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ROOTERS GATHER ON RAW 3reat American Handicap Draws Immense j Conoourse of Expert. TOUR HUNDRED ARE SURE TO START Lara-rat Eatry Llil la HUlorr of Classic Exit Await, tall af Referee ea Seat WrJm , oar Moral. Tli occasion of the tenth annual Grand American Handicap, which will occur at Kansas City thU wwk under the auspices cf the Interstate association, will be one memorable to shooter the country over a the greatest ever held, and an especial pride to western gunners as the first time this affair has been brought away from New York City. The growth of this even: aince Its inception in 189S la most Inter esting. The first handicap was held at Dexter park, near New York City. There vera but tweaty-tbree contestants, this number being all that were entered. R. A. Welch, at twenty-eight yards, took first; Captain N. E. Money, at the aame distance, was second. There were bo atralghts shot. The handicap next year was In the same locality, with fifty-four entrlea, all of whom contested. T. W. Morphy was first from the twenty-elght-ysrd line, while Captain Money waa again second, being placed this time at thirty yards. Morphy shot two straight. In 19I the handicap was taken to Wiflard Park, also near New Tork City. J. O. Meesner shot three atralghts and took first out of fifty-eight contestant of sixty one entries. J. A. R. Elliott of Kansas City was pulled back to th thlrty-three-yrd line, but made second place.- O. R. Dickey, at twenty-nine yards, took first in 189". The contest was held at Elkwood Tark, another New York shooting place. B. Glover was second from the thirty-yard line. There were 109 entries, and 105 or these shot at the birds. Each year entries continued to increase, thera being 146 In 1897. T. A. Marshall, with twenty-eight yards range, waa first, and made on straight. This event was at Elkwood Park, and there were 133 con testaata. In 1898, again at Elkwood Park, 197 men faced the traps out of 207 entrlea. E. D. rulford, with twenty-nine yards, shot nlna straights and took first place, while O. W. Loam is of Omaha was a close second at twenty-eight yards. In 1899 the handicap was once more at Elkwood Park, and the entrlea Jumped to 278. Of these 26S shot In the events, and T. A. Marshall made six atralghts and first place at twenty-nine yards. C. M. Grimm was second at the aame distance. Interstate Park waa the cena of the next handicap. H. D. Batee waa first at twenty-eight yards, and J. R. Malona aecond on the same mark. Batea shot eight straights and there were 211 runners out of 224 entries. Another slight falling off occurred in tha number of en tries In last year's handicap, again at Inter state Park. B. C. Griffith made twenty-two atratghta at twenty-eight yards and won first hojors, with J. I. D. Morrison second at twenty-nine yards. There were 222 en tries and too contestants. When the first handicap shooter steps to position next Wednesday .at Kansas City It Is expected that fully 299 will be ready to follow him. All plana are now. completed. The -handicap committee will announce .Its rating just as soon as entries can be gath ered and sorted. John M. Lilly of Indian a polls la chairman of the committee and with nlm are C. W. Budd of Dea Moines, Chrla Gottlieb of Kansas City, Low is Er- hardt of Atchison and Arthur Gandel of Cincinnati. Elmer E. Shaner. -manager of the Interstate association. Is Secretary of this committee, but has no' tote In the handicapping. The committee has been at work since last Thursday and Is scheduled to announce Its results today. Omaha la represented among the official refereea by Henry 8. McDonald. The others are W. D. .Bleger of Kansas City, E. P. friebee of Des Moines and J. O. Smith of Algona. Ia. The conditions of the handicap are twenty five birds, 126 entrance, birds extra, high guns, not clasa shooting, handicaps from twenty-five to thirty-three yards. Fifteen Hundred dollars la guaranteed to the three high guna and all In excesa of the puree will be divided according to the number of ntrlra received. First high gun gets 1600 and the sterling silver trophy, while $500 goes to the aecond gun and 1400 to the third. Shooting in the handicap will begin at a'clock on Wednesday morning, April 1 