. I'. THE SOItANTON TRIBUNE---FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE ,2fl, 1897. in the RB5"rsHWbi EASTERN LEAGUE BASE BALL GAMES 1 r Tbc Olsons Are Qntloln Pl'rst Place Again, i ' .! ' MINERS LOST ATJ 'wiLKES-BARRB -, : f. Wclliicr'N Wililncss and ridding Er rors Wcro Vorv Costly, but Wilkes Unrro Didn't Win Until the Ninth. IlinliiK--.'liiiiiiKOr Knntscli mid Ir win Ilun it Misunderstanding, ami Their Clubs Didn't l'lny. Hoston had llttlo or no difficulty In defeating the Birds yesterday. In enn bet)iicncp of that victory Baltimore would have to win two and Boston lose one before tho former could get the lend back acalu. '' i . Result". Wllkcs-llarre 8 Scranton 7 llullulu y Rochester T. 5 Springfield a Providence I Syracuse at Toronto, wet ground. t'crccntngo Itccord. . ' P. W. L. P.C. Hilffalo.. s... 4G 30 HI .052 SymAs& ..'...: 45 20 16 .011 eiirlnneld 45 21 21 .533 Scranton 12 21 21 .500 Toronto , 48 2.1 2J .5U0 -Providence 48 20 25 .435 Jtdcrwstcr ,. , 19 SS .4J1 ,WlHtes-Barro 43 14 23 .826 ,' Todn's (ionics. ".VILKHS-BAIUII" AT SCRANTON. SYHACU8B AT TOHONTO. ItOOHESTUR A BUFFALO. lItOVlDENCU3 AT Sl'IUNUFIDLD. .." LOST BY A RUN. Costly Errors and Wild Filching by Wellner Olve WHkes-Bar- re a Game. Special to tho Scranton Tribune. Wilkes-Borre. June 24. It was tn hard sramu for tho Miners to lose. If Wellner had not given two babes on halls In the first inning; if Beard hadn't made a bad throw to first In tho fourth; if Massey had not likewise offended In tho same chapter; It JEagan had not got tied up on Dlgglns' drive with a runner on third in the ninth if any one of these things hadn't hap pened tho Miners might have won. They earned 4 runs and Wllkes-Barre earned 1, but errors at decisive mo ments and Wellner's costly wlldness presented the Barons with the game. The Barons pulled themselves to gether after a long losing streak and gave good, though not by any means brilliant, support to Keenan.who pitch ed only an ordinary kind of ball. Less than 400 persons saw the gnme and they did not appear particularly anxi ous for the home team to win.. "Not a sensational play was made in the whole contest, the only redeeming feature of which was the closeness of the tally up to the finish. Magulre and Bonner performed the bulk of the Miners' field work while Bottenus and Sholta were likewise conspicuous In the playing of the Barons. RUNS AT THE START. Two bases on balls, with ono out, and Odwell's triple to right center gave Wllkes-Barre two runs In the first inning. 'Odwell tried to make a homo run otft of tho hit hut was out at the plate on good assists by Natters and Bonner to Boyd. Neither teams scored in the second but In the last of the third Boyd and Wellner singled nnd were advanced a base on O'Brien's sacrifice and came home on Beard's single after; Walters flew out to Bot tenus. Score 2-2. Beard's poor throw to first, a passed ball, Smith's single, Gondlng's single nnd Miissey's error netted two Wllkes Barre runs In tho fourth and gave the Barons a lead of tvo. The Miners saw the two and went one better In the last half on Eagan's two-baser, Bon ner's single and Massey's home run over Betts' head. Magulre, Boyd nnd Wellner went out In succession. Tho coro was then 4-5 In the Miners favor. Wellner's pitching errors proved costly In the fifth. The bases filled on Goeckel's hlt-by-pltcner, Sholta's bunt and a walk to Bottwius. Odwell singled the first two In, Betts forced Bottenus at third and Odwell scored on DIgglnB' single, A double play disposed of Dig- gins and Smith and retired the side. The Miners pegged a couple and tied the score in the last half. Bonner was hit by a pitched ball, Massey walked and Magulre sacrificed. Boyd forced Bonner at the plate and tho bases fill ed on a walk to