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    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.
U14.10-18 Douglas St.
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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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