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4-S THE OMAHA SrNDAY BKJ3: NOVEMBER 24, 1912. JOFFROTH is wily old fox, :s Together with Billy Nolan for Thanksgiving Match. LXECUTES CLEVER MANEUVER L i UolRaat Will Meet Itltchle Thurs day at Only City and I'nns'Are Anticipating Game Worth Witnessing. Ilr W. W. NAVRIITOX. UN FRANCISCO, Nov. . Turkoy .d mulberry sauce Is the national dish Thanksgiving time, but liere In the a i west they like Queensborry sauce an ndded condiment. It Indicates, of ourse. how tastes become vitiated, but I Is substantial testimony In reepect to c force of habit V retrospective glance will show that ir years and years every good sport and no of this favored burg has been In a losltlon to take In a glove contest, sen- ally of the championship caliber, bo re turning his thoughts to drumsticks, - cr, wings and th like. This year It looked for a while ar ough the Thanksgiving celebration nojld be Incomplete. Promoter Cof froth ad an option on Ughtwolght Champion Wol sort's services, but he could not find suitable opponent This sounds strange n view of the fact that all the 130-pound nen In Christendom are clamoring all the wear round for a crack at Wolgast, but t Is true nevertheless. Knockout Brown, who Issued fifty, jeven different kinds of challenges to Wolgast In any ordinary month, declined .erause of somo more pressing engage tnent. and so did all others who were onsidered fit mettle for the Mlchlgnn Mldcat ' But here Is the funny part of It All lie time Coffroth was dickering with Knockout Drown and the rest of them he had one particular youth In mind as the boxer best calculated to draw a bis" .owd with Volgost This was Willie Itltchle. a Ran Francisco product who gave Wolgast a hard time of It hero once In four rounds and who defeated Joe Mandot In New Orleans. I'rlnrlpnln In n Vtrt, Coffroth was debarred from talking business with Itltchle. because nltchlo't manager and Coffroth aro tho principals In a feud which dates back to tho Bat lllng Nelson days and which was re vived recently owing to a personal on counter between the men. Billy Nolan Is tho manager's name, lie said repeatedly: "I will havo nothing to do with Coffroth." He overlooked the fact that the public did not care a contl rental If he never, never, novefhad any thing to do with Coffroth. What the fight fans wanted to know was whethor Itltchle was going to have anything to do with Wolgast. ' Anyhpw, Coffroth tawed wood and said little, while as for poor Ritchie, his plight was pitiable, lie was Just aching In svery fiber to get a crack at the cham pion, but through feelings of loyalty to his maanger, was constrained to hold loof. Then camo the Mandot-Wolgast match nt New Orleans and then Coffroth made ii n announcement lie raid that owing to Ills inability to secure a suitable opponent for Wolgast he had abandoned lUs plans for having a Thanksgiving glove feast. Then them was a genuine flurry In the pugilistic Klovo cotes. Manager Nolan lent 'hot foot to Los Angeles to meet font Jpnes nnd Itltchle, after a few hours i deep cogitation, sought out Coffroth nd wunted to know If there was not a chance of having tho Thanksgiving date restored to tho calendar. Coffroth, wily old fox that ho Is, said ho would see what could be dne. And ho saw. Anil In less than twenty-four hours Tom Jones. Coffroth and Itltchle Were closeted together drnwln-f P nnd ilgnlng articles for a Thanksgiving tight, while Nolan remained In Los Angeles so ss not to clog tho wheels of progress. It goes to show that there Is more to tho fight promoting game than putting tip forfeits and paying out pursoa. And. It goes to show that when the time comes for making a detour or executing a flank movement this fellow Coffroth knows his field as well ns the best of them. think Writ of Mutch. They think very well of tho Itltchle- Wotgast match here. The thing that make It of particular Interest to local ; ports is the fact that llttclile Is n Han Francisco boy. He developed In the four- round nchool and was ho well thought of that when a lightweight was wanted to take Wolgast's place against Freddie Welsh last Thanksgiving Itltchle was telegraphed tor. He went to Los Angeles and although he bad not hod a single day's training did no well agulnst the Britisher that Welsh's friends wero scurrying around looking for a chsnce to hedge their money after one fierce rouna It was Ritchie who faced Wolgast In a four-round bout In Ban Francisco when Ad thought