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16 THE OMAHA DAILY BEilg ; SUNDAY , AUGUST 5 , 1801 , CHAT WITH THE BOXERS A Cursory Bcviow of the Fate of Mysterious Billy Smith , CHICKEN SHOOTING AND ITS DELIGHTS AVIil | irrliiKK of the Wheel The DOR , Iloil and ( Inn The 1'rnnnnt Chn o nnd Din- moml GoMlp The Umml Hun- day Sporting ( Irlst , ERTAIN It Is that level-headed Tonv- my Ryan has things down about right. He has made few , If , any , mis takes during his career as a pugi list , and today linn not only the honor of being the wel terweight cham pion of America , England and Aus- trn , but the most skillful and scien tific fighter In the world. So far ns his get-away capabilities are concerned even slippery Jim Corbett never saw the day he was In It with him. A man that can flght twenty rounds with such a supremely robust antagonist as Mysterious Ullly Smith and como out of the same with out ns much as a nose bleed proves him- lelf the king-pin of them all. That's what Tommy did , and consequently the palm Is hU. On the night cf the fight and after It was all over , and while Smith was tossing In pain , bruised and contused out of all sem blance of hla good looking self , on his little cot In the Twin City club rooms , Ityan , with a party of choice spirits , was seated In Dell Itutld's back parlors , discussing , over sundry cold bottles , the thrilling events of the evening. "I am done with finish fights for all time , " observed Tommy , as he tipped back against JV the wall and quietly sipped his Apolllnarls , "there 1 ? nothing , In them ; In fact , there Is I very little In the 'business at Its best. How ever , I can realize as much by limited-round exhibitions as I can by fighting any of these guys to a finish. I do not want to appear egotistical , but I don't believe the man lives who can best mo In a limited match. There fore I have made up my mind to stick to that fityle of fighting from this on out. " In referring to the fight , some one In quired of Tom whether Smith had reached if him effectively any time during the turn-up. "Did he ? " quickly responded Tom , "well I should remark. He caught me one right hand smash In the throat while I was going from him 'long In the early part of the flght , and for a few seconds I thought the world had ended. It cut off my wind like a razor , and I felt It to the very close. Then he gave me a poke In the kidneys once or twice that didn't do mo a bit of good , but that was about all. He never gave mo a single facer that amounted to anything , nnd all of his body blows combined Into one dlan't equal the solitary smash I adminis tered In the pit of his stomach In the first clinch In the second round. It hurt him badly , and while it enraged him horribly , I saw a change In his demeanor Immedi ately , and I knew all I had to do was to be careful and bldo my time. " "There has been a whole lot of talk , " continued Tommy , "about there being a yaller streak In me , or a corner off of my heart , or something or other , I don't know what , but I notice when I flght , and It comes down to actual punching , that you generally find the boys wjth tha long green pretty generally on my side. Why a week ago the Twin City club people telegraphed It broadcast over the country that Billy Smith was and would bo the favorite here up to entering the ring , and at the same time there hadn't been a single bone bet. If the Mysterious was the favorite It was filmply with a few stiffs hero who lost their Btuft when I ended Danny Needham's claims to being somebody. Ever since that memor able event they have been praying out here that God would send along a man who would knock my bloody head off , but up to dote God has fooled 'em , and will continue to fool 'em for some tlmo to come , 'cording to my way of thinking. They had Smith ribbed up until ho was actually in the sev enth heaven of delight , nnd I honestly be lieve that ho thought he had a copper- riveted cinch. I met him In the club rooms the day I got here , nnd In his tough way he Bald I was wasting time training , that he would make me Jump over the ropes before five rounds had been fought. Then when I told him that a good big dinner , topped oft with a slice of watermelon and n plato of Ice cream was all the training I wanted to whip the whole Bmlth family , he wanted to fight right there , nnd I am sorry they wouldn't lot him. But ns I Intimated before , I am done with finish fighting for good , and limi ted round goes also , If there Isn't a vast deal moro In sight than what I get out of this affair tonight. " Considering the horrible beating Ryan gave Smith , and the fact that he escaped himself without mar or mark to tell that he had been In a contest , It Is exceedingly funny to read the various reports that were telegraphed to the various papers through out the country , and funnier still to read the accounts of the battle written by sporting ( crlbes who were not present at the scrap nd could only have derived their informa tion from the telegraphic accounts of the same. For Instance , read what Hen Mulford of the Cincinnati Times-Star projects through his 05-cent palm leaf , way down In pork-and-bcer-town : "Tommy Itynn was declared champion welterweight of the world nt the Twin City Athletic club last night. In his battle with Mysterious Ullly Smith he displayed great ring generalship. He kept away from the dangerous right of the mysterious boxer and throw In his left so often that Smith was exhausted. There was no knockout cut at the end of the twentieth round Smith Was n sight. His nose was broken , r.nd his face wore a bloody smile. Joe Choynskl , Who acted as referee , gave Hyan the de- clslan on points , for ha clearly had the test of the battls. That Judgment , however , was Hot n popular one. for even the friends of Ilyan thought Smith entitled to a 'look In' on the money and a draw. " Now , that Is rot. The decision was one of the most popular I ever heard nmdered at a fight. If the tremendous demonstration that followed Choynskl's declaration can bo taken for anything. Smith was left bloody end all but totally blind and unconscious In his chair , while the Immense crowd yelled I Itself hoarse , and fairly pulle. < J the platform I down and the ring to pieces to got at Ryan , And honestly , I do not believe there wai a II Jnan In the entire Ininicnso throng , save I Hilly Smith and Dig Alt Kennedy , who thought anything else than that the verdict was most emphatically Just nnd right. Ryan p. bad his man beaten to a gory stoi dsllll and ho couldn't have retained his feet or.o- halt minute longer to Imvo saved his life. Then