Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 13, 1895, Page 7

CHAT WITH BALL PLAYERS ‘A Lot of Bungling Work at the Annual Meeting Last Thursday. WHISPERINGS OF THE WHIRLING WHEEL R Great Year for the Quall—The Peters Onrtridge Company — Carver Thinks Omaba Baa—~Nicolal and Read and Usual Weokly Grist, ! The Western assoclation’s annual meeting s over, or under, T hardly know which. It was held ap Des Molnes, the home of Billy Traffley, the Ple king, and 5 cent fire water, last Thursday, and it was held in more senses of the word than one. Dave Rowe, Rock Tsland and Sloux City were incontinently kicked out, and affairs botched from a cer- tain subterranean domain to breakfast. The vevenge of Thoas Jefferson Hickey, the Balt creek sage, has been glutted to satiety. He swore he would have Uncle David's scalp, and he got it, but by what manner of un- fathomable means, I will not attempt to state. There Is no man that I know of who could fill the presidency of this young and promising organization 'so efficiently and competently as Mr. Rowe, He worked night and day for months to make such an or- ganization possible, and held it together through the first season under the most ad- verse and discouraging circumstances, ac- complishing something that no other half- dozen men in the circuit could. He paved the way for the club In Des Moines, kept Bt. Joe from succumbing at a critical stage, and held up by actual individual strength the outfit In Quincy no less than three times during the season. But despite all these facts these wise Western assoclation base ball maggots have oustéd him from the presidency and installed Mr. W. W. Kent of Jacksonville in his stegd. Mr. Kent fs a £00d, solid business man, general passenger agent pf the Jacksonville Southern railway, but khows about as much about guiding a base ball assoclation oyer as rocky a road as evidently lies before ‘the Western, as a monkey does about ceramfes. However, he was tho unanimous choice of the delegates for the combined office of president, secre- tary and treasurer, and he is entitled to the unstinted assistance of every one interested in_the suc of the great sport, The fight on Rowe, which was led by his of ejectment, last and all the time, so the maggots just’ took the making up the in This old cnemies at Lincoln, was the Rock Island and Sioux City's These cities were for Rowe first, cause bull by the horns, and circult, quietly dropped them and took Rocktord and St. Joe in their places., leaves the following clrcult: Omaha, Lincoln in Des Moines, St. Joe, Peoria, Quincy, Rockford initial The and Rock Island is worth more than both of them com- bined, and Sioux City would more than bal- half of the circuit. Louis Oast, whoever Louis may be, of Quincy was selected as vico president, the same old was adopted, a schedule committee appointed to report at a meeting in February and other minor matters at- and Jacksonville, the same as the season, with the ption of Rockford, circuit Is a weak one. Jacksonville Quincy being so much dead weight. ance the ‘whole eastern salary limit, $900, tended to. Manager McVittie of the Omaha Ball club 18 hard at work gathering together the talent which is to represent the Gate City on the diamond this season, and within the past few @ays has made rapid strides in that direc- Ho has the contracts now of Jere- miah Hutchison, who will play first; Grass- hopper Ulrich, third baseman; Frank Don- sec- le fleld; tion. melly, pitch-and right fleld; Bddie ond baseman; James F. Slagle, midi Charlip Shaeffer, left field; M. P. Dwyer, third. baspman, and Con Whalen, catch. teen or eighteen men by March 1. the surplusage left out. endorse Ulrich and will unanimously judgment in securing them. fine baseman, an average here April 1 with all the men signed. ing of a strong man in the box. out last season with Abbey, Clausen, Mauck, Camp and others with Chicago, but his work ‘was marred by being worked in the cold and inclement weather in the early part of the season, angd consequently he never got in form He is a right hander, a good He 18 in Spring- Rddie Miles was in the Pennsyl- last season and made a fine Whitefield pronounces him a No.1 and says he will win the His batting He agle He had a batting average of .384 and is a great Slagle comes who was with He 1s always In the game, hits hard, runs finely Shaf Is M. P. Dwyer Is from until October. flelder and a good hitter. fleld, I1L. wania league record in the infield. Deacon town before the Fourth of July. average last year reached the .364 notch. resides in Debolse, Pa. James F. was with the Oll City team last season. Tunner and a great fielder. from Harrisburg. Shaeffer, Peoria last season, is well known here. and cannot be beaten in left field. wintering in Scranton, Butte. He {s a protege of Joe Werrick's, ‘who pronounces bim a coming man on third. Con Whalen also comes from the Montana He is a blg, strong, young fellow, and aecurate league. a splendid backstop, thrower and a good ma hard in any position, Palaver with the Ball Players. The Syacuse Stars, I see, are to be habill- mented in bright yellow uniforms next season, Can it be that they have bought out Quincy's wardrobe. Hope so. Bir Gilbert Raphaelean Vickery, tinted ° proboscls soI. Harry Weldon of the Cincinnati Enquirer reached In a squirrel hole the other day and pulled out that same old chestnut about the opening of next season's play eclipsing any- thing of the Kind ever seen creek bottoms, Sammy McMackin, with Omaha and Lin- coln last season, has been trapped by Man- ager Stallings of Nashvllle, and Stallings thinks he has a good thing, And so he ha if Sammy gets a new ash-pan put in bis volce and his feet shampooed. 