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TILE ( .KM AHA UA1LY BEE : S VXD AY , JI'LY i3.l ; , IN THE WORLD OF SPORT Tennis and Golf Are ihi Games of the East This Year. SIOUX CIJY REGATTA A GREAT SUCCESS Cnnnlilrriilito Speculation lo Out- conic nf ( lie Inlcriiiitliiiiiil Inch ! Wliluh Will He Hun OIT Thin Pall. If steady training on the part of the rlilors Is any Indication , the races on the 29lh at th < 5 Athletic park of the Young Men's Christian association will bo fast and close. The local riders still feel very spunky about the way the" men from Lincoln scooped In the pilzcs nt the last meet. If any riders from oulsldo of the city expect to take homo any prizes or glory after the meet iioxt Saturday , they must make up their minds to earn all they get Uvcry night for the last two week * the Omaha boys have been getting themselves In shape for the contest. The Kearney Cycle club will be represented by Cummlngs and Zimmerman , who fool confident that they have some spurts which will surprise the Omaha men. Lincoln will not bo satisfied with a delegation of two , but Is expecting to have a string of riders on the track to hold the honors which It won so easily on the 4th. The Council I ! luff s men are also planning a little sur prise party , and claim they have the "lend plpo cinch" on the mlle open and the two- milo tandem races , One thing Is euro , thcro 'will bo some good hot races on the new track next Saturday afternoon. The fifteenth annual regatta of the Iowa State Amateur How Ing association was held ot Sioux City last week. Durllngton , Cedar llapldfl , Dubuque und Sioux City hud crows entered , but Council Bluffs , Ottumvva and Clear Lake , the other members of the asso ciation , were not represented. The races wcro given by * lhc Hlvcrsldo Boat club of Sioux City , and through the indefatigable efforts of Its efficient president , Constant H. Marks , who Is also president ot the state association , wcro a success In every particular. Sioux City has two boat clubs. On the first night the visitors were entertained with a water .carnival and Impromptu dance by the Riverside club , and on the second night by a regular regatta hop given by the Sioux City club In Its elegant club house. Dr. "W. S. McDowell "was " present at the regatta and rowed a few exhibition races , but made no remarkable tlmo. Sioux City has a splendid place for holding these affairs and also for the pleasure of Its club mem bers. At this tlmo of the year -when the water In the Missouri Is high It forms a sort of a dam to the Sioux river , which makes the latter very wldo and navigable for about tlilrty-flvo miles. Around the club house a veritable Coney Island has been built up , where all kinds of "Midway" nhous are run , and aa It is only about four miles from town , with a C-ccnt motor fare , It is packed every evening. Ono of the boating clubs hua six bowling alloys , and the other has four. Considerable Interest has been worked up In this pleasant and profitable sport. Cement tennis courts are also pro vided. * Many noted oarsmen -were present at the rcg.itta , and acted ns Judges and starters , and the regatta waa conducted In a flrat- class manner throughout. As a health exerciser golf has no superior. It appcalo allko to both sexes. Women golf ers are almost as good experts as the men. The game can , bo played In all seasons , but the summer and fall are undoubtedly the most suitable nnd popular seasons. No phjsical deformities can result from playing golf , for ono uses the legs fn walking over miles ot rough , ground , and the arms nnd body lu swinging the clubs to glvo a good ringing blow to the boll. Probably moro muscles nro brought Into play In golf than any other popular game. The amount of oxortlon can bo proportioned to the strength of the Individual , nnd It Is only the foolish who exhaust themselves In golfing. In playing the game ono comes Into direct contact with nature , nnd the study of hlll- oldo and hollow , of swamp and pasture , of hedge nnd wood , becomes a second nature to the export golfer. This aesthetic culture that comes Indirectly from playing golf Is not the least important clement of the game. The training of the eye to measure distances nnd of the muscles to etrlko the blow evenly nnd with the proper force belongs to the benefits that each plnyor may derive from this gamo. The challenge match for Iho mlddlo states championship at lawn tennis marks a new era la the history of the game. For the last flvo jcars or so the eamo men , Lamed nnd Wronn , have tooon winning everything , and have proved absolutely Invincible BO far os the younger generation Is concerned. The pair were away at war lost summer with thoRough Rough Riders , and In their absence , Mack Whitman , ono of the younger tnen , won the championship. It was an open question then among the beat Informed as to whether his play had Improved much or whether his suc cess nas