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Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-04
CENTRAL WHIST ASSOCIATION
sixth Annual Meeting 10 he Held in
Lincoln ON Friday and ut
urdny, This week.

The sixth annual meeting and tournament
of the Central Whist association will be held
IN Lincoln at the rooms of the Lincoln Whist
club Friday and Saturday, February 9 and 10.
The Central Whist association was or
ganized at Sioux City in December, 1894,
on the call of Benjamin l.. Richards, who is
now the president of the American Whist
league. Seven clubs were represented at the
first meeting and became charter members
Of the association-SiouX Falls, Sioux City,
Cedar Rapids, Denison, Council Bluffs,
Omaha and Lincoln. At this tournament the
Sioux Falls club was the winner, and when
some time later President Richards pre-
scented the association with a beautiful loving
cup, which in his honor was named the
Richards Trophy" it was given to the vic
tors OF the Sioux City meeting.
The second annual meeting was held in
Council Bluffs in December, 1895, and
brought out about seventy-hve players. The
trophy was won by the Des Molnes four.
who only became members the first day Of
the meeting. At this meeting progressive
pair play became a feature, Townley and
Stimson of Council Bluffs and Lincoln win
ming north and south and Peamiller and
Buxbaum of Sioux Falls east and west.
Since that time pair play has been a promi-
nent feature of all the association tourna-
ments.
The third annual meeting was held at
Sioux Falls and resulted in a victory for the
Des Moines four, and the Des Moines pairs
captured almost everything in sight.
The fourth contest was at Des Moines in
February, 1898. The Richards trophy was
contested for by fifteen teams of fours, and
after a hard-fought battle it was carried
off by the Rose Hill Whist club of Sioux
City. At this meeting the Des Moines whist
t.l ~ az 20 lilac,
loving cup as a prize for pairs 10 be known
as the Des Moines trophy, which after a
spirited contest was won by the Lincoln cub.
The fifth meeting was in Omaha February,
1899, and was a large and enthusiastic gath
ering of minister's The Orient club Of Des
Moines, one of the newer members, carried
off the honors in the tours and the Omaha
Whist club, one of the charter members;
was victorious for the first time and won
the pair championship.
The Richards trophy is subject to chal-
lenge and must be defended by the holder as
often as other teams can work up courage
TO contest for it. During the year 1899 the
Orients successfully defended the cup against
Council Bluffs, Grants and Des Moines, but
in the second combat lost to Des Moinee,
which last club is now the holder and Will
bring the cup to Lincoln.
Minister'S expect the Lincoln meeting to
be the largest ever held in the Missouri
valley. Already fifteen teams Of fours have
signihed their intention to be present and,
not less than $50 players are expected.
Many new clubs have been admitted, notably
Topeka, Marshalltown, Ord and Grand
Island, and more applications are now on
file. The Lincoln people are leaving moth
ing unlone to make the meeting a success,
and the outlook is splendid for a big crowd
and a good time.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-04
FIRST BASKET BALL CONTEST
Championship Match between Omaha
Team and state University
Occurs nj Lincoln.

On Monday night the first championship
basket ball match of the winter will occur
in the gymnasium of the University OF Ne
braska at Lincoln. The contesting teams
will be those of the university and the
Young Mems Christian association Of
Omaha. The Omaha side will be made up
of Monahan and Mccarthy, guards: Lind
quist and stillman, forwards; Moore, CEN
ter, and Stemm. substitute. A portion or
the Lincoln team will be lined up as follows:
Anderson brothers, guards; Cortelyou (of
Omaha) and Watterson, forwards.
A delegation of about fifty win 20 from
this city to witness the game leaving al.
5:55 p. m. and returning on a special leay-
ing Lincoln at midnight. A return game
with Lincoln will be played In this city
probably on February %. The, game which
was scheduled with the Kansas university
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-04
way be able to compare the golhng ability of

