Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 19, 1895, Page 19

THE OMAHA DAILY BEB: &SUNDAY, MAY 19, 1895. SPORTS FOR EARLY SUMMER | A Gathering of the Piscatorial Olans at Lovely Lake Washington, WHISPERINGS OF THE WHIRLING WHEEL The Big Running Meeting at Unlon Park— aver with the Ball Play: The Hench Show and State Shoot. THIS is the gunner's oft There Is nothing shoot at /now but inanimate targets, and the vari gun clubs put in rday afternoons The killing of a bird at this time, upland plover, quall, dove, duck or whatnot, two, or a season. to E ous 8 this sport. means at least one loss, perhaps dozen, in the n to which shooting properly belongs. The sportsmen now rely on rod and line for their outdoor recreation, and Omaha, despite the searcity of fish in adjacent waters, seems to be a city of anglers, and Lake Washington, Minn., seems to be the popular resort. At Sheehan’s de- lightful hotel, high on woody bluff, over- looking this magnificent little inland lake, is the abiding place of a score or more of prominent Omahans, Here is to be found every comfort the heart could desire, clean and pleasant rooms, plenty of delightful food, beautiful boats, modern tackle of all kinds, minnows and frogs at hand, and everything an ambitious aigler could wish Among those registered at Sheehan's last night were General Manager Edward Dickin- jon of the Union Pacific, Evarts Buckingham, car accountant; Joe McConnell, superintej ent of motive power and machinery; L. Korty, superintendent of telegraph; P. J. Nichols, supetintendent Nebraska division; Joe Sykes, Mr. Dickinson's private secretary; Jim Dewar of Mr. Tom Orr's staff; Billy Chambers of the ticket department; Billy Marsh, the street railway king; Max Glad- stone, the grocery prince; Jim De Bevoise, the Rock Island mogul; Eric Johnson and many other eminent, wealthy and good- looking Omahans. Mr. Billy Kirkruff and Mrs. Kirkruft and Mr. Durr of Missouri Valley are also there. And they are certainly happy, for the place Is a vernal paradis The overarching skies are ever of the purest blue, flecked now and then with drifts of sllver, flelds and woods In the flush of fresh verdure, the lake reaching out among them with arms of crystal, beckoning the angler on. These are certainly perfect days at Lake Washington. The air is laden with the delicate perfumo of the wild grape and the crab, and resonant with melodious volces, the subdued plaint of the lake's changing murmur, the hum of bees, the stir of the breeze in the towering oaks and the canzonet of a myriad of birds. All about are unfolded the manifold beauties of joyous May, the wonderful mira- cles of lovely spring. So break the bondage of shop, store and desk, and seek new life, if for but a few briet days, in delightful free- dom amidst the odorous breath of the full leafed woods, upon the opalescent waters of the dancing laki The Omaha road carries you thither amidst comfort and luxurlance, over a roadbed smooth as glass, and through a country whose diversified beauty Is not to be matched in any other section of *he globe. You board the sleeper at the Webster street depot at 6:10 p. m. and at 4:54 a. m. you are at Kasota Junction, where a spanking team with spring wagon or carriage awaits you, and by early breakfast you are at Sheehan's, As- sistant General Passenger Agent Jim W. Munn will fix you out; go down and see him and when you get two or three days off run up to the most beautifyl and best fishing grounds in the west. Jim De Bevolse and Eric Johnson landed 104 pounds of black bass in a single day at Lake Washington. Charlie Metz and the sporting editor spent a day at the lake recently, but met with but meager success owing to the sudden inauspi- cious change in the meteorological’ condition of things. It rained and eleeted, blew and “snew,” and the bass and the pickerel hied themsélves post haste to the deepest depths of the lake. Despite this adversity, however they managed to catch some twenty pounds of bass and experienced the rare felicity of meeting the belle of Mankato, Miss Lum- burg, one of Minnesota’s loveliest girls, George M. Hoagland is still at the lake. He has his own cottage, boat house and com- plete outfit there and is at home all the time. The program for the state shoot, which will be an eleborate affair, will be ready for cfrculation June 1. This will be the nine- teenth annual meet of this honorable old body and it promises to surpass all previous tournaments. It will continue for three days, from June 18 to 21 Inclusive, The air has been full of upland plover every night for a week passing over to thelr breeding grounds in South Dakota and the northern tier of counties In this state. The plover is a nocturnal traveler and sounds his plaintive note at regular intervals during his fight. The plover season here begins about July 15. Colonel J. J. and Mrs. Dickey, and Mr. Archie Love and Mrs. Love, are angling for bass at Lake Washington. Ed Robinson is another Omahan on the Pegister at Sheehan's, Lake Washington. iffs from the Hat. P to date the West- ern assoclation champlonship race has not developed into a very thrilling contest. On Wednes- day last the four eastern teams fin- ished up the first series in the west, and If these games are to be taken criterion the lads “from the land of the rising sun are badly outclassed, as the following table wil! at- test: Played. Won. Lost 4% aL o A8 A T e S T T Phe west Includes Des Moines, St. Joe, Lincoln and Omaha, and the east Jackson- ville, Peoria, Quincy and Rockford. Of the games won by the western contingent Des Moines captured