Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 1, 1894, Page 20

CHAT WITH THE BOXERS! of the Week Abont the Wearers of the Mitts, Gereip v TOMMY RYAN YIII;L MEET BILLY SMITH ;m- Match Booked for Minneapolls This Month—Race Meeting at Union Park on the Fourth-News of the Wheel- men—Miscellaneous Sport There Is but precious little stir in puglilis- tlc circles just now, and nothing in sight The Corbett-Jackson controversy has nar- fowed down to a burlesque, and there is ?o pr{)!pem whagseyer of the {wo ever ge- ing together, that s, unless the champlon can ‘be “nagged” into it. The e velopment of his bumps of conceit and ego- tism are the sallent points of assault, and dlready the men who make both fights and fighters, the sporting historlans, have al- ready trained their guns that way. As far as 1 am concerned, I think Corbett's pe sistent refusal to come to any sort of terms only evinces his superior mind over those of his kind. As the case stands today, the &hampion Is fully $125000 strong, and he basn't made the half of it with his dukes, elther. Since he made a Has Been out of old John L., Jim has demonstrated that his fesources outside the ropes are ample to keep the wolf from the door, and what need 18 there for him to take any risks in the unlawful pursuit of fighting. It he is one- half as ambitious as he declares he Is to be & gentleman, he can accomplish this in no manner but by keeping out of the ring, and that Is the way it looks just now. Ho ever, I put prize fighters all on the same footing, and Corbett, simply because he has been successtul in piling up the rocks, is no better than the common run, and if he in- tends to fight again, it seems to me it would be the nice thing for him to cease monke ing, get down to business and show a doubt- ing world that he can lick Peter Jacksor Without a doubt the trouble with Jim is th he knows, as well as he knows that he Is alive, that he has little better than an even break. with the black fellow. If he was as cock sure of his game as he was with Char- lle Mitchell, this fight would have been fought long ago, and we would now know really just how great he is. That he Is the luckiest champlon the world has ever known {8 a fact not to be gainsaid. He won it by whipping an old woman and clinched it in a sideshow of a fight with a man who couldn’t whip Dick Moore. But there is no kick coming on that score. I would rather see a man climb than tumble any day, and While 1 might envy his luck, I would cer- tainly have nothing to say against its fair- ness or legitimacy. rmous de- The latest from Corbett is that in response to a cablegram from Parson Davies asking him to simply mention a @ate when he would balance accounts With Jackson he says he will make no stat ments or promises until he returns to the shores. So there you are. He may come back next month and he may not come back until next year, but in the meantime the red-hots can chew their cuds and do a little fuminating on the vicissitudes of the life of & sport. It is a rocky road at best. Harry ew Orleans has o his “subject: “Jim Corbett has acted dly with Peter Jackson, whom It has been sald has always ‘toted’ fair with all is fellow men. It is true that Jackson is a lack man, but that Is no reason why Cor- ett should not have acted llke a ‘white’ an in his dealings with the African fighter. £n prize fighters are alike so far as the re- Here is what McEnery of say anent pectability of their calling goes, but all the orld loves a fair man, and when a white man stoops to decelving a colored man and kes unfair advantage of his colored brother e has to stop counting on my friendship or him. The truth is that Jim Corbett has cted uplike an American champlon fighter In his dealings with Petér Jackson, and the unblased sporting minds will cortainly agree ith me after the case is fully considered. orbett knows that Jackson has always sald e wouldn't fight In the south, and with hat understanding the match between the en was ratified. After long months of wrangling the American puts his foot down and says that he will fight in the south and nowhere else. Now, tell me, what kind of pugilistic etiquette is James J. Corbett em- ploying, anyhow?" Harry, you know, is the pugilistic seer of the Molasses City, and they think down there what he doesn’t know about the punch- ers {sn't worth learning, but I have known the celebrated “Bantam’—that is the name of endearment by which he goes—to Indulge in about as much guff as the ordinary run of fighting authorities. “Macon,” in his wildest delirium, lsn't a marker for him at - times. However, what he says about Corbett may be true, and again it.;may not. Before assailing the actions of either man, the inside history of this pro- ?oud match should be carefully studied. t was rotten from the beginning. From the very night the fight was made in the ring where Solly Smith extinguished Johnny Grifin over at Roby, one year ago, down to the present day it has had the earmarks of a delusion and a snare and a big mutual theatrical advertisement. Originally they were to have fought last November, but the day after the first agreement to fight was made they meet over a bottle of red- top In Rector's, and put it off for one year. The end was then. 1 always gave Johnny Van Heest credit of a least a modicum of brains, and when he passed through here enroute to Kansas City I told him he was foolish to go so far into the country unless he meant to cut corn. But he said they were all right down there and that he had a hot tip that the coln was as plentiful as dog fennel on Main street, and I couldn't induce him to $t0p off In the city a while. He said he was_afrald I'd run him up against Jimmy Lindsay. 