Nebraska Newspapers

    TUB OMAHA DAILY UEE : SUN DAT. NOVEMBER 2(5 ( , ISO ! ) .
FOOT BAIL , KING OF SPORTS
Eeign of the Pigskin Onlminates During the
Thanksgiving Season ,
NEW INTEREST IS MANIFESTED IN GOLF
i\Ven < crn llnnn Unit Axioelnf Ion In
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The Nebraska 'varsity eleven passed
through the city Thursday on 1U way to
meet 'tho ' South Dakota university men nt
Vermilion. The boys were In good spirits
nnd fine physical condition nnd expected ta
liavo llttlo difficulty In subduing the husky
Dajiotnns , Captain Williams of the Nebrns-
hens has practically withdrawn from the
team and did not accompany It on the north
ern Irlp. Left Tackle I'carse Is now acting
ns captain and moat of the players expressed
themselves aa well pleased with the new
nrrnngemcnt. The lack of harmony In the
team has been responsible In n largo meas
ure1 for the wretched showing made during
the , present season. The eleven has been nt
the mercy ot two factions contending for
the ascendency In university athletics , nnd
ns n result the feeling was altogether absent
which I * necessary to proper team work.
This lack of sympathy probably accounts
tor tlio defeat ono week ago In Lincoln nt
the hands of Kansas. The weak spot on that
occasion was through left guard nnd tackle.
1'earso , In the latter position , Invariably
broke'up the interference , which was his
duty as prescribed by orthodox rules , but
Captain Williams , nt left half , failed for
Eomp reason to clop the runner , the task
devolving upon his position.
The rfanio with Kansas was ono of the
most spectacular contests of the year. Bene
dict , ono ot the two veterans who played
on the 'varsity a year ago , Immortalized him
self by kicking four goals from field , a record
whfch has never been scored ns far ns known
on.any foot ball oval. Nebraska was In-
deb'ted to thcso Jour kicks for twenty of the
twenty-two points scored against Kansas'
thirty-six , nnd without them would have
made a , sorry showing. Ono of the kicks was
from the Kansas forty-yard line nnd another
passed between the posts from n distance
of forty-two yards. Dencdlct also made HOV-
crol hotnblo runs with the ball nnd nil of
Nebraska's gains In fact were made by open
plays. Kansas relied upon its bulk rather
than sprinting ability to cover ground and
the _ captaln sent hlb backs through the Ne
braska line almost nt will. The visitors out-
welghed the local team twelve or fifteen
pounds to thb man nnd had the advantaga of
excellent team work In mass plays.
The management of the Ames avenue park
Is making extensive arrangements for the
Nobraska-Grlnnell game on Thanksgiving
day.'nnth expects an attendance of 4,000. A
largo.delegation of Qrlnuell studqnts will bo
present with a supply of purple and black
ribbons , and n Council muffs contingent will
as usual swell the ranks of the Iowa sup
porters until , as In the case of the game
wllh'Iowa City , they may outnumber the
loc'dl rooters.
The Grjnnell players arc looked upon as
formidable opponents'having madc'a better
BhowlnVagalnsl the University of Iowa than
dld lho Nobraskans. They hold Iowa to n
score"of 12 to 0 , whllo the Lincoln boys
nllowod the Hawkoycs to reach 30..Xrlnnell !
lias vanquished Drake university tnls sea
son by a largo score nnd has had equal
BUCCCSS with Missouri , so that the Nebraska
partisans hava no reason to hope , foran
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easy victory. Since the breach has been
healed in the Nebraska ranks a great Im
provement In team work js expected nnd
tho/Thursday game promise's to bo the most
evenly contested local match of the year.
The High school eleven put In con-
'ecicntlous ' work during the week for the
game -with Tokamah yostcrday. _ The con
tinued rain of Monday , Tuesday nnd
"Wednesday was not regarded as an obstacle
nnd 'tho first and second squads gathered
regularly to go through the signals in the
mud and water. This awakened zeal In
dicated .that any ovorcoulldence , which may
have been excusable after nn unbroken list
of victories , had been effectually removed
by tho'dofent nt Lincoln.
Tokamah Is considered a forSldablo fee
and .worthy of all possible preparation. Dur
ing this season It has run up 123 points
against opponents and In return has suffered
no hofltllo runner to cross Its goal lino. The
team has been trained carefully under the
direction of .Coach Hopewell , formerly n
University of Nebraska guard , and Is made
up of heavy material.
