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PLANS FOR TOURNAMENTS.
In Embryo, Nature Rapidly in All
Directions of the Compass
'CYCLERS OFF TO THE STATE MEET.
Athletic Associations to Give Great Field
Programmes
NOTES OF THE TENNIS ENTHUSIASTS

TOO hot to move" has been the general
comment during the last half fortnight, but
the complainants referred only to the noon
hours The early mornings and the late
afternoons have been 'just right in the
opinion of the wheelmen, the tennis players,
the ball enthusiasts and others who find de-
light in open air amusements In fact, it
seems as if this little stretch of good weather
has reused the slumbering forces to start
ling extent
The whole city, which during the long
wet spell was as dead, has suddenly wakened,
and every minute that can be stolen from
business is employed in building up the
health, impaired perhaps by months
of indoor lie. The residence streets,
the recreation parks and the pleasure
grounds TEEN with lIghtsome life The
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constitution will come up for adoption.
Several important, but necessary, changes
are made by this instrument. It provides
for the appointment of special committees
in each of the branches of athletics and
sports included in the Gym. For instance
there will be committee on tennis, one on
bowling, another on baseball, etc. This IL
as it should be. It was too much to expect
one to attend to working up all the
events in the different lines When the
committees are appointed, they can get to
etc, and keep matters moving along ct q
lively gait.
Nearly every day adds another lady
cyclist to the already large list. It is esti-
mated that there are now over 200 of them
in Pittsburg and Allegheny and during
the pleasant evenings Of the past week they
were out in full force Among others OBJ
served on the streets Of the East End were
Miss DOME Konkle, Miss Mamie Dope,
Miss Belle Mathews, Miss Annie B. EdelA
burn, Miss Armstrong, Miss Marie D. Coyle,
Miss Davis, Of Penn avenue Miss Jennie
HALEY, Miss Marguerite McQuiston, Miss
Agnes, M. Gill, Miss Elizabeth Fawcett.
Miss Cora r. Wells and Miss g. McCleery.
The victory Of the Pittsburg Cricket Club
last Monday and Tuesday over the Detroit
team has rather alarmed the Chicago players
and they are hustling about in practice as if
their lives depended on the result of the
next game One Of the Chicago papers in
speaking of the matter SAYS: 1.-THE recent
defeat Of Detroit by Pittsburg in the Inter-
City League match has set Chicago players
to thinking whether they can get an eleven
strong enough to defeat the representatives
of the Smoky City Good judges rather
favor the latter" The only thing required
now is for the home team to keep up its
practice so that the Chicagos shall find it a
harder nut to crack than did the Detroits.
HORACE T. HILL.
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pity Of IL is that there are not more parks,
more places fitted for recreation that is in
creasing the average duration of life.
Everywhere the listlessness of a month
ago has given place to an exuberance of
animation. Tournaments are talked of in
earnest, field meets are proposed with conf
dence that they will be consummated, runs
and tours about the country are planned and
the outftters are kept busy supplying the
demands of the amateurs Of all the OPEN
sir recreations, canoeing and boating in
general seems to occupy the least attention,
probably because the waters hereabouts are
so little fitted for anything of the sort.
But the season has really opened at last in
grand style, and even though it was fore,
shortened, it promises to contain more OF
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The Superior Athletic Association will
probably enter Messrs. Krohn and Follans-
bee In the "Three A's'' field meeting on
July2 -;L
THE East End Gyms next club field
day will be July Q, when it is expected that
the number OF entries will be much larger
than on any previous occasion.
The ''3 AS" have just finished the first
straightaway cinder path, 120 yards, in this
part of the country. They intend to make
the whole course OF the same material. =.
THE Pittsburg and Chicago cricket teams
will play here on July and 8. and the win
ner Of this game will be pitted against the
winner Of the Eastern series on September
II and Is for the championship.
THE Superior Athletic Association will
have field sports Of their own on July 1. If
the programme Of events is as good as was
that on Decoration Day they will draw out
all the residents of that section of the
county.
THE Detroit Athletic Association will enter
ten men at the '"Three A's' field day July ..
1t begins to look as II this day will be the
greatest in the history of the city. Michigan
will also send other representatives, the
names OF whom will be given later on.
