Nebraska Newspapers

    T1TE OMAHA DAIJjY BEJD : SUNDAY , OCTOBER 30 , 1808.
GOSSIP FROM THE GRIDIRON
Battle of the Middle West Is Boon to Oomo
On at Lawrence.
NEBRASKA TO GO AGAINST KANSAS
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The battle royal of the gridiron warriors
of this middle ) west this season , by which Is
meant the annual struggle ) between No-
brasku and Kansas , will be vsaged in two
\\eokH1 time. On Saturday , Novciubor 0 , tlilH
htriifglo will take place at Lawrence and
Its result win decided the championship ot
the Weetorn Intercollegiate asso-latlon. Mis
souri has most effectively demonstrated that
she In a more lit candidate for the foot ball
lobster stakes than for the championship
race. Thu the real championship light Is
between the Jayhawkcra and Nebraska.
It will be a contest for blood. Doth tcama
nould be willing to lone about every other
game In the season If they were finally to
beat each other. But there Is more between
these two efevens than warm rivalry. There
is bitter hatred. This feeling im shown at
the game last year , when Nebraska was ac
cused of playing for time and Kansas with
concealing billies and chunks ot Iron about
their clothes. AH a matter of fact , the game
verged close upon a free-for-all and the bit
terness that was engendered then may poa-
tlbly bear fruit tilts year. If the consc-
ejuence la fast , hard foot ball , this sentiment
will not bo altogether undesirable , if it finds
vent In unnecessary roughness and slugging ,
It is entlrcry regretablc.
Of the two Nebraska seems to bo most
confident , but pride frequently stalketh be
fore a fall.Vo will beat Kansas again this
jear , " says Captain Melford. "I an confi
dent of victory , " declares Coach Yost. "Wo
nro not engaged In chin music , but watch
iiur smoke , " opines Captain Mosse of the
Jayhawkers. Coach Woodruff Is practicing
the tenet laid down by the proverb that
tillcnco is golden.
Kansas may have the better lino. Ne
braska unquestionably has the better back
Held , In weight thu teams will bo equal.
The ends will be on the same pfanc , Judging
from present Indications Stringer and Brew
of Nebraska and Avery and Simpson of Kan-
rns arc playing great foot ball At tackles ,
both Plllsbury and Klngsbury are better
ground gainers than Tlpton and Smith of the
Kansas aggregation , but the latter arc sized
up by the critics to bo better on defensive
work The struggle between the guards will
be a contest of glante , with Hanson and Tur
ner on the Nebraska line against Mosse and
Hnmlll In ability three men are about
rqual Mcfford , the Nebraska center and
captain , Is superior to Wllcox. Behind the
line Nebraska beats out Kansas man for
man Williams and Benedict , the Antelope
Btato's halves , together with Substitute Pol-
iner , easily surpaFS the Kansas back. Of the
latter Bii7.7l IB the l > est and he Is loose In
play Either Co\glll or nillott are more re
liable at quarterback than On en , and Hrwin
lias shown better form at full than cither of
the men that Kansas has trlexl in the po-
Hltion ,
Nebraska lias by far the better interfer
ence and really has a very creditable forma
tion. But In physical condition the Jaw-
hawkers arc again , as last > ear , In better
phjslcal condition. Coach Woodruff en
forces strkt rules regarding diets and hnblts
of hla men It Is reported tint Yost allows
hlB men to smoke and permits them other
liberties If the officials require a fast game ,
as they should do , this difference will work
to the disadvantage of the Nebraskans
Superior Interference and superior playing
cannot compote with superior physical form
in a hard game But the Ncbrnskans say
they will commence training before the Kan
sas game. It behooves them to.
In Inst week's game with Missouri , which
Nebraska won b > un overwhelming score of
47 to C , neither Hanson , Williams or Cow-
glll took part for various and divers reasons.
With perhaps the exception of Williams ,
these men expect to take pait In the Kansas
game Kansao will also attempt to
strengthen through the medium of Hess.
Hrss Is far superior to anything now on the
Jay hawkers' backllcld and as he can plaj
olther half or quarter or full ho wll bo put
In the weakest place. The question Is still
to be settled.
Besides her antagonism to Kansas , Ne
braska has a further reason to deslro to win
If the Antelope state footballists win the
pcnant they will have a chance to meet a far
western team the University of California.
This latter team has challenged Nebraska on
the following proposition- Nebraska wins
the championship , Nebraska and California
nro to meet In some Pacific coast city to
light it out for the wrstein and mlddo-west
championship. This Is a chance for a bit ot
glory which the Nebraska eleven wishes
most ardently to seize.
