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Membei8bIp of the Lcnguo of American
WheeImen ahowa a falling of from the totals
i.- o a ago , the loss averaging ecveral
' - hundred a ccok. The high water mark of
r the Ientio last year was 103,000. On May
I 25 the total waa D2.767. A lively campaign
) 13 beIng waged to hell up the membership
anti thntsnnls ; of circulara nm being diatrib
uted telling of the advantage3 of the league.
None of these touch upon ( ho real trouble.
'rho league was organized primarily to prorn
tect thlntcrests of whecimen and protnoto
good roads. These have become side issues.
Control and management of racing absorb
- . , , the energies oE the management. to the cx-
elusion of measures that would appeal to
tito multitude of cyclists who ride for pleasUre -
Uro and exercise.
Riders who suffer from short breath and
who think they shouid retrain from long
rides bccause of It sbouiil disabuse their
minds. There Is no better cure for the
trouble than long-distance bicycle riding ,
tiut it. must be done very caretuliy. The
riiC5 at llrst should lc , short and then ho
gradually increased in distance until the
. limit of physical ciijoyment is reached. The
' ! ? shortness of breath is causel by unfilled air
celia , which become weak for want of exeN
_ , _ tIee by regular respiration. The gradual increase -
crease in the riding distancotdnds to fill the
nuscd celia and thereby increases the lung
capacity.
An attachment to a bicycle for laying a
. - - - temporary telephone line is the invention of
Captain Robert E. Thompson of the United
States army , and the censor at the Key West
cable oiTtco. A reel on the cycle Is wound
. with several miles of two insulated copper
. . , wires , and Is further equipped with a receiver -
ceiver and annunciatc.r. When the corn-
xnanllng otlicer desires to communicate with
an ofilcer in the field he dispatches the cycle
courier to him. As the wheelmen prorects
the telephone line is laid , and when the Ilehi
omccr is found the wheciman courier Him-
lly ) ( lismounts and linntls the officer the tele-
" lione apparatus , When the officer has finished -
) ished his coityorsation wlth'the comuutndant
the signal wheel-
Io hands the telephone to
who retraces his course , the line being
p PickCd 'Ii ' ) nutomatically by the reel on the
zcturn trip.
tometbing new in electric lamps for hi-
cyci is the dynamo lamp , which has many
characteristics of an ideal lamp. It burns
only while the vheel is in motion , alwaYs
reatly , no filling nor cleaning , no smoke
Imor smell and cannot be blown nor jarred
out. The dynamo is incloscd within a
cylindrical metal box about three inclleH in
diameter and tWO lflchcs thick , connecting
wlth light Insulated wires with a tiny
vacuum bulb set within a metallic reflecting
cup having ft Plahll glass front. The dymmatan
Is attached to either the front or rear forks
In such a fashion that the rubber tire just
grazes it enough to cause it to revolve when
the bicycle Is in motion. The frIction be-
tweeli the dynamo and tire is not. apire- )
Clfljio to the rider.
- Lut lazy , careless or unfortunate wheel-
Then wh6srnolce pilmt's and plilefi their briars
in time pocket withoUt dumping out the
ashes therefrom beware of the fate of enc
Frank Taxton , whose misfortune is circa-
Icied in the White Plains ( N Y. ) Argus. The
'a heelinan was coasting down a long Itill ,
'with his feet up , and vlmen not half way
down he found his clothing , more PartiCularly -
ularly his coat tails , burning as fIerce as a
gasoline flare. The conilagration was cx-
- ceellngiy uncomfortable to the wheelinan
and his speed in descending the hilt was too
swift to allow dismounting and retaining
lila anatomy In its normal condition. For
a few exciting moments Frank figured
wlmctlmer he would stop before ho was incinerated -
cinerated , or whether he would become in-
cimmerated and thou stop. lteachumigthe base
of the bill , with a small liortion of his coat
still In existence : the swiftly flying cycler
. - flotoI a pond at one side and with a quick
turh whirled through a gateway and
plunged , wheel amid all , into its depths. One
side and arm vore slightly scorched , but
the rider was not otherwise injured.
An ordinance has been iniroduced into
the Now York hoard of Aldermen to tax
bicycles and tricycles 2 each , excepting
those used by mail carricra , soldiers of the
militia and tim regular army and police-
4. .
