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THE OarAITA DAILY BJ3E : rEBHTTAllY 9 , isno.
SPORTS OF WANING WINTER
Revival of tbo Olympian Games at Ancion
Athens ,
CLASSICAL TESTS FOR MEN OF MUSCL
IVUIt tlic Honil nnnim nt HI I'nuo I
KtiKllnh Wnlcr * The Wrangle * lu
S | > or ( Tlio Drrliyn with All < lic
Live SportliiK Unftli > of liny.
HB fact that tbcr
Is to be a rovlva
of the famou
Olympian game
will bo horalde
with extreme sit
Isfactlon by Ih
ntilctc3 ! of Iwt
continents. Those
world-noted Groc' '
pastimes wilt b
begun In Athens
Greece , late I
April. While the Interest In this even
may not bo so Intense In tbla country ns
is In Europe , there Is irtlll enough of It t
iniplro the utmost curiosity. The cxcluslo
of foot ball , basa ball and polo , three popula
sports , here , Is undoubtedly the only reaso
why the announcement has not been receive
with the same fervor manifested on th
other side. It Is reported , but not aiithcnt
cally , that the Now Manhattan Athletic clu
of New York will send a loam over. I
they do there Is but llttlo fear but wha
their showing will bo up with the very lies
and It IB the general wish that America wl
bo represented. These Olympian games ar
of especial Interest to the students of all th
college ! * In this country , but more parttcu
larly to the Princeton university. This I
owing to the fact that the American repre
sentative of the International committee I
a professor nt the college. Prof. Wllllat
M. Slo.inc , who Is at the head of the do
partmcnt of history and political science I
the university , Is authority on the eubjec
and all of the American business conncctci
with the games passes through his hands
Ho has taken pronounced Interest In th
college's athletics , and It was probabl
owing to this fact that he was chosen n
the American representative. Prof. Sloan
Is much disappointed over the outlook , In
asmuch as ho apprehends that no America
team will go over. It was lila hope that /
whole shipload of athletes would bo sen
across and that they would hold the pol
that would reach the persimmons. Th
card of sports be In (7 ( prepared Includes "fee
races , " 100 , 400. 800 and 1,500 flat metre
( equivalent to about 110 , 440 , SSO and 1,65
yards ) ; contests , running long and big
jump , polo vault , putting the shot an
quoits ; cross country race , forty-eight kilo
metres ( equivalent to 29,70 miles ) , from Marathon
then to Athens , for a cup offered by
Brcal of the French Institute. Gymnastics
Individual armpull , horizontal bar , rings
parallel bars , vaulting , weights. Teams o
not fewer than ten members will bo ad
milled to contests , yet to b
arranged. Fencing , wrestling and marks
manshlp ; yachting and rowing accort
ing to the entries and under special rules t
bo obtained from the French Yacht union
Cycling , 2,000 and 10,000 metres ( cqulvalen
to one mlle and a quarter and six miles am
a quarter respectively ) on a track , wlthou
pacemakers ; 100 kilometres ( sixty-two miles
and twelve-hour contests with pacemakers
Horsemanship , contests In lawn tennis am
cricket or similar games for which con
testants and teams offer. Olympian games In
the future will take place at the followln
dotes nnd places : 1900 , at Paris ; 1904 , at Ne\
York City ; 1908 , at London.- Thousands o
masons 'and carpenters" now at wor
rebuilding the famous Stadium In Atlion
and replacing , at great cost , the importan
scenlo surroundings of the original festival
Boxing has been entirely eliminated from th
games. In ancient times the Greeks wer
great pugilists and their boxing bouts wer
of a deadly order. It Is expected that th
colleges of the world will furnish most of th
athletes.
The Northwestern Association of Trotting
and Pacing Horses has arranged for an ex
cellent race meeting for Washington Park
Chicago. The program adopted contem
plates an Innovation when compared wltl
former meetings. It was decided to com
mcnco the meeting with a horse show , whlcl
will open on Saturday , Juno 27 , and occupy
the first two days of the meeting. The
Washington Park club will make this a so
clety event similar to the well remembered
Derby days , which have been a social feature
with that club for the last ton 'years o
more , excepting last year , when no running
meeting was given. On Tuesday morning
Juno 30 , will commence four days of stralgh
trotting , pacing and bicycle races. The
crack harness horses , llko Patohen and
Gentry , will not bo In It this year and the
boys with the bikes -will. The "bike" feature
will , doubtless , servo as a good drawing
card , though the combination seems a llttlo
peculiar. It la a little bit like having horse
back riding and dog races to attract a crowi
to a fat stock show.
The twelvemonth Just closed 1895 In the
outset was expected to bo the greatest year
of International sport over known In the
history of athletics. But It was a dlsap-
polrtuient. There were events enough , bu
so i much wrangling and dissatisfaction was
never the lot of sportdom before. What
effect all these contretemps will have on
international competition during the presen
year remains to bo seen. The prospects for
a cup race are Infinitesimal , the Dunrnvon
experience being the most damaging am
disgusting faux pas of all the numerous
annoyances of the year. Wo will ba repre
sented at the great regatta at Henley , however -
over , as Yale has concluded to attempt the
trick at which Cornell so Ignomlnlously failed
and the British turf will also be Invaded by
American horsemen. The London Athletic
club Is also in the field with a challenge to
the New York club and it Is still posalblo
that Oxford or Cambridge will como over to
measure strength with an American uni
versity crew. Again , It looks as if the three
continents will make an effort at resuscitat
ing tbo game of the professional rower , so
that In an Indefinite sort of a way the pros
pect for International sport In 1800 isn't lalf
bad.
