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1 HE LOCAL FIELD OF SPORT ,
Organization of a Kennel Olnb and
Bench Show.
IRISH MIKE GETS IN HIS GRAFT.
The PUBS Galore Off For Manitoba
CliCHB ami dice-kern The Sohutz-
cnvcroin The Diamond and
Field , Wheel and Gun.
The Days of Grookoil Cnll.
Talking about crooked ball playing and
crooked ball players , recalls n conversation
the writer hud witti lUmpIro Herman Doe-
Bchcr , on Thursday evening last.
Thorn are taw inon bettor posted , in toe
annals ot the great untioiuiL sport since its
inception down to the present tlmo than this
sanio Ilorman Docschor. Ho has lived
through thu game In all its phases , from
player to malinger , and from manager to
umpire. Ho was u great third baseman in
bis day , ranking ivttb the very best in the
business ; but advancing years brought
Chnrloy-liorso with tlioin , and ho was relegated
gated to the bonch. Then ho essayed the
management of tha old Tecumsohs of Lon
don. Out. , but failed to distinguish himself
in tills line , and next succeeded in getting
nn appointment upon the American associa
tion stuff of umpires. Hero ho shone Ilka a
star of the first magnitude , in fiat , was re
garded as uno of the most reliable und com
petent umpires in the hind , bub ho
got into un unfortunnto entanglement
r with the Cincinnati and Philadelphia clubs
i * and was forced to icslan. Slnco that ( imc
ho has been inactive until bis diibut with
the Western ussoclutiou. IJut , as wus intl-
mated intho * outset , Doeschor is well quail-
fled to talk on the topic of base ball at any
Btagenf thcgaiuc , and has u fund of Information
mation that would keep u crank enrapt
from ono week's end to tha other. lie
passed through the darJt and gloomy days of
crooked base ball , but emerged witii iv char ,
a noter for honest play and upright conduct
thoroughly unstained. His name to-day is
synomymous with all that la square in the
gatno.
"It la all rot , " said ho , vhon thn alleged
crookedness of tha men mentioned in an
other artlclo was broached tp HlBif "baso
ball Dlnj ers to-diiy are sensible mWand are
not going1 to throw Uway their clmnfcos of a
livllbood for a f w extra dollars or to gratify
the whims o ( Hush sports. "
"Croolied ball players are a quantity of the
past , are they not , Uosht" uskud the scribe ,
"You bet they nro. In fact I don't think
there really over was but four crooked bail
players , and their punishment WUH so condign
thac it has daterrcd nny fiom following in
their footsteps Hlnco. "
"I auppasu you refer to Graver , ot al , ohl"
"Yes. Cruver. Devlin , Hall mid Niohols.
They wcro all black listed for soiling games
way buck In 1877 , and not a mother's son of
them over played n lick of professional ball
afterwards. So far as Graver , Dovilu and
Nichols weru concerned I think this fate was
deserved , but f always hadlny doubts whether
Justice had boon subserved in Hull's case. "
"Hut toll mo about tha a If air , IJoah. I used
to bo familiar with the facts , but it was go
long ugo 1 have forgotten the particulars. "
"Well , tliern isn't much to tell. You remember -
member tha Louisville team of ' 77 tha
greatest bull team over organi/ed in the his
tory of thn gamo. Halnt I rlghtl"
"That huu always been my opinion. Charlie
Rnyder and Jim Devlin , wasn't that u bat-
Wry for joui" fc
"Now jou'r shouting the greatest tbe
profosb ever knowUut to go back to thu
crooks. It wui ut Allegheny that thu first
evidences of crookedness were discovered ,
In a game between the Loulavillca nnd tha
Allealieaies.aiid the first man. to suspect that
crooked wane wan being done was no loss a
personage than old Hob Ferguson Ho saw
that the Louisvillos , or certain ones of them
were not playing their game. They mis
judged fly Dulls , played too fur in or too fat
out , never struck at the ball when at the bat
and otherwise doK > rtcd themselves In a wa.i
that told ta old Lion's practiced eye that all
was not right.
"After the gome Fergy communicated his
I ro v
uspiclons to Manager Chapman and a trap
vns laid for the RUilty ones.
