ANTICIPATE SPUING GAMES
College Athletes Look Forward to tbo
Next Sporting EeaeDn ,
H D-WINTER PREPARATIONS IN PROGRESS
1 ntvrrftll- VrlmtNUn GymnnHi mil
rilli'il uIlli rniHllilntc-K for Track ,
Klrlil anil IIIIKC Hall Tonini-i
At OilitT
the return of tlio collegians to tlielr
institutions during the past week
t'ji' ' ever IntereiitlnR subject of Intercollegiate
r'Metlrs has nsaln ; been taken tip. The close
o' lite foot ball BMBOH does not licar tlio
cli'kth knell of Intercollegiate athletics tolleJ ,
for them nro winter sports to ho bcsun and
preparation for Hie spring sports to be com-
lannretl. That the sports of tlio collegians
of the end of the nineteenth century rrcolvo
more pithllelty than do their ntudlcs does' not
filgnlfy that the latter are beliiR slighted.
Tlio gradual elevation of the barn guarding
the cntrnnoc'3 to the leading colleges Is proof
against such an erroneous belief , which Is
too often found pmalent. The American
jouth today probably dors devote more time
to systematic cxcrclso and vlgoroui athletics
than ever before , but the result of Investiga
tion by a number of leading educator's estab
lishes the fact that the boya who Indulge In
these sports are better prepared to take up
their studies therefor.
At the University of Nebraska there Is
much activity In several Iwanchci of nport.
At prnsrnt most Interest centers In track nntl
flfld athletics. Director Hastings of the
gymnasium Is doing splendid work In the
development of Indoor athletes. .Much time
li being spent In preparation for the grand
Indoor athletic contest , which will bo hold
nt the University of Nebraska In Match.
12vcry Saturday afternoon at I o'clock a big
class of ambltloim athletes assembles at the
gymnasium , ami minor contests arc. indulged
In In the hlqli Jump , broad Jump , pole
vaulting and short sprints much good work
Is being done , and with three months' steady
work among a lot of persevering , hardworking
ing students , Director Hastings prom-
lsc to turn out a sot of as fine athletes for
track and Held events us cvoi' represented
the scarlet and the cream.
In barc ball circles nt the University of
Nebraska there. Is some apprehension felt
that the nlnp of 1898 may not bo HO strong
ns that of 1807. Hut then last year's nine
waa an exceptionally strong one , and the
graduation of many of the best players of
that team must ncrcssarlly weaken the
elmncca for a winning team next season.
Hut the candidates for the nine are not one
whit discouraged. They have Just rosolvo'l
to work nil the harder to fill the place ? inado
vnrant by the departure of several stars , and
to win all the games In sight , notwithstand
ing the adverse odds under which they will
s'art the winter training. Eddlo Gordon of
1 I-'alrbury. Neb. . Is captain of the 'varsity nine
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+ for 13DS , and promises to be a doughty leader
of thp knights of the dlaiuond. Ko will soon
Issue Ills call for candidates" to start the win
ter ( raining.
A3 yet no coach has been selected for the
base ball nine , but the chances are that
ni-nedlct , the halfback who saved the cham
pionship foot ball game with Iowa , will
coach the team. Ho will bo unable to resume
his /lace on the diamond tliK year on account
of the pressure of work , fie is teaching In
Uio Lincoln High school In addition to carryIng -
Ing a large amount of university work , but
ho has partly consented to undertake' the
coichiiiK of the nine. Ho ls-.aa excellent
p'ayer and the men all regard him highly.
To bo sure. Eddie Robinson will bo missed
us coach , but there is no chance of getting
him back to ccach the base Ixill team this
inrlng. In fact .he has not yet signified his
Intonticn of returning to Lincoln next full
to ccach Hie foot tail eleven. Another man
who will bo missed thla year Is Tommie
Crolgh of Omaha , who was the tower of
strength on the infield of the University of
Nebraska team last Earing. Llttlo Packard ,
the captain of the ' 97 nine , has also left
Lincoln and la ciow studying medicine In
Chicago. Ills place will be hard to fill.
Among the old players who will bo on hand
to start In with the nine for 1S9S Hie most
prominent arc : Captain Gordon , Cowgljl-
Wells and Recder. Captain Gordon last year
did some of the pitching , but most of thu
time played rightfleld. This year It Is likely
tint he will alternate with Wells In the box.
Lust year Wells did some pitching and played
third base. He Is scheduled to take his turn
In the box with Captain Gordon and to play
olthor third Inso or shortstco ttie rest of the
time. Cowglll will bo on hand far ono of
the Infield positions. The solution of the left
side of the diamond will probably bo the
playing of Cowglll at third base and Wells
at shortstop , as thcsiV appear to bo the posi
tions for which they are best adapted.
Uoeder will In all probability be found oc
cupying his place In lettflcld again. Among
the frrcluncn there Is said to be some good
material from \\lilcli Captain Gordon can
ficloct 'tho best for his nine. With a nucleus
of strong players to start with and with some
good material undovclcncd the chances for a
fairly strong tcum do not appear to bo BO
very remote.
Ono advantage thu candidates Tar the 1S9S
nlno will have over these that have tried for
* any provlous team of the University of Ne-
braslci Is In the Indoor winter training and
the bettered facilities for that work.The
management of the nine has .iad the Interior
of the gjmiMslum rigged with an Immense
net , made of heavy twine. It has four aides
and a top and within this cage of twine the
coming ball players are enabled to get con
siderable practice. The batteries have good
opportunity for getting a start In their work ,
the ceily danger that has to bo guarded
against la that the pltchcra do not overwork
their arms. The greatest advantage of is
cage , however , cornea from thq practice In
lulling. In which mono of the players are. any
too strong. IIy batting against the pitchers ,
who porvo up a moderately fast bill , the
ulayors not only learn how to stand up to
the tilnte. but are able to slzo up the curves
nod get their eye on the b.tll to somu extent.
