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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAF , NOVEMBER 10 , 1800-TWENTY PAGES , 1 THE LOCAL SPORTING WORLD , lie Gare6r of the Greatest Athlete of Mod- era Times. THE KNIGHTS OF THE MATTRESS , IVom tlio Ilnll Field The I'linch * H and tlio Pounders Among tlio Giinncrfl and tlio "Wheelmen's .Dolngi * That the greatest athlete of modem tltncs nchlevcd his first renown In Omaha may not be generally known , but still Is a n fact. Beyond dispute this distinction be * longed to Clnronco Whistler , the wrestler , who was born in Delphi , Intl. , 1831 , and who after n brief but eventful career , dlcu in .Australia In the year 18S1. In 1879 , Hob Urcono , who Is today nn at- tncho of the Drum In this city , was proprlo lorof the Elysees garden , an ninuscincnt re sort on Twelfth street , between Douglas and Dodge , nnd to him belong the credit of bringing the Incomparable Whistler before tlio public. At the tlmo mentioned , Greene was a great dabbler in sports , ns well nsqulto nn authority , nnd Ho was over on tlio qul vivo for phcnotns , let them bo what they might , pugilists , xvrcstlcrs , sprinters , dumb- beltllltflrs , jumpers , pedestrians , or what not. It his employ was Tom Ulddlson , still quite n prominent member of the local sport- fraternity , and to the latter must bo at tributed the first recognition of Whistler's ' pidipects and capabilities. Whistler was a moulder and worked in the foundry at the font of Douglas street. Ho spent many of his evenings at , the IClyscos , listening to the music nnd watching the varied performances which the cntcrnrMitg proprietor was lavish in supplying , wnlstler was a big , strontr , poml-nnturcd young fellow , nnd whenever thcio was anything of nn nthletlc character on , was particularly enthusiastic. Ono even- inir ho strolled Into the garden , and seeing JJIdillsoii seated on ix chair enjoying his after- btipper Havana , he laughingly said : "Tom , 1 guess I'll ' Just pick you up with my tcoth and tnkou llttlo walk with you , " and suiting the ncllon to his words ho leant over and , prusping tlio back of the clinlr between his powerful ] aws , ho lifted both it mid its occil- punt clour of the ground nnd walked around a elide with them. ' What sort of a man are you , anyway ] " wild Tom , ns the husky mouldcY deposited him on the ground , at the sumo tlmo sol/Jug Whistler by the arm nnd feeling of his bleep1. . So astonished was ho at their wonderful slzo und compactness , that ho Immediately culled Grceiio and exclaimed : "Bob hero's a card for you feel this fel- lowN arm. " Greene did so and his astonishment was equal to that exhibited by Blddlson. After thoroughly looking the young moulder over drone asked him how ho would llko to become como an athlete , and with sparkling eyes and Hushed furo Whistler declared that that hud always been his one munition. "Have you over wrestled any ! " enquired Dob. Dob."Oh yes , " replied "Whistler , . "that is Jus what I can do. I've thrown every man about tlio shops , in fact I have never met a limn who could down mo. " "You can quit work right off. " quietly answered Greene , "I'll give you better mon ey than you nro making right hero at the pinion. " Whistler eagerly accepted and made his de but as a heavy weight lifter before n large niul select Elysccs audience that evening , I lo was n drawing card from the outset , am' VMS such a big , jovial , generous fellow , that ho noon became the idol of all the patrons o the place. Two months later Luden Mnro Chrlstol , who Is in training in this cit/ now for" his innteh with T. .T. McMahon next Wednesday evening , lloatcd into Omaha , and published a dell in the News offering to throw any loca1 aspirant for honors on the mattress foul times in ono hour , Gncco-Komnn style , Christol was the French champion , and , it : fuel , was fresh from Paris ut that time. Greene called on him nt ttio Metropolitan hotel the' following day and informed him that ho had n novice at his garden whom ho was willing to back against him , Christol , fo : M.VI a sldo and tlio entire pate receipts OH tin terms specified In the Parisian's challenge. The two men met a week later nt the Academy - demy of Music , now the People's theateranil Whistler downed his man ns a starter in r trillo less than eight minutes. Inthoseconi bout ttio Frenchman broke his collar bou < and Whistler was declared the winner. Christol was wonder struck , and upon hi recovery ho Induced the young moulder t take the rend with him. A few months late : "Whistler returned to the Elysces , bringing * . Andrew Christol , n brother of Marc's , with him. They had two matches , both of whlc' worn held in Motz's hall , and hot of which resulted in draws The first match , ono hour an to.i .minutes was wrestled without a fall nnd in the second ono hour nnd fifteen mhi utew. This was a remarkable performance , iiuismuch as Whistler , yet nu inexperienced tyro , depended wholly upon brute strength , and Christol upon science. It was au oven thing between them. Whistler then accompanied Andrew Chris tel to Kansas City , where the latter matched him against a well known professional named "Murphy , from Now York , for n purse of $50. AVhlstlerwns an easy winner , nnd in the first full Injured the Gotlmtnlto so severely that ho wus permanently disabled and never appeared on the mattress again. Tuts discouraged "Whistler and ho quit athletics and went on the Kansas City lire department , where ho distinguished himself on the occasion of u lire by le.iplng from the hose reel and making the coupling while on the dead run. A month of this employment was sunicidnt for the restless - ' less young Hercules and ho once more re turned to Omnhn , his native heath , so to speak. Bob Greene took him under his wing again , and in the full of 'til escorted him to ' Kew York. Ho created a 'furore in the metropolis by throwing big Martin Qulgley three times in forty-live minutes , ijulgioy weighed liGO pounds nnd in those days was considered all but invincible. His next notable match was with Billy Muldoon , the prldo of Ciotham. They collided nt Mad ison Square pardon in the presence of a tre mendous audience. It wits one of the most stupendous struggles over witnessed in the big burg and resulted in a draw after eight hours nnd forty-live minutes of almost super human exertion. It is said that Muldoon was only spared defeat by the police , who had nil backed the champion heavily , by turning ofT the gas just as Clarence