It will continue through Thursday and Friday tin til finished. Many other events are scheduled for the meet both before and after the. handicap and altogether probably two weeka will be consumed In shooting through the entire card. An interesting race will be tha console tlon handicap, sixteen birds, 110 entrance, high guna, blrda extra. Winners of money In the aand American Handicap will have eoe yard added to the official handicap fo this event. Then comes the Jackson county aweepatake. twelve birds, 17 entrance, fol Sent Free to Free Trial Package) of this New Dis corcry Mailed to Every Man Sanding Mama and Address . Quickly Rcstorca Strength x s and Vigor. Free trial packages of a most remark able remedy are being mailed to all wbo Write the Rtat MmtlrwJ Institute. Thev aareeV ae many men who had battled for W I lOBINSO.K. M. D C. ML. Medical Director rears asainat the mental and chrsloal suf lertag of loettnanhood that the Institute 1. decided te distribute free trial packa ges to all wbo writ a It Is a borne treat ment and ail nun who suffer with any form oT sexual weakness resulting from toulhful follv. nremature lose of atrenata and memory, wee back, varicocele, er emaciation or parts can new cure inenv ealvea at home. The remedy has a peculiarly grateful ef- reot or waroitn ana eeeme to act airen to the desired location lvlna atrenath and Sevelopment Juet where It la needed. It Jure ail ine ius ana trouoiee mat come rom years of mlauae of the natural func Ion and has been an absolute success In all eases. A request to the State Medical Institute, T70 Elaklron building. Ft. Wayne lad., stating that you desire one of their free trial packages will be complied with promptly.' The Institute Is deelroue of teaching that great rlaas of men who are unable to leave home to be treated and the free sample will enable them to see aow easy It le to be cured of eesual wttk aeea when tbe i. roper remedies are em ployed. The Inalltute makes no restric tions.. Any man who writes will be sent a free eajnple, carefully sealed la a plain package ee that He ewctpteat need have no teat ef embaraeeinetkt Of publicity. Read ers are ruaiea to write without 4eiat . Men. V i lowed by the Mlsaourl sweepstakes, eight birds. 15 entrance. The Western sweep stakes la another twelve-bird. 17 entrance affair and the regular card closet with ths Auld Lang Syne sweepstakes of alxteen blrda at $10 entrance. On Saturday, when the last three eventa will occur, only twe aeta of traps will be used. Fonr Beta will run through the handicap, five trapa to a set. Previous to the handicap there is sched uled for Monday the Blue River Park Intro ductory, an eight-bird, $5 entrance shoot, and the Kansas City sweepstakes, a twelve bird, $7 matter. On Tuesday comes the Nltro Powder handicap of alxteen blrda at 110 entrance. All handicap eventa carry a rating of from twenty-five to thirty-throe vards. while the number of moneys Into which the purses will be divided will be determined by the number of entries re ceived. All events not handicapped will be thirty yards' rise. Birde are alwaya extra, rn no event save the Grand American Han dicap will ties be shot off. Twelve-gauge Is the top limit on the slse of guns at this meet and thsy must not weigh more than eight pounds. The use of smaller bore will not be taken into consid eration In the handicapping. In order to ex pedite the shooting a contestant missing three birds In any event except the Grand American Handicap will be dropped out, but will be called up to shoot In case he has a chance to win any portion of the purse. DICKY BIRD GUfCLUB PLANS Sew Oraaalsatiea at Amslesr Starts- aura Reasy ta Osea Its Hradanarters. The Dicky Bird Gun club will celebrate the opening of Its new grounds east of Krug's park next Saturday afternooa by a shooting carnival, ending with a banquet In the evening. The members of the club are mostly new to the game, but they are enthusiastic and Intend to stick at the work till they become experts. Refresh ments will be served at the opeaibg and all are Invited to come and witness the sport and take part In the festivities. A comfortable club house Is to be a feature of the new grounda. Thla will have a wide porch, all around it and will prove an ideal loafing