10 THE OMATIA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , NOVEMBER 27 , 1898. GOSSIP FROM THE CRIDIRfl Clew of the Ctaitm and BerUw of tha I Five's Work , HARVARD LEADS THE FAIR PROCESS ! Crlmion W TC > in tka Front Itni Bd Orange * Black Come * Nez ! * ebrnil < a and terra Seem to He IletroBradlnc In he Sport , Harvard , Princeton , Pennsylvania , Ta Cornell that Is the way the average 'foi balllst will rank the various members the big quintet ot the eastern gridiron consequence ot the scaion'a work. U on unsatisfactory conclusion , to bo sure , : Prlncctonlana will not admit that the Crl eon had a cinch on beating the Tigers , i will the Cornelllans confess that Yale cot have beaten them. Uut It Is the only w 4hat the sharps are able to figure out a cha plonshlp where no championship can ex under the circumstances. Of the flvo Princeton passes through I ecaBon with the cleanest record In n scorl way. Two others have rolled up a blgf total of points against opponents , Corn and Pennsylvania , but the Tigers were scoi bn but once and only five points that tic These five points , however , represent a fcamo and furnloh the black mark in 1 record ot old Nassau. Harvard has be scored on four times for a total ot eightc points and stands fourth In the list on I basis ot its own scoring record. Penns vanla has scored the highest total numl of points on opponents. Yale has the poi cat record , both in scoring and being scoi ngalnst , from the standpoint of points. 1 records ot the flvo teams are as follows HARVARD , Harvard 11 Williams Harvard 23 Bowdoln Harvard 21 Dartmouth . . . Harvard 53 Amhcrst Harvard 2& Wcwt Point . . Harvard 22 Newtowno . . . Harvard 39 Chicago Harvard 11 Indians . . . . . . . Harvard 10 Pennsylvania Harvard 17 Brown , Harvard , . . 17 Yale Total 237 Total PRINCETON. Princeton 21 L hlgh Princeton . > 42 Stevens Franklin and Princeton 58 Marshall Princeton 34 Lafayette Princeton 30 Annapolis . . . . . . . . Princeton 6 Cornell Princeton 24 Maryland A. C. . . Princeton 6 Penn. State Princeton 23 Brown Princeton 12 Virginia Princeton , West Point Princeton 6 Yale Total . .268 Total . UNIVERSITY OP PENNSYLVANIA. Pennsylvania . 41 Fr'klln & Marshal Pennsylvania. . 0 Gettysburg . Pennsylvania 40 Pennsylvania State Pennsylvania . 60 Mansfield . Pennsylvania 18 Brown . Pennsylvania 31 1 Virginia . Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 17 Wesleyan . . . . Pennsylvania 22 Lafayette . . Pennsylvania 23lChlcaffo Unlvfslty Pennsylvania OHarvard . Pennsylvania Indians Pennsylvania Cornell Total . .i 392 | Total YALE. Yale 18 Trinity Yale > \Vcaleyan Yale > 34 Amhcrst Yale M Williams Yale 6 Newton Yale 22 Brown Yale 18 Indians Yale lOWest Point Yule 10 Chicago A. A Yale 0 Princeton .Yale OHarvard Total 146 ' Total CORNELL. Cornell 23 Syracuse Cornell . . : 23 Colgate Cornell 41 Hamilton Cornell 47'Trlnlty ' Cornell 30 Syracuse Cornell 23. Indians Cornell 271 Buffalo Cornell 0. Princeton Cornell 6 Oberlln Cornell iz'willlam ' Cornell 47 Lafayette Cornell 6 Pennsylvania Total 203 Total Th ranking given above Is soraewl different from what it was last year , bat / en the same material. Pennsylvania 1 ecason had a team clnsldered superior anything on the eastern gridiron. Harvi and Yale , In consequence of the tie ga they played with each other were abi evcu up In the race for second place. Prln ton was next and Cornell again wound the procession. ' Harvard cinched her claim to the cha plonshlp a week ago by most declslv klunlng the Blue by a score ot 17 to The Crimson was superior to Yale In evi department of the game. It domonstra that It had this year not only the best te that fair Harvard has ever turned out , 1 ono of the most perfect foot ball machli that baa ever appeared upon the grldlr It worked smoothly , harmoniously i quickly , there was no bungling or fumbll every man knew just what , wherewl anil bow ho waa to net his part and v . Johnny-on-the- every time. The > torlra of the year will mean much to H yard and will undoubtedly act as a heal Rtlraulaut upon her athletics. They certal ought to eradicate that principle that 1 eo long ruled eupreme In the home of Crimson that no man can secure a place Its teams unless blue blood flows throi Ills veins. Captain Dtbbleo bucked t principle this fall. He Insisted that a pc tlon on the foot ball team should be reward of merit alone , and he has adhe * o that determination. The result was t Harvard Is reputed to hav * had this sea : 1110 best team In Us history. To be si the eleven may not have 'been solely conBcqirenoca ot this new Injection Into H vard's athletic system , but It certainly 1 something to do with It. The final culminating