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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1898)
THE OMAHA DAILY JMSEt SUNDAY , MAKClt ift , 1809. SPORT AND THE EXPOSITION How the Gnat Fair May Bo Hade to Aid Amatenr Games , INTERCOLLEGIATE CONTESTS IN PROSPECT Bteld Had Trnck Erenii , Baie nail smd Foot Ball Proponed Athletic Fentare * Dur ing the SennoM. Tf plans at present utider concldcratlco ro carried to completion the Tranamlssls- elppl and International Expojltlon In thla city will be the moan * of bringing to Omaha tnoro collcglato athletes than have ever be fore entered the city's portals. At present there appears to be no obstacle In the way of holding an Intercollegiate meet In all branches of amateur sport that elmll at once Bcmimo the premier position over nny previ ous meetings of western Intcrcollcglans. The scheme 1 * still In the embryonic Con dition , but sufficient assurance of support has been given thceo who have the matter In charge to warrant the belief that the meet will not only be held but will be a pro nounced success. Base ball and foot ball games , as well as meetings of field and track athletes , to be participated In by teams from the leading western colleges and uni versities , arc contemplated. The call for the meeting of track and field athletes on the exposition athletic grounds In the spring ba > i already been sent out to all western Insti tutions above the academic grade. Ilepl > tng to a letter suggesting that the regular spring meet of track and field ath- Ictcfi of the state universities of Nebraska , Iowa , Kaneaa and Mlfesourl be held on the exposition grounds this spring , or early In the summer , the athletic managements of the universities of Nebraska and Kansas have said that they would be pleased to enter eucli a quadrangular meet here. There Is no doubt but that Iowa and Missouri will al.io acquiesce. Other athletic meets among rep resentatives of western colleger other than the etato universities are also on the topis , and will no doubt eventuate. It Is under stood that the exposition authorities have promised to aid such Intercollegiate contests by allowing them on the athletic fleld of the exposition. No charge , other than the regular exposition admission fee , will be exacted , but the owner of the grand stand concession may bo permitted to erect grand stands there and charge a nominal amount for scale. Of more Interest than the spring games held on the exposition grounds would bo the biso ball and foot ball contests among vari ous collcglato teams. The former are not assured by any manner of moans. They arc merely a possibility. They are highly de sirable , to bo sure , but It's doubtful If In tercollegiate base ball could successfully compete against professional base ball. We all remember the Intercollegiate base ball games held at the World's fair , and although it.any of the games were exciting and well played the games as a whole were not a brilliant success. The foot ball games io be played ou the exposition grounds during the autumn months would form the greatest attractions of all tlio Intercollegiate events , and they at least arc bound to bo a go. Omaha has been handicapped ever slnco the modern game of foot ball secured a foothold In the west by lack of proper grounds. If the ex position athletic fleld la fitted up by one somewhat familiar with all branches of sport , and convenient and commodious grandstands are built , as promised , a really "long-felt want" will bo satisfied. Manager Dlschoff of the University of Nebraska foot ball cloven Is cnthualastlcally In favor of holding some of the big foot ball games on the exposition athletic grounds , and be hag a number of good friends here who are willing to do all In their power to help arrange mat ters looking toward that end. At least some of thp regular gamca of the Western Inter- colleglato Foot Ball association , consisting of Nebraska , Iowa , Kansas and Missouri , will be played on the exposition fleld grounds , and what Is even more attractive the chances are good -that game * may be arranged between the University ot Ne braska team on the one hand and the teams of tbo Universities * ot Illinois , Minnesota , Wisconsin , Chicago and possibly a few teams from states farther eastward , as contestants against the Nebraskans. Such Ideal sport for the autumn months would prove most ac ceptable to Omahana generally. Even the gradually diminishing wise ones who have In the past foamed at the mouth about the "brutality ot foot ball , " without knowing anything about the game , might be Induced to go to see such games. Near the close of the exposition , at the finish of the base ball season , the running races and the bicycle races that are scheduled for the summer months , Omahans will naturally turn to ward aorna form of sport to Interest them. If ( ho games that are now under consideration hall bo finally arranged'this want will be abundantly satisfied , and the best foot ball gainea ever played In the west will take place on the exposition grounds at Omaha. The advantages of a meet ot Intercollegiate athletes here during the exposition are set forth In a letter sent to the various unl- vort'ltles ' as follows : 1. That it would educate public sentiment In favor of clean sport as opposed to pro fessionalism. 2. It would increase public Interest and support of athletics throughout the west. 3. It would form a suitable beginning- the organization of a permanent athletic league for the promotion of athletic in terests across the Mississippi. 4. It would provide a suitable Incentive for the first gathering togather of western college athletes. 5. It would provide a representative com pany of people in the grand stand to ace the sport. 6. Itwould provide financial support for Biich a meet such as would be possible at no other time or place. The Indoor athletta contest at the University of Nebraska , consisting of five events , will occur on Tuesday evening , March 22. The contestants are : W. E. Andreson , D. MJ LaSallo , R. E. 