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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1880~TWENTY PAGES, GREAT DISCOUNT SALE OF CLOAKS. STARTLING OFFER to Omaha and Nebraska Ladies ' Henry Hiseman & Co, of Council Bluffs Want to sell 2,000 Cloaks to Omaha and Nebraska customers this week, at 33 per cent less than any Omaha house dare to offer them ! and give you a larger stock to se ect from than any two Omaha stores combined. Read every word of this advertisement. Take the motor line to Council Bluffs Monday, or during this week, come direct to Eiseman’'s Dry Goods House. Your fare w.ll be paid back to you whether you purchase or not. We Mean What We Say We also offer over 300 Berlin and Pavis novelty garments. at 50 cents on dollar, They are a grand purchase of imported sample garments of high art novelties; no duplicates; only one of a kind, consisting of Jackets, Wraps and long garments. They are made by the best manufacturers in Europe and are the latest styles worn there. Bargain No. | We offer for this sale: + 1,000 Children’s Cloaks, for ages 4, 6. 8 and 10 years, at $4¢ for 4 years; rise 50¢ for each size, These goods ave the finest imported Berlin and Paris garments, worth from $7 to $20 each. We further propose to present an elegant DOLL, which retails from §1 to $1.50, with each cloak sold of this lot. Bargain No. 2 We Offer 500 LADIES’ NEWMARKETS, in all the leading shades, all wool, made in the latest style, in all sizes. at $5 each. The material itself is worth nearly double, and 85 will secure you one of these garments; besi les, we give a nice fur muid that retails at from 81 to $1.75, with each ladies’ cloak sold during this sale. Bargain No. 3. We offer 275 best Seal Plush Jackets, Palatoes, Modjeskas This a chance to secure a fine garment for a little money that does not occur in years. Ladies from Omaha or Nebraska towns should not fail to visit our Grand Dry Goods House during this week, and take advantage of ‘synjg [19uno) and elegantly trimmed Wraps, at $10, 81250, % 35, $18 to $25 each. wiich is less than one hnlf the value of material and trimmingsin them. 09 % LRSI '} these the greatest Bargains ever offered. ENRY All motor cars pass our store TRE LOCAL WORLD OF SPORT, Dan O'Leary Telle of the Downfall of tho Unlon Paciflos. EXPONENTS OF THE MANLY ART. Latest From the Base Ball World— The Old, Old Story—The Folo Loague—Hand Ball, Foot Ball, the Dog and Gun Dan O'Lopary Tells a Story. “Did you cver hear how the Evansvilles came here back in 1882 and wholloped Omaha's pots, the famous Union Paciticsi" asked Dan O’Leary, the old base bali man- ager, while loungiog in Tue Bak ofico one day last. weok, “No! Well, I'll teli you. 'The Union Pa- cifles, you certainly remember, were a groat old aggregation in their day, and 80 success- ful were they in threshing everyuhing that presumed to go up against them that Omaha people began to labor under the hallucination that thoy were invincible, Bless their souls, they had neverheard of Hustling Dan's lambs way down in the Indiana village of Evans- ville. You seo I was mauaging and playing center garden for the Hoosiers, and hearing that the Union Pacifics were languishing for uew clubs to vanquish, I wrote cut here and made & week's date with them. When we arrived here we found the town wild with excitement, and the idea of the un- known Indiana %eam jumping in and trailing their proud colors in the dust was undreamt of, They imagined themselves the giants of the diamond, and were anxiously yearning 10 get at the Chicago White Stockings. whom they lntended to eatalive. They had just polished off the St. Louis Browns to the tune of 7 to 0, and had their heads swelled w0 such an extent that General Frederick was contemplating the order- ing of a case of No, 9 bats. But mind you, I had gotten together s pretty stiff team my- self, aud I made up my mind to reduce tie , twnorous condition of the Union Pacifids’ craniums, or renounce base ball forever, In my combinauion was Crowell, pitcher, with this season’s St. Joes and Sioux Citys; Lefty Marr, catoher, this season with the Colum- bus, O, team: Len Sowders--poor fellow, he's dead—first basoman; Moriarity, socoud Hllery, third; Olie Beard, short; myself, center; big Sam Thompson, of this year's Philadelphias, left, and Hogan, right. The Union