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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: ST N DAY, DEC ISM It Eft 2", 1001. n LEGAL STATUS OF BASE HALL lUn 7ik Courts Utj Sotn Gin m Im portant Dtoiiiii. WILL DETERMINE RIGHTS OF OWNERS Vftlur if n I'm no lilac nnil Control of l.rnuiir AfTnlra Intnl. ret In (lie I'rrriliiiilll Stilt AkhIiiM Al .SliulillnK. Kven the cold wnvo has not suffleeil to check Iho warfare between tho baso halt magnates tn New York Andrew Kreedmnn hits not tried to live up to his name. In fact, ho rcfuflos to he freed from tho cares nnd reflponslbllltli-n of tho name In Gotham, nml has naked tho courts to assist him In thwarting Al SpAldlng' welt meant offortB to acparato htm from the control of tho Olants. At present Spntdlng Is tempo rarily restrained from acting ns president of tho National lcagun and Nick Young I, orderod to withhold tho books and record from his successor until such time as the court shall have passed on the points nt Issue In many respects tho decision In this caso will bo 'of vital Importance to baso ball. It wilt glvo a Judicial Interpre tation to tho agreement under which the various franchlso owners assoclato them nelves for tho formation of a league, and wttl determine the rlghta of each and the rights of all, nrid set n boundary to theso rights, Whothor ono man may antagonlzo nnd thereby put In Jeopardy tho Interests of his associates In the enterprise wilt bo settled, and, It Is to be hoped, fliin.ll)'. On theso points tho perpetuity of tho game de pends. Not only are they vital to tho Na tional league, but to all leagues. Just now tho Western Is In such position that It might bo catted upon to faco tho same con tingency. Two members of tho circuit were summarily ousted by tholr associates. This action was taken In ncconlancn with the articles under which tho league was formed, but whether tho courts would sanc tion the proceeding has not been sottled. While the raso of Frcedman Is In a largo degree analogous, It Is not exactly paraltul with that of Tcbcan nnd I.onnon, This pair went about secretly and surreptitiously to destroy tho league, of which they were associate raombem. No consideration of the material Interests of their associates deterred them from undertaking to wreck tho organization that they might profit thereby. Moreover, they assumed, In tho apparent security of their position, to dic tate tho disposition of the debris of the Western league after they had driven tholr expansion plow through tho circuit. Hlckey hardly enters Into this consideration. Ho had no money at stake Ivcyond his salary, and tho fact that he was n willing ac complice of tho offending franchlso owners merely marks him as ono who Is willing tn look after his own Interests first. Thnt he was mistaken as to tho direction In which his Interests lay, as well as tho temper of his employorx. In no wlso palliates hts of fense. Treachery nearly always brings Its own reward, and In this Instanco It was swift. Trobably tho subllmest piece of lm pudonco connected with tho whole affair Is tho reported salo of tho Denver franchise by Tebcau to D. C. Packard. One must halt botwficn surprlso and amusement at this announcement. When Tebeau abandoned Denvor for Kansas City ho announced that ho had sold out to Packard. Intcr tn the season It was developed that tho alleged transfer of tho Denvor franchlso was not a bona ft do deal and that Tobeau still ownod the! team nt Denvor. When tho cr.ish came Tebeau of his own notion relinquished his Kantian City frnnchlso In tho Western lcaguo and had Packard turn back .tho Den ver frnnchlso to him. At tho St. Joseph meeting Tebeau was formally cxpoltcd from tho league and was denied admission to Its meetings after presenting himself as the reprcflontnttvo of Denver. This naturally tormlnatcd his connection with Denver, but now ho turns around and "sells" tho Den ver frnnchlso to Packard. Denver's cobo has not been disposed of by tho league yet. Thr frnnchlso wilt be awarded to somo good man, but all who wish tho league well will hopo that Packard does not get tt. He Is too closely allied to Tebcau to be desirable ns a momber of tho Western league. Den ver has ptonty of good men who nre willing to take tho team nnd furnish good ball and It would Ik but suicidal to allow a friend nnd supportor of tho head wrecker to got control. Fred Donflls would mnko a good ownor and Otto C. Kioto ns manager would contrlbuto to tho gaiety of tho game. Deacon Jimmy Whitfield hi showing the wisdom of his selection to be president of tho Western. Ho Is quietly shaping up the matters of tho lcaguo, going abend In a methodical way that stamps htm as tho careful business man rnthor than the hair brained boomer or enthusiastic expander. Under hts control tho league wilt bo In ex cellent condition to enter tho playing sen on. Ho has Indulged In no oratory, bc yond expressing an opinion to tho