THE O3HAHA.PAHiY BISEt ffffNDAY , OCTOJSER 10 , 1807. IDYLLIC StASON FOR SPORT Breezy Notes and Comment on Eventa the V/ido / World Ovir. TH AUTUMlJ SHOOTING AND FISHING Trliimitli orV ! lcrn Tl \n l : < inln < : KtiiuillUi'-'I'lit ! Dull I'lfhl nnil I'ji'le Piilli I'HKlllMlo SlMirlJi of All Ivlmln. Ill IdKt Sunday's Hoc a nlmrl sketch of the 1 jsuljns of center , guards and tackles was Klven with B fflW ceueinl rules n to how the ( lOidtiuni should bo played. This week It Is tlio Intention of the writer to go on lu the saniu manner with the ends and the backs. The end rather * fill two of the most Im portant position * ! on the eleven. In defense it la their duty to prevent the long runs of tlio game , ns most of those runs are only tried nrounil the ends of the line. To stop these runs ho stand.1) well out from the rest of tlio line and receives little asslstane. Often ho hag to alone break through a cloud of Intcrfcrors to tackle the- man with the hall , and It requires nerve , fildll , good Judg ment and great agility to do this success fully. The end should be a man possessing all of tfio nbovo qualities and weighing from 150 to 1G5 pounds. Many teams have one llfilit and onu heavy end. Often tlio nun who can Dlay a brilliant game at end could not nil any other position on the team. It requires an Agile , rat-like man , who can throw himself acalDAt the runner with all his force. Ho must guard his end of the line , prevent runs uroiina that end , break through the line and gut tlio muu before he has started , If pos sible , strive to prevent a kick by his opt - t > oncnU and keep a constant eye on tliu ball at all times. When his side has the hall his work Is different. He must prevent his opponent from doing all that ho should do when they have the ball. In addition ho must hold his man until the bull U In the hands of the ono who is to carry It. If the piny ho through the line on his Hide ho must crowd his opponent out to help make the hole ; If the play be around hu end ho must throw his man In as far as possible , KO the runner will not liavo to go oo far out before he can turn and run forward , BO soon as the runner Is eafoly IMHt him he must leave his man and help Kuanl. If the play la on the other end h muni get through as soon as possible to help Interfere around the other end or else hu mast guard the runner from behind. One of the meat important dulled of the ends Is to get down the field on a kick. This Is ab solutely necessary for successful vlay. lie must IKIES lite opponent and run down the fluid , heaping an eye on the ball all the while , that ho may bo on the spot when the ball falls , ready to throw the man who 'Catches It , or , It he should muff It , pick It up and run on down the field toward the opponents' goal. Often a speedy end can score a touch down In this manner when a alow pno would Jot tlio opponent get the bill and j-cturn the ] ; lck. Ilo should bit always on the alert and follow the ball wherever U goes. Last year's style of play with the gtiaols hack made the work of the ends p otty hard and a somewhat heavier man seemed to have a slight advantage over the lighter or. account 3 Tit thtt coi'tlnunl hammering on the ends. * ' As It Is IJio rule to have the largest man on the tam at center. It Is often nd- vanUiKf'Us to have the smallest man at cmarier. The quartet back stands directly behind the center and receives the ball from him and passes It on to the man who Is to carry It forward. Ho should bo able to throw Instantly and true , possess a cool head and a great deal of nerve. The ln- etant the ball Is rolled back to him the opponents strlvo to break through the line and prevent him from passing It on ; he must get the ball out of his hands quickly hut surely and Immediately follow It up. A goml quarter not only starts every play , but lakes an actlvo part In It all the way > through. If Iho player with' tlio ball is to plunge through the line he either helps make the opening or follows him into U and pushes him from behind. If Iho play bo round1 the end he goes ahead of the ball and helps elear a path fpr the runner. If It Is to be a kick , he gets through the line and goes down the flclu after the ball or re mains nearly In Ills position , ready to as sist In catching the ball should It bo re turned. \Vh. . n the other side .has the ball the quar ter plays In the Hue or Just behind the tackle , ready to help at any point that seems weak. Often the tackle will make a hole and let the quarter through to tackle t'ho ' runner Instead of going himself. 1C the opponents are playing a kicking game the quarter will go back and help the fullback , cither catching the ball himself or push off Iho coming end rusher and enable his com rade to make the catch successfully. In ad dition to his other qualities he should bo a euro tackier and a speedy runner. It Is now the custom on most of the teams for the quarter to call all the signals , and the skill lUsplayed In making a successful at tack la ilile to his strategy ; when the teams line up the quarter notes the position of every man , anil tries to discover the weak spot In the enemy's line , and It Is a very good plan t" hunt the weak spot and to direct the plays against that point until ma terial gains can ho made at will ; he then gives the signal and receives the ball from I renter. Sometime * after giving ono play he finds that the "enemy has dUcovwl that ( play and ho must quickly change to another ; hqro la a cJiancn to display great hcadwork. Ilo Is obllgml to keep clearly defined In nls lir > ad perhaps IOC plays to he able to tell Jrst which one to use at the , right time , at the same time not to work one man too hard and still make the neces sary gains. It takes an enormous amount of 'study ' and practice to do thb successfully , together with a great deal of experience. Until recently the position of fullback was distinctly separate from that of the half- backf > . Ho was a defensive player at all times. Ills sole duties were to guard the goal line when the opponents had the ball , and do the kicking when his own Ride had the ball. Kven when his own team had the ball , except when called on for a kick , ho