Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 28, 1894, Page 19

SPORTS OF THE AUTUMN TIME Pleasant Reading for the Followers of the Dog and Gunand Rod, WHISPERINGS OF THE WHIRLING WHEEL Standing of the Whist Players—Chat with | the Ball Pluyers—Frederikus and the Grizzlo and Fall Sports of AlL Varieties and Kinds. Robert and John Patrick, Dick Berlin and Fred Montmorency constituted a little camp ing party up the Platts a few days ago They were in the stubble and brush but one day, and over the Patrick and Montmorency setters bagged seventy-six . quail. The camping outfit of the Pairicks is said to be & modei in its way. B. A. Shepherd and A. E. Kimball of this city, and R. 8. Walbank of Chicago have returned from a week’s duck shoot among the lakes in the vicinity of Gordon Like the majority of other wild fowl shoot- era they report a scarcity of both birds and water, yet scored a satisfactory Kill, con- sidering thess conditions. Prank S. Parmalee and the writer will attend the big special trap shoot at Chi- cago in November, and it may be the local champlon will try conclusions with Captain Blowhard Brewer and one or two other so- called world beaters. Captain Brewer has a $260 forfeit up in,the Windy City for a match with Parmalee, Elliott™ or Fulford, and the probabilities are that each gentle- man named will go after him. He already has a match arranged with Charlie Budd, and the prospects are good for the greatest convocation of tamous wing shots ever known in this countiy, Captain Charles H. Townsend and son— the genial Billy of the Cross Gun company—bagged thirty-three quail_on the Towa side last Monday afternoon. They are in the field with Major Jenkins near Colum- bus today. The sporting editor is indebted to Nathan Kirk Griggs of Lincoln for a copy of his handsome little volume entitled “The Lyrics of the Lariat,” a collection of ariginal poems touching upon the varied romantie phases of life in the wild west. - Many of Mr. Griggs' eftusions are gems of purest ray serene, among which should be ously mentoned “A Thirty Years' “The Cowboy” and “The Hobo,” the first named in particular containing much beauti- ful poetic sentiment. That Laureat Griggs 18 a veritable genius will be recognized when it is stated that he has had all of his poems set to original wiich be carrles about with him in a Russia leather portfolio, and being the legal luminary of the B. & M rallrond he is pretly much on the go. He 0ot only carries this music with him, but cuts it 10050 on the slightest provocation, on tertaining whomsoever caught within the lim- its of his very stentorian and not unmelodi- ous voice. We were among his auditors in a Pullman enroute to the sand hill ducking grounds a ple of weeks ago and listened with a degree of ecstatie rapture to about everything he knew. There are but two drawbacks to Poet Griges’ vocalization, one of which i3 a rather irksome homogeneous- ness of tune and the other that he has been a victim of laryngotracheotomy, which cuts high pranks w.th his birdlike voice at fre- quent and d'sheartening intervals. When we met the poet songster he was evidently on an electioncoring tour for his road and Tommy Majors, for at almost every station he made earth and atmosphere quaver with a choice lonentitled “Rosey on the Run,” which he continued until the small hours of the morning and until the poor im- prisoned Pullman passengers, among whom were many ladies, unitedly appealed to the entlemanily conductor to have him corked. ut the “‘con’ wasn't equal to the emergency. When Poet Griggs discovered that his help- less victims were rapidly evincing symptoms of paralysis he resorted to the smoking com- partment and continued his operatic contor- tions, In which Rosey, Tommy, the cowboy and the Hobo suffered in abont equal meas- ure, until from sheer exbaustion he quit. Percy Ford and Will Simeral made an onslaught on the quail the other day down about Loulsville somewhere, and, both being experts with the hammerless, of course they came back with game pockets bulging with birds. Fred Fuller, ex-champion rifle shot, Fred Schrader, Fred Heft and Fred Mangedoht are stll in the Big Horn mountains, hunt- ing grizzly bear, moose, elk and mountain Mons for the English market. On Wednes- day of last week Colonel Fuller had a very close call with a ten-ton grizzly. He got him cornered in a little crypt in the rocks and after emptying his Winchester at him Witbout any visible effect Mr. Bruin chal- lenged Mr. Fuller to a hand to hand conflict. Nothing daunted, Fred drew his broad- bladed knife and advanced to meet his attagonist. He got within range