10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; SUNDAY , FEBRUARY 11 , 1891-SIXTEEN PAGES.
CHAT WITH THE BOXERS
A Move to Get the Corbett-Jackson Pighl
for Omalm.
WHISPERINGS OF THE WHIRLING WHEE1
WrntPrn Turf Milttrrft-Aiiiniii |
tliu Shooter * unit tint 1'Uhcrn Itffrr h-
liiB ItriT/rft fnini Mm Hull field nnil
H ( Inn-nil Sporting Compendium ,
Inutile of tlirco weeks Dick Moore nntl D.ir
Crccilon nro to flfht to n finish somewhere
In IloHlnn , nnd t might odd that Inside ol
throe weeks tlio probabilities nre that Ilci !
Moore will receive n thorough licking. Croo. .
ilon In the big , broad-shouldered , bulky pup
who clalniM tin ) middleweight championship
of AiiHtralln , but of course unjustly , for thai
title belong * to one Robert Fltzslimnons In
disputably. That ho Is nn extra good mat :
In his elms , however , ROCS without Haying. .
Ho defeated Alex Groggalns , once the pride
of the const , without turning a hair , and foi
the past several months has been the spar
ring partner of Jim Corbott. That he has
Improved by his association with the chain-
1 Jilon there IH but little room for iloubt , and
nutslda of FltzHlmmons I do not believe
there If a middleweight In the country wlu
i can whip him.
l
A funny thing about this proposed fight If
that It Is to bo for the middleweight chain-
jilonHlilp of thu world. Deb Fitzslmmons , II
1 is then presumed , Is graciously staking Dlcfc
, and Dan to this bauble , but this Is ( Ulllctill
, to credit when the lanky Kangaroo'r
. , . penurlousness Is taken Into consideration ,
The truth of the matter Is the fight Is to
U bo for no championship whatsoever , but
pimply for the glory and shekels there may
' bo In It. For Dick Moore It meant ) every
thing , that Is If he can win , but for Creedon
It mcunsery little unloau ho gets licked ,
and , as I said before , this Is highly Improb
able.Vhllo Dlok Moore Is a rattling good
man , ho has never displayed anything like
rhamplonshlp form and will bo going up
against the old thing sure when he meets
ini'ii of the CreoJon calibre. The best man
Dick ever whipped was "Shadow" Maber. who
for the past year has been "going out" bc-
fore all corner * ) with the regularity of a Sailor
Drown or George La Hlanche. It Is remote
from my doslro to detract In the slightest
degree from Dick's worth as a man and a
lighter , but when his vaulting ambition
leads him so far astray an honest confession
Is the only thing that fits. In any event I
will pull for the St. 1'aul boy.
SOUTH-OMAHA , Feb. 9. To the SportIng -
Ing Hilllor of The Hoe : I hereby chal-
leiiKc I'ut Ford , Jr. . lo a finish light for any
amount of money ho may want to put up.
Or will meet Ike I'nraons n limited number
of lotiniiti ( any under ten rounds ) for any
amount of money he wants to put up.
HILLY OALi.
The above challenge was unaccompanied
with any deposit , but the entirely trust
worthy and reliable character of the gentle
man who sent It , and who will back Daly ,
lias been guaranty enough for Its publication.
George Dlxon has at last made another
match. H was consummated last Saturday
evening at Chicago , and Is with Alfred
Grlinths , bettor known as Young Grlffo ,
They are to light In June , along about the
time Corbott and Jackson are planning to
scrap , for f ! > ,000 n sldo and the Inevitable
largest purso. If the affair ever eventuates
It ought to be a great go. Dlxon Is the king
of all featherweights , and Grlffo la highly
commended by the best connoisseurs of fightIng -
Ing llesh.
liut what Is the use of making these big
matches ? I'uglllsm Is under a popular ban ,
and there Isn't a single reputable club with
professional prl/o lighting as Its excuse for
living in existence today. Who lo then to
give the "largest purse ? " 'Frisco , New
York , Chicago and Now Orleans have all
put the bars up. Jacksonville Is little bet
ter than a panel house , and so there you
nre. Small affairs between comparatively
unknown pugs may yet be pulled off at
various points , but there Is but little hope
for the celebrities.
Fighters are not nearly so particular these
days as they were a year back. With but
few exceptions they are all ready and eager
now to go anywhere and scrap for almost
anything. Dan Creedon and Dick Moore are
to get only $1,500 , which possibly means two-
thirds of that figure , and Alex Greggalns ,
George Godfrey , Tom Tracoy , Tommy Ryan ,
Mysterious Hilly Smith , Solly I'ulaskl , John-
HV Grlllln , Iko W r and a half hundred
more wuat engagements at any price. And
ffom the outlook I take It most of them will
continue to want. The fighters' future Is
anything but roseate , yet most of the fight
ers arc rosettes.
"I am down on my luck , " Is the one
cry of the rud hots , and many fighters who
wore conspicuously mentioned a itwolvo-
inonth ago have dropped out of sight entire
ly gone to work , maybe , and more arc
dropping every day. Not only have the
fighter * disappeared , but their backers , too.
K\on genial Xoko Abrahams , who dreamed
of the wealth of the Rockefellers , through
thi ) channel of ono Solly Smith , Is now
wheeling grunts In a Sacramento packing
liouse. When In New Orleans but ono year
ago , Eeko were diamonds that would have
turned Alvln Joslln groan with envy , nut
they have all gone up the spout. Gcorgu
Dlxon checked Ezcklol's mad onrush to
wealth and fame. Solly proved a meteor of
but Inslgn'flCiUit magnitude. Goodbye , Zeko ;
goodbye , Solly.