was about to put on the finishing touches to his formidable antagonist. Muldoon was ex hausted and couldn't liavo maintained his feet live minutes longer. It was ten minutes nftui n in the morning when the struggle was thus unfairly terminated. The New Yorkers dubbed , Whistler the Western Wonder and bacUPd him heavily in his two subsequent matches with Kdwln lllbby , ono of which ho won nnd the other was u draw. "Whistler next turned up under the management of Arthur Chambers in Vhllndnlphln , where ho took a course of in struction from .loo McGlllick , n lightweight Cornish wrestler. Finishing his schooling with McGlllick. Whistler boldly proclaimed himself the champion catch-as-catch-can wrestler of tlio world and delicti all corners , Shortly after this he went on the road again , ho and Muldoon doubllngup in an athletic com bination , with Bob Grceno ns their business manager. They were out a year , and Whist ler wrestled all comers In all parts of the United States , meeting fully one hundred of the very host men to bo found in the countrv , After tlio disbanding of the Whlstler-Mul. doon combination , the Omaha man made a match with Tom Caunon.tho famous English champion for $500 a side , and the entire gate receipts. Cannon won the first fall in twenty minutes , Whistler slipping on an orangu uoal somu partlzan had cast upon the carpet. The KtiKlishnmn wout down easily , however , In thn next two bouts , the first in six minutes nnd the second In four. This was la Kansas City , nnd Whistler's winnings wore some thing llko $3KIO. As nn evidence of his mag- nunlmous and generous nature , ho returned Cannon's f.100 to him Subsequent ly ho met Bauer nnd Duncan C. Koss , winning from both hands down , und again went against Ills old part ner , Muldoon , in two other matches in Frisco. I. hu Jirst ho lost , breaking his shoulder blade , but the second ho won hnndllv. Next ho again defeated Tom Cannon , then Peter Del- inns , the Frenchman. Leaving Frisco Whis tler wont to Australia , where ho bested every man foolhardy enough to'tacklohlm. HU luit match was a lamcntablu ouo , for out of It grew the dlscaso that sent poor WhUtlcr to his grave It wn with I'rof. William Miller nt Mclbornc , whlcht after a colossal battle , the Omaha boy won In two Alright fulls , his winnings reaching the mu- nltlccntsumuf JO/J7I. Ho took the llrst fgll iu ono hour nnd four minutes , nnd the second In six minutesMiller being so enervated that ho could hardly stand alone. Three weeks niter this memorable meet the Mclborno enthusiasts gave the American a banquet , nt which the wlno ( lowed llko rain. \Vhlstlor was n convivial soul , nnd In the ex citement of an unguarded moment he seized the rim of n cask of wlno In his tooth , nnd by sheer strength of his massive Jaws lifted It upon an adjacent table. The next morning ho com plained of a soreness In his chest , nnd that night ho was seized with a chill , which merged into ncuto pneumonia , nnd three days later poor Clarence "Whistler was n corpse. Ho was burled In Melbourne , his legion of friends and admirers in the far.off antipodes erecting n magnificent monutneyit to his memory. Clirlstol VH. .McMnlioti. Ludcn Marc Christol , the rcnowed French athlete , catno to this city several days ago and throw down the gauntlet , defying nny and all comers to meet him In n straight Greco-Uoman wrestling match for tiny part of * oOO a side. Ho plnccd n llvo hundred- dollar roll of greenbacks In the hands of Mr. 1' . B , Murphy of this city ns n guaranty of good faith , It remained but a sho.'t time after the article published in Tin : Ben of last Wednesday was rend by a gentleman passing through the rlty on his way to the const. That man was none other than Mr. E. Temple , the well known theatrical manager , ho being fond of athletic : sport , called at TIIU Buc ofllco nnd declared ho had an unknown who would show up Mr. Christol In great shape , by wagering S'J.'iOor WHO that ho would have a man hero in ten days thnt could down him In his own style of wrestling ilvo times in one hour actual wrest ling time. This challenge was rend by Christol , who rushed frantically up to the sporting editor of Tiii-5 DAII.V BKI : and said uch an nreement must have como from n r.izy man , ns no man on earth could down him hat way. The wily Frenchman was soon onvlncod that such nn offer had been made , nd that n forfeit had been loft for him to over If ho meant business , the frisky ljnris- _ an pulled out his money iiml deposited ' 50 nd said he would meet any man on such crms. barring Lewis nnd Carkcck. Mr. 'omplo promised to name his man after the nil tell was made , and gave his word ho would iar Lewis and Carkcck after the articles of igreement wore signed , and S. G. V. Cris- vold was chosen final stakeholder. Mr. Temple mined T. F. MeMnhon of Omaha as his man hristol looked somewhat surprised , for ho ickuowledgcd that although ho had never vrestlcd the Canadian ho had heardu ; great deal of him as an amateur nnd often remarked hat If over ho went against thn American irofesslonnls ho would bo able to eopo with ho best of them. McMtihon Is u young man about twenty- Ivo years of age , stands six feet high and veiglis 175 pounds , ho Is a very Intelligent alkcr mid a thorough gentleman , lo holds some of tno best medals ivcr offered in Canada , having won them wan nmaturo. Eastern sports look upon ilm as the coming man , but knowing ones icro , claim that ho has on hand the biggest : ontract he over undertook. The sturdy Ittlo Frenchman seems conlldcnt of success nnd claims that both Louis and Clarence .Vhlstlcr . failed to down him on these terms. This contest will take place next Wednesday night at U o clock , at tlio Exposition hall , corn or offou ] rtcenth street ana Capitol avenue. A largo raised platform will bo erected In the center of the hall , thereby enabling all to see every move made by the contestants. The match must bo to a finisher or the entire stakes will bo donated to some charitable institution in Dmaha oy the stakeholder. The contest will jo strictly on its merits , as no ioopholo has jcen left in the articles of agreement to hip- lodrouie , nnd the referee will not bo known : o either party until they are Uoth on the pad ready for the contest. A royal treat is looked 'orwnrd to for nil these who may bo nblo tote to decuro admittance to the hall that night to witness n fierce nnd scientific contest strictly on its merits. The best man must win. The AIiiKioClty Club. The South Omaha athletic club