Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 17, 1892, Page 16

16 BIG CUST OF SUMMER SPORT Tommy Ryan Will be Fit to Fight for Any- body's Morey July 30. THE ANNUAL BASE BALL SMASHUP Notes~The Dog, Rod and Roadster Athlet ghts and Fighters and Miscellany. Gossipy Wheel Gan—The Clubs- Breery and ELF DEFENSE has been the manly art that has over been practiced among men. Even the prehistoric man, with his knotted club and stone ham- " mer, did not depend alone on main strongth for su- premacy, but on the quickuess of eve, strength of limb and general agility of frame. i Tho ancient Greek valuel bodily exorcise merely as tending to tho harmonioas do- volopment of the man and as promoting in- tellectual activity, but the athiotic training of a modera puglilist is entirely differeat. It roquires, for pro-ominence of bodily endur- auce, s0 fndividual an atteation to minuto rule and regulation as to inevitably narrow the mental horizon of 1ts devotees. The old Greek uthleto ate great quantities of m and other nourishing food by way of strengthening himself, and thus often, on the day of tho great pontathium, was found to bo too fat and bulky for & creditable showing againsva more dis- creet, or perhaps more fortunate wouid b the better term, adversary. For this fre- quent foult and its concomitant dnlluess of body and mind, he was ridiculed by the poets and philosophers Pugilism finds its origin hundred of yoars back, and has aiways been a popular atblet, sport within the memory of civilized man. “Thore is something fascinating about tho strugglo of two strong men doing buitle for supremacy: somothing which holds a person in close attention; a subtle attrac- tion which keeps one near thoe scene of con- flict and arouscs in him sympathy or on- thusiasm for one or the other of the strug- gling gladiator: It possesses an_attractiveness for aimost pveryone, and really, when conducted by re- spouxible parties and the contest men of seience and skill, it 10ses t of brutality and debasement which hovers over it fromn tales brought from the ring- eides of carly days, or which comu to us through tho couvtless descriptions of the bloody battles of the IRoman arenas. Ouo week from next Saturday night, July 0, under the auspices of the Magic City Athletic club of South Omaba, will oceur without a doubt, the groatest fistic argument pver witnessea in the west, It is the much-talked of tween Tommy Rvan, the wolterwoight champion of America, from Chicago, and Jack Wilks,n St. Louis man,who has tenublo claims on being as good as the champion, His recent defeat of Charlie Kimmio estab- lishes the fact that his ambition to re h the top of the ladder in his cluss s founded on stable grounds, and it is an opon-question whether or not ho will attain this altitude, and will be until after the big baitle in ques- tion. It'is a familiar truth to all those posted av all in pugilistic loro that these two men are woll matehed. They are both masters of tho arvto hit, stop and get away, both game, both staunch and full of that determination begot by Xconsciousness of unusual power. The coritest, too, takes rank with tho bigeest of events' now on the cards. Ryan is the acknowledged supzrior of any man of bis weight in_the country, while Wilks is re- garded with exircme favor by ali connois- seurs of modern fistiana, Ho will bave the best of Ityan in heignt and reach, at loast, and many are slrcady playing bim for a winner. e The men will feet at 142 pounds, to weigh 10 at noon of the day of the contest, which is for u purso of §1,500 and a sido bet of $2,00), E1,600 of whieh is already in the nands of the sporting eaitor of Tup Bre, who was mutu ully agreed upon as final stukeholder, This 15 good enough money for any pugihst in the laud to contend for, and places the contest i the first class, for outside of the coming big fights at New Orleans, 22500 18 purse enough for the best of them, W. H. Gibson and Dick Mulvenall of Rock [sland are the backers of Ryan, while Wilks, assisted by voung legral friend of St. Louis, is his owa backer. The purse is hung up by the Magie City club, which is making prepavations for B £3,000 house $ aad $10 u head The event in every detail is absolutely legitimate, and when the two men step into the ring they will ouly leave after ono has been ofticiaily declared victor and the other vietim, ard che best man will surely win. Outsida the monetary interests Ityan has considerably more ut stake than Wilks, 1t he loses he ‘tumbles from the very apex of pugilistic fame to the slough of doubt and uncertainty that encompasses all_defeatod fighters. Today hie stands unconquere With Jack it is different. Ho tus all that Iyan already possesses to gain an | the next bsolutely nothing, outside of the lion on £3,500 his principality in the match in- vests him, to lose. Both men fully realiza the momentous charac'er of tho engagement thoy have en- tered into, and ure working hard and indu: triously 1o get into fig that will land them victorious. Of course, oue must be disap- pointed, but be whom it may it will not be y reasou of any neglect in their preparatory duties, Wilkes, under tho intelligent tutorship of Heavy weight Jack Davis, i3 coing turough his proliminary calestnonics at a small coun- try placo near Sioux City, whilo Ryan, with the famous wrestler, Farmer Burns as his mentor, is training in this city, and today tips the seales at tho necessary staudard, 142 pounas, finish contast be- Tommy