Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 8, 1894, Page 18

18 CHAT WITH THE BOXERS Bituation Regarding the Coming Fight Between Oorbett and Jackson. PARSON DAVIES STRAINING AT A GNAT Satisfled So p— Poter's Manager Should I Long s the Money Is Belng Put Base Ball, Tarf and Other Sport- Ing News of the Week. Tt has been quite two weeks now since I have had my little say about the fighters. To be sure they are cutting but an insignif- cant figure in a sporty way just now, but It would not be the proper thing for an old triend to drop them Altogether. Even a man in Jafl for contempt of court has his rights, and the under dog always has a lien on the sympathles of the people. The great moral wave that has recently overswept the coun- try was indeed a lala. It has not only put in a clean estoppage on the healthful sport of public boxing, but promises to bring about reform n the rough and tumble fun of the big colleges. So the fighters and foot ball players are both entitled to especial delicate attention. An old adage says you must not it a man when he Is down, and as there is no safer way to live in sweet accord with all our brethern and sistern than by following the precepts of old adages, that is what I in- tend to do, 3 Of course, the most important matter In pugilistics at present is the proposed big fight between Jim Corbett and Peter Jackson. It fa still coming, and so s Christmas. The Arst {8 scheduled for the 25th of June, and ¢he other for the 25th of December. —With- out fear of contradiction, I can assure my readers that the latter cvent is sure to come oft on the date fixed, but the other, what about that? Both sides have now posted $4,000 with the stakeholder, a sure indica- tion that they mean business, yet Parson Davies seems to think differently. He says posting the money is the easiest part of the whole fight. I know a whole lot of people who could put up most any kind of a fight easier than they could put up $4,000, Fol- lowing out his line of argument Davies says: “You sec, Brady has already gone to gurope, and Corbett will soon follow, and with both out of the country how am I to know how things stand.” I'd like to know what difference it makes to the Parson how things stand, just so Jim put up hiz money and produces himself on the day of the fight, whencyer and wherever that may be. A $10,000 forfeit isn't a bauble to be sncezed at even by the suave and opu lent Parson, or big Pete either. But they needn't worry. They will have no chance to lay their mauleys on the stuff without fight- ing for it. Corbett isn't establishing any eleemosynary institutions just yet a while. And the Parson continues: “If I don't hear something definite soon I will close my season and sail for England with Peter. The English people have no use for a blufter, and I can make things so hot for Corbett that he will be forced to come out and say whether he means business or not. I will do this only as a last resort. Jim cannot wrap himself up in the stars and stripes and creep out that way. We will fight anywhere he says, but it must be north of Mason and Dixon's line. Of course, if it is decided to fight in England any spot or place where Peter will receive fair treat- ment will do."” Now if Davies has been guilty of such rant, but I do not belicve he has, he had better get his ears stretehed and go to bray- ing at once. I have never been over- burdened with love for the champlon, but have never failed to do him justice, and I know that he means fight all the time. He hasn’t run away from anybody yet, has he, nor failed to keep any engagement made? How much more definite does Davies want Jim to be than the posting of his money. That ought to be suflicient for any man, and, in the meantime, it is no more Davies' con- cern where Corbett goes than it s where I g0 You can go broke on it if the champion posts such a littlo fortune as $10,000 is to fight a man he will fight him sure. But all this fs only part of the program and really unworthy of comment. Pugilism is at such a low ebb In this country just now that nothing can be overlooked to get up a little enthusiasm, and In no other way can this be so effectually done as by awak- ening doubt and contention within the camps of the two gladiators. You all remember what we went through for several months prior to the Jacksonville fight. Well, this is to be repeated, only in a more virulent form, and then the day of the fight will roll ‘round and we will learn which color is to float from the top of Fistlana's flagstaff— white or black. Speaking of Jacksonville naturally brings Charlle Mitchell to mind. What a funny champlonship battle his was, anyway, and what an cgregious flasco. By the way, I see by a cablegram that Charlic is coming back to this country this month and that ho says he will fight again. I