TnE SCBANTOK TTJBUXE WEDNESDAY MORXHCG, APRIL 1, 1896.
FIT
EASTERN ME RACE
Comparative Strength of Some of the
. Competlaj Clubs.
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KILKES-BARRE IS UNCHANGED
All tha Other Club Strang tnal-Bak
Ball vVrlurs Macs Scrantos Lan.
f raJUtlon at to tha
kaault.
It is si-ltlod bfyond all Derail venture
tluit Si-ran ton will hav a liadall ttam
In the J'Uistfrn Ifaguw or whtrh Hh neu
not be unnamed. .Manager AlHwrnif'tt
1h iint'rnuking any boasts; lie doe not
flaim that he will brlnir home the jien
liant. Id fart he Is not Haying- murh of
anything:, but any one ran pee from the
i-onipoxllinn of the Hub. whose person
nel has already been imbllHheil. that
the team which will represent this ctly
is one that will rut a big flitiire In the
field In whli h it will trot. So murh for
Jli-Dermott'8 colts.
A Rlanee at some of the competitors
In the rare for Kastem leasue favors
will aid In forming an estimate of the
comparative strength of the rivals.
Providence will be weakened at two
Intitld points this seaton. Kugers. who
11 the Kastern league first basemen
hist yrar Roes to Washington, and big
Jake Lnauby takes his place. Drauby
bud a fielding uvwiurh of .MiS. batting
:M list year. Jumex Canuvun. of Cln
rlnnatl. will take Strieker's place on
second and ilcAuley gota to Washing
ton with Rogers. The outfield will riot
U. changed. H will consist of Knight.
Lyons and Murray. Kor pitchers, i-iud-(erhaui,
Kr,an, llodsuii. Lovett and a
yuung player from the Virginia league.
named Knurr Have ueen slgneu. I ne
tram Ik strong in the box und oulrleld,
but the loss of lingers, Strieker and Mc
Auley will be felt.
' liorliestrr. one of the weakest Hubs
In the league lust season, will be strong
in pitchers this season. She bus nine
nniler contrnrt and It will be strange if
some of them do not turn out pussier.
'J'lie Inllehl will he pnmpused of Charlie
))i.olcv on ill st. IHui Shannon at second,
tillle iu-urrt at short mid Joe Mulvey at
third base. The bnckstupping of the
llinwnleM Ih to be well looked after by
ltnyil, Hlmnier and Willie.
Manager Kuntsch. of Syracuse, bus
sui-roiiinled himself with u gamey lot
of ball layers, who will disport them
selves with credit If Kuntzsch will al
low them to do so. He will biiiiK them
together for piactlce on the morning of
.pill 4 Ul the t'urk hotel. Newark, N.
J where they will open the season.
The tvam will start out with fourteen
nteii; after a month's practice two of
the t licherd will be leleused unless all
live ne run: pan out wonders, us Is
I dl likely. The Stars will play the
Vnlverslty. Hoburt and St. John's at
Syracuse before the si-ukoii opens. Cap
tula and Acting; Manager llellly Is now
in Syiartise, arrangliiK with Mr.
Kuiilsih for the opening of the season.
There has hseii ronsldt-rable anxiety
munlleited uniony base bull enthusiasts
hs to the make-up of the Wilkeh-lturre
team, says the Leader. As ull the old
players had been reserve' I uiul their
names trenerally known, it was not
deemed necessary to make much pub
licity in the mutter. The pit .vers were:
Jinn Shannon, second base; Frank Win
ner, second base; William U. .M.aKim,
fHtchen John W'ente. rutrher; John
Mc.Muhon. sohrt stop: Charles A. Smith,
third hnse: Fred Metis, renter fielder;
Abe Lezotte, tight fielder; K. H. I.ytl1,
lert tleider; T. c. wiimn. tieuier: How
ard Katie, first base; John M. Keennn.
jiit'-hnr: 1 H. ('ulrnlciUKh. pitcher. In
addition to these. Howard W. Luckey.