has been reconstructed and reorganized from basement to cupola , and can now bo said to bo upon as solid and legitimate basis as nny similar In stitution In the country. The gentlemen com posing the ofticial roster arc nil business-and * professional men of the soundest repute. There is not a sport connected In any capacity , not oven that of Instructor of iithletles , with the organization , nnd these who are enrolled in its membership are gen tlemen who hnvo decided upon this mode of gratifying an interest In sports requiring a clear brain , keen eye , muscJo , nerve and science , let It be nn exhibition of the manly nrt of self-defense , a struggle of skill nnd en- iluranco upon the carpet , a bout with the foils , test of strength ana agility , it matters not to them , they are equally Interested and derive the same ratio of recreation and amusement as others do from nny other class of attractions. Tholr next entertainment has been fixed for Tuesday night , the 25th , and will bo a fistic contest for a purse of J500 , be tween two St. Louis heavy-weights , Allen and Mooney. The meet Is to be with big gloves to a finish , At the meeting of tno club Thursday even ing last , on motion the secretary was author ized to telegraph to George Godfroyand Ed Smith offonng them n purse of $ 'JOOOto trans fer their match , which was to have como oft last Tuesday night before the Puritan club at Providence , H. I. , but was Indefinitely post poned , to the club , rooms at Soutli Omaha. Yesterday they received a reply from Billy Muldoon , Smith's manager , thutr the offer had been received and would bo immediately con sidered. The December attraction , it has been al ready arranged , will bo a fine one , consisting of nn able dissertation on the beauties of the Dolsnrttau movement anelu'blg' programme of various athletics. - , The Hoped Aroun. Young Martens , bettor known as the Black Pearl of Minneapolis , and Jack Hightowcr , another aspiring pugilistic Scnegambian , will I moot with big gloves at Germanla hall , South Omaha , next Tuesday night for a purse of * 150. These two men wont together In St. .loo several months n o , the Pearl winning after n stubborn contest of seven rounds , Hlghtower having broken both his thumbs In n fruitless endeavor to crack the Mlimcso- tnn's black skull. ' On Friday night , nt the same hall , Dan Daly of Bongor , Mo. , nnd Tommy Whlto of Chicago , n brnco ot clover und game ban tams , will try conclusions for $250 a sldo. Daly Is backed by Omaha admirers , wbllo Smith is South Omaha's protege. Ono week" from tonight Tommy Miller , for merly of this city , now of Indianapolis , bat tles with Tommy warren of California be fore the Now Orleans athlctlo club fora purse of $800 , T. J. McMnhon offers to back Billy Woods of Denver against Jack Davis.tho local heavy weight , m a finish fight before the Magio City club , that is , McMahon will deposit n forfeit of flOO with the club that Woods will bo hero to meet Davis , If the club will nang up sunlcient money to justify the trouble. . Jack Davis declares ho will fight any man In the world , barring Sullivan nnd Jackson , nt any tlmo or any place , for a purse of $1.001) ) or upward , "Wants a Legitimate Show. OMAHA , Nov. 15. To the Sporting Editor of Tun BIK : It is said that the city of Omaha will soon bo treated to a bench , poul try nnd pot stock exhibition. Under n first class management such nn affair would prove n success , but it will bo necessary to provide the undertaking with national Judges , The late bench show at Douvor was a complete success simply bocnuso the Denver konucl club had Mr. Goodmana Judge from Chicago , and the Omaha fanciers are only waiting for the opportunity to make a display of thclt thoroughbreds providing they liavo a first class judge , whoso opinion will stand as au thority , Out of the bench shows held in thl ; city the tint hold January 188'J on Fifteenth street , near the postofllco was the only one that was not a rniilc fraud and which the fan ctcrs of Omaha tool ; any interest in , There were some UK ) dogs benched , und it must l > < admitted that while there wore not so immj Una specimens In thecltv as there nro no\\ there was more , real interest shown than ni any slnco. The second night the showroon was packed with our best fanciers , tin most prominent being the late Dr. Aycra , nnd the ccnlal Billy Meldrum In Jits best humor , trying to mnko his half ( not tlio In gram half ) of the management n success. Thcru Is nothing nt a dot' show so cheering or homcllko ns n smiling and entertaining secretary , who makes the visitors feel that they are welcome , und lot mo here ndd It Is only the sincere fancier who can do this , Wo thought the fanciers \\oroliigoodcuoUKh spirits at this show to form a Ucmiel club , but alas I no ; nnd until wo get organized wo need not expect to ndvauco In this particular. The reason Now York , Chicago. Boston nnd other cities nro successful U because they hnvo kennel clubs. Even Denver , which Is not so lurco ns Omaha , is away ahead of us. Kennel clubs go into the thing foi * the pleasure of seeing a grand display of crack dogs competing for prizes which their owners feel proud of , not for the few dollars they receive nt the door of ad mission , The promised bench poultry nnd pet stock show is to bo held in Omaha , so says tbo Farmer , but where or by whom judged is not given , J , H. Mcgahnn of Lincoln , Neb. , Is secretary , and It Is whispered that there are others of Omaha Interested. I have a few specimens I would like to show , but I will not show before an unknown. This Joke Is getting stale and won't work , H , F. M. llont KnuliiR on Land. M. L. Uoedcr , manager of the Coliseum , has just returned from Chicago , where ho made arrangements with Captain Paul Iloyn ton of nquatlo fame to bring the noted oars men , Ned Ilanlon , Wallace Uoss , Fred Plalstcd , George Leo , John Lorgen , John Gaudaur , John Teenier , William Connor , Al bert Ilntnm , John McKay and Harry Vail , with their land boats to this city in n grand Inter-ocean regatta for the championship of the world and a purse of W.