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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , OCTOBER 28 , 1808.
GOSSIP FROM THE GRIDIRON
1 Borne Consideration of the Gladiators ai They
Now Pnco Each Other ,
CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON WELL STARTED
lilt ( lie Srnls of I.ritrnlnK Who Mnkc
it H | > crlnl < x of Pool Ilnll Are In-
cullyVntvliliiK tli - "Tcnni * '
Jnlit nt I'rcNciil.
Tbo foot ball season U proceeding npncc.
In the cast , la the nest and right hero In
our own midst the cbamplonnhlp campaign
IH on In full blast. With the catno be
tween Cornell and 1'rlnceton yesterday thu
struggle for the mythical eastern collegiate
championship commenced ; with the Chicago-
JCorthwcstcrn game the mldillo west cham
pionship has assumed the role of the shuttle
cock , and the game tomorrow between Ne
braska and Missouri Is a. htep that leads
upward to this western Intercollegiate
championship of the Missouri valley. The
gridiron contests will bo no hotter during
the remainder of the season than they arc
light now.
There Is one particular fact Just now that
Las not been noticeable In past years at the
name period. This Is the apparent unprc-
parcdncss of the elevens all over the coun-
try.'thclr somewhat chaotic condition , which
has not been seen In years gone by. This
Is unquestionably duo to the fact that the
training season was commenced much later
this season than has been the custom In
the past. The elevens have not yet been
completely formed nor has there been given
time to do 80. This refers not to the phys
ical condition of the men but to the make
up of the teams. While , of course , the pros
pective 'varsltleg nro cast In the rough , yet
thcro are possibilities of changes on all of
them.
Of the big teams In the cast Pennsyl
vania Is the only ono which appears to be
galled over this fact. There are frequent
complaints Issuing from the camp of the
Quakers over the fact that the training
easou was not commenced earlier. From
this It Is judged by the critics that Pennsy
is preparing to break from the Providence
agreement and next year will revert back
to ante-season training. It will bo an un
fortunate move for the Quakers to take
and It la hoped that It can still be averted.
This training of weeks before the opening
of the season , the cvpensca being paid by
the athletic association of the Institution ,
smacks altogether too much of profession
alism to bring auy good to the noble game.
The Missouri eleven , which Nebraska
meets tomorrow In a championship contest ,
has made great strides hi form during tbo
last two or three weeks and Is likely to glvo
the Antclopo state gridiron knights a much
harder fight than has been generally antici
pated. Coach Dave Pultz has done wonders
with the team since ho took It In hand.
Proof of this Is given In the two Missouri-
Kansas City 'Medics games of the season.
The first contest occurred about three weqks
ago and then the Missouri were blanked by
a score of 1C to 0. Last Monday they almost
succeeded In rc\erslng the tables by rolling
up a score of fifteen points against the live
that the doctors managed to score. The
Tigers showed a marvelous Improvement In
both the defensive nnd offensive game. Their
heavy line assumed a stone wall aspect and
at ono stage of the game , when the enemy
had the ball on the flve-yard line , they suc
ceeded In securing It on four downs. In the
offense , also , they have shown great Im
provement and at lost an Interference has
been formed , still somewhat crude and Im
perfect , but nevertheless effective.
Nebraska Is displaying some of the quali
ties of an in-and-outcr. Her rush line In
the center could hardly bo Improved upon
when It comes to the defense. This Is true
to a point outside of both tackles. The ends ,
however , are decidedly erratic. Now they
play a fast , brilliant game and again they
Blump badly. The backs cannot fully over
come the tendency to permit opposing run
ners to get around tha ends. On the offen
sive work , even so much cannot bo said.
Tbo Interference Is not always fast nor firm
and the team work Is not always what it
Bhould be. Then , too , the generalship does
not appear to be of the best. Bad Judgment ,
displayed In not picking out the weakest
point of attack , has bce'n somewhat preva
lent. Coach Shcdd has noticed these weak
nesses and during the last week has been
utralnlng every nerve to remedy -them. It
may be , therefore , that they may bo In some
degree eradicated and the loose play that
marked the game against Tarklo may dis
appear.
Halfback Hess , who was laid up by an
Injury , has returned to the back Held of
fho Jayhawkers' team and this appears to
ha\o stiffened up the aggregation. Since
the opening of the season the whole team
has shown a lack of snap and ginger and
this has been particularly noticeable back
of the line. The backs have recently shown
increased speed and dash In getting Info
the plays. Duzzl , on account of his superb
offensive work , although ho is weak In
tackling , Is likely to bo Hess' companion.
Ho did some great playing last Saturday
ngalnst tbo Ames team. In fact , It was the
result of the work of the halves , together
with Mosso'o great kicking , that enabled
the Jayhawkers Vo win the contest. Mosso
is showing himself to bo the star pedal nr-
llst of this western intercollegiate circuit
and Kansas' final standing Is likely to de
pend very largely upon him.
