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Burns, Samuel Ritter and Mr.. Graecy may
be seen playing practical games, some of
them of high degree of excellence. Among
the ladies, Misses Ouie Watson and Lille
Ferree are the most expert wielders Of the
racket 1t is the intention of the club to
have some very handsome trophies for the
invitation tournament next month, prizes
for the winners of the singles and doubles,
runner-up prizes and consolation souvenirs
The club has on hand large supply of
rackets, purchased the first year of its ex-
istence, but they are not called into use
now, as each member has since then added
a racket tdehis or her personal effects. The
rackets come in handy, however, for visitors
who may not be supplied, and the club is
ALWAYS glad to have stranger within its
gates. The intention is to build club
house soon, and an entertainment in the
shape of a circus is in process OF arrange
ment 1t will be a great affair and will at
tract widespread attention. The officers of
the club are: W. T. Treadway, President;
T. Ed Cornelius, Secretary, and H. W.
Burns, Treasurer. Among the members are
the following:
John Wilson, VIII McCabe, Fred Cooper.
Dett MeCabe, w. I. Treadway, Howard
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Ferree, Ed Cornelius, John Watson, Mr.
Gracey, Howard Burns, Misses Aggie Will
son, Lille Ferree, Sadie Ferree. Jessie Tins,
Ada Wilson, Ollie Watson, Maggie McCor-
mick, Annie Ferree Edna Baily, Lettie Nc
Cabe, Maggie Tins, Birdie Jolly, Cora Wat
son, Eva Ferree. Annie Watson, Lizzie
Nesbit, Dr. Ramsey, Wood Stewart, Mrs
Ramsey, Mrs. Gracey, Mr.. Hamilton, Mrs
Andrews. Samuel Ritter. Mrs. McAdams, Mr..
McAdams aA Mrs; Hamilton %,lda. Mr. Andrsws Mr.
ston, Nellie jenkins, Lille Rowland.
W. NJ Breckinridge,; formerly Of Mil
waukee, but now of this city, is one of the
fast riders of the day, He was born in 1870,
and resided in Milwaukee II years, where
he won many events on his wheel In the
Waukesha 17-mile road race he finished Sec
ond, and later he won a 5-minute handicap
road race from scratch over 6Z course in
22:10 His forte is in road riding, and he
has broken several of the records, winning
q large number of prizes, first and second.
In this city he has already won two seconds
and two thirds under adverse ircumstances,
as he had no chance to get into shape, and
had very little opportunity of riding up to
the time of the events. He was a member
of the Milwaukee Wheelmen's Racing
Team, but has Joined the East End GYM
wheelmen, and is racing under their colors.
He departs. to-day for Buffalo en- route for
Milwaukee, where he will race under the
East End Gyms colors He is feet 10K
inches high, and weighs 15S pounds.
There is good deal of comment just at
present in A. A. A. circles over the refusal
of several athletic clubs to pay the SIS as
sessment made by the Metropolitan Asso-
citation last winter to pay its honest debts,
incurred by the indoor meeting of January
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Club over course from Haysvllle to
Economy and return to Haysville.
Nearly every wheelman in the city who
could spare the time had announced his in
tention of watching the finish, but early
Yesterday morning it was decided to post
pone it for week. 1t is probable that the
entry list viii! be..reopened, as there is a pos
sibility that additional cyclers can be in
duced to compete with the fast men already
entered. Not only were the cyclers disap-
pointed but the tennis enthusiasts, though
they put on bold 'front.' suffered from the
same complaint. There were to have been
some fine games at the Pittsburg Tennis
Club grounds; some of the local players
were to have gone to Latrobe, Coraopolis
and Sewickley for friendly bouts. but none
Of these events came off, Amateur base
ball also suffered. In fact, there was an ex-
treme quiet in all the branches of summer
sport. during the entire week. 1t was too
warm and ON the one or two evenings when
8 breeze blew gently over the suburbs, the
ground and streets were damp from showers
that fell just before nightfslL There is a
latent hope, however, that the coming week
may be sufficiently pleasant to make up for
the disagreeableness of that just ended.
The Pittsburg Tennis Club is preparing
for an invitation tournament to be held
some time in September. At that time it is
expected that a number of the best PLAYERS
in the country can be induced to enter for
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record performances were considered mar
velous by the foreign racers; but in the Ma
tional Cyclists Union championship races
he won the one five and 50-mile events, de-
feating the pick OF European racers. His
tandem performances with H. Bradbury, the
English racer, just before sailing. eclipse
any of his previous records.
In company with Bradbury, he rode a mile
in 2 minutes II 2 5 seconds. ana five miles in
Il minutes 56 l.5 seconds. This was the
Americans final effort before leaving for
Zimmerman did not try for the one-mile
record while abroad, his friends being SAN
guine of his ability to lower it. His. foreign
trip has been great success in all but one
respectable failure to meet the English
champion, F. j. Osmond. The latter re-
fused to meet Zimmerman in his early races.
and also avoided the American in the N. C.
U. championship events. His refusal to meet
Zimmerrnan has been attributed to his fear
of defeat, but this accusation is rather Sc
we're since Osmond was not really in good
condition at any time since ZimmeIman's
trip abroad.
Through the instrumentality OF the Alle-
gheny Athletic Association, the most active
organization OF fts kind in Western Penn
sylvania, the team of the Boston Athletic
Association. which is making its tour at the
present time, will shortly play here. It is
composed of the following players: j. A.
inent man on the team. He began pitching
ball about i've years ago for the Massachu-
setts Institute of Technology team and also
pitched for local teams about Boston. He
frst became prominent by his work with the
B. A. A. team last season. This year he
is tho main stay OF the Harvard Uni
versfty team and pitched for them
in upward of 80 games, losing but2. He is
very tall and weighs over 600 and depends
largely upon his speed for success. The
other pitchers Of the team are A. A. High
lands and E. c. Howe; the former is brother
OF Jack, and while this is his first year at
ball playing he shows great promise Of be-
ing equal to any amateur pitcher in the
country. Howe has been change pitcher
on the Harvard team for the last
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Tennis Tourna1ettes.