Mulford continues : "Ryan secured first blood In the sixth , and closed Smith's right eye in the eleventh. In the sixth Bmlth fought Ryan to his knees. During the fourteenth Smith planted a right-hander on Ryan's chest , which all but lifted him off his feet. " ( Another error , Ryan was never fought to Ills knees or anything like It , nor even was there n elnglo time In the entlro twenty rounds when It looked even If Smith might have a chance. IJo never lifted Ryan off his feet with a chest or any other kind of a Wow , and In fafit only got In two nclld ropa tjurlng the whole malee , oho a rlslit- lisucler upon Tommy's Pomona Adaml , which was a soaker , nnd one In the Ijlduays. That wag the extent of the execution done by Smith. ) l-'our rounds later Ryan landed the Now WSIch cot Smith's wheels to whirling. U was a jawbreaker , and before the three minutes were finished Smith was going. The bell saved tbo mysterious lad In the nineteenth and he managed to stand up all through the twentieth , Ryan refused to place hlmnctf In reach of the right that hni knocked out every man Smith has ever met save him , " Ryan refused to plnco hlm elf In reach of that awful right. Now that ls rich From the first smack Ryan gave Smith In the twentieth round , to Its closo- almost Smith wan clinging half unconscious , blood- besmeared. wild nnd delirious , aboul Tommy's neck , nnd when the gong sonmlet and his frantic seconds tore him away , hi sunk Into his scat llko n hugo lump of ragged liver. No Ren , you'll have to guess again I * . Jay Donahuo'fl say on the battle , how ever , of all I hnvo read , reads moro as II should read. I > . Jay says : "Hilly Smith's nom de nrena will hnve to bo changed. The 'mysterious' part of the westerner has been knocked higher than the Eiffel tower , and ha has fallen back Into the ranks of the plain Smiths. When IJIIIy's optics are opened ngaln sufficiently to do business , and he can see his way along the pugilistic highway leading to the cham pionship , he will probably appreciate how ho was handicapped by the appellation he- stowed upon him by his ring sponsors. Alas Hilly Is no longer 'Mysterious. ' Tommy Ryan has 'laid the ghost , ' nnd Is now to bo hailed as champion of welterweights. The Chlcagoan has demonstrated his superiority over Smith , and , In addition to the honor of victory , he secured $2,000 In cash. " ( In n pig's valise. ) "Tho contest Thursday night at the Twin City club was a grand one , and the courage and strength of the men wcro put to severe tests. There need never be nny doubt as to Ryan's gamoncss or Smith's pluck. Uoth men fought In the gamcst manner possible. There hod been doubts expressed In some quarters about Ryan , because of hla fnlluro to meet Danny Needham at New Orleans , but these who doubted are now convinced that Tom Is not faint-hearted. " "Tho special telegraph report from the ringside to the Recorder , published yesterday , described graphically the Incidents In and around the ring , and made plain the fact that Ryan was a better tactician than'Smith. As I predicted In this column several days ago , Smith proved to be the aggressor at the start , and forced the fighting , In order to get n quick decision , while Ryan , acting on the defensive , met the rushes with straight counters on the face and eyes. It was this straight punching that won the day. Early In the game Ryan landed a stiff left Jab on Smith's right eye , which soon puffed up. Then that optic became Tom's mark , and It received all his care and attention until Billy was blind on the right side. The left eye was then selected as a mark , nnd H , too , was visited with stiff left Jabs until finally the lids almost met. About that tlmo the "mysterious one" was fighting at random and was a comparatively easy mark to hit. But he had been thoroughly trained and well conditioned , and his legs were strong and his courage unflinching. Ryan was also strong on his legs , but his exertions had taken much steam out of him , and he could not deliver a knock-out-blow in the twentieth round. He had so much the best of the en counter , however , that the referee could do nothing else than give him the flght. " Now that Is something like It and shows that Peter knows when a man Is licked about as well as the next one. As n number of Tom's close friends are aware , his real name Is not Ryan , that being simply his nom do guerre. He was bap tized under the name of Thomas Youngs , and comes from a good old Scotch-English family from near Syracuse , N. Y. Tom says If there Is Hebraic blood In his veins , he 'is not aware of it , but If there Is he Is not ashamed of It. On the morning of the fight Tom s 16-year- old brother , Julius , arrived In Minneapolis. He was bound to see the flght and beat his transportation all the way from Syracuse. "You ought to have seen him. " said Tom with n laugh , "before I had him washed and laundered ; he was the worst looking kid you ever saw. Ho had bumped his way clear from Syracuse and was a walking monument of dirt and cinders. They were In his teeth. In his ears and In his hair , nnd there was enough good , rich loam 'rcund his neck to have manured an aero or potatoes. But his bonnet , that was enough to knock n suckpr Into a fit. It 1 " 1 once been n white straw , but now looked like a handful of dirty hay. But the kid s all right , I-tell-yon , and too game to let a little matter of 1,000-milo promenade shut him out of such a treat as seeing "Is big mother punch holes In one Billy Smith. to being Ryan , ns a natural consequence on the championship pedestal. Is being challenged on all hands. Even Smith hasn t got enough , and then there Is George Dawson - son nnd Billy I ayton down nt St. Joe. Tom may possibly take some notice of Dawson , but of Smith or Layton never. And Dawson , It wouldn't take Ryan but six or eight rounds to make this fellow wish ho had adhered to his resolution to quit fighting for good. He Is not In Tom's class by several degrees , ns Tom demonstrnted In their little six-round turn-up at Chicago. By the wny , I forgot to mention that the gloves Ryan wore In his excoriation of the Mysterious are In possession of Frank ' 'em with a Bandle , nnd you couldn't by carload of gold or two cartloads of love. Jimmy Llndsey and Fletch Robblns are putting In every minute of their time pre paring themselves for their great contest next Thursday evening down at Plattsmouth. Jlirmp Is already In tip-top lighting fig. and Robblns Is said to be fine as satin. Jim is working at Courtland beach , does lots of rowing , running nnd bag punching , besides boxing with a couple of