Ityan is & pugilist, naturally and essentially. His cvery move, every word and every thought almost, gives evisence of the latent forces within him. He is earnest nad onthusiastic, a bundie of subuility, sup pleness, fiber and muscie, 08 koen s a razor blade and as elastic as a ruboer ball, According to an old Latin authorit for a strong bLody in & sound mwnd. R as this pre-eminently, Ho uoither drinks nor smokes, aud the quickness of his arms wnd limbs fluds a reflex in his brain—he ex- emplifies in all be does tho valuo he sets on thorough physical culturo and the in- dependence of wmental and physical strength, He Is always o condi- tion and consequontly one of 1ho easiost sub- cots Lo gulde wnd bandio that trafner over ell in with. No oue would select bim in & crowd a8 & remarkable speoimen of by phy- , 100k Buat he is both, and sical man or a fighter. somo of his contests have a piace in history for their bioodiness and desperation. And yot he baars no sear, Hels but 93, with a hoyish face of an Israclitic cust,with u grace- ful, boavant carriage, and a gift of light and pleasant gab makes him popular with whom- ever he associates, On the sireot he looks mora the clerk thar anything olse, and it is only in his conversation that his predilection for the roped arana makes itself manifest. Presto change! Stripped for a punch at the bag, & skip with the ropo, or a passage- at-arms with the Farmor, and Rvan is a dif- ferent bolug. Iy roquires no espacial knowl- odgo in the science of auitomy of pancratical mysterics, to sce in his quick glances, his superb torso, sturdy limbs and_flexible muscles, thy acm3 ot physical development, the very dream of modern athleticism. As I mentioned vefore, he is already down to weight, and in prime condition, but will continuo training up to the very date of the tight, moderating tha soverity of the exer ciso, however, cach day until thu last week, which wiil ba cccupled by a three-mile run each morning and evening, As no pugilist has ever actually gons through a resular coursoe of traiuing in Omaha, the daily program as carried out by Ryan may prove interesting reading. The daily routine is a severe one, and cer- tainly one will say who takes the trouble or has the good luck to spend a day with the voune gladiator, that a puzilist's life is not one continuous round of pleasure, [t is not. Every contest 1nto which he onters requires constant, carefui work, and o close attention to detail in training, and, withal, is of so severe a natura that fow men in everyday life could take one day of it without quitting, Weeks of nard work, and hours of sull harder kunocks, ara sthe sure things in a champion pugilist's lifo—they nro inevitable, and foilow the title. But® the human framn is a wondorful piece of ma- chinery, and is susceptible of o high a de- velopment that tho trials of strength and tosts of eudurance which it_undergoes seems ndeed almost incredible. This fact is under- stood and Laken advantago of by tho priz fizhter, and his traming, therefor is the most important and hardost part of his calling, At broak of day his trainer wakens him from his slumbers; n fow ouncos of calfsfoot jelly is given him to stay the gravings of his stomach; after which he is stripped to the oufl and given a thorough rubbing down, & massage bath by hands whoso strongth makes themselves felt ou every vielding mus- cle grasped. He wext dous his heavy sweat- ing cloths ana a pair of thick-soled shoes, and in company with his trainer, starts on a three-mile tun, returning home, anothier rub- bing-down awaits him. then a fow minutes rast, and breakfast; consisting goncrally of eges and mutton ' chops, frisd potatoes, ontmenl aud toast, washed down by a cup of black tea. A rost of an hour or so is then taken baforo the sevoro work of the day is begun, which is gone through with at the gymnasium of tho Athietic club. The program here con- sists of boxing, using weights, punching tho bag, skipving the rops, wrestling and a short rnu, after which a warm shower bath and another rubbing down 15 taken. AlL this is hard work, and the young fellow goes at it with a vim and earnestness that shows he intends to leavo nothing undone to it him- salf for the coming fight. His wrestling with tho Farmor shows him to possess strength far beyond that usually given a man of his size, and he taxes that skillful old veteran to the utmost to handle him. By this work those body muscles which ordinary exercise does not bring into action are de- veloped and strengihened in . degroe con- sistent with thosc of other portious of his body. 8 His pounding the baz is a really it scems as thoush ne wne’cn it so accurato is the delivery of his blows and so guick and powerful. 