Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 30, 1894, Page 18

: " llef thet some day when we are more ad- +* yaneed and moro generous, this one willl be & mbovs the age of 14 years shall at any time He Oame in Swarms and Made Great 8port for the Guaners, WHISPERINGS OF THE WHIRLING WHEEL The Foot Mall Season—Hreezos trom the Ball Finld—Forest, Ficld and Stream —And Loeal Sports of All Kinds, OCAL GUNNERS | this fall which, have enjoyed a species of sport while not wholly new to them, has been a decided innovation, and | that was the rail yth clapper and sora. and while all | eportsinen will | hope against any such contingency | it may never re- | here again. It is over now, | that Is, there may never again be the abund- | ance pfl Bisds upon local grounds as has | marked (heir flight this fall. They are a mystlo Jiftle eprite of*the marsh and re. river'beds,bdelicate In texture and very sus- | ceptible to cold, the first nipping effects of frost always being sufficient to set them awing for softer climes. As remarkable as it was, all of our ad Jacent lakes on both sides of the river, ail the Jow-lying flag and reed-covered marsh Jands M this section of the country have Mterally swarmed with these birds, and in the waters within easy. reach of this city, it fs no exaggeration to say that they have been slaughtered by the thousands. As an instance of their p ulness it might not be amiss to state that Stocklon Heth and myself, at Big lake a week ago Thurs- day afternoon, bagged fifty-three in a trifle | over two hours' shooting. Had it not been for the difficulty we experienced in working the retriever in the reeds and mucky shal- | Jows this bag could casily have been double 1 am not preparedl to advance any theor: Just now as to the cause of this wonderful | influx of the little corncrake in this region | other than the fact that a probable drying up of many of their usual haunts induced | them to come hither in search of new pa: tures. Certain it anyway, they hav mever been known here in such vast num- bors as during the past month, but my ardent | wish s that their visit has beem brought around by a change in their line of migra- tion and that they have found the conditions for thrift so favorable that with each recurring season they may return to us in something Iike the numbers that has marked their so- Journ this fall. But, as I said before, they are gone now, as completely \s if they had mever been here, and from this on the gunner on our nearby waters must confine himself to an occasional crack at teal, mallard, yellowleg or snipe, or a tramp through brush and stubble for quail. Our nights and morn- ings are growing keener and keener, the weeds and grasses are droopine and fast donning their coats of brown, the follage of the woods is flecking with thin scarlets and golds, and like the rall, all migratory birds are enroute for their southern homes, But to return to the little sora. Accord- ing to a recent article in the Forest and Stream fn_ the eastern and middle states the coming of no class of feathered game is Jooked forward to in the early autumn more eagerly than this self same puzzling little marsh hen, about which cluster many -a story and many a myth. It was hard for our .sportsmen forefathers, so says this au- thority, to believe that his feeble flight could carry him over long journeys, and it was casier to Jmagine that he changed his shape and was today a bird of the upper air and tomorrow a frog living in the mul of | tho stream's bed. Although the ral is reared in all our fresh water marshes his range extends far o0 the north as well, and when the nights grow cooler he moves south- ward, flying by night and dropping i wild rice meadows that he knows at tho approach of day, and there rests and feeds until moonrise next night, when he ets off again. He is a simple little bird of deliberate flight, and casily killed. New and then it you are shooting on the edge of the marsh there is an opportunity for a quick shot as | a rail shows itself above the grass for a couple of fect only, as it reaches the shel- ter of cattails or weeds where the biat can- not go, or if a gale is Llowing, the rising bird is swept away, and a good allowance must be made for him. But ordinarily, in fair weather and on the wide marshes, he | is a poor marksman or woefully out of practice who fails to knock down nive or ten of the rail which rise before him. To knock down, however, Is not always to boat, for the erippled rail is skillful in hiding himself in the grass or weeds. Of course misses are /by all of us, because we are human, ‘for most of those made at rail there is Mo legitimate cxcuse. No. sport is moro pleasant and easy tham | rail.shooting. In fact, it s luxuricus, and we are disposed 1o think too much so for adult and skilled sportsmen. .~ No bird serves better as a_practice mark for the beginner, and we incline to the b vesarved solely for those who are learning to shopt. There is something rather unsatis- factory in the destruction by a good shot of thesa slow, awkward little birds, and they ghould be reserved to be shot only by women and children and other beginners. A pro- wvislon might be lnserted in the game law of each state like this: *“No male person pur.ue, capture, shoot, shoot at or kill any \;fik rajl bird, sora or ortolan, or any wading % of the family Rallidc Such a law would seem rather hard to many men who cach year look forward to the rall shooting As a sort of practice to get them in shape for the fall shoot'ng, and 4t would be a distinct hardship to the gour- mands who longingly anticipate the season when this most toothsome bird shall ap- pear on the table. Yet there are many who ‘will hold that the man who can turn cver the buzzing quail in the brush or stop the hurtling grouse as he darts through the for- est has po business to shoot rail. Bgeexes from the Ball Fiela OW that 1t is all over let us take a look and seo where wo are at. Rock Island gobbled the vemnant by & good, solid majorlty, | thanks to Umpire Needham and the | rotten playing of sundry other teams. Peoria landed 1n : sccond place, Jack- sonville I third, Lincoln in fourth, Omaha Aifth, St Joe sixth. Des Molnes seventh and o/ Yellow Boys from Quincy == -1l on ‘aceount of their wniforms. Below 1s the offictal standing : S Rock Tstna. ow s F-’hmfll&- ncolas . Dea Molnes. Quineya From RIEELE- 33 T o 1 will bo seen that Buckerioo, and his henost Leat us out by ten paints, hakes tl e ta'e (ha) plonshi) & watter yeu o b , ou. Al things eonsidered the fatiom, race was mot only clogeat, but the prettiest ap record. 