Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 7, 1892, Page 15

SPORTS OF EARLY SPRING How Once Again the English Championship - Was Won and Lost. THE NOISE OF THE PINTAIL'S WING Base Ball Gosslp ~The Bykers—The Billiard and Tnterest- Ing Budget of Local Sports, Tournament For the English Champlonship, Nrew Yorg, Feb. 5. F'o the Sporting Editor of Tur Bar: i NOCKED three hours was the story of the Broome-Orme bat- tle. The same year that Nat Laugham defeated Tom Say- ers, Nav's con- queror, Harry Orme, thrdw down the gauntlet to Harry Broome, the then champlon, for £500 and the championship of Engiand. Two yoars before the Tipton Slasher iost the championship to Broome by hitting Harry a foul:blow. Orme beat Aaron Jones in 1540 after a gamo battlo of two hours and forty- five minutes and again in 1852, and Langham in 1851, Brooms was a fine built young fellow; he stood two and a half inches over Orme, ho had 8 Roman nose and rather a hatcaet faco; in science he was A 1 and was a good wrest- lor and good left-handed fighter. He was rather too fleshy, but showed a good muscu- lar development, and his attitude as he toed the mark was perfection; his weight “was about 180 pounds, and both men were 26 years. Ormo was said tobe avery quiet fellow who never bragged about his fistic abilities; in height he was barely fivo feet oight, and was of a dark gypsy brown com- plexion: nis shoulders were unusually broad and powerful looking, a perfect bull neck, a broad deep chest covered with coarse black hair, long thick muscular arms, and a pair of legs fit to support an Atias; his weight was 162 pounds. The first round lasted eight minutes, and at once showed the spectators that Ormo was much better on his legs and more clever at stopping than the vublic had given him credit for. In the fourth round Orme planted his right With terrific force three times on Broome's 1ibs, and received heavy spanks in return on the right eyo and month, drawing moro claret, and 1 the end as Orme lunged out with his right, his head me forward and Broome administered a terrific upper eut on the mask which doubled him up complotely. Orme turned round and gradually fell to the ground. It was thought to be all up, but Orme being in good condition quickly railled, ‘The next round lasted sixteen winutes and was a tromendous one, Orme battered away With his right on the ribs and caused Broome to screw himself up with intense o He also caught Broome a tremendous it on the left eyo brow with his right, in- flicting & deep perpendicular cut and draw- ing:the ruby in torrents. After some rat- tling exchanges Ormo was down amidst the vociferous cheers of his friends, who consid- ored that in this round he had infioitely the best of the hitting. The eighth round lasted twelve minutes, uud the tifth was a desper- atoone. At the finish heavy hits wern ox- changed left and right and 10 the end Orme caughit Broome full on the point of his couk drawing the cluret 1n brotusion and kuoockiug the shampion off his legs. First kuock down being nwarded to Orme amidst loud checrs, Orme conunued to batter away at the ribs all through tha cuntest, while Broome plant. vd straight left handers on tho dial. At longth in the thirty-first round it became evi- ~dent that though Orme was tolerably strong on his pins, he was nearly blind and tremen. dously punished about the head. He lod off wildly, but of course was out of distance, Broome then went to him and ministored the coup de grace. in tbe shape of & gentle tap on the nose, and the brave fol- low went o earth almost insensible, Tom Bayers threw up the sponge, and Harry Broome was proclaimed the victor, and stil champion ot England, amidsc the ‘cheers of his friends, Tho battle lasted exactly wwo bours and eighteen minutes, and was the best championship fight that nad taken place for yoars, in fact it was the first one in many years that was not decided by a foul. ‘The rounds often euded ina long struggle for the fall, which Broome who was an ex- pert wrestier, genorally gained, The editorof Bell in the remarks said Broome bad lost none of his scientific ac- quiremeuts in straight delivery and wrost ling, but he was extremely awkward in getting out of dificulties, instead of jumping back, the usual practice of pugilists, he turned tail and ran round the ring, he said Orme had had more dash acd devil'in him he might have followed bim up aud pepperod him on the back. ‘With this glorious defeat closed the rmg career of tne gallaut Orme. He was for maoy years lanalord of the “Jane Shore” in Suboredith. Both Paddock and Poulson tried to got on a match with him, but Hurry found his business too profitable to leave and risk his fortune in tho ring. He died on the 9th of June, 1864 of gastric fever and was buried in Abney cemetery. Harry Broome also became a publican and opened” & house in Portsmouth and waxed fat and_corpuleat, in fact becamenearly as lusty as Jobn L. It ‘was thought be hud retired, but when the now chaupionship belt was made, the one that Sayers won and Muce now has; “Harry declared that he was the most en. titled to it, because the candidates for the championsuip had all been beaten by him or by men that he had beaten,” The old Tipton it was thought had retired, but he an- nounced his intention of derying all comors, Broome forfeited £35 to Tipton. Aaron Joues £70, and Tom Paddock £80, s0 it looked as 1f the Old Slasher wus going to bave o lifs lease of the champiouship. Subsequentl; Paddock and Broome had some words, whlcg ended in a contest in 1850. Both men had nint the Tipton and it was thought Broome mado the most creaitable performanee, 5o he was the fuvorite in the betting at two to one, but the knowlng ones were fooled. The ruddy and nery Paddock was i splendid condition and ‘was full of dash and devil, Brooma's tellows were soon In motion and he puffed like a grampus. Paddock came on hitting out viciously, and whenever Broome closed for the fall Tom peppered away with both hauds until he had to let go. inally Harry, who grew weaker every round, was kuocked out of time at the end’of an hour, and was unable to return to London with the train. Paddock was as stroog in wind and limb us at the begiuning aud showed up at all the praneipal sporting houses the same night. out in 'bal was poor Harry's last tle, after being the populur pu c idol of the sport- ing swells, 0 add to his msery, he was disgustea when the midaleweight Sayers be- came champion in 1857, The saloon business and luxurious ““ntl took all the steel out of Broome. 