If the plans for' Indoor practice now con
templated are faithfully carried out the play
ers will go an the diamond In t'.io aprlng
much further advanced In batting , at least ,
than they have over been before. To be sure
tltoro Is a great difference > n playing < xi a
green sward and ylaylng In a dimly lighted
cage , but the uau of the cage for winter
practice has been found most helpful to the
nines of I'rlnccton , Yule , Harvard and Cor
nell , -tuil It Is believed the Introduction of
the same plan will bo of Immeasurable benefit
to the Nebraska team.
Interest In basket ball as a winter snort
is gronlng at a very rapid rate throughout
the country , especially In the west , for In the
east It has been longer In vogue. The game
on New Year's night between the teams rep
resenting the Young Men's Chris' ' | M as
sociations of Omaha and Chicago In this
city was as flue a contest as one 'would care
to Beo. The victory of the 'boys from the
World's Kalr city waa honorably earned ,
but there was glory In the defeat for iho
local lads , far they put up a mighty stiff
game against a team whoso reputation for
han ! fast playing had preceded It. The
basketball team of the University of Ne
braska made att unsupccssfui effort to get
the Cblcagoans to visit thu capital elty of
this fair state 'to play a match game. If
the game could only have been arranged It
would liavo proved to be a dandy , I'osslbly
uu may have the pleasure of seeing these
tv , o teams come together at a later d.ito
this season. Tha two games scheduled for
the latter part of thU month between thu
teams of the local Young Mon"s Christian
association and the University of Nebraska ,
one to he played at 'Lincoln ' anil one In this
city , will prove to bo drawing cards with
these who have discovered a real lively
sport In the growing game of 'basket ball.
Turning wajr from home one finds every
thing ago * in eastern Intercollegiate circles.
The meat noteworthy event of the week Just
Jk * ? ' ' "ed wa the announcement .by Captain F.
! ' " 'iwlow ' of the Harvard track and Held
ivu" ila { Harvard would not ; meet I'onn-1
Jivanla lu tuo usual dual ravel this year , )
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? r hft"U ? 'sn ' /by Harvard U that the
r .h'du l meet between Harvard
and \alo ami
for the Intercollegiate meet I
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wllj Involve enough Tird work on the part
of the track and field athletes 'witrout the
str.iln of meeting Pennsylvania. Of course ,
this reason trill bo eminently satisfactory to
the students of Yftlo and -Harvard , but It
Is apt to be received with noma derision
among the rest of the college * . And why
shouldn't It beT Everyone concedes
Harvard's right to have dual games with Just'
what colleges the Harvard athletic ad' Isers
think b t , but If Harvard wanted to break
with Pennsylvania why did they not do It
before. Pennsylvania won the championship
at the Intercollegiate games. It's a singular
coincidence- that all these colleges that like
to be so dreadfully exclusive In their
athletic ttlatlons never coma to th.it con-1
elusion until they arc thoroughly beaten.
Yale ntpppeil Its base ball and foot ball
games with Pennsylvania after It < as hope-
Iwsly beaten , and saw further defeat lookIng -
Ing Into the fronts of the blue banners.
Princeton rofufcd to piny Pennsylvania foot
ball after that tenlhle defeat at Trenton. N.
J. Yale decided that It could adopt such
a dictatorial course as must necessarily
prevent a race after It had been badly beaten
by the champion oarsmen of Cornell. It's
all very well to bo exclusive , but It would
look heaps better If the colleges desiring to
flock t > y themselves would adopt such A
course before being stripped of their laurels.
On Moi.day evening of tfcl * week there Is
going to bo a very Important meeting of
the athletic council of Cornell university to
decide what PJCCS the Cornell 'varsity cud
freshmen crow a shall row this year. Chal
lenges Mvo been received by the cham
pion * from Yale. Harvard , Columbia and
Pennsylvania. .AH of these chsllcnges , ewe
only that from Yalo. ore absolutely uncondi
tional. As was to bo expected , 'that from
Ynlu hid n string attached 1o It. Yale
Was to bo allowed to name the course. It
Is In occord with the eternal fitness of
thlngi icrrcstlal for the defeated oarsmen of
Yale to desire to dictate the ctndttlou of
the raeo to the crew that defeated them.
Cornell will ucccpt the New London course
with all lis eddies and eel grass nnd the
poor accommoJntlona ot the town for visi
tors If Yale will agree to row Cornell for
five ycAls. Yale shrugs Its piioulders at the
Id en of eny agreement , pays agreements
are bad tilings , even If ono had been made
with Harvard for five years. Now It's up to
the Cornclllcus. If the members of the
athletic council do their plain duty tomor
row night they will unanimously reject
Yale's conditional challenge. The uncondi
tional challenges of Harvard , Columbia and
Ponnsylwnla to the champions ot Cornell
make It possible to form a grand Intercollegiate - .
legiato regatta on the Hudson at Poughkccp-
e-lo , which course will bo the most likely
turned by the champions. Of course , It Yule
wants to stay down In the Nutmeg state
and row with only Harvard , that's Yale's
aft'ilr. Harvard has assured Cornell that It
wnnt.s a wco even If It his to row two races ,
ono with Yule and anot'her with Cornell , and
thla leaves the way open to what might
bo made the grandest Intercollegiate regatta
ever held In America , Including the crews of
Cornell , Harvard , Pennsylvania , Wisconsin
end the naval cade's of Annapolis. Here's
hoping that the athletic council of Cornell
university stands pat and that the Hudscu
regatta may eventuate !
The election of Itolrd as captain of the
Princeton foot tall cloven Instead of Kelly
brlnps to light the story of Kelly's failure to
bo elected captain of the bise ball team.
Two years ago when Jerry Dradley was cap
tain of the Prlncetcii tilno and the Tigers
were playing Harvard at Cambridge , Kelly
reached first Luao at n critical point whca
runs were needed. Ulnidley ordered him to
steal second , but Kelly remained on his bag
until the next batsman sent him home with
a three-bagger. When Kelly came to tfac
bench CapUrln 'Bradley ' asked :
"Why didn't you steal second ? "
"Because I didn't thinlc It was. 'the ' play
to make , " replied Kelly.
