THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SUNDAY NOVEMBER 8 , ISO 1-SIXTEEN" PAGES. 13 NOVEMBER GRIST OF SPORTS , Prospects for a Reorganization of the West- JL cm Association. THE CHAMPIONS AT THE TRAP , A Itlu Uykcrs' Itacc Duvlfl niul Woods JocAVnlsli Talks Wheel Notes I.ounl Sporting HqulliH ntul Answered. IIEUK Is a growing Impnlionca among local bnso ball pa trons to know whether Oinnhnhas a show for profes slonal bTill uoxt sea son or not , and whllo It U perfectly safe to say that she hasnnd , a goodahovr at that , It would bo impolitic to attempt to give further informa tion at the time. The average crank 1s prob ably uwaro that this is a momentous era in the history of the great national game , and until the coming meetings of the National league untl various minor organizations , all iU.toiEonts of future movements must ho taken with n good deal of allowance , for lu tno main they must bo unstable , unreliable nnd vlsonary. There are many matters of gravest Importance Involving the future ele vation or decline ol the pastime to bo at tended to , chlof iiinoin. which is the senseless strife being waged between the two older bodies. If pence Is not patched up this winter - tor tlio uninteresting , unprofitable and un satisfactory oxpurienco of tbo past two seasons will bo gene through with ntraln , and it Is u question Just how much more of this sort of u thing the patno can stand. The people - plo arc about gormundi/cd , and vviih a non- oral weakening on the part of the reputable nupportorH ol tlio sport , It will drift Into the hands of irresponsible montebitnks and gam blers , nnd then It Is a long farewell to the great sport. A cessation In this unseemly turmoil la abiolutcly essential to the pro longed life of tbo game , and until tins comes the Western association , ns well ns thu ether lesser organizations , might ns well hang their harps on tno weeping willows. And In this lunged for dawn of peace the ball player him self is the clement , to be ttio least considered. They urea sorry lotnt the best. Kecklcs , lrre- sponslblo , improvident , unappreclutlvo and ungrateful , nnd there are but precious few of them abuvo going back on theirpledged word or Jumping a contract , They do not want peace , for with the coming of this the preposterous salaries they have been ro- coivltifr would likely shrink to dimensions , commensurate with their actual worth nnd the services they render. There nro but few ball players of tbo day with the perpetuation of the game In view. They want money , the more of it thg bettor , and they little care the source whence it comoa. They wet nothlm ; if even that , about the ruination of n club or the wrecking of an association , lust so they can wrap their clomp * around a Ilttlo extra stuff , to descend to their par lance. Omaha hud a brilliant exemplified- tlon of this numerous stripe of bull players in Unn Shannon the past summer. But to revert to the original proposition of this .screed , is Omaha to Have a professional " ball club next season or not I Yes , 1 am au thorized to answer , If the west has tin asso ciation of any considerable magnitude or im portance , Omaha will bo in It beyond caviler or dispute. But a western us- ( Delation hangs upon tlio contingency of pence or war between the major organiza tions. That is u truth beyond controvertion. Such nn association could not live If unpro tected by some invloluble mutual compact with the older , stronger nnd wealthier bodies. Otherwise she would bo u prey for both. But this seems to bo pretty well understood by the parties likely to take hold of the venture lu tbo event of favorable auspices , and It would bo but supererogatory to expatiate upon it hero and at this timo. A meeting of tbo last sad remnants of the Western association will bo called for at Minneapolis on ttio ir ! > th of this month , at which the situation will bo thoroughly gene Into nnd discussed , with the view of rc-orgnn- izlng the body if there is any possible war rant for such action In the prospects. The cities which will bo represented nro Omaba , Minneapolis , St. Paul , Sioux City , Kansas City , Duluth , Das Monies. Denver , nnd Lincoln. It Is not probable , however , that Denver , owing to her unfavorable geographically location , will bo admitted to tlio association If an or ganization is effected , and yet .sho may. A number of ether cities , which it is unneces sary to nnrao , will also * bo invited to have representatives present. The bull patrons ol Omaha have every assurance that their Interests will be ably and enthusiastically looked after , as thu gentlemen who nro a party to the nuw mevo nro men of means and unmistakable capability and character , but whoso Identity are not pertinent to the case Just yet awhile. The now organization , of course , will bo one with an economic plat form , with lower salaries and u shorter sou- ion , but with the lirst class talent available , competent teams will bo gotten together , and wo will bo given Jijst us good ball ns ever bo- fore. iToo-WnlHh Miikmi a Ijitllo Talk. "lu speaking about the comparative strength of the Western nud American asso ciation teams thu past season , " remarked Short Stop Walsh downat Bundle's- the other evening , "it cannot bo truthfully clailncd that the American had any of the bulge on our organization out hero. I played in both bodies this season , nnd nm In a fair position to speak by the card. In the llrst jilaco I do not think there was ns strong and even n team in tin ; American this season as were the Omahas up to the time of the bust up July 1 : . ' , and the Mllwuu koos , too , were very strong , and . - lifter Joining thi > American they cavu tha teams of thu [ utter organization a sur prise party all along tlio line. In this con nection , too , the Sioux Cltys must not bo lost sight of , for whllo the Brewers found a good deal of easy prey in tbo American , they themselves were suckers when arrayed against the Corn Huskers , who played all nrouutl them. lu fact thoHioux Cltys put up ns good an article of ball ns was seen anywhere - whore in the country , In spite of the tough luok that followed