place, as the location is the highest around, commanding a view of all the country about, including Florence lake, Cut Off lake and the Missouri river. Every breese that blows will strike there. All provisions for trap shooting have been perfected. There Is a blind and a shooters' walk, and shooting will be due northeast, with a clear aky and an unobstructed view all about, thus greatly facilitating the sport. During the hot months an awning will cover the shooters' platform. Regular club shoots will be held on the first, and third Saturdays of each month with the privilege of shooting a club score on the following day. There will be prac tice work every Saturday and Sunday after noon. A record of all regular shoots will be kept, and on January 1 next the shooters will be classified from their total records and a final shoot for trophies will take place. SMITH AND FORBES MATCHED Omaha's Colored Feather Will Meet One of Clalmaata of Chaanplon ahlp of Class. It seems Impossible that any fistic In fusion will be Injected into the local sport lug atmosphere before the mill aeheduled to occur between Halcb Smith, the colored featherweight of Omaha, and Clare nte Forbes of Chicago, who insists that) he Is featherweight champion of the - world. Whatever justice may really attach to these claims made by Forbes is immaterial, aa it is a clnoh that he ia one of the few top men of his weight now fighting and would be worth aeeing anywhere against an op ponent ae worthy as Smith has proved him self to be. April Is the month chosen for this match, but that Is about aa near as a date can be announced at thla time. Thla ia because of a dispute between the managers of the two principals regarding the weight. Smith Is a atrong 120-pound man, while Forbes goes some lower and wishes a 118-pound weigh ing clauee in the articles. One or the other will undoubtedly give In, however, for each Is anxious to make the match. Smith's backers are Just aa confident that their man's terrific punches and sturdy brain work will be efficient against Forbes aa they have been in all his previous fights. The colored boy at present is in Hot Springs, Ark., where he expected to pick up several battles, but so far things are coming rather alow down there and he wtll gladly return and fight before his friends In Omaha. It ahould prove a furious en counter from the start, not only because of the ten-round limit, but also because each man has a reputation for taking no account of time. Billy Rhodes, the lanky welterweight who made ao many friends at his first appear ance before an Omaha sporting assemblage at Washington hall In bis match with Frank Collier, Is framed up for a battle thla week which will be a much tougher proposition. On next Friday night he will ?jht Otto Sleloff of Minneapolis. Sleloff la one of the beat known of modern welterweight fighters. He has trimmed a great many opponents from coast to coast and doea not object to any weight between 140 to 145 pounds. Rhodes realises that he la going up against a stiff proposition, but it is certain that he will come out of it with a cool head, even though that member is knocked off his neck. " Rhodes Indulges in a peculiar style of fighting not often aeen. While apparently very cautloua be really doea not mind being batted at all and makes no pretenses to an Impregnable guard. He takes them on the fare or en the glovea indiscriminately and relies on a fierce wallop which he carries behind hla right hand especially for get ting even. Frank Collier, who came here from Brooklyn some months ago to fight Danny Haley, and haa remained In South Omaha since that time, announces that he will not leave Omaha for aome time yet. He hopes to take on a few more welterweights ia Nebraska and Iowa before he returns east. In thla connection it may be said that there la soma chance for a match being arranged with Chicago Jack Daly for either Collier or Rhodes In the near future. Daly haa written Omaha sportsmen signifying his desire to get on a go out here, and each of the two local men ia willing to take him on If atipulatloas caa be eatlsfacteiily ad Justed. Oscar Gardner, the "Omaha Kid." haa gone to hla native heath, for Oacar la not aa Omahaa by birth, contrary to the wide spread tradition to that