By the time The Beo's readers scan these
pages I will ba well on my way to El Paso.
Tue > Interest Is constantly on the Increase
In the big knuckle carnival which opens up
on Friday morning next , and the outlook Is
i rosy for a tremendous attendance. Last
Sunday I briefly touched upon the main
4 event , the battle bel\veen Matior and Fltz-
' . elmmons , and while the tenor of my remarks
might have led one to believe that I lent a
Ulflo Fltzslmmonsward , I am honest Irt nd-
vising every better to reflect seriously be
fore he lays his dough on either man and
it you ara not overburdened with the article
< ' that Is supposed to accelerate the locomotion
O ( Hie leiuuio niuiau it. iiugui uu iuu wisest
plan to keep your stuff In your Inside pocket.
There are a whole lot ot wlao guys who are
shaking their heads ominously when refer
ring to the second event , that between
Walcott , the Barbadoes wonder , and Bright
Byes , the plantation coon , and I'll admit the
chances here are good for a dump. Still It
will require tbo actual argument with the
mils to convince the great rank and file of
I'Uliana's followers that the man lives , anywhere -
where near hl weight , who can do the Bos
ton shade. That Walcott is a wonder none
can galmay. He It built on the plan of the
African quadrumana and seems to possess
about the same Inordinate vitality. He has
fully demonstrated hU worth In many a
ploody scrap , Oil the other hand. Collins ,
the Dallas man , Is utterly unknown outside
of .Texas , but there It must bo acknowledged -
edged ho stands ace high. Again , while I
say that there Is a cuanco of a surprise
hero , Walcott looks to me llko ready money ,
There Is always a likelihood of the unex
pected when a new man Is to figure In the
deal. A champion Is as likely to be devel
oped today or tomorrow as ho was when
Jim Corbelt harvested hla laurels , and the
spectator who figures on form alone Is the
.mat ) who oftenest gets the short end ot tbo
money. In any event the contest will ovl-
dently be one worth double the prlco of
admission. Wolcott ttandi five feet one and
oni-half tuchoa In his fighting shoes , while
Bright Kjrca toweri above him Just wven
nd one-half ( itches , good exemplification
ot the tall and the short ot It , Collins will
undoubtedly concentrate his energies In one
grand effort to dent the cast-Iron skull of
tlio Darbadocs darkey , while the latter will
find a target In Bright Ryes' bay window.
Thus the line ot battle will bo contradlatlnct ,
and the result will depend on which goes
first , Walcott's head or Collins' stomach.
So you pays your money and takes your
choice.
Now that the St. Petersburg chess tour
nament Is over. It is pleasing to announce
that there is Bill ) another event and oven a
still more prominent and Interesting one
on the tapis. Arrangements ; have been
completed for an International contest with
the knights and pawns between the cracks
ot this country and the United Kingdom ot
Great Britain and Ireland , all the moves to
be made by cable , and It will assuredly be
the > greatest chess duel the modern world
has ever known. It wlss certainly strike
the readers ns rather unique to read ot the
contests , knowing that their own country
men are playing In New York and the
Britishers In London. The tourney will run
two days. March 13 and 14 , and the vic
torious team will be 'awarded with a mag
nificent silver cup valued at $1,000. nnd
which has been donated by Sir George
Newnes , president of the English Chess
club.
Oliver Iselln has sorely disappointed all
of us bellicose American * Ho will neither
croaa rapiers with the Earl of Dunruvcn ,
nor take a crack at him with his llttlo pistol ,
let alone taking a punch at his Jaw. Olllo
evidently considers Dunny not In his class ,
nnd Instead of going over London for Just
pome such fell purpose , Mr. Ipelln went to
complete arrangements for the sailing of
Defender In the Mediterranean In the early
spring. Orders have been received to get
the boat In sen trim by April 1 , and this
leads the yachtsmen to believe that she Is
to bo entered In cither the Mediterranean
regatta or the English events later on. In
nny case , that Is what wo want to see. her
do , MCO In English waters. Defender , un
like Vigilant , can turn on her heel llko a
flash , and pho ought to show our English
cousins the trick. The narrow courses of
the Clyde were mulnly responsible for the
many defeats of the Vigilant , and her slow
ness In stays seemed to causa much amuse
ment on the other .side. Wliat Americans
want Is to sec Defender beat the whole lot
of English racers , and It looks very much
llko the Defender pc'oplo are going to make
the attempt. Dunraven's boat Valkyrie
will not bo In the contest Unless the carl
makes some settlement with Mr. H'MIn In
regard to hla recent charges. It Is doubtful
oven then If Mr. Isolln would consent to
race with Valkyrie. With Valkyrlo out , of
course. Defender's chief competitor would
bo Britannia , and possibly the Allsa. As
for the Britannia , she. Is the best all-round
boat In the English yachting navy , not except.
Ing Valkyrie. Many yachtsmen do not
hesitate to state that Britannia Is u bettor
boat than Dunravcn'a challenger. The latter
was badly beaten by Defender In the only
fair race of the International series , and In
weather favorable to the English flyer. If
Englund ponds Britannia , Valkyrie , Allsa
and Satanlta , her four fastest sloops ,
American yachtsmen have Defender , Vigilant ,
Jubilee and even the old Volunteer to look
after our Interests In the Mediterranean.
The movements of the racers will bo watched
from now on with Intense Interest.