them through the opening months of tuosoobon. In all the games they played during thu entlro summer , they bad n good lighting chance to win , ex cepting , say about ten gnmos , which thoj lust without over a chance to win. Most of their strength lay in Hart's wonderful pitch ing. Ho ofllclaled in forty-three guinea in his team , and in but two or thrco of these did the bite made off of him footup over fovon , .and hut once did they run into double ilguros. Ho closed out the reorganized Oinahns without a hit and pitched two games iigalnst the Brewers , when n lonely single was all they could get m each. That was I'jtohlng , wasn't lit And then , too , Billy had < a Una man to receive him , for Kudo's work compares favorably with that of any catcher lu thu country. He even boat Charllo Ulmmcr's great record of catching 117 btralght games , aud wan good for any num ber moro when the season clobotl n couple of weeks ago. in the early part of the so.uou , with a badly Injured haul ! ho didn't "lino em down" very well , but Inter on ho did the bosl work of hU life. Chlcaeo was badly brol'on up over its toss of tlio series with the Huskers , whllo St. Loulb went'literally dull Biter she had taken live straight doses. So you see there \vu- > still another mighty strong team in the Western in addition to Omaha and Milwauko. Indued It Is an ill wind that blown no ono good , ns the old saying goes , The mi'dUngs between Chicago anil BIoux City gnvo Billy Hart und Billy Karlo tne opportunity , of their lives , Tt-lr line vrorlc brought them into deserved promi nence , aud both found tbo offers rolling In so fait that U must nav given thorn a touch of " t-10 * swelled boat ! , XPt 1 see they are among r the Hrst to cast unchor for next season. Hart wlttitho Chicago American club nud Karlo with the Bostons of the snmo association. Mo I Oh , I havu it ulco offer to rouUnunncxt year with the Orioles , and 1 presume that is where I will bo found.1 llnrly ' ( juenl. It is evident that nomothlng extraordinary will noodt bo done 110x18003011 to sustain an American association club In Milwaukee my * the Evening Wisconsin. At tha and o j H aoMon ouo that was considered pros > orous the managers wore obtigad to give a note for $3,000 to Benjamin Well to save 'tho franohlio. Tills was followed by a 23 per cent assessment on the stock of the club , and ator to an appeal to the public for M.OOO to my the players' salaries and moot other mmodia'o demands on the treasury. With nn expensive team ana heavy milage to pay next year the Milwaukee club must look for a big attendance at the local gnmos In Order to moot expenses. Judging from the toner of tho.so remarks It will occasion no very great surprise if Mil waukee Is found back In the Western associa tion aoxt season. JIow to I'ltiy Vottt. Hall. ' In the previous prllclo I placed the quarter back in the division with the center , because bo is so intimately connected with center work , although in the name nnd position ho s counted with the backs. U Is his duty to liandlo every ball which the center rusher rolls back , nnd ho is expected to rccolvo It under all conditions , coming fast or slow , with a bound or not , straight or crooked , for the ball Is in play as soon as the center passes it nnd ho must deliver It to a third person before a gain can bo attempted. A fumbloor n wild puss Is u bad sot back and may mean n touch-down and victory , as it did In the run which Dean , of Harvard , made In the Ynlo-Ilarvnrd game last year , when ho broke through the Yal6 rush line at a roost oppor- tuna tlmo nnd seizing tha ball which bad boon snapped back crookedly und fumbled , made his forty-yard dash and placed tlio ball down behind the Vnlo goal. In assuming the position for receiving the ball the quartor-back should stand ns for away from the center rusher as ho can nnd bo able to give him the signal conveniently for snapping the ball. If he Is careless on this point ho will every now and then reeolvo a reminder from some long-armed center rusher or guard , who will roach ever and grab htm before ho has passed the ball. I romornbor seeing Victor Harding of the Har vard eleven sprinir headlong ever the Yale center rusher and perform this very feat at an exciting point in the Yale-Harvard game of 1887. The signal for the ball to bo snapped Is usually given by Dressing thn thumb on the Inside of the calf of the log. It used to bo given much higher up , but a change of place was found necessnr > on account of the trickery of opponents , who sometimes would reach over und give the signal before the quartor-back was In readiness. This always resulted In cither a loss of ground or tno ball. The quarter-back ohould never glvo his private signal to the center rusher for the ball until the captain has given the signal ' for the play , and'tbon only after ho compre hends It himself. In a wall drilled eleven of course the quarter-back understands the sig nal for a play the moment It Is given , and yet it is not u rarejthing even In important gnmos for signals to bo mixed or tbo key numbers to bo loft out. In that case the quartor-back should not signal for the Gall until the signal for the play Is mndo plain or n now ono ' given. It is' now quito common to have tbo quartor-back give the signals for the play whether he is captain or not. There are three styles of passing a ball used by quarterbacks , Hedge , the well known Princeton quarter-back , was accus tomed to use both bunas in passing the ball. This insured rccuracy , but placed limita tions uuon the distance It could bo thrown. Beecher , Yale's famous quartor-back , used only ono hand. In doing this ho swung his arm sldowlso and forward , Just below the level of the shoulder , and was able to pass a lone distance with great accuracy. In his day long passes , which are now rarely oven attempted on account of the superior work of the end rushers , were frequently made to the end rusher on the side of the Hold. Indeed , I remember seeing such a pass made In the first foot-ball contest I ever wit nessed. It was in the Yalo-1'rlncoton game of 1883 , the year that Twombly , who was very skillful in passing , was