SPORTING GOSSIP OF WEEK
Omoha'fl ' Babes Turn Backward in Their
General Flaying.
FALL OFF IN BATTING AND FIELDING
Flgnro * Io Xot Show Them Up Very
Blroiis Wlmt the Other * In the
Orent IInee Are Doing
nt I'rcucnt.
The Habcs did not set the world afire In
the week that Intervened between last Fri
day and the Prldny bcfojrt In that time
they played four games and lost them all ,
one to Kansas City and the other three to
Indlananolls. Ono of them was a shutout ,
the one we lost to the Cowboys ; another
was lost purely and simply on errors , but
the last two were nice exhibitions of the
great American game. , Wlth the showing
that we made against the Champions , It
dots look aH If we might be able to do
something with the weaker teams that will
follow. There Is a bit of consolation to. be
found In pretty nearly everything.
The Individual records have fallen off al
most without exception over the preceding
week. Heat particularly has done abomi
nable work. Out of twenty-seven chances
he had In the four games he accepted only
seventeen , making ten errors. Out of
eleven times nt bat he made one single.
That work Is decidedly amateurish and If
it continues It looks as If a little bit of
attention should be paid to him. It Is
reported that ho Is playing for his release.
If this Is found to be so , the quicker he
Is allowed to drop the better for the team.
Hustnce , too , continues his poor work In
the Held and nt the b'at. Griffin Is the only
one of the Infield who has shown any Im
provement. He has been batting a blue
streak , easily leading the whole team In
this respect during the wock. Lyons has
been making errors altogether too fre
quently. Taken ns a whole , the Infield Is
In a decidedly weak condition Just nt pres
ent. The outfield has been just about the
same as It has been. Altogether , there Is
n very crying need for the use of the ax.
The following tables show the record made
during the week and the Increase and de
crease In the Individual work of the week
preceding :
HATTING AVKHAGH *
C5. AH , U. HII.TH.Av. Inc. Dec.
Grimn 4 18 3S.9 11
Lyons 4 12 25.0 19.4
Hunictt . . . .4 16 25.0 10,3
'th 4 1C 18.8 1C. : ,
IlnKcrmnn .3 11 18.2 3.7
Carroll . 2 7 14.3
KUHtuce . . . .4 17 11.8 WA
Ko.it . 4 1C C.3 29.0
McCuuley . .I 1Cn 0.0 31.3
Klshcr . 3 8 0.0 G.G
Daub . 1 2 0.0
FIELDING AVURAGU.
PO. A. E. Av. Inc. Dec.
llnlllnKSworth . . .12 2 0 100.0 13
IlriKcrinun 100,0
Flxlicr 0 11 0 100.0
Grlflln 7 10 1 91.4 5.5
WcCnulcy 10 8 1 91.2 5.8
Hurnctt 90.9
Ktihtnco 4 12 2 88.9
Daub 0 C 1 85.7 14.3
Lyons 51 1 5 2.4 15.4
Carroll 75.0
Roat 4 13 10 C2.9 24.1
The team fielding average has been 88.6 ,
against 80.8 for the week before , and the
batting average has been 14.4 , against 19.0.
The result of the week's work has had
nn appreciable effect upon the averages un
to date. Whereas a week ago Friday the
team fielding average was 92.7 , It has now
fallen to 88.8 ; the team batting average was
2D.9 and now It is 21.9. The unofficial aver
ages up to last Friday are as follows :
HATTING AVERAGE.
G. AH. U. BTI.TB. Av.
The coming week may boost up the Babes
a bit in the table. Minneapolis goes up
against a harder proposition on the face of
the returns in her present series with
Columbus and something still stronger In
the Champions , with whom they also have
four games. Detroit , too , Is now tackling
Comlskey'a strong aggregation of Saints.
We arc now In the middle of a series of four
with the Brewers , and will follow that up
with a series with the Wolverines. If the
Babes will not be able to push along a bit
with these aggregations well , there will be
no question about where wo are at unless
some specific Is given to Omaha's representa
tives.
The first encounter between the eastern
and western divisions resulted In favor of
the former. In all there were fourteen
games played out of the scheduled sixteen ,
and the east captured nine of the number.
Kansas City and Minneapolis broka even ,
getting two out of the four ; St. Paul gel
only one out of three and Omaha dropped all
three. In every way the east seems to have
outplayed the West , according to the totals
In the following table :
Won. Lost. Runs. Hits. Errors.
