TO THE OKAIIA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , NOVEMUETC 6 , 1898 ,
/GOSSIP / FROM THE GRIDIRON
Lining Up for ths Final Struggle
for Position ,
CHICAGO UNIVERSITY'S ' GOOD SHOWING
Wcufern People- Well Plenned 1 > r ili
Work of iJtngtc'ij Tcnm Some Sng-
RCRtlonii for tlin Improve
ment ot tlic On me.
The Bccond of the really big games In the
M.st , courttlng the Cornell-Princeton con
test ns UMJ flrst , occurred at Cambridge yes
terday between Pcnnsy and Harvard. These |
decisive struggles nro foretelling the close
of tbo campaign on the gridiron. In the
next three weeks will como the Prlnceton-
1'ale , the Yale-Harvard nnd the Cornell-
Pennsylvania games , and when they are
disposed of tbo chalk ribbons will bo ob- |
llternted on almost every gridiron In the j
country , not to bo traced again until next' '
. fall.
I The first of this coming trio of conflicts
ulll take place on the new Brokaw athletic
field at Princeton next Saturday. The field
Is conveniently situated , as the trains can
run right up to the main entrance. The
big stands , which bavo been completed ,
' will seat 16,000 people. In order to make the
game , a complete success the Pennsylvania
liallroad company has put In a largo number
ot sidetracks for the accommodation of the
visitors. The lowest cstlmato of the number
of spectators from Now York , Philadelphia ,
Baltimore , Washington and the territory
roundabout Is 15,000. Therefore , there
poems to bo llttlo doubt that every seat
about the field will bo occupied when the
Kama is started.
The games ot the two teams a week ago
furnish plenty of room for Interesting analy
sis. Yalo'a showing against West Point ,
while not of a very encouraging nature , was
good enough to lead the Blue's followers to
look for another victorious team this year.
The poor tackling , which stood out prom
inently during the gome , according to the
running reports , was due probably to a do-
tilro on tbo part of the Yale men to escape
further Injury. From the way they let the
cadota gain ground the Impression was that
tha Yalenslans had been told not to be reck
less and therefore to do llttlo hard tackling
until the goal line was hi danger. That
there may have been some truth In this was
evldencod by the sudden brace in the Yale
line and the consequent fierce tackling when
West Point on two occasions got within
hailing distance of the Blue's posts and had
to surrender the pigskin on downs. It is
reported that the Yale men have been
worked too hard In practice , so that from
now on particular care must bo taken not
to have any more players hurt. The great.
attacking power of the Bluo's backs against j
West Point showed beyond peradventure
/that / this department , and It is very nearly
' the most important , has not been neglected.
Line hitting Is thought by many foot ball
sharps to bo the most effective way to win
{ fames , as It is straight foot ball par ex
cellence. Yale Is undoubtedly stronger in
backs than cither the Orange and Black or
the Crimson. With McBrldo , Dashlell , Dud
ley , Corwln , Benjamin , Marvin , Glltnore ,
Ware , DoSaulles and Sullivan it overtops
thoin all. The main difficulty Is that not
ono of the bunch , with the exception of Me-
Bride , is heavy.
Princeton's score of 23 to 0 against Brown
At Provldcnco cheered both the Nassau
coachers and undergraduates , who since the
Cornell nnd Pennsylvania State college
eamos bavo had an attack ot the blues. Tbo' '
game with Brown demonstrated that the
Tigers have commenced to show signs of
Improvement In their attack , which must
lie of a high order of excellence to beat
down Yale's defense. But oven In spite of
the Improvement , the back field looks rather ,
weak. Heller is hardly expected to be in ,
Ihe Ynlo game , as he has been badly hurt ! i
nd is not expected to get back Into condi
tion In time. With him out , the Tigers are
relying on Wheeler , lAyres , Black , Crane , '
Lathrop , Duncan and Itosengarton. It two
or three should bo Injured Princeton would
bo severely weakened. There are no sub-
efltutcs to compare with those of Yale. This' 1
fact Is being used as an argument by the
Bluo's followers that the New Haven eleven's
attacking powers will not be weakened be
cause of accidents , while Princeton will bo
on the ragged edge It anybody is laid out.
Just at present It looks as if the Princeton
defense was bettor than Yale's.
Pennsylvania was scored on by Chicago ,
U being the flrst time this year that the
enemy has forced Its way over the Hed and
Dluo's goal line. The game was a magnlfl-
rent contest to look at , being full of bril
liant runs , fast play and dazzling tricks , I
euch as might have been expected from
fiuch heady coaches as Stagg and Woodruff , i
The Chlcagoans were powerful In every de j '
partment of the game and that they did not
defeat Pennsylvania was simply because
the Ilcds and the Blues awoke to the situa
tion In tbo second half and played such
foot ball ns has never equaled In Phil j
adelphia. After the flrst half , which ended 1
with the score 6 to 5 In Chicago's favor ,
Pennsylvania changed her system. The
guards-back was called Into play and It was
worted until the westerners were dead on
their feet. The long trip east was too
weakening to withstand the terrible thumpIng - i
Ing of this formation. Hersehbergcr , .the )
brilliant punter of the westerners , demon 1
strated that ho Is tbo superior of any pedal
I
urtlst on the gridiron today , cast or west. 1
He shared honors for Chicago with Clarke
and Kennedy , whllo Hare , AlcCrackcn and
DANGEROUS SURGERY
DEATH FOLLOWS TUB SUHGKON'S
KMPI3 XOT THK SUUCJUOVS
FAITI/T. OK COUItSE IIU
CAN'T HUM * IT YOU
CAX.