The result of the decisive Cornell-Prince
ton game will bo found In the telegraphic
columns. There was every Indication that
the contest would bo a close ono and of
doubtful result , dependent a good deal upon
the condition of the players. Just what
this condition was could only be surmised
from the reports that were given out ) by
the foot ball magnates of the two Institu
tions , for secret ) practice for several dajs
preceded the game. Doth teams were some
what banged up , Cornell by the Indian game
nd Princeton by the games on the southern
trip. The Ithacans missed Reed , Sl'arbuck
and Slolchcr from their lineup , which left
thorn without an acceptable kicker , but It
was hoped that one of tbo two latter would
be able to get Into the game. Princeton's
hopes , on the other baud , were buoyed
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up by the possibility of the return of
Wheeler or Kelly or both to the backflcld.
Hither one would bo a host of strength to
ho cloven. In seems rjulto probable that
both wilt don the moleskin during the latter
end of the season and It la believed that
their prescnco on the field will make up , In
Rood measure , for the light ends and the
sere spot at quarterback ,
The last neck Ima boomed the stock of
hp Crimson and has lowered that of the
lllue. when speculation U rlfo regarding the
intcome of the struggle between these tno i
tramo. Harvard's score of 2S to 0 against i
ho West Pointers and the score the Crim
son rolled up against the Newton Athletic
club makes the C-0 score the Yale team
secured against the latter look dccldedry
Dtiny , The outlook Is not brightened by the
-lueh better showing that the lllue made
luainst Uronn. Harvard plainly surpasses
Yale In ono point the center. The Crlm-
son'a center In Invulnerable apparently ;
fate , on the other hand , has ehotvn that
she misses her Cadwalader. Harvard's line
stood llko a ntono wall : Yalc'n was repeat
edly torn by both Rro\\n and the Newton
earn , Todav. barring that mystical clement
ccncraflv known as Yale luck , the Crimson
should have no dlfllculty In donning the
Hue. Tootballlsts will watch with consid
erable Interest whether Yolo will show its
usual great Improvement during the last end
of the season and Harvard takes Its slump ,
as usually happens every jcar.
Pcnnsy's great center has been replaced ,
' 'oach Woodruff's effort to convert Hare
nto a , fullback has proved disastrous to the
Ino and not > cry strengthening to the back
icM. As a consequence Overfleld has gone
lack to center nnd Hare to guard , while
Woodruff has tried another combination to
secure a fuliliack. Ho now has placed Out-
ind In the position , with Coombs at half ,
although Walker U again being tried. It
s probable that cither ono of these two
will be found In the place finally. Thus
constituted the back Held will be much
weaker than Harvard's , for the Crimson
lacks are faster runners , surer catchers and
letter kickers than the Quakers. All the
rest of the team Is selected , the line being
as It will bo throughout the season. Kor-
wcll and Hedges will bo on the cuds , Good
man nnd Garnet at tackles , Hare and Mc-
Cracken at guards and Overfleld at center.
GENERAL SPORTING GOSSIP
1'lniin for the llcnvli Show Attract
Much Attention What Local
I'anelor.M Will Do.
Dog fanciers of thlo city will have an
opportunity during the coming week to HCO
a big lot of One canlno stock on exhibition ,
for on next Tuesday the first dog show
Omaha has had for several years will be
opened and will continue during the re
mainder of the week. This show will bo
worth seeing , for the entries are already
considerable and promise to be etlll greater
and thev Include Borne of the best things In
the dog line In the city. The promoters , who
* rludo some of the best known dog
fanciers of the city , are undertaking quite
a task In attempting to pull off a show after
the failure that met the last attempt of
some years ago. The show will be held In
.ho big building on the northwest corner of
Sixteenth and Hurt streets. Superintendent
lackson Is now engaged In setting up the
benches and will have everything complete
on the opening day. The show commences
at 10 o'clock on Tuesday morning and on
rach dav after that will bo open to'tho in
spection of the nubile from S 30 o'clock In
the mornlnc until 10-30 In the evening. On
the opening day women who are accompanied
bv escorts win bo admitted free. Supcr-
ntendcnt Jackson , ono of the best known
fanciers and breeders In this part of the
country , will glvo the show his personal
supervision.
When the time that the entry list waa
first slated to bo closed , Saturday night ,
arrived over 100 dogs had been entered , but
there arc still a number of fanciers who have
desired to put their animals on exhibition.
In answer to their request the tlmo when
onterles must bo made has been extended to
the hour of opening. Superintendent Jackeon
volunteering to receive them at the show
room and to hav o benches for all the dogs.