Wellner. O'Brien sin gled Massey and Boyd home and Wal ters flew out to Bottenus. Score, 7-7. THE WINNING RUN. Neither side tallied in the seventh nnd eighth. In.the Wllkes-Barre half of the ninth Odwell singled, reached second on Betts hit and came home on Eagan's miss of what should have been an easy out ot Dlggins' drive. Dlgglns reached .Jjyppmi, '.Smith WOnt out to Eagan, who ;sqt tho. tiall back to Bonner In time to make a double play. yof tho Miners O'Brien opened with ft single, but was forced by Walters, who, with Heard, formed material for goo, double play by Odwell, Sholta and doeckel that ended the game. Jfy.AssOclntcil Press. 'XVllkes'-BUrre, June 24. Scranton and Wllkea-Barro played a close game today, "The-homfe team woa hy perfect fielding snditlmqly batting. "TJqoro: - ii,o. WIUCC'S-BARRE. A.B. R, Gdeckel. lb .,.-..... a 2 II. 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 O. 8 5 a A. E. 0 0 6lJ01t,a, ib..k.'., ,.,.., 5 Bottenus'," If ...2 Odwell, - 5 BRUs.'cfr..V.''.:....'..'3 Dlgglns)' c' .".... '.,,;. '5 a Smlthr 8b ,.',.,... GoriUln'g.'rf '., 3 .Kcenan, p 3 ' Totals. ....'. (.32 8 8 27 II 'A SCRANTON, A.B, R, H. O. 2 0 1 2 3 0 1 k 4 1 4 1 11 0 2 1 4 1 0 WaltWs,; cf ,..... 5 Heard, 'ss .., 5 Eagan, if 4 Bonner, 2b ..,,,..,. 3 Massey, lb 3 Magulre,. Sb .,, 3 Boyd, o ,.,, 4 Wellner, v 3 Totals 33 7 '10 27 la 3 Wllkes-Barre ,...-.2 0 0 23 0 0 0 1-8 arrauton 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 07 Ilarned- rilns-Wllkes-Horre, 1; Bcran-ton,- 4," Two-base hits Eagnn. Three base hit Odwell, Home run Massey. World of 'v -- -sete Stolen bmeiH-Ooockcl, 2; Keendn, 3; Uoml. In. Double plnyn Kccnan to tiliolta to Uocckel) Ilcnrd to Bonner to Massey; Ort well to Sholta to Qocckcl, 2: Eagnn to Bonner. 11 ret Imso on balls Oft Keonnn, l: pff Wollnor, 8. Hit by pitched ball Belts, Clocckcl, Bohlier. Struck oiit-By We llticr, 1. ranneiT Urtlls-Bftyd. Soft on bases Wllkes-Bnri'c, 8", ScTanton? S. Sac rifice hits O'Brien, .Mfgufrd. 'flmc-l.to. Umpire Kecfc. TROUBLE Af TORONTO. Irwin nnd Hcrr Kuntscb Scrap n lilt liver the Weather. Toronto, .Tune 1H. There was much dissatisfaction over tho result of to day's game with Byracuse. Toronto hnd Just got Casey t6 first on a hit In tho Iwglnnlng of the fifth when It began to rain. Neither team had scored and Umpire QafCney called ttio gamu for thirty minutes. It .cleared un before the half hour had expired, but It was fifteen minutes before stand had been scattered at the plate and in the box. Then Manager Buckcnberger refused to allow his team to play as the time had expired. Tho crowd hooted nnd yelled at tho Stars and n heated argument took place after the game between Propri etors Irwin and Kuntscb. The fotmer cald he would cancel the Sunday game with Syracuse nnd Kuntsch replied that Mr. Irwin could get some ono else to play with on Saturday. Rochester Kusy Tor Iluiriilo. Buffalo, N. Y., Juno 21. Buffalo hnd rather nn easy thing with Rochester to dny. The visitors could not connect with Brown's curves until towards tho end of the gnme, then Gannon's thieo-bagger and Shearon's home mn helped their score a little. Wise was, In poor form and had t-omo very rank errors at second. The score: HUtVALO. , A.B. It. Clymcr, cf '3 o Grey, if 4 X Field, lb 4 0 H. 