Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 8, 1891, Page 15

| | | { 4 ! t | | & > THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, DAY NOVE MBER 8 SIXTEEN i NOVEMBER GRIST OF SPORTS. Prospects for a Reorganizition of the West- ern Assooiation. THE CHAMPIONS AT THE TRAP, A Big Bykers' Race—Davis and Woods ~Joe Walsh Talks—Wheel Notes— Local Sporting quibs and Questions Answered. is a growing impatienco among local base ball pa- trons to kaow whether Omaha has a show for profes sional Bl next sea- son or mnot, and whilo It is perfectiy safe to sdy that sho has,and a good show at that, it would be impolitic to attempt to give further informa- tion at the time. The average crank is prob. ably aware that this is a momentous era in the nistory of the great national game, and until the coming meetings of the National leagne and various minor organizations, all statements of future movements must be taken with & good deal of allowance, for In the main they must be unstable, unreliable and visonary, There are many matters of grayest importance involving the future ele- vation or decline of tho pastime to bo at- tended to, chief amone which is the senseless strifo being waged between the two older bodies. If peace is not patched up this win- 01 the uninteresting, unprofitable and un- satisfactory experienco of the past two seasons will be goue through with again, and it {8 u question just how much more of 'this s0rt of a thing the game can stand. The peo- ple are about gormundized, and with a en eral weakening on the part of the reputable supporters of the sport, it will drift into the hands of irresponsible montebanks and gam- blers, and then it is a long farewell to the great sport. A cessation in this unscemly wrmoil is absolutely esseutiol to the pro- longed life of the game, and until this comes the Western association, as well as the other lesser organizations, might as well hang their harps on the weeping willows. And in this longoed for dawn of peace the ball player him- self is the element to be the least considered. They aroa sorry lotat the best. Reckless,irre- spotisible, 1mprovident, unappreciative’ and ungrateful, and there are but precious fow of them above going back on their pledged word or jumping a contract, They do not want peace, for with tho coming of ths the preposterous salaries they have been re- coiving would likely shrink to dimensioms commensurate with their actual worth and the services they render. There are but few ball piayors of the day with the perpetuation - ~~ . the swolld boad, xet | seo thoy are of the gamo in_view. They want money, the more of it tha better, and they little care the source whence 1t 'comes. They wot nothing if even that, about the ruination of aclub or the wrecking of au association, ust 50 they can wrap their clamps around & ittle extra stuff, to descend to their par- lance. Omaha bad a brilliant exemplitica- tion of this numerous stripe of ball players 1 Dan Shannon the past summer, But to revert to the original proposition of this seroed. Is Omaha to huve a professional ball club aext season or not! Yes, I am au- thorized to answer, if the wast has an asso- clation of any considerable magnitude or im- portance, Omaha will be iu it bevond cavil or dispute. But a western as- sociation hangs upon the contingency of poace or war between the major organiza- tions. That is a truth beyond controvertion. Such an association could vot live if unpro- tected by some invioluble mutual compact with theolder, stronger and wealthier bodies. Otherwise she would be u prey for both. But this seems to be pretty well understood by the parties likely to take hold of the venture in tho event of favorablo auspices, and 1t would be but supererogatory to expatiate upon it here aud at this time. A meeting of the lust sad remnants of the Westorn association will be called for at Minneapolis on the 25th of this month, at ‘which the situation will be thorouguly gone into aud discussed, with tho view of re-organ- izing tho body if thece is any possible war- rant for such action in the prospects, The citios which will be represented are Omaba, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Sioux City Kansas City, Duluth, Des Moines, Denver, and Lincoln, It is not probable, however, that Denver, owing 10 her unfavorable geographically location, will be admitted to the assoclation if an or- ganization is effected, and yet she may, A number of other citics, which it is unueces- sary to name, will also be invited to have represcntatives present. The ball patrons of Omaba have every assuraunce that their interests will be ably and entbusiastically looked aiter, as the gentlemen who are a party o the new move are men of means and unmistakable capability and character, but whose ldentity are not pertinent to the case just yet awhile. The new organization, of Ccourse, will be one with an economic piat- form, with lower salarics and a shorter sea- son, but with the first