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10 THE CWATTA DAILY KEE : SI'XDAY , SEPTE MJETJ 11 , 1808. SPORTS OF THE EARLY FALL Raw la the Big League Nanows Down to Two Teoms. BOSTON AND CINCINNATI SEEM ALONE TV mil In MnUlnpr a Splrmltil .Stnml mid KtvliiK I" KolliMvlHK ( JloniljIVrnlrrn Hotter. The big advantage which Boston was ex- rjeeU'd to have when It struck the homo grounds appears to have materialized. It reached home last Sunday and opened the final home series on the following day. Smrp that tltno Its recoid tins been a straight string of victories six In nil , In cluding last Friday four from Washington nnd two from New York. The Senatorial vlrtorlcs might have been predicted , but many of the base ball wiseacres prophesied that a different result would bo told when the Giants bobbed up against the Hean- caters. However , the hard-hitting Joyce outfit proved to be even more easy In the two opening games of the series than the Konntors , for In one of the games they were chut out nnd In the other they barely pEeaped another blanl : . If Iloston keeps tip anything Ilko this lick during the remainder of It * stay In Beantown until October G there Is no getting the pennant away from Frank Solee , even If his pets do spend the flr.nl ten days of the season on foreign Riounds. The effect of this continuous per formance of victories has had a very ap preciable effect upon the Hcan Dcmol labors' percentage. When they reached home they wrro In second place , by only two points , to IJP sure , but Btlll In the second hole. Now thry nro first by a clear margin of fifteen points. fluey , too , has been on the homo grounds , lint her record Is far worse , for out of the nix games she has played she has lost two- otic to Chicago nnd the other to Cleveland , llor future Is not packed with things of n ror.eate hue , either , for on next Wednesday fchu commences her trip abroad and docs jiot return homo again , unless the Cleve land games nro transferred to Cincinnati , which will probably bo done. Then the IJcds have a tough proposition In the teams that confront them. They have a scries of thrco games with Baltimore and no less than eight scheduled games with Cleveland , llcsldcs that they have to tackle such un certain ciuantities as Louisville and I'hlla- drlphla in the meanwhile. There is noth ing of a very cheering character for Cup- tain Kwlng In this array. Tomorrow the Orioles also commence a rcsslon on the homo grounds , which will continue during practically the entire Bca- pen that Is left , but the erratic playing of the Birds since their magnificent streak of jifveral wcclta ngo does not glvo promise of good work In the future. This , how- nvor , may bo Homo such temporary slump that has met both Cincinnati nnd Boston Jn the course of the Benson and the Birds may yet bo strictly In It at the finish. During the last week Milwaukee has been knocked out of the load In the Western league race and Is now In third position. The fight Is on between Kansas City nnd Indianapolis , but It la still possible for any one of the thrco to land the pennant. But ten days of the season remain. The real jtrugglo commences on Thursday , when the Brewers tackle the Blues and nro followed by Indianapolis. GOSSIP FROM THE GRIDIRON of the Two SotM of HiUo AVIll IMueli CoiifUHlon I" the \VeNlern ( inmri. The two sets of foot ball rules on the trmiket the Ptagg cede nnd that recently adopted by the Eastern Hulcs committee cerm likely to result In the disruption of many n western schedule. The colleglato ircult , of which Chicago Is the center , Is juit into the worst predicament , for the cluster of western colleges that form it is 'ividcd ' over the rules. For example , C'hirago , Michigan , Illinois and Purdue have derided to stand by the Stagg rules , while Wisconsin , Minnesota nnd Northwestern propose to play under the eastern rules. Klthf-r a revision of schedules Is necessary In those- cases or else some compromise inui-t bo effected. It does not seem possible that a team can bo coached under both nystcms. The differences nro not great , but thcro are a considerable number. Ono of the greater differences Is a rule In the western cede which permits the side which has lost the goal the option of mak ing or receiving the klckoff , whlfo the old rule gives the klckotl to the goal defenders. The purpose of the change is to even things tip when iciims of differing offensive and defensive strength meet. The rules regarding mass plays lead dif ferently , but are in effect the same. Thcru is some little dltferenco in the scor ing , which Is shown In the following table : Eastern Western rules. rules. floal from touchdown fi 6 Touchdown , falling goal ! i 4 C5oal from field kick r > 4 Uaffty 2 2 In addition to lluw points the western itileti ticoro thrco points for : i goal from jilaro kick. The east reduced the tlmo that may betaken taken out for any reason during the course of a game to two minutes. The west also jiermits an additional in I nil to when in the opinion ot tbo refcrco it is advisable or necessary. The cast gives the referee the power to nhortcu the halves when In his judgment there Is n