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    22 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , APRTL 24 , 1808.
ALL CLAIMING THE PENNANT
Elgbt Teams In the Western LngU3 : "ura to
Ba Ohamploni
OMAHA'S CHANCES ARE NOT THE WORST
iBdlnnniiolliif St. I'nul nnit Colombo *
Stnrt Off with n Hush How
the Home Tcntn Look *
After a Trial.
Some sort ot opinion of the merits of most
f tbo pennant chasers In the Western
League has already been formed by a big
majority of the fans , and followers of the
ilflcrent teams. As a result ot the half-
TrceVo work there arc at least flve winners
plchcd already , and the , other three are not
at all willing to admit that they have not
JUKI as much of a chance as the rest. In
dianapolis , Columbus and St. Paul are all on
( he high way ot expectation and arc willing
tb back their aggregations to the limit. The
illllers and the Cowboys have , not as yet In
dicated their strength to any great extent.
IfllwauUcc and Detroit and , It must be ad
mitted , Omaha are all ot their opinion that
( heir teams are not In tho. btet of shape yet
nd are firmly convinced that they will be
ble to give any aspirants for the Hag a hot
Argument ,
f Indianapolis Is starting out , however , at
H clip which promlscH that she will be right
ta the hustle for the. top place. As a matter
Of fact , though , Detroit was admittedly not
Hi first-class condition , and then , too , the
IJooslcra hud them on their home grounds ,
nevertheless Detroit was picked to be
JU than It has shown , It was thought ,
too , that It had a pitching force , which was
ol very fair caliber , and no other conclusion
< jnn bo reached than that the Indians arc
Hitters from IlUtcravlllc.
t Omaha fans have formed nn excellent and
mell desexved opinion of the Saints In the
manner In which they downed the Bates.
They form an aggregation of clover fielders
and of good batters , which le likely to land
St. I'aul mighty nigh the Hag. Milwaukee Is
another which Is likely to land close up to
the top. President Johnson , while In the
city this week , opined that In his opinion
MIlnauLcc Is the pennant winner of the
year.
There Is no question as the teams stand
today the Brewers have thu best balanced
outfit. Their pitchers arc good and their bat
tery work Is about the best In the league.
The outfield Is fast , strong and reliable at
Urn bat. Their Infield is on a par. Moreover ,
practically the same team played throughout
last season and t'lolr team work and experi
ence should stand them In good stead this
year.
The rest of the teams arc far less balanced.
Columbus has a bad hole In Its Infield at
second , nud Is also weak In the box. Its out
field with Mcrteci , Knoll , Butler , and Lally , Is
very strong. Indianapolis Is one ot the
Btrongefct In the Loz , but her ou.lleld Is not the
best by any means. Detroit has a fair pitchIng -
Ing force , and looks good In the outfield with
Rlchtcr. Nlchol and Dungan , but her Infield
Is considered somewhat pour.
That Omaha has a good start toward secur
ing a winning team Is patent to thow who
have wltneived the games that nave been
put up against St. Paul during the T > ast
week. The great difficulty that IMS been
very apparent lies in tha lack of team work.
This Is easily accounted for , however , by the
lack of practice together and is one of the
things that can bo remcclied If no Infernal
bickerings occur. There eecms to be no
likelihood of that at present , for pretty
gcod feeMnRs exist between the different
members. The selection of Danny Lyons no
field captain looks like a good move. Of
the whole team there Is not another whose
whole heart seems to bo so near in the game
and who moves about the field as If he
meant business. The Holding ot the team
baa occasionally been ragged , but on the
whole has proved to bo very satisfactory to
those who know the difficulties that Manager
Fisher encountered in the short time which
ho was glvtn to get together a team. A
weak spot particularly was at second base.
McKlnncy has not been accustomed to that
pw.'ltlon , and conseequcntly was not up .to
the reequlrcd standard. Manager Fisher haa
realized this and as soon s possible pitched
up the place by securing Ho'.llnpsworth from
St. Paul. The latter Is an excellent Inflelder
and will prove to be one ot the snappiest
oneo of the team.
The rest of the Infield looks to to as strong
as can be gotten together at tbo present
time. Lycns at flret Is proving to be a
rock. Eustace has been a little erratic , but
the change of climate and water has had an
effect upon his intetnal eyotem and he has
not been feeling well. Ho has done some
good bill playing in his time and has come
here with the Intention ot doing his b t
and U ) perfectly satla.led. RoH at efaort has
been fairly satisfactory , but he a'so Is not
down to the condition where ho can do his
best work.
The outfield Is not yet la its strongest
form , and hero some changes will be made
In the near future. Burnett end Griffin are
likely to bo fixtures. They have shown
themselves to bo excellent fleldera and
Griffin has been particularly conspicuous at
the bat. Manager Fisher Is now after
another outfielder who bad a .400 mark In
the Western league last year and who is
tast on his feet.
An excellent nucleus for a pitching force
h'avt been gotten together. The game Fisher
pitched In the opening contest was ot such
a character as should' have won the game
and will win the majority of ttae games in
which ho occupies the box. Hagerman on
the following day put up an excellent exhi
bition In view ot the fact that he was not
In the be t of tbape. If ono Inning couhl
have been blotted out he could not have
more effectually scattered the hits made off
of him. Daub comes wltb a good record
and ought to fill out the trio nicely. Two
more pltchcro are coming , and out of the
flve four will bo chosen for the season. One
of the new cnce Flttier Is after Parker of
Kansas City , and the other la Munroe ot
Indianapolis.
game , doing the trick for the benefit of the
Pirates. In both the games In which the
losers were ihut out without a hit , only
twenty-seven men faced the pitcher almost
B remarkable an instance of perfect field
ing as the pitching , since Hughes struck oul
only three men , and Breltensteln only two.
This means that the. oppoalng batsmen were
put out In one-two-threa order In every In
ning. It Is possible to do a little better , bul
It can be done only by the assistance of a
double play or something ot that sort. U
will undoubtedly be a lengthy while before
the record of the week will bo duplicated.
