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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1894)
IN THE DOMAIN OF SPOR Doings of the Wctk in the Hold Athletics , CHATS WITH THE PRIZE FIGHT F Ke.\r Orlrnnn Again In tlto Hlng Itnuliic with Turf I'ntniin Wheel Notes Dliin.onil Hunt unit KIR I7niml ( Irlat of Athletic TheremiiBt certainly bo something wroti with the Atlantic cahlc. A whole week hi now elapsed and Champion Jim Corbctt lu ( ailed to telegraph the Buffering America puhllc that his theatrical engagement nbron will absolutely preclude the possibility i ilia meeting Jackson until later In 11 autumn or early winter , and this Incxpllcab ! dereliction of Jim's part should bo Imnud ntcly Investigated. If some submarine ill turbanco has Interfered with the p.crfci working of the wires , a searching part should IK- sent out at once , from both No York and Uverpool , and with Instructions I spare neither expense or pains until tli defugelty , whatever It may be , Is discovert and remedied. The * people of the Unite flutes must hear , at least on every othe day , that Jim can't meet Peter In June , bi that lie will later on In the year , and It als must know just why Jim can't do this In tli coming month of roses , and ho and llttl Willie must never fall to repeat that It ! their stupendous dramatic duties that prt vents. The people will never forgive them they neglect this , They expect these gres gobs of wind regularly and methodical ! ] and It will be downright culpability In Jit and Willie If thuy neglect to send them ovc as per arrangement with Parson Uavles be fore the sailed. They should remember , toi that every one of these cablegrams Is goo for an Interview with I'eter on this sld and gives the sable Hercules a chance t again enlighten the poor American sucker that he nlgncd to light Jim In June , that hi theatrical pressure is as great as the elmni plon'H , that ho will never consent to llgli south of Ma BO n and Dlxon's line on accoun of the race prejudice , and that he inns know something definite soon about Colone Corbett's plans or ho will pack his llttl bandbox and follow him across the drlnli Arc you all on ? At last , thanks to the gracious- gods , Jo ' Choynskl ami Deb Fllzjlmnions are inalche to a finish at catch weights. They , slgne articles on Wednesday last and another dca weight has been lifted from off the worlt Whllo the agreement does not fix any spo clflo tlmo for the clash of these rlvn maullcs , I nm enabled , through my Intl macy with nich affairs , to Inform my reaO ers just when It will take place , and If the won't let It go any further , I will tell then : I suppose this Is unprofessional , but th scoop is such a puissant one that I ni : coerced to smother all honor , and tear It ofl If Joe and Deb get mad I'll have to stan < It , but then I have had prize lighters mai at mo before and yet came out unscathed Now , mind , tlilsi Is on the dead , and if any body a ks you where you got It tell them i little chippie whispered It to you. 0 course , I don't like to do tills , but this llf would be an elyslum , Indeed , If we never dli > anything but what wo knew was right , nm I get my precepts from such men as Judg Scott , Jcro Dunn and the St. Joe Kid , am everybody knows they are on the level. Yoi see. Joe and Hob are to light when any rep utable club hangs up a $15,000 purse for tin event that Is one of the minor specification . ot the articles and as this Is such a incnsl ; sum , there will bo such an avalanche of ap plications for the go that Hob and Joe wll bo at a lose which to accept. As the clul must be a reputable club , however , there I btit one choice , the Do-'cm-all club of Jack sonvllk' ' , Fla. They will get the fight be yond the shadow of a ghost , mid by a private ' wire from Chief Skin Bowden I am In. formed that they have already fixed upon tin 3Ist of next February for the fight. After young Grlffo met and so cleverlj bested Johnny Grlflin a few weeks ago In i Boston , 'ti good many sporting authorities at once picked him out as the man to dc George Dlxon , They did not take into con sideration that this was a limited round ex hibition contest , nor that Grlffo weighed , nearly twenty pounds more than the Brain- tree boy , nor the fact that Griffin was there at the end of the bout In bettor shape tc go further than he was In the early rounds of the contest. Simply because this bulky , little Antipodean tatterdemalion slapped and tapped Johnny almost at will in a fo\v rounds , and run over him from fhcer force of weight In others , they settled upon him as a world beater and picked him as till proper party to divest the Hnllgoniun of hip robes of glory. Hut slnco Grlffo and "Nutty" Billy Murphy had it oul for ten rounds the other night , and not withstanding Gentleman Bill Daly gave the ' award to Grlffo , there has been a decided changeof sentiment. The cock-suro fel lows are now a bit leary , and they are glib to announce that Grlffo will have most anything else than a cinch when he meets the doughty colored lad , who has swept everything before him during the past five years. That Murphy gavu Grlffc as good as he sent all descriptions of the . contest conclusively prove , and also that Daly should have made It a dead heat. Thai he ) did not , however , Is only another Illus tration of the fact that the fellow coming always gets the best of It In these question able affairs and the fellow going the other end. Still , because Grlffo