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OMAHA'S ' NE\V \ ATHLETIC FIELD )
Young Men's ' Christian Association Will
Build it This Spring ,
AMES AVENUE BALL PARK THE PLACE
I'lnim HoliiK Hrnwn unit Wnrk < n lie
Cciiiiinciii'uil Soon Oilier Simrt-
li\K l'\ft > in of Intcrril In
the Local Sport * .
During the coining athletic season Omaha
will have what It has long lacked an ade
quately-equipped field where the rising
youth of the city may plant their feet upon
the first round of the ladder that leads to
athletic fnmo nml renown. The Ames nvo-
nuo ball park will furnish the material out
of which these grounds arc to be built nnd
the Young Men's Christian n soclatlon will
bo the builder. The work will be com
menced In the next few weeks , the plans of
the grounds being under consideration at
the present tlmo.
The now grounds will ho put In shape for
nny and all forms of sport. There Is to
bo a third of a mlle bicycle track , which
can also bo used by runners and sprinters.
A base ball flold will bo mapped out and In
the fall an excellent gridiron will bo fash
ioned. There arc to be tennis courts , n
hand ball court , room for quoits and ample
space for all sorts of field events. It Is not
expected that the Young Men's Christian
association will bo financially able to build
as good a club house as could bo desired this
jcar , but a good makeshift will bo erected.
This will contain shower baths and dress
ing rooms.
The plans of this athletic field , as has
been stated , aru being considered now , and
after u set Is adopted and the weather will
permit , the work of building the field will
bo commenced and it will be pushed so that
the grounds can ho ready for use early In
the spring. It will cost somewhere between
71,500 and $2,000 $ to put the field Into the
proper shape and this money has been raised
by the Young Men's Christian association by
subscription from the bicycle dealers and
other merchants of ttlo city.
"When wo get through we will have the
finest athletic Held west of Chicago , " en
thusiastically remarks Director of Athletics
I3arncs of the Young Men's Christian as
sociation , "Omaha young men h.uo long
needed a field upon which they might enjoy
all sorts of sport and \vo propose to fur
nish thorn with one. Wlillo a little way
from the heart of the city , the Ames avenue
ball park furnishes a field that with little
trouble can be transformed Into Ideal ath
letic grounds and we propo5e to znako them
as perfect as possible.
"With this now field I bellevo that you
can look for a rovhal of amateur sport In
this city during the coining season. The
Young Men's Christian association itself will
have a base ball and foot ball team In their
appropriate seasons. We propose to have
quite a program of sports during the jear.
Every Saturday afternoon wo will have bi
cycle races , Hold events or a ball game.
With such an Impetus there Is no reason to
think other than that Omaha will reach the
level occupied by other cities of Its elzo In
amateur sports. "
The basket hall team of the Young ai n's
Christian association , which has had qulto
a. successful season during the last winter.
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! Is talking of tal ing a southern trip Alh-U'
lot 1C Director Uarnes Is In correspondence
with Kansas university and the Young
Men's Christian association of Topcka and
Kansas rity for ditea anJ believes that
can b arranged. The trip will bn
made In the next few weeks. The team
that Is to go has not as > ct been se
lected.