Yalo's quartor-baek. I remember , too , how It thrilled mo nt a cer tain point in the gnmo when 1 was expecting the ball to be passed to the half-back , Terry , for a run. Twombly turned quickly and sent the ball full half the width of the Hold to the enujrushor , who caught it on the run and wont for forty yards down the Held before ho was stopped by Princeton's full baoic. Dean of Harvard used still another style of pass- Ing. Ho pitched tbo ball undornnnd with an oasv natural swing of the arm. Tbo latter style Is the quickest of the three , for no tlrao is lost in raising the arm into a position for delivering the ball. Wo turn now to the two wings , which are each made up of a tackle and an end rusher. Wo will consider the position of tackle first. Perhaps wo can got a better Idea of tbo style of inon best suited for the posi tion by describing star players. Of those , Gill of Yale and Cowan of Princeton - ton stand as Ideal men in this posi tion ; while Hhodes of Yale nnd Union of Harvard follow closely after. In Gill and Cowan wo also Hud perfect physical qualities for the position. Built about flvo foot nlno Inches in height , weight from 170 to 173 pounds , deep , round bodies , arms nnd logs very largo and heavily muscled , swift run- neas , quick in movement , hard , sure tackier : ; , good bloclcors , whllo not easily blocked them selves , brilliant runners with the ball , and withal possessing an npitudo for the game with almost udlimlted capacity for head worlf , they stand uncqualed in this position , Rhodes and Upton are lighter , welching about 100 pounds , nnd are not so stiongly put together. They are slightly quicker In their movements , possessing more Hory natures , which glvo to their tackling , espe cially when Interfered with , a sort of des perate brilliancy , They also were good galnors with the ball. I think that it was true of both of thorn ( I know It was true of Rhodes from playintr alone side of him ) , that they possessed unconquerable wills on the foot bull Hold , and never lot up for a mo ment. There , then , in epitome , are the qualities a line tackle should possess. Emphasis is laid upon quickness in getting through the line , sure tackling , getting down the field on a kick , and lu running with the ball. In breaking through the line the tackle should plav far enough away from the guard to Insure his not getting tangled up with him , for it is his duly on nearly all occasions to go through the lines us quickly us possible for tacuilng. It Is a constant question with him whether to go on the Inside or the out- sldo of his opponent. That , of course , should bo affected somewhat by the distance ho Is separated from the guard , and whether ho Is able to comprohoiul tbo play the opponents nro about to inatcc. If there Is a probability of aplar around his end , it would bo exceed ingly dangerous to go ou the Insldo of his opponent , for the tackle is chief assistant of the end rusher on such a ploy. On tbo other hand , If the play is through the center , he can hoof most aomco by going through on the Inside. The end rushers fill two of the most im portant positions of the oiovou as a rule , for they have the duty of preventing the long runs of the gamo. It Is an Unusual thing for a long run to bo made through the line ou ac count of the excellent support tha rushers bavo behind the line : but lot a rusher once got around the end with ono or two interferers - ors ahead of him , as Is usually the caio on such runs , and no is likely to go a lone tils- tauco down the Hold nnd not unusually make a touch , down , l-'pr this reason the end rusher must bo a line tackier oven in thofaco of Interference , and for the same aud other reasons ho should bo n quick man and a fast runner. At the saino tlmo the position re quires a cautious , heady player toknow when to leave hli position for assisting in another part of the Hold , and also Just how to treat his Interferers so that he can taklo the run ner or give the tackle a chance to do so. it Is not enough for the end rusher simply "to force the runner to go on the Insldo of him , " ns the coachnrs nro constantly enjoining ( for practically a run around the end may bo made by blocking the end man when ho plays out too far ) , but ha should also have a hand In the tacKllng himself. "Ho the Hrst man down the Hold on a kick" U the motto early Instilled In the would-be end rushnr , and to do that and to taoitle his man every tlmo Is no small ac complishment , It means long pructico nnd much careful study of how to got tha direc tion tbo ball is kicked , nnd the boit ways of approaching the man to whom the ball goes , It Is a common fault for und rusher * to run blindly down the Held without knowing the exact direction the ball Is kicked , when a Ilttlo study of the fncoa and actions of the half-backs will indicate * in second whither the ball is eoliiL' , Another common fault with end rushers is tha failure to tankle the man who gets the ball. This results largely from overrunning him. The player with the ball simply Jumps to ono sidn at the proper moment and lofa him go by in his headlong run nnd than gees dowu the Hold. The ono remedy Is to slow up as ho approaches and watch for a tackle , Care should bo taken in case ho falls In bis own tauklo to force the runner In where ho will in not the other rush ers now near at baud. Wo hnvu now coma In the last division , namely , tbo back * , consisting of two half * bucks and the full back , These stand from ton to twenty foot back of the rush line when their sldo has the ball. Tnoy group tnomsolvos at easy distances from each other nnd In such a way as to best assist In carryIng - Ing out the play which Is about to bo mado. They are the convoying power largely and most of tno advances Into the opponents' ter ritory are made by thuni. For this reason men are selected to flll those positions who nro quick , swift runners and nt the snmo time are men of ditshlng courage. Again nnd again they must run headlong Into the line , oftentimes only to bo hurled back by the fierce rushers who plunge through the line nt them. Yet , never losing courage , again nnd again