Nebraska Newspapers

    10 THE OMAHA DATTjY BEE : SUNDAY , OCTOT5EB 0 , 1808 ,
SPORTS OF INDIAN SUMMER
What ths Athletoi and Experts Aie Doing
Oni-of-Doora Jnst Now ,
BOSTON WINS THE LEAGUE PENNANT
Ilnrc the 1'o-iltlonn In Which
They Will Clone the Hunnun
Bill ? I'nxton'M Colt Honor *
UN llrcfdlnif.
The victories of the Bean Demollshcrs
during the last wcclc provided practically ]
the last stroke In the conflict for the pen-
nant. Baltimore can still win the bunting ,
tut It Is only possible through the most
abnormal freak that could occur. All In all ,
there Is scarcely n probable shadow of doubt
of Boston's championship triumph again
this season -when the curtain rolls down
next Saturday. It Is about all over except
the shouting a fact which must bo ad
mitted even by the fans who pulled so hard
for a western city to land the bit of "bunt- "
Ing.
Ing.With
With the ( lag waving over the hub of the
universe again , the burg of beans and
"culchaw" will have good reason for tho' '
developing of a ilslng of the chest , a I
bwellcd head. SInce the organization of the
National .league in the fall of 1S70 It ap
pears to have had a monopoly on pennanta.
The flrst flag of the professional association
went to the Athletic club , with Boston In
the second place , but In 1872 , under the
management of Harry Wright , Boston se
cured Us 'first championship rag , and for
thrco successive years It waved over the
liub. In 187C a wholesale shift of the stars
that made up the team occurred and the
Centennial year proved to be an off year
for Boston , but again In 1877 another cham
pionship team was whipped In line and In
3878 the pennant again fell to the Beau-
eaters. John Morrlll managed the team from
1882 to 1888 and won ono pennant. In 1SSD
Jim Hart , the present head of the Chicago
club , was manager and full by the way-
eldc. Frank Selce arrived from his Western
league career In Beautown , and this Is the
ninth year that he has been at the mana
gerial helm of the aggregation. In that
time Boston has \on the pennant five times ,
counting this season. Thus In the twenty-
even years of the existence of the league
the pennant has landed In Boston an even
dozen times.
It Is very likely that the column of stand
ing will present exactly the same appearance
on next Sunday morning as It does on this
Sabbath day , although It Is quite possible
that ono shift will take place. Chicago
may beat out Cleveland for fourth place.
The Windy City crowd has a much easier
cchedulo than the Castaways St. Louis and
PlttsburB against the ono and Plttsburg
and Louisville against the other. The
Quakers have succeeded In their effort's
to squeeze the Giants out of the first dlvl-
nlon and will hold the last peg In the class
1o the end. The Colonels , despite t'helr
game fight , have lost their chance to beat
out the Pirates anld will have to content
themselves with their present ! position In the
race.
From all appearances Just now there seems
to bo a good deal of truth In t'ho report that
haa been wafted on the wings of Dame
Ilumor to the effect that the Cleveland club
will find a location next year In St. Louis.
While Roblson of the Castaways refuses to
authorize Iho statement that such a change
Is to bo made , ho will not deny It. To
place a team like the Castaways In Cleve
land is a case of casting pearls before swine.
Despite the strong championship tlngo the
aggregation has borne throughout the season
It has never been given supportl. And de-
spl'to ' the fact .tnat the Browns form the
veriest batch of lobsters that ever came
over the base ball plko the St. Louis fans
have given < the team much better support
than It deserves. It looks , therefore , that
the bunch of stars at present flying the
Cleveland colors would make the turnstiles
busy In their proposed now home. Whether
the St. Louis aggregation will be transferred
to Cleveland or somewhere else , whether
Cleveland will bo In the league next year
or not , Is a matter that will probably not bo
decided until the magnates meet this winter.
There will probably bo a switching of
managers before the season opens next
eprlng again. It Is very questionable
whether Buckingham Kwlng will bo found
nt the head of the Hods. The fans of Cincy
have been knocking him hard , despite the
fact th'at ' ho finished in third notch and held
the leading place in the i race during the
greater part of the season , although he had
n team that had no license to do so. Ned
Ilanlon Is sore on Baltimore for the non-
Biipport the Mnrylandcra have given him. It
Is rumored that ho may bo swltcherl to
Philadelphia. Finally , there are signs that
Scrappy Joyce will bo removed from the
head of the Giants.
