THE -SCRANTOX TRIBUNE SATURSDAT MORNING, MARCn 21, 1896.
ROQNft MM1TIG WOIftl
GENERAL SFCM KEWS
,New York Club Kill Play a Hit-ind-Rui
Game.
KOMEX AXD THE BICYCLE
Bloomer Abroad i ta Laad-Ll.t of
erlss Ring Caaapiona-Collsgs Ra
tal Bicysl. Raca-Yala aad
- V. K Ban Ball.
Manager Irwin has Instructed his
N"v York iilayera that none of them,
while at but, with a man at first base,
iimat try to lilt the ball utiles he lias
' the situ from the runner that lie Is ko
Inpr down .to nerond on that particular
ball. -No matter If the ball is exactly
where you want It," said he in his in
Ftructlnng, "let it ro on a xtrike unless
you know that the runner will Mart."
It is to hit hard this year, the Hume
tjarne the Haltimores played so success
fully last season. There will be no slow
man on the team outside of the batter
les, and when batters like Tleinan,
George Davis, Harry Davis, Van Halt
ren, Gleason, Connaughton and Staf
ford follow each other to the plate and
play that game, those in the field will
all be subject to fits of nervous prostra
tion. "The team which nlH go back to
. New York In April," said Manager Ir
win, "will go back to play for New
Tork, and not for themselves. The one
object of all will be to make runs, re
gnrdless of base hits or records. Kuns
win games, and that la what we are
utter.
"The material Is there, and all that is
needed is system to bring success. It Is
the fastest set of players 1 have ever
been with, ami you know I've landed
several championships in my day."
One rather remarkable feature Is that
about half of the women's wheels to be
made this year will be of the diamond
frame partem. The bloomer Is abroad
In the land, and woman Is no longer
wedded to the drop frame.
Another Innovation Is that In tandem
riding the woman now sits In the rear
instead of in the front, as formerly.
The reason Is that It Is thought better
for the man to steer.
Htlll another novelty Is the new double
drop frame tandem for women, a novel
ty In tandems intended to accommodate
two friends who wish to take a spin to
' pether. It Is adapted either for skirts
, or bloomers, and Is destined to be a '96
favorite, as It is manufactured In re
lionse to a demand.
Alio iuiwwimk mm siiuvYB wie urcseiib
prise ring champions:
World's Heavyweight James J. Cor
bel!. World's Middleweight Robert Fitislm
tnons. World's MKlitwelicht-Jack MoAuliffe.
World's KeatherwelKht c'.eorije Dixon.
World's HuntamwelKht Pedlar Palmer.
American Heavyweight J times J. Cor-
Imll.-
American Middleweight Kobert Fltz
slinmont. Aui.ilcun Welterweight Tommy Ryan
l.ionepn iouiikhi.
American Lightweight Jack McAuliffe.
American l'euthcrwelght Oeoige Dlx
.011. l.'hRllsh HcavywelitM T'eter Jackson.
lOiiKllsh MI'Mleweiftht-Jim Hull.
I'nKlNIi Welterweight Dick Hnixe.
KliKlisIl I'ValherwelKht-Mtlll Uaxter.
KliKlish HantnmwelKht I'eillnr Calmer.
Australian HenvywelKht l'eter Jack-
. tr'iii.
Australian Middle wrlxht Dan Creedon.
Australian Welterwelaht Tom Tracey.
Australian Lightweight Tom Williams.
Australian Keatherweiglit Al. Griffiths
(VotiiiK MrllTot.
Australian Bantamweight Abe Willis.
As many as fifteen colleges, nearly
all of I'ennsylvanln, will be represented
by four men each til the annual college
relay bicycle race, which Is to be held
this year at Franklin Field, Philadel
phia. April 21. The distance will be
one uilltf. Kach set of four riders will
strive to carry a handkerchief or other
nrticle one mile In the least possible
time. It is conceded thnt the victory
rests between Georgetown and Har
vard. In last spring's relay races Har
vard defeated Pennsylvania, and in the
fall .Pennsylvania was beaten by
Georgetown.