kept well back up the field and much of his strength lost In offensive play. Now the fullback Is practically a third halfback. K They usually stand from two to four yards behind thccenturof the line , and group themselves selves- short distances from ono another In a way to best carry out the play that IH r.bout tu hu made. Some captains requlro the halves to take the Jamo positions for every play ; others place the men differently for each play. The halfbacks are strong , speedy runners , capable of a great amount of work , possess ing great endurance , unlimited wind , sure catches , am ] much physical courage able to etand any amount of rough uaage and got up ready for the next play. Their work Is the moot noticeable of any on the team , am : much of the brilliant playing fulls to their credit. In the selection of the backs many points arc taken Into consideration. They must possess all these given above and In addition havu weight enough to prevent themselves from being knocked to pleccH. At leant .two of them should weigh 175 pounds ; the other may bo a light , actlvo runner and dodger , but many teams prefer having all good-sized men. Their duties In offensive play are to carry the ball and protect each other The bull Is passcil to a half by the quarter , ho grasps It firmly lu his arms nnd attempta to carry U forward. If tlio play bo through tbo line , THE OLD STORY OF LOVE AND LBFE , AS TOUD IN THE NKW I1OOK , "COMPLETE MANHOOD. " Thousand * of h f > py men pronounce thl W6rk the rncaiikof their phyilcut i ! vMton ! , It give * the latest identified acts concerning marriage. It detcrlbet the only known method of at taining fullest natural inonly vlcor. It points out Homo Treatment fur all ex. cestcs and nxunl dUbarmvnti. U shows how to cure oervousnesi , hope- lestness , despondencr. One cony of "COMPLKTK MANHOOD AND HOW TO ATTAIN IT" scot free. In plain wrapper , sealed securely , to the address of anv sincere Inquirer , by the Itrie Medical Company , 64 Niagara St. , Uuttulo , N , V. he plunges In at the point Indicated with alt | bis strength , cither preceded by th others or followed by them ; they pull and push , tug and strain ev rj effort to carry him on for few feet or yards. If the play be a. mass or wedge , the backs form round the | ono with the ball , assisted by the other ( players , and drive themselves Into the op- pMlng line. If the play be n run round the end of the line , the other two guard the one with the ball , pushing off would-be ttcklorn , nil going at full speed ; In these runs they arc aided by the tackles and guard ] , lfv the fullback Is to kick , the two halves take a po sition In front of him to protect him Irom the opposing rushers , who nro breaking through the line to stop the kick. When the kick Is made the three backs hold their position to assist each other In eatchiiis the return kick. The backs are the nuln Interlcrcra or block- crs ; no matter who carries the ball , It Is their duty to go with that one and prevent him from being tackled. In defensive play the positions ot halfback and fullback nro ssparateJ. One and some times both , ot the halfbacks go Into the line nnd assist the rushers In breaking through to catch the man with the ball behind his own line. They must be sure tacklcrs and when they get their hands on a man , atop him. Sometimes one ot the halves takes a position behind the tackle or guard to pre vent opponents from sending the ball through the line ; this Is always done It thcro .Is a. nook spot In the defensive line , The fullback' talccs a position away up the field , at least twenty yards behind the line. Ho should be lhe best kicker on the team and a sure tackle. When an opponent with the ball gets past the line the fullback ts generally the only man between him mid the line and ho must be relied on to stop the runner. Ilo bus to catch moot ot the kicks and should be able to hold the ball and It possible make a quick return kick. If he should muff It , ho should then by all means fall on the ball to prevent an opponent from Betting It. The fullback must bo the one absolutely sure man on the team , Incapable of being rattled by the oncoming forwards of the opposing team. Ho Is generally , In defensive play , the last resort , and hie fail ure generally means defeat for his team. A remark was heard that Interest In foot ball seemed to bo dying out , but the Impres sion Is entirely erroneous , as there never has been such .general . Interest In foot ball since the first day It landed on this American soil. All over this country thousands of enthusi astic supporters of the soul-stlrrtng sport nre walling In Joyful anticipation of the first gnme when the red and white will strlvo with the yellow and browner physical suprem acy. Many of our aesthetic young men scorn the- game , but to thosci who love to see men trained to the highest point , with their minds nlnrt and their nerves all keyed for Instant action , pitted man ngalnst man and school against school , no sight In more exhilarating nor tends more to show what a man Is mitdo of. I , niytelf , have no use for n man who can , not work up enthusiasm over n foot ball ? amn when two colleges nre driving for the supremacy nnd when ; each Is surrounded by Its crowds of followers nnd supporters all gaily bedecked In their different colors. Omaha Is to have several games here this season and probably the first will bo the Missouri Tigers against the strong Wcsleyan team , which Clmrllo Thomas Is bringing to the front. The Missouri team made lots of friends while here two years ago and the Wesleyans hnvo many supporters , as many of their 400 students come from Omaha. Frank Crawford is trying to get the strong Knnsas Universitj team to play a game here , but notning definite Is settled ns yet In reference to that game. The Nebraska and Iowa teams also want to play their annual Kamo hero and If grounds can bo secured will probably play hero Thanksgiving day although Minnesota wants Nebraska to play at Minneapolis Thanksgiving day and in that case the Nebraska-Iowa gnmo .would have to bo played the Saturday before. Mnco'n has secured coed foot ball teams , all of which are getting into