Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SUNDAY OQQL'OBJEK 4 , 1891-SIXTEEN PAGES. It\
SPORTS OF INDIAN SUMMER.
JTlio Qnack of the Mallard Making Muaio in
the Marsh.
SANDBAGGING OF UNCLE ANSE.
Who doling Tail ItnocB Thn Flight of
the Wild Duok Wllkcft VH Ilynii
llio IlylccrH mid llrcczy
ttho sportsman's ' harvest has begun. Every
( jttnar at dog and gun U In a fever of im
patience , and from morn till night tbo whole
Country will noon resound with their uproar ,
From nlubblo Hold to bazol patch , and from
Jiarcl patch to xv&od , and back again , will
como the rovorborutlcm of burning powder ,
and visions of quail on toast will 1111 mauy a
banquet halt ; from end to end and border to
bonier , the nmrjhy expanse will vibrate with
discharge and echo , and nowhuro within lu
fcedy ronllnos can tent or mallard , canvas-
tack , redhead or widgeon find place or rest
lor his u ebbed loot. Kvon the poor bittern
end hcions , narniltss nnd worthless , llap
aftrlghtcdly to and fro from otio unsato retreat -
treat to another In unceasing Jeopardy at the
hands of veteran and tyro who can cover
Iholr slow and awkward Illght.
very few places have as many attractions
tor ono fond of hunting as Nebraska. For
tboso who love to tell of exploits of prowois
With shotgun or rlllo , whoso ambition is to
pnlno as crucU shots and skillful hunters ,
this state offers advantages almost unsur
passed. Between Omaha und the sand-hills
of Box Butte county and thu NIohrara und
Republican volleys , onn may Und every
spucics of cholco game , from the antelope to
the fox squirrel , and the Canada geese to the
tiny rood bird.
It Is true there are no elephants In Ne
braska , and neither rhinoceros , lion or tiger ,
but If ono yearns for danger nnd can find no
pport In hunting unless thq risk is grant , bo
Can , at llttlo expense or trouble , run over
amidst the gloomy mountains of Colorado or
Wyoming , and they will probably Hud the
fcstivo grlz/.ly or cinnamon sufllclonUy enter
taining. An ordinary wildcat , and they are
t > lontltul In the timber lands along the river
bottoms , Is a pleasant llttlo creature , and n
Jjlg gray wolf has been Known to furnish
considerable dlvortlsomont If not killed at
the llrst shot. The coyote Is not ns game as
an onglo nor as ferocious as his Arctic cousin ,
but will make a pretty decent sort of a
fight when once convinced that speed
Js n failure and retreat cut off. But
it Is not of the major game I wish
to speak , for as every ono knows our rapidly
ndvanctug aud increasing population is fast
pushing nil speolos of this sort ever the bor
ders , but hi the lessor varieties , partleularly
of the feathered family , It abounds In wild
profusion. The big honking Canada , the
\rary sandblll , the wblto , snow nnd speckled
fjoose , the toothsome cauvusback , the whiz-
Hug teal , plump and quacking mallard , lus
cious redhead , bluoblll , widgeon , butter ball ,
Inorgaii7cr , and the despised , but not wholly
Useless mud hen , nro to bo found upon every
tnarsb. Prairie chicken nnd sharp tailed
grouse are found In all tbo foot bills ana
great valleys ; auall nro plentiful from the
city limits to the line of adjacent states ; the
Wilson sinpo In every fenny or boggy bottom
land , plover on tbo uplands and doves in ev
ery stubble , millet Held and highway , Itob-
1ns , meadow larks aud Dickers nro among the
humbler game , hut a dainty dish of any of
them will make a mo.il lit for a king.
Any ono In Omaha who owns a gun or can
bcir , narrow or steal something that will
shoot can bavo a day's sport at very slight
expense. It Is true the Judge Dundys" , the
Henry Ifomans'nnd the John Pollys' bavo
Justly complained that , tboy can no longer
knock ever their buffalo back of the post-
ofllco or pot black bear In Jefferson square ,
but if ono wants to kill n dear or an antolouo
find owns n rlllo and knows how to use It , ho
can do it within twenty-four hours travel ,
nnd any ono loaded for bear , If they don't
care to go to too much trouble nnd expense ,
can Jump on the motor , run out to Benson
find take a shot at a couple of young cinna
mons cugeu out thoro. As for quail and
aueks.thoy can bo found within n short drive
from the corner of Fifteenth nnd Famum
Btrcols , though of course ono must go farther
a Held for anything like real sport.
Though game Is not as plentiful In some
places as It was a few years ago
that is moro duo to the
lucrcaso of population and hunt
ers driving It to quieter precincts than to any
alarming depletion of the species. Birds
and animals soon learn to stay away from n
place where they are constantly disturbed.
Cionorally speaking the state of Nebraska ,
Jn the mellow autumn season , is ono vast
came preserve , nnd as the guma laws ara re
spected to a certain extent , a good day's
port is attainable by any ono willing to toke
the trouble of getting thero.
Wild fowl will shortly bo the most plenti
ful game nround hero , and good shooting can
bo counted on at any ono of the innumerable
feeding grounds : Waubuncoy , Whiting ,
Missouri Valley , Sweet Water , Honey
creek , Horseshoe , Bancroft , Norfolk , along
the KlKhorn or any of the rivers or lakes at
farther distances.