effect that tho lenguo at whose head ho Is will bo In tho business next summer. He has made friends with Pat Powors nnd Dan JohtiBon and a tripartita agreement between those Is not at all unlikely, Milwaukee, und Den ver franchlien have not yet been disposed of, but will be awarded lu good season. Whitfield Is a worker rather than a talker. Htckoy simmered down some, but could not keep quiet .entirety, as his conversa tton at Bt, Paul Indicates. Tobeau Isn't saying a word, beyond, tho announce ment that ho has n leaso for two years on the Exposition park at Kansas City. This meano that Georgo will have n leaso for sale about tho time, tho playing season opens. Qulnn nnd Havenor nro shouting around Mllwaukeo of what they propose to do, but are not yot taking any active steps to get grounds or otherwise Direct From Distillery I'ltllMUlJtJf 1 cocme's W- v"C- WHISKEY 1 1 the good are not an A.y kaak COOKK A CO., Dl far Cel. re ad petal. Wt Ih.r I. I prepare for playing. Stroctiet has said j nothing since he set asldo the profits of I the Toledo club to maintain a team In i Omaha, and that Is all there h to the . Hlckey league. The Oles ara stltl lAlklng J of what they propofo to do, especially of , the substitution of Louisville for Omaha In i tho circuit. Maybe when tho cold weather I lets up enough to allow news from tho I outside world to percolate Into Minneapolis the bright young men who write the sport ing columns up there will discover that Ilcall stltl holds his franchise In the West ern and has no Intention of letting go. Itlght hero looms up another bit of Ocorgo Tcbeau's wonderful logic. Ho maintains that he had a marketable right In tho Den ver franchise, and In the same breath In sists that Heall has no rights In Minne apolis. It Is Just such dollclously Jug handled propositions as this that have mado Tebeau an object of suspicion In the base ball world. At present ho Isn't even cutting Ice. According to tho latest Hlckey manifesto, Waller Wllmot Is to have the Minneapolis team In the American association. This Is the snino Wllmot who was bounced with lit tle or no ceremony from the American league; who twice or three times failed to mako a team pay in Minneapolis and who last season tried to make lotilvlllo stand for bum ball In a Fourth of July league and has since been working for a living. He Is also the saino Walter Wllmot who a few years ngo was conducting a recommenda tion bureau for aspiring young players. Ho had a regular schedule of prices. For $10 he would write a letter of Introduction for tho youngster; for fir, he would recommmid him. and for J2. ho would furnish tho ap plicant with a batting average, n fielding record nnd a send-off that was certain to get him a Job, Walter In certainly In his class now nml Hlckey and Tebeall want to look out for their laurels. If Wllmot doesn't have ono or both of them warming tho bench soon It will be fuuny. Hlckey, having Installed Wllmot at Min neapolis, announces his Intention of re turning to Chicago for the purpose of com pleting the deal for Omaha, Ho will lease grounds, put up tho fence and buildings and liave everything ready by tho time the train geto here. Maybo Mr. Hlckey doesn't know tho story of the last hunch of Chicago men who put n team Into Omaha. It haBn't been so long ago, 1898, that tho people have forgotten It. If Tim will cnll on Colonel O'llrlen he mny learn something to his ad vantage. No one out hero believes for a moment that Hlckey has any Intention of putting a second team tn Omaha, or that he could get any backing for tt If ho wanted to. This town will give ono team good sup port, hut no reason exists to think that It will support two, or that anyono In his sane mind would risk money on such a proposi tion. Ono of Urn most eomfortlng stories of tho week Is that to the effect that linn Johnson and Al Spalding havo reached an under stnndlmr. This menns that conditions of Inst season will not prevail. Contract Jumping will ngain bo at a discount, and the bustness of tho gamo will be done on busi ness principles. Tho understanding be tween Powors, Whitfield and Johnson means that baeo ball will again bo under an agroe ment that will protect all Interests. This Is another puncturo In tho gas bag that has supported tho Htckoy boom. Having been formally expelled from tho association oi minor leagues, Thomas Jefferson Hlckey In now entirely outsldo the baso ball fence. Jack Phllbln broke Into tho gamo down at Duffalo and will be ono of tho owners of the Illsons In tho Enstcrn lesguo next sea son. Phllbln was ono or mo oia compuiiy that owned tho Omaha team tiorore "uncio Dick" McCormlck bought tt. Ho Is good bnso ball man, as woll as n business man, and will bo a credit to tho gamo In Duffalo or any plnco else. By tho way Phllbln echoes eastern opinion of tho Hlckey outfit when ho says they have no standing In tho baso ball world or any whore else. Everybody Is signing