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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 2, 1894)
18 TJIK OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , SEPTEMBER 2 , 1891 , DAWK OF THE HUNTER'S ' IDYL Eoptcmbei Dajrs with tie Olitokon and Ap- proaoli of the Wild Fowl. WHI.-PERIKGS OF THE WHIRLING WHEEL rn t Trlpi from tie Itlencliern Fftlr Fans t llio Cldine llnwn lit Lincoln nn < l St. Jor Clirnprr < ! mn urn ! tlin IJiiml ( Irlst of Hporl * . I UOBAULY there ' I ia no class of men who are living In such a state of fovcrUh expectancy just now as the sportsmen. Sep tember , October and November are tlio months that make up the gun ner's Idyl. There Itt no time In the whole year to bo . compared with this. It Is the true le gitimate hunting season. The spring holds no such pleasures ns golden autumn. There Is always the danger of rain and snow and cold , nnd 'no game Is on attractive for either pursuit or the table. Hut there la little need now to dwell upon tie , discomforts of the chase In the early months of ths year. September Is here the first of the royal months for the lover of tha dog and gun , and broad prairie , hill- Bide , valley and morasa will .soon reverberate with the thrilling report of the hammer- V lass. i lass.The chicken season was up Saturday , Sep tember 1 , and already there have been scores of parties left this city for the numerous well known , grounds throughout this state , Sputh Dakota nnd Iowa. Iteports as to the plcntltutncsa ot birds vary. Some have It that the crop Is larger than for a long series of years , others that the birds are scarcer than ever , A preponderance of evidence however , has 11 that the birds are as plenti ful In all favorable localities as they have been for ten years. And this Is quite prob able , too , for notwithstanding the unprece dented drouth with which the western coun try has been visited , there certainly never lias been a more propitious season for nldlfl- catlon , hatching and rearing the young , and I have yet to hear from any authentic source oT any material destruction of the birds from a want of moisture. With' the quail it is the same , nnd ia many Instances two broods have been hatched , ns the nesting set In early , and the dry weather materially aided the young birds In their growth , and ns early ns the 20th of July" I s w young quail myself more than half crown. The second crop of birds will probably not reach their full strength and size until late In the fall , nnd hunters will In their rambles run ncrois numerous broods too small to shoot. However , the quail shooting does not open up until October 1 , and In the meantime , the chicken , grouse and upland plover will fur nish ample sport for the gunner. The plover liavo been exceedingly plentiful this sum mer , but with the first symptoms of frost wll' ' wing their vny to the warmer climes ol the south. Then along toward the latter end ot the month the first Issue ot wild fowl will be along , and above all , chicken , grouse plover or quail , the duck and goose shoot- Insr , ia my estimation , is the acme of sport First we will have , along the woodoc streams and lakes , the wood duck In his blazonry ot colors' ; then comes the dainty teal , both blue and green wing ; the mal lard with his glossy green head and melo dious pampht patnphl the over coveted canvas - . vas back In virgin suit ofwhite , his cousin the swift-flying redhead , the whistling pin tall , the thievish widgeon , hooded mer ganzer , purruttlng blucblll , and scores of others. The Jacks , too , the golden back jilover. curlew and yellow legs , will droi down on every fenny expanse ; the quail wll be in the stubble , the chlckca in the corn and who will galnfcay that the swec' autumn days , with thair gllninurlng of mil dew. mould and mellow , with their russets and scarlets and yellows. Is not the hunter's halcyon time ? Mr. Gcorgo W , Loonils , the popular chief clerk of General Manager Holdrcge ot the B. & M. , Is the nrouj possessor of possibly the finest gun In tie city. It Is a recent Importation , a Greener , and pronounced the handsomest fowling pleca owned In Ne braska , Dr. J , C. Whlnnery. Kd 0. Hamilton , S. F , Nebls , editor of the Danish Pioneer , and W. L. Jogger , are up somewhere in the northern part of the state making it merry for the chicken. Theodore Wiseman U at the head of a hunting party up sonvswhero near Bancroft , They expect to remain through the shooting season , and expect to have great sport with the ducka and geese. C. C. Claflln. with a party of congenial sports , Is encamped on the north shore of Lake Superior. This prlnco of sportsmen will probably have a grist of great hunting yarns to reel oft on his return to the city. U. D. Shoemaker la the owner of a band- some Or.nt Llano , the mother of thirteen Jlno puppies , one. of the largest litters on record. J , F. Uyan of The Bee , nnd Mm. nyan , have boon the guests of Pat Shcchnn , ths genial bonlfaco at beautiful Lake Washing ton. Mr. Hyan put in his time with line and rod , and made some big catches of bass and pickerel. Th3 long spell of excessively torrid weather has had a dampening effect , as anomalous as that may sound , upon the city gun clubs. Instead ot holding regular weekly rncctlnga , ab of yore , the ItcinU Pnrk nnd the Omahas now assemble upon their grounds but twice a month , alternating each Saturday with each other. Next Saturday the Bemls Parks will hold their' first September .shoot , and -\yltu good weather vylll doubtless have a largo attendance. W. D. TownKcnd. the accommodating chief dork at the Cross Gun company , and wife , have returned from a delightful sojourn In Hi ? mountains of Colorado. They , with Miss Mlnnlo Hoswcll of Laramle , were the guest ] of N. 1C. Hosurll at ills ranch In the North 1'ark , Jlllly report ! some glorious dayi with the mmnitaln grouse , ducks and snipe , to eay nothing of the rainbow and mountain trout. J. Nelson Stewart. "E. A. Shepherd and Paul Ludlngter , left I < * rlday evening for Kal- amaioo. Madison county , for a few days In the field. They will bo the guests of fburllo Jenkcna , Frank S , Parmelee. who Is shooting In bo.tter form than for yeara. has been making- some famous scores at thj trap lately. He put in an afternoon after the uplands ono day last veek , and made a bag of twenty- one splendid birds. J. J. tlardln shot a night heron one night Hat week while among the lakes In the sandhills. It U a rare