Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 20, 1891, Page 2

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, APRIL 20. 1891, LAST ONE FOR MILWAUKEE. Trowers Get Sunday's Game Through Loose Playing by Omaha, SHANNON'S LAMBS CAUGHT NAPPING. Denver Pounded Out Two of Sloux City's Pitchers Paul Beat Kansas City—Other Sports, Milwaukee, 1 St. Paul, 10; Denver, 10; Sioux Lincoln—No gam We broke even anyway, Last year the Brewers camo here and took four straight, and when they arrived here this time they claimed they would repeat the dose, But they fell far short of it and, instead, were lucky in getting a game, and you can bot that they are satisfied. Thoy came here thinking they had a snap, but that idea has been knocked out of their pates most effect- vally. Omaha has by far the stronger team, and will most assuredly beat them out in the race. Yesterday was another splendid day for the sport, and despite a leaden sky and a sus- picious breeze a erowd of over four thousand hungry fans assombled at the park to wit- ness the closing game with Cushman’s pots, Did they enjoy it? You'd never have asked the question bad you heard their tumultuous lungs raised 1n one erand diapason of glee in the ninth inning when it looked as if the Lambs were sure to tie the score, if- not win tha gamo. Yes, they enjoyed it, although Shannon’s men lost the day, Schoch's men had on their war paint, and it took thewm but one hour and thirty minutes to_thoroughly flagellate the White Sox. But it was'a superlatively thrilling game and about as exciting as a purely friendly wontest could be made, In an emergency Dad Clarke was again put n the box, and while he pitched a heady game, he suffered materially by not being in condition. He hadn’t recovered from Fri- day's matchless achiovement, and was less efficacious at critical times, Vickery was his rival in the points, and had Omaha been favored with the gracious smiles of fortune that fell upon him the Lambs would have made him think that ho was a shoemaker instead of a pitch er, But they didn't, and where is the use com- plaining The blackest cloud has a silver lining, and tho next time the Brewers peregrinato’ this way we will givo it to them. [ mean the lin- ing. Bt o go back to the game, with all its beauties and blemishes, its glories and gaucheries —that is what' you want to hear about. It is asad tale, but hero goes: The Lambs bat first. Commodore Lawrence Twitchell was the first of the white hosed heroes to strike an attitude, But that was all he did strike, that is, with effect. Ho thinks he sees one coming about his sizo. But it is a hallucination, The ball rolled timidly down to Georgie Schoch, and the commodore was nipped at first. Halligan, the young Buffalonian, who has A liking for medals, base hits and pie, got his base because Mr. Vickory made four ineffect. ual attempts to get 'em over. “Old Cy" then slung his sapling and tho bail flow, but only to that beastly little Schoch, who again fircd it into first and the cadaverous back-stop went off to condole with the commodore, Papa McCauley, who has been hitting in the worst sort of Tuck, couldn’t get It past the Ppitcher and the side was out and the first eeg laid in Omaha's nost. Mr. Burke smiled, scraped his off foot and swepped to bat. He spat upon his hands, bent back until ho almost sav upon the ground, and bang! It was a pretty single out towvard Twitchell. Petit braces himself, but ouch! he receives tho sphore in the neighborhood of the dia- ragm, He trots gleefully to first, while the sawed ©off Philadeiphian trots dowu to second. A sort of a sulphur-like smell began to permeate the stauds, but it was quickly waftea hence, however. Schoch fungoing out to Big Allen, and the frosh Mr. Burke dying at the plato on Dal's funny infleld hit, Colondl Campion, who as a_first-baseman is groatly overated, gave the spectators. another breathing spell by flying out to tho lad with the sunset curls. ‘The second was short, but anything but sweet, “Sandy” Grifin dallied idly with the luriuu zephyrs, Shannon flied to Abner and Walsh to Freshy Burke, But the Brewors wouldn’t be put off in this style, and after Schriver had fouled out to Sutcliffo, Grim hit Dad for a four-timer, Dungan for a double and Burke for a single, all so quick that it seemed like a horrd nightmare. Two runs only, however, resulted, but theso were sufticient to moke'the crowd very cerulean in hue. But their spirits went up in a measure the next moment, though, Jimmy Donnelly cracked out o singlo and the bleachers filled the April alr with har- mony. Then Clarke retired from Grim to Campion, but the out allowed the Omaha sprinter to reach third, and the next momont, on a bad throw by Vick to cateh him at third, he crossed the rubber, Twitchell reached first on four wide ones, and Halligan on a splendid single drive, but both were left, Sutcliffe flying to Burke and McCauley to Grim, In her halt Milwaukee added ono more to her string. Schoch laced her out safely and by a bit of good r\mll\nznispnu second. A passed ball gave him third and on Walsh's error he came in, 1t began to look like the Browers' day, but In the very next inuing like Omaha's, Griftin ‘set tho pace by gaining first on balls, Shaunon’s drive into the left, field car- riages scared him and the children in the stands and on the bleachers yelled and soreached and scronmed in @ way that made Cush’s blood run cold. But that wasu't all, for after Walsh haa been slammed out at first by Schoch, Don- + nelly pasted hor for a couplo’ of sacks and Bhannon came home. Of course tho poople kept up their unhal- lowed actions in the stands. Clarke went out from Schoch to Camplon, but Twitchell hit for one and Halligan for two cushions and four big cornfed tallies were chalkod up to Omaba's credit. Gracious! how those Sunday school schol - ars did yoly, It was such fun to pull abead, aud so un- expectedly, too, Sateliffo sunffed out the bright Ilghl the following moment on a skyrocket to Dotit, Milwaulkeo failed to scoro in her half and 2 slmilar fate befell both sides in the fifth, The sixth was also a blunk fo ¢ the Lambs, but not so for the Brewers, ‘They scored four more runs and once more forged to the front, and to stay, Donnelly’s short throw of Scnriver's gmumh uggled by McCauley and chriver made his ‘buso, but was forced at second by Grim. The lacter stolo second and scored on Dungan’s scratch past second, Vickery then went out to Twitehel) but Burke, Potit and Sctioch followed with hits, @s they have u disreputablo fashion of doing! 