mIS THE WORLD OF SPORT
Opnn'nt ' : of the Foot Ball Season is Propitious
for the Popular Game ,
OMAHA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS WORKING HARD
All KlnilM \iltiiiniliil Spurt * Arc
Hrccl > IIIK Tlirlr l > nc Attention tlic
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AiiKlcr * HIM IIIK Good Siort.
'I ho eastern teams have nil plajcd n.
fpmo or two apiece with some minor col- '
lc > 3& loam , and hut little can he gleaned
from the records mndo In those games. ,
The Harvard 'varsity team had au easy I
opponent In Williams , and In two ten- |
ml mi to halves ran up a score ot 2(5 ( to 0. I
Although II was apparent from the first
fclckolf that thr- Williams men would hav-u |
no chance of stopping the Harvnrds for any |
length of time , yc-t In the eyes of the Har- j
vnrd conches the game w'as one ot nhlch |
the Crimson should bo nahnmed , To quote
"William H. Lewis , the play was the poorest
"varsity work ever seen on n gridiron. Iti i
the first half the Harvard line was I
composed wholly ot 'varsity men , but before - I
fore the second half ended * only two 'varsity j
men remained In the line. Those were C. |
Sargont at center and Boat nt left guard. .
All the other men were substitutes. The |
feature of the game came In the second I
half , when GlcrnBOh , who substituted Par-i
her , miilo two runs of forty-flvo yards each
around Williams' idft end , both times scoring - j
ing a touchdown. It was clever work , ami
the brilliant dodging brought forth much
applause. It seemed very much as It "Ben"
Dlbbloo was doing the feat , especially an
both men are- about the same In height and
movements. Saw In kicked ca-jy goils , ana
befora tlmo was called ho succeeded In add
ing another touchdown , besides kicking a
gcnl , making the total ecore 26 to 0. The
substitutes in the second halt played
up In much better style than was expected ,
but the 'varsity men failed to do them
selves justice.
Pennsylvania ran up a score of 20 on Le-
hlgh ut Franklin Field , of which only
fifteen points were mndo In the first half.
The fumbling of the Quakois was atrocious ,
they losing the ball once on Lchlgh's ten-
yard line when a touch-down seemed Im
minent. ,
In Yale's first game It defeitcd Amherat
by a sccro of 23 to 0. Sharp and Dupce ,
1 ale's new backs , had little difficulty In
getting through the Amherst line for
good gains , -while Perry Kolfer , who did
norno sensational work on the Yale field
two years ago , cinched Amherst's ends for
repeated short games , nnd for two runs or
forty ynrdeach. . The work of some of the
players was very poor , especially thnt of
Flnko at quarter and McConnell at center.
The unsatisfactory feature ot the showing
made by Yale's new plajors was that the
beat playing by the now men In the rush
line was done nt the tackles and on the
ends ot the Hue. Ynlo wants now men most
for the center of the line , nnd there' the ploy
was weakest. The game , however , showed
that such veterans ns Stlllinan nnd Coy nnd
Hubbell will be lucky If they hold their po
sitions this soason.
Cornell played Hamilton college , and al
though this U usually a weak team , suc
ceeded In scoring only 12 to 0. Kansas uni
versity started the season with a game with
the Hnskcll Indians , and won by 12 to 0.
The Indians played a fast , ennppy game In
the first half nnd neither side was nblo to
ecore. In the occond half Harris , the Indian
jjunrtorback , was Injured and had to leave
the game , after which the Indians lost heart
and allowed Kansas two touchdowns. Had
Harris stayed In the game It Is doubtful
if Kansas could have won.
Northwestern started the season last Sat
urday by losing to the alumni team 18 to 0.
It wna practically a contest between Van
Doosun and the prcsdnt team , and at no
etago did the players who are to wear the
purple this fall stand the least show ot
winning. The ola * star back tore through
the line ns If It was made of paper.
Cornell Is rapidly coming to the front
with claims for recognition In flrel-clnea
company , and when wo remember that last
Mason It lost to Princeton G to 0 and to
Pennsylvania 12 to 0 , losing by but ono
touchdown In each case , wo are forced to
the conclusion that the Ithacans know a
thing or two about the game , nnd that if
y they could but once break Into the chaimod
circle they would bo likely to form n con-
ttlilrrablo part In the Dual positions of ths j j
different teams.
Though the Carlisle. Indians are fully
In Cornell's cla * on the average , they could
never hope to bo' clnsscd ast true rivals ot
the best college teams. They will always bo
attractive for their uniqueness , simplicity ,
pluck nnd dash. They w 111 bo respected for
tholr manliness , They will bo plentifully
npplaudpd It they win from nny of our first-
class college teams. But they cannot be
classnl aa college players , and for that roa-
ton cannot bo said In the true sensa of the
word to be rivals of the college teams.
Neither should they be reckoned na ot the
athlotlo club class. They nro organl/cd ,
dlirlpllned nnd responsible. They are In a
class of their own and have nothing to be
aebnnwl of. No matter where they play
they have their hosts of admirers and sym
pathizers , bath among the spectators and
opponents.
