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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, 801--SIXTEEN PAGES. A BREEZY SPORTING BUDCET. Tho Western Asscciation Scores a Big Vio- tory. LOCAL ANENT THE TEAM. The Kennel Club—Whisperings from the Wheel=With Dog 1 Gun— The Fistic Arena and Newsy Miscellany. At last the haseball war is over and all now 1s peace and harmony, and the boom is on, Nolonger will the daily press be filled with meaningless platitude and stale disquisitions on the situation. but from this on until the umpire takes his stand behind the plate and cries “‘play ball,”” the news dished up will bo of the liveliest and most interesting descrip- tion Everybody now knows just where they stand, " as " the National " league, Pla; ers' league, American and Wester associations have been consolidated in one graud and colossal bascball firm, and and contention is atan end. And what y scored by the Western association in being taken in on equal foot- ing with the National league and American association, and given share and share alike in all their rights, privileyes and prerogati Tho Western association is now a party | the fullest s f the term to the national agrecment. This is something Tur Bee almost alone and unaided by the tern press, has sedulou pught to bring about for the past four years, and to see its hopes and schémes fulfilled and consummated now, at this im- “gortant juncture in the great game, is o snurce of limitless satisfaction and prides. If Tur Bre Is not entitled to the credit of bring- ing about this most beneficial change, I would like toknow who is, At the last annual the Western association the ball editor had a long conversation with President Krauthoff (that gentleman can only corroborate the statement), and the one burden of his argument was the necessity of the Wostern association usserting itself, de- manding recognition as a body commensurate inimportance in all details with the older bodies,and demanding an equality in all their rights'and privileges,and & voice in all future baseball legislation, — The able president, did not agreo with these sentiments, and ad- vanced argunients to show how the Western association derived greater benefits by re- maining where she was, and by contining to y the tribute so long levied on her by the Ritional sague and American association, but he made noconvert of Tue Bre, although his powers of ratiocination were' powerful and winning, Mr. KrunthofP's partin assur- ance, however, was that he would deliverate seriously upon the watter. Well, at last it has all been worked oug just a8 Tux Bee urged, and it mustnot be im ined that President Krauthoff or any boly else is to be deprived of any credit which pe- longs to them. Tur Bee accords the fullest meed of pralse to tho gen- tloman, ~ana esteems him greatly above the majority of so-called baseball di- plomats and generals. Krauthoff is all right, and_ so is Tne Ber, if it must singits own praises, Well, to cut a long story short, the united meeting of the National league, Western association, American association and the Brotherhood league at New York Fri- day scttled the whole business, as our tolographic columns have told, and now active and legitimate operations begin. Parks willbe put in order, players engaged, and all the thousaud ono details anent the openingof the greatest baseball season. withinthe history of the game en- g into. All will now be bustle and ex- tement until the springtime comes, and then what sport there will be, for there is no outdoor pastime that can ever hold a candle to baseball. The local cranks can now rest easy on the question as to Knell's returning returning here. If the young man plays ball at all he will play it right here at McCormick park, as one of the principal clauses in the last grand consolidated agreement restores all players tothe clubs who reserved thom prior to the Brotherhood rebellion, meeeting of The Local Baseball Situation. Local baseball affairs remain in stau quo, 881t were. There has been no developments during the past week of a startling or even interesting nature, other than the signing of onemore new man by Manager Shannon. This is young Halligan, the doughty catcher and brilliant outfielder of last season’s Buffalo Brotherhood club, He was Stafford’s back- stop in the city on tho lake, and was ac- corded unstinted praise by the local press up there, as his brilliant work deserved. Helis & stocky young fellow, a superb catcher, ~ as well a8 & fine flelder, splendid base-runner and hard ieft- handed hitter, and in him Mavager Shannon 8ay8 ho has an embryo star. The engagement of Halligan will probably render it necessary for the management to let one of its four oatchers go, and if this should prove the case, fuwill be Urquabart who will get his re- lease. Howoever, he will not be let out until 1t s positively ascertained whether Stenzel can be retained or not, which just now seems somewhat problematical, notwithstanding the fact that Omaha undoubtedly has a legiti- mate claim on his services. He was asked his price for the balance of the season hero last fall, and naming %, wis paid in advance, This certainly zsted Omaha with the right to place him on %er reserved list, which was done, but now av fhis late dato Stenzel asserts he signed for the balance of the season only, and was not 40 be reserved. This, however, is absurd,as Omana would have been in poor business to have paid any ordinary man a couple of hun- dred so late in the soason, and when thoy were fighting hard for tailend honors at that, Buch & procedure would have been poor financicring, to say the least. So the proba- bilitfes are that ho will play here or nowhere. It would be idlo yet a while to attempt to speak with any degree of certainty as to the make-up of next scason’s team as o whale, but 1t is tolerably sure that a new man_will boseen on first; Shannon, second; Cleve- land third, maybe; Walsh, short; Kunell, Stafford, Kiteljorg and Clarke in the box; Halligan, Stenzel, Newman behind the plate, and Canavan, Willis and another new man in the outfield; all subjectto a change in the event of the securement of better men, ‘Works will be allowed to use his own judg- ment. If he wishes to sign with Omaha all well and good; if he wishes to go elsewhere no one will remonstrate. As to Elmer Cleveland he will be retained if a much superior man cannot be obtained, and I doubt if even his equal can be secured. With any- thing like alittle bit of good luck the ex- president can hold up his end with the