8ud threo wore runs wero recorded. The bits of Burke and PPetit weve doubles, That was bad, In the seventh both added a button, and in the eighth, while the Lambs_went out with disgusting acceleration, the Brewers stacked up threo more, Aud again it was accomplished by hits by Burke, Deotit and Schoch, Vickery having bunted safely as a starter. gutll'l drive was an accidental homer, ut in Lasaball accidents count. EveryLody mow saw that the jig was up, and they wore dismally quiet, all but Joe Oberfelder, who bad 90 cents on the Milwau- Xkces, and ho was uproariously demonstrative! Hut the great national game is & mighty unsafo plece of furniture, for with a little bit of good luck in the ninth Omaha would have pulled the game out of the oven, and if they bad—— Language is too wealk to oxpress It. Twitchell opened up with his third safe oue, and the crowd stood up with joy, and when Halligar and S e suppletuented this nice work with large, hand-painted two. baggors, you ought to have hoard them yell. Ti'was & sound that rolled. over and. ovor the fleld infgreat waves, like the billows of the ocean against a rock-bound shore. (1 got that sentenco out of Mrs. Southworth's best novels,) Two runs were in, and it only roquired three more 1o tie. Again the air became resonant as McCau- loy was given his base on balis, verything looked suspicious when Griffin o The plate, and say, when ne smashed the ball on the proboseis for o safo one, I teil you, you couldn’t huve told McCor- mick park from bedlam. The Milwaukees were shivering in thelr shoes, and Cushman was rivetted to his_seat on the bench as one of the Gorgon heads in front of the new city hall, Shanton came forth to tie or win the game, but Inckaday he was inadequate to the task. After hitting the air a couple of Sullivanique blows he pushed the sphere to Vickery, and Vickery tossed it to Shriver and Shriver to Campion, and there you are, sir, It was a double, a deaaly, dastardly, disass trous doublo. And then, when Joo Walsh struck ont, the grand stand’s heart was beoken and Omaha beaten, By way of a little meritod criticism, let mo add'that 5o far as Omaha was concerned sho deserved defeat, for despite the exhibition made i the error column, it was a sloppily, punily played game. “Tho scoi ~ OMATIA. Twitchell. If. Halligan, r Suteliire oo Shannon, 2 Walsh, 84 Donnell Olarke | camzon Iobice CremioE| ~cocoomocsl | =xocomns: SmmaS Owmaha..... Milwaukes Milwaukee, 7 Omah ckery, 4. 111t by pite Strueck ‘out: lly Olarke, Double plays: Potit to Camplon y to Sen Camplon, Wild 1. Two-hase hits: Donnel- Halligan, 2 Homo ‘ee-buse hit: Shannon. wnon, Suteliffe, Donnelly, Hilligan, 3 Time of irty minutes. Umpire: : By Clark: . Poetit, S Potit. 8h choch, Burk gnme: Onehourand Alonzo Knight. OTHER WESTERN GAMES., Stubborn Game at Kansas City Won by St. Paul. Kaxsas Crry, Mo, April 10 egram to T Bre.| vielded the game to St. very stubborn and ex ruggle for tho supremacy, the score being 10 to 9 1n favor of the northern city. At several stages of the game in the last few innings Kansas City could have won by a base hit, but the base hit dian’t come. There was an enormous crowd out, and a sympathatic one. Their hearts were with the bome team. Bofore the gamo the weather looked threatening, and a few drovs of rain fell about 2 :30 o'clock but the crowd did not notice it. There wers about five thousand people present. The errors that Kausas City made were at a time when they counted. A number of them wers er- rors of pure carlessness, like Stearns' wild throw to Conway. Stearns tossed tho bull over to him, it went wild and a man was ad- vanced a base, Carponter mado a very bad muff In the ‘soventh iuning. Had be held the ball it would have cut off u run and saved the game. Pickeit made a costly orror 1n the eighth inning, - After nmiking a pretty stop ho threw witd to first and this costarun. It was an off day all avound for the Kansas City club. _ Thie scoro: ~[Special Tol Tho Kansas Citys aul today after a OISR somucuBosy ceczomene, 0/Abboy, rf.. 0]0"Rourke, ii L0 Birien, 1b. Hogrleyer, Smith, If’ Hoover, of. Stenrnes, 1b. Plekett, ss Carponter, b, b, 1{Goodon'h, ot of’ 5002 510 _motm Kansas City, St. Paul. SUMMARY. Runs enrned: Kausas Cit on balls: O Mockin. plehor: Conway, 1 . Paul, 2. pnway, Struck out ors: By Cu WO buse hits Dases it by By Con- way, 1 by Btolon ott, Al alls;' “By on, 2. Tim irty min- i i w0 hours Umipire: Gaftne: ‘Won on Its Merits, Dexver, Colo., April 19, —[Spocial Tole- eram to Tur Be Denver took today’s game from Sloux City on its merits, out- playing the visitors all around. The feature was McNab's pitching, but four hits being made off him, and seven men vanly cutting the air. Sioux City made six errors, many of them belng costly. The attendance was as large as the seating capacity, despite tho day being damp, cold and disagreeable. The first series on the home ground is thus a stand-off for the tenm—two won and two lost, Fol- lowing is the score DENVER, | Luiteo A S10UX CITY, UK PO > MeGlone, Mcclelian, rf s 1f, O'Brion, 1 |Morrisacy, 1 cholson, 2 couom—oose, % conmccco—a | moocuonmus Sloux City.! Earned runs: D basehits: € Karle. lan, ¢ lonx City, none. Two roo ‘base hite: MoClulinn and Mt Niehol Detiod in: 1y MeClel , White. Hases on . 'Curtls 2, Swa Nab. 111t by pltahed Btruck out; Werrick, Swartwood, N ohbock, shoibeck, McN Py Pusio MeNab. 1. Umpire: Coltin How They St Appended will be found tho standiug of the Westexn assoclation teams up to date: W Lost. Per ('t. Cre—— AMERICAN ASSOCIATION, Browns Down tho Champion Colonels in a Close Game. Loutsvirax, Ky, April 10,—[Special Telo gram to Tine Bee,)—-The Browns bunched their hits today, and aided by a conplo of bad errors by Beard, won an interesting game from the home team, Tho features of the game were the flelding of Comisky and Lyons ana the batting of Cabill, Attend- ance, 7,500. Score: Loutsvilie, ;o8 00001071 08 s;illmm 40002010 0-7 atterios: Toulsville. Bhert o 1 Loutn el S Toxio Frsns 1o 6i Bt Loul, . Huse hits: Loulsville, 7 Louis 8. Ciwvire: Ferguson. O, April 19,—[Speclal Tele- gram to Tug Bee.]