THE SCB ANTON TEIBUNE WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 22, 1896.
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opld of Sport.
NM1QNAL LEAGUE CAMES
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biladelphla Amonq the Eour Clubs
ia first Position.
CIAXTS PALL DOWN AGAIN
Baltimore Jump I'p to Among Foar
Teams in Fourth Plaee-Scorca
la Detail Record Vp
to Iate.
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Yesterday's National pattu" Fames
tlnl Washington. Plttsburt?. l'hitailfl
l.hla nnd Cleveland In first position,
urnt St. Louis ui to a more advantag
eous perventufte in swontl place, drop,
pt-d Brooklyn from a tie In llmt plaie
ilown to third, sent Chk-ago from s
on.l to fourth place, with Cincinnati,
ikmttin tind llaltltnore and dropped the
unt'ortuiiute New Yorka down next to
the tull-enl Louisville. However, the
four linden have only three games won
sml i.ne lost, as against New York'
fin.' won and three liwt, so It will be
seen that one day s play may material
ly -h;'.HKe things.
Ilnltlmore won without half trying
fr.iui Huston. Intd Clarke pitched well
enouith to win for the tiiunts. but the
l.luyers .ouldn't hit the hall. The Sena
tor's victory over the Krltlegrooins was
of the see-caw variety. The Browns
Imlted the Bunie away from Anson's
Colts. Cincinnati knocked Young out
of the box In the name with Cleveland
but the latter lnanused to get in the
one run necefpary to win. The um
pire helped the l'lratea to defeat the
Colonels. .
The percentage record:
I'.
Washington 4
I'lttsbuiK 4
I'hllncli tphlu 4
I'leveliiml 4
St. Louis fi
llrooklyii 4
rhlmilio i
I'liii'liinatl i
' ten
Hull I more 6
New York 4
Louisville 5
V. L. P.C.
1
II 1 .;m
s i
3 i .;m
3 2 .W
2 2 .rioo
2 :i .4mi
2 3 .4110
2 3 ,4(NI
2 3 .4(0
1 3 .2."i0
1 4 .wo
Today's National I.eaRue Games.
Philadelphia at New York.
Cleveland at Cincinnati.
Boston at Ualtlmore.
Louisville at Pittsburg.
Brooklyn at Washington.
Chicago at St. Louis.
New Yurk-Phllndelphia.
New York. April 21. The league cham
ploi ship se.ison opened nt the Polo
grounds this afternoon with a defeat for
the New Yorks by the Phlladelphlans. Tho
weather was threatening, yet 18.UW0 per
sona were in attendance. The New Yor'ts
could do nothing with McGlll's curves
when men were on buses, and hut for
Stafford's fine two bagger, which sent
Tlernan across the plate In the second In
ning, they would have been shut out.
Dad Clarke pitched strongly for Irwin's
men and deserved to win, hut with no hit
ting behind him, he was helpless. Score:
NEW YORK.
A.B. H. H. P.O. A. E.
Gleasca. 2h 4 0 0 3 2
Van haitren, cf ... 4
Connaushton, ss .... 4
G. Davis, 3b 4
Tlernan, rf 3
Stafford, If 4
H. Davis
lb
Clarke, p .1
Zearfoss, c 1
Clark, 1
Totals .'33 1 8 24 11 1
Clark batted for earfoss In the ninth
Inning.
PHILADELPHIA.
A.B. R. H. P.O. A. E.
Sullivan, cf 4
Delehanty, If 4
Thompson, rf 3
lirouthers, lb 4
Boyle, c 4
Cross, ss 3
Htillmnn, 2b
Nash, 3b
McGIII. p 3
Totals 31
Philadelphia 2 0 0
0 13 0 0
112 0 0
1110 0
0 2 8 1 0
0 0 7 0 0
0 1 1 4 0
0 0 3 1 0
O 0 2 2 0
110 3 0
3 7 27 11 0
i I) 0 0 0 1 X 3
I 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
New York 0 1 0
Earned rutin Philadelphia, 2. Two base
hits Sullivan, Stafford, H. Davis. Three
base hits Brouthers. Stolen bases Tier
nun. H. Davis. First hnse on errors-
Philadelphia, 1. First base on balls Off
MfClill, 3. Struck out By Clarke. 1; by
McGill. 4. Double Dlavs Brouthers nnd
Cross; Van Haitren, H. Davis and Glea-
son. txTt on bases New l orK. s: rnua
delnhla, 5. Hit by pitcher By Clark, 1; by
mci mi, i. umpire Mursc. rime l.ou.
Itnltimnrc-llimton.