8t. Joe is figuring on Harry Gatewood to manage her team the coming season, Any- way that 1s what the St. Joe Gazelte says. Do t see what they want to figure on Harry for when there Is 80 much waste paper lying around, Big George McVey is coveted by Buffalo, and inasmuch as Jeremiah Hutchison has been signed to play first for Omaha the Bisons stand a good chance to nail him, And they won't make any mistake, for ‘Mac played a great game here last season and hit the ball as hard as any man in the country. Alburtus Wood Abbey, who played a brief ¢ engagement with the Rourke family last fall, began the new year about right. On that day, at Burlington, Vt, he was united In marrlage to Auna Lucille Isham, and they re now “keepin' bhouse at 26 Westminster street, Springlield, Mass. A Lincoln correspondent says that Tommy MeCarthy has returned to the coast aud he says he will retire from the diamond, As his folks think he can do better at home. Heen promised the editorship of one of the 'Frisco papers, probably, like Fred Pfeffer In Chicago, after the toe of the league boot bad toyed with kis coat-talls. A Des Moines paper says that Manager Trafley bas sold all his oekens and is tak- Ing life casy eatlng pie and other e=cacies of the season. In a letter to me last week Billy said he had signed Nosey Shaeffer, but At turns out that the old ple king only thought he had, for Nosey's contract, with a bundle of others, lles in Bandle's big safe at the r of Wifteenth and Faroam. The gay and radiant Buckerino Ebright of aunounces that his next season' Lands will line up about as foliaws Be- sides these Manager McVittle is negotiating ‘Wwith eigh or ten additional men and expects 10 have the contracts of no less than seven- From these the regular team will be drawn and Of the men already secured the local fans know just what sort of players George Ulrich and Hutchison are McVittie's is a batter and one of the best run gettefs in the business. He is now in Philadelphia and will I‘e]Dorl Don- nelly was with Quincy the latter part of last season and demonstrated that he Is the mak- He started the man with the and an old Dmahog, will shoot 'em in to another ex-Gate Clty player, Urquahart, at Buffalo next sea- in the Mill- Q81 LEf L 'I‘HF; OMAHA DAT L .YAQVJZ Y B SO RO R b R4V Barnes, Grikg, Kilmerer and Meyers, pitchers; Kid Speer and Jonell Sullivan, catchers; Sullivan, fifst; Buckerino, second; HiN, third; Hollingsworth, short, and Van Buren, Taylor and Van Dyke, flelders. Now, if Buck could only have secured Davy Force or Andy Leonard for substitute I'd feel 1fke forking over the pennant befors a ball Is pitched. Jack O'Connor got full of Tom Allen's champlonship booze over In St. Louls the other night, and failing to find anything bets ter to smash he smashed a big plate glass window. Then his collar got tangled up in the mauleys of a policeman, whom ho pulled all the way down to the city jall, went in, locked the cop outside and staid there until the next morning, when he accepted the terms of the court, went home and wrote to ank De Has Robinson that he would play the game of his life this season. Met Walter Wilmot over in Chicago the other day and he told me that the day wasn't far distant when there would be a split in the Natlonal league and two big organiza- tions formed, one west and one east. He said this would be brought about by eco- nomical measures it nothlog else; that the western cites couldn’t compete with the east- ern cities, and the latter were getting very sick of the lopsided contract, “In the gvent that this comes,” added Walter, “the live base ball men of St. Paul and Omaha should bo in it, for as a money winner it will be & veritable Niagara falls."” Bobby Gilks, s0 Ren Mulford says, is still floating down’ the Mississippi shooting and fishing for the market. Thers are several Cincinnati ball players with him. One night last week, near Memphis, Tenn., they had a terrible encounter with a tiger, supposed to have escaped from some circus, and the mon- ster came within an ace of getiing away with the whble party, shanty boat and all. Bobby, however, just in the nick of time, got in a ood blow between the nine and ten spot, and the boys were enabled to cut their moorings the next morning with a light heart. There scems to be a pretty general clamor for another change in the pitchers distance— want it restored to the old distance, which, according to my way of thinking, would be only another fatal wedding sort of a pro- cedure. These fellows who are crying for a change are simply going up against space and have thus far failed to advance a single argument to sustain their demands. The claim that the real base ball enthusiast sighs for the good old days of 1 to 0 scores I8 a large hand painted mistake. Goose egg after goose cRE through nine innings of juggling the ball by pitcher and catcher is just about as interesting as playing mumbly-peg with & potato masher, and you will not find more than one real base ball crank in a hundred but what will bear me out on the proposition. What the fans want Is action, and’ plenty of it, hitting, base running and a general engagement of head, hand and feet, the moro of it the better, That makes a game of base ball exciting and enjoyable. Nobody wants to see two men play the game and the other seven stand 'round like 80 many cigar signs. They want to see everybody in it, even to the umpire and the bleachers. No, let the rules alone; it a pitcher wears out we can get another one. I don’t believe in monopolles anyway. Whisperings of the Wheel. Another season has dawned for the cyclist and another season has passed the portals of the past. Exit 1804, enter 1 The country thoroughfares, ‘over which the cy- clist has so lately skimmed, will soon be draped with winter's snowy mantle, the beautiful Indian summer, without doubt the most invigorating portion of the year, has dwindled, the club house hearth becomes the rendezyous of the gentlemen of the knicker- bocker and “‘scorcher cap;” again the active cyclist takes his accustomed seat in smokers' paradise and the club room walls hear again the time worn yarns of the scason agone. The sun browned tourlst has stored his mount and returned again to the society of his clubmates and regales them with the hundreds of incidents and accidents of the past season's work on road and path. Yes, the year has died and the year is born—the dead one has been one of surprises, will the i | newly born infant be Its counterpart?. That » | remains to be seen. It might be interesting to lightly ‘skim over the successes and inci- dents which