Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 2, 1894, Page 18

THE_OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1894. DAWN OF THE HUNTER'S IDYL feptember Days with the Oliicken and Ap- proach of the Wild Fowl. WHIZPERINGS OF THE WHIRLING WHEEL Last Yelps from the Bleachers—Falr Fans at the Game—Races at Lincoln and St Joe—Cheaper ntertalning and the Usual 15t of Sports. ROBABLY there 1s no class of men who living in such & state of foverish expectancy Just the sportsmen. Sep- tember, = October and November arc the months that ake up the gun- ner's iyl There s no time in the whole year yuma COMpared with this PR the true le- ¢ (s gitimate hunting season. The spring holds no such pleasures as goiden autumn. There is always the danger of yain and snow and cold, and no game Is as attractive for either pursuit or the table. But there 15 little need now to dwell upon the discomforts of the chase In the early months of the year, September 1§ here— the first of the royal months for the lover of the dog and gun, and broad prairie, hill- wide, valley and morass will soon reverbe with the thrilling report of the hamme le The chicken season was up Saturday, Sep- tember 1, and already there have been scores of parties left this city for the numerous well known grounds throughout this state, Sputh Dakota and Iowa. Reports as to the plentitulness of birds vary. Some have it that the crop is larger than for a long seriex of years, others that the birds are scarcer than ever A preponderance of evidence, however, has it that the birds are as plenti- ful fn all favorable localities as they have been for ten years. And this is quite prob- able, too, for notwithstanding the unprece- dented drouth with which the western coun- try has been visited, there certainly mever has been a more propitious season for nidifi- catlon, hatching and rearing the young, and T have yet to he from any authentic source of any material destruction of the birds from a want of moisture. With the quail it 18 the same, and in many instances two broods have been hatched, os the nesting set in early, and the dry weather materially aided the young birds in their growth, and as early as the 20th of July 1 saw young quail myselt more than half grown. The second crop of birds will probably not reach their full strength and size until late in the fall, and hunters will in their rambles run across mumerous broods too small to shoot However, the quail shooting does not open up until October 1, and in the meantime, the chicken, grouse and upland plover will fur- nish ample sport for the gunner. The plover havoe been exceedingly plentiful this sum- mer, but with the first symptoms of frost will wing thelr way to the warmer climes of the south. Then along toward the latter end of the month the first issue of wild fowl will be along, and above all, chicken, grouse, plover or quail, the duck and goose shoot- ing, in my estimation, is the acme of sport. First we will have, along the wooded streams and lakes, the wood duck in his blazonry of colors; then comes the dainty teal, both blue and green wing; the mal- lard with his glossy green head and melo- dious pamph! pamph! the cver coveted can- vas back in virgin suit of white, his cousin the swift-flying redhead, the whistling pin- tail, the thievish widgeon, hooded ~mer- ganzer, purrutting bluebill, and scores of others. The jacks, too, the golden back plover, curlew and yellow legs, will drop down on every fenny expanse; the quail will be in the stubble, the chicken in the corn, and who will gainsay that the sweet autumn days, with their glimmering of mil- dew, mould and mellow, with their russets and ‘scarlets and yellows, is not the hunter's haleyon time? Mr. George W. Loomis, the popular chief clerk of General Manager Holdrege of the B, & M., is the vrous possecssor of possibly the finest gun in iLe city. It Is a recent fmportation, a Greener, and pronounced the handsomest fowling plece owned in Ne- braska. Dr. J. C. Whinnery, Ed O. Hamilton, §. F. Neble, editor of the Danish Pioneer, and W. L. Jagger, dre up somewhere in the northern part of the state making it merry for the chicken. are now as to is T Theodore Wiseman s at the head of a hunting party up somewhere near Bancroft They expect to remain tarough the shooting eason, and expect to have great sport with the ducks and geese. €. C. Clafiin, with a party of congenfal sports, is encamped on the morth shore of TLake Superior. This prince of sportsmen will probably have a grist of great hunting yarns to reel off on his return to the city. R. D. Shoemaker Is the owner of a hand- some Groat Dane, the mother of thirteen fine pupples, one of the largest litters on record. J. F. Ryan of The Bee, and Mrs. Ryan, have beon the guests of Pat Shechan, t genlal boniface at beautiful Lake Washing- ton. Mr. Ryan put in his time with line and rod, and made some Dbig catches of bass and pickerel. Th: long spell of excessively torrld weather has had a dampening effect, as anomalous as that mey sound, upon the city gun clubs. Instead of holding regular weekly meetings, as of yore, the Bemis Park and the Omahas now assemble upon their grounds but twice a month, alternating each Saturday with each other. Next Saturday the Bemis Parks will hold their first September shoot, and with good weather will doubtless have a large attendan W. D. Townsend, the accommodating chiet clork at the Cross Gun company, and wite, have returned from a delightful sojourn in the mauntains of Colorado. They, with Mi Minnie Boswell of Laramie, were the guests of N. K. Bosw:Il at his ranch in the North Park, Billy reports some glorlous days with the mowurtain grouse, ducks and snipe, to say nothing of the rainbow and mountain trout. J. Nelson Stewart, E. A. Shepherd and Paul Ludingter, left Friday evening for Kal- amazoo, Madison county, for a few doys in the fleld. They will be the guests of /harlie Jenkens, Frank S, Parmelee, who is shooting In better form than for years, has been making some famous scores at th: trap lately. He put in an afterncon after the uplands one day last week, and made a bag of twenty- one splendid birds. J. J. Hardin shot a night heron one night 105t week while among the lakes in the sandhills. 