10 THE OXAITA DATLV BT5E : RTTNTOAY , Al OFST L 8 , 1808.
SPORTS OF THE HOT SEASON
of1 tha Big League Still & Malta : of
Speculation ,
BOSTON'S ' SPURT GETS A SERIOUS CHECK
Cincinnati Ilrnccn nml the nnHImoreii
Continue to Conic with , Tlirlr Itnih
Western Amuiclntlon Hnee Be
come * Ilcmnrknlilr AVnrm.
Whllo Cincinnati has been doing a bit
tt tobogganing , lioston has been on a slide
iiersclf during the past week. One week
tgo today the Dean Dcmollshcrs were thir
ty-seven points clear In the lead. At the
conclusion of Friday's games they were
hut a dozen points ahead of the Ileds.
Commencing with Monday , with the Cin
cinnati game nt Boston , and following up
With three In Chicago , the Beanoatcrs have
lost all four of the games they have played.
tTho llcds have done better , for of the three
Barnes they have played they have won
two. If the Dostoneso slump keeps up
much longer It will bo decidedly dls-
nstrous. It Is by no means assured that
the slldo Is ended , for the Beancatcrs have
cerlcs to come which will be every whit
DS hard as that with the Orphans , whereas ,
on the other hand , the Reds will go up
bgalnst much weaker teams.
The cyca of the base ball world , however ,
bre probably not so much directed toward
the struggle between these two leaders as
Upon the Orioles. The latter have been
Indulging In a phenomenal spurt which
( was checked for an Instant on Friday. They
Lad captured second place for an Instant
Irom the Reds and are now hut a hair's-
breadth behind the Clncy aggregation again.
lAro they getting ready to repeat that re
markable running of 18 ! ) 1 ? Then , as now ,
two months of the season remained. On
( uly 30 , 1891 , the Orioles were fifty-four
points behind the Bostonese ; a short tlrno
ngo they were forty-four points behind them
nnd now only eighteen. In ' 04 , after two
months' play , the Orioles had secured a
lead of sixty-six points ahead of the Dean-
eaters. Thrro docs not seem to bo any
reason why they should not duplicate this
epurt , and It they do they will roll a per-
Ccntago that will easily bo a winner.
With the exception of the Orphans all the
btbcr teams in the big league are running
nbout as they were a week ago. The
Orphans' great play of late , however , win
ning six successive games , and the eot-
Iiack that the Giants received nt the hands
of the Castaways , has given the Windy City
crowd qulto a boost up the ladder. One
week ago they were an , even forty points
behind the Joyce outfit ; when they finished
the last Doston game on Friday only fifteen
points separated them from the Giants ;
Chicago is playing a not unusual game for
the aggregation. For a stretch it will put
up championship ball of the first caliber ,
then it will play like a bunch of selling
platers. Inconsistency seems to be the predominating -
dominating element of the aggregation.
The past leaders of the Western league
Iiavo also been Indulging in a tumbling act
during the last week. The Cowboys have
not only been ousted out of first position ,
but on Friday were In no very good third
position. Indianapolis succeeded for a day
or two in keeping the leading place , but
wcro forced out of It by the Brewers , who
Iiavo been playing championship ball for
ncveral weeks past. Columbus and St. Paul
nro still hi places from which they could
Jorge their way to the top If they were as
sisted by a winning streak. Consequently ,
although thuru l. > but Illtlo uioro than three
weeks of the Western league season left ,
there are still flvo teams out of the eight
vho are in a position to make a bid for
the championship. It Is nearly as pretty
& race as was over witnessed in the base
ball world.
The latest list of batting averages for
the season finds Keeler of Baltimore again
nt the head , with a mark of 39.3. Hamil
ton of Doston , who has been the leader a
peed part of the season , has fallen hack to
cecond place , his figure being 38.8. Burkett
of Cleveland , who was tied with Keeler only
n couple of weeks ngo , Is now running neck
and neck with Everett of Chicago for fourth
place , with an average of 35.4. Farrcll ol
Washington Is third with 37.5. The five
following batsmen are Smith of Cincinnati ,
J.IcGraw of Baltimore , Seymour of New York ,
Ryan of Chicago nnd Tannehlll of Pitts-
burg.
Base ball critics are still trying to nnd the
cause of the slump in batting In the big
league this year , but without success. Stat
isticians have figured out that of the forty-
eight players who guard the Inner diamonds
of the National league aggregations , bill
eight nro batting nbovo their last year's
figures First Basemen Everett , Farrell nnt
Clark ; Second Baseman Hallman , Short
stops McKean and G. Smith and Third
Basemen McGraw and Cross. All the resl
show a decrease.
The following tables show the work of the
twelve clubs for the games so far con
tested :
CLUB BATTING.
Baltimore 29Gi New York 2G'
" "ton 283 Cleveland 26 >
Chicago 279 ; Brooklyn " .I !
Philadelphia 277 IMttsburg as
Washington 270 Loutsvlllo 23
Cincinnati M'Jlst. Louis 2 ; :
CLUB FIELDING.
Cleveland 958 Brooklyn
lioston Ml Philadelphia 93
Cincinnati 950 Loulsvlllo S3
Baltimore 945 New York 93
Ht. Louis 912 Chicago
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It is resorted that next season will fin < ;
nil the players In the big league banded
together In a mutual protective association
It Is said that the movement toward this
result has been going on quietly for some
little tlmo past , but that It did not reach i
very promlsinK staso until the recent de
cision In the Holmes cases was haudet
down. Since then the players have beei
coming Into line , as they all believe tha
they see a necessity of protecting them
pelves from such rank Injustice as wai
doled out to Ducky Holmes.