ten, Lincoln nine, Omaha seven and St. Joe five, the latter being the only team that lost a majority of its serfes. Dt the eastern teams Peoria won five, Rock- ford and Quincy four each and Jacksonville but three. Thus it will be seen that one of the clubs, Peoria, least feared, proved to be the strongest aggregation, while the formid- able teams from Quincy and Rockford proved wrprisingly weak. One thing, however, must be sald in extenuation of their first trip sbroad, and that s that not one of the four was_in anything like good condition. Quincy was i the best fix, but nevertheless hollow- eyed defeat was her portion. The western teams were undoubteily all in better fettle than thelr eastern brethren and their success ls not to bo marveled at. Considering the strength of the four western outfits the showlng made by the Omahas was the poor- #st of all, as they are unquestionably 10 per ceut stronger than the St. Joe team. Lin- soln has p-oved the surp ise ani the foxy Buck. erino meant what he sald when he declared that he was making no effort to take exhi- bitlon games. He told me that he had given Ppositive orders to his pitchers to take things oasy and to save themselves as much as pos ible for the chapipionship season. This they did s now appalent, and once more Hiram must be accredited with a head a trifio longer than those worn by a number of other mana- gers. Des Moines' success is not to be won. The west . | the dered at, for old Trafley, the ple king, has ecortaluly gathered around him the best sup- port of any of the elght clubs, and it looks 43 It he would come b hands down. How- ever, Lincoln may give him a stiff argu- ment for the prize, and Omaha will possibly stick In her oar occasionally. It 1ooks now as it the Gate City team was very strong, and it will only require the present trip to estab- lish the correctness or falsity of this Im- preision. Last season we had the greatest race in the history of the national game, and the earnest hope s that this season will yet seo 1t duplicated play in Jacksonville again Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday they will be at Quiney. On the 24th, 25th and 26th they will play at Rock- ford; on the 25th, 30th and 30th at Peorla, and on June 1, 2 and 3 at Des Moines. On June 4 they will be home again, and that afternoon and on the 5th and 6th they will give General Traffley three return games. On June 7, 8 and 9 St. Joe will make her appearance here, and on the 14th, 16th and 16th Buckerino will be our meat. Then come the eastern clubs for their second western trip. Rockford first, June, 22, 22 and 23; Peorla, 25, 26 and and Jacksonville 28, 9 and’ 30, The Omahas today, and next The Wausa ball players have received thelr uniforms—red suits with Wausa across the front in white, and red caps. They make boys look more ke players, but the playing isn’t a d—A bit better than of old.— Wausa Times. By the way, Wausa, which seems to be quite a hot little burg, has the ouly female base ball team in the state, and they wear bloomers, too. no matter how great a pessimist he Is, can say that the Omahas are quitters In every game save one this year Omahn has made a game fight, and in all of her defeats here they woke up and gave thelr friends a chance to hope for a rally. Ball players are only mortal. They make errors like the rest of us and when they see a judi- cial mistake that gives their rivals an untold advantage it is little wonder that they grow nervous. No fan, Manager Rowe says there is some one—who can it be—who would like to appoint the captain for the Omaha team. It is earnestly hoped that he will succeed, for they need one bad enough, and there isn’t a blind man in the town who hasn’t seen it. It is a self- evident fact that, relieved of the onerous dutles of command on the fleld, Old Hutch would be a much better man than he now is 0ld Hutch's brain lsn't composed of the stuft that can do two things at once. If he is to play ball, he wants to play ball, but if he is to direct’ the men In the game, better give him a seat on the bench, where he can con- centrate his brain forcss in this one end. No disparagement Is meant in this to Hutch- json. He is as good a second baseman as there s in the assoclation, bats well and handles himself generally in an acceptable manner when he has nothing else to do. Since the new dutfes have been saddled upon him he has played the poorest ball of any man on the team. Give us Lohman, he's the man who is entitled to the position, and a man_capable of fllling it as it ought to be filled. Nattress, Omaha's new shortstop, came here astride a big, fat Charlie horse. His playing, however, was quite up to the Western asso- clation standard, and when he once rounds to he will unquestionably prove a valuable man. 0l1d_Farmer Visner, one of the heroes of the old Unton Pacific days, was given quite n ovation when here with the Rockfords. That the antiquated agriculturist still car- ries his eye around with him is evident from his record here with the stick. He was at the bat fourteen times in the three games and made nine hits, Manager Nicol of the Rockfords stands ready to gobble up any man Omaha sees proper to release, especially any one of the pitchers. He also wanted to buy Miles' re- lease while here, but Manager Rowe said nixey. Katz of Jacksonville is the same old holy terror at the bat he “use to was.” He is a good man right here, and would take a high rank even with the big hitters of the league. Kid Fear, with Grand Rapids in the West- ern league, has been lald up for a week on account of an Injury received in