THE OMAHA DAILY 1112E : SI'NTY ) , .tl'LY 2 , ISOf ) .
IN THE WORLD OF SPORT
BMO Ball at the Y. M , 0. A. Park on the
Fourth of July ,
AMERICAN ATHLETES AT A DISADVANTAGE
Al.lmtt Will lloor nnlr < - ( lie Olil
' . nlvrr ll > - Club 'I'min for n Hume
on ( lie Kourlli n ( A in on
A PIIIIC 1'nrk.
The manager of the llutte foot ball team
was In Omaha last week , nnd on account
( if the \\nshout on the Burlington-Hillings
line was compelled to stay over several
days. The object of his vlalt was to eo If
ho eould not Ret a team from Omaha to visit
Tluttc In the near future. Omaha has sent
live fool ball teams to llutte , nnd has only
won one of the games , the first , by the
overwhelming score of 4(5 ( to 4 ; after that
thi Duties began to hustle for players , nnd
while they never have paid any members
of their team , they have offered Induce
ments In other ways , such us good posi
tions In the mined , and thus have built up
an almost Invincible team. When some
particularly bright star would graduate from
one of the eastern colleges they would open
up correspondence with him and he would
noon bo working In one of Senator Clark's
mines for more money than he ever dreamed
that ho would get the first year out of col
lege. Anil .PO the other four teams which
tfent from Omaha were defeated , not badly.
ihut always by a close margin , such aa 6-0
nnd 10 to ( , ' .
The lititto management now wants the
fcportlng editor of The lice to get tip n team
of about seventeen players who will be able
to play : \ game of foot ball , and n couple
of days afterward to play baseball. . And
such a team can be got together. Omaha
has many good foot ball players nnd many
good base ball players , nnd some who can
play both. Gordon Clarke was end on the
Chicago University foot ball team and third
base on the base ball team. Frank Craw
ford was catcher nnd captain of the Uni
versity of 'Michigan ' base ball team , and Is
one of the beat foot ball playete and coaches
In the west.
Billy Hay ward of. Nebraska City' Is one
of the best tackles the .west has produced ,
and he alee plays base ball , being second
baseman of the State University team.
Tracy , Davidson and Dickinson of the
High school shine on both gridiron-and diamond
mend , nnd are strong enough for almost
any team. A. W. Jofferls , the ox-assistant
county attorney , was first baseman on the
hnso ball nine nnd center on > the team of
the University of Michigan for two years.
' Prank Lchmor of the Stale .university was
i\blo to shine on both teams , as was also
Benedict of the same place. And BO It
looks as If Omaha might produce the kind
of a combination that the Hutte manage
ment desires nnd have It composed of Vrst-
claps players Ihroughout.
Of course there are ninny of thir younger
boys who In the last year or two have taken
part In the nthlcllcs of Ihe various colleges
And training schools , and If they would
make themselves known It would confer a
favor on the management of the Omaha
team. Council Bluffs likewise has many
good athletes , notably Clinton Spooner , who
wag the best quarter that Nebraska ever
had , and many of her High school boys have
the making of excellent players when years
nnd weight have added to their experience
and usefulness.
With the ncceptanco of the Oxford-Cam
bridge chRli'cngc , work on the Harvard , rep
resentatives has proceeded apace and has
boon the nthlctlp feature of this otherwise
dull season of the athletic year. As the
time for the contest draws near It begins
to be apparent that the two American , col
leges accepted the English challenge wllh-
out due consideration of Ihe circumstances
under which the games will be held and the
difference In standard , In measurements and
rules.
In the first place , the Americans made a
mistake In consenting to have the games run
off en the Queen's grounds. This field Is
situated In the center of what Americans
call n square or" block , and the surround
ing houses form an excellent wind shield.
The track , which Is perfectly square , Is'fi
half mile In length. With the exception of
the last corner before the IlnlMi all the
turns nro exceedingly abrupt nnd hard to
negotiate.
The 100-yard dash which Is run past ttie
main stand Is , therefore , the only race In
which the Americans accustomed to long ,
sweeping corners will not be nt a distinct
disadvantage. All the races , with tills ex
ception , are run just Iho reverse from what
Americans do ; Dial Is , with the- right * hand
nexl'Iho polo or Ihe Inside of Ihe track
Instead of the left.
