TJIJ3 O.MAHA DAI L V 1J13E: SUNDAY. MAUI1! I I, 1000.
11
IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS
Bite Bill the Leading Topic in Local
Sporting Circles.
OMAHA MANAGERS SIGN GOOD PLAYERS
l.nenl Ten ill Will He 'iilniiicil of
Spli-mllil Miiterliil Nenr A iiroiii'li
of IIiiki- Hull hriinoii A mime
Mil n n kith to Actltlt),
Managers Keith and Kourke of tho Omaha
Itnsn Hall chili havo plunged themselves Into
u regular whirlwind of luminous, ami, w 1th
ilio signing tif players, tho manipulation of
lliianclal affairs, the completion of arrange
mnnts for KruUlltK and otherwise Improv
lint tho base hall park nnd many other things
piled upon them now us they are on the
i hr nholil of tho opening of a professional
season, the week Just past has been an ex
ceedingly busy "lie.
Ah gossip Moated up town from the base
ball headquarters, In tho Nebrankn National
bank liiiilillriK at. Twelfth and Fnrnnm
streets, It wan eagerly taken up by the en
thushiktlc faun who thronged certain con
genial rmorls, wherein they could meet cer
Ni'ln congenial xplrlts and talk base ball to
tlirlr hearts' content. The mcrltB of this
player and that player who. uccordlng to the
nforcsnld gcuwlp, had been signed were con
sidered and his faults. If any. were exploited
w'ih equal zest. Nothing could more clearly
Indicate tho Intercut Omaha bane ball en
thusiasts feel In the newly organized West
' rn league than this attention anil discus
hIoii idveti every movement made by the of
llciils of the Otnahu club, iih well ns all tho
olherit belonging to the league. The sub
stantial character of the organization haH
been kii well established that the pessimistic
views of the "doubting Thomases" have
given place to genuine pleasure at tho
roieate-huid outlook.
With the managers all t activity. An
extensive correspondence with various play
ers is in progress and contracts with some
cracking good men have already been signed,
while with othurs tho terms offered by the
local management have been accepted. Tho
most Important thing accomplished during
the past week was the selection of Nonpareil
paik, at Thirteenth and Vinton streets, ns
tho ball grounds.
It Is well thnt Monngers Keith ami Hourke
derided upon ttilH park. Locntlon of tho
grounds In ui.y'otlier part of the city would
surely ihavo been a mistake. This fact Is
merely mentioned by way of congratulation
to tlui local iixinagcment for their lone-
hcoded policy. Nonpareil park is sltunlid
ho ctmvenlently that II ntfords every posslbl
requirement for a ball park. Kaslly accessible
i both Omaha and Smith Oniahn. without
tho necepslty of n long, tiresome car ride. It
will prove a magnet almost as strong ns the
premuico of professional ball Itseir. Orc.it
Improvements must nccissarlly be made. An
Immenso amount or grading lias already been
decided upon and for the removal of the
4,1100 yards of dirt J,'.00 has been appro
priated. Tho grounds will lie leveled and
graded to a nicety, and tho management
prrmlces that the diamond will be an Idea)
one. Grading will begin as soon as tho con
ditions of tlio weather and the ground will
permit. Work will Immediately ho started
In the erection of the grandstand and
blincbeis. These will bo modern In overs
particular, provided with such convenience:!
iih w.l 1 1 mtiko It a real comfort for anyone to
"sit out" an afternoon's game. The com
bined capacity of the grandstand anil bleach
ers will be :i,C00.
The thoim-ht han suggesjed Itself to Mnn-.
ngers Keith and Itourko that perhaps It
might be well to re-christen the chosen
park, adopting somo now nhme Instead of
the naniM which has clung to the park for
ears'. In line with this, suggestions will
bo received by tho local management and
If any naiuo more desirable than "Non
pareil," and which would prove mire popu
lar to the public generally is found, It will
be adopted.
Already Manager Hourke, who has under '
bio wing of tho mamigerlul combine with
Colonel Buchanan Keith the Held and play-
Ing opeiatlons, has almost completed the
membership of tho team for tho coming
season. Besides the men now signed he has
his eve on 11 few others whom he hem. n.
land. Last night ho left for Chlenco nnd u
small town down in Indiana, where he goes
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111 iiuih 1,1,1 iii.iii iT-twf-11 ic it, inij uf llllt'U
men whom ho particularly desires. Ono of
thesu men, who is at present located In tho
Indiana bailiwick. Is nn exceptionally choice
player and Hourke In his efforts to secure
bis services 1b opposing Malinger Connie
Mack of Milwaukee and Comlsky of St. Paul,
iHith of whom aro hot on the trail of the
samn fellow. 1
Among t.ho men who have signed and re- '
turned contracts to play with Omaha this
season nnd whose documents setting forth
this fact are safely ensconced In Secretary
Danny Taylor'H strong box are Billy Mc-
Cuusland. catcher, who will bo well re-mem-
RHEUMATISM,
Sciatica, Lumbago or Lame Back
Are Caused, Like So Many Other Diseases, by
a Lack of Nerve Force.
I
Is a 1 liange 111 the we.itlnr enlur culd ur dampness, then the acid enntiui get
out and there nre chills i in lie luuk. kldneju. muscles nnd bones, shunt lug
P.iIiih In various purls r the h.ulv anil swollen Joints
l-lectrliit ns applied In ni
Dr. Bennett's Electric Belt
Kllmliiates the raiise, Irlt mid .mloib, r linpiirllle. as thousand wii.. hu.l
drugged themselves for sears without um i.lkr .1,. tuMif The must obstinate
eases are readily relieved niul promptly ami permanently cured
Mr M A II, Provo, I tali, wittc- I
have been troulibd with ItllHt MAT18M
fur the enrs. unit after wearing your belt
for two months. 1 think It Is 11 wonder. It
has done me more good than all f the
drugs I have ever taken. I hud almost en
tirely lost the use of my limbs, but now am
nlile to walk with perfect ease and without
limping The pain lias entirely loft my
hands Please ueept my thanks for an
almuit luli'm ulous cure.