"That makes'no difference , " retorted Drod-
ley. "I'm captain of thla team and what
I sai goes. If you can't obey mo you'll
have to elt on the bench. "
" 'Why , you can't spare me , " ' answered
Kelly , defiantly.
"I can't , eh ? Well , you sit oo the
bench. " In tiio ensulug games Kelly was
not permitted to play and BpJdlcy covered
first base In the "king's" place. Many
Influential Princeton men triad to Induce
Bradley to relent , but he was firm and
Kelly did not play until the fag end. of Oio
season. The opportunity came when , in the
gimo with Yale at ( Manhattan field Bradley
mndo two damaging errors. Turning to
Kelly , the oiptain fa Id :
"Go In there , Kell , and play the bag. "
Kelly obeyed and did well. For 'that ' bit
of Insubordination , however , Kelly lost his
only chance to lead a 'varsity team , for
the players , when election time came , re
alized Oat If Kelly did not believe In obey
ing his captain's orders ho could not make
others obey him. The Incident may be
somewhat hard on that popular collegiate
athlete , "King" Kelly , but Its narration Is
bound to have good effect , showing , as It
doc. ? , so admirably , that strict subordination
to orders Is Ine first qualification for a
successful collegiate athlete.
iviTir n via , I'li.v
IMoUcHim ; with MilKrniiclilxc of the
SI. I.IHllB ( JlUll.
After Dame Humor has sold the St. Louis
club and franchise no less than thrco times
within a week , It Is now olllclally announced
that John T. Brush Is a sure enough pur
chaser and that Von dor Ahe has really car
ried out his repeatedly expressed Intention
of tetlrlng from haso ball. There Is no ques
tion that the St. Lou la franchise U one of the
most valuable In the west , and In the hands
of Mr. Brush It should prove a very proflt-
able investment. The fact that Mr. Brush
had no sooner completed the deal than ho left
for Chicago , gives some color to the rumor
that was current some time ago that Anson
might go to St. Louis.It Is certain by thla
time that Anson has met all overtuies which
placed him In the Western league with a
vigorous opposition , and it may be believed
that If bo is to leave Chicago at all St. Louis
would suit him as well ns any place that
could bu suggested.
As the time for placing tlio eighth Western
league- franchise approaches It Is apparent
that Omaha's chances are not Improving.
There Is no question that It the matter hud
been taken up In the right way thla elty
could have had the franchise for the asking.
But It Is a good deal to expect that the
loagtio IE going to give us a franchise on a
silver platter when otbur cities uro offering
every possible inducement to get the plum.
At Grand Rapids the question of securing the
franchise has been taken up the Board of
Trade and hacked by the leading business
men o ! the city. It U among the possibili
ties that tnat sort of enterpildc may win
nut In spite of thu fact that nearly all the
members of the league were long ago con
vinced that Grand Rapids could not properly
support a club. It would have required very
little nctho effort on the part of the Com
mercial club or any other reputable organiza
tion of Omaha business men to have brought
the franchlfo to Omaha before the Chicago
meeting adjourned. But the Commercial
club Is not In the base ball business , and
with thu exception of ono or two Individuals ,
thu claims of Omaha have been allowed to
rest merely on Its desirability as the expo
sition elty and Its geographical ability to
break a long Jump In the circuit ,
Some of the state papers are agitating the
question of u Nebraska State league for 1S03.
Tlio Kcliomo has been frequently sprung lie-
tori. ' , hut previously It has norcr been suc
cessful , There IB no question , however , that
thu conditions through the state are ma
terially better than they have been In several
years , and the Impression prevails that u
semi-professional league could bo made to
prosper. Nollnh , Norfolk , West Point.
CoIiimluM , David City. Central City , Grand
Island and Kearney are Uia.touns most
prominently mentioned ( o make a .circuit.
.Dlfllliolll . ! Hunt.
Bill Krelg has undertaken the Job of hand
ling tfoo Burlington t am next sgas&n.
The Eastern lesguo averages Indicate that
Dan UroiitheM still has nu eye with him.
He batted a .415 clip through the season.
Boston will have fewer ch-uiges than any
club In the league. TSio pnly proniectlvo ad-
dltlons will bo tu the pitching department.
Charley Nichols , who Is 'interested In a Kan
sas City laundry , tan been sued for $10,000
damages for Injuries .sustained by sn employe.
Another Corbett- to makt > his debut on
the diamond next season. Tom , a brewer of
Joe and Jim , will he given a trial by Balti
more.
Tuc Plttfiburg club now has twenty-five men
under ontra.t but It la now announced that
ten of them wl.i be let out before the season
1 opens.
I Sockalexls l. ti be given ' -Just ono more'
trial" with ClevekinJ neit season. If tie
falls by the wayside ( gain , tbo ax will bc
brought Ir.to requisition.
I ' Oeno do Montrevllle Is one of those un-i
fortunates with too many "friends. " He was
. cutting too fast a paca at Washington and
! ' that Li why he was released.
I It batting can win n pennant the rejuvenated
, New York team ought to bo In It next year.
| I The team as It Is now constituted will have
i an average batting ability of .3(1.
Nearly all the National league teams have
arranged to go ooutb to get Into condition.
Washington acid Boston are the only ones nho
will take their spring practice In Vtio north.
The Uockford perple are planning to give
the local club a financial Impetus by g lns
a base ball carnival , nt which local talent
wilt furnish a five nights' entertainment.
Ccciny Mack U said to have thirty men cm
the Milwaukee reserve list and base ball
writers are wondering wheth > r ho la , prepar
ing for an expedition to frco Cuba ot another
I'enlati raid.
Joe Cantllllon Is the latest alleged addition
to the Western league staff ot umpires. It Is
also reported that Tcm Lynch , Bob Krnsllc
and Tim Hurst will surely bo among the Na
tional league umpires.
