New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-04
IL THE FIELD OF SPORTS.
PROSPECTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL ATHLETIC
MEETING-LOCAL BASEBALL AFFAIRS
NEWS AROIrr CYCLING

MEErlNG-fOCAL BASEBALL. AFFAIRS
NEWS ABOUT CYCLING.
The prospects o. an International athletic meet
ing between the best men OF New-York and Lon
don has been taken up with aydity by lovers OF
field and track sports. Bad management. careless
ness or something has caused local interest in
athletic contests to wane. and the coming tour %
the Engllshmen viii do much to renew the interest
in this sort of sport
The Athletic Committee has submitted its report
FOR the year 20 the Board OF Governors OF the New
York Athletic club and the committee has been
complimrnted COR its handsome showing
The affairs OF the Brooklyn Baseball club are in
the same condition to-day as they were a year ago
r 4 Abel IL the largest stakeholder in the club
ana he Is dissatisfied WIN the position assume
by ;he minority stockholders. No one. however
believes that the club will go into the hands OF a
receiver.
college baseball season at the Polo Grounds durins
April The New-Nork club IL considering the al
visibility OF asking the League TO have the cham
plonship season open In this city TINS year. IN
Giants opened the season in batimore ias' Year
games Il sim fresh IN the minds OF the local fol
lowers ~ the club Manager Davis il still at hi
home at Coho-s. but he Is expected 10 be IN th'
city next week. 10 lake charge u local baseball
isaac H. Potter. the chief counsel OF the New
York state division u the L. \. ". went to Albany
Yesterday 10 look after certain legislation regard
INK wheeling interests Mr.. Potter expected 10 have
his list of members OF the various committees ready
Vr.trriay bat the chances that they Will not be
At the meeting 81 the National Assembly OF the
l. \ W. - be- held IN this city III February, tne
delegates viii consider the following amendments
Tnr eliminating Of the word white before
members and thus give the negro me rlsnt Oh
membership. This amendment has been offered
/ many times and always defeated 10 make th.s
1t,r,. - chairman OF the Racing Board salariei
on. the erasure OF road racing from the list OF
races over which the league has jurisdiction ne
question OF issuing league paper ana an d''F ~
fnrut 10 make a class for professional riders ne
annual election OF officers ami the selection OF Il
ritv I'm which the meet OF 1885 VIII take place Is
there are only states IN me heiu New JT'SeN
and Massachusetts, the seIecu'h Will IAN u o'e
rohn Knowles. o. the Kings County Vince linen
has a mileage record OK 500 miles. made la~t sea
son e. L. JOn-s leads the New lork \. 1. "ne'l'
man having covered nearly I.oo miles in lsst
~ sanger the class Il bicycle rider. VINO l. re-
gnrd.l bv all a. OF the fastest men IN 'iasS Il
~ IN. League OF American Nheelnen anu VINO
mas been A resident OF Milwaukee. has decided 10
make New York City his home. YESTERDAY he signed
- rnntraci with the manager Of the Spalding team
10 ride the Spaliing bicycle ntNl seaHon re IN, -
s"I win sanger and Frederick Titus ID represent
them they may win majority OF the V ,h' ,
,pn.n who defeated Arthur \. Zimmerman before he
n.r,nIn =, professional. ana some people say lhhl
the fast Milwaukeean il the peer or any riIer III
m. country Among other records sanger nous th'
,,Il,u.iny. Ouar;er-mle competition. nyln4 STAR
u AZ seconds two-thrd mile flying start, unpaceu.
-. ON. mile dying start. unpdcel. ~ - vle
mil competltiOn. handicap 2Hs 10 I. Sharrr ma
hrrn engaged TO train Sanger ana titus lot '"'S
IN. Harlem Wheeimen have again captured me
r.,rrvtovn bottle offered 10y the Mott House Inc
winner was r. -. Olmstead time, - I g,
st,rt.I from One-hundr.d-lnd- tenth-st anu ~
snth,ve AT u o'clock midnight. In COMPANY WIN
4, JIenshaw OF the Greenwich Whe"linen Al oHr
bnnirrI- and sixteenth-si. Omstead forged HnTdu'
shaw There were no other arrivals al the Mo''
House