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    fllE OMAHA BA1LV St'NDAV , JAVl'AHY II. 1)00. ! ) 0
IN HIE WORLD OF SPORTS' '
Ntw History Mada \ Pugilism by Terry
McOovorn , the Brooklynite.
WRESTS CHAMPIONSHIP FROM G:0 , DIXON
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For nearly nine jcars Ocorge Ulxon
, col-
fro. ) was proud
In nho possession of the
f atherwolght championship of the pttgllla-
tiworld. . In 18S7 he began boxing and
has slnco followed
pugilism
as a prolesslon
cmiinuoUBly. ] n all that tlmo he has been
nontrnl flguro In the prize ring H0 has
fought over 100 limited round iMjitts and
has participated In 700
four-round contests ,
meeting all comers on the rond. in nil
these lotitoptH ho never even ni rcachcd
ho near ns the brink of losing the ftather-
v.right . championship. Is It nny wonder
that ho was surprised and chagrined when
the betting went against him prior to the
memorable contest Tuesday night , tton | , at
the Hrooklyti Athletls club. New York , he
met Terrcnct ! McUovrrn , the IlrcoUvn
wonder' Is It nny wonder that subsequent
to that remarkable contest he Is broken-
heartol because the laurels which ho had
protected for eight > oara and over were no
skillfully wrcstoil from him ?
The unccitnlnty of n pilzo ring mrcer
was never more forcibly pieauntcd than In
this content. Dlxon's previous long oM > crl-
rnco Boomed to avail him naught when hemet
met In the ring the strong , the uxpoit , the
tcrrlbly-In-earnest ycungstcr , whoso lim
ited experience In pugilism hnd nlvvajs
markc > d him as n sure comer.
Tuesday night's battle was ono that never
TV III bo forgotten by the devotees of the
prize ring. iven : though McGovcin was In
the lead In point of favor , Ulxon had tiny
number of backers who slgnlllcid their faith
in him by eager betting , nnd the enormous
multitude which mirioiindcd the pilzc ring
expected to sco nn exhibition ot boxing 1-ng
to lie remembered. Uoth men were In the
'Pink ' of condition , but oarlv in the game
McCJovorn's jouth nnd superlorltj nHsertcd
Itself nnd Dlxon'a star began 'o wane. It
vas early apparent lh.it the contest would
not go the full twenty-five rounds , and It
was all finished 111 the eighth. Then Me-
Govern wrested from the brow of the col
ored champion the much-covctod chimpion-
shlp and left his victim disconsolate and
disappointed to tj-o corn. Never will that
eighth round fade from the memory of
those who witnessed It. night times did
the coloied lad fall lief ro Lko onslaughts
cf his aggressive antagonist The last tlmo
It was plain to be Been that he was unequal
to the task which he had undertaken U
was easy to understand that McOovcrn.
fresh and vigorous , WOH ready to deal out
etlll further punishment. Then did Tom
O'Houikc , DIxon'H managei , avoid the
stigma of a knockout by tin owing up the
sponge Hy so doing ho transferred to
Terry iMoGovern the featherweight cham-
plcnshlp of the world.
In the light of McGovcrn's victory it Is
Interesting to note the forecast Hilly ii-
wnrds , the well kiovvn sporting man , made
of the mill before It was pulled off. In which
ho picked McOovern as the winner. Ho
raid "Youth In pugilism Is like age In a
statesman It Is evcrj thing An athlete
must be posbesscd of this adjunct to be HUG-
cessful. Just recall the cases of Sullivan
nnd Corbott , Klt/Blmmotis and Jeffries , Mc
Coy and Mnhor , and Mitchell and Corbett
My boy. It wins every tlmo Dlxon has not
knocked out nnyono of late , but McGovcrn
has. We all know what an aggressive lighter
McGovorn Is. Ho Is n lushor , knows n thing
or two about the nmnl > nrt and is game to
the core. Dlxon is n great lighter , but ho
IniB been In the ring too long. The wear and
tear of ten years is enough to undermine nny
powerful system. "
Immediately after the battle the two prln-
cipalH gave expression to their views as
follows "It was n great battle one cf the
hardest fights that I h.no had since I en
tered the ring. Dl\on put up n game fight
to protect hla title , but WUH not equal to the
task I was conlldont all along Hint I could
defeat the champion , and the icslilt shows
that 1 was correct. The fact thnt Di\on lost
decs not menu that he Is disgraced. I nm
the champion now and ready to protect the
tltln ngnlnet all comers. 1 will rest for n
while , nnd when I rejumo boxing I will meet
them all flrst come , flrst nerved. , Never , In
'
my light with Dlxon did I fear defeat.
"I predicted that I would win before ten
rounds , nnd the result shows thnt I was
right. I do not bear n murk of the battle
and could light again tamoirovv if neces-
nary. Now that I have won the champlon-
tihlp I hope that I v. Ill hold It as lc/ng as
Dlxon I think Dlxon was one of the best
Dghteis the world has ever been , and if I
nm half as good an the Ilttlo coloied lad I
will bo satisfied. " Terry McGovern.