Later In the season ono can always find
ducks early In the morning and late at even
ing at the Cut-Oil marshes , but It Is gener
ally bard work. But these , nnd down the
Missouri a few miles , nro tbo nearest places
Where ouo can got a few good chances at
teal or mallard. Sometimes a
peed bag can bo made hi the
low lands east of Calhoun. It Is an easy trip
aud worth trying when there is a good Illght
ou. And then , too , good bags are ofleu made
at Cut-Off lake. About n half hour before
uusk the ducks como in Hying both north and
loutli. They lly rather low , but they come
10 fast that you must hold well ahead , or
your chance Is gone. There Is not much'feud
note , and , unlike birds lu quest of this , they
have no object In lifo except to cover alstauco
nnd they always seem In u match race , so of
Bourse are hard to kill. A blue wing coming
down tbu wind at dusk at the ruto of ninety
miles tin hour requires the eye nnd nerve of a
Parmoleo or Kennedy to stop , nnd yet I have
often heard alleged sportsmen declare that
wildfowl shooting requires loss skill than the
( daughter of the straight Hying quail. How
ever , there U a popular prejudice , and it Is
founded on good grounds , against the birds
Ul 1 led lu this malodorous region , and in fact
most of the ducks killed nbout Cut-Off do
bavo a llshy flavor.
Thcra Is no trace of the finny trlbo ,
however , m the ducks killed on thu
tbo Whiting or Barlott matshcs , There
they got the smart wood , nut grass nnd best
of all , the white roots of the vallisacrla
plnills , known to thoguuierns wild celory.
There Is nothing like our common celery
About this plant , however , for It Is n thin ,
nut row grassllko blade always found en-
twlucd with Its nearest uolehoor. It does
clvo , though , to the llosh of thn birds a de
lightfully pungent lluvor closely akin to
table celery. Tbo canvus back and blue are
great divers and prefer the roots of the
Bplralls to any other food , and nro always
followed about by thu rod head , widgeon and
mallard , who either capture part of the fruit
Df the dlvor'd labor ornlt and fnud on
the iufusu loft , which is found about their
"using" places , The commoner ducks that
feed on ttio tops of gnus aud other resolu
tion never approach the line flavor ot tno
ducks mentioned.
Pralrla ohlokon shooting , dosplto the
heavy inroads made upon them by market
nnd pot hunters months before tno season
opened , Is still reported good hi most dis
tant section ! of the state , and the
nuall shooting this fall promisor bettor sport
than nt any tlmo within period of llftcuii
years. Tbo birds can bo found nlmou uny.
when ) within a radius of twenty miles , or nil
over thu state , oven , in localities suited to
their peculiar tastes. There nro but few
woodcock in Nebraska , nnd in fact they nro
n rare bint nnvwhere ; but snluo , their llrst
cousins , and I oven doom a choicer bird , that
Is the Wilson , are to bo found in countless
numbers In both fall and spring on any of
the neighboring low lands. The fall soas-on
for the Jacks will open up in all Its glory before
fore another half tnotith.lmt an yet few have
como Into the market.
AIIHIIU Is
Chicago and Sioux City will not wrestle
for the championship of the world after all ,
for Chicago mliscd connections on her last
trip for the league pennant Tbo Now York
I'itcinioj , In their malicious pique , laid down
In Hvo straight games before Pranu Seleo's
luon , and this gave Boston the coveted buntIng -
Ing , That Chicago was robbed of tbo honor ,
Jhouh , there Ua't ouo bate ball crank iu
10,000 but who will ogroo on that point.
In not ono of the closing games with the Bean-
caters did the Now Vorks pltca either lluslo
or Hwing , their crack twlrlors. They depended -
ponded in oil five games on such timber as
young Coughlln nnd Sullivan , and wore
beaten in every game save tbo last with ludi
crous oajo. So much for the arrangement
that closed the season In the league
with the eastern clubs pitted against the cast
and the western against the west. Wnllo
there Isn't hardly a possible doubt of a high
handed'outrage In the settlement of supre
macy In the lenguo , Chicago dare not make
much of a "roar. " The status of baseball
affairs Is too precarious and problematical to
permit of any Internal strlfo or dissension at
this time. 1'a Anson , however , Is now con
vinced of the corrosive qualities In tbo irony
of fate , Ho may "beef" and lament , and
froth at the mouth , but no determined effort
will bo made to right tbo wrong that has been
done him. Ho must eventually submit. This
Is all the moro bitter , when Ills remembered
that , ho won the pennant honestly and
squarely , nnd that too , with tbo cheapest
team In tbo league , and It was probably this
very fact that b ought about the
combine to beat him. It
was gull and wormwood to New York , Bos
ton. Brooklyn and Philadelphia to see the
highest honors to bo attained In a long and
arduous season , RO to the untried team of
the western metropolis. And then , too ,
Anson Is the most thoroughly dosplsod man
there Is In base ball today , among ball play-
OTH themselves , nnd there Is a sort of uni
versal rejoicing In tbo ranks of all the com
peting clubs. Ho Is the ablest general of
them ulwhich ! accounts forhts unpopularity.
Thitfrnpo of tbo pennant , however , may
bear good fruit , for it Is reasonable to sup
pose that It will operate as n strong argument
for peace between the league and the Ameri
can assolcation , upon which the salvation of
the game hinges. The league dares not enter
Into a light against Itself , and for the nonce
tbo wronged must necessarily acquiesce In
the evil that has been done thorn. If
everything was harmonious in the baseball
'
worl'd , is there one so Weak ns to suppose far
a moment that Chicago , proud , arrogant
and powerful as she Is , would succumb to
this piece of barefaced sandbagging ! Not
much. She would go on to Boston and punch
tbo Bcanoators into the bay , ono by ono , until
the whole population was sacrificed , before
she would glvo up that rag. But she das&ont
do It now. Already the American Is threat
ening to put a team In at tbo Windy City
ucxl season , aud pcaco and harmony and uni
versal good will , Is what tboy most want Just
now.
now.As the situation nov stands Boston will
play Boston for the world's championship
und Chicago and Sioux City will indulge In
a consolation series up nt Sioux City next
week. This series , however , will bo every
whit as Interesting and count as much as
thouch the Chicagos had not been cheated
out of the honors they so royally won among
their own fellows.
