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TTTF fVMATIA TATTV ) UK 15 : STXDAV. .TAXTAHY 7. IHOO. IS THE FIELD OF SPORT Tronp Medal for Excellence in Curling Wen by James Line'say VETERAN PLAYER ENDS A CLOSE SECOND I.iicnl Cluli Iliilurliilii * ( irnnil IMaml IMRjg T n Iliitiocotii I'nrli It I n UN , ( ho rinnl Honors IJvon. The Troup tncdril , offered one year ago to the curler -who captured It In three Huccessive annual contents , was won on New Year's day by James C. Lindsay , ono of the charter members of the Omaha Curling club. The tokrn vas secured at the Hrst contest one year .ago by ( Jcorge Anderson , who wai unable to defend It last Monday. The medal , , which was established by A. f. Troup cis a stimulus of the Scottish sport , Is a fine plcco of the goldomlth'a art. The pondcnt IK sustained by a band designed In the likeness of two curling stones , with crossbars of miniature brooms or "besoms , " a charactcrlntlc piece of the curler's equip ment. On 'the bar Ui Inscribed the matlo i familiar to all curlers "Keen and Clear. " The body of the mcdiil Is bordered with a double narlnuil , ono sldo made up of the I thistle , Indicative of the Scottish origin of I iho ( tame , and the other of goldcnrod , In 1 ovldcnco that the sport has become Amer ' icanized. On the obvorao side of the body are the words "Omaha Curling Club , Trotip I'olnt Medal" and on the reverse the names I I of Ihoso who have held It , Ocorgo Anderson 1 and James ( . ' . Mndtmy. Mr. Lindsay Is pleased with his victory and hopes to hold the token "In pcrpotuum" against all com I ers.The ' The match at which the championship of the rinks for the year was decided was held on the upper lake at Hanscom park and waa wolf and evenly contested. Kaeh of the , thirty participants wcro allowed four throws for each point on which the average waa based. The varloim points In which the curl ers strove to excel wcro as follows : 'IVrlmliiiif of I IK * CIIIIM * . "Drawing to the tee , " which Implies the apparently film pin process of sending the Htone Hklmmlng along the Ice to the goal with the aim to bring It to a stop as nearly ns possible on thn center of the Inner circle , "Chap and Ho , " which signifies the task of striking a hostile stone lying In the path , pushing It to ono slde > and reaching the goal with one's own atone. "Inwlck" and "oiitwlck , " n method similar to a carom shot In billiards. The adversary's etono Is struck on the Inner or outer side when It lies par tially In the direct line and the player'fi stone reaches the tec by a diagonal course. "Through the port , " the fifth point , consists of throwing a stone between two others lying along the course without touching either. "Raising" Is a plan of Increasing one's score by pushing on a stone which has fallen short with a gentle Impulse from another stone. "Guarding , " the final point striven for. Is resorted to In general play when one already ban a Klono almost or altogether on the tee and wishes to hedge It In with his remaining mlmllcs. All three points were put to the test on Monday and at the conclusion It was found that James Lindsay and I' . L. Korean Ind eight points each. Mr. Korean Is a veteran player , with a long experience with the "stanes" on Scottish "lochs" and holds a number of medals won In contests of the Caledonian Curling club , a national organi zation In the Urltlsh Isles. The two players then began the settle ment of Iho contest by going through the variations once more. The Ice was In poor condition and It was dltlltult to lodge the Hlones as well as would otherwise have been dono. The cracks and lines cut by skates diverted the stones from the course. When the program had been completed again , however , the score stood 15 for Lindsay to 13 for the older player , and tbo former was declared the winner. ( aim * i\llli Cm ml Inlnnil. On Wednesday the curlers enjoyed an other match with players from Orand Island , who had been the guests of the local club on previous occasions. The first game Many ] ilr > Mlclnnn who linil lie-en nkrilli'iil | now admit Hint the ( liratI v < ; IIIMVIT of Dr , Bennett's ' Electric Belt IN niilliI'.iur Hliort of iiilriii-iilmiN. After ninny years of In- 'lef.itlgable study and re- Ki-nreli and IvHlIng , ever alert to take advunlnge of the cause and effect of dlse.iHf and to tlml out tile remedial agent moat speedy to effect a cure , my incompara ble KliTtrlc He-It Is the grand anil irre proachable result. 1 have hundreds of wouldluImltutoip , but coniuprlsons tire odious. You might an well liken the tal low dip of the jmst to the arc. light of Urn pirxenl. .My Hell has intcrchungeiiliio bat tery crllH thai can be rmiewd at any time - no other belt can be renewed nl any price. Tint oleclrodes on my 'Ucll ' are constructed of hofl , chamois-covered .biiliy sponges , 1-011- talnlne water i-i-lla Dial kt > t > ] ) the sponges damp , and Is the must subtle medium through which to convoy iho current of Kli'olrleity Imperceptibly fiom the baltrry In Iho Jloll to the system. Not least In Us wonderful ai-lUiii and pnramouitl - ( ( dlence It ) my Kloclrlral riuatictisory , alxo luiii-liurnlng. glvt-n tieo to male purehnscit ) of my Hell. I OUAUANT1CH lo euro nil diseases which ic-xull In a luck of VITALITY or NKItVij J-'dllL'l' ' . I have u retold of u.OuO cure In thli mate alone ; tlieui Is no RUPJII work , no pxiierlmt-nllng by my method , but ahyays AU.dOLUTJ'3 eertalnty. My Hclt Is H nosltlve oiirp. for SIH.MINAU l.MPOTHN- CY. LOST MANHOOD , SI'KH.MATDHH- HOKA VAUK'ui-KI.K AND ( JKNKIIAL DKIIILITY. .HIOSa'OHK.S SIUU'SKKN , Milt' ' t'N'Il-VKLai : > Kl ) I'A11T.S. ( THUS KIIKU.MATISM In any form. KIDNKY , 1 1VI3H and IlLADDKll TROUHLIiS. CN- ( ) 3Tm'AT10N. OYSl'Ul'SIA , ALL I' KM A L K COMPLAINTS , KTC. Mr. A. 