game of the sea of the big five was the Thanksgiving i struggle between Cornell and Pcnnsylvai This resulted oe the most ardent Cornell feared It would , even though he hoped otli wise. Considering the work done by Quakers this year and their dlsorganl tack field , Cornell could well be Bald to h the opportunity ot a lifetime to down enemy , particularly as with the addition Charlie Young It had fully as strong eleven a * th * one ot last year , which h the Quakera down to four points. , At end of the first halt It looked as If the C nelllan hopes were to be realized , for core ended In their favor , their touchdc toeing made on a blocked kick after Quakers had held them for downs on tt one-yard line. But In the second halt Ithacans could not withstand the attack the Pennsylvadlans and good gains were pcatedly made by the latter. Two tou downs g vo the Quaker * the victory t the 'ball on Cornell's five-yard line at close of the game. It was the nastiest , n disagreeable foot ball day ot the year , different weather conditions would hat have changed the result. The concluding foot ball struggle of year" In this city was the lowa-Nebra game at the Council Bluffs Driving pen on Thanksgiving day , This contest was wi out doubt the poorest of the series that b en played by the two teams and wa decidedly mediocre exhibition of foot 1 considering the rank ot the two elev in the foot ball of the central west. Fi A critical standpoint there was nothing the play of either team to commend It and the game was exaspcratlngly alow. \ Cine a contest of the Importance that ' annual struggle la supposed to possets , t Ing delayed In order to enable the quan and the other backs to hold a bit of a soc session ! Yet this happened frequently a was certainly calculated to nil the ijx t a tors with disgust , for they could not ba helped seeing a player step over to nnothi apparently to pass a joke , while the gai was held at a standstill to permit of tne pleasantries. Iowa played In a more bu Incss-liko manner than did Nebraska , Wh she got the ball she played with some tot seme vim and some gcnentluhlp and dl played more than an elementary knowlcd ot the principles ot interference. But N braska , the champion of the Western Inu collegiate league , hnd no vim , had no sna had very little generalship , had interferen that was not often noticeable to the nak eye. The only time that the team show that it possessed any ginger was when t ball was rushed down to Iowa's goal It In the second halt for what looked to certainly a touchdown and this was spoil by n stupid blunder that a prep school tea \vould not have been guilty of. Iowa probably did the best she could. H supporters have never boasted of her pxc < Icnco. It has been admitted that the tea was made up of men who , with three e ceptlons , 'had ' never played foot ball befo : She did not expect to win. She should n have won If Nebraska played foot ball. 8 ! did win , however , because she had bra ! enough to take advantage ot the blunde of her opponent * , and therein lay her supc lorlty over Nebraska. Her team work w of a fair quality. There were no stars , b all jnen played together , apparently as wi as "they knew how. It is reported that the Nebraska team w not in shape to play a hard game. T sporting editor of The Bee was told Lincoln men who ought to be in a posltl to know that the team broke training li mediately after the Kansas game and mane no physical preparation for the Thanksgl ing game. It did the tame thing last yc and the consequence was that it won frc Iowa only by a very narrow margin. Tt result should have taught the Nebraska tot balllsts a lesson , but apparently it did n > and they have consequently reaped t proper harvest. Even though they have A foated Kansas , certainly they have not e titled themselves to the championship the Missouri valley. Another moral may bo drawn from t game the need of fair , impartial ofQcti with backbone. The officials who acted we fair and Impartial enough , but they lack the clement required to enforce the rul < If they had Insisted that the rules shou be obeyed there would have been corapar lively little of the delay , the squabblir. even the quarrels that took place upon t field. The remedy for this lies with t teams themselves. The west has not 3 reached the point where Its teams want t boat officials for their games. Each war "the best of II a man that will give it When the time comes that the teams lo only for the man who will strictly enfot the rules without advantage or favor cither then and only than will foot ball rea the amateur plane on which it prides Its and to which it is entitled. The Bee will not retract an lota ot wh it