and beautiful sped- intii , and la being mounted by Taxidermist Brown. On the trip referred to Mr , Hardln also bagged 100 plover. . K. A. Shepherd leaves for tha Chlckasavr country next month for a three week's dear , bear and turkey hunt Mr. Shepherd U an cntlmilastlc sportsman , and a superb shot. E. A. Mason and t friend , of the Richard son Prug company , ap nt a day recently at Ivellsy'g lake. Mr. Mason IB an expert angler and tbclr basket of fish embraced about forty-five pounds ot baas , cropple and perch , Dig eray wolves Infet tha prairie and eandhlll country round about tha towns of 1'axton and Sutherland. Hank Chestna , foreman for Dratt , the big cattleman , "Mth the assistance nt three comrades , ran a big ICfi-poundor down ono day last week , lariated and kllUJ him. Paul Jantten ulso rvporla ot seeing a pack of coven , and says that both tha prairie ami big gray wolves are unuiually bold and plentiful this fall. C E. Qrlnnell of Paxton , this state , was In the city last week , He Bays chlckcni ro uk scarce his way at vote * will ba for T T. Hhcn of Council Bluffs and n party ol three ar In the vicinity ot Valcnllnt otter chicken. Billy Hardln and Henry Ileywood loft for Gordon , Neb. , yesterday and will put In a. week -with the chicks and grouse. Tom Majors. The hot wonther , ho Ihlnka , hag been extremely damaging to the birds. County Commissioner Wlsman of Mc- Pliorson was ir. * he city the other day. Ho reports chickens scarce , weather too hot and small lakes- and streams all dry. T. A. Dean of Dunlap , Ia. , came- over on business a. few days ago , Mo nays the Dunlap shooters are not sleeping , but getting - , ting in ft no shape and hope for a shoot with scmo of the Omaha experts this fall. Mr. Dean tays the show for ducks Is the best for years. Greikl Kuril IVenk nt Llnentn. There will bo some great racing down at Lincoln next -week. The state fair opens up on Monday , the 10th , and continues through out the 14th , and the speed ring program for the flvo days Is a superb one , The citi zens of the Capital City have manifested great Interest in these races , and as a con sequence they are certain to prove highly successlul. There are four events down for each day , and It la safa to predict a week of moat excellent sport. There Is a large Held ot the best , horses In the -west on the grounds , and each competition will be a treat -within itself. The track roster includes H. II. Glover , Grand Island , superintendent ; W , II. Barstow , Crete , assistant superintendent ; James Culbertson , Chicago , starter , and one of the best known In the country , and Ilobert W. Furnas , Brownville , secretary. All the railroads have made special rates and Lin coln promises to be lively Indeed throughout the woclc. The program ; MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 10. Trotting , 2:50 : class . . . . . . . .J X > Trotting- , foals of 1893 , 2 In 3 , half-mile hctity . . . . . . . . . . Zuo Pacing , foals of 1831 , 2 In 3 , half-mile heats . . . . . . . ' ' . ' ' * - Itunnlng , "half-mile dash 100 TUESDAY , SEPTnitUI-JU 11. Trotting , 2:23 : class > 500 Pacing , free-for-all 000 Trotting , foals of lb 2 , 2:50 : class , mile hcatH , 2 in 3. . . gJ Running , one mile and repeat 201 WEDNESDAY , SEPTEMniSH 12. Pacing , 2:10 : class JJM Trotting. 2:3S : class 100 Pacing , foals , of ISO. , 2:10 : class , mile heuts. 2 In. 3. , 300 Runninghalfmile and repeat 150 THURSDAY. SEPTKMBnil 13. Trotting , 2-28 class $ JOO Pacing , 2:23 : class 400 Trotting , 3-year-olds or under 400 Kunnlng , nqvelty , one mid one-half miles 3 Horse first to half - * ! ? Horse first to mile 75 Horse llrst to mile and one-half..ICO FRIDAY , SEPTEMBER II. Trotting , free-for-all 5 00 Trotting , 2:32 : class -WO Pacing2:32 : clans > Itunnlng , onc-mllo < la ° h i > w Vnlr fans nt thu Cninn. There liaa been a larger attendance of ladles at the ball games this summer than ever before , and the premise for an In creased Interest on their part next year Is exceedingly bright , The management has catered especially to the patronage of the ladies , and next summer will Inaugurate a system In their behalf that will make the game furiously popular. The woman ball crank Is a queer sort of on article , nnd when she once gets In terested in a game she can give her male escort cards and spades and beat him to death so far as enthusiasm goes. Women rarely keep a score ; manof them , keep the outs and runs on their set re sheets , but that is all. Hits and errors'cut but little figure- with them ; Just so , .their . favorite reaches his base and gets home Is all they care for. However , there are several ladles in Omaha who can keep as perfect a score of a. game , as the most expert professional In the land. There is one lady I have In my mind's eye , the wife of a prominent busi ness man , -who used to be present at every game , who is capable of tlio neatest and most perfect score I have ever seen. She not only kept all the columns on the score book complete , but even noted tha number of balls and strikes. I have seen her on ono or two occasions this season , but for smo reason or other she has not been a regular attendant. There is no call to give names , but there are several other idles who are present at most of the games now who can also keep a perfect score , "hey know the new rules , cau-distinguish all ho good plays from the bad , and liavo a cnowledgo of what constllutep'-wjnnlng ball Their cards always tell the story ot the game. Crop of Twirlora. It used to be that there were not enough jattcrs who could bat , and too many pitchers who could not pitch. Dut It Is dlfteren now. Good batters are as plentiful as skcetcrs In a Jersey marsh , but good pitch ers are as scarce as hen's teeth. Let us re view Papa's 1891 crop. Big Jamison had great speed , but no command , andwas 'chased" ' early In the season , brought back recently , only to be "chased" again. Boxen dale had considerable speed , some tolerable i curves , but neither head nor stamina. Afte : making a good "lose" for Omaha , ho wa : fired. He went to DCS Molnes , won a con pi of games last season , got drunk and wa shelved. McMIHIn.had the llncst control , wa very speedy at times , but couldn't make a win , especially on the home grounds , an < T the opinion grew that there was a come off Sammy's heart , a'nd ho was allowed to es , cape. Brlstow wasn't accorded a. EUfllclen test , but was released on suspicion. N'ca was all 0. K. , but