16 THE OMAHA DAILY ME ; wSUNDAY , JULY 25) ) , 1801
CHAT WITH THE BOXERS
Corbott Will Bo Pnok this Week and the
Game of Talk Will Bo On ,
WHISPERINGS OF THE WHIRLING WHEEL
UrcczcR from tlio HnU Field The Plover
Shooter * nnd HUM Cnlrlirni The
Homo nnd DOR nnd lli-gu-
lar Sporty Grlgt.
IM CORBI3TT will be
home this week and the
red hots can prepare
themselves for another
blc game of talk. Not
that the champion Is an
especial adept In gloss
elegy , but flstlc affairs
are at such an ebb that
It will require exceeding
ntlnl-frlf nn Illfl D.irt Of tllO
most prominent and Influential pugs to pre
vent them from recdlng from view al
together. But with the big Callfornlan a
return the prospects are good that the sport
will receive a new Impetus and If wo do not
have many fights , we will have the next
best thing to them , and that Is flght talk ,
and have It until you can't rest.
As a precursor of what Is to como Billy
Bradv has cabled across In advance that
Jim has been misquoted and misunderstood ,
that ho never declared In favor of Claude
Duvalvllle , Florida , for his engagement
with Peter Jackson , to the exclusion of
ot0r points , In fact he Is wilting and anx
ious to meet the black Colossus of the West
Indies anywhere protection can be guar
anteed and an adequate purse produced.
Now , while I thing It Is all poppycock about
Jim's being misunderstood , I really believe
ho is willing , not anxious , to meet Jackson
anywhere there Is Immunity from the law
nnd a good wad of the "long grcsn" In
Bight. His play while for Jacksonville
while on the other side was merely a spar
ring for time , merely to hold affairs In
abeyance until ho would be back on this
side. I also believe that whileCorbett thinks
ho can whip Peter , that he Is In no sort of
a sweat to take him In. In his heart ho Is
aware that the black fellow has a good break
with him , If he Is handicapped by age. Jim
can moke as much or more money posing as
the unbeaten champion as he can by cxperl-
inentlni : with a man who once undo a
draw with him , and why should he take any
such chances ?
However , whether I am right or wrong In
this matter , there Is no denying that Corbett
and Brady have made a strong bid for the
favor of the red hots. Jim's condescension
to meet Peter anywhere under proper condi
tions , just now on the eve of Jackson's de
parture for Europe , was a slrong trump card ,
and the Inconsiderate sports will cry that the
| darky leaves the country to avoid a flght
with the champion , and thus you see Peter
Is bound to get the worst of It. But If
Jackson has really made his arrangements to
cross , and Is the sensible and decent man
I think ho Is , ho will allow no talk of Brady
or Corbett to deter him a day. Corbett
went to Europe In the face of the fact that
ho was matched to flght Peter In June , and
' I do not care what view other men take of
the matter , I say It would have been no more
than right-and proper had he called oft the
flght or postponed his continental Jaunt until
July. All talk about the Impossibility of se
curing' u place and purse cuts no figure In
this argument. If Corbott wan'ed to whip
Jackson so badly , and had such a inap ,
last June was the time to have done It , even
had he been forced to the woods to do It.
His present pronunclamento may catch many
as a very cute stroke , but I'll miss my guess
If It catches the wily Peter or his perspica
cious manager , Parson Davles. They are
purty hot dogs themselves.
' " ' " " " ' '
Ono week from next Thursday ntjht ,
, August 9 , at Plattsmouth , under the auspices
5 * of HIP PJattsmouth Athletic club , will occur ,
with but"UUIO'doubt. . ono of the most InterestIng -
\ Ing flstlc controversies tliat has been pulled
- off hereabouts In years. I refer to the
finish contest , between Jimmy Llndsey , the
" Omaha welter , and Fletch Robblns , the
Cass county man. The claim of Robbins
* Unit ho" Is as good a man as Llndsey is
tenable. " His recent stiff go with Mysterious
Billy Smith establishes the fact
thathis ambition to be somebody in the
* punching .world . Is .founded en stable grounds ,
and 1C Is.an . open question whether or not he
wilt attain this end in his approaching con
test with the Omaha man. Some think yes ,
others not yes. Anyway , both men realize
the' momentous character of the contract
j „ they have entered Into , and are working like
beaversto get Into such fig ns will not lead to
' disappointment and dlaster. Of course , both
cannot get'there , but It Is encouraging to
see them try , for In the end we then know
we. will see a flght. Jimmy , while ha
realizes that he will have an opponent In
v Robblns with whom It will not do to take
'any chances , Is paying the most conscien
tious attention to his knitting , and dec'.ar s
that when the tlmo to step Into the ring
arrives he will bo fit to battle for his life.
He' l confident of winning , and Robblns
must be "right" to bo able to disappoint
. 'him. ' '
My excursion to the Ryan-Smith contest
at Minneapolis , returned yesterday morning ,
. ' happy and elated as larks. I have-but llttlo
time to review Cither the trip or"flght , both
„ - pi which"1 were great , for today's paper , but
. promise It In full next Sunday. I'have ' time
to say. "though , * that Tommy Ryan Is In
dubitably and undoubtedly the greatest fls > tlc
artist that o\cr donned the cestus or pulled
on a pair of trunks. * He Is not only the un
qualified champion welterweight of the habi
table globe , but the shiftiest , most graceful ,
and scientific fighter In any class that Is
prominent before the people today. While
his flght with Smith Thursday night was a
terrific conflict , Tommy won backing In. A
common canter does not express It. In re
viewing the battle the Pioneer-Press of St.
