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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , JULY ] , 1801 CHAT WITH THE BOXERS Ofitip of the Week Ajjpnt tbfl Wearers of the MrttiC TOMMY RYAN WILL MELT BILLY SMITH tlio Match Hooked for Mlnncnpolli Till * Month Hum Meeting nt Union 1'iirk on tlin I-'ourth New * of the \Vhcrl- incn Atlnccllnneou * HporU. There IB but precious little stir In pugilis tic circles Just now , and nothing In sight. The Corbctt-Jackson controversy has nar rowed down to a burlesque , and there IB ho prospect ylJ 89eyc of the yp ever gc - { Tng togetncr , that IB , unless the champion Can 'bo "naRKcd" Into It. The enormous de velopment of his bumps of conceit and ego tism arc the salient points of assault , and already the men who make both fights and fighters , the sporting historians , have al ready trained their guns that way. As far as I am concerned , I think Corbctt's per- filsterit refusal to come to any sort of terms only evinces his superior mind over tlioso pf his kind. As the case stands today , the champion Is fully $125,000 strong , and he hasn't made the half of It with his dukes , cither. Since ho made a Has Ilcen out of Old John L. , Jim has demonstrated that his resources outside the ropes arc ample to keep the wolf from the door , and what need Is there for him to taku any risks In the unlawful pursuit of fighting. If he Is one- half as ambitious as he declares he IB to be k gentleman , he can accomplish this In no manner but by keeping out of the ring , and that Is the way It looks just now. How ever , I put prize fighters all on the same footing , and Corbctt , simply because he has been successful In piling up the rocks , Is no better than the common run , and If he In tends to fight again , It seems to mo It would be the nlco thing for him to cease monkey ing , gat down to business and show a doubtIng - Ing world that he can lick Peter Jackson. .Without 'a doubt the trouble with Jim Is that he knows , us well as he knows that he Is Olive , that he has little better than an even brcaki with the black fellow. If he was as cock sure of his game as ho was with Char lie Mitchell , this fight would have been fought long ago , and we would now know really Just how great he Is. That he Is the luckiest champion the world has ever known Is a fact not to bo gainsaid. He won It by whipping an old woman and clinched It in a sideshow of a fight with a man who couldn't whip Dick Moore. But there Is no kick coming on that score. I would rather see a man climb than tumble any day , and while I might envy his luck , I would cer tainly have nothing to say against itu fair ness or legitimacy. The latest from Corbett Is that In response to a cablegram from I'arson Davles asking him to simply mention a flato when ho would balance accounts With Jackson he says he will make no state ments or promises until he returns to these shores. So there you are. He may como back next month and ho may not come back Until next year , but In the meantime the red-hots can chow their cuds and do a little ruminating on the vicissitudes of the. life of a sport. It Is a rocky road at best. Hero Is what Harry McEnery of New v Orleans has to say ancnt this "subject : "Jim Corbett has acted -badly with Peter Jackson , whom It 1ms been said has always 'toted' fair with all his fellow men. It Is true that Jackson Is a black man , but that Is no reason why Cor bett should not have acted like a 'white' ( nan In his dealings with the African fighter. All prize fighters are alike so. far as the re- bectablllty of their calling goes , but all the World loves a fair man , and when a white man stoops to deceiving a colored man and takes unfair advantage of his colored brother he has to stop counting on my friendship tor him. The truth Is that Jim Corbett has Icted unlike an American champion fighter jn hla 'dealings with Peter Jackson , and the Unbiased sporting minds will certainly agree Jvlth me after the case Is fully considered. Corbett knows that Jackson has always said he wouldn't fight In the south , and with that understanding the match between the men was ratified. After long months of wrangling , the American puts his foot down and says that ho will fight In the south and nowhere else. Now , tell me , what kind of pugilistic etiquette Is James J. Corbett em ploying , anyhow ? " Harry , you know , Is the pugilistic seer of the Molasses City , and they think down there what he doesn't know about the punch ers Isn't worth learning , but I have known the celebrated "Bantam" that Is the name of endearment by which he goes to Indulge In about as much guff as the ordinary run of fighting authorities. "Macon , " in his wildest delirium , Isn't a marker for him attimes. . , However , what he Rays about 'Corbett may bo true , and again H.jpny not. Before assailing the actions of either man , the Inside history of this pro posed match should be carefully studied. It was rotten from the beginning. From the very night the fight was made In the ring where Solly Smith extinguished Johnny Grltlln over at .Hoby , one year ago , down to the present day It has had the earmarks of a delusion and a snare and a big mutual theatrical advertisement. Originally they were to have fought last November , but the day after the first agreement to fight was made they meet over 'a bottle of red- top In Hector's , and put It off for one year. The end was then. > % I always gave Johnny Van Hcest credit of a least a modicum of brains , and when ho passed through hero enrouto to Kansas City I told him he was foolish to go so far into the country unless ho meant to cut corn. But he said they were all right down there and that ho had a hot tip that the coin was as plentiful as dog fennel on Main street , and I couldn't Induce him to stop off In the city a while. He said he was afraid I'd run him up against Jimmy Lindsay. I gave him a letter to those ex- celldnt old gentlemen , Ralph Stout and Deacon AVhltfleld , and asked them to glvo him a Teed when the proper time came. Now this is what comes from Johnny : . KANSAS CITY , June 2C. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : Say , this Is a good thing flown here , and If you know of any cham pions out of a Job they can bo accommo dated hero , as they know all about fighters ind all about the game. I was Introduced to a dozen of the leading sports the other evening' and they wanted to know what I worked at , and If I had over lived In the country before. Not one of them had over beard of me. Say , I wish I had stopped off it Palls City , maybe Charlie Abbey's p.i tvould have given mo a job killing potato bugs. But they glvo some big purses here. [ saw two champions fight the other night [ or $3.35. Prof. Jim Evans , the English lightweight , was manager of the affair. There were about sixty guys In the crowd , nd they all went out In two carry-alls , about seven miles , where the solitude was almost equal to that hero. Prof , Jim col lected the $3.35 on the wuy out , and an nounced when wo came to a halt that It was til to go to the winner. And so It would , but after the fight the fellow who held the money couldn't be found , and the champion got nothing. But that wasn't all. Half the crowd had no money to pay their way back to town , so they hoofed the whole seven miles , getting hero at cock-crow In the morn- Ing. I know a hack driver. But say , If you pieet any more fighters who want a good thing , juit send 'em down to this quiet little place. It Is dead out of sight. JOHNNY VAN HEKST. ' ' Joe Walcott , the Boston darkey , didn't even got up a sweat with Mike Harris , the Bowery Boy , the other evening. A round and a half was all that was necmary for the Barbadocs ilmdo to make Mike sing : "Du liowcry , ile Bowery , Dey do nleh t'lngti , Ami ilf.v nay nidi t'lmn , Tlmt I'll go HtrulKht buck dcre ngln , " Il&rrli , It will bo remembered , whipped Walcott In their Ant meeting , but the coon hai como fait and Is now a candidate for Tun my Ilyun , Billy Smith or any of the Itbtr ambltloui wclteri. 1 * o 'Cincinnati U to buy * * fighting feast under the managerial guidance of my tsUcmed friend , Australian Billy Thompson. A club has been organized railed the Htrctilcs , and they are to hove limited round contests only. The flrkt pair of old chestnuts who will take n crack at each other are our old friends , Wiley Evans and JJarny Necdham. In Boston on the evening of July 4 Stnnton Abbott and Billy Meyer , the crstwhjl ; Siiwtor zytohjr. ir ? lo box twelve roundi tor a JI.GW plfre. * , The contest between Dlxon and flrlffo at Boston Friday night In unworthy of mention. Without the shadow of a cjoubt It wan a cut and dried nrtnlr , adroitly executed. If Grlffo , weighing 138 pounds , couldn't best the Hallgonlan In twenty rounds at 123 , what could he do with him If he put up his dukc > at oven weight. Only get killed , that's all. But the affair Is unworthy of discussion In these columns , The fact that Dlxonvcnt Into such a protracted contcsl with a light- wclght , and a wonder at that , Is sufficient to stamp the whole > business no a fako. U Is now a settled ? aci that Tommy Uyan and Mysterious Billy Smith arc to meet tea a finish. It will be at Minneapolis on Thursday evening , July 26. 1 will run n special Pullman that Is If a Pullman Is In sight at that time to the fight , leaving her * at 4:45 : on the evening of July 25 , A fltu delegation will represent ! this 'city , and those dcslrouB of taking advantage of a good late can do so by applying to the undersigned. Full particulars next week. SANDY QUISWOLD. A GItKAT MATCH KACB. 1'ylc'a Itoltlilc I1 mid Allt to Co to n Finish on tliu Fourth. The racing the past week nt Union park , Council Bluffs , has been of a sensational character during the entire meeting , Flying Jib having made 2:05 : , the fastest mile paced by any horse In the United States , either In public or private , this year. Allx , the queen of race mares , trotted a mile In 2ll'/4 : ' , the fastest record made by a trotter this season , and It has never been equaled by any horse prior to July 4. Certainly such record breaking performances at one meetIng - Ing should stimulate the management and In sure the greatest crowd ever assembled on a race track July 4 to witness the contett for supremacy between the western king and queen , driven by their owners. The sweet little Allx , 2:07 : % , won the great free-for-all race at Chicago last August and her owner , Morris Jones , refused $2,500 for one heat. Robbie P , 2:13 : , owned by Captain Pyle , has been an Improving horse each year , and his record Is the fastest In the world made by any horse driven by his owner and breeder. As ho stepped a quarter In 31 seconds ends (2:01) ( : ) gait ) since his arrival at Council Bluffs , a bitter contest Is assured , both owners being after