a THE SCRAffTOK TRIBUSTE Fill PAY $rOR2TOTq, JUNE 18. 4897. In the orld of Sports EASTERN LEAGUE BASEBALL GAMES Rain Prevented llic Contests Scheduled for Scrnnlon and WllkcsBarre. ROCHESTER DROPS BELOW US Anil So tlio Until Was Not Without Jts llcnclits - Ilrovnlcs Ilcaton by - lluflulo, Whllo Syrncuso Iiost to tho CuiiuUluiis.-'riicro Vag No frovl-iloncc-M ilkcs-Ilnrrc Cninc. It rained In Scranton yesterday, and on that account the Minors go up a notch from sixth to fifth place, and change places with tht Rochester Ilrownles, who lost to Duffalo. Toronto defeated the Stars, und this with the JJIsons' victory, puts the two latter clubs on a more equal footing in their etrlfo for first place. Italn prevented the game scheduled at Wllkes-Carie. ItcStlltN. l)uffao.'.. 7 Rochester ...., 3 1 01 onto- 7 Syracuse s Sprlngleht at Scranton, rain. ProvlJencc at Wllkej.Uarre, rain, V J'crceiilago Itccnrd. I, W. I. J'.tf. KTOCUSO ....V 33 a 12 .UM lluffalo SI 25 i Ml Hntl'ifrfeW -i-im W W wo Provldcnco 40 19 21 .47u ticMntan .,..,,.,,.,.. 35 16 ID ,427 llochestcr 4Q 18 22 .450 Toronto 40 18 23 .450 Wlllces-Bano 37 12 25 .321 Today's (Smiles. SVIIINCftflCtiU AT SOIUNTON. ' lHOVIIBNOU AT WlLKUS-BAnnU HUFFALO AT IIOC1LKSTKH. , Toronto at aviiAcuat:. llisaus Tnku a llrucc, llochestcr, N. V., Juno 17. Tha Bisons made every pno of their hits count pt!aj' and had llpchpstor beaten nl aqng goudors as cry effective. Frary put the bajl over the left lipid fenpe in tl)B third liming. Scote: lioemasTim. A.B, It. II. 2 2 10 1 i 0. 1 I 1 Shannon, ss .... 4 0 1 Lnyeh, If :i Q 1 banner, If 4 1 1 Dooley, lb 10 1 1). Shannon 2b ..., 4 0 0 lllchtei, cf 3 0 1 Wlllyey, 3b ,.... 3 0 Q Kiqry. o .,..,..,,.,. 2 11 Oannqn, p ., , 3 0 0 , Totals. ..., 31 2 (5 21 10 BUFFALO. A.U, 1. 11. Ctvmer, cf 4 1 2 rtray. it 331 fr'leld, lb 3 1 1 Wise, 2b 4 0 2 tfUboy. If 4 Q 0 Orornlnger, 3b 3 1 1 HuMlvqn, ss 3 X Q Stnlth, c , 3 0 0 Soudcrs, l) 1 Q U V. 0 1 1 0 P 1 1 0 0 SCRANTON PLAYERS' AVERAGES, The accompanying tables show the record of the players Individually and M P team slnco tlio season opened. Tlio figures are partly based on telegraph pcores ami so cAnnot bo considered as nbsolutoly correct, though they aro nearly so. While ileanpy Js recorded aa leading thotcam n hitting, It must be remembered that his percentage Is .429 Is due to tlio tow games ho liaa played. Tho batting ov prnges .pf O'Brlpn, Bonnor a nd Eagan are as creditable as that of Meaney Jn lsldlpg Homier, O'Brien, and Magulro show tho greatest recent Improvement. Tho str)kc-outs In thp pitching record snows that Harper was moro of a puzzto to opposing batsmen than Morso or Olljon, thounji they pltche4 more winning games. Tho secret ef tho team's recant slump Is In part revealed In tho table of team plays. Tho 'Itinera sro below ,G00 per pont. In Tho race, yet they havomado seven more runs, 16 morq hits, 10 less errors and J7 moro earned runs than ttielr opuo nents. All tl))s suggests tho theory fhat fhero Haa'bccn a lack pf team -work and )ndlfferoi)t base running. O'Brien, Bonner and Hasan, n tt0 order named, lead In tho number of runs scored by each player. Tho order would bo tho same In comparing tho runs to tho hits, O'Brien, leading with .69q per cent., Bonpor with .600 pnd Eagap with .Mo. Batg. Fldg. m .837 .1C7 ,M ,931 .933 .WW '.D10 .974 J.O0O 962 ,", ?, Monncy. O'Brien. Bonner IJdgan ,...., Wolhicv .......... M'tlt", ,, Beard. Daly ... Boyd tiimson. Massey . Magulrp Morse .. Harper. Gillon. .. .(....,.. Gms. A B. It. H. P.O. A. 13. 