one of the Detroit games. Billy Earle is now catching in the Kid's stead The Wilcox & Draper Shoe House team are being put through a course of training that will soon put them in class A. They are already a remarkable lot of clean fielders, but a trifle Kalimazoo with the wagon tongue. Carrish and Miles were left behind on the present trip. Carrish Is out of condition, but Miles was benched to give Nattress a show. Bill O'Brien still continues to drive in the runs. He is a valuable man for this purpose alone, and it will be wise in the management to hang on to him. Hugh Nicol does not tilink much of the Western assoclations umpires. He says Rock- ford got the worst of it everywhere on their late trip, and that there isn't a man on the staff worth a tinker's cuss. Nick tried it himself once, and he knows just what a bad umpire looks like. Well, Uncle Dave's gang took the first cne at Jacksonville Friday without much trouble, and they should duplicate the trick this after- noon and tomorrow. With the possible ex- ception of St. Joe, Jacksonville is the weakest member of the association. Notwithstanding Omaha won, they played very bum ball, Hutchison getting in his usual two errors, and Pace a brace in the field. There was a fine attendance in all four of the eastern cities at the opening last Friday. But one of the home teams, Peorla, won, and if the west continues to mop up (he ground with the teams of the orient, look out for breakers ere the month expire Buckerino Is making Old Traf run like a scart rabbit to keep in first place. There was a fine attendance at University park yesterday afternoon, and it looks as if they were going to have their full sharz of the base ball patronage. They have a fine ball team, and the finest grounds in the west. The Amatu ay Chase. Manager Ed T. Heyden is rapidly com- pleting very olaborate preparations for the six days' amateur bicycle chase which opens up at the Coliseum June 3 and continues until the Sth, inclusive, and the signs all point to a splendid week of sport. The local wheelmen are all evincing the right sort of teeling and will unite in an effort to render Mr. Heyden's undertaking a profitable one. There are already some ten or a dozen en- tries, with & prospect for as many more, the entry fee being but $1. One thing can be said of Manager Hey- den’s project and that is, his prize list amounts to two or three times as much in actual value as ever offered at a whee ing meet in this city. This is a declsive point in favor of the race. There Is to be but two hours and a half riding each even- ing of the meeting from 8 to 10:30 o'clock, opening up Monday. evening June 3. The hundreds of amateurs in the city are all in a furore over the meeting, which insures a large attendance nightly. At 7 a m. on the afterncon of the inaugural ‘day there will be a gorgeous parade awheel. Every man riding in this will be given free ad- mission that evening, and it Is already as- sured that the parade in length and general effectiveness will eclipse any former achieve- ment in this line ever witnessed in Omaha Every wheelman and wheelwoman in the city is cordially invited to take part. A band of ten pleces will head the long procession. The start will be made from the Omaha Bleycle company's store, 323 North Sixteenth street, and after traversing the principal thoroughfares will bring up at the Coliseum shortly before 8 o'clock. The track at the bullding has been won- derfully improved, and in practice there has been some marvelous time shown. One am- bitious entry has exhibited a 2:10 gait, and the mile has been ridden in 2:19. The prizes five in number, are all valuable and well worth striving for. The contestant who covers the most miles In the six nights will be presented with a $100 high grade Im- perial bicycle; the second best man with $85 Monarch; the third, a $40 gold watch; the fourth, with a $25 silver watch, while the last, or booby prize, the fifth in numbeg, will be a fifty-four inch ordinary. In addition to these trophles there will be an equal number of special prizes. The man who makes the most milos on the first night Wwill receive a $5 sweateri the second, a pair of $4 riding shoes; the third, a pair of §6 pedals; the fourth, a $3.50 cyclometer, and the fifth, a $6 pair of boxing gloves. All of these prizes will awarded im- mdiately upon the announcement of the referee’s decision, and these conditions are such as should insure an extra large fleld of contestants, Whisperings ot the Whee!, un: qnp saIwess WH ever taken out of Omaha was the one last Sunday to Papil- lion, In which the Omahas and Tourlsts of this clty and the Gany- medes of Council Bluffs participated, Promptly at 9 a. m. Captains Smith and Dahl, with their respective com- mands, among whom were a number of lady ‘cyclists, halted in front of the Omaha Wheel club rooms on Seventeenth and Har- ney streets. Here the Omabas joined them, and at 9:15 the bugler sounded the call to mount. Captains Potter, Smith and Dahl had the run in charge and rode at the head of the column, which moved south on Seven- teenth to Leavenworth street, west on Leav- enworth to Park avenue, couth to Paclfic, west on Pacific to Thirty-second, thence south on Thirty-second to the road running north and west of South Omaha through Sarpy Mills, reaching Paplillion shortly before 11 o'clock, where the wheels were stacked In the park and all kinds of sports indulged in. While the pace set by Captains Potter and mith was an easy one, many of the new riders were not able to keep up and wheel- men came in singly, in pai fours and squads until