East 9 B 81 141 41
West 5 9 51 100 63
The only unexpected happening was the
repulse of the Saints , as It was generally
believed that that aggregation of veterans
would moro than break even with the Brew
ers. A postponed game oven prevented them
making it two and two. Minneapolis anil
Detroit and Columbus nnd the Blues have
been sized up as matches for each other
and they did exactly as they were expected.
* There has not been the slightest change
. In the table from a week ago. Indianapolis
is stjll nt the head of the push , although it
has lengthened Its lead qulta a bit. St.
Paul Is a good second , while Columbus am :
Kansas City nro still having It out for third
place. The Brewers head the second divi
sion , Detroit and Minneapolis are seesawing
for the next place and Omaha is a gooi
tallcndcr.
In the big league thcre , has been no mlghtj
upheaval cither , although there are a tew
changes In the race. The Reds have main
tained their nice little lead and they ore
a half block from any ono behind them
The Beaneaters pulled them up a bit , bu
with Brooklyn coming for ono game am
Plttsburg for n couple nfUrvvard , they ougb
to retrieve themselves. During the lattct
part of the week they bob up against the
Giants and Scrappy Joyce's outfit may give
them n tussle , judging from the way they
have rounded to. Clncy will have a strongei
lot of teams ngulnst her from now on , nn <
It would not bo surprising should they take
a tumble down the ladder.
Thcro nro a couple of pretty races Jus
now on the column. Cleveland , Boston
New York and Baltimore are nil In a bunch
nnd they are giving each other a hot chase
Baltimore has recovered apparently from
her slump , Cleveland Is trudging along In a
wavering sort of way , while the Qlants nnd
the Bcaueaters are keeping up the lick they
started come ten days ago. Below them
re another four pretty well bunched Phil
dclpUia , Brooklyn , Chicago and I'UUburjj
Bt. txnits and Louisville arc In n class ail by
themselves ,
Thcro has been n bit of shaking up In all
the Western league teams , owing to the fart
that today Is the date upon which every ono
of the aggregations has to get under the
salary limit. There have been fewer
changes in the west than In the cast.
Minneapolis has done the most of It , St.
Paul , Omaha nnd Kansas City being pretty
nearly what they were nt the opening of the
season In their personnel , Milwaukee and
Detroit have both made some decided
changes In their Infields , while Columbus
has been doing some tall hustling for pitch-
rg , her weakest department.
Dlnmnnil Hunt.
It Is claimed that Louisville's great weak
ness Is at the backstop.
Ycnger of the Drooklyns has n delivery
Imllar to that of the famous Kid Nichols.
Neither Tenncy nor Doyle , the crack first
mscincn , Is playing any better ball than
Tucket of the Biooklyns.
Thr pitching of Clark Griffith nnd Cy
Young this season has ticrn marked by al
most perfect control of the ball.
Dick Paddcn , the Pirates' second hasp-
man , deserted his team last week because
of n fine at the hands of an umpire.
Knepper , who was released by Indianap
olis and nmda arrangements to go to Co-
umbus , has been recalled by the Hooslers
Monsieur La Chance Is playing nn In nnd
out game In the Brooklyn shortfleld. nnd
Jarnlc Is casting about for a regular short-
fielder.
Elmer Smith Is batting at a .440 clip for
Cincinnati. McCarthy , who took his place
n Pittsburg , Is knocking them out nt the
rate rt' .400.0
Pitcher "Cy" Swalm has the satisfaction
of having compelled the Washington club to
ccall him from his voluntary exile , after
laving vainly tried to farm him out.
Hill Clark , who was called the greatest
Irst baseman in New York last year , Is in
Mttsburg , trying to get his release from
s'ew York , BO that he cun Join the Western
enguo.
Lewis , the Boston pitcher who shut out
Brooklyn with one hit , Is nn ex-Amherst
man. It was his first game since his re
turn from Harvard , where he has been
coaching.
Twlrlers Yeager of Brooklyn , Hughes of
flnkimore nnd Rube Willis of Boston are
the most promising pitching novices In
many a season , though Hughes classes up
several notches above the others.
Pitcher Warren Beckwlth. who enlisted
n the army at Crcston , la. , Is Robert T.
: , Incolu's son-in-law. It Is said that he
went to war In the hope of conciliating Lin
coln , who referred to him ns a "base ball
buffoon. " Beckwlth eloped with Lincoln's
daughter.
DEVOTEES OF GUN AND ROD
13 crytlilMK Ilenily for ilie ( .rent Con
vention of lliininicrlfNH ICxpertM
nt Omiilin TliU Week.