Reports ns to whether tills makes nny
material difference In n race are nt odds ,
J. I. . . llrcmcr. who was captain of the ' 90
Harvard track team , and who spent the
following year at Oxford , nays It made ab
solutely no difference to him , Yale's ex
perience , however , was to the contrary , nnd
In Iholr practice the Harvard men have not
been able to equal their tlmo running In
Ihe luuaj w iy Tom UurVe has a no * - !
ilwory in ih mmiPr. Arcordlng .n . lil-n ,
mo i men's rl ht arm Is slronger thnn the
left , and as a man In running IK going in
a circle he Claims thai the right or strotiK-
c l arm. when away from tne pol > , . * able
to help more thnn the left. A plausible ex-
planallnn a. . ' , least.
In the running broad jump and running
high Jump th Americans again find an un
accustomed state of affairs. The Kngll'li
Jump from the running track , having a short
run leading up to where the track begins
'
nnd placing the standards for the high
Jump Just nt the Inner edge of the track.
In the broad Jump a man may Jump from
wherever he pleases , so that he lands In the
pit , the measurement being taken from
where ho leaves the ground to where there is
a distinct heel mark , not , as Is the Ameri
can rule , from where the earth Is first
broken. In the hammer throw , too. ihe
competitor has a 32-foot ring In which to
maneuver and nny throw which ho may
let fly In this space Is measured fiom his
foot mark to the weight. Thus It may be
, pen that tiie Americans have no sinecure
In attempting to wrest n victory from tlio
Kngllfihmcn on a track entirely different
from what they have been accustomed to ,
and on which their opponents , having had
the experience of the Oxford-Cambridge
dual games , nro thoroughly accustomed.
The hurdles are run on the turf , but this
will not affect Fox , for ho can BO as fast
thai way iig on Ihe cinders , nnd his dully
pracllre Is all being done on a palh espe
cially laid on tin. ' grass on Holmes Field.
The second place wlicro Harvard and Yale
will nnd n distinct disadvantage Is In the
matter of trainers , as according to the dual
acrc'onunt no professional trninur will be
allowed to accompany Ihe learn , and right
on this point the Americans should have
made a strenuous objection.
The work of training the Harvard tam
will bo undertaken by Kvart Wendell and
George I ) . Morrison. Iloth are old-timers
and Ihe game has changed so much since
they were In harness that the Idea of the
ttdining being entrusted entirely to them
does not Jibe with hopes for a victory.
Eliould Harvard and Yale decide lo go
abroad under the present status , they are
pracllcnlly pulling themselves In tlielr op
ponents' hands. Of course all the men are
Heasoued athletes and should need only a
little' work to put them in shape to'com
pete , but the climatic changes which smote
the Yale learn which went abroad In the
sumhier of ' 93 wild such vehemence would
seem to demand the services of a man skilled
In conditioning athletes , and who knows
the men with whom ho Is to work.
Thus it cnnboseen ) that America's Job
Is no sinecure , and the outlook far from
roseate. To win' in England will be found
an arduous and dllllcult task and one which
could have been made much easier by tak
ing steps to bring off the meet earlier.
However , tlio main Ihlng Is lo have the
sporls become an annual event , and to
serve this end vlclory can well be sac : Diced
lo the'future good of amateur sport.
Harvard's luck has finally turned nnd for
the first tlmo in eight years It lowered the
blue of Yale In the annual boat race rowed on
Thursday. Not only did itwin with the
'Varsity eight , but also with Its Freshman
crew and with its crew composed of four
substitutes.
Yale was evidently slipping away from its
Cook form of rowing , while Harvard was
following' somewhat after the English style ,
and also somewhat after the westerners
from Wisconsin , who gave them such a
fright In the other races.
Wisconsin was the surprise of the year.
Put down by all as the long odds crow and
with nothing expected of It but last. It up-
srt all calculations. When , wllh a steady
thirty-two-stroke , Wisconsin was' ahead at
the llrst mile , all the wise ones eald , "Well ,
Wisconsin Is probably'good for a mile. " At
the second mile , when still maintaining the
lead , they did not know what to make of It
and began to open their eyes and to realize
that a new giant had sprung from the west.
At the Ihlrd mile Wisconsin was still In
the lead and rowing easily with no appear
ance of fatigue. Pennsylvania and Cornell
were getting desperate and were straining
every sinew. They began to realize that
they had a foeman worthy of their efforts
nnd who was trained to go tfio whole course.