cluss talent available, competent teams will be gotten together, and we will be given jyst as good ball as ever be- fore. i 2 1<% oc Walsh Makes a Little Talk, “1n speaking about the comparative strength of the Western and American asso- ciation teams the past season,” remarked Short Stop Walsh down' at Bandle's- the other evening, “it cannot be truthfully clained that the American had of the bulge on our organization out here. 1 played in both bodies this season, and am in a fai position to speak by the card. In the first place I do not think there was s strong and ovon o team 1n the American this season as were the Omahas up to the time of the bust up July 12 &nd the Milwau koes, 100, were very strong, and after joining lle American they gave the teams of the latter organization a sur- prise party all along tue line. In this con- nection, 100, the Sioux Citys must not be lost sight of, for while the Brewers found a good deal of easy brey in the American, they themselves were suckers when arrayed sgalnst the Corn Huskors, who played all around them. In fact thoS10ux Citys put up 88 good an articie of ball as was Seen any- where in the country, in spite of tho tough 1uok that followed tliem through the opening montts of the season. In all the games thoy played during the eutire summer, they had ood fighting chance to win, ex copt ng, 0y about ten games, which they lust without ever a chance to win. Most of their strength lay in Hart's wonderful pitch fng. Heofiviatea in forty-threa games in his team, and in but two or three of theso uid the hits made off of him foot up over soven, and but ouce did they run into double tigures. Ho closed out the reorganized Omahas without a hit and pitched two games against the Brewers, when a lonely single was all they could get 1w each. That was )itehing, wasn't it And then, too, Billy had & flne man to receive him, for Earle's work compares favorably with that of catcher in the country. He even Charlie Zimmer's great record of eatohine 117 straight games, aud was good for any ber moro when the season closed a couple of weoks 8go. In the early part of the sew on, with a badly injured bhand he didn't “line rem down’ Very weil, but later on he did the best work of kis life, Chicaco was badly broi'en up over its loss of the sories with the Huskers, while St. Louis went literally daft aftor she had taken five straight doses. So you 300 there was still auother mighty strong team in the Westorn in addition to Omaha snd Milwauke. Indeed it is an il wind that blows no one good, as the old saying 5. Tho meetings between Chicago and ux City gave Billy Hart and Hilly Barlo the opportunity, of ‘their lives. Tkvir fine work brought” them iuto geservod promi- nence, aud both found the offers rollivg in so . fast that it must bave given them a touch of g the first to cast unchor for next season, Hart with the Cbicago American club and with the Bostons of the same associ Mot Oh, 1 have a uice offer to coutinue next yoar with the Orioles, and I presumo that is Where I will be found.” Milwaukee's Barly * queal It is evident that something extraordinary will needs bo done next season to sustan an Amerlcan association club in Milwaukee, says the Evening Wisconsin. At the end of =~ '45; s0ason—oue that was cousidered pros- porous—the managers wore obliged to give s note for $3,000 to Benjamin Weil to save ‘the franchise. Tnis was followed by a 25 per cent assessment on the stock of the club, and later to an appeal to the public for #,000 to ay the players’ salaries and meet other mmediato domands on the treasury, With A0 expeusive toam ana heavy milage to pay next year tho Milwaukeo club must. look for @ big attendance at the local games in order 10 meet expenses, Judging from the tenor of these remarks jt will occasion no very great surprise if Mil waukeo {8 found back in the Western associa- tion noxt season, How to Play Foot Ral (Copyriaht, 1891, In the previous prticlo I placed the quarter- back in the division with the center, because he s so intimately connected with center work, although In the name and position he is counted with the backs. 1tis his duty to handle every ball which the center rusher rolls back, and he is expected to receive it under all conditions, coming fast or slow, with a bound or not, straight or crooked, for the ball is 1 play as soon as the center passes it and he must deliver it to a third person before a gain can be attempted. A fumbloor 8 wild pass is a bad sct back and may mean a touch-aown and victory, as itdid in tho run which Dean, of Harvara, mado in tho Yale-Harvard game last year, when ho broke through the Yale rush line at a most oppor- tune time and seizing the ball which had been snapped back crookedly and fumbled, made his forty-yard dash’ and placed tne ball down behind the Yale goal. In assuming the position for receiving the ball the quarter-vack should stand s far away from the center rusher as he can and beablo to give bim the signal conveniently