10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEEs SUNDAY , AUGUST L'8 , 1808 ,
SPORTS OF THE HOT SEASON
tttA of tha Big League Btlll a Matter of
Speculation.
BOSTON'S ' SPURT GETS A SERIOUS CHECK
Cincinnati Ilrnce * nnd the nalllmore *
Contlnac to Come rrllh Their nnsh
Western Anncltlon Race Be
came * ttemarkablr Warm.
XVhllo Cincinnati has been doing a bit
bt tobogganing , Boston bos been on a slide
herself during tbo past week. Ono week
ego today the Dean Demolishes were thir
ty-seven points clear In the lead. At the
conclusion of Friday's gomes they were
hut a dozen points ahead of the Reds.
Commencing with Monday , with the Cin
cinnati game at Boston , and following up
jwlth thrco In Chicago , the Beancaters have
lost all four of the games they have played.
JTho Reds have done better , for of the three
games they have played they have won
two. If the Bostoness slump keeps up
much longer It will be decidedly dis
astrous. It Is by no means assured that
tbo sltdo Is ended , for the Beancatcrs have
uerles to come which will be every whit
s hard as that with the Orphans , whereas ,
on the other hand , the Reds will go up
Against much weaker teams.
The eyes of the base ball world , however ,
nre probably not BO much directed toward
the. struggle between thcso two leaders as
Upon the Orioles. The latter have been
Indulging in a phenomenal spurt which
Itvas checked for an Instant on Friday. They
bad captured second place for an instant
from the Reds and are now but a hair's *
breadth behind the Clncy aggregation again.
lAro they getting ready to repeat that re
markable running of 1894 ? Then , as now ,
two months of the season remained. On
July SO , 1894 , the Orioles wcro fifty-four
points behind the Bostonese ; a short tlmo
ego they were forty-four points behind them
end now only eighteen. In ' 04 , after two
months' play , the Orioles had secured a
lead of sixty-six points ahead of tbo Bean-
eaters. Thcro docs not eoem to be any
reason why they should not duplicate this
epurt , and it they do they will roll a perCentage -
Centago that will cosily be a winner.
With the exception of the Orphans all the
fcther teams la the big league are running
about as they wcro a week ago. The
Orphans' great play of late , however , wln-
' nlng six successive games , and the set
back that the Giants received at the hands
0f the Castaways , has giventhe Windy City
crowd qulto a boost up tbo ladder. One
. week ago they were an even forty points
behind the Joyce outfit ; when they finished
the last Boston game on Friday only fifteen
points separated them from the Giants ;
Chicago Is playing a not unusual game for
the aggregation. For a stretch it will put
up championship ball of. the first caliber ,
then it will play like a bunch of selling
platers. Inconsistency seems to bo the predominating -
dominating element of the aggregation.
Tbo past leaders of the Western league
have also been indulging In a tumbling act
during the last week. The Cowboys have
not only been ousted out of first position ,
but on Friday were In no very good third
position , Indianapolis succeeded for a day
or two in keeping the leading place , but
wcro forced out of It by the Brewers , who
liavo been playing championship ball for
eevornl weeks past. Columbus and St. Paul
ere still la places from which they could
forgo their way to the top if they were as-
. Elated by a winning streak. Consequently ,
although thuro Is but llttlo moro than three
weeks of the Western league season left ,
there are still five teams out of the eight
who are in a position to make a bid for
the championship. It Is nearly as pretty
a racu as was ever witnessed In the base
' ball world.
The latest list of batting averages for
the season finds Kecler of Baltimore again
nt the head , with a mark of 39.3. Hamil
ton of Boston , who has been the leader a
good part of the season , has fallen back to
eocond place , his figure being 38.8. Burkctt
of Cleveland , who was tied with Heeler only
a couple of weeks ago , is now running neck
end neck with Everett of Chicago for fourth
place , with an average of 35.4. Farrell of
Washington is third with 37.5. The flvo
following batsmen are Smith of Cincinnati ,
JIcGraw of Baltimore , Seymour of New York ,
Ryan of Chicago and Taunehlll of Pitts-
burg.
Base ball critics are stilt trying to find the
cause of the slump in batting in tbo big
league this year , but without success. Stat
isticians have figured out that of the forty-
eight players who guard the Inner diamonds
of the National league aggregations , but
eight are batting nbovo their last year's
figures First Basemen Everett , Farrell ami
Clark ; Second Baseman Hallman , Short
stops McKean and G. Smith nnd Third
Basemen McGraw and Cross. All the rest
show a decrease.
The following tables show the work of the
twelve clubs for the games so far con
tested :
CLUB BATTING.
It Is reported that next season will find
nil the players In the big league banded
together In n mutual protective association.
It Is said that the movement toward this
result has been going on quietly for some
little time past , but that It did not reach a
very promising stage until the recent de
cision In the Holmes cases was handed
flown. Since then the players have been
coming Into line , as they all believe that
they sco a necessity of protecting them
selves from such rank Injustice as was
doled out to Ducky Holmes.