'Benedict , P. W. Jewett , O. T. Reedy , C. L. Allen , P. W. Popoon , U S. Ryan , M. P. Pllhbury , I. A. Kellogg , J. Cruckshank and E. M. Ballen. Benedict will probably win first place In the whole contest , while Andrcson and LaSallo will bo close for second. The general object of tbo meet Is to develop all-round athletes. The qualifications for admission are low , BO as to admit oil and give them , a fair chance * . When a man has made a good record bo has qualified to enter the Interstate contest. The first event li the polo vault. It takes a Jump flvo feet and ten Inches to qualify. One hundred points are ten feet. Benedict has the university record , and will probably win "this event , Jewett and LaSallo will con test the place closely. The next event Is the Tunning high Jump. It takes three feet and elx Inches to qualify , and five feet seven inches count as 100 points. Andreson has the university record In this event. La Sallo won the frefhman-zophomore contest , and will enter on favorable grounds with his rivals. Eighteen feet Is required to en- > tcr In putting the shot. One hundred points ore counted tot forty-three feet. No record lias been made by any ot the contestants. Andrcaon , Benedict , Jewett or LaSalle will win. Benedict hold * the university record In the running hop , etep and jump. But Andrcson , Jewett , 'Pillsbury ' and LaSalle are all close contestants. It requires twenty- two feet to qualify and 100 points are allowed for forty-two feet. Benedict has the best record In the potato-race , Andreson la a I clooo second. It takes two minutes and five seconds to qualify and 100 points count for ono mlnuto and forty eeconds. Tte twenty-seccnd annual tournament of the Nebraska State Sportsmen's association will be licld at Omaha , on the grounds ot tbo Omaha Qua club. May 24 , 25 , 6 and 27 , 1898 , and It te proposed to add $1,000 In cash ( not merchandise ) to the purse * . There will be tea twenty-target eventa. open to all comers , each day for the first three doyi , and eight on tbe last day. There will also be two etate eventa on the lait day. cue at twenty-five target * for a gold tnedal and championship at targets for Ne braska , and one t fifteen plgeooa tor diamond badge and championship at live * tlrd hooting. Tfe * MtMuicfj la Mcb of tfcft ojxa will be | 2.60. The expert ! , faowever , In cluding all professional shooters and manu facturers' agents and all wbcco scores aver age 90 per cent or better , will bo required to pay CO cents extra In each event. The penalty for good shooting thus exacted from tbo "cracker-Jacks" will constitute a fund to bo equally divided between all amatcuri who Bhoot through the entire program , re gardless ot averages made , and who fall to get any portion of the money given for high averages throughout the tournament. It Is thought that thla arrangement wilt equalize the difference between the profes sionals and amateurs better than any system of handicapping yet devised. For example , the best abota wilt capture the highest average * . On the other lianJ , they will bo penalized In , the aum of 50 cents In cacti event , and , estimating that ( hero will bo twenty men In this class , a putao of $400 will be provided to bo divided among simon- pure nmatcurs who stay through the game. Estimating twenty In the latter class , It will bo seen that each would rccclvo In addition to Individual winnings from the regular purscn a cash prize well worth staying for. The plan outlined above has been tried at largo tournaments and has given satis faction and It la believed that Its adoption hero will be the means of drawing together the largest number of shooters ever as sembled at a Nebraska tournament. The grounds will be fitted up In first-class shape , a hot dinner will be pervert each day upon the grounds and everything possible will bo done looking to the comfcrt of tbe shooters nnd their friends. AIIOUT OMAHA'S HASH HAM. TBUM. Locnl Sllnntloii Will He Clenrrt Up In n Very Mttlc AVlillr. The local base ball situation has not changed materially during the week. The management has been busily occupied In canvassing the respective merits of the various locations for the park and In securing definite propositions from the owners of tl.o property. These are now under considera tion and Manager O'Brien will name the location when ho returns from Chicago to morrow. Incidentally , It Is hoped that he will be able to assure the fans that Tucker will ctay and that Jack Crooks will keep him company. The Chicago trip Is largely for the purpose of securing a definite under standing In regard to these players. Thei controversy In regard \o the selection of the grounds has served to emphasize the fact that the Omaha public Is once more thoroughly In touch with the gamo. Every body had his favorite site and ho lost no opportunity to acquaint the management with the many and various reasons why It was ewcntlnl to the success of the enter prise that that particular spot should be selected. Manager Ottlrlen listened courte ously to everyone and declared that this was exactly what he wanted. He wished to secure - cure a location that would bo satisfactory to the greatest possible number of the fans and he had certainly had all the advice along that line that he could comfortably digest. The location once settled the grand stand and other Improvements will be started with out delay and In another week or two the players will begin to arrive and there will be something In sight to keep Interest alive. The enterprising writers of the base ball press continue to assign Tommy Tucker to this and that National League club , but so far Manager O'Brien has received no official Intimation that ho will not play In Omaha. President Young has formally promulgated Tucker's release to Omaha , and until he makes a different announcement It Is not necessary to worry over the conflicting rumors that come from unofficial sources. It would surely be a serious blow to Omaha to lose Tucker right now , but In case we should lose him , Manager O'Brien has ono or two Irons In the flro that will bo likely to run out a very satisfactory substitute. In this connection It Is of Interest to glance over Tucker's record for the last ten years , as compiled by Henry Chadwlck , who can't figure out how tbe National league ever let him got away. There are mighty few men In the game who can show a record as good as this : Years. Club. Games. H. A. F. A. 1SS7. . . .Baltimore..ilSC .315 .978 18SS. . . .Baltimore 130 .281 .975 1SS9. . . .Baltimore 134 .375 .967 1SCO. . . . .Boston . 