1t is a rare and beautiful speci- jaen, and is being mounted by Taxidermist Brown. On the trip referred to Mr, Hardin also begged 100 plover, R. A. Shepherd leaves for the Chickasaw country next month for a three week's dear, bear and turkey hunt. Mr. Shepherd is an enthusiastic sportsman, and a superb shot. E. A. Mason and a feiend, of the Richard- son Drug company, spent a day recently at Kelley's lake. Mr. Mason is an expert angler and their basket of fish embraced about forty-five pounds of bass, croppie and perch. | Blg gray wolves Infest the prairie and sandhill country round about the towns of Paxton and Sutherland. Hank Chestna, foreman for Bratt, the big cattleman, with the assistance of three comrades, ran a big 156-pounder down one day last week, lariated and kill:d him. Paul Jantzen also reports of seeing a pack of seven, and says that both the prairie and big gray wolves are unusually bold and plentiful this fall. C. E. Grinnell of Paxton, this state, was in the eity last week. He says chickens are as scarce his way as votes will be for e | T. T. Shea of Council Blufts and a party of three are in the vicinity of Valentine after chicken. Billy Hardin and Henry Heywood left for Gordon, Neb., yesterday and will put In a week with the chicks and grouse. Tom Majors. The hot weather, he thinks, has been extremely damaging to the birds. County “ommissioner Pherson was .i ‘he city the other day. reports chickens weather too and small Inkes and streams all dry. T. A. Dean of Dunlap, Ta., came over on business a few days ago, He says the Dunlap shooters are mot sleeping, but get- ting in fine shape and hope for a shoot with scme of the Omaha experts this fall. Mr. Dean says the show for ducks Is the best for years. oy Great Kace Wook at Lincoln There will be some great racing dow! Lincoln next week. The state fair opens up on Monday, the 10th, and continues through- out 14th, and the speed ring program | for the five days is a superb one, The citi- | of the Capital City have manifested | interest in these races, and as a con- | sequence they are certain to prove highly | successful. There are four events down for | each day, and it ia safe to predict a week of most excellent sport. There is a large | fletd of the best horses in the west on the grounds, and each competition will be a treat within itselt. The track roster includes H. | H. Glover, Grand Island, superintendent; W, H. Barstow, C assistant superintendent; | James Culbertson, Chicago, starter, and one | of the best known in the country, and Robert | W. Furnas, Brownville, secretary. All the | raitroads have made special rates and Lin- coln promises to be lively indeed throughout | the woek. The program: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, Trotting, 2:50 clas itting, foals of 1 Me- Mo hot Wisman of is at | zens great 9, 2 in 3, hail foals of 1803, 2 in"3, haif fomile dash...lllllll TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 23 class, tree-for-all.. foals of 1 21 3., %, one mile WED Trottini mile 300 200 3100 Lo 400 mile 150 Running, half-mile and repeat.. N THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, Trotting, Pacing, Trotting, Running, ‘miles 2 Horse 1o haif Horse first to mile..... Horse first to mile and on; FRIDAY, SEPTEMBE Trotting, free-for-all...... Trottin; cl Venseds Pacing, 2:32 cla j Running, one-mile dash.. $100 400 228 class BTBARRT. .00 3-year-oids or under.. novelty, one and s at the There has been a larger of ladies at the ball games this summer than before, and the promise for an in- interest on their part next year is ngly bright. The management has especially to the patronage of the ladies, and next summer will Insugurate a system in their behalf that will make the game furiously popular. The woman ball crank s a queer sort of an article, and when she once gets in- terested in a game she can give her male escort cards and spades and beat him to death 80 far as enthusiasm goes. Women rarely keep a score; many of them keep the outs and runs on their secre sheets, but that is all, and erfors ‘cut but little figure with Just 8o their favorite reaches his bose and gets home is all they care for. However, there are several ladies in Omaha who can’ keep as perfect a score of a game as the most expert professional in the land. There is one lady 1 have in my mind’s eye, the wife of a prominent busi- ness man, who used to be present at every game, who is capablo of the neatest and most perfect score 1 have ever scen. She not_only kept all the columns on the score book complete, but even noted the number of balls and strikes. I have seen her on one or two occasions this season, but for sme reason or other she has not been a regular attendant. There is no call to give names, but there are several other ladies who are present at most of the games now who can also keep a perfect score. They know the new rules, cap distinguish all tho good plays from the bad, and have a knowledge of what constitutes winning ball, Their cards always tell the sfiry of the game. ime. attendance ever creased excee catered Papa's Crop of Twirlers. It used to be that there were not enough batters who could bat, and too many pitchers who could nmot pitch. But It is different now. Good batters are as plentitul as *skeeters in a Jersey marsh, but good pitch- ers are as scarce as hen's teeth. Let us re- view Papa’s 1894 crop. Big Jamison had great speed, but no command, and was “chased” early in the season, brought back recently, only to be “chased” again. Boxen- dale had considerable speed, some tolerable curves, but neither head nor stamina, After making a good “lose’ for Omaha, he was fired. He went to Des Moines, won a couple of games last season, got drunk and was shelved. MeMillin had the finest control, was very speedy at tiines, but couldn't make a win, especially on the home grounds, and the opinion grew that there was a corner off Sammy’s heart, and he was aliowed to es- cape. Dristow wasn't accorded