Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-08

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Notes Concsraing Cycling, Base Ban,
scalling ana tho Turf.
John 8. Prince received . gold medal
from the Springfield Bicycle Club Tor his 2
min. and 80 sec. race.
The boot blacks and Quicksteps viii cross
bats on the old fair grounds this afternoon.
An interesting game is expected.
The New York and Philadelphia reporters
win play game Of base ball on the Polo
Grounds, New York, to morrow.
Seventeen States have now divisions Of
the L. A. W. Two years ago such things
as State divisions of the League were I'M
known.
During the past month there have been
nearly 500 applications for admission to tn
League of American Wheelmen, running
the membership up close on 5000.
The latest feat Of Leopold, the fancy rider,
is to strip the wheel even of the forks and
bandle-bar, after which the toes of the rider
become the bearings of the machine, the
wheel being propelled by the hands.
The place and course upon which the
Moninger Clator race will be rowed will be
named at this Office to-day. The final de
posit will be put up Saturday, when the
final stakeholder and referee will also be
chosen.
The first number of the IL. A. W. Bal
letin," the new organ of the League oil
American Wheelmen, appeared this week
1t is twenty-page weekly, and will be under
the editorial eye of Mr.. E. M. Asron, Of
Philadelphia.
Yesterdays base ball games resulted as
follows: At Detroit, Deuoits 4. Boston 8;
at Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh 8, Athletics Il;
at Louisville, Louisville 8, Metropolitan
10; at Cincincinnati, Cincinnati IL, Brook
lyn Z; at St, Louis l3, Baltimore 2.
There are in the United States about 300
clerical wheelmen, including twelve doctors
Of divinity, ten theological professors, some
twelve authors, several editors, and many
pastors of prominent churches. About
thirty or forty of these gentlemen are to
unite in tour of three weeks in Canada
riding over about $40 miles of the best road
on the continent.
Yesterday afternoon the Billy Mcintosh
base ball club OF Martins Ferry, played q
match game with the North Wheeling club
on the Martins Ferry blast furnace COM
mons, which resulted in victory for the
Mcintosh boys by score Of "a to Il, The
game, though not as well played as either Of
the others recently played between these
clubs, was very interesting and drew large
crowd. This is the third game and decides
the superiority Of the Martins Ferry boys
over their North Wheeling competitors, the
former having won two out Of three games.
In his letter to Hanlan, mention of whict
was made yesterday, Teemer relates the
history of his meeting with Hsnlan in Buffs
10 on June 10, in which they srgeed to row
q series Of races, and in accordance with
which agreement he put up the 81 $50. BE
refers to Hanlan's postponement, and asks
how Hsnlsn can row exhibition races with
Lee, when he had no boat in which to row
Teemer. The Pittsburg oarsman then says
IL don't wish to be boasttul, yet ] thinl
Hanlan isafraid to row me; if he is not, WIN
dcesp's he come forward and carry out his
poraon of the agreement? l have three
times challenged Handlan to row me, upoI
each occasion backing up my challeng'
with money forfeit. Previous to Hanlan''
departure for Australia l challenged him t.
row me for the championship of the worlc
and $500 side, putting up $500 as evi
dence of business on my part. Hanlsr
promised to accept, but he went to Cali
iornia instead, and rom there he sailed TO-
Australia, in which country he lost tn,
championship Of the world to Beach. A
champion is bound to defend his It'll,
within reasonable time after S
challenge is issued him, and tw,
years is certainly beyond tn
limits of reason. According to this l coulC
have claimed the championship of TIT
world, but / desire to win that title by fairly
defeating all sspirsnts to it, and for Thu
reason, particularly, awaited Hanlan's re
turn from the antipodes. As soon as he
landed challenged him to row one race o.
Eve miles-the regulation distance TO-
championship rsces-for S., 900 side, sno
posted $500 as an evidence that / mean
business. II he would not row me one ract
at that distance and for that money, Offered
to row him a series of races at distances
ranging from three to FIVE miles, for 81 900
a side. Iu answer to this def we met il
Buffalo, and after considerable talk, agreed
to row FIVE races for $500 each, at the fol
lowing distances Two, three, three and
half, four and five miles. Hanlan would
not consent to row for more than $500
a side in any of the races, sni then only OF
condition that l would divide the gate snc
excursion money and what purses might b,
subscribed at the rate Of so per cent to tn
winner and 40 per cent to the loser"
The letter closes with the paragraph
claiming the championship after July l.
unless Hanlan covers the forfeit.