Despite the email score that Princeton
made pgalast Cornell n week ago , 6 to 0 , the
Tigers show up iberter than any of the east
ern big quintet In ithe opinion of those who
have criticized during the last week. It maybe
bo that the tale Is a stall , but It ta being
told that the Tiger coaches -worked their
charges out mainly to show what defensive
work they are capable of If this 1s true , the
Prlncetonlans are superb defensive plajers ,
for not only ivcre the Cornelllans unable to
KOt anywhere In reach of the Prince-ton
goal , ibut the quartet of Cornell players
who plugged the Princeton line were used
up. On the contrary the Tigers emerged
from the game with Tiardly a bruise , for on
the following day nil the eleven was In the
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practice and played a long , hard game.
That Is really a remarkable performance
after n 'big ' game and speaks volumes for the
physical condition of the Tigers. This
practice after the Cornell game was really
the beginning of that final and carefully
watched work which leads up to the Yale
game , which Is but two weeks distant. As
shown In the Cornell game , there Is ono
greit fault that the Tigers must remedy
This is the tendency to bo off side , a not
unusual charactetlstlc of a new team. On
a number of occasions the Tigers were com
pelled to give ground to the Cornelllans on
this account In this struggle Wheeler , the
great ha'jack ) of last jear , ( lid not take
part , but It is assured now that he will be on
hand In the Yale game Cvcn though he Is
not in the best of training , Wheeler has per-
formoj work that shows that he will greatly
strengthen the Tigers' back field. Ayers ,
who Is playing fullback , will now prooably
go to halt regularly.
Yale Is not In good phjslcal condition , ap
parently. She defeated the Indians , to bo
sure , but as n consequence of the ga , * > o a
number of the men were Injured. This ac
counted for the at tides In the Yale papers
of the last week , which declared that the
team Is not being properly managed. Of
course , it is possible that the reports are being -
ing sent out for effect , as Is not uncommon
at Yale , but at tbo same time there Is EO
much smoUo that there may bo some flro
It is said that in case of injury to any ot
the plnjcrs no one is fit to take their places.
This Is a bad outlook for the Blue within
two weeks of a decisive game. A great
Interference is being gradually formed , how
ever , nnd on this the Yale coachers seem to
rely.
Next Saturday will see ono of the great
games of the season , for then Harvard is to
meet Pennsylvania.
At Cambridge the undergraduates are
gradually becoming more confident In their
team's ability to whip Pennsylvania. The
only fault to bo found with-tho Harvard
eleven appears to be with the ends , Coch-
rano and Hallowcll. Men who have
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watched the Crimson's ups and downs in
foot ball say that these two players , while
reasonably fast , do not begin to compare
with former ends , such as Cabot and
Brewer Cochrano and Hallow ell are not
aggressive enough , the experts say , and the
coachers arc working hard to make them
redouble their efforts as the time for the
iirportant games approaches. The condition
of the Harvard eleven is encouraging. The
best proof of the effectiveness of Trainer
McMasters' system lies in the fact that
Harvard's hospital list to date Is smaller
than ever before. The men have worked
easily and when any ono of them has shown
signs of exhaustion ho has boon Immediately
taken oft the field.
With Hare and McCracken as guards and
Overficld at center , the University of Penn-
sjlvunla cloven cannot be strengthened In
these positions. But the withdrawal of
Captain Outlnnd from tncklo to play full
back Is calculated to create a weak spot
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Quaker eleven by Coach Woodruff this j'ear
that the impression prevails that the team Is
not as formidable as In past jears That
Ihero Is a scarcity of good backs cannot bo
denied and also a surprising lack of punting
talent. In this respect Harvard is expected -
pected to outclass the Quakers , for In Reid ,
Dlbblee , Kendall nnd Daly the Crimson ap.
pears to bo superior to the "Pennsy's" best
quartet , ( Jutland , Harrison , Coombs and
Gardiner. Outland , the most effective *
ground gainer on the Philadelphia eleven ,
does not class with Dlbblee , according to ex-
r rts , whllo Coombs , who Is slated to do the
punting , will find It n difficult matter to
stand off Held and Dalj- . Hare , McCracken
and Overfleld , however , will bo relied upon
to upset Harvard's calculations in the mid
dle of the line , us Boal , Burnett and Burden
are not rated as the equals of the Universlt. .
of Pennsylvania trio. Both elevens are hav
ing trouble in selecting their tackles am
ends , with nLout a stand-off In vloiv. As
far as phjslcal fitness goes It Is thought
that there will not bo much difference , foi
Mlko Murphy and Jack McMasters nro both
experienced trainers. There is some bet
ting on the game , especially at Boston , even
money being the prevailing figure.
