Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 28, 1892, Page 16

pREGAT SPORTS OF SPRIN Llprcning Gossip Anent Noxt Wednes- day's Big Arenic Battle, \FFAIRS OF THE BASE BALL WORLD fhe Wenrors of the Mits—Summer Raclog Cards—Dad Takes His Pon In Hand, and Newsy Notes and Miscel laneous Stuff, Next Wednosday evening, March 2, oné of o most notable fistic events of latter years ill take place before the Olympic club of ow Orleans, between Peter Maner, tho 1sh champion, and Bob Fitzsimmons, the praueror of Jack Dempsey, and the middle- eight champion of the world. Tho men are to contend with flve-ounce oves to a decision, and the winner will re- hive as n reward for his valor 0,000, the ser to gain solace in the short end of the arse—81,000, Tho interest in the match is running very gh, and here in Omaha, where neither man s been seen, but both extensively vead out, it 18 about ,the one theme in sporting roles. Whilo ‘the Needham-Ryan fight, hich comes off before the Metropolitan club p"the same city, tomorrow night, is another © interest and speculation of that between 0 two foreigners, Tho opinion of Omahans, and there are a fumber of good judges hore, is largely in wvor of Maber, and the Diamond offers at- ive long odds. Peter Maber is 23 years old. He will [nmh not over 170 pounds when he meets the E\uble contest, 1i does not create a tenth of ustralian, and it is a certainty that his hysical condition at that time will be excel- wit, for Madden is a good trainer. In the jntier of height and reach F'itz will have an fvantage. Maher stands 5 feet 111§ inchos s stockings and is built much after the vie of Slavin, with a narrower chest than Luv pugilist. Heis agood natured and de- tedly witty fellow, but ho says very little, Dout fighting he rarely utters a word Although Peter has been talked and writ- 1 about recently even more than men who hud head and shoulders above him in im- Irtancein the fistic world, but compara- ely little is known of him by the sporting biic, and notwithstanding that his per- rivances in this country have been highly editable, he is yet largely an unknown antity, Still there are gentiemen in ana yout New York who have expressed a will- /gness o match him ngainst the premier ghter of the age, the champion of all Jampions and nll countries, the incompara- {eJobn L. The man who disparages Sulli- hn pugilistically is an idiot and there is fobably not more than one man in 100,000 Iho believes that Maher would make any- Jing like a worthy opponent for him. 1f itz whips Peter next Weduesday night P is a dead duck and will disappear as rap- |y us he came in, On the other hand if he ts out the lanky Avustralian with any- ing like expedition his stock will take such altitudinous move that he will be the idol tho short-haired for many a moon to come. tzsimmons is virtuaily a heavy-weight d should be barred from all middle-weignt ntosts, When I saw him in Minneapolis last July looked big and strong enough to fight any jan and, in comparison, Jim Hall resembled stripling college student, and looked like a wek for his machine made countryman. nd yot the betting at the ring sice that fizht would have been in Hall’s favor, In 1588 Maher entored an amateur competi on given by Tony Sage of Dublin. Jack ullivan, who was recognized as the amateur piddleweight of the country, was Maner's irst opponent. It took Peter eight minutes 0 finish him. An hour later Martin O'Hara, Isix footer, went against Maher. One round vas enough for him. He made a claim to the tefereo that Peter nad a hammer in his right love. By this time Maher had gained quito , b local repntation and efforts were made to ring about a meoting between him and a rofessional named Jim O'Doherty. They tght six rounds in Dublin and the police pped the bout, but not before ’Doherty as practically 8 beaten man, Peter fhen ntered a tournament in London and beat ree men in the preliminaries. In the finals ob Hair met him. They sparred three Gunds and Hair was given the decision. Maher had a decided advantage and in the Judgment of many spectators it was a clear tase of rovbery 'ony Sage immediatly sted a forfeit and offered to bet §500 against 100 that Maher couid kuock Hair out in fbree rounds. This offer was not accepted. 1t Bowman of London challenged aher early n 1889, snd they for t 1o Dublin for $250 a side. Bowman was knocked out in the sixth Fourd, and this victory gave Maher some Btynding as a pugist, for Bowman was con- ated n good sacond-class man, When (us Lamhnrl went to Enfilund Charley Mitchell took hold of him and backed him for §00 Bgainst tho Dublin boxer, Lambert weighed early 200 pounds and was the fayorite in the Ecmuz ‘when thoy faced each other at the elican club, February 7 last year. olaher ook about five seconds to size up his man. hen he sailed in viciously and knocked mbert down four times in rapid succession, fhe 1ast blow effectually settled the Cana- ian. The fight lasted fifty-eight seconds. aher now sought a match with Pritchard, but the latter declined to fight again with sny man above his own weight. n October last Tony Sage sent Maher to this country to try tor the world’s champlonship, After he Hefeated » number of inforior men his mana- or, Billy Madden, succeeded in raising a ;J.