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    10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SUNDAY , JULY 12 , -SIXTEEN PAGES.
INTIIELOCALREALlIflPSPORT ,
Obit About the Game and the
Players-
OMAHA'S ' NEW ATHLETIC ORGANIZATION ,
Horsey OOHH'H Move-
IIICIltH ( if tll ( ! I'llllCllnfH TIlO IlOtf
niul Gun nnil Ques
tions AiiH\vcrecl.
On the evening of April 3 n dozen or so
young men mot In the parlors of the Omalm
wheel club for the purpose of forming nn
nthtctlc imocintlnn. Several hours were
spent In talking over the matter nnd nt
length n favorable decision was reached.
Knch KiMitlcnmn present nt thnt meeting
went away from the club house llniily do-
lermlncd to do everything possible for the
success of the contcmplntod organization.
Ily Apill til mnttcrs had progressed so
nicely that ttio Omalm Athletic club was In
corporated with fllty charter members ami
the following named gentlemen were elected
to nil the ofllccs : President , George \V \ ,
Ames ; vlco president , Fred S , Hobhlns ;
secretary , W. 1J. Hetty j treasurer , Chat
Kcdlck. A committee was appointed
to look for grounds mid a sult-
nblo club building. After n num
ber of sites nnd propositions had been
considered , ttio ono inndo by Jildgo Kcdlolc
was accepted. The Judge proposed to erect , a
building 41 by 71) ) feet on Hnrnoy street near
Fifteenth and lease It to the elub for a term
of voars for an annual rental of,000. .
Plans were made by McDonald and Ogilvly
nnd on July 1 President OcorgoV. . Ames
laid the corner stone of the club house. The
Illustration at the head of this column shows
the front elevation of the building us it will
look when completed.
The botno of the nthlctos will bo tlueo
itorlos hiuh , with n front of pressed bnclc
trimmed with dressed snndstonc. The base
ment will bo nboutlmlf below und half nbovc
the sldowulk nnd lighted by five pood-sized
windows. This will bo divided in the center
by n wnll running tbo whole lencth. In the
west half will bo a line buwliug nlloy , titled
up with all the latest , improved appliances.
It is the Intention to nmko this ono of
the principal features of the dub. A NC.W
York sportinp goods house will furnish the
equipment. The east side of the basement
will be taken up with bath , dressing , toilet
rooms nnd ! i"it ) locltcrs. Porcelain bath tubs
nnd n tllo Iloor will bo features of these
npnrtmonts. Largo double oak doors will
guard thu Htmiey street cntranco nnd open
into n marble Moored vestibule. Off from
this will bo a good-sized smoking room nnd
largo parlor. These rooms will bo elegantly
furnished and decorated by n prominent
Oinuhn firm. The exercise room on this floor
will bo 4-xr > ( ) feet with a twenty-two foot
celling. In this room will bo every
thing pertaining to athletic ap
paratus. Several eastern firms have sent
m bitls for the gymnastic appliances nnd
probably $1,000 will bo spent in equipping
this department of the club house. A broad
oak staircase will lend frum tbo cxorclso
room to the floor above. Overlooking the
street on the third Iloor will bo billiard nnd
card rooms. The furnishings for these apart
ments have already been purchased and are
as line as ran bo made.
Encircling tbo building on this door will
bo n balcony running track six toot wide nil
nround. This balcony when not in use as a
track will bo provided with chairs to bo used
by spectators and loungers who wish to
watch the operations In the exercise room.
At the northeast corner of the balrony will
bo a brass sliding polo leading to
the main room below nnd at the base of the
polo will bo a rubber landing pad of the same
pattern as is used nt the tire cnglno houses
The main room will bo lighted by two sky.
lights ton feet squuro. Gas nnd electric lights
will also bo used and the whole building will
bo heated by steam.
When the contract was lot it called for the
completion of the building by August 15 , and
the builders now say that they will hnvo fln-
ished their work by that tltno.
Some little time will bo taken up in placing
tbo furnishings , but it is thu intention to
hnvo the grand opening on September 1.
Nearly four hundred members nro now on
the secretary's list nnd at every meeting now
npplli.-nnts are considered. It is expected that
by the time the house is opened there will bo
fully live hundred members.
Aniuinl dues will not commence until Sep
tember 1 nt which time the initiation fco will
bo raised from $ . " > to ? - ' " > .