way be able to compare the golfing ability of
the old and new world players.
This Will be. the first opportunity, although
we had a representative in the amateur
championships of Great Britain in 1898 and
1899. In the former year Otto Hockmeyer Of
New York was one of the competitors, while
last year H. j. Whigham, the amateur cham
pion OF 1896 and 1897, was among the en-
trants, but was nowhere near his best form.
Neither of the Americans made a very good
showing and the deduction was naturally ar
rived at that there was a vast difference in
the game as played in the courses OF st.
Andrews, North Berwick and others and that
played on the American links.
For years there has been a discussion
going ON; a somewhat futile one at best
upon the relative merits of British and
American golfers. Conclusions drawn from
the results of the amateur and open com
petitions held in this country during the
last few years would be manifestly unfair
for numerous reasons.
The question of courses would naturally
form a considerable part of such an argu-
ment, and none of the links, with the excep-
tion Of Wheaton, over which our cham
pionships have been played, can in any way
be compared with Hoylake and Muirfield,
which are certainly two strokes easier than
wv Npbio vi nv ShlAhbO W klhD
Lloyd, who won the open championship at
Wheaton, with a score of 1853. on comparison
with the amateurs play on either of the
above mentioned English courses, would be
about ten strokes to the good. Comparison
and arguments could prove little, and there
is hardly any doubt that the English golfer
OF the first class Is considerably the better
player over his American cousin at his best;
in fact, the frst-class golfers in this country
are very few, while in Great Britain their
name is legion.
Tho Americans will have one advantage
that will stand them in good stead, namely,
in playing over their own links, which are
so totally different from those found in
Great Britai0 that the visitors viii not be
able TO show their true form until they
become accustomed to the turf and lay OF
the ground. With the added attraction Of
the international match, the golfng season
of 1900 promises to be the most brilliant CT
any in tho history OF the game in the
United States.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-04

Apropos to this event George Siler's
opinion Of the fight is of considerable inter-
est. He says:
"Rumors. and not surprising ones at that,
are a1oat that the coming Jeffries- Corbett
fight scheduled for March 10 next is a cut
and dried affair for Jeffries to get the money
and Corbett the honors. l am aware that
ever since the match was ratified the public
has viewed the match with a suspicious eye,
and for various reasons. Corbett. pugilistic-
ally speaking, is supposed to be a dead one.
His fasco with Sharkey did him a world of
harm, and although considered the most
scientific boxer in the world, it is a difficult
matter to convince blowers OF the game
that he is or can ever be made as good as
he was a few years back. 1t is known that
he lost his speed after the seventh round in
his fight with Fitzsimmons at Carson City
three years ago next st. Patrick's day, and
the sports, and others for that matter, can
not figure him to be anywhere near as good
today as he was upon that occasion.
~, of course. do not pretend to know any
thing about his physical condition, but |
know he is not too old to come again, as 1t
we're. He is going up against a stiff propo-
sition in Jeffries-a big, strong, heavy.
clever and hard hitting fellow-and | really
cannot figure his chances, that is If the fight
is on the level. l consider every fight is on
the level until it is proven otherwise, and
it remains to be seen whether there is any
need OF crying stop, thief at present.
%Jeffries. | am sure, cannot afford to get
mixed up in any crooked affairs. and should
this fight be fixed it will be the pugilistic
death of Jeffries."
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-04

Another resource which the High school
athletes rely upon to develop their lung and
leg power is through the medium Of the
Cross Country club, composed of about
thirty undergraduates pledged to go on semi
weekly runs whenever the weather will per-
nit. The jaunts are made on Wednesday
afternoon and Saturday evening and so far
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-04

Locally the past week has opened no new
developments. Managers Peters and Run
Gle respectively of the Sioux City and St.
Joseph teams called on Manager Keith while
In the city and conveyed the information
that they were progressing satisfactorily in
organizing their clubs. They consider the
outlook of the league as bright as could pos
sibly be desired.
Manager Keith has signed all the men he
desires and will leave the selection of the
balance of his team TO "Bill" Traffey, who
has been secured as the playing manager.
Traffley is now In the east and writes that
he will be accompanied to Omaha by several
top-notchers in the profession, who have
wen fame for themselves in eastern base
ball circles. Mr.. Keith lacks nothing In the
way OF encouragement from Omaha people.
His plan to give Omaha this season high
class professional ball meets with hearty APP
prevail flom the sporting population of the
city, and he has promises Of financial back
ing to assist him in the enterprise.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-04

have been along the Nineteenth street boule-
vatd from two to four miles. An active
interest is taken in the runs by a number
OF instructors and Profs. Bernstein and
DGKolte have accompanied the squad on
several excursions. The club will eventually
be divided into teams in accordance with
the merit Of the members and these will be
er gaged in relay work in preparation for
the mile relay run in the interscholastic
tourney.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-04