likelihood that the game will be Interfered with by darkness ; the west does not glvo this option. The east provided that If the ball Is kicked co that It gees out of Ixnmds before crossing the opponents' goal } \uVl \ It shall belong 'to the opponents. The west clings to the uld rule that allowed the ball to remain In the possession at the man who gets It. Thcro Is qulto n noticeable difference In the penalties for various ollensea. Of late thcro has been a revival of talk over the possibility of a match this year between Pennsylvania and Princeton. The report is piomptcd by the unmistakable In dications at the close ot last fall's campaign . that the once bitter feeling that existed > between the two universities was fast dying out. and that but very little effort was neccs- ! pary to bring about a renewal of the con- i ' teats on the gridiron. The factions In both ' i-ollepi's who caused the rupture In 1891 have now left the college and the animosity has not extended to the students who have suc ceeded thorn. There never were two col leges between which n more natural rivalry existed than that felt In the past by Prince ton nnd the I'nlverolty ot Pennsylvania to- vnrd each other. This sentiment Is rapidly asserting Itself again and It will bo surpris ing If the Tigers and the Quakers do not tight it out on the striped sward before the fall U over. Pennsylvania's progress In the game of foot ball may be traced through Us contests with the Princeton team. There was once a tlmo when the University of Pennsylvania was classed with the minor colleges with i reference to the ability of Its foot ball I eleven. lu the days of the old Intercollegiate i Association , composed ot Yale , Princeton , , Pennsylvania nnd Wesleyau , the latter two i invariably were far outclassed and Wesleyan i frequently bested the Philadelphia team In i ( be annual match. Imagine the MUJletowu i collegians doing Hie same thing today. With here and there an exception , Pennsylvania was the easiest sort of a problem for Prince ton. The Quakers seldom scored , whllo it the Tigers' total did not exceed thirty points the clrcumstanco was regarded as unusual. In 1SS7 Princeton won by a score of 95 to 0 , but after ISfiO a marked Improvement became - came noticeable In Pennsylvania's play. The big scores' stopped , and In 1S92 and 1S94 Princeton waa defeated. Since the last , Princeton defeat no games have taken place i between the two , but the return of an era | of good feeling In both universities can have but ono result , and that Is a resumption of the annual foot ball struggle , which In past jears was ono of the most desperate of the season , Pennsylvania has left n date open In Its schedule that may be taken by Princeton. In fact , there are two open dates Wednes day , October C , and Wednesday , October 19 but the latter Is the ono that will be taken If a game Is arranged. Penny's full schedule Is ns follows : Saturday , Septem ber 21 , Franklin pnd Marshall on Franklin field ; Wednesday , September 28 , Gettysburg on Franklin field ; Saturday , October 1 , Stnto college on Franklin field ; Wednesday , October 5 , and Saturday , October 8 , Brown on Franklin Held ; Wednesday , October 12. Virginia on Franklin field ; Saturday , Octo ber 10 , Lphlgh on Franklin field ; Saturday , October 22 , Lafayette on Franklin Held ; Saturday , October 29 , University of Chicago on Franklin field ; Saturday , November , " , Harvard at Cambridge ; Saturday , Novem ber 12 , Indians on Franklin field ; Thursday , November 21 , Cornell on Franklin field. It will bo noticed from this schedule that Pennsylvania has almost attained the object It has been working for during the last few years the playing of Its games on Us own grounds. But one game of the entire schedule la played on other fields the ono with Harvard , which takes place at Cam bridge. In all probability the Crimson will go to Philadelphia next year and It Is qulto probable that next season's schedule will contain only home games. The east and the west will struggle In the giimo on October 29 , when the Chicago eleven meets the Quakers. The main game of the season , tbo one on Thanksgiving day , which concludes the foot ball year , Is again with Cornell. There has been but little fresh foot ball news during the last week. Yale and a few others have commenced preliminary practice , but It is during the coming week that general - oral practice really begins. Before next Sunday till the bigger institutions nnd many of the minor ones will bo at work nnd a few schedules even call for games before the next seven days are over. Harvard has secured a decidedly agreeable acquisition to her foot ball materlalu In the person of Cochems , the crock half of the Wisconsin eleven who was elected to captain the Badgers. The Crimson did not over look the opportunity to snap up the west erner when It offered. SOME MISCELLANEOUS SPORT Grcnt Co n i-o u rso of .Sprinter * Here to Attend tlif Hue of the Firc- IUOII'N Tournament. There have been feet runners a-plenty In Omaha during the last week In the course of the firemen's tournament. Ability to sprint is the premier requirement for mem bership