"It IB all over nnd McGovern IH champion
Ho defeated nio fairly nnd Bquarely In the
hardest battle of my career nnd I have no
f x use to offer HP IH a b t'cr ' man than
1 nl | entitled to nil Hie iroJll due th <
winner of a championship battle I did my
best , but Mcdovern WAS too much for me I
Hr Is a wonJerfully strong fighter and will
htv no dlfllculty In defeating any man of his
vvflRht It. the world.
" 1 am through with the ring forever , nnd
I nm sure everybody will agree that I did
my best to win. 1 am glad that nn Ameri
can won the honors , and all that I have to
toy Is that I wish him the best of luck. If
ho will take care of htaiself he will bo nj
hard man to b at for jcnri to come. " !
George Ulxon.
Terry McGovcrn's debut Into the prlre
ring and his consequent rise to the prom
inence of champion fentherwright pugilist of
the world all came nbout by reason of the ,
failure in buslneca of a lumber firm with j
which he was employed ns n stcnrll boy
Thin Is the reason given by the little Hrook-
lyn wonder who has astonished the votarlea
of the fighting game for his adoption of
pugilism as n profession
MtGovcrn Is 11 years old nearly 20
After leaving the lumber business Terry
Joined a bovs' organization known n.s the ,
Jai-kaon Athletic club of IJrooklyn. In the
nnnual Ilstlc tournament he defeated five I
opponrnt.i nnd n sixth foifcltcd. In two
night ? , nnd he won n gold watch , his flist
prize , which he proudly wears today ns a
memento of his Initial victory.
According to present arrangements the
next big heavyweight championship mill will
come off March IB , when "Gentleman Jim" ,
C'othett will attempt to regain lost honors
In the pugilistic nrcna In n bout with Cham
pion Jim Jeffries Jeffries and Corbett hnvo
both started In to do light work In prcparaj j
tlon for the encounter. Corbett has not > et
selected his tiainlng quarters , but expects
to do ao within the very near future , nnd
then , under the direction of Gus Hulilln , will
begin woik In earnest for the hard task ,
which ho has allotted to himself. Jeffries (
expects to stnrt active training about Feb
ruary 1 nnd has selected Asbury Park for
his training quarters.
There Is much activity on the part of
different localHUs and managers of various
athletic clubs In their efforts to secure the
light. Recently n ° nn I'ranclsco hustler an
nounced with absolute confidence that the big
mill wculd bo pulled off In the. Golden Gate
city. Tim Hurst now comes forward with
nn offer of $20,000 on the part of the
Gcncseo Athletic club of LHlca , X. V. Thla
I olTcr has set the machinery In mbtlon and ,
| offers from the New York City clubs arc
no\v nbout due.
Thomas SharKcy tacitly agrees with lib ,
In his favoi-
I admirers who howl vociferously
' wherever the pictures of the Jeffrles-Sliarkcy
'mill ' are presented that Jeffries did not win
1 the big light on the dead level and swells
, himself up with the belief that Jeffries owes
him n chance to prove that he Is now hport-
ing the heavyweight championship un < le >
| fn'ae ' pretenses. SharKej has given It out
cold th.it unless Jeffries deigns to give him
another meeting , ami that right soon , ho will
I retire from the prize ring and cvei nftef
' hold his peace. There lb ono thing about
, Slnirkej that ono cannot help but admire.
Whllo ho believes that Referee Gcoige Slier
| treated him unfairly In giving the decision to
Jeffries , ho Is not everlastingly masticating
the miulln In giving expression to the bes I
lief. Ho admits unprcsumptuously his opln- |
ion that ho is the best heavyweight prize
fighter In the arena and , best of all , backs (
it up with repeated requests that litbe
given the opportunltj to sho\v his prowess.
Relative to this matter Sharkey said In
CMcago the other night "I feel that 1 am
i entitled to thu flrst chance against Jeffrien
1 and feel assured my ability to defeat him
should we ever face each other again in ths
rliifHo Is n. good man , btH not my equal , i
to my way of thinking , and all I now desire
Is another chance at him.
"If 1 nm not given this chance within a
reasonable length of tlmo I will retire from
the ring There Is no reason on earth why I
should be called upon to light three or four
men who are not in my class Or wh > should
Jeffries inalto matches with second-raters ?
If 1 can't meet a flrst-cla s mai I will drop
the lighting game forever. "
Hob rit/slmmons still holds the middle
weight championship of the wet Id , and while
ho Is waiting for a chance to "rag in the
head set" IMS stated lib willingness to meet
a few middleweight ) , singly or in pairs
Just to Keep his hand in practice. Consequently
quently a light between KHz nnd "Kid"
McCoy Is In prospot Kltzslmmons agrees
to such a match for next eunimer , but stipu
lates that It must be during the daytime.
Ho doesn't relish being made a target for
the moving picture machines. Such a con
test would certainly yrovo n great drawing
curd.