'MrSwoeuey ' , idtf Corhett' St. , .iimulm , , Nel > . , writes lo Dr. Konnett : "Somii few wcekH nso I purchased ono of .your HeltH , and after wearing nnmo for ten weeks 1 tlnd that my varlcocole of three > tars' standing Imti been entirely euri-d , and will bay thai I nm a muuli stronger mi\n \ In ovt-ry rcwnovt than I was before I i-ummenei'd to use , Dr. HenneU'H Klec-trlc.il IJi'lt. To all who nro Hkeptlcnl In regard , to the merits qf your Hclt I will cheerfully iCbummunil It as to whut It cldfms to cure , " 'all upon or write me tixluy. I will neiid you KHHU'for the asking , tny new Ihl/L'H- TUATlvI ) book , testimonial ! ) , etc. If you are Buffering you should not delay net-at oju'e. and > ou will soon 'be ' one of the count less army of MAUK NKW nii'ti and women who IIIXK Uilm the incrlis , , t ui > Hvlt. Addicts- Electric Company , ItooniK in to _ ' ( > , DmiKlii * Illiu-U , Oii | , lliixlcuii' , Corii.T Illtli mill Dinlm- St. . , OMAHA , MJI1. OFFICE 1IOUHS-Krom S 30 ii in to 5 30 p. to. Sundays From 10,30 , u m to 1 p. in. IftB'rd ovi > r thrco hours and was Ifxl by John Dallfliher and James NicJiolson , both of Orancl Island. The side of which Nicholson WJH "skipper" finally won by a score of 21 to 1 . The second game wns almost as pro longed gfl the flriit and resulted In a victory for OBllachcr by a score of 18 to 10. The Ice was In excellent condition and a num ber of brilliant shots were made , which were greeted with enthusiasm by the Ini tiated. After the game the teams adjourned to the downtown quarters of the club , where the victors and vanquished toasted each other In turn. A return game will bo played In the near future on Grand Island Ice. SITUATION NOT CLARIFIED Co in 1 > Ill-lit IM | Iliifu. Hall Tniiulr Still 1'iiNpllliMl I'roNiiri-tM oT Could Not Ik- The complicated situation in national base ball affairs hao not boon clarified a par'.lcio during the last week and the outcome of the tangled mess Is wholly a gues. It seems rcasonablo to bcllevo that some plan will bo evolved which will rc.sult In the reduction of the National league circuit from twelve to eight clubs. Hut while such a course Is ap proved by sotno of the magnate who wll ! have to do with the Bottling of the matter , others are strenuously opposed to It. Cer- tain holders of franchises In the big league assert that they will bo unwilling for the league to pay I cent for the franchises of the four teams which It Is contemplated to lop off from the circuit. After the magnati-a become weary of the wrangling and Jangling , however , It Is pretty t > afo 10 surmise that they will get down to some sensible basis and agree upon a plan whereby the fran- chlses of l/julsvlUe , Cleveland , Washington and Baltimore will bo purchased outright. The future success of profe lonat base ball In thin country hinges upon the action of the National league In this matter. While a great hue and cry may be irtlscd by certain members In opposition- paying for the franchises of the teams that will be dropped from the circuit , the situation resolves Itself ( Into the slmplo proposition of paying the price demanded or. accepting the dread alter native a lop-sided ten-club circuit or a fail ure-ensuing twelve-club campaign. If affairs In the National league were as mieate-hued as are those of the new West- j ern league professional base ball would be I In Its zenith at this time. The fondest Ini- ' aglnlngs of Tom Hlckey , George Tobeati , Huck Keith and the rest of the promoters of the recently-organized league could not have contemplated the successful issue of the or ganization , which has characterized It from the very moment of Us Inception. In the general shake-up In baft ) ball conditions j which Is bound to materialize before the I opening of the next season the Western league U sure to bo profited. It Is a safe assumption - ' sumption that In the realignment of the Na- 1 tlonal and American leagues Minneapolis , j St. Paul and Kansas City will be afforded I professional ba a ball advantages only | through the channel of the Western league. That they will bo three of the Important cities In the circuit Is almost an assured fact. "Word received from President Hlckey states that the Interest of base ball enthusi asts and capitalists In Don Molnes has been aroused from the state of lethargy which seemed to prevail In that city shortly after 1 the formation of the league and Des Molues ! Is now a certain member of the circuit. The ! other four cities will be Omaha , Sioux City , i St. Joseph and Denver. Since Dea Molnes , has concluded to remain in the league and has shown ample financial wipport , Pueblo , which was considered very favorably , will bo held In reserve. A meeting of the promoters of the Western league will bo held In this city probably next Tuesday , when im portant business matters connected with the I success and prosperity of the league will be taken under advisement. The plan of Manager Duck Keith to es tablish the Omaha club on a solid financial footing by the advance sale of coupon books containing tickets of admission Is one which should meet with liberal support on the part of Omaha and South Omaha lovers of base ball as well as those who appreciate the value a professional ball club would bo to Omaha In establishing It on a par with other progressive- cities of tbo land. Be fore a cent Is paid toward the securing of players Manager Keith will have an ex- pcnso of about $2,300 In erecting