tennis IOurn8lettess
MR JOHN WILSON, OF Coraopolis, went to
Latrobe yesterday to engage in friendly
bout.
TENNIS was neglected during the week.
Most OF the players thought the weather wat
MEssRs. WENDr, Hopes and B. Reed went
to Coraopolis Yesterday to try the courts OF
OF the local club there.
Mr.. A. J. VAIL, of the Pittsburg Tennis
Club, has gone out Of town for q month,
taking his racket with him.
MISSES AGNES GILL, Armstrong and Nellie
Boyd are numbered among the best lady
tennis players Of the East End ladies' club.
A JUNIOR tournament was to have been
played at the Pittsburg Tennis Club grounds
Friday afternoon, but the heavy storm In
terfered.
CohAoroL1s ladies are expert wieIders Of
the racket, and it is limited that they may
challenge the Sewickley lady players for q
tournament.
THERE are now 26 members OF the Ladies'
Tennis Club of the East End. They play on
Tuesday and Friday afternoons at the East
End Gym grounds.
HovEY has improved wonderfully in his
play this season, and seems to be able to de-
feat all comers. At any rate, he vanQuished
Hall In championship game very readily.
1T ls noped that HUBBARD, the Calltornla
tennis player who defeated Wiener at the
Longswood Cricket Club tournament, and
who was only beaten by Hovey in the finals.
may enter for the invitation tournaments of
the Pittsburg Tennis Club in September.
A CLUE tournament among the members of
the Three AS was interfered with on Friday
and yesterday by the rain. The contestants
are A. F.Annesly. TIL. Robinson, r. p. .Nevin,
E.-O. Robinson. J. D. Scott, A. W. Amnesty,
3. W. Flenniken, w. W. Bishop, Jr., E. v.
Paul and Charley Hyde.
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winning the quarter and two mile State
championship, defeating such men as Rich t,
Dorntge, Riverside" Smith and others.
At the Manhattan Athletic Clubs carnival
Of sports held at Manhattan field on Sep
tember last he romped away with all the
open and handicap events. On the follow.
ing Saturday at the Riverside Wheel
one-half mile open, one mile scratch
and the miie and two mile handicaps.
At the indoor tournament of the Manhattan
Bicycle Club at Madison Square Garden on
october IL he won everything in which he
was entered, and established an indoor
worlds record for one mile, the time being
243 He also won four open contests at the
indoor tournament of the Harlem Wheel
men held ut the One place on March D, and
in the team race between the Manhattan
Athletic Club OF New York and the Oxford
Wheelmen of Philadelphia, he displayed
some very shrewd headwork by which his
team won very handily. With one excep-
tioh the NJ. A. C. team won every team race
in which they entered this season, and they
would undoubtedly won it had not both
Hess and Bankers wheels become disa bled,
throwing them out Of tile race.
At Hartford on July and he won three
scratch events against some of the fastest
flyers of the country. On the triplet with p.
worlds record, making the mile in 2:H IS.
The record is considered remarkable from
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wheelmsn's whispers.


