Nebraska Newspapers

    10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : STSTDAY. SEPTEMBER 25 , 3898.
ALL DATS OFF TO KANSAS CITY
Western Fanatics Hall Manning's Victory
with Unfeigned Delight ,
WONDERFUL FINISH TO THE SEASON
Chnmplnndilp Not Won Until the Tn t
Man U Out In the I.imt Inning
Denton Still on Knur
Street.
In the lust Inning of the last game of the
eason , in the last hour of the last day
in fact , not until the Tcry last man in
the- ninth inning waa out was the cham
pionship of the Western League Von last
Tuesday by the Kansas City Blues. It was
a remarkable finish of a year that was In
many ways the most remarkable in the
history of the league. It wns a popular
victory , for there is not a fan In the
league , outside of Indianapolis , who did
not prefer to see. the gentlemanly band ot
ball players under Jimmy Manning win
out over the nwdylsh members of the
Olnclnapolls Reserve farm.
The flgbt has been a struggle of five out
of the eight clubs. It lasted to within
three -weeks of the end of the season , when
ony ono of the quintet could have won the
Hag. Within the flrst month St. Paul waa
In the load , but was speedily pushed out by
Indianapolis , who held the leading posi
tion from the early part of May until
July 4 , when Columbus took the lead. On
the afternoon of the same day , however ,
the Senators -were ousted by the Saints ,
who hold the position for a week and then
ogaln relinquished it to Indianapolis. It
WM at this tlmo that the fight commenced
to got warm. A difference of only a score
of points separated Indianapolis , St. Paul ,
Kansas City and Columbus. Milwaukee ,
who came up llko a dark horse later , waa
fifth , som seventy points behind the
loaders.
Indianapolis retained the lead until
August 7 , when Kansas City , working ux
from fourth place , supplanted the Hooslcrs.
Milwaukee had forced the Senators out ot
fourth place by this tlmo. The Blues held
the Dole until August 23when the Brew
ers took it for a single day. Then a seo-
naw followed , with leaders as follows dur
ing the rest of the season : August 24 , 25
and 26 , Indianapolis ; August 26 and 27 ,
Milwaukee ; Aucust 23 to September 1 ,
Indianapolis ; September 1 to 5 , Milwaukee ;
September C to 13 , Indianapolis ; Scptcmbei-
33 , Kansas City ; September 14 to 18 , In-
dinn.apos ) ! ; September 19 and 20 , Kansas
City.
The three tallcndcrs had a bit of a fight
amongst themselves. One month after the
season opened they stood : Minneapolis ,
Detroit , Omaha. They stood that way until
May 19 , when Detroit took the sixth post- '
tlon from the iMlllers. They ran thus until
Juno 26 , when Omaha took seventh place
from the Millers. On the next day Omaha
jumped Into the sixth position. They
were in the Bamo position when Omaha
lost the team on July 8. On July 11 Detroit
took sixth place from St. Joe and It was
Detroit , St. Joe nnd Minneapolis until Sep
tember 3. when the -Millers forced St. Joe
Into the last hole.
The teams played twenty-nine extra inning
games during the season. Ono of these was
a foiirtccn-Innlng contest. There was none
that lasted thirteen Innings , but there were
Boven twelve-Inning , eight cloven-Inning
and thirteen ten-Inning games played.
There were forty-nine shutouts during the
ncason. Kansas City blanked its opponents
ton times nnd was blanked four times. In
dianapolis' record was seven and three , rc-
npectlvely ; Milwaukee , eight nnd six ; St.
Paul , six and six ; Columbus , flvo nnd four ;
Detroit , six and seven ; Minneapolis , two
nnd six ; Omaha-St. Joseph , six and twelve.
The close of the minor leagues Is calling
the attention of the fans to the fact that
the big league season Is rapidly drawing to
o close. There nre but three weeks more
of play left before the curtain Is rung down
upon the base ball year of 1888 , and any ono
of the aggregations that hopes to bo in at
the killing from their point of view must
bo up and doing. That they realize this fact
la shown by the sudden Impetus that has
been given to the
pace which they are
travelling. The most notable examples are
the Beanoaters , the Orioles , the Colonels and
the Quakers.
Any fan who Is Inclined to pick any team
but the Bcaneatcrs for tno champions Is
probably going against a thlrtecn-lnch brand
of cloud-pushing smoke. Of course , there
are those who still can figure out a comblna.
tlon bywhich th < j Orioles will do a bit of
flcnsatlonal work and pull out ahead of the
Bostonese , but It Is ono of those 100 to 1
shots. The two teams have a schedule that
ia very much alike In opportunities for a
binning streak or a slump. Boston has the
following teams on Its string : Brooklyn ,
Philadelphia , Baltimore , Brooklyn , Washington -
ton , Baltimore. The Orioles run as follows :
Washington , Brooklyn , Boston , Now York ,
Boston. There Is not much chanpo there to
glvo the Orioles the championship unless
they succeed In taking the Bean DemolIsUcrs
into camp aboiii six times.