1 gave him a letter to those ex- cellént old gentlemen, Ralph Stout and Deacon Whitfield, and “asked them to give him a Teed when the proper time came. Now this is what comes from Johnny: . _KANSAS CITY, June 26.—To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: Say, this is a good thing down here, and It you know of any cham- lons out of a job they can be accommo- ted here, as they know all about fighters and all about the game. I was introduced lo a dozen of the leading sports the other svening, and they wanted to know what I worked at, and if I had ever lived in the tountry before. Not one of them had ever beard of me. Say, I wish I had stopped oft At Falls City, maybe Charlie Abbey's pa would have given me a job killing potato buge. But they give some big purses here. [ saw two champions fight the other night for $3.36. Prof. Jim Evans, the English lightwelght, was ~manager of the affair. There were about sixty guys in the crow and they all went out In two carry-alls, about seven miles, where the solitude was almost equal to that here. Prof. Jim col- lected the $3.35 on the way out, and an- nounced when we came to a halt that it was all to go to the winner. And so it would, but after the fight the fellow who held the money couldn’t be found, and the champlon got nothing. But that wasn't all. Half the crowd had no money to pay their way back to town, so they hoofed the whole seven miles, getting here at cock-crow in the morn- Ing. T knew a hack driver. But say, if you meet any more fighters who want a good thing, just send ‘em down to this quiet little place. It Is dead out of sight JOHNNY VAN HEEST. Joe Walcott, the Boston darkey, didn't even get up a sweat with Mike Harris, the Bowery Boy, the other evening. A round and a half was all that was necessary for the Barbadoes shade to make Mike sing: “De Bowery, de Bowery, Dey do sich t'ings, say sich Uings, Ko stralght back dere agin it will be remembered, whipped Walcott In thelr first meeting, but the coon has come fast and Is now a candidate for Tommy Ryan, Billy Smith or any of the Mher ambitious welters, R , 4 see Clucinnati 1s to have & fighting feast under the managerial guldance of my esteemed friond, Australian Billy Thompsor A club has been organized called the Hercules, and they are to have Mmited round contests only. The first pair of old chestnuts who will take a crack at each other are opr old friends, Wiley Evans and Danny .\'(«Mm J In Boston on the evening of July 4 Stanton Abbott and ~ Billy Meyer, the erstwhi] Bticafor }\‘Wnr ¢ to box twelve round for a $1,600 plitee between Dixon and Griffo at night is unworthy of mentlon. bt it was a cut The contest Boston Friday Without the shadow of a X and dried affair, adroftly executed. It Griffo, weighing 138 pounds, couldn’t st the Haligonian in twenty rounds at 123, what could he do with him if he put up his dukes av even welght. Only get killed, that's all But the affair Is unworthy of discussion in these columne. The fact that Dixon went into such a protracted contest with a light- welght, and a wonder at that, Is sufficient to stamp the whole business as a fake, -3 It is now a settled Yact that Tommy Ryan and Mysterious Billy Smith are to n to a finish. It will be at Minneapolis on Thursday evening, July 26 I will run a special Pullman—that is if a Pullman is in sight at that time—to the fight, leaving here at 4:45 on the evening of July 26. A fins delegation will represent this ‘city, and those desirous of king advantage of a good rate can do so by applying to the undersigned. ull particulars next week. SANDY GRISWOLD. A GREAT MATCIH RACE, Pyle's Robbie P and Alix to Go to a Fi on the Fourth. The racing the past week at Unfon park, Council Bluffs, has been of a sensational character during the entire meeting, Flying Jib having made 2:05'%, the fastest mile paced by any horse in the United States, either in public or private, this year. Alix, the queen of race mares, trotted a mile in 2:11%, the fastest record made by a trotter this season, and it has never been equaled by any horse prior to July 4. Certainly such record breaking performances at meet- ing should stimulate the management and in- sure the greatest crowd evi assembled on a rac track July 4 to witness the contest for supremacy between the western king and queen, driven by their owners. The sweet little Alix, 2:07%, won the great free-for-all e at Chicago last August and her owner, Morris Jones, refused $2,500 for one heat Robble P, 2:13, owned by Captain Pyle, has been an improving horse each year, and his record is the fastest in the world made by any horse driven b his ownel and breeder. As he stepped a quarter fn 31 sec- onds (2:04) gait) since his arrival at Council Bluffs, a bitter contest is assured, both owners being after money and reputation. Kate Caffery and Nelly Cobb, winners