Any person Interested, who desires
cation to 111c, can imve inn name an 11 auuress.
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TUB HAlti: .MKTAL BLBl'THOPr. S CSBD ON ALL OTHBIl M K1"S ur
I1HLTS
My Belt Is warranted fur one year and can be renewed when worn out fur
73c no other bell eun be renewed tor any price.
I guarantee my Belt to . ore Itbeii matisni In every guise. Sciatica. Lumbago.
Lame Hack, Stomach. Llxer. Kldm-y and Bladder Troubles, Constipation Sexual
Weakness Shrunken or l'lide-voloped Organs, Varicocele, Lost Vitality and all
I'Ymuli! Complaints.
My New Bleetrlcul Suspensory, for the 1 nre .f the irb us weaknesses uf
Men I'HKB to every mute piirchm-er of one of my Belts It has also my Incom
parable electrodes ami gives a full e urrt-nt without burning
Call upon or write me today sac redly eontldentlnl- do not delay delays are
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sent free In plain sealed envelope
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Corner Itltli unit limine Stroctx, (IMVIIA, Mill.
OKFK'K HOl'ItS-I'rom S 30 a m toS.Stlp m, Sundays, from to, 30 a m ti I p, m,
bercd by Omaha fans an the good-natured ' of metropolitan cities llko Omaha, Denver elation team failed to score ngolnst the unl
Min of Krln who presided over the destinies and others comprising the present clr- verslly team In the only game played with
of the ball when It approached anywhere
In the vicinity of the home plate In the
Karnes played by tile Denver flulfs and the
Superior team last season. He Is one of
the best catchers In the business and,
wlthnl, a good all-round man Jimmy Hoy an-
other clever lad who played In Omaha last
sesren as a member of the Denver and Su-
perlor teams, will cover third base. John
IleUmnn. who played In the Texas and the
Central leagues, In tho latter Instance as a
member of the Terre Haute team, will cover
the Initial bag. Three other men from the
Texas league are Mel Cooley and Speck i
lliirlbtitt, both outfielders, and llcrt Dunn, , Chnj iiUI .sulil m llnve Been Snlli-iinn
an Inlleldcr. Dunn Is n Nebraska man, hie I' li ! I lliiit-nli When lc-
beme being at Weeping Water. j rented by Wiilciitt.
Besides these the terms offered by the 1
Omaha managers .have been accupted by the Followers of the prize ring have hardly
following professional men, each of whom is recovered from tho surprise occasioned b
considered nn excellent player by all well- , the defeat of Joo Choynekl by Joe Walcott,
Informed base ball men: Thomas Hess, I Thut the big heavy weigh; should be whipped
catcher, of Brooklyn, N. V.. who played last ' by the guttapercha black from the Darba
sonson with tho champion Richmond, Va., 1 does, a member of the welterweight class
team In the Atlantic league, being the first and considerably handicapped by reason o'
part of tho season n-colleaguo cf Joe Dolan of
this city, who played with Richmond before
being drafted by Philadelphia, and who has
had six years professional experience; Kd
I.auzon of Mobile, Ala., a catcher and first
baseman, who played Inst year with the this match owing to his light with McCoy
L'tlcn, X. V., team, and Is In the pink of ami the seeming Injustice done him In the
condition, having been a member of the award of the decision. His friends pre
Amcrlcan team which went to Cuba for a dieted that he would easily defeat Walcott
series of games this winter. Jack O'Connell, nnd they have not yet recovered from their
who played second base last year with thu surprise.
team at Scrnnton. Pa., nnd who Is by no Choynski Is practically counted out of
means a struticcr to Omaha fans, having pugilistic affairs from this time on, nnd the
played with Qulncy In ISUi-UC when that city manner of hit undoing will never be for
belonged to the Western association. "Jark" ! gotten. In extenuation of his defeat It Is
will undoubtedly be the Beau llrummel of the ' related that ho entered the ring with a
team, his personal attraction being so broken rib nnd suffering with nn attack
marked that he Is better known as "Adonis." , 0f the Krlp. If this bo true and evidence
I'd Dillon, a pitcher, who played last sonson indicating the reliability of the statement
with Hartford, Conn., and Kay Potter, who presented It seems too bad that Choynski
occiipicu wiu uox tor me Syracuse
ltl""1 - wl" Introduce some down-east methods ,
of ball tossing for the delectation or mo i
visiting tennis. This pitching aggregation
will be augmented by Harry llurrell of
Charles City, la . who is an ol l-tlmo artist
in tho ball-tossing business.
Only u few additional mien will now bo
necessary, as It Is tho expectation to start
off tho season with not more than seventeen
or eighteen players. Tho remainder, how
ever, will be selected with the greatest of
hrr.i.rrarett,: b0i.
team.
By the first of April these men will arrive
In Omaha mid will proceed to gambol on tho
green a few bars In the way of preliminary
exercise. loosening up their limbs and exert'
lug their strength n bit. Within a week after
this preliminary practice In started the team
wm K, sulllclcntly well organized to give a
Hrsf clnss exhibition game, and such has
been arranged for April 7. The Omaha
originals have volunteered to meet tho
prnfesslnials, nnd tho event will be one of
extraordinary Interest, as the fans will llnd
It ditllcult to curb their Impatience to see
the men who are expected to carry Omaha's
fair iianno In a becoming manner through the.
base ball slcgo of the coming summer. This
game will nlfo be In the nature of a benefit,
as the proceeds will be used to good ad
vantage by the local munagoment In arrang
ing for the opening of the season.