his wing gave out nt a critical time , and he was sent home. Loqt abaugh , while a much better man than I commonly supposed , somehow or other ha been unable to demonstrate it here , and a economy Is the Western association's motto , he hail to go. Alex Whltehlll Is the greatest In and outer In the whole corps. Today ho Is all but invulnerable , tomorrow dead easy. Still , Alex has done yeoman service for the Omahas. and will inako Ms mark la fast oominny yet , Clausen will probably prove = all right , but that remains to be seen. Abbey - bey is a great plteher , aa the few games ho has so far pitched 'amply attest. He has speed , curves , the best kind of Judgment , and hits llko a Brouthers. , Cliuipen Imported & 1 Tha Wilson bill puts a uniform duty on shotguns , and the following Ublo will show the comparative duties on these guns under the AIcKlnley and WtUon laws respectively : McKlnley Wilson. Shotguns Ct.03 SO 00 Shotguns under 512 60.30 30.00 Shotguns over $12 4G.J9 .20.00 In speaking- Mr. Oun ot the- Cross Gun company on this matter he said : "I have noticed no delay of trade on account of duties not being changed. Our customers throughout the state buy goods when they have sale tor them , and I don't ' think the change will have- any effect particularly on importations. People will buy Just what guns they want lor use inynay and this re duction ot duty makes a reduction of about 10 per cent In the cost to us , nail there will consequently bo thu same reduction In our telling prlcj. You have observed that when a nun wants an Imported gun he doesn't stop far n few dollars. American guns , I think , Mill also take a drop In price , and the day U coming when they will be almost unlvcrtally used in this country , as their superiority over foreign makes is becoming better and better known every year. " September Timn fur lhi'Tourl t Whroluion. Captain Walker extends a hrarty Invita tion to all unattached or attached wheel men who enjoy country riding to Join with the Toarlst Wheelmen on any or all of the followiiis club tours for September. All runs start from Daxon'i store , on Sixteenth nnd Chicago streets , at time scheduled. This U ono of the boat months in the year for country touring and the short tours listed T.'tll bo highly enjoyable- Sunday , September 'i Iryltigton , Neb. . Eturt S K. m. ; dUUuce , alxteen inll&s , round trip , Suptember J > Tapllllon , Neb. , ' start 8 a. m. ; illstani : ? , twenty-eight miles , September 16 Plattsmouth. Neb. , start 7 a. in . r-turn via 1'aclflc Junction and Coun cil lllufTri , la , ; distance , forty-eight mile * . ficptpmbcr 23 Underwood , Ia. , start T a. m. , M.ctcnnnloni. etc. ; dUtance. fifty mllei. September 30 Telcaiuab , N b. , Hurl 5 a. m j third annual club century ; fllsUncs round trip , 100 mllca ; time to Ira consumed , fourteen hours , last man in under I ho limit wins a .handsome gold century club pin ; dinner at Tckamah , lunch at Blair. All runa under command of the captain nnd road officers , and subject to the road rules of the club. _ The I.not Trip of HID Yrnr. Papa I3II1 and his weather-beaten .croes are again at homo for a few Jars' breathing pi\l \ on their own cellar door. They will mop up an aero or two of the earth -with the St. Joes this Afternoon and tomorrow , then wind up the season here with Buckcrlno Ebrlght's doughty senators. After the last contest , Thursday next , both teams will turn their faces toward the east The Rcurkcs open at DCS Molnes. Friday , the 7th. They will be away from home until Septem ber 23 , when the championship aeaion comes- to a close at Rock Island. With today's came they have twenty more only to play. They wUI go away this time probably stronger than they have been at any time this year nnd should make a gr.iml showing. When Omaha went east the last time , how. ever , much was expected of her , but she fell ono game short -winning more than she lost. She must do better this time or kiss her hand to the Hag , 1 Xnrn t Old M ifnt * . The great fair at St. Joseph , Mo. , opens up on the 10th of this month , and runs tp and including the ISth. The management has made extraordinary preparations for this celebrated autumnal carnival , nnd It will undoubtedly be the grandest and most suc cessful achievement they have ever scored. The race program Is a magnificent one , em bracing thirteen attractive purses , with a field of horses to compete numbering over 200. They have n splendid mile track , and arc Justly noted for the excellence of their racing attractions. Saturday will be de voted almost entirely to field and athletic sports , Including foot racing , lileycle races , Jumping , and n hundred other dlvertlsements. Tha Fourth regiment will be encamped upon the grounds , and the grand parade by the finest mounted division of the Knights of Pythias there la In the col ntry wlir be a treat worth a long Journey to see. At tlin Ctirrlers1 1'li-iilt Tomorrow. The letter carriers' annual picnic will beheld held at Coffman park tomorrow. There will be two fine bicycle races en the athletic program. ( The first will be a novice road race , start ing at Omaha poatofflco and running to picnic grounds nt Coffman park. There will ba first , second and third prizes. The second will be handicap bicycle race opsn to all , from picnic grounds to Calhoun mid return to place of starting. These races are under the management of A. H. Perrigo , M. 0. Daxon and the Omaha Bicycle company. Tlin I , nil Volps of tli .SraBOM. HCB all things earthly the base ball championship season ot 1894 comes to a sudden termination this week. Next Thurs day will witness the last gams , It w bo with Omaha's old rivals , the Liucolns , and ai a natural result , nn Intensely Interesting battle. The season has been a remarkable one , un precedentcd in many details , and the close ot the season will leave the fans in a happy state , indeed. It will make no difference- whether the pennant for 'D3 11 oat a over the Charles street park or not. Patrons ot the game have enjoyed a great season's sport , and are correspondingly pleased ajid grateful. The Western association started from a veritable protoplasm , but under for tuitous auspices , good Judgment and careful management , has developed Into one of the strongest base ball organizations In the country , a true model so far as the minor bodies are concerned. It has gone thruugl ; the season without a hitch or break , with , out the collapse of a single club , or the shitting of a single franchise. And this U an exploit the association may -n'ell be proud of , as It Is without precedence in the annals of western base ball enterprises. Too much credit cannot be bestowed on President Howe and his able corps of official associates. They have worked carefully and conscien tiously with this laudable end In view , and In Its accomplishment have their compen sation. Of course they have been materially favored In many ways. Fortune , from the very ouUjt , has had nothing but blandest smiles for the young body , notwithstanding the pinching times. During the entire sea son Omaha has had but one game postponed upon the homo grounds by inclement weather , that with Jacksonville , May 9. And even this could have been played by calling the game an hour late. Fair -weather has greeted every Saturday and Sunday ga the crowds have been splendid , the enthus iasm great , and everything in harmony wltli prosperity and success. This rare good luck has meant much to the local management , and they have given their patrons some grand sport. It has not only enabled them to meet all Incoming bills , but has wiped out the large indebtedness that was neces sarily incurred in putting the enterprise on its feet and cast .1 roseate hue over the future. There are many Improvements nnd many good things In store for the people next year , but as It Is a trlflo early yet for the maturity of plans , these will not be touched upon until later. The Ilourka family have been shut out but twice this season , once by DCS Molnes on the homo grounds , and last Monday at Lincoln. As' yet they haven't succeeded in Chlcagolng a single team , but on sundry oc casions came very , very near It. Manager Rourke expects to have two new men to help him out on the final trip ono more good pitcher and a , flrst class fielder. Although we did not get Willie McGlll , he did not accompany the Chicago * cast. From Philadelphia comes the news that the Phillies would llko to have two pf the Rourke family. Who are they ? St. Joe is negotiating -with the only Mique Kelly for the balance of the season , while Lincoln is dickering with Jocko Fields. Georglo Treadway , the old Denver Indian , has made himself strong with Brooklyn tilts year. year.The The next week Is apt to see a. decided strengthening- the makeup of three or four Western association teams. Fred Clausen will be pitted against St. Joe this afternoon , and a great crowd will assuredly turn out to witness the king of the old Western league- , A wager of $500 that Boston does nol win the pennant has been mads by Director Tal- cott and Playwright Charles H. Hoyt , The latter pins his faith to Boston. Harry Fournlerwho was on your L'ncla Dave's ' Denver roster a couple of years ago , Is pitching good ball for Cincinnati. The Rourko family , as remarkable as that may seem , lead the Western association on stolen bases. Big Bill jrassamaer. "OM Smear Kase , " ia keeping up his phenomenal clip In right field for Washington. Omaha ha > a chanceto secure Outfielder Smith of the Loulsvlllet. and will 'probably have him by the middle of the week. "Purty" Billy Merritt , the popular little catcher who once' cut a big swath In tbe Western league , liai joined the- erratic Cln- clnnatls. H Is rumored that Manager Wotklni ot the Stoux Cltys will be at the helm ol tha Plttsburs league team next season. For the tint time In his experience aa a. ball player Bmrnett Seery kicked against the umpire's decision la a recent Omaha * Rock Island game In the Weitern associa tion. Seer } ' , by th way , has been averaging two him a day for several weeks , says Ren Mnlford In the Cincinnati Times-Star. A gala day should be made of Thursday next. Itwill be ladles dty and the last game"of the eeason of 1894. Plttiburg hug ( lied a claim on Hilly TUrt of the COX E. The past week has. been a tough ono on cur friends up the river , the Corn Huskers. , Their cinch on the flag has been thumped and bruised until Watty c n hardly recog nize It , and it now looka as If second or third place would ba good enough for him. However , Omaha will still continue to root for the lowanx. There l no USD talking , but the game with St. Joa this afternoon will be & lalla. Papa Bill lays ho muit have It. ind If that Is the ca g vrhy ho muit , tlm'i ill. It la ths last Sunday gums of the season. tn < 1 i Jam will surge through thu gitos. Everybody - ' body -wanta to go. Lilly Hull In g tvorth will ba In the eim , today , and w > will Lilly Langsford. FreU- rlkus Clausen will Jo the pitching for Pa. " \Vli ) | ictinc ot the Whrtil. UTUMN 1 § coming and the Tourist Wheelmen have dis continued t h ol r weekly evening club runs. The Sunday rum will be kept up , however , as hereto fore. Captain Walker ni1 < * thal the club members do a llttlo more road riding this month , to cct In Bliapo Tor the fourth nnnual club century , which occuri upon the last Sunilay Jn Sep tember. It li "Papa" Klesclier now. Ask Loulo nil about lu , The country road * leading out of Omaha are about at dusty as before the slight ralm , and country riding'Is ' : iot as plc.isant as It might be. ' l The Omaha ' { Vricsl club has decided to move Into new quarters and will give tip their olil quarters at the corner of Seven teenth and Chicago , which has been their home for several years. The club find * that the club house was a llttlo too expensive dur ing the "hard times" nnd thla is their main reason for moving. New quarters liavo been secured In the Doyd theater building and will be fitted up as rapidly as possible. The club -will Inaugurate a n w move in tha matter of memberships In the future and will become more of a , social feature , recog nizing the fact that a combined club is stronger than -wheel club alone. r. 0. Darnell of Lincoln has demonstrated the fact that he Is the fastest of thD Ne braska "flyers" this season , being head and shoulders over the other aspirants to the honor and glory. At Kearney , Omaha , Den ver and Council Bluffs ho hag pushed Ills Wheel Into the winning places and has won several hundred dollars worth of flnp prizes. His winnings at Council Uluffs were valuable , being a training blanket , ? 