1C. 11 43 7 13 24 3 0 -41? I SI 112 M 4(1 S6 11 0 .MS Xi 141 h U tl M 1! .347 2 125 23 43 83 4 3 ,314 C 21 4 8 1 31 2 333 35 ll 19 49 61 )22 IS ,318 30 127 K. 37 27 2 2 .291 27 91 14 20 1R3 30 7 .280 12 13 5 11 48 15 2 .2G9 31 12") 20 35 329 17 10 .Hi 35 131 20 33 45 77 12 ,2'G 11 39 6 8 1 37 X .205 0 CO 3 5 6 8 0 .167 9 33 ti 3 2 Eq 1 .091 iiTcnnns' nnnmiD. pi. vv. Xi. S o. P. Morso .,.., ,.. 11 7 4 23 .MO onion .: 5 4 5 26 .411 Wellner ..!...: 6 2 4 15 .333 Harper ..,; 9 8 0 43 .333 p-9 .030 tTEAM IL.AYS. Sornnton ..... Opon?nts .,.,. B. H. 373 03. 79 E.H. 71 M relenvjed yesterday along1 with Rogers, may also bo given a trial. Bositan pulled up a point on the Orioles yesterday by n Inning frpm Chicago. The game scheduled for Bal timore wns prpvemted by rain, as werp the gaymes at Philadelphia and Wash ington. Now York won a freak game froirj Cleveland, There wll bo fey jlko It lrt apy leqgu'o (h,a year. Husulls. Uostqn ,.,...... iq phicagn , ........ 7 L'lpcnp.il 9 Brooklyn... I New York 5 Cleveland.. o St. Lou I at Philadelphia, rain. Pittsburg at Baltimore, rain. Louisville pt vyaslilpston, ralp. Ii. P.O. O. 2 1 15 1 0 1 3 i 0 Totals., 31 7 7 27 H 0 llochestcr 0 0X00000 12 Duffalo 2 2 0 0 3 0 10 x-7 Harned runs llochebtcr, 2; Buffalo, 2. Two-base hits F. Shannon, Wlso. Thrco baso hit Field. Homtj run Frary. Sac lllco hits Field. Smith. First on balls Off Cannon, 2: oft Sourters, 2. Stolen bases Lynch. First on errors Buffalo. 3. Hit ly pitcher By Gannon, 1. Struck out By (jiannon, 1; y Souderg, 3. Xiioublp PlajpHF. Shannqp to Dooloy, Wise to Sullvpn to Field, Left pq b,a.scs Boches ter, 4; Buffalo, i Thpo 1.33. Unp(re G ruber. Cniidinns Hiip(!hcd Their Ilitc. Syracv(t.t, ff. Y June 17 Stupid baso running ahd Inability to h,lt tlu ball at critical periods lost today's gamo to, To louto. Score; SYRACUSE. A.B. B. II. O. A. 13. JOagan, b 4 3 1 Garry, cf ,..,.,...,, i 82 a .7b0 3i 12 .727 27 16 .02S 23 17 .575 21 23 .62.2 22 21 .612 21 22 .600 20 22 .476 17 2G .3U5 17 23 .378 15 20 .366 8 83 .174 WeJsbmari forged ixliead nl yrp,n py put) htindred yard. PNE.0IU CIIAMP19NSJHP, Will Jq .Settled nt tho pf A w Wa tlpuul JUpclJn August. There Js much more In the wnnnir of . profeslona U A. W. champlopsiIp than tho mere, garnering of tho medal emblematic of the feat there Is Its ad vertising value, for Instance, which, to a professional rider especially, Is pf no Inconsiderable value nowadays. Ad vertising is dollars nnd pents to the present day cash prize rider, and tho wjnnlnff of national championships is most excellent advertising it follows, therefore, that the four championship eyents pn the programme will ba blt tery contested by te flower of Amcri-. pan professionalism. The mile championship nt the na tional meet In Philadelphia, August 4 to 7, will awaken especial Interest frqm tho fact that Its decision will bring tp light that long-sought Individual tho D7 mile champion. Tho results pf match rnces between two rldenj with high percentages qf winnings at the close of a Jong season I nd tea to very little. Annual championships, run off Jn the height, of the season, when alj the men are qt their best, and upder the management o the greatest cycling or ganization In he world, offer the only proper means of positively determining what men are tho "top-nolchers" at the vnrloua distances. From which ft Is apparent that the professional and amateur champion ship's of tho United States, which will bo decided at Willow Grave on August (i and 7 next, will he well worth coming a long distance to witness. G00MOADS ADVOCATE IS A, JE, STEVENSON Jlx.Vlcc President Believes ia the PJon IT MEANS ADVANCED CIVILIZATION That's What Mr. Sjtovcuson Snys. How to tiot from Home to School nnd JWnrJfut I n Vftal Qucstf-oii, Trnvel from State to Stnto Is Tro vjdud by ltnl.1 and Ie No Longer n Public Question. good roads, and that wheelmen alone are to be .benefited by their construc tion. Yet what. Is Jt the Bloomlngton xorrepondentglves emphoale 4d7 "Tour horses cannot draw a light wagon to market; stagnation In retail trade Is the t fruit: com is roltlng In theoribs, and he condition of grain gives farm ers serious trouble." Does It not seem as though the Interests of farmers nnd retail merchants were most seriously affected by the condition of (the high ways, and that their voices should be loudest in the general clamor for bet ter country roads? Otto Dorner. 