Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, June 30, 1889, Part II, Page 16, Image 16

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' 16 , THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , JUNE 30 , 1SS9.--SIXTEEN
Beginning1 Tomorrow , Monday , July 1st , we inaugurate the greatest special clearing sale ever attempted by any concern in Omaha. We : I1
ventoried our stock this week and it footed up $70,000 , which is enormous for this time of the year. We are overstocked and must unload ) ,
Ekiviiig this great sale , cost of goods will not be considered. This is a chance once in a lifetime. Those in need of Household Goods J j
"should not fail fn aff.onrlfliia great sale , as it is the last nf the season and positively ends Saturday , July 6bh. yil
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Chamber Sets $9-5O reduced from $22
Chamber Suites $14- . reduced from $27
Chamber Suites $20 reduced from $40
Chairs 28c reduced from 65c
Mattresses $1.75 reduced from $4.OO
Springs $1.4O : reduced from $3.50
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1-- Gasoline Stoves $5.50 reduced from $12
Ice Boxes $4.75 : reduced from $ IO
51 Eaby Carriages $6 . . .reduced from $12,50
Bed Steads $1.75 reduced from $ < LOO
Bookers $1.40 reduced from $3.50
Extension Tables $3.50 reduced from $8.00
Dining Tables $2.75 reduced from $6.00
Folding Beds $2 2.50 reduced from 845
Cook Stoves $9- . . . , r reduced from $18
Wash Boilers SSc reduced from $1.75
Mrs. Potts' Irons $1.25 reduced from $2.5O
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SIO worth of goods , $1 $ a week $100 $ wo i til of goods $3 $ c
or $4 a month. week or $12 $ a mo ith ,
$25 V/orth / of goods $1.50 a 8 $200 $ worth of goods S5
week or $6 a month , a weak or $20 a month ,
$50 worth of goods $2 a week
" $300 $ worth of goods $7,5fl $
Webster.
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613 , 615 North Fifteenntk Street Between California
$8 month , ,
or a ' | a week or $30 a month ,
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$75 worth of aoDds $2,50 a Open'at Night. Telephone 727. Eosentiial & Co , , Prop's. $400 worth of goods $10 $ *
week or $10 a montli , Goods sold and delivered free of charge in Council Bluffs , South Omaha , Fort Omaha and Florence. weak or $40 a month ,
THE LOCAL WORLD OF SPORT ,
Latest Gossip About the Approach
ing Great Fight.
THE SCAMPER FOR THE FLAG.
A Gcnth-inun's Driving Club Polo
Prohpncts Rocntta. tit Miuinwn
Diamond Flashes Tlio Wheel
niicl miscellaneous Sports.
The Gront Fight.
" Ono week from next Tuesday the two
great champions of the prUo ring , John L.
Sullivan and Jnko Kilrnin , will dccldo iho
question of superiority. As the time draws
near , Interest in the event seems to intensify
and it has become the topic of general
conversation everywhere in the cars , on the
streets , at tha hotels , saloons , barber
shops , and In fact at all points where men
congregate. Muny predict that it will bo the
greatest battle in the history of Festiania ,
whllo others nro willing to bet at long cdds
that even now the two gladiators will not
come together. There nro not a few who
nro of the opinion that Kilraln will carry off
the banner of victory , but the largo majority
pin their faith on Sullivan , and It may bo
very properly stated In thUconnection that
ho well merits the confidence that has been
reposed in him. Ills failure in knocking out
Charley Mitchell was a crlovious disap
pointment to him , nnd his upper
most dcslro now is to paralyze
Kllruln , und thereby regain the good will of
the American people as well us the prestige
bo formerly enjoyed.
There lias been llttlo said or written
about two former meetings tlint occurred ho-
tween Sullivan und Kilraln , and on both oc
casions John L. was to victor. It U true
Kilrain was not near so clover a lighter as ho
is jto-day , nor had ho much ot u reputation.
Ono of the fights occurred in Hoston , und
Kilrnin was so badly punished that ho was
forced to throw up the sponge at the close of
the third round. In the second meeting
Kilrulu again quit of his own accord , for
had tie continued the chances uro he would
buvo been annihilated.
