Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEtt SUNDAY , .DECEMBER 11" 1892-T
Chr ppers
o every little i 'irJ or every
77ie JL test X * little i > 'ir/'s mum riifi or every
lady imi/c/iii * / piirclui&c n ( our
CPIie A7eatest Styles ,
store before C/irJsOiiow we
The Lrnrge&tAssoitnieit , \\M'// i > ' /ve 'i piiir of c7o//'s s/ioes
CT/i e 7 > \vevSt JPrZces. Tree.
V A/ " " - ' the ' and ' EN'S low arctics COc V ABIES' ' spring heel button F.E FIND many pairs off
> LL boys' youth's ,
' r ' from
\f E know $3 to bo > r BOTJT 75 pairs of ladies' men's shoes loft
a -
Y pop- YA'skip boots in the house and . . A I shoes sizes 2 1-2 to 5 , f -
areA $1 $1.26. , plain ,
: ,
jL A. ular price. All the La YA Welts that wore $0 , we $4 , $4.50 and $5 lines in congress
marked . All J that have been $3 and
' A \ > - * now $1. most complete - ' them
.Z /close at lace. Wo
dies' Rochester $5 and $4 . V / 83 gress and put
Welts are now 83.00 the boys calf boots are now $2 lino. $4 , now sell at 82.50 all at $3 to make them go at
sight.
Grandest
V VA-VE worked night and r HOES for ladies that
VADIES who wish
to $3 TWENTY-THREE
> r SPECIAL bargain all pay the week to - pairs of
on Xldnyfor past "v " Norris & Wilcox had
YA the ladies' $5 Now York I for a pair of shoes will find JL | Xprepare for this ROVERS glove button JL men's calf button $4 and
- - - ' prepare great v - / marked down to $3
.
f mr-fVi" nicest shoes for shoes $3 pair. Always
A v > Waukonph a s t s in shoe pale , and you will not bo per . from $4 , will bo sold now for $5 shoes , sizes 9 , 9 1-2 , 10
that amount offered in sold for $4.
both stores over at what offer and 11 at this sale for $2
, now S3.5O Omaha. disappointed wo $2 per pair. , go
you for the prices asked. a pair.
trRCTICS ; we have ovory-
> A thing from a foothold to V Y A ? WARD BROS , had -IFTY-FOUR pairs of men's
stated of - -
Vr LL the ladies' $2.50 pat- J ' the lumber NLES3 so none hand turned shoes
* V w' heavy ( those lots of shoes nro job Pvmarked a line of ladies- S3 shoes , of which the
% A ent tips and plain toe , go man's overshoes , and all low but in opera nnd common sense A v . * patent tip welts smaller sizes have been sold
Ji . this for lots or broken sizes , regular . . , lasts will bo sold for ;
sale
at in .
' price. Some S4.50 in
* * now specialties , they will now the
go in and
sizes loit lace
for81.5O lar clean shoes , bought to sell the congress
in $3.50 pair , worth $4.
81.5O arctics and rubbers shown per S3 lots. from 9 to 11.
at a profit , but being sold gress are They
nowhere but at the Norris
, will sell nowfor
without. 82.00
'
Wilcox
& Hayward Go's.
> T vROFIT is not what
Y"UST $2 will buy the \l y E always sold a great JNE of the nicest bargains V tf AIL orders delivered " > { ' WEN'S cork soles will be INwo are after at this
' _ is a ladies front lace in /\/\free /\/\sold at $3 which
I shoos that have bean iL Jkmany gentleman's pat of express charges now JL sale. We have more
. J $3. Some very fine ent leathers ; this week an $8 Blucher cut or regular patent A. V \ s anywhere in the . are genuine cork shoos than we have room , and to
cost
bargains among1 them. patent lace that sold for $5 and trimmed for $3 that has United States. soles. they must go , oven at a loss
both shoesmow
and $5
$4
$4 , now sell for $2.50 you ; to us.
one at 83.00.