"Tho next game was ono with the Colum-
) us Buckeyes , nt Columbus , O. , the next day ,
, nd hero again were the big Falls City team
ono up , but so hard was it for them to
030 the game , that Columbus onlv made ono
un and the Louisvyies nono. Hera it was
hat telegrams to Cr.iver and Devlin and
Nichols wore intercepted. They were from
'hiladclphia nud' Pittsburg gamblers , and
: ave the whole snap away , oven to the fact
hat these three men received § 35 each for
each gnmo Louisville lost. Hull , it was
> rolty clearly-established , wns nothing moro
than a tool in Graver's and Nlchol's liunds ,
nnd when ho wan closeted with the directors
of tha Louisville club , nnd churired with
.his . dirty work , broke down and made a
clean breast of the whole affair.
"Tho directors met immediately and these
'our men wevo expelled forever. They wore
all great bull players , und grc.it influence
was brought lo boar for years afterward to
inve them reinstated , but to no purpose ,
.boy were downed for all time to come. This
fate killed poor Jim Doviln , there's ' no doubt
ibout that , but the other three men are liv
ing to-day. Ciaver is a policeman in West
Troy , N. Y. , Hull is u commission merchant
in Brooklyn and Niuhols live * on a farm on
Long Island Sound. "
"Tno fate of this quartette you think then ,
Doshhas , had a lasting beneficial effect upon
thuprofossion ? "
"Yes , this prompt punishment purified the
sport , and during- the past twelve years I
don't know of a single instance of u player's
jeing tampered with by gamblers , or of"a
single break that Havocs of dishonesty. "
Jtomiol Club mid Iljnoh Show.
Ullly Moldrum , the wall-known dog nnd
chicken fancier , will make a strenuous effort
this fall to organize n kennel club In Omaha ,
and in the interests of the canine family , it
is to bo .hoped that ho will
meet with full and abundant suc
cess. Omaha should have a kennel
cluu by all means. Thara Is a largo number
of men here interested In dogs , and anxious
to do over.y and anything that is calculated
to advance and ameliorate this branch of
sport There nro many line thoroughbred
bird dogs owned heio , besides greyhounds ,
mastiffs , grc'at Danes , fox terriers , fight
ing dogs , and other breeds , and a kennel
club is all that is essential to foster and
nourish the interests in thcso matters. Mr.
Moldrum is a thorough and competent dog
man ; Up has had a lone nnd varied exper-
lonco , and is well qualified to pass-Judgment
up > n any ouestion arising that pertains to
inis favorite animal of man. Ho is also
thoroughly versed In ciiicken lore , owns
many line birds , and is an ardent devotee of
the excitements of the pit. Mr. Moldrum's
annual bench show will bo hold in January
as usual , and from the indications promises
to bo an unqualified tmcccss. It will bo under
kennel club rulus , und a bench show in. every
legitimate sonno of the word. Not. a simple
collection of clogs , exhibited without any at
tention to thu strict requirements of such a
show , but iidlsplnynnd competition embrac
ing all the nice details and careful prepara
tion of the shows given under tha auspices
of old and recognised kennel clubs ,
IrlHlt alike Guts In Ills Graft.
There nro some people silly enough to
charj'O that thu two games hero with St. Joa
last Wednesday were Bold by the latter club.
To be sure there was u whole lot of listless ,
Indifferent playing , but that is all accounted
for In another paragraph In these columns.
To accuse a ball player of crooked work
these days , without most ample evidence , Is
a flugrant'outrngo , and likely to rob afellow-
man of his onu chance to make a living , not
only for himself , but in many instances for
a wlfa aud family. It is an old and time-
honored axiom of English law that every
man stands innocent until proven guilty. The
same liberal estimate of man's shortcomings
und fmllltlea should hold good In ono walk
of life us well as another. Often whispered
inuondoes and idle slander lead to the most
direful results.
Hut to cease moralizing , the re
cent St. Joe games has developed -
veloped n caio that requires more than
passing attention. Three ot the best bal
players of the St. Joe team have been
charged with un offense , which if fastened
upon thorn , would banish , them from the
Vutl field forever , , .
Simply booau.se a shrewd , d J ull-rouud
kin sport and gambler turns a trick of
1.500 on a ball game , is no evidence that
here has boeri crooked work executed. He-
cause Irish Alike accompanied the Omaha
eum to Lincoln last , Tuesday , nud the game
out there waxed Into a decayed farce , nnd
ho astute Hibernian fakir grot in his graft
-for n few huudieds , is no reason why the
allegation should bo raado that St. Joe throw
the game. The Lincoln populace , you see ,
out of pure jealousy and hatred , ward dead
.tuck . on seeing Omaha lose unit ball gamo.