The following Is the Western league rc-
acrvo Hat as announced by President John-
eon :
Columbus n. Buckley.- , Sullivan , C.
Jones , L. Wolters. J. Brown. G. Tebenu ,
AV. Hulcn. F. Gcnlns. D. Lnlly , C. Frank ,
J. Gilpatrlck , B. Waddell and B. Brlgss.
Kansas City H. Parker. W. Merrill. F
Coniiftiighton , K. Vlox. C. A. Frlsbce. E. C.
McVlclccr. J. J. Egan , E. Meredith , D.
Friend. II. C. Hanson , P. Wilson , D. D
Gear. A. II. Pardco. J. Williams , J. S
Schlaglc and Tuck Turner.
Detroit F. Brolo , N. Elberfleld , T. J.
Irwln , W. C. Clancey , E. Bcal , O. S.
Stalling. J. Sharp , B. Brlggs , P. Dlllard ,
K. H. Waddell. J. Thomas and S. M. Dona-
liuu.
liuu.St.
St. Joseph P. F. McCnuloy , C. B.
Fisher. D. W. Daub , J. Wadsworth. P.
Wright , Fred Boat , p. J. Eustls , O. D. Pick
ering and " \V. Holllngsworth.
Milwaukee O. Socnr. G. Ilcttger , W.
Reedy. F. Barnes , C. McDonald , A. Vollcn-
< lorf. It. Stafford , William Hallman , Ed
LOWCP , George Schoch , William Weaver ,
George Nichols , 13. Waldron , J. Burke and
Ell Cates.
Minneapolis E. G. Dlckson , W. Fisher ,
H. O. McNeely. D. Wright. G. Carey. J. A.
Andrews , C. A. Illce. C. T. Illley , A. D.
Davis. T. F. Fletcher. W. U. Wllmot , P. W.
Werdon and W. F. Ilutchlnson.
St. Paul H. Splca , D. E. Rioter , It.
Dcnzer , II. Frlckcn. G. Cross. William Mc-
nill. F. Isbell , F. Shugart , S , Glllen. E. D.
Durko. W. Preston. L. P. Gler and John
Glasccock.
Indianapolis W. A. Helium , Ed Lynch ,
Colored
Splotches.
Mr. II. L. Myers , 100
Mulberry Street , Newark. N. J. ,
says : "I contracted a terrible blood
disease which broke out into sores
nil over my body. I spent a hun
dred dollars with doctors but prow
worse instead of better. Many
blood remedies were also used with
no effect , until I decided to try S.S.S.
This remedy seemed to K * > t at the
seat of the disease and cured mo
completely and permanently. "
( Swift's Specific ) is tha only cure for
Contagious Ulood Poison : no other
remedy can reach this terrible disease.
IJook on self-treatment mailed free by
Bwift Specific Company , Atlanta , Ga.
Ed Hlckoy , Sam NIchol , H. M. Madlll , J.
Hofmolster. Ed Scott. T. Fleming , 0.
Kncppcr , M. II. Hawley , D. Flynn and F.
Foreman , j
Little Illtchle of the Colonels will probably -
(
ably lead the sacrifice hitlers this season , i
-A 1th Fred Tenny of the Beancaters a close
second. Last year McCreary of the Pirates ,
then of Now York , was starred In the
tycrlflco hit column with thirty sacrifices ,
wb > io Tenny was second. The latter offered
himself up on the base ball altar of sacrifice
on twenty-seven occasions. Dusty Miller
pushed base runners to second and third
at his own expense twenty-one times and
Dummy Hey deliberately wrote his own \
obituary nt the first sack by moving up
bane runners In twenty-three cases. The
majority of these batsmen will occupy a
lofty niche In the sacrifice column again tills
year.
GOSSIP FROM THE GRIDIRON
Probability of the Cnnic Ilctvrccii
nnd Ili-il mill Illuc the
Theme of the Week.
Probably the matter of the most general
Interest that has been Incubated this week
In the foot ball circles of the country Is the
possibility of a game between the Princeton
cloven nnd Pennsylvania. The breach that
has existed In the past In the athletic rcla-
llons of Iho two universities has by no
means been healed yet , but It appears to
bo slowly closing. There seems to bo a well
founded possibility that the canvasback
rcprcsentallves of Iho two Instltullons will
meet again on the chalk lines. At the pres
ent time the matter seems to bo up to the
management of the Tigers , for during the i
last week It has been considered by It with
the usual mystery , however , that surrounds
all college deliberations and consequently |
nothing is as yet known of the decision.
