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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 27, 1898)
7 22 ' THE OM.AHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , MARCH 27 , 1808. GETTING READY FOR PLAY Base Eall Men Eagerly Anticipate the Coming Bjason , OMAHA TEAM WILL SOON BEGIN PRACTICE Mutineer O'nrlen lln * n Llkclr ! < " fltnrt Work wlfli anil linn a 1'ronpcct or MnUlnw It llclter. In another week the members of the Omaha base ball team will report for duty ana from that tlmo until the season opens they will bo In active training. In the meantime ( hero Is little for the fans to Jo except to anticipate the arrival of the playing season with as much patience us possible. The only sews matter that Is hanging fire Is the ac quisition of a first baseman that will nil Tucker's slides , and although there Is nothJ Jng to say at this tlmo beyond what has al ready been said In that connection , It Is ex pected that a definite announcement will be promulgated In a few daja. Aside from this point the Omaha team Is In excellent shape and Is now much nearer bclnc ready to play ball than the other Western league teams. Every report that tomes from tbo men Is encouraging and there Is no doubt that Manager O'Brien has got together a team that will sustain the honor or the city. All the men are taking good care of themselves and are not waiting until their pay begins to cct Into condition. Bat Mastcrson was In town the other day on his way cast and bo brought a most encouraging report of iSua'tace and Heat , whom he row at Hot Springs. Mastcrson says that both mon are in the pink of condition. Kent's arm promises to bo all right and Eustace la as ( It to : > lay ball as any man that ever stepped Into a diamond. It this Is the CI.GC , Omaha's Inflcld will bo all right for these two In good condition with McKlnney and first class first baseman will certainly make a combination that will make Infield hlti pretty scarce. As a matter of fact. Manager O'Brien IB entitled to no little credit for getting to gether so strong a team. It Is very nearly an Impossibility to organise a new team that can play winning ball In such rapid company as the Western league , but there Is every reason to bellevo that Manager O'nrlen haa succeeded In doing It. Aside from the va cancy on first base , the team Is stronger than at least two of the other Western league teams , and there Is no reason why It should not \\ln a fair proportion of the Earner from tlie start. Mono of them have better backstop than ' " any 'Top" McCauIoy and KIsher. Hemming and'Hagerman con stitute as good a trio of pitchers as there Is In the league. The Inflcld will bo fully as strong as the average and we are sure of at least two good , bard hitting outfielders. The team Is above the average In batting and Manager O'Drlen has a string to jmll that will very shortly repair nny weakness that may be apparent when the team shows up In practice. Alto gether , the Omaha public has every reason to congratulate Itself and It should recipro cate by giving the management a patronage sufllclently liberal to warrant the efforts that have been made to give the city a team that will do It credit. The Improvements at the Ames Avenue parU are progressing rapidly and In a few days niore the grounds will be enclosed and the diamond will be ready for practice. The grounds look bigger than ever since they liavo been staked oft and if the game Is not played for all It Is worth it will not be for lack of room. The diamond and outfield are fast getting into shape under the big roller and before the end of the week the fence will be up and the carpenters will be at work on the srand atand. In common with other managers , Manager ODrlen U . Just now undergoing the ante- jeason leg.pulllng process luduced by the fact that the festive ball player has long ago wasted his substance and spends his time la writing for chunks of advance money to tide him over until the ghost begins to walk again. About three out of four of the letters that ho receives from the players contain moro or Ices vigorous demands for pecun favors , but O'Brien has been In the busin long enough to know that the less money a man has beyond the amount actually neccs- ary to allow him to report the better condi tion he will be In to play ball. Astute managers long ago quit handling out big slices of advance moaey , which very fre quently serve no better purpose than to create a temporary panic In the booio market. "Pop" McCauley writes that he hi In splendid condition and fit to play his best. IIe Jf now working oft his superfluous flesh at bis home In Massachusetts and expects to land In Omaha ready to play the game from the Jump. Manager O'Brien also had a letter from Chauncey Fisher during the week. Fisher also , declares hlmoelf as al most In trim to put 'em over , and as he is among those whoso contracts have al ready been executed , ho Is occasioning the management no trouble. It la not quite as easy with Hemming , who has so far neglected to affix his signature to a contract. The transfer to the Western league means a material cut In salary for Hemming , and ho la evidently Inclined t < put the matter off until the last minute In the hope that something may happen to save him. President Johnson writes , however that Hemming will probably get In line al right before long , and as soon as hla con tract Is received Omaha will have a trio of pitchers that will be good enough for any one. one.Third Baseman McKlnney. who was In the city one day during the week , adds his Judg ment to what has already been said of Hagerman. Ho played with him all las season at Grand Rapids and Is positive thai he will make a etar twlrler. He Is steady In any emergency and with a first-class team behind him ought to be a winner. McKlnney himself was regarJed with a. good deal of Interest by the few fans who met him as the first Omaha player to put In an appeal-mice. Hla appearance fully justi fied the estimation In which he appears to bo held by the