10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , AUGUST 11 ! , 1808.
SPORTS OF THE HOT SEASON
Big League Pennant Race Become Hotter as
Time Goes On.
SPURT BY BOSTON CHANGES LEADERS
Iltancntcr * 1'iinli Ilic lied * Out and ( lie
UrlolcH Cllnili O T the Siildcrn
, Into Third 1'lncc Struggle for
. the WcNtcrn Honor * .
The not altogether unexpected 1ms hap
pened. One week ago the llcds wcro still
In the lead by a narrow margin ; today the
Ilostoncso ha > e a nice bit of a lead over the
reft ot the aggregations at the head of the
column. But as pretty a race as one would
vant to see Is still going on. Clncy may
not bo disposed ot yet , although It may
look that they arc. for It must be kept very
firmly In mind that but a little more than
two-thirds of the season IB im t > ct. Fifty
games , and many ot the clubs have more ,
re > rt to be played , and all sorts of things
may happen to upset any calculations that
nay be based on the present positions of
the teams. There are at least four clubs
that have a license to take a try at the
championship bunting , and Now York and
Chicago arc not EO far out of it that they
could not by a sensational spurt , get up ,
especially If the leader * should happen to
take a slump. Ot course this la hardly
probable , but then they say them Is no
euch word as Impossible In the base ball
dictionary.
It has been n week of pure gain for both
the Bean Demollshers and the Orioles , each
having won nil the games they have played.
The seven days were full of disaster for
the Reds ard the Castaways , each losing
oil they played , .except one. The coming
week's schedule favors the Reds slightly
again , for tomorrow the eastern trip ends
and the western teams will entertain the
easterners upon their home grounds. Clncy
will have Baltimore , Philadelphia and Wash
ington on , while the Uostonlans will dally
with much stronger clubs upon foreign
grounds Chicago , I'lttsburg and Cleveland
In the game period. This future holds forth
a possibility to the Ileds < of getting back
Into first place again. And at this stage
of the game that Is coming up during the
next ton days the Orioles must not be over
looked , for , after their opening series on the
western trip with the Reds , they have an
other brace of scries with tallendcrs Louis
ville and St. Louis.
The Boosters have dropped back appre
ciably In the running In the Western league
during the last week. The seizure of first
place of the week before by the Blues was
followed with the purloining of second place
by the Brewers , forcing Indianapolis Into
third position. The Brewers have developed
Into very prominent candidates for the leadIng -
Ing position , and have put the Cowboys'
chances Into a rather "precarious condition.
Thcro ought to be a battle royal between
these two teams In each of the games In the
scries between them that commences on
Tuesday. Milwaukee , however , has a tougher
proposition before her after the series than
before , for she has been meeting such teams
os Detroit and St. Joseph. St. Paul has
neither advanced nor retrograded as a re
sult of the week's work , whereas Colum
bus has climbed up close to the Saints
again.
The decision that was reached In the
Holmes-Freedman episode has resulted In a
very wide and general discussion of the
Brush anti-rowdy rule not altogether
favorable to that resolution. Looked at
from any point of view the decision was a
decidedly peculiar one. Freedman was
fined $1,000 , but docs not have to pay the
nboro of the gate receipts due to the
Orioles. But that Jl.OOO must bo paid only
on condition that Holmes Is suspended dur
ing the rest ot the season , that Is , if the
Orioles allow themselves to be crippled. If
Hanlon refuses to cripple his team , Freed-
roan Is not out a cent and Hanlon Is out his
gate receipts. The beauty of the whole
thing Is seen when it Is remembered that
It was Freedman who made an nslulno
spectacle of himself and caused the disturb
ances at the game. Holmes , however guilty
ho might have been , was not given a chance
to defend himself and was not even notified
of the accusation against him. He declarer
that If he is suspended ho will DUO the
league.
The famous Brush resolution docs not
seem to have the proper effect. Th3ro dors
not seem to have been a jcar when there
has been so much wrangling In all the big
league cities. Every day some player has
been put out of the game. Dahlou cf
Chicago has met that fate seven times. Yet
thcro have been no complaints brought be
fore the board of discipline. This Is not
strange , for what would have been the effect
had a player or nn umpire , acting under
the letter ot the Brush resolution , Informed
upon n ball player who had used unprint
able language ? He would have been hooted
from one end of the land to the other , and
ho could not have appeared with safety in
the home of the player againbt whom ho
had Informed. It does seem that if a
Brush rule is needed it should not give the
umpire any discretion , but should provide
for the expulsion of a player whenever ho
questions a decision.
There seems to be little doubt that there
will bo a determined fight at the next meet
ing of the National league against so long
a base ball season an this year's. It Is
likely that a demand will bo made that the
first end of the season be shortened by a
month opening May 15 Instead of April 15.
