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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , JANUARY 15. 1893-SIXTEEN PAGES.
'SPORTY ' TALK FROM NEW YORK
Charges that Oorbettis Growing a Trifle
Fresh For His Galling.
DICK BURGE RETURNS TO OLD ENGLAND
McAuMfTo Will \Vnrk Hnthnm n lllt-Tlie
yuiliors : Clnrh Ilntl In rinnl'orm the
Jlroolilyn nnil Siiliiirliiin nnil
Sport * of nil Hurts.
NEW York , Jan , 14.-While the harbor of
Now Yorlt during this week has been Ice
bound , sport computed by actual happenings
has been hidebound. AH the bright nnd
] mrtlculnrftturs have been shedding tliolr
beams upon lovers of other cities , nnd com-
went upon their sayings nnd doings is nil
that Is left to maintain n proper circulation
thcso bleak days. It's a cold day , indeed ,
when the gentry can't flnd something to
comment upon. They may have to dtvo In
to their "Kit" for n "sweater'1 to keep their
Bodies warm ; but that portion of their an
atomy situated between the nose and chin Is
red hot all the time. Get together a well in
formed party of sports nnd they will make
nn old maid's/towine society dlo with envy.
Champion Corbctt comes In for n peed deal
of this coir.mcnt , His refusal to consider the
challatigo publicly offered him by .loo God-
clard In Chicago Is exciting nollttlo discus-
nlon nnd opinions nro divided as to the
Justice of the treatment which the Australian
received. In poor Sullivan's palmiest days
lie never turned a challenge oft in this
fashion. It was the moro the merrier with
John and If he was a foreigner so much the
better. Many nro of the opinion that hav
ing issued his challenge in good faith and
being prepared to back it up with his money ,
Goddard was entitled to consideration , and ,
in addition to this , having publicly insulted
his opponent , it was Corbctt's duty to defend
Ills title to the championship , in putting
Goddard off with the pretext that lib must
first try conclusions with his colored friend ,
Potcr Jackson , before seeking to make n
match with the champion of the world ,
Corbctt is accused of seeking to avoid the
meeting nnd it Is said that once on a similar
occasion he declined to light Charllo
Mitchell , who had called him down in a
public manner , on the ground that the latter
was not n gentleman. In other , words It Is
Bald that Corbott has shown himself to bo a
lighter for revenue only and that ho has no
disposition to resent Insults.
Wlml Othnr 1'lKlitrrn Are At.
Unless all signs fall there Is a strong prob-
nbllity that Kngland's champion long dls-
tnnco mouth lighter will sail for this side of
.thtipond very soon with the avowed inten
tion of arranging a meeting with Pompadour
Jim. Mitchell's term expires January ill ,
nnd It is n question whether Corbott will
consider Mitchell , with the odor of the
treadmill fresh upon him. moro of n gentle
man tbnn when they last exchanged compli
ments , Probably the 75,000 purse may assist
Corbott in his decision. In February Mitch
ell's friends say ho will bo hero to talk light ,
but then Charlele has been engaged in so
much wordy warfare in the past , which in
nine cases out of ten never developed ma
terial result , that the fraternity nro some
what inclined to doubt the sincerity of his
present declarations nnd look upon the wnolo
matter as ono of his characteristicbluffs. .
JIls sailing date is fixed at February 8 , and
the treadmill Is said to have kept him in
good condition.
1 Dick llnrgo sailed for Kngland today.
Everybody is disappointed in the failure to
arrange the match with McAiiliffo , but the
question of weights seems to bo conclusive
ngaltist the Knglishman. He cannot got down
to the light woightof impounds and keep his
condltlonandMeAiilifTo insists that thlsshall
not ! w exceeded ; a decision "which IJurgo
considers perfectly fair and just.
' IcAullffd has decided to follow the ex-
ntnplu of numerous other distinguished pugi
lists nnd do a li'ttlo something in the show
business. To this end ho has engaged Madi
son H i mro garden for the evening of Janu
ary 23 , and proposes to give a boxing enter
tainment such as Now Yorkers have never
seen before. When Jack says ho Is going to
do nnything ho usually makes his word good
nnd In the present case there is every reason
to think ho will do what ho promises. Be
sides sparring himself with two or thrco of
the best lightweights in the country , all
classes will bo represented by some of the
cleverest men that can bo secured and n
series of rattling bouts may bo expected. In
. order to maUo the contest in which ho will
appear moro Interesting , McAulifTo , agrees to
forfeit fc.r)0 ! to each man who stands up four
rounds against him nnd whom ho fails to
outpoint. The offer will no doubt bring on a
host of challengers nnd there will bo no end
of men present to whoop up the affair.
Judging from the number of complaints
that have been made against the American
Athletic union boxing and wrestling cham
pionship contest , Quaker City men hold the
llrst mortgages on all the honors that were
going. First the boxers of the Pastime
Athtotlu club protested against the way
they were treated , and now Hugh Leonard
of the Manhattans declares that the wrest
ling end of the show was n farce. Ho says
that the bouts were conducted with gross
Ignoranco.of the rules , and ho protests that
they wore not conducted In a fair or gentle
manly manner. It is understood that formal
complaints will bo filed , but whether they
will amount to anything remains to bo seen.