good shape. At the Stat U'llverslty Coach Robinson , of Drown 'OC , Is hard nt work and has very promising material nnd the university people nro qulto confident of winning the pennant In the Western Intercollegiate association this season. Of the old men who arc back and are reasonably sure of positions are ; Pcarso , T. ; llaywnrd , G. ; Hanson , G. ; Wig- gin , end ; Benedict , end ; Molford , C. ; CoWRill , Q. ; Shcdd. half , and Turner , G. So that they are well fixed with old material to work on. The promising new men are Loofbor- ough , Stringer , Leonard , Swartz , Williams , Tukey nnd Hart , while Manager Oury has had to buy two dozen suits to fit out all the men who are trylag for the second eleven. The first big game ot the season will be with the Missouri State university October 10 on the university campus , and on Novem ber 15 they play Kansas on the same field. Bleachers will be put along the whole length of the field on the west side to accommodate the crowds which will undoubtedly turn out to witness tho.se games. At Lincoln the Wesleyan university will also have a strong team , and dally on the campus under Coach Thomas from twenty- five to thirty men are put through the courses to condition them and put them Into shape for the games which have been sched uled. The team will be practically a new earn and will have to be almost entirely leveloped , as only Captain Gilbert and Carver of last year's team have returned , but many promising candidates have presented themselves , so that by the time of the big iames n strong team may bo expected. Anson has tried twenty-one men this sea son. That Is not "such a many , " as they say In Council iI31ufTs. The Loulsvlllcs come next. They tried so largo a crowd that It takes two or thrre books In which to keep their records. During the season Wilson , Dexter , .fiutler and Schrccltengost have been catching for the Colonels. Krazcr , Hill , Cun. nlnglmm. Wadded , McGec , Herman , Hem ming , Uvans , "Dad" Clarke , Jones , Miller and Dowllng have pitched , Werden has had a monopoly on first base. lingers W. Clnrk , Johnson , "Hock" Martin , Dolan and Smith have garrisoned second. Cllngnian has been the regular third baseman. Dexter filling In while ho was laid up. Dolan and Stafford have taken turns at short. In the field Clarke , McCreary , Pickering , Holmes , Wag- iier olid Nanco have done the best they could. That's thirty-two men , and a few may have got away. Pickering , by the way , was such li sorrow to the Colonels , that they let him out , and Cleveland took him In. Ho has hit at n .350 clip sluca joining the Indians , and has earned a n.\cd position on the team. Pickering's two seasons In the league show clearly that ho Is a slow starter and a fast finisher a light batsman In the early months and the very demon with the bat at the end. Notwithstanding the Inclement weather which prevailed along the Atlantic , neuboard a week ago the annual fall games of the Now York Athletic club were again a splen did success. AH seems to bo the Invariable custom , .tho performance of Bernard J. Wo- fera was the bright , particular feature. This young gentleman never feels thoroughly sat Islleil with himself at the close of a day unless his nimble feet have put some track record In the background , and on the occa sion In nuestlon ho celebrated the closing of the outdoor season by clipping a fifth of a second from the 150-yard mark , land of courno received the congratulatory shouts of the vast throng who looked on. In this event Wefors had Maybury and Itush , the western cracks , to go against , but they proved but easy game. Hush , who was In good form , put hlu&elf out of the contest by getting tangled In the lines that mark the running lanes. Wcfers and Maybury ran on oven terms for about seventy-five yards , when the king of sprinters cut loose and with his customary spurt broke the tape flvo yards In advance of the Chlcagoati , Hush finished an Indifferent third. Thcro Is no use In trying to blink the fact that our western horses fairly "trimmed" the eastern contingent In the racing line this year. Hamburg Is Incomparably the best 2-year-old of the season , rcid , while be has run all his races In the east , ho not only hailed from the west , but all the "line" that his stable connection had on the colt was ob. talned through the weitcrn form of his stablemate , Howland , Ornament , among the 3-year-olds , does not stand out so con spicuously , but his race In the Twin City Handicap was enough to command for him the respect of every sportsman. Probably four out of every five habitual racing men believe him the best 3-year-old ot the year. The remainder would pin their faith to The Friar , especially since the Imported colt's great performince In the Brighton cup , A inertias between these two 3-year-olds at even weights at a mile and a half would have been a rare treat , but there Is no possibility of U now. Outside ot Hamburg and Orna- moot the west ban sent on good homes. TUlo , Peat , Flying Dutchman and Ben Holla. useful -wlnnera an flay , DMtflM m nr * ch PUudlt , J. A. Orey , Hllst Tluckor , Wapamax , Trolley. Roy Salazir , Dr. Catlett. Estac s unrellab I ty of Damlcn , and so on. The wcstorn form has hitherto been a kind of hy-word-not unnaturally , considering the average difference between eastern and west- crn trar-ks so at this season of the year , when the c mpalgn of western horses In the east Is virtually at an end , I ls but meet to do a little modest crowing. A western horse won the Twin City Handicap , the hlKKest fall handicap , under such con ditions as no 3-yMf-old had ever paralleled In the history of the American turf. 1/Atou. ctto won the Futurity , but every one con versant with racing knows that the race would have been a mere exerctae canter for Hamburg had he been eligible. Plaudit beat Hen Brush , acknowledgcdly the best horse among our 4-year-olds and upward , at a disadvantage of one pound. And BO It has been all along the line , western horse * have uniformly won all over the cast. Star Pointer , the great pacer seen In Omaha last ( Friday for the first tlmo , passed Into James A. Murphy's hands for the money