18 THIS OMA1TA DATLT H13T3 : Rl TsTl > AV , 0 , 1800.
SPORT FOR BLEAK DECEHB R. .
Chatty Budget with Ita Devotees Hero and
Everywhere ,
THE OVAL PIGSKIN AND THE MITT
Tlio"r'u'rclkn UriK'ltn CcillcKlndAlli -
N UUIMMIN mill I'IMVIIN SiinrlM
lrlil lliiNp Hull Tin-
anil Ccncral Ciiiiniiciit.
OMAHA lias long gloried
In tlio reputation tliat she
Is n great sporting center ,
titit how she gained Uils
enviable notoriety Is ono
of those tilings no fellow
cnn find out. Nobody over
heard inc say that she tic-
nerved such a naino. because -
cause I have always known
hotter nnd have never at-
tomiitcd to deceive any
one. 1 have worked hard and Industriously to
crmuoto all sorts of legitimate- sport , and ,
vMllo' I can BCO the oed rcoults of all this
work , I cnnnot BCO wherein the town 13 en
titled to any especial commendation for Itfl
cpdrty cncrpy. Take the recent foot ball
fiamca , for Instance , between the teams of the
tinlvrrsltlcs of the two great rival states of
Ncbra'ska and Iowa , and let me know what
you think. At the Thanksgiving day game
there were probably 500 spectators. About
ono-tcnth of what there should have been ,
considering the Importance of the contest
nnd the character of the opposing eloveno ,
and not lontng sight of the fact that the
weather was supremely disagreeable at that.
And Saturday , when the same teams met
again to play off the Thanksgiving tic , and
when ono of the grandest and most exciting
battles that has ever been waged on any
field was fought , there waa a mere handful
of the devotees of the great sport on hand to
cheer Iholr respective favorites. It was a
magnificent conflict ono that may never tic
noon here again. All the critics and all the
fool balllsts present were unanimous on the
point that It was as hard fought a contest
nnd as clever and pretty an exhibition of
scientific play , from a spectator's standpoint ,
as was over seen In this or any other city.
And the efficient and popular manager , Mr.
Frank Crawford , was fairly overwhelmed at
thn gate. The princely sum of $53.50 footed
up tlio gross receipts. And you say Omaha Is
n sporty burg ? Just look what they did In
Gotham on the occasion of the I'rlnceton-
Yale game. Of course' there Is but one New
York In the world , still the comparison Is
effective. The report of the treasurer of the
committee shows the total receipts wcro $3"-
163.50 and the expenses $8.589.23 , leaving ft
profit of J28.BGI.2fi. Of the latter amount
each college tecclvcd J11.2S2.13. The sum
realized from the sale of tickets was $31-
053.50 , while the revenue from the program
privileges amounted ta $2,500.
The payments. Included the following Items :
nont of grounds $3.00000
Clmlra
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AecountnntH Carpenter work . . "woo
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O. X | Wullnco f"SiS ° f cotn"'lttCO . . innn 3
Straw for grounds .V..V.V. " 13.M
Totnl
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J , 1ult191cvl ( ' ° nt that the hoMcmen of the
country will make n concerted endeavor this
winter all over the country to nectire more
equitable legislation to govern races and
race tracks. Illinois la certain to pass a
now bill and a movement Is on foot to urge
an amendment to the Nebraska law and It
Is more than llltely that many other states
now laboring under the ban of unfavorable
legislation will move In the aame direction.
Racing reached a standstill In many places
In 1S95-18D6 , and at all thews place ? there In
a demand for more liberal treatment at the
Iianda of the lawmakers. This applies to
light harness as well as thoroughbred
'affairs. Instead of abolishing pcolsolllng and
bookmaklng the horsemen and turf followers
ask that these privileges be confined to the
tracks where the races are In progrcsa.
There Is little Justice or decency In conniving
nnd winking at poolsellera and bookmakers
when the statute books say you "shan't. "
"What horsemen desire Is that these prorcga-
liven bo granted an above Indicated and
uroly their petitions are reasonable enough.
Ned Reading , the military bicycle racer ,
and his trainer. Jack Klnnoman. left for
Now York Tuesday to prepare for the big
six-day Madison Square Garden chaso. Ned
Is lu elegant fettle and ho confidently ex
pects to lug home a piece of the money. If
ho does ho will have to show his heels to a
whole lot of good men. Thcro will bo a
formidable representation of foreign riders
on hand to dispute the soldier's progress
towards shekels and fame. Some of them
Jiavo been over hero before , but they did
not succeed In Igniting any rivers by the
friction of their exploits. The champion
long-distance rider of Scotland , Dllly Lums-
don , Is ono of the most notable of these
Importations , while Tom Llnton , who has
been a hummer over In gay Paree , and who
holds the hour record , Is some pumpkins.