'Tis in this exercise that he gives evideace of the wonuerful agility ha possosses—-a most nec- ossary requisite for a pugilist—and itis in- deed surprising no matter in which airection the bag tlios ha is thore beforo it and back it goos with o oang! Oaly to return with greater force, and to be mat agmn with a still wore powerfui blow. Either hand is used, und really it seems as though one is used as quickly and as powerfully as tho the other. But what attracts the most attention 1s his uso of tho skipping ropo. After his hard worlk at the bag and his wrestling with his trainer he goss skimming over the floor, using the rope as nover the most expert girl Wnose hizh ambition was to be the best jumper in the school ever thouzut of using it 1t is simply wonderful, and to be appreciated should bo seen. His exercise ends here, He is given a bath ana the usual rubbing down, and then a couple of hours vest and dinner consisting of vea, rare roust beef, rice pudding, tea toast, and fruit. With the dinner he drinks a little ale, but other than tea this is the oaly stim- ulant he uses, Anothor rest follows the dinner, and then, wrapped up 11 heavy sweaters, a rvun of elght or ten miles is taken, and moro exer- cise with tho bag, bells aud rope. This rontine will be continued until within a day or s of the meeting. Ryan at prescent whs about 142 pounds, and yot he will iove a fow pounds’ of this beforo ot for the fignt. His trainer has nothing but words of praise to spaak for him und declares that ho is the easiest man ho has ever haudlod. He has ax extraordinary capacity, and a willingness to perform i that renders his care an easy and agroeable task. Agamn, 1t s that ho will have aa opponeat in Wilkes with whom it will not do to Ke any chances, and i3 paying conscientious attention to his work, and declares that whon the time to step into the ring arrives ho will be fit to fight for bis life, 1or @ young man Rvan has a long list of vic ories, some of tham over men who far outclassea him in weight, and in tho twenty- 1wo years of his life ho has exchanged blows and compliments in the ring with msn whoso reputations are internavional . He was born in Nowark, N. J.. of Irish- Enghish parents, on March 80, 1570, and 1s cousequently in - his twenty-third vear. Following 1s a list of his victories: De- feated Jo» Johnson in five rounds, Dick Eugland iv twenty-three, Martin Shaun- nessey twic'—once in twenty-throe and again’ in fifiy-two rounds: Mike Dunn in nino rounds,” Jim Murpny in two, Chris Christopher 'in ten, Henry Baker in three, John Melnuery in five, Bob Harper in four, Billy MeMillan in_threo, Frank Howson in fourteen, Danuy Noedhim in seveaty-six; fought firty-sevan rounds with Murphy and had himall but whipped when police inter- feved; whipped Prof. McGuire, an 19)-pound wan, in three rounds: Jack Conuoily in one round, Puddy Brounan, a heavyweight, in eight; Con Doylein twenty-six, with a dis- locatod right ‘hand. His failure to meet cedham at New Orleans was wholly due to wsovere attack ot tonsilitis, his physician mptorily forbiddiug him to enter the As it was Neodham forfeitod $1,00), to Wi, Nosdham's backsrs failing to' maike £00d the $5,000 on the sido. How Daly Went Out, Danoy Daly fell an easy vietm, much to the surpriso and chagrin of his Omaha friends, to Solly Smith, out in 'I'risco, a few nights siuce. The Call says: Both men sprang nimbly from their chairs and toed 1ho scrateh, Daly showed the better position, aud his quick .movements caused bis supporters to think favorably of him, Smith, althougn presenting a rather open guard, looked determined, and it was not many seconds after ths gong sounded when he had Daly retreating and dodgiug from cornor to corner of the ring, Smith continued to follow up, and, pross- ing Daly closo, ho essayed & lungo at the Maine lad’s head, which Duily easily avoide d by quickly stepping aside, The tim was al- most up for corners when Smith tried an- otuer rush, but, as he cams in close range, Daly plvoted sharply on bis feet, and, letting g0 his loft, landad bis fivers with good offect on Swita's mouth, which wude bhim look de- cidedly seriovs. Smith pursued his old tactics the moment hus opponent got within hitting range iu the socond round. Daly was fighting very shv and dodging away from his opponent's swings. Finally Smith workea up close and swung his right, Daly ducked and Smith went lprlwllnr over him, landing on the carpet with Daly on top. The fighters were up in a jiffy and'at 1t again, that 1s, Smith coutinued to rush, aud Daly pursued bis taotics of sliding and Addiin, Smith event- ually cornered Daly and smashed bim a tell- iag right-hander on the left side. This was followed by a elineh, from which Smith came out boltsr muu, ‘Tne third round ended the battle, Smitn dushed at Daly like & bull bent on mischief, and after scoring two big misses at Daly's head the latter unalled the Los Aongeles ‘'charger” a olear lefv ou the wouth, The ravelation, and is able to plav a asserted, Ryan realizos THE OMAHA DAILY arouse iv him a further desiregfor hostilities and again dashing at Daly the lads eogaged in a warm fistic debate at close range. Smith's wicked punching soon told on the Maino champion and Daly fell on his krees from a right on the cheek. Ha was s0on up, and, after n fow exchanges, the lads clinched and Daly was sent down again near his own corver from a smash in the mouth which looseried two of his molars. He scrambled to his kneas and held tho lower ropes with nis left hand. Smith was standing almost over nim, but Goddard forced him vack, und when Dily made an_attempt to get on his pins Smith shot around Goddard and, swing- ing his right, missed Daly’s head by a fow nches, The Bangor lad droppeu down again on his knees and, pointing bis rigbt hand toward Smith, he asked the latter 1o retreat 10 his corner. | Goddard pushed Smith away again, but Daly, although the seconds wore being'counted and Gropealns was pinching his leg, refused to get up and facs the music. The soconds of Smith carried the con- queror to his corner, and when Daly heard co’s_announcement ho leaped with the agility of a cat _over the ropes and made K steps to his drossing room, leaving