10 , sterling racer , $150 ; diamond ring , } 150 ; total value , 5510. He also broke the state record for a mile , this , too. In competition with such good men as Coulter of Toledo , Callahan of Mtiflalo and Levy of Chicago. Darnett Is a quiet , un assuming young man of fine physique and any amount of endurance. Ho wJll be heard from at the front soon. The Nebraska boys -who distinguished themselves at the Ganymede meet were A. E. Yule , Lincoln ; J. I1. Van Doosen , David City ; II. C. Gadlte , Omaha ; W. A. Plxtcy , Omaha ; P G , Yule , Lincoln , and E. E. Mockett , Lincoln. Van Doosen especially deserves mention for his fine -work , In the face ol some ill-luck , . too. Ho broke the state record for a half mile , doing the dls- tanca In 1:07'/i. : although a dozen Hatches on the track credit him with 1:07 : nat. which Is probably correct. Hlwinnings foot up about $100. Ho Is a new man on the- track and ahowg good speed and Judgment ; rest assured he will bo heard from in other meets. Plxley of Omaha , who has been before the public for several years In one phase and another , rode In his usual form , his win nings footing up 455 or $00 , the others win ning prizes of different values ranging nil the way from $6 up to $75. Frank Slefken started In tha five-mile handicap Saturday and stood a very good eliow of winning a valuable prlzo until the bad "spill" Knocked his wheel out of Joint. FrcdcrJckson , the state champion , seemed to be out of form anil failed to get a place In any of the races in which he started. Tom Patterson , vvho never misses a race meet within the radius of 100 miles , was on hand as usual nnd qualified. Tom used to make the boys hustle , and some "way or other the "fever" gets u firm hold on him when a meet Is on , and In goes his entry just for "old times sake. " There w s a time when the Omaha men used to carry off all the'lilmns , but that time seems to have gone glimmering adown the long avenue of past ages. In the language of the poet , " \V'e ain't In it to any great extent now. " Russell Condon Is still suffering with the bruises he received in the Daxon and Denver tournaments. It is , doubtful If he can get Into his old foi'in before the close of the season. Tt is to be regretted , too , as Con- Jon Is about the only Teal speedy man Oman has on her' ' list , barring , perhaps , Proulx , who Is rusticating over in the east ern portion of Iowa.f The pluck and stamina of the Ganymede "Wheel club over In Council Bluffs Is to be commended. Its two days' tournament of last week will valwuys be a monument to these qualities. , Its.roeet , was a grand suc cess and demonstrated to the denizens of the surrounding bailiwicks that the Gany- riiedes arc a fine aggregation of "hustlers. " Flvo thousand people enjoyed such racing as has never been seen in Omaha or Council DluiTs before. Just think of It ! Four state records broken ll to smithereens at one meet. Nineteen diamonds of the first water hung up as prizes. Seventy entries from seven different states. Among the visiting wheelmen at the rncds tournament was Ralph Kendall of Missouri Valley , formerly president of the Missouri Valley Wheel club and veil known to all the old-time wheelmen of Omnha. Ho was quietly booming the Valley tournament , wh'ch occurs on the 7th of September. He assures the local wheelmen that they will own the town , as they did In 1S91 , at the famous Valley meet of that year. Of course you are going. It Is to be regretted that the old-fashioned club run Is gradually dying out. It would stem that with the hundreds and thousands of new riders , the usual quota of old ones , the Improved condition of country roads , the perfection in build of the modern bicycle , tliat the club run would be more popular than ever , but , alas , it Is fast fading Into memory only. Tliero was , a time -when the regular weekly club run was looked forward to with eagerness , the stirring and mellow notes of the club bugle echoed over hill and dale , the merry wheelmen enjoyed n day's outing In each other's society on the road and gathered around the well loaded table of some country Inn , a pipe and a loll In the shady woods. Those were days when wheel men -were wheelmen and the club run In the zenith of Its power. Those were the days when wo bowltd along on a 51 or a D3 mayhap ami the club captain was an author ity , but the times have changed and the majority of cyclists affect the racing man's hump and ride wheels too light to stand the strains of a country jaunt ; then again methlnks Inertia has a. great deal to do with the matter. Country riding Is only Indulged In by a few and then only in tinal groups and pairs. It la too bad ! It seems like a dream , almost an Im possibility , that the shoes of tha departec Zlmmio should bo gathered up and warn by a westerner , and worn , too , with all the eclat of the "Skeetar , " Otto Zlegler has rushed , llko a whirlwind into the foreman place of the nation's racing men , fairly riding such men as Sanger , Johnson , Tyler Titus Bald oft their fset. Zleglcr Is from San Jose , Cat. , and can now sign hltjisel American champion. All this happened a Denver during the national meet. As a fitting windup to nil achievements he rode a mile unpaced in 2,09 1-5 seconds world's record for the distance and manner. It Is rumored that Troy , American manager for the Zimmerman , Danker am Wheeler aggregation , -will bring his charge back to > this country , together with Louvet Alcdlnger. EdwartiJ and others of natlona reputation , for a series ol professional races Itest assured , however , these profession races-will be bonaaflde racea not exhibitions One thing ainongiolhvs that can be said o the professionals who uro doing Europe now their races are all [ square the man wh ( win * from Zlmmle ontWheeler baa to "rid bicycle" to da its ! Neither will enter Int "fixed" event * . > \Vultlni : oii Hip , ; > ' ' brniljn Man. W. JI. Copple , Ihe * aii , ous FaucroJt sprinter has left a forfeit of I $25 with the aportlni editor of The D < k > for a race * with Ilober Harris of Niobnira , twitch will ba held until the middle of the , , week , Coppte wishes to run fifty yards fqn W ft. side , In accordance with a recent challenge- from Harris pub lished In this papery I To really understand man we must Judga him in nuiforl9n . o > 11 TIMELY TIPS OJ HOT SPORT Tbo Great American Qarno of Football and How to Play It. UGGESTIONS .FOR ORGANIZING TEAMS The Qualification * nmt ICrst Sort of Train ing lor Ambition * I'lnyern Signals niul llnvr In Olto Them 'Varsity Jtuloi. NEW YOUK. Sept. I. American football as in the past been confltiod mostly to col- eges. Thla was probably owing to thu fact hat It required hard work and strict traili ng to develop men who could stand