Illen on ( lUty , the lmrocecls to be applied
to a fund for time repair of pavements. The
. .J _ _ ordinance also lrovitlcs for a re-enactment
of the old ordinances requiring lights at
nights , bells , 'etc. -
A muon who has conductemi a bicycle Ia-
struction hail for mmmoro than ton years
speaks as follows : "It seems to Inc as if
every day I s & more women on the road
with aim ungainly knee action. 'Flioy lift
their knees so high that they arc bounil
to look nvltvartl , while their skirts arc at
the mercy qf tlo breeze. Then timey won-
tiem why other women do not have the santo
trouble with their skirts amid why they
ritic tmo gracefully. They rouitl be aston-
Isimed if they were told timmtt it is all a
2mmtter of position amid pedalling , but that
Is the fact. nuLl eli 'rornemi should learn it. ' '
hero is nuother statement that will be
auririslmtg : "No macn or vommwii riling with
an ordinary six-immcli crank should have a
kites action of more than six incites , and
they could et along nicely inaiile of lIve
incItes. fly Ibis 1 macan that tIme distouce
between the jOSItiOIt of the knee wimemi the
pedal is down and the leg straightened out ,
nail when time pedal Is at its hlglmeit poiut
mmlmoull not be greater tItan five latches ,
When you conmibler that the pedal on a six-
latch crank wheat it is down is twelve inches
froan the voint of its uiwartl position. this
statement maeemns startling , The difference
between twelve incites and five is taken up
by an ankle motion. A woman wearing a
34 shoe by pointing her toes downward
whema the pedals reach the bottom limit can
easily reach thrce and a half Inches and
can reach the satno distance by pointing
time toes upward when the pedals are at
their highest imoint In time revolution of time
crank. Any woman who taRs net learned
to 'ankle' properly cane satisfied of this
- ammil learn how to lrovm3t her skirts from
lifting bectutso of unueccasary knee action
by simply trying the experiment of dipping
: _ . _ antI raising her foot with tint pedal rovolu.
tion 1)7 ankle motion the next time ho goes
out. nod at. the sante time noting the differ-
coca in the rise and tail of her skirts , Thu
matter of position conies lam ( or. Its con.
sidcration1 because to 'ankle'jmroperiy the
leg should be fully extended when the pedal
Ia down. '
' It frequently happens that when a racer
- . ) eComues famous be aiso beeoaaaes egotjs-
* icai , anti such seems to be the case wim
young Jacquelin , the French sprinter. who
Is the pride of his countrymen. At a recent
meeting. 'shea he scented about to attest
defeat , he insisted that all racing conditions.
rules antI regulations be subordinated to
his peraon3i wishes. else be would not ride.
Thu judges promptly declined to mceedc
to his dewands and forced him t mount
his wheel and start the race. lie did so ,
but made such a fluke of it that ha was
flncd $40.
TIlE HJCYCIil TIIAII1
litisltiesa AtTcett.Tii ; ; : ' % 'nr nmtl Os-er-
rumimct Iiam.
Talking on the subject of the bicycle trade
-Itresent and ftmturc-and time questions of
overproduction , stagnant business , etc. , ft.
1' . Gormuily , the well known manufacturer ,
recently expressed himself to at Now York
Times reporter in substance as follows :
"While business is not disturbing mao at
nil , there is no denying time fact that it-
the bicycle business-is in anything but
that healthy condition which Its friends
would like to see. Manufacturers have been
runnIng full up to the present time , and
have no reason to apprehend any immedl-
ate stoppage of orders , but It Is true that
salea are not what. they should be for this
season of the year. I don't attribute it to
the weather entirely. That unquestionably
has something to do with it , but. the war
has more. A simple reference to a daily
sales report vIlL show when war was do-
dared. Up to April 1 double time busimmess
of any other year tvns dommo , but the ( lay
after the deciaration of war sales imurnedi-
att'Iy began to fall off , and. have so con-
tinued. -
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1 UOfl t Know what time end of it is going -
ing to be. Don't see how there caa be ammy-
thing but a cleaning out of a lot of the
small fry. Consider for one moment. Time
buying commdltions are not nearly as favorable -
able as they were blat year. Two imundred
timousttmul young men will probably go to the
front during time lmresemmt var. Then there
are Probably another hundred -thousand
who vill be expecting a summons. Tlmo
greater number of tiaco were riders. Now.
stend of huyimmg a now machine , as they
lmad counted on doing , they not only defer
timis purchase , but in numberless instances
attempt to - dispose of their old bicycles in
order to raise money , because they believe
tint tlmey will imavo no use for a machine
during timis year at least.
"It fs a case of overproduction. I see no
escape front this commciusion. Today four , or ,
at time most , five of time leading factories
could smmpply the country. Reputation , cx-
lcrlence ) , mmd capital are necessary adjuncts
to the success of a bicycle businesa. Ex-
pcricnce is probably time most valuable of
all , for if dealers did not have tlmls experl-
once , time distrlbutjomm of goods would amot
ho wimat it Is , ammd today it Is 1mm time dis. I
tritutlng agencies timat time success or fail-
nrc of a bicycle business is to be found. I
consider branch stores as one of the necessary -
sary features 1mm time distribution of goods.