In volunteer companies , and it is a certainty that no 'Individual who Is speedy of pedals and lives anywhere In the neigh borhood ot a town where a company Is lo cated Is likely to bo overlooked , particularly when the team attends a tournament. Con sequently , the largo number of companies that entered the contests were the pick of the sprinters of their neighborhoods. There were some cracks In the bunch , too , for , al though thcro Is no question that the timers Xvero not onto their Jobs by long odds , time of 0:10 : , 0:102-5 : and thereabouts is excep tionally good even under such circum stances , especially as the track was by no means ns fast ns it might have been. The companies , as bodies , also ran very well. Altogether the tournament was decidedly In teresting , even though no records were broken , and It Is unfortunate that the weather was so unproplttous. However , though the affair was a success under the circumstances , a lesson was given the as sociation , which should not bo overlooked In future tournaments , In the spectacle pre sented In the management. This was abomi nable and the ofllclals were poorly selected. This fact created no end of dissatisfaction among the contestants. If the same sort of a deal Is given In the future , the annual tournament of the National Firemen's as sociation will soon die a speedy death from lack of entries. The amateur golf competition for the championship of the United States , open to all golfers belonging to clubs which arc members of the United States Golf associa tion , will bo commenced on the HnKs of the Morris County Golf club , Morrlstown , N. J. , tomorrow nnd will close on Saturday. There aio five prizes to bo contested for a trophy 'valued at $1,000 , nnd four medals The entries uro very extensive , 119 com petitors being named In the list. All ; ho leading clubs of the country have entered their best men. The majority come from the extreme east , but there Is a good rep resentation from the south nn-1 Chicago will hold up the west's ond. Champion H. J. Whlgham will be on hand and will again meet his formidable rival , Findlay S. Douglas. The latter was put out by Whlgham In the semi-finals last year , when it was claimed that the handles of clubs had been greased. They met again and Douglas won , which fact makes Douglas qultu a favorlto for the championship this year. At a conference between the challenge committee of the Royal Ulster Yacht club and the cup committee of the Ni'W York Yacht club , Tuesday , the Sandy Hook course was agreed upon for the race for the America's cup. The Newport course was not considered. The conditions agreed upon are : Number of Ilaces Match to bo decided by best three out ot live races. Course Starting from Sandy Hook light ship.First First Uace To windward or leeward nnd return. Second Itacc Kqullateral triangle. Third Ilnce Similar to first race. Fourth Hace Similar to second race. Fifth Uace Similar to first race. The courses shall be , ns nearly as po- ssible. thirty nautical miles In length. The challenger shall bo Informed at leasl ono week before the first race what vessel Is to defend the cup. The system of nu-asurcment , time nllow- anco and racing rules of the Now York club shall govern the races. I The first race shall bo sailed on Tuesday 1 October 3 , U99 , unless the Shamrock shouli j be detained by Htrcss of weather or other cause. In which case three weeks shall bo ' given it for fitting out after Its arrival ; bu the first race shall not be started later than October 10 , 18 ! > 9 , and the races shall lw l sailed on Tuesdays and Saturdays until com , pleted. The date of the sailing of the races la later than that usually placed for the Inter national races. Only once , In the races be tween the Vigilant and Valkyrie II , was I held so late as October. The Beefeaters across the water do not seine to be able to get over the victory of Ten Kyck over their cracks across the | pond In 1897. The London Field In a re- cent Issue ngaln agitates the affair. In the j course of an argument to demonstrate thai the American Is a professional it Bays that ' "his very narao Is an eye-opener , for ho was notoriously the son of James Ten Kyck. the j Yankee professional oarsman and sculler , ' 'This ' alleged sporting journal goes on further to say that If Ten Ryck's entry had been accepted this year ono or moro of the professionals' Rons from the Thames waterside would have been entered to contend - > tend against the Yankee , nnd goes Into spaams over the horrlblo predicament the | swells would have had to confront If such 1 sons had raced against the "gentlemen amateurs. " As another proof of Ten Eyck'a , professionalism the paper points to the fact i that the young American , when a boy , once worked at a boat builder's place for $10 a week. Hero In America It Is not considered that n young man Is debarred from sport b-causo as a boy ho had the pluck to earn a dollar , but the fact that such n youngster won the big race , according to the London Field , "degraded the Diamond Sculls for nil time. " All this poppycock seems to In dicate that the Henley regatta Is only a pcrles of events devoted