players, according to tho rumors afloat, so that each player will soon havo attached his signature to at least half n dozen contracts. Inasmuch as tho wlntor Is tho only tlmo tho pipe artist has to call his own, and owing to the fur thcr fnct that his league-making efforts wero upset early In tho fight, It Is probably nil right for dim to devoto himself entirely to tho formation of teams. Let tho dream go on. When tlmo to report comes In tho spring tho truth wilt come out. Papa Dllt Uourko Insists ttiat hts reason for not glv lug out tho namcH of any of his men Is the fear that somo other manager will outbid him. Unless UllI has a lot better bunch than ho trotted out last spring, he needn't worry. Un to dnto no lives havo been lost In tho rush of other managers to se euro nny of Papa Hill's vegotnbles Omaha patrons of the gamo nro hoping ho wilt mako good on somo of his talk. Cook's Imperial Kxtru Dry Champagne should bo In every household. It Is per fectly puro nnd naturally fermented, nort at thh 'I'iionu. Priifranlnnul (irertlfiKn Nurse with ii Riulinnicra Vet. Trustv Is a dog. His mistress Is a pro feBsloiiul nurse und lives with her mother, Tlioy havo u telepnone, Wlinn the tiursu Is detained Iiv her bust liens away from home over night, says tho kuw York Sun. sho 'phones to tier mother to rellovo the latter's anxiety. Tho other night after tnlklnt? with her mother over inc. wirti sue nKeu uuum jrusiy, Tho dog was by tho sldo of tho mother, Tim mnilior 'iihoned that fact to her duuuh- tor, who 'phoned back to linvo tho receiver lOIIUt'U ill Jiitnij itw. This was dono nnd tho mistress of tho dog talked to mm. Tiiat ne recogtuzetl nei volco was evident, for ho barked and ap ne" 'ed overlovod. TTTter the recolver was hung tin Trustv Jumped toward It nnd acted ns If he wanted It taken down. During tho night ho lay near the telephone and frequently looked up at tho receiver and whined. In tho morning ha snt bofore It and howled until his mistress was called up. She commanded him to keep quiet nnd not until tnen uui ne go away. To Consumer Cooke's G.F.C. Rye Whiskey M 7 YEAR OLD 8Q00 Here isn whiskey that has becnon the market over 25 years and Is esteemed for Its high quality wherever whiskey isdrank. Every drop of this rich amber liquor is made from the choicest grains In copper stills at our own distillery, and Is aged in the wood at our own storage warehouses until just right In flavor and color and perfectly pure, It Is a pleasing whiskey, rich, mellow arid smooth, and must riot be Judged by the low price at which we sell It. It is priced low in consequence of being made and aged on our own premises and sold direct without middlemen to make additional profits necessary. If sold through dealers this whiskey would cost $5,00. We ihlp COOKE'S C. F. C. RYE In plain boiei, without mrk to lnd. Cite eonltnti, and prepay eiprcit on ill orders for four quirti or more whrn accompanied cy remittance of $3.00. e cuim, tnd perietny e.tiiiaciory, you ire re- queued to return them to ui it our ciptntc, nd on their receipt we will tt once refund your $3.00, r raeaatrrtta) (''7 will l II yea far naaaetal rpnlbttltj Hilars, Mall Order Dapot, 7B to ai Dearborn at,, CHICAGO, .llgat aaatlleaet eberajerVr ciarMtaae. BUSY-SEASON FOR THE SKIP Curltn Makt tit Suits Flj ii iltitj Pr- ROARIN' GAME ONE OF MANY DELIGHTS Skill ii Well ii a treiil!i llrqnlrrd to lCirrl nt This I'ecultnr I'rodnet of the .Scotch l.ote for Sport. Members of tho Omaha Curling club wero out with tho '"stanefl" yesterday afternoon for the first tlmo this winter, and great was tho enthusiasm and vigorous the play with which tho new season for tho sport was hailed. You can talk about the golf crnze, tho foot ball fad and tho baso ball fever, but thero Is no devotee among all tho hundreds of thousands of supporters of theso gamea who Is more heartily Inter ested In them than Is the curler In his own fancy. This Is directly due to tho great fascina tion exerted by this sport. It would bo hard to convince nnyono unfamiliar wllh the finer points that curling Is a game of almost unlimited poslbllltlcs In tho way of scientific ramifications, but this Is the case. Tho control that an experienced man can oxert over the heavy stones In sending them gliding over the Ico Is something mnrvclou. At a distance of half a block tho curler can send hts stono to almost nny spot ho desires, stopping It within a few feet of tho mnrk and often right on It. llont tin llonlir'a .HUH I. Then ho can perform nil the feats of curving and pulling and slicing that a bowler docs, nnd even to a greater extent, for tho Ico ylolds to tho twisting Influence moro quickly than docu tho alley floor, be ing smoother, whilo tho fact that tho cast ing dlstanco Is moro than twlco as long glveo still moro play for tho development of this tortuous effect. Then In curling thero Is tho added Interest of having hov oral different points to play