THE OMAHA DAILY BEEt SUNDA.YvVrNOVEMBEll 10. 181)3-TWENTY ) PAGES , CHAT WITH THE BOXERS JfoSignof Abatement In Iho Heavy weight Championship Jaw Match. 'SOMETHING ABOUT OMAHA'S ' CHANCES r Jtonft' * Klcrpn-Tho I.nnl of the AVIUI I'owl -\Vlil8pcrlncsorllie Wliocl-Cuo rnitieri of High Degree Ocnernl Cpnrtjr Oo - 1 Up nnil Duration * An wcred. Moro and more circumscribed bccomci the crblt of the prize fighter with cnch passing day , nnd moro dinicult the task of grinding out n grist for the delectation of the fancy. But little hns occurred during the past week worthy of mention other than the fact that Btovo O'Donnoll , the Australian , and old Ocorgo Godfrey , the Boston colored heavy weight , fought a six-round draw before the Providence Motropolo club ; Tommy Hyan and Dick Kagan , the "Montana Kid , " stoned article * for n ten-round light , nnd that the mouthy war between Mitchell and Corbctt c ihows but llttlo signs of abatement. That Ihcro Is to bo no fight grows moro * apparent ns tlmo flics , and It Is potting to bo the very general opinion that neither man is half so anxious as ho would have the dear public think ho Is. It they wcro both in s dead cuuie-st and so monstrously eager to demonstrate- an indifferent world which Is the bnst man they would have settled the question long cro this In private. The al leged $10,000 stake that each man has posted nnd the matchless glory they are panting Ti for should bo sufficient to bring them to gether. It was a slake , and oft-times a chuck teak at thatthat the boys used to go out on . the green at the peep o' day and maul each other wltli the raw 'uns for. in the old days. * But times have changed. Tlio only stake . champions and what n raft of them there nre light for nowadays Is nn Imaginary ono that has Its existence In their minds ana ' advertisements only. It is the gate and the big fat purse they are In such ardent quest ot , and niuo times out of ton they split oven . on this , maugor the way the fight goes. . Happily , however , the days of big purses nnd mammoth crowds have gene by. The egregious demands , the arrogance and dls- { gtisting consplculty of the bully and the Druggnrt brought this about , and no ono t knows this bettor than Mitchell and Cor- bolt. The big clubs were n good thing in i their way , but the brazen fighters wouldn't , lot"them remain so. They not only wanted the colossal prizes offered , but wanted the lion's"share of everything that came in at the doorsand In fact everything in and out of sight besides. Is It any wonder that the game has mot an early death ? Insofar as Jacksonville , Fla. , is concerned - the big premier thumpers are about ns likely to moot there as they are at Hoby or Coney Island. The country guys who nro * offering the purse , protection and other etcetera , might as well endeavor to dam , Niagara with their "stuff. " Such nn event would cause the orange blossoms to droop i nnd wither in shame , nnd the big preen 1 turtles and the alligators haven't , yet boon 1 educated un to a $23 admission fee. They would simply go down in the mud nnd stay I there until the clouds rolled by. And Charlie Mitchell is to play the hero in "RomanyKyis" for { 2,000 a week. It is * worth moro than that. The man who is coaching thu handsome Britisher linancially is a shortsighted individual , and when Charlie gets his $20.000 at the end of his ten weeks engagement lie will still bo loser. I thought all along , however , that Poney Moore's pomery sec son-in-law wasn't going to got ' 'trun" down entirely , but if ho , with all his brilliant histrionic ability and didac tical powers , sees proper to impersonate Romany Hyo for the pitiful sum of (300 a night ho can do so , that's all. I wouldn't do it for twice the figure. Now that Thalia nnd Mclpomcno have twisted their flanges In among Charlie's blonde curls and drawn him within Thes pian's fold for an indefinite period , Jimmy Uorbott , the bruisoful actor , will bo twice as mud as over. Just as soon as Charlie , with Ills bold gypsy band , gets safe out in Syra cuse , Schenectady or Penn Van for his first night's stand , you can look for Jem to put on his plumps and buckle up his bolt and run 1 doVrn to Now York' again for the purpose of killing tbo audacious Briton in a barroom. , libortyof enclosing you a cllpulng frcm the Oakland Tribune of even datu oa the great American lilulTor , J. J. Coruott. " 1 know how neil ho stands with you nnd fool that the article Mill ho appreciated. I might 1 add that the article just about voices the uiil- I vorsal opinion of all who know him out thla I wny. Youri truly , r r. B. Ot coursu 1 do not wish my name nicn- , tinned In-cast-you comment im this or use It , as It la not exactly In line with my business. v Below follows the clipping : "If Corbett and Mitchell are to fight I , vrish to heaven tnoy would set about it and cease from , the endless working of tnoir tire- 4 less , ugly , heavy , pugilistic