0 2 0 Jtannon, f , ,,. " 1) 2 2 Smith, 3b. ,....,,.,,. 5. 1 X S Lczo(te, r ,...,...,, $022 l:arl, lb ,.. r, Q X a Schlchcck, ss 4 0 12 llyan, c S X 0 7 Willis, p 3 0 10 Shaw, ..,,..,.., t) 0 0 0 Lampe, p 0 0 0 0 A. 3 2 2 1 0 I X 3 1 0 0 Totals 33 5 11 29 13 2 Shaw batted for Willis In ninth inning. fUlneen put for running out of lue. TOnONT, Lush, bs 4 1 . i X .. 5 .,4 .,5 .. 4 .. 3 .. 4 ..5, Whitu. If McGaim, lb sioHale, ef ,. Casey, o .... l'Vceman, rf AVagner, 3b ., Taylor, 2b. .. ninucn, n ... fotalj. SifHCue A Tc-iunto mi ..33 0 (1 T H 0X0 OOfl 30. 1J 2 1 0-R 0 2-7 ,..! ,,..n n i) Earned runs Toronto. 1. Two-basq hits VhHe, McOa'mi Lush. Stolen buses XSign, 3; Garry, Byap, Casey, 2: Mq Hfile, Wagner, Taylor. Double plays Bchlebeck, Eagan to Earl; Wagner. Tay lor tu Moltala. First on balls Off Willis, 2; off Bli-etn, 5. Hit by pltchcr-By Vl. Us, 1. Struck out-By Willis, 6: by Elnetn, 2. Left on bases SyrfcFMse, -, Toronto, 0. Sacrifice hits M.rMale. Freeman. Time 2 20. yjnplre-Gaffnpy, . NATIONAL LEAGUE, Phrl von pr Alio Snys llrn,dy 1 Talking '4'liroueh IIs lint, Ap Asspolted Press dispatch was popt from thU city Wednesday night, vnictt "e I'HiJllo puiy Bro,iyfi de cjaratlon tQ a party f Triends that hp waa dickering for tho St. Louis hasp PaJLCnch'8e, Jie sa.ld he prqppsed mnHlng Corhstt WHnaser and first basqmnn of the. Prawns If he got the frapcljU?. The story vyas published n yesterday's Tribune with an Intimation that PRdy vvas blufiinr;. What Chris von Ker Ahe, the St. Loul pwpsrj thinks of the matter Is in dieted Jn the folqvns dispatch tQ the Tribune laut nishl; rhlladelphln, Juno 17. Chris von Der Ahq denied emphatically this after noon ta a reporter fqr the As.soclnted Press tho; ho liad recplved n offer from William A. PradVi nianagep for Jtimvq J. Covhett, fpr the franchise of tho St. I.ouls base ball club. He said: "I have received no offer from, Brady for the franchise ol my ball club, and even 1( $me should be mndo bv him it would, not be considered other than as a Jokf. Brady U making that hluff (or advertising purposeai Captnlu Hogors, pf Louisville, signs Willi 1'ltuUurc, pal,tmpre, Juno U. Manager Popa Yn. of tha. I'lttaburp cluh, ha accepted the term of fprmer manager Captain Hoffors, of the L6uUvllle club, and has ordered him to report "At Pnco, Ho will play third base. Jlommlng, who was Uarucntngq ltccoul. p. w. BalttmoiM 41 Boston 41 Cincinnati 43 Now York 40 Philadelphia, mmm-mmm 46 Cleveland 43 Brooklyn 44 Pittsburg 42 Loulsvlllo ,.,..,.. 43 Chicago ,....,,,.... 43 'VV.ishlngtort 41 St. Louis 46 Today's Gnmcs. Pittsburg nt Baltimore. Loulsvlllo at Washington. Cinpiniuili-lli oolih n, Brooklyn, N. Y.. Juno 17. The Clncln natls defeatod Brooklyn today. Tho homo taam llelded poorly anil, tho Rods battel f.ard. eoro: K.H.E. Brooklyn 0000 0001 0X 6 8 Cincinnati 1 0 Q 1 0 3 2 2 0- 9, 18 4 Battrrieb Daub and Smith; Rhllies and. Pletz. Umpire Sheridan. Now York-Olcvcnud. New York, Jupe 17, Although tho In dians hit Mockln freely they wero unabla to bunch tho hits and wero whitewashed. Score: K.H.E. New York XO0q3X0O 6 7 5 Cleveland 0 0 fl p 0 0 Q0 0- 0 H X Batteries