A lmse ball game has been arranged
between I'niverslty of Pennsylvania
and Yale mines, to be played in Phila
delphia on June 13. It will be the tlrst
contest between athletes representing
these two Institutions of learning since
ISM and is one of the numerous ear
marks which show that the hard feel
ing between the wearers of the blue
and the red and blue Is becoming soft
ened. Th ball game arranged Is not
between 'varsity teams, however, but
between Yale's Law school team and
the University of Pennsylvania's fresh
man nine. A 'varsity game will prob
ably be played next year.
' Another Indication of mutual good
feeling between Yale and Pennsylvania
Is the fact that Walter Camp, Yale's
great foot ball coach, has accepted an
'Invitation to lecture on foot ball before
the University of Pennsylvania stu
dents. In other words, he Is going to
tcll Pennsylvania how foot ball is
played at Yale. . .
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t GEORGE BANKER VERY ILL.
Hi Brother Received a Cablegram from
the Well-Known Rider.
Arthur Danker, of Pittsburg, has re-
reived a cablegram from Nice, France,
from his brother, George, in which the
latter stated that he was very III with
tyrhold fever. It will, in all probabil
ity, spoil all the plans, George fiad
laid out for his summer racing cam
paign. '
(; : CORBETT AND 1'ITZ'
Talk of Arranging Limited Round Con-
.test In a CI nb Room.
There is some talk In New York of
tween Jim Corbett and Bob Fltzslm
mons. If the men agree on the terms
'the "go", may come off at one of the
iet
STERLING,
FOWLER,
WORLD,
YOU WILL FIND ME
i In my new store, 324
Soruce Street, in lio-
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- Fishing 'Tackle and
Sportshien's t Supplies.
Good goods and fair
treatiint gnaranteed.
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cluba there. It la understood that only
members will be permitted to see the
affair and only a certain number of
tickets will be Issued. -
The only drawback to the encounter
may be Corbett'a refusal. His mana
ger. It Is said, will Insist on having; the
affair open to all. Fltxaimmons is re
ported to have said that he could stop
the ex-champion in so many rounds,
and this fact may spur "Pompadour
Jim" to action.
- ".Mat" KUroy'a Tow.
"Matt" KHroy. the famous old left
hander of the Baltimore club, and with
Syracuse last year, has organised a
semi-professional nine of considerable
strength and Is going to tour the state,
playing State league and other strong
clubs.
WHEELS IX ElttOPE.
J. W. Spalding Tells Aboat His Trip
Abrosd-tlorselass Carriages In Fraaee.
London aad Paris Shows.
3. W. Spalding has arrived home af
ter his three months' trip abroad. While
it was Mr. Spalding's Intention to go
for a pleasure trip he nevertheless
made a careful study of the bicycle sit
uation while in Italy. France and Eng
land. Me attended the manufacturers'
show at the Crystal palace, and while
It was first-class in every particular it
Is in no way to be compared to the ex
hibition given by the American manu
facturers at Madison Square garden.
It in his opinion that the show building
In Ixmdori does not compare with our
garden and that the manufacturers
there are not nearly so enterprising in
the display of their goods as the Americans.
The Paris show, which he also at
tended, was a much better one than
that held In Kngland. One of the most
noticeable things in connection with the
Paris show was the large number of
horseless carriages that were exhibited.
In France they are of tho opinion that
the horseless carriage has come to stay.
Mr. Spalding, however, thought other
wise, unless, he says, here is a great
improvement In Its construction, as the
horseless carriage as exhibited Is
heavy, clumsy and expensive. It Is his
idea thnt they will have to be material
ly improved before they become popu
lar. Mr. Spalding was much surprised at
the interest taken In cycling In Italy.
The roads, of course. In the three coun
tries mentioned are far superior to ours,
which will account for cycling having
such a strong bold there: In fact, dur
ing his travels he rarely ran across
what might be considered a bad road
for cycling. Italy and the Kalians have
taken hold of the bicycle Industry with
a determination to master it. In Mi
lan alone last year over 20.000 Imported
wheels were sold. At the different cy
ci" shows Mr. Spnldintr visited the
American wheels exhibited formed
quite an Imporltant feature of the
shows. lie Is of the opinion that it will
only be a short time before the Ameri
can manufacturers will comoete suc
cessfully In Kneland, France and Italy
with the foreign makers. While
abroad he perfected plans wherebv
tlioiisamlu n Spuldlui; bicycles will be
exported and sold there during- the
coming season.
BICYCLE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Join the Reds.