Ex-Manager Anson nnd Henry Chadwlcl
name the followlnc teams of players a
sure pennant winners it they could be gottei
together :
Anson's. Positron. Chad wick' i
Nichols . pitcher . Nlchol
Grllllth . pitcher . nusl
JJrcltcnsteln . pitcher . Youn
Klttrldgo . catcher . Berce
McQuire . catcher . Roblnso
Ttnney . . . . flrst bnso . Tenno
Chllds . second base . McPhc
Dexter . ' .hlrd base . Colllr
Duhlcn . Bhortstop . Corcorn
Clarke . leftfleld . Clar >
l > ango . ccnterllcld . Hamlltc
Keeler . rlghtllcld . Kecl <
GOSSIP FROM THE GRIDIRQI
'Approach of the SCUHOU Hrlnu * Ol
the 12 fleet of the \Vur on the
( ilutllatom.
As the opening of the foot ball seasc
approaches the walls of the foot ball cat
tains over tbo ravages that tbo war hi
made In the ranks of the gridiron fightei
rlso higher. There is not a college of an
recount In the country whoso foot ball rani
liava not been depleted to some extent t
enlistments. Naturally the bigger onea hai
felt it the most , because of their largi
ctudcnt bodies. The fortunate thing aboi
It , however , seems to bo that one collet
Miff
cannot sn ? that U hM been hurt much tnor *
In this repeel than nny other. This ovens
mnttem up nnd will put the various In
stitutions upon nbout the aino footing * n
they would have been hnd no war occurred.
In past years thin portion of the ncoson
ordinarily found eomo of the big elevens
commencing their training nt reports , but
nothing of the kind Is bring done yet this
season. This IB the result ot the meeting
of a coraralUeo consisting of representatives
from each of the content universities , re
cently held In Providence , where the ques
tion of preliminary foot ball training was
discussed. The general senseof the meet
ing was opposed to training away from the
homo field. The action of this committee
has not been ratified by any of the uni
versities as yet , but it is believed that all
will approve of It. Pennsylvania Is prepar
ing to set the pace by doing all her training
oa Franklin Held.
Captain Outland of the Pennsylvania team
has a toughlookingproposition before him ,
Ho will have on hand only four of last year's
eleven to form a nucleus of this year's team ,
These four Outland , Hnre , McCrncken and
Hedges are nil line men , which leaves the
back field without a player. Overflcld , Good
man and Morlce , all of whom were expected ,
have enlisted and will probably not return
In tlmo to get on the cloven. With seven
positions to be filled by new material , Coach
Woodruff and Captain Outland will have
many perplexing questions to solve before
the make-up ot the 'OS team will bo a
surety. The team's schedule la a long and
hard one. It has already been almost com
pletely arranged , and is as follows : Sep
tember 24 , Franklin and Marshall ; Septem
ber 28 , Gettysburg ; October 1 , State college ;
October C , probably Annapolis ; October 8 ,
Brown ; October 12 , Virginia ; October 16 ,
Lehlgh ; October 19 , Wesleynn ; October 22 ,
Lafayette ; October 29 , University of Chicago
cage ; November 5 , Harvard ; November 12 ,
Carlisle Indians ; November 24 , Cornell.
Arthur HIHcbrand of Lomars , la. , who
was one of Princeton's pitchers last spring ,
has been elected ns captain ot this coming
year's foot ball team. HIHcbrand has
played right tackle since his freshman year
and is known to possess a good head and
clover generalship. Ho Is a member of
the Junior class. Kelly , whoso playing at
right half Inst year won him an enviable
name among foot ball players and en
thusiasts , was elected captain last spring ,
but the war had fascinations for him , nnd
ho Is now in the United States light artil
lery and will not return. 'Balrd ' , who was
accorded the position on the All-Amerlcan
team last fall , is also a member ot the
same battery and will be missing this sea
son. The loss of these men , together with
that ot Captain Cochran , Is discouraging to
I'rincctonlans , and means that the Tigers
will start in the race for gridiron honors
seriously handicapped.
The line will remain practically the same.
Booth at center , Crowdls and Edwards as
guards , Craig at left end and HIHcbrand
nt right tackle , will assure good defensive ,
work. Back of the line , Roller at right
half will be tbo only man who has played
In a championship game , tt the statement
bo true that Wheeler , last year's fullback ,
will not bo Able to play. Burke as quarter
back , and Crane and George Lathrop , as
pirants for the position of left halfback ,
ave been mentioned. Harry Lathrop
ilayed substitute right end last year , and
s entitled to that position this fall. Ho is
raong the soldiers now at 'Montauk Point ,
nd will return to college If his company is
mustered out ot service In time.
Preliminary practice will not begin until
ho middle of September , owing to a de-
Islon of the university faculty forbidding
'oot ball training before the resumption of
ollego exercise ! ) .
The now foot ball rules adopted by the
ules committee ot the eastern universities
have been ratified by most of the western
lollegcs and will govern the foot ball games
layed in this part of the country during
he coming Benson. The Western Interstate
engue , which includes the athletic associa-
tons of the Kansas , Missouri and Nebraska
universities , will use the new code , and
lllnols , Michigan , Purdue and Chicago will
likewise ,
The University Medical college of Kansas
City expects to have a strong foot ball
ileven In the western field this year. Wat
has played seine ravages with the line
up , but an excellent nucleus is furnished by
ho men who were left over from last yeoi
and are on hand. Welsong , who -was sub-
tituto last year , will play center regu-
arly , Captain Pcndleton will be BhlfteO
rom left to right guard , Bill Hill will be
hanged from right to left guard , Cowdon
will bo moved from center to right tackle
and Jonea will play right end. All these
are old players. The other two positions
n the line will bo filled with new ma-
.erial , although Penny , who played left
end last year , may bo given the position ,
Teller , ono ot tbo best ground gainers it
he west , will retain his place as ono of tht
halves and the other position will probabl )
bo given to O'Donnell , who will thus suc
ceed Lewis , who does not return to th (
college. Bagby will bo fullback. The
quarter Is not chosen yet. The
.ledles . have qulto a scheduli
arranged for the season. They will
ako In games with the Haakell Indians
ho Kansas , Nebraska and Missouri uni
versity teams , the University of Coloradc
and the Denver Athletic club. The tean
will commence practicing next week ani
will bo ready to play the flrst game aboul
the middle ot the month.
FOR LOVERS OF GUN AND ROl
OpcnlUK of tue I'rulrle Chlclten Sen
on Thin M'eeU Proinlnc a
Ilintle for the lliiutera.
The chicken shooting season opens Thurs
day of this week , though In many parts o
the state the shooting has been going 01
since the middle of July. In such section
the gunner who has respect for the law wll
find llttlo sport on Thursday , for the bird
have largely been killed off when weak c
wing. Those which have not been klllc
become GO wild from constant hunting thai
as a rule , they will refuse to stand for th
dog , and are up and away long before on
can get within gunshot. In other section
sportsmen have been fairly successful in en
forcing the law and birds are reported to b
plentiful.
Chicken shooting in no eenso compare
with duck , snipe or even quail shooting 1
the skill or physical exertion required an
for this reason has often been dubbed th
lazy man's sport. But to ono who reall
loves the dog , man's most faithful frleiu
his \\ork alone Is a source of unendln
pleasure that Is , it you have a good , we !
broken dog. The other kind can provok
more profanity , however , than any ono thin
that a man has to contend with in bis Jaunt
afleld. What could be more aggravatin
than Just as you were anticipating a shot t
have a dog bolt into tbo middle of the cove
while you were yet out of gunshot. You
heart , which but the moment before wa
beating a lively tattoo , sinks within yo
and you wonder why the allwlso create
who made the dog forgot to furnish hli
with wings that he mluht keep up his chaa
after the birds.
On the other hand , what could be mor
pleasant than to witness the evolutions c
on Intelligent , well broken dog , as ho cli
cles around to get the benefit of the wlni
back and forth , not forgetting any llkel
place where birds might reasonably be ex
peeled to be found , and wasting no tlm
on other sections which his own instlm
tells him the birds will never visit.
Y.'Uh heaa erect and nostrils extended 1
drink * In ( ho raising breeze , Hinldonly he
urns hnrt , stops for nn Instant , no the
odor of the bird ntrlkrs thoic OllcMo nos-
rlln , thru KtralRlit forward nt ft llreljr pice.
Glower nnd slower the pace , but still
tralght Into the wlmlhogorn. Hohnsntopped
now. The head in extended In front nnd
ho tall behind find the once lltho form la
now an rigid nn stone , the only sign of life
being a slight twitching of tbo noslrlla ,
No need to bo In a hurry nbout getting
out of the wngon. Just take your time
hat dog will gtay. When you get to the
OK nnd the birds ore put up out of the
trass they start oil with a whirr that rattles
ho novice , who among the multitude Is
at a loss to know which one to shoot at
and finally winds up by shooting at ono
which belongs to another member of the
iarty. To the old-timer , however , It is
Ike clockwork. And then what satisfaction
t Is to drop a bird after the man at your
elbow has missed it and it becomes the
egltlmato prey of the ono who can get It.
It Isn't oa royal as duck shooting , nor yet
10 hard work , but It is flno sport and hnppy
s the lot of the tired worker who can get a
ow days of It each year.
Ono of tbo coming shoots Is the Schmelzet
annual tournament in Kansas City from
September C to 9 , inclusive. On the program
s an interstate- championship event nl
wenty live birds , open to the amateurs ol
owa , Nebraska , Colorado , Kansas , Indian
Territory , Oklahoma , Texas , Arkansas nnd
Missouri. This Is to be shot oft on Septem
ber 7. The prizes are silver tea and berrj
eta. The contest for the Schmclzer cham
pionship trophy , 100 targets at reverse an-
; les , open to the world , will take place on
Friday. The trophy IB now held by C. W ,
Budd of Des Molnes.
A new system has been offered to try
out the skill of those who bellevo they are
horoughly good shots , whether the belief
s founded on fact or fancy. This system
equlres two set of traps to bo placed before
ho shooter , one set of flvo being for targets ,
expert system , and the other being a sat
of five traps for live birds. The shooter
landing nt the score does not know whether
ie is to shoot at a target or a live bird
until the trap Is pulled , when ho must
shoot at whichever Is offered. The shooter
ias an equal number of targets and live
birds , but , as they do not necessarily come
alternately , he Is never certain before a
: rap Is pulled which ho will have to shoot at.