I have giemm mamost careful stamdy to time
question of time distributiomi of bicycles anti
time establIshment of agencies , Wlmile
tranches are OximensIve , timey more titan
repay timoniatelves if conducted on the right
lines.
"Now the trade generally cannot stand
the expense of brnnclm houses. It takes a
million of money ; moore titan that , It takes
experience in imandling time branches , and
an estabilsimed reputation back of time goods.
So with a lack of facIlities for time dlstribu-
tion of theI product the next six months
tviil witness a simaking out of time trade. I
don't believe timat there wili be any profits
in the business for the average inanufac-
uror-ccrtainly not for time new comnmer and
time small factories. "
lVlmismerigM or the VIeei ,
The warm sun timat shone all day ycster-
day had the desired effect upon the country
roads and all of timein simotmid be in splendid
shape to ride today providing time weather
man does not imand up another good , hard
rain. Last Sunday they were out In squads ,
companies , regiments and battalions and au
secimmed bound for the exposition grounds.
The Florence cycle path was kept hot all
day and those who rode over it report that
it is In fine condition , being as hard and
level as a floor , and that a run over it is
deligimtful. The new paving out Farnamu
street was Used a good deal by those who
did not miami hill cilmmmbing. while the Cemmter
street boulevard was also frequented , but
there is not. a short run around Omaha so
popular as the ommo out Shormnan avenue to
the exposition grounds and then north
tlmrough Miller park to Florence over the
Twentieth street boulevard and the Fioremmco
cycle path.
All of the local wheel clubs have called
runs for time tiny witlm the exception ot the
Tourist wheelnmemm and Captain ilartry says
that he is afraid to call one for fear of bring-
immg rain , as out of amino Sunday runs that he
has called- far this season the club has I
been able to fluke but one and all of tIme
rest haie been called off on account - I
count of rain. As a result the Tourists
have been given their old name of
'ltainmakeri ? ' again. Last Sunday Captain
Ifartry called a run to Jcffcrsomm square ,
which is but a imaif bioek fromn the club
rooms , in imope that they might be able to
nmake it , and thus break time Imoodoo , About
a dozen of time nmemmmbcrs , imeaded by the
captain , muoummtemi their wlmecis amid rode to
tlme park , wimen tlmey returned to time club
imouso and commgrattmlnted tlmenmeelves impon
the fact that they land it it able to muake
one called rumm out ofuiaiowitbout having it
rain.
Members of thTrianjdes'lle2i ; clubof the
Young Men's Cimristiaa assoclatiorm are trying -
ing to work up sodo bicycie cmmtlmusiasta'
by givhmg a grand Parade mind inviting au
clubs antI timmattaclmeal wimcelmmien in the city
to participate. The date set for time parade
vas Timusday evcmmiug last , btmt rain necessitated -
cessitated a postponement until tie commming
Tlmuriday , wlmen it is lmopetl timat a big crowd
of whocinten will turn out and participate.
Lanterns sith which to decorate wheels
will be furntsime1 by tlmu Young Men'
Christian association free and may be had
upon application at their building just he.
fore the parade forms ,
Time special policeman who has been doing
duty upon the Florence cycle path during
the last three week , baa aueceedeii in keep' .
inif teams off time path during the jatny
spell just passed admirably nmmd as a resuit
there Is not a wagoa wheel track to be seen
anywheie upon it.
Local racing meat are rapidly getting
themselves into condition for te geason'g
racing. Since it has been anoodneed tIma
Kammsaa and Nebraska are both to have hood
circuits the boys imave been wom'k.
log exceptionally hard wltlm a view of (01.
lowing both circuits. The only place .iimey
have to train is the Center street boulevari ,
where they have eigImta , quarters and halves
mamarked off so as to enable them to tell
soimiething near how fast they are sprinting ,
and time new fair grounds ? Gadke , I'rouix
anti Meleratuin are nil working out behind
Imacing macblues and are already goiug
along pretty fast , No remarkable time has
been made yet in training. but It is a trifle
- early to expect this and another ten days
may see some miles ridden under the two'
nminute mark and some quarters in 1c53 than
twenty-eight seconds.