consideration- $15,000. Ilo has already won upwards of J17.000 , grunting that ho parncd $5,000 for beating Iho two-mlnuto record PO long and earnestly coveted. Even Ifhe did not win three-flftha of that num he will have won himself out , and nothing has been said of any money his owner may have won or lost on him In his races. At the odds of 'threo ' to flvo that ruled prior to the first heat ot the race at Chicago , July 24 , n very neat sum might have been , probably was , won , and at Headvllle rven money was laid against him beating 2OOV4. : which was altogether n false price considering his previous achievements. "So we may fairly presume , " remarks 'the ' Horseman , "that Star Pointer has won for his owner about $20.000 net since last Independence day. What Is SUir Pointer worth today ? Except perhaps In the Klondike or other auriferous regions where a man may got rich nt a single stroke of a pickaxe or shovel , nothing but horse flesh can bo found that will yield $20,000 on an Investment of $15.600 within two months from July 4 to date , end the risk , of course , Is proportionately great. Wo oiiv therefore only apply the principles governing modern Investments to a limited extent Jn reaching the price through the profits. A business yielding $20,000 net In two months would , ovcn > If It had to bo Idle eight months out of the twenty-four" ; bring at least $200,000 , possibly more , nndwould be a valuable piece of property to boot. In 189G Mr. Hamlln re marked that If Robert J. could be made to pace a mile In two minutes , ho waa assured t > y a friend that a purchaser would Im mediately ba forthcoming for the gelding at $50,00i ) . Ted Sloan , the great American lightweight Jockey , has gene to England to ride Keene's Speedy Voter In the Cambridge shire , nnd It may bo that he will alsoJiavs n mount , Kceno's St. Cloud II , In that other English classic the Czarowltch. These two are the most attractive events of the ama teur racing season In Johnny Bull's land and two of the great thoroughbred handi caps lu the world. The Cambridgeshire comes off on Wednesday next and the Czarowltc.li Just two weeks later. That these two American horses arc way above the average Is positive , for St. Cloud has shown In England that he is of the stake quality by his exhibition In the St. Leger. in which he ran third to the great horse Galteo More. Of Voter I can only pay that ho Is a colt with phenomenal speed nnd as ho only picks up 105 pounds ho will fly , providing be Is UK good on Cambridgeshire day as he was when lie left New York flvo 'week * ago. According to the English market quotations on the Czarowltch , St. Cloud II has a royal chance to win. as ho figures about third on the betting list , many of the handlcappers and close observers having cast their lot with the Keene horse. This fact and the knowledge that Sloan will ride him will no doubt be an Incentive for many Americans to wager on St. Cloud II , the line being taken from the English critics favoring the horse and the American critics * belief In the ability of the Jockey. As to Sloan , his style of riding willie io peculiar to Englishmen , as he has a habit , and a. . good one , too , ot lying ns close to a liorso's neck cis possible. This he does to escape the wind resistance. He Is a fairly good Judge ot pace , but la not as strong In a finish as some Jockeys. Still he has a method of resting his mount during a race that he always has sornethlnR left In the horse to finish with , .which Is a desirable quality In a Jockey. No American Jockey has ever created any sensation In England. W. Donohuc , Sims and Relff all tried their long suits over there , but none of them scored many vic tories. Sims returned with his breath and n eano. Donahue had a few suits ot clothce. Relit had a little something becatiPo he won considerable money through Ills employer's shrewdness. "Tod" may COHIB back with zreator laurels. It Is to be hoped so. That Omaha Is represented by a tri umvirate ot featherweights with champion ship aspl'atlons may not bo generally known among the followers of the game , but Is nevertheless a fact. Billy O'Donnell , now In Now York trying to get on with any of the tonnotchers. Is an Omaha boy , his parents still residing lu South Omaha. Ho made sevo'al fights In this vicinity flvo years ago. breaking even with Danny Daly on two occa sions and besting him on the third. Ho knocked out a young lightweight from Butte , Mont. , In Gcrmanla hall , South Omaha , and then suffered defeat , on ft foul , however. In the EC mo classic precincts In a meeting wltli Young Jack Davis , at that time a pupil In the High school. O'Donnoll did not got a very high rating hero and was qulto generally looked upon as a "ratty" fighter , In Now York he ranks way up In G and has backing to fight any man In his class In the world. Oscar GarJner , who knocked out Johnny Van Hcest last Thursday night down In Lexington , Ky. , Is another Omaha lad and goes undtv the sobriquet of the Omaha Kid , His parents still live here. Gardner Is really a good man In his class and has whipped such men as Tommy Dlxon , George Slddons and drawn with ono or two equally as good , When in Omaha ho portered for Billy Hawley at the Old Alhambra on Douglas street , where he was found by Tom Blddli-on , put Into trainIng - Ing and matched against Ike Weir of Minne apolis. The fight , however , never eventuated and instcxid Gardner .was . sent against George Stout , the last man of the trio mentioned In the opening paragraph. They fought In Hnwloy's "bug roost" Iwck of the Alhambra bar and It was ono of the tightest and bloodiest llttlo argumontH ever witnessed In this neck ot the timber. A big peripatetic flghto' by the name ot Abe Nixon referee.l the mill and at the end of seventeen hot rounds called It a draw. George Stout makes a good running mate for O'Donnell and Gardner and Is the equal. If not the superior , ot both. He worked In Swift's packing house In .South Omaha while here , but was always ready and willing to lay off and take u punch at someone , It mattered llttlo who. I saw him make several good fights and have always considered him "good" enough to BO against the best