Nebraska Newspapers

    TILE OMAHA DATLY JJfiE: S IT X DAT, MAHCIT 11, 1000.
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IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS
DUcuuion of W alcott-Obojnjki Fight Con
tinues to Abjorb Sportirmn.
WALCOTT AGREES TO ANOTHER ENCOUNTER
Cluirnetorlstle 'nii emittloii llelneen
Three Colored riKlitern Mnleh
llnx lleen lArrniiwul llt-t v eeu
rit.sliiiiiiiiiin mill MmrUfji
Although Joo Wnlcott, tho "narbadosH
demon," has been figure of more or less
prominence In pugilistic circles (or the past
ten years, with u record of ups and downs
Incident to n pugilist's enner, ho haa, slnco
his defeat of Joo Choynskl, sprung to the
very" front of Interested speculation and dis
cission on ttie part of followers of llatlanla."
That light with Choynskl was surely n
peculiar 0110 In tho light of subsequent
events, and haa created moro general com
ment than any nffalr of a like naturo In
many moons. No ohe disputes that Choyn
akj whh defeated on tho level, and, aa Is
customary unler such circumstances, few
people havo any especial sympathy for tho
vanquished one, although It must ho ad
mitted that tho result of tho fight was mont
surprising, for Choynskl was picked on nit
Idea for tho winner.
The unusual Intercut created In this mill
arises from tho post-ring atntoiiienta mailo
by Choynskl nnd It la generally conceded
that Joo rondo u mlstako In attempting ex
planations. Ho stntca that ho was out of con
dition when he entered tho ring, having a
acverp attack of tho grip a well ns suf
fering with a broken rib. Th!, Instead of
creating sympathy for Choynskl, has aroused
considerable censure on the ground that If
ho wero bo Incapacitated ho should have
mado tho fart known In advance In order
to protect his friends who wero backing
their conlldcnco In his Hblllty to win the
match with any nmount of coin of the realm.
Thoro Is r.o mlHtnklng the fact that Choynskl
Is' tin adept exponent of tho principles of
flsllanla, nnd oven now has many frlonds
who bollevo him a hotter man than Wulrott.
Ills lntlmato friends, however, concede that
ho acted most Injudiciously In not accept
ing his defeut gracefully nnd waiting for
an opportunity to retrlovc his lost laurels.
When It la nilmlttod that Choynskl la a
goo) .lighter It must bo said, too, that Wnl
cott la by no means a novlco In tho nrtB of
th squared clrclo nnd the honors attendant
tlpon hl3 victory over Choynskl nro certainly
Justly dun him. O'llourko, Wnlcott'a mnnn
ger'.'haa agreed to glvo Choynskl another
chanco at tho Harbadocs product. Thla fair
proposition should put a stop to all the
bickering, nnd If Choynskl was really out of
condition when Wnlcott defeated him, ho had
bettor embraco tho opportunity for another
meeting, got rid of his caso of tho grip,
get his broken slat repaired, and show that
his former defeat waa a mistake.
Doan dat let me In to fight for de cham
pionship?" "It surely does." commented Len Wager,
"but, Joe, do you really think that prlzo
fighting Is an honorable pursuit? Haven't
you tomotlmes wished that you had adopted
a calling that was less rude, and mussy?"
"I doan know about dat. Mah folkcsos In
do Harbadoes dcy wanted to make a scholnrd
ob mo and I went to srbool for two, t'reo
weeks, but somehow moh head was too thick
to let the letters In. I gues dat's why deso
scrappers break dero mlts on mah cocoanut.
I would like to havo been a swell ragtime
playah, but I ain't got no moro chanco to bo
one now dan a rabbit. I think dat I would
havo madu a good playah If I'd 'a' started
right."
"Did you ever hit a white man as hard as
you could??" asked Clans. " 'Fere do Lawd.
I nebber did. I'm a scared to. ol see I vo
got a punch dat I nebber uses for fear dat
I'll kill do man in front of me. It's a mighty
gassy punch nnd If a black boy dun 1:111 a
white man ho'll get do rope hooks frown Into
him. Hut da punch ccrt'lnly am a frnzzler."
"Why don't ou dress up like (Jans? Hero
ho is. a fashion plate, and ) u look as
though you had been In n rough house.'
"I ain't stuck on dose clothes. I'm a savin
mah money. I notls dat when a flghtnh dun
gets broko ho's n bum and It's n lot worso
when n black boy gets on de slide. Now
I'm Jest a-hangln' on to mah little wad and
If dcy ever does put me out of do buslnc's
I'll havo do money. Den. If some guy says:
'Here's dat Joo Walcott, ho kaln't light.
He's a dead one,' nnd dcy come nnd tell me
about It I'll Jest laugh. and say:
" 'Who say dat? Why, dat no account man
Is a llghtah, ain't he?? I fought S3. Ho's
workln' at It yet, ain't, ho? .Well, you all
doan sco me working.' You see I'll haV the
Ian on 'em. (lib mo do ynllcr boya nnd
Cans ho kin hnb do glad rags."
register wo wero kindly told "ITep work ) OTonncll, llcrt Dunn; third base, Eddie
first and then university work afterward." ! "y: short stop. John Hankey; left fielder,
laboring under this thoroughly learned sp?ck nunuuri. ccmcr newer, lkiuiuu,
lesson wo look at the athletics of the t'nl- right fielder, Itel Oooley.
vcralty of Nebraska. Whcro shall wo begin
to mako them better? We havo all kinds of
fellows ready to tako part. Wo have a good
track man to train us nnd a good physical
director. What do we lack? it Is merely
tho co-operation of tho faculty and regent.
