Nebraska Newspapers

    TUB OMAIIA DAILY IiEE: SUNDAY, AFKIL 1, 1000.
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IN ME WORLD OF SPORTS
Omaha's New fins) Ball Park is Bipldlj
Nearinj; Completion.
SCHEDULE GREETED WITH APPROVAL
.MiiKimle Cnimmliilnteil ('iin Tlir-lr
'llOll .tlllluillellt III lllllllllK
HoiirUe'n Seheduli l.oenl Hcn
koii Open .Hiittirilni,
Those persons who. I
Vinton street on the motor cars or otherwise,
havo looked out upon the work of Improve
ment In progress nt the old Nonpareil park,
havo marveled at the apparent extent of the
undertaking. And anyone who has stopped
to Investigate Just what change nre In
process of completion have made no effort
to cotisoal the admiration aroused within
them for Iluck Keith nnd Hill Hourke In
their efforts to onco more place Omaha In
tho column of professional base ball cities.
This undertaking has been a big one and
tho fruition Ir yet wholly a question of gue3s
work. Neverthclcts, Iluck Keith nnd his co
worker havo for tho past few months ex
pended liberally of their time and money
to properly Inaugurate bafo ball In Omaha.
The encouragement' they have received has
been woefully scarce, but In tho face of It
nil they havo worked bravely, nnd It begins
to look now as though their reward, coming
in tho shape of the shekels of the base ball
lovers nndtho plaudits of all supporters of
legltlmato sport, Is not far distant.
Tho transformation wrought at tho old
park on Vinton street is wonderful to behold,
and even though It Is not yet completed,
thu work has progressed far enough to show
that Omaha will have base ball grounds of
which no citizen need bo ashamed. Where
a few months ago n tangled growth of trojs
nnd underbrush skirted rudo benches pro
vided for attendants upon the amateur ball
potties, n commodious, wcll-bin.it grand
stand has been erected. A Inrge number
of grnders aro now employed In leveling
off tho diamond, and when their work Is
completed the ball park will b? as smooth
ns a billiard table. At tho same time car
penters nre busily engnged In completing
tho blenrheis and tho high board fence
which will surround tho park. The diamond
Is laid out Just as was the old grounds upon
which the Originals and tho packing bouse
teams played last season. The home plate
Is In tho Bouthweut corner of tho pirk, nnd
right behind It Is the center of the grand
stnnd, which Is constructed In the shnpo of
nn "L." It will do the base ball enthusiasts
n world o good to lake n trip out to trfb
now grounds today and Eeo for themselves
Just' what n swagger place of entertainment
Buck Keith Is preparing for them this sum
mer. Tho grounds will be open to tho public
today nnd 1'rcsldcnt Keith extends n cordial
Invitation to everyone to seo what he has
been doing tho InBt few weeks.
"It's nil over now but the elioutlng." This
Is applicable to tho present situation In
Western leaguo baseball nffalrs. Tho meet
lug of tho managers held in this city last
week resulted In tho adoption of tho sched
ule of the season') games nnd nothing now
remains to bo done except for tho players
to don their uniforms nnd gallop around tho
ball field as per tho schedule mapped out
for thorn. The conclave ot tho league man
agers was an Interesting affair. It was held
In n pnrlor of ono of Omaha's hotels and
wns nttended by nil of the managers except
Chaso cf Dcs Moines nnd Hulen of 1'uoblo.
As long an the manngers steered clear of
tho subject uppermost In their minds and
which had been responsible for their meet
ing together the .sqhedulo they wero In
tlio brat of humor, but when the schedule
mailer wnrf broached ominous clouds ap
peared on tho horizon. For this reason tho
question nt hand was postponed until late
In the afternoon. Then each of tho baseball
magnates heaved n deep breath, each
buckled .on his armor, expelled tho sport
ing writers from their presence, and pro
ceeded. It didn't tako long to do the busi
ness, Threo schedules wcrp proscntcd, ono
rnch by' Ttourko and Tebcau, mombors of
tho schcdulo committee, and ono by Presi
dent Hlckey. They had been studied by tho
mouthers during the day and Managers
Keith and Kourkp of tho home team de
cided In a conference with a couplo of In
terested townsmen that under no circum
stances would they ngreo to nny schcdulo
other than the ono ltourko had prepared.
