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THE OMAHA sr.XhAY HKK: AIM. II, II. IHi.O. Ti i -Omaha Sunday Bm ! OMAHA. SCNDAY, APRIl, 11, low 'JUDGMENTS D RESIDENT MIRPHT and Manager Chanre Imve taken the fght stand X"n the Kline cue. It was high time somebody w gating a precedent for contract Jumper.. ' Kilns may reatet catcher In base ball and rould ba less easily ,parPd, pprh(,pg than ny ether member of the Cuba except Chanc. but not even that consideration deterred the. owner and manager or th World Champions from standing by or ganlied bane ball and ag-alnat the contract Jumper. They have taken their heroic position at aacrlflce, but In the end thy and every other man Interested In the game, will be benefited. Kline; will be eorely mlaaed by the Cub and he will be missed by the bane ball world; everybody will regret to set. him retire. But Kling can be spared, h la one of the great men who. In the passing show, make base ball tha greatest of games. There are thou sand of others aome hava gone before, others are her and others are coming. Better sacrifice a man even as great a Johnny Kllng than sacrifice or undermine the Institution and the institution la under mined every time a contract Is broken with Impunity. There la a Just way to preserve Inviolate Ihe. ethlce of base ba'l. and that Is by the same rigid law enforcement that makes government strong and law abso lute. In this and this alone lies the future of the game. ' Kling may have grievances that would appear plausible If submitted to arlbtratlon. That doesn't Justify him. He signed a contract last year to catch three years more at least for the Chicago National league team. The time for his kick was before he signed that contract. Before he has any standing In base ball court or publlo favor let him fulfill, or honorably. If he can, divest himself of the o''.igatlon of that agreement. Until he 'iocs this the only thine; for him to do Is to Join tha Cuba and play the game. We have had enough of contract Jumping. Hal Chaae alone gave us our fill of that. Organised base ball was simply outraged by the unbridled freedom with which Chase was allowed to violate Its laws and burles que Its authority. The New York American management and National commission stood for it and thereby became culpable, and encouraged Chase and every other playe to follow his example. Chase w a great player and got away with It. A man of less value probably would have failed. Kllng Is a great p'ayer. Probably If he hadn't been he would not have at tempted what ho did. But great or not, the Cuba management has done Itself and base ball an honor by refusing to lie down and let Kling ride over It as Chaae did. Chase will repeat his antics whenever he wants to. whenever things don't go to suit him and. so far as those to whom he should be responsibly are concerned, he will have every reason to do ao. It's high time for an example. The Omaha team has had a week or more of It and has Jerked many kinks out of Its members. Some of "the new men are showing up better with each appearance. Pendry, Smith and Vasblnder are all field-. Ing well, and Pendry and Vasblnder are doing some good work at the bat. but, of course, It would be unfair to make any final Judgments of their deportment In auch hot weather, when no man can do Mm best. But as for pltchera In. Johns. Rice. Lowerthre of tha new ' men, In addition to Hollenbeck and Banders-Pa should have a most promising ataff, and It Is not certain that young Hanson will fail to show good material. The hole to be filled at present Is at first base. With fisher. Welch. Belden and Vasblnder for the outfield, that garden ought to be taken car of In first-class style. As to first base, Eberleln waa engaged for it, but he won't arrive until along In June, and Pa doesn't want to take any chancea on play ing Graham regularly until warm weather. But the other day Captain Franck sent Kid LcBrand over to cover that bag, and the way he covered It made everybody take nolle and caused Pa 'and Buck to slop and wonder If they had unconsciously solved the problem there and then. By the middle, of June, It Is safe to say, the pay roll will not be aa long as at present, but therVll be a ball team In Omaha. .That eld saw that "Facta are . stronger than fiction" .continues to be forced onto public attention the more the public haa brought to It mind Boston's action in dis posing of Cy Young and Lou Crlgtr. Criger Is admUted t be the most scientific student of base ball there la He knows