Ono of the best displays that will bo
seen at the show will bo a bunch of fancy
of Mrs.
kennels
stock from the Ak-Sar-Ben
J. H. Moore. She proposes to have on exhi
bition about thirty dogs. In the number
will bo several fire Blenheim spaniels and ,
besides these animals , King Cliarles span
iels , Huby Blenheims , black and tans , gray-
liounds and shepherds will be represented.
Some of the dogs that will bo on display
have carried off prizes nt shows In St.
Louis , Chicago and other eastern points.
J. P. Jackson's Newfoundland kennels
will bo represented by n dozen big dogs of
the Newfoundland breed. Mr. JacKsoT has
some of the finest specimens of the breed
In the west , animals which have been taken
to St. Louis and Chicago and ran led off
honors in competition.
Tom Hector will have on hand from his
South Omaha kennels about fifteen hnnd-
sorao St. Bernards. In the bunch will bo
seen several of the dogs that attractP l a
good deal of attention on the Midway when
Hector's concession was running.
Policeman Edghlll will have on exhibition
about ten of the greyhounds from his ken
nels and abouB the same number of cock
ers will bo shown by Mr. Carson. There
will bo a variety of bird dogs on show. All
the kennels have signified their Intention of
displaying the finest of their lots In order
to show the people of Omaha than this city
can produce as fine articles in the canine
line as any other city In the country.
Besides these kennel displays thcro are
a largo number of entries of individual an
imals by owners In this city , South Omaha
and Council Bluffs. Among this number
will bo Harry Moorcs' English bull , Wabash -
bash Cinders , who carried off first prize in
the only show In which ho was entered
the last Omaha show. Mrs. Dundee's fine
Papancso spaniel Is also to bo on exhibition.
On next Wednesday evening the sporting
public of the city will be given an opportun
ity to witness a wrestling entertainment
In Turner hall. The main event of the pro
gram Is to bo a match between Fred Do err ,
who claims the title of champion lightweight -
. weight wrestler of St. Louis , and E. R.
Morgan , who Is known In vvrcstltnc circles
of this city , Uoerr has been In the city for
some time and has shown himself to be n
sclenced wrestler. Morgan gained fame and
glory something over a > ear ago by standing
oft Tanner Burns for fifteen minutes. Both
men are in good condition. Morgan will go
on the mat weighing about 140 pounds , and
Doerr will scale about 135. The bout Is to
bo catch-as-catch-can , two beat out of three
falls. The men have put up a side bet of
$50 and will wrestle for this and the gate
receipts , winner to ake all. Preliminary to
this bout will be several matches between
men of lesser ability. The affair ought to
be a good one.
The wrestling woods seem to bo blossom
ing this jcar with terrors , a full half-dozen
mill more having Hopped successively on the
mat during the past twelve months. First
there was Yousouf , the "Terrible Turk , "
then Hcraklldes , the "Terrible Greek , " after
him Mueller , the "Terrible Herman" from
South Africa , and another "Terrible Turk"
In the shape of Hall Adcll. With these awe-
Inspiring individuals the list is not com
pleted , for now comes another terrlf ) Ing star
ono Isador , tbe"AwfulRusslan. " This chap
has made a business of wrestling throughout
his life , and the beat eiponents of the art
in Europe and Asia have fallen victim to
his prowess. Russia and Turkey have all
furnished Individuals who have gone down
under his strength and skill. The Terrible
Yousouf himself , It Is Bald , was defeated In
Constantinople by the Russian strangler ,
who thus won for himself the championship
of the "Southern Dominion. " When You- !
souf came to this country laadtfr followed
end did much to get on another match , but
Yousouf went away and got himself drowned
without giving his alleged conqueror an
other opportunity of pressing hla shoulders
to the mat , Isador Is a native of St. Peters
burg and Is 31 years old. Ho elands C feet
2'4 Inches without shoes and his wrestling
weight la 260 pounds. Ho gained his title
because he has never been thrown on the
wrestling mat. At present his chief nlm In
life Is to meet the latest "Terrlblo Turk"
under whatever conditions that much-her
alded champion may Impose. In public or
private , governed by any rule whatsoever ,
the Hussion will wrestle the new bidder for
glory and American scudl or kopuks or ru
bles or dollars.
The tour of Captain Warner's Engllth
cricket eleven , which has Just terminated ,
was one of the moat successful tours of any
foreign eleven which has played In this
country In many years. Of the eight
games played , not one was lost. Two
were drawn and the other six were won by
respectable margins. The tour lasted Just
ono month , liio first game being played In
Montreal on September 8 , and the last tak
ing place lit Chicago on October 10. Con-
plderablo ground was covered , the itinerary
being Montreal , Toronto , Philadelphia , New-
York , Baltimore , Philadelphia , Chicago
The ono thing which marred the pleasure
of the trip v\as the contraction of scarlet
fever by two members of the team , E. C.
