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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE NINETEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , SUNDAY MO11NING , MAY 25 , 1890-TWENTY PAGES , THE SENSATIONAL SALE OF THE YEAR. This fr : was purchased of Iho Sheriff of Goolc Co. . 111. , aL2G oenlsoti l.ho dollar , as Lho si ook is small wo will close il oui tomorrow and noxLwdok , and Iho following prloos will do It , , All iho Machine Linen Thread Thread From this stock From this stock 12c per dozen Spool 3Oc per dozen. CtsSpooJ mss mm f f & j Ms All the Hue lllnck niul Colored Embroidered Skirtings and Underwear. Hosiery . LAWNS * / All the Colored Seamless AND Ladies' Imported Hose LACES. . . F.OUGHT FROM THE frHERIFF O ? COOK COUNTY , IL.LS. Figured Challies - ALL THE 30-INJtI ALL THE WOOL ALL THE FINEST IMPORTED All the loys' and Girs' AII HIPs iss cMUitotnEitrnKIUTIXG , North nil tot-.JO , go lotimrruw at 23c DRESS GOODS , 5Oc DRESS GOODS , $1.OO DRESS GOODS , Heavy Ribbed School Hose FHOM THIS STOCK , 1 torn tills -toi U. 1 n in tills si. . U. 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Secretary IJr.indt says l y that time I'halen will have Joined the team , and with ICearns in right ho o.\i > oets really strong work at the hands of the te.im. So fur this BC.uson , the fact is undeniable , the Omahas have been very weak , and especially in the Held In no two successive gmnes has the make up of the team boon the bame.und ills a well established fact that victory does not often itereh upon ttio banner of a elnb which Is contlniudly shifting ami changing its men. \VIth such men as Uniuahnrt and Moran in the Held , the Omahas arc hut precious llttlo 11 hove the amateur standard. They tire all ii'ht ( in their iv nlar ( tositlnns behind the liat , that is , the > are fair catchers , but in the Held Omyl O mo ! However , the team , as the local patrons will probably see it imulo up In the next giimcs hero , will bo 100 per cent htroiiKer than over before. With Andiivs , Canuvim and Clovelaml on the bases , Walsh at short , and ICearns , Willis and Phalen in the Held , und Mmim , Uniuahart and Clarke , l iiii- ning and Inks to alternate In the points , Omaha will be in jrreat shape to RO on with the battle for the pennant. With this new iirranKement the vietoties will assuredly far outnumber the defeats. So , under the cir cumstances , the fans should all bo content to jiwult the new regime , anil , when the team "TCtnnis , turn out and welcome thonfback.imd Instead of ] ws give them cheers. They tire jnst as cheap. Oiimlm'H Hex Work. Where would the Onmhogs bo this year ivllhout Dad Claiko. Although ho hasn't pitched his usual ball , ho has proven Omaha's only hope. Out of thirteen games ho has pitched ho has won six , while Fanning has lost six out of eight ho has played ; Willis and Inks lost the only games they pitched entire and Inks mulSommers managed to win one to gether , und Willis nnd Summers another. Just now Claiko seems to bo the only twlrlor that can bo depended upon , as Inks has not bi en sunieiently tried. What llttlo pitching ho has done has been flrst-elass , but moro than offset by his fearful wildness - ness However , Manager Leanonl thinks that ho will pan out all right when ho gets ( o using lilin in his regular turn. If he should fall down the management should not monkey with him , but let hint go und Immediately seeuro some body to lisslst Clarho. So far Dad's record Is ull that could bo expected under the dis couraging condition of things. Ho is a warm weather pitcher and his early spring work has uovcr been astonishing. In u few weeks , however , the Oswegoan will bo all right , then look out. Anyway , hero's uioro HH.X.M to bis good right arm. Uir I tony Juno. The schedule of games for the homo grounds In June lit n rattling one. Out of the thirty days in iho month twenty-ono of them Will Imvo its ball game. This will afford the lovers of the great sport a line oppoitunity to ciack their throaU and yell themselves hoarse. This long list of gnm ° s will lie inaugurated really on May 130 with the Apostles , who play bore also May ill and Juno 1. l\'e\t the Min neapolis team will be mowed down and packed away with the remains of St. Paul. They will be hero June it , I and 5. Cnshman's Hrewers will eiidcawu" to entertain the Andrews family Juno 7 , S and 10 , and Juno I',1 , 1 1 and 15 Des Moines will servo as a mop for the local diamond. Juno 17 and is