did not clearly best Murphy1 Is no reason why ho should not whip Dlxon. There has always been a - doubt In my mind whether Dlxon could do any better with Murphy than Grlffo did , Without any exception Billy Murphy has been ono of the greatest featherweights that over lived , and when he first came to this . qountry four years ago he was a veritable physical tornado. I saw him box Austin Gibbons down at the old People's theater ono night , and despite Gibbons' weight , * height , reach and strength ho wasn't lu It , 'Murphy ' was a great knockout puncher ami no antagonist over had him licked until the last count ot the fatal ten had been tolled off. Murphy'ts statement that he wua never better In his life than at present , though must bo taken with a liberal quantity ol salt. These be tight times for the pugs and to keep eating they dare miss no opportu nity to blow their own bugle. To acknowledge - edge that ho JIBS gone back means a prome nade ; with the banner. But all this has but tlttto 19 da with Grlffo's coming light with IMxon. Can' ho whip him ? that's the ques tion , For quo V think not. For a tlmo t feared my old friend Tommy Ilyan had become whelmed In the vortex oj giddy life at airldgeport. I could get no word from , nor IInil anything In the papers about him or his affairs. The following rc > celveil last nfght shows that ho Is still In the flesh iiml on the hustle : IIAHTFORD , 'Conn. , May 10. SamTy Orls- wold. Sporting Editor ot The Bee. My Dear Old Friend : Just made up my mind to drop you a line. ThoilBlit maybe you would like to know "whore I am at" and what 1 nm doing. Well , In the first place I have just returned from St. LouU , where I boxed lack Wllkes , jny old victim at South Onmlm. Ho Is not nearly us good as ho was then and I had but little trouble In doing as I pleased. On the 22d ot this month I box Jack Falvoy' of Providence , and aa ho la iluecedly clover I expect a pleasant tlmo. I have started a boxing academy hero In Hartford , 215 Main street , and am doing iplcndldly , 1 am now working hard to get on another go with Mysterious Billy Smith , and all I Insist on Is that It must bo long enough ( hut a decision will be reached. Who wilt get this I am well satisfied , but Hilly Isn't and U holding off. If we fight , no nutter where U takes place , I want you there. I will keep you advised. Give my regards to alt my Omaha friends , especially "Old fipud" and Handle. If you think ot It tend me my scrap book. My pupils arc aux-lous to ieo It. Hoping to hear from you soon , I am , of course , always your friend , TOMMT UYAN. Drawer House , Ilnrtfort , Conn. True enough , as Tom says , Jack Falvoy In flucc dly clover. He betted big Owen Kelglor a couple ot wteks ago In an artistic way that was aald to be Haplmlean In its effects , | t was a sure enough case of ictenco versus strength , and skill won. Fulvey ban also ( ought Stantou Abbott a fifteen-round draw , which In ItsMf ' u flclcnl to stamp him as a dangirou * man I his class , and Tommy does not want to gi too gay with him. Of course I appreher no likelihood of disaster to Ryan , but Falve In ono of those kind of men that I woul advise him to push along fast and do hli as quickly and thoroughly as possible , it great secret of Jack Dempscy's early succ i wan that he spared no tnun until ho ha him hung up. On Thursday night next North Platte Is I bo the scene of a finish contest betwcc Jimmy Lindsay of this city and the Hlac Pearl of Sacramento. This Is not Harr Martin , the Ulack Pearl of erstwhile loci fame , but a new coon equally strong an clover. Lindsay Is In superb condition fe almost any kind of a scrap and his friend look to find him nn easy winner. Of coursi they may bo mistaken. . SANDY GIUSWOLD. The Stiito SpnrlHinrn'H Shoot. The eighteenth annual shoot of the Stal Sportsmen's association opens up at Colun bus on Tuesday morning next and continue for three days , May 15 , 1C and 17. The It dlcatlons all point to one of , the biggest nn most successful shoots ever held under tti misplcert of this time-honored and vctcra organization. The olllccrs of the association for th present ycflr are G. A. Schroeder , president II. J. Arnold , treasurer , and G. B. Spelci decretory , all of Columbus. These gontli men are all first class shots and have ha much experience In trap shooting lourns inputs , and will give the state ono of th biggest and most enjoyable shoots she ha ever hail. They r.ro getting- together largo number of llvo birds , and will have ton or so of Chamberlain's blue rock tni gets on hand , as well as a complete se of Chamberlain's expert traps , electric * pull , said to bo the best In the world. Thcs targets , too , nro the most popular In th country , and It will be peon that the Colum liini Imanngcmena Intends to , afford th sportsmen attendlng.llio very best of everj thing In the market. The program for the three days Is appended ponded : FIRST DAY , MAY 15 , LIVE BIRDS. No. 1. Seven live birds , moneys , three entrance$3. . No. 3. Ten live birds , moneys , font entrance , $7.50. No. , 5. Seven live birds , moneys , three entrance , fj. . No. 7. Fftcen live birds. C. 13. Mayn diamond badge , value. $250 , emblematical o the state championship , open to Ncbrask ; sportsmen only ; now held by F. S. I'nrmcle of Omaha. This badge remains the prop erty of the nsKoclatlon ; $50 added ; moneys live ; entrance , $10. TARGI3TS. No. 2. Ten single targets $10 added moneys , three ; entrance , $1. , -No. I. Twenty