Nebraska Newspapers

    18 THE ( XMAHA DAILY JJE13 : SUNDAY , OCTOBER < l , 1890.
On Tuesday next the big ten days' Ugh
harness meeting begins at classic Lexlng
ton , and as usual will wind up the rcgula
icason. The present outlook Is for oni
' of the best and most sensational scsilon :
over hold In this or any other country
For the cloven rich stakes , which closei
way last June , there ore four hundred am
twenty-nlno entries. These evonU Includi
the Futurity , $25,009 ; the Transylvania
$3,000 ; the Aahland and the Tennessee , 51,001
each , These four events alone shouli
furnish sensation enough to satisfy the mos
fastidious , But they are only n part o
tlio great whole. There arc eighteen othei
magnificent purses , Including all classes
from the fice-for-all trotters and pncors ti
the .23 performers , and there la certainly tic
ono who will doubt that the present wceJ
holds a matchless treat for the follower ;
of the light harness horse. What a rac <
the free-for-all pace should ho , with Johr
It. Gentry. 2OOV6 : : Robert J , 2:01 : V4i Slai
1'olntcr , 2:0214 : ; Prank Agan , 2:03 : % ; Jot
I'atchen , 2:0.1 : , and Uublnstcln. 2:05. : Wll
John H. Gentry lop off the halt sccom :
which now Intervenes between him nni
the Ideal two-mlnuto horse , or will llobori
J once moro demonstrate that ho Is UK
king. Hamlln will make a mighty efforl
, with him In any event , for It will bo hi *
" last appearance on the race track , as lie
will bo turned over to his new owner Inv
mediately after this great event. And ne
ono must think that Star Pointer will be
1 < outclassed ! i'or Frank Agan or Hublnstelr
cither. Pointer made Gentry pace lu 2:01 :
- to beat him by a length , and Rubinstein car
measure off a half In .59 and go to the
throe-quarter polo In 1:31 : , tany\vay ho has
done 11 brforo and ought to be able to dc
It again. W. A. Paxton. jr. , will head a
small party of local horsemen who will
go down to the Blue Grass capital to sec
the fun.
As I remarked last Sunday the two-
mlnuto horse Is practically here. John R ,
Gentry Is but a half Bccoml shy of It , and
at present Is the hoise of the century. Twc
inlnutca Is the Ideal speed of the horse at
any gait other than that of running. In
conversing with Mr. Paxton the other day
ho remaiked : "Tho dovelopniPiit of thla
wonderful mark has been the work of hall
a hundred years. Wo had ti otters and
pacers of great renown eve-n batons the
war of thu rebellion , but up to that tlmo
the evolution of speed had not progressed
very far. It has been within the
past ten years that the superfluity of seconds
ends beyond the Ideal mark began to dis
appear and the Ideal was dreamed of , but
now , as > on have said , It has been practl-
, cally reached. There Is no question that
'thero Is a limit to the speed that can be
developed by biceding and training , but
there lb a doubt In my mind whether twc
minutes marks that limit or not. "
Whllo on the subject of the harness horse
It mlRht ba apropos to mention that Rubin-
stelu is tho. last to Join tlio 2:03 : list , which
now contains no lut > s than sixteen perform-
' ers. Just think of It ! sixteen horses thai
can cvHfar trot or pace a mile In 2:05. : Thlnli
of It and then let your memory drift bach
to tbe days when Dexter , Lucy , American
Girt and Rarus were the king ? mid queens
of the light-harness world. In this list
there nro thirteen pacers and three trot
ters , ns follows : Pacers Robert J. , 2:01V : ,
by Hartford ; .loo Patchen , 2:03 , by Patchen
Wllkcs ; John H. Gentry , 2:00'by : Ashland
Wllkes ; Frank Agan , 2:0394 : , by Mike Agan ;
Flying Jib , 2:04 : , by Algona ; Mascot , 2:01 : , by
Decolvo ; Online , 2:04 : , by Shadeland Onward ;
Strathbcrry , 2:01V4 : , by Rosebcry ; Fldol ,
2:04 % . by Idol ; Hal Pointer , 2OIVi , by Tom
Hal ; Star Pointer. 2:02& : , by Brown Hal ;
Hal Dlllard , 2:01 : % , by Blown Hal ; Rubln-
stoln , ' 2:03 : , by Karen Wllkes. Trotters
. .Alls , 2(0391 ( , by Pationaso ; Nancy Hanks ,
2:04 : , by Happy Medium ; Azote. 2:04 : % , by
Whips. Among the paeon , the Wllkes fam
ily leads with flvo lepresentatlves , the Hal
family coming second , with three. No other
family has moro than ono representative.
Electioneer and Happy Medium having ono
each among the trottois , Almont and Jay
Gould being tlio other two of the popular
beads of families to have a rcurnscntatlvu
each , both being the pacers. It Is quite
pleasing to note that Nebraska Is lu on the
honors , for Onllno Is a Nebraska-bred horse.
'l had Billy Huston look up for me the
first horse tn take a harness record of bet-
'tor than 2:40 , and his research shows that It
was Sally Miller , who won a five-heat race at
Philadelphia In November , 1831 , trotting one
of the heats In 2:37 : , Dutchman was another
of the ancient record breakers , Dutchman
was a bay gelding foaled In 1828 , and by
Tlppoo Sail ) . Jr. Ho trotted a great many
races at two miles and three miles , and de-
featqd such horses at Rattler , Lady Suffolk.
Awful , Washington and Rlpton , and obtained
a mlle record of 2:32. : This was July IS ,
1839 , In the second heat of a race against
Awful. The first horse to trot In 2:2S : was
Pelham , a bay gelding that came from
Maine , lit weighed only 700 pounds , but
was nt tough fiber. This was at the Ccntro-
vlllo course , I.ons Island , July 2 , 1840 , and
ho was driven by Bill Wholan. Pelham was
formerly n pacer.
Ch.irllo Thorpe , an old Omaha lad and a
t pal of Mogy. the newsboy prlnco , Is the
best rider In the west , \i \ noi in tlio country ,
says Harry Wcldon. Charlie will do most
of hie rlillni ; on eastern tracks next season.
Ho ban not y t signed a contract , but It is
quite llkoly that ho will soon attach bis
signature to an aitldo calling for somn-
thliiR Ilko $10,000 a year , with the privilege
of taking outside mounts. Thnrpu will In
all probability rldo for Judge Arltoll , owner
of the well known pictorial paper , Judgo.
Lou Klruoio , who trained for tlio Flelsch-
mannij when Thorpe was riding for the Cin
cinnati stable , Is now trutnur for Judge Ar-
licll. IIo has long been anxious to have
Tborpo with him. Judge ArUell's stable
at thn the present tlmo Is not a very
formidable one , but It will be. Thu Judge
has glycn Trainer Elmore carlo blanche
to buy such horses as he sees lit. Some
Ideei of thn prices Judge Arkell In willing
to pay for the right kind of hnrsca can bo
gleaned from tlio fact that UP offered $20,000
for Chnrllu Patterson's great colt Ornament.
