Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 9, 1890, Page 13

AUTUNN SPORTING ROUND UP, A Bi; Dose of Breesy Ball Gossip. FIGHTS ~ AND Basa ABOUT FIGHTERS, The Mdew of November—The Bykers Apollos Tournament—In on the Rive and Local Miscellany. Itmaynotbe in good taste, but the idea prevails that the following legend found very palatable reading: After the Western association magnates kept the newspaper, boys hanging round the Millard hotel office until 12 o'clock on Saturday night a week ago, and then gave them a ncagre report of their business and got rid of them, thoy ovdered up a couple of cases of wine, et cetora, and in- aulged in a regular old, first-class orie natil rosy fingered aurora eilded the steoples in the morning, A nice procedure, that for men Who- expect so much at the hands of the press. That meeting too, what's the matter with telling the truth about that! After the di- rectors had fluished their hair-pulling match and compteted about 65 cents worth of business, the association 1tself wentinto a fight to o finish, from which th reporters, thanks Dave Rowe loud mouth, were religiously ex- cluded But the loys were rep- recented there, nevertheless, under the ros however, The first round was a hot and flerce one, full of hard hits and close in- fighting, and came all_but ending in a bnock down. It was over the Lincoln-Omaha em- broj and in it ex-President McCormick told Mr. Rowe, in language more forcible than elegant, just what lie thought of him, and of course the truth was gall and worm- wood to David. The ond was Milwau- kee's. And the Cushwan pitched into Sioux City and Mint lis, and the way these two villages got. back at hip, turned a bell boy's hair white as the driven snow. T'he rchild, at a critical juncture in the proceedings, had carried in a tray of seltzer and lemon, which bad been recommended the western magnates by Mike Kelley, Then came St Paul's fight, Watkins against Roche, both claiming that — they owned the Apostle club and were en- titled toa voice in the procecding Wal kins, however, was enabled to show the most receipts for bills paid and was finally recognized, Mr. Roche beudg informed that he could seek surcease of sorrow in the civil courts at home. Mike gave a last dying yelp, and then settled himself in a wild,wierd effort tomake his books tally with MeCormick's, o this was finally effected, after a mas effort, with the exception of three ce which Michael Angelocould not for tie life of him account, Considering that this swelled the association's losses for the season to £34,425,08, the representatives raised a howl that could have been heard out at lorence, Sccretary Roche swore, however, that he would see that those three pennies were covered into the treasury cre the opening of thy coming season and quic* was restor During the el that pre to sction of officers the silence iled was something appalling, You could have heard a keg of nails drop. P dent McCormick proclaimed, in_ stentori tones, that he had all theshonor, with billings- gate t i that he desired, and he wouldn > the presidency again if it was wrapped up in blue tissue paver and prosented tohim on a silver salver. He had tried hard to impartially fulfill the obligations of his office, and like Casabianca on the hurning deck, was always there, But he had been handicapped, backcapped and all but sandbagged by a lot of irresponsible club oficials, who paid mneither heed nor sct to his magisterial mandates, but kept up their madding, greedful, froe-for all, gons-you-please, chase for the “stuff” hey Gould Dot thoir Tellow chubs out of, do- spite his most strenuous efforts to hait them, t o club had up a cent’s guarantee of good faith, thanks to arrogant Milwaukee, and each club conducted its affairs as it thought Dbest, irrespective of the association as a whole. Dues were paid when managers feit puying them, drunken ox-prize fighters vere cilled in to umpire games, when a game was specially needed at a special meeting, tho rogular umpires—that is some of them-—maiv taming un uninterrupted carousal duving the entire season, and the whole business outfit developing _into a ridiculous farce, That was Dick's experience 1 180, sould you blame him for desiring to vetire. Not much. ‘When the ex- president closed there wasn’t a dry eye or throat in the room. Then Mr. Krauthoft 's name was suggosted to till the premier's ofice, and as Sam _ Morton, Mike Roche, Hy Hach and Ed Brandt were allon hand ready to fight to the hilt for the o hip, Mr. Speas, also of Kansas » thought it would be a good iden hotel porter and have him roll the two offices—that of president and secre- tary—into_one, and cork it up tightly and it to Mr, Krauthoff, Happy thought! t was like pouring sweol,ofl on o troubled Yiquor t was the solution to a most vexed problem, for if the quar- tette above mentioned had been launche intoa battle for the emoluments of the clerk's ofice, it would haye been one of the bloodiest and most internecine strugeles since the days of Hanuibal-Missouri. ‘To have averted a massacre they would all bave had tg be elected. And 50t came to pass that Mr. Krunthoft was chosen to