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.
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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
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'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.