There U little clnuicn of any International
yachting for some tlmo to comn , judging
from tlio present constrained status of
affairs , Sir Gi-orgo Nownes , whom , It will
bo remembered , contemplated Issuing a
- challenge for the American cup last year
eftor the Defender-Valkyrie entanglement ,
made n n cities t to the Royal Yncht club a
few days ago to nuipoit | him tn issuing a
challenge for the Aiuerlcax cup , the condi
tion to bo attached to the challenge that
the r.igps should be called off Halifax. But
the Royal Giblets of the Royal Tub club
said "Nny ! nay ! Paulluo. " and Informed
Sir Goorglo that tlio club already had a resolution
elution cproad on Its booka to the effect
that any such race or mcea could ouly.ire-
, suit tulmlcally to the sport ef yachting.
A'lid moro. The KnglUb Yacht association
la now Iii the depths of a bitter quarrel
with my old pal , Howard Gould , Some of
the mnib ri protmided to tbluk that How
ard had been sullty ot eomo skullduggery
with Ills yacht Niagara , which was a com
petitor In the Royal Thames vaces last
M y. They aliened that Howard had a
, gy.&ulu ot water works Ingeniously con-
ntructetl In the abdominal legions of the
Niagara by whtcb an a < | tieoiu ballast could
be shifted fiom ODD aide of the bead to the
other and thus aecme an uuilun advantage
under certain condition * , and , wUUn he was
absent , , had a committee itxlt lili craft
tuii Investigate. It U needltsi tu nay ( bey
ftlltd to ( urn up these water \rorki. and
' 'declares ' tint th association
Is "afoard" to put him on tj the party c
parties who first mode the allegation , c
the three commlttecmen who made t.io Ir
vtstlgatlon , and that In consequence Intel
national port has rcceUcd another ver
damaging upper cut. I canndt say whs
Howard would do to these royal fou
fltishers If he should happen to Identlt ;
them , but In a private letter to mo bo Ir
tlmnli't ( hat he could convince them of tb
error of their way with a piece ot lea
pipe so quickly that they wouldn't Icnoi
whether they were descendants of the Tn
dnm or onlv common cockneys. Hut It I
lust as I anticipated. I told Howard las
January , before he went over , that ho ha
better ship the Niagara out here and sal
Dr , Dcsnechcr's Mermaid n scries of race
on Lake Manawa , hut bo would have lit
own way , and you sco tbe result.
A Council Bluffs correspondent writes m
to publish the mathematical rule or set o
rules by which experts work out chccKc
problems , and also to point out a qood lln
of study by which a person may become i
good player. 1 would like to accommodsti
my prohibition friend , but hardly think
am miniclcntly "up , " but 1 can Inform bin
without much fear of contradiction tha
there Is no secret way to the mastery o
the old nnd ever Interesting game o
draughts , nor do the crackajacks nt tin
play employ any mysterious mathematics
hocus-pocus to help them out. Grcal
checker pliyers , like great chess players
are born , not made , and while great benolli
may bo derived by studying tbe bent works
and icgular practice , no man Is wise enougl
to tell you Just how to go about It to be
come a good player. Some will tell yov
that there Is a limit to the moves , alii
some players know them all , but that Is nol
so. However , there may be a limit to the
number ot moves , but if there Is , no mar
yet has ever presumed to give the number
Thousands and thousands of variations have
been published , but there nro Innumeruble
possibilities in the devious labyrinth ot the
squared board that have never yet beer
mastered , Intricate lanes and byways thai
have never yet been gone over , and depths
that have not been explored. Studious
analysis Is constantly developing new
moves , nnd It is absurd to think that the
limit has ever been reached. It U a won'
dor that the game Is not more popular ami
generally played than It In , for It is a
grand sitidv and an Intensely Interesting
pastime. Chess players claim that thclt
game Is a more scientific ono than draughts
but this claim la not sustained by devotees
who play both games well. The end game
In checkers is fullv If not more subtle than
that In chess. After a blunder In chess
there Is more chance to again
"catch on" than there Is In checkers , and ,
while chess certainly admits of a greater
play of the Imagination , checkers requires
the more accuracy and precision. A
stmnljlo In checkers against a well matched
opponent and you are gone. I have played
many a hundred games with the ox-cham
pion of the country , A. Y. Burks , now a
Western Union telegraph manager lu Ohio ,
and never won one. and all he required mete
to do to win was to got a man In the kins
row. While'draughts Is undoubtedly a kean
and beneficial mental exercise , there Is
such a thing as overindulgence In the pas
time. Its constant practice produces a
species''of 'mental Intoxication , which en-
gendersrri distaste for the duties of life , and
consequently should be made subsidiary to
one's everyday occupation.
The Australian cricketers will not stop
oft at Omaha enroute to the coast. Their
time Is limited and their stay In 'Frisco
will even be fa brief one. Since their ar
rival In New'JYork there has been no break
In their conquering stride. The team mot
Philadelphia In a three days' match on the
18th , IJUhi'ajnd qist , and , although the wiekot
turned .out a sticky one , the visitors won
by over 120 runs , clearly outclassing the
Phlladelphlan * in every department of the
game. After a day's rest they Journeyed to
Bergen Point and administered a decisive
thrashing to the New Jersey Athletic club's
representatives by an Inning and nlnety-
nlno funs to spare. They were at Phila
delphia , j again Thursday and Friday and
play theije , today. Next Tuesday they will
be at Niagara Falls and on October 7 , 8 and
9 wilt play at Chicago , passing through this
city on their way to California
an October " 10 , On tbe 16th they
sail for Australia. Alike In batting
and bowling have the Australians both In
England nnd this country excelled. Of the
thirty-four matches played by them In Eng
land they won nineteen , lost six and elrew
nine , nc'arty.all of which were In favor of the
Australians. In the thirty-four matches
they played they scored an aggregate of
12,240 runs for the- loss ot GOD wickets , giv
ing an average of 24.30 runs per \vlckct ,
while against them 10,001 runs were scored
for 583 wickets , or an average per wicket of
17.15. The highest inning played by the
Australians was 025 against Derbyshire at
Derby , while * the lowest total was eighteen
runs against the Marlcybono Cricket club
and ground at Lords in the first match. In
tht > return game Marleybono Cricket club
and ground scored 357 , which waa the high-
fat total sewed against the Colonials.
Gloucester , as In 1SU3 , were disposer ! of for
the lowest score seventeen runs at Chel
tenham , which number Is the lowest ever
obtained by an English side against any
Australian team. Taking the Colonials' per
formances as a wholes It may be safely said
that for all-round excellence they compare
favorably with these of any Australian team ,
with the exception , perhapa , of the eleven
of 1SS2. ThU eleven succeeded In defeating
nil England In the second of the three test
matches , but the visitors beat every country
club In England , with the exception of Mid
dlesex , whom the Australians did not meet.
In tills country , so far , they have made a
clean sweep.
The fact that the grandest light harness
meeting ot the season begins at Lexington
Tuesday next reminds mo , as Lincoln was
ivont to' remark , that while the grand
circuit Just closed was not exactly a failure
[ ho past season It was near tt , very near It.
The circuit as at present made up cannot
be compared to the circuits of a few seasons
igo , It wan then that the grand circuit
; ot Its prestige and fame. A grand circuit
with such cities as Buffalo , PHtsburg ,
Rochester and Hartford left out Is hardly a
; nmd circuit at all. Anil these cities have
Lieen shut out of the circuit entirely by a
lumber of bigots who want to veto all the
luiuscmcntfl of life simply because they can
Ind ploaauro lu being tyrants when they
mvo the power to be so , The law that has
rulnod trotting' rncrs at Buffalo and other
jltlos has done no good whatever. I defy
my advocate of this cjass of preventive or
eilrletlve legislation to prove the contrary.
