THE OMAHA DAILY BlUE , SUNDAY , APRIL 27 , PAGES.
THE LOCAL WORLD OF SPORT ,
A Review of Tlio Spring Shooting
Season.
THE GUN OLUB'S ' INTENTIONS.
A Tcnni'n SiieocsH-Konrns' Views
the AVcckly Wheel IJuilKCt
the Horfio , lhclllliBUnll ,
Ho at nnil Onr.
The Close of tlie Spring flcnson.
The spring shooting for l&.i ) Is rapidly
drawing to close , niuHho honk of the goose
mul the quack of the iluck will soon bo heard
0 mere Inflwnmpnndlagoon until thonlppms
frosts of autumn como ngnln. Of course
the teal shooting will continue good for three
or four weeks yet , but the larger ducks , such
as canvnsback , redhead , mallard , widgeon
nnd pintail , have already about taken their
departure for their breeding grounds In the
far north.
Tills has been n singular season In more
particulars than one.
In the first place the shooting has not teen
surpassed or even caunllcd for the last ten
yonrrt , nnd In the second all the water fowl
were , upon their arrival hero , In nn unprece
dented line condition for spring. Many of
the mallards wcio as fat and delightful In
llnvor as they are In the fall after having rev
eled upon acorns , smart-weed and nut-grass for
weeks. Again , despite the fact that the past
winter was an uncommonly open one , the
birds did not como In In straggling flocks , as
would naturally bo expected under the cir
cumstances , but como In n rush gccso ,
Camillas , Hutcbins , brant and white fronts ,
ninvnslmi-k , redhead , mallard , whistler ,
wlgcon , shovcler , btittcrbaH , mergnnzcr , teal
nnd all , making the shooting magnificent
from the very date of their arrival up to their
departure. The result has been Innumerable
big bags , nnd the gunners haVe been in
In regard to the geese. They have not been
so plentiful or well ordered In years. The
legendary I'latto has fairly svanned with
tlieso glorious birds , nnd even yet today they
can been seen along the numerous burs by the
thousand. A couple of weeks since the set-so
took It Into their addled pates toglvoustho
shako here , and in n body nroso from all ad-
Jnccnt waters and grounds , and with sound
ing honks started off upon their long pilgrimage -
ago to the north. They wcro absent fora few
days as thoroughly as if sucli a bird did not
exist , tlicn all of a sudden , and as unex
pectedly as they had vanished , they returned
nnd are hero again In almost as largo numbers
ns over. What brought about this singular
action on the part of the birds no ono seems
to conjecture even , but It Is likely that old
Anscr Hypcrorcous for llio noneo made a
miscim in his meteorological prognostications ,
and the honkers hurried oil lest the Fourth
of July would swoop down upon them in
The sportsman can make up his mind , how
ever , that the geese will remain hero but u
brief while longer. Moderate weather is
predicted throughout the whole far north
west , and at the first symptoms of ethereal
mildness penetrating the remote breeding
grounds and the birds Uro up and off. They
are. nwnro of It Instinctively and never pro
crastinate.
Just now all the shallows nnd Intermittent
sloughs and streams are furnishing excellent
given and blue wing shooting. As in the
case of their earlier and hardier congeners ,
they too , have showed up in wonderful force
tills spring , and the market hunters have ex
perienced no diniculty in keeping the fuino
Ktunds and commission houses glutted with
them.
The English snlpo have been here for a
week , and are being killed by the hundreds
at all their familiar feeding grounds in this
vicinity. At Missouri Valley , Orctnn. Wa
terloo , llartlett , Valley. AVaubiincoy , Horse-
slioo and Honey Crock , the delicious little
gnllinagocs have fairly swarmed , and the
hunter of the most inferior skill has not
failed in securing good bags. What could bo
inoii ) enjoyable , moro cxhilerating , moro ben
eficial , everyway , than a tramp for snipe
through meadow and marsh ! on ono of these
charming April days , with the music of wind ,
and bird and frog filling the balmy air all
about yon , and the odor of bursting buds nnd
blooming flowers intoxicating all the senses.
Jvuclcy is he , Indeed , who can llud the time to
indulge in the pastime.
TIio Omaliu ( Jim Ululi's Work.
The Omalin gun club may bo said to again
bo upon n solid and substantial foundation ,
nnd it Is a healthy sign and ono full of
promise , that they will from this on devote
themselves fearlessly and vigorously to the
protection , preservation nnd propagation of
our fish nndgamo.
In the past the all important feature of this
organization's work was the sport derived
from trap shooting , and the annual hunt with
its supplementary banquet. Whllo trap
shooting , which Is n harmless nnd beneficial
pastime , will bo continued as robustly as over ,
the annual hunt will bo forever abandoned.
This is a wise resolution , and in this now de
parture the Omaha gun club will soon de
velop into a useful Institution Indeed. Their
example cannot bo too closely followed by the
other gun clubs of the city and state , and It
is to bo hoped that wherever such a club
exists , there will bo a majority of members
who think moro of preserving than destroy
ing , moro of encouraging the increase of game
than of bringing about its extinction.
Indeed this is the only way in
which shooting nndsportingorganUations can
bo nindo desirable nnd subservient to the welt
being of the community in which they nro 16-
rated. If sportsmen simply band themselves
together to destroy that which Is already
vanishing all too quickly it will bo impossi
ble for men of Judgment nnd good solid sense
to approve of such societies , but when such
organizations are found clearly recognizing
that the sportsman should bo n staunch game
protector and that ho can only enjoy the
recreations ho so thoroughly appreciates by
protecting the animuls , birds nnd fish
upon which ho hopes to exorcise his skill
during the legal seasons , then the hope may
bo ventured that the stock of ( 'iimo will not
only lust their tlmo but servo to afford enjoy-
jnent , oxoivlso and numerous other benefits
to their children's cliildrcn.
