Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 24, 1892, Page 16

16 AWEER'S SPORTING ROUNDUP Rem soences of the River, Lake and Marsh, I HOW SAYERS WON HIS GREATEST FIGHT. Sufferings of Tobh W The Bascball World=The Billiard Tournnment— Questions and Answers and Interesting “That New Jersey, duck shooter who made his little talk in last Sunday's Bee probably thinks we don't know what duck shooting is,” remarked Juck Knowles to a littie knot of sportsmen in Cross’ gun store last night. *S0 it would seem,” chimed in Petty, “but it hie hud been with me'n the late General Georgo Crook up at Horseshoe lake that March afternoon in 'S3 when we had our little matinee with the canvasbacks, red heads and pintails, I think be'd forgot there ever was such a place as the Chosapeake or Carrytuck. Wo bagged just 448 ducks in ox- actly five nours' shootin', and fully one-thira of them were canvas “I've beard the general speak of that hunt many aud many a time,” interjected Jouu Hardin, “ana it seemed always liko a pleas ure for him to talk about it. “Yes, continued Petty, “Crook could never get over that shoot, for it was a little aliead of anvthing he'd ever experienced in that liue, ard you ull know there were few mon who ever bad more good shootin’ than General Crook Lots see, John,” enquired Mr. Hughes, better known among the trap shots as Judge Bisenheimar, “how was it you came to hit 'em so hard that day " “Well I'll tell you,” Petty quickly replied, rolling the words 'round in his mouth as if they were so many marsh mallows, *vou'll reniember the geaeral dropped in the store about Y o'clock that morning, aw’ it was o blowin’ and_snowin’ terrc'ly, and he sez, sez he, ‘say Jehn, how about a little jaunt up % Horscshoe today “Oh, don’t me shis gun to choke, an’ look al the weather— *Bother the work and tho weather 100,” o ®ou buck, “I tell you I've seen miore ducks flyin’ over this mornin’ than I've scen in years—they bave been crossin’ in perfect clouds ever since daylight, an’ as for the weather, why this sort will make the hair grow on your chest—but what's theuse of talkin’, off with that apron, come on, we heven't a moment to lose, you Know itis & good sixteen mile drive.” “Well of course 1 went. We reached the the lake alittle before noon,and by 12 o'clock gad our decoys out and were workin' our Lefevers at a rate that was miraculous, Therc abiindin’ snow storm ragin’ und at times the wind blew a hurricane. We nc- tually needed no blind, but just stood out on the shore 'mong a few broken down sun- flower stalks, and it was bang!splash ! bane! bang! splash! till every last shell was busted. Jur gun barrels got sohot attimes that we bud torun down into the water and thrust the muzzles in o cool 'em off, and durin’ the short time I shot without gloves 1 blistered wy hunds till they were sore for several days after. We got IKing an’ bis three sous to belp us gather tho birds, and sav, if you couid haye secn the three piles wo Duilt up under those old cottonwoods, you'd a-thought wo bad enough ducks to supply the whole sountry. The next day——" *‘And you say that a third of them were canvasbacks" interrupted Billy Townsend. ““Well, there was a thunderin’ lot o’ canvas and redheads, but maybe not quite as many asthat, The bulk 0 the Kill was pintail. Well, as I was a sayiw, the next day olo iing orougat the birds in fur us, au’ Pl nevor forget the crowd that swarmed into ion it, general, I've got the store all the afternoon to seo tbe game. They were runniv’ thero til long after dark, and gery few came there but what went away with a brace of ducks. The general seat 1y of the canvas to Chicago and his friends In the east.” B *"Lut wais @ big ¢ay’s work sure,” resumed Jack Knowles, who has done a pile of market shootiug in his duy, “but it din’t beul tue short shoot I had Wwith P. S, Bustis, general passenger agent of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, now of Chicago, down at Wau- buncey a few yeors ago. That was also ona stormy March™ afternoon, and we shot over decoys from bebind an old ruil fence, and in Just ono bour and 4 half we had down 140 canvas, redhead, mallard and bluebill, Weo quit shooting only because we were loaded too heavily, fivo aud a half drachms of black powder—that’s all we had in those days—and an ounce and a quarter of shot, We shot so fost that we hammered up our arms in great shape, and actually had to quit.” “That sounds a litue piscatorial, Jack,” quietly interjoined the judge, “but as'you are bound tolot Mr. Mundy of Newark know that we know what duck shooting is out this way, I guess I can stand it." “No, no, judge. D'l makeaMdavit toit. I mean every word 1 aay. You can writo Kustis—but Hardin, you recollect tnat shoot well enough, don’t you?"’ ©Ob, yes, Judee, Jack's all right. member very w the big shoot be and Mr, Eustis had, but just how long they were at it I couldn’t say,” answered Hardin, **Well, I can,”” chipped in Mr. Townsend, #for 1 know the hour they left Forney's house, and just when they got back, ana’ it Wwasn't more than two hours and a balf all told. Parmeleo and [ were shooting there at the time, but that afternoon I didu't go out becavse I wasn't feeling just right, Why Parmolee mudo o kil that day, himself, of considerable over a hundred birds, and he didn’t soot all day either.” 1 know you gentizmen have all had some magniticent sport 1 your time,” romarked Georgo Hoaeland who tad just dropped in for an invoice of shells, and hearing the duck talk of courso had to join in, for it there is u genuine sportsman in all this whole western country, Mmr. Hoagland’s the man, our years ago this last fall, over on the Nishna- botna river in lowa, 1 bagged seventy-eight mallards —ull mallards, mind you— in'exactly ore hour. ‘That was uiso a suowy, boister- I re- ous day, and I was shooting over decoys in ver, aud never saw tho birds so tame A tho o¢ plentiful, thing about that bag of ducks, inued Mr. H., as he put his bands on the counter and raised him- self to a seat, as that they were nearly all drakes, magnificent green heads, and what a sight they made! Really, I don’t believe thero were a dozen hens in the whole ca booale.” “Well, that doasn’t strike me as being par- ticularly strange,”” broke in Petty, “for my experience is that the drakes predomnnato at sl timoes about tnree to one, and often at much greater ratio. How've you found 'em, Jack " “Always in excess, and it has always been @ puzzler tome. 1 should think the hens would predominate,” replied