The light wus with two ounce gloves , nnd
the Hultluioro man refused to come to the
scratch when time was called for the third
round. Ho wus badly used up and did not
Boom to nuvu a possible show against the
champion. Kltnun , Sullivan claims , was un
easy murk , but ho thinks ho has learned con
siderable about fighting since then.
The blp fellow never know whnt training
WAS until Muldoon took hold of him , and
now , slnco it hits been learned what mag
nificent shupo ho 1ms gotten iu , the betting
is largely in his luvnr ull over the countiy.
But while Sullivan Is in such modal fettle ,
Kilruln too is in the pink of condition , There
is not nn ounce of surpcriluous flesh on his
person' , and his muscles ure ns flexible as
Btecl. Ho Is said to bo perfectly confident
that ho will win , but who over hoard oi a
prize tighter In training who couldn't cat the
other follow up , gloves , tishts , Hug , ropes
ami all.
London prize ring rules will govern the
light , us tlioy do ull heavy weight champion-
thip battles , und us these rules uro not Ken-
orally known to the public , a brlof resume of
thutn in herewith glvuu. The men must
light on the turf , and though tbo place where
they fight is culled u ring , the rules require
that It shall bo twenty-four feet squarennd
outlined with eight slakes , around which is
passed a rope , and that in the center of the
ring Is drawn a mark , which is called a
scratch ; and that ouch man shall have two
seconds and a bottlu holder. It Is these seconds
ends who tots up for position and the
men tulio tholr places In the diagonally op
posite corners. There ure two umpires and
n referee , who , by the way , like all umpires
nnd refurccs , Invariably succeed in getting
thrmsclvcs licui tily disliked by both parties
before the affair is over. These rules also
provide thut lighting boots sbnll have three
spikes only In them , two on tbo solo und one
iu the heel , und if the iiuulllst Is caught try
ing to arm his feet with any moro offensive
weapons bo shall promptly forfeit the stakes.
After the last grand bund shaking Is over
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everybody cxcect the principals shall retire
from the ring , and on no account nro thov
allowed back there again until the end of the
first round. When this first round is over
the seconds rush in , sponge off their innn and
afford thorn whatever uidcomfort and asbist-
nnce Is required , for they get only thirty
seconds to do it in , at the end of which time
the referee calls out "time , " and each prin
cipal bus to wallc from his own corner un
aided.
Wrestling is allowed and a man muv drop
to avoid punishment , u ' 'fall" constituting u
round. -
No butting of heads , kicking , gouging or-
scratching Is allowed , nnd u man may not
hit his adversary below the waist or when
he is down. In case of interference from
the police or any accidnnt , the fight niust bo
fought out during the week , or clso the
whole thing is drawn an'd all bets uro off. A
man is expected to depend entirely upon
himsolf. Ho is watched very closely to see
that ho doesn't carry any hnra substance in
his hand or that ho does not use the ropes or
the stakes to injure his adversary with after
he hns driven him into his corner. The
greatest difficulty to be guarded ueninst in
ull those prize-fights is the ugly temper of
the toughs who make up the uudicnco , and
trouble is seriously apprehended ut the com
ing mill , although both Kilrain und Sullivnn
uro of the opinion that everything will go off
smoothly and satisfactorily.
After the l 'lnp.
The various races for base ball pennants
are growing warmer and closer nnd moro ex
citing ns the season advances. Within the
past week there has been greater changes
than has bpon noted yet , end none moro
marked or enjoynblo than that in tbo West
ern association. Omaha has made a gallant
spurt , and with hands down has pulled up
along side ana nhead of St. Paul in u
canter , and the race , as it now rounds
Into the last quarter and down
the stretch between these two thor
oughbreds will bo one calculated to enthuse
an nnchorito. It Is an open question who
will como in under the wire first ,
but from u local standpoint it looks decidedly
ns though Seleo's men would eventually got
there : Not once yet during the entire sea
son has Omaha been urged by whip nr spur.
