Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 16, 1890, Page 9

T THE OMAHA 'SUNDAY BEE. e NINETEENTH YEAR. THE LOCAL WORLD OF SPORT, | All That s Pertinent and Impprn- nent About the Diamond. PUGILISTIC GoOssIP GALORE. The National Trap Shooters—Coming Tournaments—The Gun Club— The Wheel, the Horse and Miscellaneous Squins. The Youngsters and the Stars. .Many of the old western league and westorn association players occupy today as conspicu- ous positions 1n the baseball world as any of the renowned old veterans of the National league or American association. Two years ago the older bodies turned up their nasal organs in disgust at the mention of the players of the minor organizations. Tuey belonged to a different herd and were not to be mentioned in the same week with the players of the older bodies. But what has come to pass in this brief timet Long, Nichols, Hamilton, Beckloy, Sowders, Cooney, Nagle, Crooks, Rielly, Holliday, Duryea, Eurle, McAloer, Cody, Lowe, and n host of others will bo depended on the coming season to pull victory for the clubs of these old bodies us much as any of the celebrities who formerly considered thom- selves the salt of the profession. The truth of the whole matter is thatit will only re- quire a twelvemonth or two tor the youug layers of the lesser orgunizations to crowd Fito “porpetual obscurty all the old stars. This is something the brotherhood should give a thought ¢ An Excellent New Rule, The rule adopted at *he late meeting of of the Western association making it com- Ppulsory on the part of all the teams to wear white uniforms on the komo grounds, is an excellent one. As the visiting teams will be in different colored uniforms, this rulo will assist in keeping players from being de- ceived by their opponents attired similarly with themselves. Many was the dccc[lhj n practiced last yoar by the coachers running down tho line from third, when that baso and first were occupled, thereby inducing the pitcher to fire the ball Kome, and giving the man on first a chance to run down to second with safoty. Similar uniforms were also the cause of many othor ludicrous and fatal mis- takes. The local team’s home uniform will be white shirt und pants,with cardinal caps, belts aad stockings. Crook's Story on Latham. Jack Crooks told a very funny story on Arlie Latham last Sunday evening at the meoting of the Western ussociation moguls at the Mulard, *'It was 1nour first game with Boston at'Frisco this winter,” said Juck, “'and the umpire called Kelley safe at home. ‘What'sthat? yelled Arlie. ‘Safe! 1 said,’ repeated the umpire. Arlio stared hard at him a few seconds and then flinging his arms aloft, he whirled round several times on his heel, then fell to the around flat upon his back with his arms and legs out- stretched and lay so still that the players came rushing in from the ficld thinking that he had actually fanted. The umpire grew pale as the boys gathered around him, and edged off toward the gate opening into the bleachers. Commy took a look at the pros- trate clown and then turning to the umpire, said: ‘I'm afraid that decision, old man,has killed the boy !’ and I actually beiieve that Culifornia sucker would have fled hadn't Latham at this moment jumped to his feet. Paste This in Your Hat. Below will be found, in convenient form to preserve for reference, the complete play- ing schedule for the coming season forthe Omaba team : OMAHA AT HOME, With Sioux City—April 26, 27, 20; June 27, 28, 20; August 20, 21, 22. Denver—May 6, 7, 8; June 20, 21, August 26, 27, 28. Kunsas City—May 9, 10, 11; June 7,8, July 6; August 20, 30, 31. 10; August 2, 8, Milwaukee—Juue 7, 8, Sept. 16, 17, 18. St, Paul—May 80, 81 and June 1; July 20, 27; Sept, 37, 28, 50, Minneapolis—June 3, 4, 5; July 20, 80, 31; Sopt. 23, 34, 25, Des Moines—June 12, 14, 16; August 7, 9, 105 Sept. 20, 21, 22, N OMAHA ABROAD, With Denver—April 17, 19, 20; June 80, July 1, 3¢ Avust 16, 17, 1% ansus City—April 25, 23, 241 July 4, 4, 5; August 12, 18, 14. Sioux Clty-—day 1, 8, 4; Juno 23, 24, 25; Auguat 25, 2, 2 ilwaukee—May 22, 23, 24; June 10, 20, 23; Sept. 11, 13, 14. t. Paul—May 25, 27, 28; July 16, 17, 18; Sept. 1, 2, 8; Minneapolis 16, 17, 20; July 8, 9, 10; Sopt, 4, 5. 6. Des Moinzs, Muy 18, 14, 15; July 11, 12, 14; Bept.8,9,10, Harry Mctormick’s R turn. Harry McCormick, one of the directors of the Omuha Ball club, who has been sojourn- fug on the coast for a month past, will return home this week, bringing Knell's contract with him, A special telegram announces that if Harry's whiskers hadn’t gotten in his way he would have also signed for Omaha the crack secoud basoman of the Oaklands. The Question of New Grounds. President McCormick and his able aides are still negotiating for new grounds, and last evening the prospeots looked exceedingly flatteriug for securing them. The matter will be definitely settled one way or the other, this week. Likely and Unlikely Mills. ‘There was an imprompiu meeting of the Gate City athletic club last evening, on ‘which occasion Manager Kilkenny submitted & report relative to his work in booking at- tractions. The one event providea for, fixed for a near date, is a fifteen round contest be- tween Paddy Murray, the South Omaha barber, and J. J, Kennedy’s unknown, for a purse agreed upon by the principals, Tho report further showed that Pat Killen of St. Paul wants a purse of §1,500 to meet Jack Davis, which shits that out; also that Mike Dail, Baogor, Me., offers to meet Jimmy Lindsay,at catch "°‘5 its,before the club,for & purse of §500, broviding 8 $350 purse is of- fered for a meet between his brother Dan, sud any featherweight the club may be lucky evough to secure, Hilly Meyer will not meet Lindsay to a finish for less than & purse of 2,000, and Tom Eck agrees, if the club will ang up a purse of 1o produce » Minne- .pofl. man to meet Jack Ryan, ‘The report was adopted and Manager Kil- keuny authorized to procecd and exercise bis own judgment in entering iato contracts for future entertainments. 82; 2, Billy Meyers und Jimmys Lindsay, J. B, Kilkenny, manager of the Gate City Atbletic club, is in receipt of the following letter, which exylains itself: BostoN, ‘Mass,, Feb, 13.