Baltimore. April 21. Both teams plain
ly showed today the eeffct of their bat
tle on Monday and the all-night Journey
iron) ine nun. score:
BALTIMORE.
A.B. R.
Doyle, lb 4 2
Keelcr, rf 8 4
Jennings, ss 4 2
Kelley, If 4 2
Brodie, cf S 1
Donnelly, 3b 4 1
P.O. A.
8 0
4
1
3
2
n
A
Kelts. 2b
Robinson,
lloffer, p ,
Totals ..,
2
1
:W 14
BOSTON.
13 27 4
X7S7
P.O. A. E,
3 0 1
Hamilton, If
Long, ss ....
Lowe, 2h ....
Duffy, cf ....
Collins, 3b ...
Bannon, rf ..
Tucker, lb ...
.. 5
, 3
4
Clansel,
Yerrlck, p 4
Totals ' 38 2 11 24
14
i Boston 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Baltimore 2 0 3 0 0 1 4 0 X--14
Earned runs Baltimore, 7: Boston, 0.
First base by errors Baltimore, 3: Hos-
. ton. S. Left on bases Baltimore, fi: Ron
ton, 7. First base by balls Off Yerrlck.
. Struck out Bq Yerrlck, 2. Three base
hits Brodie, Donnelly, Hell. Two base
hits Keeley (2), Keelcr, Jennings. Sucii
flee hits Tucker. Stolen bases Dovle (2)
Keeler 1 (2), Collins. Double plays Jen
nings and Doyle; Long, Lowe, Gansel und
.onr? RpIIk yml Dnel.. Hit liv nlti.hi.r-. .
jty Yemen, i. fasseu nans Kobinson,
Umpires Heydler and Henderson. Time
2.15.
Cincinnati-Cleveland.
Cincinnati. O.. April 21. After batting
xoung out or the box in the sixth Innlrm.
and tlelns: the score, the home team lust
today's game by timely batting In the
ninin uy vievetana. ocore:
, . CINCINNATI
A.B. R. H. P.O. A. E
Jlolll.lay, If
Burke, cf ...
-Miller, rf ...
Ewlng, lb ...
McPhee, 2b .,
Smith, ss
Irwin, 8b
Vaughan, e ,
Foreman, p ,
Fisher, p ....
Davis, p
1110 0
0 13 0 1
2 110 0
1 2 10 1 0
2 2 3 G 0
1 3 2 3 0
1 2 0 1 0
114 10
0 0 0 0 0
18 13 0
0 0 0 2 0
10 18 25 14 "l
.. 5
.. r
.. ft
Totals - 48
One out when winning run scored,
. CLEVELAND.
A.B. R. H. P.O. A. E
liuricett, ir b 2
2
M. Kcan, ss 4 2 3
Chlids, 2b 5 8 4
Hhearon, .rf G O 1
Tebesu, lb 4,0 2
McAleer, cf ,.8 0 0
Delehanty, tb 4 0 0
Slimmer, o 4 2 4
Young, p 12 2
Wilson, p 110
Total.
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Cleveland S IO3012 l-H
Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 W
Earned runs Cincinnati, 7: Cleveland. 6.
First base by errors Cincinnati. 1: Cleve
land, 1. Left on bases Cincinnati, ;
Cleveland. J. Struck out By Young, 2;
by Fisher, 1; by Davis, 1. First base on
balls on Foreman, 1; off Davis. 1: off
Young. 1; off Fisher. S. Two base hit
Young, McKean, Kimmer, Vaughn. Child.
Kwing. Three base hits MoPhee. Home
runs Smith. Stolen bases Me A leer. "Ow
ing (2. .Miller (3). Double plays ChiMs,
Mi'Kean and Tebeau O; MoPhee. Smiti
and Kwing. Sacrifice hit Irwin, empire
Kinslle. Time 2.3a
St. I.ouis-rhicago.
St. louis. April 21. The Browns batted
I'.rilHth hunt in two Innings today and
won with a big margin. Hart pitched tine,
ly and was well supported. Score:
ST. LOl'IS.
A. 11. R. II. P.O. A. 1
I .allium. 3b ..
113 11
1 2 3 0 0
I 2 2 0 0
1 0 0 2 0
I t 10 V 1
1 12 0 0
0 12 0 0
114 2 1
0 2 1 3 0
7 11 27 10 3
owil. cr
'ooley. If ....
yulnii. 2b ....
onnor. lb ...
Nllatiil. rf ...
AlcFananu. o
i:ross. ss .
Hart, p 4
Totals 34
CHICAGO.
A.B. R.
H. P.O.
1 1
1 2
Kverett
3b
0
ahleii.
