Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : ' * BUND AY , MAY 26 , 1895.
THE SPORTS OF WANING MAY
A Eunninp Bcanme of the Western Asso
ciation's Btcent Work.
WHISPERINGS OF THE WHIRLING WHEEL
Among tlio llnr ci nd Horsemen Tlio
Hliduteri nnil tlio rishornmn
Cricket , Tennln mill Uen-
- ernl Hport.
fluckcrlno Hbrlght ana his band of sturdy
Wlodhoppera from down Salt creek valley lead
tlio procession In the Western league race
and are quite likely to lead It ( or some tlmo
to come , although tlio Omahas are liable to
brush them aside any day. The eastern
trip has developed that the western con
tingent fur outranks that of the other end
and there will have to be a very general
strengthening up or the race will develop
Into a lop-sided affair. Des Molnes has dis
covered that slio Is not nearly BO strong as
she thought she was whllo battling on her
own grounds and ere she gets back Omaha
will certainly have passed her. It Is patent
to all posted baseball fans that Omaha Is
the fastest outfit In-thc whole association and If
she does not win the flag It will be purely on
account of some untoward happening yet un
seen. The team as It now stands Is a
formfdablo one , and quite up to the Western
league standing. Shatter , Slagle and Pace
constitute a good outfield , and O'Brien , Old
Hutch , Nattress and Ulrica put up by far the
Deal Infield Omaha has witnessed for many a
* season. Loliman l a tower of strength be-
; lilnd the plate , and Darby , Eagan , Dalsz and
JDonnelly are many notches above any pitch
ing force In the association. Once back upon
their own grounds and a lost game will be a
rarity Indeed.
That the fans may understand the
temporary lay-off of George Shaffer , It Is
stated here that he has been guilty of a
piece of work that has marred the reputation
of many another good ball player. Ho signed
two contracts this spring , the flijit with
Omaha and the second with New Orleans , re
ceiving a comfortable slice of advance money
from each. At Qulncy Manager McVlttle re
ceived notification that Shatter was suspended
and that If ho was played In
the future the games would be
forfeit * ] . Mtnag r Rowe , hcnvovjr , knew
what was coming and has lost no time In en
deavoring to square the affairs of the Omaha
fielder. Owing to his long acquaintance with
1'resldent Nick Young and his famillar'ty with
the laws and regulations governing c'.ub affairs
lie gained a spedy hearing and a speedy ver
dict. Shaffer was reinstated Friday , Presi
dent Uowe satisfying the New Orleans people
with a good-sized draft , and ones moreGJorglo
Is hide whole. His escape was a narrow one ,
however , nnd It Is hoped will prove a valuable
and lasting losnon to him.
One we k from next Monday and the Oma.-
hogs will once more pitch their tepees on
their native heath. They will bring old man
' Traflley and his prohibition gang with them
. < und on the next day , Tuesday , June 4 , they
will take them out to 'he Charles street park
and whale the life out of them. Wednesday ,
Juiu G , will be ladles' day , on which occasion
there will be a band of music on hand , and
again will the llowo family lambast the pie
oatera , repeating the dose on Thursday as a
wltidup. On the 7th , 8th and 9th the St. Joes
will be here. Wo will turn them down three
5 straights , sure. After these thrco games the
Omahas go over to Des Molnes for three games ,
but on the J4tht 15th and 10th they are
homo again , putting It onto Buckerlno's fes
tive farmers. On the 21st llockford opens up
the eastern teams' second visit west for three
Kanifs each , Peorla coming June 25 , 20 and 27 ,
Jacksonville 28 , 29 and 30 and Qulncy July 2
and 4-4.
Some wJhUeyed' gentleman , with very little
regafil for the truth' , has circulated the report
that George Carrlsh haa been released , This
Is a shost story. The Omaha club will release
IIOIIB of Us players. Carrlsh haa a bad elbow
and wlll.be allowed to go home until he re
covers. He has been In hard lines ever slnco
the SOJ80H opened , and his many friends ore
wishing him all kinds.of good luck. Once
In form' and Carrlsh will bo one' of the stars
of the association , In fact ho will be a hard
man to tic.
Hobby Latigsford Is with Memphis.
There arc two kinds of "knockers" In this
city ; one of them is the kind that Is after
Buck Ebrlght. They use ono hand and a
tack hammer. The other knockers are after
the whole team. They use both hands and
carry a sledge hammer , says the Lincoln
Courier.
Pitcher'Parvln of the Minneapolis team
lias been told to St. Joe. Parvln will provo
a very fast man In this league , that Is If ho
proves a fast man.
Manager Bracket ! has signed a pitcher
named Charles McKarland. He pitched the
opening game In Qulncy. He Is said to bo
a good man.
They don't seem to like Merles over In
Qulncy. They say ho Is lazy and Indifferent.
Set him on the bench without pay. Ho Is
sulking because turned down by the Western
league. '
A dispatch from Ottumwa , la. , says :
"Billy Sunday , the former league player ,
held two marvelous meetings here yester
day. In the men's meeting 000 were weeping
at one time. "
Manager Harry Gatewood of the St. Joe
club Is on the hustle" for new talent. He
offered the Omaha management a good price
lor Catcher Pacc.-
In thp xaino at Springfield , last Sunday ,
between Omaha and Jacksonville , the cranks
tendered Donnelly a llg ovation , along
with a lot of posies and a gold headed cane.