said regarding the actions of Coach Km of the Iowa eleven on the field of play , fact , Its statements were admitted to be tr by members of the eleven. However , by i quest , not from Mr. Knlpe , it is asked state that the coach was unduly excited di Ing the game. It U said that he was c tlrcly wrapped up In the team , particular on account of Its poor success during t season , and that ho was wrought up to fe\ pitch over the excellent stand that It w making against the Nebraskans. It Is slat also that the excitement later brought on attack of heart disease , which was final warded oft through the efforts of two dc tors. Mr. Knlpe has played foot ball tor sev years. Four of these were spent upon Pen sylvanla teams , which passed through me exciting times than were to be seen on t foot ball field across the river. He n never been afflicted with heart disease fr < excitement during that time. At a meeting of the Iowa foot ball eleven on the night of the game Tackle Eby w elected captain ot tbo team. The team mci bora also petitioned the athletic council their university to appoint Dr. Knlpe coach next year. For the third consecutive year Kansas si out * Missouri in their annual struggle Kansas City on Thanksgiving day , closlngM season of the Western Intercollegiate leag I Missouri showed up much better than h been expected and almost played the 3e hawkers to a standstill In every departmc ot the game except kicking. In the puntl game the Mlssourlans were outclassed a this fact gave the Kansans the victory. Lafayette , which a couple of years t reached the acme ot its foot ball career beating the University of Pennsylvania , 1 won one game out ot nine and scored 01 twelve points , agalnat 207 for its opponen this season. Quarterbacks the country over are usua men of small stature and light weight. T has been a custom among tbo big unlvers teams ever since the beginning of the spc But the Chicago university eleven has mt a radical departure from the rule by playl a 200-pounder In the place. His name Kennedy , and , in spite of his weight , he 1 been a success in every respect , so I critics say. As Stagg coached the eleven , made the selection ot Kennedy himself a in doing so he declared that it was not : solutely necessary to play a small man quarter. C. W. Holderman , an old Omaha boy , playing quarterback on the Kansas 'vars this year. It Is bis first year at foot b and he will no doubt become a star in 1 future. WITH HORSESND HORSEME _ Snle of Star Pointer for 91(1,000 ( t Most Interesting Brent of the Week. , The feature of the light harness wo last week was the sale ot trotters and p ers at the Madison Square garden in N York City , and the most Interesting evi in the sale was the knocking down ot \ famous Star Pointer , the only two-mini horse in the world , from the auction Wo The sum of , $15,000 is a tidy fortune a bit of horseflesh under ordinary clrcu stances , but in this case the price T smaller than was expected. Although i horse had a record of only 2:02 : % , wt James A. Murphy bought him in March , 18 and ho has since paced five miles In 2:00 : better , be brought 1600 less than a year t a halt ago. The new owner of Star Pointer Is W. White ot Cleveland , former congreisn : from Ohio , who Is Unown as one of the m liberal patrons ot the trotting horse in Am lea. Ho paid the late General R. L. Howi ot Buffalo something like 440,000 for < bunch ot trotters a few years ago , i founded the Two-Minute Stock farm Cleveland. He afterward bought the tr ting stallion Russia , by Nutwood , and hn up prizes amounting to $10,000 or 115,000 breeders ot fast colts by that her e. farmer down in southern Indiana , who bi I Czar , 2:123i : , by Russia , got several thi sand dollars of the Cleveland breede money by giving a fast record to bis c I at 2 and 3 years old. White bought 0 | WMkM , 2:16Vi : , t the Garden a couple years ago , bidding )6,000 for htm , wti everybody thought the horse had passed I days of usofuraess. But It turned out tl indigestion wa all that a I fed him. He now as vigorous as ever. Star Pointer * probably get a chance next year to lov his record and will then bo retired to I stud. stud.Tho next best price for a horse at the si was $7,000 , that was paid for Klatawah , I sensational champion 3-year-old pac 2:05H. : James Butter , the .owner ot Din turn Kelly and Direct , Is the great col now owner , A great many horsemen lo upon Klaiawah aa being a prospective tv minute pacer. The Montana collection ot young trotti by Prodigal , owned by Marcus Daly , w < eagerly bid for. Twenty head sold for total ot $27,016. Nearry all of those tl brought the highest prices were 2 and year-olds. Handspring , a