As pretty a run ns has becri made this
season in the race is the great sprint that
the Quakers nro making. They are making
a desperate effort to land In flrst division
ranks before the curtain Is rung down nnd
they have good chances of success. Louls-
vlllo Is coming up on Plttsburg hard , too ,
but it looks as If the season were a little too
short to overtake the Pirates.
The players nnd magnates will both wel
come the ringing down of the curtain , the
former because of the strain that has been
put upon them by the long season and
the latter because of streaks of rust that
nro specking the turnstiles. Even with the
close of the war the fans are not extending
the glad hand to Yankee Doodlo's game and
the year will bo the most disastrous for the
game slnco ' 92. Only three of the teams will
turn a goodly profit on the velvet sldo of
their ledger this year , It Is said. St. Louis ,
Brooklyn and Washington will head the list
as the victims of heavy losses , Things wore
a bit better In the Western , for at least half
the clubs were located on the corner of t (
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KKEAKS UP
Fall Colds
A REMINDER.
This Is to remind you of the
service that ' '
great 'Seventy
seven" has rendered In the past
Old and tried friends are the best
and you can rely upon "Seventy-
seven' ' for Grip , Colds , Influenza ,
Catbrrh , Pains and Soreness
In the Head and Chest , Cough
Sore Throat and Fevar.
At druggists or sent prepaid ; price , ! 5o
and 11.00. Spccltlc Manual at druggists or
mnt free ,
Humphreys' Med. Co. , Cor. William and
John Sts. , Now York. Bo sura to get
H-U-M-P-H-R-E-Y-S
Easy boulevard and Velvet avenue when the
season closed the other day ,
A beaut of a gag Is being circulated on
Dad Clarke , the comedian , who , In the olden
days , was ono of the cracks of the Omaha
team. Dad was pitching ngalnst the Sena
tors for the Giants. Ono of the Senators
pushed ono of Dad's barrel-hooped curves
and sent the ball on a line. Dad was primed ,
as usual , with numerous Injections ot Ken
tucky tea , and before he could remove his
shape from the path of the scudding sphere ,
ho was hit on the wishbone nnd the ball
bounded clear over to Scrappy Joyce , who
was playing third. Scrappy had a suspicion
that Dad wns groggy and yelled : "Say ,
there , Clarke , can't you see the ball ? "
"Can't I see It , cull ? " answered Dad ,
"Belcher life. I can't only see one , but
several. "Then Scrappy Invited Dad to in
crease the perspiration ot the bench.
Lizzie Arlington , a lady slab artist , who
has been having quite a success on the east
ern minor circuits , Is trying to break Into
big league circles , according to the latest
reports. She Li said to have as much speed
as the average twlrlcr In the major organ
ization , nnd a bunch of curves under excel
lent control. Not long ago she held down
one of the Atlantic league aggregations to
six hits. Perhaps Lizzie's success at agitat
ing her wing will pave the way to another
new Industry for the now woman. Mrs.
Lease as n slab lady and Susan B. Anthony
attached to a wlndpad would pull larger
audiences even In this dead ball town than
those that the Blues and the Hooslers drew
down on the Kaw.
The latest tables of batting averages shows
that out of all the hundreds of players In
the big league there Is not one who has yet
pushed hlmaelf forward Into a membership
In the Society of the Batting 40.0. Koeler
comes the closest with a mark of 39.2. Ham
ilton nnd Burkett are easy second and third.
Altogether there nro but thirty-seven men
batting at or over the 20.0 mark. The
fielding Is good. Breltensteln of Clncy
leads the pitchers , Murphy of Plttsburg the
catchers. La Chance of Brooklyn the flrst
basemen , Qulnn of St. Louis the second
basemen , , Cross of St. Louis the third base
men , McKcan of Cleveland the shortstops
and Delehanty of Philadelphia the fielders.
GOSSIP FROM THE GRIDIRON
Opening of the SciiHiin llrlnK * * ' " '
Customary Crimination * from
the IIlK rive of the Bust.
The giant gridiron upon which many a
toasting will be given this fall Is gradually
becoming warmed up in preparation for the
coming of the next reigning monarch ot
sportdom the armored gladiator of the pig
skin. Not only are the foot ball athletes
called together at their various colleges and
engaging in preliminary practice , but al
ready a few games have been put on. By
next Saturday the playing season will be on
in full earnest , for probably every eleven
In this country of high or low degree will
have played its flrst game before the sun
goes down on that day.