' of A vera, has been signed as u pitcher
.and UeoiRe Meakln has recently at
- tai'hed his name to a Wlllcex-Uarro con
tract. As Is well known. Shannon was
recently released to the liochester club
oild Bonner has been drafted by the
Tlrooklyu National League Hub. thus
making o vacancy ut second base, the
only one In the team. For this position
negotiations have Iwe.i going on with
Imlf a doge" gum1 nun. hii1 It is nulte
, likely that In-fore the month of April
1 jw.'W v-ry old a eont-act with us good
a -man iir is found in the Kamin league
will have been executed.
AW of the reserved piny :!, excepting
fliilHn, Kail. Keennn ami olcoloiih.
have signed lMHi enmrn. ts. returned
them and the ame have Iven unmoved
by President Powers of the letMUe. The
four who have not returned s!gne:l eon
tiacrs will no uouui do so in t'l-1 course
of a few days us the contracts were
inide'red them before March 1 nnd if
they refuse to siun they cannot play
elsewhere under National nreemont.
1 The Springfield champions have by
the National leugue draft lost four of
their best men In Donnelly, Shannon.
'allanun und Jones whose places have
been I'dled by material which cannot
he Jiidged until Manager Burns "tries
out" the team. .The general Impression
on paper Is that Springfield has been
o weakened that she cannot hope for
jiiore than a creditable position in the
first ' division. The club certainly
Keems weak in its batting talent, but
on Hums' reputation It Is positive that
the team work will be as good as that
of 'any club In the league. Springfield
lies ai ranged a schedule of practice
. games which will occupy every week
day but, one from April i: until the
regular season opens.
'Of Buffalo, conservative judges ao'-
cord the team nehllng- and hltthig
Direngin nut recognise the club's weak
ness in the box and anticipate a lack
.of team work Which must exist In or
der to assure success to any Hub. It
does not seem safe to wager that the
j:iaous will be In the llrst division.
Torrtnto? There's the rub. The team,
,llke Bcranton's, bears no resemblance
. to Its last year's make-up. It Is much
Htronger than last year that is gener
ally admitted anil it has the advan
. tage- of possessing so competent a
judge iof players as Buckenberger.
With Toronto's six left-handed hitters.
its five former National leaguers and
b strengtnenea outneicl it seems reus
.onable to accord the team almost as
good prospects of winning; the pennant
as any other club in the league.
' Of the oredicted result of the season
the following from the Springfield
, Union very nearly represents the con-
aensus or opinions or writers In Eastern
league cities. It Is not given as our
.opinion, but Is us follows: "This guess
is as nseiy as any tnut naa Keen made:
irsi uivision, tsurrnio, i'rovidenee.
- ppringiieut anu ny mouse; aecond dlvt
Ion, Hoehester, Scrunton, Toronto and
Wilkes-Barre. Notice that the Hubs In
tarn division are arranged, alphabetic
ally only and that no attempt Is made
to name their positions except to senar
ate them into the two (lasses without
.regard, to their .relative strength in
those divisions." ,
We disagree with the above to the
' extent that Toronto should be placed
- in tne nrst ai vision insteaa or Hurfalo,
' J Spring f laid I'niiitl'a Enterprise. '
v Not a little credit is due the Spring,
field I'nlon and Its sporting editor; I.
K. .Sanborn, for the elaborate and com
prehensive baseball Htoty published by
the Union on Hundny, It was a com
posite itory of specially written corres-
pondenve by baseball w-rlters In each
of the Kastern league cities; and terved,
more than tout anything published this
ROUND
SPORTING Wittl
ration, to. give n good Ida of the rrl
live strength of all the rlubg.
"CUB" STR1CKER SIGNED.
To Play Seeoad Baa Tata Year with tha
Pottsvlile state League Clab.
"Another Philadelphia, base ball play
er haa cast his fortunes for ISM with
the Pottsvllle club of the State league,"
says the Philadelphia Press. "For three
days Manager AI Lawson haa been In
this city and has held dally conference
with John Strieker, who Is known
among fans all over the country.
Strieker produced offers which he has
received Horn clubs In the Kastern.
Western and Southern leagues; Spring-
held. Mass., being especially desirous
of securing bis vertices. It was not
until late last night that he finally de
cided to sia-n a Pottsvllle contract, and
he will hold down second base fur that
team.