Donnelly , when at home , resides in Spring
field.
Jlugh Nlcol Is a manager to be proud of.
He Is gentlemanly and Intelligent , and In
him KoeKford has a prize. He differs slightly
from a nuniber of managers that could be
named in point of courteous treatment to
his patrons. And mind. Nick will have a
ball team that will land one , two , three yet
before the season Is over.
Danny Sweeney , It Is said , has been rc-
leabcd by the Loulsvllles. The man at
tempted too high a Jump. It would not be
a bad tchomo for the local management to
extend an Invitation to the llllputlan to don
his last season's garments. Hock Island
Argus.
Byron McKlbbon's first experience was with
Hastings In the Nebraska State league In ' 92.
- The dropping out of several clubs caused the
IS- dlsbnmlment of the league shortly after July
4 and ho win Immediately signed by St. Joe.
Deblrlng to finish his studies at college , ' 93
was fcpent attending Drake university , thpugh
his contract was still In the hands of St. Joe ,
and after graduating last season reported at
that city , and during the first half of the
league year materially assisted them in mak
ing the phenomenal spurt they did.
Lincoln says she will bo satisfied with
seven out of the fifteen games on the present
trip.
trip.Miles
Miles , who played as great ball as any
man on the team during the first homo
series , Is too good a man to be kept Idle.
He U a decidedly better man than one or
two now playing on the team.
Papa Bill and Little Boxcar are having
gieat old times In Bloomlngton , III. Papa's
team Is In the lead In the Two-Eyed league ,
nnd Boxcndale has been pitching a la Jouett
Jlcekln , coppered.
The Peorla Blackbirds are tender blrdllnga
In this cool weather , but U Is warming up
now and the other teams want to look out.
The Jax didn't do a thingto Darby over at
Springfield last Sunday , only treated him like
nny common , ordinary , everyday pitcher. koE.
The venerable father of Manager Dave E.
Howe died at his borne In Golden , Colo. , last
Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Howe left !
tor Golden that same evening.
It will be noticed that the weakest team
In the nest Is about on a lead with the four
eastern representatives.
Bert Inks , a brother of the UocUford Inks ,
has rejoined the Loulsvllles and expects 3.to
blot out a few of the colonel's enemies before
the golden rod blooms. .
Willis O'Brien will Impersonate Little But
tercup In a "Pinafore" opera troupu after the
eeaton U over. Bill's pretty leggy , but ho
never falls to convince a crowd that he U al
ways on speaking terms with the ball.
H lph DIUInger of the university toim nude
wonderful catch In the second Inning of th ;
run with the University of Michigan last
I'uesiUy. Sexton hit * bard , long fly t tlglir
field. U went high , but like a shot , and was
labeled for four bases. Bit , however , got a
quick | start , and running at breakneck speed
with HIP ball , he made a plunge as It neared
the - earth , and to the surprise of the crowd
caught the ball. The spectators yelled them
selves hoarse over this great play ,
A dago , a grind organ , a piece ot string , and
Devenny of the Jacksonville's would make a
sensation wherever they might appear.
Dalsz must steady himself and get thsm
over a little ottentr or ho will prove a losing
pitcher. In the first game at Qulncy last
Tuesday he gave twelve bases on balls.
The Howe family will return from their trip
one week from Tuesday , bringing Traflley's
plo eaters with thejn. Wednesday will bs la
dles' day and there will be swarms of them
on hand to ne ? Bill and his lusty prohibition
ists play ball.
Leo Muchenberger , the German count , hat
succeeded Harry Gatewood In the rnjnt ? ment
of the St. Joei.
Buck Keith Is anxious for an umplrcshlp In
the Iowa league. He Is a good man and could
make a card for the lowans.
The Des Molnes team has always bejn n
good drawer In Omaha , and there will doubt
less be a big crowd out ono week from Tues
day to Brest Old Traf , McVlclcer , Mohler and
the rest ot the pie eating stars.
Peorla seems to be about the strongest team
In the east after all , and It will require the
very best article of ball to kep them behind
the leaders.
Bill O'Brien leads the Western association
batting list. He has a big new bat fresh from
Michigan. U Is a "good piece of wood" and
Wllllo Is the hey to make It talk.
William Zels of the Jacksonvillcs broke
his ankle In his collision with Omaha's first
baseman , which will lay him up for some
time.
llockford Republican : We doff our head-
ge.tr to Qulncy. Any team that can get
twenty-one hits off Mauck Is deserving our
slncercst respect.
Haller of Peorla has this early In the sea
son attained a reputation for kicking that is
little short ot that possessed by Strouthers
In this league last year.
The Peorlas are the worst lot of kickers
that ever played base ball , according to the
St. Joe Herald.
Deveney's management of the Jacksonvllles
was short. The directors got tired of him
and gave him the g. b. Caruthers , the first
baseman , Is now manager. Deveney's man
agement consisted principally of "kicking"
about anything and everything.
In opening the season at Jacksonville the
mayor of that town said : "Melno Horrent
Ks freut mlch Slo noch wleder hicr zu schen.
