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SPORTING GOSSIP OF A WKEK
Ton Days' IHstoty of the Western Lcpgiu
Ebiwa No Sensations.
LEADERS ARE OUTRUNNING THE BUNCH
for Hie Top In .llrrnilf tie-
vcliif | < l Ciitnlin lining llrttrr
Tli mi Mini- Unit Tliotinlit
'flip ( icncrnl
T O Western League season It now some
ten days old , but up to date It has not been
of a particularly sensational character. There
has been practically no change In the table
from one week ago. The same thrco leaders
crp at the he-id of the bunch and they are
going at the strong clip with which they
started oul. Columbus has wavered a bit ,
but the Saints and Indianapolis arc going a
gah which will put them soon far ahead of
all competitors unless they arc held In pretty
< ; : > OM , Up to date the Saints are easily at
the head of the western division and the
Hooslers of the eastern division of the
league.
During the coming week there may bo
something of a tussle between the leaders and
the Senators. They como together on the
former's ground for a scries of four , com
mencing on Wednesday. Columbus will make
u ? tremendous effort to at least break oven
with the champions. Out west the Saints
rrtay have It very much their own way after
tiry get through with Kansas City. Omaha
111 meet them on their grounds , and In
View of the speed that they are showing , and
the condition of the local aggregation , they
dught to be winner on the series. From the
\Kjiy tint the Saints have been dealing with
the Cowboys , they should get the better of
that series too. It would not , therefore , be
Very astonishing to bee them overhaul the
champions and he at the head of the column
at the end of the coming week.
The Cowboys will buckle with the Millers
after getting through ulth the Saints and the
Hints wilt probably come out ahead. Colum ,
bus will not have BO much of a snap In pol
ishing1 off the Urcwers , and It Is very likely
that the latter will break oven. Conse-
qilcntly , If all the games are played , the
ooltimn ought to present a different appear
ance this tlmo next week. The Saints should
bo at the head , Indianapolis next , Kansas
City third uml Columbus at the tall , with
possibly the two last positions reversed.
The coming week presents a rather dubious
oiltlook for tlm Omaha aggregation. With
the way the Millers arc polishing us off wo
cannot do moro than break even on the scries ,
and the chances arc that the Millers will
get at least one more. Since we tackle the |
Saints next , the week should end with the .
BaDcs pretty well down to the bottom of the I
bunch tallendcrs. If It must bo admitted.
The Urcwers and the Wolverines will have
n battle royal during the week , but It would
bo hard to place them or the Millers In the
dfvlblon ,
The most ostonlshtag thing of the piny
BO for has been the weakness displayed by
Milwaukee. Upon paper ILat team looked
to be the best all-around aggregation In ,
the league , but In actual work It hao prove 1 '
very much different. Its batting average I 1 i
and Its fielding average arc both higher
than toy other of the teams and It wia
prei umed to have Just a.s good a pitchIng -
Ing force. Tha calculations regarding the
twlrlers , however , l.iia been found to bo
entirely wrong. The pitchers have proved
td bo lamentably weak. Several have been j
called Into service la each of a considerable '
number of games already placd. The I
weakness hi the box has become co formldn-
blo that Freddie Barnes , who was elated
for an infield position In accordance with
his desires , Is about to be called back to
the slab again In the hops that he may bo
able to stem the tide of defeat. It will
not be , at all surprising , however , to eeo
tjo Brewers take a oudden brace and como 1
up the hill' with a rush.
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Th6 Babes have had an Inauspicious start
on their trip In dropping the games to the
Millers. "While we have not won , there Is
eonio consolation In the fact that the field
ing of the local team has become much
cleaner than whoa It was hare In the city.
The error column hao been cut down quite
materially. The whole difficulty now ap
pears to Ho In weakness at the bat. The
Babes have not , thelr batting eye as yet ,
and as a consequence can not hit when hits
are wanted. This' was noticeable In ( heir
playing In this city and la this respect no
improvement haa yet been noticed. To bo
sure , seven or eight nice ones are being
ewattej out during a game , but they do
not come at the right time. For Instance , in
l < Kt Friday's game wo made Juat as many-
hits as did the Millers and no more errors ,
yet SchmelzY ) bind of Esquimaux dragged
In twice cs many runs as .we did. Manager I
Fisher , however , thoroughly understands
this weakness end It was hla Intention
when he left the city to direct his attention
toward remedying It. Lack of practice may
have as mush to do with It aa It did with
the fielding of the team and there Is as
much likelihood that the local aggregation
will Improve with tho'stlck as It appar
ently Is dolnj In the field. Fans must ap
preciate the fact that the team started li :
several weeks behind the others and ccn-
equantly fhould suspend Judgment until It
Is given a chance for Its white alley.