If the following description of the arena
where the fistic carnival Is to occur Is a
correct one , and there Is every reason to
believe- that It Is , as It has the official en
dorsement of Dan Stuart , there will be no
necessity for crowding or Jostling : The dia
gram states that the seating capacity of the
amphitheater will be 20,000. If the lines
of the diagram are strictly adhered to the
accommodations for the contemplated big
crowd will certainly be first class. The ring
Is In the center and is of the regulation size.
On all four sides berths have been left for
the press. Just behind , In close proximity ,
ara the boxes , while a few feet away are
the reserved seats. Every chair Is lettered
and there ought not to bo any scrambling for
scats. There are thirteen rowsof _ these re
served chairs. The gcneral admlsslon scats
are ralsed-Fand have been arranged In the
ahape'ot tileacherlcs. The whole arena , ac
cording to the diagram , Is not unlike that
of the former Seaside Athletic club at Coney
Island. One noteworthy thing about the place
Is that the entrances to the various seats
are so arranged as not to conflict. The en
trances to the general admission and to the
boxes and reserved quarter of the building
are located opposite each other.
There Is little doubt but what Ormonde , the
greatest English horse ot the generation. Is
going to prove a great sire. His first colt Is
creating a perfect furore In California turf
elides. Ho Is out ot King Crust and Is
being prepared for the coming.summer's local
campaign. At a'recent public trial with 110
pounds up this youngster went a quarter Ilkn
a bird , flying over the distance In the ex
cellent tlmo of 0:23 : % . It was this trial that
has given the colt the boost. W. O'B. Mac-
donough gave $150,000 for Ormonde and It
now looks as II the returns were to be such
as to justify this enormous expenditure.
While enrouto from New York to 'Frisco
four years ago Ormonde was given two
days' rest here and hundreds of horsemen
flecked to the Palace stables to examine and
admire him.
I am In receipt of the book slips from
Slmonton & Co. , the big Covlngton , Ky. ,
turf exchange , which gives a full list of the
odds on the Oakley Derby , to be run at the
spring meetlrig of the Cincinnati 'Jockey
club. Ben Brush Is a hot favorite over all
the supposed cllglbles , as the following quo
tations show : Ben Brush , G to 1 ; Ramlro
( Fonso ) , 10 to 1 ; Prince Lief , 10 to 1 ; Captive ,
15 to 1 ; Nlmrod , 15 to 1 ; Applcgato , 20 to 1 ;
First Mate , 20 to 1 ; Hazlet. 20 to 1 ; Uamlro
( Gano ) , 20 to 1 ; Semper Ego , 20 to 1 ; Ulysses ,
20 to 1 ; Den Eder , 30 to 1 ; Lokl , 30 to 1 ;
Penury , 30 to 1 ; The Dragon , 30 to 1 ; The
Winner , 30 to 1 : Refuge , 25 to 1 ; Frontier ,
40 to 1 ; King William , 40 to 1 ; Byron Mc
Clelland , CO to 1 ; Umbrella , CO to 1.
TUB SAGE OF SALT CREEK.
And llrccr. } ; Clint from the Four Cor-
uvri of the Dlnnionil.
cally , It looks as
It the troubles of
the Western Asso
ciation had but
begun , and the
friends ot Thomas
Jefferson Hlckoy ,
the premier guy
of this two-by-four
organization , are
extremely x fearful
that Thomas" Jet-
'orson 1ms bit oft more than he can comfort
ably masticate. Just now ho Is raking lila
nodlcum ot gray matter over the establish
ment of a circuit , for It seems the ono they
md determined on is apt to be fractured In
divers and sundry places. To opo who la
ainlllar with the caliber of the "Maggots"
who are running the old thing , there are no
surprises possible. Why it Is actually-alleged
hat Thomas Jefferson Hlckoy , known best
n the valley of the Salt Creek , did not
mow there was a man In the world two years
go by the name of Nick Young. And more ,
hey say his right-hand man , llttlo SIddy Frlck
owner ot the Des Molnea team , in one of
he early games under his regime , thought
ho game was over In tbo third Inning , when
ilattlo McVlcker knocked the ball over the
ence for a homo run. Frlck was terribly
wrought up at this , and , leaving the gate , he
ushed out on the field and ordered Manager
Trnflley to play another game , that the
eoplo were still coming In at the gate.
Now , there Is a pair for you to run a base
ball league ot the mastodonlc proportions of
be Western association I mean a pair to
un It Into the ground , Down at St. Joe
hey are determined to stop Sunday ball play-
ng and over In Burlington they are equally
oioluto In this direction , and the owners of
cth teams'say that It this la accomplished
bey will have to resign their membership , as
liey couldn't keep alive through tbo practice
oason without Sunday ball. Dugdale , Ost
nd Nlcol , neither of whom Is a Vanderbllt ,
re now wondering wbera they are at , or
olng to bo at , when the dickey birds begin
o warblo. It was this precious trio of
Igantlo mlndi that compelled Dubuque ,
lurllngton and Cedar Ilaplds to put up a
tend that they would draw COO people per
ame and If they fallud to aliow up this nuui-
> er at each contest they mutt pay Ibo dlffer-
nce to the other clubs In good , hard Iron
dollars , Ost , Dugey and Nick , however , did
not require themselves to furnish a llko
x > ud ; they como from cucb Krtat , blr
metropolitan towns a * I'eorla , Qulney nd
nockford , where buslnesi Is so thriving that
all you have to do to get the price ot a bed
and three squares Is to tnko a pick i.n.l
shovel and go out and work a week for It ,
All that these mighty financiers put up Is
the hundred dollar Wlllamn ths 1st cf
April , which nil the other clubs HKenHo do.