a sufficient test, but was released on suspicion. Neal was all 0. K., but his wing gave out at a critical time, and he was sent home. Loak- abaugh, while & much better man than is commonly supposed, somehow or other ha cen unable 10 demonstrate it here, and a; economy is the Western association’s motto, he had to go. Alex Whitehill is the greatest in and outer In the whole corps. Today he is all but invulnerable, tomorrow dead easy Still, Alex has done yeoman service for the Omahas, and will make his mark in fast ocompany yet, Clausen will probably prove all right, but that remains to be seen. Ab- bey Is a great piteher, as the few games he has 50 far pitched amply attest. FHe has speed, curves, the best kind of judgment, and hits like a Brouthers. Will Cheapen Imported Shotguns. The Wilson bill puts a uniform duty on shotguns, and the following table will show the comparative duties on these guns under the McKinley and Wilson laws respectively: McKinley Wilson, G103 50 00 Shotguns und Gaiss cisees B 30.00 Shotguns over $12.... 46.49 2000 | In speaking to Mr. Ours of the Cross Gun | company on this matter he sald: *'I have noticed mo delay of trade on account of duties not belng changed. Our ' customers throughout the state buy goods when they have sale for them, and I don't think the change will have any effect particularly on importations. People will buy just what guns they want for use anyway and this re- duction of duty makes a reduction of about 10 per cent in the cost to us, and there will consequently be the same reduction in our selling pric>. You have observed that whe: a man wants an Imported gun he doesn't | stop for a few dollars. American guns, T think, will also take a drop in price, and the day is coming when they will be aimost universally used in this country, as their | superiority over forelgn makes is becoming better and better known every year. Shotguns September Tours for the Tourist Wheelmen, Captain Walker extends a hearty invita- tion to all unattached or attached wheel- men who enjoy country riding to join with the Tourist Wheelmen on any or all of the following clwb tours for Scptember. All runs start from Daxon's store, on Sixteenth and Chicago sireets, at time scheduled. This Is one of the bost months in the year for conntry touring aud the short tours listed Al bo highly emjoyable Sunday, eplember 2—Irvington, Neb., $UrCS & m.; diataes, slxtesn iniles, round trip. September 9—Papillion n distanee, twenty-elght miles. September 16—Plattsmouth, Neb., start 7 am, turn via Pacifie Junction and Coun- cll Biufts, Ia,; distance, forty-eight miles. September 33—Underwood, 1a., start 7 m., wetermelona, ete.; distance, fifty miles. Seplembar 30—Tekimah, Neb., start § Neb., start § a. | this y m.; third annual club century: distance round trip, 100 miles; time to be consumed, fourtsen hours; last man in under the limit wins a handsome gold century club pin; dinner at Tekamah, lunch at Blair, All runs under command of the captain and road officers, and subject to the road rules of the club. The Last Trip of the Year. Papa Bill and his weather-beaten *eroes are agaln at home for a few days’ breathing spall on thelr own cellar door. They will mop up an acre or two of the earth with the St. Joes (his afternoon and tomorrow, then wind up the season here with Buckerino yright's doughty senators. After the last ntest, Thursday next, both teams will turn their faces toward the east. ‘[he Rcurkes open at Des Moines, Friday, the 7th They will be away from home until Septem- ber 23, when the champlonship season comes to a close at Rock Island. With today's me they have twenty more only to pl: They will go away this time probably onger than they have been at any time ar and should make a grand showing. When Omaha went east the last time, how-. ever, much was expected of her, but she fell ‘one game short of winning more than he lost. She must do better this time or kiss her hand to the flag, »own st Old st The great fair at St. Joseph, Mo., opens up on the 10th of this month, and runs to including the 15th. The made extraordinary preparations for celebrated autumnal carnival, and it undoubtedly be the grandest and most cesstul achievement they have ever scored. The race program is a magnificent one, em- bracing thirteen attractive pur: with a flald of horses to compete numbering over 200. They have a splendid mile track, and are justly noted for the excellenco of their racing attractions. Saturday will be de- voted almost entirely to field and athletic sports, Including foot racing, bicycle races, jumping, and a hundred other divertisements. The Fourth regiment will be encamped upon the grounds, and the grand parade by the finest mounted division of the Knights of Pythias there is in the conntry will be a treat worth a long lourney to see and has this will suc- management At the Carriers’ Plienic Tomorrow. The letter earriers’ annual plenic will be held at Coftman park tomorrow. There will be two fine bicycle races on the athletic program. ( The first will be a novice road race, start- ing at Omaha postofice and running to picnic grounds at Coffman park. There will Do first, second and third prizes, The second will be handicap bicycle race open to all, from picnic grounds to Calhoun and return to place of s ng. These races are under the management of A. H. Perrigo, M. O. Daxon and the Omaha Bicycle company. Season. IKE all things earthly the base ball champlonship of 1804 to a sudden nination this week. Next Thurs- day will witness the last game. It will be with Omala’s old rivals, the Lincolns, and as a natural result, an intensely Interesting battle. The season has been a remarkable one, un- precedented in many details, and the close of the season Wil leave the fans in a happy state, indesd. It will make no difierence whether the pennant for '95 floats over the Charles street park or not. Patrons of the game have enjoyed m great season's sport, and are correspondingly pleased and grateful. The Western association started from a veritable protoplasm, but unfler for- tuitous auspices, good judgment and