Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : S JS DAY , DECEMBER 2G , 1897.
PEACE REIGNS ONCE MORE
Western Intcrcolloeiato Foot Ball Asjoola-
tlon AfTilrJ Adjusted.
NEBRASM GETS THE 1898 PENNANT
Mlx * < iurl ntiil Knnnnn Own I ! ] * mill
Auk IIMMI to Conic Uncle Into
I lie Kolil Knot Hull
AfTiilrn.
It looks as though the war clouds ( hot
hovered over the Western ' Intercollegiate
Foot Hall association for some time after the
Nebraska Kansas fiasco had dually disap
peared. The prospects for a successful season -
son with the four state university teams
composing thla association now seem fairly
hrlglit.VltU thu matters that engendered
strife during the season Just passed forgot
ten niul with the association placed on a bet
ter bawls , there Is no good reason why next
season should not BCD foot ball among the
elevens representing Nebraska , Iowa , Kau
nas and Missouri stito universities further
advanced than ever It has been before.
At this remote time It appears as though
the competition among the four elevens would
bo much kccno.r ( luring the ccason of 1S9S
than during that of this year. Iowa and
Missouri are bound to have hotter teams than
they had this year , and Nebraska and Kan
sas should bo represented by elevens Hearty
If not quite .so strong and fast as those that
came out of Lincoln and Lawrence this year.
Doth Iowa nml Missouri were badly handl-
capped In the sjcson Just ended by the presence -
enco of a largo number of new men on the
loams. Coaches Wngonhurst of Iowa and
Young of Missouri started their season's
work under discouraging circumstances. It
Is practically sure that both will bo seen
again as coichcs In the same places next
year , and then they will have the advantage
of starting to work with players whom they
hulped to develop this year. Nebraska and
Kansas had very strong teams this year ,
and , although each team will lose some of
Its star men , their places should be easily
filled by men who secured good training on
the scrub teams thla year. Therefore , Ne
braska and Kansas should not vary greatly
In their strength from this season. Should
Iowa and Missouri show the Improvement
that Is expected of them , and If Nebraska
and Kansas should fill to Improve very
greatly the probabilities for elx close and In
teresting games In Uio Western Intcrcpllegl-
ate Foot Hall association In 189S would ap
pear to bo very good.
At the Universi y of Nsbwftka Billy Mrl-
ford , v.Sio did such good v\ \ irk Kits year at
center , has been elected captain of the team
for 189S. A strctig player , well liked by the
other men of the team and by Hie rest of tlie
E udcnt bojvj , Melford should prove to bo a
successful captain. His position Is a some-
wiiut tiLHRUal one for a eip'aln to occupy ,
but amends will probably be n-i : Je by allow
ing the quarterback to give the t'lttials and
run the team. Three men were mcnti.ned
for the position , and anyone ot them would
i. ave been n'ad to noeilve 'the honor. They
wcro : JU-forJ ! , center : Turner , guard , and
Ilayward , tackle. Ilefore the election Hayward -
ward wltnJrt'W frcm the cf.itrat , and Tuiticr
said hu was not imre i.bout playing next
season.
It U likely that all save two of this year's
Nebraska team will bo In the university
roxf fall. The two exceptions are Hay ward
and Wiggins. Even should the latter return
It Is somewhat doubtful It the other teams
would allow him to play , ' -'s he tbsa alreadj
been tti live uuccci > &ive teams from the Uni
versity of Nebraska Sicdd , who was cap-
'tal'j and fullback this year , will prcbablj
bo'ln the unlversl'y next fall ; hut as he would
bo Ineligible for an eastern team should he
play with Nebraska 'mother season he will
prpbably rot play , . His , presence will be
"
worth a. good deal however , a tie will"un -
duubtoJly aailst In the coaching. Turner ,
the giant guard , will also be back next fall
but now liu'lsls that ho will have so muo'j
university work to do that ho will not bo able
to piny foc-t bill. Turner did not como out
till late last ( all , and It U hoped > that ho can
bo agcln pcrir-iadcd to den his foot ball togs
when the next SEascti rolls around , evra
though he Ehculcl Atari In later than the rest
of the oandldatc.3.
Of the men who will surely bo seen on the
olcvon , barring accidents and other unavoid
able circumstances , CapUln Melford , cen-
tur , should be first mentioned. HniiBen ,
guard , will bo found at his. old place , and a
second season will we him doing great
work. For a new ir.cu lie did wonderful work
this ytnr. It 13 hoped tfmt Turner will flll
the other guard's position , but If ho does not
a now guard will have to be developed.
Pearso , who did such splendid work at tackle
thU ycur , will be ceen at his old position
npito next sea'scn. For the other tackle
position , which will bo rnaJo vacant by the
withdrawal of Hayward , Wcstover will be
a leading ccndltate , and 'i will take a coed
man to displace him. He was a substitute
In the NebrasVa-Iowa game , and acquitted
Irlmself la very good fashion. On one of Uio
cnda will probably bo found Strtager , who
played this yoir. It Is not probable that
Wiggins will return , and a uevv end will have
to bo trained for hU place. Drano. who
played end on the scrub team 'this year , will
bo after Wiggins' place very hard. Ho la
rather light , wdf/JlnR not more thca 140
pounds In hlu fcot ball togs , but ho Is quick
and Is an exceptionally good tackle.
