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.
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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 !
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.
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. Call on Kuhn A
I'o. . drugclfit , oud get a trial liottlo free , i
Regular size , HOe and $1. Every bottle
guaranteed or prlco refunded.
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On Mond.iy from 10 lo 11 o'clock wo will f-ell a
limited number of our § 30.00 Alliance wheels
for
* - .
Stearns Tandems Cheap
Prices on other wheels correspondingly low.
Agents for Domestic , Davis and Eld red go sewing
machines.
8 fiYGLF fill COR { 5TH PfJD
di U f L yy. , HflRNEY STREET-
on bicyclen
$75.00
Worlds
$60.00
Keii-
woods
Call and see them.
Second-hand wheels from
§ 5.00 up.
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Samples
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