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 1 A. 0 0 0 3 0 2 Wise. 2b OUboy, If . Gremlngcr, 3b Sullivan, 8S Zahncr, c ... Brown, p .. Totals 31 3 7 27 H IIOCHE8TDR. A.B. R. II. O. A. Shearon, rf G 1 1 3 0 Lynch, If 3 0 110 Rlchter, cf 4 0 0 2 0 Doolcy, lb 3 0 0 G Frary, c 3 10 3 Mulvey, 3b 4 0 0 1 Shannon, ss 4 111 Vought, 2b 4 115 Gunnon, p 4 12 2 Totals 31 5 G 24 8 6 Buffalo '.0 3 3 0 2 0 10 x-0 Rochester 0 0002000 3-5 Earned runs Buffalo, 3; Rochester, 2. First on errors Buffalo, 1; Rohcstur, 1. Left on bases Buffalo, 5; Rochester, C. First on balls Oft Brown, 3; off Gannon, 3. Struck out By Brown, 1; by Gannon, 1. Homo run Shearon. Three-base hit Gannon. Two-base hits Gllboy, Sullivan, Brown. Stolen base Gllboy. Umpire Gruber. Time 1.45. Springfield by a Hun. Springfield, Mas.i., June 21. Springfield won a pitchers battl from Providence today by scoring tho winning run In the ninth Inning without a hit. Two bases on balls, a batter hit and a force en abled Brouthors to complete the circuit. Welgand hit the first ball pitched over tho fence, scoring the visitors only run. Score: SPRINGFIELD. A.B. K. H. O. A. E Fuller, ss 10 0 6 12 Green, It 4 0 12 10 Srhefller, rf 3 0 12 10 Brouthcrs, lb 3 1 0 10 0 0 Smith, cf 3 0 0 3 0 0 Gilbert, 3b 3 12 0 10 Duncan, c 3 0 13 3 0 Moore, 2b 4 0 0 14 0 Mains, p 4 0 2 0 5 0 Totals 31 2 7 PROVIDENCE. A.B. R. H. Welgand, 2b 1 1 2 Bassett, 3b 3 0 0 Knight, If 3 0 0 Drauby, lb 4 0 1 Cooncy, ss 4 0 1 Lyons, cf 4 0 1 Murray, rf 3 0 0 Dixon, c 3 0 0 Braun, p 3 0 2 27 10 2 O. 3 1 3 9 E. 0 0 0 0 U 0 0 0 0 Totals I....31 1 7 Springfield 0 10 0 0 Providence 1 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 1-2 0 0-1 Earned runs SpringfleM, 1; Providence, 1. Stolen babes Green. Two-basd hit Green. Home run Welgand, First bas on balls Off Mains, 2; off Braun, 3. Struck out By Mains, 3; by Braun, 3. Hit by pitcher By Braun, 2. Double play Green and Fuller. Tlmo 1.45. Umpire Swart wood. NATIONAL LEAGUE. All three homo clubs won yesterday, the Miners being among the losers. Syracuse didn't play but Buffalo did and won and again regains tho lead Scranton's defeat puts the club down to a tie again with Toronto, in fourth place. Results. Boston ii Baltimore. 5 Brooklyn 7 Philadelphia 5 St. Louis 7 Pittsburg 6 Cleveland.. , 3 Chicago 3 New York st Washington, wet grounds. Pcrccnlngo Record. W. L. P.C. 36 13 .7.55 31 II JOS 30 17 .638 23 IS .009 25 21 .510 21 25 .490 23 25 .479 21 2S .Kl 20 26 .45 19 29 ,iU6 18 Zl .200 U 41 .212 Boston 43 Baltimore 4S Cincinnati , 47 New York 4G Brooklyn 49 Cleveland 49 Pittsburg 48 Philadelphia 62 Washington 44 Loulsvlllo 48 Chicago CO St. Louis 52 Todny's (Sntncs, Baltimore at Boston. Philadelphia at Brooklyn. St. Louis at Pittsburg. New York at Washington. , Rostou-Biiltimoro. BoRton, June 21. Boston won a decided victory over Baltimore today. The crowd of spectators was so dense that the outfielders were greatly hampe-ed. Long and Jennings did somo phenomenal fielding. Attendancp, 12,000. Score: . R.H.E. Boston 2 1 0 2 2 0 C 0 12 19 3 Ualtlmoro 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 2510 3 wnrwiA mmu $pom. Batteries Nichols, Bergen and Qonzell; Nops nnd Robinson. Umpires Imlle and O'Day. Brooklyn-Philadelphia. Brooklyn, N. Y Juno 21. Philadelphia was beaten by Bropklyn today. The score wai cloio at times but Brooklyn was never In danger of losing the game. Score: R.H.B. Brooklyn 41001001 7 M 4 Philadelphia 0 2 00 3 0000-6 11 4 Batteries Payne, Kennedy nnd Gilmj Wheeler and Clements. Umpire McDon ald. St. I.oiils-I'lttsnurir. Pittsburg, June 24. St. Louis should havo won the game long before they did, but poor fielding made 12 Innings possible. The winning run was made through Ely's wild throw to first, followed by two base hits. Score: n. 11.13. Pittsburg ,...02 0,000 2 1 000 0-(I 6 St. Louis ....,02000112 000 1-718 5 Batteries Hughey, Tannehlll, Lenny and Sweden; Hart and Douglass. Umplra Sheridan. Cleveland-Chicago. Chicago, Juno 24. The Indians won a well contested game from the Colts to day. Score: R.H.E. Chicago 020000000-2 1 Cleveland 0 2 0003000510 0 Batteries Pnlahnn and Donahue: Young and Crlger. Umpire McDermott. ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Hnrtford-Lnncastcr. Lancaster, Pa,, Juno 24. Inability to hit '!ckcry at tho tlmo hits counted, to gether with several costly bases on balls, caused Lancaster's defeat by Hartford today In n gamo dovold of feature save tho all-around clean work of Lnncaster In tho Hold and tho solid Btrokes with the stick by Mack, Marr nnd Vlckery, ot Hartford, and Buttermoro nnd Seybold, of tho locals. Score: R.H.E. Lancaster 110 0 2 010 0511 0 Hartford 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 8 16 3 Battorles Hcptlng and Roth; Vlckery and Roach. Umpire Snyder. Nownrlt-Rending. Reading, Pa., June 24. The locals' In ability to hit Gcttlg and good safe bat ting on the part of Newark lost today's game far Reading. Score: R.H.E. Reading 0 00 3 0 000O-3 G 5 Newark 1 1 0 1 0 020 5 10 1 Batteries lAmole and Barckley; Gettlg and A. Rothfuss. Umpire Betts. Athletlcs-Pnterson. Philadelphia, June 24. Tho Athletic defeated Patorson today in a prettily played and interesting game. Score: R.H.E. Athletics 00 2000 002-4 10 1 Patcrson 100000 00 23 9 2 BatterlfcS Johnson, Ames and Fox; Flaherty and Snilnk. Umpire Weldman. Richmond-Norfolk. Richmond, Va June 24. The local team returned home today and In a one sided game defeated Norfolk. Tho visit ors' fielding was ragged at times and was responsible tor many of Richmond's luns. Score: R.H.E. Norfolk 10 0000000-1 a 2 Richmond 2 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 -8 12 2 Batteries Clausen and Snyder; Leaver and Stcelman. Umpire Cnrlln. DIAMOND DUST. Wllkes-Barre here this afternoon. Glllon and Gunson will be tho battery. Wllkes-Barro has won but two out of six games -with Scrnnton. Manager Griffin was tho middle man In a deal which lands Scott Stratton with Reading. iStraitton Is thel outfielder dropped by Springfield In this city last week. Stratton was a pitcher when !n tho National league and may do somo twirling for Reading. Tho Wllkes-Barre Record In cogitat ing upon tho llRht attendance. In Scran ton Is consuming a lot of energy that might better be turned toward the Wllkes-Barro attendance. There wero less than 400 persons on the grounds yes terday. It's a suro thing that twlco that number will pay admissions here this af ternoon If the weather Is as fine as It nns at Wllkes-Barro yesterday The Rochester big three aro going to play Jim Corbett on first against Toronto Wednesday. This oheapi gag mado money for Scranton and so Rochester tries It. We trust Syracuse will not, Syracuse Standard. No Syracuse Is not obliged to. The Stars can play Sunday ball nnd Juggle the schedule and make a few extra dollars without a Corbett at traction. If tho Standard believes Co. 'bett Is a "cheap gag" it Is mistaken. "Of all the stupid and Inconsistent rules, and there have been many of them In the- base ball' statute, tho earned run farce Is tho w rst I have ever encoun tered," remarked Captain Tom Brown. "This rule Is supposed to serve to show tho ability of a pitcher, but It docs noth lug of tho kind. ,Vo will take, for ex ample, a young pitcher fresh from the minor leaguo ranks, who has one of those slow, hayseed swings that give a base runnor plenty of tlmo to steal bases. This pitcher with tho hayseed swing looks like a booby when fast men are on the bases, nnd enough stolen bases are mado off him to materially aid In giving tho other side a victory. But as stolen bases are no factors In earned runs, this Job lot twlrler from the minors may havo less earned runs made off him than off Mercer, Griffith, Nichols or any ot tho leaning pitchers In tho major leaguo. Ono thing or tho other ought to be done with tho earned run rule, suppress it entirely or mako It consistent." GREAT GAME SATURDAY. Buyers nnd Travelling Men Will l'lny Their Second Annual Gumo. The Buyers and the Traveling men of the city will play their second an nual gamo of