Tho athletic board requires that any per
son to havo a place on any athletic team
must bo registered for physical training,
which Is all right. On the other hand, how
ever, the faculty will only glvo credit for
thrco years' athletics, Including two years'
required drill, nnd will not let a student
register for physlrnl training after having
had tho two years' drill uud one of physical
training.
Hero wo eco a conflict; the athletic board
requires registration, tho faculty will not
register you. What 1 to bo done under such
circumstances? Tho fault docs not lay with
tho physical training department. Dr. Has
ting has worked hard to get certain measures
passed by tho faculty which when presented
to tho Hoard of Regents wero turned down.
Tho faculty would havo us develop, get on
tho team nnd make a record In ono year.
Tho regents would havo no athletics what
ever. What Is their object? Not to say
anything against tho other departments of
tho university, n college as largo as ours
Itliout well developed athletics Is at n
serious disadvantage, and men and women
seeking an education will go where good
thlctics aro maintained, l'crhapa the re
gents nro not aware that athletics keep up
the Interest of the Institution.
A UNIVKHS1TV ATHLETE.
Wnlcott'a next ring nppearanco will prob
nbly bo with Frank Chllda, tho Chicago
colored heavyweight. Immediately after
Walcott's victory over Choynskl his man
ager, Tom O'Hourke, Issued u challenge to
any heavyweight fighter. It was passed up
by all oxcept Chllda and O'llourko objects
to him, claiming that, tho Chicago black Is
not of aulllclcnt prominence to Justify a
moetjng with his protege. Chllda, howevor,
In looked upon In Chicago, where he Is best
known, n tho possessor of considerable
ability, ind tho match will likely 1h ar
ranged, nlthough It will bo limited In all
probability to u six-round exhibition.
A fight In which unusual Interest attaches
has been agreed upon between Tommy Uynn
and Jack Hoot. ArtlcUs of agreement wero
drawn up February 28, carh man consenting
to tho terms proposed, tho principal ones
being that onch shall weigh 100 pounds and
that tho contest shall come oft within thrco
montlu from tho tlmo tho nrtlclcs wero
signed, which would mako It not later than
tho last of May. Tommy Hyan line been In
tho ring a long tlmo nnd his record Is an
enviable one. In point of experience he haa
nway tho advantngo of Hoot. Tho latter,
however, occupies a unique petition In that
his record hns not been marred by a single
defeat nor a draw. He Is young In tho
business, but Is n level-headed, nervy fighter
nnd ought to glvo Hyan a run for his money.
ns well ns contributing his share to n fight
wnicn will undoubtedly go down Into pugil
istic history ns an event of much Importance.
BASE BALL DAYS AT HAND
11 Hi in cr Sport Will IIckIii llelore tlic
,iipm of ii Month llnne Hull linx
mIi of I.oenl Interest.
Now' that 'Win Harbadocs black Is tho,cen-'
ter of puglltxtic Interest tho following from
nn eastern Journal will bo read wU.li, somo
enjoyment: "I beat, dat white man good and
plenty,'' said Joo Walcott (o.Oeorgo Dixon
nnd Joo Cans ono nfternoon recently, when
ho nroso from his alumbora nnd proceeded
to pnek his grip for a trip to his Huston
homo.
" 'Deed you did, nnd I was mighty glad
to seo It," anawered Dixon. "I think, Joo,
that you havo a look in with Sharkey."
"Why, chile, I'd Just naturally eat dat nlr
Irishman all up If ho'd only fight me. He's
afraid, dnfs what. Ho dun drew do color
lino Just to get away frum mo. I got a
lino on deso hebblos. iXlah goodness, but dnt
Konskl whs n pljie. Gawge, r really did
hatn to hit him dat last good right-hand
wallop. It certainly was wrong." "Do you
think that you havo a chanco with Corbctt?"
asked n bystander.
"A chanst? Huh! On do lebbel, I ntn't
klddln' when I tell you dat If I ever did swing
deso breadwinners on dat long body I'd Jest
nntuhally bust him in two. Oh, Lordy, doan
nak mo to ebber go against nothln' harder
dan flat nlr dudo, Corbctt. I kin beat 'em
nil If they'll light me, but you aces how
dey drow tho color line. I guooa I'm a bad
nigger. I gues I kaln't light hebblea. I
guess dat las' fight doan gib mo no right to
box dat big Jclfrles. Konskl, ho dun box
a draw wlf Jeffries mid I beat Konskl.
FltzBlmmons and Sharkey have sensibly
resigned themselves to tho Inevitable and
ceased their demands for a nicotine with
Champion Jeffries, considering In lieu thereof
ma: a light between themselves would be
nbout tho proper caper and It la now certain
that such n match will come off. It
will undoubtedly bo a big card. Hoth
mon aro possessed of pugilistic degrees ap
proacning by way of comparison tho Hi.
D. s and LL. D.'s of literary channels
Each Is anxious to get a whack at Jeffries.