It Is said that Holla Helkcs did bcttci
work in practice than he did In the contest
he had recently with Gilbert for the targel
championship of the world. In this matr.fa
10 made a score of 140 out of 160 , a great
piece of work , but be surpassed that total
10 less than three times while in practice ,
breaking 143 , 144 nnd 14C respectively. The
curious part uf the total of 146 Is that II
was made while shooting with Gilbert in
iractico on the day before the match. In
.hat race Hclkes broke all his targets al
unknown angles and all his targets at ex
pert rules , making 100 straight. Ho ther
an thirteen straight In the pairs , losing
he second target of his seventh pair , mak-
ng a total run of 113 straight and finish
ing his 150 targets with only four lost
This score , although it was made In prac
tices will Bland long before it is beaten.
The Hot Springs , S. D. , Gun club Ii
making arrangements for Its second annua
tournament , which takes place on Septcnv
bor 12. 13 nnd 14.
Ed Slmcral and Will Rcdick are down a
Langdon.
Alberd Edholm and Doctor Owens ar
fishing for bass at Onawa today.
PALAVER OF THE PUGILIST !
Corbett'a Friend * Urge Hint Now la i
Nice Time for III m to Perma
nently Ilctlrc.
As tlmo passes and critics are trying t (
gauge the effect that the Corbctt trngedj
will have upon the pompadoured champion
taking into account also the statement !
made by Corbott to the effect that he dk
not care whether his match wlh McCoj
was ever pulled off or not , the genera
sentiment seems to be that Corbett hai
reached the end of his career. His friend !
oven appear to bo of this belief and the :
are not at all backward in publicly ad'
vising the one-time champion to graceful ! ;
retire from the roped arena , now that thi
opportunity offers itself.
This advice is not given In the belief tha
Corbett , under ordinary circumstances , ii
not a man ( It to whip any aspirant aftet
heavyweight honors. It Is given becausi
Corbett'a friends believe that ho will nevei
bo the same man after tUo tragedy. Hi
Is Bald to have been even remarkably devoted -
voted to his mother and the terrible mannei
In which ho lost her Is certain to take thi
sap out of him and unman him for years , 1
not for the remainder of his life. If ho ii
a man at all he will be in a state of menta
anguish which would preclude him fo :
months from entering the ring In propc :
condition for a battle.
If he goes every lover of flstlana wll
regret his loss from the ring , whateve :
may have beeu thought of him personal ! ;
or of some of the methods or manner o
life ho may have pursued. He was thi
pioneer of the modern school of boxing am
he has done much to place the ring on ;
clean and manly basis. With the patalni
of John L. Sullivan , the hero of the oil
school of fighters , came Corbett , and ti
him wo owe much for the Introduction o
scientific boxing as the ring's greatest ex
ponents practice it today.
And McCoy ? Ho has started in tratnln
again as if his match with Corbett was BUTte
to come off on or before October 1. It I
probable , however , that he fully realizes th
unlikelihood of any such thing ( ycurrln ;
Ho is confronted with a tough proposition
Less than elx months ago ho challenged hot
Corbett and Fltzslmmons , but both Ignore
him. Since it has become problematic :
whether Corbett will meet him , Fltz step
up with an offer to tnko his place. It put
the Kd in a decidedly unpleasant dllomm :
It is the chance to contest for the champion
ship for which be has been waiting for , bi
It IB very doubtful if ho Is "fighter" cnoug
to go up against the hard-hitting champloi
On the other band , there Is llttlo doubt the
Fltz believes McCoy to be easy meat an
will press him to a finish. If McCoy bach
out , people will draw 'their ' conclusions as t
the sincerity of bis expressed desire to met
the Australian. It's a tight bolo for M :
McCoy to bo in.
The prominence which Oscar Gardner !
attaining as a result of his many fights an
many victories is resulting In the relation c
numerous stories at his expense. The late :
Is to the effect that in 1896 bo fought
Chinaman in BuUo City. This chink wa
Americanized and bore the name of Charll
Yet. Yet cut off his cue and wore Amerl
can clothes ; gambled with the best of thei
and was as much of an expert at the Araerl
can game of poker as he was at the Chine ;
fantan. He belonged to a minors' atbletl
club and gloves were only known > throug
newspaper notices , the bare 'uns being goo
enough up there. Gardner went up Into tb
country and whipped anything that cam
along the line. Some of the miners induce
Yet to take a chance with the little Omah
boy , and he agreed. A committee called o
Gardner and asked him if he drew the cole
line. Gardner , thinking that his prospectlv
opponent was a negro , said : "No , II wi'
flght any man , black green or yellow ,
little 'thinking he was to be stacked u
against the latter. He signed articles an
one week to a night later Yet and ho me
Gardner nearly fell dead when ho set hi
peepers upon tha slant-eyed Mongolian the
mil planted for him , but ho WHH dtnd
WAR the chink , They fought for it full
thrwqunrtors of nn hour and Onrdncr after
ward said It WM one of ( ho toughest
tropoMtlonfi ho hnd ever tacklrd , Ho at last
nnrtcd on the Chinaman's jaw and downed
ilm ,
The New York Herald recently remarked
editorially : "Tho prlzo ring Is dead , as It
ought to bo. The rnco of genuine square
fighters the Savers , the Hcenans , the Sulll- |
vans , from "Yankee" lo John L. have ,
passed away. The manly art Is no longer
practiced. The boxing matches of today are
klnotoscope fights. The alleged pugilists
are klnetoscopo boxers. The fights are en
gineered for the benefit of the machine.