ball at Athletic park Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Tho membej of the two clubs have been undergoing severe training for sever al weeks", and are prepared to put up an article of ball that will make the Eastern leaguo magnates hanker af ter tliem. Bauer's band will be on the grounds and give a concert. Ladles will bo admitted free. MAIIER AND SHARKEY A1ATCIIED. Thoy Aro in No Hurry, However, About (Jutting ToROthor. New York, Juno 24. Peter Mahler and Tom Sharkey were matched today to fight to a finish. "Buck" Connolly, of Pittsburg, representing Maher, and Dan Lynch, who is Sharkey's manager, met at the Police Gazette office at noon, where articles of agreement wer drawn up, The terms of the agree ment are that the men shall fight to a finish before tho club or Individual offering tho biggest Inducement and for a elde bet of $5,000. IMS Both representatives of tho fightcro deposited 12,600 each to bind the match. Richard K. Fox wan mndo tem porary stakeholder, and on Aug. 2 an other deposit of 12.C00 from each will be paid down In this city. The final stakeholder will bo Al Smith. Tho managers, accompanied by Sam C. Austin, went across to Jersey City, where 'they signed nrtlcles. Th articles call for the bout to take place within three months after the second and final deposit. C0RBETT AND JOHN L. Washington lMnyor Discusses Thoml nml Wrtxos Romlnlscont. Jim Corbett and his Bcrantor- per formance was commented upon In this wise by Mcdulre, of tho Washington club: "So Jim Corbett has switched from the ring to the emerald diamond, ch7" remarked Jim McGulre. "I suppose Corbett thinks ha will draw enough money during the summer as a freak ball player to turn him a few thousands till next show season opens. I hear he drew a pretty fair crowd at Scranton in the game ha played as first baseman on the Scranton team the other day. But he will not draw tho money on the ball field that passed tho turnstile when John L. Sulllvnn, In his flower ot glory, played In exhibition games. I caught the Boston Big 'Un In a game at Rochester during the Brotherhood yeat, when'tho Rochester team was In the old American association. I guess he drew 8,000 to that gamo. John came on the field nf ter the play ers of both teams had finished their practice. Ha wore one of Jimmy Knowles' uniforms. The neck of the shirt fit him about at tho wishbone of the chest, and ends of the sleeves fin ished at the funny bone on his elbow. John had trained at tho hotel bur for the performance, nnd when I passed him the ball this speech came out of tho corners of his mouth, 'Say, there, Mac; there are going to bo some stiffs car ried oft this lot today, so you might as well ring for an undertaker at once.' The first ball ho sent up to me sailed over my head and mingled with the whiskers of General Brlnker, the owner of the club, who sat In the grand Btand behind the back stop. 'Look out, there, whiskers, or I'll give you another shave!' yelled John to the general, when he found that the old gentleman wasn't hurt. John hns a record In that game that stood for the season in tho associa tion. He struck out nine men In three Innings, and hit the next three with the hall. It wasn't John's command of the ball or curves, but fear of los ing a row of teeth or a nose, that prompted the batsmen' to strike the wind w4th their bats. John quite at the end of the sixth, and as he walked off the field tho crowd called for a speech, and John got back with his yours truly flnlfch. "Ladies, gentlemen, ushers, p,eanut boys, and ball players,' he began, 'I've gone six Innings, and have been pitch ing all kinds of balls to these fellows. I'm a pretty rotten actor, but a worse pitcher. To be on the level with you I couldn't put a ball over a sewer top or a clothes