The evening times., 1895-12-11

| announced result elects the folio wing grad
uatc directors: Henry Geyelin, John c
Sims, John c. Bell, George Wharton Pepper
| Clifford Pcmberton, jr., John Neil, Lewis
| Z. Madeira, Harry Z. Thayer, Charles C.
| Townsend, George Stuart Patterson. The
| undergraduate directors also elected were
! John +. Sinclair, from the medical depart
mcnt; Fred Dunn and Charles L. NJ CKeehan
| from the collegiate department.. One under
| graduate membcr from the medical school
| and one from the law school will he Later
elected to the board.
while the final action upon tue ma tier has
been temporarily deferred. it is prac,i-
cally certain that the project TO send Il
team of Philadelphia cricketers TO Eng
land next season will be abandoned. Tie
executive committee OF the Associated
Cricket Clubs of Philadelphia held n meet
ing yesterday to consider the subject, but
owing to the una oida BILE a bsence OF the rep
resentatiyes OF the Germantown Club, the
meeting adjourned subject TO the call OF the
chair without taking any action. II will be
remembered that but really n few days
ago, in view of certain letters received
in Philadelphia from rather prominent crick-
eters OF the other side. II seemed almost n
foregone conclusion that the Quaker City
cricketers would be found battling with the
Britishers in 1896. But this was in some
what large measure based on the assump-
ton that the Australians would not take the
trip TO England, negotiations for that trip
then hanging fire.
Arthur Irwin is getting very popular bi
New York. Though the New York
Clubs most ardent admirers are rubbing
mud all over Freedman, they speak very
ratteringIy of Irwin, and predict that If
his interference is not too powerful, he VIII
land the home club at the top OF the pen
nant pole or very close to 1t. Arthur will
be giveneyery chance by the patrons ofbase-
ball. and 1t is to be hoped that he will have
a free foot in the clubs management. IT
is the Chance OF his life, and he knows IL.
II Is unnecessary 10 say that he Will hump
himself in his efforts 10 sho W MeSsrS. Reach.
Rogers, ct al, what he could have done
with the "Phillies" had they acceded to
even one out of three of lis requests.
Charles II. Hoyt, the playwright, is hu-
morous In everything that he does. In
talking with a Louisville Commercial re-
porter on the likelihood Of his purchase
OF the Louisville lteam he said:
Talk about, Baltimore, Cleveland, Bos-
ton and Chicago-their teams would simply
be outclassed II l got control of the Louis
vile team. 1t would then not be question
of who won the flag, but who should have
the fortune of trailing in second and gain
the opportunity of playing Louisville for the
Temple cup.
Now, l was never more in dead earnest
in my life. l mean every word of what
say. Let me get the Louisville club In
my hands and I'll lgive the city team
that will outclass any aggregation of ball
tossers that ever stepped an the diaminond.
/ should get the very creme de In creme OF
the taleut-not woru-out stars, mind You
t-t,. FOL h.a rpnf y.
ers.''
The fastest mile ever ridden on. a wheel
under any circumstances was made at
Cheyenne by John Green. He rode
mile, unpaced, flying start, with twenty
eight miles an hour wind behind him, on
the ErsweIl straighta course, in the
phenomenal time OF l minute, % seconds,
flat. This is over seconds faster than
the best previous ride, made by Mcleod.
Regular L. A. w. officials, timers and
Judges were in attendance, but the record
may not be allowed on account of the
wind. The timing was done by automatic
electrical timers. Charles Ers well, who
owns the course, rode mile, unpaced,
standing start, In 40 1-5, breaking the
old record of 2:OI So by over 20 seconds.
omaha Ex.
'.By the same law which leads every
bus driver IN London to try and get
before the bus I'm front of him, every
oarsman on the Thames is led to try Ia get
first out of one lock and first into
the lock beyond, and every steamboat cap
tain on the ocean To try and pass every
other going in the same direction, every
bicyclist seems to be irresistibly impelled
to keep ahead, or at least within his
distance. of every other cyclist, to run
away from every other vehicle, and, fail
ing other bicycles and vehicles, to run
against time. Regarding this as an im-
pulse deeply rooted in human nature, I
am not so rash as to waste time in the
hope OF eradicating scorcbing by an article
or sermon.''-Bicycle World.
FL. Titus, the New York crack, who was
recently suspended by the racing board,
has decided to follow the example set by
Cabanne, his team mate, and will sue the
least, that is the tenor of a letter
which he has sent to the South End Wheel
men in which he asks that the prizes won
by him at the September meet be held by
them until the matter is further discussed.
The National Amateur Skating Asso-
citation has decided to hold the skating
at st. Paul this year.
They will he held under the auspices of
the st. Paul Winter Carnival AssocIa-
ton, some time toward the end of jan
uary, the date to be definitely decided
upon by the st. Paul people later.
The annual 10-mile championship run
and 2.mile championship steeplechase, at
Madison Square Garden, under the auspices
Of the Amateur Athletic Union, will be
held February 1.
Dan Stuart started for Dallas yester-
lay morning. He said that he was al
most certain that he will be able to bring
off the -Fitzsimmons contest at the
place he originally selected,
Monte Cross, the Pittsburg shortstop,
comedies President Kerr, of Pittsburg.
he right to release him if he desires. All
If which is very considerate on Monte's
lart.
Daniel Galanaugh, the professional sculier,
will be trainer for the Vesper Boat Club
next season. He will give his undivided
attention to an eight-oared shell crew.
The annual boxing and wrestling cham.
pionship of the Amateur Athletic Union
will be decided early in January at the GYM
nasium of the new Manhattan Athletic Club.
Dudley Riggs. 's7. who was injured in
he Yale-Princeton football game, has re-
urned to c,,llege. He will fill the position
,f left guard next year.
Cleveland in a pinch next season can play
game with its pitchers alone. Eight are
ilready signed. l
George Miller thinks that in the Nash
deal PhiladaInhia Uof thu host