Meckln and 'W'arner; Voung and p Conor, umpire uuay. Hosto-Chcngo. Boston, a;uno 17. Boston sst a fast paco for Chicago today and the Colts could not keep up. Score: ll.H.E. Boston C5 0 6 1 0 02 -16 19 2 Chicago 0OOQ00 0 t 3 7 13 8 Batteries Klohendanz, gullvan, Bergep ppil Yeager; Brlsgg upd Eoiujjiue. Um pire Lynch. atlantjcTeaque. J.ancnstor-Kiclimond. Lancaster, Juno 17. Lancaster won a desperate battle today, the greater por tion of which was fought In a cold, driz zling rain. ilXichmond would have been shut-out hut fcr an unfortunito "Help er's tholcp" in tho second lpnlng. Lan caster earned all Its runs except tho one that brought tho victory In the ninth. Scoro: lt.il.12. Lancaster 0 0 0 010 10 13 6 2 Richmond ...,,,.,..030000000-2 8 1 Batterlts West and Both; Schmld and Steclma,n. Umpire Wdd,man. Hartford- Pntorsoii. Hartford, Conn., Ju,ne 17. Hartford de feated Patcrson today in tho ninth inning by bunching hits and receiving three bases on balls. Score: R.H.E. Hartford 0 0 0 0 0 2 014-7 7 2 Paterson ..., 0 0 0 0 0 4 0105 8 G Batteries Bow en and Roach; Jones and Westlake, Umpire Snyder. At Reading Jorfelk Iead.lng, rain. Athtctlcsj-N'ownrk, Newark, Jv-no 17. It reaulred ten In Innlnes to decide today's game between the Athletics and tho local tv triers and the former won out. The. locals played a splendid game. Score: R.H.E. Newark 0 1 0 9 2 1 Q 0 0 0-. 6 8 5 Athletics 0 1PQ002 003-9U 2 BaterlosT-J.ohpstonp and, A. Ruthfuss; Jordan and Fox. Umpire Betts. thnt Wllkcs-Barre Is going to flounder through tho season. Tho following As sociated Press dispatch was received by Tio Tribune last nlcht: "Montreal, Que., Juno 17. Manager Rowp, of tho Montreal baso ball, is try ing to secure tl)o franchise of tho Wllkcs Barre club. A new stock company has been formed Jn Montreal which has de cided to put np nil tho money necessary for a first class team.1' t Pitcher Jnks ilas peon released by Sprlngllcln). Two new players have Joined tho Ponies In this city, Charles McOulnness, a pitcher, who was with the Torantos and Tr-omas Hanley, a catcr-or, from Philadelphia. Illghtfleldcr Schefflcr and Third Baseman Gilbert aro slated to worm tho Pqny beneh for a time. BASE HITS. Git up. Ginger. Springfield today. Two games tomorrow nfternoon. Jfipk L.uby Is pitching for Corning. Wo hear no very loud kicks about Gruber. Don't play them pafo; look at Balti more's fielding average. Tho western clubs q the National aro faring badly th's trip. Tho ladles were cheated out of a free entertainment ypstordpy. Morse can get consolation out of his qppcndlcltls. It's Quito tho fashion. Harper or Morse will ptch today. Mains wll figure jn tho box for the Ponies. Eagan, Waltors, O'Brien If Walters' leg Is sound again thero'a no faster out field In tho Eastern. Tho Springfield Union 13 at fault In In timating that Scranton has some farmed players. There is not ono on tha team. Tho Buffalo Express says Pitohers Soudcrs and Gray aro all right, but that Wadsworth and prpwn are under sus picion. Scranton's luck was experienced yes terday by the Solders In the Rational. Thoy had eleven hits nnd 1 error aganst Nlw York's 7 hits and 5 errors, yet tho Giants won by the score of 5 to nothing. AVho,t does this meim? "Charllo Mor tlon Is umpiring In tho Western league,, It Is perhaps Just; as well that he has but llttlo hair to loso, as he Is having his troubles. Tho bleachers say ho has a llutp-llko yolco." Buffalo Express. Our position In tho precentages Is not so bad. If wo gpt two out of three from Springfield anil Providence wjps not moro than two out of threo at WllkcsBarre. the two S's and Provldcnco will bo pretty well twisted around third placo. PETER MAIJER