CHARLES ADDY and Mr.. Moore. Of the East
End, have gone to Cleveland on their
wheels.
JIG. FAwoErT, JR, and Mr.. Heppenstall,
have added their names to the list Of riders
of the Blue Monarchs.
TIE Keystone Bicyclers will go to White
hall on the Brownsville road, to-day II the
roads are in fair condition.
The Allegheny 'Cyclers will make no CO n
certed run to-day, the members scattering
about in various directions.
MISS AMY HARTMAN recently rode from
Station street to Swissvale and return with
her father q good record for q 9-year-old
maid.
TO-DAY William Wilson, Lew Miller and
Charles Petticord are of on run to Now
Castle. They will probably make century
run Off
LENz may be reached by letter up to Au-
gust 10 at Helena, Mont, care of j. D. Wait.
Ienz is now in the Northwest riding through
Minnesota.
Miss PETr1coRD will accompany her brother
on q wheel into the country next Sunday.
She ia quits graceful rider and is rapidly
becoming an expert.
A SPECIAL meeting of the Keystone Cyclers
will be held during the week to dispose of
some important business that has been on
hand for some time.
The five-mile record Is now held Dy c. w.
Dorntage and W. Il. Benseyres, who beat
Zimmerman and Bradbury's time by ~ Soc
onds, finishing in l2:l4.
THE East End Gym Wheelmen made an.
/ other attempt to hold a meeting during tho
past week and failed. Captain CuIbertson
Is thinking OF resigning II the club does not
show increased interest soon.
CAPTAIN MYLER of the Keystones, met with
A severe accident last Sunday on the way
home fronf Jacktown. He was crossing .
water breaker when his wheel threw him IN
the air, and he sprained his lett wrist and
injured his right arm SO that both have been
in slings this week.
THE Lafayette, Ind, Herald notes the
arrival at that city Of c. c. Barker and W. G.
Pressing, Of Pittsburg. on their wheels.
They made the trip to Lafayette in q week
via Indianapolis. The last day they rode
l03 miles. From Lafayette they pushed
westward toward Chicago.
A. L. BANKER, the Lytle brothers and Bob
Eccles started last evening for Buffalo ON
their wheels They go from there to Niagara
Falls and then through the largest cities in
New York State to New York, thence on to
Atlantic City where they will spend week,
returning here in about two weeks.
LEW MIILERand Charles Il. Psttioord msde
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century last Sunday riding to Kittanfng
and return, 11a miles. They advise others
who NAV take this run to select the river
road from Freeport to Logan's Ferry; as It
saves many hills. This was Captain Petit
cords third century this season and he says
he will make seven more.
A BICYCLE party was given to George A.
Banker Oh Tuesday evening in honor OF his
return from New York. Among the riders
present were Miss Lila Lloyd, Miss Nellie
Leo, Miss Florence Banker, Miss Kittie Hub
ley. Miss Blanche Lloyd, Miss Alice Berger,
G. I. Price, A. L. Banker, B. G. Lytle, Mac
Orcutt, j. II. Lytle and G. A. Banker.
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%. The clubs refuse on the gronnd that
there is nothing in the constitution of the
Association authorizing such q procedure.
The fact of the matter is that a club that
joins the A. A. A. must abide by its
rulings. The Metropolitan Association is
not perfect organization, but the good it
does is much greater than the bad. Presi-
dent Curtis advises the mslcontents to "pay
or CO." and his word is law, and what is
more, is upheld by the majority of clubs in
the a. A. A
The Painter Brothers, of this city, have a
steam yacht which they believe is as fast as
any boat of its size in existence. The other
day they tried it in the river, and it did
carefully measured mile in minutes 24L
seconds. 1t was full mile, and it is be-
heved that in other trials in the East the
miles have been short At any rate, the
craft is flyer, and one of which her owners
are justly proud
George A. Banker, the bicyclist of this
city, who, the latter part of last season
Joined forces with the Manhattan Athletic
Club, of New York, arrived home last week,
bringing with him the prizes he won at the
national meet, at Washington, and on the
recent spring circuit He now has them
on exhibition at the East End He is q
young rider, but 1s years of age, and COM
menced racing about three years ago at
Brownsville, Pa, where, on an ordinary, he
won his novice race, and in the open events
defeated the best riders in the State, includ-
ing his own brother, who at that
time was considered the champion.
He was at that time and is yet the cham.
pion OF Western Pennsylvania, and on the
recent tri-State spring circuit, upheld his
title Of champion Of New York State by
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PARLOR
FURNITURE