they must come to the rally , now attactlng the opponents' center by heavy plunging , now trying to make a dolour around the wings , now this tactic , now that , nnd all In response to signals given by the captain , who Is the general or the gamo. Some times when repeated attempt ! ) to carry the ball the requisite flvo yards before four downs luivo been made hnvo failed , the ball is passed back to the full-back fora kick ami with ouo mlghtv stroke of his foot the ball goes Hying far Into the air toward the op ponents' goal. \Vliluli m tlio i cut . Mini ? Competent judges who saw Jack Davis per form last Fr day night , a wools ago , by the llm and uncertain light of a number of torches , are unanimous on the score that it was the host showing ho ever made in n local ring. Ho had a powerful adversary , skilled In all the arU of flstlo lore , of extensive ex perience , and althougn tbo contest was Horco and vigorous from start to finish , ho escaped without a scratch to tell of the savngo bout 10 had gene through. From this they or uo .bat in his two notable fights In San Francisco within the past jcar or so , md both of which , after winning , ho lost , that ho was purely a creature of mismanage ment and bard luck. Particularly Is this true In connection with his last Ught on the coast , that with Billy Vvoods , the Denver man. Woods Is certainly no match for Davis on anything like oven terms , nnd while I shall not attempt to harmonize this assertion with the result of their recent light , I will add that the best of authorities ngroo with mo on this point , nnd today n proposition is : o bo mailed , Hat Mastorson of Denver , on behalf of two gentlemen of this city , offering to back Davis against Woods , for a finish content with gloves , on the turf within fifty miles of'.his city , for a stake anywhere from $500 to $5OOJ , ho to ; nko his choice nnd name the amount and the -Imo ho can have his man fit for the contnst. Davis is ready now , and if Woods thinks ho s the best man and us the Inducements are ns liberal as could bo desired , it looks as If Lhero were good prospects for a scrap. The Foroitin Hldcr.s to Bo Merc. Jack Prince , probably the champion bicyclist of the world , and who claims Omaha ns his permanent abiding place , is again ia the city. Jack wont to Now York to repre sent this city in the big Madison Square jarden race. Ho would have doubtless won Lho race had ho not mot with an accident , for up to that tlmo bo led Martin , the final winner , by twonty-Hvo miles. Ho exhibits n bad wound on his loft knco as evidence of his disaster. Even after sustaining this Injury ho boat llowell , the English champion twice , once in a ton- mile race and once for flvo , which ho con siders n bigcor victory than to have won the big race would have been. Howell and Prince had not mot in n race for Hvo years , the last time being nt Springfield , Mass. , when Prince came out Hrst best by the nar row margin of ono foot. At that tlmo Jack also made the world's record for ono mile. Ho says that all the crack foreign riders that took part in the Now York race will "bo soon in the Coliseum , this city , in nn oight-hour- slx-hour-a-day-raco within the next six weeks. Such a race would certainly prove an interesting affair. It will bo open to all and for the championship of America , with T. W. Eek as manager. Prince will bo in this race and says bo i .vllling to back him self to a moderate extent , as ho thinks ho Is the champion In that sort ot a trial. Cliainploii Elliott and I'armelcc. J. A. R. Elliott of Kansas City , and the al leged champion wing shot of America , was again defeated in Chicago last week by George Kllonman , killing only eighty-six birds to Klienman's ninety-one out of a hun dred. The Omaha trap devotees are still clamoring for a match between Elliott nnd Frank Pamoloo of this city. They care noth ing about its being a match for the American Field's championship cup , but these two great shots pitted ( .gainst each other for u reasonable stake. Parmoleo , it is understood , will not shoot Elliott In Kansas City , and therefore refrains from challcnginc him. The Omaha man , however , Is willing and even anxious for a whirl at the cowboy cham pion and would bo tickled to death to receive a challenge for a match for a few hundreds. Just now Parmcloo Is not in his best form , but a man with his eve and nerve , nnd super ior skill , would require hut a few days prac tice to put him in condition for the fullest test of his ability. If the match is mado. it will be oven money here that Parmoleo wins , for there is Ilttlo question but what ho Is the poor of any of America's so-called champions when It comes to a little controversy ever the trap , for the "dough. " After Milwaukee's Curls. The Columbus Journal is trying to show that if any Association club must retire it ought to bo Milwaukee instead of the Ohio city. . It says : "It will bo interesting to note how Milwaukee stands the financial racket under the 'no percentage' plan adopted by the American association. The cost of next year's team in the Cream City is not less than $ y2,000 for salaries alone , not counting ether expenses. It was ever $20,000 In the Western associationnnd Canavan , Dwyer , Mains , Car- noy and Dahlon have boon since added , The salary of Dahlen nlono IsSJ.noi ) , whllo PitcLor Davls's ' has been increased from J1.