knew this all the time, notwithstanding he told me personally the evening of his fight with Corbett that that was hls last. It would be as easy for Mitehell to quit fighting as it would be for a leopard to change its spots. He is a regular Jack McAuliffe when it comes to punching a bloomin’ bloke, and he isn’t a bit particular whether the fun takes place in a ring or mot. There has never been a sport bold enough yet to say that Charlie will not fight. But he is making a grave mistake, that s, unless he Intends to confine his fistic divertisements to the street corner or bar room. He has no business in the ring any more, at least, unless he gets down to his class—the welterweights. At that I think, Tommy Ryan could lick him. Better have stuck to his determination to go on the stage. He might have shone there with those other great lights, Corbett, Jackson, McAuliffe, Denver Ed, Billy Plim" mer, et al. The fighter's sun has set, and the stage offers a greater chance for ducats and renown than the stakes and ropes. On the evening of the last Friday in this month, it is sald, Dick Moore and Dan Creedon will fight' to a finish before the Twin City club at Minneapolis. I do not believe it. There is no inducement for these men to take any such chance in a gate-receipt affair, which this is to be. Purses, you know, have gono into deseutude. Again, Moore demonstrated his inability to do anything with Creedon in his ten-round go with the Australlan in Boston. He is aware of that fact a good deal better than either you or I, and in tho comiug event you can look for another draw, prearranged, of course. If the go 13 to be on the lovel, however, Moore !s as good as a well licked man, according to the way I do my thinking. I notice also while I was sojourning up in the sandbills that George Dixon got it in the neck, or in other words, was knocked out in an exhibition bout with a brother coon in Philadelphia. From all accounts the only drawback to this exploit was that this “brother coon,” after the most dis- _graceful actions on Dixon's part, allowed him to go on and finish the go. The lucky uig was the little black pug who has been sailing under the nom de guerre of the “Kentucky Rosebud,” but whose name, really, s Walter Edgerton. He is a stiff little ‘one, there is no denying, as on one or two previous occasions he demonstrated his ability to stand George off. This time, however, he got in a tremendous smash on the jaw and Dixon went down like a beef. It required several minutes to bring him wround in shape to finish the last and third round, In which he did his bast to knock the Philadelphia lad out, and at the end, when Edgerton leaped laughing from the stage It was all O'Rourke and sevoral others could do to restrain Dixon from following him. Ho was infuriated and thirsted for summary vengeance. Now, what Walter should have done when be had the Hali- gonian out, was to have walted patiently until the one minute's rest had expired then pulled oft his imits and declined to have gone any further, notwithstanding it was an exhibition. How many men has Dixon kuocked out In simllar affairs? You cannot count them, and yet no one has ever attempted to rob him of the credit of his capabilities to turn such a trick, and what Is sauce for the goose, should like wise be sauce .for the gander. Edgerton 4 have retiréd on his glory and gave Dixon the alternative of a finish fight for satisfaction, and there would have been no way for him to have gotten out of it The trouble with unknown boxers fs that they are always too ready to give everything up to the champions without quibble or dis pute, and what they don't give up the champions and thelr backers generally take In Bdgerton’'s case he consented to go on for the third round, and suffered the hu milfation of having the champion emerge without a mark and jocularly explaining to his friends that it was through 8 own negligence that he re ved the blow that floored him. Of course, there will now be a lot of good wind wasted over a finish fight between the two. But it will never take place, simply because there Is no elub to be duped into such an affair, and Edger ton can’t find sufficient backing for a stake and private fight Omaha That that Billy recently fight DK, was a rattling Hennessy, the old made egainst Diek O'Brien, the Nantuckot welterweight. But it was the old story of age and staleness, combined ‘with 1 game heart and considerable strength against youth, agllity and modern clever ness, and in the end the old man went out in a blaze of glory and a tub full of blood Billy is at least thirteen years older than Dick, and in anything over five or six rounds fsn't to be compared with the east erner. SANDY GRISWOLD Scenes In the Duck Hunter's Life. The spring duck shooting in this vicinity is drawing to a close, but