Jockey Seleo' has boon riding an easy ruco.
and once | n a while an unexpected "break" " '
bus bean inudo , und Omalm has lost several
short dashes she ought to have won easily.
Hut now that she has pulled up to tha front ,
a rattling pace will bo sot , and n breakneck
gait maintained to the winning post. That
Omaha is the strongest team in the Western
association , tliero is out llttlo doubt , and
uhut uncertainty remains us to this fact
should huvo been dissipated by the easy
manner in which she polished off the St.
Pauls last week. .The victories achieved
over Mllwnuiico were foregone conclusions ,
und do not Justify any glorification. They
are a gang of dubs from old man Suttou
down , und put up Just such u game as you
would expect to witness on the commons any
Saturday afternoon. There is but llttlo
change in the positions of the other teams in
this association. They remain relatively the
sumo as last week , Sioux City still occupies
third place , with .Minneapolis and Denver
locked in u Gnuco-Konmn wrestling match
for fourth. DCS Moiues , St. Joseph arid
Milwaukee nro not in it.
_ In the National longuo Hasten con-
iiuiloS In tiio itiuu , u'ut uioro'rt the
narrowest sort of a streak ot daylight between -
twoon the Dean-Eaters and Cleveland , which
is liable to bo snuffed out at any time , If the
great Kelley docs not keep his oycs open.
Three defeats in Indianapolis was an unex
pected dose for the cultured gentlemen from
Huukor Hill. However , the Uoatous nro a
great aggregation , and they are very likely
pennant winners. Cleveland is tiio base
ball marvel of the season , and her magnifi
cent record so fur cannot full in muklug
many advocates of the young blood theory.
There uro but two old-tluiors in this outfit ,
Charlie Suyder and Cub Strieker , but they ,
too , seem to huvo been rejuvenated , and are
putting up such ball as was their
wont way back in the 70s. New York and
Philadelphia are having a rather sultry time
In their fight for third place , but the chances
are materially in favor of tu& Giants , who
just now , for the first time , are showing
symptoms of their championship season
form. Chicago Is red iu the face through her
trantlo efforts to do something. Sue has sig
nally failed and may bo thankful If she is en
abled to bold fourth place , Look out for a lot
of vounj ? ones in the Windy City team for
In the American association race the posi
tions of the different teams have been
shifted about considerably. The St.
Louis lirowns continue to lead the
procession , but uro very liable
to bo overhauled before another tun days Lro
by. The Athletics , Uiooklvns and Haiti
mores nro nil pla.vinjr finely and drawing
upon on * 'der boss club" very rupidly. Cin
cinnati , too , is.yct a factor in the tight , but
as yet is not in a position to give rise to any
very grave alarm Columbus , Kansas City
and Louisville are enjoying a Kilkenny light
for sixth , seventh and eighth places.
Gentlomon'K Driving Club.
In the fair grounds' race course Omaha
hns ono of the llnest half-milo traces in the
country. At any rate , there is no such tr.ick
wes > t of Chicago. The curves are just right
and the grade nuniirablc , while tiio soil is of
that absorbent , elastic character iu such
high favor with old turfmen and trainers ,
and calculated to induce the very highest
rata of speed of which an animal is capable.
All racing men who "visit Omalm nnd view
the fair grounds track , tinder favorable
weather , never full to comment uuon
its superior merits over the generality
of western race courses. They claim that it
us fast a track us there is in the United
States , not even excepting the tracks nt
Cleveland nnd Providence , Of course , this
Is by way ot comparison , ns the two tracks
mentioned are mile tracks. The fair grounds
are easily accessible , and supplied with u
l&rco and brce/v grand stund , plenty of good
stabling , and all the other accessories of u
first-class race-course.
