Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-11

and st. Louis will come together at the
latter place TO work out uniform classical
tons to assist through exhibitors. Omaha
made such an enviable reputation last fall
that the directors anticipate no difficulty
in having all the classes filled. The riding
school is adding many new members TO
the list Of women who will be able to ride
and drive by the time the bugle blows this
fal.
Jay Gould's recent work in the racquet
and court tennis events has singled him
out as a likely candidate for national
honors Both the racquet and tennis ANA
teur championships are held in New York.
Lawrence Waterbury is racquet champion,
and will defend the title in February in
Boston, and also holds the gold racquet
championship Of the Tuxedo club. The
national championship will be held at New
York in March and the gold racquet con-
test in February, having been postponed
to get Jay Gould as competitor. Young
Gould will also play in the national and
with Joshua Crane, jr., three times a
former champion, he ranks as an advance
favorite with Sands.
The twelfth annual open tournament for
the lawn tennis championship of the south
of France will be held at the Nice Lawn
| Tennis club. beginning March r. 1t will
follow the Monte Carlo and Mentona tour
neys. the former of which begins on Febru-
airy %, and the latter on March These
big matches will mean a revival of the an
cient game because they will infuse new
life into the sport. According to the pro-
gram the events for the Nice tournament
will be as follows:
Gentlemens Singles-The Nice cup. value
2.0oo francs, offered by the municipality OF
holder 1904, 1905, Entrance fee 10 francs.
Best of three vantage sets throughout,
except finals, which are best five vantage
sets. This event will take place ire
spective of the number of entries, but no
prize will be given unless there are four
entries. The winner OF this event TO re-
ceive a first prize. second prize will be
given II there are eight entries third
prize IL there are twelve entries, and two
third prizes IL there are sixteen entries or
more. The cup to be won three years, not
! necessarily consecutively. before becoming
| the property of the winner The holder to
I play through each year.
| by A. g. Morgonstern: Mrs. G. W. Hill
! yard. holder 1901; Countess Schulenberg
| Countess schulenberg. holder 1904; Miss c.
NJ. Wilson. holder 1905. Entrance fee 8
: francs. Best of three vantage sets through
ont. All other conditions the same as in
/ Gentlemen's Double-The Gentlemen's
! double cups. value 100 francs. offered by
winners 1902, 1908; holders 1904, 1876 En-
| trance fees IS francs per pair. All condi-
lions the same as in event No. l.
| Mixed Doubles-The Mixed Doubles CUP.
value 1900 francs. offered by the Grand
Cercle du Casino Municinal de Nice;
Countess schulenherg and r. F. Doherty
winners 1903; holders 1904, 1905. Entrance
fee 10 francs per pair.
There will also be handicaps in gentle
mems singles. ladies' singles, gentlemen's
doubles Unjust enter in pairs), mixed doub-
les Unjust enter In pairs). Only the third
set, If played. will be vantage set.
| -
Widespread interest centers in the fact
| that the Baltimore trophy (the travelling
| trophy of the Woman's Whist league) has
been won in perpetuity by the Woman
Whist club at Chicago Mrs Henry T.
Fry, Mrs. J. H. Moore, Mrs. NJ. c. Capelle
and Mrs. H. II. rockingham formed the
victorious team. A remarkable feature Of
their success. is that they never suffered
| defeat winning nine matches last year and
six this season, the total fifteen being
needed to obtain permanent ownership of
the trophy The trophy was put into COM
petition in Baltimore at the congress held
there in May, 1904, and was presented by
the Baltimore Whist club. At that con-
| gress II was won by the Philadelphia
| Whist club. At the congress at Philadel-
phia last May 1t was won by the Mannheim
| club of Philadelphia. The trophy has twice
| been played for in this district and accord
| ing to the published records the Cavendish
| club Of Baltimore has established ten VIC
| tories upon it. four in 1904 and six in 1906.
The Whist club of Philadelphia also had
won the trophy ten times. The Woman's
| Whist league, If 1t follows the custom
of former years, will probably see that a
new trophy takes the place of the Balti-
more and also that play shall continue
| without interruption of the published
schedule Play for this series of games
| begins in Baltimore on March 20 continu-
| ing for a month.
Connie Mack, manager of the Philadel-
| phia Athletics and who is one of the joint
committee on base ball rules, said last
week: There are many hardships about
the foul strike rule, but 1 hardly think
| there is any chance to have the rule re-
pealed. So the best we can look for is
some modification. Take, for instance, the
foul tip that goes back straight over the
catcher's head. Now I don't think it is
| fair to call a strike on a man for a tip
of that sort, unless II is evident that the
| batsman is trying to foul. But there is no
| man living so clever as to be able to tip
! the ball over the catcher's head. II we
| could have this sort of a foul strike cut
out 1t would help some. The foul strike
rule, however, has its advantages and will
be retained. We would like to see little
| more batting at that. BY the way, did
| you ever take into consideration the i'm
provement in the pitchers in the last ten
years? A batsman who is hitting .275
nowadays is as good a man as he who ten
! years ago hit $50 In those days each club
had one or two good pitchers, and the
batsman would lay for the poor ones. hit
| them all over the lot and fatten their av-
| erages. But when two first-class pitchers
| met in those days they had low scores,
too Well. at the present time each club
carries four or FIVE frst-class pitchers, and
the batsman seldom gets a chance at any
thing soft TO swell his average. Why, I
| don't think we had more than six or eight
really easy games last year AS the pub
lis wants close games, therefore, it seems
| that the rules are all right as far as they
go, with a slight modification in the foul
strike to cover the point I have made"
While Ned Hanlon has not got the Gin
cinnati lineup finally settled for the COM
ing season and viii not have IL picked out
till after the spring practice is finished, he
| has got a pretty definite plan laid out now