At a meeting of the Omaha Originals
Thursduy night organization was effected
for the coming year and the team starts out
under decidedly Mattering circumstances be
cause of the recognized ability In amateur
circles of the members. Fred Bradford was
chosen ns president and manager. John
Dlnecn secretary. Joseph Scully treasurer,
Ed Lawler captain, players. Bowler, catcher;
Kcully, Bulllvun nnd lawler. pitchers; I-eary.
llrst b.iso; Waller, second buse; I.awlcr,
sbortotop; Foley, third base; Jcllen, lcft
Ilelil; Dlncen, ccnterfleld; Hoffman, light
Held. Now uniforms, nil black In color with
white trimmings, have been ordered.
Tho magnate's of the Western league nrej
having their Initial family Jar over the
adoption of n satisfactory schedule and the
meeting to be held shortly In Omaha for the
purpose of deciding this weighty matter
promises to be of much .Interest. Tcbcuu
"'' Hourke, who were appointed at tho Des
Moines meeting to draw up a schedule.
agreed upon one providing for 120 game
'y wli Uam- ixi' "l nom" slxtv
atiroail. iTesidcnt nicitey, nowevcr, is not
Just exactly suited with It and has a sched-
ule of his own in course of preparation i
which he proposes to spring on the Omaha 1
w,xii, Tim timidnt- i.r n uM,,v,ini rr n
,.,v ,,.r. ...c, .w, . .
slx-dub league Is a decidedly difficult propo-
sltlon. but it In safe to predict that the
magnates when they get together again will
bo able to settle upon some satlnfactory
basis upon which the season's games will
be played
The present Indications nre that the league
will go through its first seaHon with only
six clubs. Tho report that Leadvllle anil
Colorado Springs were likely applicants for
the vacant places In the circuit turns out to
be a fairy tale. No such smnll towns ns
thee can hope to gain entry Into the society
Willi this weakness nf the nervn'ix
Hsteiii the digestive organs get de
ranged and the food not being plop, tiy
illgi-xtcil turns sour ami ilu rem. It l.i
t hat the mid Is taken up In Hi- 1I ...).
making It acid instead if remaining
ulknlltio
Nature, iih usual, tries to throw IT
the Impurities In the blood, ami u-r-eeds
tu some extent while the went her
Is mild and the patient v not exposed
In iinv way. but Just as soon as there
Mr T C . Pueblo Colo .
writes- Your Belt ts lertalnlj
doing me nn immense amount of
good. It Ins helped the HI I Ml -MAT1SM
In my shoulder- and
my bowels have not been as
regular In ninny vears As I
have worn your Belt onlv ten
days I mil much encouraged
to write to either of the above
on appll-
cuK. ,
The J. I'lerpont Morgans of the new league
who are nt the head of the Des Moines club
have engaged at a handsome salary J. An- i
drews to manage their team this season,
Andrews played third base for Minneapolis t
last season and has nlnce been drafted by '
Louisville Into the National league. It Is
presumed that his release was purchased at
a high figure.
PALAVER OF THE PUGILISTS
less weight, leas height nnd other physical
disadvantages, seemed utterly Impossible
lo such an extent, Indeed, that Choynski 1
money went begging nt 5 to 1. Choynski ,
had been much In the public eye prior to
snouiil have been the Victim of such n mis-
fortunc..
Wnlcott now has n.nlritlon. fnr ri.,in.
honor3 amI l9 mix0Ufl t0 nKht nny onP
tne more prominent the man the better. In
speaking of a match with Champion Jeffries
he says:
"I think I can lick anybody In the busi
ness nt my weight or twice my weight. I
am now anxious to light Jeffries or any one
else. I never had any doubt as to how I
would faro against Choynski nnd 1 guess I
s?-; -
thing or two about fighting. Choynski gave
me only two or three hard wallops, but I
gave him good ones In return. The only
thing which bothered me In the tight was
my linger, which was Injured. Every time
I struck a blow It pained me. But as long
ns I won I guess this did not amount to
much."
Wulcotl has been matched to meet "Mys
terious" Billy Smith, the welterweight
champion, for a twenly-five-round go nt the
Broadwoy Athletic club March 30. It Is not
Improbable that Smith will knock gulleywest
the negro's heavyweight championship
Ideals. It must be admitted that bis defeat
of Choynski Justifies In a measure his deter
mination to take on still other heavyweights,
but It must be remembered that he fought
Choynski weighing 147 pounds, and could
hardly scale much above 13S. Fighters like
Choynski nnd Creedon may be "cinches" for
Joe. and he may also have a chance with
"his kldlets," McCoy, but Jeffries, Sharkey.
Corbett, Kltzslmmons and Ituhlln are too
heavy for him, nnd tho best that can bo fore
shadowed for Walcott Is the championship
In tho welter nnd middleweight classes. In
order, though, to gain that much glory he
must meet nnd defeat Tommy Ryan, ".Mys
terious" Billy Smith nnd Frank McConnell,
the three best men Iti the ling today at thoso
weights.
Helatlvo to his failure to attend the Dixon
benefit and tho rcsultnnt notlco from Man
ager Consldlno of tho Broadway Athletic
club that tho ex-champlon will hereafter be
barred from appearing In that club Hob
Fltzslmmons says:
"I don't care If tho Broadway or uny other
club bars io. There are plenty of other
places to be had where I can light. I have
never asked any odds of tho Broadway
Athletic club, especially of Mr. Consldlno.
They tried to keep mo from making a liv
ing onco before, but they did not succeed.
