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18 THE DAILY .BEE ; SUNDAYDEOISMBIJll J , 1805.
SPORTS FOR SNOWY DECEMBER
Notes and Comment on Events the Wide
World Over ,
ON THE STREAM AND IN THE FIELD
Diamond I-'ln lie * Homes Then nnrt
Atm TinI'tuiphiT * ' < SnlT llrroriln
f lic UlK Ten in a Anil .Siiort-
ItiK (2 < > Htli of All Sort * .
S I HAVE Intl-
mated before , one
mlle Is the favorite
trial distance of bi
cycle racers , and
all of the speedy
cracks arc ambi
tious to hold the
record , which now
belongs , unquatl-
, flcdly , _ to Walter
Sangcr , unpaccd.
The lime scored by Sanger at Den
vor two weeks ago was 2 minutes , 2-5 seconds
ends , the fastest unpaccd mile ever ridden
in Iho history of the wheel , and Is so recog
nized by the racing board ot the League of
American Wheelmen.
Dy the way , the history ot the unpaccd
mile. In this country Is an Interesting one.
In England and" Franco this dlrtanco has
always been regarded ay the sine qua non
for their racerias It establishes unques
tionably the exact ability of a man with
out assistance of any kind. In riding the
tinpaced mile he simply goes out and rides
the distance- the maximum of Irts speed.
There are no tandems or quadi" to open up an
avenue for him. He relies solely upon his own
powers. The first unpaccd mile ever ridden
In this country for record purposes was In
1891 , I believe , at Springfield. Mass. , nnd
strange to relate , Sanger was the- winner , In
2 minutes , 7 2-G i-econds. Previous to this
event , the mile record had been confined to
paced attempts , when the action caused by a
flying tandem , In addition to- the nibral force
of following the pace , destroyed the real
merits ot the riders' ability , as It failed to
demonstrate a man's speed value. Paced
racing affords only flctlUous vnlue9 , nnd the
only racing that proves a man's real worth
Is unpaccd. In conclusion , I will say that
I doubt whether there Is a man In America ,
or even the world , who can ride the distance
in Sangcr's time. (
Owing to the fact that Omaha has had
but meager opportunity ottered for studying
nnd acquainting herself with Iho thorough-
biuds , there Is n greater following ot the
sport here than ono would think. In the
palmy days of ths old Diamond , when a
liberal foreign book was open on her boards
'on every race mecKng In the land , was the
time to estimate the local strength of lovers
of the running turf. Every afternoon there
was a crowd ot several hundred enthusiastic
players hero , and notwithstanding they ban
to rely almost t'olely upon the telegraph
for their knowledge of the Jumpjrs , they
were about as well-up a gang as you could
have found at any of the big tracks In the
country. The opinion ot Jack Morrison , one
of the proprietors , was law among the touts ,
and true It Is , ho possessed n fund of Information
mation about the cracks of the country that
was marvellous , considering his advantages ,
and worth a barrel ot gold to his
house on every big day. A lot of
us were talking horse down at Foley's the
other eevnlng , when Jack said : "Thero Is
.uo . doubting but what Henry ot Navarre Is
the king of the running turf today , but
honestly , I don't believe ho would hava been
In It several years ago. It Is strange , but
In the ye'irs back there were a half-dozen
good Jumpers , three years old and up , where
there Is ono nowadays. For instanre If you
should turn back to our books ot 1S86-'S7-
' 89-90 and ' 91 , It would require but a
glance to convince you of the superiority of
the fields then over the present time , both
as to quality and quantity. In 1880 , In the-
3-year-old events , were such horses as Dry
Monopolc , Dluo Wing , Den AH , Cyclops , Inspector
specter D. , The Hard , Dew Drop , Quito , Lin
den and others , at Monmouth alone. The
next year brought out such brilliant fellows
as Kingston , Hanover , Preciosa , Winfleld ,
Pure Rye , Charity and a score of others ,
among which I must not overlook that
grand race mare , Firenzl. In 1839 what do
wo have but Salvator , Tcnny , Longstreet ,
the Faverdale colt , Senorlta , Reporter ,
Fides and a galaxy that was almost blinding
for brilliancy. Of course these named were
but a small number of the crackerjacks that
electrified the world In these good , old
halcyon times , but they are plenty to make
good my claim that there were many more
good young gallopcra then than now. I will
not attempt to argue time or Illustrate by
the different great events of these times In
comparing the good ones named with the
stars of the past season , but at any dis
tance over a mlle , I can name at least a
quartet who could give Henry of Navarre
fifteen pounds and a good licking. What
would Kingston , Longstreet , Salvator or
Tcnny have done to Navarre had they caught
him In a llttlo scrap for a mile and a quar
ter ? Not a thing , would they ? Well , I
guess yes. "
Speaking of the runners reminds me that
Henri , alias Llttlo Grltfin , who rode Re
quital In the last Futurity , passed through
the city enroute for California last Wednes
day , accompanied by his valet. A Jockey with
a' valet ! Well , there is nothing remarkable
about that when you consider the enormous
salaries some of tha cracks of the profession
receive. I had quite a chat with Grlllln
over a cold bottle of beer. In Pat O'Hern's
when ho was here Wednesday , and ho gave me
n lot of Interesting Information. He did not
hesitate to award the palm of all the nice
riders to Fred Taral , who rode for the
Keenes nnd a princely salary during the
past season , "And then , " continued
Orllllii , "Taral makea a small fortune an
nually on hla outside mounts , and his carhlngs
this year will foot up to 120,000 If they go a
cent. He his not engaged with anybody for
189i ( , as lie 1ms many business interests.1
and Is not particular whether bo rides any
more or not. Another thing which may keep
him off the saddle Is the fact that he flndc
It exceedingly dllllcult to get down to weight
any more. Still , Fred la a rider of such
dash and skill and squareness that ho will
never have to go bgghig for mounts , even
If ho Is not olgned by any of the big estab
lishments. "
Next to Taral there Is no better rldor In
the world than Llttlo Griffin. Ho gee with ,
ths Dlemtou stable next year , but says , of
courae , that Dave Gideon , the winner of
three Futurltley , will have the second call
on lls ) services. Sam IJosRott will remain
with the Oneck stable , and Slmins with tha
Dwyers. Marty Derge-n will stick to Corrl-
gan In ths west ; and they are a good pair
to tie up with each other. Lonnle Clayton ,
now In bad favor at Lexington for sueplclout <
riding , gats oat next year with Colonel W.
