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TRACK ATI1LE1ES IN TRAINING
for field SpoTtn Opens Two Months
Earlier Than Lsual
EXCELLENT PRACTICE IS SECURED INDOORS
AlhlilliMIPIN Slum SniMTliirll-
31 fii Who llmo I II | | < TK < IIIC Cuii-
M'lonttitiiN Trnliilim with Vi- |
piiriitu * DurliiKliilcr. .
Track nthletlco nro again In season , two
mt'iith/i ' earlier than one year ago. Splinters ,
\aiikcrs , Jumpers nnd weight-throwers' arc
already In excellent trim nnd the mild
weather is now permitting outdoor applica
tion of theories acquired within walls. The
Voting Men's Christian Ofsoolalltn has af
forded excellent practice In field events by
KB recent Indoor contest * , chief among
which was thr meet under the auspices of
the Athletic League of North America , the
llrit contest under thiit direction attempted
In Omuhn. The entries ! were from Omnha ,
South Omaha nnd Council Bluffs , each nth-
Icie having previously complied with the re-
( julremcnts of the league. It was necessary
to deny entrance to n number of applicants *
for the reason that they had cither pnrtlcl-
tinted In ( fontests for money or were lacking
in Eotno oilier ( ) imlllcalln. ! It Is the Inten-
tlon of I bo physical director to put the contests -
tests on the plane of pure , amateur athletics
nnd no means will bo spared to that end.
The Hist contest brought out sonic excep
tionally Krong timber , Huney , McIJlroy und
Painter fracturing records In n commendable
fiiHlilcn. The creditable showing , It IH
polnlfiJ out. Is the icsult of months of fulth-
ful nnd laborious practice In the gymnasium
elapses.
Another contest under the same auspices
will be given In the gymnasium on March
10 , and nn increased number ct entries Is
. xprctcd. Silver cups will be bung up for the
diffeient events ns before , and local athletes
have designs on still further records. Th ?
events will ilm Identical with thcce on Janu
ary 87 , together with such additions BH the
hpAce'rit hand will nllow. It Is Intended to
add n twenty-yard dash If the event can bo
accommodated. The other numbers of the
program will be as follows : Putting twclvo-
potlnil shot , running- high Jump , ntnlidlng
broad Juinj > ; polo vault and potnto race.
) < n addition to the frequent Athletic league
contests In the Youni ; Mcn'o Christian asso
ciation's gymnasium , the High school will
bo given nn opportunity every month to
measure Its skill ami strength in a meet
nn'cn only to students. These High school
contcsto will be participated In by members
of the Athletic association who feel the need
of 'gymnasium practice for which no facili
ties exist In the school building.
A mooting of the association was callcil on
Thursday afternoon to consider plans for
spring athlctlcti and twenty-two names were
rnlcrcd for the meet on irrlday. Captain
Karl Painter of the track team 'made a plea
for fiilihfulncos in training , pointing cut
the efforts bofng put forth by Lincoln and
other schools in the state , which Omaha will
be .forced to meet at the Interscholnstic contest -
test In May or June. About llfty young
men promlnc < l to appear regularly nt prac
tice.
tice.For
For the high Jump and pole vault Omaha
will depuml largely on the efforts of Earl
Painter. ; for the broad Jump the favored
candidate IH Harry Welbh ; for the ehot-put ,
Harold Cathrow ; for the sprints , Arthur
A Inn worth nnd Earl Painter ; for the long
diHtnnco runs , II. Lehmer ; fot1 'the hurdles ,
( Jay Hardy ; and for the hammer throws ,
Kuglehart. There arc n number of- other
candidates for the team who have not been
assigned , and altogether the Omaha athletco
may be expected to do credit to themselves
nnd their school.
The High school Indoor ineet on Friday
was intended principally as a showlng-up
process of what material could bo relied
upon and the promoters had no reason to bo
ashanird of the showing. The results w'ero
as follows ; Putting twelve-pound shot
Harold Catbrojv first , 38 feet ! Inches ;
Welsh , second ; Bugle-hart , third. Uunn.ng
high Jump Harry Welsh , first , fi feet ;
Moore , second ; Hardy , third. Pole'vault
Hall , first , 8 feet ; Bryant , eecond. One mile
relay potato face , Won by the "Boers. "
The potato race IH _ a feature recently In
troduced andIff , rapidly finding 'favor , Com
bining as It does Hklll , speed nnd eiidtir-
nnce. An Important feature Is In rounding
the turns , n runner who Is apparently mak
ing Indllferent nj-ogrcfp often , defeating hl&
adversary by agility In turning the corners.
