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THE OMAHA DAILY 111213 : SirXDAY , DECIDISrHHK 27 , 'I8)0. ! ) SPORTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS Running Comment on Events Hero nml Abroad , CHAMPION BOB TOMORROW NIGHT Clint ivllh I lie SlmoH-rn In flif O | Hull I'm nl .Innri'ii TinHIMMM ! - I lux' IniliiMlry mill ( lui'H- ; | tlniiN nml AIIMWITH. ' One of the natural coneomltntHs of the hol idays , tlic broad world over. Is sport. The week I nn epoch of leisure , pleasure nnd convtvlnllt/ nil who ilaro lay off the yoke nnd ilufy the wolf at the door for oven io ; hrlcf n period. Wo all cxpccl ootnctlilnR out nf the onllnnry during the festal ncaion , nnd If It does not come to us , wo hunt It tip. So fnr as Omaha IB concerned , the holidays this yonr nro not so conducive of frivolous pastime art Is their wont. Still the case Is not hopeless. Wo hnd plpcon shootlnK pa- lorn nvrr on the Omaha tltm club grounds ( 'lirlstmaH day. nnd Christmas night thorn wan n dog fight down on the south side. Tomorrow - morrow night , through -the enterprise of President Handle of the Turnover club , the Pstle fanny nro to bo Riven the opportunity of * o lni ; Deb KltzBlmmons , the only TOCOR- nlzed champion boxer of the world. He will nppenr In n nix-round setto with Illekey. Ills nparrlng partner , at Iloyd's theater , In rcnnertlon with Hint thrlllliiK dramn. "Snveis from the Sen. " The wheelmen nreatlll In the throe * of their pool tourney at their cosy club rooms , nnd busy discussing the nfTnlra of the coming season. The foot ball players nre In hibernation , nnd there Is lller- nlly no base ball gossip. The gunners arc energetically beating up the stubble nnd the brush , for with the holidays the open season expires. In nmateur nthletle circles , front' ' I'rof. Swnboda'H Hchool , to the Young Men's Clirlstliui afiEoelatlon nml Turncro' clubs , there U more stir thnn was over known be fore. Tiie past season's outdoor record was n revelation , nnd the present indoor season Is mat'itnlr.li.g the same high pitch. There nro more athletes here today than ever be- foro. ami borne high elnsn performers , too. llanlly n week passes but what the rooms of on : > or another of the local organl/atlons la ablaze with light and lively with exhibitions of muscle , brcln and btftwn ; and In years to rome the ( into City Is euro to take promin ent place In the amateur athletic records or thu country. Ohnrllo Thorpe , the old Omaha Jockey nnd the premier of the w < st , gave the Snn Kranclsccans n sample of what ho can do In the Middle , the oilier day. It was hla Initial mount on the coast , nnd ho won nftcr one of moK exciting kind of drives. Ho was on the old warhorBo , Strathmenth. who was n slight fnvorlto In the betting. When sent off VVoodchoppi-r Jumped Into the IPII : ! and It looked as If It was all over but the shout ing. Hut In the stretch Strathiuc.ith nnd Mlllo Cripple overhauled lilin and the finish was a hair-curler. Thorpe was not on t'lo ' b st nag. but by superb riding ho manage' ! to get him over the line first , by n snoot , rlmrlle Is likely to become as great a favorite In California as bo has been every where he has ridden. It looks very much as If Omaha would have to depend on local foot ball tennis en tirely for her sport on the gridiron next Reason , and this fact docs not add much lunter to our prospects. It will be learned with regret by the followers of the game here that Omaha will get no Western Uni versity Interstate association contest next fall , for the simple fact that at the recent annual meeting nf this organization Iowa was given the grand nro. The by-laws of the Institution make It Imperative that each member must be represented the annual meeting or lose her franchise , anil the Hawk- eyes , falling''to have a delegate on hand , were dioppcd sana cercmonle. After this proceeding the pennant .for 18D7 was' awarded to Iowa , Kansas coming In for second honors and Nebraska for third. Thn election of officers resulted ns follows : lr. II. Ayers Missouri , presi dent , J. IV Cameron , Nebraska , vice presi dent , and It. K. Moody. Kansas , secretary and treasurer. Krcd C'onnell of Lincoln was re-elected general manager without opposi tion. The schedule for 1S)7 ! ) war then arranged m follow * : Missouri vs Nebraska at Lincoln. October 30 ; Kansas vs Nebraska nt Mncoln , November 13. and Kansas vs Missouri at Kansas City Thanksgiving day. Speaking of the proposed plan to do awiy with bookmakers and put In mutual nu- ehlnos on wit-tern tracks , the Spirit of the Times says : "U'lnlo ; l.cro Is in certain quarters de cide ; ! antagonism to the bnokmaklng sys tem. on the alleged ground that It Is condu clvo to collutlon and Jobbery , the betting public ordli-nrlly prefers the books to the niaebiiiM. For years the Washington Park club tiled to popularize the niutuals , but the pul'llr showed a marked preference for the books , aid ns the machines could not pay the expenses Incident to running them. they wore at last given up altogether. And no nt oilier Iraeku. Hut , of course. If there were no bocks nt all. ns on the. Montana circuit Ir.st summer , the niutuals might provo the success they did out In Montana. And so It remains to bo seen what the change will bring forth. " The lovers of light harness rcclng can rest atriiired of a splendid meeting hero next Juno. The driving club has already begun to lay Its roi r for such an event , and there Li but llttlo fear of Its accomplishing the desired end. At a recent meeting It was decided to endeavor to arrange with the western trotting circuit for a series of flrot class meetings on a much larger and more elal.ori.lo scale