(mu forfeit to match him against Sullivan for double that amount. Jinny Adams, the bookwaker, Warren Lewis, ‘Gus Tuthill, Dave Holland and Madden all figure in the lorfeit. Thoey are all sportsmen and each be- Jeves that Peter is & second Sulliva He \as thus far shown himself to be a bard itter, a fairly good ring tactician and pos- sed of more than average cleverness. 'Bubbles” Davis, Jim Daly, Jack Lynch, os Godfrey, *‘Sailor’” Brown, Jack Smith nd Jack Fallon were all beaten by Maher in hort order. His performance in Madison uare Garden—knocking out twomen in less than two minutes—was & feat which would ve been considered wonderful even f John L. himself accomplished it. t took Peter Jackson thres rounds ‘whip *Sallor’” Brown, one of them. With Ryan and ' Needham ft is rgely & question of endurance, as their Hormer meoting was only decided on this int. Needbam was in poor condition then, nd bis hands, & badly bunched set of J'nupflnl at any time, were incapable of with- tanding the severe punching process Need- ;‘lm would have been compelled to put them {through to have won. Tomorrow night. will be in elegant fig, if ail and as ho is one of the verest ring mechanics in the profesh, I for um to win, Ryan's former viotory a peerless nut on his shoulders, and 1t is /to toms [ pin my faith. "*The following is the new scheaule of weignts by which all championship battles her afror must be fough! Bantam-weight I1imit, 105 pounds; feather-weight class imit, 115 pount special-weight class limit, 95 pounds; light-weight class limit, 185 unds; middle-weight class limit, 155 uads; special-weight class limit, 166 uuds, and all over 165 pounds Leavy- oighit, A the O1d English Pughl New Youk, Feb, 28.—To the Sporting Ed- ftor of Tue Bee: Among the numerous big mwen during the forties who 1t was thought ,would or might succeed Caunt and Bendigo, ROt tho least of these as & pugilist was #Nobby" Clarke, who was born in 1822, & fine strapping young fellow about Jim Cor- sizo. If height, weight and sclence svere all that was required, Nobby,” who bad them all, was 8 likely man for the cham- u, He beat Bob Caunt, Big Ben's younger ther, and others with case. Nothing was %nown about his pluck, as these men were juable to test his merits. In January, 1846, e fought Tom Paddock aud the account of heAill stated that Clarke, who was a model yminetry, had a noticeable superiority in fsugth and reach over the round and ruddy dditch man, who, however, not only Boowed undismayed, but lost mo time in .&uflu but rattled in right and left. *Nobby" stopped him neatly and let go his deiv at the head. Paddock bored in snd b ke gripped him and threw him @ back ?udnfi finding that Clarke was his super- THE OMAHA DAILY BE Gillette said he could sell tickets and thenext | who are plying him with yseidss lotters of outfighting dashed Into close quarters ppered "Nobby” on the ribs every round, and although ““Nobby” marked him soveroly and drow the claret and made his cheek look like a scored beef steak, Paddock would not be deniea, but caught ‘‘Nobby” sounding thwacks on' the ribs in return for Clarke's favors. Although the claret was streaming from half a dozen cuts on Tom's dial be seemed as full of dash and vigor as at the beginning. Nobby, on theother hand, began to fight shy and ended the rounds by getting down. In the forty-second round thers twas groat wrangling and confusion, Paddock standing in the middle of the ring protesting and calling on Nobby to come on, which he did after a minute or two of dis- putation. Paddock went at him viciously and Nobby slipped down. It was announced that Clarke “would fight no mors,”” Paddock again “oratating;” the referes handed over the watcn to a friend, ealled *“time,"” and de- clared Paddock to be the winner. “The Tip- ton,” who was one of Clarke's seconds, created some amusement by his denuncia- tion of the “Nobby One's” cowardice, and was with aifficuity provented from strikiog the man he had just been seconding; politely addressing him as a ‘‘robber,” ‘teur, “thief,' ete., and wound up by de- claring that he'd be d—d if he would pay any bets on such a rank — He had, however, to do so, and tho stakos went§ to Paddock, as of 'right they were due. The editor of Bell's Life i the remarks said that ‘'the winnor was a