The Idea thnt the ccutorn foot bull teams
are BO far ahead of those ot the w et was
> xplodcnl last fall by the record of the Chicago
cage team with Pennsylvania , nnd the year
before when Harvard had a hard task to
win from Michigan by a score of 1 to 0.
Barring a trick pla > , the score In the Chl-
cago-Pcnnsvlvanla game was 1 to 12 , nnd
when It was over , und Pennsvlvanla had es
caped with only one. more tally from Herah-
borgor's phenomenal kicking , the Quakers
found relief behind n smile of calm superl-
orlt > . The score wns 23 to 11 , but Pennsyl
vania had made cloven of Its surplus points |
by means ot ft trick play Hence , when wo
subitract and find the remaining potato nroj
12 to 11. wo nre Inclined to eagerly wntch
I'onnsjlvanla'B schedule when wo read.
"October 28 , Chicago At Chicago , " "Novem
ber 11 , Michigan at Philadelphia , " nnd we
nro led to wonder If Pennsylvania can pull
bot'h of these games out of the fire. This
question la nil the more relevant when we
lomember thnt old Michigan boat ChlcagJ
last fall by a score ot 12 to 11.
The phenomenal part of last year's records
was the great Icnson given by individual
players. We iwfer to the unusual klckera of
the Harvard , Chicago and WiscdnsUi teams.
Haugtiton , Hlrechbergcr nnd O'Dea nre
Ulckers who must bo remembered * ng the
best nnd greatest ot any season since foot
ball become a recognized college sport ,
O'Dea , whllo probably not the equal ot
HlrechbeTgcr In running and distance punt
ing , yet ho punted to better advantage be
cause he punted high and lwnys placed the
ball within reach of the end rushes.
Haughton'a kicking \vas Invaluable for this
reason , that ho had Uie knack ot putting '
the bull high enough In 'the air so that his
whole line could bo with it when it reached
the fullback. His kick wna so phenomenally
high that few men could catch It. As a
icsult in tlio Pennsylvania game alone ho
won 230 yard9 of clear ground , gained by the
recovery by his end rushes ot high punts
muffed by the Pennsylvan'a backs , This
alone was enough to insure Harvard a vic
tory. HIrschberger Is in a class by himself
ns a kicker. H Is enough to say that nice In
the Pennsylvania game ho punted the ball
from Chicago's flttecn-yard line to Penn
sylvania's twenty-flve-yard Hue without nny
wind in bis favor , and when the ball was
caught by the Pennsylvania back U was
still traveling toward the Quaker goal on
the fly. This punt of over seventy yntds
without a wind U bejond comprehension.
This boventy-yard punt was of lUtlcalue
to hta side , over and above the ordinary
kicker , because the ball traveled BO far and
so fast that the end rushes could not get
within thirty jards of the back who caught
the ball. If Illrschberger had been told
to give up ten jards of his distance for the
snko ot thirty feet more elevation ho would
have had even then a long punt for dlstnnce
nnd one that would have boon dangerous
to handle. Ills kicking was Ineffective , but
did not need to bo so , And so It seems
that the successful teams last season were
those that combined a good system of run
ning the ball with a klcKer who was able
to punt In Biicli a way ns to let Its rushes
get down under the kick , and so we see
that the best nnd most successful game is
still from kicking the hall , whence foot ball
derived Its name.
Tom Cooper of Detroit , who has been seen
hero and In Council Bluffs several times. Is
the professional champion bicycler of 1S99.
Cooper has been after this cycling champion
ship for four years , and has just succeeded
In capturing the title. His victory was some
what of a surprise , ns was the close score
of the year's races , together with the second
end of Kiser. The champion was naturally
looked for elsewhere , owing to the poor
showing of this pair last season , and on ac
count of their clckness.
The two leaders will go to Franco next
year to win new laurels and more coin. The
following table Is the way tne leaders stand
with one more race to run :
Name. Ists. fids. 3d < ! Uhi. P'ts
Cooper , Tom G 1 1 1 49
Klger. Earl 3 0 2 1 42
Stevens , O. L 3 1 1 4 M
Klmblc. O. S 0 4 3 3 27
New house. Al 3 1 0 1 24
Mcrarlnnd , F. A 1 1 2 3 20
Freeman , H. B 1 2 1 3 18
Walthour , Robert 0 1 2 0 7
Fisher , John T 0 1 2 0 7
Stevens , E. D 0
Lawson , Iver 0
Jack , C. B 0
Downing , Harry 0
Cooper has won. two , Stevens one , and
Now house one Increased point championship.
Cooper won also a second and a fourth in
such races , Klser a second , third and fourth ,
Stevens a fourth , Klmblo a second , third
and fourth , and McFarland a second and
third , and Freeman a second.