The PliKlit of the Wild Duck.
A number of gentlemen Interested in shootIng -
Ing wore congregated at Cross' gun store last
evening discussing tbo fall season when the
conversation turned on the speed of wild
ducks , a subject In which the gunner * of this
city will shortly bo intensely Interested , and
ono on which there Is some diversity of
opinion. John Potty , probably ono of the
best shots on wild fowl In the west said :
"I have had a good deal of experience with
wild fowl , but what I am going to tell you I
h ave gathered in tbo main from others , nnd
it can bo relied upon , i can tell you within
a fraction about how much space uny ono of
them can get over in an hour.
There is not a railroad train
that can hold a caudle to the
slowest duck that flics.
"But the cunvasback is the racer of them
all , If ho lays himself out to his work. When
this duck Is taking things casr , enjoying a
llttlo trip nround the block , as it were , ho
goes through the alrata rate of about eighty
miles an hour. If ho has business some
where and has to got there ho puts nt least
two mlles bobmd him every mlnuto nnd does
it easily. If you don't believe thU Just llro ,
squuro at the loader in a string of canvas-
bucks who are out on a business cnilso
some tlmo. Shot travel pretty fust , and If
you happen to hit ono of the birds see if It is
not the sixth or.seventh one back of the drake
or leader. A drake does not always load , but
generally does If there is ouo In the flock ; If
there are moro they seldom tuico
the load , but a wise old ben
will bo found there. If you wish
to bring her down you mustaim at least eight
foot ahead of her , and If she fulls , you will
find her a long distance off , say several hun
dred yards.
"The mallard is slower ; it is all ho can do *
to make a mile a minute , but ho can do it if
ha wants to. Ills regular flight is about for-
ty-flvo miles on hour.
"Tho black duck is a close relative of the
mallard , Is also slow compared with the canvasback -
vasback , and the pintail , widgeon and wood-
ducic are but llttlo faster. The redhead can
go easy and make ninety miles an hour as
long as ho likes , all day if necessary. The
blue wing toul , nnd his beautiful cousin , the
green wing , can lly side by side and inakolUi )
miles an hour withoul turning a feather.
"And maybe you think a wild geese can't
lly. But ho can. If you sea a Hock of big
Canadas moving along so high up that they
seem to bo scraping the slcy with their backs ,
iou would hardly think that tboy were mak
ing a hundred miles an hour , but they aro.
The wild geese is'not much of a pedestrian ,
but on the wing ho Is a hummer. "
A. Match lor November.
Nogotlnllons are pending between the man
agement of the Magic City Athletic club and
Tom Ryan , the champion welterweight of
Chicago , and Jack Willies of St. Louis , for a
contest before this club in November. The
club has sigulllod a willingness to hang up a
$1,000 purse , nnd Wllkos Is anxious for the
match , Uvnn , however , by reason of bis de
cisive victory ever Duuny Necdham last
spring , has a much moro exalted opinion of
his worth ns a pugllistle attraction , and
claims that $1,000 is not enough money. How
ever , in the light that it will bo like picking
bcrucs off the bushes , ns ono of bis friends
nuts it , ho may yet accept. Pugilists , HKO
base bull players , bavo a queer Idea of the
value of money , but the signs of the times
are that both will bo brought to a proper
realization of their worth baforo the lapse ot
many moro years or bo compelled to "go to
work.
In speaking of the Muglo City
club , by the Yay , und its
prcdillctlon for scrips In which Jack Wllkos
may Hguro , It might bo well to state hero
that tboy have tbo making of a match that
would boat u match with Uyan out of sight ,
it they see proper to make It. Hurry McCoy
und ho is a corker of Burlington U stnrv-
ing for a light , end would bo onlv too willing
to come hero and meet \\llkcs for oven n loss i
purse than Sl.OJO. The club need bavo no ap
prehensions us to tbo capabilities of this man ,
for ho Is all right. Just now ho , too , Is en
deavoring to como to terms with Uyan , or
rather Is endeavoring to devise ways and
moans for the welterweight's meeting him ,
as bo himself offers every possible Induce
ment for the Windy City man to como to time.
If the Mnglc Ulty club wants u good attrac
tion , u cheap one , nnd ono that can bo secured
without trouble or expense , lot it hang up a
purse for McCoy and Wllkos. There is foOO
at the Diamond for anybody at any tlmo ,
that the Burlington man can whip Mr.
Wllkes.
Tito Valley Wheel Tourney.
A bicycle tournament will bo hold at Mis
souri Valley ono wock from Wednesday
next , under the auspices of tbo Missouri
Valley Wheel club. Following is tbo pro-
gramma :
First Ilncc Ono mlle novice , ordinary.
First , gold modal , $10 ; second , silver modul ,
$5. u-
Second Race One mile novice , safety.
First , gold modal , $10 ; second , sliver medul ,
fT > . > > * .
Third Uaco Ono mlle , open ordinary.
First , gold watch , $ 10 ; second , John Ander
son's bicycle suit , 110 ; third , Cramer Bros ,
silk umbrella , W.
Fourth Haco Throe mlle , open , ordinary.