An export French fencing master and a
competent gymnastic director luwo nlrcady
been engaged. '
A great deal of credit' Is duo the ofllcr-rs
nnd directors of the association for their un
tiring efforts in building the club up to its
present sound tlnnncial and social basis.
CroakH of till ! Cm : k.
Milwaukee has signed ' Phonotn" Smith.
Dulutb , too , will bo ready to quit In the
course of n few wooks.
Jack Plckett is known as the trickiest man
in the Western association.
Thu Minneapolis team 1ms scon more
changes than any club in the west.
Young T'enrs , the Kansas City's pitcher , Is
not likely to ever go In the box ngain.
liartson Is thu only pitcher In the west who
lias pitched two games one afternoon.
To-day's game Is thu last professional game
that will bo witnessed In this city in IS'Jl. '
Omaha's collauso will bo the signal for the
dlsbnudmont of tbo Lincoln and Sioux City
clubs.
Elmer Smith hits as well as ever , but bis
iiltcbtng Is of tuo "batters' delight" species.
It's pie.
Milwaukee holds a splendid plnco in the
pennant race. It Is likely to go to the front
at any tlmo.
The American association .can't bo very
fast this season when pitchers like Hell hold
up their enu In it.
The Kansas City team is booked for n
thorough weeding. It will bo strengthened
witu Omanu players.
Milwaukee Is now pretty sure to cnpturn
the llug , that Is if the whole Western associ
ation doesn't go under.
Tbo frnmors of a now Western association
will probably profit by thu lulvlcu the knuw-
alls of the present outllt.rejected. .
Colonel Strict is out In the wild west In
citing riots. So says thu caustio Major Mul-
ford of tto ClncluuatlTimes-Star ,
Kansas City lias only eight pitchers and
not ono of them U worth a tinker's continen
tal. Even Swartzol seems to bo played
out.
out.Ed
Ed Casslan , the young pitcher doing such
ndmlrublo work for thu Philadelphia louguu
team ] ust now , was on the Omaha payroll in
18S8.
18S8.Tho
The batting averages ot some of the west
ern slugger * are taking a big drop. The
pitchers are beginning to got in their flue
work.
Cushmnn docs not seem to have much con-
fhlenco In Clausen. If thu boy Is not going
to bo of any use this icasou bo should Go re-
tired.
The Lincoln-Minneapolis game , 17 innings ,
1 to a m favor of Minneapolis , will probably
hold the record this season In the major
leagues.
Espor 1ms not snfllclcnt strentrth to pitch
moru than two games n week nnd even then
sometimes ho weakens perceptibly before the
end of the game.
The skeleton of n Johnstown flood victim
wn ? unearthed thU week on the ball grounds
during n gnmo nt that city in the valley of
the Conoiniiugh.
Joe Qilinn has tumbled In his bitting. Ho
still plays n strong gatno nt second base nnd
hoops no hh reputation ns the best sacrifice
hitter tn the league.
Davis of Cleveland Is not only making a
great record as a batter this year , but no
comes pretty near leading the Icaguo In thu
long hitting record.
1'uto Urownlng win released by the Pitts-
burg club and was Immediately signed uy the
Cincinnati leauuo club. Ills salary will bo
St.WH ) for the season.
Hob Cnrruthcrs bus been doing good box
work for the Hrooitlyn team. Bob Is also
hitting the ball hard right alonf , and lends
the team In batting.
It was an outrage to expel Uollly from the
Columuus ledge of Mlks without n fair trial.
Ho will be reinstated nnd Columbus will
swallow a dish of crow.
"Got to have the pennant In Chicago sure ,
this year , " sajd .limnili1 Kynn recently. "Tho
world's fair won't bo of any earthly account
unless wo Ily the flag , "
Ward , Into of Sacramento , will hus'.lo any
batsninn in the association for premier posi
tion. Ho is n natural hitter und never lets
up on his slick work.
Wllmot has como to the conclusion tlmt
Anson Is too speedy foa him. Walter had nn
idea thnt he could make moro base hits than
Anson In a season's work.
Stovoy Is very unpopular with the Phila
delphia bleaching board crowd. The bleach
ers tnado it warm for Harry during the
Boston-Philadelphia series.
Mark Baldwin declares that ho has on all
occasions tried his very best to pitch a win
ning game , notwithstanding the feeling be
tween Hanion and himself.