Hoffentllch werden Sle slcli In unsercr Stadt
vergnuegen und gules Ball splelen. " That's
the kind of a speech to make.
The St. Joe Herald predicted that the St.
Joseph club would win six out of the twelve
games away from home. So far they have
won one out of six. They say St. Joe has
begun to wobble.
Des Molnes Hecord : That Qulncy club. In
dividually , appears to be one of the best
clubs In the entire association. There Is
not a man that cannot play his position and
play It well , but for some unexplalnable rea
son they are not as effective as would be
expected. Amid the fierce cannonading of
the sixth Inning Monday they each retained
their head , the only mlsplay being the al
most justifiable dropping of a hot liner by
Liroque. And there are hitters among them
also. As soon us they procure their share
of luck they will bound to the front nnd
beyond a doubt before the season Is over will
be to the fore In the matter of games won.
St. Joe has procured a new pitcher. Ills
name Is Parvln and last season ho played
with Minneapolis. It Is said that with him
In the box : thcso 29-13 games are altogether
out of the question , for he Is rated as a star.
The "Saints" are to be soundly shook and
sifted and numerous changes are to bo made ,
llockford Republican : "Yes , " said one fan
yesterday , "I believe we have Just as good a
team as any of them. When we can beat St.
Joe three straight , then St. Joe beats Qulncy
and in a a few days Qulncy plays all kinds of
horse with Dfs Molnes , I believe we can walk
all over Thafflcy's Indians oursslves. "
-Manager'D. B. , Toff and Mrs , , Rowe re
turned > frbm , Ponver. Thursday , where they
'had 1 been attending the funeral ot Mr. Howe's
father/
Nattress so far has net shown up as strong
as was expected. He will evidently be all
right , however.
The University club of Omalia Intended to
arrange a banquet or reception or something
of the sort for the base ball team of the Chicago
cage university when it Is here Decoration
day , but lack of time on that day will pre
vent It.
President Harper has told the , b ys that
they must be back Krlday in time for recita
tions and all college men know , what that
means. However , Miss Gertrude Clarke ,
whoso brother , Henry , Is one of the pitchers
on the team , has the consent of Prof. Stagg
to entertain the boys at dinner between the
two games , after which tney wllj be driven
Jo the road race In tally-hoes and thence to
University park tor the afternoon game.
Henry Clarke , who will probably pitch In
the afternoon for Stagg's team Dccratlon day ,
In a recent game with the Chicago league
team held the professionals down to six scat
tered hits and struck out such hitters as
Anson and Wllmot.
The Wllcox & Draper Shoe House team
are In Dunlap , la. , where they played yester
day and will again meet the Dunhps this
afternoon.
Lehman Is catching better than over and
by the dog days he will be in demand else
where than hero.
It we only had tbo two games dumped to
Peorla nnd the ono presented Jacksonville
the other day we would now bo leading the
procession by two or three open lengths.
George Hogrlever bas made a decided hit
with the Cincinnati patrons of the game.
His scrappy style of play has caught the
crowd and they are with him in everything
ho does. It has been a long tlmo slnco the
Queen City has seen his equal as a daring
base runner.
"You linvo no Idea what a difference the
addition ot a good bitter makes to the
team , " said Grasshopper Ulrlch tbo other
day. "The catcher and pitcher are not ex
pected to be much In batting , so that leaves
only seven men to do the hitting for the
team. Take away one of these seven hitters
and it weakens a team so perceptibly that
the cranks set up n wall of anguish and
pray for the return of the hard bitter. Cin
cinnati Is unusually strong In the way of
hard-bitting catchers , while our pitchers can
also be relied upon to bit out an occasional
single. "
Billy Hart , the old Lincoln pitcher , Is
making a big record with Plttsburg this
season.
! Arthur Twlncham , the catcher , nnd one of
your Uncle Dave's "finds , " has been re
leased by St. Louis and has signed with
Detroit.
Grcunnlnger , Chippy McGarr's successor
at third for the Spiders , Is putting up a
strong game at bat and In the field.
Pitcher Jim Davis of De Soto , Mo. , an
amateur , bas been signed by tbo Philadel
phia league club.
Did It over occur to you bow few good
ball players Omaha has turned out ? Lou
Camp Is the only one of any note playing
today. _
There will be a great game out at Uni
versity park Decoration day. In fact , two of
them morning nnd afternoon with the Chicago
cage University team.
Genius is now a fixture on the Plttiburg
bench. Patsy Donovan will play regularly
In right.
Tredway Is not with the Brooklyns on their
western trip. Ho has been turned down to
make room for Anderson ,
Kohl , the old Sioux City third baseman , Is
with Harrlsburg in the Pennsylvania league.
Lincoln Is accused of a desire to break
Into the Western league. Bully for Lincoln !
Uncle Abner Dalrymple Is still swatting
the hoghlde. Ho Is with the Bvansvlllo
Southern league team.
Porke Wilson , another of Uncle Dave's
discoveries , Is Improving In health and may
join the Giants before tbcy return to New
York.
There are only three , third basemen In
the Eastern league by the name of Smith.
JuJ Smith of Toronto , Pop Smith ot Hoch-
cstcr and plain Mr. Smith of Wtlkesbarre.