the all-star tail-cnders from the city at the mouth of the Kaw will" be given a couple of allo pathic doses , while Juno 'JO1 and - ' . ' we will toy with Dave Uowo's Mountaineers. Juno " 7 , & anil 211 thu plumed mid belted Sioux will run down for a tilt , which will terminate the Juno schedule. The Oiirahus will leave for Denver on the morning of June 'JO. They p'ay ' there Juno ! tO and July ' , ' , then return to Kansas City for two battles on Independence Day. of till ! End. The mournful wall that St. Paul has nhcady got enough burdens the breezes. But this is only the b 'ginning of the end. Long ere the dog days arrive there will bo many u case of suspended animation in many a formerly iloiuishliig huso ball city. This is no idle talk , as all familiar with the shaky condition of the sport all over the country , willndmit , St. Paul Is only taking the initi ative. In the city of the Apostles the last three games did not net enough of the root of evil to pay the guarantee for a single game. Is it reasonable to expect the club's hackers to continue on under the circaimtances ) However , Presi dent McC'ormick , when spoken to on the sub ject , remarked : "I do not believe St. Paul intends to dis band. The weather up there , like every where else , hni been bad , and no games have been played , nnd of course there is moro or less discouragement. ' 'I have received no onlclal notification of this contemplated disbamlment and take no stock In it. It may'bo possible that the St. Paul magnates would bo willing to sell their franchise If they could get what it is worth , but I even doubt that. In any event , how ever , it will disarrange the Western associa tions affairs but little. There nrotio less than three cities , and llvo nnd hustling cities , too boot , ready to lump into the llrst vacancy , and the transfer of the schedule would bo the only work to perform. But St. Paul Is not going to quit , don't bo uneasy ; it is too good a town , mid the business men up there are too keenly allvo to their own interests to part with their ball team. " But wo shall sco what wo shall seo. The IliiHelmll War. Another week of the baseball season has passed , \v bile there Is as yet nothing of n strikingly sensational Older to chronicle , the air is surcharged with war and rumors of war. The brotherhood's slogan "wo are the people , " no longer resounds upon the air. When the snow was still llyinsj the wreckers had everything their own way , and by a lav ish use of "paper" at the opening of the season imvto the country believe that they weroreullthoeltlzens. . Fora few brief weeks they subsisted on plumbs , great , big , succulent fellows , enough to make a man's mouth water a mlle oil. The llttlo boys of the National league could only look on enviously und con tent their stomachs with prunes nnd wind. But there has been a notlceublo switching of of the good things of the market. Tholeaguo giants have begun to partaka of the banquet , while the brotherhood slaves are gathering up the crumbs. Ttio National league has llttlo moro to fear. Tliobrotherhood barouo Is bowling on toward the rocks of destruction as fast 113 Just winds can send It. But after ttio grand smosh-ui ) it will take a year or two to restore baseball to its old-time standard. The gaiuo has hud an awful blow. The attendance has. not been any whcro near up to that which was formerly accorded to the league iu either organisation , and both are losing big money. This hmts the brotherhood much more than the league , however , as their sluis all draw labulons salaries and they have the enormous expenses of new parks , n w fenci's ni'd so on and so forth to meet. The league teams are today jilaj Ing much the bust ball. Dissension und discontent nrecieeping within the ranks of the lot-met slaves and they tire putting upuiockj game. Their iittendiin'-o is dwindling day by day , while that at the league parks is incrj.isin . It ha" novV sim mered down to a question of ; ? oed b ill plav- ing , hcntimcnt has climbed over the femv , and the twooivMtii/ations must light it out on an equal footing The --igiis of the day are that the league has much the best of it , but right will always prevail ; it is. delayed occa sionally , but ilipilly gets there everj lima. Tnc City Steiuns Want fot-e. OMUU , Nob. , Miy1. . In ro ard loan ar ticle published in the World-Herald ot the 20th , from the Nonpareil b ill club , the City Steams say they h'lvo sent the Nonpirell's two