-Columbus lost today's kamo throuch the effective pitching of Crano and Wheelook's ervors. Both teams flelds beautifully, outsido the errors of Wheal and Cunavan, Attendance, 7,037, The Qolumbus 210000014 Otnetnuutl, .. suee 0101011 1-8 Wase hita: Columbus, 6; Olnolnnatl, A, Kr- rors L':A wbus, 4; Olncinnati, tteries: 4. {oell #nd Bovedi Kelly wud Urane. Unipire, STRENGTH OF THE CLUBS. Promising Outlook for the Baseball Men This Yoar EFFECT OF THE ENDING OF THE WAR. Makenp of the National League Teams ~Reports from Western, Hlinois- Towa and Northwester Associations, Noxt Wednesday the National leaguo scason for 1801 will open. The season’s work will commence undor vastly aifferont aspects from that which characterized last year's beginning. A year ago the base ball world was torn asunder by contending factions, the Playvers’ league and the National being engaged in active warfare, with the chances lavgely in favor of the former organization, says tho Chicago Tribune. But time works many changes, and what was a yearago a promising and thrifty organiz- ation is now dead, and the national leawuo is loft in undisturbed possession of the field. This season things look decidedly brighter, The interest in the game soems to boin a great measure revived and the prospects are good for a fair financial season, The players signed by the National league for the coming season aro as follows e " Daly, I Collins, T, Lovett, O'Bris Thomas F. Kinslow E. Hen . Burns, W, Terry, L. John M. Ward, H. D. Stovey. Nash, J. Olarkso; e, uthers, M Zimuier, Childs, K. Jol MeAlee M Chicage ames Rvan, W Y Hu hiso ein, T. £ Burns, W. R. Wilniot, 13 . Curroll, W. Cooney, Matager, A. Philade =S, L. Thompson, A e . Clements, J. z 1. Mayer, R, G. Allon. W. K. Thornton, W, Shindle, E. J. Dele- Harry Wright, 7P, Beckiey, 1. Staley, 1. Garroll, *Charles Reilly, Laroque, A. Maul, *51. ", erger, E. Stratton. Manager ay, J. W. Glasscock, R. D. ichurdson, J.' 1. i rles King, 1ds, 8. win, rd Hi v York M or lon. O'Rourke 3 A. Rusio, G. Gore, M. Siatte Keefe, A. T, Clarke, i W Hollldoy! Lathar . 1 V. "Alvord. Munager, *Under prior contract to assoclation clubs, Ou paper the New York club would appear to have the best of the race, but teams on paper and on the field are two entirely dif- ferent orgauizations. I'ho Chicago Players’ league club of last year was the strongest club ever put togéther on paper. On tho fleld it was woefully deficient in many im- portantdepartments of tho gamo, New York at present does not appear to have a woale point, the only possible deficioncy be- ing in the pitchers’ department. Rusio is ono of the great young pitchors of the country, and is more than likely to prove one of the most useful men in the country tho coming season. John_Ewng, too, is a good man. New Yorl's dangor lies in the possivility that Keefe and Welch have outlived their usefulness, Both did in- different work last year, and uniess they im- Tove this season the Giants will be badly handicapped from the start. Keefo is one of the few really great pitchers of the country, His strengtn Tios 1. his chango of pce. and wonderful commund over both his slow and fast ball. His curves are of little account, but he delivers a fast and slow ball with exactly the same motion, and bas marvelous command over = both, His arm has been bad for several scasons, and last year itwas all but use- less. - Welch is a good, usefol man whon in form, but last year did miserable work. Still last year there was little inducoment for anybody to exert himself and Keefo and Welch may do better this season. New York's infield is a really great one. Connor, Richardson and Glasscock are all fivst-class men in their places. Deuny has always been an overrated man at third base, but if ho will keep in condition he i3 the peer of Whitney, whom he supplants. The Giants have Tiernan, Gore, O'Rourke and Slattery to make an out: fleld ' from, aud all arc ‘good men but O'Rourke.’ The Orator is a good hitter, but there his usofulness about ends, Boston will prove & big factor in tho race, particularly if John Clarkson gots into his old-time form again, He and Getzem and Nichols make a strong trio of twirlers, and the club must be rated as strong in the' box. It1s weak behind the bat. Charloy Bennott has been battered about so much that he is commencing to show the effects of his punish- ment and is not the catcher he was a few rs ago. The infleld, with Tucker, Quinn, Nash and Long, is a fair one, but by no means brilliant, “The team's chances will de- pend largely on Clarkson’s form the coming season, Brooklyn will have a first class chancs, It will have John Ward, oue of tho best cap- tains who ever donned a uniform. His work Last year showed him to be one of the fore- most generals of the base ball world, The only possivle weakness will bo found in the box. ' Terry, Lovettand Hemming, however, are a fair trio, and Caruthers may improve, although the {mpuession that he hias soen his best days grows stronger cach day. The Philadelphia team is not likely to cut much of a figure In the raco this year. It lacks good pitching material, Gleason and ‘Thornton are both good men, but cannot carry the club alone, Then the team will depend on its piteher to shoulder tho greater part of the burden, as its hitting strength is not great. Atpresent it looks as though tho Quakers wero out of it. € Cleveland will lose for the same reason as Philadeiphia, Geuber, Beatin and Viau are depended on to carry the clubs pitching, The Iattor is of no account and ' the two former are in poor condition, Krause, tho lefthand pitcher, has jumped " to Cleveland, and will strengthen the pitching department some. Pittsburg looks like a big factorin tho fignt. J. Palmer O'Neill has gotten to- gether an exnonsive and evenly - balancod club that will win more than its share of games. In Charley King it has one of tho best twirlers who ever pitched a ball, and ho will have ample holp with Baldwin, Staley and the other pitchiers siguod. Cincinnati does not appear dangorous in the race, owing principaily to the want of a good captain, . As to the home club's chances not much can bo sald. Anson has a lively toam of hustlers who will put up & game that the public will bo ploased to see. It does not appear, how- over, to have evough beef to win. Dufty and Van' Haltren’s hitting powers would have strongthoned 1t wondorfully. and thoy will bo badly missed. Anson nmy win, but at presont his team doos not_appear as ' strong as New York, Boston, or Brooklyn, lowa-Iliinois League, Davexrout, Ta., April 10.