managers who have been trying to get him away from Omaha. Ho Is a sturdily built and very gentlemanly young i follow , and has evidently been taking goo * care of hlmoelf. HO has a brother a Hastings with whom ho la spending a weel or two , and returns to Omaha the flrst o the month. W. F. Jordan , who has been signed by I Manager O'Brien as "Pop" McCauIey'a under study , Is said to be fully capable of holding his own as a backstop. He played success fully with Minneapolis and afterward with the Lcndon , Ontario , club. He Is a brother of President Jordan of the Omaha Board o Education. The National league clubs have pretty generally sized up their players and most o the managers have practically decided on the outlines of their teams as they will line tip at the call of time. In view of the un usual number of transfers and the marked Infusion of now blood It will be of Interes to glance over the following outline of th makeup of the clubs as they stand a present : Boston Nichols , Stlvetts , lAJwls. Klobe dans. Willis , Jim Sullivan , lllckm.in , Pit tenger and Alllla. pitchers ; Bergen. Onrze ami Veag r , catchers : Tenney , llrst base Lowe , second base ; Collins , third base ; Long shortstop : Duffy , Hamilton and Stab ! , out ! Uld rs ; Holster , utility. lialtlmorc Hoblnson , Clarke and Bower man , catchers ; Corbett , Pond. McJiimes Nopa. Hugos , Kltson and Hotter , pitchers McXJnnn , llrst bare ; Do Montrevllle , secant base ; McClraw. third base ; Jennings short stop ; Koeler , , Kelly and Stenzcl , outfielders Quint ) , O'lirlMii and , Maul , extras , Brooklyn Grim , Kyun. llurrell and A Smith , catchers ; Dunn , 1'ajiie. Kenned ) Horton , Miller and Hansford , pitchers ; L Chance nnU .Tucker , flrst base ; Hallman second base ; Shlndle , third basv ; O. Smltt Bhcckard and Yeager. shortstop ; Or till n Jonea and Anderson , outfielders ; Hannlvan Utility. Chicago Klttrldge. Donahue and Chance catchers ; label , pitcher and general player Cullahan , pitcher and utility man ; Frlem Qrlttltn and UrlpRs. pitchers ; Thornton pitcher and outfielder ; Myers , catcher ant ilrst.baseman ; IPecker , Drat uafe am * lei field : Connor , second ; Everltt. third base ushlen , fchortutop : McCorm'.ck , general In fleWer ; fiyau. right deld ; Lance , center field Wools , left field and pitcher ; Hcrnon , Xelglor nnd D nzer , extra men. Cincinnati Vaughn , IPcltz , Kahoo nnd LcnCh , catchers ; bwycr , Fore-man. Orclten- pteln. Hill. Hawley , iximmin , Philips , a oar , "Phli" Corcoran nnd Ilnhn , pitchers ; licrklcy , first base ; McPhee , second bate ; Corcoran , shortstop : Irwln , third ba o ; Ate- Parland , Smith nnd Mcllrlilc , outfielders ; ITwInff , Motz , Miller , Holllday , Stelnfeldt , Wood nnd Flynn , extra. Cleveland O'Connor , Zlmmcr nnd Crlccr , catchers ; Young , Il rt Jone" , Cuppy. Hlue , WIlBon , Power. McAllister nnd Kclb. pitch- rrt ; Tebcnu , llrst bnse ; Chllds. rccond base ; Wallace , third base ; McKean , shortstop ; Hurkett , Pickering nnd SockalcxK outfleU- ers ; EsUrnueat , JJrck , Qllks , Ucldcn and lilnke. utl'lty ' and extra. I oiilrvlltc Wilson. Dexter. Fuller nnd Povxcis , catcher ? ; Frnscr. Clarke. Cunning ham. Dkwtlng , Newton , Wntldcll , Mngee , Thomas. Hhrot nnd Mahnffy. pitchers ; Carey nnd Dllliin ] , first 'base ' ; Smith nnd Wagner , second bape ; llitchoy. shortstop : Cllngman , third base : Clarke , Hov and Nance , out fielders ; "Jimmy" Stafford , Dolnn nnd LOACC , futility. New York Wilson , Eearfoss , IWnrren and Grady , catchers ; Ilu le. Mee-kln , Seymour , "Mlbo" Sullivan , Doheny and Bpcrilner , pitchers ; Clarke nnd Joyce , first bane ; Qlea- son. second Iwo ; Hnrtmnn , third bos * ; George DavK shortstop ; Tlernan. Wllmot , McCrecry and Van Haltren , outfielders ; Plttsburg-Schrlver , Murphy , E. Boyle nnd Shaw , catchers ; Hhlnos , Klllen , Gardner , Tannchlll , Hart , Ha'tlnKS Soever. Scott and C. Wolf , pitchers ; H. Davis , J. Gnnzol and nothfm , llrst base ; I'adilen and E.iRiin , Becond base ; Gray nnd lloffmclstcr. third base : Ely. shortstop ; Donovan , Urodle. Mc- Cnrty nnd O'Hagan , outfielders ; Ste-wnrt , "riMlaclelphln-Orth. Donohue , Wheeler , Fincld , Dunkle , Hccker , Platt , Brandt. Atrea , IKrnhardt. Murphy , Dugglcby and Jlineton , pitchers : "Jack" lloyle. McFnrlaid , Douglass. Fisher. Fox find Stalllngs. eaten. ers ; l.njole , Abbatlchlo. Nash. Chllds , : iberfloM. M. Cro : * . Inflcldors ; Delehanty , ooley. Thompson , Flick , and Tale , outfield- "s't. Louts Supilen , Clements nnd Clifford. atchera : Surthoff , Daniels. Coleman , Taylor , ttpntrlclc , Hsper , Hugey and Carney , pltcn- IH ; Ixilly , flrn ba c : Crooks ami Houseman , ocond base ; L. Cro and Hall , shortstop ; lonnelly , third base ; Turner. Dowd , Gcnlns , olmps nnd Harley. outfielders. WashltiBton-McCulre. Farrell nnd Snydcr. itrhers ; Atnole , Hrcsnnhnn , Mercer , Swain , onllf. Dlneon and Donovan , pitcher * ; Upyie. rt ba etlReltz. second base : Lehay. third a e : WrlBley , rhrrtstop ; Gettman. Brown , clbach and McHule , outlielders ; Casey , Vogner and White , extras. St. Joe has a new bill park which will In- ludo a quarter tnllo bicycle track. H Is unofficially stated that "Lazy Bill" Datilen will captain the Chicago team. Pitcher George E. Wofidell. shifted by , ou ! , vllle to Detroit , has accepted the latter lub's terme. Manager Sullivan of Dubuque expects to ct George Brown from Hanlon to head hla Itching corps. Burlltmton his secured Third Baseman Delehanty from the iPaterson , N. J. , club m xtdange for Pitcher Coons. Your old friend. Bobby Langsford , ris cntly released by Toledo , baa found a haven Ith New OrlcEtis In the Southern league. Bob White of Burlington has signed with ( Ulanta , en the ground that no Burlington ontrnct had been tendered him by March 1. If Second Baseman O'Brien Is awarded to Syracuse by President Pat Powers that club vlll bavo two O'Brlems and both John J s. The Minneapolis club ban given Pitcher Icrman his unconditional release thus prob- ihly forestalling similar action