Andrew Frcedman , president of the New
York Base Ball club , has Just announced that
In case the Giants win the pennant next year
ho will glvo them a present ot $5,000. He
decided to make this offer In view of the
abolishment by tlio" league , of the Temple
Cup aeries.
The Western league has suffered not a
llttlo by reason of the requisitions of Na
tional league managers. Indianapolis and St.
Paul have each lost six of their best players.
Columbus Is shy three and probably four ,
while none of the clubs have lost less than
two. Tills la one of the unfortunate condi
tions of the present arrangement between
the leagues , but as a man la certainty entitled
to get Into the big league If he can there
seems to bo uo way to avoid the annual
raid.
ICMUUTS Olf THIS ItOII AM > GIW.
1'roMiiect of n Sliout llrturuii KIIIINIIN
rily unit Oniiilui.
Thcro Is a fair prospect that local
devotees of the gun will bo treated to the
spectacle of a big team bhoot between the
champion Kansas City aggregation nnd ton
of the local shots , If not this winter , some
thuc in the spring. The matter has been
quietly discussed among the local sports
men and some days ago Frank Pnrmalco sent
a formal challenge to the Kansas City team.
The Omaha men wanted the Kansas City
team to come here for a shoot early this
month and 'then ' shoot a return match at
Kansas City later 0:1. : The Kansas City
people arc not Inclined to como to Omaha at
this time , but as they are very anxious to
arrange for a match with an Omaha team
in connection with the annual meeting of
the uMlssourl State association at Kansas
City May 1C to 21 , It Is not unlikely that
an arrangement may yet bo effected.
It goes without saying that the Omaha
men would go against a hard game If they
tackled the team that \son out at the big
Chicago shoot. , 'Uut It Is believed that a
team could be got together here which would
glvo the ' .Missouri statesmen a hard race.
With Parmalee at the head and Frank
Crablll and two or three other Council Bluffs
shots to fill out the team a nrotty strong
combination could bo made. The Council
Bluffs 'moil are now meni'bcrs of the Omaha
Gun club , having joined at the last meet
ing , and 'would therefore be eligible to shoot
on the team , and J. W. Den Is also a. mem
ber of the same organization.
The lOO-Wrd race between Frank Crabill
and J. W. Den , which will como off Satur
day at the Council 'Bluffs ' grounds. Is arous
ing a good deal of Interest among the shoot
ers , and opinions differ ns to the result.
The two men shot very close together In the
recent four-handed match and It Is ex
pected that the race will bo one of the. most
Interesting that has been shot off on the
grounds this year. The match between Jake
Crablll and Fred "Ray , " which will como
off on the same date , will also decide a
very much mooted question of superiority ,
although there Is a good deal of local - confidence
fidence that the Omaha man will win.
Charley Utidd Is the most recent candidate
for the cast Iron medal. As soon as Helkes
defeated Grimm he was challenged by the
DCS IMolncs man nnd it is likely that a
match will bo arranged.
Crlttonden Robinson , the veteran pigeon
shot , who represented California In European
shooting events last spring , has deolded to
attempt a second campaign across the water.
Ho has arranged to bo at Monte Carlo by
the middle ot the month , and will take a
hand In all the -big events of-Hbo shooting
program , which Is to open at that famous
resort about January 21.
3IHS. FITZSIMMO.XS IS WHjMXfl.
Will Let Her IliiNliiniil Huvc Another
\ G.i at CorlM'U.
Another meeting between Fltzslmmons and
Corbett Is an assured fact. It has been an
assured fact for a good long time , too , 'for
It Is rapidly developing that all this talk
ibout Mrs. Fltzsimmons not .wanting her
'anky husband to go Into the ring again- and
all the Jaw play the two pugs have been
making for some time past has formed noth
ing but rot to bo thrown Into the American
sporting public to work up a dwlre to wit
ness another match between the two ,
Fllz bis not yet completely come off the
perch , for ho has conditioned a contest wlj.li .
Corbett on the latter'a meeting a man whom
he a-inieu , either Maher or Sharkey. The
nlinipn nf Ihrse two Is lauchnble. but It Is
a part of the pliy. Cortett of course ban
retuped to meet either nnd.Fitz will finally
condescend to meet him without more ado.
No ? itlclcs have been signed yet , and tnoy
probably will not bo until a llttlo more of
the delectable advertising In which the two
pugilists and their unnageis have been In
dulging.
The question of where the fight Is to take
ujaoo Is etlll unanswered It would seem
ns If Dan Stuatt would capture the contest
and that he will make It the atar attraction
at another , boxing tournament ho wants to
hold a Carson City or some other place In
Nevada during the coming summer. Tom
O'Rourko Is after It , too. Ho figures on
reviving the famous old Coney Island
Athletic club , the club house of whleh could
bo easily ehungod to heat 20,000 , and pulling
off the fight thero. Ho proJIcta that the
Horton law will be Interpreted under tlio
Tammany rcglnin that glo\o contests of
twenty and twenty-five lounds can bo de
cided In Greater New York.
FHz has also been made the recipient of
a challenge from Kid McCoy , but In this his
title -champion of the world Is not threat
ened , directly at Irast , It Is for the middle
weight championship of the world , which
Fitz-slnimoiu Etlll holds. It looks like n
cinch for the Kid , for the Cornls'.iman could
never get down to the middleweight limit
again and bo fit to do anything in the ring.
He must certainly give up the title without
a fight.
But the red-headed champion IH autocratic
about the m-iltcr aud InsLUs thaq McCoy
must show himself In the same clatis as him
self by meeting same accepted first-ci-iss
fighter before tackling himself. And Fltz-
sttnnions' selections In this case are as
ridiculous as In the ciee with Corbett. II ( >
named Walcntt or ChoynsW. The , former Is
strong as a hull , but ho Is ptovlng himself
only a mediocre fishier. Knocked groggy by
the light Lavlgne and succeeding In omy
drawing with Tommy Tracoy the two latest
Instances It certnlnly docs not seem that he
would have much show with McCoy. And
Choynskl U a much middleweight as Fitz-
slmmons. Ho la at his best at 1CS pounds
and It Is doubtful It ho would be In fighting
trim with ten pounds off that weight.