Jim Hall has entered upon his training at
J nkcwood , Ho is in fine sha ) > e to begin
with and will require careful handling to
prevent his going too lino.
< lrc t Mrtroimlltnu llttiullciip.
The Now York Jockey club has achieved a
distinct triumph in the conditions of its
Metropolitan handicap. This rich stake ,
which is in every respect similar to the
Bnbtirbun handicap , lias obtained no fewer
than sixty-one entiles , belng.twenty-four 0JJ
excess of those received for the Suburban
mid twenty-eight in excess of those received
for the Hrooklyn handicap. This
largo entry list may bo ascribed
entirely to the easy conditions of the
Metropolitan handicap. The California
crack , Wlldwood , Is in the list of nomina
tions and it may bo accepted ns a fact that
ho will como hero to take his shato in the
tuuuliiMi ) . All the notable stake horses In
the lirooklyn and Suburban handicaps are to
bo found in the Metro ) > olitan , but more
noticeable still is the faot that quite a num.
lx > r of tt-year-old horses como In the list.
There is not n ! l-ycar-old in either the Brook
lyn or Suburban nnd the fact that they Hint
their way into the Metropolitan will add
moro than ordinary interest to the decision
of that stake. The other stakes of the New
York Jookey club have mot with generous
nominations , Included in the list are the
Harlem with 1-0 nominations , the Dubanto
with SH , the Van Vest with t , Holing-
broke with 51. Vrccdland witli TJ , Throgg'd
Neck 42 , Now York Jockey club SRP , Toboggan
Blidn CO , Cherry Diamond 02 , Hudson Hlver
< , New Kochello GO , Ixiug Island 53 , All
Hreeze il 1 , Fort Schnyler 4vS and Pocanti-14.
For tlio autumn meeting tlio White Plains
handicap has received no fewer than 210
nominations , the Mount Vernon 102 , the
Essex iu. : the Pelham Hay 03 , tlio Manhat
tan 40 and the County club 53.
The entries for stakes of the Saratoga
Racing association show nn increase of SO
per Cent over those of 18W and California isIS
yet to bo heard from. Tlio unqualltled isy
cess of the 2-year-old stakes is evidenced by
the fact that in nine stakes the total entries
foot up vS2f . Of that number the Hash stakes
hns no fewer than 125 nominations. This
largo entry list may be accounted for by the [
fact that the 2-year-old stakes of lust season
were very interesting and furnished , ns na
rule , splendid speculative events for the >
Imblls , The Hudson County Jockey club
has passed n wise rule , making it n dlsquull-
Tying and ruling ott olTonso for nny Jockey Ii Io
Use pno of those now fangled electric appara
tus on a 1 loreo , so ns to urge him beyond his
military speed. The Now Orleans racing
authorities have gone even further
nnd have forbidden tlio use of "injections"
of cocaine and other drugs supposed to stimu
late speed In sluggish horses. Both rules >
nro good but it Is very much doubled
Whether they can bo enforced. The electric
npiwnitus rule may bo , ixsrhaps , but the
anti-injection Order can hardly bo main- :
'turned ' , since evidence of the use of the
hypoderrolo syringa is very dinicuU to 10J
tain. It is not thought that the use of such
nrtltlclal stimulants to speed is really harmful -
ful but It leadi to no end of in and out run.
tiing Tlio best remedy that Judges or com
mittees have Is to refuse the entries of
horses glvrn to glaring In nnd out running ,
A trainer will speedily cotno using the Injec
tion or omitting it , according ns It suits his
book.
The writer cannot leave this subject with *
out a word about the loss to track nnd stable
o raslnned by the denth of Jockey Joe Her-
gen. He was true blue , straight ns n string
and In-loved by every ono who came In con
tact with him. His upltaph voiced by all
who know him is : Joe was always honest ;
he always did his best.
Clint ( > r the Club * .
From tlio present talk among the promi
nent athletic clubs , it Is highly probable that
the coming season of , amateur athletics will
bo much purer and better than heretofore.
The . tremendous lliruro which the item ,
"Athletics" cuts in the treasurers' rciwrtsof
last year proves that the luxury of main
taining n largo team is npt to bo costly.
Curtailing will bo in order all along the line ,
and the effect may bo that several promi
nent "amateurs" whohavodoncn little other
work may bo forced to open confession in
order to keep their standing. At nny rate ,
extensive teams will not bo common.
As every ono expected , Frank A. Hinkoy ,
the great end rush' of the Yale champion
foot ball eleven , has been elected captain
for tlio coming year. The choice was unani
mous , and there Is no doubt about it being
the best that could have been made. Si > caking -
ing of Yale , the 'varsity crow has Just begun
active training in the now "gym , " nnd as
line a lot of men as were over brought for
ward nro now at work in the tanks. There
Is also an excellent prospect that the fresh
men will turn out an exceptionally strong
team this year.
The election of a captain for Princeton's
foot ball eleven has been | K > st [ > onod again , as
both King nnd Vincent are now re
garded as out of the race , owing
to tlio fact that neither is in regular
standing in the undergraduate depart
ment , and the Princeton authorities have
decided to co-operate with Yale In its scheme
to limit team membership to undergradu
ates. At present it looks as if Trcnchard ,
who is one of the youngest of last season's
players , would secure the position , though
Balllot and Wheeler are also In the race.