single targets ; moneys , four entrance. * - ' . No. fi. Fifteen single targets ; moneys , fjur entrance , $1.50. No , 3. Twenty single targets $13 added moneys , four ; entrance1 , $ : ! . SECOND DAY , MAY 1C , LIVE BIRDS. No. 9. Seven live birds ; moneys , three entrance , $5. No. 11. Ten II VP birds $13 added ; moneys four ; entrance , $7.50. No. 13. Seven live birds ; moneys ) , three entrance , $5. No. 15. State association t'nm-shoJt bai'gv two men to a team , Open IB Nebruski sportsmen only. . Five live birds , six single ! and two doubles to each man. This badgi and 50 per cent to llrst ; CO per cent to second 20 per cent to third. $50 added. Entranci per team , $10. TARGETS. No. 10. Ten single targets ; moneys , three entrance , $1. No. 12. Twenty single targets $10 added moneys , four ; entrance. $2. No. II. Fifteen single targets ; moneys four ; entrance , $1.50. No. 1C. Champion team gold medal. Opei to Nebraska sportsmen only. The mcda presented by I'forzheitner > t Keller com pany , throtigh'E. Hallet , Lincoln , Neb. T < remain the property of the Nebraska Stall Sportsmen's association , but the team win n\ng \ it may retain It by giving satlsfactorj guarantee that It will be forthcoming ai the next annual tournament , to be shot foi as herein provided : The team holding It ube bo entitled to entrance money the following year. Any club may designate as many teams as. they desire. lu this contest. $ oi addjjd , four moneys. Entrance per team , $3 , 'LAST DAY , MAY 17 , LIVE BIRDS. No. 17. Seven live birds. Novelty shoot , gun below elbow until bird is In the air $ U added ; moneys , three : entrance , $5. No. 19. Ten live birds ; moneys , four ; entrance , $7.60. No. 21. Seven live birds ; moneys , three ; entrance , $3. No. 23. Ten live birds $15 added moneys , four ; entrance , $7.60. TARGETS. . Ten single targets ; moneys , three ; entrance , . $1. No. t'O. Twenty single targets $10 added ; moneys , four ; entrance' , $2. No. 22. Fifteen single targets ; moneys , four ; entrance-li50. No. 21. Platthmoulh silver cup. Open to Nebraska pportsmen only. Four members of a club to compose a team. Only one team to be entered by a club. Ten single linnets to 'each man. First , cup and 60 per cent ; second , 30 tier cent ; third , 20 per cent. t. 0 added If not less than four teams shoot. Entrance per team , $10. The tourney will be governed by the American association rules' , except that I'/l ounces of shot may , be used In 12-gunge nuns. Shooting will begin at SSO sharp euoh day. Price of birds' Is Included In entrance monov. In case of- tics eueh may Jraw his proportion of purse. Where three moneys are given the division will be 50 , 10 and 20 per cent ; four moneys , -10 , 30 , 20 mid 10 ; llvo moneys , 30. 23. 20 , in and 10. Added money will not be paid when less than three squads enter the contest , unless utherwlse staled In the program. Shooters : nnnot enter any event after the first squad liave finished their score. Tor the Protection of Our Fish. The fishermen of Omaha and Council 11 tiff a have at last joined hands for the irotectlon ot the lakes In this neighborhood mil have held several meetings looking to i permanent organization. The seining will be stopped and lovers > f the rod can soon feel assured of reasona ble success at Cut-Oft and Manawi. Over ) no hundred of the Omaha fishermen have olned , and about the same number from he Bluffs. The lakes will bo rc-stockcd iVlth the best of game fish and will bo pro- ected from unlawful destruction. The law s ' strong enough In both Nebraska and : owa and only needs enforcement. There ms as yet been no permanent organization nit n Joint meeting will bo held on Thurs- luy next nt Cross Gun company's store , his city , for that purpose , The association s backed by the fish commlssons of both italos , and will effect much good. The temporary officers at present are iVIlllam Simeral , chairman , of the Omaha : lub ; Dr. A. P. Olnn , secretary , and J. I ) . dolkle. attorney. W. II. Schurz. chairman if the Council Bluffs club , and Mr. Graham , lecrotnry. All that Is no\v 'wanted ' Is for the South Dmalm fishermen to join , and they are In- Mled to. come up on Thursday evening lext at 8 o'clock and take part In the per- nanent organization. September Trotting Krxalon , / The Nebraska Association ot Trotting and ? aclng Horse Breeders are making most tlaborato preparations for their ninth an- lual meeting , which will be hold In this : lty on the fair grounds course the first veck In September. This association , as Is veil' known , Is distinctly a local organlza- lon and Is In a' better condition this year ban ever before In Its history , consequently ho best meeting of the series can be safely ounted on .this fall , There will bo a Ire- n ° mloUH field of locally bred horses , as well is a largo entry 11st from adjoining states , ind the four-days' card will bo a most exc.il- . out one , A. J. Brlggs , so favorably known iniong Nebraska breeders , Is the secretary , vlth headquarters at Superior , and upon ippllcatloirwill gladly " furnish Interested mrtles with the fullest Information anent he coming autumn session. Sonjf of the ltl | zlii ( ; l-'ly. Fear throws to bases llko a Clements or . K'.mnier. ' The Quinces will be hero tomorrow. Shall ve kill 'cm ? Beery Is playing good ball both In the field .nil at the bat. Wo must have this uftornoon'a game. Wo iced It In our busmosa. Ladles should remember that they have no dmlsslim tu pay Thursdays , ladles' day at the Charles Street park | | bo the popular day of the we-k , Pred Jevne has bten , recommended to 'resident ' Young an a good man for umpire , Hereafter the south section ot the stand will be reserved for ladles. 