&OO. This will bo the first regatta over hold on land , and the sport-loving public of this city may congrat ulate Itself on being presented with the first opportunity to sco whnt , these famous scullers can do en their new and novel machines called llnd boats , Chicago wanted the re gatta bad , but Mr , Boynton , after viewing the Coliseum track , decided in favor of Omaha. It is to bo a gcnuino race , nnd will continue throughout the week of November "I , six hours each day , it is a novel affair , the success of which is as yet , of course , in considerable doubt , but that these world- renowned oarsmen will attract a host of people at any tlmo is nn assured foot. Next Saturday's Tourney : The members of the 'Apollo Cycle club nro still hustling llko beavers in the Interests of the tournament they will hold nt the Cell scum next { Saturday afternoon and evening , Their arrangements nro very complete nnd there Is but llttlo doubt but what the meet will bo a most gratifying success. The afternoon programme will consist of a 100-mile race lor a handsome diamond studded medal nnd the championship of the state The entries for this event are Taggur , Pea body. Beard , Potter. Dcnman , Schnell and several others With such a field of llyors this should bo nn interesting race from start to finish. In the evening there will ho a card full of good things , principally short races , nnd among the malicious entries for the various honors are Flcscher , 1'ixlcy , Wertz , Mucntorfcrlng , Khodes , Dickey. Porterlleld. Townsend and a number of unknowns. The riders are all in active training , and Mcars. Beard , Ilolton und Dcnmnn are riding llko birds on the wing , while Pcabody , Floscher , Pixley , Wertz and Hhodes are fairly making the track orcik. The whole bunch is so evenly matched ttiut it would bo wonderful for anyone ono to pick a winner. Ono or two of thoun knowns , so it Is claimed by their fricndsv will make some of the champions take to the woods. A fine band will bo In attendance , nnd nil lovers of honest bicycle riding should turn out and give this ambitious young club a lift. . Up On HU Auricular. DENVER , Col. , Nov. 14. [ To the Sporting Editor of Titii IJcn.J Thinking that I would like to glance over your sporting columns for old acquaintance sake , and which I always use to find so pleasant nnd newsy , I went to a news stand hero today and purchased a copy of last SUNDAY'S ' BIJK , Wtillo looking over your very interesting notes , of course my eye soon settled"on the doings of the bicycle , under the bend of "Tho Apollo's Budget.1 I noticed a very off-colored remark about mo , the writer remarked : "Jack Prince , thai grizzled old fakir , wus done up by Bob Ger- wing last week , und Jack's excuse wus that same old story , no training. But they nro going to have another race , and Prince then will win , See. " Now I would say to the writer of the above , that I did not have nny excuse for my dcfea In the first race , nor the second ono cither for Mr. Gcrwlng won two from mo. 1 would inform the Apollo cnlstll or thin Gcrwlng did half a mlle In 1:11 : showing that ho Is ns fast as an ; man In the world today on nn ordinary bicycle. And ho can bo backed today to rnci any man living on tbo same kind of wheel nnj distance from one to twenty miles , As fo mo being n fakir I have got nothing to say. leave that for tno outside public to judge , They have seen mo race and know my re& ords , of which I still hold more of the long distance than any other oleyclo rldor living , and If the Apollo writer was posted at all on wheel matters ho would know that. Now , I expect to go east In a few days , and If the Apollo writer will bring his ntimo to the sur face nnd meet mo , I will make u special ston off at Omaha and meet him in a debate on the doings of the bicycle records races , und I can teach him moro In ten minutes than ho ever know in his llfo before. I guess I will come to your city. in about flvoorsix days.as I have a little business to at tend to , nnd shall bo very glad to have n meeting with the nuovo mentioned very fresh individual. Jens S. PUI.XCK. The sporting editor will 'take exquisite pleasure In Introducing Jack to the Apollo on fits arrival. Apollo ilyking Gossip. Willis , the English safety crack , has re turned to England. Some line prizes hnvo been offered for the coming tourney and the contestants ore all huppy. .T. IJ. Hnzloton , the Philadelphia flyer , Is charged with violating the L. A. W. . rules and there Is talk of having him suspended. There will bo a number of visitors here at the tourney next Saturday from Fremont , Lincoln nnd Lexington. Messrs. Uowo & Barr , who started from Boston this Mimuiei' on a tour across the country arrived in San Francisco Novem ber U. Frank Schlll's now rapid racer has arrived and it is a dandy. Frank expects to wrest n handful of laurels from some of the so-called champions thfs winter. Last Sunday's snow prevented the boys from making n run. And now some have taken their wheels apart and put them away for the winterwhile , others say they will rldo as long ns the roads nro fit for wheeling. The called run for Sunday Is Bollevuo. This will bo the final tegular run of the sea- eon. King will take his kodak along to tuko pictures ns souvenirs of the run nnd although this is the last ofllclal run of the season the club will continue to rldo whenever ttio con ditions are favorable , "What a great amount of benefit Is to bo secured - cured through membership in u wheel club. Outside good fellowship nnd storage of your wheel , there nro Innumerable other ways a wheelman is bcnofitted. Take ns an exam ple only ono issue of the Bicycling World , the last ono , nnd sco what the various clubs offer as inducements tor recruits. If you are a member of the Illinois cycling club of Chicago cage , your billiards , pool nnd bowling costs you nothing , while membership in the Pork- opolls wheelmen's club'pf Cincinnati entitles you to free vaccination at the hands of Dr. Green. Could there bo a wider range than this. HawKsbaw in Bl Bulletin. AVhlsporlnjiH from the Wheel. Captain Emerson will lead the Omaha Wheel club to Council Bluffs and return this forenoon. Pneumatic tires will doubtless bo largely used in Indoor races this winter , if It Is found that they hold the corners , Jack Prince was the first active profes sional in this country. That was cloven years ago and ho is at it yet-and the last of the llorfc. The Bulletin tolls of an Australian blcvcla moot that netted Its projectors ? 