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Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-22

run them ALL the same as first. This, of
course, has its weak points, but they could
all be satisfactorily eliminated by a careful
study of the situation.
AS to the work being cut out for the West
ern association meeting, little remains to be
said. This body, however, should take full
cognizance Of the fact that they constitute
the third base ball organization of the coun-
try, and are, in consequence, entitled to just
and adequate recognition at the hands of the
Older bodies Their views on the wants and
necessities of the game should be as cogent
as those of the potentates of the league or
ASSOCIATION, and deserving of just as much
consideration. Consequently, they should
not wait and depend upon the action of the
two major bodies to legislate in their own,
and while it is only wise counsel to advise
them to adhere legally to and abide faith
fully by the smallest requirement of the
national agreement, it is urged upon them to
make certain laws and regulations of their
own-to speak up and have q voice on base
ball matters and not sit idly by and
permit the thick headed Won Der Ahes,
the arbitrary Byrues the Sternes, the
Sodens, the Mutries, Days. Nimicks,
Wrights and Spauldngs to map out course
of action for them from which they must
not nor dare not deviate.
1t is this passive subservience which strips
the Western association of its virlity, it's
force and independence and renders IL little
more than "a subsidiary branch of the older
bodies, nullifies its laws, and makes it insig-
nificant in the eyes of those who are we'll
aware of the rights and prerogatives to
which they are entitled.
Let the November meeting of the Western
association be meeting of the Western
association, and not ratification convention
of the meetings of the National league and
American association.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-22
oung Kuell, and yet they have the pennant

young Kuell, and yet they have the pennant
winners.
Darnbrough and Shores. of the Denvers,
both have the stuff in them for the making
of good pitchers, and their prospects for
next season are exceedingly bright.
There IS a universal desire to see Frank
Selee at the head of Omaha's team again
next year. but the chances are that he will
go to Boston.
Patsey Oliver Tebeau ls rapidly climbing
to the front as the Leagues star third base
man. He Is also one of the stellar kickers OF
the profession.
Minneapolis won the series from ST. Paul
by ten games to eight and Sam Morton Is
almost as much elated as he would be over
the championship itself.
The New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Chi
cago and Cincinnati papers are all agitating
the question of the double umpire system.
They all concur in its absolute necessity, and
its adoption is certain.
Cyclone Jim Duryea will keep up his mus
Gle cutting fire-wood on his fathers big Iowa
farm this winter. Jim IS one of the boys who
takes care of himself His big bank account
is one of Jim's colaterals. He sticks 500 IN
the bank every pay day.
AS an illustration of the popularity of the
national game, the statement Is made that
the attendance at games in the National
League, American and Western associations
on labor day foots up to nearly one hundred
thousand people.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-22
Flashes From the Diamond.

Ed. Silch is no longer with the Denvers
He has been signed by Milwaukee.
One more short month and the worlds
championship series will be on.
The Cleveland pitchers are already miss
ing McAieer's wonderful fielding badly.
1t is strange TO what a large extent west
ern teams are made up of eastern players.
St. Paul finally acknowledges that there
are several ball teams III the Western asso-
ciatlon,
Dalrymple has opened cigar store in
Denver, and will make the mountain city his
permanent home
Tom Nagle swears he will not leave the
Western association, unless things are just
to his notion.
The question of new grounds for ON aha
will be definitely settled by the time the
beautiful begins TO fall.
Everybody interested in base bail viii
watch the annual November meetings with
more than usual curiosity
The Columbus o., team has been playing
great ball of late, and with the acquisition Of
Crooks they will play greater bal still.
Milwaukee is talking of trading Outfieder
Lowe 10 Chicago for Bastian. In this event
Chicago would get the big end Of the bar
gain.
The Omaha club has spent but $3.50 for
players this season-the amount laid out Il
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-22
with the Sioux boys. and at the same time
gaze on the wonder of the nineteenth CEN
tury, the corn palace.
Manager Frank Selee.