of their races the past week in fast time and straight heats, establishes the racing quali- ties of the Charles Cafferys, and Captain Pyle is very desirous and hopeful to add another brilliant performance to the edit of his great son by defeating Alix on the day we celebrate. We admire the captain’s pluck, tainly he has overcome obstac others would. Eight y s ago his entire stable of developed trotters were burned at the fair grounds in this city with two ex- ceptions, and two years ago at the same place he was knocked senseless by a collision while driving Newsboy, 2:12%, ll\l(»‘“(‘ fol- lowing week at the state fair found him again driving the winners. St. Joe had 40,000 people at their meeting two years ago to see Nancy Hanks go against timeé, and certainly our three cities should do as well to see what promises to be Il_w fastest race ever trotted in the west or in the United States at this season of the year. There will be two other races of ln_r.:\ hors<s, which is always exciting, owing to the popularity of their drivers and owners. Entries for these races will be n‘ri-()‘ml at the Drexel hotel, Sixteenth and Webstey streets, up to 10 o'clock Monday. The Fourth Apnual Meel. Never in the history of cyeling in Ne- braska has there been such a prize list and splendid program of bicycle races offered as that gotten up by the Kearney Cycling clug for July 4 and 5. The occasion is the fourth annual meet of the Nebraska division, League of American Wheelmen. The first meet was held at York in 1891, the second at Hastings in 1892, the third at Lincoln in 1803, and each were prominent events of their time, The York meet will be remem- bered by the cyclists as a meet wherc ever. one met every one else and had a good time; the Hastings meet is remembered as the meet at which Mockett had everything his Gwh way and became state champlop. The Lincoln meét was a Success nifflericaily dnd financially, but the races were cake walks and badly managed, because they weren't managed at all. Omaha sent the largest delegation of cyclists to this meet that she has ever done, and it came back satisfied— because Omaha ‘*‘scooped the board.”” But this year indications point to the grandest meet Nebraska has ever experienced. Tha Kearney club is composed of young business men who are hustlers and a credit to their town. They have laid themselves out, as it were, to make the “fourth annual” an overwhelming success. A fast track has been carefully prepared, and will prove the Waterloo of many ~an aspiring rac- ing _man. There will be men from Colorado, Towa, Hlinois and Nebraska who can ride and ride fast. The Class B men will be given a chance in five different events.. There will be plenty of new faces and several older ones. If you are looking for a place to spend your Fourth and have & genuine good time bundle your wheel into the baggage car Tuesday evening and his away Kearneyward. The prize list will foot up $1,500 or more and is composed of high grade bicycles, diamond rings, gold watches, gold medals, silver medals, bronze medals, silver cups, cameras, etc. The program consists of twenty-two races, as follows: JULY 4. Two-mile novice, value of prize, $10; $20. Quarter-mile (open), value of ‘prize, $i0; ¥ earney Cycling club championship, one mile, value of prize, $15; fIS. 2|n1|‘;“||)«~ (open), 1:20 class, value of prize, “i’»’ni‘ Mmile handicap, value of prize, $35; §15. One mile, League of American Wheelmen championship, three prizes. '{l‘\\‘n-'mil\» handicap (open), value of prize, Mot mile (opem), Class B, value of prize, sh as cer- but few value of prize, $25; ive-mile handicap, s B, value of pr ne mile (open), Cla 25, JULY 6. One mile, novice, value of prize, $15; $15. Kearney Cycling club two-mile champlon- e of prize, $35. braska Division League of Wheelmen champlonship, three value of prize, $50. fve-mile club re 5:30 class, value of prize, Two-mile (open), 5 £5; 825, Half- mile (open), Class B, value of prize, §: wo-mile Nebraska Division champion- ship, three prizes (medals). One mile (open), 2:50 class, value of prize, 48 §25. qne mile (opem, Cluss B, value of prize, 125, The Kearney Cycling club, under whose auspices the meet will be held, will leave nothing undone to make visiting wheelmen feel at home. Don't forget your League of American Wheelmen tickets; you will need them, Interstate Cha For some time past it bas become ap- parent that the Christians were some few lengts ahead of anything of the amateur description in or near Omaha, and, as a re- sult, thelr heelers have become surfeited with too much success. The next thing after winning a state champlonship is to gO after other states, and this the Christians have done. Finding the championship of two states, Kansas and Missouri, held by the same feam it seemed logical fo arrange for a meeting with that team, and, as usual, logic carried the day. Two games have been made for next Tues- day and Wednesday, July 8 and 4, and should it become necessary a third will be played at & time to be agreed upon later. The Kansas City Reds, the team referred to, has for the past four years met and defeated all comers among the amateurs in the two states mentioned and a number of the stronger professional teams. It played the opening aerics this season with Jim