basket. Aa I've got through pitching balls for the rest of the- gang, I guess I'll go to the bar and throw a few high balls In yours truly, John L. Sullivan." BICYCLE CHAT. A physician who is himself a wheel man of several years' experience, and who has also devoted great attention to other athletics, lays down this gen eral proposition: Never take a cold bath when you are tired. He points out that the greater the exercise the more poisonous waste material Is creat ed, and that a cold bath does not as sist the skin in getting rid of this pro duct, whereaa a warm bath does. The doctor adds: "When you take a cold bath you may depend upon the heart to bring about reaction. If this heart be already tired hy the long ride It may not bo strong enough to bring about reaction, nnd the blood and Its waste material may not be brought to the surface. Internal congestions may follow, and, as I have seen In two cases, death may ensue. It matters not how hot you may be, how much you may be perspiring, the cold bath Is harmless provided always the heart be not tired. A simple rule for the bicyclist, whereby ho may know whether the heart be tired, Is simply to count his pulse, having in a pre vious quiescent state ascertained what Ms Individual pulse rate per minute is. When after a long ride his pulse rate Is normal ho may with safety use the cold bath. Ho should, therefore, rest after a tiresome Journey, until the pulse is normal or thereabouts, say even ten beats per minute faster than normal, or what Is far better, get Into a tepid 'bath, one neither very hot or very cold. When he has remained in tho wnrm water long enough, for the pulse rate to be about normal ho can then, with perfect safety, plunge Into cold water, and these two procedures form the Idpal wiy of using water on the surface after fatigue," Cycling has developed more athletes than any sport which has been at all popular, and the quality of these ath letes Is superior to that of thoso who have practiced in most other lines, for the reason that there is endless recrea tion in It. The surpassing results are due to this more than anything else. There, la a constant attraction about the sport, and tho effect of this has been that tho devotees have unceas ingly developed. Tho average rider nowadays Is a healthy individual, possessing surpris ing endurance, and there are number less wheelmen who are capable of very speedy work. In every locality there are a few fast pedalers, and this shows there are innumerable young fellows ot abnormal muscularity. This Is an Inestimable benefit which will lost, and tends to encourage such athletic work among nil young men. The example is generally quick to have effect, and good health follows in abundance among the younger set. Manufacturers find that there Is a large demand for semi-racing wheels, and this Indicates the Inclination of most riders to speed. Throughout the country wheelmen are showing Increas ed Interest in the racing branch of the sport, and Judging from the advance already made It will not be long before there will be more attention paid 'to It than to horse racing. According to a repair man, who ought to know, the following is tho way to clean a bicycle lamp: First, clean tho surface with a pad of cotton waste, and then cover the pad with cotton velvet charged with fine rouge. This will not only remove the scratches, but will impart brilliancy to the glass. Lenses In lanterns should not only be clean and clear, but should be brilliant as well, and brilliancy cornea partly from polishing. Talk and Instructions alone do not 'teach one how to ride a wheel. It Is quite nn difficult to 'tell a learner how to fide as it Is to teach one how to awim In that way. Practice is the best instructor. Experenco 18 the safest