20 THE OMAHA DAILY HEE : SUND/YY , MA11CIT 25 , 1891-TWENTY PAGES.
CHAT WITH THE BOXERS
Bomo Caustic Comment on Modem Match
making Methods.
TACTICS CONDEMNED BY THE PUBLIC
NCUH from Dlnmnml , IlliiRtituI Trnrk-I.ocnl
llano Hall I'ronprctR-'llytoTii Wnnt n
United OrKiinlrntlon Horse *
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It la Interesting to notice the. changes that
recent years have brought about not only In
mcthoilg of training and ring tactics , but In
the procedure preliminary to the actual meet
ing In the mjuared circle. Some of the older
devotees of the rlngilde can recoil. ct the days
when question of superiority was settled al
most ns soon as It was raised. When a chal
lenge was offered and accepted with no par
ticular ( iiiallflcatlons and only the time act
ually necessary for training was allowed to
clapHu before the men shook hands In the
ring. Hut all this passed nway long ago.
The fighters have become surrounded by a
horde of tralncrn , backers and roustabouts
who manipulate their favorltea Ilko n lot of
Jockeys working their horses for a start In
the great American Derby. The horses come
down the stretch Iti beautiful alignment ,
nnd everyone rises In their seats to
BOO the start , when ono of the
Jockeys pulls his horse In the air , the bell
rings , nnd the whole tiresome Hcrlcs of
maneuvers must bo repeated. The snmo
aggravating manipulation now attends every
glove contest of any note. Challenges are
passed , articles of agreement are drawn up
nnd signed , the men begin training , and
every ono thinks the fight. Is on for keeps ,
when some trivial objection on the part of
ono of the lighters or his backer knocks
tlio whole proceeding In the head , and the
public wearily loses Interest In the encoun
ter. 1'osslbly after two or three Ilaseocs
the men are brought together , but by that
tlmo the public has largely acquired n
lively disgust for the whole affair , nnd Is
disposed to regard It ns a fake anyhow.
According o thu modern order of things
the prcllmlnarleH for a glove contest of the
championship order occupy at least a year.
First there must bo something to provoke a
challenge. A favorite style Is to circulate
a report of an alleged Insult by ono aspiring
champion to another In the corridor of a
hotel. Or the scene of the alleged en
counter may be laid In a saloon , nnd In
that case , ! ! is not a bad Idea to ring In n
blow with a beer glass or bung starter ns
nn Incentive to bloodshed. After this has
been sufficiently commented on by the press
tno Insulted pug picks up courage enough
to promulgate a challenge and have himself
Interviewed as to his ability to mop up
several sections of land with his prospective
opponent. Then his adversary also rushes
Into print and figures out how ho has a
lead pipe cinch on knocking him out In not
more than' ten rounds. It Is always good
form for each man to state that ho was
flmrr , " ? s ° ° .d conilltl ° n before and can't
figure out how
ho can possibly lose.
. consm"cs , Possibly three months ,
wo bnllsors , I'avo ' succeeded In
without tllemsclvos , thoroughly advertised
any particular effort on their part.
ro i obtain the consent of both sides to the
nLli ? " , ngrecmc"t occupies a similar
period What
one fellow don't object to the
other docs , and meantime both aspirants for
championship honors are starring the
country coining money on the strength of
ii . ? eeeU , n' lety to "Shi and the free
advertising
which It brings them.
A couple of additional months arc required
jo get the scene of the encounter located
If one side professes n preference for any
particular place the other straightway dis-
f ° vcr.s > ' H la unalterably opposed
to It. The club that wants to take
chance * on the flglit must play both sides as
nn angler works his line to land a salmon
irout. a Is a case of now you see him
ami now you don't. Each fighter , together
wiln each component part of his train of
roustabouts , Is In duty bound to object to
every reasonable arrangement which the
club can offer. Possibly by distributing a
pod sized portion of the earth among the
interested parties the club succeeds In pullIng -
Ing off the match , but not until the public
lias become so thoroughly disgusted with
tne hippodrome proceedings that It refuses
Its patronage and the club Is loft to hold
the sack while Its short haired bone-
nclarlos travel over the country In palace
cars and draw princely salaries' for allow
ing the great American public to gaze upon
their vulgarity.