.1
u
w
r,
0
0
)
1
11
u n ire. cf
0
Kyun, rf .
ruby, 2b
)ccker, lb
lynri, U
rittith. n
Kiltredge,
Totals 34
3
24
3
'hlcauo 0 A
0 0 1
0 0 0
0 0-3
4 x- 7
St. Louis o U
Earned runs St. Louis. 4
Chicago. 2.
list base on balls ( uV Hart
3; on (,rit-
tlth. 4. Struck out lly Hart. 2: by Urif-
II I h. 3. Three base hits Decker and Klyna.
Two base hits Dowd. Stolen base? Lath.
am, Lange (2), Kyun. Double plays Dah-
n. Trtibv and Griffith. I'tnnire Sheri
dan. Time 2 hours.
Pittsburg-l.ouiNVlllc.
Ilttsburv. Pa.. April 21. The) Initial
game here today with Louisville was won
by Pittsburg in the ninth innings after a
tubborn battle. The visitors round mucn
fault with I'mplre Weldman's decisions
and Captain O'Brien was removed from
the game for disputing them. At the be
ginning of the ninth Inning for Pittsburg
some friends on the bleachers let loose a
lot of cut paper which covered the grounds
and made It Impossible to clearly distin
guish the ball. Hawley In this Inning was
allowed to score a three base hit to tho
rlirht Helii fence on a ball that was evi
dently foul and this decision practically
lost Louisville the game. Attendance,
8,000. Score:
A.B. R. H. P.O,
A. E.
0 0
Donovan, rf 4 1
Smith. If 4 0
Berkley, lb 3 0
Steniiel, cf 4
.vons. 3b 3
Blerbauer, 2b 4
;iy, ss 2
Merrltt, c 4
Hawley, p 4
Totals 32
27 12
LOUISVILLE.
A.B. H. H. P.O. A. K.
O'Brien, 2b 3 2
McCreery, 2b 1 0
Shnnnon, ss 2 0
Clark, If 4 0
.Miller, 3b 4 0
McFarland. rf 4 0
Cassldy, lb 4 0
ijexter, cr 6 v
Warner, c 3 1
Hill, p 3 0
Totals 31
9 28 14
Winning run made with one out.
Louisville 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-3
Pittsburg 0 1000000 84
Earned runs Pittsburg. 2: Louisville, 3.
First base by errors Pittsburg. 2. Left
on bases Pittsburg, 10; Louisville, G. First
base by balls Off Hawley. 2: off Hill, 4.
Struck out By Hawley, 2; by Hill, 2. Throe
base hits Hawley. Two base hits Ely,
Clark. Sacrillce hits Beckley, Ely, Shan
non (2). Stolen bases Ely. Double plays
Miller, O'Brien and Cassldy; Shannon
and Miller; Miller, McCreery and Cassldy.
Hit by pitcher By Hill, 2. Umpire Weld
man. Time 2.15.
Washington-Brooklyn.
WashlnKton. April 21. Today's game
was replete with brilliant playing ana was
an interesting see-saw. Score:
WASHINGTON.
A.B. R. H. P.O. A. E.
,. 5 2 2 2 0 0
,.441130
.. 6 2 2 2 1 0
,. 4 0 2 7 1 0
...4 0 0 8 0 0
,.811610
,.6 1 2 1 0 1
.. 4 0 1 3 8 1
,. 4 2 2 0 2 0
,.40 12 13 27 It 2
OKLYN.
A.B. R. H. P.O. A. E.
..511301
..611000
.. 6 2 2 4 0 1
.. 6 2 2 11 0 1
.. 5 0 2 0 0 0
.. 4 1 3 2 6 1
.. 5 1 2 4 4 2
..611310
..3 1 10 0 0
..42 10 13 27 10 6
Brown, cf
Joyce, 3b .
Abbey, rr
Belbach, If
Cartwrlght,
lb
.MeAulcy, c ..
Rodgers, 2b ..
Domontrevllle,
Mercer, p ...
Griffin, ef
McCarthy,
If ,
La Chance, lb
Corcoran,
Daly, 2b .
Grim, c ..
Totals
Brooklyn 0 0
o
6 0
n 10
Washington 2 II
0 0
0-12
Earned runs Washington, 7. First base
on errors Washington, 6; Brooklyn, 1.
Left on bases V asliitigton, 4: Hrooklv
piv-t i.u. n hii- my ,.
2. off
Kennedy. 3. Struck out Mercer. 1: Ken
ne.ly, 3. Home runs Mercer und Abbey.
Three base hits Abbey, Anderson, La
Chance and Urltfln. Two base hits Brown
Demuutrevllle, Joyce. Stolen base Joyce.