Ad described In the league rules the equip
ment of the event consists of two boxes for
acli runner , located thirty-one foot apart-
The boxes are set on legs and one of each
pair contains seventeen potatoes or other
light objeets. The runner starts from the
full box With' ono potato In his hand , depositIng -
Ing bla burden In the empty box nnd return
ing for another potato , Orasplng the boxer
or stand In any way , failure to run around
both boxia , or a failure to transfer all the
potatoes singly to the other box disqualifies
the runner.
Another resource which tbo High school
athletes , rely -upon to develop their lung nnd
leg pow.er Ju through the medium of the
Cioss Country club , composed of about
ll'lrty undergraduates pledged to go on seml-
wcokly runa whenever the weather will per
mit. Tbo Jaunts nrc mndo on Wednesday
'
nftemo'on nnd Saturday evening and so far
hsxe been along the Nineteenth street bdule-
vatd from two to four miles. An active
Intercut Is taken In the runs by a number
of Instructors nnd Profs. Bernstein and
DtKulto have accompanied the squad on
eevcrnl excursions. The club will eventually
bo divided Into tennis In accordance with
the merit of the mcitibcra nnd these will bo
crgaged In relay work In preparation for
the rnllo relay run In Hie Intcrscholostlc
tourney.
PALAVER OFTHE PUGILISTS
_
TrrrjMi'ISiM ITII'H Vli-lorj- or Snnlry
| j\ic < 'tril I'll ! Million * ' I'no rile
I'lra Unit III * Wni "Doncil. ' *
The principal event of the pugilistic world
last week ended Just ns all well-informed
sporting men predicted that It would
"Terrible" Terry McOovorn , the Brooklyn
wonder , maintained bin title to the feather
weight championship ot the \\orld , nnd
effectually convinced Kddle Santry of Chicago
cage that he wan Indulging In Idle diy
dreams when ho set up the claim that he ,
nnd not McGovcrn , wns the 'featherweight
champion. It took llva rounds for Mc-
( Jovcrn to settle the western Ind , and be It
nald to the credit of the latter that he put
up n remarkably game fight one whlrh en
titles him to consideration In the ranks of
the little men. However , he was pitted
against the most marvelous little fighter
f modern times , and for thlj reason was
i outdated.
j
j The McGovern-Snntry bout attested the
popularity ot pugilism.In the west. Fully
i
I 15,000 people gathered about the ringside In
Chicago Thursday to witness thentlr.o' , It
was a foregone conclusion that the BrooklynI
Ite would settle his western opponent , and
the only betting Indulged In was on the
number of rounds that Santry would last.
The exhibition was scheduled to last six
roundri nnd heavy oddi were offered by Me-
( lovern backcrH that Santry would not hold
out to the limit. The latter , however ,
showed -up remarkably well. Ho was
making the light of his life. Had he been
BiiccesBful In defeating Terry he would have
established an enviable record. In his de
termination to do this he fought fast and
furiously , llo was sufficiently on the ag-
grcsilvc to make the "go" intensely Inter-
t'stlng while It lasted , and his magnificent
defensive and blocking Tactics gave the
Brooklynlte a bard nut to crack. Santry's
long etilt was at'long range , but this was In
direct opposition to McGovcru's favorite
mode of procedure , and the latter forced the
mill on In-fighting. A < times , however , I
Santry blocked his tactics and kept Terry
from using the short-arm jolts which have
made him famous.
In tbo fourth round Santry began to show
signs of weakening. He went to the floor
twice , and'each time took the count. In
the fifth the finish came after a fierce
mix-up , and even In this Santry did excel
lent work , but when Terry landed a stiff j
Jolt on the stomach and followed In quick
succession right nnd left to the jaw , Sanlry
went to the floor. He staggered to a half
standing posture , but Ilefcreo Slier cnlleJ
the bout elf In order to save him from fur
ther punishment nnd gave the decision to
McGovern.
A number of Interesting , b.outs .wer * } pulled
off preliminary to the premier cvcntauil , the
exhibition wns ono of the most successful
ever given In the west.
Hobert Fltzslmmons has aroused specula
tion on the part of the sporting fraternity
by declaring at this late day that he was
drugged at the end of the second round
In his Lattlo with James Jeffries June 9 ,
IS'Jfl ' , when the latter wrested the heavy
weight championship from "Lanky Bob"
after cloven rounds of fighting.
