Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-09
FIELD AND FLOOD.
THE MEET OF THE LEAGUE OF
AMERICAN WHEELMEN.
Honors Of the Second Day Divided Be
tween Zimmerman and Tyler-Tho
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[By telegraph to the Dispatch !

[By telegraph to the Dispatch.l
CHICAGO, August S.-Hopors at the Sc
cond day of the League OF American
Wheelmen national and international meet
were divided between II. l. Tyler, the east
ern crack, and A. A. Zimmerman, whose
quarter-mie in 3O2 2-5 seconds is excelled
only by his own worlds record of 80 Is.
made at Detroit last week. Tyler volun-
tarIly moved back from the twenty-yard
mark in the mile handicap to scratch in
an effort to break the track record. and
no succeeded handsomely by covering the
distance IN 2:ll rs. This performance ls
second only To Sanger's mile at Milwaukee
in 200 As. Zimmerman also won the two
miie-lap race. scoring III points TO Guy l..
Gary's II.
From the standpoint of attendance the
seco1d dav vas not success. The sport,
however. was better.
MrINTJEs A DISAPPOINTMENT.
Meiutjes. the South African champion.
| proved q disappointment. He started IN
| the mile handicap at an advantage OF hfty
Yards and succeeded in qualifying IN the
! trial heat. finishing second 10 Brown, of
! Cleveland In the final heat he was shut
/ out by Tyler's forcing the leaders to
| finish in oil Is. In the twO-thirds
mile handicap he was shut out IN
his trial heat. John $. johnson, the
| Minneapolis crack. started back in tho
second heat of the mile handicap and was
| disqualified by quarter length. He won
the second heat of the quarter mile open
| in thlrty-fOur seconds. but in the final he
| followed Zimmerman and Taylor over the
| tape.
ZIMMERMAN's QUARTER.
| Zimmerman's quarter was brilliant. He
| pushed away from his opponents at once.
! TYLER and johnson were on either side,
| half length back down the stretch. On
| the upper turn be began his squirt, and
| the two fast men kept with HIM into the
stretch. Then Zimmerman rushed away
| with wonderful ease and IL was thought
record was broken. The time was so 2-5,
! faster than any other wheelman had ever
| covered the distance in competition, Aim-
norman started IN none of the handicaps.
rY1ER's PERFORMANCES.
In the fourth heat of the mile handicap
run in tho morning Tyler started after the
| announcement that he was going after
the track record. This he did by finish
ing dead heat with Lumsden for second
place IN 2:l3 4-5. -Four hours later be
made new record for the track by finish
| ing third in the final in 2:ll "a, One-titth
| OF 4 SeCoUU Deutuu DttLDtIEtLs VI 1'uA-
| falo, who started with 15-vard handicap.
Tomorrow and Ihursday the natlOnni
| championship will be decided. Tonight
the wheelmen enjoyed ride by steamer
| to the fair on Lake Michigan.
Race-Track Events.
SARATOGA. August s.-First race-nve fur
! longs-Bankers Daughter won; Pie second, ina
Colorado third. Time. 100.
| Second race-Ono miie-RCy Del Mar won
Manha-ctt -ocsnd, Knapp third. Time, 1:41.
| Third race-onC mile-Acclaim won; Tacti-
clan second, Gettysburg third. Time, l:t619.
| Fourth racc-fyo furiOng5-kentgerna won ;
| Miss LILY second, Glance tulri' Time, lO4
| Fifth raCe-si1 turlOngs-CllmqX won; Tam
many Hall second, Dutch Oven third. Time,
| 1:l9.
course-Pat Oakley won; Alfonsint second,
| Sher wood third. lime, 4ll@.
Slcet fell over the fence IN the west field. and
| Callahan was quite badly hurt about the chest.
MONMOUTH PARS.
| MOSWOCTH PARK, y. J., August S.-First race
five furlones-Rightmoro won lola second, Ana
| wanda third. limo, l:OO@l.
| second race--5eycn furlOngs-Madrid won (;
Miss Dixie second, Centola third. Time.
| l:2SL.