careful management, has developed into one of the strongest base ball organizations in the country, a true model g0 far as the minor bodies are concernsd. It has gone through the season without a hitch or break, with- out the collapse of a single club, or the shifting of a single franchise. And this is an exploit the association may well be proud of, as it ls without preceds=nce in the annals of western base ball enterprises. Too much credit cannot be bestowed on President Rowe and his able corps of official associates. They have worked carefully and conscien- tiously with this laudable end in view, and in its accomplishment have their compen- sation. Of course they have been materially favored In many ways. Fortune, from the very outs:t, has had nothing but blandest smiles for the young body, notwithstanding the pinching times. During the entire sea- son Omaha had but one game postponed upon the home grounds by inclement weather, that with Jacksonville, May 9. And even this could have been played by calling the game an hour late. Fair weather has greeted every Saturday and Sunday game, the crowds have been splendid, the enthus- fasm great, and everything in harmony with prosperity and success. This rare good luck has meant much to the local management, and they have given their patrons some grand sport. It has mot only enabled them 10 meet all incoming bills, but has wiped out the large indebtedness that was neces- sarily incurred in putting the enterprise on its feot and cast a roseate hua over the future. There are many improvements and many good things in store for the people next year, but as it is a trifle early yet for the maturity of plans, these will not be touched upon until later. The Rourks family have been shut out but twice this season, once by Des Moines on the home grounds, and last Monday at Lincoln. As yet they haven't succeeded in Chicagoing a single team, but on sundry oc- casions came very, very near it. Manager Rourke expects o have two new men to help him out on the final trip—one more good pitcher and a first class fielder. Although we did not get Willie McGill, he did not accompany the Chicagos east. From Philadelphia comes the news that the Phillies would like to have two of the Rourke family. Who are they? St. Joe is negotiating with the only Mique Kelly for the balance of the season, while Lincoln is dickering with Jocko Fields. Georgie Treadway, the old Denver Indian, has made himself strong with Brooklyn this year. The next week Is apt to see a deeided strengthening in the makeup of three or four Western association teams. Fred Clausen will be pitted against St. Joe this afternoon, and a great crowd will assuredly turn out to witness the king of the old Western league. A wager of $500 that Boston does not win the pennant has been mads by Director Tal- cott and Playwright Charles H. Hoyt. The latter pins his faith to Boston Harry Fournier, who was on your Uncle Dave's Denver roster a couple of years ago, is pitching good ball for Cincinnati. The Rourke family, as remarkable as that may seem, lead the Western association on | stolen bases Big Bill Hassamaer, ‘014 Smear Kase," 1s keeping up his phencmenal clip in right field | for Washington. Omaha has a chance to secure Outfielder Smith of the Louisvilles, and will probably have him by the middle of the week. “Purty’ Billy Merritt, the popular lttle cateher who once cut a big swath in the Western league, has joined the erratic Cln- clnnatis. It is rumored that Manager Watkins of the Sioux Citys will be at the helm of the Pittsburg league team next season For the first time In his experience as a ball player Emmett Seery kicked against the umpire's decision in & recent Omahas Rock Island game in the Weatern assocla- tlon. Seery, by the way, has been averaging two hits a day for several weeks, says Ren Mulford in the (guclnnati Times-Star, A gala day should be made of Thursday next. 1t will be ladies day and the last gamé of the season of 1894. Pittsburg has filed a claim on Billy Hart of the Cyoxes. The past week. has been a tough one on our friends up the river, the Corn Huskers. Their cinch on the flag has been thumped and bruised until Watty can hardly recog- nize it, and it now looks as if second or third place would be good enough for him However, Omaha will still continue to root for the lowans There i3 no use talking with St. Joe this afternoon will be a lalla Papa Bill says he wmust have it, and if that Is the case why he must, that's all. but the game is the last Bunday game of the season, and 8 jam will surge through the gites. Every- body wants (o g Lilly Hollingsworth will ba in the game today, and so will Lilly Langsford. Fred- rikus Clausen will do the pitching for Pa g8 of the Wheel. UTUMN 1s and the Wheelmen have dis- continued thelr weekly evening club runs. The Sunday runs will be kept up, however, fore. asks coming Tourist as hereto- Captain Walker that the club members do a little more road riding this month, to get In shape for the fourth annnal club century which occurs upon the last Sunday in € tember. It Is “Papa” Flescher now. about it The country roads leading out of Omaha are about as dusty as before the slight rains, and country riding /is not as pleasant as It might be. The Omaha move into quarters and old quarters at the corner of Seven- teenth and Chicago, which has been their home for severat years. The club finds that the club house was a little too expensive dur- Ing the “‘hard times” and this is their main reason for moving. New have been secured in the Boyd theater building and will be fitted up as rapidly as possible. The club will inaugurate a new move in the matter of memberships in the future and will become more of a social feature, recog- nizing the fact that a combined club stronger than a wheel club alone, F. G. Barnett of Lincoln has demonstrated the fact that he is the fastest of the Ne- braska ““fiyers” this season, being head and shoulders over the other aspirants to the honor and glory, At Kearney, Omaha, Den- ver and Council Bluffs he has pushed his wheel into the winning places and has won