The team will have a sufficiency of twirl-
Ing material with the addition of Mauck and
Munroc. The former will , however , not
add materially to the batting average of |
the team. With Dee Motaes last year his
ettck average was only 19.7. He rartlcl-
pateit In fifty games and wen about halt the
number. Munroe also U not a very ftrong
batsman. Ono of them will very likely be
dropped very soon , as Manager Fisher dos
not propose to carry more than four pitch-
era at the meat and It la doubtful whether ,
cither will prove superior to cither Diub
or Ilagcrmcn. Mauck'a work on tbo flab j j
Friday was not of an encouraging charac
ter. Ho lost the game In the first three
innings by his reckless gifts ot bases. Daub
finished out the game la the way that wen
a wlnwr , but the Mlllero had too mucb of
a. atari ,
It may be of some Interest to tbo fans
ot the rlty to ca the clip that the Daboa
traveled during the nix gamce that worn
p-iyed : Iri this city. For this purpose the
following tables are appended !
IJATTINO TAIILK.
A. IJ. H. Av.
12 C > 41.7
Lyonii , 22 C fSO
Orlffetl 21 8 333
Hngcl-limn 12 3 2.0
Iliiniett 2.1 C 21.0
Klher 13 3 23.1
Hont 20 5 19.2
McCauley Zl 4 lM ! >
Daul ) C 1 10.7
Kuitnce 19 2 10.5
Lawler 10 0 W.O
FIKI.DINO TAULH. | (
I' . O. A. n. Av.
anrfen 10 i o no.o
Liiwlcr 100.0
Daub 1 \ 0 100.0
Lyons W 3 1 83.1
McCniley 23 10 1 97.1
Holllngfluorth 13 II 4 fci.l
HiiKprman 1 4 1 M.3
Fisher Sl.S
liustiico 8 10 4 81.8
Burnett H 0 3 " - SHoat
Heat 9 19 9 75.7
The team knocked out thrco sacrifice hits.
Rustacc gcttiUig two and iMcCauley one.
Seven bases were stolen , three of them
going to the credit cf 'McCauley , two to Grlt-
fcn and ono to Burnett anJ Holly each. The
team's batting average was 22.5 and the
team's fielding average was 89.0.
The batting average table brings out the
weakness of the outfield lu the hitting line. .
Grlir.n , ot the whole garden force , Is the only
ono who makes any showing. Burnett Is
pretty far down for a fielder , but since ho
left the city , cr.d In fact Just before he de
parted , he began to show some Indication ot
being able to flnl the leather. Thcro Is ixj
ono In rlR'ht field -who can bo relied upon
to help out with a hit. Captain Fisher has
his eye on several good fielders , lion ever , and
before the team returns to the city the
trouble In the back gardiu will be largely
repaired. Ho tried hard to get Davis , but as
he has apparently been gobbled up by Detroit
Fisher has been compelloJ to look elsewhere.
recent editorial In Sporting Llfet says :
"For a minor organization the Western
League Ifl burdened with a mcwt expensho
schedule , the mileage bcMg almost up to
National league extir.t. According to the
figuring of President Vandcrbeck of Detroit
the mileage of each Western League club this
season Is as follows : Milwaukee , 9,972 ;
Co'.umbus , 9,383 ; Indianapolis , 9,074 ; Kansas
City , 9,350 ; Omaha , 9,259 ; Minneapolis , 8,592 ;
St. Paul. 8.090 , and Detroit , 10,697. The
entire number ot miles that the .Western
League teams will travel this year Is little
short of 75,000 , or 74,404 miles , to bo exact.
It will , therefore , coat the eight Weute 11
League clubs ? 11,1CO.CO to travel over the
circuit this season. No wonder that organlza.
tlon hal to cut ( salaries to get oven some
where for the lavish gifts to the railroads
of the wild , woolly and boundless west.
Manager Watklns really believes that the
playing In the Western league Is more
scientific than that l.i the National league.
"Although dome people may laugh at mo
when I say that they play ball faster In the
Western league- than they do In the Na
tional , It is nevertheless true , " said the
Pittsburg magnate. "In that league you've
got to hustle all the time , and they play
the game oven more scientifically t'han ' they
do In this league. Thcro arc u whole lot
of base ball generals In charge of the
teams out there , and they make their play
ers play the game all the time. Then , too ,
there are so ma.iy young players In that
league anxious to make a reputation , who
always ploy their best and toke all kinds
of chances. These youngsters meek the vte-
crons hustle , and , all In all , the fastest
kind of ball results. " -
The following gaod one Is told by Jack
Doyle upon Wcrden , the Millers' big first
baseman , who Is laid up with a broken
knee cap : "Chance , which made a short
stop of Hughey Jennl-igs , also steered
Perry Werden from the pitcher's box to
the right corner of the diamond , " says Jack
Doyle. "Perry was signed by Charley Mor
ton for the Toledo club of the International
association , as a jiltchcr. That was late
In too 'SO's , and Perry's wing was begin
ning to develop a tired feeling , and Mor
ton was the first to notice It. So one day
nflcr Perry's delivery was Ironed out for a
score or more ot hits , Morton assigned
Perry to bag one. Perry's antics on the
sack In that opening game were so much
comedy for the Toledo fans. After the
game. Perry , who was a big slob of a kid
with a lisp , asked Morton for his release.