giants he has Im ported from Patagonia. Jim says he s got to win and Is taking no chances on being caught out of condition. Manager Hamil ton was In my office yesterday and ho In formed me that Robblns was busy as a nallor , already down to fighting heft and as quick and clean-cut us a bird. It will evidently be a contest worth a long Journey to see. I will run an excursion to the flght , leaving the B. & M. depot nt 7 o'clock and returning the same night , Immediately after the contest , nil for one price , trans portation and the flght. for a three-dollar William. I had a short talk with my old friends , Chnrllo Davles nnd Joe Choynskl , In the bar at the West hotel the night after the Ryan- Smith collision nnd enjoyed the reunion Im mensely. Both gentlemen look ns If they were accustomed to nothing save fortune's blandest smiles , nnd It Is to bo ardently hoped there will bo no switch in their luck. "Charlie , " said I , "you haven't anything to tell me regarding Peter , have you ? " "Not a word , " laconically responded the Parson , and after that neither Jackson or Corbett were mentioned In our conversation. Uut as little Brady Is back nnd Jim , too , the papers will bo glutted with slush In a few days , sure. I did Intend this week to tell of the deltghtR nnd trials and tribulations of my excursion party , but have already gone too far as It is and again must put off I ho pleasure. SANDY GRISWODD. Intorattito TonnU Tourney. The Omaha Tennis club Is rapidly com pleting Its arrangements for the Interstate ournamcnt , which will bo held In this " city on Monday , August 20 , and continue , prob- al/y , throughout the week. This will bo Jinnha's first venture In holding an all comers tournament , yet from the numerous nqulrles received by Secretary Young Its success Is already assured. Denver , Kansas City , Sioux City and Des Molnas clubs will be represented In the tournament , and a strong effort Is nlso being inado to secure several Chicago players. As nn Inducement o get good players to come to Omaha the club will be compelled to otter some valuable prizes , and will be obliged to call upon the nerchants of the city for some financial as sistance , A committee , consisting of S. S , 2aldwcll , Fred Lake and H. E. Snow , was appointed to canvass the city for subscrlp- tons. The club desires to raise $100. Other committees appolntdd arS ! Grounds George B. Haverstlck , S. S. Caldwell and 0. H. Young. Prizes W. Owen. J. W. Batttn , George E. Haverstlck. Reception 0. S Culllngham , R. U. Young , J. W. Battln , W. Dwen. Coming Home In n fluuch. There Is no change In the standing of the teams In the championship scramble and It continues to stand unparalleled an the hottest , closest , most stubborn race In the history of the great national game. The s vcn clubg are. still neck and neck , with the Yellow Boy * from Qulncy coming fast. It requires but a single game to inako the lenders tall-cnders and the tail-enders leaders. All eight clubs are itllt In the race , although Qulncy has but a shadow o a chance. Her bad ntnrt has been a linn thing to overcome and the best she can reasonably hope for now U to Improve her standing In games won nnd lost. It IB al most certain she must quit last. With the other seven clubs , however , It Is different They nro evenly matched and one's chances nro as good ns another's. They are coming down the stretch In a bunch. Inln'g Cnptiiln it Ycnr. The Boston Sunday Journal , along with an excellent full length portrait of the subject says : Fred A. Rustln of Omaha , Neb. , who has been elected captain of the Yale nlno for next ycnr , has played on the team for the past three years , first nt third base am later nt right field. Ho nnd Ills brother Wyllo Rustln , whoso sad death during i Ynlo society Initiation so shocked the worlt two years ago , were both members of the Andover academy team before going to Yale. Yale.Ruatln Ruatln Is a good batsman and an oxccp tlonally good outfielder. Among his fellows his genial and frank nature has made him one of the most popular students at Ynle Ho Is 22 years old and should have graduate ! from the Sheffield Scientific school this year , but will return to Ynle next fall nnd tnke ndvnnced chemistry courses preparatory to n study of medicine. The \Vny It U efl to Wns. OMAHA , July 30. To the Sporting Edi tor of The Bee : Your article nnent frog huntIng - Ing wan of decided Interest , but you omitted one method of taking the slippery delicacy which , though possibly lacking In the true sportsmanship ring , Is nevertheless a whole barrel of fun ; revert for n moment to your former days In the east , and you will no doubt recall the following amusement , so popular with the Yankee : Time , about 9 p. m. , paraphernalia , or dinary boat , bulls-eye lantern , fair size pall with cover , and a healthy desire for a frog breakfast ; paddling about rather close to the shore , man In stern Inspecting edge ol bank by light of lantern , shining throats of our prey come out In bold rullef ; keeping light full In his Inquisitive face , quietly paddle toward bank , and with a firm grip pick him up nnd deposit his frogshtp In the receptacle provided. Sounds "dead easy , " don't U ? Well , It Is after you have lost a few , for your chagrin will promptly develop In you a deslro to conquer which will give you the grip positive , such as held by death over the tuberculous ethoplan. One very decided advantage In catching them In this way Is that you may keep them alive , and thus "fresh from the water" whenever wanted on your table. Thanking you for many pleasant moments spent In reading your carefully prepared sporting news , believe me , ever thine. One Who Eats 'Em. Friend P. C. M. : The frog article was not mine , still It was In The Bee , and am glad you enjoyed It. Thanking you for your pleasant comments , I would ndd thnt your method of taking the big batrachlans Is per fectly familiar to me. Yelps from the tllruclinrg. OME' ' people seem to think that a ball team , to be a good team , must win at least five out of every six games It plays. If this was the case the Interest In the fortunes of such n team would bs short-lived , indeed , and the average crank would say , "Well , It is a sure thing they will win , so I won't go out today , but wait for the score this evening. " I contend , de spite the meager showing the Omahas have made away from home , that they are one of the very best teams In the Western asso ciation , and If they do not win the flag they will hustle the team that does. Their weak est point Is base running. If they were up In this highly essential art It Is safe