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" -i- - ? r\\i ; . u jtat } ffifiT * * < ffiit * ! &i3' ' ' * * * " t"vj&iiiv HE S 9-16. PAGES - . MET II , NINETEENTH YEAK , OMAHA , SUNDAY MOENJNG , , OOTOBEE713 , 188D.-SIXTEEN PAGES. ONUMBER 110 , [ MIS At Every Counter , in Every Aisle , on Every Floor. 502 , 504 , 506 , 5O8 , 510 , South 13th St. Cor. Howard. All the AVct oo N tiru now In , ami every yavil nil Hint remains unsold at that be solil by next Saturday iilfjlil. All time will be sbippo'l * l lens ami ' old at Amillon. FOR BEST 3 1MBO BLUE CALICO. FOB BEST 4 1URKEY RED CftLICO. EST CALICO MANUFACTURED. FOB HEAVY FOB 42-INCH PILLOW CASE MUSLIN , 2G _ WHITE SHAKER FLAMEL. FOB WIDE WOOL SHAKER FLAPEL , | FOB GOOD QUALITY " CAHTOH FLAMEL FOB EXTBA HEAVY H AKHEL. I _ FOR GBAY A KERSEY FLAMEL , FOB ALL LINEN FOB RED TABLE TAMASK , ft n FOB HEAVY BIBBED ZtC ) LADIES' ' UNDERWEAR. -FOB LADIES' GAMAIR UNDERWEAR. LADIES' All Wool ScarlcnMcrwoar. -FOB OHILDBEN's 5cFOB Wool Swrlct Underwear , FOB LADIES' All Wool RiM Hose , Wft50c , -FOB MISSES I Qjll WoolJlcil HKB. worth 3Sc. ft p For Fine White and Gray Q3C WOOL BLAMETS. " " ft FOB BEST CJG GERMAK KHIOTG YARN , . -FOB MEN'S GRAY UNDERWEAR , I FOB EXTBA HEAVY 1C MEN'S ' WOOL UNDERWEAR. EACH FOB ALtx 5 C HantecMen that " wore wot. . FOBTFINE 2r Qg CHILDREN'S ' SHOES. yp FOB ( DC Hoys'and ' Girls' ' SsboolShoes , I BRANDEIS&SO . THE SPORTS OF THE AUTUMN Annual Exodus to t ho Marshes and Woodlands. TALK ON THE WORLD'S SERIES. UlcCormiok for President To Handi cap the l lteller Wheel Notes The KOIIIIRI Clul ) Ques tions null Answers. i Glnrloua Autumn Dnya. Notwithstanding the long spell of boauti- fnl nutuuin weather , the fall wild fowl shoot ing season is again hero. Sportsmen are busy everywhere. Guns have boon cleaned up , hunting clothes dragged forth , boots put in order and all preparation made for sport afield. The professional shooters nro de- llghtod to turn from all artificial substitutes to try tholr skill upon the wing , the true sport. And what Is prouder and inoro ex hilarating than n raniblo through stuhblo and over hillslao for ohtckon those glorious golden days ; a tramp through the breezy , rustling woods , or a morning and evening in n blind on the river's shore or in the marsh. With the multifarious perfumes of land nnd water , thu uiuslo ot the redhead and the inallard'B wing ; the sounding honlt of the wild ijooso or thrilling "aheap" of the jack Biilpo lllllni ? the air about you. Avountl wltli range and trap and their bickerings over competitive scores in comparison with these Intonsur pleasures. A sportsman's proclivities nro Inbred , and whether successful or not la lining his bag , or creel , with gun or rod , ho would not ex change ono day's communion with nature , such ns nro his on jaunts of the nbovo de scription , for yours at the scratch behind n trap loaded with a pigeon or a blackbird innda of clay. Once a sportsman , always a nporlsmnn , and there Is no joy in the whole twelve-month so great to him us the time when ho dons the plcturcsiuo ) hulillliiieiits of the Held nnd sullies forth to try his skill on feather and fur. This glorious season Is hero now , nnd shooting parties are leaving the city every day. Tlio unusually uilld weather has thus fur materially lessoned the duck shooting , but the Incoming birds at last give promlsa of some line sport. Teal nro to bo found iiulto plentiful at all thu well-known shoot ing grouuds within u radius of 100 miles , and mallards , redheads , widgeon , pintails and bluobllls uro coming in goodly numbers. A ftnv honkers have put In an appearance along tbo bars of the legendary 1'latto , but the weather is still entirely ton clement to expect any geese shooting worth mentioning for some time to como , 1'ho Worlil'rt Sorlrn. The first game of thu world's championship ucrlcs will como off iu Now York on Tues day next between the Now Yortts , winners of the Icuguo