THE OMA1TA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , AUGUST 27 , 1803-SIXTEEN PAGES
CHAT WITH THE BOXERS
Talk Abont the Reorganization of the Old
Western Boss Ball League ,
BRILLIANT RACING CARD FOR NEXT WEEK
Ntbrmkn Went Keeorili The Track ntnl
Stitblo tllrtrhcr Y < ilp < Sport * Aflelil
Thn Hprlntorn' Chin And the Utant
Orlil of General Sporty ( loulp.
ONSIDEUABL.Y
surprised was
1 Gcorgo Dlxon at
Madison Square
Garden the other
evening , ditto Tom
O'Kourko. The
talent , however ,
notwlths landing
the scorning odds
they were going
against , pretty Gen
erally had the event
down about right.
Nobody seemed Inclined to tout llttlo Billy
Pllmmor for a licking , hut the wise ones who
predicted that ho would bo there at the end
of the fourth round were numerous , and
there was a paucity bold enough to prog
nosticate the outcome as It actually occurred -
, curred , that the colored feather weight
champion would got the worst of It.
This nil seems very strange , indeed , that
Gcorgo Dixon was compelled to wait for a
man in a class beneath him to draggle his
proud colors In the dust , when you consider
that ho has mot and vanquished easily the
best men of the three continents In his class.
But while humiliated beyond expression , I
hold that the llttlo Hombrnndt is far from u
beaten man yet. Four rounds , lot them bo
for all they are worth at that , Is far from n
fight to a Ilnlsh , and acknowledging the
English bantam to bo n veritable marvel of
ulckness , skill and power , If ho andvtho
? laligonian are scheduled for a light to an
end , 1 would bo compelled to place my barrel
on Gcorglo , and not complain if I got but the
staves back.
To bo sure Blllv Plimmer has fairly clam
ored for any kind of n go against Dixon over
ilnco ho made a laughing stock out of his
countryman , Fred Johnston , who came herons
ns the champion feathcrwoicht of the tight
llttlo islo. Ho argued that If It took Dixon
ono hour and live minutes to beat Johnston ,
Dlxon couldn't whip him In 100 years. But
Dlxon against Johnston , and Johnston
against I'llmmer , are entirely different af
fairs , as .you have probably noticed ere this.
George Godfroy attends to Denver Ed Smith
with the same facility your mother handled
her slipper In days lang syne ; then the
champion of the silver holds , burly Joe God-
dord , chops ' -Old Chocolate1' Into wlonor
wurst , and In turn Denver Ed lays the back-
block hero low. That is but one
Instance that could bo used in
Illustration out of a score. Mind , I ain not
Inclined to detract anything from the credit
of Plltnmor's victory through that mock
patriotism of Jem Corbott or any other In
fluence ; but In truth ntu glad that ho bested
thrt champion , and would pull for him in an
other match. This monopoly on the princely
emoluments of the ring Is ono of its most un
satisfactory features. And Dixon lit not the
only American champion that a whole lot of
people , who love the old Hag and do not do-
slro to wander from their own fireside ,
would like to sco punched into a long and re
freshing somnolency. There is an
other ono , .and Just now is loafing
down about Lock Arbor on the Jer
sey coast , pretending that ho is preparing
*
for battle with my friend , Charllo Mitchell ,
yrlth the accent on the "my. "
Slnc3 the Boston lad has finally ) , been
worsted , however , It will make a decided
change in a good many channels , but mark
mo , thcro will bo no slum ] ) in George's at
tractiveness ns a card .for the bi ? clubs. Ho
hasn't boon reduced to the "curtain raiser"
stratum for a. few moons yet. But I'll ' tell
you what you can prepare for , nnd that Is n
big advance in Solly Smith's stock , nnd
nothing could bo more fictitious. Already
some of the oriental Solomons are asserting
in cold leaded minion that -Mr. Pulaski Is
the hardest game that Chamulon Dix has
over been cast to go against. But 1 must
differ from them. There are hard luck
Sugllists and good luck pugilists , and
oily belongs to the latter band. I
aw him licked to Victoria's
taste by Johnny Griffin a few weeks
back polished oft by degrees , as an artist
nuts the last dcllcato touches to a choice
landscape , and yet win tlio fight. In nn
unguarded moment Griffin lost nil.
All through the fight ho had been
turning his head und smiling confi
dently at Champion Corbott nnd
friends who sat in u box immodiatly behind
my chnlras much as to say , "Did youovcrseo
anything easier , " nnd the Champion's party
evidently throught they had not , as two or
three of them made almost superhuman
endeavors to get up a wad of money at f50
to 0 on the Bralntrcolad. It may bo apropos
hero to mention that none of this wad be
longed to Corbott , however. When Jlmmoy
bets uny of his stuff ho must haudlo tlio
shells or strap himself.
But that is not what I want to got at. In
my esteem Solly Smith has his master in no
less than three or four of the men In his
class. Ho wants no moro of Griffin , nor Van
Hccat , either , for that matter , nnd still ho
whaled them both , tlio first , by the dlrollc-
tlon of Griffin himself , and the second by
methods that will never bo tolerated at
McKmiovlllo. Solly Smith Isn't ono whit
clever , but ho can hit , if ho has a mark. I
have never seen him go against a man yet
who wasn't able to got out of the way of his
bull-like rushes and steam cnglnlu swings
end punch him a bit in doing it. I saw
Ownoy Harnoy perform the trick first ,
then Oscar Gardner , nnd finally Johnny
Griffin. The first two made draws , but
Johnny was finally Induced to go out simply
because nt n supreme moment ho discon
tinued his original tactics und undertook to
beat Solly down at his own game. If Dixou
hua lost none of his indomitable courage am !
confidence by reason of his llttlo contretemps
temps with Billy Plllnmcr , Esq. , I shall
look for Smith to Join the Skcllys , the
Pierces , the Willis * and the Wallaces , and
In about the samu jig tlmo.
