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THE OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE: FEBRUARY 10. 190; Base Ball Gods of Days Now Gone IOHTKE?f ywara ao New Tor ' " sidered the greatest in th lass. Trie eltamptonship of the National leaa-ie was wwn In DWg anH iasx together with the w-rrlde Mt each fail, first from th 8t Lamis Brawns and after ward from the Brooklyn, la the Mm that baa elapsed th mn that brought these green diamond honors to tha metrop olis hav beea practically forgotten, but lima hn raeatl ,-- ,, . ... t.n "iwi win kH . ' r "ombinatlon of TLr. 7 P'VM th "'Z! !n bU Pl7 af ot,.JT-?-l th""' Ln'UV,dU1 t1U - - wwiw iwn to every mun wno peegeal through tha holes in tha fences of tha old Polo grounds at One xianarea.ana Tenth street and Fifth ave nue. It was only nereeeary for one of these popular Idols to emerge In street clothe from ths el da gate to cause aa much of a riot aa Is seen nowadays when a MeOraw. Vathewaon. a Chase or a Keeler parade tha streets after a struggle In ene of tha Harlem arenas. Veterans will tell yon that Buck Ewlng "was tha greatest catcher that ever lived. For that matter Ewlng waa really one of tha most magnificent all around players mat in a gams baa ever produced. Ho en..it " I " v. ' .7 could play anywhere. Behind the bat waa hla real position and her ha waa m his element. A wonderful handler of speed snd curves, ha was also a phenomenal thrower to bases and a cool headed concher for tha pitcher. Ewlng never moved In hla tracks 7 ,w!J T't ht" htn,n-"V the different bags to catch pilfering runners. He had a sort of snap throw which sent the ball away like a rifle bullet, yet Ewtng never appeared to dlnplay the allghtest exertion. Ewtng. always a leader, never asked his men to do something that he could not accomplish himself. He played every po sition on the Infield at various times, and even went wo far aa to pitch several games when the other boxmen were not In shape. There was no craftier, speedier base runner In the National league In thoee days, unless It waa Mike Kelly or John Montgomery Ward. Ewlng waa off like a flash when he handled him aa rf they were sitting In rock started to steal, and waa a remarkable lng chair before an open fire. It waa slider. He could "hunt for sacrifice. term used at that time, and could also hit fee ball over the outfielders' heads for horn runs and three-baggers when such heavy drives were nec l. If you try to tell those veteran that Kletnow or Bresna- han of the local teams of the present time Is a better catcher than Ewlng waa tn hi palmy days you'll find that your hands are full of trouble, handed to you tn bunches, Kleinow la on of the best catchers In th American league, but th old-timers msist SPORTING GOSSIP OF WEEK CmaJiA Team U AH Beady to Tala the Field for Eetroo. RQIRKE BUYS ONE ISCRE PITCHER Sex ' The)BBBeaB tieaaUe aad fxwaa It. Leal Sav. V'laares He Baa Pvwtty tmft ta tut Oat Wltk. FoTty-vn days- That doesn't seam kmc does ltT And then Pa's boy will b romping over th sward down at Vinton park, doing things to Sammy Bradford's Orlglnaia, Just a they have doa this many a season. To gat to gether 'and try ta start without playing th Orlglnaia would mean a total failure for th- Rourk family, and no formality essential to winning th pennant this era. ana la going to b overlooked by Papa BI1L By that sam token, oa Friday he com pleted th deal whereby ha exchangea on thousand cold bone with Cardinal Mc Closkey for Pitcher Thompson of th St. Louis Nationals. They're coming high this spring, but Bin la of th opinion that he must have 'em. He sold Perring; for n.900 last fall, and he has already expended IXIM for new players and Isn't all through vet, Aa It la, hla team look pretty good. Gooding and Bender for catchers seem all right; Sandera. McNeeley, Dodga and Thompson are a good quartat of pitchers, and then be has Kelly Welsh and three other youngster to piece out with. Dolan for flrat. If a battar man la not secured; Buck. Frank on second, to .captain tha team; Jimmy Austin oa third. Whit at short. Autrry In left. Welsh In middle and Belden la right, with Howard for utility work, make th line look Ilk a sura enough ball team right at the start. It Is a fair hitting bunch; Dolan, Welsh. Adtrey and Balden are in the .30 class, and nuns of tha others are very tar away. They are fast on bases, and better than fair th th field. And every day Bill stands and looks ut of th smokehouse window and wishes for the passing of th snow. Work will begin on the new club house and grand stand next Monday. 9 Out at Denver th trouble la still In pros; msa, Every now and than the sport writers of that town taka a breath between boosting tor ths prlxa fiht vagrants and take a hort arm Jolt at Cousin George O. Tebvau. Ian t aa popular out there aa tha mayor of the city, and all his promises of good players and the like are, received with hoots mere or less scornful. By the way, he 1 faring that way In Kancaa City. too. although he haa declared hia intention of giving tha Cowboys bis personal attention during the summer. To Denver he promises that he will uffdr Zaiuaky. Mctlale. Wright. Ergle. Weigart. Adams and Belden of la&t year's Grizzlies, with Wheeler of St. Paul. Bohannon of Louisville and maybe 0Hagan of Jersey City. Th latter I not settled on. ss he is inclined to balk en croeaiig tha Allegheny mountain. If O'Hagan not eeenreO. then Wheeler will bwes the team. It ta Ouuige' iatvntinw to a amble th Grisslles at Tooaka. where tltey can gambiil with the Dick Cooley tribe and have a good time until th opening of the sea mm. It Is not at ail bkely that Denver will gtt , a glimpse of them until after the season Is opered. and aa Denver will probably