young, strong, game, country fighter, with a fow points, and the loser, Clarke, was his superior in every- thing but'a courageous heart.” Nobby after- wards beat Jordan, the Welsh champion, in tweaty-three minutes, and tackled Paddock a socond time the tollowing year (1847), and was again beaten in forty-eight minutes. Paddock, although the most punished, won by sheor courage, hardihood and determina- tion. Paddock’s father was a small farmer and Tom grew up a sturdy rustic. His com- plexion was of an unusually florid hue, re- sembling a winter apple or root beer. His profile was something like John Bright's; tha latter, although a peaceful Quaker, hud & decidealy pugnacious aspect. He had a strongly marked jaw, mouth and chin, and his short, bull neck and broad, square shoul - ders gave him a formidable appearance. Caunt and Bendigo had been squabbling on paper ever since their fight in 1845, and Ben declined to meet him again uunless it was nearer London and farther away from Not- tingham and the Nottingham roughe. Early in 1850 the public were startled by Paddock challenging old Bendigo to fight for tho championship. Paddock stated he was not particular where, but would fight bim in the center of Nottingham if ho liked. Bendigo from his famo wus the favorite in the bet- ting at two to one. But he was then getting into years (39). If Pad- dock could have restrained lis tem- per Lhe would have won that battle. There were forty-nine rounds altogether, lasting one hour, nearly ali in favor of Pad- dock; his youth andidetermination proved too much for his aged orponcu',, who was forced to got down, though he finally succeedea in winning by a foul blow. *Tha reporter said Bendigo quickly found he had caughta Tar- tor and not a yokel, as he expected.” Pad- dock bounced off his second’s knee and went at him like a ferocious tiger every round; to- 'wards the last the ofticial account of the mill stated *‘that Bendigo cameup Looking as cun- ning as an old fox and twice as dangerous;’’ he wus trying to bring his man down to his weight, but found him a tough job, although Bendy planted some rum ones on burly Tom’s nose, e could not stall him off. I'hat was Bendigo's last fight. He had been in the ring off and on for nearly twenty years. Ho saw that his day had gone by aud was wise enough to retire in time. Although unedu- cated and quite illiterate, he was ready witted ana extremely eccentric in his wa; He was very quarrcisome in his cups and was often lanued iu Nottingham jail for breaking the peace. When he had reached three score ho saw tho error of his ways and became a local preacher. His death was caused by an accident whon nearly three score and ten. For a triplet he was an exceedingly muscular one, and must have had an iron constitution, He was one of the hardest hitters in his time. A monument was placed over his grave in Nottingham cemetery last year, T. C. K. Tit-Tattle of the Ring. Ia,, Feb. —To the Sporting Editor of Tne Bee: drop you a line: these ten days past, but somehow or other never gotat it. Your St. Paul and Minneapolls friends all want to be remembered to you. I fight Puady Cum- mings of St. Paul in the opera house here Saturday evening, ten rounds for a $400- Dburse. %B is a bard man and I think I have a fight on my hands. I fought hima draw in St. Paul a year ago in eight rounds. My object in_writing mainly, however, 1s to tell Jou that any ~match made with Jack Wilkes for me goes. The Dubuguers are dead stuck on Con Doyle, und will probably give me a fight with him if the Wilkes match fails. Dick Mook, BrrLINGTON, 18, Feb, 28.—The Sporting ditor of Tur Bek: 1 have just returned from tho cast. Isee by a clipping from Tur Bre in the Piutsburg Dispatch that J am about to be matched with either Jack Wilkes of St. Lovis or Dick Moore of St. Paul. Butitisa wistake, Just now It is impossible for me to make any arrangements with eithor party, as I am about to sign articles with Jack Davis of Kelthsburg, 11 to fight to & floish, $500 =& ide and a purse of $600. Will probabiy sign to- dsy. If this match 1s not made, then I am prepared to make a match with Jack Wilkes for $500 a side and reasonable purse. Harny McCoy. Cmaproy. Neb, Feb. 23.