Ex-Manager Anson and Henry Chadwlck
name the following teams of players as
cure pennant winners if they could be gotten
together :
Anson's. Position. Chad wick's
Nichols pitcher Nlchol
Orltnth pitcher . . .Rus
Brcltcnstoln pitcher Youn
Klttrldgo catcher Berce
McGulre catcher Robinson
Ttnney. . , . , , first base * Tenno
Chllds second base McPhe
Dexter third base Collln
Dalilen shortstop Corcoran
Clarke leftfield Clark
Laneo ccnterflold Hamllto
Keelcr rlghtficld Keele
GOSSIP FROM THE URIDIRON
'Approach of the Soaioa Bring * On
the Effect of Ue War on the
College flladlator * .
As the opening of the foot ball seaso
approaches the wails of tbo foot ball cap
tains over the ravages tbat tbo war ha
tnado in the ranks of the gridiron fighter
Tlso higher. There is not a college of an
account In the country whose foot ball rank
have not been depleted to some extent b
enlistments. Naturally the bigger ones bav
felt It the most , because of their large
etudent bodies. The fortunate thing abou
It , however , teems to be tbat one colleg
annol sny that U him been hurt much more
n this respect than any other. This ovens
miters up and will put the various In-
tltutlons upon nbout the same fooling as
ley would have been had no war occurred ,
In past years this portion of the season
rdlnarlly found some of the blf elevens
ommenclng their training at reports , but
othlng of the kind is being done yet this
cason. This Is the result of the meeting
f a committee consisting of representatives
rom each of the eastern universities , re-
ently held In Providence , where the quea-
on of preliminary foot ball training was
Iscusscd. The general sense of the mcet-
ng was opposed to training away from the
omo field. The action of this committee
not been ratified by any of the unl-
crsltlcs as yet , but It is believed that all
111 approve of it. Pennsylvania is prepar-
ng to set the pace by doing all her training
n Franklin field.
Captain Outland of the Pennsylvania team
as a tough-looking proposition before him.
o will have on hand only four of last year's
even to form a nucleus of this year's team ,
base four Outland , Hare , McCracken and
ledges are all line men , which leaves the
ack field without a player. Overflcld , Good
man and Morlce , all of whom were expected ,
ave enlisted and will probably not return
n tlmo to get on the eleven. With seven
oaltlons to be filled by new material , Coach
Voodruff and Captain Outland will have
many perplexing questions to solve before
10 make-up of the ' 08 team will be a
urety. The team's schedule is a long and
ard one. It has already been almost com-
letely arranged , and Is as follows : Sop-
ember 24 , Franklin and Marshall ; Septem-
cr 28 , Gettysburg ; October 1 , State college ;
ctobcr 5 , probably Annapolis ; October 8 ,
3rown ; October 12 , Virginia ; October 15 ,
.ehlgh ; October 19 , Wcsleyan ; October 22 ,
Lafayette ; October 29 , University of Chi-
ago ; November 5 , Harvard ; November 12 ,
arllsle Indians ; November 24 , Cornell.
Arthur Hlllcbrand of Lcmars , la. , who
as one of Princeton's pitchers last spring ,
as been elected as captain of this coming
ear's foot ball team. Hlllcbrand has
layed right tackle since his freshman year
nd is known to possess a good head and
lover generalship. Ho is a member of
io Junior class. Kelly , whoso playing at
Ight bait last year won him an enviable
ame among foot ball players and en-
huslasts , wa elected captain last spring ,
ut the war had fascinations for htm , and
e is now In the United States light artll-
ery and will not return. < Balrd , who was
ccordcd the position on the All-Amerlcan
earn last fall , is also a member ot the
ame battery and will be missing this sea-
on. The loss of these men , together with
hat of Captain Cochran , Is discouraging to
rlncetonlans , and means that the Tigers
will start in the race for gridiron honors
cripusly handicapped.
The line will remain practically the sam * ,
Booth at center , Crowd Is and Edwards as
uards , Craig at left end and Hlllcbrand
t right" tackle , will assure good defensive
work. Back ot the line , Relter at right
alt will be the only man who has played
n a championship game , If the statement
o true that Wheeler , last year's fullback ,
will not be able to play. Burke as quarter-
iack , and Crane and George Lathrop , es-
ilrants for the position of left halfback ,
ave been mentioned. Harry Lathrop
layed substitute right end last year , and
s entitled to that position this fall. He is
mong the soldiers now at Wontauk Point ,
and will return to college if his company Is
mustered out of service In time.
Preliminary practice will not begin until
bo middle of September , owing to a de *
Islon of the university faculty forbidding
oot ball training before the resumption of
ollege exercises.
The nctT foot ball rules adopted by the
ules committee ot the eastern universities
lave been ratified by most of the western
alleges and will govern the foot ball games
played in this part of the country during
he coming season. Tbo Western Interstate
eague , which includes the athletic assocla-
lens of the Kansas , Missouri and Nebraska
universities , will use the new code , and
lllnols , Michigan , Purdue and Chicago will
do likewise.
The University Medical college ot Kansas
City expects to have a strong ( oot ball
ileven in the western field this year. War
has played some ravages with the line
up , but on excellent nucleus Is furnished by
ho men who were left over from lost year
ind are on hand. Welsang , who was sub-
itltute last year , will play center regu-
arly , Captain Fendleton will be shifted
rom left to right guard , Bill Hill will be
changed from right to left guard , Cowdon
will bo moved from center to right tackle
and Jones will play right end. All these
are old players. The other two positions
n the line will be filled with new ma
terial , although Penny , who played left
end last year , may be given the position ,
leller , one of the best ground gainers in
he west , will retain his place as one of the
lalves and the other.position will probably
10 given to O'Donnell , who will thus suc
ceed Lewis , who docs not return to the
college. Bagby will bo fullback. The
quarter is not chosen yet. The
Medics have quite a schedule
arranged for the season. They will
take in games with the Haekell Indians ,
the Kansas , Nebraska and Missouri uni
versity teams , the University of Colorado
and the Denver Athletic club. The team
will commence practicing next week and
will bo ready to play the first game about
the middle of the month.