to say their losses on the field would not average more than one game n week. They are plants with the stick and lead the association , while in fielding they rank second , and It would seem from this that they should come In under the wire In "tho van orclose thereto. President Dave E. Rowe Is at Colorado Springs for a few days' rest and recupera tion. Voiceless Tim O'Rourke of memory fond has been sworn In as one of Schmelz's Sena torial curios. "Tub" Welch of the old-time St. Joes has organized a strong semi-professional team nt Zanesvllle , O. There has been a break made In the ranks of the Eastern league. Troy has quit about $1,000 In the hole. Larry Twitchell Isn't a league umpire after all , but Is now gobbling flies in the right field for Milwaukee. Cpunt Campau's life as a Senator was very brief , and he Is now tilling his lungs with pure minor league air In the fleld for Milwaukee. , "Lily Langtry Langsford Is the tort of frontispiece they have put on old Bobby out In the Western association. Cincinnati Times-Star. Jocko Munynn and Paddy Boyle are both putting up a gilt-edge article of ball for Qulncy , much to the pleasure of their many friends here. "Whit Wings" Tebeau cracked out n liner In the third Inning In n game at Cleveland the other day that broke Frank Klllen's pitching arm. "Grasshopper"Ulrlch is fulfilling the hope of the cranks with the Rourke family , bat ting , run-getting and fielding like a regular double distilled little devil. "Deacon" Whltehlll gives promises of up holding tlie rep he made for himself at Tyrone as a slugger. In every g ; > me now he cops out his little two or three bagger. I met Bobby Gllks at Minneapolis last week. He was there with the ToledDs. He IB looking fine and playing great ball , and , of course , sent his kind regards to all of : lie boys down at Handle's. The local management Is already figuring on a decided enlargement of the Charles Street park this winter and the chances are 3001 ! for a fulfillment of their fondest hope In this lino. "Runty" Boxendnle has not bean able to maintain the clip he started out on with the Prohibitionists. In his last three games 10 got It , and got It hard right wlere Nancy wears her beads. Friday next , which will witness the openIng - Ing game with the Pcorlas , will bo ladles' day at the Charles Street park. The sport tins made Itself extremely popular with the talr sex this season , and every ladles' day Imls the grand stand crowded with youth nnd beauty. While In Minneapolis last week John S. 3arnes , manager of the Minnies , wanted to jet mo a now suit of clothes that Omaha would bo In the western league next year. ilo hinted at a big deal now In negotiation , jut refused to let me In on the ground leer yet awhile. , i Scrappy Jack Newell , the baldheaded , has jeen "trun down" by the Corn Huskers , low would Jack look at third for Omaha ? Jack Fanning , once with Omaha , didn't ast long with the Phillies. He was king of the Southern league , but very Council Bluffs In the big body. The Rourkcs will reach home once more on Friday morning next , and In the after noon meet the Peorla Blackbirds at the Jlmrlos street park. They also play IVoria Saturday and * Sunday , 11 jand 12. On August 14 , 15 and 16 Jacksonville follows , Qulncy , 17 , 18 and 19 , and Rock Island , 20 , 21 and 22. From Pittsburgh says Ren Mulford , comes he chestnut that the rejuvenated American association will take the Hold next year and Ight the league. As moat of the brother- lood moguls have "gone broke , " tlrtco the disastrous war of 1$9Q any story of the Dis covery of a new race of angels looking for a scrap In such times as those will find few be- levers outside the "space rate boys" and the unatlo asylums , Tourney nt WoopliiB Wutor , Weeping Water Is to have a bicycle tournament , held under sanction of the League of American Wheelmen racing board and League of American Wheelmen rules , and with J. H. Haldcman as manager , on Tl ursday , the 23d of tlila month , for which they are making elaborate preparations and nro expecting rf Urge attendance. The day's card Is a Rood one , Introducing the following events : CKABS A. Two mile novloe ! ' First , bicycle Iratim Jfi.OO Second , bicycle watch chnrm. 2.60 One-half mile novice , Ladles only : First , hanging lamp JH.ro Second , silver cnp.j , 2.00 Two mile open : ; First , gold nileiliwatch $2 .00 Second , gold plntetl wntch chain 6.00 Five mile opemhandicap : First , gold niie < l. watch. . . . . . $30.00 Second , gold cufti buttons 5.00 CLASS B , One mile : One silver tlltlnat water set $30.00 After Chlrkni hi Wnntiij ; Hninnirr , HE present sea son has been n good one for the prnlrlo chicken crop In Nebraska If It has not been for nny other. The early portion of the season was perfect for nest ing , and slnco the llttlo chicks have hatched out there have been no violent storms to kill them off. There was a large number of old birds left over from previous yars , and reports from the central and western part of the state Indicate that there Is an un usual supply of young birds this season. In spite of the fact that the law does not permit the shooting of the birds until Sep tember 1 , It la a notorious fact that the hunting of these birds commences all over Nebraska early In July , nnd usually by the tlmo the season Is hero there are very few loft In the vicinity of the towns , and the sportsman who respects the law must cither be content with no shooting of a satisfac tory character , or else must go pome dis tance from the town to get it. This year It promises to he llttlo better , for It has been so Insufferably hot and dry that hunting by cither man or dog has been out of the question. This has delayed the slaughter somewhat and allowed the birds to grow stronger of wing , and they will not fall quite so easy a prey as formerly , nnd for this reason there Is likely to be good shooting left when the open season arrives without being compelled to go out of the world to find It. The very thing that has operated to save them so far this season , however , will cause a still moro ruthless war of extermination later on unless the sportsmen of the state take a hand to stop It. There are every year a large number of men In this state who make their living by hunting these birds and selling them , and the-failure or partial failure of the crops In a large per tion of the state will vastly add to this army and the attendant slaughter of the birds. Men who ordinarily do not think It worth while or who have something else to do which pays them better will this year see In the birds an oportunlty to make a llttlo money , and will accept It. To make chicken hunting pay the hunter must bring to bag an average of two dozen birds per day , and at this rate even one hunter will kill an astonishing number In a season. If something Is nottdono to stop this slaughter birds will be fowannd far between next year. All true sportsmen will be content to await the coming of September 1 , when chicken hunting and chickens shooting will be law ful. And by thosway there Is a vast differ ence between chicken hunting nnd chicken shooting , as many nn.ardent adventurer has found out. At tills season of the year there Is no sport In either ; It Is too oppressive to tramp through drladi stubble , sere grass or burnt corn for the former , nnd an outrage In the latter , even Ifcyou or your "dog Is so for tunate as to locate a covey of the soft , flabby , pln-fedthered' chicklings. There Is no skill In this event required In the slaughter , which is attended > > wlth neither enthusiasm nor excitement. Of courss a chicken or grouse is at Its very best foe table Inurposes when but half grown , but this -Is no argument In "extenua tion of their unlawful killing , and a full grown bird Is sufficiently toothsome to an swer all gastronomic requirements. When once the season opens there will be an exodus of Impatient sportsmen , all pane plied with hammerless and shells , and greedy to get at the mottled beauties from which they have been debarred for a twelvemonth. Side by side , with the pointer and setter ranging In front , they will tramp the fields , the sldehllls and draws , and in the lazy , hazy days of golden autumn know such enjoyment as never befalls the midsummer miscreant nnd buccaneer. Besides the actual pleasure to the hunter from thp fact that he Is engaged In an honest recreation , there Is still greater delight to bo derived from the thousand beauties of waning summer. Shut up In store or office perhaps all through the hot days , the sights and sounds and odors of the droning country now seem to him al together new. Such an outing , with th3 birds fairly plentiful and strong enough of pinion to test his keenest sight and steadiest nerve , It Is a revelation of another existence , yet each enchanted faculty brings back to him memories of other days llko these , of other companions , but nona so beautiful , BO happy or beloved , To him the morning and evening note of the golden-breasted meadow lark , as he perches proudly on tha top of the tallest fence post , standing well up on his cream-colored pillars , or tilts on swaying sunflower stalk , never sounded half so plain tive , half so sweet. And -for his delight the ruddy-chested robin hops nimbly and fearlessly along the green and dank creek's bank , darts athwart brown meadow , emit ting from his yellow beak a sharp , petulent staccato , yet full of the lilt of melody that the sense of honest sportsmen alone can un derstand nnd appreciate. The modest flowers of early fall , the moose's heart , the adder's tongue , goldcnrod , wind flower and Indian plume , open their tender faces seemingly to greet him , an old-time friend. And more , too , he hears the querulous caw of the flapping crow , the faint chickadee of the vagrant solitaire , and the sharp and almost Incessant twitter of the blackbird. From off over the low sandhills , from river , lake or marshy expanse , occasionally comes the honk of an early geese or the quack of a mallard that has nested and r nred her fam ily hero , while from above falls the shrill shriek of the ever-present red-tailed hawk , poised on moveless wing , Intent on some unwary rabbit or creeping chick. Then again the broad prairie , with Its endless un dulations of yellow grass , Is as silent as the tomb. The birds have hushed their merry throats , yet over the limitless plain , through the hills and mattes of timber , across lake and Into somber valley , Is marching south ward noiselessly , Impsrceptlbly , but sure and certain , the advance guard of a host cold , white and cheerless soon to make Itself ovetywhero felt and heard. But look ! There is Nell , and Don , too , on a dead stand , In that little patch of buck wheat stublo yonder. Now for a doublet With Hod. DDK onil Gun. W. J. Conncll Is shooting- grizzly bear and turtle doves In the mountains of the Big Horn. Harvey Moores left for the grayling streams of north" Michigan Friday morning , to be gone a month. Lawyer Bill Stmcral and John Owens made a handsome bag of plover out on Pax ton's ranch several days ago. E. T. Johnson spent a couple of days with the bass at Spirit Lake last week , but re ports few fish and poor sport. Joe Chllborg , Sam. . Megeath , W. E. Heath- cote and E. S. Brooks will put In a couple of weeks among the mountain streams near Kawllns , To make prime wild fowl shooting this fallen on the best known grounds In tht state , there must be a vast deal more rain than has thus far fallen this summer. Reports from all sections of the state are In harmony on the head that this year's crop of both chickens and quail vrljl exceed that of any former years Iji a dccado. The Walac6 ) Gun ? lub of Wallace , Neb , , held a meeting a few evenings ago for the , purpose of formulating plans for the pre vention of Illegal culckon ghf6tnfr | , and their motto Is to let no gulty | m n escape- . Notwithstanding out small bags ol upland plover have been made by local gunnere upon the hillsides and meadows of this Imme diate vicinity , they have not been as plenti ful In twenty years. The prairies and up lands of the whole state are literally covered with them , and at some points In the In terior of the state they have been killed by the hundreds. The bird Is n queer one In many respects , and being nocturnal In their migrations , th air seems full of them every night , as Is Indicated by their plaintive but melodious "tur-whcctle , tur-wheetlo. " Judge John M. Thurston and wlfo Imvo returned from a two weeks' outing within the tcrcblnthlimtcd wilds of northern Michi gan , and a major portion of the time was occupied with rod nnd reel , The Judge Is nn expert , while Mrs. Thurston Is exceed ingly skillful , and they would make a for- mldnblo couple In a piscatorial competition. The last few days of their stay was at Lake Gobcblc , which Judge Thurston thinks the best black bass waters In the world. They made n big catch , among which was one four nnd onc-fourth-pounder , and Innumer able three and three and a half pounders , IllK Trot * I hit lull , Following Is a schedule of the big trotting sessions to bo held over the country during the remainder of the season. In all of these meetings the Billy A. I'nxton stables