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them to victory even against odds. He has
gained notoriety by his fast sprint on the
home stretch, which wins every time. He
has bright future before him,
There seems to be but one way to account
for the talent of this family, and that is
that the boys all inherit it from their
father, who some 20 years or more ago was
an expert on the old fashioned wheelA
1t begins to look as If the field sports on
the Fourth at Schenley Park will be the
biggest thing of the kind ever held here,
Prof Kirchner, who has had the affair in
charge, says that already he has received
notification of many entries of some of the
best amateurs in the country. The issuing
of the official programme was placed in the
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hands Of Prof Kirchner, but It has lately
transpired that other parties are represent
ing that they are to issue the official sheet.
Unless these persons possess documents, .
letter from the Mayor, oountersigned by
Prof Kirchner, they may be assumed TO be
acting without authority. There is to be
but one official programme and that is
under Prof Kirchnet's personal super
vision.
At the next meeting (the tirst Monday in
July of the East End Gyms, the new
officers will be installed and the revised
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real enjoyment than many of its predecss.
eorr

The State meet of wheelmen commences to-
day at Scranton. Pittsburg will not be 30 we'll
represented as she should be. The trouble
is that there are many of the 'cyclers here
who can afford to take the time necessary
to attend meet hut once during the season,
and they are holding back for the National
meet at Washington. Nevertheless, the
State meet at Scranton is one which shoul
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more than local fame. The ASSOCIATE on
will have q field day some time next month,
and it is expected that it will be one Of the
greatest events of the year.
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not have been missed. The programme of
events is a good one. 1t contains half
mile race for the State League champion
ship; mile race for the S. B. G. champion.
ship; two-mile race for the State
League championship, a mile race
for the State League championship
and a one-half mile race on ordinaries for
the State championship. Some of Pitts
burg's representatives should be entered in
these races, but il begins to look as If our
wheelmen will not be in it and the State
championships will go elsewhere. Pitts
burg is represented on the committees BY
S. II. Murray and j. W. McGowin, the lat
ter of whom is also delegate to the Ma
tional assembly.
The "3 AS" have been taking in quite
distinguished lot of new members lately.
Among those recently admitted to fraternal
relationship are S. W. Haley, one of the
fastest mile and a half runners in Western
Pennsylvania. Harry s. Calvert, manager
of the intercollegiate field meeting of May
%; Edward B. Goehring, of the Allegheny
County Law Students nine; j. E McCiurg
of the Western University nine, and Arthur
Z. Banker of the East End; 7. P. Courtney
and A II. Langenhein, wheelmen of great
speed At this rate it will not be long un-
III tHc d "a D Will luciuQe III Oa our
best" in the county.
The courts of the Pittsburg Tennis Club
were occupied every day during the week.
They were in excellent condition and some
very interesting sets were played by the
crack players. This club is fast increasing
its membership and by the end of the sea-
son will have from $50 to 175 members
Among those added to the rolls recently are
w. P. Leymon, William Schoonmaker, NJ.
Hunsicker, James I. KAY, w. P. Bache, j.
Schwartz, J. A. Briggs, C. P. Briggs, c. H.
Gillespie, A. H. Dilworth. Bryan A. Ster-
rit, j. L. Neal and j. II. Hayes. There is
talk in the club of starting the tournaments
that were SO popular last year among the
members
The en- courts belonging to the Sewickley
Athletic Association have been kept busy
recently, and the game seems to be gaining
in popularity in this suburb. Quite large
percentage of the players there are e1perta
They include j. j. Brooks, JL; M. A.
Christy, the winner of the Grogan cup in
1890; C. G. Woods and L. Woods, who are
hard to beat in doubles; W. w. Osburn, r.
R. Miller and j. E Porter, who also have
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wheelmen's whispers.

j. p. CuLBERTsoN Will probably go to the
Washington meet, riding most OF the way on
his wheel.
MISS BESSIE HUBBARD, OF Stanton avenue,
was out on her wheel several evenings dur
ing the past week.
THE East End Gym wheelmen Joined in
the lantern parade last night in place of
taking their regular run.
C. H. PErrIooRD Is now an L. A. W. Consul.
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women. who put everything ON her
wrong side before. l an told.
Al this time Mande. my wifa. remcm-
bered that Capt Randaal's cook. Mrs.
Buttons, had baby about two years
old
''Howdy," slse said. shat innocent
child must not be left to perish
Then we went to the servants room.