On January 23 three skating races will beheld
held on the Shrewsbury river which will be
worth witnessing. Joe Douoghue , the
champion , Howard Mosser , Storm King and
John I ) . Hcmmert are among the men en
tered. It is believed that James Donoghuo
and Klmer Simpson of Newbui-g are likely to
enter. This would bo an excellent chance
for Franklin or nny other man who wishes
to nleet Donoghuo.
Ignorance of the merits of DcWitt's Little
Early HUers is a misfortune. These little
pills regulate the liver , euro headache , dys
pepsia , bud breath , constipation and bilious
ness.
II IHlt.lt'H I'.l lit XO.Tl'.S.
A largo part of the Swedish exhibit has
arrived in Now York.
The national commission asks congress for
$000,000 to defray the expenses of Jurors and
a wards. .
The mining , exhibit at the World's Fair
will do wonders in the way of teaching
Americans 4ho valuoof the mineral resources
of their own country.
The Coach Malcers union of London have
loaned for exhibition a fine collection of
pictures of old-time stagecoaches , sedan
chairs and other conveyances , us well as
saddlery of all ages and countries ,
Nearly 200 men to b5 exact , 11)2 ) sculptors
nnd helpers , are now at work on the forestry
building , making statuary , plaster molds and
casts for the ornamentation of World's fair
buildings.
i It has been finally settled that the exposi
tion will open at 8 a , m. and close at 7 p. in ,
every day , except in such cases as tlio man
agement shall direct for special evening en
tertainments. On special evenings it may bo
open not later than 11 p.m. The price of
admission will bo 50 cents a head , no half
rates : children under 0 years of age , accom
panied by their parents , will bo admitted
free.
free.Mr.
Mr. E. G. Ward , formerly of Blnlno , What-
com county , hns loaned the Washington
World's fair commission a most unique Indian
curiosity. It is evidently an idol carved
from granite nnd bearing evidence of once
having been highly polished. It was dug
from Sutims pratrio about thirty years ago ,
and Is odd and valuable on account of its
composition , ; is. most all of such Idols here
tofore found have been carved from wood.
This idol weighs about 000 pounds.
Major Moses P. Handy , who has been chief
of the World's fair bureau of publicity at
S7.500 n year , is about to relinquish that posi
tion for ono at a salary of f 10,000 a , year ns
editor of the World's Fair Catalogue. The
privilege of publishing the Catalogue cost a
handsome roll. The c.\ositioii ] company re
ceives $100,000 before tlio llrst number is
sold , 10 per cent of the receipts up to 8500,000 ,
and 2 , " > per cent of .all receipts over that
amount. The publishers expect to sell 10- ,
000,000 copies.
Four hundred nnd fifty lamps of 2,000 ,
candle power will bo the basis of illumina
tion of the electricity buildings. In addition-
tlio Individual exhibitors arc preparing ex
hibits on a scale of mngninccnco that will
make the building a blnzo of electric light.
Entering the main portal it is planned to
have the eye of the visitor at once attracted
by n colossal structure of glass rising
seventy feet above the lloor nnd situated di
rectly beneath the ccnU " of the groined
arch formed by the intersection of the north
and south , east and west naves. With its
interior illumination from many colored
lights and the kaleidoscopic change of its
prismatic colors , crowned with its tiara of
arc lamps suspended from the dome above ,
It will form n fitting 'center piece for the
magnificent setting from which it appears to
spring. Probably nothing moro brilliant ,
nothing moro gorgeous , has over been at
tempted before.
How to Snvo Doctor Itllll.
Chtcaao JJulIu Calumet.
Many a doctor's bill has been saved by the
use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The
name Is a household word in many parts of
the country. Chamberlain's medicines have
nn extensive sale lu the World's Fair City
any many people testify to the merits of
I their different "remedies.
c'O.v.v iiitr.ir.i TI us.
It Is announced Unit the wedding of Miss
Lillian Korr. daughter of Mrs. Hamilton
It. ICorr , to Pcrcival ICiihno , will tnko place
in Now York January 31.
The engagement Is announced of Fielding
Ixjwis of VirKiiiiu nnd Miss Ully Elliot , a
daughter of lieutenant Colonel Gcorgo
Elliot , United States army.
Priacilla's Mother Prlscilla , you seem to
have dropped your painting , your sinking
mid your piano practice. Prlscilla Yes
mamma. What's the use of it all now that
I'm engaged.
Bishop Potter of Now York has pre
sented his newly married daughter and her
husli.-miK.Mr. and Mrs. Mason Davldge , with
u fruit farm in Colorado , where they will
reside permanently.
"Well , if tills isn't the nggravntlngest
novel I over read , " oxclalmcd Maud. "It
emU up with him placing tbo ring on her
linger and sealing the engagement with a
long , lingering kiss , So I'll nuvcr know
whether they married or not. "
Prof. George Sollkonllsch nnd Miss Bertha
nennann were married nt Ellraboth , N. J. ,
recently. The professor is a noted litciary
man nnd linguist , speaking llftecii lan
guages. The bride speaks four fluently.