there will 1 considerable sport with the and blue all through April been small, owing to a scarcit on most of the best known Jacent to this city, but on the lakes in the marshes In the extreme north and west the shooting has been unprecedented. Lawyer Will Simeral and the sporting editor spent a week with that prince of duck hunters, B4 W. Hamilton, at his ranch in Deuel county, making the of birds—exclusively canvasback head-—brought Into Omaha in Mr. Hamilton controls a large scope of country twenty-one miles south of Lake- side on the B. & M. and extends a cordial invitation to Omaha sportemen to visit him and he will give them the shoot of thei lives. It Is not too late to make this trip | yet this spring, and parties desiring to oo %0 will be furnished with Aty formation by caliing on . Griswold at this office. An extendcd acconnt of the trip above mentioned will appear in next Sunday's Bee. A friend has sent me an recent thrilling experience ot and versatile sportsman, Arthur J. Webb, former police coust clork, but now ac- countant in the office of the Grant Paying company. ‘““Webby bhas an cld college friend, ‘a smart fellow, too, for his name is Mustard, living about five miles from McPaul on the Waubuncey flats, A few days ago Major Mustard sent A. J. an in vitation to join him in a duck shoot near his place, adding that the birds were a foot thick all over the marsh and that they were sure of a royal shoot. Of course, Ar- thur quickly developed the fever in its most malignant form, and supplying himself with one of Lawrence's celebrated grass suits and a small vial of Goodley Brucker's cholcest distillation of maize, he took the first train bound for McPaul. Before arriv- Ing at the station Webky thought he would have a little fun with the natives by don- ning his grass suit before leaving the Pull- man, and he put it on. Major Mustard was not at the depot to meet him, and A. J. started across the flelds to bis place. He got along swimmingly until ahout a mile from Mustard’s ranch, when he had to cross a large pasture in which were quietly feeding two or threo hundred in- nocent looking Texas steers. Suddenly the cattle caught sight of our guileless friend and in his grass suit evidently mistook him for a moving haystack. They started for him, and suspecting their designs, he cut a bee line for the nearest barb wire fence. The wild bovines snorted and reared in the enthusiasm of the chase, and noting that they were rapidly overhauling him, Webber dropped his $150 Lefever and let out a few more links. Major Mustard saw him coming and started to the rescue with a pitchfork, A. J. beat the steers to the fence by a small margin, but, alas, got tangled up In the wire. ~Major Mustard, however, was on hand, and the ex-police clerk was landed In a graceful heap on the safe side sans his gun, grass suit, duck call, hat and Brucker's bottle. He also lost his handsome solid brass Waterbury gold watch, and for a time Webby was mad enough to bite a rail in two with his teeth. He says he'll never go hunting any more, anyway not untll after the Texas steers have all winged their way north. The jucks, the finest of all feathered game, have begun to drop in, and fine shooting may be expected within the coming week. A Jolly ducking party, cousisting of Judge Ives, M. A. Hall, George Patterson, Charles Goss, Dr. Connor and Will Wilbur, put in soveral days In camp on Blue lake. Of course they encountered inclement weathe but managed to make a fine bag of bird Mr. Hall has the sporting editor's acknowl- edgements. Harry Short and Ed Hastings had a close call while shooting during the recent freezeup on the lake east of Tekamah, or, more properly speaking, Mr. Hastings had. He broke through the ice up to his chin, and was only hauled out by means of a rope, after he had been in the water for over half an hour. It is safe to say that Mr. Hastings didn’t do much shooting after his involuntary bath, but Harry knocked out a barre} or 8o of redhead and widgeon, “‘Splatter” Wiseman, the noted scout and guide, late adyance agent of C. A. Claflin's exploring party, is safely back from the Bigelow swamps. The old ranger says he had a splendiferous time, but that they didn’t get enough ducks to feed a cockroach. He never saw so many birds out of sight. He says the funniest thing connected with the whole outing was when Frank Parmelee, Fred Montmorency and five others arrived. They gave it out cold that they wouldn't he satisfled with anything short of a car load. They had a small barn with them, which Colonel Parmelee explained was a sink-box, such as the New York guuners use on the Chesapeake and at Currituck. They hired two teams to haul the box to the lak and after pushing it out into the middle, endeavored to sink it, but they could not. They got It about halt way