Ho covered thirty-one miles and CSG yards
In cno hour , and will assuredly prove an
antagonist worthy of any man's best pedal
ing. J. I'latt Belts la a very fast Johnny
Bull. He has gone a mile with flying start
In 1:41 : 3-5 , and standing start In 1:48 : , but
whether ho Is a real slx-daycr yet remains
to bo proven , Thcro are others , hut thcro Is
nothing patlcular In their records calling for
special comment.
While wo are to have the foreign rldcra
hero this winter , they will get the pick of
our amateur1 athletes on the other side next
lummcr. England Is to bo again Invaded.
The Now York Athletic club will send a
band over which. It Is thought , can success
fully withstand the vagaries of the ICngllah
climate as well as wax about anything our
red-coated brethren can Bend against them.
II , J. Wefers , the Georgetown university
sprinter , will ho among the selected lot. and
In point of reputation will head the crowd.
It Is probable that no country ever produced
a butter man for 100 tip to 300 yards. Ho
will also have a look In for the world's quar
ter mile , the hardest of < all races to run.
Following Wefers comes C. II. Kllpatrlck ,
America's premier half-mller ; W. S , Hippie ,
the "schoolboy runner , " Is but a shade lower
than Kllpntrlck ; B. II. Illoss Is the broad
jumper and hurdler , and has world's cham
pionship material In him ; II. S. Lyons Is a
epecdy 300-yard man ; L > . I1. Sheldon , Yale's
old captain , won the broad jump ovci < thcro
before and thinks ho Is as good as their best
yet ; George Gray might bo tied at shot put
ting , but beaten never ; nnd G , W. Orton
knows no equal In this country at ona/uille.
Ho and Gray have- won a barrel of mtxlals.
Ily way of comparison , the amateur cham
pionship records of the two countries are
herewith given , Our games wcro hold In
September last on Manhattan Field and the
Now York Athletic club winners wcro aa
follows : Wefers , 100 yards , :10 : 1-B ; 220
yards , :23 : ; ho was also second to Ilurlto at
440 yards In :4S : 4-5. Kllpatrlck. SSO yards.
1:67 : 3-5. W. S. Hippie was flvo yards be
hind his club mate. G , AV. Orton , ono mile ,
4:27. : 13. H. Illosa. broad Jump , 22 feet. G.
II. Gray , putting shot , 41 feet 3' , ( , Inches.
The track unn lu shameful condition. The
English amateur championship games wcro
held on July 4 , The grounds wore In the
brat -shape and the weather was all that
could bo desired. The winners there were :
N. I ) . Morgan , 100 yards , :10 : 2-5. J. C.
Meredith , -140 yards , :52. : King , SSO yards ,
2:01'/j. : n. Uwford one mllo. 4:31 : 2-5. C.
K. H. LcgKutt. running broad Jump , 23 fret
8U Inches. It. K. Lorslmw. polo vault , 10
feet , I ) . Horean , putting shot , 43 feet , CH
Inches ,
For ycarB Yale lus boasted of having the
finest and most complete unlvomlty gymna-
him In the country , but this boast will , not
hold good much longer. I HCO by the Now
York papvre that Columbia Is preparing to
erect a similar Institution on Mornlngsldo
Hi-lghU that will knock old 151 I'B establish
ment Into a cocked hat. It will have no
equal In this or uny other country lu magni
tude or thoroughnrea of equipment , The
Blmpo of the utructurv will be that of an
oval building with the cud cut off. About
half of the building wll be for power houao
nd rooms for literary and other societies.
i
The rest will be occupied by the gymna
sium , the baths , the crew , boxing , fcnclnn
nnd wrestling rooms. In the iMftcment will |
be the swimming pool , the largest In the ,
country , hp.vlng A'diameter of 100 feet :
and a depth of 10 feet. Grouped around It |
will bo the shower tub nnd needle baths.
The plnco will bo finished In marble with
Mlvcr trimmings. The drat floor will bo
the gymnasium proper. 100 feet broad. 100
foot long nnd 35 feet In height. The run
ning track around Mt will he one-ninth of n
mile long. The entire building and equip
ment will cost JSOO.OOO.
