The evening world., 1894-04-24
RATE OF SPEED ON WHEEL.
An Opinion that a Mile in Las
May Be Accomplished.
"Kid" Nichols's Idea of the Bostons
Other Sporting Gossip.

-Otncr sporting GOSSIP.
What rate OF speed will blcyclists be
able to attain before they reach the lin
1t? Is a question In which whee,men
are much interested. In discussing this
matter recently. a member of the Rae
ing Board IA II as his opinion that
a mile In Las would eventually be ac-
complished In competition, provided the
Interest in cycling did not abate. He
thought 1t would not be a great while
before the performance was done. either,
but better than that he thought It was
not within the power OF a b!cyclist to
accomplish. 1t was suggested that the
conditions would have to be unusually
favorable for such a performance. This
brought out the remark that the bicy-
Gle tracks now in use would not have
to be improved upon. but that the in
creasing ability OF bicycle riders and the
improvements that would naturally come
IN the construction OF machines. would
be all that. was necessary.
IT Is claimed that as good time as
this has been made for a short dis
that. as good as two minutes will
be done In bicycling this season, al
though those who hold this opinion are
mark. BE that as 1t may. it is certain
that time, performances will be watched
eagerly. this year, there being induce
ments Tor the racing man to keep up a
nigh rate OF speed all the way.
You can't beat Boston this year"
said KID Nichols. the crack pitcher Of
that team, as he worked a turnstile.
Our team is stronger than /, was last
| NTnnr NhH ttfa .~ AL
that we could give any team in the
League a handicap of three runs and
beat 1t out. We have 1t in for Pittsburg
this year, We won't do a thing TO them
are, playing fast ball. Well, may be
wen show them some points they don't
know when we get there.
opinion, are New York. Philadelphia
and Cleveland. in the order named.
New York has been strengthened more
speed he will be an acquisition. He has
a good head. Murphy ls as fast n ball
player as there is In the country and
a Haltren Is a high-class man. IA
Stencil. who succeeded him in the Pitts
burg team"
The Presidents of the Princeton and
Cornell football associations met in this
city yesterday afternoon and arranged
for the first game of football for the
season OF 1894. to be played between the
Princeton and Cornell teams at Man
pates having a strong team in the field.
the athletic council having decided to
employ the best coachers that can be
had and begin very early to train the
team.
1t Is the goal of DANNY McBrlde's am
bition to fight Billy Plimmer for the
bantam:weight championship. Maxey
| Jnttoh huc q oip,tIor a untra finru nnI tt 10
to settle which of the two is entitled to
the distinction of making a match that
they will be brought together at the
day night at Grand Central Palace.
owen Zeigler is another nan who Is
working, his way to the top of the light
weight division. He will spar Jack Fail
and Eddie Sweeney and Jack Burke are
engaged for six-round bouts.
A Cambridge, Mass. Despatch state.
that. fair weather or foul. the Harvard
This is a new move In boating at Har
ward, and much interest Is taken in tn.
step. Instead of the single two-mile race
IN the Spring as heretofore; his yea,
there will be a mile race on April Is and
the two,mile race on May 10, besides the
one to-day. The course extends for a
mile along the Beacon street wall, from
the Harvard Bridge to the Union Boat
House.
The Newark Philadelphia Century road
run will take place on June of this year.
The old system OF competitors wearing
numbers will be done away with, and a
new system OF checking adopted. Each
rider will be supplied with about half a
dozen checks, and will deposit one at
each checking place, Three prizes VIII
will be put up for clubs having a men,
bership OF less than %thirty-five.
There was a surpri.S in the inter
class games at Harvard yesterday. 4.
b, Hin, "a, who was regarded as a sure
done the distance under two minutes.
was beaten by E.. HOLSTER. a freshman.
The Freshmen won a majority OF the
SCISSORS of the Wells Cup.
The eight-round contest at Boston last
night between Critic and Griffin. was
decuared a draw. Critic. however, had
all the better of 1t. and made a show
OF the American.
Frank Craig, the Harlem Coffee Cool
err" has developed championship as
pirations since he whipped Fred Morris
In a finish fight. A defeat by Pete Burns.
of Harlem, must be wiped out before he
can consistently challenge Creedon, Moore.
Fitzsimmons and men Of that calibre.
II WE'LL try to accomplish this on
| Wednesday night. at Lenox Lyceum.
Several other fistic stars are on the pro-
gramme.
After last Saturdays game In Balti.
more. Dan Brouthers told Treasurer
Talcott that Westervelt had more speed
than n pitcher he ever found. and
Westervelt pitched a ball. Clark. Of Bal,
timore, ~signalled to the bleachers t