noon, when over 200 had arrived in Papillion. Crowds of citizens and farmers stood around watching the merry ‘cyclists playing ball, running foot and bicycle races until shortly after 12, when it was announced that dinner was ready, and such a scramble. Everybody was hungry and one would have naturally thought that the little town did not contain enough provisions to satisfy the hungry wheelmen’s appetites. The town hotel, restaurant and candy shops did a thriv- ing business, in fact, more than they had done in the whole week previous. Shortly after dinner the ’cyclists began to return home in squads, and it nearly 5 o'clock when the last wheelman pulled out of the little town, There was only one serlous ac- cident, which was the result of the rider's own carelessness. Had the Turner Wheel club participated, as was first intended, there would have been over 250 men in line. The run was a great success and it is hoped that the captains of all of the different clubs in Omaha, South Omaha and Council Blufts will get together and arrange for & Jjoint run some time next month, Young Charles Potter, the 14-year-old brother of Captain Potter, made the run on a thirty-pound wheel, which was quite a mer- ritorious performance for a boy. The tandem race prov teresting affair. There were two tandems started, Messrs. Potter and Fredrickson mounted on the Czar, and Holton and Cully on the Rambler. The race was won easily by the Czar team - to be quite an in It lends enjoyment to a run to have some of the fair sex along. The ladfes who made the trip Sunday say they enjoyed themselves immensely. and it is hoped that more of them will follow the examples of their sisters and Join the boys on these pleasant jaunts. The Omaha Wheel club will make the trip to La Platte Sunday, returning to Bellevue for dinner and home via Riverview park. Captain Potter urges the boys to turn.out, as this is one of the prettiest runs in the vicin- ity. He also invites all lady cyclists to ac- company the club, which leaves the club rooms at 8 a. m. The distance is twenty-eight miles, Fanny Davenport, the actress, has joined the ranks of the lady cyclists. She takes her wheel with her In a speclal built wheel trunk and takes spins on it daily when the weather permits, In France wheelmen pay a yearly tax of 2 on each wheel they possess and all efforts to have the rate of taxation reduced have failed. William Martin, the soldier bicyclist, who first came before the public in Omaha who was a member of the regular army, tioned at Fort Omaha, is now in Paris prising the natives by his swiftn:ss. The letter carriers of East St. Louls who have suburban routes are mounted on bcycles and by this mode the suburban residents re- celve two mails a day instead of one as her:to- fore. Here is a good example for Postmaster Martin to follow. Some definite idea of the growth of the bicycle business in th's country may be gained from the fact that whereas the total number of bicycle manufactories in the United States was but six in 1885, with an output of only 11,000 wheels, and in 1890 but seventeen, with an output of 40,000, at the present time there are 126 factories, which will make an aggregato of nearly or quite 500,000 machines this year. The increase in the last five years has been nothing short of marvelous, and it is probable that the next five years will see a very great advance upon th> present product of these fast-multiplying concerns. And now that bicycling is becoming so much more general than hitherto, there is added reason why we should improve our country roads. If road reform necessary five years ago, it is far more necessary and desirable now. . A curious feature of our age of industrial progress Is the celerity with which one in- vention treads on the heels of another. Hardly had the cable road begun to crowd the horse car as a means of urban trans- portation when the trolley threatened to supersede both, attacking at the same time the steam railroad, which was just exulting in its victory over the stage coach and the canal boat. And now the position of the trolley is endangered by a still more humble and Inexpensive device—the bicycle. We have only begun to appreciate the pos- sibilities of the wheel. The atrocious bad- ness of most city streets and country roads has discouraged its use hitherto, but it has made its way In spite of all obstacles. When every city is gridironed with smooth asphalt streets, and every rural county Is penetrated in all directions by highways of mudless, rut- less macadam, there will hardly be a family t00 poor to own at least one bicycle. You must not miss the road race held under the auspices of the Associated Cycling Clubs of Omaha on Decoration day over the Dodge street boulevard. It will be a grand contest. Fredrickson, the big racing man, is picked for a winner of the time prize in the Omaha road race. Who will win the prize” Decoration day? Rach Tourist who is entered is confident that it is himself. The prize will be a beautiful gold medal and goes to the club member who finishes first in the race, Irrespective of position at the finish. Cully, Stocking, Newcombe, Howe, Flescher, Randall, Hynes and the rest of you speeders, here's the chance of a life time; one of you will wear it sure. ‘Tourist Wheelmen The Tourists will go a fishin' today over at Hawthorne's lake. Start from the “pump house” at 7:30 a. m. Riders who go on the rup must take their lunch. A wagon will convey the tackle, lunch baskets, coffee pots, etc., to the lake. Captain Smith promises that the run will be one of the nicest of the season. If