exclusively to the physical culture of society swells Instead of a scries of open races for n world's cham pionship for amateurs. As yet the English men do not seem to have found anything unsavory In the antecedents of It. H. Howell , who won the Diamond Sculls at Henley this year , but something may bo xpccted. More than half the trotting records made his year seem to be below 2:20 : and the :15 : list Is growing tremendously large , n fact It looks like an easy matter for a oed horse to beat 2:10. : Nearly a score of orses have entered this list so far this eason. Del Norte , n full brother to Chehalls , vho Is showing up so well , lias made his chut ns n guldelcss wonder In Oregon , the rst of the freaks to bo seen on the lo has a record of 2OS. : CRICKETERS PLAN THEIR TRIP Oniuliii Club fit-Minn ftcnily to Take 1'nrt In tilt * Denver Toiirnn- incnt Next Month , The Omaha Cricket club Is now coking forward to the winding up f the most successful season In ts history. The tournament to bo eld during the last week In September t the capital city of Colorado will bo n ed letter event In the history of western rlckct. After the eminently successful ricket week In Omaha the local willow vlulders wcro somewhat chary of entering nto another big fight , not because they rero afraid of tackling anything that came long , but owlug to the fact that the late- icss ot the season would find their lighting Ino considerably depleted and as a conse- uence defeat might reasonably be expected. \lthough the Omaha men will not bo able o put their very best team In the field gainst the giants who will battle against hem In Denver , still the eleven that will ; o cannot be altogether termed a weak one. ndlcatlons point to two at least of our rack men being absentees. Harry Now and Will Vaughan , for business reasons , find hemsclves unable to make the trip , but utsldo these two players the team will bo fairly representative one , and , should Omaha's men go down before Chicago , as Islet lot unlikely , for they nro straining every erve to get together the strongest aggre gation ever sent out of Chicago , malnlv to vipo out the overwhelming defeat sustained at the hands of the OmahoRS in July , still hey should account for the Denver team. The latter club will also bo considerably treiifithcned by recruits from various parts if Colorado , nnd , on their own "midden , " hould keep the boys east of them hustling. Nothing succeeds Ilko success" and the Omaha lads will go Into this light with that onfldcnco assured by their brilliant vie- orlcs In the past. Unfortunately business claims and the fast shortening days have militated against anything like systematic practice , crlckot being mainly relegated to Saturday afternoons , and in this respect our rlends from the neighboring state have us at a disadvantage , for they are men of elsuro and can practice when they choose. Judging by newspaper reports they have ) een piling up < = oine wonderful scores in .heir homo matches , Stone In particular naking great advances on his perform ances In Omaha. This player has taken a iromlnent part In matches against the very > est players In the world and there Is no loubt that ho Is a force to be reckoned with In the coming contests. It Is u pity so many of the Omaha men will have to eave for homo on the Saturday , as It is understood that the Denver club has ar ranged a scries of social entertainments which will eclipse anything attempted In this line by western cricketers. Omaha men had by no means a fair representa tion on the International team In July , and , though the third match of the series n Denver will hardly corao up to this In .ho matter of quality , yet a good sprinkling of home talent will convince the local men hat their wonderful record In the late ournament has not altogether gene with out recounltlon. U Is a matter of intense satisfaction that Dougnl finds himself able to make the trip. Ilia want of practice , it Is to bo hopml , has not taken the sting off his bowling , and can lie but repeat his performance against Jilcago Omaha need ask nothing more. Bate Is still on the lame side , and will probably only bo able to bowl slow , but this will make no difference , as Sims , with his lightning deliveries and his successes against Denver still fresh In his memory , will moro than bo able to fill the vacuum. Sprague makes his first appearance against a foreign team. His cleverness In taking the balls behind the wickets Is undeniable , and maybe the great Stone may find some of Ills deceptive tosses wending their way to the foothills of the Hockles. Sprague has done it before. For further particulars ap ply to President Lawrle. Tuflleld will not bo with the team , but should it bo neces sary to have a man close up to the wlc'.tet Taylor will make an efficient substitute. In fact It Is an open question as to whether lie would not bo about the best man Omaha lias behind the stumps , had ho the time to de\oto to perfecting himself In this dif ficult act. President Lawrle will bo able to Klvo his undivided attention this trip to the task of piling up runs , and n continuance of his good form shown in practice