—Dear Sirg Your letter in regard to an exhibition in Omaba with Jimmy Lindsay just received. tended to visit Omaba two weeks lustead came here. However, would say that Billy Moyers would be well pleased to give an exhibition in Omaba, but I cannot fix @ date just now, but think it can be arranged for the last week of the present month if that will suit you, I have had numero letters from your cily urgingus to come there, but as the Gate City club has been hlfhly recommended we cnoose to negotiste with you, All we desire is a friendly setto, and Meyer will do just as he agrees come what may. If we make adate with you we will waut 50 per cent of the gross receipts, and if this is ugreeable to you let me know immediately and we will wake arrange- Manager Tailly Moyers, 1 hy gt ci uager ers, light-wel chaw- plon of the worlg. it may bejwell 1o add bere that Manager Kilkenny has written to Choney specifying his terms, and askiog for a ten-round con- test with Six-ounce voints, the event to come off in the Grand opera house, if said house can be secured. Lindsay, however, while he 18 porfectly willing to meet the ro- doubtable Billy in a contest to a finish or for a stipulated number of rounds will not coo- sent to run the risk of a Joss of reputation for any insignifieant compensation, He thinks he is as good & man s Meyers, and hius many followers who share in his_bolief, and does not care to jeopardize his chances of future glory and ducats in a go with Mey~ ers simply to edify the public and turn a few dollars for himself. He would much rather fight Meyers to a finish for o good purse and get all or nothing, and at the same time demonstrate who is the best man, and as usual Lindsay is pretty nearly correct. The puir in a scientific contest, however, wou'd prove a great card and pack the Grand from it to dome. The Old Man's Defl. Billy Hawkins of Duluth, and who fig- ured hero as Jimmy Griffin's trafuer and sccond in his two meets with Jimmy Lind- say, 18 out in the Des Moines Graphic with a challenge to fight any light weight in the country for §500 or $1,000 a side, two ounce gloves, give or take from two to four pounds, any rules to govern. Haw- king' challenge, however, don't go. When he was here preparing Grifiin for the Lindsay mill, he not only declared that Grifin would 'punch the Omaha man out in less than four rounds, but that he himself, 8 old and staloas he s, could put him to sleep in cven less time. AS an evidence of Hawkins judgment it is but necessary to atate that Lindsay bhad Griffin_ whipped in less than one round in the first ga and knocked him as dead as the proverbial mackerel in the second in just two minutes and seventeen seconds. Immediately aftor this latter triumph Lindsay stepped up to Hawkins, dud said: “You are the man who can stop wme in less than four rounds, are your” “I never said 8o, replied Hawkins, who had evidently been' forcibly impressed with the Omaha Man’s prowess. “Yes you did,” retorted Lindsay, *‘and all I want to say to you is thutl think you are a duffer, I'll go rightin this ring now and fight you to a finish for the purse I have just won by beating your man Griftin, Or if you are nov in condition take all the time you want to_prepare yourself and then let me know. I am always ready for such fighters a8 you at a moment's notice, and I want to tell you to your teeth that you not. best me 1n four rounds or four hundred.’” Hawkins politely declined, saying that he was . in no condition then, and that he was out of the ring, but it he ever did make another match he would eive Lindsay the preference. in conclusion it might be but fairto mention that Hawkins is really a good man, despite the forty years he carries on his shoulders, He has whipped Harry Gilmore, Jack Flynn and other good ones within the past four years, and is de- cidediy clever yet, but no mateh for Lindsay. The Natioaal Trap Shooters. Tom H. Keller, the avant courier of the- national trap shooting combination, will ars rive in Omaha on Thursday next to bill the town and make preparations for the com- bination’s outfit here, which will be on or about March 5. Originally the two teams were booked for Omaha in Secptember, but owing to the cancellation of a number of southern dates, Manager Taylor has con cluded to stop off here en route to the slope, instead of upfn the combination’s return. Frank Parmelee has already received the iithographs ana hangers for the exhibition, ana upon Keller's arrival will assist him in completing-arcangements for the event. So far on the trip the westeru lean has | cloarly out-shot the eastern contingent, and where ever the latter has come out victori- ous, the cry of fake has arisen. In proof of the genuineness of all these contests Mana. ger Taglor now offers $100 to any team of tive shooters in any of the citics the combi~ nation visita who can beat the losing toam in any of these contests. When the combina- tion shoots here, an effort will be made to take in this $100, iu addition to & challenge to the winners of the Omaha contests. The Omaha team, who will i all proba- bility be pitted agninst the sturs, will con sist of Frank Parmalee, W. H. S, Hughe John Petty, Willlam Brewer and W. H. Townsend, ''This is a strong quintette and they have an_even break with the bost five in the National combination, barring the one fact that the latter will b in tip-top form by reason of daily practic Extensive preparations are being made for the trap shooting tournament to come off on the Gwin & Dunmire grounds across the river, next Saturday, Washington’s birthday. ‘There wil be live bira matches and artificial contests galore, commencing at 9:30 1 the morning and continuing us long as there is light enough 1o shoot by. Allthe well known shots in this vart of the country have been invitea, and with auspicious weather Mana- ger Duninire Is counting on 8 big attendance. There will be several special matches fur stakes, and altogether the gunners will have a busy day. The Omaha Gun Club. The Omaha gun club, the oldest sports- mens organization in the city, will hold a special meeung at Gwin & Dunmire's store rooms, 1512 Douglas street, tomorrow eve- ning, for the purposo of weeding out all non-active members, and again putting the club on a solid foundation. For a year past scores of the members have interested them- selves in no manner whatever in the welfare of the club, and those who bave, are tired of this ingifference and are determined to bring about a pew order of things, All members not present tomorrow evening, or who do not furnish