Manning's Cow- THE OMAHA DAILY boys and pushed them off the earth fn one game, besides keeping them down to the dge during the entire unpleasantness. The first of their two games will be played Tues- day afternoon, commencing at 3:45, and the second on the glorfous Fourth, com- mencing at 3:30. In_ addition to the regular ball game qp the Fgurth there will be an athletic exhibi- tion abd a game of lacrosse, all for the one price of admission 2 & " St For the Glorlg Fourth. There will be two champlonship games at the Charles Stre k on the Fourth, one at 10:30 in the morning and the other at 3:30 In the afternoon. Quincy will be the opposing team, and, nlll.nrnph they occupy a low place In the standing, théy have been materially strengthened within the last few days by recruits from the Southern league, and will come here in fine shape to give the Rourkes a grand argument. The Fourth of {yly is basg ball day all over the country and with the people fron I over the state who will be here the banner crowd of the season will undoubtedly be on hand to wit ness the triumph and defeat. Base ball patrons are urged particularly not to miss the morning game, as in this Quincy will have in her new twirler and is the game she Is counting on as already won. The Omaha management is deserving of every encouragement and support, for in spite of the hard luck that has recently been visited on them they are straining every nerve to give Or as good, if_not better, ball than she has ever known. New players are hard to get, especially pitchers, but Manager Rourke Is working industriously in this dire tion and promises a crackerjack or two b fore the week is out Downs Vignanx. defeated Vignaux in a 300-point balk line game at Paris early in June, al- though 1 have seen no notice of it in the press on this side. It was the first time the two great exponents of the game ever crossed cues, and the rather aristocratic club rooms of the Cercle Aristique et Litteraire were filled with spectators. There was consid- erable money in sight and an Englishman who had *'seen Ivi beat Roberts” won £100 on the result. “I was extremely anxious to meet Vignaux,” said Ives after the game, “and I even offered once to play for nothing it he would meet me. 1 had played billiards with all the other great players, and I wanted Vignaux on my list, even if I never got a shot.”” Vignaux came very near getting Ives on his list, for, with 172 to go in his fifth inning, he ran 163 before missing. The score was then—Vignaux, 201; Ives, 192. The lat- ter then ran the game out with 108, making an average of 60 in five Innings After the balk line game was concluded Vignaux and Ives played three cushions with 15 up. Ives won by 15 to 4. The eatest Race of Al Notwithstanding the slump of the Rourke family the Western association pennant chase still continues the hottest and closest in the country. While they are having a great race in the National league, it fsn't in it with that of the Western. The Southern Jeague has shrunk to four clubs, while the Eastern is but rarely heard of. The Western league is hanging on by an eye lash, with Sioux City eo far in the lead that her near- est competitor has to use a telescope to locate her. In the Western association but three games separate the first five clubs, and the sixth and seventh teams are within casy reach, All are playing good ball and the race promises to hold out to the end in xcitement and stubbornnmess, Manager Rourke is keeping the wires hot in his search for new talent and has a number of men on the string, who, if secured, will cause a sensation among the cranks Frank Ive Frank 1v Base Ball for the Week, The schedule for this week at the Charles Street park includes what ought to be a list of hot games. Today Jacksonville will make her last appearance on this trip and on Tuesday the yellow boys from Quiney will be here for a game that day and two on the Fourth. The Quincys have been greatly strengthened during the past few weeks and it they would now discard those abominable uniforms might do some great work. Six months Is none too good for the man who se- lected those ‘canary” habiliments. Thurs- day is an off day, but Friday, Saturday and Sunday Des Moines is here. ~ Following the Prohibs next week we will have the leaders, St. Joe, here Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- day; then the Rourkes leave us for a week —getting back here on the 20th in time to tackle Buck Ebright's lot of Farmers. It the management would like a big drawing card for Thureday next they can get it in Captain Abbott’s husky Y. M. C. AS. The; would pack the grounds. An Omaha Horse at Milwaukee. The Kinpey brothers jave refused a hand- some offer for Tom Miller, the handsome sorrel colt who won the 3:00 trot at Milwau- kee last Wednesday in 2:23% over a field of fifteen starters. There were five heats in the race, but the plucky Tom stayed nobly, win- ning the first, third and fifth heats. There was much excitement over the event and thousands of dollars changed hands. Whisperings of the Wheel, Work, work, work, From dawh till the set of the sun! Work, with an eager, tireless will, Whén your training you have begun. Eschew all your pleasures now, Discard your pet vices all, For you've got to have heart and