H Is no wonder that pugilism Is golnc
Into disrepute even with the classes from
whom it has drawn much of Its former in
spiration. It deserves nothing better. It
lias degenerated from a sport to a farce and
as such must expect to bo found out.
The prospective encounter between Cor-
oelt nnd Jackson promises to be a repeti
tion of thcso 'same tactics. The two brills-
era have been talking fight ever slnco the
Jacksonville episode , but according to recent
interviews , they nro still * ns far apart as
over. In talking with a Now York reporter
Corbett says :
"Beginning with next season that Is to
Bay n the fall. " said Corbett , " IJrady nnd
I will la partners In all of the theatrical
enterprises which Urady now controls and
various others. A capitalist has offered to
build for mo a theater In Now York , and I
am also considering an offer to take charco
of a new theater in Chicago. "
Corbett will sail for England on the Puerst
Bismarck. April 12. "I shall take father nnd
mother. with mo , " ho said , "to London. Then
1 shall send them to the place of their birth
In Ireland where they will remain during
the real of my stay abroad. Leaving England -
land I shall tour Ireland. "
With regard to his proposed encounter
with I'otor Jackson , Corbett says : "My
fight with him will bo the last. "
"When will it take place ? "
"Not till a reputable athletic club demon
strates that It Is capable of bringing It oft
successfully. It must bo to a finish. If the
best offer Is made by an English club I
will accept , but It cannot take place In June ,
I must have thrco months to train after
the articles are ratified. "
"You mean to say , then , Mr. Corbott , "
Interposed the reporter , "that after your
fight with Jackson that you will retire for
ever from the prize ring ? "
"That Is exactly it. It Is my ambition to
bo n successful business man , I selected the
theatrical business In which to Invest all
the money 1 have made In fighting , because
It la the occupation of my manager and
because It seems to offer abundant oppor
tunity for remuneration , I will amend my
otatcment In this connection. In case the
championship of the world should ever bo
secured by any ono not an American I will
train In order .to wrest It back again for my
country. "
Jackson was In St. Louis at the tlmo and
when shown the dispatch said : "I am dis
appointed , flf course , that Corbott refused
to meet mo In June , but I will bldo my tlmo
nnd endeavor to got the match brought off as
Eoon as possible. "
"Yes , " said Parson DavlcsA "Peter has bet
Ills heart on meeting Corbett and ho feela
pretty badly on account of the fact that the
light has been postponed and may bu put off
entirely. We had Intended to clogo our
Ecason hero and Peter was to go Into train
ing at once. Wo have no arrangements aa
yet for the future , but will probably go to
Chicago , and at thu end of the engagement
here , play there. "
Patrons of pugilism nro plentiful , but
paying patrons nro few nowadays , " Bays P.
Joy in the Now York Ilccordcr , "ns waa
demonstrated on Friday night at the mill
between the llurlem Coffee Cooler and Mud-
don's IJIack Cyclone , which took place Just
over the state line In Connecticut. Of the
150 sportsmen at the ringside there were
only sixty-six who paid. This means that
the piirso amounted to $330 , all told. Of
that amount the management took 40 per
cent , or $132 , leaving JIOS for the fighters.
Of that num. Krclg , who won , got 80 per
cent or } 15310 , while Morris , as loser , was
given 135. CO. Compare this with what the
Dame men asked for and secured from the
Coney Island Athletic club last summer.
Thou thuy would not box ten rounds with
big gloves for leas than $500 , and now they
.will battle to a finish ( or whatever they can
get They have no ono to hlnme but themselves -
selves , and I believe they now regret their
uvarlclommess. "
V. M. C. A. HIIRO Unit Xotr .
Unless every Indication falls 1894 ia to bo
a distinctively baseball y ar. Throughout
the length and breadth of the country leagues
of all sizes , makes nnd colors arc forming
with a rapidity which causes the turbulent
emotions of the crank to play many a
prophctc ditty upon hla tuneful heartstrings.
Omaha as usual Is promised her share of
everything that Is going on. She will have
a professional team for those who think that
no ono can play ball worth seeing unless he
Is drawing the long green , the Convention
team for these who think that plenty of red
eye puts ginger Into the game , the soldiers
for those of a patriotic disposition , and last
but not leant the Young Men's Christian As-
Roclatlon team , the champions of the state
last year. Illess my soul , what an aggrega
tion of sluggers , base runners uncl llcldcra
the lambs have got lassooed for this season.