An effort will bo made , it Is said , to induce
Charley Young to resume his old place at
eiuurtcrback on the- Cornell 'varsity in time
to play against the University of Penn-
sjlvania on Thanksgiving day. Just why. .
Young has not tbeeii playing this jear Is'
puzzling m , < nj foot ball men , especially in
view of the fact that he Is a student at
Ithaca in good standing and is also eligible
to plav on the eleven. Although Young was
recently suspended from the amateur ranks
by the American Athletic union for playing
with the Duq.uesne Athletic club's profes
sional eleven , It la asserted that ho did not
receive tt penny for his services , barring his
expenses. This fact can be proven , It Is
further said , to the satisfaction of the
American Athletic union , so that no obec-
tion can be raised toy the University of
Pennsylvania eleven. It Is improbable ,
though , 'that the Quakers would file any
protest against Young , ns most of tha
Duquesne players are former students of
Old Ponn. Young was placed In the same
class with Do Saullea of Yale last jear ns the
leading quarterbacks of the country. Ho
played -wonderful game against the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania on Thanksgiving
day and Cornell's splendid showing was
partly due to his efforts. If ho plajs quarter
back for the Ithacans they will be very
formldible , as a fast man In this place would
Increase the efficiency of the star backs ,
Whiting and Windsor. Whiting , by "the
way , has caused the Cornell coachers some
anxiety. He Is a star at making long runs
and likes to shine. The coachers have con
tinually harped on the necessity of his fol
lowing his Interference , ibut ho still prefers
to break loose and make brilliant Individual
plays.
As has been the ease for several years
past Pennsjlvania has played more games to
date than any others of the big university
teams. It has consequently scored more
points against Its opponents than any ot
them , but It has had rather Inferior teams
against them. It has not been scored
against , a record held also by Princeton.
Bowdoln and Amherst , second-rate teams ,
have scored against Harvard ; Yale has
failed to "blank " both Brown and the Indians ,
and Cornell lias been scored against by
Colgate , tha Indiana and Princeton. The
record to date Is as follows ; Pennsylvania ,
In nine games , has scored 322 points to
opponents' none ; Princeton , In six games , has
scored 191 to 0 ; Cornell , In eight glmes , has
scored 2J5 to 17 ; Harvard , in seven games ,
scored 202 to 7 ; Yale , 4n seven games , has
scored 126 to 11.
Out and out professedly professional foot
ball has finally been launched. Tor a good
many years gridiron teams have been on
a semi-professional basis , but the Duqureno
Country and Athletic club of Plttsburg Is
the tlrst ono to step forward and announce
Its professionalism. Moreover , according to
good authority , this club furnishes but the
groundwork for a boom In this branch of
professional sport afl over the country. The
1 fact that W C Temple , who has figured
, prominently 1n National league base ball af
faire as the donor of the Temple cup , Is
Identified with the Duquesncs has brought
(
to light a story that other base ball mag
nates have been looking ever the ground
I with the Idea ot organizing a professional
foot ball league to bo run on llnrti elmlfar to
I those ot the big base ball organization. A
i man who owns one ot the lergeet clubs In
| the National league Is authority for the
i statement that next jear a professional foot
I ball league will bo organized to comprise
Boston , Now York. Philadelphia , Baltimore ,
Pittsburg and Chicago , and that only ex-
college plijers will be emplojed. Each of
the teams are to play exhibition games with
i the college elevens and then indulge In a
I short championship series ot five bis sanies.
All these towns are red-hot foot ball cities ,
and theteforo are expected to prove winners.
It Is said that the Duquesne cMu will clear
$20,000 ou the season.
Mr. Temple , in speaking ot the matter ,
sajs :
"The Duquesno club Is furnishing profes
sional foot half. Wo admit it and have not
denied It. In fact , at the close ot last sea
son we announced that for the next season
we would put up the best article of foot ball
that could be procured for money , we would
get the best men and pay the best prices.
All last season wo were strictly amateur ,
and we went against clubs that were laigely
or fully professional and which claimed to
be amateur. They got better men for tholr
money than wo could get for love of the
sport. Besides , wo can control the habits
of professionals. Provloualj our amateurs
would do as they pleased , practice only when
they wanted to and go Into the gamce only
as It suited them. Men who work for a liv
ing can't get out every afternoon to practice.