Every arrangement Is about complete for
.ho annual shooting tournament of the Ne-
lirnaka State Sportsmen's association this
week , vvhlch promises to be the biggest
shooting event in the history of the body.
The big money that has been put up Is
xmnd to attract a big attendance and in it
will bo some of the crack shots of the
country. The major part of those who were
at the tournament nt DCS Moincs and Kansas
City will surely be hero nnd In add'MI !
there are not a few Nebraska boys who
want in on the money and prizes.
Thcro has been n little change in the
program as published last Sunday. The
.ourney proper docs not begin until Tues-
lay , but in reality it wljl commence to
morrow morning. The entire day will be
spent In practice and no doubt several In
teresting events will be' pulled off. The
: ourney , which was intended nt first to
close on Friday , will be continued over
Saturday. On that date one of the most
Interesting matches of the whole tournament
will take place. This Is to be a twenty-live
bird handicap , entrance fee for which will
bo $25.
The grounds of the Omaha Gun club , upon
which the tournament is to take place , have
been extensively renovated for the affair.
A nice lunch stand has been put up and all
.he buildings have been put in proper con
dition. Thcro are shelters over the stands ,
so that the weather will not Interfere.
The management looks for a good attend
ance of spectators In view of the accom
modations. Access to the grounds is easy ,
.be ' Council Bluffs motoV line carrying pas
sengers to the entrance of the park.
Some Idea of the magnitude of the. tourna
ment can bo obtained from tbo fact that the
committee of management is counting con
fidently upon breaking very nearly EO.OOO
clay birds during the tournament and killing
several thousand live pigeons. All these
are at hand , so that there will bo no lack
of things for the shooters to crack at when
once the war begins. A goodly contingent of
the contestants are expected In the city dur
ing the course of the day and evening.
Some of the out-of-town visitors
to ' bo hero will bo as follows :
Chria L. Funk , Pueblo , Colo. ; A. P. Dlge-
low , Ogden , Utah ; H. B. Collins , St. Louis ,
Mo. ; Louis Erhardt , Atchlson , Kan. ; F. N.
Cockrell , Platte City , Mo. ; J. P. Lucas and
A. W. Lucas , Mendon , Mo. ; H. W. Koohler ,
Leavenworth , Kan. ' , Mr. Moore , Lincoln ,
Neb. ; A. D. Mermod , Canon City , Colo. ;
Fred Gilbert , Spirit Lake , la. ; A. M. Bern-
h'ard , Hastings. Neb. ; Charlie Budd. DCS
Molnes , la. ; L. Harrison , Minneapolis ,
Minn. ; E. D. Fulford , Utica , N. Y. ; C. M.
Grimm , Clear Lake , la. ; Rolla Koikes , Day
ton , O. ; LeRoy Woodard , Campello , Mass. ;
Sim Glover , Rochester. N. Y. ; E. D. Pike ,
Dayton , O. ; I. J. Graham , Sault Ste. Marie ,
Mich. ; A. A. Glade , Grand Island , Neb. ; H.
McMurchy , Syracuse , N. Y. ; Dr. J. W.
Smith , St. Louis ; J. R. Wllmot , Lexington ,
Mo. ; Dr. Max C. Starkloff , St. Louis ; Ed
Prendergrnst , St. Louts ; Herbert Taylor , St.
Louis ; O. W. Clay. Austcrlltz ; Ky. ; C. M.
Powers , Decatur , 111. ; Richard Merrill , Mil
waukee , Wis. ; A. P. Blgelow , Ogdcn , Utah ;
Taylor Cox , Karl Junction , Mo. ; John J.
Hallow ell , Ilrldgeport , Conn. ; A. G. Court
ney , Syracuse , N. Y. ; J. C. Fanning , Bata-
vla , N. Y. ; W. N. Bates , Palmyra , Mo. ; J.
S. Fanning , San Francisco , Cal. ; Paul
Lltzke , Hot Springs , Ark. , and Paul North ,
Cleveland , O.