132 .293 .979 1S91. . . .Boston 140 .272 .975 1892. . . .Dost on A -.148 .2S1 .974 1MU. . . .Boston. . 121 .299 .979 ISM. . . .Boston 122 .328 .954 1KG. . . .Boston 126 .254 .976 1S90. . . .Boston 122 .304 ,95 1S97. . . .Washington. . . . 93 .329 .9S2 Manager O'Brien has forwarded to Presi dent Johnson the contracts of Eddie Lawler , Artie Hayes and Dan Whitney ot Omaha , who -will be given a trial on the Omaha team. These are three of the most promising of the local amateurs , and they all have friends who are confident that they can hold their own In fast company. Of tbe three Lawler Is probably the most likely to stick. He la an all-around player , and can play In the In or out fleld with equal suc- cere. Manager O'Brien will try him In the Infield , and be will at least have a full oppor tunity to show what he can do. Hayes will bo given a trial behind the bat , and It Is also suggested that ho might make a very satisfactory man on first base if Tucker does not materialize. Whitney Is an out fielder and will be given a trial In that ca pacity. Manager O'Brien will also try Clements of last season's Springfield , Neb. , club. Clements was In town the other day riding In and back on his wheel , and suc ceeded In making a very favorable Impres sion. He IB a wiry youngster , and baa un limited confidence in bis abllty to keep his head la tbe league. He wants to play second base. Omaha people will be gratified to learn that there la an excellent prospect that their old favorite , Jack Cropks , will wear an Omaha uniform before the season opens. Manager O'Brien Is negotiating for Crooks with satisfactory prospects of success and If the deal goes through , he will play eecond base. Instead of Roat. With Tucker and Crooks in the Infield the game would cer tainly be Interesting and It would be an open question which would be the best drawing card In Omaha. It Tucker la lost the acquisition of Crooks would go a long distance toward making the gap good and as It seems to be settled that Everett will play first base for Chicago , Decker might bo secured for Tucker's place. Diamond lnnt. Manning has fired Jack Mcnefee bodily. The base ball carnival at Burlington won out about $1,700. Loftus Is said to have offered Klrby Baker a chance to show that his arm is still flesh and blood. J. Earlo Wagner of the Washington club predicts that Nev York will win the pennant with Cincinnati fifth. The Western league umpire staff Is offi cially announced s Mannassau , Haskell , Sheridan and Cantlllon. Tommy Tucker Is keeping In good condi tion by working In the Itlverfcldo paper mill , at Hoi yoke , Mars. The transfers of Chauncey Fisher and P. F. McCauley to Omaha have been officially promulgated by President Young. Catcher Sullivan ot lost year's Dubuque team has been offered a chance to play at Columbus for $125 a month. He says ntt. Manager O'Brien has signed a Missouri Valley pitcher named Turner. Ho k recom mended by Jack Hascall , who thinks he la a good thing. Secretary Vonderhorst of the Baltimore * baa a bet of $100 wltb President Freedman of New York that the Clnclnnatls will finlah ahead of New York. It la predicted that Callaban , Ryan and Lange will constitute the outfield on the Chicago team and Everltt , Connor , Dablea end McCormtck tbo Infield. President Hlckey of the Western associa tion Is getting popular down at St. Joe. He has Just been elected president of tbe St. Joe wheelmen' * organization. Oil Hatfleld. once wltb New York and later with Kanoaa City , will play with Newark In the Atlantic league next season. Hatfleld U almost as old aa Aneon. The mileage ot the Western association la nearly 1,500 mllca more this year than it was In 1697. Peorla , Dea Molnes , Qulncy and Burlington are tbe principal sufferers. Tony Mullane Is aald to be ellll capable ot pitching good ball Io eplto of htu seven teen year * of aervlce. He baa been aug- geatcd ai worth a trial by Omaha , It Tucker U not landed , but hla first bue playing ha * icarcely been , auch a > to recommend him. Jodlanapolla tat year bad U Wat dli- clplincd team In tbe league. Watklna made a rule early In the season that It any player bcsldo Motz waa fined for kicking ho would add $25 to tbo penalty. Captain Motz did all tbo kicking and not ono player lost his $23. Chauncey Fisher has gone Into training at hla homo In Indiana , and ho says that his arm Is better than It hoi ever been before. Ho oplnrs that he can put fully 25 per cent more steam In hU delivery now than last year and that be will make the hitters look for something easier. Since the Idea , of locating the ball park at Vlnton street was announced , the manage ment has been fairly deluged with letters from women who declare themselves opposed to the location , Some object because they own property there and other * because they want to cce the games , but do not want to go to that locality. The Western league players are not get ting any big slices of advance money this jear. President Johnson thinks that advance money Is on Incentive to ebrlostty ( ( no rela tion to Buck Ebrlght ) and he Is more than , half right. If a player la kept broke the chances are that he will ehow up In fairly good condition for business. President Muckrafuss of St. Louis writes Manager O'Brien that the town Is wild over base ball this year. The fans are tickled to death over Tim Hurst end there is every prospect of big crowds. This la > U was writ ten as an Inducement to the Omaha team to play an exhibition series In St. Louis , ' but Manager O'Brien has about decided on dif ferent arrangements. GETTIXG OUT AFTEHl WATER FOWL. SltoolltiK Attract * the Hun ter to MM rub i Lnko > nnil Itlver. After a rest of several months the devotees of the gun who find their pleasure In the -marsh and the field again have a chance. The guns which have been hibernat ing ever slnco the closed season which ushered in the new year have been brought out and If they have not yet had an op portunity to speak , their owners