for, even In n match game between two teams, Tho gamo Is in this wny much llko whist, thero being well deflnid lines of play for each given condition us It may urine. A curler may throw to mako tho tec or goal, or ho may stop his stono In Just a place that will pro tect that of hts partner, already near the tee, or ho may strlko his pnrtner's stono to send It further along toward tho coveted mnrk, or ho may east to knock nn oppo nent's stono far from tho tee, or, If ho Is first man up, ho mny try to land a ltttlo way In front of the toe, so that any subse quent shock from either friend or foo wilt merely send him closer up. So curling Is practically unlimited In Its possibilities ns a true sport. Its play, more over, Is elementarily simple nnd tho rules and stylo can be readily mastered. Tho too Is cither a peg In tho Ice or a small hole. Around It aro three clrclen of ono foot, threo feet and seven feet radii respectively. Ono hundred and forty feet distant Is the krnmpet, on which tho curler stands to send away his stone. It Is a small wooden platform laid on tho Ice, with a foothold for the leading foot. To cast tho player takes hts stono by the hnndle, facing the tee, swings tho weight back and forth once or twlco and then sends It scudding over the Ico, tnklng enro to set It down nicely about on a lino with his rear foot, so that there Is no Jar nor bounding, The stone Is never to full upon tho Ice or bo thrown out upon tt, for that would soon mar the smooth surface by smashing and chipping and cracking. I'olnta of the Cnmc. Curling stones havo a different style of surface construction On each side. Ono Is the "keen" sldo for smooth Ire. This has much more sliding surfneo thnn the other, the "drug" sldo, for slower or rougher Ice. After the stono has been cast tho next thing Is to pcrsunde It to stop ns near tho place desired as possible. For focllt tatlng this ond the members of tho team aro provided with brooms, with which thoy sweep clear the course of tho stono If It Is coming too slow. The "skip" directs all casting and sweeping. The object Is, of course, to got tho grent est number of stones nearest tho tea. Each man throws two and there nro four on a team, so tn ono turn ono team may mako eight points. If the stones alt go outsldo tho outer circle nono counts. I'olnt eompe tltton Is different. In that each man plays for himself and each performs a sot num ber of shots of different character, gen erally about fifteen. Tho one performing the greatest number of them perfectly wins, TestB nre such as curving In between two stones at an angle, glancing off a stono toward the tee or hitting it on the out side and knocking It toward tho tee. In all curling games there Is usually krampet and a too at each end, so that after all tho stones have been cast down to one end they can be thrown back again In the game without necessitating carrying them clear back to tho first krampet. Curling is exclusively a man's game Women never play It anywhere. Tho great weight of the stones makes It too violent This varies from thlrty-slx to forty-flvo pounds. It Is also absolutely a demo erotic game, being played by all classes sldo by side, espclnlly In tho country where It originated, Scotland, There peopl give themselves up to It entirely while th ico lasts, many of such classes, as ahoemakers and tradespeople, refusing to do a Jab of work while there Is nny chanco to curl. Tho equipment Is rather expon slve, but tho humblest manage to secure a pair of atones and n broom, Hero the Omaha Curling club Is flourish tug. It Is playing this year on Cut Off lake nenr tho southwest extremity. Tho officers aro: rresldont, Qoorgo Anderson; vie president. It. E. Patrick; secretary and treasurer, James C. Lindsay; chaplain Rov. Thomas Anderson. The patron I Thomas Kllpntrlck. , BUSY TIMES FOR SKATERS I'lrnty of Good Ire Allurea I2xicrt nnd Novice Allltr to Don lli llladea. This Is the tlmo when the devotee of tn sldo and outsldo edges and Dutch roll and grapevines and anvils and Maltose crosses and well, of skates generally Is In hlB element. The very first day of tho cold snap, a week ago yesterday, was sufficient to put three Inches of good Ico between mortal and tho open water around Omaha, and every day since then bas been building up from beneath onto this foundation, tilt now there Is a foot of the glacial mass ove stream and lake, and that ts enough to set tho city ball on without a quiver. It would' really seem that for tho first time In many years Omahana wero to hav real skating again. Kver since 1896 the freezing has been of tho most unsatlsfac tory character. A calm cold night would put Just tho right finish on tho Ice and skaters would turn out tn squads, Hut Old Sol was never content to let such condl Hons apply for more than a few days In succession, after which ho would come ou and spoil it nil by cottoning the top Into a slush or else, putting a layer of water