Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-05
BRACE OF DEAD CAME TOWNS.
Breezy Sporting BpistIes From Sioux City
and Lincoln.
BOTH ARE DECIDEDLY IN IT.
Their Corking Bali Teams-And What
They Intend to Do-The Turf
and Gun and Cosby.
Misceila my.

Sioux CRY, Ia, April 2.-ISpecinl to TUE
BEE. There has never before been shown
the interest in Sioux City sporting circles
that is to be seen here today, Sioux City is
the gamest town of its weight in the United
States, That's the feeling here, at least.
The chief aim of Sioux City is to stop the
talk in some of the towns Of the Western
Baseball association about Sioux City drop
ping out. The idea here is that some of these
towns will hear something drop before the
Sioux City team gets through with them this
season The Sioux City association is far
better off financially than 1t has ever been
before There is a nice subscription list to
start Off with. The subscribers are paying up
Handsomely If as good ball is put u up as is
expected and promised, there will be good
many lamer ducks than Sioux City, from 4
fiscal point of view, i'll the association before
the pennant is won.
The whole team is here except Strauss and
Poorman. Here Is the phalanx with the
batting order, as certified by Manager Buck
enberger
poormau, center field: ScheibeclS, short
stop; Nandylxe, left field; Swartwood, right
field; Morrssey, first base; Nicholson, sec.
ond base; GCnins, third base; Earl, strauss
and Crossley, catchers; Siebol, Hart, Dewald
and Fitzgerald, pitchers; Black, extra.
They call them winners here and conclude
that at least they are as strong as the best III
the association.
Here's big assertion: There isn't a
"lusher'i on the team. If there is he wont't
last long. There have been buns enough
harDored under Corn Husker uniforms al
ready to last forty years. The boys must
keen in condition or draw no salary That's
what Manager Bucken berger says, and
those who have looked him in the eye seem
to be impressed with the notion that what
he says "gOeS."
To-, q
condition-not an exception. There was
some doubt about Siebel showing up in
shape, but he is all right. He will oe heard
from this season.
Its n team of great base runne ners, ,andi such
recognized sluggerS as Swartwood, Nor
riSsey, Siebel, POorman, Sheibeck Nicholson
and VandySe do anything good at all there
ought to be a regular procession across the
rubber.
Hart, who was taken in at the eleventh
hour from Lincoln, is big prop in the box.
Nandyke's case is settled and he has his
family nicely settled here. THE BEE treated
Sioux City handsomely in the Nandyke deal.
The Kansas City papers roasted us by the
column before they heard our side of the case.
Now they crawish. The Athletics of Phila-
delphia have given up Vandyke-that is, they
say they don't want him" They made big
fight for him.
Manager Buckle berger denies that the
Sioux City salary list is too high or, in fact,
anywhere as near the salary lists OF three
or four other clubs in the association. We
have amassed great players true. But we
are cunning and know where to get them.
Is ecauSe some other clu bs are paying great
stipends is no reason why they should take
1T for granted that we have to start a ma
tiodal bank to pay our people
The team began practice last Wednesday
but has been too cold for good results.
A big force of men are at work improv ing
the grounds. They will be put in elegant
shape. The Sunday games or some of them
may be played at Riverside park.
1t has been impossible to get down town
ground. However, improvements have made
electric car service all that could be desired
to accommodate the public
The Sioux City games with Kansas City
are OFF They were to be played Monday and
Tuesday April aud Y.
Sunday next the team will lldivide u D into two
mines with local players and havetw games.
The team plays exhibition games at Lin
coin A pril and 10, Milwaukee April IL,
Omaha April 13 and IA. Thence they go to
open the championship season at Denver on
April 49,
The officers Of the Sioux City association
are: President, w. II. Beck; vice president;
Il. L. Foley secretary, Dick Mulcahy; treas
urer, F. NJ Dorsey; directors, W. b. Hum
phrles, Thomas Fl, Boyer j. S. Browning,
ster, James F. Peavey.
the Sioux City driving clu is fairly divid-
ing interest with baseball. 1t is movement
carrying out extensive schemes, among
which is the building of mile track, club
house, grand stand and stables for 200 horses.
The movement has been on foot for nearly a
year, but its formal organization for business
dates back only six or eight weeks.
The officers are President, j. D. Yeo-
mans treasurer, ID. I. Gilman; secretary, e.
| Nj. Swan.
The location of the track, buildings, etc, is
at Riverside park, on the banks of the Sioux
river. -. zEa
1t has not been decided whether the track
will be eeptic or e-shaped, but, upon ad
vice of Bud Doble, probably the former, and
upon the model of the Washin gton park track
at Chicago 1t will be the most beautiful
| track in the northwest, and the ind ucements
will be surpassed nowhere
The plan is to have meeting this fall IL
| preparations on the scale resolved upon can
be completed in time. If not, stakes will be
opened for a spring meeting.
Sioux City is becomin g a notable center Of
| light harness horses, the big Williams ranch
being the largest.
A Sioux City horse--Jessie Gaines, owned
| by Il. T. Kneebs-made record of 2:l5%
last season, and privately has shown All.
| Among the gentlemen prominent in the
| new driving club and who have high speed
| in their stables or on their stock farms
| are the following: d. A. Williams, j. +.
| Peavey, j. W. Rudy w. II. Livingston, w.
| G. Mcnamara. H. j. Merrell, William Rob
erts, A. +. Nash, Fred l.. Goewy, j. d. Yeo.
l mans, James E. Booge, j. +. Booge j. T..
Booge, c. A. Davis, S. M, Marsh j. G. Kelly
J. X. Brands, &. w. kingsworth.
From $4,000 to SO, 900 will be expen ded
this season on the driving park improve
Il mentS.
The Sioux City gun club is thus oficered
| President, II. Hawman; vice president, II.
| Ross; secretary, W. d. Hagan treasurer, f.
L. Webster; directors, Joe Redsell, Charles
Seller Charles Lambert, Ed Stewart Will
| lam Leech, James Garman, John Deutschele
| S. f.. Ford. The club meets the second
| Thursday OF each month. The lie Grand
diamond badge will be contested for this
| season.
The Polo club of Sioux City, which became
famous last season, has dis banded, as have
also those of lie Mars and other neighboring
cities in which there are large En- glish
colonies, The tragic end of Fred Close, the
| young English banker. who lost his life in
match game in Sioux City last fall, put stop
| to polo
| One Of the most permanently popular
sports here is boating, the Big Sioux river
affording beautiful course, especially along
the Riverside park. Two magnificent boat
| houses are located there. The two clubs
have membership OF several hundred each
| The last notable event was the race be-
tween Hanlan and Teemer. A series of in
teresting water sports is being outlined for
this season.