Pyramid I'llo Cure Cut-on IMlcn Quick
ly , 1'aliilrmily , Without DniiKcr.
People so along for years suffering with
piles. Then try this and that and the other
thing , from carrying n buckeye to getting
treatment from a physician. They obtain
temporary relief , maybe , but they are never
< iulto cured. A llttlo strain In llftlnc , ex-
ccsEtvo fatlcue , a llttlo constipation or a
little diarrhoea , and the piles come back ,
They don't seem to amount to much , but
they banish sleep and appetite. No position
Is comfortable. There Is Intense local pain
and that dreadful feeling ot weight In the
perineum.
Maybe In the early stages some ot the
many ealveo on sale will afford temporary
relief. If the case Is of long standing there
IB only one speedy and sure remedy. U Is
Pyramid Pile Cure. Even In light cases It
Is the safest thing to use. Other applica
tions may cure and may not. Pyramid Cure
is always certain , always reliable , jilways
brings comfort at once. Its prompt use
eaves months ot severe suffering. In ex
treme cass It will save surgical operations
end their attendant dangers and discomforts.
It Is better than a knife. Will cure easier ,
quicker and safer. Thousands have used it.
Thousands have been cured by It. The cost
is trilling compared with what U does. Th
price Is CO cents. Most anybody would
gladly pay J10 to bo rid of plica.
Druggists eell Pyramid Pile Cure. Send
to Pyramid Drug Co. , Marshall , Mich. , for
book on cause and cure ot piles.
Outland were thn particular stars of the
Quaker. * ' push. Chicago may well be con
tent with the honor ot doing what may bo
the only scoring that the Quakers will nuffcr ,
this year , although Stags declares that ho
was disappointed over the showing ot his
charges.
A notable feature of the last Big Four
games was the comparatively small number
of men compelled to leave the field on ac
count ot Injuries. In the Princeton-Brown
game nobody retired In either half. At
West Point ono change waa made on each
eleven. In the Harvard-Indian game there
were two substitutions , whllo at Philadel
phia one Pcnnsy man had to give way ,
whllo Chicago called In three substitutes.
So far there has been a remarkable scarcity
of accidents , \\blch Is taken as an Indication
that players are learning how to play the
game without being hurt , an accomplish
] ment that all star players on big teams
boast | of.
lAn eastern enthusiast of the gridiron
makes a suggestion regarding the kick-off '
that ( will be of Interest , Ho writes : "Tho
kick-off j nowadays really amounts to noth- ' I
Ing. j Ono team receives the privilege of
kicking the ball Into opponents' territory aa t
a mode of beginning a game , and the ball
generally Is kicked back to the middle of
the field , where the elevens line up for the , ,
usual scrimmage. In this way no grounl
Is gained by the Itlckln ? . My idea is to
put a premium on kick-offs. For Instance , ,
if the ball can bo kicked from a place In
the middle ot the field directly over the !
:
'
crossbar on the goal posts It ought to
count as ono point. In that way much interest - 1
terest would be centered In the kick-off
and considerable skill would be developed , i
It Is not nn easy matter to drive the ball
(
over the bar from the center of the field ,
and a player who shows ability to ac
complish such a feat ought to bo rewarded
In some way. "
President Jesse of the Missouri State uni
versity believes In foot ball. Says ho :
"Tho game Is frequently attended with evil
consequences. This comes through abuses.
Ono of the advantages of foot ball Is that It
gives an outlet for student enthusiasm.
Such outlets are almost Indispensable. I
have never seen a serious breach of dis
cipline in this university during the foot
ball season of the fall or the base ball
season of the spring. The breaches ot disci
pline that sometimes occur come almost In
variably between fcot ball and base ball.
This Is not an accident. When the stu
dents become Interested in any outdoor
Bamo , whether as participants , spectators or
active sympathizers , the game takes off
much of the youthful spirits that will find
some outlet. It I am right In believing
that outdoor games in which many stu
dents participate and which moro attend as
spectators , tend to good order and to moral
as well os physical health , these games ac
quire a dignity which do not belong to them
at flrst glance. Then , again , no team can
expect success In rowing or In foot ball
whoso members do not care for the body
as It should bo cared for. This means a
cold bath at least once a day , vigorous ex
ercise , a diet generous , but carefully se
lected , absolute chastity and total absti
nence from tobacco and alcoholic stimulants.