Tbo locaMIIgh school Is bending Its chief
energies , however , to attaining perfect form
for , thosgamo with Red Oak on Thanksgiv-
Ing'iday. That cloven has u clcqn record
, for , the season and Is easily the first High
* V school team In the state. The game will
occur at tied Oak and local enthusiasts
expect to accompany their men to the.scena
In A special train. A low round-trip rate
has' been , , secured , providing a party of 250
U made up. Many more than that num-
Iber'wero easlly secured for the excursion to
Lincoln two weeks ago.
The Nebraska-Iowa Intcrscholastlo chain-
plonublp , according to the rules of the
league , na decided by the game between
ncd Oak and Lincoln at the latter city yes
terday. The Icaguo Is divided into two cir
cuits ; eastern nnd western , consisting of ReJ
Oak nnd Council Dluffs on the one side nnd
Omaha , Lincoln and Tekamnh on the other.
Red Oak entered yesterday's game with n
percentage of 1,000. Council Dluffs bavins
lost to both Omaha and Red Oak , scores a
cipher. Omaha's mark la 600 , having won
from Tekamah on forfeit , and lost to Lin
coln ; Lincoln's Is 500 , having won from
Omaha and lost to Tckamnh on forfeit , nnd
Tcknmah's Is likewise COO , having won nnd
lost two games , both on .forfeit. Lincoln
had the least number of points scored ngalnst
It and was accordingly qualified to meet Rod
Oak for the Interstate championship In splto
of the equality In the percentages ot the Ne
braska teams.
Delegates to the annual meeting ot th6
Intcrscholnstlc Icacuo will assemble In
Omaha , on December 2. A schedule of games
will bo arranged for next season , the cham
pionship will be awarded and officers will be
elected.
H Is definitely nnounccd that Omaha and
Council D luffs will meet A second time In
this city during the Christmas holidays.
The Omaha Medical college cloven feels
now confidence In Us prowess after Its easy
' victory over the Crclghton collegians ona
week ago and expects 1o accumulate other
laurels before the season closes. The team
chows Up for dally practice on Its oval at
, Tenth and Pierce streets nnd has sufficient
bulk to make It a dangerous adversary , now
that Its team work Is being perfected. A
, generous proposal has been received from
(
, i the Young Men's Christian association of
Salt 'Lftko City for a game there and n Eurrt-
clent guaranty Is offered to cover the ex-
1 | pcnse ot the trip. The students , however ,
contrary to the usual custom of their kind ,
begrudge the tlmo from their studies. An
other proposal has been received from the
Kansas City Medical college team , ono ot
the strongest aggregations In the west , and
a counter proposal has been made Inviting
the Mlssourlans to this city. Negotiations
are also under way with Tabor and Doane
colleges.
A great deal of Interest centers In the
game between the two great government
Institutions nt West Point and Annapolis
on December .2. . This Is the first meeting
of the naval and military academies since
1893 , nnd their comparative merits are there
fore an unsolved problem. West Point has
had the advantage of playing with Harvard ,
Yale , Princeton nnd Columbia , nnd hns
trained rigorously under nlutnnl coaches ,
whllo Annapolis has depended upon n resi
dent Instructor with outside assistance.
West Point lo not up to Its usual weight
this year and Its backs have not displayed
the dash characteristic In the past. An
napolis , on the other hand , has been for
tunate this season hi its original material
and has faithfully developed its team play.
The four games played previous to 1893
resulted In favor of the naval cadets , with
ono exception. The first meeting , In 1S90 ,
took' place at West Point , when the Visitors
won by a score of 24 to 0. The soldiers , bent
on retrieving themselves , turned the tables
the following year with a score of 36 to IB.
In 1892 and 1893 Annapolis developed rapidly
In strength and generalship and won by the
scores of 12 to 4 nnd 6 to 4. In the latter
year the authorities at Washington felt that
the annual game was Interfering In some
unimaginable way with the duties at the
cadets and forbade the custom. No objec
tion was made , however , to the cadets playIng -
Ing with other elevens , and they have , ac
cordingly kept abreast of the times. The
game will be played on Franklin field , Phil
adelphia , as objection was made to a meet
ing on the local ovals.