by the na- lonal board. Glacscock. Spies. Holllngsworth and Miller Comlskcy has succeeded In ro the only men ettlng contracts with. Ho.llngsworth will bo tlllty Inflelder. Tl o uniforms of the Omaha club have been elected and will be ready for use In due cason. They will be gray with red trim- mines and stockings. "Count" Campau. who will captain Otis Schmela's Millers this year. Is In New Or- cans following the races , as usual. Campau ill p'.ay right garden as of yore. "Adonis" Terry will only pitch In home games for Milwaukee this year. He has a illllard parlor nnd proposes to attend to tnat while the team Is out of town. Charley Cushmpn picks Reldy as the coni ng star twlrler of the Western league. That s a little hard luck for Heldy. as "Cush" hasn't been picking winners for quite a while. Indianapolis has signed am amateur who la credited with winning every game he pitched ast season. Judging' by previous cxper encs with phenoms , It would not be surpr-sing If he evened things up by losing them all tbla year. Eustace Is etlll at Hot Springs and Is get tac In better uhape than he haa been before o some time. If he keeps up his present lablts ho will be plenty fast enough and If Seeker Is secured the Omaha laHeld will be as strong as could bo desired. A now Pacific coast league has been formed with eight good townfl in the procession. It ta a significant fact that nearly every base ball organization that ever existed Is In line this year In one form or another and any num- jer of now leagues are In the field. They are already rapping against Tommy Tucker In Brooklyn. La Chance had a lot o ] f rlccas who did not like to see him superseded and they ore making It as disagreeable for TiKker as possible. Meantime La Chance is being received in St. Louis aa ft better man than Tommy. Pat Wright's Peorla team sites up M fol lows : Uoach , Talbot. Redmond. McQInnlty and Bltacoe , pitchers ; Sage. Cadagan and Qulnn catchers ; Wright , flrst base ; Truby second base ; Burke , third base ; Oswald , short atop ; Selslcr. Chambers , CJallagaer and Con. nor , outfield. Manager Burns has announced his Intention to p2y one catcher until he Is played out or Injured Instead til changing off every day or two Ho argues that the constant practice keeps o receiving end of the battery In better form than if bo laid o every otter day and that hla batting eye la better for the same reauon. FOOT BALL FOR NEXT SBASON Plnn Alrenily IliuU Wny for the rial Gridiron CmmmlKn. It Is a matter of some gratification to the Omahans who have Interested themselves In the movement to form an Interscholastlc Foot Ball league among ttfo leading high school teams of Nebraska and Iowa to learn that the meeting for organzatlon recently held In Omaha was such an auspicious sue cess. The thorough manner In which th preliminary work was accomplished augurs well for the future success of the organiza tion. Indeed It now , appears that the scheme suggested In this department of The Be'o some months ago will bo carried ou to the letter. The schedule of games among the hlgl school tcatrs of Omaha , Lincoln and Tekaman In one section of th'o league and of Councl Bluffs , lied Oak and Nebraska City in th other section Is certainly a strong one. The games are bound to bo Interesting , and 1 they do nothing moro than to stimulate i healthy rivalry In foot ball among the hlgl schools hereabouts the chief object In vlc\ will have been reached. Not only will th games of 'each section afford moro goad too ball than has ever before been presenter by the school boys of this section of th west , but the final contest for the supremac ; of the league between the winners of eacl section should prove to be the greatest gam ever played between two western high schoo foot ball elevens. The prospect of havlne better grounds on which foot ball may bo played during the coming season than In the past Is good There is no doubt but that the scheme sug Rested by The Bee a fortnight ago for too ball games between the teams of the unlver sides of Nebraska , of ailnnesota , of Illinois o : Chlcaso and a few other leading western institutions on the exposition athletic ground will prevail. Assurances from those who are In a position to know are to this ef feet. In this event , the High school game mav bo played there this autumn. And I not there , why then wo shall still have th new grounds of the base ball club and th commodious grandstands that are to be bull ? ,1 , Twenty-fourth street and Ames avenue Ita the use of the one or other of thes athletic grounds foot ball In Omaha will b Invested with considerable more Interest thl year than In the past .for really there has been no great Joy In standing along th overcrowded sidelines at the University Club park. nd , dodging the elbows of the man In front , or trying to look over his bobbing bead , endeavoring to Intelligently follow the course of the ball. With ample grandstand ! capable of seating the i ectatori near tt i cone of the gridiron battles there will be no T so of half-freezing to death on the side ] nc ? . and leaving the grounds after a poor lew of a game , with some regret and a pair f cold fret. The officers of the recently rganlzcd Intcrscholastlc Foot Ball league of S'cbraska and Iowa have a golden oppor- unlfy to make friends for the game and to xtcnd an Interest In It among the high chools of this tcrlrtory that shall result In no upbuilding of the sport among the high chools of the west. Harvard and the University of Pcnnsyl- cala have definitely decided to play their nnual foot ball game this year on November , which will create some surprise In the ollege world , as It Is an unexpected de- arturc from the usual custom of playing n the Saturday before Thanksgiving day , s Yale and Prlncetcn have arranged to play n November 12 and Harvard and Yale on November 19 , It looks as though Princeton nd Harvard will not play after all. That i'lll leave only cue. big game for Princeton , nlets negotiations for a battle with the University of Pennsylvania