This alone \U11 cut off some score of games
from the schedule. It depends entirely upon
what success the clubs have at tie end of
this season whether any one will agitate a
plan to lop off a couple of weeks. The
public Is doubtless getting too much of base
ball. The element of sport In the game Is
being entirely lost sight of by the owners
In their greed , ns ohown In the lengthening
of the season , the crowding In of extra
games nnd allowing clubs to transfer their
games by the wholesale. Such things turn
the public away from base ball. More than
that , the players nro being driven for all
they ore worth. Men grow stale with too
much base boll ; they los their Interest In
the game and thereby the sport becomes
lacking In snap , without which It is like
champagne without Its fizz. Even so early
in the present season as this players are
tired of the game.
Base ball fans are puzzling their gray
matter in trying to explain the epidemic ot
light hitting that now pervades the league.
There have been but few slugging games
and the general averages show a steady
decrease of base hits oinonc mighty swatters
of every club. Only forty men are batting
over 30.0 and no fewer than thirty are
under the 20.0 mark. Not a man has reached
the 40.0 figure. The record Is much lighter
than lu any year since 1893. Billy Hamil
ton of the Bostonlan aggregation , who has
done little playing ot late , simply sitting
etlll and watching the other fellows swat
the ball , leads the procession at the bat
with a percentage of 3S.3. Keelcr , who led
the herd In 1897 , and Burkett , the leader
of 1895 and 1896 , ore next witt records ot
38.2 and 36.3. Farrell of Washington Is the
only other man nbove the 35.0 mark , having
an averace of 35.9.
It la being pointed out that clubs that
are playing the best games are those com
posed of the old-timers or Reasoned playeri
who have bad years of practice together.
Tills is true of the leaders in the brace
.Cincinnati , Cleveland , Boston and Balti
more. On the other hand , ( cams thnt ere
occupying second division places are over
burdened with verdant and unseasoned ma
terial for example , Louisville , St. Louis ,
Philadelphia. It h explained OB a cause
of this that the nllegcd phenoras that are
picked up have had their head and chrst
measurements swelled to such proportions
by the little fame they have attained In
minor league organizations that they Imag
ine when they get In the big league they are
the only huckleberries on the bush. They
scorn the ndvlce of the older members of
their aggregation and perform as they
please to their own disappointment and
to the disaster of their clubs.
The Cleveland club Is to find a temporary
abiding place In Rochester , N. Y. When
the present eastern trip Is concluded the
Indians will establish themselves there and
commence to play the scheduled home
games. It la said , however , that the ar
rangement Is but a temporary one and mar
bo terminated at any time.
The story Is going the rounds that when
the news came to Chlckamauga hospital of
the destruction of Cervera's fleet one of the
nurses commenced to read It out aloud ,
tie bad got as far as the statement that
the Brooklyn had been hit forty-five times
when a fever patient , a little out of his
head , shouted : "Great Oodt Who pitched
for Brooklyn ? "
WITH HORSESAND HORSEMEN
_
Ten Iny * nnnnltiK Meeting on the
Connclt BlnfU Track the
I/iienl Feature.
The program of the Council Bluffs Jockey
club's running meeting , to be held on the
ullo track across the river , has just been
Issued. The meet Is to continue for at
cast ten days , commencing on September
i and extending to September 16. If these
.en days are successful the meeting will
30 continued twenty days longer. It is
something ot a speculative venture , In view
of the fact that everything In the way of
amusements this year Is playing second fid
dle to the exposition.
There are to be five races each day , ac
cording to the program. There are to be
selling and handicap races , and the whole
gamut of racing distances will be run. The
rmrses are J100 and $125 , divided into three
moneys. Thcro is to be one big purse , a
lerby , which will contain $1,000. It Is to
so for 3-ycar-old colts and fillies , foals of
1803. This purse , too , Is to be divided
into three parts , $200 going to the second
horse and $100 to the third.
H. G. Chapman , a well known horseman ,
is managing the meet , and has been at
work several \ \ ecks upon the necessary prep
arations. Ho looks for quite a bunch ot
entries.
The promising feature of the week In the
light harness world was the great mile
paced by Star Pointer. While he failed to
reach his record by a quarter of a second ,
his ncrforrannce on the Jollet track Is gen
erally considered more wonderful than the
mile ho oaced at Columbus In record time.
The track was possibly as fast , but the
weather conditions wcro not by any means
aa favorable , for a breeze on the back
stretch bothered him not a little. The fact
that he made the first half In a 2:00 : % gait
proved this. With the wind out of the way
he came the half mile to the wire at a
1:3S : 4 rllp. With a windless day and a fast
track the great pacer gives every promise
of pushing the mark still further below the
two minutes.