This plea of the eccentric antipodean is
considered ridiculous by devotees of the
prlzo ring. IJxpcrt followers of the ring
side scout the idea. They admit that Fltz-
simmons was not entirely himself after the
tnd of the second round , 'but this Is at
tributed to the fact that Jeffries dealt him
a. _ punch In the phiz which sent him to
th'e lloor so abruptly as to cause injury to
his spine. ' But ns for Kltzalmmons having
been given any "dope" the Idea Is preposter
ous. Even Martin Julian , his brother-in-
law and manager , laughs nt "Lanky Bob'a"
childish plea , although he confesses his be
lief that FHz could annihilate JeffrleB It
glUon another opportunity. Fitzslmmons baa
retained tlie friendship of many of his old-
time admirers and backers. They are sorry
for his puerile assertion that ho was drugged
and attribute it wholly to his desire to agflln
enter the ring. Had his statement aroused
Jeffries to the point of agreeing to another
fight , Fltzslmmons' purpose would undoubt
edly have been Accomplished , and from this
standpoint It is admitted that there Is some
"method In his madness. " But it was re
ceived with Kcoflliig nnd jeering by all the
devotees of flstlanla , and Kltzsimmons has
only succeeded In making himself a laugh
ing stock.
Interest begins to center now In the big
championship heavyweight mill to be fought
between Jeffries nnd Corbott ( March 15.
Kor almost three years since the memorable
battle between Corbett and Fltzslmmons at
Carson City March 17 , 1807 , the former has
been in retirement so far as pugilism Is con
cerned. During all this time , however , the
loss of the championship has rankled In his
brenet and ho now believes that ho IB In
form to wn back the lost laurels. This be
lief is shared by few others than Mr. Cor
bett , himself , and it IB questionable whether
ho seriously looks for victory.
I' , Bcems probable now that the fight will
tnko place at San Francisco , Bids were
opened by Al Smith , stakeholder of the
match. George Consldlno , representing Cor
bett. nnd William A. Brady , representing
Jeffries , ThtirRilay There were seven np-
plknnts , the New York athletic clufcs mnklnj
nn offer cf 60 per cent of the gate re-
celpts. The most nttrnctlvo offer came from
Snn Francisco , with a proposition to put up
$30,000 for the fight nnd give the fighters
60 per cent Interest In the pictures tnkcn ot
the tight , or 133.000 without the Interest In
tho4pictures. . As soon ns San Kranclsct *
puts up $5,000 ns an evidence of Us Rood
faith In the matter the contiat will bo
formally declared for presentation In that j
city. There Is no reason to doubt the ability I
of the San Kranclseo promoters to deposit j
the money , and It Is reasonably ccrtnln thnt i
tbn big mill will bo pulled off In the Golden ]
( late city.
Apropos to this event George Sller's
opinion of the fight Is ot considerable Inter
est. Hf says :
"Humors , and not surprising ones nt that ,
nrc nlloat that the coming Jeffrlcs-Corbott
fight scheduled for Mnrcli 15 next Is a cut
nnd dried affair for Jeffries to gel the money
nud Corbott the honors. 1 nm aware that
ever slnco the match wns ratified the public
has viewed the match with n suspicious eye ,
nnd for various reasons. Corbett , pugilistic-
ally speaking , Is supposed to bo a dead one.
His fiasco with Sharkey did him n world of
harm , and although considered the most
rclentlfic boxer In the world , It Is n dlfilcult
1
matter to convince followers of the game
j 1 thnt ho Is or can ever bo made as good as .
ho was u few years back. It Is known that
I he lost his speed after the seventh round In
1 his light with Fltzslmmon- Carson City
three years ago next St. Patrick's day , and
I the sports , and others for that matter , cannot -
, not figure him to be anywhere near as goad i
I today as he was upon that occasion.
I "I , of course , do not pretend to know any-
j I thing nbout his physical condition , but I
know he Is not too old to como again , as It |
j were. Ho la going up ngalnst a stiff propo- '
I sltlon In Jeffries a big , strong , heavy , '
clever and hard-hitting fellow and I ically
cannot figure his chances , that IH If tbo fight
IH on the level. 1 consider every light Is on
the level until It la proven otherwise , und
It remains to be seen whether there Is any
need of crying 'stop , thief at present.