—To the Sporting Editor of Tne BeE: Please correct the re- ort that I am to fight Billy O'Donnell at BCtx City, March 5, They aro using my namo all along the Ling, and it 1s doad wrong. However, if they will arrange it I will fight O'Donnell and let him weigh whatever be likes, and bet anywhere from $100 to 500 that 1 defeat bim. DANNY DALy, The Streator, Ill., Press says the reason Eddie Meyer did not meet Danny Daly 1n their much talked of match was on ac- count of sickness,but the fact is that Brother Billy did not want any of the Chadron_boy’s game. Dauny is now out with an_offer to forfeit $100 or knock out or stop both Holly- wo od and Welch in ten rounds in one ring and on the same night. On Thursday night 1 Daly knocked out Joe Hand, the Hot Springs champion in nine rounds. Jack Davis has opened ug & new boxing school near the corner of Sixteeath streeu and Capitol avenue, and already has quite a large class of young business men. Davis is probably one of the most efficient teachers of the manly art of self defencein the west. Colonel William H. Linebarger and Major M. S. Barlow of the Bluffs left for New Or- leans last evening to takein the Maher- Fitzsimmons and Ryan-Needham fights Monday Wednesday eyenings next. The Ryan-Needham _fight _comes off Monday night and the Maher-Fitzsimmons Weanes dsy night. New Yorg, Feb, 24.—To the Sporting Editor of Tue Beg: To those who take an interest in the construction of the human frame, Jom. Ward, who was champion of England from 1825 to 1832, and Bob. Fitzsim- mons make an interesting contrast. The lat- ter has a short neck, and shoulders so exces- sively square that he might wear his sus- penders without being crossed. Ward, who was threo inches shorter than Fitz, and whose uflmius weight was 175 pounds, had a small head and a bull neck,then his shoulders sloped graduvally down. Under his arm pits his body again sloped down V shape to bis waist, below the waistband he again bulged out to his strong loins and wide hips, thick muscular thighs, sturdy calves and rather small feet and hands. His arms were per- fect models with every musecle beautifully developed. Bob's hands and wrists are much larger than Ward's were, and bis arms longer, aitbough much smaller avove the elbows, Fora man of bis size Fitz has a well ribbed carcass; it is below the waist, particularty bis legs, where ho saves weight. Isee by Tue Bex he is trying to trawn up. ‘Ward weighed 210 pounds in his clothes un- trained, and was said to bave once reached 224 pounds, He was one of those round, deep-chested men who prove much beavier t the scales than they look. Nat Langham aned weight during his training when be ioulhl Caunt, but be had been 1L Red Bob' figure reminds one of O'Balawin's on & swaller scale. T C.C How Bancrott Managed Milwaukee, The whole story of Frank Baucroft's brief and tempestuous career us an able exura mansger at Milwaukes Das finally been re- vealed, says Ron Mulford. ‘Ibe association contracted with Mr. Bauncroft—not the Cin- cinnati club at Pendleton—and he went with the other assets from the East End to Mil- waukee. The first day he was there Harry Have been intendingto, he told him ho could help him sell them, suppose if I stay with you long enough I can lock up the grounds, can’t [1" ho asked. “What do you mean?"’ demanded the man who has since been invited to take a walk out of the presidency. *Just this," responded Bancroft, “You've got A manager here. You don't_need me. T was forced upon you. I'lltell you what I'll do. My contract keops me here six woeks ionger.” I'll accept the oash for four and take my release.’” President Gillette accopted and when the final parting came “Bannie" got $100 cash and a check for the balanes. “I wish you'd sort o' held that check back and not put iv in for a week or so,” continued the Milwau- Kkeean, Manager Bancroft @ave his thoughts free rein enroute to Chicago and when he stum- bled in on President Hart he casually ob. served, "By the way, Jim, will you cash this check of Milwaukee's?" “‘Cortainly,” responded that worthy, and the bit of paper was swapped for legal ton- der. Relating the incident, Mr. Bancroft said: “Iknew that with that fight on Mil- waukeo would nover show tho white feather to Chicago, aad rather than ~have tho gnpu ®o to protest Colonel Gillette would ave sold his shirt.”” Good men have given bad paper ero this, but no ono has ever shoved any of it upon ulmbnew business manager of the Cincinnati club, King Elmer's Ups and Downs. Ban Johnson of the Cincinnati Commercial- Gazotte writes interestingly in the Sporting Life of one of the most popular players who eyer figured in the Western association : Elmer Smith 1s once more in fast company and I, for one, sinceroly hope that ho will be able to keep up with the procession, Elmer has scored the biggest success and has proved the greatest failure of any player in the profession today. He joiued the Ciucin- nati club toward tho closo of tho season of '86, Ho was an unknown quantity at that time and early the tollowing year when Colonel Aaron Stern took the club, he sori- ously thought of releasing him for the reason that he had six pitchers on his pay roll and Elmer was the most unpromising one of tho lot. Tony Mullano was the club’s mainstay up to the'time he flew the track and jumped the team, Smith was unable to display what