Chey wcro not conversant enough with the
game and the strength of the respective
cams to place their money with any Judg
ment , or insist ou an even show for their
"whitg alloy , " Uut plunged in madly ,
ilindly , and stacked up their shining sirno-
eons on a menagerie that hasn't a chance to
> eat tno White Sox out of morn than ono
ramo in six. And it seems that this man
Irish Mike , a peripatetic shell-worker and
short-card "gun , " was shrewd enough to
jet among them in the grand stand down
; here the other day nnd turned them over
for something-like $1,000. Doctors , lawyers ,
sports , reporters , merchants and business
men generally made up tno heterogeneous
aggregation of suckers that crowded into
Vliko's snuru hence the howl.
The sporting editor of TUB BEE is in receipt -
ceipt of a letter from a party in Lincoln
alleging a downright bargain und sale on the
part of three of the bt. Joe players for the
jumo. The latter , however , for reasons
best known to the writer , is a falfehood upon
Its fact1 , nnd the names of no players will bo
iinirched through these columns at any such
Instigation.
The writer is fully prepared to discredit
any story than tends to Joopaidlzo the future
of such line players und well known honora
ble men ns this squealer from Lincoln
choosoa to select for nis villainous attack ,
and their names will never bo divulged
through any such treacherous means us this
slanderer seeks. Horace , you will huve to
light It out with Irish Mike.
The Scliult/cnvprolii.
Tbe Omaha Schucttanveroin will hold a
grand three days' tournament on their , range
at Rusor's park on September 27 , 28 and 20.
There will bo over $3,000 hung up In hand
some prizes. On Saturday the shooting will
open at 8 a. m. and continue until a p. in. ,
nnd on Sunday , the last day , it will "begin at
8 and close at 13 , when the averages will bo
computed nnd the prizes awarded. There
will bo a first-class orchestra in attendance
on each day , nnd n aeries of delightful .open
ulr concerts given , The whole affair will bo
be closed with a big summer night festival.
Sunday night. The committee of arrange
ments consists of W. F. Stocker , \V. Kopp ,
William Krug ( Charles Storz , William | 3utt ,
William Sogulko and Fred Fuller.
Following is a list of the members of thq
lub : M. Fopp , J. Kugl , II. SwliUerJ30-
Wittlg , W. Mack , C. Wiutrichf G. Wietrtcb , .
U. Uuser , II. StocekorY. . SogclkeJ ? , Gqos ,
A. Snyder , A. Pakorng , C. Mathis , John
Mumra , II. Busch , C. Motz , G.
Alaurer. II. Yoks , L. Hoimrod , C.
Storz , W. Slolltonberg. E. Puulsen W. Voks ,
W. Hutt , W. Wugnor , H. Stockman , P. Men-
gedot , H. 1'oterson , W. Kassmusen , J. Junir ,
C. Pahl , J. Guclk , Geo. Hoimrod , C. Uelch-
hart. J. Schroeder , L. Krautsot , G. Josten ,
V. Korapfor.
Committee on Arrangements W. Krug.M.
Kopp , W. SoRolko , P. Tulluy , C. StorU , W.
Uutt , W. Stocker ,
TUo I'uiis Onloro.
There will bo quite a number of pugilistic
luminaries at South Omaha Wednesday
evening next , to witness the four-round glove
contest between Jimmy Lindsay and Johnny
Uoagan , of Now York. Among those
might bo" mentioned Al Powers , Jack
Dompsey's old trainer ; Hill Dncoy and Spar
row Aldrlch , of Hrooklyn , N. Y. ; Tom Kelley -
loy , Tom Alien , Lan ) and Charlla Daly , Pat-
soy Hiilllran and E , H. Smith , St. Louis ;
Hilly Meyer , of Stroator , 111. , anil Alf Ken
nedy and Hill Bradburn , of Chicago.
Off lor Manitoba.