FOR LOVERS OF GUN AND ROD
Openlnv of the Prairie Chicken Sea-
ion Thin Week PromUe * m
Iluitlc for the Hunter * .
The chicken shooting season opens Thurs
day of this week , though in many parts ol
the state the shooting has been going on
since the middle of July. In such sections
the gunner who has respect for the law will
find llttlo sport on Thursday , for the birds
have largely been killed off when weak o :
\\lng. Those which have not been killed
become so wild from constant hunting that
as a rule , they will refuse to stand for tbo
dog , and are up and away long before ono
can get within gunshot. In other sections
sportsmen have been fairly successful In en
forcing the law and birds are reported to be
plentiful.
Chicken shooting In no sense compares
with duck , snipe or even quail shooting In
the skill or physical exertion required ani
for this reason has often been dubbed the
lazy man's sport. But' to one who really
loves the dog , man's most faithful friend
his work alone is a source of unending
pleasure that Is , If you have a good , wcl
broken dog. The other kind can provoke
more profanity , however , than any ono thing
that a man has to contend with In bis Jaunts
afield. What could be more aggravating
than Just as you were anticipating a shot to
have a dog bolt into tbo middle of the covey
while you were yet out of gunshot. Your
heart , which but the moment before was
beating a lively tattoo , sinks within you
and you wonder why th * allwlse creator
who made tbo dog forgot to furnish him
with wings that he might keep up his chase
after the birds.
On the other hand , what could be more
pleasant than to witness the evolution * of
an intelligent , well broken dog , as he cir
cles around to get the benefit of the wind
back and forth , not forgetting any likely
place where birds might reasonably be ex
pected to be found , and wasting no time
on other sections which his own Instinct
tells him the birds will never visit.
Y/Uh head erect and nostrils extended ho
drlnki In the posulnn brecs * . Suddenly he
turns short , stop * for an Instant , M th
odor of the bird strikes those delicate not *
rllfl , then straight forward at a lively pace ,
Slower and Blower the pace , but stilt
tralght Into the wlndhegoes. Ho linn stopped
now , The head Is extended In front and
the tall behind nd the once lithe form Is
now an rigid as stone , the only Blgn of life
being n slight twitching of tbo nostrils.
No need to bo In a hurry about Retting
out of the wagon. Just take your time
hat dog will stay. When you get to the
dog nnd tbo birds are put up out of the
gross they start off with a whirr that rattles
ho novice , who among the multitude Is
at a loss to know which one to shoot at
and finally winds up by shooting at ono
which belongs to another member of the
party. To the old-timer , however , U Is
'Ike clockwork. And then what satisfaction
t Is to drop a bird after the man at your
elbow has missed it and it becomes the
egltlmato prey of the one who can get It.
It Isn't ftfl royal as duck shooting , nor yet
BO hard work , but it Is fine sport and happy
's the lot of the tired worker who can get a
'ow days of It each year ,
One of the coming shoots is the Schmolzer
annual tournament in Kansas City from
September 6 to 9 , Inclusive. On the program
s an Interstate championship event at
; wenty live birds , open to the amateurs of
owa , Nebraska , Colorado , Kansas , Indian
Territory , Oklahoma , Texas , Arkansas and
Missouri. This Is to be shot oft on Septem
ber 7. The prizes are silver tea and berry
seta. The contest for the Schmelzer cham
pionship trophy , 100 targets at reverse an
gles , open to the world , will take place on
Friday. The trophy is now held by C. W.
Budd of Des Molncs.
A new system has been offered to try
out the skill of these who believe they are
horoughly good , shots , whether the belief
s founded on fact or fancy. This system
requires two set of traps to be placed before
.he shooter , one set of five being for targets ,
expert system , and the other being a set
of five traps for live birds. The shooter
standing at the score does not know whether
he is to shoot at a target or a live bird
until the trap Is pulled , when he must
ihoot at whichever Is offered. The shooter
las an equal number of targets and live
birds , but , as they do not naceseorlly come
alternately , he Is never certain before a
trap Is pulled which ho will have to shoot at.
H Is said that Rolla Hetkcs did better
work In practice than he did in the contest
ie had recently with Gilbert for the target
championship of the world. In this match
lie made a score of 140 out of 150 , a great
piece of work , but he surpassed that total
30 less than three times while In practice ,
breaking 143 , 144 and 146 respectively. The
curious part uf the total of 146 is that It
was made while shooting with Gilbert in
practice on the day before the match. In
that race Helkes broke all his targets at
unknown angUs and all his targets at ex
pert rules , making 100 straight. He then
ran thirteen straight In the pairs , losing
the second target of his seventh par | , mak
ing a total run of 113 straight and finish
ing his 150 targets with only four lost.
This score , although It was made in prac
tice , will stand long before It Is beaten.