Pacifics consistod of Frank Bandle, backstop—and he was a daisy then, and no mistakej Salisbury, pitch; Dwyer, Funkhouser, second; Whitney, third; Wals short; Sneed, right; McKeivey, left, an Rockwell, center, WI'he grounds were situated somewhere up on St. Mary's avenue, aud our first game aco on Sunday, ‘There was a whal: crowd present, and everybody e: pected to witness nothing less than the total snnibilation of the Indiana boys, “But we broke their hearts, for after a stubborn-fought game we came out on top by @ score of 7to 5. The game was remurkable for hard hitting and beautiful fielding, Of the Unwon Pucifics, McKelvey, Rockwell, sh and Funkhouser excolled, while the battery work of Salisbury and Bandle was exceptionally fine. ut we were a few too many for them, ‘We had no leas thun eigt left-handed hit. ters, and Salisbury was greatly handicapped as ho had never before faced such an aggre- gation of south-paws, "’l‘llah nex'.-lg it rained :n:“:h:? ;u no game, but the duy wus o Wi pass ‘Without its excitement. A Dr. Wilsou, who resided here then, swore out 8 warrant for our arrest for playing ball on Sunday, I was standiog in front of the Arcade, surrounded by my exultant men, when we wero arrosted. ‘0 ware taken before Police Judge Beneke, snd were defended by Goueral O'Brien, Dr. Wilson was first put on the stand, and he swore that had on @ Union Pacific uniform and played center field, wihen the truth was, I hadu't played at all, but was on the gate (h it day, Thecase nst mo was sumwarily diswissed, when © court took & recess until 7 p m. On the renssembling of conrt tae doctor was again EISEMAN & COMPANY, Broadway and Pearl streets, Council Bluffs, lowa. Goods delivered to Omaha and-all parts, free of charge. Mail orders receive careful & prompt attention put on the stand, but the result of my trisl had so rattied him that ke could not identify a single man, and the whole gung was dis- missed. Ob, my! what a flazellation O’Brien did give the disciple of Esculapius in his speech for swearing that he identified me as ono of the players. I'll never forgev that speech to my aying day. It was a bird, **Well, to cut a long story short, we played 81X rzurugnmfl!, and my team took five of them, and that 'was the signal for disruption of the famous Union Pacifics. They wero never able to gathor themseives together after that, and after a time went to pieces. But they were a great old lot of ball tossers, for all that, and will live forever in the mem- ory of tue old ball cranks.” Omaha's Pugilistic Horoscop=. For a great many years Omaha has been a favorite rendezvous for the short-haired fraternity. Backin 1883 and 1884 Jack Hlan- ley, Jem Fell, John P. Clow, Bill McCune, Ed Smith, Ed Miller, Sandy Forbes and Johnny McClelland wera prominent factors in all local arenic exhibitions. Of this aggre wation McCune, Barnes and Miller are still nere, while Forbes 18 dead, McClelland in California, Clow in Duluth, Smith 1 Den- ver, Fell in Ashland, and Hanley 1 Ander- son, ITnd., where he 1s city marshal. Since those days, McHenry Johnson, the “Black Star;” Tom Hurst, Sia Clarke, Billy Edwards, Tommy Miller, Tommy Broolks, Tommy Burke, Billy Hennessy, Pat Kilien Tommy Chandler, Arthur and Ed Rothe Jack Killen, Jack Davis, Jack Ryan, Sam Stevenson, Jimmy Griftin, Billy Hawley, Homer Kirk and others of lessor note have figured off and on in all the affaws of the P. R. that have taken piace in this vicinity. Jimmy Lindsay, however, has been the con - spicuous representative of fistiana in local affairs of late years, and of all thoso men- tioned is the only native-born who has de- rived a subsisteuce by the skillful utiliza- tion of nature's weapons. That he 18 a phenomenally clever man, his exceptio ally fine record bears ample testi- mony, He bogan his fighting career three years ago in'a bare knuckle mill: with Sam Stevenson, After a long and vicious battle a draw was agreed upon, although it was 8 well known fuct that Lindsay had .mnuch the best of it, Since that time the ‘Omaha boy has scored an unbroken chain of victories, beating Sid Clarke, Billy Hennes- sey, Hunk O'Dale, *‘California” Dempsey, Prof. Cranston, ‘*‘Australin’’ Mathews sud Jimmie Grifin. T'he fight with the lat- ter_man took place on Tuesday evening last, and by knockinz him out in two minutes and seventeen