Jeffries. I nm sure , cannot afford to get
j mixed up in any crooked affairs , and should
! I this light be fixed It will be the pugilistic
death of Jeffries. "
j Locally Interest of mlmlrers of fistlanla Is
apparently In the pictures of the Joffrles-
Sharkey prize light which will be exhibited
I at n local theater the latter part of the
week. George Slier , who officiated nt the
fight ns referee , will be present nnd explain ,
the pictures ns they are thrown upon the
canvas. All the local sports of a pugilistic
turn of mind have been talking of the com
ing attraction and It promises to be decidedly
popular.
CRACK SHOTS AT HOT SPRINGS
Nil in In-r of I.iifnl MnrKHineii Will At-
UMiil National SliootliiK Tour
ney In ArkaiiNiiN.
It is probable that a number of Nebraska
marksmen will attend the national shooting
tournament to be held nt Hot Springs , Ark. ,
during the week beginning February 12 ,
under the auspices of the Arkansas Gun
club. It will consist of target and live bird
events and will be open to the world. The
preliminaries will bo held on Monday , Feb
ruary 12 , to bo followed by three days of
target shooting , ten events , each day , with
$25 of added money to each event.
The live bird handicap will begin Febru
ary 10 and will bo concluded on the day
following , with $200 added money. Jacob
Parker of Detroit will have the manage
ment of the tournament , nnd from indica
tion ? It will bo a great success , as scores
of shooters have already expressed an Inten
tion to bo present from all parts of the
country. The feature of the tournament
will bo 2-cent targets nnd 25-cent live birds ,
affording a great saving to shooters. Tha
railroads have made a rote of one and one-
third fare for the occasion in territory be
tween the Atlantic ocean nnd the llocky
mountains.
Among the Omaha sportsmen who con
template attending this shoot are Frank
Parraclee , George W. Loomls , Plumber Used ,
Dick Klmball , W. D. Townscnd and others.
Frank S. Parmelee and Dick Klmball
went to North Bend last week to attend a
shooting tournament , given by the enthusi
astic sportsmen of that town. They pro
nounce it a very enjoyable affair and report
some remarkably good shooting.
On his return from North Bend Dick
Klmball stopped off at hla farm at Mercer
to look after affairs and Incidentally to In
vestigate the game situation. Ho found the
latter thoroughly satisfactory and succeeded
In bagging four big , choice Canada geese.
Upon his arrival homo Thursday Klmball
reported his good luck and was persuaded
by Jim Smcad to cbaporon him to the place
where these Canada geese could bo found ,
Klmball and Smead left Thursday night ,
Intending to spend two or three days In and
nbout Mercer.
A hunter residing at Mlllard dropped Into
ono of the local gun stores a few days ago
and purchased a largo quantity of ammu
nition , Ho stated that geeae were flying
In faat nnd that the vicinity of Mlllard IB
vnltably allvo with them. Acting upon
this information a number of Omaha aports-
roei. are making arrangements to pay an
early visit to Mlllard.
Clydn Lloyd of Gothenburg was In Omaha
last weuk vh-iting his father and calling on
numerous friends among the local sports.
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To know bow to increase tbe supply of NATURE'S DI
GESTIVE FLUID is not only the most important factor in
curing digestive disorders and other diseases which follow
as a sequence , but also in preventing them. If the STOM
ACH is TORPID and will not secrete enough gastric juice
to digest the food , if you are pale , weak , nervous , irritable
and loslnj ; lli'Hli , .vuu nro NHflVrJiij , ' from MALNl'TIUTION , WUIBP. ! by Imll cs.
lion anil inahihHlnillatlon. It IH not wlint you cat , but what you digest and an
slnillatc that enables Nature to pioporly distribute food. The indiscriminate
IMS of tlniKH IH largely responsible for the multiplicity of many Ktomach com
plaints. Thin Is hardly to bo wondered at when We remember thu sensitive-
ni'HH of thu digestive organs nuil how easily they jiiny 1m nfft'Otcd by the 111
considered use of ilnisH. The Nlomach through Ils natural wm'tloiiH , will
Miint'tlnii'H convert what hliould bo n ruinodlal ap'nt Intj a poHltlvo poison , and
while It nmy bo able to provide for the reception of food , it will fall to endure
drugs. 'Jhe rea ( object to bu alinod at Hhould be to relieve the Htoinaoh from dnii ; doslni ; nnd leave It five to
the dlKest and asMmllato natural food , This may bo ai-coiupllHlifd by Hie use of HLKCTHICITV an Htipllod throii h
nioilltim of
OR. BENNETT'S ELEGTRiG BELT
toaay-wmdly coniwintjal. 'firt Symptom Iltank , ' iTooi" and llte'r.iture. A v co
wltnout COB Free trial treatment to all culer ! . Addres ? ,
Dr , Bennett Electric Belt Company , ROOMS 18 DOUGLAS to 21 , BLOCK. | '
( Opposite llayden's ) IGT1I AND DODGE STREETS , OMAHA , NEB. "
Open from S JO a. in. to S TO p m. Sundays from 10 30 a m , to 1 p , m ,
i
11 n-rn. Ho had been out In the sand hills'
vteltlnK on the ranch of Wllllnm Illnck near
Thctltord. Clyde said that one morning
when the mercury was down nt 12 below
zero : he went out mid bagged thirty ducks.