2,000. Watch the Omaha Wheel club tournament la 18'Jl. Fred Grnu , W. L. Jones and J. H. Kott were elected to memboi-bhip nt the business meeting of the Omaha wheel club last Wednesday evening , , Barrett and Van Slcklon , who were de feated by Lumsilen and Wlusulp In the foui mile road race at Chicago , have challenged the hitter to another r.lca to tuko place this month. After the mooting K , B. Smith entertained the club nt his rooms. Music anil refresh * ments were the ordcv of tlio evening , and the party enjoyed themselves until tlioy broke up nt midnight. . II. O. Wheeler has gone the way of o ninny of our best and brnvvst , and tins launched his barque on the uncertain sea of matrimony. His bachelor friends send condolence and the club congratulations. .Pace-making Is nlkmod In English road races , nnd an attempt , | s now being made to stop it. Those In favor of It nrguo , anil very truly , that if it were abolished waltlugtactlcs would nt once como into vogue , A. A. Bnrr arrived In San Francisco Xo- vcmberii on the last train from Ogdon. Ho started from Boston on August 19 on a safety blcyclo and rode to Ogden , a distance of S.'iUO miles , arriving there on October'.M. Ho met with no accident during the whole trip.This This has boon n fatal year for wheelmen. Pnffciirath succumbed some tlmo n 'o , and now Wheeler has arranged thliiKs so ho will linvo to golhrOugh lire on a tandem , Several other bad cases are reported , nnd rumor says the bells will ring for another Omnhii "Wheel club boy before the ticw-ycar dawns. The now house of the Illinois club of Chicago cage is n model In its line , It contains , be sides the usual apartments , a billiard room with six tables , a bowling alley , gymnasium , library , bath and wheel rooms , four card rooms and a cafe. The house , however , Is inadequate to meet the great demand made for membership , and the limit will have to bo set. set.Tho The Parisian cycling woman Is getting rather stiirtllnjjly advanced In nor views. She started a llttlo while ago with an adapta tion of the English shooting dress , but now she has discarded even the apology for n skirt and appears hi plain nnd unadorned Norfolk jacket and knickerbockers. No doubt the cflect , as far as she herself Is con cerned , is comfortable , but It has not exactly that result as far as spectators are ton- corned. The past week has been n quiet ono among the wheels , and many will soon bo laid away for the winter in cotton and vaseline. The riding season is not yet over , however , for some of the most exciting runs of the year may bo tiad In November and Decem ber , and the Omaha Wheel club bos not missed making a run on New Year's ' day for tluco years. The fact that1 the "old ordinary" Is not altogether abandoned , as some would have ns believe , Is occasionally demonstrated by "some such proforinanca as that of Llent Martos who recently rode ' . ' ,000 miles , from St. Peters burgh to Paris In thirty-two days. The fact that ho wus offered a chance to appear as a museum freak nt n handsome salary , on his arrival In J ondon was probably not because ho rouo the ordinary. The Omaha Wheel club has never been as prosperous ns now and with their large nnd increasing membership n fat surplus in the treasury mid their well appointed homo elegnntlv furnished nnd equipped" with steam heat nnd all conveniences to make it com fortable. The prospect for the future is Indeed llattcring. A series of parties is be ing arranged for the coming winter season. A story is going the rounds of the Cycling pres.3 concerning a wheeling tourist In Franco , who among other ndveutures was pursued by n rain storm down a live mile coast and rode the entire distance high nnd dry with his front wheel in the dust , while the rain fell in torrents on bis hind wheel. Alas I How often the English language Is too mild to express our feelings. The papers announce the sudden death of a gentleman , fifty-four years old. the cause beIng - Ing credited to ovor-excrtiou In an attempt to learn to rldo a safety bicycle. Accidents of this kind occur from tlmo to time , and forcibly point out the folly of eldcr'y men , or of men whoso lives have been spent in sedentary occupations taking up n sport so suddenly. After twenty or thirty pears spent in a business life a man's muscular mid vital systems nro not fitted to endure a strain , and over-exertion often results in disasters of the kind mentioned. Thanksgiving Shoot. Dunmlro & Cross are making elaborate preparations for a big trap shooting tournn < incut on their grounds across the river for Tnaiiksglvin ; day. They have already eu- gancd a lariro number of llvo pigeons , nnd In tend to give ono of the biggest shoots of the AVlmt the Crnnks nro Saying. The sooner peace comes the better , The bold declarations of n year ago hnvo a pathetic sldo view now. "Ducky" Hemp Is clerking in St , Louts lie U in the wholesale tin lino. Dave Uowo has bought out the Llncoh club , lock , stock and barrel. Billy Earlo ranks fourth among the batters of the North Pacific league who played In over fifty games. W. It. Harrington is likclv to pivo Minna apoils a winning team , but ho will drain the purse of Baron Hach hi dolug so , Young Freeman , the twirler. is out hi Seattle , and announces that ho will never try to pitch again. Brave boy , Max. Jake Wells is polug to take a Ponsacola team to Now Orleans this winter to pluy a scries of games with a nine Dick Phelau is organizing. Hen Mulford of the Cincinnati Times Sta still continues to throw the soup ir.to th Brotherhood wrecker * ' rauks. Ren will huvi no crow in uis'n. Only five of the present St. Paul team will , it is said , bo retained for next season , al though all have been , reserved to guard against contingencies. It is said that DOs Molnoj will attempt to support some kind of a team next season. 'Sporting Life. Probably they nro thinking Of going back to oxen , Ted Kennedy , the ox-pitcher mid glove maker , has opened up a big fur establishment , in Dos Molnes and declares ho is off the diamond mend forever , So glad , Milwaukee will charge 50 cents for Sunday games if it gets into the association. Life. For heaven's sake what association is Mil waukee going into now ) Pitcher Is'lcholsof the Boston leacuers will winter in that city. The "Kid" is stuck < the "Hub , " and soys that next taOmahu ills ho greatest city in the world. Hugh Nicol would make an excellent um pire. If ho cares to toke it ho will prooably bo on the Western association stall next sea son , says the Kansas City Star , Jack Crooks , who was to hnvo shared the risk and profit of the California trip with Comlskoy , has settled down in St. Paul for the winter , now that that project has been given up. Jake Stonzel Is still playing ball in Cincin nati. Every Sunday afternoon ho goes behind the bat forsomo ono of the senil-pio- fessloual teams , who defy the advance of Old Crimp. Secretary Brandt wants