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

THE SPORTS 1N 0T WEATRER Vhat Jack Wilks is Doing Looking to fat- urday Night's Mill AT THE TRAP- AND IN THE FIELD Club Munts—Chick Qnail and Plover— The Stradaters of the Wheel—Dying Yelps ar 5 Notes and Comments, OUNTRY life secrrs to bo exuetly Jack Wilks' size, He was found with his genial big train- or, Heavyweight Jack Davis, at his traing quarters av a quiet country placo near Coving ton, Neb.,, Monduy night, as sound as a premium pippin and as hard as the pro- verbial nails. As a natural consequence he is in excellent health and spirits,and whilo san- guino-of winoing his contest with tho re doubtable Tommy Ryan next Saturday night, he induiges in no fulsome self-praise or brag radoclo, That fsr’t Jack's style. Ho is a gen- tiemanly and modest fellow and only talks wheu he has something to say. “Yes, I'm glad,”” he said on being infor.ned of Rvan’s condition, “that Tommy is getting in the best of fettle, for if I beat tho man who is rated with the best in the world in hie class they can’t come back with tne old chiestnut that he wasn't tit."” “But are you going to win, Jack " “Ask me something easy, Sandy, and 1 mway bs able to auswer satisfactorily. But T can teil you one thing that if I aidn’t expect 10 win I'wouldn't be throwine away $10 a duy rusticating hereand take my chunces on Josing a couplo of thousand more, 1 expect to win, of course, and can’tvery well seo how anvbody can fignre out how Ryan has ROt any tho best of me. I have whipped mon and made draws with others whom Tommy wouldn't think of going against, no matter what the persuasion might be. I wus never bigger, stronger, 1 better condition or more determined than I am today. Davis ing ‘me through u course I never ent before, and I am [ree to acknowl- edge that ho is tho most intelligent and sys- tematic trainer I ever had. Jack says I can’t 10se, but the big fellow is over-zealous, maybo." ‘That Wilks is training tboroughly and in- dustriously thero is no room for doubt, and if he perseveres, as he sssuredly will, ono week longer, he will be as fit as juaicious work can make him by the 30th, when he will be called upon to acfend his reputation and 8 goodly sharcof his worldly goods against the assaults of Tomwy Ryan beforo the Magle City Athletic club. Witks is a veritaole monstrosity, built up omewhat on the Fitzsimmons plan, when ripped for tho ring. He possesses wonder- ful combativeness, as may be sccn by an examination of bis pugnacious bump. He is tall and boney, with arms like the equatorial quadrumans, and an underpinning which, while unsymmetrical, is well calculated to upheld him turough a long and serious trial. He has the typical nead, massive jaws, largo ears st well back, and a bulging cerebellum that is chock full of fight. That be is as resolute as ho is gume, there is 1o chance for dispute. fHe 15 a hard, ageressivo fighter, ana never waits for his man to as- sault him. Liko all brainy pugs, he occu- pies a portion of tke initial reund wholly on the defensive, but when once he has felt his opponent, look out for lively work. Ho goes in left and right, and eithor gets it hard or s0on bas his mon on his beam ends. He is a tremendous hitter, not very clever, but cautious in his mode of warfare when evenly matched. His short arm jabs sre partic- ulurly dungerous. He moves slowly, to all apvearances in the ring, but the man hefore him generully finds him amply speedy. He is renlly a dexd hard fighter, and 1f Ryan keats m, he will Lave well earned the title of welterweight chumpion, Like all modern pugilists, Wilks, undor Jack Davis' divections, depends almost wholly upon pedestrianism to reduce his ad- tpose and botter his wind, It is for the lat- ter effect Juck 18 now training especially, as the amount of fat ordinurily chinging to' his boaes wouldn’t create much of a furore in a Iat stock show. While not exactly a sprinter, Wilks is both a good runner and walker, and in their pedalistic expeditions every morning and evening he brings bie Davis in puMiog and blowing like a por- oise. For this specios of work ho {wo men are using the river rond, which is very sandy, and what is gencrally termed “heavy going.” Davis set tho pace for the first woek, as Wilks, in his heavy ‘woolen sweaters und drawers, was not quite 83 supple as his indurated traiver. He soon began to live on these runs, however, and whenever Davis gets in the' load now, it is only by aspurt of the most extraordinury kind. Even these runs, in this torrid weather, do not seom to be very trying on Juck, and instead of wodifying, he hus in- creased them, minus bis heaviest habila- ments. He is already under woight, and is devoting bis whole umoe to wind and’ endur- ance tictivs, Of course, after each of theso pilgrimages up the roud, he is batbed and thoroughly rubbed down. Davis is a firm be- Mever iu the wassage troutment, and Wilks gets its full benefits, both night und miorning, aL the haads of big Juck and his two assist- ants, This hand-rubbing, patting and kneed- ing is surely the best hardening process known to physiculture, Wilks can stand a wonderful amount of this, unotwithstanding his uttenuated frame, aud after every buth, he gets a lively dose of it. Some times his helpers quit limp as dishrags from