under, how- ever, and all seven of them got into it, for- getting all about their boat, which the tide washed ashore. Then they discovered their situation and became alarmed, There were 10 other hunters on the lake and they didn’t know low they were ta get back to land. They tried their lungs for an hour or so, but not succeeding in attracting the attention of any of the nelghboring farmers, they began firing their guns in volleys. This they con- tinued until late in the afternoon when they ran out of shells, when Splatter rowed out and brought them in. This was just what he had been waiting for—the exhaustion of their ammunition—then he rescued them The sink-box still looms up from the cente of the lake like Liberty enlightening the world from Bedloe's island, New York har- bor. Clark R. and Burt Hulton, a brace of gen- tlemen sports from Paxton, spent a pleasant hour in the sporting editor's sanctum the other morning. They were the guests of J. J. Hardin and J. B. Knowles during the week. A. Clafiin, who spent three weeks in the vicinity of Bigelow with a number of kindred spirits, relates that this spring's ducking was the poorest ho has experienced for yeurs. He thinks the birds have found a new route north, but I expect to show him a feather or two next fall. H. A. Homan made a bag of twenty geese at Clarks one day recently, and goes back this week to extingulsh the jucks. Who Was the Greatest Player? Who was the greatest ball player? For years this has been a mooted question and will probably continue to be until the game Itselt has passed into history. In Reach's Guide some of the leading base ball lights of the country have expressed their preferences. George Wright thinks Cal McVey; Frank Bancroft says Buok Ewing; Gus Schmelz favors Charley Ferguson; Oliver Tebeau and Mark Baldwin think Anson fills the bill; Frank Selee is divided between Buck Ewing and Mike Kelley, and Jim O'Rourke, Arthur mallards wings Kills haye of wat grounds ad and biggest and red ten years, bag nccount of a that ge THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, APRIL 8 Trwin and Jim Hart award the palm to Wil- llamson. 1t the ability to play well every department of the game s the only con- sideration In determining who Is or was the greatest ball p no one who fs at all familiar with the game itself can tako excop- tion to the selection of Manager Schmelz, says Frank Hough, the Quaker philosopher Charley Ferguson was far and away the best all around player. Piteher, catcher, in- flelder and outfieider; batsman and base runner; there was no department of the game in which he did not excel. Thero never was any question about his skill as a pltcher, and, although It was not generally known, it was a fact nevertheless that he was o competent catcher, and while a_mem ber of the Richmond team he caught Meekin one and would go in the box himself the next. In the opinfon of Harry Wright Ferguson would have made an ideal second baseman. He could cover a. vast deal of ground, equally sure on ground and fly balls, and a strong, quick thrower. In the out @ he was equally at home. The last year that he played ball he was only excelled in actual hitting by Sam Thotpson, and, barring Fogarty, was probably the b st base runner on the Philadelphia team. There ro better inflelders and outfielders, per haps, but what one man combined to a greater extent all the qualities that go to mako up a great all around player? The Cudahy Cycling Club, The Cudahy Cyeling club of South Omaha new and flourishing organization. It contains at ut twenty-two mombers, which number they confidently expect to double by the Fourth of July All of the boys have new high grade wheels and they are making a capital showing on the road, Their first club run was to Plattsmouth last Sunday, and the trip down in two hours and ten minutes, and crown was sumptuously dined at the house. Aftei refreshments friends the town were calied upon, and a of the boys wheeled it out to the county farm. 1t is not to be presumed, however, veral very attractive young ladies had anything to do with this extra jaunt, anyway Captain Higgins in- forms me that he didn’t see the sign of a girl even. Returning the club left Platts- mouth at 5 p. m. and reached Omaha shortly after 7. On the Sth inst they are going to Spring field via Papillion, and if arrangements can be made the will be some fun on the Papillion track, as they are trylng to get up a little “go” between Russell Condon, champ of Nebraska, and John Cudahy, a very swift man from Chicago, who is going to open the eyes of Omaha wheelmen if he decides to ride here this summer. Their runs for the next few. weekd will be as April 8, Springfield via Papillion; April 15, Bhair via Florence and Calboun; April Council Bluffs, Glenwood, In., Pacific Junc Ta., and Plattsmouth: April 20, no