] \ORRIS ( & WILCOX were f OTH Norris & Wil- "
VADIES' cloth top , patent f - \ ' J \at 1517 Douglas street ; > ffLL the ladies $4.50 I < cox and Hayward "W HISSES school shoes. A
8 AN'T describe the boys and > pat-
' lot of them all in
-4x , / \ / \ now
Bros sold
_ men's ;
_
vf - a
I leather tips , in opera and V ' Hayward Bros , were at 1515 > Aent leather tips , in both
_ -M/youths' bargains you A V I one section tipped
- fine calf blucher Both lines together s ,
No\v York lasts will street Norris Wilcox A. will
P - \ , Douglas ; , \ / shapes , sell now
must see them ; bring the boys & Co. at both for gether now show the finest and plain , at $1.50 per pair ,
Hayward are
goat 83.00
. 83.0O
.
with . sizes 11 to 2.
you. 1515 and 1517 Douglas street. blucher for $4 that you could
Double store ; enter either door. wish to see.
117
DECEMBER'S ' RUGGED SPORTS
A Dissertation on the Fellows Who Wear
the Hits ,
THE CYCLERS REFRESHING COLUMN
\VlntcrrroKrumot tlin Omalm Athletic Club
Oiirstlmis iinil Aimwrrs Alia Irs of
tliu Diniiiond : ind Mlxccllnnfutis
Comment ,
URKLY THE BIG
> blizzard has had : i
very depressing cf-
kfcet on all outdoor
I sports during the
past week , hunting
as wqll as athletic ,
but it is pleasing to
note tnat a speedy
renewal Is antici
pated. IIoro as
elsewhere over the
rountry , sparring
1 contests have the
call and to such an extent as to dwarf the
interest In all other sports. Just now the
prospective contest between Danny Daly of
Uupld City , Dale. , and Billy O'Donncll or
Sioux City , is monopolizing attention. The
Intention is if possible to have the event
como ott next Friday evening In the Harney
Btrcet rooms of the Omaha Athletic club ,
uiul if it dooa , there is certainly u treat in
store for the lovers of the game. Daly Is
well known in this city , which has been his
homo with brief intervals of absence for the
past live years , and ho is respected by all
classes alike us an honest and upright
little fellow. While ho has never mot a ro-
Torso in any of his contests in this city or
vicinity , 1m has boon sijinally unfortunate in
Ills big meetings abroad. Hu lost to Johnny
Van llcost u couple of years ago at Ht. Paul ,
after ono of the gainust battles over wit
nessed iu the City of Ice , and six months
since went down most unexpectedly before
Solly Smith at 'l-VIsco , Notwitlmtanding
thcso defeats , lunyovur , ho is still considered
by these who JHIOW him best to bo a remark
ably clover little lighter. Ho has an admir
able notion , good dofcnso mid hits liku a
inlniiituro pllcdrivor , and should bo a mutch
for the boat in his class ,
On the ether hand littln is known of
O'Donnoll hero. Ho was seen as the princi-
jial in ono event , that with young Davis at
South Omaha two years ago , which ho
lost on a repeated and deliberate
foul , Ho was an undoubted winner ,
but falling to land the young
ninatour at his pleasure , ho got angry , un
dertook to rush thingf and got knocked
down for his pains. This was too much for
his proud spirit and ho took a mean advan
tage of the kM In so\eral clinches and the
rofcroo very jiroperly stopped the contest
and awarded It to Davis , In this battle
O'Donnoll ovhifctl all the ( jualllications of a
hard and game lighter , and us ho hus been
aching for a year or BO to get at Danny Daly ,
the prospects arc line for some very scleutlw
fun.
Holiday week the dub expects to have an
umisnall attractive curd for its patrons ,
cither in the way of a tlrst-class wrestling
Hint eh or sparring contest , The committee
entrusted with this branch of the associa
tion's afl'airs are negotiating with different
parties In both lines of sport , with every us.
titiranee of bringing the project lo a success
ful issue. It must not bo construed Hint the
spurring matches before the club are prUu
lights , for ther arc not , but simply sciontlmi
meetings with the biggest of gloves , tcstst > l
ttkill , strength and endurance , such as has
recently been legalUod in Ohio , Now York ,
tUiode Inland , Kentucky , Montana and
) ther states ,
John U is about us poor a tipster as he is a
fighter in these days of his -decay. Ho was
t > n Maher in his battle with Uoddurd the
tthcr night aud dropped about a weeks ro-
cipts in bnckii } ! ? his opinion. Those who
know the big fellow , however , know that it
was his best judgment that selected the
lYishman for u winner , but that iijsuppressi-
blo prejudice of his. lie doesn't like Goil-
dard because Goddard insists that any old
washerwoman could have whaled him at
New Orleans last September.