The Fort Wayne grand circuit meet was
not a record breaker , although good , aver
age time was made. Thirty heats were
paced , averaging 2:129-100. : The fastest
heat was 2:06V4 : , the slowest 2:21 : % . Twenty-
nine heats wcro trotted , averaging 2:154-100 : ,
The slowest heat was 2:23 : > 4 and the fastest
E. R. Bownc , who has leased Lewis O.
Tcwksbury's John R. Gentry , Is going to
Europe. It Is rumored he Is going abroad
to make arrangements for exhibiting tht
three great pacers , Star Pointer , 1:59)4 : ; John
R. Gentry. 2:0014. : and Joe Patchcn , 2:01 : % ,
on the other side of the Atlantic. It Is
well known that such a project has been
considered before , and the fact that few
profitable engagements have been found for
the pacing kings in this country this sea
son lends color to the talk that Bowno is
going to seek a market for meteoric speed
In Europe. The outcome ot his supposed
mission is regarded as somewhat doubtful ,
owing to the fact that the pacer Is tabooed
wherever harness racing has gained * foot
hold on the continent. Ne purses are offered
for pacers In Russia , Austria , France , Ger
many or Italy , and the horse that goes the
gait Is regarded as a mongrel fit only for a
butcher's cart or a baker's wagon , accord-
lug to the notions of the foreign turfmen.
European horsemen who have been such
liberal buyers of trotting horses In America
during the last few years have no use for
the pacer , and would not take one as a gift.
Their sentiments were voiced by a well
known exporter , who said a few days ago :
"While you are cultivating the pacer over
here , we In Kuropo are doing all we can to
stamp out the gait. We buy no pacers and
wo breed none if wo can help It. When a
colt shows a disposition to pace we cast
him off. Some day we shall have a breed
that Is free from all tendency to pace , iv.id
then you Americans will have to go to
Europe- buy the best trotters , unless your
breeders change their policy. We don't
want your pacers or your 50-cent silver dollars
lars over there. They are pretty much
alike , when you come to think of It. "
The non-success of the new rules adopted
by the National Trotting association will
probably gladden the hearts of the members
of the American Trotting association over
the fact that they did not Incorporate any
of them In their code. For example , the
license rule Is receiving no attention what
ever. In almost all the grand circuit meetIngs -
Ings it has not been enfoiced , and on the
small tracks It Is not recognUid at all.
Drivers with licenses nave not been asked
to show them and drivers without licenses
ha > 9 won money and received winnings over
these who hold licenses.
CRICKET.
Local crlckcUrs have been laying on their
oars since the big tournament , but In view
ot the near approach of the Kansas City
match , which is scheduled to take * place
on the club grounds at Emmctt street on
Saturday next , It is necessary that they
should pull themselves together and not
mar their unbeaten record against American
clubs. This match. It Is surmised , will
enable two or three men who were not
afforded an opportunity during the late
tournament of showing their mettle to put
themselves in evidence. Neal , In particu
lar , who was greatly missed at that time ,
will stiffen the team considerably.
Bate will. In all probability , be Incapaci
tated from bowling , owing to the Injury
received during the tournament , and this
will give G. Vaughan a fair chance ot
doing himself justice. Through the tourna
ment he was called upon to bowl when the
men were thoroughly set , a most unthankful
task at any time , and consequently his
average did not ehow up so well as In
former years. Sims , too , was unwell at
this time , and only succeeded In doing
himself justice In the lait match ot the
series. Should Dougal bo unable to be at
his post these two bowlers should account
for the Kansas men in short order. Will
Yaughan was only asked to go on once
during the tournament , and then at the
last moment was turned down for good and
sufficient reaions. -sportsmanlike man-
Iner in which be took his disappointment did
him credit , nnd If lie has A ehunce of per *
forming ngulnit the men from the K w It
Is to bo hoped that ho will meet with the
curce s be So thoroughly deserves. Neat
officiated as backstop up to the tltno of the
tournament , but Reynolds made such a
splendid substitute that It would bo a mis
taken policy to take him away from this
position. DMides Neal Is worth two or
dinary men tn the Held , and It Is here that
ba could be placed with moat advantage
to his side. Tnfflcld will bo In his old
place as wicket keeper , but hp would be
well advised to stand further back to the
faster bewlom , and only come up to the
wickets in ( he event of a hitter being at
the bat. If Neal und Tuffleld can only
keep together these two will give their
opponents no end of trouble. They ecem
to , bo able to gauge one another In the
matter of running. It Is < to be hoped that
there will be no repetition of the Council
Bluffs match , where the four first men
were down aod run out.
In Sims and Vaughan the same fault
more than once commented on was to be
noticed during the late matches. They play
too much on faith , and mak similar strokes
at absolutely dissimilar ball ; . This , of
course , Invariably leads to disaster , and
their comparatively small scores during the
tournament are clearly traceable to this
defect It Is , of course , a good thing to
watch tha bowler closely In order to find
out If possible what ball he Is iolng ; to
bowl , but doing so must not prevent a
botiraan from watching the ball Itself while
In the air. Taylor , who Is probably Omaha's
most reliable batsman , did great work dur
ing the tournament. He Invariably manages
to take the keen edge off the bowling , and
his value to tbo batting strength of the
team should not be Judged altogether by the
amount of runs he makes. The better the
bowling , the better be seems to perform ,
his Innings against the crock Manitoba team
being especially noticeable. Douglas did
not do so well as expected , but this is not
to be wondered at , seeing that he had many
of the carc of the commissariat depart
ment on his shoulders. Few of the men
probably realize how much worry and hard
work fell to Mr. Douglas' lot that week , and
his comparative lack of success on the field
Is due to this fact.