1 smoking will bo allowed here. George McVcy Is apt to give any pitch a touch of heart failure. Ho Is ono ot t hardest hitters In the profession , McVey , Mc.Mnckln and Fear are a trio first class coachers. Papa Hourke , llkowli frequently takes a hand In the noise. - ' The reserved section will bo partition off before the team returns from Its fli jaunt abroad , and comfortable chairs putt I Jack Goffney , "King ot Umpires. " h been taken out of tha damp by PatrU Powers and given a berth In the Elsie \lcaguc. ' Lincoln and Omaha are abreast for secoi place. Walt until we get the Agrlcultiirls up here. Then wo will trot to the trent maybe. St. Joe has been putting up a r.ittll good game , both In the field and at the Ix and It Is St. Joe the Rourko family mu take after. Whltchlll has already developed Into- really great pitcher. Ho has the most tant llzlng curves and cntrols them llko nn e pert rifleman. Tom Ramsey , Denver's old loft-hand twlrlcr , Is making ninnies of the heavy h tcrs In the Southern league. Ramsey with Savannah. The Mllwaukees ara minus two youi bloods. Those erstwhile Cleveland twlrlers Schelblo and William have both bei knocked down. Times-Star. Two more games tomorrow and Tuesda then the Rourkcs go away for a couple weeks. Returning June ; 1 , they will tac.1 ; Lincoln at the Charles street park. Jack Munyun and Kid Fear arc alwa ; In the thick of the fray. They never tl and fight just as hard when a Icng ways the rear us they do when In the lead. Harry Wright's opinion of Trcadway Is th ho Is the hardest line hitter In the leagu and an Al thrower. And Harry comi pretty near knowing . what ho Is talkli about. . The Rourkc family opens up at Qulni next Friday for three games ; thence tinge go to .Jacksonville , Rock Island and Peorl Out ot the twelve games they want aboi eight. eight.Wood Wood should take The Bee's hint and ti a pair of smoked glasses. A number < fielders in the big league are using then and they find them an immense help In tl sun's glare. Paddy Boyle , so a good many of the p ; trons of the game are Inclined to think , liable to shirk hard hit grounders. This a fault easily mastered , however , and Padd is too promising a young player to bo hand capped In this way long. Grand Rapids did the liveliest stick were o ! the year Tuesday when Phillips of tli Hooslcrs was pounded for a total cf thirty nine bases , says Rsn Mulford. But Re doesn't read the papers. On the same da Omaha hit young Mr. Burrls of Jacksonvlll for sixty-two tolals , Including nine horn runs , four of which fell oft cf Jack Mur yun's bat. There Is no need of repining over gamt that are lost , no matter what the cam may be. Almost dally games are lost by single mlsplay or a combination of clrcurr stances unforeseen. Mistakes are made , an grievous ones , too. But the next day th losers go In and play , if possible , hardc than ever , to win. It Is when a team Is o the downward jroad that ) sympathy an kind words are needed. . But how few eve get even a cheering word to help them rls again ! Think this over , too. A gallant Boston crank , who attended th opening game In Brooklyn , says : "Th ladles were out In force , and 'few cities ca ; show such an array of beauty as Brooklyn. The Bootonlan should lose no time in visit Ing New York , when hci will learn that thl Is one of the "few cities" which "can. " Ne\ York Evening Telegram. And what's th matter with Philadelphia ? Why , she's al right ; she's got some of the finest. Phlla delphla Press. And Omaha. You ought t take a squint at the flower garden her gram stand presents , especially on ladles' day. The Sandy .Grlswolds , that hot little bal team of which Ambrose Ellington is manage and A. C. Martin captain , has certainly coin to stay. After giving a mixed team o strong players from the ranks of the Non parells , Athletics and Daisies a few days ag < such a close call , they have been unable ti make a date for today and will consequent ! ; put It In at practice. Their suits , blui knickerbockers , shirts , caps and stockings with white trimmings , will be on hand li the coursn of a few days and In their nev togs the boys expect to sweep all befon t.hem. Manager Ellington Intends to glvi tils team a big benefit ball , after the seasoi expires , whether they win the city amateui : hamplonshlp or not. Just now ho Is anx iously waiting for dates and ho isn't par ' .Icular whether they como from In or on if the city , all will bo attended to. Com nunlcatlons should bo addressed to Am jroso Ellington , Bee Building. The team a iresent Includes such 'well known local player : is Grant Thompson , Fred Arnot , A , C. Mar .In , Ed Mnhoney , Joe Miller. Do Witt Burg nan , Al Thompson , Billy kllby , Billy Knopp IV. H. Ryan , Fred M.urray , and Billy McCoy of the Wheel. The scorcher man to ( he rend has gone , In the thick of the dust you'll llnd him , ills brother's pants he has buckled on And his wife he has lefl behind him. 