P. Thompson of the Drookdala stable. Charlie
Thorpe , the old Omaha lad , haa returned to
hla home In Lexington. la. , and has written
to his friend , Mogy , the king of the news
boys , tint hs will do no more riding until
eprlog. Thorpe Is of the Orllllu class of
Jockeytf , ono who never "does business , " but
can always bi counted on to beat out a "lead
pipe. " when heU In the tun.
Dut getting back to jockey salaries , I
learned tint Griffin himself makes from
$10,000 to $12,000 a year , as doss Doggett.
Lambley earns anywhere from $5,000 to
(7,000 , and there 1s quite a number In tbb
$5.000 list. Alonzo Clayton , according to
Grlllln , has been the best paid western
jockey , but Mldgely and Perkins have alto
drawn big money , and Williams , Dtrgen ,
Thorpe and Kellx Carr "weigh In" at a good
stiff price. Caswtn , now under suspension ,
Leigh and Hill , are also among the- well
paid men , Grlllln la of the opinion that
Omaha , with her advantageous gtographlcnl
situation , should be ono of the racing cen
ters of tin world , Hs was Incredulous
when Informed ( tut a yet there had never
been a single- bona fide sfeslon held hero.
He remarked that If the town waa half IB
good as Pat O'Hern's ber It ought to make
"win" .
at anything.
Whatever may be alleged stout the marble-
heartednrss given all vlaltlng sports by the
Ilrltl hera , It Is certain tint tbe ma of
Albion know how to stick up for thslr rights
In their own country. According to an
editorial In the- last number of tha London
Fltld , tbe KntilUh Sporting Icaguo organ-
laed over there last July wa Instrumental
in the defeat of no lea tbau th.r'yonljbj
of Parliament at the lat * grurral
election , The Field Kays that the miln
objcrt of the league li "to Influence public
opinion without regard to party politic * In
the Interests of sport , KO as to enable the
people to nmtise tliernstlvo ? In future with
out molt'itatlon , " and all candidates for elec
tion In constituencies where , the Hague had
Its branches were asked whether they would
protect nnd maintain th * right of the people
to the tree enjoyment of all xporls , pastimes
and recreations at pressnt consld-rcd legiti
mate , Failureto answer satisfactorily this
and n few other questions of a like nature
lost the politicians their seats.
Sporting wrltcri all over the country ate
not climbing over each other to get their
culogluins of cx-Champlon Jim Corbett In
the first eJltlon of tholr respective papers.
The truth plainly expressed as to Corbett Is
that he hap , of late , been a perpon of extra
ordinary Influence In bringing the sport which
ho championed Into disfavor anil Ill-repute ,
Rft > v Captain Cooke , the noted pugilistic au
thority. They are all ridiculing the Callfor-
nlan's surrrndry of the championship. Anent
this Macon McCormlck , one of Corbstt's most
bigoted followers , tuys : "In giving up the
title. Jim acted more like a spelled child than
a sensible , grown-up man , Dctoro he ac
quired the title he was as eager for It as a
hound In leash for freedom. As a theatrical
trademark It was worth $10,000 a year to
him at least. Yet Inplt ? of friendly warn-
tngi he throws It nway as a boy might a
broken toy the day after Christmas. I hope
I may bo mistaken , but I fear that Jim will
seriously regret his course- before he Is many
moons older. The Spanish have a proverb ,
'Ho who will not when he can , shall not
when ho will. ' No holder of the American
championship ( except John L. Sullivan ) was
ever able to regain the title after having laid
It don u or lost It In battle. He cnly let Kll-
rnln have It because his arm was broken ,
when Jake challenged htm , and Kllraln got
no credit for so doing. Another thing that
must gall Corbett terribly Is the fact that
few of Maher's admirers give Jim any credit
for thf gift of tinchampionship. . They say
ho only gave up the title b cau 3 If ho didn't
Peter would have challenged him right In the
ring that night after punching O'Dsnnell out
and that he would take It from him In a
jiffy In a fair fight. If Jim was wise he
would announce that he- had resumed hla title
and was doing business at the old stand ,
ready and willing to meet all comers , but not
for mlsccllancouti club purposes. "
.For ono I take no stock In the- prattle of
McCormlck , Cooke or any of the rest of the
so-callrd authorities. I have no love- for Cor-
but , but I nm honest enough to do him credit.