Ever since they struck their hallelujah gait
last Hummer ball players have been pouring
Into the association from every known quar
ter of the globe for the solo purpose of get
ting on the gospel train. Manager Abbott
has burn swamped with applications from
sure "comers" until he baa decided to apply
the civil service test ns It were. All the
players will be divided Into teams which will
take turns In playing dally games with thu
champions , the men showing up the best In
actual service to be placed upon the first
team. By thla means It Is hoped that the
very best men will bo chosen to represent
the association during the coming season.
The team BO far as at present made up Is
as follows :
Abbott will captain and manage the team
and do the catching. Those who patrotilzcd
the gamca last summer nre familiar with
him amr his f > tylc of backstopplng.
Connor , the lady from Weeping Water
who steps on herself whenever t > he gets out
Of the box and who strikes out all her
frlenda when she la In the box , will be on
hand again this season.
Then there's Jellen , the hardest hitting
amateur pitcher In the state , who not only
pitches a magnificent game , but can play"
Held with any of them when he Isn't pitch-
Ing.
Ing.Then
Then If you want another pitcher there's
Lawler , who In the opinion of many was the
best pitcher the Conventions had last year.
Ho has plenty of speed nnd curves and
knows how to use them. Besides being a
first class pitcher he Is ono of the finest
fielders In the state , amateur or professional.
First base will probably be covered by
Jefferlcs , who played that position with the
University of Michigan team the last two
seasons. Ho Is six feet two Inches , 100
pounds nnd hits up Into .400 , cither right or
left-handed. Ills fielding average In Michi
gan was : considerably nearer to 1,000 than
.950.
.950.Iluss
Iluss McKelvey will cover either second or
third , nnd maybe he doesn't cover n base !
How It warmed the hearts of the cranks last
summer to see him pick those Incandescent
grounders off his corner lot and push them
across to first ! Mac Is unquestionably one
of the cleanest , neatest and easiest ball
players that ever stepped upon a diamond.
If there Is a team In the new Western as
sociation which has any , better short stop
than Stoney the managerIs open for con
gratulations. Stoney has a way of covering
an aero fjf ground that Is wonderfully reas
suring to a. pitcher. He la without doubt
this best short stop In the str.te , nnd last
year was considered a good enough hitter
nnd base runner to lead off with.
Fred Ilustln , who Is now playing second
base on the Yale team , will ba home about
the 1st of July nnd will play some Infield
position during the remainder of the season.
Among the new men from whom the other
positions will be filled are Crawford , who
captained and caught for Michigan last year ;
Marciuette , lately captain of the champion
amateur team , of Colorado ; Hughey , who
pitched foe u. number of prominent amateur
teams In Council Bluffs.
Itoblnson , who vacillated last season some
what between the Young Men's Christian as
sociation and the Conventions , finally windIng -
Ing up , with the latter ; this youngster has
the making of it great "pitcher if he has a
mind to work for that end.
In addition to these arc all the men who
played last year , and a large number whoso
nntnos a.nd limbltlona arc still undisclosed.
Manager Abbott , while.Jooking out for a
team , has not been unmindful of games to
keep them busy. As early as last Novem
ber he entered Into correspondence with all
the prominent western colleges and universi
ties with a view to arranging games of a
dlfforent nature from any ever seen In
Omaha. His advances met with favorable
responses , and the prospects now are that at
least four of the prominent western schools
will bo represented on the Young Men's
Christian association grounds this spring.
In addition to these games negotiations
are now' pending for some exhibition
games with some of the new Western asso
ciation clubs. There sc/ms to be small
hope of getting n game on with any except
Omaha and Denver. '
St. Joe In response to a request for a game
said she didn't Intend to play In any Western ,
association'city before the season opened.
A tow days afterwards they wrote asking
for an exhibition game with Omaha at
Omaha on a certain date. Learning that
the Omaha team could not play them Mana
ger Abbott Immediately offered to glvo them
a game on the date specified , but has re
ceived no reply , though the letter was writ
ten two weeks ago.