Double Dlavs Anderson and Diilv: Cor
coran, Daly and La Chance: Daly and La
Chance. Wild pitch Mercer t2. e mpire
iveere. Time i.w.
Oilier Games,
At Ithaca
Cornell 0 0 10 3
Holmrt 0 10 0U
0-7
1 0
2
Batteries Young and Cobb; Hooker anj
case.
SCRANTON DIDN'T PLAY.
Crowd of Fifteen llunded Persons Plsop
pointed at Newark.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Newark, April 21. Scranton disap
pointed 1,500 people by falling to ap
pear today. The weather was beauti
ful. The cause of Scran ton's non-appearance
is unknown.
William J. McConnell,
OHlclul Scorer,
ijasi: ball noti:s.
Thn Syracuse team will stop here at
noon today at the St. Charles while en
route for home from Carbondule.
Tot Murphy, the ex-Yale captain and
shortstop, with whom the Scranton man
agement could not make satisfactory
terms, tins signed with Bangor, of the
New England league.
At a meeting of the Scranton stockhold
ers yesterday afternoon J. G. Shepherd
was added to the board of directors. The
others are W. G. Parks, Thomas and
John Brooks nnd H. P. Simpson.
Scranton plays today und tomorrow ut
Brockton und Friday und Saturday at
Fall River. The club returns home for
exhibition games Monday and Tuesday
with the Cuban Giants and on Wednesday
with the Carbondale State leaguers.
If Scranton doesn't possess the proper
kind of professional shortstop In time or
the games here with Sprlnglleld and Prov
idence, "Porkey" Brooks may Jump Into
the breach for one or two games. He was
for four years the Princeton 'varsity
shortstop and last year captained the
team, ,;
SCRANTO.rS GOOD CHANCE
CI gbs Strength Seems Greater Thua
When Solely oa Caper.
A S1R0NG I ITCHING COKrS
Ostfield asd Backstop Departments Are
All Rlght-Oaly a First Uasemaa and
Shortstop Are Wsnted-Athletle
Park Improvement.
Scrantnn base ball epicures ran have
the satisfaction of knowing that how
ever opinions may have changed dur
lng the past week or ten days as to
the relative strength of the Eastern
kague clubs, this city's aggregation
has during the interval shown itself
more worthy of favorable comment
than was true of a week ago when the
players reiiorted here. In making any
comparisons, however. It must be noted
that practice games amount to little.
Any opinion ventured as to a team's
strength must be based upon the team
and not upon its practice playing, as in
exhibition games the great object is to
train and drill and try the men, and
not solely to win. It's very much like
training a running horse for his big
engagements; he is at the beginning
of training weighted and held in check
and sent along at a certain gait be
hind a stable mate until a few days be
fore the race. So with base ball; a
day or so before the season opens the
teams will be asked to go in and win.
the pitchers alone being exempt from
downright hard playing. For these
reasons It Is repeated that an opinion
Is not worth the paper it Is written on
If based on a 16 to 1 score or u score of
4 to ;!, nor is the opinion more valuable
If put forward because of it club's
showing ugalnst Baltimore or Newark.
An opinion Is now worth something If
only based upon the individual and
team work of the men and their con
dition. Scores ure valueless until nf-
ter the season opens on May 1. for not
until then will each club be doing lis
prettiest.
Only In accordance with the above Is
It believed that Scrantnn is better,
much better, than the club's strength
on purer one week ago. The outlleia
has been found to be gilt-edged: the
pitching department BUrely seems bel
ter than that of Syracuse. Rochester
or Wllkes-Harre, and two expcrleni-ed
and reliable catchers will be behind
the plate. Only', two positions give
cause for apprehension, and they are
at short and first. Still, neither pre
sents an insurmountable difficulty.
Chiles can nlay first and hit possibly
as well as Tom Power, although the ab
sence of Powers generalship omt
never-glve-up spirit and his knowledge
of the game would be a handicap.
Sweeney can play short fairly well,
but Is no hittter. Possibly Pete Eagan
or Flack would be played In the-posl-
tlon If McDermott does not nnd a
man before the season opens. At all
events, there is enough spare material
among the men signed to tide, over any
difficulty for a short time.
Scranton is predicted safe on pitchers
for reasons that are perfectly plain and
acceptable. Johnson, Brown and Hor
ner are not experiments, ir sucn may
he stated on the record of any pitcher
In a preceding year. That McDermott
does not release Herr, Cronln or Stem
mell indicates that all three are worthy
of further trying. It certainly does not
Indicate that they all are weak, as
each had better than an ordlnay pedi
gree before being signed.