McCarthy , with Lincoln last year , lias
signed with St. Joseph to nil McKenzIe'i
vacancy ,
Jesie Burkett , the old Lincoln fielder ,
never played as sensational ball aa ha Is
this summer ,
U.l.y Van Dyke , with St. Paul tills year ,
still retains his remarkable base stealing
proclivities.
Frank Connaughton , last season with Boston -
ton , Is an cstab.lslied favorite among Kan
sas City fans.
"Piggy" Ward Is doing good work for
Scranton , Pa. "Piggy" was baptized In this
city.
George Burton Plnkney failed to connect
with the Peorla club for a position. It was
with " " " " and
the Peorla "Reds" that "Pink"
Darby O'Brien played Hie game that brought
them Into fast company with a rush.
Pitcher Willie Mains , who was with Minne
apolis years ago , now with the Lewlstons , haj
been dubbed the "Sncarappa giant. "
Mlnnehan , who once played first for St. Paul ,
hai blossomed out as a , third baseman nnd
Is performing well In that position with
Syracuse.
Big Bill Motz of Indianapolis has been
fined by the umpire more times than any
other man In file Western league.
"Sly wing Is In great shape , " "A rot
ten arm , " "Why , he was a deck hand on
Noah's ark , " "Some one told him he could
play the bag , " "What's dls , me release !
Say , why don't you give me n chance ? "
The above remarks are common In the
minor leagues just now.
Danny Sweeney , with the Western associa
tion last P3ason , the Louisville outfielder who
give such excellent promise earlier In the
season , has been given his ten days' notice of
ri'leasu.
A game was stopped at Chattanooga re
cently to allow Catcher Fisher to wash nnd
replace hta false teeth , which had dropped
out ot hla mouth.
"Pop" Smith. releasoJ by Rochester , has
signed with Toronto. Next to Anson.
"Pop" Is the oldest man In the business.
Pace , Donnelly and Slagle now constitute
Omaha's outfield. George Shaffer has been
suspended for signing two contracts this
spring.
They think In New York that Pitcher Ed
Stein of the Brooklyns. formerly with Omaha ,
Is a back number. He Is being hit hard In
every game he pitches.
Manager Rowe Is negotiating with Catcher
Warner , Just released by Boston.
The Qulncy Morning Whig Says that the
Omahas will ccmm pretty near to landing
the Hag. The Whig Is stuck on Uncle
Dave's twirling talent.
Miles did not go to llockford after nil. He
ws at the depot ready to t-tart Thursday ,
but a second telegram advised him to await
further orders.
Perhaps there nro a few cranks left who
don't think that Biickerlno knows n few
things about the game.
The college teams nil over the cast an put
ting up excellent ball and such scores cs tlio
Harvard-Amhersl 3 to 2 , the Mlchls. n-Cor-
nnll , 1 to 2 nrd the Yale-Princetons of 2 to 1
nro quite plentiful.
Manager Dave ROWP has squared Shaffer' . *
delinquency with the New Orleans club .cn.l
this popular plajer will continue at 'lie old
still 1 in left Held throughout the season.
FOHT NIOIIHAHA , Neb. , May 23. To the
Sporting Editor of The Bee : Having a first-
class bass ball club here and being desirous of
making a trip to Omaha In July , would request -
quest that you put this notice In your sporti
Ing columns. Wo nro open for dates for the
month of July , and managers desiring to nr-
range games will confer n favor by ad
dressing me , stating what Inducements can
be offered. JOHN L. COHBY ,
Secretary Base Ball Club.
Wlitlp-rliiSH of tlinVlicH. .
General Manager Doud of the Pope Manu
facturing company , was In the city several
days recently. Mr. Doud says that they are
back two months on Columbia orders.
The happy youth and maiden fair
Hode out the Hummer through ,
For chnrmlne runs the country o'er
On 11 bicycle built for two.
They married when the nutumn came ,
And now they try to inn
A little house In l.onpsomehurst
On an Income built foi one.
A peculiar contrivance Is being worked
out with the. object of preventing the punc
turing of tires. Thp inventor , claims , that
by pasting or cementing fish 'spales Inside
the rubbfr tires punctures will'be liripos'sl-
ble. Ho will probably tliliiU-- differently
when his machine runs over a nice , rusty ,
sharp-pointed nail.
Robert Larimer. Harry May and Ward
wheeled down to South Bend recently nnd
took a look at state fish hatcheries.
A place will bo fixed up at University
park where all bicycle men can check their
wheels while viewing the Decoration day
games. All the wheelmen are going to ride
out to the road race nnd from there right
to the ball game.
Walter D. Staloy will board a Gendron
racer this season , and Is a likely candidate
for Decoration day honors.
Evtrybody knows Mr. Potter , not ho of
Texas , but the captain ot the Omaha Wheel I
club. This same Mr. Potter .las a great
future before him. Ho Is a captain of cap
tains and ho has reached this high estima
tion from his club mates and fellow wheel
men from the simple fact tht his Idea of n i
road run Is to see how slow ho can rldo U t
and who can deny the fact but that his
head Is sharp enough to puncture a tire. Mr.
Potter you have won the esteem of al\ \ bi
cycle riders who ride for the pleasure there
Is In It. Keep It up , Bert , and you will I
have the entire c'.ub out on runs.
