VTTR OMAHA DAILY BEE SUN BUY. MAY 27. 1894-TWENTY PAGES ,
CHAT WITH THE BOXERS
A Day on the Waters of Onn tf Minne
sota's ' Loveliest Lakes.
WHISPERINGS OF THE WHIRLING WHEEL
Tlio Juno Trot-/lm In 1'nrrr-Vi-ln | from
the Illcnrlicnt-Tlii ! I.lly'n Protegee
mid the tlmnil Weekly
.Sporty Itoundiip.
There Is but precious little these days of
ft pugilistic nature worthy of discussion.
The fighters nre In the last ditch , nnd
many , many moons arc destined to wax
nnd wane ere they got out again. This con
dition of things has been culminating for
the past two years , nnd there wns no avert
ing It , Whllo the fighters themselves are
largely to blame for the situation , dlsrepu-
toblo managers and fly-by-nlght catch-penny
clubs are equally responsible. If nny city In
the country allowed a special match or boxIng -
Ing tourney under the auspices of any re
sponsible nnd reputable club , there would
Immediately spring Into existence a half
dozen rival organl/atlons under the guise
of athletic clubs , nnd the public would be
served with such a saturnalia of Uirow-downs
nnd fakes that It required but'the briefest
period to call down the wrath of the au
thorities upon them , eventually leadlng'toan
absolute Interdiction against the sport even In
ita mildest form. As Is'Illustratlous ' , wo
have San Francisco , New Orleans , Chicago
nnd New York , and Boston Is fust paving the
wny for nnothcr example. They cannot be
satisfied with a rattling good contest , under
careful management , every month or so , but
must have some kind of a scrap two or
three times- week , with benefits Interspersed
nt every whlp-stltch. There Is n largo eld-
ment In every metropolitan community that
will stand this sort of a tiling Just so long
nnd no longer , nnd the smart managers might
ns well get on to this fact first ns last.
The parading of fights anil lighters con
tinually under one's nose , to the exclu
sion of matters more commendable , gets
nauseating even to those who would occa
sionally keenly enjoy a goodwill , and by
this means bralng Is deprived of much of
the support It really ought to rely upon.
But there Is little use In words. The milk
Is spilled nnd crying or preaching wilt not
restore It.
There Is considerable talk being mnde
Just now In the cast of n limited round con
test between Jack McAullffe and Young
Grlffo , which , If mndo , will be a picnic for
the followers of the Wllllamsbtirger. There
has been a lot of wind wasted by the colony
of Australians In this country over the ex
ploits of Grlffo on his own cellar door , and
the romances of how he "done" this and
that middle , light or welter weight In jig
time nre ns plentiful ns black files In the
Adlrondacks. If there Is any man In this
country In any degree In Grlffo's class , who
Is qualified to make a double-distilled mon
key out of the antcpodcan phenom , that man
Is Jack McAullffe , and rely on It , the match
will be made If It Is left to McAullffe. It
Is a well known fact that Jack never fights
unless he Is broke , and although I haven't
heard anything from or nbout him for
months , the general signs of the times are
favorable for such n condition on his
part , nnd he will doubtless Jump at this 1
South sea lure llko a black bass goes for n
shiner. Ho has always been one ot the
greatest money maekrs the ring over knew ,
that Is strictly In the shape of proceeds
from actual fighting. He has made gobs and
gobs of the stuff , a little fortune several
times over , but It has always glided from
him like water from n duck's back. lilt
championship prestige and universal popu
larity has never failed to stand him In good
stead , and whenever the cloth of the pro-
fesh wanted a good run for their stuff they
were sure to call upon the debonair light
weight from the suburbs of Brooklyn. He
has been elected to go against all the hard
men In his class , whether from home or
abroad , and he has never failed to fulfill
the expectations of his friends. He has
made several men rich , and has been In that
fix sundry times himself , only , however ,
for a brief period. The big bundle he
copped by. defeating Billy Meyer at New Or
leans a year ago last September he had
hardly long enough to know It was his own.
What he didn't "blow" went for "markers"
up with the good people of the town. Mc-
Aullffo has always been solid with the
I monied men , who make business out of
sport , nnd hla nod has been good with
every bookmaker and pool room keeper
from Gotham to the Golden Gate.
But In my enthusiasm over the Williams-
burger I have lost sight of Orlffo. As I
said , however , there Is talk of matching the
two , but I think It will end that way. Mike
Bohan , the Australian's backer , Is too
shrewd nnd too level-headed to run his pro
lego head first Into a stone wall. Ho knows
that McAullffo has the "heft , " speed , skill
and muscle to rob Grlffo of every chance.
The latter may be a crackcrjack among the
little fellows , but McAullffe Is too big
game for him. It would bo like sending n
man after elephants with a fiobcrt rifle.
Not that Jack Is so much bigger , but so much
better. Walking around , ono would detect
but little difference In the slzo or apparent
weight of the two men. What Kenan and
Grlffo had better do is lay low , like Brer
Fox , until they have settled their little dis
pute with George Dlxon. Should Grlfto lick
the Hallgonlan then ho might go after Jack
just for the tun of the thing.
Tom Blddlson Is back from Frisco , nnd
bloody well glad to get back , although he
returns with a roll. As a souvenir of the
home of Corbett , Tom brought back with
him a bunch of old-fashioned luclfer matches
the kind In use In our grandfather's days.