Lee and E. P. Penn , who , after playing In
Montreal , had to put In the rest of the
time In a hospliul in Toronto. The highest
total made on the trip was 437 , nt Toronto ,
nnd the lowest 81 , nt ) Philadelphia. F.
Mitchell made the highest Individual score
12S and also led the batting averages ,
whllo J. L Alnsworth was the most suc
cessful bowlur , with the excellent average
of C.49 for 73 wickets. It will bo Interest
ing to the cricketers of this section of the
country to review the following records
made by the cracks during the trip :
BATTING AVEUAOnS
Not Most
Iiins.out.ln In's Uni Av.
H rlt"on , 11 i i2s : r 9 r .oo
V T Hill 10 1 M U50 27.77
C. J. Uurnup It 1 ( , l 2S7 M.OO
I ! . J. T. Bos.mquet 10 0 91 23 23.40
C. O II Sevvell. . . 11 1 122 250 23.00
if jr. rn > n . ; 8j ri 2102
1 > F. AVnrncr ] 2 1 AITS 10.18
G. i : . Winter 11 0 2S ] 25 ] l.0
A. Warner ! l o U.J 7J 8.11
H. Beretis ! i y n 4 ( , 7.1,6
J. L Alnsworth. . . . S * 7 22 733
.H. C. Lee 4.50
13. F. Penn 2 o : i : : i.co
W Kirk 1 0 0 0 .00
Not out.
out.HOWLING
HOWLING AVKAGES.
Halls ilils.Kns.WUts Av.
12. C. LPO | J C S 2 4.CO
J. L. Alnsworth..ICA ! 13G 474 7,1 6.49
V. T Hill 45li 32 170 21 7.0S
13. F Penn 14D 9 49 7 7.23
11. J. T. BosanqueU3l ! 113 373 31 7.31
O. n Winter 532 15 262 24 10.91
1' " Mitchell 75 4 27 1 27.Hti
P. F. Warner 10 0 5 o .00
12. H Hrn > 15 1 b 0 .00
C. J. Burnup 23 1 19 0 .00
Dakota greyhound lovers who Indulge in
coursing will be Interested In a contrivance
recently Invented by an ingenious Celt to
settle the much-mooted question of the
greatest speed of the greyhound. The filght
of these sleek beauties of the hunt cannot
bo accurately determined , owing to the un
certainty of the conditions prevailing at the
field trials In the west. Doubt on this point ,
however , is to bo removed through the in
vention. The instrument la a miniature
circular race trade with a double course ,
the inner course being that devoted to the
racing. Tbo outer track or circle Is laid
with a small gauge track , upon which It Is
proposed to operate a small car the motive
power may bo either electricity , steam , gas ,
etc. , etc. which will circulate about In par
allel eccentric. Projecting from the car as
It circles about the outer ring Is an arm
of metal , which protrudes through or be
neath the dividing fence or rail , whoso other
side is intended to support a flat , low plat
form within a few inches of the ground.
Upon this platform , or more correctly speak
ing , "bait board , " the Innocent hare Is to be
tethered. The dogs arc in leash. The ma
chinery Is humming in restraint. The word
for the start is given , and away goes the
little car bearing the baited bare. The dogs
nro released and off they go In quick pur
suit , while in the several conning towers
about the enclosure the timers hold the
watch on the result. Of course the speed of
the pace-making car Is maintained to that
degree that the utmost limit of the grey
hound's endurance Is brought out , and some
startling records as well as novel contests
are promised by the aid of this new sporting
device.
An Interesting foot race took place in
England the other day Interesting because
it shows how old rather Time will impair
athletic prowess. The contestants were
Harry Hutchcns and A. R. Downer. The
former was a champion of nearly twenty
} cars ago , nnd the latter Is considered the
champion now. Hutchens Is almost old
enough to bo Downer's father , and has run
more races probably than Downer and all
his rivals put together. The race was one
of 200 yards , and Hutchens was given seven
yards. Youth won easily , and Downer
crossed the tape ahead In the tolerably good
time of 0:201-5 : , yet Hutchcns was once an
extraordinary sprinter of his tlmo. His rec
ord of 300 yards In 0.30 will stand a long
time yet , and It was made sixteen years ago.
An international match of some consid
erable interest was settled durlnc the last
week across the pond. It was a court tennis
match between Tom Pettlt of Boston and
Peter Latham for the world's champloao'ilp
nnd a stake of $3,000 a side , and was won
by Latham. The match aroused all sorts
of Interest In the ranks of the Beafeaters.
People from every section of the country
came to witness the play , \\lth the result
that the prices of seats boomed , as much as
$75 being paid for one of them.