It has been some time since National
league clrcle-s have been so stirred up as
they were by the riot on the New York
grounds a week ago yesterday. Umpire
Bnyder was very nearly mobbed as a result
ot his decisions. The whole thing wau
.caused , according : to the New York papers
by an attempt on the part ot Joyce and his
men to Intimidate the umpire In the face
of the Brush rules. The spectators , in
furiated by Snyder'a refusal to back down
from his position , hurled cushions ant
epithets at him , and ho was surrounded by
policemen when ho left the grounds , to
protect him from the people. U Is to the
credit of the New York dallies that almost
without exception they condemn In no
measured terms the rodylsm. They are also
Tbo promise that the coming leaion will
ee some of the fastest ball playing In the
history of the National league , appears to be
coming true. Baltimore. Cincinnati and
Philadelphia , who were picked for the upper
division , have started out there. Chicago
has lined up with them , but It Is questionable
whether she will stay there long , Inasmuch
as she has been against two ot the weakest
teams In the league , the Colonels and the
Drowns. The New York aggregation , of
which some greut things were expected , la
running ncse and nose with the Browns for
I it place. Wlaeacre * are watching the
progress being ; made by the Senators , who
have been looked upon as likely pennant
winners. The Capitol City has unquestion
ably a mighty Jot of ball tosiers , and It Is
confidently predicted that they will be beard
from before the ie ion It tar advanced. Juit
t present they have not even succeeded In
breaking even on the gamea that have been
played * o far.
tt really phenomenal work , howerer , baa
been done by the pltchm , and this has
been marvelous. Tbo glory of the week
mutt be given t ) Hughes of the Orioles , who
nn Friday shut out the lioancaters without
a hit. This was simply the. climax of the.
worl : he has been doing during the earlier
purl of the week , for on Monday ho let down
the Senators with only two hit * Dreltcn'
stein Is running him a close fee- ,
onit , for on Trldsy ho alsd won a no-hit
u&inlmaus In the statement .that the trouble
wan caused by the New York team simply
because they could not win.
The Omaha Brewing Association Base Ball
club will be an element again this ecaion
In the state , as It will be In the field under
the management ot George Vapor , The first
game ot the year will be played with West
Paint at the latter town on May 1. Laat
eeason the local brewers won twenty-four of
the thlrtyjlx games they played and as the
team has been ntrengthcncd by several mem
bers of the old University club It promises
to ecllrso last year's work. Bowman , the
old third baseman who was laid up last
spring with a sptulncd knee , has rounded
to In great shape and promise to be heard
from before the year Is out. Sammy Me-
Aullffe , who did good work at second for
the University tram , has been i curcd to
hold down a similar position for the brew
ers. "Dlko" Waller will bo played at short
Instead of second bag and la fit to duplicate
his record of leading the team In hitting.
"Old Hcllablo" Holmes \n \ to bet In left
garden , and " 'Ofs" llconcy will be In
center. The latter lead the- team In base
tunning last year. The pitchers will bo
Henn. Klcffner and Scully and thn backstop
will bo Onry Slwnnon. The latter'a brother ,
Luke , will be at first bag.
McCauley Is to be backstop and will do
the heavy work cf the season. Like all
the rest of the team , he needs a little more
work to limber him up , but he also satisfied
the fans as to his ability as shown In the
games that have been played. iBlnnfoni will
bo retained as substitute , but he is not ex
pected to participate In a-jy great number
of games.
It looks something like a scene In the old
baseball days of the city back In the end
of the ' 80's and the beginning ot the ' 90's
when one gazed at the grandstand durlog
the games of last week. The old fana with
few exceptions , who hollered the roof oft
of what In uow the University park grounds
Ime and again , were all back again , and
they gave signs that their old-time eMthusl-
ism has not evaporated In 'the years that
lave elapscJ. In view of the fact that time
IBS not been given to work up the base ball
'over to the proper pitch vet , the attend-
inco at the gamea have been good. Today
s expected to bring out a mighty crowd.
'Vlday haa been selected as ladles' day ,
when all of the feminize sex with escorts
will be admitted free. Last 'Friday ' there
was a nice sprinkling of women In the grand
stand and they seemed to find a deal of
enjoyment In the game.
Not the least enjoyable part of attend
ant at the game Is the view of the field
iresented. The grounds have not as yet
been completely put In shape , but when they
are finished they will bo the best In this
section of the country , and President Schu-
man Is entitled to a good deal of credit
for this fact. The grcnJstand Is substantial
anl large and Is so built that It Is not be-
leved that the spectators will bo bothered
oy the sun. The seats are bread and com
modious and one Is not cramped. The row
of boxes In front is an Innovation In this
section of the country. The field Is not yet
: n the best condition , because enough time
lias not beem given to work It. By the
time that the Babes return from their trip
and opeci up a second , time In this city they
will be In first-class shape. The rains that
preceded the opening games also set back
the work a bit. but the diamond will be
excellent this afternoon. Ono great draw
back which the team has had to contend
with is the lack of a club house , but work
on this was begun yesterday , a-ad the buildIng -
Ing will bo up early In the coming week.
The absence of the club house has been re
sponsible far the stiffened condition of the
team , because they were worked hard in
practice for a couple of days before the
opening game and were compelled to return
to their hotels In their playing clothes.
The fans will be given but a glimpse of the
Babes In these opening games of the sea
son. The scries with St. Paul .ends with the
game today , and only one more series , that
with Minneapolis , will be played here before
the team goes away. The Millers will wind up
at Kansas Clty _ this afternoon and will be
hero to play tomorrow. Tuesday , Wednes
day and Thursday. The Babes will then to
away , not to return until May 8 , when one
seJlcs will be played with Kansas. They will
not be back again until June 3 , when they
will be at home for nearly a month. The
Babes will go from here to Minneapolis ,
where they play on April 29 and 30 and
May 1 and 2 , and follow this up with a series
at St. Paul on May 4 , 5 , 6 and 7. From this
It will 'be. ' noticed that the only two teams
they meet In the first four series is St. Paul
and Minneapolis.
*
The complete list of the players signed by
the other Western League clubs to furnished
as follows by President Johnson :
Milwaukee Connie Mack , manager ; Spccr ,
Italh , catchers ; Reldy. Terry. Hettcer , Tay
lor , Pappuluu. pitchers ; Stafford , first base ;
Daly , second bane ; LcweBhortctop ; Barnes ,
third baseWcaver. ; Nlcol , Waldron , fielders.
St. Paul < 2. A. Ccimlskcy , manager ; Qiles ,
catcher ; Cross. Phyle , Denzer , Frlckcn , Mul-
Inne , Curney , pitchers ; Glasscock , first base ;
Glenalvln , second base ; Shugart , shortstop ;
Glllen , third bape ; Miller , Preston , Burke ,
fielders ; HolllnKaworth , substitute.
'Minneapolis G. H. Schmelz , manager ;
Dixon , .Hitter , catchers ; Bonier , Flggemler ,
Phllllppl , Norton , Mullaney , pitchers ; Wer-
ilen , IIrat base ; Smith , second base ; Ball
nhortftop ; Bslliy. third base ; Parrott , Cam
pau , Letchtr. Morgan , flelderw.
Kansas City J. H. iMannlng , manager ;
Hiusen. catcher ; Pardee , Meredith Gear ,
Kwran , ( Plttlngcr , ipltchera ; Itothfus's , flrs |
bupe ; Vlox , Hecoml base ; Connauehton ,
xhortstop ; Perry , third base ; Frt'iUee ' , Slagle ,
O'HnganMcVleker. . fielders.
Colunvbus T. J. Loftus. manager ; Duck-
ley. Sullivan , catchers ; McDjrmott. Jones
( "Bumpus" ) , Strelt , Evans , pitchers ;
Tebeau , first base and captain ; Genlns ,
second base ; Hulen , shortstop ; Wolverton ,
third base ; Lally , Frank , Butler and Mertcs
outfielders ; Kuehne , substitute.