DJck of llie line , Shedd'a absence at full
back will bo keenly felt , and hit ) place will
ba liaril | 'o flll. Harmon , who played on the
scrub . ( his year , will be a formidable candi
date fcr the pMcp. Benedict , Williams ,
Schwartz tad McnitKomcry , who played at
halfback ct \ > : rlouD times during the past
vructi , will -ill bo In the University of Ne
braska no\t fall , and will make Oo competi
tion fur I ho halfback place very close. L\s
ovldcrccd by-their work this year , all of the
four halfbacks ure gco ] , and It Is a bird thing
to pick out ( hi better pair , ' . hough Bene
dict \\lll figure In any comblnatlcci that Is
considered strcnRCi * ' for the backflcld. An
other promli'lnR tack who will bo after a
place ocxt year nn the Nebraska team will
bu Green , who oi times played very good
foot ball en the ecrub ( cam. Jones , w.'io
played a portion of this year , may be In the
university next fall , and If ho dors ho will
hn a leader for ono ot the back posl lent.
CowRlll , nuarterback of thM year's team ,
will ho a candidate for iila place < tgao ! next
icascc ) , but wild the abundance of backs It
woulil not bo a surprise If ho would have
hard work making the team. While Cowglll
roii
Any cold that hangs on
may very properly bo termed
GRIP. If It starts with headaoho
backache and Influenza , then it
Jfitp. In either case the
use of "SEVENTY-SEV
EN" Is required to break It up.
After a cure by " 77" you feel al
most vigorous ; this is n strong
point to consider , when you
think how completely a cold and
especially La Grippa exhausts
the system.
A U.1u Vlul leiiilN lo n Ilolliir
At druggists or aunt on receipt of price.
Ask to * Dr. Humphrey's Specific Manual
of all llsojB [ at your Druggists or mailed
free.
Humphrey's Mcd.cluo Company , New York.
excelled as A kicker In the early part of fho I
eeaton his puslng wus at norlmo up to uni
versity standard. It IB no tccrct tiiat Tukcy
could have hail ( ho position this year but
for bis weiJknera Inklrhtag. . The Nebraska
team needed a cooJ kicker at quarterback , and
Cowglll won the man. Uut U Is understood
that other qualifications will bo considered
first next year , and If they are that position
may bo strengthened.
In tbls review It will be seen than Ncbraeka
will obirt out next year with very good pros-
pecU. ThU year's players at center , at cne
ftod poc.tlble at both guards , at one tackle ,
at line ted , a1 , quarterback , and at bot.j halt-
backs will rciurn to ( ho university next fall ,
Tlieio arc no lets than u'.x men available for
the halfback position , and It U possible that
eomo of the extra men not used at halfback
may be employed with good advantage at
other places. Entirely new men will have
to bo developed , for a certainty , for only two
positions , end and fullback.
( Jeorge Shodxl , late captain and fullback
of the Nebr skt team , baa been elected
prjfsldent of the * Western Intercollegiate
Foot Dull association for next year. It 1&
quite fitting that the position should be
tilled by the capta'd ' of the ctumplon team ,
Ind It was a graceful .compliment to elect
him. The selection Is a good one , andi given
great satisfaction throughout western fool
ball circles. It. 1C. Moody ot Kansas U the
vlco president , and Ci 15. Dcney of Missouri
Is secretary and treasurer. It Is agreeable
to those who b-avo the beet Interests of tin
association at heart to note that the peti
tion of general manager has been abolished.
Several years' experience with nn official
holding that position has proved to be alto-
gctner unsatisfactory , ana tno only wonder
Is that the position was not done away with
before tbls. The only business of the gen-
cral manager has lietn to supervise the
officials of the games , andi the late general
manager baa generally been one of the offi
cials , and bis had no difficulty In supervis
ing himself.
Omaha gets the Thanksgiving day game
between the Nebraska and Iowa teanw next
year , onci year's experience elsewhere having
been quite enough. Lincoln will have none
of the aajc-clatlonj games , but Iowa City , the
home of the State University of Iowa , will
have the Iowa-Kansas and the Iowa-Missouri
games. Nebraska will play Kansas at Law
rence and Mbsourl at Columbia , IT return
for the games , with Missouri cad Kansas
played at Lincoln this year. The annual
Thanksgiving day game ii < ; twcen Missouri
and Kansas will be played aa usual at Kan
sas City.
By awarding the pennant of the associa
tion to Netraska the representatives of the
varlouo teams in the association brought
untold Joy to the legion of followers of the
acarlet and cream. Kansas protested that
no game tad been played between Kansas
an,1 Nebraska , and cited Walter Camp oo a11 *
authority for the statement. Technically
this position Is undoubtedly correct , as an-
nouaced by thu foot ball department of Tlio
Dee soon after the game , but morally the
game seemed to belong to Nebmeka , and It
IB no great surprise that MUuourl voted that
way , giving the peccant to Nebraska. Never-
tholeta , the championship of the season ol
1897 will always rest under somewhat ot ft
clcud , owing to the miserable affair at Lin
coln \\hen the Koceas and Nebraska team
should have played a foot ball game. Thb
cloucl could-Jiave only been entirely swop :
away by the playing out of a full game be
tween the two teams' ' , which game Nebraska
would probably have won.
Up to date co coach has been elected foi
the University of Nebraska foot ball team
for next season. The place has been offeree
to E. N. Hoblceon , but he has not yet de
cided whether to come fcack to the wes
again next year or not. Until a final answer
Is received from Roblnsca It Is probable the
no coach will be selected. The manager foi
the 1S9 team has not yet been chccen
Ilarry Oury will be back at the unlversltj
but he lic.j not decided to be a candidate fo\ \
the managership. The proposed trip to Call
fornia to play the teams representing tht
Stanford -and the University of California
universities during the Christmas holidays
has teen atondone-J , and In Its place a trip
to IJutte , Mont. , to play the strong athletl
club team .of that place 1 * be'ijg arranged
for the spring vacation. Cf lhat trip rrhe
Bee will have more lo say when the ncgo
tlatloro are further advanced' ' than they ar
at present.