There Is probably no mill" on Just.now In
which thu local red hots are Interested to
tlio extent they nro In that between Tommy
Hyan nnd Mysterious Billy Smith
before the Eldorado Athlotlo club
la Now York next Ti.csf.ay night. They uro
To fight six rounds , at catch wclnhts , for
f 1,000 and n percent of the gate. The pre
vailing opinion Is thnt Tommy will have n
slight advantage Iu weight. Ho has grown
very largo slncotho boys hero taw him make
n monkey of big Jack WllUcs , and Is a vorita-
bio middleweight today , and good ns Billy
Smith Is , Kyun should out point and out
punch him. But will hot Neither man yet
knows defeat , both nro crackajacks , and a
tropical time Is ou the tapis , Billy Smith Is
aggressive , relentless and savngo Iu the
ring , but this Is the kind of a man Tommy
bns always shown a predilection for , Ilia
straight lofts so far have proven a pnnncM
for the rushers , nnd it Is ardently hop-d
will play him well Iu his coming light , These
who saw Mysterious Billy thump the su-
tiremo tarwator out of Australia's champion.
Tom Williams , will go broke ou him. Tlicv
rate him as ono of tlio hardest nnd most
ferocious as well ns scientific men Iu the
game today. Hut ityau Is the champion
welterweight of America. Ho Is as light as
Arolal ou his ulna , cool as an iceberg at nny
an I every stage of a battle , a stiff puncher ,
with rlirhl or left , nnd moio than ull a con-
lummuto ring general. If ho wins ho will
bo one of thu curds , along with Corbott and
Dlxou , of the \vholo profesh.
There Is to bo another dash ou this occa
sion in which thu local sport should feel
tome pride , as ono of the combatants Is an
old Omahu boy , wild has boon seen In many
ncreditable turn-up on the local turf. This Is
Billy Henncssy , over whom Jimmy Lindsay
once got a decision In Boyd's opera house.
Ho will go up against Fred Morris , Now
England's black cyclone , nnd tlio proba
bilities are that hu will get licked at that.
Hennrssy Is Billy Smith's trainer , whllu
Kyun aud Morris buloug to a string of
champions of course thov nro champions
Billy Madden has in tow at Moclmnlcsvlllo-
on-tho-IiiKHon. Hero's to the success , however -
over , of both Tommy nnd Billy.
I tnko , I hope , n pirdonablo prldo In layIng -
Ing before my readers the following brief
note :
NEW YortK ATiif.r.Tio Cl.un , N. Y. , Aug. 10.
My Dour Mr. Urlsnrolils TUB Ilr.Kof August 13
cfuno to limul nil right. I read your "Clmt
with the lloxcrV wlthn great ilonl of Interest
ami amusement. I must sny , as a sporting
writer you conm pretty nearly boltiR on the
topmost runtf of the ladder , and I must sln-
cerHy comtratulnto you upon the successful
and forcible ) \uiy you plaeo the present con
dition of ring nfTalrs before the sporting
public.
I shall always road your articles with pleas-
uio nnd prollu 1 remain yours , very truly ,
MIKE DONOVAN.
One week from next Monday night Iloby
will Indulge In her regular bi-monthly
seance In a tilt between George Lavigiio. the
Saginaw kid. and Young GrlfTo , of the land
of the mongoos and kangaroo.
SAN-DV GIHSWOLD.
Till : WKSTKKN I.IUUUi : HKIIlVtVUd.
.
Proipcctn fur the Hror iinlr itlou of'This
I'niuom Old lloily.
That thcro Is to bo a strong effort made
this fall and wlutcr to resuscitate
and reorganize the old Western
league thcro Is no Monger any doubt.
Much , however , In my Judgment , will depend
upon the general condition of business
throughout the country. If the present
stringency continues for any considerable
length of time It would amount to absolute
fooltmrdincss to attempt to bull the local
market with as nn expensive n luxury as a
professional ball club Is known to be. On
the other hand , however , should the times
grow better and brighter , nnd the enterprise
bo properly handled In Its luclplcncy , the
right people Interested , and the project bo
governed by the solldest nnd strictest
business principles , thcro is no reason to
doubt a bigger success than has over bco u
achieved In this territory before.
That the people nro hungry for the grand
old national game is abundantly demon
strated by the way In which the
weekly amateur games are being
patronized hero , nnd the very general
interest that Is manifest in the
race In the national league , a Hard times or
easy times , the latter organization has en
joyed such another harvest during the pres
ent season , thnt in its beginning was but
vaguely dreamed of by its most ardent and
enthusiastic supporters , and there is no rea
son why n league composed of the llvo and
growing cities of the great west , when ef
ficiently nnd honestly conducted , and \\lth .
prosperous conditions in nil the ramifications
of trade and commerce , should not proven
a veritable gold mine. Tlmo has thoroughly
and indisputably proven that there
is no outdoor sport thnt can hold a
candle to base ball. NO athletic pasttrao
so completely absorbs whole communities ,
no sport or pastime can bo mentioned with it
in regard to unswerving squareness and hon
esty , and no snort or pastime could bo so
generally missed as base ball. The horses ,
pugilism , boating , tennis , lacrosse , cricket ,
football , or any of the numberless games
that could bo named can bo compared to it.