the club turns out as it has on the last few runs there will not be a fish left in the lake to tell the tale when the bugle sounds the retreat. Next Sunday the Tourist club pedals over to Underwood, la., in conjunction with the Turner Wheel club. The run will be in charge of the Tourist lleutenants and Cap- taln Moehler of the Turners. Messrs. Randall, O'Brien, Daxon and Smith were elected to represent the Tourlst Wheelmen as delegates to the Assoclated Cyeling Clubs of Omaha on Thursday even- ing of last week. The combination is a good strong one and the club will be well repre- sented without doubt, The Tourist Wheelmen of Omaha are now the largest exclusive riding club in the city, perhaps in the United States. Their member- | big runs | dation of 150 to 300 hungry men and women. run, ship roll exceeds thé cihtury mark, and ap- plications are pouring’ in ~ by the dozens. Seventy-two applicatjond were acted upon at the last business ’mesting. The members who are rustling for fecfuits are meoting with phenomenal success. ‘Great care is used in the election of members, it being the aim of the club to admit' to ‘companiorship only bloyclists who are activoly attache to the recreation. Severa] ladles have joinel the club, and enjoy the' spiis immensely. The Tourist Base’ Ball toam s now one of | the features of the wheel club. The personnel is composed of somb good amateur ball play- ers—Russell, Stockihg, Toozer, Howe, Combes, Smith, Burdick, Jones, Barnum, are all on the team. A serfes of ghmes will be arranged with other wheel club teams during the sea- son. The mammoth run to Papillion last Sunday developed several little facts which it might be well to mention, and it would do well for all wheelmen to remember, The run was a record breaker, and was the largest bicycle club run ever taken out of Omaha; the trip down was made without accident; the pace set was even and just fast enough to be en- Joyable; the bugle signals were promptly | obeyed,” and the run was well managed Why? Because there were experienced road men in charge. These men had a watchful eye for the wellare and comfort of every rider who took part in the tour. The same men could have taken the big crowd over the return trip in the same perfect manner, and the accidents which did occur in the afternoon would not have happened. In nearly every instance the men injured were inexperienced men, and without leadership. A time should be set for return trips on these and riders should, as far as possi ble, be ready to return with the officers in charge. Then the hotel accommodations which were made provided for the accommo- These arrangements were completed days be fore the run, by the officers in charge of the Those who were dissatisfied have no one to blame but themselves. The hotel people put up a special dinner, their tables seated sixty at once, and the dinner hov was early enough in the day to give every one a chance to fill up. As It was, 134 took advantage of the arrangements and were pleased. Club members should show the ap- preciation of their .7ad officers’ efforts by helping them out in their arrangements, in- stead of creating discord by ignoring their plans. It is very discouraging, indeed, to a road officer to make hotel arrangements and then have his club mates go back on him AlL in all, however, the run was a fine cne and enjoyed by all. Another big joint run is advertised for June 23, to Sarpy Mills. The Tourlst Wheelmen Century club elected officers for 1895 Thursday evening. The gen- tlemen called to serve are John Hynes, chief centurian, Jack Culley, deputy centurian, W. A. Kingsley, secretary-treasurer. he club is composed of the following members of the Tourist Wheelmen: Hy Fredricksen, Jjohn Hynes, E. T. Yates, W. A. Kingsley, Jack Culley, W, M. Barnum, Louis Flescher, E. P. Walker, George Sancha and Harry K. Smith. The fourth annual century run of the club will be taken in September. At a meeting of the Associated Cycling clubs held in Young: Men's Christian asso- ciation hall last Monday evening it was de- cided not to change the time of starting the Omaha road race which takes place May 30, and as heretofore 'anncunced it will start promptly at 1:30 p. m.. Mr. E. B. Hender- son, president of the organization, was au- thorized to appoint @ handicapping commit- tee, whose names are not to be made public. The distance will be ten miles and not twelye as was first intendéd; thus the start will be made between the first and second hills of the course, which ‘s about Fifty-a'ghth street. The riders will turn for the return trip just east of the bridge over the Little Pappio river. The handicap limit will proba- bly be about four minutes, which is ample for such a hilly course. Any man who pre- tends to be at all fast on the road would have a splendid chance with such a start. The committee are a little slow with their entry blanks, whiéh should have been out by May & at least, and thus have given out of town riders a <chanee to have arranged to participate. There will be at least fifty starters, all of whom, biit about four or five, wilk have handicaps. ' Frederickson 1s looked upon as having about the best chance for timp prize, belng connected with a cycle store and thus having little to do but to prepare for the contest, he should be in the very best of condition. The others who are looked upon as having a_possible chance to win the time prize are Gadke, Potter, Hol- ton, Mach and Pixley. These men, as well as many others, are all working hard and will in all probability be in first-class condi- tion by Decoratlon d It is understood