'The elght teams delt the post i the spring very evenly matched, end uulil Western a fortnight ago they were all eogaged in ueek-and. chase 1o the wire. A day : gene sitered the position of no g‘ WiE Gl ke teaa, and Lhe margin y S THE OMAHADAILY BEE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 80, 18904, was 80 close that the keenest Intersst was constantly maintained. St Joe started in the lead at the first jump away, but fell off in its pace along in July, and is the only team of the six leaders to wind up with an average below the 500 per cent mark. Omaha was the in and outer in the race, playing brilliant and dub ball alternately day In and day out. Several of membors of the team were badly handi- capped by too close companlonship with John Barleycorn, and their final standing is as good as could have been reasonably ex- pocted. A new order of things must and will be brought about during the season of 95, The Bill Trafeys and the Yellow Boys were never in the fight, and, of course, bring up the rear. Hollingsworth, St. Joe's dandy little short, who leads the association, by the way, in his position, will finish the exhibition season with the Rourke family. The Rock Islands were paid off and di banded immediately after the last champion- ship game. Each member of the team re- ceived a new suit of clothes as a mark of meritorious conduct In the field A benefit for Jog Walsh, who 1 still con- fined to his home with a lame kno the tapis, Joa is a deserving player and a neat sum should be reslized in his behalf. The Corn Huskers will endeavor to do it some more this afternoon. But will they? that is the question. They are a lot of gingery players and are capable of making almost any team get up and hump. It is not unlikely *hat Deacon Abbey will again be found on Omaha's pay roll when the robins nest again. rge Munson, an old and popular news- per man, and one of the most brilliant ve ball chroniclers in the country, is here with_his “Derby Winner,” which opens at the Fifteenth Strest theater this afternoon. “The Derby Winner” is a product of Al Spinks’ fertile brain. Al is the well known proprietor of the St. Louis Sporting News. His play has made a great hit, and with Munson at its head, must be a source of big revenue 1o all concerned. Both he and Spink have thousands of friends throughout the countty, and we all are unanimous in the laudable effort of making the 'Derby Win- ner'” a winner in every sense of the word. The National leasue champonship season Gl with today’s games with Baltimore, New York and Ho:ton one, two, three. The n has been a great one, and cranks all over the country are jubilant over the tri- umph of the Orioles. They la contingency of Boston's succes nright ealamity, but beautifully left. almost s a luckily they got Forest, Vield and Stream, — | HAT Gilbert MU E Kerry, a special insur- ance agent of this city, s ono of the most adroit handlers of rod and reel in this section of the coun- try there is litfle or no doubt. He spent a day at Kellogg's fake one day last week and made a catch something like 100 bass, pickerel and cropple. He landed one handsome o©of the genus Micropterus, big mouthed black bass, weighing threa and one-half ponds and a monster pickerel that tipped the scale at eight and one-third. Mr. Kerry was one of the competitors in'the World's fair angling contest. Charles T, Stewart was out on his ranch in McPherson otunty last week, and says he never knew game to be so scarce. Likes usually from six to eight feet In depth are now baked splotches .on the prairies, and where formerly you could kill fifty ducks in a dey you will not now seeififty a week. George A. Hoagland and, son, Will, or Bill, as he is more familiarly known, are ‘at Glenwood Springs, Colo., whera they will put in a month with the elk and deer. William Price, who lives about fourteen miles southeast of the Blufis, asserts that there are more quail in that locality this fall than he ever saw before, which is say- ing a good deal for the birds, as Mr. Price has resided there for forty years, J. C. Morrison and H. B. Kennedy of this city, Charlie Williams of Missouri Valley and’ Ted Ackerman of Stanton leave for a month's grouse and duck shooting up near Rosebud agency on Wednesday evening next. Will Simeral and Barney Shannon put in a day out near Waterloo last weck, and brought back with them twenty-cne teal, a number of jacks and @ peck or two of meadow larks. Tho Interstate Fish Protective assoc'ation is laying its plans for a vigorous campaign against illegal fishermen next year. Ed. Richards, foreman for the Bratt Cat- tle company at Sutherland, this state, caught a coyote the other day with o lasso, He pulled the varmint about fifty yards, then ran his bronco up.along side of It and caught it by the hind legs and, swinging it over his head, broke its tmook. He says they are making preparations for a big roundup, and expect Yo cagture a large number of wolves, both the big gray and the prairie. George Krug goes to Langdon this even- ing for an extended sojourn with the bass and croppte. Hon. John Reese, one of the crack shots of Broken Bow, was In the city one day fast week and reports game very scarce out his way. There s nothing for the birds to subsist on. Most of the small streams are simple arroyos cutting through the country, and many of the lakes aro dry. The chicken have evidently left the coun- try., Mr. Reese says that formerly it was no feat at all to go out and bag half a bundred a day. Frank Parmeleo, the champlon wing shot of the west, contemplates a big grouse and duck hunt during the latter part of Octo- ber. He will act as guide and general man- ager of a party of prominent eastern gentle- men, and they will penetrate the wilds of North Dako Jim Davis, a Farnam street ticket broker, bas just returned from Gordon, where he has passed, with a party of friends, two weeks in' quest of the swilt-fiying grouse. They found hunting elegant, but birds scarce. C. E. Grinuell of Paxton, eb., with two companions bagged 181 chicken in three days somewhere out about O'Neill. Grinnell is one of the expert shots of the western part of the state, and it takes a_good one to beat him. N. H. Tunnicliff and Theodore Wiseman put in a day last week out on the Pappio. They didn't get a feather, however, and Tunnieliffl said he didn't care, as he eaught a huge turtle and ‘Theodore- made him enough soup to last a month. Jack Knowles, A, Hospe and John Hardin put in three days regently in the western part of the state ehicken