merig, if any, there was in him, but with Toby gone Manager Sehmelz was forced to shove him in the box. The Reds left on the eastern trip securely anchored in sixth place. \When they roturncd home three weeks later they were in second place, and were closo upon the heels of the champion St. Louis Browns, Out of the thirteen games played tho Reds w eleven, and Elmer pitched in ten of the v torious games. He was the hero of the hou and a band of music, together with about 5 cranks, celebrated his return: to the Queon city. Prosperity was too much for the great piteher, and he proceeded to giorify himself. The St. Louis Browns were tho Reds' oppo- nents. It was a Sunday game, and over 10,000 poople flooded the grrounds. ' *King" Fimer was in the points, but ho had lost all his cun- ning and skill, and what_a slaughter it was. Elmer had a season off in 'S5, for be proved a miserable failure, and lost zame after gaine, It resulted in his release, and the year fol- lowing he drifted to Kansas City and won the peunant for the Cowboys, Ho fell down again last year and failed to win a game he pitched. I tho Kansas City ciub he was af- forded an opportunily to play un outfield po- sition when he was not emploped in the box, and he soon developed into one of the hard- est hitters in the Western league. He is a firsv class fielder, thrower, zood base runuer, and there is no reason that I can assizn for his not filling acceptably an outfield position with the Pittsburg clibshould he prove a failure as a pitcher. 'This is bis season, how- ever, to pitch winning ball, and_should he rival any of nis past records the Pirates will be dangerous foemen in next season’s fight: The First 1 Prosident Jimmy Williams of tho Westorn league has submitted the following list of players signed to the playors committeo, which has approyed the contracts Pitchers—Vickery, Grifith, Ferden, Eitel- iorg, Dowald, Frank Cunningham, Cassian, Bishop, Arthur Clarkson, R. L. Hart, ‘Wadsworth, Vining, Maaden, McNabb, Pears, Payne, Swartzei, Sullivan and John Sowders. Catchers—Quion, Berger, Lalke, Baldwio, Darling, Bowman, Ivory, Newman, Sego, Stockwell. First Basemen—Farrar, Fields, Campion, Billy O'Brien, McQuirk, Motz Caruoy, Breckinridge. Second Basemen—Smith, Ward, Nichol- son, Bagle, Hattield. Third Basemen—Alvord, Carpenter, La- roquo, Roat, Mayer, O’Rourke. Iieiders—Beecher, Friel, Giks, Gettinger, Letcher, Farmer, Peltz, Polhomus, Hourie- ver. The committee rejected Jersey, Bakeley, Bastian, Marr, Phillips and others for daink- ing and other faults. By the above it will be seen that the West- ernisina fair way to securs many of the players who i2st season stood way up in the American association circles, Tho intention of the commitiee as evinced ubove, to get rid of lushers and Insubordinates will bo wel- come news to all honorable patrons of the game. Inthe Wostern assoclation the one glaring drawback, has always been a lack of of team system, due to incompetent munage- ment. But this season, under the new order of things, so much devolves upon the man- agor, that an entirely now standard of morals is confidently exnected. It will bo skiltful management that wins in the long run in this cirouit this year, and managors might as well prepare themselves for the ordeal. The Summer's Trotting Program. At the meeting of the Tekamah Driving association, the following program of races was decided upon for June 15, 16 and 17.— First day, S-minute class, 3 in 5, $00; 2:33 trot, 8 in b, 15 mile and re- peat, running, Second day, year-old trot, 2 in 3, $200; free for all pace, in 5, 82003 8-vear-oid trot, 3 in 5, $200; 1 mi novelty, $25 at every quarter, $100. Thir day, 2:45 trot, 8 in 5, 8250; free for all trot. $300; one mile and repeat, running, $200, The Lyons Driving Park association will give o meetiug over its famous kite-shape track on June 22, 23 and 24, and Sentember 6, 7, £, 9and 10. At the Juno meeting the fol- fowing purses will be given: Wednesdsy, June 22nd, trotting, 2:55 class, purse §00; running, five-eight_dash, 2 year olds, purse $150; trotuing, 2:20 class, burse $00; ruoning, one-half wile heats, urse §200. Thursday, June 23rd, trotung, 2:40 class, purso £300; running, three-fourtn mile dash, purse §200; pacing, free for all, running, three-fourth mile heats, . Friday, June 24th, trotting, 2- 3 purse §00; running, mile dash, purse $200: trotting, free for ull,” purse §100; running, mile heats, purse 300, The Siiver City Driving Park association will hold their summer meeting July 4 ana 5, entries to close may 18, The program: First day, July 4, No. 1, 3:00 class, trotting, purse $400; No. 2, 2:35 class, trotting, purse $400; No. 8. 