arc entered , nnd In many of them that of Clin ton H. Brlggs : Jollot , III. , August 7 ; Grand Ilaplds , Mich. , August 13-17 ; Chicago. August 18-25 ; Independence , la. , August 27-31 ; Indianapolis , Ind. , September 3-8 ; Terre Haute , Ind. , Septembsr , 10-14 ; Galesburg - burg , III. , September 17-22 ; Columbus , 0. , September 24-29 ; Chllllcothe , October 1-6 ; Lexington , October 0-13 ; Nashville , October 15-25. Whimperings of thn Whool. GAIN the schedule In the Washington- Denver relay has been changed , but does not nffcct Omaha , the time being the same as heretofore published 11:02 : p. m. , Sat urday , August 11. The Ganymedes receive the message at Atlantic at 5:19 : p. m. on the llth Instead of G:24 : p. m. , and the Omaha riders deliver the message to Fremont at 2.02 a. m. Sunday , the 12th , Instead of 1:52 : a. m. , as before scheduled. Indications all point to the ride being n "corker" now , and tha cy clists are all sanguine that the schedule will bo beaten by several hours. The change In time Is caused by the change from Eastern to Central tlmo nnd from Central time to Mountain tlmo along the route , tha route having been found to be ten miles shorter than at first reported , and as some of the re lays will have to ba ridden In the night , the time has been necessarily lengthened and shortened on the daylight relays. The moon Is full on the 16th and will , therefore , be rather luminous on the llth , 12th , 13th and 14th. Riders are requested to be ready at a moment's notice to jump Into the saddle. Captain Walker of the Tourist Wheelmen extends n standing Invitation to all wheel men In tha city who enjoy country touring to join with his club on any or all of the August tours. Below Is given a list. See what you are missing by not attending : August 5 , Plattsmouth , forty-four miles , start 7:30 : a. m. ; August 9 , Courtland beach , eight miles , start 7:30 : p. m. ; August 12 , Mlllard , thirty-six miles , start 7:30 : a. m. ; August 16 , Metcalf park ( moonlight ) , fourteen miles , start 7:30 : p. m. ; August 19 , Blair , fifty-two miles , start 7:30 : a. m. ; August 26 , Crescent City , twenty-six miles , start 8 o'clock a.m. ; August 30 , blind run , start 7:30 : p. m. It may be possible that today's run may be changed to Elk City , to > go over the Wash ington-Denver relay course from Omaha to Elk City , All runs start from M. O. Daxon's store , corner Sixteenth and Chicago , promptly on time. The Ganym3de Wheel club of Council Bluffs passes through the city today enroute for Fremont. As the time for the national meet draws nigh it is In place to ask If you have made any arrangements for attending this , the greatest meet of the year ? If not , don't you think It Is about time to bestir yourself and save up your dollars for the event , that Is If you have not already been fortunate enough to save them ? The meet Is bound to be the finest you ever nttended , and the trip alone will compensate you for the small ex pense incurred. You wjll see some of the grandest and most picturesque of American .scenery , some of the speediest and hottest contested races nnd thousands of merry wheelmen and wheelwomen that you never saw before. The railroads and hotels are making a strong play for your patronage , and to meet you part way have reduced rates , to ba In reach of all. You are going ? Of course you are , and you are going with the Nebraska delegation , too ! An elaborate program of entertainment has been planned by the Denver wheelmen and league olilclals , the principal events of which are two mon ster parades of wheelmen , one In the day time of Monday of the festive week , the other n lantern parade on Friday evening ; a mammoth "picnic" for visiting cyclists on Lookout mountain on Wednesday , and the league races of Thursday , Friday and Satur day. The national championships will be run as follows : Thursday , halt mile and five mile ; Friday , two mile ; Saturday , quarter mile and one mile. Riders of classes A and B compete together In these championships. You know what that means ! The races will be hummers. Nineteen other races will be run during the three days , In which class A and class B men will compete separately. FROM THE EXCHANGES. Cycling Is experiencing a boom In South Africa. Kearney Is to have another $2,500 meet In September. The Japanese are enthusiastic wheelmen. They have a weekly cycling Journal pub lished at Toklo. The German army has adopted the cycle for courier and picket duty. Eight hundred and thirty bicycles have been recently or dered by the government. Constant Houret , the French long distance cyclist , broke the world twenty-four hour record by thirty-two miles. . His record Is 4J7 miles and 1,612 yards , Flve hundred delegates were present at the first annual session of the Good Roads con vention at Asbury Park on July C. Governor Fuller of Vermont presided. The major portion of the United States and territories were represented. "Plnkey" Bliss' record of two minutes flat for the standing mile Is gone , "smashed to flinders. " On August 2 at Waltham , MJBS. , Harry C. Tyler paced by three tandems suc ceeded In lowering It to 1:57 : 3-5. These times are also record two-thirds of a mile , 1:19 : 1-C , three-quarteis , 1:29. : The record was official. The recent light showers have not laid the dust on the country roans very much , especially In the vicinity of Omaha , and In consequence the club runs are not very well attended. The bathing resorts seem to bo the rendezvous of the local wheelmen. Questions and Answers. OMAHA , Neb. . July 30. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : Friend Sandy Pleuss let me know through next Sunday's Bee what bait you use for bass and perch. I nave tried many kinds without success. William I'axton. ; Ans. I hate to give It away , Billy , but I have found Chaille Townsend's < 'Uow- : stone rye a grand halt for bass , and Old Hermitage will land a perch every time. HAPlD CITY , S. D , , July SO.--To the SjSortlng Editor of The Bee : A , B and C are playing seven-up. C deals , A nml B tie for game , each having 4 poJnts , C 3 - polnti. A claims game , having eldest hand , B and O claim no game out. Which Is correct ? Please answer In Sunday Bee and oblige. F. M. Cannon. Ans. Goes to the one furthest from the denier , PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. . July TO. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : To decide a bet plciiso answer the following In next Sunday's Bee : A nnd B ure playing old- , fashioned game of seven-up and A turns spades ns trump. B bogs and cards are all run out except the lust one , which Is turned by consent and Is the Jack of spades. Does that jack count for dealer or not ? William Neville. ( Ans. Yes , OMAHA , July 10-To the Sport- Editor of The Bee : Will ypu kfgdly state in Sunday's Bee the highest price ever paid In this country for a 2-ycur-pld horse ; the highest price paid for any horse , and kjndly explain what Is meant by the exrUeSBlon "jf-yeAr-old" ns applied to horses ? From what country has this coun try drawn Its best ruclnc stocK ? , Thanking you In advance for your trouble , Sports- . man. Ans. The answer to this question latt Sunday wan both Incomplete and Incorrect , fl ) The highest price ever paid for ai J- year-old was for Allan , J12o.OOO. (2) ( ) The highest prlco ever paid for a horse was for Omonde , 1150.000. (3) ( A horse la a 2-year- old on the second 1st of January or his existence. For Instance , a hone foaled In December U a yearllnn after the 1st of $264.68. 1 It furnishes n IKUIHC complete , mill docs It up brown. We have another outfit for an even $150 ; another for $ ! ) ! > . ! )5 ) ; another one for $500. Then we have n complete schedule , with the prices op posite each article , and a blank space for you to 1111 In. Young man , marry your best girl at once , and establish a home. Yon can pay in a little down and the balance in small weekly or monthly payments. PARLOR. GUEST CHAMBER. Pnrlor Cnri'd. Itrunpln ( I3'4i12'4) ' ) . . . $12.15 $ I'nrlnr Hull , C-plpcm , crushed plUKli , Carpet (9xlJ ( ) Ingrnln J4.87 H'rlntr cilire , onk frame . J2C.M ) 1 I'lirlur Tnblo . $ 2.W ) 3-plece , hntilwooO , licvcl plnlc mirror I Pairs I.non I'urtnlnit , . . . . . I 2.00 Clmmher Kel J12.S7 1 1'nlr Chenille Curtains . $ 4.00 Clmlr anil Hockcr t 2.75 1 Smyrna Hue . ! > Sc 1 Hauquet I < nmp . $ 3.6) 2 Window Curtains nnd fixture * . . . . JSo 2 Pairs Inco Curtains i 1.90 Toilet Set , 10 pieces $ 3.5 LIVING ROOM. Spring , Mnttrrmt , I'alr rillons. Comfort , 1'nlr lllnnkets , 2 l'ulr Sheets ami Carpet (12x12) ( ) Ingrain . $ 6.37 I.OUMKU . $ 5.73 Pillow Blips $12.25 Fancy llocker , onk frame , nny color tnpenlry . | 4.M JJ3.27 Katun Hooker . j 3.00 1 Antique UunkcnHo , mljiiMntita ( ihelves . t 5.M KITCHEN. Antique Howlntr Ilocker . $ 2ilo 1 Anlliiue Chair . J l.oo Kitchen Clinlr. . , 30 1 Center Tnlilo . . . J l.f.0 Kitchen Tattle . J 1.25 1 I'nlr ' I'ortlerea . . . J 3.SO 2 I'nlrs I nco Cmtnlns . t I.M Cook Blow , first finis } 7oo \Vlmlmv Curtain * , including fixtures Kitchen Ullnslls , Inchullnj- holler , Tub , ' ' ' ' " Winger , flut lions , Clothes Horse , 1 Hlsniie bvcurutcd Table Lni'iip. . . . $ 2" 13 Wash ' ' Ijonul , Wilier 1'nll , Tin V > 'nic $30.55 etc } 7.00 llcfrlgcnitois , J 6.9S DINING ROOM. All wool Ingrain Cnrpet (12x12) ( ) . . . . $10.40 J21. < 3 ' . ' : . ' tension TnMe. liniilnnud. . . . fi.ro 6 HlKli Hnck DlnhiK Chairs . J6.TO HALL. HanlHowl Sideboard , bevel tiliite . mlirlr . . . . . MOV- 100-ilece | IlnRllsh Decorated Dinner Ket Hall niul Stnlr Curjiets (15 ( ynnls. . . $ B.CS . t . . . . . . . . , " J V T * Hull llnek with mirror $2,00 Cutlery nnd Spoons . . . . . . ! . . ! ! ! $ ioo ! Onk Hull Clmlr $1,15 Hanging I ump . $ 2 40 HnnghiB Ijiinp ( eleijiint ) ) 2.2S Mat tOc FAMILY" CHAMBER. tn.w Cnrpct(9xl2) ( Ingrain . $ 4.87 Ilnnluuod , 3-plece Chamber Set , bevel Servants1 Bedroom. plntu mirror . $ I2.S7 . Springs , llnttresses , 1'nlr 1'lllmrn , Com- fnit. 1'nlr lllnnkcts , 2 1'nlrs Sheeti. Deilstend nnd Hprlnfr I 3.CO nnd 1'lllow Slips . JIS.M JIntlresa , 1'lllow , lllnnkct , I'nir Sliects 1 Table . , . $ 1.50 1'nlr Pillows Slips , etc 4.DO 1 Chulr. 1 Hneker . $2.75 window Curtains. Including llxturcit 3Sc Hurenu and Wash Htaml $ 3M 2 1'aliB Luce. Curtains . $ 1.90 Mirror DOe Toilet Set 10 pieces . $3.25 Chair , 43o . .39.77 $12.45 Total $264.68 OUR BABY CABS Our Torina Cash , or S 10.00 worth $1.00 week or $ 4.00 month. Are put together to stay. Buy a Hfi.UO " 1.60 O.IIO Funthorstoiio Cub and it is for 00.00 l,00 ! 8.00 good 75.00 2.SO 10.00 the next generation. 100 patterns 100.00 3.00 la.oo to choose from. Prices 40 cent , L'OO.IIO 4.00 lii.OO per Sc ? < Jiifine / .Ar- discount from former prices to rjuiytuojis for clobo ttiom out quiek , us wo need the room. Formerly People's Mammoth Installment House. Close evening at 6:30 , except Saturday. Send 10 cents for postage on big J01 catalogue. January and a 2-year-old after * the next 1st of January. This Is ncconllni ; to the racing code. (4) ( ) Runners , England ; trotters , United States. SOUTH OMAHA , Auff. 1. To the SportIng - Ing Editor of The Bee : Plense report In next Sunday's Bee which man Is out In high live : A had 17 and 15 M. A bid 1 on hearts , and made high and low nnd live spot ? F. J. Knvan. Ans. B making Jack or game went out. SILVER CITY , la. , Aug. 3. To the SportIng - Ing Editor of The Bee : In your Sunday Issue please answer the following ques tions , and please put It In so they won't know It is from Silver City. You can sign my letter backwnrd , S. E. G. Silver City Ball club went to Carson to play ball. After the game wns over they sent a cipher telegram , The fellow that got It went nm bet some money nnd the ones thnt he be with claim that It was no bet , as he bet the money after he sot the cipher message nnd was running no chance , but betting on a surd thins , S. E. G. Ans. According to betting ethics yoi can't bet on n , sure thing , but you can all the same , and It Is done hundreds of times every day on every race track In the country. The bet goes. NEWMAN GROVE , Neb. , Ailg 3. To the Sportlnw Editor of The Bee : Please answer In Sunday's Bee the following : What has Omaha done with Camp nnd Mornn ? Also where did Omaha's this year's playerd play last year. G. A , Ans. (1) ( ) Gump Is Indisposed nnd Moran quit. (2) ( Don't know. ROCKPOUT. Mo. , Aug. 1. To the Sport ing Editor of The liee : In a Kumeof base ball the bases are full , nnd the mun on first base starts for second base wlUiout being forced off , nnd the ball Is tin-own to first base. Without touching the runner from first base , Is the runner from first out unless touched by the bull. The second base runner and the third babe runner each holding their bases , and not advancing to give the runner on first a clear base'/ T , A. Bailey. Ans. He must be touched. BARTLEY , Neb. , July 28. To the SportIng - Ing Editor of The Bee : To settle u dis pute will you please answer the following In next Sunday's Bee nnd oblige : In u game of base bull A claims that a base runner Is prohibited from taking more than one base In case a ball , fairly thrown by pitcher , passes the catcher , li claims runner Is entitled to nil