I am In the business for nil there1 Is in It
nnd If I have Incurrel any one's enmity I'
can't help It. As regnrds not showing at
Dixon's benefit I will say this much: I have
always admired Dixon, as he was n grea
lighter nnd a gentluman. I would have con
trlbuted nnd boxed had any of the parties
Interested In the benefit come to me nnd nt
---
lpast showed that I was somebody. Not
ono. however, approached me. and I felt
the slight ns keenly ns any one elBe would
havo done under tho circumstances. Every
one of the other fighters was boomed along.
but no mention, with 11 few exceptions, was
matlo of my iitune. Dixon Is a fine follow
nnd I'm sorry now I did not box for him."
Champion Jim Jeffries disputes the clnlm
that his light with Corbett May 11 will he
a shady atlair by saying: "I cannot help
11 lf tho 8l,or,1"K Public Is of tho belief that I
thcro something unfair In my battle .
,.11.1, i.mutii. - mm" mm 1 muse
people aro doing down eust, but you can
rest assured I'll best Corbett lf I can, anil
I believe there is no question of my ability
to do so. However. If I was absolutely con
fident of putting Corbett out in the first
round I would never enter the ring with
out a referco In whom the sporting public
ns well us myself had perfect confidence. I
do not propose to lose to Corbett or to nny
other man, and will not do so unless 1 am club for tho election of officers nnd other
thrioughly beaten out Important buslnes- will be held nt tho olllco
"I am not money matt, nnd am not look- I of the secretary, J. B. Reynolds, 1S02 Far
ing for the leust sbudo the best of It. On 1 nam street, on Saturday evening. All mem
the other hand, I will not take any the hers and those Interested In the game will
worst of It. From what I hear Corbett Is ho in attendance.
tialnlng hard, and his closest friends say he
lOilfldcntly expects to beat mo."
HONORS IN BASKET BALL
I nlverxlty I'ive (iiilms (lie Cliiiniihin
ship iiiruuuli nn I nlirol.eii
l.lsl (lf Victories.
Captain Andreson of the I'nlverstty of Ne
braskn basket ball team wishes It understood
that his flvo stands without peer In tho
stato and Is entitled to tho championship
of Nebraska. Ho Is In error, as will be seen
from tho extract (uatod, In supposing that
nn effort has been made to assign such
lu-nors to the Omaha Young Men's Christian
asportation team.
"LINCOLN. Feb. 28. To tho Sorting
Kdllor of Tho Bee: Last Sunday's Be,. Will .
tallied on article attempting to show that !
tho Omaha Young Men's Christian iifsocla-
tlon basket ball team Is entitled to the stato
championship. Tho following Is n paragraph
clipped from the article contninlne som
statements to which I wish to reply:
" 'The Lincoln Young Men's Christian as
sociation team takes exception to a report
recently puhllEhtM th.it tho university five
has been considered tho champion of tho
state. It is said to bo the ease that the as
sociation defeated tho university during the
present season with a comfortable margin.
The nteoclutlon. therefore, camo to Omaha
on Washington's birthday desiring to com
plete Its list of victories by carrying home
the scalps of thi Omaha association. The
Omaha men won, however, by tho score of
31 to It. and If it hud not been for the
unfortunate encounter wih the university
three weeks ago the Omaha team would bo
nnrlvuled In the state.'
in tho first place tho university team has
not Inst a gnmo In thn last two years und
has beuteu tho Omaha Young Men s ChrU
tlon association team In the last three gamut
played with them.
"TJiu Lincoln Youug Men's Christian aio-
i
tnem this year, while It Kored fourteen
points against Omaha in the Rame there
February 112. The Lincoln Young Men's
Christian association team was prevailed
upon lo go to Omnhti as a substitute for the
university, not because It was u better
team, hut because the university team con-
tains several track men who are preparing
for spring events nnd do not care to go up
against Omaha s foot ball tactics this late In
tho season, although we succeeded In beating
Omalm with cafe in that 'unfortunate en
counter' by a score of 2t' to 14.
"WILBt-'U K. ANDKKSON,
Captain of the University Basket Hall
Team.''
SCORE IN THE ELKS' TOURNEY
Wliliters it f Hie Order Make a (ionil
Miimlnir at Ilitlf-Wny I'oliit
la Winter's CniitcM.
Tho KlkH' Whist club has resumed Its
play and great Interest was manifested nt Its
.last meeting. It meets every Monday oven
i"g. and expectB In a -fe.w weeks to be nblq
Issue n challenge to the Council Muffs
1'Jlk Whist club. Tho scores for the meeting
on February 2(5 aro as follows
-N'OHTll AND SOL'TII.
White and A. H. Brlggs
Ilrown and Mcciure
Henze and Sea tine 1 1
KAHT AND WKST.
A. II. Brlggs and Cole
l.atloceiir and Abbott
Sehlebley nnd Schoedsnch
121
121
l.W
1(0
1IJ
The full score of the Elks' winter toiirnn
mean Is given below. The piny began In
November and will continue until May:
Player. . Points.
Ous Belize 221
H. J. Scalinell 2IS
Grant Ilulflzer 207
Dr. II. e. Sumiioy 207
I-. W. Schlebu S04
II. W. Wheeler 20i
John Keith 201
W. IT. I.ndoceur 20.1
W. II. Nelson 202
II. I- Kuekcr M
W. Etoster 20.1
(leorge P. Crook 201
F. A. Castle 2CI
Oily I-eggett 2"!