The Li coimm road raqa which occurs t
morrow will not attract any- local racn
mcmi owing to the fact that the prizes were
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rather small , A small phtty Of enthusiasts
'gui go down to witness time event , imowever
A match race between Sager and Swan-
brougim , the chamdon tandem team , and
Starbuck and Church of Philadelphia , for an
unlimited pursuit race , to be run at Boston ,
is one of the now matches under way. The
two teams are probably the best long distance -
tanco teams in the world , and'tho Amcrlcan
champions will meet the Quakers lmnmo-
diately after their race with Gougoltz antI
Ltmnmbcrjack , the } 'renchmcn , which rne wilt
be run tomorrow at New York.
Time retail dealers of time city imave decided
to close a portion of the tine on Sundays ,
and liav accordingly come to an Agreement
as to the Imoura. hereafter they will be open
front S a. am. until 12:30 : p. m. , antI front 2
until 2:30 : p. m. , and in the evening ( roan C to
6:30 : p. m ,
Harry S. Field of Hartford , CJnn. arriveil
in the city last week. lie will Imave charge
of the oxhibi4 of the l'opo Mantmfacttmring
company at the exposition.
Aim interesting event is now bing plflnne
to conme ott sometime duriamg .iutme. It wIll
be a coasting contest , antI will be held on
West Farnam street , witim ndnlissiou free ,
the same as the road race. Time object will
be to furnish an entertainment for the
benefit of time vubiic and cycling. The affair
will be tmnler the tmmnnagemealt of the West-
era Cyclist of timis city , and a committee
of Prouminemat. wheelmemi will be asked to
omciato mmd assist in forming rules to
govern the affair. It will be sonmewimat of
an innovation in Ommmaha , nmmd it is imoped the
vimeeltieim wilt do their share in making it a
success , It will be strictly an anmateur
affair , and nn entrance fee of 50 cents tviil
be cimarged to defray the cost of pullimig tlmo
event off , Already quito a list of prtzcs
Imave been secured , amid it wiil be made
worth while to enter.
With the ltnetmmg Men.
Champlonslmip races are to be run at each
national circuit meet timi season , but it
almoulil ho rcmommmberetl tlmnt vitlm but six
cxccptlotms all these ovemits are trinl heats ,
as it were. The real clmanmpiommslmip races
will be run as follows : unIt a mile , one
mile antI two miles at IndIanapolis emi
August 10 , 11 and 12 ; one-third mile at
Woodside Park , Plmiladeiphia , on August 28 ;
one-quarter mile at Ambrose Park. liroek-
lyn , on October 1 ; five miles at Berkele
Oval , Now York , on October 8. In timeso
six races time wlamner viil score GO points ,
the second 40 , time third 20 , the fourth 20 amid
time fiftim fO , while ut the conveniently termed
trial contcst8 time fIrst five men will score
6 , 4 , 3 , 2 and 1 in order ,
Time complete national circuit scimedimie in-
eludes fifty-six. chaniplomisimip events , thirty-
tluee ot whicim are at one and two miles ,
the nummmber of mile contests being seven.
teen. Eiglmty five-mile races wili bo run ,
while fifteen contests will be for shorter ills-
tammees than omme mile , five being at otto-
fommrtlm , four at came-third antI six at omme-haif.
I Dmmrlng the season Chairman Mott will keep
I time public Informed on time progress of the
clmamnpionshtp struggle , wimich promises to
be irnnmeusciy interesting , by pmomuuigating
weekly bulletins of time standimmg of the
coammpetitors.
flocimester will hold tlmreo national circuit
meets this year , vhile New York wlii lmoid
four. Boston will have three amid Phila-
dolphin four. A'bury I'ark wilt also imavo
three , and so wili Imimlianapoils , itmffaio ,
Grceam Bay , Itacine , St. Louis and Louisville.
More titan 60OOO will be lUt up itt purses
for imational champiousimip honors at these
maceta.
Zimmerman , nlmo 'l amoW In Mexico , writes
that tIme amnateurs of timat country are very
fast , but not as lust as time best of tlm
American amateurs. 'Time interest in cycic
racing , ' ' writes the old-time clmnniplon , "is
very great and Americans are looked impon
as the greatest riders in the world. "
Toni Butler will meet Jaap Eden in a
match race the close of this month. The
details were virtually arranged last week in
Boston , wimen time entire flutler family decided -
cided to take a cbammce against the Freuclm-
men now in this country. Tom Butler is to
ride against Eden In a match race , Nat
Butler will take the measurements of
Gougoitz in a similar race and Frank Butler ,
time yoummgeat of time family , will measure
speed against Lambem'jack. After the single
races have been decided Tom and Nat But-
Icr , on a tandem , vili try their ability
against the French tandem teanm , ( iougoltz-
Lamberjack , and after that the entire bimach
of Butlers will mount a triplet and ride the
foreigners. This Is rather liku a family
affair , but It will be intensely interest-
big , nevertheless.