An Interesting question has been raised as
to what Mitchell lost by the Interference of
Corbott'h seconds In restraining the cham
pion from committing a foul , and whether
or not the referee should have given
the battle to Mitchell on a
technical foul , saya the Boston
Herald. There Is no doubt but that Cor-
liutt would have fouled his man as ho rested
helpless on thu Moor but for his seconds , who
had up business In the ring. If so , the rof-
creo would have had to glvo the Englishman
the verdict. That would have m'eant $20,000
to Mitchell , besides a chance to inako n gre.U
deal more giving exhibitions , mid also an
other match. The men who bet on Mitchell
would have won thulr money , which must
have begn hundreds of thousands throughout
the country. Whllo Corbett's secojids did
not bother Mitchell , they certainly saved the
battle and the money for tholr man. The com
ment of Mr , Spencer T. Williams , the well
known referee of boxing In this city , on this
point IH as follows : "There can bo no
iloubt as to the final result of n battle on
Its moi'lts botwenn these men , yet It was
possible for Corbott to lese the contest on
technicalities. First , It Is a breach of Mar-
iiuls of Queonsborry rules for a contestant
to Hland over his opponent after ho has
knocked him down , unless ho has returned
to his corner and waited ten seconds. This ,
I understand from the Herald report , lie
illd not do , but stood over Mitchell like a
hawk waiting for his prey. ' Second , It
wan a breach of the rules for his seconds to
rush Into the ring and put hands on Cor-
) icU. To bo sure , this technical foul was
ilono to prevent Corbott committing a
Kroater foul , yet mark what was possible
tinder a strict observance- the rules ; Had
Corbetl's seconds not restrained him from
hitting Mitchell , Mitchell would have bad
every cltancu In the world of winning on n
foul that could not have been overlooked l < y
the referee. Yet I am satisfied that It was
for thu best of all concerned that the > \ffalr
terminated as It did. "
That Champion Jim Corbott Ignored the
challenge of "Denver" I'M Smith at Jack-
HonVlllo Is no reason why the association of
red hot uports should bollovo that
the doughty Drum docs not
want to Hfibt the obllterator of
of John L. and Charlie M. EJ U In earn
est ami has the best of backing In J. J.
Qulnn of San Francisco , the man who had
the necessary faith to stay with him In his
battle with aoddard. the Australian giant.
While I think Smith ts good enough for almost
I do not con-
most any of the heavy-weights.
Hldur him good enough for Corbet t. He Is
too short every way , In body , legs mid
reach , and although Iw would doubtless give
ilio champion ns hard a fight. If not hnrdcr ,
than any bo has evarxhad. I cannot bring
myself to bellovo thoTlio would have any
hort of a chance of victory. His fight with
Joe aoddard was ona of the hardest battles
of Ilio century and his success a llttlo less
than mnrveloui. But lightning , you know ,
does not most always strike twice In the
Ramn place. However , as the advertising
tlicro Is In It Is about all there la to the
lighting profession these latter (1ayn , all I
have not to say la pitch In Edward and make
the moRt of It , and If the gang wants tc
know where you Binoko Invite them to call
'round to the Champion's Rest , 13t2 ! Larimer
street , opposite the city hall , Denver , and
Join "cm In a pipe.
Among the host of'thoroughbreds I met at
Jacksonville I forgot to mention Eugene
Talbot. He's from Ottumwa , la. , and In
all right , He was for Corbott and had the
nerve to put $300 to win $90 , and ho let the
bulk of It go that night for fizz at the
Everett bar.
"Willie Orccn" of the St. Louis Star Bay-
Ings , like n few others that might be men
tioned , now takes off his cap to Jim Corbott
and says : "It Is unfortunate for the sport
that the battle should have been fought
under rough-and-tumble rules , but In It
Corbott dcmonsttated to the satisfaction of
everybody that ho IH the greatest pugilist
living today. Ho went at Mitchell as
Sullivan went at Paddy Ryan when the only
John L. was In hla prime , and Corbctt did
Mitchell with the gloves about a minute
quicker than It took Sullivan to defeat
Ryan with the raw 'tins. Mitchell simply
was not In It. He was out-classed. He
would not stand a ghost of a show With
Corbett at any stage. He disappointed
everybody and did not como up to what had
been predicted of him by his admirers.
He was the quickest and worst whipped
man that ever stepped Into a ring , and Is n
living evidence of the fact that James J.
Corbett has got beyond the stage of 'lovo
taps' and knows haw to deliver a knockout
blow. Corbett Is now the acknowledged
champion heavyweight boxer of the
world. "
It may be looked upon as n colossal
joke , but thorn Is nothing jocular about It
when the statement Is "made that reputable
business parties of this city are quietly layIng -
Ing the ropes to secure the Corbett-Jackson
fight for Omaha. As yet nothing definite
Is know and there may be nothing come of
It , which Is most likely , but I know that a
move Is'being made with this end In view.
True It Is that a finer arena for such an ex
hibition than the old Coliseum docs not e.iist
In the country today , and $110,090 profit would
not bo an extravagant estimate could the
battle bo brought off here.
SANDY GK1SUOLD.
Sluili We Ifaxi ) the. right ?
OMAHA , Feb. 7. Sandy Grlswold , SportIng -
Ing Editor of The Dee : The newspapers of
the country , especially the sporting preis , are
tccmlngwlth comments about the coming con
test between Corbett and Jackson. It would
therefore not bo any too early to make stren
uous efforts to get the moneyed men of our
live city Interested and offer a suitable purse
which would Insure the fight coming off In
Omaha. The advertisement our city would
got cannot bo overestimated. Wo have not ,
according to the commercial agencies ,
suffered as much financially as any other
city of thu same size , and there ought to
bo but llttlo exertion required to raise an
immense sum say $80,000 to get the
light. The sporting fraternity , which Is
always well represented as to numbers in
our city , could bo depended on to jalse a
goodly portion of the sum and do some tall
hustling among buslnes men for the bal
ance. I will therefore ask yo u to take
hold and In next Sunday's Bee in the
sporting columns glvo your views on the
subject. I willdo some talking on the out
side , but this compared to your efforts
would be as thunder to a small boy's yell In
an empty barrel. The World-Herald will
call the two great lighters brutes , tramps
and bums , but In Its account of the battle
afterwards will not hesitate to crowd out
church notices and Dr. Talmage's sermon ;
also to glvo u very full account of the bat
tle. H will no iloubt call upon Governor
Crouiibo to do his duty , and threaten
Sheriff Drexel with Impeachment If ho
does not interfere.
