The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-21
GENERAL SPORTING news
New York GLIB Will Play q hit.and.
Rua Game.
WOMEN AND THE BICYCLE
Dloomers Abroad Il the Laud-list OF
Prize Ring Champions College Re-
lay Bicycle Race-Yaie and
l.. p. nasO Ball.

Manager Irwin has instructed his
New York players that none Of them.
while at bat, with man at first base.
must try to hit the ball unless he has
the sign from the runner that he Is go-
ing down to second on that particular
ball. No matter IL the ball il exactly
where you want It," said he in his in
structions, "let IL go on strike unless
you know that the runner will start
Ii Is To hit hard this year, the same
game the Baltimores played so success
fully last season. There will be no slow
man OH the team outside of the batter
les. and when batters like Tiernan,
George Davis, Harry Davis, Van Halt
rem, Gleason, COnnaughtOn and STAFF
ford follow each other to the plate and
play that game, those in the field will
all be subject to fits Of nervous prostra-
tion.
THE team which will go back to
New York In April" said Manager Ir-
win. will go back to play for New
York. and not for themselves. The one
object of all will be to make runs. re-
gardless Of base hits or records. Runs
win games, and that Is what we are
after.
"The material Is there. and all that is
needed Is system to bring success. 1t is
the fastest set of players l have ever
been with. and you know I've landed
several championships in my day."
One rather remarkable feature is that
about half of the women's wheels to be
frame pattern. The bloOmer Is abroad
in the land. and woman is no longer
welded to the drop frame.
Another innovation Is that In tandem
riding the woman now sits In the rear
instead of in the front, as formerly.
The reason is that 1t Is thought better
Tor the man to steer.
Still another novelty Is the new double
drop frame tandem for women, novel;
ty In tandems intended to accommodate
two friends who wish to take q spin to-
gether. 1t Is adapted either for skirts
or bloomers. and Is destined to he u SO
favorite, as 1t Is manufactured in re-
sponse to q demand.
The following list shows the present
prize ring champions:
Worlds Heavyweight-James ]. Cor
Worlds Observation-Disclosures Fitzsim-
mons.
Worlds Lightweight-Jack McAuliffe.
Worlds Featherwelght-GeOr Dixon.
Worlds NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Palmer.
American Heavyweght-James ]. Cor
bett.'
American NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Fitz-
simmons.
American Welterweight-Tommy Ryan
Uoseph YOungs).
American I.ightweight--JackM McAuliffe.
American Featherwelght-Georg Dix
on,
English Observation-Disclosures jackson.
English Middle weight--Jim Hall.
English Welterw eight-Dick Burge.
English Feal alherwelghtLsill Baxter.
English NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Palmer.
Australian Heavyweight-Peter Jack
son.
Australian Middleweight-Dan Creedon.
Australian Welterweisht--TOm Tracey.
Australian twelght-Tom Williams.
Australian Featherweisht-Al. Grihiths
(foung iriffo).
Australian Bantamweght-Abe Willis.
AS many as fifteen colleges, nearly
all Of Pennsylvania. will be represented
by four men each in the annual college
relay bicycle race, which Is to be held
this year at Franklin Field, Philadel-
phia, April 81. The distance will be
one mile. Each set of four riders will
strive to carry a handkerchief or Other
article one mile In the least possible
time. IT Is conceded that the victory
rests between Georgetown and Har-
ward. In last springs relay races Har-
ward defeated Pennsylvania. and in the
fall pennsylvania was beaten by
Georgetown.
A base ball game has been arranged
between University of Pennsylvania
and Yale mines. to be played in Phila
delphia on June Is. 1t will be the first
contest between athletes representing
these two institutions of learning since
1893 and Is one of the numerous ear
marks which show that the hard feel
ing between the wearers of the blue
and the red and blue Is becoming soft
ened. The ball game arranged is not
between varsity teams, however, but
between Yale's Law school team and
the University Of Pennsylvania fresh
man nine. A varsity game will prob.
ably be played next year.
Another indication of mutual good
feeling between Yale and Pennsylvania
is the fact that Walter Camp. Yale's
great foot ball coach, has accepted an
invitation to lecture on foot ball before
the University Of Pennsylvania stu
dents. In other words. he is going tC
tell Pennsylvanians how foot ball is
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