for snapping the ball. If he is careloss on this point he will every now aud then receive & rominder from some long-armed center rusher or guard, who wiil reach over and grab him before ho_has passed the ball. I remember sceing Victor Harding of the Har- vard eleven sprine headlong over tho Yalo centor rusher and perform this very feat at an_exciting point iu the Yale-Harvard game of 1857, The signal for the ball to be snapped is usually given by pressing tha thumb on the insido of the calf of the leg. It used to be given much higher up, but a change of place was found necessary on account of the trickery of opponents, who sometimes would reach over and give the signal before the quarter-back was in readiness. ‘This always resulted in either aloss of ground or tne ball. The quarter-back should never give his private signal to the center rusher for the ball until the captain has given the signal for the play, and then only after he compre- hends it bimself. In a well drilled eieven of course the quarter-back understands the sig- nal for a play the moment it is given, and yot it 13 not a rarejthing even in important games for signals to be mixed or the key numbars to be left out. In that case the quarter-back should not signal for the bull until the signal for the play is made plain oranew one given. It is now quite common to have the quartor-back give the siguals for the play whether he is captain or not. There are three styles of passing a ball used by quartor-backs, Hodge, the well known Princeton quarter-back, was accus- tomed to use beth hands in passing tho ball, This iusured rccuracy, but placed limita- tions upon the distance it could be thrown. Beecher, Yale's famous quartor-back, used ouly one'hand. In doing this he swung his avm sidewise and_forward, just below the lovel of the shoulder, and was able to pass a long distance with great accuracy. In his day long passes, which are now rarely oven attempted on account of the superior work of the end rushers, were frequently made to the end rusher on the sido of the field. Indeed, I romember sceing such a pass made in the first foot-ball contest I ever wit- nessed. Lt was in the Yale-Princoton game of 1883, the year that T'wombly, who was very skillful in passing, wus Yaio's quarter-back. I remember, too, how it thrilled me at a cor- tain pomt in the gamo when 1 was expecting the ball to be passed to the huif-back, Terry, for a run. Twombly turned quickly and sent the ball full half the width of the field to the end_rusher, who caught it on tho run and went for forty yards down the field before he was stopved by Princetor’s full back. Dean of Haryard used stili anothor style of puss- ing. Ho pitched the ball underna’ d with an easy natural swing of the arm. The lafter style is the quickest of the three, for no time is lost in raising the arm into a position for delivering the ball. We turn now to the two wings, which are each made up of a_tackle and an end rusher. Wo will consider the position of tuckle first. Perhaps we can got a better idea of the style of men best suited for the posi- tion by describing star players. Of these, Gill of Yale and Cowan of Prince- ton stund as idcal men in this posi- tion; while Rhodes of Yale and Upton of Harvard follow closely after. In Gill and Cowan wo also find perfeet physical qualitios for the position. Built about five feet nine inches in height, weight from 170 to 175 pounds, deep, round bodies, arms and legs very large and beavily muscled, swift run- neas, quick in movement, hard, sure tacklors, good blockers, while not easily blocked them’ selves, brilliant runners with the ball, ana withal possessing an apitude for ths game with almost udlimited capacity for head work, they stand unequaled in this position, Rhodes and Upton are lighter, weighing about 160 pounds, and are not so strongly put together. They are slightly quicker in their movements, = possessing more fiery vatures, which give to their tackling, espe- cially when interfered with, a sort of des- porate brilliancy, They also were good gainers with 1ho ‘ball. I tnink that it was true of both of them (I kuow it was true of Rhodes from playing along side of him), that they possessed unconquerablo wills on the foot ball field, and never lot up for & mo- ment. Thoro, then, in epitome, are the qualities a fine tacklo should possess. ISmphasis is laid upon quickness in getting through the line, sure tackling, getting down tho field on & Iick, and in running with the ball, In' breaking through the line the tackle should play far enough away from the guard to insure his not getting tangled up with him, forit is his duty on nearly all occasions 10 g0 through the lines us quickly us possivle for tackling. It isa constant question with him whether to go on the inside or the out- side of his opponent. That, of course, should bo affected somewhat by the distance he is soparatea from tho guard, and whethor ho is able to compreherd tho play the opponeuts aro