0 sald he could Dot train without weakening, on ac- count ~of his fat and corpulency. 1f big Ben Caunt was disgusted at the cham. lo.sbip and the belt belog worn by sueh 8 fittie un, Broome was still more so. Harry was insauely jealous of Sayers. He knew that although he and Savers were the same age, be was more stale, s0 he triod to have Tow overthrown by bringing out Bill Beuje- mio and Aaron Joues. But little Tom held his own, notwithstanding Broom teaching und Nat Langham’s and Beudigo's trainin Broome's cup of bitteruess was full whe.. Sayers defeated Broome's conqueror, Pad- dock, in 1855, Harry afterwards wrote a lot- ter 1o Heenan asking bim to make his house his bowe and he would help hiw all be could against Sayers, The Sprin Already there 1s a manifest uneasiuess “among the sportsmen. Wild geese have been “ seen flylug north at divers times during the Post tea days, which fact alone Is wmple in sccounting for the restlessvess of those who love to go afield with dog and gun. At every rendezvous where this class Songregates o' | @venings, the oue topio of discussion now iu order 13 the spring shooting, when will it THE OMAHA DAILY commenocs, what will itfamount to and how lmimu“ The bland weather of a fow days since, too, had an exhilarating offect_upon the spirits and imagination of men who shoot, and acted like a lode stone in drawing them together and ovening up their linquistieal batteries. The hunters moon also rides the evening sky like a silvery cance, a never failing augury of the near approach - of the shooting season. So there is abundant grounds for the eager anticipation of the sportsmen. _ Anxiously they await the ver- nal piping of the batrachian family from tho lowlands and swamps, a sure sign that the frost is leaving the ground and that balmy weather may be axpected. Auxiouslv they await the time when river, marsh and chan- nel, scarcoly distinguishable now as they lay locked in tneir fetters of ice and snow, wiil peep forth with eves of blue and break into sheony ripples 'neath the breath of the southern winds; when the robin sounds his sweot but homely melod{ ‘midst the red twigeed maples in the sheitered coves: when the saucy jay scolds at every passing breeze; when tne pintail's wing cuts the air with its sibilant whistle, when the quack of the mal- lard echoes through the timber and the honk n|mm Canada resounds upon the trenchant air, These are the conocomitants that maices the sportsman’s existonce a joy and a dream, the sights and sounds that proclaim another spring is awakening, dnd that it will shortly be time for him to renew his lease on lifo, amidst the bursting beauties of forest, field and stream. Shortly .ow-—say one brief month henco— and these anticipated glories will be realized, and ot to ve delayed by reason of any laok of preparation, the gunners are busy overy- where. The favorite old Le Fever is un- sacked, the muzzle uncorked, a scarching glance taken through the polishod barrels, tho break tried, and then brought to the shoulder and held again and for the hun- dredth time repeated upon some imaginary swiftly fiying canvasback, readhead or wideeon. Then with a sigh it is slipped back into the case, and the hanting suit and waders hauled forth and carefully inspected. Everything in this line found to be O. K., a trip is maae to shed or stable wheroe the boat and decoys are stored and they aro soarch- ingly looked over and felt of; & cherry call to old “‘Don,’ chained 1o his kennel near by, follows, but despite the dog's eager upspringing, and the action of earsand tail, ho passes on ouv tho gate and down town to counter,desk or office, with a heart lighter and more buoyant for all theestatic thoughts these various manoeuvres give rise to. But to speak of the spring season itself, stripped of all poetical sentiment. If this weater softens up a bit,zood wild fowl shoot- ing may be looked for as early as the firsy weok in March, for on the warm winds, after the first hard spring rain, the pintails—our initial visitors,will come up from their sunny southern haunts in myriads, a little lank ana lean from their long journey, yet neverthe- less affording the best of practice for the ambitious sportsmen. In the springtime they ure more plentiful than any other species of the duck family, especially o these wostern grounds. They are a beautiful bird, very swift of wing, but not an overly good table bird. They fly _ high, maintaining an incessant whistling and chuck ling as they pass, like .graceful shadows, through the gray. morning air, but under favorable couditions dec spiendidly. They are great friends of the mallard and often travel and feed with him. and after the sncws have melted and the backwater on the plains affords them facili- ties for rest and food, great sport 1s to be had north of Clarks, at Valley, Kremont, in Cherry county and numberless other well known resoris. The canvassback, too, is one of our earliest spring visitors, as ice and sleet, wind and suow, and pestiferous weather of all kinds seem to be his bert hold, and it takes a handy and crafty hunter to'make much of a bag these days, oo any grounds orany waters. The canvasback is the mostly prized gnme bird in_the world, although it requires the most finisked epicure to distinguish much superiority in taste or flavor over a well rousted mallard or redhead. Much of the canvassback's vaunted excellence over his congeners, the redhead, mallard, blue bill ana teal, is purely imaginary, still be is un- doubtedly a superior bird to them all. They are not only tho scarcest of the whole duck family, but the. quickest in.the air, the wariest, hardest 10 decoy and most difficult to kill. Occasionally on good feeding grounds they will decoy readily to a stool of their own species orof redheads, but this is the exception to the rule, aud a scratch bird or two is as much as any guuuer can expsct on most of the waters in this