Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 31, 1892, Page 16

Efi half the purse tuuomnq licked! Sayers . THE OMAHA DAILY BEE JANUARY 31, 1892—SIXTEEN PAGE VERNAL SPORTING BREEZES Disquisitions on the Varions Phases of the Base Ball Sitnation, THE KNIGHTS OF THE MITTEN The Byker's Rudget—Crows and Coons— Bayers' One Defeat—The Cue—Tlorse, Dog and ¢ And General Epl- tome f Local Sports. J the history of the national game there has never been an organization which started out with such o car load of roforms as the new Western proposes 10 launch upon the world, and the most of them, too, seem born of the sonnd- est wisdom, In the first place this as- sociation has never been burdenod witha surplus of the article that is supposed to accelerate the velocity of the fernale equine, and the signing of play ors, with its advance money and other ox- penses, was aiways a thorn in her side. Un der the new order of things this source of worriment is entirely done away with. The various club managements wi'l have nothing to do with this—in fact they will not even know tho name of a single player until the whole team is dumped like a load of coal &t their doors. The secrotary, Mr. Jimmy Williams, of Columbus, O., will do the se- lecting and signing of the players, grace their salaries, and classifly them_into toams, twelve men to a team. If Jimmy gets through the season alive, he'll be a very, very lucky individunl. However, after Jimmy accomplishes this herculean job, the diffarent consignments of players will be turned over to the players committeo, Messrs. Krauthoff, of Kansas City, R. W. Maguireof Milwaukee and G. H. Schmelz of Columbus. This trio will balunce the teams as evenly as possible In flelding ana batting strength. They will then be numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, b, 6, 7, and & and placed in a hat—the numbers, not the teams —while the names of the eight cities will be placed in another hat, and their fate be de- pidea by arawing, after the fashion of a lot- tery. 1f Omaha and number one are drawn simultaneously, then Omaha will be awarded tean so numbered and so on until all have been disposed of. Eunny way of gottiug a ball club, isn’t it? Still 1 think as far as it yoes it will prove satisfactory, But here fol- ows a clause 1 do not like. No manager can Jign a player under any circumstances, and S?uym hoping for an engagoment must pply. to the secretary alone, no one will have uy influence in procuring them positions. 'hen should a team pan out unsatisfactorily, after trial, or weak in any of the positions, it can only bo strengthenod by application to she players’ committeo, whose functions are arbitrary. This is a mistake the local man- agement should be allowed to release any ansatisfactory player or sign any unengaged layer they see proper, after the team has een awarded them, so they koep striotly within the salary limt, but no buy- Ing orselling should be allowed. Another parilo rulo s the one which governs the sit- uation in case of a disabled player, In such a0 event the secretary 1s to promptly furnish substitute from the reserve men under en- pagement to the association. But will he always be gble to furnish his man promptly —it1s a long way from Columbus, O., to Omaha or Kansas City. In an emergency case like this, of conrse the tean must rely on one of its refiuhr. extra thres men, ‘whether he 1s capable of filling the spocial position or not, and this must necessarily be of frequent occurence. In this respect Uol- umbus will have all the best of it in innum- erable ways. The rule is both nonsensical and impracticable. Jimmy Williams and his. town have no earthly right to such an egre- glous handicap. Another thing the new as- sociation has decided on is that nine full in- nings will alone constitute a game. That is all right. It does away with an excuse for delaying a game that. it may be stoppea by an approaching storm or by darkucss before five inning have been played. Ifa game is not finished from any cause whatsoever, it wll be resumed the following day,just where 1t left off. There will be no chance for mutual postponements or for playing games on any ground but those for which thoy are scheduled. Howaever, if this nine innings a game changoe is executed, the Westorn must Adopt playing rules of her own, for the Na- tional league rules continue to recognize five Innings as a game, How Nat Langham Whipped Sayers, New York, Jan. 27.—To the Sporting Editor of Tne Suxpay Bee: Tom Sayers’ contest with Poulson took place at Apple- flore, about soventy miles from London, and not at Nottingham,as was erroneously stated In last week's BEr. Nat Langham, the miadle-weight cham- plon, was one of the best left-handed boxers and one of the most expert judges of time and distance that ever entered the ring. Nat was born in 1820, consequently he was »ix years older than Sayvers. His height was b feet 10, and his fighting welght about eleven stone (154 pounds). ‘He won his first six battles, among them - Sparkes, an Australian champion, but he met his first defeat when he tackled Harry Orme, who, although over two inches shorter than Nat, ‘was considerably heavier and younger, and ‘was a man of herculean strength, Nat, from his superior length and science, marked Orme severely, and his backers were so con- fident that he would win that they laid odas ofsoven to four on him. Early in the fight Orme throw him a tremondous fall by the cross buttock, Nat fell on his head and Orme added his weight to the fall. Nat was pickea up completely stunned and all abroad. Ho sald afterwards that he never completely shook off the effects, but felt ill during the whoie fight. However, Nat's straight left- handers gradually blinded Orme, who told his