the ;l‘muzlh and energy they have lavished upon m. He varies his bag punching with bouts with Davis and Cameron, o young Philadel- phia trainer, who is working with Davis,and Wwho is very clever bimself. Bug punching {s.mevely to make a man guick, alert and ef- fective in gelivery. Wilks like Ryan 15 an adept at this work, snd when he sticks his houeymontgomery against the leather, it hoots up gainst the ceiling as if hurled thero by u thunderboit. ‘The man don't hive who can recoivo and stand up under many blows from Wilks' righ 11 hie gets ono of those in on Ryan's front- fspiece or neck,” remarked Davis to me, as Jick sont the pouch crashing ageinst the panels with the force of a mule's heel, “I'll turn my bead before ho lands tho next oue,’ for 1 bave no wish to see the Cnicagoan go through tho wulil And Wilks smiled at his big trainer’s en- thusiasm. “Tho skipping rope is another contrivance of latter athiletic truining, and as iy Rvan's case, Wilks resorts considerably toit. Wuile pot nearly the &rtist av this performance that Tommy is, Jack is very clever. It has been proven by sclontific research that rope- skipping is greatly wstrumental in strength- ening the mascles of the stomach, and kives an clasticity 1o the pectorals obtained by vo othier process. It is also a wind-belper, and brings all the braces of les, avms aud body 10 & quick tension and relaxation, As [ remarked in wy articlo on Ryaa last weck, there is o vust difference in th meihed of truining @ mon for 8 fight toda) from that in use Lwenty yeurs ago. I was with Aaron Jones at bis training quar- ters at Busenbook Station, Ohio, when he was prepariag Lo meet Mike McCool fully that long ago, and caunot but belp compare meutally the two pro- cesses, The possibly uudue importance at- tached to athletic prowess today (s doubtless the result of o reaction agaiust tho almost complote absenco of improved means of bodily trainig and oxercise of thut decade. Today the trainiog pugllist indilges o the most ap- proved avd sclentific modes of oxercise that tond to strengibien the limbs and render tho wovements of the body easy and graceful and at the same time to keep the brain bright and active, the muscles bard and stroug aud the beart in the right place. Wilks is most scrupulous in his diet, and whilo he does not religiously eschow all fatton- ing substances, for be can stund considerable of them at wll times, he ccnfiues bhimself largely to ihe foods calvulated in strengthen- Ing the stomach alone, enbunclug at tho ime time the lung power aud the loree aud keeuness of his visusl organs He Abstajus entirely from malts and spirits of M binds, and the sight of @ pipe, clgar or THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: cigarette world throw wim intoa duck fit. | Ho has no use for tobucco or liguor, except for swathing purposes while in training. Tn conclusion, | will say for tho benefit of Jack's large following of frisnds and udmirers, that hais being conscientiously ana competently prepared for his sreat knuckio dobate with Tom Ryan next Saturday oven- ing, and [ there s anything in_absoluts per- fect condition, Ho wiil be fit to contest for the mmintenanice of all the faith thera is within them. He looks a dangerous man and will make a great fight, Jack Witks was born of Ameriea Evansville, Ind., in the yoor 1965, Ho 13 ste and puellist from early training, record as goou ho of them. mauy notablo encounters, strango appear, ho has had no less than n draws, overy one of them, bowever, | with mon known in pugilistic circles throughout the country. In tho majority of theso ho was badly handicapped by either height,we.ght or reach,and s a conscquence, the showing is most remarkavic, Here arc his drawn buttles : With Jack Burl, the Irish lad, threo rounds; Miko Cloaty, four rounds: Georgo La Bianche, the Mariuc, four rounds; Lem McGrogor, tho St. Joc kid, tour rounds; Thomus Couley of B d, four rounds; Charley Daly, three rounds; Joanny Daly, ds; Phil McHugt of Cineiniati, six Juck Bolan of Cincinnati, six Jimmio Edwards, six rounds; harles Kimmic, ten rounds. His victories are ovol ¢ Lindsay, in six rounds on u fou Allen, three rounds; Billy Layton, soven rounds; Charloy Slusher,six tounds; Rarey Gilmove, twvo rounds: Georgo Hotis, two rounds; and ALl Bennett, a hecvy weight, seven rounds, The Des Club Hunt, The Omaha gun club will revert to the old pernicious custom of a geueral club hunt this full. Captains will be appointed and the two teams selected at the club’s September meet- ing, and the date of the hunt fixed for some time in October. While these competitions engender agreat deal of rivalry, and are con- ducive of much sport, they are to be depre- cuted by all sportsmen having tho preserv tion of our game birds at heart. Featbered wame of all kinds, even weiuding the prolifie wild fowl, 1s being diminished at a rapid rate, and ere long game preserves will be the legitimate gunuer’s only hope ofa little sport afield. Pot-nunters and club hunts are 1n- struments of destruction only, and should both be discountenanced by theloyal memvers of the craft. The incentive to go forthin quest of a bag of game, whose only merit is 1ts magnitude, is one that should be studious- Iy frowned dewn, and thut is ths only in- ducemont for a club hunt.