Tills will not have any effect upon the
lover of sporting matters any more than
the sermons that ' will bo preached
against such a 'brutal exhibition of
strength or the Ill-will that the mention of
a prize tight In Omaha will stir up amongst
the church going people. Therefore go
ahead.
As to the advantages accruing to the city.
As the battle will be , the same as all
other previous heavyweight contests , the
greatest In modern times , so will the
crowd attracted by It bo the greatest
Omaha has ever sen within Us limits.
Chicago day at the World's fair
will have to tnho a" back scat. Our hotels
will double , treble , aye , quadruple their bus
iness during the weekof the battleand
each ono coin a few thousands. Street rail
way companies will do the biggest business
In their history , and , Incidentally , they must
not bo forgotten when the hut Is passed.
The Coliseum , where the fight will be pulled
off , could be temporarily enlarged and thus
glvo employment to Idle carpenters. Busi
ness nt the depots will bo rushing , and every
livery stable keeper must engage additional
help to keep up. The above are only a few
advantages we .would derive. But none of
these can hold a candle to the advertising-
world wide and free at that which Omaha
would get out of the affair.
The advantages Omaha offers. Our streets
are all paved and a network of railways
covers them. No mile and a half of poor ,
soft , yellow sand intervenes between the
center of the city and the scene of the con
test. Passengers from other towns will beset
set down in front of the entrance within
thirty minutes after landing In Omaha.
A club composed of our most successful
and solid business men should bo formed.
J. K. J.
A \\\K \ Veur for tlin Xiitloiml ( inine.
Harry Weldon , the well known sporting
oracle of the Cincinnati Enquirer , has
never cooled In his warmth for baseball ,
Ho Is overly fond of pugilism , but his greed
for the pleasures of the diamond Is some
thing Inordinate and of perennial endurance.
Of the prospects for the current year ho
says :
"You can always tell a workman by the
chips under his bench , " and by the same
token you can get a fairly reliable forecast
of the baseball season by the minor leagues
In .existence or In the process of organiza
tion. With this Idea In view , It Is worthy
of remark that , In bplto of the hard times
that have prevailed , the outlook for baseball
never was as bright as it was fqr 1891.
There are more minor leagues organized
and listed under the protecting wings of the
big body now than ever before In the his
tory of the game. All sections of this great
and glorious country are again In the throes
of a malignant attack of baseball fever , and
at last , after many trials and tribulations , It
has taken a strong foothold In England ,
R. G. Knowles , the American come
dian , being responsible for Its latest
boom on English soil. Next season there
will bo two Western leagues , an Eastern
league , u Southern league.- Now England
league , the Two Eyed league , Pennsylvania
league , Ohio leaguo. a California league , a
Texas league , and nearly every state In the
uiiloi wlll have some kind .of a leaguo. If
this docs not give one an Idea that the
grand old game Is once more upon Its feet
and good for years to come , nothing docs.
Every ono of these minor leagues Is but a
training school for the mother league , and
It Is from these offshoots of thu parent
body that our nturs of the future will come.
Should base ball toke the hold In England
that U now gives promise of doing , It may
como to pass that there will bo .a world's
championship tirlos played In the oar
future that will bo n world's championship
In all tlio name Implies. It would awaken
all the great patriotic prldo of this coun
try If the day should cpmo when the best
team In all England would bo pitted against
America's best for the base ball supremacy
of the world , "
Thu Two WesternOiitlltM.
"The now Western association , " says the
Sporting Life , "has n rather wide circuit ,
made up of Omaha and Lincoln In Nebraska ,
DOS Mollies and Mollno In Iowa , Rock
Island , .luUcMimvlllo. Peorlo and Qulncy In
HllnolJ , but Is excellently olllcorod and neonis
la bo buce.l qn economical principles , and
bun , therefore , an excellent chance of BUC-
ceRf. Tlio only mistake of the organizers
was lo assume u mio no very similar to
that pf ilio Western league as to surely lead
to nmdi confusion In the public mind and
; il o ant'in * Indifferent or badly posted press
writers , Thin will ultimately work to the
Injury of the Inferior organization , which
the IIMV usuoclatloti undoubtedly Is. "
The Western association nmdo no mis-
Uka In the lelectlon of a name , as the
geographical ultuatlon of the cities cmbrncci
proves. The Western league , however
couldn't have done a nicer thing than b )
naming Itself the Cincinnati league , as III
president , secretary and treasurer are al
located there , and every team In the organl
zatlon IB made up almost wholly of ol <
I'orkopolla castoffs and native players. Thai
a majority of the umpires will also come
from the Queen City Is n good two to on <
bet. Don't you bellovo for a minute thai
Itnn Johnson In going to allow any Cin
cinnati man to escape.
Wlmt n Tiitpuyer Snyn.
OMAHA , Feb. 10. S. V. G. Orlswold
Sporting Editor of The Dee : The comliif
contest between James J. Corbctt and Petei
Jackson , concerning which there Is now con
slderablo In the columns of the press , has
set mo to thinking whether It would b (
worth while to try and get the big fight foi
Omaha. Those of our citizens with whom 1
have talked concerning this have showr
great enthusiasm , and all seem to b (
of the opinion that if n few
good men will take hold earnestly , It can IK
made a success. If clubs would bo formci
to consist of our moneyed and business men
committees would be appointed to Interview
officials of steam and street railways. Tin
number of visitors the event would attracl
ought to be very great , and ns the rail
roads would derive a great amount qf extrn
passenger traffic , they should respond
liberally. The street railways also como Infer
for their share. The contest can be held In
the Coliseum , which would bo right on tht
cable line , and easily reached from any
depot or hotel In the city. Committees
could Interview our hotels , they deriving
probably a greater amount of benefits from
the event than any other business. The
balance of the purse offered , which should
not bo less than $10,000 , to be raised by sub
scription ,
Some opposition would have to bo en
countered both from the churches and tin
authorities.
There ought , howevor.to bo no obstacle 'so '
serious that It could not bo overcome. The
advertisement Omaha would got , not only
In this country , but over the whole civilized
world , Is Inducement enough to make the
undertaking well worthy of consideration by
every citizen who has the Interest of Omaha
at heart. Make the piinlo big enough to
make It an object. Then deposit a portion
In the hands of homo responsible party as
an evidence of good faith. I should very
much like to have you glvo your opinion In
next Sunday's IJeo , and If you consider the
match coming off hero possible endeavor to
get a movement to that end started.