Eddie Bald , who is still 1 time south , is
anxious to test Imis speed against time almort
distance sprinters , and to that. cml lana issued
a general clmalicngo whlclm , ime hopes , wIlt attract -
tract the attontlon of the sprinting brigade.
"I nan willing to ride any man in Aamierlca , "
ho writes confidently , 'and I wiii immko the
nice on almost any tcrmns. If nmmy of time
Americans want to ride , I would uireter to
ride tlmeami first , but I stand ready to niect
all coammors , wimetlier they be American , English -
lish , Ccrumamm , French or Chinese , I would
prefer to have time race best two in tlmree
heats. of one anile cacim , as that is time best
imossibie commdltion for a race. Let thoio who
imave been so cmmergetic with their press no-
ticcaf come to time front now , and it tlmey w.nt
a deposit as a guarantea of good faith they
caim get It , " Time reports received from Bald
at Lotmi'iiie state thmmt Ito is in exceliemmt
condition and wilt make tbo ridp of his life
this yemir ,
Earl Peabody of chicago , who challenged
Zimammcrrnajn , according to , a western paper ,
( lellits that lme waamts to meet Zlnmmermmiama.
lie states that wlmile lie wommil be wiillamg to
meet the Jersey "skeeter. " he .is not over.
nnibitious to meet lminm , otimorwise , he would
turn prbessional ( or tiu occasion , "It I
sitould rido.agalnst Zirnnnca'mman ' , " says i'ea-
body , "and should be dcfeatmid , I would 1030
any reputation , while if I did rIde against
lmlth immmd ddteatetl hint time public would say
thait Zimmerman was a back number and
titus I would get no honor out of it any
way , "
More match races havebcen made this season -
son timanimas ever been knownbefore , The Na-
liommal Track Teaamm association miami tIme Amqer.
ican Cycle Racing association , who virtually
control the racing situation , have agreed on
eighteen snatch races , which will be run in
time next two months. Mtciaaei Is included
in these inatcimes. the principsi men being
Michael , Linton , Duffee , Tnyiore , Titus and
'raylor. ' Starbuck , Ray Duer and other independent -
dependent riders are to be given races on the
tracks controiied by the associations making
the engagements ,
. 'J'imrni'r Wlmeel 7'otcs.
Rita is called ( or Sun iay t leave Wig-
wama at 2 p , nm , for Ceuttr street course.
Vatten , fornmcriy a member of the Kammsas
City Turaverein , has taken amp his residence
1mm this city , lie is a witecimnan of the most
enthusiastic type and Insists upon being
timorougialy initiated in \Ytgsamu's myB.
teries at thg next tepee ,
Time braves to tbe number of twelve
made Erug's park Sunday last as allies of
time Kegei club. Picked teamna from them
and the Kegel club tried at strikes and
spares for two ten-inning games , Color
Bearer Otto's team being twice victorious.
Medicine Man Wcmuiwey s busy printing
photos of the braves taken by him at Fair-
mount park a few Sundays since. Judging
from first print they will be bummers.
Bravo Richter has written a new topicm *
song which lie expects to render at the next
tepee. lie refuses to furnish title or music
mmlii after this creeL
Indian 'SVymuiier hams some now ideas
relative'to the R51 bicycle bearings anti
has set forth Mal dhs in script upon the
wigwam's scroll. flu im'
Shekel Keeper \lti1heim reports finances
of tbe wigwam tot in oxcdient condition ,
-with an ample meet nU contingent
expenses.
cIEss.
The foIioing portion of an article
contained in the 1mrrent mmumbor of tie
American Chess , regarding a uma
tionni chess cong In Onmaimmi early In
September : "Am9pjtho attractions at the
'exposition will , hqqses3ions of various
societies , nationaL amid state leagues , as-
sociatlons , conveajtions , lodges and all
manner of gatherings of Individuals representing -
resenting the diversified Imiteresta of unodermi
society. Of the ninety diff.trcat bodies
nanmed in the list , only two are in the line
of sports-cricket antI the German Turner's
association. When time suggestion was made
by Mr. Itorsodi , publisher of the Anmericami
Chess Magazine , to include a meeting of
chess players , it was taken up by time
management imi a hearty spirit ani they announce -
nounce that neconinmotlations will be
arranged in the Administration arch or In
the Service building , and every ( mu lIlLy
will be offered to the communittee which
undertakes the control of the chess tourna-
mont. -
"It now devolves upon tIme players of
Omaha to show what executive talent can
do towards forming time plans for an international -
national tournament to be held in Septenm-
ber. The possibilities for such an undertaking -
taking are very great , anti it proper aiction
is taken there will ho a gathering which
will rank with anything that has been hhI
in tiate country since the Inmprornptu tommrna-
macnt of 1893.