himself sufficiently recovered from his operation to take up his life work again. Now no ono cares to lay ii)uch stress on what happened on that occasion for the reason that Wolgast was not himself by any means. He nearly collapsed once when he bumPtd Into Illtchle'h lowered elwulder !n a mlxup and from tho way Ad acted the suspicion arose right there that his flnhtlnic days were about over. But be fore the collision occurred Ritchie had sent Wolgast staggering with a well ptaced right on th Jaw and hail done so welt generally that the bout nas always been looked upon as a close thing for tho 'hainplon. One thing whloli Ritchie's friends ques tion his ability to do is making 133 pounds ' tilth comfort Ritchie has been at pulns o. correct the impression they have formed. Ho says that while in Lake aunty recently he brought himself down i.i within a pound and a half of the -hamplonshlp notch, and this without spe Mat effort I wanted to see If I was really gettlne l.treer" sold Willie, "I would pe me iat man In the world to give out any tnlnff that would deceive or mislead those nim take aii interest in mo and I havo hesitation in saying that I can make 13 pounds ringside without weakening nvcwlf In the least" Ail thins considered, it looks as though the championship match at Daly City next Thursday will be worth witnessing. TRY MUTUAL MACHINES AT PIMUC0 IN SPRING IIACTIMORE. Md.. Nov. .3.-11 has been definitely settled that an expert ment Is to be made with mutual ma chines at Pimllco next spring. Fifteen of the Iron stakeholders" will be erected during the winter months and they will be manned by the beat expert ticket sell em. cashiers and accountants, so as -to give that Mv-teiu of speculating on horse races a thorough trta.' buskers increase receipts Admissions During Present Season Exceed Those of Last Year. KANSAS GAME IS THE BIO CARD Thousands of Alumni Upturning; to Annul "Home Comlnn" llelpetl to Sirell Athletic Fnnd of the Unit-entity, n y jamka e. i.Awnme. LINCOLN, Neb., Nov, Z3. (Special.)--Although the Unlvorslty of Nobraska foot ball squad did not have same of the drawing cards on Its schedule as In 1011. the season of 1912, which closed today, promlsos to break all records In Corn husker finances. It will bo soma time yet before Manager Reed complotes nn rstlmato of the receipts for (he ontlro season, but It now seems assured that' with tho sale of student tickets tho ag gregate will be considerably over llfi.000, tho figures reached last season. Reed deposited 15,000 this week, repre senting Nebraska's share of the spoils In tho game with Kansas on the homo field last Saturday. The Kansas game was tho hlghwater mark for receipts In tho Cornhuskcr schedule. Thousands of alumni returning to tho annual "Home coming features" helped to swell the athletic fund of tho University of Ne braska. Over 7,000 admissions were re ceived at the game. Minnesota lira its Well. Next to Kansas, Minnesota proved to bo the best money making proposition on the Cornhusker schedule. Despite the fact that the Gopher team was ad mittedly weaker than usual this season, It did not have a perceptible lnfluonco on tho crowd and the Cornhuskors' share of the booty will be over $3,000, tho same at last season. Outside of tho Kanias game, which hardly proved the attraction Michigan was last year, tho home games havo been bettor attended than ever before. The receipts each Saturday havo run from S2no to tva better for each game. Missouri gave a very slim crowd for the Corn- buskers at Columbia, but tho same wns true of the Ames game, at Ames last year, so that tho two will Just about offset each othor. Providing tho Oklahoma game, today held up In point of attendance the Corn- h'lakers will have reason to polnt'to tho season of 1912 as pre-eminently success ful. Athletic Hoard to Sleet. Tho selection of a captain to succeed Krnlo Frank, who plnyajfl his last gamo today, will attraog the attention of the foot ball squad during the next few weeks. Immediately at tho close of tho season tho athletic board will meet bo fore the Christmas holidays and pass upon tho men entitled to "N's." Thoso winning their Jotters will then bo entitled to vote for captain. ' Purdy is apparently the loading candi date for the captaincy honors. Tho for mer Boatrto star has boen the mainstay of tho Varsity this season, and with the exception of Harmon and Frank, both of whom. ended their foot ball days In ama Uur circled in the gamo against Okla homa today, Is