This wan not because of any selfish motives
nor with nny Idea ot conveying the Impres
sion that Hourko was tho only good schod-ulo-mnkcr
in tho league, but for the reason
that his schcdulo was the only fair and
equitable one tho only ono that did not
glvo any ono club an. advantage over tho
othors and tho only one that gavo Omaha
her Just deserts. When the meeting first
convened violent 'opposition wns hurled at
Ilourko's schcdulo. Just why this was so
lld not appear, unless It could be attributed
to previous ungrounded projudlce. Hut
dually Kourko wbh given nn opportunity to
bo henrd.
Now It happens that "Dili" Hourke at dif
ferent stages In his career has been on tho
road as a cigar salrsmnn, There Is no
school' which gives n man such a commnnd
of convincing argument as experience In
selling clgnra and It is said that "Hill" bo
camo such an adept In the nrt that ho rauld
sell u customer a Manila hemp fashioned
in tho shnpo of a cigar, convincing him that
It was an Imported brand of tho pcrfecto
description. At any rate, "Hill" dashed off
n little oratory, mixing In a few good, logi
cal, argumentative propositions and when ho
finished tho peroration his schedule was
adopted with enthusiasm, while he blush
Ingly bowed his appreciation for the words
of congratulation showered upon him by his .
colleagues for hlB forensic nblllty.
The echedulo was published In the col
umns of this paper a few days ago and all
who havo given notice to It agree that It Is
a splendid arrangement of tho season's
games. Tho distribution Is beyond criti
cism, each city being given Its share of
Sunday and holiday games. Omaha Is given
thu distinction of opening three grounds be
fore returning homo to make Its Initial bow
to the local fans. The local team will bo In
Denver on tho opening day of the season,
May 0, going from there to Pueblo, thenoe
to St. Joseph and being ndcorapanled homo
by tho latter team. Tho first professional
gamo hero will be May 19.
It seems hardly possible, that next Satur
day tho baseball scaton will bo Inaugurated
In Omaha, but It Is a fact Just tho same,
nnd tho fans aro In a fovcr ot Impatlcnco
awaiting tho opening gnme. At that time
the vanguard of tho Omnha team will meet
tho Omaha Originals In a grand "benefit"
game, which gives promise of being nn
event far surpassing anything ever before
given In Omaha In a sporting way. Inter
est In tho coming gamo Is confined by no
moans to that portion of humanity who, by
rcaron of their onthuslnsra In tho great
national gamo, aro entitled to bo called
"fans." Many men nnd women who here
tofore havo paid but llttlo attention to base
ball aro os eugcr to seo tho "benefit" ns the
n ost pronounced crank, and tho attendance
promises to bo a rccord-brcnkcr. Tho
majority of tho players who will compose
tho Omaha team will participate In tho game
nnd tho popular Originals will try cou
, elusions with them.
' It will bo tho first opportunity for the
' general public to mako tho acquaintance of
the ball players who are going to land the
pennnnt for Omaha this season and that
they will bo accorded a royal reception goes
wit bout saying. Thfso samo teams will en
gngo In nn exhibition gamo on tho following
I Sunday nftornoon.
Three cf tho Omaha players have already
I reached the city, upon whoso scrolls of leglt-
Imato eport they aro expected to carvo out
records for themsolves. They nro Second
Haseman O'Connell, Pitcher Hay Potter and
Outfielder "Speck" Hurlburt. Those threo
men nro Intelligent, Icvel-hendiU, substan
tial young fellows who hnve had n varied
I experience In baseball matters nnd como
highly recommended. During tho coming
week tho majority of tho players will arrive
and begin to loosen up their Joints In prnc
tlco preliminary to the benefit game Satur
day. It will probably bo two weeks, how
ever, before nil of tho men whom Manager
Hourko has signed nnd with whom negotia
tions aro now In progress, will be here. Tho
team will bo picked from about twonty-two
men, nnd from the material the manage
ment has secured It Is expected that a team
will bo selected which will give nil of the
other clubs n iiot run for their money In
tho rncu for the pennant. With such old
time, experienced players as Hess, Latizon,
Uurrell, Toman, Hughes, Hebsman, O'Con
nell, Potter, Hurlburt nnd Bner and with
gingery, ambitious youngsters llko McCaus
land, LcGoro nnd Hoy, who havo their rep
utations to mako, the Omaha team Is sure
to bo n strong organization nnd take front
rank with tho other teams cf tho league.