Fitzslmmons that ho may regain the cham
pionship' honors wrested from hlni bv Jef
fries, nnd Sharkey that ho may convince tho
public that Jeff's victory over him wns all
a mistaken notion on the part of the
umpire. If the failure to .bring about a
match between Jeffries nnd either of these
aspiring heavyweights Is responsible for
tho meeting between them It wero
well that It happened so. In all probability
tho fight betwoan Sharkey and Fitzslmmons
will result in the victory of one over tho
pthor. ,n thij being unlikely. . Tho .vlctqr
will havo abundant cjalni theufor a- match
with Jeffries, If ho bo then still champion.
This meeting between Fltoilmmons and
'Sharkoy will not bo their first. In 1890
tho two met in San Francisco, nnd Sharkey,
then a green hand at tho business and a
better sailor than a pugilist, won the fight
on a foul. Ho has improved mightily since
then, nnd It Is not presuming too much to
say unit ho will havo a Bhado tho better
of Fitzslmmons lu the) forthcoming match be
tween them. For It must bo romembored
that Fitzslmmons has not been advancing
with tho rapid strides characteristic of
Sharkey'j career. While Fitzslmmons may
think so hlmsolf. there arc few who believe
ho could havo stood up before Jeffries for
twenty-live rounds as did Sharkey, and even
at tho end havo nany consider that tho
light was a dray.-. Of tho two men Sharkey Is
undoubtedly the cleverer, but bo that aa It
may a match between them has created
moro Interest perhaps than any pugilistic
ovont scheduled for the near future.
Lcsh than a month from todny tho pre
liminary stages of the base ball season of
1000 will bo In progress. This being tho
caso It can readily be appreciated by tho
merest novlco lu tho business how busy
.Managers Keith nnd Hourkc and nil others
of tho promoters of tho national game In
Omaha are nt thla time. Hut out of tho
disorder occasioned by the necessity of look-
ng after so many things in so short n time,
nnglblo evidence Is already at hand Indi
cating that tho approaching season will be
the banner year In tho history of profes-
ional base ball In this city.
Only seconding tho Intense Interest felt by
ho local fans In tho personnel of the
Omaha team Is that taken In tho first exhi
bition games, when tho members of tho team
will gambol on tho green for their initial ap
pearance. Tho first gamo of thla character
is carded for April 7, when tho local pro
fessional team will cress bats with tho
Omaha Originals. This match will be In tho
naturo o a "benefit," and the local (manage
ment expects to derive from It n neat llttlo
sum with which to Inaugurate tho season
ONLY HALF A MAN
Thla U the Unfortunate and Deulor
able Condition at Thousand nt
IVi-noiim Who !) Not or Will Not
Avail Tliriuaelvpa oC the Only
Leitttlitinte Itrmedlal Acnt on
Uui-tli.
To err Is human and
to forulvo Is divine, but
humanity, through all
ogee, hns bein, and Is
yet, moro or les stub
born or skeptical re
curdlnfc the nccerttaiveo
of lang-estnblUthed facts
and unassailable truths.
The letters 1 receive Uslly
trom persons wiio pralso
my licit aro absolute
proor unit
DR. BENNETT'S
ELECTRIC BELT
Joo dans, tho colored lightweight, has two
fights on his hands within three days of
each other. Tho remnrkablo feature of till
is tho colored man's confidence In coming
out of hie battlo with Frank Erno for th
lightweight championship of tho world In
condition to permit n tight threo dayB lato
with "Chicago" Jack Daly. On March
tho lightweight championship fight between
Krno and Cans takes place, nnd Hans has
consented to a match with Daly on tho 26th
If the order of tho fights wero reversed It
would not seem bo strange, but Onns ex
hlblts all sorts of i.Milldence In his prowess
by treating the fight with Erne as such
small affair as to allow him to put up an
other battlo within threo days.
A number of tho lo?al sporting eontlngon
will go over to Des .Moines Wednoaday night
to witness n splendid program of fistic en
emintors to bo given In the Iowa capital at
that time.
Jamea J. Corbctt. Now York bonlfacc and
owhamplon heavyweight pugilist of tho
world, Is reported to bo In active tralnln
nt his qunrters for his light with champion
Jeffries .May 11. Coibett is pursuing hi
preliminary work with as much earnestness
ns though he really Intended to Introduce
himself to "Jeff" Insldo tho ropes. If the
mat( h Is on the level nnd it nmounts to
moro than the customary hnndBhnko and a
formal introduction by tho present champion
of a few of his sledgo hammer represent.-!
Has no peer, no rival,
nn rnmnptitnr It atnmlu
alone on Its supremo I tlnns to the presumptuous Now Yorker, tho
int.ru una riuH uDove CVCnt will bo entitled to classiiication as tn
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AMONG THE CHESS PLAYERS
One Seetlon of State Mnteli I'lnlMie
IM I'lny eliriiUii to He Tilted
.Knlimt .MIkIIimI.
During tho last week tho unfinished games
havo been completed In section A, second
annual tournament of tho Nebraska Chess
association. Tho players rank ns follows:
Won. 1jst.
1 A. Itasmiissen, South Omaha...
2. II. U. Hammond, Wymore 6'4
3. Lee l-Mwnrds, Lincoln V
1. I,. Owen, omalm I
5. Nelson I laid. D.itmebrog afc
fi. T. N. ll'artzell, Kearney 24
7. V. J. llnrron, Lincoln i
8. K, 11. Tyson, Nebraska uiiy.... 11 .
Totals 5" 5
Tho first four are prize winners, each being
entitled to n book on chess. Messrs. llns
mussen nnd Hammond enter tho final round,
competing for the correspondence champion
ship of Nebraska.