In 1894 Colonel Ort , who Is a No. 10
wad In a 12 gun , would not stand to lose
$30 $ , which was the most ho could possibly
have been out , by finishing the season ,
Flvo of the good fellows of Qulncy agreed tot
carry the club through and each one stood
to lose thirty tlmoleons If there was no
money taken In at the gate , but 0 t wanted
a cJnch , go ho vent to the president of the
association at that time , another No. 1 pill ,
yclept Dave Itowe , nnd had him promise to
refund the money In case ho lost his $30.
Howe's refunding anything Is good , yet he
promised his pal that It should bo done.
So much for history.
Now theto same reoplo want Hock Island
to take Burlington's place , but after tha
treatment the latter received In ' 91 , when
they were kicked bodily Into the street
without even as much as n ll of the hand ,
It Isn't likely they will clamor over each
others heads to get back. No , Mr. Thomas
Jefferson Hlckey will evidently leirn before
he Is many years older that It Is always
better to play fair with old soldiers.
Within a short time the National league
schedule will bo made public. It was thought
that nl the- meeting of the National Hoard
of Arbitration some Idea of how the holiday
"plums" would be divided would be- di
vulged , but the base ball solons ambled out
of town without giving up the desired In
formation. If President Young follows up
his original Ideas the ( Hants will have
Pltteburg's gang of Pirates on ono of the
holidays. Since 1892 all the- other west
erners have had a crack at New York's
gate receipts on a holiday. Chicago and
Cincinnati have hail two whacks , while
Connie Mack's hustlers have never ap
peared In Gotham on any of the three big
days. This year , however , Mr. Young will
undoubtedly give the Smoky City crowd a
chance. Now York World.
Pitcher McMahon's condition Is Just now
the subject for a great deal of dtscusshn.
For him now- , therefore , to announce that
ho Is disabled appears' to mnko his retire
ment a certainty. But for nil that , Ilcltl-
morenns Manager Hanlon In the number-
are Inclined to suspect that there Is u pick
aninny In the woodpile , and that MnMahnn
Is slyly ploying for his release In order to
play elsewhere , says the Washington Post.
At last a true line has besn found on
Snapper Kennedy's playing ability , says the
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. The batting
nnd fielding averages of the Western iwc.cla- .
tlon have Just b'on cotnplsted by cvl'ro'ldont
Kent. They were published In a rscent Issue
of the St. Louis Sporting News. Kennedy ,
while ho led his team , the Lincoln ? , In bat
ting. Is twenty-eighth In the league's list.
Among the outfielders be stands eleventh In
fielding. His batting average for the season
Is .315. He took part In 113 games nnd made
141 base hits. No record Is given of stolen
bases , but that Kennedy must have done
good work In getting around the circuit Is
attested by the fact that ho has 110 runs
to bis credit , only three men In tha league
Joe Verner , Katz and King having the beat
of him In the matter of making tallies. In
the field ho has 177 put-outs and 31 assists ,
with only 12 errors. Altogether he has
a pretty fair minor league record and his
form Is enough to warrant Captain Ewlng In
giving him a trial.
For the benefit ot my'old Cincinnati friends
I will say that I-iesldent Kent's averages
are not worth the paper they were written
upon. In a letter to , me , asking for -nlsalng
scores , he said he had not received more
than one-half the games from ny city In
the association , and from one city , I'eorla , he
had not received a single return. And tl en
as to Snapper Kennedy. I am still wililrg
and anxious to bet $25,000 , mnre or less , that
Kennedy won't last thTough a half dozen
games with any club In the National league.
At his very best he Is but an Indifferent
minor league player and he gets ' .lie ramc
Snapper from his ludlclous throwing form. II ?
onaps the ball only , and couldn't get In a
long hit In a week In tlmo to put the batter
out at the plate unless ho managed 'to ' throw' '
the ball In by relays. Walt until you s > be'
Snapper. Mr. Wcldon. Mr. 'Davis. Mr. Zubler
and Mr. Mulford , and your beautiful dreams
will fade llko so mucli dishwater In an ash-
pile. Now , mind you , I am not writing
this to Injure or belittle Snapper any , but
only In response to the delirious guff with
which you fellows have been stuffing the
Cincinnati public about a man you never
saw nor know anything about. Snapper Is
alt right In his place , and that Is In a corn
field or a very minor league.
Charles Hoyt says that It cost him $10,000
before ho found out that the public did not
care a shoestring for Anson as an actor.
The University of Pennsylvania may be
able to get together a fair base ball team ,
notwithstanding the fact that all but two of
last year's stars have been barred by the
acuity.
Jack Glasscock 13 looking for a Job as first
baseman. He believes that his ( days as a
shortstop are over. I could have told Old
Oyster Can that two years ago.
In speaking of Connaughton , tliolNew York
Herald says that ho Is weak on fly balls
and cannot play while facing the sun.
Trio Cleveland and Pltlsburg teams will
play a series of games for a silver cup at
Hot Springs In March.
John Foster of the Cleveland Leader Bays
there are twenty-two reasons why the
Spiders should win the pennant next year ,
and they are all signed tlio reasons but
three. I ,
What will Boston do without Nash's brain ?
Is a question that Is asked. Maybe Selce
and Duffy can fill the vacancy.
Eleven of the men on the Cleveland roll
reside In Ohio. The old Iluckeye state has
the right atmosphere to breed winners.