The marriage of Sir Philip Grey Egerton
of London nnd Miss Cuyler of Baltimore ,
daughter of the Into Patrick Cuyler , of the
United States engineer corps , took place
January 4. Sir Philip nnd his mother
passed part of last summer at Newport and
I Lenox.
"I havu notised ono difference between the
bonds of matrimony and tea general run of
bonds , " said the philosopher. a'-Tlio ordinary
bond bears interest nil Us existence , whllo
the matrimonial articles reaso to have any
interest , nt least to the neighbors , in a very
few weeks. "
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
son Johnson , n professor nt thu University of
' * " " ' '
Michigan and formerly a tcueher in the
Evnnston High school , took place in Chicago
last week.
The University club of Washington recently -
contly blackballed a married man's applica
tion for membership on the ground that ho
never accompanies his wife to social gather *
ings. Though the lady is young nnd pretty
and the homo llfo of tno couple apparently
congenial , her husband stuuiuutly avoids
taking her about with him.
MANLY ART AND WHEELING
Jim Oorbott Tolls Joa Goddard to go Make
a Reputation.
PECULIARITIES OF JAMES AND ROBERT
McKIroy nnil Mhldlrtoii Mntrheil Onljr nnd
O'Doiuirll nnd Moore null Urnm-siy
lllvczy Wheel Hudgcl nnd
Ansnrcrud.
ORHKTT is having
another inning ,
auroAU Of h'S '
numerous claqucrs
throughouttho
country nro singing
his praises for the
masterly way ac
cording to their
ideas of diplomacy ,
heroism and fair
play in which ho
disposed of Joe
Goddard in their
colloquial encounter at the Grand Pacific
hotel in Chicago last Monday night.
After the customary salutations of the day ,
the quaint antipodean bluntly declared :
"I want you to fight mo ! "
There was nothing equivocal about that.
"Great Scott 1" ejaculated the superlative
champion , "why should you offer to fight
mo ? Go and win a reputation ns others
have , before you try to enter into competi
tion with men of the llrst rank. "
Then the patriotic Americans who filled
the hotel lobby to suffocation almost cheered
the stars nnd stripes , Why they should
ring in the old ling nt nn exchange of
bombast between two common prize fighters
I cannot exactly sec , but that is what the
eloquent Chicago correspondents said they
did and It must be so.
Now isn't It just a little bit strange that
n man of Jim Corbett's alleged iwwor of
limb , and intellect too , should resort to that
moth-eaten old chestnut in extricating him
self from nn unpleasant position with n man
of his kind , and presumably liis equal , too.
"Go earn a reputation before you talk
about lighting mo , " were the very words
Paddy liyan used when approached by John
L. for a match nearly twelve years ago. "I
won't light uny but first-class men. "
That was the same old response used by
the Big Fellow to Mitchell , Smith , Jackson
and blavln , et al. , many a time afterwards ,
and now It has descended , as a heritage
from champions , I suppose , to Corbett.
Wasn't It a little bit gailydon't you think ,
for this gallas young champion , who * has
made but three real fights in all his brilliant
career , to throw In the teeth of a butcher of
years standing like Joe Goddard ? It seems
to mo it would have been more fitting to
have cheered for the Union Jack when God
dard announced that he wanted Jim to fight
him , than it was to drag in the Star Spangled
banner.
Goddard has fought as many fights ns
Corbctt ever witnessed , nnd never met a defeat -
feat , ana why isn't ho a worthy opponent for
any man in the business ? They both made a
standoff with Jackson , only in Goddard's
case it was a real mill and not n walkaround ,
and simply because Corbott accomplished on
the 7th of September last what even Mlko
Boden could have accomplished , ho must hold
himself aloof from the overtures of all pugs
less fortunate. It strikes mo it would
bo in much better grace if Corbott
would simply say to Goddard : "I have a
whole lot of legitimate work that is occupy
ing my hands completely , and I have neither
time to fight or talk light with you. When I
go into the business again , and fail to make
an engagement moro to my fancy , if you
happen to bo laying around loose , I'll take
you on. Just now 1 am in otherTjusiness. "
That Corbett Is perfectly right in
refusing to light anybody Just yet
uwhilo , no fair-minded ' mart will
"gainsay. Ho whipped \ ho man the world
was afraid of , and notwithstanding the fact
that this Job was a lili'iutian ono , it cut no
figure in tlio equity of t.\e caso. There is
no law to coinpel him to jrht , until ho gets
good nnd ready , nnd considering the fact
that they are now coming to him in car
riages , ho would bo foolish to return to a
deprecatory pursuit ns a source of emolu
ment , until , at least , the procession of sump
tuous vehicles aforesaid take another
course.
The fight that is now interesting the gen
eral run of lovers of the manly art Is the
coming ono between Jim Hall and Bob Fltz-
simmons , nnd 'most any thing that can bo
written about this precious pair is read with
avidity. Under this Impression the story of
my llrst meeting with both gentlemen will
probably fill In an Idle moment.
Hall was in Omaha a couple of days about
two years ago. Ho was onrouto from
Gotham to 'Frisco in company with Par
son Davies and Billy Woods , The Par
son sent up to Tuc Ben office for mo to como
down to the Paxton as ho wanted to talk
over the prospects of matching Woods
against Jack Davies , then of this city. I first
glanced at the register and my eye quickly
caucht the inscriptions :
Charles E. D.ivies , Chicago.
