The evening times., 1895-10-03
BRITISH CRICKETERS GONE
They Got an Unexpected Beating,
But Had a Pleasant Time.
mcrica ns Have Learned Great Deal
About the Game, Bnt They VIII he
Easy when They Get Abroad.
Especial to The Times.)

New York, Oct. 3.-The English cricket
ers who have been in America for the past
month or more trying their skill against
our teams, sailed for their homes un the
steamer New York last evening.
Before leaving they spoke very pleasantly
OF their visit. Capt. Mitchell expressed
himself As more than pleased al the recep-
ton accorded to him and bis men by the
American cricketcrs. when questioned rs
to his opinion OF American cricketcrs, he
acknowledged that the game had reached
much higher standard in this country than
he had supposed. The Philadelphia team,
he said furnished the biggest surprise for
him and his men.
In regard to the proposed visit of the
Philadelphians TO England next season.
he said:
1.-The Philadelphia team Is very strong
one but think il will meet with defeat a {
the hands of the first-class counties of
England. Your men would certainly stand
good chance of defeating the universities
and the lesser counties. but against the pro-
fessional bowling or England think your
chances would be next to nothing.
I'm any case, you may say that, should
the PhiladeIphians conclude to visit us
next season. they VIII be assured OF a hearty
welcome. and. as the fact of their good
playing has been so widely published all
over England, they will be sure 10 draw
immense crowds to all games in which they
may participate"
1t is estimated that there are more than
30, 900 bicycle riders in Washington, and
yet less than 500 of them are members OF
clubs. 1t is believed that if more of the
riders would attach themselves TO clubs
already or-,a niZed, or establish new ones,
atleast some of the evils of which complaint
is so often made by wheelmen might be
overcome.
The League of American Wheelmen has
more than $4,000 members. The orsaniza-
tion has evidently not grown as fast rs its
chief promoters at the beginning of the sea-
son hoped it would. They then predicted
that it would have $4,000 members by the
close OF the cycling season.
Shabi who is nowa)n the road in an et-
fort to beat r. p. Searles' bicycle record
from Chicago to New York. is a French
man, and claims that, besides having beaten
the great French rider, Huret. he holds the
1,0OO-mile worlds record. He wears a
gold medal presented to him by President
Garnet. This, he says, was given him in
Paris two years ago, when he rode $50
miles in forty two hours. For his long ride
he was given $4,000. II he succeeds in low
ering the Chicago-New York record he Will
attempt to tour the world on bicycle in
eleven months.
After the Yale-Cambridge international
varsity meet on Saturday next the athletes
will be given dinner in New York. Sir Ju-
lian Pauncefote, the English ambassador,
will present the medals To the winners. The
demand fer tickets for the games has been
unprecedented, applications having been re-
ceived from towns as far West as Chicago.
The University of Virginia elevens and
Princeton elevens are scheduled to play a
game of football on the Catonsville Country
Clubs grounds on Wednesday next.