The evening world., 1894-04-26
WILL BOSTON HAVE 4 C|NCH I?
Capt. Tebeau Says No and Dis
cusses Chances of Other Clubs.
French Riders Fail to Win a Race
Other Sporting Gossip.


flng?' asks that noted baseball charac-
ter, Capt. oliver Tebeau. repeating the
question, Not for "A minute. There are
four clubs in the race for the pennant
this year Cleveland. Boston, New York
and Pittsburg. Boston 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 Clevelands are all right.
Philadelphia has n good club, but l
think 1t hardly in the pennant class.
Louisville and Philadelphia, 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 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
Washingtons may finish last. or may be
n surprise. Baltimore has been strength
ened and will not be last by any means"
The most interesting part of Patsy's
remarks is that the New Yorks are in
the pennant hunt. Gothamites can now
quiet their fears.
The most noticea BILE feature of the
opening of the Buffalo bicycle track In
Paris this month was the fact that not
a single French rider finished first in
any OF the days races. The frenchmen
had been chuckling to themselves over
the prospects OF beating the English
men, but tney were never dangerous
! There were thirteen starters in the first
race, the Prix du Printemps, at forty
kilometres tabout twenty-five miles,
The winner turned up in Lumsden. the
Scotch champion, who was splendidy
paced by Austin Cronks and Harry
Wheeler on tandem. The time was
In. I'm. p 3-5s The Grand Prix d'Ou-
venture, the principal event was won
by Barden, Mednger. the French
crack. was third. The last race. n con-
ISOLATION event. was won by Edwards,
who easily beat all the Frenchmen.
An athletic event OF unusual interest
was recently decided In England, when
five OF the best distance runners of that
| country met in a fve-mile race on the
Ashton Athletic Grounds. The starters
were G. Grassland. F. e. Bacon, Sid
Thomas. C. Pearce and II. Watkins. Ba-
con led at the first mile In 4.52 l-2; Wat
kins at the second In l0m.: Grassland at
the third in Ism. Is. and Watkins at the
fourth In pom. 90 LES. Grassland and Ba-
con fought IL out in the last mile, Bacon
winning by 200 yards In 25m. Is 3-5s. Wat
kins was third. Thomas fourth and Pearce
~ A a nj fhn
ners. but, as It was. the time beats the
best American record.
"A big delegation of Philadelphia and
Boston sporting men are coming to
Ns@ Yea Edd to se Mnsss ns se Wer s eGa ar ee
ton, the Kentucky Rosebud" which
takes place at Grand Central Palace
next Saturday night. The Bud" thinks
he can outpont the New York boy, and
hopes to be able to duplicate his sue
! cess recently with Dixon. Pierce real
Ices that upon the result of this encoun-
m"tch with the feather-weight cham
| pion, and it is needless to say that he
will do his best to get n decision over
his opponent.
II has been announced that the Ma
tionel Lawn-Tennis Association proposes
holding lawn-tennis tournaments in al
OF the States OF the Union for tn
championship OF tne respective states
and that 1t Is probable that the cham
pions OF these State tournaments onl,
Will be eligible TO participate In tn
National tournament held at Newpor
and Narragansett. This statement wa
made in connection with the announce
ment that the Merton Cricket Clu
would hold a tennis tournament for tn
championship of PENNSYLVANIA June |
and following days under the ausplce
and by the appointment, of the Nationa
, Association. 1t is said that the othe
State tournaments Will be held on tn
same days
New York athletes made a good show
Ing at the games of the Tenth Battalio
Association at Albany last night. Z. "
, Goff. New Jersey a. c., won the pol
5 vault and was second In the 220-yur
2 hurdle. +. F. Goodman, Riverside Whee
4 men, was second in the mile bicycle rae,
George Sands. n !, A. c.. won the Az
yard handicap run.
. Mike Kelly wants to bet 81. 900 that til
( Allentown team can beat the Ne
Yorks. Kelly Is said TO he very sore o
Ward. II so. Ward is In luck
]. Ryan, the champion amateur scu
Ter OF America, and Joseph Wright. bot