® Each member of the team strives 10 outstripall competi- tors, and in his work of devastation he over- looks uothing that wears feathers or hair that can bo 1usinuated into tho game catalogue. The meadow lark, robin, snowbird, theker aud dove are popped over with as much zeal as_the chicken, quail, goose or duck. KEach bird is graauated, that is, counts so muny points according to its merits as game, and tke iusatiate hunter improves every shot of- fered. When the hunt is over the bags are turned in at headquarters, the score counted and recorded and the game given or thrown away—that is the bulk of it. Every consci- entious sportsman will eschew the club hunt. parents and has Among as it 1ay The Octaber Beneh Show. The Omaha Kennel club is working quietly and systematically in the interests of its contemplated October bench show, and its complete success is already assured. It will bethe first and only bench show Omaha ever had. The catchpenny snaps which have hitherto boen palmed off on the people hero under the title of bench shows were nothing more nor loss than exhibitions given by a shyster who koew just about as much about dogs as he did about anything else, I'he beoch to be given under the auspices of the kennel elub will be governed by the rules of the American Kennel club, with oll the requirements strictly livea up to, and will afford the lovers of the thorourhbred dog in this part of tho west such a feast as ne has never deen gccustomed to. Mr. John Davidson's services have boen secured to do the juaging for the occasion. "I'nis Is a good selection by the club, as Mr. Davidson has & pational reputation’ for hon- asty and ability in dog matters. He judged at New York, Chicazo, Boston, Philaaelpbia aud at several other shows during the year, and was highly commended in tho dog jour- nals of the country for his koowledge of the correct type of all classes and his indefatiga- ble assistance to bunch show committees. G raska Dogs a Ran, A number of well known local dog owners and sportsmen w I agitate in another season, the feasibility of a Nebraska field trial, and it is reasonable to expect a Succoss in the undertaking. There areseveral notable ken- nels in thestate, and the interest in high- class fleld dogs is spreading und incroasing overy day. Already: Nebraska can boast of s many and as good & lot of thoroughbred bird dogs as any of the western states, and has tho best possible natural facilities for an offective fleld trial. ~ As for judges, thero is no necessity of depending on high pricea pro- fessionals from the cast. Thero are plenty of men in tho state qualificd to pass jude- ment on auy dog at auy run, Nebraska cer- tainly has the grounds, superior in every de- tail_toany of the big eastern or soutbern trials, aud as long as thera is such a general wwakening of dog interests, let us have the bost and the latest. Tho Neoraska field trinls in o yedr or 50 should be worthy of natonal attention, This is a proposition, re- spoctflly submittod to tho consideratioa of tho Kenuel club. The Chicken Outlook. While the outlook for Bob White 1s quite promising this fall, according to report, that for chicken is just the reverse. Many of the grounds that have in times past been considercd par-excellent aro almost de poputated of birds this summer, and there is 1o assurauce of gooa shooting in any section of the state, ‘The prolonged inclemont spell, which extended entirely through the wonths of April and May and well 1nto June, sot tho virds back fully four weeks, and in many regions entirely precluaed the possibility of successful nidifica- tion, This condition, associated with the fact that the scoundrelly market hunter has already opened up in bis unlawful work, renders tho honest hunter's chances for o littie sport this fall slim indeed. Although I havon't hoard of suy young chickons being shipped in yer, it is the season for the hotels to begin serving their guests with “plover’ and *'pigeon.”’ This 1s 0 matter that morits tho nttention of the gun clubs. A little wholesome prosecution would vear incalcuia- blo resuits. Moore Forfeits to Grifn, The Omaha friends of Diclk Moore are dis- appolnted that his second meet with Patsy Grifin is off. They wero to have fought on an island in the Mississippi below Daven port, 1a., AugustG,for & stako of $500 a side, but the that Dick bas forfeited to the big vrestio, Why this action no one seems to know, other thun that Moore claims that the stakes were too small. There is nothing 1o this. Grifin, about Davenport and Burling- tou, was a tremendous favorite, and the re- port comes here that the Moore end of it coutd bave had any kiod of money thoy do- sired. Last winter Dick whibped Grifiin, who was theu sailing under the nom de guerre of Patsy Kolly, in_thros rounds, at Germania boll, South Omaha, and his friends Boro are at & 10ss to keow why he pulied out of tis second engagement, A Rara Ayis in July, Adam Keraor of this city killed a canvas- back duck last Saturaay down on cho Platte, near Louisville, It was a beu and she had been seen flylng about the locality for sevoral days. Whilo it is a remuckable occurrence to find & canvasback, of all wild fowl, in this rogion 1o July, it is none the less poor bLusi- ness that Kerner was in when he killed ner, Tho