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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1899)
TTTTC OAF ATf A nATT/V TITTR * RTTCRAV. 1'RUII.ff A 1V IKHO. 1 1 FITZ COES INTO TRAINING Short-Haired Boys Jnbilant Over Prospects of a Mill , UP TO THIS TIME NO DATE HAS BEEN SET IJrln II * fcir the 1'lnlit Are Snlil < o llnvc HPCII Mmlo ! > > ' AVIiIcli rclKliI" Will Conic Together. The three iblls of Interest that were rumors in the heavyweight circles of pugilism n week ago have developed Into realities so tar as written contracts can make them. That Is , the three stars ot the top- I wolRtit class hove arranged , on paper nt least , the trio of matches that > were cut out .for them. Fltznlmmona Tias been matched to meet Jeffries , Sharkcy Is to take on Charley 'Mitchell ' and Kid McCoy Is slated tor n go with Joe Choynskl. Neither ono ot these thrco events promises to bo of real j 1 championship caliber , hut 'tis the 'best ' the heavy blffcra seem to < bo Inclined to glvo the , sporting public Just at present. Of course , the Fltz-Jeffrles 'battle will bo premier of this trio of affrays on account of _ the presence of fho fnrrler-champlon ns ono j of the principals nnd not on account of nny i ; . -possibility that his championship laurels are ! ' placed In Jeopardy. There are nny number j of long-chanco artists who always pick a 100-to-l shot , however , who are taking a poop Into futurity's shitting horoscope nnd Imaglno that they can BCO In the 'battle a | repetition of Corbett's defeat ot Sullivan nnd Fltz's solar plexus victory over the Pompadour. Ilut while the performance ot t i both Fltz and Corbett In thcso events was j of n calcium-light tinge , yet they wcro the j natural consequence of much .billing and I banging nt the bottom of the ladder before the climax wis readied. In other words , the fighters showed that they -were ot more than second-class caliber bcforo they left the lobster division. Jeffries , on the other linnd , has done tout ono thing secured n decision In n bout with Shnrkoy nnd there Is not another wreath on his escutcheon , 13ut Fltz IB likely to know that ho has been In n milling .bcfcTc the final gong Is struck In the game , for the .big California ! ! knows that ho Is up ngalnst the chance of Ills lifetime. Although the fight la not to take place for a couple of months , ho has already commenced his training. The con test la sot for seine date ibctwccn April 21 nnd iMay 26.It Is to bo twenty-five rounds In length unless the arena Is pitched In eomo state > where finish fights nro allowed. Charley MIUIicll would bo n more fit op ponent for John L. Sullivan In a scrap for 'tho elephantine championship of the world than for the burly Jnck Tar. The weight of tbo Englishman now Is 225 pounds , ac cording to recent reports , and ho has hardly liad a mitt on his hands since he met Cor bett llvo years ago , wucn ho tipped the scales under ICO. As n fight the meeting liotwocti this pair will bo a farce , but It will probably bo well' attended by the bed- citing sporting contingent In order to ge.t a look at iho mnn-o'-war's-man. Money and not n fight Is what Tom O'llourko wants nnd , therefore , this match will do ns well as nny other. Smooth Thomas made no conceal ment of this fact even at the < tlmo ho sent Kltz sailing down the sidetrack after Jeff ries. The clash between McCoy nnd Choynskt looks ito bo Just as one-aldcd as < ho other two. There was a tlnio when the latter was ftt'ito wage'glovo warfare with any ot thei heavies ; - butthat 'tlmo1 passed some months , ago. For o.ver"a"year.nmChoynskl has been hitting the toboggan with consis tency that Is disheartening' to his many ad mirers. It Is no blondlno feather aot on his part , but nature has 'thrown up the sponge 'ip. his case nnd that Is all there Is to It. The battle. IB scheduled to take place on March 21 or thereabouts. 