promising 2-ye ; old , went for $4,025. Another great horse has paraed away I ccntly in Robert McGregor , whose gr < breeding qualities far surpassed his racl powers. Ho began his trotting career at 3-year-old in 1874 , and trotted In 1883 , wl nlng eighteen races that aggregated $15 , ( In pureee. The earlier years ot his life wi spent In campaigning In Kansas and II nols. Ho was foaled In 1871 , being sired Major Edsall , dam Nancy Whitman , American Star , grandam by Young Mease ger Duros. While ho was a reprcsentatl of the Hambletonlan-Star cross he c scarcely be said to have been fashions ! bred , because his elro got little of cxccller outaldo of him. Yet his success In the st was very great , and he Is now the sire eighty In the list , all but three ot wht are trotters. His fastest performer Is t pacer , Kentucky Star , 2:08V4 : , and his mi distinguished the trotter Crcsceus , 2:09 % , 4 years. Before he died he had the d ! Unction of being the sire of more 2:16 : pi formers than any other horse living. Ir daughters have produced forty in the list Twenty-five horses 'have ' entered the 2 : list of harness performers up to date. The are but three trotters In the list Allx , m. , by Patronage , 2:03 : % ; Nancy Hanks , m. , by Happy Medium , 2:04 : , and Azote , g. , by Whlpi , 2:04 : % . All the others a pacers. At the horse show recently held in N < York John R. Gentry 2:001/4 : ; Direct , 2:031 : Klatawah , 2:06 % , and Robert J. , 2:01 % , we entered In < the special class for pacers ha ing records of 2:06 : or better , but Robe J. failed to answer the bugler's call a the remaining trio paraded for the blue rl bon. Klatawah was too blg-galtcd to figu as a show horse , and the contest narrow down between Gentry and Direct , tlnd the governing conditions which called 1 breeding , individuality and raring qualltli It was a tossup for first honors betwe the two stallions , but Gentry's beautli lines outclassed Dlrcct's bulldog build. Ge try consequently secured the blue rlbb with Direct second and Klatawah third. One ot the strongest combinations on t trotting turf next year , and also one of t most Interesting because it Is of a weste flavor , will he the stable presided over Thomas L. Keating of California and Myr E. McHenry of Freeport , 111. Keating the spring caine over -the great divide wl a very small stable , but they were all sta as in the list was Klatawah , 2:05 : % , t sensational 3-year-old pacing champion , w Is as handsome as he acts ; Searchllg 2:04V4 : , the 4-year-old racing champlc Anaconda , 2:04 % , who held his own in the fast classes , and the beautiful trotti mare Dione , 2:09V4. : Keating was compel ! by ill health to get some one to drive ; made arrangements with the Illinois reli man with such satisfactory results that partnership has been arranged. MoIIet Is a breeder , and has a stable of his ov winning In 1896 the $10.000 Kentucky F turlty with Rose Crolx , and in 1897 t $5,000 Futurity for 2-year-olds with his fl Janio T. 'He ' is considered to be one of < best trainers in the -west. , FOR LOVERS OF GUTT AND RC Dr. Dry-ant Tell * of tlie Hunt He ai / Dr. Coulter Had in Jack- on'B Hole. Dr. D. C. Bryant and Dr. F. E. Coulter ha lust returned from a. three weeks' trip to t wilds ot the woolly west such aa are fou in the famous Jackson's Hole in Wyomli A two-weeks' sojourn In this huntsmei paradise netted them a bag ot game tt Included five elk , eleven wolves , seve : mountain sheep , innumerable minor ben ot the woods and trout galore. Within 1 next few days the two physicians will ha on exhibition before .the eyes of their e wiring friends the skins ot the elk and t wolves. Dr. Bryant ia welV satisfied w ! the result of the trip. "Jackson's Hole Is the paradise of tl entire country for the hunter of big garni he declares. "There Is not another s ] in the United States that equals Naturally it is more frequented every y < and In time It will die a natural death this respect. For example , tt seemed me that there were fewer elk to ba sc than In past years and they will gr scarcer as time goes on. But neverth'li we had all the sport we wanted and mo Our camp was pitched right in the he ; of the Hole. There was snow uron I ground and It was cold , but otherwise I conditions were as favorable for hunting we could have wished. There were kinds of elk in the vicinity of our can Whv. eve.rv dav we could see upon I wide meadow before our camp a halt a dO2 of the animals grazing. They were s enough , as we could not crawl upon the but we found plenty of others elsewhe We killed five and could have had as ma more had we wished. "We saw no deer and could' find no trac of bear. In all probability it