money and reputation. Kate Caffery and Nelly Cobb , winners of their races the past week In fast time and straight heats , establishes the racing quali ties of the Charles Cafferya , and Captain Pyle Is very desirous and hopeful to add another brilliant performance to the credit of his great son by defeating Allx on the day wo celebrate. We admire the captain's pluck , as cer tainly he has overcome obstacles but few others would. Eight years ago his entire stable of developed trotters were burned at the fair grounds In this city with two ex ceptions , and two years ago at the same place he was knocked senseless by a collision while driving Newsboy , 2:12 : % , but the fol lowing week at the state fair found him ogaln driving the winners. St. Joe had 40,000 people at their meeting two years ago to see Nancy Hanks RO agulnst time , and certainly our three cities should do as well to see what promises to be the fastest race ever trotted In the west or In the United States at this season of the year. There will be two other races of local hors's , which Is always exciting , owing to the popularity of their drivers and owners. Entries for these races will be received at the Drexel hotel , Sixteenth and Webstc * streets , up to 10 o'clock Monday. The Fourth Anmwl Meol. Never In. the' history of cycllng"ln Ne braska has there been such a prize list and splendid program of bicycle races offered as that gotten up by the Kearney Cycling dug for July 4 and 5. The occasion Is the fourth annual meet of the Nebraska division , League of American Wheelmen. The first meet was held at York In 1S91. the second at Hastings In 1S92 , the third at Lincoln In 1893 and each were prominent events of their time. The York meet will bo remem bered by the cyclists as a meet where every one met every one else and had a good time ; the Hastings meet Is remembered us tha meet at which Mockett had everything his own way and became state champion. TM Lincoln me'6't wFs a success numerically and financially , but the races were cake walks and badly managed , because they weren t managed at all. Omaha sent the largest delegation of cyclists to this meet that she has ever done , and It came back satisfied because Omaha "scooped the board. " But this year Indications point to the grandest meet Nebraska has ever experienced. Tha Kearney club Is composed of young business men who are hustlers and a credit to their town. They have laid themselves out , as It were , to make the "fourth annual" an overwhelming success. A fast track has been carefully prepared , and will prove the Waterloo of many an aspiring rac ing man. There will be men from Colorado , Iowa , Illinois and Nebraska who can ride and ride fast. The Class U men will bo given a chance In five different events. There will bo plenty of new faces and several older ones. If you are looking for a place to spend your Fourth and have a genuine good time bundle your wheel Into the baggage car Tuesday evening and liio away Kearneyward. The prize list will foot up $1,500 or more and Is composed of high grade bicycles , diamond rings , gold watches , gold medals , silver medals , bronze medalu , silver cups' , cameras , etc. The program consists of twenty-two races , as follows : JULY 4. Two-mile novice , value of prize , JtO ; $20. Quarter-mllu ( open ; , value of prize , $40 ; $19 Kearney Cycling club championship , one mile , value of prize , $15 ; US. , Half-mile ( open ) , 1:20 : class , value of prize , oWniUe handicap , value of prize , $35 ; $15. One mile. League of American Wheelmen championship , three prizcf. Two-mile handicap ( open ) , value of prize , Sll * $12 One "mile ( open ) , Class D , value of prize , $125. $125.Fivemile handicap , value of prize , $25 ; $18. Ono mile ( open ) , Class 11 , value ot prize , $125. JULY 5. One mile , novice , value of prize , $15 ; $15. Kearney Cycling club two-mile champion ship , value of prize , $35. llnlf-mlle Nebraska Division League of American Wheelmen championship , three prizes. Two-mile ( open ) , Class B , value of prize , $125. $125.Fivemile club relay , value of prize , $50. Two-mile ( open ) , 5:30 : class , value of prize , $3S ; $25. Half- mile ( open ) , Class B , value of prize , $50 ; $25. Two-mile Nebraska Division champion ship , three prlzvtt ( medals ) . One mile ( open ) , 2:50 : class , value of prize , $18 ; $25. Ono mile ( open ) , Class B , value of prize , The Kearney Cycling club , under whose auspices the meet will be held , will leave nothing undone to make visiting wheelmen feel at home. Don't forget your League of American Wheelmen tickets ; you will need them , InU-mtuto Clmin\iloi)8lil | > Gninc * . For some time past It has become ap parent that the Christians were some few lengths ahead of anything of the amateur description In or near Omaha , and , as a re sult , their heelers have become surfeited with too much success. The next thing after winning a state championship | s (0 go after other states , and this the Christians have done. Finding the championship of two state * , Kansas and Missouri , held by the tame team It seemed logical to arrange for a meeting with that team , and , as usual , logic carried the day. Two games have been made for next Tues day and Wednesday , July 3 and 4 , and should It become necetiary a third will be played at a time to be agreed upon later. The Kansas Cty | Red * , the team referred to , has for the past four years