These laws , while they have done no good ,
mvn done Infinite harm lu very many re
spects.
Dr. 0 S. Slate of Sydney , N. S. W. , re-
: enlly altered , through the Chicago Horse-
nan , to match ) iln trotting horse Fritz
igalnst any bainuss ! mso In tha world for
ilO.009 a side. L. O , Tcwksbury of Now
( fork City , who owns Robert J , the pacer ,
m Monday last tent a letter to the Chicago
lubltcatiou accepting the offer. Mr. Tottks-
> ury offers llrst to give tha odds of $20,000
o J10.00D If the owner of Fritz will bring
its hnrzo to America tn race , and will
illow all expense * If tbo visitor Is defeated ,
rnmlltlons permitting the race In Australia
vero aleei Edit. It Is stipulated that the
ace bo In harness at mile heats , best tlnee
n fivr , aifd from tliU It would seem thai *
te > bi > rt J If not to ba rctlioj from the track
itter he Lexington wutUm , after all.
On Saturday last Homey \Vofers ,
Uuerlca's champion sprinter , set the
imatvur record ill a new notch nnd once
noru demons ! rated that bo hat 110 equal
in tliQxlndtr patlit It took ) > ltce at Travcrs
glnnd , on tbo occasion of the New York
: | uli'n annual gamea. Ho mnilo tbe 120-
rani run la 0tr6. : . onq-ntth better than
ho rcQr4b ; > Il ( by Mr. Meyer , and equals
ho bt > tt time ever made on the English
imateur track , In ( hci 300-yard run be
gain dlstlnRUlsbod himself and while bo
ut down Ills own record for the distance
IB failed to touch the professional mark ,
it tired hi tl'e _ last- thirty jai-da or would
> galn liava wiped' out both amateur and
trofoi ! oual record * for the distance , and
as It was , made the run In 30 3-5 , <
tv.-o-fltths of a second Inside ot tbo world
amateur record.
In proof of the assertion that has been
frequently made that the Corbett-Shark
match wa * nothing moroor lev * than
money making fake concocted by this save
pair ot blackguards , Corbctt has now d
clared Ihe match off entirely nnl will co
CDiitrnlc nil his wind nnd guff from this i
In a grand fusillade against Fltzsjmmor
Whcro are these wonderful "articles"
agreement ? With a $5.000 forfeit up how c ;
the spineless cT-chami'lon ' dedans the mat
off ? But there is little to be gained In cbi
rncnt or criticism on these fellows ; Sharl.
Is a nonentity and Corbelt unworthy
hotlce. Ho la n faker from bis carllt
career. He- faked with Dave Campbell ni
Jim Williams , under the management
Jack Prince and Senator Morgan , before !
ever heard of Qulllvan ; would have fak
with Sullivan If lie had had the chance , ni
If the truth was kncnvnt did probably fa
with Charlie Mitchell , and oh , my , oh , n
how tickled ho would bo to fake with re
headed Robert.
The appearance of little "Jlmm ;
Michael , the wonderful bicyclist from Walt
In this country has caused n revived I
tcrcst In bicycle racing , and that Interc
Is llkoly to Increase. Michael has alrcai
downed some American records In an houi
rldlnn. That In Itself may not be vc
sensational , but It does moro or less csta
Hah the fact that'he Is a great little mien
on the Wheel. In this respect ho rctnln <
one of the Torrents , the Frenchmen , wl
were prominent some years ago. Mlcha
has proven himself to bo thb best racer f <
an hour tn Europe , and ho has demo ;
stratod here that It will require a wondc
fully good man to beat him. But there
always somebody looming up who Is reac
to tackle champions nnd world-beaters. {
we have W. W. Hamilton of Denver , an :
Ions to tackle Michael In n race. The pa
ties Interested have already met , and It
safe to say that tbo rape will take plac
The men arc to race one hour. This klr
of racing recalls oleMlmo contests. Thei
have been scores of such races during tl
last twenty years , but" recently they hai
dropped out of popularity. A "one-hoi
raco" Is not Ilko a long struggle ot ci
durance where there Is hardly anythli :
else but brute force nnd strength as fa
tors. "An hour's race demands speed at
accomplished riding , besides stamina. Son
of tbo speediest riders the world has know
have been great "one hour riders , " and tl
two men In question are very speedy rldei
Indeed. Hamstrcct , the Denver rider , no
hero under the mcntorshlp of Charl
Thomas , says Hamilton will make a formli
able antagonist for any man on the path 1
a one-hour race.
AT THE THAI' A > 'I ) IN THE FIRLI
Oninlm Oiui Cluli'x SlmntliiK Scnuo
ulth Other Ilrvcxr OoH.ilp.
George A. Hoagland Is up In the Blac
Hills wltb a Texas friend after deer. Wn
down In old John Potty's gun shop the otbc
afternoon and spent a couple of very dt
llghtful hours swappln' reminiscences wit
John and Hoagland.
"Talk about duck shootln' , " said Pettj
"why you don't know what duck shootlr
Is , does ho Hoagland ? Ought to have bcc :
with mo and General Crook up at Horse
shoe lake ono March afternoon In 18S3 , an
I'll bet you'd forget there ever was such
place as Koshkonong or * the Illinois rlvci
Wo bagged 448 ducks In Just five hour
shootln' , and over two-thirds of 'em wer
canvas , and if wo hadn't run out ot shell
wo'd made it a thousand , " and tbo colonel'
eyes sparkled with the fires of by-gou
days.
"Oh , yes , " I replied , "I > Vo heard yoi
crack that ancient chestnut a dozen time
and think I've written It up once or twlc
for The Bee , but wo can stand It again , can'
wo Hoagland ? "
"Yes. John Is at his best when recount ! ! ! ,
ild-tlme experiences In the field. Shoo
lier off , John. "
"Well , sir , Crook could never get eve
that shoot. It was a little ahead ot any
thins he had ever experienced , and yo
both know there were few men who ever hai
setter shooting than the general. "
"Wasn't Billy Hughes with you ? "
"No. Just the general and I. But I'l
: ell you just how It was , " and holding hi
ipccs tn lila hand and throwing one Ic ,
iver the anvil , the old champion contlu
led : "I'll never forget It If I live to b
is old as Methuselah. The general droppci
nto the store that morning about 9 o'clock
ind It was a blowln' and snowin * like al
; lt out , and ho sez , sez he : 'Say , John
: hts Is awful ducky ; what say you to. ;
; rlp up to Horseshoe1
" 'Oh , don't mention It , general , sez I
lon't you see I've got this gun to stock , an
f I don't have It done by evening , Join
Collins ' 11 raise * well , It don't matter wba
said , but I didn't say Cain and ngair
he general looked at the weather.
" 'Oh , to you know with Collins am
.ho weather , ' sez the general , sez he ; 'why
've seen more ducks flyin' over this mornln
.ban I've seen for years ; they've beei
irossln' In clouds ever since daylight , 4an
is fur the weather. It couldn't bo botter-
mt what's the use talkln' you know you'l
; o , so oft with that apron , we've no tlnn
0 lose , you know It's a good sixteen inllci
ip to the lake. '
"Of course you Know T wont. Wo got tc
.ho lake about noon , and by 1 o'clock wi
md our decoys out and wore workln' oui
ild Lefevres Ilko harvest hands. There was
1 bllndtn * snow storm ragln' and at time :
he wind fairly took our breath. Wo dldn'i
vaste no time maklf ? a blind , but just steer
> ut on the shore among the broken sun
lower stalks and It was rip , slap , bang , am
> ang and splash until wo had busted over )
ast shell wo had with us.