IN . yeznote part Of the house, where
Mrs Buttons-whoh lad not heard about
any fre-was preparing 20 dress her
baby. Msude seised il In her arms, ex-
claiming something 70 the effect that
she would rescue Il CIR perish. and hed
down the stairs. Mrs Buttons was So
utterly amazed that she let Maude get
q long start before she herself was able
To move hand or foot Then she started
I'm pursuit with wild yell of protest
have not been able 10 hear well since
with the ear that was nearest 10 Mrs
Buttons when she yelled AZ she
rushed through the hall, which he'd from
her room 70 the main part Of the house,
she encountered two men who were
bringing up a large dish pan full of
water. Mrs. Buttons passed between
them, where the pan was, and the
water IL contained dashed down the
stairs like breaking wave upon several
people who were coming up in their
Sunday clothes
Meanwhile, Maude had takep the
baby TO the street. where il very nat
uraIly began to cry. Maude ISN'T much
of hand with children, SO she gave
the baby to somebody else, who passed
IL along to the next; TN al last 1t was
hustled into house some distance from
the scene of the disturbance. and put
into the arms of very nice old lady
who didn't know that there was any
fire, and couldn't understand why. in
the midst of peaceful Sunday morn
ing, frantic woman should rush in and
rush out again leavinga screaming two
year-oid in long flannel night dress
Nevertheless, she gathered the child to
her motherly bosom, and prepared 20 do
her full duty BY the poor little Wait as
she had by her own.
The fire had by this time consumed a
portion of four shingles around Capt
Randall's southeastern chimney, and il
threatened to spread. Deacon Sammy
Barker, who was tsst going down TO
choir rehearsal. had thrown OF his coat
and climbed to the ridgepole, where he
sat and requested water in that clear,
musical tenor which has been the de-
light of endless congregations But he
didn't get any water. Somebody had
gone for the engine, and everybody was
waiting for It to come. 1t came pretty
soon, and they ran the suction pipe
down into the captains wedi. while
Johnny Brooks climbed b the roof with
the hose. Capt. Rsndalfs attic was by
this time full of the crean of the
church-going people Of Amity Dam.
Johnny looked in upon them through
the window in the roof. and appeared
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day-morning sound, and 1 felt that !
could bear it if Captain Joe could.
Occasionally people whose steps upon
the board walk indicated haste passed
down the street. Choir people, ten
minutes late, felt sure, and vowing In
their hearts that it would never occur
again; and. CHANGING out of window,
1 was not surprised to find tn; I they
were the same sacred songsters who
were always late twenty years ago
when / was a boy in the town.
Suddenly voice cried "Fire!' was
on my feet in a second and rushing
for the street. A half hour before /
had explained to Maude why it was inn
possible for me to attend church. l
had described the debilitation of my
nervous tissue, and had reminded her
that had come to the country for rest
and not to sit in q church pew, SO de-
signed that the occupant has to hang
onto the back with his shoulder blades
in order to keep from sliding off upon
the floor.
But while these lies were good enough
to keep me out of church. they did not
apply to the case of fire. / have the
old, boyish delight in seeing my neigh
boris house 60 up in smoke, and es-
pecially do / enjoy fire in the coun-
try. Rustics know how to get their
moneys worth. 1 have seen more fun
at the burning Of our Amity Dam barn,
which, including three horses and cow,
wasn't worth SIS, than we con get in
New York out of a million-dollar fiat
house and lawsuit over the insurance.
When reached the street l learned
that the trouble was at Capt. Randall's
at first supposed it was occasioned by
the friction of his razor, which / had
heard earlier in the morning, and which
had become so intense as to set the cap
tain's whiskers afire, but this was not
the cause of it. However, did not have
time then to inquire. Several excited
women implored me to get water.
rushed to the nearest pump, when
found some more women trying to fill
receptacle for umbrellas, which they
had caught up in somebody's front hall.
CALAMITY offered TO do the pumping,
and should probably still be at work
on that job if somebody had not dis
covered that the umbrella holder had
no bottom.
Some coffee pots and pitchers were
produced and we filed them. Then we
made an attack upon the devouring
element The only sign of its presence
was .ome smoke issuing from the roof
around one of the chimneys. This be-
ing our guide, we rushed mp into Capt
Joe's attic with our various rex. tacles
There we found a young lady taking .
bath, and entirely ignorant of the fact
that the house was aflre. She had
large tub full of water, and really did
not need any more 1t appeared to sur
prise her q good deal to see about fifty
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the stripes making sharp angles back
and front with falls Of Chantilly lace
to adorn them Knots of velvet rib
bon caught the lace and a ruf1ie Of
black tulle finished the collar. Her
hat OF black lace had big paste
buckle and long water-green feathers.
Another noticeable dress was a shot
silk that In the shade appeared to be
of heliotrope tint, but in the sun
glinted pink in many variations. 1t
was fiecked with flowers that showed
themselves upon the surface only mo-
mentarily. At the bottom of the skirt
were three rolls of cream-colored satin.