According to the 'telegraphic ' dl patches
of the bat week Dave O'Hrlcn , the local
bicycle crank , has been appointed chair
man ot the regulations committee of the
I.ongue of American Wheelmen. He has
recently returned from the cast , where hu
was In attendance at the national assembly
of the Lcagun of American Wheelmen ,
lately held In Providence. At this gathering
he was energetic In the fight made by the
western members of the as embly , which
resulted In the League of American Wheel
men retaining control ot bicycle racing ,
both amateur and professional. Regarding
this matter , ho sajs :
"Tho racing question was the ono 1m-
portant matter before the assembly and jou
can see what the general opinion regard
ing the League of American Wheelmen con
trol Is from the fact that the movement
to cut OH racing was downed by aotc
of 2GO to 43. As a matter of fact , the New
Yolk delegation was the only one that was
strongly In favor nf the movement and the
west was solidly arrayed against It. As to
the question Itself , I believe there Is but
ono bide to It. Tha only way that bicycle
racing can be run on legitimate nnd lion-
cst lines is under the League ot American
Wheelmen control. The public la very well
auaro of thU fact and therefore It will
not patronize races unless sanctioned by the
league. The bicycle racers themselves know
this and consequently feel that it will be
best for them to come under the wing of
the league. The natural result will be , In
my opinion , that all the outlaw riders will
suck reinstatement and blccling will become -
como more profitable and more popular than
It was during the last season. "
Andy Dupont , the Kansas City pugilist
who killed Billy Walker In the prize ring
In South Omaha last fall and was recently
tried and acquitted in the district court ,
will bo given a benefit In Kout&ky's hall tu
South Omaha next Thursday night. Quito
a program has been arranged for the en-
tcrtnlnment , in which Dupont himself will
take a prominent part. Ho claims to bo
champion wrestler of Kansas and Missouri
and will appear In a bout with Tnulk , a
heavyweight of Chicago. Ho will also spar
three rounds with Paul Murray , the local
colored boxer. The other numbers on the
card will consist of a wrestling match boI
twcen Self ron and Law lor and boxing bouts
between Conway and .McCoy and Dwjer and
O'Nell. As a consequence of the scrape re-
aultliig from the fatal match last fall Dupont
Is penniless and ho finds himself In an em
barrassing position , on lug to the fact that
his family is here wl.h htm.
College men from the east who still keep
track of the work of their nlma maters and
the budding athletes of the west will be
Interested In some now rules that ha\o been
tacked on to the regulations of the eastern
Intercollegiate association , In which the
main cast is assumed by Princeton , Penn
sylvania , Yale and Hanard. The changes
arc In tbo direction of more strict ama
teurism , with the main cjo on those indi
viduals who are drafted by prominent col
leges simply nnd solely for their athletic
work the Inducement sometimes being hard
coin. In order to bar out this class of ath
letes the association adopted a rule that
no ono shall represent any college or uni
versity as a competitor at the annual field
meeting who has heretofore won n first ,
second or third In any open or field event
until he shall have resided one calendar
year at the college or unUerslty ho repre
sents and has passed an annual examination
on n full j ear's work. Cvery competitor
must be a student for a degree or doing
an amount of work equivalent to the work
required for a degree. No one shall be al
lowed to compete who has been dropped
from his class Into a lower class until ho
has completed a full calendar year's work
and has passed an examination thereon.
These changes In the rules , which were
adopted on motion of the Harvard and Penn
sylvania delegates , are the strictest that
ha\e ever hedged about amateur athletes.
The biggest tournament for the eastern
Intercollegiate gymnastic championship evjr
held will take place In New York on March
24 In fact , this event -will practically bo
the first tournament of a truly champion
ship caliber ever held fcy the eastern col
leges , although small tournaments have
been held for many years past. Sixteen col
leges and universities will be represented by
teams , as follows'Princeton ' , Yale , Har
vard , Pennsylvania , Columbia , Amherst ,
Wesleyan , Lehlgh , Lafayette , Cornell ,
Svvarthmore. Haverford , Rutgers , Union ,
tinlon Theological , and the Now York uni
versity. The events will consist of horizontal
bar , rings , side horse , tumbling , parallel
bars and club swinging. Cups will be of
fered as prizes to the first three men In
each event and there are also to be three
exceptionally flue cups for all-round work.
Diamonds nnd porterhouse steaks will
soon be plentiful among tbo exponents of
the heel and toe artists round about New
York. For a number of years no long walkIng -
Ing match has been held in the metropolis ,
but the sport Is to be revived with consider
able C9lat by means of a big International
twenty-four-hour match to be held on April
7 and S , In which prizes amounting to $1,0(10 (
will be given. Sorno , of the crack "peds" of
England and other European countries are
expected to try conclusions with the Amer
icana. The monotony of the ! match Is to be
broken by means of shorter walking autl
sprinting events.
The fourth annual chess match between
the experts of the knights and pawns of
this country and England will take place
on iMarch 10 and H. Considerable hlngea
on the result of this match , for if England
wins It will bo her third successive victory
nnd the beautiful trophy that * vvas put up
by Sir George Newnes will pass Into the
permanent possession of the beefeaters , ac
cording to tbo conditions of the tournament.