Hut as they neared the finish hard luck be
fell the boys from the west. A huge berry
cralo loomed up right In front , and as these
paper-llko shells are not constructed to
puncture "berry " crates the coxswain had to
swerve Iho boat strongly to the right , and
this , nnd this alone , cost Wisconsin the
race. They could not get back into the
course and were forced to row among the
excursion boats In the dead water , while
Pennsylvania , quickening Its stroke , to
thlrty-elx , took advantage of Wisconsin's
I mishap nnd won the race.
This does not detract from Wisconsin at
all , as It Is conceded by all that the Badgers
would have won had it not been for the
ibcrry crate.
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Ing game may be expected , as the Young
Men's Christian association team has been
making good use of Its new grounds In
dally practice.
Bicycle riders will also be given a ehance.
Three races are on the program. In the
one-mile open and the one-mile tandem Iho
prizes In ench event will bo worth $2i > , $10
nnd $5 for first , second and third places re
spectively. There will be a five-mile club
championship race , In which two men from
ench of the several bicycle clubs In this
vicinity will compete for a Rllver trophy ,
which has been put up by H local business
house. Requests for entry blanks have
come In from Kearney , Lincoln , Platls-
mouth , Grand lolfiml and Haallngs. These
racea have been sanctioned by the League
of American Wheelmen and will be under
lla nupplcca.
In order to fill out the program there will
he a 100-yard dash , 120-yard dash nnd 410-
yard handicap. In ench of Ihpse events the
winner of the first place will receive a silver
cup and of the second place a silver medal.
Quite a number of younjc men are In trainIng -
Ing for this part of the program.
The Fourth of July will be celebrated by
the people of the niuffd at the Union Orlvlns
park , situated about half way over from
Omaha. A good card of races IB on the
program , which Includes bicycle races ,
trolling and pacing , and races by gentle
man roadsters. Thcso neighbors of ours
ean nlways be relied upon for putting up
a first-class afternoon's sport nnd many
from this side will attend.
Charlie Murphy , the bicycle rider , accom
plished his wonderful feat Friday , when he
rodd his bike a mile Ineta \ than a minute.
This Is the flrsl time Ihls has ever been ac
complished and Murphy will probably not
have many followers In Ihis style of sport
on account of the danger attached. Murphy
did not seem to bo at his best , as he did not
appear to be able to hold the steady pace
set by the locomotive. At times hla handle
bars would knock against the rubber bump
ers nnd ho would drop six feet behind
and then have to use hla utmosl endeavors
lo regain the pace and the lost ground. At
the finish Murphy wan completely exhausted
and out of his head , Imagining 1'iat he was
seeing nil sorls of things. His time was
0:37 : 4-3. It was a remarkable feat.
Gordon Clarke of Omaha , a member of the
Chicago university , has accepted an offer tr >
coach the University of Texas foct rail Unm
this fall. Claike was one of the best foot
ball players Chicago ever had , but ho was
barred from playing with Chicago last year
because ho had once received J23 for coach
ing the Tarkto ( Mo. ) , team for a week. He
offered to give this money back , but Chi
cago's rivals saw on opening to get one of
thu best players disqualified and would not
consent. He will leave the 'varsity directly
after his graduation this quarter and will
come to Omaha for the summer , after which
he will leave for Texas to coach the eleven.
Coach Stagg had hopes of Clarke's staying
In Chicago to help coach the 'varsity teams
this fall , but since ho has been receiving
numerous offers from various Institutions
Clarke made up his mind to accept the one
which came from Texas , as It was a most
flattering one.
Clarke's work In athletics nt the unlve-elty
has been of a most brilliant order and he
shared honors with Herschberger. Ho and
Horschberger were the first to develop the
famous place kick for goal which enabled
the 'varsity to score ninny points against
Its opponents.
As quarterback on the foot ball elevens of
' 96 , ' 97 and ' 98 , and also as halfback , ho had
few equals In the west and stood In the fore
most rank of quarterbacks In the country.
PALAVER OF THE PUGILISTS
Ioral IntercHt In JctTrlcn Incrrnncd
by flic Ilccflit Vlnlt nf the
Chniniiloii to O in aim.