transpired in 1894 and made it a valuable leaf In the book of cycling history. Fill up your brier wood pipe, the dear old companion of many a summer day's jaunt, pull up yoyr lounging chair nearer (o the crackling’ grate fire and listen to the tale which the cycle editor has to unfold. The year of 1894 began with a cycle show, one of the best held, at which the wheels which were to do duty for the year were exhibited. Several new manufacturers made their bow to the public, and they have grown exceed- ingly strong during the twelve months. More wheels were manufactured and sold in 1894 than ever before on record for tho same period. There has been more actual bicy- cle riding than in previous years. Oyole , | racing has been fostered and has taken a fore- most position In the world of legitimate sport. There was only one large failure of firms engaged in the manufacture or traffic of bi- cycles to enter on the record. Nearly every existing record on the path and road has been cut, to the satlsfaction of all. The rational costume for the lady cyclist has most universally taken the place of the skirt, while the fair cyclist has pushed her wheel into the very ranks of the tourist of the male persuasion. The wooden and aluminum rim has taken the place of the heavier steel ones, the diamond frame safety reigns supremo and *the weights have been cut down to thirty pounds for the roadster. The old forty-pounder was relegated to the garret along with its predecessor, the ordinary, and the wonderful contraption of springs and cushion tires. A gencral reduction in the price of high grade wheels was manifest. Two classes of racing men were created, and, , | contrary to the croakings of the wiseacres, theso two classes furnished sport for thou- sands, The League of American Wheelmen, while it has not advanced to any great pos tion numerically, stands today a monument to the energy and enterprise of its oficers and members and @ powerful mentor of the sport, a protection and a bulwark for the wheelmen of the land and ever ready to fight for the cause, Many good roads crusades were started in the year by league men and carried to a successful issue. The great cash prize league died a quiet death and fts grave still lies in the field of wrecked ambi- tion unmarked. — A league of racing cyclists was formed and also an assoclation of cycle manufacturers and tradesmen. More thorough business methods were infused into the trade than ever before, and the business has become distinctive and great therefor. Sanger, Johnson, Tyler, Bliss and Titus dem onstrated their ability to stay at the top. Zimmie gave the ‘‘furriners” a sample of the true American grit and speed and gained the title of “champion cyclist of the world," Tom Eck proved his assertion that he would make a whirlwind of “Jonnie Jonson.” Otta Ziegler and Gardinier surprised the natives by scooping in national champlonships and prizes galore. Denver established a record as a national meet town and outclassed any city in the states for the purpose., The.n tional racing board lost a good wan in Chair- man Raymond, The great Washington-Den- ver relay ride was an eye opemer to the world and a flattering testimonial to th prowess of the American cyclist. A dozen new cycling journals were born, and only one succumbed to the inevitable. A great fire, within a few short Rours, swept away the plant of one of the largest bicy- clo concerns in the country and brought to light the latent energy and reserve of one of the American manufacturers, The ashes, had hardly cooled before he was ready to book orders from the doors of another factory. All this in general. Now with your permission let us see what the year did for us locally, Begiuning with the year one cycling club found it necessary to give up its comfortable club quarters and take up its position on the curb. Several new clubs sprang up within the city and the stat Omaha was the scene of a small but success- ful meet. Kearney and Grand Island nfade records for themselves as race meet town Council Blufts and Sloux City wheeled into line, and each bid fair to become points on the racing circuit. Nebraska division held her fourth annual meet in a most successful manner at Kearney and despite events which would ordinarily cause a failure of any tour- mament, the attendance was good and the races splendidly run. Road races and bieycle tournaments were held in mearly all of the small cities in the states of Iowa and Ne- braska. Cycling took a sturdy step forward and cycle tradesmen did a fair business. Baruett, Fredvieksen, Haymen and Willis be- came prominent features upon the local racing paths. The third annual reunion of the eyclists residing in the Missouri valley was held at Blalr and @& success. The lowa and Nebraska state records were, with few exceptions, placed at lower figure Cyele factories were established at Kearney and Omaha and will give employment to & nume ber of machinists and salesmen. Several new firms made thelr bow to the local trade. All this, in_conjunction with numerous minor events of interest, inclusive of a sharp little | division election fn which the regular ticket came out victorlous The season of 1895 bids falr to outshine fts predecessor, There have been several requests for the publication of the state records in competition at the close of the season. An attempt_has been made to keep a compara- tive table of state records, but owing to the slack manner of reporting records the at- tempt 18 a faflure. The idea was to have shown Nebraska records in comparison with those of lowa, Kansas and Colorado. The Kansas records seem to be in a state of chaos and the Colorado records are nearly as bad, owing to the race meet managers falling to report their races to the proper officials. The following tabulated statement witl show the Nebraska and lowa records in comparison and the holders thereof, dependance being placed in most instances on telegraph news reports: NEBRASKA. One-fourth mile.... One-half mile. One mile...... Two miles, Three miles Five miles..... ... 