It is this fact alone that leads mo to believe
that , sooner or later , Omaha Is to once more
enjoy the exciting , healthful and exhilarat
ing times of 18i > 'J IK ) over again. The follow
ing correspondence speaks for itself :
bT. I'AUi , . Minn. , Am ; . 22. To the Sporting
Editor of Tim UKK : There Is to bu a mooting
held In October for tlio purposu of seeing wlmt
tlio chanccsaro for organizing a western base
ball league for thu coming bo.ison. It will
probably bo hold In St. I'aul or .Minneapolis , us
It will bo composed of the following towns :
SlouvOlty , Uiniilm , St. Joe , Kansas City. Mil
waukee , lie.- ) Monies , Denver , St. I'aul and
Minneapolis. As there is no show of any of
these towns getting Into the National league I
think wo should organize a first class league ,
and wish your co-operation. Lot mo hoar
trom you as soon us convenient. *
I have been In coriospomlenco with different
base ball people throughout the west for some
time and I think wo'can got on our feet with
out a bit of trouble. I have assurances that
ropiesentatlvos from Mlimeamilli. Dumcr ,
Milwaukee , Kansas City , St , Joseph , Omahu
and IK'S Molnes will bo present , und I ,
of course , will represent St. Paul. The
rest of a year or more which the people
have had from professional ball lias whetted
their appetites ior the genuine urtlclo , and If
the leuRuo Is managed rightly there Is no
reason why It should not bu a .success. A sal
ary limit of 81.000 to 81.201) ) a month not any
mure than the latter would let the clubs pull
through very nicely. The market Is full of
good players at that ( Inure , nnd ns thcro will
bo no Southern league to compete with us next
year we can got the cream of minor league
players. Wo will start In curly and got our
players In Rood time , and thus have every
thing In ship shape nnd the playeis in good
working trim before the hcason starts. I
woula advocate a sit months' playliiK season ,
say from April 15 to September 15. I urn In
receipt of scores of lottois eveiy day from the
wostui n cities askliiK me to take the Initiative
nnd get things going , nnd 1 think from the en
thusiasm displayed that the league will not
only be u success for the season of ' 04 , hut
will bo put on a solid paying foundation for
many yearn to cjnie. " JOHN S. UAUMS.
DKNVEn , Colo. , AUK. 10. To the Sporting
Editor of THE Hue : There Is a strong move
ment on foot to organize n Western league for
the beiuon of lb'J4. Minneapolis , St. 1 * mil ,
Denver and Kansas City are the IOSMIS lieuul
from up to date , and aiu ready for naso ball.
I would be pleased to hear fiom you with a
plan for Immediate action In regard to the or-
Kunlratlnn of a Western league. Kansas Olty ,
Uinulia , Sioux City , MilwaukeeDenver , Minne
apolis , St. I'aul nnd Des MUlnes or Lincoln
would make a circuit of largo cities and with
the total expenses less tenn halt of what they
wore In 18'Jl each club would niako money.
I fool , nndould biiggest , that wo get to
work at once to complete an organisation for
next season. Tlio Southern league had to dis
band on account of yellow fox er , thus thiow
Ing plenty of good matcilal on the market ,
Wo could thus by completing an early or-
galnl/atlon blu'n our respective teams , and
secure a big advantage by having the pick of
the Southern Ic.tguo plnyor.s , Before that
league reorganized for next season.
lun\er , Sioux ( Jlty. MlluauUi'o and Lincoln
have not hud any ball fortno years , Des Molnes
for four veins , and Omaha , Minncnpjll , St.
I'aul and Kansas city for a year and a half.
Money invested In \ \ ( stern league clubs In the
above cities will be a paving venture.
The Wcsimn league of this season composed
of Topeka , St. Joe , Kansas Ulty nnd Laurence
could not b < ) classed as professional base ball
and 11 Is no wonder the Kuncus City club did
not draw at home , W. 11. Lucas manager of
the Kansas Cllyn brought his team hero for
MX games. 1 had a team of amateurs
but woon four of the hlxgiimcs by the fal
lowing scores ; 20 to 12 favor len > er ,
H to ! l favor Kansas City ; 22 to G In
favor Domer : 13 to 8 favor Kansas City ; 10 to
0 favor Denver ; 11 to 0 favor Denver. And
they were not us Is usually the case beaten by
a homo unipliu , for wo made 87 hits and 25
errors to KansasCity's 58 hits and 30 errorj.
Iiecltotho nbuvn llguius to hhow you what
kind of ball thuVesloin teams of this season
put up us a rule , Small towns nnd a poor
article of base hall caused the to called
Western league to go to thu ivall this summer.
With thn sumu circuit that the Western luaguo
had In ' 01 and the expense * ieduced half , the
league will bu u big success financially und
otherwise. Thu projectors of the scheme nio
unxloun tohiivuyouriuhsUtunco and udvlue In
the mutter. Koi > pcclfully
O i mid i ; TEHCAIT.
Hero mill Muliiiiolmly Volps.
Joe Walsh is homo from Chattanooga.
Washington h'is not won n single series In
the big league.
I/jw Camp is doing superb work with the
stick for the Colts.