The Hot Springs , S. D. , Gun club Is
making arrangements for its second annual
tournament , which takes place on Septem
ber 12. 13 and 14.
Ed Simoral and Will Redlck are down at
Langdon.
Alberd Edholm and Doctor Owens are
fishing for bass at Onawa today.
PALAVER OFJTHE PUGILISTS
Corbett' * Friends Urge that Now ! a
Nice Time for III m to Perma
nently Retire.
As time posses and critics are trying to
gauge the effect that the Corbett tragedy
will have upon the pompadoured champion ,
taking Into account also the statements
made by Corbett to the effect that he did
not care whether his match win McCoy
was ever pulled off or not , the general
sentiment seems to be that Corbett has
reached the end of his career. His friends
even appear to be of this belief and they
are not at all backward in publicly ad
vising the one-time champion to gracefully
retire from the roped arena , now that the
opportunity offers itself.
This advice is not given In the belief that
Corbett , under ordinary circumstances , Is
not a man fit to whip any aspirant after
heavyweight honors. It is given because
Corbett's friends believe that he will never
be the same man after the tragedy. He
Is said to have been even remarkably de
voted to his mother and the terrible manner
in which he lost her is certain to take the
sap out of him and unman him for years , if
not for the remainder of bis life. If he is
a man at all he will be in a state of mental
anguish which would preclude him for
months from entering the ring in proper
condition for a battle.
If be goes every lover of fistlana will
regret his loss from the ring , whatever
may have been thought of him personally
or of some of the methods or manner of
life he may have pursued. He was the
pioneer of the modern school of boxing and
be has done much to place the ring on a
clean and manly basis. With the passing
of John L. Sullivan , the hero of the old
school of fighters , came Corbett , and to
him we owe much for the introduction of
scientific boxing as the ring's greatest ex
ponents practice It today.
And McCoy ? Ho has started In training
again as It his match with Corbett was sure
to come oft on or before October 1. It Is
probable , however , that he fully realizes the
unlikelihood of any such thing occurring.
Ho Is confronted with a tough proposition.
Less than elx months ago he challenged both
Corbett and Fltzslmmons , but both ignored
him. Since it has become problematical
whether Corbett will meet him , Fltz steps
up with an offer to take his place. It puts
the Kid In a decidedly unpleasant dilemma.
It Is the chance to contest for the champion
ship for which he has been waiting for , but
it is very doubtful if he is "fighter" enough
to go up against the hard-hitting champion.
On the other hand , there is little doubt that
Fitz believes McCoy to be easy meat and
will press him to a finish. If McCoy backs
out , people will draw their conclusions as to
the sincerity of bis expressed desire to meet
the Australian. It'a a tight hole for Mr.
McCoy to be in.
The prominence which Oscar Gardner Is
attaining as a result of his many fights and
many victories Is resulting In the relation ol
numerous stories at his expense. The latest
is to the effect that In 1896 be fought a
Chinaman In BuUe City. This chink was
Americanized and bore the name of Charlie
Yet. Yet cut off bis cue and wore Ameri
can clothes ; gambled with the best of them
and was as much of an expert at tbo Ameri
can game of poker as he was at the Chinese
fantan. He belonged to a miners' athletic
club and gloves were only known through
newspaper notices , the bare 'uns being good
enough up there. Gardner went up Into the
country and whipped anything that came
along the line. Some of the miners induced
Yet to take a chance with the little Omaha
boy , and be agreed. A committee called on
Gardner and asked him If be drew the color
line. Gardner , thinking that hU prospective
opponent was a negro , said : "No , 1) ) will
fight any man , black green or yellow , "
IIUIs thinking be was to be stacked up
against the latter. He signed articles and
one week to a night later Yet and be met.
Gardner nearly fell dead when ho set his
peepers upon th giant-eyed Mongolian they
i
had planted for him , but he was drnd Mine , I
Bo WM the chink. They fought for a full I
three-quarters of an hour and Gardner afterward - |
ward said it was one of < ho toughest
propositions ho had ever tackled. Ho at last' '
landed on the Chinaman's Jaw and downed
him.
The New York Herald recently remarked
editorially : "Tho prlzo ring Is dead , as It
ought to be. The race of genuine square
fighters the Surer * , the Heenans , the Sulll-
vans , from "Yankee" to John L , have
passed away. The manly art Is no longer
practiced. The boxing matches of today nro
kinotoscope fights. The alleged pugilists
are klnetoscopa boxers. The fights are en
gineered for the benefit of the machine.
The whole business partakes of the nature
of bunko , not real fistic sport , and tbo
sporting public ought to turn its back on
It. " It does look as If there was more of
truth than poetry in this.
Griffo has returned from the coast to the
cast and has surprised his old friends , who
have not seen him of late. Jail diet has
transformed him from a trim lightweight tea
a heavyweight , and he declares that ho will
not fight nor box again. Thus has booze
dealt with one of the cleverest < and fastest
men who over stepped Into the ring.
SOME MISCELLANEOUS SPORT
Breaking of the Broad Jump Record
Brine * Out Another IMienonteaal
Athletic Performer.