There Is u bicycle club composed entire
ly of .Master Masons at Mumllton, Out.
The "Cannon Hull" knows a gnud thins
when he nees it. I.ook out for Kddle anj
his "White Flyer."
t M. Price, of the K ran ton Rlcjvle club,
linn been re-uppolnted on the racing board
of the League of American Wheelmen.
There has been a White Flyer boom nil
over the country the past few weeks sine
Kddle I la Id signed to ride a Karnes "Whit
Flyer."
Charles flnne has received his '9'5 Peor
lens Bine Hlrd. It's a beauty, lint Chnr
lio Is bine, because this eloppy weather
does not permit him to ride.
It Is rumored that a match race for a bin
purse Is beiiiK orunxed between liald and
Sanger. Itald would not deny or affirm
it while at Syracuse last Wednesday.
Kddle Coon, the new addition to the
Scranton Bicycle club's racing team, will
no doubt become n favorite with the
cranks. Kddle Is a very unassuming and
gentlemanly young man.
Charles Cnrr, captain of the Green
Ridge Wheelmen, Is a most enthiiHlastio
wheelman. Charles has a long string of
"Century" bars and intends to add a few
more to the strlnw this season.
In 1S9 there will be manufactured at
least l.l'.'iO.mtO bicycle of which about one
hulf will be women's. The estimated
value of the output will be about SUO.ono,
0110, showing an uverage decline In prl.-e.
"Pop" Foote is coming1 back to Scran
ton from the country, where he has been
all winter, to take care of "Chick" Cole,
man. "Pop" handled "Chick" to good ad
vantage last season. They will bagin their
Work as soon as the weather permits.
Joseph i. Yost, of the ovt Manufac
turing company, returned from an ex
tended trip through the west, bavins
stopped at Denver. Salt Lake City, San
Francisco, Portland and many other
cities. He reports that the outlook for
Gold Crank Falcons in the west Is most
flattering.
Consul Samuel Boylt. of the League of
American Wheelmen, has not announced
his committees as yet, but it has been tin
omcially ulven out that A. II. Dunning,
Jr., of this city, will tie the chairman of
the committee on highway improvement,
which is one of the most Important com
mittees In connection with the League of
American Wheelmen work.
W. W. Hamilton, who recently made
the new unpaged mile record in l..r,9 1-5. has
challenged the old reliable, Walter San
ger, who disputed the record. Hamilton's
manger wants to put up a side bet of tl.'HHt
on his man. Sanger has already placed a
forfeit of L,m with the Syracuse stand
ard, and the outlook for a match race
between these cracks is very bright.
Harry Chapman, late of the Koyal Cycle
works, has accepted a position with the
Kenton Metallic Manufacturing company
of Jamestown, X. V. He will have cbarxe,
together with Mr. Gilbert, of the blcycl
department. Mr. Chapman is well quali
fied to fill the responsible, position. The
Fenton Is one of America's leading wheels,
and will be more popular than ever this
year. If such a thinif is possible. .
This season will be a great one for match
races for cash. Class It having been abol
ished, the flyers are no longer subject to
the strict rules heretofer laid down to
them, and can easily settle their differ
ences by match races for cash and side
bets. Hamilton, the new record breaker,
has started ihe music by challenging
Walter Sanger. The new order of things
is liable to cause much newspaper blus
ter. This week's bulletin of league of Amer
ican Wheelmen racing board will an
nounce Ihe suspension of K. C. Bald. Inst
year's champion rider, pending an in
vestigation concerning his amateur sta
tus. The charge Is made that at one of
tee meets on th? circuit last fallhe won
a bicycle, which he sold for $Ti0 to n local
rider before leaving the track. If the
charge Is proven and he is tmnferred to
the professional ranks, the result will be
a severe blow to Bald, for It Is not likely
that a rider of bis ability would be willing
to continue his racing to a radius of a
hundred miles from his place of resi
dence and compete for prizes valued at
not over , as is now required by the re
vised racing rules.
Frank Mayo, the Bostonlan, who with
Saunders composed the fast tandem team
that helped pull Tyler, Johnson and Iterlo
on to record victories last year, Is back
from Ixmdon, Mayo, as representative of
American, has been cutting wide swaths
at the Olympic In London, where, with
Skellinger, an old-time Chicago sprint run
ner,. he has been winning tandem events.
