The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-12

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Treadway IS the biggest man In New
England today. and u the United States
weie not so exceedingly large he would
be- one OF the best known men In the
,aunlry. Captain Treadway Is the low
CT End pride OF Yales manhood.
Handsome. athletic. with \ back as nat
as a board. muscles OF iron and strong
health bcaming cut Of his face, he is
likewise Rood-nat0red. opeu handed
aad open hearted, and born Tor coll
lege leader. Englands boast Is the
nno young men she turns out OF her
universities. but she viii show no inner
than Ralph Trcadway on the Thames
next summer when the brawny anna
tours come together Just now the
sialwart young wosternor is the lion OF
the east. and the newspapers Of all the
big towns Of the scaboard are full of
him. lie carries u all modCstly, aud
even tho fact that Augustus Thomas
has wrltton a play entitled "Treadway
at Yale" In which Nat Goodwin VIII
play the leading part. has not turned
the young athletes head. lie attends
In a businessllke way TO his diurnal
preparation for the coming contest
with the Bri,ons, and on his skill and
direction Yale depends for the success
OF her colors abroad. But. although
Trcadway pays strict attention 10 his
men and himself. he never loses sight
OF the fact that he Is student and
improves his mind. Before entering
Yale he spent two terms at the unlycr-
aity OF Iowa.
Traekmastcr Tyres. Of the New jer-
Gcy Athletic club. Is buslly engaged
putting the track and grounds general
~ In good condition for the sprlnh
meeting. on May 60 Among the special
features on the program are a half
mile run, In which Charles II. XII
patrick, the amateur champion. will
attempt TO create a new record an
things being favorable. and a mile run.
limit one hundred yards. IN which the
champion and record holder Tommy
Connect, viii start from scratch. IN
addition to the regular games program
there will be a game Of basket ball Cor
the championship OF America. an asso-
citation football match. baseball
match, and oth,r similar sports.
Tho annual race for amateur cham-
pllonship OF England. at ten miles. tool.
place at tho nelgravo grounds. Lei
cesicr, on Saturday afternoon. April A.
There were but nine entries for the
event and OF these the only starters
Wcro George Grassland. Manchester
iarriors: Harry Watkins. n.ichdrlj
Harrers. and Percy Bliss. Highgh,o
liarrlers The race does not rcquir,
description, the struggle between Cross
land and Watkins being however. OF
m Interesting nature. although the
former. half way down the stretch toI
home, shot away from his opponent and
won cleyorly By five seconds. In 52m
5a. Bliss was Cutpacod from the start
II Is as yet undecided as TO what
rulo In regard to leg before wicket
will govern the cricket games played
this season In Philadelphia. The local
rule has been that any ball which hits
a hatsman.s leg when that leg Is IN F,
straight line between the wicEots. ant
which bali would have taken "a,
wicket In the opinion Of the umpire
shall Justify the umpire In declaringthe
hatsman out. The English rule Is thai
q ball must pitch straight In a lin,
between the wiokets. and be one which
would have taken the batsmani
wicket In order to justify the umpir,
In deciding him out leg before wicket
Tho difference Va that the English rul,
prevents q break bowler from getting
'ieg before wicket" decisions In hi.