I don't think ho fears any man living and I
don't think there Is a prize lighter In the
world he cannot whip , and whip plenty , In
three or four rounds. Again , his retiring
from the ring Is the only decent and fonslble
thing he has been nullty of sine ? the Sep
tember night , back In 1892 , when he put the
kibosh to John L. If he wants to be any
thing but a blackguard and a loafer , let him
stay out of the ring.
Clothesline , the champion racing grey
hound of the world , died on Tuesday morning
last at the advanced age' of eighteen years.
For the past nine years this famous dog lu
boon the property of Charlie Hosiers of this
city and at whose home he died. Clothesline
mnda the championship record at
tht driving park at Buffalo , N. Y. , on April
4 , 1S8G. In a race with the great greyhound ,
Drake Carter. The match way for $300 a
plde , at 200 yards , and Clothesline won In two
straight heats , the first In ll'.i seconds and
the- second In 12Vi , which Is the best time on
record.
Pugilism seems to bo thriving In and
around New York despite the body blows the
game has received elsawhero during the past
year. On Monday night , December 2 , at Mas-
peth. Kid Lavlgno and Joe Wolcott arc to
meet In a twenty-round go. Preliminary to
this will be a ten-round sctto between Solly
Smith and Jprry Mart'hul , the colored boxer
from Australlla. At the new Manhattan club
on the evening of December 5 Champion
George Dlxon and Frank Eine are to collide
In a ten-round bout and during the holiday
week Jimmy Darry , the 110-pound prodigy ,
and Jimmy Anthony , the young Australian ,
will battle for the world's championship in
their class. Wolcott , Dixou and Darry should
win.
Contrary to a very general hope and ex
pectation , the light harness season of 1SU3
has closed without bringing to the front
thetwominute hors ? , and It now uaems
more than probable that both the trotting
and pacing records will stand for some time
at the marks set last year by AIlx and
Robert J. Hundreds of thousands of people
have gone to the various race meetings this
year hoping to yao some of the cracks take
a slice off the record , but Invariably they
came away disappointed. When Allx went
Into winter quarters last year It was con
fidently asserted she would come out this
spring In better shape than over. Dut she
did not. Keying her up for nerve testing
records In 1S04 provfd too much for the
game little mare , and she wasn't at her
speed at any time during the ycir. Itv \
quite probable that the- sweet little thing
has seen her best day. And Rob3rt J , whom
Cicero Hamlln paid could have paced In two
minutes last year If he had allowed him to
bj driven out , but would surely get there
this year , also failed to produce the goods.
Azote , Deuzctta and Fantasy gave some llttlo
hopeat various stages In the season , but the-
mark was too high , and now there Is no
telling when the two-minute horse will arrive -
rive , for It Is nowise as likely now as It
was at this time a year ago. However , wo
are going to have all the big light harness
guns here next July , and who can tell but
what the two-minute nag Is to make his
debut upon our own new superb track ?
H. N. Plllsbury , the champion chest1 player ,
hau gone to Russia to prepare for his big
forthcoming match there. Ho will , remain
In London for a brief tlrno as the guest of the
British Chess club , and while thsrc will
conclude arrangements with Sir George
Nownes for the grand International chess
congreiu , to bs held In this country tarty In
1890 , The project has already aroused great
Interest In London , as well as New Yoik
and Drooklyn , and a battle royal may be ex
pected to come on ua soon as tne American
champion can get back to America from St.
Petersburg.
Philadelphia , which far excels any other
city in this country In the national game of
the Johnny Dulls , will rend a crack team to
Hiigland next year , nnd , judging from the
work of the American players during the past
season , thsy will bt plenty able to hold their
own , even In the lion's den.
That professional rowing In America Is
little better than a dead sport was abundantly
demonstrated at the late regatta at Austin ,
T < x. Collusion with the pool boxes and
faking was what administered a quietus to
this glorious sport , and It will require years
of careful nursing to ever restore It to popu
lar favor. All the old crowd were there.
Poor old Ned Hanlon , who lies several warm
personal friends In Omaha , and who haa
made and dumped a kingly fortune In rowing ,
still Imagines that he Is a champion , when
it it ) palpable to all that ho Is one of the
rankojt dead cards ullvo. He was th'.re
battling in a preposterous way for recognition
And Teenier , a very fast man , but a very
crooked one , was a ho In the push , nnd the
mere fact that he was there was sufficient to
stamp tlio whole affair as a fake , Tecm'r
has not , nor never had , any standing In til
rowing woild. Ho has given the "double
cross" to too many good men. Jake Gaudaur
was on deck and to hlrf crrdlt be It cald he
never showed up better In his career. U.'spUe
th fact that he Is on tha other side of the
hill of life he 1s bettir today than ever
before nn.I It Is too bad for his take that the
upcrt 1ms been allowed to languish. Ten
years ago professional rowing was one of the
most fashionable of sporty fads ,
The scheduling of a game of foot ball for
Omaha on Christmas day by the University
club la decidedly detrop. Foot ball has been
rarely fashionables this fall , I will acknowl
edge , but ther Is no sport which can Interest
Iti votaries tin year round. They all have
their legitimate cycles and to go cut of these
Is to have the pastime pall on Us patrons.
In Europe the- seasons are mora marked aud
rellgloucly adhered to than In go-ia-you-pleabo
An-erlca. Horse racing over there begins in
May and ends In October , while fox and deer
hunting start ! lu on the first of tin- present
month and terminates en All Fools' day.