than these held during the past season. A meeting of the secre taries of the associations Includ''d In the circuit Is to bo called for the purpose of coining to a thorough understanding on the mat'or , and the prospects fcr the best series of meetlngd ever bold In this part of the wesi nro exceedingly Mattering. The Sioux City gentleman with money to Invest again writes me as to the advisa bility of starting a breeding farm In Ne braska. ami again I am forced to apprise him that there are many better Informed men here on the subject than I am , and whoso advice would he worth having. If the gentleman Is determined to start n farm , however. I would be di'icllct to my own Interests If I did nut , urge him to start It In Nebraska , but when It comes down to my own personal Ideas on the matter I would advise him not to go Into the busi ness at all unless he has a largo sur plusage of grit , money and brains. Thcce nrc pretty tough times for even the nmit rkllled talent In any line of business , and Just now the breeder's lines are cast In pretty rough places. Prices have taken an almost Incredible slump during the past two yearn and heaven only knows how much lower they will tumble. Anse Now- berry , an old. experienced stockman resid ing six miles north of Cody , told mo thut lie wns at a hoiso sale up In Dakota the other day and saw good work hoiscs started off with bids of $1 and $2 , nnd many of them knocked down at ? 5. When a man can go Into the open market , as he can today , and buy a well-bred and registered foal for little more thin Is asked for a fat hog. It Is time for thcso contemplating the breeding Industry to halt and think a bit. Still the old saying that ( hern Is an end to nil things except taxes and death hold : ) good here. The men who went Into the breeding business for their health are rapidly becoming mulcted with that tired feeling , and are quitting In droves. Horses nro growing scarcer and scarcer with each recurring year , and when the climax Is at last. reached these who have had the hardi hood to stick It out may have that phantom , "tho good thing , " wo are all so ardently praying for and itniggllng for In their clutches , I.rhmann , the Engllth coach who Is put ting the Harvard boat crow through their paces , came all the way from England and Is paying hU own expenses. Mr. Lchmann 'c'atntf out of true love of sport and as a true amateur sportsman. Insisting that If IIP accepted n penny as compensation rot * Ills services , cither In the form of expenses or otherwise , he would cease to bo an amateur , nnd should and ought to bo barred hereafter from engaging In amateur sports , Whatever HUCCCSH Mr. I.chmann may have us a coach , bo baa set an example for college craJu- tttcs In this country In showing them what In the true course for amateur sportsmen 1 to follow , and his conduct Is In strong con trast with that of the referees , umpires nnd llmnmen In the college foot ball games , who always expect nnd receive $100 or less for the services which they render nt n game , nnd which should , under Mr. Lchmann's principles , debar them and all college grodu. atog who receive compensation for coaching college tennis from the ranks of amateurs. So 805-3 llnrry Wcldon. The University of Chicago proposes to erect the flnist gymnasium In the world nnd the architects nro now nt work on the plow. To the north of the university grounds nre two unoccupied squares , bounded on the north by Kllty-dlxth street , nnd hero the gymnasium Is to bo located. The ground h " 00 feet by100 feet In extent nnd every foot of It will bo under cover. The gymnasium will bo about 300 feet by 100 feet , the athletic Held COO feet by 400 feet , and will IMJ covered by a building unique In archi tecture nnd especially adapted for this pur pose , l-'rom a framework of Iron and ateol will spring Immense arches , supporting a removable glara roof. In the summer month * , during pleasant weather , thlu room will be open to surh an extent that the field will he practically an open one. In the winter It will bo closed and properly heated and ventilated. Hanging around this Im mense Inclosuro will be nn amphitheater , with a seating carnclty for 25,000 people , nnd there will consequently be room for any modern sport. The gymnasium and the covered athletic field will ronatltutc prac- tlcvilly one great building. The roof will be high enough to accommodate any base ball game. The total cost will not be more than JGPO.OOO. The glass shed will cost about J1RO.OOO and the gymnasium proper $120,000. Thiao figures do not represent the cost of thi ground , which Is owned by Mr. Marshall Field , who has ulwajri been liberal with the university. The height of the great glass roof will be about 1BO feet and It Is not be lieved a base ball la over knocked hlghur than that In any game. The crack trap shooters nro having their hands full this winter nnd wo are very liable to witness one or two high class matches hero before the spring beauties be deck the hillsides with tholr pink faced. John Winston and Dr. Carver shot a series of seven matches at llfty birds each over In Chicago last week and Charlie Grim and Carver settled their old gnulgo at the flame place last Wednesday. Of the Winston- Carver shoots. Winston won the fllst two. tied the third and I oat the last four. The highest score made wns forty-five , both men accomplishing this feat during the scries. In the shoot Wednesday between Grim nnd the doctor some great work wns done , the Clear Lake man killing ninety-eight out of 100 and Carver dropping but two more. This shoot gives Grim a pretty clear title to the championship of the world , nnd what the Oniahn