seconds in the 100th round that he would fight no more. Old Nat was too weak to finish him and he bocame unconscious in the 117th round, time nearly threo hours. Nat 'was severely punished about the ribs in that contest. Two years afterwards, in October, 1853, Nat encountered Tom Sayers, the latter was the same age as Orme, and his backers or- dered bim to fight low and pound Nat about the ribs, doubtless thinking that what Orme did Sayers could do. Tom always said after- wards that if he fought at the bead instead of the body as he wanted to, he would have been the viotor, There were sixty one rounds altogether, lasting over two hours, during which there were not more than three or four rounds which were not ended by the crafty Nat slipping down on the sav- ing suit, Ho bad a wholesome recellection of the mischevious effects of the throw got from Orme and wisely declined to wrestle with a fresher and stronger man than him- self. Nat rotreated coolly and collectedly and propped ‘I'om severely on the no: length of reach being of great advan him, Notwithstand nf th Tom got whenever he led off, severed and tried it oo agaiu and agein, was excessively weak at some parts of the fgbt and five to four were freely offored on ers—the latter had the corner with his face to the sun and he got such pepver on the nose that both eyes were closed at the last and poor Tom was led out of the ring blind. Nat was desoribed by the reporter of the mill as looking long and lathy and o all ap- E:snnoe incapable of protracted exertion. \yers was described as an interesting cou- Lrast “?\vlwk“ broad, burly and strong, nearly two iuches sborter than Nat, aud should have been seven pounds instead of one pound lighter thau Nat, He was said to be too fat on that occassion, being ouly 147 pound man in his previous fights. They were matched at 154 pounds. The spectators were 80 with Sayer's gameness and mauly, fair style of fighting that they collected £50 for him on the train on the return to Loudon. A singular contrast between the late scrap between Slavin and Kilrain, when the latter rmly cballeuged old Nat for another t, but as the latler was dolug & good busi- | Editor of Tne B ness in his sporting public, he was not to be had and retired, but four years afterwards ne quarreled with nis wife's uncle, Big Ben Caunt. and they met on the banks of tho Medway and fought sixty rounds, lasting one hour and w half and ended inadraw. Big Ben, the ox-champion, had been keoping & house cailed the “Coach and Horses” in St. Martin's Lane for twelve years and was 42 yoars of age. It was said” that Nat bad the best of it. ‘When Sayers defeated the Tipton Slasher somo months proviously, Tom was imme- diately challenged by the gigantic ex-cham- pion Caunt and Tom Padaock, Caunt stated iu his ohallenge that “‘as an Englishman, in shortas Ben Caunt, he could not enduro the 1dea of a_man of Sayers’ weight being cham- pion of England!” “Tom replied to Paddock that he would accommodate him as soon as he could, but he wanted to ‘“nail Caunt first before he repented of his rashness.” Old Ben, after not beating Nat, gave Sayers up. By the way, what has become of Pony Moore and those modern Croesus that were behind Francis Patrician Slavin _with millions? I saw in print that big I'rank had high-toned relatives in Australia who were immensely wealthy, at least so he was said 1o have asserted. Some of our modern theatrical mouth fighters remind me of one of Dickens’ characters who was an M. P., who stated be- fore he was elected he was going to put down coughing and was going to play_the very devil in the house of commons, When his constituents askea him to resign because he had not done what he sald he would do and was asked what he nad to say for himself, o replied: I deny everything.” That is about the way some of ‘our modern great guns get out of 1t by flatly denying what thoy said. T. C. K. The Place to Hunt Coons, Grexwoon, Ia., Jan. To the Sporting Of all seasons of the year the winter season is perhaps the best time to relate stories of sport and adventuro. During the long winter evenings one oan draw their feet up to the fenders, unfold the vrinted page beforo a bright light, and, 1n & warm, cozy room, follow the sportsman to the lakes and rivers on a fowling expedition, or follow him with his pack, on a leg-woary chase, over mountain, hill and valley, noting the yelping of the curs, the tooting of the horns, the voice of the hunters as the excite- ment of tho chase Inoreases, ana the echoes of dog and master follow cach other iu quiok succession along the bluffs and across the valleys, all making grand music for the occa- slon. Nothing awakens more enthusiasm, nothing keener excitement. Perhaps the raccoon affords greater amusement for the cnase in these quarters than anything else, owing to their nocturnal habits, and the ex- citement oceasioneda by night hunting. The raoccoons (procyon) of America are closely re- lated to the bear family, inasmuch as they apply the greater part of the sole of the foot to the grouud in walking and are omnivorous in habits, their food consisting of corn, roots, acorns, gropes, haokborries, frogs, chickens, ducks, turkeys, fish and honey, although honey is a delicacy they do notoften feast on, owing to its being hard to obtain. Their claws are long and sharp, but not retractile; tongue smooth, ears small and ercct, tail large and coverod with rings, They live in hollow trees and in cavesin the ground,never venturing ouv during very cold weather. Their greatest haunts for this section of Iowa is along the Nishnabotna river or among tho Wahaghbonsoy hills, the latter place being bighly favorable for them, as a thick growth of large forost troes spread over the hilis in many places, and anyone desiring a night's chase need 1ot go down among the creeks and mountains and big hackberry trees of Arkaasas, as 1 have known as muny as threo and four coons shot from s large hackberry tree here that they had climbed for berries, when trailed and treed by the hounds. 