Detroit Frank Graven manager ; Twine-
ham and RafTerl , catchers ; Thomas , Irwln ,
Klllott and Hnhn , pitchers ; Dlllard , firs !
.bare : Pkpcr , second baseHlnes ; , uhortstop'
Nordyke. third base ; Davis , Rlchter , Nlchol :
nnd Duncan , outfielders.
IndlnmipollH Kahoe and Lynch , catchers ;
Scott. Foreman , Phlll'jM , Damman , HaUley.
Knrpper , pitchers ; Motz. first base ; Stew
art , second base ; Allen , shorWtop and man-
nuer ; Hoftmelster , third basj ; Hogrlever.
Flynn and Flemminff , outfielders.
The decision bended down by the Ohio
supreme court during the past week declar
ing constitutional the lawwhich
prohibits the playingof ball on
Sunday In that state affects the
Western league schedule at Columbus. If
the Cutter ot the law should bo observed In
the latter a number of Sunday Western
league games will have to bo transferred to
other cltlea The following Sunday games
are scheduled there : May 16 , with Indlin-
apolls ; May 22 , with Minneapolis ; May 29 ,
with St. Paul ; Juno 26 , 'Detroit ' ; July 3 In
dianapolis ; July 10 , Kansas City ; July 17 ,
Omaha ; August 7 , Milwaukee ; August 14 ,
Indianapolis ; August 21 , Kansas City ; Au-
guat 28 , Onuda. two game- ) ; September 4 ,
Indianapolis. The Brewers are. down or a
game there today. The law also affects -the
National league. There are fifteen Sunday
games scheduled at Cleveland , and Cin
cinnati also has a goodly batch. In the
latter city , however , the gamca may be
played , as Sunday base ball I * sanctioned by
the authorities under restrictions. The case
was the State of Ohio against John Powell ,
a member of the Cleveland League club. His
cfso was selected merely to teot the law.
TC o trial of the rase In C'eveland attracted
widespread attention and lasted two weeki.
The verdict of that court was that the law
prohibiting Sunday bate ball was unconstitu
tional1. The Cleveland prosecuting attor
ney took exceptions and the caoo was car
ried to the Ohio supreme court , which In Its
present decision eusta'os these exceptions ,
tbui declaring the law constitutional.
Pettlnger , the pitcher secured from Boston
by Kansas City , was purcbaied from the
Brokton club last fall by the Bcstons after
making the best record of any twlrler in the
New England league. He pitched twenty-
two games , winning sixteen and losing six ,
making his percentage ot victories.727. . His
fielding average waa ,969 , but be fell to .143
- - - - - - o " ! IHH tWWf Wit M W * f I * IV 41W
la batting. That Pettlnger U considered ! a
good m n Is proved by the fact that Manager
Selee ot Boston drafted him , paying $500 for
him. lUwley , who played with Newport ,
and MHler , who pUyed with Fall River ,
were taken by Indianapolis and Brooklyn
respectively. They rank below Pettlnger ,
Haw ley's percentage of victories being .676
and MIMcr'ij .632.
ninninnil
Catcher Clements has been appointed cap
tain of the St. Louis team.
The Western association will open the
u'ason on next Thursday.
It Is culd that Comlekey will drop old
Toney Mullane before he returns to St. Paul.
The tallyhoe , leaded with letter carriers
and the baoj ball friends ot Buck Keith , were
quite a feature of the parade.
Mtnagr-r Mann'og has released Hoover ,
Perry , Howard and Pitcher Watta to St.
Jcscph.
It la ranounced that President Johnson
ias been given the authority to raWs any
mplre's talary $25 a month at his dlocre-
tlon.
tlon.Tlug
Tlug Holllday , whom Cincinnati was talkIng -
Ing of farming out to Indianapolis , hat )
shown such speed In the field and has given
lymptoms of so mighty a batting eye that
lie U now a fixture with the Reds.
Grand Itapldu Is getting together a good
team for the Western association and
jromlscs to make the W ntern League regret
laving dropped her. "Omaha please make a
llttlo note of this In your hat , " declares
a local paper ,
Shortstop Allen of Indianapolis Is playing
.lie same utylc of game that he did with
the Boston team laet fall , when he did eo
mien to bring Kie pennant to that city. H.'a
leldtng Is as good as It ever wa/j and. . he la
jattlng In good form.
Uncle Sam's employes In the pcatofflce
contemplate forming a league In which New
York , Brooklyn , Philadelphia and Boston are
to have teams entered. According to the
plans laid out the teamo are to play two
; ames against each other , one coeach
lorr.e grounds.
Chicago has five left-handed batter * this
ssason , two more than last year. Those
who will face the pitcher from the off-side
of tile plate are Everitt , Thornton , Friend ,
Isball and Kllroy. Ryan bats right-handed ,
; hough a left-handed thrower. Everitt can
Ml well from cither position.
According to a member of the Plttsburg
: eam Manager Watklns' offer of $500 for
Geeorge Smith of the Brooklyns has been
declined by Manager Barnle , and for the
present , at least , Smith will- remain with
: ho Trolley Dodge ra. It Is underotood that
Mr. Watklns did not want Smith for his
team , but that he was trying to secure him
for the Omaha team of the Western league.
SOME : OExnuvi SPOUTIXO GOSSIP.
Ilciilvr Committee .KxcliiiloH YoniiH
Ton Eyvlc from Competition.
The stewards of the Henley regatta did the
expected In refusing to accept the entry of
Edward 'Hanlon Ten Eyck , the young Amer
ican sculler who won the diamond emblem
last year. The members of the committee
refuse to disclose their reasons for the ac
tion , but they are supposed to be those which
have been mentioned owing to his attend
ing a banquet at Putney , where all the
Thames profenslonals were present ; because
of the statements made In the American
newspapers that the Ten Ey-cks received the
cum of $2,000 on their return to the United
States laet year , which the English oarsmen
look upon as equivalent to having received
pay for their time , and , principally , owing
to the statement that the Worcester Boat
club , at a meeting , agreed to provide the
funda for Ten Eyck's trip , which Is fo'rbld-
den under the Henley Regatta rules. The
decision has naturally aroused considerable
favorable comment on the other side of the
water. The papers have endorsed the ac
tion of the committee unanimously. They
also commend the action of the committee
In not making public the grounds on which
the action is bared , for Instance the St.
James Gazette toys : "On the other mat
ters which weighed the committee In Its de
cision there Is no need to lay emphasis.
There la not the slightest doubt that ono
ot the finest scullers ever seen at Henley's
lj also the farthest removed.of any from
the amateur standard which Henley was
created to uphold. The committee was wise
to buse Its refusal on general grounds and
not to record those details and facts which
are within the knowledge of everyone , but
which would only add to the Irritation which.