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Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-04

Nisltlng on the rancn OF william Black near
Thedford. Clyde said that one morning
when the mercury was down at - below
zero he went out and bagged thirty ducks
He reports tho numerous creeks in tho
Sand hills to be swarming with ducks at
this time.
Captain A. W. Money, the famous New
York shooter who attended the Omaha
Kansas city tournament held in this city,
was accompanied by his son, Harold Money,
who created a most favorable impression
among Omaha sportsmen because of his
genial bearing and modest demeanor. or
interest in this connection is the discussion
which has been quite general in shooting
circles anent the rufusal OF George S. Nc
Alpin, the amateur champion ring shot OF
America, to shoot a match with young
Money at the Cataret Gun club grounds at
Garden City. Captain Money, on behalf OF
his son, issued a challenge to McAlpin to
shoot a match with Harold at 100 live birds
for $3.50 a side. but the amateur champion
replied that he would not lift a gun in an
individual match for less than $1,000 a
side. and then tho contest would have to be
at 200 birds each. He also ella died the
right to designate the grounds. re further
stated that he would make the amount $10,-
COZ or SIS, 900 a side. Conceding McAlpin's
rights as the challenged party to dictate
terms, 1T seems a pity that such a contest
as proposed by Captain Money could not
be arranged. Harold Money, who is just Il
years old, is one of the most brilliant trap
shots in the country. In shooting he is as
cool as a veteran and anyone who expects
to find in him, when at the trap, the nerv-
BUSINESS Of youth, will be apt to find him
self mistaken. The stand taken by Nc
Alpin was once adopted by Charles Macales-
ter after he had beaten the late Gideon
Knapp in a series of three matches. Macal-
ester then said that he would never shoot
another match for less than 1000 a side,
and as no one cared to challenge for that
amount, he retired an unbeaten man.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-04

has been again postponed and will probably
occur in March.
A scrub team consisting OF Jones. stoten-
berg, Corliss, Rush and Krelle met the first
team OF the association last week consisting
Of Mccarthy, Monahan, Moore, Stemm and
Sullson. The scrubs were defeated by the
score of % TO 3.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-04

Locally interest of admirers of ~fistiania is
apparently in the pictures of the Jetfries-
Sharkey prize fight which will be exhibited
at a local theater the latter part of the
week. George Siler, who oficiated at the
fight as referee, will be present and explain
the pictures as they are thrown upon the
canvas. All the local sports of a pugilisttc
turn of mind have been talking of the com
ing attraction and it promises to be decidedly
popular.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-04
PALAyER Uf The PUGILlsTS
Terry McGoycrB's Victory over santry
ENpcctcd-FitZsimmons Puerilc
Plea that lie Was "Doped."