Yachting has Its excluilvo season and after
a certain d to there U no boat In conunls-
ilon. Juveniles , without any playing
schedules , illp from winter sports to marbles ,
thtnc : to jclu'Hylng and the ball field , and
en UiMUKn the gamut of youthful sports , de-
vHlnrr uuconiclouely but a brief season to
each , AJtonipla at bulling things Invariably
result In discomfiture.
What do you think , Jack Prince U
rcdlvlvuft. The greatest hustler of modern
times hai built a mammoth $50,000 cotls-uni
down at Nashville , Tenn. , nnd Is conducting
a big six-day professional wheel chase there
this week. The Nashville Manner of the23d
says :
"The Coliseum will be n lasting monument
to the untiring zeal and business sagnclty of
Manager Jack Prince. This gentleman ar
rived In Nashvllla BO mo months ago a com
parative stranger , though his reputation as
ono of the crack riders of the country had
preceded him. Ills experience In such matters
taught him that Naahvlllo offered a uplendld
field for such an enterprise. Th * subject was
broached to a number of well known business
men nnd they at once became Interested , A
meeting was subs qucntly called , Manager
Prince laid hip plans before these assembled
and as a result the- Coliseum company was
organized. The money necessary to erect ths
building and track was quickly subscribed
nnd the carpenters are today putting the
llnUsliIng touches to the structure , "
Once again haa the pitcher bc n sn : to the
well once too often. Dllly Pllmmer , the
Champion English bantam , was Inglorlously
trounced before the National club of London
on last Monday evening by "Pedlar" Palmer.
Pllmmer'n perfornnnce In this comitty
stamped htm ns an extraordinary little man.
He clearly bested the great Dlxon In n limited
bout and with one exception came off with
flying colors In all his engagements. He
showed hck of form In hU match with Mur
phy at New Orlcanr , which was probably due
to a severe fever from which he had just
emerged. Dut there Is no excuse for his de
feat Monday night. His star has set.
A snAT TTHH iii.n.vcitnus.
n-ltli the llnll IMii < cr
f the Gitiiif ,
1TII a considerable
degree of certainty
the base ball fans
can look for some
Interesting Informa
tion In another
week. Man n 1 n g ,
Comlskey and Good-
enow , the Western
league committee
appointed to visit
Omaha and look
over the situation ,
have not shown up
yet , and of course there Is no
news from that source. The West
ern association moguls are plugging away
manfully , and It Is more than probable that
It Is Western association ball wo will
have next season. In another week It is
hoped that some definite announcement can
ho mode , not only In regard to the grounds ,
but about the management and players as
well. Until then It , will be wise to continue
the old refrain : "Waiting Dlrdle , We Are
Waiting for Thee. "
Frank Hallcr , who captained the Peorla
team last season , will manage St. Joseph ,
Mo. , In the Western association next year.
Larry Twltchell has "discovered" several
new players for Milwaukee for next season.
They will be rarities , as phenoms are not
plentiful these days.
John Goodenow , president of the Minne
apolis Dall club , Is a new 'comer in bass ball ,
but a pretty shrewd bird In the political
aviary. He Is chairman of the republican
central committee of Minnesota.
Jimmy McAlcer has decided that he will
quit elevating the stage. He has recited
"Casey at the Dat" for the last time and
retired from the Do Haven Opera com
pany content to Le only a ball player and not
an actor.
Perry WiMen has written a letter In Germin
to his dear old college chum , Chris Von der
Ahe , recommending Frazler as a Western
leaguer just ripe enough to pick. Chris has
sent Secretary Muckenfusa to corral him , and
unless the Minneapolis moguls are scaled off
Frazler may be a brown leg next season.
Dreltenstlen , Do d , Ely and .Cooley of the
Drowns will ask for an Incre-ase In salary
next season. And will they get It ? Yea ,
where little Willie got It.
"Snapper" Kennedy of the Lincoln pen
nant-winning team finished second In bat
ting In the team with a percentage of .323
and first In base stealing with sixty-five
stolen bases to his credit. Kennedy's fielding
last summer was of the Jimmy Ryan stamp ,
dashing , brilliant and accurate. He will
prove a genulno find for some shrewd Na
tional league manager. Sporting News. Yes
he will. Kennedy would last In the National
league until he played one game , probably.
Harry Raymond , wllh Detroit last season.
Is the only professional third baseman In
the business who doe ? not wear a glove.
Dllly Holier , theOrioles' winning pitcher ,
was married the other day to Emma Vanoua.
They will reside In Cedar Rapids , la.
JCESO Durkett sends a Cleveland admirer
the skin of a fox theleague's leading batter
rays he knocked over with the gun ho was
presented with.
Ed Dugdale isn't proud , even If he Is n
U'estsrn association magnate. He owns the
franchise at Peorla. but In preference to
eating up last reason's profits he's returned to
his old trade as a. molder at the Minneapolis. '
stove works.
Joe Kelley , Joe Sullivan , Harry Dolan and
Tommy McCarthy ars all clever bowlers ,
and they won a candle pin match at Boston
the other day , piling up 1,750 points to 1,749
To- the Sleeper Eyes. It was the closest call
on record In Tommy McCarthy's alleys.
Jack Doyle has dropped on his bluff mid
has signed a Baltimore contract.
Frank of Minneapolis leads the Western
league In batting with an average of .475.
Jack Sheridan will be one of the star um
pires on President Young's staff next season.
Pitcher Johnson of Minneapolis will not
wear a Cincinnati uniform next season.