A scarf of the same color WINS knotted
about the waist and fell nearly to the
ground Black lace was gathered about
the shoulders and fell down over the
bodice, which had immensely full,
gigot sleeves, and was set of by little
Get capote twinkling with loops of jet
ted ribbons.
II were an artist I would have
sketched to-day a pretty girl In navy
blue fouiard showercd with white spots
and trimmed with poppy red velvet.
Then there was a rose-colorcd crepe
woman with green beads and Fold
threads glinting In the embroidery that
edged her skirt and from her short.
pulled, pink velvet sleeves. A tall
woman in blue cloth walked the beach
and watched the bathers. and was her.
self watched for her big sleeves of plaid
surah. her waist scarf of brown velvet,
and the hinge brown velvet bows on
her bosom and just in front Of the bot
tom Of her gown. She had a cream-col-
ored yoke set into her bodice under the
bows. afinsh with steel nailheeds. Her
hat was blue straw capote trimmed
with brick-red wings.
The casino gowns are pretty enough
and fresh enough for chapter. II I
find words for the pale pink crepon
with corselct, belt and shoulder knots
OF green velvet and lace scarf hangings
from neck 10 knees. ought 10 do as
much for the shot silk. yellow and
white. brocsded with yellow daisies and
declted with white lace and yellow rib
hons, and 80 one and all must wait,
fear, for more auspicious occasion.
ELLEN OSBORN.
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of her newhbors suddenly enter with
all sorts Of things full of water. When
@ young woman has decided 10 take q
bath and has made her own eaicnla-
tons for a water ssypay, she naturally
feels hurt to End that her friends and
even comparative strangers do not ~
gard her preparations as adequate.
As lesdsr of this delegation, I WAS
SOMEWHAT embarrassed myself. True.
the young lsdy bad heard ~ approach
Ing IN time ~ array herself bcocsnsngly
in en- old fashioned ossis with texts
from the Scriptures s~ortsod into II n
r~d. white and bloes bot yet couh mt
feel that sire va glad ~ So rs In
fact, she told ns - 80 away M TOMS
pisahed anywhere from high Cup. 1lsa
We all rushed downstairs again, snd
tha~-e who went last SPILLED al the
water they had brought upon these vito
had gone first The yoaag lady whom
We had Disturbed came after ga with
her clothes ia her hand. and she ~-.s
dressed ON lie second noor ~ four
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refusal to tolerate Sunday evening con-
certs. But much is forgiven the pier
for the sake of its moonstoness.
The bathing is all done at the noon
hour. and no carriage can drive on the
beach at that season. Everybody
battles; the dip is the object Of life, as
it is nowhere else along the Atlantic
coast. But fairly good portion of the
semi-msrine population is about eight
cen years old and Is sunburned. 1t has
bright fluffy hair, and in the intervals
of bathing it stands about IN groups on
the beach under huge tent-hke UNI
brcllas, striped IN gay oolors and upheld
as to their stalwart central supports by
brown young men
Sometimes the umbrella pole is driven
into the beach sand and then young
men and young women sit in the shade
Of it and it is possible to study at
leisure the natural history Of the genus
homo at its most interesting age.
There are no women At the pier who
swim particularly well; the stories of
them are myths, but there are schools
Of mermaids who splash about and
lduKu anu SCTcsbII1 III DUCK 8uQ CIlulSOu
silk rigs and high treble. Those
bathing suits seem to be found most in
teresting which are not accompanied by
stockings These are not abundant,
but as a rare and engaging novelty the
vision of sand-fiecked, pink toes is not
absolutely unknown.