grand stands , bleachers , preparing- the base ball park and grading the field. The support which has already been accorded him is most gratifying , and If Omaha citizens con- tlnuo to show the sarao public spirit , and liberality in this matter this city will this year bo represented In base/ball circles by a team equal to any In the west. Ilaslng his slacincnt upon thcso conditions Manager Keith said yesterday : "Tho Omaha club Is going to be on a good , solid financial basis , and I propose to sign , team which will rellcct credit upon this city. In addi tion to procuring only fast professional play ers I am going to get none but temperate men gentlemen , If you please , in every sense the word Implies , so that the very best element of Omaha may attend our ball games and witness the sport in its highest type. " Manager Keith has Just signed one of the best second basemen In the business "Hilly" Middleton of Servla , 0. Mlddleton Is nn old-tlmo player In the Southern league , afterward was with thn Loulsvlllea for a brief time , leaving that club to go to Ser vla as manager of a cracking good team In the Huckc'yo state. .Mr. Keith has also se cured the services of "Speck" Hurlburt , whom ho designates as the "king of hitters. " Hurlburt has been playing In the eastern league and Is looked upon as a. fast comer. Them Is no question but that "Hilly" Traf- lley will bo the Held and playing manager , and the prospects for a premier team could not bo bPtter. So far nn Manager Keith has arranged the following men will play with Omaha : Hey , third base ; Mlddleton , second base ; Hobs- man , first base ; McCausland and Traflloy , catchers uttd outfielders ; Lawlrr , shortstop ; Hughes , pitcher ; Hurlburt , outfielder. The selection of the balance of the team will bo loft to Manager TraWoy. Two well known local base ball play- orn dropped Into Huck Keith's place of business ono day last week at the same time. Doth struck Manager Keith fur a position on the Omaha team. Huckorlno sized the two up carefully and weighed In his mind their commendabln qualities. Ho noticed a peculiarity In each. Ho had observed thin fnmo peculiarity many times before , but this lime It appcalel to him as a means for deciding which man ho would use. Hath am splendid third b\Ht : > - men , but ono was all that he had available place for. The peculiarity mentioned waa that each of there Kill players had but one rye. Ouu waa Me 1C I value , the other Hill Kourko. "I'll tell you what I'll do , boys , " Bald Man ager Keith. "I can only use ono of you. and to scttlo which I will choose you follows shake the dice to sec whloh lakes the oth er's eye. You're each short ono eye. Put the two good ones In the pot , rbako the dice 1. for them and the one who wins I'll fign. " It wcs agreed. "Kirst Hop and horses" was cboaen as the game to decide the deli cate point. Kourke was the lucky man and awarding to that game McKlvalno Is sup posed to bo as blind us a bat , wbllo Itourke enjoys the sight of both eyes. At any rate Kourke will gt > t a position In the Omaha team by the terms of that game If he wanu It , even though he cant' * < e any better than hp did be-foro hp shook dle for M. El-aim's good optic , iPAWNPUSHERSHAVE TOURNEY ' Lincoln Clio * I'liijrrt Decide < lnr - tlnn of Mipprlorllj ( tiniirw Art- | Still liifiinilcto. i | During the1 holiday week a number of the ' Lincoln players decided to play a series of tournament games with a view to deciding who shall bo champion of Lincoln. The players wcro grouped In throe classes. Ton entered the 11m class , eleven the second and ten the third. Kach player plays two game j with each other player In his section. No tlmo limit la made , but the tournament games may bo played as suits the con venience of the contestants. In the first section from the number of Knmw finished It is Impossible to draw any conclusion and It lit still "anybody's vie- lory. " In the second section It Is probable that Whlted has won 11 rat place. Several other players might snatch the victory by winning all tbo unfinished games , a con- tlngency hnrdly to be considered. In the third section Grebe's score gives him flrnt place without dispute , as none of his com petitors could win even by winning all un finished games. Lincoln claims that It has more chess players than any other city of Its nlzu In the wwt. Strange to say , no successful chess club has ever been formed In the city , but for many years past any person desiring to play a game could always he accommo dated by dropping Into n certain Eleventh street cigar store. Hero the old-timers , the university boya and strangers could meet on common ground and "push pawns. " Al though the game they played IH ever desig nated as "royal , " the habitues of "Pete's" place wore Intensely democratic ; those win could afford the expense and sonic who couldn't smoked " " "three-for-a-quarter" or " 10-ccnts straight" cigars ; others compla cently puffed a "nickel" weed , and many others burned the stogies from Wheeling and other seaports ; not a few wnoltcd pipes running through nil the gradations from a delicately colored meerschaum to Us brother from "Missouri. " Hut It was rarely that any of the chess tables were Idle from S In the morning until 10 at night. The old-timers for many years played Irregular openings and Irregular defenses but they know a hundred artful tricks In ' the mldgame than made an ordinary "book" player feel ashamed of himself after he passed the opening moves. Then the uni versity boys began to frequent the place and talk learnedly of Huy Lopez and Evans and Gluoco Piano and divers and