They como In split blocks , and most of you
remember them. They are little and smell
IIe
like hell when you light them , that Is , like
hell Is supposed to smell , Tom says
they are Just llko the sports out
there , small and stlnkln' . However , he
met OIIQ man on the elope with whom ho Is In
high feather. It Is Australian Ryan , the
welterweight. Ho came over hero as
lightweight , but the glorious climate of
California , In his case , has proven a great I
dovulopcr and ho now stands ready to meet
any welterweight In the world. Tom sayb
ho Is particularly anxious to meet Dick
Moore nnd will match with him at catch-
weights. If ho docs I want n good piece
of the Moore end of It , although Blddlson
is cock sure Uynn can whip him. The
match ought to bo easily made. Moor ? Is
out for almost nny. game and nothing could
tickle him more ) hnn to como back out
hero and meet nny welterweight living nt
catch-weights. He la In Plttsburg now
with Croedon , Tracey nnd Dohbs , nnd n
letter addressed to the Academy ot Music
will catch him.
Most remarkable Indeed are the methods
of the managers ot Cor be to < unl Jackson
tays the Recorder oracle. They have
posted the final deposit of $3,000 each wltl
Stakeholder Davis of Chlcngo , and are pro
ceeding "on the oven tenor of their respec-
li i-j-tt7e waya Just aa If they meant fight ami
were confident of having a battle. This
purzlcs all who have followed up the moves
mndo In thla affair , and every ono la wont
lo ask. "Where am I at ? " It Is notorious
that Peter JncUnon will not fight In Now
Orleans and that Corbott Will not do battle
abroad. Thy cannot find a fighting groum
north of the Mason and Dlxon line In the
United States and Corbett will not fight
tl c where. Under these clrcumvtances the
- iwailiiK of 110,000 a side and allowing the
Ul'inuy in ll Idl * for six months causes n !
bw ) BM'l ' thu cook to ponder. It certain ! )
In u i w l peruluxlng matter ,
Vy/jlltf / I If 4 Olympic club managers of New
Of h fit r KOIHK alow , as I thought the )
' " imvfrtMv they are undoubtedly
to linvi * flnlali Rlovo conteita
i
it work ( mduavorliiK to iccur
HIVI'fliilMiiMona \ ait their opening
i HHII It lli y rultu the ante , how
tiif < . * 4' < Hr MM the olKlit thou an
H/--1 / / * * " > " ! > ' I'ffTw ) , they will do B
ft * < M < f i .n | Kftflit Iliouiaml dollars , even
v/1 ; wv ' l1' Hiinti'ltnitH a * Joe and Deb , I
0 8 brlol
ho dubhcut mug In the land would have re
used , with dlsdnln , to have entered the
Ing for n limited round go for $1,000 , but
TOW the big cracks of the profession , out *
( do a precious few , arc devilish glad to
get on to a finish for that sum , nnd they
re not particular where they fight , cither , a
lull room or n stable. It makes but little
Iffcrcncc to them , Just so they get n chance
or a square eat or two.
But In referring to the New Orleans club ,
nasmuch as they hnvo made up their minds
0 restore fighting down there , It might
lot be bad advice for them to proceed wlh |
he mntchci they have nlrcndy on hand.
Get them off nnd BCO how the sky looks ,
3hoynskl hii'd FltzKlmmons will not spoil by
1 little waiting. They have no less than
hrco minor attractions on their bill al
ready , in , Kvcrtmnlt nnd-Durko , Levy nnd
Connors nnd Gormnn nnd Harry. These
ought to nnswcr for n feeler. That the
crowd opposed to this sort of a thing will
nake n strcnuoua attempt to prevent the
contests Is assured , but whether they caner
or not rcnmlns to bo seen. President
Scholl says that the recent decision of the
supreme court will not nffcct the chnrtbr
of the club , nnd the charter expressly states
hat the object of the organization was for
loxlng contests Mr. Scholl also says that
ils attorney wns confident of winning the
case , nnd tells them to go ahead , that they
are rock-ribbed In their position HO far as
he law goes.
SANDY GUISWOLD.
A Day' * ri h lit f.ultn Wimlilngton.
Colonql Jim Dewar of the Union Pacific ,
larrister Slmeral and the sporting editor put
n Sunday on the lovely waters of Lake
Waihlngton , ono of the most famous fishing
resorts In Minnesota. U Is n splendid trip
n every way , convenient , economical and
enjoyable a trip that has no equal In this
section of the country. Yfltl take die of the
landsomely equipped sleepers on the Chicago
cage , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha railroad
at 6:30 : In the evening , and after a pleasant
ourney of nine hours , through as picturesque
i country ns man's eyes ever dwelt upon ,
you are landed nt Kosota Junction. From
this point It Is five , miles .to the lake , and
conveyances are always on hand and ready
'or the trip.
Oscar Hayse , with a spankjng team of bays ,
nwalted our party nnd n few minutes before
0 ho put us down nt Patrick. Sheehan's hotel.
Is hostelry Is zltuated In ji leafy grove on
considerable promontory overlooking the
radiant waters of the lake,1 nnd Is cne of the
most complete nnd most satisfactory houses
to be found within n day's travel. L-irge.
nlry rooms , clean beds and n &ub tantlnl
table what more could enthusiastic anglers
ask ?
Shcehnn gave us a hearty welcome nnd a
breakfast fit for a prince , and ns we had to
separate , the lawyer decided to take n boat
alone and hunt up some bass. He said If
ho went with three In n beat his mu-tuche
would add too much weight to the craft and
there would be trouble , and ns the colonel
was "n very good all-round little man for
Ills heft" he would rustle for himself.