poununt , nnd the Hfooklyns , who have virtually won the American asso ciation Hag. Tlioro Is but llttlo doubt that the Urooklyns will bo much harder to down than were the ( St. Louis Drowns last yonr , nnd for many reasons. First , they are by n largo majority the uiora steady team of the two leading association loams , and this fact goes & long ways , everything considered. From the tluio St. Louis passed under the wire a winner last season the players began a career of dissipation that terminated only . with thu close of the world's ' series. The Brooklyn team Is composed of far different timber. They are not lushors , uiul will da I' ' everything In tholr power to defeat their big f rivals. They hope that by the day set foi tlio opening game the triumphant Now Yorlfs ' * will Imvo diillloa so long with the roses nud I the raptures of a thoroughly good tlmo thai I their mubulca will bo us soft and llauby as Frankfurter sausages , Hut la this they arc , iki'ly to bo deceived , and U it predicted hero that the Giants will jeat them out at a ] og. The team * are very icarly equal in Melding ability , and the whole luestlon , therefore , devolves upon the pitch- . srs and stick work. For Brooklyn'sCaruth. ers New York has an equal in Keofo ; foi Brooklyn's Terry New Yoric has an i-quall.v affective Welch or Crane , and for Loveti nnd Hughes New York has an O'Day. Thort ire thousands of people in New York whf vlll not concede for a moment that Broolclyi lossesses a pitcher who equals Kcefo , aiu .licy . cannot bo made to believe that anj catcher in the coming champion associ.itloi . It is. o team can hold a candle to Hwing. cour.se , to a largo extent n matter of opinion jut the best authorities will pin their fuitl n the New Yorks. IMcl'oriniL-lc Tor Prcsiilenl. Tim Bcu's endorsement of J. S. McCor- nick as his own successor us president o the Western association is being re-echoed ii St. Paul. Minneapolis , Sioux City and Oou vor. In fact , the only klok coming is fron ioor old docrcpld Milwaukee , but Milwaukei doing the can-can s only at herself when There is no denying the statement , that m uottor adapted man for the position can bi iroduced from any or the Western associa iion cities. Ho Is an enthusiast over UK jiimo , nnd Is rapidly becoming familiar wilt the essentials that are calculated to place thi body upon a permanent and paying busts , HI Is acquainted with all the players , and is uni versally liked and respected. Then ho Is i man of means nnd position and lends dignit ; uid force to the position that some of th pronosed candidates could not. His ideas ar sound and practical nnd there Is llttlo douo but that the position will bo tendered Inn without a dissenting voice. Outsiders , sucl as Joe Pritchard , of St. Louis , or Harr : Brunei ) , of Chicago , have no afllltatlon will minor league base ball affairs , and It is pun jail for Milwaukee to mention their name In this connection. To Ilniiillo | > thu I'itolinr. Thorn Is no question but what the loni mooted question of handicapping the pituhei will come up at the annual meetings of th two major base ball organizations , bu whether It will develop in any changes I doubtful , Many think that the short UU tanco now separating the pitcher from th homo base makes his speed of a dangerou character to'batsmen , nnd this is certain ) ; true , as many players Imvo been serious ! injured this season from being lilt with th ball by these human catapults , and it may b that the box will be set back from four t six feet. This would certainly demlni h thi perilous velocity , and Increase the baiter chances to "hit ner out. " What makes bnl games interesting and exciting Is plenty o hitting and basorunnlng.and by all Dall jilaj era , save the twirling contingent , such change would bo hailed with delight. Dnd in Cnlilorula. " 'Dad' Clarke , the star pitcher of tli champion Omahas , arrived In San Fraucisc yesterday , " says the Examiner