the bases he can get before catcher fields ball to put him out. Who Is right ? Docs a captain have the privilege of changing the positions of his players at any time during the gnmo ? Who Is right In this dispute ? Captain re moves his pitcher fiom the box to u base and substitutes another pitcher In the sixth Inning. Wishes to reinstate first pitcher in the eighth nftcr two outs have been made , A holds that he can ; B says not. Header. Ans. (1) ( ) B. (2) ( ) Yes. (3) ( ) A Is correct. AUAPAHOI3 , Neb. , July 28 To the Sport ing Editor of The Bee : Plense answer In Sunday's Issue the following question : HUH i club the right to change pitchers during in Inning over the objection of the captain jf the opposing nine. The pitcher Is not taken In from the bench , but Is changed from first base to pitcher's box. Sub scriber. Ans. Yes. AXTELL , Neb. , AUK 2. To the Sporting Sdltor of The Bee : Will you be so kind as o answer this In next Sunday's Bee : If n a eumu of ball a man running ; from llrd | to homo runs In a circle and don't ome In on the line , Is he out or safe ? live us your opinion. If a homo team 1ms 10 flags out and Imts n ball between thltd ind short , and strikes fair nnd rolls out , vhlch Is It , fair or foul ? Please BlveUH our best opinion to settle a dispute and ibllee. U. B. Sullen , Cnptnin of Axtell 3use Ball club. Ann.-l ) Safe. (2) ( ) Foul. MADISON , Neb. . AUK. 2. To the Sporting 3dltor of The Bee : Please answer In the Sunday Bee to decide small wnger nnd ibllge ; In game of base ball theie Is base miner on first base and umpire calls three itrlkes on the batter , but the catcher falls o hold third strike Isn't the butter out ? V. E. Klniellu. Ans. Ho Is. DENISON. In. , July 20. To the Sporting 2dltor of The Bee : Please answer the allowing In Sunday's Bee : In a. gnmo of use ball , with two out and a man on first iube , A bets n that the batsmun ROCS to Irst base. The batsmun hats a grounder o the second baseman , who puts the base Unncr out at second base ant ) makes no ffort to throw the batsman out nt first , here helnu' three out. Who wins ? Can lie pitcher cover drat \fase \ on a grounder , lit to the first baseman , between ! Jlrtit and econd bases. John W. Campbell. Ans. (1) ( ) When the third man la out that ettles It. H wins. (2) ( ) Yes , or on a hit .nywhcre else. CENTRAL CITY. Neb. . July 29-To the iportlnf Editor of The Bee : Please nn iwcr lie following question In your ISSHH of the lundny Bi-o of the Qth to decide a dls- into ; With the catcher behind the bat n oul Is knocked and fnld cntt her muk-'s no ffort to catch It and It H caught li . pectator or player of the OMJO It i J , i. ho butter out ur iwf HalU fuul t'o a at least forty feet In air. John H. Foresman , Captain Central City Base Ball club. Ans. Of course not , unless the man who caught the bull Intcrferrcd with the catcher , then of couise the umpire would properly call the batsman out. OMAHA , Aur. ; 2. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : To decide a bet will you please Inform me through Sunday's Bee whether Hill voted on the late senate tariff bill , and how he voted ? M. Cunning ham. Ans. Well , sir. Hill nnd I were old sports together twenty years HBO , but I haven't heard from him for nearly a week now. In his last letter he didn't say n word about how he voted on the tariff bill , but he promised me he'd vote agin It. xLK OF TIIK r Tommy Say , paw. Mr. Flgg Now , what do you want ? Tommy What is the difference between the sea horse and tha navy plug ? Tommy Yes , cats can see In the dark , and so can Ethel , 'cause when Mr. Wright walked Into the parlor when she was sit ting all alone In the dark I heard her say to him , "Why , Arthur , you didn't get shaved today. " L ttle Miss Mugg ( noticing the family bible In friend's parlor ) Sister Ellen will not have our family bible In the parlor any more. She says It Isn't god form. Llttlo Miss Freckles I didn't know your sister was so old ns that. Llttlo Ethel I wonder why men llko to talk about their old echool days. Llttlo Johnny I s'poso after they get growcd up they Is always tryln' to find out where the teacher lives so they can lick him. Little Ethel Johnny took my banana. Mother Johnny , what do you mean" - Llttlo Johnny It was all In the game , mamma. I said "Let's play Broadway , " and she said "All wight , " and so she got a table for a banana stand and then I was a policeman and walked past. "Jlmmleboy , " said Jlmmleboy's father , "como here nnd kiss mo ; you're u dear llttlo fellow. "Yeth , " lisped the boy , doing as ho was asked. "I know that papa. " "In deed ? returned his 'father. "Who told you ? " "Oh , you've thald It the often , " said Jlmmleboy. "And generally , papa , you know what you're talkln' about. " WHAT HE DIDN'T KNOW. Ho Hull i\vrythliiK : to I.curu A lion t Mutrl * inoiiy'H Kent HIcRHliiKH. One day on a train which leads or follows through "red brush" Kentucky a natlva came In at a small station and took a seat , says the Detroit Free Press. It was an ac commodation train and , therefore , sociable , and the man wasn't long In striking up a conversation , Ho rattled around u good deal before ho struck his gait and at last got ou to personalities. "Air you married ? " ho asked. I expressed my regret that I was not. "Don't know nothing about raisin' half & dozen children an * glttln' 'em often ycr hands ? " "No. " "Ncr how hard it Is to make a llvln' fcr sa many ? " "No. " "Never trotted up nn' down half tbo night with a bqunlln1 baby ? " I was glad to say that I had not and ha went right on , "Don't know what It Is to have a scoldlu * wlfo ? " "No. " "Nei one that never gives you a mlnute' pence , unless , " nnd ho chuckled over the lake that was coming , "unless It wuz a pleca uv her mind ? " "Never. " "An" you never wuz a widower ? " and .Ills tlmo the smile ho gave mo had coma- hliig seraphic In It. "Certainly not. " lie reached over and laid his hand uffcc- lonately on my knee , "Well , young feller , " ho said , "you don't know a doggon tl.lng about the delights ur matrimony , you don't ; an' you have my sym pathy. Have somethlnK to drink , won't 'ou ? " and he passed me a bottle so black hat It almost startled mo as I took U out of its hand , The now crater geyser at the Yellowstone park , which had been quiet for BOIIIO tlmo , iroko out with terrific force the other day , Iiroulni ; rocks weighing 2,000 puunda to tha ioliht ; of 00 feet , steam rising COO feet , ac companied by u roar equaling the combined xhavist of a thnueand locomotives , which ouU tin heard for ten mil s. Every geyser n > ii Nnrrls basin played for hours.