Among the big flvo In the east the activity
Is already feverish , even at this early stage
of the game. This condition Is natural as
a result of the shortening of the preliminary
practice season. In this connection , how
ever , a rather disagreeable feature Is the
reports that are being circulated to the ef
fect that this agreement regarding the short
ening ot preliminary practice has been
broken by a couple of the big five. Foot
ball followers will remember that at the con
ference held at Brown university lost spring
a tacit agreement was entered into by
Harvard , Princeton nnd Pennsylvania that
the preliminary practice should bo confined
to two weeks and should occur on college
grounds. Of the three Princeton scorns to
have been the only ono to stand fast to this
agreement , for both Harvard and Pennsyl
vania have had squads In preliminary work
away from the university fields. Yale was
not a party to this agreement and has held
open preliminary work at the homes of the
coaches. Both the Crimson nnd Pcnsy are
charged with having not only violated the
agreement , but also sent out false reports
In order to conceal it. It this report Is true
tlin deception , to use a mild term , Is not
likely to redound to the credit of the sports
manship of the two universities.
Of all the teams who are banded together
as the "ble flvo" Princeton has made the
worst showing in the preliminary work.
The number ot candidates Is small and their
quality is not very promising. Yale has had
about forty in the work of the week and
Pennsylvania nnd Cornell have had as many
candidates reporting on the field. Harvard
seems to bo In almost as bad shape as
Princeton In the matter of available material
on hand. Of course , but llttlo of the final
makeup of any of the teams can bo pre
dicted from the trying out process of the
week. The veterans who are back will form
the backbone of the teams during the early
part of the season , but In all the new posi
tions there will bo a shifting about con
tinually In the effort to find the men that
can best fill the places. From the present
outlook Pennsylvania remains the strongest
of the whole bunch with Yale a good second. .
Harvard Is going about the work of se
curing an eleven this year In decided con
trast to past years , and Is apparently In
tended to remove the two main causes that
are said to bo responsible for the fact that
the Crimson has not been able to present a
winning team dllettantelsh training and the
blue blood qualification required of the can
didates. A moat radical change was madi
In the mode of starting this season's train
Ing. Last year nnd for years past It has
consisted of dumbbell exercises and Ugh
running. This year It was short snappy
fall on the ball from the start and the men
were lined up against each other for hard
work , concluded with a hard run. Captain
Dlbbleo has also announced that the men
who make the team will have to show fee
boll ability without regard to whether they
can trace their ancestry back to Plymouth
rock and the size of the pile the old man
has.
Coach Woodruff of the Pennsylvania team ,
who made himself famous as the orlglna-
tor of the cuards' back formation and the
flying Interference , Is quoted as saying that
he has devised a couple ot now foot ball
plays. It Is an unusual thing for Woodruff
to show his hand , but as ho has not entered
a denial there Is likely to bo something In
the report. As a developer of now plays ho
has a well-earned reputation. He Is
quoted as having said that ono of the now
tricks Is possible under the old rules , but
that tie other has been rendered possible
by the now rules. This latter statement ,
together with the fact that Woodruff has
commenced so spend much of his tlmo with
the candidates for Quarterback , makes It
probable that the coach Is meditating on the
advisability of a quarterback kicking game.
Under the new rules , which allow the
quarterback to carry the ball to the line
of the scrimmage , the play permits of f'
many variations and possibilities. Whatever -
over the plays may be , It Is not at all likely
that they will bo tried on until the big
games In November.
About fifty candidates for Cornell's 'var
sity foot ball team were hard at work last
week , being put through the preliminary
stages of the game by the coaches. The
coaches this "year are Glenn S. Warner ,
' 94 , who was so successful with the Cor
nell eleven last year , and Thomas FennelJ ;
' 96 , who last year coached the University
of Cincinnati. Warner Is , of course , bead
cosoh. Ho was appointed last year by Joe
Bcacham , who cannot assist this year on ac
count of being with the Astor Battery In
the Philippines. A glance at the candl-
dates shows many of the experienced players - '
ers of last year's eleven missing. On the line
are loft only Lucder and Held , at right
tackle and cuard. Both cuds will have to
bo filled in , as will center and left tackle
and guard , Tbero were last year such n '
large cumber ot substitutes that with ttu
new material that turns up each year a good
line can bo made.