effect. Minneapo lis is Oscar's birthplace, and there he haa gone to show his old-time friends that his prowess is not abated since the time whea they were all watching him ia the ei pacta tlon that he would punch bla way to ths championship la his claaa. Whea Oacar left Omaha he was not aura whether he would return or not, it all de pending on the field up north. Billy Kern, the old-time lightweight, came down and got htm. and there waa a rousing reception at Hannoola ball, Minneapolis, for Oscat the night he arrived there. He sparred aome with Billy, who waa aa old-time fight log partner of hla.' THE OMAHA "DAILY" BEE: SUNDAY, MAttCH 30, 1002. ATHLETICS AT UNIVERSITY Nebraska lien Derote Their Time to Bam Ball Chiefly. FIRST GAME SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK Omaha Leaeae Teasa Will Give the 'Tanlty Players a Try-eat aa tha Field at Llaeala. Athletics at tbe University of Nebraska are now centering chiefly around base bail. Even the track game Is being neglected on account of the great Interest in the diamond representatives, who will play through the longest and hardest schedule this spring that the institution has ever known. The base ball squads have passed through the limbering-up and toughening stage and are down to hard work. They are developing very fast play and their progress Is watched with keen Interest each evening by crouds of students despite the cold winds. The chief feature of the last week's work on the diamond has been the promotion of several new players to the first squad from the scrubs. They are: Reynolds, Roth, Wright. Thompson, the Indian, Leatherbee and Shlmer. Leatherbee Is a young under graduate from Fremont, who pitched re markable ball all through north Nebraska last summer as a member of an amateur team. He had tbe country ninea all afraid of hla twirling, and made considerable of an agitation In the one brief season. Si Reynolds baa been taken on as an additional backstop, and he la pressing Dosne and Maloney hard for the lead In that place. Wright Is a utility man, tall and lanky and good anywhere you put him. Roth is a fast outfielder, while Shlmer expected to prove a valuable adjunct to any one of several places. Thompson la the only one of the new men tsken on the first team who Is a pitcher, and he Is making a great tear In the box. Tbe aecond team, meanwhile, though somewhat crippled by losing this half doien of Its best players, la extremely enthusiastic and during the workout games expecta to give the 'varsitys all they can do. Deacon Koehler, center on the 'varsity foot ball eleven for three years, haa been elected captain of the eecond team. This aggregation Has the erounds from 1:30 to 8:30 each day, while the old men are given tbe field tbe rest of the afternoon. It ia certain that the base ball team will b on the beet basis this season that It haa ever known, not only as an aggregation of ball players, but also in tbe matter of equipment and grounds. The members will be fitted with new playing togs throughout, suits and all, and the diamond Is better than it baa ever been. A new backstop haa been aubstltuted and the grandstand erected last fall for tbe foot ball games offers comfort in seeing base ball contests that haa not been known on University field before. A long bleacher was built directly across right field for tbe foot ball season and this has been swung around behind the home plate, offering still more aeating ca pacity. The first game will be played with the Omaha league team at Lincoln on April 7, with two more on the two days following. These contests are being awaited with great interest. The boys are very anxious to go against the cracks from the professional ranks, even though they know It Is a mighty hard nut for collegiate youngsters to crack. They hope to make a good show ing and feel that they will have far tbe ad vantage in condition at least. . At a 'base ball mass meeting held tn chapel last week great interest waa mani fested by a crowd which filled tbe hall to the walls. Coach Booth exhorted on be half of the team and the game and aald that he could promise better batteries this year than last, although he waa not yet prepared to predict aa to tbe balance of tbe team. Tennla players have taken advantage of the