Charlo.v Abbey , the Falls City boy , is in
loft field for thu Wellingtons ,
Billy Hamilton Is a very sick man nnd will
not bonblo to play ball again this year ,
Gil Hntfiold has been signed by Brooklyn.
All the old-tlinets are getting in their hooks.
Jack Howe , the last of the Big Four , Is
still cavorting around the bases for the
Bisons.
Joe Hornung has received his appointment
ns a regular umpire , and goes on t'uty ut
Now York today.
Clark Grlfllith has been given another
chance to earn his salt in the league , Chicago
cage has signed him.
The Baltimores didn't do a thing to Brook
lyn in their series but win ten out of the
twelve games played !
The Colonels scored in every Innhm saro
ono elf Count Mullano. Has tuo boll finally
tinkled for Tony' Hope so.
I Cupid Chllds has been given moro bases ou
balls than any leaguer , supplanting Paul
Hadford , who held that rank.
Ed Duiulon , who gained fume ( is the mute
pitcher years ago , died of quick consumption
nt Columbus a few days ago.
For the first time la the history of tlio
California league the schedule will not be
finished. Thu league Is 12 years old ,
ThP Phillies have turned Sir Gilbert Vlck-
t-ry adrift. Ho Is a big strong fellow , but
his capacity for the essence of hops Is too
great ,
"Jim" Uaudlboe , an old-time'ball player ,
boozed himself Into otornlty nt Columbus.
Ho was found dead In the oarlor of his
homo.
Frank Soleo Is boating about the Virginia
bush for Qunrlcs , the Petersburg lad who
outpltchcd Boston a couple of times In the
spring.
Washington Is after D.tn Brouthors. Per
haps the presence of the Smithsonian Instl-
tuto In the town is responsible for the great
love for fossil * there displayed. |
The Young Men's Christian association
team began n series of three games with
the Nonpariols nt the Young Men's Christian
association park yesterday afternoon.
Chattanooga has already voiced a dcslro
for the return of GUI Schmolz when the
Southern Is revived for 18114 , but thov kick
on his coming back with his whiskers going i
to seed. |
Think of 10.000 people each day nt the
Boston-Philadelphia gamos. Yet a few
people nro allowed to wander over the
earth singing : "Tho game Is dead. "
Boston Globe ,
The stringency.In the money market has '
not been foil In base bill circles. There
were 7OJO out t Now York on Siturdny ;
Brooklyn turned out 4,00,1 ; Pittsburg over
r > ,000 , nnd Cleveland over n.SOO.
Uahlcn Is sick and Lange Is trying hts
Imnd-ut short. That bit ? round-shouldered
citizen hns earned his silt nt Chicago. He's
been played In half a drfzon positions , Some
of these days Undo will send him In to pitch.
Hen Mulford ,
An nverngo attendance of fi.OOO people to n
game nt the Polo grounds during the hot
days of August shows how popular the na
tional game has become once more. And all
this In spite of the .Giants being fifth in the
race. Now York Herald.
It Is about certain that Zimmor will not
play another game this j oar. The doctor
gives him hope for the use of his arm an
other season , but savs that his only hope Is
In complete rest. For nil of which Tom
Tucker is at fault. Cleveland Leader.
John B. Foster doesn't play ball himself ,
hut this piece of advice can't ' bo beaten :
"When a team finds that it can not rnuko
long hits nnd win , it is n good thing to try
to bunt the ball. Iho Boston club changes
Ita style of'play that way nnd almost invari
ably with success. "
The Cleveland club Is not troubled with
the same complaint that bothers the busi
ness world nt the present time. Among
merchants and manufacturers thcro is said
to bo want of confidence. What ails the
Cleveland base ball club Is over-confidence.
Cleveland Loader.
Jlmmio'Kyan is out of bed and hobbllnir
around the hospital on crutches. Ho will
bo marked for life. Kyan hud a close call.
The physicians say that had the wound In
his - throat been a sixteenth of an inch
deeper ho would have bled to death before
any assistance could have boon rendered
him.
him.After
After Unelo had made it "two straight"
off Cincinnati. Eugene Field felt constrained
to observe : ' 'Ths Chicago base ball club
has won a game or two recently , and wo arc
expecting to hear ol' Pap Auson lifting his
fog-horn voice in roseate predictions that
the pennant is on its w.iy to the shores of
Lnko Michigan. In those tempestuous times
a straw looks as .big ns an eight-foot life-
preserver. "
"Chippie" McGarr is playing a marvelous
game for the Clovelnnds. This is the sec
end time that "Chippie" has boon born
again. Years ago he was the Athlotic's
model third baseman , but ho used that rod
lane under his fierce piratical mustache for a
beer tunnel and dropped off into the minor
leagues. In ! iK ) , during the war , ho was
picked up by Boston , and the chances are
that no man In league or brotherhood could
hold a camllo to the marvelous game ho put
up at third. With peace restored "Chip
pie" went back among the minors. The ac
cident to Captain Patsy Toboau sent Cleveland -
land on a hunt for a now third baseman ,
and "Chippy" was resurrected down
south. Of his work since ho
joined Cleveland the Leader says :
"McGarr has ono strong point that hns not
boon equaled by any third baseman who has
played in Cleveland suico ho bus been a
member of the Cleveland team. In running
in on bunted balls and throwing them to
first ho is without a superior in his position.