"I can't play that thack , Charley , and no
ono knows It better than you. I want to go
homo to my folkth. I can earn moro coin
tearln' ribbon In a Thalnt Louith dry goods
flthore than by playl.V first bath , ' howled
poor Perry. But Morton advised Perry to
peg away at the first bag. 'After you get
to bitting the ball , Perry , you will forget
to tangle up your feet with your spikes ,
and you will be the real thing , ' was Mor
ton's sensible advice. A few days later
Perry cracked four hits out ot four times
at the bat , and his chest measurement took
a ten-Inch putt after that game. It was
the old and bearded story , and It's the old
experience of all young players , who finally
size up the delivery of the pitcher. Perry's
hitting gave him confidence , and Inside of
a week the fans In Toledo began to com
pare his fielding with Charley Comtskey's.
I think Louisville Is to be charged with a
blackball In the error column for releasing
Peny. They will miss his hitting. "
During I the last week In the major league
the Phlllbs tavo taken a mighty drop In the
column. The Quakers started out strong
and wecc running- neck and neck with Balti
more and Cincinnati for the top place , but
the end of the past -weeK finds them well
down In tl.o second division. Since last
Friday they hive played three games and
have i dropped all of them. The Reds have
bc tcci out the Orlolea and ore now safely
established , at the head for a few days at
least. Chicago Is still near the top notch ,
and Inasmuch as she Is now hiving a scries
with the Browns ought to stay there for
awhile. The race down at the foot Is be
coming less interesting. St. Lou I ? seems
to have a dead cinch on the tali end and
refuses to bo budged. The much vaunted
Senators have tumbled down a little further
and It Is now ai-un for second place between
ther.4. and the Cc/.o.iel ? , The week was not
at all sensational like that ot the preceding
week. All the games wtro something-
the cinch order , and they were not very
many In number , no less thin thirteen being
postponed on account of rain or wet grounds.
Th > claims that the no-hit pames pitched by
E'rcltenstc'n ' and , Hughes week before last
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hold the record for good pitching hits {
been contradicted. The claim li put In
that the recor.l Is rtlll held by a game i < l * > < 4
on August 23. 1S87 , between Mansfield And
Canton , 0. , at the former point. In thin .
game not a hit was made off Charles Bohn of |
the ! 'Miinaflold nine. Not a man reached
first . base and only three ptiloutu we inado
li , tto outfle.d. Uohn struck out eight men.
Gititon herself played something of a cruck-
crjack of a Rame , at > ahc allowed Mansfield
only four hits. Among the players who
took part were the following who have be
come well known : Uelchanty of Philadel
phia , , Hot ) Allen , now managing the Hoca-
Icrs j , , UroJIo of I'lttaburg , Virtue , formerly
of Cleveland , and Ucianey of Cincinnati ,
r-auawlne , well remembered In Omaha an an
umpire , wsa the other pitcher. It took only
one hour and twenty minutes to play the
game.
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Backstop Wilson of the Giants has kicked
vigorously against his transfer to Kansas
City.
Uelehanty , last year's championship bat
ter , Is decorating the tall of the batttag
averages of the Phillies just now.
The iIJIucs illd not get Pottlngcr after all ,
On account of a inlsunJcrstaivjlng Frank
Selco returned the ( wirier to Ilrockton.
Tucker of the llrooklyns hew made nearly
is many two-bas6 hits this season ai are
credited to the other fourteen players of
tils club.
Cleveland has seven pitchers , three catch-
era , five Infleldcrs and five for the gardens ,
and proposes to carry the twenty through
the season.
Wright , who pl.iycd the .Milwaukee right
field for a time last season , 10 trying his
hand it pitching at Columbus , and Buckley
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la coaching him.
The Moslems , though champions of the Na-
tlonal league , have been defeated more times
by minor league clubs this spring than eiiy
other organization.
Mike Sullivan , the Giant twlrler who Joins
the Cowboys , Is an unusually hard hitter and
a good fleUer. In 1SDG his batting average
was 21.C , aad In 1897 he hit at a 27.7 clip.
Norman. Winchester , a 15-j ear-old boy of
Londonderry , Vt. , was hit by a batted ball
In a game a week ago and died a few
hours later from the effect of the blow.
Columbus has not yet secured a atlafacre
tory man to take Crooks' place at second ,
and Loftus lj now on a still hunt somewhere
In the west. He sajs he baa his eye on a
wonder.
Nichols , the star pitcher for the Bostons ,
has brought the managers to bin terms , and
Is probibly the highest tularlcd man In the
National league. l\i held out for $3,000 end
got It.
John Hendrlcks. the Chicago youth who
was expected to catch fly balls In Detroit's
left garden this season , and do heavy work
with the bat , Is In a Chicago hospital battling
with typhoid fever.
Of the 220 odd pl )1crs on the major league
roster , there Is one-half of a i-pantard In
the entire legion. Abbatlchlo , the Quaker
nfleldcr , has CO per cent of his veins
occupied by Cnstllian blood.