met and defeated all comers among the amateurs In the two states mentioned and a number of the stronger professional teams. It played the opening this uaton with Jim Manning1 ! * Cow boys and puihrd them off the earth In one game , besides keeping them down lo the edge during the entire unpleasantness The first of their two games will bo played Tues day afternoon , commencing at 3:45 : , am ! the second on the gloifoua Fourth , com mencing at 3:30 : , In addition to the regular ball game on , Ui Fourth there will be an athletic exhibi tion ana a pnmn of lacrosse , all for the one price of riihnfijsion. > , i ' . rrFor For the Ulorlmm [ ' ( Mirth. There wilt be two championship games al the Charles Street park on the Fourth , one at 10:30 : In the morning and the other al 3:30 : In the afternoon. Qulncy will be the opposing team , and , although they occupy a low place fn the standing , they have been materially strengthened within the last few days by recruits from the Southern league , and will come here In fine shape to give the Rourkes a grand argument. The Fourth of July Jj bjuj ball day all over the country anil with the people from all over the state who will be here the banner crowd of the season will undoubtedly be on hand to wit ness the triumph and defeat. Base ball patrons arc urged particularly not to miss the morning game , as In this Qulncy will have In her new twlrler nnd IH the game she Is counting on as already won. The Omaha management Is deserving of every encouragement and support , for In spite of the hard luck that has recently been visited on them they are straining every nerve to give Omaha as good , If not better , ball than she has ever known. New players are hard to get , especially pitchers , but Manager Rourke Is working Industriously In this direc tion and promises n crackcrjack or two be fore the week Is out. Frank I\c * Douris Vlgniiux. Frank Ives defeated Vlgnaux In a 300-polnt balk line game at Paris early In June , al though I have seen no notice of It In the press on this side. It was the first time the two great exponents of the game ever crossed cues , and the rather aristocratic club rooms of the Cerclo Arlstlque et Llttcralre were filled with spectators. There was consid erable money In sight and an Englishman who had "seen Ives beat Roberts" won 100 on the result. "I was extremely anxious to meet Vlgnaux , " said Ives after the game , "and I even offered once to play for nothing If he would meet me. I had played billiards with all the other great players , and I wanted Vlgnaux on my list , even If I never got a shot. " Vlgnaux came very near getting Ives on his list , for , with 172 to go In his fifth inning , he ran 103 before missing. The score was then Vlgnaux , 201 ; Ives , 192. The lat ter then ran the game out with 108 , , making an average of GO In five innings. After the balk line game was concluded Vlgnaux and Ives played three cushions with 15 up. Ives won by 15 to 4. The Crciitest Jtaco of All. Notwithstanding the slump of the nourko family the Western association pennant chase still continues the hottest and closest In the country. While they are having a great race In the National league , It Isn't In It with that of the Western. The Southern league has shrunk to four clubs , while the Eastern Is but rarely heard of. The Western league Is hanging on by an eye lash , with Sioux City so far In the lead that her near est competitor has to use a telescope to locate her. In the Western association but three games separate the first five clubs , and the sixth and seventh teams are within easy reach. All are playing good ball and the race promises to hold out to the end In excitement and stubbornness. Manager Rourke Is keeping the wires hot In his search for new talent and has a number of men on the string , who , If secured , will cause a sensation among the cranks. Huso Hall for the Wrck , The schedule for this week at the Charles Street park Includes what ought to be a list of hot games. Today Jacksonville will make her last appearance on this trip and on Tuesday the yellow boys from Qulncy will be here for a game that day and two on the Fourth. The Qulncys have been greatly strengthened during the past few weeks and If they would now discard those abominable uniforms might do some great work. Six months Is none too good for the man who se lected those "canary" habiliments. Thurs day Is an off day , but Friday , Saturday and Sunday Des Molnes Is here. Following the Prohibs next week we will have the leaders , St. Joe , here Monday , Tuesday and Wednes day ; then the Rourkes leave us for a week getting back here on the 20th In time to tackle Buck Kbrlght's lot of Farmers. If the management would like a big drawing card for Thursday next they can get It In Captain Abbott's husky Y. M. C. A.'s. They would pack the grounds. An Onuihii llorgu lit Milwaukee. The Kinney brothers bjive refused a hand some offer For Tom Miller , the handsome sorrel colt who won the 3:00 : trot at Milwau kee last Wednesday In 2:23' : over a field of fifteen .starters. There were five heats In the race , but the plucky Tom stayed 'nobly , win ning the first , third and fifth heats. There was much excitement over the event and thousands of dollars changed hands. IVliNpt'rliiKH of HID Wheel. Work , work , work , From dawn till the set of the sun ! Work , with nn eager , tireless will , When your training you have begun. Eschew