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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1891)
r\ OMAHA imrc TUAV a. . iROi--TwroNT\ IN THE FIELD OF SPORT , Hits , Buns and Errors on Many Diamond mend ? ! THE HORSES AND THE DOGS , 3 ho Kliorl-IIiilicil KnlBlilH Sports mid tJiH-Hllons An- mvcretl. It Is remarkable to whnt an extent turf Mnnij has bccomo a part of the language and literature of England untl America , says the Chicago Post. Ono can scarcely tnko up n late work of English ami American ilctlon without Hndlng many expressions In Its pages that owe their origin to the turf. In political llfo , on the stage anil even In the ranks of swell society , such words and phrases as "a dark horse1 ' "won hands down , " "lie's n dulTor , " "it's fixed , " "head and head , " "In and out , " " .straight tip , ' " " " " " " and "short horse , "patched up , "stayer" "odds" tire of constant use. AH of these mid innnv ' more oxpiosslons nio directly traceable'to tlio turf nnd Imvo been it part of the vocabulary of i's divotoos for n century. H Is only during the lust three decades - cades , 'howrvor , that tnrf slang began to creep Into English litcratnro. Even In Charles DirkciiV time It was nothlnir llko so common in now , for that float wilier uses but few expressions in his novels Unit were worn on the tuif ; yet it Is presumable that ho would have done s > o had thov been of common use at his period , lor he boirows freply from the vornnrnlar expressions of ttio pri70 rlnc , tlio dog pit nnd oilier questionable sports in ! otne of bisnrlcs. . It may not be considered creditable to tlio present generation that turf hlang is rupldlv becoming n part of modern language , but that it Is there is no doubt , nnd the fact illiiHt.-ates the amazing popu larity of tlio sport in all English-speaking countries. Involution of a S | > rliiti-r. John Owen , Jr. . who has performed the marvelous feet of running I0a yards in less than ton seconds , was unaware three years ngo that ho could run much faster than was necessary to enable him to catch a street cart says the Post Dispatch. Ho joined the Do. troll Athletic club , and used to stand on the pido of thn track watching the fast runners. Owen yearned to bo a sprinter , and therefore ho earned the forty-Hvo-yard novlco race of the Detroit club. That was In ISSH. lie did not have much stjlo.butlio I'ot there Just the htinio. After that ho was looked after closely by the club members , nnd Mllio Murphy has molded him into one uf the most graceful and Hnished sprinters of the day. The Hrst modal Owen received was a gold ono of the modern typo. Other instances might bo cited of men wtio devel oped into noted athletes , who , in their green nnd salad days , were unaware of their capa bilities. For Iho Ivro it Is best if ho goes infer for all-round athletics , and then tie will bpeodlly llud in what groove ho ought to run. A Free PiMiltryanil UIrd Show. The Omaha Poultry , Pigeon and Pet Stoclc association have completed arrangements for the giving of a free poultry show Monday evening from 7:1)0 : ) to 10:00 : , and all lovers of thoroughbred fowls are cordially Invited. The object is simply to show what this asso ciation has accomplished in tno short spaeoof two months The exhibit will bo hold ntii ! : ) bouth Fourteenth stieot. Thu members of the association will bo pleased to show vis itors the collection. Ladles and gentlemen , nil welcome. There will bo the following varieties shown. White Spanish , Black Spanish , Buff Cochins , Partridge Cochins , Plymouth Hocks , Black Summarytas , Black Mlnorcas , Dark Branmhs , Silver Spangled Hamburgs , Silver Grey Dorkings , Single Comb Brown Leghorns , Black Ked Game. Pit Game , Buff Cochin Bantams. In pigeons : Pouters , Fantails - tails , Tumblers , etc. A full description and the name of the ex hibitors will bo given in TUB SUMIAT BEE of > Iay 10. For W. J. Corcoran , the well known trainer of racing men , makes the following suggestions nbout events und prizes : "First , that the races known ns district nnd national championships be reduced to three ono mile events , namely : One mile , ordinary , ono mile , salcty , and one mile tandem - dom , safety. "becond , that the prizes for the national championships bo sterling silver cups valued nt f 100 each for ordinary and safety , and 50 tiueti for tandem. "Third , that special gold modaU bo elf erod the leading men at tlio quarter , half and three-quarter polo. "Fourth , that races be established sepa rately for ordinary and safety solid tire ; ) , and for ordinary and safety pneumatics. "Fifth , iho giving of bicycles as prizes ul racu meets bo abolished. "Sixth , iDat lap races of nil kinds bo abel ished. " niliiitt Still Champion. Gooivo C. BOCK of Indianapolis , former holder of the American championship cup for wing shols , went to Kansas City last Tues day to win it b.ick from J. A. H. Elllolt If possible , and uavo the champion it very close contest. Elliott bhot well , using his second barrel only twelve times. Beck missed a loft q artering driver , two rlijht quartering drivers and a lof I quarteror. Elliott's misses were two left quartering drivers and JSa traight away. The score was : ElllOttr-2 , 2 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 2 , 1. 1 , 2 , 1 , 1 , 1. 0,1,1,1,1 , 1 , 1,1 , 1 , 1,1,1 , ! . ' , 1,0,1,1,1,2 , 1 , 1U , , 1 , 2 , 0 , 1 , 1 , 2 , 1 , 1 , 2 , 2 , 2 , 1 , 1 17. 