Jack O'Connor ' , the King of the Contract
Junipers , has been benched by Columbus.
His conscience has been troubling htm nnd
ho tried to drown it In beer.
McKean has overcome the worst weakness
ho ever had at short stop , that of being un
certain on slow hit balls. Ho picks them up
ns easily as the hot ones this year.
Omalm will always bo welcome to n fran
chise In the western circuit. The causes of
her failure this year are too well known to
cut any Jlgiiro in her future prospects.
McAlccr bus had a swelling on Ills finger
thnt tus pained him excessively. Ho took n
vacation for a couple of days , but is back m
the Held playing ns phenomenally as ever.
Captain Patsy Bolivar Tobeau , who has
returned to guard third base for Cleveland ,
nipped out four singles nnd built himself a
nice little batting average of 1JOJ , ( yoatorday.
Pickotl bus d fearfully low Holding rec
ord , owing to n bad arm. His stick work ,
however , helps him out , and lately thcro has
been n noticeable improvement ! ! ! his Holding.
The old stockholders are now sorer than
over. They claim thatMcConnick's freezing
them out was the cause of baseball's down
fall in Omaha , nnd of course they are right.
The Nonpareils and Falconers play at the
Vinton street grounds this afternoon. Bat
teries Jellen and Lacey for thu Nonpareils
und Grandjean and Vapor for the Falconers.
It would seem tlmt financial assistance
from the citizens of Lincoln had n bad effect
on the farmers , for they atjjnco uut on their
toboggan suits and have worn them ever
since.
Bob Leadloy thinks Detroit would make a
hot league town once again. You'ro right ,
Mr. Loadloy , but there is very little show for
Detroit to get into the league for some time
to come.
Anson is plugging tha ball ns well as any
man in the country. The old standby now
leads the ' in and if ho
Chicago's batting , , con
tinues nt his present clip , ho will soon lead
the league.
The Chicugos are still confident of carrying
off the pcnniuit , und it behooves the eastern
teams to brtico up In their present trip west.
The Chicugos und CleviUands nro playing
great ball.
"Chippy" AlcCarr played the best third
base game of any man in the country last sea
son , but his work this year bus been rocky
und uncertain. Denver is dissatlsilr.d with
his playing.
"How shall I learn to play ball' ! " asks a
correspondent , from Council Bluffs. The
best way would bo to watch the Kansas
Cltva some afternoon and then not play it
like they do.
Umpire Guffnoy has not been to Milwaukee
or Sioux City this season. Tbo "fans" of the
latter place have sent a petition to President
Voting to send Gaffnoy there so they can see
how ho looks.
Louisville is still out with its money bags
buying up contract Jumpers. Fred \V. Ely ,
the Duluth shortstop , has been advanced the
nionuy ho asked to break faith with his pres
ent employers.
One would nanlly think thnt the snmo
boys wcro putting up tbo game for Duluth
that tried or scorned to try tor St. Paul. The
old saying , "A chnngo of pasture makes fat
calves , " fits hero.
Chllds Is the fastest base-runner for a man
of his build nnd weight thut over played
baseball. The "Kid" takes most excellent
care of himself , for ho says ho wants to bo
in the gainu for several years In the future.
Hurry Spence is accused of flndlntr Ilusie.
Some o'f Sponco's creditors would like to find
him nnd n wallet full of greenbacks. Ban
croft found Husio in Indianapolis in 18SU--
the year after Spence mismanaged the club.
Anson Is getting wealthy. There was a
tlmo when Alison could spend all of his sal
ary , and more too , but since his marriasu ho
ha's' soaked many n dollar away for n rainy
day. Ho recently bought a piece of Chicago
property .for $00,000.
It is now stated that Raymond's desertion
of the Lincoln club was only n ruse by which
he planned to carry out his revenge on tbo
Louisville outllt. Ho had an old score to
settle with President Parsons nnd adopted
this method of getting oven. Stuff 1
No matter what work a pitcher docs , ho Is
likely to got the crowd down on him If ho has
an off day. Swartzol , who has done almost
all the winning for Kansas City , was hissed
there last week when Milwaukee ; oatted him
hard. That was u pretty tough commentary
of the Kansas City crowd.