—The outlook for a good scason of ball playmg in the Iowa- Tllinois league s flattoring. The elght cities comprising the leaguo are Daven sort, Aurora, Ottumwa, Ottawa, Quincy, Joliet, Codar Rapids and Rockford, and word is received .that in each place a stroug club has been or- ganized and all the players signed, The season oveus April #0), with Rook- ford at Cedar Raplds,Joliet at Quiney, Ottawa at Ottumwa, and Aurora at Davenport, Practice work hus bogun in carnest in ench of tho cities, and exhibition games from this date with amateur and professional clubs are the order to the regular opening games. 1n this leaguo no Sunday ball playing 15 al: lowed, and of tho cities represented none of them seriously want it, excopt Davenport. In tho past the exporience of this city has been that moro gato money has been taken in Sun- days than In all tho rest of tho weok combined, the grounds on that day belng packed by the employes of the mills in this city, and (h Moline and Rock Island, who cannot attend week-day games without making them cost 100 much, ~This league is the only one in the west which played the season through lnst year and held together, This was dono with- out Suaday ball playing, which loads to® the belief that six-day games can be made a suc- cess this year, league s stronger this year than it was sty since it is now undor the protection of the National association and will be able 6 control its players, Northwestern League. Detnorr, Mich., April 19.—Proparations are active for the opening of the scason May 9 of tho new Northwestern baseball league, which is composed o Detroit, Grand Rapic and Bay City in Mifhigan, Tolodo and Da ton in Ohio, FortfWalne and Evansville in Indiana, and Peof Hlinois. 7The league will play Sunday , an_experiment that has never beon tried in Detroit. Grounds have been secured here just outside the cicy and work s = progrossing on them. “Most of the clubs have gathored their teams, thoneh Botroit thus far has only a nucleus in throo players, Wright, Rainoy and Fisher. Buckenbergon, of Columbus, is expected to manage the local team. Bay City has secured a full team aud will begin active practice Monday. The leaguo is or- ganized on an economical basis, the salary Limit being §750 a month, Thus it is intended to earry fow men, change pitchers and catch- ors in most of tho teams being required to play othor positions. There fs littlo on- thusiasm_in' Detroit, though 1t is expected that tho Sunday games will draw largely Graxp Rarios, Mich, April 10.—The board of directors of the (irand Rapids Buse- vall ussociation has vontracted for the sor- vices of the F'resuo bascball elub of Califor- uin. *Tho team is composed of captain, man- awer, and Third Baseman Britton; Stapleton and Young, pitchers; Ward and Stanley, catehors; Sohlonkor. firat. base: Hoffua, second base; Goldis, Doriraza, center fiold; Holladay, right field. The olub will report in this city'in time to_play the first rogular game May 0 of the Northwest- orn league season, which will probably be at Evansville. shortstop: Association. MINXEAPOLIS, Minn., April 9.—The West- ern association for 1591 oponed April 16, The season of 1800 was successful and exciting, and good exhibitions of the gamo wers given all through. The real struggle for the pemnant was made by three clubs—Minneapolis, Milwaukee and Kan- sas City—and until within three games of the close of the season the positions of tho threo mentioned could have been changed, But one game separated Minneapolis and Milwaukeo in second and third place re- spectively. Every team in the association is greatly strengthéned, with the possible ex- ception of Kansas City, which remains about as it was last season. ~ The fight for the pen- nant ought to be more exciting than ever bo- fore, as ‘six of the eight clubs are nearly equal in strength, ‘The following men who were in National league, Brotherhood and American association ranks in 1890 aro with Western association teams this yea Pickett, Keefe, Raymond, Sc ver, Bartson, Kid Baldiin, McCanloy, 'Goorge Tebeau, John Irwin, Hank O'Day, Vickery, Dell Darling, Shugart, Twitchell, Halligan, Tom Ramsay, Jack Rowe, Burkett, Grau, toward Earle, Honan, Norman Baket, Billy arle. The American Burke, association has succeoded in getting away from the Western, Grifiiths of Milwaukee, Reaves of t. Paul, Donohue of Iansas City, and Knell and Canavan of Omaba, All are good men, and their loss ‘might have been felt had all the clubs ot prepared for emergencies, Wisconsin State League. Osukosit, Wis., April 10.—The sensaticn in the Wisconsin state ball league has been tho threat of the Appleton team to withdraw unless a change is madein tho schedule, It provided for a series 'of nino games. The Appleton men demanded a serics of six games, as they maintained that such a long series will mot be profitable in their cit) The ‘league 1s making good progress, The Oshkosh and Marmetto teams have been siggned; Fond du Lac, Grean Bay and Oconto lack ‘only one or two players each, and the other teams are nearly filled. Tho players, for the most part, are good men who have made racords fn minor loagues. The Oshkosh and “the Marinette clubs are playing in Titinois. "Phe Oconto team will ogin'a series of games for practice prior to the opening of the lgneno season, May 15. Grounds have been'sedhired in all the cities and are being putinto shape, and a success. ful season is in prospedt. flISC'ElLAHglIM SPORTS. Gossip from Sloux City. 8roux Crry, Ia., April 19.