" 'Cub' Strieker has been on the dia
mond many seasons. For years he
played With the old Athletics and was
a member of the team when they won
the rhanioionshlp. During 1SS7. 'SS. (t
and .'so he played with the Cleveland
National League Huh. In 'si he was
with Hoston, In '92 with Baltimore, and
in 'VI with Washington, lie signed in
"M with the Providence club, of the
Kastern league, and was also with that
team last season, when lie had a field
ing average of .921 and ranked fourth
of the fourteen second basemen who
played In more than thirty games."
In lt Strieker played in this city.
CARBON-DAM-: MAY SELL.
Traction Company UoalliM to Puruhast
Stook In tha Halt Club.
The advent of Messrs. Junney and
North, of Philadelphia, to Carbondule,
was awaited with much eagerness by a
host of base ball cranks who want to
see the crackerjuks play there this sea
son, says a dispatch. Messrs. Junney
and North ure the heaviest stockholders
in the Traction company and it was
given out thut unless the Traction com
pany did not take some stock in the
llase Hull association, the team would
be sold at once. At a meeting of the
compuny, Mr. Junney expressed himself
quite freely on the subject.
"We are nut In the buseball busi
ness." he salu. "Our company wants to
help along ull local enterprises, but we
think In this case we have already con
tributed well In granung the park free
of charge. We can take no stock."
The unanimous sentiment Is now tft
sell the Hub stock unless the HtlaehS
rully at once to Its support.
An application for a Carbondule base
ball association charter was on Mon
day refused by Judge Archbuld because
of the sweeping privileges ashed in
the application and because the stock
wus not fully subscribed.
THE BASK BALL CLL'B.
Hie
Association Orgaalfsi fur the
Mailing Year.
Wilkes-Bane, Pa March 31. The dl
rectors of the Wllkes-Burre buse ball
Hub KaMern league, met today and
orgunlzed for the ensuing year. The
following- orttcers were elected: William
S. McLean, president; William T. Keed,
vice president; Leo W. Long, corres
ponding secretury; Frederick Kropp,
tlnaiiciul sicietary; Isaac Long, treas
urer; W. S. McLean, W. T. lieed and
Charles W. Tammany, managing direc
tors.
John C. Chapman, the new manager
of Brooklyn. N. V., U expected to ar
rive here tonight.
BASE BALL NOTES.
liucliester will play an exhibition game
Willi Cincinnati on June 17.
I lie Toronto club uniform this season
will be gray with maroon trimmings.
The average pitching lire or a. left
handed twirh-r is four years," says J. Karl
vt uglier.
y lountr says he will not throw a
tpeeuy ball till he goes inio a champion
sli In auine.
'Sunday ball will be played in Buffalo,
I'rovidenee. Rochester and Syracuse the
coming season.
Jack M. -Untitle must go to Carbondale,
although iJulmque claimed him, owing
lo a salary Irregularity.
Hurralo has siKiieil a western ultcher hv
the name of Itouch, muklng five twlrlers
In all Clymer Is holding out for more
dough.
Emmet Rogers of last season s Soran-
ton dub has gone back to Ills llrst love
for 18W. and will catch for San Antonio In
the Texas league.
Rochester has signed a new catcher
named Bweenev from the Nashville Huh,
muklng rive 1n all. The club may secure
an cuineiiisr from Louisville.
The deal whereby Hangor. Maine, se
cures Simon, of Syracuse, has been con
suuiinalei.1. The Stars may farm out a
couole of pitchers to the same team.
James Uean. who made uuite a record
as pitcher for the Young Men's Christian
Association duo In Scranton, has been
picked up by AI Buckenberger for his
Toronto club.
Jack Huston, the S.-ranton short ston
who signed wllh the Dubuuues. has gone
back on his contract and returned his ai
vii nee money, lie says he has signed with
the New Orleans club.
l.innnelly, the Springfield third baseman
of last year, has made a decidedly good
Impression on the Haltlmore management.
anu It Is likely that he will tlnd a permit
Pent place on the learn.
Syracuse bus adopted two uniforms for
the season. The home uniform will be
white with black stockings, as lust year,
The traveling uniform will be gray, with
b uck cup. sweater una stockings.
The uniform of the Buffalo llase Hall
team this year will be of green gray color
the green hardly perceptible. The shirts,
pants and the caps will he of the same
color, ami tne players win wear mack
stockings.
liteher Meekin Is quoted as saying that
he believes Cleveland will win the pen
nam. and that the Baltimore and Phila
delphia clubs are good ones. He evidently
does, not have a very flattering opinion of
ew i ork.