Jim and the scribe took a largo boat , with
'Piesldcnt Hayes" as girardlan , but the
lawyer was ahead ; we passed him about two
miles out , nncliored In a quiet bay. Ho had
been using his half hour to advantage , for
IIP held up to our admiring gaze n string of
several bass. Ho said ho would do better ,
however , and we passed on. After rowing
about five miles the "President" announced
wo were there. And we were. We hardly
had llmo to bait and throw In , nnd fished
until we were worn out , but not with the
proverbial "fisherman's luck , " for n barrel
or so of handsome pickerel , beaut.lul wall-
ejcd plko and the king of fish , our freh
water block bass , rewarded our patience ,
Industry and skill , but the lawjer was not
around.
After a most successful day a sumptuous
supper and n good bed nwp.lted us at the
hotel. Wo arrived about 8 o'clock , again
passing our friend "Sim , " who had fulfilled
his promise of doing better. He pulled up
anchor ns we approached and was soon
passing us In his light kllnkcr , and the
bow seemed lower than was consistent with
a good boat , but he tald the anchor was In
the other end. It was a pile of pickerel and
bassThe
The row Back was enjoyable. The beauti
ful lake lay calm as a mirror , and fleecy
clouds were showing over the northern hori
zon. Landing on the beach we were lltei-
ally taken In charge by Sheehan , nothing to
trouble us. Our leviathans were placed on
Ice , and as soon asve could clean up sup
per was ready nnd , "Ye Gods nud little
fishes , " what n supper , bass , croppies nnd
pickerel , fried and baked , and everything
good that gees with them. After a quiet
smoke we sought our downy beds nnd the
night was passed with visions of fish evpr
before vs.
After a heaity breakfa't , such only as
luingry fishermen can eat , we went forth.
The sun was not yet out of his rosy bed
and long before he reached the horizon we
were at our posts , and with ruthlcas hook
and line were rapidly filling our locker with
the finny beauties.
The President , taking his eye from tha
end of his pole , glanced at the clouds that
were rapidly gathering and warned us of
an npproachlng wind storm , but wo had had
no dinner and went ashore to got one.
While Dowar was getting wood , the Presi
dent building a fire , Bllllm went to a near
farm house and borrowed n skillet and coffee
pot , nnd I busied myself cleaning a largo
pickerel. Our dinner was finished nnd com
plete with the nld of a well filled basket
from Mrs. Sheehnn's larder. Then a smoke ,
and we were ready to go at It again. Uut
I he lake was now robing hard , and the
white caps were showing themselves on
every crest , and under the direction of tie |
president wo started for the hotel. It was
a hard pull through the high running waves ,
and some six miles of such work took con
siderable time. Our steady-handed guide ,
however , landed us In safety , nnd after
supper the President and Pat packed our
fish , and there was a good sized barrel of
thorn. Our ride back to the Junction waa
made by moonlight , and ono could see In
Imagination the wlley Sioux In 18C2 waiting
for the unsuspecting traveler , for wo were
In the Immediate vicinity of their fiendish
work of that year.
Of course we left Sheehan's nnd those
lovely waters with regret. It Isn't often
such a day's fishing falls tot the lot of mnn ,
nnd a return to the common day life wns
distasteful. Indeed. There Is an Immeasur
able chasm between the brick walls , the
toll and grime and dust of city life , and
the woods nnd wnters , the temples of na
ture's god , that Is to the follower of the
line and rod , or the dog and gun.
THE COLONEL.
Ilrlggs * Coming Trotting Moct.
There have bten many and extensive Im-
provements made at Un'on park across the
river , where Colonel Hatch's very popular
and successful running session Is now In
progress , and the outlook Is rosy Indeed for
Clinton Brlggs' June trotting meet. The
track has been almost entirely remade and
'
today Is without an equal In the west. It
always was a famous course , both on ac
count of its speed and Its general adapta
bility for the purposes It was Intended fcr ,
and now with the long .needed Improve
ments In all departments , from grandstand
to stalls , It gives promise of winning back
much of Us olden prestige and once more
taking n position with the most popular
courses In the country. Colonel Hatch has
demonstrated that a running meet , In
proper hands , w.ll take II ? li1 rt , nnd the
present meeting la surely only n precursor
of batter things to come. That wo are to
have a regular spring convent'on of the
bang-tails Is now an assured fact. As to
th ? trottora nnd the pacers , Brlggs' coming
meeting Is sure to place them In high
favor. This program la a most generous
and attractive ono Indeed , and 'better yet
the horsemen of the west all thoroughly
und.rstand that ho will cirry out every
and all obligations with that unswerving
honesty and fairness that no far have
marked hla. career among them , The very
acceptable Innovation of paying all purses
from the stand at the close of each rnco
will be In vogue- here , and owner. ! and
drivers will be put to no extra trouble In
squaring all accounts with the management.
The entries , which are already pouring In ,
will close Juno 23 , the meeting opening on
thf 26th and continuing three days.
rurUtuiiH ltii\e Over /.linmy.
"Zlm" has found ulmuelf In clover in
Pqrls , where the people have made a hereof
of him before ho has won a race. Ills wel
ls thus duel ( bed by a London critic :
"It was In the short Interval before the
consolation race that the crowd got wind
that Zlmmlo was Inside the ropes. The
people began to shout hla name , cheering
and hurrahing , while poor Zlm seemed puz
zled M la what reply ho yu to make.
Ho wns only relieved from his embarrass
ment by the appearance of the thirteen
riders starting In the consolation. In
order to pacify the crowd 551m .stepped on
the trnck , not to rldo , but lo push oft
Aldcrton. The latter , however , didn't w n
Duron tool : the consolation race hnhds down.