of tile 4tl "and was called upon by a reporter. Ho , twonty-ouo years of ago , weighs about If pounds , and U five foot seven inches i height. Ho is a pleasant mannered little fo low , and was disinclined to talk of Ills sui cess on the ball Held. Ho Hoomcd pleased with bis engagement I the California league , and was especially di lighted with the weather. The only rogu ho expressed was that the season hero wise so nearly over. Ho did not make the clal that ho could pitch the San Franclscos iu < the championship , but said ho would do h best , and that ho would bo perfectly willlr to go in and pitch every game , it by so doln the pennant can be brought to ibis city. The Kennel Club , Billy Moldrum , the well known dog at chicken fancier , has made application 1 membership to the American Kennel Ch association. As soon as the application reported upon MoUrum will proceed wi thu organization of the Omaha Kennel olu A mooting of those interested In the bree ing of line canines will bo called next wei and the preliminary tteps tali n tovord tl This department wlU nuke n sucrhil ( Jrmul ExliiliHliui durinjc this Mci'k ofllio Intcsl iiinclllps wom this senioii. All tlio new weaves In plain fahrli'S anil French Novelty 1'a'teni ' Dressi'S , elegant lines of Frenrli Ikuirldtas in all wool and silk uarp , French llroailclotli , Amu/on Cloth anil now Hnhll Cloth , In all llio nencsl anil fashion- tililo similes. Ladles in the city ami their country friends contemplating inirclmsliig a new dross should not fall toM \ us. Note a few or the SPECIAZ. BAH&AINS POM. . THIS WEEK. 100 pieces 38-inch Sadies' Cloth , new fall mixtures , at 250 ; regular price , 350. 150 pieces 5inch all pure wool Ha&it Qlotll in all the new shades , at 370 ; actual value 5oc. 75 pieces 4o-inch all wool Cheviot Suitings in solid colors and small checks , at4gc ; worth & 5C. TIHES WKKBS. 42 pieces 4O-iiich all pure wool FBENCH HENRIET- TAS , all now novelty shtidos , at 45c ; soiling elsewhere at OOa. f 32 p'ocos48 inches wide all pure wool MARGUERITE HBNBIETTAS , tin at quality , si lie finished , aid the lov- liost now shades , at 75c ; other houses ask $1 for samo. At5c FRENCH BROADCLOTHS BfiSiCff VAI K 'J1.B ; MRTV. : A'fc $1LGO 200 ) iocoao4-lnpli Imported F-vnc-h Broailoloths , all tlio lat- . Ainr tj5 JL.3 - J efit | Fall Shulivs at SO$1 , anil Sl.'JW ; alt Special LJtir iiins. A'tt' MSB ii PBJB4E1 B-'OBk Culilu'tnlll Serges mid E ! ? fi & : l < Mnch extra heavy Eii lish Casliinures. all colors , Ciisliinercsjjiill ncn color' , at lOc. * < . > ' , . " * " - * - - Diiiililc-iiidlli : ! S-inch ISAly ( Henrietta-1 ! , in iP i PRUNELLE OLOTH , all the similes nornthis sea- All ohailt'S , at , 121c , ! < oii , at 2ftc. 402 , 504 , 506 , i lerfection of the organisation mentioned. Meldrum'H annual bench she v has been Ixcd for January 1 , U and 3. No Mfntiike 'i'his Time. The Omaha management sold Kid Nic hols yesterday to Ted Sullivan for * 3,000. It ia lot definitely Known who.thor the purchase was made lor St. Louis or Cincinnati. Sulli van is still hero endeavoring to close a deal lor Nnglo and Clarke. The Olliciul Kccnrtl. Subjoined will bo found a complete table of the games won and lost by each team in tbo western association for the season Just closed. It will bo seen that Omaha took every series , nnd remarkable as it was , won the least number of games from Milwaukee , who failed to score a single victory ovci Omaha until late in the season : SU.MMAHV. \ \ ' . L. I'.C.I W. I , . I'.C Omaha Kl IW , (8)i.Mlhviukoo. .5' ) Ii. ) .48 Bt. Paul. . . . 71) 4 .OlS.Denver ' 50 Mi ,42. Minno'po'l'ls.tll nil jailfcit. .loseiilVii'l4 ! tVi it IU ; SlOUXCliy..6'J 01 .I'JUlllei Mollies. . ! ! 