vicimity. I shot one afterncon at Koshkonong in 78 over a stool of 100 decoys and bugged forty-one birds, which is the best canvasback shooting I ever had. At Lugenbeel this fall, notwith- standing the feed was excellent, but five birds fell to four guns in four days’ sioot- ing. However, they aromainly a spring bird here,and It ia a rare thing to accomplish anything with them in the fall. After the pintails, mallards and canvas- backs, and frequently with them, comos tho redhead, then bluebills and blackheads, then the widgeon, foal, buttervall golden eye, spooubill and ~ others, all stragghug in, in greflter or lesser uumbers all through the month of March and well into April, the feal and mallard ofton linger- ing until Summer burst upon us in its fullest fervor. Some few birds nest and breed in and about our local waters, but tho main body continues on to the wild and unbroken fastnesses around Hudsouw’s and Baftin's bays, whero they rear their families in se- enrity from molestation at the hands of man and bis hammerless. Of all wild fowl in this rogion, the mallard (Anas Boschas) is fho most familiar, the most highly prized, aud affords the best sport. An old drake, in the full blazonry of his re- lendent plumage, is a royal bird indeod, and when hanging side by side with his mate, the rufous colored hen, makes & pic- ture of beuuty that woald be bard to sur- pass—that is in the eyes of one who lovos nature as all genuine sportsmen do. How- gver the gracos of tho maliard, bis tootn- some ible qualitics, and habits and characteristics are so well known to all iutelligent local gunners, it would seem like adding surplusage to snimadvert on them here. Suffice it to say, they ap- proach nearer the domestic duck than any of the wild fowl family, decoy more readily ana nflornlx fner sport than any bird that cloaves the air, Tho goose shooting will open up even earlier than the duck shooting, for already the advance guard of the honkers' columas bave put in an appearance, and will shortly be followed by the main body. Just yat awhile it would be foolhardy to go after thew, as the lakes and rivers are yot bound 10 ice, und the birds could not be approached or decoyed. The snipe shooting rarvely begins before the 15th of April.but when it does come, ranks only second to the wild fowl shooting, ‘Stripping OfF the Old Time Frills, Oue of the many reforms the new Western league will put 1nto operation this year, is that both teams shall dress upon the local grounds, and thus do away with the oxpense necessary in conveying the visiting team in uniform from thelr hotel to the park. This soason the manager will simply provide his men with car fare and fix tho hour when they are to show up. This rule originated with the big league, in which it will prove beneficiul in & numoer of ways, but I hardly think is one of the needod chdnges in this league. In theso new western cities there can L no possible sdvertisement so catchy and effective as o uniformed ball team u-top 8 tally-ho coach or owmibuss pass- ing through the stroets on their way to the game. Everyvody has time fora halt aud @ look at the passing ball players, whilo to the smail boy there is no more exhilarating sight unless it bo a circus parade. They will follow the vebicle for blocks making the welkin ring with their shouts of derision or admiration, just as the epirit moves them, Unquestionably this is an advertisement of the game for the day, unequalled,as far as it £00s, and much moro than offsets the expense for the conveyauce. And ihen it was one of the old day features of the great game, aud for this sako alone should be preserved, for gradually they are disappearing and soon the sport will ‘be stripped of aill the old tme prehminary frills that once made it so dear. In the big cities, like New York, Boston, Brooklyn, Philadeéiphis, Cineinnatl, Chicago and tho balance of the major league, the doing away with this lux- uriant ride to the ball parks is sli well enough “Then the sight of & gang of vall play- ers, ‘generally a loud crowd they are, tco, togged out i striped wammuses and knick- erbockers posing and promenading in the ofice aud about the corridors of the hotels is doue away with, “I'he men are quietly pre- sented with their little car and told to be on hwflwrompuy at whatever hour the wanager d oo, all of which is very dis- niggardly to the ball bon’v..‘ n:r being & poric That o d very player, who comes a! 88 anything in human mold. jority of them. No Rolling Quite so High Some of tho baso ball patrons, the stripo who never put a dollar into the came, are criticising thenew western loagues salary limit, which {s $12,000. They say that it is too low, and that only inforior teams can be seoured at these figures, are mistaken and shows just b understand the situation. It is a proverbial fact that ball players do not like werk, and rather than go at it for livelihood they will do almost anything else let the revenue be what it may. i‘a play ball is the one ambition of their lives, and before the coming seasor. wanes, there will be a good many tender his services for his board. £1,000 per'man is a much as they are worth to the wostern league, et thom be who they may, and while the offer of such a sum a Year ago would have thrown the majority of the players into a cataleptic fit, now they will jomp at it like a hungry trout atan April grasshopper, and a large percentage of them get left at taat. Tho most that cun possibly be payed o singls playerin this ociation this year is 81,200, and it will be procious few who re- ceive this sum. The lowest thata player will receive will be §750 and it is safe to say that each team will contain sev- eral $750 men. It 1s a sad commentary on the tact and wisdom of the profession, that such acuthas been made possible, when but o few months since the average ball player de- manded as much in advance as he will now receive for the whole season. s, & ma- Castone Calls a Meeting. LixcoLy, Neb.,, Fob. 4.