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CHAT WITH THE BOXERS Oorbett Will Be Pn—(;hiu Week and the @ame of Talk Will Be On, WHISPERINGS OF THE WHIRLING WHEEL Breezes from the Ball Fleld—The Plover Shooters and Bass Catchers—Tho Horso and Dog and Regu- lar Sporty Grist, IM CORBETT home this week red hots themselves big gam that the will be and the prepare another of talk. Not champlon I8 an especlal adept In gloss- ology, but fistic affairs are at such an ebb that it will require exceeding encrgy on the part of the most prominent and influential pugs to pre- vent them from rec:ding from view al- together, But with the big Californian’s return the prospects are good that the sport will receive a new impetus and if we do not have many fights, we will have the next best thing to them, and that is fight talk, and have it until you can't rest. can for As a precursor of what is to come Billy Brady has cabléd across In advance that Jim has been misquoted and misunderstood, that he never declared in favor of Claude Duvalville, Florida, for his engagement With Peter Jackson, to the exclusion of othgr points, in fact he Is willing and anx- fous to meet the black Colossus of the West Indles anywhere protection can be guar- anteed and an adequate purse produced. Now, while I thing it is all poppycock about Jim’s being misunderstood, I really believe he s willing, not anxlous, to meet Jackson anywhere there is immunity from the law and a good wad of the ‘“long gre:n” in gight. His play while for Jacksonville while on the other side was merely a spar- ring for time, merely to hold affairs in abeyance until he would be back on this side. T also believe that while Corbett thinks he can whip Peter, that he is in no sort of & sweat to take him in. In his heart he i aware that the black fellow has a good break with him, if he is handicapped by age. Jim can make as much or more moncy posing as the unbeaten champion as he can by experi- menting with a man who once made a draw with him, and why should he take any such chances? However, whether T am right or wrong in this matter, there is no denying that Corbett and Brady have made a strong bid for the favor of the red hots. Jim's condescension to meet Peter anywhere under proper condi- tions, just now on the eve of Jackson's de- parture for Burope, was a strong trump card, and the Inconsiderate sports will cry that the darky leaves the country to avoid a fight with the champion, and thus you see Peter is bound to get the worst of it. But if Jackson has really made his arrangements to Ccross, and Is the sensible and decent man 1 think he is, he will allow no talk of Brady or Corbett to deter him a day. Corbett went to Europe in the face of the fact that he was matched to fight Peter in June, and 1 d6 not care what view other men take of the matter, I say it would have been no more than right and proper had he called off the fight or postponed his continental jaunt until July. All talk about the impossibility of se- Ccuring a place and purse cuts no figure in this argument. 1f Corbett wan'ed to whip Jackson so badly, and had such a snap, Jast June was the time to have done it, even had he been forced to the woods to do it. His present pronunciamento may catch many as a very cute stroke, but I'll miss my guess it it catehes the wily Peter or his perspica- clous manager, Parson Davies. They are purty hot dogs themselves. One week from next Thursday nipzht, . August 9, at Plattsmouth, under the auspices 4.~ = of the Plattsmouth Athletic club, will occur, with but little doubt, one of the most interest- \ fng fistic controversies that ha been pulled off hereabouts in years, I refer to the finish contest. between Jimmy Lindsey, the Omaha welter, and Fletch” Robbins, the Cass county man. The claim of Robbins that be is as good a man as Lindsey is tenable. His recent stiff go with Mysterious Billy Smith _ establishes the fact © that-his ambition to be somebody in the punching world is founded cn stable grounds, and. it 18 an open question whether or not he - Wil attain this end in his approaching con- fest with the Omaha man. Some think yes, ‘others mot yes. Anyway, both men realize the momentous character of the contract they have entered into, and are working like beavers to get into such fig as will not lead to disappointment and diaster. Of course, both cannot get there, but It is encouraging to see them try, for In the end we then know we will sce a fight. Jimmy, while he realizes that he will have an opponent In ' Robbfns with whom it will not do to take any chances, is paying the most conscien- tious attention to his knitting, and deciar.s that when the time to step into the ring arrives he will be fit to baitle for his life. He Is confident of winning, and Robbins must be “right” to be able to disappoint him. My excursion to the Ryan-Smith contest at Minneapolls returned yesterday morning, happy and elated as larks. I have:but little . time to review gither the trip or fight, both of which were great, for today's paper, but *promige it In full next Sunday. I'have time to say, though, that Tommy Ryan is in- dubitably and undGubtedly the gredtest fistic artist that ever donned the cestus or pulled on a pair of trunks. He is not only the un- qualified champion welterwelght of the habl- table globe, but the shiftiest, most graceful, and scientific fighter in any