"Our gun barrels got BO hot at times thai
vo had to run down Into the water and
hrust the muzzles In to cool 'em off , an
lurln' the short tlmo I shot without glove :
blistered my hands so that they wore sore
'or a week afterward. We got King he
Ives on the lake , you know and his twc
ions to help us gather the birds , an' say ,
f you could have seen the three piles we
milt under these old rottonwoods you'll
i-thought wo had enough eludes to supply
ho whole country. And the next day "
"An' you say the most of 'em were can-
'asback , " Interrupted Mr. Hongland.
"Well , there waa a thunderln' lot o' '
: anvas and redheads , but maybe not the
iulk ot 'em. The most of 'em were pintail ,
Jut as I was a-sayln' , the next day ole King
irought the birds In for us , and I'll never
urglt the crowd that swarmed Into the
tore ! all the afternoon to look at the game ,
: 'hey were runnln' there till long after
lark , and mighty few came but what wont
.way with a brace or so ot ducks. Crook
ent most of the canvasbacks to Chicago and
ils friends In the east. "
"Yes , that was a great day's shoot and
10 mistake , " added Hoagland with a sigh ,
'but ' John , these days havo' gone , and like
he dead man , can never return. Prairie
hlcken why , Sandy , I'll tell you what
'vo done many nnd many a tlmo urjd
bought nothing of It. I've Jumped In my
iuggy at 3 o'clock In the afternoon , drove
Ight out on the pralrlo west of where Krug's
ilg brewery now stands and
illleil more chicken than I could use.
iccse and ducks ! Such trips as you are
ireparlng for woro. never dreamed of in
hose days. The Sweetwater , Bellevue hot-
ems and Waterloo were the farthest
ibjectlvu points , There was slathers of
> lrds at all these places and they could bo
md for tbe killing. Seven years ago last
all , over on the Nlsbnabotna river. In
own , I bagged seventy-eight mallards mat-
ards , mind you , every ono of them In Just
no hour's shOQtln' . That was also a snowy ,
dustery , disagreeable day ; I was shooting
iver decoys In the timber , and never saw
ho birds either BO tame or so plentiful. A
t range thing about that bag ot ducks. "
onttnued Mr , H. . picking up tbo barrels
f the gun Petty had been working on and
qulntlng through them , "say , John , there's
pit or twq In that left barrel yet but as
waa a-sayln' , a strange thing about that
unch of mallards waa that they were purty
early all drakes , splendid green-beadi , and
eo , what a Bight they made. Really I
on't believe there were two dozen bens In
be whole caboodle , "
"Well , that doesn't surprise me very
lucb. " broke Iq John , for I have always
aund that the drakes predominate , tbree
o one , an * often at a greater ratio , How've
011 found 'em , SandyT"
"More drakes always. I never could
nderstnnd it , but you'll kill two Urakes tone
no hen always , that Is when you maka any
ort it a bag. Dy tbo way , that reminds
le of a good story on 'Splatfctriaouth' Wise
Theodore you both know Splatter , (
course. We were discussing this vcr
thing ono evening two years or so ago , Bill
Townscnd. Frank Parmelce , Splatter an
Big Courtney , the Lcfcvcr man , and mysel
and we were marveling at the predomlnanc
of drakes over hens , when Splatter broli
In and said :
' "I do-do-don' th-thlnk there are an-ai
any moro roos-roos-tcrs than h-h-hons.
was out-out on the BI-El-Elkhorn last fa
an-an ono mornln' I-I was In a bl-bllnd o
a p-polnt In the river an-an I see-seo
string o' d-duck comln' d-down down tli
river. There was thlr-thlrtccn of 'en
They were on < x line , nn-an I w-waltcd tl
th-thcy were Jes' op-op-opposlto mo and
give It to-ttirtemr I killed 'cm nil , nn-a
will y-yoii ticjllcye It ? Every mother's s-sc
of 'em was'a , Airake a can-can-canvasbac
drake. The. next eve-cvenln' 1 was In tl :
same bl-bllra ! Ahd I see thlr-thlrtccn mot
d-ducks swlm-afvlmmln' right down on-o
me In n line , 'I ' wait-waited till Ihey wei
right op-op66Bl8 { mo an' I give It to-to 'ei
rn'-an' as Ijllk V\o-would have It I klll-klllc
'cm all , all ; Ijm-I'm the biggest liar 1
weren't all 1
Nc-Ne-Ncbptska If they
hens , thirteen ,1-an-caii-cnnvasback liens ! '
Potty drrfftie/T" / his specs and lell off tti
ivll , whllSMlHagland leaned back In h !
chair and liiugKcd so long and loud the bui
toni flow , o'rt' i 111)1 ! vest like flakes In a stio' '
' " '
E. rm.
"Tlwt settles.'U , " ho cried. "Splattc
won the belt."but say you can oil tnl
aboutyouri'lthofoln' and your shotln' , bu
tbcro Is nottilng11' like In the world so we
ns deer limiting. I have had a great o
pcrtcnco In'1 ' thb field and killed as man
ducks and gccai1 ! 'I'lall ' and chicken as nn
man , but there Is nothing that stirs m
Ilko a deer hunt. Why , even n fresh trac
sots my nerves all a-tlngle , and I'd rathe
stalk one deer than kill a dozen other nr
Imals. I wouldn't give a picayune to kill a :
oik , but a deer , an old Virginia white tal
or black tall cither for that matter , Is in
game all the time. By this time next wee
I'll bo out tn tbo hills among them , nn
I am anticipating a great time. On m
way homo I will atop off In the sandhill
for a couple of weeks with the ducks , then
once back hero , put In the tlmo with th
quail until Jack Frost shuts up the shop. "
The Omaha Gun club's summer compctl
tlvo target shoots have closed , the end hav
Ing been reached with the meeting yesterday
day afternoon. On the whole the season ha
boon both a successful and an enjoyable one
Beginning last May with the annual stati
tournament , the host ever held by tha ,
ttme-boporcd association , tbo succcsslvi
weekly affairs have all been well attcudci
and the competition keen and Ir prestlng
But now that the fall obootlng season lia :
opened up the club men will prefer- the ox
cltoment of the field to the tamer pastlmi
before the trap , and It will bo only Intro
qucnt Impromptu matches that will bo sect
upon their grounds from this on until cole
weather effectually puts up the bars. The
prizes for the season's shooting * ' were
awarded as follows : *
First prize for attendance , a $25 suit ol
corduroy shooting clothes , was won bj
Charles Johnson.
The second prize for attendance , a W
tneorschum pipe , was won by Mr. Fred
Blaku.
The prize for the five highest scores , a ? G
Channoy Powers cleaning rod , was won by
Frank Carmlchael , wlth 123 breaks out ol
a possible. 12S.
The special prizes were awarded as fol
lows :
July 18 Pair of fine silk suspenders , won
by Parmcleo , 24 out of 25.
July 25 Box of fine cigars , won by Car-
mlehacl , 25 straight.
August 1 The prize was captured by
Colonel Hughes , 25 straight.
August 8 Shooting blouse , won by Whlt-
nor , 22 out ot 25.
August 15 Box ot cigars , won by George
Loomls , 23 out of 25.
August 22 Hand protector , won by
Marsh , 23.