Ball players ought to see that reputation
for good conduct both on nnd elf the Held is
becoming n very great factor In the worth of
a player. Thu public Is readier today to censure -
sure a player A'ho won't recognize playing
rules und good moral principles than it ever
was. This is significant to ball players.
Jim Hart thinks Hutchlnson is the best
pitcher in the country. Ho Is certainly ono
of the best , but CInrson is still as good as
they inako 'em. Khlnes , too , would bo a
dandy In n winning team. Kusio has about
thu best pitching record up to duto , and ho Is
certainly as effective- uny man in the busi
ness ,
Oliver Perry Beard and Whlto Wines To-
beau fell upon caeh other's neck the day
O. P. Joined the Dunvers ut Kansas City nnd
"wept , a good while. " When Whlto
Wings was Hrod from Cincinnati ho bworo
by the shades of the Belluvuo house thnt
ho'd never leave the city until ho had boat
Perry's neck off.
There will bo many league clubs ahead nt
the cud of ttio season , but Now York nnd
Chicago will probably make the most money.
Boston and Brooklyn will quit good winners
if the } play winning ball , nnd It seems to bean
an "If "with all the other clubs. Philadel
phia has not a heavy salaried team , and they
are bound to make u httlo money.
The riot alarm > vns sounded at Columbus
on Friday night. President Kruiner of tuo
association expelled Jack O'Connor , without
a trial , for "habitual drunkenness. " The
Columbus club directors nru red-hot , and the
crunks who spoke luvlnply of the association's
chief official now charge him with exceeding
his uuthorllyp The cuso has not been settled ,
It will bo reopened oven U Columbus has to
use a can of dynamite.
Thomas Jefferson Lovott , the young man
who shut the Giants out without a hit the
other day , is hero with the Brooklyns today
and the Inter-Ocean says of nlm : "Thoso
who have never seen Thomas are Informed
that ho is a chunky person with hair and eyas
like a Saxon buhy and a right arm llku the
fag end of a base-burner. Ho Is patriotic on
account of his name , and upon all miniver-
vcrsurloj of our nation's birth hu pitches u
ball that carves through the air Ilka a dinner
pi ate in u cyclone. " Times Star.
The New Yorks have moro veterans thau
any team in the country. O'Uourko has been
In harness slnco 187'J ; Tim ICoofo broke loose
in 1B75 ; Mickey Welch and Uoro dropped an
chor iu 1877 ; Jack Clliuscock came out of the
wlldoruorneM la 1870 : Honor Connor shifted
from right to loft-hand batting In 17S , when
ho landed In Holyokc ; Buck Kwing bid fare
well to Brlclc Bottom In 1HSO. when ho Joined
the Hop Blttors of Koehoator , nnd Jerry
Denny ( recently released ) started In wlttt
Providence In fS81. ' Bnssett. Hlelmrdson nnd
Tlermnn hnvo been playing for the past c.ght
years , nnd Manager Mutrlo wao a profes
sional player ru far back ns 1S70.
The revenge of Hurry Ilaymond pictured In
a special from Louisville places the Cyclones
in n sorry position. No sympathy need bo
waited upon them. Loufavlllo sowetl the
wind nnil reaped the whirlwind. The Falls
City management opened up Its little barrel
nnil offered money In exchange for the man
hood of western plnvers. It found two who
yielded to temptation. Then they discharged
two men who had been faithful Beard and
Cook. Harry Raymond has repented , ns the
story goes , and Ehrct has dcsertod Loiilsvlllo
to Journey with him to Lincoln. Sui-h an occurrence -
curronco shows tin1 necessity a now national
nrrcmncnt. It Is bound to como. Mul Ken-
ford.
_
On tlio Tpaok ntul In tli6 St-UHe.
iCd Goers claims to have thirteen horses In
his stable thnt can beat : J20. ; Most of them
nro pncorj.
According to the official count the nttoml-
nnco at Washington Park , Chicago , on Derby
( lay was -10,11 ; ! .
Jockey William Barton , who has been
riding nt Gloucester , was drowned whllo
bathing nt Delaware this week.
John K. Strlngfield , the well-known turf
corre-tpoiident , was called from Chicago to
Lexington to the death bed of his mother.
An Industrious statistician finds by lookIng -
Ing over Wallace's list thnt out of 4OH trot
ters In the 2 lUO list 070 were bred iu Ken
tucky.