McCoy , however , has accepted this ulti
matum ot the champ and has expressed his
willingness to meet Choynskl , at catch
weights If nece.invy. It Is probably as well ,
for It will be only a comparatively short
while before McCoy graduates Into the 'jravy-
welRl.t class. Ho certainly should beat
ChojasUI , Wheat the latter and Hal ) mot
Choknakl won , but for the first ten rounds
H-ill had Choynskl groggy. On the other
hand , when McCoy and Hall came together
the 1'ittt-r could not reach his opponent ,
while McCoy did as tie pleased.
The only man who ever had the dlstlia-llor.
:
] ot knocking out McCoy J dyingat Toledo ,
1 O. ot consumption , This Is Billy Stefters ,
J 1 the Cleveland UghUclKht. Stcffers met Me-
I ' Coy U Cleveland on Hay 10 , 1S94. and laU
4be latter out clean A feturn match was
[ fide and -McCoy then returned the compll-1
I meat after ten haroT rminds. StefTcrs was
born In Toledo on October 23. 1S72 , boxed at
112.1 pounds , and bffore his Illness was con
sidered a first class man.
Prof. John H. Donaldson , who was one ot
the best known men | n sporting circles ,
died In Cleveland , O. , on Drttmber 27. Ho
was 111 but thirty-six hours. Ho was a
pugilist himself , but he wai especially well
known as a trainer and bating Instructor
Physically he was a llercul& . A few days
before he died he Issued h challenge to meet
any heavy u eight , 45 years ot age , for $5,000
a side.
Donaldson entered the rlns about 1SSO. and
for a time was quite successful , but he met
his Waterloo when he ran Into John L.
Uulllvah , and the result ot that battle started
the latter on bis road to the championship.
They met at Cincinnati on December 23 ,
18SO. the fight being under the London prize
ring rules and hard gloves being used ,
Sullivan had clearly the best of It and a few
days Inter a match with bnro fists was made
hctnccn the : : icn. On account ot police
Interference the fight took place In a lot
and was ono of the most exciting and at
' .ho same tlmo one-sided affairs which over
took place lu Cincinnati , Sullivan gave
Donaldson a frightful punishing. The fight
went far to fix public attention upon Sullivan
us the coming man of the squared circle.
It Is a curious coincidence that Donaldson
also started the man who waa fated to
ultimately put an end to Sullivan's career.
Ho was ono of the first men whom Corbett
defeated , > Ho and Corbett became friends
later , Jiowexer. Donaldson was lu Corbett's
corner when the latter whipped Sullivan and
also In the fight with ( Mitchell. 'Ho ' after
ward traveled as Corbett's sparring partner
and when training began at Carson City
Corbett sent for -his old trainer. Just be
fore the fight , bowevcr , a difference arose
between Donaldson and another of Corbett's
seconds and Donaldson Old not go Into the
champion's corner. This trouble ended the
friendship between the two men.
Donaldson gave up fighting about ten years
ago and located in Minneapolis. Five years
later he removed to Cleveland. 'His ' last
appearance In the ring occurred at New
York In October , 1S96 , on the occasion of
the meeting between Jem ( Mace and iMlko
Donovan , and that was lu a friendly contest.
On the Pacific coast the police supervisors
are refusing to grant any permits for boxIng -
Ing contests , but It Is said that this Is for
political reasons. The sports arc of the
opinion that there will bo no obstacle put
In the nay of pulling off the half a dozen
fights that are on during the latter part of
February.
Jimmy Harry , who killed Walter Croot of
England In a London prize ting recently , has
announced that he will fight no more.
A Mi SOHTS oT SI'OHTI.NU COSStr.
U'lntc-r SiiorlN Unit llnvc Cone Out of
l-'nslitnii In Uiuiilia ,
Those who were present at the tug-of-war
contest between the teams of the Turner
\Vheel club and the Tourists in Germanla
ball a couple of weeks ago departed with
considerable regret that this sport has.de
clined as It has In this city "during the pct
few jears. There Is something about a con
test of this kind between evenly matched
teams , as \ > cro those on th6 occasion men
tioned , that sends a thrill through every one
ulio beholds it.
The contest was so veryiclose that neither
toini was satisfied , ' and they will probably
pull against each other again. The Tumors
ire anxious , too , to have more contests , and
the challenge which they Issued to any wheel
club in- - the city still' ' goes. There are some
pretty husky lads In the membership of the
Omaha , the Bemls Park mid the Union Pacific
wheel clubs , and thooo connected with the
local military companies and It would seem
tint some of these ought to pick up the dell
If they are not afraid ot the lusty Germans.
Bowling Is another wlntdr sport which has
declined much In this city during tbo pint
few years. A half dozen cycles ago this city
waa the hot bowling center of the middle
west , aad there were clubs galore- , but with
the coming of hard times the sport declined.
Thcro were at that time several meu who
were the peers ot almost any bowlers In the
country , and some of theto are still here.
There Is an Indication , however , that this
sport is picking up again. The two or three
alleys now lu the city are becoming fairly
well patronized again. There Is a movement
on foot to form clubs , and as soon as this
scheme materializes wo can look fora revival
ot that healthy u-port.
In the cast bowling Is quite the rage , and
)5 ) attracting a good deal of the attention of
the press. Boston and New York seem to be
the main centers. Jho Interest takcm there
Is shown by the fact that a picked team of
ten bo lcrs Is to take a trip to the south
and southwest In March to boom the sport.