They are nothing if not enterprising at
Princeton. A college proressor nas in
vented u artificial pitcher. The machine,
throws a straight fast ball, and two kinds
of curves. His to be used In Princeton's
batt ng nractice.
Cub Strieker, the ex-Provldenee captain
and second baseman, has signed with the
Pottsvllle team of the Pennsylvania
league, lie was said to be a candidate
tor an umpire's birth, but Cub Is not ye
our ot me game, uy any means.
The Tribune's prediction made several
weeks ago that jack ( hapnian would
manage Ilkes-Burre has been fultllled.
notwithstanding the fact that the first
meiltioned of the mutter called forth
many denials from the Wllkes-Baire
club's owners.
President Freedman was so Impressed
with one player's work St Jacksonville
that he went up to him at the close of the
game and said: "You will draw fc!00 more
than your contract calls for." The player
nearly uroppeu ueau ami nus oeen going
aronnii in a stupor ever since.
Marty ltogan signed with St. Louis at a
salary of $1,250, although he was offered
$1.0:"i0 In the Western league by two
clubs. Jiogau was anxious to continue in
fust company, 'and preferred to run
chances of this season's work attracting
attention to such un extent that he would
be ulveu his true worth In lalary.
As It lodks at present the New York
learn will be made up as rollows: Meekln
Seymour, i.lcrmun and Kugy, pitchers
Farrell and Wilson, catchers; Harry
I is vis. first base: (lleason. second base
(leorge Davis, third Imsei Connoughton
short stop; Tlcrnan, right neiu; van Hal
tren, center field; Stafford, right Held. It
will be a heavy batting team, which
what Irwin Is looking for.
There Is a story going the rounds that
one of Husles nnes, tne iw levied at
Baltimore, should not have been Inflicted
As the tale goes, Kusie and fuller were
rcommates. The pitcher did not find th
key at the desk one night when he went
there for It. anJ also could not get Into
that roam. Sooner than demand an expla
nation and get Fuller Into trouble Kuslt
leut with Mine nernan. -me next morn
lug one of Mr. Freedroan's spies reported
that Kusle had not slept In tils room the
night befor. and the SUM penalty was
placed. Fuller could not explain, or
would not, and Rust kept hit mouth abut
REVIEW OFJLL SFC3TS
Bate, of Bright Gossip Which Is
of General laterest
THE YALE TRIP TO HEXLEY
Ctpcas Faad la Slow la Urowta-Doaa-fall
of Aaoiaer Big Athlstlo Clab.
1 he Trap Sbootera' Weak
aaaa for Cash.
Vale's Henley crew might be able to
get as fur as New York, If they depend
ed on the subscriptions to the fund that
has been opened. The total amount
ubscrlbed up to Thursday was only
1:00. Happily this liat la in reality only
a small issue. The cash will be forth
coming. The proud, rich alumnus
hroughout ihe land would not allow
old Yale to stall In Buch a venture.
The short course at Henley and the
rowing In heats will not handicap the
Yale boys to any serious extent, for,
while Yale for years haa rowed over
the four-mile course at New London,
the unuergraduates. withVvarslty crew
ambitions, that Is, those who are fortu
nate enough to make the claas crews.
Invariably get their first experience In
a real race on tha short course at New
Haven In the class races. Aa to the
system of heata at Henley. Yale will
adapt herself thoroughly to those condi
tions long before they go aboard tne
Berlin.
"Scaldy Pete." "Wart-faced Pete,
'One-eyed Connelly" and "Half-noaed
Hen." These are a few sobriquet of
gentlemen now posing a exponents of a
pastime which haa many admirers from
all classes of the mule persuasion,
There is a method in giving these titles,
A good catch name is easily remem
bered, helps ulons to public attention
and when the tip is passed around that
the "Wall-eyed Nipper" and "Mutton
faced Coffee Cooler" will meet In the
ing on the dead quiet, there is a hust
ling on the part of many people to be
present. A sort of a fascination at
tends the cahasing of glove contests In
barn, old Ice house, etc., especially
when the police are not on. Scenes, In-
idents. etc., are encountered whlcn
an be talked about for months after
ward. Some people dote on these
Jaunta for the excitement in them.