"It tnkos n mighty heap of religion to hold
n man level In n horse trade , " says a writer ,
"more. In fact , than It takes to make him
sdoutntc.imp meeting. "
It Is about definitely settled that the fall
meeting of the Lntonla Jockey club , nt
Covlngton , Ky. , will commence on August 31
nt.d continue -for thlrty-ono days.
J. I. Case , of Kaclno , Wis. , owner of Jay-
Eye-See and other equine celebrities , is con
fined to bis bed by illness. Mr. Case has
been In poor health for three years or more.
American trotters continue to do well
across the water. At ono meeting in Ham
burg , Germany , recently thirteen American
horses with records better than 2:30 : par
ticipated.
Dr. C. W Smith , \Vestlicld , has a won
der in his pacer Khcdlvo that ho Is cam
paigning th's ' season. Ho was n winner of
the 2:27 : class at Bradford , and has not lostti
race this spring.
At the Cleveland meeting Into this month
the purses amount to $ : ! . " > , OUO , lln < ' umong the
specials nru Bcllo Hnmlln nnd Justina against
their own double harness record , 2:13 : , and n
team race nlrcady closed.
Haru * , 213J.f , is now twenty-four years old ,
and It is said will not louvo his stall ngain
till ho is carried out , for his crippled front
feet , which troubled him oven iu his best
days , have now entirely failed him.
Tenny is taking slow work nt Sboopshoad
Bay truck nnd Is not dolne well. Hu cocs
stminblingly nnd often stumbles , having
fallen to his knees three or four times in a
wi'olt. Once ho went down in a heap.
There are thrco hundred and .thirty-ono
trotters that have beaten 2'JO : up to the close
of IS'JO ' , and flfty-ono of this number have
trotted in 2:10 or better. Seven horses have
trotted below 2:12 : , they being Maud S. , Jny-
Eyo-See , Sunol , St. Jullen , Guy , Nelson nnd
Stambnul ,
There is talk in California about n race for
the stallion championship between Stnmboul ,
2:11 : , nnd Palo Alto , 2:12 : , ' , under the nuspices _
of the Stnto association , and for n 5,000
purse. Both Senator Stanford and Air.
Corbott are willing to enter their horses.
Palo Alto Is going well and showing quarters
seconds.
Jockey Taral received $2,525 for riding
Kingstock to victory nt Shecpshead Bay on
Tuesday. It came about in this way : "The
uiglit before the race C. J. Kelly , the owner
of Kingstock , was in the St. James Hotel and
remarked that his horse would win the first
race , when Bookmaker Lnekman said he
would lay 100 to 1 against him , and Kelly nt
once bet him $50 against $5,000. Then ' Kelly
secured Taral to ride , showed him tbo 'ticket ,
nnd told him ho should have half its face
value is hu won , nnd ho succeeded in doing so
by desperate riding.
Green Morris tolls a good story illustrating
Garrison's style of riding. Ono morning , on
the day af tor Garrison had ridden one of Mr.
Morris' horses , ho was examining his saddles , '
and discovered that tho' pads of ono was cut
in many places. The boys ubout the stable
were questioned , but no explanation could bo
obtained. A few days later Mr. Morris was
visiting Captain Brown's stable arid there
saw a saddle cut in the some way as his own.
Ho exclaimed : "Hero , Rogers , how is tills )
I've got n saddle cut just like .yours. How
do you account for itl" "Why , " replied
Hogers , "It's thatd - d 'Snnopor ; ' ho always
Jabs his spurs into the saddle pads when ho
curls himself up for a Garrison finish. "
Sallie C , the gray pacing mare owned by
E. L Hobinson , of Philadelphia , has quito n
history. Sim was bred in Ohio , her sire
being Senator , by Middletown , nnd her dam
Polly Hooker , a pacing mare with a record
neur20. : ; ! Snllio is the only got of Senator ,
ho having been gelded while still young.
When two years old Sallie C. was rallied off
in n village tavern near Pittsburg , and was
won by n farmer's boy , who found , after
treating the crowd , that ho was ? 5.7f > out of
pocket. On his way homo ho sold a half in
terest in tbo mare for § 2.87. At four years
old Sallie C. was bought by Willis Ogdeu lor
$1,250 and taken to Philadelphia ,
cH from York.
Where was Porrigo's dark horse 1
The track was from twenty to thirty sccon d
slow on thu mile.