The whole business partakes of the nature
of bunko , not real fistic sport , and the
sporting public ought to turn Its back on
t. " It does look as It there wa3 more of
truth than poetry in this.
Qrlffo has returned from the coast to the
: ast and has surprised his old friends , who
iavo not Been him of late. Jail diet has
Taneformed him from a trim lightweight tea
a heavyweight , and he declares that ho will
not flght nor box again. Thus has booze
dealt with ono of the cleverest and fastest
men who over stepped Into the ring.
SOME MISCELLANEOUS SPORT
of HIP Ilrouil Jnnip Itoenrd
Out Another IMicnomonnl
Athletic Performer.
A phenomenal broad Jump was recently
made by W. J. M. Newburn , the Dublin
university broad Jumper , who has twice this
season Improved the world's record. Ho
eclipsed all previous performances by clear
ing 21 feet 6 % inches. This record is mar
velous , but Is vouched for and will undoubt
edly be accepted by the authorities. A
slight cross wind was blowing at the tlmo
and the ground on which the competition
took place was perfectly level. The run
up to the take-oft board was
rather rough. In his flrst Jump
Newburn cleared 23 feet 6 Inches. He fouled
in the second attempt , but in the third trial
ho beat his own previous best of 21 feet , &
inch by 6 < 4 inches.
Newburn's performance Is nearly a foot
better than any other athlete has accom
plished , the American record of 22 feet S
7-8 Inches , established by Myer Prlnstcln ,
being next In order of merit. Then comes
the Australian record , which has stood long ,
23 feet 7V4 Inches , made by M. Rosein-
granc , an Irishman , and the 'best ' British
record previous to Nowhurn's , of 23 feet , 6
Inches. The new star has cleared more
than 23 foot a dozen times this year. A
photograph of the Jumper , taken while bo
was In the air when making his previous
record of 24 feet , J/4 inch , chows that he
rises to a great holght , apparently about
flvo feet from the ground. His body Is
turned sideways , a favorite position of Irish
Jumpers after taking off.
Casper Mueller , the wrestler who recently
arrived in this country from South Africa ,
la BO confident that ho is a crackerjack that
ho Is ready to take on men like Rdebar , ,
Jenkins and Lewis right away. Mueller Is
a strangely-trained wrestler. Ills peculiar
tactics , based primarily on Graeco-Roman
rules , were learned by him from the Kaffirs
at Pelage bay , where he was assisting In
the work of Uulldlng a'railroad. Under him
ho had 1,200 Kaffirs and Zulus , among whom
there were many magnificent wrestlers. In
that country no white man IB regarded as a
competent boss who cannot throw any man
under him. Mueller saw at once that he
was short on muscular working capital , so
ho detailed tbo best wrestler among the
Kaffirs to instruct him In the art. For six
weeks ho went Into retirement , learned all
the native tricks and finally returned to
take Charge of the men who had been sleepIng -
Ing on the Job during the boss' absence. He
spent tbo flrst day strangling and chucking
Kaffirs around 'the ' roadbed and spreading
respect for himself. Ho has since become a
good man in his line.
Otto Qlcseko and C. L. Barney of Des
Molnes have tied up as a brace of strong
men and propose to glvo exhibitions on the
Midway during the remainder of the ex
position year. Olesoko Is well known as the
local young strong man. Ho is a phenomenal
performer for so youthful an athlete as ho
Is and gives promise of being a crackerjack
as soon as ho reaches his full development.
At the present tlmo he * is lu the finest sort
of shape and is doing better work than he
has ever done in his life before. Barney
becms to bo a fit companion for htm. He is
a husky-built chap and has gained con
siderable renown. Ho has beeu 'traveling ' in
the east during the last year or BO giving
exhibitions , and last fall played upon an
Ohio foot ball team. The two young chaps
should put up a nice show.
WITH HORSESAND HORSEMEN
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Owners of the KliiRH of the Turf Com
plain tlmt Thi-y Cuiv Get No
Ilucen for Their Flyers.
The owners of Star Pointer , Patchen , Gen
try and Robert J are complaining of their
inability to get races from the fact that the
free-for-all IB the only class open to them
and that if ono of their horses Is entered
all other entries are withdrawn , because
the owners know their horses stand no
chances against the topnotchers. If this Is
so , why not establish a 2:00 : class ? Star
Pointer has a record of 1:59V4 : ; John R.
Gentry , a record of 2:00 % ; Joe Patchen , a
record of 2:01'/4 : , and Robert J , a record of
2:011/j. : By his two performances this sea-
ton Star Pointer has proved himself In
shap for a race. Gentry Is expected to
lower his mark In October and Patchen is
rounding to nicely. Robert J has been rele
gated to the road , but thcro ought to be a
two-minute animal among such now stars
as Cbehalls , Searchlight , Bumps , Rowan
Wtlkes , Anaconda , Frank Bogash and Lady
of the Manor. A big purse- would attract
them.