If played , the contest will In all probability
be fought out on some date afler November
12 , Iho day upon which the schedule of the
Tigers at present closes. It Is also likely
that the game will < bo slated before Thanks
giving day , for the Pcnnsy season will very
likely close then. It Is therefore likely that
the day will bo selected between the two
dates mentioned , for Pennsy has no con
test in the Interim.
The last week has be n a poor ono for
the development of the teams of the big
five. The weather has been exceedingly hot
nnd the gridiron appearance of the field has
been moro realistic than suggestive. This
may partially account for the fact that the
elevens are still In an unsettled condition
and the games of the last seven days have
been somewhat unsatlsfaclory. In fact ,
Pennsy and the Tigers are the only two of
the llvo that have displayed championship
caliber. Pennsylvania's score against State
college on Saturday , a week ngo , 40 to 0 ,
was big enough , nnd Princeton's score
against Lchlgh on the same date , 20 to 0 ,
and against Stevens on Wednesday , 48 lo 0 ,
were satlsfaclory lo her supporters. Yale ,
Harvard and Cornell , however , have been
disappointing. The Blue rung a note of alarm
In the hearts of her admirers a week ago ,
when Wcsleyan , of late years a second class
eleven , held her down lo five polnls , but she
partially redeemed herself by doing Amherst
up by a score of 34 Co 0. The Ithacans did
well against Trinity a week ago , but on
hist Wednesday ran up against a surprise
party In the shape of Syracuse. During the
first half , try as It did , Cornell was unable
to score moro than a single touchdown. The
second half was more fruitful and Cornell
finally ended the game with a score of
30 to 0. On Wednesday the Crimson became -
came the second of the big flvo to bo scored
against. Bowdoln did the trick , scoring a
touchdown by good , clean work. The low
score of 11 points that Harvard ran up
against Williams a week ngo is also rather
discouraging.
Of course slzo of scores tells but little
of the slory of fho strength of the teams.
An eleven may shift Its men or It may cm-
ploy tricks and strategies for experimental
purposes. As a matter of fact , It Is quite
frequently the case that this Is done when
the team lines up against a weaker sister ,
the final object of the preliminary games
being simply a campaign for the preparation
of the eleven for the final and decisive game
of the season. Yet , as a rule , scores do
Indicate something of the strcnglh of teams.
If Iho scores are low because of Iho shifting
of Iho men It shows that there Is some weak
spot that remains to be strenglhened ; If il
Is because of the trial of new maneuvers
an indication is given that the team has not
reached the necessary point In regard to
team work. That this Is so Is proven by
Iho showing of Iho last week. Pennsyl
vania has run up big scores ; she has strong
individual men and good team work.
Princeton has also done well ; her positions
nro filled by men of good average slrength
and they are commencing to work harmoni
ously. Yale and Harvard have been uncer
tain in their play ; the centers of both arc
weak ono day a stronger lot of candidates
are tried and the team braces up , Iho next
a weaker bunch is tried and the strenglh
suffers. ,
Pennsylvania and Prlncclon have slflcd
down the candidates pretly Ihoroughly by
this time. Pcnnsy's three center men are
filled. Its tackles' positions have three or
four strong candidates and so It Is with
Ihe ends. The back field la pracllcally cora-
plelcd. At Princeton there are strong men
In every position except at quarter , which
Is likely to bo the weakest point. Their
'varslly Icams will finally bo selecled as
follows :
Pennsylvania Center , Overfleld ; guards ,
McCrackon and Hare ; tackles , McCloskcy ,
Do Silver and Snover ; ends , Folwell , Hedges
and Rcugcnbcrg ; quarter , Gardner ; halves ,
Harrison nnd Outland ; fullback , Wheeler.
Princeton Center , Crowdls or Booth ;
guards , Edwards , Crowdls and Mills ;
tackles. Hlldebrand. Gear nnd Beam ; ends ,
Craig , Pee , Palmer , Montgomery ; quarter ,
Watklns , Uosengarten ; halves , Boiler ,
Lathrope , Black , Crane ; fullback , Ayrcs.