Time for the three kilometers , 4:56 : 4-5.
Shortly nftcrwntd the wild shouting of 551m-
mcrmnn's nam-1 becninu more vociferous
than ever. Something had to b > done to
respond to thU call of welcome. So , led
by a press man , 55lmmcrmnn walked calmly
over to the 1-frnno spectntoM , nnd , nml I
prolonged cheering , shook hnnds with all
who were within reach , Had he been less
solidly built his arm must have been
wrenched out of the socket. "
' 1 lin Itourltn I'litntly In .lime.
The Omnhns play their third game nt
Pcorln today , and on Tuesday nnd Wednes
day next they wind up their ( Jtst eastern
trip at Itock Island , playing morning nnd
afternoon Dccoratldn day. Sofnr , , their
trip has been anything but successful , awing
In a great measure to the absencp of Mornn ,
who was called home from .Qulhcy bjl the
death of a brother. This left -'the team
weak In several respects , nnd the boys hnva
plnyed In hard luck besides. .With the
return of Mornn and another fielder and
pitcher Omnhn may be expected to be right
In It from this on to the close of the
scnson ,
The team will bo homo next Thursday and
on the following day will tackltr Muck
Ebrlght'n Scnntorn on the Chnrlcs" street
grounds. A tig crowd will com : up from' '
the capital to sac how the thing Js done.
The Llncolns will nlto play heiy on the2il
nnd 3d. On June 4 , 5 nnd G thywlll piny
In St. Joe , nnd on the Stli Oth nnd 10th
DCS Molncs Is here. On Juno 12 , 13 nnd 14
St. Joe IK here , and on the 15th , 16th ami
17th the Ilourkcs arc nt Lincoln , and on
the 19th , 20th and 2Ut they nro nt De3
Molnes. June 22 , 23 nnd 21 Hock Island
returns , nnd on the 2Cth , 27th nnd 2Sth
Peorln , while Jacksonville Is hero June 20
nnd 30 nnd July 1. On July 3 nnd 4 , two
games on th ; latter date , Qulncy cornea
back to be annihilated.
An Honor to Nchinslm.
The American Fisheries eoclcty held Its
twenty-third annual session In Philadelphia
last week , which was largely attended by
prominent plslculturlsts from all parts of the
world. The election of oHlccrs for the en
suing year resulted :
Piesldcnt , W. L. May , Nebraska ; vice
president , It. O. Sweeney , Mlnne'ota ; treas
urer , Frank J. Amsdcn , New York ; recordIng -
Ing secretary , E. P. Doyle ; corresponding
ecretnry , Dr. J. A. Hcnshall , Ohio ; execu
tive committee , II. II. Cary , Georgia ; L. D.
Huntingdon , New York ; Henry C. Ford ,
Pennsylvania ; Calvert Spcerchy , Wisconsin ;
Charles' F. Chamberlayne , ( Massachusetts ;
Hoyt Po.'t , Michigan. '
Tlio I.lly HUH u Woi-lcl-lelt ; .
OMAHA , May 23. To the Sporting Edi
tor of The Bee : I am now man
aging Kathleen Connor , better known
ns "Little Six , " and will back her
against nny woman In the state for a rnce
or ngalnst any man with a suitable hand i
cap. I have had her In training for two
weeks and ehe Is a wonder. By the way ,
what Is the best hour's record for a woman
go as you please ? LILLIE WILLIAMS.
There are no records of female pedes
trians. Sport Ed.
Tlio Hall ToHfiliiK Chrlstliini.
When the Young Men's Christian Associa
tion base.ball team same time ago pushed
the Metz team over the cdze of the earth
nobody was surprised because they thought
the Brewers were not strong enough. So
again when the Christian ? trod upon the
hopeful of Council Bluffs It was noised about
that the visitors were on the hog tra'n , and
still like the prophets of old the Israelites
from the cornerof Sixteenth and Douglas re
mained , to a great extent without honor in
their own bailiwick.
Then came Lincoln University , wreathed
In the memories of last Dacoration , day and
Barnes I , and of course every one predicted
that at last the Chr stlans had struck nn
excellent stopping place , but this , time It wns
even worse than before , and nineteen hits ,
four of them off Barnes in the one "Inning ,
the only.ono ho pitched , demonstrated to the
cranks that the Yoimg Men's Christian As
sociation team contained an aggregation of
hitters , while but two errors , both of them
excusable , Indicated that It was not such a
bad fielding team either.
The fact of the matter Is that with the
possible exception of the old Union Pacifies
Omaha never Imd an amateur team In the
tame class with this year's crop of Christian
ball players.
There Is one remarkable thing about the
make-up of the team which adds greatly to
Its strength and that Is that the three
pitchers are all outfielders , and corking good
ones , and all heavy hitters , so that no mat
ter which one Is In the box there h no weak
spot to cause anxiety.
Tn the first game with the University of
Lincoln McJSelvey made n record which has
probably never Been equaled In this city.
Out of five times at bat ho. got three three-
base hits , a douMo ftlitT a single , and ac
cepted nine chr.nces at third without an
error , this too In spite of the fact that early
In the game he was injured by a collision
with Lawler.
Robinson has nt last got good control of
the ball , and It Is n pleasant and Instructive
sight to see him strike out men of visit ng
teams who hove been advised by certain
members of the as > oclatlon and alleged boll
players to "wait him out. "
Lawler has not been given much of a show
in the box so far Jmt the way he has been
playing left field has won the hearts of nil
the connoisseurs. Many a well posted man
has'iald that of all the Western association
teams which have ployed In Omaha none
have shown up n better fielder than he Is.