But at the same tlmo that the possibility
of such a class is being discussed a pecu
liarity presses forward from an examination
of the records. This Is that the fast pacers
scorn to balk at the 2:04 : mark as before a
trocha. Trainers declare that there nro at
least two more pacers who will Join the five
who have reached or very nearly reached
the coveted two-mlnuto mark , but look at
the fact ! Three of the fastest pacers of
the season are Chchalls , Rowan Wllkcs and
Searchlight , and all three have stopped at the
fated mark. The gelding , Anaconda , moved
u quarter In 0:30 : , but when tried out to the
limit was only able to do tbo mile In 2:04 : < .
Will this mark prove to be ouch a bar to tbo
pacers as 2:08 : has been to the trotter ? For
several seasons now this figure has been
the general trotting limit , and It promises to
stand through this season also. It would
not be surprising If the 2:04 : mark for the
pacer viould bo as Insurmountable , for It is
generally conceded that the pacing gait Is
from three to four seconds faster than the
trot.
While the pacer is generally barred out
of Europe , the American bred animal Is
commencing to attract attention Just now
In England , where the pacing gait was un
known until lately. The August number
of the Encyclopedia of Sports contains a
paper on trotting and pacing. Of the pacing
gait It Is said ;
"Pacing la no modern artificial action , as
iomo would have us believe , but may be
traced In the horses of many nations of
antiquity that rode without stirrup ( ex
amples may be seen in the casts of Egyp-
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tlan sculptures at Crystal Palace ) and Is
perhaps Identical with the ambling so
freely alluded to In the literature of the
middle ages , while It Is noticeable In many
of the Cossack horses. Of Into years a
great number of American pncors have been
Imported Into England and they mar be
seen any day In cabs and carts ; Indeed , the
writer has even seen a pacer and a trotter ,
both high stoppers , In a phaeton In the park ,
the coachman being under the impression
that ho had to hnndlo a pair of trotters
and marveling no doubt at the 'rolling' of
his near horse. " (
Many tralnnrs are following the plan of
Tom Keating this season In taking care of
their horses during a rnco and from this
fact It appears that there Is considerable
merit In the California driver's methods.
Keating will not allow a groom to blanket
one of Ills horses on finishing a heat , but
keeps all cloth off the animal , if the day
Is not too cool. When Keating jogs back to
the judgas' stand and receives permission
to dismount from his sulky the grooms
unhitch the horse on the track and strip
him of all the harness , loading the panting
animal to the cooling-out shed without a
'haavy blanket thrown over it. All the
horses In Heating's stable are racing in
form most every time they start and the
cooling-out methods employed seem to have
a treat deal to do with the success of the
California trainer this year.
Tht > sensational California 3-ycar-old
tro'ter , John A. McKerron , who created
quit" a. furore In the light harness world
by moving a mile in 2:13 : % at Denver last
Juno , has been driven so many fast miles
that he Is now stale and unable to hold his
own In second mte company. He finished
fourth In 2:17 : at Fort Wayne recently. It
Is said that the colt is held at $10,000
dosplto his poor performances of late.
While somewhat ourprlslng In Ha results ,
the great and rich futurity which was run
at Shecpsbead Day last Tuesday was dis
appointing. Whllo there was a goodly
bunch of starters , over a score of the 2-
yoar-elds leaving the post , yet the quality
of tfce Held could easily be questioned.
Neither the champion youngster of the east ,
Jean Deraud , nor the west's premier , W.
Overton , were able to start. Of those who
wore eligible not one has over performed
like a genuine stake colt and the critics
are unanimous In declaring that the win
ning Martlmas Is not worth half the great
prize ho won. Yet many of the crack
Jockeys had mounts In the race , and , cons-
slderlng the quality of the field , almost
any number could have been expected out
at the conclusion of the race. Consequently
a long shot could have been picked as
well as the favorites and an opportunity
was given the turf followers to pick up
plenty of money when Hcndrlo's Canadian
colt was pulled up winner.
It Is said that there will bo few eastern
thoroughbreds seen on the California race
tracks next winter. The owners claim
that the purses cannot repay them for the
expense and the risk. The New Orleans
events , however , are expected to have more
than the usual number of entries.
WHIST ,
The following Is Oulda's tribute to the
game of whist taken from "Chandos ; "
"A man who has trained his Intellect to
perfection in whist has trained it to be
capable of achieving anything that the
world can offer. A campaign does not need
moro combination ; a cabinet does not re
quire more address ; an astronomer royal
does not solve finer problems ; a continental
diplomatist does not prove greater tact. "
A traveling man writing in praise of the
American Whist league remarks that "to
the man who never leaves home the league
will not seem half the Institution that it
really Is. It is only by going Into a city
whcro ono has no acquaintances that the
highest advantaces of the league are made
manifest. You ask the hotel clerk If there
Is a whist club In the city and on being
answered In the affirmative proceed at once
to the headquarters in the confidence of
receiving a hearty reception. You are moro
than likely to meet a Judge , a banker , a
physician , a lawyer , a retired merchant nnd
several business men , all loading citizens ,
for this Is the class that usually make up
the league clubs. After an evening spent
In play ono says 'good night' with the
thought that the greatest discomfort ex
perienced away from home , that feeling of
desolation , has been eliminated. "
In the following position by Franktoln of
London hearts are trumps , South to lead ,
and with North to win all seven tricks
against best play of East and West. Play
may bo made from the exposed knowledge
of the cards ;
S-J. 8 , 6.