tleorge P. Moore 201
Ueorgo l. Mason 201
W. It. Taylor 201
Frank L. Brown no
Goodly llrucker I'.'t
I. yslo I. Abbott t!Vi
A. S. Hiiggs 1!
W. W. Cole 195
It. It. Dullle 1M
Moso O'Brien l'.tt
l. J. Uirkin 1!M
Mrs. O. W. Shields 191
John A. K'ervnn Ui
(I. A. Sehoedsach VJ7
E. I.. .Iruketn 197
.1. P. White 1!S
Charles Cockiell I'M
u. cabin vn
A. 1). Toiiznlln lto
George K. Abbott 199
James Alnscow 199
(His llllz 199
A. II. Comstock 199
An Important point which even tyros at
whist learn early Is to be wary about forc
ing partner early in tho play of a hand when
you are weak In trumps yourself. If. In that
situation, you force your purtner before It Is
evident thai the adversaries have mastery
in trunikS, ho Is Justified in supposing that
you havo four trumps or two honors otue
guarded. If you force your partner when
you have less than this strength the chances
are that ho has four or more trumps him
self; nnd If he has they are usually more
serviceable to aid you in getting In your
long suit than for rulllng purposes. If you
deceive your partner by forcing til in un
necessarily, ho will alter his entire game on
tho supposition that you have trump
strength yourself. If your partner has ruffed
and not led trumps, you have more excuso
for forcing him, but even thon the force Is
dangerous, nnd the situation should be care
fully considered. If he la void of your long
suit and one round will establish the suit,
It is generally best to force him with n
losing card. If ho Is void of tho enemy's
suit you would naturally bo more cautious.
Of course. If your partner has trumped a
doubtful trick he thereby shows weak
trumps, nnd you should force him nt every
opportunity, whether you nre strong or weak
In trumps yourself. If he hns trumped a
surely adverse trick ho has done It under
compulsion, and Is likely to havo had four
or more trumps dealt him, especially If you
hold three or less. Your future course
guides him as to your weakness or strength.
OPENING OP CRICKET SEASON
Me 111 lie r of OiiiiiIih ( lull (lriiiilr for
(lie Sfiisim Tea 111 Mr on m'r
Than K or llcfiirr.
The prospects for cricket next season were
, , tin ,( u.-ij,tt. in ,1.1 vtiwtit ii.a, r ,.w i, . 1 .
never brighter than they are at the present
' tmP. The Omaha Cricket club, which has
iwnys been the mainstay of the gamo In
j thls section of tho country, will appear on
tnu nPld as soon ns mild weather Is assured,
Tll clul, im bPP existence for the last
twelve years, but the last two years, from
a cricket standpoint, havo been Its most hoc-
cessful This progress Is naturally gratify
ing to the old members, who have stood by
tho club through thick and thin
Not onlv has tho club made a mnrk In this
cty, but It Is known over the country ns a
dangerous opponent, hnvlng won the cham-
piotisliip or tne oriii w esicrn WriCKCl ns-
soclntion In 18H8. Tho first individual prizes
at tho association meotlng In Winnipeg last
year were won by members of the Omaha
team.
The club Is looking forward lo acquiring
several new players who have lately arrived
In tho city nnd. In addition to the "old re
liables," a belter tram than ever will bo
hrought out. The annual meeting of the
ATHLETICS AT THE Y. M. C. A.
One itt tile M 10 11 U est lliise Hull Tenuis
In Hie West Will He (trmuileil
Indoor Vtliletle Mi-ellnu,
The Ames avenue park will be opened tho
latter part of the month by the Young Men's
Christian association management and prac
tice In baseball and Held sports will beln
nt once. A meeting of the baseball nsplr
nnts has been called for the purpose of or
ganizing and forming an intimate of what
material may he relied upon. If tho players
so far tinder consideration are secured tho
association will have one of the strongest
aggregations in tho west anil one capable
of holding Its own against any ordinary pro.
fchH,""1 nl"-
Kri,,,k (,wfor''- t" "o11 """own lo.ich and
nthlete. will play behind tho bat and It Is
"pectcd that Henry Clarke will occupy tlio
t- Clarko had a continuous exporlcnco as
twirler for the Ann Arbor 'varsity und
played ono season with Cleveland. Lyslo
Abbott will probably play at Hist and Bene
dict at second or third. Benedict has had
four years' experience with the University
of Nebraska and ts one nf tho best In
llelders In the state. Moore, who caught
with tho Stato university team last year,
will also hold an inrleld position. Other
candidates who have been spoken of nre
Waller, Hoagland. Sprague, Francis und
Kuhn. Tho baseball games so far scheduled
are with the Kansas university on April
30 nnd with tho University of Nebraskn on
a date not yet determined.
Tho sevoml Indoor athletic meet under
tho auspices of the Athletic league of North
America will be held in tho association
gymnasium on next Saturday night. Teams
from Lincoln, Council Bluffs ami a number
of local turnverelns will ccmpete for the
cups with the association athletus, Tho
events will be as follows: Twenty-yard
dash, 12-pound shot-put. standing broad
Jump, running high jump, time standing
broad Jumps, pole vault, hitch and kick, fence
vault, quarter-mile potato race.
BARRON WINS FROM CHAMPION
Nelirnxka hvn I'lnjcr ( iitelien I'llls
liur.i (in II (iuiinl Vftei- OfTcr
Inu 11 M.lltful llefeiioe.
Tho score of tho game played at Table)
No. 2. in Harr N. PlUsbtiry s blindfold
exhibition at Lincoln, wherein P. J. Harrou
won from the champion, Is as follows
QI'EEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED.
wiiite-FllMmtv. Bluek-B.irron
1-P-U. I. 1-P.U I.
2-P-U1I 4. 2-P-K 3.
3- Kt-lJB 3.
4- B-KKt 5.
C-P-K 3.
tl-Kt-B 3.
7-B-CJ 3.
fc-P X P.
9-lt x 11.
10- Kt X Kt.
11- U-QB.
12- Catles.
13- B-Kt.
ll-U-K.
15-Kt-Q 2.
Ifi-Kt-B 3.
17Kt-tJ 2 tn)
b-Kt-H.
1-Kl-Kt 3.
20- Kl-K 2.
21- Kt-B 4.