Marquette , the new man who Is playing
right , has not had much to do so far In his
position , but he has already demonstrated
that he Is a good batter. Ho Is not a hard
hitter , but It Is absolutely useless for n
pitcher to attempt to fish Ii.mj ho might just
ns well put them over and let the fielder do
the rest.
Jefferies at first is n mark to throw at
If any ever wns ; he Is six feet two nnd has
arms on him like nn
orang outnngr for n big
man he covers lots of ground , nnd when he
comes out of a game with less thnn Vvo hits
It Is safe to bet that the scorer has been
bribed.
Crawford nt second Is a find. Ho plays
the position in the opinion of , many better
than Rustln did last year. Ho In as quick
as Ightnlng in getting the
ball oil n man ,
fields his position well nnd Is a sure hitter
nnd u fast man on the bases.
Staney has got himself n new bnt , which
looks as If it had como over In the May
flower In early youth and been graining
steadily ever since. But In splto of. this
little aberration ho IB hitting the ball right
along and eating up everything that dares
to show Its heud In hla garden.
Jelen Is playing center and pitching and
Incidentally hitting the ball out of the lot
whenever an occasion presents Itself. Ho
has been catching the crowd lately with hla
base ' running , and well ho might , for It
Isn't every one who can make | t In ten sec
onds.
Abbott Is doing the catching npaln this
year In addition to his duties aa supervising
architect of the team , Ills .backstop work
is fully up to his usual standard , while his
throwing has shown a marked Improve
ment.
The gnmo with Detroit wns first announced
for tomorrow , Monday , May 28 , but owing to
the fact that Kansas City refuses lo trans
fer the game scheduled with her on that
day to the 20th Manager Vanderbi'ck of De
troit has telegraphed a request to * have the
game- hero postponed ono day ; that Is till
Tuesday , May 29. This has been done , so
that It mny be well to remember that on
Tuesday next the Young Men's Christian as
sociation will try Its mettle against a
team composed of ball players having all
the earmarks of ball players , and the people
ple of Omaha will have nn opportunity to
again view a small sample of the kind of
ball with which she has BO many years been
familiar. The game will bo called at 3:30 :
sharp , eo that those from out of town who
desire to see It can do so and get home the
same day.
On July 4 the Omahaa will be at home
for two games , and In order to avoid nny
possible conflict the Y. M. C. A. would like
to get a game out of town that day If
satisfactory arrangements can bo made.
Here la a chance for some enterprising
team to get a good ball game to assist ( n
making the eagle tcream.
As an evidence of tbo popularity ot the
great game thia seaioo U might bo well to
And we make it TO ORDER from
Black or Blue Cheviot and a large
line of Fancy Mixtures in Cheviot
or Smooth-faced Cloths suitable for
Business or Dress.
mention that it has ben found necessary
already to put In a row of bleachers which
will sent about 300 or 400.
The association wishes to call particular
attention to the fact tl.at It has decided
this year , so fnr us poss.ble , to make all
the ball games frce to , ladrs. This means
not only general admission , but also the
grandstand. There may bo possibly one or
two games during the season In which this
cannot be done , because of some rul3 or
regulit.'on governing the visiting team. For
Instance , In the Detroit game , day after
tomorrow , It will be necessary to charge
everyone , ns thebe are the only terms upon
which the teams of that league are allowed
to play and no departure can be made
except by a majority vote of the members of
the league.
On next Wednesday , Decoration day , the
State University will be on hand fen an
other game and the arrangement is that
Barnes shall pljch.
Yrlp.-t from tlio Illcuchors.
Billy Klusman seems to be doing the bulk
of the Cowboys' hitting.
Perry Werden Is cracking out home runs
In great shape for Minneapolis.
"Coxey's Army" h what they call Gus
Schmelz's Washington gang now.
Charlie Dowald has been farmed out to
Erie by the Cleveland management.
Big Bill Brown has Joined the St Louis
Browns and will hereafter play first base.
Young Pedro signed to fill Wood's position.
So far hasn't proved much of nn Improve
ment.
Tim O'Rourke , the man with the opaque
lungs , has becen set on the bench at Louis
ville.
Manager Rourko has two new pitchers In
view , and It Is to be hoped he nails one of
them soon.
Olllo Beard leads the "shorts" of the
country. Ijo did not make an error In his
first nine games.
Harry Wright Is a gay old boy and rides
to the game at Philadelphia togged out In a
cyclist's uniform.
Lincoln will send down n big excursion
next Frldny to see the Senators and the
Rotirke family clash at St. Charles park.
The Illinois farmers have been rapping
Boxendale both ways from the middle. He
is proving considerable of a disappointment.
Now the fans nro nil praying that someone
ono will catch Manager Rourke'a Pedro. So
far ho has only distinguished himself by his
errors.
Sioux City gobbled up both Lew and Win
Camp as soon as they were released by
Chicago. Win , however , has been turned
over to Grand Rapids ,
Old Ab. Dalryihple. who has been swingIng -
Ing a lantern on the Great Northern , has
been taken Into camp by Indianapolis and
succeeded Jim McTammany as captain of
the Hooslers.
The Cincinnati contingent wns largely In
evidence In yesterday's game at Sioux City.
Lefty Marr mndo a ilwo-bagger and a homo
run , Hogrlever a double and a triple nnd
Frank Genlns scraped In three "zwel-
sockcrs. " Times-Star.