challenges alivady and now give them the third. Wo will play them 0:1 : the Omihi groan Is , or if they are not acuoptiblo to thoiii , on their own grounds , Fifteenth and Viuton , for any amount from ? lf > to 8"i ( ) . and huvo posted a § 1U forfeit with Sandy C ) . V ( iriswohlofTui : Bir : , as an assurance ot good faith. The game to ho played nnv titno niter Juno 1. In the former game \\ltlitho Nonpireils , the City Steam boys were defoited by U to 2 , and they rightly claimed that they were beat en out of it , as the ninpiro acknowledged him self that ho gave us a wrong decision In the last inning that would Imvo changed the scoio. This is written to show that we are not brags or bluffers. Como up with your money and let the best club win. Biur : WII.KISM'gr. . C. S. L. n. B. C. Spnldinc'H Uttlo Joke. Sam Morton. prosHontof the Minnotpjlis club , was in Chicago a day or two ago. "Sam has come over to buy mo out , " said Al Spalding. "That's light , " replied Sam. "What will jou give tor th Chicago club ! " "Twenty-live thousand dollars. " "I'll t'iko it. " said Spalding. "Docs that Include Anson ( " asked Sam. "No , " replied Spalding. "I must heap him for seed. " AVIint "Siind" \ \ \ \ \ Do. The Kden Museoaml Nonpareil teams meet on the Hascall park grounds this afternoon. Manager Failsh says ho Intends to taken little conceit outof the Nonpareilshut there's many u chicken counted before it Is hatched. Good ( Sanio Today. The Lincoln giants , a stuto Icuguo team , and the City stoim laundry nine , will battle for supremacy at the ball park this afternoon , game called at II sharp. These are two line ball teams , and spectators will bo treated to an entercstlng game. The Coin nj ; Champion Ilykor. The admirers of fast wheeling , endurance , stamina , resolution mid nil that sort of thing , and who set Ned Heading and Jack Prince up as models in possession of all these qualifica tions , should remember that Omaha has a coming young bykcr who will in a few moro jears beat these two men out of sight , at any sort of n perform ance on the wheel. The individual In ques tion is no loss a personage than Will Pixloy , n boy sixteen years of age , but who oven now is capable of pushing any of the old veterans in this nook i ) ' woods. Pixloy was born In Angola , Ind , February 'JO. Ib7l. Ho stands 5 feet 'J and pulls down Iho scales at 110 pounds In rlmui ! condition. Ho began his byhlng career in I&j7. and In the fall of that year ho nrndo his malden race , his opponent belug Julo3 BurtheH , tlvp von- fast Juvenile champion of the city of St. Louis. After a hard fight young Pixloy won , Last full at the great Chicago tournament ho won the Juvenile championship of America , beating a gang of the fastest kids ever assembled to * gethor in this conn'ry. The fall previous to this ho took the bojs' hainpionship of this citj , winning oi'er Deal Weit/'s head by a .sliu'o ' wheel's length \V erU was much older , bigger and btmngor than Pi.xley , jet he hadn't the stall In him tocomivl PK to lower his colors. So far during the present j ear ho has defeated all iho fastest amateur * of the vieinitv , and , in lact , has never yet , tit the h-inds of aiij" Jiueuile , either local or foieign , sulTeivd a single set b u-k , and has hut but few races with men. Ho goes to Chicago next Sitnrday to partleip lie in the cycling tournament which will bi in session there the entire week following Beyond a doubt young Pixloy is the coming champion bj-kur of America , that is nothing intervening to re tard the piogrcss he is at present making. * ' 'J' 'ii ' tins Wheel. Jack ICnstman , one of our fastest amateurs , is sojourning in Chicago. Frank Bacon lias gonu to St Louis , where ho will reside permanently. The Omaha wheel club's now quarters are radiant in a ne\\ coat of paint. Piinco and It-atllng are , contemplating a racing tour through the east. Seven new members were taken into the Omaha club at the last meeting. A II Perrigo , thuryiilu professor , is en joying a ten daj s1 Jaunt tlirougli thu o ist. Peahody , Pi.xloy and Tagger tire training hard at thu fair grounds lor the Chicago tournament. Ned Heading is in St. .Too with Jack Prince und will take part in the exhibition races there next week. The Omahas had n delightful run to Bellevue - vuo 0110 day last week , and topped oil Iho sumo u ith a iumc ol ball. About forty members of the Onriba wheel club went down to Kansas City last night , whoio they aio the guests of the