The English foot 'ball season Is now In
full swing , and from the present tlrao till
the end of April the Intense excitement
which Is manifested in the northern cities
and towns will continue at full concert
pitch. To those unacquainted with North ot
England foot ball < wo can best explain the
enthusiasm by comparing the entire eight
months with the months of November In
America , where the most Important col-
leglato games are played. A crowd of 20,000
spectators is no unusual sight at the com
mencement of the season and a gate or
80,000 has been recoided at a match at the
end of the season. It should also be con
sidered that games are being played In
the big cities nlrrost every Saturday and
spectators have only to turn out and watch
the game that IB being played in their own
city. It 1 perhnps a good thing for the
gnrao that the Interest Is so great , ns the
I big clubs are all professionals and the play-
l era are paid during the entire season like
the American base ball player. But unlike
the latter game , matches nro not played
every day during tbo season and the prlco
of admission Is usually 12 cents and never
more than 25 cents. Then , again , It must
be considered that the English sport is a
winter one , and games are played when the
weather Is horly conducive to a big at
tendance.
Thorn are In England and Scotland five
Important leagues , some ot which nro di
vided Into two divisions. The y are : The
Foot-ball league , the Southern league , the
Midland league , the London league and
the Scottish league. Besides these there
are Innumerable minor leagues nnd cups.
The root-ball league IB by far the most Im
portant. Its members play for the English
cup , and tbo league can bo best compared
by likening it to tbo M , C. C. In cricket.
A great surprise has been sprung upon foot
ball followers by the Liverpool and , Ever-
ton teams. The clubs have always been
looked upon as two ot the strongest In the
country nnd there Is no gainsaying the
fact that every man on either side Is as
good In his position as any man in the
country In spite of this each team has
plajcd three league games and neither has
won a match. In other years these teams
have gone through the season with bu > '
three or lour detents against the-m. The
only reason thwe appears for these poor ,
displays Is the lack ot combination. The
toama nro too "star" n clans to play to
gethcr , each man must establish his reputa
tion , and the result Is he drags the colors
ot the clubs into the mire. I flfl nblllty
and more combination would quickly spell
more points In each camp. ,
HIGH SCHOOL FOOT BALL
Omaha Itojw In Stcnilj I'rnelloe
ruliitn Aliniil S-dinc of
Ilic 1'lnjcr * .
King foot ball U on the high tide of en
thusiasm In the Omaha High school Never
In the history ofthe game hae such Interest I j
been evidenced In the High school squad. At ,
j
first only a few men appeared upon tha ,
j
campus for practice , but ns the season has
progressed the number has Increased from
dn > to day until no\v an avcrago of thlrt ) to
forty men come dally to bo Instructed In the
fine points of the game A alight Indiffer
ence Is noticeable among several of the
players , but ns a ruje all the candidates enter
the play with n commendable vim and de
termination. All arc doing hard , system
atic -work The practice thus far Ins been
confined to a few regular plajs , with a view
of familiarizing the players with the game ,
and also their signals , but this will now give
way to practice in special offensive and de
fensive plays.
The personnel of the team hns not yet
been determined , but It will bo a strong one
Coach Whlpplo nnd Captain Tracy have the
matter In hand anil have been closely
scrutinizing the work of each nnd every
man , and will soon announce the names of
these chosen.
Owing to the largo number of candidates ,
an innovation will bo made this jcar In the
form of a permanent "second team , " to bo
used in developing men who have delayed In
coming out to practice nnd to prepare ma
terial for the team next season. Captain
Uandall has the team In chnrge nnd several
times la their "line-ups" against the first
eleven they have made good gains. The
second cloven will , however , be In a class of
Its own and will have a schedule for itself ,
several good games having already been
secured.
The uniform will bo one of the most handsome -
some ever seen on the local gridiron , and
will consist of moleskins and striped purple
and white Jerseys nnd stockings. The man
agers have been depending on the Uoard of
Education for some support In the way of
headgears and sweaters , but have thus far
been disappointed.
The schedule has not been fully completed ,
but will consist of games with Tcknmah ,
Lincoln and lied Oak of the lowa-Nebraeka
Infcr-Scholastlc Foot Dall league , Fremont
and Sioux City High schools nnd Bellevue ,
Crelghton nnd Tabor colleges. The dates
thus far arranged are : Bellevue at Omaha ,
October 9 ; Tekamah nt Omahs , October 14 ,
Lincoln at Lincoln , November 11 ; Hed Oak
nt Red Oak , November 30.
1'oliitH.
Eugene Tracy will again captain the High
school team. Last season he ably demon-
Btiated that he possessed all the qualifications
necessary to the success of this onerous posi
tion. Ho has excellent Judgment , plenty
of nerve and plays the game * to win. He Is
specially strong on Interference and la the
surest tackier on the team. Captain Tracy
Is 17 years of age and weighs 130 pounds ,
and will fill the pceltlon of left half this
year.
year.Waller , center , Is 18 years of ago and
weighs 160 pounds. This Is his first year
at the game , but ho is a willing student
and must consequently "catch on. " He is a
little slow , but passes accurately.
Talrbrothcr , 18 140 , is a beginner , but
will evidently make a good man. He runs
hard and'tackles well , but Is not thoroughly
familiar with the game.
Prlchnrd , 18 120 , played quarter on last
year's successful team and will play the
same position this season. Ho Is the light
est man in the bunch , but has plenty or
nerve and uses his head. Ho is sure In
passing and gets Into the interference and
tackles well.