a geod excuse for ab- sence will be stricken from the roster, REMARKABLE TURK EVENTS, Things All Race Showld Know, Kincsem was the greatest race mare that ever lived, She won fifty-four straight races and never knew defeat. She was bred in Hungary and won races in England, Austria and Germany, her total winnings amounting to $06,643. A few years ago s Hungarian, with a flue presence, visited this country'and claimed to be her owner, He succeeded in fleecing several business men in each oity he visited. The mare died from sn accident while ob the turf, A quurter of a million dollars is the most money ever put up for two horses to race for, This sum was wagered at Natchez, Miss., lo 18306, Walker Thurstun matching his horse Rodolph aganst Hon. J. F, Claybourne's mare Susan Yandell for 2,600 bales of cotton a side, it belog equal to $250,000. Susan Yandell had a walk-over for the mouney, as Rodolph took sick shoruly before the time set for the contest. The mos) money ever realized from one sale of norses at auction was that paid for the 885 head of thoroughbreds sold by Will- 1m Bleokiron at Middle Park, England, in 1572, he gettng $312,575 for the 129 foals, 12 stallicns and 106 brood mares then dis- posed of. ‘The wost money ever won by u trotter was earsed by Goldsmith Maid, she winniog very nearly $500,000, doing she won 332 heats in better than 2:30, a record which no other anumal ever gain Stockwell, the noted English thorough- bred, stood his last two seasons at $2,500, which 18 more money thau any other horse ever stood at. Axtell now stands at §1,000, which is the most ever askea for a stallion’s services in America. Guy Wilkes, 2:15¢, and his daughter, Lil- lisn Wilkes, $:173, have the fastest com- bined record for sire and daughter iu the world. Robert McGregor, 2:17. nie MeG r, 3:18)¢, have the Tustest com- bined record for sire and son. Tnl.r:{-olan thousand dollars Is the most ever said at suction or privately for & year Some Followers gloves for scieutific | 'OMAHA, SUNDAY ling, that amount having been given by Sen- ator Hearst for King Thomas at J. B.” Hag gin's sale in New York city §88, Maxie millian, the next highest priced yearling, brought 20,004 in England, high-class ormers both have been failures. ght thousand five hundred doliars is the most money ever paid for a trotting brood mare at auction, So-So, aving orought that at the Kittson salein 1558, Alma Mater, s0ld by Percy Talbert, Lexington, Ky., for )00, 8 the highest priced trotting brood mare ever sold privately. One minuteand thirty-seven seconds is tho fastest time in which a mile was ever run, Frying Pan gaining this record in_Mel bourne, Australia, in 1S54, Muori, at Wash ington park, Chicago, ran the fastest mile ever ruu in u race last year,viz: 1:39 4 5. The English horse, Gladiator, made a mile and sevonteen yards in 1:58, Forty six years 18 tbe age of the oldest jockey now in active sarvice in America, he boing W. Hayward, who is able to hold his own with the best riders in this or any other country. ‘The lightest American jockey was Hyslop, who could ride at fifty-cight pounds. The lightest Engiish jockey was Kitchener, who could ride at the low weight of forty-nine nsational Axtell brought the highest co over paid for a horss in any country— $105,000. The Enelish ho brought the next ' highest ‘I'he owner of English Eclipse refused 125, 000 for that celebrated horse. Six feet eloven and threc-quarter inches is the highost jump ever made by u mounted horse, that foat being accomplished by Rose- berry at Chicago, Tho average jump of the ordinary hurdle horse is only four feet. The noted English horse Donovan, al- though only two seasons on the turf, has won wore money than any horse i the his- tory of the worid, he havine captured $276,- 000'in stakes and purses. Hanover has won more money than any American horse, $121,- 577 boing credited to Blair Atkol, an m. nelish thoroughbred, brought more mo at auction than any horse ever did, he beiog kocked down at £02,000. Bell Boy comes next ut £1,000, He was sold at Lexington, I in 1588, and was burned to death recently at Versailles, Ky. The only two foals to obtain records as three-year-olds of 2:20 or better, thrown by one mare are Beil Boy 2:101f, and Hinda 5. Their dam, Beautiful Bells, 2013, i8 by The Moor, out of Minnel £ l;’plmn'n Bold Chief, and is eightee old. Mariposa, the thoroughbred brood mare, owned at Belle Mead stud, Tennessee, is the nare in the world whose were all winners, They are: Boulevard, Helmsman, = Bliss, Beatrice, Swift, Glideaway, Emmet, Ada B and Mar- shal Luke. The Sportsman, started in London several yoars ago, was tho first daily paper ever brinted that is devoted to turf matters, A man named Fleming started the first paper in this country devoted to horse interests about the year 1800, It was published in Lexington, Ky. No more peculiar race was ever run by a horse than that which took place in Silver i N. M., in 1835, when a mounted horse matched against a i y mounted on his vehicie. It was for $0 fifty head of cattle a side, the distance fifty miles. The horse won in three hours and forty minutes. The Bykers' Budzet. What a glorious day lust Sunday was for the wheelmen and everything in the shape of a wheel in the city that would turn made 18 appearance. ‘Uhe South Omaha club headed by Prof. Daily visited the eity in the forenoon. The professor is getting to be a tard rider. The Omaha Wheelmen's club made two trips to the Bluffs and had twenty-five men in liue in the afternooa for a tripto the Fort. Nothing looks finer or attracts more atten- +tion.than & fine Jine of cyelers. -« ..