eolcly duo to the absence of the cracks. Last ( Mondey ho beat Larn&d decis ively , thrco sots to one * In their first match elnco Whitman won the championship , and It nvas fully demonstrated that ho la now fully up to the leaders. Young Dwlght Davis' success In the Mlddlo Btatoatournament also demonstrates that Whitman Is not the only ono of the younger men who Is In the class of the brat now. Davis has uot Whitman's steadiness nor his marvelous control of the ball , but ho has opecd to burn , a feature probably the only one that tbo champion lacks , Ono extenuation can bo pleaded In Larned's favor ; ho has not pla > ed enough yet this season to reach his true form , as ho has been playing golf most of the spring. Still , Whitman had A consldorablo margin to eparo on 'Monday ' and It Is doubtful If Lamed can Improve enough between now nnd Newport to outclass him again as ho uiod to. The Canadian championship brought Whit man once moro Into prominence , and the champion ha astonished the tennis world by hl determination to play through the events of the eeason , despite the fact that he holds the blue ribbon of the American courts. It 1 is unquestionably very sportsmnnllko nnd democratic for the champion to thus stand open at alt times to me t nil comers , nnd not hide behind hh title and avoid defeat , but American precedent Is all against this method of procedure. A few have criticised the champion as a "mug hunter" for his course , nnd the opinions of the experts seem to be divided on the point. "What's In a name ? " A great deal some times , nnd It Is to be hoped that the solu tion will not make us Icno faith In lha belief. When Mr. Isclln chose the name "Columola" for his new jacht he selected ono which Is highly respected In the annals of American yachting. Back In 1871 , when James Asburj of the Royal Harwich Yacht' club was struggling in the tolls of nn America's cup race , hla schooner , the Livonia , could be c-pposed , If the defenders thjught It. advisable , by a diffeient jacht wch morning. The centerboard schooner Columbia , owned by Franklin Osgoode , was chosen for the first contest and a moro sweeping victory than the American gained tint day has never been recorded In the annals of International yachting. The two boats raced off Sandy Hook and when the Livonia crossed the finish line the Columbia had been homo twenty-seven mln- utcs nnd four seconds. The next day the Livonia raced the Columbia again nnd somethhig like ten minutes was the Colum bia's winning margin. The third race saw the last of the American jncht , although It was through no fault of Its skipper that It was beaten Its steering gear gave way whllo out on the course and the Livonia scored Its only miccies. The Sappho suc ceeded the Columbia as defender of the cup anil in the next two races lost the Llvonl.i In the oiling. lAftor twenty-eight > ears the old Columbia has been succeeded by the new Yachtsmen In 1871 would probably have stood aghast had a vision of the present Columbia been piesentcd to their view , so different from these of the present wcro their Ideas of yacht construction , but It Is doubtful whether the Isclin Columbia will be able lo defeat thr > Shamrock In the same proportion that the Osgoodo double-sticker vanquished the Livonia. The only thing that Is bother ing the superstitious In the repetition of names Is the breaking of the steering geir on the old Columbia. If the now jucht emulates the example of Its honored ancestor In that respect the result will bo disastrous , as thcro is no Sappho to take the Columbia's place ns there was In 1871. Yachtsmen find Bolaco In the belief that all possible nc- cldcnta are befalling the Columbia now nnd the supply , It Is hoped , will run short before October. SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , July 22. To the Sporting Editor of The Boo : Reports from nil parts of the eastern portion of the state tell of the unusually largo number of pral- rlo chickens , Insuring rare sport for hunters next fall. The season has been a favorable - able ono for thceo game Ijlrds , ns the fre quent ralna made the growth of gross and weeds so abundant that the chickens were protected during the hatching period from hawks and other 'birds ' which are accus tomed to prey upon young chickens before they leave their nests. This year the rank growth of graea afforded secure hiding places and the result will bo that chicken hunters will next fall have better sport than for several years. There Is a general disposition throughout the state to see that the now game law la fully enforced until September 1 , when the open season for pral- rlo chickens commences. Game wardens appointed under the new law will also strictly enforce the law and any ono caught shooting or trapping prairie chickens prior to iScptem'ber ' 1 will bo promptly and vigor ously prosecuted. Owing to this disposi tion hunters from outsldo states , who will bo