begin playing In the valley, the moun taineer will see nothing of them until along towards the Brat of May. Pueblo Is to have some new material, among them a descendant of Muatesuraa who waa cap tured by Fsank Selee down In tb wilds of New Mexico. This younsj man ia ona of tha few living who can talk th old original Astee tongue, and what ha ex pects" tu do to the umpires during the sum mer will surpass any efTnrts of the white ku. By the way. Counin George ia going' to give a try out to a Wlnnettago Indian. De Moinrs. Sioux City and Lincoln are not making much of fuss Just now. but ex pect to show op later with ths real good. With th aid of th city tn furnishing an are light at Hanaeona park, and the park cuaimisrecmera in scraping ef the enow, the skaters hav kod a good epportai.il y a put a sxtod hours during the last week- Skat ag baa been good enough to warrant the Mr railway eempany to advertise, and th result haa been large crowds at ail the aurfca and also at Cat-4.d lake, where the Yating waa) Hmited somewhat by th snow, tut thar wee Bieaty of good epots where :be ia-gat been r had takea oa th anw. Coaster hav aiae baa, ihla to Indulge a that he does not posses the sU-around awiity. the battering; strength or the per- enaat magnetism that made Buck Ewlng the Idol of the New Tor It publlo ao many years ago. Brwwhua, a splendid bail Plyar. who can play any position and who waa once a good pitcher. Is constructed on the Ewtng plan, but he never can compare with the lamented Buck as a backstop ex- cluslvely. . Sir Timothy Reef. Smiling Mickey Weleb '"J and Cannon bail Crane.' There were three pitchers .a. help-d to bring eham- Plonehip. to Manhattan In the -rood old T. Keef. u the .tar. A powerfully "ullt, well educated, thoughtful fellow. Keef e knew tha art of fooling batsmen wltk puzzling carves from A to L Ho was ne of the lint pitchers to perfect what la known as tha alow bail. He bad tha same sort of an easy, swinging delivery for ths alow and tha fast, and bis control of both waa so perfect that ha mowed tha big hit- ter of the Detroit, Boston and Chicago teams down like so many wooden men. Keefa had terrific speed when b wanted to turn It on. and on several occaafona ha aocJdentally hit players on tha heads with almost fatal results. But bs was always modest, painstaking, gentlemanly and Im mensely popular with the great crowds that thronged the old Polo grounds when , " K. the pennants were being won. Welch, smaller than Keefe. was nearly as crafty. Ha had ail kinds of curves and a world of speed. Like Keefa. be possessed a head ftlled with baa bail anowledgs. and Crane, who brok. into the gam. catcher, became a pitcher by accident. H waa catching Dupee Shaw, a noted left bander, for ths Boston Unions In when Shaw was suddanly Injured and there wag no other pitcher to take his place. Crane Anally offered to go Into tha bog and pro ceeded to strike oat eleven of the St. Louis Unions In the laat six Innings. After that Crane always pitched. New Tork got him from Toronto, but It took all of Ewlng' skill to teach the big Boston boy how to control bis speed. There was no pitcher- In the league faster than Crane In those daya, bat Kwins and Ma Bill Browne both Crane pitching that helped tha New forks to win th world's series from th Brooklyn In 18K. when It looked as If the championship had been lost. How du three three pitcher compare with th noted Mathewsnn or any of th New Tork Ameri- can twlrter ? Some baa ball experts de- dare that Mathewson. in a class by himself. ia the greatest ever. Others Insist that he la no better than th famous Amoa Ruine. If that ia so then he is not so mack better than th remarkabl Kaefe. who taught little during th week, for the four Inches of snow put some of tha hula In Una snap. Foot bail gossip haa been quieted by ths announcement that the four largest west ern universities bad formed an alliance, and also that no changes would be made In the rules that is, material change. With the shelving of foot ball for th year, tha baae ball men at the colleges have begun to get In their work and the college papers are considering what material ia on hand for tb season which will soon be along. College men- always begin their work ta the cag and are tn condition before th professionals are ready to start exit. . - Golfers are on th anxious seat waiting for th chirp of the bird of spring to call them from their hibernation to th nume rous links which surround Omaha. This dty supports more good golf courses than any city, of Its six In th country, and two of these, th Country dub aad tb Omaha Field alub, are hard to beat. The Field club links hav been changed around several times and each spring; brought out some new contemplated change, but this year they are fixed and in splandld condition. Th addition of ths new forty acre baa given th Field erab a beautiful course and th director bos It will not hav to be chanced. Hayward O. Laavttt. chief pro moter of th TransmiaBlssiptit Golf associa tion, ha been elected a director of tha Western sssoctatlnn. and this haa given hop to Omaha golfers that that daaaio might be played tn Omaha tn th near future. Th offering of a. purs of fJO.Ora by s reputabl dub of Kansas City shows that neatllng I again to be given a chance to show Itself aa the greatest of Indoor sports aad that the game ta on tha Incline and mounting- Into favor one mora. Omaha haa had a tasta of tha sport In the match between Farmer Burn and Charle Harkenschmidt, and the lovers of the game which require speed, strength, clevernaas and eouraga are clamoring for more of the sam kind of sport. For years this sport has been saddled with Iniquity and de spised because of tha troasus and doubls crosses which