The Flsh Protective association which has
just been started recently Is going about
its business In n way that leaves no doubt
that its efforts will not result In the way
that those of Its predecessors have In the
past. During the la&t weeks two laddy-
bucks who have indulged in Illegal fishing
with seines have been scooped In and both
have been given a dose that they are not
likely to forget. The offenders were Carl
Uruner and Frank Brown , both of whom
were convicted before Justice of the Peace
Houck nnd were sentenced to pay a fine of
$25 and costs. In addition to that a big
slna has been confiscated and Is now in the
sheriff's possession It Is proposed to do-
lapldato this In a fashion that will make It
useless and tlicn to place It on exhibition
somewhere where it will furnish fishermen
with an object lesson of the means that
have been employed to devastate Cut Off
lake.
lake.There
There is not the sllghttst reason why this
lake should not be ono of the best fishing
spots in this section of the country. There
are plenty of game flsh there If they are
only allowed to breed. Early each spring
however , seiners have infested it tp such
a degree that they hove captured or scared
off the finny inhabltauts of the sheet of
water. With hook and line fishing there
would bo fish to spare and every fisherman
lu this vicinity could have all the royal
sport with croppy , bass and pickerel that
he could wish. Moro than all other con
siderations , the lake would afford an op
portunity for those who either have not the
time or the money to take1 longer trips for
a bit of the good old kport of IkeWalton. .
On account of It * ncarncM to the city the
lake afford * nn Idcnl place for A man of fl h-
Ing proclivities to take n day's outing with
friends or family , There are plenty of fifth
thcro now , nnd there would bo many more
If n guarantee wan given that they will bo
protected , for the State Fish commission Is
ready to stock It up to Its capacity. What
moro could n fiihcrman want a lake not
more than three or four miles from the
heart of the city and not far from the end
of a car line , surrounded by grassy and
wooded banks nnd stocked with royal game
like baxs ?
U Is hoped that every man with the right
sort of blood In his veins will seize the
opportunity of joining In the good work.
The association Is ready to take In every
body who is willing to donate his mite.
Ono can subscribe a monthly subscription
of any size he can stand , and If he cannot
do that ho can give his services for n half
night's watch and enjoy some good fishing
In the morning. Whatever money Is secured
will bo spent in the right way. Two deputy
sheriffs are now patrolling the shores of the
Jake each night , and the expense Is paid
out of the contributions. Every man , even
If ho goes out but once n year , can well
afford to contribute a little toward support
ing a good place at which he can enjoy
himself.
The effect of the association's work during
the last three weeks has already been felt.
In the last seven days a large number of
fishermen have been on the lake and report
good catches. Eddie Lawler was out the
other day and caught n nice strlr. . ; of bass ,
one of which was up to a pound and a half
In weight.
Fish Commissioner Lew May is tickled to
death over the prospective flsh display at the
exposition. Despite the fact that the utatu
turned down the state commission on Its
scheme to secure nn appropriation for n
state exhibit , It proposes to assist tbo gov
ernment materially In the one that will be
In the United States building. Mr. May de
clares that the exhibit , w filch Is already
arriving , will bo even rribre attractive nnd
complete than that at the World's fair.
The state will contribute largely with fish
that live In the streams of Nebraska.
Billy Townsend , who has been In Mexico
and roundabouts for the past two months
In search of health , will arrive in the city
today. He is reported to be In much better
health. On Saturday he stopped over In
Kansas City and took In the state shoot
there.
Federal Judge Munger , United States
Marshal Thummcl and United States Dis
trict Attorney Sawyer propose to invade
Iowa this week and endeavor to attract some
of genus mlcropterus nnd any other old
thing they can pull up out of the deeps.
The party does not expect to be able to
overstock the market , however.
It Is reported that In response to the re
quest of sportsmen of Chamberlain , S. D. ,
the United States Indian agents at Crow
Creek and Lower Brule agencies have been
asked to prohibit the Indians of these reser
vations from destroying ducks nnd duck eggs
In and about the lakes and ditches in Brule
county.
-A party of Wayne fishermen visited Lake
Qulunebaug last week and brought back
with them 130 pounds of bass , perch , sunfish ,
channel catfish and pickerel. They reported
the lake well stocked.
Six hunters at Eldorado , la. , were fined
last week for violating the state law In re
gard to shooting on Sunday. This law was
passed by the last legislature of Iowa , and
this Is probably the first prosecution under
the new law. The vlolatois were given the
maximum fine by the local justice.
The little town of Kronberg in the Tannus
mountains in Germany will celebrate In
August the 600th anniversary of the found-
lug of its ancient and honorable target com
pany. An invitation to the municipality of
r'rankfort-on-Maln , dated September 6 , 139S ,
has been found in the archives of that city.
Great preparations will bo made in honor
of the occasion and valuable prizes , given
by the emperor , kings and princes , are ex
pected to draw competitors from every part
of Germany.
WITH HORSES AND HORSEMEN
Arrnnffcmenta for a IIlKli Qrnde Run-
nincr Mcetliiir to lie Held at
Omnhn Tlila Summer.