Th captain has yet to make his fifty , but
If he continues to pioneer his men In the
able manner he has led them hitherto , one
shall not expect mighty scores from him.
Dougal is an uncertain quantity for next
week's mutch , but the team can Ill-afford
to dispense with his services. He can do
better aven than he has already , and his
knowledge of the persennet of the visiting.
tem for he once played with them should
b of great assistance. Mr. Lowrle. In his
position as president , was to all Intents and
purposes the host of our late visitors , and
his malnfold duties in this regard kept him
from a very active participation In the
games. If Potter could only score with the
regularity with which he brings off those
sensational catches ho would be In the run
ning for a place on the team next Saturday.
J. Guild has managed to place himself
"hors de combat" and R. Toung is out of
town. Con Young's appearances have been
fitful this season. His "stonewalling"
taetlcs would be of great use if he gave
more attention to the game. Broatchle , a
batter of the same order , may catch the
committee's eye. He has attended the
practice games most assiduously , and this
fact should have some weight with the
powers that be.
The mutch against Kansas City next
Saturday will start at 10 o'clock In the
morning and continue with an Interval for
lunch until 7 p. m. There are ample
grandstand accommodations and women
will be heartily welcomed.
Three weeks more and the cricketers of
this country will be lined up against the
erack cricket team of England. This latter
aggregation has the following schedule
arranged In tbo cast : September
and 7 , Montreal
; September 9 ,
10 nd 12. All-Canada at Toronto-
Sep ember 16 , 17 and 18. Philadelphia
September 21 and 22 , All New York ; Septeml
ber 23 , 24 and 26 , a picked team of
eighteen at Philadelphia ; September
30. Oc-
S i1 ? "d 2 > , PhllaleIPl ( > la. When this
schedule is
completed the team will come
west , stop at Chicago and Denver and pos
sibly go on to the coast.
There Is a possibility that the West In
dian Cricket team , made up almost entirely
of blacks , will visit England this year.
This ggregation is said to be as strong as
the PhlUdelphlans. In bowling , but not as
good at the bat.
PALAVER OF THE PUGILISTS
Postponement of the Corliett-McCo ?
Fl ht OB Aceonnt of ( he San
Franclico Tragedy.
The Corbett-McCoy fight Is to take place
some time between September 25 and Octo
ber 1 , according to an agreement which has
been entered Into between the two princi
pals. This
postponement ws unavoidable ,
as a result of the recent
tragedy In the Cor-
bett family , and It is strange that a later
date has not been selected. Corbett , how
ever , figures on staying in San Francisco
lor some three weeks and returning to bis
training quarters about September 10 , which
will give him three weeks' time in which
to get prepared for the fray. McCoy has
declared his willingness to give Corbet all
time within reason , and refused to demand
his forfeit. About a thousand telegrams of
condolence are said to have been received
by Corbett from prominent sporting people
ef the country. Among the number were
John L. Sullivan and Robert Fitzslmmons.
The latter , however , took tha occasion to do
a bit of advertising for himself , for Imme
diately upon sending the telegram he posted
a letter to the New York papers , in which
he declares through bis manager that he
condoles with his rival In his hour of grief ,
desplto the bickerings that have occurred
between them , It would have been well for
the Cornlshman had he left this explana
tory letter out of his program , for It de
stroys < he effect of his condolatory words
and leaves the impression that he seized
the occasion more to make a show of mag
nanimity on his part rather than to sympa
thize with Corbett.
No sooner had the news of the tragedy
been given over the wires than Tommy Ryan
offered to take Corbett'a place and fight
McCoy for the middleweight championship
of the world. Possibly the ex-wclterwelght
received his cue for this move from the
fact that McCoy has declared that he pro
posed < o meet Corbett * t the middleweight
limit for tbe purpose of duplicating tbe per
formance of Fltzstmmons in winning both
the middleweight and heavyweight cham
pionships for McCoy , like several other
pugilists , figures that Fltz's refusal to meet
him gives him an excuse to lay claim to
tbe titles which the red-topped pug holds.
McCoy , however , would not accept the offer
because ho Is out for bigger game. Tbe in
cident Is noteworthy from the fact , how
ever , that Ryan has practically acknowl
edged that he has passed beyond the welter
weight class , although he ban of late fought
several fights under repreientatlons that be
still possesses the premiership of that divi
sion.