_ AJTAXPAYER.
V. M. C. A. Iluiiioiil | Affair * .
Lysle Abbott , manager and captain of the
Y. M. C. A. base ball team , has been In
correspondence with the universities ol
Michigan , Minnesota , Wisconsin , Iowa and
Nebraska , and the chances are flattering for
games with all of them this summer.
Of last year's team , Conner , Jeffries ,
Stoney , McKelvey , Jellen and Lowery have
been engaged , and Fred Rustln , on his re
turn from Yale , will also play.
Prior to the opening _ p.f the championship
season a series of games will bo played with
the new Western association team.
Two new men have joined the association
for the purpose of playing on the team this
season. Ono Is Frank Crawford , who
caught and captained the Michigan Univer
sity team last season , and the other Is
Lawler , one of last summmcr's Conven
tions , and a good man he Is.
Managers of professional clubs wanting
exhibition games can get them by addressing
Lyslo Abbbott , this city.
The players have all been notified to get
to work In the gymnasium at once , that
they may be In condition for the first pleas
ant weather In April. The Intention Is to
open the season at the earliest possible date ,
and to play at least one game a week
throughout the season.
Will Unco f < ir the i'oor.
OMAHA , Feb. 0. To the Sporting Editor
of The Bee : As a matter of course , I am
deeply In sympathy with the poor of the
city , but being unable myself to tender any
financial aid , I thought I might bo the means
of raising quite a respectable sum to bo do
nated to them through any reputable agent
or committee. My Idea Is to ride a handi
cap bicycle race .with Ed Reading. The
Coliseum management would doubtless give
up the building ono evening for such a com
mendable purpose. To enhance the pro
gram's attractiveness It would probably bo
better to glvo a mixed athletic entertain
ment , the participants In the performance all
understanding that the entire receipts go to
the poor. Please mention this In The Bee ,
iiul the affair may be brought to a success
ful Issue. L1LLIB WILLIAMS.
Opening of a Ilnxlnjr School.
William Swart of Chicago has opened up a
boxing school In The Bee building and starts
jff with a class of twehty-two prominent
poung business men. Mr. Swart Is a pupil
3f William O'Connell , Tommy Ryan's old
preceptor , and the Instructor In the Chicago
gymnasium , and his style Is strictly modern ,
Lho defensive course of warfare that Is so
lopular today. Counter hitting Is certainly
Lho chief clement In the boxing art of these
lightened times , the principle being to do
effective work and avoid punishment In re-
: urn.
To Scrap at Klkliorn.
A finish boxing contest has been arranged
tor Elkhorn on the evening of February
17. It Is to bo for 75 and 25 of the gate ro-
: elpts , between Jim McCoy of South Omaha
mil Jack Burke of Kansas City , at catch
weights.
About Western Turf .llattrrx.
John Kelly will drive the DuBols Bros. '
string this year. In addition to the horses
ic brings from California.
The fast pacer S R , that was In Bob
Knecb'SjStrlng last Reason , will be driven
jy George Starr this season.
Balnum & Grlgsby of Maryvllle , Mo. , ad-
fertlso a public sale of trotters and pacers
lo take place at Red Oak , la. , February 21.
A report from the Keystone farm , Omaha ,
says that the great colt The Conqueror Is
wintering finely and putting on lots of
lesh.
The Horseman , Chicago , says : "No ono
iced bo alarmed If the Keystone farm ,
) maha , should bend out a record-breaking
: -year-old by Director , "
I ) . T. Mount of Omaha has told to 0. A.
Herring & Co. , Columbus , Neb. , Wllkoros , by
\nteros. This horse Is a pronilblng ono
mil his new owners Intend to give him an
ipportunlty to race , It Is said.
C. E. Rawson of DCS Molnes has recently
> ought of W. E. Hamilton , tmmo place , two
rery fast pacing mares , ono by Advance
UK ! ono by Garnet Wllkes , both great
roung sires *
L. L. Bailey , Chicago , has recently pur-
: hascd of Morris Jones , Red Oak , la. , the
; oed Robert McGregor mare , Birthday. Mr.
loncs has also Gold to I ) . F. Hcckcrt , Red
Dak , the promising Shadcland Onward filly
[ Irctta J.
There are ono or two ponny-wlso spirits
n the directory of the St. Joseph Fair asso
ciation , and If they can have their way the
lomlng season It Is hardly probable that
hat city will bo among those holding big
There Is a growing demand In England for
ho American light harness homo that will
; et still greater as they learn more of the
lorso. Tlio time will surely coma when
uir surplus will bo used on thu other Hide
if the Atlantic.
Bert Harmon , the most enterprising of
Preston , la.'s horsemen , has recently pur
chased of L. Banks Wilson the 2-year-old
colt Grayson , by Grqenway , 2:25 : , dam by
'eloskoy. This fellow U a pacer and shows
i world of speed ,
It Is certainly a pleasing announcement
hat F.llu Woodllne , the great 2-year-old
iold by the Woodllne farm , Is going to bo
accd on American soil this year Instead of
; olng to Germany as was at first announced.
This filly as a 2-year-old was a great par-
oriner and she Is bred to train on ,
Mambrlno Park farm of DCS Molnes , la. ,
, vlll make- consignment to the South Omaha
lalo that will bear the closest kind of In-
ipectlon. This farm has nemo of the best
ired material In the west , and Is sending
ho choicest animation the farm to this
mio.
mio.n.
n. m Gould of the Woodllno farm. Fuller-
on , Neb , , bus recently consummated several
; oed saloi ) , among them being the transfer
if that good colt , Shadclatul Conveyor , to
.lesars , Harris & Illley , Albion , Neb This
: olt U by Ueurpor , dam by Harry 1'lummer ,
necond dam the ilnm of Ontonlan , 2:07'4 :
and Online , 2 years ; 3:11.