required to pay a license of $10 each for the privilege of hunting In South Dakota , need have no fear that all the chickens will have been killed hy local hunters by Sep- tcnibor 1 , when the killing of chickens will bo permitted by law. It Is eild that fully fifty Sioux City hunters will come to the state shortly prior to September 1 and take out hunters' licenses. Sportsmen from Wisconsin , Illinois nnd other states will nlso como to South ( Dakota for their customaiy fall sport of chicken hunting. ALFRED BURKHOLDER. The announcement of the Denver horje show and the Mountain and Pliala festival Is out and Is a very handsome thing. The Denver festival of Mountain nnd Plain Is similar to our Ak-Sar-Bon week , nud this yoac they are broadening out by adding the horse show , which the following letter will explain : "Tho commUtco of arrangements beg to announce that under the auspices of the management of the Mountain and Plain fes tival , which will occur In Denver September 25 to 30 , both Inclusive , a horse show will be glvon on. the last two days. It It ? the Intention to make this event strictly high- class and conduct it after the manner of such entertainments now given annually In east ern cities. Its purpreo la to bring together the best posslblo exhibits of high-class horses and fashionable turn-outs , to compete pete- for prizes under such rules as usually govern exhibits of this kind. "Tho entries ( n certain classes will be re stricted to 4ho territory circumscribed by the limits of the Festival of Mountain and Plain , which embrace Colorado , New Mexico ice , Utah , Wyoming and Montana , but a number of classes will bo arranged , which ehall bo open from all parts of the United States. No entry fern will bo charged and In the open classes cash prizes will bo of fered , whllo In the restricted ones cash nnd trophies of different kinds will be given. Judgra of all claasco will bo experts from abroad , "Jit Is the Intention to make the horse sho'\v ono of tbo prominent , Interesting and edifying features of Denver's next great carnival , and to this end every effort will bo made. Premium lists , rules and entry blanks are now being prepared and will bo distributed by mall at tbo earliest posslolo date. < IIII-NOIII > anil AIIHVVITH , WATERLOO. Neb. , July 19. To the Sport. Ing Editor of The Bee Who holds the Kansas City Star cup and vshcu was it last won 7 Subscriber , Aus , J. A. R. Elliott won tbo Kansas City Star cup from Champion Fred Gilbert at Chicago , April 26 , 1S98. Score , 90 to 8C. Defended It against Holla 0 , Hetkes at Kan sas City , May 7 , 1S9S , Score , 94 to 93. Won J Inal possession of thin cup at Kansas City , May 21 , by clean score of 25 , and still he can't beat 1'armelcc. CODY. N'eb July 17 To the Sporting Editor of The Dee In pln > ltig n game of ball can we change position of players , com- mcnclnc nt a new Inning" Cody Ball Team. Ans. Any time. ABOUTHORSESANDHORSEMEN .Tiilni II. ( irntry ( Jin-s tin1'nMcM Mile nt till * St'iimm nt tinllt % - ( MMlt Detroit Mrct. HeJrl k , la , Is 10 have a f ur davs * irottlnj meet that promises to eclipse any previous effort In that part of the Btato During , j ! the four da > s" racing twelve purse * of Jl.COO ' each will bo contested for , besides numerous I ' smaller purse ? . The secretary , A. M. Utter- I bock , \\rltcs that the racing will be cxcel- | | lent , and that the number of horses entered I | will bo a record-breaker. In the 2.23 trot j of the first day , Tuesday , August 8 , thcro j i nro already forty-three entries , and these large fields Insure a successful meet. There nro 512 horses named In the twelve stakes for the Lexington fall races , an average of over forty-five to each stake , by j I far the highest average obtained by any I j association , none others reaching fort > . Thi- list Is a credit allko to the association and to the horsemen who made It. John II. Gentry , the pacer who held the world's record until Star 1'olnter co\erei the name distance In better than two min utes , Is again going at top speed and his owner confidently belle\e.s that before the season Is o\er the bay son of Ashland Wilkes \\lil have wrested hack the champlonshli record. On Tuesday , at Highland park , Ii Detroit , the famous pacer was set to the task of beating 2 02 , but although ho failed , his effort under the circumstances was a cred itable one and It was moreover the fastcsl mile of the > ear up to date ( Jcntry was set up as a drawing card at the Highland park meeting In a special race against time am the grounds were crowded as a result. The footing was none too good and to * make him finish ns well ns he did his driver , William Andrews , had to rate him along carefully. The stalfion paced the mile In 2 02 > i , but some parts of the distance were traveled at a pace which , If It had been uniform throughout , would have clipped a full Hecont from Star Pointer's mark and mndo the