Mr. J. Hall , Melbourne , Aus.
Billy Woods , Denver , Colo.
Hoom 23.
I went up nnd was introduced by the Par
sonfirst to Woods , then to Hall , nnd had It not
been for the Inhospltallty of the thing nnd
his respect-commanding shoulders I should
have been inclined to have Jocularly called
the latter a dude on first sight.
Ho was dressed Hko a swell , from light-
topped patent leathers to straw colored
gloves nnd chlmnoy-iot hat , white cravat
and proper stick. Ills lugpago consisted of
three trunks , two of them Saratogas , all
filled with garments much moro irreproach
able In style and fit than nnything I had up
to that time seen from under the
Southern Cross. In direct contravention to
the tastes of men of his profession , his rai
ment was many removes from loudness a
sort of a Cl'.ai-'lo ' Mitchell in got up nnd ver-
nncular , t'Tii ' U as Ohnrlio * vns on his first
visits to c'leso shores , before success and a
big Incorao made him insolent nnd disagree
able.
able.Hall
Hall showed me a little scrap book
filled with complimentary notices
clipped from the Melbourne , Sidney ,
Adelaide nnd other nntii > odcan
papers. There was but one opinion , nnd
that was ho was a young man of abnormal
endurance nnd extraordinary hitting powers ,
and well qualified to bring back to his native
land the emblem of the middleweight chain
plonship of tlio world.
In the coin-so of our talk ho said :
"I'm awfully disappointed that Fitzslm
mons can't meet mo right away ; I want
to make him swallow a few of his
falsehoods. Ho says ho whipped mo
In ' 82 , does hot Why , Just thlnlr of It , I was
scarcely 15 years of ago then. But ho wllr
have a hard time denying that I whippe
him Just last year a clean out and now I
am anxious to show you Americans that I
can do It again. "
At the time I made the following entry
from Hall's scrap book of ills record :
Beat George White , bare knuckles , Lon
don rules , in seven rounds , lasting seven
minutes. Beat Starlight , the black
champion , with gloves , in twenty
two rounds. . Beat Jack Slavlr
with small gloves in live rounds
Beat Jack Molloy of Melbourne In six rounds.
Beat Jim Nolan , heavyweight , in eight
rounds. Beat Herbert Goddard in four
rounds. Beat Pete Boland for the middle ,
weight championship in sixteen rounds
Young Mitchell had n forty-round trial witli
Bolaud live years ago , without result
Beat Eddy Walsh In five rounds. Beat Bol
Fitzslmmons In three nnd n half rounds
about three years nnd eight months ago , o
the only occasldn that they overmot forncon
slderatlon orn decision. Fought Jim Fogartj
fifteen roundslimited , and hadtho best of it ,
Fogarty refused to light to n finish.
Fought Owen Sullivan , heavyweight , eleven
rounds nt Broken Hill. ( All the preceding
battles took place nt Larry Foloy's. ) Sulll
van was given the decision , but refused tc
fight to n finish , Beat Tut Hyan of Mel
bourne in five rounds , nnd incidentally
whipped five or six managers who were try <
ing to cot away with the gate receipts
Knocked out Dummy Mace ( heavyweight )
in four rounds. Beat Dan Crecdou iu seven
rounds , Knocked ouCTTerbnrt Goddard In
our round * . Knocked nut Pete Boland in
in eight-round contcsU .Knocked out Star-
Ight in six rounds , H < "
Just before leaving Australia Hall had n
imlted number of rounds with Billy Mc
Carthy nt Melbourne , but the Judges had not
to a decision ujibto the time of the
tcnmcr's sailing. It WAS given to him , how-
ivcr , nnd ho llrst hcard'6f it In 'Frisco after
: ie had landed.
I was introduced tolQ tzslmmons , but had
: io chance to talk with htm , nt Minneapolis
i year ago last summer , on the occasion of
'ho great fiasco between Jilm and Hall. What
_ did see of the lauky .kangaroo , however ,
ilia not Impress mo vBt'y ' strongly with his
Drawers ns n great llgh'(6r , nnd I was n strong
'Inll man feeling surathat he must win.
But my Ideas on this score have been
measurably moderated since then. At New
Orleans last fall I mot Fitzslmmons often
ml talked with him on nil manner of sub-
eels , and , moro than this , saw him in the
ing with n lively man before him , in the
shnpo of Johnny Cash , the southern middle-
ivelght crackerjack ,
Fitz's abnonnaldevclopmcnt , coupled with
ils agility and prodigious hitting ability , as
, vas exemplified in the few moments
Mr. Cash faced him , produced n feeling of
respect that a natural aversion for the un
gainly follow had hitherto precluded. I at
once made up my mind that it would bo n
.vlso . man indeed who could figure out Just
now Jim Hall was to have n snap with him ,
: ind when they meet I will bo well content
to announce the result after It is over.
The night of the Sulllvan-Corbett fight ,
nnil while the two gladiators were sitting in
their corners watching the preliminary ar
rangements for their encounter , I was com-
° ngdown the steep stnlrway from the main
entrance to the arena. At the foot of the
[ light , Just inside tlio railing , sat Filzsim-
nons alone , nervously trummlng the pine
balustrade with his long , freckled fingers.