« There are severul thiungs which would make an immense improvement in the club's turn out. Iirst, more uniforms; second, more uniform riding, such as keeping at a rogular distance, better line and a steady pace. Taese are features that the road oficers should attend to. Do uot ride so close nor quite so fast on crowded thoroughfares. This will enable you to form in single file passing a narrow place instead of straggling all over the sireet and riding @ block bafore forming in line again. Why don’t Perrigo have more wheels for rent on Sundays! Every wheol he had last Sundsy was going all'day and he had to turn away several during the afternoon, even giving up his own wheel, Mr. J. Haroid Child, local consul for St. Louis, spent & few days in the city last week in the interest of the Warwic people. He was very enthusiastic over the fine runs the wheelmen of Omaha have. His state- ment that the many advantages Omaha offers to wheelmen should make 1t one of the foremost cycling towus in the United States, is true. There is only one thing that will ever bring this about and that 1s the more general adoption of the safty wheel, and the sooner the riders and would-be riders realize this the better. It is such an uncommon thing to see a bearded man ride a wheel in Omaha that it seems an impossibility for the small boy or the “‘Ancient Order of Red Necks” to keep from insisting on having & pipe full of them, The Omaha wheel club will now have the finest ond in fact the only club house in the city. Situated on the northeast corner of Seventeenth and Chicago streets, wnere they enjoy the five large elezantly arranged rooms, piazzas and barn. In fact everything connected with the premises is all that could be desired for a club of this description. And what an elegant gymaasium the barn will make. It will be fitted up. Members of the Omaha Wheel club should bestir themselves and see that this thing is carried through successfully. They have a fine nJ)pormnll,v to make their club'one of the leading clubs of tne country, east or west. You can all C. C. Candy. He is here with the new 1890 Victor safety. He will give an exhibition of fancy and trick riding this af- ternoon at 2 o'clock at 1315 Dodge street, free to the public. It will be well worth taking in. Mr, Candy has a universal repu- tation for his uniaue entertainments. Mr, Bert Cole of Grand Island, the cham- pion three-mile amateur of Nevraska, spent most of last week in the city, Bert never missed a night of the six-day race while he wad here. This race has drawn & good many riders outside of the city. Mr, Kelley of Lincoln, Mr. Nicodemus of t'remont and several others who did not leave their names on the register, The tournament to be given under the au- spices of the Omaha Whneel club on the 27th inst, promises to be one of the best ever held in tne Coliseum building. It will be made up with professional and ama- tevr races, roller skate races and faocy skating, trick bicycle riding and a drfl‘: by a picked corps of riders from the ciub. A. H. Perrigo has oftered sowe very good prizes, which will be well worth competing for. 'The club will spars no expense or pains to make this, their initial entertain- ment. & complete success, The club will depart from the eclub room upon their run this afterocon a 2 o'clock p. m. sharp. Every member who cau is re- quested to attend, ¥ hes Fro the Diamond, Omaha's new catcher, Bird, ought to prove a very fly man. Cyclone Duryea was married to a St. Paul damsel ou Tuesday last. Taylor Shafer has signed to play second for Louisvilie this season, Fred Jevae, vet, has failed to catch ou for next season. He 18 in Chicago. Curtis and White both signed with Den- ver yesterday and Rowe bas his team about completed. It now looks as if Hank O'Day would sue- ceed Ea Hengle on second for Mipneapolis. O'Day 15 & good one. . Des Moines feels very sore over the de- cision of the arbitration comwittee awarding catcher Cody to Cleveland. Bob Black, who was with Sioux City the latter part of the past season, has signed ‘with the Washington league club, Charlie Abbey received an offer yesterdae from the Whullns‘ Va., Tri-State leaguy club, which he will doubtiess accept. Ol Towm Dolan, who, it comes down through misty legend, dfove the rofractory | rhinoseros into tne ark, Kas been released by Denver, Billy Klusman, who has smgned with St. Louis, is said to have entirelv recovered the use of his arm and is throwing better than ever before. % and Mrs. “Kid" Nizhols return to s City today, and on Thursday noxt leave for Boston, where they expect to per: mantly reside. The opposing coachers will have a great time rattling Piteber MeConnell, of the local team, next summer—he'll turn a deaf ear to them, Manager Selee writes that he is conteme plating & western Spring trip with the Hos- ton team and is desirous of a datg here and at Des Moines. Manager Coshman of the Milwaukees, predicts that Catchor Thayer recently signed by Omaba, willprove as big a fav- orite as Tom Nagie was. Trodway, one of Denver's big sluzgera last year is in Ironton, O, aud says he'd like to Ro into the brotherhood. Bettor get a goyd situation in a rolling mill, Juck Carroll will eaptain the Minneanolis team the coming season, ana if he doesn't drive the bleachers crazy with his discordant cackle it will not be his fault. Elmer Foster and Ed Hengle have gone ‘broke over their Minneapolis rink., Foster swears thero hasn't been ecough ice m the northwest this winter to cool a cocktail., Dave Rowe assorts that Uncle Abner Dalrymple will lead Omwaha's best man in Dbaiting next season, but with Elmer Clovo- land ana Mike Hines he’ll never be in it. Tim Hnrst, of last séason’s Western asso- ciation umpire staff, is at Battersea, Eng- land, associated with Charlie Mitchell in the munagement of the Washington music hali. an Casay, who was one of the Phillies twirlers last year, will excouto some of his grape vine twists for the Milwaukees this r. Manager Cushman signed him yester day. The only Lovett seems to have been over- looked in the general shuff His fate should be a warning to ull young twirlers whose craniums are affected with tumor- osity. In the general scramble for voung players Charlie Abbey should not be overlooked. He would make a good man forany of the minor leaguo teams, and cat be addressed in care of Tug Bk, Denver hus o fine third baseman in Nick Smith, and Rowe says he'll lead 'om all the coming season. Nicholas wasn't at himself @ portion of last season, but he is in great form now. Joe Visner, an old Omaha ball te snid to be one of the finest pool p! the country, Catcher Decker, of Philadel- phia, 18 also an expert, and there is talk of a match between the two. ) Kunsas City is well pléased over the work of the scheaule comulittee, and well she might be, for without: being even repre- sented at the meeting, she has got decidedly the big end of the bargaio. Dad Clarke reports that he was never in better health, or more auxious to play ball. He is practising iudustriously, and will re- port here in the hest of condition March 10. Clarke will be the Western association card this