lungs of a cow 1f you stay with the “‘cracks” this fall. You've got to be good and wise, You've got to be brave and strong, You've got to subseribe to a heap o' lies If to “"Class A" you would belong. For there's never an “amateur’’ But who sooner or later must stoop In m » ways than one, or he'll be sure To find himself “in the soup.” —Cycling West. It is claimed that there are 7,500 wheel- men and wheelwomen in Denver. R. J. Palmer, who lately passed through Omaha on his way to Denver from Chicago, has arrived safely at his destination. The contract between the Tramway com- pany and the Denver Wheel club has been signed ard accepted by both partics, and work has commenced on the oval. This is the track on which the national races will be contested in August. It Is not apparent that many cyclists from Omaha will attend the two days meet at Kearney on July 4 and 5 on account of the distance, Several of the old “standbyes" will_run over though, as a race meet woull not be complete without 'em. The ten-mile road race record world went glimmering at the recent Den- ver road race. H. R. Renshaw was the speedy youngster who lowered the exi:ting record of 27 minutes, 26 seconds. His time was 27 minutes, b seconds. Ed Proulx wears a hsppy smile and a beautiful diamond medal. The latter he won at Kansas City on June 18 as a time prize in the Kansas City road race. His time for the fifteen miles was 44 minutes, 38 3-5 seconds through the mud. Albert A. Dowd of La Junta, Colo., has started to ride a twenty-two-pound Halli- day-Temple scorcher across the continent, Cyclers will watch his progress with in- terest, as this is the first attempt of any cyclist to ride a semi-track racer over the country roads for so long a “spin.” Today, it nothing happens to spoil arrange- ments, a party of the Tourist Wheelmen will start for Red Oak, la., for the purpose of measuring the distance and locating the route for the annual club century in Sep- tember. If the route is not suitable an- other will be chosen, possibly the route to Hamburg, Ia. Mr. Frank Fowler of the Hill Cycle club 1s preparing to send out an elaborate special train from Chicago to Denver, ostensibly to glve wheelmen a chance to take in the great national meet at Denver in August. Den- ver is preparing to receive 40,000 wheel- men during the meet. Fowler's train will make stops at Kansas City, Omaha and Lin- coln. J. W. Selden, the Blair ‘“speeder,” is a g00d onme for a young man who has been riding only a short time, and is unfamiliar with the ‘“tricks of the track.” His time in the three mile, one mile and quarter mile sprints was 10 minutes, 2 minutes, 66 seconds, and 35 seconds respectively. With a good trainer and other adjuncts he would be a “crackerjack” among the local men Messrs. Coulter, Locke and Reynoldg of Toledo, O., passed through the c.ty Jlast Monday bound for Fremont and further for the e . R i BEE: SUNDAY, JULY 1, 1801 2 west, The men: are making a tran=rnnti- nental tour fn thostnterests of the “‘Falcon” cycle, buflt by the @ost Manufacturing com- pany. The genMemen are very pleasant YOung men to meet personally and expert cyclists. Thelir tefp thus far has been one of great enjoymemnts and interest to them. Hepry Frederichmen, A. B. Proulx, Charlle Pegati and [(\lg!g]zl" ondon are smiling pa- tronizingly tpon the *“local georchers’ since they retyrned fram Blalr, hot on acconpt of the Keely cfiff, wut on decotnt of the trunkful of prizes ‘they brought back with them. Pegau got econd prize in the ten mile handicap. Coéndan first in the one mile and quarter dashe Fredericksen second in the one mile, amd Proulx second in the quarter mile. Captain Walker: of the Tourist has named his men for the great ton-Denver Relay, and will proceed them into shape and thoroughly a with thelr relays He has named Melton Daxon, Hynes, Mescher, Smith, Taggar Pegau and higiself as the team, although it is likely that Proulx and another will be stituted for Daxon and Smith, busin will undoubtedly keep these men from par- ticipating. His portion of the relay has not been assigned him as yet, but he intends to send his men over the entire relay between Omaha and Fremont before long in order Wheelmen Washing- | to get quainted | | that, the team may become familiar with any [ b | The Omaha Wheel club team is also being organized, and over the entire relay for t) The message will be delivered to the Omaha boys by the Ganymedes in front of A. H Perrigo’s store on Douglas street, the Gany- medes “toteing” it from Atlantic, In. The Omaha boys will carry it by frequent and successive relays to Fremont, where the Fremont club will hurry it on to Schuyler Arthur D. Black of the Tllinols division rac ing board has the management of the relay ride in general, and has appointed the fol lowing well known wheelmen as state mana- gers. The state managers will look after the message while in transit through their respective states: George B. French of the War department, District of Columbia; Al- bert Mott, Maryland; P. S. Collins, P sylvania; Jason €. Stamp, West Virg W. Bliss, Ohio; George Dickin na; M. R. Thompson, Illino ter, Towa; James E. Ebersole, H. Hilton, Colorado. The message will be delivered o the wheelme the president at the War department, and will be carried day and night, through sunshine and rain until it is handed safely to the governor of Colorado at the court house, Denver. The time scheduled s six days. portion of it. will be sent same purpose enohers. here Yelps from the B Quincy plays two games Fourth, Wednesday next. What Omaha needs worst pitcher, and a good one at that. It fs a remarkable fact that the Western league, g0 gays has been shut out this season. 