all over It, which never was left alone long enough to freeze properly again. Because of these things thero has not beea two weeks of good eoltd skating In tbl part of Nebraska for n long time, but this winter promises a nw departure, or the resumption of an old one. With such a backing of frigidity underneath It tho sur face of the Ice around hero would require a pretty worm winter day to make It soft nnd oven at that, from present conditions, It would seem that no such day Is on the bill for some tlmo to corao. When tho first freeze cornea so fine and strong tt bodes well for a season of skating Ice, n raro thing In Nebraska, True, the snow got In Its work to somo extent by laylntf quite a heavy coating on the Ice, but most of this came after tho top was wett frozen, so did not mar the urfaco by congealing in rough spots. Then, on all save the narrower ponds muh of tho srniw was blown off clean or heaped up In drifts hero and there, with ampto room to sknto In und out among them. Then, at pMvnte rinks the Ice Is swept thoroughly all tho time, so tho fancy clrcler who wants perfect spots on which to prac tice his curves can always bo provided. or him who seeks a bracing battle with the cold nnd wind and n long speedway of no exacting degree of perfection tho many outlying skating places arc ample. Fully flvo of theso aro receiving their full share of attention this winter. Tho ponds at Hanscom park, old familiar stand bys, nro ngaln In dcnlnnd, as always, but tho ice Is n llttlo rough and tomewhnt cut up there. Then there Is Hlvervlcw park, tlomls park and Miller park, each with Its pond. For still larger expanses It Is necessary to go to Cut-Off lake, Tvhlch has been fairly well windswept clear -of the snow. This Is the favorite resort for Omaha skaters who havo an cntlro hnlf day to devoto to tho pastime. Others still nre even going ncross to Lako Manawn and there Is the chief ren dezvous of tho Council niuffs Ico Bwallows, Tho Inko furnishes an Ideal skating place, being largo enough t.o give a good trip around or even across and offering room for dozens of games of shinny nnd hockey at once. DULL DAYS FOR THE SHOOTERS llnlililf nr Nothing; the l.lnilt on tin Cnliirtniun Diirlnu (ho Win ter l)i, ), With the taw out on every species of game, hunters nro now reduced to tho necessity of shooting rabbits or nothing. They nre making tho best of tho limita tion In variety, however, nnd cottontails nnd Jacks have been In great demand re cently. 'llamut snooting isn't so bad. after nil, " snld one enthusiastic nnd persistent sports man Inst week. "Of courso most of us prefer to bag tho substantial prairie chicken or tho more graceful partridge, nnd best of all the swift-flying duck nnd the wily Canada gooso, but there nro com pensations lu the cottontail line. "For ono thing, no ono can derly that rabbit shooting Is at most times a fairly difficult business, nnd that always ndds zest to tho work. There 1b no place so hard to shoot nny object as on tho ground, nny way, and tho cluster-footed animals never leave terra flrmn vory far, though some tltneo one might think from some of their phenomenal leaps thnt they Intended emulating tho flying squirrel. "So If you glvo a rabbit half a sports man's show you deserve htm If you get him. Besides thnt a real maglnntlve huntsman can have nil kinds of exctto- ment by making believe when ho Is on n Jack hunt that he Is shooting wolves and mountain lions, for somo of those boasts look almost ns big when they lope ncross the prairie, with their big ears up." So "Ilrcr Rabbit" Is forced to stand tho entire brunt of tho shooter's zeal Just now and It Is a considerable Item, especially slnco the snow of Inst week. That wan tho grand signal for a' general exodus of hunters from tho city. Roots, legglns and canvas coats wero donned nfter that first fall of flakes and every field Jinnll and gully In theso parts was eagnrly scanned for pedal traces of the little ones, Desplto tho exceedingly cold weather It has been about the same over since then. Somehow tramping over hill nnd daln with six or Bevcn pounds of gun metal on your shoulder and big bunches of tho latest Im proved shells sagging In your side pockets and hot hopes surging In your heart keeps you wnrm desplto tho worst that the ther mometer can do. Tho plain evldonco so far given that the cold spell has como to stay for some time nnd that snow will consequently bo slow to leave this vicinity has caused n sudden reviving of the old rabbit drives and such affairs aro being pulled off In tho little town districts about here with frequency. Ono was held near Do Soto Inst Saturday and among Omahans who attended were John and William McDonald, lndcfnttgabln hunters. They have not yet returned to tell of the Bport enjoyed. GOLFERS LAY SUMMER PLANS Now Cnurara nnd Other Ininroir menta tn Mnrk Oninlin I. Ink Xct Scnson, Omaha golf and athletic clubs nro utiliz ing the