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" licforo 6,000 spec- tutors in the Lennox Athletic club last Tuesday night ho deliberately quit , leaving Hefcrco Whlto no alternative but to count him out nnd declare his opponent , Ossnr Gardner , the winner. H was one mlnuto nnd twenty-eight ncconds after the opening of the sixth round when Smith , dropping to his knees , rolled over on his back and was counted out. The only wonder Is that ho did not Jump 'the ' ropes. Some of Smith's admirers were dissatis fied with < the referee's decision. As Smith was dropping to his knees to save himself , Gardner shot his right hand out for the head , The blow landed on 'the sldo ot the head Just ns Smith's knees were within nn Inch of 'tho ' floor , Ono of Smith's seconds Bhouted foul , and Smith , the quitter , taking the 'tip ' , Tolled over and was counted out. There was no foul nnd no room for sus picion that there was one. On the other hand , the opinion that Smith had quit wns almost unanimous. The blow was not of the knockout order nnd It was not delivered in a spot which was calculated to Injure him. him.Gardner Gardner hnd 'tho ' bettor of "tho " contest nt all stages. Although none < ot the sporting men present had an Idea thai Smith would quit , ttll remarked the suppleness of his kncos , which had n tendency to crook when ho wns In a dangerous placo. Not once , but Iralf A , dozen times , ho went downto save himself. A't ' the opening of 'the ' elxth iuuml ho wait down from a left Jab. An Instant loiter ho again went down , this t'lmo ' from a half-arm left In the ribs. When next ho crawled to 'the ring floar ho quit. Gardner wns the victim ot a bit of III luck at Youngstown , 0. , last Monday night when ho lost n decision to Jack O'Urien ot Now York at the end of a twenty-round mill. The account of the affray sava that O'Drlen hnd much the better of the fight nnd had the Omaha lad groggy. The result has not had much effect on Gardner's stock , however , ns O'Brien had lost twice to him bcforo and Is not considered In the first class. Gardner was probably a bit off color. TIPS RIGHT OFF THE BAT Annual Meet of llnnc Hull Scliedulrcl fur Init Day of I'rvHcijt Mouth , The time Is rapidly approaching when the existing period of uncertainty In both the big and the Western league will be ended. The annual spring meeting of the magnates of the former organlratlon Is scheduled to take place on February 28. The Western league members are to meet en March 1. If 1ie moutings take place on these , dates the question of how big the territory of the Jormtr league and Just what the territory of the latter Is to be will bo finally settled. Tom Loftus Is the latest Individual to shy his castor Into the troubled waters In which the magnates of both the associations are floundering. Ho Is reported to ba In a syn dicate whoso Intention It Is to make a bid for tbo St. Louts club franchise nnd prop erty. An Indefinite haze envelops this story , but It cornea by the Chicago line with the added Information that Ban Johnson and others of the Western league combine are exerting 'their ' Influence to In this way help Tom Loftus out ot the hole Into which his Columbus club has plunged him. It Is bard to tell what this means. It Is hardly likely that the big leagues will al low St. Louis to become a station on the Western Uiiguo circuit , for It Is too good a moneymaker under proper management. Neither Is It at all probable that the major magnates will permit Loftus to pluck the profits la 'that ' city as a Junction on the big league circuit , because the berth has been selected for the Cleveland Roblsons. Any ono who will < bellcvo that either of thcso two things Is to occur must 'be ' drawIng - Ing hard on tbo pipe. The situation Is probably the result ot a llttlo uamo of bluff. The Western league wants Cleveland badly and the big league does not want It very much. The big league , however , docs want a nlco llttlo price for 'tho ' Cleveland territory , which the Western league docs not deslro to pay. To a man up u tree , therefore , It looks as If the West erners are making a bid for the St. Louis property simply for the purpose of securing the Forest City by coercion. After weeks of much dilly-dallying and reputed diplomacy the 'Brooklyn-Baltimore ' deal has Dually been consummated and next season the 'big ' majority of the