Mayo got homesick and is home to try
to Induce Billy Saunders, his old tandem
mate, to go back with him, as Chappy
Warburton has arranged a series of tan
dem matches between Mayo and Saunders
ml the Farman brothers, to be held in
the Veloce Buffalo In Paris. Mayo says
the Olympic has a nine-lap wooden track,
banked very high, and that Barden Is the
rrack of all, winning handicaps from the
70-yard mark, on scratch even, and several
seconds and thirds. He and Skellinger
won five out of six combination tandem
events, and rode a mile In 2.02 In com
petition on the nine-lap track, which Mayo
thinks woM ahsae manv an American
rider, . .
BASE BALL AS I SO
' ..-..ft .
Caylor Explalas How flayers Grad
aatc from Leagae to Leagae.
THERE ARB SIX CLASSES
Sistsas Gives Patrons tho Heat and
Freshest Taleat-'Kooters a Power
la the laad-aboat the
Soatfaera Trips.
Some very interesting base ball mis
cellany was recently was recently writ
ten by the versatile Caylor. of the New
York Herald. He says: "The present
great organised system of professional
base ball ia a graded school. In which a
player with abilities cannot fail to be
come a star und land, in the major
league. The minor leagues under the
new national agreement. Just adopted,
are arranged in six classes, from A
down to F. according to the total popu
lation of the cities in each circuit.
Clubs of a certain class may draft
players from any lower class at the end
of each season and the National league,
which stands alone at the head, can
draft from any minor league. Thus a
young player who shows ability will
surely be called higher year by year,
and if he continues to develop will in a
few seasons 'enter college,' or be draft
ed into the National league. This sys
tem is bound to give patrons of the
game the very best and freshest talent
for the diamond, and old players will
no longer continue to play upon their
departed reputations. t
ONE SUPREME BOARD.
"In this one great national base ball
system seven leagues and eighty-two
cities are united and governed by one
supreme body of five persons, called the
national board of arbitration, directed
by the same playing rules and contend
ing for ten separate championships.
Outside of the great circle are hundreds
of semi-professional clubs and thou
sands of amateur organizations, all get
ting ready tor the fast approaching sea
son. One who does not try to compass
the extent of organised base ball can
not have an idea of the immense hold
which the natioal game has taken upon
the American people.
"Ia2orback hogs are not the only
things which begin to 'roof in the
spring. The base ball enthusiasts di
vide that work with their four-legged
co-laborers. Nobody has been able to
trace the origin of the word 'root' as
popularly applied to base ball excite
ment, but It hns become national in Its
application. An Instance of the power
which base ball 'rooters' exercise In the
United Slates was had recently when a
proposition came up In the New York
park board to cut an avenue through
the Polo ground for public driving pur
poses. The Polo ground Is thi- home of
the New A'ork Huse Hall club, where
over 600.000 persons saw games played
last year. It is the only site on Manhat
tan island where huso bull con be play
ed. Therefore the park board plan
raised such a storm of indignation,
made manifest by the expression of the
New York public through the columns
of the newspapers, that the proposed
desecration was killed before It reached
a vote.
CHANGE IN RULES.
"Very few changes were made In the
playing rule this yeur. It being agreed
that the rules of today are as near per
fection as they well can be. About the
only new legislation was against abu
sive and kicking players. Last year's
excessive rate of tines is reduced from
a maximum of tlOO to und expulsion
from the game Is substituted to fit a
third offense, or a use of profane. Inde
cent or abusive language on the field.
This year, too, when a player Is ordered
out of the game, he cannot take a seat
on the bench, but must leave the field,
and the game ennnot proceed ti l he has
gone, The umpires have had ironclad
rules for their protection before, but
failed to enforce them. It remnlns to
be seen whether they will this year en
force the penalties prescribed by the
lawmakers for the subjugation of pug
naclous players.
"The most promising new league or
ganization for many years Is the At
lantic, which starts out most auspici
ously under the presidency of that vet
eran player and base ball reporter.
Samuel Crane. A remarkable fact is
that five of the minor league presi
dents were chosen from newspaper
ranks namely. Hough .of the Pennsyl
vania State, Johnson of the Western,
Crane of the Atlantic, Power of the
Interstate and Murnane of the New
England. This fact, coupled with the
recent presentation to President Nick
Youm? of a $4,700 silver service, should
afford 'right smart' encouragement to
hopeful Journalists.