his idants to look out for thomselyes, As far as Daly 15 conceraed, he proved himself either & coward or jobber, and the majority of sports who witnessed the miil considerad that ho was moro fully entitled to the latter distinction. He certainly could have ot up and continuea tho contest if ho desired. Manager Harrison will not pay cither man a cent until ho makes a thorough investization so far as the pool box end of the fight is concerned. Tho chargos against Daly, who is vno of the squarest, fairest littlo pugs in the world, ara unworthy of a moment’s cousideration, — Sport, 1d, Speculating Result, Thero is a good deal of spoculation rife as to tho most probabie outcome of Dick Moore's second meoting with Patsey Grifin, tho Manilla, la., fighter, jumper, runner and all- rouna athlete, The contest will take placo Saturday after- day afternoon, August 6, on an 1sland in tha Mississippi some twenty miles below Bur- lington. Itisto bo at catch-welghts, to a tinish, with small gloves and for a stake of £0, and will, without the shadow of a doubt, be a hard and determined battle. GrifMo's friends, over sinco Moore knocked the big wrestler into the middle of next week at Germania ball last winter, have persis- tently claimsa that Gritia was jobbed out of tho fight, that Mooro fouled bim from the vory jump off, and the crowd all but bore down on him'when he had Dick going. Tais s rot. Grifin was whipped from the very first rap he = got in tho mouth in the ovening rouud, and im- mediately pitched 1o rough-and-tumble, only, however, to get thoroughly licked and kuocked' out 1n the third round. Moore's figuting was strictly fair and upright all whrough, but_ Griftin’s just the reverse. He nover nad Moore going, and got i1n but a single good blow during the entire scrap. 0 wuch for bistory; but as to tho coming 1igut, no such an uneauivocal statement will 2o, At catch weights Gritin will enter the ring fully twenty pouuds hoavier thac Moore. He is a big, powerful fellow, quick us a cat aud a thorougniy indaurated atnlete with 1o little knowledge of ring tactics, and has won soveral hard fights, It looks somewhat, considoring these facts aud the additionul one that Griin fights this time virtually on his own cellar door, as if Dick had acquiesced in too big a haundicap. Aaother thing, Moore has gone through two courses of training 1n the pust two months, and had two hard aud avage fights, and when hero tho other day oolod anythaing but good and strong. _His intimate friends, howevyer, cluim thut he is all right, and taking his easy contest over Griftia at South Omaha as a _criterion, de- clare that ho can’t lose. T offset this, W. H. Gibson of Kock Isiand writes i‘armer Buras, who was back of Griflin last winter, that Griflin’s backers ave willing to lay any additional sum, from Sl up 10 $5,000, that he lams Dick easily, that he is a vig favorite and canfident himself that he will win Lot Dick land his ‘“auctioueer” ouce or twice 1n tho early partof the fight, though, and the big wrestier will wish ho had profited by his South Omaha experience The Omaha Athletic Club, The last meeting of tho girectors of tho Omaha Atuetic club was marked by s full attendsnce and much enthusiasm, and the fruits of the same will not ve siow in mani- festing themselves The Omaha Athletic club is undoubtedly one of the model organizations of the kind, It is composed aimost exclusively of weutlo- men 1 the fullest sense of the term, live, competent aud telligont, and men who will be governed by no pecty scruples about their conduct of its affairs, It is one of the bost epuippod 1n the country, und by a proper fostering care will bocoms one of the best kuowa. S0 it has been burdenod with a heavy ex- pense, o continuance of which, without tho imeans for lighteaing tho same, might pro- duce a feeling of lukewarmness and inac- tivity that would bo ominous to its futuro welfaro, However, there appears but httlg danger of this just at the presout ume, The large membership is very much interested in the numerous benefits derived from its many sources, and will ere long develop into an institution (o take second place to none. In the new departurc, looking to a plethoric ex- chequer and swelling popularity, the club will unquestionably adhere to ' tho sound vrinciplos which have marked its course from the begioning; its escutcheon will bo kept aculate and respectability and thorough legitimacy strouuously maintainod. Tho fall aud wiater program will be as varied us it is attractive, and the salient foaturas of the same will be forthcoming ere the lapse of many weeks. The Usual July Crash, The affairsof the Westorn League of bass ballelubs are in a very problomatical condi- tion, to say tue loast. I'he probabilities are that tue last series of games with Lloled o rung the curtain down for 1802 The causes of the dissolution can be charged up mainly to J. Pluvius, who stuck his nose into other people’s business at every whipstiten this spring, sud the consequence was great finaucial 10ss to the supporters of the club, not oulv in Omaha but in every city 1n the country. The result, of what in the outset promised to be a orilliant season, is a soro disappo:utment to all devotees of 'the great sport, sud at tue same time an irrelutable evidenco that professional base ball can never succeed in the citios of the west until it is brought to the level of its worth as n business vouture. The ides of paying &5 and 100 men §200 aund #30) for a few months picnicking is the very acmo of idiocy,and the suckers ready to indulge in this prodigal generosity aro becoming scarcer than & shaoghar's molars, As 1 remarked paron- thetically a day or two since the brickyard and tho harvest fiold is fairly yawning for tho bulk of the Western leaguo plavers, Of the Omaba tesm Vickery has been signed by Baltimore, Kelly by Pittsburg, Visner by Albany and Westlake by Rochester. institutions *Arry Forninst the Bunt, Harry Weldon has begun a crusade in Cincinnati against bunting and sacrifice hit. ting, and has already inoculated the Cincin- nati spectators with his views on the sub- ject. This was mado munifest in the two games plaved last week by the Senators there, and s a mattor of fuot the Rads won the tirst game by bunting the ball, much to the delight of Harry, who, for ‘the time belug, cast theory to the winds and revelled in thoe practical. There is no douby in my mind but what there is too wuch sacri- fleing, but it shoula not be altogether apandoued. A sample of where the habit was carried to excess was 1n the Fourth of July afternoon game at Clevaland, when Washington bad three men on bases and nobody out and Dowd bunted the ball toward third. A force-out at the plate was the result, and eveutually not & run was scored after such an auspicious opening, With un Eye to the Future, The Gentlewan's Roadster club did the sensible thing when it joined the American Trotting association, ‘Pne club is proparing for the future, and the matinees of «this sea- son aro morely meaat as @ stimulus for bot- tor things. 50 successful have been theso meetings that visions of graud now driviug park, big club house, and & first class spring and full meeting, are floating in the atmos phiere. The club is composed mainly of men with the unecessal meaus, uerve and resolutoin to compass all they bave lu_ view, if thoy only put thelr foot down early and bard ou Wuab class whose only alw fo life u} Person makiog suoh & charge sbould be sure | BEE only effect tho blow had on Smith was to | 1o hinder and retasd advancement ana enter- ] SUNDAY, JULY 17, prise, Jim MeKenna, e Pittsburg heavyweight wrestler, is in the eity and anxious for a go with Farmer Bumms., An effort was made to have them matohbd before the Athletic club and amatch was esnsummated last night for the 24th, The cldbihangs up a purse of §300. winner to take alli Catch-as-catch can, two falls out of three, The Old Philedelphia Try-Outer. Mike Boden, tho old Philadelphia trial- hoss, is in tho clts, and is ready to ‘‘put on de mits wia any man of his heft fur a purse or stake’ beafetank preferred. Ho will probably be matehed against Jack Davis, 0wls from the Sun Gods, “White Wings® Tebeau is wielding the stick with great effect for the Portiands. Unelo Dave will put_in tho winter on the coast building up his shattered constitution. Cateher Bird and Pitcher Woodcock should have joined Baltimores ornithological collec tion, ‘I'his season is many a player’s last snap at base ball. Thero is another revolution im- minent, Poet Burns has como aeain. sidered the star outficider of the Pacific league. Ariio Latham plays third base, euts up monkey shines and runs a whisky dive for the Cincinnati cluv. What a winter this will be for base ball sensations. ‘The base ball writer will have a big field to work in. For dirty ball-playing in the Western leaguo this season, Juck Newell of the Tole- dos wins the pennant. Tim O'Rourke uses the heaviest batcf any plaver in the Western league, und Frank Shicbock the lightest. The only son of Manager Schmelz of Col- umbus, was soverely injured last week by falling from an excursion train. President Jimmy Williams 1s at Atlantic City listening to what the wild waves are saying. Bet they're roasting him. Jimmy Cooney has at last played his string out with Chicago, and has become a Senator. He is 100 per cent vetter than any of Anson’s new men, ““This is a funny business,” savs Bug Hol- liday. *‘Woe get paid to knock the cover off of the ball, and pitchers got paia to keep us from hitting it.” When hero last week Dad Clarie said he was ovly getting 45 a month, and he might nave added very consistently *that it was Just like finding . President Evans of the Columbus club will back Count Campau in a 100 or 120-yard sprint against any ball player in the country, for any kind of money. “Whoa Bill” Hawe: Western league when Nebraska was known as tho Great Amorican Desert, lesas the Lastern league in base running. The Omaha team is one of tha most re- markable in the business. [t either wins or loses every gamo it engages in. Most teams win every game thoy dou’t lose. Patsy Murphy, now with Indianapolis, was with the New Havens until Shannon busted up the club. The Buffalos, who Shannon is now managing, may last another week. FPrank Genins, so far, has put up a great fielding game for Cincinnati. The same ola story. “Tucks" Curtis and Jocko Halligan were heros for a few weeks—then rozettes. Tony Mullane, Cincinnati’s kicking Italian, has returned to thefold. He swore by all that was good and holy that he wouldn’t stand the cut, but there is a cold winter ahead. Bovby Westlake doesn’t have to play ball for a living. He ownsa n little water- melon patch down in West Virginia, and is tolerably well fixed in this world’s goods. Bob, however, is a credit to the gume. Sunday, Kansas City's third baseman, has beon dubbed Thursday by the bleachers. He is K. C.’s king coacher, but