few balmy daya and have resorted to the courta already. Improvements on these have not yet been accomplished ae planned, but there surfacing and refenclng la ex pected to be done soon. There will be some keen competition in this sport at the uni versity thla year. The base ball frenzy haa made a great gaah in the ranks of track enthusiasts, but the interest will revive with tbe approach of the spring games, both local and Inter state. Even now there are etlll a good many athletes who get out every afternoon In their bathing suit attire and apeed around the track for form. LOCAL HORSE NEWS OF WEEK Aaaoaaeemeat of Dates for Race Meet Followed by Santas; of Early Cloalna; Stakes. To say that Omaha horse Intereata are booming la putting it very mildly. Tbe organization of the Omaha Trottng Club and Horse Show association waa followed by Important results. Plana have not only been comnleted for the race meeting to be held tn Omaha June 25-28, but a horse show haa been taken under consideration. While nothing haa been definitely settled, a horae ahow will probably be held during Ak-Saf- Ben week. Should this be the date de rided on, it will come directly after ' the Denver horse show and two weeks pre ceding the one held In Des Moines, thus forming a circuit of ahowa that will allow outside exhibitors to take advantage of. Mr. Thomas, secretary of the racing meet ing, will be too busv at thla time to taks charge of tha matter, and correspondence haa been entered upon with a prominent Dea Moines man who haa had experience in handling boras shows. - While all the members of the Trotting Club and Horae Show association are in terested in amateur races. It haa been thought best to keep the two Interests separate. To earry out this plan, a meet ing will be called In the near future of the amateur drivers of Omaha, South Omaha and Council Bluffs, to form a Trt-Clty Amateur Drivers' association. This as sociation will take In hand the matter of giving amateur racea durng the summer ta connection with the aeries of amateur racea to be given at the race meeting la June. Entry blanks for the early closing event of the race meeting have just been mailed. The entrlea close oa April 1, at 11 p. m The atx puraea, aggregating $2,600, which close at that time, are aa follows: No. 1. (Sno-MUlard Hotel. 1 claaa, pec Ine No. t. t6no-J. L. Brandels at Bona, 1:45 claaa, trotting. No. 8, avo-Hayden Bros , f :23 clasa, trot ting. No. 4. ayift W. R. Bennett company, 2:22 class, pacing. No. S. Meta Bros. Brewing company, l-vA.r-oMa and undr. la. nar nt No. 1 UXV Keystone Slock farm. t-year- Oias ana unaer, i.to uses, trotting. Tha claaa eventa will close later. With the exception of the 8-year-old stakes, all racea will be mile beata. beat three la five to be finished as per eummary at the flalsh of the fifth heat. In thla way no race will be prolonged beyond five heats. Tbe Omaha meeting la the first of tiie Nebraska circuit, which gives 150,000 in stakes and puraea and affords tblrteea weeka of continuous racing. The meetings after Omaha aro Fremont, Tekamah, David J City, Hastings, Friend, Beward, York, Hebron. Beatrice, Lincoln (state fair). Auburn and Hubbell. Seward, the seventh n.eetlng In the circuit, has Increased the value of Its X 27 claas trotting and 1:27 class pacing from 8500 to 81,000 each. Several Omaha business men wished to follow this example and give 81.000 purses, but It waa thought best to demonstrate that the com ing meeting la to be differently managed than those of the past, and then next year offer larger purees. Two Omaha trainers, Pat McAvoy and Charlss Roby. will soon locate at the half, mile track to train their horses till the opening of the racing season. Mr. McAvoy has already a few horses oa the grounds and will increase his stable to aome alx teen head. Mr.