An elegant time this to re
furnish the parlor. Full sets
from the cheapest to the finest
all at prices far below the or.
dinary. Odd pieces on which
similar reductions have been
made.
This is not a clearance sale
of shop-worn or old style
goods, but new, stylish, hand
some, finely finished furniture,
which it is a pleasure for us to
show and recommend, a pleas
ure for you to buy and exhibit
to your friends.
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tne amateurs. Plans
for events and out.
ings that had been
carefully laid, some OF
them weeks ago, were
swept aside by the
rain and there was q
general feeling of dis
appointment preva a.
lent in all the outing
departments Th ere
was to have been a IL
mile club road race by
the keystone Bicycle
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NEW ApvERrrsEMENrs.
==#KEECH##=
CASH OR CREDIT.
RtsbQrgs Grand Furniture Emporium.

Not article for in the complete furnishing of home
but be found here and the right price, The present
the buyers golden opportunity for reductions in every depart
ment are the order of the day.
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Shut Your Ears

khut Your Ears
To the representations of unscrupulous
dealers who tell you that their bogus
nostrums and local bitters are identical with
or akin to Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Such
statements are false. Ask for, and insist
upon having, the genuine article, which is q
well ascertained remedy for malaria,
dyspepsia, liver complaint, rheumatism,
kidney disorder and the infirmities incident
to age.
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AMATEUR ATHLETES,
Rain and Heat Interfere With
Many of the Fixtures
of the Week.
GOSSIP OF THE CYCLERS,
Tennis Tournaments in Preparation
for the Near Future.
RECORDS OF LOCAL WHEELMEN,
CoraopOlis Coming to the Front With its
Neis and Rackets
GATHERED FROM THE OUTDOOR WORLD
nj
GOSSIP OF THE CYCLERS.
Tennis Tournaments in Preparation
for the Near Future.
RECORDS OF LOCAL WHEELMEN.
Coraopolis Coming to the Front With Its
Ae;s and Rackets.
GATHERED FROM THE OUTDOOR WORLD