Ramsey Crooks , a brother of Jack Crooks ,
the redoubtable second-baseman of the
Omaha team , is organizing a party of deer
hunters which will leave Omaha on the
morning of September 10for the immoasuro-
able wilderness In far-off Manitoba. lUmsoy
will inako a most competent pilot for the ex
pedition , as ho Is a man. of much experience
a sports allold , Ramsey has shot his canvasbacks
vas-backs , and red-head along the marshes of
.he Chesapeake ; killed his moose in far-
oil Maine ; his white tailed deer
among the Aclirondacka ; bis mul-
arcl nnd teal on the Illinois and
Cnnkakeo ; been treed by peccaries m old
Mexico ; lassoocd his wild mustangs on the
imitless oampasa o Texas : trapped bear in
Arizona ; speared his salmon in the wicrd
Columbia , and shot seal und walruses , nnd
lolar bear on the frozen sea of Prince Ku-
lert's land. Wnat Humsey don't know about
lunting and fishing and wild adventure
wouldn't make much of a volume , to say the
oast. And thenllam1 * is not only a sports
man , but a sport as well. Ho has played ball
irofesslonully , had two. . or three ring Ilchts ,
, von several notable sprint races , and us a
"crap shooter" stands head nnd shoulders
above any mnn In tbo wild and woolly west ,
[ n llamsey's Manitoba party will bo eevoral
business nnd professional mon , und the expe
dition will be absent until the first of No
vember.
The Knees Thin Week.
The races which began at the fair grounds
course to-morrow afternoon , will be the
most interesting moot that has over boon
: ield hero. All the crack horses of this part
of the country will bo hero , to face the
starter. Ono of the best features will bo
the freo-for-ali trot , for which the following
entries have been made. :
Free for all trotting , best tbreo in five
Perry Bros. , Wayne , b s , Frank P. Darwin ,
by Simms Morgan : G. B. Goodell , b g , Spar
tan ; W. II. McICinnoy , blk , Black Diamond ;
Hogors , Goldust , by Lady Taylor ; L. D.
Spears. Peonor , b s , Longfellow , Kentucky
Whip , by Ucsslo Brown ; Charles Burroughs ,
Dayton , O , , brg , Joe Davis , Dr. Herr , by
Mambrmo Pilot , Jr.
This race will take place Friday afternoon.
Next in importance , of all the events on the
card , is the free-for-all pace. The entries for
this event , which comes off Thursday , are as
follows :
Pacing , freo-for-nll John Rllov , Omaha ,
b. g. Tommy Lynn ; Stillwater stock farm ,
Fort Calhoun , blk. m. Lorono , Colonel West ,
Joe Waring , Gcorgo Grimes , b , s. Fred Ash-
ton ( not given ) , D. A. Hancock , Blackburn ,
Mo.br. g. Turk Franklin , Prospect ( not
given ) .
In addition to these two premier events ,
there will bo n full racing card , running ,
trotting and pacing , for each afternoon , and
thu people can rest assured that so far as the
attractions of the turf are concerned , there
will bo no possible grounds for complaint as
to the management of the present fair.
On Her IjixHt Ijei9.
Tbe present trip of the St. Joea will , In all
probability , result in the dlsbandmcnt of the
club. It is a well known fact that the team
has been but Illy supported at homo , and
that it has been ou the verge of dissolution
for a month or more. Air. Trucjcon-
millnr , tbe solo owner'of tbo club and fran
chise , Is getting exceedingly tired of going
down in his pocket to satisfy players' mila-
ries and other expenditures , and bo is ready
to quit nt nny tliuo _ JIo. has been holding on
simply with the hope of being able
to retrench himself by the sale of thu
club to some other city , but just now there
don't seem to bo many cities clamoring very
loudly for the stork , und his chances of sav
ing himself In this way are small indeed.
The bud showing of the team recently , can
only bo explained In ono way internal
dissensions. There is much in
dividual talontT i in the team
and properly managed and handled they
would bo well able no hold their own with
any team In the Wontern association , The
players , too , are horribly sere on Truokon-
mlller , who has exorcised but little judg
ment in his management of the
team , if the players stories are
to bo relied upon. They say
that ho Is totally incompetent for the work ,
is arbitrary , headstrong , vaclllatory , dis
courteous und utterly unable to get any thing
like the gauio out of the gang , The fact is ,
the last four games lost by St. Joe , were
ffames literally thrown away. There wns
not a man In the team who oven pretended
to play the gamo. Under such a condition of
affairs the cluu cannot survive much longer ,
and its dlsbanduient may bo looked for al
most any day. Metaphorically speaking , St.
