Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-27


their duty regardless of friendship or favor.
and the good resulting for the faithful DIS
charge of their duties would make the bur-
den of their expense to the state seem very
light indeed. ASTIGU NTAX.
Apollo Squibs.
run will be made to Fort Omaha and
Council Blnffs this afternoon in honor of the
Pan-American. The full membership of the
Apollo club will be in line
VIII Pixley undertook to ride 100 miles on
the road last Sunday, his route being to Elk
City and return. fifty miles, thence to Glen
wood, Ia, and return, which is fifty more.
He made TIE first fifty in five hours and
seven minutes, but when twenty-five miles
from Omaha en- route TO GlenWood his wheel
gave out and he was unable to complete the
task. The seventy-two miles he did go he
reelod off in seven hours and nineteen min
uteS.
The Apolios are anxious to unite with the
Omahas in getting up Il grand bicycle car
nival for December
Since the clubs organization il has made n
mileage of 70S miles, which isn't SO bad for Il
lot of youngsters.
We see that Bert Meyers wonderful mile
made at Peoria recently was all mistake.
His time was 23i instead OF 2:l3, which was
telegraphed broadcast over the land. NOne
of the local bykers at the time took any stock
i'll the report
Flashes From the Diamond.
Perry Werden will accompany the Browns
to the coast
"Chippe,'' McGarr has been signed by
Barnle. of the Baltimores.
Outfelder Van Dyke, of Toledo, is going
to play ball in Florida this winter.
''Tubn Welch, un old Western association
player is tending bar in Dallas, Tex.
Crooks and Reilly, it is said. have been
made present of the city of Columbus.
| Minneapolis mas proven herself the best
| base ball city in the Western association.
Walter Wilmot, of the Washington league
| club, has taken position in Minneapolis
| banking house for the winter.
| Does Pitcher Hart call an average of four
hits to u game hitting hard. That's the size
| of Nichols past seasons record.
John S. Barnes and j. w. Anderson have
| been in Duluth looking over the ground with
| view TO locating pail club there next sea-
| son.
team, are going 70 rent the Minneapolis ball
ground and use. it as IA skating rink this
| winter. s''l
The st. Louis Brown-K Kansas City games
| in this city last week demonstrated that
there is no money in after-season games in
| Omaha.
Charley Brlody wants to be an Association
umpire. He did good work in the Western
ASSOCIATION this season. Sporting Life. He
! did-in horn
| Shortstop Long, or Kansas City, is the
most popular associatioh player who visits
Cincinnati The Queen City people would
like to see hin' in their team.
Burns, OF Kansas City, has about the
worst pair OF hands IN the Association. He
| got these distortions while acting as catcher
for Billy Black, in Quincy. some years ago
The Boston Herald says that f. O. Brandt,
/ secretary of the Omaha base ball club,
thinks Clarke every bit as good pitcher as
Nichols. Brandt, however, thinks nothing
| of the sort.
The Minneapolis clubs ground is about the
smallest IN the country, and, consequently,
balls go over the fence that should be easy
outs. The helders stand close to the fence,
and nigh wire sceens keep liners from sailing
over.
Sandy McDermott was the only member
| of the Western association staff of unpires
| TO begin and finish the season with that or
| ganization. He never had but one row all
season, and was known as the "Gaffney" of
| the west.
Pitcher VIII Hart says of the famous
kid" Nichols; "He is a big fellow, weighs