His ability to make the'play so well seems to
bo in the fact that ho picks the ball up and
throws It with the same motion. Nearly all
third basemen nro obliged to steady them
selves after grasulng the ball before they
throw it. McGarr runs forward and after
he gets the ball throws It without stopping
his forward movement. That is a saving of
time that makes a wonderful difference
when a fast man is running the bases. Denny
has the same style us McGarr , nnd is with
out doubt thn best .nan to use ono hand thai
over played nt third. Ho seems to bo as
good now as tie was iu the days of his prime.
OltUAT K\CK 3HJKT1NG NUXT AVEKK. '
Ono of the Finest Fields of Ilorscg As
sembled This Tear.
The annual fair and races of the Douglas
County Agricultural Society will open up at
the fair grounds ono week from tomorrow
and continue until Friday inclusive , The
prospects are exceedingly bright for a mag
nificent exhibition , in , which tlio races will
cut a most conspicuous feature. Horsemen
assert that the race program , which will bo
inaugurated Tuesday afternoon , the 5th , Is
ono of the best ever offered in the west. The
field of horses Is very large nnd embraces ull
of the fnmous flyers nnd record-breakers of
the western states" ; as well as many
good ones from the east nnd
south. In the circuit with Omaha
Is Creston , Lincoln , St. Joseph , Kansas City
and Scdulia , and it is proving ono of tlio
most interesting and best managed of all tha
numerous circuits of the country. G.V. .
Swlgcrt is speed ring supnrintendent , with
the sporting editor of Tin : Bnu as assistant.
Mr. Swigert , who has attained an envious
reputation for his fairness , will bo in the
starter's stand , and spectators can expect to
sea the different events Dulled off promptly
and satisfactorily. *
Nebraska has assumed such n prominent
position In trotting and pacing circles thnt
"icr citizens should mnko special endeavor tonsure
nsuro the success of her meetings , and ns
the races next week will surpass in many
features any of the association's previous
programs , a grand big attendance Is almost
u foregone conclusion.
There will bo four events each afternoon ,
with n running race to ndd dash and spice to
thu main events. H. Englomunn. the secre
tary , Fifteenth and Howard street , will
gladly furnish all Information desired , on
personal or written application.
The racing program , which Is an excep
tionally good ono , is appended :
Klrst Day , Tuesday , Seiitnmbar B Stake No ,
1 , fouls of 1803 : Yeurlmg trotting , half mile
heats , bolt two in thicu , distance 100 yards ,
BOO ; purse No. 2 , ifiO ! : chibs , tloUInt ; , ? 50t ) ;
stiiko No , 11 , fouls of 1800 or under , pacing ,
mile heats , best two In threo. eligible to 'JBO :
class , dlhtauce 100 yards , J300 ; purse No. b ,
throo-qimilur mile dash , running , 100 ,
Fecund D \\cdnesduy , September G StuKo
No. > , fouls nf JB'Jl ! two-year-old , trotting ,
mile heats , best two In thiee , eligible U ) U00 ;
clat-s , distance 100 yards , WOO ; pursu No , ti.
2:20 : class , trotting 500s imrsu No. 7'J:40 :
class , pacing , $500 : twrso No. U , half-mile und
roiiL-ia running , " - " " . ,
Thlid D.iy , Thiiislny. September 7 Stake
No , u , Ko.ifs of 1890. Three-year-old , tiot-
Fourth Day , 1'rlday , September 8 1'urso No.
13,230cluKh ; , pacing , fSOOj purse No. 14 , 2:24 :
class , trotting , $500 ; nurse No. 10 , free-for-all ,
pacing , t&OOi purhO No. 10 , three-ijuarter mile
and repeat , tunning , 1200.
A hor&u distancing the Hold or any part
thereof , or a walk-over , entitled to first money
only. The association reserves the right to
declare all or any jnrt of thu stakes elf und
refund the first payment If they do not. 11U
satlsfactoilly. All moneys In harness truces
dlIded GO , 2Ei , 15 und 10 per cent , 1'h u per
cent to enter In ull purse races , anil ft per cent
from ull winners of money. In running mces
money divided UO , 25 und 15 percent , Five per
cen t to enter and f > percent froiunlnners. Kaccs
called promptly at 1:11U : p. in , , und no race or
heat culed | utter 0:30 : p. in , 1'ostponed races
will bu called promptly nt 1 p. in. , day
following , weather permitting. Entries clo o
for trotting und puclng luces August 'J'Jtli ' , ut
1 p. in , l.ntrles to running races cloao nt
7:30 p. in , the night bo f oio the ruco , No
deviation from this rule. All harness races
to bo governed by American Tiottlng Associa
tion rules , of which this association U a mem
ber , except wherein otherwise provided. In
running rucea. American racing rulus to
govern ,
On tlio Track und III the Stable ,
Ontoulan Ii not a 4-year-old , but a foal
of 1S88.
Fred Robaro woo four races at the Friend
meeting.
J , H. Bowman , Wavcry ) , la. , has been
selected ns superintendent ot horses At the
World's Fair.
Thnt Rixmo maro. Alpha Hunter , Is now In
Dick Tlldon'sWUthlo.
Urant's Abddllah. 2:10Kt : has been sent
homo to Knnsiis City.
Ontonlan , 2f07j { , weirs aluminum shoos
covered with &l > .iml of stool.
Horsemen will please bear In mind thnt
the 2M : class for trotters nt St. Joe has been
changed to the 2:12 : class.