"Time Vionimmi tournament will be ulimishi'tI
by July 25 , anti thereafter It. is
possiiio to secure the uresence of Pillsbury ,
Showaltor , Steinits , U. 0. Ilsird , J. W.
Baird , all of wimoan could reach Onmaha to
comnmenco play early in Srptemmmber , amid if
a omme-rouamd tournanmemit were arrammged with
twenty players , it could be limiialmel in fotmr
weeks.
"If diligent work is done it is posibie
to procure a fund for prizes which wotmil
attract the players Who am-a In Viemmna ,
foreign as well as American , and with
Max .htmtlml , S. P. Johmmson , I. . U.tlernann ,
with time strong players of Onrnhia , ienver
St. Louis , Chicago , New Orleans , Plmilidel-
phia , New York , and other cities , a tourmma-
meat of great immtercst could ho formed
which would reflect. credit upon the exposition -
sition , ns weli as be of alue in developing
the knowledge of the game.
"A dm053 commgrc3s seems to ho a natural
part or an exposition to wimicli so varied a
class is attracted and there is ito gootl rca-
50mm why time huntireds of timousautis who
form time audiences slmouid not commtain a
large percentage of chess lovers mu addition
to timosa tvimo woul1 be drawn by time comm-
gross alone. Chess players vhmo favor tIme
idea will kintily address \\'iiliamn l3orsotui ,
Now York. " ,
i'roblem No. 2. The foliowimig position ,
the author of which is unkmmown , was sub-
muitted by a correspmStIent , aimmi is an inter-
eating study In knights. White to play
amid mate in two faovcs.
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Problem No. 24 , as ronmarked upon by
nummierous correspondents , was unsuppiled
with a white kimig. The deficiency was filled
by D. F. Logan , Norton , iCan. , and -T , N.
Harizell , Kearney , Neb. , at K R 3 , and was
solved with time key move , ft to Q 4. 0. Q.
DcFrancc. Lincoln. who put the king at
K ft 6 , offered the same solution.
in speaking of problem No. 23 , whIch was
proposed an a three-mover and discovered
to be soluble In two moves , the author says :
"I have read about a mistake once being
made by an English magazimme in publishing
what was intended. for a three-mover as a
two-mover , It preyed to be sound , but not
perfect as a twa.rnover , wlmiio as a three-
mover the solution. was faulty and could be
'cooked. ' In this problem , however. ( No.
23) ) . neither as a two-mover nor as a three-
mover can mate be , defeated. I thought one
time of trying to make a pioblem that would
have two different key moves , one for mate
imi three and one for mate in two , but it
seems I have done unconsciously what I had
really intended trying. "
BLATHER OF THE PUGILISTS
Kid McCoy's Cinimee for Clmmmmnpiomm-
iihip hloiirs'Less ' Since Defeat-
iou us itailmilmi.
If anytiiin , the contest Hid McCoy itatl
with itulilin the other evening lane detracted -
tracted rather than enhanced Imis reputation
as a figlmtcr. All thd critics are perfectly
willing to give McCoy all the credit in time
world for lila clever footwork in evathimmg
Itimhlin anti to admit timat Ime fairly won time
( heclsiomi over time lmuslcy Gertnan , but at the
same time timoy are few if any wimo are
satisfied ivitim his work , As could be jutlged
front the. accountj.Pf tbo fight , McCoy's
blows sadly lackelsWam. lie was succcss
fui in lcmndir.g a number of times when time
blows should have counted for knockouts.
it looked as if imeimmid his man finisimetl long
before tIm emid of time. twenty rounds , but
wimen im tried to i'Inish him Rulmlin ( ought
so vlciously that ito was willing to go back
to his foramier tactics and put in bug range
jabs. The sports cdincidc in the belief timat
lie woultl not. haveumuch . of a cimanco with
Corbett , and Mct.oy ii must incline to this
same Oliftiofl imirWj1fa for wimea Corbett
ciinmbed into time ring after the decision
Iimmd been given and offered him a match
be most respectfp1l detlined.
t.lcorge Slier , wboqcreed the fight , is a
very conservative jii1go and does not often
advance an opinioLft the men in any mili
that takes place lhcfprc him , yet ito has
expressed IalmflBelr n 'not mucim taken wIth
McCoy's clasaces jjnst Corbett or Fitz.