Roberts , 18 145 , beter known as "Dusty , "
played guard on last year's team and was
ono of the "star" ground gainers. He Is
playing his usual strong game nnd hio
caught the knack of opening the hole nt
the right time. He IB strong on defensive
play nnd on Interference.
Marsh , 18 140 , Is another now man and
Is a candidate for right-half. He la a llt-
tlo stow for the position , but runs low and
hard and will be of value in bucking the
line.
Englehard , 20 155 , played fullback last
year and will probably play the same posi
tion this season. Ho Is stocky built nna
ecpeclally strong on his feet. Ho Is espe
cially strong on Interfering and hits the
line llko a cyclone. Ho was ono of the
beat ground gainers among last season's
players.
Welch , 17 155 , is another novice and 13
trying for tacklo. Ho Is a fearless player ,
tackles hard and sure , carries the ball well
nnd will be a big factor In the champion
ship chaso.
Thomas , 19 145 , played left end last year
and is after the same position again this
season. He is a good ground gainer and a
sure tackle. Ho Is < the "kicker" of the
team and Is showing a remarkable Improve
ment In punting.
Clarke , 17 140 , was Injured early in last
season , but is again In the game. Ho Is
improving rapidly and will bear watching ,
Secrlst , 16 145 , guard , is another tyro ,
but a promising man. Ho Is not fully versed
in the game , but Is an npt pupil , Ho does
not get down Just according to Hoylo and is
a little Blow in getting Into the Interfer
ences , but bids fair to make a good man.
Taylor , 17 150 , is a now ono , and Is try
ing for center. He is a good man , passes
well and tackles sure , but shows timidity at
times
Poster , 1G 130 , is another new ono. Ho
has a good head and plays hard , but was
late in coming to practice ,
Lehmer , 18 125 , played last season. He
runu hard and low , but lacks endurance and
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SU.MIAYS , lOltiO A. M. TO C I * . M. Rooms 20 and 21 Douglas Block 16th and Dodge Sts ,
must hate plenty of preparatory work Ho
Is better on the defensive than the offensive
Will la , 18 HO , is another novice Ho is
very muscular ami compactly built , and ,
with proper coaching , will tip a dangcruis
man McICrny , 1C 145 , U also a new ore. but ft
most promising man He i very compactly
built nml very athletic He l a little eiiw
but Is full of Ringer and nerve and will un
doubtedly give a good account of himself
before the season Is finished
Kandall , IS 125 , quarter , u captain of the
second team and Is a rattling good man for
his weight , Ho tackles well and paSeca
accurately.
I'arrott , IS 130 , Is another new man and
U out for quarter. He Is not fully versed
on the game , but Is learning rapidly and
will develop Into a good man
Orimth , IS HO , end or tnchle , plavcd end
last season and U a rattling Rood man at
either end or tackle. Ho Is a little olow In
starting , but ho tackles well nnd Is espc-
dally strong on breaking up Interference.
MEN OF THE ROD AND GUN
Iliu-k Shoot liipr , I' I ul > simntH nml
ffuirxliifr Mcot * ( Jlvo ( lie hi rtn
riilt > 40 Do 'I'll IN AVovk.
Dr. Ou ens was at Onnwa Monday and
biought back twenty bass nnd six ducks.
Ed KriiR Is at Langdon , where the bnsa
nnd crapplcs nro both biting fast and furious.
Judge Hunger , United States Marshal
Thtimmel and Henry Honun have gone to
. .ako Washington to angle for buss.
Jack HolloAell , the Tavo-lte ot favorites ,
s In to\sn for a few dnvs ns a guest of
Frank 1'armelee , and Incidentally to renew
ncqu-ilntauces on the Midway.
rrccl Goodrich , 1'ons and Saphus Nablcof
ho Danish Pioneer , F. Carpenter of the
Carpenter Paper co ipany , all \vent to Val-
tntlne on Wednesday to shoot ducks on the
chain ot lakes south of that place.
IJr. H. Miller and Frank Ucspocher klllel
clghty-llvo ducki ot Blue lake- Sunday , nnd
brought them ihoine with them as an evi
dence of their prowess.
All members cf the Dupont nnd Omaha
Gun clubs who wish to organize a bowling
club will moat at the Townsend gun stole
Mondaj evening nt 8 o'clock.
C W. Bishop , Gus Windhelm , Joe
Goldsmith mid 13. Morrlll leave soon
for John Hanlln's ranch near Pn\toii , for n
two weeks' shoot at the ducks , which reports
say nro coming in fast.
Judge W. C. Ives and Dr Connor went
to the sandhills for ducks last week.
W. P M-r.irland and J. C Smend went
to Coly last week , and Ikirry Koot nnd
party led Friday fcr the same place.
The Duporut Gun club will hold their
annual medal shoot at the regular meeting
ithls week.
George Scilbnor , Charles Mctz , IJllly
Marsh , Charlca Rogers and S C . V. Grls-
weld leave for Camp Merganzer tomorrow
for their regular annual fall bluot.
John Schmolzor returned last wuok from
ICansas City , where ho took In the Elllott-
Crosby matah , where 197 birds were killed
out of 200 , Elliott killing his 100 straight.