-IOO to JJ.SOO. If that city Is allowed to remain In the association , it won't bo the 1st of August until a cry of distress will como up from the lake shore. Milwaukee Is a dead rabbit town according to the unbiased opin ion of every manager or player who knows anything about the placo. It Is dollars to cents that the bond required will never bo furnished unless Chris Von dor Aho plaeos his name on the document. And It would bo pretty hard to flguro out where Chris could see himself clear In the Investment. There will bo some wriggling in base ball circles up there before the season opens. " Around tlio Ollloo Stove. Dave Howe , it is whlsporod , will enlist in the regular army , as a sutler. No , Edward , you are right , the league won't lift a log ever a Ilttlo matter like that. They are too magnanimous. They cay down In. Kansas City that Kid Nichols' head is so largo that it makes him humpbacked to carry It around. The association has loft Columbus , Louis ville nnd Milwaukee In the delightful prodlo- nmcnt of not knowing which is to bo kicked out. out.What What has become of Old Cy Duryea , any way 1 Is it possible that ho has given up base bull for good and agalu tackled that Iowa wood pllo for a living ! If Billy Earlo caught 120 consecutive games this season , as some of tno modest liars up in Sioux City say ho did , ho broke all the catching records up to uato , that's sum. Manager Bob Leadloy Is in Detroit , where an old maiden aunt of his recently dlod and loft him a cool $ oO,000. Now , 11 some of Gus Schmoh's relations \voud , ! dlo , there would bo much rejoicing nil round. Manager Buckcnbiirger of the Sioux City's will winter In Wheeling , W. Va , Ills wlto's pu owns a bank down there and Buck will put in the Inclement months clipping oil and stacking up the old gontlomau's coupons Up in Milwaukee they hava named Dahlon for their next season's captain , ana this Is only his second year as a professional ball player. Why. the child hasn't the ability to captain himself , lot alone Cushmau's terriers. Olllo Board Is to hnvo the management of the Denver club next year. Ho is already planning to hava some Cincinnati boys "On his team. Colorado Sun. Is It possible you l.ooplo wav out thcra In Colorado arc still dreaming of uoxt season , Instcau of signing C'ornoy , Hutchison , Ryan and othoM , It Is Charllo Gonins , Nicholson and Van Dyke of riloux City , the big St. LouU dutchman bus entrapped. II begins to look as if Yon dor Aho was about to get his long merited deserts the dinky- dink. Sam Morton of the now Chicago American association club U after Kliuer Smith of tno tansas City's. Elmer. hottSvor , will bo in nn hurry to Jump Into Jtb iAmerican asso ciation at this | mrtlculnr RMgo of the gamo. There Is a ball plater fof ydp , and a gentlo- nnn , that Hlmor Smith. , , , Johnny Spoas has bsonfflrlng , off his mouth again , llo says that ha cjdalU have secured a ranchlso In the imochuiou'&r the asking , mt would not accent onoAltulor the condl- Ions offered. Ho did not \rj\nt to go into a on or twelve club Icaaile , UpHlier would ho buy out Milwaukee , Columbus nor Louis ville , n i Milwaukee's inovo In' s'tgnlng ' Dahlon of Chicago was a return compliment to Anson or his having taken Vlcktyry and Sohrlver rom them. The MllwauVo i"pooplo vowed nt ho tlmo tho.v'd got ovon'und In securing ) alileu they have kept thpirnvork. Soortlug Life. If Milwaukee Is > I\Vo \ ' by the 1st of icxt April she'll bo lucky. , Alison Is moro consistent on the Sunday ilaylng question than ho was at the time the jpaldlng tourists started around the world. 1'ho Slpux City managers offered the Chicago cage captain & ! ,000 the other day to play their team a Sunday gamo. It was a big temptation at this season of the year , but the Old Man 'turned ' It down. " Sporting Life. The Sioux City managers ; $ J,000 for ono game ! Huts ! great big Norways. "How did Sioux City como to break the lational agreement , " was asked Ed Swart- wood , us ho stood stamping to keep warm In 'font of the headquarters this ( waning. 'Thoy didn't break it , " said ho quickly. Must lot mo tell you how , that happened. Mulcabov , ono of the loading men in the club , .bought ho saw a chance to pull out of the lolo ho was In , and as the season was ever and the players free ho arranged the gamos. L'ho nlayors plavcd under the co-oporatlvo Dlan.'ar.d whllo' under the Sioux City club mine didn't represent the Sioux City club of no Western association. I don't think the eaguo will make a kick about that. " Pitts- mrg Dispatch. The Milwaukee club has paid out the past oasonU,000 ! for franchises , vizOOO toMa- culro and Qulnn for the Western association ranchlso nnd playors.nnd fO.OOO for the Ameri can association franchise. This sum , with the amount they lost in the Western asioclatlon , vill foot up to a very comfortable sum. In ho Western association thu club would got but $100 , the guarantee , away from homo , vhllo the visitors would earn hero nud carry ' away thrco times ns much as they paid ho'local club ; whereas in the American association the homo team were able to pay ns much as they received. The Bos ons and Athletics each got ever $1,000 for their series hero. Such is ho rot being disseminated by u Milwaukee correspondent of tbo Sporting Life. There wasn't $1.000 taken in nt the gate for the entire Athletic series up there ; ttio Bostons , lowover , being the first to play there , and tbo leaders in the race , may have got oil with a few extra simoloons. Sioux City , says a correspondent , will lardly see professional base ball next season. ; ts pe'nnant winners , who also defeated An- son's colts mid the St. ixmls Browns , nro scattered In every direction and signing with ether clubs for next year , and a committee of cltlzons Is hustling for funds to moot a deficit of § 1,500 , with bills still coming in. Ed Swartwood will not play ball any moro , being already engaged as traveling salesman for a cigar house in PIttsburg. Frank Schlobock , who played nt short , has gouo to Detroit lor ; ho winter. Jeo Strauss and Billy Earlo have gene to Cincinnati , Billy Early will probably catch for Boston noxtsoasou , although Anson made him a handsome offer. Frank Genlns s in St. Louis. Billy Hart will pitch for the low Chicago American association team next your. Ho Is in Cincinnati. George Moakin ins signed with Kansas City. Billy Van Jyko and Parson Nicholson \ylll Join the St. 1-ouis Browns in the spring. ' Parson Nich olson will attend to businoss.durinc ; the wln- ; ar being an owner of a boot and shoo store at Echo.'O. Raymond and Hod Ehrot are still hero , and bavo not jjqt 'blcned anywhere. Billy O'Brien ' tins gene to Kansas City for : ho winter. " \VlilHj > orliic < of tlio Wheel. Billy Schnell has the stuff in him for a verj fast safety man. You will hear moro of him IIOXL season. * Fremont should bo .boomed for the next meet of Nebraska division pf the League of