class that is prominent before’ the people today. While his fght with Smith Thursday night was a terrific conflict, Tommy won backing in. A common canter does not express it. In re- viewing the battle the Pioncer-Press of St. Paul pretty generally echoes my senti- ments, and as I am pushed for time, it Is reproduced here: Tommy Ryan, the clever weltor weight from Chicago, whipped “Mysterious” Biliy Smith of Boston last night before the Tiin City Athletic club, Minneapolis, in one of the most scientific and te fic battles in the annals of the ring. It required twenty rounds to give Smith his quietus, and when Joe Choynski, the celebrated Californian, announced the result Smith sat down in his corner and cried like a baby. Ryan was geized by his admiring friends, almost fran- tie with delight, and was carried to dressing room on their shoulders. e was apparently as fresh as when he entered the ring, while Smith was weak, disfigured and covered with blood and had to be helped from-the stage. His glory had faded and he was 1o longer the champion welter welght of the world. He had entered the ring with a ace that inspired his friends to bet heavily in his favor and he left the platform ' a dejected and most miserable man. Bilter enemies for several years, Ryan and Smith fought with a desperation seldom equaled, and the old time sporting men wirveled at the game and savage exhibition they furnished. IFrom first to last the bat- tle was a series of clinches, savage rushes and terrific face blows. There was wicked infighting in every round, and in every pos- sible way each man tried to down his op- ponent. Twice before they had met in the ring and fought with energy, but this, the third, was the most savage of all their battles, The men had spent weeks in preparation, and each knew it was to be the battle of his lite. The preparations were watched -with interest all over the sporting world, and Smith was generally the favorite. He was the more scientific, the sporting papers sald, while Ryan had bettér staying quall- tles. The fght proved that Ryan was not only a better stayor, but possessed more gclence than his antagonist. Smith spant much of his strength in needless rushes. Owing to Ryan's agllity Smith was more often than not unable o laud, and by the tenth round Smith began to show signs of . disconragement. Ryan's easy confidence and the quiel sneer which remained on his face from the beginning to the end of the Aghi aggravated Smith to such an extent that he rushed Ryan with the most wicked Inten- tions, only to find Ryan's shadow where he thought Ryan would be. On the contrary, , Ryaa veserved his strength, and when he lod invariably landed with tremendous forec THE OMAHA DAILY BRE: SUNDAY and by degroes he beat his sturdy antago- nist to a standstitl, Billy Smith, Solly Smith and I took In Friday afternoon’s base ball game between Toledo and the Millers, and as we sat in one of the reserve departments, Smith told me a lot of “stuf’ I will be delighted to re- hash for ‘your edification next week. One thing he told me was that Robbins, the man who figh's Lindsey at Plattsmouth on the 9th, is game to the core, a powerful, muscular fellow, but a novice in ring tactics, Still he ought to be able to make at least a very Interseting go with any man not really a first classer. SANDY GRISWOLD. The Scramble for the Flag. The Western asoclation pennant chase still continues to challenge the attention of the base ball world as the most exciting, closest and most stubborn championship bat tle ever fought upon the diamond This s speaking volumes for President Rowe and his able corps of associates. It Is owing to their good Judgment and splend.d manage ment that such an even race was possible. As yet it would take a wise man to pick the winner, a: seven ciubs are right in a buncl with but a margin of sixty points separating the seventh ciub from tlie top, requiring but six games to rever e the posi tions. Quiacy is the only team of the whole elght struggling in the rear, but on the pres- ent trip of the western teams In the east many surprises may be expected, and by August 10 it will not be astonishing if the three leading eastern club: are found well in the front. It is a notorious t that the Omahas, apparently the strongest team in the assoclation, are under the hoodoo's wand away from home, and to keep from dropping much lower in the standing they will have to brace up materially from this on out Lincoln, too, s badly crippled, and seems destined to descend, while St. Joe and De Moines are alone expected to sustain the reputation of the western contingent. Compared with the National league race the Western assoclation fs head and shoul- ders above it in point of sharp and thrilling contests. In the big league already the fight has narrowed down to two club:, I ton and Baltimore, with the former having almost_an absoluté cinch on winning out The other twelve clubs must content them- selves with a hurry-scurry scramble for the lesser positions. And in the Western league the condition of the str.fe is but little better than that in the National, there being but three team that seem to have a reasonable chance for first honors, However, the great national game Is an uncertain sort of an animal, and the unexpected is apt to happen when least expected. Fo, b LRICH, the Grass- hopper, has joined the Rourke family