The men on the line , In nrospect , will
average between 170 and ISO pounds. For
back ot the line Captain Whiting and
Windsor of the regular 'varsity remain ,
with Substitute Schllecher. Charley
Young , Cornell's star combination quarter
and full back , will not play this year. This
Is a serious loss. For quarter back , how
ever , his younger brother , Gcorgo Young ,
is doing flno work. The position of full
back has also to he filled , and will furnish
tbo hardest problem for the coaches to
Eolve. Perkins , who last year played that
position In close formation and when
Young was passing the ball , will not play
this fall , his parents objecting. A strong
addition to the ranks of the candidates
Is Putnam , an Andover graduate who
played with Dartmouth last fall. Ho
weighs 200 pounds and has tne reputation
of being a remarkably quick man.
Prospects that the State University of
Iowa will have a strong foot ball team this
season are bright. Dr. A. A , Knlpc , the new
coach , arrived from Chicago nnd
started the preliminary practice nt Athletic
park lost week. The 'varsity Is fortunate
In that seven members of last year's team ,
several of whom played on the pennant-
winning eleven of 1S9C , nro back. These
are Captain Hobbs , the speedy full back ;
II. Blackmorc , the cuard known as one of
the best line men lu tbo west ; Deems , half
back ; Wright , center ; "Reddy" Griffith , the
rervy little quarter back ; A. Blackmore ,
tackle , and Egan , nn all-around man. Some
promising new material Is at hand. Among
the leading candidates who will try to make
the team are Hey P. Clarke , formerly sub-
center for Chicago university ; Wilson , who
played four years with Monmouth college ;
Kennedy , an experienced end , and brother
of Chicago's half back ; Butler , for two
years captain of the West Superior , Wls. ,
high school team ; Johnson , of the Iowa State
Normal school eleven ; Klnney , of the
Panora , la. , team , and Cummins , Macy ,
Brockwny , Saylor , Meggar and Louis , all
moro or less experienced.
The men "took" to Coach Knlpo at once ,
nnd It Is believed he will duplicate the suc
cess ho attained In Chicago and elsewhere.
Manager Munger has arranged the follow
ing schedule :
October 1 Knox college at Galesburg , 111.
October 8 Chicago university nt Chicago.
October ID University of Minnesota , nt
Minneapolis.
October 22 Upper Iowa university at Iowa
City.
October 29 Rush Medical college at Hock
Island.
November B Iowa Agricultural college at
Iowa City.
November 12 Iowa State college at Grin-
nell.
November 19 University of Nebraska ao
Omaha , Nob.
On last Monday active practice was com
menced at the University of Nebraska.
Some thirty candidates turned out for the
preliminary work. Coach F. H. Yost has
been on the grounds for the last ten days ,
and is well pleased with the outlook. He
has paid special attention to Individual playIng -
Ing , but does not take any tlmo from the
team work. The last week has been spent
In forming Interference , especially around
the ends , In getting out into the
Interfcrcnco and in planning the part
each man Is to play. Melford , captain , Is
playing his old position at center ; Hnnscn
Is at left guard and Turner , the big guard ,
s at right guard. Stringer , who was con
sidered as a handy man the flrst of last
'all ' , and who ended up as the star left end ,
came back yesterday and took his old place.
Williams Is back at left half and Benedict
at right half. It will bo remembered that
Benedict and Williams saved the last Iowa
; amo nt Council Bluffs by breaking through
ho Iowa line and scoring a touchdown from
the thlrty-flvo yard line. Cowglll Is back
n his old position at quarter. Hummel ,
who played tackle on the second eleven last
year , Is filling Pearse's place nt left tackle ,
and Plllsbury Is In Hayward's place at right
tackle. Hart and Drain nro contesting for
Wiggins' place at right end. Garret , a
full on the university team in ' 9G , has
entered school again and taken Shedd's
place. Deffenbrock , a new man , Is trying
for guard , and will make a good sub. Rea-
soner , another now man , has appeared on
the field , and Is going after tackle , and from
all appearances will make a good stand for
It. Two new men have entered school , Gil
bert nnd Brew of Wcsleyan. Gilbert will
try for right tackle and Brow for right end.
Both tip the scales at 190 pounds. There is
only ono addition that could bo asked for
and that Is a heavy full back for bucking
the line , as Garret only weighs 145. Yost
seems to think that he can make a sure
winner out of the material at hand , and so
do the students. Next Saturday the 'varsity
plays Hastings college at Lincoln. It Is a
practice game and Nebraska will try her
new interference and some now plays.