sundry gambits. The old-timers sniffed contemp tuously. Klnally a match was arranged and after some hard playing the university boys won. Then the old boys began to think that maybe there might be something In "book" openings after all and they studied. At the present time It Is hard to tell who plays the better book game , the university boys or the old-timers. In the Kansas-Nebraska correspondence match Wagensellcr of Kansas lost a Scotch game to Clark of Nebraska. This makes the score : Kansas , G'.fc ; Nebraska , CIS ; with threw games to finish. The following beautiful gaitie , with a mag nificent finale , the like of which wo rarely meet with nowadays , was played at Phil adelphia by Master George H. Derrickson forty years ago. Master Derrlckson was a youth who possessed the rncwt brilliant and precocious chess talent and upon whoso shoulders it was thought the mantle of Mur phy was about to fall. Hut soon , too soon , death called him from the checkered field on which he bad won many brilliant victories : JJISHOP'S OPENING. AVhlte Amateur. Hlack Derrlckson. 1 P Kl 1 P K4 2 H UJ 2 KKt US 3 KKt B3 3-QKt IJ3 4-OO 4 H-I14 & 6 P -P-Q3 Q3 6 1J KIC13 & H ICK13 7 P KH3 7 P-K1H S-PxR S-PxP S Kt K2 n-p Ktr. 10-Kt 1J3 10-ICt KKto ! 11 UxQ 11 BxP * 12-HxH 12-PxK * 15-K II 13 H US * H _ K K2 14-IlxQ IS KKt Q3 15 Kt Q5 * 1C Kxll Irt-Kt-KG * 17 K H 17 Kt-K7" PALAVER OF THE PUGILISTS Victory Over 31 ah IT In Flvt ; Hound * SnrprlMON Sporting IvIiiK- (1(1111 ( ioNN > | l Of "Kid" McCoy demonstrated his cleverness - ness and scientific ability as a prlzo fighter In the bout with 1'eter Maher at Coney- Island on the afternoon of New Year's day. Such a light It was that sporting men In every quarter of the globe are still talking It over In its veriest detail , and McCoy's wonderful victory will long bo n memorable c < io in the annals of pugilism. Not that a victory by the "Kid" was such an unlocked for ending of the mill , but the urprlso come In when ono considers the short time It took him to put the big Irishman out of the race. Doth imen entered the ring In such n pink of condition that connoisseurs of puglllim expressed the belief that the light would proceed well toward the end of the agreed number of rounds , with even the possibility of a draw. Hut "Kid" McCoy achieved an honor of which , from a pugilistic standpoint , he can well bo proud. In five rounds he , a recognized middleweight , defeated big I'cter Maher , thu heavyweight , the principal In many a big fight and a pugilist classed well In thu fore ranks of the world's prlzo fighters. With such a record It Is not to be j wondered at that ho wants to arrange a , match with Jim Jeffries. The "Kid , " now i that ho has shown himself able to bo olass-d I with the heavyweights , will not rest easily I until ho has tried conclusions with the , world'o champion , and tlin.'o who saw IIH | ! ) remarkable exhibition of skill and sclcnca | In the ring at Coney Island last Monday are 1 not disposed to lightly consider his chances In such a match. Ono cannot but admlro certain character istics which stand out prominently In the personality of "Kid" McCoy. Ho does n't j cater to these things which have proven the ruin of many a brilliant pugllUtlo career. Out of the ring ho has the mamieiisws and the dress that cnark him as a student or a y.mng professional man. Unwittingly he struck the key-nod ) since his fight with Maher which , If followed out In the future , will even Increase his popularity , with the sporting fraternity. Ilo said : "I nm not a talking fighter. " He is an avowed professional prize fighter , In nil that the word Implies. Hcfore his fight with Maher he said : "I enter the ring with one object In view , and that Is to get the money. " If he may be so fortunate as to arrange nn early match with Jeffries It will not be Ihe honor of gaining the championship which will appeal to him so much its will the opportunity to fight for the puree which will | be Incident to such an event. Ills disclaimer of being n "talking lighter" would Insure , too , that If he ever attained the cbampln- Bhlp this t.imc proferfilonallsm would make 1 him eligible to all comers for the highest honors possible In pugllUcii , without the i . atmospheric mastications characteristic of I most champions. i No little Interest Is manifested In fliu fight scheduled for next week when Terry .McOovern , bantamweight champion of the world , and George Dlxon , the famous llttlo ' colored boxer , will try conclusions. Both men are to neigh in ut US pounds. Before leaving New York for his tralulnir quarter * last week McOovern weighed 121 pounds , but n ifhcr himself nor bin trainers had any fear liut that the reduction of six poundn would bo accomplished. l > to this tlino McOovern Is the favorite In the hotting. j 1 demising n matter which Is receiving1 considerable attention from the sporting frn- tcrnlty at this time , nn eastern writer says : The lightweight problem has become moro muddled than ever. It was sufficient to have Frank Krne and "Jack" O'Urleu light ing ilrn\\n for the title. "Joe" ( Ions , , with his money posted to fight cither of them , and fieorge McFadden and "Tim" ' Kearns hangIng - Ing on like fringe. r idy to cut In whenever there was an opening , without considering anybody else In the sense of a factor , but "Eddlo" Connolly of St. John , after his sen sational defeat of "Kid" Mct'artland , looms up as n gentleman worthy of some attention In this connection. What is moro to the point , Conuolly has Issued a sweeping chat- | Ictigo to anybody and everybody In the dl- ' vision , and. moreover , will make 