The game between Harvard and Yale one
week ago was probably the most scientific
exhibition or fooi ball over aot before the
American public. Harvard pressed its
adversary hard and was only prevented from
scoring on three occasions by the desperate
rallies of old Ell's eons. With its Inimitable
Interference and team work the crimson
players advanced the ball to Yale's two-
yard line , but were unable to push It over.
An attempt to gather In G points was
also made by a place kick from the twenty-
flve-yard line and a drop kick from the
twonty-flvo-ynrd line , but neither passed be
tween the posts.
Yale accomplished In a largo measure what
It started out to do , namely the disruption
of the famous Harvard Interference , and Its
backs sifted through the line and reached
the runner with amazing agility. In its
kicking game Yale nlso excelled , McDrldo
gaining an average of fifteen yards on every
exchnngo of punts. The Yale ends , however ,
could not prevent the Harvard men from
carrying back the ball moro than far enough
to make good the deficiency.
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CLEAN" IllCCOItU J.'OK THE IO\VA\S. '
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IOWA CITY , Nov. 25. ( Special. ) Iowa is
ono of the three college foot ball teams of
the country which has not mot defeat this
year. The other two are Harvard and Chi
cago. All three have been scored against ,
but Iowa has the proud distinction of being
the only team which has not had a touch
down scored against It. This record Is not
the result of luck , but of hard work under
nblo coaching. Dr. A < A. , Knlpe , Iowa's
coach , Is a Pennsylvania graduate and was
foot ball captain In 1894. He Is nn nrdent
believer in team work and has no u o Tor
"stars. " As a result ot his systematic
coaching a teai has been produced which
w.orks like nn automatic machine.
The first game of the eeason was with the
State Normal school of Cedar Falls , which
went down to defeat by a score of 22 to 0.
Then the alumni were shut out by n ncoro
of 38 to 0. The next gnme was the hardest
of the season , played with Chlcngo univer
sity , and resulting In n tlo scons of C to C.
This Is the only score made against Iowa
this year.
Chicago made Its points on a place kick ,
while the lowans earned theirs on n touch
down with the ball In the hands ot little
Edson , left halfback. Just n week later
Pcnn college of Oakaloosa added 3o points
to Iowa's list , nnd was followed by the Rush
Medics of Chlcngo with 17. Five moro were
taken from the Iowa Agricultural college of
Ames , and then came the Nebraska game ,
played In Ocnalia.
Of this game the town boys speak In the
highest terms , especially of the gentlemanly
conduct of the Nebraska players , nnd the
strong game they put up. Ono of Iowa's
players , epcaking of the Nebraska game ,
declared that In splto ot the score ot 30 to 0
Nebraska played a game nearly ns hard as
Chicago University. Orlnnell coltego went
down to defeat by 10 to 0 , nnd Knox college
of Galcsburg , 111. , followed one week ago
by raising the figure to 33. The final game
ot the year nlll bo played with the Uni
versity ot Illinois on Thanksgiving day nt
Rock Island. Illinois foot ball experts have
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already conceded the game to Iowa by n
score of about 24 to 0.
'Iowa's ' team for next year will probably
be exactly it ho sajue as It Is now , with ono
exception. Fred A. Williams , who lives nt
Ncoln , will graduate from Ihe Law depart
ment next Juno. Plenty of candidates from
the second team will try for Williams' place
at loft end. Next year Iowa will hunt for
bigger prey. Games with Wisconsin , Michi
gan nnd nt least one big eastern school hnvo
been spoken for , .though nothing definite is
contracted. Dr. Knife will remain ns conch
and will pursue the same methods as those
of this year.
WEATHER KEPT GAME AWAY
Climatic ConilKloiiN Iilciil for Cnmii-
liiK Out , but Snumlertt mill Sluiritc
Unnlilc to Io Any Sliootlnur.
Charles L. Saundcrs , deputy city treasurer ,
and Harry Sharpe , deputy comptroller , gath
ered together certain divers and necessary
articles for a camping-out experience sev
eral days ago and betook themselves to a
favorite haunt nt Kcllcy's lake , up the river
about sixteen miles. The climatic condi
tions were Ideal for a pleasant outing , but ,
to use the words of Mr. Sauudeis , "tho
weather was too fine to permit ot any hunt-
Ing. " Despite this fact , the outing was
hugely enjoyed. For three days Messrs.