shooting. They bagged 193 birds, twenty-one ducks, four jack rabbits, forty-eight snipe, mostly Wil- Bon,"and a coyote. The birds were plentiful and weather fine far_fhe sport. Colonel Hospe also captured & gorgeous specimen of tha great Amerlcan tumble weed, which is on exhibition {n one of the show windows of his Douglas street establishment. George Brown, the taxidermist, has re- ceived from Canada six big moose heads, which will be mounted and placed on exhibition. He also received a half dozen large Alaskan bear wkins, one of which is cleven feet long, with hair measuring four- teen inches. Heard John Tetty remark the other day that as a rifie shot Fred Fuller was all right In his class, but has a whole school house full of knowledge to store up yet. The champion says he is laying low, like Br Fox, and If Freddy ever opens his mouth ahout rifie shootiug again he'll jump Inte it. Bobby Stein of the Neéw York Life was up at Big Lake the other day afier du He returned in the evenitg with a bunch of thirteen—fatal numbeprmallards, as he sup- posed, but later it turned out that they were all mud hens. Have m olgar? Captain Mostyp, Sergeant Cook and De- tective Dunn of police department and Charles Dooley returned from an eight days' shoot up In Cherry and Brown countlies Thorsday. ‘They had great luck, and, while the wealher was seowhal calavurable, they the best | ked upon the | o baggsd several hundred mallards, red-Noads and teal, about 150 Jack suips and a dozén of two prairie chickens. They generously ro- membered their friends in this city by ship- ping down the bull of their birds, and, aside from what they dcovoured, they gave to friends up where they were shooting. All of the boys brought home big bags, but owing to the warm weather the birds spoiled in transit. The party left the train at Alns- worth, whers they were joined by Mail Agent C. B. Sargeant, an old sportsman, and then they drove overland for about twenty-five miles to the sloughs and lakes, where they pitched their tents and made a eamp. The shooting was good and the ducks fairly swarmed In the sloughs, but It is a bhard place to shoot in. The sloughs are filled with springs and the bottoms covered with a mucky mire, which is almost Impossible to wade through and is not deep enough for a boat they made up for lost time, and fairly lived on jack snipe and wood du a number of birds which they call snipe, but which really were avo s, They are prized by hunters and c(pleures, but seldom found so far north. These birds are as large as a king roil, with longer legs, ave a longer bill than a jack, which turns up at the points, They are a utifuily marked black and white wader and are ubout hard to shoot as a Jack, Leing extremely wary and fast of flght. The boys greatly enjoyed their trip, 1 Texas Will Simeral and Barney Shannon en- Joyed a fine day’s shooting in the Platte bot- toms near Waterloo one day last week, They drove down in the evening, and going over to Ben Richardson’s they nearly eat him out of house and home. Ben drove the boys over to the lakes, and although it was too warm for duc to be flying Inh any con- iderable numbers they bagmed over twenty fat green winged teal. On the drive home they killed thirty meadow larkes and turtle doves They report that the hedges and ces are full of big coveys of quail and expect to make an onslaught on these birds before Thanksglving. Colonel Breckinridge Porter and Lord Chumley Snyder of the Bes made a descent on the finny and feathery denizens of the lakes and streams around West Point with guns and rods Thursday and Friday and had great sport, well flilling bag and creel. The fell fishing is now in full season and some fine catches are being made. Colonel Bill Liddiard, allas Rattlesnake Pete of Rushville, was m the city one day this weel with a government prisoner. Lid- diard says that chickens are scarce up in Sheridan county, but that pin tail grouse are plentitul. He 1s a great hunter and with a Winchester can bag as much big game as any of the boys. Bill has arranged for a fall shoot up in the Big Horn country and says that mountain sheep are reported as thick in the bad lands. He has invited some of his Omaha friends to enjoy the sport with him. Charley Kosters has returned from @ chicken expedition up on Dell Alken's ranch Holt county. Chickens were scarce and hooting poer. Captain Cormack is enjoying the morning shooting at Cut-Off nowadays, and is getting Tis hand in at the game with his No. 10 Parker hammerless. The captain killed a red head ome morning this week, and it is reported that those fine fowls are strag- gling in as the weather grows cooler. In about another week the bigger ducks will begin their flight, unless the weather gets too warm, Uncle Nate Ellott, with his pack of hounds, captured a quartet of big fat coons in the timber north of Florence one morning last week. This is a splendid sport, but of late years has nearly died out from a lack of coons, but it is reported that there are lots of the ringtalls in the Missouri river bottoms | this fall. A Few Portinent Remmuris. Now that the season is over and shouts.of victor and moans of vanquished have died away, and ‘“silence comes like a poultice to heal the blows of sound,” one little yelp, which has been echoed in the heart of many a crank all summer long, Wil riot be amiss. Last summer the great national game re- newed its hold on the throbbing heart of the public, and in despite of the busimess depression the major, minor and minimus leagues of the country were successful be- yond all reasonable expectations. In the main the exhibitions have bpen satfstoctory, but there is ome little feature which has marred the sport to an exteut that in many cases has proved costly In the extreme. In- competent umpires have In many cascs made farcical exhibitions of what would otherwise ave been good games of ball, and by their upidity and obstinacy have disgusted alike patrons and players, uutil interest flugsed and attendance wanmed. In' the National lengue towns umpires were mobbed morc frequently during the season Just ended than before. In the Westeen lesgue 1o was en almost daily occurrin In the Western association it happenedl but once, so far as memory serves, and that was at St. Joseph, when Omaha won i3 first game there, and the crowd went aiter Ward. But se.cral times the umplre so porated tie piayers that games were ied or play only resumed under protest, If all the umpiring s to be judged by what w1s seen in Omaha, it was as a whole Lhe worst ever witnessed, Only the proverbial