There Is a general good feeling thcsi
nlco winter days among the horsemen o :
the west. Kvcrythhij now points to mon
prosperous times , and that tho.tlmo U no !
far distant when tncro will again bo r
ready sale for wolLibtcd trottera and pacen
1s evident from the way the business li
picking up all over the west. Numcrouc
salca at good figures have been made In the
past few weeks.
Walter McIIcnry.of Dca Molnes has re
cently purchased Patronage Jr. , a grandly
bred Bon of Patronano and Adlnda. Thin
Is magnificent breeding , ns Patronage Is the
sire of Allx , 2:07tniul : Adlmla Is by Attor
ney , sire of the dam of Allx. Mr. Me-
Henry has also purchased Hcrmaglc , by
Heracliel , dam by Hermes , another royally
bred fellow. This Is certainly starting thu
breeding busltiens right.
Wlnthrodo & Cornell , owners of the great
young sire I'onrose , promise n now pacer In
the colt classes this year that will attract
some attention. These gentlemen have
never done much In the way of developing
tholr youngsters and very llttlo to advertise
their horse , an animal second to none , and
If they have at laat awakened to the fact
that the public will advertise their horses
for them It IB to be hoped they will be suc
cessful ,
Jt Is authoritatively announced that the
fee of Nutwood will bo the same this year
as heretofore $1,000. Nutwood Is the great
est of living sires , as numbers go , but far
from It as the race records and winnings of
his produce go. The second generation of
the Nutwoods Is lots better than the first.
At all events , all conditions considered , no
horse In America should command a fee of
$1,000 , and It Is hardly probable that the
Stouts will be fiattered with the success of
Nutwood In the stud this year.
A western circuit that will take In the fol
lowing cities Is a possibility : Mason City ,
LoMars. Sioux City and Council Bluffsla. ,
Omaha and Lyons , Neb. , St. Joseph and
Kansas City , Mo. , Topeka and Wichita ,
Knn. , and Dallas , Tex. TJils would make a
strong circuit and ono that western horsemen
would fcol bound to patronize and assist.
With but a single exception It would bo a
circuit of short shipments , and every one
of these cities have a good reputation for
offering liberal purses and always paying
out.
Among the consignments to the sale next
month at South Omaha will be a filly owned
by W. A. White , St. Joseph , Mo. , that Is
worthy a place In the catalogue of any of
the great farms. She Is by Woodford
Wllkes ( sire of Jennie Wllkes , 2:121 : * . and
eleven other standard performers ) ono of
the best bred sons of George Wllkes. The
dam of the filly Is by LocUhcart , 2:13U : , second
end dam by Baymont ( sire of the fast pacer
Jordan ) , third dam by Swlgert , sire of Bril
liant , 2:1714 : , and forty other standard per
formers. This filly shows a good gait and
Is destined lo bo a fast performer.
Turf papers are advocating all sorts of
plans to protect the horsemen of the country
from wild-cat associations that advertise
rich purses and stakes and never pay theni.
The best and only practical plan Is that
advocated by the writer some time since :
Compel nil associations holding a meeting
to glvo a bond to the parent association
guaranteeing the faithful fulfillment of all
contracts. Let the parent association In
vestigate this bond , and when found to bo
all right give the member a certificate
showing these facts. Compel the member
to place a copy of this certificate on all Its
entry blanks , BO that a horseman who re
ceives one may know that the member Is
doing business with the sanction of the par
ent association.
Some of the turf papers are taking the
Nebraska Breeders association to task for
declaring off the Nebraska Futurity
stake. The members of this association
ilM exactly what they ought. They saw-
that they wore going to be unable to com
plete their part of the contract called for
In this stake , and rather than deceive the
horsemen they at once returned to breeders
their entrance money. Among those
who had made entries In this stake there
were some who had failed to comply with
the requirements of the conditions , and they
were ruled out ot the distribution of en
trance monoy.but thosoi , wlui had kept up
the payments not , only received the amount
uiey had paid , but were paid the legal
rate of Interest for the' time the association
had had the money. This left the asso
ciation to hold the sack for considerable of
n loss. And Just why the turf papers
should think that the association should
refund money to those who had failed to
keep up their payments Is beyond under
standing. Had the stake been continued
and In the end raced , those who had defaulted -
faulted In payments could start no colt.
Then why , If the association declares the
race off and pays ( those entries still eligi
ble Interest on their money , should It
also bo compelled to pay back the money
to those who have defaulted ? It strikes
mo that It Is much better for all concerned
If associations , when they find they arc goIng -
Ing to be unable to bring off an event as
advrtlscd , will declare the race off and re
turn to the eligible entries their money.
There Is no other honorable course open to
them.
Slgni of tlin Swvrt Springtime1.
Will White will probably play short for
Peorla.
Toledo has made a ten-strike In securing
GUI Hatfleld.
Sioux City has got a cracker-Jack In
Catcher Frank Kraus.
The Western league season will open on
the 22d or 25th of April.
: erles In the country , and In Jack McGlono
they get a corking third baseman.
Preparations are being made In Boston
for n big benefit for Charlie Bennett.
The prospects are flattering for a boom
n amateur circles In this city this year.
The Omaha management have their lines
out for ono ot the best minor league bat-
Herman Long has signed a Boston conTact -
Tact , thus settling all talk that ho Is to bo
transferred to Now York.
The question of Omaha's new grounds
will probably bo most satisfactorily settled
within the next ten days.
Patsy Tebean , George Tobcau and Jack
D'Connor graduated from the saino amateur
team the Shamrocks of North St. Louis.
"Pig" Ward Is to play second base for
Washington for a llttlo while. Ho will soon
convince His Whiskers that ho Isn't In It
with Sam Wise.
Mox McQuory , the old first baseman ,
wishes to emerge from his retirement at
ovlngton , Ky. , and once more toss the
jail for glory and a salary.
Bill Krelg , the old Western league catcher ,
vould like a berth on thu Omaha team ,
lo Is a hard hitter and Is good enough for
any team In any of the minor bodies.
Colonel James E. Peoples believes In play-
ng on many strings this winter. Ho has
asked Now York for n trial and wants to act
as receiver for his old-time pitcher , Dad
Clark.