Manager Hanlon thlnko Detroit Is a better
base ball city than Cleveland. Hanlpn
played In the Michigan city eight years ago.
Walter Wllmot does not fear that Vender
dor Aho will compel him to go to St. Louis.
Wllmot says that Chris will not pny his fine.
Captain Blakcly Is the only member of the
University of Pennsylvania team of 1895 whs
will bo allowed to play In the team pf 1890.
Every club In the Southern league will be
required to deposit a $500 forfeit. This will
Insure a safer circuit than'has existed here
tofore. *
President Hoblnson of Cleveland favors the
abolition of the Temple cup games.
In tin" Club IlniiHp.
When the new club rooms of the Tourist
Wheelmen were Informally thrown open the
other evening , and the boys were comfortably
seated around the little table ? , some playing
cards , others telling yarns , a glance around
tha room reminded one of some of the good
old days of yore. A few of the old members
iwero present , memories of bygone days were
resurrected , and a very enjoyable evening
was spent by those present. Picking up the
visitors' register and turning back over a
tow pages , we found recorded the names of
those who had mingled together with us
at smokers , high five tournaments and other
social gatherings In times past , when the
club quarters were at Twentieth and Call-
fornla streets. Suspended over one of the
center tables was a very beautiful spread ,
which was readily recognized "as ono of the
old relics , and ono which had been made bv
Mrs. M. O. Daxon and presented to the boys
In these nover-to-be-forgotton days. On ono
end the words , "Tourist Wheelmen , " had
been worked In the cloth , while the other
end bears a fac-slmllo ot a safety bicycle ,
being very perfect In workmanship. A box
of smoking tobacco was resurrected from
some unknown nook or corner , which con
tained a number of corncob pipes , which
the boys eagerly Bought , and after having
filled them to overflowing , proceeded to enjoy
themselves hugely.
During the evening Mr. George Randall
brought In refreshments by the bushel , to
say nothing of the excellent coffee which
accompanied the rest of the eatables , and
the Invitation was extended to all those
present to help themselves , which It Is need
less ( o say did not require the second Invi
tation , It being a gentle reminder of the
time when Mr. Randall very generously do
nated dinner for tbo club when they went
out fishing to Hanthorn's lake. Of course , all
the fiiu that were caught (7) ( ) were served ,
together with a very substantial lunch , and
while the team that went along to carry back
tha load of fleh which the boys had arranged
to catch was obliged to return almost without
any specimen of the finny tribe , yet the boya
bad a very enjoyable time , and will ever
cherish a warm spot lu their hearts for the
many acts of kindness yhown them during
the riding season.
But leaving off my fish story and return
ing to tht club house , we naturally com
menced to atlc questions about sorno ot tbo
furniture and fixtures wTilch go beautified
the rooms , and were tcHI politely Informed
that much of It was WMaled by memboro
ot the club , together with the fine pictures
and other things whlcluaMed In making the
club rooms so attractive. The evening passed
almost too quickly for tjifjrijombers who have
been homeless for so Many month * , but yet
each rejoiced In the faqtoiaat they now have
a place where they canjneot each other , and
congratulated thouiselves on thalr comfortiu
bio rooms.
The secretary has b4 - < lesk In the front
room and when , during his absence , a mem
ber calls who Is dwIroilS'Hf ' paying his dues
Mr. Hosford has someMltfto envelopes lying
on top of the desk Into ivhJeh the amount can
be Inserted and aftcrwaitfolroppod In a slot
In the cover of the desk. The secretary will
attend to the rest. This Is a capital Ide-i
and does away with the frequent excuse that
there wao no one there to pay the money to.
The money drops Into a rate receptacle to
which no one but Mr. Hcrsford hos acctn-s.
If you know yourfclf to be In arrears Jurt
try It. All the leading cycling papers mny bo
found In the reading room and the latchstring -
string Is always on the outside and visiting
wheelmen will find n royal welcome when
ever they pee flt to cill around to the club
roomi. Room 11. CrelKhton "block. Is the
entrance number. The boys are thinking of
adding a shower bath charily , which will
add much to the other conveniences which
they already have In the parlors , reading
room , gymnasium room , etc ,
The regular meeting of the Tourist Wheel
men occurred at the club roonu last Thurs
day evening , when the usual routine of
business wns transacted and In addition some
special committees were appointed , Mr. A.
D. Fettcrman. John 1' . Coltnmn. Ed DeRlght
and W. L. Burgcsn are now numbered among
the latest names representing the members
ot the Tourists.
It has been suggested tint , this being
leap year , the female members of the club
appoint sonic evening at the club house nnd
that a social meeting be hold , where the
women will have full charge of everything.
Wd think this Is a good suggestion nnd hops
that such a gathering mny bo chronicled
eotno tlmo In the near future.
Mr. F. M. Rus'sell says that he will surely
bo with us on our pleasant country trips
awheel next pearon. Glad to hear It. You
will certainly have a very enjoyable time.
Bert Potter dropped Into the club rooms
the other evening and renewed old acquaint
ances. Bert has piloted the boys over many
miles through the country In times past and
now occupies the captaincy of the Omaha
Wheel club. Come around often , Bert , nnd
bring your friends with you.
What has become ot Hartson. Gunther and
the rest of the hardy road riders that we
never see them nny more ? They certainly
are not making centuries nowadays. Como
around occasionally ; wo would like to sae you
again.