"Uather bo inside those ropes there , your
self , than here , wouldn't you. Bob ? " I re
marked , stopping alongside his chair.
"You bet I would , and in Sullivan's place
to boot ; but hain't Corbott In for a punch-
'ng ? " nnd ho lifted up hiscurcubitaccous red
icad nnd smiled at me.
"That Is what I would Hko to sec , " I re
turned , "but I'm leary. "
"Yes , you are like a whole lot of people I
know ; you are not sure on which side you
are until somebody gets licked , then you
know how 'twas goin' all the time , oh ? "
"Not so fast , Mister Fitzslmmons , " I re
monstrated. "I think Sully is going to win ,
nnd I want him to , but there is good ground
for suspicion. But I'll tell you when I can
pick a winner , sure. "
"When ? "
"When you and Hall come together. "
"Mo ? "
"I didn't say so , did I ! "
That settled it. I had mortally offended
tlio fellow , and although I stood there talk
ing .to him until Jimmy Delaney began to
adjust Corbott's gloves I never got another
woi'd out of him , not oven a monosyl
lable , and I finally bade him "so
long , " mentally wishing that if
ho and Hall ever did meet Hall would punch
his small , ugly head off.
The second "club night" of the Now Year
at the Omaha Athletic club has been fixed
for Thursday , the 20th , when another excel
lent card will bo forthcoming.
So well pleased with" Joe MeElroy was
the contest committed , after his gamoy
and victorious contest witli Jack Gor
man tlio other evening ) that they determined
to pivo him another oiiyprtunity as early ns
possible to further replenish his exchequer.
They nil got stuck on that dextrous loft Jab
of the Newark man's , tlild the fact that at
the end of eight as lively rounds as two men
ever put upi ho was in .better condition than
nt the start Increased th'clr general admira
tion for him.
They did not have lofib to wait for n chance
to match him , for 'George Middlcton , a
young English yriutcrrwbo has won several
competitive amateur trials In London , and
who was a spectator of the contest above
mentioned , informed i the committee that
nothing would please luni moro than to take
the victor on himself. |
Ho was closely questioned and n physical
examination showing tnat'ho ' was moro than
a favorable fcandidattfi'for nrenlc hon
ors ho was signed' nt 'once. McEl-
ro.v's acquiescence was obtained the next
morning , and both men are now in train
ing for the event. Of course MeElroy will
have but little hard work .to do , as ail-that Is
necessary for him to do is to keep down to
weight. On the other hand Middleton , who
is a gentlemanly little fellow , must knock off
about ten pounds and otherwise shape him
self for a vigorous ordeal. Tlioy will weigh
in at 140 pounds , and contest for a $300 purso.
Danny Daly , formerly of this city , now of
Uapid City , S. D. , and Billy O'Donnell of
Sioux City will meet in n finish contest nt
the Peavey Grand opera house , Sioux City ,
Thursday evening , February 0 , for a purse or
$500 , hung xip by n number of business men
there. While this will bo a rattling hard
combat , I think Danny shou'd win , that is ,
unless O'Donnell has improved greatly slnco
I hist saw him.
Aaron Sherroy and Bud Mills como together
gothor at Deadwood ono week from Tuesday
night for a small purso. They have fought
before , twice , Sherroy winning both times.
Dick Moore and Billy Hcnncssy will prob
ably bo signed by tlio local club for the Feb
ruary contest.
\VhlspcrliiK8 of tlio WlieoL
Cold weather this 1
The Ladies' Wheel club nro agitating a
distinctive uniform for this season. A good
idea.
idea.Tlio
Tlio scorcher of ' 03 to his wheel : "You'ro
nil right In your way and you don't weigh
much , either. "
A party of local enthusiasts wheeled out
to Cut-off lake last Sunday nnd spent sov-
eml hours gliding over the frozen surface of
the lake.
Christmas trees caught on nt the club houses
throughout the country in a way that re-
vivcd ' memories of old-fashioned fireplaces
nnd'nnto-railroad days.
Club socials are nil tlio rage now , and the
poor deluded enthusiast who imagines ho is
"in the push" when skimming over the snow
on his whcol learns that he is n back number
when ho strikes a couple of his club mates
after a brilliant event nt tbo club. Ho finds
that the wheel Is nil right in the summer ,
and the average club man's enthusiasm
roaches the zero mark when the cold weather
comes.
The Omaha Wheel club are preparing for
their concert and smoker which takes place
on next Wednesday evening at the Omaha
Wheel club house on Chicago street. The
gentlemen who compose the entertainment
committee , Messrs. Rhodes , O. 13. Epcneter
and Sutorius , promise the club members
and their friends who attend n Jolly good
time , which is guaranty sufficient.
The Cycling West , a bright , newsy little
Journal dedicated to tfyo' western wheelmen ,
makes its bow to the uubljlo this week. It is
published somi-inonthlVflat Denver , nnd costs
the small subscriptlon irlpo of $1 per year.