matches can bo looked for. Bad luck has most persistently dogged the footsteps of the orewhilo champion of the club , G. Vaughan. His average in practice matches has fallen abort of those of former years , and his opportunities for spiting fickle fortune by bringing on" one of his oi'J-Ume sensational bowling performances during a foreign mat'ch have been provoklngly small. It Is small consolation to recollect that the Immortal Grace has known the time when for a period his hand has lost Its cunning. Sympathy long drawn out at such a time Is about ns palatable as temporary loss of form , but 1C is devoutly to bo hoped that the Denver week will see George returning to his old-time scoring power. Want of practice docs not seem to affect Cameron's batting powers , and hla stone walling tac tics should bo of great use to the team. The rest of the eleven are looking forward to this outing , although some arc in doubt as to the advisability of holding such an Important meeting BO late in the season. The eleven will leave on the last Thurs day in the mouth. Chicago will be met next day and Denver on Saturday. On the Tuesday fofloning the champions of the tournament will play against a combined cloven picked from the remainder of the teams entered for the tournament. Granted flue weather , this will bo a fitting ending to the most successful cricket season la the history of western sport. The English eleven which Is coming for a tour of this country was slated for ar 'I rival In Montreal on last Friday , and doubtless the news columns of The Bee to day give feme account of the Initial match with the club of that city. From Montreal afl the visitors go to Toronto and during the comlug week they are scheduled for gamrs in riitladclphlix and New York. After spending gomo time In the east the eleven comrs westward , stopping at Denver to take part In the tournament which the Omaha club will attend. NEXT WEEK WITH SHOTGUNS Diiiuint rinli linn n Very I'rotrraiu liiitil Out for the Trui > Artl.il * of Tlii'nu 1'a flu. The Dupont dun club has just Issued 113 program ( or Its third annual tournament , which takes place on the ground * ot the Omaha Gun club across the river on Sep tember 1 , 23 sn > \ 23. It co uH-s fully up to the announcerthat have been made before and prpiuires one of t'he most euc- ccssful nmatour shoots ever held In this city. That seems to bo the Impression of the shooters In the neighboring states , for the list of entries Is very Targe. There are to bo ten events at fift'cen blue rocks each day. In addition , there will bo a dally live bird event , ten birds on the llrst two days , with $15 added , and llftecn birds on the last day , with $20 added. The big event will be n shoot at twenty targets on Thursday afternoon for the champion ship of the transmlsslsslpp ! states. A $50 cup will bo given as an emblem to the winner. The entrance fee to each of the fifteen target events will bo $1.00. The fee to t'ho first two bird events will bo $3 and to the last one $10. The moneys wllf be divided into four purses In each event. In addition to this , however , there are to be ten prizes of $5 each for the ten high aver ages each day and ten prizes of $3 each for the low averages. In this way both the bad and lhe ! good shots will be provided for. The tournament will be strictly for ama teurs , and all professionals and manufac turers' agents will bo barred. Although the weather of the last week has not been bad for chicken shooting , there have not been many big bags brought Into the city. George A. Hoagland had fairry good luck and others bagged a fair number. Among those who are out are C. A. Clallln and Stocky Heath and Frank Ilurklcy. The latter two have gone to Grceley Center. Billy Townsend and Jack Hallowell were in attendance at the Schmelzer shoot at Kansas City last week and did iilco work. American stiortsmen will meet In open competition at the new Cincinnati Gun club grounds to shoot for "another" live-bird wlngshot championship of the United States. The Sportsmen's Uevlew will present a solid cold and silver cup , valued at $ 00 , as a championship cup. The Introductory shoot wilt bo a fifty live-bird contest under the American association rules. The cup Is subject to challonco for throe years from the date of the first contest , when a special twcnty-flvo live-bird contest will bo held for the absolute possession of the trophy. The conditions are similar to those which prevail for the numerous other trophies pur porting to represent the championships. Let a few more cups bo offered and each prominent shooter may be the "only" na tional champion. CHESS. The following games , short , sharp and decisive , have been scored during the last few days in the state correspondence 'tourna ' ment , between Messrs. Hold and Kasmussen , and Powell and Edwards : White 1 ( aid. Black P.nsmussen. 1 P to 1C . 1-P to 1C 4. 2-Kt to 1C H 3. 2-Kl to Q B 3. S-Il to 1 ? I. II Kt to 1C B 3. 1 P to C } 4. 4-H to K 2. r > P takes 1' . fi-Kt takes P ( ? ) . G-Q to Q 5. fi CastloH. 7 Q tukos Kt. 7-1' to Q 3. fi H to K 3. 8 P tnkrs P. 9 < J Kt to Q 2. 9-Q to Q 3. 10 Castles. 3D 1C to 11 sq. 11 to 1C Kt 5. 