Mr. Vandenberg has Just returned from a
brief visit to Denver and the Denver cycle
show. "Happy Van" luo our congratula
tions nnd wo hope that the new arrival ( a
daughter ) will also bscomo a cyclist. This
probably accounts for his short stay away
from homo. ' L' P1' ' _
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Cricket ClulVVnlcliiK U | > .
The not far distant : idays ot spring have
already suggested to 'the members of the
Omaha Cricket club the , tlme when again
the stumps will be setfpn' ' lively pitch , and
the struggle for the season's trophy com
menced In earnest. Last ; year's series cf
games showed not .onlyt some excellent
cricketers In Omaha , but tlat there Is many
a PhlllBtlne who finds pleasure In watching
and In not playing. Itlhas been decided by
the club members to iglvot ono of their de
lightful smokers at thd Bicker hotel on next
Saturday evening. Febmary 15. Whatever
proceeds result will bei devoted to the pur
chase of now cricket material for the use of
the club during the Jurmmor. 'Previous
smokers given-by Jthe cricketers i guarantee
the entertainment to 'be afforded at the one
In prospect. ' 't '
Iuiiny Should Aitol iKl/.e.
( Copyright. 1S9S , by I're-ss .Publishing Company. )
LONDONV Feb. S. ( Niw York/ / World
Cablegrnm Special Telegram. ) The weekly
sporting press follows after the dally Lon
don newspapers In declaring that Lord Dun-
rnvcn utterly failed In making good his
charges , nnd that not only for his own
coed name , but much more because he wns
prnctlcallv a representative of the -whole
country , he must apologize. This hna been
tlio unanimous position of the English
press , except the Times , and the \uclits-
mnn today says it Is deplorable that the
Times should have published such mlelenil-
InR comment on the finding of the inquiry
committee. .
CavniuiKh Won the Fluht.
Cavanagh and Murphy , soldlera of the
Second Infantry , fought a prize fight last
night at Sarpy Mills. A largo number of
Omahn and South Omaha , sports witnessed
the mill , which was a lively one. Cavanagh
Won by n knockout In the ninth round.
"Irish" McGee wna the referee.
New Tlirpp-ilimrter Mlle Iltcoril Mnile.
SAN DIEGO , Cal. , Feb. 8. McCrea , paced
by two quads , broke the three-quarter mlle
standing start record today. Time , 1:22 : 2-5.
I KEEPING TAB ON PUGILISTS
Governor and Sheriff of Now Mexico Watch
ing the Texas Border ,
MEXICAN OFriCEMS HAVE THEIR EYES OPEN
Cntroll Dcrlnrex Hint Rnrrr-
mir Thornton In HrorotljI'lodlnK
to Let the Pintle Unrnlinl
I'roocvct
I3L PASO , TOT , , Feb. S. Oovcrnor Thorn
ton of New Mexico , Sheriff Ascarte of
Dona Anna county , which Is Just across the
New Mexican line , and a number ot deputy
sheriffs are noxv. here. * Their object In
coming Is to keep n careful watch upon
the movements of Maher nnd Fltzslmmons
to see that they do not cross Into the ter
ritory to fight. The New Mexican authori
ties say they will nrrcst the pugilists If any
attempt Is made to pull off the fight on their
side of the dividing lino.
After a stay here over night Governor
Thornton left this morning for Santa Fe.
The governor got In from Lia Cruces on
thp train that brought Peter Matter to town
last night , nnd curiously enough the pair
took the snmo train out of hero this morning.
Sheriff Ascarate , who nccimpanlcd the light
ers to Kl IMso , returned with him to
Las Cruces this morning , and was ndvlsed
by the governor that his vigilance was un-
ncccy-jary , ns the feoeral government has
relieved him of nil responsibility In the mat
ter. Just whom the governor obtains this
Interpretation of the law Is not known here.
Lawyers nrguc that under the new fcdcrnl
net the government must be called upon by
the local territorial governor for assistance In
suppressing fights before the troops cnn be
ordered out.
Horace Leed ? , the Atlnntlc City man who
Is to mest Jick Evcrhnrdt , got In this morn
ing with Captain Glorl and with his arrival
every fighter who Is to take part In the six
bnttlcs In on the ground. Snm Austin cf
Now York , temporary stakeholder , now en-
route , wires that ho will turn over the money
Insuring the purses to Stakeholder Lnwlor
at Houston tomorrow morning and continue
on here. George Slier , the referee , arrives In
the morning from Chicago.
Governor Ahumoda of Chihuahua Is ex
pected at Juarez today. The quaint town h1
In holiday attire to receive him. His excel
lency's arrival , It Is understood , Is to look
over the Mexican border lines , with a view-
to prelecting Mexican territory against In
vasion by the pugilist ? .
WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. Delegate Cotron
of New Mexico Is greatly displeased at thr
Impression which has been formed that he
was acting under the advice of Govern : r
Thornton ot New Mexico In his efforts to pre
vent prize fighting In the territory. Mr. Cat-
ron not only denies that he has receive ! the
governor's co-operation , but makes the direct
charge that the governor nbottcd Dan Stuart
In his efforts to bring off the fight. Mr. Cat-
ron made the following stalement to the As
sociated press :
"The statement has been published substan
tially that the action taken by mo on the
prize fighting bill was on the advice and the
request of Governor Thornton. Governor
Thornton never consulted with me , never nd
vlsed me. nor requested me to do anything
In regard to that subject. From Informa
tion which I have received from New Mexico
I believe that Governor Thornton , while pre
tending that he would l.ke to stop the fight ,
was actually acting In collusion with Dan
Stuart , In order to have the flght come oft ,
had advised Stuart that there was no law In
Mew Mexico which would enable him or the
authorities to atop the flght and substantially
Informed Stuart that the flght might go on ,
although he could not openly consent. "
As soon ns the bill had been signed laet
night the , officials hero telegraphed the United
States attorney In New Mexico to see that
the law < wasi enforced.