the oldest and most ex perienced player on the squad. All of tho others are new men. l.ftiiMtt litd I'm 1'nturr. Tho schedule for 1911 Is already at tracting tho attention of the members of the athletic board and the athletlo man agement. Stlehm has figured out a ten tative schedule already, which calls for five hard games nnd throe to-colled prac tice games. Tho Nebraska mentor Is plunnlng on meeting tho three leading elovens In the Missouri Valley conference next season Kansas, Ames nnd Missouri, Two of these throo games will be played In Lincoln, while the Kansas gume goes to Lawrence under tho terms of the- ton tract. Minnesota, llkowlso, comes to Lincoln next year under tho agreement entered Into two years ago, for tho biggest "homo coming" the Cornhuskcr school has over known The Minnesota game Is early In the season, but that will not prevent a large part of tho alumni from returning. Tho fifth liurd gamo Ushers In a stran ger on tho Nebraska schedule Vander- bllt university, at Nashville, Tenn. Ne gotiations aro already practically com plete tor a game with tho southerners, to be played In the south. Tho thrca practice games are yet un picked, but from tho present lineup It looks tike till Cornhuskers are to bo treated to u royal foot ball menu next seuton, Briton's Queer Idea of Yankee Golfers NEW YORK. Nov. 2.1-ThIs Is an Eng lishman's; Idea of "An American Golfer's Time Table:" 6 a, m. Wakened by an American alnrum. 6:01 n. m. A shower bath and a glass of Iced water. fi:05 u. m. Attires himself in a suit of light flannels. 6:15 a. m. Goes to the golf club, 6:30 a. m. Has breakfast, consisting of a largo glass of Iced water, blueberry tart, popcorn, a dish of eggs and bacon, Iced pudding and Chicago trifle. He may finish tho meal with a small glass o( Iced water. C:t5 a. m. Changes Into suit of still lighter flannels and engaged his caddie by the hour. 6:C a. m. Begins a match for $5,000. 8:C a. m. Wins K.oro and pays his caddie for ono hour and fifty-seven min utes. By finishing within two hours he caved a few cents. 8:43 a. m. Has a Turkish bath and a class of Iced water. Changes into a lighter suit of flannels. 9:30 a. m.-Goes to his office. (His do ings here have no Interest for golfers, so we take up the thread of his day's work when he returns to the clubhouse). 3:15 d. m. Has a glass of Iced water and changes Into a light suit 3:(S p. m. Plays another round and again saves a few cents on his cuddle's fee by the time principle. 4:t7 p, m.uaa a snower bath and a glass of iced water. A change Into lighter suit enable him to takn Iced" tea on tho veranda, fresh, cool and comfor table. 6rOG p. ni. Starts on Ids third match. He loses his ball at the tenth hole' and fin ished In two hours and seventeen mln utes. Returns to the clubhouse greatly depressed; Ids caddie exultant. 7.3 p. m A large gloss, of iced water Is followed by a shower batli. His. suit by this "time, being of the lightest pas slble texture, there Is nothing for It but tn go to bed. Here with open windows of course, he has dinner a glass of Iced water, popcorn neatly arranged on wafers, some mysterious meat known only in Chicago, chewtrur sue and trior iced water. Noblest Jlr W. J. M'BKTJI. NEW YORK, Nov. 23,-Jlm Thorpe of Carlisle, will go down In athletic history as tho "noblest red-skin of them, all." It Is doubtful If any human being ever combined tho manifold athletic proclivi ties as this young "buck" of the .Fox and Sao trlbo. By winning tho decathlon and pentathlon In Stockholm last sum mer, this aborigine proved America's greatest lndlvlduul star and at the same tlmo tho-most wonderful ' man who ever took part In the great International nth letlo championships slnco 'Ureeco first established this classic in tho shadow of Olympus. There Is nothing relating to sport or athletlo strife thatThorpo cannot do and do exceptionally well. In fact, ha Is a champion at. anything to which ho turns his attention. Many versatile, ath letes there have been, but nono before Thorpe versatile toi championship degree In all. Ho Is tho best baso bull player at Carlisle He Is the greatest halfback of all 'American foot ball history and perhaps the greatest gridiron warrior of all time. Like all good Indians, Thorpe Is a wonder at lacrosse. Ho plays basket ball, soccer, hockey and hand ball equally wall. Just now tho world Is ringing with his gridiron prowess and at this par ticular branch of sport ho Is worthy of full consideration. Those who