Paul pretty generally echoes my senti
ments , and as I am pushed for time , It Is
reproduced here :
Tommy Ryan , the clover welter weight
from Chicago , whipped "Mysterious" Billy
Smith of Boston last night before the Twin
City Athletic club , Minneapolis , In ono ot
the most scientific and terrific battles In the
annals of the ring. It required twenty
rounds to give- Smith his quietus , and when
Joe Choynskl , the celebrated California ! ! ,
announced the result Smith sat down In his
corner and cried like a baby. Ryan was
seized by his admiring friends , almost fran
tic with delight , and was carried to his
dressing room on their shoulders , Ho was
apparently as fresh us when ho entered the
ring , while Smith was weak , disfigured and
covered with blood and had to bo helped
from-the. stage. Ills glory had faded and he
was no longer the champion welter weight of
the world. Ho had entered the ring with a
confidence that Inspired his friends to bet
heavily In his favor and he left the platform
1 a dejected and most miserable man.
Bitter enemies for several years , Ryan
and Smith fought with a desperation soldum
equaled , and the old tlmo sporting men
ii'iavelcd at the game and savage exhibition
they furnished. From first to last the bat
tle was u scries ot clinches , savage rushes
' and terrific face blows. There was wicked
Infighting In every round , and In every pos-
elble way each man tried to down his op
ponent. Twlco before they had mot In the
ring and fought with energy , but this , the
third , was the most savage of all their
battles. '
The men had spent weeks In preparation ,
and each knew it was to be the battle of his
life. The preparations were watched with
Interest all over the sporting \\orld , and
Bmlth was generally tha favorite. Ho was
the more scientific , the sporting papers
suM , while Ryan had bettor staying quali
ties , The fight proved that Ryan was not
only a better stayer , but possessed more
rclencc than his antagonist. Smith spjnt
much of his stiength In needless rushes.
Owing to Ryan's agility Smith was more
often than not unable to land , and by the
tenth round Smith begun to show signs of
. Atacoiiragmnent. Ryan's easy confidence and
'the quiet sneer which remained on his face
from the beginning to the end of the fight ,
aggravated Smith to fuch an extent that ho
rushed Ryan with the most wicked Inten
tions , only to find Ryan's shadow whtre ho
thought Ryun would be. On the contrary ,
. Ryau reserved his strength , and when he
led Invariably landed with tremendous foreo
ami by degrees ho beat his sturdy antago
nist to a standstill.
Billy Smith , Solly Smith and I took In
Friday afternoon's twiso ball game between
Toledo and the Miller * , and ns w * sat In one
of the reserve departments , Smith told me
a lot of "stuff" I will bo delighted to re
hash for your edification next week. Ono
thing ho told me was that
Robbing , the man who fights Llndsey at
Plattxmouth on the 9th , Is game to the
core , a powerful , muscular fellow , but a
novlco In ring tactics. Still ho ought to bo
able to make at least a very Intcrsetlng go
with any man not really a first classcr.
SANDY aillSWOLD.
The Hcmmliln for Ihn Huff.
The Western a soclatlon pennant chase
still continues to challenge the attention of
the base ball world as the moat exciting ,
closest and most stubborn championship battle -
tlo ever fought upon the diamond. This Is
speaking volumes for President Howe and
hU able corps of associates. It IB owing to
their good Judgment and splcnd.d manage
ment that such an even race was possible.
As yet It would take a wise man to pick the
winner , as seven clubs are right In a
bunch , with but a margin of sixty points
separating the seventh club from tlfo top ,
requiring but six games to rever e the posi
tions. CJulr.cy Is the only team of the whole
eight struggling In the rear , but on the pres
ent trip of the western teams In the cast
many surprises may bo expected , and by
August 10 It will not be astonishing If the
three leading eastern club ; arc found well In
the front. It Is a notorious fact that the
Onmhaa , apparently the strongest team In
the association , are under the hosdoo's wand
away from home , and to keep from dropping
much lower In the standing they will have
to brace up materially from this on out.
Lincoln , too , is badly crippled , and seems
destined to descend , while St. Jce and Dc <
Molnes are alone expected to sustain the
reputation of the western contingent.
Compared with the National league race ,
the Western association Is head and shoul
ders above It In point of sharp and thrilling
contests. In the big league already the
fight has narrowed down to two club" , Bos
ton and Baltimore , with the former having
almost an absolute cinch on winning out.
The other twelve clubs must content them
selves with a hurry-scurry scramble for the
lesser positions.
And in the Western league the condition
of the str.fe IB but little better than that In
the National , there being but three team
that seem to have a reasonable chance for
first honors. However , the great national
game Is an uncertain sort of an animal , and
the unexpected Is apt to happen when least
expected.
I'oiUlcr for the Finis.
OJ
k t. nant mini , caicnes
well and was one of the best hitters in the
Western league. He will be remembered by
all fans who saw the exhibition games with
Kansas City at the Charles Street park this
spring.
Blily Earlo has Joined the Brooklyns and
Is catching In fine form. ,
President Rowe Is on a tour of Inspection
and ere his return will visit every city in the
association.
Big Jamlcson , the Swede twlrler , and
Lookabaugh , late of Lincoln , have joined
the Omahas.
The next professional game at the Charles
street- park will be on August 10 , with the
Peoria Blackbirds.
Jack Neal , Omaha's Memphis Importation ,
is some pumpkins with the stick himself.
Jack Is all right.