was too li in the season for the latter , as the wooi men round about declared that there wi plenty ot holes In the mountains. Mount : sheep were quite plentiful and there was sufficiency of wolves. The streams < chock 'full ' ot trout. We caught a t : but we were after big game and did i pay much attention to the piscatorial trlb Dr. Bryant bellevea in.comfort wherei ho goes and consequently the pair physicians had a camp provided with stove and all modern conveniences. The snow of the last week drove qu from the underbrush haunts and hlill plaoes and furnished some of the best sp that the season has yet seen. Almost eve body in the city who owned a gun was < in the country on Thanksgiving day o bad good luck , returning with nice bags quail. In some sections of the coun the snow was deep , making It dime for both hunters and dogs to work. 1 now also inaugurated an active crus : against rabbits. John McDonald , Henry McDonald , Bl McDonald , John Lewis and Gus Harte I quite a rabbit drive in the nelghborhc ot Calhoun on Thanksgiving and nca devastated the country thereabouts cottontails and jacks. George Loorals , Charley Johannls , Bl Hardln , Frank Parmaloe and Dr. Men of Milwaukee were around Jim Den's heat at Arapahoe last week and are report to have killed 583 quail. Henry McDonald and Billy Townse went to Atkinson last night for seve days' warfare against quail and rabbits. John Burke , the shooter ot Elgin , Tt in Omaha yesterday on his way Columbus , where today Is to bs spent at traps by the shooters of that burg. Bu ; may meet Dorsey Burgess at 100 birds n big wager. Otherwise the day will spent with lancets and live birds. The trap shooting world Is very quiet J now as regards challenges or even rumors challenges tor championship trophies , begins to look as It Fred Gilbert Is satlaf to let Holla Hclkes keep the Inanimate cha plonshlp and the E. C. cup , as well as ' cast iron medal , while Helkes , on the otl hand , appears to be willing to let Glib hold unchallenged the live bird trophies has recently won. Inasmuch as th trophlce are in the hands ot well kno champions , it is not to be wondered at tl no one else seems to want to go after the but it would be a good thing for the ga If men like Jim Elliott or Charlie Bl should throw out a defl. Western shooters , and particularly th who reside in the vicinity of the Wit City , ore pulling teeth and toenall in I effort to have the Grand American handli for 1900 held at Chicago. Falling in tt there seems to be a possibility that i westerners will secede from the event. 1 easterners seem to be inclined to make ' shoot a permanent eastern fixture at E wood Park , N. J. , and to this the westi men object on account ot the distance tl they must travel. Tomorrow one of the moat dnterestl meetings of owners of dogs held in t section of the country is to open at Amot Mo. The Missouri Field Trial Assoc tlon stakes will be run during the we and some of the crack hunting dogs ot 1 west will enter. Ben E. Nelson ot the Cudahy Packl company returned last week from a t weeks' hunt and made the hearts of seve brother employes glad by presenting th < with a brace of ducks and quail. He : ports plenty of game through Colorado a Wyoming. PALAVER OF THE PUGILIST Fake Ucttrcen Corbett and Shark Doing the Work the Pre Hum Failed In Killing the Game. The fight that took place In New York It Tuesday night between Corbett and Shark has put such a smirch upon the escutc eon of pugilism as cannot be erased by yen ot scouring and cleanliness. It was a dl grace to the manly science of boxing- most palpable fake that will do more degrade the ring than anything that h happened In its history. It was a pu and simple case of mean swindling , a spei men of the putridity that is being co tlnually disclosed. Examine the evidence. On the afternoon of the fight , at 3 o'cloc six hours before the fight commenced , Har Beecher , sporting editor of the New Yo Journal , said to the city editor of that pap In the presence of several members of t staff : "The fight of 'tonight looks like a fal My investigations lead me to believe tt there is a put-up Job to give the fight Sharkey on a foul > ln the ninth round , make this prediction now before wltnesi to see whether It will be justified. " Was this a coincidence merely ? This what Langdon Smith wrote of the occt ronco In the ninth round of the fight : The closing aot of the drnina came II a flash of lightning from a clear sky. came Sharkey with a bull-like rush , i with his head down of old , but with 1 hair tossed from his forehead like the ma ot a wild buffalo. The long white arm Corbett swept around In a swift curve a caught Sharkey a terrlfla rip