Hvory sporting men ought to bp In pos
session of the "I'ollco Gazette Sporting An
nual" for 1900. The current Issue of this
useful and valuable booK makes Its appear
ance In a handsomely Illustrated vest-pocket
size and contains only the most valuable
records In nil branches of sporting , profes
sional and amateur running , walking , rowIng -
Ing , billiards , blcjcllng , base ball , jachtlng ,
swimming , etc The pugilistic records are ,
as usual , complete The iPcords are con
veniently nnangcd for reference ) purposes
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of nerve force With thin weakness of the
nervous H > stem the digestive organs get de-
lansL'd ami the food not being propel ly dl-
gestt4 turns hour ami the result is that the
acid Is taken up In the blood , making it
ncid Instead of remaining alkaline
Nntine , ns usual , tiles to throw off the
Imputltles In the blood , and Hiiecoods to
homo extent whllo the. weather Is mild and
the pitlent IH not exposed In any vva > , but
Just as xoon us there Is u thance in the
we.Ulier , oljhor < , oM or lUmpncNU , then the
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inln In the back , kldiipjH , muscles and
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BASE BALL MUSS UNSOLVED
.No llcmlnn ? In > titliiinl Clrelrn Inut
\\ccl.-MTnliN nf Wt'Mrrii I.eiiKiii'
I'rdKri'i-iliiK Mod ) .
It would take a wizard. Indeed , to fore
cast tliti outcome of the present national
base boll situation. Well Informed hnsc ball
men arc utterly nt a loss to hit upon nny i
satisfactory and reasonable solution of the
problem , although It seems certain that the
National league circuit will bo decreased by !
four clubs , as has been predicted In thftso |
columns from the time the agitation started.
Even with the National league situation ! I
solved by the icductlon of the circuit , there i
me still other matters of vital Importance ! |
In base ball affairs which must then adjust I
thcrcaclvts In order that the machinery of
national bnso ball may run smoothly.
Humors contlnuo to lly thick and fast
aleut the now American association and the
scheme of Harry Quln and Captain Anson
Is Ilko llanquo's ghost In that It won't doun ,
The American association plan has been
"dead" on several different occasions , nc-
cording to the statements of Its opponents ,
but It so far 1ms bobbed up soroncl > with
every Indication of a decidedly ll\cly corpse.
Then there Is the American league tangle.
It Is apparent that the Amcrlc-in and the
National are pla > lng together In the present
bn"e ball game of bluff , with the united ln
tent of devising some satisfactory plan
whereby the best eastern territory will all
bo gobbled up , leaving nothing for tin.
American association. If the National league
Is reduced to ten clubs the American league
will transfer the bnae of Its operations u.
tcrrltorj entirely east of the Mississippi
river , putting In teams In the cities aban.
doned by the National lit this way the
American association will bo frozen out. It
the National circuit Is not reduced the out
look of the American association Is brighter ,
and with the prejudice which will be aroused
against the National unless some steps are
token to Improve base ball conditions and
most Important of all being the reduction
of the circuit It will enter actively Into the
field occupied by the National , with every
piobahlllty of Immediately becoming a pro
nounccd factor.
The circuit committee has not > et held a
meeting , nor has anj of the mcmbcis an
nounced when this Important gathering
will take place. One of the members said
one week ago that it would bo held -very
soon , but this period has "rubbered" over
several days more than n definition ofcry
soon" would ha\e warranted when the state
ment was made. The alienee of the com
mittee on this important question as well as
n failure by the members to report any
material progress Is causing considerable
gos.slp and u gieat deal of guessing nil over
the country. One rumor is tint the delay
Is caused by the effoits being made to form
a compact between the National league anil
the promoters of the American association.
Another , which Is only a guess , Is that the
circuit committee , on the contrary , la actlns
very slowly In order to block the progress
cf the association people as long as possi
ble.
AVhllo affairs In the big eastoin leagues
arc seething In chaos the Western league
magnates nio smiling with satisfaction ,
more than pleased and contented with the
way masters are shaping thcmsehes In
western tcrrltorj. Until the Natlon.il
league-American league-American associa
tion tangle ia settled and the circuits agreed
upon the cities which will compose the mem
bership In the league will be an open ques
tion. It now seems certain that Minne
apolis , St I'aul and Kansas City will bo
lopped off the American league circuit and
will become members of the Western. Even
If this much-to-bo-dcslred condition
- - - falls
to nmtcrlallro thcro will be no dllllcuUy In
completing the circuit with the necessary
number of good cities.
President Ulckey writes that he has re
ceived applications from several promising
cities desirous of securing membership In
the Western. The circuit , however , will
not bo completed until the promoters of
the Western see which way the cat jumps
in the eastern territory. Consequently it
Is Impiobable that a. meeting of the league
will bo held until after the National lenguo
magnates get together and decide the circuit
problem. It was presumed that this would
have been accomplished before this and
when the Western league adjourned its first
meeting It was with the expectation that
early In January another meeting could beheld
held for the purpose of arranging the final
details. When such meeting will bo war
ranted Is nt this time questionable. Presi
dent HIckcy , however , is keeping in close
touch with the national situation as well
as the affairs of the Western and will call
the -promoters of the now league together
at the first opportune moment.
nach succeeding week brings fresh en
couragement tt > the local enthusiasts and
especially to Manager Buck Keith of itho
Twin City Ilaso Uall club. Through the
efforts of Manager Keith and Secretary
Taylor a largo number of coupon books ,
containing tickets for next season's games ,
have been disposed of. Not once has either
of them been mot with a refusal to purchase
a book and thus assist in establishing the
Omaha club upon a firm financial footing.