Without practice there can bo no team work ,
and without team work no foot ball. Wo
also found that the public cared only for
the best foot ball , and this wo couiM not give
without having professionals. There are
four or flvo men on the eleven who receive
no pay for their services. The Yale man
spoken of above , who was behind In his
studies , will go back to the university in No
vember , and he has been traveling nnd playIng -
Ing with the team for the sake of practice in
foot ball. Ho Is not a professional. The pub
lic wants good foot ball. Amateur and profes
sional foot ball might be compared to am
ateur nnd professional theatricals. The pub
lic prefer a Henry Irving or a Sarah Bern-
hardt to an amateur actor. "
This Is certainly straightforward and to
the point. If an athcletic club wants to |
place a professional club In the field it1
has a perfect right to. The general rule
has been to pay players Indlrectlj , as nearly
every athelotlc club of prominence In the
United States does , and then pose as ama
teurs. The Plttsbtirgers are to bo congrat
ulated on telling the truth. Yet this pro
fessionalism will be watched with consid
erably curiosity. It Is to be feared that the
professional plajcrs will drift into that
cornbatlveness and rowdlness now not Infre
quent In the National base ball league What
opportunities would be provided for a Patsy
1'ebcau or Scrappy Joyce ! Incn again It
will bo a question whether the teams will
be a'ble ' to stand the strain of so hard a
season as Is proposed. Certainly the play
ers will be barred from emplojlng the
training tactics occaslonaly picked up by
base ball players. No jnon who persists in
training at the now Ing fount of Bacchus
can expect to stand the work long.
The Duquesne club certainly has a team
of stars. The list of players on the eleven
disqualified , ibwause It is alleged they arc
being paid , are : Gelbert , ex-University of
Pennsylvania ; Cburcto , ex-Princeton , Wharton -
ton , ox-Unlverslty of Pennsjlvania , Smith ,
ex-Georgetown , Jennings , ex-Bucknell , Far-
rar , ex-University of Pennsylvania , Okeson ,
cx-Lchlgh , Williams , ex-Unlverslty of Penn
sylvania , Kelfer , Yale ; Jackson. ex-Univer
sity of Pennsylvania , Brcoke , ex-Unlverslty
of Pennsylvania ; Young , Cornell , Klncaid ,
Elizabeth ; Wolnsteln. Brown ; Lalor , unat
tached , and Ransome , Yale.
MAGNATES AND THE ROWDIES
Olil QiiCHtlun of Conduct of IMn > cri
Will lie Up IH-fore ( lieIII IT
League Tlil Winter.
The National league at Its annual meet
ing In Dc-cember will bo confronted once
more by the rowdy ball specter , -which , Ilka
Danquo's ghost , has refused to lie low this
season , In spite of now rules and regulations
sealed with oaths. There has been plenty
of kick during the campaign Just ended , but
tt Is conceded on all sides that , with a few
i exceptions , there waa marked improvement
In the foehavlor of a majority of the teams.
If the umpires , with all the power vested in
them , had seen fit to eject every kicker from
tha games the list would have been swelled
up into three figures. But as the Judges of
play thought it besj to bo lenient at fnes ,
an examination of the record shows tha.
' sixty-two occasions kicking ball players )
were put on the bench or off the grounds
, The New Yorks and the Chlcagos were the
chief offenders against the rules for order.
The former had thirteen removals and the
latter twelve Dahlen , the Chicago captain ,
Is'tied ' with Tebeau of Cleveland in dishonor ,
both having "been " bendhed six times
IHhlen was also suspended for three da > n
Qlcason of the Now Yorks was suspended for
three da > s. aswas the case with Lajolo 05
Philadelphia and I/ng of the Bostons. Thu
1 record for the season follows
| New York Jo > ce. 4 ; Grady. 4. Qleason , 2 ,
, ( once for tnree days ) , Warner , 2 , Anson , 1
Total , 13.
i Chicago Dahlen , 6 ; ( once for three das ) ;
nveritt , 2 , Griffith , 2 ; Langc , 1 ; Dona.hue , 1 ,
Total , 12
Cleveland Tebeiu , G ; Burkett , 1. Total -
tal , 7
Baltimore Kellcy , 4 , McGraw , 1 ; Me-
Oann , 1 , Brodle , 1. Tot-U 7.
Boston Duff } , I , Long , 1 ( for three dajs ) ;
Tenney. 1 , Collins , i. Total , C.
Brooklvn Hallman , 1 , Liehance , 1 ; Grif
fin , 1. Total , 3.