'Oh , Sunday run , " Ihe scorcher cried "Tho' all the club forsake theefc Due wheel at least thy route shall ride One scorcher true shall make thee1 fhe scorcher scorched , but hfs dusty chain Lost Its pin and fi-11 asunder , ' flic. driving wheel turned not again Tho' the rfder swore llko thunder ; \ml said , "I'll have to walk' to town Thro' the dust tho' I do smother , Hay the d 1 take the Sunday run',1 I'll never take another. " The Idler The North End Cycling club Is a new .cquisltlon to the local firmament. The association ot fh o local cycling clubs s no nearer an organization than a week go. No ono seems to be willing to start ho movement and foster It. The Young Men's Christian association yclcrs and the Tourists held an Informal olnt run Friday cyenlng of last week to ho Bluffs. Many mall carriers In the largo cities iavo adopted the bicycle as a means ol apld locomotion , and the mall service ot Incle Sam now contains some very expert ycljstH. The Ganymede Wheel club , under com mand of Captain Williamson and Lieutenant larothers , passed through the city last Sun- ay enroi'to for Bellevue , where the club pent the day. Each year slnco Its organization the Chl- ago Cycling Club association has Indulged ia. . club run. which lias always been well ttended. This year the run was parttcl- atcd In by over 1,000 riders. .The route licscn was the Pullman course. The Tourist Wheelmen have an outing on lie Military road today , their destination olng Arlington , round trip sixty-two miles. 'ho Fremont club will meet the Tourists at ilk City and run over to Arlington with horn , where dinner will bo served ( and lots t It , too ) . The Tourists will return home ito In the afternoon. William Martin , a former Omahog and x-soldlcr , Is winning .races In Parco from lie "cracks" as ho pleases. Ho has given p long distant races and taken up quick , hort distance work , and Is showing good cad and speed. Lumsdon 'of Chicago Is Iso reeling 'cm oft just a little bit faster linn the "furrlncrs" want to. The Tourists , fourteen strong- , tacked on ) the gale last Sunday and let It blow them own to the pretty llttlo county seat of [ Ills county , Iowa , I. o , , Glenwoad , where iiey spent the delightful day. Some of the oys were coaxed Into a match game of base all before they returned , and are now lournlng the luck of their customary Has tily. The game ? Ob , well , the least ltd about the matter the better. Glenwood > ok It by a score of S to 2. Lieutenant lelton took his bugle along to > pracfco on , Hiscquontly the cattle along the route are 11 suffering from ucuto deafness. Condon U riding llko the wind , and the maha Wheel club colors will bo carried \ter \ the tape well In the front this season. ulley , Pcgau , Flescher , Proulx , Plxloy and elton are all riding well and gaining speed , Quito a number of the local wheelmen re riding hard on the country road getting ito condition for the great relay rldo In ugust. Captain Williamson Is also goi ng his relay men Into shape for the rldo. The Tourists are hunting up their old shlng tackle and have sent out a commit- ! 0 digging bait for their angling excursion uxt Sunday. The prizes for the Tour.tt road mileage. ils year conslit of the club medal for first lace , a gold medal tor second , a cyclometer r tblrdj a silver cup for fourth , and lu ad- % m m ANY PEOPLE say they don't sec ho\v it pays to ad fc& % fA- M vertise the way we do and sell goods as cheap as wo m claim. They arc right. It don't pay. We arc not mm after money---\vc are quitting and we propose.to cjuit in style m to make ourselves remembered , Everybody must get it cheap P * now or they won't buy that's one reason we- arc &S&M * M fe-JX'- 1 All the rest of the $12 to $20 Cheviot and UT JUST WHILE we are going we wish to Cassimere incidentally remark that no living man will be allowed to compete with us. No house can import cheap suits to catch our customers , for , we sold for $8 last week now at listen last week we sold 750 of those § 12 , $15 , $18 Itl and $20 cheviot and cassimere suits for $8. Now m the ether 500 are goinor for a few days at $5 oo as long as they last.- Your friends will tell you all about them. w $ For a while at 13th and Farnam then we quit. dltlon to this a club century pin for tin member who finishes last In the centur ; run this season , yet within the stlpulatei time , fourteen hours. There Is also som < talk In regard to a < record medal to be pu up for the' ' member of the club making tin best record to Bellemic , the medal to bi known as the Bellevue medal , and the winner nor to defend It against all challengers H "tho club. The contestant winning It threi different times to hold Jt as his persona property. The Omaha Wheel club will pedal dowi to Olenwood , la. , today , where they wll spend the day. The tun Is a beautiful one and by cyclometer measurement fron Omaha Is fortynineand three-fifths miles round trip. The ruir. takes the rider alonf the base of the bluffs ; over a slightly hlllj road to the eleven , mile bridge , and ther , bears abruptly to thn left Into the lovelj wooded hills. Tile ) coast Into Glonwooi ! from the top of the-hill Is well worth the ride. Ono thing tho- run lacks to make It perfect , and that ! Is a fine and tempting dinner. It Is pretty hard to get a good dinner at the other end ot the route foi some reason. Tyler and Sanger are hard at work trainIng - Ing on the Denver tracks. Sanger weight 200 pounds and Is only riding now to reduce flesh. Johnnie Johnson , Murphy , Callalian , and Taylor are training with the Tomec gang down In Dixie , where the magnolia blooms and miles are reeled off In 2:07 : 1-G. Bliss and Dlrnberger are on the coast tak ing in the Midwinter fair tournament , and the great anny