and was about to plunge the glittering stoel where it would do the most good when the grizzly #ide-stepped him, a la Corbett, and hit him & swipo with his ham-like paw alongside the with such force that Frederickus went lying over the rocks like the projectile from & catapult. Ho fell just 913 feet and would Bave been dashed to instant death on the rocks below had not his breath caught in the profecting branch of a big hemlock, whes he hung suspended for twenty-four hours, and whence he was rescued the next even. ing by the other three Freds just as he was wbout to perish for a drink. ‘The challenge Issued by Captain Brewer to Elllott, Buld and Parmelee has elicted ‘the following from Elliott, the Kansas City ehampion, and which appeard in a late issue of the American Field: “L will shoot Mr. Brewer a series of five races, the same to take place within the next thirty days, under the folowing condjtions: ‘Two races to take place in Kansas City, one at an intermediate point, east or south of Kansas City, to be mutually agreed upon, and the remaining two at any point in the east, to be designated by Mr. Brewer; these matches to be for 3100 each, with an addi- tional $250, and the world's champlonship to EO to the one making the highest aggregate score; each race to be at 100 live birds, Hurlingham, Gun club or American Shooting Assockation rules, thirty yards rise and fifty yards boundary (the American Shooting as- Soclation’s boundary). Or I will enter a con- tract with Mr. Brewer and Dr. Carver, or any other champlonship aspirant, under the same conditions as agreed upon between Dr. Carver and Mr. Brewer for their proposed matches which are to take place In Chicago, Viz.: Three races, 100 birds to the man, eaoh race, $100 a corner, and $500 each to go to the man making the highest aggregate score in the three events. I am willlmg to enter this contest with any number of entries, the ‘winper of each day's shoot to take the stake of that day, and the man making the highest aggregate score in the three contests to take the additional money bet on the general re- sult, and all honors of champion wing shot ©of the world. To make this proposition good 1 enclose a forfelt of §100, “J. A. R. BLLIOTT.” ‘The Interstate Fish Protecting association of this city and Council Bluffs is formulat- Ing plans for a vigorous campaign for next year against illegal fisherman of all kinds and classes. Frank 8. Parmelee will be the chaperone of a party of English gunners to the quail grounds of Kansas, leaving this city the day sfter the election. After a week in the stub- blo they will return by way of the goose gounds along the Upper Platts, where another weok will be spent, them a hasty rum made 1o the big game preserves of the northwest. Owing to the long drouth the lovely little iake northeast of West Point has dwindled to the veriest puddie, and the future chances for the glorlous wicropterus salmoides are sitm indeed. During the past month many hand- ®ome bass wers captured there by boys wad- «ing In and scooplug them out onto the mud in their arms. This was one of the, finest bass holes in the whole west and the local Janglors will all lament its present condition It will require several years for tho lake to rogain its olden prestige. Standing of the Whist Players. The Omaba Whist club Is now In the Of a very Interesting team tournament, Saturday, thelr pleasant apartments in The Bee building are filled #ith ambitious con- testants. conditions are that each team plays a game with every other team, duplioate whist, and the two teams winning the most gmmes are b be sent to Sioux City January § and 9 to represent the Omaha club in the national tournament to be held in that city on tho dates mentioned. It is this chance to participate in the competitions with the best whist players in the country that is stimulat- ing the local members in such a vigorous manner. Despite the excitement of ths guber- torial campaign, and the almost constgnt ccupancy of the husiness men, the attend- ance each night is complete. But seldo are there more than one or two teams absent, and the playing has become hot and furions. The rivalry, while intense, Is of the friendliest character, and the outcome is yet exceedingly problematical. Up to date Messrs. FHawks and Meikle lead with five straight wins, bu as there are many skilled players engaged in the struggle they are liable to receive a backset al any time. One thing the tourna- ment has unequivocally established, and that which was most sought, is the very materia inerease, on the part of the members, in their interest in the game, and a general improve- ment in the outlook and prospects of the club. Following is the standing of the different teams up to and including the games of Wednesday evening last: Games Teama. Played. Small and Wheeler % Teed and Rhinelari . Hawks and M Love and ( w f Tillson and St Scannell_and Shipley. Baxter and Risk W J and Musseiman. . PRGN A IRRR AR crummoRRoRoRoALES MM EROR——ro=eons Sunday, Oct. 21.