best of them. A more accurateand beautiful thrower across the diamond is't in the busi- ness today, and if he once gets’in bis *‘good °§: again, why, you outflelder's look out: that's all} A Change Now Probable, Kor the first time since the close of the season, Tur BEr now states that it believes achango in the Western association cireuit is probable. The chances are that Sioux City and possibly Denver will be _gotten rid of, but just how. is yet to bo dotermined. Indianapolis and Grand Rapids and possibly Toledo, in_lieu of the latter city, are the most probable pew members, This has been made likely by the work at New York Friday, The Omaha Juniors. Omama, Nob, Jan. 18, —~To the Sporting Editor of Tux Bee: The Omaha Views of 1500 have reorganized this year as the Omaha Juniors and are open for dates with any local club whose members are under eighteen years of ago. Only strong clubs need apply.” If a boys’ civy league is established this club wishes to becomo a memver and can furnish good evidence of 1ts ability to play ball. L. M. Huxt, Manager, Around the Ofiice Stove, If Walter Wilmot is socured by St. Paul, ‘what is to become of Watkins! Lincoin would like to have Park Swartsel , and wouldu't kick at Jobn Clarkson or Tim Keefo. Topeka announces that she is dead to the baseball world—way past auy bopes from ~ Kooh's lymph, Captain Macullar of last season’s Lin- colns will probablyhold the managerial relus for Qulncg this year, Danuy Stearus and Billy O'Brien are the * only professlonal players wintering in Kausas City, but from the tone of the Cowboy papers one would imagine the whole profession was hibernating there, Hemming, who was billed in Cleveiand last scason_as “the insane asylum twirler," is wanted by Big Chief Rowe. J. W, Spens announces that Kansas City will not release Old Hickory Carpenter until he feels certain that he can get a better man to cover third, The Cowboys will not go south net spring toshape them for the opening spart, but will do all their preparatory work on the local grounds, Monk Cline Is “running wid de machine” down at Louisville, Next April he will be scen ambling round the bases down at the Capital City, Omaba so far has corralled threeof thelate brethren—Shannon, Halligan and Stafford, The probabilities are that several more of them will be secured. The Louisvilles are booking spriug games despite the calm. St. Paul opens the season at the Falls City March 20, and will be fol- lowed by the Clevelands, Kansas City has_sigoed but four mon— Manning, Smith, Hoover and Howeiover. But there is plenty of time. Ouly the players are in ahurry this year. Wally Andrews, who is in Memphis, may boseen on first for Lircoln next season, private telegram states that Wally has bad his pantaloons washed. Tim Hurst denjes that he will manage next season’s Sioux Uity team. Tim is after a league umpireship, with a tolerably good prospect of catehing on. From the fav northwest comes the intelli- gence that Portland has signed Billy i formerly of St. Paul, for mannger this y Earle i3 & shining example of how promis- ing ball-playsrs some time incontinently fizzle. Big Chief Dave Rowe was in the city Fri- day fixing up a deal to represent the B. & M, {lroad this year. Sly old Brotherhood Dave has quite_a nice pull from the railroads. Why! Well, that's a question hard to a svrer. The substitution rule, by which any num- ber of players can be changed during a grine next season, I8 going to mako tho duties of the ofticial scorer anything but easy indeed. Last year’s rute in this regard was all that WAS NeCesSary. J. W.Fowler, for the past year the effi- cient and gentiemanly sporting editor of tho World-flerald, left for Milwaukee last even- ing, whore he has aceepted alucrative posi- tion on the Journal. Mr. Fowler 1s a hustler in basevall affairs and will wake the Brewers up. M. J. Roche, late secretary of tho Western association and sporting editor of the St, Paul Pioneer Press, has removed to Portland,Ore; He is now connected with the Portand Or- gonian, Mike proved too strong for St. Paul and concluded to migrate west and grow up with the Sierras. Omaha and Minneapolis can take & justifi- able pride in the final triumphof the West- ern association. These two cities have un- questionably been the association’s maiv-stay for the past four years, All the rest have fussed, floundered and threatened, but Omaha and Minneapolis were always faithful. Last Thursday Dave Rowe boarded the B. & M. train at Lincoln for this city, and when only three blocks from the depot the train ran over an omnibus full of passergers. The engineer, in his testimony, *stated that the accident could only be accounted for by the fact that Brotheriood Dave was aboard the train, St. Paul seems to be strengthening up con- siderably. Watkius 13 a zood man to make up a tenm of ball players, even if he can’t make them play winning ball. He raked up arattling team of players for Kansas City two years ago when he had Hamilton, Long, Burns, McGarr and the rest of last’ year's team, The Cincinnati papers are in fayor of ad- mitting Milwaukeo te the American associa- tion in place of Chicago. "They say that city drew 50,000 more people last, season than Co- lumbus, which is & mistake. The trouble with Cincinuati is they want to remove any possi- bility of two teams in their bailiwick, and re- move it as soon as possible. Davo Rowe has made Larry Twitchell a good offer to alternate as pitcher and out- flelder next season, and if he can get his re- lease from Cleveland he will accopt. Just think of it! Toad Ramsey with Denver, Kid Baldwin with St. Paul and Larry Twitchell with Lincoln, There’s a galaxy of ten-thousand-dollar beauties for you with a vengeance, A correspondent from Minneapolls an- nounces that Manager Harrington has never had a thought of citherPitcher Ad, Gumbert or Charlie Bartson, let alone signing them, He also announces thut “String” Mitchell will be let out,and that Baron Hach has gone to New York, ostensibly to attend the conferonce meeting, but really to buy the Brooklyn bridge. Six of the clubs in the Western assoclation have snug balauces to nurse as the result of the *90 championship race.