TO WED. Unto The Gnlwqy Pugilist tp Tnko lllinsclfn (Junker Wife. Philadelphia, Jpne 17. Peter Maher, the pugilist to-day made application for a license to marry Miss Agnes Tor phey of this city. After the usual formalities had been disposed ofrv Maher was handed tho license. Th'e wedding is expected to take place to-morrow. Snn Francisco lloxing Bouts, San Francisco, June 17. The Anth-ony-Lawlor fight was declared, a draw In the tenth round. The Elmer-Ryan fight was short, Elmer winning In the second roupd, ATHLETIC EVENTS POSTPONED. DIAMOND DUST. Ono of the faklcst, fakcty-fake. stories pf the season sprung from Syracuse in a recent Issuq cf tho Syracuse IJeiald and this was It: "Tom Brooks, one Pf tho proprietors of tho Scrnutop pUlb. was In tho city Sat urday. In ponnectlon with this visit sev eral rumors were started of prospective changes pi tlio team. It was said tnat OUlo Board was to dUpIaco Sandy Grif fin as manager of tha club. Mr, Brooks and Beard both said that they knaw nothing of such a pwve. Beard said that he belonged to Rochester and did not sea how ho could possibly bo mado manager of the Coal Heavers. It was also said upon tho best p( authority that Sun Daly and Walters, outfielders, aro to be released -within a few days." Not only Is tho paragraph untruo and injurious (q every person mentioned tn It, but there was no foundation for It. Tho, Scranton owners havo every con fidence In tho world In Qrltflp vhlch thoy pqght to have and never even pon sldorcd interfering with his management, much less removing him. Mr. Brooks' visit to Syraouse was piompted by noth ing more than the desire to enjoy a holi day and got a relief from business cares for a day. It the plub had been winning 1m would have been Just n likely to havo made the trip. As far ai Beard Is concerned, his ob ject In saying ho was under a llochestcr contract could only have been to jolly the Herald man. Beard's, Boyd's nnd Daly's slgnMurca are a (fixed to Scran ton contracts aa Is the signature qt ev ery mother's son on tho teiup. Thoro 1b another but a trivial occa sion for comment, Walters will certainly not bo released unless It la plain tht his leg is so weakoned that ho cannot play his position. f 1 Up Jn Mpptrca) they h.Yon't learned Pittston Y. M. C. A. Games Will Be Conducted Snturdny Afternoon. Special to tho Scranton Tribune. P)ttston, Pa,, Juno 17, Owlns to the Inclemency pf the weather today It was, necesary to ppstpope the nth letlc events scheduled for West Side, park. About 3 o'clock a spore of ath letes from Scranton, Wllkes-Barre and Pittston assembled on 'the grounds, but thq patrons were kept away by the threatening weather. The races w(ll be held tomorrow afternoon. Scranton will bo represented by Tm Qunnan, In the long sprints, and Frank Reese, the amateur champion, of Northeastern Pennsylvania, will run In tho dqshes. Glbbs. the high Jumper and pole-vpulter, wj)l cpntest the-ia events. Tho blcyclo races will be en tered by White, Gregory, JCeller, Cole man, Marsh, Dawkins, Oswald and others. The Pittston, WIlkes-Barro and Wyoming seminary pracks promise to Eot lively paces for the fast boys of the upper Lackawanna, valley, RVAN-BURI.GY FIQHT A DRAW. JOIN THE L. A. W. If You Arc a Jlicyclist. tho Lcnguo Will Help You. Although the membership pf tho League of Ameilcan Wheelmen 'P In creasing at a tiumcndaus rate it Is px pepted that during tho next v,q months tho growth wll be great) In excess of that tecoidcd bince the first of the pipsent year, as, far us the statq of Pennsylvania Is concerned. T1)P an nual meet or the national organization, which yll be held at Philadelphia the first week of August, Is expected to attract nt