134 geconds Vi . seconds 10WA. seconds seconds seconds seconds One-fourth mile One-half mile... One mile Two miles Three mil seconds Five miles 5 seconds The above times were all made at regular sanctioned moets and as mear as can be as- certained the timing was done by officlal timers, appointed by the managers of the race meets. NEBRASKA COMPETITIVE Class A— X One-fourth mile—34 seconds—A. R. Weeter, at Grand Island, October 20, 1504 One-third milé—47le seconds—H. B. Fred- ricksen, at Springfield, October 8, 1831, One-half mile—1:11% seconds—Ora Hayman, at Kearney, September 27, 1804, Two-thirds mile—1:55 seconds—H. | ricksen, at Springfield, October 6, 180, One-mile—2:28% geconds—0. L. Stevens, at Grand Island, October 20, 1894, Two miles 5:20 seconds—A, Kearney, July 5, 1594, Three ' “miles—7:593-5 second: Schnell, at Omaha, September, 189 Five 'miles—12:531-5_seconds--Ru don, at Omaha, mber, 1893, én_miles. nds—Russell Condon, RECORDS, red- B. Proulx, at ~Willlam sell Con- . G. Barnett, at_Fremont One mil 5 Kearney, July_. 18 WO miles seconds—J. A, McGuire, at Kearney, July 5, 1894, Agalnst Time— One_half-mile—1:01% seconds nett, at Lincoln, October 1804, One mile—2:18 ‘seconds—H. E. Fredricksen, at Grand Island, October 20, 1594, I0WA RECORDS. In Competition— One-fourth mile- cconds—C. R. Coulter, at Bar- One Mmile— Sigux City, October Two mileés—5:07 second: at Oskaloosa, July 4, 18 Three mile 35 seconds—J. A, Kn per, at Marengo, Oc 894, Five miles—12:15 & a Hayman, at Sloux City, Octobe: Class T One mile—2:18) Council Bluffs 10, 1894, ¢ seconds—Iv, G. Barnett, at Two miles—; A. Callahan, at Council Bluffs, August 25, 1894, Records in class A, marked with a star, seem to be in doubt and are mot accepted as records, inasmuch as the officlals of the Sioux City meet failed to report the times to the division officials. ~ The times for the same distences as shown by the correspond- ence at the division headquarters are quite difterent, 1. e.: One-fourth mile—:32 2.5 seconds—H. C. Hattenhauer, at Council Bluffs, August 21, 1894, 18 seconds—C. H. Rowland, at One mile— Ottumwa, Five miles—13:221 seconds—J. A. Pallister, at Fairfield, September 29, 1894, Race meet promoters and managers should always ba careful to send in reports of their meets to division officials and glve correct times to the representatives of the press and thus cause less dispute as to records. Com- petent men should be selected as timers, Ir- respective of their officlal or social standing. Too many timers are selected because they hold some official position and are jolly good fellows, with mo other qualification in the world. The competent timer is the one of ekperience anl level head. Forest, Fleld and Stream. The shooting and fishing season of 1894 has closed and not until the balmy spring alr drives the ducks and geese from southern lake, stream and lagoon we must either anticipate or indulge in reminiscence of by- gone times in the fleld, for our amusement. There must be plenty of sportsmen in Omaha who vividly recall the early days in this neighborhood, and in looking over some old files of the Chicago Field—now the American Fleld—I find a great many articles on the gun and rod and dog from Bob White, which was the non de plume of no less a_personage than Judge B. E. B. Kennedy. The judge is an old school sportsman and always in- teresting, and it may be, during the present winter some time, the readers of this de- partment may be regaled with some of his recollections of Nebraska's primeval fleld sports, as well as contributions from Judge Elmer S. Dundy, Hon. Join M. Thurston and Mr. John Petty. The Peters Cartridge company of Cin- cincinnati expects to begin very early in the new year putting a line of metallic ammuni- tlon on the market. They have built up for themselves a tremendous business in their manufacture of shot gun shells, loaded and empty, and shot, and with the addition of the metallic ammunition, which Is now so near ready, they will have a most complete line for the lovers of both gun and rifle, as well as all desirable sizes of pistol cartridges for target and gallery practice. They are very confident that their first output will be the very highest quality, as they are sparing no pains or expense to produce this result. Their entire works will be run by electrical power and lighted by electricity, and the whole heated by one central steam plant, They have equipped their bullding with the automatic fire extnguishing apparatus of the most _approved design, and taking it alto- gother, their plant will be the most com- plete from every point of view. The plant will gembrace the following departments, each under the superintendency of an expert in his particular line: Paper shells depart- ment, producing the required sizes and styles for black and nitro powders; the shell load- ing_ factory, with its wonderful automatic loading machinery; the shot tower; wad felt factory; machine shop, and their’ last, but not least acquisition, the metallic ammuni- tion plants ‘with its various departments, From this it will be seen that their facili- tles for producing large quantities of the very best quality of all kinds of ammuni- tion are unsurpassed. The heading which adorns their handsome packages 1s *‘sure fire and accurate,” and dealers and shooters may depend upon it that the goods will speak for themselyes in unmistakable language, and true to this motto, There {s no cause for apprehension among the quail hunters over the prospect for mext season's crop, for with no unforseen set- back it ought to be the largest Nebraska has ever known. That this precious game bird has been on the rapid increase in this state ever since the severe winter of 1888, is & fact patent to all observant sportsmen Never before were the quall so plentiful as dueing the season just closed. All the natural good grounds throughout the state wer fairly overrun with them, and in localities | where they have been rarely known here- tofore, they were to be found in compara- tive abundance the past fall. This is in a large measure accounted for by the fact that for five consecutive seasons all the condi- tions for multiplylng have been the very best, There has been no protracted cold weather | with