1 was one of a party of four who followed a pack of hounds one night late in the fall, returning before daybreak, leg-weary and sleepy, with three fine coons. It is a mistaken notion many hunters have that the best time to hunt coons is two or threo hours before day- break, as I have invariably had the best suc- cess during the fore pari of the night. When once treed, and whiic the tree is falling, it is a well known trait of the raccoon to run half way down the body of the tree, leap to the ground before the tree strikes, and make good its escape, while the men aud dogs are tangled in the tree top looking for the coon, More than one instance could I relate where they have given long chase by making exact- l‘ this kind of a dodge. When ouce caught the raccoon shows plenty of courage, and can use its sharp claws and teeth to greal ad- vantage on an adversary, making greater re- sistance in the water than on terra firma. Many funny incidents and laughable conver- sations might be told in connection with chasing the raccoon; however, let all who go on this kind of a chase leave their good clowhes at home and take good care of their oyes while hurrying through the thick under brush. T. WoLFE. The Same Old Protection, Colonel John I Rogers, chairman of the committee appoited by the league to formu- late & new national agresment for the protec- tion of the minor leagues, has drafted this dooument. This new law,the result of much care and study and a week’s hard labor in the reduction to writing, is based upon the old agreement, but is materially changed in many important particulars in accordance with the changed conditions in the base pall world, and like many other creations of Col- onel Rogers’ fertile brain 1t is an instrument wonderfully and fearfully made. Still, as it 1s fully as good as any of the minor associa- tlons were warranted in expecting, they will, of course, accept the same without scanning it and goforth about their business under the belief that they are protected. As Tug Bee has already published in its telegraph col- umns & resume of this new agreement, no attempt will be made here to wade analyti- oally through the mass of rubbish, Abso- lute control is assured the National leazue, that 1s a fact that stands out as conspicuous as the nose on a man's face, The agreement 1s an alleged tripartite, the first part, which cutes the whole, being the National I + the second party being “'such eligiblo profeasional associations as shall, with the assent of the national board, become signa- tory parties and admitted to class A.” The third party will be such similar professionals as shall be adwitted to class B, Class A is meant to include the larger leagues like the proposed Eastern and Western leagues. Class B includes all others, The Western association will be allowed to contract with its players for one,two or three years, with the right of reservation whero sald contracts are {or one season, but when- ever tho league sees a player sho would like to haye,she can take him on payment of §750, that is of course at the end of the season. For this protection every one of the clubs must pay §200 per annum, To offset this the Western ussociation will be allowed to seize ¥ player she may take a fancy to, whom she finds playing with the High school or city leagues on payment of $375 to the club with whom the plle"cr is signed, and whioh club must pay one-half of this to the National loague. This is not Literally the wording of the colonel’'s agreement, but it is about what it amounts to and more idiotic and un- just compact betweon corporations was never dreamed of. However, it won't go, sny organization who would accept the satn sorves total falure, and the qui comes the better. Colonel Rogers wants to £0 soak his head. Stared In the Face by Work, The base ball enthusiast who is anywise apprebensive that the new Western associa- fion will be unable to put up its usual strong game next season, needs only to be reminded that there are today about 850 unsigned play- ers on the market, aud nearly one-tifth of them are fully up to the standard of the big organization. The Western has a chance for stronger teams than ever, for such & thiog as an enlarged cranium is unknown thess days, and most of the idle men are wiiliug to ac- copt engagemeuts at almost say salary, Awmong the available catching talent might be mentioned such men s Townsend, Gray, Keenan, Sutcliffe, Nagle, Wilson, Kinslow, Vaugho, Ryan, Cook, Baldwin, Broughton, Munyan, Traffiey, Rogers, Brenna; Straus Lobeck, Newman, Darling, Cook, M Mabon and Fields; pitchers, Cal , Freeman, Madden, Sanders, Sowders, Sitéljorg, Craue, Dewald, Caruthers, Maul, Dwyer, Radvbourne, Gruber, Stein, Beatin, Memmivg, MoGill, Cumningbam, Dora O'Brien, Daley, Cross, Gilks, lunfielde John Reilly, Mayer, Moyers, Doud, Hatfield, Shannon, Dounelly, MoCauley, Walsh, Al ts, Robiusou, Carney, O'Rourke, Denny, Wise, IRowe, Shiuunick, Dunlap, Es- k, Earle, Morriss Shiebeck, Te- clders: Mar- ter! beau, McGlone, Wright, tin Sullivan, Donovan, Murphy, Hines, Grif- fin, Corkhill, McGeachy, McTammany, Dale rymple, Twitchell, Seery, Slattery, Curtis, Ray, Sneed, Foster, Marr, Wolf, Darby O'Brien, McQuaid, Minunehan, Treadway, Hamburg, Goodenough, Burns, Cline, Hoover, Grifin and so on without end al- most. Almost the entire fleld that made up the minor organizations last year are out of a job, as well as inany a light that shone reful gently in_the major bodies. From the