Is Inevitable In the United States. The de
cision will bo supported by all wh9 have
ever rowed at Henley , and by every leveret
ot the sport , for its own sake , on both
ride * of the Atlantic. " .Boiled down , the
main leaeon of tjie action Is found in the
fact that tbo beefeatera are Afraid of the
American boy.
Young Ten Eyck , however , Is not losing
any sleep over the action of the Englishmen - ,
men and IB preparing for an active season.
He desires to meet Magulre of Boston , who
Is the American sculling champion , and it U
not at all unlikely that the two will come *
together for a grand race at the national
regatta at Philadelphia next July. Since
the champion Is unable to show what be can1
do at the races at Henley , Worcester , Macs.-
the home , is proposing to hold a world's
championship reqatta In June. Four events !
Will be contested , singles , doubles , fours and
eights. A , $260 trophy will be offered toi
the singles by the city of Worcester , and
Ten Eyck. .Magulre , Juvenal , Creeser ]
Schultze and Denlgan will be invited to enter.
Word has been received from P. H. War
ner , who will lead another invasion of Eng
lish cricketers to this country In September ;
that he has hopes of bringing over the
strongest combination of amateur talent ever
seen in this country. Captain Warner writes
that he has secured a definite promise to
participate in the tour from G. J. Burnap ot
Cambridge. E. H. Bray , Middlesex ; F. G.
Bull , Essex ; C. 0. H. Sewcll , Gloucester ; O.
R. Bardswell , Oxford , and many others. His
list certainly Includes the cream of amateur
talent in England today. Several of the men
named have played in this country before
and their caliber is well known. The new
comers have national reputations and are
sensational players. Warner has already
mapped out an extensive schedule of
matches. Three games will be played In
Philadelphia and one In New York , Brooklyn ,
Chicago. Baltimore. Ottawa and Toronto.
The Omaha Cricket club may try to get the
visitors to come here , either before"or after
they appear at Chicago.
The New York bowlers who made a trip
through the eastern and some ot the western
states the last winter will make another trip
next winter that will put the last one In the
shade. It will extend from New York to
the coast and will Include all the principal
cities in the east and those of the west , Mil
waukee. Menomlnee. St. Paul , Minneapolis ,
Omaha and Kansas City , will come In for a
visit by the easterners : The recent trip of
the Greater New York , Ohio , Kentucky ,
Michigan , Illinois. Indiana and Massachu
setts. They played 118 games In all , and"
won nlnety-eleht ot this number. Besides
they won all the series and broke the record
for flve men in four of the. states.
It has been decided to hold the world's
single scull professional championship race
at Vancouver In August. On ( he same day
the double scull and four-oared world's
championships will be held. The. stake for
the single ecull will be $2,000 ; for the double ,
$89 ? . and for the four-oared , $1,000. A con
solation race will also bo rowed for $1,000.
John Florence , the Minneapolis trainer , re *
cently lost a noted dog , Rlchland Duke , by
a complication of diseases. Rlchland Duke
was valued at $1,000 , weighed 170 pounds and
waa thirty-seven inches high. It was the
champion mastiff of the Northwest Kennel
club , and the only doc of Its color In the
United States. Its pedigree reached back sljc
generations ,
The ten-mile foot race for the champion
ship of England was run recently under the
auspices of the London Athletic club and was
won by S. J. Robinson In * 53 minutes and 12
seconds. The professional record Is 51 min
utes , 6 3-5 seconds , held by W. Cummlnga ,
and the amateur Is 51 minutes , 20 seconds ,
held by W. G. George. There were twenty.-
three starters , and one of them made quite
a remarkable record. This was J. E. Dlxon ,
who is48 years of age. He came In ninth
and made the distance In 64 minutes , 12 seconds
ends a remarkable performance tor a man
of his years.
Ted Sloane. the Jockey. Is something of a
shooter. Recently In New Jersey he killed
forty birds out of forty-seven shot at.
B. J. Wrfers will appear at the Decoration
day games of the New Jersey Athletic club
nd try to beat the long standing record of
| 0 cecond * tor the 300-yard run * , held bj
[ Harry Hutchenn , the English professional.
Wcfers holds the world's amateur record of
. 30 3-5 seconds.
Adolph Strccker b&t the world's record'on
tue slnglo target a ( = SAfl Francisco , making
C01 rings In twenty | * tu > s.
Jake Oaudaur , tbe-tiwarld's professional
champion sculler , la' matched to row Robert
Johnson , the cx-nmattilr , ( or a purse of
$2,009. THe race will t/o / rowed at IJurrard
Inlet. Vancouver , th'js ' , slimmer.
The southern trip-lief the baco hall nine
of the University oT < Nebraska has been
nnally arranged. THfc * am will leave Lin
coln Friday mornlag/'ntfrlt 29 , and will' play
the Kansau State Agricultural college In the
afternoon. Saturdayj.friprnlng , April 30 , a
game with St. Mary 'a ' 'Is scheduled and
Washburn college , Toneta , will be played
on the afternoon olHhc same date. The
team will remain Iri 'Topeka until Sunday
noon , when It will1 go to Emporla , playing
there Monday , May 2. The Nebraska boys
will then play Kani-ias university dt Lawrence -
renco May 3. From there the team will
go to Columbia , Mo. , and play two games
with Missouri State university May 4 and 5.
The following day a game will' b played
with Missouri Valley college at Marshall ,
Mo. A game with Tarklo Is also a pos
sibility. The trip la evidently carefully
p'anucd and shows god work on the part
of the base ball management.
Interest ID boating at the University of
Wisconsin Is Increasing at an encouraging
pace , and although the rate of Increase of
ea.duslastlc supporters Is slower than some
of the kindred sports of the university , still
these whose sympathies arc enlisted usually
remain loyal to their adopted sport , and In
consequence the boating enthusiasts arc a
small , but Intensely loyal bind. Boating
was Introduced at WIscons'n In 1S92 when
two eight-oared gigs were purchased. In
1894 a shell was presented to the 'varsity
by Captain Pabst of Milwaukee and a coach
was f.'acured In the person of a Cornell man.
Mr. Marston , who coached the flret itiell
, crew that Wisconsin produced. In 1896 a
j race rowed between Wisconsin and Yale1
freshmen was wen by Wlsconaln. In 1S97
Wisconsin met and was defeated by the
Vale 'varsity. Notwithstanding this defeat
the Wisconsin supporters expresasd them
selves as pleaded with the showing , and
hoped to see the crow again compete with
some of the eastern colleges. Their bopeu
were In a fair way to be realized when an
Invitation to compete with Cornell , Columbia
and Pennsylvania was received. That Wis
consin people appreciate this Invitation goes
without raying and great efforts arc being
made In order to raise the amount necessary
to eend the crew cast next July.