birds will go fust enough if sportsmen confine their shooting to the logitimate sua- Frank Dwyer, the old Western league twirlor, is pusbing 'em over the pan for Cin- ciunati'with great eclat, Omaba, Columbus, Indianap:lis, Kunsas City and Toledo died hard, but die they did. ‘I'heir reward comes in another world, Jiggs Parrott, with Baron Flunker Hach this season, 18’ on the ragged edge with Anson’s colts. He is a trifle out of bis class. Omaba demonstrated one thiug this season, anyway, ana that is that she is able to vetter support a professional ball team than uny other city in the western eireult, Lattle Georgle Hogdriver, with St. Paul- Fort Wayne during the glad springtime, has L Groen Bay afire with nis fylog around DONT WAIT ==OND Ring| NDAY, JULY 24, 1892--SIXTE PAGES Backed by Unlimited Capital--Strengthened by the Real Roman Hippodrome! 8-Ring Circus, Elevated Stagas, Mighty Millionaire Menageris, Royal Aquarium, Mammoth Museum of Marvels, Far Acrobats, Famed Horse Fair and Equine Cong Blooded Hors=s in the World, Togethsr with Mor: More Riders, More Aarialis:s, ress, Embracing 860 of the Finsst High-Salaried People, More More Noveliss, and Iore Genuine Circus Acts Than Any Two Other Shows in the World, GCaesar'’s Triumphal Entry Not an Excuse for Curtailing the Circus Performance. CHAS, W. FISH, the World’s Graatest So: REED SISTERS, Euro)e’s Equestrienne Qu Terrific Gladitorial of the Great Exhibition. ersault Rider. Into Rome ust One Glitte ing and Gorgeous Incident ans. BROTHERS VERNON, Greatest of All Great Aerialists. TREMENDOUS REVIVAL OF THE CIRCUS MAXIMUS | Jombats, Abso:bing Trinls of Strength and Endurance; Grand Gala Day S ports and Spectacle: 2and 4 Horse Chariot Ruces; with Lady and Gentlemem Riders; Novel Elephant and Camel Riwces; Child-Delighting Pony Ruces Highwa, OMAHA, MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 4 COUNOCIL. BLLUFFS. ith Monkey Riders; Laugbable Donkey Ruces with Clown Driv rs; Mammoth Locomotive Hercules; Moscow’s Iar-Famed Cathedral Bells, AY, AUGUST 1, IS CIRCUS DAY!- ing Bros’ World’s Greatest Shows! LARGEST, GRANDEST AND MOST COMPLETE CIRCUS EXHIBITION ON EARTH! Antadonism of Disgruntled Rivals. ANTIEIT S e iy Show Grounds, th and Paul Strests. o Two Performances Only--Afternoon at 2, Night at 8.--Doors 03 Hour Earlisr--Admiszion--Adults, 60c; Childran, Uider 12 Years 25¢, GRAND FREE STREET PAGEANT AT 8 OCLOCK ON THE MORNING OF THE SHOW DAY! the vases, Georgo is very fastand vory ‘Thomas Gllbert Vickery pitched his first game for Balumore Thursday and won, al- though Pittsburg hit him safe eleven times. When Vick and Joo Kelly met they fell on each other's necks and wopt & good while. Hank O’Day, who stoppea in Chicago to attend tho funeral of his brother, has been ordered not to 1¢port.—Columbus (O.) Dis- Dateh, July 19. Now woulan’t that. just rip you up the back{Ordered to roport! Whoret (eorge Darby, the brilliant young pitcher, jumped bis written agreement with the Philaaelphin league club and went west, presumably to grow up with the mountains, Tt heis wiso he'll soak his “super’ and start for the City of Brotherly Love ou the first train, Unclo David *Rowe, his white suit and patent lenthors, are the last sad romnants of the onco mighty White Sox there are left 1o Umaba. Boby Gilks and Shy lingered mournfully until yesterday, —when packed their little carpetsacks and levanted. In a special car? Weil 1 ,;u«::;-flnm. e C Campau, Charlie Abbey, “Purty” mte':flm St Man McClelian and “Sliw my" Stovens have gona down to New Orleans to \work on the levee. Of the balanco of the oh.mpion Columbus team Fred Clausen is wWith Lousvillo, Big_Lally has gono to Cali- fornia, Walsh to Birmingham, O'Rourke, the Silent, to Baltimore, Breckenridge, with his club, to Green Bay, and “Snorty” Jant- zen to Mariapette. Within the Quarter-Stretch. H. C. Terry is now secretary of the Gen- tleman’s Roadster club. What has bocome of Joe Garneau's big rn- ning and trotting park? J. A. Rossiter of Bancroft, Neb., is aftor a good fast trotting stallion. i {ndependence, 1a., now has Lhiosxy}l:;&?v.flcrm Oliver, 2:38, by Ashland ilkes. ; e 4 has_just been received at Spears, 211014 o eient On Stock Farm, Waterloo, Ia., to e is 0 traung more The Roadster club is demons lnfl more with every weeting that it knows 1ts business. S Dihills & Hewins of Norfolk nnll\!vd_v gelding thoy would like to trade. He's a comer, 100. Idavan, in the hands of Dick Tilden, is winning his races in a craditable manver in lowa and Nebraska. R ‘Pbo race mecting at Friend, Neb., ulnrz::: August 8 to 5, and_entrics to ull races except running close July 25. C. L. Warfleld of Mutcatine, Ia., bas sold to Tom Cowell of the same city his yearling, Phatlas*Wilkes, for a good round sum. A colt by Norwood, owned at Waterloo, Ia.. ontered in the Independence futurity for trotters, has turned out 1o bo a pacer. vou wish to got an 1dea of how maoy golnru'rondmrs Omaha can turn out, drive Sut to the next meeting of the roadster club. The Gentlemen’s Roadster club is in re- coipt of numerous congratulations over the fact that it has joined the American Trotéing association. The 2-year-old forty-five entries, the d-year-old thirty-one and the 2:30 trot has sixty- paid up ready to start. A D. Q. Stowie of Chariton, Ia., has