It is amusing to rcllect over what a close
sluivo Peter Maher had of becoming the
champion of champions a year ago. It will
bo remembered that Madden posted § 1,000
as a forfeit i'or the Irishman to light John lj.
immediately after his lirst arrival in this
country , and assumed such an aggressive at
titude that many interpreted the dell into an
honest desire to meet the champion. Coupled
with this Maher knocked out all comers ,
good , bad and indifferent , v.-ho dared to face
him in much quicker time than the same
feats had ever been accomplished before ,
and finally the press began to prod
John. The latter , however , was then
after Slavin , Mitchell or Corbett , and posi
tively refused to pay any attention to Mad-
den's mouthings. 'I ho latter , realizing the
uselcssncss of his wish to match his Celtic
protege agalns , the big fellow , rather sud
denly entered into a match with Bob Fitz-
simmons for a purse of $15,000 , hung up by
the Now Orleans Olympic club. This com
pact ratilled , John I./ , came out in a card and
declared that in case Peter won his light
with the middleweight monstrosity , he
would give him a hearing.
Well , the Maher-Fitzsimmons mill came
off on time. It attracted the attention of
the sporting world , and in point of interest
has only been overshadowed once , and that
was by the iistic carnival in September.
In the llrst round , after a rally or two , the
Irishman got in n crack on Robert's jaw that
made him see Uiela's comet with a dozen
tails. Ho happened at the time to bo well
in his own corner , and as ho staggered , dazed
and blind backward , the ropes caught him
and held him up. As it was , the sounding of
the gong saved him from falling. Had ho
gone down , there is no doubt whatever but
what ho would have remained down until
counti'd out , Had lie been in the center of
the ring when ho received that punch , noth
ing on earth , in the air or beneath the sea
could have saved him.
Had Kobert failed to respond after that
llrst round , Peter would have been hailed as
an easy winner , the match with Sullivan
would have been made , and ho would have
taken this in a gallop , as any good , strong ,
willing heavyweight In the land could have
beaten John L , on the night Corbett done
him. Miihor would have then been the
champion of champions , and hoisted to the
pedestal now occupied by Corbett ,
Uut Fit ? came back , and by his clover and
systematic Jabbing , not only thoroughly beat
the Hibernian giant , but sent him adrift
with the stigma of a quitter resting upon
him , That shows upon what slender threads
the chances of great men hang ,
Since the savage and tiger-llko fight be
fore the Coney Island club last Thursday
night , It Is quite probable that Jim Corbett
will develop a renewal of interest
in things theatrical , Goddard , instead
of being a lighter Is a butcher ,
but as long as slaughter house tactics are as
legitimate as those of the jabber , tht > jumper ,
the dncker and the sprinter , he has as much
rl ht to a match with the champion as any
one else. And as ho intends to i > est a sufll-
clout forfeit for a year's time , Corbott must
take cognizance of it. His overtowcring and
patriotic desire. locaFtcgato Charlie Mitchell
just for the fun of the thing will no longep
wash , especially with these whose money
talks. As Tom Lynch , the big water works
man of HulTalo said , wheniisked if ho would
stand up before l i lUaneho four rounds for
$ .V ) ; "Vis I .a lilanche is u man and HO am
lei , and as won man is as good us another ,
why not ? "
In my opinion if Goddard and James vroro
to face each other , the Australian will
deport himself In the most recherche stylo.
He can stand Jim's love tups for a solid
month without lifting a linger , then close in ,
and If ho can catch htm , knock n liolo In him
big enough to rldo a bicycle through , And
I am one of the few who think thero.aro a
couple of more men every whH Corbott't
cciual. and ono of them is the despised
Charlie Mitchell and the other one the
nagar.
It Is now as good as settled that Toiumj
Ityan and George Dawson will meet in the
squared circle. Two weeks ago Tommy signet1
articles with the New Orleans Olympic clul
ugrcolng to meet the winner of the Duwuou
O'Connell fight in 'Frisco Thursday night
last , in February. As predicted Dawson was
the winner and Tommy will have his choice ,
as ho wrote me n week ago ho would have
been disappointed if O'Connell had won the
light. Ho is anxious to go up against the
vaunted Australian , and when ho docs , look
out for the cleverest , gamcst , most scientilic
light of the decade , with the Chieagoan
emerging with colors Hying ,
A llntcli of Winter Fouls.
Jack Crooks has retired from base ball ,
being engaged with a right-of-way force on a
railroad running out of St. Paul.