simmons. lie eaita 'iie is a very clover
boy , but I am r.iitflft the opinion that he
should tackle Fitasimmona oc Corbett for
some tipie to conic. f Is not. strong , at
liast ho doc not I jo be , jtiml 1 think
ho would be oiLcar hy either of the big
men named. Onp o 1coy'a left knuckics
was in a bad sim4pe fore time fight began ,
anti hatlid aot-mfitm pa much as ho might
have , flubilmi LLVaIfJY good man and
against a sow4r , Ym& tItan McCoy would
have made something of a showing. Ills
eyes were dammmgtm , early in time contest ,
which gratly immterfercd 'with his chances
of victory. McCoy mlii most'ot iais work
in the first six or seven rounds , content
after that to take things easy , lie was
practically sure of time decision on the
showIng iao Imad made unless something surprising -
prising happened , "
Whatever Mcchy's motives may have been
in refusing a match with the "pompa-
dour , " be certainiy was sensible about it.
in the first place he did exactly what stay
other man under the circumstances would
bare done nidety-'nine cases out of 100 , It
is not so long ago timimt he posted $ ,000 for
a matcs wltk IIaiUp.Jo-tbe.Air Jim. anti
the latter contemptuously refused to con-
aider It. Now McCoy is making money and
Corbett is not. Thb abtie Is on thh other I
foot , Then again , McCoy may poslbty
realize that lie immight lmasvo been a little too
haty ift damning heaywc1g1mt thnnibiomi-
ship 1monor anti masy have determined to
graulimalir fight lais way to the top by taking
on smaller fry. Such would be the best
thing in the world for him to do ,
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One Thomas Sharkey refuses to be gui-
eseent nntl has stepped forward with another -
other sweeping cimallengo to the whole
world , not at cmli fianipened at Imis ioss of
time decision In time recent timmpicasantness
with Big Jcftries. Through Jaahn Quinmi he
offers to box either McCoy , Cotbett or Jeff
rica twenty rounds or mote ( or $5,000 0. -
aide and a purse or for stakes alone. In
any case lao is Willing that time winner
shotmld take all , here Is a chance for Cor-
bett to make a little easy mommey , for be
has declared loudly that the sailor is a
snap.
The way in which Oscar ( lartiner is polish-
lag off the muon he meets in the ring is coa.
wincing ninny good judges tlmroughotmt time
country that lao is the peer of any man
in the country at front 118 to 125 potmntls.
The Omimaha iid's performances certainly
furnish very strong gromantla for this opin-
loam. There ore only two inca who stand
bctweeam him and tin featherweight cham-
pionsimip-Ocorgo Dixon and Solly Snmith. It
is Possible that the only timing that permits
them to stand in time way is the fact that
both have rcfusetl to consider any vroposi-
tion to meet hut for some time. A good
man lam barth to down , however , anti third-
nor will Imnvo to be gIvemm a show pretty
soon. Snmitlm and Dixon are nmatcimeti for
am meeting before Tom O'ltourke's Leamox
Atlmletlc club of New York oat time night of
Jimmie C. Wheat these two inca met in a
twenty-round nrguamient 1mm San Francisco
last October Snmith was given time decision
at the end at time contest , but. Dixon had so N
iong heiti the title of champion that ito has
practically contlmmued to Imolti time hiublia eye
In spite of that defeat. imm the contimig bout ,
however , Dixon will either establish him.
pelt all the more firmly wltim time public as
the elmamupton of lila class or it will be said
of hint its of many otimers that imo wemmt to
the well once too often. Wiaiclmevcr man
i'1mts , in this comitest it will be hard for habit
to avoitl giving Gardner a chance , and that
lam all the "Kid' is after.
Botim IChh Lavigne and Jack Daly have
issued challenges through a London sporting -
ing paper to meet Johnny hughes , time lightweight -
weight champion of Ermglantl , Both mcmi
are illing to box Hughes at 133 pounds
Dmtly is prepared to box for from $1,000 to
$2,100 on time side , while Lavigmmo says ime
will imot fight for less than a $1,000 stake.
Botim the Americans have sent forfeits
acm-ass tie water.
Manager O'Jtourko of time Lenox Athletic
club immms arranged a number of star matches
for that body since his pull brought the
1)011Cc authorities about to allow boxing
comitests itt the metropolitan city. The
bouts scheduled up to. date are : May 30 ,
Jirnnmy Barry against Casper Leon , twenty
rounds at 110 pounds ; Jimno 6 , George Dixon
against Soily Snmitia , twenty rountls ; June.
13 , Tommy \Vest against Tommy Ryan ,
twemity rountis ; June 20 , Spike Sullivan
agalmist Dnl llawkimms , twenty rotmntls at 130
poumids ; June 27 , Kid McCoy against Cimoyn-
ski , twenty-five rounds at catch weights ;
July 5 , Maher against Goddard , twenty-five
rounds at catch weights.