are opened be- wecn now and next fall. With Harvard and 'ale both playing two hard games , there Is o reason why Prlncetcn and old Penn liould not do the same. A meeting bo- ween the latter rivals would draw a largo rowd. There appears to be no reason why 10 Princeton Faculty Athletic committee till adheres to the edict Issued In 1S9I , Im mediately after the memorable game at Tren- on. Captain Kelly of tbo Princeton eleven , meanwhile , hao openly advocated the ar- aagement of n game , especially In view of failure of the Tigers to renew relations vlth Harvard. According to authentic re- orts , Princeton will meet Cornell at home n October 22 , and will probably play the Iron ? Brown university team on November one week before the battle with Yale. V game with the Carlisle Indians may be rrociged for October 29 , though nothing eflnlte has been decided upca. With such schedule In effect the Tigers' foot ball cason would wind up on the unusually early ate of November 12 , which would not be/ / oiernlly appvoved by Prlncetonlans. Cap- aln Kelly's suggestion , therefore , that a ame should be arranged with the University f Pennsylvania , to be played either on No- embcr 39 or Thanksgiving day , Is meeting vlth a great deal of support from alumni and ndergraduates who believe that such a con- est Is needed ! u the Interest of sport. Frank Morse , one of the most famous alfbacks who ever wore the orange and lack , exprci-Ues himself as decidedly In favor t a renewal of foot ball games with Penn- vlvanla. "I think Princeton nnd Pennsyl- tnla should come together by all mean.3 , " aid Morse. "People do not care to bo arasseJ by constant and prolonged blcker- ngs In college sport. Very naturally there re red tape and diplomacy connected with t. but there can be too much of them. College sport Is the representative sport of merlca. Moro than any other branch It eaches the Henley Idea , for tho1" ) who en gage In It receive only glory , not money , t Is such sport In which Americans take a eap Interest , and they do not like too much ed tape and diplomacy exercised In ar- anglns contests. With colleges governed y the same rules there should be little e-sltatlon In coming together to settle the uestlon of superiority. Under the oamo ules as to eligibility of players , there Is 10 rcasco why Princeton should not meet 'ennsylvanla again. With time and ago Imlts placed on contestants , neither unl- ersltyould have any advantage. It would be a case of youth against youth , and not f youth agatast man. " The New York Sun throws this dainty little louquet at Brlgi ? ? , the 123-pound oarsman \bo stroked Cornell to victory last year : The news that Brlggs will stroke the Cor- .cll 'varsity crew again this year has boomed ho etocla of Courtney's eight among cowing mtti who saw Brlggs in the shell at Pough- ieepslo last year. That this youiig man s one of the most accomplished oarsmen hat ever sat on a sliding seat Is the pro- ailing opinion at Ithaca , where the confl- ence In this year's crew Is unlimited. " A.MOXO HOUSCS AXD IIOHSEMEN. European nnyer * Gcttlnit the Better of American Trottlnn Stnlllon * . European horsemen have taken away from this country many of the beat trotting stal lions and marcs In flight during the last ; hrco years , and they are now trying to buy Stamboul , 2:07 : % , the former champion of trotting champions and the present cham pion of the show ring. His owner , E. H. Harriman , has been asked within a few days to price the horse for export , but the stately style and extreme speed which the foreigners so much admire are al oappreciated by the Mew York horseman , and It will cost to Lake him acroes the Atlantic a good deal more money than European buyers have yet paid for any trotter In America. Stamboul aas twice been sold for upward of $40,000 , and he was the flrst trotter that ever changed hands for $50,000. The continued export of trotters of the highest class has lately led tc talk about asking congress to put an export duty on mares and stallions. The veteran horseman , Peter C. Kellogg , la among those who are advocating such a measure. He says the foreign demand Is becoming so great that It threatens to take away the cream of the breeding stock here If not checked In same way. As many as ten or a dozen dlffercn buyers from Europe have attended some o the recent public ealcs In New York , and their purchases ore usually the best nd fastest trotters among the offerings. They buy no pacers , the sldewheelers being looked upon as mongrels on the other side of the water. The harness racing Interest has lately grown to such proportions in Russia , France , Austria and Germany that a good horse can win more money there than he can In the United States , the original home of 'tho ' trotter. American horses are , however over , barred from many of the most Impor tant races , while they are frequently handl ojpped so that they cannot possibly win. In contests which are open to them. The blggrst foreign campaign ever at tempted by American horse. * opened las Tuesday at London , when the first notable event of the racing season was decided. Only one American borse owned by an American stalled In the rave. This wns J. R. Keeno's Voter. Ho made a mighty bad showing , fo : ho finished eleventh In the fourteen which etartcU. He bad to bo lead to the post , and left at the tale end of the bunch. He Is a 4-year-old , and won the Metropolitan handl cap at Mori'jj Park last spring. It is doubtful whether the prospects for a good racing season were over as bright in the cast as they are today. Tia stake events are crowded with entries , so much no tha If all were to accept the races would have to bo run off In fcectlons. This Is In the face of the tact that additional stakes have been offered by a number of associations. The promise U , therefore , that the coming season will bo as successful , It not more * so , than the last. The special committee of the San Fran cisco Board of Supervisors , to which was re ferred the order restricting