"Jocko" Schmidt'wound up hltf career at
Grand Rapids by Milling up with mineral
water and taking n > good punch at 'Itnatui
Wright. He wan not the only pugnaclotiH
pitcher developed during the week , for
Borchers gave Abnor Powell a smash In the
face at Nashville.
Little Willie Mains has a face ns Inno
cent ns thnt of a Iwatlien Chinese , but he's
a cuts old Yank. He didn't hanker after
covering first base tor the Minnies , and told
Manager John S. Barnea that ho was suffer
ing so excruciatingly from rheumatism that
ball playing waa out of the question , and
Barnea released him. Now Mains la putting
up the ctrongcst game of any pitcher In the
New England league.
"For heaven's sake , win a game , " was
the message which some irreverent and
green director wired to Manager Cushman
when he was pllqtlng his blue ribbons
around on their recent disastrous trip. If
the base ball managers should all suddenly
bo taken religiously Inclined and depend on
other powers for vlctorlea belief In the ef
ficacy of prayer would receive Jolta every
day. So aays Mulford.
Tom McGulre. the Minneapolis right fielder ,
stuck hla head out of a car window and
was hit by an electric upright. His nose
wns broken and he'll not bo able to play
ball again for several weeks.
Rimer Foster has foresworn the bat and
ball for the wheel. The old New Yorker
has announced his Intention ot becoming a
professional bicycle rider. Pitcher Nlchola
and other members of the Boston team pre
dict ho will be a success. He la blK nnd
strong and ought to become an able rider.
The Garden Gates have reorganized with
the following playera ; Dan Whitney , third }
Ed Welch , short ; Rich Gruttlo , accond ; Jim
Collins , flrat ] Qua Yttttlns , rlgM ) Charles
Anderson , center ; John Cemp , left ; Henry
Rlchtcr , pitch ; J. J. Boulsy , catch.
hlspcrtiiKS of tliu U hcrl.
Several of the Omaha Wheel club boys
took a spin out to the new fort site Sunday
morning.
t | W. W. Connoran made the trip to Lincoln
last Sunday. He reports the roads in fine
condition.
Perrlgo's collection of souvenirs ana badges
on exhibition In his store continue to draw
, the attention of the curious. "Perry" has an
interesting little bit of history to relate with
each relic.
The Omaha Wheel club and the Gany-
mede Wheel club of Council Bluffs Join
Issues today at Snrpy mills , where a game of
ball will be Indulged In and other amuse
ments be provided.
A great number of Omaha wheelmen have
been attending the Council Bluffs derby.
Some of the most ambitious claim they can
rldo In time with the horses. It's difficult
when you try It , boys.
Lieutenant Melton nnd F. C. Stocking of
the Tourist Wheelmen rode out to Denlson ,
la. , Sunday , making the long ride In compar
atively short time. They spent the greater
part of the day In Dennlson and returned
home by moonlight.
Louis Flcscher Is entered In the Kansas
City races and will leave shortly for the city
on the Kaw to get a few days preliminary
training. Louie Is a veteran racing man ,
but almost a novice on the safety. HB
wears the cherry diamond nnd black arrow
of the Tourists.
The Tourl-ts take their outing nt Silver
City , In. , tcday. The trip Is a nice one , not
too long nor too short. Dinner nt Silver
City , home by 0 In the evening. Wheelmen
who. enjoy country riding nro especially wel
come on the run. Start from M. 0. Daxon's
store nt 8 o'clock.
Kearney Is making great preparations for
the state meet. A club of fifty members has
been organized nnd negotintlons nre pending
for n track. If the meet goes to Kearney
the event will be boomed nnd mndo the most
successful of nny previous meets held by the
Nebrnskn division.
Are you thinking of going to Denver to
attend the national meet of League ot Ameri
can Wheelmen In August ? If so write Chief
Consul Ebcnolo for full particulars regarding
the Nebraskn wheelmen's train. Nebraska
will Ecnil a delegation of 500 or more nnd you
wnnt to be "In with the push. "
The Cudahy Cycling club of South Omaha
enjoyed their regular run last Sunday.
Young Cudahy , the crack of the Cudahy
Cycling club , Is n speedy youth nnd will
make some of the Pullman men feel weary
on May 30. Ho IB entered this year ns n
winner. Wo 'opes he will flash In a mile
ahead of the rest.
A delegation of the Ganymede , headed by
Captain Williamson , went out to Atlantic ,
In. , on the trnln Saturday evening and
pedaled In Sunday , Their object was the
measurement of the relay from Atlantic to
the Bluffs. The route of the great Washlng-
ton Denvur relay lies along this rouise. The
Ganymcdes have charge of the stretch from
Atlantic In.
The Oinalm Wheel club boys nnd their
friends tiirncd out In largo numbers at tha
concert given by the mandolin irnd banjo
clubs at Boyd's. The boxea and orchestra
chairs' were beautifully draped with the club
colors , black nnd red , In honor of the oc
casion. Over 160 seats wcro occupied by
the club men and their friends.
Cpptaln Walker of the Tourists led his
club mates down Into the woods below La
Plntto last Sunday , divided them up Into
squads , furnished them with bait and or
dered them to dismount , alack wheels ! and
help deplete the number of bass and oilier
game fish that Inhabit ( ho waters of the
little lakes and runlets that abound In that
vicinity. Lieutenant Pegnu had charge of
the Kelly-llko camp and served up the eata
bles and drinkables Ilka a veteran fron
tiersman. President Taggar caught a turtle
op a spoon hook after an hour or so trollIng -
Ing , and waa nttnrded the button for first
fish caught. The boys thoroughly enJoyiT
themselves , and returned homo late In the
afternoon. This was the first of a number
of "Huh" runs that will bo taken this tea-
Bon. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Question" nml
There la a letter for Gould , the aeronaut ,
at this olllce.