the earth covered with snow, and the | summers have, with the exception of the last, been evenly balanced as to moisture | and dryness. Consequently the birds have enjoyed an unprocedented period of fructifica- tion, and have throve as never before in this region. The quall differs considerably from the grouse, inasiruch as it is & sort of a semi-domesticated bird, and shows a distinet fonduess for civilization. They rarely fre- quent timber lands unless driven thither for | protection or by the luclement weather, or that the woods is better adapted to them In cer- tain sections. They are always to he met with more numerogsly in the neighborhood of well cultivated farms, where corn and the smaller grains are largely depended on. In times past they have suffered more in this state from the loug, hard winters and deep nows than anythlog else. Al the | selection shooters with whom versed since the close”'of* 'the meason a week ago, agree that th¥r® has been a most generous quantity of ‘weed'deft over for the breeding season of 189% 'Quail shooting in Nebraska is difficult spdiit its very best, and while big bags werethe rule this fall, there was not enough tak®#i! from the whole to amount to more than % &*bp of water from a bucketfull. Many covies' were flushed by different hunters on the dlosing day that had never been shot into, tNAt¥s to all appear- ances, and the likelihooll f& that there were more birds left over the past season than ever existed in the stata Before, —— By the way, Captain (A:1C. Bogardus, the veteran wing shot, thinksl that he has much right to the title *World's champion as Dr. Carver. In the edrfent lssue of the American Field Bogardus fisuies a challenge directed at both Carver and Brewer. As the question as to the world wing shot cham- plonship is in doubt Bogardus suggests that the dispute be settled by another free-for-all match similar to that decided November 15 for the American live bird championship. have con- J. C. Read Is getting In fine trim for his shoot with George Nicolal on February 8 and the presumption is that Nicolal fs also pre- paring himself. In the face of Read's broad and bold challenge, the local trappers are all anxious for the afrival of the day that will put him to the test against so clever a shot as the Sutton man. ““The gray wolves are on the rampage in the northern part of Gallatin county,” says the Helena (Mont) Herald. “Already they have killed hundreds of calves, and in some Instances have been known to’ attack steers and cows that became separated from the herd. The gray wolf 18 the flercest of his species, and many a man in the great woods of the east and north has been killed by them. A few days ago a farmer in the north- ern part of the county shut two large-sized colts in a corral while he took his team to a fleld. When he came back after the colts, a few hours later, ho found both had been killed by wolves. Another stockman, while riding over the hills, came across two large steers-that had been carrying on an unequal fight with wolves. “The steers were surrounded by a number of the big gray creatures and several coyotes, which had been running the cattle about. The steers were badly bitten, and they were nearly exhausted with the unequal struggle. At the appearance of the stockman the wolves and coyotes slunk away. When the winter finally sets in, and it becomes a difil- cult matter for them to get a calf or a sheep, the stockmen fear that these wolves will be- come desperate. They will then go in bands, and will undoubtedly attack almost anything that might furnish them a meal.” Montana, however, is not the only country that is having trouble with the big wolves, as the stockmen up in Keya Paha, Cherry and Sheridan counties, this state, are being ex- tremely annoyed by their inroads. Many cat- tle have been killed already this winter and a week ago a ranchman northeast of Cody had two valuable colts killed by the fierce brutes. Our old friend Dr. Dohse, formerly pro- prietor of the hunter's hostelrie at Bancroft, has one of the finest Irish setters in this neck of woods, and he and the doctor had about as many quail on toast this fall as the next pair. Doc says, however, he has ofled up his hammerless, chaingd the purp and quit until the blustery glays of March when the whistle of the pintaikis yings will be heard in the air once more. , P de Lo Wil Simeral s authority, for the statement that about 90 per cept qf the quail killed hereabouts this fall were:gocks, and that in several instances he has kpown whole covles to be composed of the male birds. If this has been the experience of other sportsmen it would be pleasantstosear from them through the medium of these columns. o Now that the shootens. have made all the preliminary arrangements looking toward the passage of a new game daw, wouldn't it be a good Idea for the Kemnneél elub to take a like step in favor of ‘man's bast friend—the dog? it} psity at his drug store in the shape of* a* hamnmerless bolt gun, which he would be pléased to have sportsmen drop in and-take a look at. A Lot of Great Horses. Colonel Mat Patrick has just returned with a carload of fashionably bred American trot- ters, purchased at the Creighton stock farm, Donnerall, Ky., which will be placed on his stock farm near the city of Fremont. Prominent among the outfit is Dictionary, a seal brown horse, foaled in 1884 by Dictator, 113, sire of Jay Eye See, 2:10 trotting, 2:06% pacing; sire of the dam of' Nancy Hanks, 2:04; sire of Director; sire of Direct, 2:05 pac- ing, and Directum, 2:05%. It is a recognized fact that more extreme speed came through Dictator than any stallion that ever lived. First dam San Waw by Administrator, 857, siro. of thirty-two trotters, with records from 2:18% to 2:30; second dam Jenny by Ashland, 47; third dam. Stockbridge Chief, sire of the dam of the great Gloster, 2:17. Dictlonary is sixteen and one-half hands high, a beautiful seal brown, welghing 1,250 pounds, and as will be seen by the above his breeding fs of the very best and his indi- viduality is equal to any of his great blood givers. All things considered, breeding, size, style and clean