Kunowles, “You'll remember, too, judge,” continned Petty, turning to Hughes, “*how many more green heads than hens we' killed a year ago last fall in the Whiting marshes?” *Yes, indeed,” replied the judge, animat- edly, “and, by the way, that ‘wasu't such a slouch of a shoot either, i *'No, indeedy ! We brought home 300 mal lard and bluo bill, aud set the gang crazy. You recollect it was our last anuual club hunt, and our bag, snipe, geese, ducks and all, discounted auything brought in.”" “You bet it did. But, speakin’ of geese, John, you've killed a few, eh (" “Have It General Crook and I killed in a twoday suoot out on the Platte seven years ago—Cavadas, Hutchins, wbite and suow. No, that wasn't the tims the geueral t lost in the blizzard, but the year after. ust last sprivg, Hon Homao and” Bob Wells bagged over 300 in a couple of days’ shoot out at Clarkes, They were thoro for over weelk, but had good shooting only two days of the time," _“To go back to old times," ipterjoined Kuowles, “why, I remember the time old *Yank' Hathaway went down on the Bellevue bottoms, just below the city, and killed over 100 ducks and thirty or forty gueese, from 4 in \be morning until dark, and I can recall dozens and dozens of fustances wheu the score to a siugle gun ran above the 100 mark. But 1 say, you men can get ready for sowe fun this spriog, for we're goin' o have sowme Kreat shooting.” “Thiuk so, Jack?" was the judge's auery “Yes, sir, I know so—the signs are all right—eb, Hoagland 1" “Couldn't be better, and as you see from the order 1 just turned in I'm vot overlooking anything, veturned Mr. H. “And me, 100, excitedly followed Petty," ©1 expoct o tako many & squint over my old strange 200 hawamerless Lofover—ibo bost guu i the THE market today be with me 1" “I hope so, Jolin.’ “But, say, gentiemen,” and Jack Knowles samiled significantly,”” “wouldn’t it have been a great joke if Mr. Mundy of New Jersey could have happened in here this evening ¢ An 61 Bay Batite. New Yonk, Jan. 20, —To the Sporting Edi torof Tne Bre: In my last letter Sayers' “favorite duke' snould have read ‘‘favorite double,” that is two blows planted in succes- sion, generally with bis left fist. Tom per formed with his left duke all through his fighting career in that way. The first blow was often planted on the nosc and the second a squasher on the mark or vitof the stomach, Bill Benjamin, although a larger, stronger and more muscular man, was doue up in his first contest by Tom in that way. When this sprine, and the judg Bill was asked the reason he cut up so badly he said he was hit vory hard on tho st “mark” round and was not expecting a blow iu thit quarter and it sickeued him completely. Taking Sayers’ battles as u whole, in my opinion, his conquest of Harry Poulson was bis groatest victory, It is just thirty-six years since that memorable contest wok place at Nottingham, Kungland, und there were some points in that protracted struggle, which lasted three hours and cight minutes, similar to the late scrap betweea John L. and Charlie Mitchell. The ground was fu a very muddy condition in both con tests and Mitchell and Sayers were both the same beignt and Poulson nud Sullivan were much the heavier m Poulson, aithough an incn shorter than Sayers, was fully twen pounds the heaviest man una was also in much superior condition; every muscle was beautifully developed and there was not o supertluous ounce on s powerful frame, He was well known to be a terrific hitter and as gamo and determined a fellow as ever stripped, The enormous development of muscie on his back and arms was astonishing, Sayers was ot in good condition He and sowe others had been locked up in a Suffolk jail by & county magistrate for mding and abetting in an unlawful pursmt, namely, being seconds in the fight between Jimmy Massey and Bill Hayes, which interfered with his training. The ‘“‘country beak’ swore he would make an - example of these London vagabonds, and uad them led through the streets of Ipswich haundeuffed. Al readers of Dickens will remember the ad- veotures of tho immortal Pickwick, Sam Weller, Mr. Alfred Jingie and Job Troller at Ipswich. Some of Savers bac were dis pleased with Tom for making the match, They thought he bad undertaken 0o big coutract and would be sure to get licked, 1f he did not get killed. But Tom ndvised them 10 back him at all hazards, because he said he would win and would yot be the champion of Fugland. That was set down as mere bounce at the time. Poulson was seconded by Jack MeDenaid and his fellow townsman, Bendigo, and Sayers by Langham and Massoy. The reporter sud Paulson, uithough shorter and thicker set, was marvelously liko the renowned Bendigo. Harry stood rather close, with his hands held high, after the old school style, while Suyers assumed an easy, clegant position, with his left well out. Although Tom’s superior science en- abled him o mark Harry at flrst, his stamina quickly failed through wunt of conaition, and e was forced to end the rounds by get- ting down. In the thirty-third round Sayers fell weak, and Poulson’s cla oppouent, Toin Paddock, was so confident tnut he would win that he offered to I three to one on him. In the sixty-eighth round, when two hours had elapsed, the punishment was said to be pretiy equally divided. FPoul- son’s right eve, like Tom’s left, was com- pletely closed, and both of their conks were very much out of shape; the rignt side of Tom’s face was unscathed, but his ribs bora marks of heavy punishment. Poulson bad a mouse under his left eye, but was much tho stronger on his logs, and it was still thought must wear him out. Many thourht as Tom Rot slower Harry would kuock bim out with his dangerous right. Tom fell sometimes through weakness and the shippery state of the ground, amidst the groans of the Poul- sonians, but the referee said fight on. In the 105th round thoe oflicial account of the mill eaid Poulson’s face was now much swollen and there was scarcely & glimmer from his left peever. tle was, nowever, still strony as ever on his pins. He rushed in, kuowing he hud no time o spare, aad caught Tom heavily with his right on the ear. 1x changes followed Sayers' straightest. oul- soa bored in and_got home heavily with his right on the ribs, when Tom planted a straight left-handor heavily on the jaw and knocked him down. The last (109th) round had evidently been a setuer for the gallant Poulson. He came up groggy and all abroad. The game fellow tried to find a lodgment but missed, his head came forward, and Tom