Saundcrs and Sharpe divorced themselves
from all thoughts of municipal or other
affairs and devoted their attention entirely
In quest of rest and recreation. In this they
were successful until Sunday rolled around.
Then a number of Oninha friends , having
learned of their retreat , descended upon
them and necessitated the obligations inci
dent to entertaining hosts. Saunders and
Shtirpe bustled about and prepared for their
visitors a sumptuous repast , arranging a
menu for dinner which would arouse delight
In the most pronounced epicure. Even
though they had been disappointed In not
bagging a few choice pieces of game , their
friends envied them the pleasant experience
'they had enjoyed and the whole crowd was
ioath to break up camp and return to town
that nleht.
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
Ucorirniilziitloii of Western
tluii with Omaha nn Lc
City or Circuit.
Local base ball enthusiasts and there are
many of them in Omaha are overjoyed at
'the ' prospects of haying a professional team
In ( his city next season. Plans looking to
ward tbo reorganization of the Western as
sociation have been under way for some
weeks nnd present Indications warrant the
prediction that no obstacle will bo presented
sufficient to frustrate them.
When the project was flrst broached word
was sent out from Omaha that this city
could bo depended upon flrst , lost and all
the time , and because of this encouragement
given the promoters in the beginning , Omaha
Is likely to bo the most important city In
the circuit. Shortly after the local season
closed last summer Buck Keith , the en
thusiast of nil enthulasts , entered heartily
Into preliminary arrangements with T. J.
HIckey of St. Joseph and other western bnso
ball magnates for tbo resuscitation of the
western association. He was encourajjed in
this matter by reason of the great local In
terest manlfcuted during the season then
jiiet closed by Omaha and South Omaha
fans In the mcdlocro article ot ball put up by
the several local teams. If such enthusiasm
were aroused by teams having no especial
talent In the art of ball playing. Duck and
other local leaders argued that it would be
greatly increased by a professional team.
Thomas Jefferson HIckey , the Nick Young
of western base balldom , was persuaded to
undertake the reorganization of the Western
association. Ho carried on correspondence
with a number of cities eligible by reason
of their location to membership In such au
organization. Replies were so encouraging
that Hlckcy. soon started on n , circuit of
several cities to Interview pereonnlly the
base ball leaders and Investigate the con
ditions as they existed. Ho was In Omaha
last week and expressed himself ns being
moro than pleased with the outlook.
At this time assurances have been given
that Omaha , Denver , Lincoln , Sioux City ,
St. Joseph and Des Molnes may bo depended
upon as members of the circuit , with Topeka -
peka , Pueblo , Cripple Creek , Davenport and
Poorla anxious to gain admittance. From
this number an eight-club circuit which
would .bo a winner can be formed. It Is cx-
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pcctcd that a meeting of representatives
from each of these cltlee will bo held In
Omnhn next Thursday tor the purpose of
completing preliminary arrangements and
effecting on organization.
No person other than Buck Keith ban been
suggested or oven thought of In connection
with the managerial position ot the Omaha
team. He hns been the godfather of local
base ball for several years , and with the
somewhat limited material available has
been nblo to provide Omaha fans with some
really good baeo ball organizations. Duck's
plan to ralso the necessary funds to cnablo
Omaha lo become n member of the new as
sociation Is to secure a voluntary donation
ot $2(000 from the financial nabobs who pa
tronize the sport. Ot his ability to do this
ho has not the slightest doubt. Added to
this will bo a stock subscription of $1,500.
Each subscriber will become a shareholder
on payment of J5 , nnd no ono will bo per
mitted to purchase moro than two shares , or
$10 worth. In this way no cllquo will bo
able to get together enough stock so that
they will have the privilege of running the
organization , but Us division among many
will Inauro the best success. Uceldes thin ,
$2,500 can bo raised by the sale of tickets
ii.OOO In number nt 50 cents each. With the
$0,000 $ raised by thcso menna nn aggregation
of players can bo secured which will make
the OmaHn organization one of the strong
est , It not the strongest In the entire as
sociation , arid base ball In this city will
then forgo to the front and occupy n posi
tion of prominence In the base ball world
never dreamed ot by the most enthusiastic
fan.
CRICKET IS A LIVE ISSUE
SDortnmnn Hellion Hint I
< ncnl Inter
cut In ( life ( inino Shown Sluiin
of Siil nldlmr.