least ten thousand visitors; fop the four days' entertainment, which s to e extended i0 the members of the organization, and as the national meet wil probably Interfere with the holding of any state meet In Pennsyl vania this year, a very large number of Pennsylvania members vylll un doubtedly mqke n, special effort tp at tend the national affair. The programme of the national meet will provide four days of tho best en tertainment which can be 'thought of, and sueh members as are fortunate enougli to be able to attend will find that the fraternal spirit of the organi zation is one of its best features, if the recoids of past anpual meets may be taken as fair example. To such wheelmen as are not mem bers, but propose Joining the ranks be fore this mt'et at Philadelphia takes place, with a view of taking advant age, of the Invitation extended, a word qf ndvlse may not be out of pjare. A the meet the ticket of membership will Tie absolutely necessary, as In an oi gaplzatlon of auch size It Is renlly the oply credential thqt can he accepted, nf)d it has always bee,n pustomary to require the presentation of this card by any member In prder that his Iden tity may be pioved before anv cqurte sles pf the meet are extended. As it requires from thiee weeks to a month for an application for membership to go through and for the applicant to receive h'3 credentials, an early ap plication is desirable on the part of any wheelmen anywhere who piny not at present belong to the league, but who wish to Join in order to bo entitled to all privileges at the time of tho big anpual Jollification. Applications for membership may bo made through any member of the or ganization, or sent direct to the office of the State division, ess Bourse, FhU-adelphla. This ngltitlon fi good roals Is meet ing the cordial endorsement of nil of our public men who atop to give It more Jhan a passing thought. Ex-Vlcp President Adlal E. Stevenson Is now among those who atrongly recommend tho movement of thq League of Ameri can Wheelmen for betttr highways. Bays lug In a recent letter: "I nrr. n full ympathy wjth thq ef forts now being made to secure good roads throughout the country. Th's' Is 0. living question. There Is little 41m cujty in getting from pno largo city to another, or even In crossing the conti nent, but tho Important question is how to get from the country home lo tho school house, to the church, to the market. It Is a gratifying fact thaj: this subject is now undergoing a thor ough discussion n many of our states. The result wil be beneficial, tjcq other ADLAI STByENSON, Importnnt questions, it will work out its own solution. I ugree with Gover nor Markham that 'good roads mean advanced civilization."' When people like Mr. Stevenson be gin to emphasize the peed of better country highways, surely thero muBt ho a great public interest to be sub served. And what are the facts? Mr. Stevenson liyes at Bloomlngton, PL, ip the centre of a district whose roads are notoriously had. It is not the only dis trict of jts kind, by many qdds. ifhere are dozens of such- districts In every state In the Union. The Bloomlngton district is only a sample, apd should not bo singled out as an illustration, but for a coincidence. A prominent paper in Illinois published an Interest ing dispatch from Ha BJoomlpgtpn cor respondent a few weeks sfnee. Let the dispatch speak, fpr Jtselfj JUST AN EXAMPLE. "The embargo of mud Is complete in central Illlnqls. Farmers who have lived in McLean county more than half a century declaro that 'they have nev er eeen tho roads so utterly Impas sable as they are now. General stag nation n retail trade l the result. Farmers find It Impossible tQ come to town in a light veh.lco drawn by four horses. Much of the corn stored In cribs has rotted on the cob npd crum bles in the sheller, Tho condition of grain is giving the farmers serious trouble." Another interesting piece of news comes from Massachusetts. In a town In that state of about 6,000 Inhabitants a dwelling house was recently burned to the ground because the roads were too muddy for the fire department to reach it. Insurance men claim that the town can be held respqnslble fqr the loss. ' ' But these are not Isolated cases. It would be wrong to point our fingers at Illinois or at Massachusetts; others might point their fingers at us, apd with equal justice. There are too many of these mud roads all through tho country. Our methods of road building, as a tule, are a thorough failure. Millions of road taxes are spent in each state every year, while the mads themselves continue aa bad as evr. Reforms are sadly needed. Complaint 1b often made that tho wheelmen are the ones who demand p KACES AT BETJ1LEHEM. ycte.rdoy'fl Trotting Events l'ost- poued pn Account of Ilalu. Special to tho 5crnnton Tribune. iJethlehom, Pa., Juno 17. Thp circuit trpttlng races, which were to hnv been decided' hero today, wpre postponed on account 01 rain. $39.00 BICYCLES Everyone wnrrftnted. Clioloc of any $10.00 tin. .Choice 'four colors. Only a few left Buy now. STORlRo AT $60:00 Are beoutlei. One year guarantee ,ny tiro or color. Hyeu want tho best that money wilt bay Tho 'OLIVB" or -ORIENT" wUl auwiy Oil tho Mil at $100.00. Second Hand Illcyolei $2.50 to $60.00. Base Ball Goods, Sweaters, Fishing Tackle and Ammuni tion at lowest prices. iMIddlctop Out with n.Chnllcngo. I, Thomas MJddlcton, of Olyphant, will piny James White, of Old Forge, even; or will concede John Rlchaby fWo points start ia a game of sixty-one, or will tako fifteen tart on William Thorpe, or twenty start on Thomas Reed. Man and money ready at James Twlss.' (Signed) Thomas II. Mlddleton. A.W.JKGH,Agt. 321 SPRUCE STREET. Additional Sporting News will found on Page J). bo ON TUB MOVB. SO ARE COB'S IIS 8 BICYCLE ITS Prices Hlfflit. 90S Lacka. Aye. i PS Miy Guaranteed $1.00 AT FLOREY'S. FOOT POMPS La Size, 75c, rilJ) '1 r 222 WYOMING AVENUE Boys' Suits At greatly reduced prices to close out. We have a great many Boys' Suits, ages 4 to 10 years, that have been selling all sprjng for $4.0Q, .$4.50 and $5. To clear our tables quickly we offer them to you for 2.75. ooooooooo COLLINS & HACKETT, 220 Lackawanna Avenue, Hurley Had tho Australian Going i Several Hounds. Baltimore, June 17. The twelve round "go" bptween Middlewelghts Nlcc Bur ley, of California, and Jimmy Ryan, of Australia, was. decldpd a draw upon an agreement made In the ring by the con testants that If both were standing at the end of the twelfth round neither should get the decision. Hurley was easily the best ma.n and. had Hyatt going several times. Thp Intter's .generalship, however, saved p. kpockout. BALD AND TITUS, Win tho I'rofomlonul Events in tho foV VorU Crcut Itnces. Cortland, N. "V.. June 17. Eddie Bald was a winner In to-day's ptate circuit xaces. Cooper qualified In the trial but did not gain a position n tho finals. Aflor the races Bald todo on exhlhUon half In 65 peconds, Hat. The summary; Ono. mile, open, professional Won by Hddle Bald; J. A Nowhouse, second: J, TUton, third. Time, 2.10 ?