—To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: Many times during the past few years'l have seen mention made of the clean sweep made by the Cincinnati Red Stockings during its memorable trip through the cast, and all have agreed with Harry Wright, as noted in your columns of today's issue, that their record of victories was not marred by a single defeat. Let me tell you a little story. In the spring of 1870 the writer, with an- other youngster (from New York), was read- ing in New Mexico an account of the con- templated trip of the Reds. Some animated discussion arose as to thefr prospects, which resulted in the New York boy offering to pick a club to beat them for an X. While not espectally in that line of business the invest- ment seemed too promising to be allowed to slip by, hence was cinched with a board of trade celerity, Young New York naturally named the “Mutuals.” Later when the Reds had donned their war paiut, and were daily adding to their string of scalps, we watched thelr campaign with Just $20 more interest than some others. When the morning of the day arrived on which they were to play in New York my young speculator calied over hurriedly to see me for permission to change his bet to an- other club. He had neticed the names of some new players with the Mutuals, in his last New York paper, and not being ac- quainted with them wanted his money to go with the Atlantics of Brookly “Barkis being willin',” the change was duly made. That night, or rather afternoon, there being about three hours difference in time, we camped in the little telegraph office until the operator had caught the result of the game, a3 il was passing over the wires. The Mu- tuals won! Later in the year when we were reading detailed accounts of the most wonderful base- ball trip ever made, Matthew J. R. McFar- land of New York used to sigh to think how narrowly he escaped being a prophet, not to mention the twenty. He picked the only elub that won a game, and then threw it away at the last C. L. W. ks a Bt Arlie Latham, the well known third base- man of the Cincinnati National League team, sad the acknowledged buffoon of the dia- mond, was here the past week with the Con- roy & Fox Specialty company. All the base- ball fans turned out to see Arlie, of course, but the umanimous verdict was that he is nothing like the success in his studied lines that he is in_his jmpromptu improvizations on the ball field. In speaking of the alleged new American association, Latham sald: “Would I sign with them? Yes, if they’'ll give me $5,000 a year in advance, and sign me for a period of five years, but under no other circum- stances. The thing’s no good, and can't g0, see! Tt s fatliered by a lot of old sore- head, played-out baseball hangers on, and has been inaugurated with no honest motive. My idea is that Billy Barnie, the Bald-headed Eagle of the Chesapeake, and Freddy Puffed-up Pfeffer would like to have somebody buy 'em out, but what they have got to sell is one of those things no fellow can find out. There may possibly be some Xind of a new association arranged, but depend upon it, it will resuit in no good to the game or anybody else, and will con- sequently be but short lived.' ““Will I be with the Cincinnatis next year? I think 80, but cannot say positively. I like Cincinnati well enough, but there is a part of Cineinnati that don't like me. Comiskey, 1 can't tell you anything about him. Mul- ford, Weldon, Athony and the rest of the uewspaper gang down there have been turn- ing him over fully lately, and it would not be surprising it Commy is very sore If he puts a Western League team in Omaha, you people can depend upon it that it will be a good one, and that they will have a .'hlt_ ball magnates they may well be proud Want Omaha to Jine. Jimmy Manning, manager of the Kansas City Western league team, and one of the committee of three appointed at the late Chicago meeting to fill the alleged vacancy caused by the kicking of Sioux City out into the cold world, has written from his home in Fall River to President Rowe asking him to join forees with the Western league for next year. Mr. Manning says that organiza- tion wants Omaha like a man in Texas wants a revolver, and they are willing to