delivered a beavy right-hander on the jaw, which again knocked the veteran off his legs. and on being. taken up he was founa to be deaf to the call of time, He recovered in a few minutes and shed tears at tho result. Tom complaired of poin about the body and ribs, Harry was quite blind, but the reporter said beyond o broken snout and a bruised and battered mug had received no damage whatever. The fight lasted three hours and cight minutes, Itis but fair to state that Poulson was 39 vears of age. He died last year aged 73, The editor of Bell’s Life said Savers, on account of being opposed to such superior weight and strength, had to be continually Jumping back, and the slippery state of the ground was most against him on thataccount. Poulson was highly praised for his monly, fair styls of fighting. The editor said he was truly one of the gamest of the game, but he depended too much on bis right to bave mu chance against an accomplished left-handed boxer. Poulson afterward beat a big six footer, when he was 43. The vig'un proved to be slow on his pins and Harry bad o prime mark to hit at. He nearly knocked his head off in half an hour, Poulson was afterward matched with Tom Kiog, when he was 45 and was anxious to fight bim, but his back- ers forfeited £15, The thought he was too old to tackle a young giant of 6 feet 2, nearly twenty years younger than he was. Quite a commentary on theactions of the big fighters of today. T O K in the fi r. Dily to Mr, Me Cuanox, Neb., Jan, 20.—10 the Sporting Editor of Tue Bee: You would dome a great favor if you would please publish tho following regarding Eddie Meyer of Streator, 11L,, and myself. Meyer has beon corvespond- ing with friends ut Lead City, S. D., for the past year, vory anxious for a fight with me, I left Omaha and went direculy to Lead City 1or the sole purpose of arranging a fight with this man Meyor. While negotiating with his manager, I was matchoed to fight Dick Hollywood of Ogden, Utah, whom I defeated in nine rounds, December '16. Nou hearing from the Moyer party. I was matched to fight again, with Mike Welch. the Denver kid, whom I also defeated, as was published in Tur Bee a fow days ago, in three rounds. | was made to understand that Meyer would fight and Alf Kennedy would back him, and the Bodega club of Deadwood offered u §i50 purse for us to contend for, The articles were drawn up and sent to me und I signed ther and forwarded them to Alf Kennedy. The reply from Mr. Keuned, was that the purse was too small, so W. H, Carter of the Bodega club wired bim that a $1,000 purse would ba hung up. Not getting @ reply of any kiud, Mr, Carter was disgust. ed and the watch is off so far as he is con- cerned. Now I would hike to ask, who did Eddie Meyer ever defeat that he should de maud & §1,000 pursei or where did he ever fight for even a §00 purse! [ dia fight for #700 as the public knows, and lost, to Johnuy Van Heest and iv is the only black mark on wy record, but I may sometime in the near future be able to redeem myself. 1 do no like 10 boast in paper talk as' Mr. Meyer has been doing for the past year and do no fight- ing. lam inthe business for what money I can make out of 1t and care nothing for tho T, Mr. Meyer, | now want to say you, put up or smut up, and " have your name erased from the fighters' list, My bproposition to you is this: 1 amw ready any time, four weeks Irom signing articles, to fight you in private with small gloves, ten men on a side, for any amouut up as high as you would like to go, or 1 will flght you for the $1,000 purse now offered, and bet 00 or §1,000 on the side that 1 win; to weigh in at the ring side under 12 pound: You have weight, height and reach in your favor, and by defeating me here you can make s much money as -your brother Billy did at New Orleaus by defeat- g Jimmy Carroll, for I am to the Black Hilis what Billy is to Streater. That is say- iny & groat di perkaps, but come forward with your money and post & forfeit, and try we real quick, ho sooner the bewer; and should you not aocept, why 1 sm open to any wao o the country under 120 pounds. 1 will pay no further sttention Lo newspaper talk unless backed vy money. as AVe & large gymunsiuw hero and QAL OMAHA DAILY waste any more time. First come, first served. Hoping to hear from some of the would-be champions (Myer preferred) 1 re. main yours truly, Daxsy Dary, Iustructor Chadron Athletie eclub, Chaa- ron, Neb, Tit Tattle of the Ring, From Danny Daly's letter, which will be found in another column, it would seem that his fight with Eddio Meyer of Streator, T1l., isoff, All that can be saidls thatilisa reat disappointment to the Omaha boy, for tie felt himself u sure winner, which he reaily s, and in Alf Kennedy Moger has a knowi- edgecus manager, He kiew the folly of sonding Billy's little brother up against a man of Danuy’s capabilities, En passant, that was a right clover victory Dauny scored over Mige Welch, the Denver | Weleh Kid, up at Cpadron the otner night At the weighed 128 pounds and Daly 121 call of timo both mon stepped up smiling,and after exchanging greetings, Daly lea off, landing bard on Welch's face, recciving a light counter in retura. Welch tried to land right and_left, nut Daly was too clever aud the round closed slightly in Daly’s favor. The second round was @ hurricane. Daly bed @ job and wanted to finish bis mau as snon as possivle, He led and found Weich's face with his loft and an instant later planted his right full in the stomach. Somo snarp fighting followed, Weleh ducking a wickod right band swing, which, if it lad lauded, would have ended the tight, Daly smiled and fernting with his left, a second later swung ms right on Weleh's neck, knocking him cioan off his feet. As soon as he arose Daty kept puuishing him and drove him all over the ring. In the third and last round Daly startod with a rush, and a right hand smash 1 the stomach laid the Kid on his back help- foss. He tried to come back, but it was use loss, and ho was counted out. Bd Goodsalt was reforce. “Phe Sherroy-Dobbs fiuish mill wiil be fixed for tho fivst week in Fobraary. It will be an interesting contest und a_lurige attendance is a foregone conclusion. Il particuiars next Sunday, Tue Black Pearl-Charlio Turner fight to come off before the Occidental elub, Califor- nin, has been postponed until Fevruarys! on account of an uvscess on the Pearl's jaw, one of ths results of the taumping “Boston Benny" gave him, The C ago Herald of lase Tuesday con tained Dick Mdore's ehallonge to - im