seconds, Lindsey put himself on a leve! with tho best light- weights of the word. His worst ene- mies vow acknowledge him one of the topsawyers in the profession, and local sporting men stand greudy to back him against all comers, Danny Needham, Billy Meyer, Jack McAulifte or any of the other, great ones, Old-timers recall with a good deat of amusement the memorable seven round bare fist tight betwesn Prof. Ed. Miller and Prof. Ed. Bmith. It took place in the open air, on the.turf, on un intensely cold winter day. The-spectators were bundled and furred,and they fairly froze, but with indomitable pluck the two fighters stripped to the buft and went ab it. ‘The fight was not a remark- able oue in any dotail, and resulted in a draw. Since then Miller has devoted him- self to s business and his dows, while Swith still oficiates as & preceptor of the manly art, ’ Chin Music From Olark. Dad Clark, vow pitching for the ciscos, tufing the Californians with a pretiy fairy story, He says tnat when he was signed by Omaha he was promised by the management $500 in addition to hissalary if the club landed in first place. The Omahas won the championship with a large per- centage to spare, and when Clark at the close of the season reminded President Mo- Cormick of the probosed gift, the latter seomod much surprised and exclabmed: ““Well, if Lever promised you #300 1 wust have becn very liberal,” The twirler did not get the anticipated purse, and says ne will never don an O maha uniform until he reveives the woney promised bim, as he did bis best to aid the team to win. Clark should have a better sense of gratitude than this frabr va. Hereceived the highest y puid to ary Omaha player, and was treatod with the utmost cousideration, and was not deserving of one additional penny in compensation. That he will never don an Omaba uniform_again remaius to be seon. Hundreds of other piayers have made tho same oreak, but it 18 noticed that gentle Annie nevar fails to behold them in their old places. Ho will play in Omahu unless sold, or o on the black list, and his talk amounts t0 nothing. The Same Old Tale, Notwithstanding that a strenuous effort has been made during the past two years by divers persons appreciating the requirements of the times, to imoress upon the minds of the minor league moguliibles the necessity of enacting some legislation in their own be- half, they have allowed the golden oppor- tunity to pass without turning a hand or lifting a voice. But all argument has proven futile, and these bodies still remain the bump on the log that they have always been, At the recent meetings of the major bodies, at which the minor leagues were ropre- sented, nota single demand or even request or suggestion was made. It was the old story of the toad and the bull. It was the in- tention of the minor league representatives to 1nsist upon a less extortionate levy for the pro- tection tho lesser organizations are supposed o derive by virtuo of the nationul agree- ment, For this right they are taxed from $1,500 to $2,000 per league, a tax that the older associations have no more right to assess upon them than a football or lacrosse club has to levy upon the leagzue. The pro- tective clause entered into by the buseball orgauizations of this country is a mutual one, and it is as much to the older bodies to see that it is upheld as it is to the younger bodies, and yet the mujor associations en- force an unjast monetary consideration from the minors for the privilege of living up to is requirements and seeing that 1t is kept intact. Of coursegit is but just that all the base Imfl orgauizations should: ontribute toward the mainienance of the national agreement, but only propor- tionately. Instead of this equitable arrange- ment, the big leagues who make nll the profit thero is to be mads out of base ball, compel the smaller (bodies, who are barely enabled to carry out a season’s schedule without ending out of pocket, 1o cover into their plethoric treasury ao exhorbitant sum to insure themselves of not being robbed of tueir players aod being trampled on in other respects, It is hardly anything wore or less than a species of blackmail, una still the minor league managers and supporters haven’t brains or moral stamina’ enough to take & stand in their own favor. Of all au- spicious periods in the aunals of base