were worked oa th confiding public in th olden day when it was carried so far that not a corporal's guard eould be called out in Boston and St. Louis, om of th leading sporting cities of this country. There is a great chance for those who make their living by wrestling to again fore th gam to th front by al ways indulging hi fair play. There may be some who will not do this aad who for a little personal gala would dump a match, but tliey should be farthar sighted and see that If they would make big winnings at th sport which ia being revived they must tot fair with th public, which la not always looking to be humbugged. For the big man tn the gam to look ahead and avoid the deceit and fakes which have characterised' the gam in th past .there ia great hop that this sport will Increase with rapid strides, for it would be takea up In localities where boxing; is barred. Wrestling is always under suspicion, and next to foot racing is ths eaalast with which to fool th public If tha wrestlers now oamina to Omaha think they oan pull off any chicanery they may get left, but If they deliver th goods they wUl hav a 4hhI following. For the third tint since tha university crews of Harvard and Cornell took up mu tual rowing contests, th eight-oared shells of th Cnmsna and tha Iked aad White will rueet again this spring on May . Only this time th race will be held ever a two mile euurs on Laks Cayuga, at Ithaoa. In past years tb races, both of which have beea wan by Cornell, nave been rowed over th on and ssven-eigbtha of a mi! course on ths Charles river burtn at Cambridge- The Harvard second crew, how ever, has rowed, at Ithaca several time. In addition to the pussibl rac with Columbia and th annual contest with Tal aad Cor nell. Harvard is reaching out for other race. Aa invitatlua baa beea sent to ths Argonaut of Toronto to com dowa and row oa ta Charle nvar in May, and a re ply is expected frcsa th Argonauts shortly. Th steward of tha American Rowing as sociation, whose nftn annual regatta ia to be hrld at Philadelphia ua May X, Intead not only to give every Impetus they caa to college rowing, but Ukewiss to tnterschot aaaio rowing, which they think haa been nrglected by various rowing bodies of tills country. This year the rat for schoolboy eights will be second la Import aac only to th Junior rotiese race itself. Thers are two tnteracholastia crews from Philadelphia which, always participate, taea be'ng th Central High and Central Manual ats-bta. Thea word haa beea received froia the Georgetown Preaaraixry irhaol that it will Rum an that he ever knew a boat work In the bns. Roger Connor waa another Idol. When good old Rnger left the New York team in 18M the fane regarded It as a calamity. Alwaya quiet, manly, sportsmanlike, thla big fellow not only could play flrat has in One style but he eould also hit the bail, He made no punky tittl hits, alther. but tremendouRly long drive, that took the wind oot of the fielders as they chased ths bail all over the lot while Roger sped around the base. Connor waa never known to make a kick against an umpire or Indulge In riotous behavior In any form. Dsn McGann of the New Tor Nationals la not In tha same class with Roger, so the veterans Insist, and It looks as if they were not far out of the way. .either. Chase of the New Tork Americans Is probably a better and mora sensational fielder, but that la alL Danny Richanbton, tha little Danny Richanbton, the little second baseman, waa ona of the league's stars In thai position. Fred PfefTer. Dunlap. Robinson and other great secend base- men tn thoaa days had nothing on Danny. who waa a better ball player than either Jimmy Williams or- any of tha candidate for this position on McOraWs team. Ar thur Whrtney. who played third base for Swing's champions, was an excellent fielder but not much of a hatter, both Devlin and La. Porte of last year's New Tork team being regarded as far better than Whitney in ail departments of Ih game. Then we came to John M Wsrd! Aa artist and a brilliant star! Ward played short. Held and classed with such experts as Glasscock. Williamson. Jack Row and other noted players In that position. HB waa tight on hla feet, making superb stops aeil eanlit throws at the same time cover- - . . . . t. ... i. ... ma noni iimrani ui ipmiury. dui iv ww at the bat and on tha bases that he waa at his best. Ward was the best baae runner In the country In those days. He took desperate chances and often stole home from third base while the ball was passing between the pttaher and tha catcher. He was a good, free hitter, but he did a great great deal of bunting and place hitting;, which Indicated that he waa one of the very few brainy batsman who were then in har- ness. Just tell one of these veteran fans that Bill Dahlen of tha National or KM Cberfleld of the American la a better ball player than Johnny Ward was In th old days and then prepare for hours of argument. " James H. O Rourke. Georx Gore and Mike Herman! These were the outfielders and all of them could play balL you can bet! O'Rourke. who gave up catching to play tn th outfield, waa a heavy bats- send up a crew. Both th Ston school crew cf Boston and the Cassadllla crew of Ithaca have competed here, and every effort will be made to have them on hand !n th coming regatta. Two other crew which will be specially urged to come are tha Worcester academy and Springfield High school craw. A letter received from D. C. I Stuart, whq waa stroke of the Cambridge university crew which defeated Harvard at Putney last September, gives hop that a return race may occur between the two universi ties hi American waters next summer. A Cambridge crew, it is said, la coming over to row in the Canadian regatta aad In th National