70 . : jy. ! iJnmlin Wheel Notes. rV largo number of the O. W. C. boys make good USD of those beautiful moonlight nights and nulto n few wheels can bo cccn almost any tlmo after S o'clock ' Hitting across the Council Hluffa bridge. Twelve of the boys turned out last Thurs day night In honor of Mr.V. . G. Gallion , t St. Paul , Mnn. | , wheelman , anil flftocn mile ; were covered inside of an hour and a half including a rest at Hallyss park. Mr , II , A. Kaser , of West Middlesex , Pa. , registered last week at the Omaha Whoo ! club , as well as Mr. J. P. Bacon , of Owens bore , Ky. , nnd Mr. J , S. Thompson , of Well Ington , Ky. Charles C. Pcabody , II. A. Porrlgo and F T. Mlttnuer wont to Lexington , Nob. , Insi Tuesday , to witness the bicycle tournameiv of the Loxlncton Wheel club. There the. ' were Joined by H. H. Uhodea , who , being 01 business In Kearney , came up to sco how tht boys would do. After a good deal of coaxing Mr. Hhodus was induced to mount a salot : and enter the half mlle dash for the stati chamnionshlp. Never haying ridden in an : race before ho was backward ni 11 rat , but when ho got the "Imnj of the machine , " how ho went Ho soon passed the leader , and came ( Irs under the tape in the remarkable tlmo o l4l ; amid bolstrous applause from the audi once. It certainly was a surprise to hi friends as well as to himself , and as a re word for Ills wonderful performance , hi news boars the title of the half mile chain plan of Nebraska , and a handsome lift ; dollar gold modal adorns his manly bosom. It is needless to say that Cbarlio Peabod ; won the ono mlle state championship as wu predicted. Ho to B ) > orts n fifty dollar gold medal Thcro is no uiousijultocs resting on our boys Tbo now club photo's are pronounce excellent. The second century ride this summer wll bo run to-day , and by the time tbat some o you read this , tbo boys will have gone eve about twenty-tiro miles of ground toward Elk City. The route will bo to Elk Clt and return then to Glenwood , Ia. , from thor to Crescent , Ia. , and homo. It u believe that more of the boys will flnisn this tlm ttmn did the last , as both the roads and th weather are rnoro favorable than they wer then. One ot trie crowd that rldca a brant spuiikinc now Victor has decided that ho will make tbo 100 miles or die in the attempt. Hero Is a clipping from the Bicycling World which shows what Bicycling in coinlnir to : Jubt think what : U3 miles in twenty-tour hours mean ! It moaui that every minute must be rulUen during tjietwenty-four hours and an average of four minutes and thirty- seven seconds must bo kept ui > , nnd yet just this marvelous performance was done lust month by Mr. A. IIolUuln , ot tno Premier Head club , London. This on a safety , too. This reconl exactly ties the twenty-four hour record made by S. G. Whittaker on an ordinary. October 27 , 18S7. Tom Hue , of Chicago , is to ride from San Francisco to Chicacro on a bicynlo in ft'tty days. This is a distance of 2r 7t : miles and it is safe to say that Tom will have to iiustlo to make it. On his trip ho will have to cross the Mojave desert , n stretch of iMO miles , that is said to be as hot and aaudv as the bahara. It's no use in talking , It takes a nervy man to undertake a f.rlp like that , but they say that Tom has lots of It. Tom l ck and his combination of "beauties on wheels" arc capturing old Kngland , and Dame Humor has it that Mr. Eck will comeback back knighted by the prlnco of Wales , II. 1C. H. scorns to be particularly taken with Miss Louise Armalndo , and has shown Ins admiration several times by tendering this lady some of the most hcautllul Iloral pieces that ever crossed the footlights. What has become of the Hamblors1 clubi Thu Omaha's heard so much during the sum mer about challenges for races , as well as hill-climbing contests , nnd are now waiting for the challenges to put in an ap- pearanco. Come now , boys , wako up. Ned Heading leaves for San Francisco Monday to take part lit the Ilardln-Morgan six-day race to begin there on the " 1st. ICeilly null Crooks. O. S. Journal 10th. ; "What the matter with Hoillyi" yelled an enthusiastic gentle man In the grand stand yesterday