run; lay 6, Missouri Valiey via Council Blufts i Honey Creck y 13, Fremont via Irvington and Military road; May 19, 2 p Lincoln, returning next day. o club’s official roster follows: ident, C. W. vice president, Tom Body; secretary, George Knight: treasurer, William Ruf: manager, William ler, W. H. Clarke; assistant orge D. Jones; second assistant M. L. Andrews; bottle carrier. George Long: captaim, J. F. Higglns: lieutenant, W. B. Clements; second lieu- tenant, Frank repairer, Georg: Long; surgeon, . A. L. Dickin pacemaker, John Cudahy; oiler, W. color bearer, W. G. Johnson. The Cudalys will certainly prove an ac- cession to Omaha's cycling inferosts, as they are all genial and enterprising gentlemen who have entered the ranks as a means of mental and physical culture and enjoyment. pr made the Riley about number was The Umpire's Noew Duties. Chiet of Umpires Harry Wright points out that the change In rules in relation to being hit by a pitched ball and bunt hit will throw more responsibility upon the umpires. Everything is now left to the judgment of the umpire. 1f with two strikes and three balls called a batsman is hit by a pitched ball he may be declared out, fnstead of being sent to first base, providing he swings his bat as if to hit at the ball. It often happens that a batsman, especlally when two strikes have been called, will set himself with such de- termination to hit the next good ball that he will involuntarily swing his bat, although ho may have no other intention than to get away from the ball, which he secs is going to hit him. The opposing team will, of course, claim that the batsman tried to hit the ball, and many a “kick” will be the re- sult, The new rule will give the pitcher an additional advantage over the batsman. In case of bunted balls the umpire's judgment will also be called into play more frequently than of old. Every foul bunt will count as a strike, while an ordinary foul hit goes for nothing. The umpire must watch the bats- man as we | as the ball. Western Assqelation Players. So far as can be obtained just at the present time the roster of the Western as- soclation players, though - incomplete, is as follows: Omaha—Pitchers, A. C. McVicker, John Jamison, Alex Taylor, George H. Bristow; catchers, Frank Fear and Billy Moran; flelders, W. D. Wood, E. E. Hendricks, F. Fear; inflelders, Billy O'Rourke, Billy Dris- coll, Patrick Boyle and Jack Munyan. Quincy—Pitchers, Jerry Edinger, Burrell; catchers, Arthur Tenley, Dave Boland, George Thompson; flelders, George Thompson, Charles Thorpe, Al McFarland; inflelders, George Hanley, A. McFarland Al Flescher, Clem Buschman. St. Joseph—Pitchers, Crinnon, Southard, Quigg; catchers, Armstrong and Buckley; fielders, McKibbon, Kneisley and Cole; in- fielders, O'Connor, Mohler, Hollingworth and Smith. Jacksonville, Des Moines, Lincoln, Peoria and Rock Island have all completed their teams, but as yet have failed to send in o the secretary the names of the players. Harry One of the Old nrd on Omaha. INDIANAPOLIS, April 2.—Sandy Gris- wold, Sporting Editor of The Bee: My Dear 01d Friend—I write you this brief note to let you know that I am still in the flesh. I have just gone through quite a severe spell of sickness, but think and hope T will shortly be my old self again. I heartily hoped that Omaha could be in the Western league, for that is where she rightfully bolongs, and then we could get to see each other occasionally. Omaha has no business in the company she is in this season—it Is a reflection upon her enterprise and pros- perity. Well, Sandy, I am not saying what my team will do this year, for all the rest of them have already won' the pennant, so what's the use. All I have to say is, please keep your eye on us when we do start. I think Wwo are going to have a very success- ful scason of it, and again must express my regret that Omaha is not with us. Trusing these few lines will find you well, prosperous and happy, and_ that you will write mo once in a while, I am, your old friend, BILLY SHARSIG. ty's Comlng Tourn nt. A. C. Connor, secretary of the Central City Gun club, has the sporting editor's thanks for a program of the club's second annual tournament to be held on the 24th, 26th and 26th of this month. Mr. Connor says: “From the indications our coming tourna- ment promises to be a splendid success. Our grounds are fitted up in the best possible’| manner and, if the weather will permit, we can guarantee you a No. 1 shoot and good time. We already have assurance of attend- ance from trap shots from all the adjoining states and a match between two noted ex- perts for $100 a side, which in itselt should assure us a crowd seldom seen at a tourna- ment. We will use North's electric pull and five new expert traps to throw the celebrated Chamberlain Blue Rock targets. We also use the Everett live bird trap with our invention of a starter, making it superior to any on the market. If it is possible, we would be pleased to see you In attendance, and will do all we can to interest you." The Champlon Pool Players. J. L. Malone, who has held the fifteen- ball pool championship of the world for a number of years, De Oro's claims notwith- standing, and who gave a delightful exhi- bition at the Millard billlard parlors last Thursday night, will return to this city shortly for the purpose of consummating & mateh with Ed Peyton, the Bouth Omaha expert. If the match is made it wil be sold quick. 