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PART TWO. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE PAGES TO 9 16 , lETH YEAR OMAHA SUNDAY MORNING , JA tlAEY 25 , 1891.-SIXTEEN PAGES NUMBER 221. T BIG REVIVAL IN SPOUT. ' Plies , Qroundoia , Piok-Ups and Fumbles Galore. . TJJE DESCENDANTS OF TOM HYER. News Tor the Hhootcrn The Hykcrs' Column I'crtincnt Qncrlca nnel GeiHHlppy "Mls- ccllnny. There now remains no existing doubt but what the Western association circuit is to bo Buboctcd ] to some very material changes In the near future. The acceptance of the asso ciation on an equal basis with the two major bodies , makes this an Imperative necessity , and all opposition will prove abortive. Sioux City is unejucstlonnbly down , and cither Denver or Lincoln Is In tno same boat. It may bo one and It may bo the other , but the chances are In favor of Lincoln. Denver's graphical position is the factor that mili tates ngalnst her. A private ) letter to the writer from a well-known player In Sioux City , says : "You can put It right down that , Sloux City is not going to bo in it next Reason. They nro making no ef fort whatoier In rccarel to ball matters , nnd everybody hero has given up the Idea ol witnessing games this year. " George Common - mon , who has been prominently Identlllcel with baseball In tlm city up the river for the past several years , corroborates the state ments of ttio above writer. Ho was in the city Wednesday and called on the baseball edi tor. Among other Interesting things , ho said : "There Is no sort ol doubt but what our baseball Interests have llunlfed , nnd It Is the unanimous opinion that no endeavor will bo made to be represented in the Western association this year the truth of the whole matter is thai the life has been knocked out of us. " Sc ni jch for Sioux City. As for Lincoln , while the other cities in the circuit are not so fear fully apprehensive that she will not bo able to hold tin her end , she has no standing \vitl the e-itlos in the two older bodies , urn that her riddance will bo advocated i ; ecrtnin. Out hero wo know that Lincoln is i llvo nnd prosperous city , and he : citizens are made of the rich stuIT ; they also have the nucleus for i gooel team and nn enterprising , intclli gent manager in Mr. Uowe , yet there are older , larger and moro wealthy cities tha have claims ou the nooel will of the oldci bodies and they nro sure to go It , to the Ignorance of Lin coin or Denver either. Indianapolis who has always trotted in class A.isainbitioui for a Western association franchisc.as Isalsi Toledo , Detroit ami ( .1-ami Uapicls. Inelianapo lls is quite certain of being ndmitted.and it i : ubout an even thine between Toledo , IDctroi' ' nn/1 ( . .rand Rapids , although It Is Tin : Din : ' ; opinion that the latter city bhould receive IK consideration whatever , that is , to the exclu slon of Lincoln anel Denver. Toledo is al right anel so IN Detroit , but it is "honjoane horse" with Denver , so far as a long jump 1 : concerned , but both are decisively beitter bal "iwns than the Colorado metropolis. Uu . .jo Western association will meet shortlv , fo It U very important that this matter 1s ar rnuged as expedltiously as possible , and It 1 quite certain President Kruuthoff will call i meeting within the next ten days. Then th cranks may expect a whole lot , of mtoreatin news. It cannot bo eleferred much longer , ns tin pluj-ing season Is coining on apace , and th elllTcrcnt nmmigcmcnts must know what 1 ex peeled , of thorn. Urouiids aro. . to bo.put > , i condition , teams filled up arid "other * 'Imporl mi I , mutters iittemlcd to , and It is but justic to all coiicerncel thut the elccree of the fates i known at the earliest possible moment. It 1 not altogether Improbable that next season' Western association circuit will bo made u ns follows : Milwaukee , Toledo , Indliniopolis nnd Di troit. In tha north and cast , and Minncani lls , bt , Paul , Omaha nnd Kansas City in th west. O , My ! AVImt a Jnlcol That the American association was IK wire of forcing the league to consent t national agreement clubs In Boston and Ch cngo , anel It would have made the best of hail consent been refused , is shown by th fact that Vlco President J. C. Ivorson , ID rector II. K. Gillette nnd Manager Cushmn of the Milwaukee club were Invited to Nei 'York ' to ntteiiel the baseball meetings of tl : American association. They wcro assure that their city was wanted as a member e llio association anel were told that ovorythln would bo lixcd up satisfactorily in this cit ; It turns out that they wcro only wanted 1 fall back on In case the league refused 1 allow nn association club tu Chicago. Vli President Iversou was not In the best ( humor the other day when seen by a r porter just before ho returned homo. "Whc wo got hero I saw how things were driftiii and that wo were being used for a doub : purpose. Nobody knows it any better tha a man who has been kicked all around tl streets of New York. After our arrival u pot the cold shoulder by the very men wl Invited us bore and lu glowlm ; terms gave i to understand that our city would bo ndmi tel : to the association. A club In Clilcni ; will not last ; mark my words. Ifthonssi elation comes In the midst of the season i got Milwaukee , If Chicago fails , it will t fooled. ' ' \Vlmt docs Western association patrol think of this nny wayl Don't ' you tblnl brethren , it Is about our thno to laugh. Poe old jiuffcd up , arrogant Milwaukee , she'll 1 perfectly satisfied hereafter to "llo still ai : see nix , " for If over a lot of swellrd-lieae got the dinky-dink her representatives got In Now York. Why , tlioy were not eve recognized as baseball people In any sense i the woul ; wcro absolutely refused prescm to the older bodies , and Iinrdly got to toue palms with the potentates of the b leagues. Good I Iverson , Gillette and Cus man , the great Wisconsin trlumvornte , lu around New York llvo days , anel nobod but themselves , even knew they were e earth , lot nlono lu Gotham. They put In the time playing pool for the cigars In thoOilse house rooms , and swearing vengeance on tl National league , the American associatti and Tr. OMAHA HER , the three most pow lul and puissant corporations ou earth , them , just then I , An Dollnlto OH I Thcro Is yet much speculation being I dulgcd In as to the make-up of Omaha's hi team this year , mid whllo TUB HKK has pi Binned on several occasions to glvo its prol bio outline , of couitio It has always been e fored subject to the changes time might el volop. Hut , to bo nreclso. So fur but tl men hnvo , been signed : Allen McCaulu llrst base ; Danny Shannon , sccon Jack' Newman and Hulligan catchers , ai Tit Willis ccntcrlleld. John Stnfford.pltchi . has also boon conditionally signed , but it doubtful whether ho will bo retained , as much better pitcher Is on the string. In u ditlon to these , wo have on the reserve Hi Jimmy Canavan , left ; Kluier Clevclnn third ; Joe Wnhh , short stop ; Jake Stenzi and Clmrllo Uremhart , catchers , and Kne Clarke ) and Kltcljoru , pitchers , \vhli of the reserved men will pb hero yet remains a question , the event of the signing of (511 Hattlel Mlko Slaltery or "Chippy" McOarr , Clcv land will bo allowed to shift elbcvvhcr Stcniel may bo kept , but Unjuhart will lot out and It may bo that Manager Shanm will becuro another man for Canavan's Jo NValsn is almost a certainty , as nro all thr of the pitchers , Knell , Clarke ami Eitcljot Shannon hasn't much esteem 1 Elteijorg nnd may conclude keep Stafford in his stead , thut If the prosHctlvo | man above mentioned not sucuivil. Shannon pins his faith Clnrko. und Had and his mug will probablv Included In the team. Knell is ours bt > v'o peniuvcntiiro. As to Stcniel , his case Is bo yet deliberated ou. H Is not positive ( ct whether he will bo wanted or not , but ho Is , wo will get him. So It will ho seen tbntfn any event Ornnhi is to have a rattling first class team , nnd Ills quite equally cer tain that It will bo tnudo up largely of new men. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ t Snntl In Vour Nnm ! . It h requested that young ballplayers do- elrlngto Join the proposed Hoys' league send In their addresses to Tim 11 en. This Is to la- cilltuto the work of the managers. Arnunil the Ollleo Stovn. Duke and Dugdalo nro both wintering In Mlnncaioll3. Frank Leonard hnsnn offer to nmnago tbo Newark , N. . ? . , tcnin this year. Mr. and Mrs , "Kid" Nichols , along with the baby , nro visiting In Kansas City. Hlg Sam Smith , who win ono o ( the "com ers" who failed to come , is putting In Uio winter at Seattle. Deliver tins placed 100 season tickets on suln. Denver hail butter go a llttlu slow , Is good nvcllce just now. ' Jack Sliced has settled for the time being In Chicago. So has II. A. Pcurose , which probably accounts for It. St. Paul will open the practice season at Louisville , March 'J9 , RO and ill , and at Colum bus , O. , April 4 , 5 and 0. Jimmy Maculinr would like to know where ho will plav next suninicr , And the woods are full of Jimmy Mncullnrs. It Is u settled thing lit last ttmt Elmer Pos ter will nualn trump down the clover this year In Minneapolis' center Hold. Mann vr Dan Shnpnon , when not chasing players , puts In tils thno adjudicating pole games at"tils homo in Bridgeport , Ct. I'M ! . Iteceius will be found playing his usually peed game nt third this season , but It U not yet settled with whom no will sign , The St. Paul clu li has accnptod the terms of Earlc , of last year's Chlcngos ; Bly ol Syr- ueuse , and Jack O'llrlen ot the Into Attic- lotlcs. Now lists of players signed and rcserver will bo sent In to the national board by the three leading organizations on or before Feb ruary U. l-Vd Ely , St , Paul's new short stop , was with Syracuse lust year and put up a game ciiunl to that of any short field man in the American association. There Is some doubts whether Farmer Joe Miller will bo retained by Minneapolis another season. The cranks up there on clamoring for u livelier man , The American association naked tholcagui to arrant for an interchange of games In tin fall. The Idea is old and good and lias hcci frequently urged and as often rufuscd.- Clnclnnatl Times-Star. Ah , there ! Mill Kenford , you niusn't ' forgot to Include thi Western association In this post-sons > on con Ilict. Mind , now I Hess Cleveland , a brother of Elmer's ' , Is a pugilistic professor at Lawrence , 1'n. Ill can't bo much like Elmer , who has Doer : dulbed ! out this way the b.iby. Wntktns will take his St. Paul team soutl for their spring practice. Up in thoMiiine sola capital they J mt boglu to cut Ice about the time the ball season opens. "Scrappy" Jack Mcssitt is the foreman h a rolling mill at Troy. N. V. , whileIMteho NcNubb , another Uenvor man , is inonkoylnj with electricity at Mt. Vcriion , O. Poor old Tommy Poormnn , who has probn hly played on more bull teams thaji an ; player on earth , Is eating scrap Iron up ii Milwaukee so as to bo strong for thocotnini season. Kildio Fusselbach's suspension by Ie Moincs ran out with the close of the sen son , and ho Is now clegiblo to MRII anywhere \Vlio wants him ! Come now , don't nil speal at once. And they say that Watkins of St. Paul ha captured the greatest hurpooncr of thorn all Kill Baldwin , the ox-Hed. SlockingGDI ' ' ' ' ' ' - 'IteCp'an'cye'bn HWPami'sho knows-nbfwhn is her lot , In addition to Jack O'Brien Manager Wat kins of St. 1 'aid tun signed Kid llaldwin Catcher Karlo of Chicago and Outllelder El ; of Syracuse. Hotelier llfo the Apostles wll bobotter'n eighth In'01. There Is a manifestation of uneasiness li certain quarters to know somethuiK of th whereabouts of .Too Werrick. Ho hnsn' been heard from this winter , llowovoi hasoball nuinagers are evincing no anxiety. Hear that Joe Walsh , Omaha's brilliant 111 tlo short-stop , makes qnito as much mono In the winter season as ho docs on the bu Held In the summer. He is a skillful neeouin ant lu'tho Pacific express ofllco. Sportln Times. There will bo moro ox-National league an ex-American association players seen i minor league ranks the coming season tha there will ho minor league players with th major bodies , and thus the whlrleglg of tlm brings about some funny changes 1 Jim Powell Is evidently making a succea of the saloon business. Philadelphia Millet him Plan. That's something ho didn't ' mak with the Sioux Citv ball team last seasoi and as long as Jim has at last found his love no baseball manager should molest him. The cause of all thcso glorious antlclpi tions. however , Is easily accounted for. It I the unexpected energy being manifested b President McCormlclc , the signing of brothc Danny Shannon as manager , and the gcncn air of thrift ana determination that envc opes baseball headquarters day and night. Manager Cushman has decorated his bl Hard room , In Milwaukee , with some lln photographs of leading ballplayers of th country. The Milwaukee team of 1890 1 represented In the collection , but It Is a poc picture. The shadow from "Hoodlum Griffith's head envelopes the whole team , an you can't ' tell ( other from which , Charley Bnrtson , the pitcher with Oinah In 1887 , and the Chicago Comlskics last sci son , has been snared by Billy Harrington c Minneapolis. The Tribune says tliatChnrlo was forwarded fS in advance. Jf Harrlngto intends to continue thU prodigal dlsbursi mcnt of funds before the season opens , it ] good-oy , Minneapolis , that's all , John I , Uogors , L. C. Kmuthoff and A. \ \ Thurinan compose the now National bean The league choice fell on A. 0. Spuutdini but ho declined to servo and then Colon Hogors and C. II. Byrne tied. The dlnlcult was settled under the mllleninm plan. Tin Is to say the colonel's ' nnmo was drawn out * a hat and Mr. Hyrno got left.Mulford. . Evidently there nro.uo Hies or "crumbs" c Mar' Van Horn and Tobcuudowa : Denver , Tnoy are fairly making tliliu whoop and the town Is baseball crazy. Shu Ids early palmy days In Cincinnati "Win Whigs never enjoyed so much popularlty.ni : It Is dollars to dimes Ho plvcs the Mountai cent next season better ball than they ovi dreamed of. Under the now graded system tno Nation league , the American association and tl \\Vstorn \ \ association can secure from Class league a player , provided his consent can 1 obtained , for a figure already fixed , and Class 11 club can draft a player from Class league upon tho-samoplan , mid soon do\i till the players on the lots are reached. Philadelphia Kee-ord. First baseman Plummer , head waiter i Hotel Kyan , St. Paul , wants Sandy ( Jri weld , of Tin : OMAHA Bcu , to make a plea fi the colored player of the west. Plumnii says that there nro several of them , protnl cut among whom h young Mauplns , of Ka sas City , as good as the very beat In the will ranlcs. Plunmicr , himself. Is a fair man ( any of the bases. N. Y. Sporting Times. Minor leagues looking for uood piaye should not overlook Omaha. The followh players nro wintering hero : Edinger , pitch of Ottwnwa ; Thompson , catcher of Auror. . Lucas , third-baseman of Salt Luke ; vY Camp , pitcher of Seattle ; Lou Camp , thlr baseman of Seattle ) ; Gatovtood , second baa man of Nebraska City ; Thompson , llrst-has man of Nebraska City ; Jack Currlgan , sc ond-bascinnn of the Cranes. ThU year tbo association will pool Its i colpts on holidays , and davldo them equal among the ck'ht clubs. The grand stand r celpts will always bo reserved by the hoi : clubs and ten per emit of the gate turned In the association emergency fund. And a Im' ntul-hnlf dlvldo will be mndo all season. Ai that U exactly what the Western nssoclatli should attend to at their coming mccthi Half-and-half , of the gate , will bo conduct of great good to all the clubs In tliU circuit. That President McCormlck does not Intel to allow any timothy to spring up under 1 pcdnl extremities , Is attested by the fact that ho has had the ground keeper with a couolo of assistants , engaged for the past few days filllnir up and sodding all the holes and de pressions in thooutllcld of McCormlck 1'ark , and long cro the dandelions peon forth ntmin , ho will nave the grounds In pcrfcctcondltlon. This is seizing ttmo by the forelock. Everybody out this way Is counting on ft cranel boom In baseball next season , despite tto fact ! hat Indnor baseball Is the completes ! failure over chronicled. Tbo game has awakened no enthusiasm and the crowds who attend the city league games at the Coliseum nro not largo enough to pay for the electric ' light. Professionals seem' to take nolnttr- cst In the sport , whatsoever , and the u ma- curs claim thut they nro jealous. As for Danny Stearns , whllo ho is a flnfl iall player , there are but few patrons of the -amo out this way who have a good word for ilm. Ho Is a "dirty ball player" of the most ironounced strlpo ; not ono of the tricky sort , nit one of those that never loses a chance to Ivo a runner to llrst the shoulder or' the rfiieo. Whenever Stearns stopped up to the tat "In this city the cry welled up from the ) Icachers : "There ho is I That's Dirty Jon. " Pitcher Thornton , who Is to play with the 'hillles next season , signed a contract last car with H.Vf. . McOiilre , president of the Milwaukee club , acreeiing tu play where ho McGulre ) might designate. The Phlladel- ililu mamigement got possession of this eon- ract for a consideration , ar.J that la the claim hey have on Thornton. Wo Imagine this to jo n prcttv good claim and us uiutil wo look ror President Heacti to yank the persimmons. St. Louis Sporting News. Eel Hcnglo is mixing drinks nt the Grand Opera saloon on Fifth street , Minneapolis , md as he has a pooel position ho Is not troub- Ing himself about baseball and has not been nylngany plans for the future.but noverthe- ess will have a good "sit" with seine club jcforotho season of " .II is far advanced. I'hllndclptila Millenium Plan. Well , Mr. ilcnglo hail better hold on to his Rood posi tion , for it Is certain that baseball is not irounllng Itself about him. His "good sit" , n " .it will probably boupon a beer keg in his own emporium. Baseball fans out In Omaha would bet their ast nickel that the two opening names bo- .ween Omaha and Sioux City in 1883. on the Jmiiliii grounds , were crooked. They wcro umpired by Wally Fesse'iulen , who was stop- ilng , anel had been for ton days prior to the 'amcs , with Jnclt Morrison , proprietor of a big gambling establishment nnd pool-rooms , md ttiojratnes were not thrown by the play ers , cither. Con Daily , the New York sharp , nnd .Tack Lynch , of IJoston , were there at .ho time , and they had to borrow a wheel- jarrow to get their winnings up town. N. Y. Sporting Times. The timidity with which Managers Tim Hurst of Sioux City and Dave Howe of Lin- oln nro making their presence on earth man- Test provokes a grave suspicion. Who nro foil dickering with , anyway , boys I Come , : ell a feller. However , no ono need worry ns ; o Dave , because ho says lie is Just as great a losohall magnate as nny of 'em , Albust Johnson notoxi-eptcd. You can't ' make D.wo ifraid as a grasshopper , and the glory of his breath Is terrible. Ho paweth in the valley of Salt creek and rejolccth in his stroncth. Ho satin "Hal Im ! " and ho smclloth the bat tle nfnr off , the thunder of the grand stand and the shouting of the bleachers. By the way , speaking of Kansas City , nro they simply on the make down there or what la the matter with thorn ! From all reports their team will bo a pee ; ! do/ton notches below Its last year's strength , that Is , if they disposoof the players that arc mentioned In this con nection. In addition to Hick Carpenter , they are talking of letting Danny Stuirns go , and that they nro endeavoring to turn n penny out of that mnk traitor , Pickctt , tnero isn't the slightest doubt. The only now men they have signed nro Hogrlovcr. an entirely un known quantity , and a young local novice , who may probably fisuro in n practice game or two.Theyaro talklng.-howevor. of - ' put ting In n claim for Kiel Sowders of Ward's last year's Wonders , but talking only , Outsiders have little Idea of thoclar.Iahncss . of ball players ; the old axiom about the agglu tination of brothers isn't a marker to it. For instance , Jlnirny Manning told the writer last fall that Hick Carpenter was playing bettei ball than ever , and that Kansas City had ex ecuted a regular coup d'otat in securing hiir when she did. Now this same Jimmy Man ning , who Is the inanngnr of the Cowbovs , a ? everybody knows , of course , writes to Prcsl dent , Speas and urges him to give Hick hi. release , at the same time adeliiig that it wll bo a difllcult matter to hotter him. You see Jimmy knows that down in the villnso on the ICaw ( hero Is a certain i-liquo crying for Hick ory's release , and fearing that Spens will be prevailed upon to give it him Jimmy wants t ( get him off the tenter hooks nssoo'n as possl ble In order that ho may catch on elsewhere at the earliest possible niomont. Scot Too much creel It cannot bo given Mr , ICruuthoff If tbo feslilt ho has worked for ha ; been attained at last. Without him , It i hardly necessary to sny , the matter of mnk Ing the Western association a major le.igui would not have boon considcreel for a mo ment. Kansas Cltv Times. Mr. KruuthofT is certainly entitled to a whole lot of credit for his general work ns u western basohal magnate , but so far as the mutter of the Western