guide. With tho methods of Instruction and the peculiarities -of the Instructed In riding schools and acndemles of ob serving. One has to go out of one's way to see an indoor riding school In operation. The school of the pavement he attends, as a matter of course, In tho pttrsult ot his dally business. All fcorts of pcopfo patronlte these, riding schools, from tho four-year-old little girl to the sllver-hAlrcd grandpa ot eighty-five. They put in nn appear. ance as noon as the academy is opened, at 7 or 8 o'clock In the morning, and llMllnllv ttinrn nro n fAtt, hAvlnnara 41ltr glng away at the pedals when closing time comes nt 10 or 11 o'clock nt night. When one sees wrinkled, grizzled nnd stoop-shouldere'd old men, portly wid ows, frolicsome, yet persevering little girls working nway hour after hour, expending more energy than they havo ever done In ordinary employment, ono realizes tho genuine attractiveness ot cycling, both as nn exercise and the most delightful of summer pastimes. There aro few boys found in riding schools. They goneinlly prefer to be gin their self-Instruction on the curb Hone. v Said the manager of one of our riding acndemles one day last week: "Our Instructors and attendants primarily and continually try to Instill tho spirit of confidence in the beginner. That Is the secret of learning to Tide a wheel. When a beginner, taking his first les son, starts out resolutely and at a rapid pace, ve never expoct'to get moro than one fee out of him. All he needs are a few suggestions In the manipula tion of the handle bars and the posi tion on the saddle. All else comes as a matter, of course. It Is the timid ones, those who want to feel the In structor's hand nt their back or push ing against their shoulder, that rc- qulro the longest time and the most educate and varied attention for the development of self-reliance nnd Intel ligent methods of riding a wheel. We have moro of this class of customers than any other. Almost Invariably the beginner, the moment his forward wheel Btarts to steer In one direction, Instead of twisting the handle bars in a contrary direction, thus counterbal ancing the machine, turns them the way the wheel is swerving, and soon finds himself communing either with the floor or mother nature. This little aberration we have to overcome In the rider, besides a number of other 111 dlrected tendencies. It is a difficult natter to properly Instruct a begin ner, for ho must have a reasonably wide berth and should only be coaxed when It becomes apparent that the wheel Is getting beyond his control. Then It 1b that the attendant rushes forward on his rubber-toed shoes and either bolsters the wavering student or extends his arms In time to rescue him from a fall. As a matter of fact, very llttlo that Is of advantage can be given the beginner In the way of oral Instruction. The new rider must find out for himself by practical experience almost everything bearing upon the proper handling of a wheel. No other way is possible. It Is about the same with bicycle riding aa with swimming. The swimmer eventually finds himself swimming In good stylo without being conscious of doing anything he did not do when he aimlessly pawed the water and ducked and strangled in a hopeless effort to keep afloat. It Is about the same with mastering the bicycle. Wo aim in riding schoois to Instruct the bei;'vners as to the proper manner of hnndPng the bars to keep from taking headers and particularly to havo them demonstrate to themselves the fact that thp feet on the pedals have more to do with operating the wheel than the hands on the- bars. Additional Sporting News will found on Page 3, be THE "BARKER ! BICYCLE. MADE BY SCRANTON WORKMEN AND GUARANTEED S. O. BARKER & SON, SALESROOM; Board al Trato Building, Linden