1894 -TWENTY PAG DOWN IN OUR We have opened a salesroom to sell the surplus anc odds and ends, that must be SOLD CHEAP to he irst goods will he shown there Monday, and we 1ntend to convince our customers~ 1at when goods ¢o into the BASEMENT SALES- ROOM., that alone speaks for the price. Asa of expense, no measures wi The made 1 this department, For the opening week we can offer the greatest hargaims known 1n carpets. Union Ingrain Carpets....... 8-4x10-8, Tapestry Brussels .... Entrance to basement, 8-4x10-6, Body Brussels and Moquette...........ooe0 o 8-4x11-8, Tapestry Brussels ...........ooooiiinnie 8-4x11-8, Body Brussels and Moquette..... ve 8-4x18, Tapestry Brussels..........ocv von vveviiinins 8:-4x18, Body Brussels and Moq uette..... - Orchard & Wilhelm Car WIDE Best all wool Ingrain Carpets .......... Tapestry Brussels Carpets some with vorden. . Good Velvet Carpet soue with horder) s oo v vuvs s Chenille Curtains, odd lot, at iess than regular price. Ruos Made Up From Remnants With Border, 17.00 12.00 18.80 18.38 20.80 aving STAIRWAY NEAR FRONT DOOR. PRICES IN BASEMENT DEPARTMENT., Best Body Brussels Carpet some with vorder. . 9oc per yard. China Matting a v Oil Cloth, Lace Curtains . wide) 10-7x10-7, Tapestey Brussels. 10-7x10-7, Boly Brussels and Moqusztte, 10-7x12-6, Tapestry Brussel .oQgc BASEMENT e taken nor charges , . 114 and 2 yards wide........17¢c per sq. yard. s ieveeesss.65and 75 per pair. 10-7x12-6, Body Brussels and Moquette. . 10-7x18, Tapestry Brussels.... 10-7x18, Body Brussels and Moquette....... 1414-16-18 DOUGLAS ST., OMAHA, NEB. 200 points up continuous pool, Malone to give Peyton fifty balls start. The match Wil be played at Foley's Douglas street rooms, u date to be mutually agreed upon, which will be in the very near future. The presence of such a wonder as Malone surely Is in this city and state will go a long ways toward awakening the liveliest kind of an interest in both pool and billiards. The Fishing at Langdon. Bob Hentze will have his new hotel at Langdon all completed by the 1st of next month, when he will be able to accommodate all the anglers who desire to test those cele- brated waters for bass or cropple. The Langdon Fishing club is growing rapidly, the number now reaching nearly 100. Shares are held at $10 each, and any one wishing to become a member should address Ed. Krug, 818 South Twentieth, Fishing has been good at Langdon for the past week and is getting beter as the weather grows milder. Some very good catches of both croppie and bass were made last week. The Breedors' September Meeting. The Nebraska Association of Trotting and Pacing Horse Breeders will hold their 1894 meeting at the fair grounds course, this city, the first week in September. They have announced thus far guaranteed stakes for a ling trot, yearling pace, 2-year-old pace, _year-old trot, 3-year-old trot, eligible to the 2:50 class. The stakes range from $500 to $250. The breeders meeting this year will be in cireuit with the Nebraska state fair, and Is expected to be one of the grand- est meetings yet held in the west. onor od. G. Griswold, An Honor Acknowle OMAHA, March 20.—S. V. esq., Sporting Editor of The Bee—Dear Sir: I beg to Inform you that you were unani- mously elected an honorary member of the Omaha Lawn Tennis club at the last gen- eral meeting. Hoping to sce you at the courts this season, [ am yours respectfully, C. H. YOU The Buzz of the Festive Fly, Frank Scheibeck is Pittsburg's extra man. All exhibition games this spring will be called at 3:15. All the spring practice played under the new rules, Count Campaw's voice has been made fleld captain of the Washingtons. | Jeremiah Hurley, the man with the stone ears, has signed with Detroit. Jim Burns, known as thg Poet while with Omaha, has joined the Detroits, Stoux City, after four straight victories, got it in the neck at Nashville, 5 to 4. Jimmy Collopy, with Omaha in '92, will cover short field for Nashville this season. Manager O'Rourke will religiously ex- clude cranks from the club house tnis season, Tom Lovett has been granted a new lease on life. Boston will give him one more show for his white alley. “Calliope” Miller's Brown Legs were trounced at Kansas City