-6. Two-mUo handicap, professional Won by V, J. Titus: O. C. Tuttte, second; V, V. Goodman, third; Q, JI. Kng, fourth, Time, 4.23 3-5. LITTLE WELSHMAN AGAIN. Jimmy Michael I5tnhihq n Noiy riftooiiOllle Record. Cambridge, Mass., June 17, Jimmy Michael, the Welshmban, heat Eddie McDulIle, on tho Charles river park track this nfternoon In !hf hottest W mlle bicycle racq ever run n America nnd at the sama time eatablhqd a new rifteen-mlio paced competition record pf 23 minutes 1? secpnds, McDuffle led nil through a raco up to. the tWrnth ipU- ithlen he Jltya UNCLE NICK PHILOSOPHISES. Tolls Why tho Old Outfielders Und So Many I'ut-Outs. "In looking over the records of the major league players of ten years ago I find that the outfielders had, on an average, twice as many assists as the outer scouts of today," remarked Un cle Nick Young. "In the season of 'k3 the fastest of tho outfielders, such as Tom Brown, had as many as sixty or seventy assists to their credit on tho season. But In the up-to-date game? the outfielder who makes twenty as sists on the season Is doing tolerably fast work. "But It must bo remembered that 'M Was. the last year of the rule that al low a batsman to call for his choice of balls, a low, waist, or high ball, ac cording to his fancy. This rule was a big handicap to tho outfielders, as they were at a loss as to where they should play for a certain batsman. The bats man vvho could hit a ball to center fluid from the altitude of the knee might call for a waist ball the next time he faced the pitcher, and It was a 10 to 1 bet that he would hit a waist ball In a different dlrectlqn. So the out fielders weie not as capable pf Judg ing the direction of a man's hit, as un der the rule that now obtains. "Of course, the brainiest of the pitch ers, such aa Grlfllth, of Chicago, and Nichols, of Boston, are deep students In studying the weakness of the bats men whom they oppose, and are helped In their study by the fielders. But the fact that a batsman Is not permitted to name his choice of balls has, after all, more to do with tho change of hitting than the study of the pitcher, As a rule the man at tho bat has a fa vorite hall, and ho hits it in a certain direction, and hits It harder. In the old days the outfielder played closer band got many an aelst that they can not get today for tae reason that they play much deeper, and set themselves 49 pear as they ran calculate at a point where U batsman la Ilkply to hit, unut. alter all, the progress of the game from a scientific point of view has as much to do' with this scarcity of assists as 'he change In the batting rule, that- -" place Jn $h,o league years BUY THE BARKE BICYCLE. D" $75.00. IDE BY SCRANTON WORKMEN AMP CBftHMTEED BY II SCRANTON FIRM. S. Q. BARKER & SON, Scranton, Pk CAICQQnnMi Pnorrl nf Troili RnUrllnrv I Inrlan Qlmol Pntirl Unuen Qnuqri ' UflLUyilVUItl I UUUIU Ul HUH) UUIIUIIIg) MIIUEII UIIQUIj UUUII IIUU03 uijuaiQi AIR WORK We are the acknowledged leaders in this difficult line of the business. The aver age cyclist dislikes to have his wheel go to the ordinary repair shop. He gen erally gets it hack with badly scratched enamel, etc, Our shop is 111 11 Kin mt in 1 n-iuss sip BICYCLES Our line of Bicycles, consisting of La dies', Gentlemen's and Children's Wheels, is the most complete Hue here abouts, inasmuch as we are selling agents for the following well-known makes: BARNES, STEARNS, METEOR, STERLING, DAYTON, LEAGUE, FENTON DEMOREST, RICHMOND. Where work is done in a caVeful ner by experienced repairers, man- Bittenbender & Co., 126 and 128 Franklin Avenue THE LACKAWANNA WHEEL CO., MANUFACTURERS OF High Grade Bicycles ! . I I llll.l V III i lll- I ' Lackawanna, - - $100 Black Diamond, $50, $60, $75 . ' Nickel-Plating aud Enameling a specialty, Nothing but expert workmen a,t our factory and the very best material used. FACTORYi 121BAND13I8 N. WASHINGTON AVE. SA.UES ROOMS, VfO REPAIR WORK A SPECIAUTYfj LACKAWANNA AVE.
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