A phenomenal broad Jump was recently
made by W. J. M. Newburn. the Dublin
university broad Jumper , who has twice this
season improved the world's record. Ho
eclipsed all previous performances by clear
ing 24 feet 6 % Inches. This record la mar
velous , but Is vouched for and will undoubt
edly bo accepted by the authorities. A
slight cross wind was blowing at the time
and the ground on which the competition
took place was perfectly level. The run
up to the tako-off board was
rather rough. In his first Jump
Newburn cleared 23 feet 5 Inches. He fouled
in the second attempt , but In the third trial
ho beat his own previous best of 24 feet , H
Inch by 6'4 inches.
Newburn's performance Is nearly a foot
better than any other athlete has accom
plished , the American record of 23 feet 8
7-8 Inches , established by Myer Prlnsteln ,
being next In order of merit Then comes
the Australian record , which has stood long ,
23 feet 7 % inches , made by M. Rosoin-
grane , an Irishman , and the 'best ' British
record previous to Newburn's , of 23 feet. 6H
Inches. The new star has cleared moro
than 23 feet a dozen times this year. A
photograph of the Jumper , taken while bo
was in the air when making his previous
record of 24 feet , > / inch , shows that he
rises to a great height , apparently about
five feet from the ground. His body Is
turned sideways , a favorite position of Irish
Jumpers after taking off.
Casper Mueller , the wrestler who recently
arrived In this country from South Africa ,
is so confident that he Is a cracKerJack that
be is ready to take on men like R.deb r ,
Jenkins and Lewis right away. Mueller Is
a strangely-trained wrestler. His peculiar
tactics , based primarily on Graeco-Roman
rules , were learned by htm from the Kaffirs
at Pelage bay , where he was assisting in
the work of Building a > rallroad. Under him
ho had 1,200 Kaffirs and Zulus , among whom
there were many magnificent wrestlers. In
that country no white man Is regarded as a
competent boss who cannot throw any man
under him. Mueller saw at once that he
was short on muscular working capital , so
ho detailed the best wrestler among the
Kaffirs to instruct him in the art. For six
weeks ho went Into retirement , learned nil
tbo native tricks and finally returned to
take Charge of the men who had been sleep
ing on the Job during the boss' absence. He
spent the first day strangling and chucking
Kaffirs around the roadbed and spreading
respect for himself. He has since become a
good man In his line.
Otto Glcscko and C. L. Barney of Des
Motnes have tied up as a brace of strong
men and propose to give exhibitions on the
Midway during the remainder of the ex
position year. Gleseke is well known as the
local young strong man. Ho is a phenomenal
performer for so youthful an athlete as ho
is and gives promise of being a crackerjack
as soon as ho reaches his full development.
At the present time he ) is in the finest sort
of shape and is doing better work than he
has ever done In his life before. Barney
beems to be a fit companion for him. He is
a husky-built chap and has gained con
siderable renown. He has been traveling In
the cast during the last year or BO giving
exhibitions , and last fall played upon an
Ohio foot ball team. The two young chaps
should put up a nice show.
WITH HORSESAND HORSEMEN
_
Owner * of th King' of tue Turf Com
plain tbat They Con Get No
Haoes for Their Flyern.
The owners of Star Pointer , Patchen , Gentry -
try and Robert J are complaining of their
Inability to get races from the fact that the
free-for-all la the only class open to them
and that If one of their horses is entered
all other entries are withdrawn , because
the owners know their horses stand no
chance * against the topnotchers. If this is
so , why not establish a 2:00 : class ? Star
Pointer has a record of 1:59VI : ; John R.
Gentry , a record of 2:00 : % ; Joe Patchen , a
record of 2:01 : % , and Robert J , a record of
2:0116By : 'bis two performances this sea
son Star Pointer has proved himself in
shape for a race. Gentry is expected to
lower his mark in October and Patchen is
rounding to nicely. Robert J has been rele
gated to the road , but there ought to be a
two-minute animal among such new stars
as Chehalls , Searchlight , Bumps , Rowan
Wllkes , Anaconda , Frank Bogash and Lady
of the Manor. A big purse would attract
them.
But at the same tlmo that the possibility
of such a class is being discussed a pecu
liarity presses forward from an examination
of the records. This is that the fast pacers
seem to balk at the 2:04 : mark as before a
trocha. Trainers declare that there are at
least two more pacers who will Join the five
who have reached or very nearly reached
the coveted two-minute mark , but look at
the fact ! Three of the fastest pacers of
the season are Chehalls , Rowan Wllkes and
Searchlight , and all three have stopped at the
fated mark. The gelding , Anaconda , moved
a quarter in 0:30 : , but when tried out to the
limit was only able to do the mile in 2:04'/i. :
Will this mark prove to be such a bar to the
pacers as 2:08 : has been to the trotter ? For
several seasons now this figure has been
the general trotting limit , and U promises to
stand through this season also. It would
not be surprising If the 2:04 : mark for the
pacer would bo as insurmountable , for It Is
generally conceded tbat the pacing gait la
from three to four seconds faster than tbo
trot.