Theo. Shclton , by Ashland Wllkcs.
dam by Wcdaowood , holds the Missouri
yearling record for n half mile , 1 : lf > > .
Annlo Onlythis ( season , has trotted Ivrcn-
ty-ouo ; heats and won seven races nnd lost
ono , being shut , out by Marguerite at Lyons
last week.
Horsemen should bear In mind the fact
that ] entries for the state fair races close
with the secretary , Hobort W. Furtius ,
Brownvlllo ! , Nob. , August IS.
Gcorgo W. Swlgcrt hns been appointed
representative of the American Trotting
ngpiicy for this territory , und Is nt present
nt Independence for thnt organization.
The Kansas City Exposition Driving Park
association will give a big trotting mcotln ?
the last wcok In September , also a twenty
days running mooting to start October ! ! .
The Nebraska and Iowa Fair circuit offers
f 11,500 to the winners In the races nt Lin
coln , Fremont , Blair and Missouri Valley.
A. B. Hosbroolc Is the circuit secretary with
headquarters at Missouri Valley.
Hey Wllkes lowered his pacing record two
seconds ut Ft. Wayne , aud his time , 2:00 : ,
Is now the track record as well ns the
stallion race record on a regulation track.
Even after this feat ho lost the frco-for all
pace to Prlnm Donna.
The trotting track record for Ifnoxvlllo ,
Irt. , Is 2:18 : ! . nnd ishold by the Nebraska
! l-year-old , The Conqueror , 2:17. : The pacing
track record for Knoxville is 3:15 : } , ana is
held by the Nebraska pacers Two Strikes ,
2:12) : ) and Smith 2:15X. :
Mr. Ncedlmtn ( called the ox-preacher ) ,
the driver of Annlo Only , says ho never
Joined n church but has been , during past
years , largely interested In mercantile pur
suits , and don't llko preachers any too well
nnyway. Western Resources.
I la cos to bo given at Omaha , Soptompcrv5
to 8 , by the Douglas County Agricultural so
ciety , should bo well patronized by horse
men. Their purses nro liberal , the track Is
n good ono and accommodations excellent.
Entries for trotting nnd pacing races close
August 20. Ktiter with U. Euglomaiinsccro-
tary , Omaha , Neb.
The $3,000 stake for 8:00 : trotters , offered
by the St. Joseph association , closed last
Tuesday. The entries to the two great free-
for-alls , purses $4,000 each , are also closed.
However , there is still time to enter your
horse for the extremely liberal purses
offered the winners of ether o'vonts over
that superb track , September 18-23.
LnMAiis , la. , Aug. 211. To the Sporting
Editor of Tut : BEE : Inclosed herewith I
send you a pass to all privileges at the races
of the LeMnrs Driving club for the Septem
ber incctlutr. Wo have nearly 400 entries ,
nnd the greatest meeting over held in the
northwest is insured. Our now mile track Is
not excelled in Iowa.- The club will bo glnd
to sco you here on every ono of the llvo days.
Come part of the time , anyway. George E.
Loring , secretary.
The Conqueror , 2:17 , hns won every event
that his owner desired him to win , The
first two meetings Mr. Pnxton thought it
best to lot him go cnsysnco ! ho never won a
heat before , and the third race was at
Sioux Falls where ho took a record ot 2:17. :
The week following ho was at ICnoxville and
won m2:21 : , 2:10 : , 2:18 ; the next week ho
was at Omaha und again won in 2:22 : | ,
2:2 : % 224 ; } ; nnd last week after winning
the first heat of his race at Lyons ho was
drawn.
Nebraska Itloyclo ICccorda.
Many Inquiries have been received at the
sporting department of THE BEE recently
anent local bioyclo records , nnd through the
politeness of Mr. Jack Kastman , state
handicapper , I am enabled to lay before my
readers this morning a table containing the
most interesting records.
As all thoso'interostcd In the wheel prob
ably know , it Is tlio custom among riders in
a race to save themselves as much as possi
ble for the finish , -which accounts for the
comparatively slow' time for all distances
over a mile. The appended figures have
been carefully prepared und can bo relied
upon as correct :
One-fourth mile , 34 2-5 seconds , by L. E.
Bolton of Omaha , on fair ground track ut
Otnului , July 22,1H03.
Ono-hulf mile , 1:10. by William Pchnoll of
Omaha , at Hastings , Neb. , July 4 , 1802.
One mile , 2:41 : 3-5 , by William 'Schnell of
Omaha ' , at Omaha , July 22. IH'J.S.
Two miles , 0:00 : , by William Schnell of
Omahu , ut Hastings , July 4 , 1BU2.
At the same place , same day , MocUett of
Lincoln won the two-mile stale championship
In 0:101 : } . These arc the fastest times made In
a two-mllo race , but. the first tuo miles of the
ton-mile race held In Omahu July 22 wore
made In 5:40 : ,
Vivo miles , 15:1H : { . by William Pchnoll of
Onmlia , at Hustings , Neb. . July 4 , 1802. This
was a handicap nice , Bchnoll stalling from
scratch and casing up after he caught the
field , or lie would hu\o made hotter time.
Ten miles , 29:05 : , by Russell M. Condon of
Omaha , July 22 , 1803 , ut Omahu fair grounds.