fill both the presidential and secretary’s chairs for the season of 1891, Atd # lucky pass it was. One more season Tike the past” and the Western association, with 15 brotherhood traitors, mismanage: ment and general demoralization would be ‘buried deeper than the city of Pompeii. Kansas City, however, was not yev through reaping her crop of persimmons, and to make the harvest complete, Mr. Kraut- hoff was appointed the delegato to the meet- ngof the board of arbitration, was put on 1he committee to reviso the constitution and laying rules, as well as the one appointed to draft the sehodule for next season, then the other represeatatives stepped up and made him a vresentof & new hat and a box of each, kissed him, and_the memorable oting of the year of our Lord 15%) was history. Then tho wine went round, add 50 did the boys, Creaver, Hall, Nichols and Ward, Now that the brotherhood is practically . @cad and there is every prospect of a healthy yestoration of our great national game, a little plain language will not come amiss, Piffering from many patrons of the sport, [ do not look for baseball to reach the high standurd it attained in 1880 within another single swason. It may require two, three or four years of careful and judicious nurturing and mwanigement, for the average enthusiast on the game has but little idea of the low ebb it reached during the lamented season just closed. Such men as Ward, Hanlon, Irwin, Preffer and the whole gang of irrespousible Iwreckors can only receive their just deserts n absolute and permanent retirement. 'he great army of ball players but fnadequately realize the disaster and Tuin these marplots would have visited upou them. Tne business wen, however, who are in control of the affairs of the diamond, are fully copnizant of their baneful work and would do the just thing if they dealt out to them large and frequent doses of their own medicine, Compromise with such cattle, the mere suggostion is galling, Johnny Ward 4s a walcontent, always was and always will be. Ward has thriven on the braius of half- paid reporters, who have written sage dis- quisitions and bombastic books for him, They have made a smart man of him, in his own mind, and he will only be satisied when attempting to cope with men of real brains wnd abilit If Hall, Nichols, Devlin and Cruaver deserved perpetual blacklisting for gelling out two or threo cheap games way back in the uncertain qays of *77, what does John Wardet al deserve for endeavoring to, andall but succeeding, the truth betoid,to sub- wvert and troy the whole baseball struc- ture! Was the old Loulsvillo quartette guilty of a graver offense than these arch enemies of the game! I think not. And now If Ward and his myrmidons are o be re- ceived bick with open arms by the grand old National league, it will forever be a foul blot on her bright escutcheon if she does uot re- nove the ban which rests upon Hall, Nichols @nd Craver, who have suffered, and many hink iu & weasure unjustly, for thirteen jong years, aud allow thom, if they so list, to nce more don_the habiliments of houorablo E,n players. Poor Jim Devlin: he's aead! “I'here is no making restitution for him. And ”"\V say be died of & brokeu heart over this very piece of misfortune, 1t 184 quintessenco of wormwood to ik of the fate of Devlin, loubtedly one of the greatest pitchers the profession ever developed, and then look at Ward and consider his prospects, T Bee has not made an unrelenting fight upon the Brotherhood through any motives but those procreated by o sense of right, and now that its predictions of the result arc about to reach their fulfillment,and the glorious old N tional loagne rescored to its proud and ex- alted standing, a feeling of pride and gratifi- cation, even exultation, is certainly par- donabie. What the Oranks are Saying Jimmy Manning is making pills in Kansas City. Is there anything on_earth deader than the Brotherhood leaguet Havdly. Outfietder Curtis of Denver, will manu- facture basoball bats in Denver this® winter. Elmer Smith won all but eight of the thirty- 4wo games be pitehed for Kansas City las son. Dick Conway is also at work in the Cowboy metropolis, in a gents' furnisbing establish- ment, Hugh Nicol is running a billiard room in Kansas City. His ball playing days are over. The Western association will be as strong next season, exccutlvely speaking, as it wus weak this scasbn, Swartzel is tho capitalist of the K City team. They say he lo per cent per month, Red Bittman and Billy Klusman, two ex- Western _association 1| have found their level, on the Cincinnatigpolice force. Jimmy Manning of Kansas City was the boss base stealer last season, closely followed, however, by Danny Stearns, the shecney Dad Clarke might insuro his chances of box next season by a few ap- mer Smith's famous salve. Tim Hurst has been let_out as manager of the Minneapolis team. W. H. Harrington will be at the Miller’s helm next season. ) says the St. Louls Star Sayings, will have full control of the Browns next year, Treasurer 1d Von der Ahe retiring. Jee Strauss and his wife celebrated their wooden wedding at their home on Spring Grove avenue several evenings ago.