Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-08-23

probably ride Mr.. Keene's Agitator.
Thus far Agitator has not been re-
garded with favor By betters, but with
Tsral up and weighing los or there
abouts be is now likely TO have many
supporters. Cromwell, who has been
in course of development AZ Jerome
Park, will probably start in the t'u-
turity.
DANyIILF, KY.. August 29.-Eugene
Kessler, OF East Pittsburg, Pa, for the
three years member of the Yale foot
ball team and boat crew, has signed
contract to train the Centre College
eleven this fall.
ANOTHER WORLDS WHEEL RECORD.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. August 22.-J.
II. Bliss made q new worlds bicycle
record, half mile, flying start OF "a S-5
seconds, also worlds standing start OF
5s is seconds, at Hampden Park this
afternoon.
With flying start Bliss made the quar-
ter in 27 Is; half :54 3-5; thus breaking
the record made by j. S. johnson Of IS
seconds, and Bliss's best previous time
Of :55 3-5. Lumsden aud Citizens, who
paced Bliss on tandem went the hail In
:54 As, turning the quarter in ~ Is.
This establishes a worlds record for
tandems.
In the standing start, Bliss made the
quarter in 80 2-5 seconds; the half In
:5S Is. Best record formerly held by
j. s. johnson with mark OF SO 2-5-
Trials were all made under officials
appointed by National Racing Board.
BICYCLE RACES AT KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, No, August 22.-
Eight hundred people attended the
opening day of tho meet OF the Ma
tionai Circuit bicycle riders held under
the auspices OF the Kansas City Athletic
Club at the Exposition race track this
afternoon.
The races opened with q mile open,
class B; frst heat, won by c. NJ. Muir
phy, of Syracuse, n. Y, In 2:49; second
heat, A. |. Brown, OF Cleveland, won in
300. The two-mile handicap was the
field against Sanger (scratch), but he
overcams obstacles and finished but
fifth Of a second behind the winner. j.
w. Coburn, ST. Lonis, whose time was
4;42.
ALIX AND DIRECTUM MATCHED.
PORTLAND. MAINE, August 29.-The
owner of Aix, who, at Washington
Park, Chicago. on Tuesday trotted
mile in 2:05A, telegraphed President
Barnham, OF the Rigby track, that II
race could be arranged between Alix
and Directum for purse Of $4,000 he
would bring Alix. Barnhan argreed to
a $4,000 purse, and Directum's owner
has also agreed to the terms. The race
will be the most important In the his
tory of New England tracks, and will
come of about September 20.
Local Base Ball
The Bader and Maurers and Niagaras,
OF the South Side, played nine inning
game on the old Fair Grounds. The
score was Is TO IS.
The Irwin Headache Pearls challenge
the Work Stars for game OF ball this
morning at 9 o'clock, on the Il. q q.
grounds, for a 20 cent rocket a side.
The Alphonsns challenge the East
Wheeling Regulars for game OF ball
70 be played on the Tunnel Green,
Sunday, August 26.. II accepted, an
swer through this paper.
The Wheeling Bakery Broad Eaters
defeated the Golden Eagles by tbs score
fs to l. Batteries, Golden Eogles,
Wright and Allen, Wheeling Bakery
Bread Eaters. Carpenter and Perkins.
The Reymann stars would like TO
hear from the LaBelle Stars for game
OF ball next Sunday afternoon on the
Tunnel Green. They would like to hear
from any other clubs In this city for
games on Sunday afternoons or through
the week. II accepted, please answer
Through this paper.