"If I were usued , " says Kustinun , " \ > ho , In
ny Judgment , wus the fastest rider In Ne
braska today , I should without hesitation say
't Mas Hnssell M. Condon of Omaha. This ho
> ro\ed himself to bo by winning the one-mile
ituto championship this year ut Lincoln on
July 4 , against the best men In thn Htute , In
cluding Mockett. .Sullivan , 1'lxley , llolton und
others , und ugalu nt Omaha , July 22 , in the
tcn-inllo handicap , where he ran down u largo
Held of good riders , bringing the other scratch
nenwlth him , hut running away from them
ull In the lust quarter.
of tlio H'hocl.
Zimmerman captured $1.200 worth of
prizes ut the Chicago international meet.
Pretty good pay for ono week's work , oh ?
Several Omaha , cyclists leave for Kansas
Ity this week i to compote in the races on
the 1st and 2d of ( September. Here's to your
success , boys. Lot's bo hoping that you will
show tlio Kaw's how to rldo bicycles.
John M. Couradt , captain of the Omaha
Wheel club , who has been spending n well
earned vacation in Chicago and his old
homo , Fort Madison , hns returned to his
adopted homo and club life again.
Charlie Nieodtaus , Hurry Dunning and
several moro of the Fremont Wheel club
boys were down from the Dodge county cap
ital last Sunday , They took in the balloon
ascoirslon ut Courlun ; < l Beach nnd exchanged
reelings with tlio Omahu Wheel club bovs
while hero , '
A Century club" Is being "talked up" nt the
Tourist club house , the charter members
being those who , rode tha club century last
year. The club will have u distinctive
budge and only these who have ridden ono
of the club centuries will be eligible to
membership.
Llttlo Bliss , Chicago's pot , is the coming
man whom cyclist * may watch with over In
creasing curiosity and admiration , his per
formance of lute demonstrating that ho Is an
American EdeJXliamcrmun himself , Sangcr
ns well , may Jjiivo to doff his cap to the
llttlo llycr betore another racing season
lilts by.
The real enjoyable riding season has
dawned , und from now until the lust of
November the cyclists thoroughly enjoy
every spin over the country roads they
take. Grape rans , watermelon runs , centu
ries , moonlighti.fipins , club smokers will fol
low ouch other iu rapid Huccession. Now is
thu tlmo when thu ucdvo club man Is In his
clement.
The GanymadoB of Council Bluffs start on
their Sioux 04ty century this morning at
4 o'clock , follow ing the river on thu lowu
side , passing through fifteen or sixteen
smaller towns i luid landing in Sioux City
some tlmo Iu the afternoon , and ruturnlug
by train In the evening. Captain William
son will lead the party.
The Atlanta wheelmen of Newark , N. J. .
have come to the conclusion that the small
amount of glory they got out of their racing
team docs not compensate them for thu
money they spend to keep up the stable ,
therefore they have abandoned It , letting
the racing team stand their own expenses
like ether members of the cljib. The Idea
has caught ou largely with ether clubs and
the old style racing team , when everybody
paid his wuy , is coming to the front.
The Tourist Wheelmen had no called run
last Sunday , their annual picnic being post
poned until today. Notwithstanding this
fact , however , little bunches of the riding
clement were scattered around the country
sido. Some went "llshln1" several took in
Courtland Beach , a small party rodu to Lo
gan , Iu. , others to Papllllon and Glenwood ;
ovoryiiody suited himself , but tlio club run
was lul&sed all the samo. The "club run" is
OVELTIES !
Suits to Order from $20.
| Trousers to Order from $5.
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Overcoats to Order from $18.
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If you are in either of the following
cities and should want a button sewed on , FATHER TIME- "
or some addition to your ward robe please NlCOLL
KEER5
call .
on us.
ME-
Cor Clark & Adams Sts. , CniCAGO , ILL.
Cor Seventh & Iloberts Sts. , ST. PAUL , MINN.
5 Nlcollct Ave. , MINNEAPOLIS , MINN.
i < 00 Douglas St. , OMAHA , NEB.
1048 & 1050 Larimer St. , DENVEH , COL.
Olfl Main St , , KANSAS CITV , MO. 207
HO & 71J ! Olive St. , ST. LOpIS , MO.
D7 & 69 Fountain Square , CINCINNATIOHIO. TE3CSS
S3&35 South Illinois St. , INDIANAPOLISIND
120 First St , PORTLAND , OUE. iUBW S. 15th St.
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710 Market St. , SAN rilANCISCO , CAL.
170 North Main St. , LOS ANGELES , CAL
Which Shall It Be ?
Call on
DR. BAILEY
And let him see.
One week's delay may be long
enough to lose a tooth that today
could be easily made serviceable.
Why do people put off attending1
to their teeth ? It is because they
fear pain. With the latest meth
ods for filling and extracting1 teeth
without pain there should be no
longer any delay on that account.
While you have the money you
had better invest a portion in your
mouth than to risk in many ven
tures that might not prove so ben-
e'ficial to you. Visit the dentist
of reputation and experience ,
OFFICE THIRD FLOOR PAXTON BLOC.C :
JJnfrvmoo Hith Sfroot S/c/o , a'o/o.'jJip/u 1OH. .