Boxendale won his first three games for
DCS Mollies. While with Omaha he won
one in two months.
Joe Walsh Is suffering with a wrenched
knee Joint and It will "be several weeks be
fore he Is able to step upon the field.
Why Umpire Ward should have It In for
Omaha Is hard to realize. Probably he has
been treated too well by the press here.
Kid Fear Is doing all the backstopplng for
Omaha and doing It well. Another catcher ,
however , will have to bo added to the team.
Third Baseman Wilson of the "Minnies"
Is called "The Congressman , " "Old Free
Trade" and "Starvation Wages" at different
points along the Western route.
The absence of Buckerlno Ebrlght from the
Llncolns during the past several games is
probably accountable for their lack of suc
cess. Buck plays ball all the time when he
Is In the game.
"King Kel.'s" Allcntownf ore at the top
In the Pennsylvania league race now. They
won six straight victories before defeat
caught up to them after the word "Go" was
given In the second half.
DCS Molnes seems to have struck her gait
and they say that It Is all old Bill Trailley
can do now to got In by the carriage gate.
However , we all like Bill , and If he Is past the
meridian of life , he Is yet a ball player and
always a gentleman.
"Grasshopper" Ultlch has been signed by
Omaha and Is playing rjght. He was with
Kansas City and is ono of the greatest lit It-
all around players In the business. He Is
always In the gamp and will ddd much to
the strength of the team. . ,
The August schedule for the Charles street
park Is Peoria , 10 , 11 , 12 ; Jacksonville , 14 ,
15 , 16 ; Qulncy , 17 , 18 , 19 ; Rock Island , 20 ,
21. 22 ; ' DCS Molnes , 24 , 25 and 20. On the
27th , 28th and 29lh the Rourkcs are at Lin
coln and on the 30th at St. Joe.
'Tls said that Charley Snydcr will be given
another chance at umpiring in the league ,
but the rumor will have to be backed by
several affidavits to Insure It any standing
In base ball society. Ken Mulford. You are
right there , old man , we had Charley out
hero one season.
Billy Moran , the popular catcher , has
again unceremoniously quit the Uourke
family , Oust what Billy Is disgruntled at
no one seems able to explain and as he Is a
close-mouthed ffllow himself , the mystery
stands a good chance of remaining unsolved.
There Is not a base ball lover In the city ,
however , who does not regret that Moran has
left the team. '
Already the cranks ore pining for the re
turn of the Bourke family. The game was
never so well patronized In Omaha us It has
been this season , and from appearances this
town could stand at least four chaniplonshlp
games rcgulaily every week. Last Sunday
the crowd exceeded that of any previous
Sunday or holiday this year , there being
3,094 paid admissions , which means a
possible crowd of 3,500. And the week day
games , thcro hasn't been but one really poor
day this season , some of the Monday and
Friday crowds even boating the best days In
years gone by. This goes to prove that a
new base ball generation has come upon the
turf and a new Interest had been awakened
In the came.
With Itoil ami Uuii uutl Dog.
LUICH , the Grass
hopper , has Joined
the Kourko family
at Rock Island , and
will be with the
team from this on
out. He is a
corker If he can
be kept from mak
ing a running mate
of John Barley
corn , plays a brll-
he enthusiastic angler
Is agulu busy with
rod and reel , with
fly hooks and other
piscatorial parapher
nalia. Ho enjoys most
fervently the pleasant
labor of preparation
and the anticipation
of the sport soon to
bo his. The spawn-
nlng season Is over
and the fish are again
watching Intently for
the angler's fatal
lure. Again the rec
ollection ot past hap
py days spent on
lake , river and brook ,
memories touched
with a seme of
loss , of days ( bat can never come again , ot
comrades .gone forever from earthly com- ,
nanlonshlp , cornea .to the fond fisherman as-
he rummages In corner cupboards for mislaid
Unas , searching the aheds and lofts far favor-
It * pole $ . and busies himself for tomorrow's
sport ,
Audy Hook Is ruunlng a cigar ( tore up at
Sherldun , and spending his days with the
trout among the sparkllug mountain strtams.
Andy has hi * regular fishing days , Tuesdays ,
Wednesdays and Sundays , and ho tins yanked
out a car-load of the "speckled beauties" al
ready this ncason. To the old anglers' up
there Andy Is a marvel , as there Is none
among them who can cast a lake or whip
A stream with him. '
A good many bass and wing perch are
being taken at both Cut-Off and Mnnnwn ,
while the snnflsh and croppies arc biting
at Langdon as fast as you can throw In.
The plover shooters arc having great
sport the. e days , although the birds , right
In this Immediate vicinity , ore reported
pretty scarce. Last night , however , the
heavens vere fairly alive with them , and
their plaintive "lur-whcctle , tur-wheetlel"
filled the air from a thousand directions.
The bird does all Its traveling by night.
"Sclp" Dundy , panoplied with gun and
rod , has gone to northern Michigan for a
month's sojourn In the pineries. "Sclp"
la one of the few local anglers who Is on
to the Intense pleasure of landing the gray
ling , and he makes his regular summer
trip after these rare flnh ,
J. J. Hardln has been out after plover
several times recently , and has yet to re
turn without a wed filled big.
Frank Cross , Will Townscnd , Stockton
Hcth , Ward Burgess and the sporting edi
tor will give the Iowa birds a hot argument
tomorrow.