—[Special to Tre Bee. |—1n spite of the tragedy which stopped polo here last fall—the killing of Fred Close in & match game—horse-shinny will be played this year. At an enthusiastic meoting an organization was effected with R. T, Patrick as president and captain, and R. A. Hartford as secretary and treasurer. ‘The otherleading members of the club are G. F\. Statter, R, G. M. Graham, W, H. Goodwin, jr., Frod Evans, jr. P. Statter, A. Stattor, C. M. Swan, H, H. Drake, W."T. Humble, ' Arthur Rk The Sioux City club is undoubtedly the strongest agarogation of polo players in the west, although somo of the other clubs, as that of LeMars, have some very strong individual players. The Sioux City club s also the best mounted, its ponios having had several seasons of continuous traming, The opening game will b playad next Monday. The team belongs to the circuit composed of Sioux City, LoMars S, Paul and Minneapolis, At the annual meeting of the Sioux City Boat club the following directors woro elected for the ensuing year: D, T. Gillman, D. 5. Lowis, F. B. Hutchens, W, B. Crom- well, Howard Pierce, Frank Case, Harry Hubbard, 8. G. Strickiand, Joseph W. Gray, . B. Dungan, G. S. McCurdy, A. C. Strong, W. H. Beck, C. B. Oldfield’ and W, A. Kirk. The directors elected the follow- ing officers: President, C. M. Swan; vice president, W, H, Beck; secretary, Howara ’ierce; treasurer, K. B, 'Hutchens; commo- dore, G. S. McCurdy; vice commodore, S. G. Strickland. Tho admission fee was raised to Duting the last year $2,230 was ox- pended on buildings and grounds and §1,000 or boats. The directors voted $1,000 for four new working boats, Jack Keofe, Sioux City's lone professional bruiser, starts Monday on a sparring trip through Minnesota and Iowa towns—of not more than 500 population, The Young Men's Christian associution gymnasium, which is well organized and equipped for physical culture, will give a ullx‘l'ic athletic contest on the evening of the 28th inst. The Sioux City Tennis club has jolved the cireuit, composed of Sioux City, Dés Moines, St. Paul, Mianeapolis and Duluth, Fitzgerald started out with the Corn Husk- ers, but had to roturn from Omaha on ac- count of sickness. He has a bad cold and stomach trouble, Black and Crossloy did not accompany the local team to Denver. Black is the peg that can be put into any hols in the ‘home team, By the way, he 15 showing greater speed than ever at pitching this’season, The practice and #xhbition work of the local teaw has enthused the fans—except as to one point, the box.;2As to our pit¢hers there is both hope and.jdoubt. There is also certaiuty that if they dop't show up to stand- ard they will show up out of the team. T'ho Senators,” a'Yivenilo ball team that acquired fame last yéar) has been reorganized by the old manager, Tommy Brennan, 'L'mnm( still has the 500 which all last sea- son said “The Senators)’ could not be boaten by their years and waight outside of Chicago. The members of thoyteam so far are: H. Hamilton, L. Win; Mattison, k. Clo: sou, D, Closson, G. Fifint, W. McMaster, C. Hiles, B. Ross, B. Cijrpen'te: Austin Gilib m; Matched. Austin Gibbons, #he- American pugilist, who recently arrived'iivLondon and issued a challenge to fight an®df the nine stone ten pound pugilists, has not had long to wait for an eugagement. Jom Verrall, who re- ceutly “defeated” Sammy Biakelock, well koown in Amorica, agreed to ' fight the American. Tho ' pugilists aud _their backers met at the Sporting Life office on April 16 and signed articlos 10 fight at nine stone, eight pounds, tho championship of the world and @ purse of 423, offerd by tie Pelican clav. The fight is to be docided on Jure 16, aud the result, owing to its boing an international affair, promises to croate as much interest as the Nunc Wallace and Dixon contest. Gibbons nas been well re- coived thero and made a hostof friends. Vorrall is a tough customer, aud the fight will be a desperata one. W hite-Siddons Fight. AGo, April 10.—Goeorge Siddons and Tommy White will fight to a finish on May 9 for stukes of $1,000 and gate receipts. The battleground bias uot been defuitely decided | Ihe lattor leave Tuesday for upon yot, but in all probability will ba fn or near Fort Wayne, Tnd. Unusual interost is oeing taken in this encountor by local admirers of the fistic art who romomber the scientific and desperato moeting of these feathorwoights a_year ago, whon no verdict could bo e until fifty-six rounds tiad beon fought. In the coming on- gugoment Siddons will bo handled by Tos Ityan, ehampion weltor-weight, while Harry Gilmore will, as usual take caro of Whito, Wanconda, Lake county, I1L, to go intd active training Siddons and Ryan have boen hard at work over a weok at Old Elm farm, the property of ex-United States Troasurer Huston, Cor uersville, Ind, He writes glowingly of his Quarters and s rapidly rounding {nto forim The battle 1s an important one, as it will place the winner in lino to doemand recogni- ton of the champion of that class, Halligan Got the Medal.g At the close of tho second act of “My Aunt Bridget” at Boyd's opora house last night Mr. W. E. Halligan, right flelder of the Owaba baseball club, was proseated with an elegant gold medal. Aunt Hridget —Georgo W. Monroe—stepped before the curtain and said dies and Gentlomon--1t is my ploasant tonight to present to Mr. William £, lligan, the grass eater having tho best general averago, o wold medal givon by Mr. Rico and myself. " , who lu company with several meumbors of the team was oceupying a box, stepped to the railing and accopted the hand: somo g Cries were made for a spoech from Halli- gan. In response he arose and addressing the audienco asked to bo excused, as ho vas a failure as a speechmakor. The medal is a shield of gold an inch and a quarter in length, and suspended from a gold bar by two delicate chains. Upon the face the medal bears the crossed bats and two balls i relief. " On tho roverse is the lnscrip ion. “‘Presented to William . Halligan for tho bost general average in tho opening series of championship games of the Western Base- ball association season of 1891 by Monroo & aha, April 19, 1591, ing average is over the fielding averago The St ‘s To-day. This afternoon the rojuvenatodand rehabli tated Apostles will bo here for the opening of asorios of four games. Manager Watkins has succeeded in gotting a great aggregation