fairness of the Omaha cranks saved some of the chumps who turned good ball playing into a mere game of chance depending on the umpire's whim It is not the intention to impute dishonest motives to the men who filled that exacting position. It were probably charity to do so. But, incompetent, dishonest or whatever else the cause, the result was the same. It is possible to string out instances until the Jength of the recital would be tiresome, but The Bee has no desire to hold up any indi- vidual to especial scrutiny In this regard. Barring the work of Jack Haskell, the Western association’s entire staff may be dealt with In thess general terms. Haskell did very well, his style so strongly con- trasting with the others that he gained a credit maybe greater thau he deserved. At any rate he has the confidence of the patrons and the respect of the players. But, to re- turn to our mutton, there must be some serious consideration given to this matter of umpiring. Under the present rules the grounds are practically under control of this \dividual during the game. He has power over players and spectators, and on his judgment, as much as anything else, the result of the game depends. In the strict application of the rules he Is an absolute autocrat, and if he is inclined to be in the Jeast arbitrary he can make the life of any man on whom his displeasure falls perfectly miserable. . It was probably well ~enough intended when the umpire was vested with the abso- lute power in which he is clothed by the Tules, yet it is certain that the men who framéd those rules intended that they should be interpreted by men of even temper and well balanced minds. It such men were on the - grounds In the capacity of umplre, their very conduct would be _the best _protection they could possibly have. It is easy to see how a player, wrought up to an intense tension by tho excitement of the game, straining every faculty to win, may, under stress of chagrin or indignation at having a close play de- cided against him, give way to his natural foelings for o moment. He may even give vent (o utterances that merlt sharpest cen- sure, yet when he reflects fhat the umpire is a man of integrity and stamina, decid- ing the game on its merits and not on any poiat of personal preference, he will regret his hasto and cheerfully acquiesce in the docision. However unruly the pl s he will behave himself if he knows th¥. umpire is an homest man and a fiera one. _ But if the umpire bo dishonest or weak, tHen the player is goaded to desperation by the un- fair decisions, and as the game goes against him he loses all heart for mnythiug but an opportunity to get even with the an who winning U ame for the other and the Tesult s fnes (loo often remitted) and expulsion from the game. If tne player had confidence in the integrity of the umpire and knew flnes im- posed would be collected much of the um- pleasantness would be removed, for the sal ary of the ordinary player is where he is most easily touched, and he would rather submit quietly evem to palpable Injustice than to the certainty of paying well for m ing a futile “kick.” Lot there be more inportAuce attached: te ever But in the cvenings and mornings | They killed | the moral character of tha men who umpire ball games. It may cost a little more to eoura this class of men, but the extra ot lay will be amply repald in the Increase of attendance. Let It bo well understood that the outcome of the game depends on the skill of the opposing nines and not on the whim of the umpire and the public will be more numerously represented at the games. Abolish the nonsensical ruls which gives the umpire power to weaken a team in whatever Important point he chooses by or- dering n man_out of the game. Such a rulo exists, and it simply places the disposi- tion of the champlonship at the mercy of any one who may be sufficiently dishonest to use his advantage. Give the players to understand that to receive fair treatment they must accord falr treatment, Club man- agers must themselves assist the umpire by requiring of their men respect for that offi- clal, understanding that the occupants of tho seats heve yaid to see ball playing and not wrangling, that it is coaching and not argument the crank wants to hear, and above all that “sbuse of the umpire does | not ald the nine in sccuring the favor. Club owners can akd in securing this resuit by Instructing thelr managers that men are omployed (o play ‘ball and not to quarrel with the umpire, and that the public has an in- terest in the game it pays to see. Honest base ball, honestly umpired, is the grandest of outdoor games, and attracts more attention than any other summer sport, | For this very- reason the men whose thou- W‘awndu of dcllars jare invested in the game should perscnally see to it that steps be taken to eecure a higher grade of umpires in 1805 than 'was seen in 1894, and better ball, better attendance and better satisfac- tion' will result, and when at last the pen- nant is awarded the leading team the bit- terest partisan will have no occasion to say “the umpire did it.” Too bad that {s nat true th's year, but let's cheer up and do stter next. Whisperings of the Wheel. THESE are the morn- ings when one should arife with the chickens and take a spin over the sandpapered roads. This vailey s cele- brated for its autumn seasons, and wheelm:n always find it the best part of the year In which to ride with any comfort and enjoyment. As a rule, the longest club runs and tours are made during the months of September and October. Chief Consul Ebersole spent two or three Qays of the past week at K-arney, where he officlated as referee during the tourney “Tilly” Urlau, cne of the old standbys of the Omaha Wheel club, was a prominent figure at the Blair reunion last Sunday. The new location of the reunion grounds is much more preferable than the old. Had the day been bright and warm the shady grove would have been a place much sought after. As it was the majority of the wheel- men were to be found on the sunny side of haystacks, barns and corn cribs In the vicinity. Kearney is considered the banner cycling town of Nebraska this year. The wheelmen out there are all first raters and have a club that would do credit to a metropolis. Hastings 1s coming to the front ranks as a good cycle town and is crowding Omaha and Lincoln for second place. F. G. Barnett, the Nebraska flyer, is gain- ing a reputation for himself and his state down in effete east. He is classed among the crack handicap men now and manages to_mystify them in the finishes. The