Tho porsonnel of the several teams In
tho league as deturmlned upon thus far Is
encouraging to those who havo established
high Ideals for tho character ot ball to bo
played in tho new league. Sioux City and
Den Moines havo been somewhat dilatory
In getting tholr players signed, but Man
ngers Heall and Chaso can bo depended upon
to collect teams that will do credit to tho
league. Already Dos Moines has secured
tho services of Hardesty. who halls from
New York; Dresnahan, who graced a pitch
er's box In tho National league, and Lewo?,
tho short-stop, formerly with Milwaukee.
Pueblo has a strong lot of players from
the west, all of whom aro personally known
to Manager Hulen and by whom their abil
ities aro vouched. The following men havo
been signed: Catchers, Morrow and Stan
ley, pitcher, Andrews; Infield, Hnnlon, An
derson nnd O'Dea; outfield, McLaughlin.
McCarthy and Mcllale. They aro a capable
lot and warrant Hulen's assertion that his
team will bo well up among tho top
notchcrs. Denver has. a team of which Ooorge To
bcau Is Justly proud and Omnha will bo
given n stiff clip In the race for tho pen
nnnt by Tcbcau's "Hough Rldora." Among
tho Denver players aro Vizard, Dissoll,
Frank Hoth, John Holland and Lynn Shark.
Manager Huncle of tho St. Joseph team
Is getting together a splendid aggregation
of playersj and promise to havo a few sur
prises In storo for Ills colleagues in thq
Western league.
Hammond base ball team Is now In shape
for another season's play. It will bo remem
bered tliat last year, although we started
very late In the season, wc mndc a good
record for ourselves. The Young Men's
Christian association went down before us
twice In well playrd games, as did the sol
diers nt Fort Crook, and sevcrnl other clubs
mot tho samo fate, Tho Armour Stars got
the decision over us, but nine-tenths of tho
spectators were willing to bet wo were the
winners. The umpire's decision and Inter
ference by some of the Armour players lost
us the game. However, that Is gone, and
we mean to put up tho samo gentlemanly
gamo this season that wo did last. Kddle
Welch, who manages tho team this year,
has his players togother, and will do every
thing to mako . his games worth coming
many miles to see. It can bo seen by the
line-up that ho Is likely to make his promise
good. Ho will be pleased to hear from
managers of other teams for tho purposo of
making arrangements for gnmcB in tho near
future. His address Is, Kddlo Welch, Ham
mond's Wholesale Market, Omaha.
Our line-up Is ns follows: Harry Sage and
Emll nomntka, catchers; Kddle Welch nnd
Jim Neff, pitchers; Lewis Dorcas, first
base; Danger Tnlbot, second base; Hooney.
third base; Mtnlcus, shortstop; Wllllnm
Monahan, center field; Hoy Campbell, left
field; Harry Welch, right field.
ATHLETICS AT HIGH SCHOOL
Truck Tenm Is l'repiirhut for the In
trrseliolnntle Meet Xi-kiiI tilt Ions
vtlth Sioux Clt'.
Tho track foam of tho Omaha High school
has gono Into faithful training for tho In
tciticholastlc meet on May 26 to bo held
at Lincoln. The probable competltois will
bo teams ranging from twelve) to twenty
five from Omaha, Lincoln, Orand Island
nnd Hastings. Tho Omnha school will tend
n delegation of twenty, backed by several
carloads of rooters. Tho Athletic associa
tion now numbers about 500, having grown
during tho year from a languid membership
of soventy-flve. With such an Increased
Interest displayed by tho students It Is ex
ported that a much better showing will bo
made than last year, when tho blue button
of tho "A. A." was an Infrequent sight on
tho campus.
Ono year ago the Omaha men lost to
Lincoln by four points, for tho principal
reason that only a small team was sent to
tho meet and each atbjcto was obliged to
appear In almost every event. The moit
formidablo opponent this year Is thought
to bo Grand Island, which has been In
active trnlnlng for tho last two months.