Kansas Citj' club today. Harry Tagger , one of Omahas fastest long will the lOD-milo handicap distance riders , enter - cap race to come oft at the Chicago tourna ment June 7. The nightly attendance : at the club rooms has perceptibly Increase I s.incotho muslcale , and the club seems to have been infused wlthaicnewal of enthusiasm. The A polios left yesterday noon for Ilello- vuo rjllo range to witness the skirmish runs ami rillo practice : ThlsV morning the club will contliuo on to Platt.smouth luturning this evening. A number of wheelmen started to Honey ctcolc yesterday , but llndlng the road too rough they abandoned their machines , hired a conveyance mid nuulp the trip anyway. They put In the day ilshtug , a nice basket of pickeicl awarding their unwts. Billy Hobson of St. .loo. who Is greatly In terested In the endiryonlo bicycle and ath letic club down there , { spent several dujs hero this week , la } ing in a stock of information pjrtaining to the management of suth u pro ject. Jack Klnneman has issued n challenge to Charlie Ashlnger for a twpnty-llvo mlle racoon on the Coliseum track for * IOO. Kinneman doesn't claim to bo a ilder , but ho says ho can beat all such dubs us Ashlnger if com pelled to ride a cart whOcl. Tlio ] JI Keht Ciiioli of ihc S John Petty , William Preston and ( ieorgo Powell went over to Manawa yesterday to try their hand with line nnd rod. The old vets were a llttlo rusty ami have evidently lost much of their prostlno adroitness , for alter a couple of hours of as industrious angling as ever man was guilty of , they were compelled to glvo up In disgust. The llsh hud ull probably been up lute the night bo- foio gorging themselves at some social ban quet , any way they wouldn't bite , and only ono llttlo nibble was all that rewarded the Omaha h lo's efforts , "Well , It won't do to go homo without some fish I" observed Preston , laughingly. "Fact , " corroborated Powell "Well , what's to bo don enquired I/aak Walton Petty , himself Hlull wo t , > into the Bluffs und buy a atrlu ; ; at the market ) ' "If we had a seme , wo might catch some yet , " vontnicd Proiton. r l "Capital I'1 echoed Petfy and Powell , "but the soin ! " How 11 our shirts answer tied together } " asked Preston. "Twon't do , " from Petty. " 1'vo got it , ' ' Jojously cried Powell , "ono of your boots John , the-very thing ! " Petty gucd down it his hrogans dubiously a moment , then squatting on the grassy bank he yanked nft one , with the remark , "Von'r rislit , Powley old boy , if we can't catch a lot of snekus in ono of tlieso tanneuos there's no llsh in the lake , that's all. " So the three stiong men divested them selves of all superfluous rainment , and sei/- ing hold ot the straps of Potty's boot leg they hauled it , by sheer strength , into the limpid waters of Manawa. Lucky was Powell's thought. The flr-t drag across a siirdl estuary ioultc'1 In a catch of fully hull u birrel ol snnflsh , cits , turtles , tadpoles ami crawfish , and only the toe of'tho boot was tilled then. Throe drags weie made , and the icsiilt was 1J ! ! pounds of llsh , ami the three fishermen leturned to Omaha in the gloaming Uiumpluint and happy , j'ct the harbor bar be moaning. The AVinoIiesters Slioot. The Winchester gun elnb held their weekly shoot at Huser's park j'cstosday. The condi tions weioJ. . " ) blue rocks , Ib yards rise. The scores : inn inn mil nooo 10101-20 IHKHi 10111 ( Mill ( III 111 mil IT ll.MII HUH ) lll'lll ' ( Mill 01(111 ( n . . loinil KlllK ) lllll iKilllt mill-II ) oHDO loin ooiii ) iinoi joiii-u . . . . ( Hill ( HI ) 11 10011 001(11) ( ) 10IOO-1U . . .I'KX ' ( ) ) 100HI 11000 moO 11UJU- 'ii , n looji oiiiw moo loon 01011 1:1 : With a score of 20 , Fred Fuller cariied off the medal. Hughes anil I'ai-intilec AVin. At the meeting of the state spoilsman's association at Grand Island last week the whole Western association , embracing some ten or twelve gun clubs , was taken Into mem bership , In addition to a number of outside clubs. The most interesting event of the trap shooting tournament , which was held at the same time , was the team shoot for the West ern association medal , which was Avon by Messrs. W. H. S. Hughes and Frank Parma- leo ol this city. Theio were thirteen teams competed , among which .woro tlueo from Omaha Hughes and Parmulce , Bruckerand Nuson and Dickey and Mussolmun , The con ditions wcio ft single llvo birds , U single blue- rocks and 'J pairs of doubles to each man. The Grand Island