sportsmen would now like to uro Is n match between him and Parmelee. Carveu. would not bo In It ns an attrnctlo with Grim. In discussing matters of th hammerless Low Houseman of the Inti Ocean sajs : "Slnco Frank Parmeleo de feated J. A. II. Klllott at Omaha the sport of that town think that Parmeleo Is a dand ) nnd. In fact , a certain Hilly Urewer o Omaha ( no connection of Jobn L : Urewer says that he will wager a whole lot of mono that Dr. Carver. J. U Rrewcr or 13. D. Kul ford cannot defeat Parmeleo on Oman grounds. Friends of Carver say that If th Omaha Hrcwer will stop talking and put u some good slzod money n match will be sheen on Omaha grounds be.tween Carver am Parmeleo. but they want It to bo on th 'dead siiunro. ' nt lenst that Is what the say. " Well , Ixiuta , mo dear boy , you wor never more mistaken In your little , rouni fnt life. It has not only since Elliott' defeat the Omaha "sportsmen" hnv considered Parmeleo a dandy , for the have known him to bo "that sort of a blbei for a goodly number of years. And , per haps , Louis , you do not know that Parmelee beat Klllott once before , back In ' 93. killing 9S birds out of 100 to the Kansas City man's 91 ? Well , ho did , nnd wo think over hero ho can do the same trick three or fou times a week. Now , as to Ullly Ilrcwcr He has been doing no talking , but ho I firmly coikvipced of Parnieleo's ability to beat either one of the three men you men tion , and If ho says he will bet $10,000 on It. you can bet ho will do It. If the friend of Dr. Carver nre so cock-sure of their man let them trot him over hero and Parmelee will shoot him. for $230 a side and "parlco1 the bet aa often as ho cbocscs. Their gul about "shooting on the square" comes In bat grace , considering the records made by some other people. But for your private In forma tlon. I will state that If these two grea shots should happen to come to terms for a match hero It will bo pulled ofT under the auspices of the Omaha Gum club , one of the oldest and most honorable institutions o the kind In the west , and Dr. Carver wll receive the treatment duo a gentleman There are no better shooting grounda In the country than these owned by this club and It In just as fair for Carver to come hero na it Is for Parmolco to go to Chicago Or. Carver nnd I nro old friends , and while I am perfectly familiar with the causes for his grudge ngalnat this city. I can assure him that they are groundless , and If ho Hhoul 1 conic hero to shoot ho would receive only the courtesy duo an honorable sporlu- man and a great ehot. Tommy Ryan Is certainly on the hustle. At Hurralo Inst Monday night he beat Aujtrallan Hilly McCarthy after n terrific battle of beven rounds , and Wednesday night , at Syracuse , he knocked out Hilly Payne In four. McCarthy Is a tough customer for most any of the inlddlewclghts and Ryan's victory over htm. was a creditable one , but as to Payne , I have nothing to say as I know nothing about him. Tommy's next engage ment will be with George Green at San Francisco , and while ho ought to win , there Is more Or less doubt about It. Green is slow , but a hard lilitcr , a glutton for punish ment , and a man of wonderful endurance , and I do not think Tommy can land him except after n long and driving fight. Ilyan Is certainly not the man ho was three or four years ago , when It was a dllllcult matter for any man to lay a glove on htm. Nowa days , U seems , most any old boxer can hit him. Hilly Smith pounded him unmercifully In their last meet , and McCarthy knocked him down twice the other night. This may signify a good deal and then it may not , but when I think of how ho went through seventeen savage rounds with Jack Willis at South Omaha four years ago. and twenty rounds with Hilly Smith at Minneapolis n year later without receiving a scratch , I think It docs , nnd my advice to Tommy-Is , that when lie gets Inside the ropes with Green at Frisco , to keep his wits about him. There will be a crush at Hoyd's opera house tomorrow evening. That la a foregone con clusion. All the "coves wet loves n mill" will assuredly bo there , nnd they will have plenty of company. It Isn't very often wo are offered an opportunity to get a Mash at thu champion fighter of the world , but that will bo our portion tomorrow irlght. Hob Fttzalmmuns will he hero and ho will go on between the acts of "Saved from the Sea" In a bag punching and sparring exhibi tion. There IB a great curiosity to bco this wonderful boxer , and the doctor and the lawyer and the merchant , as well us the sport. will bo there and ns far up In front as ho can get. Kvorybody wants to get a , look at the man who has made. "has-beens" out of go many great fighters : everybody wants to sco the man who reeled off the peerless Jack Dompsey. JOD Choynskl , Dan Creedon. Peter Mahcr , Sailor Sharkey nnd a score of other llullc giants as though they were BO many cells of rope ; everybody wants to see the man who Is matched , or shortly will be. with Jim Cor- bott for a finish fight for the championship of the world , and of course everybody will Improve the chance and bo on hand at Hoyd's tomorrow evening. For a sparring partner Fltz will have Jack Hlckey. who three years ago thought ho wan good enough to defeat the lanky Cornlahman , and ho met him at Newark , N. J. It w.is the same old otory. Ul > a cat toys with a mouse the champion played with him for a couple of rounds , and iron biff ! like a thunderbolt from a clear sky that big right mitt caught Mr. Hlckuy In the maxillary region and ho thought thu end of the world "hadVcume , " as they tay In Council Hluffa. It may be that Homer Kirk will go on with Itobcrt for a round or two , that la , If Fltz will allow him to us ? a base ball bat. , * > Dan Stuart haa studiously refrained from even Intimating where the big fight which ho will control next March will take place , but It It a pretty good guess that the old Mexican town of Jnurezi Just over the turgid Itlo Gramie from Kl I'aao , will draw the prize , The- reasons for this belief are more than plausible. Flint , the- ( sporting uud busl- . ness men of Kl Pnso were energetic nnd 1 generous In their efforts to further Stuart's ' plans last February , when Fltzslmmons and ' Mnhcr came together , nnd It Is but natural that ho would entertain n reciprocal feeling toward them now that there Is a chance to even up matters. Second , n moro available place-could not be secured nenxTj the border , If the fight must bo removed thither , In point ot accessibility nnd other material conveniences. That Stuart has received n concession from the Mexican government there Is .hut llttlo doubt. Fights Innumer able have been pulled off In lloston , New York , Philadelphia nnd other cities -In this country since the virtuous spasm that rocked both countries during the fistic travail of a year ago , and our greaser brothers have evidently tumbled to the ' mockery of the whole business , nnd will , not be slow In teaching the so-called Yankee I humanitarians that they are not ns dumb ns they look. If tticro la "stufl" In glove contests - ] tests for the people on this side the line there ought to be stuff for our pyramidal chnpe.iucd brethren on the other side , nnd , cfl our money Is worth nbout twice as much na theliu , they ought to go to twice the ends to get hold of It. No , I do not apprehend nny serious objection on the part of the Diaz contingent on thin occasion. And , then , whnt n lovely spot for n mill old Junrez presents , with Ita big bull pen standing nil ready with yawning gates to receive thu crowds who will hurry south about the time . the bluebird begins to chirp. This will furnish nn Ideal arena. U Is clrculnr In shape , with high board walls , nnd elrcuo seats on three sides , with n possible capacity of 10,000 people. Could anything bo better to Colonel Stuart's plcnscment. Daniel Is not only n rhrewd and successful sport , | but he Is a business man and n speculator of exceeding acumen , as well n * n good- looking , genial gentleman. He Is not In the bnslni'53 of uhasliu ; prize fighters from country's end to country's end , squandering valuable time nnd good money , for the fun ho gets out of It , not by a long shot. While the affable Daniel always has a good wad concealed on his person , he Is human like the rest of us and wants more. Ills ex perience of a year ago cost him n llttlo fortune , so It Is said , nnd he Is not going Into this thing blind. Ho Is bound to re coup , nnd 1ms evidently cinched n plan whereby this desired end can , bo accom- plUhed. With a grant to pull oft his show nt Jaiirc-z , ho has as good , as got the money In his pocket , for as I remarked last Sun day , a great throng Is Inevitable. Kl Paso Is ono of the loveliest cities the sun shines on , and when once Jaurcz Is announced as the site of the big mill , all the railroads converging In that vicinity will arrange for excursions , as tlicy will certainly see , line Colonel Stuart , a grand chance for specula tion. With a guarantee of absolute Im munity from the law , no one can tell how great the crowd will bo that gathers In sunny Kl Paso days before the fight. H will bo worth hundreds of thousands cf dollars to the city and Dallas Dan , to nay nothing of the "graft" of that peerless southern gentleman. SI Ilyan , and my ono iegret Is that 1 can't stand In with the play. I'd make enough money , as the charming Dressier put It the other night , to have champagne suppers for breakfast. ( lui-MlloiiN anil AiiNWorn. TBIIUY. S. I ) . , Dec. 22. To the Sporting Editor of The Hoc : I bet on the Fltzslm- mons and Sharkey fight with two men. One bet was that Sharkey would stand eight rounds , nnd the next bet was that ho would stand ten rounds ; I sec by the Sunday Hee of December C that I win these bets. In case the courts award the fight to Fltzslm- mons , do I hnvo to give up these bets again , or will each man bo entitled to his own share of the money ? Answer on back of this sheet and return by mall ? Hugh Mc- Monaglc , Terry , S. 1) . Ans. No answers by mall. A crooked referee makes you the win ner. It is n matter of honor with you whether you give any money back or not. I haven't heard of anybody giving any back yet , however. OMAHA , Dec. 21. To the Sporting Kdltor of The Hce : Please glvo name of some Journal de > oted to eheas and where pub lished nnd oblige ? Old Subscriber. Alii. There Is no chcsa paper published In this country. There is a magazine , called the Hrltlsh ChctiB Magazine , published at Leeds , KnglanH. JULIAN. Neb. . Dec. 21. To the Sporting Kdltor of The Hce : Wll you kindly state In next Sunday's Hco who was the owner of Foxhill when he was racing In Kngland nnd whnt races he won there ? Arthur Hrown. Ans. (1) ( ) James Kecne , lloston. (2) ( ) The Dcdford slakee , the Hrethby Nursery handi cap , the Grand Duke Michael stakes , the Cesarewltcji handicap , the Select stakes , the- Cambridgeshire handicap and the Ascot gold cup. Tills was in lt > su-l-z. SIOUX CITY. In. , Dec. IS. To the SportIng - Ing Kdltor of The Hec : Please state In Sunday's Dee th weight of Lavlgnc nnd Wal- cott when they fought , nnd when and where the fight took place , and what were the conditions ? Karl T. M. Ans. Ono hundred and thirty-three pounds. At Muspeth. L. I. , December 2 , 1895. Walcott was to knock Lavlgno out In twenty rounds , but came within a hair's breadth of being knocked out himself. Ot course Lavlgnovoiu. . NORTH PLATTE , Dec. 20. To the SportIng - Ing Editor of The Hce : Please state whether Dan Crccdon nnd Jim Hall ever met In the ring. If eo , who won ? What Is meant by "tasting" a dog preparatory to pitting him ? M. T. L. . Subscriber. Ans. ( I ) Yen , In Melbourne. 