nil your pleasures now , Discard your pet vices all , For you've got to have hcnrt and lungs of a cow If you stay with the "cracks" this fall. You've got to bp good and wise , You've got to be brave nnd strong , You've got to subscribe to a heap o lies If to "Class A" you would belong. For there's never nn "amateur" lint who sooner or later must stoop In more ways than one. or he'll be sure To tlnd himself "In the soup. " Cycling West. It I ? claimed that there ore 7,500 wheel men and wheelwomen In Denver. II. J. Palmer , who lately passed through Omaha on his way to Denver from Chicago , has arrived safely at his destination. The contract between the Tramway com pany and the Denver Wheel club has been signed a I'd accepted by both parties , nnd work has commenced on the oval. This Is the track on which the national races will be contested In August. It Is not apparent that many cyclists from Omaha will attend the two days meet at Kearney on July 4 and 5 on account of the distance , Several of the old "Btandbyes" will run over though , as a race meet would not be complete without 'em , The ten-mile road race record for the world went glimmering at .the recent Den ver road race. II. R. Renshaw was the speedy youngster who lowered the existing record of 27 minutes , 26 seconds. His time was 27 minutes , 5 seconds. Ed Proulx wears a happy smile and a beautiful diamond medal. The latter he won at Kansas City on June 18 as a time prize In the Kansas City road race. His tlmo for the fifteen miles was 41 minutes , 38 3-5 seconds through the mud. Albert A. Dowd of La Junta , Colo. , has started to ride a twenty-two-pound Halll- day-Temple scorcher across the continent , Cyclers will watch his progress with In terest , as this Is the first attempt of any cyclist to ride a semi-track racer over the country roadi for so long a "spin , " Today , If nothing happens to spoil arrange ment ! ) , a party of the Tourist Wheelmen will start for Red Oak , la. , for the purpose of measuring the distance and locating the route for the annual club century In Sep tember , If the route Is not suitable an other will bo chosen , potslbly the route to Hamburg , la , Mr. Frank Fowler of the Hill Cycle club Is preparing to send out an elaborate special train from Chicago to Denver , ostensibly to give wheelmen a chance to take In the great national meet at Denver In August. Den ver Is preparing to receive 40,000 wheel men during the meet. Fowler's train will make steps at Kansas City , Omaha and Lin coln. J. W. Belden , the Blair "speeder , " Is a good one for a young man who has been riding only a short time , and Is unfamiliar with the "trick * of the track. " Hlu time In the three mile , one mile and quarter mile sprints was 10 minutes , 2 minutes , 66 seconds , and 35 seconds respectively. With a good trainer and other adjuncts he would be a "crackcrjack" among the local men , Messrs. Coulter , Locke and Reynolds of Toledo , 0. , pasted through the c.ty last Monday bound for Fremont and further west. The men urs making a trsn--nntl- nenlal tour In thtMllilercsts of the "Falcon" cycle , built by UifA'mt Manufacturing com pany. The genUcmrn are very pleasant young men to mm personally and expert cyclists. Their irtp thus far has been one of great enjoymeirUaod Interest to them. Henry Frcdcrlckaen , . A. K. Proulx. Charlie of " ' trunkful of "prizes''they brought back with them. I'cRnu got-.second prize In the ten mile handicap. Condon first In the one mile and quarter dnstu Fredcrlcktcn RPCIMI ! In the one mile , and Proulx second In the quarter mile. Captain Walker- the Tourist Wheelmen has named his man fbr the great Washing ton-Denver Relay , nnd will proceed to get them Into shape and thoroughly acquainted with their relaysi He has named Melton , Daxon , Hynes , Flesclier , Smith , Taggar , Pegau ntiO himself as the tjm , although It Is likely that Proulx and another will be sub stituted for Daxon and Smith , as business will undoubtedly keep these men from par ticipating , His portion of the relay has not been assigned him as yet , but he Intends to Bend his men over the entire relay between Omaha and Fremont before long In order that the .team may become familiar with liny portion of It , The Omaha Wheel club team Is also being organlzid , and will be sent over the entire relay for the same purpose. The message will be delivered lo the Omaha boys by the Uanymedes In front of A. H. Perrlgo'B store on Douglas street , the Oatiy- medes "totclng" It from Atlantic , In. The Omaha boys will carry It by frequent nnd successive relays to Fremont , where the Fremont club will hurry It on to Schuyler. Arthur D. Black of the Illinois division rac ing board has the management of the relay ride In general , and has appointed the fol lowing well known wheelmen as state mana gers. The state managers will look after the message while In transit through their respective states : George II. French ot the War department , District of Columbia ; Al bert Molt , Maryland : P. S. Collins. Penn sylvania ; Jason C. Stamp , West Virginia ; M. W. Bliss , Ohio ; George Dickinson , In- llana ; M. R. Thompson , Illinois ; J. A. Pallis- ter , Iowa ; James 13. Ebersole , Nebraska ; C. II. Hilton , Colorado. The message will be delivered to the wheelmen by the president at the War department , and will bo carried day and night , through sunshine nnd rain , until It is handed safely to the governor