With all thcso superior facilities , then ,
, why wouldn't it bo u nlco thing for the citi
zens of Omuhu who love line horses und good
racing to organize a L'onUomun.s club , such
as the clubs now in existence at Chlcrfgo.Do-
trolt , Cleveland , Toledo , Cincinnati , Wash
ington. U , C. , and other metropolitan cities.
if it is Impossible to arouse spirit und enter
prise sufllcient to Induce the organisation of
a regular jockey club.let Omaha huvo u uen-
tlcman'sclub atlc.istund hold meetings once
or twice a month for roadster taccs with the
owners to drive. It would furnish splendid
summer recreation for thousands of tliosu
who are interested in good horse flesh in this
city.
In tlicso races there is no money to bo
hung up in the shape of iiri/os , but
of course , owners nnd backers can
use their own pleasure about wagering
on the side , but lot the troiihlns of vic
tory bo anything appropriate to bo ugroed
upon by the owners of the horses participat
ing in euch event. In time , such un orgunl-
7ution would load to something on u larger
scale. Interest oiicu awakened and there's
little doubt but that in time a bonu-lldo
jockey club would bo the outgrowth. If Kan-
ens City can conduct a successful running
nnd trotting meet , Omaha can surely do the
same. There Is any number of gentlemen
hero Interested in such sport , and good horse
flesh without stint.
The nbove suggestions are merely offered
as food for reflection for such gentlemen us
Nat Hrown , William Paxton. A. J. Popplo-
ton. James McShuno. Charles McConnick ,
IJIck Wllile , Hnl McCord , D , T. Mount. Jolt
Ucdford , Ueorgo Mills , John Hoyd.Wn arid-
ley , Frank Uiungo.Uonnls Cunningham , Low
Hill , S. P. Morse , Hen Wood , nnd a host of
Ollivi't ) , A diseussipn of this matter is hi-
vltcd In these columns.
The Polo Jj3iiiio.
All of the stockholders of the Coliseum nro
much elated over the prospects of the forma
tion of a western polo league by Manager
Prince. They recognize In this gumo a
healthy , manly sport , and ono that will prove
a popular and paying attraction for tno Coli
seum during the coming full and winter
months , Together with. Manager Frank
Sulee of the Omaha base ball team , and the
writer , General Lowe , president of the Coli
seum company , made a careful examination
of the building last evening to ascertain lust
what its facilities were for the prosecution
of the t'atno within its walls ,
It was found to bo plenty largo
and admirably appointed in every way , and ,
that a better or moro approurlutn structure
for this purpoie could not be put uu to order.
General Lowe was much pleased over this
discovery , nnd stated tnat u first-class , hard
wood floor would bo iuimediutflly put down
Bed Lounges $8.75 reduced from $17.5O
Plush Easy Chairs $7.5O reduced from $15
Plush ISoclsers $9 reduced from $18
Parlor Suites $26 . " . reduced from $45
Plush Chairs $3 . . . . . : . \ . reduced from $6.0O tf
Ingrain Carpets 29c yard reduced from GOc /
Ingrain Carpets 40c yard reduced from 75c
Stair Carpet 19c . reduced from 40c
Matting 19c . ' reduced from 40c
Rugs $2 reduced from $4.5O i\ ( \
Window Shades < L-5c reduced from $1.OO
Pillows SSc reduced from $1,00
Comforts 75c > * reduced from $1.75
Bureaus $7.50 reduced from $14.OO
Center Tables 95c : .T.reduced from $2.5O
Lace Curtains & 2.E ® reduced from $7.5O *
Mirrors 75c reduced from $2.0O
witliIn thn arena encircled by the bicycle
track. A number of electric lights will be
put in , and every care taken to insure the
pleasure and comfort of the patrons of the
building. Manager Prince is progressing
most satisfactorily with the organization of
the leaauo , which will probably include St.
Paul , Minneapolis , Sioux City , St. Joe ,
Lincoln , and of course Omaha.
A. G. Spauldlug , Chicap-o's base ball poten
tate , oners to put iu a team from Chicago if
an opening can tie nindc for n city at that
distance. Sam Moiton will tuko charge of
the organization in Minneapolis ) , John S.
Barnes in St. Paul , and President Speas of
the Kansas City ball club , and Jimmy Man
ning , one of his players , iu the city at the
Kuw's ' mouth. Prince is also in communica
tion with parties in Sioux City , Des Moines
and Lincoln , and the enterprise will bo
pushed to a speedy consummation.