racing In that city to forty-eight days In any one year , and abolishing women's day at the race track , has decided to report In favor of Its passage. U appears that a majority of the board la in favor of the ordinance , and U probably will be quickly made a law. This will affect the Inglesldo course only , as the other track Is across the bay and in another county. There will be twenty stakes In the Montana Racing circuit this year , entries to which will close April 16. The first meeting will be at Butte from July 2 to August 6. Anaconda opens on August 11 and will run until September 10. All the stakes are of the guaranteed order and none are worth less than $1,000. The Montana Derby Is worth $2,500 and the Daly stakes are worth $2,000 , It Is believed that the season up in the moun tains will bo a good one. A bill has been Introduced In the New York assembly designed to prevent "ringing. " H makes It a misdemeanor , punishable by a fine of from $500 to $1,500 or by imprisonment for not more than one year or both for any person to enter a horse In a trotting or pac ing race for a purse under an assumed name or out of Its proper class or that baa been painted or dl&gulced or for an owner or trainer to knowingly allow such deception. They are getting ready In Germany tor the spring leason. Tbo purses for the Hamburg meeting amount to $26,750 , from which the International performer * will get $10,500. The program Include * twenty-two rCM for home- - re. ' 'bred ' I , for horses ranging between 3:13 : and 2:4P : , Among these home-bred way bo also counted the Austro.-HupRarlcti and the Scan dinavian , both accobloil aa such. There wlft be twelve Internationa events , of which four tee handicaps and "the rest for horses be- twcen 2:42 : and 2:3 : 7 ; } Trnrk ( Inmlp , Hal Pointer was-11- years old when ho paced In 205 In 1895. The New Orlccnif-mletlng did not develop one first class Syearld. . Jockey "Tod" Sloano won five out of the six races at San Francisco on Monday of this week. . . . . A representative "of " * the Spanish govern ment is reported to have been in Minnesota seta recently to purchase high grade horses for the wo of the'Spahlsh in Cuba. A new track for trWuso of harness horses has been built at.Louden ( , Hog. , the outfit costing $100,000. H , will bo opened In April with a pacing and trotting meeting. When Star Pointer paced his mile In 59U at Hcadvllle. August 28 , 1897 , he washed hod as follows : The front shoes were bar hoes and weighed seven tin ! one-half ounces 1th a toe clip and too and heel calks on. ho bind shoes were plain shoes , weighing vo ounces , with too and heel calks on. Prince Ponlatowskl , who a few years ago as oneof the crack gentlemen Jockeys In 'ranee ' , has bought and will shortly ship to 'ranee ' a Cue collection of American thor- ughbred mares , which ho Intends to mate 'lib ' French stallions , believing that they 111 produce better steeplechasers than na ve-bred French mares. iVITII THD SIIOTGUJf EXPEIITS. Fnlfonl AVInn < lic Illir Ilnnillcnii with Lnoniln or Onmlia Sccoiul. The event of the week In trap shooting Ircles was the event of the year as well , 'o ' shooting tournament In the world brings ogcther a bigger crowd of cracks than the rand American handicap , and the man who fortunate enough to win out against this rcmendous competition can certainly be 'airly ' entitled to congratulations. The man ho carried off the big money this year was J. > D. Fulford of Utlca , X. Y. , who has for a umber of years been conceded to rank mong the very best marksmen In the United 'tales. He has been a prominent figure at 11 the big tournaments of recent years and .as some of the highest scores to his credit it any shooter In the country. He became 'anious a few years ago by killing 100 birds : ralght In a match with Captain J. L. rower and nlnety-nlno straight In another. .0 claims a run , Including those shot In Tactlce , of 250 successive kills within the egulatlon boundary. This year the competition for the big prize as oven moro exciting than usual. Nine men shot out the original string of twenty- vo birds without a miss and Mr. Fulford ad to kill twenty-three straight In the - before he remained the winner , eorge W. Loomls of Omaha was one of the .Ino men who were In the shoot-off and was he last man to go down. Although he failed o win the big race , he proved himself to bo no of the very best live hird shots In the ountry. Loomis has been shooting lately at . pace that puts him In the champion class or sure , and no marksman In the world can 10 sure of beating him. Parmalce didn't start In the big race , but o evened things up by beating the redoubt- , 'blo ' .Brewer . In a 100-blrd race by 94 to 90. Jrewer and Fred Gilbert both shot from the hlrty-two-yard line inthe , big race and tied t twenty-three birds each. It is stated that match between the t o men was arranged .urlng the week and that It will be shot off it Watson's groundsnear , Chicago sometime n April. If this Is the case Itwill be a ace worth going to see , for after all that las been said In r'c'garp to the comparative bllltles of the contestanta , It Is a dead open .nd shut cinch that , each of them will be outer or the money. And H comes pretty near icing an even bet' , thit the "Jack rabbit" hooter will make Brewer wish he had had a ttlo less to say befpre pe last bird Is killed. Parmalee's credltaWef victory over Captain Brewer has set the. ( deal talent to talking gain of a match between "Buffalo Hump" , nd Fred Gilbert. Parmaleo has not been lommunlcated wltti'on the subject , but It Is jelleved that -wl/i.bp. / . willing to go against he Iowa champion'If a race can be"arranged. Among the handicaps handed out by the ommittee at the Grand American handicap Brewer and Gilbert were the only ones who were placed at the thirty-two-yard line. Ful- tord shot at twenty-nine yards ; Elliott , .hlrty-one ; Parmalee , thirty ; Loomls , twenty- eight ; Helkes , thirty ; Budd , thirty ; Grimm , hlrty. Wonder what Brewer thinks about "Jack- . ahblt" shooters since he went against Par- maleo and got so beautifully laid out ? The American Field swears to this : "Fri day night of last week thousands of wild ; eeso In flight were attracted by the electric .Igh'ts ' of Topeka , Kan. , and descended upon the city in a bewildered condition , flying about the streets and bonking. Every man , who could get hold of a gun turned out and many got geese. The. birds came from the south and flew very low over the city , some times colliding with two-story buildings. ' Many geese were killed and a tremendous flight northward was observed also at Lear- enworth and at 'Wellington , The cold snap that set In early In the week and the continual winds that raised the dust and kept It whirling In blinding eddies have kept the bulk of the local guns In the racks. The weather has notbeen favorable for duck shooting , but the few enthusiasts who were courageous enough to go anyhow came back with fairly good bags. Empty Shelli. Frank Slefktn , Harry Root and F. J. Vetto are spending a few days out in the sandhills near Crawford afterducks. . President W. W. Blngham of the city council and County Commissioner Harte put in one day at Noble's lake. They killed seventeen ducks during the day and were well satisfied with their outing. A. C. Powers and Charley Hart wasted a lot of good ammunition at Kelly's lake one day last week. They 'brought ' back a duck , but as It had evidently been killed with a club , It was so mutilated , U might have been either a canvasback or a crow. IILATlIKIl OP TUB PUGILISTS. Dat MunterNnu Talk * of Kid McCoy n nil Hob FUinlmntoiiB. "Bat" Masterson , he of Denver , was In the city during the latter part of last week for the flrst tlmo In the last twelve years. Ho came from Hot Springs , Ark. , where bo fpent the winter , and was on his way to Denver , which city he Is about to desert. The town Js too fur In the clutches of cranky women and thieving politicians , says Bat , and as a consequence of that and on account of his wife's health ho Is about ready to remove toSpokane. . Hat got on pretty good terms with K4d McCoy during hla visit at Hot Springs and ho comes away with a very high opinion of the pugilistic ability , of that young mam He rofcreed the kid's fight with Burley , and from that and bis training secured a pretty good line of bis powWs. Oat says unhesi tatingly that the kid ought to be able to give Fltzalmmons a stiff argument. "McCoy is a two-hauaed fighter , strong and a hard punch-,1'ho saye. "More than that , he Is coolheo3edand calculating. People ple cay that Burley Is nothing but a stiff , but , as a matter of ffct , he Is a strapping , am bitious young matuJMd put up a hard fight as long aa H lasted. : One Incident in the contest shows McCoy's ability as a puncher. lie gave Burley a short-arm punch , 4n fact nothing more thai al Jab , and yet silt hla upper lip as clcafur ts if he had ueed an ax and knocked our several of his teeth. I think that he would bo able to give Fltz- slmmons a good argument. "Why will McCoy not meet Peter Maber ? I don't know , but I believe that I can tell the reason , McCoy la a determined son of cuss and will allow nobody to make matches for him. I have an Idea that ho thinks he la fit to go agoluBt any of them , and I know that he can get all the backing ho wants. Why should he then go up against second-raters and fort email purses ? He haa little to win and runs a chance of losing a whole lot. Ills ono ambition Is to fight Fltz- slmmons. "Fltzelmmons is playing a poor part in roj opinion. After his fight with Corbett he ga/e It out that ho Intended to retire from the ring t bis wife's request. II he bad done that 11 would have been all .right , but now he hai reconsidered ttt determination , becaus * U ho had stood by It ho would have been forcca to forfeit his title. Since ho haa decided to hold on to It , however , It dooa not look good for him to say to McCoy or Corbett that they should fight somebody else before meeting him. In the dlstory of the rlcig champions never did that. To satisfy tdc sporting pub ic of this country , however , Fltzslmtnons will have to meet Corbett again before ho can hang on to the championship. That fight at Curcon City did not settle the matter In tbo minds of the people. When I say this , too , I give all due credit to Fltz , for ho fought a wonderful uphill fight. I do not bellevo that Corbett gave a good run for tbo money that was on him , though. In the first place , he bad men In his corner who were sufficient to defeat him all working at cross purposes. I don't say that Corbett will whip Fltzslmmons , but I do say that the tatter ought to be willIng - Ing to give a return match because the public demands It. And certainly the public ought , to be consulted In the matter , for tae purtcs for whtcb the pugilists fight Is not put up by them or the promoters of the affairs , but by the public. "What does Fltzslmmons' reply to both Mc Coy and Corbett that they should go fight somebody else flrst really amount to anyway ? Suppose they met Peter Manor and were de feated by him. Would that help Fltzelmmotis out ? On the contrary two public would be demanding a fight between Fltz and Maher before they would admit tfto former's pre eminence. There Is but one thing for Fltz to do. That U for him to accept every chal lenge which Is backed up by the right amount of coin. 