8TUATTON. N 'b. , Mny 22.-TO the Snort-
In Kllltor of The Ilee : Will you plcnso
Htute In Sunday's H jo what IB a handicap
rncu In running and what horse won the
Brooklyn handicap last season. W. 8. Hut-
cliff ,
Aim. d ) Winners nre handicapped , by
extra weight. (2) ) Diablo.
I1ELLKVUI- : , May 2t.-To the SportlnK
Editor of The Uee : A game of base ball
between Belleviif anil Council IllnftH stood
17 to H In favor of Hellevuo at the end of
sixth Innlnif. Council Uluffa plays her
seventh innliiR and scores three runs , then
w catch a train , claiming ft
Kame. Is their claim good ? Theo. Morning ,
j I Captain 15. U. B. C.
. No. Thi. game Is Bellcvue's by a
| score of 17 to 11.
j j BLAIR , Neb. , Mny 18. To the Sporting
! ' Editor of The Uec : A , U , C nnd D me
| i plnylns ? double high five. A IH denting. IJ
' buys nnd makes the trump. B demands of
, A how many cards lie holds up. Does tlit
denier have to discard before he deals out
| I balance of cnrds wanted ? A claims lit
does not have to dlscnrd until after he lobs
the deck. Jack ,
i ' Ans. Ho must discard before dealing.
UEEMER , Neb. , Mny 21.-To the Sporting
Editor of The I5ee : Will you kindly answer
the following questions arid pettle a dispute
' In your question column of The Sunday
1 Bee : (1) ( ) A , H , C nnd U nre pl.tylni ? hlRh
i live and spades nre made turnips. A dis
cards the seven spot by mistake , nnd as lie
does so 13 sees It nnd picks It up and calls
for one lep.s In the draw. C sees H pick It
up nnd registers a kick , claiming' that U
has no rlRht to pick It up. H claims he
has the right ns loiift ns It wasn't discarded
on nccount of A's ImvlnR more than six
trumps. Who Is right ? (2) ( ) It Is A'H shuflle
and C thinks they nro not sliullled enough
nnd nsks for a shuflle. A objects , clalmlnK
that no one around the board has a right
to Hluitlle them except the one who Is to
cut them. Is he right ? You will greatly
oblige by nnsweilng- next Sunday's Bee.
W. D. Gibbon.
Ans. (1) ( ) H has no claim on the discarded
trump. (2) ( ) Any plnycr may sbnflle , but the
denier has the lust shufllo.
SIOUX CITY. May 21-To the SportlnK
Editor of The Bee : Will you pIcaBc state
In the sporting columns of next Sunday's
Bee the outcome of Jnrk Davis' two fights
with John 1 > . Clew ? Also please give ud-
clress of Danny Daly. T. K. H.
Ans. Have no dollnlto knowledge of the
Clew nnd Davis fights. Think , however ,
one was n draw and the other was Intel-
ferod with by the fi lends of Clew at a
tlcklMi stiiBc In the Kiimo. Know nothlnrr
of Daly's whereabouts. When last heard
fiom he was In St. Louis.
OMAHA , Mnv 2.1. To tne Sporting Editor
of The Bee : Would yon plonse Inform mo
If there Is a powder magazine around
Omaha outside of Fort Omnhn nnd oblige
a constant subscriber of Tliu Bee for fifteen
yenrs ? H. H.
Ans. Yes , several of them.
FORT OMAHA , Mnv 23. To the Sporting
Editor of The Hue : To decide a but plonse
Inform In the next Sunday Issue of The
Omaha Hoc whether John L. 'Sullivan
knocked Mitchell clear out of the ring while
pparrlnir with him In tboMadison Squat e
garden , New York. A , Nelson ,
Ans. Clear out.
HOPPING METHODS IN TURKEY
C'offco mill a Sinolcn I'l-rrvdc tlio Iiitiirliililo
Long I't-rlnil of HiiKKlliif ; .
Though the Turks cannot bo called lazy ,
yet they llko to take their time. Patience ,
they say , belongs to God ; hurry to the devil.
Nowhere Is this so well Illustrated as In
tha manner of shopping In Turkey , siiys n
writer In the Century , This was brought
particularly to our notice when wo visited
the Slvas bazaars to examine tome Inlaid
silverware , for which the place Is celebrated.
The customer stands In the street Inspect
ing the articles on exhibition ; the mcrcmtnt
situ on his heels on the booth floor. If the
customer Is of some position ; n life he ciluibs
up and Blta down on n level with the mer
chant. If ho Is a foreigner the mei chant is
quite deferential. A merchant Is not a
merchant at all , but n host entertaining a
guest. Coffee IH served , Ih-.i n tlgin.Ho
rolled up niuK handed to the "snail , " while
the various social and other local toplca are
freely discussed. After cofloo nnd amok
Ing the question of purchase Is gradually approached
preached ; not abruptly , : i that would In
volve a loss of dignity , but circumspectly ,
as If the buying of anything were a more
afterthought. Maybe , after hnlf an hour ,
the customer has Indicated what ho wnnta ,
and , after discussing the quality of the gooda
the customer aska the prlco in an olf-hunil
way , as though lu waa 101 particularly in
terested The merc'unt re.iliiis , "Oil , what
ever your highness plea'Ud , " or "I shall be
irourt if > rur liltsliiidU will id ) i ie the h..nor
to accept It as a gift. " Tills mean * ir HilPB
whute/jr , arcl Is mer"ly the inlr'i'luetlnii to
the hob-sling which IB auro to follow. The
seller , with allkcn manners and brazen coun
tenance , will always name a prlco four
times as largo as It should be. Then the
real buslnefcs begins. The buyer offers one-
half or onc-fourth of what he llrally expects
to pay , and the war ot words , In a blusterIng -
Ing tone , leads up to tne clote of this everyday -
day farce. _
How to Iluttrr 'I liln llrrnil.
