Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-05
IN The WORLD OF SPORT
Sir Thomas Upton Takes Challenger Back
Home with Him,
tOOI BALL SEASON Is JUST HALF OVER
Winter sports VIII Soon he Attract
Ing Attention and Taking
the Place of Golf and
Foot Uau.
FOOT BALL SEASON Is JUST HALF OVER

The season OF the white-winged flyers has
passed, and with the satisfactory ending OF
the big international race 1t died for year.
For two or three days after the final spurt
there was general rejoicing, dining Of vic
Tors and vanCuished. both principals and
crews and then the aifalr-the greatest
yachting event which the world has ever
hnown-was forgotten by the general public
OF both America and England in the ex-
element CT the closer subjects Of cleo
uors here and war for England in South
Africa. The mighty American yacht which
has proven itself the greatest single sticker
ever built, and which has so magnifcently
upheld Americas claim for supremacy and
TO being the greatest yacht building and
yacht-sailing nation in the world has been
dismantled ard put out Of commission, while
the green boat has started for home.
All Australia seems to be jubilating over
the magnificent success achieved by the team
of Australian cricketers during it's men,
orable tour Of England the past season, and
all the papers coming to hand from the anti
pcdes are full of triumphant accounts of the
victories achieved, while the records of the
team and individuals are proudly set forth
and dilated upon in glowing terms. AL
drawing a like number out of thirty five
matches played was in itself a most wonder
fu performance, the chief source of gratifca-
tion was the humiliation of the All England
eleven, in the series OF five test matches
or these, one was won by the visitors de-
clsively, with ten wlckets to spare, and the
other four were drawn. In England three
OF the drawn matches were claimed as won
for the home teams, but this is disputed in
Australia, although two of the matches
the third and fourth-were conceded as lost
The first was in favor OF the Kangaroos, the
second being actually won by them. This
leaves the fourth for a bone of contention
England was we'll ahead on the first inning
but on the second trial the visiting batsmer
made a determined stand, after which II
seemed to be anybodys game. For purpose:
of comparison, therefore, honors were jus
about even, though the spoils Of war were
carried to Australia.
There is to be a wholesale exodus Of pro
fessional bike riders from this country mex
spring when the whole bunch of op-notcher!
VIII go to France. "A list of the invaders
shows that they are surely going to Civ,
Paris and France some fast races.
There will be Charles w. Miller, long
and king OF board track riders; Rober
Walhour, the southern champion; Owei
Kimble, the quarter mile champion; Franl
Waller, the flying Dutchman; Joe Judge o
Harlem, and a number of other married
men. In addition to these there will b
Tom Cooper the sprintng champion; John
ME Nelson, the present amateur pace
champion; Frank L. Kramer. the amateu
sprinting champion; Harry Elkes, profes
sional middle distance champion; Floyd Nc
Farland, the biggest winner of 1899; Orland
Stevens, the half-mile champion Johnni
Fisher, who as a small track rider rank
second to none; Earl Kiser second t
Cooper; A. B. Stone. the motor steeremar
and probably Al Newhouse, the fve-mil
champion, and number of other stars VIII
may develop this winter In addition to thi
party other American riders will be see
In France next season, among them Eddi
McDuffee, the League of American Wheel
men middle distance champion; Tom Butle
and Nat Butler of Boston; Harry Gibson an
Burns Pierce, the twenty -four-hour chan
pion.
In Paris the plans are to locate the Amer
leans all at the one hotel at which Mori
end other famous riders of France stol
The season will be spent in Paris almo!
entirely. This exodus to Europe will cles
the American field nicely for the creatio
of an entirely new class of champions du1
ing 1900 and in 1901, when the party re
turns from Australia, to which country mo
OF them will go from France, the meetir
OF the two factions will add great intere
to the season of 1901.
The physical culture schools and the gym
nasiums are already beginning to feel II
influence OF the cooler weather upon Il
people. much larger proportion of peop
pay attention to rational exercise than 70
merly, many taking methcdical means t
ward this end at home, while the publ
schools do much TO supply this need TO chi
dren. Private and public gymnasiums
addition furnish men and women with oppo
tunity TO reduce their weight and get in
good hard condition, Systematic physlc
training is within the reach of every OF
for 1t can he carried out at home as well
any place. All that is necessary is an ii
OF few of the fundamental movemen