OMAHA A.VD THE AVHSTEHX I.UAGIIK
Outlnok for u Ton in In ( In- City In
A week ago wq all thought that In anotho
day or two we would all know whetho
Omaha was to make a grand entry into th
Western league or not , but the magnate
have met and adjourned and wo know bu
llttlo more about It than we did before. Now
it is announced that the all Important ques
tloti Is to bo settled by mall and some tlm
In January the league will make up It
mind and take the public Into Its confidence
If the Associated Press dispatches are to b
accepted at their face value Omaha's chanc
for the franchise has become a has been ,
but there are eomo excellent reasons for be
lieving that there Is more in the deal than
has been given out. It la\obvlous that J. I.
Clark , who was alleged to have made the
proposition for Omaha at the league meetIng -
Ing , never had the ghost of a chance to got
the franchise. It Is equally certain that
the magnates expected that It would go to
Omaha. It la consequently apparent that
when such men as Ben Johnson stated their
belief that Omaha would bo the eighth city
In tbo league they had a plan In view In
which neither Clarki nor two or three other
people who had Irons in the flro cut any
fiKure. f
It Is more than likely that Frank Handle's
statement that the magnates proposed to
place the franchise here If Anson would take
It IB a very correct explanation of the situ
ation. It Is well known that ono of the
heaviest stockholders In the Chicago club has
givenIt ! out cold that Anson shall not stay
thcro next year , and It Is equally certain
that the Chicago managers would much pre
fer to locate their manager InH the Western
league than to see him go to another Na
tional League city. To glvo Anson to Omaha
would Just suit their plans and It Is more
than likely that this was fixed long before
Aneon came back from Europe. The only
thing that prevented the deal from being
consummated at the Chicago meeting was the
fact that Anson was not quite ready to ac
cept the proposition , and hlsvioneent Is the
only thing that Is necessary to glvo Omaha
the franchise tomorrow. Whether this will
bo eventually secured or not Is another ques
tion , and when It Is well known that more
than ono National League city would be
tickled to death to get the grand old man , it
Is not remarkable thut ho doea not jump at a
flianco to graduate Into the Western league.
The opinion of those who are In tlio best
position to know what iiressuio Is being
brought to bear Is that a satisfactory ar
rangement wlll.yot bo mada'and ' that Anson
will bo at the head of a base ball team In
Omaha when the next season opens.
The Southern league has made a new start
In life and after a series ol ups and downs
lu 'w'hlch tbo downs have predominated , ( be
league will make another effort to keep the
game alive. The circuit Includes Atlanta
Mobile , Birmingham , 'New Orleans , Charles
ton and Savaqnah. Tlip season 'will open
April 21 ant ! riu\ four months. The salary
limit was fixed at U.oop ,
Old 'Dob ' Leadley , who < playcd a brief en
gagement In Omaha In a managerial capac
ity ftomc years ago , Is out with Iho state
ment that Grand Ilaplds U a better Westeri
league town right now than Omaha will ever
bo and bis experience 'here l cited as a
sufficient reason why his opinion should be
entitled to consideration. As a matter o
< fact , Lcadley's Omaha experience was no
of a character that would qualify him 'to
apeak advisedly about anything. He was
manager of thu Omalia club for about two
weeks In 1S92 , Just after Danny Shannoi
had lien' 'the and the
coop team wag In as
about as demoralized condition as could be
Imagined. Everyone who knows anything
abou'i base ball knows that no team on eart !
could make money just at that time and 1
U a gcoj recommendation for Omaba iha
Leadley succeeded In pulling out will
enough lo square up all around , Mo go
uvcry lent of his salary and every pla > e
on the team was paid , Tin * next yqei
Johnny Speas and Ralph Stout of Kar.u
City put In a team here and while It wa
not tbe beat base ball year lhat Omalu ba
ha'l by any means they Bulled through with
a balance on the right side of the ledger
Arl Grand 'Itanlds never had a team that
I UIJ not hive < o be carried through , ( he * ea-
con by personal contributions from the busi
ness men of tto city.
Diamond DtiKl.
"Grasshopper" Ulrlch his signed with
Allcntown.
Kansas City bos signed Shortstop Perry ot
the Atchlson team ,
The Buffalo club hag signed pitcher Jack
Darrett , late of Kansas City.
Peorla Is reported as bavlng signed Third
Baseman Smith , late ot Milwaukee.
Chnrllo Morton has beea signed to manage
the Rochester team In the Kastern league.
Bach member of tbe Baltimore-All America
combination cleared about $350 and expenses
on tbe trip.
The Louisville club U tald to liavo lost
J25.000 since the formation of tbe twelve-
club league.
The Washington club has eight pitchers
o pick from for next season : Mercer , Amain ,
wain , Brcsnaban , Mock , Connlff , Dlneen and
) onovan.
Jimmy Canatan has refused point blank to
lay with Syracuse and prefers to retire from
he diamond altogether. I * ho can obtain his
olcasa from Syracuse be will play with the
'civ Bedford team and manage the team , but
therwlsc be will simply act as manager and
ult playing the game.
At.AVKit 'WITHrun PUCIIMSTS.
Vnolhcr MeptlitK Hot 1'Mtr.Hlni-
iiiniiM unit Curlirtt COIIIOK .Vvarcr.
It U now -beginning to look as If Fllzalm-
nons would once more modi Corbott In the
Ing ls rapidly ( becoming a possibility. At
he time tbls column made -Sho announce
ment some weeks ago It waa directly counter
o the opinions of all 'the ' critics , who took
ho champion's word fcr It that ho would
never again give the short-haired boxer an
other chance. To bo sure , he said so , but
hroughout any conversation ho bad regard-
ng the matter there was always an under
current which promised that another fight
vould be forthcoming. And now Fltz Is re
ported as coming out flatfooted and saying
hat ho will give Corbctt another chance ,
> ut that the latter will have to wait his con
venience. In Chicago , last week he made
his statement , and It was supported by Mar-
IM Julian. Tlio latter In an Interview said :
'Some day before very long we will give
Jorbctt another chance. No , not now ; that
a a certainty. But before long ; how long
: cannot say. " Asked If that was not a con
cession on the part of Fitzslmmona , Julian
lepllcil It was not , as that Idea bad been In
the mind of "Bob" for some time.