J. C. Gllhauen and Herman Votler are
going to the fallows aiound Calhoun this
attornon to thsot squirrels , which are verj
plentiful iu that district.
The fourth annual amateur tournamen
of the Glenwood Gun club will beheld at
Glenwood , la. , Thursday and Friday , October
12-13. Experts will bo pj-ohlb.ted from con
testing for purses. Address F. A. Weather-
head , secretary.
The second fall handicap tournament o
the Omaha Gun club will befbeld at Onawa
la. , October 12 find 13 , at vvhlch meet pro
fossicuals will bo barreil. There Is plenty
of duck shooting at Dlue lake , three miles
west , and the secretary , George A. Oliver
w ill gladly furnish any Information desired
The first annual meeting of the Trloni
Coursing club will bo iaeld at Friend , Neb
October 11 , 12 and 13. Forty-threo of the
best greyhounds of South Dakota , Kansa
and Nebraska have been entered by thcl
trainers and owners , nnd ns the entianc
fee has been paid they will all be on hanJ
The necessary rabbits will be shipped by
Charles Pnjno of Wlchltn , Kaa. , who hi
been catahlng big , ttrong Jacks on th
ICansas prairies especJally fcr thla meet
The secretary , William G. Gooden , can fur
nish railroad rates on application.
PALAVER OFJTHE PUGILISTS
nn McCoy nml Alno oil the
JflTrU-M-Slmrkfj
They have begun to talk and bet , too , to
that matter , on the coming Jpffrles-Shnrkoy
fight down in Now York. Although It wn
Intimated by numerous so-called author
Hies that the proposition would bo on
even one by the time the men had gotten
well down to training , 1 see , ns usual , th
authorities didn't know what they wor
talking about. In the estimation of every
big-moneyed sport In the great metropoll
theio Is but ono In It , and he Is the cham
plon , Ono or two go eo far ns to sa ;
that the brawny Jack Tor may make It In
terestlng lor the champion for n number o
rounds , hut that Is about nil. Not on
tips him off as a possible -winner. Intores
In thw Wg light is increasing daily and i
Is thought that ono of the greatest throng
that over assembled to witness a fistic bat
tie will 'bo iu Now York on the 27th. Big
excursion trains will bo run from as fa
west as Chicago and from Now Orleans and
all nolntu In the bouth , and altogether the
event promises to cap the year's pugilistic
cap sheaf.
Kid McCoy Is certainly wise , If he has as
report has It , declined to go on with his
match with Peter Maber. As a reason the
graceful Hoosler claims that ho Is as good
as matched with FItz , despite the latter's
recently published manifesto to the con
trary. Ho says that Hobcrt will have to
meet him at the middleweight limit or surrender -
| render the title , While , llko many othern
' I glvo Peter Mahcr but small rating again * *
i game , clever men , there is no denying tha
ho Is a terrible puncher and always has
I chance , At that , I think McCoy could cu
I him to ribbons , and would easily stand elI
I F1U , too , nt the weight bo desires to mee
him at Ono more knockout at the band
ot a stiff will settle McCoy as a big at
traction , and he knows It , Although h
reversed matters with Jack McCormlck , h
bus been compelled to fight on the percent
age plan over since.
( tiii'KtloiiH nml
IAJSK , Wyo , Sept. 30-jTo the 'Sportlnt ,
I Editor of The Bee : Tell me If the gam
I of "propIs the tame a * craps , and , i
' not , what kind of a game la props am
| how la it played ? Johnson Bros.
I Ann. 1 know nothing of any such trame.
J OMAHA , Sept. 28. To the Sporting Edlto
I of The Bee ; In a game of casino can
man build more than one pile ? Subscriber
Ans. Yes.
OMAHA , Oct , 2.-To the Sporting Edtto
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f The Hoe' Please Inform mo whore I can
btnln olllclal uig-o'-wnr rules. a. Vlen.
Ans. Tow n end Gun company or Omaha
Spoiling Goodgi house.
W15ST POINT , Oct. 2 To the SportliiK
3d'toi of The Uce : In regards to tJU
rtlrlo of Sam Crawford In vour base bnll
Oi-sip of last Siindnv's leo 1 would like to
nnke a few corrections , ni It H Riving
Vorfolk the ciedlt where \Vert Point ought
o have It Crawford never plajed with
'Vot foils. Ho got his start right here In
Ve t Point , where ho played In 1S97 , nnd
vns the star player. In 1S9S he played
Uth Wymore. Superior and Randolph
Constant Ilcndei.
PHHSIA. la , Oct. 2 To the Spot ting
Editor of The Heo 1 notice thnt > ou Inform
portsmcn In Sunday's Heo that the open
easoii on uunll begun with the 1st of this
month which is an error , ns you will find
> y refcirintr to the session Iaws of our
late for 1S93 The law was so amended ns
o make the open season on quail the
months of November nnd December Instead
of October nnd November Koboit Ivens.
AUK. Yours WIIB the tenth lutter telling
mo of my mistake , so I stand collected.