make al- most any kind of concessions to get the Gate City In. But it strikes a man up a tree that the genial Jimmy fs counting his chickens before they've been hatched. Sioux CMy claims she is not out of the Western yet by a long shot, and, what's more, she i not going out unless she is amply and satis. factorily compensated for the departure. She claims that the league cannot put her out unless they waive all claims on their players for next year; in other words, gotten rid of, and when they do this away goes all reservation of players. That Sioux City holds the key to the situation there seems to be little doubt, and before the Western league proceeds with the work of filling her place they must produce. Whether this 1s the case absolutely or not it fis ardently hoped so, for the treatment of she Corn Huskers, who wos the pennant with- out turning a hair and stood by the helm nobly untll the season was played out, was, to say the least, despleable. In response to Manning solicitations Presi- dent Rowe asked for a full and complete slatement as to the modus of conducting the Weostern league, adding that when he re- ceived this he would be in & position to talk intelligently. November Meeoting at Hock Istand. President Rowe will el a meeting of the Western association clubs at Rock Island on or about the 10th of November. The meeting would have been called ere this had not President Rowe thought it best to see what shape the proposed new base ball assoclation would take, but as all danger from this body seems now to have about passed, he will announce the date for the coming meeting this week. The business to be transacted will embrace the winding up of the past season's affairs, awarding the pennant for 95 to Rock laland, and a sub- wission of a’ statement of the condition of the orgasization. Of course the prospeets for next season will come In for a good deal of discussion as will the probable make-up of the circuit. President Rowe has already been advised that there will be a full at- tendance. and (hat all the cities included in this year's circult are anxious for another whirl at it next year. Whether they will OCTOBER 2§, 1894. THE OMAMA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, 1 DRUM MAJOR JIM, 1 G. FROELICH, lllh;fl.‘lndll:munhrw. ‘There is & growing feeling among those most doeply latorested that (hy clrouit should con- 1. Say, girls, just look at Jim - mie boy, . Oh! ain’t he gay and . grand?.... His face is lit with smiles of joy, Drum == [y T e Ma - jor of the band..... B Just see his E— shi - ny but-tons blink, See the feath-er in his caj +.. Nowsee him tip his 8 - bout face and march in line; Now girls, I say, don’ Jim Jook fine? Puts e all the oth - ers in 2 His mustacho has the sweetest curl, He walks like Duke by birth ; To-day X foel the prousicst girl, As though I Jim owned the earth. Dandy, that's just what ho is, Bach & dude when in parade, « O other days Of work he’s he tends fo biz, not afraid. Oh, right about, ete. 8 To-night he'll come in plainer dreas, And when the lights are dim, He'll coax me till I do confess My love for Major Jim. He's saving Big enough for a little flat, for him and me3 My Jim and I will never spat, Tor we're in love, d’ye see? Ob, right about, etc. awticht. 18a¢. by The New Vork Musical Wacard Ca. tain no clubs that cannot play Sunday ball, but whether there will be any changes or not can only be known after the meeting. The Boys with Flowing Manes. The American League of Professional Foot Ball Clubs has proved a failure, and the only reason assigned is that the league was badly organized at the start and has never been properly on its feet at all. A prominent officer of the league sald that it did not even advertise its games, that It spurned the valuable advice of persons who could have helped to make it a success, and that as a result it has lost over $2,000 in the short time since its inception. The American League of Professional Foot Ball Clubs was promoted by the clubs of New York, Boston, Baltimore, Washington, Brooklyn and Phfl- adelphia for the purpose of playing matches during the months of October, November and December. The league is said to be dead beyond resurrection. Yale simply annihilated Orange a few days ago—wholloping them by a score of 24 to 0. Cornell scored against Princeton on Man- hattan fleld and was only defeated 12 to 4. The Tigers could do little with the wearers of the red and white, ‘Whiperings of the Wheel. The Tourists will ride to Millard today, provided, of course, weather permitting. They start from M. 0. Daxon's atore § o'clock sharp. Dinner at Millard and home early in the afternoon. KBARNEY, Neb., Oct. 20.