The next meeting of the Western league
will be held In St. Paul on February 21 ,
The Phillies will release no players. All
will bo farmed out ths majority to West-
em league teams.
FroJ Touny , the Doston catcher , will coach
the Drown university baseball candidates
next spring.
Detroit will have a rtew ball park next
t'jcton. It will be but six minutes' rid ?
from the city hall.
Von dcr Aho expects to make the Drowns
as famous In ISflS as they were when thsy
were four-time winners. How ?
President Drunh Is blocking the- deal to
allow Walter Wllmot to go to Minneapolis.
Mr. Drush wants Wllmot for Cincinnati.
Mllwaukej ictuses to pay Dill Schrlver $350
next reason , KO the Washington monument
catcher will have tc- look for another Job. *
Jack Crooks Is slated to captain the Sena
tors next season. Poor policy to hav * a
second baseman act as captain. Playing the
portion gives him enough trouble- .
President Klthlea of Milwaukee has wag
ered Jimmy Manning of Kansau City that
the Browns will lio.it out the Cowboya next
season. A $10) suit of clothes Is the prlz ? .
Syracuse has demanded $ SOO/ / for Dan Mln-
nehan , who was tried by Louisville toward
the close of last ceason. Louisville wants to
throw the player back on Syracuse , but Syra.
says "nay. "
The true work that was done at the Na
tions ! leaguemietlng Is beginning to crop
out. The llrst evidence of it was the an-
nounrenient of the CInclnnatl-St. Louts deal ,
anil thcro will be more as the weather grows
colder , Cleveland World ,
Tin reIs to bo n pie-eating tournament at
Allegheny next week. That notice Is almost
sufficient to make Dllly Trafilcy throw a few
collars Into h'a irlp nnd sUrt for the depot ,
"Duck" Weaver , the liomelleut man that
over struck out , U wintering on his Kansas
farm. He will be with Milwaukee again next
feauon ,
St. Louis fans are jollied up over the fact
that there are to be three seasoned players
added to the team next eeason In Latham ,
Patrott and Murphy.
Doyle and Drouth era ore being weighed In
the baianco by Philadelphia fans. "If Doyle
would only bat rlghtbanded , " Is their wall.
Perhaps Doyle will.
Reports ) from PltUbttrg are that Cllngman
will be sold or relfated. He's a RooJ man to
hold on to.
If the Phillies no not need Monte Cross In
the Infield ho will be played In hla old posi
tion , behind the bit.
There appears to be come doubt In Gowanun
whether or not Irwln will win the pennant
for New York , It It' thought that some of
the plajera may kick over tha tracea and
itpoll all.
Chicago has fanned out Pitcher Thornton
to Detroit.
A number of the players who went to the
Paclfio coast to play In the California league
are on their uppers. They will come hpino via
Texas , arriving about March.
Milwaukee is eyeing Pitchers Darnes , Flg-
gemeler and Thomas of tUoWestern associa
tion. 1
Billy Hamilton promises' to play great
ball for Doston. He pays too much criticism
hurt him In 1S5.
St. Louis U after pitcher Frailer of the
Minneapolis team of ' 95 , Chris will give
two dead 'uns for him.
Pete Cawldy , the Colonels' now first base
man , Is more than six feet tall. He * Is but
22 yearn of age.
Minneapolis wanttt Joe Strauss , the Cincin
nati boy , to try third base next season. His
homo Is In left field.
Hanlon thinks Doyle will strengthen Dal
tlmore 15 per cent. Who will strengthen
Cleveland 20 per cent ?
Manager Seleo of Doston and Manager
Manning of Kansas City will take n team
of ten men to Australia next fall.
Manager McCloskey of Louisville has hopes
of landing Fred Ely nnd "LiveCross. . He
must have meUa Chinaman lately.
A Philadelphia exchange says Louisville
will jump at'a "trade of Duckley for Drou-
thers. Up to Mate the leap has not ben
made. > j
Louisville liatj.secured Pitcher "llumpus"
Jones , who wa tried by Cincinnati some
ueasons ago. He was with Grand Rapids
last season. ' ' " '
Catcher McAulcy , dratted by Washington ,
Is the only unslftntu1 Senator for 1S9G. He Is
No. 22.
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The old Iowa-Illinois league the "Two-
Eyed" league * of' ' 1804 may bo revived for
next season , v 'i
Tim sr.Aso.vs HKCOIIO ,
AVlmt the lllK-i'Koot Hull 'IViiniN Have
AVi ii ntiil Iot. .
The following , tnble glvct' the results fjr
the season of twenty loading teams , which
have , more Uiin. others , not mention Ml ,
played among themselves. .The list , however ,
contains all the big teams of the country ,
nnd gives an accurate , condensed account of
the sason's results :
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The WecU'K Sport on tin- Stream mill
> In the Field.
HE lovers of the dog
and gun , despite the
decjdedly disagreeable
weather which has pre
vailed most ot thp
time , have enjoyed uni
formly good sport dur
ing the past week.
Several parties have
been out on the Platte
and the bags secured
have varied from one
ROOSO to a half-doscn.
' ' Dut Deb White has
furnished the'biilk otrthe- sport and sportsmen
who , have frequented the cover and the corn
and stubble fields have had no occasion for
conip.'alnt. ' 'Stockton ' Heth and a friend
brought In forty"birds from Herman Thanksgiving - ,
giving day an'rtijj'lll ' Sjmeral , Dllly Townsend ,
Theodore Whemaij , A' C. Clallln , all reported
a redundance of sport In different localities
within a day's ride of the city.