It Is all settled now and during the com
ing summer Omaha people and visitors will
bo given a chance to take in a running meet
that will be the real thing. It will run cer
tainly for fifteen days , beginning August 18
and ending September 3 , and if the success
that attends is sufficient to warrant it may
be continued another fifteen days. It Is not
to bo a selling plater affair , nor an'occaslon
for outlaws , but the best thoroughbreds on
the eastern tracks are to be attracted here
and It Is to be run under the rules of the
American turf congress.
The board of directors of the Fair and
Speed association has hesitated long over
the matter and finally saw that its loss , If
any should bo Incurred , would be small ,
while It Is taking a long chance of making
some money. It Is a matter of attendance
largely and In view of the fact that Omaha >
people have not been given an opportunity I
for a long time now of seeing a thoroughbred - |
bred going around the circuit and because '
of the people likely to come to the exposl- I
tlon , it is very probable that good crowds I
'
will turn out. As to the horse attendance
there Is to be no trouble about that. Wher
ever a purse of any size Is hung up runners
will flock to It like files around molasses.
There are thousands on the eastern tracks
and as the great big majority of these are
bound to win nothing , they will come to a
point where they will have a chance of pickIng - |
Ing up something. Omaha will have a
chance to draw from the St. Louis track ,
which closes on August 14 and will get
others from Chicago. [
It is not likely that anything in the way
of the meeting will be done until the trotting |
meet Is over. The directors will then tnKft
hold of the project In earnest.
Practically everything Is in readiness for ,
the light harness meet next month. All .
the privileges are let and nothing remains
now except for the entries to come in. Secre
tary Solomon has already received the van
guard In the shape of a couple from Ohio ,
but nothing much will bo entered ( or the
next few vseeKs. In fact , the entry list will
look bare until the week ending with Jun > >
11. On the latter date the entiles close. It
la anticipated that there will be souiewhcio
between 300 nnd 400 fljers on tbo track when
the rules open. That Is the piedlcllou of
Brad DuBols of the Denver track , who has
bicn tiavellng about to boom his cute Hat.
He declares that fully 100 to 150 horses on
fie St. Joseph track , who are to bo run on
the eastern circuits , will take In the Omaha
niecliiig before going east. In addition to
this we will have hero a couple of hundrcl
of the flyers who will race at the Deliver and
Colorado Springs meetings.
The horse season is now on in full blast.
The lime for the trotters has pi rived , and
in a week or so tbo light harness meetings
will be occupying space In the papers. The
lurf has been at It for some time now nnd
Is at last In full swing. Ixr.ilHviile. ? 'ow
York , St. Louis , Chicago nnJ fcomo minor
tracks are all at It.
There Is some little prospect that Billy
Paxton will match his good colt The Mer
chant against some one of Marcus Daly's
string. The latter made a proposition to
pick one out of his bunch against any other
colt of the same years in the country , the
choice to be made In September and the
race to bo pulled of In the following mouth.
Paxion Is willing to have the pick made atl ]
once nnd to hold the race na soon as possible , j
The Merchant Is ono of the speediest of his
age In the countr/irnilSs considered by many
horsemen In thcse3 > ttft to be the equal of
anything In the U l States.
In Cleveland ln % week big prices were
paid for harness hcursci. Flvo from the Palo
Alto farm brought | 16CO. . Bctonlca , 2:10H : ,
was purchased ior.7ROO , and a colt , Molltn ,
by Mendoclno , Boljl , f9f J4.700. This Is the
largest price paid fyro , 2-year-old In several
years. u at
Trnek Ooaalp.
Baron Rogers , 2PJi : , will be seen on the
Russian turf. * . t
European horsemferf" are trying to buy
Derby Princess , 2BI,4.
The racing season , vvhlch has been on In
Son Francisco slnArNovembcr 1 , terminated
Friday. v
Fourteen-year-old Hal Pointer Is to be
dragged around the half-mile tracks again
this Beacon.
The two fastest trotters Allx , 2:03 : > i ,
and Nancy Hanks , 2:0i : are now owned in
New England.
Hamburg's first start this season will be
In the Bclmont nt n mile and three fur
longs , vvhlch will be run at Morris park
next Thursday.
The name Commodore Dewey has already
been claimed by W. W. Estlll of Lexing
ton for n colt foaled April 21 by Bow Bells ,
dam Macedonia , by Onward.
Edmund Tattersall. head of the great
auctioneering .firm of Tattersalls , Is dead.
The name of Tattersall Is probably tile most
widely known In the turf world.