TIio .Tumi Shooting Toiii'iiainont.
Qwln & Dnnmlro have finally fixed upon
Juno ! ) , 4 and 5 for the dates of their annual
spring trap shooting tournament. Owing to
the diniculty In procuring live birds the big
tournament they had In view has been
abandoned , and the three , days shoot above
mentioned will bo confined principally to
artificial targets and gotten up expressly for
western shooter * . In addition to the target
Hhootlng there will bo a number of llvo bird
swcopstulco litres and nothing left umlono to
insure the pleasure of the attendants. There
will bouuumberof added purses , and Judg
ing from the cncrgotio manner In which the
projectors are taking hold of the affair It
will bo u very successful tournament.
A Few 1'olntH Worth ObservliiR.
The success of a base ball team is very fre
quently traced to the vigilance , diplomacy
and good Judgment of the manager. Without
strict discipline , careful Instruction and han
dling , no baseball team can succeed , no mat
ter what the Individual strength of the play-
crs may bo , Good management means bar-
nionloiis team work , nnd harmonious team
work menus victory. The manager who sits
on the bench during thu progress of n game
should not only watch for the strong and
weak points as dovolopcd by his own players ,
but should bo equally nlert to the same ele
ments In the opposing playurs. In this way
huwill bccomo familiar with the different
ways of the several players , and bo enabled
to coach his own men with regard to offset
ting certain points In certain players In fu
ture contests. Ho could Jn thU event sny to
u young and green pitcher going Into the box
for the first tlmo : "Now , there's Smith ; ho
heads the visitors' batting list. UIvo him a
high ball wltli an out-curve ; ho always goes
for them but novergcts there. * , but Jones , who
follows him , Is death to high balls : keep "em
down for Jones , " and thus on through the
list. Manager Leonard says ho makes an en-
denver to fumlllarlzo himself with the style
of ovcry player of every team In the associa
tion with which ho may bo connected , nnd
that it has been n policy that has resulted in
many u victory for uU men. Words of pralso
nnd encouragement , too , never como amiss ,
pud the tuuuugcr who Is careful uud dlscrliu-
aUc < , on these points is n manager who will
Kcnrii's Sensible Views ,
"I have never used a glove on second base , "
remarked Kcarns the other evening. "A
good many second basemen nro using n glove
on the left hand now-a-duys , but I have never
felt the necessity of It , It Is more dlnicult to
hold n thrown ball with a gtovo , Boll play-
era are carrying the glove racket too far. "
'When there Is ono man out and n man on
third , do you deem It the proper thing to
have the Infleldcrs play in close to head off
the runner ! "
"Well that has always been qulto a ques
tion with me , although It Is the popular play.
I have novcr been fully satisfied that much Is
gained by the movement. At Biich close
rungo them Is no chnneo of getting a ball
unless It Is hit directly at you. Then It is
generally hit so hot that it Is with the great
est diniculty that it can bo handled. The
slightest fumble or hesitation Is fatal. I have
seen It fall many and many a time , and then
nguln I have seen many a run thus nipped In
the bud. "
_
IJaso Hits , I'Jok-Ups and Fumbles.
Hick Coriwnter , faithful , reliable and al
ways a gentleman , will bid good-by to Cin
cinnati today. Ho has signed to play third
base for the ICansas City Western association
club. Carpenter will do well In his new base
ball homo. Kansas City patrons of the gnmo
will admire his steady work , and ho will bo
as popular there as he was In Cincinnati. Ho
leaves hero with the good will of everyone.
No man Is n greater credit to the profession
nnd no man ever gave his services moro fully
to his employes than Hick Carpenter , His
future career will be watched with interest
by thousands of admirers nnd friends in this
city. Ho Is an excellent fielder nnd timely
hitter , and the Kansas City club Is to bo
heartllv congratulated On securing his son-
Ices. It Is n matter of regret that ho was not
signed by a league club so that ho might bo
seen hero this season. Carpenter is perfectly
satisfied with his terms In his new place.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Cooncy is a "heady" little player. He Is
never nt n loss to know what to do with the
ball. Yesterday , In the eighth Inning , when
the Heds had three men on bases , ho came
within nn ace of making a triple play. Heard
sent a slashing rod-hot liner right at him ,
Cooncy nailed it. although it nearly took him
off bis feet. Quick as u flash ho ran to second
end , doubling up Murr , and threw 'to first
just too late to get Holllday. Cincinnati
Times-Star.
Gcorgo Toboau , Just released by Cincinnati ,
would bo a gooiFmnn for Omaha. Ho Is u
class A player , hardworking and industrious ,
nnd possesses all the qualifications necessary
in the make u of an cnielcnt field captain ,
and n field captain is what Omaha needs moro
than anything else.
The Sioux Cltys play here again this after
noon , tomorrow and Tuesday. On Wednes
day they go to the town of the com palace
for three games , returning hero on the 5th to
meet the Delivers on the 0 , 7 nnd 8. Follow
ing Dave Howe's pets como the Cowboys , on
the 0 , 10 and U. On the lit. 14 and 15 the
homo team plays at DCS Molnes ; on the 10 , 17
and y < ) at Minneapolis ; nt Milwaukee 2'J , u ; )
and : > I and St. Paul on the 2r , ! ! 7 nnd 2S. The
Apostles will return with the Omahns and
play thrco games on Juno ! i , 4 and 5. after
which sixteen straight games will follow on
the homo grounds , when tho. Omubas leave
on their second southern trip.