While on the topic of the colleges It might
be Intcnstlng to state that Harvard and Yak'
are engaged In an effort to renew their
athletic relations , which glv i every promise
of success. A mass meeting of the Yale
students has been called to approve the pro-
pcsed agreement between the two great tinl-
versltlea , looking to the final adjustment of
the difficulties and to restore a friendly fee > -
Ing In all hrnnrhofi of ntliletltfl. The captains
of all the Harvard athletic teams are anxlnus
to have their men meet Yale again and the
lovers of amateur gnnuo nil over the coun
try would hall with delight any arrangement
by which this desired end might be brought
about. Thcro have been no contests during
the Inactive hiatus between these untvcrsltlro
that have filled the place of those famous old
battles which used to be fought between iho
crimson and the blue.
The athletic .committee realizes this , be
lieves that nil the gooil whlrh the stopping
of athletics could do lies been done by this
time and that It la time to lay aside any
bitter feeling there may have been In an
agreement covering all the branches of Inter
collegiate sport. This has evidently been
done nnd the road Is comparatively clear for
the formation of n" Ifarv.ird-Yalp athletic
league. The formal aiproral of the Harvard
students as a whole Is not necessary , as they
have representatives on the athletic com
mittee. At Yale , however , the stuclenta them
selves run the athletics without the aid of on
athletic committee , and It Is for this reason
that the mass meeting has been called to
take action.
Chicago's nervy disciple of Eiciilapln.3 , W.
S. McDowell , Is not satisfied with his defeat
for the diamond sculls over at Henley last
July , and gives It out eld that he will go
over again next year and bring back the
scintillating blades or know the reason why.
There are some people who are Inclined to
think that the doctor Is slightly pre
sumptuous , hut nevertheless ho has
thoroughly demonstrated that he Is a single
scullor of the first rank and stands a more
than fair chance of making his boast good.
Ho Intends to crcos over early in March , and
do all his training on the Thames , In order
that ho may become , not only thoroughly
familiar with the stream and Its vagaries ,
but sufficiently acclimated to withstand the
same testa to which the natives are sub
jected. Ho Is determined , too , to be up to
snuff In all details nnd has ordered a new
shell amV sculls of an Englbh builder.
Last July ho was wofully handicapped with
an Inferior American outfit. Well , Doc ,
hero's a brome seltzer to you.
On February 12 and 13 the return match
between the picked chess players of America
and Great Ilrltaln will take place. It Is
for the Sir George Nownes International
trophy and will bo by far the most Interest
ing chess event of the winter. The Ameri
can , end of the match will be played In
the Academy of Music In Brooklyn. The
ten players wll sit well down toward the
footlights on the stage , facing the audi
ence , with their chess tables In front of
them. Just behind the American team and
at a higher level than the players' heads , as
seated , will bo suspended ten giant chewi
boards , with movable figures , and upon
these boards every move will be Immedi
ately shown , so that the spectators see the
actual state of each game at every moment
of Its progress. It will certainly be a match
less contest of brains and skill between
Encland and the United States. The Ameri
cans won the trophy last March , and arc
now called upon to defend It. The team will
be selected from the following masters of
the game : Plllshury , Show-alter , Duryie ,
Harry. .Hyim's , Hodges , Teed , Helms , Del-
mar , Hampton , Labbatt , Johnston and
lialnl. iattj. perhaps two otncrs , while the
UrltLsh team will bo picked from the fol
lowing cracks : Atkins , IJlackburnc , Illake ,
Hurn , Carr. Donlsthrope , Jackson Jones.
Lawrenco.jJ cc , Locock , Lord , Mills , Smith
and Troncliard.
And still another cable chess match Is en
the tan'ls , this tlmo between the representa
tive tqaics of this countrj' and France. The
Gallic gentlemen are particularly anxious to
meet their American cousins , judging from
the esprit manifest In their overtures for a
match , and It will likely bo speedily arranged.
Of course the return match with England ,
spoken of In the preceding paragraph , will
monopolize the attention of chcia playera
for several months , but It Is qulto likely
an understanding will bo reached yet this
winter nnd the contest fixed for some time
during the coming summer.