Tha Young Men's Christian association
has arranced to hold an open Indoor ath
letic tournament early in December. The
contests will be open to any registered am
ateur In or about Omaha. Two medals will
bo awarded In each event , a gold one as
first prize and a silver one for second prize ,
The program will probably Include the fol
lowing events : Fifteen-yard dash , standing
broad Jump , running broad Jump , fence
vault , polo vault , twelve-pound shot put ,
quarter-mllo potato race , hitch and kick.
WITH HORSES AND HORSEMEN
bennou AiltlH Mueteen MMV Performers -
formers to the -ilO MH < Illir Muot-
inir lit Lcxlnetoii n Front.
More high-class trotters have como to the
front this year than ever before and among
them are one or two that turfmen say have
a fighting chance to develop into record-
breakers. Blngen's mile in 2:06 : % in the
2-11 race at Loulsvillo goes Into the records
as the fastest performance by a trotter since
1S95 and It equals the best tlmo on record
for 5-year-olds , Ralph Wllkea * 2 OC4 hav
ing stood alone since 1S91. Dlrectum , 2-05U ,
is the only stallion that has beaten Blngen's
mark. No less than five 4-year-old trotters
have beaten 2:10 : this season , the quintet In
cluding John Nolan , 2OS : : Dlrectum Kelly.
2-.08U ; Nlco , 2.0SU ; Cresceus , 2:09 : % , and
Battleton , 2:09 : % . Although the fastest oue
of the lot Is nearly three seconds away from
Dlrectum's champion record at this age ,
Kelly , Nlco and Nolan are looked upon as
being among the fastest and best trotters
ever seen on the turf. Although ho met
with four defeats between Juno and October ,
i Nolan's campaign vao , DO less rcm&rkable ,
for ho placed to bis credit the largest
amount won by any trotter this year and
wound up the campaign by beating the best
horses In training , In the fastest five-heat
race on record. Another distinction which
belongs to Nolan Is 4ho fastest record ever
made by any trotter during his first year on
the lurf. The California gelding Who Is It
still heads the list of 3-year-old trotters
with his record of 2-12. The 2-year-old
trotters of the year look like a commonplace
lot when their performances nro compared
with the champion record for joungstcrs of
< hls age. Mary Celeste , the black filly by
Ore Wllkes , 2:11 , that won the Matron
stakes at Louisville , stands at the head of
Lho list , but there Is a vast difference be
tween her mile in 2-17W and the wonderful
record of 2-10 % made by Arlon to n high-
wheel sulky In 1S01. The total number of
trotters to enter the 2:10 : list Is nineteen.
The performances of the pacers have been
unusually brilliant this year , notwithstand
ing the failure of Star Pointer thus far to
accomplish the work cut out for him. Among
holds the first
the 0-jear-olda Annconda
honors with a mark of 2 01 % , which Is only
a second slower than John R. Gentry's
champion record for pacers of this age.
Searchlight's 2 OIV6 Is high-water mark fo-
4-year-olds , and Is probably the fastest mile
over actually paced by n colt of his age ,
although Onllne's 2 04 , made at Sioux City ,
la. , In 1894 , is technically the champion
4-ycar-old iccord. Klatawah's 2-03VS beats
all previous performances for 3-year-olds ,
supplanting Dltcctly's mark of 2 07M- Di
rectly still holds the 2carold champion
ship , however , his mark of 2 07 % at that
ago having stood slnco 1891. Ecstncv's mile
In 2:10' : nt Lexington last Saturday Is the
of 1898 and the best
best 2-j car-old record ,
ever made in a race
The twcnty-sKth annual meeting of the
Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders' associa
tion closed last Tuesday , and It goes down
In history as ono of the few unfortunate
meetings of the association. H began on
October 4 , and , although it covered a greater
period of time than any of its predecessors ,
yet there was but eight ) days of active rac
ing. The abundance of water kept the
track In soaked condition , but despite this
fact a few record-breaking performances
occurred. If the weather had been line
there would undoubtedly have been some
remarkable records olfered for future break-
Ing. The Interruption on account of rain
also had a sad effect upon the attendance.
On only three days were thcro good crowds
present , and the other four days were
record breakers for small attendance. The
last day , Tuesday , broka nil low records ,
when but seven persons purchased tickets
at the gates. It seems , theiefore , that
Omaha Is not the , only entry In flic stakes
for small attendance at light harness events.
But , while the association has lost money ,
the unfortunate meeting will In no wise
dim the ardor of the management , and It
Is announced that the same largo amounts
will bo trotted for next yo r and the same
expensive program will bo arranged.
In New York last Monday the world bid
for a horse. The ahlmal was Meddler , ono
of the most aristocratic thoroughbreds on
earth , who can trace his ancestry through
the blue blood of many a Kingly slro and
queenly dani. Ho is an 8-year-old , a foal
of 1890. His dam , Busybody , grauddam
Splnaway , and great-granddam Queen
Bertha , all won the English Oaks In their
day. Ho is a rich , beautifully finished bay ,
the essence of'equlno gentleman , without a
blemish upon him.