The Great Illuyclo Itncc.
The great six-day bicycle raeo between
Ned Heading nnd Jack Prince Is exciting no
end of speculation among the sporting frater
nity. That it will bo an exciting contest , and
a fair , square , up-and-up race , there is not a
shadow of a doubt. The character of the
gentlemen who nro furnishing the collateral
for the racers is sufficient guaranty as to this.
If there ever was a square race run in the
Coliseum this will bo the oho. Who will win ?
That is the question that Is being revolved in
the minds of those interested in cyclinguffntrs ,
bjt is apparently a question that cannot
bo satisfactorily answered until two or thrco
days of the race has been run. Uoth men
have much nt stake and will assuredly ride
their best to achieve n victory. Prince , as
is well known , is an old tricky , professional
rider , but many think ho bus seen his day.
At any rate ho meets in Heading
a man worthy of his metal. Head
ing , of nil professional bykers of
the day , has n record that stands preeminently
nently over and above them nil. Ho is a man
of powerful physique , and his wonderful
powers of endurance nro known to bo such as
to enable him to compete with a good show of
success in n long distance chase with any
rider in the world. Hois young and ambi
tious. and besides his staying qualities , has
developed speed equal to the most of tlicm.
Prince is getting old , has been inactive ft
long time , nnd cannot bo otherwise than a
trillo stale. Still should ho once get into
condition he will make n hard nut for any
rival to crack , nnd ho says
that bo will bo on hand nt
the stipulated time in the finest
fettloaud to beat him. the Soldier will bo
compelled to average sixteen miles nn hour
for the entire , forty-eight the men are upon
the track. This , race , owing to Its peculiar
local significance , will attract great crowds.
us the people must realize that it is a rnco and
not a fake or hippodrome. The stakes
race are $750 a side and the entire gate re-
Mr. Frank N. Clarke of the First
National bank is stake holder , nnd the sport
ing editor of Tin : Br.c will act as referee.
and OhoyiiHkl.
Jack Davis , the pugilist , Is to take another
benefit at the Athencum club rooms tomorrow
night. This benefit business is being ruu
into the ground , nnd if Davis is the gladiator
ho professes to bo he should look for a few
shekels through the sources of a bonn-lldo
light. The Occidental club has been urging
him to respond to their invitation to como to
"Frisco unit battle with .loo Choynski for n
$1 , ! > 00 purse , and money has been forwarded
to defray his railroad expenses. However ,
he'll never go , that is a certainty. IIo is fully
nwnro that in Choynski ho is decidedly over
matched , and It Is better to attitudinize as a
champion than to Jump into the roped arena
and have your head knocked off for the
amusement of n lot of club men.
/ A Ijnft-llumler lor Omaha.
The Omaha management Is negotiating ,
with n fair promise of success , with Albert
Inks , the phenomenal left-bunded twlrlor
now with the Philadelphia , national league
club. The prospects nro that Inks will bo
signed , nnd report hero within ten days.
From the Wheel.
Mittauer is a convert to the safety.
A special meeting of the Apollo club has
been called for Wednesday evening.
Billy Combo has taken to the wheel again ,
nnd promises to dcvelopo into n Howe , a
Crocker or u Lunnsden.
The A polios will intiuo the run to Irvington
this afternoon. The distance Is sixteen miles
and the start will bo made at a :30 : sharp.
Omaha bus two moro new wheel clubs , the
Y. M. C. A. boys' club and the Y. M. C. A.
men's club.
Young Plxley nnd Cubbano will attend the
pony tournament to bo held by the St. Louis
wheel club In Juno.
The run to Glecnwood last week was well
attended and n gooil deal of enjoyment \\tis
derived therefrom. TIio mads wcro In n tolerably
erably fair condition , but would bo greatly
Improved by a fall of ruin.
In the fomnlo litcyclo rnco at the Coliseum
last week Miss Uuldwln were the colors of
the Portland , Oro. , wheel club ; Miss Nelson
the Pittsburg colors and Miss Williams these
of the Denver Humbler * .
Cnbbunc , Tagger , Ficsher , Peabody , San -
cliuy. Uelndorf , Wertz and Pixloy of the
A polios leuvo for St. Joe next Saturday , May
il , to participate In the tournament fit Ath-
letlo park , which opens on the 4th. They will
wear the club colors red , whlto and black.
Omaha wheelmen should make nil effort to
capture some of the prizes to bo offered nt the
Chicago tournament this year. Poubedy
should toke advantage of the occasion for nn
other tilt with Spooner , and If ho gets down
to real haul work , ho should return with the
Chicago man's sculp.
The Omaha run today will bo to Park's
Mills , about n milq east of the Council Hluffs
Chnulunquu grounds. This Is ono of the
plcusuntcst runs out of Omaha , over half the
distance being paved nnd only ono hill en-
route. The sturt will bo mudo ati'M \ : from
tbo club house , and ull members nro heroin
notified that the captain will tolerate no
delay.
Hlngliam was always In the front with hi s
Bronco , and ho demonstrated its hill-climb
ing powers to the satis faction of all. There
was something , however , that UlugUum
would not do , and that was acknowledge that
our western roads compared In any particular
with these of the cast.
The Omnhrt wheel club ntn to Bellevue
was greatly enjoyed by n line attendance. It
was the first run of the vernal season , nnd
the member * wcro delighted with the outing.
Captain Emerson conducted the run in excel
lent shape. Thcro wcro seventeen starters
and the trip down was against n strong head
wind. The whole turnout came back to the
city In Hue.