—Times- Star. . Elme gheng are the only Cowboys. ‘There is to be no salary Limit in the West- ern association, which is a sensible plan, as not one ctub in ‘the whole eight would live up 0 it if there was, I'ree trade fn base ball has not worked suc- cessfully during the season just passed. It knocked *“the surplus’ into a cocked hat, vs the Sporting Times. Mrs, Helen Dauvray Ward has abandoned “The Whirlwind." 1t has been as bad a ailure as her husband's funnel-shaped base ball revolt.—O. P. Caylor. Old Hickory Carpenter {s shooting for the market over near Burlington, la. Ere the lapse of another season this will probably be Hick's permanent vacation, Eight men scored double figures in home runs in the Western_association this season. They were Carroll, Foster,Curtis, Treadway, Minnehan, Ryn, Canayan and Miller., Twenty-one home runs is the great record made by fack Carroll the past season. No wondor ho wants to play 1n Om, He has Joff Bedford's $0 sign In his mind's eye. Our esteemed contemporary has suddenly let up in its sickening brotherhood guff. However, Mr. Fowler wasn't in_earnes only wanted to be in_ opposition to T'ng Bre, Omaha succeeded in being put on_the schedule committee at the association’s re- cent meeting. This means that we will have a couplo of games here on the glorious Fourth. Tom Loftus should be given a wide berth by National agreement ball clubs next se son. His treatment of the league in conr tion with the Cincinuati sell out was con- temptible. But oh, how sorry he is now. Juclk Carfroll, who led the Western assocla- tion in long hits the past season, would like very much to play in Omaha_next scason. Jucke was a member of the old Union Pac and he knows that Omaba is the greatest ci on earth. “Hick" Carpenter closed the season with a strike-out, and somebody out that way says: *All during the winter there willremain with us a picture of ‘Uncle Hickory’ vainly striv- ing at a drop ball and wildly striking at a far out curve." Dave Rowe, the blatant brotherhood ap tl recelving a very merited and ve general roasting at the hands of base ball writers, Now that the brotherhood is deader'n a mackerel, Dave's goff would be wteresting reading. George Tebeauis out in Denver. Geor is going to begin where Dave Rowe left that is, he is going to captain and manage the the Denver toam next season. He will be an improvement_on Brotherliood Dave, there's but little doubt of that. The Western association at its annual meoting at Omaha elected L. C. Kranthof of Kansus City president and secrotary. Base bali history might have be derably differcnt today had the American association made that choicea year ago. So says Mul- ford. John J. 508 1s money at b mith has gone to his home in Alle- He and Carpenter and Hoover men so far signed for ‘01 by the Hardin of San formerly of this city, is here on a players for the Calltornia_ league. says that Lookabaugh, who pitched for the team in 8%, is now with anciscos and is one of the very finest irlers on the coast, Louis club and “Der Boss Presi- dent” nave had no bitterer foe in this long, disastrous struggle than Al Spink of the Sporting News. The hatchet secms to have been buried, and the N clares that not only Captain Comiskey, but several of the otner old Browns will retura to the fold noxt spring. St. Paul waived her claim on catcher Jake Stenzel at the recent associutiof $0 he returns to Omaha. T ] locals two mood backstops to sturt with, Newman and Stenzel, which is plenty if they both pan out well. The d: vhen ~ four or five catchers were nec 1f the baseball compromise goes through, says Harry Weldon, some of the caped in- mates of tho Old Men's home, who have been drawing salavies on suspicion that they could play ball, will have to hie themselves to their homes. "There will be no pensioners in any of the orgauizations next. season. At the recent meeting at the Millard hotel the magnates failed to touch upon the division of gate receipts, and it is to be presumed that the guarantee system will ugain prevail next season, 'The percentage system, however, is the only safe system, and un effort should bo made to secure its adoption at the spring meeting. The Sporting Life compliments Joo Walsh inthis style: Joe Walsh of Owmaha did phe- nominal work last scason, and is worth the attention of major league manage He played in 113 games, and has a batting avor- age of 301 and made 36 sacrifice hits, He led the short stops in fieldiug, having a pe age of The Minneapolis papers ave still taiking about the 102 home runs made by their club last season, and the Kansas City Star sar- castically declares: *T'he team had the heaviest hitting fence in the association, but if Baron Hach will just move it about ten feet more, so that it will just fence in the diamond, his club will do even better next season.” Al Spink, erstwhile kind to the Playe league, has grown bitter and sareas'i Speaking editorially in the Sporting D says: “Brunell made a pretty good qu horse, but in the mile dash Spalding is dis- tancing him easily. Iu Pittsburg tuey say that if the Players’ league goos under Brunell will be given a place theve as