' Lincoln was also written to , but alleged
that the absence of their manager prevented
all negotiations. It-he has returned yet ho
has shown "o feigns of life so far aa thla
matter Is concerned.
Dos Molnes waa written to , but has never
even answered the letter. If thla artlclo
should 'chance to come under the eye of
St. Joe , DCS Molnes or Lincoln manager
and this manager should think that some ,
body thought that ho didn't want r.-- game ?
with Manager Abbott's team because hu was
afraid the Lambs would show up his pro
fessionals , his thoughts would bo right In
line with these of a good many people who
know that the Young Men's Christian asso
ciation team Is one ot the strongest aggre
gations of amateur talent ever gotten to
gether In the west. The men are all doing
hard work In the gymnasium and na soon a&
the wcathe'r permits will bo out on the field !
From that tlmo on during the summer there
will bo dally practice In the evening , with a
game every Saturday.
CrlfUctrru Showing Activity.
Cricket will make Itself heard In Omaha
this year. That Is If present Intentions and
prospects nro not belled. The Omaha
Crlckut club now numbers something over
100 members , nnd Is hoping for an un
usually lively season. It waa organized a
few weeks ago with Mr. Harry Laurieas
president , Mr. J. C. Doyle secretary , Dr.
Young treasurer , Mr. J , II. Marshall club
captain , nnd a general executive committee
consisting of Messrs. F. A , Kemp , W. A.
Taylor , A. Gavin , C. II. Young and E.
Hart.
Mr. Kemp Is an enthusiastic cricketer ,
and although ho has now almost passed the
tlmo ot Ufa for much active participation
In the game ho Is Just na anxious ns over
to sco It continue to nourish , and It Is
through his generosity that the club la en
abled to go ahead with several valuable
Improvements to the ground that nro In
contemplation. Last season , It will bo re
membered , the club played for a few weeks
on the fair grounds nnd then moved to a
vacant piece ot land In Kountzo
place. The grass on the pleco
ot land was so ragged nnd
rough that It waa found necessary to remove
It altogether from the pitch and play on
the bare soil. This , however , was very un
satisfactory on account of the light , nnd
alsoibecause the ball bounded with no much
force from the ground as to bo very dif
ficult to play. Men are now at work
remedying this defect In the only satis
factory way , nnd that Is by entirely ro-
turflng the pitch , A largo patch , measur
ing 125x25 feet , has been taken up and
rclald With the best black soil and re-
sodded , It Will bo thoroughly sown with
blue grass seed and It In expected that be
fore the tlmo comes around for the playing
of Important matches It will bo In first rate
condition. All the surrounding ground , of
course , has been leveled so as to conform
with thla. It la estimated that the cost
ot those Improvements , together witha
complete system ot waterworks , by the alii
ot which It Is hoped to keep the erass green
throughout the glimmer , will amount to
between ( CO and $70 , nnd < towa d this sum
Mr. Kemp volunteered to Rtmr.intcc J50.
Another very generous offer" oT Mr. ' Kemp
and one which cannot but have the effect of
greatly stimulating Interest In the game
among the members of the club was that of
a silver cup for presentation to the man
making the best batting average during the
Ecaton , only those who arc present at at
least one-half of the mntchen of the season
being allowed to compote. This will be a
valuable cup and well worth competing for.
In addition to several towns In the state ,
Including Lincoln and Hastings , negotiations
are being carried on with Chicago , St. Paul
and Kansas City with n view to arranging
Interclub matches. There la every reason
to hope that pome , at least , of these will be
satisfactorily arranged before the season Is
too old. Claret has been adopted ns the
colors ot the club , nnd efforts arc being
made to have the players wear the colors
when playing , especially In Interclub
matches.
Next Friday evening the club gives n
dance at Metropolitan hall. A largo
attendance la expected , and the proceeds
will bu devoted to the expenses of the club
for the season ,
Some Iliirxu Tulle.
The Union Driving park at Council Bluffs
has been leased by Clinton Brlgga of this
city , and Is being put In shape for a June
meeting. Mr. Ilrlggs will make n number of
Improvements In the grounds and will fit
them up In first class shape.
According to the latest official returns
there nro 10,081,133 horses In the United
States , whose assessed value la $769,224,797.