rec ord about 1.39. The finish of the race was an exciting one , even though the pacer bai no running mate to struggle against. An drews got him going along In splendid slnpo after the sixth furlong had been covered ant from the three-quarter-mile pest to the cm : the pacer made n spurt In 0'29 % . The tlmo for the race by quarters was 0.31 , 1:33 : , 2 024. MEN OF THE ROD AND GUN Kiijoy Tlu-MlNeH lit I.nKc Okobnjl , n I'n\orUc Honor ! for ( ) in nil a I'eople. ' 'How's the wind , commodore ? " "So' by fo'-east , ha'-polnt so' . " "And It It doesn't change during the nlghl I'U take you Omaha boys to moro fish than jou can itake home with you. " And as the wind did not change , true to 11s word the commodore of the OkoboJ club , Fred Ballon , took the crowd aboard his beautiful sailing craft , Clara , and , with a , couple of boats In tow for trolling pur poses , and with a. well filled larder and sev eral cold "hots , " wo made an early start for the promised fish. With a good , btiff breeze , and with full sail , the Clara simply flew over the white caps and In n short time we wcro nearlng the grounds that our guide had chosen. "Two can take a boat and some frogs , go over bv these weeds and cast for bass , and If thej don't strike , I'll Tcso my guess. Two more take the other boat and go to yonder bay anc troll for pickerel , while I take the others over to this plko hole , and Bee- what we can do. " The writer and Harry Burkley were in the pickerel boat and the stories of the fish wo caught and those we did not catch would fill a volume. The largest fish of the day was an eight-pound pickerel which Harry succeededlu _ Tandlng after nearly upsetting - setting the boat several times , but with the skill of the epfendld , fisherman which Dark- ley Is , iMr. Fish was duly landed and photo graphed and a fine specimen ho ivas. Thirty-seven jilko were caught and only two black bass and a large number of crop- plea and perch , making Jn all a very fair catch for these waters. Okobojl la a beautiful lake , with a steady south bree/c , which blows right across the water , keeping the dwellers on the north eliore cool nlf tho. while. It Is an Ideal place for these seeking a vacation and rest. The hotels are filled principally with people from Omaha and Des Molnes , and with fishing , sailing , dancing and listening to music , all are enjojing a quiet rest , free from the cares and tolls of the business world. Hero few notice ) the dally papers with their chronicles of the happenings of the outsldo world and business men forget an cares nnd let their mall pile up untouched , not caring to 'bo ' disturbed In the quiet happiness which all enjoy. Many steamboats ply the lakes and there are also numerous sail boats and launches owned by private parties. The regular meeting of the Hickory Gun club was hchl Sunday , July 1C , at the grounds of the old Dupont G@nn club. The score at twenty targets wan : Dauman , 19 ; Ulssl , 13 ; Neve , 11 ; Gommera , 10 ; Doll , 8 ; 0. Johnson , 10 ; H. Vettcn , 7. These nhoots are held each Sunday at the old Dupont grounds. T. W. Austin and A. A. McClure spent thrro days of last week nt Lnngdon , making n good catch of croppies and bass. Harry V. Hurkley , H. P. Sutwlus , Krnst and Will Zltzman nnd C. L. Thomas re turned on Friday from Okobojl , where they have been enjoying life and catching fish with the rest of the Omaha colony. They brought back about fifty pounds of pickerel and plko for their friends. Fred Metz anil Dr. SwcboJa are having fine sport at Qulnnobaugb. ' It. O. Howe , George W. Bowers and J. II. Banker of vArmour's , nt South Omaha , left Friday for Lake MadUon , Minn. , to get soina of the fish of thin famous lake. The Winchester Gun club was organized SEND YOUR NAME To Dr fiennett nnd he will forward you by return mall his book , "Tho rindlnc of the Fountain of Eter nal Youth , " Bymptom blanks , etc. You will receive lots1 of good , wholesome advice whether you begin ray treatment or not. Dr. Bennett's [ lectric Belt Restores the health , strength and vigor of youth ; creates new fluid nnd brain matter by purifying the blood restoilntc the fullest und most vigorous conditions of robust health of body and mind , so thut all the duties of life may be pursued with confidence und pleasure. 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NsS Sixteenth and Dodge Streets , Omaha , Neb , July 20 and the following offlcorc wore elected President , Olof Johnson , vice pres ident , John Schmelzer. secretary. Dan Ge.