of Colorado at the court house , Denver. The tlmo scheduled Is six days. Vrlp.i from th Itlt-iinhrr * . Qulncy plays two games hero on the Fourth , Wednesday next. What Omaha needs worst Is one more pitcher , and a good one at that. It Is a remarkable fart that no team In the Western league , so ays Ren Mulford , has been shut out this season. Old Pep Smith still continues to put up a good second base. He Is with Erie. Hutchlnson Is the name of the Southern leaguer Manager Rourke has signed for third. He Is expected today. Joe Walsh has caught on big with Mil waukee , and Manager Cushman has been chased. The Jacksonvllles , who are giving evidence of being the strongest team In the outfit , ought to draw out a great crowd today. Just think of It ! The Washington papers have gone daft over "Pig" Ward. They say he Is the greatest base runner In the busi ness. ness.Whltehlll Whltehlll hasn't * the stamina to stay for the full trip. He-Is always larruped iin- merc'fully In the closing Innings. Better trade him fcr a plug of tobacco. John W. Gaffnoy ; the old "king of um pires , " has been reappointcd a member of the league staff vice Ned Swartwood , who has Joined "Orator" O'Hourke In retirement. "Lady" Baldwin , who came over on the Mayflower , was resurrected by Grand Rapids the other day and he produced on assort ment of obsolete curves that were entirely too rich for Billy Sharslg's gang. McVcy and Moran are surely doing some tremendous hitting. There Isn't a pitcher In the association who doesn't tiemblewhen either steps to the plate. McVey Is In the .3.38 notch nnd Moran , .3.30. The Tlme8 Stai > j.says that Arllo Latham has shed his mustacbe. If Cincinnati knew her business she -would shed Arllo Latham. Ho has been next to a dead weight for four years. His alleged funny sayings wouldn't win a game of ball In a thousand years. Cincinnati's crowning Idiocy was the sign ing of Mart McQuald for the outfield. Mc- Quald couldn't get his board out this way if he played two games a day. It Is funny to witness the pitiful Ignorance- Captain Comlskey displays - In his frantic efforts to dig up a ball player. Charlie Bennett Is going east and expcct.s to spend some time at New Castle , Pa. , his old home. His New Castle friends will takg hm to PJU burg on July 4 , when the Bostons play there ! If the arrangements can be made with the management of the two clubs Bennett will occupy the cpaghcr's line at least for one Inning for the Bostons. Manager Rourko wishes to call attention to the fact that the department reserved at the south end of the grand stand Is Intended exclusively for ladles and their escorts. He does not desire to be compelled to Invite any gentlemen out of this precinct , but will be compelled to If they persist In breaking the rule. Noivny ClirlHthin Hull Oo/tHlp. In view of the number of base ball teams In the city and the few opportunities they have to play each other , there Is a move ment on foot to arrange a series of games at Young Men's Christian association park to be played In the evening , beginning at 0:15. : One game a week during the months of July and August would glvo every team In town a chance at the Young Men's Chrls- tlon association ; , and that seems to bo what they most desire. Last Wednesday there was a meeting In Lincoln , at which the Hastings , Grand Island , Aurora , Fremont , Lincoln and Omaha associations were represented , the object of which was to discuss tno advisability of forming a state Y. M. C. A. base ball league. Base ball through the state has taken a remarkable boom this year , but this bust- ness of playing here and there as the oc casion presents Itself Is unsatisfactory do far as deciding the superiority of anybody Is concerned. And It was with a view of making a clean cut fight for the amateur championship of the state that this step was taken. The Y. M. C. A. base ball team has found out how true the old saying Is , to the effect that there are plenty of rooms at the top , and unless some new teams spring Into existence soon It will actually run out of games for the want of competitors. The recent massacre of Missouri Valley and the unconditional surrender of the Conventions liavo made It clear that whatever combination gees against the Christians Imvo cut out for themselves a job almost as magnificent In pro portion as some that have recently de veloped In the city council. Any manager who thinks the above Is the result of nn undue swelling will bo listened to with pleasure. This league will not Interfere with the outside games of any of the teams , and any onutslde manager who may feel himself aggrieved by the claims of superiority made by any of the six teams mentioned will be cheerfully occomodated with a lambasting as thick and glistening and brown as he can consistently demand. After an exhaustive discussion It seemed clear that such a league was feasible , and Lysle S. Abbott , the manager of the local abtcclatlon team , was appointed a committee : o draw up a constitution and by-laws , and to prepare a schedula. In view of the ad vanced season It was thought best to play as few games as possible this year and If : ho plan proved a success then start about May 1 next year and play a four-months schedule. Tim opening games this season will be played at the western end of the circuit on the Fourth In case the final ar rangements for the league are completed without unlocked for delay. The