Considerable controversy has occurred this
fall as to the best method of arousing n
general Interest in cricket. Several of Us
adherents have abandoned hopes of making
the game a popular pastime. They point
out that Its movement Is too slow and there
Is too llttlo chance for Individual play to
Interest the American boy and that without
his aid the game is eventually doomed.
Oue active partisan takes a more hopeful
view abd writes as follows :
"OMAHA , Nov. 25. To the Sporting Ed
itor of The Dee : I was glad to see In lost
Sunday's Bee that eomo ono else besides
myself ventured to combat Mr. Lnwrlo's
statement that cricket Is a back number.
This demonstrates at any rate that I am not
the only champion of , the game tii Omaha.
If the Omaha Cricket club was made up of
enthusiasts the Simms caliber the game
would flourish with a vengeance.
"Hitherto I have confined my suggestions
to the feasibility of Increasing the member
ship of tbo club , but there is another rrues-
tlon of vital importance nnd that Is the
question of grounds. The Omaha 'Cricket
club has never yet had a 'home' which it
could call its own and it is a fact that if
cricket Is to be put on a firm anil permanent
footing in the city the club must , have a
ground of its own. For some years the
grounds of the club have been at Twentieth
and Emmett streets , on a vacant lot owned
by Mr. Kountze , and which , through the
kindness of that gentleman , has been ut the
disposal of the club at a very nominal
charge ; Indeed , If I am not mistaken , It has
cost the club nothing for several years.
Surely this state of affairs is not satisfactory
to the members as a permanent thing. The
ground is an open piece of land and the
club house which has been erected on It
has no protection whatever and cousequently
Is constantly being damaged by mischievous
boys , who have free access to It on all oc
casions.
"If the club arranges a match with
a foreign club there Is. nothing to proven.t
the general public from walking all aver
the ground , and , for that matter , procuring
a scat In the club bouso from which to
watch the game , all free of charge. This
state of affairs cheapens the game in the
eyes of the general public and when a game
becomes cheap it loses Its prestige and
popularity very soon. In plain words , the
c'lub needs a ground of Its own with a good
fence around It and the sooner It gets It
the better.
"It Is eafo to say that tbo present financial
state of the club will not admit of Its pur
chasing or oven leasing a piece of ground
suited to its wants. The prospect , therefore ,
of procuring a ground just now docs not
seem very bright. Of course nothing can
bo done without -money and the present In
come of the club Is barely sufficient to buy
material and pay any little incidental ex
penses which crop up. , It therefore seems tome
mo as If the subscription of tbo club should
bo raised to $10 per annum. This stop may
cause a few to drop out , but only tuoso
who are of no assistance to the club , for
surely a cricketer who Is worthy of the
name will give $10 a year for the pleasure
ho gets out of the game. If the club can
raise the number of Its members to 100 this
coming year and the committee appropriates
half the subscriptions received for a ground
fund there would bo $500 as a starter and
the entertainment committee conic ] also help
the fund along this winter with halt the pro
ceeds of the entertainments given by It ,
It may not bo practicable to procure a new
ground for next season , hut by creating a
fund and getting some money together It will
bo only a matter of a short tlmo before
the club can get a plcco of land suitable to
Its requirements. This matter should ho
looked after at once. CIUCKETEn. "
CAUSES OK UI3CM.M1 IX GIUCKI3T.
IluIcN MilHt Ho Mmlo Morn I'ovulnr In
Order to Ilceelvu Sunnnrt ,
OMAHA , Nov. 24. To the Sporting Editor
of The Bee : When you asked mo to give a
few thoughts relative to amateur sports In
Scotland I llttlo Imagined that I would
stir up a hornet's nest in cricketing circles
here , and still less did I think that any ono
would accuse mo of words I never uttered ,
Mr. Slmms would do well to carefully read
what I did write , nnd not Imagine what I
never wrote ,
I did say that in Scotland the pepolo were
dissatisfied with the present rules of cricket'
nnd that In England , to a lesser degree , the
same feeling existed. I say so still , and Mr ,
Slmms merely corroborates my statement
when ho acknowledges that complaints hava
been made In the newspapers relative to
rules. I never said cricket In England "has
declined In public favor ; " that Is what Mr ,
Slmras Imagined I Bald. "As an English
man" Mr , Slmms may find cricket as it Is
nt present played to Ilia liking , but I beg to
differ with him , and hold that the ganle Is
too slow for the average American citizen
and will never have the support of the
public.