-- lus , treasurer , KA Doll , captain , J C John son , lieutenant , John Iloumau. The club will shoot ovcry Sunday at Kast Omaha and the headquarters will be Omaha Sporting ( loads company's store. Champion Dick Klmbalt made a straight score on UngllKi sparro s at the regular shoot across the liver Inst week , killing fifteen straight , his nearest opponents being Lt.omls and He-eO , 13 ; Parmclce and Giant , 12. The Dupont Gun club will hold Its regular shoot at tbo grounds across the river thle week. Mr. McDonald , father of the sheriff , and Henry ' .McDonald , have gone to the Rind hills to break In some dogs for the fall shoot and Incidentally to get a few plover. Cljdo Baumgardncr of The Bco caught two nice strings of croppies and bnm at Cut Off lake last week. Fishing Is good thrro and the croppies are nice enough fish for the most fastidious. Charles T. Johnson brought In a nlco string of pickerel and black bar from I'lor- enco lake I'rlday. He reports the fish as biting voiaclously at minnows nnd spoon books. Ben Van Tyle , a ranchman of Colorado City , Tex. , came up to visit W. D. Townscnd and the exposition. Ho najs that In Texas quail were never more plentiful than this > car , but that there are no chickens. W. r Church has returned from a fish ing outing at Langdou , Mo. Ho caught forty-two bass. PALAVER OF THE PUGILISTS terry Mi'Riit irn HUM llri-n Mnlcliod ( o IVilliir I'nliiu-r of rJiiB- liinil Till * rail. Terry McGovern made n match of con siderable Interest last week when he signed articles of agreement to fight Pedlar Pal mer , the undisputed 110-pound champion of England , before the Westchester Athletic club for a purse of ? 10,000. McGovern's career has extended over the brief period of two years , but even this limited experience has fitted him to cope with any of the top-saw jer.s of his class. His manager , Harris , was set on making the weight 118 pounds , but Palmer , through his representative , Dr. Ordway , held out for two pounds of weight , and the lads are to scale at 11G at the ringside. Tno wee , meager pounds seem a trine to bring Into dispute In the ejes of the average layman unfamiliar with the Inside affairs of the stuffed-mitt sport , but In ye London ring rule dajs feather and bantamweights brought ono lone pound Into the ring as the bone of contention , while the boxer who held out for the extra pound of flesh would stay off for months to gain his point. ilaco alnjs figured that one or two pounds of weight on the frames of feathers and bantams often proved the winning factor , If the science of boxing was evenly distributed between them. In taking up arms against Palmer , the manager of Mc- Oovern showed unbounded confidence In the plucky , scrappy Terry , who must divest himself of those slaughter-house ethics that are In vogue nt the Broadway club. The rough nnd ready brushes that come of fight ing Into and out of a clinch will not be tolerated at the Weatchester club , and the McGovern-Palmer articles specify that the men must part clean from a clinch and re frain from hugging , or elbowing , gouging and other infantile tactlcs a.s are sometimes McGovcrn is n pocket edition of Bob FIW- slmmons. He fights In much the same style as PHz and la milling to take a blow to rand one. Ho Is one of the hardest hitters for his slzo In the ring today , n fact which will be realized when It Is known that most of his victories have been knockouts. He Is as game as the gamest known to pugilistic his tory. Ho Is what we call a great ring gen eral. sacaclous. knowlni ? nnrl nvpr nn Um alert to land a knockout blow. Ho Is very aggressive and forces matters whenever pos sible or deemed prudent under the circum stances. CHESS. The following games have been completed In the Nebraska correspondence tournament : In section A , H. B. 'Hammond ' won a queen'n gambit declined from T. N. Hartzell In forty moves , and lee Edwards a French defense from N. Hald In twenty-three moves. In section B , C. Q. Do France , In a Huy Lopez with F. Vf. Blddlo , at the thirty-seventh move announced mate In forty-two moves ; and R. E. Urega lost an Evans gambit de clined to A. Powell , the latter mating on the twenty-sixth move. In section C , J. M. Crosby lost n K B game to N. G. Grlllln In thirteen moves , Mr. Griffin having a mate at hand In four moves. Thus far thirty-three games have been completed In the thrco sections. The score of the fourteenth game complete 1 In the Nebraska Chess association second correspondence tournament , between H. B. Hammond of Wymore and A. Rasmus < en of South Omaha , both In section A , Is as fol lows : QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED. White Hammond. Black Rasmuascn. 31-Q U-R 8. 31-P x P. 3S-U x Kt ch. 32-K-B 2. 33-P x P. 33-R-B . 34-K R-Q B 8. 34-K-Kt 3 \ * > 25 U x H , 35 Resigns , ( u ) One of Hammond's favorite moves In .bis opening. ( b ) Begins to break through the Q side. ( c ) To guard R and avoid losing Kt when White plays P-B C. ( d ) Comes out a P and the exchange ahead. ( e ) A blunder which loses at once , al- hough Black'e game Is hopeless In any event. Problem No , 6C as published last week Is ncorrect. The black K and Q should bo white and the white K and P should bo black. The position as corrected often ocr curs In actual play : White baa just queened a pawn at KKt S and black baa advanced his KBP to B7 ; white must prevent the pawn from queening and finally win It , The > lay Is Interesting , but not difficult. The following Is the score of a Plllsbury- "echlgorln game at the masters' tournament , n which the young American plajrr wins cleverly : nuv LOPEZ. White Laskcr. Ulack-Stelnltz. 