Orioles of past seasons will sail under the colors of the Trolley Dodgers. The : blggcst part of the now team 'will ' 'bo ' made up of Orioles , but the best of the Brooklynltes will ho re tained. Kelly of Baltimore -will 'ho ' at first 'base , Daly of Brooklyn at second , Dahlcn , Baltimore's new acquisition .from the Windy City , nt third base ; Keeler of Baltimore and Jones nnil Griffin of Brooklyn In the field ; Grim of Brooklyn 'behind ' the wlndpad and McJauncs , Maul , Hughes and Nops of Baltimore and Kennedy and Dunn of Brook lyn on Iho slab. This will make up the heaviest hitting nlno In the league. In fielding and pitchers the Beancaters may have somewhat the .best . of It and prohably have , but the two aggregations are pretty clcsely matched. It does not seem , however - over that the Brooklynlte band la any stronger than the Orioles of last year. In fact , the Infield ( low not seem BO strong by surpluntlng McOraw , Clark , DomontroYlllo , with Dahlcn , Grim and Daly. Thcro Is omo talk of the Giants securing McOraw and Robinson from Baltimore. It would unquestionably bo a ten-strike for them to do so , 'but ' It Is hardly likely that Hanlon will let go of the two etars unless a Juicy price Is offered for them. The only reason advanced for the fact that the pair are not enrolled on the staff of the Trolley Dodgers Is that they have refused to leave Baltimore 'because ' their homo Is In that city. It < does not seem likely that they would bo more willing to go to New York than to 'Brooklyn. ' Cleveland had her Socknlexls and now has Schecongost ; . Washington had the tall est man In the league when Hillary Swain was on the pitching staff ; Philadelphia signed the Indian pitcher , Jlmcaon , and Minneapolis Joined the 'freak ' hunters by signing an Indian outfielder , but Vander- 'beck has them all beaten. lie made use nf the draft and the Detroit team now has a pitching wonder In the person of "Three- fingered" Smith , who has been .with New castle In the Interstate league the last two years. It U not known whether Smith am putated u couple ot fingers In order to dis tinguish himself from the numerous other Smiths or whether It was an accident , but at any rate two digits on his right hand iiro missing , hence the acibrlquet. As his thumb and the first two finger * remain , It Is claimed that all the strength of his hand is concentrated there , hence bis success as a twirlcr , The big eastern universities have set their base ball men to work in the cages ID prep ; oration for the collegiate season , which promises to bo nn interesting one , de.iolto the fact that no true championship league is in existence. Two of these big nines are captained this year by men who have gained fa mo for their alma maters on. the gridiron Yale by De Baulk * and Harvard by Percy ' , Hatichton. 1 Captain Kafer of Princeton , | whllo never a member of a 'varsity foot bull ! tMnti I Is quite a foot balllst nlo. The cap tains t of the teams nf the other couple of the t big five , ( JlllrnJer of Pennsylvania and Murtaugh of Cornell , have not figured In gridiron history. At least four of these five I tennis nro being couched by professionals. Jennings Is looking after the Cornelllans and Catcher Clark of the Orioles Is training the I Tigers. U U said that one of the few Important changes that will bo made In the playing rules at the coming spring meeting ot the big 1 league magnates will be In connection with the balk. The present balk rule l | nearly a dead letter , for n balk ds rarely called. Under a proposed rule , however , balks will bo much moro frequent , for If It Is carried out a pitcher who makes a motion to throw a ball to a base will commit a balk , penalty for which Is to bo one base. With such a rule the tlnio of a game will bo considerably shortened , for thcro Is no ques tion that many a ntab artist spends much time In trying to keep n runner on n hag by threatening to throw to the baseman. The rule would also bring more action Into the game and help base running , for It a pitcher U compelled to throw the ball at every mo tion a runner would have a bettor chaiico