Both Harvard and Yale have a backfleld
full of good men of the proper caliber , but
there are wide holes In the lines of both.
The Blue cannot find a satlsfaclory ccnler.
Cutten , Ihe minister , Is still In the lead for
tbo place , but Is not entirely satlsfaclory.
Marshall and Brown will probably bo at the
guards , with Chamberlain at one tackle and
somebody else , to bo selected , at the other.
The ends nre as yet unknown. Hardly any
Idea of the form of Harvard's line can bo
gained. No less than fifty men are after
the positions , and a shift In almost every
cast is made dally.
The center position Is still the tough
proposition Cornell. Of all the candidates
Dorner Is the most prominent , but not sat
isfactory. Lueder and Ilced at guards , and
Swectland at tackle , look like fixtures , but
the other tackle and the ends are shitting
quantities. At quarter Young Is developing
Into a star man. Whiting and Ilosenberg
seem to have the call on the half positions
and Slelcher Is'making a strong run for
fullback.
The Jayhawkers last Wednesday did not
give promise of becoming dangerous factors
for Iho Western association championship.
While they won their game against the Kan
sas City Medics , the only touchdown they
secured was very much In the nature of a
fluke. It was only Captain Mosse's kicking
that prevented the Kansas City Medics from
scoring. His pedal work on the pigskin
i time and again sent the ball out of danger.
The Kansans were painfully weak In their
Interference , and this was the causa of their
Inability to score more. There are a number
of good ground gainers on tbo eleven , but
they were given but little protection whcu
making runs. Both Buzzl nnd Simpson at
halves nhowcd up In good form , particularly
the latter. The line was new and as such
did good work , but It Is far from champion
ship form. Wllcox , who succeeds "Sal"
Walker at center , was the best of the bunch.
The Nebraska team Is satisfying all Us
supporters. It has very nearly been picked ,
and will remain , with few changes , As It
appeared in yesterday's game with Ames
college. H Is very slrong both In offensive
and defensive work for this period of the
year , and In Comparison with both Kansas
and Missouri appears to have a cinch on the
championship pennant again.
Local foot ball this season will center en
tirely about the High school eleven , but the
prospects of this , the solo Omaha representa
tive of the gridiron are of a decidedly bluish
tinge. During the last two years athletics
have been kept up to a high standard at the
Institution and have been a success from
both an nthiVtlc and a financial point of
view. But this season there has appeared
among the student body a decidedly lack of
Interest In the foot ball team. The captain
of the eleven has been doing his utmost to
bring forth a creditable band lo hold up
the athletic honor of Iho school , but ho Is
finding It a hard uphill job. The main ob
stacle Is the absence of a coach , which Is the
consequence of a lack of funds to secure one.
It would seem that among a band of stu-
dcnls as large as attends the school there
would bo sufficient Interest to raise a suita
ble sum of money to secure the services of a
foot ball Instructor. The expense need not
bo grcal , and a coach Is absolulcly necessary
In order to work up a team of any quality.
Pride In one's school would be sufficient to
Induce the student body to provide the
means that smaller schools In this section of
the country furnish their foot ball teams to
enable them to creditably represent their
cofors on the gridiron.
WITH HORSES AND HORSEMEN
Illlly Pnxtou'H AVI 11 of the ITnturlty
irlth The Mcrc'hniit the
Senniitlon
Nebraska's great colt , The Merchant , was
the bright particular luminary at the Lex
ington light harness meeting upon whom the
Inhabitants of horscdom In the Antelope
state focused their orbs. When the news
ths this promising offspring of The Con-
aueror had captured the edltlon-de-tuxo
event of the year for hln class was flashed
over the wire there was rejoicing galore
among the harness men of the city. The
fact that a Nebraska horse could go to Lex
ington and meet the cream of the youngstera"
of the country and skin them out In the
premier event of the year was a crown of
laurel to the breeding Interests of this state.
Neither was there lacking a figurative
presentation of the gladsome hand to Billy
Paxton. the owner of the colt , even Ihough
William , with the assistance of George
Kearney , Is still busied down at Lexington in
gathering together the tidy fortune the colt
won for him.