The Johnny Dulls won tbo match In the last
two years. America having carried off the
honors in the Brat tournament In 1898. The
full American team has not jet been
selected , but Plllsbury and Slioualter will
bo two of the number.
Had ! ! , the burly Turk , who has become
the successor ot the giant Yousouf In this
country , Is to be Introduced to tbo sporty |
pcoplo of Omaha some tlmo during tbo latter
part of this month. Spud Farrish will en- i
glneer this Introduction. The plans of the
entertainment have not > et been arranged , >
but Spud expects to pit four wrestlers '
against the Turk , all of whom ho must
throw In ninety minutes to get the money. !
The affair will be pulled off either on i
March : r > or March 27. Besides this wrestling - '
ling exhibition several nice little boxing
events will adorn the card of the evening.
I'nr Itoil nml Cinii Men.
The Dupont dun club will have Its usual
shoot today on Its grounds oil Cut Off Island , j ,
The work of the shooters will probably I ,
determine the team that will go to Gretna
next week to meet the Valley team that i
recently downed the Omabana In a match on I
the Dupont grounds a couple ot weeks ago. ' (
The club will hold Us annual meeting In ' ,
Hilly Tonnsend's store next Tuesday oven- j
ing to close up last > ear's business and to
make plans for the coming season. , .
Kred Goodrich has already down to Lake
Qulnuebaug to be In readiness for tbo first .
flight of the ducks to the north. A few J
scattering birds are already migrating
through this part of the country , but the '
weather Is still a bit cold for them in a '
' ' of werks however the < 1 i k > p.v on
If expected to be prett > well ndtamtd
The weather aaln prevented C. C.
lloverldge from pulling off the shoot that ho
had postponed to last week , but ho writes
the sporting editor that ho will try It again.
The new daten are next Thursday and
Friday.
WORDS WITH THE HORSEMEN
Clinnsir * In tlic .Nntlonnl Trotting As-
Moolnlliin llnlfn Chnrllc
Thorpe \\lll Itvtlru.
Western horsemen will bo Interested In
the changes that were made recently In the
rules ot the National Trotting association.
This Intcrc.t will attach mainly to the nntl-
hopples regulation nnd the rtilo requiring
drivers to be licensed. Hoth tlicee matters
were offered to the American Trotting as
sociation , which controls western racing , but
that . body dropped the two subjects without
discussing them at all. Both these regula
tions have now been abolished by the Na
tional Trotting association.
The action In connection with the nntl-
hopples legislation would Indicate that the
members who go to make up the national
association are of a vacillating character.
This rule was not slated to go Into effect
until January 1 , 1S99 , and the association
therefore ' stands In n position of having
rescinded It without giving It oxen a trial ,
The rule as changed now reads as follows.
"Horses wearing hopples shall not be
eligible to start In races on grounds of memrfl
bers unless otherwise stated" This will1
| permit hopples to be barred If the racing
associations acting under the national asso
ciation rules wish.
The llcemso rule , which had been adopted
only after a hard fight last jear , was e\-
pccted to bo rescinded. While It promised
to keep the drivers , many of whom arc
smooth customers , within bounds and was
balled 1 e\cr > whcro as a splendid safeguard
I against crookedness the rule was utterly
' disregarded by n good many of the tracks
| and whatever good qualities It may have had
were never brought to light.
Another quite Important change was In
, connection with ' "bar" time. The section
' that formerly governed read as follows :
"Tlmo made on non-association tracks shall
bo records or bars , as the case may be , the
same as If made over association tracks. "
j This section was entirely abolished and the
1 > following ' substituted : "Any public race at
' less ' than ono mile and exceeding one-half
mile shall be regarded as Irregular and tlmu
I made In any such ince shall create a bar. "
From Pan Francisco cornea the report that
Jockey Charlie Thorpe , who Is well known
In this city and In this section of the coun
try , and who has been riding for Burns &
Waterhouse for three jeara at $10,000 a
jcar , will retire from the saddle at the ,
end of this season to live on bis ranch In |
the Sacramento valley. The telegram sayi
that Thorpe Is well-to-do , and is over 10
years of age. To people of the middle
west who know Thorpe It Is news that he' '
Is so old and that ho hao a California ranch.