Sunday school teacher. Deacon White, they say, will be cared for in the same manner.” George J. Common of Sioux City is one of the staunchest, livest, most liberal and entor- prising baseball men in the rle Western association, It was due to his personal ef- forts and generosity that the Corn Huskers were enabled to retain _their franchise in the Western association. Mr. Common is well up in the game and & thorough enthusiast. He says Sioux City will have a better team than ever next season and make a stroug bid for way up honors. Ex-Manager Hurst of the Minneapolis club has accepted the terms of Ward, the leading batter of the Pacigle Northwost league. to i in the outfleld next season for the Min- neapolis club, No contract has yet been signed because Ward has been reserved by the Spoksne Falls club. Ward clalms that he has been illegally reserved by that club, and wili make an appeal to the board of arbi- tratlon. Ho hasa strong case, s he played for less than the limit prescribed by the sup- Francisco, Cal, nt- THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY,(NOVEMBER ¢, plomentary articles to the national agree- mont. The Milwaukeo baseball club s no win new hands, The reorganization scheme went through successfally, and the club will forth be run as a stock company instead individuals as herctofore. The ne amount of stock having been subscribed, ganization was effected by the stock holders last Tuesday night, by electing t following officers: = Oharles M, Kipp, pres ident; J. E. Burke, vice president; J. P. Murphy, treasurer, Manager Cush man will undoubtedly be re-cngaged for next season, secretary Robinsou of the New York Play ers’ league club, in his circular, created con- sternation in the ranks of that body. The New Yorkers have withdrawn from the ranks, and will fight no move. If tho “brethren” go on in their mad conrse it will be without the aid of New York and Brook- . 'The six remaining clubs (for Buffalo and Cinchanati are in the samo identical con- dition_so far as financial backing is corned) will meet at the Continental hotel in Philadelph ia next Thursday afternoon to dis- cuss the situation and see if there is any hope of mending their fences. At the benefit given the Brooklyn league champions Mr. C. H Byrne made the official announcerment that bit one representative club would play in Brooklyn next year—a bit of news thut was cheered to the echo, ANl About the Amateurs. _ Hightower of the Lincoln, Giants is in the Missouri Valley will have no team next season, Arthur Baldwin has signed with the iVest Lawns for next season. Butler and Purcell will be with the Crane Company next season. Stephenson, the Council Bluffs twirler, has gone south for the winter, Williams has pitched but four losing games this season out of twenty-three, The West Omahas will organize next sca- s0n with their old coterie of players. Manager Wilkins of the eamns says he is out of baseball, but I don’t believe it.” Bowman and Patterson of the City Steams have signed with the West Omahas for next season, Gerlach of Fort Omaha would make a good pitcher for one of the city teams next season, _Leslie, tho promising shortstop of the Union Pacifics, has offers from Spokane aud Los Aneeles, Burt Baldwin will be found with the Musces next scason, provided there is a managerial change, Gelist the old twirler of the Cranes will probably be found with Blair next season, if be isn't signed by F'risco. Roberts, Fremont's second baseman's in- clination leans toward the brotherhood. He will probably play with Wahoo next seasoi. Fremont will enlarge her grounds and fence it all around while the snow is with us, 50 as to be ready for a long siege next sea- son. Bill Stockham the once famous amateur piteher has recovered all his old time form and will keep all the cracks guessing when they go against him, The amateur teams in the city and through- out the state have disbanded for the season h boys will play in the Northern Pacific league again next season, Bowles will be found with the Cranes next scason, notwithstanding all reports to the X They have his word for it, and that is as good & bond as they desire. _Dave Shanahan, the big captain of the Nonpareils, claims he will have an all-stap aggregation next season. Look out, Davie, that it is uot a twinkle, twiakle, liftle star, ete., ete. It is probable that if the association fluds a more convenient site for their grounds next season that the prosent park may be utilized for amateur purposes: A park for amateur games should pay well in this city. My, what a team theU. P.s could put in the field next season. Linahan and Hoxie, catohers; Hart and Connors, pitchers; Bow- man, first; Holland, second: Keys, third; Bolin, ss;” Lydell, and a change of the bat- tery in the fleld, that team would be in it with any of them. An amateur city league with teams would undoubtedly card next year, und should be agitated b, those interésted. The teams now in the cit, who would probably go into_the enterprise are the Crano Company, Nonpareils, City Steams and Union Pacifics, This is the ouly way 1 which amateur baseball in Omaha can be made a success, Or oneorganized