August 29 One ton of hard coal , .won by
Fred Moutmorency , 21 out of 25.
September 19 Sweater , won by Fred
Blake , 22 out of , 25.
September 26 Aluminum reel , tied for by
Johannes and Larned.
September 20 Box cigars , tied for by
Johannes and''Randlett. '
lfThBavrraiie.Vlzes. : ; ' „ ' , . „ ,
ParnifMee $3 t < at.
Whltner-J2.2 iltlo.
Colonel HtigHes Suit of corduroy snoot
ing clothes.6" ' "
Blake Split Uimbco rod.
Loomls Mackintosh coat ,
Brucker Sbct case.
Carmlchael Peters ! , tote bag.
Johannes--lOO" ' Green trap shells.
Montmorency-'J-Korty prize.
Marsh Pair allppera ( golden ) .
Dickey One-fourth keg Dupont smokeless
powder. t tt
MoFarlaneft-Pair gold sleeve buttons.
Following swill be found tbe Individual
work of the members who shot In the
requisite nUmbw of shoots during the sea
son to entitle them to a position on the
list : ' „ v
r"i Shot. at. liroke.
lllnko , r.2r > 431
Johannes , . . .i. . . ' . ' . ' . , ; KO 411
Hrucker It. BOO 40T
Hmeail j < . , ( 230 20. )
Hates . , 300 1C8
HiiBlie.H 375 313
Carmichael 52' 421
Itimd , 3J" 239
Whltner 475 303
Dickey 350 'Ki
lllngham 20 32
Kenyan t 200 140
Loom Is 425 34 *
Larnpd 300 US
Marsh . ' , 310 2" )
Montmorcncx ; 450 342
McFarlane 450 323
i'nrmcleo , 350 322
Peters , , . 223 1)2 )
Cole . ' 0 42
Cavanaugh 25 14
Hryntit CO 25
rinmllett , 2M 181
Salisbury ' . ' . 200 147
U'j'tiolda C ) 26
rituhbs 25 13
Powln . . .i , 25 15
Smiley 25 9
fount ; 75 8
I'ownscml , 25 14
S'ason1 CO 3i
Billy Nuson and party returned from
Halm's peak , Colo. , In North park country ,
last Tuesday. They bad a grand tlmo and
killed all tbe deer that the law allowed , and
then spent the rest of the time shooting
grouse and fishing. Billy says the grouse
shooting was something to bo remembered
a long tlmo. Billy killed what they call a
"snow packer" rabbit. Ho said It weighed
about sixty pounds in Its "stocking feet. "
Ono of the party saw a bear , but as ho
hadn't lost any bear ho didn't go and gpt
It. Ho said he thought It might belong to
aomo ot tbo neighbors.
Joe Sykes , private secretary to General
Manager Dickinson of tbo Union Pacific , has
returned from a three weeks' trout fish In
the Jackson Hole country. Ho caught trout
until ho grow tired , and had some pretty
Fair duck and chicken shooting.
Judge Dundy Is back from his annual
jcar hunt In tbo Idaho mountains , after the
aiost unsuccessful expedition ho has had
For years. Bears were scarce , and as ukill-
tul as thp venerable Judge Is at this , his
lavorlto sport , ho succeeded In killing but
DUO bear.
Harry J , Root put In a couple of days
: htcken shooting , near Randolph last week ,
.ogother with Frank P. Root and Will Bond
} f that place. They found birds fairly
ilontlfiil , killing sovonty-tbrco In two
lays' shooting. ,
Three deer were scon upon an island In tbe
Platte on Monday afternoon last , west of
Brady Island , by a' couple of local chicken
junlera ,
" .
The outlook''f6r duck and goose shooting
s unusually promising. Already tbo
narshcs aroibJtluiiliig to receive the feath
ered visitors , and by the 20th of October the
nalu issue will probably be down from the
lorth. Parties who have boon up at Qulu-
icbogg reports" having seen a great many
) lrds , and also that the surrounding coun-
: ry Is fairly working wltb quail. A few
mlpo are In ; but as yet only Insignificant
jags nave bood made.
W. P , McFarlane and Fred Blake are cn-
lamped on Siran lake in tbe western sand-
illls. Colonel > IIckey and a party left for
ho aamo point yesterday ,
JD
Billy Towuatad waa lu attendance at the
rap tournament held at Onawa. last -week
mdor the management of Jim Elliott of that
dace. The .sheet waa a success and Mr
Townsend brought back bla full share of
ha monoft > shooting In capital form and
naklng ecveral straight kills. While at
) nawn Billy also bad a snlpo hunt round
ibout Blue lake \\1U ( Jimmy Hart , tbe old
Omaht ball player. They bagged forty hire
In an evening's shoot nnd Billy reports ll
llttlo gallnagocs as extremely plentiful.
Dr. Dohse and Major Bishop put In
day on a bar In tbo Missouri river up oppi
slto Florence last week and bagged ovi
decoys gome fifteen or sixteen mallards.
Mr. Gere and Mr. Daniels ot Northami
ton. Stnss. , spent a night last week wit
C. 13. Dates , stopping over hero to tell <
the wonderful things they saw on a trl
of eight rccl < 3 In a wagon and on horsi
back between Salt Lnko City and lenvc
They found hunting and fishing first das
Deer were most plentiful , they having sec
by actual count as high as 100 In a dn ;
but they only shot what they needed ! an
fishing could not bo bettor ; trout up I
three pounds were , frequent and oni
pounders were to bo had at all points r
the Journey. Mr. Gcro la nu ardent sporti
man , having been all o\cr this count !
hunting nnd fishing. Ho has H log cabl
In the Grtcn mountains , where ho RO <
frequently. Mr. Kraatus Young of this ell
enjoyed n threedays' fishing there lai
June. These gentlemen were delighted wit
Omaha and said It far exceeded their e-
pectatlons as n city. Whllo hero they wei
entertained by Mr. Young at lunch , whei
hear stories and big fish took a promlnet
place. After lunch a drive round the clt
completed the day ,
I.V Tlll'2"\VHST13IIN i.H.VnilK.
( nxHilt of flu * Play unit IMnytTN frm
"
All U i < l" < 1 > < ' '
H begins to look again very much n
If Omaha would bo In the professional bas
ball push once moro next year it all d (
ponds upon what is done at the next ai
nual uniting of the Western league , whit
will bo held at Indianapolis some tlmo 1
November. I am In receipt of a Irttc
from n fonncr Omaha business man , nn :
a resident ot Louisville * Ky. , aud ho In
forms mo that the Louisville Natlon.i
Lcaguo club will make a strenuous eftot
to get a franchise In the Western leagu
at Its next annual mee-tlng , and If 1he
are successful , they will put a flrat-clas
team In at Omaha as a farm for the I
league club. Louisville has been wlthou
this highly necessary adjunct for the pas
two years , but now , as all the league club
have their farms , she Is determined to b
In the swim hi 1897. I am assuicd tha
tlio move Is an earnest one and that th
probabilities are that It will bo successful
The L'julsvlllo ' club It entitled to conccs
slons at the hands of all the other club
composing the league , and tt Is but rea
sonoblo to suppose they wilt all lend he
a helping hand In the present project. An
other well known fact Is that u majorlt ;
of the Western league clubs are deslrou.