Recently Thorpe told a Chicago reporter
that ho had made up his mind to quit rldlns
now that ho had sutllclent money to ll\o
on , principally because of his wife's plead
ings. He said at ana time that be owned ,
two big farms In Kansas and one In Iowa , j
and would dcvoto a great deal of his tlmo
to raising blooded stock. The acquisition
of a ranch in California is a pleco of good
luck that every friend of the most popular
jockey In the country will tiall with de-
light. Thorpe has had a long career or
honest riding , but ho Is only 20 years old.
Recent sales of light harness horses of
well bred character Indicate that the borsc
market Is In a pretty fair condition. Some
good prices were recently paid for good
horses at the Fasig sale in New York.
Rubinstein , the fastest son of Baron Wllkes
and the winner ot the fastest seven-heat
race ever paced by a 4-jear-old , was sold to
Abe Johnson of Brockton , Mass. , for $6,000.
Pilot Boy , the trotter with a record of
2 09'4 , was knocked down for $5,700. The
Chicago crack pacing rnare , the champion
5-year-old Uessle Bonehlll , sold for $1S..0.
These were the bright bits In the Faslg
sale , although n number of other animals
brought good prices. At the Splan-New-
gass sale In Chicago one of the most sensa
tional sales of the jcar was made when the
much-talked-of trotting team. Wort , 2 > 15'/ ,
and B C , 2-25 % , were sold to Andrew
Carnegie for $9,500. This Is the highest
price paid for a polo team for a good many
years. Wert and B C are C-year-old brown
geldings , 15 2 hands high , and they nro
said to be matched to a hair In color , form ,
style , action and temperament , with ppeed
enough In double harness to beat the team
record of 2 12UB C Is by Bourbonage ,
son of Baron Wllkes , nnd Wert Is by War
lock , a noted old trotting el re.
SOME FOOD FOR THE FANS
AVhnt the \udoinil
Did I.uxt AVfdi anil Other I
HIINC Hull Xcirn.
The spring meeting of the base ball nabobs i '
of the major league has passed Into history i
without creating as great an earthquake In
base ball circles as was generally antlcl-L
pated. The circuit was cut down neither to 'a '
eight nor to ton clulu , hut thn wny was loft
open for a reduction. Another meeting was
scheduled to occur shortly after the sale of
the St Louis property and It was Intimated j !
that If the Browns passed Into the proper i , 'J '
hands the circuit would bo cut down to ten
stations , Cleveland and Baltimore being
named ns the ones to bo dropped. In the
meantime a schedule for a ten-club league
will be arranged sub rosa to bo used In
case of emergency. This situation explains
why the magnates failed to adopt a scbedulo
at the recent gathering.
The St. LoulH squabble occupied a good
port of the attention of the nabobs. A
scheme to put Von der Abe on the shelf
by suspending the club for a technical violal
tlon of the rules and regulations was slated , | 1 I
but n resolution was passed that the pur'c '
chaser "will not bo entitled to club mem
bership without proper admission thereto In |
accordance with the league's constitution. " '
This Is a quiet tip to Tom Loftus and others
who nro Intending to bid for the St. Louis
assets that they must "see" the nabobs i
before they can break Into the circuit.
The rules as recommended by the rules
committee , which were published in this
column last Sunday , were adopted with ono
exception , , The rule providing that a ball
hit ; over the fence 285 feet from the homo {
plate ' should entitle the batsman to only two
bases , which was aimed more or less at tbo
Boston j club , was knocked out.
Tbo Brush rowdy resolution of last season
cnnio In for a lot of talk and was somewhat' ' o
changed. As It now stands it provides , lir-st , t
the making of sworn charges against an &
offender to tbo president of the league. '
second , these sworn charges must bo sent "
to every league magnate ; third , If threo- '
fourths of tbo magnates deem the case of c
such a nature as to require severe action the '
matter i may then bo sent to the board of v
discipline , upon a mailed vote , nine of the '
twelve i members of the league voting for .
the i sustaining of the charges ' .