How the cushions nnd pneumatics did
capture the rake-off.
The tourists were , in full uniform nnd made
n creditable showing.
Mockett , hi * medals nnd his voice , prin
cipally his volcowcro thoro.
The York wheelmen nro all right and know
how to treat their guests in a right manner.
Kastnmn acted ns bugler for the Omaha
contingent in the parade and did his duty
well.
Nelson , of the Grand Island Blcyclo club is
r. promising young rider nnd won the first
qunrtor-milo go with hands down.
The Omaha delegation , wbllu not as tnrgo
as was expected mudq u creditable showing
and brought nvvay the lion's share of the
prizes.
Clark , from Hastings , was a prlmo favorite
with the boys and was right "in it from the
very start. " Ho wheeled homo Sunday
morning ,
CJeorgo A. Bell made It his special duoty to
look after the newspaper men nnd "did the
thing up brown. " Ho Is ono of the York
wheelmen's mainstays.
Hyder , the York champion , Is nn all-
round man , being n sprinter , hose-coupler ,
nnd club swiniror ns well as a very line rider.
Ho should leurn the racing position however ,
Morris1 tlmo In the ono mlle safety novice ,
was > II3 : ! 4-5 being the best time tnado in any
race during the day. The track being slow ,
the tlmo would have been ubout 3:03-15or :
near It.
Frew , from Stromsburg , rode a Springfield
roadster In thu races which accounts for his
inability to make n bettor showing. Ho
carried off the second prizeiu the novelty
race however.
The Lincoln and Fremont boys turned out
In goodly numbers and made a very creditable -
able appearance in the parado. Ellick , the
"crack" safety man from Fremont , did not
have tbo proper training or would have made
a butter record for hlnuotf.
The Individual who brought away the
York county oat crop in his arms must have
represented tha farmers' allluncu after
a session nt Lincoln.
The road officers have Just Issued the July
run card which Is here given , dating from
today , July 12 :
Sunday , July 12 , start from club house at
70 : ! ! a. in , sharp , Crescent City ,
Wednesday , July IS , start from club house
at 7:15 : p , in. , Haiibcom park ,
Sunday , July 1' ' . ' , start from club house at
7:30 : a. m. , Pluttsmouth.
Wednesday , July 22 , sUrt from club house
at 7:15 : p. m. , Council Bluffs.
Sunday. July 20 , start from club house at
7Ma : ! in. , Pries' lake.
Wednesday , July 20 , start from club housu
at 7:15 : p. in. , Hanscom park ,
The run today Is u dandy little spin , about
fourteen miles from Omaha via Council
Bluffs , and if the roads are at all passable
will well repay the rider for his Jaunt. Como ,
boys I lot everybody turn out and lot us sea
what tbo Omaha wheel club will do for her *
kclf. Wo ihould bo able to turn out twenty
mounts nt least. If.-j'ou happen to got loltby
the 7:30 : men don't g'ivo up the Idea of going ,
but start with th * 8:30 : boys. Dinner nt
Lovcland probably.
Chief Consul Perrigo , B. F. PorterHcld , W.
J. Morris , J. H Knitmnn , S. J. Uumelnnd
Harry 1C. Smith ( represented the Omatin
Wheel club. Pnrterflnlil , Morris and Knst-
man each secured a.'prlze In the safety races.
The Grand Island' ' boys nro a very fine lot
of follows , Every iinnn of them ride ordln-
nrios with ono exception mid mnko u line
appearance , The lady friends who accom
panied them down may Justly bo proud of the
club.
All KlmK < of Sport.
Football by electric llijht is the Intoit Phil
adelphia fiui.
Peter Preddy , the Pittsburg pedestrian ,
has gone to England.
Al Hcrltagu , n sportsman of Jersey City , Is
said to own the nlticst rotrlovcr In thu coun
try. Hu Is lltieun years old.
F. W. Vundcrbilt'H fleam yacht Conqueror
mndo the passage from Plymouth to Halifax
in nluo days mid five hours.
Nqlson A , Bradt has arrived In San Fran
cisco , claiming to have "wheeled It" from
Now York in eighty-six days.
The eleventh annual tournnmcnt of the
United States National Lawn Tennis associa
tion for the slnglo-champlonshlpof tha United
States will bo held on thu grounds of thu
Newport casino nt Newport , It. I. , on Tues
day , August 18 , and following days.