Some days ago Secretary De France of
tho Ncbrnskn Chess association sent a chal
lenge to tho Mississippi State Chess associ
ation to piny a match by correspondence, six
to ten players on a side. A favorable re
sponse has been received from M. D. Mc
(Irath, Hrookhavcn, Miss., president of tho
Mississippi association, and preliminary -ar
rangements will bo completed as soon as
possible.
W. W. Wyckoft of York has applied for
membership In tho Nebraska association.
Leo iKdwnrds of Lincoln has accepted (
pcBltlon at Logan, la., and tho Nebraska
association thus loses n valuable member.
An Omaha chess enthusiast has undcrtnken
tho task of organizing a local club for prac
tice In tho royal gamo and offers member
Bhlp to all lovers of chess on exceptionally
favorablo terms. Tho enthusiast has ee
cured the use of convenient quarters In a
laigo downtown hotel, where rent, heat and
light may be had gratis, tho proprietor wish
Ing to have his hostelry known ns chess
headquarters. All persons Interested arc In
vlted to notify tho chess editor of Tho Hce
when a meeting will bo called and an or
ganlzatlon offected. Tho only expense which
It will bo necessary for tho proposed club to
meet will bo In tho mutter of boards nnd
pieces.
Tho International chers match will bo en
tered ukiii In two weeks for tho Newnes
trophy. Twice havo the Americana won,
and as many times have tho Hrltons been
victorious. Two successive triumphs, how
ever, have not boen scored by either side,
America won last March, and If It can fol
low that success with it wo others the trophy
will rest on this side of tho Atlantic pur
mnnrntly.
Scoro of gamo played nt table No. G
proper when It begins May 1. Tint Omaha rillsbury's blindfold exhibition nt Lincoln
peoplo will patronize It largely there Is no
doubt. The ntteudauco assuredly will not bo
conflucd alono to the enthusiastic fans, but
will Include representatives of all Omaha,
who will take this means of encouraging tho
local team to deods of huroism and victory In
tho pennant race of tho season. The mem
bers of tho Omaha club will bo 011 tho
ground a week prior to this gamo and will
have had sufficient practice to mako n fair
r.howing for thenwelv Tho Originals, too.
expect to divide Iiohl. and local pride with
their more pretentious contestants and are
practicing even now for tho gamo.
In which W. K. Hardy of Lincoln Fecurci!
n drawn game:
FALKHEBIt COUNTER OA.MH1T.
White-Pill jbuiT. Iilnck-1 lurdy.
written contracts to play In Omaha. It cer
tainly seems after the many futile attempts
we tune made to get a gamo In Omaha
with theau that thoro Is a strange lack of
ambition, to F.iy the least, on the part of a
cam that sets itself up as tho champion
Wo consider basket ball a most gentlemanly
sport and ono which should be carried on
with the utmost fnlrncss and good fellowship.
W. J. Monaghan, Captain Omriha Y. M. C.
A. Hasket Hall Tcim.
CURES
W
AK
MEN
FREE
ACROSS THE WHIST TABLES
Score of nn I! piiIiih' I'lny nt
(liimlin ('lull I'oliitem oil
n I'rolty Drill.
the
Tho Omaha Whist club held an Interesting
session on Wednesday evening. Martin and
llalley held tho high scoro for North nnd
South by 11 largo margin. Hlcbardson and
Wessells were tho leaders on tho East and
West side, Tho scoro was as follows!
NORTH AND SOUTH.
Mnrthi ntiil Itiillev lil
Ogden uud Outhrle lfil
Jordan and Llndsey ll
antes and Huyd 1W
KAr A.NU BST.
Hlchardson and Wessells M
Itoillek nnd Clarke 151
Coul.int und Drinker 1GI
Dewey and Hceson m
Send Nam& and Address To-day You Can
Have It Free and be Strong and
Vigorous for Life.
INSURES LOVE AND A HAPPY HOME.
IN THE WHEELING WORLD.
Now that the League of American Wheel-
nun has divorced Itself from racing, every
attention will be glveu tho other branched
of work mapped out by the management.
Most Important of theso Is the highway im
provement department, which bus charge,
of tho goJd roads movement inaugurated by
the league nearly twenty years ugo. Tho
league has mada rapid strides In this move
ment, particularly during the past year,
but tho racing question ban rellccted upon
this ns upon nil other departments, tho
belltf being dlssemlnuted that none of tho
branches of lenguo work could be mndo ef
fective until tho racing question was settled.
Tbo mctit Important work accomplished
last year wns 'the holding of many good
roads conventions lu various states, tho in
traduction of highway Improvement meab
uies In many of the suto legislatures and
tho evolution of the movement to national
proportions, as wns evidenced by tho bill
introduced In congress calling for an appro
priation of $.",000,000. Constitutional amend
ments were carried In Michigan nnd Minne
sota, and a large nmount of education on
tho subject was circulated by the. league.
All of thla work will be continued during
tho present year, but upon a much larger
scalo than heretofore.
Following this gamo soveral Interesting
exhibitions arc scheduled for the month of
April in advance of tio opening of the regu- ( J J:FX,,'V
. ti ', I 1 1 - . I. . v..i 1...' ! 'M'O.