TRAINING DOWN SOX.TH.
"This training In the southern climate
has become a fud with Natonal league
clubs. The benefits of team training
In a Worm climate last year and In the
spring of ISM have been fully recogniz
ed. These trips are expensive, but no
club can afford to put Its team ut a
disadvantage In the opening of the sea
son by staying at home till the cham
pionship games begin. Before south
ern training was extensively practiced
patrons of the game payed to see very
Imperfect playing for the first two or
three weeks of the season, while the
stars were wearing off their stiffness.
Now the opening games are played with
all the daM and brilliancy of midsea
son." IIASK BALL NOTES.
The members of the Rochester bnse hall
club who are In that city are practicing
dally.
Quarles. with Kcranton a part of last
season will pilch for Petersburg, Va., this
year.
Look out for a big surprise. McDermott
may any day close a deal for a certain
star third baseman.
"Kid" Madden, the famous Boston pitch
er, died of consumption Monday night at
his home in Portland, Me.
For the llrst time in many seasons the
league managers are beglnnlg to pay
their respects to Louisville.
Manager Kuntzsch, of Syracuse, Is try
ing to sell Outfielder Simon to the Bangor
club of the New England leajtue.
Louisville has organized a "Rooters'
club" of lfiO. whose duty It Is to attend
every game the Colonels play in Clncln
natlu. The new pitching rule prohibits the dis
coloring of the ball by the t wirier. The
yells of "New ball," therefore, will be
greater than ever.
The Anthracite base ball league has been
formed. Seven clubs are members, as
Jillows: Jeanette, Freeland. Harwood,
Drifton, La turner, Macadoo and Hazleton
Baltimore, Washington and Cleveland
latter being unable to find players strong
enough to replace the old men and the oth
er two believing their teams strong
enough.
Providence has signed Bassett and
Cooney for another season, and has se
cured a second catcher to help Dlvon.
His name is Bryan and he comes from
Philadelphia.
When two players on a team are being
sampled and one Is sure to knock the other
out of a Job. there is a delicate, tlckllnsh
feeling between them that the other play
ers never mention in the presence of the
rivals.
Before signing with St Louis Marty IIo
gan, the speedy Youngstown boy, and
with Scranton in 'W, offered Von Der Ahe
S200 cash for his release, but was turned
down. Hogan gets 11,2(0 from St. Louis.
Grand Rapids had offered him $1, G00,. and
Indianapolis tl.GuO.
Arthur Irwin has a pretty stiff curb on
the Giants. They cannot play cards or
drink without paying K or ft for the priv
ilege. It Is rumored that Artjhur fined Dad
Clarke S3 the ether day at a Jocksonvllle
hotel the other day because Hud bat tod
left-handed, and daring dinner ud his
knife instead of his fork.
Hassaniatter, Wright, Remple. Jacobs,
au MarKarlund, Herman and half a
dozen others are being dlsKed of by
Louisville, some by release, some by sale,
and the rest by farming. Shannon haa
shown himself the superior of Collins at
third, and Eustace U the beat man Louis
ville haa ever bad at short. Ex.
Anson's long life on the diamond Is cred
ited to the fact that be takes a great deal
of running exercise, thus keeping the
muscles of his legs pliable and the body
bard in general. New at the age of about
forty-flve the old man can outrun the
Urge majority of young bloods In the bus
iness when it comes to a question of en
durance. It has been stated on reliable authority
that the Philadelphia magnates have made
an effort to secure Stivetts, of the Bos
tons, to play for the team. It Is also said
that they would give with a bonus the ser
vices of Pitcher Taylor. The Phillies have
been weak at first for the past two seasons
and are anxious to secure a good man for
the place.
The Interstate base ball league seems to
have fallen through. At Wednesday's
meeting at Wheeling the representatives
of the New Castle and Youngstown clubs
did not put In an appearance and the rep
resentatives of the Fort Wayne and To
ledo clubs on this account withdrew from
the association and will enter the Michi
gan State league.
Considerately referred to Ilerr
Kuntszsch: "Doyle made a beautiful long
head foremost slide to the base. Just for
practice. The buys applauded the slide,
and one remarked: 'That Is something
Carey did not do all last season.' Base
running is one of the most Important
things in base ball, and us u base run
ner Doyle la as strong as Carey was
weak."