The Omaha men, on tho contrary, havo had
no gymnasium .facilities, with tho excep
tion of thoso who aro membeira ot tho Young
Men's Christian association, and tho weather
has not permitted the systematic cross
country runs or trnlnlng on tho enmpus con
templated earlier In tho season. It Is be
lieved that thcro Is still tlmo, however, to
develop good form.
Negotiations aro now under wny for an
outdoor meet with tho Sioux City High
BChool, which will nfford tho home- team
excellent practice. In caso Sioux City can
not bo Induced to participate In a dual meet
some arrangement will probably bo mado
with Council muffs.
Tho editor of this department Is pleased
to glvo publicity to thn following letter
relative to tho new tenm organized by tho
Hammond packing houso boys. Last year
tho team representing this cstabllihmout
certainly did some very clever work and
with thu strengthening that has been mndu
In tho formation of tho new club thn Ham
monds ought to tako front rank with tho
amateur teams nt this locality.
To tho Sporting IMItor of The lice: The
Best Values in Bicycles
The
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'In by far tho best value ever offered. Wo sold, over 200 Mansous last season and
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$t0; Equnr to fnest wheels selling for 0 and $50.
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tho hfghest grndo bicycle on tho market. ROAD WHEELS, $10. LIGHT SPE
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V'THE RACYCLE, with Its lmprnvo.1 crank hanger bearings, Is tho biggest
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Chainlcss Bicycles
THE STERLING AND SPALDI.NO CIIA1NLESS aro known by everyone an
tho best chalnlers made. Thcco are more of tbcuo makes ridden In Omaha
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Our $25 wheels aro uiual to most wheels soiling for $33, Other now whocla
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By comparing our lino with others you will find that wo can tavo you from
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OMAHA MEETS THE UNIVERSITY
Annoelat Ion Truck Athlete to Try
Their Nlrenulli In Seven Uveitis
Aiciilnxt CoIIokIiiiis.
An ngrecmcnt was mado by Physical In
structor Barnes of tho Young Men's Chris
tian nssoclatlon on Thursdny to hold a
pentathlon meet on April 14 with tho Unl
vorslty of Nebraska, on the campus at Lin
coln. Tho events will bo a high Jump, run
nlnn Jump, 100-yard dash, putting 12-pound
eot, polo vnult and mllo run. Tho Opiaha
men who will enter tho contest will prob
ably bo Henry and Roland Finney, McElroy,
Painter nnd Welsh. Tho two Inst named
aro High school athletes who havo entersd
mioro especially for tho sake of the training.
Each member of the team will enter all
seven of tho events. Tho mile run will be
a new featuro to the association men, ns no
course has been available for that distance
during tho winter. The Finney brothers
and Painter, however, are believed to be In
condition to give an excellent account of
themselves In a long-distance run.
At the last field meet held between the
association and tho university the former
was victorious by a largo margin nnd an
other triumph is anticipated this year, as
Plllsbury and Benedict, upon whom tho
university placed great reliance, aro both
absent from college Tho only event won by
Lincoln one year ago was tho high Jump.
Tho basket ball tour which tho university
five expected to take to Kansas City and
Lawrence, Kan., has been abandoned. The
Knnsas City team would only consent to
tho arrangement on tho understanding that
It was to play n return gnme In Omaha
toward tho end of April. Tho local manage,
ment explained that outdoor athletics will
havo begun before that tlmo and that It
will, therefore, bo Impossible to get out ft
crowd. It was suggested that Kansas City
play tho return gamo next fall, but this was
not ngrerd to and tho expedition wns de
clared off.
It la expected that tho Ames nvenue track
will bo opened next weok. Tho grounds nte
undergoing repairs and a diamond, bicycle
track and tennis courts will be laid out.
Tho baso ball team, consisting of Clarke,
Crawford, Abbott, Benedict, Crolgh. Sprague,
Kennedy, Hoagland, Anderson, Mooro and
Jeffries, will go Into nctlvo training at onco.
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CHESS PLAYERS FORM A CLUB
Twenty AilmlrcrM of the ltojnl (iitiup
Unite Tlielr Kiierxy I'rotri'nn of
Interntute Tourney.