Niluua, but upto date nothing huas been heard from Timothy. T'he opinion prevails that he wants vo move of Moore's game, Dick Moore, the St. Paul welter weight, has been matened for a finish contest agast one Tom Kelley, alias Baker, alias Collins, and alius ad infinitum. I'he contest is to be at cated weights for $200 a sido and the wate v ceipt is booked for i hall Saturday evening, Pebrua with oy Hibben as Moore's bacl Sharmer Burns, the wrestler, us To say tho least the maten is an ill-advised one, as Kelley will hardly enter the ring at less than 170 pounds and Moora not over LS. Keiloy is here with a wang of five all-round men under the leadership of Farmer Burns, &nd they are prepared to give any man most any kind of a game ho waats, from a crap shoot for 25 conts a side, to u foot race, wrestiing maten or a knock olit. You puys your money and takes your choice. In_fact, the Burns contingent is a hard crowd all by themse ana if Dick Moore wishes to pursuo pugilisni as ameans of a liveliiood and uituin any kind of a standing in _the fratoraity wiose members aro. matuly distinguished by the short hair, ho will “eschew ail such enzage. ments as the one he has just entered uto, 1f he wants to get rid of his bri aro plenty of stono walls doesn’t know. as in the case of young Niland, Just who Lie 1§ going aainst. However, that matters but little, the forfeit is up aud all the details arranged, and the be an do is his best, under any circamstances. He i3 training industriously down near Gilmere station, eud is said to bo alrendy in primo condition, but prime condition will not cut much of 4 figure against & mun thirty pounds heavier than Lo und every whit his equal in science and skill to boot. Kelley, who is a trained athlete and always in condition, is putting in the fancy touches at Lake Manawa. He is evidently a “ringer.” The Base Ball Status, Notwithstanding the fact that not a hand has been turued here looking toward the organization of a cluv, Omaha bas been ad mitted into the new Western ussociation cir- cuit. All talk akeut Mr. hicCord turning over the francaise free of charge is mere drivel. Mr. McCord beld no franchise,noteven last year, but simply assumed the superin- tendency of Omahw's club affairs after the woful collapse in July, besides gzenerously putting in his money 1o keep tho game alive, The orgamzation effected at Chicago lust Thursday is a new venture in every particular, and has no more to do with last ear’s associ ation than it has with the Japanese leasue, The situation here is a peculiar one,and while olutely nothing has been done so far, it is reasouabie to presume that somothing will.in fact must. occur shortly. A plan 1son foot for a meeting of business men some evening this week. and at this it is very probable that the local ¢ nization will be perfected. Mr, J. S, MeCormick is the first man to st p into the breach, and Omaha 15 to be congratulat- ed that ste has at leastone man —to suy nothing of his late experience in biso ball— who is courageous cnough to attempt to pro- tect the credit of the city cven in o matter of amusement, in which the whole commonwealth 1s interested. This is no time for settling old scores or opening old soros. What is needed is the hearty co-operation of overy citizen concerned, and by workit concert and with the one object in view, we will have such & season of base ball as was never known here before, Without further exnortation the new Western leaguo will start out with a compact ecircuit, an ivonclad hmitation of each club’. salary ' list to £12,000 per annum, and a poculiar organization that is apparently ound to 1orce the ciubs to live up to the lLimitation, and, as an almost necessary sequence to muke money. The clubs are deprived of all power to sign or reloaso players, that privilege being vested solely in the league through its secretary. IHe will sign all the players, twelve for each club,and no more, and after dividg the players into eight teams, as nearly equalized in playing strength as his judgment can devise, will sub mit the lists to ihe permanent committee on organization. I'his committee will make any changes that muy be deemed advisuble, anu the teams as made up will then be submitted to the full league for examination and furtier revision, The teams and eities will then be numbered and the teams distributed by lot, the first team drawn going to the city numbered ono, plan is novel in base ball, but will det nothing from the interest and rivairy in tho @ifferent cities, A double schedule will be arrangod, the first of eighty-four games, and the second of fifty-six. Suunay games will be scheduled for each city. Kach club will take 45 per ceut of the gate receipts, the other 10 per cent goiug 10 form a fund, from which salaries of umpires, league officials, and other necessary expenses will be paid, any surplus going to form a permanent re- serve fund under control of the finauce com- mittee: Tue receipts of holiday games will be pooled and divided equally among the eight clubs, regardless of whether adverse weather prevents one or more of tho games from being played or not, the usual reduction for the reserve fund beiog flrst made. The duty of selecting the ball to be played with was imposed upon President Williams. As secretary he is to make the schedule, the season beginning about the end of April and ending early in Qctober. As president he is to confer with the eastern league in reference to urranging & friendly semi-glliance. The committee ou rules will urge an amendment 1o the genoral playing rules, so as to allow managers to coach players from the lines. In cases of games postponed when tied, It was orderced that they shall be played to a fiuish en the next day on which a gamo shall be scheduled for the same grounds, begitning at the point where piay ceased. 