The evening world., 1894-04-26
WILL BOSTON HAVE A c|MCH?
Capt. Tebeau Says No and Dis
cusses Chances of Other Clubs.
French Riders Fail to Win q Race
Other Sporting Gossip.

"Will Boston have n walk-over for the
fiag?' asks that noted baseball charac-
ter. Cant. Oliver reheau renea,,pg tho
| four clubs I'm the race for the pennant
this year-Cleveland, Boston. New York
and Pittsburg Roston isn't one whit
stronger than the other three. New
York has been strengthened wonder
fully; Pittsburg was pretty good when
the season Of 1893 closed. and everybody
knows the Cleyelands are all right.
| PHILADELPHIA has n good club hut I
think il hardly in the pennant class.
| Louisville and pbiladeIphia together
with the four clubs named. will, in
my opinion. compose the first division.
Nobody need be afraid OF BROOKLYN. and
the st. Louis Club is strong only in the
pitching department.
"a great fuss is being made over the
Cincinnati Club, but I hardly think the
Reds are fast enough for the first d.
vision. The Chicago Colts belong where
they are now. near the end, and the
a surprise. baltimore has been strength
ened and will not be last by any means,
The most interesting part of Patsy's
remarks ia that tho Neu, yorrs are in
the pennant hunt. Gothamites can now
quiet their fears.
opening of the Buffalo bicycle track in
Paris this month wa. tho TO-, Tho, ,o,
a single rrenoh r'sa. ne,. ae 'n on no.
any of the days races. The Frenchmen
had been cbr,Lunn % .hom,a.a. 49,.
49, 'heinse'vcs over
men, u 'ney were never aanserous.
race. the prix du Pr,ntempa' at forty
kiIometres faho,, .wan,wNa" ill.,
rso .aoout .~eh.y-hve miles,.
scotch sne S'n eham ,atme' w UP IN v aum an,sns, fhs
noo.d ~, 1870 C.no mnun
pr..eu ~ Ausah .ronhs anu marry
Wheeler on a tandem. The time was
venture Inc principal event. was won
by Barden. Medinger, the French
crack, was third. The last race. a con-
WHO easily oeat all the Frenchmen.
An athletic event Of unusual interest
five Of the best distance runners of that
country met in a fve-mile race on the
were G. Grassland. F. e. Bacon, Sid
Thomas. c. Pearce and H. Watkins. Ba-
con led at the first mile in 4.52 1-2; Wat
the third in Ism. Is, and watkins at the
fourth In pom. 20 LIS. Grassland and Ba-
con fought 1t out IN the last mile, Bacon
kins was third. Thomas fourth and Pearce
last. A strong wind hindered the run
ners, but. a It was, the time beats the
hi. daIao,,,on =, p,uaa,nh,, ,na
Boston sporting men are Coming 10 q
SeSv Vor IpV ~ III ~ ,a e..Io hnntt 10 ~
tween Eddie Fierce stes and Walter ED Edger-
takes place at Grand Sentral Palace
he can oitpnint he Nav yorI how ana
cess recently with Dixon. Pierce real
ter rest MS hopes Of getting on another
match with the feather.weight cham
his o%pponen
1t has been announced that the Ma.
championship OF the respective States
and that II Is probable that the cham
pions OF these State tournaments only
VIII De ciiBiDie W par tnclpdte III the
and -ragan This statement was
made in connection with the
ment that the Merton Cricket Club
would hold a tennis tournament for the
characteristics Of PENNSYLVANIA June i!
and following DAYS under the auspice
and by the appointment OF the National
STATE tournaments VIII pe heio oh 'he
sanhe ua's
New York athletes made a good show.
inS at tne SuIieS u the ieh', po.laiIoii
Con, New Jersey A. C., won the pole