P. S , Wo churgo nothing to oxtunlna your mouth nnl toll you how much wj will put U n p. od condition for.
a fixture with nil well regulated cycling
clubs , and Is u source of enjoyment to ail
who participate. What would wo do with
out the "club run1 ? '
Diamond meets are all tlio rage now. The
Wulthum , Mass. , C. C. offer diamonds for
every ovoitt in their program of six races on
Labor day. Hotel clerks and bartenders
will not bo ' 'in it" with the tirade racing
men when it comes to weurlutr diamonds
soon , A racing man , represent ! : ' a certain
eastern club , uppcural at a Banquet u few
ovouings ago with llvo diamond studs
screwed Into his shirt front , four diamond
rings on his lingers , a pair of diamond sot
culT buttons , u diamond cellar button und
two diamond medals I Solomon In < nil his
glory could not have hold a candle to this
muscular speeder ,
Providing the weather is pleasant the
Tourist \Vheelmen will hlo themselves away
to Hellovuo toduy , to spend a faw hours
among the trees und to partake of nn old
fashioned basket dinner , Friends of llio
club or club mcmbeis are especially Invited
to take a day's outing with the club. Club
members , oC courao , wll | not need u special
invitation. Drlntryour lunch baskets to tuo
club house ut 7tu : ! to 8 o'clock , don't forget
your hammock and your best song or story ;
bring 'em all ulong nnd help make the "llrst
annual" a big success , wagons will tnko
the baskets und "siuh" to the grounds , from
thu club house , \\hcolmen piocooJlng by
wheel , If you are late In arriving at the
club house start anyway , thcro will bo some
body just ahead of you , The club will wait
nt the "Hotel" for the stragglers bufpro mov
ing on the grounds ,
f > iicntliinii anil AiiHiirni ,
RIIKJ.TON. Neb. , Aur. ; i4 ! To the Pnortlng
IMIlorof Tin ; UF.K : Was thuio over a live
mile race , gci an you please , between the ox-
soldlerit of the union aimy for u pun > e ? I
hcaid thorn mix one last yrur nt the National
encampment. What time did they inaUo ?
Will look for a reply In your paper. W , J. . II ,
Ans , ICuow of no KUCI race.
Scnuri.Bli , Nub. . An ? . 23. To the Fporllns
Kdltorof Tin : III I' : iudo-.o : < l find utinnp nltli
\vhlch please uiiMuir thu lollouhiK qui'Mluu hy
leturn mall ; Wlmt Is the liukt ici'ord for typeset
sot lint ; liter inudo for u day's nnrk , ten hernia ,
that In , llllhiK the ruse iimf tclllni , ' It empty.
Ono pilntorhoiRchiliiixltlKonly 13,000 , und I
say It is luoru. llall.iy M , Wobt.
Ans. No questions answered by mall un
less of special Importance. Thcro Is no rec
ord for ten hours , Vou do not state size of
typo , or could answer ,
LINCOLN , Nob. , An : : . 21. To the porting Ed
itor of Tin : UKK : Will you Ulndly state. In your
'next ' tiunduy'H Isbiii ) where I cauHeciiru photos
of the champion DUgOUts of ull clusbCbr I , C ,
U. 1/atvr ,
Ans. Tlio Police Gazette , Now York.
Bil.vKiiCur.KK. Neh. Aug.23.-To the Kport-
1111 ; Kdltor of Tliu UKK : Will you decide the
follnuliiK In your next Is uu or TiiehUMiAV
llKKV A bu o runner occupies thu Hint und
another the bocond bate ; ball batted to Held ;
they Btart for homo1 the ono who held burond
runk cut of line bnwecii third and home , Is
ktoppod uy catcher and madu to go hack to
third und ruu In ou thu line ; uivuutluiu the
riinnor uho hi'M first tets homo ahond of tin
the rnmirr uho held .M fond ; Imll pib : cd horn *
und held there after hold minium touch liomn ,
Which , If ellhoi.uf thn iiitmurs Isout ? U. N ,
1'oucra.
Ans. Neither ; thnt Is if the man did not
run out of line to avoid being put out.
( KMU. Nrli. . An , , ' . . 21 , To the Sporting
Kdllorof Till ! Hiis : : I'loaso ntato In Kunday'i
llui : the ago of T. O. Morrlu und Ilothumt.
a i , ii.
Ans. Morris Is 21 j Ucthuno , 83 ,
.AK fin' , Aiitf. 28. To the fiportlng
Kdllorof Tin : lieu : I'leuso btaUi InHiinday'i
llt'U wlmt thn Ma lo WIIH when 1'udily Uyau
won thu championship from Joe ( JOHSI ulso tha
utaUo for the Uyan-Snlllvan champlons'ilu
buttle ? Is Danny Daly In UmahuV
It. T , MANTEL.
Ans. ( I ) $3,000 ; (3) ( ) $6,000 ; ( U ) Daly It
in Load City , S. D.W
CI.AIIKS , Nith. , Aug. 2fi , To the Sportlnr
Kdltor of Tin : IHi : : : I'loaso deride the follow.
IIIR hasu hull priipotdllon ; A runner t llrst
huHe. u foul hall hatted , Imso rnnuur fully u >
touch tliHt hilbii ufti'ipltcicr | linn bull In hU
position , pitcher while Iu proper position dor
livers tlio bill to hattur , who huts out n two-
base hit , hrlnuliiK li.uo i minor homo a rut
butter reaching second ; as thu runner who
came homo mil ? -A Subscriber.
Ans , Who put him outl
III.AIU , Ni'h. . Au ; . ' . 2l.-To the Hportlnz ,
IMItoi of TIIK IIEL ; I'feuso lve In Humlay'S
HUE imiHiiund addiCM of owner of thorough *
bred Irish spaniel html do'If you know of
sucn In Omahu. A Constant Uuudur.
Ans. Thuro la uoau.