Out of seven stallions living that have pro
duced fifty or more standard performers three
of them are by sona of George Wllkea.
Colby Brothers , the well known trotting
horse men of Fort Dodge , la. , nre the latest
victims of the fire fiend. Their livery stable
was destroyed on the night of March 1 , nnd
twenty-eight horses were burned to death.
Woodllne Farm , Fullerton , Neb. , has sold
to E. C. Miller , owner of Gray Sheridan ,
2:22Vi : , n very promising 2-ycaroId , Egllnc ,
by Egbcrtlne , 2:1816 : trotting , 2:10 : % pacing ,
dam Angellnc , dam of Ontonlan , 'Z'.ffHk , nntl
Online (2) ( ) , 2:11 : ; also a geldlni : by Balmoral
41C2 , out of an own slater to Guy Sheridan ,
2:22l : < . , by Charles Caffcry.
Buffalo , which last year gave n $10,000
purse for free-for-all pacers , thla year offers
but $1,500 for the tame class.
Dictator , brother of Dexter , 1ms forty-one
trotters and five pacers with records of from
2.10 to 2oO : , and one of his daughters Is the
dam of the trotting queen , Nancy Hanks ,
2:01. :
In 1893 at the Union Stock Yards In Chicago
cage carriage horses brought the highest
average for the year. Draft horses .came
next In average. Carriage horses declined
In average value fiom $1DO Junu.ry to
$137 In December. Draft horses Irom $ MO
In January to $115 in December. About
the same depreciation occurred ill1 'all other
*
classes. _ " _
Local Ilase Hull rroipcrls. '
President McVlttle has closed the Contract
for the grounds at Seventeenth and Charles
streets , and work will be .typgiin'-nt once
on getting them in readiness- the1 OpenIng -
Ing of the season. The grounds , wll | bo
graded and fenced In within a cojip | fpf _ weeks
and the grand stand will be ruMied to com
pletion. The stand will , bo built Ih' llrst-
clasa style and will seat about 1,200 people.
The management Is well satisfied with the
grounds which are more ; ppnyenlently lo
cated than the old ones/anl rtis 'they have
leased them for five years wll ) bpare no
pains to fit them up in a thdrqughly , satis
factory manner. "
Manager O'Hourke Is now lnr"tho city.
He has not signed any additional players ,
but has strings on several good men , some
of whom he expects to hjfve Under con
tract In a few days. The team will prob
ably open the season with about fifteen men ,
but these will be weeded down to tun 'during
the first two months. The fans nre
already showing marked 'Interest In the per
sonnel of the team , and there Is every In
dication that base ball in Omaha will be
a success this season.
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The Tourist Wheelmen Century- club will
elect officers next month. " '
The "boys" will miss their , loafing place
on Dodge street , as Perrlgo has moved to
lower Douglas , where ho Is fitting up his
'
"emporium" In a tasty manner. A
And now "Zlmmle , " 'the' ' acknowledged
amateur champion bicyclist of , , .the 'World ,
pauses , hesitates , yet listens , , to the soft
purrings of the professional "cat-1 ; in- fact ,
ho Is undetermined whether" to' trayel as a
maker's amateur or a full fledged profes
sional bicyclist.
Denver Is to have n $10,000 track !
Chief Consul Ebersole will soon announce
to League of American Wheelmen members
the list of prizes for largest number-of-Hjppll-
catlons to the leag'ue.w A * fine "gold watch
and a high grade bicycle are among the
prizes offered.
The famous "Rambler Triplet , . " renowned
as a paccmaklng machine fore , ambitious
world's record breakers , draws the curious
to Daxon's place these days""when novelties
In "bikes" are frequent sights. A team of
Omaha's speedy boys will probably train up
on It this summer and make a pace for our
"flyers. "
It cost a merry teamster $50 and costs to
have a little fun with a wlieelninn' ' < lown In
Texas the other day. Th'e ' 'nlerrV'jeamster
thought he had more rightto. the road than
the cyclist and proceeded to emphasize hla
remarks with a blacksnakowh1pjrth < j'whcel-
man being the smaller of .th'o'.lwo. The
wheelman had the road hog arrested and the
above was the result. _ ' ( fv
The racing men at the meetsrthls' Reason
will be distinguished by colors. This Is an
English Idea , and a good pnc" In many ways.