The Nebraska colt had no difficulty what
ever In arcompllsTiIng the feat. In two
straight heats the bay colt outstripped his
quintet of followers. Ho did not move the
mile In the fastest time of the year , but
under the circumstances the record vias ex
cellent 2:20 : and 2:21 : % . For two days a
heavy rain prevented the commencement
of the meet and soaked the track. While
the muddy course might not have dlscom-
fllted an older campaigner much , It was an
obstacle for the youngsters. On a fast dry
track It Is believed that the 2:20 : trip would
have been reduced to 2:10. : If this were so ,
the record for 2-ycar-olds would have been
broken for the year. The best time so fao
made by the division was fixed by Marie
Celeste at Louisville ten days ago , 2:17'/4. :
The other heat was trolled In 2:18 : % . This
mare was dlslanccd In the race of Thurs
day and Handspring , who ran second to
her at Louisville , had to bo content -with
the same 'place behind The Merchant.
Neither The Merchant nor any other colt
has yet touched the record for the division.
This Is held by the famous stallion , Arlon ,
who has a 2-ycar-old mark of 2:10 : % . This
phenomenal performance , however , was
made only at the conclusion of a year's
consistent training and was gained late In
the season , .November 10. It occurred In the
year 1891 on the kite-shaped track at Stock
ton , Col. As a result of this fast proceed
ing Arlon was sold for the tidy sum of
$123,000. He was campaigned again the
following season as a 3-ycar-old and suc
ceeded in lowering his mark but a quarter
of a second , which , however , again estab
lished a record for the class. This per
formance again occurred In the fall of the
year.
The Futurity Is always a strongly con-
leslcd race , as it establishes the supremacy
of the 2-year-olds for the year. There were
twenty-three colts to start at Lexington ,
lut all but a half a dozen were withdrawn ,
probably on account of the condition of the
track. The stake has been won In succes
sive years by such great performers ns
Nellie A , Bermuda Girl , Fred S. Moody ,
China Silk , and last year It was won by
Jnnle T In the lime of 2:14. : which is Iho
fastest mile ever trolled by a 2-ycar-old
filly. Her owner , George A. Fuller , drove
her , and while Ihe champagne corks were
popping Just afler the victory ho announced
that ho would come back and win the 3-
year-old division of the stake with her this
year ; but on Thursday , when she starlcd
for the $10,000 purse , she was nowhere near
a favorite , and finished fifth , making two
heats In fifth place and being distanced 'n
the third. The best time of Iho race was
2:14U. : a quarler of a second less lhan her
mark.
The Merchant Is well known to the horse
men of this vicinity. He is a handsome
bay of big proportions. His size probably
had considerable to do with his winning
the stake In the mud of the Lexington track.
Ho Is out of Bright Light by The Conqueror.
As a yearling he gave promise. In fact , In
the spring of 1897 , before ho had reached
his first birthday , he moved a half In 1:20 : ,
a 2:40 : gait , a remarkable performance. In
the spring of last year , as a yearling , ho
moved the fastest mile of the season , 2:29Vi. :
His consistent improvement gives promise
that in the succeeding years ho will be
merrily at work clipping the records.
The winning of the Nebraska colt came as
a thunderbolt out of the amethystine sky
to many a horse owner , and particularly lo
Marcus Daly. Marcus Daly has a siring of
about forty colts from which lo pick the
nominee for the Futurity , and ho selected
several. His early choice , however , was
Handspring , who took second money in the
race. Last spring Daly told John A. Crelgh-
ton that bo had a cinch on the big money
this season In Handspring , and ho was prob
ably afflicted with a temporary stroke of
paresis when the Nebraskan beat out his
Montana colt.
One of the horsemen who watched the
performance of The Merchant with most In
terest was D. T. Mount. The secret of this
Interest ls Imbeded in the fact that Mr.
Mount Is the owner of a half-brother to the
colt. It Is a foal of this year and has a
breeding that surpasses that of The Mer
chant. The colt Is by The Conqueror , out
of Clarlne F. The dam Is by Forward , by
George Wilkes , and with The Conqueror's
pedlgre by Atlas , by Attorney , by Harold ,
by Hambletonlan 10 hoa a great ancestry of
speed that ought to be developed in years
to come.
While this 2-ycar-old event was of the
most Interest to local horsemen on account
of the performance of The Merchant and
the Futurity for the 3-year-olds was the
most Important from point of purse , the
greatest race of the meeting was the Tran
sylvania , which was trotted on Friday , too
late for the mention of the result In this
column. Its Importance rests not so much
In Its money value , which Is $5,000 , as the
honor of winning the historic event. It has
been won by horses all over America , and
It has always been a great contest of speed
and endurance. U has been the largest
betting race of the union , and It promised
to hold Its own In this particular on Friday.