The Toledo , Milwaukee and Minneapolis
cams all report at Cincinnati for practice
n April. Anothenreason why the Western
eague should bo called the Cincinnati
cague. -
Bobolink Lowe , the old Milwaukee player ,
ias signed his Bouton contract , and before
ho month Is out die will double up with a
Newcastle girl and'do a llttlo song and dance
n a matrimonial way.
E-VPItcher Billy Sowders , whoso homo Is
n Indianapolis , bos applied for a place on
ho Indianapolis tram , and Is willing to be
put on trial without salary. Omaha will
ako him on batten terms than these.
The Western Association of Base Ball
Hubs has applied to the league for classl-
led membership1 ( ulnss B , without resorva-
lon ) under the national agreement , and re
ceived the samo. This prevents the oiibt-
ng of any of the cities agreed upon at the
Chicago meeting.
The Brooklyn cranks uro tickled half to
eatli over the fact that they have collared
icorgo Treadway , and this fact also tickles
ho western cranks most Inordinately. It
ook n box of red pepper to cause deorglo
o show signs of life about half the tlmo ho
vas playing with Denver.
The spring meeting of the now Western
tssoclatlon will bo held at DCS Molnes one
, veek from next Tuesday , and will bo at-
ended by President Rowe , Manager Me-
'Ittlo and S. G. V. Cr BA'old from th's o'Jly.
Grand Rapldt ) and Lincoln both have a
lalm on George Plnkncy , the old Brooklyn
hlr.l baseman.
Jlmmlo McAleer hasn't signed a Cleveland
ontract and ha teems to be still dreaming
f the possibility of transfer , for ho saysr
'I have not signed a contract , and don't
.iropoao . to be sold unless I know It. " Colonel
McAleer might have added with perfect pro-
POKES THAT SPEAK FROM THE HUB
i 4
At this price you will The most .successful "Profit
Hud every style repre less shoe sale" ever held in
sented. in Oinahii.
The price in the hub is
Every lady , every man will be
for shoes formerly
waited will
rapidly upon as wo
. . sold as high as $5.
have plenty of extra sale.smeii.
pRANK \V1LCOX C ° - > 1515-1517 Douglas Street.
prlety : "Not unless I get my bit , " says the
sarcastic Mr. Mulford.
At a recent meeting of the Convention
Base Ball club Tom Bcrmlngham was reelected -
elected president , Joe Dolan secretary and
Art Crelghton team captain. Three now
players were also engaged In Sam McAullffe ,
Charlie Bradford /and Pitcher iMcElvaln.
The club will hold n grand hop at Armory
hall March 27 , for the purpobe of supplying
the team with new uniforms.
According to Ban Johnson , Charley
Bennett was the oldest catcher In point of
length of service in the league. No back
stop ever rivaled htm for precision or
excellence In his work. Last season was
ono of the best ho ever played , and ,
although bo did not have a good batting
percentage * , . his hitting was very timely and
more than once helped to win a game at tlio
eleventh hour.
Tim Hurst , the umpire , Is a great believer
In the scheme for all clubs to have experi
enced trainers. He says the action of ball
players In general , In certain things , are
scandalous. For Instance , they never buy
their shoes to fit them and to help their
running. They don't pay any attention to
their spikes. All these things , If looked
after as they should bo by all conscientious
players , would help their batting averages
and better running would result. Tim
thinks a couple of lessons from nn ex
perienced sprinter on starting would also bo
beneficial to the batters , as fast starting
would help them a couple ot feet In a dash
to first base.
Johnnie Ward was Champion Corbett's
"next man" during the last fowl days of his
training for his fight with Churllo Mitchell.
Corbett thought moro of J. Montgomery than
any one around his training quarters , and It
was the ball player that rode on the seat
with him from his room In Jacksonville to
the ringside. Yes , Big Jim thought n great
deal of Little Johnnie , and at the end gave
the Now Yorker a fine Irish setter. Owng to
the peculiar actions of the anltnul he was
dubbed "Mysterious Billy Smith" by the
California ! ) . "Mysterious Billy" Is now In
Carolina , where ho Is being broken for field
work for next season.
There will bo a regular mlxup of the
battle-royal order In the Western league the
coming season , says the Cincinnati Enquirer.
No league yet organized over represented
as many different factions as will be In
cluded In this body the coning season. It
will bo a regular sectional fight all around.
Vanderbeck , malinger of the Detrolts , is
from Los Angeles , Cal. , and nearly his en
tire team will bo made up of California
players. Shorzlg. ot the Indianapolis team ,
halls from Philadelphia anil ho thinks there
Is nothing llko Pennsylvania players. Ho
will draw heavily on the Pennsylvania
league for his talent. Long , of the Toledos ,
belongs In Lowell , Mass. , and' nearly everyone
ono of his players will ball from Yankoe-
dom. Jlmmlo Manning , manager of the
Kansas Cltys , believes In Southern league
talent and almost his entire team will bo
made up of players who were In the south
last season. Manager Watklns , of the Sioux
City team , has made a heavy raid on Cin
cinnati and St. Louis talent for his loam.
Managers Barnes , Cushman and Hills , of
the Minneapolis , Milwaukee and Grand
Rapids teams , respectively , are moro cos
mopolitan In their views and have gathered
strong teams from nil quarters of the
United States.
of th Wlici-1.
Hy E , FredrlcKsen ot the Tourists Is In
the city again slinking hands with his old
cluhmatOH.
Max Wcdelca and Ben V. Walters , two of
the "solid men" of the Tourists , are repre
senting tholr respective houses on the road.
Mr. and Mrs , Henry B. Tuggar entertained
a number of the wheelmen nt their homo on
'North Twentieth fctrcet last Thursday even
ing The annual election of officers for the
Tourist Wheelmen occurs next month and
the members uro donning their "convention
caps" and holding caucin.es o\ory night.
The chief officer In this club this season will
bo the captain , an the club Intends to follow-
up HH old-tiino methods of road riding.
There are any number of good men In the
club this your who are rustlers and will
muko good and efficient officers. I'M P.
Walker , Hy E. Taggar , F. A. Ilenlnger. Jack
Culley , W. M. Barnum and John Ilynes nro
men whom the club has Its eye on for the
captaincy.