BACKERS ARE CONFIDENT.
The following statement , signed by Julian ,
Qulnn , O'Rourke , Klnney. Davles and Kaner
managers and backers of the various pugi
lists billed for the carnival , was today given
to the press :
"After a thorough survey of the ground
and information from the most vitally Inter
ested , desire to make the following statcmenl
to the pres and public :
"Wo are satisfied that tke.ro Is no possible
danger of Interference In any ot the glove
contests booked. The nrrangcments nro per
fect and the battles will be fought to t'.i ?
fliilslics and under conditions which preclude
nil danger of molestation from nny source.
The contests will take place In comfortable
quarters , easy of nccess and arranged so as
to afford reals for all who attend. Dis
quieting reports frorn various sections , we are
satlffleJ , emanate from captious and unrelia
ble sources. Surely , If we , who have 'every
thing at stake , have been satisfied , there can
bo little , room for doubt with the general
public. The fights will take place , and those
who contemplate a Journey here to witness
them , can come on without the remotesl
misgivings or fears.
DENVER , Feb. 8. A special to the New a
from El Paso says : George Slier of the
Chicago Tribune , -who Is to referee Ihe Fltz-
slmmonMfther ! fluht. c.imo In this after
noon , It Is now generally known Among
the nowppnper representatives where the big
flght will occur , but they have been put on
their honor to keep the matter quiet until
the mornlnc ot the 14th. There nro forty-
two representatives ot the big dallies heto
now. B t Mastcrwm of Denver has taken
charge ot Dan Stuart's detective force , which
Is to prevent Interference at the amphitheater
on the days of the fights.
KHJHT WILL POSITIV13IA * COMI3 OKK.
IiCKNIntltm Doe * \ot
I2Ij I'ASO , Tex. . Fob. 8.-Speclnl ( Telo-
grnm. ) Congressional legislation doe * not
now , nor never 1ms. affected the fistic pro-
grain. I state positively that the con
tests will tnko place on the dntcs advertised.
DAN A. STUART.
Dan Stunrt held nnothcr meeting today
with the citizens * of HI 1'nso relative to the
$10,000 mirsovlilcli the latter agreed to
post. The money Is nlrcndy up , but
ImM remained In the hands of the
citizens. Stunrt , who Is nit end v heavily
out of pocket , met the citizens this nfter-
noon nnd nsked that J.ho purse bo posted
with a thltd party. This , It Is understood -
stood , was ntrceiblc to the merchant ? ,
but they were to declare the purse for
feited .olmulil the big light fnll throtlKh.
The cround chosen , It selected , wns as
mysterious to citizens here ns to the deni
zens of l.-ibrndor. It will scarcely tnko
plnco In New Mexico. The hostile action
nf congress settled that , and neither Dnn
Stuart nor the lighters themselves wlfh
to antagonize the law. Texns will not get
the flijht for reasons quite as patent. It
will not ! lkoly be In Juarez , for Dlnz has
Klven his Instructions to the governor of
Chihuahua nnd then , too , there nro three
companies of Mexican Infantry Just across
the rlvor ; but It Is generally surmised that
an attempt will be made to elude the Mox-
Icnn soldiery. The outpost * of the Texas
i angers nrp being moved closer to Kl Paso
nnch day. This Is evidently Governor Cul-
bcrson's line of policy to keep a keen % ye
on the sports on this ride of the river. This
afternoon there was n show of activity.
ronl. or assumed , notlcetl about the saw
mill , wliero the ring paraphernalia Blood.
The rlntf lixtures are' toady for hpmen\ !
at a mcmontV notlco. Wild rumors kept thb
people up most of Inst nlcht. Ono wn
that the train for the Imttlo ground would
leave before dnyhroiik , hut the training
quarters of Fltzslmmons nt Juarez were un
quiet ns an Indian graveyard.
DllAAVlXr. THIS MM5 OX AJIATKIIIIS.
( lunlltlcitlloiiN of Person * to .A
Hlilp on Ton in * nclliu-d. '
CHICAGO. 1-Vb. 8. Chairmen of the
faculty committees of western universities
met at the Palmer house todny , reaffirmed
the agreement of college presidents of last
year and recommended the adoption of
several new rules , drawing Ihe line clos-x-r
In the definition nf nn amateur In athlcllcs
and In Iho cuallflcatlons for eligibility to
membership on tennis entered In Inti'r-
colleglato contests. Prof. Conwny McMil
lan of Minneapolis , presided. The session
waq held behind closed doors. Cuspor
Whitney , at the Invitation of several of
the delegnles , called nt the I'nlmer hou = e
after the session , and wns Invited to visit
several of the universities represented , and
a desire was manifested to discuss the
charges ho had made. Mr. Whitney ex
pressed himself as disgusted by the reports
of his Interference with the meeting. He
said ho hnd given no Invitation to dinner
lo Iho delegates Friday night , but had ex
tended them an Invitallon to luncheon
today from a desire to meet them personally
and unite In n campaign for the purification
of athletics. The limited limo between os-
silons rendered It Impossible for his Invltn-
llon to bo accepted.
LEAGUE OP OMAHA
Temporary OrKiiulxntloii HUH lU'eii
KBcctfrt The OfllcorM.