above assortment it loooks as if the new Western might be able to cull enough talent able to put up as good ball as she has ever been ac- customed to. Plattsmouth Talks Sense. This city is taking great interestin the proposed stato baso ball league, but, while many are in favor of it, tho majority of the citizens are opposed to having the city repre- seated, preferring to have a strong inde- dendont club, Last season the Plattsmouth team was the crack club of the state and made for the city and themsolves a vame to be proud of, barring the wild and woolly trip to the Black Hills. This year the city intends to have an even better team than last, and with the four or five good, strong loeal players as a nucleus a rattliug good team ought to be organized. The local “prides” are Tom and Sam Patterson, Charley A. Miller, Al Perrine and Johnny Schulhoff. These players were on the team last year and nearly every basoball crauk in the state kuows them. They can all play ball from start to finish. Tom Patterson plays short stop, and he is considered as Rood as the bost. He did some very clover and effective work last year and was excoed- ingly hnnd( with the ‘“‘willow.” He has played ball in this city ever since he was big enough to walk and has been successively yll“"' captain and manager of the locals. o0is a strong batter and oan usually be counted on to hit the ball when runs are needed. Sam Pattersor won distinction last soason as a Leavy and sure batter. To his timely and territio slugging can be traced about six or eight splendia victories, He, 100, has had a long experience on the diamond and captained last year's team, Ho is a fine ail-around player and is equally at home in Sthe field as in the pitoh- er’s box. *Whitey” Miller is one of the best known amatours in tho state, He is a great base-runner and is a great boy to wait 'em out. To get to first is_equivalent to & run with “Whitey.” Al Perrino is at prosent firing on the B. & M., but is oiling his mus- olos preparatory 1o the opening of theseason. He came here from Mount Pleasant, Ia., last {enr and jowned the locals as a pitcher. He s a very fast and effective pitcher and can send the sphere across the plate as quick as greased lightning, Johnny Schulhoff is ex- ceedingly handy with the stick, is counted a safe*'hit,"’and every fly thatcomes noar him in ceuter fleld sticks to him as if he were made of molasses, While this city is a protty fair ball town, the general sentiment is that it cannot keep up a league team unless some means of keep- e the salary limit down can be reached. If the latter can be arranged, Plattsmouth can hold out with the best of them, but it the other towns in the state raise the ante, this city will have to drop out. It is the prevail- ing opinion among the cranks that a conven- . tion should be held and an effort mado to arrive at an undorstanding, either to sot the leaguo golng or to abandon the 1dea. Omaha, Fromont, or Lincoln are talked of most favorably as good cities in which to hola a convention, Omaha and the Crow, There is probably no city in the United States where the common wild crow (Corvus Americanus) makes himself as much at homo 8s in Omaha. Hero they are as common al- most as English sparrows or tame pigeons, and evinceabout as little fear of man. All through the winter months, especially when the ground is covered with show, this beauti- ful and intelligent, but veryj mischievous bird, is & common sight on our by-streets and lanes, and often in the very door-yards in the center of the city. They seem absolutely without fear of man or boy, and when busily engaged in the enjoyment of 8 meal can be ap- proached withina few yards before tfley will take wing. This is all very strange to people who have lived in the eastern states, where the crow is considered the shyest and mosu wary of all wild birds. Tho "farmers’ boy ‘who succeeds in crawliug within gunshot of a crow back in Ohio, Pennsylvania or New York, accomplishes a feat that he may well be proud of, but here any kid with & ‘nigger-killer” or flobert rifle can pop away at them as if they were so many barn yard fowls. This domes- ticity of the crow, as he is known in this particular region, is a nut for the ornitholo- gist to crack. We do know, though, that they congregate here i the winter season in couutless numbers, and frequent the streets of the city with the impunity of the buzzard in Charleston and Savannah, or the common tame pigeon in all northern cities, They are good scavengers and deservo rigid protection. In olden days the crow was supposed to be granivorous and was tbe least beloved of all our native birds, but in these days of modern research and scientific Investigation, the crow, like the dsvil, is known not to bo nearly so black as he is painted, and almost everywhere something like a just sentiment prevails, This bas been brought about by & thorough study of the diet and habits of the bird, and instead of being wholly or largely grauivorous, they are rather insectivorous, and the amount of insect-larvas they destroy oounterbalances more tuan a hundred-fold their destruction in the grain field, This fact alone is sufficient to warrant their protection instead of the old time persecution. Strictly -Eenklng' while an extromely cleanly bird, the crow is omnivorous, and he will eat or attempt to eat a railroad spike or old door knob with the same avidity that would mark his attack on a marsh mallow drop or hard boiled egg. Ho 1s a splendid soavenger, as was remaricod before, and picks up and does away with mang a scrap of noxious offal, which otherwise might be left to taint the air and breed aisease. Hut the crow is an intoresting study at anyand all times. A bird of wonderful intelligence, and barring his