and perfect gait, needing as he does nelther weights nor boots, places him the equal of any big horse of the day. Ho was exhibited twelve times in show rings in 1893 and was awarded first prize each time. He has never been trained, but with little preparation for show stepped a half mile in 1:10. Colonel Patrick deserves every praise for adding such a grand horse to Ne- braska’s already large list, and it is to be hoped that he will be appreciated. Another of the lot is the beautitul bay mare, Godelia, 219%, fifteen hands high, by Aberdeen 27, first dam Ino by Ericsson 130, second dam Kate Choristor by Mambrino Choristor; third dam by the great Pilot Jr. Godella made her record in the fifth heat of a winning race to an old-fashioned high- wheeled sulky. ~ She is a mare of fine finish, with perfect limbs and feet. She is the dam of Gotell, 2 years old, record 2:29, by Axtell 2:12. Gotell is owned by Bud Doble, Gold Edge is a bay gelding fifteen and three-quarters hands high and foaled in 1888. He has a record of 2:26%, and Is by Sher- man's Hambletonlan, first dam Pattie by George Wilkes, second dam Carrle Clinch, by Harold 413, third dam by American Clay 84, fourth dam by John Campbell, fifth danf by Mingo, son of Echpse. Gold Edge is a natural-gaited trotter, conformation and disposition perfect, has phenomenal speed and when well prepared will be a great horse in his class, Mr. Creighton is not campalgning nowadays or else Gold Edge would be carrying the ¢olors of Donnerail farm this year. ¢ 1885 by Frank Fogg has a Absinthe, b, m., ' figled in Lumps 221, son of Gebrgh Wilkes, first dam Helress by Administrgtor, second dam Lost Helress by Woodburn Pildt, third dam Idaho by Idol; fourth dam by’ Bop Litcher; fifth dam by StockHolder, sixth da by Tempest. Ab- sinthe is an ideal brood ware both in make- up and blood, being Ly Lumps gives her a prestige of the best Lreading, he being the gamiest and fastest lit{le lorse known in the trotting world. Mary Mfack was one of bis get and had she had proper opportunities would have been an Al Another one of the lpt that is finished about right is & bay colt foaled:n 1892 Charandas, & pacer bysbictator, dam Belle Hewitt; second dam @race Hewitt by Wil- son's Snowstorm: thifd*dam by Toronto, fourth dam by Bellfouglar, Afth dam, the Horace Benton mare, Charandas is one of those smoothly, rapid-gafted pacers, with plenty of power to carry the clip. A bay colt (2) by P. Jerome Turner is a likely one and will be given same work the | coming season. - His style and manner com- | mends him, and Mr. Oreighton regards him as choice. There are others of choice breed- | ing and marked qualities that testify that the | colonel has shown tact aud judgment in the Thelr future development will be seen o by L. A. Kyle, who is no novice, but instead has brought to the frant many a good horse in years past. Colonel Patrick is | quite proud of the consignment and expects that with them and the blue grass of the Elkhorn valley ranch good resujts will come He has surely gotten together animals of | the finest breeding. Mr. Kyle says the Creighton stock farm 1s one of the ideal farms of the country, and while under the es- pecial management of Oharlie Crelghton is making rapid strides into notorlety. The product of the farm for 1894 was about twenty head of colts by such sires as June mont Wilten, Dictionary and Macy. KINGS OF STEEL BLADES The Orack Skators of the Oountry and Their Reoords. FLEET PHENOMS ON GLISTENING ICE The Masters of Fancy Skating and What May Be Expected of Them this Winter~List of the Famoas Fast Men, (Copyright, 188, by 8, 8. McClure, Limited.) NEW YORK, Jan. 12—When skate stecls are ringing merrily over every sheet of ice in the northern states and in Canada it may be interesting to glance at the Kings of skating, the men who can fly like the very birds or who trace out’marvelous figures at will The list of famous fast men fs the same as last year, the cracks of this continent, in- cluding the western wohder, J. 8. Johngon of Minneapolis; the well known Donoghue brothers, “Joe" and ‘“Jim,” J. K. McCulloch (Canadian champion) of Winnipeg, Manitoba; Hartley Davidson of St. Paul; Harry Hulse of Toronto, Ont, England appears to be at present without a first class amateur speed skater, Adolph Norseng of Christiana, Norway, is perhaps the only continental fiyer who is at all Itkely to appear ‘on Amerlcan ice or who could have any business with the pick of the men on this side. 3x-Champlon “Joe' Donoghue and his brother are too well known to require extended notice. Good skaters, both of them, with *‘Joe" always the best, it is yet possible that the big prize may go to Newburgh. J. 8. JOHNSON'S GREAT SKATING. But, judging by form shown and actual performances last season, J. S. Johnson fis the fastest man now skating. Last winter he and *“Joe" Donoghue fought for the cham- plonship in the livellest kind of etyle, and John S. Johnson demonstratedl to the satis- faction of spectators that he had a bit the and | excuse, as he has trained upon a track which should send him east as fit as ho can be made. Very little improvement over his last season's form would make him a dangerous man for the best of them to try conclusions with HARTLEY DAVIDSON, THE HURDLER Hartley Davidson Is another crack with both rollers and blades, but his specialty Is hurdling. He properly belongs to Toronto though he has figured in contests at widely separated points during the last four years He Is credited with a mile in 3:02 over bad fce. He stands five feet eight inches and welghs about 145 pounds trained. He comes of a family of skaters and is about 21 years of age. Davidson is an easy skater and a good stayer and a marvel of sure-footedness as his hurdling and other jumping feats at test. At Montreal last winter he beat Me Cullough in the 220-yard event In 21 minutes 1-5 second. In a haif mile heat “Joe” Don oghue beat him in 1 minute 30 seconds. Two days later he skated two miles against time, doing the first in 2 minutes GS seconds, and the two miles in minutes 6 3 seconds, both Canadian record: Davidson s now established In St. Paul, Minn., but will