of them. Llko Gardner , he , too , was a victor Thursday night , knocking out Bczenah , the short-haired pot of Cincinnati , In one or the variety halls of trot lty. It was the same old story that floated In ) from 'Frisco last Monday night , that is George Dixon and Solly Smith went the full length of their prescribed Journey of twraty rounds , and although there was no knock down or no blood , the California ! ) got the dcc'slon. The Idea of two such terrific punchers , two such aggressive fighters , going twenty rounds without an upset or a bloody nasal. George Green , the welter , so ef fectually licked by Joe Walcott a mouth or so ago , refereed the affair. Ho , too , Is a Callfornlnn and was In Smith's corner when ho fought Johnny Griffin recently. Moro than that , Walcott Is Dlxon's stable mate , and the Idea that ho made a second rater out ; of Green has surely cut no figure with the latter gentleman. He loves the Barba- doan Just as fervently as he does a rattle snake , and would give any of his friends the best of It whenever an opportunity of fered In a prize valUe. The way I size up all such alleged artists as this Is that the fighters agree to spilt oven on the money at stake , hut go In and take their chances on victory or defeat , but so long as they know that the reward will be the samq on * way or the other , it Is not likely that they will extend themeelvei. Of course they fight and fight on the level , but they take good chances not to fight too hard , and not to leave an opening for a knockout. The one who , la the opinion of the referee , has the best of It at the rnd of the pilgrimage gets the decision , tad both are satlifled. On the coist. with the close propinquity existing between fighters and club managers and sure thing gamblers , It la simply a guess which way you Isy your money. Like playing n slot Tnnchlne. you may strike the lucky combination , and theh again you may not. I am pleased to bo Able to state this week thst U was nil a mistake about Jnck Mo Aullffo being -defe4td by "Philadelphia" Tommy Ryan soruo tdn- days ARO. To bo sure an Incompetent referee did giro Ryan the decision nt ithe end ot the Journey , but later In the evening he took It all back nnd awarded .the honors and purse to Jack , ex plaining ) that ho thought McAuilfle had to knock him out In order to win. As Ono- pyed Connelly would nay , "he only thought ho thought. " A letter from a personal friend In New York tells me that Jack had ridiculously soft snap with Ryan nnd only re frained from knocking -him plzzle-cnd-up- wards to give the crowd of brawny minors present A irun for their stuff. The Phila delphia plater was clearly overmatched , nnd when he WQB on the floor In the seventh round. Jack went back to his corner and leaned against the ropes until ho got on his plus and fully recovered his nut. And then In the closing rounds Ryan was Allowed to make most nil the play to round the thing out In the shape of Q fight. In plain English , so far as the old champion was concerned , the affair was n. lake pure end simple. Some old pals o' Jack's only wanted to glvo him a chance to get ihla mitt on a little cash an almost total stranger to the Williams- burger since last spring ami Jnck re ciprocated by allowing Ryan to act llko a fighter. My correspondent odds that Mc- Aullffo was really 'In good form and Blacked up like in the days of auld lanpr syuo. So 1 will shift from vulo J ckl to vlvat old man ! Joe Goddard has arrived In New York from the uther side , and nftcr a few days sightseeing In Gowanus will leave for the coast , -where he fights Sailor Sharkcy on November 20 before the Knickerbocker club. Although the Barrier champion may have retrograded to some extent since I saw him fight Denver Ed Smith down In New Orleans , I see no cause lor hesitation In picking him Xor n winner. The man from the back .bloks Is a literal giant and ono of tVio mn f ini > lilns flphtp.rs that ever donned A glove. .He is ! a hurricane Inside the ropes and there nre few J > lg men In the world his equal In hitting. The quick way In which ho disposed of Peter -Mnher In their fight nt Coney Island was a revelation. As for ils fight with Denver Ed well , that was ono of those scratches for which there Is no accounting. As It was the man from the land of the Southern Cross was not knocked out only counted out by a par tial , and on that particular night , an In competent referee. The controversy that has sprung up be tween Corbctt nnd Fltzslmmons. In which the former claims another match , has In spired n protest from Frank V. Dunn , manager and backer of John L. Sullivan. Mr. Dunn raises the point that Sullivan's claims ihavo 'priority ' over nil others. Mr. Dunn was at the rlnjjslde In Carson City and posted $1,000 on 'behalf of John L. In his challenge to the winner. Mr. Dunn urges also that subsequently he met Fitzslmmons and Martin Julian nnd they both promised to give Sullivan lhe llrst chance. Dunn says Corbett knows he has not a single chance with FltzslmmoEfi. and ho should go along and not Interfere 'with ' those who have. Ho nlso says : "I will post $5,000 that Insldo six months Sullivan can defeat Fitzslmmons , the contest to take place In n private room each side to be allowed 4ialf a ilozen spec tators. I will also stnko'/my / money that I liavo an unknown who can beat Corbett. And I will also 'wager that' If Corbett should over meet FltzslmmoM again he will be defeated In less than fourteen rounds. " Jn so far as Colonel Dunn refers to Fllz and Corbett ; ho has'my ' ho/arty ? endorsement , hut when bo asserts thatLhe-fis burning up to bet $5,000 that John L. can whip Fitzslm mons , I balk. Colonel Dunn is evidently one of these men who have lucid periods be tween draughts , ' KOUI2ST , KIIJI.I ) ' AMI STREAM. Ail Antiiinii Itniulilc ivllli tliu Votarlcn of Hint it lid < > iiii. There Is little or no doubt about It , but wild fowl shooting holds first rank In the estimation of a large' majority of sports men over und above 'any other species of shooting. Of course there arc those who are more fond of either chicken or quail shooting , but where you will find ono enamored of this class of sport you