arc all fondly hoping the chance will not long bo delayed. The honk of the lordly Canada and his smaller and more noisy relative , the brant , arc now the most conspicuous sounds along the Platte and the hundreds of other streams where feathered game Is wont to congregate. There have been more or less geese seen all winter long on the Plattc , but only -within the last week : or ten days could It be said that the "flight" had set in and birds could bo found sufficiently plentiful to bo much of an Inducement to the gunner. From all the noted shooting grounds along the famous stream Rogers , Clarks , Brady Island , and many others less generally known , though none the less promising , comes the same story the flight Is on and the hunters are having royal sport. The lovers of goose shooting are not the only people , either , Just at this season of the year. Though a little later In putting in an appe'arance the wild duck la Just now beginning to offer excellent sport. A couple of weeks ago the advance guard ot the tribe , the pin tall , put In an appearance. Ho always comes along trained down In flesh a little too flno to make a table delicacy , but the hunter watches his coming anxiously , well knowing that It will not bo long before the most royal of all the waterfowl the canvasback will follow. Along with him comes the scarcely less desirable relative , the redhead. They are both early birds and generally show up about as quick as open water becomes plentiful and disappear for the breeding grounds of the far north Just as soon as there are symptons of really warm weather. Swift , hard fliers are these royal birds , and though they decoy well , test the .gunner's skill to the utmost. Next comes the goegeously arrayed mal lard that Is the male Is dressed up In feathers of the brightest hue , though his mate Is as plain as a Salvation army girl. Thus the procession strings along until It becomes warm and tbe birds commence to mate and are no longer fit to shoot , the procession winding up with the toothsome little teal. And "that reminds me" that old hunting stories will not do thla year , they must be built over. It 'will ' not suffice to start out with "I was crouched In my blind , " you may have been crouched , but you had better not tell It , for the new game law puts an such devices under the ban. You must not play any kind of a confidence game on the unsuspecting duck or goose this year or Charley Wooster's new game law will "git ye It you don't watch out. " You must get out into the open and fight fair , no hitting in the breakaway and the pivot blow barred. You mustn't kill too many in any one day. This provision of the law waa not inserted for the benefit of the sportsman with the hammerleis ejector , but for the protection ot the -waterfowl from the small boy with a zulu and no ammunition to waste on any thing but a sure thing. The NorthJwest Nebraska Game Proactive association proposes to hold a two days' shooting tournament at Nellgh on April 5 and 6. There will be both live birds and targets and plenty of opportunity for all who attend to get all the shooting they want. Ample arrangements will be made to provide for the comfort of those who attend and the sportsmen of that town will see that there Is nothing lacking to add to the enjoyment of the shooters. The demand for ammunition that floats In on the local gun stores from out-of-town points Indicates that the shooting season Is sure enough on. Tbe Omaha shooters have not gone out to any extent , however , as they feared that by the time they got on the grounds a storm would happen along and drive the birds away. They prefer to wait until the season Is a llttlo further advanced and tbe chances for satisfactory sport are more certain. Sheriff John McDonald , Ous Harte and "Cap" O'Malley made up one of the first parties to leave Omaha for the shooting grounds. They are spending a few days at Lake Qulnncbog. O'Malley Is carrying the same gun he used In the Mexican war and any duck that gets Into range ot either end of tbo armament Is likely to get Into trouble. There Is a good deal of kicking on the part of marksmen who wish to enter the Great American Handicap on account of the rigid regulations In regard to weighing the guns. The weight is strictly limited to eight pcunds and It Is asserted that this will bar out a number of shooters whoso guns are an ounce or over the limit unless they buy new guns especially for tbe occasion. Will King , a PlttBburg , Pa. , marksman , won the Roqucbruno prizeof 2,500 francs at Monte Carlo recently. He won out against some of tbe best guns In Europe. H. C. Draper of Louisiana , Mo. , Is out with a statement to the effect that If Captain Brewer really wants to shoot a match with Fred Gilbert for big money ho will see that any amount Brewer Is willing to put up will be covered within ten days. With so many people ready to call the bluff of the redoubt able captain , It actually looks as though ho would have to show bis money pretty quicker or quit talking. It Is reported that more than fifty western cracks are already In line for the Great American Handicap. Arrangements have been made to carry them In special cars which will lay over at Niagara Falls long enough to give the excursionists a chance to view the scenery. An amateur shooting tournament Is scheduled at Stanhope , la. , March 22 and 23. There will be eight target eventa on tbe first day and among the features of tbe second day will be the live bird contests and a match for the amateur championship of Iowa. AMONG HOUSES AND HORSEMEN. Omnlia in Promised Severn ! Sort * of Rnclnir Durlnir the Scan on. Omaha will bave a full share of bone racing during tbe coming summer , If plans and schemes that are being considered , ian out. In the first place , there Is the regular circuit week , to be glveo by the Fair and Speed association during the latter part of June , which will be followed by a running meet later on. If these prove to be success ful the association may bold ono more of each during the eumirer. Then a couple ot outsiders are proposing to run night races Ju t GO long aa they prove popular. Finally there la a movement afoot to form a run ning horse