It looked like old times to see the Omahn
Wheel club on their run last Sunday , and 1
what an elegant day for a ride , no wind , no
hot sun , nnd together with thenloe , easy
pace which our able road gfilccrs took forty-
throe red Os and black feathers do\vn to La-
Platte , back to Fort Crook nnd then to
Bellevue for dinner , mndo the old Vets think
of days of yore. What a dinner , und the
way It disappeared was a caution. All the
"delegations" of the season. Mr. Potter ,
put us onto more of such spreads.
All the would-be scorchers and "dust
splitters" will have to take a back seat.
Frederlcke Pearce will again take to the
wheel , but Freddy , do not go out to escort
any centurions home.
An old-time Omaha Wheel club fimoker Is
being talked ot for a near date. Watcll for.
fLrlher Information.
The Omaha Wheel club will give one of Its
old-tlmo fishing parties the early part of
next month at Nobles Lake. This U a
beautiful ride of but nineteen miles , via
the bottom road , and , of course , a large
attendance will bo there. Wheelmen know
what this means.
th ? Omaha Wheel club will be bold Tues
day evening , May 4 , and a full attendance is
desired.
Lumsden won a great race at tbo opening
of the Seine track recently. In the final
heat of a 'race of 5,000 metres he ran away
from the entire field , beating out Jacquelln.
the second man , by almost halt a lap , and at
the same tlmo lowered the world's record for
500 metres , flying start , by making the
fourth circuit of the track In 34 4-C seconds.
( This tlmo was afterward lowered by Barden
In the same afternoon to 34 3-5. ) American
Wheelman.
*
A half dozen or more years ago the word
"wheeling" was in quite as frequent use as
: ts now popular sister "cycling. " In using
the word we followed the custom of the
English riders , who still preserved the dis
tinction between bi- and trl-cycllng. although
the three-wheeler never attained much popu
larity In this country. When the rise of
the safety drove It Into retirement It hap
pened , curiously enough , that "cycling , " n
wonl which bed been coined to comprehend
both classes ot cycles , gradually came to be
used In the sense of bicycling only , and drove
out tbe word "wheeling" In short order.
The Tourist Wheelmen fishing party last
week was a great success , both in the matter
ot an enjoyable days' outing and amount
of fish which took the Tourists' bait. The
party partook of a picnic dinner under the
trees , and otherwise enjoyed Itself. The com-
mlsary train came very near getting away
from the club , when discovered by some of
the riders who started late. The driver was
headed for Glenwood , a good two miles In
the wrong direction. The trip was made en
tirely without accident , the road officers
having the long column well In hand. An
other fishing party will be organized soon.
Are you going to Kearney on the Fourth
of July to see the state meet races ? If so ,
and you can spare the time , you should join
the Tourist Wheelmen ' 95 Meet club , and
make the trip by wheel. The club now bai
about twenty jolly fellows on Its lUt , all of
whom will make the ride. It Is the Inten
tion to consume five days making tha round
trip , stopping over at Grand Island each way ,
averaging seventy miles each day , and af
fording a chance to ceo the country. Any
wheelman , whether a member ot the parent
club or not , can join tbe Meet club. Bach
member bears hla ottQaftxpenscs , which will
bo very reasonable , tXna tour will be under
the ' personal supervision ot the promoters ,
and the party will tteiikuown as the Tourist
Wheelmen " 93 Meet club. Anyone wishing
to join and make tliPntrlp will do well to
correspond with Joliiintllynes , care M. O.
Daxon , or any of t | | Tourist Wheelmen
officers. As soon as all arrangements have
been completed , a schedule of the route will
be published. . nnn
The Tourists and tuo-JTurners will make a
combined run to UmJehwbod , la. , today , pos-
slbly stopping at NeoUJfor dinner. The rlJe
In a pretty one , somojv-bat. hilly , but neverthe
less enjoyable to an cnthuslastlc and active
cyclist. Start from ( He Tump House nt
7:30 : n. m. The run -will be In charge of
Captain Moehler of the'Turners ' nnd Lieuten
ants Melton and Harding of the Tourists.
Unattached cyclists hattt an open Invitation
to accompany the clubs.
All Tourist wheelmen nro requested to turn
out on the evening of June 3 to take part In
tlie grand street parade of the city wheelmen.
The bugle will sound the mount In front of
the I'ump House at 7 o'clock sharp. The
club will then move down to the main column
and take Its position. Wear yoilr colors and
riding costume. After the parade the club
will attend the races at the Coliseum In a
body.
The Ganymcdes have organized n ball team
and will give battle to aspiring base balllsts
ot other wheel clubs during the so.is.ii.
The Ganymede Wheel club of Council Illuffs
passed through the city Sunday morning
enroute for Plattsmoiith. The Turner Wheel
club of Omaha accompanied them nnd made
a _ . very pleasant day's outing for both clubs.
The Medes and Turners will hold another
.
joint run In June.
Captain Harry K. Smith of the Tourist
Wheelmen has published his card of tours tor
the month of June. The list comprises some
very attractive tours ot different lengths ,
several joint runs , a blind run , a couple of
moonlight runs nnd a picnic run. One of the
novelties will be a "boulevard run. " which
will be managed entirely ly the lady mem
bers of the club. The Tourists will hive a
chance to cycle to their hearts' content , i > s
there are eleven runs called for the month.