The trip Is to bo taken solely In the interest
of the game and Is not to be for pecuniary
gain.The
The trip will take In the cities of Cleve
land , Columbus , Dayton. Cincinnati , Canton
arxl Toledo , 0. ; Louisville , St. Louis , Kansas
City , Indianapolis , Chicago and Detroit. The
tram might be Induced to come to this city
Inasmuch as It conies as far west as Kansas
City. Matters of dates and conditions of
game may bo obtained by communicating
with Samuel Karpf , m : ciager , 1314 Bruns
wick avenue , Brooklyn.
It Is hoped that as n result of this trip
enough Interest In the sport will be aroused
to warrant the holding of-a national confer
ence in some prominent city with a view
toward holding anatlonil tournament In 1900 ,
open to all the bowling clubs and associa
tions in the United States.
The hero of the hour In eastern amateur
sporting circles Is James A. Rush , the Grln-
nell , la. , man who lowered the colors of the
great Wefers In New York lost month. He
Is now a student at Princeton university.
Rush Is 23 years of ago , and came before
the public about two years ago. This was
whllo ho was captain of Grlnncll college
track team. His first performance to attract
national attention was at a carnival In Chi-
r-igo on May 12 of laat year , when he equaled
Wcfcrs' record of G 3-C seconds for the fifty
yards dash. In June of last year also bo
made 915 for the 100-yards dash and 21 1-5
for the 220-yard d-ish a' the Iowa tntcrcolle-gi-
ate meet Hush was afterward enrolled In the
ranks it the Chicago -Athletic club and \Vas
n member ot the team which took part In the
nation cnampiocstiins In the east 1-ist
August. Ills partner then was W. H. May-
bury ot Wlscrnsln , another speeJy west
erner. The two tackled \Vefers nt the
championships and iigajn later , hut were
unable to beat him put. The race be
tween the westerners was a very pretty one ,
but Rush scorns to have had a little of the
best of It. For the third time Rush met
Wi'fers last month and finally won from him.
It Is predicted by experts that Rush la des
tined to wear the lauruls bonier * BO well by
Wi'fers , who la said to have run hlmsolf
out.
The handicap billiard itournament , nlmllar
to the ono hold In New York , from which
Slossou emerged ns champion. Is to take
place In Chicago , on January 17. The new
clghtcen-balk line game Is to be played.
Tno participants are to bo Ives , Schacf-
fei * . Sufton , Cation and Splnks. Slossrm ha *
refused to enter , claiming that ho la cham
pion , and Is not called upon to defend h'p
title In the coming tournament ,
The Princeton faculty has passed a rule
prohibiting any student from competing In
any branch of sport as a menYber of an
athletic club team. This move Is duo to the
large number of athletes who have been
111 the habit of wearing athletic club colors
and entering open competitions. The stu-
dentii nlll also have to receive special per
mission to take part lu any games outside
of Princeton. Students who , while mem
bers ot 'varulty teams , have been In the
habit of playing on athletic club teams In
the summer will bo unable to do no In the
future.
Among the English golf players who will
visit this country next year will bo Wllllo
Park , Jr. , and James Brcld. The latter was
tbo runner-up In the open championship last
year and ho hoped to win the championship
next spring before visiting this country.
Countess Scqua. ono of the most noted thor
oughbred St. Bernard doss In the country ,
7
' died lit the kenne-l other owner N. S. Pltkln ,
| I In East Hartford , the other night.
I'UOSl'KCTS Veil A U.VU.Nrt MMI1T.
tlooit Cnnl Mkrly to lie IMH on Till *
I Si-mini.
j t In vkw of 'ho Met that , the coming jear
will bring thousands of visitors to the city
there se'erh to bo no SOCK ! reasons why race
meets shiwld not be successful. That also
pcenifi to bo the opinion ot the Board of
Directors ot the local fair and speed assocl-
' alien , for at their meeting lust Thursday
' they laid out tjulto nn extensive racing program -
! gram for Hie year. The bare outline of the
I scheme has been laid , but It promises
I well.
well.Tho
The season Is to Inaugurated with a
light larncss meet , totake place between
Juno 27 and July 2. These dates were se
lected by the directors as their choice of
the ( Missouri Valley circuit , which takes In
a number of cities along the Mlfsourl river.
Folo\\lng this will come a running meet ,
probably of two weeks' duration. It the lat
ter Is found to bo successful atiotlicr meet
wilt bo held In the latter part of August
end If the succes9of the first Is greater tiinn
Is nt present expected another may be
sandwiched In between the two.
Omaha Is not a first-class racing city , but
It aeeme likely that n series of running
races will find moro appreciation from the
local public than the harness kind. In the
first place , races for Jumpers only would
bo something of n novelty , for tliero has
been nothing of the kind In the city be
fore. To be1 sure , n running rnco hns ordi
narily been added to Iho card In the trot
ting meets of the past , but the Jumpers
have never been the whole thing. There
have been running meets ot the track across
t o river and they have been successful. In
view of this fact It does BCCIU to bo very
probable that a meeting ot this sort over
the truck here , which Is considered among
the fastest In the country , ought to pau
out well.
It Is no Icngcr a secret that Marcu * Daly ,
the ( Mcntooa copper king , Is the owner of
the great Hamburg. The announcement of
this fact Jias set nt rest the minds of many
horsemen who were afraid that the- horse
was to bo taken acrosa the water. Daly ,
however , says that he will bo kept here
during all the coming season. In fact , Dily
has given It out that his purchase of Ham
burg Is 'tiie start of his Intention to get
together a string of liotsos to put on the
track this coming year.
Hamburg Is entered In all the western
derblcfi , even to the Now Orlc-ins derby.
These laeludo the St. Louis dprby , the De
troit derby , the New Orleans derby , the
Memphis derby , the Kentucky derby , the
Oakley derby , the Latonia derby and the
Llttlo Rock derby. This much for the west.