For a time at least and perhaps perma
nently Joe Walcott , once the premier of the
lightweights , Is out of the ring. He has a
stiffened finger which effectually prevents
him from donning the mitts. The only
remedy Is said to be amputation. Of course ,
It may be possible -adopting this heroic
means for the Darbadoes wonder to return
to the roped arena once more , but It looks
as If his day has waned. He Is too much
afflicted with muscularity , too muscle-
bound , to bt able to do very much work
agalnnt sprycr and more supple opponents ,
nnd possibly the Rraccful retirement that is
offered might bo better' for him all around.
There Is very little talk of the bout that
In scheduled between Tom Sharkey nnd Joe
Ooddard In Now York next Friday night
nnd the promoters are not likely to rrup
much of a golden harvest therefrom. I'cople
generally understand that the poor old Bar
rier champion bns taken on the match for
no other reason than a want of money.
There can be but one result to the affair nnd
that very speedily reached.
The reported matching of Oscnr Gardner ,
the featherweight fighter known as the
Omaha Kid , < Alth Solly Smith , Is leading
Gardner's friends to hope that this fight
will bo a stepping stone for the Omaha lad
to tbo top of the heap In his class. In a
way Gardner Is one ot the pugilistic
wonders of the day. For the last six or
seven years ho has been' ' mixing It up with
Borne other ambitious knight of the padded
mitts nt least once a week , and Instances
are by no means rare in his record where
ho has fought as ninny ns three times tn a
single week. No fighter has or ever had
such a record. Its early pages are full of
defeats. As a matter of fact , years ago
almost anybody could whip Oscar Gardner.
He become something of a Joke among
fighters. The story Is told that one club
manager in rcphlnR to a boxer * ho asked
for a match told him he could not enter
Into negotiations with htm because he had
found by his record that he had never beaten
Gardner , a fent that had been performed by
every other aspirant for a match. A little
perseverance and a whole lot ot hard knocks
made Gardner a better 'man , nnd ho soon
began to win fights. Ho became a glutton
for battling. Size cut no Ice with him. He
took on any and all matches that were of
fered nnd soon became known as a hard
man. That Is his standing In the fighting
game at the present time. Ho Is a match
for anybody In bis class. Ho retired for a
time ho said It would be for good Just
after his battle with George Stout , which re
sulted In the death of the latter. But when
the memory of that wore off Gardner was
back In the game and since that ho has
been taking his man regularly each week
and as regularly winning. His fight with
Solly Smith Is to take place before the
Louisville Athletic club on next Thursday
night. It will bo the fourth time that the
two have come together. Twice Gardner
got the decision nnd the third time It went
to Smith on account of an accident. Gard
ner broke both his hands In the course of
the fight , but. although ho never struck a
blow , his clever dodging enabled him to
stay to the limit. If ho wins from Smith
again he will be considered a more likely
possibility for the highest honors tn his
class than ever before In his history.
FOR LOVERS OF GUN AND ROD
North XcbroJiUa Amntenr Shooters
Have a Succcnufnl Two Daya'
Meet at Atkinson.
The North Nebraska Shooters' tournament
at Atkinson last Wednesday nnd Thursday
was a big success. So declare the Omaha
shooters who were in attendance. Quite a
crowd from Omaha took part In the tourney ,
among the entries being Bill Townsend ,
Henry McDonald , T. Klmball , R. Klraball ,
Jack Hallowell , Fory Moore nnd J. C. Reed.
The whole bunch went up on Tuesday and
returned to the city on last Friday night.
The Omaha boys had great success In the
tournament. Townsend carried off the
money for the high average for the two
days , McDonald the high average for the
second day and Reed the high average for
the first day. Everybody was in on the
money somewhere. ' The bunch shot about
the 90 mark. In addition to that the crowd
was given a royal good time , the wives of
the local shooters getting up a banquet and
a dance for their edification and enjoyment
during the course of their stay. The tourna
ment was a success in both attendance and
the shooting. There were some thirty en
tries at work at the traps all the while , al
though some did not stay over the two days.
"Prairie chickens are decidedly numerous
up about Atkinson , " declared Billy Townsend -
send on his return. "Tho fields are full
of them , and they are nearly full grown , BO
that there Is plenty of sport in prospect for
any one who makes a trip up that way
when the season opens. The shooters about
that neighborhood should be given credit
for this desirable condition of affairs , for a
man would probably have been tarred and
feathered and rode out of the county on a
rail had he been caught shooting any ot the
birds during the present closed season. The
protective system was a very elaborate one ,
everybody constituting himself a committee
of one to see that no Illegal shooting was
done. If a man went out of the country ho
was spotted on bis return and had to pass
the Inspection of a dozen watchmen who
examined his effects to see that no birds
were being smuggled In. If one fell to the
temptation of shooting prairie chicken ho
was forced to eat his birds cut on the prairie ,
for In no other way could he pass under
the gaze of his fellowmen with any of the
game in his possession. "
Fred Goodrich and Frederick Mctz have
gone to the latter's cottage at Lake Qulnne-
baugh for an outing that will extend over
several week. The couple will not only
fish , but get out after fowl as soon as the
law permits them to do so.