We publish the runs as scheduled :
Sunday , June 2 I'lattsmouth , Neb. , 41
miles , start between 7 nnd 3 a. m.
Monday , June 3 Street parade , start 7 p.
m. , wind up at the Coliseum.
\Vcdne 'di y , June C Myns or Sprl'-gs , moon-
. . . run , start about 725 ; p. m.
Kililiy. June 7 Illlnd joint urn with Omahi
Wheel club.
Sunday , June 9 Missouri Valley , la. , with
Turner Wheel club , start 7..10 a. m.
Wednesday , Juno 12 Florence. Neb. , with
Young Men's Christian association cyclers ,
start 7:15 : p. in.
Sunday , June 1C Uellevue and Fort Crook ,
postponed May run.
Wednesday , June 10 Boulevard run , under
the auspices of the lady members.
Sunday , June 23 Farpy Mills , grand picnic ,
run with Omahas , Turners , Guards , Fort
Orrahas and Ganymcdes.
Wednesday , June 2G Fort Omaha , dress
parade.
Sunday , June SO nlalr. Neb. , with Gany
mede Wheel club ; dlstanre round trip ! > 2
miles. Severn ! members from each club will
.
rldo on to Tekamah and complete a century ,
the } main body stopping nt HKilr. Start nt
7iO : n. m. sharp. All runs will start from
the Pump House , 1517 Capllol avenue. Clnl )
members are requested to wear the club
colors aiU Invite their cycling fi lends cut.
There ar two thlnis.dust at present which
are agitating the ntlndu f Omaha wheelmen -
men , viz. : Tn " ' bicycle ordlnince
which Councilman Mercer presented at the
"city dads' " meeting l 3t MonJay evening
nnd the Decoration diy vead rac . The ordi
nance In question la ln same respects a gco'l
onnnd In oth rs nVfcrJt'bad ' ono. The deal
ers are very much In fifvor of the bsll and
lamp pirt being adept d , ns HIE profit on the3e
goods Is quite large,1 wiIb ! ) the wheelmen are
very much adverse to'tt . ° aylng "that as the
puprsme court * of thu rnst have already Ai-
elded' , that thajblcjcle is a vehicle ,
the council has no inPflvvright to compel the
use cf bell-s ami lamps i bicycles than they
have on wagons , earn-as , etc. " Tlio part psr-
mining to sidewalk riding and fast riding In
tbe city limits Is wlialjiivo are badly In need
'of and very narly < nllMbi wheelmen Ca.vor Its
allop loi. T ! e-A-sccaf. ! JLC-ubs.iOi D'naba will
pfobiblyrtakt ) the inattttl in..lmnd < and appoint
a committee to confers 1th the council nbut
the matter. - >
Ths road race which tks place next T. urs-
day Is also one of the : v.aln topics of conversa
tion among tl\e \ "pedal pushers. " Many out-oT-
Umn riders wore expected to enter the race ,
but as the prize list Is comparatively small
there will bo but few riders from outside tin
city. Kd T. Ilayden , tbe joung Sixteenth
street cycle merchant , offers a much better
prize list for his sis-day racj at the Cells = um
than Is to be- given by tnc Associated club ?
for the road race , and-many cf the boys are
making greater prpperatlons for it than they
are for the road race.
It is amusing to read scm ? cf the articles
published in. a local contemporary under tha
head of "Pneumatic Punctures , " In which
their correspondent Ecfs fit to tell the people
what an "awful fellow" the man Is who
takes a notion to rid ? faster than the rest of
his fellow clubmen on'their runs , and this
Enmo Individual goes out of his way to men
tion the name ot one man In particular who
scorched home from Papllllon a week ago
last Sunday. He also says "that this young
man who diJ th ? scorching probably gives as
an excuse for Ills a ful act that ho was train
ing for the road racs , " and he tells hlir that
there are plenty of tracks in the cltr which
he can use to train en , Instead of using tbe
country roads. Now not all of the young men
In the city who applre for racing honors are
blessed with so much mon-y that they will
go and pay ? 1 or $5 fcr the privilege of using
a track to train on when they can take a spin
out In the country and have the use of tbe
rends free. The young man whpso name he
mentions and whom lit roasts so for scorching
home from Papllllon was seen by a Dee corre
spondent Ust week and asked about the
matter. , He Informed the correspondent
that ho did not scorch on the trip going , but
United horns about two hours before the
rest did , EO as ho might have the privilege
of ildlng fast , If he wished. He said : "The
only excuse that he had to give for his
scorching home was that he was In a hurry
to return , and ho did not see as It was any
one's business but his own whether he cimi
home at a C-mlnute gait or a three-minute
gait. I was returning home alone , and as the
roads are free , and there Is no law In the
state against fast riding , I think that It Wai
my 'blessej privilege' to rldo Just as fast as
I pUased , and ns this same gentleman who
writes this stuff for the contemporary Is a
would-be scorcher blmsrlf , and Is often oen
riding along the streets with his back bowed
up until he resembles n half-moon , I do not
see as he has any room to talk , " cald the
young racing man. We think that the man
who rides through the crowded streets at top
speed should be summarily dealf with. But
It a wheelman sees fitto , go out oil the coun
try roads to do his fast riding , It Is just as
pioper for him to do 'so as it would ba for
him to etnrt In c road } race , which 1s noth
ing more or less than I'd1 ' good long scorch on
the road. i ' * il
Manager Vancrj Llne" f the Nebraska Tele
phone company has kindly donated the use
ot three telephones for1 the big road race.