about to make. Lt there is a_probability of a play around his end, it would bo exceed- ingly dangerous to go on the inside of his opponent, for the tacklo is chief assistant of the end rusher on such a play. On the other hand, if the play is through the center, he can beof most service by going through on the insido. The end rushers fill two of the most im- portant positions of tho elevon as a rule, for they have the duty of praventing the long vuns of the game. It is an unusual thing for & long run to be made through theline on ac- count of the excellent support the rushers baye bebind the line; but let a rusher once got around the end with one or two interfer- ers ahead of him, as is usually the caso on such runs, aud na 1s likely to go a long dis- tanco down the field and not unusually mako o touch down. Fpr this reason the end rusher must be a fine tackler even in tho face of interference, and for the same and other reasons he shouid be a quick man and a fast runper. At the same time the position re- quires a cautious, heady player to know when to leave his position for assisting 1 another art of the fleld, and also just how to treat {s interferers so that he can taklo the run ner or give the tackle a chance to do so, It is not enough for the end rusher simply “to force the runner to go on the inside of him,” us the coachers aro constantly enjoming (for practically @ run around the end may be made by blocking the end man when he plays out too far), but he should also have a hand in the tackllng himself “Be the first man down the fieldon kick” s the mo'to early instilled in the would-be ena rusher, and todo that and to tackle bis man overy timo is no small ac- complishment. It means long practice and much careful study of how to get the direc- tion the ball is kicked, and the bost ways of aporoaching the man to whom the bull goes, It is & common fault for end rushers to run blindly down the field without knowing the oxact airection the ball is kicked, when a little study of the faces and actions of the half-backs will indicate in a seeond whither tho ball is going. Avother common fault with end rushers i< the failure to tackle the man who gets the ball, This results largely from overrunning him. Thoe piayer with the ball simply jumps 1o ono sida at the proper moment and lets him go by In his headlong run nnd then goos down the field. The one remedy is to slow up as ho approaches and wateh for a tackle, Care should be taken in case ho falls in bis own tackle to force the runner in where ho will meet the other rush- ers now near at aand, We havo now cowa ta tha last aivision, namely, the backs, consisting of two haif- backs and the full back. These stand from ton to twenty feet back of the rush line when their side hes the ball. Tney group thomselves at easy distances from each otber | nd in such & way as to best assist in carry- ing out tho play which is about to be made, They are tho conveying power largely and most of tne advances into the opponents’ ter- | ritory are made by them. For this reason men are sclected to fill these positions who | are quick, swift runners and at the same time are men of ddshing courage. Again and again they must run headlong into the line, oftentimes only to be hurled back by the flerco rushers who plunge through the line at them, Yet, never losing courage, again and again they must come to the rally, now attacting the opponents' center by heavy plunging, now trying to make a detour around the wings, now this tactic, now that, and all in response to signals given by the captain, who is the general of the eame. Sowme times when repeated attompts to carry the ball the requisite five yards before four downs have been made have failed, the ball is passed back to the full-back fora kick and with one mighty stroke of his foot the ball goes flylng far into the air toward the op- pouents’ goal. Which is the Competent judges who saw Jack Davis per- form last F'r'day nignt, a week ago, by the dim and uncertain hght of a number of torches, are unanimous on the score that it was the best showing ho ever made in o local ring. He had a powerful adversary, skilled -in all the arts of fistic lore, of extensive ex- perience, and althougn tho contest was fierce and vigorous from start to finish, he escaped without a scratch to tell of the savage bout ho had gone through. From this they arcue that In his two notable fights in San Francisco within the pest year or so, and both of which, after winning, he lost, that he was purely a creature of mismanage- ment and hard luck. Particularly is this true in connection with his last fight on the coast, that with Billy Woods, the Denver man. Woods is certainly no match for Davis on anything like even torms, and while I shall not attempt to harmonize this assertion with the result of their recent fight, I will add that tho best of authorities agree with me on this powt, and today a proposition is to be mailed, Bat Masterson of Denver, on behalf of two