It to play ut an entire gJinc. And the college boys are generally rlpo for any sport which has all the Icments of an cvcltlng physical contest , lorcover , they have n certain amount of time .Hotted for exorcise and an athlete field close at hand. Tha last half decade , however , has wll- icssed a great change In this respect. Such i glorious game could not forever be play d sxcluslvely by collegians , and the Irrcpres- Ibto football spirit has- penetrated the moat emote districts , until there Is scarcely any school or town that does not have Its team. Last year boys' teams in different parts of ho country did good work and received \ery avorablu comments from the papers. So that this year , while the college teams alt over the United States will be practicing every day , regardless v [ weather , making dis astrous onslaughts on the long suffering scrubs , " they will find that their example s being followed by thousands of admiring rouths , who. not content with simply routi ng about the great games , will be punting , drop-kicking , organizing teams and playing natch games from the lit of September until Thanksgiving day , when the season ends , "or the benefit of boys who have not played on teams -we give here several hints relative to organization , with a brief synopsis of the llffercnt positions , together with points on ivlng elgtmls and training. HOW TO GET UP A TEAM. The first thing to do Is to select a cap tain , one who has a cool head , lots of pluck nnd plenty of strength to back it. It possl- jle , select n fellow who knows something nbout the frame , but If he does not , let him mmedlatcly procure a rule book and thor oughly master the points. If you have an old football player to coach you , so much the better , but every boy should ioon acquire a perfect knowledge of the rules. The captain , with the help of the coach or members of the team , should chose the men to flll the different positions , and here the best of Judgement ia to be used. Beginning with the end rusher , you want a boy who is a good runner and sure tackier. He has ono of the most Important places on the field. When the opposite side has the jail he should play way out and force the runner In , keeping him between himself and the tackle. Then at the right moment lie nust dart In and tackle the runner low. Having once touched the runner with his fingers he should never let go , but hold on with a death grip. Should the runner get round the outside of him he has a clear field and. may make a long run with a possible .ouch down. When his own side has the ball he plays In closer to the tackle , following every movement of the opposing end. Ilia juslness Is to prevent that man from tackling : he runner. Very often the end is given the- aall to run with. E\ery boy on the team should have good wind , but especially Is this so In the case of the end , who Is a total failure without It. The tackle comes next , lie should be heavier and yet very active. He has lots of work to do. When the op ponents have the ball he must break through and try to slop the. kick or If they are going to run , prevent the runner and his Inter ference from breaking through the Una on him. When his own side has the ball he Is to block his opponent , that Is prevent him from getting through to tackle the run ner. Ho is also called on to make an opening for the backs when they buck tho. line at his place. The guard should be of good weight , but not so heavy ns to be slow. One of his Important duties Is to break through when the other sldo Is about to kick , and prevent the quar terback from passing It back. Or It he can t do that which takes very quick work , he should try to get In front of the ball and stop the kick. The guard must not stand up straight where he can be bowled over easily , but get down low , on his knees , if necessary. When his own aldo has the ball he must block his opponent. Ho can be of great as slstanca by preventing the opposing center or guard from Interfering with the ball or bothering his own center rush. CENTER AND QUARTERBACK. The center has a very Important and dlfil cult position , slnco he always has the tall to look after. Everything depends on how the ball Is sent back to the quarter , the best and quickest way Is to snap It back on Its end so the latter gets in on a bound. The center cannot afford to do any side play with his opponsnt for fear he may fum ble thD ball and thus throw the whole team Into confusion. In conjunction with the guards ho makes openings for the backs to got through. In standing he must be careful not to lean forward too far. lest his opponent , with a quick Jerk , pull him over on Ills nose. Nor , on the contrary must he allow himself to be tilted back ward. Since he receives the majority of the hard knocks , the center should be rather heavy , but very tough and not easily fagged Bahind the center stands the quarterback , the smallest boy In the team , but the ono on whom , with the captain , the most re sponsibility rests. If possible , the- quarter back should be captain , tor he always gives the signals. His first mark Is to arrange with the ciiitcr some sign by which the latter may know -when to snap the ball back. In the college teams this Is usually done by the quarterback placing his hand on the leg of the canter end , removing It when he Is ready to receive ths ball. Ho must became proficient In catching the ball from the center and passing It back. And AB soon as the ball leaves his hands he Is supposed to follow It up , BO that If Jt la fumbled , he may be near to grab It. jls Is always on llio Interference. HALFUACKS AND FULU3ACKS. On the two halfbacks and the fullback fall * the work of advancing- the ball. For these positions the boys should be well built , very gritty , and fast , low runners , so that -when an opening appears they can take It on a Jump. All of them should be good kickers , especially the full-back , who generally does the drop kicking and most of the punting. Kvery member of the team should prac tice kicking and falling on the ball. Col lege teams spend whole weeks on that alone. When you play your first gameyuu will probably let the boy with the ball run alone. Don't do that. Always have three or four along wltU him to ward off and Interfere. "Head down" Iswhat the coach continually calls out to the green halt back. If you run -with your hold In the air your career will be short and your nose an elegant marl ; lor somebody's elbow. LEARNING