Indians, who have played baso ball with tho , 21 n-IC 3.
ability of professionals for many seasons, ( si-S'
will try conclusions with their "palo face ' "iK-Kt'su
brethren" of tho Omaha tribe nt Nonpareil 25-P.KH 3.
park. April 24 tho Mluneapolla American jj
League team will tarry In Omaha long 2sn.f1 n'
to glvo the locals a tasto of profes- ' 29-P-H 4.
ni-r-Kt s.
32- P X P.
33- R.Q 7 oh
34- K X HP.
S5K-U sq.
enough
slonal ball. It Is expected that dates will also
bo closed with Kansna City and .Milwaukee.
On April 10 and 11 tho locals will enjoy n
llttlo Jaunt to Lincoln, where two guinea will
be played with tho State university team.
Nonpareil park, where tangled underbrush
nnd wild flowers havo held cnrnlval during
tho spring and summer for several years
except when nn occasional baso ball gamo or
picnic relieved tho prevailing monotony,
lias been converted Into n vcrltablo beehlvo
of Industry. As tho result of this an elegant
new grandstnnd and bleachers will soon be
eomploted to provide accomodations for tho
multitudes expected to witness the Western
leagiiu games this scaeon. Unless the pres
ent plensant weather should undergo a
change grading of tho park will begin tomor
row and other Improvements contemplated
will bo rushed to early completion.
Terry McOovorn must be provldod with
better material to clnsh with than Ocar
! Gardner or his meterorlc enrcer will em!
' The bout Friday night between these tw
, little men terminated exactly a everyone
I knew It would, tho only question being tho
number of rounds Cardner could stay
! That he Insted Into tho third Is of Itself
1 worthy of note and indicates that he was In
better condition than when Tommy Whlto
hestcd htm In their recent match at Chl.ago.
Mitiovorn has about exhausted tho pos
sibility of further fights tn his class, and
will either hne to reft contented with hold
ing tho featherweight championship until
some new "wonder springs into existence
all consultation. ,11,. ""r""," or run 1110 long cuanco oi memiug iigmcra
"".wo" ullt,a,&m outsldo his class and consequently be lmn.it-
most nowerful Helt In the world ! tho capped In any such match ho may nsreo
only ono that has or can have soft, silken unon
Jwby BponKe. water-charKed Electrodes I 1
ht cannot bum and blister the llesh. .Tin r-xro ci r AID OI AV
rwSr."h!,7'.w;hlch ' th0 KrcBtMt boon ATHLETES ASK FAIR PLAY
".ex vouchsafed to man, Is given freo to
mala pure haacrti of my Ilelt. Now us ..... . .
cood Juilemont. ihlnu -V5 1 Sli lniient Heiriilnllnii lit Hie nl-
t erlt' Are Snlil lo lln llllKlileil
Field Manager W. A. Rourke of the local
toam returned tho first of tho week from
Chicago with a "smile that was congenial."
Ho had succeeded In landing three clover
professional players and filed nway contracts
already signed and witnessed in Secretary
Danny Taylor's strong box. Mr. Ilourke ex
perienced but llttlo difficulty In securing
theso desirable men and this fact Indicates
the opinion hold of the new league by the
substantial, reliable ball players of the coun
try. Tho mon whom Manager Itourko signed
while in Chicago are "Hilly- Hughes, John
Hankey nnd William Gleason. They are a
trio of babe balllsts of whom tho local fans
will havo reason to be proud. Each of them
stands high In tho list of clever performers
on the Held and at tho bat. Hughes Is one
of tho best pitchers that has over twirled a
ball on tho diamonds of the Chicago City
league, with which organization ho has
played for several seasons. Ho Is n physical
giant, standing six feet two Inches, and
weighs 173 pounds. Hesldes having remark
ably good control of the ball, ho has it mar
velous speed nnd Is a past mastor In tho art
of delivering weird, uncanny curves. It Is
no flattery to young Hughes to Bay that he
has many of tho strong points professionally
that Ames Itusle, tho celebrated (llant. im
scsses. If Hughes comes up to expectations
ho ought not only bo the stnr pitcher of the
Omaha aggregation, but of the entire league.
John Hankey, another member ot the trl
umvlrato Hourko secured while In Chicago,
Is i fast Infleldor. playing the dllueult posi
tion of shortstop with almost ns much clev
erness as Herman Long, tho lloston wizard.
Hankc)' is a young MIow. 2 years old, but
Is level-headed and fleet-footed, a happy
combination of tho two extremes, which war
rants tho belief that he Is a sure comer.
Hankey Is also a good hitter nnd has mado
somo mighty good history for hinnelf during
his baso ball career.
William deacon l.i n pitcher who has had
wido oxperlcnco nnd comes hlslily recom
monded. Manager Hourko considers him nn
Important find and rxpretses his obligation
to Kit Fear, an oiu-timo omaua favorite,
t ....,. 1.1, , nnM in fllnnann
lur miiiiib . v..vv..
1-P-K 4. " 1P-K 4
2- P-KH 4. 2-P-Q 4 (a).
3- P x QP. 3-P.K 5.
4- P-Q 3 (b). 4-Kt-Kll 3.
C-P x P. fi Kt X KP.
R-Q-K 2. M'-KH I.
7-QKt-Q 2. 7-Q x P.
R-P-KKt 4. R-ll-K 2.
9-H-Kt 2. 9-Castlcs.
10 P X P. 10 H-U fi -h.
11 K-Q q. 11-Q X P.
12- Q x Kt. 12 Q x P.
13- Q x Q. 13 It x Q.