"I llko my sandwiches with the bread cut
thin. " said Mr. Googleby , "but I seldom try
to make them that way myself , fur they
always make me angry , th * bread crumbles
and curls up so when I try to spread It. Mrs ,
Googleby has no such trouble , however , and
this mornln' I discovered why ; she buttcrw
the cut end of the loaf before cuttln' oft the
Slice. Simple , ain't 111 and Mrs. Qooglcby
tolls me if ! M old aa tbo bills. " , _ .
JOHN MORRISSEY'S COMMITTEE.
How the Olfl-Tlmo Coiicrcssiiiiin Hcndud
Uff Schemes of Ills Constituent * .
Schuyler Colfax used to delight in telling
of an Incident that occurred when ho was
speaker of the house and John Morrlssey ,
' ho New York ox-prize fighter and gambler ,
was a representat.vo In congress. Llko
all presiding officers of the house , says the
St. Louis Post-Dispatch , Mr. Colfax found
the making up of his standing committees
a perplexing problem. It was on the even
ing of the day previous to the announce
ment of the list In the house that the
speaker , In his room at the capltol , receiv
ing members and listening to their pleas
for good places , was at last left alone with
his secretary. Just as the tired speaker
was congratulating himelf that his task
was at last completed , the stalwart ex-
puglllst of New York came Into the room
and with a deferential duck of ills head
Inquired It "Mr. Speaker" was too busy to
hear n few words that he had to say. Mr.
Colfax began to parry the expected request
before Mr. Morrlssey could prefer It.
"Why , " the speaker began In his smooth
est manner , "It's the committees you wnnt
to see mo nbout , Mr. Morrlssey , of course :
but you know new members nro never given
very Important places , and there Is such
pressure by state delegations and promi
nent men for positions that first-termers
have to bo content with minor places ,
"
and
"Yes , Mr. Speaker , " Morrlssey broke In ,
"that's just the thing I've como to see you
nbout , My friends down In my district-
they want "
"Certainly , " Interrupted Colfax , "you
would llko to please your friends and I
would be delighted to give you a place on
a good committee , but "
Morrlssey at this point suddenly broke In
on the flow of words with :
"Say , Mr. Speaker , how'd you llko them
cigars ?
In relating the Incident Mr. Colfax said
that It then came to his mind thit a few
"days piovlously ho had received two boxes
of especially fine cigars , and , supposing they
had been Kent him by ono of his old frlonda
In Indiana , had already consumed n good
many of them. He now realizes that Mor
rlssey had sent him n bribe , nnd he had ac
cepted It. The pugilist's question , under the
circumstances , was a clear knockout , and it
gave the pugilist congre. sman a chance to
bay what up to this time ho had no oppor
tunity for doing.
"Now , Mr. Speaker , " he went on , "you
can talk a good deal faster and bet'cr tlian
I can , but just let mo finish what I came to
say and then you can talk all you want to.
Hvcrybody knows that I've been n priza
fighter , gambler , and , generally speaking , a
tolerable tough tort of customer. And
I've got a boy nt homo that'll In told all of
this as ho grows up and runs agin the world.
Thinking about this bcforo last election
came on , I concluded that It would bo a
good counter to these shots If my boy could
say after while , "Yes , that's so , the old man
was something of a rounder In lib tlino ,
but ho was a member of the American con
gress. ' So I Juht pulled off my cent lai
full , wnded In , got elected , and here I a in.1 ]
Now , I know Just ns well ns you
do , that I ain't lit to bo In congress- I don't
know nothing about making laws and I
am too old to learn. Hut there's a gang ;
of fellows In my district , over ( | > ere
In New York , who nre coming down
hero to hoe mo nbout my being put on n big
committee whcro 1 can help them out on
some of the schemes thcy'a going to bring
before congress. Now , I don't ewe them
fcllowH a rap and I don't want to lie * rnado
a tool of , and I was afraid some of them
had fixed up the thing with you and I'd
better como to HCO you. And , " Morrlssoy
concluded , "now I'll toll you just what I
want. I'm a congrcBHiuan , and I suppose
I'll bo forced to go on some committee or
other ; but , Mr. Speaker. If you happen to
have nny committee that has nothing to do
or never has a meeting put mo on It and
I'll keep you In cigars for the whole ses
sion. "
When the Hat of committees was an
nounced by the speaker In the housu next
day Morrlnsey was the last mnn ot the com
mittee on revolutionary claims.
Tan shoes are more popular than ever bo-
fore. The extreme In the style of thcuo Is
found In the toe. They come In Piccadilly
style , which has the broad solo and the very
pointed toe , and the London , aluo a narrow
too , though not no extreme as the other.
Low Hli' 'H In tun Rocm to have been do-
Binned for older men , who are , perhaps ,
looked upon aa possessed of common senaa
enough to Inalst upon plenty of room In the
lee of the shoe.
Little pills ( or great 111 * : UeWltt'i LUUt
Early Illseri. .t . , . . . f