Jaws. There is a limit to all things , and these gentlemen , long ago overplayed the limit of public pa- tlcnco with their mouthings. Jim Corbott was a pretty good sort of fellow , I believe , . before he blossomed out as a full-blown pugilist , and had the misfortune , through his own merit and through his opponent's > being broken down by a long career of dissipation - ] pation , to lick John L. Sullivan , Since then his head has become"so swollen that ' should think it would make him tired to carry it around. Certainly It makes the rest of us tired to see it and It makes us . mill moro tired to hear it. The worst i of the whole business about this wonderful head is that it scorns to bo loaded and to bo I all the tlmo going off without the slightest provocation , and precisely as though its ' owner did not know it was loaded. Possibly | ho don't. I confess to n well-grounded BUS- 1 plolon that its owner , as a matter of fact. i docs not know much. "There was a tlmo when I wished Corbett well nnd Iwns glad when ho Holcod Sullivan , I because , like some other foolish persons , 1 had fond dreams of tlte uplifting of the ring by the coming of the 'gontleman champion. ' * lean ace the absurdity of all that now. The words 'gentleman' and ' 'champion1 are not , and in tholr nature cannot bo , synonymous. The passing of Sullivan und the coming of Corbctt meant simply that ono sort of brute liad been proven the inferior of another cort. That was the question that was set- , tied at Now Orleans , and the only question. The Corbo.lt brute may bo a bit prettier to look at than the Sullivan brute , but that is ' nil and , anyway , that is a matter of taste. For myself , 1 confess to a preference to the most brutal loolilng of the brute /onus when Judging brutes , and Sullivan approximates the typical brute of the ring ti great di-al moro than does Corbott. Tnut , however , ' niny bo Vocalise wo hnvo been more nccus- toiucd to the Sullivan sort and so have set j up thin sort. , -'As to the pending fiztit , if It over gets ' beyond the jaw stapo , I urn free to say that I would like to see Mitchell win It nnd for ( . several' reasons. It ii enough , though , to \ etato tia.tr ] the victory of tlio Englishman J would brhK ; Corbett down to oartli again u wore offeolually than anything that could f happen to1 hlm , find HO we would get a rest , ' /BO fnr'tts ho was concerned , and so would i his Jaw ; .Th&n * " Iwould - like to see Peter I Jackson lick Mitchell and I think ho could > do it , too and a Chinaman challenge Jack- . ooa nnd Uck. him , und , us a titling Unalo , I would Ilka to see u dog bite the Chinaman. ' We could all kick the dog then , und 1 brutality would reach its proper level. Of course , if Corbott wanted to commence at the foot of the ladder again by challenging the dog 1 would have uo objections to that cither , because ho w > uld Iiuvo no tlmo to , talk in qucli a contest. The dog being champion would dictate the manner of the , bttlo and the puglllitlo Jaw would tmvo , other work to do. " I'urty good , Iin't it , to como so close from Jimmy's uutlvo heath ! What about Tommy liyan'a match with the Montana KidVM ft \VM } , Uonly _ another , . * - "i.1ff4tf * ti * of Tommy's characteristlo engagements , but I hardly look for him to Imvo the snap ho hns cnjovcd In so many cajos. The Kid Is a good stiff man at his viry worst and is apt to make Tommy demonstrate about nil ho knows Mtgnn was onlv slightly outpointed In a po with Jack Dcmpsoy nnd made n stand-off with both Young Mitchell and Charllo Turner , nnd is rated , by those who arc supposed to know , with the very best of the 140-pounders. The contest is to take place yet this month somewhere near Bridgeport , Conn. , nnd will bo for SWWa sldotho same old ad and the gate , hinge * , padlock nnd nil. Ryan is backing himself , while Mike Hulcy , the southern si > ortwlll furnish the dough for the Kid. In a recent mention of our mutual friend. Dick Moore , "A Crn'nk on Fighters" in n Now York pink sheet snysi "A hard man who is very much in earnest is the Impiesslon that Dick Moore of St. Paul , Minn. , makes of himself. Ho has come to tlio front moro rapidly than any northwestern pugilist of recent date , nnd it a welcome accession In our middleweight division. There is certainly power and ability In a boxer who can have Martin Cos- tcllo , the Buffalo , well in hand in seven or eight rounds , and cam n decision over him. This might happen , of course , it Costello was''on , " out In the Police News of last week Sam ITItznatrlck , a trustworthy trainer and n truth teller , was enthusiastic over Coatollo's improved condition nnd prospects. Ho was reckoning two lights ahead , counting on Moore ns beaten , nnd on having Costello matched ncnin with his old Australian foonmti , Dan Crecdon. It will have to bo admitted now , 1 Judge , that Moore is the bolter middleweightto oppose Crcedon. Indued , it is n question if