'Peter Maher Is looming up strong. Ho If ) the man that I would like to see against Sharkcy. He Is the only man In my opinion who could lick Sharkoy at Ills own game If anybody can. I doubt very much , however. If the eallor can ever get a .fight which will not bo ended by the police. He Is a giant , and when things go against him he will resort to all klndo of foul tactics to even things up. I doubt very much If Jeffries will bo put against him , because the coast people have had about enough of the sailor boy. " Poor old Peter Jackson has paid the penalty of his long years of dlrslpatlon. Now In hla thirty-seventh > ear , he Is far , far from be ing the man ho was six years ago , when he bested Slavln la London. Ho was n great fighter In his day , but that day was appir- ently gone , when a young man barely In his 20s , and with none of his science le able to knock him out In three rounds. Ono can't tell from this distance Just why the fight was put on , but It does look as If Jackson was picked up simply because It was known that his name would attract a crowd. This supposition Is strengthened by the fact that Just one year ago Jeffries refused to fight Bob Armstrong , because ho Is colored. Joe Walcott IB anxious to arrange a match with either Jack Daly or George Lavignc on the ? amo terms as the recent battle In Cleve land , namely , welch In at 137 pounds at 6 o'clock on the day of contest. Tom O'Uourko Is of the opinion that the gruelling Lavlgno got from V.'alcott 1'os taken a lot of steam out the Kid , and believes that In another match Lavlgno will be beaten by the Barba- doca wonder. Tomorrow night Kid McCoy and Jack Bon. ner , a Philadelphia middleweight , are to meet In New Orleans for a $2,000 purse. Judlns from the showing that this much- boomed Bonner made In the east recently with a man never heard of before McCoy should find his man decidedly easy. After this scrap , iMcCoy Is to take on Kuhlcn , and then ho will be confronted with the proposi tion of what he Is to do with Maher's chal lenge. Joe Choynskl , the hero of fifty ring battles , Is reported to bo out of It forever. Blood poisoning , alleged to have resulted from al most continuous training for over a dozen years , has brought him to the hands of a surgeon. If he recovers from the operation the phjslclan. sajs that he can never train again without endangering his life. With his withdrawal one of the Idols of thesport - ling public will be gone. He made what might be called his professional debut In 18S4. when , a boy of 14. he lost In a one- round battle to the budding 16-year-old Jim Corbett. Since that time ho has fought pretty nearly all the top notchers of the ring , and has always come out with great credit and many laurels. The Philadelphia Record printed the fol low tag last week : "Mike Gallagher Is the name of a big young fellow from Nebraska who has Just arrived In town. He has been a herder and compuncher , with a fondness for boxing. Gallagher claims to have de feated a number of western boxers , and Is anxious to get a chance at some of the local heavyweights , John McCormlck preferred. Gallagher Is dearly elx feet tall and weighs about 175 pounds. " Chew * . 'A period of Increased activity seems to have dawned In chess circles. { Matches of national and International importance have been completed in a sportsmanlike and scholarly way and to the Increased popu larity of the game. The match between teams representative of the United States and Great Britain was settled , as noted a week ago , In favor of the Englishmen. A gallant light was made by the Americans , but the advantage gained by their opponents on the first day was too much to be overcome and they ended one game behind. The Showalter-Plllabury match ha * b en vigorously contested , Pdllsbury having on the whole the better success. The latter uses the aggressive queen's gambit , while the Kcntucklan relies on the more conserva tive P to Q4 , P to K3 , B to Q3 and P to KB4 variation. The score , at last account , stood 4 to 1 In favor of Plllsbury , two ganuo being drawn. This would Indicate a differ ence in playing strength , but It should be considered that Show-alter lost ono K me by an oxcrt'lght and to far has not plnjed In bis bret form , lln has shown good re cuperative power In the past , us In the match last year , when Plltabury started with three wins and his opponent soon evened matters up. The play of cuch Is of n high standard , Plllsbury excelling In his accuracy and uulckner.i In taking opportunities. The t'lxth game , which follows , \\cs drawn at the thirtieth move , as black could continue K to Q2 forcing an exchange of rooks and the bishops being of opposite color , nothing but a ilmwn battle could bo anticipated : QUEEN'S PAWN OPENING. White. Showalter. lllnck. Plllsbury. 1-P to C } 4. 1-P to Q 4. 2 1' to K 3. 2-Kt. to K II 3. 3-1 ! to Q 3. 3-Kt to U 3. 4-P to K B 4. 4-Kt to Q Kt 5. 5-Kt. to K I ) 3. 6 Kt takes U ( ch ) . C-P tnkes Kt fi-P to 1C 3. 7-Castles 7-H to 1C 2. 8-Kt. to n 3. S Castles. 9-H to Q 2. 9-P to Q Kt 3. 10-H to U sq. 10-P to H 4. 11-P takes P. 11-P tnkcs P. 12-Kt. to Q U 4. 12-Kt to Q 2. 13-Kt to K 6. 13 Kt takes Kt. 14-P takes Kt. 14-H to H 3. I5-Kt. takes P. 15 15 takes Kt. 1C-H takes 11. 16 Q to Kt 3. 17-H to Q I ! 3. 17-Qtnkes Kt. E 18 Q to 111 sq. IS 1 } takes Q. 19-K U tnkcs Q. 1D-K H to B sq- SO K to I ! 2. , 20 1C to H sq. 21-K to K 2. 2I-1C to 1C tr | . aj-U to 1J 7. 22 II tnkeH U. 2.1-R ; takes H. 2.1-H to Kt 4. 24-H to Kt 4. 21 H to Q 2. 25-H to H 8. 23-IC to y sq. 2G-H to U 5. 26-P to Kt 3. 27-H to Q C. 27-P to Q U 3. 2S U to B 7 ( ch ) . 2S 1C to 1C sq. 29-10 to Q 2. ' 29-H to IS sq. SO-P to Q 4. 30-11 to Kt 4. 31 Drawn. Problem , No. 17 , by C. Q. DeFrance of Lincoln : White to play and mate In three moves. The author says , "I would suggest as a motto for this problem , 'The battle Is not always to the strong. ' Technically , It Is not a good problem , as there are some super fluous pieces ; but I wish to emphasize the fact that position Is often better than poten tial strength of pieces. " BLACK. WHITE. Problem No. 1C , done as follows : 1-Kt to K 3 ( ch. ) 1 1C to Q n 4 , must. 2 Kt to Q 3 ( ch. ) 2-IC to Q 3 , must. 3-Kt to Q B 4 ( ch. ) 3 K to K 3 , must. 4 Kt to Q B 5 ( mte. ) ACTIVITY OF OMAHA CUICKCTEnS. AlrenilT CnmiiletliiK nctnlln for the fircnt Tournament ilit July. Final arrangements have been made for the greatest cricket tournament over held In Omaha or any other transmlssourl city. The annual tournament of the Northwestern Cricket Association of the United States and Canada wilt take place In this city on July 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 