to com- prise the following would'be a succ Blair, I'remont, Missouri Valley, Council Bluffs, Omaha and South Omaha, Hey, what a pay- ing circuit that would b four or six prove a drawing r's Harvest Moon ‘The extremely mild and pleasant yeather o pretty effectual check upon wild fowl shoot- ing, and the gunners have been all but dis consolate. But that the birds bave been here in lavge numbers, there is no disputing, and that they will be here shortly again moro vlenteoisly than ever, there Is now every in- dication. “Thursday morning dawned dark and lowering, and during the day there were several apologetic flurries of the beautiful, This set the sportsman’s blood coursing through his veins with a bound, and closing his oyes he could sec his blind secluded amidst tho dense willows, the shim- mering waters in front, = with their undulating decoys, the waving reeds and wild rico and leadcn landscape sur- rounding, while off inthe gray expause a flock of mallards wing theiv way, and g honk of the wild goose reaches bis strained aricular organs. That's sufficient, and Friday morning, and all day yesterday innumerable parties, buoyant and hopeful and bending under a burden of shooting paraphetnalia, were to be seen sal- lying forth out—the Platte, up the Blkhorn and across over into the famous feedin grounds of Towa. That these enthu followers of the woods and waters are ha ing magnificent sport, there is_every reason to believe. “The meteorological condition is admirable, and big installments of geese and dacks and qudil and snipe, too, are com- ing into the commission on every train. As early as Thursday evening tho Peycke Brothers received u consignment of geese from Cozad or Gothenberg sufiicient to make a sportsmen’s eyes water. Among this bunch were a half dozen Canadas, the smallest of which tipped the scales at pounds, and the largest at 19. These are big geese, aboat as big as are ever killed in this part of the country. Today the market is full of game, including wild fowl of all kinds, chicken, snipe anfl some antelope and deer, and this' may truly be said to be the harvest moon of the sportsman, for it is really not until the ides of November are almost here that he realizes the fullness of his de- light, sud goes forth in_quest of fur, fin and feather without restrictions of any descrip- tion, and with the confidence of finding that which he see Long Hits and Stolen Bases. Following is a _tabulated statement of the long hits and stolen bases of the Omaha team during the past season : 9B, H.R. $.B, TS TR 1) (ISR 1) 8 0 15 5 5 [ 2B, Eiteljorg. Phalen Clevelund Walsh RS 10 Fagin. 1 Wikl 0000 Hanrahan. ... Urquubart.... O'Conner. Moran... Caazmoxiy Eoesans Tommy Miller Redivivous. Tommy Miller, formerly of this city, now of Indianopolis, is booked fora finish fight with Tommy Warren for §1,000 before the Pelican club, New Orleans, on the night of the 22d. Since Miller left Omaha, which was nearly two years_ago, he has developed into quite a fighter. He is twenty-eight years of «age, stands five feet four and fights at any weight between 118 and 125 poun He has won some notable victories at New Orleaus during the past twelvemonth and has always been anxious to go up against any of the big little ones since his Iamentable collision with Tke Weir, at Washington rink, Minneapolis, during the winter of * It was a fifteen round mill for Thand 35 per cent. of the gate money, and had Millor been properly handled ana effi clently seconded, it would have required the full fifteen rounds for the Belfast Spider to have accomplished what he did otherwise in seven, and that was ‘knocking Tommy out Milloe was 2 game aa & Pebhle, DOt vor) nervous, and in the first round he went at Weir as if he intended 1o knock him off the ecarth, but instead ho failed to land & single effective blow. Welr allowed the Omaha youth to amuso himself in this way for two roands, and then in {8 third, when Tommy's bellows were in shape, the safled in and began to punch him systomati- cally fosicep, SHH it was a hard job, and not until u fow scconds be the gong was to have sounded in the soventh round was Miller left hanging on the ropes, limp and apparently litoless, & thoroughly beaten man In coming flght wiih Warren, Tommy's Hoosier .friends expoct to sce him land @ Sunner, but it is dollars o buttons #ehat the Californian “idoes” him without much of a struggle Milier can never expact to reach the Weir, Warren, MoUarthy, durphy, Dixon form: Lis class is far below&hese men, Coming Fistic Event South Omaha is to be the theatre of two fistic battles in thenear future. Tho first, that between the two bantams, Danny Daly, o f Bangor, Me., and Tommy White, of Chi- cago, will probably come off some night next week. It isa finish contest for #250 a side and will take place in Germania hall. Oma parties are behind the New Englander, while White is backed by friends in the Magic City. The secona flght will be that of Jack Davis, the local heavy weight, and Mike Allen, a big *un imported from St. Louis, be- fore the South Omaln Athletic club, 1his is also to be a fliish contest for a purse of $300, and p romises to