New York will lose Seymour. He Is a
naval reserve.
Lajolc Is snooping down on everything that
comes his way znd .playing a wonderful
second base for Philadelphia. The players
who predicted early In the season that Lajolc
va miscast as a awo-d baa-man have eloiply
mlacueJ. Stalllngs' plans have proved suc
cessful so far.
Dennis Brouthera has arrived In Spring
field and /will / cover flrot base for that team
th'a year. There was some doubt about his
playing again , but a satisfactory proposi
tion from the directors has Induced him to
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resign real estate bualnoso at Wapplmger's
Foils for > \ time. This will be Dan's twen
tieth year on the diamond.
The Reserve base ball team has been or
ganized for the season and Is ready to play
i game or a scrleo of games with any club
In the city or surrounding country whcse
members are under 20 ycare of age. Chal
lenges should be sent to P. J. llclntyre , 2315
South Nineteenth street , Omaha. The team
Is composed of the following : J. Hart and
J. Quintan , catchers ; C. Tracy , pitcher ; K.
McAullf , flrot base ; 'B. Ljcich , second base ;
William Lyman , third Lai's ; William Lynch ,
short stop ; E. Bowlar , left field ; M. Kenney ,
center field , and W. Nelson , right field.
Hb.lTIlEK OF THE TUGIMSTS.
Lovnl I/over * 6t tlie Gnmc to Sec Some
of ( lie Iteul Till tip.
The men of sporting proclivities In this
section of the country will bo given a chance
to t see a little bit of the manly art If the
plans of the South Omaha Athletic a&.wcla-
tlon ; as arranged are carried out. The as
sociation has becatlacorporated and has back
of It some well known men of the packing
city. Frank Cessna Is Its manager. The
association la to be In the first place an
athletic body and will run a gymnasium ,
of which Frank Crozler of Columbus , O. ,
Is to be director. Its homo will be in Blum's
hall , -which has already been transformed.
Under the auspices of the club an athletic
entertainment Is to be held every ten < ! ajn
or so and on the program of each one of
theoe affairs Is to be one or moro boxing
matches. A roped arena , surrounded with
boxes aad with seats in ampitbeater form ,
have already been put In in preparation for
the first entertainment to be given on next
Thursday night.
A good looking program has been ar
ranged for the first entertainment. There IB
to be a bag punching contest and a wrest
ling match between Rudolf Havelka of this 2
city and Frank Smith , reputed-champion of 2 1
Colorado and Wyoming. Two boxing matches
are down. The preliminary la to be an
el&bt-round go between James Adams , who
bis been In the city for several weeks ,
and Frank Crozler of Columbus , O. The 1
main bout will be between Oeorge Kerwln
and Billy Lambert , both of Chicago and
bath quite well known la pugilstic circles.
This match Is to bo for fifteen rounds.
The match between Adams and Chalfon ,
which was to have been pulled off In
Crelghton hall on May 9 , lia.-j been practically
called off unless something new turns up.
Adams Insists that he Is unable to get un
der the 152 pounds In accordance with the
articles of agreement and Intimates that he
will let bis forfeit go.
late ran In pugilistic circles just now Is
directed toward the coast , where the two
rough ones , Jim Jeffries and Tom Sharkey ,
are to battle on next Friday night. At the
scene ot the contest the beliefs ot the wlae
ones regarding the outcome of the fight are
widely separated. The talent has been
thrown up In the air especially by the esay
thing Jeffries had with Mexican Pete , knockIng -
Ing him out In two roumlo and a half. The
rrault of thla bout has been of a disquiet
ing character to ths sailor's followers. The
trouble tiaa been that through Everett some
sort of a line of the likely abilities of the
men against each other has been given.
Jim Wllllamo , a colored lad , was up against I
both Maxlccn Pete and Sfcarkey something i
like a year ago. When Williams met the (
tailor lad It Is said that the latter simply
wore him out and that he failed atsolutely
to put him out. It Is stated , too , that Wil
liams had Etarkey against the ropes In thy
fifth round of the seven-round go. On the
other hand Everett knocked Wllllamp down
eight times and finally put him out alto
gether In the fifth round. Jeffries now does
up Everett In a short time and the natural
conclusion U that he will have the advantage
with tbo sailor boy. But you can't alwnjs
tell.
It is announced that Jim Jeffries has been
matched to meet Peter Maher In a twenty-
five round bout In Syracuse In the latter $
part of May. O'Rourke has acceded to
MUher'iD demand for a $10,000 purse so It Is
reported , but that sounds very flahy. There
Is a string attached to the match , It being
understood that Jeffries must down Sharkey
or that ho draws at least. Otherwise Shar
key Is to bs given tbo preference.
Not much Is known of Jim Jeffries. He
was formerly a boiler maker. He Is 23
yearn old and stands over six feet high. He
WAI first heard of in California , where hemet
mot a number of local boxers , and the quick
manner In which he beat them made a name
for himself. Jim Corbett engaged him to
act as his sparring rartncr while he was
training for his fight with Deb Fltzalmmora.