The return of Wylle G. Woodruff to Lawr-
created rent-wed Interest
ronco and foot ball has
terest In the game , and there will he BO
many candidates for each plane on the Kan
sas team that some difficulty will bo experi
enced In picking out the best men. Wood
ruff Is well pleased this year with the flno
lot of speedy men who report In the field
every evening , and under his able coaching
Kansas will soon have a foot ball team. Ihe
men showing up well so far from the various
places are : For center , Tuoher nnd Wll-
.cox , both new men ; left guard , Tlpton , who
Is the biggest man on the field this year ,
and Hamilton ; Avery Is trying for hU o'.e
position as tackle , and on the other Bide of
the line Gavan Woodward or EtchelH may
obtain the place. There are many j-romiflns
candidates for ends. Simpson and nuzzle
last year's subs , and Hamilton , Barnett ani
Dennis , new men , at quaitcr Owens , Alger
nnd Lleberman have the call at present ;
Hess , last year's left half. IB trying for
right half this year , while Moulton , Speak
and Baldwin nre after the other half. Sil
vcr and Harrison are still the moat promls
Ing men out for full back post.Ion. Captain
Morse will probably bo found at his old
place , right guard. If Hamill returns to
school ho will very likely bo put at let'
guard and Tlpton moved to tackle.
CRICKET AND DENVER MEET
Onmlm Triim Will Stnrt for the Queen
City on Thnrmlny to Meet
Home Ilnril 1'rononltlona.
On Thursday afternoon at 4:35 : the Omah
Cricket club boys start over the Burlington
to play their last scries of games agalns
the Colorado representatives at Denver. Th
games will occupy two whole days. Original !
the Chicago team was to have taken part i
the tournament , but the visit of the Englls'
f'eleven ' , which has been fairly walking eve
I the eastern teams , has caused them to back
out of their engagement with the Denvcrltcs
It will be Interesting , however , In vlow of
the crushing defeat administered to the
men from the Windy City at the bands ot
the Omaha players earlier In the season to
note bow they faro against their doughty
opponents.
Opinions are divided as to the amount of
, success the Omaha cricketers will meet with
In their fight with the two Colorado teams.
i
The Omaha boys are not so strong by long
odda as they might be , but still the team
that will represent Omaha will have to bo
reckoned with , and the Denverltes will have
to do some pretty smart work in order to
down the players from the banks of the
"Muddy. " There Is no aueetton that the i
visitors will have a much harder nut to crack I
than the organization they pulverized from
this eamo city during the tournament week.
They have strengthened their ranks con
siderably , and tf newspaper reports arc any
criterion , their old reliables have "como on" I
In great shape. Omaha's batting Is , as ot j
yore , the weak point , and It Is hero that the
team will fall If fall It docs. 1'rovldlng the
men can negotiate the tantalizing deliveries
of their demon curler , Stone , no one should
have misgivings as ( o the results. The
team's only loss this year may be attributed
to a lack of confidence , and the members
must &ee to It that a second failure has not
to bo recorded on this account , The men
are not nearly as nimble on their feet when.
at the wickets as they might be. The cricket
Is too much on the slow side. This fault
HhoulJ bo remedied. Those who have had
llttlo chance of batting against Stone ehould
jump out at him when ho tosses them up
and hook him when he sends them at all
short. The Denver batting side Is stronger
than heretofore , but If Omaha's bowlers arc
i form and the fielding up to the mark
he new cracks should present no insur-
nountablo obstacles. Captain Francis may
to relied on to keep his men on the qul vlve ,
nd ns the fielding Eldo may bo adjudged a
ttle superior to that of the tournament
leven , there should be no failure In this
Ircctlon. Still some ot the men are not per-
cct-and should hustle to put themselves In
hope. They should remember that a bad
elder Is an eyesore to spectators and a
millstone around the neck of his team. Much
are will have to bo exercised In the dls-
osltlon of the field , for on this depends In
great measure the successful outcome of
: ic game.
It will be something like the play with-
ut Hamlet to scud a team out to represent
'tnnha ' without the names of those stalwarts ,
ho Brothers Vaughan , figuring on the list.
This will be the first tlmo they have not
boon In line slnco the club was formed. The
icrsonnel of the team Is as follows : J.
'rands , captain ; Reynolds , Douglas , Dou-
ral , Cameron , Lawrle , Bate , Sims , Sprague ,
Neal , Taylor.
The sporting editor Is Indebted to T. P.
Jato for the following clipping from
'Cricket , " the great English authority on
he game , regarding the recent tournament
f the Northwestern Cricket tournament ;
"To Mr. P. O. Wilson , nn enthusiastic
forkshlreman , living In Salt Lake City ,
Utah , I am Indebted for the scores of the
matches played by the Northwestern
Cricket association teams at Omaha , Nob. ,
during a tournament week , ending July 23.
Vhatover may be thought of matches
played on the American tournament system
a a rule , the Northwestern Cricket asso-
latlon , although It labors under many dis
advantages , Is beyond all question doing
good work In spreading Interest In the
game , for In districts In America where
lubs are situated hundreds of miles away
rom each other , It Is obviously Impossible
o arrance a series of out and home
matches as ordinarily played In England.