Moore Is not on his record the best tried and proven of- Atneilcnu mlddHnvoighls. Greggalns was , it U admitted , drawn down out of his proper class for his meet ing with Crcodon. Moore has grown upto middleweight"having been lighting until re cently as a welterweight. Ho hns been at Iho game eight years , I am told , although his present ago is but 22 years. Ho is not nn unbeaten. C'larley ' Kemmlo defeated him , as also , I believe , Charley Johnson did. Those reverses of his eaily career hardly count much in view of his recent victories over Shadow Mnbcr , George Kcsslor and Martin Co&tollo. I should call It that Moore is at the top of the trco in our American middleweight class , and that the Job of shaking him down and out is a job for n champion. Ho needs to widen his rcpula- tlon by winning achievements away from homo , but to tackle the best , as he has done in the northwest , and beat them out is sig nificant of Mooro's solid merit. " As a winter haven for pugs Omaha doesn't seem to be in it to any very measurable ex tent this year. Last winter and the winter before there was quite a galaxy of short haired punchers sojourning within our gates , but this winter there isn't a single representative hero known beyond his own llrcsldo. SANDV GUISWOLU. The 1 lituiliHgl lite Cninc. The Lincdln boys with their great Flippln may expect to have an easy time with the boys from across the Big Muddy. If they do there may also bo a big disappointment and surprise "in store for them. The Denver games of. the two teams are no criterion. The Iowa cloven had just begun practice several changes for the better havo'becn made since then. Un the other hand Ne braska had the experience of several hard fought battles. It Is also true that the Kansas Jay Hawkers boat the Ilawttoycs , but only by "flukes" and bad umpiring , it is said. A man named Hca'/h , whom , it is alleged , had c'oached'tho Kansas team , did that Job and his work at times was so "raw" that the crowd on the side throatefied to mob him , while ono burly ex-Pennsylvania student nfTni'n/l * . ' tn nnv nno \ vlinvnnlrt anvioli t.hn jay. " Two rank errors , in themselves enough to change the game to un Iowa victory , was first allowing Kansas llvo po'nts for u punt- over goal , anil the other was allowing a Kansas off-side player to carry the ball over fora touuh-down after a punt by their full- biicir. Then , too , the brace the Iowa cloven took in thu second half of the game 1 They scored twice and only allowed Kansas to cross the goal lines once. * These things show conclusively that the Nebraska collegians will have to fight hard "or lose. Iowa feels confident of victory. For about a week now they have been coached specially on stopping "lino smashes , " so that the invincible Fllppin may run against a stone wall'with jagged projections- the Thanksgiving day game. The offensive line work and end playing of the team is con tinually growing better , and the interfer- ferencu as now played is hard to break through. Omaha pcoplo will remember Stiles and Hall , the be-whiskored center and guard re spectively. Well , they are both gene now , but in place of Stiles , as the Kansas City Times said , ' 'Iowa has a man named Rogers who looks like Sandow , the strong man , and who can gives Stiles a quarter and beat him the half ut center playing. " Rogers weighs 184 , and yet Stiles never met his equal. As guards Iowa has big "Bob'1 Ingersoll nt left , who weighs about 205 pounds , and plays in proportion. He bueKs the opposing line like the great "Bob" lugersoll ntlacks Iho chinches. At right puard is Snowball" Pritchard and his nose mask , u modest IBS- pound boy , who made "Hamll , the hole- maker" ot the Kansans. "a hole-maker for the other side , " as a Baker university man told him after the game at Kansas City. Ah Tackle Iowa has "Blocky" Aldrieh , who played guard last year , and Van Oostor- hout , who plays his old position this year in greatly improved form. ' Iowa's ends are the nerviest men on the team White and Tyrrell both new men ns regular players , but of some experience and hard and sure tacklcrs. "Prince , " Sawyer is at bis old post at quar- lerandin good form and is a veritable "never- fumblo" and grcaVman with the runnors. Myers and Hess are the half backs. Myers , familiarly called "Dago , " is the star player of the team and never falls to make ground on his line smashes. Captain Elliott is the veteran football man of thu team and has played before an Omaha ciowd twice already , and should bo n famil iar face. He played tackle two years ; last year ho played half back , but now ho cap tains the team from the full back's post. There are few better punters , surer ground gainers or moro quick sighted generals on the football field than Elliott. Ho watches ovcry opportunity and plays the game with vim and to win. Ho has tbo entire confi dence of his men , Mr. Elliott was employed in the office of Rich , O'Neill & Sours until the opening of the football season again this full. full.Iowa's Iowa's team will not disappoint its ad- mli-ers and expects to win the league trophy this fall. ling Oiuiiliii u Chance ? I am In receipt of a half do/on communica tions urging mo to boom baseball und see whether Omaha' cannot got a club in the now Western association. So far as that is concerned I can answer positively that she cannot , for the simple reason that not n sinplu individual has manifested the slightest interest in the scheme. John 1 . Barnes , ono of the committee appointed to select the three- remaining cities , was hero for a day , but ho left without receiving any oncouragomunt whatsoever , and Iho proba bilities nro that the projectors of thu now organization have dropped the Gate City for good. Lincoln , I see by tlio press down there , will send n man to Indianapolis next week to see what sort of u show the Salt Creek vlllugo has 01 getting in In Omaha's stead , It would bo a cplo. sal joke on the metropolis If she succeeded. Mr. Hlckoy pees to the Ilooslor capital in Lincoln's interests. , To those who nro so unsfous to have the game boomed and restored hero , I , would say it would bo a good plan for them to slioiy up at Handle's , tlio baseball headquarters for yoais , and manifest tnoir intentions by a proclamation of Just , how deep they yill go , or in plain Kufdlsh how much casli they will glvo to restore professional baseball to Omaha. A first class team cannot bo sus tained on wind , Players may survive the winter on n snowball diet , but in tbo sweet summer time nothing less than itrawborry shortcake will maintain i them. lug order that they got this there must bo gate re ceipts , and o well supported club .to back them up. The gentlemen who are ao iuipor- luimtu thatTjiK BBB boom the sport can accomplish great thlutrs by coming out iu tlio dally prints themselves , raveallng their ideas and plans und stating just how much stuff they-would llko to put into the good causa. But to saow wh t a socimncly iinpractlca- HOLIDAY OFFER this offer begins , but It's Customary WHAT IF YOU WANT IT with us to make iiiiduce- a special holiday - THINK you must get your 1 Qf ment we have decided to make this 'year's order in before . lot. offer . ' ' Unprecedented. 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OPEN' SUNDAYS 10 to 4. > lo orcanization the now Western Inafruo , ns t now stands , is bound Jo bo , itis only nee-1" issary to do n little figuring. Iloro nro a n\v rough cstiulates to go un : For instance each club must Imvo nt least hirteen mon , nnd with Kansas City , Sioux City , Minneapolis , Milwaukee , Toledo , ludmuapolis and ColUmbus 'ana any ono other of the several cities mentioned , they must travel to the extent of $2.000 cnch ; 'lotcl bills on the rend will cat up $1,800 moro , ir.larics at the $1,800 limit. § 8,100 ; umpires , $750 : league expenses , $50 ; ground lenso , $000 ; uniforms , balls , advertising , water , etc. , § 1,000 ; first class protection , $500 , or nearly $15,000. All of which must be gotten out of ISO games , and with such dead base balls in the circuit as Milwaukee , Indianapolis - apolis nnd Toledo it cannot bo done. On the other hand , a western league com posed of Omaha , St. ' Paul , Davenport , Dos Aioines , Sioux City , Kansas City and Lin coln , with a $1,000 salary limit , could bo made a success unquestionably. They could swim through the season -with twelve mon. Their railroad expenses would not exceed 51,000. hotel bills $ l,500-salaries. $4,500 , um pires $ -100 , league expense $50 , ground lease 000 , uniforms , balls , advertising , water , etc. , $1,000 ; third class protection 100 , or a total of $9,271.01. With the single exception , probably , of DCS Moincs , all of these cities would play Sunday ball , which is an oi-onvhelming fac tor in each club's success in this circuit , while In the circuit as it now stands tlicro are not four Sunday towns. , , Statesmen Cue Iuihor . "Billiards is ono of the best games for boiled brains , " writes Frank C. Carpenter. "John Quincy Adams "found this out years ago nnd ho bought the first billiard table ttiat over went into the white house. There is a billiard table in the executive mansion today , and it is said that President Cleveland - land handles ) , ho cue for an hour at a time af tor ho has been worried to death by the oftlco seekers. President Garfie'd ' was also a good billiard player and ho was also fond of croquet and ball. Arthur used the billiard table of the white bouse vory'freoly nnd his best brain tonlci came from a game , of this sort. Ex-Senator Palmer of Michi gan had a billiard room in his house , where his follow senators often came to play. Ho was troubled a good deal by insomnia and ono of his best receipts for slcop was to got physically tired , Senator Butler of South Carolina plays a good cumo of billiards , and I am told that Heed of Maine and Crisp