gentlemen of this city, offering ~ to back Davis agamst Woods, for a finish contgst with gloves, on the turf within fifty miles of this_city, for a stake anywhere from $00 to #,00), he to take his choice and namo the amount and the time he can have his man fit for the contest. Davis is ready now, ana if Woods thinks he is the best man and as the inducements are as liberal as could bo desired, it looks as if there were good prospects for a scrap. The Foreign Riders to Be Here. Jack Prince, probably the champion bicyelist of the world, and who claims Omaha as his permanent abiding place, is again ia the city. Jack went to New York to repre- sent this city in the big Madison Square garden race. He would have doubtiess won the race had he not met with an accident, for up to that time he led Martin, the fiual winner, by twenty-five miles. He exhibits a bad wound on his'left knee as evidence of his disaster, Even after sustaining this injury he beat Howell, the English champion twice, onco in & ten- mile race and once for five, which he con- siders a bigger victory thau to have won the big race would navo been. Howell and Prince had not met in a race for five years, the last time being at Springfield, Mass., when Prince came out first best by the nar- row margin of one foot. At that time Jack also made the world’s record for one miie. He says that all the crack foreign riders that took part in the New York race will be seen in_tho Coliseum, this city, in an eight-hour- six-hour-a-day-race within the mnext six weeks. Such o race would certainly prove an interesting affair. It will be open to all and for the championship of America, with T. W. Eck as manager. Prince will ve in this race and says he j willing to back mim- self to a moderate extent, as he thinks he is the champion in that sort of a trial. Champion Elliott and Parmelee. J. A. R. Elliott of Kansas City, and the al- leged champion wing shot of America, was again defeated ‘in Chicago last week by George Klionman, killing only eighty-six birds to Klienman’s ninety-one out of a hun- dred. The Omaha trap devoteos are still clamoring for a match between Elliott and Frank Pameleo of this city. They care noth- ing about its being a match for the American Field's championship cup, but these two great shots pitted sgainst cach other for u reasonable stake. Parmelee, it is understood, will not shoot Elliott in Kansas City, and therefore refrains from challenging him. The Omaha man, however, is willing and even anxious for a whirlat the cowboy cham- pion and would be tickied to deuth to receivo a challenge for a match for a fow hundreds. Just now Parmeloe is not in his best form, but a man with his eye and nerve, and supe ior skill, would require hut a fow days prac- tice to put him in condition for the fullest test of his ability. If the match is made, it will be even monoy here that Parmelee wins, for there i3 little question but what he is the peer of any of America’s so-called champions when it comes Lo a little coutroversy over the trap, for the “‘dough.” After Milwaukee's Curls, The Columbus Journal is trying to show tbat if any Association club must retire 1t ought to be Milwaukee instead of tho Ohio city.. It says: “It will be interesting to note how Milwaukee stands the financial racket under the ‘no percentage’ plan adopted by the American association, The cost of next year’s team in the Cream City is not less than £2,000 for salaries alone, not counting other exponses. 1t was over §0,000 in the Western association,and Canavan, Dwyer, Maius, Cae- ney and Dablen have been since added, The salary of Dahlen alone is &,500, while Pitcker Davis's has been increased from $1,400 to 2,800, If that city is allowed to remain in the association, it won't be tho Ist of August until a_cry of distress will come up from the lake shore. Milwaukee is a dead rabbit town according to the unbiased opin- ion of every manager or player who knows anything about the place. It is dollars to cents that the bond required will never be furnishod unless Chris Von der Ahe places his namo on the document. And it would be pretty hard to figure out where Chris could see himself clear in the investment. There will be some wriggling in base ball circles up there before tho season opens,” Arvoand the Office Stove, Dave Rowe, it is whispored, will enlist in tho regular army, as & sutler. No, Edward, you are right, the league won’t lift a leg over a little mattor like that. They are too magnaninious. They say down in Kansas City that Kid Nichols' head is so large that it makes him humpbacked to carry it around. The association has left Columbu: ville and Milwaukee in the delightfu ament of out, What has become of Old Cy Duryea, any- way! Is it possible that he has given up baso ball for good and again tackled that Towa wood pilo for a living? It Billy Earle caught 12 consecutive mes this scason, as some of tne modest larsup m Sioux City say he did, he broke all the catching records up to