The Salt Lnko Times says : The members
of the city council last Tuesday evening were
made merry whilst listening to the petition
remonstrating against the wheelmen being
driven from certain sidewalks. After a
dozen side-splitting sections had been read
some obtuse member wanted to know how
many moro pages were to bo rend , and when
told thcro were "several moro" ho moved to
lay the petition on the table , which was
promptly done.
' A Cincinnati exchange remarks that "This
city will soon bo thrown In n state of agita
tion over the appearance of n married ladles'
club of bicycle rulers. A prominent society
lady , who lives at the Gibson , Is the leader ,
and avers that the club will make Its appear
ance on the street us soon us the weather per
mits. They have been practicing all winter
nnd nro now In a state of perfection. They
expect to create nn immense sensation , and ft
Is safe to predict that their expectations will
bo fully realized. Their costumes will consist
of navy blue riding trousers such ns nro used
by equestriennes with overskirts to mutch.
Miscellaneous .Local Sports.
Good pickerel fishing Is reported nt both
Honcycrcck and Big lakes , Iowa.
.Tuck Prlnco will take the fcinnlo bykers teSt
St , Joe for a six day race , and also Sioux City
during the coming month ,
An effort will bo made hero some time this
spring to organize an nmatenr nthlctlo asso
ciation , with the view of Joining the national
association.
Do not full to read "Macon's" newsy letter
from Frisco. Hereafter these letters will bo
a feature of Tin : SUNDAY Bun's sporting de
partment.
William Preston and W. W. Blnghnni
spent Thursday sniping nt Missouri Valley.
They made the biggest bag of the season 1H
line , plump Jacks.
The Council Bluffs nnd Omaha rowing as
sociations nro making preparations for exten-
slvo Improvements at Mannwn this spring ,
and a July regatta in not unlikely.
John Dunmlro Is making rapid advance
ment at target shooting , and It will not belong
long ere bo will bo able to hold his own with
Parmelcc , Petty , or any of the other local
cracks.
Emmctt McDowell , the alleged champion
roller skater of the world , Is in the city , and
professes to bo anxious to make n three-hour
nice with any professional OK amateur bi
cyclist in Omaha , scratch start.
It is said that Scotty Gordon , the kid who
put Patsy Murray in a somniferous mood be
fore the Gate City Athletic club several
weeks ago , has been matched against another
novice known as Colorodo Jones , for a purse
of $100.
Jim Corbett , who was In the city Wednes
day , talks ono way in the cast nnd another in
the west. IIo told the eastern reporters that
ho did not believe Sullivan would light Jack
son , nnd that if ho did , he would go broke
that Jackson whipped him. Hero ho informed
Tun Bnr. man that Sullivan would most cer
tainly fight Jackson and bo would wager a
few hundred that the Australian would bo
whipped. IIo also said that ho didn't think
the pugilist lived that could whip John L.
Sullivan , and repeated it emphatically in the
presence of a half-dozen well known gentle
men.
r Horseback riding In many of the eastern
cities is becoming the rajro with young Indies ,
and it is quite certain that the fad/will catch
on here. Everybody is , in the saddle , so to
speak , nowadays , and us a consequence a
great deal of equcstriunship is badly per
formed. Good horsemanship is an acquired
accomplishment , like all other human graces ,
und it adds much to the gloom of this world
to sco young women conforming themselves
into temporary pile drivers , trying to pound
the sinning from their saddles or break the
backs of their poor steeds , while their bulg
ing eyes and the quivering of the muscles of
their plump forms tell a tale of self-torture.
Questions ami Answers.
Several disputes have arisen among parties
who bet on the recent prize light between
Jack Davis and Hi Anders. I made a wager
of $3.00 that Davis would not whip Anders in
two rounds. Tbo police stopped the light be
fore Anders was counted out , but the referee
arbitrarily awarded the light to Davis. Do I
lose ? H. II. N. , Union depot.
Ans. Yes. All bets follow the stakes , un
less declared off by the referee.
Will you please inform mo whether Will
iam Beach , champion oarsman of the world
ever beat Juke Gaudaur , if so when and
whcroi Did ho beat Wallace liossi Amateur
Oarsman , Manawn.
QAns. Beach beat Gaudaur for the champ
ionship of the world and $1,000 , on the
Thames , England , September 18,1SSO. Time ,
22 minutes and 29 seconds. Beat Wullnco
Koss , snmo place , same conditions , September
2. , 18SO. Time , 23 minutes , 5 seconds.
To settle n dispute will you publish the
class weights for pugilists. What clnss is
Jimmy Lindsay in ( Billy L. , city.
Ans. The limits of weights in champion
ship contests are ns follows : Bantam
weight , under 112 ; feather , up to and includ
ing 118 ; light , up to nnd Including 133 ; mid
dle , up to nnd including 15-1 ; heavy , 155 and
up. Middle-weight.
Can you give me , through the columns of
SUNDAY'S BIK , the exact dntu nnd place of
Clarence Whistler's death. Was AVhistler a
native of this city i Handball , Eleventh and
Chicago .streets.
Ans. November 0lSS5in Melbourne , Aus
tralia. Whistler was a worker for a number
of years in the smelting works , this city , but
do not think bo was a native of Omnha.
Please answer the following questions in
Sunday's baseball columns and oblige :
What was the longest game of professional
ball by innlngsl Who made the longest
throw with a baseball on record ! Who has
the best record for running the bases ? In
the llrst scries for the world's championship
between the St. Louis Browns of the Ameri
can association and the Chicugos of the Na
tional league , who won nnd what were the
scores of the games I Is Dad Clarke an Irish
man or s. ( Jcrmani Ball Crunk , South
Omaha.