of Georgia uvo exports with the cue. " of tlio Wlieol , IVooder. rirns will bo used to a great extent - tent next season. Lady cyclists \yllj bo Interested to know that the divided skirt is being universally adopted as the most becoming and comfort able for riding. The Tourists took their reuular club run last Sunday , tholr destination being Bcllovuo. Plattsmouth will bo their goal today. A largo turnout is anticipated. Tlio Omaha Wheel Club house is crowded nightly with tlio jolly members who find the comfortable quarters a great attraction. A series of winter entertainments nro talked of. of.Tho The entertainment committee of the Tour ist Wheelmen Imvo postponed the club ban quet until some time the following month , desiring to glvo the banquet In the now club houso. The third annual banquet of the Tourist AVheolmun will occur this mfinth and will probably bo held at their club house. The club's riding season closes on the 00th of this month , when the club medals will be awarded , Carter Harrison , Chicago's martyred mayor , was good friend of the wheelmen. Hiti untimely death was as much felt atndug the cyclists us among his acquaintances of otlior walks in life. James R Kbersolo of Omaha Is a candl data for the oftlce of etiiof consul of the Ne braska division of the League of American Wheolmon. Mr , Kbcrsolo will undoubtedly make an uftlcleut oftlcer. Parisian irallco ofilccrs have adopted the wheel , and it is a common sight to see a doughty patrolman' skimming- noiselessly along the pavement in pursuit ot some of fender of the majesty of the law. Donvcr is making a great play for the ' 01 national meet. Western cyclliti should all help the Deuverltes * 'clnch" tbo plum. It is about time that the league of American Wheelmen wus doing something for the west. The Tourist Wheelmen clo e their riding season with today's run. A full nnd com plete tabulated statement showing the club's achievement * in the way of club and medal mileage wilLJbo" published in next Sunday's BEK. .j i E. C. Bald rode a quarter mlle flying start on tho-Hartfprd track Simday , October 2'J , in the phenomenal , jtinjo of 24 H5 seconds. This Is undoubtedly the fastest tlmo for a quarter made to date , yet tho. record does not go , as it was made on tlio Sabbath. Ed P. Walker was elected to the ofllcc of vice president of the Tourist Wheelmen last Thursday evening to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. Moody. Mr. Walker is nn active wheelman , a prominent worker in the club and will make a good club leader. "Jonnio Jonson" is slashing great slices off the World's records at Independence , la. Those old fossils who have doubted the speedy western boy's .ability to make rec ords have drawn In their horns and are look ing on at his wonderful performances with ns much admiration us his most sanguine friends. Several local wheelmen , members of the city clubs , demonstrated to the public on election night that the bioyclo is n rapid means of dellverine messages. The city was patrolcd nearly all night by speedy riders , who carried the returns from the different polling places to a local paper , and in most cases the service rendered was quite satis factory , deliveries being made promptly and rapidly. The different cycliug journals are rustling briskly for matter to fill their Xmas num bers. Bearings promises' to outdo all pre vious efforts nnd will send out to' its many thousand readers a mngaziuo replete with interesting reading , engravings and tabu lated records. The Wheel , Hoferco nnd Cycling West will all be models of the printer's and engravers's art. The "informal smoker" held at the Tourist club house furnished A very pleasant oven- ing's enjoyment for the twenty-live or thirty club members who attended. Excellent music by the Omaha Xlthor club and Fred R. Walter helped materially to while the hours away. The "smoker" broke up at ft Into hour , ovcry ono expressing an opinion that they had had a good time. Fred L. Moody , the genial vica president of the Tourist Wheelmen , has removed from the city permanently. Ills resignation as an oftlcor nnd member of the club wus ac cepted nt the lust regular uusincss meeting. Mr. Moody hns been an enthusiastic and valuable member of the Tourists nnd his withdrawal from the club is felt with great regret. His clubmates ono und all wish him the biist of success iu whatever htutlon in lifo ho may take. Henry Frcdrlckscn won the' special prize nt last Thursday evening's high live games in the Tourist championship contest. Ho caused a deal of merriment when ho started in to unwrap his prize , which was done up in a neat package. Several hundred yards of tissue paper wcie unwound , dlscloslcg at last a gigantlo cigar , Weighing about a pound. Henry had JUSLceat off before the wrapping had been unwound and the players enjoyed his amazement hugely. Tom Kck , ho of tligtqyor ) ] { locks nnd old- time Coliseum fnino,3 certainly ono of the greatest