of getting Omaha Into their circuit , RI
their pre-emption of the city at their an
nual meeting last winter clearly denotes
and' the overtures made by Charl U
Comlskoy of St. Paul nnd Tom Loftus o
Columbus 'to their league to put In a lean
hero In case the league decided to do "sst
on Its own hook. Geographically , Omahi
holds the kcp to the Western League clr
cult , and now as there scorns to bu a strong
probability of a return of good times , thi
desire on the part of that body to havi
i club located here Is stronger than ever
and It Is an odds-on bet that the Loulsvlll <
: nterorlse coos through. I am also In re
vlnt of a letter of Inquiry from n promt
: cnt mnenntn In the Western league , thai
( hews nvlrlnncn nf the- very general de >
termination on the part of that organlza'
[ Ion to fortify Itself with a franchise lo-
ntpft linrn. .lust now It would be decldedlj
premature to disclose names and plans , but
: ho fans can rely upon the fact that there
s a hen on and that they will be supplied
vlth all the news In du& time. The hint
ibove conveyed will serve to put on edge
.ho local base ball appetite , preparatory
0 the grand banquet I hope to bo able to
iprcad before the fans before the lapse of
ilxty days. The move is bona fide and sin-
: ere , aud a combination of Influences pc-
: ullrir to the situation ( should come pretty
icarly to carrying It to a successful Issue.
Nick Yount ; . the president of the Na-
.lonal Base Ball league , In an Interview
iald that the fact that the championship
ace so far as the leaders were concerned
vas not close and interesting near the
Inlsh ot the season In comparison with that
it previous years was partly because of the
'unfortunate circumstances for which Mr.
Pcbeau- Cleveland -was held responsible. "
The occurrences Incident thereto. President
I'oung thinks , doubtless worried Tebeau and
its men , as they suspected that the outcome
if the case might prove serious and Jeopar-
llze tholr cl ances In the championship con-
cst. "This affair teaches the. league one
csson , and that Is that something must bu
lone to stop the differences between the
impircs and players. On that score , how
ever , there Is not so much to complain of
.s In previous years. The umpires , upon
ho whole , have given moro satisfaction to
hn players and the public than over before
.nd I am heartily pleased with their woik.
'o be sure there were the usual differences
'otwcen ' a captain and an umpire , but noth-
ng serious rebultcd. These differences will
tways occur , for tlicy are Inspired by the
oal ot both teams , their desire to win. "
Mr. . Young says the coaching question and
hat affecting the Temple cup series will
: ome up for consideration at the next league
nostlng. The league will analyze the couch-
ng question thoroughly , and will probably
isk the opinion of some of the older players
md umpires bofcre decisive action Is taken.
Regarding rumors of reduction In the
Ircuit ot from twelve to eight clubs , Presl-
lent Young said : "Tbo twelve-club league
Hll remain Intact , not only another season ,
nit at least four seasons besides. Tbe
welve cJub compact was formed In 1802 ,
nd this Is the fifth year ot Us existence. It
ns four more years to run. Base ball bas
oen moro successful under the twelve-club
oglmo than any five years previous slnco
raso ball became a professional sport. "
Tbo base ball season Just about to clone
as been ono of tbe most prosperous in the
Istory of professional base ball. All
no clubs have made money. Most of them
ave paid handsomely , and some have madu
big money. "
The attendance In Baltimore has been
irgo , but to some extent has not come up
} expectations , especially during the last
lonths of tbo season. This was , of course ,
uo to tbe case with which the champions
ron the pennant. Baltimore bnlng ono of
30 few cities where the price of general
dnilsslon Is 25 Instead of 50 cents , the
roflts have not been nearly so large as In
3010 ether league cities. Though the at-
jndanco hero has been above ) tbo average
1 numbers It has been below the average
i amount of money received theiofrom.
For a city of Baltimore's size , however ,
Ith no populous suburbs , like New York ,
oston , Plttsburg , Chicago and Cincinnati ,
10 attendance has been very large. Almost
quartpr of a million of people havu paused
10 turnstiles at Union park since thu
iascm began. The exact-number , according
> the .official reports , was 2 > 9,44S.
This Is nearly half as many as tlio en-
re population of the city , and 1s about
3ul > lo thn voting population. It Is an aver-
? o of 4,220 for every day that base ball bas
iiea played at Union park. It U not the
yerago per game , for two , and once three
nines were played In ono day ,
The total attendance for all the cities , as
Iven out by the clubs , foots up to the tre-
londous total of over 2,500,000 admissions ,
f nearly flvo times tbo total population of
altlmore , and many moro than tbo total
apulatlon of Maryland.
Tbe exact figures , as taken from the dally
ress reports , are 2,529,421.
This would make an average attendance
i each city of 210,783 , As stated above ,
altlmore'8 total attendance was 249,448.
At an average ot sixty playing days a
> ason tn every city , the average attendance
jr day In all the league cities would bo
513. As stated before , Baltimore's dally
wage was -J,226. Baltimore Sun.
Base ball experts everywhere are becoming
invlnced that "Big Bill" Lange la tbo
reatent alj-round player In tbo business ,
o Is In a class by himself , and no one can
pproach him , Ho Is not only the greatest
; nter fielder allvo and one of the best
Ittera In tbe league , but be Is also ono of
10 fastest men In the profession , His
> cord of stolen bases for the season reached
10 100 mark nearly a month ago , and his
parest competitor was over a score behind
Im. Lang's strongest point as a ball
layer IshU ' 'head work. " Ho understands
10 game from a scientific standpoint , and
B uata hi * head more than his heels.
When not at work be reminds one of a
illy , careless , laiy man of , the world , whq
ould prefer starvation , ta violent exeroUe.
utwhen you eeo htm on a ball field he la
ansforiiied. He la a bundle of pring la
activity , with the power of n steam cngl
and Jho spool fef A grayhound. Ho mak
every play < is It his.life-depended on It , ai
the next moment , when the play Is accoi
pllshpd and the crowd U cheering , ho
again the careless , laughing , overgrown be
and his awkward motion returns. Cblca
Tribune.
, . ° ' " 'I ' amateur base bait clubs who to
me field In the season Just rndcd perha
none were more * nuccenaful than the Ha
" ? nHM- Slating In at the commcncemc
of the season they visited several of ti
neighboring towns , coming out vlctorlo
In almost every Instance. Tholr fxpedltli
on the other sldo ot the "Big Muddy" w ,
not as successful as It might have bcc
owing t * > he fact ot their meeting plcki
teams , while at homo they never met el
feat. Hero might bt * mentioned the oxce
lent battery work of Welsh and O'Coiiuc
The former espcelally pro\ed himself n mi
zlcr to thp local crackerjacks. Too mm
pralao cannot bo given to that popul
manager of the team , M. P. O'Connor f
nts successful efforts In that capacity. Tl
personnel of tha team was as follow
Welsh pitcher ; O'Connor , catcher ; Mo
aghuo , first ; Thlcsson , second ; M. O. Coma
third ; Harrison , short stop ; McCormac
right ; Quintan , center : Kelly , loft , ni
Latterly , substitute. The team Is abe
to resolve Itself Into an association foe
ball team , which will bo second te > noi
In the state of Nebraska , and whose Inltl
game will take place In the near future.