aate, that's sure. Maunager Bob Leadloy is in Detroit, where an old maiden aunt of hLis recently died and loft him a cool £0,000. Now, it some of Gus Schmelz's relations would die, there would be much rejoicing all round. Manager Buckenburger of the will wintgr in Wuegling, W. Va, His wite's pa owns & bank down there and Buck will put 1w the inclement months clipping off and stacking up the old gentleman's coupons Up in Milwaukee they have named Dahlen for their next season’s captain, ana this is only his second year usa professional ball player. Why, the chud hasn’t the abllity to captain bimself, lot alone Cushman’s terriers, Ollie Beard is to have the management of the Denver club next year. He is already planning to have some Cincinnati boys ou his team.—Colorado Sun. Is it possible you people way out there in Colorado are still dreaming of next season. Insteaa of signing Corney, Hutchison, Ryan and others, it is Charlie Genins, Nicholsou and Van Dyke of Sioux City, the big St, Louis dutchman has entrapped, It begius to look as if Von der Ahe was about to get his long werited desorts—the diuky dink. Sam Morton of the now Chloago American @ssociation club is after Elmer Suwmith oftne Louis- prodic- not kuowing which is to be kicked ioux City's Kansas City's, Elmer, how8ver, will bo in no hurry to jump into Abe Wmerican asso- ciation at this particular "stage of the game. There is a ball player fot a0, aud a gentle- man, that Elmer Smith. Johnny Speas has bsenring off his month again, Ho says that he ddtfit have secured o franchise in the assuciationator tho usking, but would not accept oueainder the condi- tions offored. He did nof Whut to go into n ten or twolve club leagis, Agither would he buy out. Miuwaukes, ColWmbus nor Louis ville. oy Milwaukee's move in' sfgzaiog Dablen of Chicago was a return compliment to Anson for his having taken Vickifty and Sohriver from them. 'The Milwauked people vowea at the time they'd get even, und in securing Dablen they have kept theit work. —Sporting Life. If Milwaukee is allve by the Ist of next April she'll be jucky. Anson is more consistent on the Sunday playing question than ho was at tho time the Spalding tourists started around the world. The Sipux City managers effored the Cbi cago captain §2,000 the other day to play their team a Sunday game, It was a big temptation at this season of the year, but the Old Slan “turned it down.” — Sporting Life. The Sioux City managers; $,000 for oue game! Hats! great big Norways. “How did Sioux City come to break the national agreement,” wus asked kd Swart- wood, as he stood stamping to keep warm in front’ of the headquarters this evening. “They didn't break 1t,” said he quickly “Just lot me tell you how that happened. Mulcahoy, one of the leading men in the club, thought ho saw a chanco to pull out of the hole i whs in, aud as the scason was over and the players free ho arranged the games. The players played under the co-operative vlan, acd while under the Sioux City club name didn’t represent the Sioux City club of the Western association. Idon't think the league will make a kick about that.”’ —Pitts- burg Dispateh, Tho Milwaukeo club has paid out the past season $12,000 for frauchises, viz.,§,000 to Ma- guire and Quinn for the \Western association franchiseand players,and §6,000 for the Ameri- can association franchise, This sum, with the amount they lost 1n tho Westera asociation, will _foot up to a very comfortable sum, In tho Western association the club would got but £100, the guarantee, nway from homo, while the visitors would earn here and cavry away threo times as much as thoy paid the ‘local elub: whereas in the Amorican association the home team were able to pay as much as they received. The Bos- tous and Athletics each got over $1,000 for their scries here, Such is the rot being disseminated by a Milwaukeo correspondent of the Sporting Life. There wasn't §1,000 taken in at the gute for the entire Athletic series up there: the Bostons, however, being the first to play there, and the leaders in tho race, may have got off with a few oxtra simoleons, Sloux City, says a_correspondent, will hardly seo professional base ball next season. Its pennant winners, who also defeated An- sow’s colts and the 'St. Louis Browns, are seattored in every direction and signing with other clubs for noxt year, and a committee of citizons is hustling for funds to meet a deficit of $1,500, with bills still coming in, Ed Swartwood will not play ball any more, being already engaged as traveling salesman for a cigar house n Pittsburg. Frank Schisbeck, who played at short, has gone to Detroit for the winter, Jeo Strauss and Billy Farlo have gone to Cinclunati, Billy Barly will probably cateh for Boston next season, although Anson made nim a_handsome offer. Frank Genins is in St. Louis, Billy Hart will pitch for the new Chicago American association team next year. Heis i Cincinnati. George Meakin has signed with Kansas City. Billy Van Dyke