The fact that through such a reglmo the
best physical condition Is attained berves as
a lessen to the students. "
The big game in the west yesterday was
the Kansas-Nebraska contest , an account of
which occurs in another section of today's
Bee. This was probably the decisive cham
pionship game of the year In the league ,
for Missouri is hardly expected to defeat
Kansas on Thanksgiving day. Iowa is still
to play Nebraska on the enme day , but this
contest will not have any Influence in the
league championship , Inasmuch as the >
Hawkoyes nro not members of the associa
tion.
The Missouri Tigers do not coincide In the
general opinion that they will be beaten by
the Jayhawkers. On the contrary , they de-
olaro that It Is a foregone conclusion that
the victory will bo theirs. They admit they
are nt present weak , but Insist that the
faults can bo remedied In time. By the
practice of the next two weeks they expect
to round-to In championship form under the
coaching of Dave Fultz. Strange things
have happened In foot ball , but no miracles
have ever taken place and It would look
much like a mlroclo for the Tigers to beat
the Jayhawkcrs.
Captain Mosso of the Kansas team was
caught a week ago in nn act similar tothe _
ono in which he figured in Kansas "city
last season. During the course of the game
with the Ensworth Medics of St. Joe it
was discovered that he was protected on
nearly every part of his body with wooden
or metal shields. Coach Woodruff instated
that the player had a broken bone and was
protected only with a leather pad , but
Mosso was not allowed to strip. The dis
covery nearly precipitated a riot , which was
averted only by withdrawing the Kansas
captain from tho'game. In ono of the games
between the Kansas City Medics and Kan-
sag last year It was found that Masse was
rigged out In the same sort of armor , and
he was forced to shed the Inner padding.
The rule regarding the wearing of any
metallic substance is very specific and ought
to be enforced , even to the point of dis
qualifying the offender.
Yesterday's game with Amity was the
fourth game Tabor has played this season.
The flrst game was played at Tabor with the
Council Bluffs High school team on Octo-
her 15 , Tabor winning by a score of 6 to 0.
The second game was played with Amity
college at College Springs on October 22 ,
Amity college winning by a score of IS to 0 ,
largefy because of Tabor's weak end ,
around which the enemy played almost at
will. Tabor's third game was played with
the Council Bluffs High school team at
Council Bluffs , on October 29 , that team
winning , after a hard-fought game , in wr > : h
Tabor made a touhdown which was not al-
lowed. The score was C to 0. Manager
Farnham has received a number of chal
lenges from strong teams for No
vember 12 , but has hoped to
arrange a third game with the Council Bluffs
team , to be played on the Tabor grounds , on
that date. If such arrangement cannot be
made a challenge from Bellevue college or
from Creston , la. , will probably be accepted.
For Thanksgiving day Manager Farnham Is
corresponding with a university team. The
team , which has always borne a good repu
tation , last year being defeated but once and
that by the Nebraska Wcsleyan team at
Omaha , is composed of excellent material ,
although .not as heavy as common. There
are only two or three old players which
will account in large measure for defeats
sustained this year. The boys , however , put
up a quick , bard game and prospects are
that they will win In a number of brilliant
contests before tbo end of the season.
BASE BALL INWINTER TIME
nellliornte on I'lnns to
Mnlcc ( lie On me Livelier unil
TliiiN More Attractive.
War alone did not cut down the attend
nnco at the performances ot Yankee Doodle's
game during the past season. This seems to
be the belief of the magnates , for they are
nil talking and devising ways and means
of shortening and livening tbo game. The
opinion seems to bo that come Injection o ;
ginger Is necessary to call out the fans and
It Is therefore probable that some Interesting
changes in the rules will be made.
Among the suggested Innovations 1s one
to compel the catcher to play close bebtm !
the wind-pad and the bat. This Is entirely
practicable with two backstops and all the
( cams have that number , although the ma
jority depend on one. The saving In time
that will result from such a change U cetl-
matcd as probably come twenty or twenty-
flvo minutes , which Is thought to bo the
tlmo spent by the catcher in running back
and forth from plate to backstop and throwIng -
Ing the ball from the grandstand. At flrat
glance U may seem like a hardship for the
backstop , but as a matter of fact It will rave
him considerable throwing and running
about. Among other advantages will bo the
probable decadence of the bunt and every
patron of the game would rcjolco at this
alone.
Some rule may also bo adopted to brace
the laggards who shuffle to nnd from the
bench and delay the game. The spectacle
ot n batsman selecting a bat , fumbling over
a pile ot sticks like an old woman gathering
hucklcbtrrles , brcedo a tired feeling among
the spectators. The batsman has enough
tlmo to walk off the field , select his bit
and stand in his position at the home plate
by the tlmo the pltchor Is located on the
rubber. ; If he Is not In position when the
pitcher ; Is rea-Jy for action the umplro
should i have power to nail balls and btrlkos.
The ' same rule should apply when a bats-
man ; Is not ready to take his place during
an Inning. By enforcing such a provision
at < least fifteen minutes would bo saved.