T hero will bo but llttlo difficulty in get
ting a first-class team together for
Omaha , : is much of the material can bo secured -
cured right here. Jimmy Cunuvau , Omaha's
clover little luft-fleldcr , is an expert tit the
game ; In fact , one of iho craok players of
the east , and will undoubtedly bo secured.
Then there is Willis , Nichols and Crooks ,
who are also players , and Manser Soleosuys
ono or two more moa can bo signed out of
the Quincy , 111. , ball team , Murray , in par-
ticulrr , who Is another skilled player. Loral
talant can bo secured to lill up .tho team.
Manager Prince will visit the cities nb'ovo
mentioned for the purpose of furtacrlng the
oriranization of the league at an early day.
Amouir the iVinatuut * fly kern.
To Fremont to-day the start is at 7 a. m.
sharp. ,
The ofllcer on duty on Fourteenth and
and Dodco streets has asked the boys not to
ndoon the sidewalk from the corner of the
u'ley ' on Fourteenth street to the club room.
It is hoped his request will bo complied with.
Sidewalk riding is a bad practice and should
bo discouraged as much as possible.
At last the Omaha correspondent to the
Bicycling World , "Jim , " has been heard
from. In last week's issue appears in refer
ence to our recent IOJ mile ride : "A curios
ity in a century run of 118 miles was called
for a short time ago , and at 4i 15 a. m. , the
morning of the run , eighteen members of the
Ouiahu Wheel club started at a brink nnco
towards lied Oakla. . Why the captain
should have called a run to tills town is a
mystery , onlv known to himself , as the
roads between Qlemvood and that town nro
some of the worst and Wiliest within 200
miles of Omaha. Before Glenwood was
reached three mem wore disabled by hard
falls , one of thuiuJiurt qulto seriously , strik
ing on his head ( n good thing for him that
ho didn't atrikoi on any other part of his
body or ho mlghbhuvo been killed outright ) ,
Hed Oak was reached in duo time by ton of
the boys , the rest ! having taken tbo train
homo from various railroad stations along
the road. Onb'i'our ( wo understand that
they now call themselves the "Ulg Four" )
finished the runibetwoen 10:80 : and 12:30 : p.
in. , during a heavy shower. Two of those
gentlemen having ) walked eighteen miles in
the mud. "
Any of the riders who woru on this run ,
reading the above , pan see that the article is
full of umllco andt mlsstntcinonts. If "Jim"
in the individual tUUt did not BO more than
eleven miles 61 iHa distance , ho knows that
the road onleers made inquiries uuoub tno
road , and from ro | > orts thought it the best
for such an undertaking in this part of the
country , and this should soon clear up the
mystery in his benighted mind. Ho attempts
a shallow joke on what was a serious affair ,
and knows that the rider who took the fall is
a bettor rider than tie over dared to be.
About the "I3lg 4" title , ho knows that
neither ho nor any ono else over heard that
expression used by any of those that finished
ride. They did not llnlsh during u heavy
shower , because it ruined only for a shore
time , and not enough to prevent ridiiiL' fully
twenty miles from Council Bluffs. Neither
did "two of these gentlemen walk eigh
teen miles in the mud , Even if they had ,
how did the others Bulshl Was it in a bottom
tom ! If the above is a sample of what Is to
follow in the interest nf 'cycling In Omaha ,
it would bo bettor to have Omaha not re
ported at all than have such articles written ,
which can not full to bo detrimental to the
sport. As to the Johnstown benefit at the
Coliseum , ho seems to forgot that the Omaha
Wheel club , as well as otllor unattached
r Iders of the city , did their little mite in the
mailer.
Kearney has organised u wheel club of
twenty-two members ; thus 'cycling is on the
increase in the state.
"Mac" has again been heard from In the
American Athlete , and very interesting
notes they are.