First Baseman Billy O'Brien is now a Kan
sas City llrcman. His friends can address
him at Hook aud Ladder Company No. U in
that city.
Tip O'Neill has played his last champion
ship game as a member of Comiskoy's team ,
but ho may blossom out with some other
league club In 181)3. )
Harry Quinii of Milwaukee hopes to secure
quite a few league games for Milwaukee next
season now that Chicago has the privilege of
transferring games at will.
The Chicago and Pittsburg teams will
make a southern tour next spring. Manager
Buckcnberg has leased the Hot Springs
ground for two mouths , beginning March 1 ,
and will train his men there.
President Reach of the Philadelphia club
considers base ball far from dead , and says
that with a few changes In the playing rules
and a little strengthening of the weaker
teams everything will bo all right again.
Manager Hanlon of Baltimore thinks all
bunted hits that go foul should bo called
strikes in order to prevent -intentional foul
ing of the ball , which is so trying to the
patience of the spectators , and for once Kd-
ward is eminently correct.
A. C. Buekcnbcrger is now president of
the Pittsburg club in fact. This is really a
lilting promotion for so able and trustworthy
n man. The young man deserves great
credit for the manner in which ho has
worked his way up in base ball.
Manager Schmelz had numerous offers for
his services next season , ' but after consider
ing tenders from AVnshiugton , Louisville ,
Atlanta. Montgomery and Chattanooga he
accepted the latter. The salary was at a
satisfactory llguro and ho was anxious to got
back among his old friends in the southern
league. Ho will go down to Chattanooga
this week and look over the Held , consult the
club owners as to players , etc. , and arrange
for the opening of the season , which has
been llxed at six months. Ohio State Jour
nal.
nal.With the advent of Sam Wise to cover second
end base for the Washington base ball clul
there will bo no necessity for the services o !
Tommy Dowd on the team , but ho will not be
permitted to remain idle. President Von del
Aho of the St. Louis club wanted Dowd lasl
season , but the Wagners would not releasi
him at that time as desired , not wanting t (
bo left In the lurch. Now , however , thoi
have consented to waive any claim to this
player , and ho has been signed by St. Louis
to replace Jack Crooks at second. This dea
has been consummated , and Dowd will leavi
for his now Held of duty in the spring , boinj
desirous of finishing his course of study a
Georgetown university.
From now on until the spring meeting o
the league , March 7. the attention of the
base ball public will bo occupied with pro
posed changes in the playing rules , says Et
1C. Ulfo. The demand to put the pitehei
further away from the plate In order to pro
duce more batting , has become general , am
there is hardly a shadow of doubt thatactioi
will bo taken by the .league to gratify tin
wish of the public. A discussion of the play
ing rules will have the effect of keep
Ing alive the interest in the game , am
any tangible results derived cannot fail ti
bo to the betterment of the sport. When I
is taken Into e-onsldcrntlon that the game o
base ball hus not changed in any iiuportan
particular it speaks volumes for its popular
Ity. Hut the development of the art n
twirling the ball has reached the stage tha
something must bo done to bring the battiii ;
un to Its former standard. While th
pitchers have Improved in effectlvc-ncss I
has resulted In the impairment of the bat
ting , Gradual changes as to the plu-liln ;
has served to make the game lop-sided ,
lugK of the \Vlici-l.
Don't full to sign the good roads petition a
D.xxon's or Perrigo's stores If youaroliitei
estcd in roads improvements.
This Is funny and not bad , either "Bctte
roads are needed nil over this country. Vcr -
ily , the people should mend their ways. "
Mnny _ bicycle manufacturers furnish an
eliptie sprocket wheel with their machines
'or next season if so desired by the pur
chaser.
"Jack Prince has , during the past season ,
ridden thirty-seven races of from one lo live
niles against horses and has lost but three
times. " Bulletin.
Last Sunday was a lively day for a ride ,
and the wheelmen were out in numbers. A
> artyof the hardy roadmen pushed their
ivay to Glcnwood , la. , and back , another
arty going to Bennington.
The Wheel comes to its many readers this
.veclc . in a bran now dress and much improved
in stylo. Cycling journals are now no longer
in experiment , but have become a necessity ,
lence thofiinprovcnicnts which are daily
made in this particular line of literature.
Bcrto , the eastern crack , has built him
self a safety which Is undoubtedly the
lightest one over made for practical use. Its
combined weight is twelve pounds and eleven
ounces ; the tubing is made from Damascus
un-barrel steel and the rims are of wood.