of pilfering a bag than under the present system. The X Page Giants , a colored team of Chicago , Is desirous of securing some spring dates with teams In this city , this part of the state and eastern Nebraska. A communica tion to the sporting editor will put any team that desires to take up the dell on the right track. KNIGHTS OF GUN AND ROD \ < MV Rnnif * IM\V ( Jcl.i Tlirouuli One Hrnncli of Soiilh Dakota The shooters of Omaha will be Interested In a new game law which has passed the house of the South Dakota legislature and will probably become a statute. In the bill nn effort has been made to codify existing game restrictions Into one measure and to inako that measure effective. An attempt , which \vas unsuccessful , was made by some of the farmer members of the legislature to exempt farmers from the propositions of the bill nnd to permit them to kill game on their own land. In support of this they took the position that as the bill goes Into effect when 'they are busy with their farm work the 'town hunters will come out as soon as the open season commenced and slaughter game bcforo the farmer bus nn opportunity to secure any of It for himself. The principal provisions ofthe bill pre vent hunting on dry land without the con sent of the owner and require all hunters from other states to secure a license before being allowed to hunt , -the - fee being llxcd at $25. Wardens are to be appointed In every county of the state , who secure their pay from fees and fines. Any ono found violating lating the provisions of the act Is liable to have his whole hunting outfit confiscated and sold. Besides game birds 'the ' law provides protection to heaver until the year 1911 , ab solutely , with severe penalties for killing or trapping before that year. In connection with this bill another has been Introduced pro tecting large game of 'the stft'te , making the open season tor such game from October 1C to January 1 , prohibits any ono not a resi dent of the state from killing largo game at any time and prohibits the sale of such game as well or Its transportation by any "trans " portation company. The wardens under the first act will be empowered to carry out the provisions of both acts. The Dupont Gun club will have quite a tourney on Its grounds this afternoon. The main even't ' on the program will be a shoot between teams of eight from this city and Waterloo. The latter will bo composed of A. Mooney , Jllller and Talcott of Valley , C. B. Wllklns of Waterloo , Dick Klmball of Fremont , II. Hardln and C. n. Randlett of Orctna and P. Moore of Lincoln. The Omaha eight will probably be made up of Tom Klm ball , Charley Curtis , Billy Townscnd , "Rob erts , " "hay , " Watt , Salisbury and McDonald. The match will bo fifty bluerocks to a man. Besides this event there will bo a number of sweepstakes and matches at llvo birds during the day. The shooting commences at 10 o'clock. A considerable number of Omaha shoot ers were at Waterloo last week and took part In n one-day's tournament. The field was a large one , but the Omaha lads car ried off the biggest part of the money. Frank Crabill , the Missouri Valley shooter who defeated "Roberts" In a llvo 'bird match last week and won from Bui lie of Elgin a few weeks ago , may bo matched against the latter again. The race la not likely to take place until next month on account of the death of Crablll's father re cently. Evidence Is being given that the spring days of duck and geese shooting nrcj not far distant. During the last few days , since the cold spell has let up , llocka of gooao have been swooping northward over the city. These days seem to bo a bit too coH for fishing , but now and then a nlco catch Is made in waters hereabouts. Last week a fisherman succeeded In alluring from their homes In the bottom of Cut Off lake a nlco mess of bass. The smallest weighed In the vicinity of two puumls and the others ranged upward. Hero in Nebraska whore quail Is so pro lific a hunter can hardly realize the anxiety over the fate of thcso birds that Is felt by the sportsmen of eastern states on ac count of the snow and long continued cold