pur- chased at the Lexington, Ky., sales the year- ling colt Androcle, by Norval, 2:171, Electioneer. Consideration, §2,000. Remomber that entries for the August meeting at Linden ‘f'ree park, Beatrice, Neb,, close on August 10, Send vour entrics to W. G. Washburn, secrotary, Boutrice, Nob. . J. Briggs, the popular secrotary of the NsAurnskn isoclation. of Trouting’ Horso Broeders and theowner of a number of quick steppers himself, has employed Jim P. Fling to fill his xulky this season. ay 26, Bertha Phallas by Princo Phullas 38, dam by Liegal Tender, 1723, g. d., b Henry Clay, 45, tho property of J. A, Pros- ton, Broken Bow, Neb., foaled @ fine colt by Sultanis, 17793, by Suitan, dam by Stratk- more. Entries to the stake races of the Dawson County Agricultural Fair association close August 1. The stake races are for 3:00, 2:35 and 2:45 class trotting, each for 8500, A. C. Maxwell is the secrotary; addross, Lexing- ton, Neb, Allerton will appear on_the Mason City, I, track du he Seplember races to lower the two-mile record. Secretary Stew- art Is arranging to securo a string of horses thut was never excelled on this track during any meeting, Tho Friend Fair assoelation is offering some Jiberal and attractive moneys. This meeting precedes the breeders meeting at Beatrice, August 9 1o 12, and the meeting at Syracuse, Nob, August 15 to 10. L. B, Soutbwick, Fricnd, Neb,, will supply all in- formation, The stako fo Nob., meoting ¢ it is expeeted to be one of the b this year. The association hus obcned a stake class for 1 and 2-vour-olds. The track and grounds at Seward have been improved and everythiog is being done to make the meeting in September & great one. H, P Brandes is secrotary. trot at Mexico, Mo year-olds for the Seward, osed with seven entries, and t colt races The Rod, Gun, Dog and Trap. C. W. Watterman 1s the “rat-killer' of the keunnel club. J. J. Dickey is making preparations for his aunual incursion into Colorado for trout. U, A, Clafin, it is said, owns the most com- plete sportsman’s parapheroalia in the city The upland plover are in, but the exces sivoly Loppld wouther 39 fur elgoe Whelr ar they | T rival has deterrad the ginners from sallying | 1aw now stands, an owner is liable for all forth. The Omaha gun club team Is not satisfied with its collision with the Ruymonds and is preparing for another race. Black bass, pickevel and croppie are being taken iu great numbers from the small lakes in the viciuity of Clurks and Columbus. Dr. Galbraith, with & couple of eastern rail- road maguates, killed 107 sage’ heps up near Pocatella, 1dubo, last Tresday afternoon. George A. Joselyn of the Wostarn News- paper Ution owns some splendid St. Bernards. The premium hst for the October bench show will be out in about two weeks, and can bo had by applying to E. L. Marston, the club secretars Adam Kerner has a pointer dog—a descend- antol ola Champion Bang-Baog and Sensa- tion—that is a teauty, He will be cnterod in the coming show. Mac Morrison, with a party of boy com- paniony, 1s encamped twent¥y miles up the river, and from late advices tney are mak- ing fur, fin andfeather fiy. Drs/ Galbraith snd Conner, together with a half dozen congenialapirits from the east, will goup into the mourtuins of Wyoming on 4 big bear hunt about August 25, The trap-shooters, to & man almost, are using Shultze powder nowadays. In' the course of time the old fulminating black will be relegated from the tieid entirely. M. C. Peters of the Bemis Beg company has some fine bred English setters, with.the blood of the champion field trial and bench show dogs of the world coursing through their veins. Lock up your bird dogs. Tho pot-hunter and dogthief are loading up their scatter bores #ud proparing to supply the eastern millionaires with young prairie chickens served as canary birds, Toe only good-looking King Charles around the city is owned by Lieutenant Wright of Fort Omaha. Sho1s a beauty, and takes her beer with the restof the boys. (Good speci- mens of this treed are very scarce. Goodley Brucker and Billy Nason were also in attendance at Columbus and both shot woll enough to pay expenses. Goodley, with his new Greener ejector, wasn't far behina Purmelee. He shot like a house aiire, Mr. Charles Ogden is an onthusiastic worker in the kenncl club. If a few more gentlemen of his ilk would take an interest in such matters wo would have fewer curs and mongrels keeping us awake nights. A thoroughbred dog seldom barks at the moon. Charles Johannes,undoubtedly. has the best red Irish setter ip the city. Heis by Jerry Jurvis, jr., out of Corinne. This comprises the best nick of Eicio and Sarsfield blood, and if *Pat”’ keeps on improving he will give the cracks a chase thut will make their owners nervous. T, C. Brunner returned from Clear Lake yesterday where te went to visit his family, Who are spending the summer there. While thero he and a Mr. Anderson from Clinton, In., one morning before breukfast cauzht the finest string of fish of the scnson, sixty- elght bass and twenty-nine croppies. Ola man Den of Brownville, although past is yet one of the sporty boys of the state. His predilection is the gun, und he hasn't missed a_trap shoot, big or little, given in the state for a quarter of a contury. Hois still capable of i good score. A race bolwecn him and S. B. Fleek, another sexugenarian trap shot, who tukes in all the shoots, would ve a card. Doc Haynes, assistant manager and treasurer of Boyd's opera house, is the proud possessor of u fox terrier puppy of the . .Aly Thompson strain, and be s one of Lo havdsomest puppies in this part of the counti Mujor Furay has another, and Jack Withnell did have tnoe third, but he stepped on it and squasned oux its littie life, Dogaom suffered in the death of Billy Mel- drum of Omaba wloss which is not easily ro- paired. He was one of the most compétent and zealons dogfmnciers 10 the west, and penial, wholesonled companion at houie or afield. He was asprime mover in the organi- zation of the Kannel club, and a host of friends deploro his untimely death.