the sporting editor to get him a buyer for tho. Omaha team and club franchise. Hlsiirlco is $5,500 and there's Httlo doubt but what n buyer will soon spring up. 14 Martin Duke , wh6 lives In Columbus , posi tively denies that ho has signed with the Plttsburg Players' cluh. [ Ohio State Jour nal. What differencei would it mnko if Mr. Duke had signed wjltij { ho brotherhood , eh I Manager Watktns.pf the St. Paul club has signed Michael Trent , and J , H , McMuhon , catchers. They ave both hard hitters and "Watkins can bo counted on getting a crowd ot thorn together before the robins bloom again. t John T. Brush wants to know whether It would bo advisable for him to put Indianap olis in the Western association. Wo think it would , John , tor the , . > Vos torn is bound to bo heard from hereafter in all important base ball matters. President L. C. KVauthoff of the Western association and J. W. Sncas ef the Kansas Cltys are going totho Now York meeting. The Western has Increased in Importance In the eyes of the major leases , and will bo made a party to the national agreement. So says Ucn Mulford. Joe Strauss , who at ono tlmo or another was a member of the Brooklyns , Loulsvlllus and Sioux-Cltys , celebrated his wooden wed- .ding at Cincinnati recently. It Is claimed that ho was the first Hebrew who over played ball professionally. If Jukev Is a Bheonev , what must Iho Dutch think I The Chicago Herald says : " Jyclono" Jim Duryca stopped In Chicago last week on route to his Minneapolis homo. Accompanied by n friend to Identify him , Duryca visited the bank upon which the Players' National league chock was drawn nnd was Informed by the teller that the impor would not l e honored. Duryca still mis the check , but no mouth's salary. Manager Harrington , Just engaged by the Minnoipolls club , has brought out the follow ing plnycrs : Darby O'Brien , cn.itnln of the Hrooklynsj Klmer Sutcllffo of Cleveland. John Hyn of Minneapolis , Charles Miller of St. Louis , O'Brien , pitcher of Cleveland ; Jack Doylo. catcher of Columbus : Andy Somers of fcew York and Cleveland , John Groin of Rochester , Al Atkinson of Philadel phia and Frank Dwyer of Chicago. Ho Is a hustler and will run the Minnies to the front if thorn is any get-there in thorn. Wo congratulate the Western association upon the election of Mr. Krauthoff of Kansas City as Its president and secretary. The choice U wise one and insures n prosperous season to the association In 1S01 , Mr. Kraut * hoff Is a gentleman In whom , ns nn executive oftlonr , nny baseball association may well feel n pride. [ Sporting Times. As usual. Mr. Cuylor , you are quite right. Wo all think so much of the now president out hero that we nro thinking of changing the association's name from the Western to the Kansas City association. Would you advise III There Is plenty of congratulation out hero Iti'tho west just now over Knnsns City's posi tion In the b.isebnll circle. Just suppose Mr. Spcas hud staid In tlio American association last year. Where would he hnvo been today J After having lost a u hole lot of money , ho would bo In all probability tied up with a lot of baseball towns that are Just sitting down waiting for something to "turn up. " If ever n ii.nii exorcised good , sound Judgment Mr. Speas did in Jumlng into the Western asso ciation. There never was a case either In which n man's judgment was vindicated more clearly anu more couipielcly.r-ICnnsas City Star. All About the Amateurs. Bowman plays a hard gnmo to boat. Thompson and Lucas will play ball this winter on the coast , Ontowood has signed with Nebraska City for next season. Sam Ktnyro of the Cranes was a terror to pitchers last season , Martin Nelson will play short for the Wct Oinalms next season. Swartz , of the Cranes laced out n big bat ting average last season , What Is the matter with the Blue Stars reorganizing next year. Purcell is a coming player and it would pay managers to keep their eye on his work. Stevenson & Kuhn will , in nil probability , bo a battery for the Freinonts next season , Young Watts , of hist year's Neolu team , has signed with the Cranes for next season. Peterson of the Shamrocks will do most of the twirling for the Nonpareils next season. Manager IIoxlo , of the U. Ps. , informs the writer that ho will beat them all out next season. The West Lawns mnde n coed spurt ns n wind-up of the season , winning four straight games. Iloblcs , "Wigmau & Butler , are the best outilelu in the city as well as being heavy batters. Dan Lltinlian will manage- next season's Musces and has. already commenced to pick out tils team. Hays , of last year's Sobothcrs mid this year's Omaha team , was hit hard In the North Pacific league. There are a few more business houses that will plaeo good teams in the ring next sea son , regardless of expense. Gcrldch says Fort Omaha will have no ball team next season , ns nil their ball players were discharged this fall. There Is ono team the Crane's did not slaughter lust season , nnd that was the SVest Lawns. They never collided. Kirk , the barber ball player , will not play professional ball next season , ns none of the managers have como to his terms. Butler has put up n beautiful fielding gnmo all season , and besides has well earned the sobriquet of "Home Hun Butler. " Mohlor , of Nebraska City , will put in his spare time this winter trying to Rot control of the ball with a view of entering the pro fessional ranks again. Monaghan and Williams of the Crane team nro first-class duellists , and will bo heard from the local stage this winter with the Black Diamond minstrels. Sago wus the dandy all-round player of the West Lawns during the past season. Ho playca in every position , off and on , nnd always put up a very smooth game. Oscar Hiu'lnu of Ulysses was In town last Tuesday , taidiig in the demonstration , mid says thnt the chances nro very bright for a team in his town next season. Cobb , of last year's Logan & Kearney toains , Is pitching wonderful ball for the Oakland team , in the California league , nnd It would not bo surprising to see some east ern manager sign him for next season. fjoonl Sport. Edwin T. Xlegler , a well known sporting manager , of Cincinnati , Is in the city. "Skip" Dundy , Billy Townsend and Frank Cross nro out on the Klkhom harassing the quail. John Potty received b y express yesterday a line bunch of mnlUids from his old friend , Tom Humbliii of Whiting , In. Jack Morrison , sr. , and Jack , lr. , mid H. B. Kennedy nro hunting lions , tigers , buffalo and elk out