regatta, and Mr. Stuart express th opinion that negotiation for a race with Harvard, either before or after the events, might be successful. Harvard men say that they would gladly arrange a race at any tlm during th summer that would be agreeable to th visitors. . Tom Connolly, th American Isagu um pire, is not la favor of any change In ths rules, nor doe he want any mors authority than he has for holding rowdy players In check. Here's what Tom has tn say about bis experience last season: "I had very little trouble laat season, surely leas trouble than I hav ever had sine I began umpir ing tn the American league. Th American leagu ranks first In regard to umpires, to my mind, because President Johnson has taken such a firm stand tn the matter and supports hi umpires to th letter. The success of th gam today ia due mors to blm than to any on la th country, for h took bold of matters when things were in a bad way.. Rowdyism was rampant In ths National leagu and th officials were powerless. Now tha example of th Amer ican leagu has compelled aa entire change, and tb prospects of tb gam were never better. Unless tha umpires are supported to the letter th gam cannot prosper." Following in th footsteps of Billy Lauder, who, oa his release from the Glaats. accepted aa offer to coach tha Columbia base baa squad. Billy Gilbert has agreed to look after the preparation of tha Mum ins-side" Heights team. Gilbert was recently released to tha Newark Eastern league team and ta now reported to hav decided, to abandon tha gam as a player. He Is the owner of a cafs hi Harlem and win be right on the ground In his work with tha Blue aad White candidate. Comparisons are often mad between the work of th old-time mttalders and those of the present day. The figures that follow do not Indicate that th stars of today cover any more ground or do any better work thaa th players of fifteen years ago. Fred Pfeffer tn sevea years of second base playing averaged 7.1 chance par gam. "Bid" McPhe for eight seasons averaged (J chances per gams. Miller Hugglns baa averaged 4.1 chances par gam la three seasons; Johnny Svars, I t chances to the game la four see sons, and Lajoie ( chances per gam hi five seasons At shortstop Herman Long averaged It chances per gam for seven seasons, while Hans Wag ner sveraged 11 chancea per gam for six seasons. At first bass Charley Comlske and "Pop" Anson averaged ULt chance per game In eight aeaaona. Frank Chanc' and Hal Chase, th crackajack first sack era of today, averaged, respectively. M l an 10.1 chances per gams la three seasons V The attitude taken by Harvard toward t resumption of athletic rehuiona with Tala in which the Crimson insists on a emails, gats charge for all big- foot bail and othe. athletic contests, is attracting considera ble attention at tha University of Pennsyl vania, for Quakers were pioneers in the movement to reduce the gate charge for students to a noiainal sum. Although Pennsylvania has not reached a position where it caa admit ail students to its athletic coaUsta free of charge. It haa mad th cost of admlasioa so small that It ia not felt aa a burden. Tears ago. the athletic aathoritles fixed IB aa the cost of a season ticket and membership ta the Athletic association, carrying with it ad mission to every contest on Franklia Fieid. no matter what the sport ar under whose auspice It waa held. This gives the student practically CS worth of athletic tickets for one-fifth th pric which th outsider must pay. Th Pennsylvania policy haa beea found highly successful, for th uni versity has more thaa 2.0S under -gradual as ea its membership list aad th number is steadily increasing. Th ualverstty ass a desire to make out of Its students, and if tha a asocial km war frea of debt. It would probably admit andera-rmdiuu s to all athletic eontaaxa absolutely frea of cnarge. There is little sympathy, so www. for th sentiment that prevails ha an man. He eould sting tha bail for keeps and bta hits wera Umelv. He waa only a fr ".rider and an ordinary baas tranner. Gore, on tha other hand, waa a fine piaver In ail respects Wli A neon let him out of the Chicago .team New York snapped htm P quickly. Oore then wa considered the fastest man between home and first base tn the business. He could bunt or hit thm out. and be usually led off In the batting order. He covered lota of ground In center held and wa a magnineent long oinanct thrower. Tlernaix once a left bended pitcher, became the regular rtght fielder of tha old champions as soon as Bwlng found out how the "Silent Han" could bat. Tlernan quickly developed Into one of the greatest batsman In the league, which he led In this respect one season. He was a whirlwind on the bases and bad a big following because of his good conduct brth on and off the field. In drawing comparisons veteran critics say that OTlourke wag a better hitter than either Conroy or Shannon of the pres-nt metropolitan teams, but that Conroy is a far better fielder and bass runner. Gore. In the estimation of competent Judge, was K mightier player than Donlln and Hoff- man, while Tlernan and Keeler, about In the same class, could be rated above Sey mour 1n every way. Those who recall the deeds of the New Tork champions of 18" may find time to make a few mental com parisons by means of the appended table; l. y (A. LI CHeetira. S Orth. a. it. y. r. to h. t. r-M Mathewaoa, s. Keefe. a. Amea. p. W-lrS. n. Tarior. a. CTmna. p. WfllnnltT. S. TIKwlib. a. ' W'ltae. p. Or, p. fwaueie. p. O-TH?, a nwverma, a. Itvtna a. Bnwia&aa, a, Brawn, a. Smith, a. Murphr. e. th. Connor, lb. Cnreoraa. tb. a"harlaon. Sb. Devlla. lb. WhlnT. tb. Pahlen. a. Ward. aa. Shannon. It. ORowrfca, If. Danlla. ef. Oeea. of. Seymour, rf. Tlenan. rf. Mullen, ex. Sluterr. ex. Strana. x. FWKer. i. Brown, ex. Hatflela, aa. - rinrkaon, S. Onrie. J', Thomasa, Jf2"T; wiiMama. rh. la