First , Missouri Valley Wheel club prize , JI5 ;
second. T. FQ S' oualr , J10 ; third , Bachrnoh
& Co.'s silk bat , 17.50.
Fifth Uaco Ono-hnlf mlle run and ride
ordinary. First , Stern & Co.'s silk vest ,
$7.60 ; second , revolver , | 5 ,
Sixth Uaco Ono-hnlf uulo Mlssoun Valley
Wheel club , safety. First , silver cup , $10.
Seventh Uaco One-halt mile Missouri
Valley Wheel club , ordinary. First. Silver
cup , * 10.
Kl hth itaca Ouo mlle safety open. First ,
field watch , $40 ; second. Cyclometer , $11 ;
third. Tinkle's hand satchel. $5.
Ninth Kaco-Quarter mlle dash In two
heats. First. Half dozen photo * , 11x14. by
Uoed , * 3 ; second. O. B. Smith rue. ? 5.
Tenth Uaco Ouo-half rnllo safety open.
First. Breech loading shotgun , $35 ; second.
Pair tailor mndo pants , $10.
Eleventh Unco Convolution , one-half mlle
safety. First , Gold medal , $10 : second. Box
of Cigars , $1 ; third. Leather medal.
Mr. Jack ICnstrnan ot this cltv bas boon
appointed referee.
The Pall Trotting 13vc t.
The fall meeting of the Union Park Trot-
tlntr association will be hold at the Council
Bluffs course , October 20 , 21 , 22 and 23 , nnd
the management is making preparations for
some extra good ( "port , The purses aggrcgaot
nearly $3,000 , nnd a largo number of speedy
horses have already been entered , and more
nro coming In every day. The entries close
Monday , October 12. Full particulars can be
had by addressing Nat Brown , secretary ,
Merchants hotel , this city. Tbo programme :
1'lrst dny , Tuesday , October S ) 2:20 : trotting ,
purse tJOu ; " : : ) ) p clnf ( , purse 8100 ! 2-year-old
trotting , stake f luo.
Second day , Wodnosdayi October B1--2M :
trottln ? , purse 8100 ; 2f7 : ! trotting , purse JIJU ;
3-vcar-old trotting , stiiko ilUO.
'fblrd day , Thursday. October22 2:50 : trot
ting , purse JlOO ; 2:1)0 : ) pacing , jnirso * IOO : free-
for-ufl trotting , purse J400 ! stock yards derby ,
ntiiko 1100 ; ono mlle dash for stock yards
horses only. *
Fourth day , 1'rlduy , October 23 2IK ! trot
ting , purse HOT. frco-for-nll pacing , purse
? 4uu ; free-for-all stallions , trotting , purse 400.
1 he ' 1'nrclln are Willing.
OMAHA , Oct. 2. To the Sporting Editor of
TUB BKE : The cranks of Omaha nro thirsty
for some good amateur base ball , and the
Nonpareils ought to nrrango a game wsth
the team that represents Lcmars , la. They
are about a match and would bo a drawing
card. The Nonpareils could well afford a
sufllclcnt guarantee , as an average crowd of
1,000 people have been attending the poorer
games at their park. A game like this would
necessitate an Increase of seating accommo
dations I think. EX-LEMAUSAN.
The Slate Stnlliun Uccortl.
SriucusE , Nob. , Oct. 2. To the Sporting
Editor of TUB BRR : At the trotting mooting
ever the Uovlow track , on Saturday , Sep
tember 2(5 ( , Shadeland Onward trotted to a
record of 2:18K- : This is the fastest record
ever made by a stallion In Nebraska. Uoxy
I.eo , n chestnut mare owned by U. L. Mc
Donald , St. Joseph , Mo. , got a record of
2:20Jf : ; Ell , brown gelding , 2s2'J ' > < ? .
D , T. Hill , Secretary.
Snorts From the Charlie Horse.
Jack Crooks goes to the Boston league club
next season.
Jocko Fields is catching for the Philadel
phia league club.
Old Cy Sutcllffo will occupy first for Wash
ington next year.
President ICrauthoff doesn't think the out
look for peace is very bright.
Mcakln of Sioux City was ono of the pitch
ers Kansas City couldn't bit.
AH the Denver players have boon reserved
for 1392 , paid oft und" sent homo.
Manager Soleo of the Boston club is quite
a property holder in Lynn , Mass.
Billy Hoover , notwithstanding his lushing ,
leads tbo Kansas City team at tbo bat.
Swartwood has gallon to bo quite a baso-
runnor. For a largo man ho Is pretty
rapid.
Kansas City Is a great ball town. It drew
5,000 people last Sunday to an exhibition
game"
Danny Stearns plays the pool rooms pretty
bard and will probably do much of It this
winler.
Kansas City proposas to hang on to Stol n
and Duncan iioxt season. They nro too good
to let go.
Herman Bador , ono of Omaha's " 87 team ,
stole 104 bases this season in the Eastern as -
sociation.
Tim O'Uotirko , of Columbus , seems able to
hold his own among American association
third bascmon.
In the Sioux City ball team but two man
got ever .300 in batting. They wore Swart-
wood and O'Brien.
Emsllo has the best , clearest and loudest
voice of any umpire now In tbo league , so
says the Sporting Life.
The Lincoln club h said to owe its players
something like fO.OOO. but Omaha's teams
were both paid up in full.
Burkott , slnco ho re-entorod the league , has
boon doing Just as heavy work with tbo bat
as when ho was with thoOianls.
n Shannon has been of no earlhly use to
Washington. Washington Star. What's
that ? Who is Shannon , anyway }
A great many players have already signed
for next season , nnd they have shown good
Judgnont in gotllnpc in under cover.