In connection with this regulation of the j I f
conduct of players the following stringent 1 , ,
rule was adopted :
j I ,
"Section 2S The president of the Jefcguo
shall have power upon proof to suspend for | v
u definite period and tu Impose a fine not (
exceeding $200 upon any league manager or t
player guilty In public of gross misbehavior. 0
Including Intoxication , fighting , quarrelingyv
indecency or other
scandalous conduct , i
whether on or off tbo playing field , during f
tbo eat > ou , where the tame in his opiulou 1
Is I : caliulj'p ] to bring disrepute iir 'tl the
i National league or national mme Such
fine can only bo remit ltd by the board of dlr
' i rectors after a hearing upon appeal duly
presented. "
, There were some decided changes made In
the rules regulating the appointment ami
power of umpires. A supervisor of umplre
U to be selected by the league , who Is to
appoint the umpires. There are to be six
ot these officials And the same number of
assistants. The umpires are to be strictly
responsible for the enforcement of all rules
and In case they fall In this duty they will
be liable to a fine of $50 , which Is to bo
paid out of n reserve of 10 per cent of their
| salaries , which Is to bo held by the league.
Chauncey risher , the 0mahog manager
of last year , has been purchased by Charlie
Comlskcy from the Unltlmoie management
and the hammersmiths ot St. I'aul are al
' ready commencing to clan ? a merry anvil
'chorus nt his expotise. The St , Paul Dis
patch recently contained the following as n
prelimlnarj to the announcement of Fisher's
purchase : "Secured ft Hnsboeti Manager
Comlskcy Is reported as having signed
Chauncey Fisher of last season's Omiiha nnd
St. Joe team ns a pitcher. Fisher used to bo
' quite a tnlrlcr. but ho has seen bis best
! days. ' ' " The writer of this effusion has taken
in long pull at a very bum pipe or needs n
! dose . . of paragorlc. As a matter of fact ,
' Fisher } , Is ono of the stars of the slab artists
i that linvo so far been signed In the Western
I league. [ ( As n manager ho did not set the
woods afire , but his work on the rubber last
season with ,1 band of hasbi'cns nnd ilrlnk-
artists behind him furnished one ot the
mcst scintillating pages In his history. Ho
Is young , has never had a eoro arm , has
wonderful control , Is acquainted with the
' weakness of batters nnd can Held his posi
tion t ; well. With a good aggregation behind
him ho ought to be one of the winning
pitchers of the season. The only fault that
i can be found with him and lih work Is the
consequence of the fact that he persists In
j the t cultivation of the acquaintance of n
, gentleman , John Barleycorn by name , and
j If I : Comlskcy can pry this friendship apart
. he will possess ono of the slab winners ot
the year.
Big Bill Langc , the ball tosscr , who has
bcccrao qulto as famous for his soubrette
chasing and Tenderloin excursions ns for his
ball . playing , is to enjoy his last season on
the emerald diamond during the coming
jear. According to recent Information ho
. has j become engaged to one of the belles of
'Frisco , a member of one of the creme-de-
la-creme j families of the Pacific coast , nnd
nt the solicitation of this coining better-half
of the Lange household he has agreed to
give up the sphere of horsehlde at the con
clusion of the coming season.
The strike of the Baltimore big four
ICelloy , McOravv , Keeler and Jennings
which was sprung several weeks ago and
was reported to be a product of the chink
pipe , seems nevertheless have materi
alized. The quartet has gotten together
and . will make a bold bid for Increased pay ,
threatening to quit unless their demands
arc met.
"Red" Ehret appears to have reached the
point In bis career that Is not far distant
from the time when he will be asked to
turn his frontispiece toward the fence. His
performances ' last season were of the flavor
ot the yellow and sere , and as a consequence
quence "Red" has been a drug on the mar
ket . since. He Is but one step from Has-
beenville now , for next season he is slated
to do slab work for the wearisome Minne
apolis team.
PALAVER OF THE PUGILISTS
Some of the Pant U eok'H I'lxtle Ilnii-
H Clironlcli'il for the
lied Hoti.