circuit In wblch Omcba will be represented. Tbo Fair and Speed association Is look- luf forward , to veryaucccuful light bar- nees spring meeting. The tnanigera alt along the rearranged circuit are working hard to get good horae < rttid prcsrat Indication * aeem to promleo tn tj good string will be gotten together. Ttie"prcllmlnary arrange * mcnts are being gradually made by the executive board ot Uiw association , which la holding weekly ra otlegs for the purpose. The night raclngancfccme wa sprung last week by J. C. McCabo-ot St. Louts and A. L. Tolbert of Red Oak ; ' la. , both horsemen and sportsmen. TtrojH propose to fit up a track to bo lighted- with 125 arc lights. U Is to bo a half-mllo In length. The promoters meters were hero to Interest local people and met with eom 'success. ' They went away with an announcement that they will return In two weoka to give their final de cision. U Is understood that an option on grounda In East Omaha , not far from the exposition grounds' ' tins been secured. The scheme of a "rortbwcstern " racing cir cuit has not reached a point whcro much definite Information can bo obtained. It It Is organized , the circuit Is to take In Den ver , Kansas City , St. Joseph , Omaha , Sioux City and DCS Molnca. None but running races will be held. There is said to bean an even chance that such a circuit will bb -formed. Horse exportatlons to Europe are assum ing larger proportions every year , and the record of 1S9S promises to be far ahead of that for 1897. In cue week alone during the last month there were shipped from Chicago no Irsa than 769 hojscs , as follows : To Lon don , 231 ; York , SO ; Liverpool , 84 ; Glasgow , 22 ; Antwerp , 65 ; Hamburg. 80 ; Paris. 197. The largest purchaser was A. Dufour & Co. of Paris , who had an Invoice of 115 head. These were not , of course , high grade trot ters , but useful animals for .work homes. The demand for homo use Is aso en the In crease , Judging from recent sales. At Lex ington prices on the better class lots were admitted to be at on advance of nearly 50 per cent over what was obtainable a year ago. There arc now men coming Into the breeding business and old hands also showed a desire to make Investments. A proposition of the Saratoga Racing as sociation to offer a trophy for superior Jockoyshlp between Ted Sloano and Tommy Bovine has not met with much favor , bo- caueo both horsemen and Jockeys think there are others , such as Taral , Thorpe , Sims and a few others. The proposition , however , has led to a suggestion that the racing associa tions offer a prlzo to the four Jockejs having the best winning average at the end of the season. This would drive jockejs to do their best , if proper Inducement waa held out. James A. Murphy of Chicago has given it out that ho Intends to senl Star Pointer after all the records during the coming year the high wheel , the wagon and the two- mile records. He ulll not start the horse , however , until the opening of the grand cir cuit add will not pit htm against the pres ent records until the season Is well ad vanced. The horse Is eald to bo In excellent condition. Somewhat of a bomb was thrown Into the pool room ranks during the last week by the refusal of the Pacific Coast Jockey club ( Ingleslde ) to furnish the Western Union Telegraph company with the betting or re sults of Us races. This state of affairs Is the direct result of the war that la being made upon the San Francisco pool rooms. It Is believed that the California Jockey club will pursue the eatno course when It resumes rachig next week. A Kansas horseman seems to think he hns a phenom In a 7-year-old horse that meas ures eighty Inches 'around the girth. C. E. Morse ot Oolumbuy , tills state , goes him ono better. Morse soys he has u horse. North Star , 6 years old , that measures SO'.i inches around the girth. Is seventeen haado high and weighs 1,250 pounds. A pretty fair-sized boss. , , j Stable 'Talk. In six -years tho. sons and daughter * ot Baron Wllkes have wcm $152,000. Ted Sloano rode > hls first race at the New Orleans fair grounda .way back In 18S9. Over 100 2:20 : performers have been Bold at auction In the 'last itnrco weeks. The Kentucky futurity for foals of' 1898 will be worth $13,000. In addition a valu able pleco of plate WlH ° l > e offered. The Missouri bred pacing gelding , Major Wonder , 2:09 : 4 , Is one of the fastest road horses owned at Worcester , Mass. In the future all American trotters which have marks slower than 2:20 : will bo re garded aa green on European tracks. Gazette , 2:07 : % , la the fastest horse by tbe records owned In Canada. He U also the fastest owned outside the United States. The Nebraska bred trotter , Eddie Hayes , 2:23 : % , was the greatest money winner In Italy last year , having $3,100 to his credit. There is a movement on foot In Des Molnes , la. , to organize a new trotting asso ciation and it will probably meet with suc cess , i Meteor , who reduced his record to 2:17 : % lost summer In Montana , at the age of IS years , Is to be la tbe stud this year In Walla Wa'.la , Wash. N. W. Hublnger offers to match Grace Hastings , 2:08 : , against any trotter in tbo world for a race of two miles. He refused an offer ot $3,000 from an Austrian. Good Judges think the sensational 3-year- old pacing colt , Searchlight , wbo paced a mile in 2:05 : % , In California last autumn , is the coming champion of tbo light harness turf. turf.The The statistician , A' J. Meston , has traced the Influence of Hambletonlan 10 and finds that 92 per cent ot all 2:10 : trotters and 84 per cent of all 2:1Q : pacers carry the blood of this great speed progenitor. None of tbe European race tracks are thrown up at the curves. It la proposed , however , to'make tbe experiment at the Welts track in Austria and it It Is a suc cess tbe Vienna truck will follow suit. Of the seven- trotters that won over $6,000 each last year five are under 5 years of age. They are : The Monk , 2:08 : % , a 4-year-old ; Janlo T , 2:14 : , a 2-year-old ; Theme , 2:14 : , a 3-year-old ; Limerick , 2:19 : % , a 2-year-old , and China Silk , 2:16 : % , a 3-year-old. Prince Warwick was considered a very well sold horse when Orria Hlckok