"Ued" Walsh and "Flip" McGraw are not
holding up their end in Baltimore. Walsb is
the better of the two. The Times.
Ted Sullivan has signed Catcher Billy
Moran nnd the loft-handod pitcher Hugh
Bennett of the Joliet club , for St. Louis.
Monk Cline is ouce moro a Louisville
plavor Donovan's successor In tbo outtield
of that club. How the vxjtorans will bob up !
Omaha's prospects for a ball team arc not
quite as sombre as they wero. Tim BEE will
bavo news for the cranks are many weeks
elapse.
Jack Crooks may not bo indisputably the
best second baseman of the association , but
ho undoubtedly Is the king-pin of the Col
umbus club.
Denver had flvo men with a batting aver
age of ever .300. They were Board , .3U9 ;
Toboau , .351) ) ; Burns. .313 ; O'Connor , .301 ;
Sprnguo..3:2.r : .
The Boston Association team wonts Billy
Earlo of Sioux City. Earlo has caught the
game of his lifo tnis season. Ills work has
boon remarkable.
In Lynch , Gnffnoy , McOuado , Hurst and
Emsllo tbo league has tbo finest and most
cfllclent statt of empires it over bad. It
would bo hard to excel.
Tbo Evening Wisconsin will present the
most popular player in the Milwaukee team
with a $150 gold medal , the winner to bo do-
decided on by ballots.
Packard of Denver , wnnls to form a six-
club leuguo next.season with Denver , Kansas
City , Omaha , St. Joseph , Sioux City and an
other town out further west. * - -
Snyder managed the Washington lail-
omlors as wnll as tnoy could bo managed.
Shannon , as n mnunccor , has boon n worse
failure than Sam Trott. The Post. Hey ,
thero1
Denver was the heavy hitting team In the
woslorn association. Tbo champion Sioux ,
couldn't bat a llttlo bit. It is doubtful If any
team ever won a pennant ibut did as llttlo
bard bitting.
Elmer Smith expects to do coed work next
season. Ho savs ho pitches his game every
other week. He will bo retained by Kansas
City , however , ivs ho hits well and Is a passa
bly good outfielder.
For some reason Halligan is never called
William , which Is hU real Christian imuio.
Everybody calls him Jocko slnco ho wus so
dubbed by Tim Oiuiiv Hii--Cincinnati : :
CommdYclal-Gazotto.
There will bo many changes next season in
the muko-up of several league teams , nnd It
will bo Inlorostlng to watch the result of an
Infusion of young plavora into the ranks
of the old-timers.
f
CSaffnoy Is once moro an umpire in a real
major league , having been transferred from
the Western association to the National
loaguo. Gaff savs bo was plat ) to get out of
the wild and weird west with hu life.
Jesse Burke.lt has shown up exceedingly
well with Cleveland. Ho loads off In good
style aud stands up near the top of the list lu
batting aud 11 old Ins. Some year * ago
Burkett was a well known professional roller
skater.
Perry Wordou's poor work in Baltimore of
late Is attributed by many to tbo bleachers ,
who made a mark of him. Ho lost his head
entirely after the crowd began Jeering him
about having once boon the driver of a St.
Louis boor wagon.
No pitcher in the Western association has
this season done batter work than Billy Hart
of Sioux City , and it Is among the probabili
ties that ho may agala bo taken into the
major league fold that is , If Sioux City Is
out of it for good , after the world's series.
Tbo Boston League club telegraphed the
sporting editor the other day to sign Big
Sam Uungan , if ho considered him fast
auoueh for tno loaguo. The reply sent back
was that Duugau was fast enough for any
league , that he was In Kansas City and that
Boston would do well in snaring him.
President Krauthoff of the Western associ
ation , says there is no doubt tboro will bo a
Western association next year. Ho thinks a
good circuit could bo formed by taking in
Indianapolis , Detroit , Toledo nnd Grand Uap-
Ids , The west oml of this circuit would ba
Minneapolis and St. Paul , Kansas City ,
Omaha or Sioux City. Courier-Journal.
And cow the old enthusiasts and oaraost
supporters of the gamoaUbp national capital
are howling for Daniel Slujinon' : ! scalp lock ,
and If ho lasts to the cloio of the season be
will do well. . The tumcscont condition of
Mr. Shannon's head has "nmellorated during
the lost month and bo may again bo able to
wear his old hat the ono'Dick McCormlok
gave him. t
Jim Manning is down on hts luck. Ho fools
very much broke up over the Western associ
ation fiasco. The play ing pt the Kansas City
team this season may "result In Manning
being shelved next year rvs far as the man
agership U concerned. The Kansas City
papers nvo Insisting on a manager who Isn't
.so "chummy" wltn his men. It Is thought
Manning was too lax In hts discipline.
Tbo last aspirant for inMt/Sgorlal / honors in
Washington was Dnn Shannon , n young man
who came out of the west with a little mind
of Omaha braves , and n reputation for being
n sure winner when the chnncos were any
thing like oven. Ho was to rovoiutlonlro
base ball in the Capital City , and make such
managers ns Anson , Harry wrlgtit nnd nil of
the great lights In the league and the associa
tion lurn green with envy. It was "Dan
this" nod "Dan that" around Washington
headquarters for some time , nnd those who
were Inclined to criticise his methods were
told to "bo patient , Dan will get there in duo
tlmo. " Now , the very won who > vero most
enthusiastic over Dan declare ho is no good ,
nnd it Is reported from headquarters that ho
will bo Hrod as soon as the championship
series in ever ,
\VhlftpcriugH of the Wheel.