Joe Wheeler , 2:67Vi. : one of the sensa
tional pacers In California last season , is
said to bo BO lame as to make any racing
on his part this season doubtful.
The American horse Nominee. 2:17V1 : > re
cently won a two mile race In Russia In
4:54. : The race was on tho. Ice , from a
standing start , In weather fourteen de
grees below zero. .
The celebrated Bethel trotted her first
race abroad under her own name nt Ham
burg , April 11 , nnd the best she could do
was fourth to Dick Miller , she UottlUK 3,150
meters In 5:14. : Dick Miller went 3,103 me
ters lu Cll. :
There are seventeen trotters with records
from 2:03 : % to 2:08 : nnd seventy-two pacers
with records from l:59Vi : to 2:08 : , and there
nro fifty-five trotters with records from
2:08U : to 2:10 : and 121 pacers with records
within the same limits.
The crack California mare , Flcur do Us ,
4 , by Imp. Maxlm-Fleurette , pulled up lame
after nn exercising canter recently nnd her
owner , Ah Stemler , fears she la permanently
broken down. She will not come east to
flll her engagements in the Brooklyn and
Suburban handicaps.
SPORT AMONG BIG COLLEGES
IVchraNkn Uiilvcritlty Tcnm In
Good Hull Ynle-IInrvnril-Cor-
iicll Wnr Henewetl.
The University of Nebraska has been playIng -
Ing some pretty good base ball of late. The
ono-sldcd game with the University of Mis
souri at Lincoln on Wednesday last has
been much discussed on the Lincoln campus
since then and the students have madq up
their minds that they saw a very interesting
game for seven Innings. It was Nebraska's
game , 14 to 2. Of the fourteen runs 'twelve
were made in thpfirpttwo ( 'innings , nnd ,
barring these. It was as fine a game as ono
could wish to seev BJako pitched a great
up-hill game for Issourl and his team gave
him fair support. For Nebraska Melford
pitched a great game , allowing the visitors
but five hits. On , ho return from the south
ern trip the Nebraska boys defeated the
team from Washburn college , 12 to 10 , In an
exciting , though very loosely played , game.
There is a possibility that Cornell , Yale
and Harvard may not meet on the water
this spring after'"lill. " The trouble Is over
the question of dates nnd If Cornell stands
pat on an agrccnlfentalready made and If
Yale and jHarvarcf'refnse to give way from
their present demand there wiir&srtalnly tfe
no race. Attho"tfme Cornell waived its
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right as champion of last year's race to
name the course for this year's race and
acceedcd to the desire of Yale and Harvard
that the race be rowed at New London and
the date of the race was definitely fixed.
Acting on this arrangement Cornell made
agreements with Pennsylvania and Columbia
to row at Poughkeepsle within ten days.
Now Yale wants the date of Its race with
Cornell and Harvard changed and says that
unless U is changed Cornell will be debarred
from the privilege of rowing Yale. The con
tention of Yale and Harvard in the contro
versy is that the agreement concerning the
date was.merely a verbal one with Captain
Colson of the Cornell crew and was not
meant to be binding. Cornell maintains that
nn understanding reached by the captains of
three 'varsity crows , even though it were
oral , should bo perfectly binding. In order
to make its agreements with Yale and
Harvard absolute and final In the near
future the captains and managers of Cornell
teams have been instructed to secure such
agreements in writing , signed by Urn cap
tains and managers of Yale and Harvard
athletic teams entering the agreement.
Coach Cook of the Yale crew has an
nounced the selection of the 'Varsity crew
for this season by stating that the following
oarsmen would be given uniforms : Captain
Payne Whitney , W. B. Williams , J. W.
Cross , F. W. Allen , J. C. Grcenleaf , R. A.
McGee , H. P. Wlckes , James C. Greenway ,
J. Penn Brock and R. P. Flint. This num
ber ten Is the usual list selected to go to
New London. Dave Rogers and W. E. Gris-
weld of last year's 'varsity boat are' not
given uniforms. All the above oarsmen ex
cept Captain Whitney were members of last
year's freshman crew.
Coach Courtney now has three Cornell
'varsity crews rowing on Cayuga lake , N. Y , ,
and they are all rowing so well that he does
not know which crew he will pick to send
against Yale , Harvard , Columbia , Pennsyl
vania and other crews that are looking for
trouble. The first 'varsity crew Is most
likely to bo selected ; It consists largely of
the men who defeated Yale , Harvard and
other crews last year. The second 'varsity
crew is composed of the men who were sub
stitutes on last year's first 'varsity crew and
some new men who have turned out to be
good oarsmen. The third 'varsity crew Is
mostly composed ol.Jast year's freshman
crew.