asHocintion being admitted to the national agreement upon an equal footing with the League and American association ho opposed such a move nt the annual meet mg hero last fall , and argued that it was bet tor for the Western association to remah whcro it was. TIIK OMAHA Ben was the one paper of the whole west that worked foi "enual rights" for the Western association , and there are none so bold as to den y It. Gossip Among the Ann tours. The N. B. Falconer team gives promise o being u good one. Swartz will do the back stop work for th Crane company team. Bowman expects to make connections will the Plnttsmouth team. "Spud" Parish has already signed a fo\ phcnoms for his team. The Shamrocks have secured a date wit tno Blair team at Blair. Bcrwcin of the Bluffs Is a good fielder am a hard loft handed batter. Frank KomlnKton has not yet decide * whcro to play this season , Martin Nelson will cover short regularl for the " \Vcst Omaha team. Etyng , short stop of the Crane cpmpan team , is a very wild thrower. McAullfto nnd Lacey will make a greatbai tery for the Nonpareil team. John Patterson , third basemanhas an offe from an Interstate league team. Watt Is out of baseball for good ; his ari has gene completely back on him. "Tell-'eni-nbout-It" Cody should not b overlooked in the hunt for players. 3ohn Patterson , third baseman , has a offer from an Interstate Icaguo team , The Nonparlels will soon commence fencin their park at Fifteenth nnd Ylnton. Nortrren will cover short for the N. B. Fal concr team nnd not the West Oiaahas. ' Hansel Nebraska City's pitcher will bo o deck as usual this season. Hois all ri ht , The "Models" of Council Bluffs are wakln up and propose to start the season with a lln tc-am. As a base runner , Lon Camp Is decidedl "in It. " Ho is not very slow with the stlcl either. By the way , what has become of the r < celpts of the Indoor league ) Does uiiyon know ( Blair would like to secure the services c S. S , Austin , with the Missouri Valley teai last year. Tow , the captain of the Blair team , Is fine little player and will make his mar some day , Hartinan , the Chicago phenom who * nugl a few games last season , Has returned to th windy city. Nichols , pitcher for the Models of Counc Bluffs , should make a good record for hlmse : this season. Mauplns. catcher of last season's Llncol tilanta , will likely bo found with the "Ha' orlya. " tbo strongest amateur team In House City. City.Tho The West Omaha team may lose the sc vices of Catcher Llnahan this season. Ilia patrons ot the game arc stuck ou his plnylni nnd it 1 not unllkly that lie , will sign with them. , Mlllottdficmrcs that ho will not go behind the bnt nnv moro but may possibly play lu the outfleUl , Jellen is going through n cpurao of treat ment for his arm and hot > ea to ; restore It as good as ever. ' 4 Klcffncr , the linrd hitting first baseman of the Shamrocks , has returned from a visit to Kansas City , Hlghtowerls a'so ' somethlnir of a pugllht , as his victory over Andres Monday uight goes to show. William Camp carries Off the honors for being the , best and stwodlest pitcher In the Indoor league. Seaman , a twlrler from Silver City , la. , now attending school hero would bo a Cud for some team. Kddington , the cyclone pitcher of lust sea son's Ottumwa team , Is still disengaged. Ho Is n comer sure. Pitcher Stcphcnson of Council Bluffs Is a good man , but It Is sold he cannot pitch moro than six Innings. Copeland , the pitcher , Is traveling with nn "Uncle Tom's Cabin" troupe In the west. Ho Is playing Kva. "Win" Cnmi ) should be nblo to catch on to n good team the coming season. As a plther ho is out of sight. Lhuthun Is undoubtedly Uio best amateur catcher over seen In Omau . He should make n good record this season. Melrose has put up a good game In the In door league , and If ho. can keep It up this summer will bo nil right. Gallagher , catcher for the Ulysses , Neb , , team last season , is engaged in tlru saloon business there nt present. The Crane company team hus nmdo Pitch- r Williams an offer for this- season ; but bo Is undecided what to play. Butler denies the report that bo has Joined the West Omaha team , ho says he does not want to piny on a dub team. Blair , a "phenom , ' ' from Cora , Is working nl tbo packing house , South Omaha , and will likely sisn with "Spud's" ' team , Jesse Qrawn , the toll Second hnscmnn of Castono's team , is a line fielder in bis posi tion , but he can't hit n ballwn. Smith will do most of the pitching for the Onto City team. Smithey thhins ho can fool thorn In great shnpo this .season. The Nonpareil team has about decided to piny Flvtiti on first baso. He should bo able to hold his own in the city league. Toner will resume his old fosltion , third base , the corning season. With his arm la good shape Felix cannot bo beat. Jake Thompson has not Hlguiul yet for this season. Hero is : i chuniti for some stnte league team wanting a good man , Manager Yan Arnam of the Podimkvillo team has lines out for several well known stars which ho expects tosUu shortly. Gadke , catcher of the N. 11 Falconer team , Is ono of the best in the city. They will have a good pair in Miller and Gadkc. Kid" Miller , pitchevr for tha IS * . B. Fal coner team , was with the Liucbla Giants for a time last season. Ho is vjrf.v speedy. Manngcr Castono is working hard to place his team in Kearney , hut docs not seem to have done much toward that end so far. Lou Camp Is In the city waiting for some thing to turn up. Ho will bo found with a good team by the time the ijcuson oncns. Jack Gallagher will le\vo ; \ ( for Lead City about the 1st ot March. Jack says ho In tends to play the game of his Jifc this season. Hnng ! Indoor baseball bus qtmok Kansas City , also Denver. If it Is not any moro popular there than It was hero it wijl not last very long. long.Gross Gross , the catcher , is oliiploycd this winter nt the waterworks in Florsuce. .Charley Is In good trim and anxious for the season to . . . Elmer Gcl6t was in thn city llio last week. Elmer is In tine fettle nnd with any kind of luck should make n winner with the Blair team. Hardin , the fine flayer who covered short field for tbo J. .1 , Ilardlu tram n few seasons ago , will play In the Council Bluffs' team this season. Drcxel of tlid Onto City's Is putting in his spare time sci-aplng and oiling his pet bat , with which hd is going W line 'cm out this season. . Peterson Is anxiously awaiting the opening of the season. Billy is practicing seine now twisters and thinks he cuiiifool them all this season. Ilnrry Oatewood should make a good record for himself the coming season. Ho is a hard-working player and the kind of a man to have on a team. Tbo Snamroeks will likely represent the MeU Bros , brewery this ) coming season , They have a good team and a better selection could not bo made. y HIghtower placoJ a ball square over the center Held fence nt Lincoln ; last season. A difllcult feat , and ono thai aus been accom plished but a few times , "f Purcell will liktly bo found tramping around third base for th'o Crane company team this season. Dusk am line 'em over tc llrst as good as anybody. , Pitcher