Plttsbuig Fadden , 1 ; Ganzel , 1 ; Gray , 1.
Total , 3.
Cincinnati Hill. 2 , Cuing , 1. Total , 3.
St Louis Gross , 1 ; Taj lor , 1 ; Stenzcl , 1.
Total , 3
Louisville Dexter , 2. Total , 2.
Washington Klllcn , 1. Total. 1.
Philadelphia Lajole , 1 ( for three days ) .
Total , 1
Grand total , C2.
The members of Teabau's tribe of wan
derers have Issued a mild and Inoffensive
ultimatum to the effect that they must be
consulted in case the Cleveland club is
transferred to St. Louis. The other day
contiacts were presented to all the men and
by agreement all refused to attach their big-
natures except Thlid Baseman Wallace ,
who is said to have had a tidy tidbit added
to his salary. The plajers decided that if
there -Is to be a sellout they shouM have
the privilege of making their own terms
with the club b purchasers. This milk and
white bluff of the Tebeaultcs , however , looks
like paiodj and burltfcque to those who are
familiar with base ball law. They must
sign if President Robinson commands them ,
and If so be It they refuse to contract to play
ball for Kobinson they must retire from the
diamond and secure a position at which they
will receive pay for their work Instead offer
for two hours of txcrclbo of an afternoon.
P. C. Bancroft has determined to re
peat this winter his1 base ball trip of ' 79 to
Cuba If he can make the -proper arrange
ments that Is , If a certain big tobacco film
will back the team Bancroft's plan la to
organize an aggregation composed of the
scintillating stars of the national organiza
tion , play several games through the south
during the holldajs , land In Havana on the
glad New Year's when that city Is under
American control and play a series with the
Cuban clubs , of which there are several
cracks in the Cuban capital. Twenty jears
ago Bancroft Introduced Columbia's great
field spcrt In Cuba , and , whllo It drew big
crowds , the hlghvvajmen methods of the
Spanish roveminent prevented the trip from
being a profitable one. With the glorious
stars and stripes proudly waiving over the
Island and with Havana filled with Undo
' Bancroft expects to observe
Sam's Sons of M irs ,
serve the yellow metal flowing In a glitter
ing Hood Into his pockets as a result of his
venture.
The Boston management treated Its play
ers to a surprise party the other night. At
a theater benefit given for the team the
triumvirate presented a check for J2.500 ,
the sum to be divide among players and
manager.
WITH HORSES AND HORSEMEN
Star I'olntpr to Ho Solil from the
Aiic-ticin Illoc-U llcu'iiiixcHln
Oitncr WnntN to < lult.
Star Pointer , the only two-minute horse
In the world's history. Is to bo sold from the
auction block next month Disgusted by the
bad weather , which has prevented the horse
from breaking any records , his owner ,
James A. Murphy , has decided to quit the
light harness game. Pecuniary loss Is not
what Ins moved Murphy to take this un
looked-for action , as ho Is a wealthy man ,
and Star Pointer has been a profitable ani
mal But last jear it was Murphy's cher
ished plan to break all sorts of records with
Star Pointer not only his own peerless
1 59'/i , hut Joe Patchen's wagon record of
2 Ol1 , Dlrect's high wheel sulky record of
2 00 , nnd Chehalls' two-mile record of 4.19U
as well.
The stallion has failed to do so , but not
because ho lacked the ability. Ho was
slowly and carefully prepared and showed
early that he was better than ever. He
was first stalled at I'corla , III , July 14 , to
beat the track record of 2 03 , and paced in
2 02V . Thinco he went to Detroit , Mich ,
and on July 22. In an attempt to beat the
track record of 2 02 , paced In 2 01 % Then
at Columbus , 0 , August 6 , starting to beat
the track record of 2 01'4 , be equaled his
own world's record of 1-C9'4 , although
there had been heavy rain two daja be
fore and the footing was not first-class.
August 18 ha started to beat the track record
of 2 02)4 at Jollct , 111. ami paced In 1 59'-2
on a poor , windj day. September 1 ho
started at Headvllle , Mass , to beat 1 C91 * ,
and finished in ths rain In 1 SO1 * Septem
ber 9 be tried to break the track record of
2 03 4 at Hartford Conn and paced In
2 004 His next engagement was at Phila
delphia , September 15 , but the weather -waa
so bad that he was unable to stnrt until
September 17 , v hen he piced In l-9 % In
an attempt to beat 2 OJ'A.
This will not be the first time the famous
horse has passed under the auctioneer's 1mm.
mer , for ho has been disposed of from the
block on two occasions. He was sold at
Cleveland in the spring of 1896 for $ SC > 00.