1 IN THE WHEELING WORLD. I
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Wheeling as a popular pastime ha pastel
Its meridian , and Is putting on the "sere
and yellow leaf" as unmistakable ns nature.
Whether It will Imitate nature and bloom in
the spring remains to bo seen. At present
thft prospect Is not as cheeilng as cou.d b3
wished. In Omaha and vicinity wheel rid
ing Is steadily decreasing. Streets atid high
ways which were thronged with ilders two
years ago are now all but deserted. Itldeis
are few and far between , most of them
fcilorn that they ride soberly lest the whirr
ot the wheel arouse- the ghosts of former
daya. Like conditions prevail nil over the
country. The New York World sajs , in that
vicinity "tho finest wheeling weather brings
with it the Hielaucholy conviction that the
bicjcle Is declining in public favor. That the
wheel should disappear from the crowded
streets of Manhattan was to bo expected and
desired. Thereby Is existence made safer
aliKe for those who ride and for those who
dodge the riders. It was also to be expectol
that the exclusive haunts of fasnton should
quickly dtop a form of exercise which per
mits of no distinction between fashionable
and unfashionable people , nut the real loss
of popularity is not limited by these con
dltlons. The suburban roads of Long Island
and New Jersey which witnessed the growth
and glory of wheeling ore now watching Its
decay. It Is melancholy not merely as an
illustration of the fickleness of tha public
taste , but chlofly ns an evidence ot the In
ability of the average American to enjoy
life. "
i
Accoidlng to the leports of the park guards
of Philadelphia there has been a uotlceablo
decrease in the number of bicycle riders
during the season now closing. Commenting I
on the report the llecord rajs : "Tho
bicycle crnxo has evidently reached its !
climax , nnd , notwithstanding the recent
extraordinary performances of a young
womau In New York , there Is a growing
belief that henceforth the wheel will be j
used loss and lost ) as a sporting Implement |
nnd more and imoro for purely utilitarian (
purposes. There must bo some good reason
for the marked falling off In bicycle riding
for pleasure. In the first place , the natural ;
tendency In this country is to overdo every
thing , We lush into now pleasures with
such vim and force that wo soon exhaust
our energies. In the next place we are
constantly craving after novelty , and a
popular amusement soon palls upon us. The
coming fad ( which will bo confined for a tlmo
to the comparatively wealthy posplo ) Is the
owning and running of automobile * ) , and the
manufacturers of bicycles all eccm anxious
to enter the race at the very start , so that
they may recover some of the lost activity
duo to the decline In the manufacture of
bicycles. They hope to reap large profits
from the sale of automobiles whllo the prlco
shall continue to bo high.
Meanwhile the bicycle trust is planning
to "save the trade" by pushing the small
fry to the wall. As is usual with trusts , Iho
statement la made that lt purpose Is Horao-
what benevolent. "Tho manufacturers will
bo benefited , " eaye Colonel Pope , vice presi
dent of the trust , "and the buyers will bo as
well off as ever , for there will probably bo
no Increase In the prlco of wheels , although
the cost of materials has of lain hrwn rnn.
idly advancing. The prlmo object of tbo
trust In economy of production , It will here
after ccfct loss to turn out machines , as there
will not be BO many standards of parts. Some
salesmen and clerks will lose their posltlone ,
but there will be no reduction In tha force
of mechanics. In fact , tbo workmen will gain
by the change , for under the new regime
they will have steadier employment and
longer tenure of service. Some of the smaller
plants will bo closed In order to further the
policy of minimising expense , but the- num
ber of men who will bo thrown out of work
will be small , ainco the trust will make more
bicycle * than the past aggregated output of
the Individual factories. "
Tom Cooper IB now practically champion
of the United States. The final race of tbo
season will bo decided October 9 at Provi
dence , H. I. , but Coorer already has pufllclent
points to glvo him an undisputed c'airn to
the championship oven though his work nt
Providence should not be first-class. As tbo
men now eland Cooper has 49 points ; Kleer ,
42 ; Stevens , 30 and Kknble , 27 , and aa C
points are given for first place , 3 for second
and 2 for third and fourth , Klser la out of
the running , Coaper la at present in
Chicago , where ho went to ride during
carnival week , but ho has bowi suffering
with a large boll on one of his legs ard luis
been obliged to remain on the ground , After
the meet at Providence Co per vylll return
to Detroit la company with Uarl lluor , ( be
"Dayton Dumpling , " who will spend two or
three wicks there as his gucsi.
B. A , McDuille , the rider who Is to make
nn effort to rldo , i nillo on the read In cl ae
to one mlnuto , 1-as been a well known
profcsalcnnl for several venis. When the
fo-at was first considered It wxia admitted
that McDutlli ! wns the one ildcr In tha
country whose pbjslcnl make-up was of thu
sort needed In suth a trial. At the National
League ) of American Wheelmen mcul at
lloston McDufile's riding was Iho f n urc ot
the lnatdny. * Thh wns In theIntercity
team pursuit race , UoPton being reprcscntel
by JIcDuflle , Nat nnd Tiank Uutlor , and
Philadelphia by Church , Coslaa and Hail
The Phlladttlphlam ; weiu beaten four and a
half mllus McDuUle rotlu with a 135 gear ,
nnd hH comparatively slow nctlon In com
bination with his gieat sped c\usht tn
vvendcifullj with the spectators. His next
notable work wns nt Urockton , August 1C ,
when ho defeated Gibbon , the Cincinnati
rider , in a lltteon-mlle paced race * The iaca
was cvcitliiB throughout , and McUuflle lei
nt the finish by 100 yardh. During the eaily
purt ot thu race Gibson role rcmaikobly
well , but In the twelfth mile McDullle Jumpe , !