—Globe-Democrat. Would like to hear somebody name these cubs. Outside of Kansas City—and it is doubtful whotber they mado moro than a barrel full—there wasn't a club in tho West- orn association thatmade a dollar. Minneap- olis and Milwaukeo mnlY have played pretty near even, but that's all, President Krauthoff says that there is nothing to do but wait and watch. He thinks that the Western association will become a major league next month, ~ He was wellsatis- fied with the outlook of things in general in the east, and thought this association would be treated fairly,—Kausas City Star, Of couse the Western association will be treated fairly; why shouldn’t it! Isn't Baron Hach, Dave Rowe and Ed Brandt at the head of it{ Elmer Cleveland’s one drawback 1s his timidity in flolding his position with a man on second. The fear of injury at the hands of the runner makes him " nervous and inef- fective, Cleveland seldom puts the ball on man runoing down from second. Ho sim- ply bluffs atit. With this fault expunged, and a trifle more courageousness and vim, Elmer Cleveland would be the star third baseman of the Western association and the equal, almost, of any of his confreres in the older bodies, 0. P, Caylor artistically flays *“Pringle” in the current. Sporting Times. The Pittsburg rmphnt raised his voico in defense of the sa- loon-keeping ball players, and he doubtless wishes he hadn’t. When O. P, loads up that editorial gun of his itis time to bunt for & life preserver. The Times, by tho way, has recently added Heary Chadwick, W. 1. Har- ris, Tim Murnane, iHarey Palmer, Bob Lar- ner, Harry Means, Dan Reedy, “Sandy” G wold and Waller Wailaco to'its list of corre- spondents.—Cincinnati Times-Star, In a letter to the sporting editor, Frank Leonard, manager of the Omaha téam last season, says: **My position last year was an unenviable one, as' you say, us I had a great many things to contend with the public knew nothing about, and my reputation as a manager, in consequence, had to suffer. But Iproposs to put my shoulder tothe wheel again next season and endeavor to demon- strate that, under favorablo circumstances and the same privileges allowed other man- agers, I can produce as favorablo results.’” Mr. Leonard is at his home i Lynn, Mass. ‘We are to have lunumerable new improve- ments at McCormick park this season, which is another source of gratulation to the fan and crank. The grand stand isto bo re. modelea and enlarged, more folding seats put 1, & new reporters’ Peu builtand a general overhauling of ihe bleachers, palisades and out-buildings. A strenuous effort will also be put forth to induce the cable company to put on an ncrease of speed to and from the park, and considering the revenue that accrues to them through bascball, it is but reasonable to anticipate the success of the endeavor, Shannon informs the management that ho has the promise of four move new signatures, upon a permanent settloment of affairs be- tween the league and association, that will maken lot of ‘woplu open theireyes. Ho says there aro a lot of fine players anxious to e Into just such an association as the estern. “Two of the men Danny has on tho string werealso members of Brunell's ex- ploring party last year, ono was with the National league—probably Gil Hatfiild—and the other with the Amierican association, while all of them were players of the best ropute, both as citizeus and ballplayers, The Omaha Kennel Olub. A numberof gentlemen interested in the dog held & meoting last night looking toward the formation of a kennel club, an institution much desired here. After athorough discus- sion of the matter a constitution aud by-laws were drawn up and approved, and the meet- ing for the clection of oMoers and the com: Elmon of the organization set for tho second luesday in February at 1808 Farnam street, One of the frst maiters attended to subse: quent to organization will be the drafting of @ bill to be presented to the legislature pray- ing that the dn%bo mado personal property, thesame as the horse and other valuable stock. As the state law now disposes, the dog 1s mot pro erty t all, and tho owner has no redross in case his favorite purp is stolen or maliclously killed. That this should not be is plainly ob- vious, for there are many dogs ownad in this country that exceed in valuo theordinary fine horse. Here ia Omaha there areany number of blooded canines worth well up into the hundreds of dollars. The gentle- men having the project in hand embrace some of our most prominent and best known vrofessional and business men, aud they are determined o bring it 1o a successful issue. A Six-Day Chas A sixday threehour a day biyele race commences at the Coliseum Monday, January 26, and continues throughout the week. This willbe the first notable wheel chase for a year, and the interest smong the lovers of the wheel is running very high. The man- agement, under the directorship of Mons, W, L. Mardis, has made exccllent arrangements, and thero is little doubt but what the affa ir will be a big success, The signatures of the contestants will be found subjoined to the following articles of agreoment : Osan, Neb, Jan, 8, 1891.—We, the under- signed, hereby a six-day, three hour-a‘day bicycle race in the Colisoum build- ing, Omaha, Neb., commencing Junuary 20 and ending January The rider covering the greatest number of miles to take 45 per cent of one-half of the gross gate receipts, the rider covering the next greatest number of miles to take $ per centof one-hall of the gross gate receipts, the rider covering the next greatest number of miles to take cent of one-half of the gross gate receipts, and the rider covering the next greatest Rumber of miles to take 10 per cont of one-half of the gross gate receipts. The undersigned con- testants also agree to furnish their own ticket takers orarcept the statement furnishied by W. L. Mardis, whoit is mutualty agreed shalil have full charge of said contost, Itis also agreed by all the parties hereto that any contestants ‘in order to be entitied toany portion of the gate receipts shall cover at least 300 miles during said race, otherwise his individual share of the gate receipts shall bedivided pro rats amoug the contestants that do. 1tis also agreed by the management that thefirst rider covering 906 wiles shall bo en- titled to &0 in addition o his share of tho gate receipts, Itis also agreed by all the parties hereto that this raceshall be” governed by the L. A. ‘W. rules. Jonx S. Prixce, Of the Denver Ramblers, Ronr. GERWING, Of the Denver Ramblers, Ep. READING, The Soldier, FRaNk Siivi, Of Omaba, C. W. AsuiNore, Of Oklahoma, Wt Mg 100-mile Champion of America. A Olean Breast of It. PiNe Rinr, S. D, Jan 14.