trainers of tuf/Jage. His superior handling of "Yonnio Ygnson" this and lust season bus aomonatr.TOwy this. Added to the years of experience najt racer himself Is his Icnowl'idgo of just ftpw to train u set of muscles for speed , fij > w Judgment and a track generalship of JjdMjioan ability , all of which he Imparts to $ ( sl > rotGge in on in- credlblo short space gt _ - - If nothing occurs ftfja \y the present pro- coedlngs tbo Tourist w colmon will bo "at Jiolilo" in their elegan I uo\v quarters ot 1009 California streo . the first of next month. The residence [ erred to is an elab- orately finished one , rep 9te with all modern improvements , and wHJ" plvo the club men n beautiful , .commodioi and comfortable club house. Hot aiuL knnd water , steam heat , billiard tnblesrj ifilo parlors und cheerful grate flres. For ? mo tlmo the club lias found that their prosent.cottago wus too small for their needs ami have been looking up n moro suitable house. They will lit up the house In a manner to suit the most fas tidious of club men and lii accordance with their means. What cyclist has not heard of "Karl Kron" or read his charming book- ' "Ten Thousand Miles on a Bioyclo ? " Ills numo always uallsback memories of the pioneer touring days when "Expert Columblas" 'with straight handle bars , solid tyres , braided cycling cos tumes , club buglers nm\ \ waving club pen nants were all the race. The Iteferoo ha * this to say about him : "It was Saturday last. Pushing a 48-inoh Expert Columbia of the vintage IbSO , clad in a white flannel riding suit , with black stockings and llttlo round white hat , with Lamson's luggage carrier and wearing a bloyelo watch , was Karl Kron , pioneer tourist. la j ears gone by his name was prominent. Ho was start ; ing from nn uptown bicycle store for n fifty mlle spin over "Long Island's roads. " Ho still sticks to the good old ordinary and con temptuously refers'to the safety as a velocipede - podo much beneath his notice. Karl Kron will'remdin , probably , for -many years to como , ono of those cycling "freaks , " so vivid a reminder of the long ago. In ThloKot niift Stubble. Billy Nason has migrated to California. Dick Morrcll and E. II. Barrett of Mil waukee , are slaughtering the quail down at Arapahoo. The ducics and geese have about , all levanted and it is quail and rabbits only from now on. M. C. Peters and James Smead bagged an oven dozen quail and several mallards at Honoycrcek Monday. Yardmastcr McNeil of the Union Pacific was up above Florence last Sunday , and came back with a bag of thirty-two ducKs , mostly mallards. Henry Homan wns in the stubbfo at Chap man a nay recently anil killed a line bag ot quail. Ho corroborates the general report of plenty of birds. Georgo'Sinall spent a day out near Clarks last week , bagging seventeen quail and three jacks. He reports the birds quite plentiful out that way. The Omaha nnd Bern is Park Gun club- weather permitting will hold a big sweep- sinkes shoot at their grounds across the river Thanksgiving day. J. M. Davison of Percival la. , was in the city Thursday. He says the shooting on Forney lake , near McPaul , this fall w.s bet ter than it has been for years. Fred Fuller and Editor Gabo Runklos went over to Manawa Tuesday and killed oh , ever so many mallards , cranes , pelicans , swans , duuks and dickey birds. "They Are Off at the Gut" See , at the Diamond pool rooms threw the No. 8's into the carcasses of nine squirrels and sovcn quail down on the romantic Papplo last Sunday. Frank Smith , Charles A. Coo and C. N. Dolt/ put in a couple of days iu .thicket and htubblo out on the B. & M. last week. They are now all growing oleaginous and happy on quail on toast. Those old veteran 'gooso slayers , George A. Hoaglnnd , .f. J. Dickey nnd W. P. Me- Farlano , together with Will Salisbury , spent three dayti at Sutherland last week and bagged forty-six geese , principally big Cauadas. J. C , Head writes fiom Hastings that ho 1s having tlio best quail shooting of his life. Ho avers that some of the blrda. are ns big as chickens and that ho has grassed fifty- two without n miss. The medal awaits J. C. on his return , M. C. Peters owns the best bred Iowollyn setter iu the city , She is registered and was broken by the noted T. G. Davy of London , Ont , Mr. Peters also hns in hand Easter Lily , another full-bred Lewellyn , owned by n. M. Dobbins. Jlmti. DoBevoiso of the Itook Island , wore out n milt of McGlnty clothes up In the brush above Florence the ether day , chasing a rabbit. Ho shot into n bunch of quail , when a rabbit jumped up and Jim dropped his Lofover nnd wont after him. Ho chased it into Jack Woods'saloon about half past 7 that overling , "Bloridy" Clark , A. J. Webb and Will SImcral spent last Sunday at or near Colum- UUB. Slmoral had clmrtored a freight car to bo on the ttlda track at U Monday morning to bring In tholr geese , The oar was there nil right , but the geese got