ball the present is tho_greatest for the minor badies, as base ball uffairs to-day, owing to the conflict between tbe National league and the brotherhood. is in a very precarious and unsettled condition, In No Hurry to Sign. There aro but two or three Western asso- ciation clubs that have met with any success in resigning players for next year. The Minneapolis club has been the most success- fol in this respect, ns Sam Morton has all his men under contract bat the new material ne intends to employ. The Omaha club has not yet doue avy business with their players for mext year, and there is no immediate prospect of there making much headway in this line very soon. Omaha had a roster of as fine young players as there was in the country. Every one of them is in demand, aud they are aware of this fact, and they ap- pear nclined to await the developments of the brotherhood scheme. If it goea through they probably imagiue that their position will be a very independent one, and that they will not be compellod to hunt a job. And, n sooth, they are about correct. Openlng of the Polo Season. The organization of the City Polo league has finally been completed, and the opening games of the champion season will thke place Thauksgiving night at the Cohweum. The league is composea of eight clubs, whose names and colors are given below: Ram- blers, green; Continentals, red; Gaie Citys Blue; Omaha Guards blue and y ellow; 8. P, Morse's, black; Omaha Wheel Club, brown; Council Bluffs, black and red; Barr's gray, The opening’ gamo will bo between tho Ramblers and the Continentals, two of the strongest teams in the league. The Batile of ths Bovs. Oxana, Neb.. Nov. 15, 1830.—Sporting Ed- itor Ber: Isaw inlast Sunday's sporting columns of your paper an offer from Wil Search to rave uny boy under fifteen years of age in America, barring myself. Now, if he is anxious for race, I will race him a one, two or throe mile race, and will give him seventy-five yards hanaicap, in ono milo, 175 yaras in two miles, and one lap, or one-tenth of @ mile in three miles. I will race any time and place, or for any kind of a prizo. Now I think this isn fair proposi- tion, and I hope he will sccent it. WiLL Prxver. A Thanksziving Shoot, The Gwin & Dummire shootinggrounds across the river will be the scene of a big shonting tournament Thanksgiving day, be- ginning at 10 o'clock in the morning and continuing all day. Over one thousand livo pigeons have been secured, und there will be soveral special matches of more than or- dinary interest. In addition to the live bird inatchics, tiiere will be three sets of blue rock traps running all the time, and shooters can keep busy nil day if they so desire. There will bo several well known shots hero from abroad, aud altogevher the tournament will probubly be a fine success. Rugby Foot Ball Players, Any vlayers of Rugby foot ball who may be in the city, and who would like to take part 1n-a game Thanksgiving day, can be ac- commodaved by sendaing their namesto either Percy Kord, Omaha Nutional bank, or C, J. Williams, care of Farrell & Co., corner of Farnam aud Eighth streets, as early us possible, in order thut o meeting can be ar- ranged for immediately. Talk Among the Bykers, A communication from the Lincola wheel club was received last Friday, to the effect that they would be here to-day, and a dele- Ration of the Omahas will start from the club room at 11 o'clock to meut them at Pa- pillion or Springheld. Ed Smith has come back to stay, and re- sumed his connection with the Nebrasks telephone company, At the smoker, last Suturday night, 3t was whispered that there wus a surprise.inatore, and when tue door opened and the ex-vice president walked in 88 large as 1ife, 4 snout went up that shook the walls of the club-room. One of the boys went 80 far us 19 fall upon bis neck and weep tears of joy. . The smokek proved to be an elegant affair, and Messrst {nn and Coombs acted tho hosts with dignlty and eclat. The janitor asseverated tu, jext morning that he would see pickled pig’s feet in his dreams for two woeks to come. ‘I'e boys are practicing roller skating al- most every night, and some of them are said 10 be already,quite proficient in the art, The revival of the rolier skating craze re- minds oue of tha days gone by, when voor Jack Hitchoock used to boe captain of the