Waterloo today , lot everybody turn out.
The Tourists pedal down to Glonnwood
today.
Holton nnd Potter will ride a full Humber
racing tandem next season.
The captain of the Tourist Wheelmen re
ports 'J , < .I32 miles for the past mouth.
The Omaha Wheel club's ryclo library Is
ono of the most complete inthe west.
Billy Schnoll has forsaken the G. O. O. nnd
now does bis sprinting on an Ormando
pneumatic tired racer a safety , tool
The tourists fallrd to have their "pictures
tookon" list Sunday1 account of the rain.
'Iho event was postponed until Sunday the
llth inst.
Omaha did qulto well at the Pcorla moot
considering all things. Omaha's racing men
arc rapidly becoming known outside of the
local circle.
Messenger boys in some of the eastern cit
ies use wheels to quicken their pace. Some
of the Omaha kids have been riding forsomo
tlmo but tno pace remains the same.
"Prince" Eck , ho of the silver locks , Is
making a great effort to create his six day go
as you please professional blcyclo race ono of
the events of this season's programme.
Have you had your cigar yeU James E.
Eborsolo , the Omaha Wheel 'ub's popular
vice president , and his bride bavo returned
from a honeymoon trip Into the "far east. "
Nebraska division has 195 members only
Hvo moro nnd wo will bavo reached the 200
mark. Boys , crn't wo rustle up the required
quintet and secure the other representative ?
These cool evenings have their effect upon
the wheelmen. Just glance in nt the pleasant
llttlo card parties at the club house any night
of the week and boUold the wonderful magic
at work.
A. H. Porrigo , with bis accustomed enterprise - c
prise , has moved a portion of his bicycle em
porium out to the Coliseum where ho has ar
ranged quite a pretty exhibit of cycles and
cycle supplies.
Frank Arthur , treasurer of the Missouri
Valley Wheel club , was a visitor to thn Gate
City lost week. Ho Improved his opportuni
ty and boomed tbo coming tournament for all
ho was worth.
The Omaha Wheel club started for Waterloo
lee Sunday morning after the shower , but
were compelled to postpone the pleasant trip
until today. Mud has a pudency to stick in
tbo forks you Know.
On the 27th Inst. Edge , the great English
racer , rode from London to .Edinburgh , a dis
tance of 337 miles , In the remarkable time of
of 3S hours and 44' minutes , , establishing a
record for that distance.
Through the kindness of Mr. Elton , the
proprietor of Uio Elton vineyards , Messrs.
Potter , Denman and Holton of the Tourists
were enabled to sample some of the luscious
fruit fresh from the vines last Sunday , they
being the only ones of tho/l'ourists to attend
the club run. Boys , see what you missed.
O , L. Colby of the tourist wheelmen left for
Texas the 29th ult , which state wilt claim
him us u citizen henceforth. Mr. Colby's
Omaha friends among the wheeling fraternity
wish him nbundant success in bis now homo.
Omaha has lost an active cyclist and the place
ho has vacated will remain unfilled for some
time.
time.A
A recent cycle crank's ' figures ns to the
number of wheelmen in the world nro some
thing tremendous. Ho claims 700,000 cyclists
of both sexes in England , Wnlos , Scotland ,
Ireland and Franco , 300,000 in Australia.Uus-
sia , German ) * nnd other European countries.
The United States ! . quoted at 900,000 al
most a million.
The Missouri Vallov Wheel club's tourna
ment , which occurs" the Hth Inst. , will at
tract a largo gathering of Nebraska and Iowa
cyclists. Messrs. Kendall. McGavern , Uc < jd
and Jones , the committee who have the affair
in hand , are un energetic quartette of rustlers
and ro working tooth and too nail for the
success of the races. They have issued their
prize list and programme of
events , nnd are scattering them broadcast
among the wheelmen. The half mlle track
unon which the races will be run is an ex
cellent ono aud will bo placed lu the cream
of condition. Local scorchers , Omaha , Lin
coln , Dos Molncs , Sioux City nnd Fremont
flyers will contend for supremacy. The club
will tender a bountiful banquet to the visit
ing wheelmen In the evening , and to attend
the moot is to enjoy a splendid time. Turn
out everybody and help tbo good cause along.
A train will leave the Council Bluffs North
western depot nt 9:15 : and arrive in Missouri
Vulloy about 10:10 : , leavine there on the re
turn trip nbovt 7 o'clock , giving ample tirao
for every ono to oujoy the day's spo'rls. En
trance blanks and prize lists can bo bad of A.
H. Perilgoor E. It. Smith. Portorlicld of
the Onmtia Wheel club , Potter und Denman
of the Tourist Wheelmen , Schnoll nnd Plx-
loy of the Omaha Athletic club have all
made numerous entries and some hot races
between these gentlemen may bo looked
for.
for.Tho
The standing of the competitors for the
Tourist gold modal is as follows to date :
Kilns Aida
nt tended , uso.
II. 1C. Smith S3 USD
It. I * Young IB UI.'UJ
T. W. Collins 14 2.17
H. J. Itnmol 14 ! S8W
JohnKelloy 12 2-a
K. H. Slofkfn 12 2211
11 U Potter U COOK
O. It. Colby 11 m.llj
( I. r. Waldron 14 ill
K. U. Smith U 17. !
W. J. Alorrl * 0 157
Wullncii Tuvlor 0 14S
1) . L. 1'ortorllold 7 110
These have all pissed the 100-mIlo mark ;
several whoso names do not appear have not
reached the century uotclnas yot.