Ho : reports the numerous creeks In thu
rand i hills to be swarming with ducks nt
this time.
Captain A. W. Money , the famous New
York ehootcr who attended the Omaha-
Kansas City tournament held In this elty ,
\\I\K \ accompanied by his eon , Harold Money ,
who created a most favorable Imprwslon
among Omnha sportsmen because of hli
gnnlnl , bearing and modest demeanor. Of
interest In this connection Is the discussion
which has been quite- general In shoatlnp
circles nnent the rufusnl of George S. Me-
Alpln , the amateur champion ring shot of
America , to Ehoot a match with JOUIIK
Money nt the Catarct Oun club grounds nt
CSrrdcn City. Captain Money , on behalf of
his son. Issued a challenge to McAlplu to
shcot a match with Harold at 100 live birds
for $250 a side , but the amateur champion
r ( piled that ho would not lift a gun In nn
Individual match for less than $3.000 n
sldf , nnd then the contest would have to bent
nt 200 birds cneh. He also clolncd the
right to designate the grounds. l7c further
Btnted that ho would make the amount $10-
00) or $15,000 a side. Conceding McAlpln's
rlghtu as the challenged party to dictate
luring , It seems a pity that such a contest
ns propescd by Cnptnln Money could not
bo arranged. Harold Money , who IB just 21
jears old , Is one ot the most brilliant trnp
BhotH In the country. In shooting he Is as
tool as n veteran and anyone who expects
to llnd In him , when at UK- trap , the nerv-
outness of youth , will be apt to find him
self mistaken. The stniul tnkon by Me-
Alpln was onnc adopted by Charles Mncnles-
tor after he had beaten the * late Gideon
Knapp In a series of three matches. Macal-
ester then said that he would never shcot
another match for less than $2,000 a side- ,
nnd as no one cared to challenge for that
amount , he retired an unbeaten man.
BASE BALL PUZZLE UNSOLVED
Stability ( if > ! > OrKitnlrcil Amor-
lenii Awmicliitloii ! Um-Ntlonpil'
WtNtini IJ ' KIII % it Sure AVIuiUT.
The Chinese puzzle , otherwise known as
the national base ball situation , has not
been solved during the past week , despite
the meeting of the proposed new American
association In the Quaker city. One thing
has developed as a rcault of this meeting
the new nraoclatlon docs not present nn ar
ray of llnanclal backing sulllclcnt to war
rant the belief that it will materialize.
Statements were mndo by those In attend
ance as representatives of the various cities
applying for admission that they repre
sented ample llnanclal backing , but of this
there exists considerable doubt. The -cltlQs
reported to have been admitted to the
American association are Boston , Philadel
phia , and Baltimore In the enst , nnd , Chicago ,
Detroit , Malwaukee and St. Louis In the
west. The eighth place , It Is assarted , .iwill
be given either to Providence or New York.
IJase ball men who admit that there Is
room for another league In the east organ
ized along lines identical to the National
league , with the elimination of all the lat-
ter's objectionable features , are prone to
doubt the stability of the proposed new
association now that Us promoters have
come from under cover and exposed their
"hands. "
An additional obstacle has arisen In a
manifesto from the National league' setting
forth that It will use the name "American
association" for a league to be or
ganized in conjunction with the national or
ganization. This proposed association will
include Chicago and St. Louis In the west
and Boston and Philadelphia In the cast , and
four other cities that will determined .
upon later. The Idea of the National lerfgue
magnates is to organize clubs for their own
"American association" and furnish contin
uous base ball in all ot the big cities. This
would bo accomplished by exhibition games
by the afacclatlon clubs on days when the
National league clubs are absent from their
home cities. This proposition adds another
kink to the situation and leaves the settle
ment farther off than over.