The legitimate sportsman does not find his
main enjoyment In the number of birds he
kills , but of courss a good bag Is always a
source of uith'factlon. ' It Is but natural that
he should find pleasure In showing that liU
day afield had not bfen spent without reward.
Dut to make an outing memorable a charm
must bo found In the wonderful working of
the dogs , In beating down som ; gray old
hedge In the early morning hours when the
frost lays like a blanket over esre meadow ,
thicket or plowed field. In the burning cunsst
In the ovjnlng and In the atmosphere of good-
fellowship which seemingly Is to be found no
where clr ? . Thesa are the ical attractions of
a day In the field.
The team of Council DIuff.3 shooters which
took part In the friendly match with a team
of Omabans Thanksgiving day wau hand
somely banqueted by tha Omaha team last
evening.
n > l W. Hamilton , proprietor of the most
popular shooting lodfie In the wes't , situate
upon the famous canvasback marches of
Deuel county , Is serving upon th ? United
Statei petit Jury.
E. S. Dundy , Jr. , George Small and Ed W.
Hamilton wore the guestf of Colonel West at
Clarka on Sunday last. With Sun Ulchmond
as guide , they found where tlie geese wro
feeding and made a respectable bag before
the enow ttorm which set In about noon
stopped Iho I'port.
NORTH PLATTE. Neb. , Nov. 26. To the
Sporting Rdltor of The Dee : Well , old fel
low , how are you , anyway. I fully expected
to be In Omaha long ago to shoot Read the
match wo lave talked about so
long. I hays had Fomo elegant
shooting. J t after I wrote you In Octo-
liev , I killed 300 ducks In two and one-half
days , and I would bet I could kill 1,000 In a
v/cek ; never had better shooting in my life ,
What do you think ! I came to the Platte
river at Paxton yesterday and It Is frozen
over and not a goose on It. A friend of
mine said he knew where thsro was eonio
jack snlpo on Llttls Branch. I did not luvo
my gun. fo I took his old Winchester pump
gun and No , 1 nhot. I thot twenty-four
times and bagged twenty-three Jack snips
and Just as fat as fools , and
wa have three Inches of snow ,
and just awful cold. I never would
have believed there would bo jack enlpe
here when so cold. I go to Oalbway tonight
and will get bad : again to Paxton the 29th ,
J am shoptlnc bstter right r.o\v than ever
before I killed a ' grey wolf the ether day
that weighed 230 , pounds. You bet he was
a dandy , Vcu cjomo up next spring , and I
will give you a shpot that you never dreamed
about.
I hear Hoaglaml nnd Dickey and party are
at Sutherland ater , ( peep ? , but they won't
get any. I hopei It wlli got warmer , and by
next Saturday , ttey will ba back and I will
capture come of them. Write me at Paxton , '
Neb. , and scud nie last Sunday's Deo. Can't
git It here. John J , Hardln.
TII13 UXVJjn8ITV ( | CMMI TBASf ,
TluiiiUKKlvim ) liny ( isimo n-ltli the ,
( Jlinllt ( < fr of tlio Houkli-H.
Certain Diijyer corrwondruts got
thlnga decidedly mixed In their account
of the Thanktgftlng foot ball game at that
place bctne n I ) . A. 0. eleven and the- Uni
versity club jua'ro ( of Omaha , They alleged
that Dsnvir | ttjfkj ; all ber Qilua through
Oniaba's exit - w'j'-h v.ai composed of
Ler , FUbtr tri O n of I ) aus , but the
facts arc t' AK t ill Ihj'r ' eilni wer *
We Fire
THE - -
Monday Morning
*
By offering our $25 , $28 and $30
SUITS to Order at $15
Those who took advantage of a similar offer last June will not
be slow to avail themselves of this tempting offer.
Of course there's no money in it ! but it's Nicoll's way of clean
ing up about 6,000 yards of surplus stock. . t. . . - - -
- * - * '
We offer our $6 , $7 and $ S
to Order at 4
Do not confound our offer with the "Cheap Catch Sales" thaF
are so prevalent in the city at the present time.
Our reputation is worth more to us than any amount of in
creased business we might obtain by any such method ,
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South
15th St. 57 Tl J X. 15th St.
around the ends. Omaha could make gains
nowhere but through the center and tackles
of their opponents. The Omaha team re
turned Friday afternoon In the best of spirits ,
as no one- had been injured to any extent
whatever. The boys nil speak In the highest
praise of the Denver club for their lavish
tjeatineuit. They were quartered at the
Drown Palace hotel during their stay and on
Thursday evening were given a smoker at
the club rooms.
They report the game as being one with
out an unpleasant occurrence and will be
long remembered as a pleasant event by
every man who was on the team. The
features of the gimo were superb work at
center by the three representatives Iron
Doane , the heavy tackling by Shue and
Cowln. and Billy Gardner's boautlful worl
at fullback. Ilobblns , left tackle , never playei
a game on a heavy team before , but founc
himself to bo a star ground gainer and was
honored by the longest run made during the
entire game , and which was accompllshet
by a friint punt , he taking the ball Iran
their three-yard line , plunged through the
right end and covered forty-flvo yards , where
he was tnekled. The University club boys
are now talking of remaining together am
playing the State , university team In this
city In the near future. The game wouh
undoubtedly prove a drawing event If favorci
with a good day. Let's have It , anyway.
The ; IIiiyiH'ii DrotluTN Ten in.