Wllkes-Earre and Scranton each will
have a sore trial at the opening of the
season, as they begin abroad with six
games with Springfield and Providence,
and then come home for six more
games with those clubs. Providence
In particular is strong and Is through
out the league the club most generally
touted to win the pennant. Bprlngneld
seems nearly as dangerous as last year
and that means much. Syracuse, wnicn,
if betting were permitted, would he
quoted at about the same odds as
Providence and Springfield, should
make the best of Its opening games
with Toronto and Buffalo. Rochester
makes the same opening and the re
sult seems now a toss-up with the
chances favoring the Canucks,
...
A great change can now be seen In
the beautifying and improving of Ath
letlc park. The Increased outfield ter
ritory, caused by moving the center
and right field fence, has been ploughed
and harrowed and is ready for the
road roller. All of yesterday a five-ton
steam roller was worked over the dia
mond and the old outfield. In the lat
ter section the Improvement is so
marked that the change will bring fits
of Joy to any outfielder who was so un
fortunate as to jolt around the field
last year. On the diamond, too, and
behind the plate there Is a great
change, the whole showing a macni
tude, levelness and finish that should
encourage the new owners to throw
bouquets at themselves, although such
a compliment may be expected from
the cranks of long ago and by the new
hundreds of spectators that will surely
be attracted this year to Athletic park,
The masonry for the grand stand ad
dition Is nearly ready to be put In place
and the woodwork will be finished dur
lng next week. The entire property
will have been made anew by the time
of the first games at home, beginning
Friday, May 8, with Sprlnglleld.
WHIRLS OF THE VVHEIXS.
There are forty-six divisions In the
Leatrue of American wheelmen.
The Ianue of American Wheelmen
Kill ned 18.000 members last year.
The bicycle squad of Yale Is considering
the advisability or noiding an intercouegi
iiient in July
Bloomers for women are more popular
than ever in ew yorK, in spue or pro.
phecles that this spring would show a re
action against them.
A Morton cycling legion Is the latest
In Brooklyn. The members will wheel
their way to St. Louis in time for the Re
publican national convention.
In materials for women's cvcllnrr cos
tumes one notices a predominance of the
gray and brown mixture in homespuns,
covert cloths, tweeds, checks and Scotch
mixtures.
Averill H. Miller and R. J. Ludlow, of
Chicago, have completed arrangements
for a trip around the world. They ex
pect to make the ride in 250 days, cov
ering 20.000 miles en route.
The national circuit does not strike the
east until September. Circuit dates will
not be near as numerous as they were last
season, owing chiefly to the fact that it
was compulsory for promoters desiring
circuit dutes to scneutue at least two pro'
fessional events.
A veteran cyclist recommends the fol
lowing method as efficacious In preventing
excessive perspiration: "First dissolve
half u cup of salt In a pint of water an. I
add one pint of alcohol. On rising In the
morning taue a oawi in rum wan-r, run
blng down with a rough Turkish towel
tli.Mi rub the body thoroughly with the
above preparation, using the hands. I
think In a short time u marked difference
will be noticed.
The Indiana bureau of statistics has
Issued a bulletin which says: "There ure
nine cities in the slate which have bicycle
factories. The entire Investment
nlureil at siUU.1117. with the cost of ml
terlal for the year at 1,072.275. The gross
value of orodllct is placed at 13.08.1 .377.
with wages puiil amounting to $033,004. The
number of people employed Is 2.410, as
follows: 1,9f! men, 2U8 boys and 202 wo
men and girls.
A correspondent rays that bloomers ur
all right, but the trouble Is all with those
who wear them, and says furthermore that
his feminine menus object to tne garment
on the score that In wearing them the:
would become "one of the gang." This
hardly seems the fair way of looking at
the matter. Some of the "gang" cycle
nnd, no doubt, wear bloomers; some of
them are equestrians and wear riding
hubtts; some or them wolK sometimes and
wear street or walking costumes, and Ihev
also, It Is to be presumed, wear house
dresses or various sorts ana Kinds, it
snlte of all this these gowns are not ta
hooed on this account, nor does, anybody
think that In wearing them one will be
considered a "member ot tne ft.ing. w ny
make the sensible bloomer costume an ox
ceptlon? Bicycling worm. . :
LOCAL WHEEL NOTES.
- A bicycle club has been organised at
Tnroop. Florey will furnish the uni
forms.
Ueorre Ackerman. he Wvnmlnr ave
nue jeweler, hi riding a new Spalding.
One more for Florey'a brigade.
Bittenbender & Co. shipped live Falcon
bicycles to employes of the Exeter Ma
chine works at West Pittston yesterday.