in the rl The two men came together in a clln The gloves of both went savagely huntl for a soft spot on the breakaway and ugi the two men rushed together and nui There was no palpable sign ot ' a foul wt McVcy , one of Corbott's second's , scaled I ringside like a flash and forced his hi bulk into the arena. "What do you mean there , Kelly ? " howled. "Don't you see Sharkey foullc Where are your eyes ? " "Get out of there , McVey , " yelled Chat White. "Do you want to lose the flght a foul ? " Somebody on the outside ot the rl pulled McVey back but he charj in again. This time he stayed getting entirely into the ring. Referee Kelly held up his hand. When the ring had been cleared and I announcers could be heard over the tumv it was made known that Referee Kelly h given the flght to Sharkey on a foul a had declared all bets off. Four days before the flght took place B. Gray , the manager ot Kid McCoy , tat the following confidential statement to I sporting editor of the New York Wor "The flght will not last more than twe rounds at the outside. Sharkey will gel decision either on a foul or because ol ruling on some tactics in the ring , or 1 cause of some act on the port of the sccon Corbett has no knowledge of this c < aplracy. He is to bo sold out by his o men. He will fight on the level becai he has too much to lose by defeat. Th Is no question about these facts. " At the conclusion of the flght Refe John Kelly made the following statemi regarding his decision : "I stopped the fit and gave the decision to Sharkey becai McVey , ono of Corbett's seconds , in vlo tloii of all rulee , jumped Into the ring , called all bets oft because I believe 1 action of McVey was paid for by somebc who had bet on Sharkey , and I did i propose to decide public money on a palpa fake. I would not be a party to any si fraud. No one can tell me that SloVey 1 his head. He has been behind fighters years , and there was some fraudulent d behind his movement. So far as I can i the fighters were on about even terms wt I stopped the bout in the ninth round. " This evidence seems to make a fal strong prlma facie case , and admirers the roped arena will generally believe strong enough to prove the faking ot \ bout , but it is difficult to discover how : the fake extended. By 'this la meant I question ot whether the principals in 1 flght had any part in the play and put a rehearsal for the benefit pf the spectati or whether the fake was engineered by 1 betting ring. The latter proposition Is 1 one that seems to be picked upon by unblai critics as possible , for both the Pompadi and the Sailor waded Into each othe anatomy for keeps , and the pace was f and furious much faster , judging from I accounts , than the Corbett-Fltzsimmc setto at Carson City. That swipe tl floored Corbett In the second round was i fakey by long odds , for , three Inches low It would have scored a knockout for I sailor -lad. But Corbett Is clever enou with his dukes and counters and side sti ping to deceive the closest student of I game. His reputation for faking , etreng ened by the discovery of the agreement had entered into with McCoy when these t were to have met , win cause followers the ring to cast the strong eye of susplc upon htm. Sharkey , too , although bis bio seemed to be backed by sure-thing Btea was suspiciously wild , not one-quarter his swings landing. It is possible 1 hardly probable that the fighters themsel1 were on the level and that Connie McVe scramble Into the ring was arranged by 4 betting element , who had thousands up the sailor lad. If the latter Is the case , tt gained nothing by the maneuver as a con quence of Referee John Kelly's decision declaring all bets off. The referee also cannot escape the X-i that Is being cast upon the affray. Tec nlcally he was right In giving the flght Sbarkey when Corbett's second sprang li the ring , but "Honest John" has not beer stickler over this rufe , notably in t Mltchclt-Corbett flght. But , technically , h was right up to this point , but from ths point his reasoning seems to bo awry. H declared all bets oft because McVey's en trance Into the ring was a "parpable fake. ' If he thought this to bo the case , how couli he hold a fake flght to be a flght and ren der any eort ot decision under any rules ? I the fighters were principals In it , should no "Honest John" have so declared and throw : up his position , giving spectators a chnnc to get their money back ? If the fighter were not in It and McVey had coramltte the foul at the Instigation of outsiders , wa ho not doing Corbett an injustice , by hand Ing the short end ot the purse to him for a : act for which he was not responsible ? Shouli ho not have had