-To the Sporting Editor of Tie Be The outlook {for a stato league this season is very promising, and 1 suggest that a mooting be oalled soon as possible at the Capitol hotel this city, February 18 or 19, Lincoln being a more con— venient ' pluce than either Hastinas or Omaha, and a substantial six club league formed which can piay the season out, at & low salary limit could be ade a success. ‘The project has veen agitated for the past two years, but for some reason nobody has ventured yet. Now 1s the time to get your feet wet, wake up you base ball enthusiasts, and decido upon a'place to meet, 50 we can start the ball rolling for 1892, ana have a good and prosperous league, Last year Hastings, Beatrice, Fremont and Plattsmouth all had good clubs, and were well supported, and will bo on deck again this season. Norfolk and Grand Island are only waiting for a meoting to boe callod. Now wo want to hear from Kearney. Will the following cities send a delegate to a meeting cailed here if agrecable to all, February 18 or 191 Koarney, Grand TIsland, Hastings, Norfolk, Fremout, Beatrice, Nebraska City, South Omaha and Platts: mouth. Answer in Tne Bee. Grorar W. CASTONE. After the Haughty Baron, When the Omaha club under the manage- ment of Uncle Dick McCormick caved in last season ali the other magnates believed in the live and let livo idea. They wanted to keep Omaha in the field in order to sustain intor- est in the fight for the pennant,and with that, end in view Hy Hach of Minneapolis, Gil- lette of ‘Milwaukee, Johnny Speas of Kansas City, R. E. Muleahy of Sioux City, and D. E. Packard of Denver, agreed to subscribe £500 each, to be paid after Owabia bad rised £3,000 for the suppor? of the new Omahaclub, But man _proposes and magnates dispose, Neither Milwaukes nor Minneapolis have come to the front. Kansas City aud Denver have paid up, and Sioux City $200. Hy Hach is ready to put up $175 for Minneapo- lis, while W. H. McCord of Omana, wants him to pay $350. Both sides stand’ firm and a suit in the Hennepin county district court is ninted at, but a compromise is probable. Hach savs the Omaha peovle never ex- pended the full amount of the §,000 contin- gent fund, and while he is ready’to pay something, if he put up §350 he would pay far more than any other porty to the agree- ment, which he does not care to do, and all of whicn is bosh. Grand Istand on the Push, GRraND TsLAND, Neb., Feb. 2.—To the Sporting Editor of Tue Bes: I sco by Tur Bee that there is a sufficient number of cities 1o make a first class circuit, anxious for a state league, providing the salary limit is not too high. This is animportant matter, bur of course will be satisfactorily arranged at a general meeting, it one is held. Omaka is the only city that could afford to pay any- thing like a high salary, but 1 do not think she will go beyond any limit established at a meeting, that is if sho comes wn the leaguo, which is doubtful in case of anew Waestern lougus club. I see some of the citios men- tion Omaha as a good place for the state league meeting, but I do not. .Ithink it should be at a more central point, say Colum- bus, Hastings or Beatrice. 1 'would urgo action on_ the part of Hastings, Kearney, Fremont, Beatrice and other cities, as there isn’t much more time to spare, - Send in 1he names of your delegate and lot us fix a time for a meeting. G. L B. B. C. The Balk-Line Tournament, The balkiine-billiard tournament to be held in Keniston's rooms the week of the 15th, for the championship of the state, and given under the auspices of the Brunswick-Balke- Collender billiard company, is exciting a most encouraging amount of interest smong the lover’s of the geatleman’s game, and the prospects are good for some rare sport. Lieutenant Arrasmith enters on condition that any prize he may win is to be aonated to some charitable institation, the same to be named by Tue Owma#A Bee, The gold mounted cue, embiematic of the = champion- ship, is now on exhibition 1n the show win- dow of C. S. Raymond’s jewelry store. This, with a cash purse of &0, constitutes the first prize; $40 second, $30 third, $25 fourth, $20 fifth, and $10 sixtk, Among the entries from Omaha are Lieutonant Arrasmith, Frank Keniston, Harry Symes, Mr, Warner and othars. There is also u good entry list from abroad, and eltogether the tournament wili undoubtedly prove a brilliant success. Nows for the Shooters. Cranks, Neb, Feb, 5,—Sandy Griswola: Our friend Charlle Hoyt, better known as ‘‘Biags,” brought mn the first geeso of the season yesterday for this locality, From daylight until 9 o'clock, about two hours, he was “decidealy in it,” briuging down thirty- two large Canadas, ' Our sportsmen are now on the qui vive, scouring their guns and oil- ing the rusty locks, preparatory to a goneral onslaught upon the numerous flocks of geese that the recent warm weathor has brought to the Platte. J. C. Magmiy the Swedes, Osana, Feb. 6,—To the Sporting Editor of Tue Bee: The Swedish tug-of-war team hereby challenges the Omaha Athletic club team 0 & match contest to take place within two weeks after the signing of articles in the coliseum, under the following conditions : The Swedish team will pull against the club toam for 500 to their §300, or the Swodish team will put seven men against the club meus eight for even money in any reasonable sum., ALBERT SIOBEKG, Captain Swedish Tug-of-War Team. Annual State Trap Shoot, The annual shooting tournament of the state sportsmen’s association will be held this year at Grand Island, May 10, 11, 12 and 14, very effort will be put” forth by the Grand Island club to make the meeting the largest and most successful of any of the an. nual shoots held under these auspices. $1,500 will be bung up in prizes, and the sweep- stake contests open to all. The committee are already engawed in the work of securing birds, as 1n the neighborhood of 1,000 will be nmfl sary, aod noue but the best will Le used. The Wrestlers Want an lnning. Floyd Harsbman of Avoos, Neb., ana Frank Leahery of Wisner, Neb., signed articles for a wrestlivg matek, zide holds, Friday evening last. The match is tor 00 @ slde and the gate receipts, and will come off on the 27th at Germenia nall. Breakfust for the Cranks. The Sporting News thinks Dave Rowe is the very man for Omaha. They say that Anson wauts Big Wilson,the old Omaba catcher, the mere meutiou of which fact has sentthe windy olty's brewery stock up like & rooket. Jimmy Manniug is very vopular in Kansas City, 8ad it is not {mprobable that he will be #6un back there again this season. Just uow BEE oo’ Voach Aiims to have discov- ered a linament thav il knock the Charley Horse into a cuko? pat. It was Willie's penchant for horse Ifpifnent that spoiled a #ood ball player. et The Milwaukee moguls deny that thoy have boen trying to purchAsd the Louisville fran- chise. ‘They have hat all the experience they want 1n this line that they care about about for the presenvawd horeafter will re- main 1n their own cldss. 