Following up this announcement , thcro Is
the Ufiual denial from Fltzslmmons and
Julian. I must say that I fall to sec the
wisdom in this course of denying the re
ports , for there Is not the slightest question
that the two will conre together again 11
enough money Is put up by Corbett. Fltz
Is more worked up over the accusations ol
the ex-cliamplon that the fight was a fluke
than ho cares to admit. Ho lets this feeling
out every tlmo he talks.
The late Creedon-McCoy match Is etlll all
the talk In sporting circles , the cleverness
of the "Kid" astonishing even these who
have known him best. One fact brought out
Is that the youngster Is a ring general of the
first water ami that has caused' ' sport'ng men
to look upon him as a wonder , considering
his comparative Inexperience alongside tlK
topnotchenv In the- roped arena. Men Ilk"-
Tim Austin , Jim Oorbett oad Dan Stuar :
who can size up a fighter as a turfman cai
a thoroughbred , are unanimous In iaclarlng
him ono of the best in his class that cv * >
hit the pike. And they all coincide In the
prediction that he lite a great ring future 1
he steers clear of dlco patina.
It looks now Cis If McCoy would have tc
go out of the middleweight class to get t
fight on. Of course he will get challenges
galore from aspirants for middleweight chain
ptonshlp honors , but these must cut little
figure with him. He has worlds to conque
and In order to do th's he must boost him
celt Into the top division. "Joe" Choynskl
who backed Creedon to win and officiated li
hlo corner , may be the man that he ncx
meets. A match between these two vroulu
unquestionably be a great attraction. Thej
are of very nearly the same height anp.
weight. They have met once before In a
llmltei1 round contest , ln > which Choynsk
but since that tlm
outpointed his vls-a-vto ,
McCoy has Improved greatly and Choynsk
It te hard ifor an opinion to be formcc
ntout him now. That contest between1 hlir
acd Jeffries , who was looked upon much a
an awkward dub. Is still puzzling the know
Ing ones. But Cboynskl Is a clever man ye
and no one will be Inclined' ' to bold any sue )
oplnJon as he has expressed of himself tlia
he Is becoming a back ciumber ,
McCoy himself has put a quietus on an
talk or a match betweea himself and Fltz
slmmons at the present time at least. I
the first flush of victory he. announced tha
he wffl ready to meet the heavyweight chim
plont , but later reflection has caused him t
charge hla mind1. Hardly anyone believe
that ho could at the present time best th
red-topped master of the ring and McCo
himself has fallen Into this belief , althoug
he has great confidence In himself. With
oun'.e of moro years added to his age h
ought to be able to hold bis own with Fit
r any other heavyweight provided that hi
uture actvancemenit Is oni a par with that o
he past. In this connection a match wit
Choynskl would give an Inkling of what the
'Kid" might be atle to do with the cham
pion. Choyciikl came very nearly holding bL >
own with FltzalmmoEs In two rounds of the
onteat between the two. It Is predicted that
McCoy would bo callcol upon to display more
if his abilities against Choynskl than against
Jreedon. Thlo would glvo a line upon the
stuff that is In him , for the observers of the
ate tattle eay tbat McCoy was not called
ipco to show h's best.
There Is a heap of trouble upon some Chi-
cagoan's minds as a result of their Inability
o pull off the match .between Tom Traces'
and Joe Walcott scheduled for last week.
Thnro was legal Interference and the mill
vaa postponed. 'Another attempt will be
made to have It pulled off during the coming
week , tomorrow night If possible. The
affair promises to bo u fight worth
seeing , for the men are pretty nearly even
n weight and science , It Is said. They will
Ip the scales somewhere ibotween HO and
,45 .pounds , Tracey Is a topnotcher at the
'ormer ' weight , but bo has ibc-en unfortunate
n that tie has gone against Jieavler men than
ilmself since ho came to this country and
therefore he has met nothing but defeat.
Walsott once before met him and licked him
In lirtcei- rounds , but It was a light all the
nay through ,
The defeat of Dick O''Brlen ' by Dick Burgo
In 'Birmingham , Bug , , recently came as a
considerable surprise. Since O'Brien pounded
the far-famed "Harlem Coffee Cooler" on tbe
other side of the water , bo secured quite a
"rc.p , " but the general Impression Is now
gaining that the latter can assign his defeat
to the fast London pace , or else that
CTnrlcn's blow was something in the nature
of a fluke. O'Brien was tbe favorite In the
Burge fight until It became noised around
Just before .tho contest took place that ho
was hog-fat and then the betting verged
around the other way ,
Jimmy Barry Is out of his trouble across
the pond. The Judicial bench has decided
that the death of Croot was not his fault and
there-fore all prosecution has 'been ' dropped.
It seems tbat when Croot received one of the
blows in tbe twentieth round 'ho fell to the
floor and sustained tbe Injury which resulted
In his death ,
Hliutn 'liny CIHIII * T
The conditions are very favorable Just at
present for quite a string ot first-class live
bird rucc-s among balf a dozen of nbo flrst-
clasj shotgun artists. With ithe. Kansas City
Star cup safely won by Fred Gilbert , the Du-
pont trophy In the handy of J. ( A. It. Elliott
the cast Ircn medal snugly repos'.ng under
Hello Holkos' fihlrt front and Fred Grimm
and Frank 1'armelep fully satisfied that they
arc as gcod as the best of them , u genuine
effort to decide 'Which li tbo ibeat man would
bring out eome Interesting contests. TYiero
are numerous eemlofflclal statements of pros
pective matches between one end another o
these men , but no far no dated have been an
nounced. It Is pretty well understood tbat
Hoiked and Grimm will have another go be
fore the end of January , but whether any .o
the others will conv together U not settled
I'armelcpwould like a race with Gilbert , bu
the Cedar HapIiJa men Is evidently no ! at al
anxloiu to come to Omaha. He knows Tar
m el eowould give him a tlgbt race and pcs
clbly beat hlni "ml he lo apparently deter
mined to stand on ills UureU.