wero for tunate enough to see Thorpe In Carl- Isle's gamo against the Army at West Point, saw, doubtless, tho greatest ex hibition of Individual foot ball skill por trayed on any gridiron. , I saw Captain Devore of the Army In the drosslng room after the game. De vore Is the beat .tacklo In the country and probably the (Strongest man In foot ball. He Is a perfect specimen of physical development, built symmetrically and standing six feet, four Inches In his foot ball gear." "That Indian," said the army captain, discussing Thorpe, "Is tho greatest player I over saw In my five years experience. He la superhuman, that's alt. There Is ho stopping htm. Talk of your Ted Coy's. Why this Indian Is as far ahead of Yale's great back as Coy was bettor than a prcpatory school player. Thcro Is nothing ho cannot do. He hits the line about twice as hard a Coy did. He kicks batter In every respect and ho Is far more cunning and capable of worm ing his way through a scattered field. There never was a man who knew more of following Interference and breaking away from It at Just tho "proper moment to his best advantage You havo your 'Lefty' Flynn's and your Brlcklcy's and Critical Period ifi Yale:Princeton Game Tho play i- that ftmide possible the ton's twenty-five-yard line after S. Yale tho lead. Hard Surf aces Are in Vogue for Courts NHW YOUK. Nor. 55.-Wlth amazing rapidity the vogue of the-hard-surfaced lawn tennis court has swept over tho world during tho last few months. The universal answer to iho momentous ques tion! What makes for a great lawn ten nis player? Is development ot the gamo. upon hard courts. Maurice 11 McLousli lln, the peerless young American who hus succeeded to the crown of William A Lamed brought hla game to Its re fection ot rapidity and hard hitting upon Redskin of Them All INI m,'mm i 1 anywhere II I liUsWill ho would still bo a. star Jim Thorpe, the wonderful Sac nnd Fox Indian of tho Carlisle school, who last summer won tho tltlo of champion ath lete of the world, and whom foot ball ex perts aro now calling the world'B most brilliant gridiron star. i your Ted Coy's, but I'll takeVThorpo for mine every day lit the week." Walter Camp selected Thorpe on IiIb nil-American foot ball team a year ago. Tho Indian Is sure of a place of such, high honors again this fall. Ho was good In 1011; he Is superb this season. His game against the Army was slightly mar red by fumbling, but It was noticeable that ho muffed only when thrown hard after making long runs. It was notice ablo after the first quarter that tho red skin held onto the leather like the grip of death. Glen Warner said that the ball had been Inflated too much at tho start and It surely looked, In tha light of later developments, as If this had been tho case, Acasa, Thorpe's running mate, shared tho glory of Carlisle's victory over the cadets with his captain. But Is was noticeable that Amiaa. was not called first Yulo score is shown hero a hero. Avepr BaVcr's fumble of Flynn'a ,puht- bhprtly the asphalt courts ot California. Mc- Loughlln has defeated every great placer In this country, together with the fore most - Britons, and has yielded to Npr- man K. Brookes, the great Australlau only after flvo sets. In KjiKland every club ot any preten-, slops is laying hard courts. This action of the ronevivit llr.toi.i 'vj1 -l an j firmly tu , their splendid turf, jm cauicd uich amazement thut th Loudon 'Tinv; obtained a coiucnius ot op'nlon as to ! whut advantages the hard courts offered, and lias' prtntej veveral edltorluts upon ! this most momcutou. thunge in the gamo. ' In this country Hit tvmrlwind speed upon repeatedly until the soldiers had been hammered Into submission. Tho buttering ram that accomplished this happy result for tho aborigines was none other than Jim. Thorpe. Tho Army was "laying" for Thorpe throughout the game and Welch, the quarterback un doubtedly "crossed" the cadets by switch ing to Arcana, when ho did. Thorpe had done moro than his share. West Point gave Arcasa his chance to shine because that team had- eyes only for tho giant, who " had slashed through their line, skirted their "ends and bowled irresistibly through tho scattered field In the early part of the1 competition. Jim Thorpe is an ideal foot ball player. IIo appears at 'halfback -because ho is of greatest use at this position. Put him on tho eleven, However, arm .He has tho bIio, and weight for any lino ho speed for an end. He com bines eveiy quality of foot ball skill. He