A great crowd witnessed the auctioning of
the great horse. Numbered In It were mil
lionaire horsemen of this country and others
who held commissions from millionaire
breeders of the United States and foreign
countries. The bids Jumped by thousands
and finally the horse was knocked down to
W. C. Whitney , ex-secretary of the navy ,
for the tidy bit of a fortune of $49,000.
Meddler was bred nnd owned by that Ill-
fated spendthrift , "Squire Ablngdon" Balrd.
Mr. Balrd's death In New * Orleans in the
spring of 1893 disqualified the horse for the
Derby of 1893which it was thought ho
might win from the mighty Isinglass , for
ho won all three races In which ho started
the British Dominion and
as a 2-year-old ,
Chesterfield Stakes and Dewhurst Plate. The
death of his breeder brought Meddler under
the hammer , and the late W. II. Forbes of
Boston got him for 14,500 guineas. On Mr.
Forbes' Neponset stud farm , despite the un
congenial New England climate , Previous
got some good winners , including Previous ,
Nosey , Squire Ablngdon , Central Trust and
Boy Orator.
At this same sale an effort to sell St.
Gatien , Meddler's sire , failed. 'St. Gatlen
Is in Austria , 2,000 miles away , but was
offered at the request of the government of
Austria. The government paid $70,000 for
him , but now wishes to sell him , having
enough of his blood. No ono would offer
the reserve price of $7,500 , and tbo sale did
not come off.
An English court has decided recently
that betting on a horse race Is not faking
part in a game of chance. Judge Henry of
the circuit court at Kansas City some weeks
ago held thai ) horao racing Is not a gambling
device. These two decisions , if approved by
courts of the last resort , will place bolting
on horse racing beyond the reach of the
"truly good" crusaders who are ever busy
Interfering with the recreation of the masses.
To be sure , betting on races can bo allowed
to go to an extreme which la dangerous to
the health of a great sport , but that can bo
controlled and kept within proper bounds by
track managers. Bccauso of failure to under
stand this Judges of lower courts have
placed racing and Its incidental betting In
the sarao category with the faro bank and
the crap gamo. Judge Henry has decided
that ) this should not be that it is not a
crime , nor oven a misdemeanor , to bet on a
horse race. This Kansas City case was a
somewhat peculiar one. A pool room oper
ator was arrested nnd fined In the police
court. He appealed to fho circuit court and
sought release under a writ of habeas
corpus , setting up as his plea that betting
on horse races is not gambling within the
meaning of tbo Missouri law , which , it
should bo remembered , is much llko that of
every other state. The court promptly dis
charged the prisoner. The pica was set ) up
that the state supreme court had held that
horse racing and betting on horse racing Is
not ) gambling within the meaning of the
law.
Just as when Ten Eyck went over the
pond and skinned them In the Henley re
gatta , so again the Beefeaters are lettim ;
out another equcal over the fashion In
which Ted Sloan is doing up their Jockeys.
Recently an Individual who claims to have
been an owner , trainer and Jockey for forty
years says that Sloan's rldlnc is < lui to
trickery and lets out the following "holler. "
"I have no wish to rob Sloan of his wonder
ful trick , but I think it will do racing no
good for him continuing to ride here , for ,
like the crack spot-stroke player at bil
liards , he will spoil the genuine game. It
Is all right for the 'merry punter ; ' In fact ,
It is Klondike at home with him , but If
every ono backs Sloan , where Is the bookie
to como in ? It's all right for these with
long purses who can afford to pay Sloan a
big retainer , but how about the small-fry
owners that could not afford to pay Sloan
a big fee ? They have no earthly chance ,
and If they take my advice they will wait
and ECO it Sloan rides , refuse to run against
him and allow him a walkover. It's un
fair to our Jocko > s , It's unfair to all 9wn-
era that cannot have his services , as the
trick Is fourteen pounds certain In favor
of any horse ridden by Sloan. "
This is pretty rot for on alleged sports
man to utter. Ono might Just OB well have
made a like complaint against Corbert when
lie Introduced a new style of boxing that
resulted In the defeat of Sulllvnn. There lane
no trick about Sloan's riding , but ) It Is pure
scientific Jockeyshlp. Ho Is beating them
nt the gome , and they do not llko It.
The G-ycor-old chestnut ] stallion Pllatus ,
the Iowa horse which has been doing such
good work on the track thla year , has been
sold for a good price to Australian buvors.
The former owner was J. 0. McClelland of
Des Moines. The horse has a record of
2-09U. Ho Is by Onward , dam Phyllis , by
Egbert , second dam Coquette , by Pilot. Ho
Is ono of fno best horses In the country In
breeding , Individuality and speed.