H Is now a settled fact that there will bo
no fight In Now York or on Coney Island
between Fltzslmmons and Corbctt. But this
lias been known all along and all the rot
that has been published ancnt such a
contingency has been superfluous and un
necessary. Of course Corbett has been cog
nizant of this fact all along nnd It was bc-
cause of this knowledge that ho jumped at
the bait offered by that old sporting hack ,
Warren Lewis. Hero Is a fellow po.slng be-
tore the American public as the boss of all
fighters who Is only willing to fight when ho
soco somebody holding the other fellow. In
other words , ho Is alwajM dead stuck on
fighting : anywhere ho knows ho cannot fight ,
and that Is all the light there Is In him. He
Is a good thing. I don't think , nut It Is a
horse of another color with Colonel Fltz
slmmons. Ho makes a business of fighting
and Is always ready and willing when he
known a fight can bo pulled off. All along
lie has discouraged this New York limited
round business and religiously adhered to
ItU original agreement that It must bo a
finish fight or no fight at all , and that It
must be fixed for any old place where such
an affair la possible. It begins to look now
as If such n nook had been discovered , for
Dan Stuart , the corpulent Texas gambler , has
offered a purse of J15.000 for a mill to
Robert's liking and Kobert has accepted with
a promptltudo that Is commendable. He
lies quibbled at nothing , the size of the
purse , which Is all too big. the time or the
place. His has signified his willingness
to abide by Mr. Stuart's arrangcmcnta ,
let them bo whatever they may , and
I tell you the much derided Antipodean Is a
hero as good as over camp down the pike.
Hut how about your big p'seudo champion ?
Ho hasn't opened lib toad-llko kisser since
the obese Daniel made his offer. Ho never
had a fight In his llfo except the tlmo hemet
met Joe Choynskl , and will never have nn-
n'Jicr ' as long aa ho lives thatIs , unlcaa
ho meets mo. Dcsplto the fact that his few
sycophantic friends profess to believe that
he will accept Stuart's offer , they know
butter. They know when to count him
out. and that la whenever there Is a chance
to flght.
IJy the way , Potcr Maher and Steve O'Don-
ncll have been matched again. They are
to go twenty rounds ) or moro or less Christ
mas day. before Warren Lewis' Greater Now
York Athletic club. It Is a bum match.
Ono year ago Polio and Stcvle mot and Stevlo
was so badly scared when ho was shoved
out face to face with I'etlo that ho came
within an ace of fainting. Ho hardly getup
up hla guard before the Alkali lad laid him
out. Hlff ! nnd Stevlo curled up In hU
corner like an obedient child and went to
sleep. Hut they say Stovlo has Improved
slnco ho met IVtle , and that may be. Lot's
see. Oh ! yes , ho Just licked , poor , old spav
ined Paddy Slavln the other day and chal
lenged Jim Corbctt to boot. Of course , ho
has Improved ; I never thought of that , but
now as I have , I am willing to bet almost
anything from a toothpick to a lumber yard
that ho dumps a load of coal In 1'etlo'a HOC ! ;
Christmas. Dut It wa4 ever thus , In the
mellifluous words of Longfellow. Those
all-night New Yorkers are trying as hard
as they can to kill the eamo In New York ,
and with , dub matches and dub decisions
they will not bo long succeeding.
' Judging from the half-page reports of
the Fltulinmons-Sliarkoy light In all the
big metropolitan papcru of tlio country ono
would think that thcro U a good deal of
Interest existing In the deprecated , game of
llutlcuffa , devpltu the perennial onslaughts of
the goody-goodii. And there la. It la a 100
to 1 uiiot that ot all tlio many rcadero of
the dally papers of this city about every
nlno out of ten who picked up their papers
latit Thurnday morning firm glanced over the
graphic description of the scenes In the
California ring before turning to the
calcwJurs of commerce , politico or trimu.
The etnld , tlio conrorvntlvo , nyo. the man '
who goes to church ns a blind In thn
furtherance nf biiflnei8 or poclal Interest ! ) ,
may have pretended In bo looking for the
happcnlngo In unhappy Cuba , who called
upon McKlnlcy yesterday , or what the '
Trani'mlsslfj-lppl Kxposltlon directory are up
to , but they wcro not , they were looking for
the fight. Now. while there arc i-omo of ua
w-ho nro not wlllInK to nchnowleJgn tMs ,
most all of us know It li true. We nro
prone to Judise others by ourrelves. Why , j
while coming down In n car the other mornIng - )
Ing n minister of the gospel ntkcd mo what
I thought of the dorl'jlon giving Frank Hrno
n \lctory o\vr George Dlxon , In t'.clr light
a few days ago. The Interrogatory fairly
swlpod my breath , but I readied myt < elf nnd
Informed my clerical friend that I thought
It wao In nn exceedingly high state of
ptitrlfactlon. Ho coincided with n bland j
smile. Hut to get at what I originally In
tended to. nnd that li thnt while the readers
of the dally prcvr nro Interested In ll-or
mnttcro. no etitcrpil Ingr.uwjpaper can afford
to Ignore them , nnd It Is no matter of choke
with n porting editor. If ho doslron to do
nooil work for hlu employers , nnd Is nny-
wli'o Interested In his own reputation nnd
welfare , he must an coiiFislentloiisly dally
review , criticise nnd comment upon the doIngs -
Ings of the I'hort-halrod gladlatoro of the
ring ns ho doey on Iho doings of the long
haired warrlnro of the gridiron , the duck-
pantled ter.nla player , the Scottish capped
wlcldcr of the golf stick or effeminate
croquet mallet.