The contest forjne honor of representing
Cornell Is really betNyen the first and second
end 'varsity boats , In which the order Is
now as follows : Flut 'varsity , Stroke ,
Brlgga ; 7 , Savage ; (9 ( Oddle ; 5 , Sweetland ;
4 , King ; 3 , Moore ; 2HBentley ; bow , Dalzell ;
coxswain , Colson. aicond 'varsity , Stroke ,
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twodays , she tried sooof yourCASCAHETS ,
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immediately.V ? both recommend Cuscarets. "
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Raymond ; 7 , Ludtum ; C , Holloway ; E , Wake-
tnani I 4 , Bailey ; 3 , 1'erklns ; 2 , Bcardslco ;
bow 1 , Stamford ; coxswain , Fisher.
BLATHER OFJTHT PUGILISTS
McCor'n Vlolnrr O cr Huhlln Act * All
the TotiKnr * < o WnKKlnic
Once More.
It was McCoy's fight all right last Friday
night , his cleverness being able to over
come his disadvantage In. size , as was ex
pected. Huhlln , however , put up n sur
prisingly good scrap nnd might have done
somewhat better even lu fact , ns well as
ho did In the first few rounds had not Mc
Coy's damage to his cyo handicapped him
badly. The big fellow has not much to
regret , even If the decision was handed In
against htm.
There was ono feature In the bout wMch
cannot help to be somewhat discouraging to
McCoy's followers. It Is the same which
figured in the match with Dan Crsodon.
In both these goes McCoy landed only n
few hard blous , and none of them were
particularly hard nt that. The prouodtlon
bobs up whether ho Is able to hit a Mow
which will be suniclcnt to put n man to
sleep. If ho Is not he may as well stop
chasing tliii championship Ignis fntuus , since
all his cleverness alone will never be able
to put him on top of the heap.
There is no question that a clever man
In the boxing line has a big advantage In
the ring , but In addition to that he must bo
a glutton for punishment nnd a hard
puncher. There U hardly n man In the
world who is not ready to admit that Cor-
bett was fnr ahead of Fltzslimnons In
science , but there Is pretty nearly ns gen
eral n bclltf that he was not In the same
class with the lanky champion when It came
to hitting and taking punishment. So Mc
Coy may go on getting decision after de
cision , but some day somebody with a good ,
stiff punch , and who docs not mind his tapa ,
will hand htm one that will lambast every
ounce of championship ambition out of htm.
McCoy has now announced that ho will
go after Maher and Ooddnrd , but it looks as
if he Is picking out some mighty easy fruit.
Both these ought to bo dead ones before
him. Joe Choynskl will glvo him n much
harder proposition , if the Hebrew fighter is
in any short of shape nnd is not In the
physical condition In which many of his
admirers believe he is despite his assertions
to the contrary. Then conies big Jim
Jeffries , who Is a mountain high nsplralit
for honors now.
Time has not yet been given for Fltzslm-
mons to say Just what ho will do , now that
McCoy has put Huhlin out of the way. There
Is a sneaking opinion prevalent In pugilistic
circles that the redheaded fighter had some
sort of nn Idea that the Akron giant would
bent McCoy. If he had that Is dissipated
now , and it is pretty nearly up to Fltzsim-
mons again. To be sure , the latter has
made a proposition , but on its surface It
iJces not look ns if thcro was much good
fnlth in it. It will bo remembered that
1-itz requires n side bet of $10,000. With
such a plain out-and-out prize fighting
proposition , the scrap would have to bo car
ried off to Nevada again and It is question
able whether any manager would bo willing
to handle It out there. The non-success
that attended the Fitz-Corbett fight was
nat exactly an allurement.
Jim Corbett's challenge to McCoy at the
ringside Is tinged with a bit of humor. The
ex-champ's show must be in mighty poor
D ! > ? DC Jucl now. He is probably being forces
back into the ring to make some shekels.
There are several good matches on tap
for June , but the rest of this month is likely
to be pretty quiet. Maher and Goddard are
: o have another set-to on next Saturday night
in New York. This is about the only event
that Is likely to attract any sporting Inter
est of more than a local character uitil Cas
per Leon and Jimmy Barry come together.
Pugs are swarming Into the city In con
siderable numbers and defis and counter
defls are being hurled about quite promis
cuously , but nothing of any consequence Is
coming up in a way that is likely to repay
them for their visit. It is pretty certain
that the South Omaha Athletic club will
not give another entertainment until some
tlmo next month , although efforts are be
ing made to pull off a couple or three bouts
in the next couple of weeks.