Ptme. lb. KlherTpld. aa. Ceernr. If. HrvereaB. X Koto. rf. taortarttT. ex. Tlebaatr. ex. Teaser, ex. Of the old team. Ewlng. Brown. Slattery and Crane are dead. Keefe Is living at Cambridge, Mass., where he owns soma raal estate. Welch has a large family la Holyoke, Mass.. where he conducts a thirst parlor. Tit comb and George, who never did much regular work In the box. dropped Into obscurity a long time ago. Connor Is a prosperous citlsen of Waiermiry. Conn. Richardson owns a dry goods store in Elmlra. Whitney Is tn business near Bos ton. Ward Is practicing law in this city and Is doing welL O'Rourke Is still playing ball as catcher of the Bridgeport team, of which he is, also th owner. Gore is a New' Tork Central railroad detectlv and Tlernan owns a saloon In Harlem. portions of th middle west favorable to an open gate not only to the students and alumni but to the general public. The ad. vocates of thla scheme ar unable to show how teams could be supported without an endowment fund or how the undesirable element that always troops in through a free gate could be excluded. Ths few changes made by th Inter collegiate foot bail rules' committee were Dot of a kind to affect th general plan of tha gam as played laat year In any of its' salient features, but they will serve to dear up many disputed points and strengthen several weak points. The change In th penalty for failure in the use of the forward pas from loss of th bail to th loss of fifteen yards will encouraga th de velopment of these daring and brilliant plays, particularly when a team la fighting In its own territory. None of th re strictions was removed, but the change in penalty waa enough to Increase "the valu of th forward pass ten fold. Tha length ening; of tha playing tlm from thirty to thirty-five minute in each half waa also a good move. Tha gam as played under tb new coda is less exhausting, snd so free from unnecessary roughness and foul play that little or no Om Is takea out. Newsy Gossip Franc sent th Untied States 1.J04 auto mobile In 19DL Don't forget to slow up at railroad cross ings and car line. Over C 0a0a was spent for automobiles and accesnoriea at Philadelphia last year. Two of New York's Lamest schools for automobile engineers have been consuil-' dated. The Bay State Automobile association ha limited its active membership to two and Its associate to ZUo. Crossed electric wires caused a Are which destroyed the large private garage of C A. Wuaoa at Bethlehem. Pa. Auto heaters and other cold weather com- forts, aa well aa antl-ekid devices, found ready aale at the recent shows. New York City plans to build a . municipai garage to car for cars owned by the city for the use of otflctais. a-. i have stood 'the test, will be made spe c uiules by British builders tois year. From tha manufacturers' standpoint it would seam that the sales fur tiua year would exceed thos of any other without a question. Tha Automobile Club of America has ap pointed a commute on safety to cunsliier ths problems arising out ut the ua of motor cars on the highwaya. San PYanciaco'a police have forbidden automobiles carrying ths mailers' name putts into Uoiaea Gal pais, claiming they constitute an advertisement. Before appointment as bicycle policemen at New Yurtt candidates axe required to alio w that they can caioh automobile w.wib tumyw .w.u - i u . i W II running at twenty nulea aa hour. A T!m. 0t "ft-'"ent to keep the members interested during the winter and spring has been arranged by tne Auto mobile dub of Waeiungton, L. C. If tha plan to organis the dealers of Brooklyn and Long laiand into an inde pendent association goes tflrough a snow will bs held at Brooklyn In March. Th old joke waa reversed at Norriittown, Pa., recently when an auiomuoiie wa used to carry back to its stable a horev mat .ad become paralysed on tha road. There are li.au cars registered in Great T"."l .T7"-' 'tTll .. ri- . : . -UK-u met. Jr UJU year .i largest Duallieaa tn their History. Autuists who visit Jamaica with their -are wui do weil to carry ail ample supply -i saotiu wiia mem, aa it is a scarce jommouity there and very expensive. A writer in Petit Parisian or Puna cites .he present atatus of autoinobiling as "me jevelopment ot aa induxtry waic-n baa be come an element ot nai ionai prosperity." Sweden's new automobile law limits apeed n cities to fifteen -kilometres per hour, in the country to twenty-nve kliumetrea. Per sona under la are forbidden to drive cars. By using an automubile as the bind snd uf a aumaa cnain Henry 1 Norton, a Brooklyn cunlrai'tor, was "rescued trim drowning la a canal at Chicope Fails, Colorado good roads advocates, at a re cent ounveuuun, uiairucted tout state s representatives In congreaa to secure a federal appropriation for highways in that stats. Aa a rr suit of the accident to Fred Mar riott the builder of his racing machine has abandoned tne cigar-shaped type, and will construct future aign-speeuera on tiie line of a Haa. Atlantic City's lie. boulevard across the mcaduwa to the mainland may be re jected by the Board of . Freeholders. Ihe aurfoa having auna mure than a loot lu several places. Th mile record for motor cyr-las wa Di'j.au a uniiimu uy uiiem rx. vviiiy. jr who covered tne distance in 4 seconds a fourieea horew-uower marnine la a trial ag.ut tlaia. Ueut,nMt Paul S. Pearsall of New Tork. mho recent: y married the oivorcrd wife of James Ci. biaine. jr.. and his bride ar apenaing their- honeymoon touring tns souia in an automotiu. Street rax motormen have adopted the automofaile sold weather fashions, and in- maajr aula may bs sura la fur atuus, fur