And this brings up another lntcrtatln > ;
question , and that Is , which la the more
brutal , foot ball or boxing , or , 1C you'd
rather , prize fighting ? I am free to con
fess that I think there Is not oven a chance
to guess ; font ball li a hundredfold rougher ,
more vigorous nnd dangeious. Hut there U
n difference In the sports on account ot the
following each bus. The rcatcr of our
famous old colleges Is made up principally
of the scions of our wealthiest , noblest nnd
most aristocratic old families , liberally In
terspersed with the progeny of the parvenu ,
and this gives the gridiron a big "ago" on
respectable opinion , as we are nil
ambitious to be in the swim. Dut ,
further , because I think foot ball
more menacing to physical soundness nnd
health than boxing Is no reason to think-
that I do not llko It. for I do. I think It
the best and the most thrilling of all our
outdoor athletic sports and I would juat aa
leave sec n magnificent game like that of
Saturday a week ago as I would a fight be
tween any two pugilists In the world. I am
too much of n sportsman and have been
too long In the ' business to "pass up" any
thing cs good 'as foot ball. It all rough
sport was abolished there would bo little
need of gymnasiums or athletic training.
The dltllculty with pugilism Is Its follow
ing. There was a time In the old daya In
England when royalty lent the game the In
fluence of Its endorsement , hut there has
been a grand and continual degeneracy since
those halcyon days. Instead of the best ot
the land taking active Interest In the affairs
of the ring It Is just the oj pcsltc It Is the
worst. Skin gamblers , plug-uglies , thieves ,
bunco men , guns , knucks anil
horse thieves make up the
main guard of the ropes and stakes ,
forming a wall which respectability and
honesty cannot scale. Of course there are
lots of good men In the game for both
pleasure and profit , but where there Is one
such there Is n adore of the other class.
Of course every manly man Is Interested In
the superiority of his race , nnd , where con
tests of skill , endurance and strength arc
concerned. Is nn energetic devotee , but It Is
the pugilist's environments that generally
deprive him of the pleasure of witnessing
trials for supremacy In the manly art of
self-defense , and for this reason the game
Is in profound disfavor with the bettor
classes. Even the big clubs In New York
and San Franchco are powerless to rid
themselves of the octopus of vice and dla-
honesty , anil with all their privileges they
cannot conduct the sport as It should be con
ducted to give It a foothold on decencv. In
several Instances the individuals running
these cluba are little short of second-story
men and hall-workers. There are some
square men Interested , but they ore In a sad
minority.
Out In 'Frisco Wednesday night , with
complete police protection and a crowd of
15.000 or 20.000 people , among whom were
several hundred women , present , the manage
ment must glvo the thing n black eye by put
ting In as referee , a notorlomi "Arizona stage
driver who had figured In many n gun-play
on the border. " A nlco man to put up ae
Judge of an honest athletic contest , Intended
for the edification and pleasure of thou
sands of pati ens. Is It possible that no well
known club , business or sporting
man could have been Induced tc
flll the position ? Was It ab
solutely necessary to call on a border ruffian ,
n skin-gambler or a thief ? If so , the quicker
the California legislature shuts up the nhop
the better. If wo can have only that kind of
pugilism we had better have none.
No.v this Is exactly what I think of the
two much Oiscussod games , foot ball and
boxing : I think they are both good when
properly conducted. Foot ball , with all ita
roughness. Is all right , but as much cannot
bo said for pugilism. Give the game the
gridiron's following and It would bo every
whit , if not more popular. Men cannot leave
tholr stores and olllces to go out and play
foot ball without running chances of serious
Injury ; neither can they get In the ring ana
nraul nnd punch each other without the same
risks. So Icng as wo have vigorous outdoor
sport wo irust have a little blood-spilling ,
hurts and an occasional death , The ratio
of chance Is In the whole category. Men
have been borne homo from the base ball
and cricket field , Jockeys have been killed
rowers ruptured and swimmers drowned.