fcttJNALS. "Wben erery boy has Ills position and knows what he U to do , the next thing to da Is to ar range signals by which every one knows what the next play Is to ba. At llrvt sentences were u ed. A whole sentence or part of It meant a certain play , but this being easily picked up by the other side wa * BOOH discarded , Then motions were made with the arm or hand , but this method also had many drawbacks. Finally tha "alphabet system" came In. There are countless waji la which signals can be given by this syitein. For exam ple , say the right halfback's letter Is K tbe left tackle's O and tbe left end's S , The quailerbact sine * out A lot of Irrelevant letters first , llko A. J , M. N , O , I' , followed by 1C , H , S , and these agtln followed by more Irrelevant lettcra. A won s K D. S la given , everybody knows that the right halt takes the ball between the lef tackle and left end , This system , thougl mill in vogue In many places , has beei generally nupcrsoded by tbe numerical BJS In Cunp'i "American Football" Is given tha following example : "Supposing 1 , 2 , 3 f Om.e : XDa,37 Om.137" A f * n T A Jt MONDAY , Otr I , III G-rounds 2Otli and Paul Streets. THE WORLD'S LARGEST , GRANDEST BEST AMUSEMENT INSTITUTIOK. CA1MTAL INVI&TKU 83,500,000. DAILY KXPFNSt'S S7.30O. OMLY SHOW ENDOr(5 D QY THS CLERGY. No 1ral o Ji-oloi vo. No ISxauooratlon , E.VI5.H YTH1 N GJUST VS A D V til 'lM 9 E. D , l'rrforinanrr . Aur } 'rni > tf .Vnc .I ONLY PAIR OP MAliK AM ) FKMALi : COIlll.LAS cvorcrcn together slnco the crcnftan , nnd lK > * lllu < lr the OM.V (1IANT AM ) ( MANTEL BPKOIMKNS noir orovor liioiptlvltr In the history of tlin world. MOST Ht'MANMKiMMAS [ KNOWN. Httr.ictliiH UO.- OOOpi-oplp daily to CVn trul Park , N. y .when loaned by tlionoslm s ti > tlmtzcxlo- Icnl panic n. The uomlcr of the Nuwsunpur and olciitlllc U'urlds , Curlmii Ilntiian lloliics with nuoer luticiont nnd coreiiionlim. Pagans , Isolators , llu.itdon Mohaiiiincdiiiis. C/unnlbnK Vlilmus. DuililljUti. Coiifiicliini , IlliiikKH , Clirlstinin and Ain.arcnis. wliolu fniiilllot of s.ivnjni pcoplo xllh tholr liuU , u.ipoiiH , * ' ' its , musical In.Htruinonts , riuis , coruiuoiilo ) , ( linco. ; < anil gitlno OHLY GIMT BLACK ORAUG IN CAPTIVITY. \ CKE&EAT EQUESTRIAN TOURNAMENT Loaning , Tumbling : and Acrobatic Displays. 12 OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST CIRCUS CHAMPIONS Unrivaled lviicstrlan | Foal's by ndozonnmla nnd fonmlo rldurs- THE MOST FAMOUS AERIALISTS IN THE WORLD. AH the Great Athletes. CJvnmusl.H and Acrobats. SENSATIONAL ANIMAL EXHIBITION. Lions , Tigers , Shcoii , Does I'niitliors. KlopliiuiN niul Horses. purformlnL' nt ono llmo la liai-iiiony together in n COLDS-SAL STEEL-HAKUK ! ) AKHNA. 3 Oircus Cbmpanies in 3 Kings , 2 EleveleJ Stages , Racing Track and Animal Arena. SIGHTS NEVER SEEN BEFORE THIS SEASON and only to to witnessed In theio : 2 Herds of Eloplinnts , 2 Iirovui of UamoK Olnnt imd i'Jifiny mi I nulls , 2 MoiuiKttrlea of Trained and Wild IloustsO Old-time , Modern mid I'niitoinlmlo Clowns. Two Performances Dally at 2 nnd SP. M. Doors oponan houroarllor * Admission to Everything 50c. Children half price. llcsurvrd touts at rpgulnr jirlo-o nnd iidnilRflon tickets n.t usuul uclvniico nt thu Klnsior Drug Co. , 220 H. 10th Ht. M1RE1TV UClSf CEC CTDCCT BREJflnS with the novorotens of tlio world MlUllll HCW rtltC O I HEX I rWn fill t represented , tonothoc with the nillt. tnry uniforms nnd music of all natlouv , ut 0 a. in. un < lny of show , LOWEST EXCURSION RAT S ON ALL RAILROADS , \\'llloxhlhtt ut Mvd Onlc Sopf. ti. meant that tbe right half Is to try the left end. The sum of 1 , 2 , 3 Is C , Take that number , then , ns a key to this signal , and any num bers , the aum of which equals G , will be a signal for this play , as 4-2 or 3-3. If 24 Is the signal for a kick , then 2-1-6-1-7-4 would give the signal. THE WAY TO TKAIN. Every one has- heard a great deal about tha training which football men undergo. It would be useless to give here the various systems , for no boy would follow them out strictly. In fact he couldn't. ' The boy who wishes to play football should Drst observe the general rules of health. Not to eat too much , nnd to masticate that thoroughly before swallowing. Gladstone bites every morsel of solid food thirty-three times ; do not , however , as a New York boy did , begin on a banana. Considerable variety and plenty of bread nnd vegetables with meat are necessary. Drink very little water , es pecially before or during a game. Do not fall In the habit of drinking a great deal of Quid during a meal. No smoking or drinking of stimulants. Water nnd milk are enough for any boy. Health rules are very strictly enforced In a 'varsity eleven. A good time to rise Is 7 n. in. Immediately on rising take a short quick cold bnth and vigorous rubdown. Some trainers advocate a mlle walk before breakfast. But this 1ms been discarded by Americans. Breakfast usually consists of oatmeal with good ripe fruit , stale bread or toast , Rome kind of meat or fish. Including ; eggs. For dinner , meat and vege tables , stale bread , with dessert of some light pudding or stewed fruit. No pastry or fancy dlslfes. Supper Is light. A small chop or piece of fish , bread and milk , with possibly aa egg. Dcd at 9. Get a good sound sleep with plenty of fresh air. U is bad to drink water Immediately before going to bed. Ths main thing 1a to do everything with moderation , Any boy who does this will soon get wind enough to play a football game. The morning after his first game will be ono long to remember. His movements will be of the uncertain rheumatic order , his one eye considerably 'off color * nnd his shlnbono much larger than it really ought to be. But all of these are tr.cl'ided In foot ball and the rough knockil will only tend to make a , strong body and build up a con stitution that will serve a good purpose In alter life. ALLEN SANGUEE. Qtiention * unit Aiinwerii. COUNCIL BLUFFS , Aug. 28. To the Sporting IMltor ot The Uee : Will you kindly inform me In your Sunday paper where Allx , 2:05V1. : Is owned and who owns her. 3 see some of the Omnha papers claims her ns owned In Nebraska. R J. Ans. Allx la now with Salisbury's Hiring. Salisbury la the noted California horseman. She la owned by Morris Jones of lied Dale , Iowa. Mr. Jonea was formerly a resident ot David City , this state , and owned Allx James M. Beaver , Scrlbner , Neb. An you state the conditions of the Interrupted game between Scrlbner and West I'olnt , ttie game should have been , awarded to you a tco. . ALMA , Neb. . Aug. I2.