The Omaha Wheel club has accepted the
invitation of the Lincoln wheel club to bo
down at Lincoln on the 4th of July and cele
brate. At least BQventy-iivo of the members
will go down on thoovonmg of the lid , and in
dications are that all will have a good time ,
as the L. W. C. members are known to bo
jolly good fellows , as all cm testify who have
met Pollock. Van Horn , Pullman and
Wheeler , and the cry of "What's the matter
with the Lincoln Wheel clubi" will bo heard
for miles around.
Boston 1ms a woman's bicycle club of nine-
icon members. The captain is ono of the
recognised leaders of Boston society ,
A Chicago rider picked up a mad clog in n
street Jilted with children , carried it at arm's
length some distance while riding on his bi
cycle , and finally throw it into a hallway of a
house , whore it was killed. Bicycling
World.
In speaking of English wheelmen , -Mr. S.
G. Whittftker said that the majority of them
ride rickety machinLS th'at the average Amer
ican wheelman would bo ashamed to own ,
and that when they go on a club run tuny
meet on the streets , like ono of our local
clubs , as they huvo no club-rooms lltted up
like the Americans have. Ho also compli
mented the Cincinnati * on their very corn-
plate flies of cycling periodicals.
jMatnuva'ri
After nil , it seems that H. A. Hnmm , the
Canadian oarsman , did effect arrangements
while hero a few days since for the holding
of a regatta ait Lake Manawa In August.
Among the well known professionals who
will take part are Humin , Gaudaur , Teemor ,
Hosmer and Courtney. The luke affords a
course of ono mile and u half straightaway ,
and it is thought the races can bo rowed suc
cessfully. Airangemonts for excursions on
all the roads running into the Bluffs have
been mai'o , and it 1 quite probable that the
noveltv of tbo sport In this part of the coun
try will attract a largo crowd.
Tim Apollo llvklnc Clnli.
The Apollo Bicycle club , a Jus-cnllo enter
prise , was organbed at room 8 , Sixteenth
street and Capitol avenue , last evening.
Doll Wortz was elected president : W. Bar-
num , secretary and treasurer ; Will Pixloy ,
captain , and Oscar Bolndorff , first lieutenant.
First club run to Calhoun and return to-day.
GoHsIp of th Diamond.
Jimmy Cannvan has about recovered from
his Inio sickness , and resumed his regular
position in loft held yesterday.
An excursion of 800 or 80J people will run
down from Sioux City on the 4th to witness
the Omalms and Corn Iluskers do buttle.
It is said that the Minneapolis club has
made moro money than any two clubs in the
association. Omaha , however , Is doing pretty
well , thank you.
The Omahas have settled down to good ,
rollablo ball ploying once moro , and the
chances are that they will sot St. Paul a
pace from this out that will make her sea
sick ,
Clarke and Nichols are doing flno work for
the Oinahas , and must bo ranked us the
greatest twrlorsln the tvestorii
Wlllia , too , is a good man , but is worked too
seldom to develop his real strength ,
EJveryonn is pleased to see Andrews hit
ting like ho is. The big follow has dona
some extraordinary playing slnco ho resumed
hie place on the team , and is getting his base
about as often as any player in tbo club.
Next Sunday at 8 p. m. the bnrborb1 nine
of Omaha will cross bats with the tonsonul
artists of South Omaha. The gmno will
occur on the campus of IIuscull's park on
Thirteenth and Vinton.
Joe Wulsh has bcou doing some remark
able playing of lute. His fielding In the St.
Paul and Milwaukee games was realty pbo-
upuienul. and his butting has been fairly
good. When at his best there is no short
stop in the association that can glvo Ijlui
points.
The local management has decided hereaf
ter to muko both Wednesdays and Fridays
ladies' day at the ball park. The presence
of the fair ones materially enhances the
pleasure of the apart , and this geiierons ar
rangement will secure the hearty approval
of all. No admission will bo charged ladies
on these days.
The Omnhas and Des Moines teams will
again battle for supremacy this afternoon.
The prohibitionists are playing much better
ball than during the first month of the sea
son , and are liable to swipe out a victory any
day against any team. The usual huge crowd
will of course bo on hand this afternoon , the
weather not interfering.