of youn players about him, and_as they are in almost “perfect condition, look out for a brilliant contest. Wo broke even with the Brewers, but nothing short of threo victories from St.'Paul will satisfy the White Sox. Following will be found the position batting order for this afternoon’s gamo, Omaha—Twitchell, loft field; Halligan, rignt field; Newman, catcher; McCawley, first base: Griftin, middle; Shannon, second base; Walsh, short stop; Dennelly, third base; Baker, pitcl St. Paui— oodenough, middle; Abbey, right field; O'Rourke, third base; O'Brion, first base; Ely, short stop: Homburg, loft fleld: Cenley, second base; Baldwin, catehor; Osborne, pitcher, Game called at 3:30 Knight. Pool Tourna and sharp. Umpire, Lon at Uhicago, ho following expert pool players d for the continuous ool tournament, commencing Monday, April 27, aud lasting five nights: Albert G, Pow- champion of Amer Alfreda de Oro, yron Kggleston, William Clearwater and John stakes are $100 each, with 8300 added by the Brunswick-Balko- Collender company and tho zate receipts, the whole to bo divided as follows: First pr 40 per cent; sccond prize, 30 per cont; third prize, 20 per cout; fourth prize, 10 per cont. The games will be 125 points' up_and will be played on a5 by 10 pool table. There will be two games played cach night. The tour- nament will be plaved at the White Elephant billiard hall amphitheater. The contestants in this tournament arc the leading pool players of America. Sunday Amateur Games, At Council Bluffs yestorday tho Falconors of Omaha and the Models of Council Bluffs came together. When the dust had cleared away it was found that the Falconer had 6 and the Models 1. Battery work o Miller and Gadke and Nichols' batting entor tained the 200 people present. The West Omahas won from the Crane company team at Nonpareil park, Fiftconth and Vinton, by a score of 7to 6, Ben Nelson pitched for'the West Omaha team and was well supported by Creighton. Williams was hit rather hard, but had good support in tho fleld. The West Omahas have a strong toam this season and intend to make all amatour teams hustle. Batteries: Ben Nelson and Creighton; Williams and Schwartz. base hits:' Hurley; threo-baso hits man (2), Grandjean, Creighton, 1 Purcell. Umpire, Dan Linahan, The Lusters defeated the Shamrocks in a well played game by a score of 9 to 5, Standing of the Teams. Apvended will be found the standing of the American association teams up to v Per ¢t Boston.... g il Washinzton Co nnuti [ Athictics el toti POLICE PICKINGS. Two Suspicious Characters and Two Highwaymen A John Hughes was taken into custody last night by the police. Hughos had in his possession a physician’s leather medicine case and a reversible shirt. As ho could not give a satisfactory account of himself or the plunder the police thought him bottor off in ail. Thero is no name on the medicine cas, ut it had evidently been stolen from some physician’s ofiice or buggy. It is havdly probable that both of tho stolen articlos belong to tho satmo pevson, i thoy do somo maodico is in hard luck, Willis Haley and John Fowler wero ar- restod near tho ball grounds at noon yester- day for forcibly taking a wateh from ‘a boy, ‘The name of the lad was not loarncd by the Rolice at the time. The prisoners are charged with larceny. Jokn Conlon visited the police station last night to make somo_inquiries about a friond of his who was locked up. John's visit saved the police somo trouble, for they wore aftor him, as he is supposed to be a suspicious character! Roof of a Building Falls in and Jures Several Firemen. Bostox, Mass., April 19.—A fire ocourrea early this morning in the Chapman building, a five-story brick, principally occupied by Bailey & Rankin, carpots, Total loss, §200,- 000. Whilo the firo was at its height tho roof fell, the debris imprisoning noarly twenty 'firomon, several of whom es- caped without injury, Streams were directod upon the part, where the accident oceurrod and in a few minntes the debris cooled sfi- ciently to permit of the release of tho men beueath. ~Chief Eugineer Webber was among thoss caught, and, although vruised and burned, dia not relinquish his command. Chiel Regan was also burned, but uot seri. ously. Captain Willard was burned about the shoulders. Captain Griffin was pinned down by heivy timbors, which had to bo sawed apart before he could bo releused. Flis injuries, though vawful, are not fatal. A dozon other fivemen were injured, some of them seriously. CreveNsE, Wyo., April 1 gram to Tk Bew|—Jay Gould aud party left here this evening for Omaha on a special trmn, While here the party inspe new Union Pacific shops and other improvements recently made here, ptande nt Corner Stono Laid. The corner Jon QNEwSORLEANS, La., April 19 stoneof thenew conventof the great Carmel- | ite convent was laid today with imposing monies. Archbishop Jenssens conducted the ceremonies, ot Cash Clothing Buye rs. To morchunts who buy cash we offer very cheap 2,000 odd punts and 4,000 men’s and boys’ suits, L. D. Lokevy & Co., 15th and Howard St., Omaha. clothing for | | SPLIT IN THE 10WA ALLIANCE. Two Rival Orgaizitions of Farmors Oan- not Agras. ONE IS TOO DISTINCTLY POLITICAL, A Radical Difference Betweon th cleties—The Southern B So- Recent © Des Moises Ta., April 19.—[Special to Tk Brr, | —The strength of the farmors’ al- liance in the Towa ca mpaign this year will be auunknown quantity. The sentor orzaniza. tion in this stato, wnich is part of the Na tonal Farmers' Alliance, and is known as thenorthern alliance, in contradistinetion te the farmers’ allisuco and industeial union (or southern alliance) developed considor- able strength in the congrassional voto last fall in districts that had candidates, Since then organizers have boen active, and at this time are particulariy so. The total number of alliances in Towa now is about two thou- sand two hundrod, with a membership roughly estimated at 63,000, This order is supposed to be non-partisan and takes overy shado of polities without question. The other organization which was formed at Cres- ton a month agois a branch of that com- monly known as the southera alliance, and is also very actively gaining rocraits, ol to have now a memborship