Omaha World-Herald speaks very slightingly of the services of Mr. Ebersole a chief consul of the Nebraska division. We do not think this is the sentiment of the mass of division members, as Mr. Ebersole has proven himself a man of sterling worth to the division and possessed of a good clear business head, qualities which cannot be found everywhere. Mr. Ebersole has the League of American Wheelmen intercst at leart, and will, if he allows his name to go in as a candidate for re-election, poll the largest vote of any ome of the candidates named thus far. There Is no doubt but that there are other members of the division who would make good executive officers, but wheelmen know that Mr. Ebersole has been a good and worthy officer, and merits re- election. The offic> of chief, cansul. of & growing division like ours is. a trying one and ghould be filled by a man both popular and business-llké, a man of energy, con- fldence and gpod common sense, one who is Zamiliar with the workings of both national and division imatters, an enthusiast and a wheelman. The present incumbent is all of this, we belieye. The contest for the division offices this year promises to e a. hot onme. Candidates are as commen gs flies in summer time, and wire pulling is at a‘ premium. The state seems to be divided as to choice of candi- dates for the offce of chief consul. Mr. Ebersole, the present consul, J. L. Ollier of Lincoln and W. Bi Walker of Kearney seem 10 be the favorites. Mr. Walker, himself, leans considerably in the direction of Mr. Ebersole, and expresses himself in closing a personal letter to' the ‘cycle editor of The Bee as follows: *Mr. Ebersole has proved his sterling worth on more thau one occa- sion, particularly %o in the management of the Washington-Denver relay ride. I am not a candidate agamst good material, and there- fore withdraw In favor of Mr. Ebersole.” Captain Bd P. Walker of the Tourist Wheelmen piloted his club mates up to the Blair reunion last Sunday, instead of lead- ing them on to Tekamah. The regular cen- tury elub run takes place today. R. H. Nichols of thé Ganymede Wheel club made a century last Sunday, leaving the Biuffs at 5 &. m., and finishing the first seventy-five miles in time to partake of a fine dinner with some of his club mates in Blair. at noon. Ora Hayman and Young Van Doosen are two “class A" men that Nebraska flyers in the same class will have to look out for. Both young men are riding in good form, and seem to Improve with the season. The cold northerner which blew with such terrific force last Sunday had a rather chilly offect upon the wheelmen who faced it on thelr way to the Blair reunion. The boys to the number of 100 or so huddled around the commissary stands at the grove and tried to get up enough spirit to make up for the lack of warmth. ~After the sun came out, however, things took a turn for the merry, and livened up %o much so, that every one had a good time and enjoyed himseif. It can be said that the third annual reunion of the Interstate wheelmen was a success, About 100 ‘cyclists were present, the ma- jority making the trip awheel. Omaha, Council Bluffs, Fremont, Mis- sourl ~Valley, Tekamah, Herman and Blalr wero represented. A program of athletic games amused the visitors in the afternoon and wound up with a tug o' war between the Omaha Turnvereln team and a picked team from the cyclists in attendance. The rope was taken down to the rallroad track, where the men could get a foothold, and at the word the teams lald down to do or dle. Ed Cox, who captained the picked team, cautioned his men not to pull up the tracks or any part of South Blair, a mandate which ‘they faithfully observed, although Williamson and Urlau started all the spike: in their immediate vicinity and threw the rails out of line. The turners hung on to the rope and slowly the handkerchlef crossed the line to their side. The judges declared them winners by a good two inches. The Harrowing quartet, led by King Denman and assisted by a chorus of fifty trained voices, rendered several selections that wers heard in Douglas and Dodge counties, a fact that will win laurels for the quartet if they per- sist In wooing the spirit of harmouy. “Dad” Porrigo was on hemd and had something to say to everybody. His commissary stand was a much sought for spot in the afternoon. Had the day been fine and fair at least 200 would have attended. Many old famillar faces were absent and many new ones were noted. The cyclists should make this re- union & permanent event, similar to the old soldiers, oli’ seftiers and other reunions. Organized upon' & systematic basis would insure permanenty. The Tourist Wheflmen nvite all wheelmén to accompany thend’ upon any of the follow, ing tours for Qctober. Captaln Walker ré- quests that all embers turn out this month and make the téur, only one of them ix of any length: ‘Sunday, October 7, Bellevue for dinner and'a run around Fort Crook, start at § Urotdnd trip twenty-two mile: , Octobet 14, Fremont, start ¢ a. m., October 21 Crescent City, '8 twenty-six miles: Sunday, October' 28, Millard, 8 a. m., thirty- six mil o Y Standiog 0';1; Wes League. With last Tuesday's games the Western league champlonship season came to an ead. “Watty's” doughty Corn Huskers landed the pennant and he has the comgratulations of his many Omaha friends. So far as the Western Jeague race was concerned the Gate Clty cranks pulled for Sloux City. The Toledo Swamp Angels by a great spurt cut our old time friend, Jimmy Manning of the Kansas Citys, out of second place, and Minneapolis has to be contented with fourth place. The Grand Rapids team is in fifth bole, with Indlamapolis sixth, Detroit and Milwaukee following in the order named On May 1 Kansas City led with five games Won and none lost; Sioux City stood second with three games won and none lost. On June L1 the Sioux Citys has overtaken the Missourians and held first place to the close of the season. The Toledos jumped into second place during July, but lost it to the Kansas Citys in August. - The latter played fine ball on the home grounds, but fell off when they went abroad and were licky to finish in third place. The Minneapolis club could not win away from home on the final trip and was fortunate to win fourth place. The Detroits and Milwaukees m strong finishes, but could not improve thelr posi- tions, An Ot Omahn Player L In glancing over the batting averages of the Western league for the season just closed it is ascertained that “Rasty” Wright, an old Omaha player, now with Grand Rapids, heads the batting list with a percentage of .465; then comes Ollle Beard of the Kansas Citys with .454; big Sam Dungan, another ex-Omahog, with 447; Perry Werden, , and Billy Klusman 420. The other former Omaha players, who rank well up, re Larry witchell, with 300 rmep Visner, .389; Frank Genins, .385; Jack Orooks, .385; Bobby Gilks, .383; Lou Camp, .876; Joe Walsh, .376; Jimmy Collopy, .367; George Hogriever, .365; Papa McCauley, .361, and Bobby Langsford, with .333. The lowest ex-Omahan on the list, and he is next to last of the whole caboodle, is George Darby of Kansas City, with .193. In fielding, Spier of Grand Rapids leads the catchers; Motz of Indianapolis the first base- men; Taylor of Milwaukee the second base- men; Clingman of Milwaukee the third base men; Taylor of Milwaukee the short stops, and Long, Genins and Gilks Questions und Answers. SOUTH OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 25.