Twenty-tive Wllkes-Uarre wheelmen
rode to this city and return on Sunday.
They were headed by Willard Keller.
llkes-Barre's crack-a-Jack.
Chase 4V Farrar are doing an excellent
business with their leaders, the Hum-
ocr, i nion ana Lu-mi-num. All are good
wheels and are worth the price.
Edward Barnaril nt tha LnMrawnnna
Iron and Steel company, has purchased
a 28-inch frame Cleveland, from the local
agents, the Foote & Shear company.
i mi tne r oote & snear company is uo
ng their share of the bicycle business Is
,-ery evident from the number of Cleve
and and Remington wheels seen on the
streets.
It is a noticeable fact that the agents
who are selling the most wheels are the
ones who advertise the most. Nothing
strange about It. It's the same in evry
branch of trade.
Many of the wheelmen or both the
Scranton Bicycle club and Green Ridge
Wheelmen aro taking short nightly rides
of eight or ten miles, so as to get in good
condition for road work by Mav 1.
Common Councilman C. 8. Seamans. of
the Thirteenth ward, is having the streets
in ma warn piaceu in nne condition, ureen
Ridge street and Sanderson avenue al
ready show the effects of his want iud'O.
prlatlon.
uitienoenaer it fo. have done more bi
cycle business so far this week than In
any other full week since opening in this
branch of trade. Among this week's city
sales are Frank DeBow. a Kenton; Kd-
VLurii A PMIIit.u u uu....nu. I 11 ,lun
.Stearns; George' Clifford, a Venton, and"
.hui mx jk. lara, a I' entoi).
A big "cinder nath" mim. mMttlnn will
be held In Mahon's hall. Olyphant, on
Friday c tiling next The Carbondale
Cycle club are going to have a club run
to the meeting, leaving Carbondule at
6.4."-. Everybody throughout the valley
nterested in the uronoHi-d "clnl..r nath"
from Scranton to Crystal Lake Is cor
dially invited to uttend.
I ne Following members of the Green
Ridge Wheelmen rode to Cnrhnmluli Mini.
day morning last, taking dinner at Hotel
American: Peter Zcrttleli. Ilnrrv Van
Horn, Leo Sclilmpff, Harry Pond, Charles
-.iiikiil. i. i nowiKon. Knneri nui. lin
ear Payne. Ben Keller and Arnold Her
man. I lie uoys returned to the club
house at 4 o'clock, all uccounted for and
in good condition.
Governor Morton, of New York, ulirne-t
the "Bicycle Baggage" bill on Monday
:-t. Which M.ll ll.llx tlm iT'Krail rim.
panics from ch.nvl.-ig for bicycles as ex
cess baggage, any wheelmen being en-
imeu 10 nave nis wneel checked to his
destination free of charce. th mimn nu a
satchel or trunk. This is a big victory for
ine niit-ciiiirii ot me r.mpire state, as ine
uiu was luugni nara uy tne railroad Deo
Die. Chief Consul Portt-r. of th v Vnri,
division of the League of American Wheel
men, entered tne executive chamber short
ly after the governor signed the docu
ment and secured the nen which was us?d
to sign the bill. The success of the move
ment In York state will no doubt cause
other dlvsiona In the various states where
the railroad companies are charging for
wneeiB ax excess Daggage, to start similar
movements tnronirn tht r riitM.i.i vn
islatures. The bill takes effect Imm
dlately.
AMATEUR BALL NOTES.
A httRA tSnll tnnm has lioon nt.n0Ml.nJ I.
- . viftauiiicvi ill
cimin-iiKf U in jfturPKa Reserves tor a
gainer uit OUiiUHjr UIl IIUTKU grOUIlUS,
Thft I VV I .All til rt f'u rhnn at n..nAna
the challenge of the Retln of the South
buv, iur -April , Ul Z.dV O C10CK. J. SUlll
VAfi. nnrifnln
SlTlfn llVlAAta fnm n m n Inn. a..
. . , -v-v.j .w, ! it-in t,miitr nitty ua
obtained free by sending a 8elf-aildreHed
mm "taui.r.i cuvfiuje id ine nooning kui-
fnr nt Tho Tslliiinn
The City Line Star challenge the Vlo-
IPtH nf Smith Mfpnntnn fns a B....