The Brush rule Is also charged with de
tracting ] from gingery play , and moreover ,
has : met with Indifferent success in accom-
pllshlng the objects It was intended to per
form , inasmuch ns It failed to act as a
disinfectant ' on the parts of Billingsgate
speech ' which proceeded from the unbridled
tongues of those players who are wont to
dally with subrosa language. This U the
way the magnate feel about It , end there
fore ; It Is not unlikely that the rule will
bo . revoked and the lining system will again
be put In force.
These matters , together with the probable
shifting of clubs. Is likely to make the
meeting of the league next month nn In
teresting and Important function.
Kansas City fans are pulling hard at a
smoke pill that pictures them In a big
league circuit next year. The plpo tells
them that either the present league will
split nnd another American organization will
bo formed or the present partnership will bo
retained ; in either case they are In It. In
the former event they win fit In the second
ary organization ; in the latter case they
are told by the concoctions of the cookthat _
they will be used to fill in gaps that may bo
left vacant by Cleveland ana other towns
now on the circuit. These dreamland
visions , however , will hardly materialize ,
since It is not at all probable that the Big
Twelve wllf ever consent to Jump as far
west as Kansas City , oven despite the fact
that the town on the Kaw had the most sue-
ccssful season this year ever made by a
minor league club. It will also be rcmcmI I
bered that Kansas City is not exactly a mint
with a loser , as Jimmy Manning's experience
of a year ago testifies to. Ho lost almost
as much then as he won this year. I
A mathematical sharp has compiled a few
Igures that are calculated to bring a dizzy
motion to the cranium. According to his
calculation 320 men have at various times
luring the season played in the twelve teams
ot the big league. Washington carries off
.ho high souvenir for Inconsistency by try-
ng thirty-seven different performers , whllo
Cincinnati stands at the other end of the
Ino with twenty , having made no dickers or
experiments during the season. The others
stand as follows : Plttsbtirg and Brooklyn ,
.wenty-elght each ; Cleveland. Philadelphia
and New York , twenty-six each ; Chicago ,
.wenty-flvo ; Baltimore , twenty-three , and
3o3tontwentytwo. .
These 320 men were In 087 gamea , were
nt bat 62,342 times , made 9,033 runs and
16,780 base hits , nnd the entire body lias a
matting average of 2G.9. Baltimore had the
Highest etlck average , 30.C , and the , re
mainder were as follows : Boston , 2S.8 ;
Philadelphia , 28.0 ; Washington , 27.4 ; Chicago
cage , 27.3 ; Louisville. 26.2 ; Cincinnati. 26.7 ;
Now York , 2G.2 ; Cleveland , 25.9 ; Brooklyn ,
2G.7 ; Plttsburg , 25.6 ; St. Louis. 24.2. Brook
lyn was at the bat the greatest number of
Limes , 6,000 , and made 630 runs and 1,310
blnglcs ; Plttsburg was at the bat the least
number of times , 5,087 , and made 613 runs
and 1,304 hits. Baltimore made the most
runs , 896 , and St. Louis the least , 571. The
same two teams made the greatest and
smallest number of hits , with 1,557 and 1,258 ,
respectively.
Yankee Doodle's great game has already
secured a footing In Manila and the Philip
pines. Silver cups have been offered by n
brewing company and a distillery of this
country for a series of championship games
there. According to a recent cable the
Fourteenth regular team has been defeated
by the Utah volunteers' nine , the South
Dakota troops won from the Fourteenth
Minnesota , nnd a game between the Nebraska - .
braska and Colorado troops was called off. j
I
Charlie Frlsbee , the hardhitting leftflelder ! '
of Kansas City , has ben ( drafted by Boston ,
but Jimmy Manning hopes that ho can re
tain him next year. Frlsbeo Is a very
promising youngster , but Is believed to bo t
hardly fit for fast company yet. |
WITH HORSESAND HORSEMEN
_
Sale of IM roc < u in to Go Into tlic Stud
UruwM Attention to III *
IVrforinnnccH.
Appended Is a list of the flve fastest trot
ting mares , geldings and stallions and the
flvo fastest pacing mares , stallions and
geldings as amended by the season's work.
Ten of the thirty have crowded Into the
Hat this year. An Interesting point In con
nection with the list Is that the pedigrees
of not less than twenty-eight of these thirty
noted animals show one or more crosses of
Rysdyk's Ilnmbletonlan , the famous son of
Abdallah and Charles Kent mare. Star
Pointer , the fastest of the lot , however ,
doesn't trace to that noted founder of trot
ting families. Not loss than thirteen of the
animals represented In the table carry the
blood of Hambletonlan's famous son , George
Wilkes. His name appears mcst frequently
In the pacing division , but It is found In
every ono of the Mix classes. The name of
Electioneer occurs four times , all In tho' '
trotting classes. The iMarnbrlno Chief cross
Is found In the pedigrees of a largo proportion
tion , although only ono of the > lot , Allx ,
traces directly to him in the paternal line.