22- lJ-B 3.
21-P-KKt !.
21-K-H.
SSQ x tj.
2 It-Kt.
27-Kt X Kt
2S-H x KtP
211-K-Kt.
J-Kt'KH 5.
4- B-K 2.
5 C11st.es.
C- yKt-lJ -2.
7-P-QKt 3.
S-Kt x P.
-Q X II.
10- 1' X Kt.
11- P.QIi 4.
12- P-ll 5.
13- P-H i.
II- P-yKt I.
15-Kt-U 3.
IC-Kt-t 2.
17-H-Kt 2.
IS-tJH-K.
III- P-Kt 3.
20- K-H 3.
21- Kt-B.
22 U-Q 3.
r.-Q-Kt 4.
.'l-y X P.
2? 1 X Q.
20-Kt-K 3.
27-IllQ 3) X Kt.
2-U-UIl.
211-B-B.
.W-U(K 31-KB 1.
31- H X P.
32 It X Ktl
3.1-K x It.
31-lt-lt li.
:r-H-Kt 7 rh.
3D-K-K 2
37-H-Kt I.
3S-K-K 3.
.".O-K-Kt .".
31- U X QP.
32- lt-Q .V
3.1-It x It eh.
31-P-K 4.
3.- !-( 5.
3H-K-B.
37-P-K B.
3S-P-Q fi eh.
utf-llcsignv
(ill At this point lillsbury offered to call
the game 11 draw, which Mr Barron de
clined. White hud reached thai tiolut In
development where, because of Black's
skillful defense, he did nut cure to move
uny piece but his Kt. Black's 32d move
decided the game, Plllsbury failing to guard
too Kit'.
The llrst round of the second annual cor
respondence tournament of the Nebraskn
Chess lusoclatlon Is nearly completed. The
final round to decide the championship will
Include tho winner nnd second place mnn In
tuch section making six players, ouch of
whom will play two gunien simultaneously
with each of the others. II. II. Hammond.
Vymore. In Section A; K. V. Diddle. Omaha.
In Section II. anil Prof. B. L. lllnman. Lin
coln, In Section C. having finished with
scores of fity to l'-i, 6V4 to Vi. ami C to 1. re
spectlvcly, are puro of a place In tho II mil
round and havo been not Hied lo begin play.
The records of each section are ns follows
SBL'TION A.
P. J. Barron, Lincoln: 1 to I; Bdwnrds
vs. It., nnd II. vs. Ilnrtzell to play.
L( Bdwnrds, Lincoln: 2'4 to 24; B. ' s.
Barron, ami I-:. vs. Ilnrtzell to play
T. N. Ilnrtzell, Kearnuy: 2'n to Bd
wnrds vs. II., Itnsmussen vs. II., and Bar
ron vs. II. to llnlsli.
N. II11I1I. Daiinelirog: Finished 3i2 to 3'.
II. B. Iliimmoud, Wymnre: PlnlsluMl ri
to Ufa.
C. L. Owen, Omaha: Flnlsheil 1 to 3
A. Itasmusseti, South Omahn: 5 to 1, 11.
vs. Ilnrtzell to finish.
B. It. Tyson. Nebraska City: 0 to 7; re
signed all games because, of press of other
duties.
SUCTION II.
F. W. Blddle. Omaha: Finished 'i to 14.
.1. II. Black, Kearney (deceased): 1 to t.
It. B. Brega. Callaway: 5 to 1; B. vs.
Bills to llnlsh.
V. It. Bills .ninomtleld: 2'i to Vf. Pat
terson vs. B., Swim vs. B., and Ilrega vs.
K. to llnlsh.
C. Q. DeFra'nee, Lincoln
Finished r, to 2.
T. C. Patterson
North Platte: 0 to ; P.
vs. Kills to llnlsh.
A. Powell. St. Bdwnrd:
3i.
Finished 3i to
C. B. Swim. St. Bdward: 214 to
vs. Bills to llnlsli.
3Mt; s.
SUCTION C. .
J. M. Brittier. Omaha: D'(!l to 'i: B
vs.
Itlco to finish.
J. M. Crosby, Fremont: 1 to I; Nelson
vs. C, and C vs. Hlce to llnlsh.
N. O. Cirltlln. St. Udward: Finished 34
to 34.
B. L. lllnman. Lincoln: Finished tl lo 1.
Paul Nelson. Pllger; .1 to 5; .N,. ys. Ur.oiliiv
to llnlsli.
11. B. Hlce, Orand Island: I tn 1; Bruner
vs. It., and Crosby vs. It. to llnlsh.
M. F. Winchester, Dannebrog: Finished
4 to 3.
Dorr II. Carroll. OothonhurR: 0 to 7:
resigned all games because of press of
other duties.
Bmanucl Lnsker, chess champion of tho
world, siivs: "lf It wore a gamo only, chess
would never have survived the serious trials
to which it has, during tho long time of its
existence, been often subjected. By some
nrdent enthusiasts che-v has been elevated
Into u science or an art. It Is neither; but
Its principal characteristic scums to he
what human nature mostly delights In a
Ilghl. Not a light, Indeed, such ns would
llcklo tho nerves of coarser natures, where
blood Hows and the blows delivered leave
their visihlo traces on the bodies of tho com
batants, but a fight In which tho scientific,
tho artistic, the purely intellectual element
holds undivided sway."
WRESTLING CHAMPIONS MEET
Winner of the tiololi-tiiillimtlne
Mlitoli Invited In .Meet Crowe
of HiIn lily.
Frank dotch of Humboldt. In., who recently
won tho stato wrestling championship, will
meet J. Oallnntlno tomorrow night to settle
tho iuestlon of supremacy, as (lallantlne
claims the championship of Nebraska. The
tniutrh will occur nl Fort Dodge, In., and will
piohably be followed by several others. M.