1f anybody thinks shat Van Dyke will ba unaole to hold up his end in the bin league they want to disabusa themselves of the idea before he begins to play, He is a sprinter and a run.getter; in tact, a fine ball player in every detail, as well as-a gentieman, Norman Baker took a job of juggling hams down at the packing houso last week, but a couple of days' experience convinced him that he was too strong for the work, and he gave it ap, If thereis a ball club in the country wanting a good twirler, or a _rail road that noeds a prasiaent, Norman will fill the breach. Babble of the Amntenr, Morearity will do the Nonpareils' bench warming act this season, Meyers, the Des Moines secona baseman, would be a @ood pick-up for some team. Douole-Jointed Willlams will pitch Chad- ron into fame—or the Niobrara—this year. Jake Thompson, better known as “Pighoof Jake,” is a regular Tip O’Neil with the club. Jellen 15 the instructor at the Nonpareil club room, and he knows how to do his work. Barney Monaghan covers lots of ground— ho wears no Ys—and 18 very speedy on the lines. Sage will eat 'om up at first the coming season for the Sparks—better known as the Diamonds. Hinchey will get a team together for Pa- pillion as'soon as the little dickey birds be- gin to sing. Pitchers Jerry Edinger and Harry Howe, also Catcher Tim Keefe, are hibernating at LeMars, Ia. Castone will nndoubtedly resuscitate tho Lincoln giants in case of the much talked of Nebraska league. Lacoy is about as small a catcher as you will see in the business, but heis a reliable hitter for all that. Patorson will put a strong team in at Plattsmouth, and Yapp and Miller are likely members of the same. Second Baseman Roher of Hastings is a roarer in every sense of the word—that is, when his team loses. Snapper Kennedy is a fine nitting in- fielder, and he plays third with the vim and dash of a Denny or a Nash. Centorfielaer Wignam says the Cranos will beat the Norpareils out of all thair honors this year. But will they? George Taylor writes from Denver that he has found a corner lot flslder who will mako Yem all hustie next season. Grand Isiand is sure of a great team with Rourke at the heim. Heis well posted and will sign none but ball players, There wos the-intensest rivalry between Hastings and Beatrice last season, ana what a fight they would put up in a state league, All the cities talking organization have good parks, and judgiug from the signs of tho times, can secure good teams at a moder- ate figure. Kid Mobler is shoveling snow at Topeka to keep in trim. He says be will “trun 'em over” in the spring in a way that will curl your hair. e Tommy Poorman of last yvear’s Sioux Citys. would like to managkone of the Nebraska State league cluvs.” So he writes from Waverly, N. Y. Irish McGee has gatten so far through the scason without getting licked. However, he always takes tho opposite side of the street to that on which Barfiey Taylor promenades. Van Arnam, short stop for Salem, Ore., the past season, had a batUng average .33, He will spend the balancenf the season in this city, and pext season, probably go to Los Angeles, % There are four ball players in the Mahony family, and a quartette of good ones they make, too. Krank and:derry nlav with the Nonpareils, and Splinter: with the Juniors. Dave has retired, but s was u member of the Union Pacifics in the palmy days of Whitoey. Whisperings ot the Wheel John Blakesley ison the sick list Frank Ciark Is goivg to ride again. ‘Oscar Epenoter has gone to Chicago. Fred Pearce has improved wondefully in hill climoiag. Eighteen new members for the league from Nebraska this week. Harry Head, an old member, has been in the city for the past week. If you do not tunk thers 1s any fun on tap come in some night when the doebating so- ciety is in full biast, Tom Patterson, the Plattsmouth cyclone, was up last week. Ho will ride a pnoumatie this year and he promises to be right iu it. Walt Morris is getting so strong that he has to weight his wheel with a horse block. He appropriated one Sunday from the Grand hotel. Zimmerman has been snspended by the racing board, pending the wvestigation of the charges as to his violation of clause D of the amateur rules. The run to Council Bluffs Sunday, thefirst one for 1802, was well attended. It was an ideal day for a ride. The road ofMcers failed to skow up, as usual. Election is near at band. Come 'round to the club house and talk up your men; if you can’t talk come nnyway; we would like to see some of you strangers, R The Oul’fl)lllfl officers have done well and the only fault possibie to fiud with them is the lazic of a little more vigoror snap, They have been too prone to let wall enough alone, Mr. Arthur Shumway was here last weak with Lhe lightest, airiost, fairest and slickost runniug wheel in'the world, the Century Co- lumbia. Kustman, Lytle and Livery havo each ordered one, The Nebraska division, League of Ameri- can Wheelmen, how having over 200 mem- bers and entitled to another representative at large, Chiet Consul Perrigo bas appointed B. J. Scanell to that ofiice, The social purt, we must have, but to be a sucoessful wheel club, it must have wheel- men, and active ones, at s hoad., Without them it will gradually deteriorate and dis. baudment is sure to foilow. The plans and sketches for the new club house, which are being prepared by Burdick & Boller, will_be onexhibition at the club bouse all day Sunday. Do not fail to come and get interested in them. Cyke Lytle gives an hour's talk on what he knows about cash prizes every Wednes- day evening at 7:30. Some of the argu- ments advanced the informal talk after Lytle's lecture would, stagger some of our state senators. )imise In the coming elggfion, which