2:25 class, trotting, purse $400; No. 4, running race, half mile dash,purse §75; second day, July 5, No. 5, colt race, two-yea old colt race, for green colts, best two in Lhree, mile heats, trotting, purse $20; No. 6, mixed race, trotting and pacing, for county horses elizible to 2:50 class, purse $200; No, L/ class, trotting* purse $400; No, 8, 2:50 class, trotting, purse$400; No. 9, free-for-all class, trotting, purse #100; No. 10, ruoning race. throe-quartor mile dash, §100, Dad and His Little Pen+ 0sweao, N, ~To the Sporting Editor of Tur Be riend Sandy: What is the base ball outlook in Omaha—have you orgaoized yet! Would like 1o hear from you as to the state of affairs in your badiwici. What bave the deserters done—have any of them caught on with any of the city leagues yet! The days of bluff are over with the ball player. Once he was a dandy, but you kaow what he is today, 8 big full blown rosette! I am in the best possibie condition—was never fatter in my life. The rest I have bad since the trouble in Omaba has done me more good thao the money I would have earned in the same time, President William: of Columbu: nt me a circular to fill out. 1 did so, but have received o reply; begin to think I am counted out. 1f I play in the Western league again I would prefer Omaha, but did not say so to Williams, but thiok my terms were 100 high anyway. Anything you cau do for me will be kindly appreciaied. Let me hear from you aayway. W. H. CLarg, “Dap.” The Word with the Bark On, Through the Obio State Journal President Williams of the Western league seeks to ease the suxiety of hundreds of base ball players DAY. FEBRUARY “1 | inquiry by the following maiitesto: First—We do not pay any advance money to anybody. A Second—Our salary limit"is 812,000 per an- num of club of twelve meh, kh averago of §1,000 per man, Of courso some 1 But it ought to be!pimin enough to anybody that we cannot gitgtfl to pay any $1,600, §1,500 and $2,000 salagies, Thira—All players applyiag for positions in our league should give reassnadto figures if thoy want their propositigdf,to be consid- grod. © We canot and wil not oxceed our mit. Fourth—Wae want only :?fl.‘blnss men and ail amateurs and fobscure minor league plag- ers will save postage by not,applying. Tow the Big Teams Stand. According to Clarence Dow, % well known known base ball statistician, the teams in the big leagun stand thus in batting ana fielding: Loulsvillo t. Louls Pittsburg Clneinnati. TRAM FIBLDING AVERAGES, St Louls....... 7. Philadelphia Washinguon. & Loulsviile 0, Cleveland Boston Now York Baltimore Brooklyn. . 6. Pittsbuirg . The Sporting Life Says This. The Western loague is organized upon new lines and it should bogiven a fair opportunity 1o test the merit or demorit of the Sporting Life Millennivm plan theories. On paper it looks like an unqualified success, but only time can tell thestory. Lot the big league keep its hands off tho infant and give ita chance o0 grow and prospor. Jf it succeeds there may be—in fact, surely will be—good points worthy of adoption by the big leaguo. If it fails the league will havo nothing with which to repronch itself, either as regards the Western league or the other minor leagues which are being reorganized on similar lines to the progressive Western league. At the Lonp Kennels, C. P. Hubbard. the well known proprietor of the Loup Kennels at Broken Bow. made the sporting edito: 1l on Wednesday last, ately for tho s.p. ho was at ng tho grip ana Girard Griswold, Hubbard has just pur ported Irish setter olla 1V, by Beaconsficld of Alma, bred by Captain les, Dublin, Ireland, imported by Georgo H. Covert, Chicago. Stella was brod on tho 20th to Champion Dick Swivetler, champion Irish setter of America. Mr. H. also added 10 his kennals recently two other magniticent dogs, Irish seiters, of the Champion Electrio stock. The Kennel Club's Onicinl Roster, Osn, Feb. 26.—To the Sporting Editor of Tup E Atameeting of the Omaha Kennel elub held Febrnary 23, a board of directors for the ensuing year was elected as follows: Johu T. FEvans, president: J. C. Morrison, vice president: W. F. Cadogan, secratary’; C. W. reasuror; I L. arston, W. F J. H. Short, ti. B. Kennady, € the. Amaten Tho state league will be 3 supvess. Beatrico is the best drawing town in the state, 5 Patterson (colored) is g fayorito in Fre- mont. 4 W. A. Lockwood played short for Norfolk in 50, hanahan, as usual, 3 pareils. 3 ain: am MeAuliffo is the suvest hitter in the Nonpa: an, i Buek Adams, cutfielder, fhay, mako terms with Beatrice. 1 Plattsmouth has her eyéson, Sam Patter- son for manager. 