—Cyeling Editor, Omaha Bee: During my absence from Ne- braska F. G. Barnett accepted a challenge for a five mile race between himself and W. C. Mills of Kearney, the latter to have 200 yards habdicap. essrs. Willlamson, Carothers, Rigdon and Nichols of the Ganymedo Wheel ciub, Coun- cil Bluffs, inspected Fort Crook last Sunday aftornoon. They reported the Bellevue road In good condition despite the soaking rain of Saturday might. 3 The Tourlst wheelmen hold their next reg- ular monthly business meeting at the Omaha Guards armory on Wednesday evening, No- vember 7. Al members of the club are urgently requested to attend, as matters of tmportance will be brought up ac this meet- ing. H. B. Fredricksen of Fremont, the class A champion of Nebraska, is defending his title Lo the state championship on every oc- casion offered. He has wom more prizes during the season than any man (n his class, while he does not always win first prize in his races he always manages to run in place. His winnings, if couverted iuto dollars and cents, would run far up into the hundreds. The factional strife in Nebraska division goes merrlly on between the candidates backed up by their constituents The op- position ticket feel confdent of victory, while the regularly nominated ticket does not let any opportunity rest to make hay. To a man in & ballooon, however, it leoks like s walk-away for the regulars. The present chief consul fs a man whom the diviston members will fiot turn down. Tho example set by the League of Ameri- can Wheelmen in regard to sign posts might be followed to dvantage by some of the clubs in these parts. A good, service- able slgn post, erected here and there, Eiv- Ing information as to the direction, and dis- tance of certain towns, would be a conven- fence and help not only to wheelmen but travelers in general who use the country roads leading out of Omaba and Council Blufts. At last F. G. Barnett, the Lincoln fiyer, and W. C. Mills, the Kearney speeder, are to meet in a mateh race for a prize that would make the average racing man's eyes turn green with enyy. Some weeks agone, at the elose of the late Kearney Wheel club tournament, W. B. Walker, in behalf of Mills, isued a challenge to Barnett, for a five mile race, the stipulations of which were that the prizes would be put up equally by the backers of each contestant and Mills was to receive a handicap of 200 yards. Barnett has accepted and now the wheelmen will watch with interest the resul. The follow- letter will explain itself: Two “class A" state records were clipped at Grand Island during the Pukwana Cycle club's meet on the 18th. Arthur R. Weter of Grand Island lowered the quarter mile record to 4 seconds flat, and O. L. Stevens shaved off a second from the one mile record In competition, his time belug 2::28%. The first record was held by Lester E. Holton of Omaha and the second by A. L. Proulx of Omaha. At the same meet H. E. Fredrick- sen lowered his own Nebraska record of 1:14 3-5 to 1:13 for the half mile. This is not the state record for the distance, how- ever, as Ora Hayman of Grand Island suc- ceeded in lowering the record a few notches further, his time being 1:11%. The cycling editor of The Bee 1s now engaged In com- Pliing a table of Nebraska state records in comparison with the records of Colorado, Kansas and lowa, surrounding states which mostly Interest the Nebraska men. Thanks to the valuable aid. furnished by authoritles In these states, the work will soon be ready for publication in these columns. The rain of Saturday night caused Captain Walker of the Tourists to postpone last Sunday's trip to Crescent City. The riding season of this elub is rapidly drawing to a close, only one momth more of riding and the mileage books ‘will be closed for 1894, Captain Walker, while greatiy disappointed at the small amount of mileage made by the club this season, Is glad that it exceeds the mileage made by the other city clubs. The season has been a poor one for cycling, many things combining Lo decrease the attendance on club runs. The' contest for the club medals, while not as spirited as in past seasons, has been elgse enough to be en- | joved by all concetmed. Captain Walker | leads by a small margin of miles and will | no doubt wear the 1894 club medal. Three other prizes, donaléd by E. P. Waiker, M 0. Daxon and H. K. Smith, will be awarded to the next best men in order named. The winners of these arp yet an uncertainty. If the fair weather prevails during the closing month of the season the position of the leaders will be materially changed. Wo are