American vVhcolmcn. Providing the weather Is.at all lenient the Tourist Wheelmen will pedal their way to Blair , starting nt 7:30 : sHarp. All cyclists are iuvitod to attend the run. What nicer weather can a wheelman ask Tor than the past mouth brlcht. cool nnd bracing. Yet how many of Omaha cyclists hfivo taken advantage of it ? Flcscher , who by the way hasn't lost a whit of his former speedy pedaling powers , rode the fastest half mlle at the Plattsmouth tournament , and on n safety too ! Several now members were elected to membership in the Tourist Wheelman at their last meeting. By the way this popular road club seems to gain strongh as the season wanes , something unusual for a road club. Who would hnvo thoueht that Wallace Taylor was a "ilyer. " Well 1 Just alittlo bit ! ' Ho'galloped away from his Hold in Hno style , winning the half mlle safety class race with liands down , and without a moments training at that. Tom nnd Sam Patterson did themselves proud last Sunday and they can count on the goodwill and best wishes of the Omaha boys every tlmo. A tournament next season at Plattsmouth would draw the boys out in largo numbers. The Hampton Park track at Springfield seems to bo the fastest American course of this day. Judging from the records which have boon made upon It , for Instance quarter miloIKi 1-5 , half 1 lOt ) , three quarters 1:41mllo : J:15 : , two miles-1:43 : 4-5. Charllo Peabody rode across the bridge ever the Platte river on a Paragon safety last Sunday , a feat which has never been performed , to our knowledge , horotoloro. The bridge Is nearly a mlle In length and like nil railroad bridges , usually , Is minus a foot board , ono lias to bump alouir ever the ties which are placed about two Inches apart. Elo made the trip without a dismount. The result of the Omaha Wheel club's high Hvo tournament which Is now in progress is anxiously walto'd for by the olub- 'nou. Below is given the standing of each ilnyor for the first thirty games : Won Lost Per Cant Hadolct 1 0 .U Iliiehamin ' > 15 .50 Connors 11 0 .01 Uonrailt 15 15 .51 Cowlo ! l 7 .I0 ! Emerson 10 11 M Cpenetter , G. V 0 11 .45 r.penotter , O , T 3 7 , : n Gyger J 1J .45 Uibl ( ) , U U .4- | Mvesey ! " 13 .00 Nvtlo Ifi II .Kl I'oalmtly 1-1 U ,4H I'eareo 17 13 .57 I'Olfcot i 17 13 . .57 I'eirluo 17 > U .57 I'urturiii'Ui i" ii ; . : K Scannell 1.r > ! . " > ,50 Slofkln Id It .Kl Mnith , n it ai c .HO Millth , II. K 14 10 .47 Smith. K. H . . .A 10 . . . 10 .50 siiyd.-un ] 5 , . > : 15 .51) ) Townannd 1 It M t'linn ij rr. ; : ; 10 .47 Woluott I15 " ' llrown 11-4 ' * ? . " .M - Downs H. . . ± I fl , .70 ( ilbsnn 11 tiVi'i , 7 , : iu Head 10 I- , , ) , t'J 10 .50 Matliftts 4-i , v n .40 Nott 1" 8 .no Ulou . - U- , 4 , co E. H. Smith in the load.Dawns , second and Wolcott lowest average'Seventy ' games vet to bo played. t' , J * Wllllo Wlndlo , Amarioftif ? fastest racing man will soon sail for.Kijfilund to have n crack at .snmo of the Kuiddsti records nnd whllo there will probablj-OMionvour to lower his own record of 2:15 : ou ljj samu track that Osmond used when ho created the celebrated record of 2 1 10. English cyclUt doubt very much that Osmond's record is broken nnd Wlt-dlo will bavo to show thorn what a Yatikro can really do. If you had happened to start from 1'latts- mouth early , Sunday morning , for the pur pose of driving to Omaha nu'l would have felt In no particular humor to hurry , you would have doubtless thought ai you wander ed along that the entire male population of the metropolis were out awhool und all bound for ono rendezvous. From 7 o'clock In the morning until 6 o'clock In the afternoon squads of wheelmen could have been mot hurryltiKalonir toward the pretty Ilttlo city down the river. The reaioti for the sudden outpouring of wheelmen was the announce ment of a programme of short races under the auspices of the Plattsmouth wheelmen to bo'hold at the driving park. The day was rather raw and chilly yet a largo crowd of Omaha wheelmen went down , enjoying both ride and tournament Immensely. The races were nil hotly contested nnd intorosttiis ; Among the prominent cyclists who attended were : Chlof Consul Porrlgo , Captain Townsoml. Lieutenant Couradt and Messrs. . Portorlleld , MeCluro , Austin , Klofktn , Blukosioy , Alfreds , Llvoioy and 1'eabody of the Omaha Wheel club ; Captain Smith , Floschor , Taylor , Schnell , Potter , K. U. Hollon , Connoran , Burr , Mulhall and Donng- hue , of the tourist wheelmen , Messrs. Hen derson of Omaha and Keen of bt. Louis , un- attachod. The majority returned homo on the Chicago express , a few return lug as they came , overland. Iouil : SporlH. The Canada ? , Hutchlns and snow ffflcso are dropping in along thu Platlo ban in largo numbers. Dan Baldwin , the Omaha strong man and heavy weight wrestler , has returned from n trip to the coast. Dick Moore of New Orleans , a middle weight , is in the city ready for an engage- moiit with Wllkos , McCoy or any ether man of his weight. W. C. Hess , the Council Bluffs sprinter , was utmblo to got on a race with Connie , the Bancroft man , aud took down his lorfcil a day or two since. Wilbur F. Kuapp is managing a bicycle school and riding trade at the Mechanics' Pa vilion , San Fnuieisco. The proposed in itch butweoii Jack Wllkos of St. Louis and Tom Uyan of Chlcaeo , which was to have been arranged for this city.isoff , Ryan having signed articles to meat Howsou , the Englishman. A. J. Clarke is preparing for a biir wolf chase in the sand hills In the northwest part ot the stale Thanksglvlniri day. Ho Is the owner or ouo of the largest und best pack of hounds in the west. And now the Council Bluffs Rillo club says the Omaha club Is afralJ to meet them under established rules , aim it looks to a man up n trco as if the Council Bluffs Rillo club had hit the bull's eye smack In the pupil. The amateur by leers are talking about get ting up a match race between Will Pixloy of this city nnd Harry Johnson of Minneapolis , to take place some tlmo this motilh at Iho Coliseum. The Iwo youngsters are nicely matched In size , woicht , ago and speed , and would undoubtedly make a great raco. QunstlotiH nnd