'Bock2 , 2 , 2 , 1 , 1 , 2 , 2 , 1 , 0 , 3 , 1 , 1 , 2 , 1 , 0 , 1 , 0 , , 1 , 1 . , 1 , 2. . 2 . , 2 . , 1 , 1. 1 , 2 , 1. 2 , 1 , 2 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1,2 , ,1 O .1 ] .1 .1 .1 I J I M II 1 " _ - "I l M "I l -I M M * l u , "t M Ut | Oinalm'ri Individual Work. Appended will be found thu Individual work of the Omaha team , including games played , hlls , put outs , assists and err ors , up to anil Including thu lust game with Sioux City : Twltcholl U Uallleati 11 Hiitolltre 11 Mcl'iiulor 11 Urlllln 11 Kluinnon 11 Walsh 11 Donnelly 11 Kltuljorg ti Cilarke 5 IlaUor Newman li Thinks Tommy Must Win. Harry Ciliiuoro , writing to a iriend in this city , says : "I don't see what can iirovont Tommy White from winning his light with Slddons. He is training magnltlcontly and will bo lit to light for a man's life. Ho is fully fiO per cent stronger than ho was a year > tge und is hitting much harder. llrcnkl'ast ibr tin ; 1 rauK. So far Omaha has had but one game post poned by ruin. Unt There Is going to be a great big ponnnnt nice lu the west this year. It's hard to tell the Sioux City team from the- now Milwaukee club. Sioux City and Denver played the flrst tou-iuulng game of the season. Halllgan of Omaha made the first homo run In the Western association. ( loodenough keeps un his reputation as a iprluter. Hols n good ono. Kansas City opened up the season on Friday. No wonder sue doesn't win. Four thousand people were present nt the drat championship game In Kansas City. Donohuo olTorod to catch for Kansas Cltv lor W.WXi. Kansas City declined to pay it. Juck Nowinnn haj been Incapacitated by malaria , but U rounding to , nicely , ut last. Joe \VaNU has hnoa guilty of some roast - roarkablo line ball playing during the past week. The flag thnt the Western association Is battling for I * . Heating in the park at Kansas City.Fornler. Fornler. the Denver twiner , made the best itart among the pitchers. Sioux City made but two hits otT him on the opening day. Ha is ono of the most promising twlrlors In the west. Minneapolis has n lucky find in Hornn. Ho U n rattling1 good catcher and n hard worker. There have hrnn amazingly few "tricks" so fur. Kansas City t * waiting for Dave Itowu. Kansas City has started off with the best crowds It ever had nt the beginning of n season. Denver has n crnck team this year If the nun can pot along with "White Wings" Tobcatl. Watklns snys Minneapolis Is not ns strong r.s It was when it struck that winning gait last year. Jimmy Donnelly was much bereaved by the death of hi * sister , which occurred at Now llincn Monday. llv ' Hach says the American assoslation wlll'bo back under the National agreement before the season is over. Pitcher Flood of last year's Denver team and Pitcher Hendrlcks , with Lincoln in ISbO , have been signed by Lincoln. As n Holder ( Jus Alberts Is unsurpassed by any third baseman In the Western associa tion , Judging from his Omaha work. Mnnning will have to play great ball and strengthen up his loam , If ho wants to once more carrv off the Western penant. Tom Kamsoy has thn Clmrley-horso. The rich Denver n'lr may lay Tom out with the gout before ho escapes from that town. Doll Darling adds strength to the Minne apolis team. Ho Is n quiet , gentlemanly fellow , a good catcher and a line Uiitstniin. ] Denver's team Is fixed In a way that no- hcdj over expected. MeUarr at short , Me- Olo'no at second , and Wcrrick in the Held. The venerable father of William Clarke , Omaha's pitcher , died nt nn advanced ago at his homo In Oswcgo , N. Y. , last Tuesday. Dad Clarke's opening game was n hummer. Ho allowed the liard-hltting Milwaukee * but a single l-lt by Dalrymplo In the last inning. Duvc Kowc declares himself the umpire's best friend. The umpires , however , declare that Dave hollers bloodybluo murder without cause. St. Paul took a largo pob of conceit out of the Cowbovs in the opening series at Kansas City by capturing two out of the three games Dan Shannon is rapidly demonstrating that ho knows how to manage a ball team. Ho is ono of the most Indefatigable workers In the country. Old DeacQii White , the patriarch ol the game , has reported nt Lincoln. Hrothcrs Dave and Jack and the Deacon will soon own the town. Larry Twltchell has made n great hit In the loft iieid lor Danny Salmon's lambs , and is wielding the wagon shaft with his accus tomed viiror. John Irwin has been wielding the club so effectually of late down at the capital it is quite likely that Manager Dave will hesitate about lettuig him go. Mr. lloir , the Cowboys now outfielder , has failed as vet to Ignite the river ICaw. Hut tlie truth is the whole Manning tribe are put ting up a very di//y game. The Hoston association Is coming down to 2Vcent ball. ( Jcnnral HI III Dixwcll has un loaded every dollar's worth of interest ho has in the club at 75 cents on the dollar. Day in and day out , "Hick" Carpenter is about ns good a third baseman us you ilnd anywhere. At the bat , in a pinch , he's just us good as any of 'em. Kansas City Times. Klmer Cleveland couldn't stand the roast ing of the Columbus press , so ho rolled up Ills uniform , packed it in his little grip and > ed. Uilly Kuehno sutcjeds him at Catcher Jimmy Donohuo tolecraphcd the club yesterday that , after weighing the mat ter carefully , ho would ngroo to sign a ? J , . " > UO contract. "Bridget" should weigh