After being campaigned a jcai nnd at the
close of the season ho was bold to Murphj-
for $15,600.
The progress that Is being mndo in breed
ing harness speed horses makes a truly mar
velous showing. Twenty jears ago a stal
lion with six of his get with records of 2 3t
or better attracted national attention anil
was classed as a great Mic. Ton jears
ago any sire that could boast of six 2 2C
performers was looked upon as a great extreme -
tremo speed producer. In 1SSS only foul
stallions had so many as six 2 20 perfotmcu
to their credit , they being Gcorgo Wilkcs ,
with thirteen , Electioneer , with nine , one ]
Blue Bull nud Nutwood , with Beach. | . No I
a sire had to his credit two 2 10 perform ,
ers , nnd , Indeed , there were but three 2.K
horses In 1SS8 Today four sires Alta
mont , Baron Wilkcs , Membriuo King am
Onward eich have to their credit six 2 li
perfoiniers , nnd more than a score of slrei
have one or mete of this class to thel ;
ciedlt. Another decade is ns likely to shov
as great progress in light harness speed.
Ornament , winner of the Brooklyn hand !
cap and the oest 2 , 3 and 1-j ear-old of hi :
jears , has been retired to the stud at th
Beaumont farm near Lexington , Ky. Sine
the Brighton handicap the horse has no
been in good condition and it was though
inadvisable to take chances by starting bin
again this season Uesldc-s that , ho ha-
reached the point where he must carry i :
very Oieavy Impost In all of his races , ne
matter what the class of the animals plttci
against him , for he Is tlie peer and mus
give weight to all others He Is a rojallj
bred horse and Is therefore eminently ellgl-
bio to stand at the head of a great stud
Ilia season fco Is to bo ? 230. probably th <
largest over charged for an untried sire It
America and his book for 1899 is almos
filled.
The light harness circuit through the
fioutheru pumpkin shows Is following the
northern meetings. Indications are given
that the south will prove more of a money
maker than the north. Tor example , at
Hagerstown , Md , last week 40,000 people
saw the races The program commenced
at 11 30 a m. and ended at n . ' 5 p m five
hours and fiftj-flve minutes and In that
time no less than twenty heats were trotted ,
paced and run. This Is said to be a record
for the country for the greatest number ol
heats In a given time on one Jay.
Never in the history of the light harness
horse In Kansas has there been such a
dearth of trotters and pacers More than CO
per cent of the season's scheduled races in
that state were declared off on account of
rack of entries.
Among the few champion trotting records
that have succeeded In standing the test ol
time Is the three-mile performance ol
Dutchman , who covered that distance under
saddle In 7 32'4 , August 1 , 1839.
FOR LOVfcRS OF ROD AND GUN
The final shoot of the season ot tbo Du-
pont Gun club will take place this afternoon
on the club grounds A good program has
been arranged , which Includes team races ,
a club shoot , rive bird events and a handi
cap shoot , In which prizes will be given A
great day's sport will bo provided and a bl
turnout is expected.
C. S do Zevallos , Dr. Butcher and W A
Plxlqywill fcave Tuesday for a two weeks'
hunt In the neighborhood of Geneva.
Willie Plxley and the pump gun he and
Jim Derlght own together have started fet
| the ducking grounds A shower of feath
ers at least is looked for.
' Llttlo Johnnie Scott of the Crclghton
theater starts tomorrow on his annual va
cation of three dajs Ho took his trusts
gun with him and has made partial ar
rangements with tht * chop houses to take
the game off his bands.
MIlllollH ( JMc-ll At\li > .
It Is certainly gratlfjlng to the public ti
know of one ccncctn In the land who ur
not afraid to be cenerous to tlie needy nm
Buffering The proprietors of Dr King s Ne\
Discovery for Consumption , Coughs am
CeMds have given away over ten million trla
bottles of this great mrdlelne , and have th
FutlBfactlon of Knowing It has absolute ! ;
cured thousands of liouUo--a cases Axthnia
BrnnrhltlH Hoiirseiicis and all dihcu e-s o
the Throat , Chest and Lunia are surely cure *
by It C all on Kuhn & . Co cirufrglsts , uni
rot a free trial bottle Htgulrr size & 0c am
Jl. I"very bottle guaranteed or price u-
funded.
DYERS' ' FIELDING RECORDS
Freeman of the Senators Heads the List with
One Hundred Per Gout.