The wager between a couple of sports In
this city that Adams could and would knock
out Homer Kirk is likely to fall through.
Jim Jeffries , who was eager to come east
and gather in a few moro scalps after his
success with Sharkey , has cooled off a bit
and now says that he will not come until
next fall.
General SportliiR Ooimlp.
Charles H. Ktlpatrick , the ex-champion
amateur half mile and world's record holder
for that distance , will meet Thomas P. Con-
ncff , the noted mllcr , In a pocl l race at
1.320 yards at Doston on Memorial day.
Thin race will be the first run by Kllpntrlck
since bin trip to Europe last summer , where *
ho met the crack English middle distance
flyers.
Next to the Rocbcr match the contest lu
vvhlch Yougouf , the "Turk , " will secure the
most attention Is the one with "Stranglcr'
tavvls , which in to be held In Chicago on
Juno ! ! 0. The purse la 12,000 , Iho biggest
over put up In n wrestling match. Flying
falls will be permitted and Lewis' famous
strangle hold may also bo allowed.
At the spring championship meeting undet
the auspices of the Amateur Athletic union
at New Orleans recently one Flannagac
created n new world's record by throwing"
the sixteen-pound hammer 1C3 feet 7 inches.
WHIST NOTES.
The following Is n problem proposed by
Cavendish , In "Whist : " "I am afraid sou
will say this problem Is too easy , but easy
problems may be just ns Instructive as hard
ones. North holds ace , Jack , ten , eight ,
seven , three of a plain suit. He lead's nee ,
then seven ( or to pacify original fourth
beaters , ncc , then eight ) . The curds nro
plnvcd thus : Flist trick North , ace : Kast ,
four ; South , two ; West , five. Second trick
Notth , seven ( If a fourth best remnluer , or
eight If an original fourth bcstcr ) ; Kast ,
king ; South , nine ; West , six. Noith Is re
quired to place the queen.
Scores nt the Omaha Whist club were ns
follows for the meeting last Wednesday
night. Hecords of games are Invited from
other clubs :
Ridlck nnd Moratrmtl 201
Hlnl and Sctllmvr 2ill
Crummer and Hutrlll 199
McDowell nnd McNutt 197
Himhimin and Thotims 198
Melkle and Stebblns 196
Shea nnd Allen 19t
Luvvienct'and I'etors 11)1 )
Calm nnd 1'opu 1W )
Jordon mid Haulier 1S3
The eighth American Whist congress will
bo held from July 11 to July 15 In the Hotel
Vcndomo nt Hoston , Moss. The plan of play
adopted by the executive committee at the
mid-winter meeting In Buffalo Includes six
teen general contests. These nrc for prizes
established by different clubs nnd private
persons , nnd me meant as marks of ex
cellence In various lines of play.
Private conventions Jinvo been often de
fended with the argument that they are
similar In their operation to foot ball signals ,
regarding which no question of unfairness
has ever arisen. Fisher Ames , however ,
points out a distinction to the manifest dis
advantage of private conventions. "Foot
ball signals are a direction to the whole
team that a certain play will bo made.
Tlhs direction is necessary in order that
the team net together. It Is not unfair not
to disclose It to the opposing team for the
reason that the strategy of the game re
quires different plajs. But the play Itself
is not secret , nor its meaning one which the
adversaries cannot divine and meet ; they
can see and understand It as soon as it Is
executed. But n private convention means
giving to n card laid down some meaning
other than or beyond its usual or natural
meaning , nnd one which no amount of skill ,
shrewdness or readiness on the port of the j
adversaries could understand or provide
ngnlnst. This is nothing less than cheating
and no amount of argument can make it
anything else. "
AViill of n Fntlier.
Chicago Post : Ho was gloomy and de
pressed , and ever and anon ho clinched his
hands and gritted his teeth as If ho would
enjoy encompassing tbo death of some one.
"If I could only find him ! " he exclaimed.
"Who ? " they asked.
"The mn who Invented the jumping
rope , " he replied.
"What's the matter with him ? " they per
sisted.
"Matter with him ! " he cried. "You evi
dently don't know that I am the father of
a family of four girls. "
"Well ? "
"Well , I am rapidly going broke buying
shoes and getting them resoled. "
The Cramps at Philadelphia have secured
contracts from the Russian government for
a first-class 12,500-ton battleship and a
first-class 6,100-ton cruiser.
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