J. A. It. Elliott still clings to the American
Field club. Hu mndo fifty straight "kills" In
his Kansas City match with Will Crosby ,
whllo the Illinois crack shot lost two birds.
Charles S , Habor ot the Pastlmo Athletic
club of St. Louis broke the running broad
Jump amateur record nt Detroit , setting the
mark thrco inches forward. Ho mndo twenty-
thrco feet six nnd one-half inches.
Lu Petit Journal of Paris has organized nn
International race to bo hold from Paris to
Brest , u distance of 750 miles , on September
0. A series of prizes will bo offered , consist
ing of 80 , i-IO and jKt ) in cash , Which will
effectually bar out English and American
amateurs.
The great contest between Louis Cyr , the
Police Gazette's ' champion strong man , r.iid
Sebastian Miller , attracted n largo crowd nt
Montreal. Both men were admitted to bo
men of mighty strength , nnd thu struggle for
supremacy was eagerly looked forward to by
many Montrcalcrs. The scales upon which
were wiiphed the barrels of Iron lifted by the
men showed that Mlllir tipped them nt 214
pounds nnd Cyr at 301 pounds Mil
ler s dumbbell weighed 232J4 pounds ,
nnd this ho raised with both bunds.
Yet it was easy work for Cyr
to lift it nbnvo hls'bcad no less than four
times in quick succession with only ono arm.
In commencing the back lift both men
raised 1.700 pounds , then 2,000 , then 2.400.
and hero Miller qtlit , whllo Cyr piled
on the weight until ho lifted 3,11)2 ) pounds.
When it cnmo to lifting a barrel of cement
Cyr easily put 314 pounds upon his shoulder
with ono arm and without the help of his
knees. The stonobreaking contest and the
lifting of n heavy barrel by the chlmo was
won by Miller. In these cases , however , it
was evident that Miller had carefully prac
ticed the tricks required to win n contest ,
and Cyr readily acknowledged that his op
ponent could do butter than ho. The cham
pion. Cyr , beat his opponent without any
trouble in all contents which required main
strength , and no ono can as yet bo found who
dare question Cyr's claim as the strongest
man the world knows today.
AVlsporliifjs of the AVhccl.
Why didn't you co to York the 4th 1 You
missed the best "time" of your life.
The meeting last Tuesday was fairly well
attended nnd from its tone , an observer would
surmise that cycling in the Omaha Wheel
club is not a dead issue yet.
\Voshallsoonboplungod in the revelries
and frolics of tmothor "smoker. " Good ! the
moro the merrier. Hero is n suggestion to
the committee. Send invitations to neigh
bouring clubs nnd wheelmen , it will make
them fnel that they are appreciated , oven if
they have no intention of attending
The Florence medal has "bobbed up
serenely" again and will bo competed for by
some of tun local "crudes. " Walt Morris will
try his hand first and vndcnvour to lower the
record hold by Frank Mitauor , the present
holder of the medal. Walt is n strong , and
speedy roadman nnd his chances for success
tire vorv good.
Hero is nn item for the lady cyclists and
some of the men too. Mrs. C. SV. Dolsen ,
FnirmoMit , N.J. , captain of the Fuirmount
lady cyclers , recently finished u century run
and tacked on twenty two miles before
placing her mount in the rack. One hundred
and twenty two miles in ono day is n pretty
good spin for u man , und a wonderful record
for n lady.
Messrs. Conradt , Pearce , Matbows , Bolt.
Waldrou , Siuflton and Smith answered to the
call for n club run on Wednesday evening.
The route taken was the very popular Council
Bluffs course and afthcr a couple of hours in
tlio parks und with the Council Bluffs cyclists
the party returned at 10 o'clock. Pearce
rode his pneumatic like an old timer and
_ Bobby Mathews and Dick Belt looked easy
and natural on the G.O.O. Several of the
Young Men's Christian association boys
caught on at the upper end of Broadway and
quito n respectable line of wiiccls crossed the
bridge. _
QUESTSOXS AXn , IA.1ir/JKH.
nn. Nob. , July 7. To the Sporting Kd-
Itor of Tim UUK : Dear Sir Tlio parties inter
ested liavu agreed to let your decision bo dual
In the following case and have requested mete
to write you :
Is a boy twelve years and sovun months old
eligible to a race which was announced on thu
Fourth of July p.-o.-nimnio as follows :
"I'out race , boys twelve and under. ( Itty
yards , $2. "
The boy ran In the race nncl eamoout uliead ,
but a protest wus entered against payin'k him
the money on thu pruuiuls that ho was not
eligible to the raee. What ought the commit
tee to do ? Uespcetf ully yours ,
J. A. WILD.
The person cnturliiK the protest was the
father of tlio boy that patno In second , and
who Is not yet twelve years old.
old.J. . A. WIMI.