O. W. C. Jack:wns an expert as well on skates whee), and how jealous some of the ould get, when he was sought after 88 & partuor by the ladies, whilo the other boys would have to plod along alone, unnoticed aud uncured for, Whereare the Ramblers{ It was understood that they reorganised with a memlwrnhlfl of twenty-one, but somehow they seem to keep very quiet about their prospects for the win- r. ‘Tatk about your *'dead game sports,’ ons of the most prominent wheelmen in the city was seen going down Farnam street the other day, carrying in one nand & gua and in the other hand a polo stick and a pair of skates, while he was followed by & groy- hound and & bull pup, and sticking out of his pocket could be seen a copy of the revised polo rules of the New Eugland association. . The uniforms of ~ the Continental polo team arrived ye-terdly. and the hoys are justly proud of them. Graot Bell, the Minneapolis professional, 18 secking reinstatement as An smateur wheelman, Next! Ralph Temple, who made such & good showing under “Scnator” Morgan's manage- ment as a fast rider, is now giving exhibi- tions of fancyand trick rding across tho pond, and a!l England 1s paying him tribute. It is again rumored that ono of the mem- bers of the Omaha wheel club 1s going to enter matrimony. Who might be the Jucky one this time? Such things have been talked about before but always failed to ma- terialize, About 3,000 curious sightseers mustered at the North Shields cycling ground on a recent occasion to witness an exhibition of bicyle riding under the management of Tom Kck, A programme of the three events was gone through, being a half mile heat race, a one mile heat race, and a tive mile lap race. The weather at starting was fine, but before the programme had been completed a heavy rain, accompanied by strong gusts of wind, marred the enjoyment. Many facetious reo- marks omanated from the happy looking as- semblage, Mr. R. Slevenson started the ridgers, Details: Hall mile race—Miss Ar- maindo, first; Miss Allen, second. Won eas- ily. One mile race—Miss Stanley. first; Miss Woods, second; Miss Williams, third. Won easily. Five mile race—Miss Stanley, first; Miss Armaindo, second; Misses Allen, Woods and Williams competed. This, the rcost exciting race of the day, was cut short by the heavy rain, Stanley having.only a shade the best of 1t. No time, The League of American Wheelmen is doing @ good worlk in the matter of road re- forms taroughout the country, and is enti- tled to much credit for its work in this re- gard, It was also due to the efforts and the moral force of the league that 1t is possible for a oycler to ride the wheel on any strect or highway in the United States. Before the formation of the league the authorities of Boston, Providence, Hartford aad Brooklyn haa in turn denied bicyclers the rights of the streets, and they had been brought to re- cede from positions not tenable in law or jus- tice, until now the wheel is everywhere re- cognized as a vehicle within the meaning df the law. . Dick Howell and Ralph Temple are having it over records. Temple says Dick’s claim of 2:81 2.5 for the mile is a false claim, and Dick retorts that the quarter-mile record of Temple, 83 2-5s.,is a fake. *50 you pays your money snd tages your choice.’ A big bicycle tournament is one of the pos- sibilities inthe line of indoor sports this sea- son. That such a tournament, properly rui could be made to vay, there can be no doubt. The recent one-hunared-mile road race of the Memphis wheelmen was run over a two- mile course, which prevented an record-break- ing. Tho contestants were all in prime con- dition, 'The best showing was made by Messrs, Scott, Deupres, Sawyer aud Whit- more. Deupres set the pace from the start, and ho won the race handily in Bh. 1lm.; Whitemore, second, 8h. 52s. McCurdy, Waltham, Mass,,rode the 100 mile in 6h. " 25s., 1886, while in 1888, G. White made 100 miles, in Englaud, on the Great North road, in Gh. 45m, 14e. Flasties ¥From the Diamond, “Tub” Welch is ‘traveling for a chewing gum fiem, Wally Andrews would like to manage the Omahas next season, Joe Herr is workiug at his trade—carpen- tering—in St. Louis. Deuver has two base ball clubs composed entirely of Chinamen. Elmer Foster Lus again put his autograph o a Minneapolis contract. Heugle and Foster have opened their skating rink