Third race-the Junior Champion Stakes-sIy
furlongs-Seuator Grady won llOrnpipe second,
Henry of Navarro third Time, 1:l3l4.
| fourth race-the Newark Stakes, one mile.
Straight coursc-C0manche won: Charmion se-
cJnd, Basse; Law third. Time, 1904.
Filth race-aye iurlcngs-Uncie jess won
Grace Brown second, Annehaha third, Time
sixth race-ono milo-Mary Stone won; After.
loon second, Margold third Time. ll2.
The National Game.
AtClevelaud-rirst game: R. B.H. p
Cleveland ........2 | 8 3 / x-13 II /
Louisville ...,:....l : y y ,
batteries: Young and Gunson; shatIon and
Weaver.
! Sacond carnp. r. BIZ, T.
IouisyiIie. O1 10000 o. . q
Bottcr.ss Hastings and Gunson; HenmnG
and Grim
Nc@rsiHoSr&Es.i.o...a'.'.511ao21ex-I5l4 new @s HS& .o.a Il :
Brooklyns.......O . col % 81 IA s
Bat;oues: German. Baldwin, Duke, and VIII
son; kennedy and DAILY.
Baitt@o9a9' At S%in@oFo' o..'..9OOo1aooo-6 D. = / !
PhiladrIpnias....O o IOO2 o O-+ 4
Batteries: Mcmahon and Robinson: keefe and
Clements.
AZ P,;tsburg-First gsme R. B.U. E.
Pitsturgs........9 . | 402x-l7 ls
Chieagos. 90 o 10 10 .
batteries: Gumbert and sugleu; Abbey and
Scnriyer.
Second game: " X; B.I' +;
tit'suurss thi.agos' 20 0 % )
batteries; Ehret aud sugIen; McGill, Hutchin-
son, and schriysr.
| AZ Washington: h BIZ. =,
Washingtons 40 0 l o0o0l % 10 =
Rcstons-.........2 . / OO3lO or 10 q
Batteries: Mcclure and Esper; Ganzel and
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
ssAs5SsSs.la At Savannah. oooOaOoO-5 j. b. g. .
Augugtqs,........3 q l 1000 o.
Batteries Cummings and Hurley; Camp and
Dixon.
At Atlanta: R. p. II. r.
AtlHntcs.... ~ 0 % 20 =
Chattanoogas....O u > 10000 0-f
Battercs Dewald and Doran; Jantzen and
Selbacb.
Al Pensacola: R.B.H.B
ponsasoias M 80 OoOo15-G =
New Orleans. 30 80 0-l6
batteries: Miller and Wells; McGinnis and
Baldwin.
MoDlies a5 SeOnO: esO.n.'O,::......oo1ooaoo1-4? :?
Monteomerys 80 o o . 90 OF O.
Batteries: Schmidt and frost; Cunningham
and lwineham.
Mempets.pl' en- ,pgs pn.9. ...ooo1o3o9o-S 8
Nasngilles. .........i U o 0 3 4 o Ks IL
Batteries: Wttrock and Rogers; Bailey snc
Boland.
The Spiders Defeated.
Especial telegram 70 tho Disprtch.l
| STAUNTON, W., August S.-1he Richmond
Spiders and the stanton Athletics played th'
second game OF baseball nero this evening
bhe Spiders made miserable showing aud th'
Athletics had walk-over winning by "a score o
IS TO *. Tho Richmond boys have made q
pleasant impression hore. Their batting wa:
strong, but thoir neldlng was weak. Batteries
Athletics, Fry ami Teuley Spiders, johnson
and Hodge. Umpire Wilson Spitler.
The Navahoe Doing Better.
(By Anglo-Amorican cable TO the Dispatch.l
LoSDoN August SIN the Royal Victorif
, | Yacht-Club race Tor a cub given by the Earl O
Dtrset the Britannia finished frst, tho Nayaho'
second, the satanla third, and the CallunS
| fourth.
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