Ans. The boy was eligible.
Ii.vcor.N. Nob. . July 8. To the Sporting K'l-
Itorof tlioTiin HIK : : Has Kansas City ovur
hud u baseball team In thu National luaunoV
I'letiso answer In your next edition of TUB
SUNDAY HUB. 0. U. li.
Ans. Yes.
OMAHA , July II. To the Sporting Editor of
Tan HKK : Is'a player nllonu.l to build two
separate "piles In a Btimu of cuslnoV Mtllo
Casino.
Aus Ho Is.
OMAHA , July 8. To the Sporting Editor of
Tin : HEI : : In a game of M-'h llvo A hi ; 48 und
Hf > U ; A makes trump and trots high , jiiulc.Kiiino
nnd llvo of spadca ; K tots low and llvo of
uliilm. Who goes ouU club belntr trumps ? K.
K. Todd.
Ans. B.
WACO. Nub. . July " . To the Sporting Kdltor
ot TUB HIK : : Will yon klndlv state In your
Sunday edition the UKU of John I , . Sullivan ,
and how long hu hnsiliuun champion , and If hu
anil Jackson ovur sl.'nud articles to ll > ; lit and
whtit was tluno about. It ? Willie TUKK.
Ans. 1. Thlrtv-Uiree. 2. Nine years. 8.
No.
COUNCIL I ! MIFF. * , tti. . July 10. To the Snort-
Irin Kdltor of Till ! HKK : Who Is thu tallest ,
Kllraln or Sullivan'/ Hen Darnell.
Ans. Kllrulu.
OI.AIIKS , Nob. , JulrO. Totho Sportlrnt Edi
tor of Tut : IUi : : ; I'louno ' answer In 'HiK SUNDAY
DDK thu following Uaseball proposition : 'two '
men aruoutand iiiimiionthlrd IJUHO , 'Ilio bat
ter makes three ( trlkcB , the third partially
titihslni : the catcher "who recover * thu ball In
tlmo to throw the riin'neroniat llrst base , but
after thu i minor hUd crossed thu homo pinto
from third , does tnuiruu scoio ? Olarks llabo-
bnll Club.
Ans , It does not.
OMAHA , Nub , , JulylO. To the Sporting Ecll-
torof THU HKK : 1'ltuuotnnswur the following
to dculdu n but : A Ixita II Omaha will win both
giuiit's from UonvurlKourth of July. If rain
prevents thu Ktinii ) * . HUKIU us draw , does
Omaha loMnK the afternoon gamu losu for A ,
or Is It a draw ,
Ans. A loses ,
Hni.Dlum : , Nob. , Jnlv 10To the Snorting
Editor of TUB HUB : Will you kindly favor us
wit h your ( k'elsloiiln thu following ca.su : Thu
O , W , II , hook and ladder company , thu M.
Uradyhtibu company No. 1 und J.N. Clurku
IIOMO company No. " ran n racu fora uuraouf
$ Si divided up In threu monoyn , viz : 5U , : w anil
M percent. Thu llrht heat H'Milteil In a tlu tie-
twenn thu U. W. II. hook and milder company
und thu M , ( ) rucl > hose company for llrst pliiuo ,
J.N. Clarke ho u company boms third. Thu
two llrsl named companies were ordornl by
the Judges to run oil tlio . tie , when the ( J. W.
II. hook und luddur : company won Heat place.
Who pels feecond money I ? The eompank-H ran
ni2itlm > i time , thu llrady huso company bout-
Ins : the buht tlmu mndo by thuJ. N.tiluruu
hose company. Ki-buectfuliy , N. McKcchnle ,
Ail's. The J. N. Clorko ho o company wins
second money.
There is a letter at this ofllco for the cap
tain of the Orchards.
Use Halter's Gorman Pills , the great con
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