Base ball lovers , however , take comfort
In the thought that something tangible will
come out of the peculiar condition of affairs
before a great while now. The- knotty
problems will peen of necessity Ifave to be
settled , as the base ball season IB coming on
apace. . '
In the west , and especially in Omaha ,
there I" no need for mental or nervous
prostration over the base ball situation. The
prospects' of the Western league were never
brighter. It Is almost an established cer
tainty that Minneapolis o.nd St. Paul will be
long to the circuit and It is within the
range of possibilities that Kansas City will
bo a member of { ho circuit , although It
must be admitted that this la hardly proba
ble. The circuit , however , will be a. strong
one , even If Kansas City does not apply for
membership. It looks now as though it will
be composed of Minneapolis , St. Paul , Den
Molnes , Sioux City , Omaha , St. Joseph , Denver -
ver and Pueblo. President Hlckcy Is biding
his time before calling the magnates to
gether , ns he desire * some tangible evidence
as to what the major leagues are going to
do before he assembles the magnates of the
Western league clubs. Such n meeting will
bo held as soon as practicable after the base
ball situation in somewhat clarified and then
affairs of the new Western league will begin
to flourish.
Locally the past week has opened no new *
developments. Managers Peters und Ilun-
clo respectively of the Sioux City nnd St.
Joseph teams called on Manager Keith while
In the city and conveyed the Information
that they were progressing satisfactorily In
organizing their clubs. They consider the
outlook of the league as bright as could - possibly
sibly lie desired.
Manager Keith has signed all the men ho
desires and will leave the selection of the
balance of his team to "Bill" Trafllcy , who
has been secured as the playing manager.
Traflley la now In the east and writes that
ho will be accompanied to Omaha by several
top-notchers In the profession , who liavo
won fame for themselves in eastern baoe
ball circles , Mr , Keith lacks nothing In the
way of encouragement from Omaha people.
His plan to glvu Omaha this season high
class professional ball meets with hearty ap
proval fiom the pportliie population of the
city , and ho has promises of financial , back >
Ing to assist hltn In tbo enterprise.
FIRST BASKET BALL CONTEST
( ; | | IIIII | > | IIHI | | > Mil ( < < li Ili'dvi-i-ii Oiniilin
Ton in n nil Mntf Dili ver My '
Outturn n ( Unciilii ,
On Monday nlglil t'ho first cbampipnglifp
basket ball match of tbo winter will occur
In the gymnasium of the University of Ne
braska ut Lincoln. Thu contesting tea mi ]
will tie thcue of the university and the
Young Men'-a Christian aEjoclnflqn of
Omaha. The Omaha side will be made , up
of Monuhan and McCarthy , guards ; Llnd-
qulst and Stlllman , forwards ; 'Mooie , cen
ter , nnd Stcmra , substitute. A portion of
the Lincoln team will be lined up an follows :
Anderson brothers , guards' ; Cbrtelyou ( of
Omaha ) and Wattcrson , forwards.
A delegation of about tlfty will , go fiom
lhls city to witness the amc. leaVfpg at
6:55 : p , m , , and' returning on a special leav
ing Lincoln at midnight , A iftiiru gam ?
"with Lincoln will tie played Iti tfaw | city
probably on February 22. Thr 'ame whicB
was scheduled with the Kansas university j
'
I has been again postponed nnd will probablj
occur i In March. , .
A scrub team consisting of Jones. Stbten-
berg , Corliss , Hush and Krello met the first
trnm ot the association lust { week consisting
ot McCarthy , Monnhnn , Mopre , Stemm anil
Silicon. The scrubs were defeated by the
score of 23 to 3.
CENTRAL WHIST ASSOCIATION
Mxtli Aiiiinnl .MerllliK lo lie Ill-lit In
liliiciiln on I'rhliij mill Siil-
uriln.V , TlilM AVorli.