Ans. Harvard vs , Manchester , 21 Innings ,
score 0 to 0 , Boston , Mass. , Mny 11 , 187 ! ! .
Johnny Hutllold. Gcorgo Gore of the Now
York Players' club Is said to have run the
bases In 14 seconds in n competition
against time , San Francisco , Cal. , November
9,1S7U. The St. Louis Browns In the fall of
1SSO , four games out of six , by the following
scores : 13 to 0 , S to 5 , 10 toil and 4 to : i.
Chicago won two games , 0 to 0 and 11 to 4.
Clarke Is nn American Indian ,
Would you bo kind enough to Inform the
writer where ho could rent a bicycle , or purchase -
chase ono by weekly or monthly payments I
Doe , City.
Ans. AtPcrrlgo's establishment , on Dodge
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets.
Will you please Inform mo through Sun
day's sporting columns what constitutes the
different kicks nnd plays In a game of football -
ball ! Half Bock , Omaha.
Ans. It would require over n column of
space to give even n synopsis of football rules ,
so voluminous arc they , und It would require
the full text to give any adequate idea of ull
thcro is In the grout gamo. A drop kick , how
ever , Is executed by dropping the bill from
the bunds and kicking it the very Instant It
rises. A place kick Is kicking the ball after
It has been placed on the ground. A punt Is
mudo by dropping the ball and kicking It be
fore. It touches the ground. A klukoff is n
place kick from the center of the Held , and
cannot secure a goal. Ktckout Is a drop kick ,
or place kick , by a player If the side which
has touched the ball down in their own goal ,
or Into whoso touch-In goal the ball bus gone ,
and cannot secure n goal. A free kick Is ono
wbcro the opponent is restrained by rule. In
touch means out of bounds. A fair is putting
the ball In play from touch , A foul is any
violation of any rule. A touch down is made
when the ball Is carried , kicked or passed
across thu goal line nnd then held , cither in
goal or touch-In goal.
To decide a bet will you pleasostato In next
Sunday's BKII bow many games the Omaha
bull team played lust season without an error ,
oud was their record Ju this respect beaten by
any other team In the country ! W. Finch-
mclcr , 2109 PntrlcR riVcnuc , Omaha.
Ans. Twcnty-trror' It was not.
Please stuto In ypw SundavBr.n bow nnd
What to play with ( no base ball playing cards ,
which have sevonty-two cards In the deck ,
and they rank from catcher to right fielder ;
and greatly oblige } 6 ? , city.
Ans. If you have a deck of the cards nnd
the board that goes'with ' them , you certainly
ought to bo able to pco how the game Is
played. You shuffle the cards , then turn them
over ono at a tlmo , nnd the Instructions on the
face tell you of thoiphiy and how to score.
Will you please send mo the address of the
secretary of the Icninio of American Wheel
men } T. H. Alexander , Beatrice.
Ans. Tun BUR answers no questions by
mall. Abbott Basset * , secretary L. A. W. ,
Pearl street , Boston , Mass.
Will you please answer through the sportIng -
Ing columns of Tun Ilr.nl IB thuOinulm ball
team going down to the bottom of the sea in
nn endeavor to llnd McGIntv , and do you
think nt their present rate of descending they
will bo nblo to get even a ing from bis famous
suit of clothes to fly as n pennant this full )
These may not bo sporting questions , but ns
you nro probably the smartest man In the
world , you will plcaso an nnxlous public by
answering them. Hobcrt Keltlng , Atlantic ,
Iowa.
Aus , If our young nnd fresh prohibition
friend will Journey over to Omnha today and
go out to the ball park , ho will discover that
the Omaha team has found McGInty nine of
him nnd they will bo recognized in their
Sioux City uniforms.
Plcaso answer In Sunday's Br.n the follow
ing questions : In n game of ball , A Is on , ' ) b ,
B on 2b , no runner on Ib. A starts for homo
nnd B for 3rd ; A doesn't get homo for ho
llnds the bull awaiting him , B In the mean
time touches Jlrd ; both nro forced back and
both regain their bases without being touched
with the ball. Is either out ! M. A. Heed ,
Dunlap , Iowa.
Ans. The runners not being forced
neither is out.
To dccldo n wager please state In the query
column whether Kun.sus City got Swurtzcl
nnd Hcynolds from the Topcka or Lincoln
clubs ! Jasper , city.
Ans. Yes.
TO Til 13 DEATH.
Fight to a Finish llclweoii a Panther
and n Uenr.
Noise IIooso hunts mul traps wild nni-
imils in the dense forests of Sullivnn
county , twelve miles west of this place.
IIo nnd his little family live on u patch of
cleared huul in the wililnorness nt the
base of IJald mountain , on Whipoorwill
creek , mid it is a , poor season when
IIooso doesn't secure deer nnd skins
enough to keep him nnd his folks
'
through the summer , says a Skinner's
CreekPenn. ( ) special to the New York
Sun. He owns one cow , nn old horse , a lot
of chickens , two or three hogs nnd several
dogs. But his most valuable property ,
lie says , nro u repeating rifle mid two
dozen steel traps.
Ono day this month IIooso's cow wan
dered into the woods and stayed all
night , nnd the next morning IIooso
shouldered his rifle and went up the
creek in search of her. In the course of an
hour IIooso reached thomouthof a dark
glen on the north side of South moun
tain , and sat down on a fallen tree to
rest.While ho sat ho heard , a bear
bellowing up the glcn. The sound
ciuno nearer and nearer , and IIooso got
upon the log and cocked his rifle. In a
miiiulo a big panther came trotting
through the bushes , with a squealing
cub hear in his mouth. It carried the
eub as a cat does a mouse , and. it didn't
seem to ho in a great hurry to get out of
the glen.