The list is as follows :
Trotting Marcs Alir. , 2:03i : , slro Patron
age , by Pancoast. 2:21 : % ; Nancy Hanks , 2:01 : ,
sire Happy Medium , by Rysdyk's Hamblp-
tonlan : Fantasy , 2:06 : , sire Chimes , 2:309 : ; ,
by Electioneer ; Beuzctta , 2:06i : , slro
Onward , 2:25U : , by George Wilkes , 2:22 : ;
Kentucky Vnlon. 2:07'i : , slro Aberdeen , by
Rysdyk's Hamblctonlan ; John Nolan , by
Prodigal , also has a record of 2:08. :
Trotting Geldings Azote , 2:01 : 1 , sire
Whips , 2:27H : , by Electioneer ; Klnmnth ,
2:07 : 4 , slro Morookus , by Altamont. 2:2G-j : ;
Eagle Klanlgan. 2'07 % . slro Eagle Bird. 2 25.
by Jay Bird , 2:31 : % ; Ryland T. , 2-07 % . sire
Lodeor , Jr. ; The Abbott , 2:08 : , Biro Chimes ,
by Electioneer.
Trotting Stallions Dlrectum , 2:03'J. : slro
Director. 2:17 : , by Dictator ; Ralph Wllkci ,
2OC : % , lro Red Wllkoa , by George Wilkes ,
2:22 : ; Blngen , 2:0694 : , slro May King , 2:20 : ,
by Electioneer ; William Penn , 2:07Vi : , slro
SanUv Claus , 2:17Vi. : by Strathmore ; Grattan
Boy. 2:03 : , sire Grattan , 2:13 : , by Wilkes Boy ,
2:24 : % .
Pacing Mare * Lena N. , 2:05U : , sire
Sidney. 2:10 : % . by Santa Clau ; " , 2:17' : ; . ; Bessie
Bonehlll , 2:05 : % . sire Empire Wilkes , 2:29'.i :
by George Wilkes , 2:22 : ; Lottie Loralne ,
2:05 : % , sire Gambctta Wllkes , 2:1 : U , by
George Wllkes. 2:22 : ; Pearl C. . 2:06 : . sire
Roy Wllkes , 2:0 : V , by Adrian Wllkes ; Pearl
Onward , 2.06H , strt Onward , 2:25 : , by
George Wllkes. 2:22. :
Pacing Geldings Robert J. , 2:01 : % . sire
Hartford , by Harold ; Frank Agan , 2-,03'i ,
Elro Mlkagaa , 2:19 : ? ; , by Ouward , 2:25U : ;
V
FOR THE FAMILY.
" I tn mure In nralstmr
roar aluable remrcljr CAhUAKKTB.
Und my whol family rfcelTedr.lief
from the flrtt imall box walrltd. 1
certainly rf commcndCAaiAUETS for
thocnrcithty in lte nd trust thty
rTenrhamr. Tour *
FOR CHILDREN ,
"I thnll never be. . vrlthont
OANUAltKTH. My itluren r t
' tif y d lltlitfilwh | nl girt
5'iVrtTbn'ot "iCTabfot , nhd cry for more.
hey art * the mot pltMftnt morilclnsj
I h to fr tried. They Into round *
Dermnnent plncp In mr home. "
. ' . , .
Bo * MO , Mlchlimclty , Ind
FOR PILES.
"I unCTrrcil the torture * of
tlin JimnccI nlth protruding piles
brnuzht on by constipation nlth
whlcli I WM nffllctod for tirfnly
Team. I lan across votirCASClKLTd
In Ihf town of Nowell.ia. . ixnU ne r
found Anything tn enn&l them Today -
day 1 m entlifly fr from piles And
FOR HEADACHE.
Itath my tvlfo and mjr.elf
hate born unloir OASUAllKlB , ami
they nre the best medlclnouahara
sjverhfld In th Irouse. Laitwaekmy
vrlto was fratitlo with liodaclia for
tire risvsi the tried lomo of your
CASCAfiETS and they relieved the
pain In her head almost Immediately.
\Vo bo til recommend Casc rcU. "
CflAt. STiur.roHD.
FOR BAD BREATH.
"I linvo been titlnir CABCA *
ItF.TM and a * a mud r\d effective.
laiatlvo they are ( Imply wonderful.
My dauchtrr and I were hotherod
with slct tomacli and our breath wag
Terr Lad. After taklnr few doiet
of Oa aret * we have Improved won
derfully. Ihej are a great help In
the family. " WitHti itxAf ) oitt.
1137 niltenhouie St. , Cincinnati , OBIo.
FOR PIMPLES.
" My it lt hntl itlraptei on her
fUcpTmt * ho has been taking C18-
CAKtTS nnd they have all disap
peared. 1 had been troubled with
constipation for sometime , hut after
taking the flrtt Cancaret I have had
no trouble with thin ailment. Wo
cannot ipcak ton hlfrhly of Citia-
ret . " Pr.iDvnT tAK ,
IDiOfi UorTrantown Ave > *
Ml rfalUdtlphla , F * .