Councilman Blngnam took a day off to
whip the trout streams ot Colorado when
bo was out west. He comes back with a
decidedly poor opinion of the sport that the
aforesaid streams offer , for be has It in his
noodle that he Is a pretty fair fisherman.
His success consisted of the capture of a
lonely little trout that weighed some ounces ,
but he brought that back with him as a
souvenir of the trip. He Is not boasting
about the fishing end of his tour , how
ever.
Councilman Lew Burmester and Charley
Johnson , together with their wives , spent
n few days at Lake Qulnncbaugh a week
ago , returning on Monday. They fished
with frogs and had excellent success. They
brought back borne forty beauties of the
bass order , which were distributed among
their friends In this city. They captured
some heavyweights , and the mess contained
a nice lot of fish that weighed a pound and
a half.
Plover are gradually leaving the neighbor
hood and not many more are being found
hereabouts. Several sportsmen , running
the chance of the punishment of the law ,
have wandered over the field In the ostensi
ble pursuit ot pljeons and have found but
few of the game birds. Such as have been
knocked down have been too fat to bo of
much use.
It seems likely that there will bo a nlco
lot of quail right about Omaha this fall.
A good many are to be seen out In the
fields , and they are almost full grown , even
though they are this season's output.
A well known local hunter said the other
day : "Nothing Is more unsportsmanlike
than the reckless firing of long shots at
quail and other birds of the field. Many
a quail goes away 'pricked , ' hides In a
brush heap and escapes for a time , only to
die a lingering death , unices released by
Us capture by some other bird or beast of
prey. Close-choked guns are answerable
for much of this unnecessary cruelty. With
a close-choked gun a man seems to fancy
that it Is duty to fire long shots In order
that be and his gun may get credit for
making 'wonderful shots. ' When a man
Is a good shot , he can nearly always be
sure of hitting his bird If it is flfty-nve
r sixty yards away. Sometimes be may
wlnivtlp It , nnd then ho thinks thnt ho Is
repaid for the eight or nlno oilier long shots
that ho linn tried to mnke , but which re-
suited In no addition to his bug. But for
every one- that ho secures In this way ho
wounds at least three or four othcrsT and
very likely ho fatally wounds them , This
random shooting Is prejudicial to the g.\mo
supply and smacks too much ot cruelty to
animals to bo sportsmanlike. "
FOOT BALL RULES FOR 1898
Committee of Hie IntrrrnltrRlntc An-
nclntlon llriiorln flic Itmult of
ltd Deliberation * .
After a deliberation that has lasted nearly
* lx months the rules committee appointed
by the Intercollegiate Foot Ball association
to revise the foot ball rules has concluded
Its labors. The radical changes expected
wcro not made. The result of the commit
tee's labor Is chiefly a simplification of the
code with the Idea of maMuR It plain and
intelligible to both players and officials. The
alleged reforms which wcro Inaugurated by
A. A. Stags and the Western Intercollegiate
association last fall have been almost en
tirely Ignored by the enbtern men and
therefore a wide difference in the styles of
play between the cast and the west this
season will prevail. This Is an unfortunate
ntate of affairs. It is due very largely to
the desire of western colleges to dictate and
perhaps a little less so tn a resulting
prejudicial sentiment among the easterners.
There Is good In Stage's Ideas and It seems
some compromise might have been effected.
As It Is , It there are any cast against west
games this fall they will have to bo played
under compromise rules or under the code
as it existed last year.
The only clinngu of any great Importance
In the revised rules Is a clause In the scoring
code , which calls for one point for a goal
kicked from touchdown Instead of two. The
change can be attributed to the efforts of
Cornell and Princeton , whose delegates on
the rules committee were warm advocates
of the reform almost from the first meet
ing. The idea on which the change Is based
was suggested In many games where goals
kicked from touchdown decided the contest.
It was shown that there was an Inequality
in the scoring of points due to the location
of the touchdown and the subsequent goal
trial. Frank Morse , the ex-Princeton half
back , was one of the first to explain why
the new rule should be passed. He said :
If a team makes a touchdown in the mid
dle of the goal line It counts four points.
If the touchdown Is made In the corner
of the field , it is also worth four points.
The goal trial from the first touchdown
being at a point directly opposite the posts
makes It a comparatively easy matter to
send the ball over the bar. thereby securing
two additional points. But the goal trial
from the second touchdown Is quite another
proposition and is much more difficult to
make. The ball must be punted out In tlie
first place and then the kick must bo made
at an angle. Yet the goal kicked under
stuch clrcumctanccs Is not worth any mors
than the goal kicked from In front of the
posts. Therefore , It seems unfair to moke
two radically different plays of equal value ,
thereby nullifying a difficulty that may be
experienced from a high wind and a hard
basis for a kick.
A suggestion was made that the trial for
goal should be made In front of the posts ,
no matter where the touchdown was made ,
but this was turned down ns too tame.