winter months for the consumma tion of their plans for Improvement nnd on- Inrgemcnt. As early as October 1 tho dead tlmo for such organizations began, nnd bo ginning with tho first of November tho silly season. Is on In oarncBt, not to bo broken till along In tho lato spring, e.ty April 1, and that will bo early for a thorough awakening, Owing to Its manifold features, tho Field club will bo revived much earlier next year than will be tho Country rlub. At tho former rosort thero Is bowling, bnso bull, cricket and tennis to attract the muecularly inclined member as soon ns tho robins appear, whllo nt tho Country club there Is only gotf, which comes along rather later thnn these othorn. At both plBccti Improvements planned will bo very oxtonslve. The Field club es pecially will Inaugurate many Important changes. Among theso that of really great est significance will be the aggrandizing of tho forty-acre tract Just west of tho present golf course as additional territory on which to lay & new set of links. The Importance of thts move Is not ap parent at first thought. Tho vital feature Is thnt It will admit of a standard slzo golf course in Omaha, a thing tho city has novor yet had, and which ta a most desirable nml necessary feature for any real progress with the gamo. Tho standard course, prescribed by tho Untied States Oolf association, Is ono of eighteen holes, the total length of which Is not less than 6,000 yards. This takes room, but It makes tho real game Omaha golfers who went to Chicago and other cities and played on regulation links last year testify to the fnct that tho added dlstanco changes tho whola play. Last year the Field club bad but a nine hole course and a short ono. With tho ad ditional forty this club will havo about seventy acres on which to lay a golf course, alone, and that will give room for the elghteen-hole links of the full limit length fir moro If deelrod. Theso havo not yot been platted, but will bo shortly. The new pteco of ground ts separated from the old by a deep railroad cut, which will offer grand hazards for at least two holes and probably more. The cut Is wide, as well as deep, and wilt be a difficult problem to solve, especially as tho ground rises away from It on each aide. Other new feature of the Field club will be a dancing pavilion and new bowling al leys to offer more accommodation In this sport than the Vrejent two nlleys give. Tho pavilion will rct $1,M)0, as will the alleys. Then the entire ground is to be fenced nt an expense of $1,000, and new locker rooms supplied. A caddie house will bo built and a golf Instructor provided. The club has ratsed Its dues from $10 to 20, and plans to spend J9.605 the coming year. The work will be done as soon as the weather mod erate" At the Country club the alterations will be two. First and foremost, tho course Is to be piped, so that It can be regularly watered. To do this It wilt be necessary to bring n main extension from Wntnut Hill nnd a fund has been assigned to this pur pose. That Insures a good course next year, no matter. what the weather. The cecond change will bo a lengthening of tho links. Tho eighteen holes cover nt prrsent only 4.738 yards. This ts far below the standard. On the present limited rango of terrltorv nt this ctub the 6,000 yards de sired can never be made, but the course can bo Increased to about 5,500, which will be much better than what It has been. This will be done. A great advantngo of having a standard course In Omnhn will bo that any cham pionship match can then bo held here. As n central point und one easily reached from alt sides, Omaha can some day mnko n strong bid for western championship com petitions. Many courses run far over tho limit. The Midlothian, the acknowledged crack courso nt Chicago, Ib fl.100 yards, and aion View, Midlothian's rival for tho com ing yenr, owing to extensive Improvements, Is 6,200 yards. Oolf looks very bright for Omahaus for tho coming season. , BOWLERS HALF WAY THROUGH Twelfth Week of the I.enRiH' Sehril iile Hevn OninliuM Snfely lu Lend. ( lull MiindhiU". W. I I'.C. II. Totnl.Av. Omatin 2S R .SIS 9T4 ZS.Joi S72 Oermun 19 11 .r.75 !7.:0 MB (jt,. atv in ir .r.is tin-. 27.t. jra St. ChurleH 17 lrt .!15 Ml 'J7.321 827 Kruu Park 17 H? .515 Ml 2rt.rt J07 ClnrkHoti 17 16 .515 W. 7.210 4 UYHtcin 12 IS . !Uf. 21.4.11 M4 N.itl.inill B 21 .OS SW 22.6S6 52 High score: Hongelo (King Park). Jib. With the leading team farther ahead than over, tho Omaha Howling lenguo ts obout to begin upon Its twelfth week of play. As tho season proceeds the Omahas seem to demonstrate moro and moro clearly that they are the logical champions ns well as tho actual ones. They lend not only In per centage of games won, but also In tho high score for a single gamo nnd In the avcrago for gnmcs. Nono of tho other tennis aro near tho chnmplons in any particular. Tho nearest rival Is nlno victories behind In tho per centage and almost