Mr. Slmms' main reason for tbo decline
of cricket In Scotland IB evidently based on
a too long sojourn In England and Council
Bluffs , when ho says that It Is owing to
"tho conformation of the ground. " For Mr ,
Slmma * benefit I might mention that there
are several hilly spota In Scotland , but
also Bomo few patches suitable for a crlckot
pitch.
Mr. filmms' logic Is somewhat faulty when
ho declares that the rules of the gama
should not bo changed for the spectators'
sake , who know nothing about the game and
contribute nothing to I to support. Ho puts
tbo cart before the horse. I say change the
rules so that for both players and spectators
the game will be faster nnd more InterestIng -
Ing , and tbo public will very EOOII not only
understand the game , but aid very ma
terially In Its financial support.
I thank Mr. Slmma for his good wishes
toward the game of golf , The Kountze Plnco
golf club Is now organized , and bids fair to
establish Ittelf In the good graces of amateur
sporting circles In this city , and ohpuld Mr ,
Slmms desire fa join tbo club , after bo fa
tlrc4 playing crlckot with himself and boa
outlived croquet , wo shall bo very glad to
have him In our midst.
A word with your anonymous correspond-
. cnt , "An Admirer cf the Onmc of Cricket ; "
i Ills Ideas of raising interest and money for
I the Omaha Cricket Club have been tried and
I found wanting. Post e-xperlcnco has shown
i that'crlckot as at present constituted has
1 not eiiough of Interest In It to draw the out-
sldo public , and as a consequent" outeldcrs
j will not support the game , financially or
otherwise. Let "An Admirer" begin at the
rcot of the evil nnd work up , nnd not at
the other end and work down.
In my letter I never stated that cricket
was becoming a back number either In
Omnhn or the United States. What I eald
was that for various reasons given crlckot
was fast becoming a back number In Scot
land , and In view of that tact It was not
surprising that In Omaha the game was not
full of life and energy.
I have no wish to enter Into any contro
versy with Mr. SlmniR or others on cricket
matters , nnd only dcslro to correct any false
Impressions which may have been formed by
his letters In misrepresenting what I really
did say * 1IAHUY LA\VIUn.
NEW GOLF CLUB IS LAUNCHED
Ideal LlnkN Will lie Lnlrt Out In
Koimtxc Plnec Mniiy Women
Hntcr Their Xnmex.
Last Thursday evening the Kountze Place
Golf club was organized and the following
officers were elected : Captain , H. Lawrle ;
secretary and treasurer , Miss M. Brolllar ;
green committee , H. Young , Mlsa H. Jnynos
and E. V. Lowls. These officers will form
a board of directors'-which Is to have the
affairs of the club under , its control.
The meeting was very enthusiastic nnd
Indications point to a successful club la tbq
Immediate future. This club Is the second
to be formed In Omaha nnd docs not In any
way Interfere- with the Omaha Oolf club ,
with links at Happy Hollow. In fact It Is
considered that with an additional club In
Omaha much more interest will bo mani
fested In the cnmo nnd will load In the fu
ture to friendly competitions between the
two clubs. Ono pleasing feature of the now
organization was the Interest displayed by
the women members , who nro quite numer
ous and bid fair to rival the sterner sex nt
the game.
Mr. Kountzo has generously allowed the
use'of Kountze reserves , In the center of
Kountzo place , for a golf links. The course
has been laid out in nine holes , crossing
Twentieth street four times nnd giving dis
tances between holes varying from 150 to 300
yards , The course is not. a large one , but
at the same tlmo Is sufficient to allow of
n fair number of shots to each hole , and the
hazards , although not of the most difficult ,
will glvo the players plenty of work hnd
trouble in avoiding and get out of them.
To those who are not familiar with the
game of golf it may bo stated that each par
ticipant plays his or her ball against that of
an opponent , and the party taking the least
number of shots to reach a hole wins that
hole , and so on to the end of the game.
Each player Is dependent entirely upon himself -
self , and any trouble he gets Into Is entirely
his own making. The eklll displayed In
making fine shots is duly credited to him.
Ono or more rounds of the links can bo
played nt the players' option , making the
game a pleasure and not a burden.