will no doubt create more iulerest than the ones heretofore, as the fiew officers will have charge of the erectioh bf the new club house, the members should. he careful and select good, active riders and those who have the success of the club arlt ‘wheeling at beart. Who can apswer these! Will we have & -‘fi. es smokor1"! Will Charlie Peal ent his new tire? foyll Cyko Liytio byy.a Columbia or Hart- [or B. Smith ‘sver learn to play Yvnu Dr. Connor &{bf come 'round to seo us Will Lou Flescher é¢or get his saddle? Wili the Frenzer mgilal ever be returned? Will Harry Smith rido a tandem this year? Misceltaneoul’ Local Sports, Fifteen or tweuty large flocks of wild geese pu-:d over the city Friday evening, flywug north, The Omaha Swedish Tug-of- War team witl g0 down to Lincold in tbe moruing for a mont tournament, which ciosed last evening. Towm Eck, Beoator Morgan, Dick Howel l Willie Ward, Wallace Stage, Bill Lamb, M. J. O. rlavagan aad *Cyclone” Ashinger are in 'Frisco preparing for their great (1) international bicycle chase whict opeas up on the 15th, At tbe meetiug of the Omaha Keanel club last Tuesday evening, the followiug officers were elected for the curcent year: J. ' i Evaus ident; Jack Morrison, vice dent; . Cudgeon, secretary, and A. W Waterman, treasurer. J. C. Martio of Clarks is the possessor of & handsome big Newfoundland pllr y which he wishes to dispose of, one yoar old the 26th of this morth, Weighs'125 pounds, has & good disposition and s fond orw&udm. He has boautiful cont of Jet black curly hair and is graceful, symmotrical animal every way. A branch of the Amateur Foncers League of America, whose headquarters are in New York city, was organizod at the Omaba Ath letic club one evening last week. The fol lowing officers were then elected: George W. Ames, presigent: F. J. Despecher, vieo cm!hlovl ; S. P. Morse, troasurer; E. P. Mullen, secretary. The praopor papers will bo forwarded to the longuo headquarters. Its rule and rogulation governing contests and exhibitions were adcptea. Questions and Answers, To the Svosting Editor of Thg B Can any of your readers inform me who was the first pugilist with a middle nume! In the history of the-prizo ring we have no record of any pugilist with a_middle name before John C. Heenan in 1858, Provious to that date they were all Jacks, Jems, Bills, Toms, Dicks and Harrys, Some y ago the lite and adventures of a wealthy Euglish sport. ing squiro were published in a London sport. ing paper. The writer said ho was the owner of somo 20,000 acres, and had a podi- gree that threw most of tho titled aristoc- racy quite into tho shade, “and,” added the biographer, ‘‘he was always oallod Jack." John or Thomas, he said, suggested a prig, but Jack or Tom were invariably Dbluff, honest, hearty, jolly, good feilows. Jack'1s a favorite name among the aris- tocracy, popular writers of fiction have gen- erally a hero camed Ja Among the En- glish and Irish champlons we have had Jack Gulley, the member of parhament: Jack Shaw, the life guardsman, who was killed at the battle of Waterloo; Jack Slack, the chawpion in 1750; Jack Randall, the cham- rhm of tho lightweights: Jack Langan, the rish _champion: Jack ant. who fought Tom Sayers two hours and a half. Aund in our own day we have “tho Nonpariel,” Jack Dempsey, ~who, according to ahd en thusiastio sporting writer, asserts the fol- lowing windy effusion concerning the latter- +'As tho 1deal fighter, the brilliant tactician, the consummate genersl, the hero of halfd hundred fiehts, Dempsey s far away Non- pareil, and will be handed down in fistic his- tory us the greatest tighter who over livea!" La Blanche, Mike Donovan wnd red headed lanky Bob, go and hide your diminished heads. Why is not ‘‘the Noupareil” called John P? as “'the champion of champions is Jobn L. Nearly half a century ago a mock tournament was produced at a theatre and tho knights, who were armed and mounted, were introduced to the audience as ‘Sir Beojamin Caunt, Lord Brassoy, Baron Bendigo aud Sir Siasher do Tipton," *‘What's in a name! An advertisement, ap- peared ouce in the Times from a_storekeoper informing his customers thut after a certain dato he was going to drop his plebian name of Jones, and adopt the aristocratio name of Howard.” Thut was a curious way of obtaining no- toriety, but not any worse than the vapor- ing wind bag challenges of some of our modern theatrical pugilists, who declioe such purses as $3,000 as beneath the.r notice. Tom Paddock lost the confidence ot ' is Lon- don backers through his firey temper, and he went back into the provinces and fought a countryman for £25 u side, a tremendous blood spilling battle at that.—Jack Slack. —To the Sporting please answer BEE: as thore rod which . ever hoenany Inven would run perpetuaily?~D. HL. Linelo. Thero has not, unléss it is Charlie 11's nerve. . Ve, 2 In draw UND. nth To the Sporting Editor of poker, If the dealer fuces n curd, must the playe ept the same or does the de: rdeal over nte, Ans.—Ho continues the deal, then gives the man who received the faced card another atter all are helped. BeaTnice, Neb, Jan. 30.—To the Sporting Editor of THE BEE: Would you be kind enough to send me or let me know "I there are any printed ruleson “tug of war.” There is some talk of contests here, but no one Is familiar with the game. All we wish is to know enough to carry on the contest.— . E, Ans.—The teams consist of as many men as tho captains agree upon. Tho length of tho pull is seven feet. The rope is one and oue-fourth inches. Thero are no regularly recomnized rules, NORTH PLATTE. Feb, g 1.—To the Sporting Editor of Tiw B notice a question in DAY'S BEE asking about Urank or Kid the sprinter. 1o will be I8 years of {0 las run several races. the orge Davis, and You were the stake holder in ho Omihia race, and Sulilvan’s time' was 1044, Hels now attending the Ruathbun business coilege in Omuhw.—John J. Sullivan. Sour To the Sporting Edi- To docide a_bet piease an- : Ina six-handed inst D, B_aud ko cnrds, sp and ke es. Who w. W th one ace, D, E re Httle eusino and three it u draw?--Reader. Ans.