Ho Is entered In the east In the Bclmont
stake , worth $8)000 ) : the Reall/.at'ion stake ,
which was wortli $3 , " > ,000 last scabon. and Is
expected to be worth ? CO,000 next year ; the
Suburban , the Brooklyn lundlcap , the Mct-
ropoll'i.ci handicap nnd a world of other
stakes which have not closed as yet. It Is
s'ated , however , that the probability Is that
the colt would not race In any ot tlio
western events , being kept In HID east all the
season.
A repent feature In the thoroughbred
world was the consignment of the , game old
horse- , Sir Walter , -to the Btud. IIo has
displayed more sand i.nd grit than any
other thoroughcd ! ) ! that nas ever Jogged
with him. He has had a crack at every
good horse shown during the past five
years and always gave them an argument.
RamapoBanquet. . Ben iBrush , Don Alonzo ,
Clifford , Hmry ot Navarre , Domino , Dr.
Rice he was worthy company for any of
them and dias trimmed them moro -times
tnan once.
Sir Walter made his first appearance at tht-
GravcscniT race track In 1S92 as a 2-ycar-old
In the Seaside- stakes , which ho won in a
canter. He next captured the Gicat Ameri
can stakes , value about $16.000. again beating
a great field. The valuable Great Eclipse
stakes , the Atlantic and Seaside stakes fell
to his great prowess. In all ho won over
$ GO.OOO as a 2-ycxw-oldr As a 3-year-old ho
won the Stockton and the Lorlllard , a rich
stake , besides several ot'jer minor races.
As a 4-year-old his career was equally bril
liant , as he won the Long Island handicap
and many other races. As a 5-year-nld he
was second In the SitburUan. third In the
Brooklyn handicap , wen trie Parkway handl-
KO ind ran several brilliant races with the
celebrated Henry or Navarre. As a C-ycar-
old he commenceda , series of brilliant vic
tories , won the Brooklyn handicap , boating
Clifford and a great field. Last year bo was
again to the fore , winning the Midsummer
handicap at Saratoga , beating Havoc , Ben
Brush and a great field. Indeed twice did
the great Ben Brush have to lower his colors
to. him. Ho wound up a glorious racing
record at Morris park , beating all the crock
handicap horaen In the coiintry.
For many years Icng distance racing has
been at a discount in this country. Book
makers do not want to wait seven minutes
and a half or eight for the decision of a race
aud as their Influence Is almost paramount
on the turf today most of the ccqtcsts are
simply sprints in which ftlgh speed 'Is shown ,
but the quality of endurance Is not fully
tested. If the announced intention of the
Brighton Beach association Is ever accom
plished , In a few years from now we shall
have racea m which high flights of Epeed
will not bo the ultimate rule of equlno per
fection.
The Brighton Beach association has under
consideration , provided It can get fiom the
aristocratic and - autociatlc Jockey club n
satisfactory assignment of dates , more equit
able than these now given it , a four-mile
race at each of Us summer meetings fcr a
guaranteed stake larger than ever offered
before In America ? 00,000. The race Is to bo
between 4-year-olds. It is sincerely to bo
hcpcd by all true lovers ot racing tint the
Jockey club may give the "Beach Combers"
dates which will enable them to make such a
race ono of their annual fixtures.
Twenty years ego four-mile heat races were-
of frequent occurrence. Ob the running turf
heat races are best two In three and - consequently
quently if a horse did not win lu straight
head ) It took three to decide the race and
when the full distance was covered twelve
miles would have been run. In such a
contest strength , , wlnd and cudurauco are
prime factors as well as speed.
The Village Farm spring stud of Kentucky
had a record-lneaktng season last year.
During the season the stable won forty-
eight firsts , Hlx-tccn seconds , clevis thirds
and has been placed fourth four times. The
total winnings foot up about $55,000. Though
the farm won many races aul a largo amount
of money , It In the record-breaking feats of
the IIOMCS that compel admiration. Soveu
green hordes were In the stable at the be
ginning of the racing t > eason , and all seven
now possess records ranging from 2OS'/4 : to
2:12I4The : Monk claims the honor of being
the fastest new performer of the year by
reason of his record of 2OS : < 4 , and In addi
tion Is new the fastest -1-yoar-ohl gelding
over raised. The Abbot , 2:12i : , Is also a I-
year-old , and for one week held the world's
record for geldings at that age. Daredevil ,
2:09 : % , a 4-year-old stallion , Is the fastest
of his ago and sex to face a starter In "J7 ,
whllo American Hello , 2:12i. : > . also holds the
same honor so far as 3-year-old fillies are
concerned. 'lOmlly ' , 2:11 : ; Passing Hello ,
2.0S % . and Rlslnora , 2:12'i. : make the seven
green ones. In addition.Mr. ' . fleers lowered
the record of Hclr-at-Law from 2:07V4 : to
2:03i : ; that ot Wright Regent from 2-MK to
2:00',1Athanio : ' from 211 ; % to 2:10 : , and
Valence from 2lfi'/i : to 2:12Vd. : It will thus
be seen that every liorse In the stable put a
different figure after his name.
Turf < i < < * li. |
The -National - Trotting association has C57
members.
A yearling filly by Star Painter recently
sold Jor * & > U.
Nancy Hanks will produce a young Blngen
tills coming spring.
Lottlo Loralne. who , with Bessie Donchlll.
are the champion trotting marcs , sold re
cently for $1,600.
Bcsalo Bonehlll , one of the fastest racing
niareti , with a record of 2:05 : % has been
bought by George Castle of O.Mcago for $103 ,
Bob Kneebs , although peimancntly re
instated by the American Trotting associa
tion , will not 1)o allowed to drive on National
'
tional association' tracks ,
Advices from Dawson City say that horses
are worth $550 each In Alajka on account of
the scarcity ot pack nnlnuls , and before the
winter Is over It la expected Hint the prlco
will go higher.
In view of the fact that there will be no
harness wees at Hittto and Anaconda here
after , Salt Lake U talking of having a
summer meeting , taking In the horses that
have gone over the Montana circuit.