mever sings on the lines only when his side is in the lead - the time when there 15 no especial call for coaching. It isn't often Old Sol picks his victims on a ball field. Very few players have suffered sunstrolie, but this season is exceptional in tuis as in ull other respocts. Pitener Mace of Aurora and Eiteljore of Kansas City have al- ready been sunstroke victims and the heated soason is still young. The break-up of the Western league will be a hard thing for the players, as the mar- ket will be still further glutted with un- employed talent. In view of the present glut and in the face of the uncertain future, those big league players who preferrea ro: lease to reduction, loom up as the monu- mental fools of the age. “Base runoing,” said Jimmie Canavan, while with the Chicagos 1ast week, *1s one of the most attractive featuros of base ball. A good ruuner has everything in his favor, for 1t takes a perfect play to cateh him at second. If the ball 1s thrown a trifle wide or high the runner’s chances of sliding under the second baseman are increased 50 per cent.” Ex-iteher Norman L. Baker has been ap- pointed Wostern leaguo umpiro in place of McQuaid, resigned. Umpire Gunther, una- bie tostand the abuse of the players, the criticisms of the papers and the lzwless mob spirit of western spectators, bas resigned.— Gunther's Sponsor. You are mistaken, McQuaid was kidnapned by the Leaguo, and Gunther was literally kicked off the western diamond as the premier ass of the age. Winfleld Scott Camp, who won the rank of the star pitcher of the Pacific North- west loague by his fine work for the Soattle club last season, 1s back on his old stumping ground, and the local *fans” are happy. The “Kid" left Pittsburg for the west immediately after his release was purchased by the Seattle club, The voung pitcher is in ihe best of physical condition aud is ready to go into the box at a moment’s notice. His bench duty for Pitts- burg gave him no cause to complain of a sore arm due to overwork, but he has kept him- slf in the best of physical trim by constant practice. Like many another ambitious youngster who has gone to the Piutsburg club to win laurels i fast company, the “iia” complains of unfair treatment at the hanas of the management. Ho was givon no chance to show his ability for fear of dis- pleasing some of the veteran stars, so he BOYS. He is con- Northwest who played in the Breezy uabble of the Horsemen, The last Roadster club meot was a dandy. Regular roadster matince next Saturday afterncon. Judge Estolle lost a valuable thoroughbred colt by aeath last week. M. C. Keith of North Platte, expects to bring his string of trotters here Lo work. Guorge M, Swigart will be starter at the Omaha meeting August 29 to September 3. Whore is Joc_Garneau and his great road hoss General Bufocd? Come to tho front, Mr. Garneau, ilver City, Ta, y particular. meeting this fall. Princo T is not Boing very well in Tilinois cirouit. Sometwmg wrong. Ho Is a good horse iu bis class and sbouid win easy and often, Nat Brown has gono to Philadelphia, Pittsourg and Detroit to ses the races. Omaha should heve had a July weeting by all means. B1'ho Rondster olub is right now; they have joined the Ameriean Trotting association, it must bo score with the pole horse suro from this on, 1t is pretty safe metting that at least seven trotters will equalor beat 2:08 this season If Iwereto pick the seven I ehould name \cy Haoks, Sunol, FPalo Alto, Alierton, Nelson, Delmareh.and Axtell Some of tho leading associations will not givo any more “smecials.” Instead of giving o large sum of mouey to men who owan or wanage sensational performers thoy will have up the extra money for the legitimate race horses, The latest scheme in tho ringing business is to bunt up a geldiog that has been off the turf long enough for the public to forget him, ship him off o w new section of country and start bim in the slow classes, bat under his correct name, Havo you over had & horso afflicted with rheumatismé If you have you can appreci ato the adage, ‘'Hopo deferred maketh tho heart sick.” Iihoumatism is discase of the blood und time is required to eradicate it. With some horses it is incurable, Oue of the principal and sure tests of the hoalth of un animal is the pulse. In horses the pulse at rest beals torty tiwes, It may bo felt wherever 8 big artery crosses a boue. It is generally examined ou the cora waich crosses over the boue of the lower juw in front of its euryed position, When & protest 4s made against a horse the moeting was a success hey will give another 1892--SIXTEEN PAGES. of positive evidonce or else keap severely quict. Making a charge against a man or horse because one thinks they are “‘crooked’ does not help mattars in the least. On the contrary, il crookedness can be proven, it is of great' material aid to the entire trotting interest, Whisporings of ths Wheel, Where, ob, whete is the Ladies Cycling club this cool weather! The Tourists start for 'lattsmouth this morning at b o’clock; return in the evenine. The Omaha wheel club pedaled out to Florence lake last Wednesday and partook of a7 o'clock dinner. Frank J. Wallace of the Tourists is in Albany, N. Y., where he was called by the death of his brother. Chief Consul Perrigo left for the national meet of the League 0 American \Wheelmen at Washington, D. C., on the eve of the 15th instant, Take your summer vacation this month, Don’t forget your wheel wherever you go. You'll find