j '--i CAN WOT BE RUBBED AWAY Whenever aa attack of Rheumatism, comes on with its throbbing muscles, twitchins nerves, and aching, painful joints, relief must be had at once, and any treatment that will ease the pain and allay the suffering is desirable. A good liniment or plaster, or some home remedy will nsually give temporary relief and comfort, bat Rheumatism is more than skin deep and cannot be rubbed away, nor caa it be drawn out with a plaster. Such treat ment neither prevents nor cures; the excess of acid is still in the blood and at the next exposure to inclement weather, or after an attack of indigestion or constipation or other irregularity, the symptoms will return, and with each succeeding attack the pain becomes more severe because of the constant accumulation of acid in the blood. All food taken into the body contains, ia some form, the elements necessary to nourish and sustain the different parts. One portion is used for the making of blood, another for muscle, another for bone; another for fat, and so on. After these different prop erties have been extracted there still remains a portion that is useless, or waste matter, which is intended to be carried off by nature; but the sluggish, inactive condition of the different members interferes with the workings of nature, and this refuse is left ia the system to sour and form uric and other acids, which are absorbed into the blood. The acrid, irri tating matter in the circulation settles in the joints, muscles, nerves and bones, and it is this that produces the pain, inflammation, swelling and other disagreeable symptoms of Rheumatism. Unless the blood is cleansed of the uric acid poison Rheumatism becomes chronic, and a serious and dangerous disease. The pains which at first were wanderincr or shifting: from- place to place become sharp and cutting, the muscles lose their elasticity, and as the irritating sediment is deposited in the joints, stiffness of the limbs taki'S place and sometimes the hands, feet, arms or legs become permanently locked and useless. To effect a permanent Q iy jr Q PURELY VEGETABLE impure matter it adds freshness and vigor to the circulation. Then instead of being a weak, sour stream, distributing uric acid to the different parts of the system, it is strong and healthy, and therefore able to supply the body with nourishment and strength. S. S. S. is Nature's remedy, made entirely of roots, herbs and barks, and is the one medicine that is absolutely narmless to any part of the system and at the same time a certain cure for Rheumatism. Write us about your case and our physicians will give you any needed medical advice, and will send our special book on Rheumatism. No charge made for the book or advice. fllZ SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY. ATLANTA. CA. This mad thirty minutsa for a half all too short and led to a number of tie games last season, which might hav reached a mora satisfactory ending with a little mure time. The addition of a new official.' td ha called a field umpire, will Insure even cleaner and more sportsmanlike game, ay wax kin of -th rule will now b prac tically Impossible. There was little or so premium laat season on a little bit of hold ing, a little bit of offside play, a- little bit of roughing, which did so much to bring th sport into disrepute tn previous years. What little there was. however, oan now be effectually stopped, and any evasions will be a distinct menace to the eleven which for Owners of Automobiles gloves and goggles. Soma even hav adopted pocket stoves. A plan for a long touring contest on a basis deemed equitable to ail sorts of cars haa been worked out by the contest com mute of the National Association of Auto- mobile Manufacturers. The Associated Automobile Clubs of New Jersey will endeavor to hav tu legisla- ture pass a law requiring all vshu-les. motor or horn driven, to carry head and utii uinn axier uaxa. A package of larxe sised paper torpedoe ca be used effectively by motorist In keeping dogs and small boys (rum dodg- und' th wheels. Th Idea Is cheap, harmless and convenient. Although Secretsry Sidney S. Oorham of th American Automobile association de- "ed re-election, h wtll continue his law practlc at New York and Chicago to fight tor th cause of muto rials. The third annual power-boat race of th New Rochelle Yacht club will be from New Ruttbelle. N. Y.. Ut Marbieiiead. Uaaa.. Ku mllHs. More than twenty boats ar being built specially to compete. A fashionable British court furrier re cently received an ordor for a fur motoring coat from a man who owned one which had cost him t;,jje and which he considered too good for autoing. Belgium's Parliament has been petitioned to burn every automubile In the country in a great bonfire before ia. tha resultant scrap tnul to be sold for the bent-tit of persons maimed by motor cars. A widow living near Dresden has sued the king of Saxony (or her own support and mat of her six minor children because her eldest son was killed by a horn fright- arMd a, bu majesty a automobile. The number of women who drive their own automobiles has been growing rapidly and the induations are that more will join the ranks during liwT than ever before, and thry are using larger cars, to. . Curing Mug 11.7&3 automobile owners pro cured llvenae from the New York secre tary of state, aa compared with 8,65 in 1-mb. Certificates were insued to T.oST chauffeurs, aa against 4.