Bob Gerwing , one of the Denver Ramblers'
crack racing men and well known to Omaha
cyclists won a ten-mile road race in Denver
on Thanksgiving day and succeeded in estab
lishing a live-milo road record for the llrst
llvo miles of the race , covering the distance
in 12:0rilat. :
Heard at an afternoon "lay : " Mrs. Puggs
How is your son getting along , Mrs ,
Muggs ? Mrs. Muggs Fine ; he's inakin'
money hand over list as a champecn bisicklo
rider. "But what will lie do when that
fad wears out ? " "Oh , by that time ho will
bo doubled up so that ho can travel around
as n freak. "
The foot ball fever has caught many of the
bicycle clubs throughout the country. Match
games between rival clubs are quite com
mon. It seems as if the excitement of a suc
cession of side falls and headers had become
monotonous , and the husky bicycler yearns
for a moro dangerous and surer manner of
getting his shins barked and his ribs put in
a sling.
The much talked of match race between
Sanger and Xiniinoriilan for § 10,000 a side
seems to bo only newspaper talk after all.
An exchange has this to say about the
match : "ArthurZimmerman himself pays
but little attention to the canards affecting
him which are agitating the cycling world ,
Ho is coiillned at his homo with a severe
sickness and will do no more racing this sea
son. "
The Gormully & JofTery Manufacturing
company , identified with the manufacture o
the famous Rambler tire and Humbler grade
of safeties , have sprung another surprise on
the cycling public. Some time ago they
made the No. 3Hiamond frame machine , an
entirely now departure from the styles ho-
fore manufactured. The now machine is a
corker and is lighter In weight and construe ,
tion , yet fully as strong as the No. 11 , The
newcomer Is christenced the Rambler No.I
and Is built for the racing men.
Pedestrians , na tlmy hurried along Dodge
street last Wednesday morning , were treated
to the unusual sight of two ambitious wheel
men trying to nido their wheels through
seven inches of snow and in the teeth , of a
western bliwardi Ono moment the boys
would bo In thasnddlo and the next In n
snowdrift. Thcirido was a wild and \yooly
succession of plunges , tumbles anil hand-
.springs , but it nmused the spectators and
gave the riders n. little lesson in experience ,
Cyclists and those interested in cycling
and its rapid advancement will bo pleased to
learu that a special exhibit of bicycles will
bo one of the many features at the great
World's fair In m Chief Smith of the
Department of Transportation exhibits will
make a special feature of velocipedes ,
bicycles , tricycles , unlcyclea , etc. , showing
their evolution from the most crude machine
up the latest Improved styles. Along tliu
entire length of the vast building In which
the exhibit is placed will bo seen several
rows of cycles -cycles of different makes ami
weights , in the center of this exhibit will be
placed the Immense unicylo about which be
much has been written , this machine Is full.\
thlrtv feet in dlametor and la elahneil
can bo propelled over a level road at the rate
of eighty miles un hour. In the Athlctit
park will bo built a line bicycle track 01
which the nation's speedy men will comiwu
against foreign cracks.
The Club Will lie .Mulutitliicil.
The annual meeting of the Omuhus is to b <
held about April 1 , after which time active
work will commence. N
The Omaha Lacrosse club intends holding
: ogcther during the winter and will prob-
ibly go in for polo on roller skates.
The Kearney team was. received on their
eturn from the victory hero with a torcli-
iglit procession , a brass band and the free-
lom of the town. It is safe to count Kearney
imong the enthusiastic lacrosse cities.
Lewis , the celebrated lacrosse player who
: > laycd defense for the Kearney team in the
ate match here , has decided to join the
Dmahas and arrived in town a few days ago.
Ho will strengthen the homo team wonder-
lully.
"White , a full-blooded Indian playing ; with
Iho Cornwall Indian team , will come to
Dmaha shortly and join the local clul ) .
White is celebrated in lacrosse circles when-
3ver the game is played and is claimed to bo
the lincst all-'rouml player in the world. Ho
is barred from Canadian clubs on aVcnunt'of
being an Indian. Ho will bo a powerful ac
quisition to the Oinahas and will do a Int
toward helping our boys in their laudable
enterprise of bringing the championship of
America to Omaha.
l.liinur mill llu ; Clul ) .