Answers. SvitACUsK , Nob. . Nov. 4. To tlio Sporting Editor of Tin : HUE : Will you j > l < mso state In Sunday's IKI ! : what lia * heconio of rirenzl.aiid Is she linoked for any of thu latu fall moots or lias she been retired. AlbOglvoa synopsis of her record , II. T. It. Ans. Fireiui will race no moro. She has retired from the turf , but will bo classed for all timoas ono of the greatest mares of the American turf. She has mot and vanquished all the great horses of her time , with the single execution of Salvotor , her stable com panion. She was truly a champion , and when she is mated with Salvator the produce will bo closely watched. Henry T. nud W. H. L. No bets on the national league championship can bo decided until after the pennant has boon oDlcIally awarded. This will probably be done the coming week at the annual league mooting. OliANi ) ISLAND , Nov. II. To the Snorting K'dl- tor Of TIIK llii ; : How can load ho removed from the barrels of a shot sun. Hnoloacd you will Und stamp for reply. AI. I ) . Ans. No questions in this department are answered by mail. To clean load from gun barrels tauo a small piece of common window glass , pound it up Hue , then grind it to dust by a continued circular motion of a pcstlo ; sift this powder through a pleco of book mus lin ; prepare a rod wilh low , roll it well in the sifted glass-dust , and run it carefully through the barrel of the gun. Then nud some vaseline , nnd , if necessary , again roll in the dust. Another molhod is , plug the breech end nnd fill the barrel with paraffin oil ; lot it stand through the night and wlpo out in the morning with nn ordinary cleaning rod , tow or flannel capped , when the loading will all como out nt the Hrst rub. OxrAUA. Nov. 4. To tbo Sportlns I'dltor of Tin : HKU : How aie standing and running broad Itni.ps measured , lienl to heeloriooto henl ? Who Is a Hist class boxing teacher in this city ? What Is the piouur way to cut oil a bull pup's tall and ears. A Si'our. Ans. (1) ( ) From too to heel. (2) ( ) Jack Davis. ( H ) See Norllng's manual. Fred Engler and H. Bock. Von failed to make your statement cloar. If Enplor was playing Krug 20 to 34 , and they stopped playing with the score standing 47 for En fr ier and 83 for Krug , the bet is a draw , as the game was not Hnisned. O.MAIM , Nov. 5. To the Sporting I'dltor of Tun HKK. Will you kindly Inform me tliiouRh the columns of TUB SUNDAY HKI : who holds the records of "putting up" the ton pound dumbbells bolls and whut are the records. Are dogs property In this state ? If so , how IOIIK bavo they been considered as such ? Answer and oblige an old subscriber. Ans. (1) ( ) The ton-pound dumb bell was put up 8,431 times in 1 hour 31 minutes by H. Konuockf professional , Now York , De-comber 13,1870. (2) ( ) Dogs are taxed , but the county at torney has decided that they are not prop erty. Your Sunday dinner is not complete with out a bottle of'Cock's ' Extra Dry Champagne. Once ti'lod uovor forgotten. Kitty's Answer. "Seven sheep were standing By the pasture wall ; Toll mo , " said the teacher To hor'schohirs small , "Ono poor sheep was frightened , Jumped nnd ran away Ouo from suvor. how many Woolly sheep would stay ) " Up wont Kitty's fingers A farmer's daughter she , Not so bright at liiniroi As she ought , to bo "Pleaso , mii'am" "Well then , Kitty , Toll us If you know. " "Please , if ono Jumped ever , ' All the rest would go. " Dr. Mirnoy cures catarrh. Boo bldpf. Words , Words. A statistician in Purls Imd ttio patience - tionco to count the number of words em ployed by the most celebrated writers. The works of Cornoillo do not contain moro than 7,000 dil/oront / words and these of Molloro 8,000 , Slinko-spearo , the most fertile nnd varied of Knglish authors , wrote all his tragedies and comedies with 15,000 words , Voltaire and Unotho employ 20OnO. "Paradise Lost'1 only oontains 8,000 , and the Old Testament bays all that it has to aay with 6,0 111 words. PLEASE READ THIS. Cents a pound for VAN HOUTEN'S COCOA ( "Best & Goes Farthest" ) seems to be high. Lot us compare it with the price of Coffee : 1 Ib. of good coffee coats at least 30c , , makes 31 half pint cups. ' < < " therefore 90c. , " 93 " u 1 "V. II. COCOA" also 90c. , " 1GO " it is the Cheaper Drink ? JIKTAII. PHICiE. QOr 93 cups of Coffuo , OI * c nu | ier IKJUUI ! . " " 5O "V.H.Cocoa ! Sold by every fire -cr ui ARTIFICIAL 1C The manufacture of ice by means of chemicals is likely to be inaugurated in this city if the weather does not change soon. Those ice companies who have a large supply on hand are feeling all right , but do you know how it is with linns "who have an immense immenseSTOCK of winter clothing on hand ? We are among that number , and as we think it wise to adapt ourselves to circumstances , we are going to take the bear side of the market and unloiul as fa t as the goods can be taken out of the house. Those superb Suits and Overcoats that were manufactured by our COMPANY T in such large quantities for the big trade , which the prosperous condition of the state warranted us in expecting , are to be of fered at prices much less than the same class of goods have ever been sold for IN OMAHA. To state that a suit of clothes can be had for a certain sum docs not convey a correct idea to the reader as to whether it is a bargain or not. There are suits of clothes offered by some dealers for $10 that are saidto be worth $15. We offer a suit for $10 that is worth $10. Guaranteed to be worth that or money refunded. So the only way to form an opinion of our goods is to inspect the garments. Yon know how the weather has been. You know the extent of our stock ( three double floors full ) . You know that we have sense enough to know that unless we sell now wo must carry the goods over. Take advantage this week. Browning , Kino ; & Co. , RELIABLE CLOTHIERS. Southwest Corner 15111 and Douglas SEND FOR CATALOGUE OPEN TILL 8 P. M. EVENINGS , SATURDAYS TILL 10 O'CLOCK , MADAME A , RUPPERT SAYS "Any lady can liayp a perfect complexion by fJ9 use of my Face Blcaeh. " This weak I noulil Ilka If It were possible to have c\erjr laily In Omaha nnd vicinity cull or wrlto' and Investigate