1nasmuch as Manager Frank Selee leaves
Omaha this evening and will not return
again until spring, a few words to his credit
will not be out of place, One thing the gen.
tleman has demonstrated to the satisfaction
of great majority of the lovers of the ma
tional game, is that he knows how to manage
base ball team as completely as any man
in the country His success in moulding out
of the present team the easy champions of
the Western association this season is abun-
dant evidence in substantiation of this state
ment He has policy peculiar to himself,
and leniency and consideration of his men Is
its chief feature. He is undemonstratve
and not given to roasting or fihlng players.
His methods are quiet and inoffenslve, and
he handles his men with the perfection at
tanned by the strictest dlsciplinarian. Every
man in the Omaha team has only words of
praise an esteem for Selee. They like him
and are ambitious to WIN his esteem In re-
turn. Selee, too, besides being a most
efficient manager both on and off the field, is
one of the best judges of a ball player in the
country. He has made comparatively few
many of the stars of the day. The univer-
sal desire IS to see Frank back in Omaha
next spring The base ball public have con-
fidence IN his ability to give them as good
ball as can be had in the country. and his
resignation as manager would cause much
regret. However, should Mr.. Selee go else
where THE BEE unites with his other hosts
OF friends in wishing him most abundant
SUCCESS
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-22
The October Shoot.

The Gwin and Dunmire grand annual trap
shooting tournament will he held upon their
grounds across the river Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday, October l, 3 and 8, and
promise to be highly successful
affair. There will be many notable shots
in attendance from all the adjoining states,
as well as large delegations from the Lin
coin, Kearney, Hastings, Grand Island and
Fremont gun cubs The management pre-
diets the largest assemblage of local sports
men that has gotten together here for years
There will be live pigeon, blackbird and
English sparrow matches, IN addition to art-
fetal target shoots without number. There
will be no handicappng, only in special
matches. no one barred and no favorites
played Messrs. Gwin Il Dunmire intend to
do the thing up right. They are making
elaborate preparations for the occasion and
visiting sportsmen can rely upon most satis-
factory arrangements as TO accommodations,
conditions OF the shoots and all minor de.
tails. The shooting grounds, which are in
fine condition, are only five minutes
ride on the smooth-running motor from
the Millard corner. and no inconvenience
will he experienced in getting to and from
the grounds. In fact the tournament will
be conducted on a strictly tirst-class basis
from the opening 'pull" to the closing crack.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-22
watkins and His Gan.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Sept. 20, 1880. Presi-
dent Mccormick, Omaha, Neb.-Dear Slr
AS your team will have disbanded by the 18th
of October and you will be unable to play US
q series at that time, would ask that you
give me the use of your park for two games
between Kansas City and the St. Louis
ber % and 23. These games are two of a
series of eleven games that Kansas City and
st. Louis are going to play for the cham
pionshlp of Missouri for $1,000 a side. A
reply at your earliest convenience will
greatly obllge. Yours respectfully,
w. III. WATKINS.
President Mccormick replied to the above
informing the Kansas City manager that he
could have the grounds for reasonable CON-
pensation.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-22
Questions and Answers.

Will you please publish in Sundays sport
ing columns the percentage of the Omaha
team for the season of 1888, and the place
she held at the close of the seasons-R. w.
Ia ylor, B. & M. Headquarters.
Ans.-Omaha played 1ls games, winning
60 and losing 81, which gave her percentage
Of $50. They occupied fourth place at the
close of the season.
Will you please inform me of the number
of rounds fought by Charlie Mitchell and
John l.. Sullivan IN the early part OF 'S3 at
Madison Square gardenf-John Borghof,
Lister Block.
Ans.-One and part of another. Sullivan
was drunk, and Mitchell knocked him down
in the first round. In the second
John l.. went at him and knocked him
through the ropes, and would undoubtedly
have knocked him out of the building
hadn't the police interfered and stopped the
fight.
How is it that you persist in calling the
Omahas the champions of 1S90l They are
the champions now.-One of Them, Omaha.
Ans.-They are called the champions Of
1890 because that Is what they will be. They
have won the championship for the coming
year. The Des Moines team are the cham
pions Of the present year.
VIII you please give me Joe Quinn and
Bug Holidays record In the Western asso-
clatlon for last yeari--Charles Furrer, Des
Moines.
Ans.-Qulnn played in n games, m ide 90
runs, 1O7 hits, 40 stolen bases and an average
of .3l5. Holiday played ia games, runs l01,
HITS LAT, stolen bases 65, average .3ll.
Please state In Sundays paper who ranked
first in the American association as first base
man for 1885, Jumbo, First National bank.
Ans.-Wally Andrews, who is now with
the Omahas. Last season he commenced the
season with Louisville, played twenty seven
games, and had the fine percentage of 1903.
To decide an argument please inform me IL
tn ere is such breed Of aogs as Wre-haired
Fox terriers; also, is it required of a pure
Fox terrier to be marked with Drindled ears
and eyes and pure white body. Il. b., Rock
Springs, Wyo.
Ans.--Yes, the Wire-haired Fox terrier is
a we'll known breed No, but these marks
are n detriment on the bench.
Will you please inform me whether the
Chicagos have been ahead OF Philadelphia,
and in third place, in the National league
race this season-Base Ball, city,
Ans,-They have, for the brief period OF =
single day.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-22
The Doubiine.Up system.