3ECORDS IN FIFTEEN GAMES AND OVER
1,111'linncc I.oiiilx First ItnsiMiirn , .Join
tin * Miurlntup * , mill /.I m-
mrr ( le-v e'liinel thu
CnloliiT .
WASHINGTON , Oct 20 President YOUIIR
ot the Nnttonil Hase Hill IraRtie last night
nado public tbo fielding records ot plajcrs
Tlie percentages follow of till plus era who
1.1 vo plajcd flfteon or more games :
1 irut Buseme-n
Per Cent
Name. Club. Accepted
. ulmur < \ Brooklyn . N
Clark , Pltlsbtirg . 0 > <
u Connor , Cleveland . ! > N 7
ii'ikliv , Clnrliitiiiti . 9 6
loin an , Cli'volanil . . Si * 0
McL-inn , linltlinoio . ta.l
.JeiKer , Louisville and St. Louis . lh 1
LVmirjDoston . i'5 ' -
linker , Hrooklyn ami St. Louis . 1H J
Jvcre tt , l Image . 97.3
Vaughn , Cincinnati . 97
Wnbiier. Lnullllu . 'Ji ii
Jo > lc , Now boik mid Washington. . . . 875
D.ulM. Louisville nnd Plttsburg . B
DOIII , Ins * , PhlluUlphl.i . 07 E
Pain-11 , Washington . U7 3
McGulicashlngton . 07 J
O Brim Baltimore und Plttsbuig . 97.1
Joyce , New \oik . 07.0
C.urnshltigton . 959
\iulor \\ashlngtou and BrooKljn. . UJ J
Sreond Hiiemon
Dulv , BrooKlvn . 9S.5
brooks , St Louis . ! W. a
tottrnvnington . 93.6
Mcl'neo , Clm Innntl . M5
Julnn , imlllmoro and St. Louts . 05 3
tovvc , Boston . ! < o.l
Jemnnt , Baltimore . PI 1
1'ibeiu , Cleveland . 919
ItlUhoy , Louisville * . 01. s
y-ilole , Philadelphia . 91.7
Pndilon , Plashing . 91 r >
Cms" , St I , mils . 91 ' <
Smith , LoulsAlllo . 91 J
i.illimui , Hrooklyn . 91 J
Connor , Chicago . P ! > >
nifusnn New York . 9" . " >
Jc lining" Haltiinoro . I'-1 '
St.lnfelelt. Cincinnati . WS
StnlToui , Louisville and Doston . 91 n
ChlltK Clovplann . 91 r >
L'igun. Plttsbutg . UI.I
Third Uaponin
Nash , Philadelphia . 0" .G "
\\.iRiier , Loiili > vlll . 91 >
Wallace Cleveland . UI.J
Collins Boston . , . . . 91 S
Irwln. Cinclnnitl . 915
Cllngimm. Loulsvlllo . ' > - U
Shlmllo , llrookljn . 90 D
Smith , Washington . 9" * J
McCormlck Chicago . SD C
I fail mini , New Yolk . <
(5iav , PlttsbuiK . J
McGr.iw , Baltimore * . " J
Linelcr. PhlhidclphU . S7 I
C.mv , Washington . Si i
Mc > < \\ashlngton . 3 0
U'.mnir , Washington and Brooklyn. . . . St S
Abbittlcihio. Philadelphia . M 1
Short Sto.'S
Jennings. li iltinioro . 91.4
iiPlttsburg . 91.3
Qulnn , Haltlmoic and St Louis . 9 ! 3
D.ivls New \ork . 91 1
Lori or , in. ChulnnUl . 911
Cllim'in in , Loulsvlllo . I1f f
Me Kean Cleveland . 9J !
Lout , , Huston . 9. i
Ue'iiiontrcvllle , D iltlmore . ' > - . <
Magoon lirookljn . 911
Ciosi. I'hlladPlphlT , . 91.1
liltrhoy. Lonlsvillu . 91. ]
Smith , St Louis . 9)8
Diiilcu , C.iicagtj . 9i ) I
hiillivnn. St Louis . 903
Wrlgloy , Washington . SI S
Miner , Washington . Sfi I
Hall , bt Louis . S. 1
Li nanrcHiuoUlvn . sJ
Qit.ins , Washli Klun . 77.6
rielclers
ritem.inVushln ton . 100 0
TlPtnan New Toil : . 9S 6
Gilllin , Hrookbn . 979
Kcllv. llaltlmore . 973
nricn Chli ipo . 970
Holllday , Cincinnati . 983
HurUctt , Cluveland . 9fi 6
Poster Naw YoiK . l > <
Mi Pi rland , Cliuinnatl . 904
DOeh.mty , Phlladelphl i . 9ij 1
( lark. Louisville . 9G 3
Mi.Mcer , Cl.vcland . W 1
Hrodle , Plttsbnrb' and Uiltlmare . 951
Stahl , Hobtnn . 9"i 9
Mcliride , Clnclnnttl . 9i 9
LKike , ClovcUind . 939
) \t < ? r , Lmilsvllle . 939
PH. . k , Philadelphia , . 951
Ilov , Louisville . 91 , - .