Is sure at handling punts and in a class all by himself at running them back. He combines ' tho crushing power and ham mering force of Brlckley with tho kicking skill of thlB same Individual and tho punt ing ability of Fcltori or Flynn. Thorpe Is the most dellberato player In tho country. Ho never becomes excited, never loses his head. He can run Just as fast with tho ball as without It Is a sure tackle and Is possessed of such strength that he can keep on, like Ted Coy, with an army of tacklors cllngltiB to him. Ills motive power is augmented by tho fact that ho charges lower than any back In foot ball. Ho Is a man of whale bone, whose anatomy Is Impervious to Injury; a human Ijorpcdo that plows its way through all sorts of opposition. As a runner In a broken field Thorpe Is in a class all by himself. Ho, pjans his runs v4th amazing Intelligence and fools the tocklers by an easy lope that carries him over tho ground at remarkable speed without betraying any undue haste. His dodging can bo likened to nothing better (turn that of a rabbit close pressed by a hound. Thorpe can stop Instantly, twist about and start instantaneoustly. And with him the straight arm Is a work of beauty. Save that his color is less pronounced than the average Indian, Jim Thorpe Is a typical Indian. He has the facial cast, high cheekbones and straight Jet black hair. His legs are long but ivcll put up, as Is his torso, in street clothes ho up pears of tho greyhound typo, but when stripped his unusual physical develop ment Is strikingly evident. Ho Is as near a perfect type its can bo found anywhere. Yes. Jim wilt bo some man, all right, when ho grows up. . of Yaio Is recoverjng he ball onPrlnce alter. Fynn kicked -the goal that, gave aa displayed by McLoughlln. Thomas C. Bundy, Welvlllu H. Long, May Sutton. Hasel Hotchklss and Mary Browne, all Callfo'rnlans, has been the marvel of the eastern c-ouftn: "Tho fnet thut -tlm nn. i t onal- tltlo and even champlonshtp bf nolo was won by Oallfonilatu during the 'nt hhsou ' tr;-- m to discover the reason. McLaughlin and Bundy declared emphatically thnt tr raptdty. agility and general forcetulnets of action which play upon the nrpl'alt courts of California had put Into their game wa the real foundation of their s-jr.v . Kcj iu tho Situation -Bee Advcrtislnar GREIGHTCN GETS INTO SHAPE Miller Hopes to Hold South Dakota at least to a Low Score. I MUCH, DEPENDS ON TAMISEA Opponents Hare n Heavier Team and Have a Brilliant Record for the Season, Having- Defeated Mlnnenota. Coach Miller of Crclghton Is utlllxlng these last fow valuable days In putting on tho rinnl touches for the big game with South Dakota on Turkey day. He Is determined to have his squad In the best possible condition and predicts a closo game. Eddlo Crelghton, who heloed coach tho team for the game with St Louis, is again helping CoachJMIller, confining his attention to tho linemen. Crelghton claims Mhat ''"Crelghton wilt upset all dope and beat South' DakdtaV but Coach Minerals mote reticent, stating that he expected to hold the visitors to a low scdre. The absence of Miller from the Crelgh ton lineup Is probable and every effort Is being mado to make Simon Levey fit into the position. Levey is showing class and gives great promise In case tho Crelghton, star Is unablo to get Into the game. Miller has discarded his cane and expects to don a suit Monday, but his teammates fear ho will not be able to. stand the gruelling. DitUotahn Are liertvlcr. The South Dakotans will outweigh Crelghton ten pounds to tho man. averag ing 183 pounds to Crelghton's 175; They have a brilliant record this year, having beaten Minnesota and losing by one point to Michigan. They are all experienced and have practically the same team which beat Crelghton 31 t6 3 last year. In the buckfleld aro Shceks und Imlay, two of the fastest bocks In the west Imlay at full Is pronounced by Coach Miller of Crelghton better than Holbert of Morn-' IngMde. who was mainly responsible for Crelghton's defeat at Sioux City this year. In one department at least Miller ex pects to outshine the Dpkotans. Tamlsea Is expected to outklclc the South Dakota kicker, Sheeks, and to score for Crelghton by the use of his educated boot. He was the only one to score for Crelghton last year, booting tho ball over the crossbars soon after, the opening of the battle for tho first iscore of the game. ' Crelnlitou In Good Shape. Aside from Miller, tho Crelghton team will bo In good shape for the game. Mc Qrane, who was out of the Tarklo game with a sprained -back, will play at left guard, while Hanley Is fast recovering from his bad Jaw. A scrimmage with Bellevue Is expected to put the final edge on the defensive work. The officials for the South Dakota game ore: Matters of Nebraska, referee; Dud ley of Dartmouth, umpire; Lieutenant Wilhelm of Kansas, head linesman. Crelghton expects to score on South Dakota, and a glance at Its record for this year will show that it will only be playing true to form: Crelghton, 18; Kearney, 3. Crelghton, 28; Yankton. 