what my world renowned 1'iico Uleach really Is. I assure you , ladloi , If you have not Investigated t you do not know how much or quickly your com ploxloii can lie Improvcit by Its inc. Kvcry day I reeolvo a ilozen or moro unsolicited testimonials of how much Kood my KIICJ llleach has dono. Often n lady will vliit my pnrlim with frccklui or ho.ivy moth , nnd call iignln nfter two wei'ki use of Kuco Illenrh with her lareentlioly clear : this Is even an of pimples , blnckhcada , cc/omii and In fact all formsof Hkln diseases. My l-aco Illeanli Is within iho re.ich of all.one bottlu which wlKshow linprovo- inent , nnd U often n curt1 , t'2 , or three hottlei f , " > . Ititnicmbur , I can aend my Fncfl Illcacb to ludloa out of town securely packed In plain wrapper. MMB. A. RUPPBRT , 6 East 14th Street , Now York. For gala In Omaha by my representative , MRS. J. BENSON , 21O South 15th Street , OMAI-IA. NF1B. -ti , ( itt't-t cured In - div'K ! iy the 1'ioiR'li Remedy unlit- led the 1C I NO. It dissolves against unct Is ab sorbed Into the Inlluinuil jiurts Will refund inonuy If It ( lei > M not cure , or causes strleturo , Gentlemen , huro Is a rnllablu article. $1 a puckimo. or 2 for $3 per uinll nropiilil. AlcCor- inlclc & I.und. Umiiliit. " UNION DEPOT HOTEL. Corner 10th nnd MHSOII Streets Now bulldlnir , new furniture , every ttiliiK Hrit class ; Hnost locution In the city ; nil nioilorn Im provements. Htcam Ik'St ; Oas. Call DollsIt.tth and Harbor bhop In connection. I'.lfi'tilc und Cable Cars to any part of the city. Try in and Ua con vinced that wo have the hest house- fur the money west of ChlciiKo Jtatos from JiJW t " > II 'XI per diy LoDuo'a Porlodibil Pills. The Kiuuoh remedy tun dlroetly upon tlio ganor.itivo organs und cures siippiunsliui of Ilia moiibes , J'Jor tlireu fin11\ and 0,111 hit mulled. Mioi.ld HOI boused duringiJiu.'iiniu-y. lobbur-t , drnKk'lHtsand tlio public buppllad by doudmun Drug Co. , Omaha. TO BOYS AND GIRLS tiuder 18 years' of age. DIPVPIC WIM. nn DIUluLt HUNT F R E E to nnv boy or girl. . .ir70U > HfiED HOT PAY CUE OEtir , If you want otm FOR NpTHINC-cut this mlvertlscnicnt out anil hcnd to 113 TO-DAY and we will scud you full tmrtictilan by re turn tunll , YOU GET IT FREE on very easy condi tions. WARRANTED equal lu bicycles told everywhere at from $111 lo tf.lO. Itiill-llnir- Full - - ilntT large enouKh foriiuy boy or girl oCiH Th ttto7i cr rlrl's tlcrcli Eiif. write to-ilay for full particulars. Aditctj A. Curtli & C ; . etia Cilij5 : , til : . Mention Om ihi > line WANTED FREE OUTFIT SiW'SlL ' iKiu vholi ] ! \ < t I'liiiiui ) fur On jnloft'd. No inrummoiil r ( . - > ! > lot 100 uvriniiiillin ttPCMTP lioumUo r'ordesirliiildiiondlll'ii fmClllwi ti'i-iiii uil.lress niiitinif cvpcnei . ' If any ii.iinu : ind iiiuutiorol l ' > BOU.ete. K. 0. THOMPSON PUB CO. , ST. IOUIS , M for COIlltKVTIjY SOLVING thin ItElJUS VJKKivo80prlrosin L'nsh ; as follows ! Sortiuoocaclu W lSofM.OOllOofM.OOi28cfKCOanilSSofll.CO. Also S World Ty | * > Writers , nt 116 00 each i end 17 Hook lle-iu. to attach to any chair , window till , table or bed , nt rt 09 each , making 100 Trlio In All , All hate n chance to Uutu. Each reply , to bo cliKiblo to competition , most boon- 91flJ5'i.lii'10VintvVpa . ' ' Tear's subscription to TUB IIOMK JOUmUL. nn elegant Monthly nevotod to the Mono , Fashion. Music. Htorles and Deo- oratlvo Art. J'rlzcs sent for every tenth subscription the day rocclroJ. fiend We anil your answer , bcforo Dec. I. 1891. whin tlio iuum'8 of the wlnnent will IIP nii | > u | ied. WOSA8 a.-itHJUM A b0.t , SOI Uudalpli St. I ht.o , ij N , M , RUDDY , THE ONLY PRACTICAL OPTICIAN Sill Fonth intn St. , I'linuim St. Thoiitor. EYES TESTED TOEE Clis4os ! : I'lttcd to irniL'dy nil defects of ovu- slulit Steul bpui'taclus of Kiiaratileud quuflty M und up. Solid ( 'old Specliich' s nnd Eyeglnsso ifi and upwind. Oceullst'h jite cr'-iitlons fo glasses lined correct ) y snmo dny i > s KM ttlvrd ARTIFICIAL HUMAN EYES INSERTED. And Keep Your Cellar Cool Itv onvnrlni vonr slo in or hot watoi-lioatluu pipeltb Win. Horlvefitld'ft I'alunt I'd nil Meal Composition , it In not only thu lit-st lUni-i'oiKlucllii1 , ' covering , but Is ah-.ii utuly I ! to | ii oof. Is applied it I New Vorlc prlctw uti.l Riiuranteod by D. O. McEWAN , ' IJcnoral Woilorn Ajtunt , 1OH Howard Stroot. sSQ Q El U ' * - ' M When I Bay CUM I UiTnotm immorolvtom < ipthem f or a tlmo mid thin havotlu-m ruturn nkMln. I moina railiMleuiu. I line made the dlsgiso of TITS , El'I. LKVSVor 1'AU.INfl rilOKNICSHnllWonuiitudy. I warrant my rcinndy to cum Iho worst cews. JliicauBu others have fnllinl In no reason for not now recolvIiiH a. cure , fiend nt onoo for a trcatUo nmlii Kreo Ilnttloof my infallihln rrmedy. ( llvo l'ipr. | ' 'i ninl IWtOiHca , II. ( i. HOOT. .If. f' . 1HU I'carl Hi. , .N. V. KIIHIN yl'U'K TtfOTH , t IIHADAI'IIK i'\ 'llhl' . 1 tliu mill rmnud ) that ri < il viM tiiiili.uliu hn.nl- achuiui I niMirn.k'ia It U thu clieipott , ' 'I MIMCI Ittf ' /ii a inckiiiii ) N 'liher | n > wdar Ilifind pill ' < r In- iinvo Ii ts thtMiiutt aiiii'uibtulu ' laku \\o w ir * Mlii UiU u'liiedy to M'vo ' natNfiii linn t-'nn liiMiuillud. rutull "f 1/osllu \ I.oslu and ( , iiidmuii Driu t'o. urn tha APOLLO V/AS A PERFECT MAN. PERFECT IN FORM I-MATCIUES ! 1.1 YMRI DO boxloui wria ibd & &ei ui < fur nulwsrt nun tlikt I'iinr bojul Hun cn-.ui m.lulh. Every UAH can b ETRONU and VinuitOOS tu ill rtlpecti. YOUKG MEN OR OLD , nff.rlng from NEUVOU3 DE BILITY , Lett or r lllog Mm- hood , 1'fcyikal Eicenti , lltnttl Worry. Utunttd Dtvelopnint , or ony FEKSONAL WEAKME83. eta be reitor 4 to FEKFECr UCALTlf > Li the NOIILK VITALITY ot UTROtlO MtH , tbe rrUo emt Fo er of MUoni. Wo claim by joiim ol ( irai'ilrn by our futcliinltn int < ih < "N u iiiilfurnt ' MONOPOLY 01 Bt'CCIBB" in tri'jt- Inuall Dlicnti , Woktitieianil Aiaictlom of Mm. Ti" timunlnlj from fxihimis and Territories. wrvu nnnw " ' ' " ' " ' * / < , ' ica.p ntW UUUlX pal.J.f irfUlmlliM ! nine ! Oit I'ntilligronciB. full riplmatlcgiforUOUE TEEAT- It'.H ? l > 4ftn t FULLY KLHfoaEDai Titouiandi Btvifcexibyui. HelduurtflUraouUli. AddrciKt onct ERIE MEDICAL. CO. BUFFALO , N.Y.