now ready to fulfili our portion of the program and name Kearney, Neb., as the city for the contest and Thanksgiving day as the date. The prize to be eight high grade wheels, four to be contributed by Mr. Barnett and his friends and four by Mr. Mills and his friends. one of each to be posted immediately with K. R. Andrews of the City National bank as a forfeit in case either contestant withdraws. The race to be sanctioned by the L. A. W. and run under its rules. If Barrett really wants the race let him come to the fromt. Respectfully, W. B. WALKER. The selection of referee, judges and timers will of course be one of the minor detalls yet to be arranged. The retall price of one high grade wheel is $125, therefore the winner will take away with him a cool $1,000 worth of bicycles. There has been considerable talk on both sides as to the relative speed of each principal and now that the chance is open for a good, fair trial the boys ought not to be a bit backward about entering the match. Barnett has demon- strated his ability as a handicap racer, has defeated some of (he best men In the country, and, with his speed, endurance and ex- perience, ought to win, while on the other hand, Mills is an antagonist not to be desplsed; he Is young, speedy, has plenty of grit and endurarce, and, with his advantage of 200 yards, ought to make it exceedingly hot for the Lincoln man. Should the race come off, as it probably will, large numbers of wheelmen will be in attendance from over the state. If the reports of the Sioux City bicycle races, which occured on October 10, are cor- rect the quarter-mile record of 32 2-5 seconds, made by Harry Hattenhaner at Council Bluffs during the Gandymede tourna. ment, is now a thing of the past, as H. B. Fredricksen is reported to have ridden the quarter in 81%. C. W. Ashley also rode the | mile in 2:18 flat. We quite agree with Bluebill, says the American Field of October 27, who last week in a communication in the American Field sald that the question as to who is champion live bird shot of the United States should be settled on neutral grounds, and that John Watson's grounds at Burnside, I, are as good grounds as can be found for & mateh or @ series of matches to determine this much | disputed question of champion live bird shot | of this country, Mr. Watson is acknowledged | to have as fast grounds as can be found any- where: he can furnish as good birds as any one; his grounds are fitted up with the most | approved traps and other appliances necessary | for a great match of this kind, and he has the unquestioned repufation of giving every | man Who goes to his park for a contest | whethier for sport, for a wager or for mationa honors, the squarest kind of a deal. With all | this, what more can the aspirants for cham- | plomship honors ask? 1t a fair hand and o favors, good birds, the best of traps and the swiftest grounds in America are not what are needed to determine who is the champlon, un- der what conditions, on what kind of grounds and over what kind of traps should such honors be determined? There can be but one champlon live bird shot of the United States, and it there are yet those who dispute Mr. J. A. R. Elliott’s claim to the title, and he De ‘agrecable to the arrangement, why should not the disputants to his claim meet him at Watson's shooting grounds some time be- tween now and March 1, 1896, and settle the question? Good birds can be had any time now and that (s what all the would-be cham- pions want, for a champlonship won on soft birds would not carry with it the honor that would follow one earned on the strongest and best birds to be had. Let us hear from Cap- tain Brewer, J. A. R. Elliott, E. D. Fulford, C. W. Budd, C. M. Grimm, Collenberger, Crosby, Winston, the Klelnmans, Bingham Parmelee and others on this proposition, and see If arrangements cannot be perfected for the grandest contest at live birds aver seen in this country. Followlng Kuffuio snd Pigeon. In referring to the rapld disappearance of the chicken B. H. Maberly, D. D. 8., of Holdrege, this state, says: “Up to 1892 we always had fine prairie chicken shooting in this part of Nebraska. To give you an idea of the number of birds that were here then I will say that on my first trip in 1892 after these noble birds only three miles from town my companion and 1 found three coveys in the first fleld we entered, Going from that into the next, across the section line west, two more covéys were found, and crossing into the adjoining field north two more. Five coveys; In all about seventy-five birds. Enough shooting for a whole season Since that time, or in the