Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-12

they will not relinquish the wheel as they
grow older, and, meanwhile, its use among
the present generation of men in their prime
and older years is increasing. The evolution
of the bicycle from a toy to machine OF
practical utility has been one of the notable
details in the progression OF the last lew
years.
tended. On the run to Glenwood Of April
2S, fifteen members were present. Ii this
interest is kept up during tine season, the
club will have mileage of about forty
Thousand miles for the year. Last months
alone amounted to nearly fifteen hundred
miles. and all runs taken were short at that
Mr.. F. N. Clarke has been appointed chief
consul for this state of the l.. A. va very
good choice, as few men are better known
among the riders than he AS soon as his
papers arrive he will appoint league hotels
throughout the state, and particularly al all
the suburban towns to which the wheemen
are in the habit Of riding during the season.
He will also look to the rights OF the frater-
nifty, SO, "road hogs" beware.
Messrs. Adams & Sons, chewing gum
manufacturers, have offered two gold medals
valued at 500 and $50 the first of which Will
be presented to the American wheelman VINO
makes the highest one months record be-
tween the first day of May and the hrst day
OF November, 1889. The $50 medal Will pc
presented to the wheelman making the sec
Ond highest record. All records must be
submitted to G. w. Fourdrinier, OF the
bicycling World, or F.. p. Prial, OF the
Wheel. Records must be accompanied by
sworn affidavits of the rider and captain OF
the club to which he belongs. The af1idavit
must state the distance ridden each day. and
the cycometer must be inspected before and
after the trial. The cyclometer used unused
be tested before final awards are made.
The following Is from the o. w. Il. club
poet:
A bicycler hailng from Blair,
Tried to ride on a wire in mid-air,
But the aforesaid wire broke
And precipitated the bloke,
In a manner that's beyond compare.
Here's another:
There was young fellow named Ace,
Who bet on the last female race,
Once u man with a "swag,"
He's now poor ''vag,"
With want looking him hard in the face.
But this VOW he did take
And resolved IL never to break,
That he'll not bet spcck
On race where Tom Eek
Has anything to do with the stake.
Can you blame the club liar for resignings
Flashes From the Diamond.
Cleveland is after Hourahan.
Old Orator Shaffer has Joined the Detroits
Mains is doing excellent work for the
Apostles.
ST. Paul has sluggar in their new man,
Treadway.
Milwaukee has released Klusman. He is
shoulder bound.
mHassamaer, of last seasons Kansas Citys.
has signed with Milwaukee.
Great crowds are turning out at Denver,
and 1t is undoubtedly one of the best ball
towns in the west.
Duck, OF Minneapolis, is one Of the swftest
pitchers in the Western association. kid"
Nichols is another chain-light rotator.
All talk about Billy Traffiey's coming 10
Omaha is idle. Omaha don't want Traffiey.
Give US u young blood or none at all.
Minneapolis was the hrst team in the West
ern association to receive coat OF white
wash. St. Joe administered it, thusiy, 8 to O.
Have you noticed what fine work Danny
Shannon is doing for Louisville, and the
Poet, down In Kansas City, is also cutting
wide swath.
In the two games pitched here by Mike
Morr son, the old Cleveland twirler, thirty
nine hits, with q total of hfty-two bases, was
made on Of him.
Billy Kreig, of the ST. Joe's, is an imitator
Of Artie Latham, but a lamentably poor one.
Wait until he gets here and we will match
Jack Crooks against him TO finish.
As an umpire, Kelley is next TO a failure
He has not particle Of Judgment as to balls
and strikes, and only sees about one.third Of
what is going on IN the field. Sandy NC