The old Indiana pacing sire. Blue Bull ,
stands t the head of the column of brood
mare sires for 1S97. ale Is now second to
Mambrlno Patehen. Blue Bull's daughters
nave 123.standard performers.
After thirty-seven years' work In the sulky ,
Orrln Hlckok says ho has permanently re
tired from the sulky. Hlckok Is a native ot
Ohio. The first horse ho over drove In A race
was n trotter called Spile Driver , which ho
raced over Ohio tracks. Hlckok entered Into
a contract to sell this horse In Chicago nt
$1 per pound. The horse brought $1,037.
( ) nrilliii unit Ans
FOUT CROOK , Neb. , Dec. IS. To the
Sporting Editor of The Bee : Please decide
a bet : Which city hns the largest popula
tion In the -world - ? Please answer In Sun
day's Beo. Richard Shcpard , Company 11 ,
Fort Crook. Neb.
Ans. London.
TALMAOK , Neb. . Dec. , 17. To the
Sporting Kdltor of The Bee : Will you please
sinto In the Sunday Issue of your paper
whether or not Thanksgiving dny Is a na
tional holiday ? 2. What ate the national
holidays ? S. If each ftato has a taw mak
ing a certain holiday , does that make that
day a national holiday ? Charles K. Wood. .
Ans. (1. ( ) No. (2. ( ) July -I and Chrfistir.us
, are the only national holidays , n. The ac
tion ot A state legislature does not make n
national holiday. Different states observe
January 1 , February 22 , May 30 , September
1 , Thanksgiving day , etc.
To the Sporting Kdltor of The Bee : What
w io the reach of Kid McCoy nml D.in
Crcedon nt the time of their Into fight be
fore the Puritan Athletic club of Long Is
land City nnd oblige ? A Reader. I
Ans. They never reached for mo and I
don't know- .
To the Sporting Udltor ot The Bee : Plo.ise
scttlo a dispute. A bets I ) that thetu arc
two languages txitd for by this county. He
hots that the English nnd the German waa
taught In the High school of Omahn at the
expense of the state or county. B bet-3 - A
that there Is only one and that Is the Ing-
llsh. Answer and oblige n constant leader
ot The Bee. Patrick J. McKvoy.
Ans. B Is BRulnst It. Gorman Is taught
In the High school , and also Litln , Greek
and French ,
OMAHiA. Dec. 25. To the Sporting Kdltor
ot The Bee : Was Cripple Crock. Colo. ,
ever a silver mining camp ? Also If it was
as tough us Leadville. 11. J. Wallace.
Ana. (1) ( ) Never. (2) ( ) Not on your life.
FH0MONT , Neb. , Dee. a. . To the SportIng -
Ing Rdltor of The Bee : (1) ( ) What constitutes
a legal prize fight ? (2) ( ) Is there any place
In the United States where a prize fight can
bo fought legallyt If so , where ? A SuV <
scrlber.
Aos. (1) Anr old , prize fight with which
the police won't Interfere , ( S ) Nevad/u
South Om.ihftloo. . If you can fix 'cm.
CPNTllAIi CITY , Neb. . IX'c , 2S. T Oi
Sporting Kdltor of Tlio Bee ; Would you
plenso inform me where I cau buy some fer
rets and oblige iA. Header.
Ans. Inquire of Chief of Detective Cox of
the Omaha police force.
WOOD 1UV15II. Neb. , Dec. 25. To 1b
Sporting Kdltor of The BeeCVin you nay
If there is A pcnHfrrtlirr In Brooklyn , NJ Y.T
Plpaso unswor In Sunday Bee. "Cash. "
Ans. My career has been a checkered ens ,
but I can't "say" positively. I believe ,
however , from all Information 1 ( Mil get that
there Is no penitentiary In Brooklyn ,
SILViR ; CITY , la. , Doc. SO. To the Sport
ing Kdltor of The Bee : To decide- bet
will veil please answer In next Sunday's
Bee the following : In shaking | > cker dice ,
I' ' * ; man to shake has two aces to shake to ,
and on the last throw brings up thrca more
aces , but dice Interfere with two ,1003 already
up , knocking ono over , and dice then stand
four aces ' * 'id one three. The question Is ,
Can the hand be counted live orc < , or shako
over. If joti will answer jou will greiitly
obl'go ' , yours trul ) J. N. H.
Ana. If In case It can be elMrly shown that
the dice were thrown fairly , and t.at four
nces resulted. Him It must ppi\ir th.it four
ares la the total throw , but If , on Inquiry , It
oin bo established tint the gcecnd ' brow was
blocked by the presence on the board of the
pair of oces loft by the first throw , nl that
whllo three nccs result from the second
throw , thoapunrent Interference of the second
lesultrj In the turning over of one of the dice ,
It must bo apparent to any one that ( ho
thrower Is not per so responolble , anJ therefore -
fore Is entitled to count five nces. If , how-
over. It can bo ehown that -in throwing the
thrower deliberately cast the dlco so that they
fell as described , and one of the aces he had
originally out wus overturned , then ho 1 *
rloirly entitled < : o count but the four aces
remaining up.
A Unit Coimli din-it.
"Mrs. Sally Pcnnlngton , an old lady win
lives near hero , was troubled with n lw 1
cough for a long time. She waso bad
that sbo could net lie down or sleep of nights
After using one smnll bottle of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy sh could rest of nights , ami
by the time she hail used three bottles her
cough had dlsippcvired. " K. K. Sinlthson ,
Arne , Tui-n.
A young woman's club In Lowlston , Me. ,
proposi-a to get some advantages out of their
otganlzatlon that no other club of the kind
scorns to have thought possible. sa > s the
Kcnnehec Journal. The girls number fifty ,
and they Intend to buy n span of horses nnd
u buckboard In the spring. In this way they
hopeto secure the neans for giving every
member ot the club a delightful ride In the
country nt least once a week , nml perhaps
twice.
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It has been many a year since skating has been so pop-
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opportunity bin been olTereil In tlio bhupc of a yood place to skate Tills
your , however , the
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