year, George Shock uas - finally come to terms with Milwaukee. I'e mild roasting he re- ceived from the Western association pross had the effect to reduce the swelling of his conk to such an oxtent that he was only too glad to ugain sizn With the Brewers. Ed. Mullen, the handsome and gentlemanly score-card proprietor of last season, has again secured the contract for the present year. He s poing to give the fans some vovelties in the way of' attractive cards this soason, with the pictures of girls and birds and flowers and things of the first page. Burdick of the Sioux Citys is very wrathy #t Omuha for the way o which she lam. “busted him lust Tall; an *déel: rfeit $25 of his salary for every game the Nebras- kans win off of him next season. He me.n3 probably ihat he'll forfeit it to himseif. - Juck Crooks hus registered a vow that after Saturday next he will cease to ‘‘blow ‘em off’ until the beautiful begins to fly next November. [tis guite probable, how- ever, that Jack will prove the rock on which many a schooner will go to piaces long about the dog days. Topeka is still yearning for a ball team, and swears, by the gods of Olympus, she'll have one, too, before the spring is fully sprang, if she is competled to habilitate Hiram Dillon, Henry Strong, Charlie Holli- day, Archie Wiliiams, George Veal, Sam Rodgers, Cliff 13aker, Ellery Prescott and };Dde““m in jerseys and force them on the eld. Manager Leonard will probably make dates for exhibition games with the Cin- cinnaus, St. Louis Browus and Burlingtons —the more the better, for exhibition games beat all other practice out of sight. n the 10th of April the Omahas leave for Denver where they open the regular championship season on the day following. The ball will be set rolling on the home grounds with Sioux City Aoril 24, 27 aud 20, Secretary Kd. O’Brandat will notify the Omaba piayers to report here Muroh 20. Manager Leonard will arrive Friday, Fob- ruary 29, and turn his -attention atonce to the renovation of the ball park. A number of improvements will be made and the grounds put in perfect shape for the first ex- hibition game, whicn will played April 2 with the Cleveland league team. The Spid- ers will also play bere on April 4, 9 ana 10, The famous veteran George W. Bradley, .who played third base for Sioux City last year and held up his end with the best of them, has offers to manage the New Orleans and Waco clubs of the Texas league, and will prebably accept one of these offers un- less he can get o piace with oueof the Natonal league teams. Meantime, however, he is open to other offers, He Aays he has & good pitcher, & shortstop, second baseman and two catchers, all good flelders, strong batsmen and temperate men, whom he can sign for any minor league clul Bradley's m:greu 18 2248 Willingron street, Philadel- phia. No two professions are so ailied as that of the baseball writerand player, and yet, as a matter of fact, the bond of friendship be- tween the two is of the frailest kind, Few ball players who read the humorous or regu- lar incidents of the game pause Lo picture the patient man with pflr or pencill sitting down to body them forth, He is hidden, with a fow exue:flonu. behind his work, an a1ms 80 to hide himself. His pen is oftener dipped in the milik of human kindness than in gall, and yet the good things he does are g:- ed unnoticed, while: the ill are ramewm- red for all time. 1 Billy Holbert, the star catcher of the old Mets, told the followlug'story at & bauquet ir New York receatly.{ Billy stood on a chair and said he wished to relate the story of the only game of ball that ever ended by the score ) 5 M Flaftertys snd Moolicaus,” began Billy, “‘were the contest- ing teaws, It was the miuth inning. The score was 2 to 2. The, lertys had been retired and the Mooli had two men out. MoManus, u rolling man, was at the bat. Two strikes we him. He hit the ball and spliv it in ¢ . One half went over Fishkill river, Lh’ er half lodged in the corner of the right fence. McManus, clad in overalls, lur;:d, una the 8, Just as ho reached t) nd base ho feli and broke his leg. " His the fence, tore off 4 board aud wade a splint for McManus’ log. Then McManus hopped around the rest of the distance and got to the plats just as the half ball from the right field fell into the catcher's arins, The um- pire decided that the doughty rolling mill man was half safe and half out, as only balf of a ball bad been returned, avd so he gave the {nme o the Moolicaus by the score of 23 to 2. . Mirc Uaneous Loval Sports. It is & good plan to trust no maun who abuses his borse., The Omaha Schutzeaversin will make many improvements at their already fine range at Ruser’s park early in the spring. Several fair bags of sprigtail and mallard were made lo the marshes near Missouri v-u:y during we wild weather of the past week. Jack Dayvis and Jimmy Landsay. are re- quested to communicate with Senator Mor- an, mauager of the Mechanics' pavillion, ortlund, Ore, Wilbur . Kuapp, undoubtedly the fastest leagues rushed to " MORNING, FEBRUARY 16, 1800,—SIXTEE PAGES, bicycle rider fn the country, has retired per- manently from the race track and s in tho real estate business in Portland, Ore., and doing well. the Lexington, Ky, horso salos last ay O. W. Pickott of this_city, pur- da brown colt, Winslow Wilkes, for $4, and Charlie Offut purchased the bay mare Darkness for $600, Dunmire and Parmelee have recoived a score or moro of letters frowm prominent trap shootors over the country in the past three weoks, all expressing their intention to be on hund for the big April tournament. H. H, Brandels has just received from friends i1 England a flao specimen of a mas. tif pup, Hugo is very fond of his importa- tion and suys he would not take §1,000 for the dog. Senator Morgan is making a barrel of money out of the Mechanica’ pavillion, Portland, Oro., aud has become 80 popular with the sporting traternity out there that they talk of running him for spring. By the way, the Senator altlough he has abandoned professious byking, he wouli bo ploasod to makea mateh race with Ned Reading for fifty or ono” hundred miles for $250 a sido and then swear off for good. Well, Senator, you remember that Reading had a century posted ‘with the writer for woeks for a race with you, and he says it is sull open. Come oft now, or lay down. £4 Smith of Denver, the man who made a chopping-block of the Marino, s out in a challenge to fight any man in the world, white or black, big, littlo or middling sizo, for from $1,000 t0 85,000 a siae, London ring or glova rules, within two months of signing of articles, the buattle to take pluce within 500 miles of Denver. There is ncdoubt that Edward is a hard man to_down, but he isn'v a marker to his backer, Bat Masterson. A better man_to have behind you in a tight pinoh than Masterson does not live, 1f he's fiwid yeh!'