Tbo decidedly v.'lntry wcat/Jer ot the laa
week and the unusual depth of snow that '
ay over tbo pralrlrs lias been too much for
10 local quail hunters and none ot them
iavo ventured out cf town , The only thing
Mt occurred during Jhc week to interest
icm was the four-hffmJpa race across tbo
Ivor the other day , In which Jim Den nod
iYeil "Hay" shot away rfrbm the Crablll boys
n a close and Interesting' ' contest. Now It
s stated that anoWcrd match has been ar-
anged , In which Jim I > cnL < ind F. Crablll will
boot a 100-Wrd race for $100 a side. The
ntch wilt come off at vllie Council Bluffs
rouiids January S. > ,
Another big rifle tournament will be a
: aturo of the fourth , , auiiual ghoxv ot .Iho ,
National Sportsmen's association , which will
ic given at MaJlton , quaro garden , New
'ork , January 13 to 22. The experiment was
rled a year ago ami It proved so satlsfac- i
ory that It will bo organized neU mouth
i > a still more elaborate scale. The con-
csts will continue nine days and will be
pen to all coiners. Ariy 22 caliber rim rifle
s admitted and all shooting must bo done ,
ft hand , i
.Mrs. John D. Prince of New York Is the
Irst woman from that city to kilt a moose I
n Maine. On Thanksgiving day she , In
ompany with her husband and one of the
uldcs , started for big game. She caught a
; llmpso of a inooso and brought It down with
ho ( list ahot.
There Is considerable -talk of a match be-
wecn J. A. n. Elliott of Kaivsis City and :
'otcr Murphy of Philadelphia e& 100 birds
or $100 a side , to bo shot under nhode
sland rutes. It Is said that both panics nro
vllllng , and such a match will likely be shot
n or nc-ar Philadelphia within two or three
\ceks.
John Wntron , manager of Watson's Shooi
ng park , Chicago , established a record for a
00-blrd match when Grimm und Ilelkes shot
nt 100 each , or a total of 200 birds In ono
lour and thirty-two minutes.
CIIAXCU | . 'Oa II.VSItUT HAM. C11AX1CS.
Crnrk 'CliliMiKro ' 'roam lo 1'lnjHire Xeiv
Increasing Interest In the great Indoor win
ter sport , basket ball. Is observed on all
sides. There Is scarcely o gymnasium In
.ho country that does not now boast of Its
jasket ball team , and at tbo colleges and
inlversltlra It Is found to afford excellent
training for the foot ball players. Omaha
low boasts of a basket ball team of no minor
mportance , and during the coming week we
shall have an opportunity of seeing how It
compares with ono of the leading teams of
the United States. '
On New Year's night Omaha Is to be
treated to a fine exhibition of this game In
the gymnasium of Iho Young Men's Christian
association , Sixteenth and Douglas streets.
rno L-iucoRo west Side Young Men's Chris
tian association team , the strongest In Chicago
cage , and that means the strongest In the
west , will be hero to play against the
Omaha team. Laat year the 'Chicago team
played twenty-two games , losing only two.
The men have all played from four to five
years and have played > together for three
yearn , and their teamwork Is marvelous.
They are all good all-round athletes and are
always In flno condition. This year they
have played four gam < > 8 , winning them all.
They defeated tbo tfcaum that bat them
twice last year. n ,
Tlvo Omaha team Is ofi > , untrled strength ,
having been pulled together this year , but
the men have been nlaylng and practicing
almost daily for two months , and are fast
rounding Into good form , sn5 will put up
a flno light. The battle jvlll be royal and
will furnish tbe lovers of ! sport a flno op
portunity to SL-O the gamolat Its best.
The Chicago 'team ' U composed of the fol
lowing men : Loft -forward. Gcorgo Sel-
lar , captain ; right fofivford , Harry Uaum-
girtner ; center , Ben Pilgrim ; left guard , Bd
Ollphant ; right guard , William French.
John Latto- their manager , will act as one
of 'the ' umpires.
Basket ball Is fast beoomlng the most
popular game for the long winter months
that Is iilayed. It I iljclng played by all
the leading colleges , ilubs ( an ' pthcr
athletic organizations.
It was introduced about eight years rfgo by
Dr. Nalsmitb. the instructor In the Spring
field , Mass. , Young Men's 'Christian ' associa
tion. Sirtce then Its growth has been Very
great. Many changes have been made In the
rules governing the game. It has passed
through the stage of change and develop
ment , and Is now played under rules that
have not been changed 'for ' two years.
The game Is a copy In some respects after
the old game ot association foot ball ,
eliminating all the rough features and mak
ing room for more skill and science. It Is
a game that can be played by young and old ,
bnys or girls , and Is Just as much fun for
those not up In the science of the game as
for these who have studied and trained for
it. The spectators go wild over It because
every play Is open and can be understood
by the novice. It Is played outdoors In some
localities , but Its proper place Is Indoors , be
cause other games can be played outdoors
during t'he open season.