Much Interest Is manifested In the se-
lectlon of grounds. I-ocatlons In the north
and south parts of the city arc favored ,
prefcientcs being largely attributable to the
location of the ono making an expression.
It is nrgued that grounds In the noith part
of town , say nt Twenty-second and Paul
streetfi , would bo ppreferablo because of the
better street car facilities afforded and also
for the reason that In that section of the
city there me numerous favorite drives and
cjclo paths. On the other hand In the south
part of the city , nt Thirteenth and Vlnton
streets , Nonpareil park affords easy access
from both Omaha und South Omaha It beIng -
Ing tjutllclently close to the hearts of both
cities not to necessitate n long , tiresome
street car ride.
While the matter Is not jet definitely de
cided it Is practically certain that the Vln
ton street park will bo chosen. Manager
Kolth Htates that ho wants to eater to the
wishes of South Omaha bane ball lovers as
well as the local enthusiasts and believes
that the best solution of the park question
HCH In the selection of Nonpareil park.
Manager Keith wilt expend nil the funds
necessary to put the grounds In first class
condition. Ho expects to have the field
leveled to a nicety and will erect com
modious grandstands and bleachers , the
foimer o nnansed as to satlsfj the wishes
of the moat particular.
Manager Kolth Is In con.stunt communi
cation with "Hill" Traflley , who has been
engaged to manage the Omaha team , and
bcllove more and more that hu has cap
tured a Ixiiiuiud In securing Tnilllc'u
services Tralllcy writes that ho can pro
cure two or thrco crack p'ti ' rs and nny
ether plajers which Huck may need , and
will bring on all the necessary material
from HID east by the time actlvn practice
begins Tralllc } IH expected to arrive on
the scene of his future conquests within n
ehort time.
Among the men nlread ) signed by Man
ager Keith arc the following' Catchers ,
Billy Tratllcy and Jack McCauslnnd. pitch
ers , Dill ) Hughes and Henry Newmeyer ;
Infield. John Itebsman , James Hey , C. 0.
Mlddleton. l.ddle hauler , Iloldeia , Hopkins
"SpecK" Hurlbuit , Mel Cooley and Ixju
Camp.
Manager Manning of the Kansas C'ity
tram la going to try u lonmdrrablc number
of new men on his team uext season. Two
i > f hu flu m areJo'm ' Oreen and \\llli.im
M unions who plajcd In Omaha last season
ns members of the Denver an 1 the Superior
teams. Orceti Is a protege of Charlie
Itellly. who row him play last season with
the Denver Athletic chili and cnme to the
conclusion that he was n wonder. He U nn
outfielder and Hcllly believes him to be
fully up to thc > league * tnn-Jard. Simmons
will bo remembered as the crack pitcher
who made Uuekerlno's Hrewers mere
pigmies when It rnme to finding his de
livery last summer Naglc nnd Thlel from
Atchlfloii , also well known here , hnvo been
signed b > Manning
ARRANGING FOR BIG SHOOT
Omnlin SMir < itu'ii M : < l.i > i\tcimlt i-
Pi I-IM rut Ions for SliimUnu Cnr-
nlviil .Inininr } i ! . ' , -t ( niul U7.
Active preparations are now being carried
oiv by Omaha sportsmen for the return
shoot In the Inter-city contwt between
Omahi and Knnsas Ollv The event will
be Friday and Saturdaj , Januarv 20 nnd
27 , on the grounds of the Omaha Oun club
across the river. Thursday. January 25 , will
be devoted to an open shod , nt which time
the Kansas City representatives will have
an opportunity for practice. Interest In
this forthcoming shooting carnival Is grow
ing each day. Local sportsmen antlclpitc
that it will bo a memorable event and they
have the greatest confidence In the ability
of the Omaha team to carry nw-ay the
honors , duplicating the splendid record
made In Kansas City.
As Is generally understood , the leading
sportsmen of Kansas City and Omaha de
cided some tlmu ago that It would bo ad
vantageous to the delightful pastime of
shooting to establish a friendly rivalry be
tween the crack shots of the two cities. It
was arranged to hold shcots semi-occaslon-
nlly , each city to be represented by a. team
of ten men. The terms of HID shoot nro
fifty live birds to each man. No purse nor
money consideration contributes to the In
terest , the honor of carrjlng nway the
laurels being a sufficient Incentive to arouse
enthusiasm In the contest. The losing team
pajs for the birds used in the shoot.
| H Is expected that the shoot will attract
to Omaha sportsmen from the entire middle
west. The first day's open Hhoot Is likely ,
therefore , to bo an event of considerable
Importance. The icpututlnn of the men who
will represent the contesting cities In the
match Is such , too , ns to center especial
Interest In the event.
I As n flnnlo to the event n banquet will bo
! hold at the Mlllard hotel Saturday night.
This will be unexcelled in point of prepara
tion and service. When the Omaha shockers
went down to Kansas City and carried away
' the honors their rojal hosts recovered from
their disappointment prior to the banquet
which was tendered the visitors and It was
a brilliant event. Omaha sportsmen intend
' that their banquet shall be as successful as
| the one given In their honor by the Kansas
CItjans.