The fox terrier Is n plucky, sagacious,
nice disposltloned little dog. which Is
deservedly popular. He has so many
good traits of character that his repu
tation Is growing yearly. In Canada
the dog is so strongly fancied that there
are enough splendid specimens to ad
mit of an exclusive fox terrier show-
One will be held I11 Toronto In May. It
will be a success, too, fur the club has
good men at the head of affairs, who
first formed a guarantee fund so that
the show would be on a sound basis
from the beginning. The fox terrier is
the best liked dog of the day, and as the
entry list is expected to run up to 150
a large public patronage may fairly be
expected.
Kvldently Jim Corbett's show Is do
ing a good business. Jim wouldn't be
so quiet if the conditions were other
wise. He would be shooting out Inter
views berating Fltz, etc. And the same
might be said about Mr. Fltzsunmons,
Kobert didn't break Into the papers all
this week except In an unenviable way
a case of judgment against him for
debt.
There Is hardly any use of arguing
over the old controversy. It has oeeen
talked to :leces and there being no
arbitrator, the guilty man has not been
found. John Quliin. manager of peter
Maher, speaking of recent criticisms
against him for challenging Fits said:
"1 observe Bomebody says that Corbet t
must have bought us off. That's a good
Joke. I think Peter Maher has a right
to give Corbctt first chance at Fltz
slmmons. and then If Boh won't take
him on Peter has a right to offer a bat
tie. What If Fltz did defeat Maher
twice? Money talks every time, and If
we are wining to put up tne casn,
Fltz should be agreeable to give him a
battle. 1 believe Sam Collver fought
Billy Edwards three times. Jim Mace
met Joe Goss more than once and
might give other cases in point. Some
of these people who roast our dial
lenges should put up a little money.
That's the way for them to see If we
mean business."
There Is a singular habit afflicting
most people who compete In pigeon
shoots. It is to divide the rash the very
moment a tie results In a competition
Not ten in a hundred are anxious to go
on with the event until one man has
triumphed. Men who claim to be thor
ough sportsmen and often declare they
only shoot lor the sport are in the
front rank when the time comes for a
split up of the cash. There are true
sportsmen who Halm that this element
w-ill eventually injure the pastime. The
Grand American Handicap gave u good
idea. Klght men each killed 24 out of
25 In the contest. There was a silver
cup In uddltlon to the cash. The money
was promptly divided then the eight
men In a half-hearted way shot off the
tie for the trophy. It didn't take long
to decide this. Cash was what they
wanted. The trophy and Its honor were
not worth much to many or them
They couldn't realize on it. and there
fore the actual finish of the event was
not what it should have been. Many
of the winners were gun trade shooters,
Another extensive athletic club has
been stricken. It was formed with
boom a handsome club house erected
etc. All things flourished for a time.
Then enthusiasm waned and difficulties
came fast. The end was teh posting of
a notice ot legal sale for debt on build
ing. The Athletic club of the. Schuyl
kill navy was a formidable organiza
tion two years ago. Its artistic emblem
of a belt, etc., crossed by an oar blade
was worn by many first, in all sorts ot
competitions. The last haa been seen.
LOCAL RACING BOARDS.
Suggestion Made by an Old Time Rsalng
Man.
Now that the bicycle riders of the
United States have been reduced to
two classes professionals and ama
teurs, or, as some people say, "saint
and sinners" there are all kinds ot
suggestions . being made relative to
keeping a watchful eye on the ama
teurs. Now, even though the amateur
riders are labeled "saints," they'll beur
watching now more than ever, because
there Is not un easy method ot getting
money as there used to be. Among
many suggestions Is one by D. H. Lew
Is, an old-time raver. His suggestion
Is strongly recommended by the Ameri
can Wheelman, which says:
"The proposition Is to appoint local
raring boards In every prominent rlty,
which shull Investigate and watch over
the doings of all amateurs In their city
and section, and in turn report to their
district racing board representative,
who In turn shall submit the matter
to the Hialrmun of the racing board
with recommendations. . It stands to
reason thut, for Instance, A. a. Batch
elder knows little of the doings of the
Syracuse, Hochester and Buffalo pure
ones, excepting through some channels
which may be possibly - prejudiced.