-My Dear Sandy: A Sioux squaw handed me the fol- lowing item from your facile pen Doc MeDonough, formerly of the Omaha Herald, is in the west reporting the Iudian war for a New York paper. Dock was a howling Indian himself last summer, and was after league scalps Now, old pal, I wish you would forward a diagram so I might understand this stuff. O'Brien says it has a_suggestion of bas ball, whatever that may be. As I know ab- solutely nothing of such a thing as basebail, never heard there was such a game, and never want to, I beg of you to refrain. When this sanquinary war is over I will visit your blooming burg and shall make it point *ocall on you. Arm yourselt well, for carry nothing” smaller thin a 45. Yours siucerely for war, J. M. McDoNovatr. The above effusion is from thecelebrated journalist, Indian fighter and brotherhood historian, Doc McDonough, formerly of the Omaha Herald, now of the New York World, doing the Indian war at PineRidge. As will be seen, an honest confession is good forone's soul. It was suspected by the “kuowing ones” all last summer when Doc was filling the brotherhood organs with exhaustless screeds on the beauties of the game us con- ducted by the emancipated slaves, that he didn’t know what he was talking about; that is, that he knew absolutely nothing sbout baseball. Now that tho world has his con- fession, 1t will probably move on as ordi- narily.’ Como_up, Doc, & warm reception awaits you.—Sport. 1d. ‘Whisperings from the Wheels. The League of American Wheelmen closed 1889 with 12,185 members, and 1890 with 17,650. Matthews is spoken of as a sure winner in the pool tourney. Look out for Pearce! He plays a stroug game. In 1884 it was estimated that there wero 80,600 wheelmen in America. Half a dozen cities can nearly reach that now. Nebraska has niuety-cight league members, ‘We need twomore to llow us tho privelege of a vice consul and secretary-treasurer, Umbrellas are a nice thing for rain, but anybody that considers himself a whoelman surely is mot baby enough to let the sun bother him. The Detroit wheelmen are organizing a brass band of fifteen pieces. Mounted on safeties they will be onoof the novelties at the next league meet. Richard Davis, an Australian bicyclist,won the one, five and ten mile championships and the Austral wheel race, the value of the prizes being about §4,000, W. W. Tuxs’ won forty-nine prizes on tho race track last year. Holton is being ad- justed to fit a burglar proof treasurs box for medals he hopes to win in *91, One of the fastest racing men of Australia is six feet fourinches in heicht, and rides a sixty-five ordinary. Townsond. our own big man, will have tolower his colors now. It appeared in last Sunday’s Bee thatCagp - tain Kmerson could not agree with the weather clerk, It looks as if he has not agreed with him all summer, by the mileage made by the 0. W, C. Van Sicklen is a regular old woman in one respect—he won’t tell you how old heis. It is certain, however, that he is far beyond the age when most men make their marks at cycling, yet there is no question that he has improved every year up to the present, An English physician of prowminence, wri ing on cycling, says: “Hitherto I have wri ten as though the advantage of bicycle riding was confined to the male sex. Iwould not like this to be the impression gleaned from my papers; on the contrary, I am of the opin- ion that no exercise for women has ever been discovered that is to them so really useful. 1 shall rejoice to see the time when this exer- cise shall be as popular among girls and women as teunis aud the dance.” Old-time riders in this city who are again taking to the wheel ure buying ordinaries, and from personal obscrvation I should say that the ordinary ranks are on the increase in this aity. The reason 5o many safeties in provortion toordinaries are seen is that all new riders buy safeties. The constant trouble about repairs with tho safeties is making many, many friends for the high wheel, and my opinion is that the old fogies who cry out, **The high wheel is doomed,” are away off, and their predictions will never come trie. The saying that “‘once a wheel- man, always & wheelman,”” has nover been disposed, and it is the old riders who are re- verting to their first love. Local Miscellaneous Sports, Jim Corbett will visit Omaha some time in February and give a boxing exhibition, Ed Rothery, Ed Miller and Prof. Billy Hawley have returned from New Orioaus, i Dittle disfigured but yet in the ring. They were all Dempsey partisans, Nebraska's chief consul should belocated 1n Omaha by allmeans. Perrigo is the man for the place, and should receive the support of every league member in the state, W. G. Perfect, the famost conjurer, leads the list in the high-five contest, with a record of seventy per cent. Eaton still clings to the mercury and retains the lowest average. A party of gunners loft for Clarks yoster- day morning. There is considerable open water out there, aud geese and ducks are re- ported to bo rendezvousing there inlarge numbers, Harry Gilmore and Tommy White have re. tumned to Chicago and will go to Boston, where Gilmore has a fight on with Jack Faly of Providence, and White is matched witl Johnny Grifin, Jack Prince and Bob Gerwing of Denver, Charie Ashinger of Oklahoma, and Nod Reading, Frank Schill and Willlam Martin of this city, start in & six-days’ bicyelo race at the Collseum on the th. s quintette ought to make a rattling good chase, The South Omana etub has paid over to White and Daly the pusse thoy fought for some six weeks since. A doubt existed as to tho justice of their claim, and for this rea- son the money was withteld. C. W, Budd of Des Msjnes, and who has a host of friends in Omaba/ls the latest sharp- shooter to challenge Elliott Budd won a pigeon shoot at Algone, Ta., last week, de- feating Charles Green'and J. G. Smith, Jack Davis and Scotty rdon, with a number of other local pugs, were up at Wa- terloo Wednesday night, w they enter- tained a couploof hundred spectators with the beauties of the Delsartean movement, The shooting match for #0 a side, 200 vards, off-hand, between Fred Fuller of th city and John Oliver of the Council Bluffs club, comes off tomorrow afterncon at the Dunmire & Cross grounds across the river. The pool tourpament committeo has tele- graphed to Tamarack Ridgo for Chief Mud- On-His-Pants to umpiro the games during the great struggle, A tomahawk will be used as argument when the players object to a de- cision, George Kessler, the Butto City pugilst, who recently aefeated George Lia Blanche, says he is open to fight any man in the world at 158 pounds, He also says he will go out- sido his class to fight Dave Campbell, whom he prefers to meet. Ed Crowell, who is a native of