The winners of the race have come from
all parts of the country , and Budd Doble
la the only driver who ever won It twice.
It has been won by horses of all colors , nnd
In 1S91 It was captured by the blind horse
Cheyenne. The lucky drivers , outside of
Doblc , have been John Dlckerson , who drove
Cheyenne ; Ed Either , who piloted Krem
lin ; Crlt Davis , who handled the reins over
Harrlctta ; Andy McDowell , who engineered
the victory of the fast Azote ; W. J. An
drews , who lifted Bouncer to victory ; C. E.
Alexander , who coaxed Senator A to win ,
and W. O. Footo , who was behind the sen
sational Htlma last year when the record
was lowered to 2OS& : . Doble won the race
the first and second years of its existence
with Jack and McDoel , respectively.
Dlrectly's mile In 2:03'/i : In Louisville has
been the talk of harness horse circles slnco
nnd is Interesting In view of his being en
tered In the 2:08 : and 2:01 : pace at the Lex
ington meeting last week and this. The
news of tho- remarkable performance of the
black wonder of four seasons ago was like a
voice coming from the dead. For , while
Directly has been racing this season and
raced last , ho had been passed up by the
turf student long ago as an "exploded phe-
nom , " a horse that was to be remembered
only ns the greatest 2-year-old that ever
wore harness , whoso subsequent career was
deplored because of Its disappointment.
Directly paced a heat at Tcrro Haute In
2:0394 : , but ho did not win the race , and
the heat was regarded as merely a flash
of his old ability. But when a week ngo
ho easily went a third mlle In CiOS'/J. and
covered a quarter In ono of the other heats
In :29H. : those familiar with the horse's
former greatness began to wonder whether
ho might not at this late day bo fulfilling
some of the promises that his 2-ycar-old
career held out , for at that ago ho surpassed
all previous performances of 2-year-olds by
four or five seconds , and In many starts
was never beaten.
WHIST ,
A notable feature of the recent Woman's
National Whist congress In Philadelphia
was the extreme youth of many of the
players engaged In it. Ono of the best
players was Miss Katlienne Fox , aged 16 ,
who carried on one of Iho Important prizes.
She Is president of a whist club and cap
tain of her club team.
Afler all Iho space that has been devoled
lo the subject of private conventions In
whist lltwaturo but Htlle regard was paid
lo them In the Boston congress. Whist
remarks that every Imaginable system , and
some that were unimaginable , were In evi
dence , and there were many unusual plays
that would not so long ago have raised a
hurricane of denunciation. But the fore
bodings of trouble nil proved groundless
and there- was not a ripple of dissatisfac
tion. Many of the players who came prepared -
pared with a careful explanation of this
syslem found that It was rarely asked
for and when offered was frequently re
fused. Ono team had adopted the plan of
having Its system of play printed upon
small cards , ono of which was offered lo
each adversary. In most cases , however ,
the card was cither declined or dropped
on the floor. The players generally seemed
to adopt the vlow that an adversary maybe
bo safely permitted to play whatever con
ventions seemed good to him and whatever
system ho pleased so long as ho played
whist.
_
East and West came out a poor second
at ( he Omaha Whist club rooms on Wednes
day night , losing by on average of nine
points. The score was as follows :
North nnd South
Burrell nnd Sumney . 21 ! 1
Lawrence nnd Mclklo . 212
Comstock and Jordan . " 10
Drummer and Sackclt . 207
Total . l 0
Average . . . 212
E.iBt nnd West-
Garner and Strauss . 210
McDowell and Scnnnell . 207
Hedick nnd Mlllnrd . 193
Shea and Alice . 193
Tolal
Average
flnmtloiifl ami Ai
HAMBURG , la. , Oct. 4. To the Sporting
Editor of The Bee : Please give mo the
heights of Robert Fltzslmmons and Jim
Corbett. GEORGE II. LAUBE.
Ans. Fltzslmmons. C feet lli inches ;
Corbett , 6 feet 1 Inch.
A > urrt tr
Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada E.
Hart of Groton , S. D. : "Waa taken with a
bad cold which eettled oa my lunng ; cough
Let In and finally terminated In Consumption.