11-P to K B 4. 12-Q to 1C K 4. 12-P to 1C H 3. 13-D takes P. II ! B tnkes Q. II H takes P ( oil ) . 14 K takes U. 13 Kt takes B. 15-Q to B 4. 1H Q H to B sq. 16 P to Q Kt 4. 17 B to K H. 17-P to Kt fi. IS Kt to Kt " . IS Q to Q 3. 19 Kt to B 3. 19-P to K r , . 20-Kt lo Q 2. 20 B to 1C 3. 21 P to K 11 3. 21 P to Q Pv 4. 22-15 to B 4. 22-P to Q H 5. 2H Kt lo 11 sq. 23 Q H Id Q sq. 24 Btakfs B. 21 Q takes ICt ( ch ) . 25 1C to Kt sq. 23 K to B 3. He-signs. PUTUOFF' 'S ' DEFENSE. White Powell. Black Edwards. 1-P to 1C 4. 1-P to 1C 4. 2-Kt to 1C B 3. 2 ICt to 1C B 3. 3 Kt takes P. 3 P to Q 3. 4-Kt to 1C B 3. 4 Kt takes P. 5-P to Q I , 5 P to Q 1. fi B to Q 3. ( ! B to Q S. 7 Castle * . 7-Q B to Kt 5. 8-11 to K 1. h-P to 1C B 4. 9-P to Q B 4. 9 P to Q B 3. 10-P tak'es P. 10 rnstlen , 11 P takes P. 11 Q Kt tnkfs P. 12 B takes Kt. 12 P takes B. 13 y to Kt 3 ( ch ) . 13-If to U 1. 11 Kt to Kt 0. 14-Kt takes O P. IS Kt to B 7 ( ch ) . 15 U tnkes Kt. ! Q. tnkos H. 16-Q to 1C R 5. Resigns. Problem No. 40 : Submitted for trial by a Nebraska player. White to play and niato In thrco moves : BLACK. m. mm m WIUTK. Problem No. 39 done by 1. K to Ut 7. 1. Kto B 5. 2. Q to KI. . _ . ' . ' . Any. 3 K"to K 5 or P to Q 5 , mute or 1. Kt to Kt 7. 1. P to Kt C. 2. Kt to K 3 ( ch ) . 2. 1C to U 3. 3. Q to K C , in.ito. imn mill . COZAD , Xeb. , Sept. S. To the Sporting IMltor of The Bco : In a game of crlubagn between A and B , A plays 9 , B queen , A 10. B jack , A C , B 5 , A I , B f. . Is thcro a "run" on the last three cards ? I csllo Arnold. Ans. No. AWAY. James * "Whltcomb niley. T cannot uny. nnd I will not say That lie Is dead ho Is Just away ! With a cheery smile , nnd a wave of the hand , Ho has wandered into an unknown land. And loft us dreaming how very fair It needs must be , silnco ho lingers there. And you O you , who the wildest yearn Kor the old-tlino step nnrt the jlnd ; return T hlnk of him faring on , ns dear In the love of There as the love of Here ; And loyal still , ns ho irave the blows Of his warrior-strength to his country's foes- Mild nnd pentlo , ns lie was brave- When the sweetest love of his life ho gave To simple' things : Where the violets grew Blue as the eyes they were likened to , The touches of his hands have strayed As reverently n hla lips have prayed ; Whc-n the Httlo brown thrush that harshl > chirred Was dear to him as the mockingbird ; And ho pitlocl ns much as a man In pain A writhing honey bee wet with rain- Think of him still as the same. I say ; He In not dead ho la just away ! i iiil ' C V . Having recuperated' sufficiently from the atlgulng meet at Indianapolis. 1'rcsldent 'otter of the > League of American Wheor- nen announces that the country Is tafo. le finds that the war ls over and with the cturn of the boys from the camps nnd rcnchcs the fog that envelopes the league vlll presently vanish. With the league ecure , it follows that the country Is safe. Mr. Potter has given his best energies to ho organization. Ho has seen It rise to ho century mark in membership and now vltncsses the receding of the tide. Hooves eves It for Its glorious past and cherishes n kindly regard for Its future. So , to keep it n the straight and narrow path , ho has de cided whom his successor shall be. and thus relieved the next national assembly of un necessary mental exertion. The members vin simply meet and ratify , cogltato and gratulnte , and return homo happy In the bought that each nnd every delegate was ho main cog In the wheel. His naino is Murphy , and on his heaving bosom shines the star of the metropolitan police of St. Louis. Murphy poses nnd mrades at the crossing of Jefferson avcnuo and Chestnut street , where all kinds of lumanity Jostle each other. One night last veek several femnlo scorchers scooted up and down the asphalt pavement. Cautions repeated several times by the officer failed o make them stop , and he bet about to cap- uro them. This was no easy task , for a ilcycle can bo made to go faster than two No. 10 shoes which have to carry a 210- pound man. So Murphy chased the women jack and forth for half an hour , to the great amusement of cabbies , hot tamaro men nnd painted women who watched from windows. At last Murphy apparently gave up the chabo and stood In the shadow of a tree on the sidewalk. Every ono began to eer at him , for he had evidently been de- 'catcd ' , and the crowd laughed when ono of : ho young women rode by almost within each of the bluecoat. But Murphy walked across the street to the other pavement. Then n strange thing happened. One of the riders came wheeling past In the center of the street. As she reached a. spot oppo site the officer her wheel suddenly went up in the air and she foil In a heap on the as phalt. A stout cord which Murphy had laid across the street and pulled taut at the jroper moment had done the work. Luckily in bones were broken , and In au Instant Murphy had picked the woman up nud turned her over to a brother officer , who lappened on the scene just at the right mo ment. Then Murphy mounted the pris oner's wheel and gave chase to the other riders. In a few minutes he had captured ono , and then the other , and the three women