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THE COURIER.
CANF1BL.D AND PRIZE FIGHTS.
Last week's Courieb k. authority for
the following statement which came as
an echo from the "distinguished"
pugilistic parlors of which this centre of
learning and intelligence seems to boast:
"While the crowd was waiting for the
the fight to begin, someone suddenly
B&id, 'There's Chancellor Canfield.'
There was a man present who looked
like the chancellor, but he assured The
Codrieb pugilist that he was not
Canfield."
If, indeed, our worthy chancellor so
clmielv resembles a patron of these
fighting resorts as to be mistaken for
such a person, we would suggest in
the name of good order, common
decency, humaness; and in behalf of
our city of schools, the fair reputation
of our noblo state university, and the
credit of our glorious state that he
who so grandly represents all these
fundamental elements of our statos
ultimate possibilities, obligingly chauge
or modify that "something ' which likens
him to the man who fraternizes with
"sports" and fistic champions.
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Fortunately for the chancellor, the
resemblance cannot be in physiognomy
for, looking into his kindly, radiant face
and beaming, intelligent eye, one utterly
fails to discover the slightest trace of a
"thirst for blood," or a desire to see it
iennwhly drawn from his brothers veins
through merely brutal instinct.
Fortunately again for the
chancellor, the figures that most
frequently sport the latest styles, the
longest cutaways, the moat neatly
turned patent leather points, are less
often crowned with a brainy head than
otherwise; and so our good chancellor,
with a head swollen to an unusual size
by its enormous brain, may safely dress
as he pleases, since one glance at his
"upper story" will easily place him.
And as he is never anything less than
faultlesly ueat and eminently present
able, we fail to note an7 possible chance
through neglect of personal appearance,
fcr this accredited resemblance to a
pugnacious sjiort. Indeed, as a matter
of curiosity, we should really like to
discover how any one would dare
breathe the chancellor's name in con
nection with any frequenter of 6uch
places. It is generally conceded that a
man is known by his company; hence
is becomes more mystifying what com
binations of outward appearnce could
have suggested his personality upon
such occasion.
It has long been a question of dis
turbing momentum to my mind how it
is possible, in this startling age of reality
when thinking souls the world over
appreciate now, more th32'?htm Long
fellow wrote it, thst
"Life is reali3ifo is earnest;
And the grre is not its goal;
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Was not spoken of the soul,,
in this age of ideality when that innate
fondness of beauty and excellence were
never so forcibly stamped on the pro-
ductions of the
reasoning mind and
Disced within so easy reach of all, that
this foul and bloody monster of
"pugilism" should thus feed and thrive
on the very fat of the land, while honor,
clothed in rags, must beg its way.
At the spread
feast of this vengeful
fiend sit intoxication, blasphemy,
lewdness, riot, bloodshed and murder;
vet with brazen, assurance ho Sines
wide the doors, and sends out- his
heralds to invite the guileless youts,
who flock to onr city from all sections of
the surrounding country to partake of
the intellectual advantages so liberally
proffered, to consort with them and
banquet at their board
In M pugilistic encounters, so far I
have been abje to diBCOVer from news-
paper reports, the drawing oi "nrei
jjiojn
iB the signal for the rise of
enthusiasm among the onlookers, and
fiom that stage on it increases in
power as blood flows more freely until
it reaches the climax en rapport when
the vanquished victim lies a conglomer-
ate mass of bruised flesh, broken
bones and streaming wounds. Mystery
of mysteries; that man, fashioned by an
Infinite mind, should take such supreme
delight in cruelty, torture, and writhing
agony of a fellow creature! To what
race of savages do we belong that such
things may be tolerated in our midst,
saying nothing of being encouraged?
Instead of man being created but a
"little lower than the angels," such
fetes aB these force every sober-minded
person to the conclusion that man him
self chooses to be rated but a trifle in
advance of the ferocious beast of the
forest
Vail that love that delighteth only
in tender acts and noble deeds that
constraineth the soul to reach up even
to the throne after the good gifts that
await the ardent seeker, never plume
her golden wing and fly to the rescue
of the race?
"Good men! if you pant for glory,
If you sigh to live in story,
If you burn with patriot zeal,
Sieze this bright auspicious hour,
Chase those venal tools from power
Who subvert the public weal."
Myra . 01m6tead
THE NATIONAL GAME.
Tommy McCarthy has captured St.
Joe.
Baltimore 6old Dan Brouthers to
Louisville.
Bill Kreig is hitting the ball powerful
hard for Rockford.
jStrauss is the record man on the bat
ting order for Minneapolis.
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The game at Courtland tomorrow will
be a championship contest.
Lincoln people would like to see Has
kell umpire the next series here.
Mike Lawrence is a manager he has
the Waterloo, Iowa team in charge.