—ho's “wid yoh all threw''—and 1ts u big red apple ngamst & hundred dollar greenback that there will bo no great rush of heavy-weights to Denver to nocept Smith’s challenge. It isn't meant by this either that they would not et fair play, but Bat isa power out in Colorado, and few fighters would care to antagomize his influence. Now if Bat will agree to offer a £3,000 purse for a fight between Smith and any good man who wishes to try him, and will volunteer to roferee the battle, no doubt Smith would bo speedily accommodaved, Questions and Answors. Can you give the stud book number and extended pedigree of the famous pointer dog, formerly owned in Kansas City and called Al Wetzel's Mack?—Poiater, city, Ans,—The dog is not rogistored. Please answer in Sunday’s Beg. In play~ ing pin pool, if a ball rolls against a pin and does not knock it down, but remains azainst it, causing 1t to lean a very little, is the pin counted down, or must it fall before it can be couated {—T. H. F. F\, Sloan, fa. Ans.—It must fall, Will you please answer and settle a dis- pute. A and B are playing C and D rail- road euchre. ‘A deals, picks up the trump and calls for B’s best card and goes it alone. C likewise calls for D's best card and plays 1t alone, A secures three tricks and C two, how many points is A entitled to and how many would C1f he had taken three tricks? and R., Lincoin, Aus —A can count but a single poiat. If C had taken three tricks it would have been simply & euchro, two points, Io a four handed game of seven up A deals, turos a Jack, B begs and the caras are run wnd run out, does the point for the Jack wrned up counti—Old Sledge, city. Ans,—It does not. Charles H,, Omaha—Tne Bee has no space for comment upon the probabilities and pos- sibilities to whigh you allude. The situation of today should be sufficient to occupy the attention of the veriest crank on earth. Mc- and *einstated in 1883, He Is dead. Charlie Sabins, Omaha.—You are an old enough sport to know that all bona fide challenges should 'be accompanied with a cash deposit. Can you please inform me in what inning the winning fun was made io the memorable first game between Tes Moines and Omaha, in Omaha, 1888, ana who made the run? Who were the pitchersi—J, J. J., Des Moines, Ia. Ans.—Io the eighth, Bug Holliday. Cush~ man and Burdick, Will you please pubiiih in the sporting col- umns of Tue BEE of Sunday, February 15, the name and address of a Nebraska taxi- dermist?—S, H. Carey, New York City. Ans.—Charies Breese, Lincoln, In speaking of anas boschas, the mallard duck, I notice old authorities—Audubon, Trumbull, Forrester und others—speak of the male as a “mallard” and the female as a “wild auck.” Why is thisi—Duck Shot. Bartlett, Ia, An \fferent authorities call the male bird mallard, greenhead and wild drake, but both male and female come properly under this head. ‘The male is now designated by duck-shooters as the drake and the female as the hen, 1nstead of mallard and duck; as in the old di The terin wild duck covers all var leties of the untamed bird of this specics. Will you please state in Sunday’s Bee, to decide a wager, whether Patay Cardiff in his fight with Peter Jackson 1n April last, staid 8ix or nine rounds! What was the purse. Antipodean, Omaha. Ans,—Cardiff was not whipped until the tenth round, and even then wae able 0 go on. Three thousand dollars, Caa you kindly inform me who holds the tiotting record?! Has Maud S's best time ever been equalled? When did the Ameri- can horse Iroquois win the English derbyl —St. Albans, Holdrege. Ans,—Maud S, 2:08% made July 10, 1885, Never been equalled In 1831, R — Our Gilded Youth, On the toilet table belonging to one of the gilded young men in a city that once was known as Now Amsterdam, the powder-box was oxidized sitver and crystal, with puff and contents of lily whiteuess, says the New York Sun. A little box of rouge accompanied it as a satellite attends its planet, and the sponge wherewith to apply it had a silver holder to match the silver-back- ed brushes and other toilet appurten- ances. It is said to be quite a habit for exquisite young men to touch up their complexions a bit when going out of an eveniug, and that they are much more clever facial artists than their fair sis- ters, one of whom laid on too liberal allowance of a certain powerful lotion with & most ludicrous result. Her countenance became overspread with a most delicate vernal tint, which defied ull attempts at removal until the next morning, and most effectually de- stroyed her matrimonial prospects of the moment. A young man belonging to the gallant company of esthetic “‘top rollers” spends as much money on his wedding trousseau as a bride. He has six dozen of each garmentin under- wenr, always in silk, His slumbor- robes are symphonies of blue or »ilk, laced with gold cord and daintily em- broidered. His stockings alone are full of artistic interest, his braces em- broidered with gold and silver apple blossoms, and his corsets are fantasies and rhapsodies. R Never Give Up, If you suffer with asthma, bronchitis, or any other disease of the throat or lungs, nothing can surprise you more than the ra tldlln rovement that will follow the use of SANTA ABIE. If you are troubled with catarrh, and have tried other medicines, you will be unable to express your amazement at the marvelous and instantaneous curative wers of CALIFORNIA CAT-R-CURE. 