more about pitchers, batters and base run nera than any other man. In tha busineas. II knew ao much that all last season he let Ty Cobb steal but one base when ha waa catching, and that was due to a pitcher arror. What Boaton could possi bly bop to gain by letting oat this veteran battery la beyond comprehension. But Boaton hasn't been doing much in recent ears calculated to gain anything. "There are two reaaona wh the reported deal of Kllng for three of my playera will not go through," says Q.rry Herrmann. "One la because It waa never proposed and th other Is that If It waa I would not O. K. audi a awap.V Evan tha most preju. diced man must admit that those are fairly good reasons. Thoae Western league magnates who aie doing their spring training at home for economical reaaona might learn a lesson from Ounthrop of Denver. He has had hta team on the road and has made more money than any of the rest could have saved. Base ball courts need not try to outlaw th spit ball. "Teacher" tried that and failed many yeara ago. Thla spit ball is not the new thing they try to crack it up as being, you know. They like Tebeau ao mell don In Kan e City they have gone to writing pneiry about him. One line rune iliuely : "The awful alghta of Tebeaus bum ball toaaers." "Our young p:tt-hers have good and bad points." sas Jimmy McAWr. In allien case James sterna to have picked Ma oung pitchers off the old tree vt h iaian nature. A 8t. Louie paper says reeisee in the south have dampened the ardur of Hie Hroans' admirers. What other effect loea it expect reverses to have on edmiieie? r It dnean t hurt to mention though, the mre fact that t'omlakey liaa not et fand to hand Omaha his Yanlgans tit er bla real tun:. Hal Cbaae probably is laughing at Johnny Klln la that wuat ou would call shouhs.i alee'' Thus far r has foigutien to send B.lm Hall enliei a contrai l or n anapui tt:on. ice Hall waa fro out of Top. JEFFRIES 11AS MANY OFFERS aaaaaBB Hi Choice of the Bunch if Ee Wishes to Box. JOHNSON BREAKS AGREEMENT His F'ltvpaaf Maaaer at ilraaklag aside Arreagemeata Made by Former Maaaarr ot I, Iked by thePablle. NEW YORK. Aptil JO. If theie Is any real Intention on the part of any of th higher claps boxers to fight, Jeffries haa his choine of a match . with Johnson, Kauf man, Langford or perhaps even Ketchel. Neither of the latter two hsa made any great pretense that he would like to fight Jeffries, but If the former champion were so minded aa to try his hand at boxing It la not likely that either of them would dodge the opportunity to make aome money and try to demonstrate his superi ority. i If Johnson haa any overwhelming desire to enter the ring he can accept a challenge from Langford, Kaufman or Ketchel. He might also accept one from Jeffries, pro viding Jeffries was agreeable enough to make one. Jeffries has not shown that he Is likely to be a challenger. Kaufman may accept a challenge from Langford or Ketchel If he desires to do so, or may challenge them If he Is ao In clined; or he may challenge Jeffries or Johnson. He Is not very likely to seek out Langforti, aa there would be less to ba gained than with a match against either Jeffries, Johnson or Ketchel, If he could make one. Ketchel will probably have to make his match against any one of these men if he secures a match, as none of them, with the possible exception of Kaufman, hss shown any notion of going out of his wsy to get in a fight. Ketchel Is looking for a little higher game than Langford, althoagh It la not certain that Langford might not make as creditable a showing as any of the others. Since Johnson has made his appearance In the Vnlteil States the heavyweight sit uation has resolved itself Into a talking fest and it is likely to remain one ao long as there Is any money to be made In vaude ville. Big Talking Peat.' There are plenty who believe that John son should go about his business of fight ing and live up to the agreement which he is alleged to have mace wjin the Na tional Sporting club of London. That was to have provded for a match- between him and Langford, His flippant manner of brushing aside any agreement which may have been made when FltspaTrlck was act ing as his manager carries very little with It except censure for his disregard of obli gations which he owes the public. His treatment bf his former manager waa bad enough without assuming an overbearing attitude against tltose who support ath letics of his calling! Not a few believe that Jeffries has no intention whatever of returning to