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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.
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v-nt wMli lnrmd'vlilcmli \ imreiiuwt r tlx Mnntlw *
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< I''NuUBlit , OuiiilflclcJ , 111 ,
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foeHnvrnljr : fliv. ' '
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trei : ii-iii Jl.co. - ' : , , .
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A A ] $5,000 IN GfiS&fl & FREE
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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. "