-Roby baa about the aame number In a nearby atable, which be will move into the barns located on the race grounda In a few days. Mr. McAvoy will have In his string a number of his own horses. Including a promising 3-year-old mare by a eon of Prodigal, 2:16, dam by Mascot. Mr. Mayne of Council Bluffs haa a 2-year-old stallion by a son of Charles Caffrey, 10:43; a 3-year-old black pacing stallion Blackstrath, by Strathmore 40S, Tom Dennlson'a fast pacer. The Kid, trial 2:13H. by Director, 2:17. dam by Jay Oould, 231; Mr. Dennison's colt. Dandy Jim, and his brown mare, Durado, 2:18, by Durango, 2:234. dam Ada, 2:29. by Fairy Gift, and others. Charles Roby has thirteen good onea be longing to P. B. Halght. Among them are: Jesse Kllng, l:18Vi, by Tsconnett 21S45, Son of Nelson, dam by Strathmore 408; May Bell, pacer, by Taconnett, dam by Broad way, 2:29H; C.' C. D., trotting mare, by Taconnett, dam by Dr. Franklin; Effle H., 8-year-old trotter, by Taconnett, and a namber of Taconnett youngsters out of dams by Alcantara, Kentucky Prince, Strathmore and Woodline. Mr. Roby also has in bands Mr. Gougeon's Billy Paxton, a young "a tall Ion by The Conqueror, 2:121; a trotter by Woodline, dam by Msxle Cobb, and one by The Conqueror, dam by Patron. Mr. Nymraa, a horseman of Cedar Bluffs, Ia., waa a visitor In tbe city last week, and visited tbe Keystone farm. Mr. Nymms represents Mr. Knapp, also of Cedar Bluffs. Ed Allen of Marlon, la., waa in the city. and returned with Nat Brown's mare. Col umbine, and a 2 year-old colt by The Con queror, which he purchased. Fireman Cralger recently purchased from the Keystone farm a very fast weaning colt by Baron Grand, dam Moselle by Harold Onward. The price is not given, but is known to be high. A. L. Thomas, who purchased Junemont, 2:14, at tbe last Fasig-Tlpton sale In New York, has sold him to Willen Myers, Cement City, Mich., at a large profit. Junemont received his record In a third heat of a race and has a trial of 2:104. He Is a fine looking stallion, a high stepper, the sire of three race horses and aome of the best high stepping trotters in the country. His three colts are Edward O., 2:14, June Bird. 2:29V4. and June Wilk. 2:29. Mr. Thomas had shipped Junemont to his farm in Odin, 111., but being offered a figure much In advance of his purchase price, sold him. Junemont waa bred In Michigan, and in turn became the property of Mr. John D. Crelgh ton of Omaha. Under Mr. Crelghton'a ownership be was raced to bis present record and earned the distinction of being the fastest high-stepping trotter in the United Statea. Junemont Is by Tremont, 2:28H, a son of Belmont, dam Fannie Carey by Jack Rosey of Morgan descent. The best stallion possessed by an Omaha man la Ashland Wilkes, 2:17i. owned by John D. Creighton. Mr. creighton nas Ashland Wilkes at the Orchard Park farm, near. Lexington, Ky., and a recent dispatch statea that he is visiting Orchard Park. to inspect the young Ashland Wilkes colts, of which there are fifty-eight. Ashland Wilkes waa the leading aire of the United States last year, and from the number bf colts on hand he will doubtless head the list again thla 'year. v Ashland Wilkes Is the sire of John R. Gentry, 2:00H, and sixty-five others. Advices from Germany state that among the entries for tbe Championship of Europe stake is tbe former Omaha mare. Con tralto, 2:10, by The Conqueror, 2:12. Matched against Contralto are eighteen other fast horses. Including Bonatella, 2:10, and Cald, 2:07. Cald haa won more fast racea than any in the list of nineteen start ers, but Contralto beat Cald once last year. Tha atake 1b trotted each year at the Baden- Baden track, near Vienna, and la the classic trotting event on the other side. It was on this track that Que Allen trotted a heat In 2:08 2-8, which atands aa the European trotting record. At Fred Terry'a recent sale la St. Joseph, Mo., George Harvey of Kearney, Neb., bought a matched pair of bay geldings by The King for 3680. A southeastern Nebraska racing circuit haa been organized, starting at Pawnee City and including Beatrice, Lincoln and Auburn, in the Nebraska circuit, and passing on to Teeumseh and Salem. J. D. Mines. Hastings, Neb., has aold to Melvln Lockwood, Kenesaw, Neb., tbe stal lion, Electric Storm, by Brown Hal, 2:12. J. Davidson, Venango, Neb., and C. E. Gray, Platte, Neb., were In tbe EC Louis markets laat week with some good horses. Recent information that the noted aire. J. R. Shedd, 2:19, waa burned In a fire at Concord. N. H., brings to mind the fact that one of his get. Shedd Wilkes, was given her record by Mr. Thomas of Omaha. J. R. Shedd waa foaled twenty years sgo In Portsmouth, W. Va. He was by Red Wilkes, dam by Erlcson, grand-dam