in Minneapolis. *Uncle Jed Prouty” 1s Cincinnati's sou- briquet for pitcher Jim Duryea. Sam Morton has expended $1,500 in im- provements on the Minneapolis grounds, Dad Clarke is afraid of ithe California re- porters snd refuses to talk to any of them. ‘The Western association directory will hold & meeting in this city some time next month, Nichols' Boston contract will be promul- gated as soon as McCormick and the “Kid” vome to terms, Charlie Krehmeyer, one of Omi 1887 catohers, is @ slipping clerk in @ St. Louis commission house, Tom Flood of last season’s St Joes, is a promising twister and should not be long out 0f an engagement. St. Joe feels very sore over the unceremon- ious way io whick she was fired from the Western assocliation, Crooks is leading Commisky's California outfit in both batting and fielding. a comer, and no mistake. It is said that Jim Hart was greatly dis- appointed in mot being elected sccrotary of the Western association. Des Moines will be a fearful handicap to vhe Wostern association. It is the poorest base bail team on earth, Dave Rowe has signed a new twirler, C. H. Trumpy, for the Denver teawm. He played last season with Kearney. Charlie Glessner, second baseman of the past season’s Davenport team, has apptied for a position on tho Omaha team. Truckenmiller dropped $9,000 on the St. Joe's last season, and yet threatens to go to law to get back in the Western association. *“Dueky” Hemp recently eloped with Grace Keegan, u young Louisville girl. ‘Duelky” has also signed with Louisville for next season, Dad Clarke is considered in 'Frisco one of the greatest pitchers ever scen out there, and thoy have had visits from some of tho finest. Pitcher Billy Hart declares that ho (will not play in Des Moines another season. Milwaukeo is after him und he wants to go there. Hoover the Kansas City catcher, camo within an ace during the latier part of the season of boing blucklisted for lushing and insubordination, The St. Joe players, per order of the Dboard of arbitration, have ull been released {from reservation. Schellhasse would be & good man for Omaha, “Kid" Nichols pitched against Comiskey’s California_combination when they were in Kansas City recently and struck out thir- teen men, Dave Rowe says Denver is one of the best ball towns in the northwest, und that the Denver club would have ‘made $25,000 if the pennant had gone there. Danny Stearns acd Poet Burhs sboth signed "with Kansas City again last weck. Sowders, Manning, Donahue and Hamilton are the only unsigned players, Harry Quinn, Milwaukee's secrotary, throatens to withdraw from base ball on ac- count of peing dofeated in his designs on the Western association seoreturyship, Big Beokley, Pittsburg’s star hitter, and Staley, their 'winmng pitcher, and Jack Crooks, Columbus' groat second baseman, are all graduates of the Western association. Billy Hamilton, the Ylnsar engaged for last season to lead the Kansas City club in batting, but who failed to do so. now seems o want to kick at Buros, the man that aid do the hitting, ~ Hamilton accuses Burns of cutting him off intentionally from stesling bases by hitting or fouling. Billy has no right to talkk in this way. Burns, %ho has followed him to tho bat all season, has blocked more back stops than any man in the association. The catchers will agreo upon this, Jack is Miscellaneous Sporting Notes. Last wook's Chicago Sporting Journal oon- tains life-like cuts of Frank Parmeles ana Jack Prince, two of Omabw's dead game 8ports. An effort is being made by the Gate City Athletic club to arrange for ten round go be- tween Jack Davis and Jack Buros, the hand ball player. Burns is a gisot, and it is said knows how to handle his dukes. Frank Parmalee of this city has been in- vited to become one of the western team of national trap-shootevs which will tour the country next season. As yet Omaha's champion has not decided whether he will accept or decline, A. A, McCurdy, who created a bicycle sen- sation in this city'two yoars ago, fu connec- tion with that other prince of falkirs, H. A. Penrose, by matching himself ainst Juok Prince for a hundred wmile wheel chase for £30,000 a side, is running a bicycle school 10 Memphis, Tenn, Siguor Mardis, who wrestlea Alf Greener, the Eoglish champion, at the Peovle's last Thursday night,has the waterial in him for a