LAST YELPS FROM BLEACHERS
Clone of the I.CIIKUC hrnxon filtrn tin-
rnuntlon the Annual lluneli of
to Wi-ei < le AVUh
The curtain Is very nearly down upon the
base ball arenas. The base ball columns of
the papers arc now filled with the records
of the season nnd chat about the probable
winter doings of the plajcrs. In a few
weeks morn base ball will be entirely foi-
gotteu and the horsehldo sphure and the fan
will be relegated to the reir , until the suns
of next spring again revivify them.
The list of batting averages did not con
tain nny of the society of the batting 40 0 ,
but despite this fact a very respectable
band of sluggers can be- picked from 4t
According to these averjgcs , the heaviest
hitting team that could bo selected Is ns
follows Hamilton of Boston. 37 1 , left flrld ,
Kcelcr of Baltimore , 38.7 , right field. Kelley
of Baltimore , 32.5 , ccnterflcld , Tenney of
Boston , 34.3 , first base , LaJole of Philadel
phia , 33.2 , second base , McGraw of Balti
more , 342 , third base , Jennings of Balti
more , 33.1 , shortstopParrel ! of Washing
ton , 32.3 , catcher , Mercer of Washington ,
32.0 , pitcher. It may be Interesting also to
note the weakest bunch of athletes who have
played during the major part of the season.
It Is : Hughey of St Louis , 11.1. pitcher.
Snyder of Loulsvillo , 1C.O , catcher ,
LaChanco of Brooklyn , 21 3 , first
base ; Glcason of New York , 22 I , second
base ; Ball of Baltimore , IS 2 , third base
Ely of Plttsburg , 21 0 , shortstop , Dowd of
St. Louis , 21.3 , light field , McCrccry of
Plttaburg , 26.4 , center field ; Hat ley of St.
Louis , 24 S , light field
According to the fielding averages , the
following io the strongest fielding team
Tebeau of Cleveland , 98 0 , first base Daly
of Brooklyn , 97.C , second base ; Wagner of
Louisville , 913 , third base , Davis of New
York , 93.C , shortstop , Murphy of Philadel
phia , 97.7 , catcher ; Freeman of Washington ,
97.6 , right fielder ; Kelley of Baltimore , 979 ,
centorfleld ; Dclehanty of Philadelphia , 972 ,
leftfield. The weakest team , the members
not Including pitchers who substituted , Is |
Joyce of New York , 93.4 , first base. Stein-
felt of Cincinnati , 91.8 , second base ; Wag
ner of Louisville , 803 , third base ; Gatlns
of Washington , 82.4 , shortstop ; Snjdcr of
Louisville , 80.4 , catcher ; McCreery of Pitts-
burg , 89.9 , ilghtfield ; Hamilton of Boston ,
00.5 , centcfleld ; Ryan of Chicago , 906 ,
Icftfleld. The strongest twlrler the season
through Is Lewis , who won 75.8 per cent
of his games , and the weakest Carsey , with
a percentage of 0 23.
The reserve list of the National league
finds all the old-timers retained and a num
erous addition of tenderfcct attached to
every ono of the base ball bauds. It Is as
follows :
Baltimore W. Robinson. M. Heydon , J.
Corbctt , J. NODB , A. Mnul , D. McGanu , H.
Jennings , W. Keeler , W. Holmes , W. J.
Clarke. H. Wilson. J. McJamcs , J. Hughes ,
P. Kltson. J. McGraw. E. DeMontrevillc , J.
Kelly. W. Brodle and F. Ball.
Brooklyn M. J. Griffin , John Anderson ,
P. J. Crlshatn. T. P. Dalv. John Dunn , 13.
F. Dowd. J. H. Grim W. Ilallman. F. A.
Jones , W. Kennedy. George Lachance. G. H.
Magoon , J. II. McKenna , T. McCarthy
R. D. Miller. J. B. Rvan. J. T. Shcckard ,
Alexander Smith. A. L. Wacnei , Joseph
Yeager.
Boston C. A. Nichols. E. M. Lewis , Vic
tor Willis. C. Hlckman. F. A. Klobcdanz ,
C. R. PettlnKcr , M. Bergen , George Yeager ,
W. Bransfleld. F. Tennev , R. E. Lowe , H. C.
Long , J. J. Collins , James Stafford , James
Smith. Hugh Duffy , W. R. Hamilton. C.
Stahl.
Chicago T. C. Donahue , F. L. Chance ,
A. F. Nichols. C. C. Griffith. J. J. Callahan ,
W. M. Thornton. W. S. Woods , John Taj lor ,
W. Phylo , W. L. Everltt. James Connor , W.
F. Dahlen. James Ryan W. L. McCormlck ,
H. S. Wolverton. W. Lonce , D. Green , S.
Merles. James K atoll.