Melbourne, Australia, has been presentod with a stuffe kangaroo in honor of Fitzsimmons’ great vie- tory over Jack Demwsey. Crowell and Charlie Kosters will have the animal baked at Iid Maurer's this evening. Hi Anders will endeavor to aaminister a narcotic to Jack Hightower, the colored pugi- list, at Germagia hall tomorrow night in s rounds. Anders is the man whom Jack Davis Pput to sleep so easily several months ago, and Hightower is the youth recently knocked out by the I arl, The firs of the billiard tournament as fought, y Pearco Thursday nignt. Pearce scored vietory by one poiot. Lyttle has been wearing the high-tive medal for the past week, He and Perfeet played off a tie, both having won eight games out of ten, last Monday evening. The fame of Parker Brothers' guns has reached the white house, and among the lat- ©st purchasers direet from the factory is ident Harrison, who has bought one of their finest hammoriess guns, so Frank Parmelee says. In this way the president has practically demonstrated his preference for the American over the Kuropean manu- factured gun, Onee a year at least thejlover of sport adds to his library, That is when the en padia, to which the fraternity all turn for in- formation, makes its appoarance. The Clip- per Annual has been a visitor for many years, It is a pioneer awong sporting publications and there aro far more tomes published now than there once were. The 1501 volume is at hund and, handsonicly fllustrated, there is no question about its being the finest of the series. The theatrical chronolozy is com- plite and the records of ovents in the sporting world as valuable as ev and Matthews last In his fight with Jimmy Lindsay this week Harry Gilmore of Chicago certainly showed excellent form. The thirty-five rounds were vicious throughout. The last bout opened by Lindsay deliberately elinching Gilmore and him heavily. Then he kicked the trate man on the jaw. Amid yells of de- the men came together again, Lindsay u throwing Gilmore and once more kick- ing him, At this the fight wasawarded to the Chicagoan. Lindsay was o whipped man and committed the fouls purposely to avoidea knock-out.—[Chicago Herald. Captain John L. Brewer, the wing shot, is also out with a defi to J. A, R, Elliot of Kan- sas City, Some of Elliot's friends seem im- pressed with the idea that Brewer insisted on shooting for gate moncy. This Brewer denies, and states that he never mentioned the subject of gate money to Elliot while here in the east. Brower's oviginal proposition was toshoot one or threo matches at not less than one hundred birds each match, the stakes to be$1,000 a side, with an outside wager of any amount up to §5,000, The only clause Brewer insisted on’ w: that the matches were to take place on some ground withinone hundred miles of New York. Gossip nonz the Amateurs, The M. E. Smiths falk'of reorganizing. Bowman has au offer from Plattsmouth. Shannahan will captain the Nonpareils. Brown, an outfielder,s'# new player signed by the Shamrocks, Peterson and Henn will do all the pitching for the Shamrocks. Creighton of the Musees is open for an en- gagement, for this scason. Dolan, the crack catcher of the Shamrocks, is wanted by the West Omahas, The Diamonds will reorganize. Arnold and and Bennison will be the battery. The Clippers is the nameof a team of youny players just being made up. McAuliffe will likely try his haud at pitch- ing this season for the Nonpareils. Pitcher Wellbaum in a game at Blair last season struck out twenty-four men, Part of the fence around the ball park at Blur was destroyed by fire a few days ago. Maryville, Mo., will again have a team that promises to down 'om all. Same as last sea- son. Schubff of Plattsmouth is at home at short and will be heard from before the season closes. Connors, the pitcher of the Union Pa- cifics, should bo in some team. He is very speedy. Manager Miller of the Plattsmouth team was 1n the city the past week looking after a couple of promising amateurs, Captain Smith of the Gate Citys has a sur- prise for the boys when the scason opens. He surely has a good team on paper. Blair patrons of the game are great ad- mirers of Linahan's playing. They would like to sce him ou this scason’s team. Mr. Gibson, the umpire at Blair who gave all Omaha teams such a hard deal last season, has removed to New Mexico. The West Omahas defeated the Cranecom- pany last Sunday afternoon by a score of 20 to2 O my! Jack, what's the mattert Pitchor Tracoy of last season’'s West Lawns is employed in the postoflice, He has not decided with what team he will play this year. Russell, the speedy baserunner of the Blair team, is an old Omaha boy. He is now on a finestock farm a few wiles from Blair, A meeting of the directors of the Blair team was held this week, at which Charlie Tew was made captain’ of this scason’s team. Questions and Answers, Will you please nform me in Sunday's Bee whether young Pixley did his first prof slonal bieyele riding in this eity or Chieago? Also givethe address of Elmer Cleveland and Reddy Hanrahan?—Third Base, South Omauha, Ans.—1. Pixley has never doneany pro- fessional riding. ~ He is an amateur and his first public riding was iv: this city. 2, Clov land, Pittsburg, Pa.; Hanraban, Troy. N. Will you bo kind emough to state in the sporting columns of Sunday's BEs the_exnct date of the Sullivan-Ryan fight ot Missis- sippl City?—R. A, 8t art, Kearnoy, Neb., Ans. —Febraavy 7, 1852 Sullivan won in 9rounds lasting 11 minytes. Stakes §,000 aside and a side bot of 2,000, A and O, Band D partners In high-five. B bids 1 and makes trump. In drawing O holds up his hand and say$ 16 Wants no cards, al- though his hand only contams two truraps. His object was to give his partner, A, who is dealing, more cards to"rob” from, fs “rob. bing the dec wis the game. Ouan a player hold up his hand in this way?—J, 8, Thonias, Lexington, Neb. Ans.—The play was perfectly legitimate, A player need not draw any cards, whether his band contains a trump or not. Ploase stato in draW poker, which Is hand, a common flush or & **full hay N, South Omaha Hotel, South Omaha. Ans.—A “full house. To declde a bet will you please give the date of the fight between John 'lfllllvun und Tug Vilson in Sunday's DBee i Shlson Umnbufl“ ay's aniel Reagun, Ans.—At Madison Square garden, New York city, Juby 17, 1852, a draw, ia four rounds and twelve minutes, 010 ASYLUM AVENUE. HARTFORD, Conn., Tan. 12, 1891.