0ld Pcp Smith still_continues to put up a good second base. He is with Erle. Hutchinson is the name of the Southern leaguer Manager Rourke has signed for third. He is expected today. Joe Walsh has caught on big with Mil- waukee, and Manager Cushman has been chased. The Jacksonvilles, who are giving evidence of being the strongest team in the outfit, ought to draw out a great crowd today. Just think of it! The Washington payer: have gone daft over “Pig” Ward. They s he is the greatest base runner in the busi- ness. Whitehill the full trip. merc fully in on the is one more team in Mulford, no Ren hasn’t:the stamina to stay for He is always larruped un- the cloxing innings. Better trade him for a phug of tobacco. John W. Gaffney, the old “king of pires,” has been reappointed a member of league staff vice Ned Swartwood, who joined “Orator” O'Rourke in retirement. ¥ Baldwin, who came over on the Mayflower, was re-urrected by Grand Rapids tho other’ day and he produced an assort- ment of obsolete curves that were entirely too rich for Billy Sharsig's gang. McVey and Moran are surely doing some tremendous hitting. There isn't a pitcher in the association who doesn’t tremble when either steps to the plate. McVey is in the .3.38 notch and Moran. 3.0, The Times-Stan says that Arlic Latham has shed his mustactie. If Cincinnati knew her business she would shed Arlie Latham, Ho has been next to a dead welght for four years. His alleged funny sayings wouldn't win a game of ball in a thousand years. Cincinnati's crowning idiocy was the sign- ing of Mart McQuaid for the outfleld. Me- Quaid couldn’t get his board out this way if he played two games a day. It is funny to witness the pitiful Ignorance Captain Comiskey displays -in his frantic efforts to dig up a ball player. b Charlie Bennett is going east and expects to spend some time at New Castle, Pa., his old home. His New €astle friends will ake him to l'](lt%l_lrg on July 4, when the ostons play there. If the arrangements can be made with the management of the two clubs Bennett will occupy the coagher's line at least for one inning for the Bostons. Manager Rourke wishes to call attention to the fact that the department reserved at the south end of the grand stand is intended exclusively for ladies and their escorts, He does not desire to be compelled to invite any gentlemen out of this precinet, but will be compelled to if they persist in breaking the rule. um- the has Newsy Christlan Ball Gossip. In view of the number of base ball teams in the city and the few opportunities they have to play each other, there is a mov ment on foot to arrange a series of games at Young Men’s Christian association park to be played in the evening, beginning at 6:15. One game a week during the months of July and August would give every team in town a chance at the Young Men's Chris- tion associations, and that seems to be what they most desire. Last Wednesday there was a meeting in Lincoln, at which the Hastings, Grand Island, Aurora, Fremont, Lincoln and Omaha assoclations were represented, the object of which was to discuss tne advisability of forming a state Y. M. C. A. base ball leaguc. Base ball through the state has taken a remarkable boom this year, but this busi- ness of playing here and there as the oc- sion presents ftself is unsatisfactory so far as deciding the superiority of anybody is concerned. And it was with a view of making a clean cut fight for the amateur | amplonship of the state that this step was taken. The Y. M. C. A. bage ball team has found out how true the old saying is, to the effect that there are plenty of rooms at the top, | and unless some new teams spring into existence soon it will actually run out of games for the want of competitors. The recent_massacre of Missourl Valley and the unconditional surrender of the Conventions have made it clear that whatever combination gces against the Christians have cut out for themselves a job almost as magnificent in pr portion as some that have recently d veloped in the city council. Any manager who thinks the above is the result of an undue swelling will be listened to with pleasure, This league will not Interfere with the outside games of any of the teams, and any onutside manager who may feel himself aggrieved by the claims of superiority made by any of the six teams mentioned will be cheerfully accomodated with a lambasting as thick and glistening and brown as he can consistently demand. After an exhaustive discussion it seemed clear that such a league was feasible, and Lysle 8. Abbott, the manager of the local assoclation team, was appointed a mmittee to draw up a constitution and by-laws, and to prepare a schedule. In view of the ad- vanced season It was thought best to play as few games as possible this year and if the plan proved a success then start about May 1 next vear and play a four-months