The sixth annual meeting nnd touriiaiucnt
of the Central Whist association will be hcM
In Lincoln at the rooms of the Lincoln Whist
| i club Krldny nnd Saturday , Kcbruorj 9 and 10.
j The Central Whist nffloclntlon wns or-
1 ganlzed nt Sioux City In December , 1S9I ,
on the call of Dcnjamln L. Illclmrds , who Is
. 1 now the president of the American Whist
I league. Seven clubs wore represented nt the ,
llrst meeting and became charter members
of tha association Sioux Tails , Sioux jty ,
Cedar Hnplds , Dcnlson , Council llluffs ,
Omaha nnd Lincoln. At this tournament the
'
Sioux Kails club was the winner , nnd when
Eomo time later President Richards pre
sented the association with a beautiful loving
cup , which in his honor was named the
"Hlchnrds Trophy , " | t was given to the vic
tors of the Sioux City meeting. ,
' The second annual meeting was held In
Council LI hi ft 9 In December , ISM , and |
brought out nbout seventy-live players. The
trophy was won by the Des Monies four ,
who only became members the llrst day of j
i the meeting. At this meeting progressive
i pair ploy became a feature , Townley and
SUmtioii of Council DHilTa and Lincoln win
ning north and south nnd 1'eamlllcr nnd
Huxbnuni of Sioux Kails east nnd we.U.
Slnco that time pair play uns been u proml-
1 ' nent feature of all the association tournu-
I .
| The third annual meeting was held at
; , Sioux Kails and resulted In a victory for the
DCS Molnes four , und the DCS Molnes pairs
captured almost everything In sight.
The fourth contest was at DCS Molnes In
Kobrunry , 1SD8. The Richards trophy was
contested for by fifteen teams of fours , and
after a hard-fought battle it wns carried I
off by the Rose Hill Whist club of Sioux j
City. At this meeting the DCS Molnes whist
clubs presented the association with u silver |
loving cup ns a prize for pairs to bo known |
as the Des Molnes trophy , which after a ,
spirited contest was won by the Lincoln c ub.
The fifth meeting was In Omaha Kcbruary ,
1805 , and was a large and enthusiastic gath
ering of whlsters. The Orient club of Des
Mollies , ono of the newer members , carried
off the honors In the fours nnd the Omaha
Whist club , ono of the charter members ,
was 'victorious for the first time nnd won
the pair championship.
The Richards trophy Is subject to chal
lenge and must bo defended by the holder ns
often ns other teams can work up courage
to contest for It. During the year IS'jU the
Orients successfully defended the cup against
Council Uluffs , Grants and DCS Molnes , but
in thu second combat lost to DCS Molnce , j
which laat club Is now the holder and will
bring the cup to Lincoln. '
Whleters expect the Lincoln meeting to
be the largest ever held In the Missouri
valley. Already fifteen teams of fours have
signified their intention to bo present and
not loss than 130 players are expected.
Many new clubs have been admitted , notably
Topeka , ilaiehalltown , Ord and Grand
Island , and more applications are now on
file. The Lincoln people arc leaving noth
ing unJonc * to make the meeting a s'iccess ,
anil the outlook Is splendid for a big crowd i
and a good time. |
GOLF CLUBS IN FULL SWING
HntliiiNinHtx Improve Mild AVcnllier by
CoiiNOlfiiUoiiM I'riicUeo Viinloii
Co in CM to America.
The Kountze Place Golf club is improv
ing the mild February afterrioone to p'crfBc'
its form and some excellent wlelders of the
clubs are being developed. In spite of the fact
that the links are somewhat abbreviated ,
Captain Harry Lawrlo hopes to show that
they'are sufficiently'meritorious tb develop
some of the best players In this section of
the country. A largo proportion of the en
thusiasts continue to be women , who nro
apparently oblivious to the fact that the
earth Is In certain places soft to a point
approaching mud or on colder days that tha
wind has full bwc"ep over the level Kountzc
reserves. Their devotion Is being rewarded-
by the good style and strong arm resulting
from conscientious practice.
Harry Vardon , the open champion of Great
Britain in 1896 , 1898 and 1899 , who will arrive
in New York in n few clays , recalled the
days of young Tommy Morris and Allan
Robertson by the tremendous run of succes
sive wins over his brother professionals. A
remarkable year for record was 1899 , but
Vardon does not seem ready to stop , al
though if he never touched a golf club again
to the day of his death he would still be
ranked ns one of the best who had ever trod
the green of old St. Andrews , North Berwick
and Hoylake.
Not only Is ho able to overcome his
brother "pros. " In the medal game , but ho IB
nloo a "cut above them" at match play.
Tlmo after time last year ho led at the end
of each qualifying medal round by several
strokes , and followed it by winning out at
match play , showing he Is a true golfer In
every sense of the word.
Harry Vardon may be said to have a style
which Is all hla own , nnd bo Is totally unlike
any other prominent player. Playing with
somewhat shorter clubs of fairly light
weight , he grips them In a peculiar fashion.