wcro loaded into the patrol wagon with their wheels and taken to the pollco station. Down at Camp Wlkoff , last week , ono ot the army surgeons jumped on a borrowed wheel and circled around the sandy street. An Interested spectator of the doctor's wheeling maneuvers was an Indian Rough nider , who stood by In open-mouthed won der. From his actions it was evident that the Indian was looking on a bicycle for the first time. Noticing the astonished look on the face of the red man , the doctor stopped , and after dismounting , Invited the Indian to take a ride. The Indian eyed the steel steed -with considerable misgiving , but when pressed by the doctor ho made up his mind to ride the thing , although he said nothing. The Indian took hold ofthe machine , and , walking along with It for a few paces , ho made a leap into the saddle , the same as ho would mount a broncho. Ho landed In a heap in the dust , hut nothing daunted ho tried again. Ho would always give a wild leap and land squarely in Iho saddle , only to topple * over In a heap. After several at tempts the Indian dropped the bicycle and walked slowly away , shaking his head In the most bewildered manner. Ho did not understand that kind of a bucking broncho. An elaborately planned coasting contest took place in New England a few days ago , the main object of which was to get at the comparative running qualities ot cer tain tires. Incidentally , however , the results obtained were of general interest , and en tirely upsetting to the popular theory that , other things being equal , the heavier rider should win. The distance covered in this contest was short and the grade at the be ginning slight. Ono rider weighed 190 pounds and the other 130 pounds. There wcro three separate trials , both contestants using the same machines under exactly Identical condition ? . In the- first trial the light man coasted 125 feet and covered the first 100 feet In thirty-one seconds , whllo the heavier rider required thirty-six seconds to reach the 100-foot mark and only scored a total of I0r. feet. The second trial , wlUi different equipment , resulted more favonbly to the heavyweight , who beat his opponent by half a second for 100 feet nnd was only beaten by ono foot in the total. In the third trial the light man was again vic torious both In time and distance. The ( skillful at riders were regarded as equally coasting , nnd under the Improved rules of the contest neither was allowed to take advantage - . ! vantage of any special bodily movements which are supposed to accelerate progress. Teddy Edward made his 250th consecutive century In the vicinity of Now York City last Wednesday. Edwards' total mileage on the wheel he Is now riding Is considerably more than would result from his having ridden 100 miles a day since the present ho had prcvlousVy covered year opened , as S -100 miles. He has also gained nearly 200 overriding. Edwards miles during the year by wards continues in prime condition , not withstanding the stories which have been circulated regarding his phyplcal and men tal health. Barring a single half-day's Ill ness at Dctiolt. a month ago. the plucky rider has been well all through the year. When ono stops to think that previous to Edwards' consecutive century riding the connoc-'tvo worW'B record was sixty-live centuries , and that ho has now ridden up ward ot ; r > 2 consecutive centuries , the size of his achievement can bo realized. WlH-u people talk of bicycling in the Alps and such places , they really mean walking , and why any sane person should take a bicycle to the Alps It Is not easy to see. The "lound-the-world" cycle trips , too , are largely pcdestrlanlsm. For oxaruplo , the ry- crlHt , Fraser , who has just returned to Eng land after a two years' tour about the world , gives these suggestive remarks on China : "Western China Is not a good pliu-e to cycle In ; why. out of the first 1,500 miles we had to walk some 1,200. But all the time wo vjcro climbing up and down tbofo confounded hills there was never any caueo for fear. It was Just n btcady pa ging on , day by day , 151 days In oil , till we reached Shanghai. " The blcyrlo has its limitations. roup.h rldcru" am now the fad of the eycra paths of Greater New York. The term is applied to the women who affect the big slouch bats of the cavalry troops , ride diamond framed wheels , and scorch. Some of the * -heelwomen who have adopted these hats alee make themselves conspicuous by loud costumes , and In n few Instances loud manners. The term was first applied to n certain tandem team of girls , who are familiar characters on the road. Iteccntly two well-bred girls , modestly dressed , rode up to a hotel on a tandom. They wore the cavalry hats , anil ns they dismounted one brash youth exclaimed : "HI , there's the rough riders. " This caused a hundred pairs of eyes to be focused on them. They underwent an amount of bold staring that probably spoiled their day's pleasure. At any rate one of them went tea a Rtnall parlor in the roadbuuso and had a quiet cry. Tbo simplest method of finding the gear of oue's machine Is to count the number of teeth on each of the two chain wheels , then