several hundred dollars worth of fine prizes. His winnings at Council Bluffs were valuable, belug a training blanket, $10; sterling racer, $150; diamond ring, $150; total value, $310. He also broke the state record for a mile, this, too, in competition with such good men as Coulter of Toledo, Callahan of Buffalo and Levy of Chicago. Barnett is a quiet, un- assuming young man of fine physique and any amount of endurance. He will be heard from at the front soon, The Nebraska boys who themselves at the Ganymede E. Yule, Lincoln; J. P. Van City; H. C. Gadke, Omaha; W. A. Pixley, Omaha; F. G. Yule, Lincoln, and E Mockett, Lincoln. Van Doosen especially deserves mention for his fine work, in the face of some ill-luck, . too, He broke the state record for a half mile, doing the dis- tance In 1:07%, although a dozen watches on the track credit him with 1:07 flat, which is probably correct. His winnings foot up about §100. Ho is a new man on the track and shows good speed and judgment; rest assured he will be heard from In other meets Pixley of Omaha, who has been before the public for several years in one phase and another, rode in his usmal form, his win- nings footing up $55 or $60, the others win- ning prizes of different values ranging all the way from $6 up to $75. rank _Siefken started in the five-mile handicap Saturday and stood a very good show of winning a valuablo prize until the bad “spill” knocked his wheel out of joint. Frederickson, the state champion, seemed to be out of form and failed to get a place in auy of the races in which he starte Tom Patterson, Who never misses a race meet within the radius of 100 miles, was on hand as usual and qualified. Tom used to make the boys hustle, and some way or other the ‘“fever’ gets a firm hold on him when a meet is on, and in goes his emtry—just for “old times sake” There was a time when the Omaha men used to carry off all the-plums, but that time seems to have gone glimmering adown the long avenue of past ages. In the langnage of the poet, “We aln't In it to any great extent now. Russell Condon is still suffering with the bruises he receiyed in the Daxon and Denver tournaments. 1t is doubtful if he can get into his old form befcre the close of the seascn, Tt is to be regretted, too, as Con- don s about fthe only ‘real’ speedy man Omah has on ler list, barring, perhaps, Proulx, who is vusticating over in the east: ern portion of [owa. The pluck and stamina of the Ganymede Wheel club over in Council Blufts is to be mmended. Its two days’ tournament of last week will always be a monument to these qualities, | Its.meet was a grand suc- cess and demonstrated to the denizens of the surrounding bailiwicks that the Gany- thedes are o fine aggregation of *hustlers.”” Fivo thcusand people enjoyed such racing as has never been seen in Omaha or Council Bluffs before. Just think of it! Four state records broken &1l to smithercens at one meet. Nineteen diamonds of the first water hung up as prizes. Seventy entries from seven different states. Among the visiting wheelmen at the Gany- mede tournament was Ralph Kendall of Missouri Valley, formerly president of the Missouri Valley Wheel club and well known to all the old-time wheelmen of Omaha, Ho was quietly booming the Valley tournament, which occurs on the 7th of September, He assures the local wheelmen that they will own the town, as they did in 1891, at the famous Valley meet of that year. Of course you are going. It is to be regretted that the old-fashioned club run is gradually dying out. It would seem that with the hundreds and thousands of new riders, the usual quota of old ones, the improved condition of country roads, the perfection in build of the medern bicycls, that the club run would be more popular than ever, but, alas, it is fast fading into 1 memory only. ' There was a time when the regular weekly club run was looked forward to with eagerness, the stirring and mellow notes of the club bugle echoed over hill and dale, the merry wheelmen enjoyed a day’s outing in each other's society on the road and gathered around the well loaded tahle of some country inn, a pipe and a loll in tha shady woods. Those were days when wheel- men were wheelmen and the club run in the zenith of its power. Those were the days when we bowled along on a 54 or a B8 mayhap and the club eaptain was an author- ity, but the (imes have changed and the majority of cyclists affect the racing man's hump and ride wheels too light to stand the strains of a country jaunt; then agaln, methinks incrtia has a great deal to do with the matter. Country riding is only indulged in by a few and then only in smail groups and pairs. It is too bad! It secms like a dream, almost an im- possibility, that the shoes of the departed Zimmie should be gathered up and worn by a westerner, and worn, too, with all the eclat of the “Skeeter’' Otto Ziegler has rushed like & whirlwind into the foremost place of the nation’s racing men, fairly riding such men as Sanger, Johnson, Tyler, Titus Bald off their foet. Ziegler is from San Jose, Cal, and can now sign himself American champlon. Al this happened at Denver during the national meet. As a fitting windup to his achievements he rode mile unpaced in 2:09 1-5 seconds—world’s record for the distance and manner, It s rumored that Troy, American manager for the Zimmerman, Banker and Wheeler aggregation, will bring his chapges back to this covntry, together with Louvet, Medinger, Edwaras and others of nationai repttation, for a serles of professional races. Rest assured, however, these protessional races will be bonafide races—not exhibitions, One thing among others that can be said of the professionals who are doing Europe now, their races are all square—the man who wins from Zimmie on Wheeler has to “ride bicycle” to do it Neither will enter into “fixed” events. Walthng o1 the, Nebraska Man, W. H. Capple, 1he fan ous I aucrot spriater, has left a forfeit of) $25 with the sporting editor of The B¢ for a race with Robert Harris of Niobrat, Which will be held until the middle of the week. Copple wishes to run Atty yards fon 330 & side, in accordance with a recent challenge from Harris pub- lished in this paper. o — To really undersiand & man we must Judge bim in misfortane. p- Ask Loule all Wheel club has decided to ew will give up quarters distinguished meet were A Doosen, David TINELY TIPS ON HOT SPORT The Great American Game of Football and Eow to Play It. SUGGESTIONS .FOR ORGANIZING TEAMS The Qualifications and Hest Sort of Train- Ing for Ambitious Players—Signals and How to Give 'Varsity Rules. hom— NEW YORK, has in the past Sept. been This was probably 1.