—A draw. FArrwrnr, Neb., Feb. 1. To the Sporting Editor of THE BEE: In a gume of high five, 55 zame. . A against B, A5L B 50, A makes hix j {ow, gume, i #ee Saloon. the Sporting Fulforl, the Trisger. Aus, Englander and was born February 2, 1862, His height is 5 feet 914 ncties and weighs about 172, His first match of auy fmportauce was in April last against C. M, Hedaen of Newark, N. J. He won by a score of 93 birds, when Hedden was shot out. He thon defeated Frank Class, the New Jorsey champion, for $250, and recently added Captain Brewer's scalp to his girdle by beating him three times out of four matches, In the first he scored 100 birds to Brewer's 90; the second, 99 to Brewer's 98; the third was a tie at %6, Brewer winning on the shoot~ off by a scoro of 25 to 24, The Jast match was at 250 birds, Fulford winning by 7 birds, BOUTH OMANA, Neb., Feb, 3.--To the 8porting Editor of Thk Bik: Pleass state in Sunday's BEg the date of Jobn P. C.ow's death and the nume of the man who' shot him. Also, the dute of Joe Coburn’s and Pat Killon's deaths, Ans,—Decemcer 9, 18%0. ¥, C. Marsbal. Coburn died December 6, 1890, and Killen, October 21, 1891 BLUFFS, la., Aug. 8, 1870, —Dr, J. B, Moore: I feel 1t not only a' priviloge bat aduty to say 8 good wora for your catarrh cure.” After doctoring with several of the best spacialists of the country without relief, I was advised to try your catarrh cure, and am pleased to say 1 am entirely cured. Yours truly, W. A. Stitoxa, Travoling agout Fairbauks Scalo Co. For sale by all druggmats, Heisa New . FADS IN JEWELRY, A gold bat with a sapphire body is a a sig- niticant scarf pin, Enameled ribbons guthered into rosettes are used as lace pins, Mustache brushes with Russian enamel backs are for the luxuriants, Terrapin dlsnes in sets with repousse cdges and handles and rosting on tiny logs are desired about this time of the year, There is an effort to introduce round ame- thyst and topaz pins. They are veay protty, They ave set in chased goid with an inner band of tiny pearls, Great vogue has been given this season to little heart-shaped lockets. They are worn on fine chaius, and seemod to be called for by some sentimental considerations, ‘Lhe round enaineled brooches with fine 1n- terlacings and powdered with colored stones como next to the flower jewelry in rivaling the bow knct. The use of ruby spinels and olivines limit the expense, Gold rosaries are now ready for the eastern trade. Some rosaries have the s cou- nected by links, Theso make the rosary more flexible, and as it is often held in the palm of the hand the links make it more pliablo and manageable, l’i:"lin gold crosses without the figure are also u Manufacturers say that the bowknot will last aaother season. It has crowded out many other styles, maioly because of is adaptabllity. It is very commonly used to fasten watches at the side and for pinning draperies. Bow knots five iuches across have been made for fastening drapery on the hips. It i3 polica dotted witn tiny * bril- ants, e Van Ho uten’s C ocoa—Best, and goos far- thest.” o No orange blossoms were wreatned sbout the brow of lovely Gretchen Doerk, ys the Chicago Post, when she stood in one of the parlors of the Plankinton house, Milwaukee, last Tuesday afternoon and listened to the words which made her Mrs. J. H. Berry, jr., but no flowers are fairor than were the roses of her cheeks, and no bride's heart could have been lighter tha hers. Dr, Cullimore, wuilu to Mo, Pac, Ry | BUTLER'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY The Story of His Brilliant Legal, Political and Military Oareer. HIS VINDICATION OF HIS PUBLIC ACTS Home Life of the Warrior-Statesman Re- plios to Villfieations of the Press— Elocted Congressman and Governor, One of the most romarkablo books in this age of remarkable literature is the *‘Autobi- ography and Personal Reminisconces of Major-Goneral Benjamin F. Butler,” to which the author has aiso added the unique title of “Butler's Book.” Itisa Isrie vol ume, comprising 1,154 vages, illustrated with 125 engravings, maps and photogravures of eminent porsons, and i3 very appropriately dedicated to tho good and brave soldiers of the Grand Army of the Republic, Among several other reasons .for writing his book the general says was that he desired to correct much of the wrong done to himself by » prejudiced misreprosentation of facts and vircumstances as to his acts in tho ser- vice of this country. He ulso adds that wherover facts are set out that he has in- tended that it should be done with literal and exact accuracy. Ho furthec states as to his personal acts, and dowgs and omissions that ho bas ‘'in naught exwenuated,” but that he has reservod to_ himsell the privilege of ox- plaiving and exhibiting his motives and feel- ings. In regard to othors, he says, he has 'set down naught in malice, reserving to himself, bowever, the privilege of sayng in regard to any man personally what he thinks it 18 right to'say of him, however harsh the criticism may be, aud of givibg a true delini- tion of character in whatever distinet terms that criticism, in his opinion, calls for. The tirst chapter is devoted to the lineage and education of this extraordiary Ameri- can warrior aud statesman. While boldly assorting that all men are not born equal, ho has uo faith whatever in the blue blood of ancient aristocracies, *That blood does not and cannot of itself waintain a class either of intellectual superiority or of physical vigor by ‘reeding in and in’ is potont,” ho suys, “from the well known coudition of the royu} families in Europe.” We are likewise troated 10 @ vory interosting skotch of the early sot- tlors in New Hampshire, tho Butler family and the chiidhood and first school days of tno autobiographer. His collego life, theological and legal studies and experiences us a toacher areall entertainingly touchod upon. General Butler makes very tender refer ences to his wife. In writing of her hosays: My wife, with a devotion quite unparalleled, EUV6 Mo her support by accompanying we, at my carnest wish, in every oxpedition in the war of the rebellion, and made for mo a home wherover 1 was stationed 1 com- mand.” It appears that she bravely suffored great privations and hardships in order to be with her husband duriug those troublous times. "Tho general was apparantly a natural-born politician and