The now umpires in the Western associa
tion do not seoin to bo much of an improve
ment on the fut-houds recently discharged.
Charlie Uriody. the old league back-stop and
the latest acquisition , may make an umpire
some Jay I know not when or whore but
ho may all the same. Ho is particularly
faulty in base decisions , and in the Milwau
kee series Iioro made some farcical blunders ,
and generally in favor of the homo team to
boot. Homo umpii ing is developing into ono
of the greatest evils with which the gnmo is
aftlicted , and calls for the gravest attention.
But will the umpire question over bo satis
factorily regulated ? Hardly.
Some persons seemed alarmed lost the re
tirement of Jack CrookS from the captaincy
of the Omaha team will lead to dissensions
within the ranks. But this is nn idle fear.
Crooks has too much sense to undertake to
breed discord , and should ho do so ho will
certainly get theworst of it. Ho Is a fine
player and n pleasant gentleman , but must
icmombcr that ho is only n ninth part of
the Omaha tcnm. Every ono of the other
players Is entitled to Just as much considera
tion as lie , and if ho is disgruntled over any
any imaginary ill-trcatmont the sooner ho
pets buck to his normal self the bolter it will
bo for everybody concerned. Brace up , Jack ,
and let the fans drink in your sweet warble
again ,
A goodly number of thn patrons of the
ball park regret the resignation of Jack
Crooks as captain of the Omaha team. Ho
has done good work and is a man well fitted
for the position , The team has-dono tvollniul
worked harmoniously under Jack's guidance.
Ho is n hard worker and throws lots of life
into the game. He generally exercises the
host of judgment and was never overbearing
or dommeoiing with the players. All ho
nskcd was that they play ball all the limp.
Andrews has been appointed in Crook's
stead , and may prove n success. Wally Is a
quiet , unobtrusive player , and Is putting up
n renmrkabln uamo just now , but ho is not
the man to direct the work of a team' How
ever , ho may do well. Here's luck to him ,
anyway.
There Is some liability of the disbandment
or the Milwaukee team , although Manager
Suttou Informed the BUB man Friday oven ,
ing that the club would go through the doa7
son all O. K. They have boon in the tough
est kind of luck ninco the opening of the
season , and have done but llttlo to Inspire
enthusiasm over the great national sport In
their own cltv. There Is no accounting for
this , for the Mll-vaukees were rated at the
opening of the season as the strongest club
in the association , and there is no donym <
that they liavo yet within their ranks much
superior talent. Probably no other team
has suffered moro , or oven half as much , ns
the Milwaukee team from sick and disabled
players. Manager Button should not lese
heart , but keep plugging nwny and mint' ' )
the best possible showing .vet. With all his
men in trim , and each man in his regular
position for n month , and Milwaukee would
oven yet malto a fight for place.
Jim McCord gees to New Orleans on the
evening of the 5th , to tuko In the Sullivan.
Kllruln fight.
Jack O'Dell ' and a nig South Omaha batcher
were booked for a ten-round contest Friday
night , but from sotno unknown reason the
mill failed to come off.
T. W. Eck. with his bleyclo combination ,
which includes Jossa Woods , Lottlo Stanley ,
Hattlo Lewis , Louise Arnmindo , Lulu Mo-
Shaw and Lily Williams , leave for Minneap
olis Wednesday.
Frank M. Tobln , who has been represent
ing the Collins Gun company on the road ,
has taken char go of the bunlnoss affairs of
the house , and J. H. Slice , the well-known
Wing ehot of Jacksonville , III , will succeed
him with the grip.
The Omaha Schuetzenvor.eln was repre
sented at the national Schuetzonfcst at In-
dlanupolls last week by n team of. live , and
thov aid some very clover long range work.
Will Krud ana Fred Fuller both carried off
handsome medals , while the other memucrk-
of the team loolc one or moro money priz
I'ho l.ulics' sweepstake race whicli tiA ,
nntcd last evening closes the season at '
Coliseum , and no more bii'yclc races will
on hero until Into In tlic full. Mann ,
Prince , however , is on the lookout for ot
nttr.ictiona , and bus already made se > '
bookings for October and November.