weather. In some of the states active measures have been taken to save quail ani other game birds from starving and perish ing. Four years ago quail < wcro almost wiped out of existence in Maryland on uc- caunt of the cold nnd snow , but since that time tbo state game protective association Imported several thousand for stocking purposes ! To prevent another wholesale slaughter , the association has been doing everything possible recently. Deputy game wardens in the various counties have bought a largo quantity of wheat and screenings , which they have put In places where the birds are likely to seek shelter. The EIIOW has oven .been . removed In such places. Ilcnjnmln Corbln , "tho boss wolf hunter" of Glcncoe , N. D. , Is trying to Induce his legislature to maintain and oven Increase the bounty for wolves' scalps. As his so briquet Indicates , Corbln U a professional wolf hunter and In hla nlno years' resldenco In North Dakota ho has killed 1,100 wolves , for which ho received a bounty of $3,300. Ho claims that unless the bounty Is retained on wolves' scalps the state will be overrun with the animals. Ho figures that thcru are 100,000 wolves In the state and assertB that they will breed 175,000 more each year. H they are not killed off 100,000 of these will die a natural death , leaving a 00,000 Increase- each year. The animals must eat and they prey on range cattle. Corbln estimates that over 81,000 ulcers must bo killed to supply them each year. The cost to maintain a wolf each year he cellmates very conserva tively at $1 , and therefore ho points out that It will be cheaper In the long run to pay for the killing oft of the animals than of having them kill hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stock. And then he con tinues ; "You cannot kill off the wolves un less you put a large enough bounty on them to pay an experienced man to hunt them. A few worn-out sports and a pa k of mangy dogs may kill a wolf a day , but that Is of no benefit. I catch wolves by the whole 111- ter kill off from half a dozen to a dozen at n clip. That Is what keeps their number reduced nnd that's what a bounty does. And If you want the wolves cleaned out and the stock business profitable , you want to put men In office who will pay n good bounty on wolves. " The St. Edward Oun club of St. Kdwnnl will hold Its first annual tournament nn next Wednesday and Thursday. The pro gram contains eight events nt targets , the entrance fco being at the rale of G cents n bluerock. There are to be three llvo bird events with added money. CHESS. The fourteenth game completed In the Ne braska Chess association correspondence tournament , between Dr. Q. N. Scelcy of Kearney and I'aul Nelson of I'llgcr Is as follows : Notes by the secretary. IKUKdULiAU DI3FENSI5. Sceloy White. Nolwon-lllnck. 1 1' to 1C 4. 1-Kt to Q li 3 ( a ) . 2-Kl to Kll 3 ( b ) . 2-1' to Q I. 3-1' tnkes I' . 3-Q takca P. 1-1' to Q J. 41to K Kt 3 ( c ) . H Ivt to H 3. E-Q to Q. C-KU to Q Kt B. 6-11 to Kt B ( d ) . 7 11 tnkca Kt ( ch ) , 7-1' takes 11. S-Castles. 8 11 takes Kt. 0-Q takes H. P-Q to Q 3 ( e ) . 10 Kt to Kt D. 10-lJ to Ci 2. 11 H to 13 1 ( f ) . 11-Cafltlca , Q U. 12 Kt takes IIP ( ch ) , 12 K to Kt 2 ( g ) . 13 Kt to Kt 0. 13-12 to K H 4. 14-Q H tn 1J. 14-Q lakes Kt. 15-1' 10 H 4. 15-g to Q Kt 3. 1C-H to 1J 3. 10-ii takes Q P. 17 H to Kt 3 ( ch ) . 17-1C to II. 1S-Q takes P. 1S-H to C7 3. 18-U tukcsi 11. 10-Ueslgns ( h ) . n , The outcome of these Irregular defenses to the open attack ( P to X1 by White ) Is generally favorable to White. Therela no apparent , object In Hlack's Initial move. P to K1 la Ulnck's strongest reply , If ho cares to dcfoml n Iluy Lopez , Oluoco Piano , Kvans Oamblt and ninny other openings where Ulack plays R Kt to Q 11 3. b. P 'to ' Q 4 Is perhaps stronger , but the text Is good. c. Kxpccts to flanchctto his K D , but If ho Intends to castle 1C H , this weakens his K side. d. Both Indulge In pinning Kin before castling a move condemned by Laskcr. c. Q 'to ' Q " would have caved a move. f. Well done. B. Could net play 1C lo Kt for Kt takes P ch wna ! the U. to. If 1C P takes 13 , Q