tendency to petit larceny, makes a most entertaining pet. . Some authorities even as- sert that they may be taught, like the parrot, to talk, They are very tenacious to life, and there is an old male bird in the London zoo today said to be over 100 years old. Just now they are at their thickest in and about Omaba, and great flocks can be seen every morning and evening flying over the city. ~In the eyening their line of fight is from the south and southwest—and they pass over by thousands —to the north and northeast; in the morning thev traverse the same flight back again, For years and years the birds have roosted in the forest of low willows east and north of Cut-Off isiand, and when the sable hosts are oongregating thitber in the shades of evening, the spectacle is ' a wonderful one. Omaba's esoutcheon would certainly be in- complete without the graven image of vhe ounning and industrious crow upon it, A Good Hollday Arrangement, The pooling of the receipts of all holiday games played by the Western association the coming season is certainly an excellent idea. This gives every club in the association an equal show, as each will get 1ts eighth whether it plays on its holiday date or not. For Instance, if the Fourth of July game is prevented in Omaha by rain, wet grounds or for any other cause, and the' other ocities play their games, Omaha will get her eighth of the receipts, minus the 10 per cent thut i1s to be coverad into the general fund out of the recalpts of overy game. Consequently, thera will be but little dissatisfaotion occasioned by reason of schedull nT certain citles with each other on these holiday dates. Of courge each city will want the best drawing card whenever she can get it, but as long as this will cut no figure as to her revenue for such dates, any disappointment in this particular will be but evauescent. A good crowd on holidays is a foregone couclusion, let the teams be pitted against each other as they may. It Promises to Be a Success, The prospects for the state's championship elgut-inch -balk line billiard tournament, which opens at Keniston's rooms oo the evenlng of the 15th, are growing brighter and brighter. Manager Selden is iu receipt of numerous lotters of inquiry from different parts of the state, which leads bim to the conclusion that the enwies from abroad will be very satisfactory. The principal reason the Brunswick-Balke-Collender compauy bas for giving tha touroament is the boj 3 renewed interest in the gawe inay wak- ened. The cue, which, along with $50 in cash, goes to the winuer, is an elegant affair, peing gold mounted aud of the very finest finish. The second man will recelve #40 in cash, the third the fourth $20, the fifth $10 ud the sixths 8. All the local epthusa- aste are excoedingly Buxious 10 860 Arrow- smith pitted againstsome good man, and as thore are several oficthis sort entered, some flne contest: can beexpected. Entries will close February 5, sud should be addressed to J. C. Selden, 407-4008outh Tenth street. They Reocogmize the Farce. James A, Hart, president of the Chicago ball ciub, Frank deHaas Robison, president of the Cleveland @club, and John T. Brush, president of the Cinoinnati club, have sat down hard on Colonsl Rogers and his harle- quinade, the so-csliéd new pational agree- ment, and have uaited their voices in a pro- test against its udeption. They do not be- lieve in charging minor leagues an exorbitant sum for alleged protection, and are also op- posed to allowing tho big league to take players from subordinate orgauizations dur- ing the playing season. The Base Ball Situation, There has been no new developments in the local base ball situation auring the past week, but is more than probable that the present wook wiil furnish some material news, The sporting editor in receipt of a lotter stating tnat Messrs. Speas of Kansas City, Sohmelz of Columbus and Maguire of Milwaukeo will be nere to look over the sit- uation, and until they do arrive there is nothing in the shape of information to give the public. One thing we do know, and that is today we uroa moember of the new West- ern association, but whether we are destined to remain so until the playing scason opons is a horse of another color. Count on Norfolk, NorroLk, Neb., Jan, 24.—To the Sporting Editor of Tur Bee: If a meoting Is called for the formation of a state league Norfolk will be represented, and may be counted on 8s a sure member, I would suggest thata mootiug bo called as carly in February as possible, as there is lots of proliminary work necessary in all the cities who contemplate coming in, I firmly believe_n state league could be made a success. I would favora six-club league and the percentuge system. Norfoli would be a convenient place for the proposed meeting. W. A. LOCKWO0OD, After the Game Dealers, The Omaha Gun club has been after the commission dealers with asharp stick, but 80 far has failed to make & case on any of them. 1in Schroeder's a consignment of prairie chicken and quail were unearthed, and had nov Gentleman George been enabled 1o prove that they were a lot of ‘“cold storage" birds and received before the season closed, 1t would have gone hard with him. The law provides for a fine of & for every bird foand in any one's possession out of season, Chin Musio by the Crank. The old malady of swollen-headicas has beon effectually eradicated from the base ball realm. Jake Steuzel came within an ace of break- ng into the Pittsburgs, but ho has concluded to stick to Portland. The Morton faction, by all means,shoyld be awarded the Minneapolis sfranchise. Th baron has a white streak in him. Well, the ball player has finally accom- plished what he has been so long striving for, the slaughter of the goose that laid the gol- den