schedule. The opening games this season will be played at the western end of the circuit on the Fourth In case the final ar- rangements for the league are completed without unlooked for delay. The management of the Omaha Western assoclation team has developed a remarka- ble case of hoggishness. Some time ago James Manuing of Kansas City wrote to Abbott asking what proposition” the Chris- tians would make him for a game on Mon- day, June 26, when on his way from Kan- «as City to Minneapolis. Satisfactory terms were arranged, and instructions were se- cured to book 4 game for that date. Out of courtesy to the Omaha Western assocla- tion management, which claims that by some legerdermain It - has an* absolute monopoly of the city and can keep every other professional team out, & request i r \ was made for such consent, aud as Omaba has no game scheduled for that day it could | make absolutely no d:fference to her. After | about four days solemn consideration the | ukase was sent forth denying the royal ap- | probation, and Manning, not -caring to an- | tagonize the local maggots, canceled the | ame. In view of the gtatement that the deniai was made for pu-el Ananclal ne the Christians offered (o pla the Omaha team on that day on almo t any terms, but in spite of the fact that there could not be flbrlflr dravioe gard o Quuahy Jugt now, his Ploposition ~ WS ‘also pigeon-holed Then a proposition was made three games at sultable times, one Young Men's Christian association one on_their grounds and to.s up for the third. This, too, was received with a cordial refusal. The conclugion to be drawn from all these facts are apparently, in the first place, that the local maggots intend t use every endeavor to prevent the Chris- tians from bringing drawing cards to this city, and, in the second place, that they are not consumed with anxiety t have their tesm mcet the Christian CHRISTIAN BALL TOSS extions an BURWELL, Neb., June ing Editor of The Bee of baseball the batsman which goes out between se; first basem: ould like to he fair or foul bull.-Please & Bee.—J. C. Hershey Ang.—If the ball was outside of the line when he picked it up It was a foul. If it rolled in and he picked it up on fair ground | of course it was SMERSON, Neb,, June 27.—To the Sport- ing Editor of The Hee: Will you decide the following baseball dispute in the sporting columns of next Sunday's Bee? There is a man on first bas T n out and the batsman knocks a fly which goex five or six fe diamond. The second baser the fly, but misses it, which leaves base runner on fir and second, One captain gays the batsman is out because an infielder handled the ball; the other ys the runners are all right be- cause the fly was outside of the diamond. Which g e ? Algo what # the boundaries of the infield?-Amateur. This Wi refe to me and I told them I would have you decide it.—Hugh A. Diamond, Ans.—(1) The man was out. While the ball | may have n five or six feet outside the diamond as you suy, it was nevertheless an infield fly, he lines, strictly HEBRON, Neb, June 28—To the Sport- ing Tditor of The Bee: Wil you please publish an answer to the following in The Sunday Bee, July 1?7 The batter in attempi= | ing to bunt the ball makes a foul which strikes the ground about elght feet behind | to on play the grounds, IR. Answers. 2, —To the Sport- In playing a game bats @ grounder home and first ir ground. 1ot it is & in Sunday or iEwWer AN gets ung the plate. Question: According to the new bunt rule, would it be called a strike the batter or would it come under a foul | tip? By kindly answering the above you | will confer a great favor on a local sport. E. W. Jones, Ans—It is a strike. OMAHA, June 2.—To the Sporting Ed- itor of The Bee: Please answer these few que. tcns in Sunday's B e and oblige: What pitcher in the Western agsociation has the hest record up to date? Who has the best batting, also flelding record, same league? Who do vou think will win'the pennant in the three big leagues?—Crank. Ans.—(1) Don't_kn, 2) Omahas. (3) Flynn of Peorfa. Omaha and Sioux City. FREMONT, Neb., June 26,—To the Sport- ing Bditor of The Bee: Wil you please send me a_schedule of the games to be played by Omaha? 1 did not sce that one in Sunday Bee.—J. Wallace Murray. Ans.—The weekly schedule appenrs each Sunday. Write to President McVittie for a schedule sheet. HARRISON, Neb., June 24 ing Bditor of The Bee: Ball playi ning from third to home, catcher put on base runner when sliding, but drops. base runner out? Don't catche hold ball after putting on runner? Hough. Ans.—Yes, a reasonable length FAIRIIELD, N b, J n°:6—T0 the Sport- ing Editor of The Bee: I hear there is go- ing to be an interstate sprinting match in Omaha on July 4, is this correct? If so, who may enter, what are the who is the race open t a me full I have been c on McVey of the ) Haltimore, To the of time, in next Sunduy’s Bee. responding with other peo- ple. but thought I would be more apt 1 get it straight from 8. G. himself.—W. H. Gardenier, Ans.—Have heard of nothing of the kind. OMAHA 30.—To the Sporting Editor of The Be case give in Sunday's sport- ing columns date Hen-Hogan fight at or near Missourl A Sport. Ans.