The evening world., 1894-03-28
SPORTING NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Interesting Letter from Bicyclist
Fred Titus, Dated Bermuda.
Harvard-P rinceton-Y Yale Baseball
Schedule.

Fred J.. Titus, the well-known bicyclIst
OF this city, Is in Bermuda, from which
place he has written the following inter-
estlng letter to n friend here:
1.-THE day Of March 16 was to the cyclist
In Bermuda what the great Springfield,
Mass, meet is to us. 1t was n gala day.
Bermuda being IN English colony, the
people therefore looked forward to the
10th as a day in which an American
would get his licks.' as they say. l had
Issued a challenge to the fastest rider in
Bermuda to race one mile, Offering to
give the man forty yards start. A match
race was arranged for the championship.
A series of other races were to be held
on the same day, viz: Boys race. slow
race, local race and general handicap. all
one-mile events. / entered the handicap
and was placed at scratch, the limit man
having, 200 yards start. The affair was a
decided success, the events all being well
contested.
II won the match race without any
enort' beating the former champion by
cided to show the Englishmen how
Americans can ride. They had been
sceptical concerning our abilities. and
criticisms: / rode from start to finish,
caught the limit man before l had
gone one-third OF a mile and, keeping
a = ~ b onI won the race by about 800 yards
seconds, doing the mile in 2m. los. l be-
lieve this Is also the worlds record for a
mile in competition"
(Sanger rode "a mile in competition in
2.Oo l-5 on Sept. IL last.)
The Yale, Princeton and P%ennsylva-
MIA baseball mines are getting some
good practice during the Easter holi-
days; but Harvard Is apparently doing
nothing, at least nothing Is heard from
the crimson team. Judging from
exhibition games. the teams of the first
three named colleges are stronger than
Princeton, II anything, has had a shade
the best of 1t in games played. The
Tigers. as a rule. show up well in prac-
tlGe games. and then have a habit of
football team will be repeated. The
Princetons will play here next Saturday
with the New Works. The Pennsylya-
country. but Is getting more valuable
practice than either of the other two
by playing with the Philadelphia pro-
The following schedule Of baseball
and Princeton is announced:
May 5-Harvard VS.. Princeton. at
May So-Harvard VS.. Princeton. at
Cambridge.
June 23-Harvard vs.. Yale, at Cam
June 26-Harvard vs. Yale at New
Haven.
In case of a tie between Harvard and
Yale the deciding game will be played
at New York on Saturday, June 80.
A prominent Minnesota jurist In an in
terview last night expressed his views on
the question OF prize-fights as follows,
Certain deluded sports OF st. Paul, with
a few, dollars In their pockets and sew.
eral thousands in their minds. nave an.
%nounced that they. are willing to make VI
a purse of $46, 900 for the Corbett-Jacksor
fight. In spite Of this. there will be nc
part Of Minnesota: There Is no loopholt
{SS ,;s. a Il, II : af,s%Pt i msds !;
Gov. Wilson will simply swamp the plac,
with the State militia. Any attempt t.
pull OFF a fight between Corbett anc
Jackson anywhere in this State viii GER
simmons affair July q. 1881"
"Parson' Davies has issued a long re.
ply to the official statement" ISSUED
from Cincinnati by James j. Corbett
by !Corbett, should feel battered by the
notice taken Of him by Corbett, and
declares that all the colored man wishes
Is " nave tHe lBHt come OH IN thls
country II possible, but In any place
where a fair show will be given him
Davies asks Corbett to name a time
when he can meet Jackson in a glove
contest.
By some deep. dark, mysterious pro.
cedure Pitcher Amos Rusie has been ca,
joled into signing a New York contract
and the world moves again. How thi:
wonderful feat was accomplished the
Club people decline to say. OF course
they did not give in, for did they no
say they would never recede. Now le'
them bring their Irresistible persuasive
ness to bear on Catcher Farrell.
The University Of Pennsylvania eight 4
preparing for a season of great activity