to 1C 8 mate. How ever , It Q takes 1) ) , Q to K 8 ch , Q to Q must ; Q takes Q ch , 1C takes Q musit ; It to Kt 8 ch , 1C , to Q must ; U to Q ch , 1C moves ; It takes H , any but Kt moves ; doubles Us on eighth line and wliu the Kit. Illack would ik > well to adopt some of the stereotyped lines of play -In his development ; the mld- game affords ample opportunities for ex hibiting Ingenuity and skill la combination Play. Problem No. B9 , by H. Jasperson ; 10 points for correct solution. Whlto to play and mate in thrco moves. A remarkable problem. ULACK. rrW 5 t ? ! "j ml illA m WHITE. The score In the fifty-point problem solv ing tournament , not including problem No. 58 , is as follows : Harriet B. Mead , Lin coln , 26 ; K. A. Bullock , Norfolk , 20 ; S. U. Camp , Geneva , 26 ; T. N. Hartzoll , Kearney , 26 ; A. KasmiiEscn , South Omaha , 26 ; N. 0. Griffin , St. Edwards , 20 ; M. Thompson , Omaha , 26 ; P. W. Diddle , Omaha , 21 ; J. M. Crosby , Kromont , 21 ; J. M. Bruner , Omaha , S ; Dr. G. N. Sccley , Norfolk , 8. B. A. Bullock Is given credit for eight points pre viously omitted through an oversight. A partial solution to problem No. 57 Is as follows ; 1 II to H 3. ' 1-P to K 7. 2-Q to II 5. 2-1' to Q S. 3-K to n SQ , mate , or 1 _ 1 P to Q 8 ( claims Kt ) . 2 K to 13 sq. 2 P to K 7 , must. S Q to U 5 , mate , or ! _ 1 P to Q S ( claims B or Q ) . 2-n takes P ch. 2-15 or Q to K 7. 3 Q tnkes Q or B , mate , or ] _ ; 1-K to K 7. 2 Q to H 4 oh. 2 K to H 6. 3 Q to 1C Kt 4 , mate , or 3 CJ'to Q B sq , mate. DOINGS IN WHEELDOM. StriiKKlo for llnce Control OIII-IIH l'i lit n Iilvrly I'licf CJIILXCMVO 111 ( iCIUTIll. Having decided to continue control of racing , the League of AJJerlcan Wheelmen Is up against the hardest proposition In Its career. A year ago the assembly at St. Louis referred to a committee the question of deciding whether nn organization existed competent to take charge of racing. The committee reported In the negative and Its conclusions wcro approved by the assembly at Providence. A rival organization exists , nevertheless , and exercises moro control of cycle racing now than the League Racing Hoard. The National Cycling association , recently organized , has on Its rolls nearly all the loading professionals and most of the best amateurs of the cast and In addi tion Its members control the lending bicycle tracks of the country , particularly the money-making tracks. In San Francisco last week the league outlaws held a tourna ment and some of the best "cycle talent" was on the board. Two bodies will , there fore , attempt control this year. With the league declining In membership , the rival organization growing , It does not roqulro the gift ol prophecy to forecast the out come. Mr. Mott said some things that should bo pondered over. In reference to the amateur riders , he took a stand that Is along the line of the arguments made by the professionals and had It not been for the coy admission of the chairman that ho would bo willing to servo again the Impression would prevail that ho was in sympathy with the outlaws , Ho cited many Instances where amateurs wore riding about the country In palace cars , stopping at the best hotels and wcro always cared for by competent trainers who are known to draw good salaries. And yet thcso men Insisted that they drew no sala ries , but wcro merely out for the sport of the thing nnd the { 30 prizes. If the crack amateurs were all millionaires' sons the story would bo crcillted , hut as the majority are from families of moderate means , It did not lake more than ono guess to solve the problem. The manufacturers of wheels , tires and saddles were taking earo of the "pure amateurs , " thus enabling the latter to make moro money while protected by the League of AmerlcarT Wheelmen than the professionals were able to earn. Tliu ama teurs are accused of riding under assumed names in many Instances , entering races as novices after they had won many prizes and doing many other dishonest things In order to win the prizes that they sold , traded and hocked In order to get money out of their winnings. It Is easy to ECO