A party of young nlmrods , consisting of
W. D , Counsman , K. L. Fried , Ned French ,
T. 0. Moc , Charles Althaus , D. Kllngwood ,
W. Hunter , Ben Dodson , and Charles Thlcs-
scn , re'utned last Saturday from Stlllwater
lake , where they had spent the week camp
ing. They found very little game , but the
fishing was good , they having caught be
tween eighty and 100 pounds of fish , mostly
channel cat and white perch. They report
prospects .of splendid quail and duck huntIng -
Ing In the fajl , and will then go out nnd
slaughter Hum by the wholesale.V ( ) .
Mr. W. A. Denny , a large ranch owner In ,
Cherry county , passed through this city yes
terday on his way to Chicago , and states
that the large ranch owners In Shcr.dan ,
Cherry , Dav.'cs and Box Butte counties have
combined to stop the killing of chickens and
grouse before the open season. They have
employed lawyers and will prosecute any one
found killing these birds Illegally , and any
express or railroad company handling samo.
They ask the co-operation of the Omaha Gun
clubs In preventing pot hunters destroying
the finest shooting In the state. Mr. John
Knlou- will sec that the law Is enforced
around Gordon , Neb.
Wlil | MirliiKH of tlio Whirl.
The Tourist Wheelmen pedaled up to Blair
last Sunday.
Condon , I'roulx , Plxlcy and several of the
other local livers will attend the Kansas City
meet , returning In time to take In the Gany
mede tournament on the 21th and 25th of
August.
The hot dry spell has converted the coun
try roads Into bells of dust , several Inches
deep. Local cycllbts who enjoy country
spins are therefore obliged to forego their
pleasure somewhat.
Charlie I'egau has blossomed out Into
quite a racing man this season , his work
Is Improving with each week , and he can
ride In the same races with some of the
older local "flyers" and give them points
at that.
The types made us say In last Sunday's
issue that the Omaha Wheel club "push"
styled themselves the "goophers. " As some
of the prominent members of the "push"
have felt offended we bdi ? to make the cor
rection the word should be "googlers. "
"Zlmmy" has struck his old tfme gait
again , and Is winning his races right along
now. Fifteen thousand people witnessed
his victory over Barden on the Buffalo vela-
drome at I'aree last week. Harry Wheeler ,
his stable mate , Is also on the winning side
again.
"Plnckney" Bliss is the hero of the hour ,
now that he has reduced the world's records
for the mile standing and flying start. Hi's
tlmo of two minutes flat for the standing
mile and 1:01 : 1-5 for the flying mile Is phe
nomenal. The time was olllclal and the
records were made In the regulation way.
Walter Sanger also shares some of the glory ,
he having established a world's record for
the unpaced mile ; his time was 2:11 : : 2-5.
One lady cyclist in this city has mastered
her bashfulness and has donned thb com-
fortabloqnd neat national costume , a cos
tume wli'fch Is being rapidly adopted In other
cities of less magnitude than Oinaha. The
ladles who adopt the bloomer costume aver
that they will never go Hack to the old
dangerous bklrt again when riding. There'
Is nothing Immodest whatever about the
bloomer costume , and as soon as the novelty
wears off Is not noticed any' more than the
skirt.
At last wo are to have a tournament
that will be "something like. " The wheel
club across the river Is devoting Its ener
gies and spare cash to make their tourna
ment on the 24th and 25th of August the
"king bee" of tournaments In this section.
The object Is to get some of the class 11
'cracks" to stop over on their way home
from Denver and compete. It1 Is assured
that there will be some of the fastest "class
A" men present. The merchants of the
Bluffs are responding quite liberally , and
the prize list will bo a handsome one. The
track Is a mile In circumference , 'and Is con
sidered , when In shape , one of the fastest
of western tracks. It will be placed In the
very best of condition. A large crowd Is
counted upon. If Johnnie Johnson and the
"Stearns" combination put In an appearance ,
ho will bo Induced to * establish a track
record for a mile. Omaha should turn out
a good attendance. The Bluffs boys have
always turned out In goodiy numbers to the
local events of the kind.
The ministers of several eastern cities are
preaching a crusada against the Sunday club
run , denouncing In loud terms the cyclists
as n set of lawless Sabbath breakers. In
some Instances they are right , and In others
they are decidedly off. It Is sod to admit
that some Sunday club runs are a disgrace
to the men who participate , and to the
club which countenances them , but as a gen
eral rule club runs are nothing which any
man might be ashamed of. If one calls rid
ing Into the country , enjoying the fn > sh.
sweet air , and good wholesome country
dinners , as thousands of cyclists are doing ,
a disgrace , then It Is a disgrace to drive a
horse and buggy out over the same road for
one's amusement. There are hundreds of
other really disgraceful things done by par
ties of young men on the Sabbath that
should draw the fire from the ministerial
guns , a crusade against which would b °
more commendable. The reason Sunday
club runs ore Indulged In Is because , the
great mass of cyclists Is composed of clerks ,
bookkeepers , and other young men who are
employed six days In the week , and only
have ono day In which to enjoy a good coun
try ride. These fellows like company , and
It Is but natural that several of them should
go together.
drrnt Itleyclo Totinmiiit rit.