One will l > o placed at ilio opposite end ot the
course , ono In the mbldlo , and one at this
end. Thus the spectators at this end will
be kept posted on ihti positions of the men
as they < pass these tpQtnts. .
The Omaha Whetl club run to Missouri
Valley , a distance of flKty miles , today. They
.leave the club lioussj at 17 , a. in ,
The Tourist Wheelmen make the trip to
Underwood , a Olstancarot thirty-four miles ,
today. Start from the Pump House 7:30 :
a. m. ia ,
A member of the * Tourist Wheelmen , who
takes exception to llu'Tnotto of their club ,
"In the saddle , " w.ft ffiiylng even when he
remarked to the captahPof that club the day
after their rldo to Papllllon that as It was
their members who -met. with the accident
at the bridge on that , ride. It would be the
proper thing to obtain some new stationery ,
as "In the creek" would no doubt be a better
designation for their club. Another dis
gruntled member standing near by moved to
amend by striking out the words "In the
creek" and substituting- words , "In our
Infancy. " and In' ' support of his amendment
cited the discordant noises made by mem
bers when on tbe road by the blowing of
horns , whistles , devllerlcs , and other like
Instrument ! of torture at every animal graz
ing In the pastures at the side ot the roau
along which they are traveling , as well as
thote along the next section road , and further
tald that lie was no chronic kicker , but when
members brought baby rattles out on club
runs with them , It was tlmo to call a halt
and Inform them thttry had passed the
age ot babyhood. Th rartam said adjourned ,
and went Irir"
The wheel en ff t ty are rejoicing
over the Omaha Wheel club's action In having
regularly called the club runs this scaton ,
The runs of thU club have over been popular
with the riders , as tbo officers as well as
each Individual member of the club resolves
himself Into a committee ot ono to take care
of all the new members ns well ns any visi
tors ; and < eo that they are enjoying thorn-
selves. : Their happy facility ot taking n body
of wheelmen over country roads at a good
speed and landing them back In town to
gether Is greatly appreciated and largely
taken advantage of by old as well as new
riders , much to the satisfaction of Captain
Potter , who was the happiest man In Om.iha
last Sunday when the efforts ho hits been
making to get the boyo to turn out were re
warded by thirty-fivo members and friends
lining up In front of their rooms ready for the
ride to La Plattc. The trip was an unjoyable
one ; the only accident being that of the din
ner at Bellevue , which was n good ono In
stead of the kind generally served to wiicol-
men at the small towiu In this vicinity. Th
color bearer ( Prof. Horn ) when askcM If ho
had had a good dinner responded : "You bet
wo did. We had all dc delegations ob do
season. " The run was finished by s'opylui ; at
Hnnscom park for the unial Sunday afternoon
concert.
The following clipping trom the League ot
American Wheelmen Bulletin and Ojj.l Uu.vls
Is offered hero In the Intcrtats of a long
suffering wheeling public , and wo truxt ; t will
meet the eye of a local correspoiid"iit and
that ho wl'l be nbe ! to road between the llui's
and (1ml ( the elltor's meaning'
A comsponJont writes that he ha"ead
every number of the Bulletin ? c fir und lias
not fcen fie bicycle calle'l n "Mlsnt Mred. '
This omission Is not right , of course , nn.l
It will bo attended to In ( uture.
1 lin OiiKilm 41un llub'M Srtmnn.
May 4 Inaugurated the first nt tliq season's
series of twenty-two shoots to be held by
the Omaha Gun club at Parmalce's Shooting
park , on the Iowa slds of the Douglas street
bridge.
The club has a membership of about thirty
active shooters , embracing all of the experts
In the city , ns well ns a number of very
promising youngsters. The club score of
twenty blue rocks will be shot each Saturday ,
the final i-hoot taking place September 2S ,
when tli3 prlz s lor the club averages will be
decided and distributed. In addition to the
prl/vs given for th best averages , a mer
chandise prize will be contested for each day.
the nun making the highest score In the club
sliojl I'ling awarded the snme. Mny 11 the
prize , a h.it , was tied for by Parmale ; , Nason
nnl ; SUibbs , and won by Parmalee on the
ISth Inil. with a score of 19 out of A possible
20. (
On the ISth the shoot for a $15 pair ot
trousers resulted In a tie between Shepherd
ml Smead. with 20 out of a possible 20
vlilch was to hava been shot off at the club
hoot yesterday.