—T0 the Sporting Editor of TuE BEE: L vant to thank you warmiy for your kind complinnoe to ray request In lust’ SUNDAY'S Bek, which contained the preoise Information which Tsought. That the term “tiger brant" in Mr. Huzhes' articlo refers 10 the white- frontod goose—as THE BEE states-thore oun belittlo doubt, GURLON TRUMBLE. There are lotters at the sporting depart- ment of Tue Beg for Juokqmvh;‘ pugllist; Charley Abbey, ball-pluyer: Jack’ Oatkook, wrostior; Wally'Audrews aud Patsy Tevenu, ball-players, THE LOUNGER IN THE LOBBY. Maarice Barrymore (Goes Back to His 0ld Love, COMING ATTRACTIONS FOR THE WEEK, What Patti Has to Say About Good Looks—The Companies That Have Stranded this Year-Looal Mu« sical Entertainments. Maurice Barrymore,of whom so much was expected, as a star, has again linked his for- tunes with the Mudison Square stock com- pany, happy no doubt to make so pleasant a vort before the squall struck him full on. What momentous changes a few months can bring about ! It doesn’t seem more than a month ago that the dramatic critics throughout the country wore trying to see how many beauti- ful things they could say about Barrymore and his ambition to join the ranks of the stars Although his premiere cffort was to be made in atrivial play still he v looked upon as ono of the few young men who might succeed to the mantle of either Booth or Bar- rett when his talents bad been brightened and mellowed to make Shakespeare's heroes tread tho stage as they should. [ adwit that there was excellent ground for this belief, for many of us recall the credit- able support he gave Helena Modjeska some vears ago, showing a wonderfully truo conception of the thoughts and ideas which are conveyed in Shakes- peare’s lines, The wish, that Barrymore would succeed, was father to the thought, for in ail Bohemia there is not a brighter fellow than this p of good fellows, literateur and feuilletonist that he is. “But "Reckless Temple,” which his friend, Gus Thomas, built for Barrymore, proved to be a sorry vehicle for the display of the star's abilities, Instead of awaking next morning to find himself famous Barrymore had the pleasant satisfaction of seeing himsell *‘damned with faint praise” by the newspapers of the met- ropolis, The play was excoriated. Gus Thomas had made another failure. It was a sad ending to bright day dreams. Having signed a contract with J. M. Hill until the new year,that very ministerial looking manager “thought he might ver in part the money ho had put in **Reckless Temple” by putting Barrymore on the road with a Clemenceau Caso compan; To think was to act with Mr. Hill, and forthwith a company was engaged to play ‘L' Affaire Clemencesu” throughout the country Last wee ting back to v and its he company suceea ew York heart option by the and Barrymore's timo being up teckless Temple” Hill he gladly himself of Mr. Palmer's offer to ag: come a member of the Madison forces. Idon't believe in the talk which old, but fourth-rato actors indulge in about the ‘‘hal- cyon days of the drama,”” nor am I prone to indulge in reminiscences of the past at the cost of the presen The peoplo of today are far in_advance of thewr predecessors in almost_everything and have a far better time than their forefathers ever dreamed of. As to the conditions surrounding the stuge, plays today are better costumed, aro m sented with better scenery,and in handsomer playhouses than they were'in the time fondly described by aged Thespians as “the palmy days of the drahmer.” Butthat which causes alarm among the caruest lovers of the stage is the growing paucity of actors and actresses sufliciently schooled and properly equipped to fill the reat roles which have lieeu handed down from generation to generation. din got- k of tho peo- with wailed n be- Square Speaking of Barrymore brings to mind that his wife, Georgio Drew Barrymore, is_still out of the cast of *“Tho Senator,” and I am told by those who should know that it is not expected that she will play again this season. Her retirement was a sexious blow to Will- fam H. Crane, for her prosentation of the part of the dashing widow was a revelation even to her warmest admirers of the possi- bilities of her genius. 1t had not before been dreamed that there beat in_her the same pulse which has made her mother's Mrs. Malaprop one of the great- raitures of the stage. It placed her n tho front rank among American comediennes and many oven are of the opin- 100 that she outranics Agnes Booth. But her part was a trying one and the strain of repcating it night after mght, not only thi hout last season, but even the supp! summer season when Mr. Crane took his company to the Paciflo coast, proved too great and exhausted nature rose u rebelion. The result is Mrs, Barrymore is still confined to tho house with a severe ut- tack of nervous prostration. Young itls wlo enviously think of the de- lightful time actresses have smiling and chat- tiug upon the stage and receiving the incense of upplause and the perfume of flowers, may get some idea of the arduous labor imposed upon the women of the theater when I tell them that during Mrs, Barry- more's last thres pertormances she fainted twice each might behind the scenes and yet, upon recovering, went upon the stage and laughingly bounced thirough the part. This by some folks may be considered cruelty to animals, and so it is. Had Georgie Drew not been indir coerced into naking the trip to San Fran, she might be a well woman today. She didn’t want to goand at the time complained of needing rést in order tolay up astore of energy for the fall season, Her plea was laughed at as a woman's whim, She didn't start with the company, how- ever, and an under-study assumned the part of the widow. Then from the Pacific coast came artfully worded descriptions of the success of the actress who had l\!lcmxflcd the voll, with vague suggestions that Mrs. Barrymore had better look to her laurels. Well, sheis only a woman, and it is need- less to say what she did. She packed up her trunks and started for San Fraucisco on the next train and after she reached there played with the company during the remainder of the trip. Now she and Mr. Crane as well, aro paying the penal ty, Tue LoUNGER. Thoso who attend the performance of *“The Ironmaster” at the Grand opera house this evening will mot be disappointed. Lt is a sterling, standard, highly interesting d in five acts that has received the commen tion of the largest and best critical audiences and newspaper writers in this country and England. 