The superabundance of moisture yester-
DAY created widespread discoutent among
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De WITT's Little Early Risers. Best pill
for biliousness. sick headache. malaria.
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Sewickley is to have tennis tournament
in the near future. It will be q noteworthy
event and the entry list will probably in
cent Pittsburg Tennis Club tournament.
Among those mentioned as probable entries
are Messrs. Moorhead, Vail, Pier, Ewing,
Edwards. Reed, Byrnes, Buch, Fay, Whelen,
Thomson, Coster, Barr, Christy, Porter,
Osburn, Woods. HORACE j. HILL.
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BEDROOM
SETS.

A hundred styles to select
from. Settle in your mind the
price you think you ought to
pay and we'll show you at least
a dozen at that price or within
a dollar or so.
All styles of wood and fin
ish are represented, and we
can with confidence claim that
we can suit all tastes and all
pocketDooks.
, 1892-06-18

brated makes as Lilly, Bracket
& Cos London and square toe
Waukenphast and Puritan last, in
kangaroo at Sc and Cordovan at
81. They are worth the price for
good wear. Williams, Kneeland &
Co., Hathaway, Soule & Harring-
ton, D. B. Baker & Whitmarsh, are
known the world over. Reputation
counts, and here you'll find their
stock in lace and congress, style to
suit.
A pretty shoe aids pretty foot,
and that with comfort, was the idea
in view when 1 laid in a stock OF
Floret French kid. They are high
heeled and little high in price,
but 1 have marked them down
from 81 to Sc, that you may try
them.
Goodger & Co.'S. ola Belleo is
worth attention too. For a stand
ard lady's shoe it hasn't an equal.
Widths from B to EE, opera and
square toe, tipped and not tipped,
from $3.50 up to $5. The P. Cox
, 1892-06-18
WHERE TO WORSHIP,
Time of Services at the Various
Churches Tomorrow,

SCANDINAVIAN LUTHERAN SERVICES to-
morrow at pm, in the basement of st.
Johns Episcopal church, by 1. Skrondal
In the First Christian Church, services
will be held tomorrow at IL a. m, with
Sunday School at 10 a. m.
ST. JoHN's EPISCOPAL CHURoH-The u.s.
ual services at st. Johns church tomorrow
FIRST BAPTIST CHURcH-Corner Adams
and Seventh streets. Services at II am.
and pm.
ST.MIcHAEL's CHURCH-Low mass will be
celebrated at d. m, high mass al 10:30
catechlsm at p. m. and vespers at 7 %. m
Father Claessens.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH-Services at II
am. and pm. led by the pastor. The
talk on "The Country in which we Live, +"
which was deferred last week, will be given
at the evening service.
THE FIRST SPIRITUAL SOCIETY will hold
services at Barnes Liberal hall. 4l8 Adams
street, near Fourth. tomorrow Sunday
evening at 7:30 o'clock.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Corner of Sixth
and Franklin streets, Rev. L. j. Lamont,
pastor. Young Peoples meeting, 6 80 I'm.
Sunday. Preaching at IL am, and 1880
pm
SCANDINAVIAN SERVICE - Rev. P. Ran
dOlph, munster, in the VeStry room of the
M. r. church. at 2:30 pm. NOrwegians.
Danes, Swedes and Finlanders are cordially
invited.
TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH-P Preaching by
the pastor morning and evening. Sunday
School at u, Young Peoples song and
praise service at pm.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Services
at the M. E. church tomorrow: 10 a. M. .
class meeting; IL am, and pm, preach
idg. 1915, Sunday school, r. A. Ford,
superintendent; 5 pm, Junior league, M.
J. Royal, superintendent; pm, Epworth
League.
UNITARIAN CHURCH-Corner Ninth and
Franklin streets, Napoleon Hoagland,
minister. Public meetings today at Ii
am. and pm, Sermon in the morning,
subject, 'What shall we do with our
Girls ~ In the evening there will be a
symposium on the the subject of public
school support and improvement. State
superintendent r. B. Bryan will give an
address on public school support and City
superintendent B. w. Brintnall will speak
on manual training. Opportunity will be
given for general discussion of the ad-
dresses and individual suggestions of
school improvement.
, 1892-06-18
NAVAL VISITORS.
How the Officers of the Boats
VIII be Entertained.