While the pacer Is generally barred out
of Europe , the American bred animal is
commencing to attract attention Just now
In England , where the pacing gall was un
known until lately. The August number
of the Encyclopedia of Sports contains a
paper on trotting and pacing. Of the pacing
call It is said :
"Pacing U no modern artificial action , as
some would have us believe , but may be
traced in the hones of many nations of
antiquity that rode without stirrup ( ex
amples may be seen in the casts of
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tlan sculptures at Crystal Palace ) and is
perhaps identical with the ambling so
freely alluded to In the literature of the
middle ages , while it is noticeable In many
of the Cossack horses. Of late years a
great number of American pacers have been
Imported Into England and they may be
seen any day In cabs and carts ; indeed , the
writer has even seen a pacer and a trotter ,
both high steppers , in a phaeton In the park ,
the coachman being under the impression
that ho had to handle a pair of trotters
and marveling no doubt at the 'rolling' of
his near hone. " ,
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Many trainers are following the plan of
Tom Keating this season In taking care of
their horses during a race and from this
fact it appears that there Is considerable
merit In the California driver's methods.
Keating will not allow a groom to blanket
one of his horses on finishing a heat , but
keeps all cloth off the animal , If the day
Is oot too cool , When Keating jogs back to
the Judgss * stand and receives permission
to dismount from his sulky the grooms
unhitch the horse on the track and ( trip
him of all th harness , leading the panting
animal to the cooling-out shed without a
teavy blanket thrown over It All the
horses in Heating's stable ore racing In
form moat every time they start and the
cooling-out methods employed seem to have
a great deal to do with the success of the
California trainer this year.
The sensational California 3-year-old
trotter , John A. McKerron , who created
quite a furore In the light harness world
fey moving a mile In 2:13 : % at Denver last
June , hoi been driven so m ny fast miles
that he is now stale and unable to hold his
own In second rate company. He finished
fourth In 2:17 : at Fort Wayne recently. It
la sold that the colt is held at JIO.OOO
despite hlfl poor performances of late.
Willie somewhat surprising in its results ,
the great and rich futurity which was run
at Sheepshcod Bay lost Tuesday was dis
appointing. While there was a goodly
bunch of starters , over a score of the 2-
year-elds leaving the post , yet the quality
of the field could easily be questioned.
Neither the champion youngster of the east ,
Jean Beraud , nor the west's premier , W.
Overton. were able to start. Of those who
wore eligible not one has ever performed
like a genuine stoke colt and the critics
are unanimous in declaring that the win
ning Martlmas Is not worth half the great
prize ho won. Yet many of the crack
Jockeys had mounts in the race , and , cons-
siderlng the quality of the field , almost
any number could have been expected out
at the conclusion of the raco. Consequently
a long shot could have been picked as
well as the favorites and an opportunity
was given the turf followers to pick up
plenty of money when Hendrle's Canadian
colt was pulled up winner.
It is said that there will be few eastern
thoroughbreds seen on the California race
tracks next winter. The owners claim
that the purses cannot repay them for the
expense and the risk. The New Orleans
events , however , are expected to have more
than tbo usual number of entries.
"WHIST.
The following Is Oulda's tribute to the
game of whist taken from "Cbandos : "
"A man who has trained his Intellect to
perfection In whist has trained it to be
capable of achieving anything that the
world can offer. A campaign does not need
more combination ; a cabinet does not re
quire more address ; an astronomer royal
does not solve finer problems ; a continental
diplomatist does not prove greater tact. "
A traveling man writing in praise of the
American Whist league remarks that "to
tbo man who never leaves home the league
will not seem holt the Institution that It
really is. It Is only by going Into a city
where ona has no acquaintances that the
highest advantages of the league are made
manifest. You ask the hotel clerk if there
is a whist club In the city and on being
answered In the affirmative proceed at once
to the headquarters in the confidence of
receiving a hearty reception. You are more
than likely to meet a Judge , a banker , a
physician , a lawyer , a retired merchant and
several business men , all leading citizens ,
for this is the class that usually make up
the league clubs. After on evening spent
In play one says 'good night1 with the
thought that the greatest discomfort ex
perienced away from home , that feeling of
desolation , has been eliminated. "
In the following position by Franktoln of
London hearts are trumps , South to lead ,
and with North to win all seven tricks
against best play of East and West. Play
may be made from the exposed knowledge
of the cards ;
S-J , 8 , 6.
H-A , J. 4.
D-A.
S K. 8-10 , 7. 2.
H 1C , 8. N. H-9 , 6.
C 1C , 8 , 6. W. 3. E. C-9.
D-9.
B A. it.
H-Q. 7.
C-J , 10. 3.
" "CHESS.
The following game with notes by C. Q.
DeFrance was recently completed in the
Nebraska chess tournament between Mr.
DeFrance of Lincoln and T. N. Hartzell of
Kearney :
White Hartzell. Black DeFrance.
1-P to K 4. 1-P to K 4.
2 Kt to K B 3. 2 Kt to Q B 3.
3-B to B 4. 3-H to U 4.
4-P to Q Kt4. 4-R takes Kt P.
5-P to Q B 3. 6 H to R 4.
G P to Q 4. 6-P takes P.
7 Castles. 7 P to Q 4 ( a. )
8-K P takes P. 8-P to Q Kt I ( b. )
9-11 to Q Kt 3. 9-Q Kt to K 2.
10 Kt takes P. 10 11 to Kt 2.
11-Q to K 2. j 11-Q to Q 2.
12-Q to K 5 , v 12 Kt to K B S.
13 B to R 3. 13 K to Q sq ( c. )
14-R to Q sq. 14-Kt to Kt 3.
15-Q to K 2. 18-R to K sq.
16-Q takes Kt P. 16-Q takes Q.