The Good Roads tournament , which takes
place at Asbury Park , N. J. , on August
30 , 31 and September 1 , has caused a wide
spread Interest In the cycling world. In or
der to have the track fast the Asbury
Park Athletic association decided at a recent
meeting to widen tho'corners and improve
their track generally , so that" the fast men ,
Johnson , Tyler , Sanger , Bliss and others , will
have an opportunity of lowering the records
and tight out the championship on a fair
track. The different manufacturers and
people Interested In good roads are providing
a costly and suitable lot of prizes , and the
thrco days' races will undoubtedly rank
ahead of any given on the circuit this sea
son.
son.Tho
The work of the men on the westerly trip
assures the promoters that the racing wll |
ba of on exciting chlaracter. All the
prominent cyclers of the east have written
the secretary ot the Good noada tournament
at 23 Park Ilow , Now York , that they will
bo present , and the applications for entry
blanks from every section of the country
proves that the entry list will be a very
large ono for the various races ,
Amona the noted riders that will bo
present , outside of those already named , will
be Bald , the Buffalo man , G. Marshall Wells ,
the champion of Canada , Tjtus and MacDonald -
Donald , the famous New York riders , Blau-
velt and Brown , the New Jersey riders , the
Murphys' of Brooklyn , Koyce , the speedy
1'utcruon Tourist wheelman crack , , Taxis of
Philadelphia , Lumsden and Glthens of Chicago
'
cage , Edwards ot California , nnd many other
i\ot d riders.
An Important event to the metropolitan
district riders will bo the extra event on
the second day ot the tournament for the
$200 champion cup , offered by the. American
Wheelman for the Metropolitan District
championship , open to riders who , reside
within a radius ot fifty miles ot the Ameri
can Wheelman's office.
Handsome cold and silver nudalt will bo
given to first , sncoral and third men , anil
the cup must be won three times before
becoming the property of the club the rider
represents. This race will developer keen
competition , as thoi'specd ' of Itoyce , Brown ,
Goodman , Blauvolt , Smith , Eckstein and other
district riders | s bf a superior order.
and Aim\r < > rn.
Isndor 8. TrostleVv oologlst , It requested
to call at the upottlnr editor's olllce Monday
morning If convunlutit.
There are letter * at this olllce for George
Allen , pugilist ; To'in ' Hums , pugilist , and
II. N. uilrtls , sprinter.
SUHPIUSE. Nub.i July 23.-To the SportIng -
Ing- GUI tor of Thb lieu : Please decide the
following : In a game of ball there Is n
man on first and. third , the batter puta n
ball on direct llno.'Wltli second base , Just
missing the pltclicr nnd iHtrikliiK the
umpire , thereby diverging the ball to a
right angle toward third. Then thu man
on thlrtl mnkctt home , the man on
Ilrst makes second anil the Rtrlkcr
makes first. On account of the unexpected
course taken by the bull by hitting the
ninplK ; It wat ) not fielded In time tu put
either men out , what dhauld tmvu been the
umpire's decision on this piny ? Was It a
dead ball ? l'len. e answer In your next
Sunday's Is-suc. Uimnmoml ,
Ans. The baiter's out.
FIUC.MONT , Neb. , July 2-To ( ? the SportIng -
IngKdltor of The Bee : Will you please
answer In your question ami answer col
umn of what nationality Is Zimmerman.
13. U. McK.
Ans. Which Xlmmcrmnn do you mean ,
Gotllch or Mike ? If It IB the champion
biker you refer to , he's Gorman.
DAVID CITY , July 21. To the Sporting
Kdltor of The Be : Did York hose team
ever hold championship of world ? Chas.
Hathborn.
Ans. Never.
PANAMA. In. . July 28. To the Sporting
Editor of The Bee : We would like to hn.vc ,
In The Sunday Bee , your decision of the
following case : The citizens of Panama ,
among- other purses , put up one of $15 to be
Klven to tc winning club In a game of base
ball on the Fourth of July. The Hurling
club and the PerMa. club signified their In
tention of coming to play for the purse ,
and on the Fourth the l-irllntj dun came
and was ready to play , but the Persia club
came not. The game was advertised on the
bills , part of one of which I enclose here
with. Now. Is the Barling cluu , under
sporting rules , entitled to the purse of $ IG
or notV-W. J. Wluki * .
Ans. It would certainly be the decent
thingto turn over the $15 to the Karllne
°
SOUTH OMAHA , July 10. To the Sport-
Ins Hilltor of The Bee : Will you please
Inform me In Sunday's Issue of The Bee
where I can dispose of some full blooded
English pointer pupa , 4 months and 1 ye.-u
old ; father and mother Imported ? Henry
Oest , Nebraska Liquor store.
Ans. You can sell every one of them If
you advertise In The Bee.
IMPERIAL , Neb. , July 27 To the SportIng -
Ing Kdltor of The Bee : Please be kind
enough to answer the following questions
through the columns ot your valuable
paper to decide u bet : First , does a "balk
give a batter his base ? Second , when bases
are full does u balk allow a. man to ijcore ?
Third , what penalty is attached tea
bulk when bases are not occupied , if any ?
Robert Muleoby.
Ans. (1. ( ) Itdoes. . (2. ( ) It does. (3. ( ) The
Ilrst answer covers this.
A RA PA HO 13 , Neb. , July 20.-Sandy Grls-
weld , Omiihn , Neb. Dear Sir : During a
came of ball here Wednesday , with no one
out , n line ball was hit directly to second
base , stilklng the bag. The umpire called
the baiter out , there being a runner on
Ilrst , Baying- that It was an inlleld fly. '
Was he light ? Please answer In Sunday's
Bee and oblluA. . A. Tanner.
McCOOIC. Neb. : July 17. To the Sporting
Kditor of The Uee : To decide a bet please
publish In the Sunday Bee mi answer to the
following : In n game of base ball , where
a batsman makes a hit to center fielder and
the ball rolls between the fielder s legs , can
the batsman bu credited with a home run
if he makes the circuit of the bases before
the ball is returned to the diamond ? P.