management of the Omaha Western association team has developed a remarka- jlo case of hcgglshneKs , Some time ago James Manning * of Kansas City wrote to Abbott asking what proposition the Chris tians would make him for a game on Mon day , June 25 , when on hU way from Kan sas City to Minneapolis. SotUfactory terms were arranged , and Instructions were se cured to book a game for that date. Out of courtesy to the Omaha Western associa tion management , which claims that by some legerdermaln It has an * absolute monopoly of the city and can keep every other professional team out , a request wus made fur sucU cement , and as Omaha has no game scheduled for that day It could make Absolutely no d fTcrenco to her. After about f.ur days folcmn consideration the ukase was sent forth denying the royal ap probation , and Manning , not -caring to an tagonize the local maggota , canceled the game. In view of the statement that the denial was made for pir el financial fFaeons the Christians offered to play the Omaha team on that day on nlmo t any terms , but In spite of the fact that there could not be . this pi'0p6slton ( uas also pigeon-holed. Then a proposition was made to play three games at suitable tlmco , one on the Young Men's Christian association grounds , one on their grounds and to B up for the third. This , too , was received with a cordial refusal. The conclusion to bn drawn from all tliefc facts are apparently. In the first place , that the local maggots Intend to lite every endeavor to prevent the Chris tians from bringing drawing cards to this city , and , In the second place , that they are not consumed with anxiety to have their team meet the Christian' . CHRISTIAN BALL TOSSER. ( JnrHUiitu and Aimvrr * . Ht'RWKLL. Neb. , Juno 23. To the SportIng - Ing Kdltor of The lice : In playing a Knme of bnselmll the bntMinan lints a grounder whli'h goes out between Itomi1 nnil lli-xt base : llrst bnweimm llelilK It on fair ground. Would like tn hear whether or not It IH a fair or foul hall. Please answer in Sunday Hee. J. O. llershc-y. Ans. If the ball was outnldo of the line when he picked It up It wan a foul. If It rolled In and he picked It up on fair ground of course It WJIH fair. KMERSON , Neb. . Juno 27-To the Sport ing Editor of The Hee : Will you decide the following Imseball dispute In the sporting colutmm of next Sunday's Hee ? There Is n man on first bnse , one man out and the hntKtnnn knocks n fly which K < WH live or six feet outside of the diamond. The pecnnil baseman gets under the lly , but misses It , which leaves a base runner on llrst and second. One captain says the batsman Is out because an Intlelder handled the ball ; the other says the runners are all right be cause the lly wan outside of the diamond. Which Is correct 7 Also what lire the boundaries of the Infield ? Amatonr. This was referred to me and I told them I would have you decide It. Hugh A. Diamond. AIIB. (1) ( ) The mini wiis out. While the bnll may have been live or six feet outside the diamond iis you say , It WHS nevertheless nn Infield lly. (2) ( ) The lines' , strictly. HEIlllON , Neb. , June 2S.-To the SportIng - Ing Editor of The lice : Will you please publish nn answer to the following In The Sunday Hee , July 17 The batter In attempt ing' to bunt the ball makes a foul which strikes the Kround about eluht feet behind the plate. Question : According to the new bunt rule , would it bo called u strike on the batter or would It come under a foul tip ? By kindly answering the above you will confer a great favor on u local sport. E. W. Jones. Ans. It Is a strike. OMAHA , June 26. To the Sporting Ed itor of The Bee : T'lense answer these few que. tons In Sunday's B e nnd oblige : Whit pitcher In the Western association hn. the best record up to date ? Who has the best hnttlnff , also fielding record , same league ? Who do you think will win the pennant In the three big leagues ? Crank. Ans. (1) ( ) Don't know. (2) ( ) MeVcy of the Omahas. (3) ( ) Flynn of Pcorla , (4) ( ) Baltimore , Omaha nnd Sioux City. FREMONT , Neb. . June 2rt.-To the Sport ing Editor of The Bee : Will you please send mo n schedule of the gainea to be played by Omaha ? I did not see that one in Sunday liee. J. Wallace Murray. Ans. The weekly schedule appears each Sunday. Write to President McVlttle for a schedule sheet. HA1UUSON , Neb. , June 21. To the Sport- Int ? Editor of The Hee : Ball player run ning from third tn home , catcher puts ball on base runner when sliding- , hut drops. Is base runner out ? Don't catcher have to hold ball ufter putting on runner ? W. H HoUKh. Ans. Yes , a reasonable length of time. FAIUKiELU , N u. J n1C To the Snort Ing Editor of The Hee : I hear there Is goIng - Ing to be an Interstate siii-lntlii miitoh In Omalm on July 1 , is this correct ? If so , who may enter , what are the prizes and who Is thti race open to , I. e. , what states , nlso nnmteur or professional ? I'lease Kiv < me full particulars In next Sunday's liee , I have been corresponding witli other pee ple. hut thought I would be more apt u pet It straight from S. O. himself. W. H Gardcnler. Ans. Hn OMAHA , June 30. To the Sporting Edlto. of The Bee : Please Rive In Sunday's sport Ins : columns date of Allen-Hogim light a or near Missouri Valley. A Sport. Any. November 12 , 1873 , near 1'aclllc June tlon. o - Ho 1'rovcd He Wna n I'lunihcr. "The plumber joke Is worked to death but I will tell you one , anyhow. Just because It Is true , " said one of the fraternity to the Courier Journal. "The young woman that figures In' the story lives on Broadway , near Floyd street. She was sprinkling the strce this morning and used a hose that was sadly In need of repair. An itinerant plumber' came along with a kit of tools slung over his shoulder. He asked the young woman If she wanted the hose fixed. 