Western admirers of the glovemen may
possibly have a chance of witnessing ttie
mill between the big California bollermaker
and Fltzslmmons. The Triangle Athletic
club of Chicago has made an apparcctly bona
fide offer of a $13,000 purse for the affray ,
for It has sealed Its bid with a deposit of
$500. It this offer Is accepted It Is said thai
the scrap will be pulled off In Davenport ,
where several mills have lately been held
with success and without the Intervention
of the copper's billy. It is hardly believed
that Mayor Harrison would permit the bout
to be decided In the Windy city.
This offer ls not so much out of the way
as might be expected. In faot , no club has
offered to put up a bigger bunch of money
than $15,000. When the blacksmith oed the
bollermaker agreed to dolly with each other s
form for a period not to exceed twenty
rounds their mental fontiets witnessed vi
sions of bewildering dollars. But the elusive
sign of the dollars has vanished from their
mental functions as the breath from the
window pone. Club managers are refrain
ing from the dangers of sprataed ankles by
refusing to sprint after the crimson-topped
Robert and the curly-haired Jeffries Con
sequently there are but two other bidders
besides the Davenport club , one from New
York 1 and the other from Trlsco. O'Rourke
and his Lenox 'Athletic club might reason-
ably bo expected to outbid everybody else ,
L J but Tom nnd ntz are on cold-storage terms
and their enmity is such that O'Rourko
wouldn't hang up a purse If he could realize
a million.
As a matter of fact , the proposed meeting
of Fltz nnd the hulking bollermaker has not
aroused the emotions of the Queensbcrry following -
lowing | , the majority of whom hold that
Jeffries , with all his thew and sinew , his
Imposing 1 sweep of shoulder and mighty
chest , is n choice morsel of tapioca for the
brick-chested man from Dlngoland. Jeffries
Is Judged by the eastern critics on his showIng -
Ing against Bob Armstrong In Now York , j
He was leggy of foot and awkward as a [
bunch of angles whan ho met Armstrong , ,
thought his manager avers that a eoro hand
was the cause cf his protege's tame performance - {
formanco ' against Armstrong , alias the Des
Molncs Cuckoo. His decision over Sharkey
Is scarcely taken as a criterion , as Sbarkey
was firm on his pins at the last bell tap and
could have continued on for ten rounds.
, That this offer lur the Fltz-Jeffrles fight
Is not an emanation from a hot-air artist Is
further Indicated by the fact that the self
same Trl-clty Athletic club Is making ready
for t other big fistic events. On one of the
cards Is a go between Kid McCoy nnd Jim
Corbctt , which Is said to have been shoved
In tbo background simply to permit tbo
arrangements for this other and bigger event
between ) the champion and the aspiring
Callfornlan.
Old Tom Allen , ono of the prominent
figures In the history of American pugilism ,
has just been acqulttedofthechargoofkllllng
a stage hand In St. Louis the other day. This
affray was a fitting climax to Allen's
troubled career In the ring. Ho was a con
spicuous fighter In the old days of the bare
maulles , when every ring encounter meant
a riot. Ho won considerablenotoriety In
England and in 1S67 migrated to this
country. Ho made his first mark In the fol
lowing year In American pugilistic circles ,
when ho held a pistol on tbo referee nf a
fight between "Tommy" Kelley and "Mllly"
Harklnsou In Virginia , threatening to kill
him If ho decided for Kelley , while Kelley'8
friends broke into the ring nnd took the
boxer , off , a general fight ensuing. Allen's
ImoEt famous fight In this country was with
Jem Mace near New Orleans In 1S70 , Mace
winning , and with "Joe" Ooss In Kentucky
In 1S7C for tbo championship of America ,
Goss winning on a foul. The latter ( Iftit
tcok place In two rings in different counties
owing to the Interference of offlcen ) . Allen
yvvas arrested convicted and served a term
in the penitentiary Another of Allen s
fame us tights was the one with Mlko McCool ,
This occurred on au Island In the Missis
sippi nvor near St Louis on July 1' .