took great interest in political questions at the time he cast nis first vote. “F'rom my earliest youth,” he remarks, “I had been taught to believe in democracy, of which Jefferson was the apostle, and to abhor federalism, of which Hawilton was the ex- ponent.” His first political uction was an endeavor to procure from.the Massachusetts legislature an enactment making ton hours a day’s work in manufacturing employwments and he gives a very grapbic description of bis struggles in this direction. At tho age of 34 General Butler was elected a member of the house'of representatives of Mussachu- seuts and took a very active part in all the momentous issues that were agitating tho people at that time, He was always utterly opposed to knownothingisin and fought it from start to tinish. He gives some historical data regarding the rise of the free soil party and the fore- shadowing of secession. He also gives an explauation of his voting for Jefferson Davis and tells us something about Horace Greeley as a secessionist. His book is brimful of amusing incidents, showing that the author was a mau who thoroughly appreciated u joke. While sta- tioned at Aunupolis he was visited by Liou- tenant Colonel Keyes, who iutroduced himself as & member of General Scotv's staff and made himselt very officious in giving the general instructions in the ari of war, and frequently took occasion to do so in the presence of uny distinguished man who happened to call on the genoral. Butler found out that Keyes hud no author- ity for doing this, o that when Koyes next undertook to give him some instructions, the general led him on to give the full details of the qualifications necessary to make a good ofticer, listening with great gravity and ap- parent interest, Senator Wiison of Massa- chusetts also being present, and then he asked Keyes: *Do you think of any other . qualifications besides those you have described 1o me and tho senator?’ *No,"” said he, ‘I don't think of anything thut I need to add.’ “‘Well,” 1 said, *‘colonel, I think there is one tuing move that is necessary which you have nov named and which you evidenity don’t know anything a bout." *Ah, general, what is that?" ‘“‘Brains, Colouel Keyes, brains! You haven’ ¥, and you haye botucred me hers long enough. "1 havo reported you 0 General £ and here is your order to report to him forthwith, and here is a pass for you 1o go, and if you don’t £0 by the next train I will send you under gusrd. Gcod morning, sir,” A funny litte 1uciaent occurred with re- gard to & Connecticut regiment the account of which is worth reproducing in Butler's own language : 'l never had any serious troublo with the Ninth Counecticut,” he says. *“They would Kot a little liquor, but that was done very in- geniously. Gererally my ofticers of the guard found them out. One of their tricks, I rememoer, was very curious, A great portly woman used to come in to $es them— and they would gather about her chatting and evidently in perfect accord. But the vfticer of tue guard observed that one or two £ who stood behind her seemed to have their heads bowed down. An investigation showed him that our visitor had a very con- siderable sized rubver tube wound ail around her person ander her dre: This tube had been filled with iiquor, and was provided with a faucet which was coucealed under ber capo, ana for a consideration anybody could take a pull at it long enough to get @ good drink, She was caulioned uot to visit the camp and dismissed, The geuneral’s description of his occupation of New Orleans and tbe accidents and inci- dents connected with it, form a very reada- ble chavter in a very readable book. *“Tne hotel-koeper,” remarks the general, “informed my aajutant general, Major Strong, that he was afraid to have 'us come there lest some of the waiters should poison our tood. Strong observed in his bearing: ‘Waoll, geveral, it we are poisoned, the one who survives the longest will have a lively recollection of him who keeps this hotel,’ " ‘The women of New Orleans acted very in- sultingly toward the officers of tho United States army, but General Butler was gener- ally 8 match for them. as will be seen from the following sample: 'here were five or six women leaning over a balcony on one occasion,” be relates, “'when 1 was riding along quite near it, witti oue officer only between me and the balcony. I was fuce to the frout and, of course, people turned out to see me more or less as I went through tho strects. Just as we were puuing whe baleony, with something betweon @ shriek and eer, the women all whirled around back to with a flirt which threw out their skirts in a regular circle like the piroustte of & daucer. I turned round to my aid, saying in full voice: ‘“I'hese women evidently know which end of thew looks best.’ That closed that exbibition,’ General Butler's farewell address to the citizens of New Orleans 1s couched in very plain but effective language and will be read with great interest at this late day. The writer gives a suceinct accouut of his being proclaimed on and an outlaw by the late President Davis and of the £10,000 reward offered for his capture and delivery, dead or alive, sad throws aaditional light on the execution of Mumford. Of course bis caration of the operations of the army throughout the civil war cannot but gou-l immesse val and naturally war history forms no incousiderable portion of his book. it is impossible in & brief news re view o even merely mention the multifari- ous questions touched upon in this extraor- dinary and fascisating yolume; but the reader Is recommended o pro- cure & copy sud carefully read iy through and he will then, pochaps, find 1 hecossary, in order to do the autobiographs) Justice, to form quite s different opinion of General Benjamin F. Butler and tho part hs has porformed in the formation of the his- tory of the United States. Published by A. M. Thayer & Co., Boston, Mass. Tho book 18 sold only on subscription, and the publish- Ors give & writton gUAranteo to every sube scriber that it will be sold in no other way, Dr. Cullimore, ocalist, Hoo build ng ey FAT FOLI(§VIIEDIIGED DR. SNYDER, The Successful Obesity Spocialist. Mra. I M. 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