105 Billie Bulger is o good shbr¢' stop and can be addressed at Akron, Colo. |, : Dan Linahan would make a good umpire for tho proposed state league. Lee Pond is wintering in West Liberty, In. Ho is & fine second baseman. Jerry Edinger is getting out some now stuff to use on the coaching lines, Jellen is a promising young pitcher and may pitch for some minor league this season. Housworth will probably manage the Lin- n team. This will iusure the Capital City first class ball, There aro no less than four mannzers after George Taylor, but he will provably sizn swith Beatrice. W. A. Rourke, Omaha's old third bas will probubly hold the reins over the Island ageregation. KKid Stoney, sccond baseman of Inst year's cam, is oue of the best men on s in the business, Sam Patterson thinks he can put in & win- ner for Platsmouth, He may not be mista- Ken but somoe peopie think £o, First Basoman Melross 15 manawer of a well ltnown Farnam streei turkish bath es- tablishment and is in fino shape, Snyder bas the making of a good twirler as he has good curves and plenty of speed, He will be found with the Cranes this season Miko Shanahon is getting the Nonpareils in shape at their gymuasium on South Thir- teenth street. They will open up the ball in sarch with a stroug picked nine. S. C. Coman will get the Kremont team together eariy and biay exhibition games with the Omaba amateur teams, IFromont interests will be well taken cars of by Coman. Beatrice will make no mistake in giving H. Gatewood the management of her team. Ho has ail the reqnirements of a good manager and is well posted on minor leaguo players, besides being a great hustlor. io wouid land Beatrice on the top of the heap if anybody could. G. W. Castone is in_correspondence with art of the famous Cuban Giunts of New ‘ork, and with part of the Lincoln Giants he could'put in o teaw second tonone. Kearnoy, Norfolk, or some other good town would do weil to secure Mr. Custone, as he is well up iu the business. Some good man could get Hastings in line and do well up there, Hastings is a first class ball town, but her former manager, Toher, can’t tako hold as bis growing busi- ness will not permit. Tom Morrissey, first baseman of last year's Sioux City toam, or Billy La Van of Los Angeles, would mako a g00a man for the work, Good, hard rusthing is bearing fruit. following cities will bo repre Capital hotel March 1 at Liac the state league: Beatrice, Fremont, Grand Istand, Norfolk, Plattsmoutb, Lincoln and possihly Hastings and Kearney. Mr, Hous- worth of Lincoln is correspanding with the different delegates of the citios named and all avo very enthusiastic gver//'the prospect of a league. 10é ill play ‘short for the Tho ented at tho In to organize Misceliancous LocaliSports, Messrs, Claflin and HH? pve roturned from a fishing expedition t6 (1dar Lake, near Lyons. They caughta big oreel of pickerel, Mallard ducks, probably $hbgsouth of here, have begun to come into the market. (Gicese have been flying over in lgrge- numbers and all the shooters are getting, (i} fever bad. E. D. Fulford has sent an advonce agent to Cnicago to take a peep at thg shooting parks there before accept of the numerous challenges addressed to hiw.. 1f he makes a mateh with Kleinman Frank Parmeleo will £0 over Lo see the race. PP - — -, and Answers, ‘ob. 10.—To llftv“flunrllug Editor of THE BEk: Pleasoe decldd v.l‘w following in the sportng column of next Sutidy. Lu fou handod game of hizh-fivo A and Bhavoe 4 and D50, A bids 11 and gets the doal. A leids the ace of trumps and gots one five with it Then A leads low, to which D plays a tive, e I takon by B quick, Ko A And 13 binke Cand D make juck and game. Who wins me?—Commereial Hotel. .—Same old horse chestnut. C and D , Nob. Feb. 10.--To the Sport- Tue Be 0 dee do u bet wilt 2 In your Bunduy sporting col- umops of your valiuble paper the aze and height of Mr. De Wolf Hopper?=-Whan Ans. -0 feet 2, About 20, KED OAK. T, Feb. 19.--To tha Sportin Editor of Tk likk: Pleass 1oy me Know n nest Su y £ J. I Hickok (Wild BiiL) was the quickest and most wecurate pistol shot In hisduy, or was Lils record beatea by any one’ Doad Shot. Aus.—He was & flue shot: that was all, Cuenoker, la, Feb, 22--To tne Sporting Editor of Tk 1K Pluase answer tho foilow. ing question 1o Tilk SUNDAY Lek: From which will et | 28, 1892-SIXTEEN ATRONIZE By Purchasing Goods Made PAGES HOME at the Follo INDUSTRIES. ving Nebraska Factories. cannot find what you want, communicale with the manufacturers as to wha dealers handle theiv goods. AWNING AND TENTS. OMAHA AWNING AND TENT CO,, Flngs, hammocks, ofl and rubhor clothing. Sond for catalogeo. 1115 Farnam. BREWERS, OMAHA BREWING ASSOCIATION Quarantend to oqual outs o Brandy. . Vienna Bxport " botilea. boor Hellvorea to famiios FRED KRUG BREW- ING CO,, Our hottleq enbinot beer Goliverad Lo any part of city. 1007 Jnekson Strest. CIGARS, J. BECKMAN, H. C. HARTRY, Box Trado Sollelted. 1611 Farnam. 107 8. 15th Stroot. H. BESELIN. | Spectal brands mads ~ THE CUBAN. M'f'g 0f Caban mads and the famous Stato Seal 5e clgar. 