Just aftci Charley Heilly in the ninth inning had sent the ball spinning over loft field fcnco for the second time In the game. "He's all right , you bet , " came back the chorus from a thousand base ball fans in the stands and on the blcacners. And ho was , for bolter third base worli has never been seen in this city thau this same quiet , gentlemanly Charley Heilly , our latest acquisition * from the St. Paul team , put up nt Recreation park. Hero is the record : With iivo times at bat h' scori'd two homo num. two alndos , netting another run , ono stolcu-y base , three put out ! and seven assists , with .but a single error when in the ninth millug he dropped Pur cell's ' hard foul lly af tor a long run. Oh , iiou the crowd did cheer the w > .y ns ho lined oul the ball and covered all tbo territory betweei : second and third , smothering hits knocked ui his feet and lining jthcm over to Orr 01 Crooks as straight as. ft string and as fast ai ' Maud S. In the fourth ] inning ho robbc : Blondlo Purcell of a b tiqhlt by a woaderful pick-up and throw , when an almost crazj base ball patron In the stand lined out this ir a tone heard by many people who were nl but stood on their hopAia by the great play : "Is this Mr. Itqllly , Can anyoho lull * Is this Mr. Uollly Who hits llkor-oli , well , If this is the , sumo Hoilloy , They speak < Sf so highly , Why , bless your soul , Uellly , You'ro doing quito well. " It was Noilly's day , and the enthuslasii was so great that U reminded the writer of i ropuolican campalgn'meetlng ' with Govcrnoi Forakcr acting as.ehief paralyzer with Jin Crow Campbell as the victim. Yet tlio credit of defeating the hard-hit ting Athletics tJueij'not belong alone U Uollly. Far from it. Tlioro was hia ok aide-partner , Jack Grqoks , who irmdohis bo\i before a Columbus crowd nnd captured ov crybody. Ho hadn'v much to do , hut ho dii it well , and showed that bo U every Inch i ballplayer. 'Ha , bt ed hard , but in pee i luck , and covered nftro territory than a hall dozen Grecnwoods..iiu tno fifth ho bunted t ball towards Lyous'jVid was safe at Ilrst before fore the fat third barman could pick it up , i picco of fast base r-V.mlug that caught thi crowd. 'j Couoled with the rflood work of Uollly am Crooks , every inoHer of the team Dlayes lue demons , Marr v'as unfortunate in mak OMU to THT3 FAIR for PLUSH CLOAKS , nil sizes , full length , quilted sntin lin ings , nt IGHT and honvy weight UL STERS , in various colors , the newest nnd most desirable styles , from atock of NEWMARKETS is most complete , and in cludes the most fashionable fabrics ana designs , at an / AND 1 HIGHER. LL our garments tire guar anteed to bo this season's productions , counting nmonir them PLUSH GAR MENTS nt NOWING that all our stock in the Cloak and Suit De partment hns boon marked down for this special sale our $15.00 garments are decided bar gains. BE what our goods and prices are before you pur chase ol. owhero. Ou Wraps afc $10:00 : / ' and above wo defy all com petition. 08 , 510 South 13th Street , C Ing tin error , and Lefty was in liaril luck In in sending Ills into the outlicld [ jood for two or throo-bugKcrs that were cupturod by Sowiird mid 1'urccll after hard runs. Unt nearly all the team found both cyhlnp nnd Suward and put up a game that nobody could Dual. The line plays were numerous , enthusing the crowd , mid tlio opinion was universally expressed Unit , with the new men , Columbus had a team that would com pel any club to put up gilt-edged ball to de feat them. AVIi.tt tlio Journal Says. Ohio State Journal 10th : Wo have at hand the record of Jack Creoles with the Omaha club of the western Ass ociation , complied by our old friend Sandy Gnawold , now of the Omaha Ueo. Hia general fielding record shows that , ho played 103 fiumes U(6 ( past season , was nt the bat 42i : times scored 221 runs , with 14 ! ! base hits 2. > sacrifice hits , ' . ) . " stolen bases , 2U3 putouta , , ' )32 ) assists and > 13 errors. As a second b.wc man ho had an average of .VM and ns a bat ter led the Omaha team with an overage ol ! )75. ) Of his hits 17 were homo runs , 12 three Uagfjcrs and 18 doubles. Saul Hoilly to the writer before yester day's game : "Well , if I don't get scared tc death I will try to play a little ball this after- noon. " Ho kept his word. With the acquisition of Uellly and Crooks the Columbus club has no superior , if equal , in the American association to-day. This is a strong statement , but it goes. Yesterday was Hoilly's day. To-day It ma.