The principal event Of the pugilistic world
last week ended just as all well-informed
sporting men predicted that 1t would
Terrible" Terry McGovern, the Brooklyn
wonder, maintained his title to the feather
weight championship of the world. and
effectually convinced Eddie Santry OF Chi
cago that he was INDUCING in idle day
dreams when he set UP the claim that he,
and not McGovern, was the featherweight
champion. II took five rounds for Nc
Govern to settle the western lad, and be it
said to the credit Of the latter that he put
up a remarkably game hght-onc which en-
titles him to consideration in the ranks of
the little men, However, he was pitted
against the most marvellous little fighter
of modern times, and for this reason was
outclassed.
The McGovern -Santry bout attested the
popularity of pugilism in the west. Fully
II, GOO people gathered about the ringside in
Chicago Thursday to witness the ARRAY, 1t
was a foregone conclusion that the Brooklyn
lite would settle his western opponent and
the only betting INDUCED in was on the
number of rounds that Santry would last.
The exhibition was scheduled to last six
rounds and heavy odds were offered by Nc
Govern hackers that Santry would not hold
out to the limit. The latter, however,
SlONtu up Nlllu hhbl Nlls ~ was
making the fight of his life. Had he been
successful in defeating Terry he would have
established an enviable record. In his de-
| terminate. to do this he fought fast and
furiously. He was sufficiently on the ag-
| gressive to make the go intensely inter-
esting while it lasted, and his magnificent
defensive and blocking tactics gave the
| Brooklynite a hard nut to crack. Santry's
long suit was at long range, but this was in
direct opposition to McGovern's favorite
mode of procedure, and the latter forced the
mill on in-fghting. At times, however,
Santry blocked his tactics and kept Terry
from using the. short-arm jolts. which have
made him famous.
In the fourth round Santry began to show
signs of weakening. He went to the floor
twice, and each time took the count. In
the fifth the finish came after a fierce
mix-up, and even in this Santry did excel
lent work, but when Terry landed a stiff
Jolt on the stomach and followed in quick
succession right and left TO the jaw, Santry
went to the floor. He staggered to a half
standing posture, but Referee Siler called
the bout off in order to save him from fur
Their punishment and gave the decision to
McGovern.
A number of interesting bouts were pulled
off preliminary to the premier event and the
exhibition was one of the most successful
ever given in the west.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-04
CRACK SHOTS AT HOT SPRINGS
Number of Local Mnrksmen VIII At
tend National Shooting Tour
ncy in Arkansas

1t is probable that a number of Nebraska
marksmon will attend the national shooting
tournament to be held at Hot Springs, Ark,
during the week beginning February II,
under the auspices of the Arkansas Gun
club. 1t will consist of target and live bird
events and will be open to the world. The
preliminaries will be held on Monday, Feb
ruary Il, to be followed by three days of
target shooting, ten events, each day, with
$25 of added money to each event.
The live bird handicap will begin Febru-
airy 10 and will be concluded on the day
following, with $500 added money. Jacob
Parker Of Detroit will have the manage
ment OF the tournament, and from indica-
tions it will be a great success, as scores
Of shooters have already expressed an inten-
ton to be present from all parts of the
country. The feature of the tournament
will be 2-cent targets and 25-cent live birds,
affording a great saving to shooters. Ths
railroads have made a rate of one and one
third fare for the occasion in territory be-
tween the Atlantic ocean and the Rocky
mountains.
Among the Omaha sportsmen who con-
template attending this shoot are Frank
Parmelee, George w. LOOMS, Plumber Reed,
Dick Kimball, w. d.. Townsend and others.
Frank S. Parmelee and Dick Kimball
went to North Bend last week to attend a
shooting tournament given by the enthusi-
astic sportsmen of that town. They pro-
ncunce it a very enjoyable affair and report
some remarkably good shooting.
On his return from North Bend Dick
Kimball stopped off at his farm at Mercer
to look after affairs and incidentally to in
vestigate the game situation. He found the
latter thoroughly satisfactory and succeeded
in bagging four big, choice Canada geese.
Upon his arrival nome Thursday Kimball
reported his good luck and was persuaded
by Jim Smead to chapcron him to the place
where these Canada geese could be found.
Kimball and Smead left Thursday night,
intending to spend two or three days in and
about Mercer.
A hunter residing at Willard dropped into
one of the local gun stores a few days ago
ard purchased a large quantity of ammu-
milton. He stated that geese were flying
in fast and that the vicinity of Willard Is
veIitably alive with them. Acting upon
this a number of Omaha sports
MEL are making arrangements to pay an
early visit to Willard.
Clyde Lloyd OF Gothenburg was in Omaha
last week visiting his father and calling on
numerous friends among the local sports
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-04
GOLF CLUBS IN FULL SWING
Enthusiast Improve Mild Weather by
q Conscientious Prnctice-Nardon
..,. Comes to America.