—To the Sporting Editer of The Bee: Please an- swer in Sunday's Bee and decide a bet the following query: Was Robert J., the cele- brated pacer, ever for one year in the state of Nebraska, and If so where? Please an- swer this.—J, mith, a Subscriber. Ans.—A number of horsemen in this vi- cinity have been inquiring into Robert J's pedigree since he made a world's pacing record by going the mile in a Tace in 2:01%, and herewith is again given his lineage Robert J was foaled In 1888 on the farm of Robert J. C. Walker of Williamsport, Pa His sire is Hartford 5. 2:22%, son of Harold, 413, and Judith, by Mambrino Chief, 1. His dem Is Geraldine, by Jay Gould, 197. He is in every sense a trotting bred pacer, and traces through several lines to Hambletonian, 10, the founder of the Ameri- can trotting horse. In 1801, at Philadeiphia Tattersalls, Robert J was knocked down to J: Champ Brown, the trainer for Mr. Walker, for the sum of $230. Mr. Walker, upon learning that his driver had purchased the gelling, made Mr. Brown a present of the Horse, and the latter named him Robert J, as a token of appreciation. As a 2-year-old Robert J took a record of 2:30, but he cut only o small figure on the turf until 1893 when he suddenly loomed up as a dangerous opponent in the free-for-alls. At Nashville, Tenn., in October of that year, he took a mark of 2:06% in the first and second heats, defeating Flying Jib and others. His work on the turf this year is too well known to regiire mention. " In the hands of Bd Goers he'has been a constant race horse, always to be depended upon to do his best in every contest, no matter how fast the pace or how long_the route. He is a bay gelding, fil- teen ‘and a hall hands high, with a lean, boty head, lcng neck and clean throttle, Tis “deep obligue shoulders, capacious barrel and broad hips denoting great lung capacity and driving power. BARTLEY, Neb., Sept. 24.—To the Sport- ing Editor of The Bee: Please give the address of President N. A. Young of the ;\'.dunul Base Ball.league—Edgar T. Black- an, Ans.—Washington, D. C. OMAHA, Sept. 28.—To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: In the Omaha and Rock Island-Moline game the sccre stood so and Will you please tell me In your next Sunday's Bee what is meant by Rock Island- Molinc?—A. B. B. Crank. Ans.—The Rock Island club represented !l“e twin cities of Rock Island and Moline OMAHA, Sept. 22.—To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: The sporting editor of Town Topics, speaking of the rac: between Domino and Henry of Navarre, says: “I saw one man that bet on both horses at the best pertions of the market, and he stood to win on either one, or on the dead heat as well."” How was this possible at the odds quoted? Please answer In tomorrow's paper an oblige.—Reader, Ans.—The rule is that if the sum of a bet is even you would get your money back. What were the odds in this race? In cas of a dead heat in a match race all bets are off, but this was a special purse, not a match, and bets were settled differently, the Henry of Navarre man getting the best of it on account of the odds at which most bets were made. Still, I know nothing of the bet of the man the Town Topics speaks of and cannot explain. BEATRICE, Neb., Sept. 21.—To the Sport- ing Editor of The Bee: To decide a bet please state in next Sunday's Bee Robert J's record; also, does a horse make a record in a race?—A Subscriber. Ans.—See answer to J. J. Smith, OMAHA, Sept. 21.—To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: Will you kindly decide the following controversy: In a cribbage game, A plays an eight-spot, B plays a four-spot, A plays a seven-spot, B plays a six-spot, A cannot play within thirty one, B then plays a five-spot. A claims that B should count a run of three and a go. B claims ho is entitled to a run of five and a go. Which is correct? Should he peg four or six holes? A decision in Sunday's issue will greatly oblige.—George Hennesey. Ans.—B. Six holes. ANITA, Ta, Sept. 26.—To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: Will yon kindly an- swer the following In the sporting column of next Sunday's Bee? 1. Should an out- fielder be charged with an error if he allows a safe single hit to pass him, allowing the base runner to make two bses when perfect play would allow him to make but one, pro- vided that there Is no chance to retire him. If it is mot an error how should it be scored? 2. Should a flelder be charged with an error if he mufts & foul fly? 8. In case a man is caught between bases should a fielder be charged with an error if he allows him to return to the base he occupied, and does not allow him to advance a base? If he is charged with an error please explain the meaning of the clause In the rules for scor- ing, which reads: “An error shall be given for each misplay which allows a base runner to make one or more bases when perfect play would bave insured his belng put out.”—C. J. McKinley. Ans.—(1) Yes. (2) Yes, if the batsman afterward reaches his base by a hit or in any other manner. (3. No. OMAHA, Sept. 25.—To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: In a game of peanuckle of 1,500 points A, B and C play. A has 1,495, B has 1,440, C has 1,490. A deals, diamonds tromps. B plays aca of clubs, takes trick, then comes back with jack of elubs, C goes over with king of clubs and A takes it with ace of clubs and calls 1,500 points. C clalms B should have played trumps, according to rules, instead of jack of clubs, which, had he have done, would give C the game, as C had both aces of trumps. Now A and C both clatm game. Plwuse decide in Sunday Bee.—A Subscriber. Ans.