The average spectator does hot care to keep
track of the racing men by their faces ; It Is
too tedious. So racing men will be be
decked with sashes savoring of alUtho colors
of the rainbow.
J. Henry Kastman , formerly of Omaha ,
well known to wheelmen In the atato at lyrgo
as official handlcapper of the League of
American Wheelmen , but now of lied Oak ,
la. , la chaperoning a new bicycle club at
Ued Oak through Its first breathing spoils.
The club Is not fully organized , but blda
fair to rival some of the cluba in this neck
of the woods ,
It Is claimed that Nebraska dlvlalon of the
League of American Wheelmen has over 300
members. Eighty or more of these reside In
Omaha , yet only twenty-five or thirty turned
out to the called meeting of the Omaha
members held Friday evening of a wcok
or so ago , to discuss the Idea of holding
the 1S94 stnto meet In Omaha. If you want
the state met In Omaha , boys , you will have
to Infuse more- enthusiasm Into the local
league members ns well as these who have
never heard of the League of American
Wheelmen. Each ono get out and preach the
gospel of good roads , protection to the
wheelmen and their rights , the advantage
of the league to a cyclists ; don't rest until
you get some ono's numo down on an appli
cation , and you will ECO n boom In cycling
circles.
There la a movement on foot among the
local wheel clubs to organize an associa
tion composed of all the local clubs for the
protection nnd advantage which may accrue
from such an oiganlzatlon. This la n move
ment In the right direction. Cities nil
over the union have their associated cycling
organizations , and great benefits these as
sociations have been found. What would
Denver do wfth the national meet If It were
not for thu Associated Cycling club ? St.
Louis has fallen Into line and completed
the organization of an association , the cluba
composing the organization being the St.
Louis Cycling club. South Sldo Cycling
club , Carondelet Cycling club , Young
Men's Christian association cyclers
and the I'astlmo Wheel club.
Omaha couhl have an equally strong asso
ciation composed of the Omaha Wheel club ,
Tourist Wheelmen , Young Men's Christian
association cyclers , Turner's Wheel club
and the Magic City Wheel club , and no
doubt the Ganymede Wheel club of the 11 luffs
would join. It would bo a good thing for
each of the clubs , as It would promote har
mony between ail , something Which It Is
discouraging to admit does not exist at the
present time. Several of tlio local wheel
men are anxious to have the" Btfttc- meet
hero this summer. It wlirprb'bitbly' TJO held
hero , but how much more of a siiccess it
would bo If held under thoausplcca of the
Associated Cycling clubs 'vt Omaliii , where
each club would have a , workl.vK imprest ,
than to drift along under ( hewing
ot any one club , while .other cluba
would literally "alt on U'o fencu" anil
T. P. iCartwright & Co. ,
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That Schoelply carried too expensive shoes for Omaha will not be gainsaid , and for that reason ,
none but the choicest of his special makes will be replaced , although every day from this on will
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see It drift. There Is ono thing
sure , the growth of tlio cycling cluba In the
city has bren anything but phenomenal In
the paat three yeara , and Interest In cycling
clubs In Omaha la very dormant. A good
live association would remedy this to BOIIIO
extent. Why not try It ?
Illino Hull Kil tllligfi.
Charley Dewald has signed whh Cleveland.
Ho claims to have played with four pennant
winners during the last flvo years.
Michigan Is to have a state league.
Among the towns mentioned are Traverse
City , Alpena , Chcboygan , Muskegon and
Manlstee.
The Now York management Is after a
heavy-hitting team this year. They have
seven men whoso batting averages run above
the .300 mark. Most of them are left-
handed ,
Sandy Griffin has put his name at the
bottom of n Now York contract. Though an
old timer , Sandy retains much of hla pris
tine ginger nnd Is generally a favorite with
the bleachers.
Some of the old league players nro show
ing n disposition to hang oft for a ralso In
salaries. They will find that this Is n poor
year for that sort of a bluff. Managers have
found out that It Is possible to run a club
on a much more economical basis than was
believed possible a few years ago , and they
are not llko men who don't know a good ,
thing when they sec It.
Thu fact that King Kelly has signed to
manage a minor league team Is a sort of a
shock to his admlrera , But after all every
dog must have Us day , and sooner or Inter
moat of the one-tlmo stars reach a minor
league level or drop out of sight entirely.