at Rock Island, and will be with the team from this on out. He is a corker it he be kept from mak- ing a running mate of John Barle corn, plays a br 4 liant third, catches well and was one of the best hitters in the Western league. He will be remembered by all fans who saw the exhibition games with Kansas City at the Charles Street park this spring. Billy Barle has joined the Brooklyns and is catching in fine form President Rowe is on a tour of inspection and ere his return will visit every city in the association. Big Jamieson, the Swede Lookabaugh, late of Lincoln, the Omahas. The next professional game at the Charles streat park will be on August 10, with the Peoria Blackbirds. Jack Neal, Omaha’s Memphis importation, is some pumpkins with the stick himself. Jack is all right. Boxendale won his first three games for Des Moines. While with Omaha he won one in two months. Joe Walsh is suffering with a wrenched knee joint and it will be several weeks be- fore he is able to step upon the field, Why Umpire Ward should have it in for Omaha is hard to realize. Probably he has been treated too well by the press here. Kid Fear is doing all the backstopping for Omaha and doing it well. Another catcher however, will have to be added to the team. Third Baseman Wilson of the “Minnics is called “The Congressman,” “Old_Free Trade” and “Starvation Wages” at different points along the Western route. The absence of Buckerino Ebright from the Lincolns during the past several games is probably accountable for their lack of suc- cess. Buck plays ball all the time when he is in the game. “King Kel in the Pennsylvania league race now. won six straight victories befor caught up to them after the word * given In the second half. Des Moines seems to have struck her gait and they say that it is all old Bill Traffley can do now to get in by the carriage gate. However, we all like Bill, and if he is past — the meridian’ of life, he is yet a ball player and always a gentleman. “Grasshopper” Ultich has been signed by Omaha and is playing right. He was wich Kansas City and is one of the greatest lit I all around players in the business. He ix always in the game and will 4dd much to the strength of the team, The August schedule for the Charles street park Is Peoria, 10, 11, 12; Jacksonville, 14, 15, 16; Quincy, 17, 18, 19; Rock Island, 20, 21, 22; Des Moines, 24, 25 and 26. On the 27th, 25th and 29th the Rourkes are at Lin- coln and on the 80th at St. Joe. "Tis sald that Charley Snyder will be given another chance at umpiring in the league, but the rumor will have to be backed by several affidavits to insure it any standing in base ball society.—Ren Mulford. You are right there, old man, we had Charley out here one season. Billy Moran, the can twirler, and have Jjoined Allentowns are at the top They defeat Go" was popular catcher, has again unceremoniously quit the Rourke family, Just what Billy is disgruntled at no one seems able to explain and as he is a close-mouthed fcllow himself, the mystery stands a good chance of remaining unsolved. There Is not a base ball lover in the city, however, who does not regret that Moran has left the team. Already the cranks are pining for the re- turn of the Rourke family. The game was never so well patronized in Omaha us it has been this season, and from appearances this town could stand at least four championship games regularly every week. Last Sunday the crowd excecded that of any previous Sunday or holiday this year, there being 3,004 pald admissions, which means a possible crowd of 3,500. And the week day games, there hasn't been but one really poor day this season, some of the Monday and Friday crowds even beating the best days in years gone by. This goes to prove that a new base ball generation has come upon the turf and a new interest has been awakened in the game. With Rod and Gun and Dog. he enthusiastic angler 1s agaln busy With rod and reel, with fly hooks and other plscatorfal parapher- nalia, He enjoys most fervently the pleasant labor of preparation and the anticipation of the sport soon to be his. The spawn- niog season s over and the fish are again watching intently for the angler's fatal lure. Again the rec- ollection of past hap- py days spent on lake, river and brook, memories touched with a sense of loss, of days that can never come again, of comrades. gone forever from earthly com- panionship, comes to the fond fisherman as hie rummages In corner cupboards for mislald lines, searching the sheds and lofts for favor- ite poled, and busies himself for tomorrow's sport. Audy Rook Is running a clgar store up at Sheridan, aud spending his days with the trout among the sparkling mountain stream Andy has bls regular fishing days, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays, and he has yanked out a car-load of the “speckled beauties’ al- ready this season. To the old anglers up there Andy is a marvel, as there is none among them who can a lake or whip a stream with him. A good many bass and wing perch are being taken at both Cut-Off and Manawa, while the sunfish and cropples are biting at Langdon as fast as you can throw in The plover shooters are having great sport these days, aithough the birds, right in this immediate vicinity, are reported pretty scarce. Last night, however, the avens were fairly alive with them, and their plaintive ‘“‘tur-wheetle, tur-wheetle!” filled