the prise ring. He says he wants to be sure of hlm seif before he considers such a proposition seriously. He is not apt to put himself In condition very rapidly by appearing at vaudeville exhibitions. Johnson will try to keep In the public eye Just as lung as he can use Jeffries as an excuse for delay on his part In mak ing a match with anybody else. If Jef fries hangs out for a year or two 'John son may Have to fight oi be' forgotten, and after that beaten, a rate which Will come to himsooner or- latar In any event. , 1 Kaufman seems to be sincere In making a'onie kind of a match' with Somebody. Ketchel Is not averse to a tight,, bat pre fers tt with Johnson, so that In case of victory he can Jump Into the championship without any Intermediate conflict. Judging by the preaent outlook, no one will fight so long as Johnson can protest that he wants to meet Jeffries, and Jef fries can "think It over." In the mean time the friends of Langford believe that if Johnson finds the theatrical business bad and decides to go to England he will lose his title before he haa a chance to sail back to America. FIGHTERS SHY AT STAGE MONEY Langford Haa the laallaa ftlga oa All the Fighters. NSW YORK, April lO.-The Ketchel-Langford-Johnson-Kaufmann quartet Is about as harmonious as a Chinese orcros tia play.lng German melodies. One minute It's Johson-Ketchel, then It'a Ketchel-Kauf-mann. then Johnson-Kaufmann or Lang-ford-Ketchel, and all the rest of the rom blnationa allowed by the, limited rules 'of mathematics. And, In the meanwhile, while all kinds of (stage) money Is lying around In dark corners in danger of being swept up by tha Janitor, no matches are made. About the only one whose case does not aeem complicated beyond curs Is Stanley Ketchel Wlllua Britt haa been asked re peatedly why he does not mutch his cham pion Willi Ijtngford. tjuolh Wlllua yea terday In all sincerity: "I realise what a tough man Langford la and do not feel sate In allowing Ketchel to meet him for ten rounds. I am saving thla match for a long fight nut oh lite coast. Will fight Johnson or any of the others any distance, but tha Langford per sons goes for us In the Thornton stakes the long distance event.'' That sounds like pretty plain talk. lang ford aeems to have the Indian sign on th whole outfit. JOCKEY CLUBrBESIIENTS MEET Early Asasasresiral of Date la Coa aeaaeatly Kapected. NEW YORK. A pi 11 10. A conference took place recently at the Jockey club in regard to the dates for the coming aeasn. All tha vartoua racing associations were repre sented by their presidents and others equally interested lu their welfare. Among thoae who were noticed weie Philip J. Dwyer of the Brooklyn and gueens County Jockey club. Schuyler I.. Parsons of l lie Coney Island Jo club. R. ,T. Wilson. Jr.. the new president of the Saial ga Racing aao clalion; Kiaucta tt. Hitchcock, the flrat American owner to win a race on tne fU' in England this ; Andre Miller. James Butler, the prime mover and up-to-date owner of -tne Empire City R icing ai sociaiton; August Keliiionl and H 8 (low land of the Westchester Racing associa tion, more particularly, and W. H. Rey nolds of the Metropolitan Jockey club. Nothing In the way of dates waa given out fur the enlightenment of the general public, but tiie result of the "confab" ran be Uken for granted aa being propitiojt for an early aunuuncenienl of dates, prob ably beginning with B-lmont park on Thursday. May 13. Plninluk closes on May U. ao tnis could be easily accomplished. It now looka aa If there would be racing at leaat five days a e-k. with a pooiibla adjournment over dales already assigned to the Hu.il club meeting, aa they ate ure to be pushed all they can poa.-doly be. Jamrtun authorities twe asked for dues Immediately folioa'ng the Haliimoie meeting, and whether they are granted o: aol u aill. aiaks Utile diffeiaju U the metropolitan circuit, for only the poorest class of horses csn be raced there, until tha track Is made larger. Norfolk could support a good metlng, so It Is a pity the track objection- Is not remedied, for Ihe season at Norfolk would admit of earlier racing than at Baltimore, and also later In the year. TEA VERS AFTER SCOT GOLFERS I'. S. Amatear Chamalaa Takes Part la Ilrltlah Championships. NEW YORK, Apra 10-Jeronie D. Trav rs, amateur golf champl'n of the Vnitod States for 1907 and iy. sailed for Scotland recently, for the purpose of participating In th British championship at Mulrflold. May ?4 to 9. Mr. Travers. according to the op'nlon of