There Is Bonio llttlo talk of Omaha wheel
men making a bid for the state meet this
year Whllo there are many leabnns why
Omaha should gel It Micro nro equally as
many why she should not , chief among the
latter being Itu location. Omaha Is located
In the extreme eastern part of the state ,
and therefore not handy for the league mom-
be TH who resldo In the western , south
western and northerly parts , The bulk of
the league members belonging to this di
vision reside outside of Omulm and would
doubtless prefer to have the meet' hold In a
more centrally located town , The most suc
cessful meets thus fur have been held In
places of smaller magnitude and there U
but llttlo iloubt the majority of wheelmen
would prefer to have the Ib'Jl meet held In
a smaller town. But If the meet comes to
Omaha there are many advantages worth
mentioning. Omalm has moro wheelmen than
anyone town In the statehaa ono of the ( Incut
mid fastest half mile tracks In this pa.'t of
the country a track which can bo , with little
uxpensv. placed In the bout of condition , as was
exemplified on July 22 ot lust ye r , when one
of the local clubs held Us annual tournament
a tournament which drew out n largo crowi
of spectators and netted the club a neat sum
a tournament at which the state record :
went glimmering. Omaha Is the homo o
most of the fastest racing men , a big cltj
filled with many things of Interest to out.
slders who probably do not have the chance
every day to visit the metropolis , has good
hotels , three or four wheel clubs , and of easy
access. Then , too. the meet will likely be
run under the auspices of ono of the wheel
ing organizations , very probably the Omaha
Wheel club , and It could not bo placed In
better hands should It como to Omaha. The
Omaha Wheel club could , with the facilities
it possesses , make It a great and noted suc
cess. In the event Omaha Is chosen for the
fourth annual state meet It Is the duty of
every wheelman and wheelwoman In the city
to see that It Is a meet which will bo handed
down In state cycling history as the king
meet of them all.
"Setagec , " on the Cycling West , has some
sparkling reminiscence talk fn the Issue of
February 1. Hero are some extracts rela
tive to the national moct , which no doubt
will bo read with Interest :
Newport captured the first League of
American Wheelmen meet in JSSO ; 150 wheel
men were present. This meet was the Idea
of Kirk Munroe , the famous children's
author. Boston got the meet In 1881 ; there
were about 1,000 wheelmen present.
Chicago was the rendezvous In 18S2 , New-
York In 1883. Washington In 18S4.
The Buffalo meet In 18S5 was the first
really big meet. Racing was then only a
sldo Ibsuo and a monster parade was the
main feature.
Boston captured the meet in 1SSC , St. Louis
in 1SS7 , Baltimore In 1SSS , Hagerstown In
1883. Old vets who attended the Hagers
town meet will never forget It , and the resi
dents of Hagerstown either , for that matter.
Niagara Falls Was the scene of the 1890
meet. Hero the badge craze , the lockstep
movement and various other features of
the national meets were given birth. Hero
It was that the first pneumatic racing wheel
made Its appearance on American tracks.
Laurie , the .English crack riding It.
Detroit In 1891 how It rained and how the
press roasted the Detroit wheelmen !
Washington bid high and raked In the
1892 meet , and It was a corker. Eight thou
sand wheelmen and whoelwomen took part
In * the parade , which was viewed by the
president of the United States.
And Chicago In 1893 everybody was there
It was great so was "Xlmmlo. " This
meet was known to the world.
A crank on statistics quotes Great Britain
as possessing 500,000 wheelmen and wheel-
women , the United -States and Canada lit
3"iO,000 , France , 2:12,000 : ; Austria , Germany
and other European countries , 200,000 more ,
and 25,000 scattered through Africa , Asia ,
Australia and the islands , an aggregate of
1,307,000 cyclists of both boxes. And there
are only a few of us left !
Some of the queerest looking freaks In
bicycles have como to light this season. Ono
Is a wheel built on the plan of the railroad
velocipede , whcro you work hands and feet ,
getting double power and an Increase of
speed ( ? ) . Another Is a regulation safety-
geared llko on old fashioned "Star , " with
levers and straps.
The flno weather of the past week has
brought out scorks ( if wheelmen , who wcro
not figuring on a bpln before April.
\Mlli the r. < > Kllliiml < ! Spiirlsiui'M.
Report has It that the grnuso are being
trapped by the car loads In South Dakota
this winter.
Attorney Will 'Slmoral will enter his
Gordon setter Kennel In the Chicago bench
show thin hprlng.
Dr. Golbralth Is In Florida , and writes
that the jack shooting below St. Ailgustlno
beats anything ho ever experienced.
The Indications are good for an early
opening of tint spring wild fowl shooting.
Without considerable lulu , however , poor
sport will-bo the rulo.
Frank Parmoloo will hold n sarlcs of big
live bird and target shoots on the grounds
across the river this year , prob.tbly as often
as once n month , commencing In May.
Colonel John R. Aim'Bloy , the genial Kan
sas Hpurtsman , has the sporting editor's
acknowledgement for a bunch of magnifi
cent mallards. The birds , although the first
arrivals ot the reason , wcro In elegant con
dition ,
Rabbits are about the only legitimate
gama at lhl tlmo , and > > omo big bags Mavo
been made reomtly up ub&iit llonoy creek
and Noblo'.i lakou. The big HIIOW full of
Thursday iilgllt mndo extollont hunting
Saturday and scores of huntorii were out.
J. C. Suldnn Bant his handiiomo EngllDb
setter , Robert fHudstono , to C. W. Tway of
Tcnnc 3eo last fall to bo broken for the
field , and Is In receipt of a letter stating
that the dog will bo returned next veck as
thoioughly brolin as un > dog In the coun
try.
try.Tho local dlHclpb'S of I/aak Walton have
liccn having excellent tpnrt during the past
ten days llxhlttg throiiKh the Ice at Cut-Off
nnd Maiiuwn. Billy Thompson spent hint
Tuesday on thu former watcrn , and by dint
if hard work iwceaded In catching u fine ,
largo rold.
Harvey McGrow , bUHlnexii manager of
the Mercury , and an rnlhuHluBtlc lover and
liatron of Held Kporta , ban received four
1)4Ira of trained wild KCC.HO from North Da-
kola. They have been broken for decoy
purposes , and are as Intelligent In their
work almost ns man himself.