The teams consist of five men , and their
names are derived from the positions they
play and are known as forwards , center and
guard , The 'forwards are statlonc-rt near the
; oals , .to throw the ball Into tbo basket , ten
ect from the floor and eighteen Inches In
lamcitcr. Their Uuty Is to get the 'ball ' ( a
eather covered ball thirty-two Inches In
Ircumfcrencc ) Into the goal or basket. The
enter stands In the center of 'the ' floor and
umps for the ball WhenIt , Is put In play
> y the referee , who tosses It Into tbo air so
s to fall near the center ot the field of play ,
and he must assist his forwards to throw
nto tbe goal and also assist his guards In
cooping It out of the opponents' goal. The
guaras piay on eiuier siao ot uio gaais incir
ipponents are putting 'Into and It , Is their
luty "to keep tbo opponent from scoring.
There Is ample opportunity for team work
and skill In defense and offense. Some of
ho forwards become so expert on throwing
; oal6 itbat they can sometimes make the
) al | enter the goal when they throw with
heir back to the goal. Fouls nro called for
running with or kicking the 'ball , making It
necessary to catch and throw accurately , for
striking , tripping , pushing or shouldering ,
and the penalty IB a free throw for goal by
the opponent , and If the goal Is made It
counts ono point. A goal from field or when
.ho ball Is not dead , counts two points. The
garao consists of two twenty-minute halves ,
At the end of the first half the teams change
'
soals.
Xol Yi-t Ileuily to An-i-iit the ; ClinllriiKu
ot ViUc.
The .rowing situation jlu eastern intcrcol-
egiato circles remains iabout tbo same as
ono week ago. No rac'ea'iave yet been ar
ranged. Cornell lias jib'f'lieen able to bring
Itself to the point of r'u ' htng to Yale and ,
therefore , lias not acQnqte/l tbo challenge of
tlia latter to enter tbd Yale-Harvard race at
New London , ujrtt
Tbe following Is tha'tmly authoritative In
formation given out on < Weli8UbJot during the
week , being a atatnnum made' ' by the secre
tary of tbe athletic ao'uru : ! ! ot Cornell un | .
varsity a few days agoi ! <
'Cornell lias received elfqllenges for a four
mlle boat race fromT Columbia , Harvard ,
Pennsylvania and Yal&M 4U1 tbe challenges
are without conditions' atii to tlmo and place ,
except the ono from Yalb. ' Before taking de
cisive action In regard itcdany ot those Cor
nell must await the arrival ot promised In
format Ion from somoi'otBthese universities.
In the meantime thel' mention period will
render another meetlnfK'bt'tbe council ircpos-
slble before the first week pf January. "
Outside of New YorkiCtty tbo eastern press
generally Is calling upon Cornell to stand pat
and refuse to bo dictated to by Yale regard
ing the tlmo , place andi other conditions of
the race. It Is argued tbat Cornell has de
feated Yale in a very honorable and thorough
fashion , and Is , therefore. In a position to
have some say concerning the conditions of
tbe race. Of course , such a claim seems pre
posterous o a Yale man. Tbe Idea of allow
ing Cornell to have anything to say regardIng -
Ing the course , even though It be the cham
pion crow , appears to a Yalenslan absurd and
a bit ot effrontery en the nart of Cornell.
But the puhUi * generally eei > " < to ho bvk nf
Cornell , and bopes that tbe New York State
university will assert Us dignity by telling
Yale to go to , and then arranging an Inter
collegiate boat race with Pennsylvania ,
Columbia , Wisconsin and tbe Naval cadets.
If Yale end Harvard want to row an ex
clusive race en the Inferior course at New
Londrn there will be no lae to object , but
It will be a good bnt I bit tbe time of the
winning crew In tbo larger Intercollegiate
regatta will be xeveral seconds betlcr than
that ot the winner In the Yalo-Hanxud "dual
league" race.
iv Tin : \viinr.i.i.M ! Avoni.n.
The executive committee ot the League ot
Airerlcan Wheelmrn scams disposed to glvo
some attention to one of the two principal
objects of the order. Heretofore the energies
of the managers were confined to control of
railng and regulating the conduct ot racing
men. If some race purses remained unpaid
or a racing man stood off his laundry bill the
league managers gravely considered the of
fense and forthwith Issued suspension ordcra ,
Tholr dilcf concern was races and racers , as
though the entire membership ot the league
were track fiends. But there are others i
multitude to whom racing Is ot llttlo con
cern. This Idea has at last been liammerc-1
Into the skulls ot the league managers and
they are now moving lo the proper direction
that ot good roads , It Is announced that
1,000,000 cci.les of a pamphlet devoted to Im
proved roadvvays are to bo distributed
throughout the country as a prelude to an as-
Rre&ilvo demand for read reform. This Is the
proper per. Agitation and education are
the means by which results arc secured.
The move 1s particularly timely aid will un
doubtedly have a Rood Influence- Isgls-
latures and county beards. „
As the plans and prices determined upon by
life different cycle manufacturers continue to
be announced It becomes more- apparent that
selecting a mount Is gains to bo no less
bothersome n task in 1S9S thin It has been In
years gone by. Omitting tlio chalnless wheels
at ? 125 , as being lina olasa by themselves ,
the range of prices on wheels utilch look
alike to the novice Is calculated to canso
more confusion of mind than ever. Tlm New
Ycrk Sun declaics It Is uialn that , broadly
cloaking , every maker will have at least ono
model for $50 , whatever otuers ho may cata
logue. Manufacturers have felt the necessity
ot mcetlnc : the demand for lower prices and
It now looks as though the pcpular price next
vear will bo ? 50 , rather than $75. The
troubles of the buyer will beg'ti v\licn ho finds
wheels running In price from $25 to $100. and
each one represented to bo strictly "hlRh
grade" and the best produced. For this state
of affairs the makers themselves aio largely
Icaponslble. Alongside ot $100 wheels they
have offered for $75 the same machine , except
that It did not have this , that or the other
now wrinkle , tlie value of which was ques
tlonablo. Wheel builders have been lee con
tradictory In their methods. The drop had
to conic. The handwriting was on'tho wall
long ago. Now that the genera' price of
wheels has fallen far below $100 riders have
found that the manufacturers , Instead ot
DTOVlnK thslr claims by getting out of busl
ness , are going blithely along , building high
grade wheels and selling them for 25 or 35
per cent less titan they averred was pceslble.