1t was also decided that the home club shall furnish dressing rooms for visiting teaws. Following is the organiza- tion as perfected. President, secretary and treasurer—James A. Williams, Columbus, O, Onicial conusel of the league—IL. . Kraut hoff, Kansas City. Finance committee—J.C, Iverson, Milwaukee: O. H. Colum bus; J. W, Speas, Kansas Cit; Permaneut committee onjorganization--L. C.Krauthoff, R. W. Maguire and (. H. Behmelz. Committee to arrange for protection--L. C. Krauthoff, K. W. Maguire and James A. Williams, The board of dircciors were voted to Min- neapolis, Omaha, Indisuapolis and Toledo, the election of the members to be determined by the clubs of those citi Destruction of the Quail, Reports from all parts of the state show ord 1@ ] Lhay tho lale lnisnse oold ansp and beavy BEE | | 9. JANUARY £nows have been wory destructive to the quail. In & number of instances whole bovies have been fownd frozen hard as rocks where they huddled: together beneath somo brush pile, corn sheck or other protected nook in the vain effdrt to escape thie killing tiast. Single birdd have boen picked up, SUI and lifoloss, in the very door and barn yards of many country places whero they had, in sheor desperation of hunger, been driven. This is particularly unfortunato at this time, when theprospect was excelleat in this state for o gesaral recuperation in the ranks of this vare littlo gamo bird. Tho past season was one of the most superb for fecun dation among the birds that hus been known in this region for a good many long years, Tho whole summer was an uubroken snell of exquisite weather, with no continued drouths or oxcessive raioy perioas, but of a uniform UNDAY temperature and generel moteorolo, con aition especially adapted for the purposes of nidification. T'hat they did not allow the splendid opportunity to pass unimproved was amply attested to by their unusual plentiful ness in the fall. Almost every stubblo field hold its Levy, and more birds were brought into the market, and were sold cheaper, than thoy have boen in a full decade. The 103her fortunate con short open season was most indefatiguble dition, for despite the industey on the part of both sportsmen and vot-hunters, but immaterial inroads wore made upon the army of birds that infested every favorable locatity, Consequentiv an abundance of seed was 1eft over for next sea son, ana had the winter vroved an open one, as was generally nredicted, 1t is sufe to say that Nebraska's quail crop for 1502 would huve excoeded that of any year in her bis tory. Now, however, the prospects are just the revarse. This frigid poriod has been too prolonged and 100 widespread to engender the hope that 1n favorad localities the birds escapod its ovil eftects. They have suffered everywhare, and suffered extonsively and it1s a pity that there is no lezislaturo this winter to puss a two or threo years' pro- hibitory law. For the State's Choomplonship, The billiard tournament for the chambion ship of the stato of Nebraska, under the auspices of the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Billlava company, will commence Monday cvening, February 15, ut Fravk Keniston's New Yo ament will bo playol. The entries closo Ir day, Febraary 5, and ull players desirous of entering are reguosted to send in their names 1o J. C. Seldon, representative of the Bruns- wick-Balhe-Catlender corapany, 407-100 South Tenth street, immedintely. o aim of tho the crack Life rooms, where the entirg tourn- maragement'is to briug together players of Nevraska in order that 1t may ba determined wiio 15 the best, as well as to arouse the latent interest that oxists here in the gentlemen's game. All games will be the h balk line, 300 points up, und played on Keniston’s handsome new ten by 1ive table, the championship size, and tho first ever set up in this caty. Tho p will be a beauti ful gold- mounted cue sh for the first £ for tho secoad, 30 for the third. €25 tor the fourth, $10'for the fifth and £5 for the siath. The entries trom this city will melude Lieutenant Arrowsmith, the avowed champion: Frank Keniston, Harr mes and one or two others. Manager Sel don s in hopes of securing a good lis! of out- siae 1alent, and assures ali who contempinte cntering that they will recejve every court and cuaranteed a square show there is cousiderablo talk of the probs come and everything points to n flattering succe Coliseum. o nistory of athletic nagement, Messrs, creat big fake A Biz Fake at th For the first tume in t sports the Coliscum mu Mardis and Prince,advertise to occupy the building every night next week. They have flooded the city with eiv- culars which convey the cheering informa tion that the fukoe will begin tomorrow oven- ing at s o’clock sharp, thatitis a most inter esting attraction, but gives no information as 1o its ch In" concluding it says *Cowe 1o the Colisenm any mizhU this wee for particolars.” Manager Mardis was scen last evening and asied 13 Lo the chavucter of the r late-t attraction, and ho said : “Phat s sometbing | will not give away. We have been trying 1o give' tne citizons o series of boi ide athlenic contests, bat as the majority will insist on tno statement aund be- liel that they ave fakes, we have come to the conclusion th the genuine article is not whit they want, for when there has been uny enfertainment that oven boro tho coloring of . fake tho attencance was tenfold larger than that which has marked the clean thinz, Consequently we have determined o give them what they want, a monstrous fake from start to fid isi. 'Noivis notu prize light or enyihing clso that any not tuke his In factitisa performance par ticularly attractive to the ladies, who will bo admitted free thoe fivst aight. However, liko the rest, you will have o come out and see, if you want to know what is going on.’” They Get koat Jack, Citeago, Jun. 21.—To the Sporting Kditor of Tit: Bri:i— We sce oy Tui: Bri: that Join S. Prince has issued a challenge to race any of the riders who was in the late raco at Omuha, and us we are inirmed by good judges who have known bim for years that ho nev, nowledges a defeat, we stould think he was shown up bad _enough in the daughters to, last . without another defeat in his own city. Thoidea of bim not being in condition is an old excuse and u very poor one, i knew we wero coming to Omaha two months before we raced there, Wa have beard of Prince being the American champion for years. Butwhen we come nere ho cries, out of coudition. Lot bun show nimself a man and when he is done up acknowledgo 1t as the rest of us do, Now we do not care to run an cight hour a day race right on top of the one we are in at Chilcazo, and then go into another in a week but we will put up a stake of £ oach with T Briand Prinee and Reading do the samo and the winner tako every dollar and sixty per cent of tho recoipts for thred hours cach night as before. 1€ ho can defeat us at all, he should do so at three hours a nieht. “These are the only conditions on which we would come. Kespectfulty, Wit Woon, WaLLACE STac WiLLian d. O'FLaNacay, Grand Isband Al Keady, Graxp Istaxn, Neb, Jan, 20.