( SEE EEC
Flying : Jib , 2.04 , slro Algona , by Almont ;
; Mascot , 2:04 : , slro Deceive , by Uysdyk'a
Ilnmbletonlan : ; Dumps , 2:01U : , Hire Baron
Wilkes , 2:18 : , by George Wllke # , 2:22. :
Pacing Stallions Star Pointer , l:59 : > i , sire
Brown : Hal , 212i.S ; , by Tom Hal ; John K.
Gentry < , 2OOV : . slro Ashland Wilkes , 2:174 : ,
by ' George- Wilkes , 2:22 : ; Joe Patchen , 2:01H : ,
slro ! Patchen Wilkes , 2:29Vfc : , by George
Wilkes , , 2:22 : ; Directly , 2:03 : > 4. elro Direct ,
2:05 : % , by Director , 2:17 : ; Online , 2:04. : Biro
Onward , 2:25,4 : , by George Wllkes , 2:22. :
With the close of the season statistics are
In order. Village Farm , Buffalo , has for
nome years headed the list of winning sta
bles. It docs eio tbla season with a total
ot ? 3fl,000 , which Is a big falling off. however -
over , as the llgures have generally run from
$50,000 to ICO.OCO. At the opening of the
season the stable appeared to be exception
ally strong , the breadwinners soon sifted
down to The Abbott , Lady of the Manor ,
Tommy Brltton and Battleton , and they
were "oft" part of the season ; yet Goers'
record of winning mounts Is wonderful , nnd
Eilious him to be the leading relnsmau by
a largo majority. Ho has , during the sea- '
eon , which the etablo began in July , been
flrst twenty-nlno times , second In eighteen ,
third in seven and fourth in six. The Cali
fornia trainer , Andy McDowcl , is second In
the list , having won flrst money in nineteen
races , second in fourteen , third In nine and
fourth In four. Like Geers , ho had a rather
small number of horses that stayed up to fin
ish the season. Third In the list Is the Chicago
cage trainer , George West , who finished the
season BO brilliantly with Directly. Ho won
first money in sixteen races , second In six
teen , third in eight and fourth In flve. Scott
Hudson , the Kentucky trainer , who had
Kaglo Flanagan In his ntabc. won flrst
money in fourteen races , second In eighteen ,
third In ten , and fourth In four , and his
stable was probably as profitable as any that
can bo mentioned.
Popocrats ought to have a fit over the fact
that $30,000 In gold coin was last week paid
for a horse. The animal Is the great Dl-
rcctum , and ho was sold for that sum of
money to W. E. Spiers of Glen Falls , N. Y. ,
by J. B. Green of San Francisco. Ho will
be put at the head of Spiers' breeding farm.
Dlroctum is now 8 years old. As a 4-year-
old he made a glorious campaign throughout
the cast , proving himself to bo the grandest
horse ever seen on the grand circuit , being
both fast and gamo. Considering the condi
tion of the light harness market , $30,000
must be considered a good price for the
horse , although $90,000 was offered and re
fused for him just after ho trotted a mlle
to the world's record. Quito a number of
other eastern horsemen and breeders have
been negotiating for the purchase of Dl-
rectum , but none except Spiers were willIng -
Ing to pay more than $20,000 for him.
During the past season there appeared on
the Maine turf several women who drove
In races at various fair meetings. The
Innovation created considerable criticism on
the score of immodesty , but llttlo grounds
Ecera to bo existent for It. According to
all reports the women have been properly
costumed and nearly all have been the wives
and daughters of horsemen , who have been
used to horses all their lives. It certainly
Is no moro Immodest for a woman to mount
the sulky than for the bicycle girl to ride
thd diamond frame. If Dame Nature has
dealt kindly with the girl astride the diamond
mend frame wheel her costume Is nearly
always conspicuous by Its absence. If , on
the other hand , aho "has no visible means
of support" the long skirt and the drop
frame prevail.
Congressman Bailey of Texas outlines a
plan for the prevention of the dropping ot
heats , which has probably been suggefted
to many a race follower. He advises that
every race should terminate at the end ot
flve heats and that the horses should share
In the purse according to the average of
their positions In the heats. The avcrace
for a horse that trots 2 , 2 , 2 , 3 , 2 Is better
than a horse which trots In 10 , 1 , 8 , 5 , S , the
total of the first being eleven and of the
second thirtytwo. . At present the chance
or mischance which gives the horeo flrst
place In the latter event gives him money
over the consistent performer In the other.
PALAVER OF THE PUGILISTS
Ononr Cnrilncr'N AiUniico to the Front
Ilaiilt tlitt Sensation of the
if nt I'rcHcnt.