1890 ; Crce- don won ; Hall was to "out" him in eight rounds , which ho failed to do. (2) ( ) "Tcatlng" a lighting dog in touching the ton&uo to his skin about the neck nnd other vulner able points to detect evidence of doctoring or "annolntlng , " as the doggy boys have It. SOUTH OMAHA. Dec. 23. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : A bets H that McKln- ley'rf plurality In Ohio would boat 50,000. I held stakes and turned them over to A. Will I have to replevin the dough ? Jack. Ans. Did B consent to the turning over ? SIOUX CITY. la. Dec. 18. To the Sporting Editor of The Heo : To enlighten a number of stakeholders here will you kindly answer In The Sunday Dec the following : (1) ( ) I bet that McKlnloy's plurality In Ohio would bo larger than Bryan's plurality In Mis souri. Do 1 win or lose ? (2) ( ) Wore the Bryan and Watson votes counted and In cluded In Bryan's plurality In Missouri ? W. F. Duncan. Ans. (1) ( ) You lose. (2) ( ) Yes. GRAND ISLAND. Dec. 20. To the Sport- ng Kdltor of The Heo : In a game of foot jail the sphere Is forced to within a few 'cct of goal , when It Is passed back to the 'ullback of the defenders of the goal for a Hint. The kick Is blocked and the ball falls about a yard behind the goal line and Is nbout to bo "downed" by one of the op- ) oslng team when It Is kicked from under ilm toward the center. What should the decision bo ? F. 11. Ans. There li no call for any decision as I can sec ; Just go on and play ball. ROCKPORT , Mo. . Dec. 2-1. To the Sport- ne Editor of The Bee : A bets II that McKlnley will get C5.000 votes over Bryan n Iowa. A\ho wins ? F. A. Bailey. Ans. McKlnley received 65,552 more than Iryau. NEBRASKA CITY. Dec. 15. To the Sport- ng Editor of The Hce : Will you kindly answer the following questions In next Sun- lay's edition of The Heo ? A and II arc play- ng crlbbagc ; A plays the Jack , B the king and A the queen ; Is not A entitled ta a run of three ? AUo , can the queen , king uud ace 10 couatod ns n run ? A. B. Wilson. Ans.U ) No. (2) ( ) No. The above quesllons and answers appeared n last Sunday's Beo. the prints making the answer to query No. 1 "No" Instead of Yet ] . " It Is the simplest sort of a proposl- lor. and nny ono who plays "crib" at nil hould certainly bo familiar with It. Dur- ng the past week there have been only 9,93 ? nen tell mo that I was wrong , nnd so ar I hnvo received only 712 letters nnd 28 clegrams , apprising mo of the same fact. FULLKRTON. Neb. , Dec. 24. To the Sporting Editor of The Hce : To decide a let where Is the best railroad depot located 11 the United States ? Please answer In ho Simula ) Hce ? Jacob Umstcad. Ans. In St. Louis. Hut wait until we ct ours. Wc'ro going to knock them all int. It will be completed some time In lie twentieth century , and If you are still t Fullcrton then you'd better run In here , a lie , and take a look at It. SiiliRIdAN , Wyo. , Dec. 20. To the Sport- n Editor of The 'Deo ' : Please glvo re- 'dpi for making "bird llmo" In Sunday's ee , also state \\ho Is the champion pljtol hot of the world Sheridan Inn. 0 , It. T. Ana. (1) ( ) Bird llmo U made of linseed oil olle'l down until U becomes thick and glutinous. Boll It In an earthen pot and outdoors. He sure that cover of pot Is tight while the oil bollt. (2) ( ) Walter Wlnana , of Brighton , England. 'IV 1 /S3SR WnfflJNdWdLD'IV . . ! If congrers gives the word , coupled with the necessary film's , 1 000 soldiers will bf equipped with blcyclei bforo the close of the llroal year. A bill has Ix-en prepared for pre-s-entatlon to congress authorizing the purchase of n sulllclent number ot bicycle- to provide each fort nnd military stnllon with ten machines. The toldlers who show the best skill In the use of the wheel will be drilled upon the machines and assigned to duties requiring rapid transportation. At many of the pests bicycles are now In use , but they are either owned by the ofllccra 01 hired from agents. General Miles Is an enthusiast upon the subject. He has sig nified his willingness to allow n troop of United States cavalry to attend the bicycle carnival to be held In Madison Square garden , In Ntw York , from January 11 to Ifi , and show what they can do In the way of a drill. If the bicyclist of the future does not rldo ns swiftly ns the wind ho may nt least rldo with It , and give It n close rub for the cham pionship. A French Inventor , M. Demnngo , has dvlscd n plan by which ho claims a cy clist may rldo at a speed of from twelve to fifteen miles nn hour , with no exertion at all , except that required for guiding the machine. The contrivance Is In form n sort of tur bine arrangement , something like a gourd- hollowed out , cut In "gores" and the "gores" turned a llttlo on their axes. This turbine Is placed on dual rods , vertically attached to the forward wheel of the bicycle. A bar projects from the center of the handle bars outward , nnd to this Is attached the top of the turbine. The turbine revolves on Its axes and catches enough wind to give the forward wheel an added Impetus. No matter from what direction the wind blows the turbine catches It , and by attachment with the hub of the front wheel communicates some of the ferro of the wind to the wheel. The tur bine practically neutralizes the effect of a beam wind. Stolen bicycles travel a long way. An In cident Is related