1t will be produced by the Stuary comedy company, which is unquestionably the strongest company before the public laving at popular prices. The Council Biuers’ Globs says: “Tho’ Stuart theater company played *The Tronmaster’ to a big house at Dohany’s last night. The members of the company are skilled in their profession and all parts of the play last night were car- ried out with lnm‘kns perfection. Miss Lilah Stuart as Claude Beaulieu was exceptionally flne. Miss Stuart has a fine voice, good stage presence and is a very clever nctress, as the large audience which was present last night can testify Mr. C. W. Travis gave a very clever performance of the part of the Ironmaster, ~ Frea W. Barnar Walter Becker, Miss Hattie Neviller, James Lo Brandt and Gertrude Hyde were all good in their respective parts, " All around the company is one of ‘the best we have seen in years." Animportant and pleasing feature with the ladies will be the lovely costumes worn by Miss Stuart, all of them belng de- signed and made by Wortn of Paris. The reserved seat sale, at 50, 35 and 2 cents, will be oven after 10 o'clock this morning. At the Grand opers house on_Thursday and Friday evenings next Mr. McKee Rankin and au excellent company coming direct from a run of 100 nights at the Bijou theater, New York city, will preseat the latest addition to the rural world called “TheCanuck,” as Jean Baptiste Cadeaux. Mr, Rankin has given a creation heretofore unkunown before in the stage worid. 1t seems strange thav in a fleld ‘where authors are continually in search of something new, that the French Canadian should have been overlooked, This, how- ever, stha fact, as Mr. Rankin first intro- duced the character of the habitat to New York sudiences during the present season, and 8o much interast was found {n tho quaint costumes and amus'ug dialect of these peo- yla a3 to warrant the keeping of the play on or sowo twelve weeks iu that city, It would be a mistake however, to assume, that on ac- count of this ono charactor that the Yln is Canadian, as tho pflllc?«l scones aro laid in northorn 'Vermont, and take place on the farm of an old Yankoo, somewhat after the Joshua Whitcomb type. The story is of the same homely order as ““Tho Old Homestead,” and doals with tho happonings in two familios where the son and daughter have been educated toa position high above that occupied by their familios. The play abounds | in bright bits of naturalism and is prosented by the same company that assisted Mr. Ran kin during his metropolitan run. The ad- vanco sale will open on Wednesday morning next. The Jefferson-Florence company, {n which Mers. John Drow and Madame Ponisi in- cluded, will be at the Grand on Saturday night, February 7, forone night ouly. As soon M8 the company managor, Mr. Harry A. Leo, arrives, it will be decided whether the play for tho ovening shall be “The Heir at-Law” or “The Rivals." The papers say that this will be the last season of this great comedy organization, tho greatest in the history of the theatrical \orld, The piquant American burlesque, an- geline,” which opened at the Boyd yesterday afternoon for an engagement of three per- formances, will close this evening, to o tomary large business. T'he present cast seoms to give universal satisfaction and is cortainly up to any that has presented the great extravaganzu here, The first Omaha porformance of “The Sea King" will be givenat Boyd's opera house bursday evening, January n an on gagement of three nights and a Saturday matinee will be inaugurated by the W illinm J. Gilmore opera company. Miss Elise War- ren will sing the leading female role, and the cast wiil include Katie Gilbert, Augusta Roche, Mamie Cerby, Edith Newton, Beatrice Bark| ond and Mark Siith, R. E. Gi H. Pers: ard, Georgo H. Car Joseph Roverts and ¢ Caidwell v The costuines are by a well known artist and the scenery Mueder & Schaefter. Tho opera has already met with aflattering recoption by the critics and pub- lic of New York and Philadelphia, it boing icularly well reccived in tho former cif at Palmer's theater it nearly ran all through the summer, and raceived the high- ost praise ever accorded a native composer's “The Sea King” is a romantic opera throe acts. The scene of the Iaid in Spain, the period of action beinn the latter part of the thirteenth con- tury ho Sea King is the prineipal char- acter, His_ throne has been usurped by Don Bambula, and he supports himselt by smugzling. he Sea King is impelled to both horor and justiceand renders handsome all with whom he asso- ciates, Bambula has a aicce, Dolores, a uty, and proposes to let Matco, the S ar, toarry her if he will confer a fine per sonal appearance on himself, Bambula being dos| ¥ so_that Rosita, o village belle, will wed him. Bambula is really ticing duplicity, as he means to to somebody else. The ope s full of gnes, captives and smugglers' caves. Disas disaster overtake Bambula, who finally gives up the struggle for a wi He at last succunbs to the fne: acknow son-in-law. Mateo as his nbula to reign on condition n aitempts to get a wife, ad, with the finale, sails away with his beautiful bride in the ship of the Sea King. Adelina Patti and Good Looks. Adelina Patti is something more than a htingale: she is a thinker, an observer and a student of hevself. “Good looks," she re nothing more than unimpaired Ith. Beauty is woman's stock in o talent, of what kind soever, it doesn't matter, is her capital. I bhave treas ured both, but in doingso I had to forego many of the pleasures that the multitude of womien eujoy. When Ido notsing I goto carly as an infant, and 1 always sleep room without a tire- I have the window open because 1do not think it wiso or safe to breatho again the same air. In getting fresh air for my lungs I frequently experience bodily discomfort Then I rest, not momen- tarily, but whole days at a time. Our clothes and furniture are protected from wear by not using them, “As T don’t caveto wear out Iadopt the plan of a good housckeeper and save myself, 1 don't rock, I don’t fret. I never read or allow people to teil me about the horrible or greswsome, for those things distress and wo Ty me, which agitation can do nobody ar good aud does mo a great deal of injury. not only believe but know for a certainty that women fret away thetr youth and beauty. Care is a disease of the mind and as insidious as any that preys upon the body. I have no home caves to bother me, and don't permit my friends to provide au Mind, 1 like wi men and love soclety, but ono can pay very dearly for social intercouso and friendship. Omana College of Music. Tho advanced pupils of the Omaha college of music and their teacher, Miss Lizzie Isaacs, gave an