About Pitcher Herr, the Roanoke corre
spondent of the St. Louis 8portlng News
says: "I see where Eddie Herr, a Bt.
Louis boy, who was with Norfolk last
season, has signed with Scranton In the
Eastern league. He was very popular In
Virginia last season and his many friends
here think that he will do weH with Scran
ton. He Is a good pitcher, has good curves,
lots of speed and Is very steady."
Louisville, the club tipped to do wonders,
has not yet selected a third baseman or
short stop. It has four candidates for
each position and the proper man Is ex
pected to be found during the preliminary
season. When It Is considered that "Big
Bill" Hasamaer has a pretty good chance
for short stop the strength of the team can
be pretty well sized up. McClosky made
a big mistake when he let that steady, ev-ery-day-ln-the-week
player, Jimmy Don
will stand pat with last year's teams, the
nelly, slip through his hand-
"Kid" Gleason is authority for Ihe state
ment that Dad Clarke was Insulted by a
Florida hotel keeper." says Charley Ah.
bey. "When the Giants reached Jackson
ville, and Clarke's room, In the hotel was
assigned him, Gleason printed a placatd
reading: 'Ball Player Clarke: Don't blow
nut the gas,' and stuck It on the door of
Clarke's room. Dad threatened to wipe
up the floor of the hotel office with the
shape of the proprietor, hut Arthur Irwin
interfered and explained that some one
was Joshing the farmer. "Dls Is gone far
enough," said Dad, "and I want dese gu s
to quit picking me out for a mark."
The Buffalo base ball club will not fiUy
any exhibition games this year according
to Manager Howe, but will, like Ixtulsville,
practice several weeks at home before the
regular season in order to get In good
shape. If the men who are now signed do
not come up to expectations they will be
kept hut a very short time, as Mr. Kowe
says that after the season opens and the
National league clubs get tired of carrying
twenty and thirty men there will be many
a good bail player who will get his release
simply because he does not care to warm
a bench in the big clubs when he may be
taking part in minor league games and
making a reputation for himself.
The Springfield Union says: "it appenrs
that there Is a string on Pitcher Brown,
of the Scranton club, who really belongs to
Baltimore, according to a Scranton au
thority, and is to be returned to the Ori
oles at the end of this eason. He is Far
mer Brown' then?" The Union man and
his authority are In error. In 18 Brown
was farmed to Scranton, but Jumped the
club because of trouble with Ha rule and
went Into the Virginia league under an
alius. He owed Baltimore $150 for money
advanced In 18W. Manager McDermott
went to Baltimore nearly three months
ago and by paying the debt of l.r0 secured
Brown unconditionally for Scranton.
There is no halter other than the National
draft on Brown or any other Scranton
player. How many Eastern league clubs
can say the same?
Thursday It was announced by the New
York Sim that "Bill" Clark, while foii
dllng a glass of forothy beer was detected
by liwin and Immediately given a tkk-t
for home. Yesterday's New York Herald
savs "Big Bill" is still with the team,
Irwin Is a strict disciplinarian, and It is
said at the start promised faithfully that
any man caught drinking would be put
into retirement. "Bill" seems to have for
gotten that Irwin keeps promises, und Inst
Saturday night was caught In company
with a glass of lager, which he was in
the act of absorbing when the hnwlc eye
of the manager discovered, him. Clark, hy
the way, has not been playing up to con
cert pitch, and only a few days ugo It
was decided to put Harry Dnvls on the
first bag. The unfortunate Bill asserts
that he is being unjustly treated, und that?
a pretext was wanted to displace him,
CARBOXUALE HAS PATCIUvX.
Manger Sw ift Signs Uim to Catch for This
Season.
Manager Swift, of the "Cracker
Jacks," has returned from West Dnnby,
N.Y., w here he signed Patchen to catch
for Carbondale this year. There Is a
disposition among the directors not to
sign either Westlake or Wetzel, but
their final Intentlonr. In the matter have
not yet been decided upon.
The eastern trip has been settled and
the arrangement of dates fixed upon
will bring the players here earlier than
at first expected. The schedule of pre
liminary games Is as follows: Hurt
ford, Conn., April 9, 10: Paler. son, N. J..
