continuously fDur years and was cured by Mr. Smith's remarkable remedy. At Indian Foul , WIs. , Frederlcke Arnold , aged Cn , Buffered twelve years. Nothing ever relieved her until she tried Gloria Tonic. She was cured completely. At PHtriiurg , Ind. , a druggist was cured after thlrty-thrco years suffering. John Carston of Bclton , Tex. , had planned to give his wife a trip to Geimany , but she was taken with an attack of rheumatism and the trip abandoned. But she tried a sample of Gloria Tonic , got sonio more , was cured nnd went to Europe re joicing. She Is n firm ticllevcr In Gloria Tonic. Mrs. Persohn of Amsterdam , N. Y. , believes Providence directed her to Mr. Smith's remedy. She Was nearly Insane from the Intense suffering from rheumatic palno and was entirely cured. Thoiviands of other Instances could ibo related where this magi cal remedy has cuied rheumatism. In cone your druggist does not have It , It's well worth anybody's time to send their name and address to Mr. Smith and ho will send a trial package of Gloria Tonle ateolii'tely ' free of charge. 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