of unknowns and fifth-rate mbn are training Just as hard for the llttlo country pot hunts , which will soon begin. Wheelmen will watch with Interest the gigantic struggle this year between Sanger , Tyler , Hyslop , Johnson , Dlrnberger , Taylor and Bliss for the crown of laurel that 21m- mlo cast aside. It Is dollars to mudples that Sanger will wear the cast-oft emblem of royalty. There are manw wheelmen who think Zlmmlo showed his good sense when ho forsook the amateur ranks and turned professional. Sanger might have divided honors with him this season as an amateur king. With the Itoit unil Gun. Frank Kenlston , Charllo Melrose and Bill McCuno were at Blue lake after oeiopus and tarpon Wednesday. . They got both. , J U Antes and H. T. Lemlst made a big basket of black bass at West Point re cently , In fact , about the biggest yet reported - ported this season. A largo delegation of local shots Including such experts as Parmelco , Hardln , Heed , Peters , Loomls , Bruckcr , Townscnd , Brewer and olhers , will altond the state shoot at Columbus this week. Jack Morrison , who by the way has de veloped Into ono of the best field shots In Ibis neck o' Iho woods , and Charllo Lewis shot the last of the Jacks at Calhoun last Tuesday. They also bagged a half-dozen sickle-bill curlew and a line bag of yellow- ? Ingram and J. D. Weaver of the Coun cil Bluffs .Nonpareil . and Milt Uhl and J. F. Ryan of The Bee spent last Sunday on the lakes near West Point , guests 'of that prince ; of sportmcn and good fellows , Colonel Fred Sonnenschcln. That they returned with a well filled creel of bass and croppies goes- - without relating , Inasmuch as the matchless Frederick was with them. iH nnil Anmverii. tj-p TOSIOPH. Mo. , May C. To the Sport- lK KUItor of The Ilee : Will you please ! ni.iish In nexl Sunday's T3eo Iho answer fo owing : A. llf G and U uro plny- o e to be . A and imr itch Heven points a game. H each iiavo "lx points. A buys for two , A TiiiivH out hlBli. H Piny ow "llj ln" moiYiiuMv claims out. In II oul or musl , ho uuino be Ishcil ? By answering this yon wll" greatly obllije.-Ulnswun , 203 Ktl- mend street. AIIH If A played tlilBli and made either lack 6r Kanie besldt-H. so that ho made his two KOOiV , ho wins-of uourse. nniJVCMh HM'in 8 , April 8.-To the Si.clliur . Kdltor of The lice : T s.'ttlo a ilLmita will you please answer the follow- t2mientloiiB li\i \ U Sunday lice : In whul Id 1 ernilt win tlm English derby ? in whit t vcur d d llluo aown win , and Jvlilcl ! year was Uxu > . Bllzaboth favorlto- | - In 13CT : nine Oown In 1SC8. IJuly' Elizabeth wan/ favorite In the latter * ' po'iTNPItj BM'FPSi May 0. To the Sport- | , , K ICdltor of Thft Ute : Will you please ' HtntH In next Bunday'H Bee through what accident Catcher < * ' ' < > " of the Boston lenm losl both U-BHxut Tojielto. Kan. , last wlnter-W. f. WerttaRe. Ans. Ho fell under * the wheels In board- Inir n moving trim. ' OMAHA , May 10.To the Sporting Editor of The Ueo : Will you kindly state in your next Hunday'H Issue what are "ladles' days" ' ' ' ball " > of the Omaha Ans. TJiurudaya. HOME OF THE CANVASBACI What a lilarch Blizzard Means Among th Band Hills of Western Nebraska. BETE NOIR OF COWBOY AND RANCHMAI Caught In tlio Storm Narrow Ksciip of the Old Trapper A .Tearful Tramp ICcx , the King- of Dogs. EAIlFULi as the blizzard raged on the afteVnoon o : our flrst day a' ' r _ ' . Geese lake , It wai 7 ; nothing comparec to Its furious violence lence of that night _ the next day and T the night following . While the telegrapl - I told briefly of It : extent and destruc- tlvcncss , It con veyed but a vague Idea of Its awful A blizzard in the sandhills or on the plains Is an entirely different elementary - exhibi tion from a blizzard In town or city. There Is a wildncss and a horror about It on the desert that Is Indescribable , and woo Is It to man or beast caught In It at any con siderable dlstancp from any of the meager shelter that desolate country affords. Cat tle perish by the hundreds by Iho herd. Their Instinct goes for naught when once overwhelmed on those broad plains or In the limitless pasture-lands among the gloomy hills. There Is but ono hope for Iho poor beasls and that Is to drift with the storm , which they Invariably do. Once started nothing seems formidable enough to checker or swerve them aside ; rugged crag or canon , hill or dale , river , lake or morass offer no Impediment to their onward march until absolute exhaustion or death overtakes them. They make no detours , but drift stralghl ahead , and once the scores of a lake or swamp arc reached the leaders , pushed on ward by the hosts In the rear , plunge blindly lu. If enabled to reach Iho opposite shore they continue on until the fury of the storm has abated sufficiently to allow them lo halt for rest and what scanty nourishment they may bo able to paw up from under the snow. If the depth of water or mlro precludes this possibility they crowd In and on until they are either stuck fast In the- mud or drown , hundreds often meeting this terrible fata In a body of water or mushy slough which In pleasant weather would furnish .nothing worse than a haven of refreshment. There are Innumer able Instances where whole herds ha.