seasons of 1393-94, we find hardly any birds. They seem (o have vanished all at once. We have no market huuters in this locality, nor ever have had, so it canvot be lald at their doors Now the question arises what has become of them? In the winter following that season [ saw enough birds “packed” to have at least hatched 1,500 young at ten birds to the hatching, and yet ‘In-the fall of the same year in that locality I could bardly find a bird. T have a theory. Our prairie Is being broken up until there is hardly any good place for hatching, and this, with the burn- Ing oft of tha prairie in spring of the year, has driven our birds west. In the two years above referred to I have taken a trip each year to the western part of the state to hunt with friends from Cheyenne, and this 1s our experience with the sharptail grouse In 1892 the birds we found were about equally divided ' between pinnated grouse (prairie ckens) and sharptail grouse. In 1893, oul of 105 birds shot by a party of five on the same grounds, five only were sharptails. My conclusion I8 that both these noble birds are yearly drifting farther west, for at u polnt thirty miles west the proportion was at the point east the preceding season When the plow aud the burning off of the prairies in order to make sod breaking more casy shall have driven these grand birds to the Rockies, It looks as though these kings | gallons in Bavaria to twelve gallons | gallons, or thirty gallons per head. of the feathered tribe will truly becom extinet, at least so far as enough for sport is concerned.” Copple Think His ¢ LOS ANGELES, Cal, Sporting Bdltor of The Bee: The 100-yard foot race between T. C. Morris and myselt to take place here November 3 for $1,000 aside Is golng to be a success from all aps pearances. Morris has plenty of backing here. The race will be on its merits and the best man wins. I feel safe in saying I have even chance, It not better, to win W. H. COPPLE. Chat with the itall Flayers 01d Huteh passed through the city onroutd to the coast Friday. Kid Fear is in the city. He will spend the winter on a ranch in the western part of the stat Billy Moran expects to spend the winter in this city as a clerk In one of the express oftices, Jack Haskell has been mentioned as one of the regulars for the Western league next season Little Hollingsworth of the St. Joes will be given a trial in the spring with the Minne- apolls outfit Grasshopper Ulrich writes from his Iome in Philadelphia that he will play with Te- ledo next year. It looks already as if the New American association was a dead duck, and the pross pects of another war are attenuated indeod. Joe Walsh is rapldly on the mend and will be able to resume his old position with the Pacific Express company some time next month, Rhe St. Louis Browns have gobbled up McDougal, who pitched for Quincy during tter part of the season. Charlie Kreh- T, however, is yet unclaimed. Arthur Twineham, the big ex-St. Jos catcher, will captain the St. Louls Browns next season. He was a find of Dave Rowe's and made his professional debut at Denver, Manager Watkins of the Indianapolis club is after Billy Moran, but the probabilities are that Billy will be ceen fn a National Leaguo uniform next season—most lkely with Chicago. President Nick Young says that Charlie Abbey, the Falls City boy, Is one of the best outfielders baseball has ever known. He ie wintering in Washington, and has signed for noxt year at a largo increase of salary. Buckerino's hard hitting fielder, has cen signed by Watkins for Indianapolis next yea He is the first to fix his auto- graph to a Hoosfer contract, Watkins hus made no mistake In the Californian. Parke Wilson, Dave Rowe's old Lincoln catcher, now with the Glants, is twirling & very handsome silver-headed cane, the prize offered by a falr New York fan for the player Who had: the best batting average from Au- gust 16 to the close of the season. Frank Selee and James B. Manning, who were given the Fall River franchise in the New England Roller Polo league, have given it up and Salem has been taken In. Jimmie Canavan will act as captaln of the Pawtucket team, which 18 managed by W. H. McGun- nigle, the old Brooklynite, The American Assoclation of Baseball clubs, partially formed in Philadelphia by a sport- ing editor and soveral sanguine men “‘repro- senting varfous capitalists,” and the skiliful allotment of rules, a constitution and instruc- tion to players, is the joke of the baseball season.