Considering that it Is so early In the se.i-
on His shooters are In excellent form. The
old-tlinprs , " Parmalee , Loomls. Nason Ken-
cdy , Blake , Blngham , Hughes , Stubbs ,
Smead , Peters and Mc-Farlane , are smashing
he "mud-pies" In good shape , while with
lip joungsters , the cleanest work Is being
one by Montmorpncy and Shepherd , the
alter , win , shoots a 10-gauge gun. show Ing
greater Improvement than any man In the
lub. Among the new club members tlin
iest work Is blng done by Kenyon and Cole
iVIrh the material on hand the Onnlia Gun
tub should be able to turn out n very strong
Juno S. While the personnel at the Omilia
earn lo cope with th1 Council BlufTs' bo > s
earn has not been , as yet. officially decided
jpon by the club , the probabilities are that
t will bo cTin)033l | of the men having the
ilgticst averages on the club tcores. This
. call out Parmalpe , Loomls Nason ,
ConneJy , Shepherd , Slubbs , Smc.ivl , lllnghnni ,
ITonlmorcncy , Peters , Blake , McFarlane and
.
Th3 following table shows the standing of
.he club members up to yesterday's shoot :
iillOOTnil1. ) I'UKCCNTAGUS.
60
Nason . . ra
'vtnniily raC 90
10 90S2U
4 < 1 S2U
Mnntinormeyi.i. COCl
lllal.e CO
COC
C )
ITl'Mll C )
Mcl-.irlnnc r.o -
9-3
IP 20
ItUKllC ? 10
' 10GO
I'etera „ GO
I'OBB GOCO
jDliunnfs , COCl
Itniclor 21)
Konyon I ) 0,715
Iii ovttr i 10 67'4
Head 10M
Unll , 21
McMullfii I )
: o
rn y , 20
JllMtll 40
40
lU'vnnltN 12" .
snooTints' ECOIILS-O.MAIIA : OUN
Nnnicn , No.il | 2 | 3
I led rnnl . . . .
Illrmlmm . . ICI17
IllaKe 16)10116 )
llp-nor . . . . ! 13
llrnckcr . . . HII I-
( 'arinldieal 8
Cole
PORK 13
Gray
Hall
Hnth
111 !
.Ioliann a 16 U'
liennaly 187'ia | ! '
Kenyan 10117
18 1M13
llcl'nrluni ! . . . 13 1C >
MeMullcn . . . II 13
Mnntmorcnry
Nation .
1 'armaleo . . ,
I'cterH . . . . . . .
Itcnil .
lcynol < H . . . . .
16 11'20 '
Tim Dl cl | > li'fi < > r in-nr Old I/auk.
Mnx Gladstone returned from Lake Wash-
ngton a day or two ago , bringing with him
i barrel of bass , pickerel anil p ke. Mr.
Gladstone has the sporting editor's acknowl
edgments.
W. I' . McFarlane , superintendent of the
'remont , Klkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad
elcgrapli , received a three-pound , rainbow
, rout from n friend at Long I'lnp , Thursday.
Trout fishing lias been \\omlcrfully good In
Long Pine river this spring and will lie bet
ter etlll In another year.
Qiic tlniiH unit AimvprH.
HAHVAHD. Neb. , May 22. To the Sport
ing Editor of The Uee : Will you answer the
following In next Sunday's liee : First , did
: he last legislature make dogs personal prop
erty. If so , can a city compel dog owners
to pay a license this year , ' 03 ? A Dog
Owner.
Ans. (1) ( ) Yes. (2) ( ) Yes.
SIOUX CITY , May 2t. To the Sporting
Rdilor of The Dee : Please publish the dates
of the Omaha Kennel club's coming bench
show. Also whether It v.111 bo held subject
to the rules of the National Kennel club.
H. H. W.
Ans. September 18 , 19 , 20 and 21. To the
American Kennel club rules , yes.
WYMORR. Neb. , May 24. To the Sporting
Editor of The Bee : Please Inform me In
Sunday's Issue when the next game ot ball
will be played at Lincoln and with what club.
Also when will Omaha play Lincoln at
Lincoln ? II. A. Muldoon.
Ans. (1) ( ) June 4 , with St. Joe. (2) ( ) June 11
DKNNISON. la. . May 24. To the Sporting
Editor of The lice : I'leaso answer In Sun
day's nee : A goes to bat , makes safe lilt ,
runs for A , makes two stolen bases , who
should receive credit for stolen bases , A or
U ? 0. W. Wheeler.
Ans. A.
GHAND ISLAND. Neb. , May 15. To the
Sporting Editor of The Ilee : To decide a
bet , please- answer In Sunday's lice the fol
lowing question. II and N ure playing tennis
against F and W. II IS serving to W. He
serves a ball , It strikes the net and bounds
over Into F's court. Is the ball a let ? I
hold that In order to be a let the ball has to
strike In the court at which It was directed
after striking the net. Am I right ? A Con
stant Header.
Ans. It Is a fault.
ELKHOUN. Neb. , May 24. To the SportIng -
Ing Editor of The Dee ; A and D eat In a
game of draw one evening recently and during
play both eat behind a set of throes at the
antno time. After the usual preliminaries 1)
"called. " A replied that he held a pair ot
nines , whereupon I ) showed down three ( our *
and proceeded to drag In the pot. A then
produced the third nine , but B claimed that
be was entitled to tbe pot because A bad mis
called his hand. A protested vlgorouily , because -
cause his thrco nlnca were better tban tUreo
fours. Will you lettle tha question ( or them
In next Sunday's Beet Heteree.
Ans. Tbe hand howa for Itself. Three
nines win.
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