There was also a short discussion whether
the scoring of five points for a goal from
the field should be changed to six. There
is no question that If this had been done
an Instant revival of the kicking game
would have resulted , but It Is questionable
whether a real Improvement In the game
would have been the consequence. As It
Is , the new rule Is bound to develop the
kicking of goals from the fields , one of
the prettiest features of foot ball , by mak
ing them of equal value with a touchdown
and goal. It Is as well to see how this
system works before so radically changing-
the present system by giving a goal from
field more value than the touchdown and
goal.
The rule covering the mass ploy created a
great deal of discussion , but was finally left
untouched. This means that the University
of Pennsylvania eleven can continue to use
the "guards back" interference. The com
mittee took notice of the fact that In the
big games played by the University of
Pennsylvania , Harvard , Yale , Princeton ,
Cornell and Brown not a single member of
any ot these elevens was seriously Injured
by mass plays , so-called , but that there
were tome accidents tn games played by
minor Institutions where the elevens lacked
both physical strength and skillful knowledge
of the fine points of play. As the committee
was engaged in legislating chiefly for the
benefit of the big college elevens , and
incidentally , of course , for all Institutions
In the east , It was deemed advisable to let
the rule stand until It has received another
thorough trial. The rule makers , however ,
seemed to be of the opinion that It might
be a matter ot choice among minor schools
and colleges to cither follow the rule as It
exists or abolish mass playts altogether by
an agreement among thcmsclvt i , prompted ,
perhaps , by the- members of tl , .lr faculty
and Instructors. It was pointed out that
the rule us it reads now has been the mcaus
of freeing the game from many instances
of apparent brutality , which were common
occurrences when the "flying wedge" and
other such methods of attack were In vogue.
As the committee also believed that more
Improvements would be made In play after
a close study of the present rule by the
less experienced teams , it was felt that the
time was not ripe to make alterations.
There was ope schema that rtcelved a
great deal of thought. It was the proposi
tion to allow the quarterback to run with
the ball. This suggestion has been made
from year to year until It has come to be a
matter of serious consideration. Thcro were
a couple of members who believed ' . ' at 'a
rule permitting such tactics might bo In
serted with good resultb , but the others ,
still averse to changing the fundamental
principles of foot ball , used enough
arguments to have the matter tabled. The
committee's principal reason for not allow
ing the quarterback to use Increased
privileges was that It might tend to
complicate matters on the field and produce
a great many disputes. The advocates of
the play , though , have all along polntej out
that the simplicity of the Idea would mnke
It a matter easy for officials to control. In
stead ot being compelled to have the ball
"touch n third man" befoie Uiklrg it , It
would be anything except a complex ploy for
the quarterback to take the ball directly
from the ccuterrush , pass It , kick It or
run with It , as he might see fit. In that
way , it has been argued , the quarterhnck
could make the game faster and much i ura
entertaining.
It Is said the best work of the committee
has been In the formation of foot notes and
an Index. In past jears Inability to turn
to rules quickly caused tiresome delays. The
duties ot referee and umpire , which last
year caused trouble , will not conflict , as
each rule over which each ofliclal has jur
isdiction will bo marked accordingly. It
Is still somewhat a bit early for th.i minor
Institutions throughout the country to be
doing much in the foot ball way , except by
means of correspondence , of which there Is
undoubtedly a considerable quantity. At
the larger colleges , however , and particu
larly at the big ones In the cast , there Is
apparent an awakening of the treat fall
sport. As yet there Is no physical activity
displayed , for the colleges with hardly an
exception have done away with summer
training to the credit of themsehes and
the game. The middle of next month ,
though , a couple of weeks before the open-
That Slow Damage.
You ace that common soap shrinks wool , and
that's why you use Wool Soap ,
There is no other soap that careful
people use on wool.
Use common soap on the skin
and you don 't notice the harm
so quickly. The skin repairs
itself. But in time the skin loses
its softness. Its natural tint red I
dens. Your complexion is spoiled.
preserves the softness of wool just because its in
gredients are pure. For just the same reason , it
preserves the skin's softness.
You need Wool Soap in the bath room and
the toilet room. There are plenty of soaps cost
ing several times as much as Wool Soap , yet they
all shrink wool. They cannot keep the skin soft.
IT 8WIMB.
_ AH Grocers and DruggUts sell It ,
e you ?
Everybody is.
Wliat ?
Collecting the Boo's Photogravures of tbe Exposition , of course. It
IB the fad to collect views and souvenirs of the Exposition. You
know , to keep them nice , The Bee has issued a
PORTFOLIO COVER
FOR 15 CENTS. - -
The price is what they cost us by the thousand , and you could
not Imy them elsewhere for less than fifty cents. They are made of
stiff book board covered with cloth , with pi It lettering. They are
indeed handsome.
You can put all sorts of pictures and souvenirs of the Exposition
in them and when November comes you will have a collection of
which to be proud.