Four doctors gave mo up , uaylng I could
llvo but a < hort time. I gave myself up to
my Savior , determined It I could not stay
with my frtcnda on earth I would meet my
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Here , for example , Is the marchioness of
Downshtre. If any ono denies this woman's
good looks they are simply Impervious to
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rich , bright , chcslnut hair , faultless teeth ,
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THE MARCHIONESS OF DOWNSHIRE.
young woman possesses and yet In the wldlh
and length of England there Is not a moro
zealous and accomplished rider to hounds ,
wlelder of golf clubs or expert bicyclist.
Lady Downshlro Is something moro than
this , for she does not mind turning out of
bed very , very early In Iho morning , drawing
on long rubber bools , slipping Into a water
proof cloth coat and , staff tn hand , spend
ing a morning with the other hounds. U
is , however , as a horsewoman that she ex
cels. She hunts wllh Iho queen's hounds ,
wllh a fine pack of Berkshire and , when
the hunting season Is at Its hlght In Ire
land , she hurries over with her horses and
her household to her husband's country seat
in Down and pursues the wily fox there.
Wherever over ditches and hedges , gates
and wire fences Lord Downshlre leads , his
wife Invariably follows.
Six years ngo Miss Hare , whoso father Is
the queen's foreign scrvlca messenger , mar
ried the marquis of Downsblre , and her
beauty and her gifts as a horsewoman made
her London appearance an event. Her Iwo
liny sons Lady Downshlro Is herself teach
ing to rldo mlnule ponies and when her
brown mare and bronze habit are seen In
Ihe hunling field she Is usually accompanied
by her slslcr. Lady Wllmot , and her two
aunts , Lady Sophia MacNamara and Lady
Adela Larking , for there is scarce a fem
inine aunt or cousin In her family vJio does
not make an active appearance In the field.
But these women are only a few In the
admirable corps of British beauties whoeo
blooming complexions are the Inheritance
from a noble line of sport-loving ances
tresses whose traditions and habits they
seem in no wlso disposed to deny or cast
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and prairie chicken , and even quail , even
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radius of a dozen miles. The shores of Honey
creek and of Cut Off lake are favorite
rendezvous for the birds , and good bags have
been secured often during the past couple
of weeks. Ducks arc far more scarce , al
though some of the hunters have been re
warded for a tramp along the marshy shores
of the waters.
Among those who have been loitering after
snipe about Cut Off lake during the last
week has been George Brubakcr , who shot
a nice mess. C. W. Webster and Roy Austin
came back from Honey creek with a big bag-
full.
Dr. West of Council Bluffs and a party
have gone to the sand hills about Chadron ,
where they will spend some llttlo time In
pursuit of the wild fowl of the air.
E. A. Watson , who has been In the city
ever since the Dupont shoot , In the latter
Dart of September , yesterday left for his
homo In Virginia. Mr. Watson Is an Eng
lishman , and ono of the most thoroughbred
sportsmen of the country , who has ever vis
ited this city. Ho has rocks to burn ,
and consequently Is able to satisfy
bis sporting propensities to the
full. Down In his homo In Virginia ho has
a lltvlo plot of ground only about 4,000
acres In extent , but Is figuring on increas
ing It by 8,000 more. On this ho has es
tablished a game preserve. He has another
bit of a resort In Florida and sports a
yacht and a houseboat. Ho Is a good fel
low , withal , and on that account ono can
overlook his abundance of shekels.
Tom Ktmball , the well known local gun
shot ) , will sail for Europe during the com
ing week and proposes to hobnob with the
royalty on the other side of the pond for
several months.
Billy Townsend has received his pointer ,
Spike , who during some weeks paet has
been put through a course of sprouts by
Atkins , the dog trainer of Nellgh. Sptko is
llttlo more than a yearling , but he Is a
crackerjack In his class. Atkins says that !
ho Is the most Intelligent field dog that has
been under his care for many a moon and
predicts a future for him. The dog Is lean
and strong and Is reputed to be able to
smell a bird a half-mllo away.
On next Thursday and Friday the gun
club all Lake Onawa will have a tournament
and a number of local cracksmen are pre
paring to carry off some of the money. It
Is probable that a full squad will attend.
Among those who are certain to be In at
tendance are Will Townsend , Plumber Heed
and Henry McDonald.
That the fishing season is not over yet
was proven by the nice mess of black bass
that was brought ) from Blue lake during the
past week by Carl Johnson. He found the
fishing nil thnt could bo , desired.