again. Kansas City Times. Wntkins told President Speas that the St. Paul team would beat ICansas City out. The Kansas Citv president replied : "Watkins , if you had my nerve coupled with your gall , you couldn't bo beat. " Watklns has a pooa team this season. "Wattle" will hustle for winners if ho can only secure strong talent nt a reasonable llguro. It ought to bo hot between Si. Paiu nnd Minnct > polis this year. "Deacon" While accompanied by his grip , his faithful dog and n sciuntz powder has started for the wild and wooly west. Will the "Deacon" play ball under the name of Corning i Sporting Times. If anybody wants a new suit of clothes , all he has got to do is to bet CharlieCushman that there were loss than 7,000 people on the Milwaukee grounds last summer. It Is a cinch , but Cush says he is willing to bet nn it. Jimmy Donnelly is playing third , out nt the Nebraskan metropolis , out of sight. In ono of the Milwaukee g.imos ho accepted nine chanco.s without nn error , tnado two two- baggers , a single and three runs. Sporting Times. The mayor of ( Jalvcstoii , Tox. , has lire- seated Norman Baker with an ICngllbh pointer , said to bo of the llnest strain extant. Sandy Ciriswold of Tin : OMVIU IJr.u Is Keeping - ing the dog until after the chicken season. Sporting Times. Anson caught Elmer Foster taking n beer at Plttsburg. nnd Elmer took the next train back to Chicago. That Is the sort of dis cipline that makes winning ball loams. Klmer will bo allowed , lu all probability , to return to Minneapolis. Jack Dolnn lost the laat Columbus battle before fi(57l ( ! people. Then Knoll was put in , but it was too late. Orlfllth fooled the Buck eyes , lie has won ovorv game In which ho has ofllciatcd for St. Louis. Chris got a good man in the ex-Mllwaukcan. Sam Troll has been "relieved" of the man agement of the Washington * and Charles W. Suydor nas been Installed in his plnce. Hob Matthews goes on the umpire's stall In Sny- dor's place. Trott Is red hot and will sue Washington for llringhim. From nil reports Ilallignn of the Omaha team is leading the country at the bat. in the four opening games with Milwaukee , out of fifteen times at Miobat , ho made ton hits , n homo run , n threo-hagKor. ttireo doubles and three onotimeiN.Sporting Times , The human pnsplpo , Wllllu Mains , 1ms Cin cinnati by the heels. Ho pitched lor Kel's CJreens against Columbus lust Wednesday and nil but shut 'em out. Tl.o.v got three hits off of him. Canavan still continues to cop out his one and two crn r per game. Maybe Omaha , St. Paul and Sioux City didn't create a small quantlly of surprise In their opening gaums. Omaha broke oven with Milwaukee , St. Paul two out of three from the Cowbo > champions , and the Corn Huskers made it t.vo and two at Denver. Manager Mai.ning wauls lo make ns many winnings as possible early in Die season. - Kansas City Times. Xof Strange , Isn't it ? That's just what Manager Shannon wants to do too , only Shannon w.ints to make as many as ho can also In the middle of the season and at the latter end. Good for Captain Alison ! The booking ball players ought logo. Ho caught Luoy anil Foster out "bctring up" In Pltthburg and lined them eacli $ i"i and ordered them to bed , They didn't obey and Foster was sent homo. Ho is llknly to bo released ; Walter Wllmot taki-s Ids uluce on the field. The drinking b.ill player Is not only fal-o to his own club , hut to the baseball public. Would thnt there were rooro Captain Alisons' ' HenMtilford. Many think that the Western association makes n big mistake In opening the season as early as It docs. May 1 would INI plenty early enough. In the northern cities they are very ( cldom able to play with any degree of com fort or safety either , before the mlddlo of May , anil when the season opens ns early as It does this year , they are compelled to jump right In without any ouUloor preliminary practice , or go to considerable expense for ah uuto-scason trip south. "MlHoi'llatiPoiiH S Fltrstminons , the Australian pug , will give an exhibition at the ( Jrmid tomorrow even- ll'Bf ' ll'BfThe The price on Klloy lu the Brooklyn 1s apt to be lengthened out a little after his per formance yesterday. Sporty Bill Wagner writes the sporting , editor from Portland , Ore. , that ho will re turn us soon ns tbo walking gets hotter. In search of ducks ho trod the marsh And faced tbo chilling bro ze , And only bagged ( Oh , fate is hurshl ) His trousers nt the knees. Tommy Britten , the notixi colorml Jockey ' and rider of the winner of the Tonuesscu derby , will wed May 0 Miss Pearl tiplllor , a young colored belle of Lexington. Queen of Trumps Is a fast mare , but she has bern Hying at gate * just a trltto too high : for her clun. Sbn ought to have no trouble l'i Rocurlug n purse If nropsrly placed. Secretory Hroni'.orof theWoshlugton Park club li homo nftor n trip to New York. Whllo ' nway ho did not mlngla with many turfmen , but snys racing Is on tbo bottom in the metropolis. Hickory Jim , the famous old hnrso which won his last race ntOuttcnburg Novembers , IVN , Is still in training and Is twenty-throo years old. Ho w.is many times over n win ner even before Uarnum was foaled. When Hoz/.lo Dazzle was sold to Louis Martin the nnino ho gave the horse indicated his opinion of tno transaction. After ho ran nwav wltn Taylor Saturday the latter con cluded he was appropriately named also. Some of the owners who