that Chairman Mott thinks the amateurs are far moro In need of discipline than are the profession als and It will be a good plan for his suc cessor to follow up some of the suggestions made by the retiring chairman , who la not anxious to retire. A few deductions from the report of Al bert Mott , chairman of the League of Amer ican Wheelmen Racing Board , as submitted to the assembly at Providence , make inter-1 > eating rcadlnc to members ot the league , i 1 Although the racing board received | 9.0t6.42 during ( ' the year , there Is only a balance ot $162.73 In the treasury nnd the peculiar part' of It all Is that Mott dealt In generalities when ho made hla financial ctntemcnt In- etcad of making his report In businesslike form , with Itemized expenses and vouchers for the tame. The matter was smoothed over and n resolution Introduced nnd adopted which demands that the accounts of the committees bo kept In better shape In the future. Mott inlHMoil a long letter upon the assembly , although absenting him self on the plea ot too much other business. In this letter ho said many word In favor of Mott as chairman of the racing board , asserting that a little knowledge Is a dan gerous thing for a man In that position nnd suggesting that the position be made per manent as long as the Incumbent dis charged his duties fairly and promptly. \ larger salary should he allowed , accordIng - Ing to Mr. Mott , no the chairman of the racing board would not bo obllcod to have any other business In order to make B llv- Ing ; thus ho would bo enabled to give his entire attention to league affairs. If $9000 will not carry a chairman through It will hardly meet with the approval of the league members If a resolution to Increase the salary Is Introduced , although Mott Inti mates that the receipts could ho Increased by the registration of amateurs. The chnlr- man seems to have It nil figured out very nlcoly for his own Interests , but It Is not at all likely that ho will bo asked to as sume the management ot the League of American Wheelmen racing affairs for an other year. The llttlo knowledge he has picked up may bo dangerous. Rildlo llttld has been living high. Ilia companionship with To.l Sloan has been ex pensive and yet not so , for the pair are rc- lorted to have made th"lr expenses out of the horses. But their style quite teak away the 'bicath ot the common hor.l , who were out to ride nnd not on a vacation ; Bald'c suite of rooms at the Palace hotel , San Tranclsco , cost ? CO a day for himself and tralntr and for Sloan and Dwycr. Other expenses were perhaps | 50 a day. Now It Is nearly past , for Sloan la to return to the east. Buhl la ready to ease up now and will Join the elrcult men In training nt Sun Jose this week. Ho will then prepare for the track and says that on March 1 ho will cross to Uurope , there to race until next fall. Sloan has offered to taku Doc .Morrow , trainer ot Bald , with him to Europe nnd the Bison magnanimously offers ( Morrow the chance to aocept the position. Morrow de clines and will stick to his friend. Philip Young of Montclair , N. J. , has a unique bicycle record that runs back to 18S3. During the last fourteen years ho has found tlnio without neglecting his business to ride a wheel a distance of nearly two nnd one- half times the circumference at the globe. Ho ihas ridden his -wheel 4,590 days out ot a possible 4,800 days since he learned to ride. A great part of this record has tot-en made riding short distances wlille attending to his business and the time ot the year or state nf the weather were never taken Into ac count by him. In the old days of cycling ho rode an old-time ordinary and his friends experienced some trouble In prevailing on htm to give up the old high wheel and take to the now order ot tilings as they came along In the shape of what he called the "pesky safety. " Ho accepted the Improved conditions , however , and from that time to the present day has pedaled along on models of every sort. Prom January 1 , 1SS9 , to January 1 , 1899 , there have ibecn nine days on which Young did not ride his wheel nnd In that time his