H Is the Intention to enlist all the golfers
In Omaha In the club and also to Invite all
those who wish to learn the game to join
the club , so .that both from a golfing stand
point and numerical strength the organiza
tion may bo a pronounced success.
When the links nro put Into thoroughly
good condition It Is certain that the Kountze
Place course TvllI be nlmost art Ideal one ,
not too difficult to a novice and hard enough
for a good player tomake ; It "interesting. . All
persons desiring to Join may send their ap
plications to the secretary , Miss M. Brolllar ,
Sixteenth and Emmet streets.
lliixket Hull Grown In Fnvor.
With the approach of cold weather , when
athletes nro obliged to relinquish foot ball ,
base ball and other active pastimes until
the opening of spring , basket ball comes Infer
for nn Increased share of patronage. There
are now twenty teams organized among the
various classes at the Young Men's Christian
association and a number of excellent play-
era have been found among the number.
A picked team will meet the University of
Nebraska team in three games , two at Lin
coln and ono In Omaha. There are twenty
candidates for the local team a keen com
petition for the five positions at the athletic
director's disposal. A game is also being
arranged for with the Kansas university
team on January 1. The Kansans will pass
through Omaha about that date on their way
to Chicago , where It will meet Yale.
IN THE WHEELING WORLD , j
The bicycle trust does not differ from
other trusts In methods of business. It has
not ypt touched the Jobber and retailer ,
probably because the fall Is not a favorable
season to tighten the screws. But the com
bine has already shown Its purpose to
"economize" by closing two bicycle fac
tories at Toledo. The Lozlcr , Colton and
Viking factories In that city were absorbed
by the trust nnd assurances were given that
they would bo operated as usual. A dispatch
from Toledo says that during the recent
campaign "Manager Colton of tlio Colton
company declared in a published card that
the trust would greatly Increase the amount
of bicycle labor employed In Toledo. Last
week an agent of tbo trust nrrlved In the
city nnd a few days after the announce
ment was made that the Colton company
nnd the Viking factory nro to bo permanent
ly shut down and that the machinery will
will bo transferred to the Lozlcr. The down
town store of tbo latter factory Is also
closed. This will throw out of employment
COO workmen , Mr. Colton will leave the
employ of the trust at the end of tbo
month. "
"A peculiar fact In relation to the deal
whereby the tlremakers In the cycle trust
were swallowed by the Flint rubber trust , "
rpports the New York Sun , "Ja that whllo
the bicycle men are bound not to make any
tires they nro not on tbo other hand obliged
to buy them of the Rubber floods Manufac
turing company. In this particular the deal
would seem to be one offering a big loop
hole to the cycle makers , but the spirit of
tbe deal will bo observed , and riders who
have found wheel makers equipping their
machines with certain tires and advocating
thorn will probably find the enme cycles
fitted with the name tlrro as previously. The
technicality , however , will enable the cycla
makers who dealro a change to make It , At
any rate , the privilege permits of on open
competition In ( ho market. As tires are
the moat costly adjunct to n bicycle and
have to bo renewed moro often than any
obor ( part , the shifts of tbe market should
be quite nu Interesting to the general run
of cyclists as tbo changes In the cycle trade
H , D. Stevens , In filing his formal entry
for the six-day race In which he I-J to team
It with Charllo Turvlllo , the Phlladelphlau ,
aiks that No. 13 be apportioned to him , Ste
vens has a superstition. Ho believes that
the unlucky talisman for othorti Is anything
but unlucky for him. In- fact , ho believes
It the beat of good luck to vecuro tbo "hoo
doo" number. Ills wish will be granted.
Stevens wore the number thirteen In tbo
San Francisco twenty-four-hour race , and
won the contest. During the twenty-four
hours ho was tbe only rider who failed to
meet with Eomo sort of an accident , and
when bo dismounted after the race it was
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the first time his foot had touched tbo track
from the start of the contest.
There may bo luck In numbers. Not only
Slovens , but- Oscar Aronson believes tills
to bo the cnee. Aronson has nsked for No.
7. This number hns- been worn by the win
ner of every six-day race held by the Amer
ican Cycle Racing association. Years ago
Albert Schock wore the number and took the
race. Then Teddy Halo canio over from
Ireland and asked for the number. Ho got
It and won the contest of 'HG. Charles W.