3. M. Hirshstol 151 order. Factory, 240 Patriok ave. Store, 820 N. 1ith H. HENOCH, ans and Goods. hodge St | TR, RICHARD, Clgars, Tabnoooy Sniokers’ Articlos. Domostlo it BOXES. OMAHA BOX FACTORY a D Papor_boxes, malllng JoXes. CRphelly bysh. i | tuber and wodding” cake day. East Onmha. Tol. 413 | boxos P.0, b 16222 J, L. WILKIE St. Mary'save J.J, WILKINSON, Paper, Clgar and Packing Boxes. 1110 Douglas—Tel 780 BOILERS. BUILDERS, WILSON & DRAKE. | JNO. P. THOMAS Tatular Anoy, oft and [CFTRRST (AT N andwator tanks, breech (i ' bl ding. st sidosvalk brigk P 0. box BOOTS & SHOES | C. J. SCHMIDT, Gent's Fino Boots and Shoes, BRICIK. WES TERN STEAM BRICK Y | ANl KInds of brieks. 1th & M. X B.& b J. P Thomss siaSouth an | Proprietor CARRIAGES. WM. PFEIFFER, ' fing carringes and Buagglos. Care In patnting, trlmming and repairing. Lonvenworth. W. R.DRUM- _ MOND & CO, Carrlage ballders. 1lose and patrol wagons & THE OSTERHOUDT. Spring Wagon Mfg. Co, Incorporated. Repatrinz on short no- tiee. Cerrlngo palnting, . Tel 1657 | COPPER. aJVN‘.(v}L'DAT;D H?)V‘I\CK & KAESSNE COFF:zE CO,, Jobbors, 14 Haracy. | Copper work of all kinds. Importers and £043. 10th. willa balt fly wth the samo a thirty-inch . Feb, 22.--To the Sporting Editor Will'you kindly toll me by re= i,.df in pro :re high five, the head wgame of 57 pofnts, or if wny num= cding 5 od” gime? h timoe to Avoc. of Tik il Yer of pol Tt seeniin 0 mi ) erly decide the number of points to consti- tute the game. It must not necessarily be 52, OMARA, -To tne Sporting Editor of T | Yloase 2ive In Sundiy’s Bee the dif- ferent - # hunds in the ordor they come, and obl LB Tho har.ds at poker may be nuimbered as follows: (1) Ii contains no piir, straight or sequence, and 1s ot worth drawing to for on; sometimes called a “kilter.” (2) contains an ace, and may be wortn draw- ingto for that veason. (3) It contains a “hobtail” flush or straight, 1. e., four cards of tho same suit, or a four sequence of aiffer- ent suits. (3) It contains one pair. (5) It 1ns two pairs. (#) It contains three of akind. (7) It contains a straight. (8) It contains a flush. (9) It contains a fuil. (10) 1t contatnus fou (11) It contains a straight flush. Feb, 25~To tho Sport! To deeido a bet pl A and Bare vlavi and D A hets C that A and B wiil win the D refuses to pla, I 13 * Editor of \se answer in porting Edi- r please un- u profiibition law of Tow n constitut] al law atu- tory, and oblize a_constant roader? b Statutory. i, Neb ke eb. Plause ates and n, and oblige a constant Anneuser-Busch, o the Sporting Editor of Kindly advise BUNDAY Bl prictor of Boyd's now opera house, ies . Boyd oF i stock company, tor, who owns thie majority ot tho stoek J. E. Boyd, sole proprietor. .—To the Sporting Editor Bre: Would like to know which is d by sportsmen, the Schuitze or Wool also how much' 15 used for un or- dinury 1oad of either? Answer In SUNDAY OHARLES M. FERRLE, ‘Ans.—Schultze, Measure your charge of Schultze powder as you do black powder. er load as follows: For 10 guage guns, drs. to 4 drs,, for very heavy guns up to drs.; for 12 guage guns, 2y drs, to 8k for very heavy guns up (o 8y drs.: for guage guns, 24 drs, to 217 dds., for very heayy guns up o 3 dra.; for 20 guage guns, 24 214 drs., for very heavy gus up to § drs. Schulize powder is stronger than the ordinary Ameriean black powders and therefore less of it should be used, PAPILLION, Neb., Fub. 25--To the Sporting Ealior of i BeE: P.easa nnswer the fo'low- il Sutpay HER: In a2 trotting nomination to be made July 1, raco 1 in September, if o at tho tiu wer it to 2 conld he You are correct. e VanHouten’s Cocoa—The standard {of the world. e —— The Lucky Horseshoe, ‘Washington Star: “Do yez re member the talle about soigns an’ superstitions the other evenin’, Mrs, Flannagan?” **0i do. Have yez thried the horse shoe yit?" *Ifaix, an’ we have, an’ it worruked to wonst. it hadn’t bin up two hours fore it fell on Michael and broks open his head. Now all he has to do is to lie in bed an’ dhraw ’is money from the lodge.” SMOKE BLUE SEAL CIGAR NebT™ska Manufacture Jacod Jaskalek, m'f'g = DY WORKS H. STRASSHOEFER & OMAHA STEAM DYE co. WORKS. Cloanlng & dvingo every Now process dry oloan- aaociption 153l Howard strast Ing. No ahrinkago. 1521 Howard. PLOUR. S, F. GILMAN. 1013-15 | OMAHA MILLING cO TN. 16th. Ofico & mill, 1313 N.16th C. B. Black, Manazo:. FURNITURE & 1TPHOLSTERIN G CHAS. SHIVERICK & OMAHA UPHOLST ER | 0. CO., Carpats and M'f'g nit 1208 Karnam HATS. | IRON WORKS. " RAMSER & CO, | OMAHA SAFE AND | IRON WORKS, Full stoek. obby Ml!li v staple shupos 200 N. 16th. " KINDLING. OMAHA PRINTINGCO | POKROK ZAPADU to Sl!llllll Colored PRINTING €., o 2181 13th, REED JOB PRINTIN co, Boa Dullding. 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