took part in the Gloucester meeting still have their horses nt the latter course , which would Indicate that they expect the sport to be resumed In the near future at some point near the Quaker city. city.Harry Harry UoUiune , the champion sprinter , [ a In Chicago looking , ns usual , llke"roady money. " fJethune , who Is n gentleman by breeding und mixes only with the hotter class of sportsmen , has lately turned his attention to literature. Koports from Washington state that My Follow Is In great shape and is getting tu pre paration for the Brooklyn handicap. Hu Is n good horse In his class , but will hardly bo able to show the cracks the way for u mlle and n quaitcr. Joe Timscy , the vanquisher of Joe Lnnnon , nnd the hero of 100 battles In the south , has accepted the challenge of Cnso.v , anil if the latter will meet him at 1 : ! )0 ) o'clock this after noon a match will bo nrrnnged. Ttinscy in sists on skin-tight gloves and a finish con test. test.The The chess match which commenced by cable between Stcinitz and the Russian champion , Tichlgorin , on October L'll , is now HnUlicd. Thursday Steinitz announced to Tschlgorln by cable his resignation in both game * , also forwarding n letter of congrat ulation. For tlio Brooklyn handicap the following horses have been bucked quite heavily rcccnlly bv we.slcrn capital : Al Farrow , Cousin Jcoms. ( ialllfct , Klloy and Teuton. The price on Cousin Je"ins has dronned from 100 to 10 , ( ialllfet from 30 to L'O , and Ktloy from 40 to 1C > . Duncan C. Ho.ss and ticorgo Koblnson wrestled for I'l00 recently at Christ church , Australia. Tlio match resulted in a draw. tnhinami ii'nti Mm A Ttti > * * . | Citf1o.li/ttil ntut Cumberland. Koss won entch-ns-catcli-cnn nnd the ( Jr.i'co-Koman. The eollar-and-clbow style was drawn. Johnnie Campbell carried n battery in his pocket at the Outtonburg track the other day , and prominent turfmen who had the plcasuro of shaking the hand of the sly fox were very much rlcctrillod. It is said ho is training them for the shock ho will give them In the Brooklyn. The sculling match for MPO and the cham pionship was rowed on the Paramatta river , Australia , Monday , between McLean and Stanbury , und was won by Stanbury. In the last match between those oarsmen , which took place November 17 last , McLean de feated Stnnbury. Frank Slavln mot John L. Sullivan in St. Louis Tuesday , and the great pugilists shook hands. John L. said In * had retired from the ring ' and observed : "You are the only man who over eamo to mo to ask mo for a light. The others Hue to talk U,000 miles away. I congralulato you. " Louis Bc/eimh , a well known lightweight prizefighter , bus just ended his last contest and was vanquished. Death grappled with him thirty-six days ago. Tlio doctor und all his friends threw up the sponge from the beginning - ginning , but licv.cnati fought the antagonist through thirty-six rounds of twenty-four he each nnd then was defeated. Ho' died at 4:30 : , Wednesday , at the Cincinnati hos- nltnl. American tennis players will , have to look toEi their laurels , as the latest' advices from England are to the effect that the celebrated Kcnshaws are cominir hero September will see the advent of Mrs. Edwina Pedloy , the champion of India , and the only lady who has ever defeated the Henshaws In a malch. She comes for Iho special purpose of trying the skill of Miss Koblnson. The most forward horse at the Gravesond track is Blue Hock. Ho Is flt to win now in very speedy company , nnd Judging from his work , ought to bo in tlio front tight of the sprinters this spring. His stable companion , Reporter , is doing nicely , and may prove one of the successful surprises of this spring. His best work has been a mile under 1:4 : $ , which ho accomplished without special effort. Void , in the same stable , is workfuir well. Frank Slavin was in Chicago "under cover" on Saturday night. Ho was with Dr. Dougherty of ttio Quaker city , and came to see if ho could not arrange a meeting with lohn L. Sullivan Slavin did not make him self known , and when ho found that "tho Only John" had gone to St. Louis , he and his friend also left for the Mound city. John L. Sullivan , In nn interview over there last night , declared "I'm ; not going to light Slavin. 1 think the best thing ho can do If ho wants to mnka friends In America is to break away from Mitchell. Fox is In with them , and brought them over to annoy ine , but they'll got iho worst of it if they "try it on. " The Omaha Wheel club's election is now n thing of the past and the now ofilccrs have taken hold of affairs in a truly business-like manner , which will produce good results ore their term of oftlco expires. Tbo onicorj elected were ; Low Llvosuy , president ; James Eborsolo , vicn president , Fred C. Mathews , secretary ; Gould Diets , treasurer ; William Townsend , captain. The racing committee is composed of Portorticld. Peabody - body nnd Townsend ; house committee , Ebersole , Gyggerand H. K. Smith ; board of directors , Livosoy , Eborsole , Mathews and Dlotz. Ala lalo meeting of the lalter body Ed Gyg er was appointed purchasing agent and Harry K. Smith librarian. Sub-ofllcors : John M. Conradt , lieutenant ; W. H. Head , color bearer ; Frank Slofkin , uugler. The St. Louis Game and Fish Preserving association , commonly called the King's ' Lake club , is located in Missouri on Kind's lake north of St. Charles , The association 1ms under its control about six thousand acres of land and controh ono shore of the hike for nbout two miles. There Is a largo club house containing about forty rooms , ice house , par- den nnd olhor conveniences. The member ship is Hxcd at 'JOO , and is nearly Hllod. There is a wldo range of sport , there being both timber lakes and prairie lakes. 