The champion nas come and gone. While
most of the crowd that was at Boyil's ad-
inlrcd the powerful athlete , still they were
a lltllo sere at the balance of the show
that ho put up. Jeffries' exhibition consisted
of 0110 of those tame affairs In which "you-
lead-and-I-counter and I-lead-and-you-
duck" until the fourth round , when Ross
O'Neill , an ex-actor , who Is along ns man
ager , annouaicecl "that In the next round
the champion wouM give an Imitation of the
eleventh round of the famous battle at Coney
Island , In which Mr. Jeffries became cham
pion of the world. "
The fourth round came on , but Instead of
the llred Fllz , with his legs falling him ,
was a sprightly youth , who jumped around
'like a playful kitten until tlmo for the bout
to close , when brother Jim hit brother Jack
a resounding crack on the Jaw with his loft.
Then Jack turned partly around , as Fltz
did , and Jim hit him across the jaw with
his right and the show was over. The whole
evening was saved from utter flatness by
Paul Murray , who , In his oout with nhodes ,
tried to do some real scientific work.
But the champion himself Is alt right ,
and while ho raqy not for a time win his way
Inlo the hearts of the American people as
John L. Sullivan did , ho will eventually dose
so , as he Is a pleasant personage to meet.
Ho Is not of n boastful disposition nt all ,
as some would Imagine a country boy would
be when suddenly thrust to the topmost pin
nacle of pugilistic fame.
Ho Is modest and unassuming and , con
trary to reports. Is a very Interesting con-
versallonaHst , but has as yet not sutnclent
training to uphold his end of the llylns wit
V-Ith the merry crowds lhat gather around
Iho festlvo board. He said In conversation
with the writer , after the Boyd exhibition
Tuoeday night , that people ask him all the
while what he Is going to do to Sharkey. Ho
says that he doesn't know , but there Is cer
tainly no one whom ho would sooner whip
than Sharkey for several reasons. Ha wll (
surely do the best that he can. "I doa't think
that I have a cinch lo whip any of these big
fellows. " said ho , ' 'because boxing Is such
an uncertain game , and there Is always such
an element of chance , and , on the other
hand , I don't consider that any of them
have a cinch to whip me. "
Jeffries said that everyone was giving
Tommy Ilyan credit for nls victory over
Fltzalmmons , but , while ho did not want to
bo/itilo Hyan at all , as ho was a staunch
backer of his , ho thought that Ryan was
getting a lltllo too much the best of U. The
crouching position which was such a puzzle
to Fltz he had already picked up before Ilyan
came lo Ihe training famp. Jeffries says
that he realizes .that he is young In the
business and has lots to learn nnd that he
never misses an opportunity to pick up and
store away any pointers tnat may be cast
in his way.
The now champion added that his good
eye was one of his strongest allies and that
he had as yt-t never met a man who could
fee ) him with a feint. I0 | can always dis
tinguish a feint from a real blow and has
such ctnfidence In his eye that he never
starts to duck until the blow Is nearly
landed and then he moves only enough to
let the Klovo pass or to stop It wllh Ihe
Up of his head.
Jeffries was on Iho way to the coast , pickIng -
Ing up a little easy coin here and there.
His parenls live at I.os Angeles and after
a couple of weeks' visit with them , during
which tlmo ho will get all the rest ho can
to recuperate from the hard training which
ho has been through , he will start for Ihe
eas' preparatory to his sail for England Jn
about two months. White on the other side
he expects to give sparring exhibitions and
alee to take on a limited-round malrh with
Charlie Mitchell ,
U appears tuut Mlubcll still holds the
topmost pomtlon In the hearts of all the
ring followers cf the old country , and while
uo may think him no match for our chnfiip-
Ion , still we wll ? have to admit that he Is
a well preserved man who has never dlsul-
patod and still able to go a few xtltT rounds.
Of course , Jeffries Is simply out for the stuff
etui he knows that no one In all Kngtaud
' .mi draw the sports ns Mitchell , and as
Mitchell Is also laying up for himself treas
ures on earth , It Is probabte lhat they will
get togelher.
Mllchell Is said to be worm about $200,000 ,
which he has saved from his ring exper
iences , and It's about time that we should
send some attraction lo Knglnnd lhat could
bring back a lltlle of their gold , as It has
been gotag the other way long enough.