—To the Sporting Editor of Tue Bee: This is cer tainly goiug to bea prospercus yoar in No- braska and 1 think & good ono fora stute league. Those interested, however, should vet right down to work aud arrange for a meeting of all the cities interested. Grand Istand is all ready to do bor part, and if a league Is formed will surely put a club in, 1 would suggost that. each city that contem s joining such un enterprise swnd the name of the gentleman they seicct L repre- sont thww i the meeting to the sporting editor of Tur Bre,and after ho has received all such names, to call & meeting for some centraily located eity, at Huastings, for in- stance. Tne Sugar City takes the iitiative in this rozard, and! herewith senas you tho name of W. A. Rouke, Nouo but good, re sponsible men shonld be sent as representa- tives, and | hope tocshortly hear of Lincoin, He Premont; South Omaba, Hastings, Kearney, Norfols, Plattsmouth and Ne- braska City followivg our example, OFf course th more cities represented, the better chauce to determine on & good circuit, 0. G, Aud i Good Man He Ts, Creverasn, O., Jap Priend Sandy: 1 would like very mush to piay in Omaba this coming summer, and if you can do o con scientiously, I would be under obligations if you would recommend me to the manage- ment. 1 amn first-class health and hope to do better work thau ever next scason. 1f there are any of the boys wintering in yoar city give them my best. Coances H. Dewarn, 1447 Woodland avenue. Stagg on Modern Athletics, A. A. Stagg, the tamous Yale collego base ball piteher, football tramer and master of all-round atbletics, wil) deliver a lecture next Tuesaay evening, January 20, iun the concert hall, Young Men's Christian associa tion opuilding, on modern athletics. Mr. Stagg's dissertation will be illustrated by stereoptican views from iustantaneous photo- Frlphu of athletes in action, which will add mimensely Lo the 1nterest and lustructive- ness of tie luoture, Mr. Stagg stands at the head of all college athlotes aud will most assuredly bo awarded & large uttendance. While bere he will ve the guest of John atrick, an old Yale confrere, and after the 1 wealtbiest wen in the city who bave gone a 1892 - INTEL lecture Tuasday evening, queted by the Omaha olub. r will be ban. AGES Harhingers o te Annle, Minneapolis seems particularly well pleased with her outlook and the feeling i general that a prosperous season is before hor. It {s at last dofinitely settled, Catcher Grim will cateh for Louisville, and “Red” Ehret will pitch for Pittsburg, Now let Chili do her worst. Tho Western association wants to pull its gun the moment eithur Joln S, Barnes or Billy Harrington even intimate & desirs to break into 1t. Poter MeNabb, who couldn’t piteh auoits in the Wostera association last year, ooly wanted $375 a month from Portland for' next season, but. o didu’t get it. Harry Raymond, it 13 sald, s keepine books for his fathor. Just what kind of books, however, remains a mystery Bound volumes of the Police Gazette, very likely. e surplus of fine bail players now oa tho market 1s u cortain guaranty that the days of high salavios are on tho wane. Dozens of good players can be sigued today for haif they received last y Piteher Tnks, with Brooklyn last year, 1s 10w u student in the Notro Dame univarsity, South Bend, Ind. When luks was trying to piteh for Omaha, he was kuown exclusively as Mr. Writing Pluid, Up in Milwaukeo tho cranks are pressing Cushman to sign Charlov Dewald, ong of Sioux Clty's 1ast year's twirlers, which all £0eS 10 show that the Milwaukes cranks know a good man from a dub “Suapper Nava' Cooney, who in bis day was probably as popular u ball player as any who over played here, is now slatherinig lathor and seraping chins down at his big brother's barver shiop in Providence, R. 1 By the way the last of Omana's deserters niot his merited fate last week, in Wash ton's unconaivionally releasing Deacon ¢ fin. “OF the eatire outfit the only man today with an engagement for next season is Jocko Halligan, M may como and man may g, as_many of them as pleases, but not 50 with old Hick Carpenter. Ha hes just signed with Kansas City for 1802 There must be some sort of & hoinclogous propinquity bevween Old Hick and Fatter Time, “Chippy ™ MeGare hasn't received an offor yetand doesn’t know if he will play at all nest season. —Sporting Lifo, Yos, and therc is a whole ot of players beside the “Chippy”’ bird who don’t know whothier they will play or Woirk next scason, Georga Strief, tho old time third basoman, and one of the Western association’s um- pires last season, is o tho Cleveland polico orce. ‘There 1s many a head out this wauy, Lli warrvant, that George would like to get n crack at with his locust, It looks very muctwas it Nicodemus Young has made up his mind to permanently “tuen down” Tim Hurst and King Gaffuey, any way so far ux the National Leaguc is con cerned. Can't get out of the way of calling he bis body the National League. Se! But speaking of umpires reminds me, o case of a veorganization of the Western asso ciation Hurstand Gail can both have a post ton it 1 have to give it to them myself, No better men over ofliciated 1n - the west, and Doth are very populur everywhere, excenting in Minneapolis tuey are a little sore on I'im othy. hat promisiug young player, Dowd. will, by all moans, be retained by the Washington club. He can be utilized in many ways, par ticulavly as substitute infielder,—Sporting l.lh'; Dowd w the man Shannon was to displace at second Iast July. He played just two gawes, the great Shannon did, whon such a yelt'went ‘up for young Dowd’s return that we heard it way out here 1 Nebraske. Minucanolis is afilicted with two very large and suceulent base ball moguls in Col- onel Sam Morton, who nover bets less than €,000, aud Baron Hach, who materially sisted in the smasi-up of the Western asso- ciation lust year. Itis a hot chase; Sam has the pole, but the baron the grounds, and it is aquestion who wins. Popular sontiment, however, is largely in Samuel’s favor. Canavan is no kicker. He 1s satisfied t play in Louisvillo, and_says he will pi best for the Louisville ciub. ‘That’s proper spirit, which should be more gencral among players.