17 Kt taken Q. 17 Kt to K 4.
18-P to Q B 4. IS-Kt ( B 3) ) to Q 2.
19-P to Q B B. 19-B to R 3.
20-ICt to Q 4. 20-K to U sq.
21 P to B fi. 21-Kt to B sq.
23-P to Q 6. 22 P takes P.
23-B takes Q P. 23-Kt to B 5.
24-Kt to B 5 21-Kt to K Kt 3.
25-Kt to Q R 3. 25-Kt takes Kt.
26 R takes Kt. 26-K to B 2.
27-R to Q 7 ( ch. ) 27-K to Kt 3.
2S-R to Kt sq. 28-R to K 8 ( Ch. )
29-R takes R muit. 29-B taken R.
30 P to B 7. 30 Kt to K 4.
31 R to Q 8. 31-R to Q B sq.
32-B to Q 6. Z2 Kt to B 3.
K ! R takes R. S3-B takes R.
31-Kt takes P. 34 P to B 4 ( d. )
35-B to K 6 ( e. ) 35-Rcslens.
( a. ) Should have been P to Q 3 ; the next
move marks the beginning of Black's
troubles.
( b. ) Not sound ; It requires valuable time
to protect this P.
( c. ) Castles ( K R ) Is much stronger , al
though it may mean the exchange of both
Kts and a R for White's Q.
( d. ) In trying to save the P , Black loses
a B , wholly overlooking White's continua
tion. A better move would have been
35 B to Kt 6 ; then if B takes B. Ki
takes B ; and If B takes P , K takes P , leav
ing1 Black two P's behind ,
( o. ) Wins a B or queens his P.
Problem No. 88 : Tha following-position
Is submitted by a Nebraska chess player
for the approval of his fellow chessmen :
White to play and mate In three moves :
BLACK.
WHITE.
Problem No. 37 , done by (1) ( ) , Q to K : 6 ,
B takes Q ; (2) ( ) , Kt takes B , ( ch. ) followed
by P , makes Kt and checkmate.
Question * and Aniirer * .
LOWER BRULB , S. D. , Aug. 18. To tbo
Sporting Editor of The Bee. What has been
accomplished by the Dawes' Indian commis
sion with the Creek Indians up to the pres
ent time , and what the said Indian * have
done in refernce to the same ? A Sub
scriber.
Ans. Very little , hut I cannot tell you
positively. Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Jones at Washington can give you the
Information.
SOUTH OMAHA , Aug. 25. To the SportIng -
Ing Editor of The Bee. What are the
national holidays ? A Subscriber.
Ans. Labor day Is the only holiday pro
vided for by an act of congress. Congress
has at various times recognized certain days
as holidays , but there Is no general statute
declaring them such. Even the Fourth of
July Is only "nationally' observed because
it has been declared a holiday by all the
states. The matter of holidays Is left en
tirely to state and local regulation.
OMAHA , Aug. 23. To the Sporting Edi
tor of The Bee : What was the average
dally attonrtaiico at the Nashville exposition
last year ? Charles Callanan.
Ans. 10,806.
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GOSSIP ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE.
How sad are tbo words of Bismarck ,
which he wrote of himself : "How many
have I made unhappy ? But for mo three
great wars would not have been fought ,
80,000 men would not have perished. I have
bad llttlo or no Joy from all my achieve
ments ; nothing but vexation , care and
trouble. "
The English noblemen whom Mr. Hooley ,
the notorious promoter , alleged to have cost
him EO dear are both young men. Lord Do
la Warr was born In 1869 , and only suc
ceeded his father two years ago. In consequence
quence of the title of Sackvllle having been
recently created , the old Sackvllle estate
of Knole was diverted from the earldom of
Do la Warr , and this , together with the de
preciation of land , made the late earl a
very poor man for his position. Both ho
and his son bavo done their best to Improve
their position by creating the watering place
of Bexhlll. Lord Albcmarlo is Just 40 and
is married to the only child of Lord Eger-
ton of Tatton , a very wealthy peer. Lord
De la Warr married a daughter of Lord
Brassey.
"Of the various offices filled by the late
Dr. William Pepper , " says a Philadelphia
paper , "the most Important , perhaps , from
the point of view of the medical profes
sion , was the chair of theory and practice
at medicine and clinical medicine In the
medical department of tbo University of
Pennsylvania , which bo filled with so much
distinction for years , The question of bis
successor Is being widely discussed , and
there Is much speculation as to the man
who will bb chosen to fill his place. The
two names most prominently mentioned In
connection with tbo appointment are those
of Prof. William Osier , M. D. , of Johns
Hopkins university , Baltimore , and James S.
Tyson , M. D. , professor of clinical medicine
at the University of Pennsylvania. "
Polk Miller of Richmond , who attended
the reunion of the blue and gray near Phil
adelphia with bis comrades of Plckett's di
vision , ! a known as a raconteur of planta
tion life In tbo south before the war. One
story told by Comrade Miller will bear repe
tition. An old darkey named Absalom vro
the favorlate attendant of a widower ac
quaintance of Miller's and as rumor had it
that the widower intended to take unto
himself a second wife , Miller asked Absalom
If it were true. Absalom scratched his
woolly pate for a moment and repltod that ho
reckoned It was. "Well , " said Miller , "will
he take a bridal tour ? " This somewhat
puzzled Absalom for an Instant , then an In
spiration struck him and he said : "I dunne
'bout a bridle , sah , but when de ole missus
was 'live he used t' talk a paddle to her , BO
maybe he talk a bridle to de now ono. "
"An incident , " says the Philadelphia Rec
ord , "which occurred on the trip north of
the veterans of the PIckett division Illus
trated In a very pretty way the charming
character of Mrs. General George E. PIckett ,
who accompanied tbo remnants of her late
husband's command to this city. The train
left Richmond early In the evening , but it
was nearly midnight wh n It reached Wash
ington , where Mrs. Pickett Joined the party.