A match race has been arranged between
James Michael , the Welsh phenom , and B
C. Bald , the record champion ot this
country. The conditions are as follows :
The race to bo mile heats , best two In tliree ;
each rider to bo entitled to eight pacemakers ,
to bo named before the start ; corners and
positions 'to be decided by toss ; Albert Mott
to appoint the referee ; race to take place
Saturday. January S next , In Madison Square
garden ; each rider to follow his own pace
only and not to follow his opponent's rear
wheel.
Bicycles are now carried as baggage with
out extra charge on American railroad llne
aggregating over 63,000 miles In length , an
Increase cf about 30,000 miles since last
February. Coast lines and river steamers
and ferries having a combined length of
route of 136,000 miles are also carrying
tricycles the same as other forms cf baggage
and without extra charge.
The j ears' exports of American blcycUa
will be a record-breaker beyond a doubt.
For the nine months of the year ended w-th
September the valueof exports of blcyclea
was $5,000,320 , aga'nst $2,745.438 for the cor
responding period of 1S96. In blcyc''es as
with every product- American skill , Yankeu
ingenuity and push ovcrrld'a. competition in
ovfty land and clime. Local pride ana
patfloticm doubtless provoke foreign' ' wheel
ers to accumulate a hump and a weariness
of spirit pumplag home made "Ice wagons. "
When they want speed , style , comfort ,
coupled wlh the least expenditure of power
to get there , they forget pride and patriotism
long enough to buy American wheels ana
change the name plate.
Ono of the most serious accidents that can
happen a cyclist ca tbo road Is the breaking
of the chain. It Is not exactly a common
occurrence for a chain to break , but It does
happen with sufficient frequency to to a
constant menace. Cautious riders carry an
extra chalo Vlak or two ; but even with them
tools are needed and a tlacksmlth Is not
always near by. Some riders fertile In ex-
pedlen'.a have been known to patch up with
wire well enough to get homo. The average
cyclist U1 , however , abso''utely ' crippled by a
broken chain , and something should' ' have
been devUcd long ago to bridge the difficulty.
At last an inventor has come to the rescue
with a light steel yoke , shaped like a letter
B. The curved part couples the two links ,
the Indentation giving a conformation to the
mended part that corresponds with the rest
of the clialn. A bolt passing between the
IIICVCI/U IIICHOKS.
ConrniiTonml 'SUI11 ' illlujdnyed. by
I'lillccillfli oil Wheels.
NEW YORK , Doc. 23. Just two years ago
when the first corps of bicycle policemen
was started In Now York City , srrjJll boys
were wont to exclaim when one ot the knlek *
erbockered guardians of the peace made his
appearance : "Look at the monkey en th
bike ! What's 4ie gocdl far , anyhow ? "
Today New York could not do without her
"blko cops. " i
Instances of remarkable bravery among
the "bicycle cops" are common. Not a
uy goeu by that frantic horses arc not
stopped In mad-career , menacing , "scorchers"
overhauled , quick-footed malefactors cap
tured and the busy streets relieved of their
perils by tbo corps which Commissioner An
drews created and acting Captain Kemp
commands. iBnt coo or moro actions of
signal bravery may perhaps bo told.
KAVAN'AGH'S ' COURAGE ,
One evening last summer , when nil the
world seemed to 'bo a-wheel along two oist
s.'ldo avenues , n Ijlcyclo" policeman pedaled
slowly across Sixtieth street , watching the
crowd as they whirred by and keeping a
sharp lookout for any signs of "scorching. "
The policeman's cam < i was Francis J. Kava
nagh , and a qUIck cur Is ono of his valued
possci'slons ' , Ca the evening in question
this gift of hearing stood 'Mm In 'good ' stead.
For as ho neared Second avenue ho caught
the distant sound ot pounding hoofs and tbo
crlea cf frightened people.
Before itho surrounding swarm of bicyclists
bad beard anything 'to alarm thorn Policeman
Kuvanagli ( hlrceclf for the nt cea "scorcher" )
was speeding as fait as wheels could carry
him toward what , bis training taught him ,
must bo a "runaway , "
Into Second avenue turned tbo policeman's
wheel. Its bell ringing like the gcog of an
ambulance. If Sixtieth street had been
crowded , tbe grcit east side artery wan
thronged to overflowing. Street cars , de
livery wagcns , vans , bicyclists and pedes-
trlanu hurried north and south. A "run
away" In " "smell a gathering would wreak
tremendous damage , and list quite a block
an ay the "runaway" was approicblng ,
Kavanagh rode into tbo thick of tbe mob ,
shouting and ringing his bell frightening the
people to left and right clearing a broad
pathway is be iyed , Then for the first tlmo
he saw tbo "runaway" in tbe open space
under the flaring gaslight , A team ot horses ,
scared to madness , came dashing toward him
at a breakneck pace. In the heavy brewery
wagon which thundered behind them eat n
man , pale and frightened Into helplessness.
The reins bad sllcced from tils bands only to
lash tbo horses again and again across the
flanks , goading them to greater speed than
ever. Not oven Kavanagh's foresight could
keep ono or two vehicles from damage or
prevent the pandemonium of yells and shrieks
which arose from tbe fleeing crowd , now thor
oughly awakened to their danger ,
HE PROVED AN At.
