The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-01

adelphia factory OF A. j. Reach one of
his proud boasts Is that he made the glove
that covered the hand that struck the
blow that knocked out Mitchell, whom
Corbett fought at Jacksonville. le.-Buffalo
Times.
THE BICYCLE WORLD:
The majority of the lady riders In New
Jersey are wearing boomers this season.
Albert School, the champion long-dis
tance cyclist. has opened u riding academy
In New York.
An average pace OF twelve miles an
hour will be maintained on the Manhat-
tan Bicycle clubs blue-ribbon century run
to Philadelphia June 2.
The Green Ridge wheelmen will run an
excursion to Lake Ariel on June 20, and
challenge any bicycle club In the county 10
game of base ball on the lake grounds
that day.
Roy Faye. Of Cambridge, Mass, won
the l2-mile LinscOtt road race In 45 min
utes 22 seconds. II. G. Caldwell, OF Man.
chester, N. H.. won the time prize in 81
minutes 3 seconds.
Eddie" Bald gave out hint in New
YORK Saturday that 1t would not require
Johnson's place against Sanger in the pro.
posed series of match races.
The board OF directors of the American
League of Racing Cyclists will be held a,
Albany June to consider a plan to take
the racing interests out OF the hands Of the
League Of American Wheelmen.
Those big guns of the racing patch
"Zm," Murphy, Sanger, Titus and com.
pany. with salaries ranging from $40 900 to
$25. .Ooo-must have felt a great relief when
the income tax law was declared uncon.
stitutional
Ray Mcdonald, the New York class i
crack, has entirely recovered from his
illness recently contracted in California
Mcdonald will complete his preparatory
work for the national circuit at Hampden
park, Springfield.
1t is said that Harry Tyler this season
Will ride under the colors of the Albany
County wheelmen and not for the Spring.
field Bicycle club. Tyler's home is in
Plattsburg, and he is anxious to represen,
club In his own state.
The Carbondale Bicycle club visited the
Green Ridge wheelmen last Tuesday even.
Ing. A brief entertainment was given
the features being a tenor solo by Emil
Schimpf and cornet solo by Harold
Bunting. Both gentlemen are artists in
their line and are becoming favorites al
the club smokers and entertainments
Refreshments were served at midnight.
Frederick Burns, of the varuna Boat
club, Of Brooklyn, has been in CORE
spondence with Vice President Frank
Thompson, of the Pennsylvania rail.
road, in the interest Of Charles Murphy
the crack New York bicyclist. Burns
and number of Metropolitan bicycling
enthusiasts are of the opinion that
Murphy, paced by locomotive, can
ride mile on his wheel in one minute.
Vice President Thompson has been
asked to grant permission to Murphys
friends for public trial on any of the
divisions of the Pennsylvania railroad
the New York division preferred, allow.
ing one of the railroads fast locomo.
tives to pace the rider. The idea is to
lay board track within two steel rails
on which Murphy will run his wheel
following in wake Of the locomotive,
He will encounter no wind resistance.
the suction from the engine being an
assistance. He is confident Of his abil-
ity to accomplish the feat, and is eager
to prove that the limit Of speed of q
bicycle has not yet been reached.
AMONG THE PUGS:
A match between Dan Creedon and Joe
Butler, of Philadelphia, has been ar
ranged.
Jack Fogarty, Of Philadelphia, wants
to box Dan Creedon either six or eight
rounds.
James Judge, Of this city, and Mike"
Leonard, of Brooklyn are in active train
ing for the go June II.
John l.. Mitchell, Of this city, and "Jer.
sey" Gordon. of Philadelphia, middle
weights, will meet in q bout of six rounds
or more next Thursday night.
John ]. Quinn, who looks after the in
terests of Peter Maher, says the articles
had been signed for 25-round contest
between Maher and Steve O'Donnell, the
affair to take place some time this month.
N. Y. Sun.
The match between Joe" Walcott and
tom" Tracey has been declared off on
account of the fact that Walcott's hand
is so severely injured that It will be i'm
possible for him to fight again for many
months, II ever.
Sam Austin will be the referee Of the
new Sea Beach Athletic club. Sam will
wear patent feathers and skin-tight kids
while in action. but any fighter who gets
the worst of II from him and tries to get
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