The Kansas City team lb composed of
J. A. U. Elliott , champion wing shot of the
United States , Porter , champion wing shot
of 'Missouri ' , Allen , Stoekwell , HIcKman ,
Gotlleb , Herman. Dave Ulllott , Campbell nnd
Cockrlll. This ib the same team that par
ticipated In the Kansas City match , with
itho substitution of Elliott , the world's
champion , instead of ono of the former
contestants. The presence of the world-
renowned Elliott does not frighten the mem
bers of the Omaha team. They say that
they are bound to win and arc buojed up
by their success In the first match. Careful
and diligent practice has been Indulged Infer
for seveial weeks and some records have
been made day after day which are indeed
BUI prising.
It has not ietbecn fully decided who
will make up the-'niembershlp of the Omaha
team. U will bo a. strong one , however ,
composed only of shooters of known ability.
It is probable that the same team which
participates ! In the first match will take
part in the coming contest , with one or two
possible changes.
BASKET BALL PLAYED IN IUWA
Imloor S no r I ( inliin In I'oimlurlO ns
SiiliiHIuU- Foot Hal I Local
TCIIIIIH HUM * CoiiU'Mt.
n.'ifckct ball is at present the favorite game
with the students of the University of Iowa
The same spirit of enthusiasm that made
the last foot ball team a success IB aroused
for the Indoor game , substituted for thu
winter season. The notion that basket ball
IB too tame a sport for men , and should bo
played only by gills. , never exists In the
minds of those who know the possibilities
of the game. Signals , team plays and quick
head work are as essential to the makeup
of a basket ball team as they me with any
other body of athletes.
John Griffith has been elected captain of
Iowa's basket ball team for this season ,
"noddy" GrlllUh , as ho Is usually railed , is
well known in Nebraska , having played foot
ball with the University of Iowa against
the University of Nebraska for three years.
Captain GrlUHh has arranged for games of
basket ball with the University of Min
nesota , DCS Moines Young Men's Christian
association and Wilton college , Wilton , la.
These games will bo played In February ,
dates to be settled within a week.
The basket ball team of the Young Men's
Christian absoclatlon la in training' for contest -
' test games noon to bo played with outside
clubs. The local flvo ulll meet the Uni
versity of Nebraska team at Lincoln on
February 5 , and other games are under con
templation. Last night the squad from which
the prl e team will bo chosen divided in two
1 sections for practice work. There Is consljl-
I crablo rivalry among the applicants for the
1 " 'vaisltj" team and borne good work was
i done. The final selection of the represent-
| atlves of the association at Lincoln has
! not as yet been made.
After the practice game last night a con
test occurred between "No.1" team , made
up of members of the noon class , and a
delegation fiom the 5 o'clock class. Quito n
number of visitors were present and each
team acquitted Itself creditably The joung
men already show excellent form as n re
sult of the faithful training In the gym
nasium since the season opened In the fall.
IOWA JOINS THE "BIG NINE"
hlnli > InlviTnllj OrunnUi-H KM Atli-
U'llUH ll > VltpollltlllK II llllll-
HKIT niul llr T nr.
A corrcsi > onilc'nt at Iowa City wrltfH to the
srorting editor of The Heo us follows ro-
gat ding athletic conditions at the University
of low ii.
"Kred C. McCutchcn , newspaper eorrc-
epomlent , university student and foot ball
manager , his been appointed private secro-
tnry to Lieutenant Oovernor Mllllman of
this state. Mr. MtCutchen was manager of
the UnlvcrtiU ) of Iowa foot ball team durlne
the seaeon of 161)9. ) As a tesiilt of hla man
agement $1,200 was cleared over and above
all expenses.
"The otllco of manager of all the athletic
teams of the university has been decided
upon and a choice will bo made nt the next
meeting of the Athletic union. This will be
a salaried position nnd will be offered to
Mr. McCutcben Another office , that of ath
letic dlrectoi , has been created and given to
Dr. A. A. Knlpe , the prekont coach of the
university foot hall and nU other athletic
teams. Hereafter Knlpe will ho to the Uni
versity of Iowa what Aloiuo Stagg Is to Hit.
University of Chicago director of all ath-
lulrs
' The nattering invitation to Iowa from the
Dig Mnt middle western universities to
buoine one of them , has been accepted
Pro' A 0 Smlih IB the representative from
Iowa to this athlcii ! lon'trctue of ml Idle-
western universities Indiana hns alfo been
admitted. * o ( hat the former 'Nig Nine' t >
now the 'Ulg nicvcn ' "
NEBRASKA VvOMAN A WINNER
Intcrc-MInu Clic-m < ltinp In \\lilrti
llncli CoiitevlutitVrtitmt ) siii- |
I IIOSI-N < li OtluT n Mini.
Karlj In 1 < > ! > 9 n chess co-itrovcrsy
orcun ( M through the columns of the Tarm , I
Tleld nnd Tlreside. following which Invita
tions vvero Issued for correspondence games
by T P. Dole of Manteno. 111.