last Sunday 9 to 7. Clarkson and Hawley were the twirlers who suffered, The Western league umpire staft embraces the names of Nornan Leslie Baker, Charlle Mitchell, John Sbheridan and James Me- Donald. W. D. Wood, Omaha's left flelder, was the first man to show up. He reported Tuesday morning fn good trim and anxious for the fray. Bobby Glilks, ong 'of the most popular ball players who ever! played in this city, has Joined the Toledos. He is a good man on or off the fleld. The press box at the new ball park will bq & convenient apd comfortable affair, lo- cated inimedlately, back of the catcher in the L of the grandstand. ‘ Now fhat they bave sobered up the mag- games will be | nates are wondering whether or not they | demanded a $500 raise in salary from the did such a clever thing after all when they slaughtered the trapped ball. Pete McNabb's suicide left Grand Rapi short a pitcher, and Roy L. Markle of Mas- sillon been signed to fill the Tzcancy. *y"Young recommends him. Dan Shannon has just emerged severe struggle with pneumonia. time his life was despaired of, but now on the road to recovery. Arthur Twineham, recently released by St. Louis, has been grabbed up by Sioux City. He is a good man, and was brought out by Manager O'Rourke of the local team. Manager Buckenberger has declined, with- out any thanks to speak about, the offer of Boston to trade T. Voice Tucker, the basso- screecher, for J. Bagle Eye Beckley. “Red” Armstrong, one of St. catchers, 1s something of a pugilist When he comes to Omaha we will whether we can knock him out or not. Mayor Bemis will be asked to toss the first ball into the diamond on the new grounds next Saturday afternoon, when O'Rourke’s children will battle with the hosts of Isra The memters of the team who have arriv 50 far are limbering up daily at Y. M. C. park. Wood mado the cireuit of the track yesterday twenty-five times without a rest. Next Saturday afternoon the new grounds at the corner of Seventeenth and Charles streets will be dedicated by a game between the professionals and Captain Abbott’s Y. M C. A's. The new grand stand at the Omaha Ball park, Seventeenth and Charles streets,will seat 1,500 people, and in every way be an im- provement on the old grandstand at Sports- man’s park. Pennants are not won by official averages. In the league last season the Bostons stood seventh in batting and fourth in fielding, yet they had no trouble in lugging off the championship. “Eddie” Burke was never in better condi- tion to play good ball than he is today. He has been working hard and consclentiously all winter.—Sporting Life. At what? Un loading schooners, John Jamison, one of Omaha's pitchers, is a big six-footer, and welghs something under a ton. He Is sald to be one of the speediest young pitchers in the country, with remark- able control of the ball. The Y. M. C. A’s. are much stronger this season than last and the cranks can be pre pared for a sharp and interesting contest when they clash with O'Rourke's pets next Saturday afternoon, The Swift Winchesters of South Omaha have reorganized for the season and would like to hear from £ome good nine in Omaha or any other town In the state for a game. Players must be under 17 years of age. Dad Clarke pitched the last four innings for New York in their Initlal game with the Jaspers. They got four hits off of him and one run, all they got in the game. Wester- velt piiched the first five innings, and never allowed his opponents a hit “Fatty” Cline, one of the association's umpires, only weighs about 250 pounds. He will make a good mark for the bleachers, that s if he don’t catch them at it. Cline 18 a courageous fellow and permits but little monkey work during the progress of a game. George “White Wings" Tebeau is in hard lines. He wrenched a tendon loose in his right leg in a game at Washington, and will have to lay up for repairs for a couple of practice, and Manager Schmelz tHlnks he will be up to his old-time work when the season once opens. from a For a he is Joe's also. No player ever stood better with the New York public when he was in his prime than Smiling Mickle Welch. The New York Sun is paving the way to make Dad Clarke a redhot favorite in Gotham by the statement that Dad, In size, faclal expression, walk and method of handling the ball, 1s a dead ringer for “The Smiler." Ren Mulford says that Catcher Grim has Louisvil If Colonel Grim would start out With a search warrant he would have a pretty tough time finding a man in any walk of life who has had a raise of a cent for a r, while he would stub his toes in every block against people who had been hit with an ax. * Rasty Wright's Grand Rapids team should cut a very large and robust figure in the Western leagne race. Jud Smith, Fred Carroll and Rasty himsell constitute the outficld. Bob Caruthers will cover