of about thousand. Between these two organiza- tions of farmers thero scoms to be now differonce of opinion, tho older body boing somewhat jealous of the encroachments of the new one on what they ofore con sideged thero prose athorn or. ganization is vegarded with suspicion as dis- tinctly political, and from the character of its leaders and a large porcentage of its membor- ship, is looked upon asa sido show for the The editor of the I owa v. Henry Wallace, is a mem- ber of the National Fabmers' Alliance, and in a recent arti mado a very bitter atta upon tho southorn alliaueo which is not culated to heal any broach which 1 between the two bodies, Mr, Wall seen by Tux Brr reprosontative v and obtained his views of tho sitiation follows ppvhiat s the naturo of the split in the Towa altiance ““There has been no split in the Towa alli- ance. It is trae thero has been to some ox- tent a slougiing off at tho odges, mainly under the leadership of a class of men in alliance whao s s and who ceomplishment s, In going over to the south. rization these men naturally ) for the time, a number of others with then, T, been able to do this the mor tho press has keretoforo ut as_one, faled to educate the people as to the r cos between th i e, boon now as al name of the Nation mmon to both organiza- ito & movement with taud it fully, they An organizer of tho to me today that letter from an have no real symp: national altiance s he had just received a alltance in one*of the counties in his district stating that they had been organized as asouthorn allianco thinking all the while that it was the northern alliance, and_asking him to visit thom and explain the _difterenco between the two organizations, Where thoy have failed in this line they have resorted to the most unblushing misrepresentations at- tacking Secretary Post by circulars through the mail signed by irresponsible parties, not on auything affecting his private life o official actions, but by~ the false allegation | that he was not the owoer o° a farm, and henca his sympathies end interest were not with tho farmers witn tho ovident intent of | destroying conidence in him as tho ofticer of the aulance with whom_locai alliances come most directly in contact.” Who furnishes the money for all this “I am not prepared to answer that ques- tlon. - That a large amount of money is being spent is quite evident. Oficers aud ovgan- izers have been offered from 83 to 84 a day and expenses until aftor tho fall election, charters of the southern alliances have been offered to local alliances without the usual | foes or with reduced fees; in fact, in ar way that will induce men to leave their own organization. The fact that the same polic is being pursued in Ohio indicates that there is a desperate attempt being made to disrunt both organizations, aud that it is engimeere and the money furnished by parties outside both statos,” “Why caanot both organizations act to- gether! “Simply b are based on rad- cally diffo T'he lowa al has no difficulty in working svithout friction with the Grange, or the Iarmers’ Mutual Benefit association, 'but it cannot co-operate with the | southern alliance. To say nothing of the hostility toward the morthern organization which has characterized the southern move ment, tho two alliances aro based on ideas not only radically difforent, but directly an- tagonistic. The basicidea of the national alliance is tho enforcement of competition aud the breaking down of all combinutions formed for the purpose of oxtorting nou-cot- petitive prices, It aims to enforce compe tition between the railroads, betweon mer- chants in the stock markets and every- where elso. ~All its successes have been won on this line.” The southern allance was originally formed, and avowedly so, for the purpose of controlling the cotton crop of the south and of the world, and the trust iden pormeates the entire organization, It effectually condemn and fight monopoly be cause its primary aim is to establish a monop- oty. Inthe oxecutive branch of its gove went it is, according to Dr. McCune, it ablest exponent, a limited monarchy. It has an organization Wwhich plices almost supreme power in tho hands of a few officers located n Washington, whoso salavics amount to$11,- 400 a vear, with office and traveling expenses in addition, while the northern aliiance has tho simplest kind of a: ization, and pavs its officors marely Al salarics. The power of the southern allignee s in its ofticers, of tho national, in the prople “What evidence have you that the southern allianco i anti-monopoly association “Movo than I ean tell you now, or the Br find spaco to publish.” Take tho Geore senatorship case for | pamate with M cCune, & past president, and at the time the incumbent ~ of = threo of tho most promiuent offices u the southorn alliance, neluding that of editor of thoir national oficial organ, not only threw his oMcial fn. fluonce against the Taw to prevent the con- solidation of parallel and_competing roads in Georgia, but bought the state allianco organ, which was championing the bil, and ro- versed its policy at once. At tho ‘samo time he personally advoo Calhoun for United States senator, Calboun being thon and now the goneral uttornoy of the Richmond Terminal, a combination of ane of the lar systems of railroads in the south, and un y Gould, At tho same t 3 wn admisston, ho borrowea £2,000 from Calhoun, and Prosident Hail dotails facts which leavo but little doubt in the mind of any uoprejudiced person, that Caluoun furnished the money to buy the stato organ and pervert it to the servico of the corporations. Notwithstanding all this evidence, about which wo have the testimony of Mr. Hall, who was one of the committes, that there was no dispute, the supreme coun. I, at its meeting at i, completely exonerated Mr. McCune, and resolved that in all this he had done nothing unbecoming officor and a gontloman, Nor doos this stand alone as the proof of the monopolistic te 'ncies and instinets of the i ance. In Florida the alliance has been mak ing an offort to elect Mr. John S. Dunn, national buuker and by occupation & mon lender, to the Umtod senato. Mr. McGrath, president of the Kansas Southern alliance, is the open advocate