McVey forced out of the rlni and ordered the fight to go on to a conctu elon on Its merits ? The whole affair is an uncovering of thi cancer that has been festering in ring at fairs for some years. It will do more thai columns ot editorials to advance the crusadi against prize fighting. One of the most sensational tricks eve : turned by a boxer was Hie victory that Joi Grins secured over Kid McPartland a shor time ago. When a boxer ot McPartland'i cleverness Is totally eclipsed , baffled , beatet and shown up in the light of a novice , ther bis master must bo a phenom and a possl ; ble world beater. McPartland never befori in his career woa so completely bested anc It Dans had nipped the advantage be hac secured over the Kid In the twe'nty-flftt round ho would have mode hla victory dou bly triumphant by keeling hls'opponent ovei for a knockout. His one fault , If fault H bo , is over-caution , a lack of pepper In ttu blood , his refusal to take a chance whcr there is scarcely a possibility of losing. Aftei flooring McPartland in the last round he woo content to step beyond range and spai the round out instead of driving home th < blow that would have made his victory de cisive. Gans Is now entitled < o a matcb with Kid Lavlgne the present holder of th < championship laurels of his class. A meet ing between Joe and the little French de mon should be the next Important numbei on the lightweight menu. Billy Madden's German champion Gut Ruhlln , Is EO encouraged by his showing against Joe Choynskl that he wonts to take on Sharkey for his next engagement. Choyn- ski is said to have tipped his tile to the Swiss after the bout. "He's one of fho most dan gerous customers I ever tackled , and he la bound to come along the line. To be sure , he is slow , but his slowness rises from a lack of experience. He will Improve in both his hand and footwork" is reported to be Choynskl's opinion of his latest oppo nent. ' BASE BALL PAID SOMEBODY Western League Attendance W Not 80 Light an the Mnnnate * Sought to Make Out. Despite the yelp that has been put up about the hard times in the Western league , unofficial attendance figures hardly Indicate that the magnates were so far in the hole as they might wish the public to believe , A total of 1,645,000 people witnessed the games , only 110,000 lees than the total foi 1897 , when no squeal was raised. Kansat City is located on the best spot on Easj street , having drawn 300,000 people , 180,001 of them at home. Milwaukee has the saint figures as last year , 280,000 , but lasl season she headed the attendance list , whlli this year she is second. Kansas City wai sixth last year with 200,000. This yeai Omaha-St. Joe and Minneapolis are tied foi ' tall-end honors with 140,000 each , while i year ago Grand Rapids wound up the pro cession with 160,000. The attendances it the remaining cities were as follows : In dlanapolls , 240,000 , against 260.000 in 1897 ; St. Paul , ' 190,000 , against 240,000 ; Detroit 185,000 , against 220,000 ; Columbus , 170,000 against 220,000. Charles Nichols of the Boston club mtisl be accorded the title of the king pitcher ol his day , and his record is unique. Ho has pitched nine consecutive years in the Na tional leagu for Boston , and in only om year has he failed to secure a better per centage of victories than his club. Durlni 1898 tie made his best percentage of victories 73.J and participated in a remarkabl ) large number of games. Hero is his record : Nichols. Boston 1890 SS.7 67. 1&91 61.2 W. 1892 63.6 CS. 1593 69.6 6G. ; 1594 73.3 2. : 1595 62.S 54. 1898 C6.7 66. ! 1597 72.0 70. ; 1598 73.9 OS. : "eTa er During hia connection with the Beaneat ers he has pitched in 'more than one-thlrc ot the games played by that club , numberIng - Ing 414 contests'ofwhich 279 were victories and 135 defeats. CHESS , Considerable Interest is being manifested in the probable outcome of the Ncbraskc Chess association correspondence tournej now nearlng a close. This tournament wat begun April 23 , 1898 , with twelve contestant ! entered. According to the rules each playei was required to play one game against ever ) other player , thus making a total of sixty- six games to be played. After taking up four games at the beginning , N. G. GrlflU of St. Edwards declined to proceed furthei and , Inasmuch as two of his games had al ready been completed , seven were scored against him without play and he proceeded with the unfinished two. In September the secretary , C. L. Owen , who was playing all his games , resigned them because of press of other duties. Up to November 23 the score is as follows ; Un W. L.ttn C. Q. De France , Lincoln 4V4 41 * Lee Edwards , Lincoln 6 3 N. G. Grlflin , St. Edwards 0 10 Nelson Hald , Dannebrog 7 3 T. N. Hartzcll , Kearney 6 3 Paul Nelson , Pllgcr 3 2 C. L. Owen. Albion H4 9' A. Powell , St. EdwardB 2 4 A. Ilasmufsen , South Omaha. . . . 