Ills grip Is known as the Interlocking one ,
In which tlio left thumb Is placed down the
shaft , contrary to the usual custom of
"thumbs round , " nnd Is burled underneath
the ball of the right hand. The little finger
of the right hand overlaps nnd Is placed
on the top of the first middle Joint of the
first finger of the left hand. Taylor nnd
J. iJ. Laldley , who have both attained high
[
achievement In the different championships ,
opinion that ovcrswlnglng Is reduced to a
minimum by HH use. The Vnrdon awing la
of the straight up and down order , and op-
pears to bo more of n hit than n swine , hut
although differing from the free , full , dashIng -
Ing fashion of the Into Hugh KIrUnldy , the
noted Scotch professional , Its result IH every
bit ns good. The club seems to rush round
In the backward movement and come down
nt enormous speed , the timing U excellent
nnd the stroke generally sends tbo bull name
2SO yards , The length of drive of any golfei.
IB hard to Judge , but on the best of authority
It Is claimed that Vnrdon's average from the
tco Is nbout 220 or 230 yards.
Tha announcement recently made of the
visit of a team of amateur golfers from
Great Drltaln to this country duiln the
coming season baa created u stir In golf
clrclcH. Heretofore the principal events la
the r.cltlnK world have been .the amateur ,
oppn and women's championships , which (
huvo been held under the auspices nf the
1'ultcd States Golf association , and , although
this year they promUo In every way to cur-
pass the events of previous seasons there IB
little ( ionbt but that the International match
between teams reprtuentlng the best golfers
of the United States and Great Britain will
prove the "red letter" event of the golfing
season of 1000 ,
U U too early to announce the complete
Il4t of players who will como o\er to uphold
the name of UrltUh golf. The list of those
\v10 | have already signified their Intentl n of
taking the trip IB u sufficient guarantee thnt
\ul will be able to witness golf aa played by
the 'io t exponents of the game In Scotland
ami England. To the fathers of golf In thU
country the liCiMicat wibh baa been to In some
Corner 15th and Hartley Sts.
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Second-hand machines from § 1 up , Monday , only.
We rent machines 75c per week. We repair and sell all
parts for every machine manufactured.
We make a specialty of
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and have at all liiiR's an assortment of
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ivay bo able to compare the golfing ability ot
Lho old nnd new world players. I
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This will bo the llrst oportunlty , although
ivo had n representative In the amateur
. hamploiiBhlpB oif Great Urltaln In vlS'JS and
18'J'J. In the former year Otto Hockmcyer of
N'ow York was ono of the competitors , while
Hist year II. J , Whlgham , the nmatcur ehuin-
[ ilon of 1890 and 18U7 , wns nmong the en
trants , but was nowhere near his best form.
S'elther of thu Americans mudo a very good
ihowlng nnd the deduction WOH naturally ar
rived at that thcro was a vast difference in
the game n played in the courses of St.
Andrews , North Ilcrnlck nnil others and that
played on the American links.
Kor years there has been n dlsrusulon
suing on ; a somonliat futllo one at best
upon the relative moilts of British and
American golfers. Conclusions drawn from j
the results of till * amateur nnd open com
petitions hold In this country during the
last few years would bo manifestly unfair
or numerous reasons ,
The question of courses would naturally
form a considerable part of such an argu
ment , and none of the links , with the excep
tion of Wheaton , over which our cham
pionships huvo liofn played , can In nny way
be compared with Ilnylako and Mulrllcld ,
which nro certainly two strokes easier than
Lho coursu of the Chicago Golf club.
Lloyd , who won the open championship at
VVheatun , with a score of 1G3 , on comparison
with tbo amateur's play on cither of the
ntovo mentioned English courses , would bo
abput ten strokes to the good. Comparison
und , arguments could prove little , and there
IB hardly any doubt that the Kngllah golfer
Df the first class U considerably the better
player over his American cousin nt his best ;
In fact , the flrst-clasB golfers In this country
moory few , while In Gieat Britain their
nuniii Is legion.
Thu Americans will have ono advantage
that will stand them In good stead , namely ,
In playing over their own links , which are
pu totally different fiom those found In
Ireut Drltaln that thu visitor * will not be
ublo to bow their trun foim until they
become accustomed to the turf nnd lay of
the ground. With the added attraction of
the International match , the golfing season
of 1HOO promises to bo the most brilliant cf
any In th' ' > history of the game In the
United States.
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It cuicd my grandchildren of thu worst
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Thu patterns are the lloest that have ,
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