Jeffffrtes learned many points from Corbett ,
and after the latter was defeated by Fltz-
olmmons. Jeffries returned to the Pacific
ccatt , where he was matched to meet T.
Van Busklrk. Ho defeated the latter In
two rounds on April 9 , 1897. Hla showing . .
on that occasion gave him tbo opportunity' 1 a
ol meeting Henry Baker of Chicago , whom fl
ho put to Bleep In the ninth round. Ho then !
fought two twenty-round draws with Ous
Iluhlln and Joseph Qioyntkl , after which he
beat Joe Qoddard oewal weeks ago In four
roundd In the NattoiMt .Athletic club of San
Francisco. JeffrlnrtirJlookcd upon aa a j
wonder by the sporlnKlmcn | of the Pacific
coast , and also by a , mltpber of good Judges j
of f boxers In the cut.
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Kid McCoy and CJus. litihlln are alro to hive
their poflported match } n Syracuse. The
bout Is to bo twenty rounds at catch weights
for GO per cent of the gate receipts. The
club has put up a forfeit of $600 and each
of the principals lisa deposited a like amount.
No ditto for the mlxup has yet been ect , but
It Is expected to take place some time about
May 20.
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The greatest commotion In lighting circles
these days , however , . Is occurring In the
lighter classes. 'Last ' ijverk Joe Berr.iteln ,
the New York featherweight , who has been
doing very well during the past year , was
matched to meet George Dlxon. The art- !
cles have been i-lgned and a forfeit has been
put up. The bout must take place within
six wceko and Is to be before the club put
ting < up the biggest purse. The contestants
agree to weigh In at 124 at 3 o'clock on the
afternoon of the day of contest. In addition
teA the nurse there Is to bo a $500 side bet.
A feature of the meeting Is that the winner
Id to take all a condition which Is rate
nowadays.
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Thcro have been some rumors that the
proposed twenty-round go between "Kid"
Lavlgne and Jack Daly has been perma
nently declared off , but the general Impres
sion ' ' In sporting circles Is that It will occur
some time during the coming month. It Is
proposed to hold the match at Syracuse ,
Inasmuch cs Totn O'Kourko's reputed pull
with the New York authorities did not pan
out last Monday night , when the bout be
tween Sammy Kelly and Dave Sullivan waa
to have occurred at Long Island City. If
the fight takes placp It will be for a purse
of $2,500 and a side bet of $1BCO.
In the meantime there are pending negotia
tions [ | , for a match between Lavlgne and
Spike Sullivan , who came over to this coun
try frm England. If thl.i . la arranged , how
ever. It will be pulled off In old England.
Livlgno : has a great desire to cross the
pond and recently telegraphed that ho Is
ready to meet anybody of his weight In
England. : He and Spike Sullivan had a
confab a short time ago and the latter said
that ho would like to meet the Kid and
believed that the National Sporting club
would put up the money. Jack Daly l.i
going after 'Sullivan , too. He has made a
statement that ho Is ready to meet the
KnglUCi < fighter at any time for any side bet
ht Hants to put up.
Teen O'Rourkc's attempt to pull off the
match between Sammy Kelly and Dave Sul
livan ' at Long Island City list Monday night
failed , and , according to agreement , the
forfeit money put up by the promoter war-
divided. O'Kourko expects to have the mill
decided , however , before many weeks go by
D-in Creedon declares that he Is perma
nently out of the ring. The reason nrslpned
for the withdrawal Is r-hyslcil disability.
Dan says that ho has suffered from pains In
the right arm which have become chronic.
They have made themselves apparent for
some time , but have In the past yielded to
medical treatment.
Wonder If this retirement will bo like
Pedlar Palmer's ? It was only a short time
ago that Palmer declared that his hands
had given out and he withdrew with thp
title of "Retired Undefeated Bantamweight
Champlcn of the World. " Ho declares now
that he Is tired of retK-ement and wants to
box somebody. He eays that hts hands are
nearly well and wants' to fight any 11G-
poundor for $2,500 or $51000 a side and the
biggest purpo offered. Spike Sullivan eay
that Palmer , In broke and that this Is his
reason for returning to the ring.
An echo of the Carson City affair comes
from Now York In the "announcement that
the Indictments against Oorbett and Fltz-
slmmons , dated September 15 , 1896. have
been dismissed. The Indictment charged
that "en September ' 12 , 1S9C , ( he Bald Cor-
belt and Fitzslmmons did unlawfully aid
and encourage and do ah act to further a
contention and fight without weapons , com
monly called a prize 'fight , between them. "
For this they were'- Indicted for misde
meanor. A second Indictment charged them
with conspiracy , which Is a felony. The
Indictments were dismissed upon the recom
mendation of AesLitant District Attorney
Daniel O'Reilly. Corbet ! and Fltzslmmor.n
have been at liberty under $1,000 ball each.
WEEK uVMO.VG SIIOTGUX EXPEIIT9.
Jim Elliott GtH the KnnNtta City Star
Ctit nnck iA ; nlii.