—American football fined mostly to col leg: owing to the fact that it required hard work a strict train. 16g to develop men who could stand it to play out an entire game. And the college boys are rerally ripe for any sport which has all the elements of exciting physical contest Mor they have a certain amount of time allotted for exercise and an athlete d close at hand The last half decade, however, has wit- nessed a great change in this respect. Such a glorious game could not forever be played sively by collegians, and the irrepres- sible football spirit has penetrated the most remote districts, until there is scarcely any school or town that does not have its team Last year © tea in different parts of the country did good work and received very favorable comments from the papers. So that this year, while the college teams all over the United States will be practicing every day, regardiess of weather. making dis- astrous omslaughts on the long suffering “scrubs,’” they will find that their example is being followed by thousands of admiring youths, who, not content with simply read- ing about the great games, will be punting, drop-kicking, organizing teams and playing mateh games from the Ist of September until Thanksgiving day, when the ends. For the benefit of boys who have not played on teams we give here to organization, with a brief synopsis of the difterent positions, together points on giving signals and’ trainiog. HOW TO GET UP A TEAM. The first thing to do is to select a cap- tain, one who has a cool head, lots of pluc and plenty of strength to back it. If po: ble, ct a fellow who knows something about the game, but if he does not, let him immediately procure a rule book and thor- oughly master the points. If you have an old football player to coach you, $0 much the better, but every boy should ire a perfect knowledge of the rales, The captain, with the help of the coach or members of the team, should chose the men to fill the different positio and here the best of judgement is to be used. Beginning with the end rusher, you want a boy who is a good runner and sure tackler. He has one of the most important places on the field. When the opposite side has the ball he should play way out and force the runner in, keeping him between himself and the tackle. Then at the right moment he must dart in and tackle the runner low. Having once touched the runner with his fingers he should never let go, but hold on with a death grip. Should the runner get round the outside of him he has a clear field and may make a long run with a possible touch down. When his own side has the bail he plays in closer to the tackle, following every movement of the opposing end. His business is to prevent that man from tackling the runner. Very often the end is given tho ball to run with. Every boy on the team should have good wind, but especially Is this 0 in the case of the end, who Is a total failure without it. The tackle comes next He should be heavier and yet very active He las lots of work to do. When the op- ponents have tie ball he must break through and try to siop the Kick or if they are going to run, prevent the runner and his inter- ference from breaking through the line on him., When his own side has the ball he is to block his oppoment, that is prevent him from getting through to tackle the run- ner, He is also called on to make an opening for the backs when they buck tho line at his place. The guard should be of good weight, but not so leavy as to be slow. One of his Important duties is to break through when the other side Is about to kick, and prevent the quar- terback from passing it back. Or if he can't do that which takes very quick work, he should try to get in front of the ball and stop the kick. The guard must not stand up straight where he can be bowled over easily, but get down low, on his knees, if necessary. When his own €ide has the ball he must block his opponent. He can be of great ast sistance by preventing the opposing center or guard from interfering with the ball or bothering his own center rush. CENTER AND QUARTERBACK. The center has a very important and dif cult position, since he always has the ball to look after, Everything depends on how the ball is sent back to the quarter, the best and quickest way Is to snap it back on its end so the latter gets tn on a bound. The center cannot afford to do any side play with his opponent for fear he may fum- ble the ball and thus throw the whole team into contusion. In conjunction with the guards he makes openings for the backs to get through. In standing he must be careful not to lean forward too far, lest his opponent, with a quick jerk, pull him over on his nose. Nor, on the contrary must he allow himself to be tilted back- ward. Since he receives the majority of the hard knocks, the center should be rather heavy, but very tough and not casily fagged out. Behind the center stands the quarterback, the smallest boy in the team, but the one on whom, with the captain, the most re- sponsibility rests. 