Ilnrt is tbo jjroiKl owner of stylish black horse Just purchased by him. If It possible he bought him to chose home run : with the coming season ? [ The Patterson boys o | Plattsmouth so closely resemble each otter that when the.v happen to chiuigo poiltiona on tho.uiumonc spectators can not notice tno fact. South Omaha will have k strong team the coininir season. They majr enter the citj league. In that event a ground will be secured ami park built at South , Omaha. An attempt Is being m do to revive Indoor baseball in Omaha. Bottnr let It drop. The only thing that keens it up in eastern cities Is the professional players that belong to the different teams , Andy Lldcner will In all ' probability manage ago the team at Fremont , Neb. , this season , They could not make a butter selection , as Andy Is ngoodjudco of players and a llrst- class man himself. The Union Pacifies think of reorganizing and palcing a team In the City league. There Is plenty of gobd material in the shops and [ team could bo Rotten together that would be able to hold their own. Stonoy of the West Omahai 1s n t'ood all round player , perfectly 'at homo In cither the in or out flold. He should tJo good work this season and bo able to join some minor league team iu another season. > The Podunkvllla maimcef secured the ser vices of Yan Arnam , tho1 rfcnt plnyorfron Leadvlllo , this week. Ho will have entire charge of the team. Ho has already been ad vaneod a few hundred or jot OCarrlgan sayg ho Intesids io.fool you all thli season. His Indoor team was. a great failure but Just you look out for vs'tllls season" . We hayo signed n few players and arolooklng fp some moro and Intend to bujvc a team secone to none. 3 It Is funny to see some , would- ball play en golnlg around blowing \vtmt a great garni they can put up , etc. Tuard are a couple o this sort hero la the city , ' who think they ar < all right , but to tell the truth , they are not ii it at nil. - | In a recent letter f rota , Jjdanager Miller o : the Plattsmouth club ra'- . states ho has al ready received over ilfty.t.ftppllcatlons fron players wanting to Join bi. ) Uam. It is needless loss to state Plattsmouth ' ( have a grea team. ' i The rneo for the amateur championship o Omaha will boa hot ono this season. Thop are several good clubs already organ IzcdutK It Is likely thn Crane company team will no have sucn an easy thlnV to claim the rng a they have done the post three seasons. The following Item alipenrod In n loca paper last Suiidayi Manager Kelley o Cukumsays ho has' signed several Oinalu stars ( I ) for next season a pitcher , shor stop and center fielder. Wonder who the' are ! Can't ' bo Hart ' , Purcell and Hurley Surely no. k Hutcblns , the youngraau that covered thin base In such brilliant style -for tbo Cram company and City fyearajthe lost season , 1 in Chicago working at hit trudo. Ho was b. far the best amateur in thut position eve > seen in Omaha. Ho writes thut ho has sovoru good offers for this season The "Omaha Juniors" will have a gooi team and Invite challenges from all club whoso tlayers nro under eighteen years of ago. ago.Jerry Mahoncy Is well liked V the Blair cranks. Young Lindsay will most likely play with seine western team this season , Blair only lost tlvo out of the seventeen ; amcs played by them last season , EddloMcCuno , better Known as "Push , " will cnptnlu this year's Shamrocks. Howell , a good yotiUR amateur Inflclelcr , would like to Join some team in the city. McICcntm Ims the maklnir of a good short stop and will play with the Shamrocks or Clippers. Gelst Is spending a fmv days at Blair , probably conferring with the directors la regard to theteam. . Barrett , the whirlwind twlrlor of last season's ' West Lawns , Is anxious fora trial by some city league team. Mr , Cltimlpo ( Iodines to accept the man agement of the lllnlr team this season. A. successor will be hard to find. F.el lllloy of Avoca , la. , seeks a position ou the Hlalr team as catcher. Hlley Is well remembered IM being Beymer's catcher In the Iowa-Illinois league nnd ulso with Mis souri Valley team season before last. Watch out forlCcmiii's playing this season. Ho will hold eiown bnuNo. . 1 for the Ulnir team. By the way , Hlalr is fast getting a strong-team together and Is anxious to loin the proposed state league. They are anxious that a meeting bo held In reference to It , and will scud a representative , ThoClty league teuin promises to put up a good nrtlclc of ball the coming season , unit while only having secured ono ground they nro still on the hunt for another suitable tract uiiet hupo tohavu two parks In readiness by the time the season opens. Games will bo played Saturdays and Sundays. Aii.v ono wishing to see a bull gamp should visit the Union Pacillc shop * any line day be tween 1J ! and 1 o'clocit. The boys cnn nil bo scon practicing und getting in shape for this season's worn. Pronilni'iit among them can bo noticed Hart , Llnahan , Iloxle , Holland , Shields and a number of others. The writer of the nbovo article Is full of mud , Thcso three players are us good iis can be founel InOninlia , nnel what Ii more , they are perfect gentlemen and when the season opens are always found In some good team while the aforesaid writer Is chasing around trying to catch on. "Do you scol" Pattersonthe West Omaha third tmoraan , Is undoubtedly tuw ocst amateur in thut posi tion in Omaha , Ho led the 1 .incnln Giants in hatting lust season , a team composed ot col ored ball players , and ono that met defeat hut a few tunes eluring the season. Pat Is also a line catcher mid good base runner. In nil tno games at Blair last season the ball was only placed over the fcnco three times , Laccy , Hlloy nnd Art Baldwin belncr the ones to accomplish the feat , Lacey was catching for the Blair t unat the time r > f his lucky hit over the fence with three men on the bases , and received a now hat nnd a few hard elollurs lor Ids olforts. Patrons of the game will no doubt remem ber the line amateur game playcit at the ball park last season between the Lincoln Giants and the Clly Steams , which ended In a vic tory for the Steams by n score ofto 1. The City Steams disbanded soon after , but the members of the team , wishing to hold to gether , bavo organized a team for this season to bo known as the West Omnium. They will have n completes new sot of uniforms mid will endeavor to sustain the record of Uio old club. club.Wlrit Wlrit has become of the proposed state league : ' ! Has the interest died out , or what ? There are several coed towns willing to enter , and a fo\v have teams already organ ized. Thcro is no reason why a good six or eight-club league coulel not "bo lornied and made a success of. Come , wako up , nnd cull a meeting at eitliei- Fremont or Grand Island. Wo would like to hear from the following towns ! Plattsmouth , Nebraska 'City- " Beatrice , ' * Ki'omontwUraulA ; ( | , ICcarnoj' , Blair , Missouri Vulloy , Norfdlk.'and others interested In the movement. Now is the time to begin and perfect a solid organiza tion. There are a number of llrst class play ers hero In Omaha that can ho secured , anel with a low