At a meeting held nt tho Millard hotel on
Thursday evening tho chess players of tho
city formed tho nucleus of an association
with n membership of twenty. Another
meeting will bo held next Thursday evening
at tho samo place when It Is expected that
Jho membership will bo doubled, ns many
havo displayed an Interest who were unablo
to bo present when tho club was tempo
rarily organized. On motion of J. J. 1'olntn,
George It. Barker was elected temporary
president and a commltteo of flvo was ap
pointed to mako preliminary arrangements
as regards headquarters, tables, pieces,
otc. Dr. Stono gavo a brief review of tho
history of tho forlner ' Omnha Chess club
which flourished during tho 'SO's nnd
exhibited some. Interesting score cards bear
ing tho names of well known chess, veterans.
A player who had been In Lincoln during
tho visit of Plllsbury there n month ago
repeated n remark1 mado by tho champion
that, "Thcro aro no cIicfs players In Omnha."
It wns tho general sentiment that this Im
pression should bo removed nt once.
Tho charter mombers of tho proposed or
ganization will be nn follows: " George It.
Darker, J. J. Points, J. J. Douchw, Dr.
Louis I. Dogen, Hov. C. O. Larrison, E, A.
Evans, n. I, McCulloh. Edwin R. Stllphen,
H. S. Payne, It. X. nrechecn, J. M, Ilruner,
A. Uaamusson, II. Thomson, R W. Diddle,
Andrew Devlns, Edward Stringer and J. W.
Tlllon.
of press of other duties. Mr. Ha&mussen, be
ing tho winner In Section A. second Nebraska
tournament, heads tho Nebraska tenm, i
won his spurs by defeating Prof. A. S. Hitch-'
cock of Manhattcn both games In the
Knnsas-Nobraska match. Mr. Tyson plays ns
Biibstttuto for Diddle, tho latter being
winner of Section U, second tournament;
but Mr. Tyson has shown his nblllty to play
diets by correspondence, being winner of tho
first tournament. Mr. Uartzell is substitute
for Prof. 1 Unman, winner of Section C,
second tournament. Mr. Hammond scored
second in Section A, and Is one of tho
strongest players In Nobrnskn. Mr. Dlco
! takes second place In Section C. Dr. Sccley
has been prevented from giving much nt
tontlon to chess for somo time, but Is now
In position to show his Mississippi opponent
n lively time. Mr. Klnnlburgh han nover
played In any of tho tournaments, but his
informal games show that ho understands
how to push pawns. Messrs. Darron and
Clark each won both games from their
Kansws opponents. Tho other plnyprs will
doubtless glvo n good account of themselves.
Unfortunately for Nebraska, Leo Edwards
removed from tho statu Just before tho
match began and Is barred from playing.
Following nre tho names and nddiwses ot
tho Nebraska players, cntored In the cor
respondent chtss match between tho No
brnskn Chess association nnd tho. Mississippi
State Chess association. Tho odd-numbered
players In tho Nebraska team havo first
move, nnd tho oven-numbered plnyora In
tho Mississippi team havo the samo priv
ilege. Only onn gamo will bo played nt each
table. At table No. 15, Moears, Sedgwick
nnd Wyckoff play In consultation against
two Mlsslsslpplans consulting ami at tnblo
vn in Untnrii Swim. Orlllln und Swim nlny
against three MlEfilsslpplnns consulting.
1. A. Hnssmussen, 198 South Twenty-second
stroot, South Omnha.
2. E. H. Tyson, 711 Central avenue, Ne
braska City.
3. T. N. Hartzcll, Kearney.
4. II. D. Hammond, Wymore.
6. C. Q. Do Trance, 2010 GarlloUl street,
Lincoln.
C. W. K. Ellis, Hloomflold.
7. Dr. O. N. Seoley, Kearney.
8. It. E. Drega, Callaway.
n. J. M. Ilruner, 1121 Jack6on street,
Omaha.
10. C. L. Owen, 1007 PIcrco street,
Omaha.
11. D. D. Klnnlburgh, Adams.
12. P. J. Ilarron, 119 North Tenth street,
Lincoln.
13. John L. Clark. Platto Center.
14. A. Powell, St. Edward.
in. S. H, Sedgwick and W. W. Wyckoff,
York.
16. C. D. Swim, N. 0. flrlflln and W. 8.
Svlm, St. Edward.
zatlon. I havo done tomo worX for tho as
sociation slnco Its birth, but havo no dcslro
to receive credit for whnt Is duo to others.