and 22. in this tournament match games will be plajcd among the teams representing Omaha , 'Denvor ' , Minneapolis , Chicago and Manitoba , Canada. There will be two games played every day , calling for the playing of four teams and the resting of ono team every morning and every afternoon of the five days. This tournament will bring out some of the star cricket players of the United States , and It Is expected that the winning team will necessarily be considerably above the grade of any former team In the Northwestern Cricket association. Omaha has strength ened Its team very much this year , and reasonably expects to get a look at the pen nant It It does not finally land It. * On July 25 the great International cricket tournament will be played In this city. The American team will be made up of the best players of the four American teams contestIng - Ing for the supremacy of the Northwestern association here. The Canadian team will bo composed of the belt players of the famous 'Manitoba cricket tvam and some other cracks from across the north border. This contest should prove as Interesting as any that will be played. The tournament and tha International match will bo played on the new base ball grounds at Twenty-fourth street and Ames avenue. Satisfactory terms have been made with 'Manager ' O'Brien of the Omaha Base Ball club for the use of the grounds on the days named , the home team playing away from homo on those days. The regular practice games of the Omaha Cricket club will be commenced on Saturday , April 9 , on the grounds of the club on the Kountzo tract. Five new members were elected to the club at the last meeting , and there Is 'every prospect of unusual activity In cricket circles during the exposition year. General Sporting Gomlp. Eastern golf clube are endeavoring to Introduce a new feature In this season's golf play. This Is to have two of the most prominent English professionals visit this country during September and October. These players are to be given a salary of $20 a week anil to have their cxponrcs paid. Thi men who will tic naked to como nrp Jamr4 llrald nnd Ilnrry Vardon. Doth arc ild to ! have already signified their willingness ta make the journey. Hrald Is considered tha Irad tig professional In Hngland , In the last ) open championship In Kngltnd ho flnlshodf ono stroke behind the winner , who was an amateur. VarJon won the open champion. * ship In 1S96. i The International fencing tournament will too held In Now York during the coining week , commencing Tuesday. The star of tha tourney will bo Prof. 0. Pavese , who will meet all comers on the opening night , tnk- Ing no rest except the fo\v minutes that will elapse between matches. This Is the mostl daring offer made by any swordsman In th ! f country. In the various hauls the Italian will use fol'a , brocds.vords and cane. : Paves won the cahmplonshlp belt In this country , defeating the greatest fencing masters ol America , Including Duncan 0. Noes , ProtJ Mc.Mahon and Captain Oscar. W lilnt .NoIrN ? A communication has been rccelve < l by ( lu Omaha Whist club from the Unlcci-Commci > clal club of Lincoln relative to the formation1 of a elate association of whist clubs. Ita purpose will bo to promote a closer relation ship among Its members and to arouse a greater Interest In the scientific pursuit o whist. Accoidlng to the circular sent out It Is proposed to have a meeting for the purpcca of organization about April 15. provided RUf- flclctit encouragement Is received to assura Its success. A committee composed oB Messrs. M. I. Altken , M. L. Illackburn. W. C. Wllsco. J. H. Harley and Henton Maret la busy sending out lottcw to whist player * throughout the state to discover whether * sufficient number will Join such an associa tion. It Is proposed at this meeting to have threa contests ono for teams of four , only ono team from each club beln-5 eligible ; ono of pairs , in which any ciumbsr of pairs mayj outer from clubs belonging to the association , and a free-for-all contest for pairs. Arrange ments will bo made whcccby players residing In towns where there Is no organized club may become associate members of the nesn- elation , but It Is desired that each town wilt organize a club and send at least a full tcanv of four. A complete program with datco ot meeting and arrangement of contests will ba sent to these who signify their Interest In ; the matter by corresponding with M. I. Alt- ken , chairman of the committee. The matter was favorably uctcd upon bji the Omaha club acd a loprceentatton will bo present from this city. Ono of the local players cxprcuscd his eitUfactlon that 01 movement of the sort had been begun. Ho added that to his knowledge there wcco thirty , towns lu Nebraska which would bo glad to ally themselves with Mich an organlzatlcu for mutual pleasure and profit. State organ * Izatlons , do Bald , have been formed In nU most every eastern state and competitive * meets have been carried on with excellent success. The association would bo under the general supervision of the American Whlstf league , an organization which now number * 35,000 mctnbero. Another reason for a state alliance U to provide for the reception of the annual meet of the Central Whist association * ! comprising the states ot Iowa , Missouri , Ne V braska and the Dakotas , which It Is believe ! will meet In Omaha lu February , 1899. The mcdlnc last year was held at DPS Molncs , at whltti 200 delegates wcro lu attendance tot several days. In the following position , from the Phlla- . delphla Press , hearts are trumps. N la to > lead , and , with S for a partner , to take all six tricks : S-5. 3. ' G-Q. H-S. it n. 2. S-4. 2. C J. C-K , 10 , 9. H-4. H-0. D-7 , 0. D-5,3. C-A. S. 11-3 , 2. D-5. 4. The solution to the problem published lart week Is for N to lead the nine of diamonds ! which E must cover to prevent S from pass ing it. S trumps and leads ace of trumps. The rest depends on the discards. 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