133 pounds , and "Jim" Hrowne , who furnishes whatever I Is needful In the wny of backing , tells mo i that ho will post J300 and bet $1,000 on the sldo that he will beat any of the aforemen tioned aspirants for the title , Connolly's ( claims are about as substantial as any- body's. Ills draw with "Dick" llurge must bo taken Into consideration , and he peotns to have acquired a new lease of lighting life. He will bear watching from now on. TWO LOCAL RECORDS REACHED VOIIHK Athlete lloet rirver Work at Indoor Contfit of Minu MI-II'M ClirlMtlaii Annotation , Some unusually clever work was done by Ihe young athletes participating In the "pentathlon" contest of the Young Men's Christian association on New Year's night. The winner , William McKlroy , who hart undergone conscientious training for several months , carried off llrst honors by n largo margin , his score standing 371 paints out of a possible 30i ) . The second place was won by Clem Patterson , with 271 points. As In dicated by the title , the contest was made up of five events high Jump , fence vault , sixty-yard potato race , hitch kick and shot-put. In two of these events McKltoy touched the local record , 5 feet 7 Inches In the high Jump and 8 feilt G Inches in the fence vault. In the latter the national as sociation record Is G feet 7 Inches , to that the young local vaulter's accomplishment Is considered very creditable. McElroy nl.so won the shut-put , with a distance of thirty- six feet. The athletic director fs making prepara tions for the open meet which will occur In the gymnasium on January 27. The contest is sanctioned by the Athletic League of North America and Is open to any registered amateur. The prizes to bo hung up are un usually attractive and are now on exhibi tion. Among the events on the program will be putting the shot , standing , broaJ and running high Jumps , hitch kick , pole vault and qiiartcr-mllo potato race. The gymr.aslu'i classes are taking con siderable Itu Xst Just now In perfecting the form of their basket ball teams. A schedule of games 1ms been arranged among the four principal teams and considerable rivalry exists. ARRANGE FOR RETURN SHOOT 1'IaiiNearliiK Coniiiletlon for Sliont- lim- Carnival Thin Month KIIIINIIS fltjlnn * Will lie tin- Omaha sportsmen are awaiting with nn unparalleled degree of pleased expectancy the return shoot between representatives of the Omaha and Kansas City gun clubs , to bo held In this city January 2G and 27. A meeting of the local gun clubs was hold In the club house on the Dupont grounds across the river yesterday afternoon , at which tlmo nrrangcracnts were completed for the affair. Judging from the Interest manifested on that occasion as well ns that which has been apparent for several -wceka past , the shoot will be one of the eventful occurrences In the history of Omaha sports. AH Is well understood by local sportsmen the forthcoming event will be the second in a scries of shoots between the gun clubs of Omaha and Kansas City. The first was hold in Kansas City some weeks ago and the Omaha shots were victorious. The con test Is for fifty llvo birds to the man , with ten men on each team. There are no prizes and no entrance fees , the only expense being payment for the birds by the losing team. The honor of winning the contest is considered ample compensation by the par ticipants. Arrangements were also completed for n grand sweepstakes and practice shoot to beheld held January 2fi , preceding the main event between the Kansas City and Omaha clubs. A splendid program of events has been ar ranged for this occasion and It may bo enJoyed - Joyed by all comers. Consequently a num ber of shots from out In the state are ex pected to Join with Omaha and Kansas City sportsmen at that time and the preliminary affair will bo by no means lacking in In terest , As a fitting * finale to this grand tourna ment will come a banquet to be served atone ono of the leading hotels Saturday night , January 27. No expense will be spared to make this a success In every particular. If such a thing be possible effort will be exerted toward making It even more enjoy able than was the banquet which the royal Kansas Cltylans tendered their visiting brothers from Omaha during the shoot In that city. The feast will be hold at ono of the loading hotels and carte blanche orders will bo given the steward and chef to spare neither pains nor oxpense. Omaha sports men propose to conclusively demonstrate that when It comes to hrspltallty and enter- tainlng qualities they nro equally at homo as when carrying away the honors In a closely contested shooting match. A shooting tournament Is being arranged by the sportsmen of St. Edward. Nob. , to be held February 22 and 23 , and already several - oral Omaha shots nro preparing their plans so as to bo able to participate In the event , An Interesting program Is assiiro ! and the tournament promises to bo a repetition In point of success of the ono held a year ago. Good money purees will be offered and two days of very pleastnt sports are In store for all who attend. EXPANSION IN GAME OF GOLF KroU-li ImiiortiiHon KnJojH n ( JriMvlnji 1'oiiulurll.v in It * Adoploil CU- A 1 1 n ii tic. Siirroiiiiillnjix. The continued mild weather makes it prac tical for the Kountzo I'laco nolf cluh to con- tlnuu UK mldv.'liiter practice and the mem- 1 hers feel that there la no neccsblty of al lowing their style to deteriorate during iho ' winter inontUi. I'Jans are helng made for I an extensive ecrleK of panics as eoou ns ; epi irg AH an ovldoiifo of the popularity which | Iho Imported | . ; amo Is acfjiirinR In Ma conn- ; try the record of the aport since 1SU1 may be mentioned. In that year the game had ( Hjpan4x ) to euch an extent thnt steps were | tdkcn to govern U by well defined reguln- : ttons , AH the result of a number of confer- 1 encci was tlio organization of the United ! States Clolf association , iJecemher 2liU ! , and the organization commenced operations 'iil.e followlns kj-rlng. The live clubs which then composed the association wcro Iho Chicago cage Oolf flub , the Country Club of Drook- lyn , N'evvpoit Oolf club , St. Andrew'n Oplf club ami the Shlnnccock HIIU Coir club. 