Senator 'Morgan with Helen HP
Kittle Brown , .iesao Onkcs nnd W. P. *
give a Vi cling exhibition at Llncob
lib. On the 7th they begin a six d
at Salt Luke city under Johnny
management. A week later they \
Denver , thence they go to 'Ifrisi '
mento , Sm : Jose , Stockton and S ,65 ,
Once through with their ciigaucmo <
const , they will sail for Australia c ' -3-
September to bo gone a twelvemonth. '
Miss Jcsslo Oakcs hns been nrcscnted wi )
two elegant diamond medals und a beautl.t
diamond-studded gold watch. These bsi |
some tributes bear the following inscrlptior ,
"Forty-e/ght-hour / ladies' world ehampit
snip , Madison Square Garden , May 18 > '
VJ. Won by Jesnio Oaks. Eightce
ladles' blcvrlo competiliuii , Battery 1
cage , April 'J3 to 28. Won by Jessie ualf \
Presented to the lady bicycle champion , 3l\ \
sio Oakes , by her New York friends. Mr
24 , 1680. " J
QnoHtloiiH and Answers.
Whcro was the trotting stallion OiiBlaUft
owned , Kcokuk or Ottumwu , la. ! Hj
Hadebaugh , Council Hluffs. ,
Ans. Ottumwa. i
Will you pleuso answer the foil , '
questions in Sunday's edition of Till '
nnd settle a long-standing dlsputo h ' '
the Valley. What is the fastest milt
t
by a firofcsslonql , both wulklnp and run
unit where made ) Also , iilcnso glvo i '
lent four-milo record , uoth runiiini ; L
walking ? P. D. M. , Missouri Valley , la
Ans. One mile , walking , W. Per
0:23 : ; Birmingham , England , May S ,
Uunnliig , N , G. George , 4:12 ? , Lei
August Si , 1660. Five mile , wullj , J ,
Ha by , London , August 20 , 1883 , 8510 ; ; f'J
ning , J , White , London , May 11 , 1853 , 2
Can you Inform mo whether there is ,
crosse club in Omaha , and who the umi
Is ] R. J. Hoyden , manager Lacrosse
Lincoln ,
Ann. There is no lacrosse club in OmU
Will yon please state In SUNIUV Manx U ,
INC.'S UiE ! who heads Omaha's batting list ,
and what the butting averages of Cleveland f.
and Willis are. J. K. P. Plattauioutb.
Aim. Crooks. Cleveland. ,880 ; Willis ,
.273.
.273.Which
Which club in the Western association N
the largest men in the outileld I U. T.
city. 1
city.Ans
Ans , IJunvcr ,
Please inform mo who holds the slx-d
poilestiian record. What uro the record-
Albert and Littlcwood. Walker , Dodge
Twentieth.
Ans. Llttlowood. Albert's record is
iiiilcs , Llttlowood's 0 l %
The idea of a telephonic ohurcli 5
In } , ' curried out nt Tunbridgo j
Knuliuid , where the pulpit of 11 Coil
t'utioiiul church is connected wltl1
tcon mibscribors. Wo are told
"thoflo included doctors and npo
curies , clerks working in various i
of town , nn invalid liuly who Juts
ohtndufig ccneH"nii ! from thoj
nhono for several mouths , and soiml
club men who wont Into the
probumubly moro from a spirit of tl
mont than devotion. Wires nro
iitld to Miiidslono , and soon subset ]
livinp there , in Kochontor , in fc
and Chatham will bo ublo , without
ing their houses , to uttend sorvl
Tunbridgo Wolls. "
Detroit l'V o I'rcli.
Do I love you 1 Let ino BOO
What was the report I lieurJ J
'Hout ' your mother's grandmamma
Uolng able , by ouo word ,
To raako you rich or very poor.
Dear , pot her to say It HOOD ,
All in black und white , you J < no
If it's right , I'm yours next t