The Hoyden Bros , ball team of the past
season has been one of the best that repre
sented that firm In years. Starting In nl
the commencement of the season It vlslte-l
almost all tha principal towns In Ncbraskn
nnd Iowa nnd met with almost universal
success everywhere. The success enjoyed by
the club may well be > attributed to its
manager , M. P. O'Connor , not forgetting that
princeof good fellows , the genial P. If.
Johnson , captain of the team. Having met
with such success on the diamond the club
has nowv resolved to try Its hand at associa
tion foot ball and ro far It has won a
majority of the games playeii. The team In
tends to visit Papllllon , Alnsworth , XorJc-n ,
Rlkhorn and Missouri Valley In the- near
futurennd before the season Is ended It
will liuvo a team that will be second to none
In the fctato. The personnel of the team Ic
at follows : It. WIlKirm , captain ; M , At.
McCnrmack , vies captain ; M. P. O'Connor.
II , M , McCormnck , C. Theston. 13. Trussoll.
T. Kelly , B. Luce , It. Doody , F. Evans nnd
F. neubtnsteln ,
I'M jon \ VnvN Cluintliloii Jim.
Fred Payton , formerly of this city , now
of Denver , beat Jim a. Malonc , ox-champion
pool plnycr of the world , In a match In that
city Monday night. The score was , Payton
150 , Malone 80.
Cliii'HtlitiiH ami AiiNn < * rx.
534 WI3ST ERIE STIIHHT , CHICAGO ,
Nov. 27. To Sindy Grlswold , the Sporting
Kdltor of Tha Bes : Will you kindly answer
In next Sunday'u Bee the following ques
tion. I know you have answered It scores of
times , but thcro are still thos ? In benighted
Chicago that have not seen these answers :
First. In high five , when both sides an-
nearly out does the micceswlul bidder , If he
makes the pcln'ii ho bid , go out notwith
standing his opponents make sufficient points
to carry that sidf out also ? Second. Which
nr& the points thpt are counted flri't when
both tilde.'J are nearly out ? Kudosed find
on ? dlmo for next Sunilay'u Dee to.be sent to
53 J West Ilrlo to me. B. S. Foster.
Ans. (1) ( ) The bidder does not go out If op-
pen e lit s malic enough of the- premier points
to put them cut. (2) ( ) Alwayx high , low , Jack
and the garno , right and off five ,
OMAHA , Nov. 19. To the Sporting Editor
of The Bee : Regarding a dispute concerning
thi > gold standard of Austria ; Since when In
force or the probability of being -nforced ?
Will you pleauj be so kind us to give- answerer
or any Information regarding same In the
next Sunday Bee. It will b ; appreciated.
O. M.
Ann. Austria is not on a gold basis ,
though holding in that direction. It Is un
certain how long It will b ? before sliu arrlvei
at specie resumption.
MANILLA , Io. , Nov. 18 , To the Sporting
Editor of The Bee : Will you b > so kind as
to Inform mo who v/Ina the following bet : A
beta B that Drake would have * 20,000 ma
jority dver Dabb for governor of Iowa , Who
wins ? Second , Where the two candidates are
tptcltlcd wculd II Include a majority over all
or just the two specified. Would like very
much If you would answer by return mall.
J. E. McCrackcu.
Am : No questions answered by mall. (1) ( )
A win * . (2) ( It would not require a majority
over all.
MANILLA , Io. . Nov. 18. To the Sporting
Editor of The Bee : A layi to B : "Will bet
you that Drake has 30,000 majority for gov
ernor over Dabb. " Doth parties claim they
have won. Please send answsr of this letter
to me. McNestney.
Ans. A rays ov-er Babb , specifically , and
consequently wins.
SOUTH BEND , Nov. 29. To the Sporting
Editor of The Bco : Pleasa answer in the
Sunday Dee it a run of ISO miles was uot
made by a man , the start being made from
Omaha , the whole distance being made
without a atop , or has that distance ever
been run by a man without a stop ? C.
Johnson.
Ans. (1) ( Have no knowledge of tmch a
run from Omaha. (2) ( ) It Is thought soms
of the late candidates on the local citizens'
ticket will have covered that distance be
fore they are headed off.
DENISON , la. , Nov. 27. To the Sporting
Editor of The Dee : To decide a bet , please
answer the following question , which
asked gome weeks ago : Do any ocea :
steamers run between Chicago and Llvcrpoo
or any other foreign ports ? A. J. Gary.
Ana. Vessels with a twelve-foot draught
havs made the trip via the Welllngtoi
canal.
OMAHA , Nov. 29. To the Sporting Edi
tor of The Dee : Are there any rules for
fifteen-ball pyramid pool ? Is It called a
Mks shot when the cue ball hits the object
ball the second time and then goes Into the *
pocket. D. It. S. , A Subscriber.
Ans. (1) Yes. (2) ( Yes.
WIIISTM ] .
T. I , . Plnnlon In Atlanta Constitution.
When times lire bad nnd folks are sad
An' Kluomv day by iluy.
Jest try your best at lookln' glad
An' whistle 'cm away !
Don't mind how troublpw bristle ;
Jest take a rose or thistle ;
Hold your own
And change your tone
An' whittle ! whlitle ! whistle !
A song la worth : i world o' Flghs :
When red the llghtnlngo play ,
Look for the rainbow In the tildes
An' whlstlo 'em away !
Don't mind how troubles bristle ;
The rose rnm H with the thistle ;
Hold vour awn.