disposed of him to the Austrians eeveial years ago , but bo Is proving a surprise party as a sire. Lnt't ' year his get won close to $40,000 on the European turf , placing him In the lead ot all stallions. Last season 131 horses ran under wrong nomenclature , eighty-seven ran under wrong pedigrees and 180 bad duplicate names , and In some cases there were from three to five which had the same name. There were five-Cyclones , yet the duplication of names Is contrary to racing rules. IIUATHEU OF TUB PUGILISTS. Fonr Chnniplona Now Claim the Title nnd no PlKht In Slitht. According to the dispatches of the last week there are two.idf not three , and may be four , heavyweight ch'arfiplons of the world In existence at the present time. First , there " Is Fltz by virtue of. h victory over Corbett ; second , there Is CffrUjtt , who says bo was not defeated by /ipornlshmau , / ; third. Is "Kid" MoCoy , who/ bases his claim on the grounds that Fltz didnot , accept his chal lenge to fight fortijbe , title within the six weeks ho specified oTbo fourth probable claimant la Pete Maber , who thinks that If Fltz has forfeited Jtlicjltle , he has as much right to It as ) McCoy , Because the latter has seen fit to Ignore ula challenge. HoCoy made bis play last ' "Wednesday , when the time limit hb put on Fltz expired. Ho laid claim toibothUbe middleweight and heavyweight championships , tlo announced also that he will 'defend the titles at least once every six ] months until defeated. As a token of good faith he has signed articles to meet Qua Ruhlin and also Jack 'Bonner. ' Doth fights are to bo at catchwclgbts. The first Is to occur nvlthln three months and the lat ter at New Orleans during the latter part of this month. The fight wltb Nick Burley Is hardly worth while taking Into account , as McCoy biffed him , Into unconsciousness in four minutes. Maher still 'Wants McCoy , but appeara to tie getting ready to make bis next fight , one for the championship from the fact that he has kept bis forfeit ot $5,000 up to bo cov ered i > y anyone who wants 'to meet him. McCoy still saya that bo will not accept Maher's challenge -until be gets through wltb Ruhlin and Cboynskl. It la announced that Dan Creedon Is out ot the ring for some time to come. His manager aaya that bU left arm k almost paralyzed from an Injury he received while hosing with Joe. Choynskl previous to his fight with McCoy. What Is this ? The movement on foot In New York among sporting men to form new rules for the benefit of the boxing game should bo pushed vigorously. Ono thing that Is an ab solute necessity Is a new clarslflcatlon of weights. The weight limits of the different classes should be readjusted. Wo have no < v bantams who are really featherweights. "feathers" who are lightweights , and BO on , up to the heavies. Kid Mc Coy , Dan Crccdon and Jack Donncr are ttree fighters who style themrclvcs middle- weights. but are really heavyweights. These men could not do themselves Justice In the ring at 158 pounds. McCoy and Crcedon fought at Long Island City for the middle weight championship , yet the former tipped the beam at 165 pounds , while tbe latter has acknowledged that ho weighed 170. Tommy Ryan Is a welterweight champion , and It Is extremely doubtful It he can now do 145 pounds. Ho fought Green In 'Frisco and both men wcro near the 158 mark , Dick O'Brien U another welterweight who pre fers the middle division. Kid McPartland and Charley McKeever are much truer wel ters than lightweights. It Is this way In alt the classes , and the readjustment ot weights Is one ot the first and mcist needed reforms the ring demands. U will be the means of eliminating the tiresome squabbles between pugilists over the weight question and determine the exact class of each. George DIxon and Tommy White are reported - ported to be matched to meet In a twenty- round contest at the Empire Athletic club ot Syracuse on Monday , March 21. These boys a year ago fought a twenty-round draw at , the Broadway Athletic club. They are to meet at 130 pounds , weigh In at the rlng- sldo , and will battle for 50 per cent of the gross receipts , of which CO per cent will go to the winner. The visit which Dlxon made to West Baden a few weeks ago made a great change In him , and ho Is In excellent shape. Whlto Is also In better condition at present than he has been In a long time. SOMB CiK.XUItlAL Sl'OHTl.VG GOSSIP. nnil Knimt Hoelier to Moot on I IKMnttroNM , Youssouf , the IMohammedan wrestler , who has been dubbed the "Terrible Turk , " and Ernest > Roeber , the recognized champion wrestler , have finally been matched. The articles were signed In New York last Tues day. The contest Is to take place In Madi son 'Square ' Garden on March 20. The men will wrestle according to Graeco-Romau rules and the contest will be best two out of three falls. The encounter between these two men will bo ono of the greatest In re cent history of Graeco-Roman contests. It will practically be for the championship of the world. 'Roebcr ' Is admitted generally to bo the boat wrestler of the style In this country and Youssouf has settled all Euro pean wrestlers who have gene against him. It certainly should bo a match worth going far to see. Canadians are getting a little sore over the fact that most of their championships arc held by Americans. As a result of this a sentiment Is growing over the border to limit the Canadian championships to Cana dians and to debar all foreigners from com petition at the annual championship mectn. The Olympian Athletic association of Winni peg Is the prime mover In the affair. The matter will probably toe seriously discussed at the next meeting of the executive com mittee. There Is no question about the advisability of some such scheme If the Canucks want to keep their medals over the border. At ( he present time they are held by New Yorkers , with the execpetlon of a scanty few. IT any thing of the kind that Is suggested Is done , however , It will put the Canadians In a bad light , particularly as our championships are open to them and all comers. It would be nothing more nor less than an admission that they cannot compete with the Yankees. It Is another score for the athletic