-o be come wedged In , In just such a place , so thickly Jammed together that you cross upon their backs , hero to remain until completely burled by Iho drifting snow. When the storm breaks and the disconsolate cowboy of rancjiman goes forth In quest of his drifted stock a horn or two glistening In the sun from out a desert ot snow often leads him to the mausoleum of his Ill-fated bunch. Whllo locomotion Is possible , drifting cattle never stop , but keep on their weary way for days and nights , In fact until the storm spends its fury and Indications of peace again descend upon the earth. Truly a blizzard on Ihe western plains Is the bcto nolr of the stockman's life , entail ing as It does enormous loss and days and nights ot laborious traveling , privation and toll. Many and many a man has been robbed of h'ls all In a single night by one of these tremendous visitations , and no one can ap preciate their uwful dustructlvcncss until they sec It with their own eyes. They are not only dangerous to the lives ot stock , butte to man himself , and many and many a be lated traveler or Improvident herder has mot i horrible death on their midst. The lawyer , Hamilton and myself had regaled ourtelves upon one of Mrs. II.'s most bounteous dinners piles of ; ill < e , their crusted skin Trucking ipcn from the creamy , white flesh ; tender slices of bacon , nicely browned , and lanvasback , roaatod to a turn , and sprinkled with watercress fresh from the swalls of Coyote Hun , > vltU Lyonnalso pota toes , light biscuit and a rich mixture ( Mocha and Java and were gotherc about the glowing stove which Clifford kej stuffed full of chips enjoying our cigar : chatting on the thrilling events of the da and listening to the "taunting cries c Boreas' fiends without , when suddenly th door was pushed rudely open , admitting chilly blast of sleet and wind , and the flgur of a man , muffled to the eyes and literal ! coated with ice and snow. It was Rudolph , Iho Irappcr. With our ready assistance Gus was qulckl stripped of his stiffened garments and tut warm , dry ones , and then , after the crav Ings of hunger and thirst had both been al layed , he threw himself contentedly on a pll of wolf skins before the fire and related hi experience' in the b'llzzard. lie had been "following his lino" dowi on Hackberry and Roundup lakes , am elated with a big catch of rat and skunl ho had failed to keep track of the time o day and the theatenliig aspect of tin weather , and before he fairly realized It tin blast was upon him in all Its awful Impel uoslty , and In a blinding swirl of sleet , rail and drifting snow he found himself strug gllg to get through the hills. For a lime his efforls were fulllo and , ex perienced and Indurated old plainsman thai he was , ho felt that there was Imminent danger ahead. Sllll , of course , he perse vered , and after frequently stopping to take his bearings and study the character of the surrounding hills and notq the direction ol the storm , ho would move on again with braver steps and sturdier resolution , but just as Ignorant of his exact whereabouts and as blind as ever. The hills were soon swallowed up In the mazes of the blast and there * was no deter mining the true direction of the storm. H seemed to scream In Ihrough the arroyos , shriek over the highlands and across the barrens from all sides at once and con verge like a howling cohort of rapacious de mons upon his devoted head. The snow and sleet were now streaming over the whole earth In ono continuous sheet , Iho wind sweeping everything before It with the ravings of a hurricane , .first Ibis way and then that , like some evil spirit bent upon the most diabolical ends. From the nature of tha ground and the more regular onrush ot the bllzard Rudolph at last felt thai ho had reached the open , but In Its horrible fury to tell In Just which direction refuge lay , or to find the well worn wagon road , was a task he felt hopeless , Indeed. Yet ho would never for a mo ment believe ho was lost , and though blinded and balllcd bythe driving snow , which came down upon him in whirls and eddies , ho struggled on. In the very midst ot nil that wild and fearful din Huiloluh told how there werc'InlcrvulH ot such a dpalhliko stillness that was oven moro appall ing than all the horrible uproar. Tills Is ono of the , mys.tcrlauseaturcs ot such a storm on the broad plains ot the wcsl , and all those who havq encountered such will recall these tombllko spells , which fall aver and anon upon the rageful rush of the tempest. On , on , ceaselessly on labored the slurdy trapper. There were times when ho seemed to make literally no headway at all , when every landmark known to his practiced senses was lost , and ho felt , so lie said , as ho plodded and stumbled for ward , as If ho was tramping to his own funeral. Now ho plunged Into some deep ening drift , and the next moment was fairly tearing his way through Iho matted grass .ind weeds , which In places de-fled the power of tha blast , while all the time was heard thai deep , mullled roar , coming and going like the mystic sounds wo hear at the dead of night from the lashing and wrathful ocean , and , In tooth , Rudolph might have well felt that ho was alone wth | death , And why not ? Even though the old trap per was a natlvo of'the hills and plains , even though he was vented In all their dark- some vagaries us Iho xludcnt IB In his books , ho was not superhuman. Why not , I re peal , might not ho be plodding to his own funeral ? Others as learne-d In such lore , OH wlso and fearless and courageous as he , had been lost In just such storms others hud been submerges ! In Just such avalanches of sleet and snow , only to ho thawed out and found