The Immense Influence of John A. Ken
nedy , the 'well Known professional oarsman ,
In Towing matters at Yale Is be-comlog more
noticeable as the season advances. At first
he had charge of only the boats but now he
has become a very valuable assistant to Deb
Cook , aivl the two coaches arc stralnlog
every nerve to turn out a crew that may
win over Cornell and Harvard. Yale will
order another shell In a few days. It Is
almost certain to ba a cedar boat. Last
year Yale was the only one of the three big
colleges to order a paper shell , although It
was decldeJ to use the cedar boat Ki the , big
race. This season Yale has fallen into line
with other universities and decided that
wooden boats are the thing's after all. Not
a paper shell will be ordered.thls year. Coach
Kennedy Is a firm believer In the superiority
of wooden boats. | } recently sail , In
speaking of their comparative merits : "The
cedar craft Is ceruanlft far and away the
bettec for rough water ; J If a heavy sea
strikes a shell maddnori paper It bends the
boat and makes itfriwl with some friction
through the water. 4hoboat does not travel
In a perfectly straight line" . If the craft Is
of wood , the pressure" from the rough sea la
distributed , throughout Ihe hell by Us elas
ticity and etrengnteri H
It .will . take Stahfaci "AilversKy some time
to recover from thev-800Jk Its base ball men
received last weeks In She * loltlal game of
the < three which are td decide the cham
pionship between the tjto colleges of Cali
fornia. With ten hits but three runs were
scored , and California , with flve hits to
Its credit , flniled rfeVeiX Urals. This dis
tinctly and unerringly noes to prove what
coaching has. ; doae..rf8l"Uie State. university.
With a paucity of .jnVtWair'Garrett Cochran -
ran 'has evolved a team which 'by Its super
ior knowledge of the 'gamo.snatched a vic
tory when , under the natural laws of chance ,
defeat should haVe been Its portion. The
difference In the two college nloes this year
le readily .patent . , even to an unobservant
spectator. Stanford has a hitting team ;
California has not. California has a nine of
unparalleled fielders. The same cannot bo
said for Stanford. Strange to say , Califor
nia plays as a team and does not fall apar. .
at critical moments. Stanford needs bal-
ancp and self-composure , two things which ,
with their hitting abilities would be a death
knell to all California's aspirations on the
diamond tor this season.
The one mile championships In the Inter
collegiate and Interscholastlc relay races at
Franklin Field , Philadelphia , April 30 prom
ise to be more than ordinarily Interesting )
The reason for this m y be ascribed to the
presence of the two representative western
teams , one from Chicago university and the
other from the University of Michigan ,
against whom the east will place Pennsyl
vania and Georgetown. Thus , more than
ever , " this race will be typical of an Amer
ican collegiate championship , In that H
brings together the best . .teams of the cost
and west. On this race will hinge , .to a cer
tain extent , the Immediate future of west
ern Intercollegiate athletics. In Pennsyl
vania the east has at present ? It * strongest
representative , with Georgetown close up. In ,
deed , the reports from Washington indicate
that they expect to have a team that will
carry off this event. B. J. Wefers , the cap
tain of the team , has had his men In trainIng -
Ing tor several weeks and he reports that
the team will be much stronger than the
ono which represented the gray and blue
lust year. The men who have been retained
as candidates are J. S. Walsh , J. F. Collins ,
W. Dessez , Charles DeB. Clalborn and W.
Applegarth. From theeo Wefers hopes to
pick three men who , with himself , will aver
age under 61 seconds and come Dear the pres
ent record.
The managers ot the Amateur Athletic
union are appreciating at laat the strength
ot the opposition to the registration rule
and knowing that they must depend upon
the Individual athletes tor the means to
keep up an official existence are evidently
preparing to make a graceful retreat. . But
thin retreat does not mean a surrender , for
they still hope to live at the expense ot the
athletes. The discontent has become to gen
eral and so widespread that the managers
of this scheme have been forced to admit
that the time Is rlpo , for eomo absolute ac
tion and they are conditionally willing to
endeavor to find a remedy both tor the regis
tration scheme and1 for th system that ren
dered It neceeeury , eyen though tbli remedy
requires a reorganisation. But , although
they are willing to give up their possible
existence at the exported of those who hith
erto have received ndiomsideratlon or recog
nition from those tbyfttom they have looked
for protection. It M-proposed that the union
be reorganized on a basjs ot individual mem
bership , bringing -tbp. Amateur Athletic
.union into direct , tu&h. wUh * the athletes ,
ponductlng the affairs ma more liberal man
ner by giving the individuals a direct voice
in the administration , .permitting them to
attend conventions Unkl'lglvlng them a vote
upon all motions. THM is expected to satisfy
everyone and overwmd the objections of
those who have beenuat ongest in opposition
to the registration ila * rand all other dicta
torial enactments ,
"Dad" Moulton hao gone back to the
University of Iowa anowlll train the track
team for the comliWItuson. Moulton has
been with the University ot Minnesota and
the University of Wisconsin during the last
two years. Before hla term with the gophers
Moulton trained the University of Iowa
track team.
OMAHA FISIITUMK.AHE AROUSKD.
Orir nliUoni of a Protective A oeln-
tlon that U Intended ( or linalnem.
The second meeting of the Omaha Fish
Protective association will be held at the
office of Sheriff McDonald In the court house
Monday night. On this occasion permanent
officers will be elected nd the club will get
ready to take vigorous action toward the
purpose for which It wan organized. There ;
are over 400 member * Already on the list
' and these largely consul ot toe tncwt repre-
1
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tentative men of Omaha and Its vicinity. No
organization ot sportsmen has ever been
formed in Nebraska which started out with
more enthusiasm and It will bo surprising
If the association doex noi succeed In Ita pur
pose of driving the pot flphermen from local
waters. In this endeavor It should receive
the unqualified support ot every gooj cltlI I
zen. While not every man Is an cnthusl *
astlo fisherman , there are few people who do
not enjoy on occasional day'e outing with
this rod , There arc flan enough In Out Utt
lake It they are protected to furnish excel
lent sport for everyone who enjoys It. The
lake Is within caay reach of the city and
the business man or clerk who has a half
day to spare can ride out on the street car
and enjoy several hours good sport without
cxponso or Inccxivcnlencc. Hut the seines
manipulated by unscrupulous marauders are
gradually depopulating the waters and spoilIng -
Ing the fiehlng for the entire population of
the city. The depredators are not even de
cent enough to put back the young fish , but
leave them to die on the sand. The game
ofllclalu have failed to put a stop to the
nulsartce , but the Omaha asaoclatlon promises
t * see that the depredations atop light here.
If the seiners cannot bo driven off In ono
way they will in another and It la safe to
expect that when 400 men apply thenu-elvN
vlgorouily to such a task it will bo suc
cessfully accomplished. All that la neces
sary lis that the organization should receive
the backing of a vigorous public sentiment
to which It Is certainly entitled , and there
will bo sufllclont good fishing for everyone
hereafter.
The Milwaukee Gun club proposes to give
the HKErst tournament over held In that
city Juno 27 , 28 and 29. The date occurs ill
the Carnival week , when there will be re
duced railroad rates In all directions , and It
Is expected that the shoot will bring In a
big attendance. The grounds of the club
are sufficiently suaclous to accommodate n
bis tournament , and every effort will bo
made to make It a record breaker.