—A should have led his highest trump after winning the trick needed {0 secure his game. NELSON, Neb., Sept. 26.—Ta the Sporting Editor of The Bee: Answer in Sunday Bee the following question: A and B run a bieycle race and T bet that A wins the heat. They run a desd heat, who wins*—N. L. P, Aus.—1t is a draw. OMAHA, Sept. 20.—To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: Please answer in next Sunday's edition: A bets B §26 that Plimmer would whip Murphy. The fight was a draw, does A lose?.—C. H. Martin, 1722 Harney street. Ans—No. It is & draw bet. nd flelding THE SCIENCE OF WRESTLING | .33, s oo Wh at America’s Greatest Wrestler Says of This Famous Exeroiss, EVERY BOY SHOULD UNDERSTAND THE ART It Develops the Lungs and Is & Splendia Tralniog in Self Control Under the Fire of Antagonsm—Methods In Vogue. The greatest exponent America is Willlam Muld development, as nearly proaches the perfect. In favorite theme he said me to understand why such a glorious ex- ercise should have fallen into disuse. 1 blame It very much on the parents, school toachers and gymnastic instructors people have got an exaggerated idea danger connected with and done all they could As a matter of fact, padded floor the element hardly come into consid every American boy Is to be bantered and molly-coddled in' this style, what sort of an imbecile will he be, and what kind of a rac of men will thers be 100 years from now it such manly sporis as wrestling and boxing of wrestling in on, whose physieal as possible, ap speaking on his ‘It is diffcult for of the ling, have discountenance it wr to with & well sanded or of danger can ation. And then, if THE are outlawed? I say boxing because the two go hand in hand. He is a very indiffer- ent boxer who knows nothing about wres- tling. As an exercise for boys, It Is in some ways unequaled. Nothing so thoroughly re- moves the stiffuess of the joints and awk- wardness of the limbs or makes the body &0 lithe and supple. Medical men highly en- dorse it as a lung developer and endurance test. Moreover,- it has this to its credit namely: That it contains all the essentials of an encounter with the spirit of antagonism and friendly rivalry, and yet is so much_less provoking to the temper than boxing. Ve few persons would attempt to gain:ay the adage that ‘science wins.' If they should, it is an easy ‘matter to'prove it to them. No- where does 'sélenoe -serve one better than in wrestling; ‘ekpjéclally if your opponent ha the advantage of ‘skze. This being the case, every boy should have a fairly comprehe sive knowledge of the art of wre:tling, for the ability to put into exccuiion some clever tr.p may at some time serve him a good purpose. HOLD. SOME OF THE SCIENCE. “In the first place, then, there are two ways of taking holds. In the one method the opponents stand chest to chest, each wrestler placing his chin on the other's shoulder and grasping his opponent round the body. His left arm above the latter's right, their bodies braced like ‘rafters of a well built roof. «In the other it is ‘catch as catch can.’ Bach opponent leans for- ward, stepping round warily, his eyes keenly watching .every movement of the other, until one of them, seeing an opening, darts forward, when both attempt to se- cure the better hold. There are, again, two distinct kinds of wrestling, the recumbent and the upright. The former, styled Graeco- HALF-NELSON. Roman, differs from the latter, or Cumber- land and Westmorelend, in their features It allows no tripping, and requires that after the contestants have tumbled to the ground a fall shall not be adlowed until one of them has been placed on his back and his two shoulders down. The Westmoreland allows tripping of all kinds, but mo grcund wres- tling. A fall is given when any part of the shouiders or hips Is down. It is unnec- essary to discuss the merits of the two sys- tems. Both have their adherents. The Westmoreland certainly glves more room for cleverness and skill than the other. Among other chips or trips in this system is the ‘back heel’ It consists simply In putting your left foot behind your oppo- nent's right and bending him over it. This 15 & very common throw and almost every boy has probably tried it. Not so common, lowever, are the various ways of avolding this trip and using it to throw your ad- versary. CLEVER TRIPS. “The following are the most clever trips sed in wrestling today, and while we use them here as defensive they are also the principal ones for offensive work, If your opponent crooks his left foot behind your right keep It there. Now let youcself fall apparently backward. Your right foot will be twisted or crocked round his left, when by pulling him backward on account of the leverage you can put him under. This fs called the ‘hank.’ Another exceedingly clever chip is the ‘hipe.’ When your opponent tries the back heel lean to the left with your head low down. Throw your right leg between his two legs, lifting him off the ground. This 15 a mighty clean in order to turn him on his back shove arm underneath his from behind and him by the back of the neck. Unless turns all the way over this will land on his back. When one feels himeelf lifted off the ground he should alip his left leg insifle his opponent’ or vice versa. This will prevent him being lifted, and, it done skilltully, will throw the other man. It Is invaluable wrestling with a person larger than self. Theore are, of course, countless in wrestling not touched on here and can only be mastered by long However, with a thorough knowledge of foregolng suggestions and the ability executo them, it will be possible to surprise any of your boy friends who & tempt to throw you." you A Speck on the Horlzon. Thero is a speck on the base ball horigo, It is true, but it is so infinitesimally sme that {t scarcely attracts respectful attention! The means that are devised to direct atten- tion 1o its existence are too plain to be seek { to give it more than a passing thoughl Wind Is the largest component part of the These | | against w means employed by the promoters and @igs turbers who ate restless under the present healthy state of affairs throughout base balls dom is just the t to break down the Natfonal league American assoclation of professional hase clubs, and in its place to rear somethl better—somothing grander and what prove something larger—for new suckers 10 sink thelr alleged capital. But the on the horizon will be eftaced of its own inanition and all the means ems ployed to give it new life and color it upy will go for naught, It has the stamp of & counterfeit upon its face, and