The simplest athletic Indulgence often leads
to grave results. Dut the humanitarians give
these things no consideration. They can
only see the evil surrounding prlzo fighting
and the danger In foot ball. |
In exemplification of nil I have said
derogatory to pugilism and HH cohorts I
have only to refer you to the Fltzflminons-
Shurkcy flght out In 'Frisco last Wednesday
night. What do I think of It ? Why. just
what you or any other fair , square un
prejudiced lover of i-port thinks that It waa a
monumental piece of rascality. If ever a
man won n flght fairly nnd honestly. Fltz-
nlmmons won that flght. and If a man was
ever deservedly and thoroughly beaten that
man waD Sharkey. There Is only ono tenable
theory and that Is that the old three-card
crowd who run things out In the city of the
Golden Gate In the days of Young Mitchell ,
George LuBlanche , Dave- Campbell , Jim
Corbett nnd other notorious fakirs Is ngaln
manipulating affairs In the Interests of the
poolroom sharks nnd sure-thing gamblers ,
nnd < honcst men have about na much show
for their money as they would If they went
up ngalnut a brace faro game. Oh. yes ,
these San Francisco sporto are Just na fair
aiid lioncHt as any man who ever lifted a
pockctbook or put powder In n safe.
The Chrlrtmas number of Western Field
and Stream , promises to bo an exceptionally
attraUlvo one. In addition to the usual
excellent matter of Interest to sportsmen
In general , the number will contain ohort
stories by William IHcasdcll Cameron and
G. M. Falrchlld. Jr. , both well known writers
of northland life and romance , and a de-
Ecrlptlvo article detailing the experiences
of a party of ladles and gentlemen In ascend
ing Mount Tncomn , the highest mountain
peak In the United States. There will ho
other storlca and hunting sketches , most of
them Illustrated , and a charming poem by
Lolllo nolle Wyllo , the young Georgia
poetess , A loiter " ' '
on "A 'Compoalto' Uroed
of Setters , " by F. H. F. Mercer will en
gage the attention ot all dog lovers. The
frontlupleco is a reproduction of a beauti
ful hunting wcono by C. A. Zimmerman ,
the nrtlut , entitled "On the Alert. " Thcro
will bo tlio usual quota of bright and B-mixma-
blo things from the veteran sportsman and
editor. Charles Hallock , and the junior
editor and New York representative of the
magazine , Mark Illff. The cover will bo of
special and artistic derlgn on a par with
the general , excellence and beauty of the
work within. Western Field and Stream
le llvo and progressive ; It Is a credit to the
publisher , John P. Uurkbard , St. Paul , Minn. ,
and deserves all the success which ls
coming to it from all parts of the country ,
especially DO as It 1s mainly devoted to
these most timely Interests Game and
Forcul Conservation.
Nelio Innes , snorting editor of the Doston
Herald , has Just Issued No. 3 of "King
Ilecordu , " which U the standard publication
on matters relating to the ring. The book
Is of voH pocket elzu , 13G pages , and con
tain the carefully compiled records ot fifty
prominent pugllU < U' , with portrait : ! . It la of
nterest to the 11'tie fratornl'y ' throughout the
world , No other book contains the same
data. It In thoroughly up to date. The now
f We have 1,000 Boys' Suits-whlch S3S
iff we have been selling at from $2 to $6 A dealer has offered to
take them at $1.50 for all suits that sell for $3 or less and $2.50 for all
that sell for $6 or less Now we'd just as soon sell them to you at
If this price so we told the dealer and get a little advertising out of
it- and we will place them on sale Monday
& 8fe
K.rS Choice of Choice of 8fem
any Boys' Suits any Boys' . S" " < < ; m
marked $3 or less , marked $6 or M
m
Every kind style and size from 4 to 14 years ,
ill
ALSO GIVING
$ % $ 10 PER CENT DISCOUNT ON ALL THE "
* :9 : Ladies' Cloaks , Suits and Wraps. tH * m
records contalne'd In this valuable book nro
the following : Zleglor , Handler , Leeds ,
White , Vernon , Cans , Martin Flaherty , Leon ,
KrncPt , Wnrd , Lavack , McPnrtland. "Spike"
Sullivan nnd Dunfco. A dime &ant to Mr.
Inncs , care Dosttm 'Herald , will aecUro a copy
of , the book. " ' ? - . - , -
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The sportsmen' mSt * whh but the most In
different Buccess"afibld during the last week
owing chiefly , however , to the cold and un
suitable weather. 'In ' keeping with the be
havior of the duckS , the geese have almosl
completely given us1 the go-by this fall , am !
during the past' ' ten' da > 8 but a few strag
gling flocks were seen where commonly they
are to be found by the thousands. The
continued cold 'weather has In nil prob
ability sent the ! birds nil hurrying south
and so far as wild fowl shooting Is con
cerned the sportsman might as well encase
his hammerlesff 'fdr ' the winter.
The sunshtno which always succeeds bail
weather came yesterday morning nnd while
It remains good quail shooting should be
had. H was tlif\ knowledge of this fact that
caused numerous parties to sally forth last
evening1 for a whack at them today.