\ bo Crooks' . In any case Columbus gets tht usufruct. Charley Uollly made a mark wlioro boll balls went over the fence. Ho will try tt hit the mark to-day. Jack Crooks is quite a coachcr. and ha ; more ginger than a splco factory. He fur nishes the team something ot which it 1m ; long stood in need. Wo nominate Charley Heilly for mnyoi of this town , subject to the decision of tht patrons of Hccruutlon park , Contorlloldor Murphy of the St. Pau Western Association team Is in town am saw the great work of his friend Uellly. Jack Crooks had the sobriquet in tin West ot "Fog Horn" Jack. Charley Heilly looks like- Billy ICuohne Denver llctml From , DKNvr.it , Colo. , Oct. 10 , ' 89 , To the Sport ing Editor of Tin : Hr.n : Please state In Tin Hii : that I have two men that I will back t < play any two men In Omaha a match at ham ball , a homo and homo game , or play all it Omaha for $500 a side. Should thli challenge bo accepted I wll post a (100 forfeit with you and arrange fo ; a match at once. P DOVI.K , 0-t Good block , Denver , P. S. The men I propose backing are f ron ! ' D Chicago. _ _ _ _ _ _ < MiscollanoaiiB Sports. J , T. Stewart & Son have rcsolvoil to re tire from active oporatlous on the turf am contlno themselves hereafter to the solllni of the produce of their line stud at Count1 ! Hluffa. J , H. Mcgahan , secretary of the N , S. P. ( P. Stock association , was in the city ycstor day taking a list of the thoroughbred dog owncu hero with the view of securing tui finest- for exhibition at the World's ' fair Mr. Megahau will visit Ouiaha ngala wlthli the next ten days , Tim Gate City Athletic clab have mad- - arrangements for several Interesting event to come oft at the club rooms witbm the nex sixty days. Several largo nocks of wild gccso were seoi flylnR southward over the city last night , i sure precursor of cold weather , Some malicious person put n couple of bul lets la Hilly Manner's handsomespaaic "Sport.1' The dog la badly hurt , but wil probably recover. Jimmy Qrlftln , of St. Paul , U still in th city , and will sign articles tnls afternoon fo a glove contest with Jimmy Lindsay. Flnalioa l < 'rom tliu Diamond. Tit Willis Is superintending a billiard Lai on Dodge street. Minneapolis has bought night Fielder Car roll from St. Paul. Dastian , who played short part of the sea son for Chicacro , may bo found with Minuo npolis next year. Hilly SYlford's wife died in Cincinnati ono week ago yesterday. Humor hns it that Mrs. Cooney will return with Jimmy to Omaha ia the spring. Andrews lowered his Holding record Just 70 points in the last thirteen games played. ICduiu Knouff , who has played on about as many teams as old Hilly Taylor , was not re served by Milwaukee. Up in Minneapolis the base ball cranks regard Elinor Foster as ono ot the greatest Udders in the profession. Alexander , of Milwaukee , won nearly every game he pitched against th o champion Omahas this season. Cleveland bore olT tno long hit record of the Western association witii 10 home runs , 12 three-baggers and 18 two-baggers. If Omaha wants u now lleluor for next year she couldn't do better than sign Joe Summer , recently released by Hultimoru. The Cleveland Loader says that "ICid" Nichols cost the Hoston management $1,500 , and asserts that ho is well worth that sum. Sam Morton declares that Minneapolis will collar the pennant next season , and in deed thnro is good foundation for the boast Chicago wonld like to buy Nat Hudson of Sam Morton , but Sam says ho has cut out a little work for Isathaiilel himself next sum mer , The exact date of the November meeting lias not ns yet been determined upon , but will bo in the immediate neighborhood or the 15th. Elmer Cleveland and Charlie Abbey are In the city , and both are desirous of a position anything to tide them over the reign of old Crimp. Hutohlnson will undoubtedly bo Chicago's star pitcher next season. Ho made a great record during the latter part of the season just closed. Hyn , Minneapolis ) now man , is the only deaf mute in the Western ussoclatlon. Thcro are any number of dummies , however , with in her ranks , Dave Howe says ho is going to arrange his ball park In shnno for n six day walking match which is to bo hold thcro some time during the winter. Crooks Is not an over-rated player. Ho is a rattling infleldcr and a natural born hitter. Crooks will greatly strengthen the Columbus team. O. P. Caylor , Diiko , of the Minneapolis club , shut the St. Pauls out without a hit last Sunday , Knoll , of St. Joe , performed a similar feat against Sioux City this summer. Plill llecoius , Sioux City's old third base man , lias gone back into the box. He claims that his arm Is us good as over , and ho hopes to do tine work next season. The St. Joseph ulub Is again asking for riubscripticms to enable them to retain their franchise In the Western association. St. Joseph , however , Is booked to go , A strenuous effort will bo made at the approaching preaching Western association meeting to have Detroit and Toledo to take up the fran chises of DCS Molnes and St. Joo. The Omaha management Is still on the lookout lor now grounds. It la determined to secure them if possible , and if It gets the site it Is after , the cranks will bo happy , Manager Watkins denies the report that Pitcher Hnaly has plgned with Kansas City. Ho says the Cowboy club made Hcaly un offer , but that the latter has not accepted It. The St. Paul players last week presented ox-Manager John S. liarnos with a gold- headed umbrella. The club's treasurer , Mr , Ponpcny , also came iu for a gold-headed cane , After all Durkett and Wilson , of the Wor cester icnm , were not purchased by Indian * apolls. Manager Soloo is after Wilson , and ho may bo soon again la un Omaha uulfo rui next season. Joe Ardnor was ono of tlio best second basemen in tbo Western association this year. If St. Joe is dumped Ardncr would bo a good pickup for ono or two teams that could bo named , Crooks made three hits oft of McMahon In his ilrst game with the Athletics , and the Press says bo will do , To date Jack's but ting average with the Columbus team is .315 , and bis Holding. 1000. Burdlck , tuo Sioux City pitcher , created a VFfl < Comforts Icnil tlio ( ] in anil cltj in ( mulily and in pi-Ice. Kverj . . of Illankdts IVmu lim-prlccil Kitsloru Ijv ovpiMisUo Australian Liuiili's \Vol , nnjr Conirnrls of all kiniN , from Ctitt nto" > - Ivlilcr Ilown lint all at iiituh IOMCI-prices than clscnhcrc. BLANKETS. ' : At $2.50. , / * M 10-4 hoivvVliltu K.isieru n\ivlo" llhiiikcts at ut ffi.fjO n pnlr. * JWKV H-l While or Smrka llomqsttrm Alf-Wool IllunUots. iniiilu oC < 'l"iui , si'onrod wool , woluht C1 ! ponnil3.8'i ) n pair ' " At $4.50 , ' ' 11-1 Whlto All Wool llHnkuK vciv havy ami HDloinlId quality , tan j ljir.lrtJa T : it ImriJiilU JUO n pair. * At $6.75 , § 10-1 White All U nol ! iUnk > t . niiulo from fmo long California sto k. fancy .hicMiuml border ) , , worili JS.MI , lor * n.T. .1 pnlr. j At $7.00. 0 11-4 White Aiistrnltun Wool tllnnbcft , pootl qnnKty mill oxci-llont tlnl-n. worm H'.liO , Rt * 7.00 UM'll "is .5 At $8.25. 'j ' K-l W'liito Illnnkoisain as ono noxt'abovo * , ( i. for in u i < : ilr. j COMFORTS ; , It > oc calico Ijoth' Mdts , at At 75c , $1 aiul $1.25. lXi ; Comforts , la ulr c.i'lcuii'l ' red linen at $1.59 and $1.75 Each. rUMi SIXKCouiio.