by Van dal, thoroughbred. He obtained hla record In 1888 at Buffalo, N. Y., defeating a large field In five heats. He la the aire of Wood shed P., 2:09; Harry Shed, 2:14; Annie Shed, 2:14. and fourteen others. WRESTLERS ARE MAKING DATES O sssseaseaseana. Gotrh Has a Match with Tons Jea klas aaa Colesaaa with aa Iowa 1'akaowa. Omaha sportsmen who saw the Gotch- Coleman wreatling contest a week ago and who were a mated at the enormous bulk and still more astonishing agility of the Iowa man, will be interested to know that he haa finally arranged a match with Tom Jenkins, reputed the best heavyweight American wrestler aow on the mat. ' The bout wtll occur In Chicago toward the end of April, and will be the biggest thing tn tbe wrestling world that Go ten haa ever attempted. A aide bet of 82.600 haa been placed already, and Gotch realises that this la his opportunity to make himself known. He will weigh 206 pounds, about five pounds more than Jenkins. Coleman, too, haa secured another match. Ha will go against an unknown at Ham burg, la., on April 2. Coleman baa cer tainly Improved a great deal alnce he wrestled, and he ahould experience no diffi culty ia doing away with any mas of his own weight Sportsmen from Des Moines who witnessed the go between Coleman and Gotch were aatonlshed at the former's sup pleaess, strength and endurance, and aald that they did not doubt that he waa aa good aa any man of hla weight In the country. Tbe three preliminary wrestling bouts be tweea local amateurs, which preceded the Coleman-Gotch affair, have done much to revive interest ia the game la Omaha. One new athletic organisation has been formed since that time with the sols pastime of wrestling aa tbe athletle feature. All husky youngsters seem to take to this game with great avidity. WORK OF THE LOCAL BOWLERS Ead of the Leasjao Heasoa la lt the Rale. Clah taaalna. Teams. W. L. Pet. High. Tot Ave 63 a .77 e74 4,:t5 M) 45 1 . 6 4K.99S M 43 S3 .Wi W7 e.S . '.4 43 S3 .6t ? (S.42S ! .J0 974 iC.9i7 MS 32 43 .4.7 S3 til. 114 I6 2 4i .373 f24 V4 S" It 6 9ft RT.Tii 763 Omaha Clarkson St. Charles... German Oate .1ty estern Krug Park.... National iilgh rcore: Tracy (National), 211. IndiTldaal Averaaea. Name and Team. Qames, Tot. Ave. H. 11.22S ITS 2J 11. Ti ir s; 6.351 178 241 I. Tl'" 174 2JS 6.17S 174 214 8.393 173 EM lo.OWi 173 24.1 12. M& 173 2.17 12. M5 171 24S lU.JnO 170- 21 7.1i 17 24 .M3 f Z2Z 10.IW0 1S9 2.CJ II. 3JI 1 215 11. 1M ltV) 3.M 12.117 1 214 13. fr ltw 223 i.olo 15 26 11,000 16 2o5 Emery. Omaha 63 Frltscher. St. Charles... 72 Read. Omaha 3 Zarp, Omaha 75 iwnrnan, ciarknon 36 Kolls. tiarknn n4 Wtsolln. Oerman PS eVaman, Oate Cltr "3 Brunke, Clarkson.. 75 Smead, Omaha Traoey, National 42 fohneiiler, St. Charles., ft hmn, Omaha 61 Al Krug, German 67 Weber, German 6S Flanagan. St. Charles.. 72 Hartlt-y, Gate City 75 Sheldon. Oate Cltv 42 Huntington. Oate City.. 6 league recora. With only three weeks now Intervening before the close of the schedule, tbe Omaha Bowling league has just ended one of the poorest weeks of play In Ita history this season. Ever since the awful slump of four weeks ago the boys have been more or lees down on their rolling lurk and the scores have never risen alnce that time to the level they were previously maintaining. During the last week, however, this second class playing was so evenly distributed thst it was productive of no especial results aa far ss comparative standings go, for the teams hold tbe same positions In tbe column now that they did a week ago. save that the Germans have tied the St. Charles men for third place. The Omaha have just the same cinch on the championship that they did a week ago. It Is possible for them to lose it, but not probable that they will. All they need do j is to win two gamee of the nine remaining in order to be completely out of harm s 1 way, while if they win one more the best the Clarksona could do would be to tie them by winning all nine of Its own games, and tbe Omahas would doubtless be safe In losing all the rest, for the Clarksons are not going the gait which brings eight victories out of nine contests. 