those In a nosltlon to Judge, has every prospect of beating the foreigners at their own game. If he does ao, It will be the first time n native born American has wrested the blue ribbon event of all golfdom from the Brit ish. In ISM Walter J. Travis, then the Amer ican champion, went across the pond, and much to the surprise of everybody there went through the tournament and brought the championship cup home with hlin. Mr. Travis won through his phenomenal putting, the record of which will go down through British golfing annuls as long as golf la played over there. Notwithstanding many urgent invitations to go over to try to repeat the perform ance, Travis has confined bis golf to Amer ican aoll. probably content to admire the medal he won, emblematic of the highest honor in the golfing year 1904. Even though Travis, an American, won the British never concr-ded It a distinctly American victory, owing to the fact that Travis was born in Australia and under the British flag. It Is Mr. Travis' plan to go direct to Mnlrfleld ' and get In one solid month's practice there before the championship. The British championship is tun off on the basis of all match play. Thre 1s no qualifying round, as with us This year, however, the entries are to be limited to men rated at scratch or better at their home clubs. SEATTLE PLANS WATER PAGEANT Paget aaa tt Hart Motor Boat ana Other Caateats. SEATTLE, Wash., April 10. The Alaska-Yukon-Paclflo exposition will open at Seat tle June I, and be made the occasion of the greatest motor boat and yachting pageant In the history of the far west. The sailing races are to be held under the auspices of th Northwestern International Yacht Racing association. The motor boat races will ba held on Lake Washington, upon the banks of which the exposition grounds will be laid out, and these races will be managed by the Pacific International Power Boat association. , The program fo'r these races follows: 1. For the Alaaka-Yukon-Paclflc cham pionship cup: A race for 12-meler (40-foot) boats, unrestricted as to horsepower, (not Including hydroplanes), 30-mlle. best three out of five, free for all. 2. For th world's championship 10-meter Challenge cup,, (value &i00 Or over), same conditions as above. 3. Special nonhandlcap events for the 8-meter, the 23 and 18-foot classes, same conditions. 4. Handicap event for all boats entered In th previous races, handicap to be based on actual performance In above events, with a 3 or S per cent disqualification clause. 8. Race for hydroplanes. C Special feature events. Including back ward race, race for boata built and run by boys under 17- years, of age, obstacle race, tug-of-war. etc. .. These tacea will be open to members of all organized clubs and will be held under thf rule of the Pselfic International Power Boat association and under the direct man agement of the exposition and the Motor Boat club of Seattle, The date requested is th week of July 6, to occupy three days, in conjunction, if possfble, with other aquatic events. SHEPPARD GETS DELAYED MEDAL After War e Walt Heara He Will Get Kmblena. NEW YORK. April 10.TThe home of Melvin Sheppard, middle distance cham pion of the world, waa made glad recently by the receipt of the following, letter from P. U Fisher, honorable secretary of the British Amateur Athletic association: LONDON, March 17.-M. W. Sheppard. Eaq. : Deaf Sir I have the pleasure to In form you that by the kindness of the American consulate in London I have been able to forward to you th gold record medal of this association, which has hern awarded to yu for the OMO-yard British record, 1 minute. 64 seconds, created by you at the Olympic games, lft'8. Th medal la being- forwarded by the consulate In America and I trust will reach you safely. Perhaps you will pleuae send me an acknowledgement when you receive th medal. Youra faithfully. P. I FI8HKR, Honorable Secretary. Sheppard, after receiving the letter said: "This shows that the English are not half aa bad as we would like to paint them. I alwaya did aay that I got -a aquare deal on the other side the same as I got over here. I think It would be a good idea if the American Athletic union would give our men the same consideration as the English do their record breakers. For in stance, there is Oorge Bonliag running in record time every time he staj-ts." RACERS FILL GO TO CANADA Big Parses Atlrart Horee "owaera fras Soathera California. LOS A NO ELKS. Cal April lO.