Close at the panther's heels waddled
the wailing mother hear. She was evi
dently afraid to tackle the panther , and
the panther appearpd to knowit. , But
presently the panther put the cub on the
ground , as if to get a heller hold on its
neck , when llio boar plunged at the \mn-
ther mWf caught it round the body , just
in front of its liincl legs. Like a Hash the
panther flung the cub into the air ,
.yanked itself loose , anil pitched at the
bear. The bear knocked the panther to
one side , mul a second stroke sent the
big cat Hying into the hushes. But at
this stage of the figh't , the eub squealed
once moro , and , the mother hear , seem
ing to forget everything hut her young
ono , rushed to its rescue. Slio had not
taken moro than thrco or four steps
when the panther sprang at her throat
again. Its aim was true , for it settled
the claws of its fore feet in the bear's
shoulder and its teeth in her neck. The
bear struggled hard to flhuko llio pan
ther oil , but she couldn't do it. Soon the
panther torotho bear's entrails out with
its hind claws , and then it leaped , away
anil went to smelling after the cub.
IIooso didn't wait any longer after
that , IIo fired thrco"Winchester bullets
into the panther , killing it. The cub lay
dead , the panther's teeth having crushed
the tender bones in its neck. A little
way up the glen the .hunter found the
bear's nest with a live cub in it , whieh
ho carried homo. Ho didn't find his cow
that dny , hut two days later ho ran across
her remains in a gorge four miles from
whoreho hail shot the panther. She
had been killed and partly devoured by
panthers , which ho says are thicker in
Unit region than ho has known them to
bo in a number of years ,
Sulllvan'H Next Opera
Sir Arthur Sullivan , the eminent composer.
Is nt present hard nt work upon the score of
a grand opera which is to bo produced in Lon
don next November , says a Boston dispatch
to the New York Times. Sir Arthurluis for
a long time bad under consideration the pro
ject of composing n grand opera that would
bo in every sense an English production , us
the popular tnsto everywhere indicated a dc-
slro for something different from the German
and Italian schools.ln which all present grand
operatic productions nro written.
But for several years ho has been so occu
pied with the scores of romlo operas that no
opportunity for his much wlshed-for-scbemo
has presented Itself. But when "Tho Gen
doliers" was completed and presented nt the
Savoy theater , London , last December , the
time seemoJ ripe , and ho ut once set about his
great task.
Thcro was ono circumstance that gave im
petus to the work and materially hastened the
commencement of the scoro. When the com
pany was being formed which was to produce
"Tho Gondoliers" In America , Miss Esther
Pallisor.who was tbon studying In Purls , was
sent for bv Mr. D'Ovly Carlo to assume the
role of Gitinettu. When she rehearsed the
part Sir Arthur was sb well pleased with her
voice and methods that ho at once decided to
engage her for his now openi.and his decision
was moro firmly fixed after repeatedly listen
ing to her singing. Not only this , but the
composer determined to arrange the numbers
of tbo lending role to suit Miss Pnlliscr's
voice , und immediately began the work.
Special advices to the Post hero stuto that
the score has been sulucloutly advanced to
warrant the production of the opera next
fall , and the Initial performance will bo given
at Mr. D'Oylvs Carlo's new theater , which
Is to bo opened this spring in Lojidon. Mr.
Carlo Intends to devote his playhouse largely
to the production of English grand opern.nnd
several works of this sort uro to follower
Arthur's production. Miss Pulliser is to
leave for England In September to rebearso
the rolo. which will probably bo ready for her
by that time. ,
Sir Arthur , for the first tlmo In the history
of his oixmitlo compositions , will not have
Mr. W. H. Gilbert us his librettist. These
two gentlemen have successfully worked to
gether for nearly two decades , and while
Mr. Sullivan has had no differencowilh hU
collaborator , it Is probable that they will
never Jointly produce another comlo opera.
Mr. Gilbert is now In India , where ho went
immediately after the Hint performance of
"Tho Gondoliers,11 while Mr. Sullivan ro-
ninlncd In London , where ho is now working
with his librettist , , . jfo
a Mr. Eugene Field of Chicago Is to tfrnler-
tuko the task of furnishing the text for the
now production , nnd. us has been the cuso
with Mr. Gilbert , both words und music orp
being written together. The tltlo und plot
am religiously guarded , but the story , it is
suld , is to deal with modern times , and prom
ises to bo full of interest.
WILL BE NO
Among the-employes of the great White Machine Factory , at Cleveland , Ohio. The
success of the White Sewing Machine has been so great that all employees get
good pay , arc well satisfied and happy. Old Mr. White , whose white locks cluster
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of employees. Often this noble old gentleman is seen with a special train with five to
six hundred of his factory forces going out for an entire clay's picnicing and fishing ,
and thus the employees stay by him , and to make up for lost time they work at night.
The factory runs day and night at this season of the year. So it is with the hands
doing business for this one of the best companies in the world.
The Omaha office is now running more men than ever before. The reliable
Shuttle Machine is improved. There is a Rotary Machine. There is a Automatic Ma
chine. There is a Tailoring Machine any style wanted and sold on the most liberal
terms , or ten per cent off for cash. The quality of the White is not questioned there
being about 5,000 living witnesses and customers alone in the city of Omaha to testify
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THE PARADISE OF HIE PUGS.