The Kountze Place Golf club is improv-
ing the mild February afternoons to perfec;
its form and some excellent wielders of the
clubs are being developed. In spite of the fact
that the links are somewhat abbreviated.
Captain Harry Lawrie hopes to show that
they are sufficiently meritorious to develop
some of the best players in this section Of
the country. A large proportion of the en-
thusiasts continue to be women, who are
apparently oblivious TO the fact that the
earth is in certain places soft to a point
approaching mud or on colder days that the
wind has full sweep over the level Kountze
reserves. Their devotion is being rewarded
by the good style and strong arm resulting
from conscientious practice.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-04
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1900.

Jeffries, Thursday. There we're seven APP
p~licants, the New York athletic clubs making
an offer Of 90 per cent OF the gate re-
ceipts. The most attractive offer came from
San Francisco, with a proposition to put up
5000 0 for the fight and give the fighters
so per cent interest in the pictures taken OF
the fight, or S33, 900 without the interest in
tho pictures. AS soon as San Francisco
puts up 5000 as an evidence OF its good
faith in the matter the contest will be
formally declared for presentation in that
city. There is no reason to doubt the ability
of the San Francisco promoters to deposit
the money. and it is reasonably certain that
tho big mill will be pulled off in the Golden
Gate city.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-04

In the west, and especially in Omaha,
there is no need for mental or nervous
prostration over the base ball situation. The
prospects of the Western league were never
brighter. 1t is almost an established GER
tainty that Minneapolis and st. Paul will be-
long to the circuit and it is within the
range of possibilities that Kansas City will
be a member of the circuit, although it
must be admitted that this is hardly proba-
BILE. The circuit, however, will be a strong
one, even il Kansas City does not apply for
membership. 1t looks now as though it will
be composed of Minneapolis, st. Paul, Des
Moines, Sioux City, Omaha, st. Joseph, Den
yer and Pueblo. President Hickey is biding
his time before calling the magnates to-
gether, as he desires some tangible evidence
as to what the major leagues are going to
do before he assemblies the magnates of the
Western league clubs. Such a meeting will
be held as soon as practicable after the base
ball situation is somewhat clarified and then
affairs of the new Western league will begin
to flourish.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-04
BASE BALL PUZZLE UNS0lvED
Stability of Newly Organized Amer
lean Association is Questioned
Western League II Sure winner.

The Chinese puzzle, otherwise known as
the national base bail situation, has not
been solved during the past week, despite
the meeting Of the proposed new American
association in the Quaker city. One thing
has developed as a result of this meeting
the new association does not present an ar
ray of financial backing sufficient to war
rant the belief that 1t will materialize.
Statements were made by those in attend
ance as representatives of the various cities
applying for admission that they repre-
sented ample financial backing, but of this
there exists considerable doubt. The cities
reported to have been admitted to the
American association are Boston, Philadel-
phia and Baltimore in the east, and Chicago,
Detroit, Milwaukee and st. Louis in the
west. The eighth place, it Is asserted, will
be given either to Providence or New York.
Base ball men who admit that there is
room for another league in the east organ
lied along lines identical to the National
league, with the elimination Of all the lat
ter's Objectionable features, are prone to
doubt the stability of the proposed new
association now that its promoters have
come from under cover and exposed their
hands"
An additional obstacle has arisen in a
iiipi AHN 'N'Sh NaS ShN'
forth that it will use the name American
association" for a league to be or
ganized in conjunction with the national or
ganization. This proposed association will
include Chicago and st. Louis in the west
and Boston and Philadelphia in the east, and
four other cities that will be etermined
upon later. The idea of the National league
magnates is to organize clubs for their own
American association and furnish contin-
uous base ball in all of the big cities. This
would be accomplished by exhibition games
by the association clubs on days when the
National league clubs are absent from their
home cities. This proposition adds another
kink to the situation and leaves the settles
ment farther off than ever.
Base ball lovers, however, take comfort
in the thought that something tangible will
come out OF the peculiar condition OF affairs
before a great while now. The knotty
problems will soon of necessity have to be
settled, as the base ball season is coming on
apace. 49,
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-04

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