the air from a thousand directions. The bird does all its traveling by night. “Selp” Dundy, panoplied with gun and rod, has gone to northern Michigan for a month’s sofourn in the pineries. ip" L) ¢ of the few local anglers who s on to the Intense pleasure of landing the gray- ling, and he makes his regular summer trip after these rare fish J. J. Hardin has been out after veral times recently, and has yet turn without a weil filled bag. Frank Cross, Will Townsend, Stockton Heth, Ward Burgess and the sporting ed tor will give the Iowa birds a hot argument tomorrow. A _party W. D. Counsn T. 0. Moe, plover to re- of young nimrods, consisting of an, E. L. Fried, Ned French, Charles Althaus, D. Elingwood, W. Hunter, Ben Dodson, and Charles Thies- sen, re‘urned last Saturday from Stillwater lake, where they had spent the week camp- ing. They found very little game, but the fishing was good, they having caught be- tween elghty and 100 pounds of fish, mostly annel cat and white perch. They report prospects of splendid quafl and duck hunt- ing in the fall, and will then go out and slaughter them by the wholesale.(?). Mr. W. A. Denny, a large ranch owner in Cherry county, passed through this city y terday on his way to Chicago, and states that the large ranch owners in Sher.dan, Cherry, Dawes and Box Butte counties have combined to stop the killing of chickens and grouse before the open season. They have employed lawyers and will prosecute any one found killing these birds illegally, and any express or railroad company handling same. They ask the co-operation of the Omaha Gun clubs fn preventing pot hunters destroying the finest shooting in the state. Mr. John Enlow will sce that the law s enforced around Gordon, Neb, Whisperings of the Wheel The Tourist Wheelmen pedaled up to Blair last Sunday. Condon, Proulx, Pixley and several of the other local flyers will attend the Kansas City mes returning in time to take in the Gany- mede tournament on the 24th and 25th of August. The hot dry spell has converted the coun- try roads into belts of dust, several inches deep. Local cyclists who enjoy country spins are therefore obliged to forego their pleasure somewiat. Charlie Pegau has blossomed out into quite a racing man this season, his‘work is_improving with each weck, and he can ride in the same races with some of the older local “fiyers” and give them points at that. The types made us say in last Sunday’s issue that the Omaba Wheel club “push” tyled themselves the “goophers.”” As some of the promincnt members of the ‘“push’’ bave felt offended we beg to make the cor- rection—the word should be *‘goo “Zimmy" has struck his old time gait again, and is winning his races right along now. Fifteen thousand people witnessed his victory over Barden on the Buffalo vel, drome at Paree last week. Harry Wheele \is stable mate, is also on the winning sid gain. “‘Pinckney” Pliss is the hero of the hour. now that he has reduced the world’s records for the mile standing and flying start. His time of two minutes flat for the standing mile and 1:54 1-5 for tie flying mile is phe- nomenal. The time was official and the records were made in the regulation way. Walter Sanger also shares some of the glory, ne having established a world's record for the unpaced mile; his time was 2::11 2-5. One laay cyclist in this city has mastered her bashfulness and has donned the com- fortable and neat natlonal costume, a cos- tume which is being rapidly adopted in other cities of less magnitude than Omaha. The ladies who adopt the bloomer costume aver that they will never go back to the old dangerous sKirt again when riding. There is nothing immodest whatever about the bloomer costume, and as soon as the novelty wears off is not noticed any more than the sKirt, At last we are to have a tournament that will be “something like.” The wheel club across the river is devoting its ener- gies and spare cash to make their tourna- ment on the 24th and 25th of August the “king bee” of tournaments in this section, The object is to get some of the class I “‘cracks” to stop over on thelr way home from Denver and compete. It Is assured that there will be some of the fastest ‘“class A" men present. The merchants of the Bluffs are responding quite liberally, and the prize list will be a bandsome one. The track is a mile In circumference, and is con- sidered, when in shape, one of the fastest of western tracks. It will be placed in the very best of condition. A large crowd fs counted upon. If Johnnie Johnson and the “‘Stearns’ combination put fn an appearance, he will be induced to establish a track record for a mile. Omaha should turn out a good attendance. The Bluffs boys have always turned out in goodiy numbers to the local events of the kind. The ministers of several eastern cities are preaching a crusads against the Sunday club run, denouncing in loud terms the eyclists as a set of lawless Sabbath breakers. In some instances they are right, and in othcrs they are decidediy off. It is sad to admit that some Sunday club runs are a disgrace to the men who participate, and to the club which countenances them, but as a gen- eral rule club runs are nothing which any man might be ashamed of, if one calls rid- ing into the country, emjoying the fresh, sweet alr, and good wholesome country dinners, as thousands of cyclists are doing, a disgrace, then it is a