April 12, 13; Newark, N. J., April 14, 15;
Cuban Giants, Carbondale. April 16, 17;
Syracuse, Carbondale, Afall 20, 21.
Cargo will play short stop and In
Vet2el'3 place a fielder will probably be
engaged who can catch. George Staltz
will captain the team this year.
Beautiful as Diamonds
Staple as Gold
Popular as Government Bonds
Foremost In New Ideas .
A Recognized Leader Is the
AND IT SELLS FOR $100.
We will Have a Complete
Repair Shop.
FOOTE i SHEAR CO.,
AGENTS, PS WASHINGTON AVE.
COR ANEW BICYCLE er the repair at a
1VbMIs BQ9
E. R. PARKER,
Whs has the leanst expsrleace in this Use ef
aay sua la the city. Ytm will save steney by
Mlewlsg tale ssvlce. , lai tPRUCBsT.
lie
k'l.S OX WHEELS.
Crowaed Heads of fcurope llavo Learned
to RiiJo-t,ncea Victoria Itoesa'l Ap
prove of tbe Crass.
At the present rate of.progress there
will soon not be a single crowned head
In Europe exempt from the bicycle
mania, save Queen Victoria, whose
age. girth and Infirmities contribute
to debar her from this form of exer
cise. The latest victims to this all
prevalent epldemio are the prince of
Wales, tbe queen regent of Spain and
the emperor of Germany.
The latter Is having a very elaborate
private track constructed for his use
in the park by which bis palace at
Potsdam is surrounded.
From Alx-les-Balns comes the as
tounding news that the empress of
Austria, now staying there, has like
wise taken to the wheel. In which she
Is said to find solace for the depriva
tion from that of horseback riding, to
which she was so passionately- ad
dicted, but which was absolutely for
bidden by her physicians a few years
ago.
King Alexander of Servla's perform
ances on the bicycle at HlurrUx, where
he is staying on a visit to his mother,
excite the admiration even of profes
sionals ly reason of Ills endurance and
speed. The little king of Spain recent
ly sustained an accident by a fall from
his wheel, which was considered of
sufficient importance to be cabled
across the- Atlantic.
The Czar of Russia Is an enthusias
tic wheelman, and prior to his acces
sion to the throne was never so happy
as when undertaking long tours on the
wheel - with his huge cousin. Prince
George of Greece, his uncle. Prince
Waldemar of Denmark and his cousin,
Prince Christian, the eldest son of the
crown prince of Denmark. Both King)
Humbert and Queen Marguerite ride,
her majesty in particular devoting
considerable time to this form of ex
ercise In the hope of reducing her In
creasing bulk.
The only royal family In Kurope
which has not yet succumbed to the
fever Is that of Great Britain. That
Is to say, they do not ride bicycles, but
are satisfied with tricycles, a number
of which are to be found at Sandrlng
ham, Osborne and 'Windsor.
It has been generally believed that
the daughters of the princess of Wules
used a lady's bicycle, and statements
to that effect appeared In several of
the British newspapers. So great was
the Indignation of their grandmother,
Queen Victoria, when she read this,
ttaat at her command an official denial
was published In the Court Intelli
gence of the metropolitan and pro
vincial press stating emphatically and
pointedly that "the two daughters of
the princess of Wales have never at
any time ridden bicycles."
Under the circumstances it Is to be
hoped that the queen will never set
eyes on a photograph taken at Copen
hagen which shows the princess of
Wales herself seated on a tandem bi
cycle, her companion being her broth
er, King George of Greece.
ALL KINDS OF SPORT.
Nancy Hunks, 2.W, In reported by her
owner, J. Malcolm KorbeM, to be In foal
to Arlon, 2.01,, the $l:'5,U00 son of Elec
tioneer. Kltzsimmons says "Corbett's Idea Is not
to Unlit, but to keep himself Iwfore the
public. 1 huve driven him out of the
prixe ring, und 1 will drive him oft the
stage before I am through with him."
The once-noted pacer You Het is dead.
At the Cleveland grand circuit meeting
VIS
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EVERY HIGH GRADE
We Handle Made bv the Best Known and Wealthiest Manu-
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THIS LIST TELLS YOU SO:
STEARNS-Tha Yellow Fellow.
SYRACUSE-Crimson Rim.
BARNES White Flyer.
PEERLESS-Blue Bird.