salary limit a paying Icaguo could bo formed , and one that would hold through the season. iV ' ix Hay Cii'iRo. The six davs' bicycle race commences at the Coliseum tomorrow evening , with Jack Prince , Ned Heading , young Martins , Frank Schill nnd UobUerwhiK as starters. Prince and Gorwlngar ; ) from Denver and the other riders from this city , It will evidently ho n tight nnd Interesting contest , and It would bo difllcult to pick the winner. Tha manage ment has made a wise provision in this con test by compelling oaeh rider to ride HOO miles in order to be entitled to any share of thepursoor gate receipts. This will com pel each rider to cover on nn average seven teen miles per hour or fifty miles every night for six nlghtfl. They also offer u purse of WO extra to the rider llrst covering H0(5 ( miles , the record bcimritOi miles. This is a purse virtually offered to the man who breaks the ; world's record. Inasmuch na the race ison the dead square , and It is the best man for the honors , a ( treat deal of Interest is being manifested In it. Tbo crowd on the opening night will bo one of the largest over gathered together lu the building. 1'onronu'H Now Scheme. II. A. Penroso , formerly of this city , has a new scheme for the promation of trapshooting ing Interests. Ills-plan Is to form nn asso ciation , and , In fact , It has hoen formed , ol manufacturers , dealers and others who maybe bo interested , to give tournaments In various sections of the country , not to exceed twc tournaments a month , und to cnnmienco in March and end November 1 each year. The first tournament will bo hole ! In Detroit tno third or fourth week in March ; the secoti'l will bo held In New London , Con. , mid the third , probably , in Saratoga Springs. The fourth tournament will ba hold in the west , at Knnsiis City or Omaha , the data and place to bo announced Inter , when the route for the remainder of the season hiv- been decided , Mr. Penroso will manage the tournaments , All About trio I''ljlitcrn. Scotty Oordon and Paddy Murray may collide lido soon , Lou Harrison , president of the Twin Cltj Athlotij club , was in the city yesterday. Youlig Taylor and Patsoy Hcarn are booked for a meet some time this week ul Gcrmania hall , to a finish , fora $100 purse. Ed Uothpry anel Prof. Huivloy , who wit- nosscel the Fltzslinmons-Detnpsey light nl Now Orleans , are louel In their praises of the pugilistic moguls of the Crescent City. A. C. Campbell , a Kansas City sport , was made the victim of a "barnlo tight" on the way up from Now.Orlpans. Ho was robbed of $ ! , OU < ) and a diamond pin anel bos sued the Illinois Central railroad for ? 1UHC , ( , Jack Davis , the local heavyweight , Is now engaged In teaching a largo class , comnosoL of business men principally , tHe manly nn of sclf-dcfenso , Jack is In line conditiou am eager to foco some of the many champlor claimers. Jack McAnllffo , of New York , and Blilj Meyer , ol Streator. III. , have signed article-.1 of agreement to flght with glove to n llnisl fora stake of W.OOO a sldo within three months. The affair to take place before th < club offering the largest purso. Jack Illghtowor , who knocked Prof , II Anders , Into the mldulo of next week a few nights slnco.is moro than anxious foranothci sally ut the Black Pearl , Ho sale ! hohadhln badly licked down In St , Joe lost fall , but the Pearl was saved by the underhand work ol Jack Prince and Jimmy Lindsay. George Godfrey loft Boston for San Fran cisco last Wednesday to prepare for his lleln with Kllrain , which Is scheelulod for the fir week In March at the California Athelctli club. Ho declared that ho would retire froir the ring If ho wins from Kilrain. At an ; rat , ho does not propose to light the wlnuoi of the Jnckson-Ccrbett battle , The next light of real Importance will b < between the featherweights , George Dixor nnd Cul McCarthy. It will takoplacoFeb ruary t ! before the Puritan Atblotlo club Both are training hard and each claiming i advance. McCarthy , who U a groa n-lend of Minnie Calm's ' , of this city , writes the latter to take all the McCarthy end of It ho eian get out this way , nnd f ho falls to lick the darkey , to draw on him 'or ' the etcllclt in the Calm exchequer. The Black Peart h talking out loud. Ho says ; "I am anxious to miiko a match with otiy man In my class , bar none , Australia 'referred ' , as in this country the color line 1 drawn nirnlnst mo to some OAtcnt. " En passant , referring to Lluelsay.thero now oinalns no further doubt that ho was badly njurcd in a ( lucatlonnhlo way by ( illniore. In their recent light , when the two clinched nnd went to the lloor lu the thirty-fourth round. Mnelsay said It was moro than ho could stand nnd ho lost no t line iu retaliating In kind. kind.Mike Mike Conley , the "Jthnca ( Hunt , " nnd Billy Woods of Denver will llcht with flve- ouncc gloves before the Audit bon club. New Drloans , on February 0 , fora purse off 1,000. If Wooels wins it Is nuito probable that ho will bo matched to light Jack Davis of this city before the Magic City Athletic club for a purse of $1 , < K)0 ) , Johnny Orlllln has refused the offer of the AJax club , of Boston , to give $ iOO for a meet ing with Tommy White' , of Chlc.igo. Griflla says he'll box for # 1,000. White , slnco ho left Dniiiha , has been vary bitter in Ids eleimucU- tlou nf the sporting fraternity here , notwith standing , ho was accorded the very best of treatment , Tommy's failure to do Danny Daly made him bilious. Inorelerto prevent unequal fights In the future some Boston sports ot experience nnd authority in matters pugilistic- propose the following scale of weights : Bantam , 11(1 ( | > ounds or under ; featherweight , llOtol'JJ ' [ tounds ; lightweight , l' i tolUS ; heavy lightweight - weight , 1'JUo 133 ; welterweight , HCito 114 ; middleweight , 14t ! to Ifi'J ; heavy middle- weiulit , IMto 103 ; light heavyweight , 103 to ITS , nnel heavyweight , 175 anel over. Timothy Hurst , the cx-innnagcr of the Millers , Is or was in Philadelphia trying to irriinge n match for Jimmy McIInle his young protege , who mrxda such a favorable showing In his light with Harry Gilinoro at the Twin City Athletic club. MoIInlo cer tainly looks like a "comer , " nnd Hurst has svcry confidence In the yeiung Philadelphia ! ! . Ho was matched a year ago to meet Jlniinv Mndsav , but for some reason the match fell through. An nthletlc club has been nrgnnlzeel at Lead Ci y , S. 1) ) ' , and an effort U being tnnilo to bring together in nllntsh light for the open ing entertainment , Ed. Meyer , of Slrnator , 111. . Billy's brother , and Dan Ualj , who re cently fought a ninety-olio round draw with Tommy Wilto at South Omaha , Both men light at li : pounds , nnd so far us science and experience is conccrneel are about evenly matched , with n slight advantage ) In reach in favor of Meyer. Alf. Kennedy , who backs Meyer , has signified his willingness , nnel Kd. Hothery of this city , Daly's ' adviser , Inter poses no objection. The 'club will offer a nirso of $ TOO , of which & 00 will go to ttio looser. OMAHA , Nob. , Jan. 23. To the Sportinc Eelltor of Tin : j3i-n : : it would probably 1)Q moro becoming In mo not to mention the fact that I cot the "double-cross" inmy ll ht with Jack Illchtower last Monday night , but without going Into details that Is just what I got. Now 1 want to say that I can whip this al iened pugilist any day in the week , and 1 won't rest until ho faces mo nt'aiii. There fore 1 hereby challenge him to meet mo at Ocmum iu hall , South Omaha , any night with in four weeks from the signing of articles , in a contest to a finish , with the smallest gloves allowable , for the gatu receipts , Asa guar anty of Kood faith that I will be on hanel on the designated night , I loiivo with yon $ ! ( ) , und will expect Hightowcr to do the same. HKNUV A.