J. A. McGulro. formerly on Sports Afield ,
nnd Louis Block , the eic't'odingly fast Colorado
rado podnlor , are the genii who dash off the
editorials , while G. A.I-J Whnlgrocn attends
to the financial department. Here's hopln'
for good luck. a.
Tlio following , whlcU''ils self explanatory ,
is clipped from the BtHVorld : "At the Ed
inburgh | > ollco court , IJf > eeinl > or 15 , Klchnrd
Howell , champion professional bicycle rider
of the world , pleaded "guilty to disorderly
conduct am' assault out 'two fellow profes
sionals , J. W. Lamb mid W. Wcods. The
last two had been riding in tbo Waverloy
Market tournament antt > Howell started n
tlireo-cornored scrap over the proceeds. Ho
got W and ten days. " " 1 '
The entertainment c rfmiltteo of the Tour
ist Wheelmen are diilgimtly engaged in dis
posing of the limited number of tickets for
tlio first annual ball of the club , which oc
curs Wednesday evening. January 2o , nt the
now Metropolitan hall , Harnoy and Twenty-
third streets. Members of the club nnd
their friends can obtain tickets at M. O.
D.ixon's store , 120 North Fifteenth street.
A hundred or so Invitations have been sent
out nnd the event promises to bo ono of bril
liancy.
Now comes the news that that rustling
hustling young cycling organization know
to history as the Sioux City Cycling
club is no moro , It having quietly nnd quickly
dropped into the consomme during the win
ter Advices state , however , that a now or <
ganlzatlon will bo formed which will bo
stronger financially nnd numerically than
the old club , which it is hoped Is so. There
are many wide nwado , enterprising and en
thusiastic cyclists in the city of the Sioux
who will never rest until a now club is
formed.
Don't let the opportunity pass to help A
worthy cause and at the sumo time purchase.
n chnnco in the 1150 blcyrlo to bo rallied off
In March for the benefit of the Tourist
Wheelmen. Tickets , $1 , can bo bought of any
of the club members , nro also on snio nt sev
eral of the cigar nnd drug
stores in the city and In the
luffs. The wheel to bo raffled off
s a high grade , pneumatic-tired safety ,
ivlnnor to hnvo choice of either lady's or
gentleman's wheel , the whcol retails nt $1M )
nd can be seen nt the storerooms of M. O.
D.ixon The proceeds of the rafllo will be
used to help furnish club rooms for the
Tourists. Tie | wheel was donated to the club
by Mr. Daxon especially for this puriHwe.
The detective force In Chicago contains n
cycle corps which is doing very effective
service in apprehending "bike" thieves nnd
recovering stolen wheels. Hero Is the
rccorJ for two of the officers during two
months ; forty-eight stolen wheels recovered ,
two bicycle thieves nipt > cd nnd sent up for
several years nnd several fires cut off short
before the lire department was called out.
< ) iip < itloin anil Aniwi-rs.
There nro letters at this office for Harry
atowood and Jack Haskell , ball players ,
nnd M. Flaherty , pugilist.
I'neiiY. in. , Jan. 13. Tollio Ppnrtlmc Editor
of TUB HKK : Hoar Sir-
SirWilt you kindly In
form me In Sunday's HEK what Jack Asliton's
occupation \vnint. tlio time or a little before
ils duatli ? L. L > . Gamble.
Ans. Sullivan's sparring partner.
rEcniuii ) , la. , Jan. 12. To the Spurttng Kdl-
jor of TUB ItKi : ; 1 liitrml to purelia i > u wheel
ii tlio MprliiK , nndvlillu I urn at It want In gut
[ ho best thurn Is going. Will you Uliully state
in Sunday's IlKKwIint you consider the best
, miMiiimtlc wlioul for fait anil pleasure riding
m tlio market ? -fonstaiil Iti'inlor.
Ans. The Uamblcr , handled by Daxon ,
this city.
OnsoA. N'eb. , Jan. 13. To tlio Pportlin ; Kd-
lor of THU llix : I'li-nso jjlvo me the ntldivss of
Mime party who hns English pointer dogs for
hale. II. K. Adams.
Ans. C. P. Hubbanl of Broken Bow , or
11. E. Peers , Marlon , Kan.
DKXISON. la. , Jan. 12. To the Sporting Ed-
Itoruf TIIK IIBB : 1'leasu answer In next Sun-
lay's IIKB whether or not Mitchell knocked
Sullivan down at Madison t-ipuiru garden. O.
1. CiUnplM'll.
Ans. Yes.
OMAHA. Jan. 13 , To the Sporting Editor of
Tut : HKI : : Please state In your no\i Sunday's
papurthe bust record over mndo In putting up
thu 2D-puiin < i and 50-pound dumb hells re
spectively hy amateurs , uml by whom Hindu ;
and how much older U Unmha than Denver ,
Colo. , If any ? A. P , S.
i\ns. Twenty-five pound dumb boll , G. W.
W. Kocho , San Francisco ; 50 pounds , Alva
A. Hylton , same city.
DAVID TITY , Nob. , .Tun. 12. To the Sporting
Editor of TUB HIE : : i'leas-o answer In Sunday's
HEB thu following : A and 1 ! nro shaking illco.
A hots he can beat three aces , It huts he ( A )
cannot. A throws three aces. Who wins ? .M.
It. T.