Walsh.
Ans. No. It ! Is an error of the center
fielder.
SOUTH OMAHA , July 1G. To the Sport-
Ine Editor of The Bee : Will you kliully
state In Sunday's Bee the highest pi Ice
ever paid In this country for a 2-year-old
horse ; the highest price paid for any horse ,
and kindly explain what Is meant by the
expression " 2-year-old" as applied to
horses ? From -what country has this coun
try drawn Its best racing stock ? Thank
ing you In advance for your trouble ,
Sportsman.
'Ans. (1) ( ) Cannot answer. (2) ) One hun
dred and -llfty thousand dollars , for Or-
iminde. m A.hmsu is a 2-ypar-pId fiorn
thi thirteenth .month of this , existence until
the twenty-nftlv only : (4) ) Runners , Eng
land ; trotters , the , United States.
SIOUX CITY , ( July -16. To the Sporting
Editor of The -Bee : Will yuu kindly state
In' Sunday's- Bee if it Is possible for a man
to lobe .from twelve to fifteen pounds In
wclcht'durlng the 'progress ofa light , when
ordinarily trained ? C. M. Wlnsford.
Ans. I have known men to lost six and
eight pounds during a light , but never as
high as the figures you name.
SOUTH OMAHA , July 1C. To the SportIng -
IngKditor of The lice : 1 have made u
little bet and haves agreed to leave it to you
to decide. Supposing- there is a foot race
run by four or nve men and there are two
moneys , Ilrst and second , and the two leading
ing- men inn a dead heat or ti tie for lltst ,
und then a man runs right behind the two
that tie for Ilrst. "Who gets second money ?
Please answer In next Sunday's sporting
columns. J. T. Sullivan.
Ans. The man - wirac hrt in second , of
course. The two who tie have no claim
whatever on second money.
AUBURN , Neb. , , July 18. To the Sporting
Editor of The Bee : In your next Sunday
Issue will you kindly answer the following
questions : (1) ( ) In u game of ball , Is the
batter out if ho btrlke at the ball while not
standing wholly within tha lines ot the
batter's position ? ! ( ! ) Is a base runner out
If he falls to return und touch tlrst base
afteroverrunning - , said base ? An answer lo
the"irocedlng ) questions would oblige. E. E.
Miller.
Ans. Yes , If the umpire calls him out. In
both cases.
HARDY , Neb. , July 1G. To the Sporting
Editor of The B e : As a reader of The
BeeI want to say to you that I greatly
n'dmlre your articles on duck shooting , and
I think1) yuu display a. thorough , knowledge
of habits , etc. , of the vuriousiUucks In your
articles entitled "The Home of the Canvas-
back. " Have you It in pamphlet ? I ain
quite anxlouB some friends of mine In Kan
sas City should read them. I have lost
the papers. Don't you think it wrong 16
kill so many ducks In thu rprlng ? 1 shall
go up there this autumn , for I do not allow
any man to inukc. a bigger fool of himself
over a dog ami gun than 1 do. Let me
hear about the articles. W. J. Ruynor ,
M. D.
Ans. Thanks. Have not the articles in
pamphlet. Will 'mall ' you back numbers
of The Bee shortly. I do hot think It any
worse to kill them In the spring than in the
fall. There is no logic In that old argu
ment. Will write you and hope to meet
you later.
OMAHA. July 17. To the Sporting Editor
of The Uee : Please answer the following
In next Sunday's Bee : A nnd II are shaking
poker dice ; A thiows two lives ; B then beta
A two to one he beats that throw ; B then
throws two lives. Which wins the outside
bet ? A Subscriber.
Ans. This Is the same old moth-eaten
chestnut that has been settled by sporting
authorities u million times over. It Is u
draw , always. 1C the man who offered to
bet that ho would'beat two lives , tie or no
tie , he would lose.But when he bets he
will beat two lives ) the other man beta that
he will not. Thati Is the logic of the mat
ter In u nutshell.
FORT MBADI3.JS. D. , July 18. To the
Sporting Edllorl ol The Bee : I have a
IG-gauge Lefever , bored for black powder
and to shoot close ) can you tell me In The
Sunday Bee whether I could use smokeless
powder , such auiltha Walsrode , in this gun
without dangertoi the piece and with any
Increase In range mm penetration over the
black nowdersTWhere In Omaha , can the
Walsrode be obtained ? H. P. Kendall.
Ans. You canmise any of the nltro pow
ders In your gumprovldlng It Is not a cheap
affali. I consider the Walsrodo the best
' of all smokeleFnpqwlers. . It can be had of
the Cross Gun company , this city.
OMAHA , JulylS21To tha Sporting Ed
itor of The Bee : .Will you kindly answer
tliK following question In next Sunday's Bee
and obllgo : WlthHtwo outs and a man on
second the batterimakct ) a hit , which he
tn-iS to stretch dntb a two-bagger. He Is ,
however , caugbtf bttwecn bases , but pre
vents the baseman putting him out until
the runner ahead of him has crossed the
home plate. Should the lust run be counted
or not ? C. C. F.
Ans. Sure. -
Very I'leninnt.
Under the espionage of the gallant and
witty caihler , a party ot ladles were going
through the. vaults ot a big Detroit bank , and
gazing with awe at the wads ot wealth stored
therein , says the Free Press.