An Interesting Budget of Presli Pacific Coast
Sporting Gossip.
"MACON" AMONG THE PIGHTEES.
The Famous Authority Gives Some
Point art * on the Relative Mer
its of tlio Stars of
the Squared Circle.
AN FIUXCISCO , Cal. , April 22. [ Special to
Tun Bnr. ] There never was such a sporting
city for Us size as San Francisco. All hinds
of sport arc in high favor but pugilism is
most affected. The El Doradoan metropolis
is the Mecca of the slugger ( my christening ,
too , ) nnd while ho is in favor hero ho thrives
ns he never throve before. The California
athletic club Is his best patron aud Us presi
dent , Mr. Lamartenc K. Fulda ,
IS THR IIRAU-IDCAT ,
of a sporting dcmi-god. Mr. Fulda Is n pow
erfully built man who stands about five feet
ten inches tall nnd who weighs about two
hundred pounds. Born of German parents
in Petersburg ! ! , Vn. , about forty years ago
ho was brought to this const when but two
years old nnd"nll his lifo since has been passed
on it. For nearly twenty years ho has lived
in San Francisco aud thcro.uro few men hero
moro respected than ho. Ills business
Is that of a lumber merchant , n
manufacturer of sashes and blinds nnd
ho also dabbles quito extensively in real
estate. IIo is an American athlete of won
derful strencth. IIo put up n pair of three-
pound dumb bells l.fiOO times without resting
and ns n boxer ho has won two heavyweight
class medals and has held his own In frequent
bouts with men like Charley Mitchell nnd
Mike Cleary. Ably assisted by an energetic
working board of directors and having the
coulldenco of ovcry member ho is
Tin : i.irn AND THR sour.
oC the club ho heads. Its affairs and its ex
penditures are his ono relaxation for ho is a
model married man. His wife was n niece of
the late Sam N. Pike , who miilt and owned
Pike's opera house In Cincinnati and , the
G rand opera house in New York. I lo seldom
leaves his apartments nt night excepting
when club duties call him forth. Naturally
the fame of his club causes him to receive
largo numbers of letters from ull parts of the
country , but as ho has no amanuenses ho
never answers these which are merely frivo
lous or inquisitive. Hero Is n specimen of
tlio kind of epistles wonld-bo sporting wits
sometimes send him :
HUFKAI.O , N. Y. , April 24 , ISM.-Mr. Puldn ,
President Athletic Club , Han Kranclsco , Cal.--
DearHlr : Wo have a lot of lighters on hand
and wo would llko to Uichl you u main for JiV
000 on the main and Jl.cwo : i hatllo. t-ach shlo to
show twenty-ono men n side wclshlne from 110
to aw pounds nncl to light nil that falls In , the
winners of the Unlit and heavyweights to ho
declared the clmmpIoiH of the world , the lights
to taliu place within four months aftorslgiilni ;
thi ) articles and till halt Irs to bo fought with
two ounce gloves. Should Ibis incut with your
approval and on receipt of your answer will
tk-nonlt 110,000 with any paper In Now A ork
stnlu that yon my natiio. Vour respectfully.
I do notgivo the name or street address of
this witling. Ho is evidently iUhlng for n
frco "ad , " and 1 don't propose to glvo It to
I 'nnd that nillio Murphy , the Australian
featherweight , has made n better Impression
on the California mind than any of the other
little ones who have been here. President
Fulda believes that ho can not only defeat
anv of the litttlo ones of his class
with iwo , but that ho can also make it
verv hot for most of the 1'JO pounders.
Salil n director of the California
club to mo today , "Murphy is really ono of
the few men living who would absolutely
iATiir.u ! riuiiT THAN IAT. :
IIo Is n crank on scrapping , nnd It mikes
no dllYori-nco to him how hlg his opponent is.
1 think ho wouldn't hesitate to tackle cither
Jack McAuliffo or Jimmy Carroll. Kay. I will
go oven farther and say that if his friends
told him to do It ho would glvo Sullivan him
self u round. Once when ho was lighting hero
voting Mitchell , who was 'one of the tlmo-
lioopers , made n remark which somewhat dis
pleased him , when ho retorted , YiJU wait
until I get done with this fellow , then como Inhere
hero nnd I'll belt you.1 Ike Weir gave him
enough of punishment In ton rounds to have
surfeited two ordinary men but ho paid no
moro attention to it than a duck would to n
spring shower. He kept going right at the
Spider , and llnally he got In it
I'l'NTIION HIS STOMACH
that nearly bent him double.That took all
the stamina out of Isaac.and after that ho was
but n play toy in Hillio's hands. Before ho
lights lie gets so anxious to bo In the ring
that ho Is llko abound In leash for nn hour
before hocntcrs the ring. " AH Ililllo can light
nslownsllBjxjuiiilsliolsllkoly to iniiku It
verv interesting for Cal McCarthy , Frank
Mcllugh or Johnny Murphy should either of
them care to tackle him. Ho will bo after
them soon , mid some ono of this trio will have
to face him or take water In u manner that
will not add lustre to their llstio prowess.