Questions nnd 'Answers.
LINCOLN , Sept. 30. Tu the Sporting Dlltorof
TIIK Itcu : Will you pluuyo oxplaln In bun-
dity'H HUE the tllfrcronco between u sport nnd
bportlng man and sportsnjuu ? Sport ,
Ans. A sport or sportlpg man refers to a
gentlemanly gambler , a race-trade follower ,
a tough , an Ill-bred dog'fighter or pugilist ;
while < i sportsman refers fo a true lover of
rod and gun aud Held sports , a man who up
holds tbo game laws and everything else that
is honorable. _ , ,
UNION DEPOT. Oct. I Tft 'the ' bportlnc Kd-
Iturof THIS ULK : Plousp state in bundav'j
UEK the light weight ohuuiplon of America
before Jack Dompsoy. Can-
Alls Charlie Norton or Tcwark , N. J.
OMAHA , Dot. 2 , To thoSj orllug Editor of
THE HER ; Ploaio stnlo In Sunday' * 1UB ! It
DUCK Effing plnylng ball this year ; If so , with
whom and in wbrxt position--U. K
Ans. Buck is still with the Now Yorks ,
but owing to a "glass" arm has done most of
his playing on the bench this soason.
Harry T. , cltv John L. Sullivan is 5 foot ,
10'j Inches In height.
OMAHA , Oct. 2. To thoSportln ? Kdltor o
TIIK HFBJ Please decide this bet ! A and II
oiich Choo e four teams In the Woslorn usso-
elation aim the ono who immes the team that
wins the ponnnnt wins the bot. A choovs
Minneapolis , Kansas Ulty , Milwaukee nnd
Denver : K chooses Sioux Ulty , l.lnooln ,
Oninliu and St , I'util ? Does UUn the but , or
Is It declared off ? A Subscriber.
Ans. B wins the bet.
UMUIA. Nob. , Dot 2-To the Snorting TMi-
tnr of TUB HEE ; A bets a certain prisoner will
receive a sentence of moro than 60 diiyss 1
bets ho will not receive CO days. The prisoner
U aeon Itlod. Who wins the bet ? V. .V I ) .
Ans.-Didn't you say ho was acquitted )
Well , what did B boll
OMAHA , Nub. , Oct. 4 To the Sportlna IMI-
tor of Tun HEK : To settle nil nrKUincnt , will
you plo so doeldo nt. the followlne ; A and II
uro bowling n BIUIIO of "cocked hut , " nnd A
has nr.uio a pin. II bets A that A will not
make another pin. A throws and makes two
pins at one.shot. H claims that A did not win
tbn bet. having mndo two pins , as thn but only
called for u pin. How is lit Uhrls. Hanson.-
Ans. A Wins.
I'lir.MONT. Nob. . Oct. 2.--To the Sporting
Editor of THE HEK : Did the ball players who
wont round the world with Spuldlni : play foot
ball In Australia and nnglunn ? If so what
wastholr success nnd wore the Raines with
llrst nito tuuins ? I'lcuso answer lit TUB SUN-
UAV HKK. Juwott.
Ans. They did not.
OMAHA. Oct. 2. To the Sportlns Kdltor of
TIIK HKK : Will you plenouns tir the enclosed
Inquiry In TIIK SUNii\r HKK and oblige ? When
IIvo poisonsuio playlnn nurlo-darrlo nnd two
uro partners und nmUo sit , do the other three
maUo eight ulicli or do they muko wu.it each
ono Is entitled te Individually.--Kazzlo-
dnzrlo ,
Ans. Klght each.
NinitA it CITV , Nob. , Oct. l. To the Sport-
luz IMItor of TIIK HEK ; Plenso dooldo the fol
loulnir In SUNDAY'S HEK : A bets II that New
Orleans , Lu. , is not In any county. Olllclnl
lecord of the subdivision' , of ihoxlutoof l.oil-
Islanu shows It to bo located In the parish of
OrloiiiH. Who wins ? John Kinfry.
Aus. Technically A wins , but that is all ,
as a parish In Louisiana Is Identical with a
county in Nebraska.
WIMISOK Itim-t , , Oct. 2. To the Sporting
Editor of TIIK HEU : Wo have mull for I.end-
loy. Wright. Klanajjari and Smith of the do-
fiinct Omaha base ball club. Oan yon tell us
where It will reach thorn ? Clerk Duller.
Ans. Leadloy , Detroit : Wright , Syracuse ,
N. Y ; Smith , Boston. Don't know Flana
gan's whereabouts ,
nd n w
OMAHA. Oct. 2. To the Snorting Editor of
TIIKHKK : How does Kid MehoU rank with
Clnrkson ns a pitcher ? Did ho bhnt out the
Chicago team lhl year ? Also glvo the yeuis
In which bt. Louis was a member of the Na
tional longuo. Nuhant.
Ans. (1) ( ) Nichols' work this year is but a
notch behind that of Clurkson's. ( i ! ) Ho did
not. Boston , however , shut Chicago out
Juno 10 , 13 to 0. Nichols won his first game
from Anson's colts September 10. St. Louis
was In the league in 'SO nnd ' 87.
IMisocllnncouH [ joual Sports.
The Omaha Gun club will moot nt Cross'
gun store Tuesday night to make arrange
ments for their annual club hunt.
John Dunmlro and Bon Woods nro talking
of a big trap shooting tournament for tbo
third week in this month. It would bo a
success.
Gunners are making good bags of Virginia
rail on nil the adjacent marshes. W. D.
Townsend nnd Will Hoiieland brought in
thirty-eight ono day last week , after two
hours' shooting below Manawa.
