Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

! continue to pay all expenses out OF their own
| pockets, and that being the case. do not
see why we should alter the rules of the
| game for the sake OF spectators who know
nothing whatever about the game and con-
! tribute nothing whatever to its support.
| Chess would be a terribly slow game for a
| man to watch who knew nothing OF It, But
that does not constitute any reason for Civ
| ing It up in favor OF checkers which can
| be played in much less time. The idea OF
looking to the United States for revision
OF the laws Of cricket is utterly absurd; as
we'll might the National league look to the
few clubs playing base ball in England for
a revision OF their code. In conclusion, l
would wish Mr.. Lawrie every success in his
effort to popuarize golf in this city. Should
he fail he can still fall back on croquet.
! l should like to see every kind OF healthy
| sport Increased in public favor, but as an
| Englishman | feel bound to protest against
his statement that cricket in England, which
is the true home OF the game, is on the down
| grade. This is most emphatlcally not true"
| Another way to secure members is to
J get the women interested The Omahas
have always been woefuly short OF enthusi-
astc members OF the fair sex. Women may
not be able to play, but they can get their
| brothers and other peoples brothers out to
| play when no one else can. There are a
| few women, wives, sweethearts, and Sis
ters to some of tha old and tried supporters
OF the club who really take an interest, and
IL they were encouraged would do wonders
| for the game. During the Northwestern As
| ISOLATION tournament in '9S these women
came to the front and worked hard for a
| solid week helping to entertain and show
| the visitors jolly good time, and but for
| their timely assistance the club would have
| been put to vast expense, and even then
could never have produced the results that
these kind women did. Why not call these
same women together and get them to or
| ganize for the purpose of increasing the
| membership and raising funds this winter?
! They will do it II they are encouraged and
shown that their efforts are appreciated.
! The committee might offer some prizes to
! the women or men who procure the great
est number OF paid-up members by April l..
| good way to raise funds is to form COM
mittee on entertainment consisting partly Of
women and partly of men. 1t is not neces-
| sary to always give a smoker, where the
| members of the gentler sex are not welcome.
| Why not give progressive high five or
eucher parties and offer nice prizes and
| charge a small fee to enter? These enter
| tainments might not make great amount OF
money for the club, but they would get the
/ boys together and keep the game alive and
| that is what is needed.
| at was with regret that l noticed an ar
| ticle written by an old member of the club
| who had been one of the mainstays of the
! game for many years, in last Sundays Bee,
! saying that the game is back number II
| he wishes to forsake the good old game or
| ho hau hap a6m mi
many years, for the game Of golf, no one
am sure wishes to prevent him, but an at
| tack on the game in which he proclaims it
| a back number is certainly uncalled for and
unjust as 1t is well known fact that the
game Of cricket is now in a more flourishing
condition in the United States, and espe-
cially in the west, than it has ever been.
True it is suffering from temporary fit or
| lethargy in Omaha just at present, but by a
little energetic work this state OF a1fairs cali
and will be rectifed."