Jim Corhott's best friends think that ho
acted very rashly
IN IU1IISO JOIIS I. . SUM.1VAM
to fleht him four rounds , and a number of ,
messages wcro sent him to this effect , urging
him to como home forthwith und not endan
ger the laurels ho plucked from the brows ol
.fako Kilruin nnd Domlnick McCaffrey. He
is on his westward way , aud by the time this
is printed ho will no doubt bo back here
within easy view of the golden gato. There
is but ono opinion hero as to his skill and
courage , but so far I have not found ono o (
his admirers who will own his belief that
Jim can successfully cope with cither fiulli-
van. Jackson or even Joe McAuliffc. Onool
the best judges of pugilism on this coast says ;
' I think if Choyinski had been handled dif
ferently Corbett would not have defeat cil
him. .lack Uempsey , who did not know his
style , kept him away from Corbetl until too
late. If there ever was a
HUMAN rinimii :
ho Is Choyinski. Had ho been sent right nt
Jim from the word go , I think Corbett would
only have tlio best of it for six or eight
rounds , and after that I think ho would have
fallen off weak und Choyinski would have
douo him. "
This gentleman further said that
"Corbett lias got all the heart
necessary for n good lighter nnd all
the skill , but I don't think ho has the stiiminu
or the bottom to cnablo him to stand punish
ment. "Whenever I sco an uthloto who has
any defect very apparent , " said ho , "I weak
en on him. Mr. Corbett is sway-backed and I
never had faith in u sway-backed horse or ninro
standing either a killing pace or a hard road. "
This man I must admit is very outspoken
and perhaps undervalues Corbctt's staying
poweis but there is ono tiling certain nnd
that is if Jim really wants tt tackle either
Sullivan , Jackson or MeAuliffo on his native
heath to a linish ho will bo given tlio oppor
tunity tlio instant he asks for it. There is n
strong probability that Jake Kilruin will bo
hero determined to wrest away from him the
laurels ho lost ut New Orleans.
Corbctt's social status hero before ho
bccomo u professional pugilist was n very
peed ono and even now ho ranks head and
shoulders in the social sculo above any pugil
ist that ever grucOd Iho American ring and
wo all know that ordinary American lighters
mule 500 per cent bettor than English or Aus
tralian scrappers in intelligence and respecta
bility. Jim was u bookkeeper in a bunk hero
nnd his relations uud intimates are
very good people of the kind who
hnvo nothing to do ordinarilly with boxers ,
except perhaps to look at thorn through curi
osity. Ho Is the boxing instructor of the
Olympic amateur nthletio club , which is to
this city what the Schuylkill navy , the Now
York ulhlotic and the Gymnasium is to Phila
delphia , Now York uud Cincinnati. His
lights with Jake Kilruin and McCaffrey und
his defiance of Sullivan have placed him
ix TIIM rnoNT IIANIC
of professionals and ho will now have to fighter
or suffer a detriment of reputation. Hois nt
once the Tom Spring nnd the Admirable
Crlchton of the American ring and who
knows but that ho may bo sounder in stamina
than oven his friends bultovoi A prophet wo
know , is not without honor save in his own
country. John C. Heunaii was line drawn
about the loins , but ho walloped England's
champion , Tom Sayers , and afterward backed
down John Morrissey , who had defeated him
when ho was out of condition , and it may bo
that Corbclt may prove that history repeats
Itself in pugilism as in everything olso.
Who really knows I
A prominent Market street store keeper
hero has adorned tlio front of his house with
n gigantic canvas forty by twenty in size on
which ho has had painted n picture.
TIIH noiiT niTWir.x : : SUM.IVAN AND JACKSON.
As the men will set to for thrco first round.
Jaeksou towers above Snlly'H head and his
dark skin looks like mahogany compared to
the ivorv whiteness of Sullivan's bared body.
Hiram Cook , tlio referee is Urn next most ,
salient figure , and around llio ring nro Jack
Dcmpspy , Putacy Hogan , Captain Morse of
the Australian steamer Almeda , who look
Spaldlng's ball lessors across tlio Pacific
ocean , Jack McAuliffo , Mike Donovan ,
Young Mitchell and nmn > other Jlstlo colcb-
ritics , The portraits uro excellent and the
sign Is the talk of the town. It was the in
tention of the artist to have Included N. M.
Fuldu's plcturo among the others but that
gentleman objected and It was left out. This
makes the group slightly resemble the play
of "Hamlet" wi'.h tlio part of the melan
choly Dane nmmlttod.
Hoddy ( Jullughi'r's health Is not of the best
kind at present nnd It may bo that
his light with Hilly McCarthy may
have to bo again postponed. Hilly
Is the typical bulldog lighter In appear
ance. 1 heard him say the other day :
"Ol doon't see w'y It takes so niiirh toimo for
snmo fellers to get Into condition. Ol kin
folght every week , ami Oi'd llko to got the
clniuco. " Ho looks an though ho would.
If this meets the eye of Jack Davis It will
Inform him that ho ran help the euuso grejlly
by sending hi' ) full llstio record to the proper
parties hero. They want to know , you know ,
Jack , Just what you have douu or hu'i been
done to you. MALOX.
CliurloH immli'H Grave.
ncnjmnlii Kills Martin relates how ho
vlHlleil Kdimmlim churchyard In ordi-r
to vlHlt Ohm-lea Lnmb'n grave. Survh-o
WIIH tfoliitfon in llio church mul ho waited
till tlio cloio and asked the nlllciullntf
clergyman Iho locolioii of the grave.
The clergyman didn't know. Ho had
heard that CharloH Lnnili was Inn-loci in
liiH churchyard , but ho had novcr been
the fe'ravo , nor nuked about It , ,
A mllk-whlto door was ( .hot recently near
Mount Kutuhdlu hi Maine.
Our Spring opening hav
ing been delayed by our re
cent repairs and improve
ments , which arc no.\v com
pleted , we shall be glad on
Wednesday , April 30 , to
show our fine line of Child
ren's Suits and Furishing
Goods to our friends. All
are cordially invited to call
on us that day.
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