it 'a splendia companion ou many a ramble, W. W. Connoran of the Tourist Wheelmen is touring the state on his Victor B, Whon last heard from he was resting casy at Bro- ken Bow, Welch A. Kingsley of the Toursts is spending bis vanation in the Hawkevo state, romping among the daisies and clover blos: soms, ete. ‘W. M. Barnum of the Tourist Wheelmen is rusticating in Fremont, Neb. Billy took his wheel along to keep away fits of lone- someness, John Ciark and William E. Emerson, two of the Omaha*Wneel Club boys are attend- ing tho League of American Wheelmen uational meet at Washington. Tho Omaha Wheel club will go out on the Fromont road today to meet the I'remont Wheel club into thecity. The Fremont boys will be their guests for tho day. The Missouri Valley Wheel club contom- plates holding another tournament this year, the one last year was 8o much of a_success that the boys want to try it again, No dofi- nite time has been decided upon ns yet. Holton,Schuell, Muentefering and Flescher will wear the Tourists colors at Sioux City, Ta. during the coming tournament, Tno boys are tralning datly and will be in fino condition by the time the starter calls the races. Messrs. Coe, Wolfe and Bullock of the Young Men’s Curistian association eyelists, are disporting themselves in the wavelet lapped beach at Ovawa lake. The trip to the lake was mado across the country on their wheels. Lumsden’s half mile, made at Sprinefield, is still record, and Spooner’s twenty-four hour record, made at Chicagolast month, still stands. At the rate records have been falling of Iate it is not a sure tning to bunk on these being records very long. Tomorrow may seo some more loveling. Another wheel has disappeared,and this time Charlie RRecd in the northern port of the city is the sufferer. Ho left his mount leaning against the curb for a moment, but the light- fingered thief eloped with iv before he was hardly outof sight. Tho missing wheel is o soid tired, Model A. Victor, 1530 pattern, with spade handles and spring forks, Next! The bathing party at Lake Manawa given by the Tourists last Tuesday evening was enjoyed by all who mado the trip. The roads wero in fine condition and the return to Omaha was made by mooulight. Tue Young Men’s Christian association cyclers and the Tourists held a joint run to the same pobulur resort on Thursday evening, o large crowd turning out. Georgo F. Waldron, formerly of this city, now a prominent fizure of the Capital City cyclists at Des Moines, is training for the Towa state division meatat Sioux City, which oceursthe 1ith and 12th of August. H that he will make the “fivers” from Omaha “hump themselves” to capture somo of the “Hawkeye" prizes. George has gone en- tireiy buck on his former clubmates, it ap- pears 'he Omaha Wheel club spent Sunday angling for the fiuny denizens of Horseshoo lake. The boys speuta very bpleasant 4 and returned home at eventide with enormous strings of the silvery beauties hanging from tho handle bars of their st borses. The belt has not been awarded to the chumpion angler as yet. The trip was so much enjosed by all that there is but httle doubt that unothier ‘club fish” will soon be called. A. M. Cloud bailing from the Hoosier state passod througn the city last Saturday morn- ing. Mr. Cloud is spending a well-earnea vacation touring toward Salt Lake. He car ried some ten pounds of baggage exclusive of & kodak. His mountisa Niagara full road- ster which he claims has punctured but once since he started out. His fuce is as “hrown as @ berry” and shows the unmistakable signs of oxposure to sun, wind and rain. He expects o reach his destination somo time in The 7Tourists pedaled over to Crescent City, 1a. unday and escorted the Mis- souri Valley, In., wheel club and the Logan, Tn., cyeling club to Omaba,where the visitors remained as their guests during the dny. A trip to Hanscom park after dinner” and the Columbus-Omaba bull gamo were part of the program of entertuinment. The Fogan boys lcft for bomo. ut 4 o'clock. T'ho Valiey boys deferred their return trip until ovening, when thoy wheeled boma by moon- light, The visiting wheclmen expressed themselves satisfied with the entertainment given them by the Tourists and cordially in- vitod their eutertainers to their respectivo citios, assuring them of a hearty wheelmen's welcome, ‘The committee on reception were Captain Potter and Messrs, D. Smith, W. A. Kingsley. C. E. Bullock, Lou Fle Doal, Wertz, . Mulball, M. O. Daxon, H, K. Smith, W. M. Barnum and J. . Bigar. The Tourists would be pleased to have the lowa boys call again. The Itod, Gun and Trap, Tho upland plover have bezun to drop in. The Gate City Fishing club is preparing for its anuual two wecks outing. Georee A Hoagland is dallying with tho black bass at Lake Washington, An unusual erop of young woodduck are reported in the low lands about Horses hoe. Jack Morrison is the owner of an imported Irish sctier that cost $330 at the New York wharf, J. H. Short, a momber of the Kennel club bas just received from Lawronco, Mass., tho handsomest pair of beagles ever brought west, S. i, H. Clark, Ed Dickinson and Juazo J. M. 