"My/ ' exclaimed ono of the party as
they came out Into the corridor , "how chilly
U Is. "
"Naturally , " smiled the courteous cashier ,
with a bow. "them's a cool million In there. "
An exploding bottle In the pop factory
ot H. LeFebcr at Superior struck Mllnor
Trcadwcll In the arm , cutting the main
artery. His llfo waa saved by prompt
action ,
BATTLE AGAINST THE FROGS
Mii-Cummcr Sport tlint is Gaining in Popu
larity Every Year ,
GAME PROFITABLE FOR THE MARKET
I'livorlto Diversion .lust Now to Occupy nn
OR l.iy Kiiulpmetit Vnrlotn , but
lllllo I'rofcmhla-tluw tu DMU
Up the fc
ROG Bhootlnn
has bccoiiK
the most popu
lar ot inliUum-
mcr eparU
nround Omiihn
and almost
every daj
numbers ol
men and boys
may bo found
scouring the
banks of CutOff -
Off , Florence , Manawa and Big lakes , armed
with small rifles , spears , and hooks and
lines , bagging the big green and striped
Kami Halcclna. Some good bags are being
captured , and n supper or breakfast of fresh
frog saddles Is the proper thing just now.
The most popular way of capturing Herr
Frog Is to shoot him , and the best weapon
Is a 22-callbrc rifle , using cither "HU" or
the short cartridge. Lots of froia arc being
taken with spears , but there Is little sport
In this method , although It requires consid
erable skill to Impale his frogshlp on the
sharp spikes. Another way Is to whip the
reeds and moss with bass hook and Una ,
utilng a piece of red flannel as a lure , or
else a red hackle fly hook , which will cause
a frog to jump clean out of the water to
gratify his curiosity and greed.
Just at present the hunters and fishers
find tlmo hanging heavily on their hands.
It Is out of the game season , and the only
sport a shooter can find Is blazing away at
"mud pics , " In order to keep In practice
for the fall shooting , but oven this soon
loses Its attractive features. It Is too early
for fall fishing , and too late for any kind
of piscatorial game excepting "bull heads"
and channel cats. The vast number of
"greenbacks" which Inhabit the marshy
shores of the above bodies of water offer a
pleasing diversion , but It Is death to their
tribe , for the sharp crack of the small rifle
Is heard early In the morning and late In
the evening.
Eager sportsmen may bo seen standing
on the banks of the lakes or In the prow
of n boat ready for a shot , with the 22-
callbre. Soon n big one Is sighted. Up goes
the gun to the shoulder , a quick peep over
the sights , a little puff of smoke , followed
by a sharp crack , and n great sprawling
frog Is lifted Into the boat. He has been
shot through the head , and the shooter
mutters In a self-satisfied way : "That's a
good shot , If I did make It. " With a sharp
knife the long legs ( called Baddies ) , are
delurlied from the body , skinned and packed
away with salt In a creel , or a basket , and
the hunt Is continued until the sportsman
has secured enough for a mess , nnd he
reaches home In time to have them cooked
for bieakfast or supper , as the case may be.
FAVORITE DIVERSION.
A good many business and professional
men have Joined the ranks of frog hunters
this year , and thalr favorite time for shoot-
dug Is either about sunrise or sundown , ac
cording to their convenience of time. In the
heat of the day It Is hard to make the frogs
Jump out of their hiding places , but the
men who hunt for the market are hunting
all the time , and give the croakers no rest ,
lliese men generally use a spear , and they
silently sneak upon their quarry , Impaling
them by the dozens. But frog legs , or sad
dled , are quite an Item on the bill of fare
of all the down town restaurants and cafes
and the market has to be supplied , even it
it does depopulate the frog hunting grounds.
Several of the frog hunters have expensive
outfits , consisting of the latest Improved
Winchester. Ballard and Stevens rifles. Some
of them prefer to " "
use "BB" breach bullets ,
but as a general thing they use 32 shorts ,
which are effective for almost any kind of
small game that might be sighted. As a
general thing most of the frogs are killed at
close range , but It must not be believed for
a moment that It Is an easy matter to lilt
them every time , for the best of shooters
miss apparently easy shots. And there
Is considerable of a knack necessary to lo
cate the frogs , as they conceal themselves un
der pond Illy and "deer foot" leaves on the
approach of any one , and | t Is hard to find
them unless a person almost steps on them.
Frequently the frogs wander away from the
water to feed on the young vegetation twenty
or thirty yards from the lakes. If one
is started then It Is almost Impossible to
shoot aim , as he makes his way through the
grass like a scared rabbit and goes kerplunk
Into the water before you realize that he has
made the second jump. They will make
ono long Jump and then rapidly crawl away
while you are trying to make , them jump
again. But with any kind of luck It Is
no trouble to kill a dozen or two In a couple
of hours' hunt , and that is enough for any
man with an ordinary appetite.
The demand for frogs legs has grown so
great In the west during the past few years
that several land owners who have large
ponds In their possession are propagating
frogs for the market. It Is said that there
are two frog farms within a few miles of
Omaha and that most of the saddles used
by restaurateurs are secured there , but the
frog hunters who llvo around the local lakes
have no trouble In finding a ready market
for their game at the rvslauronts.
Frogs are always In season and make their
appearanceIn the market early On the
spring , the early ones being shipped In
from the south , but epicures and frogolo-
glsts. contend that the soutncrn croakers are
not as good as those which grow in the
north. The finest frogs come from Canada ,
and nearly all of them are shipped to New
York , Philadelphia , Chicago and other large
cities , where there is a ready demand for
them. Those from the south , early In the
season , bring CO to 75 cents per pound , and
sometimes $1. But the frogs killed for the
market here- bring from 25 to 50 cents per
dozen saddles , and the season begins about
Juno 1 , ending with tlio cool fall weather.