1-P-K 4. 1-P-K 4. 2-Ki-K B 3. Z-Kt-Q B S. 3-B-Kl 6. S-P-Q 3. 4-.Q ! 4 4-ll.Q 2. 5-Kt-H 7. 6-Kt-B 3. 6-Castlrs G-H-K S. 7-H \ Kt 7-H X . S-It-K S-P x P. 9-Kt \ P P-1J.Q 10-P-K R S 11-ll-K 1 ll-l'-H 3. r-q-u 3. U-KMC. 11-Q U-tJ 13-P-K Kt 3. 11-11-U it. H-Kt-Kt 2. 15-Q-K 15-H-K. Iff-H x Kt 1G-K v B. 17-Q-Q 17-Q-U 1. IS -IMv 1S-Q R-Q. 15-P-U 19-H-Kl 4. 20-H-K 5 2(1 ( H-H 3. 21-K-K 1 , 21-H-B 22-Q-K 2 . ' . ' -Q.Kt 3. 21-Kt-U t 23-Q-H 2. 21-Kt-Q B , .4-Q-Kt 1 2J-KI-U . Unuv n. BRIEF BASE BALL GOSSIP Trip of On * Ioinlinntrilr llnp 111(11 ( Ten in < ii Druvrr I'upllioitril I ntll Annual. Itie trip of the Omahn Brewing a'socla- tlon bass bull team to Denver has been post poned until August 5 and 0 , when Manager Keith will tnkc his Indians to the moun tains. The base ball teams representing the local houses of Armour and Cuilnhy have arranged for n match game of ball for thla after noon nt Torty-flrst and Jnckson streets for $100 a side. The umpires nro taken from Swift's and ttie Omahn Packing compnnj. The Philadelphia team Is making a bold bid for the pennant. Thin team has made a wonderful uhowlng during the last six weeks In May the Phlladelphlas were not considered a factor In the race , but they linvo upset all calculations And from now on the Ilrooklyns will have lo put up the best article of base ball to retain their lead. The Uostons nre nlso Ftlll very much In the fight and they , too , will take a lot of beat ing. ( Manager Hnnlon Is not taking any chancre. He apparently sera the danger of losing first place and has set to work strengthening tlie _ Brooklyn team for the homo stretch. BO to speak. The Brooklyn club's officials are giving Hanlon every encouragement In the way of funds. They started out to win a pennant this > ear nnd will land ono If fiiicli n thing Is possible. New players aio being sccuml. Hanlon made an excellent move when he secured McCtUlro of Wash ington to help out Catcher Farrell , ho sac rificing McOnnn , a good first baseman , and Catcher Smltli to secure the Washington player. H Is Hanlon's Intention to keep Anderson at first base. He probably docs not play ns well as Mcf.nnn nt present , but under the care of a manager of Hanlon's ability he should develop Into a good base man. McGanu was only a second-class base man when Hanlon first secured him. An derson Is a far better hitter than McGanu. which Is the main reason that he Is being retained at firht. Another move now being made by the Brooklyn manager Is to seoure Wagner of St. Louis for Jennings. The latter has undoubtedly seen his best days. His arm Is In bad shape. Wagner Is a young plajer , who is Improving with every game. Ho would Just fill the bill at short stop for tUo Brooklyns. Clatke Griffith of the Chicago team is one of the best pitchers the game has ever known. Griffith , like all common-sense and thinking pitchers , gets his skill from purely practical methods. Instead of keeping his cyo fastened to the home base , whllo in the act of delivering the ball , he picks out his catcher for a mark and gauges the distance and location by the position of his back stop. The majority of young pitchers are handicapped by the habit of keeping their cyo on the honie "base " and the result Is that they lose control of the ball. If they "would " single out their backstop and pitch at him , regardless of the home plate , they would lose fewer balls and add to their effective ness. The opening game of the series between the Pirates and Boston .was a pitchers' battle between Nichols and Chesbro and the former was strong enough to keep the Plttsburgs down to a solitary hit. Young Chesbro se cured this. Each pitcher h'ad a strike-out to his credit. Nichols gave two bases on balls and Chesbro three. The latter also made a wild pitch and a fielding error , but held the champions down to three hits. I IN THE WHEELING WORLD , f The bicycle trust has taken a fresh start , coupled with the announcement that It Is a sure go this time. When It was first projected three months ago the promoters expected to make a large , Juicy haul from wind and water. Eighty millions was the top notch of capital stock which was to bo thrown on the market. But the concern - corn could not navigate with the load. Bankers refused to touch It , and Promoter Spaldlng was In despair. The only remedy WQS a surgical operation on tbo Inflated capital * Thla was successfully performed last week , and start number two was mado. The comhlno Is named the American Bi cycle company , with a capital of $40,000- 000. It comprises forty-five concerns , con trolling fifty-six plants. The members will bo paid 110 per cent of the original