that at the next regular meeting of the city council an ordinance will be passed prohibiting bicyclists riding upon the tidewalks in the suburban portions of tae city. If the council would see that the paved streets were repaired so as to be rideable” the cyclists would then have no reasons for riding on the walks, but in the condition that some of the streets now are it is almost impossible to ride a bicycle on them. The Columbia Cycling club, composed en- tirely of riders of 1895 Columbias, made quite a showing in the run to Papillion last Sun- day. There were about twenty of them and the handle bar of each wheel was adorned with a pieco of Columbia blue ribbon. The club has been permanently organized, and announce tUnat they are ‘‘here to stay. The Tourist Whealmen run to Hawthorn's lako today, a distance of fifteen miles. They leave the “Pump House” at 8 a. m., taking their fishing tackle, lunch, etc., and will spend the day fishing, so look out for fish stories when they return. The run is a beautiful one and Captain Smith urges all to turn out and swell the crowd. Sanger, the famous cyclist, Is not in the best of health, 8o writes Trainer Shafer from Birmingham. ' Sanger has had a relapse and is in a serlous condition. Trainer Shafer writes that Sanger has gone to pieces, lost his appetite, and his nerve has gone back on him. A doctor said that Sanger had a nervous shock caused by weakness. He thinks, however, the death of his brother has had a great deal to do with Sanger's con- dition. Shafer says if he does not improve he can not see how he will be able to get him in shape for the Johnson-Sanger matoh. The doctor says if he can quiet his nerves his appetite will speedily return. Shafer says that Titus is a flend for work and that 1t ‘he did not keep at bim all the time he would ride his head off. He started his sprint work today and reeled off a quarter in :284-5, and an elghth in 14 seconds. Ca- banne, the ex-Omahan, is doing well. In case Sanger should not be able to ride for some time Shafer will make a hard fight with Titus and Cabanne, for he thinks Cabanne will be very fast for short distances, Ao It is suggested that the wires along the Dodgoe street macadam might be utilized to report the road race. Cycle clubs at Lin- coln, Kearney and elsewhere could probably be induced to take'a @éscription for the un- fortunate stay-at-homes. Entry blanks for the Decoration day road race can be had by application to this office Riders throughout the state will please send in their orders at onc Busy Times at University Park, The University club will again have a chance to test Its effiokency on the diamond Tuesday next, when it will “stack up" against one of the very strongest amateur teams In the west, viz: the aggregation of athletic colleglans representing the University of Michigan. For the past seven or 'elght years Michigan has been acknowledged by all as the cham- plon college baseball team of the west. In fact, during that time she has not suffered more than halt a dozen defeats from western teams, and in the two years that she made eastern trips she sucoeeded in beating Harvard, Yaie, Brown, Lebigh and other colleges. These eastérn trips were in 1891 ‘and 1892, and Abbott, Crawford and Jeftries, all of the University club, were then on the Michigan nine. Michigan Is strong this year. She has already played twenty games all over the country, from New York to Minneapolis, and won nearly all of them. It would seem as if they would “eat up' tha unpracticed Uni- versity club men, but the oracles in baseball matters say that it {s not 8o certaln after all. Michigan has & big advantage in training and practice, but the University club men are velerans, evey one of them, and are hard men to doww, Micbigan's pitcher Is Sexton, who pitched %0 many years for Brown, and as captaln of | ford will be in the points. the Brown University team made an enviable reputation for himself and his university among the colleges. Casper Whitney ha placed Sexton among the leading pitchers of the United States. For the University club Robinson and Craw- Young Robinson is a phenomeaon If he can steady himself down. He realizes that this I8 an oppor- tunity to compare himself with a great | pitcher, and he will most likely realize the expectations of his friends. Michigan fs making at present a western tour, playing the leading college teams, and for this reason the University club has been able to have her come to Omaha. She has never been so far west before, and may not come again for years, because she generally takes a prolonged eastern trip at this time. The Michigan boys will put up at the Mer- chants hotel and the event will be an occa sion for the numerous and loyal alumni of old Miohigan to have a grand reunion and get in touch once again with thein Mater, Any courtesios that may be ox- tended to the boys during their brief stay by the alumni will be highly apprecated Iy them, and the praises of Omaha will be sung in many different states by these collegians gathered from all over the country. The University club is praying for a good day in order that there may be a large num- ber of carriages out, The University park, formerly called the Young Men's Christian Assoclation park, s especially adapted so that a fine view of the game can be had from a carrlage, and it is likely that a large num- ber of the swell rigs in town will be on the fleld Tuesday next. The ball ground is in fine condition. The keeper of the ground, the experienced Gib son, is getting the diamond in perfect condi- tion and the oval field presents