The event of the week will be the 100-blrd
race between Fred Gilbert of Spirit Lake
and J. A. ILElliott of Kansas City for the
Kansas City Star cup , which will bo shot
at Watson's grounds Tuesday. This will
bo the last Individual match for the trophy ,
which will go Into open competition at the
annual tournament of the Missouri State
Sportsmen's association next month.
The fourth annual tournament of the SSS.
Gun club of Sioux City , which occurs June
21 , 22 and 23 , IB expected to be one of the
most lately attended that has been given
In this part of the west In years. Last year
the club had 110 entries in the Interstate
championship event , and now It expects to
breaU Us record. Since then the club" " has
doubled its membership and secured new and
more commodious grounds near the business
part of the cUy.
On the second day of the Waterloo ( la. )
Gun club's tournament , May 28 , a team of
flvo men , members of the Marshalltown Gun
club , will sh.oot a match for the state team
trophy with a similar team from the Water
lee Gun club. As the clubs nro both able
to put up a strong team a close contest Is
anticipated.
J. A. McDougal spent Friday on the bottoms
toms acrcsa the river and brought back a
fair bag of snipe.
Sheriff McDonald and George Shand spent
a day across the river last week and bagged
a few snipe and a small string ot ducks.
The first club shoot of the Dupont Gun
club will be held at their grounds at Bast
Omaha , May 1. The regular club shoot will
bo supplemented by a sweepstakes , and as
the club membership has been largely In
creased this year it Is expected that there
will bo a big field of shooters. The grounds
have been thoroughly refitted since last sea
son , and every care has been taken to In
sure the convenience of the members.
WITH HORSES AXIl HOUSEMEN.
Sale of Oriuiiiieiit One of the Scimu-
tlonH of the Week.
' Another great thoroughbred , Ornament ,
changed ownership last week. The now pro
prietor of the great horse la W. P. Norton
of Hopklneville , Ky. , who Is said to have
paid Charles Patterson $35,000 for him , and
the unbeaten 2-year-old filly , May Hemp-
stead. It liay been decided to allow Orna
ment to fill his present engagements , but
next year he Is to be retired to the stud.
Ornament ran end won bis first race as a
2-year-old Apill 24 1896 at
, , Memphis , goIng -
Ing a half mile in 0:60 : % and beating Goahen ,
Emellno II , Mattle Belle and Prince Lomlss.
Bunn was In the saddle. He won the Futur
ity and Melbourne stakes at Lexington , the
Flatbush and both Double events at Coney
Island , where he was also second In the Fu
turity and Great Trial stakes. His earn
ings as a 2-year-old amounted to $24,836. As
a 3-year-old he again made his debut at
Montgomery park , the date being April 17 ,
1897 : In the race , one and one-eighth miles ,
seven faced the flag. Ornament was off last ,
but soon went to the front , setting his own
pace , and ran the distance In the track-
record time of 1:54 : % . Last year he earned
$57,900 , including the International Derby at
Detroit'the ' St. Louis Derby , the Oakley and
Latonla Derbies , and was beaten a head for
the Kentucky Derby by Buckvldere. Ho also
won the Olark stakes at Louisville , the
Brookwood at Brooklyn , the Twin City
Handicap , carrying 118 pounds , over one and
one quarter miles , In 2:052-5 : ; the Fall City
handicap at Coney Island , the Hlmyar slakes
at Latonla and was second In the Campau
sMkea at Detroit and the Buckeye stakes at
Oakley. This year thion of imp. Order
Victorlne again made his first appearance on
the Memphis track and ran second to Solva
ble In the Montgomery handicap , giving ; him
twenty-three pounds , according to the scale
ot weight for age. Last Thursday he won
the County club handicap , giving nineteen
poundo to Good Times and twenty-three
pounds to Buckvldere , who won last year's
Tennessee Derby from Typhoon II. His win
nings so far ihls year amount to $690. In all
he has started In thirty races , being first In
eighteen , second in eight , once third , and but
three times outside the money , winning In
three years $77.426. He Is now favorite for
both the Brooklyn and Suburban handicaps ,
in which be has the honor of currying top
WCljJIl t *
Which Is the fastest track In the country
la not eo easy to determine , but figures show
the tracks , over which the fast records have
been made. In the list of 304 heats in 2:10 : or
better Terre Haute stands at the head with
29 , closely followed by 'Lexington with 28-
then comes Cleveland with 21 , after which
they fall off rapidly. iNaahvllle Is fourth with
19 , Columbus has 16 , New York 15 , Stock
ton 18 , Portland 12. Chicago 11 and In-
danapolls and Buffalo each 10. Altogether
there are fifty-two places , where a record of
2:10 : on better has teen made , and Philadel
phia Is among the number with two heats.
The Brat heat in 2:10 : was made In 1884 ,
when three were recorded ; In 1886 there was
but one ; then came 1891 with 14 , 1802 with
29 , 1893 with 39 , 1804 with 71 , 1895 with
63 , 1896 with 40 , and 1897 with 49. The best
heats In these respective years were : Maud
8. 2:09 : % and.2:08 ' : % , Sunol 2:081 : , Nancy
Hanks 2:04 : , 'Dlrectum 8:051 : $ , Allx 2:03 : % .
Azote 2:04 : % , Kentucky Unlcn 2:07'/i. : and
Grace Hastings 2:08. : That record does not
look as If any steady progress was being
made toward the two-minute trotter , for
last year took us back to the time when
Sunol .was at her best.
It Is a singular fact that no pacer has a
record of 2:06. : ( Every fraction of time from
2:03 : % up haa 'been ' , pre-empted save onJy
2:06. : In 1891 Direct paced a mile against
time at Independence In 2:06 : , which was
the .world's record at that time. < But his
record stood at that point but the single
jbir. ho reducing It to 2:05V4 : at Neahvllle
In 1892. No other pacer has ever gone l.ito
'winter ' quarters with a 2:06 : record , despite
the tact that there have been eighteen win
ning race heats and flve exhibition miles
paced In exactly 2:06 : since Dlrect'H per
formance.
The United States Treasury department
has completed the computation of the statis
tics covering the exports and Imports during
tbo Uit fiscal year. This includes the Im
port and export trade of horses , which shows
a big balance of trade In favor of the United
'Stated , The value of the exports was $4,769 , .
265. and of the Imports $464,808. The num
ber of horse * sent to foreign countries was
39,532. Of these some 25,164 were shipped
from New York City. Some 1,700 went di
rectly from Texas , and several hundred more
were shipped from southern ports. England
took the biggest number of the horses , 19,350.
The principal of the other purchases were :
Belgium , 4,213 ; Germany , 4.S97 ; Quebec ,
3.229 ; Mexico , 1.SS1 ; Spanish Cuba , 3.SSD.
The number ot horsea Imported waci 6,299.