Jack Davis returned from 'Frisco on Mon
day last , still showing some evidences of bis
encounter with Billy Woods. Davis attrib
utes his downfall to the inoftlciency and of-
liciousncss of his esquires particularly Bob
Fitzsimmons.
O'Connell , who Is looking after Pat Killon ,
writes Ed Uothory that the St. Paul slasher
has taken off twenty pounds slnco ho bcpnn
training und is fit to light tomorrow. Ho
adds that Bob Ferguson is training as If his
lifo depended on the battle.
Seven English bicyclists have sailed from
England to talto part in Tom Eck's bicvclo
tournament nt Madison square garden next
month. They nro Arthur Kobb , Alfred
Hobb. Willis Wood , M. J. O'Flannagan. Wil
liam Lamb , Gcorgo Edlin and Uichard How-
ell.
The open season for quail began on Thurs
day last , October 1. Tbo birds are extremely
plentiful , but it will bo tough shooting for a
month to como , owing to the rank vegetation.
Jack Frust must got in his work on this very
tnoroughl.v before man or dog will ONponenco
mucn pleasure in pursuit of Bob White.
Bat Mastcrson , says the 'Frisco Adver
tiser , Is enthusiastic over Billv Woods' vic
tory oyor Jnck Davis , and now intends to
match him against Jake Kilrain. This is all
bosh , howovor. It is doubttul whether
Mastersou has anything further to do with
Woods , for he knows ho is anything but a
llrat class man. His flpht with Davis
although ho won , demonstrated this. '
Information Froo.
Do you know that any old sere or cut can
bo absolutely cured by the intelligent use of
Haller's Barbed Wire Liniment ? Bo merci
ful to your hor.se aud try It.
"If marriage is a 'failure , ' " said Sybil ,
"what on earth is an engagement ! " "Why ,
onlv a 'temporary embarrassment , " respond
ed Top.
The sister of Mrs. James Brown Potter has
Just married n wealthy Frenchman , who
evidently discredits the old adage that
"blood will tell. "
Ethel Edith Is a very much disappointed
young woman. Maud What Is the reason I
Ethel She set her cap fora foreign title , nnd
she got nothing out a rich American.
Miss Harriet Bell , daughter of Col. and
Mrs. Joseph McU. Boll of Milwaukee , was
married Saturday of last week to Alex Gas-
well , formally of Providence , U. 1.
lie I wish , Laura , that you bad a big
brother. She Why ? Ho So that bo
couldn't got under the sofu. Won't you
please call him out nnd send him to ted I
Not ono yet bus advertised for news of a
wedding at which the presents were not
"numerous and costly , " but the Ponciller
expects to see such an advertisement In some
paper every day.
The "Uoboof Llsmoro" may find consola
tion from assuming the unromantlo name of
Hon. E. Burd Grubb of Now Jersey. She
can call him "Burdlo" nnd still keep within
the strict limits of voracity.
Cora Edsull , the act toss , gave a dinner In
Chicago the other evening at whli-h she
formully announced her engagement to Mr.
Frunu Hlgboo , of this city. Now , If Miss
Jan.son would only bo equally frank.
Wilklns Will you marry me , JMiss Harto ?
Miss Ilarto This Is so siiddon , you surprise
mo ; yet , I will. Wilklns And , by Jove , you
surprise mo , too , I was sure you wouldn't
accept inc. So sure in fact that I bad Hvo
dollars bet on It. Now I'm live out.
Silly American mothers whoconnlvo nt the
sending of cable dispatches from Kurono
announcing that their daughters are receiving
marked attentions from the Pilnco of Wnlos
can learn something by studying a recent
example. Unsavory notoriety Is ant to have
unpleasant consequences.
ltrirovlii | ( ; a MnHlier.
A Now Yopkor who reproved a "inash-
or" by knocking out two of his tooth is
in clangor of death from blood polyon-
ing. It lias Ions ? boon conceded that the
"masher" IH a contemptible roptllo , but
this is the first cnso that demonstrates
that ho ia venomous.
VAN HOUTEITS COCOA.
Cents a pound for VAN HOUTEN'S
COCOA ( "Best & Goes Farthest" ) seems to be
high. Let us compare it with , the price of Coffee :
1 lb , of good coffee costs at least 30c. , makes 31 hall-pint cups
3 ' " < therefore OOc. , " 93 " " "
1 ' "V.II.COCOA" also OOc. , " 150 " " "
Which is the Cheaper Drink ? V $ $
UI'.TAIL I'lllCK. . 90c' J 93 cups of Coffee ,
JJOOnnti | > < r pound. ' " 1l50 " "
"V.H.Cocoa !
Sold by every Grocer. 111
S. W. Cor. 15th and Douglas Sts ,
Una It over occuroil to you , the absurdity of paying such fixbulous
sums for a FALL SUIT or Ovorcont , ns the ivvorago swell tullor
nerves himself up to ask ? If not , cull n halt right now , nrnl
iimko a low comparisons bolwoon their high priced offerings and
the handsome Uuslne.-o and Dross Suits , light , medium and hea
vy weight Overcoats wo'vo made up for fall and winter comfort
and economy from
We'll turn you out a business suit the equal of any mavlo to order
at $35.
Wo guarantee to fit you out in dross suits , from genuine English
clay worsteds , unfinished worsteds , cheviots in black and fancy
shades , novelties in line cassimoros or any of the late or modern
stylus known to men of tasto.
Medium , light and heavy weights , cut form fitting , loose back or
English box , all late fads among men of dross , at prl cca ranging
from
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