-Racing men here took a little courage today when it was announced that a big meeting would be held at Victoria. B. C, thla aummer. and that liO.UDO lu purses would be given away. T. R Mclntyre. who represents the Victoria Country, club, under whose auspice the meeting will be held, has asked the Pacific Coast Jockey club for sixty da a. and as there are no conflict ing datea during the time they asked for, there la little doubt that the Victoria datea will be granted. The I'Victorla Country club iiaa been incorporated with a capital stock of J1'0'm). The Victoria club ex pects to open Its gates on May 24. Judging from the opinion of horsemen heia tha meeting should be a success HARD SCHEDULE FOR FRESHMEN tale's Bee B-ll Seaeoa Marts ai Haaae Thla Week. NEW HAVEN, tonu., April 10-The Yale freshmen base ball team will open the aeaaon at heme on April 12, when they will pla the local hiih ai hool team. The team aill play nunc gmes with the Blown. Princeton. I'mvetsiiy of Penn sylvania and Harvard freshmen. The schedule Is as fuHcas: April l:'. New Haven High ec-hool: Anil i. Phlilipa Exeter at Exie'": April 17. Phillipa-An-dover at Andnr: April 14. Iean Academy at New Haven; April 27. Mercershuig at New Haven: May I. Hntchkias School at Lake Hlil; May 4 Willl-lon at New Haven; May t. B:oan freshmen at New Havon: May S. Pe.naylvania freshm-n at New llaen; May IS. Princeton freshmea at New Haxen: May Prncetou frel, Eien at Princeton: U.i.v Ja. Harvard fresh men at Nra Han. Max Z. S-P M.trka :.t Southhorougn. an1 June o. Harvard I rein -aasa at Cambridge. GYMNASTIC MEET AT UNIVERSITY (Continued from Page One , be composed of O. C. Mitchell. Cl-tude Mitchell. J. O. Hiiinmond. N It. Morehouse and H. O. Trump. Training; for t'lndee Trark. Before leaving fur Ills home at York to spend the Enster vacation Captain McDon ald of the track team announced that tiie candidates for the cinder path will re sume training tiet Wednesday afternoon. The outdoor practice season whs op, mil Monday afternoon, but the weather for the fore part of the week was so chilly that the men worked nnder a great handlhap and did not get down to real training. Hoth Captain McDonald and Coach, Dr. Clapp. feel tlmt the training season has already been delayed too long and they mean to have all the candidates "dig into" the work as sunn as the elx-dav recess is over. Ihe date for the preliminary meet has been seT. for May 1, which Is only two weeks from next Saturday, and It meana that the Cornhiiskers wtii have to put In many good licks In order to get Into shape by that time. The Nebraska athletic board Intends to have direct charge of its own training tables in the full ye Instem! of granting a concession to some hotel or restaurant for running them. With the ld" of Inaugu rating this now policy, the board this week directed Its track team committee t make arrangements for maintaining a spe cial grill room for the cinder path men in the basement of the I'nlverslty temple at the coiner of Twelfth and R streets. There are banquet rooms and a kitchen in tills building, where the athletic authorities be lieve they can feed their athletic teams better food at a cheaper prices than could be secured at any of the Lincoln hotels. It is planned to spend about liXni on the track training table this spring and to begin serving meals to the candidates onr week before the preliminary meet on May 1. . I Minor aat Knlag Leave. Two prominent Cornhusker athletes Harry Minor and Harry Ewlng have re cently left the university. Their loss will be felt In athletic circles. Minor was prob ably the best quarter-mile runner in the state school, and had been figured on to win this event for the Cornhuskers in the dual track inaets thlssprlng. He prob ably will return to school next fall for the foot ball season. Last fall he played half back on the varsity eleven. His work in the Iowa and Carlisle games was sensa tional. In the latter contest he was sta tioned at left end, where his playing was so good that he haa been marked to be given a permanent berth at that position next fall. , Ewlng was the right guard on the varsity last season, being one of the strong stones In the Nebraska line. His departure from the university' means that he will not return for foot ball next season, although he still has one year of college foot ball which he may play. Should he come back to school next fall, he would be Ineligible for the Comhuaker team, for he failed to make twelve required hours of university credit in his school work last semester. This failure makes him Ineligible