To get nil the clubs together in the same
own for a few days Is under the clrcum-
tances the best thing that can be done. "
Those English amateur cricketers who
are visiting this country are finding the
eastern elevens rather easy marks. They
nnde the Phlladelphlas look rather sick
and defeated them without difficulty. They
lad even less trouble with the Now Yorkers.
t will bo Interesting to note what sort
of a stand the Denver boys will make
against the visitors , for In this way some
dea can bo gained of the relative merits
of the eastern and western clubs of this
country.
PALAVER OF THE PUGILISTS
fill nicCoy'n Itcmnrknlilc MniienverH
Lend to n Huniilclnii ( lint lie la
Not Altogether In Earnest.
Just what Kid McCoy meant the other day
when ho refused to meet Corbett for the
lurposo of changing the date and place of
ils meeting with the ex-champ Is something
that the members of the society of the
stuffed mitt nro trying to figure out. Of
course , the direct object of his failure to
keep the appointment with the Pompadour
was to avoid a meeting , but what Is back
of the llttlo play ? He gave no Inkling of
; t In the letter ho sent to Corbett , for ho
simply stated that ho say nt > necessity of
meeting "Mr. Corbett" slnco the Hawthorne
club has declared the . " "
fight off. "Mr. Mc
Coy had better bo a bit more careful In his
artistic maneuverlngs In which ho Is now
indulging or else the public of this great
American republic will glvo him a loud ,
merry and hilarious guffaw when next he
springs a bluff. If ho Is at all sincere in
his desire to climb up to the championship
over Corbett's body , there. Is plenty of op
portunity offered. A full half dozen promoters
meters have come forward to offer a scene
for the fray , but McCoy appears to have
barred out everybody except the Hawthorne
people. It looks as If there was something
coming up Into the throat of this pugilist
and the sooner he can eradicate thin
Idea from the minds of the mob the better
It will bo for his reputation.
Ever slnco he downed the Pompadour out
In the Carson City wilds a Jonah seems to
bo frowning over _ Bob Fltzslramons and the
champion Is apparently unable 'to ' lift ft.
Was ever champion so luckless as this
wedge-shaped farrier from the land of the
kangaroo ? With a pair of freckled maulles
that wielded the sledge In the blacksmith
shop bo has hewn his way to the loftiest
nlcho In the Qucensberry temple. Cham
pion though he Is , he can scarcely make the
two ends meet. The vaudeville show ol
which ho was proprietor netted him a , bare
living and It Is doubtful If ho can scare up
$3,000 now. Ills last misfortune came In
the shape of disease. Ho was stricken with
appendicitis , but his physicians say that he
has fully recovered. Fltz fours that the
disease will leave him so weak of body that
It will be Impossible for him to stand the
hard knocks that come In the shape of
bodily punishment. His manager , however ,
writes that ho Is now desirous of itaklng on
any of the heavies , Corbott or McCoj
preferred.
During the last week there were but few
events ground out In Quoensberry circles
of the moro Important was the meeting
of the two feathers , Sammy Kelly and John-
nlo Murphy. As was expected , the former
bested the game llttlo Boston Irishman , bu
ho failed to put him out , although ho had
about twelve years the advantage of his op
ponent. Murphy Is ono of the oldest boxers
In the country and made his last big stand
In 1891 , when , ho mot Billy Plummcr In
Now Orleans. It was there that he coppet
the title of the man with the Iron stomach
Pllmmer singled out Murphy's stomach as
the target for a fusllado of terrific body
punchce , all of which were BO many
straw ticklers to the hardy anatomy of the
Boston Irishman. Pllmmer wore himself out
punching Murphy , but , although odds were
3 to 1 in his favor , Murphy floored him In
the twenty-fourth round and only the time
call saved him.
The other event of the week was also t
fight ot the feathers that between Van
Hecst and Hogan at Louisville. Both have
been agitating their mitts for a good many
years , but the former was the best known
and had the best of the betting. In th
seventeenth round , however , Hogan spilled
the enemy in bis corner and was given the
fight Now the winner has gone to Eng
land to meet Jubez White and will then
come back to meet Solly Smith.
The athletic shape of Oscar Gardner , the
Omaha Kid , Is attracting all kinds of attcu-
tlon as a real thing DUE. Ills recent appear-
annco In New York was favorably con
sidered , according to the following from
"night Cross. " in the Journal :
"First , he Is exceedingly Intelligent , llrst
assured , this boy has something under his
hair other than the roots. .