appraise ment for their planto. Of this amount SO per cent Is cash , 30 per cent preferred stock and CO per cent common stock , The capi tal consists of $10,000,000 debenture gold bonds , 5 per cent , twenty ye.ira ; $10,000- 000 In 7 per cent preferred clock , cumula tive as to dividends and preferred as to aewcts , and $20,000,000 In common stock. The debenture bonds , If called In before duo , are payable nt 105 , Those In the trust are privileged to subscribe to them at 92 per cent. The combine Is not as strong as originally projected , and doea not control the market - kot by any means. Several large concerns which gave options In June are Raid to bo out of it , and will go It alone , or may form an opposition company , The committee In charge of the Boston meet of the Letiguo of American Wheelmen reports having secured a one-rate tare for tbo round trip from all parts of the United States , This Is ono of the strong Induce ments for wheelmen to take part In the an nual event. Tbo entertainment committee for the meet la working assiduously com pleting the detallo of the entertainments and has recently added a water carnival to tbo program. The all-night smoker will beheld held In Mechanics' pavilion , ono of the larg est buildings In Boston , and the program for It Is now complete. The League- American Wheelmen claims tbo following distinguished members : Gov ernor Roosevelt , Mayor Van Wyck , Mayor Taggart of Indianapolis , Governor Rollins of iNew Hampshire , Mayor Hayes of Balti more , 'Mayor Qulncy of Boston , ex-Secretary of the Navy W , C. Whitney , Richmond Pearson Hobson , General Miles , General Roy Stone , Colonel John Jacob Astor , John Wanamaker , Edouard Devllle , surveyor gen eral of Canada ; Lieutenant Governor Wood ruff of New York , ox-Governor Adatna of Colorado , Attorney General Knowlton of Massachusetts , and Congressman Bpraguo of Massachusetts. The membership of the I.oague of Ameri can Wheelmen last week , according to the report ot Secretary Baasett , shows a falling off. The total figures are 67,045. Laet week the total vsai 8,143 , The number ot new members received during the week wai 303. The figure * for the trading eastern sUtes are : New York , U',175 ; Pennsylvania , I 13,691 j M/usuchUSftts , 10,017 ; Netr Jtrtcy , 3.3SC. Ono of the features of cjcle racing thU rcnr on has ben the number of old'tlmo riders to get back Into the game again. Zimmerman was the first ono of note to return to the racing path nnd now he Is to bo followed by Pred Titus , W. W. Taxi * nnd Harry Wheeler , so the report goes. Titus has only been out of the game about a year and ns ho Is comparatively joung yet ho may do better ttmn "Zlntmj" has done so far. Titus started out early last Reason to become nn actor , but as the audience * evinced no great desire to go Into raptures over bin acting , he has decided to go back to the wheel ngalti. Tnxls has been out of the gamp for three jears , the same length of tlmo ns Zimmerman , nnd ho W K one of the most popular riders on the intli at the time he retired. Wheeler wns the cham pion of the Cash Prize league. In 1S93 nnd nftcrwnrd went to 1'rnnco with Zimmerman , winning regularly on the Frentti tracks for two jcars. It Is expected that Wheeler and Taxis will start to train In n few dnvs nt the Newark trnck nnd that they will take part In the regular Saturday and Sunday mccls at that place during the rest of the season. There Is a largo clnss of riders wtio when traveling a-wheel suflcr dire thirst nnd throat parching , because of their overheating exertions and the dust of the rend , but who deny themaolves the satisfaction of drink ing. Foe these tlu-ro Is comfort In ttio views ot Dr. L. Champlonlero ot Paris , who sajs that when riding a man or woman should drink all the wntcr possible , but should eatT'no solid food. He declares that while It la useless to eat during violent exercise , It Is Important to drink If the body Is In good condition. This la In direct contradic tion to the notions ot other physicians , but It Is lu conccid with the experience of some riders , who Indulge themselves In the line of drinking water nnd find that they nro the better for It. Whllo It would undoubtedly make n racing man "loggy" to drink Just before starting In competition , there are many hard riders who can drink copiously whllo traveling. Others never do more than rinse out their mouths and throats nnd de clare that they could not ride It they drank. Whllo doctors disagree and expediences con- lllct over this matter of drinking and riding It Is probably juet as well thtit riders should not bo bound by any prejudice created by the testimony of others , but should experi ment and ascertain whether It Is better to drink freely or abstain. So long as the needs of different temperaments and con stitutions vary there Is not likely to bo any agreement on this subject. An international code of communication 'between ' cyclists Is an excellent Idea. A plan has been devised In Paris on the Morse systoin of telegraphy. The strokes are made on the bell , following a code like this : Greeting Haiti Followme Call Where are you ? Here I am Go to the right Oo to the left Look out ; danger ! . . . Come to my assist ance A whole conversation book could be prepared on this system ; so , when you go touring in central ( Africa and meet a cycling cannibal whose language you cannot speak , all you have to do Is to pull out the code book , lay hold of the bell , and have a tink ling conversation 'with ' him. This Is better than Volapuk. Providing your watch has a minute dial it Is an extremely simple matter to so mark this as to be used as a speed indicator , no matter what gear jour machine is. Find out the distance your cycle Is pro pelled toy one revolution of the pedal. This , assuming jour gear to bo 70 , will be 219.9 Inches. Divide this number Into C3.3CO ( the num ber of Inches In one mile ) , nnd the product will , of course , glvo you the number of revolutions jou must make to cover a mile viz. , 288 and a slight fraction. If It were posslblo to turn the crank 288 times per minute thla would of course mean that you were driving your cycle at the rate of one mile per minute , or sixty miles per hour. Seventy-two revolutions per minute would consequently mean that you were traveling nt the rate of a quarter of a mile per minute , or fifteen miles per hour. Therefore , still assuming that your gear is 70 , If you mark off , with a distinguishing color , twelve and a half seconds of the min ute-dial of your watch , nnd count the num ber of revolutions your crank makes whllo the minute-hand Is passing over this col ored portion of the dial , It will represent the numher of miles per hour you are trav eling. Sport nt I/nke QUINNBBAUGH , July 20. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : Was sorry to mlw you the other day when you were up , but you must como again. The parties camping hero are : Mr. Townsend and wife , Mr. Lucas , Mr. Brenglo and Mr. Thomas and their fami lies , Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Cavanagh , Mr. Furan , F. L. Goodrich , Miss Ring1 and brother. There are eomo bass and plke flsh- { pg now , with prospects of fine catches later on. The lake Is falling and clearing fast. CHRIST HANSEN. DEPRESSED ? TRY ( MARIANI W1NB ) WORLD'S FAMOUS TONIC. Marian ! Wine li n tonic prepared upon truly scientific principles It Is pafo nnd beneficial , ns well ns Agreeable. Marlanl Wine has more than 8000 written endorsements fioni leading phvsl- clans In all parts of the world. Marlanl Wluo gives power to * th brain , strength and elasticity to the muscles and richness to the blood. It Is n promoter of good health and longevity. Makes th old young , ke'cps the young strong. Mnrlnnl Wine Is speclntly Indicated for General Debility , Overwork , Weakness from whatever causes , Profound Depression nnd Exhaustion , Throat and Lung Dl < icnno . 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THE TAULETS CAN DR GIVEN WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OP THE PATIENT. OTDflUG IID'.UI"iM Mlp rr.v. I'ovcrty olriUND UnlNlvHiiU Upnili. Upon receipt if HO 00 will mull ycm Jour [ 4 ] boles and POM- tire Million giinrnnto * to curs or reluDd ro'jmimpi tliml * hnjrnn fS. " " Myers , Dillon liruur Co. , Solo Agent * , ttOtk and l < * nruuui. Ouiabn. Nell. Below mo glvo n list of .bicycles . nnd cow- Inir machines at the lowest prices over of fered. Each wheel will have price marked on It. $29.00 Rambler , gents' 'flfl model , slightly used , perfect condition , Guaranteed same as new. $31 7.1) Hambler , gents , scratched In trans portation. $2350 Victor , ' 09 model , good an new. $23.GO Stearns , ladles' ' 99 model , perfect condition. ? 25.00 Rambler , ladles , ' 99 model , used three weeks , perfect condition. 415.00 Gendron , Udlcs , well finished and a good -wheel. $13.00 Neb. Special good condition. $7.00 Oondron , "gents " , fair condition. $16.00 Cupid , 21-Inch , gents , now. $11.00 New AHIanco Wheels , ladles' or gents , without tires. SUNDRIES. For oue-lialf the price you will have to pay other dealers. SEWING jrAGHINBS. $16.00 Box top filnger , new. $31.00 Drop head Singer , new , latest Im proved , vibrating , high nnn. $8.00 Second-hand Davis , upper feed , In good shape. $9.00 Second-hand White , $4.00 ficcond-lmnd Wheeler & Wilson. Nebraska Cycle Co , Cor. 15th and llarney , * .WHEELS FOR EVERYBODY , Our prices are from $5 to SI5 lower than any other bicycle house in Omaha. Wo can soil you a flrst-olasi new , wheel from $20 to ? 25. Second hand wheels from 55 to $15. Cor. 16th and Chicago Sts. Omaha Bicycle Co , Ed T. Hoyden , Mgr. GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES On Second-Hand Cash or Easy Payments. Large assortment of Lamps Wheels Rented and Repaired. H E. FREDRICKSON , Photic 2161. 15th and Dodge Sts.