C. Q. Del'ItANCE.
WHIST CARNIVAL IN CHICAGO
Omiiliu rinyei'H Jlnj- lie ItepreNeiHrtl
ill One of (lie .Mont Nodihle
('nllierlnuN In tlie Went,
Tho Nebraska-Mississippi correspondence
chess match Is now assures and piny will be
gin In a few days. Tho Mississippi knights
havo not yet been assigned their places, but
President McGrath will doubtless havo nil
arrangements mado so that tlio contest will
bo under way by April 2. Tho Nebraska
team dees not Include several of tho associa
tion's strong players, but It Is believed that
tbo new men will do gord work. Messrs.
Hallld, Diddle and Illnman asked to bo ox
cuicd from playing In the match becauie
LINCOLN, March 29. To tho Chess
Editor of The Ueo: Will you kindly mako
a correction In your column? In Tho Deo
of March 18 appears this sentence: "Tho
Nebraska Chess arsoclatlon, which was or
ganized two years ago by Tho Deo through
tho medium of C. Q. De Franco of Lincoln,
otc." It Is but Just to say that the Nebraska
Chess association owes Its existence to Thu
Deo, Nelson Hald and C, L. Owen. I hap
pened to bo one of tho charter members, but
Messrs. Hald and Owei, nsslsted by T N.
Ilartzrll and Dr. ft. N. Soeley of Kearney,
wcro really the prime movers In IU orsanl-
Tho Omnha Whist club Is considering nn
Invention to tako part In n whist cnrnlVal
for which plans aro being laid In Chicago.
It is probable that a delegation from Omaha
will bo present If tho Chlrngo Whist nssocl
ntlon Is nble to mnturo Us plnns for n meet
during tho Intter part of May. Tho Invita
tion, which Is ' from Edward P. Martin,
chairman of tho tournnment committee, Is
ns follows:
"Omaha Whist Club, Omaha: I wish to
address you briefly on tho subject of tho
proposed whist cnrnlvnl to bo held in Chi
cago the latter part of May or the first part
of Juno. Tho Chicago Whist nssoclatlon
expects to play n return gamo with the
Michigan Whist nssoclatlon on Decoration
day nnd our plan Is to hold tho carnlvnl Im
mediately following that event, tho games
to bo played on Thursday, Friday and Satur
day. Wo propose to havo a scries of games,
teams of four, pair teams, women's gnmes
nnd imixed games.
"While It Is to be a western event, It is
to bo open to nil comers nnd wo aro very
desirous of Interesting you nnd tho mem
bers of your club. Tho tournament com
mltteo, of which I nm ehalrmnu, expects to
hnvo a meeting within n few days, when
final arrangements will bo mode. Our Idea
Is not to lnterfcro with tho genernl congress
of tho American Whist leaguo nt Nlngara,
but there aro hosts of whist players who will
enjoy nn event of this kind who cannot at
tend tho nnnunl congress. Wo will glvo
handsome prizes for each event nnd from
reports already received we nro confident
tho gathering will bo ono of tho largest nnd
most successful ever hold In tho wost. Tho
railroads have promised special rates, of
which you will bo Informed within n few
days. Ono of tho principal events which
wo hopo to hnvo Is a trophy match between
tewms from tho Wisconsin, 'Michigan, North
western, Ohio nnd Chicago Whist associa
tions. This nromlscs to lie ono of tho mpst
Interesting occurrences of tho year In whist
circles."
Tho Elks aro continuing their winter's
tournament nt their club rooms In tho Warp
block and although tho youngest whist or
gnnlzatlon In tho city have nttalned such
proficiency that thoy feol comiH'tont to
throw down the gnuntlct to outside clubs.
A team of sixteen from tho lodgo at Council
muffs has boon Invited to try Its strength
against Its brethren on this side of tho
Missouri. An evonlng Inst week was fixed
for tho visit, but owing to nn oloctlon In
the Iowa town and tho unfavorable condl
tlon of tho wcathor tho match was doforred.
Tho contest will probably bo held next
Tuesday evening.
This column Is In rccolpt of a neat an
nouncement from the tournament commit.
tee of the American Whist league rejatlvo
to tho genernl congress to be held at
Niagara Falls from July 9 to 14. The plan
of play adopted by tfio executive committee
1 contemplates sixteen contests, ns follows:
I First A contest for tho Hamilton club
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