(T La previous year. Deeplts the almost prohibitory duty and the tact that American machines ar K,,, ... ! mnrrtn... ,r. liam Imported in large numbers, ths American manufacturers being unable to meet the aenuuid. Fenders, or mud guards, as they ar mors colloquially called, ar perhape th least preu-ntluua part of a motor cars equip ment, yet no other feature bus mure to do with the comfort and cunvemees of pas sengers. Automobile inventions for the most part are "asKTegauons ' and "cumomauoiia ' in the sense the terms are applied by the patent urtice, rather than really new In ventions ui the sense of original products f the brain. Whan Louis Wajrner, winner of the Van derbiit cup race, was arreraed at New Tors' for having no license number, a revolver and a big knife were found upoa hun and and uiiuuioiuU charge of carrying concealed weapons was preferred. m The new executive board of the American Automobile association will hold monthly meetings, this Being pussmi by th board being vutnpoeeu ol fewer members than heretofore, ail of whom live within eajiy distance of one another. Preliminary steps have beea takea by the Pennsylvania M-ieatura looking toward tne construction of a tklrty-lwe foot ina c&daoi h.gnvay across tie stai froiu Kaeton to Pittsburg, wita a breach from Mcranion t A rhitaUeiphla. It ia believed that proper handling by the k lortua. kk-H Coast aasociatloa and aorue i-nauges la the American Automobile association rules win bring- tne Ormowl- Dayuma beaca tournament back. I it. torm-r importance next year. The total attendance at the Madison square Uardea, snow. New York, was, In round auinoera, li.ie. mora (has a per refit more thaa last year. Over CfO i worth of domestic and nearly fl.uue.uua wortn of foreign cars were sold. -fmrt-Btiam," ths latest French tavwAOoai cure the blood must be punned, and all i: '"m' lation, an f cr4 as .s-s-' V ""N tonic pro -h. these Dei: NJ J S. S. S. i IVV'O trouble a; and ail irritating matter removed iron ine circu lation, and nothing does this so quickly or surely as S. S. S. It contains not only purifying' and tonic properties, but solvent qualities as well, all Q trouble and attacks after it has filtered tries to employ them, in jeopardising, per haps, the game. Th committee was as conservative this year aa it waa radical last, and it is believed the best interests of the gam have been conserved. v Experimenting with the Zebra (Continued from Page Five.) . add to Captain Kys disgust hi beaters thought th corral aa excellent Instrument for trapping antelopes, and they drove in nearly LOO of these, ranging tn siss from the giant kudu down " to th tiny water buck. Her was a grave dereliction, of duty. to do away with goggles, ta a wind shield consisting of a plats of glass in th center of a leather aron, hung on curved rods which permit the glass tn be blown bv the wind until directly over the steering wheel. After ail. It la the behavior of a car when touring on the road that is ths real test. There are lots of cars which run like dreams about the city streets, but 'down if."!'!'1' ' , " to ne l steep gntiate a rough country road or hilL To secure a uniform flow of gasoline several makers ar aloplng the bottoms of their tanks toward the side from men the supply is drawn and taking tha feed pipe from the rear of ths tank rather than the front. This siso gives Increased fuel pressure In hill climbing. The Automobile club of Great Britain and Ire Quid, the Motor union and the Roads Improvement astocla.tlon have been ex perimenting to find a material that would do away with dust on roads In dry weather and mud in wee Th best results have been obtained from tar. The Touring club of France haa under taken to diavever the- beet hotel keeper tn the re publlo. a competition with that end in view being in progress. "The mowt affable, expert and suitable hotel proprietor" is the title which the winner will receive, besides ) in cash and a gold medal. Th fears of the -sporting commlttr of ti e sulumobile Club of France and of ail French firms Interested in racing hav b- n allayed by the official announcement "f Id. Clemenreau that permission for the holding of long-distance road races ever a course near Pans will not be refused. The gearing of the car is sometimes ob jected to. but when It Is remembered- that four times the power is required to take a car up many hiiis man is necetsary to pro pel it along the level, it would smear that tha gearing is preferable to aviih an in crease tn th six of tha engine. Dutch policemen have to be experts In Jiu uuhi. good snots, goud cyclists and guou autouiuulilirta. and. if a new bill becomes law. must bs able to arreat operators of Hying machines, for the bill provides that aeronauts croaaing the boundaries of Hol land must descend when ordered. Colgate Hrtvt. preetiient nf the AiilnmaM duo of Amertrs; Wlnthroo H S arttt. A! l U ah.. tr !... 1 IJ VI. .m. .nrf George F. Chamberlain, wealthy New Tt.rk motorists, have been sworn in aa specia policemen of that city and will endeavor to stop reckless speeding by making arrests. When a three-wheeled motorcycle has two seats, one behind the other, the front seat being upholstered and the rear more in Uie nature of a bicycle aadiile. it is known ss a tricar. When this front part, ia detach able, and can be ruled to a bicycle frame, the detachment is generally known as s foreoar. The anti-rrailng campaign, of th Auto mobile Club of America has recuited in practically alt the coastwise aieamamp lines agreeing to accept cara for shipment with out requiring them to be crated. The Trans atlanUo Uues still put owners to needless expense of about before they wui handle their cars. Charles T. Terry, the new chairman of the law committee of the American A jto mobile anniHUiiutfi. and Ihe new president. Judge W H. H'MchkiM, have formulated a federal automobile law. which will be In troduced in the present seamon of congreae to remedy rnntilcuns troubles due to leg islation In difTarent states. A tire shield designed to prevent punc turea and blowouta iwently has been brought out. it la a smsis ribbon made uf special material covered with vulcanised rubtier on one side and fabric nrv the nftier. While verv "exitjle and thin, it la so strong that a knife, sharp glass or na.:i cannot ind the caning wk ,Zm i.