away. Wobhy , howovorgot sovcn tealwhile Bloudyand the lawyer got very tired. Fred J. Lamb of Sidney , la. , and the acknowledged champion shot of his baili wick , has been In the city several davs. Fied has had some great duck and snlpo shooting this season , having shipped to Chicago cage U.UOO ducks und 1,400 snipe , nil of which ho killed himself. Says he can kill moro gnmo tuau any ono man in this country. It might bo proper to add that Fred saw the city by moonlight. Billy Hoagland is just iu'from Gothenburg. Ho icports the honkers about all gono. Saturday Might a week ago ho says they flew over southward bound by the thousands and ho anticipated great snooting the next day. Accordingly ho was In his hole-on tlio bar before sunup and , although ho stuck tboro until 0 in the evening , ho didn't got a feather. Tlio birds all vrcnt south nnd ho despairs of any further sport this season. Arountl the OHlce .Stove. Kansas City has her hooka out for Billy Kluaman. Chattanooga's ' fans are lamenting over the dropping of that city from the Southern league circuit. The St. LouU Brown * have dropped both of the old Western league graduates , Good- enough and Twinehnm. Jake Wells expects to manage the Mobile team .next season. That means that there will be no club at Pensacoln. Toledo is hustling for her now Western league toara. John J. Carney , the ox-Cow boy , has been signed as manager and first base. E. H. Decker , the old catcher , has been sent to nn Insane asylum. Ho believed ho was wealthy nnd had n mania for drawing CHOCKS on banks in which ho had uo do- posits. Detroit stands as much chance of breaking into the National league as .Toliot or Grand Rapids. The league as at prcsentconstitutod will remain as it is until the magnates de cide to return to an eight-club basis. Chicago cage Herald. Dad Clarke is up to his old tricks. New York offered him $1,500 for next season with n good slice of advance money , but Dad hold out for $2,000 , and Johnny Ward told him to go. The new Southern league will open April 15 noxt. The salary limit will be $1,000. J , B. Micklin of Chattanooga was ok-otcd presi dent. There are to bo but eight clubs In the circuit next season New Grlcans.JS'abhville , Atlanta , Mobile , Savunnah.Augusta.Clmrles- ton and Memphis. It is the same old story from Milwaukee. She no sooner gets into a minor league than she begins to talk of the big organization. Harry Quln now says he has an option on the Louisville francnise , but ho qualifies the assertion with "whenever that club is willing to quit. " He might be able to get the sumo thing on Chicago. Billy Harrington expects to manage the Sioux City Baseball club next.scason. Har rington thinks the now Western league Mill bo u big success. Sioux City has its inouoy up nnd will certainly bo in the circuit. It is expected that an organisation will bo per manently effected at the meeting to bo hold in Indianapolis tomorrow. with tlio Olovcu. Tlio pnelllst whoso fortoK gab Would pioudly scorn uvuslve blabber , If his Billclont Ihis could jab Asdoftly us Ills loiigiio can jabber. I'uck. Jacksonville claims the big mill as "a cinch" for Florida. The Olympic club Is confident that all the clouds now hovering over them will bo swept away in time to give them the inter national mill. Tommy Hyan and D.inny . Necdham are to meet in Chicago for ten rounds in January. Tommy shouldn't , allow D.inny to go half the journey , The now club at Chicago has offered GeorgJ Dixon a $1,500 piuao to box six rounds with Frank.McHugh . , Tommy White , Van Hcest or Solly Smith. 'Tls ' said that Mary Anderson received In structions in boxing from Charles Mitchell. They wore given nnd taken to relieve the monotony of n sea voy.iiro. "Fred" Johnson , who fought George Dixon , has challenged Morgan Crovvthor to fight at eight stone ten or twelve pounds for 300 a side und thu largest purse at Lon don , The story has Juat leaked out in the east that n month ago Joe Choynski was drugged by a "con" man named Gcorgo Stevenson and robbed of 1GOO in Carey Welch's Now \orkdlyo. At n "mass" mooting at Jacksonville to protest against the Corbott-Mltchcll contest taking place there Just 121 people turned out , and that included ministers , ladles and school cinldrcii. "Jnx" would probably llko the big mill. "Billy" Kobmson. better known as "Cock Kobln , " nnd "Tom" Williams of Australia have been matched to fight in London nt ten stone six pounds for n purse of 309. The fiuht is to tuko plucu In the National Sporting club In Decombpr. Should Wil liams win Ho will return to America nnd challenge "Billy" Smith of Boston to fight again. TulU of tlio Iliirnomon , There Is already considerable talk of a big trotting meet for Omaha in June nsxt , Clint Brings is in Syracuse , wheio ills very Bucccsaful string of 'W flyers are ntublod for tbo winter , Charleston , W. Vu. , Is to have a now rnc- lug association. The stock will tie IIO.OOU , in flOO shares. Pansy