thirty plm bad In tho general average. Tho Omahas owo this su periority to nbsolutcly steady nnd consist ent play from the beginning of tho season. They linvo never thrown an evening's match of threo games ns low as 2,500 pins nnd of no other team can this bo said. Then each man has held up his end well. Nono relies for support on his fellow. It Is strictly a one-man tenm. This fact removes tho chief Interest from the head of the column to the teams fight lng for tho lower places. The situation this week M changed radically from what It was secn days ngo. At that tlmo the (Mnrksnns had a good lead for second plnco: now tho loss of threo gnmcs straight to the Omahas has set them nwny down to tie for fourth with two others. Again, the Herman team, which last week v.ns a low Blxth, Is now Bocond. This It accomplished by Hiking five games out of BIX WHS wet'K, U IIUVIIIU nimuy illiyru nil the match with tho Oato City men In nddl tlon to lis regular scheduled game. Tho Oate Cltys nro third, with but one game between them and the Germans. Meanwhile the St. Charles, Clnrkson nnd Krug park people have closed up qn fourth place nnd thoy nre nil so near second that this week's play might put them there, The Westerns bettered themselves by tak ing two from tho Krug Parks, nnd the Nutlonnls are ns hopolessly foundered as ever, with two games to their credit out of thirty. All teams aro now up to the schedule r.nvo the westerns and .Nationals, inoy have threo games ench to play ngnlnst each other. There wero but few notlco nbto fenturcs of tho week's piny, ono being thnt Hcngele of the Krug Park team established n new high Individual score by rolling 216, thus beating that of Inches of 243, which has stood till now. Tho Cer mans nre bowling In topnotch form now, they making tho best totnl of tho week 2.696 pins, with the Omnhns a close second. The Clarksons fell down very hard, rival lng tho Natlonnls for low total, bolng only twelve pins better than tho tall enders. Tenpln scores of 200 nnd better on the Onto Cltv iiIIi-vh: V. Cnnrnd. 2 3. 207. 202, 207; J. T. McQulllln. 220: Hartley. 223, 203, 217; Hill Inches, 2ofi; W. C. Kolls, 214; l' irn Heiuimn. 23T. 223. 201. '.'Ofi. .VI: i: Rosenborg, 200; II. Reed. 227. 211. 216. 236; H. Hiimiurw, uioomiifiu, u, .ur. An jock son. 207: Pred Wilson. 237. 2W: F. Schneider, 216, 214: C. It. Hrldonbecker, 207, 215, 211, 203, 226; If. Frltschor, '214. 239; W. II. I.ehmnn, 210 Hilly Howinun. 2o2; Frnnk Fog?, 20S; Charles Zarp. X'0; Hill Kmery. 213: Ned Kssler, 20S; AV. H. Selvers, 203, 22U; l.vmuti McConncll, SOS; W. II. Ilemleben, 2(1'. Tenpln scores of 200 nnd better on I.cntz & Williams' nlleys: Will zitzmnii, an. i'u; W. T. Weber. 200, 233; H. Hesellli. 201. Mm, 2r, 213, 207; Hum I'ltzcr, wo, an. sir, t. j Foley. 215, 210; Al Krug, 204 , 206; N. J. Kess lnr, 2o3; J. H. HiiHHle, 213, 210; Hilly How man, ; W. II. Htnpcnhorst. 240. 212. 207, 210; Houthv. 210; IVto Nielsen, 20S, 211; C. V. Cote, 211, 211; W. II Alimansen, 20.!; H. W. Mllles, 211; Hilly Illnrlchs, 237! J. Murphy, 220; A. H. Moulten. 202; J. T. Hcngele, 246; F. J. Conery, 2o9; W. O. llrtinke, 212; J. T, Kerr. 210; W. AV. Hartley, 212; Frank Con rad, 211ft, Tenpln scores of 200 nnd bettor nt Clark's alleys: M. It. Huntington, 205, 224, 213, 201, 201, 236; l' J. Hcngele, 2f), 213; H. Heselltl, 201, 211: King Denman. 2X), 2101, 201, 212, 201, 215, 201, 212; "Plumber" Head, 220, 231, 203, 21S, 207. 201. 227. 233. 214; AV. II. Wlgman, 200; F Conrad, 200, 213; Charles Znrp, 215, 2o3; C. Matthlo. 20. 213, 203; h. Tltsworth, Te kiunnh, 225; W. II. Lehman, 213; Joo Hartn. 221; R. D. Morrow, 211; S. Weaver, 213: T. J. Kvans. 200; II, V. Miller. 230; W. H Hmery. 254; J. II. Hodges, 217, 203; I). J. O'llrlen. 235; W. XV Inches. 213, 220; XV. H. Sheldon, 201; Southy, 226; John Dolan. 223; V. R. Orltnths, 209; Hert Christie, 227; 13, Sterrlckor, 202, 203; Mack, 212; Frank Fogg, 209. W. F. Clarkson, 203, 211, 213, Cured of Piles Where Knife Foiled. Amos Crocker, of Worcestor. writes: "After roIiik through n frightful surgical operMlon and after trylnR any number of ralves and ointments, ono 60c box of 1'yra mid Pllo Cure Bnvo speedy relief and It quickly cured me." All drugglHts sell It. Llttlo book, 'Tiles, Causes and Cure." mailed free. 1'yraintd Drug Co,, Marshall, Mich. Why I Cure The State Electro-Medicul bines All the Curative Powers of Both Medi cine and Electricity in Our System of Elcctro-lHedicul Treatment. Professional Excellence the Docter Who Concentrates All His Facul ties Ou a Single Class of Ills. MASTER SPECIALIST. I do not trent nit diseases, but euro all 1 trial 1 treat men onlv. nnd euro t be irk to stny cured. n inmost every vocntlon specialty worls la now ciilleil for nnd demanded. This H notably truo when life or dentil Ik Involved It it then that tho best treatment tho medical profession affords Is sought after, .mil this can como only from tho truo