will Ind a score or more who will tell you that it falls far short la healthful excitement and exhilarating entertainment of the pursuit of ; he palmiped beauties of marsh and lagoon. This , In fact , takes In not only geese and ducks , but Jacksnlpe , crnuc , yellowlegs , avocats and the plover family , affording the liuntcr n greater variety of shooting than any other class of game. There is no deny ing a ramble over one of our Immeasurable liay fields nnd stubble and through thicket and copse for chickens and quail is a royal pleasure , and so even is upland plover EhootliiB , but there Is something rcslstlcssly fascinating about shooting geese and ducks over the decoys that claims an over whelming majority of sportsmen as its devotees. The autumn season , the grandest of all , with Us mists and mellows , is now upon us and we will hear more or less about the sport until the encroaching Influences of winter drive the birds to the softer cllmct > further south. So many men arc attracted to the marshes nod lakes In the fall that ho who has no affinity with such pursuits wonders whether It Is really sport or greed of gain that lures so many to the comfortless wilds to brave all sorts of weather and privations in the wild fowl season. His doubts should bo easily dispelled. IP the average gunner does not get more sport than gain out of his yearly outings the balance sheet would HMOW almost over 1.000 per cent against him. Dut really there Is no thought of profit with the true sportsman. Health and en joyment are the dominant Influences. The pleasure conies first in the anticipatory de lights of an expedition. If the sportsman happens to be advanced In years ho becomes u youth again and the night before the morning In which he crawls Into his blind of reed and rico ho experiences all the ecstasy of n child with a now toy. If he be a young man , his emotions are as varied as they are beatific ' and ho would not exchange places with 'the president of the United States. Then comes the actual i sport Itself , the glories of a mingling with nature in her blandest moods , the exultation over a cap ital shot , the keen disappointment at a mUs , and to crown all the supreme satisfaction end prldo felt In bringing homo a big bag of birds Nylth which to regale his legion of friends , for they arc always legion especially when he has a lot of fat birds at his disposal. Such nn outing , bo It In spring or autumn , la worth to the happy sportsman more than a ton of physic or all the prescriptions of the most learned of physicians.So , once more , I will reiterate , there Is nothing In the shooting line to lie compared with n day with the ducks. Can you Imagine - agino n fuller pleasure than a trlpi to one of Nebraska's famous lootlig | } grounds on a morning or evening , ) lkp tliess wo are now enjoying. ' How the hun.er'e heart to'unds as ho plants his rubbered foot upoti the oozy marsh and enters feverishly upon' ' his errand , whether It be for mallard , teal rr ) Snipe , forcing his way through tangles of ambitious sprouts , briar nnd bramble , Into llchened crypts , and through thickets of ydjlow-tendrlled willows and Tyrlan-dyed maples ; entangling grass and creeping vines ; ' rustling cane and mvay- lug rice , the whole landscape aflame with the royal banners of Jack Krdst and aflutter with animation and life , . A vagrant brcezo , warm and wtndorliug , stirs tbo waters Into azure ripples and bends the reeds Into green and yellow undulations , the loitering robin chirps hla farewell notes from scraggy cottonwood , ( ho red-wing black bird twlttere , from this rose clump and that , or streams overhead In long and musical lines ; the jay scolds at every feathered relative that conies within his vLslcra ; the crow caws querulously from a distance , and the redtall hawk , cleaving on steady pinion the dome above , all combine In making onu grand panorama , as pleasing to the senses as It Is entrancing and mystifying. Dut about the season that Is now just dawning. What will the harvest be ? Is there going to be good shooting , or other wise ? These are the stereotyped questions hunters put to themselves , and which are only answered by a trip afield , The sunn mor has been an unusual one , with Its hot ems and lack of storms. Still there has been plenty of moisture , and my understand. Ing la that the lakes and sloughs and streams and creeks are all full to almost their normal depth , and I have but little fear that them Is a busy campaign ahead for the sportsman , I ) } " the middle of this month the main Issue of birds will have quacked their farewells to the obscure breeding grounds about the frozen baya of the distent north , and will tells a story. If the fuel has been only half consumed your stove's at fault. If you have a jfcwcl Stove or Range you will have tgt no such trouble. They are built wf to burn all the fuel without I/ / waste ; to give you the most heat | { at the least expense ; to give you 61 the greatest service the highest satisfaction. This trade mark will identify a genuine "JEWEL" ajnong a thousand other kinds. Ask to see it at the dealer's. GEST STOVE PLANT IN THE WORID. | 3o reveling amidst an abundance ot feed which la to bo found within the confines of ; he Dakotas , Nebraska and even further south. The Canada goose , the royal old lonkcr , with his congeners , the wary Hutch- , ns , the whlto goose and speckled front , the ihcstiiut-hooded canvasbock , the noble m I- ard , whizzing redhead , the mottled wld- ; con , baldpate , blueblll , pintail and teal , In 'act , all the feathered frequenters ot lake and river , morals and marsh , are now set tling down within our own province for a month's recuperation and rest. There is little need In telling this , at least to the sportsman. This Is the Idyllic season of the whole twelvemonth for him. Ho needs io stronger admonition than the glided tim- jcirod bottoms nnd the shroud of hazy splen dor that envelops the silent hills. Ho watches with Jealous delight the shifting lues In landscape nnd sky ; the sumach burn , ng In hndy wayside nooks , nnd the brown- ng sweep of pralrlo grass ; the silvery sheen on half-hidden waters and the lapte-lazull