mileage has ibeen accurately kept by cyclometers. Young has made a record In the matter ot clothes almost as strange as that ot rid ing. Only once in the last twelve years has he 1 > cen seen on tbo street In long trousers and while shirt. That occasion was last week , when ho dlsiardcd knickerbockers and went to the cycle sihow at Madison Square garden. The strange garments were too much for him and after -walking around the garden once ho .hurried .back to Mont clair , hla knickerbockers nnd his wheel. The average number cf miles that he has ridden each year for the last fourteen years Is 4,416 , or an average ot 368 miles each month. J. Walter Spaldlng , who recently returned from a trip abroad , made a careful study of the 'hlcyclo ' situation , good roads and automobiles. In' speaking of the road Im provement question Mr. Spaldlng said : "This time , moro than over before , I was very much Impressed with the superiority of the roads in Kuropo over those of this country. To my way of thinking those In terested in this country , who utilize the common roads , should uo some systematic and concentrated work In the Interest of road making In this country. What pleased ne principally was the largo number of American wheels that one could see on the thoroughfares .throughout Europe , and a very hVsh opinion of their standard quality was expressed upon all sides. By compari son with English wheels they are lighter , stronger and In finish far superior. Even In England I find that American wheels nro ; alnlng In popularity , which was never tnown prior to last year. "The automobile In Prance Is popular to- lay and It la certainly pleasing to see the lundreds ot them on tno bourevards of 'arls. .The Prcnch machines seem to bo somewhat lighter than the American makes and the wlckerwork ones , used principally > y women , are especially attractive. There are > quite a number In use In England and moro in Italy. " "I have heard of people whoso great do- Ight It Is to take long spins bcforo break- ast , and not only that , but go about for days > ragglng of the fact , " says a physician who s a rider himself. "It has been so often proved by 'tho medical faculty that this ire-breakfast exercise Is distinctly Injurious hat ono wonders that an/ ono can stlllf bo ound to advocate BO senseless a practice , t through stress of business the cyclist nust take his spins at a time when cocks crow and the early morning milkman Is on his round , we would earnestly advise ilm not -to go forth without first of all hlnklng of the Inner man. Instead of bene fit , Injury Is likely to accrue from the ex periment or practice. " i TnlUril. Whllo no dcflnlto arrangements have as yet been made , it Is likely that the first mooting of the Nebraska Intorscholastlo Field association , which was recently formed , will "hold " Its first meeting in this city about the mlddlo of May. Superintend ent ot Athletics Homes of the Young Men's Christian association , has actively enlisted himself In thin iplan and hopes to bring It to n successful culmination. If this meet Is held , teams will probaWy lie entered by tin * Omaha High school , the Council Uluffi High school , the Young 'Men's ' Christian as sociation nnd the German turners. If pos sible , teams from other high schools In the state will bo secured. Meflals similar to those given In other field sport tournaments of this character will probably 'bo ' given the wlnncra In the events. The Omaha High school U also talking of sending a team to Lincoln , to represent It in the field sports of the university this spring. .s r.ml AiiHiverx. ROCKI'OIIT , Mo. , Pcb , 9. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : Did William McKlnloy enlist la the civil war as a private ? Orin Moore , Ans. Enlisted as a private In Company E , Twenty-third Ohio Infantry , Juno 11 , 1801 ; ago , 17 years. OMAHA , Pt'b. S. To .the Sporting Editor of The Bee ; A bets that Iho Missouri river rises in Yellowstone park and B bets tint it dn't. Will you decide the matter und glvo . ( ho exact place where it rises ? Jap. 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