\urii . Charlie Moore , the champion hack driver of- the world , had a pleasant llttlo experience with Pat Allen down at Metis' ' hiiUWednes- day night. They sparred four rounds , nnel when they stepped into the ring Moore ablozo ,111 * Bi-eou-itiKUts rixt sash uudoVhor. gay' toggory crossed'overTtto'AllenW'ahtH said. "Now , Pat , you nceeln't ba afraid ) ' I won't ' hit you hard ; jutt sail right In nnd sconhntyou can do. " Time. HUT 1 That was Allen's big two-pound right miniloy colllellng with the Jehu's Jaw. Smash I That was his left against Mr. Moore's breadbasket. Crack 1 The right ag.iln on the conk I And that sottleel It , Mr. Moore wasn't ex actly killed , but ho looked as It a frelubt train had run over him. Jim Corbett , the California heavyweight , with his trainer , Prof. Donaldson of Minne apolis , gave nn exhibition in Streator , 111. , Wednesday night. In a letter tea newspaper friend in this city , Corbett said ho would bo in the east for several weeks , Where ho woulel form u combination ana then work his way to the Pncillc coast , visiting Omaha nhout March 7. He will reach 'Frisco sibout April 1 , and will then go Into actual training forhis fight with Peter. I nckson. The light Is fora purse of ? l,000 ( ) , of which the winner will re ceive fS.MO. This is unquestionably ono of the greatest contests for the heavy weliflit class ever arranged , Jackson and Corbett are Known as the most skillful boxers that the ring has ever produced. The tiattlo will not be a slugging nrtair , but ono for scientific points until the referee can declare a winner. The match will not bo decided until May be cause of Corbeit's eastern tour and In order to allow Jackson , who Is 111 , to got Into condi tion. The style of these gladiators varies in boxing. Corbott is an exponent of the Dempsey - soy school whllo Jackson follows tnoro closely the manner of Jem Mace. Speaking of the match yesterday , Corbett said ; "J feel every confidence in mooting Jackson , but prefer to give him plenty of tlmo to gat stronir. 1 do not want to moot him while he Is ill , for should ho defeat mo I don't want It said I was whipped by a sick man ; should I defeat him I don't want it claimed that ho was not In proper conelitlon. " Corbett has fought onlv one prize tight , that against Choynskl , when , with practically two broken hanels , ho made ono of the gamestnnd hardest fought battles on record. Last year Corbott outboxeel Jake Kilralu. from the ( iould Diotz has added a coat-of-nrms to his wardrobe. Morris Is mentioned as the coming safety racer of the club. K bodes Is working hard for ilrst place in the high live contest. The Into Miss Kmnin Abbott was an honor ary member of the Detroit wheelmen. Quito a number of the Omaha wheel clut cyclers will ride to Council Bluffs today. Reynolds has recovered from his. recent serious Illness nnd Is able to resume business again. Kastman will tour a wheel to the Pacific coast next spring , Ho still rid S3 the or dinary. Taxis and X.lmincrmnn are booked to ract on a tandem next season. They ought tc make records fly. The Illinois cycling club Is the largest league club In the United States. Tholi membership Is 285. A moonlight skating party will bo ono ol the features of this week's social amusement at the wheel club. An amateur six-day race Is talked of as one of the coming attractions ot the Coliseum litho the rear future. Omaha should have a lei uo mcotir.g li September. The Nebraska division will bo ti lusty younc-stor by that time. The Omaha Wheel club will visit the Cell scum in a body tomorrow night to witness the stnrt of the great slx-dajf bicycle race. The annual meeting of the national nssoin bly of the LcuRue of American Whejclmoti will bo hold on Monday , February 1(1 ( , at Wll Inrd'ti hotel , Washington , & . B. Smith again leads In the Oninhs \Vheelclub hlgh-Ilvo tourney with nil average of TO per cent. Portorllcld has the lowesl competing average , 8(5 ( per cent. Matthews lenus In tlio O. W. C. pool tour nament with a score of 75 per cent , Kast > man , too , Is longini. ' for the prlzo and Is fol lowing closely and playing n good game , Perrlgo , Kastman * nnd Conradt cxploree ] some now territory between Sejuattcr V\a\ \ \ nnd Florence last Sunday nfteirnoon. Thoi report the roads In line condition for wheel , Imr. Imr.The The seventh night of the , high nvu umrnu ment will bo next Tuesday evening Instead of Monday , ns was Inteiidoel. Kven nigh tlvo will not keep the boys from a blejk.-lu race. A one-fourth inchVtccI ball win recently te.steel In Chicagobeingsubjccteel to a pressure of ! ! 2UOO pounds. It burled ItseMf In the Meol used lu tlm tc.it and was found to have sprung 1-1000 part of nn Inch. Arthur Zimmerman , now that ho hns cleared himself of the charges of profe-sslon. nllstii , will proceed to Knghind early In the coming season and will compete In all of the largo race meets throughout Ureat Hntaln. Lytllo wore the high-five prlzo badge for a week , but find to Mm-ndnr It to Kd. Smith last Monday night after a very spirited giimo. lloth won eight games during the evening mut played oft the tin , which resulted In Smith's ' favor. The indies' ' night is becoming very popular , nnd last Wednesday uvenlpg was spent In an unusually pleasant manner. About twenty wheelmen unit lady frlenels assembled at the ! club tiouso and pussod the evening in card play-Ing , music and dancing. The wheelmen tourists , under the director ship of Cliirence ! Smith , will leave for Ktiropo em the City of llerllu on July 'JO next. There will bo twenty-two persons , Including several Indies. PiosUlcut Urlftltli eif the De troit wheelmen will also bo In the party , The national racing board will remvrno In Now York oily on Kohriiary Ki with head quarters probably nt the lllngliam hoiiscand the meeting will bo u most important ernei , as the report of thebounl , together with the mitilneof Its policy for the ensuing yenrwiU , bo discussed uiul settled. Mlscolliiii ous Iirc.il SportH. The American Trotting association has 505 members , an Increase of eighty-eight during the past year. As yet Frank Parineleo has failed to tciul hischallcnu'o to champion Klllott , and theru are some who say Prank Is yet a trlllo too "leiiry" of the Kansas City man. The death of Hilly O'Hrlcn of New York was eiilto | sudden anel u shock lo his friends In this city. His death \vnscntisoel by apoplexy. The theory of murder w.is not berne out