--- ., rj , AtZa1 ? avotd in jZjlZ? or Th. cxt-nlaa ZTJd ui taiien to refill only with hot water. This precaution will tnautat the thawina out of any liili pockets wbii-h may exist in the piping and prevent a total closmng of tu paaeases wnicn otherwise tniuM oec-ar be- fore the circulation eould be ecarteil. ss th Bu' lunU beamitss tfMtro,gtiiy cailted. anxxraCATisax ctraxD bts.s.8. Mrs. Ida- M. Pa'.meT, of VM Fmlton St.. Brook-Ira N. Y., writ aa follows I wish yon to know what great bnflt I hav received from ths usa of 8. 8. 8. I bars been afEloted with RhanmaUsm for twenty vears, somstimas it straw worse untH It was misery ta attempt to wat at tu, my rignt kaaw was nearly t-wlos Its natural sits and was drawn up conalderaUXy shorter than th othr on. A friend , advised me to taka 8. 8. S. afhloh I commenced. I had triad so many -thing that I most say that I bad very lltti faith that it would da m any good but I was willing to try anything that pro mired relief. Be fore I had beea nstng it long I was greatly rsKeved. and continuing ths medic In I goon found that I wag ntirsly eurd. Th lameness and aorsnasg all left, X oan straighten, mov or bead my lag as well aa any on and I hav nvr known, what Rhaumatlsm was slno. I am 05 ysars old and feel deeply grateful to S. 8. S. the acid poison counteracted i e it eing necessary in the cure 'or Kn en ma asm. . goes dowa to the" very bottom of the the disease at its head, and out of the blood all acrid and because If a big feast were begun that would be th and of all thought of work. Tha villagers would be Invited from 19 mile around, and not a man would stir a hand thereafter for a month. A Mauser rifle In his hand, tha eaptala and hla companion. Lieutenant Pultx, com. mended the men to drive the antelopes out. At first they disobeyed sullenly, but at length gave way and ruefully watched the fat bucks disappearing In do sens aad scores among th dense undergrowth. "If yon want antelopes,' Captain Kys told them, "first catch th sebras." A second battue was also spoiled by creeping lions as many aa thirty In on troop. It took so long a tlm to drive in the xebras that their hereditary enemies had ample time to formulate their plan of campaign also, which was usually put into effect at sunset, Just before th caral gates were reached. Even a third attempt failed dismally, and Captain Nys was compelled to send yet another discouraging report to Brussels. Th fourth battue was a eomplets suo cess. Th cannibals much gratified by advance payments ot calico, bras wire and muxxle loading guns worked far bet ter. They were also promised ths uss ot the corral for driving antelope; and as a result when the moon roee on th night of th fourth attempt L70D xebras had been trapped. Their wild stampede within was a sight to see. They fought and bit ona another, raced hither and thither In clouds of dust and dashed their pretty striped bodies against the solid fences, crippling and in many cases killing themselves. That night sentinels perched upon ths corral wills with flaming torches and lances with long bamboo hafts. Daybreak found the animals much quieter, hut It was a very difficult matter- to Induce ths natives to venture Inside. For five days many of th xebras refused to eat or drink. Sixty of them died, partly from starvation and partly also from in juries received In various stampetTes. Grad ually they grew more accustomed to th new life, and were Isolated Into group and forced Into the stables. Most beautiful specimen of th raca ar these Katanga srbraa. Soma of them ar almost ss big as mules, powerfully built, high spirited snd of great endurance. Thev are most timid, and Strang to say a donkey sent Into the Swamp corral nearly u-rrifled them to death. After about a fortnight's Imprisonment th creatures became quite accustomed to tha present of men, and In one or two cases permitted themselves to bs hameeeed to light cans 'aden with rubber vines And so ax last Caatain Nys waa able to able to Antwerp and Brussels announcing the ucceafui termination of hi labors. He had demonstrated that there ta ia Cen tral Africa aa indigenous animal .proof against the tsetse fly and capable of doing tns work of mule or horse in a region wher both were Impossible. He presented to the native chiefs who had helped him with men and material teame of domesticated xebras harnessed tt cart sent out from Europe. Soma ef th animals are ridden Ilka saddle horses and a re of use to missionaries, traders and officials Gradirally the long trains of nstlv por ters and even women wllL It is hoped, be superseded aa beasts of burden, and in places where no cart tracks ar possible the tebras are expected to travel with heavy packs stung over their backs like ths mules of the Andes Captain Nys has tried crossing sebras with mares, bat ths result ing "xebrolds" are by no means satisfao tory much leas so tn the Congo thaa tn ths southwest African ontonles of Germany. Th movement is extending. Th Congo government is giving appropriations light snd left for ths purpose of corralling xebras and it is thought that within two years st least the savage porter, who never carries upon hla head mora than sixty pounds st a tlm and 1 liable to fits of laxineea. cowardice, sleeping sickness and ether drawbacks, will be entirely superseded by the swift-footed Uttis sebrs, which will travel all day la a sweltering sun. through mlasmstlc marches and jungles, with a load sc as Bounds.