'J ho latter \ > aa the only ono of the five tluls which rould boatt ot an elghteen-hole course Ir. H35 , and in fact U wao ona ot the very few clghtcen-hole courses lu Iho United Statm. It Is a question Jf there wag such a thing In existence in America In 16D1 aa an < MRhtcrn-holo pelf course , os prior to the Bprinp of lS9f > , whe-n the last fix holca were artded to the Shlnncoook Hills course , the rltih only had n twelve-hole course for the men mid nine for the womfti. Morris county also started 118 clghleen-hole course In the spring of 1S9.1. prior to which It was a seven- hol < * course. The new elehteen-hole course was opened Saturday , Juno S , 1SP5 , with n ptofcsslonal match between Willie 1'ark and Willie Norton for a purse of $150. Klghlecn- hole courses were rarities In these plonoor days In polf. 1 Now , however , Just three years later , there are no less than twenty-seven full Hedged elphtcen-holo courses In the Metro politan district alone , while there arc hun dreds of elchteen-hole courses scattered throughout the country. WEST ASKS FOR PRESIDENCY I'lri'tliin of OHU'crv at Aairrli'nii CoiiurciN llrlitK * Out VliroroiiN Kliilit. Local bowlers are taking considerable In- torcst In the election of oftlcers for the ' American Howling congress which will meet , In Halttmoro on Tuesday. A hard light Is ! promised over thn selection of a president for the association. The western clement of the congreis will prcnont iho name of W. V. Thompson of Chicago for the honor. while the easterners are busy selecting n Haltlmoro bo.vler for the position. The con gress will In all probability result In the cast and west measuring their strength over the question , and there are big chances of the westerners coming away with the long end of the rope. The Chicago delegates will have the support - port of the Columbus and Cincinnati reprej sontatlves. These three cities will sway the rest of the western delegates for Th'ojnp- son's election , and It Is oh the cards for the combined western delegates to convince the easterners of the benellt to the game .ro- wilting from the presidency coming to the western center of the game In the United Slates. Thompson says ho. la gplngv to Haltlmoro ' for the purpOEO of peisund'lng > Dr. jll. jTJmm to accept the office for another term , hut ho will undoubtedly change his mind , 'when he finds Ihut the entire west 'Is * a. unit for his own nomination ami election. It. will be hard for. the east to present as worthy.a candidate for the office as the Chicago cage man. None has been longer In the game , and the name of Thompson 'Is known In every alley In the country In connection with his authorship of the famous "Dont's to Howlers. " This ono thing In Itself will work well for 'bringing ' the presidency to Chicago. Mr. Thompson's many friends are working hard to elect him to the office. They claim that as a good organizer and as a most suc cessful Introducer of the game ho Is In the forefront of the Country's bowlorfi. Thomp son Is the man who Introduced the American Howling congress to the bowlers of the west. Ho is well known also as the manager of the All-Star team , which tours the country yearly. Nothing reflects more credit to Mr. Thompson than his work in making the American Howling congress supreme from New York to San Kranclsco. Twice ( he west erners Interested In the game agitated the organizing of a separate body and as many times did Mr. Thompson convince them of the advantages of all-swearing allegiance to ono organization. Now that the fight for the presidency has developed Into a struggle between the two sections , It behooves all the western lovers of the game to stand as one man behind their candidate. If the supreme office comes to Chicago It will boost the game as noth ing has done In years. IN THE WHEELING WORLD. J I-'or the first time In a decade a new year opens without the familiar glow of en thusiasm in cycledom. There are no changes in the year's models to excite admiration or discussion , and manufacturers evince the lethargic feeling produced by combination. Individual skill and enterprise isno longer whetted by competition , consequently the workers can sleep on serenely confident that the consumer must come to their marketer or go without. There Is an element of contagion in that tired feeling. Marked symptom of the affliction was apparent among cyclers last fall. St may continue next spring and summer. If H should be prolonged the slumbering combine will ex perience a shock In the pocketbook that will awaken them too late to recover lost ground. The prices of chalnless wheels . of the highest type this year will be $75 and $60 , while chain-driven wheels will vary from $25 to $50 , according to grade. At the latter price , however , the best chain wheels maybe bo bought. The most Important feature to the average purchaser probably will be the fact that this year ho may buy good grade , well-built , caHy-ruunlng wheels for $35 and $40 , while even the wheels listed at $25 will bo strong and , servlcable. Tandom.s were