1 Meanwhile for third and aecond places there is room for a big fight. The Clark sons have yet to play the St. Charles, West ern and Krug Park teama, and on form should win at least five games out of the , series. Tbe St. Charles men, however, I mill maka a lipanorote effort to snatch sec- I ond plsce. and they have a tough proposi- I tlon in the Clarksona, Germans and West erns. The first two are their rivals now j for Doeltlon. The Germans will do all in I their power to leave the St. Charles behind and overtake the Clarksons, but their acbedule for the next three weeka would hardly Justify any hopes, alnce they must meet the Omahas, St. Chsrles and West erns. They may, nowever, put tne bi. Cbarlea team out of third place, "but the latter team's chances are on the whole better. But the Clarksons have a good lead for second, though their aaptratlons may well end there, since the Omahas play the Gate Cltya. Germans and Krug Parks. Five of the eight teams are above the 600 mark now. None raised its high score last week, and only the Germane and Gate Cltya played a better total score than the pre vious week, all the rest falling down. Of the entire number the Weaterns alone kept tbelr team average from falling off. But four men bowled over 200. Tracy was tbe Individual star of tbe week, taking both the single game high and the total Indi vidual high, with 211 and 661. The Clark- sons took the team total high, with 2.499. and the Omahaa the team single game high. with 679. In the Individual averages the first eight men are just in the aame order as last week, Emery still leading them all. Brunke haa taken ninth place from Smead. how ever, and below that there are a" few other changes. Only nleteeen piayera or tne league came within the average of l6t for a aiogle game, F. Conrad having dropped below, he being the only one of last week a twenty who Is not again in the list. Anril 17 marks the last game of tbe league schedule between the St. Charlea mi the Herman ttame. Bowlers are al ready planning post -sea son matcbea. One affair of Interest will be tbe eertea of gamea between the Otoes of Nebraska titj ana the Omahas of thla city, for which arrange ments are now being made. Gamea will be played both here and in Nebraska Lity. Tcnntn arorea of 200 and better on the Gate City alleya: L. T. Stearns. 206, 208; Jamea P. O'Brien, 219; W. A. Chandler. 207, 202, 212; B. F. Hull. 202. 212; R. Encell. 223; W. C. Sherwood, 202, 108, 224; A. A. Davis, Boone, la.. 204; Ward, 227; C, B. Brldenbecker, 204. 237, 202, 208, 212, 210; L. M. Davis, 212; J. J. Davey. 265. 211. 208; C W. Gordy. 242. 220, 215. 215, 206; P. H. McLauren. 204; Dr. Ellla, 209, 204; Ed ti.r Mi: John Tocum. 204; Tracy, zn. m va Btmnson. 201. 110: Jamea Ter- rlll', 212," 202; Frank Oraham, 108; Ed Simon, 216; M. Lease, 247, Z3, zoz; a., uaumao, vw Moines, 211, 226. Tenpln scores of 200 and better on ciara s alleys: W. H. Gilchrist. 102. 220. 216; W. a n.,t., 02- W. W. Hartley. 101; H. F. Fowler. 214. 203; 8. Elraman. 215, 217, 203, 207 203. 203; M. R. Huntington, zui, n, uu, o, ,?7 i? 143. 111. 242. 205. 207. 213. 202.' 224; H. W. Lehmann, 212, 214; Tom Reynolda, 201; W. H. wigman. in, ii, in uti- u z. Foracutt. 21fi: King Den- man, 206, 221. 211; F. J. Bengele, 200; H. O. Zimmerman. 231; O. Sample, 207; W. F. Clarkson. 214, 219, 200; W. S. Sheldon. 209; C J. Francisco. 235; D. J. O'Brien. Ill, 208; W. C. Heyward. Nebraska city, zia, n. w.nrv Baden. 200: M. E. Lease, 207 223; Guy Furay, 201; R. A. Kolle. 209, 216. 231. 207; W. A. Bowman, a., rn.. 204. Travel vis. the LehlsTB. Valley Rallreaa If you are looking for apeed and comfort when going to New York or Philadelphia. Luxuriously furnished Vestlbuled Bleeping, Psrlor Cara, and Day Coachee. Dining Care a la carte service. Stop-over allowed at Niagara Falle on all through tlcketa to New York and Phlladel phla. LABOR AXD UDISTRV. Canning of fruits and vegetables la Mary land a blcgeat Industry. Five unions are to be chartered In Porto Rico next month with &00 members. Th tnLal waaee oald by the boot and a hoe manufacturers In 1 were to,17S.td and the total proauct phi.o.ot. The stockholders of the Pennsylvania railroad have Increased the penaion fund of tbe road from fcju,juo to wjj.uuu. New York stat has 1.81 labor organisa tions, with a total membership of 2el.62t men and 14, SI women. 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