OMAHA , Dec. 10. To the Editor of Tun
HUB : Sir I respectfully request short
space in your columns to call public atten
tion to what may be regarded by many as a
matter of no public concern the policy of
the board of directors of the Omaha
Athletic club in introducing the sale of in
toxicants to its members as a source of
profit ( ? ) to the club. If this policy bo per
fectly right and proper then a public discus
sion of it can do no harm , nor can it injure
any one. If it bo wrong then the greatest
publicity ought toljo given it. I believe ,
however , that whether right or wrong it
will strike many as being au entirely new
departure in athletics. I think all
fair-minded men men well posted in
athletics will agree that no greater
liK'ongrult.v could exist or bo thought of
than the free use of intoxicants aiding the
promotion of physical culture the priino
motive of all athletic associations , the pur
pose for which the Omalm Athletic club was
organized. Ono of the first and chief re-
quisitlcs to advanced physical training Is
the absolute disuse of intoxicating liquor as
: v beverage. It needs no argument lo prove
this. It is an established fact.
It would seem , therefore , that this innova
tion on the part of the board of directors of
the Omaha Athletic club is duo to want of
consideration of Its effect , or a complete
Ignoring of its probable effect in the face of
urgent necessity ( o riiso funds. Responsi
bility for It re'jts ei tirely with them ,
however , for at ' , he last me'cllug of the club
nn amendment to the by-lawa was voted
upon and adopted , us follows : "No intoxi
cants of any kind shall bo allowed on the
club premises , unless under the direction and
by consent of the board of directors. " Very
harmless and innocent did this little subter
fuge look to many members , hut It gave the
board of directors a prerogative that they
wore not slow In making use of , to do exactly
what the club , as a whole , would never have
done ,
I am a member of this club , and for myself
do most emphatically protest against this
action of the board of drcctorsnnd ! in this
protest I know I am only voicing the bcati-
meiit of many other members.
If the financial affairs of our club am in
such bad shape that the sale of Intoxicating
liquors to its members is necessary to its
support or continuance , then I hay the
sooner the club is placed in the hands of a
receiver and its affairs wound up the better
It will bo for the future of athletics in
Omaha. K E , HUVJJUO.
K I'lmt I nun ( otlnun.
New YOIIK , Dec , 10. The event of the
week was the fight between Mahcr and
Goddard at the Coney Island Athletic club ,
People who paissed in their "shekels" to see a
good , clean selcntillo exhibition found that
It was conspicuous by Its absence. Old
timers who had seen Sam Collier break
Harney Aaron's ribs llko pipe steins were
filled lo overflowing with delight , It was a
'turn" after the old school. Barring gong-
Ing , biting , hugging , etc. . there was nothlim
in the light to distinguish It from a good old
barroom' scrap , except that it was in a rlu
rope and that vt.OOU was the cause instead
of a misunderstanding overn glass or two'
Goddard sawed the air , butted like a bull in
u China shop and when he did land it was a
surprise. The contest was simply one be
tween great strength , backed by no science ,
and a little science with no generalship
behind it. Had Maher kept his head and
not locked horns and mixed things with this
Australian windmill , ho could have made a
eho | > piiig block of him and won as ho pleased.
Ono thing the Irish lad did demonstrate and
that was that his heart is in the right
place. He took his punishment like u man
and although ho was virtually whipped from
the time he commenced to light in Goddnrd's
style , ho kept the ball moving until knocked
into insensibility *
The light has demonstrated nno thim ? more
and that is that Mr. ( Joddard lias no busi
ness to meddle with a scientilic lighter ,
least of all Mr. Corbett , Jackson or Fit/-
Simmons.
Jimmy Carroll is again after George Dix-
on's sculp. Carroll is anxious to match
Johnny Griftln against Dixon. Ho says :
"I see by the papers that O'Rourko is will
ing to make a concession in weight on behalf
of Dixon. Grillln claims the featherweight
championship at l i pounds. Dixon also
claims the title and advertises himself as
cliuimiion of that class. Grillln disputes
Dixon's right to the title and lias offered to
light Dixon.
"Although Dixon has said ho would light
Griftin if ho weighed a ton , lie declined to
meet him at the featherweight limit. Grif
fin then offered to concede two pounds to
Dixon , This offer was refused and Dixon
asked to weigh in at the ringside at US
pounds.