Joe Is on her last legs.
A Talk \\lth thu Kid.
Kid NIc'ioli , one of Omahaa star twirlcrs ,
is one of the provident men of the trasa ball
profession. When this smiling youth becomes -
comes a victim of the insidious Charley-
horse ho will have something moro than
reminiscences of tbo days forever flown to
retire upon. Ho hails from Kansas
City , whore ho enjoys the reputation of nn
exemplary younjr man , and where a lovely
fair-haired girl awaits the day that will
crown her as Mis. KidNIchols. By the way ,
the Kid has a sweetheart bcru too , but as tbo
Kansas City belle knows nothing about this ,
there is no fear of a sensation. Last night tbo
Kid paid THE Bun ofllea a visit. Ho said :
"Wo get paid off every month , nnd
just as regularly as pay day comes , I bundle
up a couple of centuries and make for the
ban ic. 1 send this homo to my banker , and
ho stores it away for mo. I have a snug
sum saved already , and its growing every
month and over.y day. But , changing the
subject , what do you thiuk of the gall of
Chippoy McGarrl"
"What about Chlpl"
"Why , heeajs thatif the St. Joe team was
In Omaha , nnd they received the treatment
that wo do , that they would have a olncli on
the pennant , too ; that is. nf course , if the
Omaha team was located In St. Joo. Why , I
had to laugh in the gay little bird's faco. I
think : Chippey must have boon down on
Tenth street hitting the pipe when
that Idea crept into his pato. The Chippoy
knows that with an aggregation like the St.
Joes ho would bo lucky to hold fourth place.
May bo Jimmlo got bis. head swelled by doing
u ) ) Dave Uowo for three straight , and
just wanted to hoar himself warble.
Still hoV stuck on Omaha nnd
Omaha people , and I don't ' blame
him. I think McGarr would hko to bo hero
to-day , "
"But without nny Joking , Kid , what do
you think of the St. Jocsj"
"Well they are Just about the same kind
of a team as the bioux. CItys. They are just
about the same fielders and base runners ,
but tbo Corn Huskers nro just a little
stronger at tha bat , while St. Joe hits the
best of It In the infield. However. I think
the ot. Joes are demoralized and ready to
quit. "
A Pull I < 'loilcod Success.
The Gate City Athletic club rooms are
numerously patronized those cool evenings ,
and there is much sport on the carpet.
Everything has boon done that is possible
just now to bring the club up to the standard
of the tjmca , und there is no gainsaying but
what It is a full fledged succes's. It has
b.qori nicely furnished nnd will .shortly bo
supplied with additional apparatus , shower
bathst etc , , that will rnaka it complete us uny
of thu gymnasiums of the larger eastern
cities , A man who has any desire to exercise -
orciso nnd can't Und the
niiicblnery with whlch-to assist him in the
athletic club rooms , Is a hard customer to
plquas und no mistake. Manager Kilkenny
is preparing for a suries ot interesting exhi
bitions for the winter , and nssei ts that by
the holidays Omaha can boast of ono of the
mpat complete sporting clubs in the country.
oTIio Apollo Wheelmen.
The weekly run of the Apollo Wheel club
will bo to Washington to day , the stait to bo
made at 9:30 : from 2510 Capitol nvonuo.
The last run to Florence lake wus a do-
Hghtful ono and participated in by ton mem
bers. The distance is ten miles , the roads
fuir and the scenery beautiful.
The members uro urgently requested to
turn out to day and make the run to Wash
ington. They should not forgot thut this Is
thu height o ( the watermelon und plum sea
son.
son.Lon Leoder is with friends In the northern
part of the state.
Secretary Burnam baa returned from Bur-
llugton.
Oscar Blondorf Is ona of the most promis
ing young rldors In tbo west , and with a few
more years upon his shoulderu he'll keep
many of the champions guessing.
The Apollos , although much younger and
less experienced than the members of the
Omaha Wheel club , uro thinking uouously
of challenging the latter for a series of road
races. There has not been a road race given
by the wheel clubs of this city In the past two
or three years , and the boys uro all anxious
to Indulge la ono.
A Dnttla For lilood.
The base ball team * of Blair and Herman
will ploy a match game on the former's
grounds this afternoon for $100 a side. The
Hermans beat the Blairs on Sunday last by
a score of 10 to 12.
JVIIscclliincoiis Sports.