ability of American athletes , no matter how you look at it. < To bring about uniformity In strength tests , the physical directors of fifteen col leges and universities , at a meeting held re cently , agreed to a eyutem submitted by a committee , of which Or. Sargent of Uie Hemingway gyronaelum at Harvard was chairman. The agreement will not go Into effect until October 1 , 1898. Harvard , Yale , Pennsylvania , Columbia , Princeton and Cor nell are among tbe fifteen colleges and uni versities which have entered Into this agree tnent , and others will be admitted. The strength tests to be used In making up tbe total strength of any Individual are. Strength ot back , of legs , ot right forearm , of left forearm , of lungs or ono-twentlelh of the capacity of the lungs , of upper arms ( triceps ) and chest , and of upper arms ( bleeps ) and back. The apparatus and methods for making the tests are practically those which Har vard bos used for a number of years. In Instltutlcnswhere strength tests are accepted as supplementary evidence of the ability of students to enter as competitors In athletlo contests tbe following schedule will eerve for a scale. The system ot count ing Is the same as that already In vogue at Harvard : Candidates for university crew end foot ball team and weight throwers are expected to make a total ot 700 points ; can didates for university ball nines and track and fleld events , class crews and foot ball teams , gymnastic , wrestling and sparring contests , a total of 600 points , and candi dates for university lacrosse , cricket and tennis teems , class base ball nines and class track and fleld events , a total of EOO points. A test must bo completed within fifteen minutes and be wltnecsed by three persons. No belts , straps or harnesses are to bo used in making on official test. Tte base ball team ot tbo battleship Maine was made up of eleven men and a goat , the mascot. Of the number one man and the goat are alive. The former Is Jobn H. Blumer of Portland , who -was the right fielder. Ho waa asleep In his hammock when the explosion occurred , was blown into the water and was picked up by a boat. The only Injury bo suffered was a burn on the arm. AJ R. Downer , the Scotch runner , says he will come to this country If he finds an ac ceptor to his challenge to run any man in the world from , 100 to 440 yards for J500 a side. Patrick H. Welch , who died recently at Lowell , Mass. , was the world's champion In dian club swinger for a number of years. Ho was In many notable contests and never suffered defeat. WhlMt The team of the Minneapolis Whist club made its second winning for the challenge trophy of the American Whist league last week , defeating the team of the Milwaukee Whist club by seven tricks. Milwaukee was four tricks In the lead at the end of the first half , having won ten tricks to Minneapolis' six , but In the second twenty- four deals Minneapolis held Its opponents down to a single trick , leaving the final score , Minneapolis 18 , Milwaukee 11. At a meeting ot the North Pacific Whist association , held Washington's birthday at Tacoma , Wash. , It was decided to hold the next meeting of the association at Port land , Ore. , April 6 to 9. A malch between Tacoma and Olympla , which took place dur ' ing the meeting . .wasnon by Tacoma by 'twenty-onti points. Second < tnly to Its vigor In denouncing private coAventlons the New York Sun has undertaken to advocate tbo short suit sys tem. In upholding his favorite method a writer on the subject says : "Ono of the principal faults found with the short suit game Is that the whole thing is a guessing match and that neither partner knows what the other partner holds or Is driving at. Now If there Is ono thing above all others that short sulteru avoid It Is guessing. There are , ot course , times when ono partner may have considerable difficulty In reading his partner's hand , but It will always be found that when such is the case that the adver saries know still less. When a short suiter cannot figure out a situation ho baa the consolation of knowing that it munt ap pear a fearful muddle to both adversaries. The information given by the adversaries la equally valuable to him , and by tbo time he has added what his partner tells him Is not the cue to what they tell him is the case ho Is usually pretty well Informed. "Howell , commenting upon the com- paratlre inerlta ot tbe long and abort Bye- FREE TRIAL TO ANY HONEST WAN Tlw roremost Medical Company In the World to the Cwe of Weak Mc Mafces thl § Offer HAPPY MARRIAGE. HEALTH. tMKGY AND IONO LIFE. tn all the norM todny-ln oil the history of the world-no doctor or Imlllutlon liai treated and tutored o many men ni IIM the famed EK1E MEDICAL CO. , of nuffnlo , N , \ . Thl Is due to the fact that Iho comiwiy controls ome Inventions nnd discoveries wliicn nare no equal In the hole realm of medical science. So much deception h j been i > ractlcd in advertUInf that tnls grntnl old company now males thlt ttartllne otter : They will send their ccMtly and magically effective appliance and a wliolo month' ! course of rwtorntlvo remedies , potitiitly on trial , ictthout tznentr , to any linncrt and if liable mnn I Notadollnrncol * ! < l\iiic ! l not n | > cuiiy paid till rcsulta arc known to ind ncknnn irdgvd by the patient. The Erlo Medical Cimipan > ' appliance and rcmrdlr * hare been talked nbout nnd written about nil over the world , till every man haj heard of them. Tliey restore or crcalo strength , visor , henltliy tl > suc nnd uc\v life. They reuilr | drains im tlicMem Hint tap the energy. They euro nervousness despondency , and all the effects of c\II imlilts , SXCCMCJ , over-wmk , etc. They ghu full Mrvngth , development and tone to every tortion and orgnn of the body. Failure Is Imtosfi- blc nnd ORO is no barrier. This "Trial without Expense" odor Is naturally lim ited by the company to n tliort time , and application must tic made nt once. Write In the ERIK MEDICAL COMPANY , HUFFALO , M. Y. , nnd Rive jour cxprcM udtlrcss ns well ns jnitr. post ofllcc. Hcter to seeing the uccount of their In this paper. tcnia as developed In a match between the Howell and the American WhlK clubs of Hoi ton , remarks that the long suiter's claim of advantage , duo to confidence In the In formation conveyed by the partner's openIng - Ing leads from long suits , was not berne out by the play. Cuptatn. Ilouve had picked a strong team to defend his system ( long suit ) and relied ou the positive Information of their openings , although the knowledge gained was confined to one milt. Howell claims that such loads chow Just ns much to the adversaries and that the short suit openings convey an equal amount ot In formation , and probably a greater. QncntlotiH mill Aiiiircrn. SIOUX CITY , la. , March 7. To the SportIng - Ing Keillor of The llco : 1. Can you give me the address ot any firm making book on Mont gomery handicap ? 