for uni versity athletics until he has gone to school another semester and pas.ed In the required number of hours of school work. Had he stayed In school this semester and made twelve houra university orcdlt, he would be eligible for foot ball next season. No Spring Practice. No foot ball practice, will be held at the university this spring. It haa been decided to omit the work this year for two reasons. First, It Is believed to be better to allow the foot ball men their own time during the spring months for their studies. It has been held by some that if the candidates are required to train thla spring that they are more liable to fall in their studies, and thus become ineligible for the varsity next fall. If they are given no work this spring, It Is thought, they will be much more likely to pass In all their studies. The second reason for not holding the spring practice is that Captain Bellzer would not have time to take charge of the squad. Under the present policy of the athletic board of hiring a coach for the fall months only, the spring training of the foot ball men usually Is In charge of the captain-elect of the eleven. This year Captain Beltzer of the foot ball team la required to give all his attention lo the base ball nine, of which lie la alao the leader, and he could not be at foot ball practice. This reason, in connection mlth tha sttong pervading opinion that the foot ball men should have all their time during the spring for studying, has resulted In the decision to omit the annual May training tills year. The organization of an "N" Men's, asso ciation was perfected by the lelter men of the university this week. William Cha loupka was elected president. Olen Mason secretary-treasurer and J. C. Knode -vice president. The purpose of the society is to Increase the honor attached to the win ning of an "N" In all of the Cornhusker sports and to dignify the wearing of the letters. All men who hold an "N" In any branch ot the Nebraska athletics will be eligible to membership In the organization. Officers will be elected on the basis of the greatest number of leiters won; that Is, the athlete who lias won the most "Na" will accceed fo the presidency and the one with the next largest number will become aj amiMIMnlgaanieannaMeLU Jjim ilin?rf A - '" - . ,.-.,: -:IaaWlS- i- .-...-v -,- .Ja-.-e,J--l, n ' '" " fl ' " ' llrrr " 7 " " V ,r" " 1 " J ff "n-firrfrii iUli - -- - -"Vm i'm ii vice president, etc. In case one or more athletes have thn same number of letters, the position will be filled bv drawing straws. Chaloupka, wln became the first prealdent of the society, hss five "Ns." threw of which he won In foot ball. The other two wer earned on the Cornhusker track teams. DATE FOR RACE STILL IN THE AIR Harvard end Yale Cannot Agree oa Day for Contest. BOSTON. April lo. Rowing authcwillet at either Harvard or Yale must recede firm their present determined position re garding the annual varsity boat race at New Londan or there will be no boat race thin year. If Harvard secceeds in carrying Its point the two crews will meet on July 1. that date all along understood. But If the Yala men Induce Harvard to come to Yale's terms, the race will be a week earlier, coming on Thursday, June 24. I'ntll the Yale trustees, a short time ago, placed the commencement exercise at New , Haven for next June a week earlier than usual. It was virtually agreed that July 1 would be the date, although no announce ment to that effect had been formally made. New, however, the situation Is entirely changed. As far as Harvard is concerned, it duly Is as acceptable as ever, but at Yale It la an entirely different story. To have the hriat race come on July 1 would hiean holding It a week later than commences ment. College would then have closed, com mencement visitors would have returned home from exercises. In a word, the Va'e delegation at New 1oniliiu would he re stricted in numbers. To make the race date June -4. -as Yale now desires, would miike it tit In very nicely with the commencement program at New Haven. But .tha race would then come a whole week before commencement at Harvard. 