Where do you
get them ?
The Omaha Bee Photogravure Dept.
N. B. Portfolios by mail 5 cents extra for postage.
Ing of the college year , will find the foot
ball squads at the bigger Institutions com
mencing practice , BO that when college
finally opens the candidates in each will ba
sifted Into two elevens. The captains have
already commenced the work of examining
the material that will bo in their bauds
and out of which they willbe expected to
mold a championship eleven.
Unentloii * nnd Anmver * .
CHICAGO , Aug. 16. To the Sporting Edi
tor of The Dti : 1. Did you publish any
thing In The Bee about a year ago to the
effect that Mary Anderson , the actress , was
Insane , and that her physician stated that
her reason would never return ? 2. Was not
an attempt made to mix the actress In a
scandal ? M. J. Bletboker.
Ans. 1. Mary Anderson was slightly In
sane for awhile and an item to that effect
was printed. She IMS since recovered. 2.
Several attempts , one at the time of her in
sanity , have been made to implicate Mary
Anderson In a scandal , but they never wcro
successful.
LOST CABIN , Wyo. , Aug. 16. To the
Sporting Editor of The Bee : When did the
Sioux Indians have their last war , and Jiow
long did it last ? 2. When did Sitting Bull
get killed ? Joseph B. Nedvccr.
Ans. The last war of the Sioux wns with
Uncle Sam at Pine Hldgu agency. It lasted
about a month , from December , 1S&0 , to
January , 1861. 2. Bitting Bull was murdered
by the Indian police at Standing Rock
agency In December , 1SBO. They went to
arrest him , but shot him down as he was
coming out of bis cabin.
ASHLAND. Neb. , Aug. 17. To the SportIng -
Ing Editor of The Bra ; Who Is the cham
pion hose coupler In the United States ? 2.
Who Is thn champlcn Lose coupler of the
world ? 3. When and where made ? 4. What
wns the time running fifty fe-et , uncouple
and put on nozzle ? 5. What Is the time
standing ? Fireman.
Ans. 1. Tony Cornelius , now In New
York , nnd one time on the Council Bluffs
department and of Kearney , Neb. 2. Same
man. 3. Cornelius made a lot of records lu
this country and Kurope In the latter end
cf the 'SOs and on the- strength of the whole
bunch ho gets tha championship tide. 4.
Standing fifty feet from coupling , Cornelius
ran with a & ' , i pound 24-Inch nozzle , broke
couplings nnd put on pipe , each three turns ,
In four seconds at Red Cloud , Neb. , July 18 ,
1S83 , 5. StnnOln three feet from coupling ,
under the same conditions , nnd at the same
time and place , Cornelius made a record of
one second.
OMAHA. Aug. 10. To the Sporting Editor
of The Ece : 1. What arc the names of all
the Spanish vesssela that Dewcy annihilated
and their value ? 2 , What Is the cost nf the
war to date , and estimated coat to close ? 3 ,
What was our loss of lives , and also Spanish
kss ? A Subscriber.
Ans. 1. Relna .Mercedes , Relno Christina ,
Ida de Cuba , Isla do Luzon , Don Antonio do
L'lloi , Don Juan de Austria and Vclusca.
cruisers ; KIcano , General I.ezo , Marquis del
Duero , Qulros and Vcllnbobo * , gunbonts ;
value not known. 2. Actual cost Co dnto
about $100,000.000 ; estimates of cant tq close
range from $ "iOO.OCO,000 to $800,000,000. 3.
Actual loss of life In tattle , 274. This does
no Include those who died of wounds or ot
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MOTIIRIl OF Till : SIXTH KANSAS.
Itcinurknlilr HUtorlenl llecunl of Mm.
Cnrol I lie Clark.
Mrs. Caroline Clark , known years ago as
mother of tbo Sixth Kansas cavalry , was In
Kort Scott last week to sit for a large pic
ture which will have a place In the his
torical archives of tbo state. She Is a re
markable uomnn In many respects. She
came from Lcavemvorth with Captain
Hoono's company In 1843 and has since lived
near Hammond. Many years ago she wn
adopted nn the mother of the Sixth Kan
sas ca\alry at 1'Icasanton. Her first bus-
baud , Hlchard Deth , Mas a veteran of four
wars the Uluck Hawk , Florida , Mexican
and civil wars from all of wlitth ho was
honorably discharged. She was with her
husband through the Mexican war , and In
1842 she was matron In the military hospUM
at Port Lcavenworth. She came with Mr.
Ileth , a minor oincer. who died In one of
the government buildings after the War. 4
She v/63 later married to Thomas Clark.
and the Justice who performed the cer
mony In the latter COi , Judge William Mar
grave. In still senlnK In Fort Scott as a
Justice , being the oldest Justice of the
peace In Kansas. Mrs. Clark Is 76 years
old and has 110 living- grand and great
grandchildren. She had seven cons and
four daughters.