1'ho shooting consists of n licit , snipe , quail , squir rels and imported coons. Tlio lisliing is moslly for bass und croppio , although other flsh nro caught. The olllcers of the club nro : David Cariith , president ; Josopli Specht , vice presl- dtnl ; John McDonald , secrolary and treas urer. Writing of the Hall-Flt/.slmmons match the pugilistic ornelo of the Now York World says : "Shaw may make money through at tracting a big crowd to his racetrack on the day of the contest , but under ordinary cir cumstances ho would probably lose gome. It would be a cooa investment for any club near this city or the California athletic club to give a ptu.so of this Kind , but Minneapolis Is a loni ; way off , and the atlcndanua will probably bo largely made up of local sportIng - Ing men. " The writer evidently forgets that St. Pan ! anil Minneapolis tire merely n night's Journey from Chicago , Omaha , Kansas City , Sioux City and scores of olhur big towns. Enough people will go from points farther south to tnoro than aiako up the purse of f 12,000. Even under ordinaly circumstances Shaw would do considerably better than "break even. " As It is , ho and the persons associated with him will quit a long way ahead of tlio game. The World man need not worry about that. The Now York pooisellers have deter mined to reopen business under a scheme devised by their lawyers. Its cssonca is that they propose to do a real commission business , take their , customers' money , together with a written order what to do with it and actu ally teleprajih to the race track to Jiavo the bets placed. Lawyer Abe Hummel says of the plan : "My clients , tbo commission men , will not bo ready for business xmtll well along toward tbo close of the week. You see this is an entirely now departure , demanding the remodeling of the old pool room promises. They will bo converted into veritable com mission otticcs. None of the old time pool room paraphernalia will bo employed. Neither the names of horses nor the odds at which they may bo selling will bo ills- placed ; in tact our commission ofllccs will be arranged wltn a dignity of appointment bo- Httlug sound , substantial business enter prise. Should any transaction made by these commission houses bo brought to trial you may be sure that n strong defense will be forthcoming. This has never been the case in previous trials of poolroom coses. Ihoy have been all prosecution and no defense. But under the now plan tbo books of the de fendant will be on hand to prove conclusively that the money Involved In the challenged transaction was wagered at the track by a regularly authorized agent of the defendant , and that no law had boon violated. " Tbo preliminaries befuro the settlement for the Hall-Fltzslmmmis fight were very warm. It was the Hrst timvitho two men Imvo mot on American soil , .nlnl 11 fight was narrowly averted. The business was transacted lu Hall's room nt tbo Brigg'.s houso. When Fitzsitnmons entered his oycs Hashed tire at his opponent. Walking over to where Hall sat , and without aiuy warning , he launched forth a streak of blue invcstlves which Indcncd the air vmKUholr foulness. "You , " hissed the champion , "you know that i went down for you and you paid mo to do so. " f | 'fj Hall Is n polished , suave , serene and cul tured fellow , and n tnaii who , while quick tempered and Impulsive nt tunes , has suffi cient self control Torlust such nn exigency as this. Both men we < now pacing the Hoer , Fitzsiminons fierce .and frothy with sup pressed wrath , Halrcool , calm and collected. "I can name live men you paid to lay down for you in the ring , " the vexed Bob con tinued , "And I can nnmo a httlo lightweight you knocked out to attain tlio title of champion middleweight , " Hall rejoined with cutting sarcasm. "Llttlo Jack Doinpsoy ! Why there nro twenty men In Australia who can defeat Dempsoy. " "I don't care n - for the money. " and FiUslmmons bristled up close to Hull. "I'll take you out right now and whip you. " This was more than Hall could stand. The color left his face , and ho was about to ma'.io n leap fer Fltzsimmons , when Davles , Clark , Blllv Woods mill Frank Shaw sprang Into the breach. The men were taken asldo and counseled to restrain their temper until the night of July 22. Johnnlu Clark , tno ox-light weight fighter , while lu a reminiscent mood , told the follow ing story : A few years nuo. befuro Sullivan fought Paddy Uyan for the championship of America , 1 made arrangements with him and his manager , Billy Madden , to appear for ono week at my theater In Philadelphia. The contract called for Sullivan to box four rounds with any man that t could Induce to meet him. An olfer of $ > 0 was n.ado to any man Sullivan cou'd ' not stop in four rounds. This offer was accepted bv a hcnvj weight from Baltimore , McCarthy by name. The contest was billed for Fri day night. When ttio nlgnt came the theater was pacltcd and Jammed. When Sullivan and McCarthy were Introduced to the audience It was announced that Mc Carthy would receive S50 If ho stood up be- fnl n Siilltl vnn full , . * .fiiin > td M'imnviic f .lltn.1 at 11 o'cloc'it. ' Eighteen seconds later McCarthy lay stretched out as if ho had been shot. Every one thmiuht ho was deud. Half the audience left the theatre on the run , taking with them my summer doors and everything in tlicir way. 1 think some of the people arc still running. 