'What will you charge ? ' she answered. The man looked at the hose critically and then said he would repair It for 15 cents. This was contrary to all tradition relating to plumbers' prices , so the young woman told the man she did not bgll ye lip was ' what , he represented hlm- s'elf to be. 'St'lli. ' she said , 'go ahead and fix the hose. ' The man took out his tools and soon hod the hose nearly as good as new. The miss gave the man 15 cents. Ho shook his head and said he wanted 45. 'Why , ' said the young woman tn surprise , 'you said you would do the work for 15 cents. ' 'Yes , I know,1 he returned , 'but there was more work than I thought. ' 'Well , I was afraid you wasn't a plumber when you first came up , but now I know you are , and am willing to give you a certificate to that effect , ' was what the young woman said when she gave the man his pay. " .Icilgo Wiixi-m'8 ProvrrlM. Detroit Free Press : No man knos wlints goln to cum uv him when he gits to be a coiiKresman. Ef thnr wuz a law agin maUIn oounterflt premisses sum candidates wood hav a hard row to ho. Constltuants wont hussel fcr a congres- man that wont hussel fcr them. Congress takes up more time undoln than doln. Putting Coxey In jale fer wnwkln on the grass dent change the prlnslpel uv the thing much that he started out ft'r. A man cant he oncst In politicks thcs days , fer pollltlcks Is agin a monoppollst. Pollltlshans make statesmen and states men make the laws. Ef the American eagel had n vote thcr alnt no tellln what party wood nit It. A man that cunt make money makln hay cant make It makln laws. A woman kin roost on the rldgo pole uv CollltlcH about as ezy as u fish kin roost i a tree. An Attractive Klrlicr. Ex-Governor Wlnans of Michigan tells the following story on Mayor Plngreu of Do trolt ; Mr. Wlnans was talking with a num ber of worklngmen one day at thu noon hour , when one of them remarked that ho would like "to have a chance to vote for that man Plngroe of Detroit. " "But you are a demo crat , are you not ? " said another. "Course I am a democrat , but I would not have any objections to voting for Plngree. I bnllovo that I would vote for more of my senti ments by voting for him than for any other man In the state. " "What are your sentiments ? " Inquired the man who was doing the cross-examination. "Well , I guess I can't tell exactly what ho Is In favor of , but , dern me. If he ain't agin' more things that I am agin' than any man I over heard of In my life. Every tlmo you hear anything big about Plngreo he has got on a fight with something or other that all us fellers would be agin' , If we had anything to do about It at all. " DoWltt's Witch Hazel salve cures piles. Nat Goodwin Is going to add "David Oar. rick" to his repertory next season. He will produce the play In Chicago In the early au. tumn and will not bring out his new comedy , "Ambition , " by Henry Guy Carleton , until February , when he reaches Boston. THE CHARM OF BEAUTY IB ev rywhorp recoKnUHl , llciiuly nnil nn ngol itplirnrnncu lire ImiMifHlblr. OML wmnan In a million l prHty with Ki y Imlr. Tim niliom must pri'Bcrvu their hair arid tlii'lr beauty by uilnic IMFERTAt , HAI 3 , BEGENSRATOR. U IH not n ilyp , but it cnlorlriK , clean , hiiilthful , tfllcli'til. U not only rcstnri' * Ihr Imlr In u rli'h , beautiful rolcir nnil luulie , bin net * im a Imlr tonlu ul i > . Hvvrn Hliniln frnm llghtfBt lull blonJ to raven blai-k. Made unly by IMPERIAL CHEMICAL MFG. CO , , 202 5th Avo. , Now York. Fiild by Hliornmn & McComiull , 1&13 Doilgo Street. r OFF with the PANTS In a sale at which so many goods have been sold as has been the case with out great closing out sale , there must necessarily be many odds and ends in coats vests- pants. Tomorrow we sell PANTS PANTS for suits for for50c 50c , $1.00 , $1.50 ODD size pants for $1.00 , $1.50 , $2.00 Remeber our time is limited and to secure the best bargain s you must be first on the ground. When we ad vertise a bargain It is known as such and is snapped up at once. Look in the show window for PANTS. Columbia Mini Cor. 13th and Faruam. 'E who search indefatigably for relics of Napoleon , and are inexpressibly glad dened if we find a tooth comb said to have belonged to the Little Corporal or a scrap of writing anything what should we do if there were discovered manuscripts by Na poleon and his marshals , and the generals who opposed him , relating the two sides of the stories of the battles Sadowa , Waterloo , Sedan , Moscow , all ? HOW invaluable such a discovery would be ! How great the benefit to every body ! How voraciously would such a pub lication be seized upon ! HOW satisfactory it would be if the great military events in the lives of Nations were so historied ! No more dependence upon- haphazard historians. We'd have ex act knowledge. THE CENTURY PEOPLE'S PICTORIAL EDITION Is just such a history. The great Union and Confederate Gen erals wrote it. No other Civil War history was so written-r not another- can be. 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