T.Ans.
Ans. It Is n draw.
s , S. 1) . , Jim. 11. To the Sporting Ed
itor of TIIK ItBB : There was n gnino of curds ,
draw pokur , played hero at Sturtli January 3 ,
1HU3 , which nearly culminated In u riot. The
parties were to play with three cards. One
hold three diamonds , the other hold throe acos.
The man who hold the three aces would not
give up money until It was decided by third
party , ho saying that the three diamonds won ,
M > mo $ ( > ri for winner. Now can you toll mo
thiiuiKh your sport Ing editor and columns who
Is thu winner ? Charles K. Vumlenborg.
Ans. That is one of your South Dakota
games with which I am not familiar.
At no time In the history of the country
lias pneumonia been so prevalent ns during
the winter mouths of the last two years. In
times past a common cold was not consid
ered nt all serious , but of late years the
great tendency of colds to result iu pneumur
nia has made people nppreliciisive. The
trouble is that colds are not always properly
treated. No .preparation containing opium ,
wild cherry or chloroform should bo used , as
they have a tendency to dry up a cold , where
as it should be loosened and the 'lungs re
lieved. It has been observed that when
Chamberlain's Cough Ucmedy Is used the
cold never results in pneumonia. Tlio reason
Is that this remedy stimulates the mucous
membrane which lines the throat and lungs
to a healthy action , causes a free expectora
tion , throwing off the poisonous matter , and
counteracts any tendency toward pneumonia.
For sale by druggists.
o
A Pennsylvania girl roferced n prize fight
Iwtwcen her two lovers the other day ,
kissed the winner nnd will marry him. She
liked both of the young men so well that she
could not decide between , thorn , so they re
sorted to the test of physical strength , skill
and endurance to settle the matter. The
girl wont along to see that each had a fair
show , nnd , fearing partiality in a referee , she
performed that function in person , to the
eminent satisfaction of everybody except the
AMUSEMENTS.
WELL 1 SWOWt
lic country is tallttn' about this
n'ondritt ; ami llyjcw theatre , cm' i > ratotn' it t < j >
tn the nliic'.y-ntncs. 'Sijulrc 3'ood gf < ( an l\o\v \ hc'il
btn oncf , and he ntvtrxiw notliln' half f > funny ,
noraood tn his life , than the acttn' of them fellars
on the platform. So I'm ( n taoicn for a frolic ,
an' 1 iirouulit along n iliiltar an' a half , an' I'm
Jto spend some of it tit sec the great show
AT-
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Continuous Performance from 1:00 : to 1030 ; p.
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Magnificent Success Murks our Now
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- This Week -
Commencing Mondnv , January to. Another
Uorgoous Drumatlo Kuvlval ,
Strangles of Paris
A True and licnlistic Story
of a Terrible Crime.
r Grandest nconlo production over given In this
liuno , .Most powerful play uvor produced In
Umnlia. Kull of Interest anil thrilling from start
lit tluUh.
A masterly portrayal of / % nrk Wrscnlc-
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I" her grand Impersonation
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THE ONE MAN BAND.
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follow who was beaten. The llKht was a
twcnty-ono round mill with bare knuckles.
It is now denied that Wrestler Muldoon is
to train President-elect Olovelnnd. I'roltt-
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A M U ISM BN TS.
THElffiE ,
Joseph J\Luvpliy. J
I'our AV
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ThodlsthtKUlshed Irish Comedian , > lr.
EPH
MURPHY
Supported by the T.iloiitcd Ycung Lending
BELLE - MELVILLE ,
And n carefully selected comuiuiy In the fol
lowing pluysi
Sunday and Monday Evenings ,
In thocrcatcstnf ull Irish dramas , TIIK
1'laycd by Mr. Murphy with unparoltod suc
cess for thlrteun consecutive sunsons.
Tuesday and Wednesday Evenings ,
Mr Murphy will nppoarln the crcut compan
ion Drunm to "Kerry Oow" hy the
Biinio author , untlliud ,
Introducing Mr. '
Muruhy's wonderfully suc
cessful sonx ,
"A HANDFUL OF EARTH. "
Look at these prices for' the
i Joseph Murphy Engagement.
UliHosorvodPoat on Ilrst floor nl Jl.OO each.
1G3 Reserved Sott : < i on first floor nt 75c ouch.
I-"J ( Joneral Admission to tlrst lloor atSOo each.
Kuservod Scuts In bulcony nt T5o einh : ,
433 iiodurvod b'oats In balcony lit Mo ouch.
Sunday. -Scuts now on sale. loollko ! open all duy
to net r.s managing editor of the
deiiartmunt.
An honest 1'IU is the noblest \vorlc of the
aiKithccnrv. DoWlU's Little Karlv Ulsera
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, Jan , 19
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Remnant Sale
After taking our annual inventory
we find that -we have several hun
dred "odd lengths" left over from a
busy season's trade , suitable for
trousers.
Rather than carry them over we
will make them to your order at a
price that will tempt you to buy not
only one , but two pairs for business
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Our regular $7 , $8 and $9 trousers
in "remnants"will be cut to your
shape for $6.
A number of "odd" suit patterns ,
also , worth $3O to $ J3B , which will
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First choice to first comers.
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