of overarching space. These are the pursui vants of the decaying summer time , the signs that stir the hunter's blood and fill lilo restless brain with visions of waders , can vas jackets , boats , decoys , shells nnd the numerous .other concomitants of his call ing.lleforo lleforo closing I might appropriately add here that all the reports I have received from distant points tend to encourage one In the belief that this Is going to prove a great fall for the birds. Mallards have been unprecedented ! ) * plentiful about all of our little Inland lakes since the blazing days of July , and teal , both the blue and the green wing , have been encountered In vast num- Liors , thus showing that a larger percentage of birds than usual evidently proferrciJ remain In this region and bring up their young to the long and arduous pilgrimage to the fastnesses of the hyperborean lands of the far north. Jock snipe are In In count less numbers , and the crop of yellowlegs and the lesser wadcru promises to be some thing remarkable. No. 9 of the Official Bulletin of the Nn- .lonal Sportsmen's association , a monthly nagazlno published In Now York , has found ts way to my table and I am pleased to find a lengthy article on the wild fowl and chicken shooting In Nebraska , copied from a recent number of The Sunday 'Bee , but lot overly < 3ollghte < l to find 4t over the nltials of some ono other than the author. As I remarked I am pleased to find this article In the association's gem of a magazine , as It evinces a high order of talent In the way of selecting well-written matter , yet 1 would have been doubly pleased to have 'ound It accredited .to . its proper source The Omaha Deo. .1. W. Vail. H. B. Coryell aud'H. A. Worth cave this evening fora few days' quail shoot down In the vicinity of Phelps , Mo. Mr. Vail has received most flattering reports from the vicinity and the party Is counting ou some unusual good sport. A. T. Austin and , A. A. McClurc of Omaha and M. J. Smith of Schuylor and 'F. ' E. Wil liams and C. C. Davis of Wabash , Ind. , have gone to the sandhills of western Nebraska tor a .two weeks' chicken , and duck "Shoot. The killing of wild horses Is Just now a popular industry In Nevada. A new state law permits the animals to bo killed , as they are using the grazing ground needed for cattle and were getting BO fierce that they attacked cattle that ventured within their boundaries. Hunters receive $2 each for the 'hides ' , and the hair of the manes and tails bring a fair price. Champion. . J. A. R. Elliott -was defeated at Kansas City Friday in a 100 live bird match with Fred Gilbert of Spirit bake , la. , for the Kansas City Star cup , by a .margin of ono bird. Gilbert killed ninety-five and Klllott nlnoty-four. Uoth Klliott and Gilbert will bo present at the big shoot hero October 26 , 27 and 28. Fred Goodrich nnd party returned from t week's camp ot Lake Qnlnnebogg yesterday. Prod says that the fishing has not been as good during the whole season , especially bass fishing , and that his party made a famous citch. As to the ducks , as yet they have only come In sparingly , but the food Is abundant , cover plenty and the prospects good. Snlpo were found In goodly numbera and several nice kills were made. The trap shooting season Is practically over , the Dupbnt's last shoot on Saturday , October 30 , being the last club event of the year. The OmalU' club has already wound up Its summer card , and the members are all now engaged In the livelier pastime of getting ready for the game season. Tlio St. Taul Dlsp-itch of September 28 con. tutus a fine half-tone cabinet slzo picture of Mrs. A. C. Claflln of this city , wife of ono of Omaha's best known and mrst popular gentlemen sportsmen. Mrs. C. is clad in a unique fishing costume , short skirt , rubbered feet and broad-brimmed hat , and stands with a gaff rod In hand , while depending from the limb of a nearby Norway pine Is an Im mense muskallongo. a trophy of her skill on the wild waters of the north. Henoath the picture Is the following bit of history : One of the largest finny trophies taken In this state was the victim to the rod and skill ot a woman. Mr. Claflln of-Omaha , re cently a guest In St. Paul , has spent the pist fortnight at Walker , on Leech lake , waging war on the denizens of that water. On Saturday slid made the prize catch , taking a twenty-pound Muskallonge on o light rod. The fish made a desperate struggle , and an hour was necessary to land him , the feat being finally accomplished with a gaff rod. The fish was sent to St. Paul friends and furnished several luscious breakfasts. General J. J. Copplnger , commander of the Department of 'the Platte , U. S. A. , SI" Rose Price , Dart. , of Morganshlre , England , end Lieutenant A. W. Perry of the general's staff ; Dr. W. S. Webb , president of the Wagner Car company , his two brothers , Lewis and Crelghton Webb , Jack Purdy , Goorgfl Hlrd , the novelist , and U. T. Km- mett , all of Now York City , have Just re turned from a month's outing In the Jack son's Hole. Teton and Sawtooth mountain region. The party succeeded In bugging eleven big horns , eighteen bull elk , twenty buck antelope and 'four bear , all black , and trout , both spe-ckled and rainbow , galore. Next Sunday's lieo will contain the full story of the general's stay In the big game country. The shooting tournament , which wilt be held on the shooting grounds across the river en October 26 , 27 and 28 , under the auspices of W. D , Hardln , F. S. Crublll and C. B. Randlett , will evidently prove the crowning achievement In this line of recent years. There -will be enough added money. the amount as yet not having been fully determined on , to make the event sufficiently attractive to bring the host shots la the country hard and the management Is perfecting arrangements - monts for the entertainment ot a very larg attendance. On next Friday A. C. Claflln , George A. Hoagland , Charles Mctz , George Scrlbnor , T. J. Foley and S. G. V. Grlswolrt of this city , and Major T. W. Santoll of New York and George I. Settle of the Pennsylvania nall- way. Philadelphia , will depart for a ten days' ducking expedition on the government reservation In South Dakota. The party will be Joined at the agency by a number ot prominent railroad magnates from Chicago cage and Plttsburg. QiicntlniiN mill AiirMVom. There are letters at the sporting depart ment of The Heo for Lily WIllliniR , bicycle rider ; Charlie Thomas , foot ball coach , and T. 11. McManus , horseman. OMAHA , Oct. 8. To the Sporting Editor oC The Uee : Please state In Sunday's Issue ! ' what constitutes a royal flush In poker. Is any straight flush a "royal ? " John W. Ans. Ace king , queen , Jack and ten of any suit. , LINCOLN. Oct. C. To the Sporting Editor of The Dee : Please state In Sunday's sportIng - Ing department a good receipt for browning gun barrels , also when the law for quail Is open In Iowa ? Fly this Information you will oblige several of your Lincoln friends. 