WelHh, of San Francisco, Is In not much
ot a position to say what is going on in
Los Angeles. The same can be said
of Oelach, of Illinois, and Crbntnger,
ot Ohio and Kentucky, as wall as other
racing board representatives. ' With a
local racing board, the end -of amateur
justice would necessarily b much bat-J
ter maintained. We believe some ama
teurs have been uujustiy punished
through malicious prosecution, but we
are also quite sure that many guilty
have escaped. The 100-mile limit and
prise-value limit will do much to re
store and preserve the beauty ot ama
teur sport, and we think that local rar
ing boards, under the direction of the
national board, would be a great
strengthener In preserving amateur
cycling from sbadr amateurs and
equally shady manufacturers, who seek
to pollute It for the sake of their own
aggrandisement."
DICK CHOKER'S HORSES.
Use Foraldable Srrtag la Eaglaad aad
Is Sara to Wia ktaeas.
Richard Croker will probably get back
this season In England some of the
money he so lavishly apent last year.
It is the universal verdict of all who
have seen his horses that he has a most
formidable string, while Englishmen
say that a better trainer than Morton,
or one more competent to tell an owner
wnen to net and when not touet, uoes
not live In the United Kingdom.
J. K. McDonald, the American book
maker, who is now abroad, writes that
he recently visited Croker's racing es
tablishment. "I spent a day with Mor
ton while in England." writes Mr. Mc
Donald, "and I never saw a better or
healthier lot at that time of the year.
He has kept them going all winter and
with Just an ordinary amount ot luck.
Croker will win races sure this year.
They have a brother to the Commoner,
whom I think Is certain to make his
n.ark If appearances and conformation
go for anything."
croker will have the advantage this
season of a competent English trainer
and a competent English jockey; and
the Innumerable differences between
the English and American system ot
racing, the thousand and one little
things which mean in the aggregate
success or failure, are Incalculable
handicaps to the American whose
Jockey and trainer are not English. In
aaamon to all these things the absence
M. . Dwyer will smooth matters
for Mr. Croker.
BICYCLE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Charles Coleman will ride a Syracuse
racer this season.
'Ulck Wumbold. of th rjreen Itldir
Wheelman, is riding bis '"W" Keating.
Cashier Dunham, of the Dims bank, has
purchased a Kestlim.
hddle Bald will loan challenso anv uro-
fessloual rider In the country for a iM
purae.
A time limit of 1 hour. 2T. minutes, will
be placed on the Irvlngton-Mllburn read
race mis season.
Secretary Bassett's report shows the
membership of the League of American
i neeimen 10 oe IJ.SiV.
r red titevens. of Ira Bennett & Co.. has
bought a new model Victor. Mr. Stevens
la an old victor rider.
Sanger haa accented Hamilton's chal
lenge for a match race. The articles of
agreement will probably be signed this
ween.
Thomas Mallon. of the Harlem wheel
men. New York, will race In Dublin. Ire
land, on April 7. This will be his llrst of
series or race with foreign amateurs.
Don't ride too hard when vuu ttrst be
gin riding for the season. Go at It gradu
ally and you will not only enjoy 11 more.
but will be In better condition during the
entire season.
great many men and also women have
acquired a deal ot mechanical skill by car
ing fur their own wheels, cleaning tli
beatings, adjusting the parts, mending
punctures, etc.
aaumlea of foldhi.fr bicycles are belnut
ieau uy we nussiar) ana rrussian army
authorities, and It Is reported that It thev
prove sausiactory tne latter country will
oruer several thousand or them.
The bicycle clubs of Little Falls and
Herkimer, N. Y., have hit upon a novel
plan for the building of a cycle path be
ween the two towns. They have agree!
10 coueei una aanea or uie two towns and
put It on the road.
The tine weather for the last few days
nas oeen a Doom tor the Mcycle dealer.
It is surprising how It has created the
"bicycle feaver." The retail dealers have
had more callers this week so far than In
anv full wk thli ianniL
Indies who are Juat beginning to rl'lo
should dismount and walk up the hills:
the walk for a short distance after having
been on the wheel for a mile or two will
be found refreshing, and they will feel
more like continuing the trip at the top.