McGregor broke the world's year- Hag trotting record ut Hnlton , ICuti. , doing tbe distance in 21 ; K < Ex-Governor D. H. Francis of Missouri is likely to bo chosen president of the Si. I/iuls Fair and Jockey club , vlco Holla Wells , who recently resigned. The celebratPd Texas race horse. Gov ernor Row , for wnlcli hU owner , L. F , Per ter , refused $5,000 , died of congestion of thu lungs ut the San Antonio Jockey club stables the other morning. Turfmen in Now York nro trembling now that the republicans have the machinery ot stale. Diclc Crokor , who was considered "tho power behind the throne , " is now n weight to the business. Yo T.imbion and all the ether flyers hi tlo ; Kendall stables are to bo sold under tno hammer at Chicaco , November 25. Chris. Smith , the plunger , although not u financial wreck , has all the expc-ricncc'in ' racing horses that ho wants. " O G. Walbaum , the king of Guttonberg , is singing Inn minor key jusc now. The people ot Hudson county , irrespective of party , have elected Colonel John J. HoiToy , the re publican candidate for sheriff , and that means gooaby to winter racing on the hill. Clmmplon Killu Shot ot HID Army. Sergeant H. M. Davidson of company G , Sixteenth infantry , lormorly stationed'at ' Bellevue , now nt Salt Lake , dropped in on the sporting editor for "n brief chat last Wednesday. Sergeant Davidson is tha champion rifle shot of the United States nrmy , if notiof the world. Ho holds govern ment medals handsome solid gold trophies that represent about $1,000 in monoy.'won ut tlio ( illtorcnt army competitions during tlio past lour years. Davidson IB champion ut ull distances , nnd in the last competition ho made a score of 22 out of n possible 2T on tbo moving target at 800 yards. Sergeant David , son's Home is in Bloomiuglou , Tc'iin. QurBtloiiH null Auawarii. OHD , Nob. , Nov. 19. To tlio Sporting rdllor of TUB UKK : Who Is " .Himppoi" Uuulson , how old und wliuio from ? 1' . U Q , Ans. HMs the champion Joekoy of the United States US years of age , from Now Jersey. OMAHA , Nov. 11. To ( lie Spoitlii IMItoroI TUB HEK : A bets It lliutlf n IIUUI'M nuinunp- pours twice on n ballol.siiy undoiird by hoili independent , und duniocrutli : pal IV , und you inaliua ciov ) aCloreacb that that tJno\\ti your ballot out. H siiyr , It counth once. I'Juutu hiiy who wliiH , AHubscilIu ! ! . Ans. The courts will shortly answer this question for you. SOUTH AiniuiiN , Nub. . Nov. 10. To ibu Knott ing IMIlorof Tiih Ilisu : In a club hum ttliut Kiiniti cutints , und how many pointsIf them Is n book o ( riiluMKOVurnliiK Hi" iibovo pltiiu ! let u * know through no.xl innul'iy's DKK wheiu thohiiiniican bo obtained , und oblige -Auburn Utin Club. Ans. You can schedule the points to suit yourselves. Tliere Is no book on this sub ject. HITIIPIIISB , Nov. lli. To tlio Kpottlne KOItor of Tin : IIIE : : 1'limsu Hlaio In yoiu Sunday' * Jlin : \shethorornutlhuro u u Ineed of do s known us Itusslnn bettor , and buttlu u illijmtob. . U. Neiil. Neiil.Ans. Ans. There is. GIIANT , Neb. , Nov. ID , To tlio Pjiortlns Hill- tor of Till ! UKK : To deeldo ubul Kindly ansuur Iho following question In Till : . bn.Mnv Jlii : . Did Uhnrlcy Mitchell uver incut JaeUson In thu nng ) A. Homier. Ans , Ho did not. OJIMIA , Nov. 11. To thoFporllns Kdllor of TIIK IIKI : ; In u iwo-liaiidod KUIIIU nfeilbunKti A IIIIH fuurhcuits in his liunil nnd Iho llflh Is turned , H hol * 0 that the llubli only founts four according to American association i ulus , Ans , A wins. OMAHA , Nov. JO. TO tlio Hportlni ; Hdllor of TIIK ( IKK ; In four liunded KIIIHU of high live A und II , Uund n piirtnuiii. Auml II have -ID , ( anil I Ml ) . Uunil IHild U und htivo jack und Ijulli liven , A nnd 11 getting IdKbi low and aiuno , WJilcL wins ) Vuja. Ans , A und B , Constant Header See above answer , II covers your question , A method of foir signaling IIUH been Intro duced on ( several branches of tlio North Lon don syatcm of the Uioat Northern railway of Knglunu which obviates much of thu un reliability anil complexity of tlio b.vatuma hitherto used. A wiru U laid In n pipe from the signal box to the various signals , nt which brushes of copper project four or llvo Inches ubovo the side of the rail nearest the signal. A similar brush , which connects with an Indicator nnd bell on thu engine , it llxcd to the tnginu footplate , \\hw thu signal points to danger the two brubhua como in contact nnd the tinuing of the bull und the warning of the driver by a mtulu- turo signal on the engine that tlio line is jiot clear Is tint result. The arrangement can be readily switched off In tine wcatlior BO as to become inoperative. The dissolute and disreputable marquis of Qucensberry has been muriied to n rich. young und beautiful lady. To the credit ol America it must bo remembered that tin bride Is not one ( if our country wo in on. DoWltt's Witch Htt70l Salvo cures sores. Witch Hazel Hulvo cures ulcer *