1 was never so scared in my life , and the people who stayed in tlio theatre were dumbfounded. McCa'ithy never moved n muscle for twenty mlnutos and when t noticed a slight tremble of his eyelids I was the happiest man in Philadelphia. When McCarthy cumo to It was very amusing to hear him nsk such funny questions as : "Mr. Clark , when do 1 po on with Sulli van V "Do I got t ho WO sure If 1 stay four rounds J Wliv , Sullivan can't knock mo out in twenty-four rounds. " All this time Sullivan htood near , dressed In his street clothes , smoking a cigar and quietly listening to McCarthy as uncon cerned as if nothing had happened. After the show was over I suggested a lunch for a few select friend's , and it was not until Mc Carthy commenced to chew on n piece of chicken thnt he realized. Ho said : "I won der what's the matter with my Jaw ) I can t open my mouth. " When told Sullivan had Ifocked him out , says the Now Yonc Con- i sit , ho would' not believe it , and I think he still has doubts qf , over having boxed with Sullivan. Ho never know who or what hit him. i In.ixcd Stylos. The pedestrians loft Boston only to swoop down on Philadelphia. The Harvard cycling association hold their race meet at Cambridge May M. Captain Van Huyck of the Yule freshmen crew Is seriously'ill With scarlet fever. Hurt , a sen of. the famous colored pedes trian , is showing Up well as a sprint ruuner In Philadelphia. Now York won , the Hugby union champion ship by dofeatlug Philadelphia at Eastern park , 4 to 0. ' < ' The Thistles Chicago , by defeating All bt. Louis ll to 1 auu J > to4 , wuti the Western association football championship. Abe Uurson. the famous English sprinter , is believed to bo masquerading nbout Boston nnd lifting suckers' scalps in handicaps. Stove Brodle , the bridge jumper , is out of that Albany cutting scrape The grand jury failed to indict , claiming insufllclontovidcncc. On Decoration day Harry Darrin of Shef field , Eng. , and Peter Prlddy of Pittsburfr , will run a three-mile race for $1,000 n side at Plttsburg. Ho taught his wife the sin of dross With eloquence and power , And then played billiards all day long At sixty cents an hour. Frank U. Dcun , the ex sporting editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer , who tins been confined at the Dayton insane asylum for some time , has stirred up his friends by writing that ho Is not cra/.y , but will bo if kept ut Dayton much longer. The Italian greyhound Lavender , owned by Mr. J. S. Rockwell of Cincinnati , won Hrst in a hot class tit Cleveland , a nil Mr. Jacob loeriein'.s pointer , "jjeisio wysnou , " cap- urod second pri/e tit Cleveland In the strong- 3stclass ever shown. Both these dogs wcro inndled by Mr. Ebcrhart. Al. G. Eberhart of Cincinnati won a fine ot of the ribbons at the Chicago and Clove- anil bench shows. Tim Eburliart pug ken , lels made a sweep of the pri/.es at Cleveland mil a big share of them at Chicago. Their 'Eberhart's Cashier" won Hr.it and special 'or best pug lu the show at Cleveland , do- 'eatlng , under Miss Anna II. Whitney as udge , the imported dog Pounce , who had lover boon been beaten In America. Their Mabel E. nnd Banjo G. each won Hrst pri/e * at both shows. Those winners were all bred by Mr. Eborhart , which mukos the honor so much the better. William O'Connor.ln a letter to HIchard K. Fov , sends tills budget of news of interest to all lovers of aquatic sports : "John Deo- ble , who is hacking James Stnnsbury against John McLean in the sinulo scull race for CIOO and tliu championship of the world , writes mo from Australia that should dtansbury win and Deoblo believes Stnnsbury will be suc cessful -that the latter will nt once leave for America to arrange a match with myself for ? ' . ' , riOO , the Police titi/ettc championship cup nnd single scull championship of the world. On Stansbury's arrival I bhull place no ob- stuclo In the way ot a match. I am daily rowing on the b ly hero with Hanlan , who is rowing in his old form. Should Stansbury fail to come to Aincriiu it is doubtful If there will bo any sinclo scull race for the cham pionship as neither Jake Gaudaur or John Teenier of St. Joe , Mo. , appear willing to risk any money on their chances of defeating mo for the championship. " The Strnf'liirlrs of tinIlykc. . Waukosku is lo.ihave a real race next Juno which SViscotiiln wheelmen nro already booming "as the rt'jitest ' over held. " Mr. H. B. Kennedy ono of Omaha's crack sportsmen Is thinking of buying n tandem wheel , hope he doer and our boil wishes to him. M Van Wagoner has relented. Ho has with drawn his "retirement proclamation" and will nice under tno new Athletic club colors this year. The Douglas cycling club , a Chicago or ganization , will take in forty members next week. Perhaps wheel affairs are not boow- ing up that way. { j , A cycling tournament of ono logged men is being arranged by diaries ( J. Kllpatrlck to take place elthcixntiiMiiineapolls or Denver. Ho has six cntrlun so far. Love making ou < ulbleyclo is not uncommon In the