J. A. 'R. Elliott of Kansas City Is one moro
the holder of the Kansas City Star cup , defeat
ing Fred Gilbert of Spirit Lake lest week In
Chicago In a contest for the emblem by a
score of 90 to 86 birds out of 100. The con-
test was said to have been a pretty one , and
It was close all the way through. The
marksmanship of the Kansas City man
proved to be something of a surprise , as ho
was picked for the loser. The birds were
mostly of a quartering and right quartering
outgoing variety , but the flights were fair
and the wind did not Interfere. Elliott made
the best run , killing thirty-three. The score
was :
Elllott-0 , 2. 2 , C. 2 , 2 , 2 , 2 , 0 , 2. 0. 1. 2,1,1 , 2. 2 ,
1. 1 , 2 17. 1 2 , 1. 2 , 2. 1 , a , 2. 2 , 2 , 2. 2 , 2. 2 , 2 ,
, 2. 2 , 2 , 2-20. 2. 2 , 2 , 2. 0. 2 , 1 , 2. 2. 2 , 0 , 2 , 1 ,
, 0 , 2 , 0. 2. 2. 2. 0 , 2 1C. 2 , 1 , 1 , 2. 0 , 2 ,
, 2. 0 , 2 , 1 , 2 , 1. 2. 0. 2. 1. 2 17. 2 , 1 , 1 , 2 , C , 2 ,
, 1 , E , 2. 1. 2. 1. 2 , 2 , 2 , 2. 2 , 2-20. Totill-BO.
Ollbert-2 , 2 , 2. 2 , 2. 2 , 2 , 0. 2 , 2. 2 , 2 , 2. 2. 2.
2. 2 , 1 , 0-18. 2. 2 , 2 , 2 , 2 , . 2 , 1. 0. 0. 2 , 0 , 2 , 0 , 2 ,
2. 0 , 2 , 2 , 2 , 2-15. 0 , 2 , 2 , 0. 0 , 2 , 2 , 0 , 2. 2. 1 , 2.
2. 1 , 1 , 2 , 2 , 2 , 2. 2-16. B , 1 , 2 , 2. 2. 2 , 1. 2 , 1. 0.
, 2 , 2 , 2 , 2. 2 , 2 , 2. 2. 2 19. 2 , 22. . 0 , 2. 2. 2 , 2 ,
2 , 2 , 2 , 2 , 2 , 2. 2 , 2. 2 , 2 , 0 , 2-18. Totnl-SG.
Gilbert's form is not at all liked by his
friends nnd followers. Ordinarily ho shoota
at a 95 or a 96 clip , but he has fallen far
below that In his match with Elliott , and the
ono with Parmalee. In the latter , although
ho defeated Parmalce , he killed only eighty-
six birds out of the hundred. It may be
B3me time before he challenges for the cup
again. The two men have shot half a dozen
races for tbo emblem , Gilbert being the win
ner In four of them.
'Elliott ' , although he could shut out further
aspirants for the cup until the Missouri ctate
shoot In Kansas City during the latter part
of May , declares be is still open.
Helkes or Jack Fanning are considered likely
challengers. The conditions of a match are
10) birds , challenger to pay for them , and
put up $100 against the cup.
The .ainual tournament at which
Kansas City Star cup will furnish a prize
Is to bo held from ' .May 1C to May 21 under
the auspices of the iMtesourl State Fish anil
Game Protective association. The program
of the tournament , the twenty-first , has Juat
been Issued. The management has beci
liberal , $1,500 being distributed In the various
events , in addition to , the $1,000 guaranteed
or the open contest , for the Kansas City
Star cup. All the target scooting Is to bo
at known traps , unknown angles , pursen to
bo divided Into five moneys , except when
otherwise stated. Entrance In all target
events will be $2.50 for' class A and $2 for
class B , the shooters , tp be classified by a
prcpcr committee. f.Tie. events of greatest
Interest , and those tbatr > wlll attract the at
tention of both spqfjsnicu and spectators ,
will be the team shoo , fifteen birds per man.
entrance $20 per team , , 'birds ' extra ; the Mis
souri state Individual , championship contest
the Interstate Individualchampionship , shoot
the open contest for , the Kansas City Star
cup , twenty-five live birds , $25 entrance
$1,000 guaranteed , and ' , tlje shoot for the final
possession of the a'boj-o cup twenty-five
birds , $25 entrance-jbetyeen those who have
held the cup since ; H .was first offered for
competition. Up tflythe , Present time the
men who will enter , this contest are J. E.
Itlley and J. A. R. Elliott of Kansas City
SIo. ; Sim Glover of Rochester , N. V. , and
Fred Gilbert of Spirit Lake , la. , and In addi
tion to these- four , the man who this year
wins the cup 'la .open competition. The
trcphy Is valued ai $250 , and the contest for
Its final possession and the glory that goes
with the winning ot It , will bo one ot the
moat spirited ever witnessed for an emblem
Its character. There Is an excellent
promise that some of the beat shoote-s from
all over tbo couutry will be In attendance.