'I'hurstou aro wading the trout streams of Tdano. ’he Parmelee-Nason tournament in Octo- ber will be the biggest shooting meet ever held here, Thero are but threo reeularly organized gun clubs in Omaha today, the Omaha, Bemus Park and Raymonds. Unclo Dick McCormici of the Woods and the pike, pickerel and muskelongo havo taken to deep water, ‘The Bemis Park Gun club will uso livo birds at_its regular shoot Thursday after noon. Their grounds aro just across tte river, The Raymond and Omaha gun clubs hold their weekly shoots evory Saturday, tho Raymonds at Dundeo Plac and the Omahas at Bonson. Billy Nason and Frank Parmeleo are work- ingr havd to revive the locul trap shooting in- terests ana are eting with much encour- agement, Nasot’s shootiug park, out on tno Benson motor. line, 13 well patronized every baturday and Sunday, ‘I'ho rapid firing system is looked upon by many trap shooters asa «ood thing, and it is, for the manufacturer and dealer. Try tho ravid firing systom, known trap, but un- kuown angle, and note tho differenca in tho stralght seorcs and winners Omaha, howeyer, missas the hustling quaiities of A. H. Penrose, Wueu Pen was here there were something like ten or 1weive regularly organized gun clubs, and a shoot on th Jmuaha grounds m L & congrewation of 1ifty to seventy-five shooters. 1en, however, waan't nlono in this work, as the genal Johnny Hardin was also always on the go. “The Columbus, Nob., gun club will hold a grand tournament on thel grounds next Tucsday wud Weduesday, with ten events carded for cach dav, A delegation of local shots will g0 down nnd take part lu the sport, ‘There is added money 1u the sum of 00, and some of Lo spuciul prizes ure worth shooting for hard, “Phe sporting editor acknowleages the re- ceipt of @ puotograph of W. L. Anderson's taguiticeat English mastiff, Mack H., of David City, Nob. Mack H. s reg tue American IKenael club stud 20,062 He is a fawu color with black spots, stands 50'¢ and weasures 80 inches from end of uose Lo 1ip of tmil, and weighs 165 pouuds. He is fourteon wouths old. is up at tho Lako Heard ap eulbuslaslly sporiswan assert place within ho could get There are few the other day that he knew a fifty milos of Omaha whero capital wooacock shooting. grounds in the United States that will af ford capital sportin this line, Tho woad cock is the rarest of all our foathored gaae, and the gunner who bags a half dozen on any grounds in this state in a day's shooting has made a big score. The Bemis Park Gun club has an enthusi astic membership of thirty-five, Thoir shooting grounds, just north of tho oast end of the Council Biuffs motor bridge, aro the most accessible and comploto in every ap- pointment that can be found in_tho west, Club shoots are held each week on Thursday, when twenty-five single and five pairs of bluo rocks are shot at. Once each mouth alivo bird matoh is indulged in. The club has a number of crack shots among its mem bers, among this number being J. J. Dickey E. H. Blake, G. W. Loomis, “Stocky Hoth, . Cross, J. H. Dumont, James Smoad, H.E. Chubbuck, W. J. Galbraith, W, C. Tres, W. T. Hawks, J. A, McDougall. The latter gentleman is' being guietly groomed for a mateh with 3. A, R. Kiliott, champion of the United States, The oficers of the clubare M. (. Poters, prosiden orgo Paterson, vice president; Stockton Heth, secretary and treasurer; EFrank Cross, su- perintendent of shoots, stious and Auswers, here is a letter at this office addressed to the “I'wo-Wheelod Scootor,” aud one for Tommy Rya NEHAWKA, Nob., July Editor of Tu Bee let me know throuszh Sunday's sporting columns what would be best to do under the following cir- camstances: I being umpire. A bats the ball Into ftand Is lost: whitle A 18 runntng from third to home B, who has meanwnile taken his position at the bat, purposely lets the b strike him In the back, when A would have been out, Sho A e out? Ads at bat and strikes ont; B es to bat and has one strike catled on hi coes to getanother bat, mesnwhile the piteher dehiy 13 —To Please the Sporting (1) If the batsman deliberately nl- lowed bimself to be bit, you should have sent the runner back to third. (2) No. You should have allowoed the buttor a roasonable time to change sticks. L OMAIA July L. —To the Sporting ki 1z BEE: Tna fourhanded game of scv every man for himself, in caseof u to on g betwe three contestants, how is it coun or s it counted ut all*—Short Card. Ans.—The tie farthest from the dealer gets the count. BELLEVUE, Neb., July 7. Rditor of Tue Brk: lowing question fn 1 muny wi set of States/t—W. I, Korr. Ans,—Twenty-threo: Nahant vs Cholsea. _FONTANFLLE, Neb, July 12.—To the Sporting litor of BEE: Can you send mo the nan nagers of the Nonpareils, N 1. Faleoners and Hayden Brothers ball texs? —George M. Lydick. Ans.—Dan Shannaban, Nonpareils; Jack Kelley, tho Haydens; William Moore, tho Falconers, _Lixcory, July 12—To the Sporting Editor of Ty Who IS the fastest ama- teur D0-yard runner in the state and his time —J. L. Porte Ans.—Givo it up. HEBRON, Neb.. July 15 —To the Sporting Fd- itor of Tue BEE: Please answer in next Su day's edition the color of J. L. ¢ der. Auns.—Chestnut, SOUTH OMAWA, tor of . o the Sporting Tuly 14.—To the Sport- Editorof Toe Bee: To decide a bet, wn- swer the following question in_the sporting columns of THE SUNDAY BrE: What was the ~;‘nnr4|'\:\('r fought for by two Aus.—Tywelvo thousand dollars, Fitzsim mons and Maher, —_— Baby's cheek is1ka a peach, Is it Madame Ruppert's blaach? No! but baby's mama’s Volumes to its praise doth speals! Call for Mme. Ruppert's book, “How to be Beautt- fuil” cheel MM NSTITOTE Year — > ] UPPER ALTON, WESTERN MILITARY AGADEM. A thorough school. Prepares for College or Within 20 miles of St Louwis. Address COL. 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