As tbe horses neared tlio Sixtieth street
corner Kavanagh hurled himself at their
heads. Unfortunately IIP had miscalculated
his distance and found himself separated from
till wheel and prone In the dust , with the
threat wagon Juggernautlug pant not two
Inches from bb head , Nothing frightened , lie
sprang for the overturned bicycle , leaped Into
the saddle and gave chase ,
Tbe horses , scared by bis brave attack ,
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changed tholr course and turned wildly Into
Fifty-ninth street , along which thoroughfare
they raced at a pace even greater than before.
But Kavana&fo Is not Hated Al In the bicycle
squad for nothing.
In a 'trlco ho was hard upon their heels.
At Avenue A. 'they 'turned ! agEln , and dashert
furiously southward. The sudden wheel
gave Kavanagh his chance. Once moro he
was abreast of tlio team , and once more ho
Iciped for their hcada , kicking Ills bicycle
behind him as the tquud Is taught to do.
This time ho was succcBsful. The near
horse had been feeding and his 'bridle ' was
off , but Kavanaugh hung on to his nose Im
agine it !
This man , gasping for ibrealb , swinging
from the nostrils of a powerful liorse , al
ready frightened lute modnefs and galloping
at racehurso opeed. The knefa of the fran
tic 'bruto ' struck Kavanagh llko aledgeham-
nn-rs ; the wagon polo almost Impaled him
at every lurch. And tlll ho hung on. striv
ing with might and main to atop the horse's
respiration , and thus bring him to a aland-
still. For five long blocks the unequal atniK ,
gle went on ibetweon man und team. At
last the near horao throw himself back upon
hU haunches In an effort to shako off the
Incubus which liamsod htm. In an Instant
Kavanagh had lumped upon the horse's back
and < was groping for the reins.
The fight was over. At the corner of
Fifty-third street Kavanagh stopped his
"runaway. " Tlio horses stood , trembling ,
by itho cunbstonp ; 4ho roan In 'the wagon was
lifted uninjured from bis scat. LJttlo damage
had been done not a life lost. Kavanaijh
slipped to the ground , ankod eomc ono lo
fetch , tils bicycle , und thru fell , fainting ,
under the hoofs of the frantic brute * he
had conquered.
The entire events described are matters
of ofllclal record. Patrolman F , J , Kavanagh
rcfotved a medal for bU courageous deed ,
and surely be deserved It.
Kavanagh boa , It Is feared , suffered In
ternal Injuries oa a result of thla action.
Captain Kemp fltales that the man ban been
delicate ever since.
A GERMAN HUNTER ON WHKKI.S.
Ronudsman Schuesiler Is a mighty buntcr
upon the bicycle , and a terror to 'those that
"ecorch" upon the city's highways. Not all
of bis adventures are amuelng , but tliU ) one
has In It the element of burner :
'An ' elderly gentleman of dignified port was
taking the air near the corner of Seventy-
ninth street and First avcnue'not ' very long
ago. As a matter of fact he was walling
for the Yorkvllle police court's opening
time and big name -was Police Judge Blininn.
ISut the average parserby could not bo ex
pected to know dicso facts , and one or two
early bird East 'side ' bicyclists of tbe
"tough" variety roared ou > t lacctltloua re
marks concerning ' .ho magistrate' tall hat
as they went "scorching" iby. Mr. Slmma
looked up and observed that they wore going
at a pace far and away faster than that por-
mlttiMl by ordinance.
Presently from a side street ho saw a liltie-
cnatod "bicycle cop" shoot forth. The
"scorchers" had a good start , but the police
man's eye was upon the-m , and he gave chase ,
cMllni ; upon the offenders to stop , nut tiny
were practicing for a race , It seemed , and had
no time to atop Just then. Pastor went thslr
wheels and faster , too , went the wheel of
Roundsman Schuessler. Magistrate Slmms
ascended a front door'steps for a hotter view
of tlio pursuit. At drat the "usorchnrs" made
the running , but by-nnd-by Schuesak-r begun
to creap up and shorten the distance between
Mi quarry and himself.
It IB a populous neighborhood and fast rid
ing IB thereabouts fraught with danger to
life and limb. So Schuessler rode to captura
the guilty ones , and the guilty ones used all
speed to escape Soliucaolor.
For ten blocks the race continued the po *
llceman paining at every revolution of bis
wbcol , Then was the tlmo for the wrong
doers to separate had they been worldly wise ;
but chlvalrouH feeling or mere foolishness
kept them still speeding side by side. Fatftl
error ! A "spurt" from Schuessler and bo wcs
between them. Then hla hands left the han
dle bar and gripped thu scorchers , each by
hlo coat collar. Such wax the Impetus of all
three wheels that they continued to danh on
unaided for another block , when Scbuc&ilcr ,
steadying himself on cither aldo by a prisoner ,
brought his wheel to a standstill and , raUu-r
ungracefully , dismounted.
The arrrotod "scorchers" were loud In their
denunciations and engaged couceur to fight
tbolr caao In court. Hut what was their sur
prise when , In the Justice on the bench , they
recognized the gentleman whoso tall hat they
had derided Magistrate Simian.
"I must fine you both , " remarked the Jus
tice , "for I witnessed the wbolo affair , and I
never remember to have seen two birds
brought down witti ono shot so neatly before. "
Last November Charles Asblngor , tlia
former champion bicyclist , attempted to
"scorch" on the boulevard , Policeman Haas ,
slor gave phase , but the ex-champion
racer , confident of his skill , resolved to give
this ambitious "bike cop" u taking down. Ac
cordingly be bent over the handle bur and put
on full speed , But In Haneslor bo had met
bla match and more. The recorded speed wa *
fully twenty-five or twenty-six miles nn hour
and tlio course extended from the corner of
the boulevard and Seventy-sixth street to
lilghty-fllxtb street , Policeman Hanmilcr act *
ually rode down Aschlnger , eventually pc-difl
ling abrcist of that foolhardy "gcorctier" au4
arresting him as they rcxU ,