egg. So sorry. Oliver Perry Board would also like to play in Omaha next season, in fact the old naval hero wouldn’t mind playing most anywhere, just so he gets to play. It is & fixed fact now that Jack Crooks will guard second for the Browns the coming soason, and Vondy will never regret it either. He is as good as they make 'em, Milwaukes is enterprising it she isn'tany- thing else, for notwithstanding she has no club yet, she has already made dates with the Cincinnatis for April 6, 7 and 8, It looks very muoh as if Chicago intended to let little Cootey out. He stacked up like all dangnation in Anson’s vaudeville combin- ation of 1800, but with the 1801 crowd he was hardly in it. Ned Hanlon has ‘stepped to the front in Smoketown and whidpered into the ears of some of the carping critics there that Billy Earle—in good ceadition—is as desirable a player as there is in the land.—Ren Mulford. There is nothing to be'said either for or against the new rule which will allow man- agers to coach their players from the lines. There is only about one manager in fifty,out- side the plaver managers, who has either the inclination or ability for this work. “Kid” Camp has returned from the coast looking very hearty and very stylish, He pitched phenomenal ball in the San Jose- Portland series and next season will proba- bly be found with the National league. Russ McKelvey has a place for him, Martin Duke has promised Grandpa Anson that if he takes one drop of the fiery, un- tained old stuff during the coming season that he, grandpa, can lop off just one-haif his salary. Catch Martin ever taking one drop. One drop should read one barrel. ©01d Cy” Duryea has again emergedsfrom the mossy depths of his Towa farm, of course in his old-time form. Yet Jeems 1s exceed- hlglfl modest. He doesn’t look for a call from the big league, but_expects tobe ata pro- mium 1n the now Western assooiation; but that is where he'll get fooled. Grom a letter some one wrota to Tum OmanA BEeE it appears thut Grand Island has been fixed to join the State league, should it be orgamized. This is certainly pleasant news if it is reliable and has the financial backing to the statement. A stato league properly managed would bo a success, Grand Island is fortunate in having several good players and base ball talent thav has boen in professional circles before. W. A. Rourke could be made manager and captain, and having interests here he would no doubt do all in his power to bring the club to the front. Let us try astate league.—Grand Island Indopendent, Clarence G. Baldwin—“the Kid"—is at Spokane Falls and be has written a letter to Chris Von der Abe, in which ho pictures nis failure in the sheep raising business: He says; “I would like to play with you, as I was always anxious to Ylly in St. Louls, that city bemng my home., 1am sure I could do better work for you than I ever did for Cin- cinnati. [ have not drank a drop since the 9Oth of last January, 1think you know my ability as a player. Iam sure I can do good work 1f given a chance and if you have a place for me I will prove it. o show you that I am inearnest I will come to St. Loms for a very reasonablo salary and if you think T am as good as I represent you can raise my ay.” There are many of “the kid’s” old Cinelnnati friends who would like to see hm. in the big league. He has learned his lesson ~~Times-Star. But the “Kid’s” Cincinnati friends are doomed to disappointment. The old harpooner is a back aumber and “out of print.” Tit Tattle of the Ring, Maxiuza, Ia., Jan, 26,—To the Sporting Editor of Tug Bes: I noticed in Sunday’s Bee an account of my coming fight with Dick Moore, and 1 woula like to correct a mistake, In the fiwst place I wanted to wrestle Il‘l( man in Omaha of my weight, snd in making thisssatement in the presence of Moore, he said &e wouldn't wrestle, but he would right mne,asa I told him I was agree- able; that 1'd take/thances in & go wilh bim, So the match was:zmade for $200 a side, and as they wanted to make it for $500, they must have a sure thing. As to my balng with “Farmer” Bums, I am not, ana’ I ha not met him until [ made the match with Moore. Agein, om the night of the contest I will not weigh over 160 pounds, ln1 1 am sure Moore won't! be much lghter, if any, So there will be no advautage in welght. In any avent, I will bson hand and in the best condition possible for me to get in and will make the St. Faul man fight to win, Jack KeLvey, %k Kelloy is training at Manilla, Ta., in- stead of at Lake Manawa, for his little mil with Dick Moore next Saturday night, butl in Manilla be is known as Patsey Grifin. However, it makes precious lttle difference who he really is, 8s Moore says his own mother wont be able to recognize him, any way, when he gots through with him. Owing to an_engagement *Fighting Dovbs bas in. Denver temorrow night, his manager will not allow bim to meet Sherroy inside of another three weeks, Old Harry Gilmore met another Jack Wilkes in his lictle tilt in Detroit the other night. Collins also puncied bim out iu the second round. Pat Allen writes Daony Daly that the Olympio club of New Orleans is figuriug on an eagagoment for him.with some of the top-noteh little fellows, and Dauny pluckily aaswers that he bars none of them, but just for satisfaction’s sake, would prefer Eddie Meyer. Billy O'Donnell, who was whipped by young Dutton at South Omaha last winter, \vlon & hard fgnt in Sioux City’ Tuesday night. In the namerous challenges recently issued by Tommy Whnite, the Chicago feathor- weight, it is strange that Danny Daly has been overlooked. Mo enjoys the glory ot the longest feather -weigt:t tight on record, at Gormania hall, n vear ago. It lasted six hours and forty minutes, and then ended in & draw. However, there