by the uulopty. Mr. J. A. It. IClllott has accepted Mr , J. 12. lliigerty's challenge for the American Held champion wing shot cup , nnd named Fob- ruiiry Ull as the elate , and Kansas City ns llio place for the match to uc shot. John Oliver of Council Bluffs , who suffered such alop-sldoel defeat at the hands ( f Fred Puller of this city , in their rllio mulch last Monday , wants another uo at Fredcrli'lr , and ns if ml Is willing , another shoot will shortly bo arranged , A tireon ) ( shoot between C. W. Itudd ol Dos Molnes : Charles Oreen of Clear Lake , nnel .I , G. Smith of Algona , January I ) , re sulted ! Utuld ( tl out of 75 , Smith W ) and ( it-con M. lludel has challenged the present champion , ,1. A. H. Elliott. The Chicago sportsmen's club hold a meet ing nt the Sherman house last evening and elected the following officers fe > r the ensuing year ; C. N. Holdun , president ; Charles llndwln , vice president ; A. W. Carlisle , sec retary anel treasurer. The Chicago club , la conjunction with ICansas City , It desirous of getting up a triangular shoot , with Omaha , to coino oil In either this city or Chlcmo. ; Questioim nnd Antm-cn * . Thcro Is a letter in this ofllco for Catcher Eel H , l..ytlo , and u letter for "Win Camp ni Frank Handle's baseball headeinurters. ronv. N ( > b.tlnn.'JJ. Til I ho SpeirlhiK Editor nf Till' llrni : Will you plcaso sluto In Hun- day's llr.i : , which N Uio loading spurllni , ' iiupor for correctness of lii'di n'os of tlieiroiiKnbrvel horsuiVllkrs * Spirit of thn Times , or tlio Splrllof the-Turf. * . llanluan. Am.Vllkos' Spirit of the Times has been the stanelnrd authority on turf matters In thh country for years. The Spirit of thu Turf Is a moro recent publication , but probably cqunlly reliable as to the feature you mention. A nnil HSt , U anil n4ShlKh-HvoVi tlioitiiino. A llitsH anil iiliiyn hluli air.l low , but fillH to . ) * \ - .vlnin.li ! ! Jt.ullowiiblo tor tlm ettlor < tolo6katr tliobntte > miottUio. dock ? I'luitBo itlvethu standing of the Wi'iUmi uuba- elatlcn for lhSH. U. K. . NoliawKn , Nob. Ans. (1) ) Any mun oujht to Jltnow that A falling to make 8 goes baclt , nnd if G and U make their necessary -I points , they win. (2) ( ) If the dealer looks at tlio bottom of thn dock , kill him. ( ) Standing of the Western association In IbbS : Dos Moincs , . ' , IS ; ICim , sas City , , IKts ; St. Paul , . ( KW ; Omnlm. .51KI ; Milwaukee1 , . 'I'JJ ; Sioux City , . ! ITT ; Chicago , , ; ) . " > 7 ; St. Louis. , ! )37 ) ; Minneapolis , . ! $ : ! ' ) ; Dav enport , .183. 11 iKli-llvu , 'JO game. A has 17 line ! miiKoi high , Jack , ( 'aiuu mul both llvc.s ; lllias'.Ti ami inalii's low. Who wins ? I.ouk llov JI7 , Sllvoi Ulty , Iowa. Ans. Tl. In agamuof draw polior , a player antnslO chocks "Iliil , " has lie urlnlitto ralso nflcr an other pluyiT stay before the drawV I.onla Smith , Smith Oni.thii. Ans. Helms not. Will you pluuso Inform mo throinh Sun day's lli'.i : If uiij-lliJiiL'iloflslvo has IJD.MI eleuid Inwurii UiourKunl/uUim of a stnlo IIMILMIU fin tlio cniiilnir Hca on ? If HO , uhut cllles nrq iflprcsunUMi niul what are ) the ) conditions ? 1) ) . 11. Silhorhml , Ih'iitrice. Ans. Thoi o seems to have been no dcclt sivosteps taken , but the enterprise may pan out yet. Can ulvo you no further Inforiniu tion on the subject. Dies MOINKH. In. , Jim. 'JO Sportlnir Kdltor OMAHA UKU ; M'oulel you lilnefly Inform IIHI through SUNDAYs IlKKir there ) Is imv record of HID times t lint twenty-ulna lias lieicn held In crllilWKe1 , If no , plcuso adil emennorii to tint list , iis my wife'hetlil tlio haiiil In a gaum playrd last Satnrelny em'iiliiKi1 Tlirru liven ami jack of hearts with tlvtiof hearts for tunv up. Alsei , can e'ltlier tveiityllvetwentysix or twi'iity-suvun combination bu hold , If &o , what would make them ? Ple'iiso Miito on wliat niitlKirlt.v yon KHVO iloi'Mon In last KU.NHAV'S f ! > : . that In n Kama nt liluli live , A and II playing with ejaml I ) , A him llmdual , ( J Imys , whenlt Is It's turn todrnw , ho ilrclliici to draw nny so ns to throw as intiny triiinpi inloA's liunel us possibles. A robbing thueluclc , I riinx this In on KOIUO old players cluwii In Dos Mollies , und they woeilil ne > t have li , und iliiuitloiH.'il ilieriKlitnf TIIK ltiit : < > makei micli a ilueinlon. Hy imswcrlni ; llm alinvet iiu | > stlnn you will vrt'ittlyobllKu I'mnU K. ( Joilils , an olel Omulultoy. Ans. Twenty-nlno has been frequently heldalthough , it b the rarest hand In crlbbagg of course. ' Know of no record. ( 'J > Twenty , live , twenty-six and twenty-seven cannot ba hold , nor nineteen , cither. ( It ) The nu- thorlty Is simply the fundamental rule governing play n common scnsa decision. There are no ai.thoratlve rules on hlgh-llvo. It Is a hybrid , liutthoro Is no possible ) law compelling a player to at. tonipt to better his hanel , If ho choom's to play a worthless one , You can't inuKu n man draw In poker , can you ? Ho can stand pat , so can a player In , lilgh-Hva If ho so list * . Itobblni ; the Uecx is a child's ' gnino to say tha least , liut. you can hot this decision goes , trie DCS Moincs experts to the contrary. OMAHA , Noh-To tbo Hpeirtlnir Eellloi ot TIIK HHI : : To elucldei a bet will you nnsuor the folio wine In TIIK HUNIIAV HKK : A , II , O , I ) playing iilKh flvo. A deals ; II , U nnd I ) pass. Can A mitku u trump without hlddlm : at least ono polnU-eJeorge W. Mills , Uakilale , Neil ) . Am. Ho cannot. Will you ploasu inform mo In fitiNruv'H Hen of what nationality Is Jium-'t Coilict , tint piiKlllst. Also It .Mlfcu Slnlleiry K' ' > ln ( ! tei piny third lun ) for Omaha tnlu ) o.ir/-K. H , , Wyinore , Nub. Ans. ( I ) Irish. (2) ( ) Hardly. ' Tet settle a ( llsmt | < ; , ple > nK doclil < i the ) follow * ln : I ii annum of double ! hluh-llvc both | iar- tlcHImve > M points. A irlvcH cluht piilntu und lends with tlio uco , hlx partner ulvlnif tlio eloiu'c , anil they mnke ) olKht pnlntH , Kuttlnt ; hiKli , low , lon-nniit anil tlioother IIv i-i.otbiiti | ) thuothorhldi * net In the ) rljjht live before A. IIIIH inadu his eltrht points. Now , which sldo has went the ) ( raiiiu ? A claims tlm I lid nun tliti Kinmi hrcaiisu lie ) iniiijo his nlKht poInlH and Kot the ) lil h anil low , but II claims Unit A lint ) the ) k'nini ) hucuiiHo ho ( II ) got | IH rl ) it llvo hoinn lieforu A had iiiailu all lilH points. Kuailur , Omnlm , Ans. A wins. I'leaso ttinwer tlio following In no t fiun- eluy'b IJKB ! Inn KIUIIO eif ciislno thuroUa hlxbpot imd u tray on thei lionrd. ean it plnyur plli ) tint truy on the six , iiuilvliu 0 , at ( lie ) kinno time play an aeu from his liunil iinduull Hit ) , or In otheir wonls , IID | | from bin haiiil line ) tlin liouril at the ) * amo tlmo'c J.O. Smith , U l Uak , Iowa , Ans. Ho can , provided ho has tlo propee card to take the pile with , There ) seems to bo n disposition oh the part of those who ordain the fashions to make us * of lace on n very extcimlvo scale. Iil.sti umi Drusselg are largely used , anel now nro mora popular thmi the beautiful Venetian litcxw , ol which many ol the best examples come to i'uria. Vulcnclimncs Is also very much fcoeu.