"Ho can teach the blockcrs tricks , the i
right-hand punchers a new way of getting
he good hand Into action , nttd the left handset
ot this community something In the way of
a chop , coupled with a hook , which will dote
to show at country fairs. Ho knows all the
spots which are worth visiting , and Is ac
quainted with short cuts. It is not tu bo
vondered at that the weather got chilly upon
his arrival In the cast Ho Is ono cold , caU
culatlng proposition , who would freeze to
death at the equator. Hit him and he never
makes a sign , hit him hard and ho smiles ;
ill him harder and it's money to handbills
10 will beat you nearly to death. Bolan
never got him started.
"Ho looks a llttlo bit like n nice old man.
Ills head Is large , his face old and his man
ner very sedate. Never does he make nn
unnecessary move. Ho Is business all the
way. Ills feints nro movements of the hands
and arms , to deceive , nothing more. As to
liow graceful or spectacular they may ap
pear to the audience docs not concern him.
lie Is after the big ends of purses , and no
fighter ever yet won anything by thinking
of the men looking on. The one man In
front of him gets his undivided attention. "
The World expresses the opinion that
Gardner can defeat Solly Smith , Sammy
Kelly , Joe Bernstein , Dave Sullivan and n
lew others.
CHESS.
The following game was recently engaged
n In the Nebraska state tournament be
tween Leo Edwards and C. Q. DcFrancc ,
both of Lincoln ; notes by Edwards :
White DeKrance. Black Edwards.
1. P to Q i. 1. P to Q 4.
2. V to K 3. 2.ICI to 1C H 3.
3. Kt to 1C U 3 3. B to Kt 5.
4. H to K 2. ' 4. P to K 3.
B. Custlcs. B. H to Q 3 tn. )
C. P to Q H 4. 6. P takes P.
7. H takes P. 7. Kt to Q B 3 ( b. )
8. Kt to Q B 3. 8. Custlcs.
9 P to Q Kt 3. 9. P to Q U 3.
10. B to. Kt 2. 10. Kt to Q 4.
11. U to B. 11. Kt takes Kt.
12. U takes Kt. 12. Kt to 1C 2.
13. H to K 2. 13. Kt to Q 4.
14. B to Kt 2. 14. P to Q B 3.
15. Kt to K 5. 15. B to 1C B I.
If ! . H to Kt 4. 10. B takes B.
17. Kt tnket B. 17. Q to Q H 2 ( c )
IS. Kt to K5. IS. Q H to Q.
19. Q to Q 2. 19. r to K B 4.
20. 1C U to Q. 20. Kt to 1C B 3.
21. Kt to K H 3. 21. Q to 1C 2.
22. P to K Kt 3. 22. Kt to Kt E.
2.1. Q to B 2. 23. P to 1C H 3.
21. Kt to 1C 6. 21. Kt takes Kt.
25. P takes Kt. 25. H to U 6.
26. B tnkPS H. 26. Q takes B.
27. P to K H 4. 27. Q to 1C 2.
28. P to 1C It 4. 2S. H takes H ( ch. )
29. B , takes U. 29. U to Q.
30. R takes H ( ell. ) SO. Q taken U.
31. Q to B 4. 31. Q to Q 8 ( ch. )
32. 1C to H 2. 32. 1C to B 2.
31. Q to Q U 3. 31. Q to Q 4.
34. Q to Q J. Zi. Q takes Q.
3,1. 1' takes Q. 3i. P to Q It 1.
36. 1C to B 3. 36. K to Kt 3.
37. Drawn by mutual consent.
( n ) P to Q B 4 would huvo given Black a
freer cnme.
( b ) Kven now I' to Q B was better.
( c ) P to K B 4 , followed by U to B 3.
etc. , would have given Blaek good attaek-
ng chances. White's play was uniformly
good throughout , tuul I have no comments
.o ir.ako thereon.
Owing to the demands of other duties C.
L. Owen of Albion has resigned his position
as secretary of the Nebraska Chess associa
tion. Dr. G. 'N. Secloy and Nelson Hald ,
the remaining oftlcers , have appointed C. Q.
DoFranco of Lincoln , to fill the vacant
term , and the latter has assumed the work
of the ofllce.
Problem No. 42 : For young problem
solvers , by M. P. Ames , Geneva , Neb. :
White to play and mate In two moves :
BLACK.
WHITE.
Problem No. 41 , done by Q to U S. Solved
by II. W. Flanders , Omaha ; Nelson Hald ,
Dannebrog ; J. M. Crosby , Fremont ; C. Q ,
Do France , Lincoln. Problem No. 40 , done
additionally by T. N. Hartzell , Kearney.
WHIST.