Cincinnati E. Smith. W. Ewlng. C B.
Miller. C. H. Peltz. W. C. Hill. H. gteln-
feldt. H. W. McFarland. Robert Wood , A. G.
McBrlde. E. P. Hawley , Jot. Gear , Theodore
Brcltcnsteln. William Damman , M. H. Hawley -
ley , J. P. Steckley. H. Vaughn , C. E Irwln ,
F. Dvvver. T. W. Corcoran , J. A. McPhec ,
Richard Brown. Frank Hahn. M. Kahoe , W.
C. Phillips. F. H. Motz , Acn Stewart , George
Hcgrlever , Ed Scott. Thomas Fleming ,
Charles Kncpper.
Cleveland O. Tebeau. D. T. Young ,
George Cuppy , Frank Wilson , C. L. Zlm-
mer. J. O'Connor. C. L. Chllds. R. J. Wal
lace E. J. McKean. L. Criger. J. C. Burkett ,
James McAleer. H. C. Blake. L. F. Sockal-
exls. John Powell. L. W. McAllister , Burt
Jones. J. C. Heldrlck. Charles C. Frascr ,
P. McBrlde , Charles Kncpper , Oseo Schrcn-
congest , Frank C. Bates.
Louisville F. C. Clarke. E. Cunningham ,
W. Magee , H. J. Dowllng. N. Alltock , F.
Todd. E. J. Now ton. Charles Phillips , M.
Klttrldge , M. R. Power , George Decker , C.
Rltchey. W. Cllngman. J. H. Wagner , Wil
liam Taylor. F. Hartzell. W. Hey , Charles
Dexter. E. Waddell. C. H. Beaumont , E.
Waldron. T. W. Leach. N. Elbcrficld. T.
Thomas.
New York W. M. Carrlck. George S.
Davis. J. Doyle , E. R. Dohcny , C. F. Fos
ter. W. Gleason. C. Gettlg , M. W. Gradv ,
F. Hartman. William Jovte. J. Mcekln , A.
Rusle. J. B. Seymour. M. Tlernan , G. E.
Van Haltren. J. J. Warner. Park Wilson ,
H. Westervelt. Thomas News.
Philadelphia R. G. Cooley , M. Cross , A.
Orth. E. W. McFnrland. M. Dugglesby , M.
Murphy. D. L. Fultz. E. J. Delchanty , F. L.
Donahue. J. P. Fificld. S L Thompson , K.
Flick. W. H. Platt , R. C. Becker. W. B.
Douglas , N. Lajole , G. L. Laudcr. B. Conn ,
H R Tate. J. O'Brien. George Fox , W. H.
Bernhart. W. Brant. V. Chiles.
Plttsburc F. Bowerman , E. Boyle , v\ .
Schrlvcr. W. T. Gray. W. Clark , R. Pad-
den. T. O'Brien. W T. Ely. J. Rothfuss , J.
Ganzel. J. McCarthy. T McCrccry , P. J.
Donovan. J Cronin S Leever. W Hoffei.
W. Hart. J Tnnnchlll. J. Gardner , W.
RhlnCH. E. E. Rosebroush. L. Gear. A. Tar-
dec , Williams. Slacle. F Guese , J. Hoffmels-
ter , Charles Hastings. Sparks , Joseph Rlck-
"
- McGulrc. Charles
Farrell. W. B. Mercer. A. Wcyhlng. K Kll-
len W. Dlneen. W Donovan. C. Carr , II
PRcltz. George Wrlgley. A. Wagner. Jud
Selbach. J. Getman.
Smith. Al _ _
, ,
. Joseph Sugdcn ,
St. Louis John Clements.
\ \ . Carsey , \ .
J. B. Taylor. James Hughey.
Sudhoff. John E Stivctts. Thomas TucUer.
Joseph Qulnn. George Smith. S Su Ivan.
Lave Cross. R. J. Harley. Jacob Stcnzcl. T.
J. Dowd ,
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The far northwest will have UH league next
vear A Montana state circuit will bo
formed. Helena , Anaconda , Butte and another -
other club will form It. The schedule win
call for 100 games , to be played between
.Tune 1 and September 30. The talary limit
will be J800.
CHESS.
Daniel Janowsky , the Trench chess ex
pert , was ono of the passengers on La Tour-
alnc. which sailed yesterday and Is duo on
this side about October 30. Not since Emanuel -
uel Lasker came to America In 189 J nnd
wrested the world's championship from the
veteran Stelnltz has a foreign master of the
first rank visited this country. His primary
object In coming here is a match with the
Kentucklan. Jackson W. Showalter , ox-
champion of America , w iom ho challenged
at Cotygne. The latter seems to bo willing
to meet the dangerous Parisian but no terms
have as jot been announced between them.
After the match It Is said that Janowskl
will make a tour of the United States glv-
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