—November near Pacific June- tion, He Yroved He Was a Plumber. “The plumber joke Is worked to_ death, but T will tell you one, anyhow, just because it is true,” safd one of the fraternity to the Courier Journal. “The young woman that figures in the story lives on Broadway, near Floyd street. She was sprinkling the street this morning and used a hose that was sadly in need of repair. An itinerant plumber came along with a kit of tools slung over his shoulder. He asked the young woman if she wanted the hose fixed. ‘What will you charge?' she answered. The man looked at the hose critically and then said he would repair it for 15 cents. This was contrary to all tradition relating to plumbers’ prices, %0 the young woman told the man she did 10 bglleve he was what be represented him- selt o be. ‘Still’ she said, ‘go ahead and fix_the hose The man took out his tools and soon had the hose nearly as good as new. The miss gave the man 15 cents. He shook his head and said he wanted 45. ‘Why,' sald the young woman in_ surprise, ‘you said you would do the work for 15 cents.’ ‘Yes, I know,’ he returned, ‘but there was more work than I thought ‘Well, I was afrald you wasn't a plumber when you first came up, but now I know you are, and am willing to give you a certificate to that effect,’ was what the young woman said when'she gave the man his pay.” L0008 DA Jedge Waxem's Proverbs. Detroit Free Press: No man knos whats goin to cum uv him when he gits to be a congresman. I3f thar wuz a law agin makin counterfit promisses sum candidates wood hav a hard ro to ho. Constituants wont hussel fer a congres- man that wont hussel fer them. Congress takes up more time undoin than doin. Putting Coxey in jale fer wawkin on the grass dont change the prinsipel uv the thing much that he sta ed out fer, A man cant be onest in politicks thes ays. fer polliticks is agin a_monoppoll Pollitishans make statesmen and s men make the law Ef the American eagel had a vote ther aint no tellin what purty wood git it. A man that cant make money hay cant make it makin laws, A woman kin roost on the ridg pollitics about as ezy as a fish in a tree, Ates- makin pole uy Kin roost An Attractive Kicker, Ex-Governor Winans of Michigan tells the following story on Mayor Pin of De- troit: Mr. Winans was talking with a num- ber of workingmen one day at the noon hour, when one of them remarked that he would like “to have a chance to vote for that man Pingree of Detrol “But you crat, are you not?’ said another. “Course I am a democrat, but I would not have any objections to voting for Pingree. I believe that 1 would vote for more of my senti- ments by voting for him than for any other man in the state “What are your sentiments?” inquired the man who was doing the cross-examination, “Well, I guess I can't tell exactly what he is in favor of, but, dern me, If he ain't agin’ more things that I am agin' than any man I ever heard of in my life. B time you hear anything big about Pingree he has got on a fight with something or other that all us fellers would be agin’, if we had anything to do about it at all.” - DeWitt's Witch Hazel salve cures piles. e Nat Goodwin is going to add “David Gars rick” to his repertory next season. He wilt produce the play in Chicago in the early au. tumn and will not bring out his new comedy, “Ambition,” by Henry Guy Carleton, untit Fe when he reaches Boston THE CHARM OF BEAUTY I8 everywhere recognized. Beauty and an nged appearance are impossible. One woman In a million Is pretty with gray hair. The others ust preserve their hair and t beauty by IMPERTAL HAIRX REGENSRATOR. but a coloring, clean, henlthful efticient. 1t not only restores the huit (o @ pioh beautiful color and lustre, but acis we o tonle also, Seven shades from 1ghtest to raven bluck. Made only by IMPERIAL CHEMICAL MFG. CO., 292 5th Ave. New York S0l by Sherman & McCounell, 1618 Dodge Strect, 1t I not a dye OFF with the In a sale at which so many goods have been sold as has been the case with out great closing out sale, there must necessarily be many odds and ends in coats-—vests— pants, Tomorrow we sell PANTS PANTS for suits for 50c, $1.00, $1.50 0DD size pants for $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 Remeber our time is limited and to secure the best bargain s you must be first on the ground.--When we ad- vertise a bargain It is known as such and is snapped up at once. Look in the show window for PANTS. Columbia Clothing Co., Cor. 13th and Farnam, W}:, who search indefatigably for relics of Napoleon, and are inexpressibly glad- dened if we find a tooth comb said to have belonged to the Little Corporal—or a scrap of writing—anything—what should we do if there were discovered manuscripts by Na- poleon and his marshals, and the generals who opposed him, relating the two sides ot the stories of the battles—Sadowa, Waterloo, Sedan, Moscow, all? HOW invaluable such a discovery would be! How great the benefit to every- body! How voraciously would such a pub- lication be seized upon! HOW satisfactory it would be if the great military events in the lives of Nations were so historied! No more dependence upon haphazard historians. We'd have ex- act knowledge. Is just such a history, The great Union and Confederate Gens erals wrote it. No other Civil War history was so written—r not another can be. 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