—Chicago Pos * Manager Watkins, it would appear, thinks pretty well of this year's crop of Western assoclation players. "He Is drawing liberally on them for his next season’s Indianapolis Western League team, and so far has landed Dago Mertes of the Lincolns, “‘Nosey” Shaf- fer of the Peorias and Mons. Lonier of the Rock Islands. Questions and Answors. Thero are letters at the sporting depart ment of The Bee for Jerry Edinger and Jack Munyan, ball players, and George Allen, pugillat, OMAHA, Oct. 25.—To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: Why are running horses called “‘thoroughbreds” and trotters and pacers ‘‘harness horses?” Are they not all thoroughbreds >—D. J. Ans.—Running horses thoroughbreds. SIOUX CITY, Oct. 24.—To the Sporting Tditor of The Bee: Please state In Sun~ day's issue when the great Buropean shoot- ing event, the Monte Carlo tournament, takes place, what is it for and how 15 it Shot.— Smokeless, Ans.—In January for a cup valued at §3,000. All the matches of Europe are with the fast flying blue rock pigeons, and the events miss and out; so it {s never an e durance match, I'ke some of the 100-bird races of America. The greatest shooters of Hus rope will be sent to Monte Carlo by thelr states or citles to win. The event Is of great importance to them. The rivalry bes tween the contestants of France, England, Germau Russia and Italy s almost as great as their political questions, and con- m-‘quemly their almost superhuman efforts to win. WAHOO, Neb., Oct. are the only 25.—To the Sporti Etor of The Bee: Please glve best timg, on record for bicycle rider and running horse—A_ Reader, Ans.—One mile, horse, Salvator, Mon- mouth Park, stralght course, ‘agalnst time, August 28, 1890, 1:33%. Hlcycls, Zefgler, Californla, 1:50, WAHOO, Oct. 26.—To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: Wil you kindly answer in next Sunday’s Beo what is the fastest mile on a straightaway track for a running horse 4nd also bicyclist 7 ke Quinn, Ans.—Seo answer to A Reader in this column. BANCROFT, Neb., Oct. 25.—To the Sports ing Editor of The Bee: If I am not ine truding please answer me the following ques~ tions either by return mail or in The Sum. day Bee: A and B make a bet, A says to B it you owed me (A) & sum of money e: ceeding 36 B could not compel A to take more than $5 In silver aceording to law, or, in other words, silver would not pay a debt that was more than $5 if the party to whom it w. owing objected. It it is a legal tender pleare tell me to what amount and when such a law was enacted, as both pare ties have left It to you.—B. W. Sweet. Ans.—Subsidiary allver is legal tender to the extent of §10. As to the silver dollar it is legal tender to any amount. OMAHA, Oct. 25.—To the Sporting Bdi~ tor of The Bee: Please state in Sunday's sporting columns when the quail law ex pires in this state?+-A. B, H, Ans.—On the last day of December, OMAHA, Oct. 25.—To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: Please answer the following im your next Sunday's paper Playing four- hand seven up, A is dealing and turns spades trump. B begs, A runs the cards and turns spades, runs them again, spades: says turn last card; A says no. make A turn last card, thority do you decide § Ans.—It one card re be turned, OMAHA, Oct. 24.—To the Sporting Editor of The F Will you kindly answer in your Sunday issue whether Billy Plimmer ever knocked George Dixon oul in a contest? —~M. F. Ans.—He aid CAMBRIDGE, Editor of The alns it must not. Oct. 24.—To the Sportin, Bee: Will you please state In Sunday's Bee tho number of pounds that characterize the different “weights” in the pugilistic arena, and oblige?—M. 8. Beek. Ans.—Heavyweight, 160 and over; middles welght, from 146 to 158; welter, 140, light, 122 to 133; feather, 115 to 120; bantam, 11§ and under. HOT SPRINGS, 8. D., Oct. 24.—Tao the Sporting Editor of The Bee: To decide & controversy will you kindly advise if James Corbett and Jake Kilrain ever engaged in a finiah fight? 1 know they had a rou test, but a finish fight *—Andrew C. Ans.—They never did. Statistics have been complled at Vienna of the quantity of beer drank in 1893 in the entire world. Germany heads the list with 1,202,132,074 gallons, an Increase of 34,000,000 over 1892, the consumption being thirty-three gallons per head, ranging from sixty-two n Loth- 1,165,752,000 America, including the whole of the westorn hemi sphere, 1y third, with more than 1,000,000,000 gallons, or sixteen gallons per head. The total for the world, not including Asla and Africa, 18 4,500,000,000 gallons, requiring 7,270,000 tons of malt and 52,000 tons of hops, ringen. Qreat Britain second, Cook's Imperial. World's fair “highest award, excellent champagne; good efervege cence, agrecable bouquet, deliclous Bavoe,