It Isn't such a bad move for Kelly , though ,
from n financial standpoint , Allentown la
an exceedingly lively town from u baseball
standpoint and with everything his own way
ought to make a good salary out ot the sea
son ,
Bishop Spauldlng of Peorla will preach the
opening sermon at the Catholic summer
school at Plattsburs , N. V. , July 14.
"How la your son gttlng along In college -
lego ? " asked Farmer Corntoasel'B neighbor.
"Purty well In nome ways. I don't Know
how he's doln' In hla studies. Hut from his
last photograph I jedgo he's discovered a
hair tonicthat'll make his fortune. "
President Eliot of Harvard university
completes this year hla twenty-fifth In bin
cilice , and the Harvard clubs throughout the
country Intend to unite In commemorating
his silver anniversary by presenting him a
gold medal , appropriately Inscribed , ot the
alumni dinner on the next commencement
day.
day.The
The elaborate provision for public schools
Is a striking characteristic of state and terri
torial legls-latlon In the far west. North Da
kota estimates the ultimate amount of her
school funds at Eomewhcrc between $30,000-
000 and $40,000,000. Oregon's school fund Is
now $2,500,000. Idaho's school lands are
worth nearly $7,000,000. Kansas holds nearly
$7,000,000 In bonds for the benefit of her
public schools. Missouri holds between $4-
000,000 and $5,000,000 for her schools. Okla
homa will one. day have a large school fund ,
and half a dozen other western states and
territories have many millions Invested for
the benefit of such funds ,
The venernblo University of Paris , sup
pressed at the time of the revolution and restored -
. stored as part of the University of France ,
I under the title of Academic do Paris. Is to bo
re-establlahcd cro long , If vigorous effort and
earnest prayer are of any avail. All that la
really wanting la the former title , and the
council la hopeful that the want will not
now long bo felt. The report of 1892-93 la
full of Interesting matter , especially con
cerning the enormous growth of the numbers
of the students. The Increase In 1892-93 wa&
l.ICG , making the total number of students
In Parla 11,914.
Another long established Harvar.l custom
has Juat gone to the wall. The edict of the
president and fellows ot the university has
gone forth that hereafter no more punch
shall be served In collega buildings on com
mencement day and claaa day. The secre
tary of every Harvard class which
' has representatives living has re
ceived notice to this effect. The
liquors excluded are punch and distilled
liquors , , so that wine and beer can still ho
nerved at the spreads In the yard. But the
well lilted punch bowls which have been free
to every comer and have been the crowning
feature of every commencement will bo seen
no more.
3tVSIQ.lt , AXIt HH.IM.ITIG.
Mr. Kleth's new theater In Boston will be
opened March 21. It must bo a superb es
tablishment , for it has coat Its owner over
$600.000.
A ad Consequence of the habit of accept
ing complimentary tickets to the theater oc
curred recently In Buffalo , when a burglar
sent , ) wo Duals to a man and hla wife , and
while * Hlffy were attending the performance
robbed thu IIOUBC ,
The inmates of the Edwin Forrest Home ,
at Hclmesburg , Pa. , commemorated the an
niversary of tlio actor's birth ( March 9) ) by
placing' a beautiful floral tribute upon his
i tomb In old St. Paul's churchyard , Phlladel-
i phla.
I A bar porter In Butte , Mont. , claims to bo
the only relative of the late Hans von Bulow ,
the great German pianist. He has started
for Germany to claim the fortune , amountIng -
Ing to 8,000,000 marks , left by the dead mu-
flclan. nnd If he Is ns near being Insane
as the undo lu will have trouble In keepIng -
Ing out of u mad house.
| May Brookyn's squandered savings were a
contrlbutoiy cause to three suicides , those
of the young woman herself , of F. A. Love-
craft and of a young Hebrew , who was
their partner In n luckless business enter
prise. The young Hebrew had the busl-
I ness knowledge needed for the undertaking
nnd he waa reputed honest and Industrious ,
; but when he saw thu venture must be u
. failure he threw himself beneath the wheels
of n train ,
| Clara Morris has not yet decided whether
Eho will act next ecabon or not. During
the past four years , under the management
of Kdwln H. Price , xhe has added n great
deal of money to an nlri'day comfortable
fortune , so that financially and physically
she Is all right. Miss Morris does not bo-
llovo In farewell engagements , anil says that
when she makes up her mind to icllro from
the stage fihe will quietly drop out as Mary
Anderson did.