ICuilir. li.iltlmoro . St. \
Anluhon , Washlncton and Brooklyn. . 95-
Conloy Phlladelphl i . 9" > .0
llrownashlngton . tt 9
Unfty , Boston . 91 'J
Tunifr , St Louis . 91 r >
Donovan. I'lttslmrK . 912
Smith , Cinclnnitl . 912
Sillmili. WaHhliiBton . nit
Stenzcl , D.iltlmoio and St Louis . 91 f )
SI iHord Louisville and lloston . 919
Millet. Cincinnati 9 ! S
limes Urookljn . 93 S
Stclnfcldt , Cincinnati ' )1 ) 1
II aim , bt Louis 91 i
Holmis , bt Louis ami Ililtlmoro 910
ODilen , Haltlmoie and I'lttsburg . 'HO
McCarthy. Plttsbun ; . 92 S
Van Haltren , New York . 927
Oi'ttman Washington . 9J 4
Down bt Louis . 9J 3
Isbdl , ChlcaRo . 92 I
Mertc > s Chicago . 9J. I
Uvan. Chicago . 9J C
l.mpri' Chicago . 919
ShicKird BrooKlyn . 913
Pranks , Cleveland . 91 3
Donovan , Washington . 91 1
Smith , A , Brooklyn . 9)8
( .radv , NPW York . 9)9
\\ilmot. New York . 9J 3
llaitzell , LoulMlllc . 991
Mercer , Wnshli gton . 9t > 1
Hamilton. Do' ton . k9 \
Thointon , Chicago . &J 1
McCreerv , Ninv York nnd Plttsburg. . . 8D 3
Doyle , Now \ ork and Washington. . . . fc9 2
Nan e , Loulsvlllo . i > s I
lleldrlck , Cleveland . fcl 2
Chance , Chicago . SI J
( Jitlg , Ni'W York . t > 2 \
Catc hers
X.lmmet , Cleveland . 97 t
Murphy , Phil idelnhla and PlttsburE. . . 9' ' . I
Poweii Louisville . 9"i D
MeOulre , Washington . 9j S
Waincr. New York . 91 S
Clements , St Louis . 917
Dnnohue , Chicago . 91 t
O Connor. Clevrlond . 916
Itoblnson. Baltimore . 91 0
KlttrcJgu. Louisville. . 919
Crelger , Cleveland . 919
flimico , Chicago . 917
Bergen , Boston . 9J J
Ptltz. Cincinnati . 9J 1
Hjan , Brooklvn . 91 J
MiPirland Philadelphia . 911
Hovvrman Plttsburg . 9i !
bcbrlvcr Pittsburg . 92 6
Won ! , Cincinnati . U5
Suglin St Louis . 9i.3
Cluk , Baltimore ) . 914
Grim. Brooklvn . 913
Yi'.ice r , Boston . 91 I
Parnll , Washington . KO 3
Vaughn Cincinnati . 91) 7
Smith. Brooklvn . hS t
Clraily , New York . 87 1
Ull'on Lnulsvllln . S7 '
hnjdcr. Loulsvlllo M I
To every peison answering this ndvcr-
tii'iintnt vvc will pay JJOOu In cash for
hubs , rlptions Thin offer Is open to any
r liable , person who will HO nd at oiu e
\ \ < uru in old established firm of pub-
' ' - ( and ran show by thousands whn
have answered our advertisements proof
II , nt fulnll honcHtly nil nut offers
Tn aiHItlon to above we will glvo t't '
c very person answering this a handsomn
I.vllis Neck Brooch , magnificent pat
tern solid ( rolel llnlHh , with genuine )
brilliant ' K.init Orient iJl unonil set ID
the center You must Hind with jour
amwir . ' " > cent * , stumps or silver , to pay
for lian lliiik' and poxt.ige em the ) Maga
zine v , c n ml for three months on trial ,
and jou will lecPlvo the < above ) PUl'H
by return in ill Wrlto vour name und
lilnn iluli'b ' , und answer at once.
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