Sonic date in next October is to settle time
bantam weigimt clmarnpionslmip of the world ,
as 111113Itotchford is then to meet "Pedlar"
l'airner , vhmo now lays claim to the title.
Time match is to be pulled oft before the
National Sportjnclub on Lommdomm. which
bas offered a Iurse of $3,000 $2,500 to go
to tlio winner. Beside this there Is to be
a side bet of l,000 ,
.1mm Chalon is getting up a boxing tour-
nnancmit br a week ( roan Wednesday night
in Washlmmgton hail amid has already made
arrangements for ( mar bouts. lb has secured -
cured a permit for the affair , Time main
eveimt is to be
an eight-rounml go between
Jack O'Donnell and Jim Adams at 155
pounds. The other tha-co bouts will ho six
rounds betwecim the following : Mclntire
and Billy Lamnbert. 1-12 nounds Jim Chilfn , ,
amid Walter Nolan , 146 PoUfldSJackDmmly d
ammd Fred O'NeiI , 128 poumids. Most of these
boxers have droppeti into the city during
the past couple of week and have siaown
cmmougb speed to flrornlsq that the amffair
vilI be interestimig.
( tImcslaoiaM itlid AImNWCrM.
OMAHA , Neb. , Mimy 24-To time Sporting
Editor of the lice : Is Decoration day a. na-
tiormal holiday , also the Fourth of July-
T. K. Bradley.
Ans.-Neither Is a national holiday in
time strict sense of the word-tint Is , hioll-
days created by oct of congress , Labor
day was made a natIonal holiday by act of
Congress and It is time oniy strictly na-
tionail holiday we have. Virtually the Fommrtlt
of July is a national holiday , because It Is
observed lam every state auth territory In tIme
ummlon , There nrc seine states in time south
wimicim do hot observe Decoration day as a
holiday.
OItIAIIA. Nob. , May 27.-To the Sporting
Etlitor of the lIce : DurIng tIme time \'jiliamn
Dorgan intl time lease of time Nebraska itermi-
temitinry was it run so as time itrofits , if any ,
tvcait to hmlmim or the state ? And did lie pay
time salaries of tIle guartis anti -iardons ? 1mm
a worth , was the penetentlary run hay tue
t.ate or by Dorgan-J. 'iv. C.
OM/thlA , Nob. , May 26.-To the Sporting
Etlitor of the Bee : lbs time state of Ne-
braika ever lost control of time licmmitentiur
at Lincoln ? If so , lilcaso state whema amid
imou'-A. S.
imns.-Under the contract with Mr. Stoimt ,
which was Inter passed to Mosher anti then
to Dorgan , the state had practically nothIng
to do witim time penitentiary , nitimough it had
control nonminamlly , In Dorgan'a time , for
c'xnmnpie , the comitroctor received every cent
of time profit and haitI all time guards , Time
warden anti his deputies , however. were aji-
pointed amid paid by time state. Briefly , it
may be mimI that the wartien was simply a
flgtmreiaciid to show that the penitentiary be.
lomagod to the state , hut. the convicts anti
time guards anti nil the workiimgs of the
penltemmtiary were tinder Iorgan's ) control.
All the itrofits accrued to hint and all the
expenses , except the wardens' salaries , were
aiar.posed ta be Paid by him , although time
slate' bad to make an tmimjmopriation , for an
annual deficit ,
LINCOLN.May 14-To time Sportimig Editor -
tor of The Bee ; When amid where was
Janmes J , Corhett born mind what Is lila age ?
. -.J. II.
Ans-Born In San Francisco , September
1 , 1866.
OMAHA. May 20.-To time Sporting Editor -
tor of Tlm lice : Will you answer in Sun-
day's lice where -the Nebraska State fair'
will be held for the next five years-Reader
of flee.
Ans.-Thc state ( air will be Imeld in
Onmaba fmexl year1 at least , but the Lord
and time State Board of Agriculture are
the only ones who know ammyt.lmlng about It
afterward. Yet'we mope for the best.
NOTII PLATTE , 1-cb. , May 16-To the
Sporting Editor of The flee : Cribbage play-
cr5 tell ue that In their game any count
may bhmad ( rain nothing to 21 except 19.
If timid be true , kimithly tell ate what hand
with trumnp will count 25 ; also 26 and 27-
Crib Vlcntl.
Ans.-Ahi the numbers mentioned cannot
be made in cribbage ,
It is estimutited that China now cont.mins
20,000 conamunicatat anc-aamhcnm of Protestant
churches , with 20,000 more applying for
meanberahmfp.
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