MEDIUM GRADES in abundance.
BICYCLE SUNDRIES in large quantities.
REPAIRING of the highest order.
Display Parlors, 313 5pruce St.
Riding ACadeitiy, Wyomlnf A?e?Top Floor.
You can make arrangements for private lessons at our parlors.
ni T A D A NTPP We guarantee our machines against breakage
vJlJiv I CrCr caused by accident or otherwise and back same
by our 30 years' business reputation. '
BITTEN BEN DER & CO
' SALES AGENTS,
W. E. BITTENBENDER,
WILLIS. A. KEMMERER,
In 19M Tobe DroJerick drove Tou Hfct and
running mtite a mile in lUOV Fast as the
horse was this vmy hitched, he hud no
record better than s.31 In slnale harnesn.
Oeorite Woodruff ha given up the hie
of enteritis the practice of law and has
signed a contract to coach the t'uiverslty
or Pennsylvania foot ball team this fall. It
is understood that the terms of the con
tract re for oue year, with the privilege
of a renewal for the same time or a longer
period.
The tamlem figured In a piece of quick
newnpapcr work at Memphis. Tenn.. on
March 7, when a heavily loaded street
car went over a high bridge Into a river.
Two reporters of the Evening Scimitar
got a tandem from a near by store and
had no trouble In getting to the scene
of the accident before the police patrol
arrived another Indication that the horse
Is no longer "in it."
The rumor that fllr George Newnes
would challenge for the America's cup
next year was not mentioned at the receut
meeting of the Yacht Racing annotation
In London, but. In view of the position as
sumed by the Royal London Yacht club
toward the neve deed of gift. It I unlikely
that it will back any challenge. Sir
Oeorse Newnes was only recently elected
a member of the London Yacht club.
When Peter Juckon wanted to fight
Corbett, the ex-rliamplon invited the bluck
man to go down south. Jackson said it
would be impossible, owing to the race
prejudice, and suggested Kngland as a
good place, lint Corbet t salt I he would
never Unlit there, and proceeded to abuse
the National Sporting cluh officials. Now
the mighty Corbett Is down on his knees
to the KiiKil"iimen, begging for a purse
and agreeing to apologise. Ex.
BACKED JOHN C. II i:KN AN.
A One-Time Itlgtt Rolling Sport Dies
Penniless In a Cellar.
William Stewart, a one-time noted
sport and backer of John C. Ileenan
and other pugilists, died on Friday
night in a cellar at 75 East Tenth street,
N. Y.. amid squalid surroundings and
with no fire to take the chill from the
damp air.
Stewart was at one time prosperous
and was classed as a high roller. He
will be burled in Potter's Held.
In the Smoothest Running Wheel
Made.
IT SELLS FOR $100.00.
FOR STRENGTH and Beauty It
lit Unsurpassed.
CALL AND EXAMINE IT
I AM PROUD OF IT, and like to
Show It.
C. M. FLOREY
222 Wyoming Aveaus.
Y. I. C- A. BUILDING.
nejr3 The Largest Bicycle Deal-
II U ore in fho P.iw
ers in the City.
yOU33satlsM
FALCON Gold Crank.
FENTON Blue Crown.
A M E R I C A Truss Frame.
PHCENIX-lt Stands the Racket.
IMS
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YES. ALUKIIUl BICYCLES,
Frames, Fork,
Mandl Bar.
Stat Poat,
Each f Akualaaa. la saw piece, wttseaf
lelataf aay klad. .
We Alse Have the Pea
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StlROkONS, Linden St., cJ&.
ILL REPAIRING GUARAITEED.
IPS A FLYER
and tbe velocity of wind, steam ana
wlni are suggested by his progress.
The bicycle Is the most Important lnno
vatlon In means of travel stnos Ihe lot re.
auction or the locomotive, ana we are in
the Infancy of Its use, cenetructlea and
means of propulsion.
Ilealthy-mlnded people are those who
commend and practice Its use.
To such we need hardly say. Teur Me
ele should be the latest and best.
Call and examine ours before buying.
312 AND 314 LACKAWANNA AVE
434
Lsckawsaaa Avease.
Wlatoa BicjcUt art guar
aoteed.
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CHASE
ARRAR
Manager Repair Department,
D. J. SLOWE.
Manager Riding Academy,
FRANK FILLMORE.