Miller ran second to Fred Schlncec In the
Chicago six-day race and entered the Now
York contest of ' 97 on the understanding
only that ho could have the lucky ta ! Ionian.
Ho got It nnd won the race. Miller also won
the race of 'OS with No. 7 on his back , and ,
goingto Snn Francisco , ho also won thcro
with No. 7. Aronson'a application precedes
any for the number and ho will probably
receive It.
Wheelmen who have had more or less ex
perience with the tricycle will bo surprised
to know that the English government has
ordered n supply of these machines for use
In the South African war. Prominent wheel
men are of the opinion that for war purposes
the bicycle would bo preferable to the three-
wheel machine. Good roads are absolutely
essential for comfortable riding on a tricycle ,
while the wheelman on a bicycle can pick his
way over almost anything , so long as he can
find a smooth place only nn Inch or two-wide.
Under similar conditions a tricycle would
bo practically useless. The owner of an
old tricycle called on a local dralcr the other
day to see If It were possible to have a
motor fitted to the tricycle. Ho was In-
tormcd that it could be done , and that the
cost would be anything from $75 to $175 , ac
cording to the sort of motor he wished to
use. The wheelman had not ridden the tri
cycle In years , and he was surprised when
he tried It. It was like learning to rids
all over again. The veteran explained that It
was much easier for the novice to learn to
ride the tricycle than it was for the expert
bicycle rider. On a bicycle the rider's body
sways with the machine , and he will in
variably adopt the same tactics when ho
tries to ride a tricycle , and it won't do. The
veteran bicycle rider on a tricycle for the
first time IB more likely to wind up against
a tree or a fence than ho Is to keep In the
middle of the road. So if tricycles have
been sent to South Africa for oldttaie wheel
men to ride there will bo some lively mix-
ups until the rldore learn the peculiarities
of the three-wheeled machine.
The rights and privileges committee of the
League of American Whcolmen Is again deep
in work , preparing bills for tbo state di
visions to introduce Into the legislatures and
giving legal advice to the officials. The legal
enactments secured by the league have donu
moro -than anything- else to make tbo or
ganization the creditor of all wheelmen , ant ]
the work being done nt the present time In
dicates that thcro will bo more activity in
that direction this year than ever before.
Dut the league alone cannot 'accomplish
everything for the benefit of whpolmen. It
must have the support of Individual mom.
bershlps. Every wheelman is Interested In
the laws that govern his favorite paatlmo
and for that reason should also bo interested
in the League of American Wheelmen.
Several of the leading officials of the
League of American Wheelmen are seriously
considering the matter of so changing the
form of the organization as to make It more
national In character. The Idea prevalent
Is that much of the strength of the league Is
wasted because of tbo many aubdlvlslons of
working energy init , , nnd those who nro of
this mind would like to have a reorganlza
tlon providing for an association more on
the lines of many of the largo secret soda-
tlcH , the difference- being that thcro will bo
no secrets. It is probable tliero will bo many
Buggcstlons on this line at the coming as
sembly , and If the idea meets with sufficient
favor to warrant extended dlscUKSIon another
will be added to the many Important toplus
that will be discussed before the annual
meeting.
The National Cycling association main-
: alns that Its first out-door season has been
( satisfactory to clubs , track owners and rid
ers. The amateur feature of the sport has
received careful attention and common sense
rules have enabled thla branch to flourish In
a very successful manner , especially In cities
nnd towns which were unable to secure pro
fessional attractions. As a natural sequence
| n the order of progression , there will bo
tut ) usual number of fast amateur graduates
to the professional ranks In 11)00. )
Louis niniin , tbo twenty-four-hour winner
In Now York last season , han started trainIng -
Ing on the road around Plttsburg. Orlmui
cays _ tliat regardless of his nlmcet fatal ac
cident at Ban Francisco ho Is now In finer
condition than ever. Providing ho succeeds
In mating for the six-day race , ho will be a
competitor , and will also follow the Indoor
circuit.
The $4,000 $ purse for the alx-day race at
Madlaon Bquaro gardpn next month has been
rearranged In such oiauner tliaj the Indi
vidual efforts of each competitor will bring j
jinoro substantial reward. The sum to be
given the Individual competitors will bo i
$1,200 , the num. to the team * $2,800 , making
tbo total tbo same ,
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