. - . "vii mi a Ktxiiit? Sun
day on the new factory RroundM. Answei
In rnlt.,ln. .-I T T.. 1 J ....
iii iiiuuiic, ui. o. rwdurrs, capiiiiii,
Th nnlnrorl Imba Kull ..ln., 1
trani zed a rlnh no fni intra ntuu u-
Jones, J. Wilson: pitchers. E. Mvr v
Stevennon; shortstop, J. Bradford; hr.-tl
Dune, oinitn; second base, n. Norton
third base, P. Newmlss; left Held. F
YVtliirin nnnlos fin 1,1 d..i. . l. . i
"" v"i ""- i . uuuiub, 1 1)5111 IIVIU
J. IPprpA rpHAPVOB .T Tlnrtnuu nn,l T A
Jones manager. Names for the club have
been offrpii hv nrnminanl Ktiulnaua
The name will be selected at to next
TRACK AND PADDOCK.
James Klllot gave his nacer. Tferwvn.
by Alcantara, a trial, over Belmont on
Monday In 2.32. the last half In 1.11. last
quarter In seconds.
i ne v lenna Trotting association has de
cided to exclude from home-bred races till
animals over 10 years of ago, who, neveiu
theless will have a right to enter all other
races.
It Is popularly believed that the Cres-
cent City Jockey club cleared at least
100,noo on the winter meeting, while some
people say the figure will reach 1.150,000.
Officials of the track state that the actual
profits were about 70,000.
The American horse Bellwether has the
honor of the champion's record for 1.900
meters (one mllle one and a half fur
longs) on a grass track, which he accom
plished recently in the Prix de 1 Amerlaue
at tho rate of 2.18 per mile.
Jockey Scherer headed the list of riders
at New Orleans with Co times first, fol-
lowed by J. Hill, 63; Caywood, 42; Thorpe,
; Ham, 32; Clay, 29; Barrett. 25: Turbe-
vllle, 22; Hart, 21: Ross. 18; Davis, 17;
Gatewood, 10; T. Murphy, 14; J. Murphy,
13; Tabor, U: Clayton, 10.
Four recent winners were sold In the New
Orleans paddock In the last two weeks
for Indifferent figures. The Sculptor and
Ben waimsiey. winner on Friday lust
realized $135 and $105. Billy Kinney, who
beat a good field last week, was sold for
(50 and Whiff, a recent winner, was sold
ror lis.
Wheel of Fortune, winner of the Burns
handicap of (7,500 at San Francisco, was
an outsider at 15 to 1. This horse was
bought at the Santa Anita sale two years
ago by Joseph Harvey for $5,000. Jockey
Shaw was highly complimented for his
riding of Wheel of Fortune In this race.
The total amount of purses won on the
various French racing tracks during 18!tt
was :f.'.ii'(!,i!S3 and the tax of 7 per cent,
prescribed by law out of the operations
of the parl-mutuels hus reached $2,2S2,2.jS,
which shows that over a million of dollars
have changed hands on the turf during
the year.
Thomas Raymond, who came east with
Klamath, 2.08V4, last year, Is experlmeni
Itig With a new suitcy at Santa Ana, C.i 1.
The wheels of this sulky will be without
spokes, being made of solid aluminum.
They will be very light, yet strong. He
claims that with such a wheel there will
he no resistance or churning the air, and
that It will not only be faster, but more
durable and safer.
A l.nng ryele Trip.
G. A. Bills, a young theatrlcul man
from Clyde, started on a trip around
the world on a wheel, leavlnir New
York city Monday, April 20, penniless.
He Is making the trip on a $1,000 wager,
and intends to have $150 in his pocket
on his return, and to make the trip In
five months. Mr. Bills Is not and never
has posed as a professional, or a speedy
rider, but expresses much confidence in
his ability to win the wager.
I Have the Largest
And Most Complete
REPAIR SHOP
In the City and Can Do
Brazing, .
Enameling,
Nickel Plating,
Tip? Utilcanizing,
ETC., AS WELL IS MY BICYCLE FACTORY
C M. FLOREY
222 Wyoming Avoiiuj. ,
. Y. H. C A, BUILDISG.
BICYCLE TRUST MM
Syndicate with $10,000,000 Has beta
Organized.
TO C0XTR0L LARGE I'LAXTS
Mack of the Moacy Come From Boston
ad Worcester Plant to Be Locat
ed la Tolcdo-To Be Many
Branch Houses.
TnLnlr. niiln lnll 41 A
Dlfir biCVcle trust ham aoHtotaH lh. it.nl.
era here for several days. Some strong
Influence is at work in that direction,
although the big manufacturers are
loth to say much about It. It Is known
that a syndicate haa been organized
which has lia nun nun o n.. i.iu . -t.
. . . 1 I V U ,
with the object of purchasing enough
vl me linger concerns, aucn as bicycle
factories, rim factories, tube mills, and
rubber factories, to practically control
the output ot high trade wheels In
America. Several of the leading manu-
facturent nt thla itv ha,, i. ...... n,.ta,i
approached, and It la rumored aome of
mc-iii nave money in ine trust.