J. Crowo of Omaha has recently Issued n
challengo to notch, and the latter Is dis
posed to look on It favorably In case he comes
olT safely In U10 contest tomorrow night,
(lotcli sii) s that he will entertain a proposi
tion from Crowe tn meet within n few weeks
either in Fort Dodge or Omaha. Crowe's
challenge Is for a imrse of $100, and thn
winner to tako the entire gate receipts.
I IN THE WHEELING WORLD. V
v $ i$ - i $$$ 4.
The press-booming committee of the
League cf American Wheelmen hn. under
gone n remarkable change of tune since the
, Philadelphia assembly. Before thut meeting
! the boomers sent out weird tales of wot),
I mingled with denunciation of the other fel
t low. Now It Is rag-lime melodies of tho
! "Whistling Kufus" orde,r, and Chief Boomer
McCarthy Is doing the cakewalk turn with
tho curving grace of a professional. An
nouncing the surgical operation which lopped
off the racing board cancer, Chulrman Mc
Carthy says:
"From Mnlne to California and from th.
lakes to tho gulf the press congratulates the
League of American Wheelmen upon Its
dlvorco from cycle racing. For four years
tho question of whether the league should
discontinue Its control of 11 raclug depart
ment has agitated the organization and
wheelmen generally. During the Inst year
the (iustlou assumed an acute stage owing
to the oppoiltlon of a purely racing body
nnd because of tho stand taken against thn
department by many of tho lead era of tho
league. The statement was repeatedly nuido
that racing troubles were tho cause of the
decllno In league membership, and that If
thn national assembly discontinued this fea
ture the organization wuuld receive many
applications from wheelmen who take
greater Interest In tho more dignities! ob
jects of tho league, such as highway Im
provement, securing of wheelmen's rights
and privileges, hotel accommodation.', read
maps and touring facilities and the many
other object for which tho League of Ameri
can Wheelmen has been constantly striving
'Slnco the assembly almost unanimously
'Ifdded to drop the racing department those,
who have consistently opposed t, as well as
!
JJiJcc WltSVOIlS
Ourrinscs
Concords
lJliitctotis
Spring Vnrotiis
ltirm Wagons
Just re 'elved two carloads of these
line vehicles.
. JE. Fredricfc&on
J'hono 21G1,
JSicyclc
1IHIO STKM.IMiS. SNUMi AND tfr.tUMl. CIIAINLBSS S7.Y0O
THE MANSOfU
The I1MMI MAN'SON KOAH Wlti:i:h Is Mrlill.v Itluh Kimle. niul
litis nil the In test Impi'momi'iits. fullv miunuitei'il. I Mice. .v.i'.'.lKi viisli;
.S't.'i.oti on ilino; I'qtiiil lo nny wheel selling fur .lu.
Wo lutvo tlio Lost S'J.'.tMi wheel in oiiuiliii.
Cood si'eoiKllmnil w licoN -.Ss.(x), .sio.ito niul M'j.oo. Now Tin's -V.V-T),
.yj.riti. .:i.im). r.i).
Omaha Bicycle Co.,
Cor. Kith and Chicago Sts.
those who favored it. have congratulated the
league and freely predict that the organiza
tion will Immediately feel tho tiled of the
action. In tho centers of uopiilutlnn this
effiot Is already being felt, nnd It will prob
ably noon extend Itself to the other locali
ties of the country. The larger cities have
usually taken the lead In league recruiting,
nud as they have been tho most opposed to
racing it Is natural to suppose they will be
tho first to show the favorable effects of the
action."
The fair sex in Cuba is gradually taking to
the bicycle. In Havuna women aro to bo
found at night getting on and falling off
wheels under tho friendly cover of ilark-nei-K
in their efl'ortn to learn to ride. When
a Cuban woman has .mustered the trick and
ventured abroad sbo docs so, however, with
skirts sweeping the pedals. Were some of
the short-skirted nnd bolegglned beauties of
the stattM to appear in Havana In all their
glory there would be grave danger of a revo
lution nlmply by reason of the general cere
bral iullammatlnn which would thereby be
caused. It Is going to be a line thing for
theso people If the use of the wheel can be
niado general with both sexes. The men
need tho exercise to give them muscles, In
crease their thews and Bluews anil deepen
nnd broaden their chests. The women need
tho exercise to train them down. Cuban
belles are all too fat. No wooner does tho
nvorage Cuban girl gut married and reuch
tho ago of 23 or 21 than she begins to pile
on ndipoto tissue at such a rate that her
llguio bicomej smothered. By nature for
some reason that no one seems able to ex
plain the superior of tho men, at least
physically, she grown In size with her ye-ars
until thcro Is no propm tlon between tho two
sexes. This physical supeilority of the
women over the men has been constantly
remarked by Americans In Cuba, ami many
explanations have been offered for It. Their
better morals, their general abstinence from
tho use of tobacco, which the men begin In
very early youth, and tho fact that men
nctsl more exercise to arrive at their normal
stature than do women, may nil have Mome
tlilng to do with tho difference. At any
rate the men would certnlnly be built up by
the use of the wheel, and tho women, having
a tendency to become overfnt, would cer
tainly be trained down.
The trustees of the Cycle Tindo Protective
association, organized to buck the trust, aro
determined tn put up a wnrm fight against
tho American Blcyrlo company, should the
latter prosecute for alleged Infringement of
the now famous bottom bracket patent. The
trust people claim that It Is Impossible lo
mnke the frame of a bicycle without Infring
ing tlie patent In finest Inn. This the out
siders declarn to bo nonsense. Various de
vices can be used In Its plane. Bather than
depait from ncreptcd methods, which would
Involve largo outlays, however, they will j
light the ease to a llnlsh nnd have prepared '
to expend nny sum nccofury up to $100,000 I
for that purpose. J
Although the patent was Issued nearly I
twelve years ago no attempt was oiade to
enforce It until recently. During the Inst '
twelve yoirB not less than 10,000,000 bicycles !
embracing this feature have been matlo.