If all the reports that come to us about
"Kid" Lavlgnc are true the prospect of his
retaining his title when he fights Frank
Krne at Buffalo next Monday Is not par
ticularly 'bright. He had a ltt son In Ihe
evils of neglect of training the last tlnvho
fought Erne , and It was thought that'he
would not again risk his reputation In the
same manner , but It begins to appear that
he has not carefully trained for his coming
fight dnd even If he has It will not be sur
prising If Krne succeeds to the champion
ship. The ambitious young man from Buffalo
haa not overlooked anything In Ihe training
line. He realizes Ihe facl lhat condition
cotinlH for everything , and ho told some
writers nol later than a week ago thai he
was more confident lhati ever IhM he could
v hip Lavlgnc , and especially so since hU
experience with such hard propositions ns
"Dal" Hawkins nnd George McKadden. The
fight will take place In the arena at Cheekto-
wayo , under the auspices of the Hawthorne
Athletic club of Buffalo. This hugu arena
was erectwl about n year ago for the Cor-
hett-McCoy fight , which fell through on ac
count cf a disagreement between the club
nnd the local authorities. This trouble has
since been bridged over , and every assur
ance Is made that 'the fight will take place
without Interference.
Kitzsimmons1 attitude since his fight with
Jeffries still merits the admiration of every
lover of true sporl. 'He ' has offered no ex
cuses for his defeal , and has said nolhlng
derogatory concerning the man who lowered
j his colors , but on the contrary has lauded
' hU pugilistic proweas to the skies ; has pre
dicted for him a successful career and In
every way has conducted , himself In a digni
fied and decent manner. iHo firmly refused
to bo the recipient of any favors from Jef
fries when Ihe laller offered to spar for his
benefit , Intimating that he was In no need of
funds. Ho doubtless has In mind another
match and wants lo meet his opponent In a
fighting spirit , untcmpered by Ihe feeling of
having been Ihe recipient of any favors at
his hands. Fltz's next fight will probably be
with "Kid" iMeCoy , and Ihe Colorado
Alhlclle club has already offered a purse of
$20,000 for the match.
NOTES OF THE CRICKETERS
DiMivcr rrlrkrtrro Will lie llore To
morrow for Two Cllmen with
the Ioral Cricket Club.
Preparatory to their great tournament in
' .Manitoba the local cricketers will meet the
Colorado players on Monday and Tuesday of
this week. Greal interest Is 'being evinced
In the contests , which will commence on the
first day at 1 p. m. and on the Fourth nt
10:30 : a. m. Each day stumps will be drawn
at 0:30. : A great crowd of women and their
friends Is expected and those who are
anxious lo see how cricket Is played should
not miss this opportunity of witnessing
what promises to be a splendid all-round
exhibition of the game that enthralls thou
sands In different parts of the world.
The team to do duty for the Omaha club
will not differ materially on either day and
with good fielding lo back up their bowling
talent the homesters should convince the
men Xrom Denver that cricket talent Is not
confined to the mountains of Colorado.
AVith such renowned exponents of the
game as Stone and Fairbanks to lead them
the mountaineers expect to return victori
ous and If they are lo be dlsappolnled Ihe
locals will have to put forward their best
exertions.
Captains Sims nnd Lennon will probably
take up the attack for the home side , with
the brothers , Vaugham and Bate , to fall
back upon In case of need. While the team
aa a whole fields well upon occasion , the
throwing In Is by no means up to the mark.
Some of the players might get pointers from
Tuffleld and Neale In this respect. It should
bo remembered , too , that backing up is a
necessary accompaniment to good fielding.
Our baiting strenglh should be able lo
"negollale" the 'bowling of our opponents ,
who are credited with being rather weak in
Ihls respect.
The grounds are looking better than at
any time since the club took possession of
I them and if the mailing Is put down with
duo care the -wicket should give no assist
ance to the bowlers.
Secretary Reynoldu Is a very busy man
these days , for ho has dot only got the Den
ver matches on his hands , but also an Im
mense amount of routine work in conno-tlon
with the club's trip to the north.
MEN OF THE ROD AND GUN
Fluli Prod't'tloii ANNoc'Intlon
IIoliiK Good "Work In Slo | > l > l"K
Sflnliiir at Cut OIV Ilike.
The Fish Protective lAssoclatlon of Doug
las Counly has been doing excellent service
during the past year , nnd has succeeded ' In
I letting the marauders who have been for
'years ' seining Cut Off lake know that they
mean business and Intend to prosecute all
offenders to the fullest extent of the law.
The association Is composed of lovern of
Eport cf all classes In Omaha , but the
onen who have been the most active In
running lo ground these offenders are some
of tbo county and city officials and some
of the clerks In their officrs. Before the
association began Its work wagon loads
were caught almost nightly with both
trammel and seines.