be a ho; sooler. Davis is infine form and exy to land an easy winner. Allen, however, is big and strong and will evidently convince Jack that he has had a fight before the millis over, All four men are in training in the vicinity ol South Omaha. The Apollos First Tournament. The Apollo cycle elub is making elaborate preparations for its first tournament, which will be held Saturday afternoon and evening, November 22, at the Coliseum, and promises tobea very successful affair, “I'he Apollo clubis a hustling organization composed of Omaha's best young riders, and what they undertake they invariably bring to a successful {ssue. They are determined to make their tournament well worthy the patronage of those imterested in wheeling. Tho pro- gramme for the afternoon will be a one-hun- dred-milo race, in which such well known riders as Beard, Flescher, Deuman, Taggar, Rhodes, Peabod y, Mears and Holton will be the contestants, These flyers will make a great chase, and itis not unlikely that the winner will succeed in lowering the record. Holton is picked for a winner, but he will have to strain every sinow and every muscle to get away from the sturdy gang montioned above. The evening's ca willbe a varied and interesting one, consisting of short races, handicaps and special matches. Good music will be in attendance and everything ddne to assure tho comfort and pleasure of the spectators. A Chance for a Whack. Ned Reading, the soldic clist. is ex- tremely anxious to make another race, and at his request, the challenge rocently promul- gated by him is again published, as follows “I challenge any bicycle rider in the world toride any of the following bicyclo races: Eight hours a day for days, for §1,000 or more: twelve hours, a day for six days for #1,000 or more, The gute receipts to be di- vided among the various charitable institu- tions pro rata, as may be agreed upon i signing cles. 1 do not wish to acquir any notoriety by two or three weeks’ necessary talk, but imean business. This challenge_applies to-all, and I should be pleased t6 hear, in particu from from the so-called champiou, John S. Prince, or any of his friends. The above race to take place in Omaha In the Coliseumn building at any date satisfactory to our many champions,” Now, Morgan, Knapp, Dingley, Ashinger and the rest of you old fakirs, can't you fix up a little snap and divide Ned's cashi The Apoll Veckly Budget. TLouis Flescher, one of the club fiyers, will do his racing on & pneumatic tired wheel next season. King Denman has been shooting all the pretty wivls in the vicinity of Florence with his Kodak. What bas become of the only Three-Man club? Its president must have lapsed into innocuous desuetude. Stillman G. Whittaker has gone to Eng- land to do some of the professional “cracks™ in that country, if he can. ‘I've called run for today is Sarpy Mills. This is a fine ride, and the members are urg- ently requested to “turn out.” Laurie, the English phenom, saw, but did not conquer the has returned to England, Prof. Meyer's aerial bicycle failed to meet the expectations of the ingenious inventor at its recent trial at Herkimer, N, Y. Several of the riders made the run vo Fre- mont last Sunday. They report good roads and a fine time despite the chilly state of the atmosphere. The Apollos are expecting to greatly swell their membership during the winter months, and next season tbey will be heard from at the racing mee A Montreal (Quebec) judge the other day awarded $100 damages to u bicyclist who had been run down by an express wagon. This decision is based on a wheelman's right of way as equal with horse vehicles,—L. A. W. Bulletin, The lady cyclists of Omaha had better profit by the expericnce of their sisters and refrain. from wearing red jerseys while touring, as there are several gentlemen cows running at large in this vicinity, and friendly trees and nigh board fences are scarce, The impression seems to prevail here in Omaha that none but professional bicyclists are fast riders, but the professional does not live who can hold a candle to such men as Windel, Lumsden, Zimmerman, Van Wag- oner and other amateurs too humerous 1o mention, At tne Denver tourney held rocently by the ists of that city. Jack Prince, “that zled old fakir, was done to a turn by Bob wig and “old dog Tray.” Jack's excuse was the same old wormy chesnut—*"no train- ing.” But they're matched again, and then ill be Prioce's turn to win, Seet The boys are all training hard for the ming tournament, which is to come off ovember 22, Some fiue racing is_antici oated. Beard, Flescher, Denman, Taggar, l(hud , Peabody, Mears and Holton will start in the 100 mile race which takes place in the afternoon, with the expactation of low- ering the record. who came, ‘American Whisperings from the Wheel. M. E. Wheeler, James Pollack and W. H. Wheeler of the Lincoln, Neb., wheel club were among the visitors last woek. These short days and cool evenings make long runs impracticable, and the wheelmen will confine their riding to the city today. Jawes Josephi, formerly of Omaha, has been appointed 'secrétary-treasurer of the Detroit, Mich., division of the league of American wheelmen. Another *‘smoker’ % ‘being arranged to take pluce in the near future, and if the en- tertainments of the past ave any criterion a very enjoyable time will be the reszlt. The levers of bicycle raciug are promised another opportunity to contribute to the sup- port of a chowce lot of ‘$ix day professiouals, Some time in December. And yet we wonder at erime. 