Mi Cool was beaten Into insensibility In nine
rounds , but his backers broke Into the ring
with clubs and pistols nnd prevented n
decision. ' Allen Is about 69 venrs old He
was nt one time considered by < students of
anatomy and physical culture ns nn Ideal
of the phjslcnl man. Ho sat for a plaster
bust at the request of John Ruskln.
Allen figured In nn Illustration Of the
trite ptmllletlo proverb that n fighter is
an ace as long as he Is on top nnd a deuce
when he U whipped. Old Mlko McCool
was ono of the top-notchors of his day \\h. > n
he was matched to fight Allen. The Mc
Cool following In St. Louie ( locked to the
McCool Rlnlto in the Mound City nnd con
tributed thousands cf dollars to big Mike s
coffers. Mike , being nn American and a
bigger favorite thnn Allen , had the rabble
nt his back. While the Mc-Cool mixologists
were engaged In the wholesale ladling out
of the brass knuckle and peace-disturbing
brand cf liquor clinkers to 'Mike's ' worship
crs Tom Allen's rmort on the tiext block
was placing to empty houses. McCool was
kneaded Into sausage meat by the bared
mruillM of the clever Allen , nnd , prcstn ,
there came to pass a grand transformation
In the McCool and Allen gin depots. The
i
McCoolltca flocked to Allen's nnd Big Mike s
business fell from $200 a day to $20 , the
lopping off of the cipher being , of course
caused by poor Mike's defeat. McCool'a
place was closed within two months by
the sheriff , and poor iMlke , stripped of his
sunnyday friends , and his bounteous dollars
lars , sought solace In the cheery bowl auJ
died a pauper In New Orleans.
The discovery of oil of mustard upon
the gloves ot Jack Homier In the arena of
the Lenox Athletic club last week , whereby
Tommy West was almost blinded and would
have been knocked out had not the referee
at oilco stopped the mill and awarded the
decision to him , h almost everywhere hailed
as one of the underhanded dodges resur
rected from the old palmy days when every
thing went and men won by foul means If
they could not by fair. It may bo , though ,
that the whole thing was an accident , made
possible under excitement. In New Or
leans In 1S93 , when Fltz had his memorable
fight with Jim Hall , Fltz came back to his
corner In the third round in an excited
frame ot mind. Ono of his seconds lost
his heid and broke n bottle of ammonia In
the bucket of water with which the present
champion was to have sponged off. The
second forgot about tbo ammonia , and ,
plunging the sponge In the bucket , was in
the act ot passing it over the eyes and
nostrils of Fitzslmmons. Another man
caught his arm in the nick ot time , other
wise the blacksmith would have been
blinded. It Is qulto possible that In some
such way ono of Bonner's seconds may have
spilled the oil of mustard upon his fighter's
gloves.
Joe Cans , the noted Baltimore lightweight ,
Is recovering from an attack of pneumonia ,
though ho will not be able to enter the ring
for at least two months Ho has lost
fifteen pounds nnd his manager , Al Her-
ford , has caneled several profitable engage
ments made for Cans In January. The
phjslclans say that Joe's Illness will not
result in any permanent physical weakness
The clever lad will bo himself again and In
shape to meet any of his contemporaries
before Decoration day. Cans will go after
Lnvlgne , Daly , Erne or any other of the
133-poundere , take 'em as they conic.
" "
CHESS.
The fifty-second game completed In the
Nebraska Chess association correspondence
tournament , between N. G. Grlffln of St.
Edward and Dr. G. N. Seeley ot Kearney ,
was as follows :
QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED ,
\Vhlte-Giimn. Black Seeley ,
1 1' to Q 4 1 IJ to Q 4 ,
2-P to Q B 4. 2-B tq 1C 3
3 Kt to Q H 3. 3-Kt to K B 8 ,
4 Q B to Kt 5. I-B to K 2 ,
5 Pto K 3. 6-Castles.
C B to Q 3. C-Q Kt to Q 2.
7 Kt to B 3. 7-P ta Q Kl 3.
. S V takes 1 *
8-P takes P.
9 Castles. 9-B to Kt i.
10-B takes Kt. 10-ltt takes B ,
11-K to B. II V tq B i.