Maurice D.irrymore Is noted for being ono !
of the slowest studies In the profession. It
Is hard work for him to commit to memory ,
and when he has a new part to leurn he haste
to shut himself up and drill It Into hla
mind. A society lady who wua getting up
a play for charity Bent for Barrymore , and
told him that she would like him to appear
In the leading part. Of course It was a
matter of business and she asked him what
hla bervlces would bo nurtli. The part
wua a new ono to him. "My dear
mailame , " Bald Barrymorc. "If It waa any
thing that I had played In before I should
bo happy to glvo my assistance , but aa the
part Is a new ono I shall require lx wecka
salary. " Thin was muro than charity could
stand , and Barry didn't play.
Dewltt's Witch Hazel , salvo curca plica. I
Another shop has been put In operation
by the United States Glass company at
Factory P , PlttBburg. The company an-
nouncca that It will add additional shops an
quickly us trudo picks up.
There la no better dinner wlno than
Cook'a Kxtni Dry Imperial Champagne. It
helps digest your food.
The Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing ,
company's works at Bridgeport , Conn. , have
started up otter three weeks' Idlenesn. I
iti.i.nnovs.
. . .
P.ev. Dr. Lucius U. Page , who Is said to ba
the oldest tintveieallst clergyman living , 1ma
Just celebrated hla 92d birthday at his homo
In Cambrldgeport , Muss.
George G. Lobdcll , the car wheel manu
facturer of Wilmington , Del. , bequeathed an
annuity of $500 each to seven religious , edu
cational and charitable Institutions In that
city , which Is to continue us long as Mr.
Lobdell survives. The annuities are then
to cease , and each Institution receive a gift
of $5,000 from his estate. .
Considering his ago , the pope Is In ex
cellent health , but all that can bo Is donate
to Eparri him fatigue , to which he Is .sub
ject. The mitre ho wears when ho appearii
in St. Peter's on ceremonious occasions In
a fac-slmllo In painted silk of the real mitre ,
and even the apoutollc and other rings ha
wears are made IIH light In weight as cus
tom will permit
The condemnation f the Western Watch
man , a Catholic weekly , by the archbishop
of St. LoiilH , uxJteK euiiblderublo Interest In
Catholic clrc'lcs In Omaha. Editor Phclan
la a priest of thirty years' standing and pas
tor of a prominent pariah In St.
Louis. Ho la regarded aa ono ot tlio
most' Independent nnd forceful writers
on the Catholic press. The trouhlo
he Is now Involved In may he triiccd to tils
action aa counsel for the priests In their- , ,
controversy with the bishop of Lincoln. l\\ \ *
hla comments on the latest phase of that
case he applied u literary scalpel and meta
phorically Bklnncd "diocesan dictators" who
readily appeal to civil ciurtH themselves yet
deny the right to subordinates.
Steps are being taken by the Episcopalians
ot Philadelphia to celebrate the twenty-fifth
anniversary of the consecration of Bishop
Ozl William Whltaker. bishop of Pennsyl
vania , which will occur on October 1C.
Bishop Whltukor waa born In New Salem ,
Muss. , May 10 , 1830 , and wua graduated
from Mlddlcbury college , Vermont In 1850.
In 18C3 he went to Nevudu an a missionary.
In 18C5 ho returned to the oust UH rector
of St. Paul's church , Englewood , N. J In
18C7 he went back to Nevada as rector ot
St. Paul's church , Virginia City , und In 18GS
ho waa elected missionary bishop of Ne
vada. Ho held this olllce for seventeen
yeara , until on November 1 , 1880 , 1m wuu
elected assistant bishop of the diocese of
PemiBylvunlu. On July 11 , 1887 Dlshoii v
Stevens died , and Dr.Vhllalier succeeded
him UH bUliop. Ills administration of the
dloccso has been marked by vigor and good
Bcnae , uml hu ban thu respect ot all claimea
ot churcbiuuu. . . . .