Omaha daily bee., 1890-01-12
Questions and answers.

VIII you please state in SUNDAYS BEE the
names OF the players and their positions of
the Omaha base ball team for 1S90.-Young
Brothers, Newman Grove, Neb.
Ans.-Clarke, KneIl, Tanning, Bays and
Mcdonnell, pitchers; Erqubart, Moran and
Bird, catchers; Wally Andrews, first; sec
ond unsigned; Cleveland, third; Walsh,
short; Willis, right, and Canavan, left.
Please state in Sundays sporting columns
whether Dave Rowe has signed q young
twirler from Bruno, this tate!-DavidC City
Neb.
Ans.-He has signed Trumphy from this
state, but whether from Bruno or not, the
writer cannot state.
Please publish the names of the National
league players who have as yet signed neither
with the old league or the brotherhood
Dehlman, Omaha.
Ans.-Therea are but nine OF them. Car
roll, Madden, Hines, Gumbert, Gilks, Had
dock, WEIGH, Flint and Tom Brown.
Can you give the data of the first and last
performance of Flora Temple, her color and
whether she is yet living!--I b. f., Omaha.
Ans.-Can find no Date OF Flora Temples
first and last trot, nor her color. She is
dead. She first beat 2:2O, at Kalamazoo,
Mich, October Is, 1859. time, 2:l99d.
To decide a wager, please state In THK BEE
whether John L. Sullivan ever whipped Jim
Elliott, killed IN Chicago by Jere Dunnl
When die Tom hyre die, and wherel What
distance does a horse go every second when
trotting a ESQ clip:-T. H.. FL. and X. o..
city.
ANs.-Yes, he knocked him out in three
rounds. Tom Hyre died in 1916 at New York
city. A $50 gait covers 81 5>7 feet per
second.
To decide a wager, state in SUNDAYS BEE:
A Is and Q are playing high five-A is the
dealer, Is makes the trump, must Is lead q
trump the first playl-SpoRr, city.
ANs.-Not unless they agreed upon such a
rule before the game began. Ordinarily its
optional with the player who makes the
trump to lead one or not Just as he chooses.
VIII you please state whether you consider
the followingl pattern ~ guage gun IA good
one; 29l No. Z shot, 90 inch circle, 3S yards,
Is ounces snott How is an s-pound gun,
5o-inch barrels for chicken and quail.-BIRD
SHOT, Kearney, tNeb.
ANs.-yery good. All right.
Charlie-You are right, u man who enters
any contest, running, walking, jumping, row.
ing, bicycle riding. boxing or what not. and
bets money on himself ceases TO be an anna
teur.' lie
VIII you please state in your sporting de-
partner tomoFrpw when The American
derby was run NJ ChIca go In 1856 and who
won itf-lnquiIer, Fair Grounds,
Ans.-June 20. Luckey Baldwin's Silver
Cloud.
In the spring our wild fowl shooting is in
the marshes about Whiting IN other I'D
1acent lakes, where the swamp grass, cane
aud dead weeds are so rank and the mud so
mirey that we lose fully one-half the birds
cut down. What dog is the best for retriey.
ing on such grounds i-Ducker, Onawa. Ia
Ans,-Chesapeake bay dogs are the very
best, but settlers, any breed, can be traine
to do admirable work.
Seven Up High goes out first always
Referee-Your question is not a legitimate
one.' Inquire somewhere else. The men you
mention never met even in a glove contest.
OF course any player can enter a jack pot
AFTER passing II a player opens 1t after him.
lie may take his chance of helping q pair of
non-openers or may have passed with a big
pat hand i" intending to ''raise'' If anyone
"0pened.h