This thing OF doubling up games to SUIT
this and that team manager who Is ambitious
to beat some other manager out of a place.
is becoming extremely obnoxious to honest
and fairminded base ball patrons. Why, in
Sioux City the other day they played no less
than four games, and Sioux City won them
all. That is simply ridiculous, and all
but one OF the games was very properly
thrown out. Even two games OF ball,
especially at this time of the year is entirely
too much of u good thing, and is sure TO en-.
tail more discomfort than pleasure. Even
the most confirmed crank is apt to get a sur
felt and leave the park disguised. The days
are too short for two games this late in the
season, and the AIR too decidenly impreg-
nanted with the nipping breath of Jack
Frost. These drawbacks, however, are not
the chief ones The unfairness of the prac-
tice, and the serious trouble IL is liable to en-
tail upon the associations, is sufficient TO
warrant legislation upon this head, and il is
sure to come at the November meetings.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-22
now with the Quincy ball team and expects

now with the Quincy ball team and expects
to get them all.
The story of Pat Killen's fight with Joe
McAuliffe as told by Killen's manager a
few days since. does not tally with the re-
ports in the Frisco papers. They all concur
in the fact that Killen was never in 1t.
Klllen was in Omat several days this week
decorating the purlieus.
This evening the Omaha ball team, to-
gether with Manager Selee, leave for st.
Paul, where they play three games-to-mor-
row, Tuesday and Wednesday. Thence they
go to Milwaukee, where they will play four
games and disband. None of the players,
except Walsh and Messitt, will return to
Omaha. Manager Selee goes straight on to
Boston.
Secretary e. o, Brandt, of the Omaha ball
club, and Ed Mullen, the official score-card
man, leave for Boston tomorrow evening.
On Thursday morning next Mr.. Mullen is to
be married to Miss Jeanette Chandler, of
Jamaica Plains, the beautiful daughter of
eX-Supreme Judge j. j. Chandler MIR.
Brandt accompanies Mullen and will officiate
as his best man.
Ira Paine, the celebrated American marks
man, unequalied with shot gun, rife, pistol
or revolver, died Tuesday morning at hotel
at Du Bresil IN Rue Bergere. He was taken
i'll on Saturday with strangulation of the
bowels, and expired after forty-two hours of
intense suffering. At the time of his death
Paine was filling an engagement at the
EoliCo DeTBCToS, WueTc uc udu DceH SHOOtiuR
before a large audience for three weeks.
His wife and brother-in-law were with him,
and at the request of the deceased his body
will be embalmed and taken to Amer lea for
interment at Providence, II. /.
j. w. Field says the Minneapolis Journal,
has just returned from Denver, where he
learned the secret of the marvellous success
OF the Omaha base ball club. Some months
ago Denver lad, named Willie Ivers,
climbed to the top of the eight-story block
known as the Railroad building and fell off.
Down, down he went like bundle of old
clothes thrown out of tenement house
window. Straight down tumbled Willie's
small body until it struck a network of tele-
phone wires two or three stories from the
ground. Then it bounded off the wires and
went humping down upon the back of a
horse that was passing in the street. A
dozen Mortified bystanders rushed out to
pick up Wille's mangled remains. But
Willie wasn't dead. He wasn't even badly
hurt-only somewhat bruised by his fall OF
eight stories. Soon after WIllie's adventure
the Omaha club was IN Denver, and, hearing
the story, Manager Selee at once signed
Willie as a mascot. Willie is still with the
Omaha club, and is said to win more games
than nine husky men. j. W. Field has evil
IDENTIFY been played for sucker. The Omaha
team never heard Of Willie, and take no
stock in mascots of any description.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-22
miscellaneous Local Sports.
lack Crooks left for Columbus last even