Into the lead , whioh ho held to the flnlth.
McUullle and Gibson mot again in a twenty-
mlle race nt New Ucdford en Labor daj.
Thls , was also nn exciting rncu , and the men
rode In a way that stirred thu enthusiasm of
the 4,000 people present. At the start dib-
bon went off ahead of McDiitlle , but of or the
sixteenth mile JlcDulfle wat Keeping half a
lap ahead of his opponent , anJ was an easy
winner. The fastest inllo wns the third ,
which wns ridden in 1 37. At New Bsdford
on September 13 McDulllo defeated I3en
Jlonroo In one ot the prettiest tnentj-nillci
motor paced races ever seen In this country.
Moro than 4,000 spectators were present. Mu-
Dufllo broke all piovlous existing records for
from three to teu miles , making the race the
most notable long-distance ono of the > e.ir.
McDuflle rode the third mile In 1 33 and the
labt In 1 39. The tlmu for the tvmity nil cs
waa 34.20. McDuffle finished In splendid
shape , a full lap ahead on Monroe.
"Jlramj" Michael , the Welsh rider , In
tends to take up cycle racing again this
winter , although last spring it was an
nounced that in the future he would devote
his time to horse racing. Michael made a
small fortune In cycle racing and visions ot
big purses are probably the cause of his In
tention to return to this game. There nre ,
however , many racing experts who eay that
Michael will not have such an easy tlmo In
gathering In purses as when he was In such
popular favor a few years ago. Several
other aspirants for the middle-distance
championship honors have come to the front
since Michael's retirement and nil of these !
have beaten the records established by him
when ho wns defeating all camera. Harry
Kikes and 13. A. McDufflo have each made
better time In middle-distance races.
Michael will find It nu arduous ta k to get
back late form.
Most of Michael's record rides weio mndo
behind human pace and his trainers predict
that behind motor pace , as used at present ,
ho will rldo a bit faster than some of the
present champions. Michael will take part
In eoveral match races at Madison Square
Garden this winter. The American Cycle
Racing association also Intends to hold n
six-days' race , complyingjwlth the new law
in every detail , There will bo two relays ,
each riding twelve houra a day.
Walter E. Smith , a 11-year-old boy , Is at
present the wonder In eastern cycling clrclea ,
Ho haa been doing some icmnrknbly fast
work and last week In a trial iigafnat tlmo
broke both the half-mile nnd mlle amateur
records. The record for the former distance
of :46 : 2-5 seconds was held by Bedell , the
Englishman , and Smith's tlmo was :45 : 2-5 ,
The mlle was made in 1-30 2-5 , which Is
ahead of the former record of H. P , Kusol
of Philadelphia , bin tlmo being l364-5 ; ,
Motor pace was used in the trial and Smith
finished abreast of Ills paco. The trial was
sanctioned by the National Cycling associa
tion and an application haa been made to
have 1ho records allowed. Smith , who only
weighs 107 pounds , rldea a wheel geared to
above the hundred mark. He 1ms finished
first in Bovernl races during tbo season about
to close.
The bicyclists of MaEBachuaetts have taken
advantage of tbo race between Mr. John L.
Batoa and Mr , Curtis Guild , jr. , for the re
publican nomination to the lieutenant gov
ernorship to project the bicycle lamp into
the canvass , There have been threats ot
passing a law compelling nil blcyclintH In
that state to carry lamps between sunset
and sunrise. Wheelmen are much opposed
to eucli a law and their apHOclatlon hns ques
tioned Mr , Bates and Mr. Guild as to their
opinion on the subject. The replica , whllo
not OH definite as might be wished , can only
bo construed as placing both gentlemen In
opposition to such a law. Evidently the
bicycle vote In MacRachiiKcrtta Is an Im
portant one and candidates for political po
sitions are anxious to court it ,
"They tell mo that Urea don't puncture aa
easily In winter ns they do In Bummer , "
says tbo tire doctor , "but I have made a
study of the case , and I find that tlrea are
more apt to puncture in the winter than
tlloy are ID the days when the HUH ! H scorch
ing. Ypu simply don't get us many punctures
In tha winter as jou do In the summer , be-
caurto you don't rldo as much , Thu rubber
Is more apt to crack In cold weather. I had
a man cotno to mo the other day who said
that Ills tire would not remain Inflated more
than six bourn. Ho bad tried the water teat ,
and be was euro that there won no puncture.