"Vou can talk' about your batters , " s.v
Tim ponohuo. "but 1 don't think them In
been another such slugger as Dclchant
Ho never fans out and ho hits the ball an
where the pitcher tries to send It. As
comes In ho changes his gilp on the bj
to suit the- occasion , ami so , whether tl
u.\ll comrs fast or slow , ne ar or far. ho
PUMurod to kill It. Ho hit Terry In tl
anklu with one ot those low drives of h
In one ot our games. Tlu < ball bounde
straight up In the air and seemed to stn
tip a week , while Terry was dancing aroun
and Delcbanty wns chasing over the base
These low hits are Del's specialty. I neve
saw any onu else who could send the ba
along the ground that way. Ono ot thoi
upset McCormlck. and , after striking hi
glove , went clear to the brick wall for tw
bases. And field ! Why , that fellow come
In on hard hits nnd stops them If ho ho
to throw himself lu front of them ! Yu
can't get over a single on a hit Into h
territory. "
The Baltimore club will make a shoi
tour through England after the" games wit
Clove-land. The team which will make tli
trip will bo composed of Clarke nnd Bowei
man , catchers ; Pond and Hemming , pltcl
ors ; Doyle , first baao ; Jennings , short etoi
McGraiv , third base ; Kelloy. left field
Koeler , right field ; Lange of the Chlcagni
center" field , and Gleceon of the New Yorks
second baso. Brodlo and Reltz cannot gen
on account ot personal business , and th
plajers selected tholr old comrade Glcaso
In Roltz' place and Bill Lange Is take
along as the king of center fielders. The
will bo billed as the three times champion
of America
When Nash bought La Jolo from Fal
River , Manager Marston of that club said
"You are pajing mo $1,500 for a man whoi
you would not soil for $10.000 after ho plaj
out the season with you. " Nash says $10 ,
000 could not buy La Jole today. Phlla
delphla Item.
Now It Is claimed thati Kelly , the crac !
left fielder of the Baltlmcres , will be fouin
with the New Yorks next season. Kelly
Van HaUren and Tlernan would make th
Giants very strong In the outfield.
Collins of the Bostons and Lange of tin
Chlcagos are the only two outsldo player
who will 'go to England with the Baltimore ;
thla fall. Collins Is to play seccnd base li
Reltz's nlace. '
Arthur Irwln's contract with the New
York club does not expire until Novemboi
IS. Arthur claims ho has offers from tw <
National league clubs for next season.
There are three Tnen besides Hallman whc
kind of "feel It In their bones" that they
will not play here.nextseason. Philadelphia
Record , _
( T ' "V ' 1 I
Baltimore has ohly wen -one game out of
tbo nlno that woratplayod last season and
the season before for the Temple cup.
McMnhon , Hemming and Esper are three
at Baltimore's pitchers who will likely bo
released this fall.
Th Teemplo cup series with Cincinnati
would have been worth $300 or $400 more
*
to Baltimore. ,
Wilson , Van Haltren' Tlernan , Gleason
intl Meekln of the Giants are cranks at
lilka riding.
The Wnshlngtpns and Loulsvlllcs socred
ISO runa In their s > erles , of which the
3enatora made 108.
ox THK citininoN Fini.D.
t'nliiv * r Aliont HIP I.nilt Who Iliintlc
tin1'lKnklii. .
Foot ball ts now tha absorbing theme with
he athletes throughout the land and tha
; raud shower of long-hair nnd court-plas-
ored mugs will soon be upon us In all Its
ageful vchsmcnce. The High school boys
.re hard at work , and while the team haslet
lot yet been dratted , a few moro days of
iractlco will tcl } the tale , Their colors arc
iurplo and white , and among the candidates
mibltlous for a place on tbo regular team
ro : John Nollson , Spencer Cortalyou , C.
onsen , H. SIHln , VH. " Spaffprd. S. Thomas ,
len Cotton , Bob Johnson , Gear-go Wes > t , Joe
'radenburg , Joe Lilly , Will Chambers ,
; harlcs Kvorts , Roy Glllesple , Arthur
'otrl ' , Will McKoll , Lewis Reed , W.
lushes , Harry Crandoll , Harry Tnltey , Wll-
11 il Hopkins , Frank Lehmer , Charlie
warU , M. Morrison , Walter Field , George
'owler find Lester Hutchison.
Hero Is an array of youthful athletic
ilent from which a formidable ! team CUD
0 selected , nnd when all bavo been tbor-
iighly tried out the team will bo mndn up
y a committee appointed to pass Judgment
n the relative strength of the candidate1) ) ,
lames have already boon scheduled for
arklo. Mo. , Lincoln , Nebraska City , Red
iak , PJattsmouth , Ashland , Sioux City and
llnncapolla.
As to the Western nnnoclatlon nothing
oflnlte has as yet been promulgated , but It
1 hlch tlmo there was , There Is no doubt but
hat all the teams are getting Into shape
> r the busy campaign that Is to shortly
pen , and , of course , as is always inevitable ,
ich college will have the strongest team
L over had before. I hope to bo able to
Ivo the personnel of the teams by another
mid ay.
It Is not only hero , but all over the eoun-
y , the long-haired genus Is working Ilko a
oaver , and It may bo ald that the reason
aa formally Inaugurated in the cast last
colt. TlieiO Is llttlo doubt but what
Is colng to prove ono of the greatest
nd most thrllllngly interesting within the
Istory of the gamo. Anyway , reports from
II the head centers of tbo sport In both
10 east and west would Indicate as much.
will bo more of a punting game this year
ian ever be-fore. All the players of the
! g colk'/jo / teams nro devoting much of
loir tlmo to thh practlco , as It I a knack
lat must be acquired by hard and pcr-
atcnt piactlco.
There is a paucity of good puntcrH com-
ared to the number of players on a team ,
nd this IB certainly because American
ueby foot ball players have been Instruc-
d mart ) In the methods of knocking down
ian In getting tbo ball toward the desired
? al by purely scientific means. The game
i now becoming more of a science than it
, 'er was , and every year finds It nearer to
isoclatton foot ball' , which Is foot ball In
.ct. The American Rugby game U In Its
ifancy , and , most certainly it will improve
mply because every year the public Is be-
> mlng more and. more Intele-sted In It.
orotoforo , and to a guat extent yet , moro
tan one-half of a team IB selected because
' the strength at jhp itiY.n ; playem who are
rong enough to throw an opponent yards
i front or yards , to one nlde , or in any
[ roctloQ ot the * wa , > % Jut the other day It
a * the rule to'iteuro flvn or nix men who
mid rush against an opposing six with
ich terrific forcp AI to knock the latter six
ito a Ii6ap of bruUid humanity. This lias
langed and thU year will find thu gamu
utter than U has ever been before.
The authorities In our prominent col-
! Ifges. nn well ns the pironU ot the student * .
, are evidently determined tn do nway with
the sense-IMS brutality that has for years
marked this exciting nd rugged play. \ As
n matter of fact , there lnu t always bo more
or less of rough and vigorous work nbout
the game of foot ball no matter what the
rules be , but heretofore there has lieen too
much of outright and willful brutality. H
Is the latter thai wilt bo eliminated this
year , and In the course ot a season or two
will bo entirely eradicated.
Officials ot the game can accomplish
much , but the managers n vast deal more.