\
The Dupont Gun club will open tbo season
today wJth a grand shoot on the
grounds on Cut Oft Island. There are two a
main events on the program , which -
mencea early in the afternoon a club shoot < I c
ani a sweepstakes. This shoot will bo tbo t
first of a series to be held every Sunday c
throughout the caon. Quite little crowd
Is expected to lx > out It Ihc > wpathor good
as the ground * can bo cully reached by the
street c r line running cast on Locust street
from Sherman avenue. The club looks for
a declledly succeiuful season this year. The
membership Is expected to rlso to the 1 > * > 0
mark ; before the year Id tar alvanccd. A big
number will ho taken In ut < i meeting to b >
held on next Tuesday evening. The club
members , however , count not tuly upon an
advcnocemcnt In respect to membership , but
also In shooting line , and are already bogst-
ng that they can raise a team ot ttu that
can skin any other In the state. Inprepara -
Ion for this promising future the rlub
gr ; rouids have been nicely renovated. The
> ultdlngs a'3d fences have been palntci and
other . ilmprovemcnts have been made. A
cinder path now leads from the street car
Ine to the entrance to the grounds.
The Fish Protective a oclatlon Is now
tully organized and Is In the flcld to do
business. Iast week a constitution and by
laws was adopted and the following officers
were elected : F. E. Knapp , president ; Kd.
Krug , vice president ; Fred Goodrich , secre
tary , and H. S. McDonald , trea..nircr. The
association Is now all ready to wage war
against the Illegal seiners about Cut Off
lake. Thrco deputy sheriffs have been
sworn In and arc patrolling the shores or
that body of water. Tha association ha.3 had
a good effect already , because the Reining
has apparently bcsn stopped , no reports of
anything of the kind having been received
for a week or so. The atsoclatlon , however ,
wants to get at those who have committed
the Illegal acts la the paot and arrests may
bo expected In the near future.
Commencing tomorrow It will bo unlawful
for an j one to shoot wild water fowl in thta
state , the clcsod season commencing on
.May 1 and closing cm September 1. Plover ,
jacksnlpa and woodcock arc ( ncluded also
among the birds that may not bo legally
killed. As a reminder to sportsmen who
may te tempted to go after a big , It may
bo mentioned that the penalty for each blr.l
killed la $ . * > . A fine of the same amount Is
to bo laid for transporting each bird and $25
for offering them for calo.
Snlpo has been scarce for sonic little tlmo
and although there have been a few moro
ducks , the hunting season hao already been
closed. Very few were out last week. Cur
lew Is commencing to fly and In a few wccka
ought to ba fairly plentiful.
Frederick 0. Yomg of the Co'.umb'a Pistol
and Ri'.fle club at San Francisco , last week
Is reported to have broken all exI.Uing rlilo
target records bycoring nlnty-elght points
out of a potslblo 100 In twenty shots at 200
yards range. Ths first slxtean shots were
bullise-yes. Counting vnder the rins sjvtem
his first ten shots scored forty-nine potato.
In acorlns by rlngj n four Indicates that the
bullet was placed In'-ldo a 4-lnch circle
from the exact canter , a saven Indicates that
it U Irndcd Inside a 7-Inch circle &ctd so on.
The average ot Young's shots were placed
Inside a 4.9 Inch circle.
ICinpty Slu-lln.
Jockey Ted Sloane grassed fifty-two out of
fifty-five pigeons at twenty-soven yards at
Lcn ; Branch a short tlmo ago.
Iowa State Klah Commissioner Delavan has
aerced to liberate a carload of game fish In
the Iowa river near Marshalltown ,
Since Parmalce defeated Captain Brewer ,
the latter has abandoned all idea of seeking
a match with Fred Gilbert. Brewer has no
match on his hands at present.
Wichita , Kan. , has exported quail to Olym-
pla , Wash. , where a protective association
has been formed to protect them. Another
batch of the birds has been sent from Kansas
to Allcntown , Pn.
The supreme court of Iowa has declared
that a dog Is a "chattel , " reversing the lower
couri of Kossuth county by the decision.
Th court stated that a dog is the subject
of larceny , that being the Issue In the case.
W. S. Duer of Hastings , Neb. , made beat -
general avenge for three days at Atchioon ,
Kan. , on April 13 , 14 and 15 , by breaking 415
out of 450 tt'-gcls , an average of .917 pe- .
cent. When It Is considered that the wind
blew a Bale part of the time , this perform
ance Is a very creditable one.
"WIllNtOtCM. .
Thcro U a noticeable movement among
more skilled whlat players toward the simpler
game as exemplified by Mathews nnd to If
successors down to Polo and Cavendish. The
question of returning to the queen lead from
queen , Jack , ten and others is receiving eerl-
ouo consideration and Is being taught by
oomo of the best Instructors. Mr. Bouve
says In a recent article that while speaking
of several of the newer leads he was re
cently asked by a prominent New Hampshire
player : "Wherein do you consider the lead
from the ten from queen , jack , ten ( and one
or moro lower ) -better than the queen ? " The
reply was : "It reduces the number of queen
leads. "
Noting the multiplicity of meanings con
veyed by the queen leads ( alee by the Jack
and ten leads ) and Impressed with the diffi
culty experienced by players In determining
their partners' holdings , the writer favors
the lead of the ten , from the quecn-jack-tcu
combination. The combination from the text
bookti of one Jack lead and one ten lead hca
been advocated for the tame reason , to
simplify the long suit game.