—Sports Afield, Deuver. From all sections, despite the cold, damp spring, come resorts of an uvusual crop of quail. The enthusiastic sportsman, however, is apt (o bo ied 1680 extravagaut declarations by tho sightof #n old cock rolling in the dust, or tuo cheery whistle be hears from ueighboring railtops as bo rides through the country. It 1s runreasonable to expect an uncommon cropof the birds after such an unfavorable nesting season. The chicks aro just now breaking the sholl, ana will require tho month of August to speuk 1ntelligenily on the outlook, Frank Parmeloe camo protty neurly bag- ging things down at the UColimbus tonrna- ment st Tuesday and Wednesduy. He got & plec has been kicking bimself ever ‘siuce bocauso be wasu't in that. Parmelee is unquestion- ably one of the best trap shots in the world, and yot ne hasn't got the sand togo up againstany of the big cracks io an individ- ual match, He is tho superior today of J. A. . Elliott of Kansus City, bolder of ‘the American field champlonskip oup, or Fuiford, Rolla Hicks, Big Stice, the Kliemans and thé majority of way-uppers, and tho equal of Captain Brewer, or _Chippey Buad, still rural tourueys are Frauk's firstcholce al ways, ‘The Nobraska State Sportsmeu’s associa- tlon has taken hoid of tho matter of 8u lm- provement in tho Nebraska dog laws, and & committeo will be appoiuted by President Hughes 10 co-operate with the Omata Ken- nel club 1o gotting & “dog-property” law pussod oy the coming legislaure, As \pe out of eyery event suot,save one, and, damages caused’ by his dog, but is allowed 1o redress in case his dog is killed or stolen. In other words, dogs are not recoguized as Proporty or supposed .to_have any value. What tho dog owners of Nebraska want 1s alaw that will cause dogs to bo assessed and taxed the same as otber live stock. Such a law would protect them against wanton de- struction and theft.—C. P. Hubbard. Whispe-:1izs of ths Wheel. The Morriil twins and their tandem safoty create quite an_amount of curiosity as they pedal along. They do present a very unigue appearanc Frank Howard, of the Chicago Croling club, who hus been in charge of O. M. Dax- ow’s salosrooms for the past two weeks, re- turned to Chicago on the 19th. Remarlkable 1ast time is being made at all the race meets this seasou, and the general opinion of wheelmen is that the milo recora will bo pulled down to 2:12 beforo the uu- tumn, £. L. Lytle, the popular vico president of the Omaha Wheel club, is a volunteer to the “scorchers’! ranks, He s sporting o brand new Humber road racer. “Cyke’ snys some of the local records will bave to fall this year. Itis surpising how many of tho wheel- men climb Dodge and Douglas street hills and malke the High school grounds their des- tination these Lot summer ovenings. You can always count a dozen or more lounging around on the ereen sward cujoying tho breezss, During the races of the New Hampshire alvision, which were run off on the I12th, Berlo, the ereat Now York crack, rode an exnibition mile 1n 2:16; he rode the' quarter in 87 secouds, half in '1:08)7, three-quarters in1:42. His pacomakers wore such flyers as McDuffee, Taylor, Kelph and Porter. Wonder why some of the “scorchers” don’t try to capture the Florence medal. “Yhe present condition of the roads, and the adaptability of the lightly made pneumatic tired wheels of today tor fast riding should surely be in the rider’s favor; then, too, the courso has been leveled and improved since the medal was won, “Our Zimmy"' returns to the skores of his beloved *Yankeodom” wearing with dignity the title, “Champion of England,” he having captured the bauble while on his trip, beating the best men that England could send against him. It s to be regreitod that Osmond could not screw up enough courage to ride against him when ho had 5o many chunces. Every cyoligt, man, woman or child, is re- quested to leave bis ‘or hor name at M. O. Daxon's cyclo store for publication iu the Omana Cyclists Directory. which i3 now in tlie process of being compiled, Parties will mako tho work muoh easior for the compiler if they will leavo namos and addresses at tho placo desiguated, or mail direct to M. O. Daxon, 120 South'15th street. Club runs for today: The Omana Wheel club start for Glenwood, Ia., from their club rooms on Seventeenth and Chicago streets at 5 o'clock sharp. Tho Tourlst Whoeelmen start for Fort Calhoun and Priess ke at 5:30 a. m, from the coruer ot i Dodgi -uns are beautiful ones, and all wheelmen who enjoy short country tours should