It is estimated that there are more
than forty so-called puncture-proof tires
on the market. As yet none has made a
decided hit. The first really good one that
Is launched forth, with general advertis
ing and well "pushed," will reap a har
vest. The abandonment bv the smart set In
Paris and lxmdon of the high sleeve will
have an effect on the designs for bicycle
costumes that many riders have long
wished for. High, full sleeves hold Hi
wind to a very appreciable extent during
gusty days.
The following Is supposed to be the cor
rect definition of an amateur bicycle rid
er: "A wheelman who Is able to buy his
own -wheel, keep It in repair, pay ex
uenses to all race meets, hire a trainer
employ a detective to see that he does not
dispose of his prizes and make a mommy
report to the racing board.
A. A. Zimmerman says: "Sit up
straight when you ride. If you are out
for a mild little Jaunt you will enjoy It
ever so much more If you sit up straight
There's notching so attractice about th.
road that you should keep your eyes on it
constantly. Bit up straight, and enjoy the
scenery as well as the fresh air."
Scranton wheelmen will be pleased to
learn that we are to have a bicycle race
track, built expressly for, and to be used
only for bicycle races. The enterprising
managers of the Driving park have de
cided to build such a traek Inside of the
half mile horse traek at the park. The
sisa of the track has not as vet been dell
nllely decided upon, but will probably be
a three-lap one. -Many oiner improve
ments will be made at the Driving park
lust as soon as the plans are completed.
Many people who thought they knew
What tney were taixing bdoui, preuiotc
that the blcvcle outout this season woul
far exceed the demand, there being so
many new bicycle manufactories started
throughout the country. Such is not the
case, however. The retail dealers cannot
sunuly wheels fast enough for their ens
tomers, a they are unable to get them
from the lactones without long delays.
AH of the factories where high grade
wheels are being made, are working
double time, and many of them are thirty
days beninu wnn tneir oruers.
An Old-Fasblonod Brother.
We minister had been in the little Ken
tucky town but a short 'time, and when he
waa called on to preach a runetal ser
mon he thought It best to pick up a tew
facts bout the deceased.
"1 lrut our brother gone before was a
truly religious man? he said to the sur
viving brother.
"You bet he was." was the earneH an
awer. "Why. brother, he never tuP out
his gun to lay fer one of the Simmon..
without rut prayur three hours.' cm
cinnau inquirer.
Beautiful as Diamonds
Staple as Gold
Popular as Government Bonds
Foremost in New Ideas
A Recognized Leadsr Is the
AND IT SELLS FOR $100.
We ywill Have a Complete
' Repair Shop.
FOOTED SHEAR CO,
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-jtcdiTs, m VISNUBTOJI WE. -
.MAKERS OF RASE BALLS.
They Have a Trust and Make Abaadaaee
of .Money.
Comparatively few persons know that
several millions of base -balls are an
nually consumed In this country, and a
still smaller number know that the sup
ply la filled by Philadelphia factories,
owned Jointly by rhiladelphlans and
Chlcairoans. Years ago. when base ball
; waa In Its Infancy, base balls were
maoe oy nana, ana 11 tney were oattea
about In a very lively way they speed
ily became fiat and misshapen. The
game grew In popularity, and the de
mand for base balls became so brisk
that the ball for the national game as
sumed an Individuality peculiarly Its
own. Today its construction Is regu-
aieu oy tne National league.
The base bail market Is eon trolled by
a trust, and the profits must be very-
large, lor the balls are no longer made
by hand, but by machinery, which Is
capable of turning out the finished pro-
auct witn great rapidity. There is only
one set of those machines in the coun
try, and the manufacturer of horse
hide. Para rubber souled spheres Is
conducted In secret. There are men In
New York and other elites who would
give thousands of dollars to own surh
machines, but they cannot buy them
at any price. As long as the Phlladel
phiu, inventor retains the control of his
base ball maker, just ao long will his
combination control the market, for all
competition has been practically killed
off. Of course, there Is more or less
competition, but it Is of a character
that the trust does not object to for
oovious reasons.