Thomas Hynes , of 410 South Thirteenth
street , wouU like to meet J. W. Ruloy , the
English pedestrian , with whom ho dcsiios to
make a race.
Patsey Fallen and Dr. E. Wonthorl.v have
in conteinpaltion a grand athletic tournament
to bo bold nt the fair ground or ball park
early this fall.
The Hamm-IIosmor Lake Mnnuwn regatta
failed to materialize , nnd it might be added
that boating interests in this vicinity are at
a woefully low ebb.
Manager Jack Prince , who is n hustler
from Hustlcrsvillo , as soon as tha exposition
is over , will turn his attention exclusively to
the perfection of the polo organization.
Charlie Cnthcart , superintendent of Adams
express , this city , J. B. Keofo , claim agent
of the F. E. & M. V. R. H. and Doll Rudd ,
nro bass fishing up in Blua Earth county ,
Minn.
C. W. Wolton , of Greenwood , this state ,
challenges Leon Lazier to run him from 5U
to 200 yards for any part of $300 , stipulating ,
however , that the race must come off at
Greenwood.
The chicken law is up on September 15 ,
two weeks from to-day. Tuo birds nro re
ported plentiful in all parts of the state ,
and notwithstanding the work of conscience
less pot hunters , there is a prospect yet for
first-class sport.
Tom Eck is organizing another bicycle
snup. This tlmo hu has tlio.son of'a Minne
apolis banker us a partner nnd backer. Eck
will make a play for the bank. Lllllo Will
iams , of this city , has 1:0110 to Minneapolis
and will join the combination.
Axtoll , the coming king of the trotting
turf , will trot against time at DCS Moiuos
next Tuesday , on the third day of the state
fair. Axtell is ownnd by C. W. Williams , at
Independence , la. , and mada a record of
3:11 # at Cleveland , O. , this season.
The Omaha Wheel club scorns to lack life ,
nnd are allowing the nport to bipso into
inocuous desuetude. DCS Mohies Is sottim ;
them an example it might bo well to emulate ,
The club over tnoro is putting in u flno track
at the ball pane , und propose in a abort tirao
to give a two days' ' out doors tournament.
Jack Crooks will probably play bull on the
coast this winter. Dave Foutz wants him to
play second for the snap ho will take to Cali
fornia in Novumbar. One tnlng , too , is quite
certain , and that Is Crooks will never play
another season with Omuha , or with u minor
league team cither , for that mutter. It Is
pretty well established that Crooks goes to
Columbus next season.
Leon Lozler , the Council Bluffs nprliiter ,
was a starter In almost nil of ttio b'g ' events
uttho Denver professional moot recently ,
but ho fallud to got a piece of any of them.
Altuough beaten , Lozior made u good show
ing , for it was only the crack sprinters of
the country that could accomplish this feat ,
and his defeats were nil by the smallest
possible margin.
Jimmy Lindsay is In absolutely perfect
shape and sparring like a house on lire. Ho
gives his pupils ut the Gate City Athlotlo
club rooms exhibitions of his skill almost
nightly , meeting any and all comers. To.
morrow uiifht he is to etto with Johnny
Uoagan. of New Yorlc , who will arrive hero
to-day in company with Al Powers , Jack
Dempsoy'b ' old mentor , Bill Decoy , Spairow
Aldrich und others , 'ibis party is on ronlo
for Frisco , where Reagau meets young
Mitchell in October.
Thoro. is no denying It but Manager Frank
Soleo U a good judge of u ball player. Ho
has Doon connected with the national game
for a long series ofoars , and ii fully com
petent to Judge of a ball player's abilities , as
is clourly demonstrated by the present Omaha
team. Prank also was ono of the first to dis
cover Hilly Hamilton's woi th. and it was
upon his advice that Manugor Uus Schrnolz ,
of tbo Cincinnatls , secured Bug Hollldoy.
Hamilton und Holliday uro to-day tha most
promising young players in the country.
If seine of the wild-eyed scribes who have
boon spoiling good paper with Ulotlo elusli
about place batting would got in front of the
cyclone pitchers of to-duy. they would
change their opinion materially. It would
toke about three hard pitched bulls toon. .
vince them that the players are unable to hit
the ball , much less pluco It. "I'laup" hitting
In the days of straight-arm p tc ttajf and
slow-oaach deliveries was u possibility. Now
there is no such feature in base ball. Play
ers get up nnd hit at the ball. They have no
Idea where it is going In fact , do not care.