14- Kt (Q 2)-H 3. 11 It-K fi.
15 Kt x H. lfi It x Kt.
10 KMC 2. ir-Kt-H 3.
17-H-Q fi ch. 17-K-H sq.
IS 11 X ivl. jn I X IJ.
lO-'TC-Q G CM. .
. 20-IMt fi.
21- It-K q.
22- IUKt 5 oil.
St-H-H su ell.
21-It-Qn 5.
'.'.n-Kn .
2011 x UP.
27-It B fi) X I
2S-U x IV
23- P-OH I.
30- P-KIt 3.
31- K-It 2.
32- P x P.
31-K-Kt 3.
31 U-Kt 7 ch.
3j Drawn by
ment.
(n) This ivcthod of declining the King's
gnmblt Is retrnrded as rather bold, but it
not Infrequently gives the second player a
pood nttni'k. Hlnck's third move decides
whether the game shall be a Fnlkbeer
counter gambit (..P-K 6); frequently the
game continues, 3..P x P; 4. Kt-KB 3,
lt-0 3. etc.
(I White here may play U-Kt ." eh., or
Kt-QH 3; but the text move Is considered
snfest.
According to Leslie's Weekly manufactur
ers of bicycles are confident thnt "thla will
be tho greattst year for their business that
this country has ever seen, nnd thojr eonli
denco Is based on tho Blzo of the orden
already received. Hlg orders from the wcat
have been booked. Good roads In tho
prairie districts and tho prosperity of tbo
farms account for it. While the well-paved
cities or tho east and west .ire pretty well
supplied with machines, countless farm lads
In tho agricultural regions of tho wejt
and south are having their first experlenco
wiUi tho bicycle, and this development of
tho trndo bids fair to reach enormous pro
portions In 1900. A well known bicycle ex
pert figures that for ovcry mile of good
road constructed a salo of from ton to
twenty bicycles In its vicinity can bo ex
nnnieii. For a time there was a fear that
! .....kii ,-,,,,. Inli.rfern with
lllO UUIUUIUUHU
the bicycle business. On tho contrary, Its
effect has apparently bcon to stimulate tho
movements of the wheel."
agree-
TOUR OF BASKET BALL TEAM
Aaioolntlon I'Iiij.th Will A'InII
SmiUimer Stule HoiiiirIihii
Itepllex to Andre rat ii.
the
The Young Men's Christian association
basket ball team will leave next week on a
southern tour, during 'which the five will
piny tho association teams nt Kansas City
nnd Topcka, tho Hascall Indians at Lawrence
and tho Kansas university. Tho game as
played In that section of tho country differs
In several Importnnt respects from the
methods In vogue In Omnha nnd an Inter
pretation of tho rules will bo necossary be
foro any contest can be satisfactory.
When the Kansas team played in Omaha
one weok ago It won by a margin of two
points through Its ability to "hug," a
practlco which local pluyers say Is forbidden
by tho rules of tho game. Doth the umpires,
Messrs. Naysmlth and Russell, wero Kunsas
men nnd held that no foul had been com
mitted when ono of their players throw his
nrm around a runner and brought him to a
halt. Tho Omaha players wero only rep
resented nmong tho officials by u reforee,
who was powerless to call a foul.
Dr. Naysmlth. who originated tho game
seven years ago while In a Young Men's
Christian ' association training school at
Springfield, Mass., naturally felt that ho was
qualified to rule upon what properly might
bo regarded as p. foul. Tho lo?al partisans
point out, however, that Blnce Dr. Nay
smith's departuro from Springfield the gania
has goue Into tho hands of a committee
which, with tho assistance of tho physical
director, Dr. Oullck, has drawn up a code
ot rules.
A question of- economy In administration
has led to an amendmont of tho state con
stitution of the League of American Wheel
men which is designed to regulate tlie salary
of tho secretary-treasurer tro that It Is pro-
nnrtloned to tho membership nun income.
Tho amendment Is one proposed by tho com-
mlttoo that Is revising the constitution ana
i.vinwn and Is very distinct from one pro
posed by I. B. Potter. The new law will fix
tho salary of the Incumbent at 10 cents Tor
everv member with the proviso that he shill
never receive lesa than $1,000 per year nor
moro than $2,500.
Colonel Cieorge Pope ways that cyclists
(Tirrtncbout the country nro taking an un
iini interest In the side-path movement.
"What wo want Is side paths everywhere
thrminhniiL tho United States," ho says,
"and I bcllovo they, can be had if cyclists
n nt. it in the right way. Ot course, every
nvniit knows that there should bo no notes
elty of their .being directly taxed for such a
nrnvialnn qh cood roads. There Is no reason
why roads all over this country should not
bo ns smooth aB tue top oi a oiiuaru lumc,
th,. fnrt. remains thnt they nre not. which
brings us face to face with tho question of
how they are to bo made so.
"Wbero tho farmers or residents on a
road are of ono mind It Is a simple mutter to
bring about on Improvement in tue roauwaj.
Whero those personH nro thoroughly con
tented with the condition of the road and Its
facilities, though theso nro poor, there Is
nnthlmr to be done in tho direction of n gen
eral movement. Let each look after his own
vrhlcloflnd at'thlti point the side-path move
ment suggests Itself as a solution to tho
nrnblom as far as the cyclists aro concerneu
If tho farmer thlnktt that the rough road Is
better for hlB wngon let him by all means
retain tho rough road and travel over 11
tho cyclist can get along without him by
building a sido path.