'hese remedies are not secret compounds, but natural productions of California. Sold at #1 & package; three for $2,60, and guaran- teed by Goodwan Drug Co. THE CHURCHANDTHE SCHOOL. Rev. Dr. Josoph T. Duryea Gives His Viewa on the Subjeot. RIGHTS OF THE CATHOLICS. No One Can Objeet iff They Provide Their Own Educational Ins stitutions—Tho Prin. ciple of Taxation. Parochial Scho By Rev. Dr.Joseoh T, Duryea. There can be no doubt that the pre- lates of the Roman Cuatholic church are earnest and determined in their purpose to placa a school in every parish in order to combine secular and religious instruction, and to secure the atiend- ance of as many of vhechildren of Cath- parents as they are able by the ure of oxhortation and even of spiritual authority Their reasons aro declared, They mean to hold the chil- dren to the faith of their parents, and to bind them to the church. We no ground for doubting the sinceri: these managers of the interests of the church. The Catholic peoplo wre likely to be as honest as other people. They certainly give the usual proofs of genu- ineness by theirdevoted labors,and self sacrificing generosity vo the various in- stitutions which express theiife and per- form the will of the church. Since they believe that the church teaches truth men need to know, and performs func- tions that men need to have fulfilled.'in order to their salvation; they naturally desire to preserve the influence of the church over men’s minds. Why should they not be zealous for the church, if they think it to be essential to the wel- fare of mankind in this world and the world to come. It cannot be doubted that under cer- tain conditions theve might be danger that the children and youth of the church would be weaned from their reverence for the church and its teachers, and drawn into unbelief, or positive disbelief,or even radical skepti- cism. Statistics make it evident th: for some reason or other there is a loss to the church of the equivalent, at least, of the number of children born to Catholic parents in tnis country. Some of the prelates may believe tl the influence of the public school is such as to assist the general tendency to that degree of frecaom of thought, which pushed to the extreme endsin infidelity. But it is ékely others think that the public school is not responsi ble for the result positively, but is con- nected with the result negatively. That 1s to say, the public school does not and cannot impart such instruction as tends to make the children good Catholics. Accordingly they would substitute the parish school, in which they would have tho common branches taught, and in addition the doctrine, order and offices of the church. They would have the children from the first wnstructed in the meaning, uses and worth of these, in order that they be- come attached to the church, and not be weaned from it by the general in- ‘Aluence of the *‘spirit of the age,” Besides, the true and earnest Catholic = is “interested in the present and future welfare of the children of the church. In his view morality is essential to the good of the individual and the community; the con- dition of industry, thrift, frugality,tem- perance, purity, and also of the social order, righteousness and equality be- tween man and mun, community and community, nation and nation. The future of the race depends upon the culture of the individual in truth, good- ness and justice. Ho belicves that the principles of ethics as taught by the church are sound, that the rules or morals laid down are rooted in these principles and should be taught and in- culcated. And further, he believes that the principles and rules of moral action must be made effective b{' the use of the mative forces in the soul of man. To moral instruction must be added the sanctions of religion and there must be a development of the religions affec- tions and sentiments in order to ad- herence to right principles and con- formity to standard of right action. There can be no doubt on this point, viz.: that history teaches the fact that morality has never been attained save under the influences of religion. When men have had faith in unseen powers, and have believed that these were in control of wankind, and were disposed to favor the good and just, and to visit with vengeance the evil and unjust, t}w_v have been moved by fear to do right, or in some way to atone for the wrong they have done; and the cost of the sacrifice has operated to make them more careful toshun wrong doing in the future. And as often as there has been a belief of immortality, and a convic- tion that the experience of an endless life will depend upon the character formed and the deeds done here in this world, men have been checked from their tendencies to evil, and disposed to tr{ 1o do right. f the Catholic people believe all this, they may come to the conclusion that the public schools do not sufficiently provide for moral and religious teach- ing and training, and also that, as creatures of the state, they cannot; and, therefore, they may think it to be their duty to provide schools in which their children may have the care of their souls provided, as well as the nurture of their minds, 1f they proceed to do their duty, why should any of us complain? It seems to be the coaviction of the American people generally that, it is de- sirable to associate the children of all classes in the relations of school life. In this way it becomes certain that all alike receive the teach- g and training needful toenable them to be good ecitizens in a community which is democratic in spirit and re- publican 10 its organization. But aside from this the association of children and youths together tends to save them from narrow views and prejudices, and on the other band to cultivate generous sentiments, and nourish-good feelings. Different classes and races are brought into sympathetic connection, and friendships are formed, which will last into mature lite,and in this way the people will be woven into one piece. ‘The schools, in fine, tend to induce the unity, sympathy aud harmony of a true community. Suill, if the Catholig people think and feel as I do, what shall be done by the rest of us? It is not possible to ques- tion their right to found parish schools. This right has from the beginning beea concedeld to other religious peop'e. It 15 100 late to Prevoke it. If then; they see fit to provide the buildings, the teachers and the books and ask no favors of us, what have we to say? Iuv is true, we may say toe state shall insisy on such & grade of teaching and train- PAGES 9-16. NUMBER 237, ing as shall citizenship. public unless state right that he needful to intelligent And it may bo that a res annot cannot exist in prosperity this is assured. And thd have a good claim to the nspoction and also to demand instruction shall be uptoa standard, holic people add to the elaim that