In such small demand last year that many firms have entirely ceased their manufacture. Those that have not done so will , with one. or two exceptions , put out the models of 1808 and ISO ! ) . Several makers who have added automo bile factories to thnlr l > ! eyclo plants vIH make a feature of specially constructed motor eye-lew for one 01 two persons. i ( Jasollne will bo the motive power of most of i these , and prices will vary from $300 to $500 for a machine. Signs nro not wanting that guarantees will cut a larger figure during 1000 than they have during the last two yearn , I I While the B.dnptlon of the sixty-days' warranty - | | ranty was fairly general , there wore yet i i a few makers who hnld to the old one of | j twelve months' duration , and the year liOO ! i i will sec this number Increased. ! i Without cxec/ption , those vho nro return ing to the "long-time" guarantee are In- 1 dependent manufacturers that is , these not members of the Ajnerlcnn Hleycle company. The latter , of course , are practically com mitted to the sixty-days' warranty , and with even a semi-general readoptlon of the ono of twelve months by their competitors , the line Is eharply drawn. It Is plain that the "Independents" menu that the guaranty shall onto more bo made an ifviuo and a talk- Ins point , and that they Intend to make the iiicst of It and let the reflection fall on the I "other fellow. " I The manufacturers and dealers say that the dopiaml for drop-framo wheels last sea- ! I I son was the largest In the history of the | trado. They point to the fact thnt moio1 women wcro ECCII on the road than ever before. In Eomo quarters the demand for diamond framn for women was pronounced , j but the makorB say that tills did not causu I any dcircaso In the sale of drop-frame ! wheels. In BOIDO dlhtrlcts In the west ono 1 ores more women on iho road than men. I j Thu was true of Brooklvn earlier in the , season , and any one vho iiecd the cvclo path In the mornings or afternoons will " I find them the best preparation for I cold ! , coughi and asthma , " ilw. B. A , , WATSOH , Temperance lecturer. 1 Bronchial i Troches OP BOSTON Sold In boic only Avoid Imitations. I j , , ' A man's back is the main spring of his working ability. No man can do his bust work if he is ham i pered with backache , or lame back if his waking honvs are made miserable and i his sleeping hours broken by tor- tnre suc-h as no man knows until his kidneys commence to go back on him. When the kidneys quit , doing their duty , the poisons that ought lo be taken out of the blood stay | i in , and are carried all through I the system. Then the kidneys commence to cry for help Thai's backache. L > Its ; the only way the kidneys have of telling their troubles. Uackacho is kidney ache and the only way to cure it is to put the kidneys right again. That's what 'S I ' are for to cure sick kidneys to j relieve aching backs to make j and and | men women stronger belter able for the battle of life. They've been doing it right here in Omaha for years. Hundreds if Omaha people say so. They . ' , , / , i : , . . . , -'iiave _ been cured and are glad to , . Jfi * < fc31 i i j * I Ifi'U ( * tell ot it. Hero's what one man says : Mr. J. M. llclbcl , 170S South 29th street , says : " 1 used Ilnan'H Kidney Pills and consider them a grand medicine for the kidneys. For four years 1 fliilfoix'd more than I can tell and used mcdlcliio from doctors and other treatment , but nothing gave mo relief. I saw Doan's Kidney Plllw advertised and pro cured them at Kulin & CO.'B Drug Store , corner 13lh and Douglas streets. I only took one bav , but It did the work. I can truthfully say that I felt better fter llnlfihlng the treatment than 1 Iv.d for lour years. You are at liberty to use my naino and I hope It may be the means of benefiting others who suffer from kidney complaint. " Doan's ' Kidney Pills arc for sale at all rlnig stores 50c a box Postcr-Milburn Co. , Buffalo , N. Y. verify this fact. Many women In Hrooklyn did their shopping on their wheels , but since the winter season's arrival fewer women arc soon on the road. "If Iho perfect brake In not finally evolved It will not bo the fault of the English people , " says the Ulcycllng World. "It Is not easy to say which Is the inoro eager the public to try or the trade to supply brakes of every conceivable pattern. One of these brakes , which possesses the merit , of being practically Invisible , has a handle grip which Is free lo revolvu on the bar , and Is fitted with an Internal screw whUU engages with the thickened and threaded end of a suitable stranded w'lru which rwifi through the bar down the stem and socket to a horse shoo beneath the fork crown and In side the front forks. To this horse shoe the usual brake pads are fitted , ar.d twisting tile handle grip draws up the brake against the rim. A spiral spring Is fitted Inside the stem to act not only ns a moderator , but also as a means of Insuring release when the brake Is taken off. It is powerful and well fitted , though as an Improvement the moderating effects of the spring might will be Increased , as the effort of holding the brake on with the twisting grip is prac tically nil. It is one of the neatest of the front rim brakes which have yet been put on the market , as it Is quite Invisible from cither sldo of the machine. " Regarding the campaign In League of American Wheelmen circles the New York Times says : "A movement has been staitd In the cast to reorganize the League of American Wheelmen , as this la thought to be the only way to restore the organization to its former power. Those who are foster