1t possible, the quarte back should be captain, for he always gives the signals. His first mark is to arrange with the c:nter some sign by which the latter may know when to snap the ball back. In the college teams this Is usually done by the quarterback placing his hand on the ieg of the center end, removing it when he is ready to receive the ball. He must become proficient in catching the ball from the center and passing it back. And 28 soon as the ball leaves his hands he is supposed to follow it up, B0 that if it is fumbled, he may be near Lo grab it. He Is always on the interference. HALFBACKS AND FULLBACKS. On the two halfbacks and the fullback falls the work of advaneing the ball. For these positions the boys should be well bullt, very gritty, and fast, low runners, so that when an opening appears they can take it on a Jump. - All of them should be good Kickers, especially the full-back, who generally does the drop kicking and most of the punting. Every member of the team should prac- tice kicking and falling on the ball. Col- lege teams spend whole weeks on that alone. When you play your first game you will probably let the boy with the ball run alone. Don't do that. Always have three or four along with him to ward off and interfere. “Head down” is what the coach continually calls out to the green half back. If you run with your head in the air your career will be short and your nose an elegant mark for somebody’s elbow. LEARNING S{GNALS. ” When every boy has his position and knows what he is to do, the next thing tode is to ar- range signals by which every one knows what the next play is to be. At first sentences were used. A whole sentence or part of it meant a certain play, but this being easily picked up by the other side, was soon discarded. Then motions wers mede with the arm or hapd, but this method also had many drawbacks. Finally the “‘alphabet system' came ia, There are countless wa in which signals can be given by this system. For exam- ple, say the right halfback's letter Is the left tackle's B and the Jeft end’'s 8. quarierback sings out a Yot of irr letters first, ke A, J, M, N, O, P, followed by K, B, 8, and these again followed by wore lrrelevant letters. As soon as K, B, 8 is given, everybody knows that the right half takes the ball between the left tackle and left end This system, though still in vogue In many places, has been generally superseded by the numerical sys- tel In Camp's “American Football” 1s given the following example: “Supposing 1, 2, 3 an ver, exc season everal hints relative with OMAIIAY “MoNDAY, SEPT. | MONDAY, Grounds 20th and Paul Streets, THE WORLD'S LARGEST, GRANDEST, BEST AMUSEMENT INSTITUTION. CAPITAL SSTED §3,500,000, DAILY EXP ONLY SHOW ENDORSED BY THE CLERGY. ) Falso Pretonse. No BExagaeration BEVERYTHING JUST AS ADVRRTISED, New Performances. New People New Attractions. CIITITO AN LS TOETLITIT.A BRIDIS ONLY PAIR OF MALE AND FEMAL DRILLAS ever seen together s rention, and positively the ONLY GIANT AND GIANTESS SPECIMENS now or privity in the history of the world. MOST HUMAN-LIKE ANIMALS KNOWN, attracting 20, 000 peopledaily to Central Park, N. Y. when loaned by these shows o thit zoolog- jeal garden. 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SIGHTS NEVER SEEN BEFORE THIS SEASON and only fo be witnassod in thess shows: 2 Herds of Elephants. 2 Drovos of Unmols, Glant and Pigniy animals, 2 Menageries of Trained and Wild Beasts, 20 Old-tine, Modern and Pantomimie Clowns. Two Performances Daliy at 2and 8P. M. Doors open an hour earller. Admission to Everything 50e, Children half price. Reserved seats at recular price and admission tokets at usual advance at the Kinsler Drug Co., 220 8. 16th St. MIGHTY NEW FREE STREET PARADE 1us, tho sovereizns of the world represonted, togethor with the milts tary uniforms and music of all nations, at 9 a. m. on duy of show. LOWEST EXCURSION RATES ON ALL RAILROADS. Wil exhibit ot Red Oal Sopt. I Y meant that the right half s to try the left end. The sum of 1, 2, 3 is 6. Take that number, then, as a key to this signal, and any num- | Ans.—Prof. Mike Donovan's book Is cone bers, the sum of which equals 6, will be a [ Sldered as good as any. Prof. Swart s in signal for this play, as 4-2 or 3-3. It 24 | this city, is the signal for a Kick, then 2-4-6-1-7-4 | OMAHA, Aug. 30.—To the Sporting Editor would glive the signal. of The Bee: Having noticed an article in last evening's Bee about the unparalieled THE WAY TO TRAIN. record of the teams in the Western asso- Every one has- heard a great deal about | Clation race for the pennant, six teamt the training which football men undergo. being wneck-and-neck,'! coming under the wire, wish to ask you through your paper It would be useless to give here the various ¥ 3 ahswars systems, for no boy would follow them out under the head of question and answers, strictly, in fact he couldn't. If the Western association games are on the square, ve heard a number of The boy who wishes to play football should ::"’wl'l" r".’,’.kflm I m"' v“l!')'"':";' m:_m B ch, 8 » were pre-arranged, and that it wa thoroughly before swallowing. Glad tention to have the home tearns, & bites every morsel of solid food thir Possible, win. excepting, perhaps, whel times; do not, however, as a New York boy | visiting team happened ‘to be very much aid, begin on a banana. Considerable variety as” it I8 and plenty of bread and vegetables with meat are necessary. Drink very little water, es- in the rear of the home team, well known fact that games will be much pecially before or during a game. Do not fail in the habit of drinking a great deal of better attended when the home team wlg t fluld during a meal. No smoking or drinking than vice versa, and in looking over accounts of several games played on C of stimulants. ~ Water and milk are enough for any boy. d Lincoln grounds, for instance, will be found enough to make it appear a Health rules are very strictly enforced in a ‘varsity eleven. A good time to rise is though there is something out of line in the management of the assoclation; in fact, it looks as though it was run for revenué only, regardless of the public. For in 7 a. m. Immediately on rising take a short quick cold bath and vigorous rubdown. Some trainers advocate & mile walk before breakfa But this has been stance, Omaha has not won one game on Lincoln grounds, and Lincoln has won but one game on Omaha's, and again, St. Jo- seph defeated Lincoln three straight games on their Inwn'(fil).Yn;l'sl L{Tlllll;d ‘Illfl?hfl'l; 5 - f Joe, co Omaha, was beaten thr discarded by Americans. Breakfast usually | 5u% ¢°f0urs ana Omaha, going 10 Lincoln, consists of