H-A. J , 4.
D A.
CHESS.
The following game with notes by C. Q.
DeFrance was recently completed In the
Nebraska chess tournament between Mr.
DeFrance ot Lincoln and T. N. Hartzell of
Kearney :
White Hartzell. Black DeKrance.
1 P to K 4. 1 P to K 4.
2-Kt to K n 3. 2-Kt to Q B 3.
3-B to B 4. H-N to II 4.
4-1' to Q Kt4. 4-B takes Kt P.
C-P to Q Ii 3. b-li to n t.
C-P to Q 4. G-P tnkes P.
7-Casllen. 7-P to Q 4 ( a. )
S K P tnkes P. S P to q Kt t ( b. )
9-B to Q Kt 3. 9-Q Kt to K 2.
10 Kt takes P. 10-U to Kt 2.
11-Q to K 2. a " -Q to Q 2.
12 Q to K 5 , 12-Kt to K B 3.
( a. ) Should have been P to Q 3 ; the next
move marks the beginning of Black's
troubles.
( b. ) Not sound ; It requires valuable time
to protect this P.
( c. ) Castles ( K R ) Is much stronger , al
though it may mean the exchange of both
Kts and a R for White's Q.
( d. ) In trying to save the P , Black loses
a B , wholly overlooking White's continua
tion. A better move would have been :
35 H to Kt 5 ; then If B takes B. Kt
takes B ; and If B takns P. 1C takes P , leav
ing Black two P's behind.
( o. ) Wins a B or queens his P.
Problem No. 38 : The following position
IB submitted by a Nebraska , chess player
for the approval of his fellow chessmen :
White to play and mat * In three moves :
BLACK.
WHITE.
Problem No. 37 , done by (1) ( ) , Q to 1C : 0 ,
B takes Q ; (2) ( ) , Kt takes D , ( ch. ) followed
by P , makes Kt and checkmates
QuentlonH nail AuniTcm.
LOWER BRULE , S. D. , Aug. 18. To the
Sporting Editor of The Bee. What has been
accomplished by the Dawes' Indian commis
sion with the Creek Indians up to the pres
ent time , and what the said Indians have
done in rcfcrnce to the same ? A Sub
scriber.
Ans. Very little , but I cannot toll you
positively. Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Jones at Washington can give you the
Information.
SOUTH OMAHA , Aug. 25. To the Sport
ing Editor of The Bee. What are the
national holidays ? A Subscriber.
Ans. Labor day is the only holiday pro
vided for by an act of congress. Congress
has at various times recognized certain days
as holidays , but there Is no general statute
declaring them such. Even the Fourth of
July IB only "nationally * observed because
tt has been declared a holiday by all the
states. The matter of holidays Is left en
tirely to state and local regulation.
OMAHA , Aug. 23. To the Sporting Edi
tor of The Uee : What was the nver.xge
dally at'Tiil.iiice . at the Nashville exposition
last year ? Charles Callanon.
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GOSSIP AIIOUT NOTED
How sad are the words of Bismarck ,
which ho wrote of himself : "How many
have I made unhappy ? But for mo three
great wars would not have been fought ,
80,000 men would not have perished. I have
had llttlo or no Joy from all my achieve
ments ; nothing but vexation , care and
trouble. "
The English noblemen whom Mr. Hoolcy ,
the notorious promoter , alleged to have cost
him EO dear ore both young men. Lord Do
la Warr was born In 1869 , and only suc
ceeded his father two years ngo. In conoe-
quonce of the title of Sackvllle having been
recently created , the old Sackvlllo estate
of Knole was diverted from the earldom of
Do la Warr , nnd this , together with the de
preciation of land , made the late carl a
very poor man for his position. Both ho
and his son have done their best to improve
their position by creating the watering place
of Bcxhlll. Lnnl Albcmarlo is Just 40 and
is married to the only child of Lord Eger-
ton of Tatton , a very wealthy peer. Lord
Do la Warr married a daughter of Lord
Brassey.
"Of the various offices filled by the late
Dr. William Pepper , " says a Philadelphia
paper , "the moat Important , perhaps , from
the point of vlow of the medical profes
sion , was tbo chair of theory and practice
( tt raedlclno and clinical medtclno In the
medical department of the University of
Pennsylvania , which ho filled with BO much
distinction for years , The question of his
successor Is being widely discussed , and
thcro is much speculation as to the man
who will bb chosen to fill his place. The
two names most prominently mentioned In
connection with the appointment are those
of Prof. William Osier , M. D. , of Johns
Hopkins university , Baltimore , and James S.
Tyson , M. D. , professor of clinical medicine
at the University of Pennsylvania. "
Polk Miller of Richmond , who attended
the reunion of the blue and gray near Phil
adelphia with bis comrade-it of Plckett's di
vision , ia known na a raconteur of planta
tion life In tbo south before the war. One
story told by Comrade Miller will bear repe
tition. An old darkey named Absalom was
the favorlato attendant of a widower ac
quaintance of Miller's nnd as rumor had It
that the widower Intended to take unto
himself a second wife , Miller asked Absalom
If it were true. Absalom scratched his
woolly pate for a moment and replied that ho
reckoned It was. "Well , " said Miller , "will
he take a bridal tour ? " This somewhat
puzzled Absalom for an Instant , then an in-
iiplratlon struck him and he said : "I dunne
'bout n bridle , sah , but when do ole missus
was 'live ho used t' talk a paddle to her , so
maybe ho talk a bridle to do now one , "
"An Incident , " says the Philadelphia Rec
ord , "which occurred on the trip north of
the veterans of the Plckett division Illus
trated in a very pretty way the charming
character of Mrs. General Georre E. Plckett ,
ho accompanied the remnants of her late
husband's command to this city. The train
left Richmond early In the evening , but It
was nearly midnight when It reached Wash
ington , where Mrs. Plckett Joined the party.