1 Among r'hcrs proposals vvero re
ceived from Mrs. 0. Q. Do Krauce of
Lincoln , Neb , and Mrs. 1 , U. Younklfis of
Natrcna , Pa. lloth women used nom do I
plumes and Mr. Hole supposed his ( .iroposcil
antagonists vvero men. It vva Impossible ,
however , for him to sitlsfy all comers nnd
1 ho ncjordlngly referred the two applicants
J to each ether. Their Identity was later dls-
| closed r.nd n pleasant acquaintance ensued I
Their game was begun on February 20 , and
ended on August 14. The score was as fol
lows :
13VANS1 OAMU1T.
; White-Mrs. l ) . Ulnuk-Mrs. Y
l-I'-K 4. t-l'-K 4
1 2-Kt-IC U 3. 2-Kt-Q H .1
, 3-It-IJ 4 3-H-ll 4
4-P-Q Kt 4. 4 ll'Kt P
G-P-ll 3. fi-H-U 4
! G-O-O. l'-Kt-H 3
7-P-Q I. 7-O-0.
S-P x P. ! > 1 < Kt \ P
0-15-Q 5. 8-H \ P in )
10 H X 1C Kt. 10-11 X H.
11-H \ U P eh. 11-1C \ H
12-Kt-Kt tl ch. 12-K-Kt . ' . .
13-q-Kt I. 1.I-P-K 4
11-P \ P e l ) . It-Kt-K 4 0. i
15-Q-K I ch. 13-IC \ 1 * .
16 Kt-Il T ell 10-K-K 2 ?
IT-II-Kt 5 ch. 17 U-H 3
1S-U-K. IS P-Q 1.
13-Q-Kt 0. 1',1-K-lJ 3.
2U-CJ \ P. Stf-Kt-Q
SI H-K ,1 21--Q-Q 2
2 : Kt x it. S-J-Q-K n i ? ic. )
2.1 Kl-K S 01. 23 K-Q It I
24-Q X H P ell. 24-K-Kt 5. .
25-H-K 7 oh. 25-K-U B
2G-Q-I1 U oh. K-Il 4
27 11 \ Kt. Iteslgns. |
( a. ) Kt \ H P Is usual hole ,
( b ) K N P Is the usual lontlnuttlon H
was not until uftir this move- was inadu
that White discovered that her uttiuk vv.is | |
i -orded in .1 game ! > la > ed Uv T-ihliforlii ,
I iinil published u year or so tieforp in the
l.lterniy Digest. The text Is u denarturp
I from the established defense , nolvvlthst.ind-
Ing the ohe s editor. In his notes , said :
"About the only thing to keep lilnck'R game
going" In many lespects the text Is
mipeilor to 1C x P
( c ) Black mlssiMl her way heie. Q x Q
would about entiallze mattei . The threnl-
enril mate dots not tllsturb AVhltc In the
least . ,
The Kansas-Nebioska correspondence
iratch , begun January 5. 1SiU ! , lacks but
three games of completion. At present
honois nio even , each bide having G' < . games
wcii. The plajers stand as follows :
Won Won
Rank. Neb. Iiv. Knn'ns. by
1. T.vson , Until ) . Vos- ? , Kun <
2 Iliutzoll , Kun. llffoid , Kan.
3 Kdwards , Uiilln. nibson , Untln
t IKilil , Kan. Paiker , Kan
5 Hal ron , Net ) Mo ! i > , Neb.
( I IU\MIHI/SOM \ , Nub IlHclicock , Neb.
7. Cluilc. Neb WiiRiMisutlcr , Nub
8. Do Fiance , Drawn Uayless , Kan
The players were ranked from 1 to S and
each had first move In one game with hla
ranking adversary. It will be observedJ.hat
White wins seven gcmes , Ulack five , and one
is drawn. Also that the Ncbraskans wore
fortunate In placing Messrs. Darren , Ilas-
mussen and Clark ( three of their best plaj-
crs ) near fie foot of the class.
INDOOR MEET OF ATHLETES
First AullmrlrtMl Con lest of ThlH
CliiirnuU'riinouiieril Illch Tro-
plllCN Ill'IMiril ( IlC "VVlllIKTH.
The first open indoor amateur athletic
meet In this section , under the auspices of
the Athlitlc League of North America , will
bo held In the gjmnnslum of the Young
Men'b Christian association on January 27.
The contest is open to any registered ama
teur residing in Omaha , South Omaha or
Council Uliiffa. The events will bo as fol
lows Putting twelve-pound shot , standing
broad Jump , running high jump , three btaud-
ing broad Jumps , hitch kick , polo vault ,
quartcr-mllo potato race.
The contests have heretofore been for
members only , but the association will now
conduct a spiles of open meets in which any
amateur may participate. A list of hand
some prices has been pieparod and the
awards are now on exhibition In a local
Jeweler's window. Fifteen silver cups and
trophies will bo hung up , one for first place
in each event , ono for second place and one
for the contestant making the highest num
ber of points.