As she boarded the train she noticed that
the men did not occupy sleepers , but were
In day coaches , BO she refused to occupy the
section which had been reserved for her In
the Pullman Bleeping car and sat up with
the men until 8:80 : a. m. , when the train
pulled into the Broad street station. She
did all she could to lighten the burdens ot
travel during the hot night fop the old vet
erans who had followed her husband into
the Jawa of death at Gettysburg.
Before the attack on Fort Donelson Gen
eral Grant called a council of war to con-
Blder whether they should attack at once or
glvo the troops a few days' rest. The other
officers favored a rest , while Grant smoked
and gave no opinion. "There was a de
serter brought in this morning , " the general
finally said. "Let us see him and hear
what he bos to say. " The first thing Grant
did when the fellow came In was to open
his knapsack. "Where are you from ? " the
general then asked. "Fort Donelson. "
jrou have six days' rations , I see ; when
'hey served ? " "Yesterday
mornlmj ,
Tvere the same rations served to all
the troops ? " "Yes. sir. " "Gentlemen. "
said Grant , "troops do not have six days' ra
tions served out to them In a fort if they
mean to stay there ; these ! men mean to re
treat , not to fight ; we shall attack at once. "
LABOR AND INDUSTRY.
The world's visible
supply of
raw nurnr
ta1.6MMO _ tons , against 1,665.000 toni last
Cuba had auwui ,
and plantations ,
Manufacturers of gloves and underwear
in Germany ore Mld to be receiving large
orders from this country this year.
" " " " "
Iphla Engineering works IB
- - - _ 'horse cross
compound Corliss
engine for export to Yokohama , In Japan.
Philadelphlaus are beginning to use Iron
and steel beams and girders in the con- i
structlon of private dwellings. ThlB U a Y
new departure. \
of
Springfield , Mass. . have been consolidated
under the name of the united States En
velope company.
The United States has exported 366 loco
motives during the last year valued at
nearly $3,000,000. Nearly J2.600.000 worth
of sowing machines were also sold and II -
500,000 worth of typewriters.
The United States consul at Birmingham ,
Eng. , reports that a firm of English mer
chants , having an Important continental
trade , are asking for quotations on Ameri
can boiler and ship plates , in 400 ton lots.
The entire production of crackers in the
United States is controlled by the Na
tional Biscuit company. This corporation
has 150 factories scattered throughout the
states , producing this article in 135 differ
ent varieties.
The trade of Canada , as shown by figures
Issued by the customs department , is. for
the fiscal year ending June 30 last , the
largest on record. The aggregate trade
has reached $289,536,996 , as against $245-
297,144 for 1897 , an increase for the year of
$44,059,000.
Henry W. Cramp , vice president of the
Cramps' Shipbuilding company , believes
that for the next few years , at least , our
shipbuilding yards will bo very active. The
acquisition of new territory , ho thinks , will
bring about a big demand for American-
built ships.
During the week ended August 7 there
wcro 8,520,050 pounds of zinc and 986.1CO
pounds of lead mined In the Joplln dis
trict , Mlsssourl. During the corresponding
week last year Jack sold at J112.no per ton
and lead opened the week at 123.25 , closing
at $23.50 per 1,000.
In the state of New York there are 128
wood pulp mills In operation , which have
a combined dally output of 1,400 tons of
paper , employing 15,000 men , and having a
pay roll of $6,000,000 a yeur. This expendi
ture for labor supports 100,000 people , be
sides indirectly helping to support many
more.
According to tbo estimate of the United
States Mint bureau , the production of gold
In the world for the calendar year 1897 wait
$240,000,000 and probable production for
1898 la $275,000,000. Gold production of the
Uflltcd States for 18'J7 was estimated at
$58,000,000 , South Africa $90,000,000 , and
Australia slightly less.
James M. Clark , chief of the Bureau of
Industrial Statistics , Department of Inter
nal Affairs , will show in his forthcoming
annual report that in Pennsylvania the
number of working people employed In tbu
ron and steel rolling mills was 56,702 , n
Increase over 1E96 of 3,129. The average
lumber of days of employment was 269 , an
ncrcaso over 1896 of eighteen days. Tbo
OKRreB to of wages paid was $21,572,023. The
averane earnings for the year , skilled and
unskilled labor , was $468.73 , an increase
over 18W of $23.84.
For the finding of little G rald Laplner.
he 2 Viyear - old Chicago child abducted
ast May , the rewards offered now aggregate
12,500. The father , who Is not wealthy ,
ffered $2,500 and has searched everywhere.
its friends , members of the Union League
lub , have now added $10,000 to the re
ward. So far there Is absolutely no clu *
to the child' * whereabouts ,