in Box Uutto county. A brace of Immense white swun.nlonR with ' a car loud of Canada gcoso , ornamented' front of a Tenth street commission house yes terday. Harrv Harding and John Neal of Council Bluffs bagged SOO ducks In thrco days' shootIng - Ing up at Onawn last Tuesday , Wednesday and Thursday. Frank Cross , Fred Montmorcncy and W. D. Townsend put u quietus to over two hun dred ducks , snlpo and quail down at "Wau- buncoy this week. J , C. Smith and C. H. Sebotka of South Omaha took a threodays' shoot nt Chirks this week , bagging .something like sixty gccso mid many moro ducks. Hnrvoy McMurchy is going to challenge Elliott for n match at llvo birds. The Kan sas City expert shot is kept busy defending the champion cuj > John J. Hnrdln , accompanied by n batch of choice amateur ball players , loft for San Francisco Wednesday night , Mr. Hardin will return to this city and go into the lumber business January 1. Dick Hunlcln of tlio Omaha National , S. A. Lewis. Tom Wilhclm , . ( nines "WurrlcU , Char lie Ball nnd Messrs. Henderson mid Choulo have returned from a most enjoyable outing at North Bend They report hur.ting first class , but game scarce. J.'A. Kpluctcr and Hal Shook are at Mc- Puul creating a tremendous excitement among the wild fowl. Shook is somewhat of a gunner , having killed sixty-two geese In two days' shooting out in Buffalo coirity on the North Loup lust week. The town will bo full of wrestlers this week and a flood of challenges and counter chal lenges may bs confidently looked for. Mc- Mnlion , the Canadian , Christol nnd Carlos are already here , and tomorrow Matsndu Soraltl- ciii , the Jap , and Jack Carkcek will arrive. 'MatsadaSoraklchl , the famous Jap , opens a week's engagement at the Eden mubco to morrow afternoon. In his great Inulnii chib specialty. This club weighs 250 pounds , anil during seven years , Soraklchl has met but three men able to swing It. J. C. Poor , of the Union Pacific passenger department , and Major Davidson of the B. it M. piloted n whole car full of ambitious sportsmen uh Into the wilds of northwestern Nebraska this week. They weru out four days but never got a hair , or a leather , or'in fact oven a smellnotwithstanding every blessed ono of them claimed to bo the boat shot In the world. H. V. Goodrich of Hornollsvlllo. N. Y.wbo Is visiting Silas Nllcs of Tun BKI : , took a day out at Honey creek last Thursday , with Alfred Long of the Bluffs. They made a line bag of mallards , teal and widgeon , in fact the biggest kill nt these waters reported thus fur this season. Mr. Goodrich who. by the way , Is a fine shot and most enthusiastic sports man , is now out on the Plattont Gothenburg , with Ueorgo Tzschuck. S. G. V , Griswold and I'd C. Snyder busily engaged "in a mud endeavor to exterminate ) the geoso. Incredulous souls "down east" refuse to believe that Hurry M , Johnson has sprinted into eternity. One of his old friends de clares : "Johnson has Ulcd to my knowledge at least three times in order to work 'Jobs,1 Und I really believe thnt ho has died this , last tlmo for the sumo reason. Ho don't bo sur prised If ha comes to llfo again , I'd como very near knowing of his real death , and the resurrection may occur in Australia , where a fortune awaits n runner of Johnson's uhlllty , If ho can slip into tlio big handicaps nnd re ceive u liberal start. " Questions and Answer * . There Is a letter In this ofllcu for \Vullk Andrews and 1'atsoy Tcbuau , Will you plt'iiio Inform mo tliroiiiili SnndayV HKK wliurfl I I'un jiiiruhuMj n couiilu of ferrets' I'mistnnt Header , Iliinvroft. Nell. Ans. Snow , tUu taxidermist , this city.oi Fifteenth street , between Hartley and How ard. ard.Pleiixe Pleiixe Mute In Sundny't ' llnr. whether Maud H'S tllllO IlIlH IIMT llOl'll llClltoil llntlcr tllV HIllllO conditions her roi'onl was million Suliscrllii'r , Mni-oln , Neb. Ans. IS'ovor. I'lease Inform ni < * In tnmorrmr'a IU. : tlio ( \\not ago of Maudf , lodeoldi' abut , T. II. , Alnsworlli. Nob. Ans. Maud S Is sixteen years old , but cannot give her oxnct ngc , Tudecide a hot plflisc answer the following In Sunday's IlKr.i A bets 11 Hint tholuipulii- tlonot llcntrlco diiPH not po 12.MO. It goes I.MBI. 1 clnlni A vrlim tiecnn i > It m not I1.- Mil. but HU-M. Am 1 right ? T. K.Tudil , llout- rlco. rlco.Ans. . Not by n jugfull. B wins. Kindly nnswcr In Sunday's HKKtbcilic < it ln tliPfotlimliigKaiiiouf lilk'li-HM' ! Sooro stands A4I.1I r > 0 | clubs triinipij A gets high. low. Jack inul thopiiiuo nnd the llvoot spiuli's : II eotsthull'.o of clubs- ! ' . It. Raymond , llttt Avt'iiuo H , Council lllulH Ans. B wins. IMonsonnswcr In Sunday's UKK the following ilticstlonsiiml nblipa : 1. How long after golntf with a glil would It bo pioDi-r to proio ) o ? : ' . Is It proper for u young lady to l < Ks n VOUIIK mini afterRolint \ \ \ { \ \ him tun times ? Hurry .1 , II. , llruml IHIUK | | . Ans. H is doubtful , Harry , whether your queries ccmo under the head of sporting , but I ttilnk they do. In these blooming modern days It Is highly proper to propose to a girl ' Immediately \mm meeting her. 'J. A young girl who wouldn't kiss a young mail after going with him two times should l > taken without the city's walls nt sunset nnd "hot. Dt'.rLHriiuy I'tu-ca cutiurh , Hoc bUlg. vEWEKjiixr i > itor * . Positive , Juc ; comp.iratlve , Jig ; superla tive , jag , Those performing snakes boar n boil of charmed life. "Whore do you get your cigars ! " "I cnblmgo them. " "Farewell" is n sad word , but It Is the way we all want to fare. It Is hard to rcfr.iln from shoving tlienuecr when yoii are hi n street crowd. Truth Is stranger than fiction ; particularly when It lies at the bottom of u well. It Isn't best to taUo things too literally particularly If there's a policeman watching you. you."I "I am a manof the whirled , " gasped the dlz/y dimmer as ho waltzed around the ball room. "Another dedlne In silver , " as the waiter said when his customer refused to remember him. him."Say "Say , old fellow , you're looking rusty , " "Yes , f know It ; I've been taking lots of Iron lately , " "There goes an absorbing topic. " "What ) That fellow ? Who Is ho ? " "One of our chronic sponges. " Do Alnscua Did you hoar Hint Wings luul jumped his hotel bill ! St. Agedoro No , I never knew ho was n balloonist. In Boston the street cnr.s nro operated by electricity , In St. Louis tlioy nro operated by niuloa. The St , Louis drivers bay when the mules are restive it nmounts'to pretty much the same thing. Very few people In this world