5'A 2\t O. N. Seeley , Karney 2 i E. H. Tyson. Nebraska City. . . . 6 0 M. F. Winchester , Dannebrog. . 3 % 4V4 " 47 1 The outlook is that Mr. Tyson will cap ture first prize. His unfinished games an against De France , Hartzell , Nelson , Pow ell _ and Seeley , with good prospects of win ning at least three out of the five. Th < race for second place Is particularly Inter esting , Messrs , Edwards , Hald and Hart zell having about equal chances. Edwards games against Nelson and Seeley are both It his favor at present. Hald and Hartzell hav < a game each against Seeley , and it looks ai If Hartzell must win from Tyson to tie foi second place. Tbo American chess 'champion , Harry N , Plllsbury , will start on a tour through the United States in a few days , giving exhibi tions of blindfold and simultaneous playing. . Mr. Plllsbury will pass this way and ma ; be Induced to pause In Omaha. Negotiations are being carried on by rep- reeentatlvea ot Cornell and the University ol Pennsylvania for a chess tournament be tween the two colleges , the contest to take place sometime during this term. In all probabilities four or five men will be chosen to represent each university. The following was a game between the masters , Steinltz and Trenchard , In the Vienna Internationa ? tourney ; VIENNA OPENING. White Stelnltz. Black Trenchard. 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Damask , Tapestry aud silk turnlture covering , BOo to $7.50 yard ! Screens of all descriptions for 1 1.96 to 125.00. Sofa pillows , covered and uncovered , all sizes. Rope and Heed Portieres , the la rgost assortment ever shown , from $2.00 to $10.00 each , Couch Covers , 50 and 60 Inches wide , large variety of styles and colors , $3.50 to $12.00. Shades and shade cloth a specialty. Mr. G. T. Fushman will be at our store Monday and will sell at private sale any of the -ruga from his immense selection ot Oriental Beauties. Score of game recently finished in th Nebraska Chess association corresponclenc tourney between Leo Edwards of Lineal : and T. N. Hartzell of Kearney. Notes b ; Nelson Hald ot Dannebrog : STAUNTONi OPENING. White Edwards. Black Hnrtzell. 1-P to K 4. 1-P to K 4. 2 Kt to K B 3. 2-Kt to Q B 3. 3 P to Q B 3. 3-P to Q 4. 4-Q to R 4. 4-P'to K B 3 ( a , ) 5-B to Kt 5. 5-K Kt to K 2. , 6 Castles. 6-B to Q 2. i 7 P takes P. 7 Kt takes P. ' 8 Q to Kt S. 8 Kt to Kt 3. 9 P to Q 4. 9 P takp P , 10-R to K ( Ch ) ( b. ) 10 B to K 2. 11 Kt takes P. 11-Kt takes Kt. 12 P takes Kt. 12 F to Q B 3 ( c. ) 13 B to Q 3. 13-B to Kt 6. 14-Kt to R 3. 14-B to R 4. 15-Q to B 2. 15 Q takes P ( d. ) 16-B to K 3. 16-Q to Q 3 (7) ( ) 17 B to Q B 5. 17-Q to B 6. 18 R takes B ( ch. ) 18 K to Q . 19 B to B 6. 19 B to Kt 5 ( e. ) 20-Q to Q 3 ( ch. ) 20-Kt to Q 4. 21 R to Q 7 ( eh. ) 21 K to B. 22 RtakesKt ( dlsch)22 ) B takes B. 23 Q takes B ( ch. ) 23 Q takes Q. 21-R takes Q. 21-K to B 2 ( f. ) 25 R to K. 23 Q R to Q. 26 B takes R P. 26 K R to 1C. 27-B to K 3. 27 P to Q Kt 3. 28 K to B. 2S P to Q B 4. 29-B to B 4 ( Ch. ) 29-K to B 3. 30-R takes R. 80-R takes R. 31 R to R 6. 31-P to R 3. 32-R to R 3. 32 R to K 3. 3T R to K 3. 33 R take R. 34-B takes R. 34 P to K Kt 4. 35 P to K R 4. 35 P to Kt 4. 36 Kt takes P. 38 K takes Kt. 87 B takes Q B P ( g. ) 37-K taken B. 38 P takes P. 38 B P takes P. 39 K to K 2 , 39 K to Q 6. 40-P to Q R 4 . 40-K to li 4. 41-P to Q R 5. 41-K to Kt 4. 42 P to Q Kt 4. 42 P to R 4. 43-K to B 3. 43-P to R 6. 44-K to Kt 4. 44-penlnnR. ( a ) Stautnn claims Q to Q 3 , to bo Black' best move here. The text move Is th" sam that Plllsbury played against Showalte and Is probably as good a * Siaunton's. ( b ) Book to here Edwards. ( c ) Better play ; B takes B , 13. Q takes 1 ( ch ) . Q to Q 2 , etc. Thf text move drive the B to a stronfter position. ( d ) Kt to Q 4 , or K to B should be playe here ; the pawn coRts Black a piece. ( e ) The only move to prolonc the game. ( f ) Black rnlRht IIB well resign. ( S ) The shortest road to victory la ; through these sacrifices. Problem No. 50 ; Mate In a prtiltlon o thisl kind IA accomplished with Kby dli covery check. . l-K to B 3. 1-K to R { , must. 2-B to K 3. This prevents Black's escape at Kt 8. 2-K to R 6. 3 B to K 4. 3 K to R 7 , must. 4-K to Kt 4. Compelling Black to move the P. 4 P to R 6 , mu t. 6-K to'B 3. Preparing flight square for Black. 6-K to R 8 , must. 6 K to Kt 3 mate. Solution to above ending was receive * from Dorr H. Carroll , Gothenburg , Neb. 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