Last summer after a hard fight Police
Officers Drumray and Sullivan arrested
Brunner and Brown In the act of Illegal
fishing. They were found guilty In justice
court , bound over to the district court , and
before a jury were again convicted. Since
the motion for a now trial nnd while await
ing sentence before Judge Baker , Brunner
was arrested again for the same thing. He
was tried before County Judge Baxter and
over 100 fish were brought Into court as
evidence , among which were nine carp.
Slate Fish Commissioner Lew May testified
that the state had planted carp In Cut Off
lake. Drunncr was found guilty and fined
$10 for each fish. Thin cate was appealed
and will come to trial next term.
Police Officers Dan Baldwin , Keysor and
Sullivan , together with several deputy
sheriffs , recently arresled Anderson. Nor-
gard and NeUon , and captured 300 feet of
trammel net. The officers of the a socl-
, atlon , assisted by Ihe police and
by Ihe Hhcriff's men , have already
captured 2,500 feel of nels of different
kind * . These nets have been taken at the
lake and at several houses where they were
| known to l > o kept. The ofilccre are still i
j looking for others , and will soon make a
j grand scoop. One party from the First |
I ward , who makes a business of seining , Is '
I also known. The oincers have bad their
eyes on him for tome time. Ho has a
twelve-foot seine , 300 yards long , to which
he puts a learn of horses on each end when
ho makes a haul.
There are many good fish In Cut Off lake.
There are carp , sunfish , crapplp * and black
baes , all tbo way from a one-half pounder1
to a four-pounder. I
Toe local assooi.uiou Is doing good
nnd will eventually flop tllegnl ( Ichlng In
tb B vicinity , but It seems as If the state
! ought to help.
j Weaver of The llee and Kdholm left but !
j evening for I/ntiKilon. lured by the good j
' reporls from the Missouri resort.
j Straus of the rudahy Packing company
and J. F. Schmelzer of the Ofnaha Sporting
' Goods house arc Sundaytnc At Uingdon.
There Is to be a big Fourth of July shoot (
at Fullerton , Neb. , with added money , nud j
all the shooters from this section of the
state will participate. Also another at
Shelby , la.
Henry McDonald , Conrad Yournt nd C.
H. Cttrtlss left for Langdon last evening to
sliend the Fourth.
Fred Melz , sr. , and Herman Metz are
spending a couple of weeks at the Mctz
hunting lodge at Lake Qulnncbog.
ABOUTHORSES ANDHORSEIYIEN
ttndiiir * rn o N Now on mill tlic
llormi- Still Jiociii * to lip
In l'n v or.
Hubuque Is to furnish one of the best race
meets In the west this year. The dates for
this year's meeting are August 2S to Sep
tember 2 , and the stake and purse valua
tions are $82,000. The races are on the
Great Western circuit nnd arc given by the
Nutwood Driving club.
The good western colt , Lewis . Wllkes ,
2:1514 : , that trimmed the 3-year-olds at Lex
ington last fall , Including Cuhruni , will be
raced Ihls season by Scott McCoy.
John H. Gentry's mile In 2:06U : at Detroit
shows that he Is nut out of the racing game
by any means.
In a western farm journal we recently
noted the following Inquiry : "What type of
horse Is the most profitable for the farmer
to breed ? " A column and a half was
utilized by Iho edllor lu making his reply ,
which , being boiled down , conveyed the la-
formation that a common-purpose animal
was better adapted to the iecds of western
farmers. I'pon showing the article to
Bnsoomb , that worthy friend of the "thirsty
farmer" said : "For the average western
farmer , especially that branch of the fAmlly
that Insists upon propagating the $40 plug ,
file mule Is the most profitable horse to
produce. "
AROUND THE WHiST TABLE
Tatiulnlrd Scoreof .Mnnlirr.i of
< > m nil aVlil.M Club for -\jirll ,
Jlny iiinl June.
Interest continues to keep up at the scs-
elon of the Oma'ha ' \ \ bst | club In spite of
the hot weather , and twice a weuk the
lables are filled withl the lovers of the
game. Following is the June score :
Boulter HSCrummcr 1
Coo 19 Laurie 1
U. I. . . Thomas ISHedlck 1
Comstoek 18A1 Heed 1
Allee 15 Scanned 1
Meikle 13 Rogers 1 !