oatmeal with good ripe fruit, stale | Wil Tefented two stralght the third game bread or toast, some kind of meat or fish, | being played on Omaha's grounds, and including eggs. For dinner, meat and vege- | won by the home team, and 5o on. Taking tables, stale bread, with dessert of some light | Beveral of these little facts and putting pudding or stewed fruit. No pastry or fancy | them together, it seems though there dishes. Supper is light. A small chop or plece of fish, bread and milk, with possibly an egg. Bed at 9. Get a good sound sleep with plenty of fresh air. It is bad to drink water immediately before going to bed. The main thing is to do everything with was a cog loose somewl and if it Is not asking too much, would like very much moderation. Any boy who does this will soon get wind enough to play a football to_have your expert opinion on the subject. game. The morning after his first game will ~J. 0. Harlan, Ans.—It {s with pleasure Mr. Harlan questions are answered. In the first place there is no more likelihood of the existenc of such conditions as you hint at than there is that the moon is made of limburger cheese, Base ball Is one of the purest of all outdoor sports, there 1s no gambling con- be one long to remember. His movements | nected with it other than that which at- will be of the uncertain rheumatic order, his one eye considerably ‘off color' and his shinbone much larger than it really ought to be. But all of these are included In foot- ball and the rough knocks will only tend to make & strong body and build up a con- stitution that will serve a good purpose in after life, ALLEN SANGREE. it In order to learn a few points In sclence?—Greenhorn. o 2 e tends competitions of all sorts. It would be impossible for o set of club managers to enter into any § & preposterous arc rangement. The players would necessarily have to be in with the play, and they woulf give It away on all sides hefore the finish of a single game, They are being released and exchanged almost every day, and 1o their pique and disappointment would only too gladly proclalm any shady work on the part of their employe , Mr. Harlan, while you doubtless ‘peifectly honest in your sus , it 1s absolutely without grounds, W as not Quincy won on hel own grounds, and why has not Omaha! Quincy recently beat us three straight at & critical Jjuncture in the race, too; Des Moines has beat us twice two out of three, Peoria has beat us two out of three, and I you carefully look over the scason, you will see the absurdity of the proposit There is no cleaner eport existing than base ball ASHLAND, Neb., Aug. 30.—To the fpor ing Editor of The Bee: Ploase answer Sunday Bee, what Is the best time nudx dressing a beef, who made it, and where at 0. T. Hunter. Ans.—There is no authentic record, Tt has been broken and rebroken so oflen that it is impossible to give the best time just now. SOUTH OMAHA, Au To_the Sport ing Editor of The B 1two, ree, four playing whist, 1 end § being partners, 1 being in the lead on the tenth trick, Jeads the qu of hearts, and 4 puts om the ten of spades, and 1 leads the tem of hearts and 4 puts on the nine of hearts, and 1 don't call his attention to it untl ali the cards are played. What is the penalty? A Constant Subscriber. Ans.—The penalty for & revoke s at the ~ option of the adversaries, who at the end MW, the of the hand may either take thre uglclu - = ym the revoking player or U I olde the Sailowiny guislion) jn Sun day'8 | points from his score—or add three to thelr B S s ere are two umpires; the local umpire's decisions | “%0 ’ are unfair and the visiting team refuses | HENDBERSON, Ia to pluy with that umpire .n‘g’ n.‘» visiting r'”;‘i"‘f.:‘dl'n"fn.":.“m::" ants hi changed. The al um 0 N 4 e v in e ame wnd decides (¢ in tavor | for Des Moines Sunday, July 9 shutting Pr the local team, 9 to 0. Would all bets [ out Omnha 10 to 07 You credit Holmes be off? Which umpire has the right to | with having pitched this game, as your call and decide. the game? Has @ man [ head line read, “Tried Him Once Too Without any principle & Fight to umpire a | Often’ etc. In The Bee of Monday, Jul game? I8 the base rTumner out when [ 10, Gragg is credited with the game. (G thrown out by six feet?—Kastopeka. The batter pats a grounder x.fif'm.‘.’-‘-’.;m; ~ The 0 5 Bhould lowarc hird nan, ' o1 Ans.—(1) The two must agree. (2) Bhould | (ONET) S dund, Teachos over the foul URe think not. (3 Ye \ < > and picks up the ball just batted, Is it 1 SUATA. AuE. WoRo She :?ll"f.".'“i'..‘1 i | &'foul or fair ball?—W. B. Woods, know where and at what price 1 can obtain [ Aas—() Gragg. () If the ball s _ls- the best book on “the manly art side the line It s falr, 1L makes no diffess it there ave any teachers in Omaha Jjust [ ence where the player stands when he ioe - now, or tell me how I should go about | tercepts It Questions and Answers. COUNCIL BLUF Aug. 28.—To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: = Will you kindly Inform me in your Sunday paper where Alix, 2:064, 18 owned and who owns her. 1 see some of the Omaha papers clafms her as owned in Nebraska—F. J. Ans.—Alix 15 now with Balisbury's string. Salisbury is the noted California horseman, She s owned by Morris Jones of Red Oal, Towa, Mr. Jones was formerly a resident of David City, this state, and owned Alix then. James M, Beave Scribner, Neb.—As you state the conditions of the interrupted game between Scribner and West Foint, the game should have been awarded to you %o 0. ALMA, the Sporting answer in of Sunday’s of ball ats- by st eb., Aug. To Editor of The Bee ¥ ase question and answer column Itee the following: In a game b runner is oceupying first ba: man knocks @ foul fly which ls caught Jeft ficlder; base runner standing on when fly is caught runs to second b: before flelder gets the ball there. Iy runner entitled to the basc or must return to first base as in case of foul not caught?—F. R. 8. Ans.—If he leaves his base after the ball is caught he is all right. DAVID CITY, Neb., Aug. Sporting Editor of The Bee: the he fly Aug. 20.—To the (1) Who was It jtched the game (N \ 3