rigid and lifeless In the sunlight of it future day. But dun wasn't the nun to -et easily frightened ; still an Increunlng uneasiness wap creeping over him. This wan ibout OH closit a call as ho had ever experi enced In all his life of privation and exposure ind the situation seemed to grow uorxe with n'ery step ho took. Ho was almost ready to Irop from fatigue , but he knew that meant in end to It all sure and speedy , and on , in ho pushed. If ho could only llnd shelter lomewhero , uotno wolf'u hole In the plain , > r some barricade against thn face ot the itorm , ho would anyway top briefly for rest. But the nlglit wan settling down upon ulia blacker than Urebus and ! io dare not think of rest. His heart began to quicken Its pulsations and he began to flounder along moro recklessly. A fratitid determination seized him. He niusl gel oul of lhat black and howling blast at once or never. Una was mad , and when he gets mad , well , ha Is a host within hlmsolf upon such occa sions. Hark ! Ho stopped. Surely that was the bark of n dog , or was It but the yawn of some straggling or frceboollng coyote , ot but another stranger wall of the wind. Ougli-ough-oo-oo-oo. There It Is again. There Is no coyote or wind about that It Is a dog and no loss a dog than King Hex ! Calling the faithful brute at the top of his lungs Hudolph actually broke into a lopei and Ihe next moment the dog , witli an out burst of joyous barks , was plunging In tha snow about him. All thoughts -danger and lonesomcness lied as by magic with Hex's coming , and so did dus' uncertainty about his exact situation. Ho had been travel ing aright ever Blnco ho left the- hills anil had the dog discovered him or not , In a few moro moments ho would have actually bunipt up against the sod walls of Hamil ton's mansion. t Wo sat up Into thai nlghl , tired as we all were , but you see the lawyer had brewed us a bowl of punch , and its exhilarating effects banished all ideas of sleep from our minds , and until nearly 11 wo lolled and lounged about the fire , each ono endeavoring to outllo Iho oilier. After a close race Willie walked off with Iho pennant , although , at ono or two stages It looked as If tiua might como In first. Hamilton was lefl at the posl , while I was a bad third. Just before retiring Hudolph slopped to the door to ascertain what Old Probabilities ; proposed to do on Iho morrow and ho wasn't long In finding oul. "U'how-ee ! " ho ejaculated , as the blast swept bv wilder and fiercer than over ; "no ducks tomorrow. I nm afraid , boys , we are In It for a day or t'wo. It has simply got to wear Itself 'oul When It comes this way. I've seen just such storms before. " And the trapper was right. Thcro was no let-up In the fury' of the gale until mid night the next nlglit , when It ceased about nu suddenly as It began , and u cold blue sky , studded with mlllloiiB of lustrous stars , , overspread a blank and whitened world , The morning following broke clear and beautiful , but iiulto cold. The snow , almost on a level with the ledge tup , lay llko a. winding sheet over the whole environing : counlry , yet nature gave freedom to Iho- voices that told that there was yet llfu and animation beneath all this semblance oC death , that her warm heart still beat under the white shroud which enfolded her rigid breast. A llmld piping came frqin the myrald oC buntings disporting In the fields on every hand , while from beneath their frozen bosoms the distant lakes bewailed their Im prisonment with smothered moans that awakened a mournful chorus troni the sleep ing hills , whoso white glare relied ed now no caress of rlpplo or Hash of wave , Tha gentler winds stirred the Hlrlppud cane ilalltii and hollow reeds Into im/rinnrH sweet yet tad , while the April swmhlno felt llko a soft mantle of tawny gold over the winter- wearied earth. "I suppose this ends our duck hunting , " ' I remarked to Ed In a disconsolate way , iia wo stood In the doorway and gazed elf over the frozen surface of I.alio Hamilton. "Ends our duck shooting you don't know the country. U Is just getting good. There are plenty of air holns In thoJK \ \ lakes and they will bo crowded with birds. Don't you worry they haven't gone away. I tell you , Sandy , that blizzard wax a god send to us , but the cattle owners , It wan 3n them. I'll tell you what I'll do , now .hat you are so doubtful , I'll bet you a ijuurt it Koda water to u package of cigarettes hat wo kill more birds today than you over tilled In ono day In your life. " "llut there Is not a bird In the air , Ed , " I ejolncd Interrogatively. "Of coruse there Isn't and there won't bo- mill wo or bonipbudy eluo Jumps them from ho airholes , llut wait , we'll got grub ami ic off , and I think you will learn moro unel aster yourself than I can leach you. " At the breakfast table wo agreed to split ip for the day , lid and I , and Hex of course , . 0 go to Geode lake , while the lawyer ariet ho trapper were to try their luck down on lie Big Blue. Ho the meal over and wo were ft , Ed and I In the spring wagon and Billy .nd Hudolph In the big road wagon. The sun shone bright and mellow , but rld- ug the air was u bit too refreshing foi' coin- art , but wo forgot all about this when one * i'o reached the shore * of the lake , and way ffft to the north discovered an acre or tro. 1 ducks crowded together as close us they ould alt In a huge alrholo just under 111 * heller of the rlco fields. Little pills ( or great Hla : DoWltt's L1U1 larly