1 The November business meoting of tho Omaha wheel club was scheduled for last Tuesday evening, but:was postpoaed for a week to give the politiesl members a chauce to enthuse over the eleetion returns, F. E. Pearce and Wi/, Perfoct aro among the latest converts to oycling and have been transferred from associate to active member- ship. The membership committee have a number of applications o present at the next meeting, The breeze has o rollicking time frisking through the capilary growth on the features of Dr. Belt, chiof surgeon in Prof, Perrigo's hospital for disabled bicycles. This may ac- couut for a good many things, especially the actions of the thermometer for the last. few days. Last Sunday was too cold and disag to make the run to Crescent City as was in- tended, but a few eothusiastic members donned their knickerbockers and braved the north wind for @ while 1 the middle of the day, but the weather was too severe for eujoyment. Dr. Stella Hunt is president of the new Queen City bicyele club, which is largely composed of ladies, Miss Winifred Hunt is captain, Miss Marcia Huut lientenant and Mrs, C, R. Bush bugler. Miss Josie L. peable Robertson, secretary, Miss 'Margaret Han. | over, treasurer, and EJH. Cronninger, vice president, complete the listof officers, —Times St A local cycler offers the following advice to fomalo riders: Woar long undorskirts, The habit skirt should bo three yardsswide Arrange the fullness on the right side care- fully before mounting. The ridiug dress shoild be made of flannel cloth or corduroy Dark colors nve protty looking and 1ess spicuous. Blouse waists should only bo worn on wheels by little girls, Always in town ride with short cranks and use the ankle motion, No lady can afford to sacrifice grace for a slight advantage in powcr, Better ride three squares and look well than three miles looking like 1, otherwise. The toes should be kept on the pedals, and the kneos always turned in, al- most touching each other. The Americans are much English brethron in the matter of road rac- ing. A good on this side is a fifteen mile an bour gait, whereas in English road races tho men pace along between eightoen and twenty miles an hour. In arace recently held near London three men finished within one-fifth of a secoud of each other, the time for twenty miles being exactly one hour. “Senator” Morgan exprosses WIS foclings and opinions on racing and racing men in loud, breezy language in a recent letter to tho Bulletin, The “time limit dently does not meet the approval of this great (1) racer, who champions the cause of “head workers" and jockeys, and claims the reforee has 1o right, to say how much time should be killed in riding & mile. The “Sen- ators’ remarks are such as would be expected from o man shaping the destiny of @ groat probiem, and_ all ‘cyclodom will rest mors peacofully now that it is finally settled for all time, & behind their Miscellaneous Local Sports. Tho plans are being laid, which if carried out, will insure to Omaha a regular season of football. The Black Pearlwas an_casy victor over beforo the Minneapolis club last Monday night. Bdwin Tickler of Overton, Neb., killed two pelicans last week, ono measuring’ eight feet four inches tip to tip and four feet six inches high, He made o double shot on them. Mare Christol, the wrestlor made the snor ing editor a call Friday morning, M. Christol is here ready and anxious to wrest- ler any local man for any sort of a purse or stako, Pat Killen of St. Paul writes an old backer in this city thathe is a suro winner in his fight with Joo Sheehy, which comes oft be- fore the Minueapolis club November 25, and is for 81,000 a side, Dewey Underwood, one of the most noted wing shots of Missouri and well known to the trap shooters of Omaha, was killed in Kansus City last Tuesday by being run over by a freight train. Skip H. Meisner, Hugh Me- Caffrey a A. McDougall encamped upon the baunks of the murmuring Platte, four days last week, and by dint of iudustrious hunt- ing, managed to bring to to bagone goose and three duc C. C. Williams, Missouri Valle trap and field shot, was in the city a day or two last weel, > has just returned froma trip to the northwestern part of the state, where, he says he found geese and ducks by the million. “In fact,” he added, I pever saw the birds more plentiful any- where J.J. Hardin, who s an intimate friend of resident Vice, of th California Ath- s that that gentleman assured at after election 'Frisco would again have her boxing matches galove. Har- din witnessed the Da hoyninski fight last spring and declares that Davis should have won., Tur Bee indebted to the Forest and Stream publishing company, New York, for a copy of their last issue of the game laws, a compendium of the laws of the United