"With these few changes accepteJ , " Mr.
Bouvo adda , "when partner as tne original
loader , or comparatively early In the hand ,
leads a queen , , one knows that he must bold
tlte king of that suit , and at least three
additional cards , one of which may be the
ace. If the lead conies at "the " sconJ trick ,
slx-tniitecnths , or practically one-halt of
Ids holdings Is known. From one's own hand
It Is comparatively easy to decide whether
aggressive or defensive play Is required.
iHoJdlog four trumps. Including two hlg'Ii
ones , the card plajed by opponent on the
right may aealst In determining the ad-
vlsabJllty of starting a call for trumps , with
partner presumably weak.
"On the other hand , suppose partner leads
a queen , which may mea > .i simply that queen ,
knave , ten and ono lower In the suit , ace
held. Opponent on the right plays a low
card. Holding neither king nor ace , with
the possibility that both of thes-3 hoiors are
with fourth hand , in which case partner ran
not bo counted on for more than ono trick
LJ the suit , one might decide upon a 'back
ward' game au the Effect. Partner's suit
proves to be ace , king , queen aud two
lower , and to the consideration w.hlcli In
fluenced conservative play Is duo the Iocs oi
several tricks.
"Partner leads a ten , declaring queen am
knave , or nine and eight , and second ham
does oot cover. With ace and one or two
small , the ace should not be played unless
Indications point to a likelihood of losing
same. Often this may bo determined by the
value of the card played by opponent on one's
right , or by negative dofereiicea. Players
who believe In the lead of the ten from the
queen-knave-ten holding , flnJ little dif
ficulty In so adapting their play as to derive
fully as much ben alt so far as taking tricks
In that suit Is concerned as when queen was
led. "
luiiH null
-BROCK. Neb. , April 27. To the Sporting
Editor of The 43ec : Does the recently ac
( julred American line steamer Now York
carry any arms whatever ? If so , please glv <
the kind and gay what date they were put on
H. Norton.
Ans. There was no time found In which f
to supply the New York -with armament or
armor and consequently she was ecni down to
Key West with coal with only a few rapid
firing guns , 4 and G-lnch calibre. The arms
were put on shortly after the steamer was
purchased.-
OMAHA , April 27. To the Sporting Editor
of The iBeo ; How many men compose a com
pany of Infantry In our army ? How many
companies form a regiment ? Has the present
congress made any changes In these Items ,
If so , what ? Were they the scime In our clvl
war as now ? Fletcher W. Young.
Ans. Jn the present state of the rcorganl
zatlon of the army it Is difficult to anawe :
your question. Under the old law , according
to a provision passed during 1'resldcnt Harri
son's term , the army was skeletonized a
company was reduced to about sixty men , and
eight companies formed a regiment. All the
refitments ordered to the front recently
carried only about 500 men. In tlmo of war ,
however , the company could bo expanded to
103 men and a regiment to ten companies.
In tbU way a regiment waa made what It
was Intended to be a body of 1,000 men.
Generally , this was the formation of the
army In the civil war. Congress has passed
law changing this organization materially.
A regiment U to consist of three battalions
of four companies each , making a total of I
twelve companies. This Is the feature of the '
change , but no one , not even army officials ,
hn been able to Interpret the rcorganltatlon
plan ntlofnctorlly on account of the amend'
incnls with which It IK encumbered. The
commandants In the south arc now trying to
rearrange the nrmy in accordance with the
SrovlsToiii
WYMonn , April IS. To the "porting
Editor of The Dec : What commander of the
Vmedcan ehlp about three years ago il'a-
lugulcihcd himself In HrazllUn watcra by
urnliiR his ship broadnlds anil threading
o fire on his enemy unltro h'.s ' rights were
respected ? Ho wus applauded by the people
of tdo United Statro. C.V. . llrldenlhol.
Ans. Hear Admiral Ctierardl , now retired.
DUNCAN" . April 2S. To the Sporting
Edltof of The Dec : What constitutes an
"unarraorcd protected crutacr ! " W. L. Ite .
dull.
dull.Ana.
Ana. A cruiser whichi ! not completely
armored , but whcwo Armament , machinery
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plate.
OMAHA , April 2fi. To the Sportlnc
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(2) ( ) Have yon any records of ( its ? Dan nil
record ot two nhutouts and two Ill's In two
Kamtfl ever been equaled , and by whom ?
J. J. 1) .
Atie. (1) ( ) Itughra pitched with Sacramento
last ycnr nnd has been playing ball for BCT-
cral yrnrs. (2) ( ) No. Ho ! record In those two
samca has never been equaled.
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