Burrelt ! 3Garner 4
Jordan ISDouglas a
Buniesi.M 4 McDowell ti
nine-hart -ICnhn 7
Sackett 4 Miller 3
George Scrlbner . . . 1 Morse 9
Stebbln- ' 4 Hruner 10
Morsman I ! Coakley 11
Anthes 1Lawrence ! 12
Heed Carpenter 10
Shea 2Thomas 17
Joplln 1 Bushman 19
Strauss 1
Secretary Coe has 'been ' keeping a com
plete record all winter of all tto scores
made by the members nt the tegular meet
ings of the club , and below Is the score for
April , May and June :
Coe' 71 .Shipley ft
Reed filCrummer . . . . . ' . ' . 4
Klnehnri tiQ Garner 'J
Bonller 40Joplln : i
Shea : uSumney 2
Morsman XIDavis U
C. 1. . . Thomas iUAnthes 1
Alice 30 Lawrence o
A. C. Reed 25 Douglas 5
Meikle 24McDowcll 7
Jordan ' 'JSackett 12
Burrell 21 Laurie 22
A. W. Scrlbner . . . .UHurnetM 21
Redlck XSRogprs 25
Stebblns 14Morss 30
Coakley 12 W. H. Thomab . . . .43
Comstock 12 Carpenter 47
Scannell lOBushman 43
Strauss 9Mllli > r 43
Teorge Scrlbner . . . . SHaxkell 4J
Burkley ; Bruner 51
Calm o
BRIEF BASE BALL GOSSIP
Short CoiiiiiioiilM on I'lnyorx Wlio Art-
Known to flip I.oi'nl Kol-
IOWITN oT ( lie Came.
Danmann has been farmed by Clncl. back
to Indianapolis.
The Harvard base 'ball nine defeated Yale
on Monday , virtually winning In the firat
inning. The result makco a third game
necessary to decide the championship.
Plttsburg made It three straight with
Brooklyn , and the Superbas are wondering
where they are nt. They have quite a lead
yet and can afford to lese a few games.
The St. Louis cfub's plthers seem lo bo
out of gear , but all the pitchers seem to
catch It this year nt some time or another.
The best of them are apt to be knocked out
of the box.
The Stemwlnders of Plum Creek and the
Hometwlsters of Leslie crossed bats for the
championship of norlh Nebraska last Sun
day. The score stood 35 to 23 In favor of
the Stemwlnders.
Catcher 'McAuley ' of Buffalo has been sus
pended by Proprietor Franklin. Ho Is
charged with tipping off the Bisons' oppo
nents while at bat and thus aiding them In
realizing what kind of a ball was coming.
Base hall has been almost featureless , al
though UK- league tins been evening up , as
Brooklyn lost three straight to Pltlsbure
and three tut of four to Chicago , while other
teams of the lower division have been win
ning.
'Mctz ' Bros. ' base ball nlno will play thin
afternoon at old Fort Omaha. Mogy has
made arrangements lo furnish floats and
score cards lo ibe patrons of Ihe game and
as no admission is charged Ibe parade
grounds are packed each Sunday afternoon.
If the Superbas don't strike a slump pretty
eoon they'll secure so great a lead that the
race will lese Interest so far & first place Is
concerned.
The Omaha Brewing association base ball
team will play Paxton & Gallagher's Yukon
< ilrl3 thin afternoon at the old Nonpareil
park , Fifteenth an j Vlnton. As the Sunday
crowds are always Targe and considerable
money Is taken In at the gate Manager
Keith , with his usual Ihougblfulness , will
turn part of the receipts over to the Ituanc
fund. .Manager Keith , U will be remembered ,
gave the receipts of the Orlglnal-TecuniBch
series over to the Herman cyclone fund.
Not ono of the champions ever takoj a
doze during a game. Hustling Mr. Tenney
will allow of no such nonsense , fays a writer
In the Now York Evening Journal. In tbo
lead or 'trailing , Tenney Is continual'- his
fallows with encouraging shouts and appli
cations of verbal ginger. That is why the
Bostons pull so many games out of the fire.
Luck It Is called thy some , but It Is "Yale
luck , " which Is only another name for pluck ,
garavucss and energy In the face of defeat ,
as every athlete , amateur or professional ,
knows.