-i- ) . ill.-a cnlutz ami turkey roil lined , good cotto'i IllJIag , at $1.85 , $2 , $2.25 , $2.75 U uomfnrtIVoae'i ' satonn nnd turkey - key red llulng , best uultini lilllu , nt ' $1.75 ; $2 and orner Howard ; disturbance in the last Sioux City ( ? imo by KcttiiiK drunk ut the bar under the grand stand and yelling like a wild Comanche until ho was ejected from the grouiuls. ' Kid Nichols noids the Western association record of strike outs for the past season , hav ing no less than IM1 , or 100 more than tlio next best man , In one jjamo ho struck out seventeen menand in two others fifteen each. Nat Hudson , thunhort time ho played with Minneapolis , learned to respect the Wettera association batters. None of the ex-Lcaguo or ox-Association nitchera need expect a snap in the west when they are relegated here. anil Answer * ) . The Philadelphia Spurting Life says that Jr.ck Crooks is a son of fcnoral ! ( .icorno Crooks , the Indian lighter. Is that ao ( C. D. Horton , Hoatrlco. Ans. It Is not. Ho isthoson of a General CrooKs , however , ni.d an old Indian lighter , but. not General ( Jeorno Crooks. Will you please inform the highest per cent St. Paul reached during , the past season In the championship race. II. B. Ehrmann- trout , St. Paul , Minn. Ans. .853 , on May 22 , at which time Omaha's per cent wat .Of ) " , Will you kindly state in Sunday's Ilnn what cities have won tlio National League pennant , and how many times each. M. R. Wilson , DCS Moinca. Ans. Chicago ix times , viz. , 1STO , 18SO , 1881 , 18S2 , ISSr.nnd l sli. Hoston three times , viz. , 1877 , 1878 and l tf. Providence twice , vi& , 1850 and 1SSI ; Detroit won it in IbST nnd ami Now York in 18Ss and 13S9. Has Manager Prince given up the idea of forming a polo league , if not , 1ms ho signed any players. I'olo Crank , Omaha. Ans. Ho l.ns not , but us yet has signed no players. Will you please state in Sunday'i sporting department , to decide a wager , the fastest mile made by n running horse , Longfellow , South Omaha , Ans. 1 ; 'M } { , made by Ton Hrocck , 110 lb. , against time at Louisville , Ky , , May 24 , lb < 7. Can you Inform mo whether the Morgan who holds the ono mile champion ulcydo rec ord Is the Senator Morgan who spent the most of last winter here , now in Califor nia ? Safety Klder , Davenport , la , Ans.No Morgan holds the one-mile record. That belo-ig-s to W. A. Howe , of Springfield , Mass , ; time " . : " . ' ) -Mi , made Octo- bej ; 22 , 1S3C. What was the longest game of baao ball on record , also the shortest , and played by wtmt cluus ? K. T. A. , City. Ans , The largest number of Innings played , If that is what you dcsiro to know , was 21 , Harvard vs. Manchester , Dontou , Mass. , May 11 , 1877. The shortest played game was played by ttio Dayton and Ironton ( O. ) teams at Dayton , September 10,1654 , in 47 minute * . Omaha and St , Paul played a game on the local grounds last Juno in W minutes , a full nine-Innings game , Wl U you state in Sunday's HII : the lliit won by John C. Hcenan , America's greatest pugl list , and when mid where they took place ? Old Tlmo Sport , North Pintle , Ans. John C. Hcenan never won a npta- blo fight In his lifo. Ho was rated as one of the greatest pugilists Umt ever lived , as well as the most unfortunate. His fight with Tom Bnyrcs was given against Himalthough it was a well known fact that ho had It won' , ho smashed his huml against a stake In hla battle \yith John MorrUtoy and lost , and was dosed In his light \vltli Tom King , and n alu succumood , To decide a bat will you please answer Iu Sunday's Issue , who carried Uoujlai couyty , Neb , , Harrison or Cleveland , and byvliut majority ? C. V. , Omaha. Aug. Cleveland , majority 573. Will you jilOiHO inform mo of the exact di mension * of a haU'-uulo raQo track ) D. C , Hurt , Cordon , Nub , Ans. Kxautly onc-hulf mile the width.I . I a matter to be determined upon by tit builder.