team and Hughes mid Par- nitilcc. the Omaha representatives , tied on 20 each , but tlio Cir.md islanders were shot out on the shoot-otf and Hughes nnd Purnmloo awarded the modal. Thoio was a largo crowd ol spectators and the contest was gieatly wi- Jojed. Tlio Omaha lo Show. W. 0. Ingram , who is rapidly arranging all the picllmlnarles and \ \ lioU11 have solo charge of the coming Ornnha dog show , said yesterday that , without question , his exhibi tion this spiing would surpass anything ever seen west of Chicago , bo fur , the list of en tries Is Very largo and ombiMcos some of the best dogs In the west. There will bo n num ber of entire kennels here , and the attend ance promises to bo very largo from sur rounding cities and towns. The entries can be made at 1 lotl Faruam stiect. and the sooner the better for both exhibitor nnd manager. Miscellaneous Local .Sports. The Winchester gun club's next weekly shoot occurs at Huser's park , Tuesday nttur- noon. DTho Prairie gun club holds Its weekly shoots every Sunday afternoon near Beeehor's Ice house noith of the city. Kd PuuUcn nnd O. W. Plchard shot a 100 hint match at Husers'parkustcrday nft-r- noun lur the pi ice uf the bu.f and shells in d $ ' , ; > a side. Puulscn u tuning bj u t > i uru of T'J tu (1.1 ( Jehu I , Hcdicli hus puixuiucU frvuu W. A. Paxton the chestnut colt Colonel S for S-TiO , foaled Maj 7 , | sK ( ) . Mr Paxton has also sold to C. 10 M.iyno of Ogdcn tlio chestnut colt Pygmalion , foaled l ! > s.s , consideration .j-- , , He has purchased of Judge MeCieurv of Hustings the bay Ully Putrina , foaled IbbO , for S-UH ) . Jack Prince and his combination of fe male bykers are in St. Joj. They begin ono of their six day races tomorrow evening , and the St. Josans tire expected to turn out en mnise , and with bated breath , keep tab on the tin Illlng contest. Pi luce will locate per- mauently in ht. Josejih. Advices from California state tliht .Too Choynski Is in superb fettle for his match with Jack Davis tomorrow evening und eon- lldont of lulling him into unconsciousness in a round or two. Davis lias been training at Al.uned.i , and reports eomo from his side of the li.iy that ho is looking magnilicent and destined to sm prise tlio doughty Israelite iu moro ways than one. A numhnr of sporting men are contemplat ing a week's carnival of wrestling at the Col- scum. This sport has been wonderfully re vived within the past few months , and bids fair to force pugilism to the hack-ground. 1 f tlio project pans out Carkeek , Witttner , Lewis , McMillan , Cannon , Connors. Mill- doon , iSlcInernoy and the whole galaxy of atonic stars may bo expected to bo on hand and take part in the battle for the pri/cs. Great spoil is repotted bj' the ninny llshiiig paitlci which aio dally visiting Honey Clock. The remarkable stories told so far will probably bo discounted nOxt week when the Toft paity makes its icport. They left last night with an extra team of horses to pull Toft's superfluous adipose tissue. The party consists of Messrs Christ Toft , Charles Benjamin , N. Sierr.s , Ovorbach , J. Jensen , Goodsou and Thomas Lund , and if any llsh are left when they icturn they Will not bo worth mentioning. Messrs. JolT Bedford , W. G. Albright , K. T. Duke , Marih Kennard , W. J. Halm , Dick McC'ormick ami Tom Brunei- are up In north ern Minnesota alter trout , black bass , miisku- lounge and other birds of gay plumage. President McCormlek took his little bat and ball along , and when not engaged in tingling for suckers will keep his joints limbered up for the great game which is to take place tit the local ball park next September between the Omahas mid the high school boys. Peter Jackson , the colored champion of Austialia , who with Jack Ashton , and n number of local pugs , gave an exhibition at Boyd's Thursday night , said that if the Cali fornia club would consent ho would meet Sul- llviin as willingly In Virginia tis ho would In 'Frisco , hut ho did not care about meeting him at all now until after his return from Australia. If this pugnacious son of Ham is wibo ho'll remain in the antipodes when ho gets there , for It will require but a few rounds for John L. to iclluvo him of nil ills llstle glory. OfTllin IJnt. Jack Messltt Is still on the shelf with malaria. Jimmy Canavan leads the Omahas in long hits so lar this season. With C.mnvan onsccond nnd ICearns In light the Omahas will hustle all of thorn. "Hed" Illttman , released by Kansas City , has signed with the Dallas Texas team , The Mllwsiukcos htivo been playing great ball ever blneo old Grandpa Dalrymplo Joined them , The loiders of the brotherhood nro begin ning to have their eyes opened to the laet that the. old scheme was a mistake. There will bo something drop , with that aiimo old dull thud , eio long , if bigger audi ences do not turn out In u number of cities not hard to nnino. Coonoy continues his phenomenal gait with Anson's > colts. Tom Naglo. too , Is still with the team nnd thu report of his release was erroneous. Jim Cannvan leads the Omahogs In batting with an nveruxo of . 