first, Arthur Sippi second, Wheelock short und Pinkuey third. The catchers are Carroll and Spies, both fine men, and the pitehe Rhines, Parker, Walter, Corcoran, Somers, Markle and Palmiter. The Sioux Citys are “some pumpkin With Will Hart fn the box they defeated the Colonels at Louisville Saturday 4 to 2. Yesterday it took n Preffer's crowd eleven innings to win out. Hart again did great work and Parvin was putting them over when Kentucky finally made.a connec tion for five runs, winning 8 to 3. Billy Hart's one year of rest did him a world of good and now there are a few leaguers who are sorry they did not sign him. Four hits—one @ scratch—were all that were made off Hart in the nine innings in which he has pitched.—Ren Mulford. The Metz Bros. ball team with the following players short; Carmeleo, ~pitch; Rooney, third, ail of last season's Clippers; M. Clark of the old Athletics two years ago, later with the Conventions, will do the patching; Andrews of the Florence team, Will play in center; Croft of the Nonpareils left field; Sage of the Athlet two years ago, will play first base and captain the team; Collins of the Seattle team, right flald and catel, The Metzs will be in trim Ly the time the weather warms up a lit and looking for the sealps of all the amateurs in the city and state. Address Harry 11 Sage, 4211 Burdette street Omaha’s new ball park is rapidly assum ing shape. That it will be In fair shape for noxt Saturday’s opening exhibition gam with the Young Men's Chr ian assocl; ns Manager O'Rourke saye there Is no doubt he grounds, as has been mentioned b fore are situated on Charles street between Sev nteenth and Eighteenth It Is an ideal site, the best and most desirable the eity affords. They are ac sible by both the cable and Sherman avenue car line and not a tremendous walking distance from th center of the city. The Sherman avenue motor will land you at the gate from the Corner of Fourteenth and Farnam in sone thing less than ten minutes, and the cabl in a trifie longer. The surface of the new park was level as a floor before touched, but & kreat doal of grading, scraping and rolliny s ‘Delng done fn order that there may be no drawbacks to their perfect condition. Work is progressing rapidly on the fencing, grand stand, bleachers and club house, and by the 15t of May the fans of Omaha Will be sup plied with the very best grounds the city ha bver boasted of. ~St. Charles park wouldn't bo a bad nam has or Questions und Answers. )NT, April 1.-To the Sporting Edi tor of The I Wil you please lot o know In St v's Bee who won the heayy welght champlonship of America in New York City on March 19, 1894?—Mike Quinn Ans.-Heavywelght champlonship of what? RAND ISLAND, April 2 ing Bditor of The Bee: Pleas following dispute Dusky 1 and th To the Sport etile the that th sam re two dis tinct birds and that k duck 1% not found off the right H. A. Horton Ans.—B. Howey Dusk called the “Black Duck' all over try, but It is a miznomer, and re longs to a very different bird, one Bea ducks—Euilgula PLATTE CENTER, April 2 Sporting Editor of The Bee: | in what year Moran caught for Auck the cour ally b of the To the euse state the Kear $13.88 2 pet Co, 15. 128 .90 24.80 18.33 28.2 ney ball team and in what year did he play with On A PERSI u ditpute Killing all OMAHA, April 3, of The with fish in it per ret i is t 1 A in Towa ns. please tell me oblije. ns. ha?—J T T of scond benten Ivens, {els in the c best bait answ A COUNCIL, Sporting Ixdito of the Legion March 30 v in Young (1) Honeyereek, s, he Bee: the followl In a live ten bl money ? in shooting Is the; besides Cut-Off lake id drive out nir how te for hullheads The Perkinson Omaha, 1590, To the Spo answer in tion Please au; rd 1 , O Kills IS 0L C or s | oft A s t the o the > o ln porting 13 around in the 1 1 ther get to it ning 1 i and sun Sunday Iee Fisherman, The common angle civil war hag n n o ch., itor of T e short The first decoration Honor? t certiin, A Blue or Mud rting Sun- to settle and who one tie e ditor he “ and will What fish? and lake, worm. the t general ante of riber think it n Old Sub: but Mike To the I hit o ball to sont the baseman was about 1 the the was Sport- fuir firat clgh- teen Inches from base (see diagram helow he ling ched his ealled me out, ¢ running out Pl \ HoT Sporting swe day oni dor A LYNCH, ing gan nines and a pla thr the sive six B refuses to r el 5 A ns. e can SPRING 1ditor lowing 05 A ub in hi count N Neb. of ribbage litor of his king; whereupon n | ly for which hi hroe of is right nl in m na base runner | S| “’- cribk holds hand; di King March The A it Ba 1 and two gpot Dl thr laiming nir Allow 2 kind S, Neb. 1itor of the gun over 100 A of you mean by OMAHA f het ture ther ing Tl Al ho two. 1 he il ) 1a e i met . 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