where n young man lost his wheel in Boston n year ago nnd , although the detectives of that city did their utmost , they wcro unable to apprehend the thief. Sovcrnl other wheels had been taken In Bos ton and the police lost all track of them. The ridpr in question Journeyed to Europe n , few months later and while walking down the Strand in London turned to observe n wheel that looked extremely familiar. It stood up against a second-hand store and was battered nnd worn. What was the young man's surprise to Identify the wheel that had been stolen from him several months before. Not appreciating the situa tion , ho made an effort to claim tha wheel , but of course It was Impossible for him to obtain possession of It. H Is wondered whether the bleyclo thieves find n market for their illicit trade In foreign countries. An old cyclist observes that the style of garments for wheelmen has changed con siderably In recent years. "Five years ago. " says he , "when > a great many ordinary wheels wcro In use , the riders were content to pin their trousers at the bottom and lot It no nt that. But gradually the wheelmen have become fastidious , The. , nobby golf 'suits ' wcft > japparently Invented.for bicycle riding , nnd then the : Mowing oloomcrs that could not bag nt the knee were IntroJuced. Today every rider takes pride In bis appear ance. No matter how poor ho may be. lie Insists upon saving enough money to buy a golf suit nnd sweater , and usually gets around to bleyclo nboes and golfings. Thus fitted out ho Is oft to the boulevards , where fair damsels mlnilro a wheelman who Is properly dressed. The common council of Now York has passed a resolution forbidding bicyclists to carry children under 5 years of age uppn their machines. Many people think It Is a dangerous practice and some doctors think that the Jar of the machines Is Injurious to the Infnnts. The legality of the ordinance Is doubtful , and as for the Jar of the machines It docs not compare with the Jolting the babies get in street cars or upon their parents' knees. The chief Injury Is done to nervous pcoplu who watch the babies enjoy ing themselves. A patent has recently boon Issued for n new foot pump for bicycles , which will com mend Itself to the riding public. It will bo placed upon the market early In the coming season. It Is claimed for It that It will Inllito any pneumatic tire within thirty seconds , and with as small effort as any pump used for similar purposes. It Is oper ated by the foot and Is so light It can bo carried in the pocket or tool bag. It con sists of a cylinder and piston , the latter acting within a spiral spring , which Is held In position by three lugs encircling n flange , nnd can bo removed nt will. A suitable leather valve encircles the base of the pis ton , and the hose attachment Is provided with a ball valve , which prevents air once forced In the tire from backing Into the puuip. "Struggles In physical endurance have no horrors for us , " exclaims the Now York , commenting on the Madison Square contest ) "notwithstanding they take a man out of a bandbox , keep him up nights and put the signs of wear and tear on his face. We have viewed , with over Increasing pride In our race , the demonstration of man's ability to cover ground on his legs In six days. Five hundred miles seemed at ono time beyond possibility , hut with renewed efforts the maximum rolled steadily over 500 nnd on townrd ( iOO , until It exceeded that , and It was proved that man can go well over C20 miles in n day lc. s than a week. Wo can already assume that ho can cover 700 miles In a week , or 100 miles a day for seven days. That Is a highly Interesting standard of vi tality for humanity to live up to. even If It should never ho surpassed , which , as Ah Sin's friend would remark , we sincerely hope It will be , "Since the bicycle has come , man's power with It must be known , and ns nix-day bley clo races have been as yet comparatively few , wo await their irepetltlors alike with cheerfulness and hope. When wo remember that a man on foot has covered 022 miles in 112 hours , the bicycle record of 1,910 mlle.1 seems In nowise remarkable and In all reason far from final. \VlltiJI , JFHA'ITIIKS .V Vnrlrl.v of AllciO'il Iniiiimn'iilH | In I he l'i-li | > . | ) aliIllcyili - . The wood handlebar , which was ridiculed when It appeared oven moro than the wood rim , has demonstrated Its advantages over metal , and 1S97 will see n largo Increase In Its use. The wood .handle-bar Is sufllclcntly rigid to guarantee .absolute . control In steerIng - Ing , and at the sumo time sufficiently flexi ble to absorb some of the vibration com municated to the rider's bands and arms by the unyielding metal handlebars. As with mont Innovations , the appearance of the wood handlebars docs not quite meet with public favor , but appearance generally yields to merit , and that the superiority of the hickory handlebar Is gradually being ac knowledged Is best proved by the fact that nearly all , If not all , the manufacture H glvo purchasers the option of wood or metal bars with 1R 7 wheels. i Bicycle iiu-n nerully nay that they will not bo surprlsml If more than half the wheels put out next year are provided with wood bars , A hickory handlebar , It Is certain , cannot bo broken so easily as n Htoel ono , and It cannot bo dented. Practically It can not be broken at all , for experiment shows that even when tied In a knot the tough wood splinters , but does not snap off. Again , the wooden bam cannot nut and It Is easy for any ono to make It look an good as now by llio USD of a lltttltt nhellac. whrrcmt u Hteol bar has to bo rcnlckelod at a consider- able. coot. Wootleu