they may establish and conduct these schools, the further claim that they shall receive a proportion of the money ot the peoplo collected for the purposes of public instruction, this starts quito anothor issue Which must be carefully considered statosmon on ihe cound political expodiency. It would scom that a people committed to the princis vles of religious freedom, fuitill their whole duty, when thoy protect all classes in the enjoyment of their roii ious faith, worship and practice. not incumbent on them to teach any one erced, or maintain any one form of ros ligious discipline. It may be plausibly said that if the Catholies toach and train their children in their own schools, and reach the grade of instruction which is deemed to be necessary for the integrity and welfare of the state, they have done their part, and should not be taxed in addition to supply instruction to the children of others. The answer is that the state does not impose on them the obligation to supply instruction for theie children, but offers to supply it freelys that the state does not intorfere with the family and the church, and these are able to for the moral and re- ligious training of the children; that the public schools do inculeate the mon morahity of civilized and Chr peoples; and, finally, that the publio schools do not at all interfore with the family and the church by any instruce tion which undermines the faith of the pupils in their parents and religious S0 the ariby If the C aid that the teaching of the truth of seience and listory will destroy the faith of the youth in their religion, that is a concession of weakness which no Catholic should be willing to make. It may turn out that he is afraid of the nineteenth century in general, rather ]nnu of the common school in purticus ar, is not by any means true that all the members of the priesthood are afraid of the influence of the publie schools, and it i tain that a ) number of laity are entirely satisficd with them. In their view the teaching of religion should be confined to the fumily and the church, and they do not perceive how the teaching of the truth of science and history can hinder the faith of the intelligent in the eternal verities of religion. Meanwhile there are two duties which are plain and sure. We must seo thut there can be no reasonable objection to tho teaching offered by the public schools. Nothing should be done with the intention of assaulting the faith of any child. Nor shouid history be taught in any such way as to prejudice the youth., The facts should not be sup- pressed, nor distorted. They are as they are. Still it should always be taught that the times change and we change with them. What has been done in the past, need not be expected in the future. The Protestant teacher may be as much of a coward a8 he sup~ poses the Catholic priest to pe. L&t truth have a fair fleld and it asks ro favors. The niueteenth century is not the tenth nor the twelfth. It should be the aim of every good citizen to take pains to see that the public schools are as good as they ecan be made. Parents will perceive the advantages offered to their childron and will aceept them on their behalf. This they can do only by removing (he control of the schools from politieal par ns. There. is no absurdity more absurd than this, that we ent education of youth to small politiciuns, who know us little of the principles and methods of sound education as they do of most other things. If an upstart is eager for a polidical carcer, and thinks that the first step of the ladde local office, and regards the posi school trustee as a petty gift, which he can reasonably demand for his services to the party, and his request for it is granted, there is no more wicked outrage on the parents of the children, and the state which fosters hem for its welfare. Whut can the isest and most faithful school superin- tendent do, with the best of intentions and the most earnest endeavors, if he must ve placed under the.control of a committee incapable of comprehendin, the first principles of pedagogy. an unqualified to judge intelligently of the quulifications of teachersand the fitness of text books. There is no place in which a fool looks so foolish as ona school board. One would think that a moment of genuine selt-consciousness woula he followed by a bow of resigna- tion and retirement to a sphere of ap- propriate obscurity. How long will those who love their children and their country submit to the interference of small politicians with their most sacred and essential interests? Do Actors Feel Emotions on the Stage For the effective simulation of grief, I much prefer sobs to tears, writes Fanny Davenport in the Washington Post. An audience can hear you sob, but 1t cannot always see you weep. 1 am occasionally carried away through the force of my imagination so that I am in keenest sympathy with the suf- fering of the cnaracter portrayed, but as o general thing I am entirely mis- tress of myself, T emphatically deny the possibility of an actress actually experiencing the real emotions of the character por trayed. My judgment rebels against 80 rash a theory. In the fourtn act of “La Tosca,” for instance, I wmurder a man. Is it to be supposed for an in- stant that I have the emotions of a mur- deress? How can I? I never murdered any ove, Yet I know it is perfectly pos- sible, through the devices of stage art, to set clearly before an audience a picture of the mingled remorse and terror which overtake the woman who has done the deed. I do not mean to advocate mechanical acting, but rather that the actress should command her emotions, and not let them command her, else some absurd and embarrassing results might follow. There are par of **La Tosca” where I amso wrought upon by the dramatic situation that m hands shake, and I grow cold and rigi but this is simply u reflex influsnce e erted by the scenes through which I am passipg, and it is rather physical than mental. I have come off the stage from this act numb and exhausted, but not at all depressed in spirits, If 1 had ever actually felt the emotions of that act L should not have been able to finish the play. il Dr. Birney,practice limited to catarrhs ol diseases of nose and throat, Bee bldg. Marriage resulting from love at tirst sighs not generally wedded bliss oo & par with sour wils. One or the oher gets swindled and often botk.