Jimmy Sullivan is batting well at
present and if he holds up his lick he
will pass the 300 mark.
The Des Moines boys keep up their
.!
People who witnessed Wednesday s
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ever done this.
We have got the best corps of pitchers
in the Western association. Eaeh club
that has been here this year has one
fairly good pitcher nnd two dummies.
Manager Ebright gave Meyers his
release Wednesday evening. Myers was
taken sick the next day after he report
ed in Lincoln and has been quite an ex
pense to the club.
One of the umpires uses seven mar
bles for an indicator; three of them are
black and four white. When a man
pets a strike he nasses a black marble
from his right hand to his left, and if it
is a ball he hands a white one over.
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St Joe club and when he comes to Lin
coin the fans will give him an ovation.
Last year Tommy was one of the hardest
workers in this league and his inability
to hit the ball is all that prevented him
from getting a situation in Lincoln this
year.
Clem Kim merer succeeded in shutting
the Quincy boys out up to the sixth-inning
when two hits, a stolen base and
a passed ball let in a run. Up to this
time but two hits had been made off
him. After it was impossible to shut
the club out he let down and in the
next three innings they scored five runs.
Hoffner, who pitched for Grand Island
a few seasons ago, has caught on with
the Baltimore club, and Saturday he
went against the Brooklyn team and
shut them out. The New York World
in commenting on the game says that
if his work in this game is a sample of.
what he is going to be Baltimore has
the greatest find of the season.
How are these for nicknames: The
Peorias are the "Distillers," the Omahas
the "Omahogs," the Qumcys the
Brownsox," the Lincolns the "Missing
iicKwnueainome,outwnenineysiriKe 0f George Darby all sesson, and at last
the road they will receive some rough they got him from Kansas City by pay
treatment. ing$300. There is no doubt but jhat
Links," the St Joes the "Sinners," the Smes- ae ls not a "crnee nor a
Des Moines "Traffley's Tubs," the Jack- Childs, and it is scarcely probable that
sonvilles the "Infants," and the Rock- he WI" ever ual either ,n work a
fords the "Nicol Plates." Rockford Re- Becond base but he does surprisingly
gister-Gazette. wel1, H'B Pla.v5nB in Philadelphia was
so promising that it attracted attention
This is probably the last season that and won for him downright praise from
Lincoln people will have to watch Kid several local newspapers. Jim's
Speer. Ho iB too fast for this league modest demeanor makes him popular
and there is no doubt that he will be in with piayerB of other clubB and overy
the National league next season. Just member of the Philadelphia nine found
why Chicago picked up Moran and left time to give him a word of praiBe and
Kid Speer, people will never understand encouragement" The above is from
as the Kid is a better man at bat and the pen of O. P. Caylor, who is author
catching, ity on base ball matters.
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Umpire Snyder is improving in his
work and if he would give the players
to understand that he was boss of the
diamond he would not have half the
trouble. Take a little advice, Mr. Sny
der and tell the players that if any but
the captain question your decision that
you will fine them and show them that
you mean to keep your word and they
will think more of you.
Omaha has been claiming the services
Darby is a good pitcher but he won't
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icairuo. lucru uro a ureal uiuiiy ueuuia
in Lincoln who know base ball and
study the player's records for seasons
back and there is no use of Omaha try
ing to deceive the people about their
salary list. The limit in this league is
8900 per month. Darby received 8225
in. Kansas City, do you think he would
consent to sign with Omaha for less?
Then take the rest of the team with
players like Lohman, O'Brien, (Jlrlch,
Shaffer and Donnelly and figure how
much eacn one would be getting if they
were within the limit.
There was consternation in the local
camP when To,edo defeated the "Done"
Browns by a score of 6 to 5. This is the
way Sheridan of the Globe Democrat
expressed himself: "It is the veriest
nonsense to attribute yesterday's defeat
to Clarkson's wildness. Six runs is' not
too much to allow a team like Toledo
and besides it was Clarkson's first game
this season. Like the other pitchers,
Clarkson is all right The team can't
bat. Some of them nover will bat.
They are not able to hit a man tied to a
post. Lose 'em, Mr. Buckenberger, lose
'em. Don't bring them back to St.
Louis, whatever you do. You will bo
welcome, but that team never will
Can't Mr. Von der Ahe give some of
them away and go forth upon the lots
where he got Breitenstein and Feitz?
There are hundreds of amateur ball
players in St Louis who can put up a
better game than several of the best
paid men on the team."
"Early in the spring I was fearful of
the results of trying Stafford at
second base. I still believe it would
have been a wise policy to have bought
the release of McPhee or Childs, even
at a price as high as 88,000 or 810,000.
Then there would have been no chances
taken whatever. My opinion of Stafford
is changing after seeing him play a few