"It la pretty generally agreed that this Is
going to be a great year in cycling. Most
authorities say that It will surpass or at
least equal 1898 In bicycling Intercut and
snlrlt. If it does thero will be n new im
petus given to the building of good roads aH
well as Bldo paths.
Proper caro of tho chain of tho wheel Is a
thing that Is too often neglected. That the
chain Is not kept clean nnd well lubricated
often leads to breakdowns thut cause much
worrlment. particularly when Ihey occur
miles away from home or tho nearest repair
man. Somo cyclists argue that all that Is
necdod In a covering of somo kind and that
In this way tho chain can always be kept
clean and well lubricated. It Is, however,
Just aa easy lo keep tho chain In good order
without enclosing It In a cnnin case, o
which thero aro very few on tho markot that
unswer tho purpose.
A cyclist who Is over careful ot his
'mount" goes over every part of the marhlno
after overy long ride. Tho chain Bhould bo
cleaned as frequently ns any other part and
bo lubricated frequently. Many
I Tow any man may quickly cure himself
after years of suffering from sexual weak
ness, lost vitality, night losses, varlmccie,
etc, and enlarge smnll, weak orzans to
full size nnd vigor. Hlmply send your namo
nnd address to Dr. L. W. Knupp. I3J1 Hull
11UI1CI nu. Detroit. Mleli., una bo win glamy
send tho free receipt with full directions1,
so that any man may easily cure himself
nt home. This Is certainly a most gen
erous offer, and tho following extracts
taken from his dally mall show what men
minx or ins generosity.
Dear bur: Plisisn accent my sincere
thanks for yours of recent date. 1 havo
siven your treatment u tliorouirli test anil
1j. W. KNAPP. M. D,
hiut completely braced me up 1 nm Just
as vigorous as when n boy and you cannot
realize how hny:y I nm."
"Dear Sir: -Your nirlliod worked beauti
fully. Results were exactly what I needed.
Strength nnd vigor have completely re
turned und enlargement Is entirely satis
factory."
"Dear Sir: -Yours wns received nnd t hud
no trouble In making use of the receipt us
directed and can truthfully fiiy It Is n
boon to weak men. 1 am greatly Improved
lu Blzo, stienzth nnd vliror."
All correspondence Is strlrtly eonfldint1al.
mailed In nlaln. waled unvelone. The re
ceipt Is free for tho asking and h want
tho benefit has been extraordinary. It 1 everv man to have IU
Chainless Bicycles,
860.00
There are a good many different stvlos of Chainlets Whwlf on the market,
but only n very few are practical and huve stood the tost. Tho STUULINO
and SPALDING stand the highest among the chnlnlesH wheels. Tho gearings in
both of the.o are the best there U on tho market. The gearing Is in the renter
of the frame Instead of on one Hide. Thnt Is why those chainless are superior
to any chainless on the mnrket today. Iteguhir road chulnless. $00.00. Special
light chainless, $7D.00. Come In and look them over.
High Grade Chain Bicycles, $30 to $35.
Why should you pay $ 10.00 to ."i0.00 for a bk-yc le when we are selling sii'ii
high grade wheels an the SPALDING for $35.00. A few STKKLINC.S left for
$33.00, IIACYOLK. $35.(10, MANSON. $32.00, MONAHCII. $30.00. The specials
are $40.00 to $50.00. We have other new wheels as low as $15.00. We sell
Ulcyiics less than nnv one for the samo grade of goods.
Tires for $2.25, $2.50 and $3.00. Ilcpalrlng and supplied.
OMAHA S
Corner Kitli nnd Chicago Sts.
IVGLE GO.,
lid. T. Mcydcn, .Mgr.
.
J5ilcG Wagons
Buggies
Cavvla xc s
Concords
llmetons
Spring Wagons--lnrm
Wagons
Just rocelved two carloads of theBe
fine vehicles.
2.10 Sfl9 model $40.00
World Bicycles
as long aa they last for
$30.00
Other wheels from $19.00 up. Sec
ond hand wheels from $5.00 up. Call
and exaniluo them.
H. JS. Fredrickson
Jfjth and Hodnc.
PhonG 31G1.
T
Outdoor Spurt.
The remarkable rapidity with which af
fair In tbo Omaha club hivo moved nlong
slnco tho Des Moines meeting of the leaguo
ninirnntes establishing beyond it ncradven-
turo tho stability of tho organization certainly ! high atandord for clean play and
demonstrates the splendid managerial ability
ot his highness, Colonel nuchanan Keith,
nnd 'Major William Algernon Hourko, next
In command. Almost thcaentlrn team has
now been signed and thero Is not ono player
selected whoso past experlenco does not
oarnfully Let me nx you up whole and
pound again. Don't be half a man Now is
today " lon:er' Cn" or wrlte
Dr. BENNETT !"
Koonia 18 In 111, Dniutlns IIIopU, On p.
Ilurilru', Corner luth nnd Do duo
St... OMAHA, Mill,
U t T Al C Itmtlin. .
p. m. Sundy-l'rom 10:5 a, m. to 1 p. ia. vlco was presented, for when we went to Firet bje, John Hebsman; second bac, Jack
LINCOLN. March 10. To tho Sporting
Kdltor of Tho Hee' "How can we develop
our athletics?" That question Is sprung on ' Justify tho opinion that ho win perform per
tho students about twice every h inrster . fectly satisfactory work on tho Omaha team.