know what they really want , but their nnmo is legion compared with the number of these who know also how to get It. Miss Hopowcll ( to her prospective stepson - son Hobby , how would you like to have anew now mnnunai Bobby I'd rather have a Watcrbury watch. Dr. Elsen : "You nro getting near-sighted , miidnm , you should wear classes. " Mrs. Gidct : "O , doctor ! My nose Is too small to hold eye glasses , and spectacles are so very unbecoming. ' "I s'pose , " siild Silas Engeo to the grocer , "that if I sh'd ask you to let mo have a gallon o'm'lasses t'l Tuesday you wouldn't refuse , would ye ? " " 1 trust not , " answered the grocer , but somehow Silas went out without asking the question. Painter ( criticising n pretty woman who claims to bo great in two arts ) She can't ' paint , but she sings benutltully. Thousand - Dollars -A - Night - Tenor She can't sing , but'she p.iints charmingly. Llttlo Johnny I gue- not. It was only yesterday that I got a licking from dad on your account. If nn invalid rend the advertisement of Excelsior Springs , Mo. , today , J.WJ > fKTIES. Fear of de.ith Is the great revivalist , The pulnit Is mightier than the stump. A Biblical weapon The nxo of the Apostles. There will be no thcntro hats nor plug lints in heaven. ' I rather commend the McKinly bill , said the church treasurer. "I do not find nearly so many pearl buttons In the pluto ns I used to. " "How do you llko thenow curate , Phyllisl" ' 'Not very much. Ho preaches love Sunday morning und then comes around In the after noon to make It. " No man knows how big n scoundrel ho is until ho commences a race for ofllco , Ho might he a deacon Of a church for years am ] never Hnd it out. A Boston clergyman , in an ovidcntlj hastily written advertisement , asks for "A young man to take charge of a span of horses of a religious turn of mind. " She would not go to son-Ice , This aristocrat , so fair- It made her feel so nervous When they road the common Prayer. As In her pow Pcnclopo Doth silent sit , It is not , "Am I lit , " thinks she , But "docs It lit. " Now York Sun : " 1 tell you , George , li there was' less money In the world th n would bo moro religion. " "That may bo but collections would fall off. " Little Vlrl ( In church ) Why does so manj people put-thoso llttlo envelopes on th1 con trlbution plate ! Little boy Them's to kccj the pennies from makln' so much noise. Mrs , Liszt ( soliciting subscriptions ) "Can't I rely on getting your name for 85 to send a missionary to the hcathciU" Mr SeadUs "Nono ; but If your parson will nd mot 'em to his church I'll go down town to the slums and spend S5 car faro In sending n hundred heathens to the missionary , " I'ewrenter "t want to tell you , Dr. Horn blower , how nueh I llkpd your termon 01 brotherly love yesterday morning. It wa powerful nnd right to the point * lr. Horn blower "I urn very glad If you euJoyed it. ' 11. "Enjoyed it ! Well , I should say I did There nro a lot of people In that church tha I huto like poison , and you simply gave then Ills. " - A correspondent writes to nslt why th money collected for the pope is culled Peter' pcnco , Wo have no tdclk , unless It Is bccnus i'otcr didn't ' have any , Wo should think , however , the question of expenses would have made him very pensive. Peter should bo appointed patron sulntof editors. Ho said : "Silver und cold I hnvo none , " and ho wasn't joking ubout it , cither. "Ma. I'm ready to go to heaven nny tlmo now I" Ma ( who remembers certain small sins of herangelboy rather distinctly ) . Oh , no ; I guess not Justyot ! But why "Cause I Jqst learned in my catechism that "tho Lord makes preserves and keeps them , I had a peep lit paradise last night , And there I saw , all clad in gorgeous yel lows , The only remnant of our choir bright , The lad the llttlo one who worked the bellows. An Englishman , moro or less addicted to science , has discovered that souls are of dif ferent color * und different sluinos , The blue soul is by far tlio best , the yellow souls nro of medium quality , while the red und the black souls arc the wont of nil. This will pleoso the truu blue Presbyterian , O , how I love my teacher's face , O , how 1 love to pray 1 O , how I'lovo this life of grace I O , how they'll miss mo from this place Just after Christinas Day. - - Dr. Blrnoy euros catarrh , Iluo bldg A Ploixtliiu Haw Mill. A lluatliitr saw mill iu found lo bo a usufull adjunct to the huslucua of a lumberman. The craft uwually employed for this purpose ) is about forty loot by eighty foot , and draws nbout oljjlitceii inches of water. AU tlio hands con- noutcd with the lumbering1 work llvu aboard. Dr. LJlrnoy cures cuturrh , Dee bldjj. E want you ot W bear this fuel in mind , wheii your eye lights on this announcement : Any man \vith brains can write a catchy ad vertisement , but to beef of any value to you it must be true ; the goods must be the re , not alone empty words. We in vite you to put all and any of our assertions to the most severe test 'and you will not find them wanting. in the line of Clothing that , has ever been shown comes any where near' equaling the display of fall and winter goods that is being shown at M. Hell man & Go's. , Cor. 13th and Farnam. Our consignments for the past few days 'have been very largeand we can safely say that no matter how hard you are to please or fit , we can satisfy you , as our line in catching the most fastidious. In order to do a large business and sell goods in a clothing store in Omaha as low as sold in the same class store in New , York , -we found it nec essary to establish a purchasing agent there and now we have the esult of that experi ment upon us. We would to have you favor1 us with , a call , if only to gratify your curiosity. We will accord you as much attention as if you came in to make a purchase. If we can do you no good wewill will guarantee to at least post you in prices , and show you honest made clothing at the lowest prices in the city. The great we have had so far this fall and which we shall labor to retain , is due to the old , well found ed maxim , "Well Bought isHalf Sold. " JWe have the largest line of $3 , $3.BO and $4 dress pants in the city , all wool goods and the latest styles. Our new lines of Aus tralian Lamb's Wool Winter .Underwear regular $1.8O values , now only 7Bc. If we owned this paper we would give you a com plete bill of fare , but we don't. Buy or no buy , come and see us , and we will guarantee to interest you and treat you courteously. At the old stand of UlhandftuuSh