An Ola Time CIam-Bake TO be
Given by Everybody at Buffers
COve-The Committees Reception
at the Hotel.
Arrangements were practically COM
pleted yesterday for the entertainment of
the officers of the war ships Charleston and
Baltimore, which are anchored at Buffers
cove. Visitors to the ships will be ad-
mitted between 10 and O'Clock each day.
Every citizen is urged to assist in extend
ing to the visitors the hospitality of the
city. A grand and old-fashioned clam
bake will be the feature of Mondays pro-
gram. The ladies are requested to bring
well-flled baskets, and everybody is invited
to come and make it pleasant for the of
ficers and crews. A reception and ball
will take place at the Olympia hotel on
Tuesday evening.
The following-named gentlemen were ap
pointed at yesterdays meeting on the va
rious committees;
Committee of fArrangements-H V. Og
den, J. w. Robinson, W. J. Milroy, E. E. Gre
60 MlJchell Harris, y. A. Bowen, M, Kaut
man, Phil Skillman, NJ e. Reed, s. G
Ward.
Committee on clam bake-George A
Barnes, Thomas Prather, w. J. Doane, S
NJ. Percival.
Reception committee-R. G.. O'Brien
Governor E. P. Ferry, Major c. NJ. Barton
I. A. W. Shock, w. E. Newell, Captain Z
| 5. Reinhart, A. A. Phillips, f. j. Convey
| E. 7. Young, George D. Shannon, Rober
! Frost T. N. Allen, DR.. w. A. Newell.
Finance committee-W. T. Mcdonald
Geo. G. Mills, G. B. Scammell, J. f. Muir
ply, L. N. Ford.
Music cOmmittee-C. NJ. Moore, L. B
Faulkner, f. M. Convey, Gus. Harris.
Decoration committee. C. Brown, w
K. Esling, G. s. Eaten, G. T. Whitney.
Invitation committee-W. f. Newell, c
j. Lord, T. A. w. Shock, NJ. J. Gordon, c
H. Aver, H. R. Rankin.
The officers of the warships will be in
Vited to visit the National Guard encamu
! ment at American lake
, 1892-06-18
1Iasontc Grand Officers.

The Masonic grand lodge of Washington
has elected the following officers: Alfred
A. Plummer, of Port Townsend, grand
master; Edward R. Hare, of Tacoma, dep
uty grand masttr; Joseph M. Taylor, Of Sc
attic, senior grand warden; w. w. With
erspOon, of Spokane, junior grand war
den; Benjamin Harmed, of Olympia, grand
treasurer; I. H. Reed, of Olympia, grand
treasureri grand chaplain, Rev. N. w.
Egan, Of Walla Walla; grand lecturer, J.
N. Nudgin, of Waitsburg grand orator, 0.
N. Patton, of Dayton; grand marshal, U.
b. Rumble, Of Spokane; grand senior dea-
con, d. G. Guernsey, of Dayton; grand
junior deacon, Thomas Techrake, of Aber-
deen; grand standard bearer, A. L. Ash
craft, of Olympia; grand sword bearer, J.
I. Lee, Of Tacoma; grand Bible bearer, D.
L. Hopkins, Of Fairhavsn; grand senior
steward, W. M. Seemon, Of Puyallup
grand junior steward, Robert Fairbarn, OF
Union City; grand tyler, o. M. Murphy,
of HOquiam