The glory that victory entails almost always
prompts youth to make extremely desperate
efforts to attain It , and for tlio nnnco mod
eration Is lost sight of. H Is nt these times
that the unduly rough play takes place- .
loulh can bo Instructed and by n rigid disci
pline * forced to keep clear of these maddened
efforts , Just as moments ot desperation are
prevented nt other times. U Is qulto clear ,
tlior , that If all parties directly Interested
make up their mind * to have a game do < old
of what Is called brutal , or unduly rough
work , there will be * such a name. StudrnU
of various schools and colleges have act tlio
Pace for tbo game of foot ball In the past
and It U a hopeful sign that .they , or nt
least their authorities , have comei to the con
clusion tha' the game will necessarily bo
freer from re ughiiess tills year than wo
nave ever seen It. The rules make * the garnet
moro of an open one , and the moro It goes
In this direction most assuredly will moro
nrt bo needed and less brute strength.
But rules arc * f llttlo moment unless
there are proper people to enforce them.
This has been proven In base ball for n
long time. So that after all , n very great
deal depejiih this season , and always will
depend , on the umplro nnd rcforee-s of the
gnmra as to whether or not the > re > nro to bo
unduly rough features In tlio contests It
these olllclals at the very stall off make
up their minds to prevent this kind ct
work , nnd they cnn do It , then all will bo
well. Players who uuort to brutal tactic *
to win games should bo , nnd must be > , re
tired from the game \ \ Ithout hesitation , and
there should be a means of suspending them
from play during the season. This will
prompt parents to encourage ) their boys to
"get Into the gamo" aud try to make .
mark In it.
As previously stated the season virtually
began last week , with the trial games In
tlie cat. The University of Pennsylvania
team returned from Its training trip In the
most excellent trim , and still the eleven has
not been finally choaeii. Several , ext ihu men
are liuablo to fill tbo bill as puntcja , , , and
this will undoubtedly make a change , In the
final scli-ctlons , on account of the fnclUiat , ,
punting Is to bo a prominent feature- , tbo
play this season. Still Pennsylvania , Is sure
ot a stroii ! ; aggregation , and under Coach
Woodruff and Trainer Murphy w411 bo fit
to fight the beat on the lino.
The most encouraging reports are com
ing from Yale ; that Is , the reports are better
than they bavo been In the past nt this
tlmo ot year ; for Yale never tries to scare
the ltfe > out of people by declaring what she
Is going to do. There has ever been a
marked abscnco of beast at Yale.
Tlio Harvard and Princeton teams nro still
at work. Neither has made anything Ilko
a selection of a team , nnd will not do so
before the latter part of this week. Good
Judges who have been watching the wcrk of
the players at each place say that there U
plenty of good material to select from.
Cornell has an unusual number of as-
plr.uita for positions an the team and all
have been working Ilko Trojans on Percy
Field with the hope of developing superior
prowess. Bcacham , Taussig , Swcotlnnd ,
McKcever , Louder , White , Young and Tracy
are the old men who are in line. Ot the
new candidates there Is no certainty as
to who will bo tlie- lucky ones , as all are
? reen and Inexperienced. The prosiKscts for
ii good teem are exceedingly bright , as
most ot th" new men show much promise
Jf developing Into star players. There has
occn a most encouraging snap nnd dnati
ibout their practice , which makes It prob-
ematlcal whether all the old men will bo
iblo to retain their places or not. Tauaalg ,
I'racy. McKeover , Wilson nnd Short will
'urnish ' abundant timber .for strong ends ,
met with the excellent new material the
jeneral feeling Is that this season's eleven
vlll bo ono long to bo remembered. Cor-
icll will play tbo Western Reserve unl-
'eralty at Ithaca next Saturday , Taft's col-
ego October 17 , Harvard on tbo 24th.
Mneoton at Princeton on the 81st , BiiMh-
lell at Ithaca November 7 , Williams at
Juftalo on the 14th , and University of Penn-
iylvanla at Philadelphia November 2G ,
ClllCNtlOIlH Illlll
SIOUX CITY , Oct. 2. To the Sporting
3illtor of The Boo : Please publish trump
dgnal and echo for short suit game of whist
md same for long suit , and obllgo. R. R.
Lois.
Ans. The trump signal and echo are the
lame In any style ot whist , The "signal"
s playing a higher card bnforo a lower ot
ho same plain suit , when not attempting
o win a trick , such as 7 , and 4 on the oca
.lid king. It means "lead trumps. " The
cho Is the signal In the trump suit , when
rumps are led. It means "I have four
rumps. "
OMAHA , Oct. L To the Sporting Kdltor
f The Bfo : Please prescribe for setter
Hell. She hml mango the past summer
nd now her hair la falling out. Jcfforaon
quarc.
Ans. Wash well with diluted ammonia
nd salt water , Give light dose of qulnlna
laming and evening and keep her In a
licil , out of the house , Must not ! > ( , ' . kept
00 warm. < n
CRESTON' , la. . Oct. 1. To tho.Sportlng
Iditor of The Bee : Please state for the
eneflt of an always intcrcbtod leader ot
our department In Tlio IJce wlmt has 'bo-
nmo of the great St. Bernnid dog , ( Jliam-
lon Melrose , and also give his pcdlgico.
hanking you In advance , H. M. Work.
Ans. Champion Melroso' is now owned by
harles R , Heictor , San Jose , Cal. Champion
lolrosof with a single exception , Is the best
inooth-cnatfd St. Bernard In America , Ha
1 ono nf the celebrated Alton Judith litter
no r > f six Champions , and Includes In bin
3t of winnings : First , New Yoik , 1R92 and
S93 ; first Pawtucket , Toronto , Klngs'on ,
'owark , Philadelphia , Boston , 1893 ; first ,
, 'anhliiRlon , 18fl4 ; first , Chicago , ISO'M-fi 0 ;
lat , St. Loula , 1S9G , In addition to nil-
lorous specials. He is a winner and the
zo of winners.
OMAHA , Sept , 29 , To the PportlnR Hdltor
! Tbo Boo ; A and B are playing double
Igh llvo , each having BO polntn ; A buys for
and makes clubs trumps ; ho plays llio co
id BSVCB five of clubs , tills bolus lowest
ird played , and claims high , low and flvo ,
points. II Plays and Haves Jack mid ten
' clubs nnd flvo of njmdcs and claim * Inw ,
rk game and five. 8 points , claiming flvo
1 spades and not flvo of clubs Is low caid ,
claims , even If five of dubs Is low caid ,
3 saved Jack and ten before A played hlijh
id low , consequently wins the gamo. This
an old chestnut , but a decision by you
the only thing that will satisfy .
ibacrlbcr.
Ans.IJ wins , Tbo llvo of spades Is the
west trump out.
AUBURN. Neb , , Oct. l--To the Sporllnrj
lltor of Tlio Bee : Please glvei In Sun-
y's Bee foot racing records for BO , til ) , 70 ,
, 80 and 100 yards. Also hoxv fast , In jour
hilon , ray pony will bavo to gallop to
> ep up , or a little ahrnd , with aomo pooil
ics for 200 and 300 yards and oblige
irlnter.
Ans.--Fltty yards , 5'A ' eeonds ; 7fl yards ,
i seconds ; 80 yards , S seconds , amateur ;
0 yards , 0 4-5 seconds , For 200 yards
ur pony should go at n ID-second clip aud
r 200 nt u 29 dip.
GALIIOUN , Nebiaft , n. To the Sporting
lltor nf The Doe ; would you kindly ntato
the corienpondcnts' column Sunday If It
ilild bo safe to shoot buckshot at iJi'fio
me > from a No. 12 Smith gun ? Plcazo
antlon the proper load. H , M , 0.
Ans. Safe , provided tlio shot chamber
operly , They should cbamjior even In
tern In the barrels.