NEW MECHANISM IN THE HUB
I'lililiu ' * I'lnii fur CiiivmtiiK < lir Spci'll
of a ! ! lc > clu .SaN > earl >
Half ( lie
Knowing that the only Improvements to
bo made in bicycles must be In the line ot
detail , the big makers are bending all thclt
efforts in this direction. Chief among the
'features ' of the 1DOO wheel will be what Is
known as the "freo wheel , " combining a
coaster and brake. One of the exhibitors nt
the cycle nnd nutomoblle show to be held
at Madison Square garden , New York , dur
ing the week following January 20 , will e < i-
hlblt a hub in sections demonstrating n new
attachment for blcjcUs. The hub IH su
constructed that by back pedaling on a wheel
fitted with It a clutch is released In the hub
and the rider can coast on his bicycle with
out removing his feet from the pedals. Hy
back pedaling again another clutch Is put
Into motion which acts as u brake and the
bicycle can bo controlled on the steepest hill.
When the rider Is through coasting a prcs
sure on the pedals in the natural way re
leases the vvhuel and It can bo driven the
sanio ns qn ordinary wheel. The manu
facturer claims a man can save the exertion
of twenty miles out of every fifty by the
use of this Invention.
IN THE WHEELING WORLD. J
The ejcling habit , which has lain dormant
In this bectlon for two months , blossomed
out In flno ohapo last Sunday under the
stimulus of n genial spring day in mid
winter. A moderate throng exercised them
selves on the streets and boulevards. Mod
ern mountii sped here and thcio nnd oc
casional ] } tilled as an "Ice , wagon" rattled
wcarll ) along. It was nn encouraging sight ,
nnd Is taken as n sign of cjcling activity
In the mellow cla > 8 to come.
Thrco meetings of general Impoitancorlo
cjcllstfi aio to bo held during this month
nnd the next and each of them promises to i
result In nn Interesting light. The llrst In |
this country will be that of the National I
C'jcllng nshoclHtlon , which will be held In j
| New York during the first week In Kehru- '
ary , and the second the national nsHcmbb ,
of the League of American Wheelmen ,
which will bo held at Philadelphia com
mencing February 14 The third , which la
mainly of interest on account ot the beating
1 It will have on the light between the NaI I
tlonul Cycling association and League ot
I American Wheelmen for the control of rac- I
, Ing , will bo that nt the International Cycling '
negotiation , which takes plate In Paris the
latter part of the present month The fight
'
at the Lrasuo of American Wheelmen mef > t i
j In regard to the control of rating h > thi >
( league promlbCH to bo a warm one , and each
i nf tno or three plans has Its ndhercnU The
plans moet vlgoioudly advocated are to
abandon the rating game altogether and
i work on the lines of good roads exclusively , ,
'
to gKo up the i > rcfi * i u.il end of the
only or to main < oinrol nnd tlshi tlii \i
tloml C.vcling association to
fl. I'Ottcr of the l.cnRiif
of Amer1 v , < > clm n wfyii that In bli
opinion r i .iwitlon Is the only thing for
the Irngiif. > does not , however , appiove
of the , proposition to do away with the
divisions nnd hnvo all members related di
rcctly to the national olllcer * . When nskrd
Mo outline his ideas of Vvhnt should be < ! o tit
he said1 '
"Thero must contlnuo to be omp stnto
oftlcers who shall hnvo a supervising Interest
In the work being done In their localities
We should have a local organlrntlon rail It
a local consulate If ) ou want to. which all
members In n certain district could comprise
They should have a certain definite end In
view and should work for the accomplish
ment of that end. It must ho some local
thing of vital Interest to the ronimunltv in
which they nro members Tor Instance It !
should get something as the old village Im- I
ptovemcnt societies did The moiipv that '
these men contributed toward the support
of the league should In large measure eoinc- '
back to them for expenditure In the Imali- ,
tics where It was collected Then there would
bo no trouble about renewal * Now vou
must paid > our renewal mone > to jour di
vision hcadquarleis , and It must go from
( hero to the national hendquartets , nnd It
takes n corps of elciks to remind jou that
> onr dollar Is due. You enl ) hear of thp
organization through the mall You do not
feel the vital Intoreal In It that > ou other.
wise would , nnd jou drop It. 1 hellcvo In
local organisations which shall lenrh eich
Individual and Interest him in sttlctly local
work. Make divisions less prominent , niakp
Rome changes In the n.itlon.il organisation
and then I believe the league will boom" j
MIlo M. Holding , chief consul of thp Now '
Yolk state division , Leuguo of AtnoiU.in
Wheelmen , said recently that he did not
core .1 great deal whether the \oh of thu
league assembly w.-n In fnvoi of racing , be
cause ho rocognlrod the fact that the l.eiguo
ot American Wheelmen dee * not control rac
ing nnd never will ngnln He added
"Whllo It may on white paper with bliuU
iik | say that It does control racing the world
. JUIOWB bettor. 1 think this racing contro
versy has hurt the league about ns much n
It posslbb can and that Is wh.v I speak
* s 1 do. Even If the League of American
Wheelmen should put It on Its records tint
It would control racing , It would not hint
the membership much. We have lost about
nil wo are going to lose thiough this follj "
Summed up , the essential changes In the
ivheclb of the standard makers for I'lOO will
be chiefly In matters of detail that will
arouse enthusiasm In experienced nnd in
telligent riders , but will not bo nppreclable
to the newcomer In the eport One nd-
vantage of this Eituation to the novice is
that l.o or she will not spend n week of
aftcinoons and eve-ings at the coming bicycle
show nnd leave It cnoio bewildered and un
determined than ever concerning a selection.