disgrace to drive u horse and buggy out over the same road for one's amusement. There are hundreds of other really disgraceful things done by par- ties of young men on the Sabbath that should draw the fire from the ministerial guns, a crusade against which would be more commendable. The reason Sunday ciub runs are indulged in is because, the great mass of cyclists s composed of clerks, bookkeepers, and other young men who are employed six days in the week, and only have one day in which to enjoy a good coun- try ride. These fellows like company, and it'is but natural that several of them should g0 together, Great Bleycle Tournam:nt. The Good Roads tournament, which takes place at Asbury Park, N. J., on August 30, 31 and September 1, has caused a wide- spread Interest In the cycling world. In or- der to have the track fast the Asbury Park Athletic association decided at a recent meeting to widen the corners and improve thelr track generally, so that the fast men, Johnson, Tyler, Sanger, Bliss and others, will have an opportunity of lowering the records and fight out the championship on a fair track. The different manufacturers and people interested in good roads are providing a costly and suitable lot of prizes, and the three days' races will undoubtedly rank ahead of any given on the circuit this sea- son. The work of the men on the westerly trip assures the promoters that the racing will be of an exciting chlaracter. Al the prominent cyclers of the east have written the secretary of the Good Roads tournament at 23 Park Row, New York, that they will be present, and the applications for entry blanks from every section of the country proves that the entry list will be a very large one for the various races. Among the noted riders that will be present, outside of thoso already mamed, will be Bald, the Buffalo man, G. Marshall Wells, the champlon of Canada, Titus and Mac- Donald, the famous New York riders, Blau- velt and Brown, the New Jersey riders, the Murphys' of Brooklyn, Royce, the speedy Paterson Tourist .wheelman crack, Taxis of Philadelphia, Lumsden and Githens of Chi- cago, Bdwards of California, and many other noted riders. An important event to the metropolitan Qistrict riders will be the extra event on the second day of the tournament for the 0 champlon cup, offered by the American Wheelman for the Metropolitan District champlonship, open to riders who reside within a radius of fitty miles of the Ameri- can Wheelman's office. Handsome gold and silver medals will be glven to first, secoml and third men, and the cup must be won three times before becoming the property of the club the rider represents. This race will develope keen competition, as the speed of Royce, Brown, Goodman, Blauvelt, Smith, Bcksteln and other district riders Js of a superior order. Question Tsador 8. Trostier, oologls to call at the sporting editor’s office Monday rning 1f convenient There are letters at this office for George pugilist; Tora Burns, pugllisy and Curtis, sprinter. . —To the Sport- of The Hee: Please decide the In a game of ball there Is a first amd third, the batter puts a direct Hne with second base, just the pitcher and striking “the thereby diverging the ball to a sle toward third. Then the man on third makes home, the man on first ‘makes second and the striker makes first. On account of the unexpected taken by the bull by hitting the umpire it was not fielded in time to put either ut, what should hive been the umj decigion on this play? Wuas It a dead ball? Dlease answer in your next Sunday's fssue.—Drummond, Ans.—The batter's out FRIEMONT, Neb, July 26,-To the ing or of The' Bee: Will you answer in vour question and dnswe umn of what nationality I8 Zimme E. D. McK. Ans.—Which Zimmerman do otlich or Mike? If it the biker you refer to, he's German DAVID CITY, July 21.—To the Editor of The 'He: Did" York h ever hold championship of world Rathborn. Ans.—Never. PANAMA. Ia., Editor of The Hee: Editor following man on ball on missing umplire, right Sport- please ol man.— you mean, champion rting team Chas. July 28.—To the Sporting e would like to have, in The Sunday Bee, your decigion of the following case » citizens of Panama, among other purses, put up one of $iy to be given to te winning club In a gam of base ball on the Fourth of July. club and the Pe n club signified their in- tention of coming to play for the purse, and on the Fourth the larlng ciun and was ready to pl but the Persis came not, wime was advertisud on t bills, 1 of one of which I enclose her with. ow, Is the Earling club, und sporting rules, entitled to the purse of $16 or_not?—W. . Wicks Ans.—It would certainly be the d “\'“ to turn over the $i5 to the F club. SOUTH OMAHA, July 19.-To the Sport- ing Editor of Thé Bee: Will you please inform me in Sund; s issue of The Bee where I can dispose of some full blooded nglish pointer pups, 4 months and 1 yea nd _mother imported?—Henry Oest, Nebraska Liquor store. A You can sell every one of them if you advertise in The Bee. IMPERIAL, Neb,, July 27.—To the Sport- ing Editor of The Bee: Ple: be kind enough to answ following questions through the c¢ of your valuable er to decide dirst,”does a “balk” e a_batter his base? 8 ond, when bi are full does a balk allow a man (o seor Third, what penalty is attached ‘to a balk when bases are not occupied, it any? —Robert Mulcoby. Ans.