Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-25

tennis season il was expected that matter
Ia amateur circles would be dull, bat there
has been pleasant disappointment TIL,
Keystone Bicycle Club furnished its quota
OF enterta nment by running its l5-mile
open road race yesterday, and the A A A.
came to the front with a runners meeting
on the same day, so that there has been nc
tagging OF interest anywhere along the
line. The tennis players Also have settled
down to steady enjoyment OF the courts,
undisturbed by Thoughts of coming tour
news. The experts have been practicing
new points o play picked up during the
season, and devising others that will carry
defeat to opponents next year.
Outside of the road race, the wheeImen
have had several events in view, the FIRST OF
which is meet devoted exclusively to the
wheel 1t is true that it is but a club affair,
but il is 10 be the first racing meet OF the
wheelmen given here in several years, and
il is probably the forerunner ofa good many
more to be held next season, Following
this closely there will be hill climbing con-
test hich will probably take place within
ihe city limits accessible to all who desire
TO witness the efforts OF the wheelmen in
riding up steep grade.
In she football field the week has been
given up 10 practice by the various teams.
Schedules have been partially arranged Tor
the season that gives promise becoming
unusually V active. Scarce Saturday will
IN -ryene between now and Christmas that
Tll not u illness one or more football con-
tests in the city or its immediate vicinity.
Tie teams generally are heavier than they
we're last wear, aGi a number of new men
N ne
urobaJie THAI before the season is over
teams rom some OF the larger cities and
Eastern colleges NAV visit the CITY, in
which event the people will have an oppor-
tuuitv o. Judging of the comparative
strength of the home teams
The indoor work OF the athletes VIII not
commence for month or six weeks vet 1t
is promised, however, that much more " Ill
occur this winter to keen up the interest in
,lis line OF sports than happened last year.
Tie young ladies' o the physical culture
class of The East EuG G-ms have an enter
talHment in view, aad in the gymnasium at
the same institution it is proposed to have
exhibit oas o tStic skill al regular inter-
vals. The "Three A's'' has also under con-
siieration a schsdule of indoor winter sport,
sud between-tlG two organ lzs1lons> there
viii be enough going on at all times to keep
the members OF both busy.
Wellsville, O., will have bicycle meet
on September 29, at which a number of
Pittsburg riders will be entered 1t Is the
first annual meet of the Tuscarcra Cycle
Club, and will ne held at the Fair Grounds,
where there is one Of the best halt-mlle
tracks ir the State. There will be Il
events, including the one-mile novice safe
". Quarter-mile safety boys, haf-mile
orIg atafv
handicap open, half-mile club champion
ship, mile SAFETY open, mile safety 3:20
class, half-mile safety boys, Quarter-mile
safety open, two-mlle han icap open, one
mile club championship, quarter-nile slow
race, twC-mlle safety open and consolation.
TIE prizes range in value from Sos down.
ward. Entries close September q.
The Washington-Jeferson College will
have formidable football team in the field.
The college had only been in session a eek
before the organization of the team had
made great headway. C. W. Coates, for
merry member Of he East En- g ym team,
was selected to act as cOacGer, and will play
on the team. Barhart was elected to man.
age the eleven, and j Juiius Clark was chosen
cautain. An.oag the teams scheduled to
pl y the Wa,hington-J JelfeIsons are the East
End Gym-, the A. a. a. and the eleven
from Princeton.
A project that is gradually crvstalizing
Is the provision of a good hali-mile track
for wheeling events in Pittsbury. Senti-
ment in that direction has reached a point
when every interested cycler has but one
opinion, and that is that such track is in
dispensable to a community where so much
l. rr;r c.
the wheelmen have been handicapped in
their efforts to obtain meets in Pittsburg,
by The fact that there was no suitable track
for racing events That this state of affairs
can exist much longer is not possible, and
al any time some of the crganiza tions may
make up its mind to proceed in the right
direction. There is no doubt about the
profit side OF such venture. At
every field meet this wear the
wheel events have attracted the most
attention. In some instances the audiences
openly declared that all they cared to see
were the v heel races by leaving the minute
they were concluded. The main difficulty
seems TO be the procurement OF o suitable
situation. 1t must be near car line; the
nearer the better; il must be level or have
enough level ground to make track with
turns having a radius OF 2l0 feet, giving $50
feet for each turn and about $50 for the
straights, and it should be large enough for
8 seating capacity OF from 5000 to 10000
people. The track should have a home
stretch so feet wide with a back stretch of
30 feet, and it should be we'll banked. With
such q track and accommodations
there is no reason why Pittsburg
should not capture at least one
halt OF the championship meets OF the State
nHd district. But the grounds could be
utilized for other purposes, Field meets OF
various kinds, holiday celebrations, and
open air entertainments would naturally
grayitate to such a place and these could |
not tail to make proper return for the |
necessary outlay of capital Surely there |
are enough enterprising cyclers in Pitts !
burg to put such plan into effect before the !
next season opens
On Thursday the Allegheny Athletic As
socation will have wheelmen's meet, the
tirst OF the kind held here in several years
i is to be a club affair, but including in
{ he entries are such men as W. l. Addy,
John S. Foster, Samuel Peocles, w. II.
Wilson, C. r.. Petticord and MessrG
Kramer, King and Stewart The races will
be quarter mile, hall mile, mile and two mile,
hnd they will start at o'clock in the after
noon. The track 10 in GOOD condition and