Jack Crooks left for Columbus last even
ing.
An interesting yacht race is booked for
Lake Manawa this afternoon
John p. Glow, an old Omaha pugilist, is in
Denver. dying from consumption.
Nat Browns handsome horse Ensign died
at the fair ground stables Thursday last.
Tom Conneps, the wrestler passed through
Omaha last evening en- route TO Chicago,
where he goes to wrestle Adon Butler.
The Omaha Schuetzenverein has changed
the time for holding their grand fall shoot
ing tournament from September to October
IL, 12 and 13.
the New Haven polo club for the winter. lie
is one of Bancroft's crack team, and has been
for several seasons.
Charlie Budd, the famous Des Moines
trap snot, in recent shooting tournament at
Leadville, made but four misses in four days'
shooting, wonderful record, indeed.
Charlie and Dan DAILY, the st. Louis pugs,
have both been held as accessories TO the
murder of young jackson, killed in a fight
in Dalv's saloon last Tuesday night
They are already talking up in Sioux City
about next season. They are going to win
the pennant in 80 dead certain. Hope
springs eternal in the breast of the Corn
Husker.
Nothing additional has bean heard from
Tim Hurst about the proposed match be-
tween Jimmy Lindsay, of this city, and
Jimmy McHale of Philadelphia 1t looks as
If Hurst was 10 lose his 500 forfeit, and
that's about all there is in it,
Fishing at Cutoff lake is better than il has
been for many years. Large baskets of ring
perch and black bass are boing taken every
day. The bass are not large, but large
enough TO afford splendid sport and superb
meal.
j. F. Peavey, president Of the Sioux City
Street Railway company. has purchased the
franchise of the Sioux City ball team IN the
Western association. The team will be
greatly improved next year. and a more con
venient location for the ball PARK will be
chosen.
Manager Jack Prince of the Coliseum,
says he will have the Omaha Polo club or
ganized and equipped ready TO take the floor
by the last week in November. He is nego-
tiating with several well known polo players
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-22
Miiwaukee's Aspirations.

1t is a well known fact that Milwaukee has
been endeavoring to break into the American
association for the past five years, but the
American association has steadily declined to
allow any such occurrence. Secretary
Quinn now says:
"Yes, Sir, we will undoubtedly have the
first chance with the Americans. The man.
agement knows just IN what consideration
we hold the American association. AS soon
we have the first call L have attended all
the meetings of the directors, and [ know
their views IN regard to Milwaukee. They
will recognize us as the first applicant. Yes,
| think Milwaukee will be in the American
association the coming year"
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-22
A Few Cold. hard Facts.

The annual hunts of the Omaha and lie
Fevre Gun clubs will both come off during
the last two weeks in October, and already
the members are getting the fever bad.
These club hunts, however, should be
deprecated by all honest and legitimate
sportsInen who have an interest in the pres
ervation, protection and propagation of our
game birds and animals; in sooth, they
should be frowned down and abolished as
regular yearly practice forever. They are
literally nothing more nor less than wonton
slaug hter of game; nothing escapes that
wears hair or feathers, 1t amounts Just the
same to the emulous gunner whether he
bags snow-bunting or a goose, ground
squirrel or antelope they ali contribute
toward swelling his individual score, aud
that is what he is after, to make the biggest
record possible.
Then again, so far as the writer has been
able 10 judge from what he has seen of these
hunts, they never fail TO create jangle
within clubs and their dlseordant notes can
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-22
Death of Jack German.

Jack German, who played first base for
Omaha a portion of last season during =.
o. Connell's lay-off, died Monday last at his
home in ST. Louis of quick consumption.
Jack was quite well known bail player, o
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-22
L. BRANDEIS SS 502 504 506 5O8 SO South 18th Street,

quiet, gentlemanly fellow, and the only sup
port of widowed mother. The news of his
death was received with much regret by all
his old friends here
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-01