interestiug and successful Ale on Monduy eveuing last. Miss gaye_ashort summary of the life of Carl Muria Von Weber, and then followed a programmo composed entirely of selections from the most lmportant of his works. Miss Elia Phelps and Myss Aunnie Sullivan 7 s- tinguished themselves respectively in tae “Orana Polnaise” and “Perpetual Motion,” two pieces which required more than ordi- nary proficiency in techuique and musical taste. There wasa slight deviation from the original programme, owing to the illness of Miss Belle Robinson, but r place was supplied by Miss Isaacs. who also played in a fauitless manner the immortal *‘Invitation™ and the difficalt “Concerstueck,” accom- panied on the .second piano by Miss Addie Newman. Miss Isaacs was to have sung the celebrated *“Softly Sighs,” from Weber's masterpicce, *Dor Freischiicts,” but was too fatigued after her arduous labors. During the evening certificates of the sccond grade were presented to the Misses H. rmine Bless- ing and Belle Robiuson. A Church Concert. Mrs. Francis Moeller, Omaha's leading contralto, will give n_concert at the Seward street Methodist Episcopal church Monday eveuing, at which the following programme will be rendered : Quartette—The Miller's Woolng ....Faning Miss Clura Clarkson, Mrs, Frances Moetler, Messes, Richard Wherry, W. A, Derric| Solo-C \ouni s Taster ATi Voodmin, 15 o Dr m... Inra lv'lhll';\wull. & Zophy Wi y. T .Cowen ... Jensen .. Watson elected i Buos Solo—-Anghor, M, Solo—Ab, 'Tis a D Mr. Ductto—When We Two We Quartetto Pinsuti Miss Cl o8 Moeller, at tha Season. New York Sun: A dozen or more theatrical troupes have come to grief throughout the country sinco Christ- mas, KEvidences of their disastrous end have reached town to swell the throng of un- employed but not aiscouraged actors who haunt the agencics and upper Broadway. Some of the failures have been gloomy. A “She" company which had been organized by W. K. Reed, went to picces at Dotroit. One of the unfortunates tells this plain story of a warm-hearted actress’ generosity: “We v destitute, Reed abandoning neglecting to pay our wages or even our board bills, 'We tried hard to keep together , but managers of other vities refused to ad- vauco money to enable us to getto them. Then we gave up entirely, Those of us who had jewelry pawned it to buy our meals, Rosina Vokes heard of our unfortunate condition and camo to the rescue in 8 manner that has no parallel within my recollection. She insisted upon settling up our entire hotel bills and, not content with that, she advanced to every mem- bor of the company, save two, railrona fares to wherever they wished to go, In all,Miss Vokes paid out of hér own pocket, to straugers with- out & claim upon her save that they were playors, nearly $300, She had no reason to hope for its return, and has emvhasized her noblo action by eujoining secrecy upon us. But the case is one that makes silence seem like ingratitude, and I hope the Sun will tell about it.” Disbandments,attended with fewer hardships, include those of the Nadage Doree @and “Jonsthan Covurg” troupes, Miss Doree dramatic | had been Yll_v!mx in "“The Clomenceau Case, but the salacions edge has worn off that meter orio pioce, and it 18 no longer a drama to crowd theators anywhoro, Miss Doroe's oss amazingly brief. She piayed each timo in an interior had for her sculptor F v, Who is a brother of Winifred 1 in frying's support. The chief mourner’ by the Dores | disaster s a Hoboken house, who says that gentlomun, Me. Now- ho was induced to in. vest 800, in roturn for which he was to ns treasuter at $10 per week,and have bosid | & share of tho profits. M. Newhouse plaine tively says that he saw neithor profits nor wages, but ho exonorates the vivacious and still hopeful Naduge, and places the burden of blame on her manager, It is gratifying | features of this flasco to know that it oce curred with a “Clomenc vlay. The are other signs to show that_the publio is tired of tho wanton Iz One of W. A. Brady's troupes pla ng this ploce will coase to travel after next aturday night. Emma Bell has been the model in this company, Oueof . M. Hill's *Clemencean’ parties stopped short last Saturday night at Meriden, Conn. Maurice Burrymore had played the sculptor, His = compny onded | with the new M, and ~ he has gone back luto A, M. Palmer's forces, His pride has sustn od & fall, but hois still & valuable leadi actor forany stock company, Oneof the largest travelini spectacies, the Kiralfys, “Around tho World in hty Days" company, elosea its tour abruptly the other day in the farwest. Most of the super- numaries and ballot women will at once begin to rehearso for the Barnum-Bailey “Nero,” which is to boa big spring revival. Edgae den, & young Trish comedian whose man. had hioped to make a second Scanlan of has givou up tho fight. Selden is clover enough to write his own plays and songs, and ho is not an ungraceful actor. -~ MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC, Phaenix—Sol Smith Russell played “Pa’ for a short time. Tho play was u failure, however. R. K. N.—Mrs. Langtey made hor first ap- avance at the IFifth Avenue theater, New ork, in 1882, hinstone Bennett, an a viil Johnstone, wil in a new comody. Following Jimmy Powers' Faunie Rice will leave the Now York Casino May 1 to star 1 a new farco comody. Frank Danicls of “Little Puck fame shook hands with his Omaha fricuds Wodnesday, company playing in the Bluffs Wednos: y night Octave Feulllot, tho French dramatist and novelist, is dead. ' Two of his piays, “I'he Romance of a Poor Young Man” and “A Parisian Romanee,” were well known in this country. It is rumored thut E'llora Moore will head a_big spocialty show next season: and thit Magglo v sdwin, Millie Price and Cav 0 have been engaged already, George Bhret will bo the back There is assurance from Mary Anderson, opted daughter of ar in the spring lead Miss couveyed in a letter over her own signaty that she has decided positively nover to act again. An American agent sought her out at her English home less than a month ago to make an offer for her services during a_tour Hf three months next scason, but she rofused 3 to seo him, udah” was_a distinet and di at Palmer's on Monday night. The one dis- tinet hit was mado by Miss Marie Br roughs as the fasting g It was a poetic, dreamy yot clear and vigorous impers It was Miss Burroughs who alsomade the hit in “The Middlemun.” « Sho is away up in the list of promising actresses in the stock companies of the city. 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