12 P to Q U 4 tt-Kt to K 5.
13 P to Q Kt 3. 13-11 to K B 4 ,
II Kt to K 5 H-O to Q 3 ,
15 B takes Kt. 15-q I1 takes B.
1C Q to R 5 1&-H takes Kt.
17 P takes B. 17 Q 1) B 2 ,
1S-P to K C. JS-q tq K 4.
10 Kt to 1C 2. n-cj takes P ,
20-11 to B 1 ( ? ) . 20-11 tq B 3 ,
21 Kt to K B 4. 21-Q tq K 4 ,
22 Q U to Q B. 22-H to H 3
23 Q to Kt 5. 23 U to K B.
21 K U to Q 24-q to B 2.
25-P to K U 4. 25-H to B i ,
20 H to Q 2. 2C-R to Q 3 ,
27-R to K 2. 27-Q to Q 2 ,
2S R ( R 2) ) to n. 24 P to K H 3.
29-Q to Kt 3. ilR to 0 7.
30-Kt to R 5 3'Q to K 11-2.
31 Kt takei' P. 31 Q takes Kt.
32-Q to B 4. 32 K to R 2
31-R to Q 33 11 takes U.
34-R takes R. 34 II to B 2 ,
35 U to Q C 35 H to B 3 ,
36 R takes R Si-Q takes R.
37 Q to B 7 ( ch ) . 37 1C to Kt 3.
3S Q takes P. to Q 4 ,
3D-P to Q It 5. 33-Q to H 8 oh (7) ( ) ( a )
40-K to K 2. 40-o takes P ( ? ) < b ) .
41-Q to Q 7. 41-B takes P.
42-P to K R 5 Ch fc ) . 12-K to B 3.
45-Q to K R 7. 43-P to Kt 4.
41-Q takes R P ( ch ) 44-K to K 4.
45-P to Kt 7 ( ch ) . 45 K to Q 3.
46 P to K R 6. 4-tJ ( ! to Q ,
47 P to R 7. 47 Ci to H 5 ch ? ( d )
4b-K to Kt. < k B to K 3
43 P queens. 43 Q takes Q.
50-Q takes Q 50-P to Kt 5.
51 K to B and wins.
In this tournament the rules declare that
"no player thnll bo required to play more
than four touuminent games at once , " Mr
Griffin began four games at beginning of the
tournament , two of which were finished
early ; upon his declination to take up two
new games , to keep his complement of four
full , the secretary scored against Griffin
the , seven Barnes not commenced , but allowed
him to continue the two unfinished grimes ,
Under rule 7 this game must be scored
against Mr. Griffin , although bo has a clear
win.
( n ) Black seems Intent upon driving the
White K to a place of security , ho probably
thought he could induce White to oxcbango
queens by Q taking P.
( b. ) If 41. Q takes 0 , the Ps have an
easy victory , White wisely declines the ex
change.
( c. ) An excellent move ; If K takes P
White mates in two.
( d. ) Nothing Is accomplished by this ex
cept to get In position to give up his Q for
tbo promoted R P.
Problem No. 01 : six points for correct
solution. White to play and mate In five
moves with the pawn
BLACK.
' * _ MIS.i !
! - - ; j _
Stt
WHITE.
Partial solution to problem No , E9 :
1-Q to Kt 6. 1-K takes II.
2-Kt ( Kt 4) ) to B 0 2-1' takt.3 Kt ,
( ch ) .
3 Kt takes P , mate.
1- , 1-K to Q 3.
2-Q to B 6 ( cn > . 2-K to B 2 or B 1 ,
s-ti to Kt 6 mate.
1 1 Q tnkes n.
2-Q to 1C 7 ( ch ) . 3 1 * to Q 3.
3 Kt to H C mate.
1 1 U takes Q ,
2-H take Q I > ( ch ) . 2-Q takea It ( ch ) .
3 Kt to B U mate.
1 1 Q takes B.
2-R tuk s Q r ( ch ) . 2-K takes Kt.
3 H to Kt S mate
Ohcr variations depend on thozo given.
The score of the problem tourney , In-
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