The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 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.

fag7" asks that noted baseball charac-
ter. Capt. oliver Tebeau. repeating the
question. mot for minute. There are
four clubs In the race for the pennant
this yehr-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 1899 closed. and everybody
knows the Clevelands are all right.
Philadelphia has n good club, but I
think It 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.
F, 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)s
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
IN. I'm. q 3-5s. The Grand Prix d'Ou-
venture. the principal event. was won
by Barden. Medinger. the French
crack. was third. The last race. a 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 five-mlle race on the
were G. Grassland. F. E. Bacon, Sid
Thomas, c. Pearce and II. Watkins. Ba-
con led at the first mile in 452 1-2; Wat
kins at the second in 1Om.; Grassland at
the third in 15m. IS. and Watkins at the
fourth In pom. 20 las. Grassland and Ba-
con fought II out in the last mile, Bacon
winning by 200 yards In 25m IS 3-5s. Wat
kins was third. Thomas fourth and Pearce
last A strong wind hindered the run
ners. but, as It was, the time beats the
best American record.
A big delegation of Philadelphia and
Boston sporting men are coming to
tween Eddie Fierce and e walter Waite ED Edse er
ton. the Kentucky Rosebud" which
takes place at Grand Central Palace
next ne Saturday night The Bud" thinks
hopes to be able to duplicate his sue
cess recently with Dixon. Pierce real
ICES that upon the result Of this encoun-
match with the feather-weight cham
pion. and II is needless to say that he
Will do his best to get decision over
| his opponent.
tional LawnTennis Association proposes
holding lawn-tennis tournaments in all
of the States Of the wn9n for the
and that It is probable that the cham.
pions OF these State tournaments only
will be eligible to participate in the
National tournament held at Newport
and Narragansett. This statement wa.
made in connection with the announce
ment that the Merton Cricket Clut
would hold tennis tournament for tn,
championship of Pennsylvania June Il
and following days under the auspice,
and by the appointment OF the Natlona
. Association. 1t Is said that the othe
State tournaments win be held on thu
same days.
New York athletes made a good show
ing at the games OF the Tenth Battalion
Association at Albany last night. L. W
. Con-. New jersey A, c., won the pol
; vault and was second In the 220-yar,
E hurdle. f. F. Goodman, Riverside Wheel
4 men. was second In the mile bicycle race
George Sands. N y. A. c.. won tho 44O
yard handicap run.
q Mike Kelly wants to bet 81 900 that tn
Z Allentown team can beat the Ne,
Yorks. Kelly Is said to be very sore O
Ward. II SO. Ward Is in luck.
J. Ryan. the champion amateur soul
Her OF America, and Joseph Wright. bot