The evening world., 1894-04-26
WILL BOSTON HAVE C|NcH?
Capt, Tebeau Says No and Dis
cusses Chances of Other Clubs.
French Riders Fail 20 Win a Race
Other Sporting Gossip.

"Will Boston have n walk-over for the
flag" asks hat noted baseball charac-
ter, Capt. Oliver Tebeau. repeating the
question:, mot for n 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; P%ittsburg was pretty good when
the season of 1893 closed. and everybody
knows the Clevelands are all right.
Philadelphia has n good club, but /
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. AMI
the 81. Louis Club Is strong only in tho
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 noticeable 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 they were never dangerous.
There were thirteen starters in the first
race. the Prix du Printemps. at forty
kilometres about twenty-five miles).
The winner turned up in Lumsden. the
Scotch champion, who was %splendidly
paced by Austin Cronks and Harry
Wheeler on a tandem. The time was
III. I'm. p 3-5s. The Grand Prix d'ou-
venture, the principal event, was won
by Barden. Medinger. the French
crack, was third. The last race, n con-
ISOLATION event. was won by Edwards,
who easily beat all the F%renchmen.
An athletic event OF unusual interest
was recently decided In England, when
five Of the best distance runners OF that
country met in a flve-mile race on the
Ashton Athletic Grounds. The starters
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
kins at the second in l0rn.; Grassland ut
the third in l5m. IS, and Watkins at the
fourth In pom. 30 l-2s. Grassland and Ba-
con fought II out IN the last mile. Bacon
winning by 200 yards in 25m. rs 3-5s. Wat
kins was third, Thomas fourth and Pearce
last. A strong wind hindered the run
ners. but, as 1t was. the time beats the
best American record.
A big delegation Of Philadelphia and
Boston sporting men are coming to
New York to witness the fistic bout be-
tween Eddie Pierce and Walter Edger-
takes place at Grand Central Palace
next Saturday night. The Bud thinks
he can outpoint the New York boy, and
HOPES to be able to duplicate his sue
ICES that. upon the result of this encoun-
ter rest his hopes of getting on another
match with the feather-weight cham
pion, and II IL needless to say that he
Will do his best to get a decision over
his opponent.
II has been announced hat the Ma
tional Lawn-Tennis Association proposes
holding lawn-tennis tournaments in all
of the states Of the Union for the
championship of the respective States,
and that II is probable that the cham.
pions OF these State tournaments only
will he eligible to participate in tho
National tournament held at Newport
and N"arragansett. This statement was
made in connection with the announce.
ment that the Merton Cricket Clu
would hold n tennis tournament for the
championship of Pennsylvania June |!
and following days under the auspices
and by the appointment, of the Nationa
Association. 1t is said that the Other
State tournaments will be held on tn,
same days,
New York athletes made a good show
ing at the games OF the Tenth Battalion
Association at Albany last night. T.. W
Con-. New JERSEY A. G.. won the pole
vault and was second In the 220-yart
hurdle. F. F. Goodman, Riverside Wheel
men. was second In the mile bicycle race
George Sands. n y. A c.. won the 44O
yard handicap run.
Mike Kelly wants to bet $1,000 that tn,
Allentown team can beat the New
Yorks. Kelly Is said to be very sore OF
Ward. II so. Ward Is In luck.
]. Ryan. the champion amateur soul
Her OF America. and Joseph Wright. both