It Ih known that much of the money
Cornea from 1, vol, . n r, rl n'wuia.
Mass., but the object In to make thla
ciiy me general neaaquarters ror the
business, owing to the present Immense
bicycle Interests, as well as the extra
ordinary facilities for shipping byi both
on uuu water, israncn nouses are to ne
pRtnlillHhfirl In Oil I ..o trn x-a, V .. i. X' .
Orleans, Boston and San Francisco for
mini turning- purposes, ir ine ueai goes
through.
A member nf tlin nmiMaa.1 .,, ...., a
big manufacturer of this city In Chl-
luiiu uu ioiu mm ine purposes or the
scheme, and an effort Is now beina
mode. It la claimed. t, HaolHu
most available concerns to gather In.
TWO BIO PIANTS READY.
Boston. Mima . Anill it lean ipi.AM
appears to be no foundation for the
siury oi a mcycie trust, so far as it re
lates to Wnrveat OP XTk Vtavt.Y. I m .... 4
., . . . . , ,. . , . , ,'1 L.llll!lt711.
bicycle man there hna Kan Mn.n.
ly, and nobody there pretends to know
anyming anout tne deal.
It mav be snlil hmvovm. n.iit, A.inin.
- - . ....... ,Ch,,,
tv that a bli? Arm it Tbiuin xta.
York are the responsible financial
agenis oacg or It. They are not. yet
ready to make public their plans In full,
but It Is learned that tho nnmni.a,un
Is not to be a trust to limit the output
ui iiiunuiuriurers or Keep up the prices.
icuimiui
an mav npsnna tn nulur IV, ...,.
uul h. (ximmne nr an mnnv i.i,".iw.i-..
one concern, the special feature of
which will be that riders of the wheels
or tne combination shall become stock
noiuers in it.
It Is stated that several manufactur
ers have agreed to enter the combina
tion. It is said that the promoters of
the scheme hn v nlrenHv mi
of the largest plants In the country and
are now negotiating for a number of
others.
LONDON VsTnEW YORK.
Athletle Meeting Kxpeeted In This Conn
try Next Fall.
New York, April 21. Another meeting-
on the athletic field will take place
next fall between members of the Lon
don and New York athletic clubs.
E. C. Bredln, of the London Athletic
club, the half-mile runner, and holder
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of the record at quarter. In a letter
to Tommy Conneff, recently, proposed
a race at a mile between P. E. Bacon,
the English champion and holder ot the
English mile record, 4 minutes 17 sec
onds, and Conneff.
Conneff turned the letter over to the
New York Athletic club, of which he la
a member, and the athletic committee
ot the club Immediately took the mat
ter in hand by entering Into corres
pondence with Mr. Bredln.
A rormal challenge was rorwarded
Mr. Bredln by Bartow S. Weeks, cap
tain of the New York Athletic club.
and a race at a half mile was also pro.
posed between Mr. Bredln and Mr. C.
II. Kllpatrlck.
These challenges will be accepted and
there is little doubt that other events
will be arranged, as the London Ath
letlo club was none too well pleased
over their disastrous defeat of last
year.
Neither Bredln nor Bacon visited this
country last fall, owing to personal rea
sons, and they will be cordially wel
comed. BASE BALL LEAGUES.
Opening and 'Closing nates of All ti e
Organisations.
Below will be found a little Informa
tion which may prove of use to manag
ers and players, as well as of interest
to the general public. It refers to the
opening and closing: of the various
championship games. The schedule is
as follows:
National League Opens
closes September 30.
Western League Opens
closes September 23.
Eastern League Opens
April 16;
April 23;
May 1:
closes September 15.
Western Association Open April 23;
closes September 16.
Atlantic Association Opens April 23;
closes September 13.
New England League Opens May 1;
Closes sepiemrjer i.
Virginia League Opens April 16
closes September 16.
Pennsylvania League Opens May 1;
Closes septemner 16.
Texas League Opens April 18; closes
October 11.
Southern League Opens April 16
doses August 16.
Interstate League Opens April 30
closes September 1.
Cvclists Lower Records.
San Diego, Cal., April 21. Randall
and Schefkl. the crack tandem team
who have been cutting many world's
records, cut the world's tandem record
for one-third mile, paced, one full sec
ond, doing It In 31 2-5 seconds yesterday.
Do w and Parker pacing1 them.. Stave
and Winsett cut the world's two-thirds
mile tandem record to 1:12 2-5. the for
mer record being 1:15 2-6, by Cabanna
and Tltuai
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