and loader of the farmers’ trust in that state, and justifies himself on the ground that he is fighting the devil with fire! In a state like lowa, where all public questions are settled by the fullest and freest discussion, how can two allinnces co-operate whose constitution, leadors, funda. mental ideas and methods are so ragically distinet and antagonistic ¢ “H the two bodies not se stical harmony bherotoforoe! except oil questions that_are not di tinetivo with either alliance. The leading measure of the southern allianco is what i Kuown as the sub-tr v bill, to which the northern alliance shows unmistakable hos- tility, Ou the rd bill they came in dircet conflict. The northern allinuce gave its entire and earnest support to the Conger Lard bill, which applied the provisions of the nargerine law to the manufacture and bogus lard, compelling it 1o bo branded and sold for what it is. The south- ern alliance joined hands with the cotton seed oil trust and Chicago packers, did their best to defeat its passage in the house, and finally defeated it in the senato. ho interests of the hog grower of the west is, in this respect, directly in conflict with the intercsts of the cotfon grower in the south. The northern alliancedid not propose to preveat the sale of cotton seed ol as lard, but to compel it to be branded with its own name: the southern alliance demanded that it should have free passage to the tables of the consumer under the respectable name of lard,” The past w of district ¢ ors' med to be in pr ok there has beon a conference ganizers of the National Farm- o in this city. The meeting has and so far ‘they havo kept their own as to what they were here for and whut they accomplished. — A democratic paper here attempted to throw a political purpose into the meeting, insinuating they were hiere to make a bargain w managers for the non ation for govi by the republic whom the alliance would endorse, but those attending the conference w Yy indig- nant at the attempt and d that thero was any politics in their meeting. One prom- inent member said: “The lowa farmers’ al- liance 1s not in politics. It} in ends for the good of the farmers to accomplish ard woes about their accomplishment | simple, business hike fashion. We want tain things dono 1 the m of legislation and will naturally, as individuals, voto for those who will pro- mote what we think is for the good alike of the pooplo at large and our class, But, after all, the main thing in the oraer is not legisla- tion, and the evils wes seck to remedy are not allto bo corrected by statute. Mutual en- deavor, organization, and an intelligent com- ination of those interested in nagvicultural pursuits will correct many things, now abuses, without any positive laws on the sub- jects. 'Other interests are able to protect their interests without running to the legis- lature, and in a great many things we can do the same.” In regard to the alleged hatrod of the lowa alliance for the lod southern alliauce, this same man said “TheTowa farmers' _.ance has been In existence some time. We are an lowa in- stitution and havealoyal membership. While our members for various reasons prefer it, we are not on that account throwing brick- bats at others, So far as the southern alli- ance s in harmony with us we are glad to co- operato with them. If cortain men will go to them who will zot come to us it is all right and wo are gludof it. True we cannot amal- tho southern atliance. The differs in many points, For - the greater” part of the alllanco fought against the lard bill. Such a measure as is demanded “in ovr platform. This ay be an honest differenco of opinion, hut 10t be expected to give up ours merely ation. The importance of the south- ance in this state is largel sgor. ated. Then membership is small, and wo do not meet them much. Our position_toward them is tho same as toward the Farmers' Mutual Benefit Association and_Grange, In 50 far s wo havo a common obj prove the new order, and do not e momberskip so far as it is composed of bona fide farmers. The farmers' alliance carrios 10 ¢hip on its shoulder, ucither docs it de- sire to knock the chip from another's shoul- de One of the rosults of the conference was the appointment o! the fotlowing district or- y, A L. S| rict, H. B. B hoening, Dav . H. Sanders, Owasa; William T, Dillor, » W. E. Boll, Marlon Brint, Lancastor; C-H. ' , Dawson Knoxville; Eighth distriet, Houten, Lenox ; nth district, h district, W. Blovonth distr Biuff; 8. M. Wright, D. W. Moville! It is s order stance, southern State i Second wport; Third Fourth ai: e City; th distric venth district, William Blain Vi S, W, onts Mitcholl and 1. A. Booth, ve boen a thous- 5 new local alliances b added si anuary 1, and that o and members have joined the order in ihe last wooks. Tho Mitual Benefit assoc as gained somo foothold | in this state, principally along the southeast- eru bor ¢ a kind of off-shoot from the Illinois body, but its membership is not con- sidered larga. Ono thing is certain, how- that it bolds aloof from cither' of the bodies, particularly tho southern, Theu there s’ the citizens' alliance, an to the public hy M the farmers aud laboror connection with but himself not in sy southern a it anti-monopolist, and | y with the trust ideas of tne | organization. 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Tho meémbership nizations is draws from tho two old partics, and if thoy all act togetner, or oven fndependently, something is going to b2 heard to drop this fall, ne Tood's Sarsaparilla Is prepared from Sarsas Avitla, Dandelion, Mandrake, Dock, Juniper crries, and other well known vegetable ies, Dy a combluation, proportion aud s peeuliar to itsolf, and by which the il medicinal value of all the fngredionty ured. Honeo it possesses superial wer, Purifies the Blood “ Exery spring for years I have made 1t & ice to take from thice to five bottles of arsaparilla, beeause I kuow it purifies nses the system uid feeling, called pring fever, will nover visit tho systein th 18 been property eared for by this neye ricultural Epitomist, Indiauapolis, Ind, 100 Doses One Dollar 1004's Sursapartiia (s sold by drugglete. §1; a'x 10586, Froyeind by C. L Houd & Co., Luwoli, Ms say