bar can bo bent In any j desirable shape and may bo made adjustable as oasllv as metal bars. Nearly all the bicycle manufacturers this coming season will offer to purchasers of their machines the option of the steel or wooden handlebars. It Is hardly to bo ex pected that the latter will supersede the former entirely , yet It Is n fact that the handlebar made of bent wood Is growing In popularity , nnd It will bo much moro largely used than heretofore. The saddle output Is as varied In shape na the cooklo display In n Imkcshou window. The makers have given us round , heart- shaped nml crescent saddles , both hard and soft as air and upholstery can render them. If n rider venrns for n convex or a concave seat he can got It for the asking , nlong with lint rolls , cylindrical cushions or n seat that slides. Rawrlde , rattnn. rubber , leather , lao. Ing. aluminum , wood , celluloid and steel and oven woven wire oti'er Into the composi tion of the up-to-date saddle. Durability and comfort. If not the lightness of racing ma chine seats , nro attained In every i > i > ttern. Then there nre saddles so adjusted ns to sway with the motion of the body when podalliiK , nml others ngnln that rlao and fall with the heave of the cobbles. With ono of these new arrangements the biker can ride naturally and gracefully , Instead of stand ing up In the stirrups , as It were , and wear ing the expression of a Christian martyr. Nor Is there any abatement In t'-.e Imnrovc- ment of tmildlo "building , though the present fashions are adapted to all conditions ns In telligent use next season will nmply demon strate. Moro or less discomfort generally at tends the first trial of < a seat , like breaking In a pair of now shoes , and the style meeting the npprovnl of ono rider may bo totally un- sultcd to mother. The padded seat will bo extensively used , regardless of the problem of weight , which has heretofore been the chief consideration. In reducing the tonnngo of the bleyclo to n minimum the saddle was compelled to get do.vn to weight the same as other parts , un til the wheelman found himself sprinting along on a couple of leather wafers. Now weight is a secondary consideration with the average cyclist , who prefers the maximum of comfort to whizzing flight. Broader and shorter seats have been placed upon the market , equipped with springs , pads and compressed air. In some of these scats pure wool felt Is used for upholstering purposes , nnd others nro stuffed with hair. Another design which Ks expected to become the rage has a filling of spiral springs and curled hair , the object o the springs being to prevent - vent the hair from packing solid. Still an other Improvement Is the skeleton saddle , having a laced seat of rattan or rawhide , which Is said to rldo extremely ! comfortably. The lacing In softeficd with a layer'of thick felt under the leather coxerlng. In the pneumatic line the newest thing Is a bifur cated air cushion filled with n valve which allows the air to shift from ono compartment to the other with alternating pressure of the body. Another novel design Is the seat shaped llko the wings of a butterfly , that moves and sways with every motion of the rider , nnd yet another is supplied with a pair of splrnl springs at the back. Others arc provided with side clamps , which obviate the necessity of raising the scat post when the change Is not desired. A WAV TO CI.KA.V CHAINS. liiroriiinllnii of Value from u I'rninl- ui'iit \ \ 'lii'liiinii. . Possibly no part of a bleyclo demands as much attention as the chain , and the aver age wheelman Is continually on the lookout for some way to keep the chain In good con dition. There Is nothing so good ns a thor ough cleaning occasionally , but few cyclists really know how to properly clean the chain. The fallowing method adopted by Mr. Fred- crick Whltehead of Pcniilngton , N. J. , Is about ns good a plan as any , and wheelmen who follow the directions below given , will have very llttlo trouble with their chains. In a letter to the Philadelphia Press , Mr , Whltehead says : "Having read so much regarding the care and the cleaning of the chain , I send yoi ; my method. If nny of your readers wll take the trouble to carefully follow this plan I am sure they will find , as I have , that it Is about perfection. The plan la as follows "Remove the chain from the wheel ; re place screw In open link , leaving the chain open. Wash ( In pan or dish of kerosene- * thoroughly , working each link backward am ! forward that every particle of grease and dirt may bo removed from around the pins "Repeat the washing In gasoline or ben zine , that every particle of kerosene mav be removed. This Inttoi Is most essential , for no matter what your final plan may be , It any kerosene.5s allowed to remain on the chain It will prevent any oil from en tcrlng around plna nnd even should It enter the kerosene will so thin the oil as to make It practically valueless. "When the Gasoline or benzine has drlol from the chain have ready on the fltf sulfl clont melted tallow to cover the chain. Al low to remain In this a few minutes , or until the chain has become thoroughly heated ; then remove from the tallow and lay It face downward on a board or table , and with a cloth wipe off well the sides nnd back , allow ing what will to remain on the face. Now lot the chain become cold , when It will bo found the joints are stiff. Work each ono loose with the fingers and the taek Is com plete. "At any tlmo the chain needs moro grease on face dip a rag In melted tallow and wipe over It. allowing It to harden before using wheel. "Experience has taught mo this will bo all that Is required for a run ot 1,000 