There Is nothing new In the local outlook
for ba o ball. A general disappointment
was felt because Omaha was not taken Into
the Western league , but corresponding
felicity over the fact that she was excluded
from the Western association. All hope
for the ler.gue. however , has not yet been
relinquished. There are several schemes In
Incubation , but I hardly look for anything
other than a preparation to Include this
city In the circuit In 1S9S. Thcro are pros
pects of a city league that ought to furnish
isomo capital eport. Several gentlemen who
have successfully handled base ball In the
past are Interesting thcmsclvrfl and If they
take hold of th ? project In earnest It will
bo n go.
( liioxtloiiN mill
COUNCIL BLUFFS , Dec. 3. To the SportIng -
Ing Editor of The Dee : Talking about foot
ball games , why didn't Nebraska win the
Thanksgiving game , with Shedd , Thorpe
and nine other "wonderful" men on Its team ?
You speak of Holbrook's not being able to
mnko a touchdown without the help of
tbo rest of the team. la one
man supposed to play the game ?
Why didn't Coach Iloblnson get his men tenet
net together ? Where were Slicdd , Thorpe
nnd Jones , these "wonderful" players , when
I loll ) rook made his run ? Of course It was
only "Iowa beef" that won the game for the
Iowa City team. Have Nebraska's victories
of the last three years been caused solely by
scientific playing ? Wo know that Iowa won ,
but It was nil a mistake , Nebraska Is per
fection Itself from Its foot ball team to Its
climate. It is ono thing to be defeated and
another to take defeat gracefully. "It ueems
so nlco to have a winning team. " S. J.
Mlers.
All the sporting.editor has to say In re
sponse to Mr , Mlers Is that ho Is barking at
the wrong man , as ho did not report the
game In question. So far as his opinion
goes , Iowa has a fine team nnd won the game
on the merits of their superior training and
all-round team play ,
FOHT CROOK. Nov. 30. To the Sporting
Kdltor of The Bee : Would you kindly decide
the following and oblige n number of Uncle
Sam's lads and n subscriber. A bets that If
a man had a largo bellows that would
accumulate wind enough to flll the falls of
a vessel that ho could , by standing on the
banks of a lake , near which there la n
vessel , and by blowing or filling the calls
ho could move It out Into the lake. II agrees
with him m far , but ho further elates that
by fastening the bcllowu on the stern of the
boat ho could , by filling the eallv , move It
along ju t the came. 11 bets that ho can't.
Which gets the mon ? If you will kindly
decide tlih It will cimblo a few of us to go to
Omaha this payday and alto a llko number
to stay at homo.
An . The man on the stern.
OMAHA , Dec , 12. To the Sporting Editor
of The Heo : Please answer In Sunday's Dee :
Did Charles Mitchell over flght under weight
of 176 pounds ; ' If so , at what weight ?
Student.
Aiifi. Most all weights down to 133.
FREMONT Dec,1 3. To the Sporting Ed
itor of The lice : ' IMease answer tbo enclosed
question In next Sunday's lice : A beta li
that Bryan will tarry over half of the states ,
or twonty-thrco etates. Who wins J. G.
IllcralnR. r
Ana. H. according to the official declara
tion giving McKInley Kentucky.
PLYMOUTH. 'Neb. ' , Dec. 2. To the SportIng -
Ing Editor of The .Heo : Will you please nay
to decldo a bet (1) ( what rules constituted a
round of the Sulllvan-Kllraln fight at Hlch-
burg , Mlra. and (3) ( ) did a knockdown end
tlio round ? H , Mj Van Pelt.
Aug. (1) ( ) London prlro ring. (2) ( ) Yes.
COUNCIL BLUFFS , Dec. 1. To the Sport-
Ing Editor of The Bee : To decide n lot of
small bets hero will you please glvo the
popular majority of votes which McKInley
received over Wryan ? A Reader.
Ans. As near as completed , McKInley ,
7.052.9G1 ; Bryan , 0,146,359.
UNION PACIFIC HEADQUARTERS. Dec.
3. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : A
says to B : "I'll bet Jl that a certain thing
Is true. " n says : "I'll accept your bet. "
No money Is put up. I ) subsequently proves
to A's satisfaction that ho ( D ) Is correct ,
but A says a bet Is not a bet unless the
money Is up. Should A pay B the Jl ? An
Old Subscriber.
Ans. If the bettors are gentlemen B
most certainly wins.
COUNCIL BLUFFS , la. , Dec. 2. To the
Sporting Editor of The Bee : A bets B that
Shnrkcy will bo fighting Fltzslmmons In the
tenth round. Who wins ? M. T. S.