beautiful apeparance from the grand stand and the new bleachers Decoration day will be the gala day of the spring, just as Thanksgiving day is the ath letic event of the fall. On that day the style and beauty of Omaha will ba out in force and since the Omaha league team is out of town that day it is expected that the grounds will be packed The University club deserves a good deal of credit for the effort that it is making to pro- mote an interest in amateur athletics. It has spared neither pains nor expense to get the very best amateur teams in the country here. The members of the University club nine are gentlemen, who play the game solely and purely for the sport there {s in it. They put a “z1p" into the game that is a dellght to the spectator_and is not often scen in_profes- sionala, 1t is one of the by-laws of the asso- ciation that no games shall be played on its grounds on Sunday, but on every Saturday afternoon during the season it is the purpose of the club to arrange a game with the best teams in this section. The University club itselt at present has about 100 members, about 15 per cent of which are assoclated members, or, in other words, are not college graduates. There are nearly 500 college men in the city, and it is hop:d and expected that the membership will be largely increased. It is desired that all uni- versity men join and others Interested in amateur athletics By the efforts of the University the alumni of the varlous colleges wiil be enabl:d to meet the different teams from their respective col leges and thus revive for a day their old col- lege spirit and enthusiasm, which is so dear to_every cullege man. hie Univerzity ciub has a good fu'ure before it and ite nine after it gets in shape will win laurels for Omaha. Tuesday and Decoration day let us go out and se> what the amateurs can do. The itineracy of the University of Michigan base ball team is as follows: May 18, North western, at Evanston; May 20, State univer- sity of Iowa, at Towa ICt May 21, Univer- sity club, at Omaha; May 22, University of Minnesota, at Minneapolis; May 23, Univer- sity of Wisconsin, at Madison; May 24, Beloit college, at Beloit, Wis.; May 25, University of Chicago, at Chicago. The Union Park Running Meet. EVER before has Union park pre- sented as lovely a plcture as it does today, with its swaying maples, broad lawns, newly , painted buildings 7 and fences, and its ‘fi matchless race “J,course. A large - “force of workmen engaged there for the past two weeks, and are now busy putting on the finishing touches for the great meet of the thorovg brels, whichspmmences Wednes day next, May There will be ten days of racing, Sunday exceptel, the session terminat ing on Saturday evening June 1, and during that time much exciting sport is promised. On the very opening day comes the Grand hotel handicap with a field of eleven starters This Is for one mile and a sixteenth and will be a rattling good event. On Saturday the South Omaha handicap, one mile, will be the feature of the afternoon’s card. After that otrung throughout the meeting will be the liquor dealers' purse, the Decoration day handicap, the ladies' purse, the Council Bluffs handicap and a number of other good things The Jockey club is determined to give patrons the best program ever offered here, and if the meeting is the success the indications point to the meeting will be the annual featuro in this exhilarating sport In this sec- tion of the west, as it is in St. Paul, Minne apolls, Kansas City and Denver. Just now the forthcoming session is little more than an experlment and the management do not feel Itke branching out too lavishly until they see where they are at. Let the public once stamp the enterprise with fayor and in the future it will be a great go. There are now nearly 150 horses on the grounds and more are expected. Big strings have come in from both Hawthorne and Bast St. Louls and some of the crackerjack sprinters of both these famous courses will compete for the moneys. A grand crowd should be on hand Wednesday next, the opening day. The fa- cilities for reaching theze beautiful grounds are first-class, and a large and fashionab) turnout should mark the appreciation felt this city and Council Bluffs. All the rail- roads will give a one and one-third fare for the round trip throughout the meeting and there will evidently be an outpouring trom abroad. Good music will enliven the occasion at intervals, and promptly at 2 o'clock the flag will fall for the first dash. The pro- gram: Wednesday, May 22—First race, four fur- lorgs, purse, $100; second, selling race, five turlongs, $125; third, same, six furlongs, $126; fourth, Grand Hotel Handicap, one an one- sixteenth miles, $300; Afth, selling, seven fur- longs, $150. Thursday, May 23—First, five furlongs, purse $125; second, four furlongs, purse $100; third, selling, six furlongs, purse $125; fourth, selling, seven furlongs, purse $150; fifth, sell- ing, four and a half furlongs, $100. Friday, May 24—First, four furlongs, $100; second, ‘selling, five furlongs, $125; third, six furlongs, $125; fourth, one mile, purss, guaranteed value, $200; fifth, six and a half furlongs, $125. Saturday, May 26—First, four furlongs, $100; second, selling, six and a half furlongs, $125; third, same, six furlongs, $125; fourth, South Omaha Handicap, one mile, $300; fitth, sell- ing, five furlongs, $12 Monday, May 27—First, selling, longs, $100; second, four furlongs, $100; third, selling, seven furlongs, $126; fourth, selling, seven and one-half furlongs, §200; Afth, sell- ing, six furlongs, $125. Tuesday, May 28—Kirst, four