"It is a physical impossibility for Griftln to
got below 1"0 pounds and O'Rourko ' and
Dixon are both aware of that fact. Dixon is
afraid of Grlflln and so is O'Rourko. Now
O'Rourko can cither agree to thcso terms or
crawl with Ills 'champion. O'Rourko lias
persisted in Ignoring my deposits. I suppose
ho will , as usual , go on binning and advertis
ing his featherweight as champion. It seems
plain to mo that ho does not mean business.
Ho knows Griflln's ability as n lighter too well
to take chances with him ,
'Thero is no longer any doubt of a meet
ing between Hall and Fltzslmmoiia. Every
thing but a few things In the great match
has been satisfactorily arranged and during
the first week In March the men will decide
the question of superiority and the owner-
.ship of 10,000 in the arena of the Crescent
City Athletic club. Jim Hall is now settled
among us fora while and , after walking his
sea legs off , will get down to business and
fix himself up for ills approaching contest.
Fit/simmons was tn train at Hay St. I < ouis ,
but Hall it is uudm-stond will round himself
into shape. Much surprise was expressed
over a published interview to the effect
that Hall had assaulted the old man
Savage instead of Mitchell for which
offense the latter Is now serving two months.
Sporting men have not increased their esti
mate of Hall. Donovan and MrCaffery are
to spar three exhibition rounds at the Madi
son Square garden Saturday evening , De
cember 17. To every fmomber of the New
York and Manhattan Athlotio clubs , of
which Messrs. Donovan and McCalfery are
respectively the boxing Instructors , this an
nouncement speaks volumes. The men
defo teach the best bloods of Now York In
the art of self defense. Kach man hus a
following , his own club , and the rivalry be
tween the two clubs is intense. The mei :
have never spurred together. Their bout
will bo one of scientilic sparring and a hot
contest.
OllO tlll11H illlll AllHWITH ,
. . . 8.--T the Hportlnu' Editor
HOCK TOUT. Mo. , HIT. - - < >
itor of Tnti llm : : To dcctdou nawt-r jiluiiM
answer the follow lii In .Sunday's Jlii : : . A liuli
It that h w 111 break innru blno rock than II
Tlmy break leu each. Who ivlm , ?
. . . .
I1. A. liAU.1.1 >
Ans.-It Is adr.iw.
( MiiNiNO. la. . Hoc. 5-T" tlio'5 { | > ortln K < l-
lUirof Tnillii : : : : Will you.Infwm . m > llimuizl
Till ! Hl'.B whether ( liuiiliii'w Illfih hi-hnol In In
Ktlino of fool lull ) with NebnihUu City di-frali'i
thai IfiimV And In whul othi-r Biitiu" . ha ; tli <
team IK-CII vli'lorloub ? J'lensn mi-iurn' I lie f < m-
Kiilux Iu your nH't IbsiuI1 - H. W Haiti o
twiwV ' ' ' " "
Ans.Write to the captain of theOmahi
High Hchool fool ball team.
Piiitur , la. . De-o. 0.--To the Sporting ICdlto
ofTnii HBB : Will you kindly give mo U
best performance- record for heavy diiml
bell sh < ning , the pcfformerstandliigBiralgh
uwl square and shovinu the bell wlthou
leaning to ono side and gaining a leveraga 1
from the body ? Answer in SUXDAV Hun.
L. D. G. . .
Ans. Louis Cyr put up a 218-pound dumb. ) .
bell for the championship of the world March J
15lSSIi , " j
I'Kuuv , la. , Dec. ( i. Sporting Kditor of Tim 4j ]
Bnn : Iu your paper some time ago you 6Q
stated in a deseript ion of Tommy Ryan that 70
he did not use tobacco iu any form. As young
are a personal friend , will you kindly staten
whether ho uses intoxicating drinks or not'Sj
A CoxrtTANr RKAIIUH , S3
Aus. Occasionally a glass of ale , *
I'KNDiiit , Nub. , Dec. 8. To the Hportlng E < 11f
lorof Tin : Ilix ; 1'Iensc decide ui vonr naxfc JO
KIJ.NDAV Hr.n the following question : In u . .0
caiiiunf iTlhljiiKu A play * a two M" > t. H plays 11 ft !
fonr > .piit. A plays u ( lirce .spot with a run of H
three , II plays u llvo hpol wllh a inn of four , < y
A plays a two spot anil rhiliii- run of four , B
Is A entitled tea run un his last pin j ? Ci
JOHN A. WAuiiTiai. a
Ans. Hois. . *
C'n.u.co , Neb. , Dec. B.--To the Spoiling Edl- ' { §
tor of Tin ; ! : : : Would like you In ileelilu a > o
traiuuof lilnh llvo and glvounswui' In PI'NDAY iC
llni : . A and 11 both have sixty-four points , / ,
sixty-live Is lliu jriiniu. A bids eight and has K
liUh In liaml and innkes llili'leen. II hus low "
and claims the gaino now. Who Is right ? Q
JOHN ( . 'I.AUSSKN.