and Parson Nicholson will join tho St. Louis Browns in the spring. Parson Nich- olson will attend to business, during the win- tor being an ownor of a boot and shoo storo at Echo, O. Raymond aud Red ihrot are still here, and have not yet signed anywhere. Billy O'Brien has gone to Kansas City for the winter. Whisperings of the Wheel Billy Schnell has thestuff in him for a very fast safety man. You will hear more of him next season. Fremont shovld bo boomed for the next meet of Nebraska divisiop of the Leaguo of American Wheelmen, Providing the weather is at all lenicnt the TouristWheelmen will pedal their way to Blair, startng at 7:30 sharp, All eyclists are invited to attend the run, What nicer weather can a wheelman ask fot than the past month—bright, cool and bracing. Yet how many of Omaha cyclists lave taken advantage of it? Flescher, who by the way hasn’t lost a whit of his former speedy pedaling powers, rode the fastest balf mile at the Plattsmouth tournament, and on a safety too! Several new members were elocted to membership in the ‘Tourist Whoelmen at their last meeting. By the way this popular voad club seems to gain strongh as the season wanes, somethiug unusual for a road club, Who would have thought tnat Wallace Tayler was a “fiyer.” Well! just alittle bit! He galloped away from his field in fine style, winning the half mile safety class race with hanas down, and without a moments training at that, Tom and Sam Patterson did themselyes proud last Sunday and they can count on the oodwill aud best wishes of the Omaha boys every timo. A tournament next season at Plaitsmouth would draw the boys out in large numbers. The Hampton Park track at Springfield seems to be the fastest American course of this day. judging from the records whict have been made upon it, for instance quarte mile 33 1-5, half 1:00, three quarters 1 :41,mile 2:15, two miles 4:48 '4-5. Charlie_Peabody rodo across the bridge over the Platto river on a Paragon safety last Sunday, a feat which has never been performed, to our knowledge, herotofore, Tho bridge is nearly a mile in length and like all rairoad bridges, usually, is minus a foot board, one has to bump ‘along over the ties whicli are placed about two inches apart. He made the trip without a dismount, he result of tho Omana Wheel club's high five tournament which is now in progress is anxious!y waited for by the club- men. Below 1s given tho standing of each player for the first thirty games: Won Lost Per Cent At 30 K Radolet......... Buchanin., Connors Conradt 5 Cowie. Ao 0 1OFBON . 1220 wesrannns ] Smith, | Smich. § Suydiin Townseud Urlun Woleott Brown Downs Gibson Heud Mathews Nott Diotz el b i E. 8. Swith in tue lead; Downs second and Woicott lowest averago, ®eventy games yet to bo played, A Willie Windle, Amerioals fastest racing man will soon sail for Eogland to have crack av some of the Kuelsh records and while there will probably endeavour to lower his own record of 2:15 on ¥ sumo track that v 0L NI A L N A AN AP PSPPI ISP OOI PRI 12080, Osmond used when he created t record of 8:16. English cyclist doubt very muoh that Osmond's record 18 broken and Witdle will have to show thom what a Yaukee can really do. If you had happened mouth oarly, Sunday pose of drivin from Platts. morning, for the pur to Omaha an'{ would bhave folt in no cular humor to hurry, you would have doubtless thought as you wander- ed along that the entire male population of the metropolis were out awheel and all bound for ouo rendezvous. I'rom 7 o'clock in the morning until 5 o'clock in the afternoon squads of wheelmen could have been met hurrying along toward the pretty little city down the river. T'he veason for the sudden outpouring of wheelmen was the announce. ment of & programme of short races under tho auspices of the Plattsmouth wheelmoen to be held at the driving park. The day was rather raw and chilly "yet a large crowd of Owmaha wheelmen went down, enjoying both ride and tournament immensely. Tho races were ail hotly contested and interesting Among tho prominent cyclists who attended were Chief Consul Perrigo, Captain Townsend, Lieutenant Couradt and Messrs,, Portertield, MeClure, Austin, Blakesloy, 'Alfrods, Livesey and the Omaha Wheel club; Captain Smith, Flascher, lor, Schnell, Potter, E. K. Hollon, u, Burr, Mulhall and Donag- hue, of the tourist wheelmen, Messvs. Hen derson of Omaha and Koen of St. Louis, un attached, The majority returned home on the Chicago express, a fow returning as they cama, overlaud. to start Miscellancons Local Spovts, The Canadas, Hutchins and snow geese are dropping 1 along tho Platte bavs in large numbers, Dan Baldwin, the Omaha strong man _and vy weight wrestler, has returned from & trip fo the coast. Dick Moore of New Orleans, a middle weight, is 1n tho city ready for an engago- ment with Wilkes, McCoy or any other man of his weighv. W. C. Ross, the Council Bluffs sprintor, was unable to get on a race with Copple, the Baneroft man, and took down his forfeit