The Porfcctos are not showing the class
they Assessed when they wore Cleveland
uniforms. Up to dale they have won two
out of three from Ihe Senators and patrons
.are not finding fault , but their style of
playinr Is not of the Imnrceelve kind that
characterized them Individually , the men
acquit tbvmtchcs creditably , but as a team J
A Few More
Victors
We have Jvm r vpivod nnothrr sh pmeiii of the p high grade wheels anil will
continue ( ho sale mini Wednrednv ami then the opportunity for getting the b t
bicycle ever offered fi r the mono ) has pi rj
Columbia Rambler Stearns
at 1'opulnr I'rtces.
wheel up to date In evpr > point of ronstruotlon elesanlly flnUhnl an'I ' fully
guaranteed other wheels from JR on up
We sell the celebrated ball bearing Ilavln Sewing Machines.
Lamps Lamps Lamps
from 50c to $3.00 Oarblda thrown In.
ci'T I'HirHs ox .srxnmus. Goo-Goo or never leak , enough for
Bicycle or Sewing Machine Oil , one tire 2.-a
World Metal 1'ollnh ln
brat qupllly f > c lnSe
Graphite for chain Se
Cement , largo tube "c Whistle 10s
Cement , small tube , tno for lie Tire Tape , per roll 5c
Palchlng Rubber f.c TIIII : * .
Bulls l..s Velvet , per pair 14 00
Toe Clips , best qi : Illy l..o Peorla. per pair Jfi.PO
Too Clips , plain lOc Morgan & Wright , best quality . . Jrt.ar.
Wrench , Uarne * ' lool s'.eel 25o Hartford J7..V1
Wrench , casl 1" > < * Inner Tubes , from 75c to . . . $1.00 $
Screw Driver 6c Valve Stems , complete
Cor. 15th and Harncy Sts , Ceo. E. Mickel , Mgr.
-ON
20th Century , Solar
Electro and others.
OIL LAMPS 50C IP.
40 and S5Q
10 Per Cent Off for Gash ,
The finest , strongest and most
perfect bicycle ever built.
Orient $50.00
Orient Chainless. . . 75.00
Lee 27.00
Ak-Sar-Ben. . _ 32.00
OTHER MAKES FROM $10 $ UP , CASH OR EASY PAYMENTS ,
WHEELS RENTED OR REPAIRED.
H. B. Fredrickson.
'Phone 2161. 15th and Dodge Sts.
SAVED
IS THAT MUCH MADE ,
That is what we can pave you on a bicycle.
We buy all our bicycles direct from the
factories ? , thereby saving you the jobber's
profit.
profit.Try Us and See.
All the wheels we handle are the besUand
most reliable on the market.
New Wheels , $15 to $50. Second Hand Wheels , $5 cp.
Omaha Bicyle Co. ,
Corner 16th and Chicago Sts , Ed T , Heyden , Manager ,
If you are let us fit you out.
I
Split liiimhoo Hud * 'Mi
1 Do/en Dy.s 25. :
COIN FISHING 1 DOZ'.MI Sncll Iloolcs 25c
25 Ynrds Linen Line 15c
.11,1 , ni\v \ ( . .ivuinuKs fint TIIKrrn. .
Omaha Sporting Goods Co. , 1613 Douglas
they are decidedly disappointing. They are
not of championship caliber and do not rank
as high In the race UH their form entitles
them to. St. Loulsans have given up all
hopes of the pennant this year and will be
satisfied If the Tebeaultes finish a good
third. Certainly this Is not asking too much
of a team that experts In the east and west
picked to be one-two at the close of the
race.
race.The
The Western association has collapsed again
nnd It Is very doubtful If It will revive for
several seasons. The Qulncy club was not
required to put up the $500 guaranleo which
was exacled of the other members and It
was the first to drop out. The transfer of
that team to Dubuque < 3i < l not Improve Its
earning capacity nnd no other city would
undertake Its support. An attempt to con
tinue the circuit with four clubs did not
meet with success and the dissolution of the
association followed. The lle',1 U too good
to bo abandoned and In Ume a league will
be formed and conducted In that territory
on business principles. Kx-Presldent Hlckcy
wag saddled with the responsibility of the
failure of the association In 1S97 and also In
ISPS. President Browne , bis successor , and
other Hockford writers who condemned
Hlckcy now realize that however nblo and
zealous the chief executive nf a minor league
may be his administration depends for Its
success upon the strength of each of the
clubs and the good faith and pluck of the
men behind tlifin.
isr Cut
on all second-hand
bicycles and tires ,
this week. Good
bargains in
Second-Hand Wheels
$2.50 and up.
Bicycle Lamps.
Repairing and Sundries ,
LOUIS FLESGHER ,
1622 Capitol Ave , ,
Reliable Bicycle Man.