A few members of the League of Ameri
can Wheelmen met at the Young Men's
lirisllnn assoclnllon hall last night and
'armed the basis of a city league. M. O.
3nxon was chairman of the meeting and
r. 13. Howe briefly stated the object.
Messrs ; . Howe , Bouk and Ebersole were
elected a committee to franio a constltu-
lon and by-laws for the new body.
On motion of Mr. Henderson a temporary
organization was formed with J. E. Ebcr-
sole as president ; W. C. Ho'uk , vice presl-
lent ; R.L. . Huntly. secretary , and C. M.
tusiell. treasurer. The committee on niem-
> oi8hlp selected was : Messrs. Patterson ,
Howe , Bouk , Johnston nnd Anderson. The
object of Iho body which was named , upon
( i vole , the League of Omaha Wheelmen , Is
purely of a business chnrncler in connec-
llon with the League of American Wheel
men , election of state otllcers and to in
crease the membership of the national body
In this city. Twenty-nine charter members'
names were voted in , and all committees
ordered to report progress nt YOUIIK Men's
Christian association hall February 17.
AxxncIiitJoii Pont Hull.
There will be a hot game of Association
foot ball at Fort Omaha this afternoon
between the crack Second Infantry team
and the Swifts. The Swifts have a good
team nnd will try to outdo their perform
ance last Sunday. The teams :
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Swifts Positions. Infantry.
Dougherty Goal Fognrty
Rose Full back Roach
.Murray , . .Full back Allen
McConnaclc Halt hack Good
Trussell Half back RiiBScll
Snydcr Halfback Helss
Wllklns night wing North
Jcssop Ulglit wing PottB
Gray Center IConrney
Guild . .i Left wing Dublltz
Evans Left wing CavanaKh
O'Connor Reserve Smith
Dlflin Reserve Murphy
Thlesson Reserve
The game will commence at 3 o'clock
sharp.
Cruiehton college recreation ground was
HREWD BUYERS are placing
S
ing their orders with-us ,
Think of the advantage ! , " "
Large producers like N.icoll
have their buyers in the pricipa
marts of the world ; and often contract
for the entire output of a mill.
Our prices are regulated by the lowest possible cost artd based
upon a big Business Spot Cask and a small profit ,
These.t/are . . but a few reasons why we can offer garments at the
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following prices
Trousllrs , $4 , $5 , $6 , $7
Suits , $15 , $18 , $2O , $25
You need not think of doing better- -it's impossible.
Trousers made in one day.
15th St.
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fTTTStflf *
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th ( RPPHPof nn lntrre tlnff AMoclMlon foot , *
ball contest yesterday at nrnoon. Tncrowns J
a Roodly number of kicker * out , owing to *
the fine weathpr nnd skip * wpro chosen by
llutler nnd Kelley. The following were the
trams ;
Kcll y'n Tonm. Portions. Hittlrr'a Team.
McShano OonI DoiiRherty
1 osier Pull bnck , Ilinhman
I'nrt.- ' Half bnck . .Snydcr
rofTinan. . Hnlf back. , Npinnn
Sullivan Itight wins Knray
WnNli , HlRht whiK Ullmnro
1'ntt Ornter Uutlor
Kelley l ft wine , McShatit.
Hamilton . . .1cftvltiK. . . . Uobln < ton
Fnrny , nilniore , llutler nnd Snydcr did
somp tlno i > nn. liie nnd worked hhnl to ocorp ,
but McShnno ( In jrvnl ) w.is onunl to the
occasion. Kelley. Walsh nnd Hurt put lit
Rood work for thrlr shlo nnd mnimijod to
KCt the leather throiiRh. When limp wn
railed both p'des wpre even , each havltitf J
one Koal lo Us credll.
A MAN CANT WORK.
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wnn.v nn is SIIKPHIUM ; WITH iMi.na
HP Can't Unt. Cmi'l SltTti , Ciui'l Oot
Comfort Any \Vny llul One I'yraiuld
1'llc Cure \Vlll Curt * Him , filvo IIt > -
llcf nt Once Xi-vor Known ( o Ktill.
Just A llltlo pMn may TO distract n man's
mind that It will cost him hundreds of del
lars. Llfo Is n battle. To succeed one
needs nil his energies and nil his brain
force to apply to the question nt hand. Even
n corn will make him Irritable , cross , angry
and an angry man ccldom succeeds. The
trilling pain of a com la a pleasant feeling
beside the agonizing ache ot piles. That
Is a pain which seems to pervade the whole
body. It communicates ittx'lf to all th
parts near the seat of the trouble and brings
on a heavy , dragging feeling In the pert- - ' \ I
noum. These who have never so puttered j I
do not know what It means. It racks the , |
nerves , prevents sleep , prevents concentrated
thought nnd makes a man icec flnsh as fast
aa ho would with a virulent fever.
And yut piles are looked upon ns a llttlo
thing. They are neglected allowed .to run
on from month to month and year to year.
Uy nnd by comes a dangerous surgical opera
tion. Maybe It cures maybe. It kills.
There Is only ono sure , aifo and quick
cure for piles. It Is the Pyramid Pllo Cure.
It Is a recent discovery nnd Its properties
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the Inllnmcd pnits , reduces the Inflammation
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From C. F. Collins , Garnett : I commenced
using the Pyramid Pllo Cure and my caeo
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Just one-quarter of a package of the Pyra
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From Win. McIIalo , Rrckport , Mass. : Ono
package of Pyramid Pllo Cure has helped
more than anything I have yet used.
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