was but little fight- mg done. White, who was going to fix Danny with a punch, got a reminder in the jaw in the first round that Mr. Daly was thero for keops, and then for six hours and thirty-seven minutes it was as pretty a pedestrian match as yon ever saw. ‘‘Smiler"”—~Mr. Hales—the well known athletio editor of the Sydney (N. 8. W) Referee, is in 'Frisco and will make Omaha # visitin March. While in Califorma Mr, Hales is authorized to match several othor Australian boxers, In fact all the knights of the mitten who have won laurels on the other side. He is not over here, however, soicly as an agont of the prize ring, and will make that business incidental to his sorious purpose, which is to travel through America on a legturing tour and one of observation as o journalist. e 1s an ardent admirer of our republican form of government and desires 10 study its workings with a viow to giving his readers in_Australia the benefit of his observations. If he writes on politics as breezily as on sporting matters republican- ism will have a powerful advocate in the land of the emu and Kangaroo. Dick Moore looks like a new man? Holis training carefully and industriousiy for his fight with Jack Kolloy, and tho work is hav- ing a most salutary effect upon his appear- ance. His flesh glows like that of a school- boy, his eyes are clear and bright, and it really looks as 1f he did have claims on the reputation he brought here with him soveral months ago. 1 can- not but Dbelieve, however, if it 18 on the square, that his match with Jack Kelloy-Col- lius-Barker-Grifin et al, is a bad one. The man of many names 1s a bona fide heavy weight, and judging from _his mug has boen in the thickest of the fray many and many & time before. But Dick may be able to execute the job he has taken upon himself, for as the San Fraucisco au- thority says: Over In Australia, the home of- modern boxing, fellows like little Billy Murphy get in and fight men thirty pounds heavier at short notice and for slim purses, but American sluggers split hairs in the mat- ter of weight till a board of club directors needs a strong microscope to draw up satis- factory articles of agreement and get in the proper ounces, pennyweights and_grains de- manded by both sides. This is all stuff and buncombe fndulged in just to disguise the fact that the mon do not want to fight. It never deceivos tha public, however, and fighters too punctilious about pounds and half pounds ultimately lose in reputation what they gaiuin keeping out of the way of gelting licked. Dick is not one of the talk- ing stripe, nor is he a stickler as to weight. When he says he'il fignt, he'il fight and that is all there is to it. Whisperings ot the Wheel. C. H. Phunt of Peoria also made the boys a call, The prospects for a new club house ook brighter every day. It will be a dandy if it goes, The Tourists say they will be in it this year and the Omaha Wheel club want to look out for their mileage, Mr. L. H. Bill of Cleveland, representing H. A, Lozier & Co., was visiting with Per- rigo Friday and Saturday. Pixley, “the boy wonder,” will have to have a go at Holton now since last Tuesday, and Pix will win if he can glue his shoes on. We have it from good authority that tho state meet will be held at Hastings this year. Fremont, though, has still a good show for it. Mocket of Lincoln did not tare so well on the Coliseum track as on his thirty-foot turn- table at home. He neods more spoed and loss coloroform! Mittauer says he will be with them again this year, and it wculd surprise no one to sea our congenial Frank on a Columbia Puneu- ‘matic before long. To snow the growth of cycling in the last few years, one firm in Chicago who in 1880 built 2,000 wheels, will this year build 40,000 and claim the entire output is sold. The traveling men are getting thick at this time of the year. Porrigo says hedon’t have time to sleep between their calls. There have been about twenty-tive here to date and more to hear from, This kind of weather is what makes the old riders get to work on their old wheels and put them in kood shape for hard riding. The century men will be out in full force this spring. D. J. Post of the Hartford company put in three days rostiug up in Omaha the past week. *‘Darg” is the league hustler of the cast and what_he don’t know about league politics is hardly worth knowing. Pneumatics will be about the only thing in Uires this season, and who has the best one will be known before full, but they will all have them. Improvementis the order of the day in wheel manufacture and it is surpris- ing how few makers are making cheap wheels. Nebrrska will be represented at the annual league meeting for the first time this year. Chief Consul Perrigo will be there with proxies and his usual kick, He is going to make an effort to huve some uf the members west of the Missouri appointed on some of the important committees. The old riders will ve pleased to hear that Candy will be here about February 1. There 1800 truth 1n the report that he will chal- lenge the winner of the trick riding contest. He assures me he will do no more in the future in this (ine. His effort coasting Pike's Peak, hands off, was Lis lust foat. The pgliticians are beginning to get their wires up and ofico seckers are laying low for fear they-will be strung up. Well,they should be good riders, and especially & captain. The captain should be a good rider and one who has the confidence of the mombers. It xnl really the most important ofice in the club, The six-day riding at the Coliseum took its final drop this weck. It was advertised as a big fake and was anything but a big succoss, It was quite a surprise to see a lot of pure amateurs and good riders ridingina fake race. It is pad enough