a Cnapp is managing a bicycle school and riding track at the Mechanics' Pa- vilion, San Fraucisco, The proposed match vetweon Jack Wilkes Loui$ and Tom | ,whicih tv,15 off, g signed articles to meot Howson, shman. arko is preparing for a big wolt chase in tho sand hills in 1he northwest part of the state Thanksgiving, day. He is the owner of one of the largest and best pack of hounds 1n the west, And now the Council Bluffs Riflo club says the Onaha club is afraid to meet them under established rules, ana 1t looks to & man up a tree as if the Ceuneil Bluffs Iuflo club had hit the bull’s eyo smack in the pupil. The amateur bykers are talking about get- ting up a maten race between Will Pixley ot this city and Harry Jounson of Minneapolis, to take place some time this month at the Coliseuni, The two youngsters are nicely matched in sizo, weight, ago and speed, and would undoubtedly make a great raco. Questions and Answers. SYRACUSE, Neb., No 4.~To the & Editor of T Wikl you please state in Sunduy whut has become of irenzi.and s she booked for any of the late fall meets, or nas sho been retired. Also give a synopsis of her record,—B. T. B. Ans.—Firenzi will race no more. She has retired from the turf, but will be classed for all timeas one of the greatest mares of the American turf. She has mot and vanquished all the great horses of her time, with the single oxception of Salvator, her stable com- panion. She was truly a champion, and when sho 1 mated with Salvator the produce will be closely watched. Henry 7. and W. H. L.—No bets on the national league champlonsnip can be decided until after the penuant has been officially awarded. This will probably be done the coming weels at the anuual léague meeting. GRAND [STAN 1.—To the Sporting Kdi- tor of Ttk BEE:—How can lead bo removed from the barrels of a shot gun. Eunelosed you will find stamp for reply.—M. . Aus.—No guestions in this department aro answered by mail. To clean lead from gun barrels take a small piece of common window glass, pound 1t up fiue, then grind it 1o dust by a continued circular motion of a pestle; sift this powder through a piece of book mus- lin; prepare a rod with tow, roll it well in the'sifted glass-dust, and tun it carefully through the barrel of the gun, Then aad somo vaseline, and, if necessary, sgain roll in the dust. Another metiod ~is, vlug the breech end and fill the barrel with paraflin oil; let it stand through the night and wipo out in the morning with an ordinary cleaning rod, tow or flannel capped, when the leading will all come out at the first rub. OMANA, Nov. 4.--To the Sporti Tue Bee: How are standing and running broad jun.ps measured, heel to heel or toe to hee! Who is u first ¢ 9 boxing teacher in this eity? What is the prover way to cut off a bull pup's tui nd enrs? A Sponr. (1) From toe to heel. (2) Jack (3) See Norling’s manual, Fred Engler and H. Bock.—You failed to make your statement clear. If Englor was playing Krug 20 to 34, and they stopped playing with the scoro standing 47 for Kng- lor and 32 for Krug, tho bet is a draw, as the game was not finisned OMana, Nov. 5.—To the Sporting Edjtor of Tu BEE—WIil you kindly inform e through the columns of THE SUNDAY BEE who holds the records of “putting up” the ten pound dumb belis and what are the records. Are dogs property in this state? If so. how long have they been considercd as sueh? Answer and oblige an old subscriber. Ans.—(1) The ten-pound dumb bell was put up 8,431 times in 1 hour 34 minutes by H. Tiennacle professional, New York, Decomber 13,1870, (2) Dogs are taxed, but the county at- torney has decided that they are not prop- erty. Fditor of - Your Sunday dinner is not_comploto with- out a bottio of Cock’s EExtra Dry Champagne, Ounce tried never forgott A o Ritty's Answe “Seven sheep wero standing By the ture wall ; “Tell me,” said the teachor To hier scholars small, “One poor shecp was frigitened, Jumped and ran away-— Oue from seven—how many Woolly sheep would stay " Up went Kitty's fingers— A farmer's daughter she, Not so bright at figures As sho ought to bo— “Please, ma'am” —"Well then, Kitty, Tell us if you know." “Please, if one jumped over, Allthe rest would go.” ures catarrh, - Words, Words. A statistician in Paris had the pa- tience to count the number of words em- ployed by the most celebrated writers. The works of Corneille do not contain wmora than 7,000 diflevent words and those of Moliere 8,000, Shakespeare, the most fertile and varied of Iinglish authors, wrote all his tragedies and comedies with 15,000 words. Voltaire and Goetho employ 20,000, *“*Paradise Lost” only contains 8,000, and the Old Testament says all that it has to say with 5,642 words, Dr. Birnoy Boo bldg. Van Houten's Cogoa. PLEASE READ THIS. O Cents a pound for VAN HOUTEN'S GOCOA (“Best & Goes Farthest") seems to be high. Let us compare it with the price of Coffee: 11b. of good coffee ¢ TR 1 ¢ « V. H, Cocoa D Which 90c¢. 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