Some time ago a man In the snort
ing goods business made the assertion
that any one who could make a five
cent ball and give away a box with
every ball would catch the boys' trade
of the country, and If he could make
a profit, a fortune was In sight, for the
scnooiDoy wants bis base ball In a box
even If he only pays five cents for
Tne combination does not make
such a ball at present, but doubtless
they would If any rival should spring
up. Enormous quantities reaching Into
the millions are handled by the Ameri
can News company and its branches.
sterling, mmm rn
FOWLER, K I K
WORLD,
UlUIUIsLU
YOU WILL FIND ME
In my new store, 324
Spruce Street, in Ho
tel Jermyn.
Fishine Tackle and
Sportsmen's Supplies.
Good goods and fair
treatment guaranteed.
OPENING MARCH 21ST
A. W. JURISCH.
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Not one High Grade called the "Best, on Earth," but eight
Leading, Well-Known and Popular Machines. Every one guar
anteed against breakage by accident or otherwise.
STEARNS-ThB Yellow Fellow.
SYRACUSE-Crimson Rim.
BARNES White Flyer.
PEERLESS Blue Bird.
Also a large complete line of Medium
department, under the management of
command vour attention.
sales agents:
W. E. BITTEN BENDER.
WILLIS A. KEMMERER
Arrangements
Bicycle Parlors.
BITTENBENDgR
whleh reach every 'rlty and hamlet In
the I'nlted States and Canada.
SI'ORTS OF ALL KINDS.
John Lawson. "the terrible Swede" of
Chicago. Is training to make an attempt
for tho Chlcajro-Xew York record, which
ia now held by Robert Searle.
It ia estimate) that it will cost !.(
to take Vale'a 'varsity crew to England
to compete In the Henley regatta. Thia
includes all training expense.
Neat 8Murdy England's graateat aqua,
tic event, the annual Oxford and Cam
bridge boat race, wHI ae held over the
4-mile course on the Thames, from Putney
to Morthike.
Little Tobe. Mi. is booked for the lie
list. He Is owned by ilr. Menlneld. ot
Baltimore, and was aired y Femllco. M.
The horse Is rightly ramed. being only
US handa edgh. and is handsome.
New York horsemen would like to see
a race to road wagons between the thr
crack metropolitan roadsters. David 11.,
10: Otlletle. .llii. and Cobweb.
during the spring meeting at Fleetwood
park.
Lord Dunraven, or till underwriters,
will receive 7,auu for the sinking ot the
Valkyrie U by Satinlta. The court nrst
assessed the damages to which Lord Dun-
raven was entitled to be fsTrj, but that de
rision was reversed, and the end of the
case is as above. The amount claimed
Was M.0U0, the sum for which the Val
kyrie was insured,
IPS A FLYER
and the velocity of wind, steam
wings are auaeeited bv him nnuMn
and
The bicycle is the most Important Inno
vation In means of travel since the Intro
duction of the locomotive, and we are in
tha Infancy of Ita use. construction aad
means of propulsion.
Healthy-minded people are those who
command and practice Its use.
To auch we need hardly say. Tour blcy-
civ inmim ine latest ana sesi.
Call and examine ours before buying,
J. D. WILLIAMS & BRO.
3I2AND StUICKIWMNH.E.
FOR A NEW BICYCLE or the repair el a
Wheel, see
R. PARKER,
Who has the longest experience In this line el
any man in ineciiy.
fallowing this advice.
Veil will save money by
LARGEST DEALERS OF
IN THE CITY.
OUR LEADERS:
FALCON Gold Crank.
FENTON BIuj Crown.
AMERICA-TrussFram9,
PHCE NIX-It Stands the Racket.
ii i nil i
Display Parlors, 3131 Spruce St.
Riding Academy, Wyominf SiS? toP Floor.
can be made fur private
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YES, ituriui UCTCUS,
Pram, Forte.
Mcendl Bar,
Seat Rest,
Each el Ahiariaasi. la ea
alat assay klasv
Wa Abe Have the Pa
UNION CRACK A JACK, II
C1LL M MO LET US Till TO TOIL
HICVCLG I I-J fta
irfrlsaM.
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ALL REPAIRING GUIRUTEED.
Its IN9IK90
. am at
Its Guaranteo.
Price,
C. M. FLOREY
222 Wytnlns Atmui
T. M. C I. BUILDING. .
434
Lackawanna Avanae,
Wlnton Bicycles ire guar
anteed. "The Wloton is a Winner."
The Heat Canaaall Co
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Grades. Our repair
D. J. Slowe, siould
uctions at our
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