New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-02
NOTES ABOUT THE ATHLETES.
THE BICYCLE HAVING ITS DAY-CoLLEGE BOYS
AT WORK.

AT WORK.
The installation OF james J. Corbett the puglistic
champion caused much pickering and wholesale as
play soled lnon. in which this profession Is constantly
wrapped IL prlzehghtlng thrive, Corbett unQues
tonably wholesome representative than John
/. Sullivan Some Of the new champions rends ana a.
yisrs lack the loyalty and true friendship winch
characterized the followers Of the old champion Michael
Donovan the boxing instructor the New York Athletic
Club seems to have made mistake in airing mis- alleged
grievances the public Donovan appears 70 have
been Corbett for revenue only, and at rather
interest at that 10 boast that nc KNOWS OF
two men who can thrash with rather bad
grace Donovan, and this is hardly IN line Wild MS
>aporngs few weeks when Corbett was his IDOL
Tho capitalists who control professional baseball BRO
looking about for other sports take under their wing
bicycling has become wonderfully popular this year, as
the crowds at the various cycling meets amply TESTIFY
contemplated for the laying Of handsome
bicycle tracks at all baseball grounds owned or con-
roled By League clubs The STEP OF course.
means the introduction Of professional bicycling and tho
racing for prizes. The oniciols OF the League OF
American wheenen view the prospects with some concern
Many Of riders will unquesonaby become pro-
fessonals cash prizes offered and 1t would
be only natural the zmmermann Berios Tayors and
prefer handsome cash returns to town lots da
nlond, horses wagons and pianos II occasionally
becomes tcklis 10 dispose Of the latter to the
best financial interests the winners. Whether profess
ona bicycling kept strictly honest is another
question which disturbing the promoters OF the new
scheme. Stringent rules would have to he made, and
''oarng." prevalent in races, would have TO DO
discouraged.
Most of the athletic clubs hereabout making active
prcperations for opening football season. which
will begin with the new month Captain Cash, OF the
Cherry Diamond eleven, has been the sick list for
some time, he is almost himself again The New
York Manhattan Orange and Crescent clubs expect 70
put strong in the field. The Manhattan A. c.
Games for October arc follows Stevens Institute,
- Rutgers; u.s. Yale; 10. Schuylkill Navy; 30, New
York a. {. The proposed visit OF the Chicago A. O. team
i causing much speculation. The Windy City eleven
NIL contain some old players, and Will be likely
TO hod their against OF the teams outside, poss
bly Of Yale Harvard and Princeton The team incudef
Holman and Peters. centres; Herelhnger. Lewis ana
Janeway guards; Harding, Maliey Rafferty,, Award
and Uaworth tackles Donnely. Hanlin. Lockwood,
pomincton and Sacpr ends and Yawger. quarter
backs Crawford sturgis. Award Harding and Haworh
babacks and snake Ames ful-baek. The team VIII
leave Chicago October 90 and have been aranged
in Cleveland Rochester, Cambridge, Philadelphia.
Princeton and Brooklyn. The team VIII begin playing
exhibition games early in october In Chicago
Invitation handicap under the rules OF the Inter-
olqate Athletic Association WI" be held by the Coiumois
COLLEGE Athletic Union at It's new atheto srouhos' WIZ
amsbridge on Saturday, october 10. ihvitauons nave
, .n. 10 all colleges belonging to the intercollegiate
Athletic Association and the following CLUBS Boston
Athletic Club New-Jersty Athletic Club Schuylkii Navy
,her7 Club Manhattan Athletic Club, New'fofk Atnieto
irh University Athletic Club. The list Of contests will
hr
vor,ne bcycle 29O.yard hurdle putting shot. running
nich tunp e20.,ard da h. halfmile run oneme WAX
coward hurdle throwing hammer pole vault, running
h,,,d hmm Entries close with Il. Ludlow Chrystie.
oc,e,rv Columbia College, New.York, on october D.
Ground, reached thirty minutes from Forty seeohdst
Vi, Harlem division Of New.York Central Railroad Free
Quent trains.
-, 1-,,e ,ootb,u eleven under Captain Mccormick
han ar,lye preliminary ua!nins az New'Haven %
Seu,ember Il. has arranged the following games
,,edoesiay October 5-Wesleyan, OF New-ha'eh'
,,,d,v october s-Crescent a. c., at Brooklyn
wednesday October l2.-willisms at New'haNen.
sa,,usav october ILLUMINATION \. c.. at Ne"-fNH
,ved,o.lav october l9.-Amherst at New'haveh,
c,,,,d,v october 22.-OTaB2e A. C.. az orange
Wednesday October 26.-Trinity at Hartford
s,,n,d,v Oe,ober 2o-Lehigh at New'Haven
rucsday November s.-New.York A. Co az Ne".fo,A
rho Columbia Athletic Club is rapidly coming 70 the
ron, president Robert Coun is earnest worker Tor
amateur athletics A..
rnere q not likely 20 be serious trouble over INC
Now.Iersey A. C.'s protest against si'nnopc'
nos,on absolutely refuses 70 JOIN the present 0'ssSs
craze.