Then ho tried the valve , and that was as
tight an a drum Well , that ? ct mo to
thinking. I took off the tire valve cap and
found that the rubber disk Insldo pushed
against the valve fitem Jutjt enough to let
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the air escape In sulllclent quantities BO that
the puncture In the tire- did not show. 1
put a new rubber disk into the cap and
screwed It on tight. Then I submerged the
tlie In water and found the puncture all
right. It was a tin ) one , but It was there.
A lot of other riders are having the Hame
trouble with their tires pcsslbly , and cannot
nnd out what Is the matter. "
Few riders have failed to notice that the
most comfort Is had with tires that are a
trifle soft , particularly If the road Is rough.
Yet the same tire ridden on good roads wilt
! give anything but enjoyable results. It
1 will drag , thlfl hard running Increasing In
more than duo proportion the better the
road bcconue. It Is interesting to take n
tire and pump It hard , and then , ns the
nir slowly escapes , notice the change that
tnkt-s place. It will he uncomfortable rid
ing for a few days unless the roadg nro as
level as asphalt. Aflcr a little air hns es-
1 caped and the riding Is done over ordinary
roadfl the tires become " "
"Just right , neither
so hard ns to bo bumpy nor soft enough to
glvo too much In going over a crossing , A
slightly deflated tire is a disagreeable re-
j minder occasionally that the rim la very
| close to the ground , and , too , a slightly do-
tinted tirn IR not. nn onnllv mtTintiit > a > i Vw
small stones very frequently ridden over
on macadam roads.
A novel bicycle will bo exhibited at ths
coming show In London , which has a twin
driving wheel that la , in place of the eln-
Blo back wheel , there nre two wheels eight
Inches apart on the ono hub , the chain
engaging a nprocket between the two
whcela. It Is not n tricycle , for although
on the > level the rider Is supported by both
the back wheels , In going round a corner
only the wheel on the Insldo of the curve
touches the ground.
Million * Rlvou Airnr.
It Is certainly gratifying to the public to
know of ono concern In the land which is not
afraid to bo generous to the ueedy and Buf
fering. The proprietors of Dr. King's Now
niscovery for Consumption , Coughs and
uolds have given away over ten million trial
bottles of this great medicine and have the
satisfaction of knowing It has absolutely
cured thousands of hopeless cnae . Asthma
Bronchitis , Hoarseness and all diseases of
the Throat , Chest and Lungs are surely cured
by It. Call on Kulm & Co. , druggists , and
get a free trial bottle , Regular size EOo and
$1. Kvory bottle guaranteed or prlco re
funded.
hOMH bA'I'lS I.NVIJXTIOJVS.
In a newly designed folding bed the bet
tom and head and foot boards uic formed
? f .Bt > ,1 ? 9f lllzy ' . " "B8- each set being ml-
jUHtable In two dlrtctloiiH , thus making the
bed changeable an to length and width.
To permit the UHO of n. photograph gal
lery at night a photographic light stand
nan been patented , comprising u vcrtlral
distributing pipe , with branches to carry
the burners , with adJUMtablo rcllcctora to
throw nil tlio light In one direction.
To prevent the logs of furniture from
tearing the rurpet n pad lm been designed
consisting of a wiliidle to be liiHcrtod In the
end of the leg , wlth.a headed portion formed
at the ion or end , the latter btlng covered
by a cup of leather or rubber
A liandy device for cleaning lump chim
neys if ) formed of four wires twisted to-
Rclhcr nt ono end , with a eliding ring at-
t.icbed to a rod leading to the handle , to
bo iiuHhcd down over the wires nnd ciume
them to grip a Hpongn or other material
for cleaning the chimney.
The crankH of a blcycin can be lengthened
by u Chicago innn'H ilovlco , consisting of a
tceBBcd BlLove , having n hole for the rocen.
tlon of a bolt , to attach It to the rrank. Ina
bolt taking the pluco of tlm pcd.il Blmft ,
whlli' DID luttur IH liiHurtcd In an extension
of the Hltevo beyond the bolt.
Commercial travelers will appreciate anew
ne-w sample cauo deH'gncd for their use ,
tmvlug extcnrtble frames t Inside the
CUHO to open In opposite directions , glides
helng carried by the frames to support a
Horles of trayH , which arrange themselves
in steps when the ca o Is opened.
Jardinieres can bo easily drained without
the nete.sHlty of removing the plant Jar by
u new attachment , a holu being fortncd in
tlio bottom of the junlliu'ro for the inser
tion of a tube , which bendn at right angles
mul liaH u Hlidlng pipe In the out ] to be
pushed in and close tlio outlet after drain
ing.
ing.To
To liiKuro slow descent In Hlidlng down a
rope fire cHcapo a now device In formed of
two metallic mumberH adapted to be hinged
together at one end , with tin adjiiatuig
ticruw nt the opposite end , the PUHHUKO be
tween the members being nlnunus , to retard
the PUBBUKO of thu rope by friction.
Travelers will appreciate an improved
tooth brush < leulgiit > d for their use , a short
tube or cot of rubber being perforated at
the tip and thickened to form a utlff back
ing for the bristled , iho cot being ullpped
on the finger for use and luined wrong nlda
out to protect tha bristles when carried In
the pocket. .