0 ! these 4.4C2 came from Canada and 1,43,1
from Mexico. The exports were greater
than during 1896 , and It Is anticipated that It
the drains continue prices In this country
1 are sure to advance. During the fiscal year
32S.P77 cattle , valued at $2,589,837 , were Im- 1
I ported , and 405C33 , sheep , ot the vMue ot
$1,019.CGS. The exports were 392,190 cattle ,
valued at $3.357,451.244,120 ; sheep , valued at
$1,531,645 ; 7,173 mules , valued at $543,331.
Charlie Thorpe , one of the most famous
jockeys In America , and well known In this
city , leads the last ot winning jockeys since
January 1. Ho has won ninety-three mounts
out of 329 , a flue percentage. Tommy Burns
Is pressing htm close , with eighty-seven out
ot 228. Llttlcfield has the best average ot all
the jockeys , having won seven out ot thirteen
mountp. or a percentage of .533 , which puts
In the shade Ted Sloauc's great percentage
of .429.
A number of good races are likely to re-
suit cs a consequence ot a challenge re
cently Issued by Robert Stec'Ic. In hla offer
Steale ild : "I have ten jearlliiKa. the get
ot my horao Epaulet out of standard mares ,
which I will match against ten of the get
of any stallion In the United States for $500
n side , $230 forfeit for each race , colt or
filly against colt or filly In separate races ut
2 and 3 years old. " This Is a decidedly
sweeping challenge and ancAcrs are com
mencing to reactt Mr. Stce'.e.
Field Tnlk.
Pat L , 2:09'i : , will bo entered In a number
of atakcs.
General N. A. Miles bought a $1,500 sad
dler to ride In the front Ot battle.
Mascot , 2:04 : , was Injured In his stall last
week and Is jogging lame and It Is feared
that ho will not recover.
C. H. Chandler , a horseman well known In
New York , has removed to Denver , Colo.
He Is the owner of the speedy Claybournc ,
Charles Noftn , proprietor of the Round
WcoJ Stook farm , at Center fquare , has
been asked to referee the $20,000 race be
tween Jctm R. Gentry end Gulnctte.
South Dakota will have a native-bred trot
ter In many first-class stakes the coming
season. This Is Mattlo Patterson , 2:1GV4. : by
Vllandcr , 8.C2C , bred by Frank Goddard ,
Okobojl , S. D.
The stallion Boyctta trotted four miles
In a race a few weeks ago In Russia In
10:07 : % . This performance Is a record
breaker. The stalllca la an Orloff In bresd-
Ing and. . Is an unbeaten fellow.
An Iowa circuit has been formed with
dates as follows : Carroll , August 16-19 ;
Harlan , August 22-20 ; Avoca , August 30.
September 2 ; Atlantic , September 5-8 , and
DCS Molncs , September 8-16.
Ncne of the European tracks are thrown
up at the turns , but It l.J proposed , however ,
to make the Improvement at the Vlenr/i
and other tracks In Austria this spring , and
It It Is successful the other associations will
follow suit.
The breeding of horses In Ruenla from the
earliest ages to the present time has been
given great attention. All the breeding Is
supervised by the Imperial agents. The con
sular report on the subject sajo that there
are many stations where choice stallloas
are kept , with service free to all.
ATHLETICS tATTHE COLLEGES.
XoliriiHkii'N TrncU Trnttt firtM Heady
for the SnrltiK EventN.
On April 19 there- was a. meeting of ath
letic men of the University of Nebraska.
The manner ot "election of captain of the
track team was decided. The provision
adopted' ' provides that the members of the
track team cliall elect the captain. This
team cejnf'lsts or all those men who took
part In the Last state Intercollegiate field
clay. The Student Athletic association wa&
recommended to adopt the rule. In case It
does not the track team will not Incorporate
Itself Into the athletic areoclatlon. The
reason Is that there has "been trouble over
fjlmllar elections and ualcss the association ,
adopts their definite rule the track team docs
not care to risk Its peace. After the trans
action of other business R. E. Benedict wan
elected temporary president to act until
after field day.
Twenty-cltht men are In training for field
day , which will be held' cm May 7. Dr
Hastings Is greatly encouraged by tha num
ber and quality of men. The only drawback
In the loss of W. E. Andreocn. who has
been called home by the death of his father.
His brother , R. E. Andreson , remains In
school and will enter the ccnteet.
The events and entries are as follows :
One tiundred'-yard ' race Allen , Andreson ,
LaSalle , Collett , Hcartt and Story ; 220-yard
race Allen , Andreson , Collett and Pepoca ;
440-yard race Boleci , Pepoon , Heartt , Alien
and James ; SRO-yard race Shane , Case ,
Reed , Ryan , Bolln , Hunt , Clinton , Sawyer
and Allen ; mile race Shane , Jewett , Reed ,
Kellogg , Clinton , Case and Pearson ; 120-yard
hurdle LaSalle , Kellogg. Clinton and
Heartt ; 220-yard hurdle LaSalle , LeMar ,
Clinton , Waterman , Rachan , Plllsbury , Ket-
logg and Story ; running high Jump La
Salle , Hcartt , Waterman , Pllsbury ! and
Jevltt ; running broad Jump Benedict , Lo
Mar , Pepoon , Heartt , Rochan an ! Plllsbury ;
pole vaulting Benedict , Watermen Kellogg ,
Jewett and Hunt ; putting shot Jewett , Le
Mar , Hansen , James and1 Turner ; hammer
throw Jewett , LeMar , Turner and Hansen.
WhUt Xotex.
The Knickerbocker and the New York
Whist clubs played another match recently
for the Albany trophy and the New Yorks ,
who have held the token for some time , once
more carried it off. They showed superiority
In both team work and Individual skill and
won by a score of 28 to 14. The match has
attracted considerable attention among
critics and many of them consider that the
Knickerbocker club did very -well , consider
ing that their team was somewhat disor
ganized and that they played practically
without a system.
It is a considerable problem among young
whist clubs as to how one or more auccessful
sjatems for the sifting process , necessary be
fore a club may engage in tournament play ,
may bo brought about , airs. Jenks of the
Chicago Inter Ocean , in explaining the
matter , sayu that "tho members of any young
whist club of over eight or ten In number
aro. never equal 1n quality of play , and In
order to adjust this Inequality It Is neces
sary to create some just and equitable
system. First , rnemonlc duplicate , or single
table duplicate , was the favorite gume , but
this soon fell Into disfavor , as It laid too
great Importance on 'the memory and one
player might be able to win by memorizing
the handu over another player who was hie
superior in the higher qualities of the game.
The neat.step toward Improvement was the
Interclub duplicate in which the trays were
passed from table to table so that all the
north and south hands were played by the
north and south players , the scores being
reckoned by averages. This rystem la the
one In favor , as It ft" less apt to cause con
fusion than the progressive games la which
the players move Instead of the boards
alouu. "
Every arrangement has been made at
Philadelphia for the comfort of the visiting
playeru who will attend tbo Woman's Whist
League convention. ( Washington Is making
an effort to secure the next annual meeting.