or 2.000 miles , which is certainly all that can bo dcelre.l , "After-a tlmo U will bo found there Is a black glaze on the sprocket wheels , where they como In contact with the chain. Do not remove this , as It Is as smooth and about as hard im glass and will largely pre vent wear. " HI.V/.I.M : .tioroit UK vn.i : . TI-IIVI-IN n ( n .SUM'il | of 'I'Mf-iity-fuur .Mlh' mi Hour. A motor bicycle , which combines the pe culiarities of the bicycle nnd the locomotive , Is said to bo very successful In Its operation. The machine consists of four parallel tubes , two upon cither side , connected with the main journal boxes of the rear or driv ing wheel and united nt tholr forward ends with two pairs of oblique tubes , connected by crosa bars at the top and carrying tin- steering head In which Is received the shank of the front fork , as in an ordinary bicycle. The motor cylinders arc secured between the horizontal barn , and these contain pis tons connected by piston rods with the crank on the main shaft. The bearings are ren clem ! frlctlonlcas by balls such as are used In the ordinary bicycle. The engines work on the four-cycle principle. Benzine Is used as fuel to supply the power. This Is contained In a reservoir , which Is placeil In front of the machine and supported by the obllquo tubes. There Is a cone on the lever by means of which the supply of benzine in regulated , and this regulates the speed of the machine. Its action Is as follows : The forward motion of the piston draws In the explosive mixture through the valve. On Its return It Is com pressed , giving the propelling Impulse. There is ono effective Impulse for each revolution of the wheel. To stop the machine the vnlvo Iq closed nnd the brake applied In the usual way. i The machine Is said to bo nblo to run at the rate of twcntv-four mlles an hour. The chief objection U Bald to bo the weigh' , which M US pounds , bu' this ! not Impor tant , as It does not prevent tha curing of a high rate of speed. The tnad of the ina- chlno Is four feet , and thu pneumatic tires nro specially largo and heavy In order to support the weight of the machine and Uic : H r. < * The engine cylinders are three and nine- sixteenths inches In diameter wi'h giro ) . < of five Inr-hes The tmpply and exhaimt valve apertures mo one-half Inch In dlnmo tcr. The bvnzlne rcacrvolr In thirteen long nnd seven nnd one-half Inches In diam eter , The driving wheel Is IwMily-lwo Inches In diameter and the guiding wheel Is 32.C Inches In diameter. IIAl.i : TIIK FuA MI > IOX. Klevon lU'PimlN HinmluMl lijIII * ( Irrnt Edward Halo the new long-distance bi cycle rider , well deserves the honom and emoluments ho won on the big track In Madlion Squnro Harden It physical endur ance merely Is worthy of praise. His en ergy and pluck wcro marvelous. The rec ords made In the rate surpAss everything In the hooka. Eleven recordn were smashed. At the head of them stands llnle , the ehamplon. with 1,90.1 miles to his credit , ridden within the compass of elx days and six nights. Ho used R bicycle geared to eighty-six Inched. Ho circled the oblong track Just 10,001) time * . Statistics of the energy of all this Involved are Interesting. On the nvc'raeo , ho propelled his wheel twenty-one nnd n hnlf feet with every revo lution of the pedals. Each of his feet pushed the pedal around 327.000 times. In making that great rldo llnle expended nbout 32.700,000 pounds of energy , or 16.3KO tons. Ho traveled on the average " 00 feet farther than the men that were with him In the race. This wns because ho citing to the outer rim of the trnck , and In doing so ho avoided falling. Ulce. who rode next to Hale , developed an unbounded admiration for the Irish giant during the nice. Halo lin gered beside the man from Wllkesharre , cheering him up and encouraging him to persevere' . Hlco's heart was touched. Toward the end of the race he asked Halo to dismount. When ho had done eo Hire approached preached him and took his hand. "You're mighty good to 1110 , " he said. "You-ro a better man than I am , and I am glad you are going to win. " Halo looked sheepish , as It ho had done something that ho wns ashamed of. Halo's speed was phenomenal , and demonstrates the fallacy of the old Idea that mere endurance can win In n six-days' race. Speed will be a distinct factor In long-time races hereafter. Hale , beside winning the championship , will receive the neat sum of J5.009 Into the bargain. KANSAS CITY , Dec. 21. To the Sporting Editor of The Ilco : To settle a bit please state In next Sunday's sporting department what kind of a looking animal John It. Gentry Is ; slzo and color , and oblige. T. 11. Hall. Hall.Ans. Ans. Medium size , rich rosewood bay. TIII : Youth's fonlpanlon. Ho tumbled from his wenry wheel , And set It by the door ; Then stood nn though ho Joyed to feel Ills feet on enrth once moro ; And us lie mopped his rumpled head , Ills face WJIH wreathed in siullcH ; i "A very pretty run , " he snldj . . . ' "I did n. humtrtil miles ! " I * "A hundred miles ! " 1 erled. "Ah , thlnkl Whnt benutles you hnvo seen ! The reedy streams where rattle drink. The meadows rich nnd green , Where did you wend your rapid way Through lofty woodbind nlsles ? " > He shook hli < lieiid. " 1 rnniiot say ; 1 did 11 hundred miles ! " "What hamlets snxv your swift tires Ah , how I envy you ! To lose thi < i-lty'H dust nnd din , Beneath the heaven's blue ; ' To get a breath of country nlr ; ' To loan oVr rustle miles ! " Ho only said. "The rcadx were fair ; I did a hundred miles ! " BUY YOUR KODAKS And all kinds of PHOTO SUPPLIES AT TflEROBT , DEMPSTER CO , 1215 Fornnm St. , Omnha. 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