An' change your tone ;
An' whistle ! whistle ! whistle !
Kach day comet with n life that's new-
A Htrango. continued story ;
lint mill , liciie.Uh u bond o' blue ,
The wet Id tolls on to ijlury !
Don't mind how troubles bristle ;
Jest tul < p a rnsc > or thlstlu
Hold your own
An' change your tone ;
An' whistle ! whistle ! vMiistlc !
OUT OK THIS OIini.VAUV.
It costs four times as much to govern
American cities as Is spent for the tame
Hirpose In Great Britain.
Probably the most extraordinary journal In
he wurlil lu published weekly at Athens ,
ts contents arc written entirely In verae ,
even to the advertisements.
In Norway ths horses are broken In by
women. They make , pits of them llrst , feed-
ng the colts cut of their own bandit and
er.chlng them to follow Ilku dogs.
Captain Luther D. Burnett , n nautical man ,
tllh of a whistling e > : l which he cainu upon
n Mecox Day , N , J. , recently. The eel waa
'fifteen foot long and an laige uround as a
tall keg. "
The longest wagon bridge In the world Is
situated at Galvcston. Tex , It la more thu : >
lire ? miles Icng and tpans Galveston bay
roni north to tcutli. It Is built mainly of
wood and haa on draw.
What IH believed Io be the largest mirror
n the- world hau juct been set up In a New
'ork hotel. It Is IfiB Inclioi square and waa
nado In France. It cost | 5.00 ( ) and two days
and a night were , consumed In celling It up ,
tut nothing smaller will do for a man thirteen
ect high. _
In the Norwegian town of Haugcgund ,
vlilcli has a population of C.200 , not a drop of
plrlluous liquor hat been wld for twenty-
nine years. Many of the Inhabitant ! ) have
ever tasted liquor.
The Ilrewera' Journal sums up tha gales of
ialt llquora In the Unite ] States and terrl-
orles for the fiscal year ended with laH
une as 33,4G.CGO ! * barrels. Till a la an In-
rease of 191,428 barrels over the Buleu cf the
' ( ( ceding fiscal year , and It IB the largest
otal ever reported , except the not much
lilKgt-r one pf 1832-3 ,
A0 Nelcon Itayburn was cramlng the rull-
cad track near KlngEton. O. , his horse wai
truck by A westbound freight train. The
lorse was killed and part of the dashboard
orn away , but Ha/burn , who was souu 1
Bleep In hlu buggy , knew nothing of it
until some time after , The buggy Has hurled
wcnty feet.
Dr. Tucker , the chemist of the New Yor'i
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Reduced price on all Patent Medi
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Goodman DrugCo.
1110 Fn rim in St.
State Board of Health , has been looking Into
the question of the adulteration and deteriora
tion of drugs with bturtllng results. Out cf
8,305 samples of drugs Investigated during
thice years not one-half were- rated "iool. "
Ir. Tucker thinks that nonio valuable and
well known old-fashioned remedies havu
'alien Into dii'une lieeauso the thing that
mule them efflcac'ous la left out In the
Mrnulncra told , Twenty-six out of 123 samples
of chloroform were found to be Impure.
A Philadelphia man nays that the worst
icadacho can be cured by taking a few drop ?
of abslntho In thu palm of the hand , rubbing
both hinds together until thu liquor IH
lartlally absorbed Into theukln and then
covering the faca with the hands for a few
noments BO as to Inlialu the odor.
GAMIMIA. I''IKMH.
J'liclr OinrnlloiiHnniNi Jiiillinulon
mill KiiilctltcSt
"Tho camera fiends are working n new
teheino for catching snap shots , " remarked
a frlond to a reporter of the Albany State.
'Nothing Is too sacred or private for tliob ?
ipople. JJoino of them have boun known to
ak& a picture of a clergyman. In Iho net of
irjylng- lila pulpit. Now they have taken
up tha Idea of makliiK collections cf photo
graphs of pretty girls and woman , They
carry their kodaks with them on railroad
ralnu and get a focui on every pretty face
hey can get Into range , A frUml of mlns
[ vine on Pine Hill h > n u very pretty daughter
jej ; about 1G yearn. She hod licon vlsltlni ;
oniu frlcnda up north and returned home
he other < lay. She wau quit" cxcltud and
ndlgnant over BomethltiK which had Imp-
> cned to her on the train coming homo.
She told her mother that a man en the train
md alined Ills camera at her , and before shu
cull zed what ho was about , had taken tier
> lcture. She UUH uuro of that , btcauio ho
iad looked at her with an exiiltsul sort of
xpresulon on hla face , as though he waa
aylng to himself , Tvo got you on my lint. '
'he fellow lock the photograph of oilier
adits In the car , and when the train arilved
t ( ho sutler ho walked out of tlio car wltb
lie. proud air of a hunter who wau juit re-
urtilnu from a nucccs ful day'H hunt. "
"Now what do you think of that ? " ai'kcil
ny friend. "That fellow could not do any-
liltiK like thct Boiith of Daltlmore , Ileupcct-
bio people would mob him. Ho l no better
hun a thief In Uklng a lady'it picture In a
urroptltlcus manner and without her con-
ont , It la high time to draw a line some-
vh rovlthln which Iheie kodak flcuda can
irry un their cperatloiu. Respectable ladle : *
raveling wllloul escort are at thu mercy of
htto people , and KonielhliiK should be done
o put a ztop tu this practice. I wish you
would six uoiiu-'ulns about U in your paper. "