—(1) It: does. (2) It first answer covers this, ARAPAHOL, Neb, July 20—Sandy Gris- wold, Omaha, Neb. Dear Sir: During a game of Lall here Wednesday, with no one out, a line ball was hit diréctly to second base, striking the bag. The umpire ¢ lled the batter out, thel being a runner on first, saying that it was an infield fly. Was he right? Please answer in Sunday’s Bee and_oblige.—A. A, Tanner. Ans.—No. McCOOK, Neb 17.—To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: ‘0 decide a bet please publish in the Sunday Bee an answer to the following: In a game of base ball, where a batsman makes a hit to center fielder and the ball rolls beaween the ficlder’s legs, can the batsman be credited with a home run if he makes the circuit of the bases before the ball is returned to the diamond?—F Walsh. Ans.—No. flelde; SOUTH OMAHA, Jul, ing Editor, of The' Bee i state in Sunday’s Bee the highest price ever paid in this country for a 2- year-old horse; the highest price paid for any horse, and Kindly expluin what is meant by the expression car-old” as_ applied to horses? From what country has this coun- try drawn its best racing stoc Thank- ing you in advaunce for your trouble,— Sportsman. ‘Ans.—(1) Cannot answer. (2) One hun- dred and fitty thousand dollars, for Or- wndnde. . (3 Ao horse is a 2-year:old from thé thirteenth month of his existence uatil the twenty-fifth only. () Runners, Eng- land; trotters, the United States. SIOUX_ CITY, July 16.—To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: = Will you kindly state Sunds e if it is possible for man to lose from twelve to fifteen pounds in welght' during the progress of a fight, when ordinarily trained?—C. M. Winsford. Ans—1 have known men to lost six and eight pounds during a fight, but never as high the figures you name. SOUTH OMAHA, July 16.—To the Sport- ing lditor of The Be 1 have made a little bet and have agreed to leave it to you to decide. Suppoging there is a foot race run by four or five men and there are two moneys, first and second, and the two lead- ing men run a dead heat or a tie for first, and then a man runs right behind the twg that tie for first. Who gets second money? Please answer in next Sunday's sporting columns.—J. T. Sullivan. Ans.—The man wie ceic in second, of course, The twa who tie have no claim whatever on second money. AUBURN, Neb., July 18—To the Sporting Editor of The Bée: In your next Sunday issue will you kindly answer the following questions: = (1) In @ game of ball, is the batter out if he strike at the ball while not standing wholly within' the lines of the batter's position? X2) 18 a base runner out it _he fai to return and touch first base after overrunning said base? An answer to the preceding questions would oblige.—E. E. Mille Ans.+Yes, If the umpire calls him out, in both cases. HARDY, Neb, July 16.—To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: As a reader of The Hee 1 want to say to you that I greatly admire your articies on duck shooting, and 1 think you display a thorough knowledge of habits, etc., of the various:ducks in your articles entitled “The Home of the, Canvas- back.” Have you it in pamphlet? I am quite anxlous some friends of mine in Kan- Sas City should read them. 1 have lost the papers. Don't you think it _wrong to kill o many ducks in the spring? I shali go up there this autumn, for 1 do not allow any man to make a bigger fool of himself over @ dog and gun than 1 do. Let me hear about the —articles,—W. J. Raynor, M. D. Ans.—Thanks. Have not the articles In pamphlet. Will mail you back numbers of The Bee shortly. I do not think it any Worse to kill them in the spring than in the fall. There 15 no logic in that old argu- ment. Will write you and hope to meet you later. OMAHA, July 17.—To the Sporting Editor of The Iice: Please answer the following in next Sunday's Bee: A and B are shaking poker dice; A throws two fives; B then bets ‘A two to one he beats that throw; B then throws two fives. Which wins the outside bet?—A Subscriber, Ans.—This is the same old moth-eaten chestiut that hag been settled by sporting authorities n million times over. It is u draw, always. 18 the man who offered to bet that he would beat two fives, tie or no tie, he would losec But when he bets he wiil beat two fives the other man bets that e will not. That is the logic of the mat- ter in a nutshell. FORT MEADE,¢8. D., July 18.—To the Sporting Editor) 01 The' Bee: I have a l6-gauge Lefever, bored for black powder and to shoot closei can you tell me in The Bunday Bee whether I could use smokelexs powder, such amithe Walsrode, in this gun 1t danger- tol the piece and with any se in range amd penetration over the black powders? // Where in Omaha can the Walsrode be obtained?—H. F. Kendall, Ans.—You cam-use any of the nitro pow- aérs In your gumipraviding it is not a cheap afal, 1 consider the Walsrode the best of all smokelessvpawders. It can be had of the Cross Gun eempany, this city. OMAHA, Julyi*2L—To the Sporting Ed- itor of The Bee: Wil you Kindly answer the following guestion in next Sunday's Bee and oblige: Wit '#wo outs and a man on second makes a hit, which he teis € a two-bagger. He Is, however, caught between bases, but pre- vents the baseman: putting him out until the runner ahead of him has crossed the home plate. Bhould the last run be counted or not?—C. C. ¥, Ans.—Sure, nt arling does. (3) The July, ¥ It is an error of the center 16.