The following interesting position la one of
Sam Loyd'a compositions. Hearts are
trumps , N Is to lead and with S for a
partner to get four out ot the six tricks
against the beet possible play of E and W :
8-8 , 2.
C-J , G , 5.
H-J.
8-6. 3. I M ' 8-7. 4.
C 30. 7 , 4. , , , wv , C A. Q , 3.
H-Q. W'8f" H-K.
6- .
6C K , 9 , 8 , 2.
H-A.
CllfN * .
A communication has been received from
C. L. Owen of Albion , Neb. , secretary of the
Nebraska Cbees association , stating that tue
preliminaries of tbo comlnr.chess tournament
have been completed and tbat play will be
gin this week. Twelve players , represent
ing as many towns throughout t'he state ,
have- compiled with the requirements and
In accordance wltb the printed rules will
compete In one section , each player to meet
bis eleven opponents In one game.
Although Sbon Uer did not appear to ex
cellent dvnUgo In the match with Pill/
bury , do wo.s scon at his best In the International /
national touvnamcnt , when ho won an exV
citing garao wlt'h Burn. Inch by Inch he
gained by sterling play until the KngllshV
man was forced , to m ko a drspcrato wrtl *
with his king , llurn wen a pawn back , buOl
two of Showaltcr'i ) t > awn with a clear tracW
numbed sWe by side icrcs the board , and
Burn , seeing the Inevitable revult , reelgneiW
Thu score ot the gatnu was as .follows ; . . .
Problem No. 21 , by Lalluo Williams , Soutif
Omaha : White to play and mate In thre
moves. The position Is an excellent fine ,
well .conceived and the key move not easy o |
discovery.
BLACK.
* Si
WHITE.
mid AiiNworn. „
OMAHA , April 21. To the Sporting Edi
tor of The Bee : In a game of single high'
five A Is 19 , B is 1C and 21 points Is game.
B gets the bids and makcd 7 points , but A' '
makcij high , Jack. Who wins the game ?
In other words , does the bidder win the
game or the one holding the natural points ?
Ans There are no fixed ruleis of high
fifive , but custom Is making the common
recae rule that natural points win. In tha
above , therefore , A wlr.s.
ALBION , April 20. To the Sporting Edi
tor of The Bee : What Is the best material
for marking a lawn teanlo court. G. M.
Peters.
Ans. Llmo water.
NELSON , Neb. . April 20. To the Spork
Ing Editor of The Bee : In a recent IFSUO of
The Bee there appeared an answer to the
question a. ; to the one-quarter mile race
record running , giving It 21V4. Other
papers gave It as : 21U , made by a horse
called Bob. Made at Butte , Mceit. . August
20 , 1890. One of the parties to the bet made )
en the question U ? ot the opinion that your ,
paper erred cither through mistake of com-
pcaltlon or otherwise. Wll > you please cor
rect In your next Sunday's Issue. There la
quite a large bet at stake , and also quite an
Interest taken in this question ty many ot
your readers In this vicinity. H. T.
Ans. In the answer mentioned an error Ifl
the time was made. Bob Wade ran a quarter
In 0:21V4 : at the time and p'.ace named.
CARROLL. la. . April 20. To the Sporting
Editor of The Bee : How many torpedo boat *
and torpedo boat destroyers are there la the
English navy ? Louis Nockela.
Ans. Eneland has SOS torpedo boats and :
torpedo boat destroyers In commission and
twelve building.
OMAHA , April 16. To the Sporting Edltof
of The Bee : la tile United States In debt
to England on account of tbo civil war ?
B. ID. L.
-Ans. 'No. ' The United iStates government
Is not in debt to Eligltad or aay otheTi
nation. Nations do not borrow from each !
other , but place their bonds on the mcrtsy ;
market ot the world , like corporations.
Doubtless some ot the 'bonds ' kmied by tha
government during the civil war were pur
chased by citizens ot England.
WAeOO. Neb. , April 15. To the Sporting
Editor ot The Bee : A bets that the bicycle
record for a mile Is lower than the runn'ng
horse record. Please answer In Sunday's
Bee and give flame of bicycle rider a'Jil
horse ? Luke ,
Ans. A wins. E. A. McDuffio rode a'
mile , paced and flj'lng ' start. In 1:35 : 2-5 at
Philadelphia en October 28 , IS97 , and J. W.
Stocks of England has made the same. time.
The best record for a running horse Is 1:35' : .
made by SUvator against time and on a'
straight course at Monmouth park on Au
gust 28 , 1890.
Thirty-five years make a generation. Thai
Is how long Adolph Fisher of Zaneuvllle , O. .
suffered from piles. He as cured by using
three boxes of DcWItt's Witch Hazel Salve.
The Snre I.n Urlppu Curi- .
There Is no UPO suffering from this dread
ful malady , if you will only get the right
remedy. You are having pains all through
your body , your liver la out of order , have
no apetlte , no life or ambition , have a bad
cold. In fact ore completely used up. Elec-
trlc Hitters is the only remedy that will
give you prompt and sure relief. They act
directly on your liver , stomach and kidneys ,
tone up the whole system and make you feel
like a new being. They arc guaranteed to
euro or price refunded. For ralo at Kuhn it
Co.'s drug store , only CO cents per bottle ,
Alnlinmn In the \Viir.
A half dozen or more of the many visitor *
at present In Washington , relates fne Star.
were talking a few evenings ago at an
up-town hotel where there Is always a
southern contingent. Naturally t'he ' sub
ject was the war with Spain. i
"Let the war proceed. " said a long-
legged man from Alabama , "but I , right
here , as an Alaimmlun , representing t'no
best Interests and the patriotism of that
noble and lonK-wuffcrliiR state want to
wnrn you northern fellows to keep your
hands off. You nay t'hat W.CCO troops will
bo all that art ) needed to wallop Spain oft
the earth , do you ? Well , Alabama can send
110,000 and still have a reserve left , and ,
what Is more , -we propose to do It and to
carry on the war ourselves. You fellows up
norfn In the last war had things In your
own hands and swiped all t'he pensions , nnd !
now , If there Is to IKI another war Alabama
Intends to do all the ( Ightlav herself and
Ket all the pensions. Do you iindrrHtand
that , Yank ? 'If you don't you had batter
take somethlnt ; to clear your thinker wltVx'
In crder to get out o. ' the way when the
Alabama troops get the word to charge.
Bee ? "
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Watch the ' .Movement * ol Our Jinvy.
Everyone wants to witch the movements )
of our war ships , and. It there U an engage
ment , know where It takt place. The Uca
hai a coniblnallco map that ahowi tha
Island of Cuba , 14x21 Inches , the West Indira ,
14x21 Inches , and on the reverse side a map
of the world , 21x29 Inches. It Is the latest
and meet complete txt of mar * put > | l h 4
by Rand , McNally ft Co. Cut out a coupon ,
page 2 , and present It with 10 cents at Th *
Bee office. By mall It cent *