prob. ably come east for the big events. HARRY HULSE Harry Hulse 1§ a Toronto boy, 18 years old, five feet nine and one-half inches tall | He did his fiest trial mile in 4 minu the second in 0, the third n 8:15 and the fourth in 8:02, At Cleveland he skated a quarter of a mile against time in 3§ sec onds, beatifg the world's record of 37 3-5, held by Mosher ot Storm King, N. Y. At the Montreal fixture last winter he was de- foated dn the 220-yard event by “Joe” Don- oghue in 21 2-6 seconds. He should be faster this scason as his age is in his favor, and doubtless he will give his conquerors a red- hot argument. The above are the fiyors who may appear at the championship events of the United States and Canada. IMPORTANT EVENTS TO COME The Natlonal Amateur Skating association will hold its speed skating champlonship meeting at Newburgh on or about January 10. The figure skating champlonship wiil eventuate on or about January 26. The Amateur Skating assoclation of Can- ada is now a member of the International Skating union of Burope and entitled to hold world’s championship meetiugs, The figure skating_championship will be decided at Ot- tawa, Ont.,, during carnival week There will be a junior competition for skaters under 18 years, also a “green” competition for fig- ure skaters who have mever won la first prize, The Canadian speed JOHNSON. DONOGHUE. MOSIER. Dest of it in speed over redoutablo ‘‘Joe. On February 3, 1894, at the annual cham- pionship meeting at Montreal, good day and fine track, he performed as follows: In the final heat of the 220-yard event he beat ‘Joe” Donoghue in 20 8-5 seconds, es- tablishing a Canadian and American record. In the final iicat of the half mile he again led Donoghue home, the time being 1 minute and 81 seconds. In the mile event Johnson beat Donoghue again, covering the distance in 3 minutes, 3 seconds, which made a new Canadian record. He has also defeated Tonoghue at Redbank, N. J, Immediately after the champlonship meet- ing Johnson defeated the Christiana flyer, A. Norseng, in two special races at a half mile and fthree miles, respectively. The weather was unfavorable and the track in poor condition. In the first fieat of the pre- vious half mile champlonship race Norseng beat Johnson in 1 minute, 24 seconds, seven seconds faster than Johnson's time in the final heat with Donoghue. Norseng with- drew owing to a misunderstanding of the rules, This, with the unfavorable condi- tions which governed the special races, make it questionable which was the better man. On February 26, 1594, Johnson skated ten miles against time over the Montreal track. The track was in perfect condition and the “wonder” finished his journey in 31 minutes, 11 1-5 seconds, establishing new Canadlan and American records from two to ten mlles, The time was: Two miles, 6 minutes; 3 miles, minutes, 5 seconds; 4 miles, 12_minutes, 15 seconds; 6 miles, 15 minutes, 27 seconds; 6 miles, 18 minutes, 38 seconds; 7 miles, 21 min- utes, 47 seconds; 8 miles, 24 minutes, 65 sec- onds; 9 miles, 28 minutes, 4 seconds. This performance amazed all spectators, for such skating had never been scen before. The time for.the 7, 8, 9 and 10 miles beat the world’s record. John S. Johnson is 23 years old, stands five fect nine Inches, and is a master of the art of attaining terrific speed with the least pos sible effort. He is credited with other won- derful feats too numerous o mention at pres- ent, Enough has been said to show that the Kking of skaters need hardly fear the loss of his crown, M'CULLOUGH, THE CANADIAN. “Jack” McCullough of Winnipeg, the Cana- dian_champion, iy the most interesting per- sonage of the trio of leaders, as he I en- tirely above suspicion in the matter of being a genuine amateur, He is 26 years old and is @ good all-round athlete. He Is well built, strong and a noted stayer. He started speed skating at the age of 13 and could soon beat any aspirants within his circle. When the roller skating craze began he took to the wheels and soon showed astonishing speed, In a series of contests he defeated some of the fastest men of the day. When the fever for wheels had burnt itsel out McCullough turned to the steel blades again and won many races, finally capturing the Canadian champlonship at Montreal. Last winter in the championship events at Mon- treal he was beaten by Hartley Davidson in the first heat of the 220 yard event in 21 1-5 seconds, In the five mile race he finished second to Donoghue in 16 minutes, 11 seconds. In justice to McCullough it must be sald that his training bhad been apything but favorable to his chances upon a large track like that at Montreal. This season he will not'have that 22k Gold Crowns....... Silver Fillings........oo0vuiinns Pure Gold .., . . Painless Extraction s $6.00 1.00 2.00 B0 $5.00 sct. Finest and Best Work, Reasonable Frices. DR. BAILEY, Leading Seven yea s in (maha; Eleven OFFICE:3d Floor, Paxton Block, 16th and Farnam Sts., championships will be held on Montreal quar- ter mile track February 2, FIGURE SKATERS. With those two wonderful performers, Louis Rubenstein of Montreal and George D. Phillips of New York, out of the champlon- ship, it is difficult’ to guess what new ma- terial may turn up or who may win the honors. Louis Rubenstein has two skating brothers, one of them almost up to first class form, though a bit jerky In his execution of certain figures. He also lacks the power for the magnificent “place skating,” which won the relired champion, Louis, famoe at home and abroad. If the younger Ruben- stein, who is a glutton for practice, has im- proved over his last season’s form as he did the previous winter he should be a formid- ablo competitor, He s a small, compact man, who is apt to get too much nervous “snap” Into bjs evolutions. Meagher 15 another Montrealer who could get. to champlonship form if he devoted him- self gerlously and wisely to practice. He Is well built and powerful, and in some points which require a good share of muscle he Is almost unbeatable, Since the retirement of that really first class figure skater, “Tom" Robinson, Toronto has failed to produce a top-notclier, and will hardly send a man this season. Ottawa City should have one candidate and Quebee City may have another. Fred Hunters, halt back of Harvard, '92, is reported to be practising for tfie event at Victoria rink, Montreal, and Evans of Bo ton, winner of the championship at Queb last winter, may bid for the honor again New England should have at least one other candldate upon the fee. These poss bilities, with Louis Rubensteln and George D. Phillips out of it, make the probable re- sult of the figure skating champlonship prob- lematical. Wanta to Match His Birds, SOUTH OMAHA, Jan. 10.