turn out. The clubs return in the cool of the evening. The Bellevue record has been lowered sev- eral minutes and the ‘“scorcher” who goos after the record now will have to ride insido ot forty minutes, The Tourist wheelmen, paced by Capiain Potter and Louie Flescher, pulled the record down four minutes last Sunday, every man coming through, The men wera a grimy lot when they stopped at the corner of Fifteenth and Dodge, the point from which the record was mude, Nine men stuck to the pace set without & break. One of the most delightful rides taken this yoar was the ono taken by the Tourists who' went down 1o Plattsmouth tho Iith, starting at b o'clock before the suu had fairly rison—the air was roemarkably fresh and cool. The members of the club and their friends who turned out wore loud in their praises of the enjovable tour. A heavy dew had fallen the preceding evening and bad laid the duston the roads so that the wheeling was very smooth. Breakfast and dinner were tuken at the Hotel Riley and re- turn trip was made late in the wlternoon. The Omaha Wheel club and the Fremont Wheel club dined tozether out ut Florence Iake Sunday, the 17th, The Fremont boys made the trip to Omaha on their wheels and were met on the road by the Omaba Wheel club who escorted thom fn. The large ot tenaance of wheelmon as hosts wus & true sign of the popularity of the Fremont boys. "Thoir short stay was made au occasion to outdo all previous efforts at entortuining vis- iting cyclists, ‘'ho visitors left for home in the evening. The storm of Thursday evening spoiled the weekly club run of the Young Men's Christian association eyciors. The club was scheduled to pedal down to Papillion. Tho Tourist Whoelmen were to accompany them on their trip. ‘The Thursday evoaing tour of ihe cyclers is quite a feature, and mauy of the members of the association take advan- tage of thom. Next week the club peaal out to Irvington,one of the nicest little suburban runs out of the city, Start from the Young Men's Curistion association building on Six- toenth street at 7:15 sharp. Cuptaln ( extends an open lnvitation to all wheelmen who eajoy short country runs, “Seorehing! Is growing very unpopular on club runs of late, The road officors dis- countenance the practice and try to conduct club runs without this former un- pleasant feature, Tnere are many riders, who £0 00 the club runs for the pleasure aud ben- efit 1o be derived from the ride, theso same riders could if Lbey so chose “scorch” along A Lot e ytw s ope wot_ml care 1o set, yel theg rofrain from doing so out of considera- tion for others who attend the run, Theso men aro always popular cluomen and thor- ough wheelmen, The “old timo club run scorcher” will soon find that he is without pace maker or follower. Another whaol has bson ‘“borrowsd” by the “light-fingered gentry” who have evi- dently struck a *'soft snap” in Omiha. This time the mourner is Ray k. Thon.as at Max Moyer & Co's. Thestolen whaeel 1 a pneu- matic tired “Century” Columbia and is num- vbored 8441, _The wheel was stolen from in front o® 1518 Douglas street. The vcpo Manufacturing company of Boston, Mass., offer a reward of $100 for the re. covery of tho wheel and the arrest of the thicl.” Mr. Thomas offers an additivnal re- ward of §25 for the same. Lvery wheelman is requosted to keep his eyes open for the missing muchine, A subscription paper s being circulated among tho local eyelists for the purposo of establishing a fund to be usey for the recovery of stolen wheels and the arrsst and conviction of tho thieving rascals who havo thus far proved too foxy for apprehension. The cyclists tend to have protoction and have decided to back u their claims for protection from thieves witD good sohid cash. Tho moaey will he dott posited in one of the banks and will ouly ve- used for the tracing upof the wily sneak thiaf who has such a penchant for bicycles, If caught the maraudov will bo troated to as severe u dose of the law ns money will buy. Miscollansous I The Athlotic clubs after August 1, will ele- vate its initiation fee 1o §2 It 13 currently reportod that handsome Dick Moore wiil bo on hand at the Ryan- Wilks contest next Saturday night to chal- lenge the winuer, Whichever this may ve will be willing, provided Dick can zet down 10142, Caten weights will not go with these meu, they uro too {ly. he Nebraska® Lawn Tennis association will hola its fourth annual tournament for doubles at Hastings next, Tuosday, the 24th, commencing at 10 a. m. Tho series will com: prise mon’s, ladies’ and mixed doublos cotries must be made on or be addross the same to some memb lowing local _committeo: H. J. Dungan, S. J. Mattock, C. B. Hutton, [, D. Henry, Bed- ford Brown, Hastings. The Fariner Burns-John McInerny wrest- ling muteh, catcn-as.cateh can, at the Ath- lote club rooms tomorrow pight, should draw a biz house. The Farmer is 1ndubitably the champlon at this stylo of the world, and word comes from Chicago that McInerny is a dangerous customor. In anv event it will be a good match and the bost man will win. Tommy Ryan will also give s mixed exhibi- tion of rope skipping and bag punching. Danny Daly and Ted Gallagher have re- surned from 'Frisco. Danny is nursing a broken jaw, and ‘Ted is busy telling how it all happeued. The 'Frisco Chroniclo says Danny Daly has reached homo and nas his jaw on exnibition as evidence that he did not quit fighting becauso of o simplo caress. Daly was afraid of what people there would say about his alleged quitting, nnd hurried back while ke was yet on a broth diet to squaro nimself. Qu Oxama, Nub., ~To the Sporting Edi- tor of IiE Bk te n dispute will you kindly inforin me throuzh the columns of your ablo papor the proper docision in tho following cas2; In n game of haso bull two mon ire out wnd three V husca A bits- map hits the bl aad all four men score, hut the nutsman falls to toueh first base anc Iy doclired out by the nmpire Do the other three men score?