it will only a short whilo before it will go the way all_counterfeits. The sad memories of the late brotherhood days still linger, and are painful indeed to those eminently qualified capitalists Who! were induced to put their money in a rains bow chasing expedition, Thi base revolt had the prestige of the best pla of the National league, who left that ofe ganization to join the brotherhood, and the best cities in America were used as thi ttle grou Then, again, the sy of the majority of tho patrons of the wal was with the playets in their then wel at wore claimed the imposil of the magnates. With all these elom portending success for the brotherhood, ho! well it succeeded is still fresh In the mindes of the lovers of the game. It Was unquess tionably the most stupendous flasco that been recorded in the annals of sport, | time | dying snap to keep it going for a'fow as the players thomselves were res for the revolt, €0 were they a power im downfall, How and why, then, Ingly severe facts to stubborn things—can a new revolt ags the present doubly powerful base ball ganization expect to succeed? It has not 0 chance in a million. There is scarcely player of any ability and prominence wi would desert his present surroundings te become identified with a chimerical schem® such ai a few disgrunted follows are ats: tempting to blow into existence. One b ball revolt that fairly sparkled in its aif sion of richly laden promlises, fragrant w prospective profits and heautifully enscon@ in o bed of roses, left the ball player ' and dry with nothing but food for refleg to cheer him up in his hour of depress, ile the capitalist had nothing but lections to contemplate upon his depl oxchequer. That base ball revolt of 1§ left its impression upon player, backer patron, s broken promise after prom was shown up strewn along the sands time. But base ball is an institution & will live long and. prosper, withstandi: the concentrated offorts of schemers * those without ‘fts bulwark to tear @ its beautiful structure. It is par excellens the national game, is near and dear 10 hearts of the American people, and it like the perenniel brook, go on and on, fakirs, disorganizers and others who designs upon its fair name will have pa: away unnoticed and sunk deep Into ob he alleged revolt which is suid; to brewing to start up a new National assocf tion originated in Pittsburg, where its moters have had their inning. They forth their scheme until they, wore the face, but their blowing has fallen the winds that fiirt about the ATl mountains, and it nearly exhausted its pitating foree. In Chicago, Cincinnati t. Louis the Pittsburg wind expected gother new strength, but beyond blow it has “‘died a’-bornin’.” Level-h Comiskey was sald to be in the Bohe hut ho strenuously and emphatically ded the charge. Comiskey is not the kind man to be worked on any such wind as stitutes the major part of the new Nati| assoclation, and the “promoters” and gers for the new scheme are having & trying to Infect new wind into with these 4l combat—-and th 3 i = longer. Changes on the Grid-Iron Tield. The foot ball season {s almost on and 4 is little doubt but what the game is goix be very popular here this fall. Both Y. M. C. A. and High school will both strong teams in the fleld and local Id of the sport are to be favored with & of championship contests by the organizat to which these teams Lilong. The game will bo governed by some materially new rules this season and what the result will be can only be. at. After a fow games, however, {ho or demerit of these innovations will known. The restrictions on massed plays produce many new phases. There will be tenfold more kicking this season than herss tofore, and foot ball will be no misnome= as heretofore for the game. There will b much more open play and consequently movements of the various players and easier understood, making the: decidedly more enjoyable to spectators less hazardous for the contestants, shortening of the half to thirty-five is certainly a good change, for forty: utes of such vigorous action as cha izes the play imposes entirely too strain and renders mishaps much more The idea that massed plays have bee: interdicted is erroncous. It is only im opening that massed plays are barred. thres men will be allowed to start the ball is in play, which s suffie givo plenty opportunity for momentum So far the ~Omaha cluba’ concerned the changes in the rules looked upon with favor. Individusle Qissent will, in all probability, be Won to the change after a few games have played, Tho Young Men's Ohris tion team Is already 'welliadva in mentary practice, Buctgy and faithl have characterized the work of all th so far, and they seem th bo very ‘mi earnest and Imbued with the apirit achieves victories, Every one of them pears to realize that hard and work is necessary to cope with the they will line up egainst this fall. i - they need from this on is regulsr substantial diet and plenty of BUTTOCK. fall and is almost sure to down your man, especially it he be unakilled. In the ‘but- tock’ you suddealy siacken your held and turn quickly around, Them getting your back under your opponeat’s slomach turn him bod- {ly over your thigh. I requires streagth and rapidity, and thers is danger when sluckening our hod \hat your uosl may tighlen Fia“and thup trusteate the throw and gain held. The ‘haif Neiin' an advantageous billed a very entol minglod Caucasian apd lector Chicago Tribune, and hung wboat until ¥ found o chanes to speak 1o him. A clse. % sigesruiioes Swart’s Second Clab Night, Prof. Swart's second athletic en will take place at the THurston, rifles {old Oniaha Athletic club) next We cvening at 8 o'clock. The program. is i and varied. Mr. Chanles Myers, ther Omp club swinger, will do some fanay & Mr. Swoboda, the esming’140-pound man, who is bullt on the Sandow or do_some marvelous work with heayy bells; six three-round boxing bouts wil presented. Prof. Swart and € Lewis will box an exhibition bout. My Arthur and Ed Rothery, Lou Adcms, Hes Godso, William Hugen and others aré aby to box Two light-welghts. ;.* wrestle. In oll the program p ainlog one. Calling on an Rxpedi, aged citizon, ia. whose velns Bthioan bload callod at the he eourt houss, Says An about cqual proportions, ofice in w dis co Colleciahit” he inquired, replied that effictal. “What unele agin o man_ down on Jeff'son, hrock the aged caller, v serap of paper. I can't” bandiug blm a po "Wflh\ yn»?l £ The *‘dear public” ls told that the | “new national assaciation 5 t 3 will never grow larger. from view and fade a £