'WhHt would obtain at Yale in one case would apply with equal force at Harvard In the other. Harvard's supporters and friends would be consplclous, in the main, by their absence at a varsity tace on June '.'4, this year. College will not bo closed at that time, but students will be In the midst of examination and the final work for the year, and could not get away to go to New London as would be the case in com mencement week. There is really little danger, of course, of the varsity race falling through, but tha two colleges, nevertheless, are In a rather delicate position. Either Harvard or Yale must consent to a date that is not to Its llkeing. Harvard's condition is that the race having been as good as settled for July 1. Yale should consent to that date regardless of subsequent developments over which Harvard haa no control. STAGO UKV3 THE NEW RULES Work of Foot Ball Committee Please Chicago Director. NEW YORK, April U).-Iirector Alonzo A. Stagg of the I'nlverslty of Chicago had the following comment to make on the work of the foot ball rules committee at their recent meeting In this city: "I think the work of the rules committee was conservative and will work nothing but good for the gridiron game." said Stngg.' "All the members concurred In the belief that three points Is all a goal from the field Is worth. There was some argu ment whether or not the new rule would tend to eliminate kicking altogether, but I do not think it will act that way at all; neither did the majority of the other mem bers. On the other hand, it will lessen the possibility of a team with a good kicker defeating a teum which Is superior in th other departments of the game. "As to the rule allowing a team to place the ball In scrimmage or kick as It chooses after a touchback, the'object is to equalize the offense and defense, more especially when a strong wind Is blowing against the team defending its goal. Under the old regulations, it waa almost Impossible for an eleven playing against a hard wind to take the ball out of the vicinity of its own goal. If It did succeed, the ball was immediately put back by a kick from the opposing side. The new lule will give the side laboring under tlo disadvantago of such a wind the opportunity of at least two scrimmages to gain ground before being forced to punt. "Several other Innovations In the rules were proposed, but failed to receive the necessary votes. Mo4t prominent among theau waa that uf Paul Dashlel of Anna polis, relating to the number of yards to be gained when a team has the ball in its own territory. Tho navy expert suggested that only a five-yard gain be demanded when the team with the ball la in its own territory; that is, between the center of the field and its own goal, the distance to be changed to tea yards when the ball is pushed into the opponent's half of the field. Dr. Lambeth tf the Unlveisity of Virginia alBo was an ardent supporter of this change, but many of the committee thought tt would be giving too great an advantage to the side having possession of the ball, and It failed of. adoption." Welch Challenges Them All. NEW YORK, April 10. Freddy Welsh, conquerer of many of the best of the lightweights, issuea a challenge to Bat tling jNelson. I'ackey McFarland and all the other lightweights of hla class. To ahow that he means business Welsh posted H.Oi'l to back his challenge. CURES In this article we want to explain flnd Also r.ffcr SllO-Crrtinnc fViitnrf H will enable you to cure yourself if you are afflicted with any of the various forms of this trouble. The skin receives Us necessary nourishment from the blood. Every pore is kept open and every gland kept healthy by continually feeding on the nutritious properties which are distributed throughout the system by a pure, rich blood supply. As long as this normal condition exists the cuticle will be soft, smooth, and free from eruptions; when however the circulation Is contaminated with humors and impurities na auiijiy r iiuintivc properties is diminished, and it becomes a sharp, acrid fluid which diseases instead of preserves the natural health and texture of, the skin. Lying just beneath the outer covering or tissue-skin is a sen sitive membranous flesh which surrounds and protects the tiny veins, pores and glands. It is here the impurities of the blood are deposited, and the acrid matter causes irritation and inflammation which splits or breaks the thin, tissue-like . cuticle, and the result is outwardly manifested in Ecze ma, Tetter, Salt Rheum, or some other disfiguring or annoying eruptive disease. It can readilv be seen that since Skin Diseases are the result of bad blood, there can be but one way to cure them purify the blood. Salves, washes, lotions, etc., are not able to do so, because they do not reach the blood. Such treatment is of no value except for its ability to temporarily relieve itching and assist in keeping the skin