3. Crelghton, 20; Marquette, 0. Crelghton, 7; Momlngslde. 24. Crelghton, 8; St. Louis, 28. Crelghton. 31; Omaha university, 14. Crelghton, 63) Tarklo, 7. Base Ball Spreads to All Parts of World NEW YORK, Nov. 23. Leading base ball men aro of the opinion that within ten years It will bo necessary to arrange a series of games or a tournament to decide tho championship of tho World with countries other than the United States Included. They are paving the way i for baso ball In France, and al ready' net-oral veterans of the American game havo been consulted In regard to visiting that country and teaching the young Frenchmen the fine points' of the game. When the French pcoplo took up box ing they went at It with a vim, and now tho fight game is aa popular in Paris us In New York. The base ball Idea tool; definite form In Franco the other day, when the "Base Ball Union" was or ganized. Franz Messerly of Paris, who has. seen the game played in America, was elected president, and it Is his pur-, poso to have soveral leagues organized within a year. Tho French people do not do things by halves, and they are already In communication with men Ilk? Arthur Irwin, Tommy McCarthy and Andy Coakley In regard to becoming coaches for the forelgnpiayers. . It. is well known that Cubans ave reached such a state of perfection In base ball nnd that they chafe at not ,belng able to take part In a set of games for the world's chanptonshtp. If France should develop into a base ball country like Cuba the fans would demand an nil liuul tournament to decide the world's title. Incidentally, the organization of base ball clubs hi France would result In Paris being a mecca for veterans who have grown too old and too slow for the big leagues. In this country. The placing of these men on the French teams would be the real way for them to learn the gnive. If' Ci uba can be taken as an example. base bull is a game that is Just fitted to the Latin Idea of excitement. There Is morp real rxcltcmint over a Sunday game In Havana than there Is at a world's scries contest In Now York. Ulx Jeff Some Chauffeur. Jeff Tesreau kept up his nerve to the end. He bought an automobile In reiv Yqrk and, not knowing any moro about running It tjinn a 5-year-old kid doo about algebra, ho started right out U motor homo to Missouri, tnttint; Fred Merklo along to help. Tho funny thing Is that he got along- alt right snd 'ar.de. I home tilth tho machine still T.o.-Klntf. COLDS CATARRH BAD BLOOD DOES A cold will usually aggravate tliesytrjptcmtt of Catarrh, just as Itinoy In crease the pains of Rheumatism. But the cold has no more to do with the real cause of the one than with the other. Bad blood is the underlying cause for Catarrh; the circulation is infected with impurities which are de posited into the mucous membranes causing inflammation and irritation, followed by excessive secretion of the nose and throat, roaring sounds in the ears, neuralgia, inflamed eyes, etc Being a deep-seated blood trouble. Catarrh must be treated constitutionally, for it fa beyond the reach of local treatment. The blood must be purified the cause re- .ir tpi- moved before a cure can be e-ectcd. S. S. S. cures Ca- "Vi .Xy tarrh by cleansing SSaS BLOOD medical fcdvicc free to all who write and request same. S. S. S. is for sale at drug store. flffi SWIFT SPECIFIC CO ATLANTA. GA. I ftUNTING SEASCN FRUITLESS Weather Has Been Too Mild to Suit Knights of the Gun. FREDRICKS0N GETS BIG GAME Local -Auto Dealer 31 n ken Trip Into Wyoming and nrlno-a Uncle Tiro Fine Elk, Conxlstlns- of Cott nnd Calf. . The disappointment of the knight ol the scatter gun has continued unbroken up to date, although Just now there are many tokens of a speedy change in tho weather. That this change, when It doe3 come, will bo a cold and disagreeable ono goes -without saying, for the long stretch of beautiful weather Nebraska has been favored with Justifies no other