States and Canada relating to game and game fish, containing a full text of all important sec- tions of the general laws and digests of local laws, It is issued guarterly andis a useful volume indeed, Thero are 143 entries fov the Futurity stakes to be run at the Coney Island Jockey clubin 91, Alarm, Barnes, Rosicrucian, Kn- quirer, Eolus, Bend Or, Himyar, Tremont, Gleneig, Berson, Harry O'ffallon, Spend- thrift, Rayon d'Or, Kantaks, Grinstead, astus, imp.. St. Blaise, Miser, Mr, Pick: wick, Springbok, Onondagy, Longfellow, The 111-Téed, Sensation, George Kinney, Hindoo, Sir Modred, Kyrle Daly and Darebin are a few of the stallions represented. The stake will be worth a cool $100,000. Harvey McGrew is at the River Sioux, banging away at the honkers, McGrew isa thoroagh sportsman, and is the possessor probably of the finest shooting outfit in this part of the count: He owns his own boats, and all the other necessary accountrements, including two fine bird dogs, and a half dozen lLive wild geese, which he harnesses up und utilizes as decoys, They arc great and when Mac fails to get his full share of this great game, you can gamble that thero is none in the country, that's all. Questions and Answers. BEE enlighten a number of inter- ors as to the points of th oball, which seems to ha Can't T osted re Indoor ba on in Ch Readers. city. Ans.—1t i5 played with a large soft ball and a bat which resembles a billiard cue, being % feet and 9 inches long and 114 inches in di meter. The four feet squs There are several halls about Omaha larg enough to make the introduction of this sport in this city possible, First, tho pitcher's hox shall be 6 foet long_by 3 feet wide and 22 feet from home base. Second, the bases shall be 27 feet apart. Third, eight or nine men may play on a side. Fourth, only shoes with rub- er soles on can be used. Fifth, only straight arm pitehing will be allowed, Sixth, a batted ball "inside of foul line is fair. Seventh, a batted_ball outside of the foul line shall ‘be foul. Eighth, third strike caught is ont. Ninth, a foul tip or fly caught is out. Tenth, four unfairly pitched balls gives striker first base. Eleventh, a pitehed ball striking the batter a dead ball but does not give base. Twelfth, a base runner must not leave his base when the ball is in the pitcher’s hand. _Thirteenth, a runner must not leave his base on a ball not_swruck until it has reached or passed the catcher, Four- teenth, a batted ball caught in rebounding from a'wall is not out. Iifteenth, in over- running first base the rouner may turn back either way. Sixteenth, if a batter purposely kicks a ball he has batted he is out. Seven- teenth, if a ball rebounds and strikes batter he {5 uot out. Eighteenth, the game shall be judged by two umpiggs. The first will stand in center field and_ give judgments on the sccond and third bases. The other shall stand behind the catcher and judge all points of the game. The two will change places at the end of every inning. They must not be members of either club in the game. Nine- teenth, the umpires shall be sole judges of the game, Tho pitchers’ box is covered with a rubber mat, a_contrivance that makes the delivery of the ball an easy matter. Plense publish in Sunday morning’s Be names of the officers of our local athletic club and oblige—~Tom and Jerry, South Omaha. Ans.—Tne BeE is not in possession of tho names desived, After the Lihdsay-Wilkes fight the club reorganized, but whether new officers were chosen or notis not known. Will you please state in Sunday's sporting depyriment whether the Western assoclation maunates at the mecting in your upon i time for the opening of Tread Tik BEE'S report of tho falled to find anything conc Did Paul Hines play for a short Omaha during the pust season?— Lincoln. Ans.—(1) Harvey you are not a close read- er. Tnr Bee's report contained exactly what vou inquire about. It was decided that the season open not_earlier than April 15, nor later than April 20, and close not later than September 0. (2.) No. Mike Hines did, however. €. W. Stimson, Nebraska City—Yourletter was addressed and forwarded as reguested. Plense fnform me what the record Is _fora yearling trotter—Edward Johnston, South Oranhi Ans,—Edward Pyle owns a o the record for Nebrasia—: fornia yearling trotted a mile in the remarka- bie time of this fall, which 1s un- doubtedly the record uso answer the followlr SUNDAY'S BEE: (1) L3 1t t broken the d's trotting re by Maud 87 @ Where 15 Chitwoo owned by W, H. Ashley, Beltri Neb.? o) What 1s his best time? () 1lgs he dong any rack work this season.—H, W, Walker, Milii- an, Neb. Ans.—(1) No. Axtell's record is 2:12 flat ) Chitwood is at the Council Bluffs course. ) His mark is 2:40'; as a three-year-old. (4) He has been worked some this fall, Dr. Birney cures catarch, Bee bldg. ho Hurvey 2 questions L Axtell L =46) h formerly 1800-SIXTEEN PAGES {“IAtisr.Al)cttcrrk‘) ;11\\'&1)'5“ B, 8, RHYMUND be ready than suffer WATCHES. once.” DIAMONDS and FINE JEWELRY Sole Agent in Omaha for Gorham Mane ulacturing Co's Sterling Silverware MANTLE CLOCKS, RICH CUT GLASS and CHINA. 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