pretty good catoh-as-catch-can artist, He made Greener work thirteen minutes W down him tho last fall. and once or twice came within an ace of wiuning bimself, Jack Dill, of North Platie, is an aspirant for pugilistic hooors, He 1s a big, strong, young follow, und no mean athicte, an thinks be could “du” Jimmy Lindsay with a little proper training. He is at least thirty pounds 00 beavy for Lindsay, but might, however, be offered an opportunity to knock: Juck Davis out. Senator Morgan rides H, G. Kennedy, of Denver, a match race of ten miles in the Mechanics’ Pavilion, Portland, Ore., No- vember 11, for $150 a side, and will race Merrill, the Oregon champion, & week later, twenty miles for $200 a sde. Morgan is managiug the pavilion and writes Tue Beg that be is doing a rattling business, 1t 15 high time the old Omaha gun club sotup and shook itself. During the past Reason the clubexisted ‘little more than in name only, when two_years ago It was ona of the liveliest and healthiost clubs in the country. ' Truo sportsmen fully appreciate the importance of maintaining an organizas= tion of this kind, and it is to be hoped will bostir themselves another season aud revest themselves witb their old-time prestige. The female bicyohsts, Helen Baldwin, Jessie Oakes, Kittio Brown nud others, will take paggin an eighteen-hour race in Ports land, Ore., commencing on the 18th and cons tinuing uatll the23d, A race open to men, in_ which Morgan, Kuapp and the French champion, Jules Faburg, Hood, the Austra~ lisn, Merrill, the Oregon chumpion, and Price, Wells and possibly Juck Prince of this_ city, will start about Decomber 1, six nights, three hours a night. Thomas Murphy and Michael McKrum, * Chicago’s champion hand ball players, have signed articles for a scries of gamos for §500 a side with Mesars, Byrnes and Kilgallon of this city, and the initial game takes place Thanksgiviag day at Kilgallon’s court core ner Twelfth and Chicago streets, this city, ‘he Sunday following the second game will be played at Councilman Burk’s court in South Omaha. It 1s a strong quartetto and all the games will bo undoubtedly hotly con- tested and very interesting. Tommy Conners writes the sporting editor of Tutk Bag from. Milwaukeo, that o bas authorized Billy Sisson to- arrange s catch- as-catch-can matoh for him with Evan Lowis, the strangler, the stakes to bo §00 & side, and 65 and 85 per cent. of the gate. It is undecided, if tho matoh is made, where it will take place, but Connors exprosses & willingness, 1f it suits Lewis, to have it come off attho Omaha Coliseum, Connors will return to ths city Saturday to make ar- rangements for his match with Alf Greener, the English champion, which is bo(‘rked for the Coliseum next Thursday evs ening. Questions and Answers. Will you please inform a lover of athletics what Jimmy Lindsay’s real ighting class is— light or middle-weighti—Amateur Boxer, Omaha. Auns,—He is eligible to either class, as he can muke 8 clever battle In either weight, but is properly a middle-weight, To decide a bet please state in Sunday's base ball column the result of the New York-Washington games on June 1 and 4,— F. W. M., Kearney, Neb, Ans.—June 1, Washington 9, New York 5; June 4, Washington 5, New York 3. Can you advise mo through Tue Bes where I can purchase o fighting dog of the best lineago and pedigree. 1 don't want any Jocal blood, but something first class for which ITam willing to pay agood price, — P. T. 0., Paxton hotel, Ans.—The noted bulldogs Champion Ports- wood 1iger, Chawpion Soudan, Lion, Thes- pian, and all of Soudan's whelps, by Cham pion Portswood Tiger, have just been pur- chased by John H, Mathews, of New York City. This is without a doubt the best ken- nel of thoroughbred fighting dogs in Awerica, and from which you can probably procure what you want, Will you be kind enough to. state in Sun- day’s Bee where Conway, the Kansas City pitcher, hails from, and where he firat begun bis professional career!—J. H. Hars lan, Bancroft, Neb. Ans. —Haverhill, Mass. With the New Bedfords of New Bed ford, Conn. To decide a small wagor, please state whether our cottoutails are, properly speak: ing, rabbits or nares, and ohfin a couple of hunters, Ans.—Thoy are hares. They are vulgarly called rabbits, after their European allies, ‘There @re no rabbits indigenous to this country,