A Quoensbcrry luminary of decided bril
liancy hove to on the pugilistic horizon a
few days ago in the person of Oscar Gardner ,
alias "Tho Omaha Kid , " when he ex
tinguished the light of Sammy Kelly In New
York. Even the blaso critics of Gotham
have been compelled to admit that the
western pugilistic light Is the most bel
ligerent bundle of bother for his pounds
that the ring has seen since George Dlxon
was In the bloom of hla prowess. In this
fight with the game New York feather
Gardner convinced the critics of hla ability
to receive and administer punishment. They
say that as a body fighter Gardner recalls
Dlxon before the steam bad evaporated from
the right and left body drives of Little
Chocolate. He does not rank among th *
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stripe , of which Kelly Is a good sample.
The llttlo westerner's work Imparts to him
the Indelible stamp of the fighter with a
punch , a welcome contrast to the- tapping
jabber without the punch. And herein Is
the distinction that defines the boxer and
the fighter. A peculiar feature of Gardner's
style Is his use of the swing. An excessive
use of this seems to handicap the average
boxer , whose success Is ordinarily the re
sult of straight hitting and horizontal
drives , but the suing as a. scheme of at
tack appears to be the most formidable
point In the Gardner tactics. The advent
of Gardner as a featherweight pheuom will
be balled by many who have
long ngo desccrnod a championship
strlpo In his makeup. His career
In the ring has been checkered
and blackened by defeat. But the knocks
11 red his ambition Instead of smothering It
and his triumphs , his climb to fame ,
notoriety , or what you will , ought to furnish
an object lesson to the athletes of his guild
who sip deep of adversity's cup when con
fronted by defeat. Gardner sauntered to the
front of his class over the road of the rough
In contrast to the majority of champions ,
who found smooth sledding In their path.
The westerner's many friends In Omaha can
rejoice In his boost , for bo Is not a man
to besmirch the Queensberry escutcheon by
personal traits of character. He Is a model
husband , thrifty , temperate , the father of
two children and a care-taker of the dollars
he earns by the sweat of his dangerous
hands. Ho will attempt another step up
ward on .the championship ladder on Novem
ber 22 , when ho will engage the winner of
the DIxon-Sulllvan encounter , which takea
place next Friday , or with Dlxon If this
affray results In a draw.
Those twenty-rounds of torture that Jack
Bonuer experienced at the hands of Tommy
Ilyan some days ago places Ryan at the
head of the middleweight division provid
ing , of course , that Kid ( McCoy and Fltz-
slmmons have taken final leave of the
middleweight class. It Is doubtful If Fltz
will ever again fight in the 158-pound group , j |
whllo McCoy Is pursuing a system of buildIng - I i
Ing up Instead of training down. The Kid j i
is anxious to place himself on a par with
Fltz that Is as regards avoirdupois. I ,
And , so , If the Kid and Fltz will
continue to remain among the
heavies , Ryan will bo justly entitled to the
middleweight honors. Ills victory over Bon-
ner was decisive , even If Uonncr did man
age to struggle through the twenty rounds.
Uonncr defeated Dan Crcedon , the former
claimant to the middleweight honors , and
even Ryan's enemies are bound to acknowN
j
edge that they cannot scare up a middle to
down the foxy Thomas , It Is good for the
pugilistic game that Ilyan has decided to
graduate from the wel'terwolght ranks , for It
Is notorious that ho has been overweight for t
some tlrao. His normal poundage la now
150 , according to all accounts. But besides
doing the arena a sen-Ice , ho showed good
judgment regarding himself , for In training
down to the welter limit ho stood in danger
of making hlmeelf stale. Ilyan Is another i
one of those successful mitt artists who Is
not popular among his compatriots of the
squared circle , becauro he Is not a good fellow - .
'
low , but this lack of good fellowship probably -
ably accounts for his remarkable ring career.
Ho has been fighting for eight or ten years ,
and the older he guts the better ho eeerns
to be. Ho started as a lightweight and
forged to the top of that class , then climbed
to the top of the championship ladder In the
welterweight dlvUlon and now eccms des
tined to repeat these performances among
the mlddlewelghts. Ryan's next opponents
are to be Dick O'Brien and "Mysterious"
Billy Smith.
The bout that Is creating the talk In
Queensberry circles just now Is the coming
Corbott-Sbarkoy battle i\hlch Is to take
place on November 22 for a $20.000 purse. J
The prevailing Impression Is that the ret- j ,
erce will declare a draw If both men are
on their feet at the end of the twentieth .
round , the length of the fistic journey , j
Corbett has a clear advantage In the articles I
of agreement , which stipulate that free
hand bitting or hitting In clinches la not
allowed. If Sharkcy should lese control or
his temper he cannot possibly refrain from
sneaking In a blow at close quarters with
the free hand. It would require but a few
repetitions of such tactics to forfeit the
fight to Corbett. This stipulation was put
Into the articles at the suggestion of < h
Pompadour , who probably figures that the
Sailor will IOPO his bead and commit a foul ,
but , even though In such case Corbett would
get the purse , a victory on a foul would bo
a hollow one , as Suarkey has been prac
tically whipped on two occasions. A de
cision over him was granted Jim Jeffries
and FltzBlmmouB had tbo Sailor knocked
out in that disgraceful light In San Fran
cisco. Now that Sharkey has been picked
'
up by a topnotcher It Is probable that he '
will have plenty of mitt encounters. McCoy '
Is to be the Sailor's next opponent and
then Pete Maher wants to offer himself as
a chopping block.