A more or less typical bathing suit at
the pier is worn by girl who has a
particularly soft round curl right in
the middle of her forehead" and droop-
ing between her eyes. 1t is of grayish
green wool, like the water under clouds,
and has white yoke set in at the
throat with an anchor sprawling across
it in crimson and brown. A short killed
skirt is gathered on at the waist aud
stops a little above the knees. Below
the skirt there appear green tights that
are met at the knees by long brown
stockings, cross-gartered from ankle to
knee by the crimson thongs Of brown
sandals The girls sleeves stop at her
dimpled elbows, she hides her face
under a green straw poke bonnet with
crimson cords, and she's q prettier Oh
ject-they all areas she stands with
her long crimson and white wrap just
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wand, q real, old-fashioned magical
wand How else than by magic could
anybody in Shanghai know of his pros
ceedings COCO mfles AWAY
1t was magic. His victims IN Hap
Francisco had only % write . rnsssxge
and in few moments IL was IN Ns>R
York There ii took a dive in.p TIA
Atlantic ocean. and in a Fifty bobbciup
on the coast Of Ireland, took q hook and
leaped into the water aezsir, s,oos1d
ACROSS To France and over % the Mal6-
tcrranean, where Il dncized undss ogno
more aud was in Alcxandria before voc
could say Jack Robinson Then. asdxy
shod u the ctiilds<n of Israel. II passed
through tho Red sea, shot unasx No
Arabian sea, and cazne 20 the surface
of Bombay. No mahasnR ever cuz<zsd
India in shorter time than II tcok this
message 10 Jump over 70 Madras and
dart into the Bay Of Bengal Tlsan n
rose az Singapore just 90 catch breath
for its final swim 20 Shanghai. and th4
Law. the laxy law had ample time Vi
dress Itself In long train OF bcdixzrus
ing sentences, and primp sud prtm BE-
fore the ship came h.
Alas, poor Hongi Struck ty a-stncsslr
of lightning THAI the Christian snaris
clans had guidcd almost around thu
worldi
Father of thcee magt.ians wnsC Cyrus
". Fiesd. who willed $4,000. 600 IN ESQ
aud died the other day owning no<tira
but the house his wife had given HIM.
Faith was the word he contzs,ed with
patient. pcrsevering faith They sid
the broad Atlantic would not be con-
quered by a copper wire. He tried ard
failed They SHOOK their heads snl
squeezed their poclxetboolss lie trSnd
again and failed They tapped thdr
forelsoads and LOOKED sad for him He
tried once moro and sent q few aiarfx16
SPARKS ACROSS the awful deep Bu6
these went oii. and 30 again be fzzlod.
and then they jeered at him aud Fue
their pockefbooi<s away and exidl
"Three times and out Then Gu that
rnc..ss>--ss ,1as of 1906 these wpn1s
came ticking 10 New 5vIs y.
Hearts Content July Two uy-fveuArpS
at o'oaock fhss morning All vea fcnnn
Cod. the GABLE Is iasd AID Is m rssrsert ~osksna
order Cy,sos W r~xBn
That message came from Hesx1t
Content, indeed.
Three days lsscr NJ. de 1.e~eps< rnAs
message ~ cougraau,aaiun from Aacxs
ansiria- Egypt kcau,esso A4<a tie GA
ann seeuSn q lazy feilcvA ~ brss ~ d
LesseTs' hand az no I'm me sfseruooa
and was delivered ~ I'm f&aAa IN Hsws
foundlond - D-sp on@ffk usor,xneu "a
the Nme dH-
That snst-uf sfr>ng rnsde. 4yzs bple9
ou< Ia ~ Bussu~-<se{nmyn Anr~ev
a message w. sene-sq sRae oumsesaa1
Cable CsuEHny from hse s1uA cxc,unQo
In New Ycy1s. 10 Dr. royal eu<hnn1e N
London. and an aQs~sr rsrtvcd in fyv-
ty-ffve secxDdA Think II that To
Lon6us,d bsrsr b tsrs>qpsrs-. %
a minutcs Invent frun EsyW 1os& -
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cahle; from causo 20 Usrrv<1ao. hes
land. e.a5c miles by deep srm csrJlul
FROM wsNea~ilie 20 Bds4& Esu1nud
s2s mica bs short cable. sn6frun briD
tol toIendeo. ssoxnSies. stytna 0ne->
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WORK OF A CABLE
Feats Of Modern Magic Pen
formed by Its Aid.
HOW A CABLE IS OPERATED
a Streak Of lightning Goes 10000 =
Search of . Chsnsann-cyxus N
Field's Magical Wand

Hong Kee WA 9 heather cAince N
swindicd several san Fraascisro mcG3
ehanss out Of something Nike eaS.eo4
and fed aboard Pacific Mail stn~EuE
ship When he was cut Of sight q
hand. he sad ~ hi1nseif-Aes IN suppH(
he said: me alice sasfc NOE. M11Aas1I
man no can catches Chinee-" An1 vhl
should he not feel safer he had tw4
weeks the start of anybody who uz&ghf
pursue him; and, once ON his own sh1rea
he could find plenty If hiding phases
When Hong Kee waddied jaguu1y
down the gang,Szy al Shanghai, think
ing of the wives he cou,d hug and %
fan-tan he ocuad p4sy with his tiA,0DQ
an officer of the law tapped him with q
bamboo wasd- u must have been =