The St. Louis express on the Grand
Trunk Railroad jumped the track near
Hamilton, Ont, at Z on the morning OF
the 28th, and the engine ran into a water
tank. Two cars t%elescoped and imme-
diately took fire. At IL the dead, sew
enteen in number, had been taken out.
The only body then identified was that
of r. S. Quincy, of Chicago. He was In
stantly killed, but not burned. An ltal-
ian, name unknown, was also instantly
killed. The other fifteen were burned
beyond the possibility OF Identification.
About twenty persons were injured, but
only one or two seriously. None OF the
train hands were killed. The fireman
was slightly burned and received a bad
scalp wound.
The unfortunate train was running at
full speed when it suddenly left the
track and the locomotive pitched into a
large water tank. The wreck took fire
Immediately. Seven out of the ten
coaches were burned. In the ruins OF
the smoking car searchers discovered
seventeen charred bodies. The acct
dent was the worst which has occurred
in that region since the great Des Jar
dins canal disaster, which Happened al
most at the same spot thirty years ago.
When the engine struck the, tank the
tender leaped completely over both, as
also did the baggage car. Thirty-fve
people were in the smoker and just
about halt of the number were roasted
alive, the car being almost instantly en-
veloped in flames from the engine.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-01
WHIPPED BY WHITE CAPS.
An Ohio Man Beaten for Knocking Hi
Wife Down.

An Ohio Man Beaten for Knocking His
Wife Down.
CINCINNATI, O.. April 26.-Last night g
body of masked White Caps admins
tered a whipping with willow switches
to Frank Gehrline, of Riverside. on the
Ohio River west of the city. Gehlline's
offense is said to be a general worthless
ness, while his wife supports
him and the family by keeping
boarders. In addition he is charged
with cruelty to his wife. Last
night a number of his boarders saw him
knock his wife down with a bucket
without any provocation, and then, with
out helping her up. walk off to a saloon
for a drink. He was still in the saloon
when a boy entered and told him imam
wanted to see him out doors. He went
to the door when he was seized, tied to
q tree, partly deprived of his clothing,
and whipped with switches for half an
hour. A crowd of spectators cheered
the White Caps as they showered their
blows on their victims back. When re-
leased Gehrline drewa knife and caused
the crowd to scatter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-01
WISCONSIN ITEMS

Tom HINcH, the well-known pugilist Of
Milwaukee, was drowned in the Menom-
inee River on the Goth, three miles
from Iron Mountain, Mich. At the
time he was on his way to Benefits
Ranch, on the Wisconsin border.
While being rowed across by an old man
who is kept for that purpose, Hinch and
his trainer started Ito skylarking" in
the boat, remarking ''let's throw the
old man out and wash him." The boat
was overturned and Hinch fought his
last battle with the waves.
A FINAL decision of the secretary of
the treasury fixes the site Tor the new
Milwaukee government building Oh
block %, the original selection of the
treasury agent. The site is one block
east of the present building.
BURGLARS entered the store of d.
Smithurst, at Seneca, Grant County, OH
the night of the 25th, blew open the
safe and took therefrom about So, 1000 in
cash belonging to the town of Seneca, of
which Mr.. Smithurst was treasurer.
PRISONERS in the Ashland County Jail
having complained of Encouragement,
81. H.. Giles, of the State Board Of Re-
form, wen there to investigate n
found everything i'll order and salts
factory.
OWEN ASH, a laboring man at Eau
Claire, took a dose of morphine during
a fit of dependency. A physician was
summoned, who saved the life OF the
would-be suicide.
PERCY CoCHRANE, of Eau Claire, who
destroyed one of w. f. Bailey's eyes by
firing a blank cartridge at him, was
fined $40 and the costs. The evidence
rart 70 chou, fho+ horn uoG no nI1rnnSQs
ON the part of the defendant to work
any injury to the plaintiff.
IT is reported from the iron range
that the Pabst mine is in the best of
condition for the seasons work. The
north shaft is the largest working shafe
on the range and has a capacity of 600
tons a day. Another shaft is being
| sunk south of the north shaft and is al
ready down over 100 feet.
AT Ashland a shipment of LOO, 900
feet of lumber is being received by rail
at the Wisconsin Central mercantile
dock from the yards of the Penokee
Lumber Company, located at Morse sta
ton, formerly bad River" The lum-
Der was recently sold to Dodge & Crane,
of Tonawanda, N. Y, to which destina-
ton it goes by vessel.
THE body of a man apparently recent
ly drowned, was found in the Chippe-
wa River, above Eau Claire. It was not
identified.
MRS. BERNBRIDGE, a farmers wife, of
Elk Mound, near Eau Claire, was driv-
ing her cows to pasture, when dogs set
upon them and caused them to run over
her, tramping her to death.
JOHN SULLIVAN, a bod carrier who was
injured by a fall from a gang plank
while at work on Science Hail, has
commenced suit against the state for
$5, 900 damages.