and a halt turlongs, $100; second, selling, five furlongs, $125; third, same, six furlongs, $125; fourth, Omaha Iandicap, one mile and an elghth, $300; ffth, six and a half furlongs, $150. Wedne: May 29—First, four furlongs, $100; second, selling, five ‘furlongs, $125; third, selling, six and a half furlongs, $125; fourth, Ladies' Purse, seven and a haif fur- longs, $200; fifth, selling, six furlongs, $100. Thursday, May 30—¥irst, four furlon $100; second, selling, five furlongs, $125; third, selling, six furlongs, $126 fourth, Decoration Day Handicap, one mile and 100 yards, $300; fifth, selling, seven furlongs, $160. Friday, May 31—First, selling, four and a half furlongs, $100; second, five furlongs, §126; third, six furlongs, $125; fourth, Liquor Dealers' Purse, one mile, §20; Afth, selling, six furlongs, $1 Saturday, June 1—First, selling, four fur longs, $100; second, selling, six furlongs, $125; third, six and & half furlongs, $150; fourth, Council Bluffs Handicap, seven furlongs, $300; fifth, Consolation purse, five furlongs, §126. five fur- Questions and Answers. FREMONT, May 17.—To the Sporting Edi- tor of The Bes: Wi please let me Alma | l AVaVaVaVaVa 0000090909000 000 ®, STOR ) aaaaaa 990992099000 TON| ~'Z 16& DOUGLAS 5T — FURNITURE and CARPET DEPT & This week we are going to sell Par- lor Goods, Couches and Bed Lounges at rices 'way below any we have hereto- ore offered. We have had a good trade on Cargets and other goods but Parlor aven’'t moved so fast. Goods Couches that we formerly $45.00 marked 00 marked $25.00 marked $20.00 marked Bed Lounges $20.00 marked $15.00 marked 31200 marked down down down that down down down to clos £50.00 Turkish Rockers, to el $30.00 Platform Rock to cle $15.00 Mahogany Rockers, to ¢ 310.00 Mahogany Rockers, to $30.00 Lasy s, to close Basy to close , to close Chairs, to close Chairs, to close. Rockers, to close ! Rockers, to close. .00 I'ancy Rockers, to close Chairs Chadr: mey These goods are all new and bought recently when the market touched bottom. You cannot afford to miss this PARLOR SUIT SALE. BOSTON STOR U If you do you will regret down to close at.. . to close at to close at to close at . we formerly sold at at to close at.. .. to close at. . . ceee 0 . 0Odd Divans, Odd Corner Chairs, Odd Easy Cha holstered in fine damask and down to half price toclose. 000800000 050008 U Iine overstuff Parlor Suit; 5 pieces; damask cover; worth $100 — this woek only $64.00 Tapostry Suit: five pie worth $50.00--this week only $25.00 Fine b - picce frame suit; worth week, $32.00 -picce Mahogany in- laid Parlor Suit; damask cover; worth £50.00; marked down this week to $18.00 82! 1 1 9 Fine overstuft Mahogany damask oov $75.00 — this sessssess00ee sold at 009 6.00 irs, un= tapestry, marked e o lose. . close. . = = o ot WOLTDE RS SRS SOTSOSSS it, as goods go for a song. Northwest Corner 16th and Douglas. 0909000060, 0900000000008 000 e [ e Black one of the mos stomach disorders I e Y e I ) have its own way harm, L gives relief. vans Chemical Company, Under the eyes and a sallow com- plexien show biliousness. Cure biliousness at ‘once by using Ripans Tabules, | ey e o [ Rings This is t disagreeable of and if allowed to will result in great One tabule Ripans Tabules: S0ld by druggists, or by mal 1870 price (Gh cents & bon) 8 sent tu. The R No. 10 Bprucs st., N. Y. ol ] | [ ] S e e Dewey & Son THE OLD o Furniture (o, RELIABLE Furniture and Drapery House We show the large of the West. st and best assorted line in the city at lowest prices. Established 1864. 1115-111T Farnam Street, know In next Sunday's Bes who are holders of all of tha world's records, time and the whes| they ride. 2. Who holds the best time on the road? 3. Who do you think will be the leading man In the Omaha road race?.—Wheelman Ans.—1. Nixey. of The Bee. Don't think. OMAHA, May 14.—To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: Please inform me through Questions and Answers column of Sunday Bee how to get to the Lugenbeel marshes Also how far from railroad. Do you know of any large marsh or lake along or neay the Fremont, Blkhorn & Missouri Valley rail- way ?—Ls. Leopold. Ans.—Via the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missour Valley railroad to Cody. Six miles from the station, LINCOLN, May 15, the thelr It would take up a page 2. For what distance? 3 To the Sporting Ed!- tor of The Bee: Please state the mile bicycle record and by whom made? What Is Billy Pixley's work for a mile?—R. L. M. Ans—1. Bddie Bald of New York at San Jose, Cal, 2:04%. (2) 2:15, paced. columns of The Sunday Bee, of double high five, diamonds having been led twice “A" hearts, all play off sult, having no hearts, except D, who has queen of hearts, one spade and one trump. D" plays a spade and claims he does not have to play a heart, Is “D" right or wrong?—Block Head, Ans.—Wrong. SOUTH OMAHA, May 13 Editor of The Bee In a game trumps, and leads deuce of To the Sporting Who wins? Game “seven " “A" leads, takes trick, leads again, trick, turns each trick down, leads ‘B demands privilege seeing last trick taken. A" refuses. "B bets he has a right to see last trick taken. Who shall I pay wager to, “A" or “B1"—L. O, Ans.—To “A" CHADRON, Neb., May 16.—To the Sport- ing Bditor of The Bee Please answer In your next Sunday paper how to get rid of prairie dogs?—E. J. Longcor. Ans.—Move to New York City, e — Begloning last Mondsy 15 per cent was added to the wages of the men in the employ OMAHA, May 16.—To the Bporting Editor of The Bee: Please answer (brough the of the Thomas D. West Foundry company. at Bharpsville, Pa.