progrusslvu Windy City , nnd there arc many matches made awheel. Two cyclists of the liosowood club wcoro married this week and early In June Miss Edna Bates , who , since she left North Side , has become nn enthusiastic rider , will bccomo tbo bride of Charles W. Soil. , ono of the best known ulcyclUU lu the west. The Amateura. Gadko is little , but "Oh , my ! " Snundcrs has sent in hU order for a Ted Kennedy glove beware of tbo mitt , boys. Hubanks thinks ho is a readier , but ho won't bo in it when Strong gets his voice back which ho loft in Hamburg , Arnold , alias John Clarkson , Is now In the stables with a glass arm , tiut wilt appear with the Falconers when in trim. The Falconer team has been hustling for another good pitcher , nnd has at last cor- ruled "Buck" Adams , n Toxa leaguer. Miller will bo in the box today lur the Falconers. Ho will try nnd repeat the double dose ho gave the Models of Council Bluffs. Uassmusscn started In with the Intention of getting fat on base lilts , and Is slowly gaining flesh. Ho also coughs up a few when ho comes to bat. Drnydcn says ho has not got his optics on the pigskin as yet , but look out for him when ho does : for the opposing pitcher will bo looking for a now job. Hoffman is out of sight In the Hold for Falconer's. When the ball Is hit in that direction the boys don't start , hut quietly walk over to the bench and sit down. Stouoy is playing second In Dunlnii style and has ordereil himself it now Louisville but. HD is covering second so nicely you won't try to steal it twice when Gadko Is behind the hat , "BllIIo" Moore , the popular manager of the Falconers , would llko to hear from all organ ized teams In the state. He endeavored to have the team photographed , so ho could ex hibit them bosjdo the Onalnn ; In Browning- Klne's ' window , but the camera could not stand the pressure It U busted. ItcnuheM Tor the Neck. It Is settled that the Slavlti-Kllrain light will occur June 111 , Jnko Kllralti Is drawing big crowds In New York this week. Charley Mltcho 11 is ccttlng very Pattl. Ho announces that this will bo his farewell tour. tour.Franklo Franklo McIIugh , who has heen rustlc.it- Intr at Columbus and Lancaster , is back In the city. Ho will ire to Chicago shortly and tackle some of the ambitious bantams there. .llmmlo Wnkol.v is putting up all his spare change on Jem Corbott. Ho says : "i saw McCaffrey box Sullivan , Mitchell , and all the goods ones , and ho always iniuio n irood showine until ho met Corbott , then ho was like a schoolboy , " stuKolioklor Larry Ivlllian refuses to divide thu $1,0110 puise between the combatants in the Grillln-Wiir nVht , claiming that the money will not be earned until the men tU'lit to u ll'nlsh. Klllinn says thut ho expects them to light before Wednesday night , and that , he will Ilnd n plnce for them , if they do nut inert they will get simply the 81.10 proMilod In the articles in'casu the light did not come off. Billy McMillan , who Is now in New Orleans , writes : "J understand Johnny Uciigmi of Now York .states ho Is ready to meet mo in a Hstic encounter , according to Police Gazette rules , for a purse of $1,000. Now , If Heagan is in earnest , 1 will lluht him for $1,000 a sldo and n $1,000 pur.scwild h will bo put up in Washington , D. C , but tt.o the contest must bo with skin tight glov s I never fought any other way 1ml witn skin gloves and Pare knuckles. " The following bits of eos ip como from London : Ted Prltclmrd and Jem Smith's backers have jKisted an additional deposit of CIOO in their match for 1.000 and the chain pionshlp of England. The match between Join Carney and Dick Burgo for L'I,000 and the llcht weight championship of England is creating ereat interest. Burgo is the favorite at six to four. Jack Burke and Ted Pritch- ard have joined hands and are giving exhibi tions. Burke will train Pritchard. Lncliio Thomson and Arthur Ackers have signed articles to light at 10 stone > pounds for J.40L' ' . Thomson is champion of Scotland. Peter Jackson , tlio Australian colored pu gilist , who is matched to liirht Jim Corbolt for a 610.000 purse , has thrown aside his crutches and says he can now surely get In trim for the battle. It was feared thn bruis ing ho received by being thrown from the cart nbout three weeks ago would cause a postponement of the match , tlio date sot for which is May 21. Jackson will doubtless be n f fi t/r\fi t f * f\\rni * f r iln t t * f\t t li nr li * \t'111 nave over four wceics in which to train. Jackson has written the Sydney Athletic club accepting another offer of a $ .1.500 purse for n go between himself nnd .loo God lari ) . This match will go whether Jackson whips Corbott or not. Peter will set the date him self. Goddard recently whipped JooOhovnski and fought Jackson toadraw In eight rounds. The black man's friends nil claim that Peter underestimated Goddard's nbllltv and did not Unit ] nn hour for him , while Peter him self says ho was lucky to got out with a draw under the circumstances. Little Moses Corbin , the clover llfi-pDUiid colored pugilist of Now York , whoso string of victories in the professional prize ring reaches a considerable distance. Is Just now the most admired gentleman on South Fifth avenue. A good deal of this admir.ition is duo to the easy victory ho had ovnr Billy nussellanotuor colored aspirant to pugilistic honors , observes the Recorder. Hussell and Corbin met in n