expecta tion. .Either cold' rain or snow Just now will bring down tha rest' of the ducks linger ing in the north, but the chances are that UtV will tarry here but a short time; that Is, all but those hardy ola redleg mallards and the few greenwlngs that can bo driven on south only by tho severest weather, and even this does not always send all away. No matter , how rigid and tight the' winter they aro al ways to be found lingering over the spring-fed streams, especially those that cut through low hills, clear up to the spring time. It Is quite probable that the wild fowl, save these two species, have no-, passed and are enjoying themselves In tho Warm marshes and weedy lagoons of the south. But summing up tho wholo thing, thero Is little doubt but what tho autumn hunting season on all game, excepting cottontails, for 1912 has run Its course. It has been a big disap pointment in every way on chicken's gecso and ducks, quail and Jackenlpe alike and thoso thnt did strike a favor ablo day may consider themselves for tunate. But all this poor shooting must not bo stored up against tho birds, espe cially the water fowl, for while they were as plentiful as ever, tKo long-drawn-out balmy weather kept -them from c6ming down froln the north In anything but straggling bunches. But with the chick ens and quail It was different There was almost no quail and the chickens were scarcer than ever before. The party of J. J. Derlght, John W. Weaver. Dr. van Camp, Lee MeGreer, Albert Cahn, Arthur Metz and Sandy Grtswold, who spent week before last at Charlie Metz's famous ranch up In Cherry county, met with only Indifferent success in a shooting -way, but, of courses had a great time. In all they bagged 150 ducks and a couple of dozen grouse. Bill and Paul Hoagland Indulged in their wlndup shoot of tho season near Norfolk last week. They were out flv d&ys and killed fifty some quail and two or three dozen chickens. Clem Langley, tho genial proprietor of the Langley hunting lodge, up on Enders lake, south of Ainsworth, was down yes terday on a visit to Mrs. Langley, who is an Inmate of the Wise Memorial hos pital. Clem brought with him a -speo. lmen of .the hooded mcrganzor, a bird ho kilted on his Ioko lost "Tuesday, and It is pronounced by Judges .of such things as tho most perfect and beautiful. hooded merganzer ever secured In Nebraska waters. It had all tho markings and irtdlsccnt colors of the wood duck and Mr: Langley was of tha opinion that It was a hybrid, a cross of these two rare birds. While the different species of the merganzer are common on Nebraska waters the hooded merganzer is but in frequently seen and less oftener bagged. Mr. Langley also told of his efforts to secure a perfectly white spoonbill he saw In a small bunch the soma day. He got within seventy-flvo or eighty yaxds of it several times, but It was too wild to permit him to get within range. Ho chased the Uttlo flock almost all day from ono end of tho lake to tho other but along toward evening they' arose high in the air and with the albino in the lead bore away out of the country. Jim M. Glllan, manager of the Audi., torlum and a ravenous duck hunter, was out at Hershborger's camp on tho .Platte, near Schuyler, a- few days this week and reports a fair lot of sport on late mal lards. The day before J. M. got there tha Hershbergers killed five Canada geese, during a little flurry early in the morn ing. President Taft. it is noted through tho telegraph, has added nearly 1,000 acres to the game preserve sanctuary and breeding grounds up at old Fort Niobrara. That this is going to be. one of the greatest grounds for the rearing of chick ens and quail there Is In the country, there Is now but little doubt. H. K. Fredrlckson returned home Fri day from his Wyoming hunt with two elk and' an abundance of enthusiasm over big game shooting. In Bplte of the fact that all of tho hunting was done In two feet of snow, along tvth other diffi culties, Fredrlckson Is strong for it. The two elk he shot were a cow and a well grown calf. Fred Is only sorry he could not have made the trip in September, whep It was likely he might have se rured a buck- but at this time of tho year the bucks leavo tho herds and travel into Inaccessible hnowy regions. Frank Blubakcr hus Just returned from a week's ihoot i.p west of Sprague. ivherti ho seouicu twenty-nine chickens and forty ducks. Not o bad for a lone huntsman. Stevenson nil'ro. 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