Tho professors have always told us, even Tho team ns now organized Is as follows:
when wo first entered the High school that 1 Catchers Thomas Hess, William MeCaus
to bucccsM wo must begin at the bottom, i land, Kd Lauzon. Pitchers Jack Hurrcll,
When wo entered the university the same ad- Hilly Hughes. Iluy Potter, Harry Newmuyer
The association basket ball team expects
to play tho University of Nebraska flvo on
March 21, nnd establish If possible Its claim
to the championship of the state. The team
lays Us defeat at Lincoln to tho cxcosslvo
slzo of the floor nnd tho peculiar chnractor
of tho goals and nets, none of which nro
said to 'bo authorized by tho ruUn. Itegard
lug tho charge of rough play mado by tho
Lincoln captain, an Omaha player replies aB
follows:
OMAHA, March 3. To tho Sporting Editor should
of Tho He": LaBt Sundny your columus I cycllsto ndvocnto dipping u chain Into boll
contained a letter .from Captain Androeson ' lng mutton tallow, so that every link ho
of the University of Nebraska basket ball ' comes thoroughly lubricated. Good lubrlcat
team. In tho course of his, remnrks he rotors lug oil, however, has n bettor effect, as
to "tho foot ball tactics of tho Omaha tuam." I mutton fat or tallow contulns certain por
Wo nro at a loss to understand the causo ' lions ot acids and glycerldes. It the chain
of this thoroughly unjust attack. We bo- . U not thoroughly cleaned frequently, nfter
llcvo wo are not going beyond tho truth In lubrication with anlmul fat, It will In a
saying that tho Omaha team nnd Its coach short tlmo turn green with verdigris, show-
have had as much to Ho wiui establishing n lng that tho metal is Doing ouecieu.
a strict
observance of tho rules us any team In tho ! Ouo of tho first requisites for woman blcy-
state. Wo would bo entirely willing tn dor, writes Dr. Sarah Haekett Stevenson
submit tho question as to which team) In Leslie's Weol'.ly, whether tho rider bo
played tho cleaner gamo lo a Jury of tho dollcato or strong, Is moderation. Hiding
officials who have served In our games with for pced subverts tho end of tho exercise
It Is llko rowing or running or doing any
way It was necessary that a mnn Bhould
wear tho garb of a circus clown In order tn
rldo a wheel. In tho nast yr or two the
women have come nobly to the rescue In tho
mnttcr of gontiol dress. Tho short hair,
tho bloomer and tho chow ing gum well nigh
disappeared. Tho plain cloth, medium
length, medium width gown Is no hindrance,
and has tho further advantiigo and economy
of being a good ralny-duy gown for walking.
Another crnontlal la to lenrn how to rldo.
.Many aru riding without this knowledge.
Thero nro few mechanical principles to be
observed. One Is to have tho gearing bo
arranged ns to havo tho pedal on n level with
tho foot when tho foot Is extended. Another
Is to havo tho saddle so placed as to bring
tho weight of tho body dlitctly over the
pedal when tho latter la at Its lowest point.
Still another is to lower the handlebars suffi
ciently to allow the body to bend forw-arj
slightly from tho hips not stooping from
tho shoulders, thereby compressing the
lungs. Nearly all beginners bend the splim
backward from the hips. As a ruin, young
children, If tho gearing Is correct, tako tho
normal position.
Hesldes tho highly Importnnt question of
saddle Is that of tho' wheel Itself. It must
bo thoroughly well made, of tho best ma
terial, and It must not be too light. Too
light a wheel gains no momentum to spcalt
OI, WI1IIU lllu JiUIIIlK illiu wuiuuuu mt; ivijt i
disagreeable, If not Injurious. Thero must j
bo a certain weight und solidity. Finally
tho wheel, by Its economy of money and I
Nebraska Cycle Co.
Cor. 15th anil Harney.
S!:.AN" BICYCLES
Stearns
Kii nihil r
II.II III'H
Columbia
Wolf A met ! ii n
$40.00
$50.00
$25 00 FOU A I.IOAUI'K
$1300 FOIl A N1CW WllKHL COMPLBTB.
Wo have no iiKonlH.
We piiy no commission
but we sell Da via, Sin
ger. Stuudnrd nnd
Domestic Machines
und Drop Head Ma
chines as low ns
$10 00. J
the university.
Further, let us say one. word about tho tting elso for spend. It finally conquers tho .tlmo, permits tho rldor to avail himself nt
manner In which tho university hag won conqueror nnd tho most sickening, harrow- I nfw scones and places, giving pleasurablo
Its so-called championship ot the state. For lng eight is tho continuous race
Second-Hand Machines, from $1.00 up.
Monday only
We rent Machines- 75c per week. We sell
sensations, tho absence of which In exercise par'B for every inaiiilno Manufactured,
two year college men have refuted to met Another essential, especially for women, Is for tho sake of halth nlono is the rcauon
an opposing team except Hi Ub own gym- an appropriate dress, and there la no law why health seldom rmpmnls lo tho call of
naslum. whero eycry pnsslbln .advantage Is agulnst a mun nlbo being appropriately such purfuti'tory exercise. Tho heart U not
with the homo team, Twice It baa broken drcsecd. The writer never could understand lu It, ;
Wc rent and tell Typewriters.
Geo. E. Mickel, Manager