The burly Swiss , Gus liublln , Is one ot
the busiest of the heavyweight division ,
and , through the shrewd management of
Billy Madden , he has played several profit
able engagements In elx , eight , ten and
twenty-round bouts. A week ago he and
Joe Goddard floundered through a half a
dozen Innings ard on Friday last Joe Choyn-
ski had a journey of a similar length with
htm. Madden writes that Ruhlln has im >
provet } and his opinion Is shared by those
who have witnessed his recent bouts.
BIT OF MISCELLANEOUS SPORT
Sfroiiptmnn AtTortln n. lilt
of Dope tltut Seems to Need
More
There Is considerable of the pipe story at
tached to a Hercules story that emanates
from Richmond , Ind. According to this
dreamland line there resides In Richmond a
young 'individual ' , one Harry L. Williams.
He has all the earmarks of an ordinary
man , as ho weighs but U8 pounds and is
only flvo feet seven inches tall , but the
strength of his chest , nock and arms Is
simply man-clous. He Is 26 years of ago.
Williams has always been strong , but it is
only within the last flve years that ho has
become known as a young Hcrculea. A par
tial list of the feats he Is credited with Is as
follows : Holding a 175-pound dumbbell
above the head at arm's length ; lifting 1,400
pounds with harness ; twisting two packs of
playing cards In two with the greatest case ;
raising a 150-pound man above the head ;
lying down to let two ordinary men , or ono
weighing 200 pounds , stand on hla neck ;
driving a 60-pcnny cut spike Into a two-Inch
plank with the hand , afterward pulling It
out with his teeth ; bursting a bowlder with
his fist ; breaking , by expansion of the chest ,
a chain that will stand a pressure between
300 and 400 pounds ; fitting 1,000 pounds ,
hand hold ; breaking a clothes line tied
around the bare chest by lung expansion ;
allowing two men , while he walks around ,
to swing on u 175-pound dumbbell held
across the back , making a. total weight of
about COO pounds ; balancing a 175-pound
dumbbell on the head ; lifting a barrel of
flour with ono finger ; lifting a barrel of salt
from the ground Into a wagon. It is re
ported that Wintams had never taken special -
cial training with dumbbells or Indian clubs ,
but has a system of twenty-two gyrations
that servo to develop the muscles. Ho lm
not yut been discovered by the theatrical
manager.
An Innovation in the college navy system
is to bo tried at Cornell during the coming
season. This consists of the addition of a
boat-building establishment. The proa-
pcctlve BUCCCSS of this scheme Is expected
to bo BO emphatic that It Is already being
predicted by the Cornelllans that In the
future all the Cornell shells will be built
at Ithaca. The veteran rowing coach of the
Institution , Courtney , is to have charge of
the work , as ho Is an expert builder of
shells. The outcome of tbo plan will be
watched with Interest , particularly by rowIng -
Ing colleges , for If It Is found that a shell
can be KO adapted to the rowing system In
vogue at Cornell as to increase tbo speed of
the crews wo can expect all the colleges to
add a boat-building department to their
navy.
There are strong probabilities that an
amateur International contest In figure skatIng -
Ing will take place in Europe this winter
with American cracks among the com
petitors. Germany , Austria , Norway and
England are agitating the idea. A number
of American cracks will attend and par
ticipate. Not since 1890 , when Joseph Dona-
ghuo represented the old Manhattan Athlotlo
club as an amateur wltb a spotlecs reputa
tion , have tbo amateurs of Europe had the
pleasure of witnessing the gyration of
Yankee ice artists and Donughuo competed
only in the speed events. Back In the ' 70s
and ' 80s American champions had no dlfll-
tulty In "eating" the beat of EuropcanH
and It la predicted that those of the present
day will be able to make as good a record ,
Arrangements are being made for nn In
ternational six-day go-as-you-please walkIng -
Ing match to be held In New York com
mencing on December 26. It will bo the
flrst attempt to have anything of the kind
for eight years. A decade ego such events
were not uncommon in tbo metropolis. The
prizes will amount to $6,000 In value , rang
ing from the winners' share of $2,600 to $30.
Some of the best long-distance runners of
the world are being attracted by this liberal
prlro list. Among the entries already on
hand are some from walkers In England ,
Scotland , Wales , Canada and two from
China. Arabians , South American Indians ,
Egyptians , Nubians , Russian Cowacks ami
other foreigners brought to this country by
Buffalo Bill and Oriental companies have
alpo announced their Intention of entering.
The majority of these ore athletes and men
of great endurance. Every effort to make
it a genuine international contest la being
tried. ,
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Another Intercollegiate contest among the
big universities ot the east Is to bo started
during the coming winter. The directors of
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