—To the Sporting Editor of the Bee: I hereby challenge any person or persons within 200 miles of Omaha (Council Blufts preferred) to fight a cocking main for such sum of money s the persons accepting this challenge may desire, the main to take place at any point suitable to tho aceptor. T will show fve, seven, nine, eleven or thirteen chickens, cocks or’ stags. BILLY VOL1Z, Thirty-third and L Streets, South Omaha, extions and LBION, Neb., Jan. 10.—To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: Wil you kindly answer in your Sunday Bee? At playing cards, if | two persons are a tle for the first prize and cut, shall the loser have the second prize, or a chance o cut with the third highest per- son for second prize?—F. G. K. Ans,—No. He cannot be Interested In two prizes. It he ties for first, cuts and gets beaten, he is out of it. OMAHA, Jan. 8.~To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: Will you please tell me in Sun- day's Bee where there is a good place near hero to hunt rabbits, -and what kind of weather, and do you use dogs to find them. Which is the better way of grinding skates, | hollow or plain ground? Thanking you b wers. forehand for your trouble, I remain.—Skater. Ans.—Jefferson park s one of the best | Bridge Teeth, $6 p places to hunt rabbits near hero that I know of, but I hardly think you could find any there, still it is a good place to hunt for them. Any kind of weather will do, but you don't have to use dogs unless you want to. (2) 1 haven't had my skates on for 0 long that 1 hardly know which & the best way to grind them: think, however, they are generally grinding them plain nowadays BEDGMONT, 8. D, Jan To the Sporte Ing Editor of The Bee: In matching nickels, which is heads, the side with the shield or the side with tho figure 5, and also which s the heads on the nickel with the figure V, or the woman's head? Please answer through the columns of The Sunday Beo.— William Calvert Ans.—Side with head COOK, Neb., Jan Editor of The Bee the date on is always 8~To the Sporting A, B, C and D are playing railroad euchre—-A and B partners, C and D partners. A deals, turns nine of spades for trump. A1l pass to D, who orders A up and calls for his partner's (C's) best, to play lone hand. B now calls for his partner’s (A's) best, and, A having only the nine-spot which ho had taken up on D's order, gave it to B, who played alone with D, and, having loft bowor with the nino- spot which A had given him, took one trick, D getting the other four. D now claims he has made four points and B claims he has made but one. Who Is right? Please answer In Sunday Bee. (2) Should B have taken three tricks, how many points would he have made?—A Reader, Ans—(1) B. () Two. INDIANOLA, Neb,, Jan. 6 Ing Bditor of The Bee: what mark an untried never ran a_ professional would probably get it 0 the Sport- Please tell me local runner, who race in his life, ntered In some of the big handicaps in the es That is, how far forward of ecrateh man?—W., A. M. Ans.—That would depend on the distance to be run, - 2L GRAND OLD MAN, OMAHA, Jan. 10.—To the Editor of The Bee: In taking The Bes to task for refor- ring to Mr. Gladstone under “his fraudulent name ot the Grand Ol Man,” Mr, W. 8. Strawn makes some strange assertlons re- garding the statesmen who held office in Gladstone's last administration He accuses them collectively of combining with their leader for the purpose of office only. This is a general charge which might have stuck if it had not been followed by specifications against individuals, He com- plains that the ministry has no principles for a basis and almost in the samo breath de- clares that Sir Willlam Harcourt, of all the mon in the cabinet, has repented that he ever took office under it and has become convineed that he made the rulnous mistake of his life in joining it. Who ever accused Harcourt of an over-supply of principle? Ho Is popular because he Is a good talker, witty and sarcastic to an ext inary de- He is successtul as a leader, more on count of his diplomacy than for any show- ing of constructive statesmanship. But it is safe to say that there was no member of Mr. Gladstone's late cabinet whose accept- ance of office was any more dictated by love of oftice than that of Sir William Harcourt, who is held up by Judge Strawn as the one shining light of the whole outfit. His reference to Chamberlain s more Indicrous still. Outside of Birmingham, where he is worshiped almost as a demigod, Mr. Chamberlain is now and has been for several years an entirely discredited poli- tician. “When ho left the liberal party te years ago on the question of home rule he at once began to sink deeper and deeper Into the mire of inconsistency. He made a com- plete right-about-face, and if his action was dictated by any political sagacity the results have yet, to show it. As o the Grand Old Man himself, maybe there is a modicum of truth in what Mr. Strawn says. It had always been the lead- ing principle of his political career that what- ever the mass of the people dematded thiat should they receive. This principle has to him been paramount to all others. A staunch supporter of the established church he dis- established the church fn Ireland and an- nounced his adhesion to the similar moves ment In Wales. But there is little in Judge Strawn’s charges against Gladstone that counts for much, save the two grievous blunders of his life, the support that he gave to the south during the war in this country and the sacrifice of General Gordon at Khar- toum. 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