The olllccrs of the State Sportsman's asso
ciation , President ( J. A. Schrocder , Treas
urer H. J. Arnold and Secretary G. II.
Speice , all of Columbus , are determined to
make the next state shoot , which comes off.
at Columbus , May 15 , Hi ami 17 , the biggest
and best"i'et held by this honorable body.
Fish Commissioner Low May Informs mo
that there are better prospects for Nebraska
fis.Vrmen this year , than over before In the
history of the sl-ito. All the likely streams
and lakes In the state have been stocked and
icstocked during the past ten years , nnd
reports of results during the past year have
been most gratifying to our industrious com
missioner.
Frank Lawrence , the well known Chicago
sportsman , has Invented and patented a
most Ingenious ducking- outfit and wild fowl
shooters arc unanimous on Its general utility
and success. It conslstu of a coat nnd hat
wrought from prairie grass In such a man
ner as to glvo the crouching hunter the np-
pcaranco of a small buy cock or clump ot
grass. It Is certainly the greatest artificial
blind ever Introduced.
IlifTri ullh tint OliiM'H.
Jack McAullffe has been challenged by
Young Mitchell.
Frank Slavln wants to mot cither Corbett
or Sullivan for $10,000. Bet a half dollar
ho prefers Sullivan.
Neither Young Parsons or Pat Ford , jr. ,
saw proper to reply to the defi recently
promulgated by George Mlddleton , and the
hitter's forfeit of $25 was drawn down by
his backers yesterday.
Nearly every sportively-Inclined citizen
returned from Jacksonville with a pair of
stuffed alligators In his vallso. They wcro
mounted Just llko boxers , and their front
claws were covered with tiny gloves.
made n great bouvenlr ot the battle.
Somcbo'dy In Philadelphia asked Corbett It
ho would accept another challenge from Sul-
llvan , and ho said : "Oh , John Is a good
hearted fellow. Ho doesn't want to fight.
I would do anything in my power for the
big fellow , and I wouldn't permit him logo
In the ring with mo. "
When John L. Sullivan was In Baltlmoro
the other day ho mot his old antagonist.
Jake Kllraln. To the man ho had knocked
out at Rlehburg the big fellow said : "I'll
say this much for you , Jakc.and I have
never said It before. When I mot Corbelt
In the ring I felt moro confident of beliiK
able to win the big purse than I did after I
stayed with you a couple of rounds. They
can say what they please about my bavins
been nblo to knock you out In twenty
rounds , but It Is not FO. "
OncstlciiiK tun ! An-mors.
OMAlIA , Feb. 9.-To the Sporting Kdltor
of The Jleo : I'leum. " answer tlio follow-lnn
question In Sunduy'H Iteo to ilocldo a bet :
IB Clmmplon .1. J. Corbott nn Irishman or Jr
an American ? O. N. 10. t
Aim. Ho Is nn Irish-American.
OMAHA , I-Vli. fl.-To tlin Sporting Kdltor
of The Itee : Will you please Hlnto In Hnii-
il.iy'H llee when the \Ventcrn association
clmmplnimhli ! will open ? HIIH Omaha DC-
. ' Timer.
yef.-Old
cuii-d any p uyorn
AtiH.-O ) May n. (2) ( ) Billy Hourko IIIIH
been signed as first biiBO and captain , and
negotiations are on with a number
jiiui , .
KANSAS CITY , Feb. 8. To the Spoiling-
Kdltor of The llco : Will yon please islvo a
bilof Hketcb of Pftor Jticlwon In your Sun
day Issue ? It will In * a favor to several ot
your admirers In this city , anil good readIng -
Ing for all IOVOIH ot the ring. H. T.
AnH. Jackson IH a West Indian , but linn
lived In Australia nenrlv all bis life. 11 H
- and he
parentH were full-bluodrd negrm-H
a MmHpcclmvn of therace. . Ills height I"
li feet and Hi Inches ; bo In all bonu ana
muHcle and weighs a pounds -In perfect
fettle. Ho In ill years of ago.
COl'NCIL 11 LUFFSFob. 8. To the Sport-
IIIK Kdltor of The llee : In a game of erlb-
bane at my house last nlcbt a younjr liidv
held twenty-nine. Is that the largest bund
that can bo hold , and bow often 1ms It been
held ? Tlnee lives and the jack of M'UdeH ,
with tlio llvo of MKiih-H , turned up. Can
twciity-llvo be held at crlbbago-A Ilegu-
" . - - - Is the most that can /
be eld. U has been frequently held , but * >
of telling how
of course 1 have no means
many times. No. twenlv-flvo cannot beheld
held ; nor twenty-sl.v , twenty-suvcu or nineteen -
teen either. ,
SOUTH OMAHA. Feb. S. To tlio Sportlllff
Kdltor of The H < o : Will you plenso Htntct
In your columns of the Sunday Dee bow
many national linllilnyn there are. In the
United States , and what they uro ? Alsti
iluflno tlio dlfferenc-o between a imtlonu :
holiday and a leunl holiday ? C. A. II.
AHH. Technically tluim Is no sucb thlnt *
us n national bolldav. but tlio Fourth of
July Iw generally ronsld'red a national boll-
day , because It Is lei'iil In all wtates , Thera
Is no other bolldav lewil In every wtato. A ,
legal holiday Js a holiday fixed by statute.
OMAHA. Feb. 7. To the Sporting lildltor
of The Bee : I'leiino Htnlo what IH a
"hand , " borso ini.innroPalaci HtnbU-w.
Ans. Four liii'h"s.
FIU'J.MONT , Neb. , Feb. C. To tlio Sporting ;
Editor of Tliu lice : In a mime of casino ,
rain a player In I-HHU a fi and a 3 am on tlio
board , pile on an nen on these two card *
and call It ten ? Or In other wonla can ' *
Imlld from his band and board at the
lime ? Cauls anil Hp.ides.
Ann. That's what bo can , i
Ono word denc-rlbe * It , "perfection , " Wo refer
for to Do Witt's Wltsti Hazel Salvo , euro * ,
piles