—Courier Journal. Jimmy i all rigut, and if ho plays his best next ye he'll ‘make Daniel Boone roli over in b erave. Jimmy, howover, is generally too d to do much in the caucan line. IRea” Bhret is in troudle fu Louisville, ng a spendthivift, like most ball players, “PATENT FACING Cor SHIRTS ARE Superior in Quality. ect in Style, And Perfect in Fit and Finish. N. B. FALGONER OMAHA. iuto this with tho determination to stay and make it a suceess, Under the personal su- pervision of Marve Beardsley, socretary, the grounds and track will be givon a thorough assDemoc overhauling. —Ar t. Senator Morgan, who rarely overlooks a bat, is now in Chicago husthing for cycle news for the Refere revorter a fow days ago the foxy senator “In order to muken fast track, you 0 10 bo very eareful with curves and get the best possible liues in them and dish tho track from the outsido tho eutire length. ust beforo they commenced buildine the ison Square Garden tracle in Now York, 1 suggested the dish all around, but the car: penter in charge knew more about such things and declined my advico, At Boston, two weolks later, they had tho track “nilt act cording to my ideas, and the result was a new In an interview witha record on a fifteen lap track.” The sevator is woll aware that the Boston track was built after Jack Prince’s ideas, and not his own. An ton says. way that is what John Shilling- \mateur, Gabbl of th Melrose is laid up with the grip. Shanahan ied the Nonpariels with the club last year. IKeniston may manage the Musees the com- ing scason. Cobb, pitcher for Kearney's signed with Baltimore, Sam McAuliffe will bo among the leaders with the stick next siynmo Billy Yorlk, of Kearney's 1500 team, is with Ryan's team plaving in Cuba, French is a great pitcher and one of the hardest hitters in the busincss. Gatowood is a hard worker and bis team is made up of the sumo kind of mea, Billy Croft, an old Omaba boy, has held down tirst for Cheyenne two seasons, Roher, Hasting’s hustling manager, will be found with a strong team this season. Persell, Hart, Thompson and Wilson, all Omuha lads, played in Doadwood last year. 1889 team, has of course he bas becu feasting on. snow balls this winter, and to raise a little stuff he de- termined to vatfle off his horse and bugy which existed only in his ingenious mind. Ho sold a lavke numoer of tickets, but the vaflle never took place, and the tickét holders now after Mr. BhreUs inflanmatory scalp. Jimmy Wiliiams of Columbus, O. time friend of the sporting edito old un any will don ) sive the appoiutment of secre- tury and treasurer of the new Western as sociation in case of its reorganization, and a better or more compatent man for the situa- He has been con- with baso ball for uearly twenty 15 thoroughly up in the game, knows cry player in the land, and is a square, ir, upright business wan in every essen- il 115 funny how all of the recogniz>d autnor ities of tho country have como to the conclu sion that vig Sam Dangan is one of the very hardest hittors and best fielders in the coun try. When Sam was with Milwaukee ho might as well have beep buried i tho cata combs of Epypt in so far as a recogrition of his abilities ‘were conccrned, It was only after ho eame to Omaha that he began to gét the credit he was onuitled to. Foxy Selee of the champion Bostons, always on the qui vive for the bost, telegraphed mo as follows tion could not be found. necte as long back #s September 19: Boston, Mass., Sept. 19.—Sandy Griswold, of Tup Bri: It you consider Dungen fast’ enough forthe lcague, get s lowest terms and an swer immediate Frank G. Selee, 116 Summer street. Why Frank never secured him 1 havenever learneq, but I feel certain that he missed one of the bost players 1 the country when he failoa to ~ conneet on Dungan, Miseelluncons Locil Sports, John S, Prince is to manage a tug -of-war tournament in the city of Fromont, * The peds were unable to inveigle a backer here, and the only walking match they will bavo will be one out of the city. I'rod Fullor, Omaha's crack still auxious for a o with ar the Couneil Bluffs club, for mush, I'ho open season for RRocky mountain sheop aud moose in Nebraska closed last Monday, and the aitention of Harvoy MeGrew is ospeeially called to this fact, “Minnie' Catn is in traming Springs, Ark., with the view of ch Paddy Slavin on his return from Canada, His trainer writes the sporting euitor that Miunic runs 100 miles overy morning before broakfast and diets exclusively on tacks and old serap iron. ‘e New York Clipper Annual has made 1ts appearance for 1542, and it is & choice vol- ume, aud will be indispencable to sports- men, as its sporting curonology is complete without a break up to the first of the vear. But seldom in the past has it attamed sich a high degree of excellence, Captain Sjoberg of the Swedish war team savs his men ave fairly aching for a tittat the Danes, aud stand ready to meet them on a moment’s notice. for any amount of money or for fun. ‘The Swedes have pur chiased uniform: and a complete outfit, They pracuce regularly aud rightfully claim the chuwpiouship of the west. Martin Sedig is a Bwedish giant who re sides at Oakland this state, and_he offers to pull the stick with any man in Nebraska for uny sum withio reason. Sedig stands 6 feet 4 inches, weighs 275 pounds, with @ ehest measurement of 50 inches and 45 around the waist. He can Ift 653 pounds, dead weight, with the middle finger of his right hund. Albert Schock, ex-long distance champion, really thinks his racing days are over, aud declares o will never again be scen on the racing path, Sehock’s career bas been an eventful one. Ho has grown old, and like Jack Prince, 18 1o louger a matck for the young talent springing into existence.—Chi- cago Inter-Ocean Little Rock Jockey club has been organized and the gentlomen who havo the mansge ment of it are determined to give the lovers of that popular sport, racing, & Brst class meeting the first week in April. A lance at the program for four duys shows in all six teou races, among which is the Arkansas derby with $1,000 added, $200 to second and $100 Lo third, one mile for #-year-olds. Aud a free haudicap, one mile and one-eighth, with #150 added, ‘The purses aro from &30 to §500 in value. The association is composed of the rifle shot, is member of money, wud or at Hot lengring | Swartz, Crane’s gentlemanly cateher, the Cranes wil! be stronger than ever this year, Castonae is tho peer of any pitcher out this way, and his success is Lis head, and no of last year's Hastings toam, is not only the biggest, but the speediest piteher in the state. Kipp, «third b ney team of Lupias, Ia. Lee Pond, Kearney's pride in 'S0, will be found back in these parts before the robins begin to nest. Otten, a Chicago city lea talke turns with Jones oa this summer., Ted Reciely, catcher, may again join his oarly love, Grand Island. He is a hoady man behind the plate, Maupin and Lincoln write from Kansas Cit it strong in the spring. Jimmic Hart is wintering in Cheyonnio Heis one of tho hest fio'ders and hitters in the semi-professional ranis. Creighton will only play then with the Nonpaveils, to bustie to Liold up his ond. “Tom Murray, with the Snoboygan team last soason, is anxious tosign with some Nebraska club for the curront yoar. He is up iz any aepartment of the gamo, an of the famous K¢ 15 wintering 1 Cedar catcher, mayv Lewood’s temim of the Lincoln Giants, that they will be in nday games and Lacéy will have Athons and Answers, Jan. 19.