'J'JO. It will bo scon from t us that the lucul ( 'hints are not distinguish ing themselves with the stick. The I hirugu Times in H pea lung of Kd ' \S illiiunsuii html t > top wurk , HU > S that ii i- > iu style wUU | thut ot Joe WuhU uf this city Both men make their errors on slou and easy grounders. JackCtoaks has boon deposed as captain of the Columbus American association team and McTamany appointed in his place This will give Foghorn the sulks for a few weeks. Questions and AIIHWOI-H. There is a letter of Importance at the sport ing department of Tin : Bin : for the secretary of the Omaha cricket club. Will the gentle man step up and get it ! Will j'oti please state In Sunday's Bi r what is Plmlcn's n gular position , and did Omaha have to pay Louisville anything for his 10- Icusol-Bull and Bat , eitj- . Ans. First base , but ho Is much more than a fair till-round player. She did , but Just how much is not known. If in a double blid match a shooter breaks both birds with his tlrst barrel , docs Itcountt What Is the Hignillctinco of "reserve" when applied to a dog on the bench ! Will quail bleed in captivity ) Where can I purchase the American shooting association's trap shooting rules ? Sportsman , Fremont Ans. Two birds broken with ono band do not count. The man tit the seoro Is entitled to another pair. In bench show p.nlanco "reserve" means that the dog to which the word is applied is to Imvo the plnco of the winner next to him if for any icason the honor is forfeited by this dog. Or ho gets the award If the winner of iho second or third pruo should happen to bo disqualified Qimil have never been very .successfully bred in confinement. For the rules desired mldicss Major J. M. Taylor , room Ibl , Stewart build ing , Now York city. What biej'clo record docs Jack Prlm-n re ally hold , it any ? Wheelman , Council Bluffs Ans.- Jack Prince holds no bonu fide iceord tlio writer has ever been able to find except tho72 hour , 1 hours n day , lOU'a ' miles made at Minneapolis in May Itib'J. In tlio Spoilsman's Chronological Compendium , In the comparative cycling iccotds , his 100 mlle performance Is mentioned alongside of that of F. F. Ives , us follows : Ono bundled miles , J. S. Prince , October 2S , ISSil , 0 : ! > O..Vit F F. Ives , October 10 , IbSI , OiiiVlX ) . These recoids weio made in this country. What I'rinco over accomplished In Kngland Is not known , at least to the writer. Please give decisions In lawn tennis on the following : First , the vnllojor stands at the not nnd strikes at n ball , falling to hit it. The bidl strikes outside the court Does ho win orloso the polntf Second , on Iho lulura of a ball the ball is played into the net The opposition plajer thinking the ball Is coining over strikes the net at the same moment , us the ball or nearly so. Who wins the i".int S , F. Ashby , President Tennis Club , Fair mont , Neb. Ans. First , thovolloycr wins the point. Second , It depends simply on vxhlclu h.iiipcns lli-st. If the plajer touched the net whili- the ball was still In play ho loses the stiulu Hit ting Ihu not after the ball is de.ul m.iki.no dillcronco. To Mittlo a dispute , how many * < iiri < na Judges are there I G. A , Cailey , Uullai , Kun. Kun.Ans. Ans. Nino. To decide a hot will you kindly infm-in mo through Sunday's sporting columns whether thoSulllvan-Hyan light occurred in Missis , slppl or Louisiana ! -Header , IDIU Duuglus it Ans. In .Mississippi. To settle n dlsputo sluto If there Is nn open and close season In Illinois I What tttutcs protect the birds ! Can you give the pedigree of the ct-lebruted Knglish Hotter , Beauty lioluil Is who registered I-Curler , Lincoln Ans. No law for snlpo In Illinois Jvhuy me prutei ted In Indiana , Ohio , Pennsylvania , New York , Ni w Jersey and most of Iho At * luiilif KI aboard tjvvns Nuno of the western stutis plot , ct ihi-m Beauty Buhu a nut