divide the number of teeth on the smaller chain wheel Into the number on the larger and multiply the diameter of the driving wheel by the result. For Instance , if the rear wheel Is twenty-eight Inches and the teeth on the two cogwheels num ber eight nnd ten respectively , the gear would be fifty-six. It Is better to clean a wheel every tlmo It Is used than to give it ft big scrubbing up once n weok. Frequent attention keeps the machine In good order , ind Is less wearing on the rider's temper than Is the Infrequent removal of largo accumulations. j , Canadian bicycles next year , by ngree- j mont among the manufacturers , will have , thirty-inch wheels Instead of twenty-elght- | Inch , which nro now the standard , will bo from ono to two pounds heavier than those of 1S9S , and will cot more. .MIUTII. Indianapolis Journal : "Maud says she Is madly In love with her now wheel. " "Huh ! Another case where man Is dis placed by machinery. " Judge : Mr. Whcelflend Well , you are a horrlblo slcht. Mrs. Wheelflend You cannot expect a woman's beauty to outlast a century. j i Chicago Record : "Jubbock had to change his boarding house. " "What for ? " "His landlady said she would reduce the prlco of board to him If he would teach her four daughters to ride a wheel. " Detroit Free Press : "He said ho wanted to consult mo privately on a matter of vital importance to his future nnd of course I thought it was a proposal. " "Wasn't it ? " "No ; ho wanted my advice about choosing a wheel. " Somervllle Journal : Observer Do you think that you can ever learn to ride a wheel ? Beginner Indeed. I do. After the diffi culties I have surmounted In getting one , I feel competent to accomplish anything. Chicago Tribune : Ills Attornov You'd better plead sillily. Your punishment would bo mcrelr a nominal line. Prisoner That's nil rUht. I'd r.ithpr run the risk of colng to Jail than to Mand tip bcforo fvrvlmdy and acknowledsn I ttolo a bicycle of the make of 1S94. Detroit Journal : "Ho you know , Mr. llllley. " said Miss Sears , enthusiastically , "that I have ridden a century ? " "O. come , now , Miss Seam , " replied Mr. ( Jllley ; "you cawn't luvp done that , don- Cher know , beoauso bicycles haven't bpou Invented that long , aw. " Chicago Tribune : "I beg your pardon , little plrl. but you are riding plgeon-totM. The habit , If persisted In , will make you bow " At this critical moment she turned her head and disclosed to the elderly wheelman who had been riding leisurely behind her the face of an undersized but matura woman of not less than 47. "Sir ! " she said. "Madam , " he gasped , touching his hat nnd falling further back , "jou spoke Just In time ! " WHIST. The following instructions In the eti quette of whist are contained In a recent volume compiled by the executive commit tee of the American Whist league , and be sides the bylaws of the league there Is a good treatise on the coneral laws of the game. The following rules , It Is stated , nro formulated with a view to dlscouragw and suppress certain Improprieties of conduct therein pointed out which are not reached by the general laws. The rules nro as follows : (1) ) No conversation bhoutd bo In dulged In during the piny , except nuch as Is allowed by the laws of the game. (2) ( ) No player should In. any manner whatever glvo any Intimation ns to the rtato of his hand or of the game , or of approval or disap proval of play. (3) ( ) No player should lead until the previous trick Is turned and quitted. ( I ) No player should , after having led a winning card , draw a card from his hand for another lead , until his partuer has played to the current trick. (6) ( ) No player should play a card In any manner so as to call particular attention to It , nor should ho demand that the cards bo placed In order to attracts the attention of his partner , ( fi ) No player Bhoufd pur posely incur a penalty because ho Is will ing to pay it , nor should he make n second revoke In order to conceal one previously mado. (7) ( ) No player should take advantage ) of Information Imparted by his partner through a breach of etiquette. ( S ) No player should object to referring a disputed qucs- I'ion to a bystander who professes himself uninterested In the result of the game nnd nblo to decldo the question. (9) ( ) Hystand- ors should not in any manner call atten tion to or give any Information concerning the pray or the state of the game during t'ho play of the hand. They should not look over the hand of a player without his per- mlBslon , nor should they walk around the table to look at the different hands. Milton * Cilvriitvuy. . It Is certainly gratifying 1o the public to know of ono concern ti > the land who nro not afraid to br. sonorous to the needy and Buffering. The proprietors of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption , Coughs and Colds , have given away over ten mlllon trial bottles of this great medi cine ; and have the satisfaction of knowing It has absolutey cured thousands of hopeless cases. Asthma , Bronchitis. Hoarseness ami all diseases of the Threat , Cliest and Lungs are surely cure.l by It. 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