As she boarded the train she noticed that
the men did not occupy sleepers , but were
In day coaches , so she refused to occupy the
section which had been reserved for her In
the Pullman sleeping car and sat up with
the men until 3:60 : a. m. , when the train
pulled Into the Dread street station. She
did all she could to lighten the burdens of
travel during the hot night ton the old vet
erans who had followed her husband Into
the Jaws of death at Gettysburg.
Before the attack on Fort Donelson Gen
eral Grant called a council of war to con
sider whether they should attack at once or
glvo the troops a few days' rest. The other
officers favored a rest , while Grant smoked
and gave no opinion. "Thoro was a de
serter brought In this morning , " the general
finally said. "Let us see him and hear
what ho has to say. " The first thing Grant
did when the fellow cnrao In was to open
his knapsack. "Whera arc you from ? " the
general then asked. "Fort Donclson. "
"You have sir days' rations , I see ; when
were they served ? " "Yesterday morning ,
sir. " "Wero the same rations served to all
the troops ? " "Yes " "
, sir. "Gentlemen , "
said Grant , "troops do not have six days' ra
tions served out to them In a fort If they
mean to stay there ; thcsd men mean to re
treat , not to flght ; we shall attack at once. "
LAIJOri AND INDVSTUY.
The world's visible supply of raw miirnr
ls _ U30.000 tons , against lCC5.00UTonB last
war Cuba Jmd nou
farms , ranches and plantations ,
valued at $200,000,000.
Manufacturers of gloves nnd underwear
in Oormany are sold to be receiving lareo
orders from this country this year.
i.TiH ? 1 > h"a , e'phla ' Engineering works Is
building a 300-horse cross compound Corliss
engine for export to Yokohama , In Japan.
Phlladelphlrtiis are beginning to use Iron
and steel beams and girders In the con
struction of private dwellings. This IB anew
now departure.
The ten foremost envelope companies of
Springfield , Mass. . have been consolidated
under the name of the United States En
velope company.
The United States has exported 38S loco
motives during the last year valued at
nearly J3.000.000. Nearly J2.600.000 worth
of sewing machines were also sold and Si -
500,000 worth of typewriters.
The United States consul at Birmingham ,
Bug. , reports that a firm of English mer
chants , having au Important contlnentlal
trade , are axklng for quotations on Ameri
can boiler and ship plates , In 400 ton lota.
Tha entire production of crackers In the
United States Is controlled by the No
tional Biscuit company. This corporation
has 1EO factories scattered throughout the
states , producing this article In 135 differ
ent varieties.
The trade of Canada , as shown by figures
issued by the customs department , is , for
the fiscal ycur ending Junn 30 last , tlw
largest on record. The aggregate trade
has reached $289,536,990 , as against $245-
297,144 for 1S97 , an increase for the year of
$44,059,000.
Henry W. Cramp , rice president of the
Cramps' Shipbuilding company , believes
that for the next few years , at least , our
shipbuilding yards will bo very active. Tha
acquisition of new territory , ho thinks , will
bring about a big demand for American-
built ships.
During the week ended August 7 there
were 8,52fl,050 pounds of zinc and 9S6.1CO
pounds of lead mined In the Joplln dis
trict , Mlsssourl. During the corresponding
week last year Jack sold at $22.60 per ton
and lead opened the week at $23.25 , closing
at $23.60 per 1.000.
In the Btato of New York there are 12S
wood pulp mills In operation , which have
a combined dally output of 1,400 tons of
paper , employing 16,000 men , and having a
pay roll of $6,000,000 ft year. This expendi
ture for labor supports 100,000 people , be
sides Indirectly helping to support many
more.
According to the estimate of the United
States Mint bureau , the production of gold
in the world for the calendar year 1897 wan
$240,000.000 and probable production for
1S98 IB $275,000,000. Gold production of ( ho
Uflltcd States for 1897 was estimated at
$58,000,000 , South Africa $90,000,000 , and
Australia slightly less.
JaincH M. Clark , chief of the Bureau of
Industrial Statistics , Department of Inter
nal Affairs , will show In his forthcoming
annual report that In Pennsylvania the
number of working people employed In the
Iron and steel rolling mills was 66,702 , un
Increase over 1E9G of 3,129. The average
number of days of employment was 269 , nn
Incioaso over 1896 of eighteen days. Tlio
aggregate of wages paid was $26,672,023. The
average earnings for tbo year , Bklllotl anil
unskilled labor , was $468.73 , an Increase
over 18W of $23.84.
For the finding of llttlo G rald Laplner ,
he 2H-year-old Chicago child abducted
ast May , the rewards offered now acKregato
112,600. The father , who Is not wealthy ,
offered $2,500 and has searched everywhere ,
Us friends , members of the Union League
club , have now added $10,000 to the re
ward , So far thcro is absolutely no clue
a the child's whereabouts.