finish limit with skin-tight gloves last week for a pur.se of S.'OO. Hussoli , his hacker and his enthusiastic friends had been scouring tlio town before the battle , taking bets on Uiusell at random.und did not hesitate to declare that ho had a "leadpipe cinch. " Prof. Desvernoy , n boxing instruc tor of some prominence , looked after Corbin , and Billy Bottus and n well known sporting man took care of Uusscll. Paddy McCarthy , the wtnto boxer , was chosen referee. Corbin rushed his man from the start , banging away in n fashion that made tears come into the oycs of Husncll'M backers. Moses" friends began flourishing big rolls of bills and snout ing : "Such an easy cuss as dat Uusscll am just pie for Moses ! " It looked atone time , when Corbin IMIIIO near putting his list through Hussell's ' body , thut razors might bo drawn bv the Hussell faction. Moses tlntll 11 > /Mill rrli f 1 naaiil 1 mi t It n 4nti' ivttlt n -wingintr blow. "Hoy. dero , Kuuiiel Shivers , vet yo' link oh dot Moses now I" cried ono of Hoses'friends who had hut 7r > cents on the mtllo. Colonel Shivers , Hussell's principal tackor , said nothing , but tried to smile as a ivell directed blow from the educated right mnd of litlle Moses put his protogo to sleep. anil AIIHWCTH. S. 1) . , April 30. To the Sporl- iic I-.ilitnrof Tin : HKK : In scoring a uainu of > all please ad vise mo us to Iho meaning ( if the loiters at the head of the various culuin us ? Itoscou SUiiMin. Ans. At bat , runs , hits , sacrifice hits , stolen bases , put outs , assists and eirors. Club , South Omnha your question was : insworcd in lust Sunday's paper. Sport , City For information regarding lo cation of the various amateur clubs write Bert Wilklns , City Steam laundry. W. F. M. , City -Kansiu City. OMIIIA. Neb. , April " 8. To the Sporting Kdllor of Tin : HIIK : To deoldo n bet will von please publish In Sunday's II 1:1 : : wliuthi r Omaha has moio population tlitiu Kansas I'ltVi Mo. . If so how many ? J. S. II. Ans. Between five and six thousand. OMAIIA , April : in. To the Sporting Editor of Till' Hm : : ( im'itlim In hl 'h live : A makes trump , holding seven trumps H calls for re quired number of curds , C ealls for required iiiiinliiir of cards , \\holsdeilrr. . not having snllk'leiit minihoi-of t-aids lc > fi in the dct'k. Can ho plrk up trump discarded by A ? Also , hay A holds neo Kiniek ) , ton spot , two lives ami deuce. Can A dlvurd deueo and player holding truy claim low ? ,1. I' . II. Ans. What a real clever pluyor can't do in high five Isn't worth doing , that's all. If dealer lacks cards , ho must Miulllo thu ills- card and take his chances. Of course ho can discard llio deuce , If lie is fool enough to. If the deuce is not out , and the tray is , of course the tray Is low. _ DeWitt's Little Early Klsers , best pill. Clot prices on Ilnleyon Heights of Crnry & C'nu-y. _ In ISItO Glllott , who was then a working Jeweler , accldenwlly split ono of his line steel tools , and iMjiti ! . ' suddenly required to sign n receipt , not finding his qnlll pen at hand , ho used thu split tool as a ro.idy substi tute. This happy accident led to the Idea of making pens of metal. See thDso liouutiful lots In Ilnleyon Jloights. Crary fc Crni-y. It is a mistuku to supi > ese thnt polar research - search , has cost enormously In human life. Despite all tho'grcat disasters , iilnoty-.sovcn out of every 100 explorers have returned allvo. See those boftutiful lots in Ilnleyon Holglit ? . Crary & Crary. At n Baptist sociable to ho held in Bristol , Penn. , the attraction will bo a null-driving contest between four girls. Do you know about Halcyon Heights ? Crnry & Ciwy can toll you. A Halifax , Vt. , woman secured from thirty two hens , in four months U.115 eggs. See these beautiful lots In Halcyon Heights Crary & Crary. Boston proposes to limit the height of buildings to 110 feet. It tokes a yeai to make and season nn Ivory blllurd ball. About the wcat hcror anything else. We've got lots of clothing , shirts and hats , and we're at the slaughter bench , as you'll sec by reading further on. 'ANTS ' \YeIl , what's the use talking about prices. \Yc might say 50c for the best pair in the house and it would make no dif ference to the paper it is printed. We've started a sale on $3 pants. That's what we want to say , and if you arc Panting for Pants. Just come in and look at them and be your own judge. WHO SaidHats This is the 100 center. We just got 'em in. This is the 95 center. Ahout a week's supply of 'om on hand. Of course you'll understand that we are in Rome and must do as Romans do , and that , as is claimed through the newspapers by some competitors that they are perfeatan- gels , only you can't see their wings , and that they are sacrificing their lives and entire profit just to please the good people. + Excuse Us , We are Not In It Thar Way , We are underselling all competitors , and making money at it , and that's what we've lieen here for for the last .35 years. With that amount of experience and no store rent to pay , we ought to be able to do what we claim , without much head work , or quit. The clothes we sell you give you a good front and don't go back on your back. As regards your sides they look all right on the right and you never get left on the left. They are bar gains all around. Our customers will sub stantiate wheit we say. Respectfully , Corner 18th ? rid Fnrnarn Streets.