CHESS.
Score of a game recently completed In
the Nebraska chess tournament between C.
Q. DoFranco of Lincoln and A. Powell of
St. Edward , with full notes , by D. F. Logan
of Norton , Knn.
Wliltc-DcFrancc.
Black-Powell.
! - { ' t ° ,9 < " ) 1-i' to Q 4.
2 1' to K 3. 2 Kt ( o K D 3
3-Kt to K B 3. if '
,1-H to l " I'M }
fcS ! ° K 2v 4-n take"Kt. .
, ,
5 I ! tnkos B. 5 p to 1C 3 '
-cnstlo,5' , . - to Q 3.
.
11 Kt takes P. 11 Kt
j 15-P takes H.
16-Q to 1C D 3. ( g ) _ Q.
1 17 1' takes Q. 17 1 * to K II 4
18-n to Kt 2. ] Rn to R \ ( M
10-Q H to Q B. 19-P to K B 4
° - U ) aKt to icui4'
2-J-P to It S.
SM-P to R I
, 21-11 to H S. jtrK to Kt
; > P to Kt 1 ( J ) 25 P takes P.
1 271take" Kt. lu 'kefi" ' '
2S-H to Kt. si-
Q - " takes n l M
lakeiS '
M-U n. ad"to II "
'
i lo " ' tn " *
n-H II -
t 32 11 t o II. 32 Iv l n Ti * > '
33-K to Kt 3. " , „ , . ,
, 31-IC to B.3. ( m ) Stn to K 3'
VTI \ ° r , V ; > k.- ! ' to K Kt 3' < " >
" ' " ' ' ° Kt " '
ST K t U 4 -
" P
33 11 to R G ! OT-u to Q "i
4U-H to Kt 6.
40-U to K 3.
! \ E to.Q B- 4i-l ) tr < ( i1 -
42-P takes P. 42-H to Q 8.
4J H to Kt 8. -H to Q B 8.
44 H to Q B 8. 41 H to Q B 5.
45-P to H 7. 4-K to Kt 2. ( n )
4C-P to H 3. 4G-nesignB.
( a ) The QP opening seems well suited for
correspondence play , as no extended analy
sis has yet been published and the players
are early thrown on their own resources.
( b ) Black can hardly afford to takp two
moves In order to exchange Ihe powerful ,
far-reaching B for the Kt this early In
the game.
( c ) P lo QB 4 would be correct , but for
the vshKo B oosted at B 3 thrcalenlng an
advance of pawns and a powerful center.
( d ) Uvldcnlly on overslghl , ns It ennblcs
White to gain a pawn nt once. ( Mr. Powell
says ho Intended P to Kit 4 , but failed to
no'.o It conrctly In advising While of the
move Do France. )
( oWell ) played ; but White answers cor
rectly and Black docs not gain advantage
eufllclcnt to compensate for the pawn minus.
( f ) If Q takes P White's pawns In the
center would prove Irresistible.
( g ) This move of White looks danger
ous ; It brings his Ps strong to the center ,
but It makes a clear way for Bliikn HP
and It must bo closely watchrd , as It seems
to glvo Black a drawing position up to the
thirty-sixth more.
( h ) Black Is playing In good form , at
this stage.
( D Think P. to B 2 and doubling the Rs
would have proved very troublesome at this
point.
( J ) White offers B and two Ps for Kt
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(10 ( Forced , as II to B R ( ch. ) . followed
by It to Kit 8 , was threalencd.
(1) ( ) A lost move , as no gcod can be ac
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( m ) If K to ItI. . It to Kt 5 ( ch. ) , etc.
( n ) At this point It Icoks as If Black
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( o ) The move that Insured the loss of
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protccllon' of QBP. The K Kt P Is eaf J fiom
atlack of K and U : If n takes P. R takes
H , and if K takes n. UP will fjueJ.i Wltii
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to tco how White can force n win.
( p ) Simply delaying mailers.
( n ) U to U 8 ( ch. ) was threatened , wllh
queening of P to follow. Nothing can. bo
done , however. This game should be a
study to young players who delight In
checking. Black has never been checked
In this game , yet Is forced to resign.
Problem No. 46 , by Konrad Erlln , Vlonna
White to play and mate In two moves ,
BLACK.
WH1TK. V
Problem No. 45 , done by :
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