clean. S. S. S. cures Skin Diseases of every kind by neutralizing the acids and removing all humors from the blood. S. S. S. cools the acid-heated circulation, builds it up to its normal strength and thickness, multiplies its rich. mi. tritious corpuscles, and adds to us Duruv in everv wav 1 hen the skin, instead of being irritated and - n . inflamed bv sour immiritiec ; J - f w. ...Wh., 1 J . nourished, soothed and softened by this cooling, healthy stream of blood. S. S. S. is the greatest of all blood purifiers, and therein lies its ability to cure skin diseases. The trouble cannot remain when the cause has been removed, and S. S. S. will certainly remove the cause. It cures. Eczema, Acne, Tetter, Salt Rheum, pimples, boils,, blackheads, etc. and all eruptions of the skin. Book on Skin Diseases and any medica' advice free. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA. GA. The Whiskey with a Reputation" 8 uaker Maid WINNER OF THREE STRAIGHT PRIZES St. Louts, 1904 Pari,, 1905 PorlliDd, I90S Cam this leave any' possible doubt in your mind as to which Whiskey is the best t For tU t ll Hrtt-elait ion, catet and drug itotti S. HIRSCH & CO., Kansas City. Mo. . A. Aatr-SOaT, General Kl Eveiy day ae are helping ailing, nerv ous, bioken-doati young and middle-aged men back to ruddy health, ordinarily with out interfering alth their usual business pursuits, Many are discouraged, depressed. itrrius. tired languid, ete, 8orne arc; on the brink of netvous exhaustion, caused by worry, overwork, overstudy neglect dis sipation, etc. We wish you could se t hem change after commencing treatment wlili us. Vou csn sea the depression vanish and a new alertness In th-ir face anU hearing as the new. red blood of health courses through their veins, end lhv are Infil trated with new hope, new vitality and nrw energy. They bo away feeling all new nun, ouin pii)sitany ana ni'iumiy - ----- - " prompny, aarsiy ana tnorovgniy by tb ltst and beat methods, BatOKCHlTia. OATABKH, BBTOU. DEBILITY "i P?1 H thatr oompuoattoaa, ia th snortast possible time and at tb lowest coat for skillful serrlo ana sucoessful tatmnt7 Ef Consultation Of.'lce Hours: :00 a. m. to :00 p. m rrtCLC .nd lg.mln.tlon. Vr' t. ' uty' " ou cnno STATE MEDICAL INSTITUTE 1308 Farnam St., Between 13th and 14th Sts., Omaha; Neb. to you the cause of skin diseases, nn rmacArt an4 .vnAriAn Tor aia year Z waa severely troubled with a bad skin dtaease, looated principally oa th ahins. Tha tronbl would appear in th form of mall yellow blisters, characterised by vary sever Itching, etc. I tried araaparlllaa, eo-eatled blood puri fiers, aalves, ointments, lotion and treatment under a physician, but nothing did m any good. Bsoomlng discouraged I left off all thla treat ment, and Joat about this tim I it 8.S.8. advertlaed. On day I decided to rive this medioln a trial, and after using- It for a short whil I began to Improve. Of course I con tinued S.S.S. and It cured m com pletely. Unite a while ha elapsed stno I was cured and thera ha never been th slightest Indication of th return of tb tronbl. . . O.O. BECK. 404 Freedom St., Alliance Ohio. I had a bad eas of Bosema, it being especially never on my right hand. I waa hardly able to ns my hand In my work. I triad a great many things in aa effort to get relief, but was unable to do so until I read of S. S. 8. and determined to give it a trial. I nad saynral bottlaa of this remedy and it cured tb trouble en tirely. S. 8.8. pnt my blood in fls condition and left my akin soft and smooth. Though this was some tiro agother ha been no return of th tronbl. CHAS. J. WOLF, JR. 904 8. Second St., St. Louie, Mo. For four yaara I suffered severely with Weeping- Bcaeraa, located chiefly on th hands, both inaid and out, and extended a far up as th wrists. I was nnder treatment most all th time, but eonld get no relief. On or two Of my physioians said it waa aa bad a oas of Xioaema aa they veraaw. I loat my finger nalla one or twice a a rault o? th diseaae. and th ltohing, burning and pain I experienced I cannot expreaa to you in words. I kept my hands bandaged U th while, but with only littl relief. As I said, becoming discour aged, I gay up all treatment I waa taking, and seeing 8. S. S. advertiaed began it as a last rsort. A few bot tles convinced me that it waa doing m rood and I continued it, and in a short whil I waa entirely cured. MRS. CLARA HAK BRIGHT. 1811 Penn St., Harrlsburg, pa. Pales Agent. OMAHA, WIS. TWsr . 'JH . M IJL. 1 iiai,, tr "?".,' 'i 1 ' u .. " ' a. ...nVrM