There were some \ery curious and InterestIng -
Ing deals played at the Eighth Whist con-
grass. Perhaps one of 'the ' most remarkable
combinations that was ever worked out at
a whist game was noticed by A. F. Foster
In the New York Sun , and occurred between
Mrs. Joseph It. Hawlcy of Washington and
E. T. Baker of Brooklyn , playing opposite.
Baker led off with the singleton ten of
hearts , diamonds being trumps. Second
hand , with ace und two small , passed It ; so
did third hand. The fourth hand held six
hcaiUs to the king , queen , jack , the ace and
queen of clubs , four trumps to the king ,
Jack and one small spade. Ho thought thai
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If ho passed ithln heart , linker would jump
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ace , queen , eight , nluo and two of trumps ,
ace nud ono heart , but no clubs , covered with
the 'ten. Mrs. Haw-ley won with Uio king ,
and , wondering why Baker did not go on
with the hearts or lead 'trumps ' , she led the
singleton ten of trumps to him. Second hand
passed , linker passed , and Uio fourth hand ,
finding the trumps coining up to him so
nicely , with the whole spade suit solid , let
the ten win. Having no moro trumps , Mrs.
Hnwley returned the heart , which Baker
ruffed , and BO they got four tricks out of n
hand In which It Is Impossible to get a trick
If the adversaries will only -toko the tricks
that como to them nnd lend trumps.
A singular succession of misfortune was
met with by Dr. George Walls , who claimed
the distinction of being the most unlucky
man at 'tho ' congress. Four times ho wna
"nil but" high score and once he only lost
the prize by two-elevenths of a trick. He
lays the evil visitation to the fact that as
he started for lloston he saw n new moon
over tlio wrong shoulder , fell over a black
cat nnd ot off of the train left foot flrst.
The advisability of cncournglng the prac
tice of "bridge whist" In clubs devoted prin
cipally to duplicate has been a general sub
ject of discussion In eastern clubs. Theio
Is a tendency t'o play bridge for stakes , and
this of course Is against the rules of the
American Whist league. At the same time
It IB argued that c\cn when pln > cd for "fun"
bridge Is a very entertaining game nnd n
good cducntor for duplicate. Its adhcrenUa
claim that It teaches the right principles
of ( ounce nnd finesse , the proper value of
short suit openings , the Importance of playIng -
Ing through the bt'rong nnd up to the weak
and nial.es the players feel moro distinctly
than they do at the straight game the true
value of bauds.
A cloeo contest was engaged In InsB
Wednesday night at the Oninha Whist club
rooms , Xorth nnd South winning by the
narrow uverago margin of two points. The
score was as follows :
North nnd South-
Jordan nnd Hotlltcr 213
Crumnipr and Sackett " ( ft
Coo nnd Sciinnell 207
Sumney nnd Mlqucl 2wi
Totnl Sffi
Average 2113
Kant nnd Went
Uedlck and Morsman 20S
Ueeil and Hlnehart 203
Dunncll and Lawrence 207
Shea and Allen 200
Totnl 829
Average , 207
OncstloiiN mill Anmvcrn.
SHELBY. Nob. , Sept. 22. To the Sporting
Editor of The Bee : In a two-hnmlcd game
of poker A deals and B opens pot with n
pair of Jacks. Ho discards ono jack nnd
) laccs It in pot face down by Itself and
araws ono cord for flush , but does not tell
A he Is splitting openers. Ho docs not catch
flush , bets and bluffs A , who held two pairs
nil the tlmo. After A throws up B ctatcs
hat ho split pair of Jacks to draw for Hush
and then turns over the Jack in the pot ,
which with the Jack In his four-Hush would
nake a pair. Who wins ? Was It necessary
'or ' B to show A his hand before draw to
lomonstrato ho held pair of openers and was
t also necessary for B to elate that ho
vould break pair to draw for Hush ? J. A. A
Ans. A wins. In splitting a pair In a
lackpot to draw to another play it Is com
pulsory for B to throw one1 of his pair face
upward In the pot , announcing that ho is
ircaklng the pair.
To the Sporting Editor of The Bo3 :
Where Is the Second United States Infantry
stationed at present ? A Subscriber.
Ans. The regiment was stationed at Mon-
auk Point during the last week under orders
to go to Annlson , Ala , , and Is probably re
moving to the latter place now.
OMAHA , Sept. 10. To the Sporting Edl-
or of The Bee : Has The Bee at any tlmo
published a Sunday morning edition nnd not
i Monday morning edition or a Monday
morning paper and not a Sunday morning
paper ? A Subscriber.
Ans. Yes. Previous to August , 1888 , The
Bee published a Monday morning paper , but
no Sunday paper.
TALMAGE , Neb. . Sept. 14. To the Sport-
ng Editor of The Bee : In a game of pitch
A has eight points nnd B has ten. B gives
tuo nnd A gives three. B holds low nnd
A makes his three points. The game Is
eleven points. Who wins ? Subscriber.
Ans. A wins according to the generally
accepted and only sensible rule that out Is
by high , low , jack , game.
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