specialist, whoso deep knowledge, expert klll, vast experlencn nnd thorough sclentltlo eiiiilpiiientii linvo glu-n hltn complete mastery over the dis eases) thnt constitute his Hiieelnllv. Whatever may bo your ailment, get help cial siuiiy. ii your eyesign is railing, go to n leliniile optician or oculist ir your hearing In defective consult ii competent nurlst. If u bad tooth Is dlstresHlng you engagii the skill of n dentist, or If you ate burning with fever or slinking with chills, tell your troubles to n family physician. Tlicy can do moro good than 1 can, for I do not treat sueli eompl.ilntH, imr pretend to euro them. Hut If you linvo one of the serious discuses peculiar to men, such ns V'ARICOCKI.K. HTRICTt'ltt;, CONTAC.IOl'H ttl.UOl) l'OISON. NKRVO-SK.XTAh PKHIUTY, lU'PTUHi:, KIDNKY or I'RI.NAltV DI.HKAtf 10, or allied troubles, which N de pleting1 yojr vitality, or If your ease Iiiih been nguriivuted and niiiile worse by tho iihi of speelllc, free snmplcH. trial treatment or similar devices If tills Is your tinfortunnto condition I want you to write tin or come to our unices, where you will bo welcome to private, counsel, n careful personal examination and an honest and scientific onlnlon of your enso free of clinrire. These diseases and weaknesses of men and linvo cnriiesuy linn exclusively (leveled mo nest vcars oi my lite, miring WHICH time 1 have discovered and developed various forms of treatment wlileli mnko their euro an umiunlttled nnd absolute certuliitv Is It not worth your while to Investigate ,i euro that hns made life nnew to multitudes of men? Under our KIcctro-Medlcal treatment tills Insidious disease rapidly disappears, VARICOCELE Pntti censes almost Instantly The pools of veins nnd till soreness nnd swelling ciulcklv soon vanishes und In Its stead comes tho health and restored manhood. STRICTURE Our Klectro-Medlcal treatment dissolves every obstruction from tlio urinary jmssage, nlluys all Inllntnation, stops every nn natural discharge, reduces the prostate gluiid, clonuses anil heals the bladder mid Kiuneys, invigorates me scmiiii organs anil part of tho body affected by tho disease. CONTAGIOUS BLOOD POISON ' Our special form of Klretro-Mcdlrnl treatment for this disease Is practically the result of our life work and Is Indorsed by the best physicians of this and foreign countries. It contains no dangerous drugs or injurious medicines of nny kind It goes to the very bottom of the disease and "forces out every particle of Impurity Soon every Hlgn und symptom disappears com pletely und forever. The blood, til" tissue, the llesh, tlio bones, nnd tho whole system are cleansed, purllleil and restored to perfect health, and the patient prepared anew for the duties anil pleasures of life. NERV0-SEXUAL DEBILITY Men, many of you nre now wnplng the results of your former folly. Your man hood Is fiilliiii: nml will soon be lost unless vim do sometliluir lor yourself. There is no time to lose, Impotency, like all sexual u you can mm no compromise, i.mier you must, master ii or u win mnster you, and till your whole future with misery and Indescribable woe. Wo liuve treated ho mnnv cases of this kind that wo nro as familiar with them iim vou are with the very daylight. Once cured by us you will never premiiiureness, Htnnii or woaa organs, nervousness, railing memory, loss or amnition or other symptoms which rob you of your manhood, and absolutely unlit you for study, business, pleasure or marriage. Our treatment for weak men will correct nil of these evils and restore you to what nature Intended a hale, healthy, happy man, witn pnysicai, meuttti nnu sexual powers ASSOCIATE Many nllments are reflex, originating from other diseases. For Instnnce, sexual weakness comes front Varicocele or Strict lire; Innumerable blood nnd bono diseases, often result from contagious blood taints In the system, or physical and mental ile cllno frequently follow Impotency. lu treating dlsciiMes of any kind wo always re move the origin we cure the cause. DIIDTIIDC Cured to stay cured by our Klectro Medical trcntmcnt without the tiso nUr lUItbof the knife, and without detention ftuui business. finDDCCDflllfiClinC 0,10 personal visit Is always preferred, but If you cannot UUnllbOrUnUCnUb call at our onlco. write iis your symptoms fully. I CR1I nnUTDRPT given to nil pntlcnts to hold for our promises. Do not LCUHL UUninjtUI hesitate, If you came. t cull today, write and descrlbo your troublo References: ll;st lUnks and Lciulln.; Husiusss Men in this City. CONSULATION FREE. Office Hours From 8 a. m. to 8 p. m. Sundays IO a. m. to I p. m. STATE ELECTRO MEDICAL INSTITUTE 1308 Farnam St,, Between 13th and 14th Sis., Omaha Neb, PERFJCT Et.rr ptrtnn wna ' aZrr from sitrrau. dli.avK hnulil writ tbn Von Mold Co., Olnclnnitll, Ohio, t odm, and accept their offer of a At. d7' trial treat, n.nt t re of cliarna. Till, la no O. O. 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