Just BO it falls safe. Driving the ball to any
desired place in the field is out
of the question , The same can bo
said ot sacrifice hitting. No player
ever went up to the bat del
iberately and intentionally to make nothing
but a sacrifice hit. They smash away at the
hall nnd tnko their chances , if they nro re
tired nnd a base runner is advanced a bag on
the hit , then they get the benefit of a sacri
fice hit. When there are men on second and
third , and the Inlieldcrs are playing in close.
Is the only time In the gnnio when a batter
can count with some show of reason of mak
ing a sacrifice hit a fungo over the Infielders -
ors heads. The sacrifice hit Is nn idiotic
measure , and in time will bo eliminated as a
factor In a player's average. Aud then in
considering this feature , It should bo borne
in mind thut a sacrifice can never bo inndo
until ono man is out. Just ns if the batter
advancing a base runner , when there are no
hands out' on a lone 11 y to an outfielder , is
not as justly entitled lo credit for his assist
ance us hois when there is one out. The sill
iness of this sacrifice bitting should bo pal
pable to a blind man.
Questions iinfl Answers.
For the past six weeks there has been
qulto a discrepancy in the standing of the
Wcstoin Association clubs as published by
the various city papers. Which -corrcctl
Asa rule I bunk on TUB BEE for reliability.
Subscriber , Omuha.
Ans. TUB HUB'S ' table is correct. It was
just revised und corrected bv Manager Solea
ono week ago , and Is absolutely correct
to-day.
In a game of croquet , A nnd H nro both
lovers. A hits 11. the xtroko driving B
nculnst the stake. Docs A got another strike
by virtue of hitting BJ U. U , , Sprlngviow ,
Neb.
Neb.Ans.
Ans. Ho does.
When a ball Is delivered to the batsman'
by the pitcher , and muff ml by the catcher ,
then handled by an outsider , is it u blocked
bull ? Ball Player , Unadlllu , Nob.
Ans. Any ball handled by UH outsider is
n blocked ball ; but it has no effect on the
game , unless there are mon on the bases.
Will you kindly Inform mo through the
sporting colMimift of Sunday morning's HUB ,
who Tommy Brooks ever whipped I How
many rounds did Brooks and Kilwards
fluht. and whore did they Ilifhtl What Is
Brooks' weight , and whore Is bo at present !
Old Sport , Valley House , Salt Lake City ,
Ann. Tommy Brooks' first fight of any
consequence was with Mourn , thu Mouse , at
Kantian City , und Brooks won. Ho mot
Uolau u fucond lime and again beat him. Ho
next fought Prank Allen , who ha also de
feated. Ufa lust battle WUH with Hilly Ed
wards , who hu knocked out in llvo rounds at
the Gate ( Jity Athletic club rooms , this city.
Brooks Is now in jail at Council Bluffs
charged with murder.
To decide a bet , will you state In Sunday's
Hiu : where loft-lloldiir Cilunn , of Slouc City ,
wan born , Where ho played lust your and
year before. Did ho over llvo In Spaulding ,
Grreloy county , thU statn , and what IH his
first tmuiof-W. P. 1C , , Albion , Nob.
Aus. In Charleston , S. C , With Charles ,
ton and Boston. Don't know whether ho
over resided In Spauldlus or not. His name
is Edward Glenn.
For the benollt of your unlnitluted readers
plcuso publish in Sunday's HER your abbre
viations for scoring u garni ) of ball , AH , , U. ,
111. , SH. , SB. , PO. , A. and K. , nnd oblige.
A. 13. Lampkln , Hastings.
Ana. Invest 10 cents In a Spauldlng'a
base ball guldo and you will get thu whole
thing In much moro Intelligible shape than it
could bo stated hero.
In inaklug up a player's batting averaqg
how much doe * a single , u double , u three
bagger and a homo run count respectively.
Pit-use answer In Sunday's Dee , W , H. I1. ,
Kearney.
They all count the same la figuring out the
batting average.
Will you plcuio Inform mo In Sunday's
BKIS how ninny errorless gatnos the Oiaabas
huvo played this nousoitl 0. F. . 1117 South
Sixth street , Omaha.
Ana. Twenty. The last four games o
thu houiu grounds were errorless. J