OMAHA , Doc. 8. To the Sporllng Kdllor of j
Tin : ilr.n : In upturn of lil h llvo A bids six-
anil makes MX In olulis ( low and spade llvo ) ,
which puts him out. 11 pets lilL'li and club
live , which puts him out. Who wins ( ho uaiuu ,
A or II ? A Subscriber.
Ans. n.
Hotmi OMAHA. Xob. , Doc 7 , To tbo .Sporting
Kdllor of Tin : Hii : : : ( 'an you Inform inn wliuro
iho longest do ' flhl ; was fought In 1lila
country , In ( ho Su.NDAVllr.i : . 10 , R U.
Ans. Ijophouso and Biddio L. South Boston -
ton , six hours , ten minutes. 1870. j
OMAHA , Dec 7. To the Hporllnt ; Kdllor of
The llee : Kindly answer In PTMIAYH HIR. : A '
-mil It inulu-s u Inil. A hols II Unit four i
months nfliir CIovuland'H Inauguration tliab " (
all tliu HavJn H.-inlis In the ell v of Uniiilia
will lie I'lolld , who wins A or II ? .luly-lu , i
legal liollduy.Kuu ? A , tinbsurlbur.
Ans. A wins , but in betting among gentlemen - "
tlomen "catch bets" do not go.
LINCOI.X , Nob. , Dec. 7. To the Sporting
Kditurof Tun Hr.u : Soni" time ao ( I wrote i
you , tibklntc if a hot madu on the result of
the presidential electors In the state of Ohio
would bo declared off on account of all of the ,
Harrison electors not liciiif ? elected. Would
like to HCO your answer in next Sunday's
3lKllf-H. O. liOSTKA.
Ans.r-In bettliiK ethics It Is the intent that
1'overns. When tbo but wns madu nclthoi *
parly theruto had in mind the peculiar situa
tion that the olllcial count has developed. '
When f I bet A that Cleveland would reeelvo
the electoral vote of the .state ho meant the
entire electoral vote , and A , whether the point
was succinctly stated as it is in the questioner
or not , assurn ; > d the risvcrso of the proposi
tion that is , that Harrison would rccclvo '
the entire electoral vote , Neither candidate
Hccurcd the entire electoral candidate , there
fore the bet in a draw.
OMAHA , Dec. 2. To thn Sporlliu ; Editor of
TniiHr.i ; : At chess is black mated If the
only spot to which khiK can bo moved Is ono
covered by a pie-co which cannot bo moved
without leaving white kliiu In chuck ?
Axxiort * SriiiiT.
Ans.-It Is a "stiilo mate" and ends the
frame. _ _
Mascas-'nl's now opera , " ! Rantzan " inado a
sueccBsful dubut in Klori'iu'o. The overture
was pravely studied , lleforo It wus half com
pleted tliu audlenco bef'an to manifest evi
dences of eiithushiKiii , AH the I'oiiductorluld
down his baton an uproar of plauditu-awupt
through Hie auditorium. Tim yowiBCom-
iiyw1 ! ! , looking moro boyish than over with his
incipient mustache , came out timidly and
bowed. Attain and a ain ho lied Milini
the curtain , but each tlmo wan compelled to
return and fueo his udmlrei's. Sifjnor
.Sjn/ ( > ) ; no , the rTIHoi1 of MitHcuKiii'B works
and lessee of the 1'crfc'ola theater , had jiro-
vlded a boquot of UISCH for each lady In the
nuilienco. These lloral tributes were hurled
BO thickly at the comjKiscr that at hist when
ono of them struck him Hquarelj Iu the face ,
his dlftcomllturo was complete , and no In
ducement during the proKrehs of the opera
\\uuld tempt him out of his favorite position
behind the gau man hi the whif , ' * .
Ipnoranco of the merits of DoWltt'H Little ,
liirly Risers la a misfortune , These HUlft ,
pills rcfftilato the liver , euro headache. dy -
pcjiKla , bud breath , wiiwtipatlon and bilious
ucss ,