Ans. If ho meant that ho would win or
he lighting In the last round ho wlps , bc-
cause the rcfcrco gavq him the flght In the
eighth round.
SOUTH OMAHA. Dec. 3. To the Sporting
Editor of The Bee : Your decision solicited
to settle 01 other ono of those fool bets of
mine. I bet at odds of G to 2 that "Sharkey
Is out In ten rounds. " This In reference
to the Fltzslmmons-Sharkey match of the
2d Inst. Do I lose ? Lew Crane.
Ans. According to n crooked rcfcrco you
do.
do.CARSON.
CARSON. la. . Dec. 1. To the Sporting
Editor of The Bee : A bets II that McKInley
will have fiu.OOO moro votes In Ohio than
Bryan ; which wins ? What Is the effect of
the vote cast for Barr , people's party elec
tor ? B claims that -this vote must be
counted for Bryan , which would reduce the
plurality below the number stated. A
claims that Dnrr's vote was drawn from
among the whole twenty-three electors and
U Included In the Bryan vote. Who Is
right ? F. G. Weeks.
Ans. A wins. McKlnlcy's majority , ac
cording to official count. Is as follows :
51,913.
ORLEANS , Neb. . Dec. 3. To the Sporting
Editor of The Bee : Will you kindly toll mo
by return mall what plurality , If any , W. J.
Bryan had in the state of Nebraska ? J. C.
Gay.Ans.
Ans. 13,072.
COUNCIL BLUFFS. Dec. 4. To the SportIng -
Ing Editor of The Bco : il'lcaso Inform mo
through the columns of Sunday's Dee to
whcm I am to pay a J10 bet. A bets H that
Sharkey would stay ten rounds In the
Sharkey and Fltzslmmons mill. Who wins ?
J. J. Hughes.
Ans. A.
STROMSBURG , Neb. , Dec. 4. To the
Sporting Editor of The Heo : To decide
some bets please answer through Sunday's
Dee the following : How many states did
Bryan cany ? Also , how many electoral
votes did ho got ? Subscriber.
Ans. (1) ( ) 22. (2) ( ) 172. I
RED OAK , la. , Dec. 1. To the Sporting
Editor of The Bco : Plcaso glvo In Sunday's
Bee McKlnley'a majority In Ohio and oblige.
E. G. IDcnnls.
Ans. It Is 00,409.
I ATI3XT OKFICi : JVOVKI/I'IKS.
A now voting machine prints names on the
ballots.
A now lawn rake has alternate wood and
wlro teeth.
A Florida man has patented a rowing ma
chine and bath tub combined.
A cigar cutter picks up a match , lights It
and extends It for tbo use of the smoker.
A machine for twisting the frlngo for
shawls , curtains , etc. , has just been patented.
A now observation wheel runs on an In
clined plane Instead of being stationary and
revolved by power.
A new barrel-holding device for grocery
stores , etc. . swlncs the barrel under the
counter when not In uuo.
A Nebraska man has Invented a now iitovo
pipe joint , which turns on Instead of eliding.
Ono complete turn fastens the pipe.
A now device suspends the steve handle
always within reach by means of a cord
wound on a drum operated by a celled
spring.
I A now machine. Invented , by a resident of
an eastern city , cuts tags from a atrip of
paper , prints them and utrlnga them ready
for use.
A new liquid faucet has two valves , ono
Inside the barrel , both working simultane
ously by tbo turning ot the kuub on the
outeldo.
A new dovlco for helping a man riding
a wheel against the wind consists of a V-
iihapcd ucreen fastened to tbo head of the
bicycle.
A Now Zealand man has a patent on a
bounding board for the violin , consisting of
three dUks on the Interior , fastened to a
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trip of metal running lengthwise through
In center.
An automatic watering trough , never runs
vcr because the valve Is closed as noon as
ho trough Is full , opening as the water Is
cmovcd ,
A new flour1 sifter consUtil of a wlro mesh
jail , In which the Hour la placed , revolved
by means of n crank , the whole dovlco being
Inclosed In a tin caso.
A now blcyclo hrako consists of a friction
disk attached to the roar hub , against which
another disk 1s pruned by the action of the
rider In back-pedaling.
A patent haa juat been granted on a oolf-
leveling ahln berth , the top being hung on
swlveled roda , and the bottom Btuadled by
means of a ayatcm of nprlngs ,
A new flro escape consists ) of a not attached
to three Iron roda and having two rods to
support ono aide on the ground , the other
being fattened to the sldo of the house ,
A now telephone addition conalats of a ball
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