In October the southern frogs find a mar
ket In the northern and middle sections
again.
AMERICAN FROG LIKED BEST.
Frenchmen have been dubbed "tho frog
eaters" by envious rivals , but they are not
"in It" with American people , for more than
a ton of frogs' legs were consumed In Now
York during the past month , which Is more
than Is consumed In France In a whole sea
son.
Although the French pisciculturists have
spent years of tlmo and largo sums of
money In breeding and Improving eatable
frees , they have had to acknowledge the
superiority of the American species over
their highly bred kind , and now most of the
French farmers are cultivating the common
American frogs found around the lakes and
Bloughs. As a consequence there Is quite an
export trade with the French people In
American frogs. The largest saddles usually
weigh about six to the pound , but these are
not so good fried as cooked a la poulet.
Those suitable for general use are best
cooked In the following manner : First dry
the saddles , dip them In egg batter , roll In
corn meal and cook them In balling hob fat
until they havp a light brown appearance.
When out hunting a good way to cook them
Is to prepare a spit and hold them over hot
coals until thoroughly browned , and they
taste pretty good to a hungry man.
There are a number of frog farmers In
Canada and the southern states , but re
cently such Institutions have been estab
lished close to die large eastern cities and
are proving profitable Investments. Tha
greatest difficulty encountered In raising
frogs li that when they are In the tadpole
state they will destroy each other , the larger
ones devouring the smaller. Ilut this can be
overcome by keeping them well supplied
with food , and occasionally agitating the
water In which they are- being bred.
Frogs are not alone u net ill as an article
of'food. ' They are valuable a destroyers of
Insects , and they keep down the Immense
swarms of ftys and gnatu which thrive-
around lakes and bodies of still water , as
well as around a lawn or house. Their skin
Is al o valuable In certain kinds of surgery ,
an Instance of which was the grafting of
frogs' skins ovel the whole body of a man
In Indianapolis latt year , and thereby savins
his llfo. The man was Wesley Keller , and
he was so badly scalded by falling Into a
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steam vat that it seemed as It he had only
one chance In a thousand to live. The bur
geons determined to attempt grafting a now
skin composed of the tenderest portions of
frogs' skins , and made such a success of
the experiment that the man was enabled to
resume his occupation at the end of a few
months , and Is now ns well as ho ever was.
The big frogs at Cut-Off and Florence
lakes have been pretty nearly all killed off
now. but .as there are thousands of half-
grown ones , of this year's breeding , there
will bo some mighty good fall sport among
them.
A ijsa.tr j
Orccn Dap.
I've been llsfning to them lawyers In the
court house where they meet ,
An' I've come to the conclusion that I'm
most completely beat.
First one feller rlz to argy , an' he boldly
wnded In ,
As he dressed the troinblln' prls'ner In n
coat o' deep-dyed sin.
Why , he painted him nil over In a hue o'
blackest crime ,
An' be smeared bin reputation with the
thickest kind o' grime ,
Tell I found myself n-wonderln * In a misty
way nnd dim.
How the Lord hail come to fashion slch nn
awful man as him.
Then the other lawyer started , nn' with
brlmmln * . tearful eyes ,
Said Tils client was u martyr that was
brought to sacrIlce. )
An' he pave to that snme prls'ner every
blessed human grace ,
Tell I saw the light o' virtue fairly shinln'
from Ills face.
Then I own 'at I was puzzled how slch
things could rightly be ;
An' this nRgiavntlng question seems to keep
a-puzzlln' me ;
So , will some one please Inform me , nn'
this mystery unroll ,
How an angel und n devil ' : an persess the
Belf-samo Boul ? _
WINE TANKS IN FRANCE.
All the Country IS'ouiU I * IMpo Lines to tlio
Ornin.
The railway tank Is Introduced In France
for the conveyance and distribution of wine
from the vineyards , after the manner In
which petroUum has In thin country bocn
conveyed from the wells to "market , say *
the New York Tribune. The vintagers
would bo lucky If they could likewise
adopt a system of pipe lines , ns the oil
producers have done , and so diffuse their
cheering product with the maximum of ci.-l-
crltv and at a minimum of cost. A net
work of pipes spreading under the sol ) from
the Pyrenees to the British channel , run
ning lull with the crimson tide of St. Kind
lon , Haut Ilarsiic , Hermitage and Chamhpr-
tln , with fcpurts and gurgitations of the
commoner mixtures , according to tlio fluc
tuations of demand , would bo a subterra
nean development of extraordinary Interest ,
and would be almost certain to be tapped
by thu thirsty hero and there ; but It Is not
likely to conie about , and the railway tank
represents what Is probably the final reach
of economy In distribution. The vine grower
gets llttlo for his product , thu profits being
consumed by the middlemen , who take
tribute from It at every step , from the tlmo
It-trickles out of the press till It goes down
the throat of Its consumer ; and the Indus
try , which Is ono of the most Important In
France , Is reaching out hero and there for
remedies. Wine at the press la now Kohl at
3 cents a quart. Last yi.'ar the produc
tion was so abundant that the ordinary
storage receptacles wcro unequal to It , and
anybody who would bring barrels might
carry away the overplus free. Such an
abounding harvest Is rare , but It comes now
and then , and In such canes the railway
tanks will bo a godsend , n they will doubt
less be UbCful In all times to the normal
movements and operations of the trade ,
A Short Mory.
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