—To the Sport- Will you kindly — Very Pleasant. Under the esplonage of the gallant and witty cashier, a party of ladies were going through the vaults of a big Detroit bank, and gazing with awe at the wads of wealth stored thereln, says the Free Press, “My," exclaimed one of the party as they came out into the corridor, “how chilly it 18" “Naturally,” smiled the courteous cashier, with a bow, “there’s a cool million in there.” R exploding bettle in the pop factory LeFeber at Superior struck Milner in the arm, cutting the main His life was saved by prompt An of H. Treadwell artery, action, BATTLE AGAINST THE FROGS Mii-“ummer 8port that is Gaining in Popu- larity Every Year, GAME PROFITABLE FOR THE MARKET Favorite Diversion Just Now to Occupy no uipment Varlous, but Riflo Preferable-How to Dish Up the Saddie ROG shooting has become the most popu- lar of midsum- mer ports aroand Omaha and almost every day numbers of men end boys may be found geourin the banks of Cut- nawa and Big lakes, armed with smail rifles, spears, and hooks and lines, bagging the big green and striped Rana Halecina. Some good bags are being aptured, and a supper or breakfast of fresh frog saddles is the proper thing just now he most popular way of capturing Herr Frog is to shoot him, and the best weapon is a 22-calibre rifle, using eithe “BB" or the short cartridge. Lots of frogs are belug taken with spears, but there Is little sport in this method, a'though it requires consid- erable skill to impale his frogship on the sharp spikes. Another way is to whip the reeds and moss with bass hook and line using a plece of red flannel as a lure, or else a red hackle fly hook. which will cause a frog to jump clean out of the water to gratify his curiosity and greed. Just at present the hunters and fishers find time hanging heavily on their hands It is out of the game season, and the only sport a shooter can find is blazing away at “mud ples,” in order to keep in practice for the fall shooting, but en this soon loses its attractive features. It is too early for fall fishing, and too late for any kind of piscatorial game excepting “bull heads’ and channel cats. The vast number of “‘greenbacks” which inhabit the marshy shores of the above bodies of water offer a pleasing diversion, but it is death to their tribe, for the sharp crack of the small rifle is heard early fn the morning and late in the evening. Eager sportsmen on the bank Off, Florence, M may be seen standing of the lakes or in the prow of a boat ready for a shot, with the 22- calibre. Soon a big one is sighted. Up goes the gun to the shoulder, a quick peep over the sights, a little puff of smoke, followed by a sharp crack, and a great sprawling frog is lifted nto the boat. He has been shot through the head, and the shooter mutters in a_self-satisfied way: ‘“That's a good shot, it T did make it.” With a sharp knife the long legs (called saddles), are detached from the body, skinned and packed away with salt in a creel, or a basket, and the hunt is continued until the sportsman has secured enough for a mess, and he reaches home in time to have them cooked for breakfast or supper, as the case may be. FAVORITE DIVERSION. A good many business and professional men have joined the ranks of frog hunters this year, and thair favorite time for shoot- Ang Is elther about sunrise or sundown, ac- cording to their convenience of time. In the heat of the day It is hard to make the frogs Jump out of their hiding places, but the men who hunt for the market are hunting all the time, and give the croakers no rest, These men generally use a spear, and they silently sneak upon their quarry, impaling them by the dozens. But frog legs, or sad- dies, are quite an item on the bill of fare of all the down town restaurants and cafes, and the market has to be supplied, even if it does depopulate the frog hunting groun Several of the frog hunters have expensive outfits, consisting of the latest fmproved Winchester, Ballard and Stevens rifles, Some of them prefer to use “BB" breach bullets, but as a general thing they use 42 shorts, which are effective for almost any kind of small game that might be sighted. As a general thing most of the frogs are killed at close range, but It must not be believed for a moment that it Is an easy matter to hit them every time, for the best of shooters miss apparently easy shois. And there is considerable of a_knack necessary to lo- cale the frogs, as they conceal themselyes un- der pond lily and “deer foot” leaves on the approach of any one, and it is hard to find them unless a person almost steps on them Frequently the frogs wander away from the water to feed on the young vegetation twenty or thirty yards from the lakes. 