-John Carrl Ans. do. NEOLA, T July 20,—~To th of Tui 1} Ploaso st editlon tho best time i and what date?—A R 083, at Cloveland, O., July 80, fonw and Answers, port'n « Editor vour Sundiy's ad 5, whero u'y ) the Sporting Wiil you kindly publish or unday Bk whero full liclent to teneh basing taineds wso the Ry i, river and Subsc (1) E. C. Snyder, caro Tue B litor of I8 wer o4 for hizh 0 bo ob- TTEMOUTH, Ju'y 22 Tue Bxe: | se Infor th whut elty Frunk “Batiow. He 15 still hero, unsignod yw Neb., lul( 22.—Tou the e Bee: Wil you ples questions In ] s SLEIK S hoid hy U thele ro LW Dl Lo U base runncr at third whi unner Iy o the Diise, 1s Lhore more Uy Sut? Up to this tiu in theinulng thero was no man out. If the eatcher had fuiled to hold the third strike ball, would it have made any. differen Firth elob wus ot batund the umplre d clded that thore were two n The ¥ rth club then refused to play, clalming thiat the umplre nud nothing upon wh [ buse his decision and th wis entirely ngalnst the order of th and the ume- plre thut ke had author.ty 1o sett everythin ud thint sny man cou'd be pu out If so red vy hluiself, o g Firth five minutes to play doe e in favor ¢ anamad tol, aithough ¥ rih w throe seores whoad and had the List b the seventh lnnlug 1o flaish 3 money upou the gu Who wlus?—W, J. Crandall, Aus. (1) One m3 All bets go with u OMANA, July 24 w it on out only. (2) No, pire’s docision To the Fporting Editor of 1 polots In bigh-fve, B his 3 B U dss and makes high, low, jack five-spots: A mikos gauo on rst trick. Who Is the winuer? Aus.—B. OMANA, July 21.—To the Sportinz Editor of Tug Beg: Ploase tell mo lu yoyr sunday issue (©) i toshaving of the b: cation o busl what the helehts and reaches aro of the fole lowinz fighters: Georso Dixon, Dunny Daly, Abe W llis, Nun Wa luce, Johny Van Heest, Johnuy Murphy and Cal MeOarty, = Also. who holds the tit'e as featherweleht fizhter of Omaha? Will write you aboutthe lutter ques- tion luter on.—Subscriier, Aus.—(1)Dixou. 5 fect 41¢ inches: Daly 5 feet, Abe Willls, b fect 5; Nunc Wallace, 5 feet 1{: Johnny Murphy, 5 feet 6: Johnny Van Heoest, 5 foet L' McCarthy, 5 feet 2. (2) Anybody who fights at under 118 pounds. SppAnrisu, 8. D..July 20.—To the Sportin Editor of Tiie isvx: Wil you plewse bublish in your query co'umn: How many races did or Kna 1no run in during the Lson of 101, 1 muny races did oach win . G. Whitney. Ans.—Caun't toll QUAINT AND CURIVUUS. L A vaper published in Greenland can bozst of the longest mame in existouce, 1L is gliotio Natinginuavnik Sysara- k! In Washington county, Oregon, a man named Tongue, who was o candidate for the. oflice of stato scnator, was aefaated by w wan namea Hare. The Philadelphia Rocord, which fs some- what of an author.Ly o cows, knows of ons which cats fcoand’ strawbIrris aud gives strawberry 1co cream Tho forty-first chapter of Genesls, four- teouth verso, contains tho ear ie-t referon ard, whe:e it 1s told of Joscph that bo shaved imself, A mustucho worn by the pastor of & church 1n Knox, Ind., arouscd the ispleasure of his conere 'and they asked uim to shave it off. He refused und tendered his resignae tion, which waus nccepted. A man liviog in Berks county, Pennsyl. vauia, was bora on February 23 and marriod y 22 to & woman born on Febru- ueir five cuiluren have albo cach been born on February 22 Father Georga should feel honored, Last month, Mrs. Harrison Breedlove of 'wrson City," Nevada, who is sixty-thres cars of nge, prosented to her husband, sev- euty vears old, a_pair of bouncing twins. "Thoy ars believed 1o be the oldest coupie on vecord who tuve boen favored in this way. 10 a cemotary locaced on the Susguehanan river there is a grava with this epitaph on the marblo memorial slab: *“Chus. Lowi He Votea for Liocoln.” A Baton fouge, La., gravestono bears this legond: *He lios'the body of David Jones. His last wor vere: ‘I die & Christian and a democrat,’ A small station on tho Old Colony road 1n Massachuseits boars the queer name of Kea- berma, It appears that threo cnildren of summer rosidents born in the placo are nnmed respectively Kouilworth, Berwha and Mary, and the first syllable of each nawe \as taken to form the name of the station. In Maine, a certain kind of beer, said to be nonintoxicating, is called *Ugo,” becavse would-be beer drinkers in that stato are in the habit of asking for *‘a glass of you know.” It is said that tho stuff 1s genuine beer until the seller in arrested for selling it, aud then, by somo mysterious prooess il becomes uno." Senator Arthur P, Gorman of Maryland Was 0nce & page 1o the senate. 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