Street, BICYCLES Our line of Bicycles, consisting of La dies', Gentlemen's and Children's Wheels, is the most complete line here abouts, inasmuch as we are selling agents for the following well-known makes: BARNES, STEARNS, METEOR, STERLING, DAYTON, LEAGUE, Bittenbender & THE LACKAWANNA WHEEL CO., High Grade Bicycles Lackawanna, - - $100 Black Diamond, $50, $60, $75 Nickel-Plating and Enameling a specialty, Nothing but expert workmen at our factory and the very best material used. ' FACTORY 1210 AND 1218 N. WASHINGTON AVE. SALES ROOMS, 410 LIVE BIRD DAY. Ilrewstor, of Ilnrrlsburs, Win tho Stnte Championship. Oil CltyAPa.J'juhe 24. Thursday wan live bird day tit tho seventh annual tournament of the State Sportsman's Tournament association. In, ithe otnto events there was the contest for the Wllllamsport diamond badge and championship of tho state and the L. C. Smith team trophy. Tho first was at fifteen live birds to the man and resulted in a tie between Brewster, of Harrlsburg, Joseph Thurman, of Phil adelphia, and Bacon, of Pittsburg, each killing fifteen straight. In the shoot-off, the badge was won by Brewster, who killed four'olrds, Thur man and Bacon each killed three. Brewster and Thurman tied for the badge at Harrlsburg last year, when Thurman won on the fifth shoot-off. In the E. C. sliver cup evont tho Herron 11)11 club, of Pittsburg, won The open events were for cash prizes and were nt seven and fifteen birds respectively. In tho first open event, there wero soventoon men tie. On the shoot-oft there were fourteen men tied and they divided the purse. There wero sixteen m'en tied In the second event, and they also divided tho money. BALD'S MILE WAS FAST. Uufinlo Rider Easily Won tho Mile Open Professional. Albany, N. Y Juno 24. Eddie Bald today, at the state circuit meet, held under the auspices of the Albany coun ty Wheelmen of this city, won the mile open professional race In the fastest time that such a race has been run In the stato circuit this year. The time was 2.08 1-B and the Buffalo boy won handily. Summaries: One mile open professional E. C. Bald, Buffalo, won: J. A. Newhouse, Buffalo, second! Nat Butler, Cam bridgeport, Mass., third. Time 2.08 1-5. Ono mile handicap, professional Nat Butler, Cambrldgeport, (30 yards) won; F. J. Titus, New York, (30 vards) sec ond; J. A. Newhouse, Buffalo (15 ynrds) third. Time 2.12. Fortune Torn Greonsbiirg Girl. Greensburg, June 24. Virginia M. Myers, a young milliner of this place, has teen left 340,000 by Rufus Cole man, a wealthy gold mine owner of San Francisco, who died a short time ago. He formerly lived in Somerset county, where he met the young wo man at her father's home. She eays there is no romance connected with the txffalr. Young Men's Suits Sizes, 14, 15,. 16, 17, 18, formerly for$6.00, $7.50 and $8.00. All go now for $4.50. NEWEST STYLES MADE. ooooooooo COLLINS & HACKITT. 220 Lackawanna Avenue. 9? FENTON DEMORE'ST, RICHMOND. Co., 126 and 128 MANUFACTURERS OF HE Hill A Genuine SlntiRhtcr ot Prices for one week ending July 1st; $100,00 Wheels at $79.00 70,00 Wheels at . 63.70 60,00 Wheels, at 49,40 00,00 Wheels at 39.00 All new wheels nnd fully guar nntecd by leading cycle innnntnc tttrcrs. Drlng your ensh and se cure u bargain. A.W,JURISCH,Agt. Gsneral Sporting Goods. 321 SPRUCE STREET. 1 Fully Guaranteed $1.00 AT FLOREY'S. FOOT PUMPS Large Size, 75c. 222 WYOMING AVENUE i . $75.00.1 BY A SCRANTON FIRM. Scranton, Pa. Cowl Housa Squara. REPAIR 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 back with badly scratched enamel, etc Our shop is 1 1 BUY ONE. IT'S ft flMASS SIP Where work is done in a careful man ner by experienced repairers. Franklin Avenue REPAIR WORK A SPECIALTY. UACKAWANNA AVE, ;U?V
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