-~To the Sporting Fdi- ™ In o game of double high points, A und B are playing C and D I Baresl points, € and D are 4 C and D buy tramp and make high, low game and I\mlln five 1l Bomake jack. Who wins?—J, V. A O OMAIA, N . s.—A and B, OMAIA. Neb., Jn torof THE BEE: ense in Sunday’s 13 five azainst ( s partner's ( To the Sporting Tdi- nswer the followin ¢ Aund Baro playinz high A D, D has bis own and also teicks i his possossion face dow! nnot D plek up his eards und seo what trunips are plivyed =V, 1L P, Aus.—Only the last trick played, OMAHA. Neb.. Jun, K=o the Sporting Fdi- tor of TUE BEC: Picise decido whieh side wins Sunday's Issue dn hizh ive. A s ATind Bis s, A LTS g i es high, g wnd the wrongs five, I five of trumps A clalms Fight?=-A Subseriber the Ans.—Ho Is wrong. HASTINGS, Neb., Jan. 10.—=To the Sporting Editor of Tne Bre: i ive In Su BEE the address of the t) thbrod re Under what r I8 the hors pedigres on closed, eligible w Isterz—Breeler, ns.— (1S, D, Bruce, 251 Broadway, (2) The enclosed pedigree is not sufiicieatiy definite to enable me Lo answor. COUNCIL BLUFES, Ta Jun. 20 Inz Edftor of Tk BE Pleuso stat rection of the trajectory of i rifle sottle w friendly controversy " stralzht Hne from the muzz e of the gun Lo the target. or fs it a carved bue? 1fa curved hine fs It above or below the center line? o the Sport- the di- ball, and it on i Rifleman Aus, —It is the curved line of flight of the ball, and must necessarily riso above thoe center line, if by thut you meun o straigi line from tho muzzlo th the object aimod at Lixcos, Neb, Jan. 15—To the Sporting Editorof Tug Bek: Please pul a list of tho trap shots elassificd a5 5 in the Aus.—H. McMurehy, C. W. Budd, R. 0O, Heike W. Crosby, W. i1, Wol stoncrol I D, Kolsey, H., B Whitney, i2. 5. Bonscouten, 1. 1. Miller, W 5. McDouald, Al Bandle, M. . Lindsley, 1. | Parmalee, J."Winston, A. G. Courtuey, W. | 1. Perry, 0. It. Dickoy, H. Gi. Wueeler) A Stanton, J. A. Sherman, H. A. Penroso, W C. Cady’ (Brooks), N. Agar, Ed_Collins, I PENETRATES STOPS WOOD’S PeneTRATING PLASTER A. Andrews, (. Barveti, B, 1. Sehumeier (Hamline), Dy, “Bond,” Chiarles 5. Sanborn Fred Bennet (White), 8. Bowker, 5. A Tucker, George Osborie and J. A. it Eiliott. | BurrLanGaros, la, Jan 158 ) the Sporting | Editor of Tk BEE: | have been much in terested in the scrics of fistle rominiseences running through Tk BEE recently. s 0 serve thut your New Y rrespondent | deeldedly Stuck on the Tom Suyers | hat 18 ull well cnough, but I would Hike to usk bin whether Siyers was not thoroughly beaten by | sthan Lungton? Wil you please put it at b7 - Mendoza. Aus.—Sayers was defeated by Nat Lang- don, not Langton, and “T. C. K. will likely teil 'us all about the affair when he reads the above. BLAIB, Neb., Jun. 10.~To the Bport % Editor ORDINARY POROUS AND OTHER PLASTERS Sold by Druggists Lverywhere g2 William Street. N. M. RUDDY, THE ONLY PRAGTICAL OPTICIAN 210 South 15th St., Farnam St. 1 EYES TESTED G asses Fitted to wedy all defects of eye- it Steel spectucles of guarantecd quality #1and up. plid Gold Speetact®s 1 Eyezlusens, $& und upward, Occulist's preseriptions fo; glusses filled correctly sume day us re Ive ARTIFICIAL HUMAN EYES INSERTED IR. J. E. McGREW. REE e Noted Speciullst i e treatment of af} | PRIVATE DIiSEASES. - PR ) ronco. Gloot and all annoying dis iy e pal rellovin i ey gt a1 oo o i 100 and Skin: Norvousn ol Doolity, Lows ¢ and Ambition, Wantof Lity wid Vieaiity, Bud Memory, Despondont. Diseonragod Rollof ob! ut lons 0f L from bustuoss. T Al romedies knowi b modern sclencd for the troatment of the aboso diseass g wonk grow Strong, the dosponant hacome cheorfu) from renowed VIEwity. Ambition and Courage. My resOiroes and facllitine for ol g busing s Ao e surpasod. AL correqpond neo strieily private Wrio for torms, elrcalars ant quo.tion list, 1B and Farnam Sts, Omahi, N — MICROBE KILLER 1s KIDD'S GERY Cur it the Int Al dsons0 e boeyise 1t kiE Put npaad retailed in 82,84 and Genllons, Sont anywhere pros Focelpt of price or . 0.1, W anteo to cure. The public trade aod plied by the Kinsler Drig Comnany. O s Melehor, Howard Meyerand 15 1 S oy ko Omnhing A. D, Fosterand 11 ) Kill I CURE FITS! When I say euro 1 do n morely 10 stop them for a timo and then b ugain, Tmean & radical ouro, 1 havo made the d s LEPSY or FALLIN warrant my remedy (o jod i3 Do o for a tr south Counell 181 utte o of FITS, EPL 1 Sond at o remedy. ROOT, N Post Ofic 3 Penrl St N. Yi — Le Duc's Periodicul Pills, French romedy i ts diroctly upon the ative organs and curos supprossion of the menses. #20r throo for &, and can be malled Should notbe used durln tpre tancy. Jobbers, druggists and the public supplied by Goodmad Drug Co., Omaha ——— e [ of Tue Bew Wil you please Inform ud whether Frank Bundle” evor filicd an engaze ment outside of Omahas Wois it he or Bill TrafMey who caught for Cincippatir—=Cate and Short Ans. - Yes, with National league. it. Louis Maroons, Wanoo, Neb., Jan T'o the Sporting Fds tor of Tk BE: Tl past. wiivion of yuur valuablo pup Joservea o buse ball tern with whiel Lam unncq 1. Speaking of « Chiteago flelder thi article stated he wis uob L wure. floldor because of his bad habit of crons firing' on a Ny buil, What 15 “eross firing” In that tion? 1 will bo mu abiiged for the in o, C. K, Bush Ans.—1f such an expression was ever used in Tus Bee iU was telegrapbio and not local Kuow of 1o such teri, - - Cevart Raeins, Ia. Doc 16, 1500, Dear Mr. Moore: 1 want you o know now much 1 appreciate your wouderful catarrh cure When my atlention was first at sufferer fr aso, catarrh. Siaco usiug sense of smell Lus been my general bheaith greatly improved. hay fever it affords gr at relief. | congratus late you on this wouderful rem d, y. ble malady et sufferers from this terr know that there is o cure for them. Yours respectiully, E. 1" Peiny, Pastor Secoud Baptist chureh, For saie by sli druggists. —— Dy Cullimore,ey e aud ear, Bee building