The roflneniiiits now being nude In wheels
are largely matters for experts to consider
The Blight altcratluis In the llnc.s of the
frames , the decreases made in the vveight ,
the raising of thu drop In the ciank hanger
are not details that appeal to the eye of the
casual obseiver any more than do the alteicd
angle of the ball i.iccs In the btnring parts.
The general tendency to reduce weight will
bo the llrst thing to appeal natural ! } , but
bcjond this the list of exhibitors shows that
there will be new things enough In gcun
to puzlo all. The usual crcp of mlle-ln-a-
mlnute wheels has already put foith Its buds
and theic will bo abundant cnteitalnmcnt
for these who like to speculate as to the
difference between theory and practice ,
bearing well in mind that the "freaks" of
other jears are the standards of today. In
rcgaid to coastcr-biake devices there
promises to bo enough to make a separate
bhovv , and ngnin the lamp makers , who .11 e
striving toward the Ideal form for nn
acetylene lighter , will be in evidence. One
commundablo feature that the American
Hic > elo company proposes to add lb that of
having c\pcit mcchinlcs who can talk plain
nngllsh present in tlie boothb of its various
inakcrn to explain why things ate as they
are , so that the men and women who buj
wheels to use for recreation can ivmlerbtanrt
the difference between "cheap , " "good" and
"llnest" workmanship in steel.
A number ot American bicycle Mars will
do Huropo this jear. While 1'arls Is the
first point of Interest for the rideis , a trip
around the world hat , really been mapped
out by the flyerH.
American cyclists have long confess'il to
an ambition , and that ambition nothing
less than the encircling of the world.
Years ago the base ball men wont around
the globe , and for the lust ycai the cycle
riders have npoken of such n trip ns not
nltogether nn impossibility. The ANorld'h
exposition nt Paris may piove to be the
first milestone on the Jouiney. Ncaily a
score of the American champions will hu
thoic during the reason of 1000 , and Khould
all or part win money In the great races
scheduled to bo held in Europe It Is not
at nil Impiobable that u portion of this will
be devoted to n trip to Australia.
South Africa is now out of the question ,
of course , owing to the war. Australia Ifa
an excellent field and California Is fast de
veloping Into a first-class winter and spring
stamping ground for the money chasers.
Tom Cooper , the American sprinting cham
pion , nnd Karl Klber , his chum and eloH < t
competitor In the championship race , have
both set their heatt upon n continuance1 of
their trip from Paris to Australia and hence
to California , wliero both have spent many
a happy month during their racing career.
Last summer McFarland and Stevens gave
the first real intimation that nut.li n trip
was In contemplation. McKarland uald then
that he would positively go , and , of course ,
would not go without his partner , for the
pair are inseparable. Harry Hlku.s , the
middle-distance champion , Is known to
have an ambition which Includes racing In
Australia , and Ilttlo HOBS will race when
ever Hikes docs for HOIIIO years to come.
Major Tnylor has already announced that
ho will ultimately reach Australia , racing
In this country being closed to him owing
to hi ? color. Taylor's French trip IH al
ready a hiicccsa owing to his being the best
known rldor of the Americans who will bo
In Krance. Kx-Champlon Uald will go with
the bunch , ho Hays , nnd Zimmerman , should
he prove butceesful , will go to retrieve his
reputation In the Antipodcfl.
lA police magistrate In Now York having
Incidentally to the pfrforinnnto of his duties
uttered the dictum that "no woman who
bniokes cigarettes is a lady , " dlnuisHlon now
rogca. Ono feminine commentator who ap
pears to itnko the maglstiato'H Bldo of the
controvcisy Bays. "Any woman who will
mnoka u clgnrutte will acotch , " and it does
not appear from further remarks whether
slio refers to blcyclo tiding or a future
Etata of being.
( lllfHllllIlN Illlll AllNlVITH.
MOOHCHOPT , W > o , Jim 0To tlir
Sporting Killtor of The Hep Do you kimw
of nnyono In Onmbi : who buu furretH for
Hiilo ? If no jileuho Klvo mo name through
Tlio Sunday Ileo-I. A Toiv nci ml
Ans Write Max Octalcr. 20J North .Six
teenth , or Pat Itynn. Omaha
CIIIYINNI : : ; , w > o , j.m. 5 TO tbo
HportliiK Ildllor of The Hit Will vou
kindly HPiid me the name of H gnuil < mri-
cultural paper ; nlno n puulliy paper pub
lished in Nit > niHka-J J Kllott .
Ans Agricultural papei. NebraHku
rainier , It Arlington block umulm
Poultry Join mil. write L A Williams , pub
lisher. Illnlr. Neb
Sl'PimiOH. Neb , Jan 1-To tbu Hiiorl-
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till mo which of tin- four lovjl llu-lii
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I-iHtunto IH on rtmrd uf one rojttl Hush
encountering another In the b.unt Uuil ,
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( ailon loads to thu vvlioiojhoiittt of > \id !
mill , ] ' 11USRU1 ! -oiiowlnr no h.-r
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Our mi thud turn v.lurc nil oilier Iruuracnts
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We still have a few of the
' 98 $75.00 Sterlings we are
selling for $33.00
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