Todny thn bicycle Industry gives employ-
t ......... ,l,n..HK,l.. I.. ..II I
Mil-Ill lif ninny iiiijiintiimn UI llll'll III itll JI,1I m
of the country, who, were tho patents
sustained, would be thrown out of work, tho
royalty demanded by the trust being quite
prohibitive. How small n chance the trust
has of enforcing Its demand may bo Judged
from the fact that the bracket Itself costs
25 cents or less, while the amount of tho
royalty demanded Is $1. "
Tho South African war Is hnvlng a very
depretHltig Inlluctire upon the Kngllsh eylo
trade. Under normal conditions a good yoar
would undoubtedly have gladdened tlio hearts
of manufacturers and dealers. The over
production which caused a stagnation two or
three years ago has ceased and most of tho
bankrupt, stocks forced on tho markets have
been disposed nf. In cnuseruen"e of the
wnr, however, a large number of orders
placed with manufacturers have been
counti rmnntled. Many ihousunds of Britons
who at home aro users of bicycles havo bren
culled to the front and many others oxpct
to follow them, anil tho call upon tho public
for the aid of the various army funds lias
had a tendency to make a groat many people
restrict their expenses. In nutniburless cafes
the old wheel will be made to do service an
other year.
Kvcry diligent student of Mnthei dorse
remembers tho young woman at Itiinbut
Cross who when engaged in equestrian pu.
Mills, wore "rings on her lingers anil belli
on her toes by means of which she wa
furnished with musl "wherever sho goes J
World Bicycles
s long as thej last for
$30.00
Other wheels from $l!oo up.
ond hand wheels from $..00 up
and examine them.
J3eirgain&
lit) YOl KNOW THAT VH
AltlC SKI. LINO A ...
STERLING BICYCLE for $33
Tills wliei'l is Itiiiile till of
'lis. if. I niul I '.MM n:itis nntl
is by fui' the lili;ut"-i li;iti;:ilii m
ever otlVroil 111 ll lileyele. We 3
told you before, only a few
lei I lit thut it Ire.
ED T. HEYDEN, Manager.
Nebraska Cycle Co.
Cor. 15th and Harney,
sIll-and BICYCLES
Stearns
Knmblcr
Barnes
Columbln
Wolf American
$40.00
$50,00
$21 no fob a Li:(it;i:.
$13 0(1 for a new wheel complete.
We have no agents.
We pay no commission,
but we sell Davis, Sin
ger, Standard ami Do
mestic Sewing Ma
chines anil Drop Ilea
Machine. as low a
SKi.uO.
Second hand machine from $1.00 up.
Mi ndav only
We rent machines 7,".c per week. We seP
parts fur every machine manufactured.
We rent ami sell typewriters.
GERGE E. MICKEL,
Manager
An Inventor named (Joss, mentioned by a
Paris paper, has sought In a soniewnat
dlllereni manner to nffnrd to the riders nt
bicycle a similar delight.
It Is proposed to adjust n hurp of suitable
dimensions to tho frame of a hlcyelo between
tho rider's knees. Fach harp string, or wire,
would be provided with Its own hammer, ami
tho hummers would be operated by the
spikes on a revolving cylinder a music box
cylinder. In fact. The last mentioned portion
of tho apparatus would derive its movement
fiom a special sprocket chain from tlio ped
als. The mechanical features of Ihe plun are
simple anil feasible. The onlv part of tin
scheme about which one can have any doubt
Is Iho musical. It Is conceivable that in
solitude on a lonely road a person might be
cheered by a lively anil pretty melody, auto
matically rendered. Bui a procession of
wheelmen, each riding at a different rate of
sied from his follows, playing a illlforeiit
tuno nnd huvlng nn Instrument pitched In a
ililfercnt Uvy, would produce rather startling
results. On the whole, It is to bo hoped
that M. (Joss' dream will never ho realized.
One of tlio most troublesome things, that
H rider hns to eonlund with is a leaky valve.
A device to prevent this hns Just been Intro
duced. The Inventor declares that It does
nwny with the leaks resulting from the
method of fasleuiliig tho valve In tho stein
of tho tire, by tho winding of fluo wire
around It. This vnlvo clamp, as It Ib culled,
ronslsts of a brass threaded collar spilt
down on each sldo. It Is fitted down over
the rubber slum of the tiro, after tho valvo
In lilted, ami on to which n second corru
gated collar Is screwed. As tills second col
lar Is snowed down tho valvo is securely
clamped In. the pressure being oven nil
around.
Tho coming season will show a return to
iho use of tho sinnll sprocket wheel. Denl
ers say tho ilnvs of high-gear wheeltl are
over and only tho rider that wants people
to lie) levo thnt ho Ik a racer will rldn a
wheel of a gear higher than 85. Last season
thcro suotned to bo a tendency to return to
low gears and ninny riders used ns low ns
n 72 genr. Thoro Is n groat advantage In Iho
latter when It comes to hill climbing.
Tho condition of the British hlcyelo trado
Is deplorable, ns far us tho owners aro con
cerned. According to the Irish Cyclist, the
capital Invested aggregates $10,000,000 In
round numbers. The net profits for ISA!)
amount to a trllle moro than $fi00,000, or m
per cent, which, for practical purposes,
might ns well he nothing.
W S Philpot. Albany, Oa says: "De
Witt's Little Knrly Hlsers did me mora
good than any pills I over took." Tho fa
rnouH Hull pills for constipation, bilious
ness md liver and bowel troubles.