2. What Is the meaning of the words "Play or pay , " as seen on bet ting cards ? Charles Knowlton. Alia. 1. Write to the secretary of the Jockey club at Memphis. 2. "Play or Pay" means that your money will not bo re funded It your horse is scratched or docs not lun. In either event > ou lose. OMAHA , March 10. To the Sporting Edi tor of The Dee : 1. A bets B that Missouri Is the most self-sustaining or supporting state tn the union. Which wins ? 2. A bom 11 that there never was a president of the United States or acting president from the state of Missouri. Which wins ? 3. Docs the president hold his scut until his suc cessor Is elected and qualified by the chief Justice ? Ans. Missouri has the reputation of being the most self-sustaining state In tno union , but I have never been there and can't eay for certain. So I won't decide. 2. A wins. No president ot the United States has hailed front Missouri. There Is no such olllcc as "acting president of the United States. " While his tern lasts the president is presi dent ull the while. If ho dies the vlco pres ident becomes president and not acting pres ident. 3. The constitution of the United States provides that the president shall hold office for tlio term of four years and pro vides no further. No contingency has ever risen In the history of the country whore this provision has uot been sufficient. Ills successor has nlwajs been elected and has qualified In time. If the contrary should over occur It would bo a matter for the courts to decide whether the preceding president would hold over or whether the ofilcc Is to bo filled In another way. FREMONT , March 10. To the Sporting Editor of The Dec : I have a grievance and como to you for help , for I llko some of your decisions In complicated cases , and your advice to the girls. My case Is regardIng - Ing the Illegal fishing at the mouth of the Elkhorn river. For the first ten or twelve mllej It Is one mass of trap nets and trout lines. In fact it Is Impossible for a fish ot any size to get by Waterloo. Now If we have any law against Illegal fishing I want you to give It to the public. If the law Is no good run In a bluff any way. If you will help mo In this when you run for governor next time I will vote for you. J. M. Crosby. Ans. Thanks , awfully , I'll bo on the ticket after I get back from licking Spain. In the meantime keep your peepers out and cast your vote against such of our legis lators as have been consistently refusing to pass laws to protect our fish by means of a closed season. There Is , however , a law on the statute books , section 5,669 of the Crim inal Code , wblch covers your case. Among other things , It provides that It Is unlawful "to place or establish any obstruction across any stream of water In this state that shall prevent the free passage of fish along said stream. " It also provides that "It shall be unlawful for any person to catch , kill. In jure or destroy any fish In any public water In this state or In the Missouri river along the eastern ' boundary of this state In < any manner 'whatever , except with the use of hook and line ; the use of seines , nets and ether devices except the hook and line being hereby prohibited and made unlawful. " The penalty for each violation Is a fine ot not less than $25 and costs of prosecution , or Im prisonment In jail of not less than ten days , or until the flno and costs are paid. Any seine , net or Illegal device shall be con fiscated If found In streams or any person's possession. That Is the law , but It Is almost a dead letter. Justices of the peace for political reasons do not care to convict any ot their friends and acquaintances for such an ap parently trivial thing as seining. Start the campaign along the Elkhorn and see what your finish Is. Better and more stringent laws are needed , together with a prod in the rear of justices to get them to do their duty. SPEARFISH. S. D. , March 3. To the SportIng - Ing Editor ot Tbe Bee. 1. In whist , after the dealer shuffles the cards , can the player at his left also shuffle the cards before ho cuts them ? 2. If he does shuffle the cards can ho Insist on cutting without letting the dealer first touch them ? Reader. Ans. 1. It is a general rule In all card games that all players In the game have the right to shuffle the cards after the dealer. This is to prevent tbe possibility of the dealer stacking the deck. After the cards are so shuffled by the other players , however , the dealer , has the right to the last shuffle. 2. Since the dealer has the last shuffle , the mart to the right , not the loft , cannot Insist on cutting without letting the dealer first touch the cards. OMAHA , March 5. To the Sporting Editor of The Dee : 1. What are the requirements or examinations that must be passed in order to enlist In the United States navy ? 2. What Is the address of the recruiting offi cer ? W. H. Anderson. Ans. Applicants wbo are grown men and want to enlist must be , In the first place , native Americans. In rare Instances for eigners of exceptional ability are taken on. The physician of-tho receiving ship to which a man applies decides about tbo required physique , which must be about perfect. The recruiting officer of the same ship puts him through a cross-examination , not only re garding his professional ability , but also his life's history and his morals. The offi cer has no regard for anything except the benefit of the navy. 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