11. M. Hoyt. Ans. Ono oumco of spirits of nitre , throe- fourths of a drachm of tincture of steel ; sublimate of mercury one-half drachm , bluestone - stone one-hulf drachm ; rain water , one-half pint ; the unmedlcated tincture ot Iron will do It tincture of steel cannot be had. Mix and let stand a week or so before using. Do not let It freeze. Polish barrels bright with oil and emery. Then wlpo vdry and cork both muzzle and breech and apply the mixture. The Iowa quail law open season commenced October 1. IJOSTON , Mass. , Oct. 7. Friend Grlswold : Will you kindly state In next Sunday's Dee the winner and ( line In the Uoss-llall foot race ? I only get the Sunday Bee so am all a less to know how the race resulted Yours fraternally , W. iA. Pierce of the Illustrated Police News. Ans. Hess , In 11 flat. 11AHNUM. la. . Oct. 7. To the Sporting Editor of The Deo. Please answer the fol lowing questions , to decide a bet , In the next Sunday's Hoe , and oblige an old sub scriber : (1) ( ) What year did Kltzslmmons come to the United States ? (2) ( ) How many times have Fltz and Jim Hall met ? (3) ( ) How many rounds did they fight each time ? (4) ( ) Did Hall ever knock KHz out In four rounds ? A Sunday Header. Ans. (1) ( ) 1890. (2) ( ) Twice. (3) ( ) Four. (4) ( ) Yes. Yes.HARTINGTON HARTINGTON , Sept. 10. To the Sporting Editor of The Reo : Please answer In Sun day's Bee : If In 'three-ball ' game billiards , If thp shot ball Jumps from the table if the balls are not spotted same as when the game started ? Header. Ana. The above was incorrectly answered a week or two since. Only the ball that leaves the table Is spotted. BLOO.MINGTON , Neb. , Oct. C. To tlio Sporting Editor ot The iflse : Will you kindly answer the following in Sunday's Bee ? Dees a stallion from a standard dam ; sired ( the Etalllon ) by a standard stud , become a standard bred animal regardless of perfor mance ; or In other words a horse by standard bred parents ? Wilson. , A. H. Ans. Find standard requirements accord ing to American Ilcgbterass clitic ru'os below - low : (1) ( Any trotting stallion that has a record of 2:30 : ; or pacing stallion with a record of 2:25 : or better , provided any of his get has a record of 2:35 : trotting , or 2:30 : pacing , or btttor , or provided his alro or dam la already a standard animal. (2) ( ) Any mare or geld ing that has a .trotting record of 2:30 : , or pacing , 2:35 : or better. (3) ( ) Any horse that Ir the sire of two trotters with records ot 2:30 : , or two pacers wit'h ' records of 2:25 : , or one trotter with a. record ot 2:30 : and one pa cr with a record of 2:25 : , or hotter. (4) ( ) Any horse that is the Hire of one trotter with a record of 2:30 : , or ono pacer iwllh a record of 2:25 : or bettor , provided that ho has either of the following additional qualifications : (1) ( ) A trotting record of 2:35 : or a pacing record of 2:30 : or better. (2) ( ) Is the sire of two other animals with trotting records of 2:35 : or pacing records of 2'iO : , or one trotter with a rccoril of 2:35 : , nnd ono picer wlthi a record of 2:30 : on better. (3) ( ) Has a Hire or dam that Is already a standard animal. (5) ( ) Any mare that has produced a trotter with a record of 2:30 : , or pacer with a record of 2:30 : or better. ( C ) The progeny of a standard horse when out of a standard maro. (7) ( ) The female progeny of n standard horsa when out of a mare by a standard hor/je. (8) ( ) Tlio female progeny of a standard 'liorsn ' when out of a mnro whoso dam IH a standard mure. (9) ( ) Any mare that-has a tiottlng record of 2:35 : , or a pacing record of 2:30 : , or better , whose slro or dam Is a standard animal. OMAHA , Oct. C. To the Siwrtlng Editor of The 'Ueo ' : Please let mo know .through next Sunday's Dee , when docs the law on wild ducks and geese open and close ( In Iowa ) , aUo hero , If any , and oblige ? Charles Crawford. Ans. 1'Vom September 1 to April 30 In Iowa. From September 1 to May 1 In Ne braska. OMAHA. Oct. 7. To the Svwtlng Editor ot The Bco : Pleasa answer the following questions In next Sunday's paper : 1. Where illd Boston and New York play last and what was the result ? 2. Did New York over beat Boston twice this season ; U so , onvliat grounds ? H. T. L. B. Ans. (1) ( ) In Now York. (2) ( ) Yes , In New York. LOVELAND , Cole , , Oct. 7. To the SportIng - Ing Editor of The Uee : I presume at some time you have published the game laws of the utato of Nebraska ; If so , will you kindly send mo a copy containing them ; If not , can you tell mo where and how I can procure them ? -Claronco Monroe. Ans. Wrlto to the secretary of state at Lincoln. ATLANTIC. Io. . Oct. 6. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : Please answer In Sun day's Bee : A bets B that that Indianapolis wins the Free Pros * cup ; 11 claims that It Is a Btand-off. because Indianapolis refused to play out the series ? Peter .Sclimltzen. Ans. U went to Indlinuimlls by mutual agreement with Columbus , ALLIANCE. Oct. 8. To the Sporting Edi tor of The Ueo ; Can you send me the ad dresses of two or three firms who handle wild game. I will uend stamp for reply ? John Hague. Ana. I eta , but I won't turcntii of dl * . he ir.'iitest re. clmrge In M meillo - trcnt- days. aui > - .nent that has Y A N curei been prod'ic d losses. HUD' by miy ccimbl. 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