1f one is started then it Is almost impossible to shoot him, as he makes his way through the grass like a scared rabbit and goes kerplunk into the water before you realize that he has made the second jump. They will make one Tong jump and then rapidly crawl away while you are trying to make them jump again. But with any kind of luck it Is no trouble to kill a dozen or two in a couple of hours’ hunt, and that is enough for any man with an ordinary appetite. The demand for frogs legs has grown so great in the west during the past few years that several land owners who have large ponds in their possession are propagating frogs for the market. It Is said that there are two frog farms within a few miles of Omaha and that most of the saddles used by restaurateurs are secured there, but the frog hunters who live around the local lakes have no trouble in finding a ready market for their game at the ruslaurants. * Frogs are always in season and make their appearance in the market carly in the spring, the early ones being shipped in from the south, but epicures and frogolo- glsts contend that the soutnern croakers are not as good as those which grow in the north. The finest frogs conie from Canada, and nearly all of them are shipped to New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and other large cities, where there Is a ready demand for them. Those from the south, carly in the season, bring 50 ta 75 cents per pound, and sometimes $1. But the frogs killed for the market here bring from 25 to 50 cents per dozen saddles, and the season begins about June 1, ending with the cool fall weather. In October the southern frogs find a mar- Ket in the northern and middle seciions again, AMERICAN FROG LIKED BEST. Frenchmen have been dubbed “‘the frog eaters” by envious rivals, but they are not “in 1t” with American people, for more than a ton of frogs’ legs were consumed in New York during the past month, which Is more than Is consumed in France in a whole sea- son. Although the French plsciculturists have spent years of time and large sums of money in breeding and improving eatable frogs, they have had to acknowledge the superiority of the American species over their highly bred kind, and now most of the French farmers are cultivating the common American frogs found around the lakes and sloughs. As a consequence there s quite an export trade with the French people in American frogs. The largest saddles usually Weigh about six to the pound, but these are not 50 good fried as cooked a la poulet Those suitable for general use are best cooked In the following manner: First dry the saddles, dip them in egg batter, roll in corn meal and cook them in bolling hot fat until they have a lght brown appearance When out hunting a good way to cook them i8 to prepare a spit and hold them over hot coals uniil thoroughly browned, and they taste pretty good to a hungry man. There are a number of frog farmers in Canada and the southern states, but re- cently such Institutions have been estab- lished close to che large eastern cities and are proving profitable investments. The greatost difficulty encountered in raising frogs 18 that when they are in the tadpole state they will destroy each other, the lar ones devouring the smaller. But this can be overcome by keeping them well supplied with food, and occastonally agitating the water in which they are being bred. 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The sur- geons determined {o attempt grafting a new skin composed of the tenderest portions of trogs' skins, and made such a success of the experiment that the man was enabled to resume his occupation at the end of a few months, and Is now as well as he ever was. The big frogs at Cut-Off and Florence lakes have been pretty nearly all killed off now, but as there are thousands of half- grown ones, of this year's breeding, there will be some mighty good fall sport umong them. —_———— A LEGAT MYSTERY. Green Bag. I've been list'ning to them lawyers in the court house where they meet, I've come to the conclusion that I'm most completely beat. First one feller riz to argy, an’ he boldly waded in, As he dressed the tremblin’ pris'ner in a coat o' deep-dyed sin. An' Why, he painted him all over in a hue o' blackest crime, An’ he smeared his reputation with the thickest kind o' grime, Tell I found myself a-wonderin’ In a misty way and dim, How the Lord had come to fashion sich an awful man as him. Then the other lawyer started, an’ with brimmin’, tearful eyes, Sald his cilent was a marlyr that was brought to sacrifice. he gave to that same pris‘ner every blessed human grace, Tell I saw the light o' virtue fairly shinin’ from his face. An’ Then T own ‘'at T was puzzled how sich things could rightly be; An' this ageravating question seems to keep please a-puzzlin’ me So, will some one this mystery unvoll, How an angel and a devil can persess the self-same soul WINE TANKS IN FRANCE. inform me, an' All the Country Needs Is Pipe Lines to the Ocenn. The railway tank is Introduced in France for the conveyance and distribution of wine trom the vineyards, after the manner in which petrolcum has in this country been conveyed from the wells to market, saye the New York Tribune. The vintager would be lucky ff they could likewise adopt a system of pipe lines, as the oil producers have done, and so diffuse their cheering product with the maximum of cel- erity and at a minimum of cost. A net- work of pipes spreading under the soil from the Pyrences to the British channel, run- ning full with the crimson tide of St. Emil- fon, Haut Barsac, Hermitage Chamber- tin, with spurts and gurgitations of the commoner mixtures, according to the fluc tuations of demand, would be a subterra- nean development of extraordinary interest, and would be almost certain to be tapped by the thirsty herc and there; but it is not likely to come about, and the railway tank represents what is probably the final reach of cconomy In distribution. 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