-To the Sporting Kdltor of The Uee : Please answer in question ami answer column oC Sundays lice the following : In a- game of ball Lase runner Is occupying first base , bats , man knocks a foul lly which is caught by left fielder ; base runner standing on first when fly Is caught runs to second base before fielder gets the ball there. Is the runner entitled to the base or must he return , to llrst Immaa In case of foul fly not caught ? P. n. S. Ans. If he- leaves bis base after the 'ball li caught he U all rlcht. DAVID CITY , Neb. , Aug. 27-Ta the Sporting Kdltor of The Uee : Please de cide the following questions In Sunday's Bet : . In a game of basel > all there are two umpires ; the local umpire's decisions arc unfair and the visiting team refuses to play with that umpire and th vlsitlnK clufr wants him changed. The local um pire calls tlm game and < lecld-s It In favor of the looRl team , 9 to 0. Would all bets be oft ? Which umpire has therlgrht to call and decide the game ? Mas o man without any principle a right to umpire u game ? Is the base runner out when thrown out by six fectT Kastopeka. Ans.-I ( ) The two must agree. (2) ( ) Should think not. (3) ( Yes. OMAHA , Aug" , 26 , To the Bportlntr Edi tor of The Uee : Will you please let me knovr where and at what price 1 can obtain I ha best book on "the manly nrtT' Also It there are any teachers In Omaha just now , or tell me how I should t'o ubout It In order to learn a few points In science ? Greenhorn. Ans. rrof. Jllke Donovan's book Is COT Bldered ns good as any. Prof. Swnrt Is In this city. OMAHA , Aug. 30. To the Sporting Editor of The nee : Having noticed an article In last evening's Itee about , the. unparalleled record ot the teams In the Western asso ciation race for the pennant , six teami being "neck-and-neck.1' coming under the wire , wish to ask you through your paper under the head of question and answers , If the Western association games are on Iho square , as I have heard a number of the "cranks" express the opinion that It was , or seemed to be , very apparent lhat two out of three , If not all the Kain , were pre-arranged , and that Itwnit th In tention , to have , the homo teams , as for as possible , win , excepting , perharis , whew tn visiting team happened to ba very much. In the rear of the liomn team , ns It IB a well known fact that games will be- much better attended when the home team wins , than vice versa , nnd in looking over U)9 ) nccountB of several games played on Omaha , nnd Lincoln grounds , for Instance , ther will be found enough to make It appear as though there Is something out of line In the management of ihe association ; In fact. It looks as though It was rua for revenue only , regardless of the public. For In- Htance , Omaha has not won on& game on Lincoln groundu , nnd Lincoln IIUB won but one game on Oinuha'H ' , < iml agnln , ft. ) Jo seph defeated Lincoln three straight games on their own ( St. Joe's ) grounds , then 8U Joe , coming to Omahn , was beaten three out of four , and Omaha , going to Lincoln , was defeated two straight , the third gama being played on Omaha's grounds , and won by the homo tenm , and so on. Taking several of these little facts and putting them together , It seems ns though thcro was a rog loose Romcwlien * . anil If it l.i not asking too much , would like very much to have your expert opinion on the subject. J. O , Harlan. Ans. It is with pleasure Mr. Hnrlan'a questions are answered. In the first placa there Is no more likelihood of the- existence oC Mich conditions us you hint nt than ther Is that the moon is made of llmburger cheese. Kase ball Is one of the purest of all outdoor Bports , there is no gambling con nected with It other than , that which at tends competitions of all sorts. U would Impossible for a set of club manager * to enter Into any such a preposterous an rangement. The players would nccesaarll ] have to be In with the play , and they wouli gtve It away on all Bides before the flnlst of a single game. They are being releajscc nnd exchanged almost every day , nnd in their pique and disappointment would only too gladly proclaim any slmily work on tha part of their employers. No , Mr. Hurlaiv , while you are doubtless perfectly honest In your suspicion , it li absolutely without grounds , Why has not Qulncy won on her own grounds , and why has not .Omalial Qulncy recently beat us thiee straight at a critical juncture In the race , too ; ! > CB Molnes has beat us twice two out of three , Peorla has beat us two out of three , and If you carefully look over the season , you will see the absurdity of the proiKxsltlon. There Is no cleaner .eport existing than base ball. ABIILAND , Neb. , Aug. SO.-To the Bport- ing Kdltor of The 3tce : Please answer In Sunday Uee , what Is the best time -mad dressing a beef , wha made It , and where at ? -O , T. Hunter. Ans. There Is no authentic record. It has been broken and rcbroUen o often that It is Impossible to give.- the best time just now. SOUTH OMAHA , Aug , 31. To the Sport ing ICdltor of The I3eo : One. two , three , four playing vlilnt , 1 end 3 being i > mIntro , 1 being In the lead on the tenth trick , ana IriiilK the queen of hearts , and 4 put * on tht ten of spailea , and 1 leailn the ten of he.irls and 4 puts on the nine of hfartH. and 1 don't call hi * attention to It until alt the cards are played. What Is the penalty ? A Constant Subscriber. Ann. The penalty for a revoke Is at th option of the adversaries , who at the end of the hand inajr cither take three trlcki from the revoking player or deduct thre points from hi * Bcore or add three to their own. own.HENDERSON HENDERSON , la. , Aug. 29-To th Sporting Kdltor of The nee. ( I ) Who was It CJraKK or Holmea , that pitched the KJims for DCS Molnes Bunduy. July S. shutting- out Omnha 10 to OT You credit Holmea with having pitched this Rame , as your head line read , ' "fried. Him Once Too Often , " etc. In The nee of Monday. July 10 , Qragg Is credited with the game. < 2) The batter bats a grounder lown the line toward third baseman , third baseman sti-pi on foul ground , reaches over the ( oul IIa anil picks up the ball lust batted , In It a foul or fair ball ? W. 1 - Woods. AQs.-l ( ) CJragg. (2) ( ) Tf the ball li In side tha line It is fair , It muke no differ ence where tlio player ataiultf when liu In tercepts It ,