to ridesuch a race without advertising it as a fake. It will un doubtedly have a tendency to hurt amateur racing in Omaha and be held up as and ex- ample by our professional writers, Miscellaneous Local Sports, It is hardly probable that the professional bykers will return to Omaha this winter, Wild dogs have been discovered in Kansas, They make night stock raids and appear to be & cross between a foxhound and a gray- hound. Some genius—who doserves a medal—de- scribing the contestauts in a tug-of-war de- clared: “Thoy pulled hard enough to ride at the Guttenburg race track.” The Fellers brothers of Table Rock, this state, bave boen investiog in & new trotter— a full brother of Roboy P., and said to be very promising. Joseph (iarneau, jr.,general manager of the new Driving Park assoclation, says the en terprise will be pushed vigorously from this on, and every effort made to get thiogs in 1 shape for a raging session next fall. Dy, Tilon, the 3-year-old trotter who made o mark of 2:25 on- the Council Bluffs track last fall, and owned by Arthur Everett of Neb.,, was sold & few days since for some new Lefever hammerless'gun—a pey- foct piece of mechanisw in every detail, Ho expaots to depopulate the Platte of geese in arch, 1f whe new Driving Park assoolation fails to pan out, after one more strenuous effort toward that' end, the president, Joseph Gar- neau, r., promises to let the peopie of Omaba know tho reason why. There wiil be a meoting of the Northwest- ern Trotting association at Ghadrou, Neb., February 2. Representatives will be present from the Northwest Nobraska, South Da- kota aud Eastern Wyoming Trotting assocla- tlons, Omaha Is a strange town. Base ball is said to be dead there, but the sports are going o be treated o a six-duy go-as-ysu-please next week. —Times-Star. ~ Your wrong again. Base ball is not dead here, simply sleeping, and tho peds all lefv by freight for Cincin. nati the day following their arrival here. Questions and Answers, OMARA, Jan. 21.—To the Sporting Editor of Tuu BEE you kindly decide the follow- ing In nex Suxpar's B fu playlog Wigh dve: A'und O are tle for the gentleuien's first pfize fid wgpootoout. A cuts niue spot. O auts ace bo wins? No agrevment or uoything suld about the Kee couBLiNg bigh oF low, A clalus MERIT WILL WIN: - CANFIELD DRESS SHIELD. SLES 15,000 PAIRS A DAY, CANFIELD RUBBER CO. Offices: NEW YORK, LONDON, PARIS AND BERLIN. FOR SALE AT THR FOTLLOWING STORDS: OMAHA, NEIB. MORSE D. G. €O, A B FALUCONKR, HAYDEN BROS, COMING INTO A KINGDOM | SUPERIOR, \A/ISCONSIN am owner of the y OF the constant st ¢ i pner of husbandry, shippin i b ngines al The Great and Goowag METROPOLIS at the HEAD OF LAKE SUPERIOR. For Investments in Real Estate. For.Manufacfuring. 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Ans.—There Is no regularly recognized champion, but Harry Bothune, who was in Omaha for a couple of weeks last October, undoubtedly holds the rocord, 9 4-5 seconds, made ut Oakland, Cal, February 22, 1888, This was also the late H. M. Johunsou's record. UNION PACIFIO RAILWAY COMPANY. OMAN. Jan. 27.—T0 the Sportin ¢ Editor of Tue b Please say quick it Luther Carey Is chumpion 100-yurd man of Americu?—F. W. Cline. Ans.—Heis not. As an amateur he was reported to have dono 100 yards in 9ig sec- onds at Princeton College, N. J.. October 19, 1890, Bnt this record was not allowed for tho reason that the time was regarded as in- correct, the timers being neither oxperienced nor disinterested. KANSAS Orry, Mo., Jan. 20.—To the Sportim g Editor of Tue BEe: Tom, Dick, Billand Jim shoot nt twelve birds oach, the entry moyey divided Into three purses, Americun Khoot ng association rules, “Tom 'und Dick tie on 11 311 kills 0and Jim 6. How does t ho money go?—Kulford Brewer. Ans,—Tom and Dick divide or shoot off for first; Bill wins second and Jim third. Jun. 27.—To the Sporting Editor You stated in last SUNDAY'S B Langham beat Tom Sayers, but nothing about the beating John C. Heen tho Benicia boy, gave him, How about Wus Paddy Ryan ever chumplon of America? Please name some of the former heavy welght champlons of this country. Why doesn't T, 3. K. give us u little history about our own champlonship fights!—Bift, Ans.—While as yoa say 'Heenan gave Say- ers a beating, that is all 1t amounted to, the battle was a draw. Think Lungham was the only man who over clearly whipped Sayers, who was certainly one of the greatest fight- ers of any day or age. Paddy Ryan won tho champlonship of America by defeating Joe Goss, Amontg the old time champions might be mentioned Tom Hyer, John Morrissey, Dominick Bradley, ‘fom King, Joo Coburn, Jim Dunne, Mike McCoole, Tom Allen, Johuny Dwyer and Jobn L. Sullivan, who still holds the titlo and has since 1882, T, C. K’s stories of ola time English fights are plenty interesting enough for the present. Couxcit BLuges, Tu., Jun. 26.—To the fiport- ing Editor of Tuk Bee: Will. please answer tho following in SUNDAY'S BEE: ~ In a game of high five, 62 points, A. and H. are each 46, makes the trunip, bidding 8, and mukes high, low, Jack and loft five, 1.3 mukes game und right five, who wins? LT Ans,—B. Souti OMAILA, Jan, 30.—~To tho Sporting B itorof Tuk Biki-In next Sunduy's guery column plonse give short sketeh of Peter Maber's battles and the aate he will fight Fiszsimmon,—Biilie MeGuirk, Ans.—(1) Have no record of Maher's bat- tles, (2) Not definitely fixed, OMANA, Jan, 20.—To the Sporting Bditor of Tae BEki—Ploase answer the following in Tuk SUNDAY BEE. I Frank Sulllvan, com- monly called IKid Sulliv i, of_North Platte, tho chumpion x1d sprinter of Nebraska as he clafms to be? What 15 the best timo ho has made on the 100 yards, that is known? How old is he? 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