ing the now movement plan to adopt an entirely new constitution and bylaws , which will eliminate everything that pertains to professionalism and cycle rncinf , . H Is pro posed to turn the league into a National Highway Improvement association , Intended to care for the rights and privileges of the rank and lllo of bicycle riderc. "Tho foreign alliances lll be continued , giving members touring advantages. The Now York , Massachusetts , Pennsylvania. Now Jersey and Ohio divisions are sold to be fostering the movement for reorganiza tion. During the past two years the mem bership of the League of American Wheel men has declined from 103,000 to TO.r.on. . This loss of prestige Is attributed to tlu loose rolley of the leaguo. This , movement in the east should boom Otto D'rt.nr for the next president. Dornor , win halls from Milwaukee , Is a strong good roads exponent and Is the prr pnt chairman of UTO highway Improvement committee. Ho IMH a largo following in the west. " HIcyclliiK Is becoming popular In Cuba , ns Is evidenced by the fact that Iho approxi mate value of the shipment of whcolR to the Island during the year will roach $100- 000. There are bicycle clubs of consldtjrab'o numerical strength and Importance In Ha vana anil ClenfiiL'gos , and in other parts of the Island. A cycling Journal has been es tablished , and there Is oven an acknowl edged set of road records made lit different times during the year. The League of American Wheelmen has n representative In Havana with Instruction ! ) to organize a body similar to It. There tire many Aimrl- i | can cyclists In Cuba , and them ) will form a nucleus for n Cuban cycling league. Hero speaks an enthusiastic wheelman : "It hi likely enough that In the Hummer I Insisted July and August wcro the finest months for cycling. Hut my moods change with the times , and now wo arc at the end of December I really want to say there Is no period of the year for health and wheelIng - Ing like early winter. Hiding makes optl- ! mists of us ( ill and when wo got grumpy and 1 qtiairolBoniri It Is pimply bccaueo we haven't ' ridden tinough. I romcrjibcr how In blazing July I would dawdle along a high road for I love dawdling then turn , down a shady | lane , find n tiheltcrlng true and tlitre Idle I away an hour doing nothing but smoking a I pipe and listening to the hum of the Insects. Now and then , however , there slipped Into my slumbrous mind that In a month or two there would bo fog , the trees would bo naked of leaves , the roads would bo miry and Iho whole world stark and clammy. That WOH In July. Hut now. at the dark end of December - cember , I recall that the road * wore mighty duBty In the summer , that It was a terrible labor riding uphill ami that thlint wait n complaint I had ever with me. So , after all , there Is np ( Imu like the winter for cycling. " \ member of ono of the l rgegt chain- making concerns In 'the country , and ono which Is in the ( run Hays that the ordem from nwinifiK tureru nhow that lh > - tendency toward u. .ng email , light chaii : > la $1.00 Down $1.00 Per Week Start now to buy your now wheel. 1900 niodelH now In. Our $23 Wheel Is a beauty. Second-hand Wheels $5 up. Omaha Szicycle Co. Cor. Illtli nml CiiU-imo SI * . Kil. T. lli-yili-n , M Our line of $1 Shirts are all of the latest patterns , blue and white stripe. We also have n line for EOf , 7"ic and $1.50. Shirts to Order , $1.50 to $3.00. Kitli and Chicago Sts. IN TABLET FORM-PLEASANT TO TAKE. JIcnltliMhn l > f < itlnvfuf arntml'fo'H ' ycrurltfcs. If v-nt wMli lnrmd'vlilcmli \ imreiiuwt r tlx Mnntlw * 'Jicntrucnt uf jJr. Diirklmrt'i Vvi ! < * t blo ( Compound < I''NuUBlit , OuiiilflclcJ , 111 , .lfla. Thirty days' trmtmonl foeHnvrnljr : fliv. ' ' * ; Hnvrnljr ) tnvilwont SUci Hit months' trei : ii-iii Jl.co. - ' : , , . ) m. W.H. lliKUIIAHTUliicimmtl , 0. A A ] $5,000 IN GfiS&fl & FREE ( ' Ilipsf 14 juinl'irtl l tlrr R O in s IOIIH tlic tillt iu tine . . ( The , - _ - , i' ' Iitrr | * > in I he I iiM ' II M > , * EV1 > " . . ( 111 ihr ilisttn , iiioil oi Of i IV i Hi - hill , i " iii In urrann ntr < > ' Ie' HP . - . . I.M It.rnt . enl > M * HUM Mine * M . the > .iiptMi | , and nu teller i < * n t t ' "tfi ) f , wtiit I ) tit" * mil appear ' ( til" , and > . < hti Y : N I ni'tsi liberal ( tffrrb urc rn idr 11) Inttf- llllt'tl < " > c tif I lie must ilili'rckiih monthly fitorv | i'ii | < ism Hir I'mtfd SII ( < H and ( aiuid.t 'UiUii < r ti t'- . " < " lUiins 1iO htnrlt'h. ami a " ) > , * ui b < - SICNT ritKIC i e-.tn i-ei-,1 , , .IUHMIIUH ; link * d vrftiTin.-ui | t > .mi ! i.'ii > uur i harc u ( ( litl'XO. . \\t do ndt.int atik < * * > our ninrir > \Vt vnuild like jyu 'O use 4 p ( > . ' when .iii * r nn' thii.ith thr M > lut . < plq.nl > wriltcn . .inrln n a.liiirsin lull Vnu will h.dr ( ntni nd brrtui'ii Illtlll. Adtltf * IHr' I'UU.lt\ ( XOMlll i 2-J Nuill. Ullllum MrrrU VIbrL III ) * > . ) . Increasing , the proportion of Ihrec-olx- tctmth-lach chalm > to tbtmo of cue-quarter Inch being larger for I'lOii ihun It was foi thin year. Curiously enough , It i a fu > I that , although lighter chulnu nro being ued , broken chains are nut no common on itie load n a they wcro. Vn n ! ; < 'I'll r I ft , Detroit Krto 1'roBS : A guest with an Iraacllilu temper at a hotel In a New Ktig- iiunl town found that the dinner was not to liltt llldng , and ho had no hovltancy 111 telling the waiter > o. Klnally ho throw down hit ) knlfo and fork. "Well , " ho unclaimed , "thurG'0 no IIHO in talking. I can't cat thlH Htuff. " 'T ti Hoiry , lr. " rupllod the wiillor , "but jou mlghi UH well , for you'll huvis to pay fi r ll unyhow. "
